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County to increase voter registration By Sarah Philips @sarahphilips23
Travis County is aiming to register 90 percent of the county’s eligible citizens to vote before Election Day, which would break a record, according to the Travis County Tax Office. Bruce Elfant, Travis County’s tax assessor and voter registrar, started the initiative last September. To meet its goal, the county must register 15,000 more voters by the end
of September, Voter Registration Month. The county currently has almost 700,000 voters, according to the county’s tax office. The county needs exactly 715,495 registered voters in order to meet the goal. “Texas prides itself in being bigger at everything, but it is small when it comes to casting ballots to elect our leaders and deciding about ballot initiatives, such as bonds that tax homeowners and changes in laws,” Elfant said in a statement.
As for the UT campus, organizations are working on “get out the vote” campaigns to get students registered to vote. UT Votes is an organization on campus that organizes events and voter education programs to increase political engagement on campus. Deanna Hausman, UT Votes vice president, said the organization is participating in Voter Registration Month by competing
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Students register to vote outside of Gregory Gymnasium on monday Feb. 1 2016.
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President Gregory Fenves delivers a speech regarding the possibility of the addition of BYU to the Big 12 Conference. Student Government’s second meeting covered football politics and gender inclusive norms on campus.
couraging the student body to be more involved with the University’s process. “It is very important that I work with students on the major issues,” Fenves said. “We have a number of mechanisms to do that, such as Student Gov-
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championship game.” Finally, Fenves extended an invitation to the entire assembly to attend his State of the University Address next week, saying he will announce initiatives for the coming year during the speech, and en-
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University President Gregory Fenves spoke to the Student Government assembly Tuesday night, showing his support for SG and speaking on several key issues involving the University. Campus safety, affirmative action and campus carry were key parts of Fenves’ speech before he opened the floor to the student representatives for questions. “Student government plays a very important role in our University with student life and issues that affect students,” Fenves said. “I want to listen to issues that are important to students, as well.” Fenves fielded a wide variety of questions regarding University policy and plans for the future from the assembly. Fenves also answered a question about the possible Big 12 expansion, saying that no decision has been made by the conference, but one could be expected around late October. “We are going through a process, but there has been no decision made on whether we are going to add teams, and if we are going to add teams, which ones they will be,” Fenves said. “The announcement we have made that I think is a good one is that we are going to add a
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ernment and the Academic Advising Council.” After Fenves’ speech, SG sent A.R. 7 to committee, a bill that supports incorporating genderinclusive bathrooms in all preexisting buildings. In committee, the authors
of the bill will have an opportunity to speak more about the bill before it is voted on at next week’s meeting. “We as a University can and should strive to create as
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The UT System established the ConTex office last week to oversee the partnership between UT System institutions and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology, also known as CONACYT. The ConTex office will facilitate programs that will provide Mexican Ph.D. students educational opportunities at UT System institutions, allow for the exchange of postdoctoral and faculty fellows, and enable visiting students to participate in research projects. The ConTex office is located on the UT San Antonio campus and will support the new programs created in the partnership with CONACYT. UT System Chancellor William H. McRaven signed an official memorandum of understanding with CONACYT last year to strengthen ties with Mexico, as well as create joint academic and research programs in STEMrelated fields at all 14 UT System institutions. “Mexico is more than just our friend,” McRaven said in a statement. “Each one of our academic and health institutions benefits from our proximity to and relationship with Mexico, and the same can be said of Texas itself. Our partnership with CONACYT is essential to building a knowledge exchange to make new discoveries in science, health care and technology.” In addition to the memorandum, an official agreement of cooperation was established and signed in June 2016. The collaboration’s programs are currently being developed and will start in the fall of 2017.
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Gun rights advocates SG criticizes BYU for anti-LGBT policies defend campus carry By Paul Cobler @paulcobler
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While some on campus have protested the implementation of campus carry since the beginning of the semester, other students, faculty and members of the Austin community support the law and wish to educate others who may be uninformed. The law, which went into effect on Aug. 1, has been a controversial topic among students and faculty members since it was proposed last year, and was met with a number of protests during the first week of the fall semester. Gun right advocates on and off campus want to help people under-
stand that campus carry isn’t as dangerous as some on the anti-campus carry side are saying. Brian Bensimon, government sophomore and director for the Texas chapter of Students for Concealed Carry, said educating those on campus on the law is one of the main goals of his organization. “A lot of people don’t know you have to be 21 [and] go through a background check and the background checks are done by the FBI themselves,” Bensimon said. “For me it’s about individual rights, it’s about individual liberty and I want to push the ball forward in
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Several members of Student Government are co-authoring legislation in an effort to criticize Brigham Young University’s admission to the Big 12 Conference, because of BYU’s honor code banning “homosexual behavior” by all members of its university. The code states, “Homosexual behavior is inappropriate and violates the honor code,” in a 10-line passage that was first brought to Student Government president Kevin Helgren’s attention earlier this month, who then told the Student Government Assembly of his plans to write the legislation. Helgren was made aware of the passage through an email from Iowa State’s student
body president, whose student governemnt is planning similar legislation. “I went to BYU’s website and thought to myself, ‘Wow that’s pretty out of touch. That’s pretty outlandish,’” Helgren said. “I think I am in a unique position because, sure, I’m the student body president, but I’m also a gay male. It’s something that means a lot to me.” In July, UT President Greg Fenves spoke in support of the University of Houston entering the conference and says he will take any legislation from Student Government into consideration. “I don’t have any other comments about any other schools at this time, but I do look forward to hearing the students voice’s on this issue,” Fenves said. Fenves, who sits on the con-
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Student Government president Kevin Helgren spoke on BYU and their admission to the Big 12 Conference.
ference Board of Directors, also said no decision has been made at this time as to whether or not the conference will expand, but expects a decision by the end of October. BYU is a private university sponsored by The Church
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inclusive of a campus environment as possible,” SG President Kevin Helgren said. “By creating something as inclusive as gender neutral bathrooms, it helps to send an extremely progressive and an extremely positive message to students currently on campus and students considering pursuing an education at the University of Texas.” SG also approved AB 6, a bill creating the position of associate director of viability to SG. Jonathan Harper, SG internal financial director, said the position will work to make sure every action SG approves is financially viable for the University.
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“The position hopes to look at the financial viability of bills before they hit the desks of administrators,” Harper said. “As student representatives, we don’t want any excuses for our bills not to be enacted. We know that a lot of the things we
want done have a fiscal impact, and we want to make sure that they’re viable.” Harper also said the position will search for new sources of funds the University can use to put Student Government bills into practice.
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continues from page 1 with other schools to register voters. “UT is a National Voter Registration Day flagship school,” Hausman said. “UT Votes and the Civic Engagement Alliance is helping coordinate that. Basically, we’re in a competition to see what schools can register the most voters.” Hausman also said the organization reaches out to potential voters on campus by tabling at fairs, Party on the Plaza and orientation. UT Votes also provides voter registration services
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to organizations upon request. Hausman said they often work with the Civic Engagement Alliance, a group of organizations aiming to get students more politically involved. Organizations in the alliance include Longhorn Band, UT Residence Life and Hook the Vote. Hausman also mentioned that she works with University Democrats and Texas Rising when the organization is registering voters. Hausman believes students are often ignored due to lack of involvement in the political process. She said that if students get more involved and vote, they could be more impactful. “Students have some of the worst voter turnout numbers, so sometimes we’re not listened to,” Hausman said. “But if we did vote, I believe we could be a powerful force to change our communities and country for the better.” Hausman also said that the current presidential election is having an effect on how politically motivated students are on campus. “I think students really understand how important this election is and how much it’s going to affect our future, so they’re much more interested in discussing politics and voting,” Hausman said. “In general, students are very excited to register to vote. Most of the students I register understand what an important right this is and are excited to exercise it.” UT Votes is not the only organization on campus working to register voters. Both of the larger party-affiliated clubs, UDems and College Republicans, said that they are focusing on registering voters before election day. “They are at least 60 people in this room,” said Robert Guerra, College Republicans vice president, at their first general meeting. “If every one of you registered people to vote, that’s hundreds more voters.” Ashley Alcantara, University Democrats vice president, said she hopes the club registers as many voters as possible and helps them turn out at the polls. “It would be really great for us to make a difference, whether that’s on the UT campus or in the Austin area,” Alcantara said. The last day to register to vote in Texas is Oct. 11. Students on campus can register to vote in Travis County or vote in their home county by applying for an absentee ballot.
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Voices Against Violence holds first meeting of school year By Michelle Zhang @michelle05155
Voices Against Violence hosted its first meeting of the semester on Tuesday evening to welcome students who are interested in learning more about ways of addressing sexual assault and interpersonal violence. Founded in 2001, VAV, a key program of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center, aims to address relationship violence, sexual violence and stalking on campus through counseling services and programming that increases safety, cultivates support and promotes growth. Rachel McDaniel, the graduate assistant for VAV, is responsible for providing workshops and supporting outreach. “I’m really excited to be involved in Voices Against Violence because sexual assault and interpersonal violence is something that happens to a lot of people, especially in college, because it’s a unique
place where there are so many people living together all at once,” McDaniel said. VAV also sponsors a student organization to host events, recruit volunteers and promote campaigns that are in line with VAV’s core values on campus. Every Tuesday, VAV hosts conversations about current examples of interpersonal violence cases and prevention. “We are coming up in October into Relationship Violence Prevention Month,” said Katy Redd, assistant director of prevention and outreach at the CMHC who oversees VAV. “We will be having a number of events to raise awareness about healthy relationships and also works students can do if someone in their life involves in unhealthy relationship.” VAV works closely with students as well as other community partners around campus, such as BeVocal, a UT initiative to promote bystander intervention for those who witness unhealthy
Sociology junior Maggie Oxman is 1 of 3 presidents for Voices Against Violence. The organization welcomes students who are interested in learning more about ways of addressing sexual assault and interpersonal violence.
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interactions. “[The partnersip] gives an interesting and helpful framework for students to think about, if they see something unhealthy, something that concerns them,” Redd said. “That empowers
them to be able to intervene directly or indirectly in that situation to help change the culture around what it means for Longhorns to take care of each other.” The event started with an icebreaker, during which
participants shared their own experiences and motivation to be here. After, participants were matched with a member of VAV staff for a more personal interaction. “I have my personal expe-
rience with assault in my senior high school, and I think it’s something that needs to be talked about,” public relations sophomore Jordan Kolker said. “I just want to … help people to talk about it if they need to.”
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Fascism scholar gives talk on post-WWI political atmosphere By Reagan Ritterbush @thedailytexan
Michael Ledeen, author and Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discussed how fascism grew out of World War I and the impact it had on Europe, especially Italy, as a part of a panel entitled “Fascism: What It Really Was, and Isn’t” on Tuesday night at Sid Richardson Hall. Ledeen covered many aspects of fascism, including how Mussolini, just like Hitler, rose up after World War I when Italy was vulnerable and damaged. “The war defined the difference between lead-
ers and followers,” Ledeen said. “Mussolini, a new leader, convinced Italy it needed fascism and that this new form of government would bring out the nation’s creativity.” Ledeen is a distinguished scholar on Iran, Iraq, terrorism and international security and the author of more than 35 books, including his most recent publication, “The Field of Fight: How We Can Win the Global War Against Radical Islam and Its Allies.” The event was hosted by the Clements Center for National Security, an institute that seeks to train the next generation of national security leaders, accord-
ing to their website. The center holds regular panel sessions where prominent speakers and leaders are invited to present on their area of expertise. “Dr. Ledeen previously served as a consultant to many federal organizations, including the National Security Council,” said Jacqueline Chandler, program manager for the Clements Center. “Because of his experience, I believe he is an expert on fascism. We invited Dr. Ledeen to talk at one of these sessions, and he decided he was going to talk about fascism, a subject he is very familiar with.” Ledeen holds a Ph.D. in
modern European history and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has also taught at the University of Rome, where he was able to study more about Italian fascism. “I was able to obtain archives on Italian fascism when I was in Rome,” Ledeen said. “Because it was the 1950s and 60s, these documents were fairly new and I was able to write my dissertation on Mussolini and his attempts to develop fascism.” Law student Julie Wilson, said she decided to attend because she took these events for granted when she was an undergraduate student and wanted to
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Michael Ledeen, author and Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies spoke on facism growing out of World War I on Tuesday afternoon.
learn more about fascism. “I want something beyond a textbook definition of fascism,” Wilson
said. “In this age of fast changing politics and opinions, it’s important to stay informed.
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Government officials push emergency preparedness By Wesley Story @wesleystory0
Central Texas residents need to take precautionary action in order to be prepared in the case of an emergency, Travis County and Austin officials said in a press release to mark Emergency Preparedness Month. Travis County Emergency Services and Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management sent out a combined press release on Sept. 1 which focused on increased
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continues from page 1 both of those areas.” Bensimon is not a current concealed handgun holder but plans on getting his training in the future. Nicholas Roland, U.S. History ph.D candidate at UT Austin, has had a license to conceal carry for 10 years and does not agree with many of the points brought up from the anti-campus carry activists. “I don’t see a lot of arguments based on this as a policy measure being dangerous in places where it’s been implemented,” Roland said. “It’s already been in place at other states. I’m not seeing a lot of arguments from them on bad things that have happened in the wake of this.” Roland also believes there
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continues from page 1 all students agree to follow the honor code before entering the university. “BYU’s honor code explicitly states the principles that students are expected to follow,” Jenkins said. “The honor code explains that sexual orientation
situational awareness and actively staying informed, so that in the event of an emergency, citizens will not be caught off guard. In the press release, residents were also asked to register their phones on WarnCentralTexas.org for emergency warnings. “Our goal for Central Texas is to make people aware of the fact that they need to be prepared,” said Angel Flores, public information specialist for the Austin Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Man-
agement. “We always want to make sure people are ready for the next crisis or emergency, because it will happen — it’s just a matter of when.” The most common natural hazards in Central Texas are flooding and wildfires, according to the press release. The City of Austin asks citizens to monitor the weather during storms due to the likelihood of extreme flash flooding. There are a variety of weather apps available for
is a cultural bias towards guns on college campuses. Roland said gun rights are a partisan issue and many on campus are left leaning. Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works and licensed concealed handgun instructor, believes if a person wants a gun for their personal safety then that person should be allowed to carry. According to Cargill, a college campus is no different than anywhere else where people can conceal carry. Accidental discharges have happened at other campuses, such as an incident in 2012 at Weber State University in Utah when a student carrying a handgun in his pocket accidentally shot himself in the leg, where campus carry is allowed, and some of those on the anti-campus carry
side have raised concerns about this. “The way that an accidental discharge will happen is that a person will have to put their finger on the trigger if it’s the type of firearm that does not have a safety,” Cargill said. “You holsters cover the trigger guard area and while it’s just sitting there, there’s no way for that gun to go off.” Cargill participated in the campus carry town hall hosted by CBS and The Daily Texan last week where he said implementing the law allowed for uniformity concerning places where a person can carry. He stated since licensed holders can carry at the capital, where heated debates happen, licensed carriers should be able to carry on campus.
is not an issue ... BYU has also made it clear that members of the LGBT community are welcome to our campus, where they can expect to be treated with respect, dignity and love.” Since announcing his plans to write the legislation, Helgren said he has received the support of five student
representatives but anticipates even larger support. “I think we’re going to have a lot of support from the assembly because it makes sense,” Helgren said. The Big 12 declined to comment on BYU’s honor code and possible inclusion in the conference.
smartphones to help track weather conditions. “During an emergency you won’t know how to act or respond in the best way possible, so if you have a plan ahead of time, you’ll know exactly what to do,” nutrition senior Carla Cos said. The release also stresses the importance of having a disaster supply kit. It suggests the kit include non-perishable food, one gallon of water per day per person, prescription medication and other sup-
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continues from page 1 The new programs will be open to faculty, staff, students and postdoctoral researchers at all institutions. Rene Zenteno, vice provost for international initiatives and senior international officer at UTSA, will serve as executive director of the ConTex office and programs. According to the UT System, there have been 530 students from Mexico that have been supported through agreements with the CONACYT in the past. This new agreement will expand that number. “Knowledge is global,” CONACYT director Enrique Cabrero said in a statement. “The signing of this memorandum represents an important step in new areas of true cooperation.” Several UT System institutions already have existing programs in collaboration with CONACYT for research and funding. “What is new with this agreement is the timing during a period in which we wish to strengthen our
plies, such as flashlights, batteries and a first-aid kit. “Having a preparedness kit ready to go if you need to evacuate is critical, because you may not have the time to get what you need, especially when it comes to important paperwork such as insurance, birth certificates or even special photos,” said Stacy Moore-Guajardo, emergency management coordinator for Travis County. Central Texas residents should develop an emergency ties with Mexico and its institutions, increase the numbers of students who will be supported and establish a cooperative research program,” said Randy Charbeneau, the UT System associate vice chancellor for research. Dan Jaffe, vice president for research at UT-Austin, said STEM programs will be benefiting from the program, with
communications plan with family and friends, not only for Emergency Preparedness Month but also in case of emergencies throughout the entire year, according to the release. “While September was the chosen month by the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of the tragic September 11, 2001 as well as the peak of hurricane season, it is important for our citizens to be prepared all months out of the year,” Moore-Guajardo said. new Ph.D. students coming to study here as well as new research opportunities opening up for current faculty members and students. “We are very excited to further the already existing deep relationships we have in Mexico through research and exchange of graduate students with the CONACYT agreement,” Jaffe said.
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Trump, Clinton stand miles apart on truthfulness By Noah M. Horwitz
Daily Texan Senior Columnist @nmhorwitz
In 2008, Hillary Clinton told a story about landing in Bosnia “under sniper fire.” She was recalling a harrowing trek, one that supposedly should have shown her experience as a tough prospective commander-in-chief. Except, she made it up. Video was uncovered of Clinton landing at the airport in Bosnia, being greeted by children on the tarmac in a friendly ceremony. Rightfully so, Clinton was excoriated by both her intraparty rivals and those across the aisle. Eight years later, the issue still dogs her. A 1990s comment wherein Clinton referred to largely black gangs of minors as “super-predators” still provokes umbrage. And then there are the blasted emails.
The public still salivates over the handful of venial prevarications that Clinton has made in the two and a half decades that mirror my own time walking the Earth. And it’s easy to do this, especially after being egged on by a feckless media obsessed with the malarkey-notion of equivalency, because the lies are enumerable. Donald Trump’s lies are not. They are so massive, so countless and so confounding that they do not easily register in a person’s memory. Clinton apologized for both of the aforementioned quips. She ‘fessed up, admitted her culpability and moved on. Trump has never shown any such contrition. He keeps repeating bunk. And there are two possible reasons he does so — either he is a pathological liar or he willfully believes tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories. Or both. To recall just a few of these aforementioned innumerable mendacities, Trump is fond of telling a story of “thousands” of Muslims celebrating
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in New Jersey after the 9/11 attacks. It was pure poppycock. He repeatedly lies about the “real” unemployment rate being well into the double digits. He made up a story about watching a nonexistent video of a ransom payment to Iran. He intimated that Ted Cruz’s father had knowledge of President Kennedy’s assassination. And, more importantly, he lies about issues that affect his policies. No, Mexico is not sending crime and rapists to the United States. No, the Muslim Brotherhood does not have sleeper agents at the highest levels of the government. Unlike Clinton, Trump has never admitted this untruthfulness. If the country makes the unholy choice to elect him, it will have gone from “I cannot tell a lie” to “I cannot admit a lie.” Such sophomoric bravado may have afforded Trump some success in the boardroom, but a serious inability to grasp reality may well have deleterious effects in the Situation Room.
The aforementioned media insists on a narrative of false equivalency, so as to exacerbate the horse race of this election. Trump is a wannabe authoritarian, they say, but Clinton is a serial liar. And she’s corrupt! The undecided voters like to shrug their shoulders and point to this lousy equivalence as a way to wash their hands of any serious decision-making. And to do so is not to be a centrist, it’s not to be a pragmatist, it’s not to be an intellectual and it’s certainly not to be well-informed. It’s being gullible enough to be fooled by a man who started a fake college to scam people. The lies Clinton has told certainly exist, but they are countable and confrontable. Trump’s lies are in a different league, on a different planet, and comparing the two as anything other than levels apart is dishonest in and of itself. Horwitz is a first year law student from Houston.
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Austin gentrification contributes to growing diversity problem By Mehraz Rahman
Daily Texan Guest Columnist @mehrazr
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UT Students rally for former democratic primary candidate Bernie Sanders. While many students supported Sanders during primary, their engery has failed to affect the general election.
Sanders’ legacy carries on best through Clinton’s campaign By Alden Marshall
Daily Texan Guest Columnist @aldenmarshall
After a hard-fought primary campaign against Hillary Clinton that clenched 1,893 delegates and rustled the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders has turned into, at best, a tepid Hillary campaign surrogate. It seems all the support that Sanders can muster is coated with a bitter layer of “at least she’s not Trump.” Now, he’s taken on the Sisyphean task of convincing his faithful supporters — who aren’t quite sold on Hillary’s ideological purity — to vote for the Democratic nominee. But political progress is measured in results, not just soaring ideology. If Bernie’s ideas are ever to come to fruition, it starts with a Clinton presidency. A once seemingly insurmountable revolution is now tearing apart at the seams despite his attempts to launch a spinoff campaign group, “Our Revolution.” What’s caused this fracture in Bernie’s base? It’s not a primary defeat or Donald Trump; rather, it’s apathy. The sheer callousness of Sanders’ supporters following his loss have led many people to change their passion for Bernie’s uncompromising agenda into a rationalization of Jill Stein. But Jill is no leftist liberator. She may have a Harvard degree, but she sure doesn’t act like it when she’s the harbinger of the dangers of wifi to kids’ brains and panders to anti-vaxxers. Initially, Stein recklessly welcomed the Brexit vote, but changed her stance afterward without explanation. Her reliance upon scare tactics is all the more reason to give pause about her agenda and competence, not to mention her inability to win as a third party candidate. But hey, give the girl a break. At least she’s
consistent on running for public office — and losing. But why would Bernie supporters vote for Jill? I sense that a Stein vote isn’t because of the coalescing of their values, but rather the merging of their reasoning that Hillary and Trump are equivalent. Secretary Clinton isn’t perfect, but that’s no excuse not to vote for her come November. Her policies are sound. Her experience is impeccable (and might even get her into McCombs). Her willingness to fight for everyone, especially college students, is humbling. But even more than that are the stakes in this election. As President, Hillary would have the unprecedented ability to shift the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary blue. She would seal Obama’s legacy, protecting healthcare and civil rights from Republican obstructionism once he is out of office. Now, if you’re a Bernie supporter, I know what you’re thinking. Who is this Hillary fanboy telling me how to vote? I was a Bernie delegate to the DNC, where I witnessed Bernie concede the nomination firsthand and I was waving my rally signs during his speech. But I also felt the moment when Bernie lost control of his supporters. “This was never about Bernie, it was about a movement,” I heard delegates say. He begged and pleaded, but even Bernie himself could no longer control the direction his movement wanted to go. Now is the time to rectify that. If you want someone unfit to be President, vote Green. If you want a Trump presidency, by all means, vote for Jill Stein. But if you want to win — if you want a future movement — cast your vote and passion for Hillary Clinton. Marshall is a government freshman from Mabank.
Austin’s population growth can be felt in many different ways by its inhabitants. For professionals who work the traditional nine-to-five, this means bumper-to-bumper traffic for their rush hour commutes. For students at The University of Texas, this means signing leases almost a year in advance for rooms that cost upwards of $1,000 per month. For the increasing population of young professionals who live in the city, this means an increase of hipster coffee stops and yoga studios. The City of Austin’s population is growing exponentially, with more than 157 people moving to the city each day. Unfortunately, even though the population is increasing, the minority population is decreasing at a disproportionate rate. Already underrepresented minority groups are becoming even more disadvantaged in terms of property taxes and education. Andy Saldaña, a healthcare professional at Texas Oncology whose family has been located in East Austin for over a century, offered up an explanation: gentrification. In his eyes, this change in recent years is to make room for the people who are coming to invest in properties on the east side of Interstate 35 due to Austin’s position as a technology hot spot. “West Austin jumped over [I-]35 and is coming our way,” Saldaña said. “I’m not talking about people from just Austin. I’m talking about people with money ... People are getting kicked out.” Saldaña also delved into the issue of education. One of the biggest things that
has a detrimental effect on the community is that the public schools suffer as a result of higher-income families moving to the area. Property taxes go up as a result of the houses that are being purchased, “flipped” and are sold for often more than double the original price. As a result, public schools are losing money. It is obvious that the increasingly white demographic does not match up with the minority populations of the public schools. This happens because the newcomers put their kids into private schools. The schools lose the child and, in turn, don’t get money from the state. Gentrification perpetuates an alreadyexisting cycle of maltreatment of minorities. Parents are forced to put their kids into schools that don’t have the resources or curriculum to support intelligent children. Unlike schools in higher socioeconomic areas and private schools, most of these kids don’t have parents who can help them at home. Those who have the resources to do otherwise aren’t willing to risk putting their high-performing kids in low-performing schools, even if it means improving their community. The public school system is hurt by a perpetual lack of resources, a problem which is made worse by the increasing wealth in the area. Even though gentrification can be beneficial to local businesses, the damaging side effects of the process far outweigh any benefits on East Austin communities. Rahman in a business and Plan II sophomore from Austin.
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Limits on free speech could hinder democratic process By London Bolsius
Daily Texan Guest Columnist
Throughout the 20th century, liberals fought for the expansion of First Amendment rights. From loosening obscenity laws in Miller v. California to upholding the right to assemble in NAACP v. Alabama, the Supreme Court has moved to a position where very few crucial limits on free speech are recognized. In Texas v. Johnson, even flag-burning was recognized as symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment. These cases have expanded the First Amendment to encompass all manners of political speech, expression and protest that it does today. However, many want to potentially alter this legacy through a misguided prohibition
of hate speech. What constitutes free speech is under debate. Groups such as the Austin International Socialist Organization suggest that allowing such vitriolic language does not enhance debate and merely contributes to a culture of violence. In this context, a ban on hate speech can be seen as an expansion of legal protections to minorities, extending the concept of protected groups — such as race, religion, sex and national origin — as declared by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Alternately, such a ban could even be seen alongside current prohibitions on libel and slander. However, this would stand in opposition to decades of fighting for the expansion of free speech. A law prohibiting hate speech would violate the Constitutional principles of our society and
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has very dangerous ramifications. While direct threats to individuals must be prohibited, speech that is distasteful yet political should be combated with more free speech. Instituting such a ban on hate speech would put free speech at the mercy of lawmakers. The nebulous laws that would follow could be expanded to suppress dissenting political opinions. Biochemistry freshman Thomas Le, whose family immigrated from Vietnam, warned, “In Vietnam, many people are censored and told to keep quiet about the true corrupt nature of the Communist political system.” While the United States is not on the verge of totalitarianism like Vietnam, free speech remains an important cornerstone of democracy by keeping the government transparent. The Washington Post’s cover-
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age of the Watergate scandal is a prime example of how free speech and freedom of the press proved to be a useful check on corruption during the Nixon administration. Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice, stated that “above all else, the First Amendment means that government has no power to restrict expression because of its message, its ideas, its subject matter, or its content.” Honest and open debate functions as a better tool to win over the hearts and minds of those with whom we disagree. As a nation, we must become more willing to hear each other’s political differences and not allow such arguments to tear us apart. Bolsius is a computer science freshman from Round Rock.
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Geography professors kindle love in Botswana By Elizabeth Hlavinka @hlavinka_e
They met in the flat planes of Botswana, sleeping in tents, cooking over a fire pit and living out of their suitcases. Geography and the environment lecturers Kelley Crews and Thoralf Meyer met in 2006 when Crews arrived at the University of Botswana for research, where Meyer was running a lab. Although Meyer had lived in Africa for the past 20 years, he felt unsure of himself when his future wife walked into the lab. “I was really scared of her,” Meyer said. “She was the kickass, hot cool professor.” Once Crews completed her research stint, she returned to
Botswana to find Meyer leaving on a safari with his brothers — and they had an extra seat. She came along, making their first “date” a three-week journey across the Botswana countryside in a Jeep. After their safari, Crews had to return to Texas while Meyer stayed in Africa, leaving the two with sparse communication. In addition to the inconvenience of an eight-hour time difference, the phone lines in Botswana were unreliable and the mail system was even worse. The distance between them shortened when Meyer moved to the United States to pursue an MFA at the University of Virginia. But Meyer, who grew up in East Germany and had spent the past two decades in Africa, grew tired of life there, and was ready to move to Texas to be with Crews. “I was basically planted from the bush in Africa to Charlottesville, Virginia where you don’t know anybody and
you don’t have wheels,” Meyer said. “I walked every single meter. I couldn’t go to the supermarket because it was six miles away. Texas is better.” In 2009 they signed a marriage certificate so that Meyer could establish residency and live permanently in the United States. Later that year, they hosted two small weddings — one in a castle in Germany and the other in Botswana, where their friends and coworkers still lived. In Botswana, they rented out an entire national park, and were married as the sun set and the moon rose. Afterward, the two agreed to spend four months out of the year in Botswana, returning every December and summer. Next year, they plan to purchase land and buy a home, but for now, they bring their sleeping bags and tent and live out of their suitcases — just as they did when they met. “I can’t sit in Africa anymore and have the sun shine on my
Kelley Crews and Thoralf Meyer met while studying at the University of Botswana. They eventually married and moved to the United States.
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belly and drive around in the Kalahari dessert and things like this,” Meyer said. “[But] I still do that four months a year. Everybody needs to cut back somewhere in any relationship, not just because of different nationalities.” While Crews and Meyers sometimes still have to part ways for research and work, they spend the majority of
their time together. Crews said she never thought a girl from a small town in South Carolina whose parents were staunch Reaganites would end up with someone from East Germany. But Meyers was the only person she has met whose personality fell so closely in line with hers. “My mom always called me her little gypsy because
I’d be sleeping in my truck so I could see something before I went to such and such, or [I went traveling] and [lived] out of a suitcase for three months,” Crews said. “And Thoralf was the same. He left Germany the first time when he was 21. We were both hardcore about what we did and wanting to make a difference.”
ALBUM REVIEW | ‘MY WOMAN’
Angel Olsen struggles to grow as artist in new LP By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
After the resounding critical reception of Angel Olsen’s sophomore album Burn Your Fire for No Witness, the singersongwriter was poised to grow into an indie darling with MY WOMAN. Instead, she came up short, creating an arduous and repetitive listen to curb her fans. On the surface, MY WOMAN feels like it could be the album to bring dream pop back into the music world’s consciousness. For years, artists such as the Flaming Lips and Sigur Ros have displayed a variety of simple sonic textures to draw in listeners for an encompassing experience,
but the genre has stalled since their breakthroughs. Angel Olsen was dream pop’s chance to bring itself back to the minds of mainstream music listeners. However, beyond Olsen’s nostalgic lo-fi guise, there’s almost nothing original in MY WOMAN. She has the typical frail vocals and jangly guitar chords of artists such as Liz Phair and Courtney Barnett but lacks much of their character. Almost every song is based off two or three traditional song structures, and after a few songs, the entire album starts to feel repetitive, doubling back on itself and becoming sleep ASMR for its listeners. In terms of lyrical content, Olsen brings a slight breath of
fresh air to her genre, forgoing the irony many artists rely on in favor of a much more serious tone. She uses personal details few dream pop artists would attempt to incorporate into their music, trending more toward a mainstream indie pop sound than an experimental one. On “Not Gonna Kill You,” she weaves a poetic tale, singing, “A love that never seems too careful to confine will be forever / Never lost or too defined / To lose the feeling of an endless searching through / How to have made what is never about me or you.” The opener, “Intern,” is the perfect three-minute representation of everything Olsen throws into her sound — fee-
ble vocals dominate the mix, while sparse synths accentuate key moments of the song. It’s a punchy track and establishes Olsen’s position well with lyrics such as “Pick up the phone, I swear it’s the last time / Falling in love and I swear it’s the last time.” For the rest of the album, Olsen attempts to keep up the standard she set, but more often than not, she fails to match her initial effort. The key failure of each song is a general lack of surprise — Olsen sticks to an initially charming but eventually obnoxious formula for each of her songs. From the sixth track, “Not Gonna Kill You,” until the LP’s conclusion four tracks later, almost nothing worth noting happens. If
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MY WOMAN were an EP, it might work, but instead an entire half of the full-length album can be instantly forgotten. This album isn’t necessarily a failure — the first five tracks are fun upon first listen. But after the first time, MY WOMAN is almost unbearable to experience over again. Emotion litters the album, and Olsen does a great job of emphasizing exactly what she’s feeling in each song, but it’s difficult to focus on her lyrics when there is nothing drawing you in. Angel Olsen was ready to bring her genre back into the music world’s minds, but with MY WOMAN she’s placed herself in a rut. It’s obvious
MY WOMAN Tracks: 11 Genre: Dream Pop/Indie Rating: 5/10
she hasn’t evolved as an artist much at all, forgoing experimentation for a safer style than her previous releases. Although Olsen might be poised to evolve into an indie star, song structure prevents MY WOMAN from moving her career forward.
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EZRA SIEGEL, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansports Wednesday, September 7, 2016
VOLLEYBALL
Fast starts key to Texas’ recent win streak SIDELINE
By Steve Helwick @naqwerty3
The announcement of the starting lineups rings throughout the arena. Each Longhorn assumes her position on the court to begin the match. And after the first serve, it doesn’t take long for Texas to find a rhythm. Fast starts have been critical for Texas in 2016. The No. 3 Longhorns (5-1) have molded their victories from controlling the first two sets of their matches. Texas has claimed the first and second sets in five of its first six games this season. The exception came in the team’s sole loss to No. 1 Nebraska. The team fell 3-0, and failing to gain early momentum ultimately impeded the Longhorns from maintaining an undefeated record. “We continue to grow and use that [Nebraska] loss as a boost to why we need to keep getting better,” freshman outside hitter Micaya White said. Although Texas has secured the first two sets in every other match, keeping the foot on the pedal was an issue in its earliest victories. In games against Oregon and Lipscomb, the Longhorns jumped to 2–0 leads before falling in the third set. But despite a 3–3 record in third sets this season, the Longhorns have concluded every victory in a maximum of four sets.
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Redshirt freshman outside hitter Micaya White takes a swing against Miami at Gregory Gym. White and the Longhorns are riding a four-game win streak sparked by explosive starts.
“This time of the year is about trying to find your rhythm a little bit,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “It’s not always smooth.” The Longhorns are starting to find that rhythm. The issues finishing matches peaked in Texas’ first three competitions, but during a four-game homestand this past weekend, the Longhorns began sweeping their opponents. In three straight matches in the American Campus Classic at Gregory
Gymnasium, Texas defeated its opponent in three sets. With each win, the margin of victory increased. Against UTSA, Texas had a plus-eight for the match. The value increased to a plus-20 in the Army match and to plus-29 in the sweep over Miami. In the match against Miami, Texas rocked the Hurricanes 2510 in the third set — the greatest margin of victory this season. Texas began the 2016 season with growing pains
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caused by the departure of an esteemed senior class and the absence of outside hitter Chiaka Ogbogu, a two-time All-American. Ogbogu left the team in August for academic reasons, but plans to return for the 2017 season. “She’s a big loss,” Elliott said. “Emotionally, we talked to our captains and we talked to our team. In sports, you don’t have time to look back and say ‘what if.’ We know she’ll be back, and we still have a
good enough team to win a national championship.” Creating immediate success in the first sets remains a key focus for the Longhorns. Fast starts can be the tipping point in a match — they have been in Texas’ five victories — and can alleviate the pressure of playing from behind. “Right now it’s so much about our side of the net,” Elliott said. “Just trying to get used to our system, planning and scheming and how to go about that process.”
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Longhorns ranked for first time in Strong era By Michael Shapiro @mshap2
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Junior running back Kyle Hicks helped TCU scrape out a win over South Dakota State on Saturday. The Big 12 Conference had mixed success during opening weekend.
Big 12 Notebook: Mahomes shines, TCU escapes disaster By Shane Lewis @theREALsplewis
TCU escapes devastating upset No. 15 TCU avoided a major upset in its first game of the season, pulling away from FCS foe South Dakota State in the fourth quarter to win 59-41. The game was tied at 24–24 at halftime, and the Horned Frogs held only a four-point advantage with less than 10 minutes left in the final quarter. The TCU offense impressed — amassing 662 yards of total offense — but the defense struggled. The Horned Frogs gave up 461 yards to the Jackrabbits and surrendered points on eight out of 15 possessions. Head coach Gary Patterson made defense a point of emphasis this offseason after the unit struggled at times last season — the team gave up 27 points per game in 2015. He was blunt when addressing his team’s defensive performance. “We’ve got to play better across the board,” Patterson said. “We’ve got to tackle better, we’ve just got to play better.”
TCU hopes to mend its defense against Arkansas on Saturday. Mahomes impresses for Red Raiders Texas Tech junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes showed why many consider him to be a dark horse candidate for the Heisman trophy on Saturday against Stephen F. Austin. Mahomes accounted for six touchdowns — four through the air and two on the ground — and racked up 540 yards of total offense in just over two quarters of action. Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury cherishes Mahomes for his ability to improvise. He said the junior’s ability to make decisions on the fly and extend plays helps the team’s offense stay afloat when opposing defenses adjust. “I thought he was a little loose, kind of doing his own thing a few times,” Kingsbury said. “When things are there within the system, let’s take it. And then when it’s not, get out and work your magic.” Texas Tech will take on
Arizona State on Saturday. Sooners playoff chances take Hit No. 14 Oklahoma opened the season ranked No. 3 and as the favorite to represent the Big 12 in this year’s College Football Playoff. However, the Sooners’ chances of making their second-straight Final Four appearance took a hit with a 33-23 loss to No. 6 Houston. Oklahoma has more opportunities to pad their playoff resume, most notably with matchups against No. 6 Ohio State and TCU in the upcoming weeks. But the Sooners have likely lost all margin of error. No team with more than one regular season loss has qualified for the playoff in its two years of existence. Still, head coach Bob Stoops brings a resume of improving after early losses. Oklahoma finished 11–1 and stormed into the playoff in 2015 after losing to Texas in its fifth game of the season. The Sooners will try and get back on track this Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe.
Texas’ victory over thenNo. 10 Notre Dame on Sunday signaled the team is ready to be back in the national conversation. Head coach Charlie Strong said the Longhorns needed the victory to “get this program back in the spotlight” and noted the importance it had on the team’s confidence moving forward. More validation came for Strong on Tuesday as Texas bolted to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The AP Poll marks the first time the Longhorns have been ranked under Strong, who entered 2016 at 11-14 in two years leading the burnt orange. For a program that floundered following former head coach Mack Brown’s departure in 2013, Texas’ victory was a large step in the right direction. “We’ve been down for so long and people have been talking about us,” Strong said. “It was a night for us to just make it right. At least for one game, for one game. I’m just so proud of our football team.” The No. 11 ranking is the Longhorns’ highest in the AP Poll since Oct. 2012. Texas ended that season with a 9–4 record and a 31-27 victory over Oregon
State in the Alamo Bowl, the last of the program’s bowl wins. The Longhorns now sit at the top of the Big 12 in terms of the AP ranking, surpassing No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 15 TCU, No. 22 Oklahoma State and No. 23 Baylor. But Texas players are adamant they must remain hungry and humble. “We’ll be back up here, probably tomorrow, watching film on UTEP and getting ready for the next game,” junior linebacker Naashon Hughes said on Sunday. “We beat the No. 10 team, but we have another opponent coming, so we’ve got to get ready for them too.” Sunday’s win wasn’t the first notable victory of Strong’s career. Texas defeated then-No. 10 Oklahoma in Oct. 2015, dousing Strong with a Gatorade bath when the clock struck zero. However, the victory didn’t translate into sustained excellence through the season’s end. The Longhorns split their final six games en route to a 5–7 season. Strong knows the win over the Fighting Irish — who fell to No. 18 — was meaningful. But he emphasized the victory doesn’t guarantee success throughout the year. “One game does not make a season,” Strong said. “We have many more to go, but this is a great start for us.”
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Senior tight end Caleb Bluiett celebrates Texas’ victory over Notre Dame. The win launched the Longhorns into the polls.
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Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown. The feat took just 44 games, making him the fastest quarterback in NFL history to do so.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Durant set to speak to students on Friday
The Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation announced Tuesday that Longhorn legend and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will return to Texas on Friday to hold a panel for University students. The former Longhorn will discuss topics ranging from athletes’ behavior and responsibility to what it’s like to be a high-profile professional athlete. President Gregory Fenves will give opening remarks and introduce Durant. Daron K. Roberts, a former NFL assistant coach and founder of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation, will serve as the moderator. Durant averaged 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds en route to winning the Naismith National Player of the Year Award as a freshman at Texas in 2006-07. He has since appeared in seven NBA AllStar games and captured the NBA MVP Award in 2014. The event kicks off at 4 p.m. in the AT&T Conference Center’s Grand Ballroom. It is free to all University students while space is available. —Ezra Siegel
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Gone to Texas video winner looks to future By Lisette Oler
Radio-televisionfilm freshman Alexandra Goodwin won the 2016 Gone to Texas student video contest Aug. 23. Goodwin got the inspiration of her video from a family trip to New Mexico last summer.
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At age 12, Alexandra Goodwin started acting classes, but she was told being an actress was unrealistic. Despite her protests, when her mom signed her up for a filmmaking class, Goodwin fell in love with it. Goodwin, a radio-television-film freshman, won the 2016 Gone to Texas student video contest Aug. 23. The theme for the contest was “Discover What’s Next.” “I didn’t really know what to expect going into Gone To Texas, but seeing all the performers and speakers was so cool,” Goodwin said. “You could see everyone’s pride for UT, and I finally got the extreme pride for [my] school.” Goodwin grew up in Cypress, Texas, and her parents loved to camp and travel. A trip her family took to New Mexico last summer was her inspiration for the video. “New Mexico really hit me,” Goodwin said. “I remember feeling so small compared to everything we saw, like the giant forests and caverns.” When Goodwin read the prompt, she knew that an adventure would be the way she would “discover what’s next.” The video depicts Goodwin wandering through the wilderness in New Mexico as she describes the criteria for writing an adventure story. Her high school theater teacher and mentor, CJ Brock, said the video showed
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Goodwin’s sense of adventure in leaving a small town in northwest Houston to attend UT. “She was really able to capture that idea of moving forward and moving forward quickly,” Brock said. “For her, going to UT is a big, big step. I think her film, for me, really showed her willingness to step outside and see what adventure is all about.” Goodwin has a few filmmaking goals since moving
to Austin, and they are just as adventurous as her Gone To Texas film suggests. The first one is getting to know Austin. “I want to explore the whole city,” Goodwin said. “I want to take a weekend with my friends and go to all the coolest places in Austin and make a short film. To me that’s my dream weekend.” In her junior year of high school, Goodwin started exploring filmmaking seriously, getting her start with
surrealist photography, which bled over to her dramatic films. Her first film, “Dreamer,” is about a young painter who lives in her works to escape her otherwise lonely social life. Goodwin said the dramatic element is a common theme in all of her films. Since then, she’s explored all different varieties of film and molded her style to what it is now. Brock said she has also learned to take advice without losing her voice.
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never have received that recognition in a northwestern suburb of Houston.” Smith said every creative person has their ups and downs, but he sees improvements in Goodwin’s filmmaking. “It was one of her better films, and the work on it was extremely well edited,” Smith said. “I can see the progression in her work that she may not see sometimes. They just keep getting better and better.”
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Tatiana Cholula, urban studies senior. performs in Drag at the Highland Lounge. Cholula has not come out to her parents about performing in drag.
UT drag queens explore identity through gender fluid personas By Mae Hamilton @thedailytexan
Urban studies senior and performer Tatiana Cholula used to be shy and anxious before discovering the world of drag. Today, when she steps into the spotlight, she comes into her self-described “alien telenovela actress that is trying to assimilate into human civilization” persona. Cholula, who is not out to her parents, asked to be referred to by her stage name. “Ever since I can remember, I’ve had this drive to somehow perform, but I had awful stage fright,” Cholula said. “Drag gave me this opportunity to feed my hunger to be on stage, create a character and entertain others. At first I was deadly nervous, but as soon as I got on stage it all felt just right. Once you feel the aura of the audience, you feel like you can do anything. It’s a feeling like no other.” Dressing in drag is the art of costuming as an exaggerated persona of the opposite gender for entertainment purposes. Though drag has been used in theater throughout the ages for practical purposes — dating back to when women were not allowed to perform on stage — in its most modern evolution, drag is used as a way for performers to comment satirically
on gender roles, politics and society. For Cholula, performing in drag not only helped her with stage fright, but also helped her reconcile with her gender identity. “Before doing drag, I had a very heteronormative way of looking at gender and self-expression,” Cholula said. “When I started drag, I began realizing that anyone should have the freedom to express themselves with how they look regardless of their assigned gender. It also allowed me to reflect on my own identity and realize that I’m more gender fluid. I like taking attributes of both genders upon myself and not just conform to one.” Like Cholula, Rosa Yey gravitated toward drag as a way to express herself. Although she was initially exposed to drag in high school, Yey didn’t fully understand drag until she moved to UT. For Yey, the politics and history behind drag are some of the most appealing aspects about the art. “I feel like, in a way, drag queens are both the jesters and leaders within the community,” said Yey, an Iberian and Latin American linguistics graduate student. “Going to a drag show is more than just seeing queens perform. It’s a way for everyone to forget about their problems and immerse themselves in the
fantasy of drag. It’s also how much of the [LGBT] community congregates, socializes, feels safe and learns.” Yey said drag is a special way to pay her respects through performance to the heroes of the LGBT community, such as the queens that participated in the Stonewall riots. “Drag can provide people with a family they may not be able to find elsewhere,” Yey said. “Drag to me is not only playing with gender, but it’s really kind of like a queer pride thing. It’s also a way to pay homage to former kings and queens who did a lot to get us to where we are now and keep up the work. There’s still a lot to be done.” For UT students that are in the audience, attending these performances can make them reflect on themselves and the world around them. UT alumna Kathleen Lee said attending these performances helped expand her worldview and promoted her own personal growth. “I feel like going to these LGBTQIA spaces are important because they create an environment where people are able to express themselves freely,” Lee said. “Society can gain a better understanding and awareness of the LGBTQIA community if more of these spaces become more available and known.”