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With the election just two months away, University Democrats and College Republicans are gearing up for recruitment and “get out the vote” campaigns.

Both organizations had their first general meetings Wednesday night, with the presidential election as a major talking point at both meetings.

For UDems, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is serving as a rallying

point and a common enemy.

“It’s very easy to unite against someone with such a strong personality like Donald Trump,” UDems president Ashley Alcantara said. “We’re in a little of an easier position than College Republicans.”

College Republicans took on the topic of their controversial nominee head on, ending their first general meeting with a discussion about Trump and where members stood on the presidential election.

“Many of the people that have approached us have

been really interested to find out where the club stands on Donald Trump,” said Robert Guerra, vice president of College Republicans, before the meeting.

Guerra, a finance junior, said he hoped the forum would help the organization form their consensus on the nominee, but the members that took part in the discussion seemed divided on whether they were going to support Trump.

A wide range of members

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U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) speaks to students and UDems members inside the Welch auditorium.

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Students and professors gathered in front of the Texas State Capitol to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day Wednesday evening.

meds that one of our athletes is on and [then] goes out to Sixth Street. You can overdose from just pain meds and alcohol.”

The University is in the final stages of approving policy that would allow UTPD officers to carry and use

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reverses the effects of an opioid related overdose.

“We know that opioids are rampant in Austin, and, in fact, the situation is liable to get worse,” Holleran Steiker said. “Everyone thinks it’s heroin that we are talking about, but sometimes it’s pain

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On Wednesday evening, more than 100 Austin residents, including UT-Austin students and professors, gathered on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day. The event featured speakers who educated attendees on opioid overdose prevention and encouraged them to remember loved ones who lost their lives.

“This particular epidemic is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States,” event coordinator Mark Kinzly said. “We want to recognize that and bring some education in remembrance of those we have lost from unintentional overdoses.”

Lori Holleran Steiker, a professor in the School of Social Work, spoke about her work with the UT Wellness Network’s Opiate Misuse and Overdose Prevention Committee to increase awareness across campus about opiate overdoses. She also explained her work with College of Pharmacy instructor Lucas Hill to make a naloxone-based product, Narcan, available in on-campus dormitories.

Naloxone is a medication that blocks or

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naloxone in the event of being a first responder to an opioid overdose emergency.

Holleran Steiker also shared details of how Hill trained all resident assistants over the summer on how to identify the symptoms of a person having an opioid

related overdose.

“RA’s currently know how to use naloxone and where it will be,” Hill said. “I’ve heard it quoted that on campus, UTPD arrives on scene after a call in five minutes on

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The Austin City Council voted Thursday to create a partnership with the UT DNA Sequencing lab to study the DNA sequencing of Barton Creek salamanders.

“This will enable us to get a better estimate of the total population size, help us understand the ecology and the connection between the water quality in the aquifer and our creeks that feed the aquifer,” said Chris Herrington, a water resource evaluation manager at the Austin Watershed Protection Department.

The watershed department is hiring UT as a contractor to study the DNA sequencing of Barton Creek salamanders, which are only located in Austin and are currently endangered.

The interlocal agreement will charge the city no more than $13,000, according to the city council’s decision, which passed the initiative with an 8-1-1 vote.

Council member Donald Zimmerman was the only vote against Thursday’s measure. He brought up the current rape kit backlog and “overtaxed” citizens as reasons to not put money towards the initiative.

“I’m really struggling to understand how we can consider the DNA of a salamander a higher priority than the DNA rape kit testing,” Zimmerman said during the meeting. “We’re struggling to find money [for the backlog]. This is a great place to

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Justice Jubilee promotes social equality Psychiatry chair talks

By Kayla Meyertons

Students surround a petting zoo at Thursday’s Justice Jubilee festival that was held by Students for Equity and Diversity. SED is an organization who hopes to educate students about social justice issues.

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Students for Equity and Diversity hosted its Justice Jubilee festival Thursday to raise awareness for social justice issues on campus.

Justice Jubilee is a welcome program for new UT students who have an interest in social justice. Students gathered on the East Mall for the carnivalthemed festival and enjoyed SED’s petting zoo, free music, popcorn, popsicles and prizes.

“We saw a poster for Justice Jubilee in Jester, so we decided to come by,” business freshman Claire Sullivan said. “I had never heard of SED, but I think it’s good they put on fun events like this that aren’t right in your face and pull you in.”

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Mehdia Mrabet, co-chair of SED’s Multicultural Leadership Institute, said SED aims to educate students and open up a dialogue about social justice issues.

“We want Justice Jubilee to attract freshmen and sopho-

mores who are still figuring out their place on campus,” Mrabet said. “We want to create an interactive environment where marginalized students on campus can feel comfortable talking about what they’re going through.”

The organization would like to address as many social justice issues as possible, so narrowing their focus down will be a challenge, Mrabet said.

“Race, gender, sexuality and

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Stephen Strakowski, inaugural chair of the Psychiatry Department at the new Dell Medical School, held an hour-long informational session Thursday afternoon to discuss his research plans and ultimate goals for the department.

The Dell Medical School is a new entity on campus — the construction of its facilities were only completed in June and it welcomed its inaugural class that same month. Before joining the nascent medical school, Strakowski served as the senior vice president at the University of Cincinnati Health, where one of his main

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focuses was research.

Strakowski said he hopes the legacy he leaves with the University and with the city of Austin will be to change the city’s healthcare system in such a way that the rest of the country looks to it as an example.

“Our main goal is to meaningfully change how mental health gets delivered through cutting edge, novel research ... looking at how we can do this better and improve outcomes,” Strakowski said.

His lecture stressed the importance of multi-skilled researchers working collaboratively and with the community, and he invited interested students or

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There were about 60 people in attendance, ranging from undergraduate students to faculty members.

Biology freshman Farah Saleem thinks it’s important for prospective medical students to attend lectures like these because she sees them as opportunities to learn more

about professors.

“Looking at how they function is important to understand so we can be motivated to work that way, too,” Saleem said.

Public health junior Lauren Russell was intrigued by Strakowski’s approach to redesigning the public health system.

“As a public health student, I’ve learned about health disparities and I know that the current health system is ineffective, so I’m interested in finding new, innovative ways to change that,” Russell said.

Although there is a lot of financial red tape surrounding the health care system,

identity are the main issues we would like to work with, but we are trying to cover as many as we can this year,” Mrabet said. “The biggest challenge right now is coming up with content and figuring out what

social justice issues we want to talk about.”

Architecture freshman Sarah Hopper said she liked SED’s friendly outreach to students during the event.

“I felt like at Party [on] the Plaza, everyone was screaming in my face for me to stop at their table,”

Hopper said. “If I’m interested, I’ll come to your booth, and SED definitely got me interested.”

Racquelle Requenez, biology and anthropology sophomore, said she stopped by to pet the baby pig.

According to the Multicultural Engagement

Center website, SED started in 2013 and promotes social justice awareness on campus through community development, interactive workshops, peer-facilitated dialogue and outreach efforts.

Government junior Tehreem Shahab, co-director of SED, said the

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After Herrington pointed out that the money for the DNA sequencing was coming from allocated drainage utility funds, Zimmerman said the money should go back to city residents.

“Then that money could go back to our overtaxed taxpayers so that we can use the money more appropriately in public safety and a justice issue,” Zimmerman said.

The current contract is expected to last one year, but the measure left room for a possible extension should they need more data from the University.

were at the meeting — those who completely backed Trump and had from the beginning, those who said they were supporting the nominee for the good of the party, and those who said they couldn’t vote for him at all.

“If I was to boil it down, there was a lot of reluctant support for Trump in the room,” Guerra said after the meeting. “He was a lot of people’s last choice. We don’t have an official consensus or stance from the organization, but that’s just my take.”

College Republicans will be sending out a survey to members to figure out the organization’s consensus about the nominee, Guerra said.

Guerra said regardless of the organization’s feeling about the nominee, it wouldn’t change the political leanings of Repub-

licans on campus nor would it stop people from joining.

“People aren’t gonna change their values or what they believe in based on one candidate,” Guerra said. “People who consider themselves as a Republican or conservative aren’t going to stop because of one person.”

As for the UDems, their election talk centered around a guest — U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas). After making a few quips about the GOP nominee, Doggett turned the conversation towards how he sees students helping in down-ballot elections.

Doggett encouraged the organization’s members to be politically active, which meant working and voting in close Texas races.

“Send us some reinforcements for critical races,” Doggett said at the meeting.

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Republicans emphasized their connection to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and the Republican Party of Texas during the meeting.

“We pass along a lot of information about block walking, local campaigns and internships through the state capitol,” Guerra said. “College Republicans is a great way to help local candidates.”

Even though Travis County and the campus are politically liberal, Guerra said having the organization on campus for students to be politically active is still important.

“It’s important for all views and political philosophies to be on college campuses,” Guerra said. “That’s what college is about: Knowing you can express your beliefs, find like-minded people and understand what our world is by looking at all perspectives.”

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Holleran Steiker, who struggled with alcohol addiction early in her life, said prevention doesn’t always work, especially for those predisposed to substance addiction.

“Anybody that’s predisposed to addiction with their brain chemistry, it’s hard to prevent it,” Holleran Steiker said. “Once you add the alcohol and drugs, which most kids do because experimentation is normative, then they’re just off to the races and it’s hard to get your arms around.”

Holleran Steiker said University support allows events like this to make positive changes.

“I am so proud of The University of Texas,” Holleran Steiker said. “The biggest barrier for universities is they’re aware of how much stigma is attached to this. They don’t want the world to think that they’re worried about somebody overdosing, but it’s denial.

The truth is, for the number of students we have at UT, there are going to be kids using opioids.”

Students for Sensible Drug Policy also played a part in planning the event.

The organization also authored legislation for approval by Student Government that allowed for naloxone to be kept in dormitories and to train UTPD officers in the use of naloxone.

Coordinator Stephanie Hamborsky said the event provides a platform for an issue that’s become more urgent.

“The opioid epidemic is becoming more and more serious,” said Hamborsky, a Plan II and biology senior. “It’s happening more to young people, so personally it affects me and my community.”

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Professor leads panel on artificial intelligence

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A lot can happen in 100 years — just ask UT computer science professor Peter Stone.

On Thursday, Stone and fellow researchers released a report that will kick off Stanford’s One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence, or AI100.

The report, which was produced by Stone and a panel of 16 other experts from around the world, aims to forecast the future of artificial intelligence by predicting the state of the field in a typical North American city in the year 2030. The report will be followed by updates released every five years, which will continue to track the progress of AI and make predictions about the future.

Barbara Grosz, an AI professor at Harvard and chair of the study’s standing committee, said study members wanted to paint a broad picture of the future of artificial intelligence.

“We felt it was important not to have those single-focus isolated topics, but rather to

situate them in the world because that’s where you really see the impact happening,” Grosz said.

The study, which began in 2014, broke down the wide field of AI into eight areas, covering advances including autonomous vehicle, cuttingedge medical equipment and package delivery drones.

Grosz said she hopes this panel will help to inspire experts in science, policy and ethics to start a dialogue about AI. “We cannot predict even 50 years in the future, let alone a hundred years, but we can be sure that whatever technology is around, there will be a scientific basis, and there will be social and ethical challenges that it produces,” Grosz said.

Katie Genter, an eighth-year Ph.D. student in Stone’s Learning Agents Research Group, is developing the concept of a robotic bird that can work as a teammate with real flocks, leading them out of the path of wind turbines and airplane engines. She said that the recently published report is important

UT computer science professor Peter Stone led the first panel study in Stanford’s One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence. The study focuses on predicted advances in artificial intelligence in an average North American city in the year 2030.

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because it provides a realistic view of AI for the public and opens an ethical conversation for researchers.

“A bunch of the public is terrified that ‘robots are going to take our jobs,’ or

‘robots are going to take over the world’ … [and] that’s not really the case,” Genter said.

“As researchers, though, we also need to put some thought into what we’re programming and what we’re working on,

making sure that we’re being responsible as we’re creating new technologies.”

The report also addressed some common misconceptions about AI. “I think the biggest

misconception, and the one I hope that the report can get through clearly, is that there is not a single artificial intelligence that can just be sprinkled on any application to make it smarter,” Stone said.

UNIVERSITY

New student portal will replace UTDirect by 2017

By Jenan Taha @jenan_a_taha

New student portal MyUT debuted this fall as the main site to address student needs and will replace UTDirect by 2017.

A special team of UT professors, technicians and coordinators designed the website under the direction hostof the provost office to beteveryter fit students’ needs and offer important links in a havecondensed space. ntity,” “MyUT is personalized nt theto the student,” said Jody activeCouch, program direce funtor for student adminisenesstrative systems. “We like to say that you can find

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everything you need, all in one place.”

The website gives students access to nearly every campus resource, from financial matters to class listings, advising and more. The MyUT website offers a more organized and refined system that makes navigation of the site simpler than UTDirect, Couch said.

“I’m satisfied with [UTDirect], although it can be convoluted, and the login is difficult to find initially,” said Briana Zamora, journalism and international relations junior.

The portal has several new features that were

not previously offered by UTDirect. According to Couch, students can find their class listing, which has automatic links to their class’ Canvas page. MyUT also has an “important info” section with personalized details important to the student.

Similar to class Facebook pages, the portal creates communities for students’ respective colleges and “class of ” groups.

Student opinions were deeply taken into consideration in the website’s creation process.

“We did surveys, interviews and six different focus groups with students

this past spring, including undergraduates and graduate students … [and] incorporated the student suggestions into MyUT before it was launched to our incoming freshmen during orientation,” associate vice provost Carolyn Connerat said. “So far, 75,000 users, including repeat users, have accessed MyUT since [its] launch on June 6.”

The system is being carried out in phases. It was first implemented with incoming students at this year’s summer orientation, during which over 5,000 students used the portal.

The website was meant to become the main

So far, 75,000 users, including repeat users, have accessed MyUT since [its] launch on June 6.”

—Carolyn Connerat, Assoc.vice provost

university portal in 2015, but implementation was postponed to modernize the system and add more features.

Currently, UTDirect is still available to both students and staff, because the new portal has not yet

fully integrated UT staff and research needs into the website.

Once UT makes the complete switch to MyUT it will add extra features, such as a messaging app, synced calendars and other personalized applications.

CAMPUS

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Freshman Biology Major Sareena Contractor checks out the different photos and books that inspires faculty featured in the “On Influence” exhibit.

Exhibit showcases faculty stories, influences on studies

By Lisa Dreher @lisa_dreher97

“On Influence,” an exhibit in the Perry–Castañeda Library, showcases stories written by University faculty, describing the personal experiences that shaped their careers.

The exhibit asks participants to reflect on the influences that led them to their field of study. Each participant‘s story details how nonacademic influences, like family and life events, guided them to their profession in a few paragraphs of text.

Jessica Aberle, School of Information graduate student and volunteer at the UT Architecture and Planning Library, created the exhibit by compiling anecdotal entries from several faculty and staff members she knew, along with personal items which inspired her own passions.

“The topic is a favorite of mine to discuss with other graduate students,” Aberle said. “I personally find people’s

research trajectories an interesting topic and a way to get to know other graduate students and faculty.”

Dale Correa, a Middle Eastern studies librarian, said students may relate to the unique and informal stories of selfdiscovery the exhibit tells.

“I think it’s a fantastic approach and quite intriguing to think about research not necessarily as this sort of ivory tower, elitist, disconnected pursuit, but as something that has deeper roots in someone’s life experience,” Correa said.

Correa became interested in Middle Eastern studies when her graduate professor said no one wanted to ever “go there” in both the physical and research sense.

“It sounded like an opportunity for adventure,” Correa said.

Aberle is interested in architecture and art of the Middle Ages, and so her personal books and movies — such as “Beowulf,” “Excalibur” and “Monty Python and the

Holy Grail” — decorate the glass shelves.

“I think they are more interesting as a collection than as individual items,” Aberle said.

“But ‘Camelot 3000’ is one of my favorites.”

Humanities librarian Katie Pierce Meyer credited a Frank Lloyd Wright documentary film for her interest in architecture, while childhood memories of California’s natural landscapes brought architecture associate professor Miroslava Benes to his profession.

Classics associate professor Adam Rabinowitz, another professor whose story is featured, said the exhibit demonstrates how students should acquire skills related to their interests rather than try to follow set career paths.

“What you should think about is building the tool kit that is going to allow you to do a lot of different things,” Rabinowitz said. “Start picking up rocks before you step out into the path.”

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FORUM

Share your story with Daily Texan Forum

By Alexander Chase, Leah Kashar and Jordan Shenhar

Daily Texan Editor-in-Chief and Forum Editors @TexanEditorial

No matter how diverse a staff we have here at The Daily Texan, there will always be moments where the most qualified voices to speak on a topic are not our own. Whether an issue is personal, political or technical, it is our responsibility to amplify the perspectives of those most directly affected by or invested in it, on or off the 40 Acres.

To fulfill that responsibility, we’re excited to announce the return of our Forum page this semester, providing a platform to anyone with a thought-provoking idea or story to share.

Every Friday, Forum will allow those who wish to bring light to some issue on campus or elsewhere to do so in a safe and public manner. It will feature submitted op-eds from members of the Longhorn community with additional commentary provided as necessary by The Daily Texan’s opinion department. Our goal is to help

start — or continue — important campus conversations, contributing where we can and standing to the side when we should.

In particular, we’re aiming to highlight the work of Student Government, the Graduate Student Assembly and the Senate of College Councils. Too often the words, “What does Student Government even do?” are uttered to uncaring ears — leaving these organizations disconnected from and sometimes even unaccountable to the people they ostensibly represent. That divide cuts off discussions that could produce material improvements to the quality of life on campus.

So at The Daily Texan, we care about these debates — and we think that you should, too. That’s why the Forum page and podcast will regularly feature the writers, supporters and opponents of legislation and proposals. Every student should have enough information to form opinions about campus issues, and we’d like to help expand the discourse surrounding those issues beyond the halls of the SAC. Today, we’re featuring a piece from

Santiago Rosales, the speaker of the SG Assembly. This Tuesday, the organization introduced its annual budget and a resolution that would create new positions working under its communications director. Rosales emphasizes that SG has big plans for the year, and we’re excited to check in with him and his fellow representatives regularly throughout the semester.

Rounding out this week’s Forum is an oped from Kassidy Knight, the president of the University Panhellenic Council. During the Panhellenic rush period, the University Co-op retweeted a video of Alpha Delta Pi’s welcome door chant, which went on to receive a swift and viral backlash from both Twitter users and numerous news publications worldwide. While some of this backlash (perhaps rightly) pointed out the lack of diversity among the members filling the sorority house’s doorframe, others were quick to personally attack them on less justifiable grounds. Knight’s piece addresses some of these concerns.

We hope that Forum not only informs and educates the UT community as a

…we’re excited to announce the return of our Forum page this semester, providing a platform to anyone with a thought-provoking idea or story to share. whole, but empowers and inspires individual Longhorns to speak their minds and make a difference on campus. If you would like to join the conversation, don’t hesitate to send us your thoughts at editor@dailytexanonline.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Chase is a Plan II and economics senior from Royse City. He is the Editor-in-Chief.

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FORUM

SG speaker encourages freshmen to get involved

By Santiago Rosales

Speaker of the SG Assembly @santiagorosal

What starts here changes the world. To all Longhorns, these six words are more than a familiar expression — they are a belief in the leadership, passions and innovation that the 40 Acres encourages. But what starts here?

In spring 2015, after running under the slogan “What starts here?” two good boys started a lot here. During their terms as Student Body President and Vice President, Xavier Rotnofsky and Rohit Mandalapu started a story of love and laughs and activism that shook this campus.

Throughout their term, Xavier and Rohit and the RotMan administration brought a serious focus on student issues with a side of good-hearted humor to Student Government.

In one year, the RotMan team and Student Government helped bring about the removal of Jefferson Davis statue from the Main Mall, the expansion of UT’s drug overdose forgiveness policy, the registration of thousands of new student voters and much more. Without a doubt, The University of Texas at Austin was better off because of those two good boys — though we never did get a Chili’s on campus.

I mention the story of those two good boys because their initial question still matters.

…for change to happen on the 40 Acres, “What starts here?” can and should be a question all Longhorns ask themselves as well.

What starts here in Student Government and on the 40 Acres? In the Student Government Assembly, there are over 40 student representatives from each of the colleges and schools at UT trying to answer that question. Some representatives are advocating for gender-inclusive bathrooms throughout campus. Some are working for research opportunities in the College of Liberal Arts. Others are researching and pushing for affordable textbooks.

Though not all of the representatives in Student Government have the sense of humor of Xavier and Rohit, we are hopeful that we also start a lot here.

But for change to happen on the 40 Acres, “What starts here?” can and should be a question all Longhorns ask themselves as well. For those who want to find an answer to this question, especially first-year students, consider Student Government. Apply for the Longhorn

Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff

SG Assembly Speaker Santiago Rosales leads proceedings at the Student Government meeting on Tuesday, August 30.

Legislative Agency or run for First-Year Representative. Join the Freshman Leadership Organization. Let your voice be heard at SG meetings. Bring your energy, your perspective and your passions to Student Government. Bring

your desire for social justice. Bring your love for all things burnt orange. Bring it all, because what starts here is up to you.

Rosales is a finance junior from Houston. He is the speaker of the SG assembly.

FORUM

Panhellenic sororities commit to boosting diversity

By Kassidy Knight

University Panhellenic Council President

University Panhellenic Council is not unfamiliar with the glaring fact that most Greek organizations, excluding culturallybased groups, lack diversity. We also know that Greek organizations — more specifically, Panhellenic organizations — were not founded on exclusionist principles. Panhellenic sororities were created as a safe place for collegiate women to gather in founding principles such as service, academics and deep friendship. For reference, University Panhellenic Council is the governing body of 14 sororities on campus that all belong to the National Panhellenic Conference.

Our council is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to address this lack of diversity publicly and would like to share with you some of the solutions we are currently pursuing at UT. We have a great responsibility both to the University and to the Panhellenic community to increase diversity in our organizations. Our Panhellenic Creed states that we will “[serve], to the best of our ability, our college community.”

At our very first Executive Board meeting of the year, we chose to step up and make diversity a priority in our council’s activities and policies throughout the year.

Without an open door to our community, we are missing out on so many incredible potential members and will never reach our full potential.

Undergraduate women must participate in formal recruitment in order to join a Panhellenic sorority. Our chapters can only be as diverse as the women who

Without an open door to our community, we are missing out on so many incredible potential members and will never reach our full potential. participate in this process. It is our job to seek out these women, show them the opportunities Greek life has to offer and encourage them to join. If our council can increase diversity in recruitment, our chapters will be able to expand their membership as well. Prior to formal recruitment this year, we spent months training our recruitment counselors to be inviting and encouraging to all women looking to join a Panhellenic sorority. We shared with them our goal of increasing diversity in recruitment and wanted them to serve as mentors for women who may not know much about the Greek community. Our council also travels to high schools around Texas to encourage high school seniors to participate in formal recruitment, making our process more available to students.

We want to explain the benefits of Greek life to women who may not know any Panhellenic alumnae.

Another concrete step we take to make Panhellenic membership more accessible is offering scholarships. In 2015 alone, we offered $11,000 in scholarship funds to women so they can pay their chapter dues and continue their membership. We also look for alumnae and national organization

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Members of the Kappa Delta sorority pose during KD Quesadillas, a RoundUp event that raised money to benefit the Austin Center for Child Protection, on March 27, 2015.

scholarships around the state and country to offer to our members.

Despite these efforts to make our community a diverse and open environment, we still have work to do — locally and nationally. We will be in contact with our national delegates to continue finding and implementing solutions. As the largest women’s organization on campus, and one of the largest Panhellenic organizations in the country, we want to set an example for others to follow. We know that national change can be slow-paced, but conversation and action that follows is

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incredibly important.

Differences spark discussion, learning and empathy on our campus. This is why diversity is so important to University Panhellenic Council and why we will put forth every effort to make our community open and inclusive. It is time we bring our founding principles into the present and help our chapters adapt and grow to better represent a generation of diversity.

Knight is a computer engineering senior from Haslet. She is the president of University Panhellenic Council.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

UT-El Paso scientists create virtual Harry Potter clone

By Freya Preimesberger @freyapreim

Fans of J.K. Rowling’s popular book franchise can now talk to Harry about butterbeer, their favorite Bertie Bott’s flavor or how it feels to cast a spell. This new trick isn’t magic — it’s artificial intelligence.

Computer scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have created a virtual Harry Potter that users can interact with. Instead of in a cupboard, Harry Potter now lives behind a screen attached to a microphone, which people use to ask him questions.

The project is meant to make people more comfortable interacting with artificial intelligence and to teach computers how to perform additional tasks, such as teaching or physical therapy.

The team used IBM Watson technology along with their own to create an AI with all of the knowledge of the Harry

Potter universe, which can answer any questions using information from the books.

Watson, a supercomputer that uses AI to answer questions, was designed to play the game show “Jeopardy!”

The character of Harry Potter was chosen specifically because the information from the seven books is not conflicting or overwhelming for an AI, said Iván Gris, a postdoctoral fellow at UT El Paso.

Harry serves as a familiar figure to most people, helping researchers study how to build rapport between humans and computers.

The project is designed to capture people’s interest while researchers study their reactions. Rather than type on a computer, people can speak to Harry in a more natural setting while secret cameras record users’ reactions to the AI’s behavior.

“We were trying to integrate technology to make it

easier to befriend characters,” Gris said. “There are a lot of different uses … healthcare, therapy, education.”

According to Gris, this AI is not intended as a form of automation or to replace teachers and therapists but rather is meant to add functionalities to computers and provide services to people in areas without these resources.

People already interact with artificial intelligence when they use Siri on their iPhones or a Roomba to clean their living rooms.

Gris works on breaking the fourth wall of human-computer interaction. By breaking it, people and computers can speak directly to each other, which is something the Harry Potter prototype works towards.

“Talking to a PC, sometimes you control a character but the characters in that game talk to your character, not to you,” Gris said. “The fourth wall is what’s

dividing you, the person, from the virtual characters. Breaking the fourth wall is removing that middle man.”

The Harry Potter project is just one of many aimed at using AI to help people. The University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies features holograms of Holocaust survivors, where people can listen to testimonies and ask about survivors’ experiences from the future.

The institute also offers posttraumatic stress disorder treatment through virtual reality exposure therapy.

Scientists are also working on making computers that can understand humans and react appropriately.

“Imagine building a system that knows when you’re not understanding, when you’re confused, when you are getting it and getting bored,” Gris said. “It’s sort of like adding human traits to a computer.”

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HEALTH

Nutrition student advises against indulgent football game concessions

By Stacey Arnold @staceyarnold94

Football season is here! I want to make sure that I fuel myself for a long day of tailgating and cheering. With all of the new concession options at DKR and when I travel off to away games, how can I enjoy football stadium food without the diet penalties?

— Gridiron Gal We’ve entered into the best part of the year: football season.

Football games are day-long events — come early, be loud, stay late, wear orange — and naturally, all of the cheering will have you working up an appe-

tite. So read on for a game-day game plan.

Before I get into food, let me give a pep talk on refreshments: drink water. Now that alcohol is served at Texas athletic events, the 21-and-up crowd has more beverage options to choose from. Bear in mind, alcohol is a mild diuretic, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and dehydration from alcohol combined with the Austin heat could be dangerous. Don’t wait until you are thirsty to grab a water bottle.

Stay on top of your hydration status and start drinking water early in the day.

If halftime has you hungry, nachos are “nacho” best choice unless you’re looking for sodium and saturated fat. Note that many concession stands use cheese sauce — not necessarily real cheese. “Cheese” is pretty far down on the ingredients list of some nacho cheese products. This means there is less authentic cheese by weight than other ingredients such as cheese whey (a byproduct of cheesemaking), partially hydrogenated oils (eek!) and modified cornstarch.

A better option is a standardsize hot dog. But, not the foot long! Coming in around 300

calories and 16 grams of fat, regular hot dogs are a lowercalorie choice compared to fried chicken tenders. A fourpiece basket of chicken tenders totals 460 calories with over 30 grams of fat — that’s not even counting the dipping sauce!

Top your dog with mustard or relish, which contain hardly any calories, instead of cheese or chili.

If you really want to win big, feast on a six-inch grilled chicken or turkey sandwich.

Order it without cheese, bacon and creamy dressings, and each sandwich comes in at around 300 to 400 calories with little

saturated fat — 0.5 to 2 grams.

Instead of mayo, honey mustard or ranch, choose mustard or light mayo to limit calorie intake. And don’t be shy about veggies; they are low in calories and high in fill-you-up fiber.

Don’t fumble with funnel cakes. Deep-fried and sprinkled with more than just a spoonful of sugar, just one cake has 700 calories and 40 grams of fat, according to ABC News.

Think about it this way: Over half of the funnel cake’s calories come from fat. The 2010-2015 Dietary Guidelines suggest that only 20 to 35 percent of calories come from fat per day for

college-aged kids.

But if you do want to snack on something sweet, go with a snow cone. With 90 calories per ounce, snow cones are lower in calories than ice cream and contain no saturated fat. Keep in mind, however, that the syrup is just sugar water, so stick to a small.

Keep these plays in your back pocket, and you’ll be set up for a successful season. Go navigate game day like a pro and intercept unhealthy concession cravings before they start. That’s a touchdown, Texas!

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FOOTBALL

Longhorns eye revenge in rematch against Irish

By Tyler Horka @TexasTy95

Charlie Strong marched into Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, a year ago with high expectations. He took Texas to a bowl game in his first season as head coach, and Longhorn nation anticipated an upward trend in year two.

But the fans didn’t get what they wanted. The Fighting Irish clobbered Texas in the season opener, winning by five touchdowns, 38-3.

Strong’s team finished the season 5–7, missing a bowl game and putting more pressure on the third-year head coach to produce results in 2016. He said this year’s matchup with the No. 10 Fighting Irish will be just as challenging.

“They beat us pretty handily up there in South Bend last season,” Strong said. “Defensively, their front four …

[will] probably be the most physical front four that we’ll face all season long.”

Texas totaled 60 yards on 29 carries against last year’s Notre Dame front four. The Longhorn passing game accounted for just 103 yards on 23 attempts. Strong said this year’s team is on another level.

“We’re not that team anymore, that’s not us,” Strong said. “We’re a totally different team than we were last season. I feel like that we’ve taken those steps to become a better football team.”

Strong said the team’s overall attitude has changed for the better. He doesn’t have to pressure players to get through their workouts anymore — they do it on their own. On top of that, Strong said his team is bigger and faster.

Two players that embody those characteristics are the top two running backs on the depth chart, junior D’Onta

Foreman and sophomore Chris Warren. Foreman checks in at 249 pounds and Warren weighs in 252.

The two combined for nine yards on six carries against Notre Dame last season. But both Foreman and Warren broke out later in the year and finished with averages of 7.17 and 6.82 yards per carry, respectively.

“I feel like we started going in a good direction last season, but this season I really feel like we’re going to have some power running the ball,” Foreman said. “And I feel like with the change of pace and the backs that we have, we’ll be able to be really effective running the ball.”

Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert will lean heavily on the two backs with his starting quarterback yet to be named.

Still, he said both senior Tyrone Swoopes and freshman Shane Buechele have come a

Senior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes stiff arms an Notre Dame defender during last year’s game against the Fighting Irish.

Texas would go on to lose 38-3.

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long way in the new offense and are capable of performing well Sunday night.

Either quarterback will have a variety of weapons on the receiving end. Strong said sophomore receiver John Burt has impressed as a deep threat, while redshirt sophomore receiver Jerrod Heard and freshman receiver Donovan Duvernay

have made strides with their intermediate routes.

“We got some guys that can run, we got some guys that can spread the field vertically,” Gilbert said. “You can’t forget about those backs as well.

We’ve got some guys you can spread the wealth around.”

The pieces are in place, but Strong needs them to come together to avoid losing to

Notre Dame in back-to-back season openers. His offensive coordinator thinks Texas will be just fine at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m.

“We’ll roll out there with our guys and prepare an excited football team that will be very motivated,” Gilbert said. “From the sideline, we’ll just call it, and they’ll ball it.”

SOCCER

Relaxed squad ignores skepticism, settles into season

By Trenton Daeschner @TrentDaeschner

The lights are turned off, music is blaring loudly and a disco ball emerges. Before long, there’s dancing — lots of it.

This is not a scene from a club, although it certainly may feel like one. In fact, it’s the Longhorns’ locker room before every match, a pregame ritual that’s been around for quite some time.

“It’s just a way to get us ready and get us in the zone, just hyped up for the game,” junior forward Olivia Brook said. “We always get our freshmen in there to do a little dancing for us. It’s just a really fun way to loosen us up and get us ready for the game and get our minds right.”

Brook says the ritual has been around ever since she’s been at Texas. Many teams

across a variety of sports have different ways of getting ready for a game. But dancing and keeping things light are what help the Longhorns before a match, even if their head coach may not be as in tune with the festivities.

“I have nothing to do with that,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “I heard there’s somewhat of a disco ball perhaps. That is all of them and more power to them.

They’re excited, they’re ready to go.”

The easygoing spirit has certainly carried over to the pitch and helped Texas in their recent success, according to Brook. After being shut out of their season opener two weeks ago, the Longhorns responded with back-to-back 3-1 victories last weekend over the College of Charleston and Detroit. Texas com-

bined to outshoot both opponents 35-17.

“I think that at the beginning with a new team it always takes a little time at first to get everyone to gel and mix well together,” Brook said. “But over the past couple weeks, we’ve really learned how each other plays and worked really well together.”

Although well into the season by now, outside skepticism still eats at the Longhorns each day. Texas was picked sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll, but the team says the ranking came as no surprise. Texas has only made the NCAA tournament once in the past four seasons.

“We’re pretty used to it by now,” senior defender Isabelle Kerr said. “Ultimately that’s just a beginning preseason ranking that means

VOLLEYBALL | TEXAS 3-0 UTSA

Texas impresses in wins over Roadrunners, Bisons

By Steve Helwick @naqwerty3

Applause shook throughout Gregory Gymnasium on Thursday night during the Longhorns’ 3-0 victory over UTSA. The win was the second of the day for No. 3 Texas.

Earlier in the afternoon, the Longhorns defeated Lipscomb 3–1 to propel themselves to a 3–1 record of the season.

“We got some good performances today,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “I was pleased. They were both two quality teams, and two victories is important.”

The Longhorns started slow in the match again the Roadrunners. UTSA surged to 2-0 leads in the first two sets, causing the Longhorns to play from behind instantly.

The first set remained close with neither team grasping a lead greater than three points. The set was extended, but the Longhorns finally overpowered the Roadrunners with three consecutive kills to seal a 27-25 victory.

Texas jumped out to its largest lead of the contest in the second set while springing to a 17-12 lead over the Roadrunners. Texas’ miscues helped UTSA stay in the set, but the Longhorns survived with a two-point win, 25-23.

“This time of the year is about trying to find your

Angel Ulloa | Daily Texan Staff Sophomore middle blocker Morgan Johnson prepares to serve during Thursday’s match against UTSA.

rhythm a little bit,” Elliott said. “It’s not always smooth, but I thought tonight we showed some grit.”

The Longhorns found their groove in the third set. Sophomore middle blocker Morgan Johnson put an exclamation point on the 3–0 sweep with a kill down the sideline — Texas won 25-21.

Freshman outside hitter Micaya White excelled at the net against the Roadrunners.

She recorded a team-high 13 kills, complemented by four blocks and four digs.

“I love having [the team’s support],” White said. “They give me so much confidence, just having their experience with me.”

In Thursday’s early match, Texas fought off the Lipscomb team, who was looking for an upset.

The Bisons stole a set from Texas in the 3-1 victory.

Although Lipscomb only won one set, Longhorns kept the scoreboard close the entire match.

Texas only had a plusthree point differential in the final three sets. Although victorious, the Longhorns recorded fewer kills, assists and digs than the Bisons. But Texas played mistake-free, allowing the team to squeak out the win.

The Longhorns will continue to play in front of their home crowd in the American Campus Classic when they face Army at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“The student section was great,” Elliott said on playing at Gregory Gym. “We need them to keep coming out and being behind this team. They give us some momentum, and we appreciate all their support and what they can do for our team.”

nothing in our minds. It’s about where we finish at the end of the season.”

Looking ahead at this weekend, Texas faces a winless Sam Houston State team on Friday at 5 p.m. and its first top-25 matchup of the season with No. 19 California on Sunday at 11 a.m.

The Longhorns are hoping to keep their winning streak alive — and make a statement to their doubters.

“We know the opportunity that we have ahead of us,” Brook said. “We have something to prove, a little chip on our shoulder.”

Zoe Fu | File Photo Junior forward Olivia Brook gathers the ball and prepares to take a shot at the net. The Longhorns have won two matches in a row, and look to get two more wins against Sam Houston State and California.

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CAMPUS

Long-distance carpooling app launches at UT

By Hana Adeni @hanaadeni

In the first week since its launch, long-distance ridehailing application Tandem had 350 downloads, 22 rides posted and eight rides booked.

The app is primarily used by university students traveling home to major cities such as Dallas or Houston who want a cheaper and safer option than taking the Megabus or using UT ride share Facebook groups.

Users can sign up to be a driver or a rider and reserve a seat in someone’s car. Tandem follows a similar pricing structure as Airbnb, an online marketplace that allows hosts to choose their own prices while being able to reference standard prices. On Tandem, drivers take 90 percent of their profits and the company gets the remaining 10 percent.

With all ride-hailing apps, long-distance or not, safety is a big concern.

Business freshman Katherine Shepherd, who is a Tandem UT ambassador, said a valid UT email address is required to sign up. Users are also given the option to connect to Facebook to check for mutual friends.

“As a female, I really needed the reliability for safety,” Shepherd said.

This is the first version of Tandem to be released, but in the future, Shepherd said they plan to have a real-time tracking option to make sure the car is on the correct route. Finance junior Kevin Sohne

Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff

Tandem, a new ride-hailing application had 350 dowloads and 22 rides posted in its first week since its launch.

has been both a driver and a rider for Tandem and said the app is much safer than using Facebook carpooling groups.

“The administrator for the [Facebook] group can approve anyone — and for Tandem you verify being a college student,” Sohne said. “Who is in charge of the Facebook ride share groups? And for [ridehailing app] S-Ride, it’s nothing but spam.”

Business sophomore

Graham Warner said the Facebook groups are difficult to navigate.

“You have to race with other people to respond the fastest, and sometimes you don’t even get to the right location,” Warner said.

Like any other business, there are competitors. Tandem’s biggest competition is S-Ride, an app known for spamming its users and having high fixed prices.

Shepherd said Tandem is a more ethical app created

CITY

New ride-hailing services replace departed Uber, Lyft

By Stephen Acevedo @sacevedo24

When Uber and Lyft left Austin in May, many students didn’t have to deal with the change as they went home for the summer shortly after. Now that everyone’s back to school and the fall parties are in full swing, students will need some new ride-hailing options for those nights when no one volunteers to be the designated driver. Check out these three new apps that can fill the void Uber and Lyft left behind.

Fasten With a regular rate of $1.15 per mile, Fasten is currently the cheapest ridehailing app in Austin. The sec-ret to the low fees is Fasten’s business model.

While other ride-hailing apps charge drivers a percentage of a trip’s fare, Fasten charges them 99 cents per ride, resulting in lower fares for riders and more profits for drivers.

“Riders want to pay less, and drivers want to make more,” Fasten co-founder Vlad Christoff said. “Our decision to charge a fee is how we reconcile those two ends, and it’s why we’ve been the No. 1 ridesharing app in Austin since we launched in June.”

In addition to low rates, Fasten is also the only app to offer a live meter to predict how much a passenger’s trip will cost before they request the ride. Although the rates are lower and more transparent than competitors, passengers should be prepared for a bit of a wait.

“My rides with Fasten have had waits of 10 to 15 minutes,” architecture junior Diane Hermes said. “I think it’s because they don’t have as many drivers, and the ones [that] do are all driving for at least three

Riders want to pay less, and drivers want to make more. Our decision to charge a fee is how we reconcile those two ends, and it’s why we’ve been the No.1 ridesharing app in Austin since we launched in June.

—Vlad Christoff, Fasten co-founder

other apps, which spreads them pretty thin.”

Fare Fare is the second-cheapest option with a base charge of $1.20 per mile, but what it really prides itself on is its deep pool of available drivers — which results in shorter waits for pick-ups. CEO Michael Leto said Fare is in the special position of having the largest number of registered drivers in the city, and they’re actively working to maintain those numbers.

Fare’s rising popularity hasn’t come without its share of issues, though.

“Several times when I’ve tried to use Fare, my ride has canceled at the last minute,” electrical engineering senior Samuel Kapust said. “People are figuring out that Fare is one of the quicker apps, but this means that everyone is requesting Fares on Thursday night and it has the opposite effect on their speed.”

To combat this problem, Fare offers the only reservation option among the ride-hailing apps. To make sure a rider is present exactly when he or she will be needed, passengers can reserve rides up to seven days in advance.

Ride Austin Austin’s most recent addition to its selection of ride-hailing services is also the only nonprofit app. It is slightly more expensive than Fasten and Fare with a base charge of $1.50 per mile, but it gives passengers the opportunity to round up their fares and donate them to a local charity. Ride Austin has received a warm welcome from students so far.

“Every time I’ve used Ride Austin, it’s been super smooth and convenient,” history junior Elissa Garza said. “I’ve taken it to Sixth Street and the Austin PRIDE festival, and every time the driver showed up in about seven minutes, and the ride came out to seven or eight bucks before any promo discounts.”

Ride Austin has more drivers picking up passengers because drivers are beginning to choose to drive for them during peak hours.

“Ride Austin has been offering really sweet incentives to new drivers, like a $500 reward for completing 50 rides in 30 days,” said Jennifer Stroud, a driver for Ride Austin, Fare and Fasten. “That makes people like me, who drive for multiple services, actively try to accept rides for theirs in particular.”

by two Dartmouth students that were inspired after missing their train home.

“It’s by students, for students,” Shepherd said.

“We’re not trying to make a profit off everyone. We want to address a need to a problem that’s been created.”

Both Sohne and Warner said they were satisfied with their experience using Tandem.

“It’s cool that on the app, you can message people

It’s by students, for student. We’re not trying to make a profit off everyone.

—Katherine Shepard, Tandem UT ambassador

ahead of time,” Warner said. “You both have to accept each other, instead of other apps that just assign you a driver. Since you both have to accept, it feels a lot safer.”

Both students agreed the interface was very easy to navigate even for those un-

familiar with carpooling or ride-hailing apps.

“It was so easy,” Sohne said. “As soon as you open the app, you can see the rides to request. Either party can cancel a ride, and you can even bookmark it for later. There weren’t any lags.”

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