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Austin nightclub holds vigil for Orlando

By Jasleen Shokar @jasleenshokar

Volume 117, Issue 2

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At the intersection of 4th and Colorado streets, in front of Rain, a gay nightclub, a community vigil was held Sunday night to honor the victims of the Orlando, Florida shooting, which happened early Sunday morning.

Fifty people were killed and 53 were injured in a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, making the mass shooting the deadliest in the country’s history.

Rain, a venue that is inseparable from Austin’s history of gay rights advocacy, set the scene for the mayor, gay rights activists and other politicians to speak out in support of the LGBT community.

Mayor Steve Adler said all thoughts and prayers were being sent to Orlando from Austin, the city with one of the first mass shootings in the country.

“This kind of thing can happen anywhere, and it happens everywhere,” Adler said.

“When that happens, we must gather together as a community to shine lights on the events to make it clear that Austin, Texas is no place for hate.”

Adler said Austin is a welcoming place for the LGBT community.

“As your mayor and ally, I want you to know that I love you and do not be afraid in Austin, Texas,” Adler said.

Assistant Chief of Police Frank Dixon said when he woke up and turned on the news, he was repulsed by the senseless hate.

“We are thinking about you in Austin, Texas,” Dixon said.

“We are all human beings. We need to show compassion to one another, and be tolerant of one another, and we have to respect one another.”

Dixon said he was inspired

to see people come together in a time of tragedy and believes it should happen on a daily basis.

“We are committed to keeping you safe,” Dixon said.

“Stay vigilant, and if you see something, report it.”

Jimmy Flannigan, the former president of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, who co-sponsored the event, said standing together is not enough.

“It is not enough to make a statement on the sidewalk, we have to make our statement in the ballot box,” Flannigan said. “I will not go back into the closet at the force of a gunman.”

Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas, said he had cried today more than he has cried in his entire life.

“The battle to end violence against the LGBTQ community is far from over,” Smith said.

In the midst of the vigil, a small group of people walked by and yelled insults in protest. The crowd nearest to them began chanting “love” in response.

Meghan Stabler, board member of the Human Rights Campaign, said hate and terror are not that different.

“Hate and terror are two sides of the same coin,” Stabler said. “Hate is motive, terror is the outcome.”

Stabler said hatred and intolerance cannot deter anyone from being themselves.

“Being out is an act of success, an act of love, and an act of bravery,” Stabler said.

Mark Madrid, president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said distance does not matter when a community needs support.

“Although Orlando is a thousand miles away to-

Rachel Zein | Daily Texan Staff

Members of the Austin community hold up candles on Sunday evening during a vigil held for the victims of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

night, it could not be closer,” Madrid said.

Paul Huddleston, president of Austin Pride, said those who lost their lives

should be celebrated.

“Harvey Milk said hope will not be silent,” Huddleston said. “So we will not be silent. Help those who

need help and spread love.”

Huddleston led the crowd in the chanting of “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it,” to end the vigil.

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EVA FREDERICK, SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Monday, June 13, 2016

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RESEARCH

UT engineer creates kits to detect malaria Astronomers’ discovery defies planetary norms

By Danielle Ransom @dsr_013

Nanoparticles may be the key to cheaper and more accurate ways of diagnosing malaria.

Chun Huh, a UT petroleum engineering research professor, and his team are developing rapid diagnostic test kits that could play a role in distinguishing between a malaria-free person and a contaminated person.

“Currently, the big problem is you can dispense the malaria prevention drugs to people but cannot distribute them indiscriminately,” Huh said. “It’s too expensive and there could be some side effects. But it is vital to detect if the person has malaria parasite in their body or not.”

Huh said the kit he is developing can take saliva samples from a wide range of people and then test who has malaria using a magnetic generator. He said these kits will make administering prevention drugs cheaper and more accurate.

Huh worked with Ijung Kim, a postdoctoral student who focused on using nanoparticles for oil, and Kim’s wife, Yeonjeong Ha, whose doctoral research focused on using nanoparticles to catch biomaterial. Kim previously worked with Huh in using particals for data collection, chemical delivery and water management in oil production.

Ha said the idea for this research stemmed from her curiosity about repurposing the particles for medical needs after seeing many different applications in

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other industries.

Nanoparticles have a greater surface area per weight than larger particles and are more reactive, both of which make them a versatile tool. Particles are currently being developed for use in medical applications, manufacturing, oil production and electronics.

“Current techniques rely on getting the patient’s blood sample, but it is a problem because most of the people [affected] live in unclean environments,” Huh said.

Instead of drawing blood, the trio will gather samples from a patient’s saliva. Huh, Kim and Ha will utilize three unique functionalities of nanoparticles to create their diagnostic test kit: magnetic pulling, heating and remotely sensing.

Nanoparticles coated with the malaria antibody are first added to saliva samples. Antibodies are cells that target a

specified disease and enable the nanoparticles to identify and attach themselves to the malaria antigen when they encounter them. The team will then incubate these samples, using a technique called hyperthermia.

In this process heat is added to the malaria antigen, causing it to grow. The antigen within the saliva can then be detected with a magnet. Finally, a generator is used to create an induction magnetic field that detects the presence of malaria. The researchers then use a magnet to pull the antigens out of the saliva.

If malaria is not detected, the nanoparticles do not attach themselves to anything and are pulled from the saliva sample with the magnet.

“Right now, we are trying to generate the nanoparticles,” Huh said. “Hopefully, in three to six months we can demonstrate the

nanoparticle attaching to the malaria antibody.”

Huh said the next milestone would be to pull the nanoparticle and malaria antibody together and then burn off the malaria in the sample.

Even though they are still in the beginning stage of their research, Ha and Kim have many ideas about future possibilities. Specifically, the team recognizes the potential of magnetic components of nanoparticles and hopes to apply this technique to different types of diseases.

“We are expecting to develop these magnetic nanoparticles coupled with the diagnostic kit as a platform for detection of others types of diseases, like Zika,” Kim said. “When you have a new type of disease in the future...you might be able to [use] this kit for detecting the new disease.”

UT astronomers have found a young giant planet that defies the basic concepts of astronomy.

CI Tau b, a planet recently discovered by astronomers from UT, Rice University, Wesleyan University and NASA, is only 2 million years old, but is already considered a giant planet. Jacob McLane, UT astronomy graduate student, said this is the first planet to reach such a size at a young age.

“Much of what we’ve studied for the past few decades has been based off the idea that planets form like those in our solar system,” McLane said.

Astronomers thought that planets in and outside our solar system were formed from interstellar gas and dust. The gas and dust are composed of different elements and arise when a star explodes or gets rid of its outer layer. A new star is then able to form from these old particles.

It was believed that when gas and dust combined and cooled while spinning around a star, the remaining cool matter became a planet. It takes roughly 10 million years for a planet to form but the gas and dust disperse after the first 2-3 million years, while planet formation continues.

McLane said that Cl Tau b is about 450 light years away, has a color more red than the Sun and takes nine days to complete its orbit around

The planet is already considered massive, but still has millions of years to continue growing.

“This really represents the first time we’ve potentially found a planet that is either fully formed really young or still in the process of forming,” McLane said.

The team narrowed their focus to CI Tau b after researching nearly 140 stars over the past 12 years. Planets orbit around stars, and in order to identify each planet, scientists measure the pull a planet has on its star.

The researchers used spectroscopy, a common method for discovering planets, to find CI Tau b.

Spectroscopy measures light of various wavelengths emitted from the planet’s star and can tell researchers information about the star.

Daniel Jaffe, UT’s vice president for research, said that the star’s young age meant the team had to change their normal method of searching for CI Tau b. Immature stars typically emit varying amounts of light, making it hard to accurately measure visible wavelengths during spectroscopy. Instead, the team switched to a method of studying infrared wavelengths to better measure the star’s fluctuating light and examine the planet.

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ALEXANDER CHASE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorial Monday, June 13, 2016

COLUMN

HORNS UP, HORNS DOWN

Horns up, horns down: June 13 ‘Hamilton’ wins show success

casting minorities can entail

By Janhavi Nemawarkar Daily Texan Associate Editor @Janhavin97

Illustration by Victoria Smith | Daily Texan Staff

HORNS UP: IMMIGRANTS GETTING THE JOB DONE If we’ve learned anything in the past year while obsessively listening to the “Hamilton” soundtrack on Spotify — other than how easy it is to cry in public — it’s that the American dream of succeeding no matter your background may not actually be dead yet. Austin’s Mayte Lara Ibarra, the valedictorian of David Crockett High School, only confirmed those suspicions when she tweeted that she would be attending UT-Austin on a full scholarship despite being undocumented. We are excited to welcome her and the rest of the DREAMers in the Class of 2020 who are fighting for their education.

HORNS DOWN: ORLANDO GAY CLUB SHOOTING There is no easy way to report on the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The apparent shooter’s murder of 50 people at a gay club in Orlando during PRIDE month can only be interpreted as a clear act of hate against LGBT people. Coupled with his father’s claim that he was not motivated by religion, but by homophobic hatred, this massacre has turned what should be a month of celebration to one of mourning. The victims deserve not just thoughts and prayers, but action on guns and recognition of their identity and humanity.

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“Hamilton” won eleven Tony Awards last night including Best Musical. Coming off a record breaking 16 nominations and impressive box office showings, the musical is a bona fide Broadway phenomenon that has spilled over into popular culture. But perhaps its most resounding impact is its role in challenging conventional casting norms. By using actors of color to play the Founding Fathers, “Hamilton” is proof that smart, diverse casting in all media enhances storytelling.

Calls for increased diversity in media have become commonplace recently, propelled further by this year’s #OscarsSoWhite campaign, which drew national attention amid a lack of acting nominations for non-white actors for the second year in a row. The endless catalogue of reports of directors casting white actors for non-white characters grows larger every day.

The same tired excuses of lead actor marketability plague the discussion, a justification that rarely gives minority actors chances to become household names, and at the same time gives countless chances to unknown white actors.

“Hamilton,” then, is a disruption of the dominant practice of whitewashing, the casting of white actors in the parts of non-white characters. Its long and often offensive history reinforces the dominance of whiteness in our society. In contrast, the musical’s casting of multiethnic actors to play white characters reveals new truths about the United States today. “Hamilton” does not try to convince the audience of the historical accuracy of its casting choices, but showcases the parallel between the struggles of the founding of America and modern immigrant experiences. The lyrics of its songs are love letters to marginalized immigrant groups, peppered with allusions to ’90s rap (an art form

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Our stories encompass more than adversity; they include love and comedy and a fair amount of pain, and all facets of them should be explored. forged in Latino and black communities) and the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Likewise, the recent #StarringJohnCho Twitter campaign included photoshopped movie posters that replaced the lead actors with pictures of Asian-American actor John Cho. This effort challenged the long-held assumption in Hollywood that, unless it is absolutely necessitated by the story for the character to be played by an actor of a specific ethnicity, the character is white.

The response to whitewashing often includes the production of movies centered around the historical adversity of minorities. But while movies about historical struggles are distinctly powerful and necessary, the focus on them leads to a one-dimensional expression of what it means to be a minority in America. Past black Oscar winners have predominantly won for subservient roles, including portrayals of slaves and maids.

This further accentuates the trend of minority actors being pigeonholed into certain types of roles. Our stories encompass more than adversity; they include love and comedy and a fair amount of pain, and all facets of them should be explored. The precedent of “Hamilton” is one that challengers creators to use diverse casting in meaningful ways without the arbitrary limits of historical accuracy. It is art, after all.

Everyone in Hollywood loves “Hamilton.” It’s about time that they adopted some of its lessons.

Nemawarkar is a Plan II sophomore from Austin.

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CITY

Austinites gather at City Hall to protest end of ride-hailing

By Anusha Lalani @anusha_lalani

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have officially left Austin, but their riders and drivers are not ready to give up so easily.

At a protest held Thursday in front of City Hall, a small group of Austin residents voiced their opinions on the departure of the two ride-hailing companies.

In May, Proposition 1 — a referendum proposed by Uber and Lyft to remove the ordinance requiring drivers to undergo fingerprint background checks — failed. The protest’s turnout was low compared to the 2,000 people who said they were “Going” on the Facebook event invite page.

Samantha Anne, organizer of the protest and whose boyfriend was an Uber driver, said she organized the protest to show city council members how the removal of Uber and Lyft impacted Austinites and to raise community awareness.

“We were very upset that Proposition 1 failed and immediately over 10,000 people lost their jobs,” Anne said. “It just really hurt my heart.

I’m a local and I’ve lived here for quite a long time and I couldn’t believe this was happening to our community.”

However, Anne said she believes the taxicab industry, which is a part of the city’s transit system, influenced city council’s decision to implement the fingerprinting requirement. As Austin residents

Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff

Michael Humphreys and Samantha Anne helped organize a protest in front of City Hall Thursday afternoon.

began using ride-hailing companies, taxicabs were not being used as often as before, causing City Council to lose money.

“I think [City Council] was very upset that they were losing out on money and they just started talking about fingerprinting and that was a good way to try to get them out of here,” Anne said.

Jay Jayasuriya, a driver for Lyft who attended the protest, said the reasoning behind fingerprinting didn’t make sense and the new requirement would have been time consuming and inconvenient for ridehailing companies.

“I felt like they were using the fingerprinting as a reason to cover up something else that wasn’t relevant,” Jayasuriya said.

“It wasn’t about safety. It’s not going to stop a felony or crime from happening. And that’s a big hassle for these drivers to go through. From what [Lyft] found out, it takes a long time for the [fingerprinting] to go through. It’s timely and costly.”

The failure of Proposition 1 caused two former Lyft and Uber drivers to file two class-action lawsuits against the ridehailing companies. The former drivers claim the companies owe them up to 60 days of back pay and other benefits, which are provided to them under a federal labor law.

Finance junior Zahra Jaffer, who attended the protest and was a frequent user of the ride-hailing services, said she understood why City Council imposed the new requirement but she wishes the companies would return to Austin.

“I agree that there should be fingerprinting done because it’s a safety concern,” Jaffer said. “Before the vote was about to happen, I saw a lot of signs on campus that were for the fingerprinting because of the rapes and other crimes that have happened in the ride-sharing cars.

The companies should just listen to City Council, do the fingerprinting and come back to Austin.”

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Bargo Brothers reach new heights with TV pilot

By Charlie Liu

@CharlieInDaHaus

The Wright brothers flew planes. The Coen brothers direct movies. The Bargo brothers climb mountains.

Branndon and Greg Bargo have tackled expeditions in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Now they are developing a PBS show called “The Highpointers,” which will follow them as they scale the highest geographical points in all 50 states. They will shoot a pilot episode this summer and hope to release it in the fall.

Branndon said they fell in love with adventuring on a 2006 expedition during which they climbed Mt. McKinley in Alaska and biked 4,000 miles down the West Coast. The brothers, who are originally from Austin, filmed their journey along the way and released

it on YouTube as “Summit to Sea Expedition.”

“That was the beginning of [us] trying to figure out what kind of big expedition we could go do every year and how we could make a living doing it,” Branndon said.

Following the expedition, the brothers continued to adventure, scaling the three highest peaks in Africa and recently climbing the seven tallest mountains in Central America.

Both Branndon, 40, and Greg, 33, said their journeys require extensive planning and teamwork. Branndon refers to himself as “the big picture” guy, brainstorming their conquests, while Greg is more technical, planning out the details of their trips.

They said their partnership succeeds thanks to their compatibility.

“We know how to kind of

World ‘Walker’: Grad student shares backpacking adventures

feed off each other, to read the cues,” Greg said. “If I see [Branndon is] struggling, I’ll try to pick up the slack.”

In 2011, the brothers became consultants and guests on “The Daytripper,” a Lone Star Emmy-winning travel show about Texas hosted

by Chet Garner, a TV personality and producer. The show explores food, culture and activities in various locations around the state, and the brothers join in during Garner’s more daring exploits.

“We do some stuff on the show that 99 percent of the public would find challenging, but to them it’s another day in the office,” Garner said. “So when we’re climbing a mountain, they can focus on the story of the adventure, rather than whether or not they can huff themselves up the mountain.”

Branndon Bargo and Greg Bargo (not pictured) are brothers developing a PBS television show called “The Highpointers.”

Joshua Guerra Daily Texan Staff

Garner said their collaborations on “The Daytripper” inspired “The Highpointers,” which will also show the Bargo brothers learning about the people and culture in each state they visit.

Since not every state in the U.S. has a tremendous peak to summit, the Bargo

By Megan Hix @meganhix95

While studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, Devin Walker took a hike up Lion’s Head mountain. After making his way to the top, he was struck by the symbolism behind his journey.

Walker, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Education, said that while he stood atop the mountain, he came to the conclusion that he should help other minority students experience study abroad programs, especially to the lands of their families’ heritage.

Today, he manages two study abroad programs at UT and helps recruit students — especially students of color — with events like Diversity Abroad each fall. He said traveling can especially benefit minorities because they gain the ability to see themselves through the eyes of another society.

brothers have shaped the show to be less about conquering extreme obstacles and more about showing challenges that viewers who aren’t experienced climbers can overcome.

“We love taking people outdoors and putting them, and ourselves, in challeng-

ing situations,” Greg said.

“We know that’s how you’re going to grow.”

Branndon said they hope “The Highpointers” will inspire viewers to conquer their own obstacles in life, whether that be scaling a peak or losing weight.

“Specifically for traditionally oppressed groups in this country, we come to understand our own worth through the lens of the people who are oppressing you because they control the media, they control everything and they tell you who you’re supposed to be,” Walker said. “When you go abroad, you learn about yourself through another [group’s] eyes, which challenges a lot of those previous views and ideologies. I think it is very liberating.”

Walker researches other students’ experiences as part of his dissertation, which focuses on black student athletes and study abroad programs. He also teaches backpacking workshops in his spare time.

Some of his class tips include researching the region, eating like a local and reading a fictional book that takes place in the area you’re visiting to help you get a feel for the culture.

“I always learn hello and thank you and I have a big smile,” Walker said. “I generally think with those three things, you

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Four local destinations provide easy getaways

By Anna McCreary @annamccreary

If you’ve found yourself stuck in Austin this summer, don’t waste the weeks hiding from the unbearable heat. Get your keys and grab a friend — The Daily Texan has four suggestions for weekend excursions within a 100-mile radius of Austin.

Colorado Bend State Park If you’re craving the uerrafresh air, take advantage an of a sunny weekend and head out to Colorado Bend State Park, located north of Austin in the Hill Country. Whether you simply want to take in the 60-foot waterfall, hike through Gorman Falls, swim in the river or go spelunking through some of the area’s many caves, this park offers the greatest of every

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outdoor experience.

Bend, Texas – 96 miles outside of Austin (2 hours) $5 entrance fee The Painted Churches If you want to see art in its natural habitat, four of Texas’ 20 historical painted churches are centered around the small town of Schulenberg. Built by Czech and German immigrants in the late 1800s, these churches are adorned with vibrant paintings and fine woodwork meant to emulate the European architectural styles of marble, stone and gold-leaf columns.

The churches are all currently active and celebrate mass weekly, and both guided and self-guided tours of the area are available.

Schulenburg, Texas – 80 miles outside of Austin (1.5 hours) Free self-guided tours

can get by.”

While he has visited about 30 different countries from Cambodia to Canada, Walker said his mission remains the same on each trip.

“My goal when I’m backpacking is to be invited into a house,” Walker said. “For me, that means I’m traveling the right way. I’m getting to know the locals, I’m talking to them, I’m spending time in local places and not in touristy areas.”

Throughout his travels, he’s made friends in hostels, spent a night on the streets after poor planning and eaten local delicacies like balut — or boiled bird embryo — in the Philippines.

Eight years after his own study abroad semester in South Africa, Walker returned with a new generation of young travelers and took them for a hike up the same mountain.

He said he watched as many of them had their own moments of reflection and celebration.

Village of Salado Main Street Salado is the ultimate small town experience, complete with oldfashioned shoppes, antique stores, art galleries and small country restaurants. The town is rich with history, and its marketplace is brimming with over 60 shops and galleries. If you’re lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of the deer and fireflies in the fields behind The Shed, one of the town’s country diners.

Salado, Texas – 50 miles outside of Austin (1 hour) Free window shopping and parking Waco Mammoth National Monument Bring out your inner paleontologist at the Waco Mammoth National Monument. The prehistoric site is where 16 woolly mammoths

were discovered between 1978 and 1990, and six of these fossilized creatures

are still on display in their original discovery locations.

Experience them f o r yourself on one of the museum’s guided tours and immerse yourself into the Ice Age. Waco, Texas – 100 miles outside of Austin (2 hours) $4 entrance fee for students

Greg Grant, a UT alumnus, went with Walker as part of the Urban Economic Development study abroad program and said that like the trip itself, the hike was a journey.

“I’d never climbed anything like that before — not an entire mountain,” Grant said. “I’ve been wanting to go back [to South Africa] ever since. It’s a great experience when you can study and learn from a perspective that’s not in America, where not everyone has the same outlook as you.”

All in all, Walker said his experiences studying, backpacking and living abroad have made him more confident and expanded his worldview, something he’d encourage all students to do.

“The hardest part is just getting started, buying the ticket,” Walker said. “When you start traveling internationally, you realize the world really is your oyster and you really can go and do whatever you want.”

Illustration by Rachel West

Mary Pistorius| Daily Texan Staff

Devin Walker, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Education, creates opportunities for those interested in traveling abroad.

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AKSHAY MIRCHANDANI, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansports Monday, June 13, 2016

BASEBALL

Texas awaits decision from top commit

By Michael Shapiro

This Week in Sports Monday, June 13 Cavaliers vs. Warriors

@mshap2

Kyle Muller has a decision to make.

The Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas senior has racked up a litany of accomplishments in the past month, including the prestigious Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year award. But the Texas commit is making headlines for more than just his high school success. He has solidified his status as a top professional prospect.

Muller, a lanky lefthander, was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the No. 44 selection in the MLB draft on Thursday. Despite not going in round one as many projected, Muller’s selection now places him in a sticky situation: attend Texas in the fall and join associate head coach Skip Johnson’s pitching staff, or head east to join the Braves.

Before his selection

by Atlanta, Muller declined to address his upcoming decision.

“I’m not really focusing on that right now,” Muller said on Monday. “We still have two games to play left in the state tournament so I’m only thinking about that.”

Jesuit clinched the UIL 6A State Championship on Saturday, ending Muller’s high-school career on the highest of notes. He did not pitch in the season finale, but he did in the semifinals a day earlier, throwing seven shutout innings while striking out nine batters.

And with the title game

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Longhorns in the 2016 MLB Draft Kyle Muller (signee), LHP 2nd Round No. 44 overall

Tres Barrera, Jr. C 6th Round No. 184 overall

David Hamilton (signee), SS 28th Round No. 846 overall

Mason Thompson (signee), RHP 3rd Round No. 86 overall

Ty Culbreth, Sr. LHP 8th Round No. 230 overall

Morgan Cooper, R-So. RHP 34th Round No. 1024 overall

Conner Capel (signee), OF 5th Round No. 152 overall

Blair Henley (signee), RHP 22nd Round No. 668 overall

Bret Boswell, R-So. SS 40th Round No. 1215 overall

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now in the rearview mirror, Muller is left to now decide where he wants to don a uniform next year.

Muller will fall in line with the majority of Longhorn commits if he chooses to attend Texas.

Of Texas’ past 31 signees since 2014, 30 chose to come to the 40 Acres and play for then head coach Augie Garrido.

But Muller is different from the plethora of players to enter the Disch over the past three years. Standing at 6-foot-7 with a blazing fastball, the lefty compiled a stunning resume at Jesuit. He went undefeated in 2016, with nine wins and an ERA of just 0.33.

“I’ve really worked on being more consistent with

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my delivery,” Muller said.

“The name of the game is throwing strikes, and being able to do that as consistently as I have really helped me this year.”

Aside from the praise earned from scouts and members of various MLB organizations, Muller received approval from one of the best pitchers in baseball. Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels presented Muller with the Gatorade Player of the Year award at a surprise ceremony on Monday and shared his thoughts on the Jesuit ace.

“Guys like [Muller] have the energy and the focus and the determination to get to the top,” Hamels said. “It’s nice to give them a few words of

encouragement and just let them go.”

In addition to Muller, four other Texas commits were taken in the draft.

They will have until July 15 to either sign with their respective MLB rosters, or head to Austin. Paired with the possible early departures of catcher Tres Barrera, shortstop Bret Boswell and pitcher Morgan Cooper — as well as the hole left by senior pitcher Ty Culbreth — the Texas roster could look radically different in 2017.

However, all eyes will remain on Muller as he makes his decision. Texas boasts one of the top baseball traditions in the nation, but the prestige of a top-50 selection will weigh heavily on Muller.

Guys like [Muller] have the energy and the focus and the determination to get to the top. It’s nice to give them a few words of encouragement and just let them go.

—Cole Hamels, Texas Rangers pitcher

For now, all the Longhorns can do is wait and see if their prized commit will ever set foot on campus.

The Warriors look to put an exclamation point on their historic 73-win season, as the Cavaliers try to stay alive.

Golden State forward Draymond Green will be suspended for the matchup.

Wednesday, June 15 Nationals vs. Cubs VS. A pair of National League title contenders square off in the nation’s capital. The Cubs hope to continue their blistering start, as they lead all of baseball at 43–18.

Thursday, June 16 Orioles vs. Red Sox VS. The AL East rivals head to Fenway Park to battle for the division lead.

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Longhorns fall short at NCAA Championships

By Leah Vann

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The Longhorns looked ready to head to the top after the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships ended in March. The men missed a team trophy by three points, and the women took home fourth overall.

“We’re going to use those things to steamroll into outdoor,” head coach Mario Sategna said in March.

Texas channeled that momentum and swept the outdoor Big 12 championships in May. But the hot streak came to an end this week at the NCAA Outdoor

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Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The women finished in fourth place, while the men finished 36th.

The women made history on their road to nationals. Senior Courtney Okolo became the first collegiate woman to break 50 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the LSU Alumni Gold invitational in April. Her time of 49.72 seconds became the second fastest in the world this year.

However, the men’s push towards nationals took a hit when junior Aldrich Bailey suffered an apparent hamstring injury at the West Regional preliminaries in May. The

two-time Big 12 champion did not travel with the team to Oregon.

“He felt his hamstring tighten up on the backstretch and he did the right thing [sitting out],” Sategna said in May. “None of those other runners on the 4x4 will question that because they know what he’s about.”

Still, the Longhorns secured 23 total entries for the outdoor championships.

Texas’ men felt Bailey’s absence early and often — especially in the 4x100-meter relays and individual races. The team failed to qualify for finals in both events.

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Junior Senoj-Jay Givans gave the Longhorns a glimpse of hope as the only male to make it to finals.

However, he fell short in the 100-meter competition, taking third place with a time of 10.25 seconds.

“It kills me that I didn’t win,” Givans said. “I didn’t compete at indoors [and] I lost the first two months to injury. To come around in the shape where I know I could have won it if I had executed the way I should have, it really hurts to know I didn’t do so.”

Although the men disappointed, women’s seniors Morolake Akinosun and Okolo racked up points

in their final outing in burnt orange.

Okolo won her fourth individual title in the 400-meter and led the Texas 4x400-meter relay to its 10th victory in the event on the final stretch. Akinosun took third overall after coming into the meet with the top time for the women’s 100-meter.

“I’m glad we won because we’re Texas,” Okolo said. “We have to win the 4x4.”

Sophomore pole vaulter Kally Long added to the Longhorns’ total while taking fifth overall. She cleared 4.20 meters, earning an

All-American title.

Okolo, Akinosun and senior Ryan Crouser’s Texas careers are over, but the trio will compete for spots on the USA Olympic team this July. Givans and junior Chrisann Gordon also hope to land spots on the Jamaican Olympic team.

The seniors came up short in their final run as Longhorns, but they made their mark during their time on the 40 Acres.

“It’s been amazing,” Akinosun said. “I really fell in love with The University of Texas. I’ll be sad to leave when the dust all settles and I realize my time here really is done.”

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Austin teacher helps children learn English through dance

By Elena Mejia @elenamejialutz

Dawn Mann traveled across the world to teach English to Vietnamese students.

But it was in a dance studio, not a classroom, where their English began to flow.

During the evenings, Mann taught ballet to locals and found that, as they learned the dance steps, they also picked up conversational English. The discovery led her to use dance as a teaching tool, boosting students’ selfconfidence while practicing a foreign language.

“My ballet students weren’t focused on English but in their passion for dance,” Mann said. “They learned conversational English faster in comfortable settings.”

Upon returning to the U.S., Mann founded Dance Another World, a nonprofit organization that uses dance to teach English to children from low socioeconomic status communities. The dance company partners with Austin ISD’s After-school Centers on Education (ACE) program to provide the classes to students free of charge.

Many of Mann’s students become familiar with English at school, but lack the confidence to speak it in a public setting, like a classroom.

“We get to empower these students to express themselves,” Mann said. “They are so uncomfortable trying to communicate on a daily basis. But here, they’re in an environment where they are proud of themselves and learn to speak confidently.”

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Regional program coordinator Samantha Wells dances with her students at a Dance Another World class.

and public relations correspondent for Dance Another World, said most enrolled students or their parents are immigrants. This status usually causes them to fall behind in school because of language barriers.

“They strengthen their English, and it’s a therapeutic way of getting in touch with their body and emotions,” Nash said. “Sometimes parents cannot afford extra English classes, so this is a great way to address the issues of this community.”

Mann said about one-third of children in Austin live in poverty. Dance Another World focuses on giving them an “upper hand” by teaching communication through creative movement.

One of her students, Angelica, was unwilling to participate in her first semester at the program. Mann said she refused to speak because she only knew Spanish. But after two semesters, Angelica was able to translate her mother’s notes from Spanish to English for Mann.

“They learn to tell stories through dance. They go

through song lyrics, so we ask them, ‘What does this mean, what does this mean to you, how can you act it out?’” Nash said. “They get engaged, they get excited, and while they’re doing something they like, they learn English.”

Outside of their district school partnership, the nonprofit also offers programs for the refugee community with organizations such as SafePlace, Caritas of Austin and Refugee Services of Texas.

Mann said she expects the nonprofit to expand to Houston and wants to eventually bring it overseas to students in third-world countries.

Ashley Gutierrez, a seven-year-old AISD student, speaks only Spanish at home with her parents. She said she gets to practice her English at Dance Another World classes by using drums, songs and music.

“My brother usually helps me at home with my homework, and I also practice here with music and it can be educational,” Gutierrez said. “We get to do learning, but in a fun way.”

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