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Three arrests related to the Sigma Chi fraternity shooting early Sunday morning were made at 26 West apartments at around 11:30 p.m., according to an officer on the scene. The shooting at the Sigma Chi house left a security guard injured. The Austin Police Department responded to gunshots at 27th Street and Nueces Street at about 3 a.m.
The guard, who was working at a party at the fraternity house, was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge and the injuries sustained are not life-threatening, according to Cindy Posey, associate director of communications for university operations. An APD press release said one of the suspects was asked to leave the party, and when the suspect returned, an altercation led to the shooting. A little after 11 p.m. Sunday, Austin Police
Department SWAT Team officers shut down the intersection of 26th Street and Rio Grande Street, according to eyewitnesses of the arrests. “It was actually two flights of stairs above my apartment, so the light was shining into my window,” finance junior Carlos Rueda, who lives in apartment 1318 at 26 West, just two flights of stairs above where the suspect was. Rueda said the SWAT
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Austin Police Department officers walk around the outside of 26 West apartment complex at the corner of 26th Street and Nueces.
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UT celebrates first class of black alumni By Cassi Pollock @cassi_pollock
A weekend-long celebration kicked off Friday afternoon with a salute to the 1956 black undergraduate class, the first year the University allowed black students to enroll and attend UT. The tribute, called “Facing the Winds of Change with Dignity, Courage and Wisdom,” honored around 75 men and women from the Precursors, a group of black UT alumni who attended the University more than 40 years ago. “There were faculty and staff that provided the education to which you were entitled,” UT President Gregory Fenves said, emphasizing the importance of the Precursors’ courage to attend the University. “But you encountered hatred, and you faced segregated residence halls and
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Sherryl Griffen Bozeman, a member of the Precursors, speaks to faculty and students at a the LBJ auditorium Friday afternoon as part of a tribute honoring the first black undergraduate class of 1956.
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In response to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to not stand for the national anthem before a football game, UT System Chancellor William McRaven sent out a memo Aug. 29 to presidents and athletic directors within the UT System urging athletes to “stand up straight when the National Anthem” is played. Kaepernick told NFL Media his protest was bigger than football and he couldn’t show pride for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. “This is not something that I am going to run by anybody,” Kaepernick said to NFL Media. “I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ...If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.” McRaven sent out a similar memo in January where he asked for coaches and players to “face the flag and place their hand over their heart as a sign of respect to the nation” but felt the need to remind them after the national controversy surrounding Kaepernick. McRaven did not mention Kaepernick in the memo. “Those that believe the flag represents oppression should remember all the Americans who fought to eliminate bigotry, racism, sexism, imperialism, communism and terrorism,” McRaven said in the memo. “It is a flag for everyone, of every color, of every
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Longhorns trample Miners, reach 2-0 Cecile Richards helps By Tyler Horka
Sophomore linebacker Breckyn Hager wraps up UTEP sophomore quarterback Kavika Johnson. Hager led the Longhorns with eight tackles on Saturday.
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Jacorey Warrick was inches away from his first career touchdown on Texas’ first drive of the game Saturday night. The senior receiver shook multiple UTEP defenders after catching a screen only to have the ball batted through the north end zone at the last second for a Miners’ touchback. But Warrick redeemed himself with a touchdown grab in the second quarter as Texas went on to beat UTEP 41-7. “I’m still thinking about that one,” Warrick said after the game. “It was just careless on my part … I’m glad that I was able to come back and get in the end zone and help the team out.” Freshman quarterback Shane Buechele lofted a pass over the Miners’ secondary and right into Warrick’s mitts. The senior tapped his right foot on the turf before slamming his left out of bounds, putting Texas up 20-7
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at halftime. The Longhorns never looked back from there. Buechele threw for 244 yards on 22-27 passing, and Texas outgained UTEP 416 to 208 in total yards. Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert said he isn’t taking any of it for granted. “We’re extremely excited [and] we’re extremely motivated about what’s happened over the past two weeks,” Gilbert said. “But we know we got
a lot of room for improvement. We’re by no means satisfied with what’s going on.” The Longhorns got on the board first on a 29-yard touchdown haul from Buechele to redshirt sophomore Jerrod Heard — his first score since converting from quarterback to receiver this offseason. But it wasn’t that easy for Texas throughout much of the first half. The Miners drew within three in the second quarter, 10-7, when redshirt
junior running back Aaron Jones shot through the Longhorns’ defense on a 51-yard burst to the end zone. Jones entered the night as the nation’s leading rusher and compiled 123 yards on 18 carries against Texas. Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford said last week he woke up at 3 a.m. worrying if his unit could stymie Jones. While Jones
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Clinton volunteers By Sarah Philips @sarahphilips23
The Hillary for Texas campaign hosted Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards, for an organizing and phone banking event in Austin on Friday. The event came on the heels of heightened talk about Democratic involvement in the normally solid-red state of Texas as the national Democratic party opened official offices in Houston, and Anne Holton, wife of vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, visited Dallas. During the event, Richards visited with campaign volunteers and made phone calls to voters. “I’ve now been in more than 20 states for Hillary, and the excitement and the enthusiasm is amazing, but there’s nothing better than being in your
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hometown,” Richards said. “Many people I’ve talked to here have been a supporter of her for years. For them, this is huge. It’s a day they never knew would come.” Margot Clarke, a volunteer for over 30 years and a longtime Clinton supporter, was a Clinton volunteer in 2008 when she lost the Democratic primary to President Barack Obama. “It’s the most consequential election of my lifetime,” Clarke said. “I’m thrilled to help her be elected president, but it’s not just any woman. She knows what’s she’s doing and she’s been working for progressive causes her whole life. It’s just a no-brainer.” Clarke, who volunteered every day in February before the Democratic primary this year, said her mission is to turn out people in Travis County to the polls. “I know there are thousands
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dining halls. You remained undaunted, demanding your basic human rights. You were breaking down barriers.” Fenves said diversity and inclusion remained his top priorities at UT and added that students were showing him the benefit of fostering a more inclusive 40 Acres. UT System Chancellor William McRaven voiced similar sentiments and read the July 8, 1855 memo from a University Board of Regents meeting that unanimously voted to permit black students at UT. State Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin) and state Rep.
Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) offered a proclamation and resolution respectively on behalf of their chambers to honor the 60th anniversary. “I commend the Precursors at UT on their commitment to equality and excellence to education,” Watson said. Austin City Council member Ora Houston, the council’s sole black member, also presented a similar proclamation to the Precursors on behalf of the city of Austin. Sticking to the common themes made present throughout the two-hour event, state Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) delivered the keynote address. “If you really look at our
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on them and the shields, so I was pretty terrified.” Nolan Glubke, a member of the fraternity who was not present at the house during the shooting, stood in front of the Delta Delta Delta sorority house and joined a crowd of onwatchers who clapped and cheered as the arrest took place. “Really the only thoughts that I have are they got what they deserved,” Glubke, a human dimensions of organizations sophomore, said. An officer inside the complex’s premises said at least one of the suspects in the shooting was arrested Sunday night, although whether all three arrests were related was not clearly determined.
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history, there’s really no question that the African Americans, descendants of slaves, would be successful,” Ellis said. Ellis added the Precursors’ movement didn’t stop with Friday’s event and said the organization’s purpose was to continue moving forward to “make sure we never go back to the way things were again.” Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe also spoke at the tribute. “To see the University taking the front seat to make sure our country goes forward, not backward, makes you really, really proud,” Bledsoe said. Edna Rhambo, an alumna who attended the University in 1956, spoke at the tribute.
Rhambo frequented the Littlefield Fountain on campus as a child and said she transferred to UT because she knew it would offer the best education she could receive. “If anyone were to ask me why I went to the University of Texas when I could have gone to any school in the nation, I answer them, why not?” Rambo said. Cloteal Haynes, president of the Precursors, said retaining black students at the University was a current challenge but noted progress had been made. In the fall of 2015, almost 4 percent of the student body at UT was black, Haynes said. She compared this to the black student population on
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ary shirts in seventh grade. I’ve always supported her, but the time has finally come.” When asked about recent attention to Texas from the Democratic presidential ticket, Richards cited the work of Texas campaigners as the reason. “It’s a sign of the energy and enthusiasm in Texas around the election,” Richards said. “Texas Democrats are alive and well and kicking and organizing, so the attention the Clinton campaign is paying to Texas is huge.” A Washington Post/Survey Monkey poll recently showed Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump were tied in Texas in a four-way race with Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party’s Jill Stein. Richards, whose moth-
nation,” McRaven said in the memo. “By showing respect for the flag, they are making it possible for America to be everything we dreamed it could be.” Joshua Ellis, government and African and African diaspora studies sophomore, said it was brave of Kaepernick to protest on one of the most -watched sports in the U.S. He also said McRaven can’t be a proponent of freedom of speech and then speak out against someone exercising that right. “It’s honestly the most respectful thing anyone can do, to exercise the rights we fought for,” Ellis said. “It’s our right to critique America and
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campus in 1956, which was only .38 percent. In addition to the salute, the Precursors were recognized before the UT vs. UTEP football game Saturday night, aligning with the UT Black Alumni Homecoming from Sept. 8 to 11. Several hundred people were in attendance at Friday’s tribute, and perhaps the loudest applause came in Rhambo’s closing remarks. “If I were to take a look at some of the difficulties I experienced being a student on campus, I would say to myself, ‘Edna, you cannot stop the waves or the tide, but you can sure learn how to surf,’” Rhambo said. “And I’m still surfing.” er was the last Democrat to be elected governor in 1990, said she believes Texas could be viable for the Democratic Party. “Anything could happen,” Richards said. “I remember a day when my mother was elected governor of the state of Texas. We just have to get more people engaged and registered and out to vote. There’s a lot of work to do, but it tells me there are voters here to change the direction of this state.” The Hillary for Texas state director will be visiting campus at the University Democrats meeting on Wednesday. Tim Kaine, the vice presidential candidate for the Democratic party, will be coming to Texas for a series of fundraisers at the end of September. enact change. Don’t let anybody take away your voice. Don’t think you have to speak on the issue, don’t feel compelled to speak on someone else’s behalf, but if you have an issue, realize the platform you have is extremely powerful.” Ellis said his father served 20 years in the army and doesn’t think Kaepernick’s actions were disrespectful. Kevin Durant, NBA player and UT alumnus, spoke on campus Friday about his life after graduating, and he spoke out in support of Kaepernick’s actions. “I’m behind anyone who stands up for what they believe in,” Durant said. A letter from veterans supporting Kaepernick’s decision to protest was posted on Medium last week with contributions from 35 veterans. “Far from disrespecting our troops, there is no finer form of appreciation for our sacrifice than for Americans to enthusiastically exercise their freedom of speech,” Veterans for Kaepernick wrote. “As veterans, we implore all Americans to find your way to challenge this status quo and advocate for ‘a more perfect union.’”
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UT alumnus creates regenerative bandages By Freya Preimesberger @freyapreim
Imagine a bandage capable of rapidly healing patients’ wounds, then dissolving into their skin. Guillermo Ameer, UT chemical engineering alumnus and biomedical engineering professor at Northwestern University, worked with a team of researchers to create a bandage that better heals diabetic wounds. The regenerative bandage borrows biological mechanisms from healthy bodies and replicates them on diabetic patients, healing their wounds four times faster than they would heal normally. The study was published in the Journal of Controlled Release in August. Diabetic patients can suffer from nerve damage, which causes reduced sensation and makes patients more prone to injury. Due to reduced sensation in their feet, patients can unknowingly develop foot ulcers, which are slow to heal and can fester. “When you’re diabetic, your body is not able to heal the way normal healthy bodies would,” said Ameer, who coauthored the study. “Elevated sugar levels begin to modify proteins and lipids, and they’re was
not able to perform their regular functions.” Blood vessel formation, or angiogenesis, is disrupted and prevents proper blood flow to the wound. This, in addition to oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, leads to a compromised ability to heal, which can result in loss of limbs or possibly death. Traditionally, diabetic wounds are healed using normal bandages, but these bandages don’t make the healing process faster. Ameer and his team’s attempt at improving this healing process involves a gel that mimics typical healing mechanisms. “What the gel does is release a protein similar to what a healthy body would release,” Ameer said. “It imitates what your body would typically do: cry for help.” The gel contains a protein called SDF-1, or stromal cellderived factor 1. In healthy bodies, SDF-1 is slowly released into the bloodstream after injury, recruiting circulating cells to heal the wound. The devised gel utilizes this protein and mimics a healthy body’s response. It’s important that the proteins diffuse out slowly in a gradient in order to avoid being degraded within the body, according to Ameer.
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“For diabetic patients, their problem is that when the wound opens, there is no circulation or regeneration of blood vessels,” said Yunxiao Zhu, biomedical engineering Ph.D. student at Northwestern University and first author of the study. “By slowly controlling the release of SDF-1, we can increase angiogenesis in
the local area.” The bandage itself is biodegradable, able to be absorbed and contains antioxidants. Zhu said this new technology requires further testing before clinical use. This bandage is not the first treatment designed to speed the healing of diabetic wounds. In 1997, the Food and Drug
Administration approved the drug Regranex, a gel that uses platelet-derived growth factors to heal diabetic foot ulcers. But this drug was found to increase patients’ risk of developing cancer, which has caused concerns over potent protein use, according to Zhu. The team intends to move forward with trials on larger
animals, such as pigs, and eventually clinical trials. Ameer said he plans on researching similar healing strategies and mechanisms that don’t use proteins. “We were very lucky to see a speed in the closure of diabetic wounds,” Ameer said. “There’s nothing on the market that uses your own biology as a way to help heal the ulcers.”
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contribute to a better understanding how the issues of illness and healing are experienced, according to the Institute’s website. The Institute plans to focus on the representation of practices across different cultures throughout history. There is also an increase in the use of literature, visual arts, philosophy and theatre in the
education of health professionals to illustrate the history and experience of human illnesses and treatments, according to the institute’s website. The program hopes to attract a wide variety of not only students but health practitioners, scholars and other members of Central Texas communities through various events planned
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Starting next spring, students in the McCombs School of Business earning a Masters of Business Administration will be able to enroll in four new courses ranging from finance to economics and management. Finance lecturer Josh Alexander, an experienced executive and entrepreneur, will be instructing a course on new venture finance, which will be focused on teaching entrepreneurs important skills to help them accomplish their goals quantitatively and communicate with investors. “This course is unique as the content is specifically practical application taught from the perspective of someone who has been on both sides of the table,” Alexander said in an email. Laura Starks, a finance professor who has won many awards for her work and research in finance, will be teaching a course called Environmental, Social and
UT’s program. The first event will be Charon’s participation in the public forum “What is a Caring Society?” along with sociology professor Sheldon Ekland-Olson and Simone Talma Flowers, executive director of Interfaith Action of Central Texas, on Sept. 19 in the Quadrangle Room in the Texas Union building at 7 p.m.
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throughout the year. Rita Charon, a professor at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, will be featured in the program’s first three events of the semester. Charon founded a program similar to TILTS at Columbia that integrates storytelling into the care of patients, and she will be helping to implement
Governance Investing. It is a highly ranked course in spite of its relative newness. The course gives students a foundation for understanding corporation’s policies on investing and what effects these policies have on firm performance and investors. “The consideration of ESG factors in investment decisions is different from what has been taught in other investment courses,” Starks said in an email. “The course also covers impact investing, which is approaching investments from the dual goal of making an impact, either environmentally or socially, while also earning a financial return.” A similar course will also be offered to business undergraduates in the spring. Additionally, marketing professor Julie Irwin, who has taught at McCombs for 17 years, will teach a behavioral economics course. Management professor Steve Courter, who has long-term experience as a CEO and serves on several
corporate boards, has begun teaching a new course on managing corporate restructuring, turn-around and bankruptcy this fall. He hopes to offer the course again during fall 2017 as well as to executive MBAs this spring. “As future business leaders, all MBAs will encounter a turnaround or restructuring situation,” Courter said. “It is critical that students understand what can happen.” The course focuses on the strategies and laws senior managers use when certain internal or external factors require firms to change their approach. “Given today’s fastpaced business environment, coupled with the impact of globalization, more and more firms find themselves in a position to quickly alter the intended course,” Courter said. “It is important for students to understand how those laws work and the powerful tools that are used when a firm enters voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy.”
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Students benefit from Megabus competition By Khadija Saifullah
Daily Texan Senior Columnist @coolstorysunao
Although Thanksgiving break is over two months away, Megabus already has one-way tickets costing over $60. In addition to the more-often-than-not delays that last hours, Megabus has gotten a lot pricier over the past couple of years, when I was able to go back to Dallas every other weekend. Fortunately, there are alternative bus services that have been established in Austin recently. Texas Express, which had transported students on weekends and university breaks from campus to Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, discontinued after low ridership last year. The service was good for scheduling last-minute trips, but it was also unreliable and often arrived hours late. The secret to getting a decently priced Megabus ticket is scheduling your travel times months in advance, which is quite unreasonable, considering college students have ever-changing schedules. Megabus is the only bus system that travels to other cities within Texas with a stop on campus, which makes it more convenient for students. However, for students who are trying
to avoid the skyrocketing prices of Megabus and the sketchy nature of Greyhound, a new service has begun offering rides from Austin to San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. Shofur, an Atlanta-based startup, is debuting its app and online-based service to and from Austin just a few weeks after launching its bus lines between Dallas and Houston. Armir Harris, co-founder and CEO of Shofur, said his company offers a more technologically integrated bus service that allows riders to track buses in real time and get alerts if a bus is behind schedule. This is a huge benefit to students who have experienced delays with Megabus that have lasted hours while waiting in 90-degree weather behind Dobie Mall. During the busy travel seasons of Labor Day weekend and Thanksgiving break, Friday afternoons are not always the optimal time to depart and are bound to have delays here and there due to traffic. Shofur understands that knowing about delays ahead of time saves stress and energy, especially since we already have enough to worry about. “We’re not trying to get in a price war,” Harris said. “We want to capture the market by providing better service.” When drivers sign in to the app, they clock in, alerting riders of the actual arrival time.
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UT students prepare to board a Megabus on Sept. 15, 2015. Many UT students rely on buses such as these for transportation during breaks, and more options will be available soon.
Most of the buses Shofur connects riders with are from 2010 or later. It also has an agreement with parking garages near its pick-up spot at the University of Texas to offer riders a place to leave their cars. Although the service doesn’t have a stop
within walking distance of campus, it is still a viable option for students who are trying to avoid the skyrocketing Megabus prices and unexpected delays. Saifullah is neuroscience junior from Richardson.
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Clinton should make Garland nomination top election issue By Noah M. Horowitz
Daily Texan Senior Columnist @NmHorowitz
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Dam MacLean’s barn smolders after being destroyed during the Bastrop county complex fire in September 2011. Thousands of Texans lost their homes in the disaster.
Central Texans should learn from region’s past wildfires By Josie Maclean Daily Texan Columnist @maclean_josie
“A lot depends on wind speed, how far the fire can jump, and where the nearest fuel source is, ” said environmental science lecturer Thoralf Meyer. My aunt Dawn MacLean, like many Bastrop residents, has firsthand experience with this scientific principle. On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, MacLean and her family resided in a standard double-wide surrounded by pine trees. Over the dining table was a portrait MacLean drew of her daughter, Lindsay, when she was younger. Lindsay’s room was plastered in horse posters from her pony books collection. Out back was a cement fire pit, and the cat had kittens under the porch. Through the trees, past the chicken coop and the old trampoline, a fence surrounded the barn. The goats’ blue plastic water buckets sat out front, and the horses grazed. By Saturday, Oct. 29, the buckets were the only things that remained. “It was so funny, because the fire would jump so high, [and] there were plastic buckets still there — we’re talking feet from the barn — but the barn burned down.” MacLean said. The wind that day blew the sparks in unpredictable patterns, so while MacLean’s house, garage, and barn burned, her neighbor’s house and her goats’ water buckets were virtually untouched. Five years ago, the Bastrop County Complex Fire burned for 35 days over 34,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 1,673 homes, including my aunt’s. The destructiveness of the wildfire was largely because of drought-stricken pine trees, which provided fuel, and strong winds blowing eastward from Tropical Storm Lee. However, Bastrop isn’t the only place facing wildfire risk. Similar conditions are also present in Austin. Frequent drought, already common in central Texas, is being exacerbated by climate change, and central Texans need to re-examine our relationship with a
wildfire-prone ecosystem. “In the case of Austin, [we have] what Texans call cedar, which is actually a juniperus tree … which may take a while to ignite, [but] when it does, it’s going to blow up.” Meyer said. Drought and heat cause evapotranspiration and the loss of soil moisture, leaving fuel for a wildfire and adding water vapor to the clouds. These clouds can blow eastward, and when combined with warm, evaporated sea water, can contribute to weather events such as Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. As Austin grows, we build neighborhoods that add woody biomass to our traditional temperate grassland environment. When you factor this land change into the already existing topography and climate of the hill country, it results in a situation of simply waiting for the fuel to ignite. It’s scary to think history could repeat itself, but that is a real possibility. “Environmental conditions have changed,” Meyer said. “Fire is an underestimated risk, and our exposure to it will change given Austin’s west and south expansion into the hill country.” Today, the lives of those who were affected by the fire have been forever changed. “After the fire, [my] husband, got a divorce and whatever. It’s just me out there now,” said MacLean, whose now grown daughter moved out on her own a few years ago. “But I love my property ‘cause when I go home, it’s why I moved out there — no pine trees anymore, but there’s still serenity.” According to Meyer, the only way to continue preventing fire in Austin neighborhoods would be to remove excess fuel, and the only way to do that is mechanical removal, or cutting trees down. If we were able to do this, it would hopefully help to restore a more natural savanna ecosystem. But even natural savanna ecosystems are characterized by periodic burns, so it may not be a question of “if ” but a question of “when” and “where” and “how can we be better prepared?” MacLean is an advertising sophomore from Austin.
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When Antonin Scalia, the longtime conservative stalwart on the Supreme Court, passed away this past February, I confidently predicted that the vacancy on the high court would be the preeminent, overarching issue of this year’s presidential election. Needless to say, I was wrong. For one thing, I did not think that Donald Trump would actually be nominated. But the minimization of this issue is still, frankly, astounding. In a completely unprecedented move, the Republican-controlled Senate has refused to hold hearings on the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee to replace Scalia. Yet even among Republicans, the battle over the Supreme Court has been relegated to second-tier status. Most shamefully, Garland was not even mentioned at the Democratic National Convention. Assuming he turns out to be a reliable liberal on the Court, much like others in similar circumstances before him, Garland could spell the end of the line for this country’s barbaric use of capital punishment. He could defend Obama’s immigration policies and uphold the Affordable Care Act, including the contraceptive mandates. He could be a fifth vote on the court to overturn the disastrous Citizens United decision, which eviscerated campaign finance restrictions. Arguably more important, until Scalia’s death, many mainstays of American life have been holding on for dear life by a single vote on the Supreme Court. Only five justices support the right of a woman to obtain an abortion, the central holding of Roe v. Wade. Only five support the right to marry, regardless of sex. Only five support the constitutionality of the
Affordable Care Act. Only a bare majority similarly supports this university’s extremely limited use of race-conscious admissions. That there have been no developments on this issue of late is, in and of itself, newsworthy. It is befuddling, to say the least. The ideological direction of the Supreme Court, and therefore the entire constitution, hangs in the balance. The possible upsides of a liberal majority on the Supreme Court, another era of Earl Warren then William Brennan, Jr. — except, this time, Ruth Bader Ginsburg then Sonia Sotomayor — leading the country forward, are limitless. There is no excuse for Hillary Clinton — and granted, the entire Democratic establishment — to not place this issue front and center. Garland’s nomination has been stymied by an inconceivably contemptible opposition. While voting down nominees is not rare, refusing to even engage them is unprecedented. If the Senate actually felt confident Garland was not a good nominee, they would hold hearings and then reject him. But they can’t do that, because Garland is one of the most qualified people ever nominated for the Supreme Court. Garland is the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which is essentially the Supreme Court’s JV team. When he was nominated for his current position in 1995, a majority of Republican senators voted for his confirmation. If hearings were held, he would likely be confirmed. It’s that simple. This country is on the precipice of making one of the most significant changes to our constitution — and our society — in decades. Let’s not squander it. Clinton needs to begin giving Merrick Garland and the controversy over his immobile confirmation battle the attention it deserves. Horowitz is a first year law student from Houston.
HORNS UP, HORNS DOWN
Horns up, horns down: Sept. 12 HORNS UP: GAME DAY PRODUCTIVITY Some of us have mixed feelings about game day. We’re all about those Longhorns playing some sportsball and scoring those points, but maybe it’s not our favorite thing. Whatever. But being able to go to Gregory Gym and choose any of the weight racks was a near-transcendent experience. We’re ready for our football team to win every one of its games just so we can keep this up. So those of you who are ready to start drinking at 10 a.m. for a 6 o’clock kickoff, go for it! We’ll be cheering y’all on from afar.
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So there we were, just trying to pick up some groceries for our hastily thrown-together tailgate. Our drive to HEB wasn’t bad. But then we got there, only to find that there was no parking and that they were out of our first choice of tortilla chips. We should have known then. What should have been a simple trip home turned into a nightmare on Dean Keeton and Guadalupe. Where do all of these people come from? Don’t get us wrong — free Pluckers is great. But even with the stadium nearly 10,000 under capacity, we couldn’t find a place to eat after the game in less time than it would have taken to grow our own food. And that’s decidedly not OK.
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Kevin Durant returns to campus to talk to students Former Longhorn Kevin Durant speaks to students at a campus event hosted by the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation. Durant spoke with Daron Roberts, moderator of the event, about several topics, including his NBA career, the Olympics and his time at Texas.
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The AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center’s Grand Ballroom was full of people Friday afternoon. But just after the clock struck 4 p.m., every seat was empty. When Longhorn legend Kevin Durant took the stage to begin his conversation with University students, he received a standing ovation and cheers boomed throughout the room. “Kevin’s been wanting to come back and do something educational in a leadership space,” said Daron Roberts, the founder of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation and moderator of the event. “He only spent one year here, but he loves this place. I think it was special for him to see standing room only, students cheering.” Durant and Roberts covered a variety of topics throughout the event. But the seven-time AllStar’s response to the question about why he chose to play for Texas received one of the loudest applauses of the event. “Once I got off the plane, I was blown away,” Durant said. “By the time the weekend was over, I was telling my mom and dad, ‘This is where I want to go, let’s make it happen.’” The conversation also covered Durant’s highly publicized and
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controversial decision to join the Golden State Warriors, who are coming off an NBA Finals appearance and the all-time record for regular season wins. Several students asked about the move and its repercussions. “It took a lot of thinking, a lot of talking to the people
I love and care about,” Durant said. “This is something I felt I needed to do for me. I knew there was going to be a lot of backlash, but I felt great about it, and I’m excited to start this new chapter with a new team.” Another highly anticipated topic was Durant’s
reaction to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s choice to sit during the national anthem in protest. The protests have received mixed responses from fans and media, but Durant said he supports Kaepernick’s decision. “I’m behind anyone who stands up for what they believe in,” Durant said. “I don’t think he’s trying to disrespect anyone, he’s just trying to get his point across.”
“What we did this week on defense, we came out and we just played,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “Defensively I thought we were able to shut them down.” The Texas defense shut UTEP out in the second half and allowed the Miners to accumulate only
58 yards. On the other side of the ball, Buechele continued to shine for the Longhorns. He launched a 46-yard strike to junior receiver Dorian Leonard and fired another touchdown to Heard, giving him four touchdown passes on the night.
“I’m definitely impressed with Shane,” Heard said. “As a young guy, just to keep his poise … it really showed everyone in the locker room [what] he stands for and who he is. We have total confidence in Shane when he’s back there.” Texas is 2-0 for the first
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President Gregory Fenves attended the event as well as head basketball coach Shaka Smart, but the vast majority of the crowd was made up of students. A handful of randomly selected students were given the chance to ask Durant a question, including Talia Milan, a communication studies and human relations junior. “I barely could get any words out, I was so excited,” Milan said. “He’s one
of my idols and one of the people I look up to.” Durant expressed his appreciation for the University and his fans several times throughout the event. He was also recognized at Saturday’s football game against UTEP as an Outstanding Young Texas Ex award recipient. “It means a lot to represent this place and all the people that feel so passionate about it,” Durant said. “For them to recognize me just means the world.”
time since 2012. But the Longhorns face their first road test next week when they travel to California to play the Golden Bears, beginning nearly a monthlong road trip. Still, every win matters, especially after the team missed a bowl game at 5–7 last season. Gilbert
said the early season momentum should help Texas going forward. “I’ve been in [football] just long enough to realize winning is hard,” Gilbert said. “And those kids, to go out and get back-to-back wins, is huge. For those guys to taste success, … it’s been huge.”
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Texas defense shows flashes against UTEP
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If there was one major criticism of the Longhorns’ 50-47 victory over No. 18 Notre Dame in week one, it came on the defensive side of the ball. Texas struggled to pressure Notre Dame quarterback DeShon Kizer throughout the evening, allowing the junior to compile five touchdown tosses. But those struggles dissipated on Saturday night, as the Texas defense swarmed UTEP en route to a 41-7 victory. When the clock hit zero at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, the Longhorns had amassed five sacks and 11 tackles for loss. In his first start, sophomore linebacker Breckyn Hager made an impact for Texas’ defense. Deemed “wild thing” by his teammates, Hager tallied eight tackles and one for loss. Head coach Charlie Strong praised Hager postgame, recalling a conversation he had with defensive coordinator Vance Bedford earlier in the week. “I was telling coach Bedford, I said, ‘you know what let’s find a way to get Hager on the field,’” Strong said. “We said you know what, ‘let’s play five down and play backers and let Hager just come off the edge.’ [We] blitzed him a lot and [Hager] made a lot of plays.” The Westlake high school product recorded just 18 tackles in his freshman season, often lambasted by coaches and teammates for being out of position. But Hager has changed his mindset this year.
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Senior receiver Jacorey Warrick catches a pass from freshman quarterback Shane Buechele in Texas’ 41-7 victory over UTEP Saturday. He led the Longhorns with 73 receiving yards — and scored his first career touchdown — against the Miners.
“I’m now doing what coach Bedford and coach Brick Haley tell me to do,” Hager said. “Every time I listen to what they tell me to do, I make the play. Their knowledge of the game has really helped me out.” Hager and the rest of the Longhorns’ defense were tasked with stopping UTEP running back Aaron Jones, who entered Saturday’s battle leading the NCAA in rushing. Texas held the redshirt junior to only 10 yards in the first quarter before he unleashed a 51-yard scamper to the endzone in the
second quarter. “It was a short week since we played on Sunday and for film, we only had one game on UTEP because they have a new offensive coordinator,” senior defensive lineman Paul Boyette said. “But at the end of the day, that’s not an excuse to come out and start off sluggish so we just have to know how to stream focus and play with a phenomenal effort.” But Jones’ success would end after his touchdown burst. Excluding the 51-yard run, he gained only 72 yards during the contest, averaging 4.2 yards per carry. Texas’
defensive line wreaked havoc in the Miners’ backfield, consistently penetrating UTEP’s defensive line. “We played as one heartbeat out there,” Hager said. “We were really just focused on playing against ourselves rather than the running back.” The Longhorns defense bounced back in a big way against UTEP. But the Miner’s offense pales in comparison to Texas’ next opponent. The burnt orange will head west next week to face California in its first road test of the season, squaring off against former Texas
Tech quarterback Davis Webb. Webb has shined leading the Bears’ aerial attack, throwing nine touchdowns in two games. And while Saturday’s shutdown was a step in the right direction, the Longhorns defense says it still has plenty of work to do. “We want to keep building consistency and that’s what we harp on,” Boyette said. “We want to be consistent with everything we do and go out there and play at the highest level. We want to make a statement to the country that the Texas football team is back.”
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Longhorns extend win streak to six with two road victories By Steve Helwick @naqwerty3
The momentum keeps on rolling for No. 3 Texas. The Longhorns (7-1) swept Colorado State, 3-0, on Friday night at the Rams Volleyball Classic. They completed the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Wichita State on Saturday, extending their win streak to six. Freshman outside hitter Micaya White, the reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Week, lead Texas’ close victories in Fort Collins. The outside hitter excelled throughout the weekend, attaining a game-high and career-high 21 kills versus Colorado State. “I feel like I am improving with every game because I am learning how to take what the coaches are telling me and applying it on the court,” White said. Excelling at the net, the freshman is rapidly emerging as a team leader and recorded the most kills for Texas in its four straight
sweeps. She also added four digs, four blocks and two service aces to her stellar performance Friday. While White’s play lifted the Longhorns over the upset-minded Rams, Colorado State never lost a set by greater than five points in the match. The team consistently hung around, keeping the game within five points after the first set. The initial set in the Colorado State match may have been the strongest performance this weekend. After a quick 6-5 deficit, Texas never relinquished the lead again, powering to a 25-20 victory. But the Rams elevated the difficulty with each set. In the second set, Texas jumped to a 22-17 lead, the largest lead for the Longhorns for the remainder of the contest. Colorado State generated four consecutive points and eventually tied the game at 23. However, Texas would execute the finishing blows with consecutive kills by White and senior outside hitter Paulina Prieto Cerame.
Texas entered an unfamiliar situation in the final set. After the Rams arose to a 4-0 lead, the Longhorns found themselves playing from behind. Texas culminated their run by countering with two 5-0 surges of its own, putting the finishing touches on its fourth straight sweep. Against Wichita State, Texas never held the Shockers opponent to under 20 points. This match also snapped the Longhorns’ 15set win streak dating back to Sept. 1. Wichita State tallied more kills, assists and digs than Texas in the match but were only able to steal one set from the Longhorns. Despite losing the third set, Texas continued its theme of rebounding to win the fourth set. The Longhorns are 3-0 in fourth sets this season. “It felt good,” White said. “I fed off the energy of the crowd.” Texas returns to Gregory Gym on Wednesday night, looking to extend its win streak against rival Texas A&M at 7 p.m.
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Freshman Micaya White has emerged as a top scoring option for the Longhorns. She was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week last week.
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Sophomore forward Alexa Adams chases the ball against Sam Houston on Sept. 2.
Texas splits games in first road trip of 2016 By Trent Daeschner @TrentDaeschner
Texas vs. Miami (OH) The Longhorns (4–3) snapped their twomatch losing streak on Sunday, defeating Miami (OH) on the road, 2-0. Sophomore forward Alexa Adams notched her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the fifth minute to put Texas up 1-0. She has now scored in five of the team’s seven matches this season. Sophomore midfielder Katie Glenn added some insurance in the 74th minute with her second goal of the season. The Longhorns finished the day with 13 shots, including eight on goal, compared to just six total shots for the RedHawks. Texas’ defense shined in the contest, surrendering just one shot on goal in the 78th minute. Texas will be back at home this weekend when it faces North Texas on Friday at 7 p.m. and UC Santa Barbara on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Texas vs. Ohio State The Longhorns
dropped their second consecutive match on Friday evening, falling to No. 19 Ohio State, 2-1, in extra time. Texas jumped out to an early start. Adams scored just over three minutes into the match to give the Longhorns a 1–0 advantage. The two teams played each other close the rest of the way. The Longhorns recorded 11 total shots with four on goal, while the Buckeyes shot 12 times total. Ohio State forward Nichelle Prince scored in the 59th minute on a penalty kick to even the score line. Texas nearly scored the game winner in the final minute. Freshman defender Emma Jett sent a corner kick to sophomore midfielder Nakia Graham, who headed the ball on target through a flurry of Ohio State defenders. However, the ball hit the bottom of the left post and ricocheted back into play, denying the Longhorns a late-game victory. In extra time, Prince ended the game with a goal in the 96th minute, sealing a 2–1 victory for the Buckeyes.
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Beck eyes big goals for Texas golf in 2016
Julia Beck helped carry Texas to a National Championship appearance last season, and she’ll be just as important to the team this year. The senior from Austin notched five top-20 finishes through the fall and spring seasons, including a team-best 12th place at the NCAA Bryan Regional. Texas earned seven top-five team finishes highlighted by a second place finish at the Big 12 Championships, where Beck tied for fifth. Beck is the most experienced Longhorn on the roster, and as the fall season approaches, she’s ready to embrace a leadership role and help the team build on last season’s success. “I’m going to work hard, do my best on and off the course and be a good leader for our freshmen,” Beck said. “We’ve had good competition already and we make each other better. It’s going to be exciting to see what we do.” Beck graduated from Lake Travis High School and said playing for Texas was always her goal. She was the 2012 Texas Legends Junior Tour Player of the Year and has improved over her years with the Longhorns. She credits her development to the positive influence of her coaches and teammates. In three years at Texas, Beck has improved her average score by almost three strokes — from 76.03 as a freshman to 73.69 in her junior season. She’s competed in every event Texas has attended during her career and puts team results above her individual accomplishments. The Longhorns will kick off their season on Sept. 12 at the Minnesota Invite. Beck has high expectations for her final year at Texas and is excited to put in the work to meet them. “Winning a national championship is definitely a big goal, but it is attainable,” Beck said. “With hard work and quality practice, anything is possible.” —Claire Cruz
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Elliott Erwitt finds “Home Around the World” Elliott Erwitt’s exhibit ‘Home Around the World’ features photographs he took during the ‘Kitchen Debate’ between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev.
By Jackson Hawkins @jacksonstelle23
When tears fell at John F. Kennedy’s funeral, when Russians hosted a parade for the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution and when Che Guevara and Fidel Castro were solidifying their ascent to power, Elliott Erwitt was there to document it all. On Aug. 15, the Harry Ransom Center erected a retrospective of American photographer Elliott Erwitt. Titled “Home Around the World,” the exhibition features hundreds of photographs, including Erwitt’s early work in California, more iconic photos set in New York City and Europe and some of his films. The exhibit will be on display until Jan. 1. Although the Ransom Center acquired over 50,000 signed Erwitt prints in 2011, this is the first exhibit it has done featuring his work exclusively. “This exhibit is not just [Erwitt’s] 100 favorite photos, but instead a more scholarly and comprehensive look at his life work,” said Sara Gaetjens, a volunteer docent at the Ransom Center. The first photos of the exhibition were taken in California and are known for their use of natural lighting — a stark contrast to the staged lighting of Hollywood. Other photos were influenced by Erwitt’s
Elliott Erwitt (American, b. France 1928), Moscow, Russia, 1959. Gelatin silver print, 20.4 x 30.5 cm (image). Harry Ransom Center Collection © Elliott Erwitt/ Magnum Photos
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personal experiences. When Erwitt was young, his father moved to New Orleans, leaving him to fend for himself. The motif of the lonely boy recurs throughout the exhibit and is best showcased in his photographs of a young cowboy in Wyoming. The photo set ended up being so melancholic that the magazine commissioning the work asked Elliott to retake the photos with a more photogenic and happy child. Erwitt’s past journalistic work is reflected in his
photos of Cold War-era Russia, Dwight Eisenhower and Jackie Kennedy at her husband’s funeral. Some of Erwitt’s most influential work includes photos of Nixon and Kruschev during the heated “kitchen debates.” Nixon’s presidential campaign ended up using these photos without Erwitt’s permission, and when Erwitt sent the campaign a bill for the photos, they sent the payment — no questions asked. English freshman Emma Williams, an artist herself, was particularly impressed
with these photos. “I think his historical photos have great depth and they really pull you into the events of the past,” Williams said. Near the end of the exhibition, Erwitt’s serious subject matter transitions to heartwarming photographs of anthropomorphic dogs. Erwitt was a lifelong lover of dogs, so this subject matter is near and dear to his heart. “I’ve always had a dog and my children have dogs. They make for especially good subjects and it is nice that
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they don’t ask for prints,” Erwitt said. The exhibit ends with an analysis of Erwitt’s films, most of which have unusual subjects: nudist colonies, bluegrass musicians and Texas dance teams, to name a few. He transitioned into film during the 1970s because of the decreased relevance of magazines and the rise of networks like HBO. “The kind of photography that I’m interested in no longer gets commissioned, especially with the magazines gone,” Erwitt said. “Magazines were my main support for
interesting work and travel. Now the work is mostly commercial. There is always a need for commercial photos, but they aren’t as interesting.” Erwitt has had a long career in photography and still enjoys traveling frequently and taking pictures in new locations. “If you are versatile as a photographer, you will never get bored and you get to travel and continuously see new places,” Erwitt said. “It is far better than working in a studio every day.”
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Arborist helps UT orchard blossom
Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold.
By Lisette Olter @LisetteOler
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sannwald
M.I.A.’s fifth album feels rushed and disjointed, even though it has been in the works for years. The artist announced AIM would be her last record.
M.I.A.’s latest album fails to impress, serves up an incoherent mess of sound By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
During her fourth album Matangi, M.I.A sounded burned out. After long delays to the album’s release, the entire experience of the record was disjointed and untimely. With her fifth album AIM, the story is nearly the same, but much worse — very few tracks feel complete, leading to a major lack of cohesion in this project. To put this album in context is key, especially considering that M.I.A. herself has said it’s her last. Whatever the reason may be, promotion for AIM spanned over a year, which is usually a sign there’s either a label dispute going on or the music itself isn’t up to snuff. In this case, it’s both. The record’s first two tracks actually start out surprisingly okay. “Borders” is easily the most listenable banger on the album, and there’s a degree of
songwriting and storytelling in “Go Off ” that few pop stars today can match. From there, however, the LP takes a nose dive. Several tracks bring in themes of borders and refugees. As a refugee of the Sri Lankan Civil War, M.I.A. has been an outspoken activist for the rights of immigrants. But instead of driving her positions home on these issues, she dances around them and tries to create engaging pop with little to no success. “Bird Song,” the album’s fourth single, was produced by extraordinaire in mediocrity Diplo and is the hollowest song on the track listing with an utterly horrible beat to back. Immediately after, M.I.A. follows up with “Jump In,” a sample-based song meant to get your heart racing. However, it’s nearly impossible to take this song seriously after such a lazy tune in “Bird Song,” leading to another let down. The worst part of AIM
is easily its lyrics. During the album’s fifth single “Freedun,” which features Zayn Malik of One Direction fame, M.I.A. proclaims, “I’m a swagger man, rolling in my swagger van, from the People’s Republic Of Swaggerstan.” If one bar could represent this entire album, this one would, falling flat on its face while sounding like it was written by a 12-yearold who had just heard Tupac for the first time. Not every track on the album after the second ends up as filler, but even the songs that seem successful upon first listen often become broken-down and monotonous with a second or third. “Survivor” is a decent track about her many controversies and opinions, but even it has very little backbone. Most of the time M.I.A. leans on her backstory to keep her songs afloat, but for listeners that want to focus on the music, nearly every song on this record
AIM Artist: M.I.A. Genres: Electronic, Music Released: Sept. 9, 2016 Rating: 3/10
will fall flat. By the end of one listen to AIM, any listener with ears is going to be left wondering what happened to M.I.A. Sure, Matangi wasn’t out of the park, but it had its promising moments. AIM features no endearing characteristics, a half-assed production style, poor lyricism and an overall abrasive sound and stands a disappointing conclusion to one of experimental pop’s premier figures.
Clad in dirty pants and sturdy work boots, Jennifer Hrobar picks a green leaf off the ground. The tree next to her is losing its leaves unexpectedly, and she is trying to figure out why. As one of UT’s arborists, Hrobar takes care of all the trees across 900 acres, from the Pickle Research Campus to Brackenridge Field Laboratory. For the past four years, she has worked to help people and trees coexist on campus. “The reason why the trees are here is to benefit the students and the campus,” Hrobar said. “[I try] to do what’s best for the tree, but also for the people and it’s a challenge. It’s never the same day
twice, which is interesting.” Hrobar earned a degree in urban forestry at Texas A&M. After graduation, she became the crew leader for the South Suburban Parks and Recreation department in Colorado before moving back to Texas. One of Hrobar’s favorite places is the orchard at the corner of 24th Street and San Jacinto Street. While it started with just a few saplings, the orchard became her special project and is now home to a variety of fruit trees. Now, people can pick fresh peaches, figs or plums from the orchard. “It was something people were really getting interested in,” Hrobar said. “And here in Austin, it definitely transfers because of local food and growing your own things.” Hrobar hopes in the future the orchard will stay undisturbed by the growing campus where it can be enjoyed by faculty and students for the foreseeable future. “Every time I’m there, I see people sitting just looking at the creek,” Hrobar said. “If you’re having a stressful day you can see the bees and butterflies flitting around and relax.”
Mary Pistorius | Daily Texan Staff
UT arborist Jennifer Hrobar cares for all of the trees and wildlife across campus. Hrobar’s passion for nature is visible not only in her job but in her every day life as she pours her energy into maintaining a beautiful and healthy university.