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Musician cancels show, cites gun law By Van Nguyen @nguyen_van
Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne canceled his Thursday show at Bass Concert Hall citing campus carry as one of his concerns. “I realize this is a controversial issue and there are strong feelings on both sides of it,” LaMontagne said in a post on Facebook. “But
no matter how hard I try to understand the rationale for allowing guns on campus or more broadly, the ‘concealed carry’ law in general, I just cannot in any way support that ideology. There are a lot of things this country needs more of, but guns aren’t one of them.” LaMontagne also said he had tried to petition for a special exemption from
concealed handguns the day of the concert but was denied over the weekend by President Fenves’ office. Those who purchased tickets will be refunded and the show has not been rescheduled. The University issued a statement after LaMontagne announced his cancellation, saying they respected his right to cancel.
“The university regrets that Ray LaMontagne made this decision but respects his right to do so,” said J.B. Bird, director of media relations. “Under Texas state law, licensed permit holders are allowed to bring concealed handguns into many performance venues on public university campuses, including the Performing Arts Center at The University of Texas
at Austin.” LaMontagne currently has one show in Houston and one in Dallas planned for this week. Concealed carry has been allowed in Texas since 1996. Brian Bensimon, Students for Concealed Carry director for the state of Texas, said in a press release, “It’s likely that
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Minority enrollment, graduation rates rise By Van Nguyen @nguyen_van
UT saw a higher fouryear graduation rate and increased Hispanic and African American enrollment in 2016, according to a preliminary report released by the University Monday. The report shows 60.9 percent of students who graduated in 2016 did it in four years or less. This is a 3.1 percent increase from 2015 and a 10.3 percent increase since 2011. The University’s goal is to get the four-year graduation rate up to 70 percent by 2017. Hispanic enrollment increased by 3.5 percent and African American enrollment increased 1.5 percent since last year. The Office of Institutional Reporting, Research and Information Systems prepared the report and the data comes from the preliminary enrollment report conducted by the University after the 12th class day of each fall semester. “Making sure our students from all backgrounds graduate on time is critical to helping them achieve success and keeping down the costs of a college education,” President Gregory L. Fenves said in a statement. “I commend all the students who worked hard to stay on track, and everyone at the University who contributed to better serve the education of our students. We
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Natalia Molina explained the influence of racial scripts on the experiences of various immigrant groups during a talk titled, “How Race is Made in America” for the Mexican American and Latina/o Studies Lecture Series. The associate dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities and history professor from the University of California, San Diego opened her talk by explaining a concept she created that provides a theoretical framework in which the perceptions of immigrant groups in America can be understood. “I coined the term ‘racial script’ to highlight the ways in which the lives of racialized groups are linked across time and space, and thereby affect one another even when they … do not directly cross paths,”
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History professor and associate dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities at the University of California San Diego Natalia Molina motions to a slide showing a news article of the “Mexican Scottsboro Boys” in her PowerPoint on “How Race is Made in America.”
UT Supreme Court held a hearing Tuesday on complaints filed by first-year representative candidate Jason Lyu on fliers from other candidates who he believes violated campaign rules. Lyu filed two complaints against two of the candidates he is running against: biology freshman Maher Rahman and advertising sophomore Duriba Khan. “I did something right,” Lyu said after the hearing. “The hearing was more formal than I thought it would be, but I think they will both be found wrong.” However, Lyu might actually be the one at fault in this case. During the hearing, he said that after finding the fliers he believed violated election code, Lyu removed the
Molina said. Molina said racial scripts affect how racial groups are categorized and perceived, thus determining their
experience. Racial scripts are enduring, both as cultural representations and as institutional structures, Molina said.
“Once these attitudes, practices, customs, policies and laws are directed at one group, they’re also
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fliers before making an official complaint to the Supreme Court. The Student Government Election Code states, “No candidate, agent, or worker shall remove, obscure, or damage any sign, which is in compliance with the posting policies of that locale.” “The point of the Supreme Court is to adjudicate what is a rules violation and isn’t a rules violation,” Chief Justice and economics senior Jordan Durrani said during the hearing. “It seems to be that by you taking down the post, you no longer left the court to decide whether it’s a violation.” Durrani added that Lyu taking down the other candidates’ campaign fliers might actually be a worse offense than the
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are also increasing diversity on campus, especially in light of the successful case in the U.S. Supreme Court, and the University’s upcoming Diversity Action Plan will help us make progress with this important priority.” Increasing minority enrollment and four year graduation rates is also one of the goals the 60X30TX plan wants to accomplish. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board introduced the plan last year and its primary goal is to get 60 percent of people between the ages of 24 and 35 a college degree by 2030. “Our efforts during the past few years are making a difference for our students,” Maurie McInnis, executive vice president and provost, said in a statement. “Our student success programs help connect our students with resources
College Republicans decide on Trump By Sarah Philips @sarahphilips23
College Republicans have officially endorsed Donald Trump for president after internal debate on what their official stance should be on the 2016 presidential election. “Although the College Republicans at Texas have some reservations about Donald Trump, we are officially supporting him as our candidate for president,” College Republicans said in a statement on Facebook. “We do so because of the necessity of having conservative justices on the Supreme Court and we are against the election of Hillary Clinton.” After their first meeting of the year, College Republicans talked with members about Trump and discussed how they felt about the presidential nominee. The conversation revealed differing opinions, from
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Stu its fi for a syste and on U Th to in Tues bill is voted eral a Ne Infographic by Kelly Smith | Daily Texan StaffArus Fossi H. McRaven said the UT effort,” McRaven said at the System would also back meeting. “Texas can reach this important goal with the plans efforts. “As the largest pro- the 60x30TX plan in place ducer of college gradu- and the commitment of so ates in the state of Texas, many dedicated partners. the University of Texas The UT System eagerly System accepts a great re- accepts its vital role in sponsibility in this critical this initiative.”
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and communities early on. These connections enable students to take advantage of the wide range of resources available on this campus. When students graduate on time, we know they enter the workforce better prepared, start earning income sooner and incur less debt. We’re going to stay fully focused to build on this momentum,” McInnis said. UT President Gregory Fenves said at a May Board of Regents meeting 60X30TX complements UT’s goals to create an innovative classroom experience. One issue Fenves mentioned at the meeting was integrating research into the classroom experience to counter the traditional classroom experience, citing proposed differences between lectures today and a half century ago. “This will help our students graduate in four years and aligns with the Texas Higher Education
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heartfelt support for Trump to some students opting out of voting in the election because they do not want to support the nominee. “I hate Trump, but I’m gonna vote for him,” said one member during the group discussion. Finance junior Robert Guerra is the current acting president of College Republicans after the former president, supply chain management senior Andrew Jackson, recently stepped down citing time commitment issues. Guerra said that Trump would not change conservatives’ values. “People aren’t gonna change their values or what they believe in based on one candidate,” Guerra said. “People who consider themselves as a Republican or conservative aren’t going to stop because of one person.” Guerra had mentioned in a previous phone interview
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complaints he submitted against Rahman and Khan. “On face, that sounds more like of an egregious offense than simply putting fliers in the wrong area,” Durrani said. “You took it upon yourself to play judge, jury and executioner.” Lyu’s complaint against Khan rested on election code rules that fliers must indicate the candidates are running for SG. Khan’s flier did not mention SG but did have “first-year representative” stated on the document. Khan said after the meeting that she believed the whole situation to be a misunderstanding. “I feel like it was just a misunderstanding,” Khan said. “I did get my posters approved by the Court. I made sure to follow all the guidelines. I’m glad it got cleared up.” Rahman said Lyu’s complaint against him was viable. Election code states that campaign materials couldn’t be posted on telephone poles on the University campus. Rahman said he didn’t know the telephone pole at Whitis Avenue and Dean Keaton Street was on campus. “I didn’t read the hundred-page document [the Supreme Court] sent to me. It was a gigantic, legal document,” Rahman said. “I’m used to the Forty Acres because all of my classes are at Welch and that area. It’s right next to Guadalupe. It feels off-campus.” Supreme Court will make a decision based on the hearing and inform the candidates before student voting begins Wednesday.
Mr. LaMontagne has performed at numerous venues that allow concealed carry, without even realizing it. The cancellation of this concert has less to do with the uniqueness of UT-Austin’s firearms policy than with political grandstanding and the self-fulfilling nature of activists’ predictions that campus carry will have an adverse effect on campus life.” Campus carry has been a controversial topic on campus since it was introduced in the last legislative session. Some campus organizations such as University Democrats have been open in voicing their disapproval of the law. “I believe that this is a clear example of how uncomfortable campus carry makes people,” Joseph Trahan, public relations junior and University Democrats communications director, said. “The infatuation with guns that overwhelms certain Texans doesn’t match up to the nationwide concern for comprehensive gun law reform. I wouldn’t be surprised if UT loses out on potential speakers and musicians in the coming years over the same concerns Ray LaMontagne has.”
more readily available and, hence, easily applied to other groups,” Molina said. “In the arc of history, no matter how discredited racial scripts become in any era, they are always readily available for us to use in new rounds of dehumanization and demonization in the next debate, or even the next generation.” Madeline Hsu, an associate professor in history and Asian American studies who attended the lecture, said looking at the racialization of communities in relation to one another is important to understanding inequality in America. “Strategies for keeping certain people marginalized or excluded or nonintegrated can be applied to different groups at different points in time, so it’s really important not to just look at communities separately,” Hsu said. Molina said racial groups can create their
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meetings every other Wednesday at 7 p.m. in UTC 1.146, and their next official meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 28. own counter-scripts that provide alternatives or directly challenge mainstream racial scripts. This can create alliances between racial groups when they recognize resemblances between their experiences of racialization. Graduate student Lario Albarran said he sees this phenomenon in his own life. “Most of my friends are people who intersect with my class and my status as somebody who’s not white,” Albarran said. “Sometimes, just the fact that we’re put in these categories alone makes us unite.” Given the diversity of American society today, Molina said understanding racial scripts can promote cooperation. “People need to be able to recognize in their experience some kind of shared history, shared future, shared experiences, in order for them to make collective action,” Molina said.
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SG calls for regulation of drilling on UT lands By Paul Cobler @paulcobler
Student Government held its first assembly reading for a bill to call on the UT system to better regulate oil and gas companies’ drilling on UT lands in West Texas. The bill was fast-tracked to include its first reading Tuesday night before the bill is sent to committee and voted on in upcoming general assembly meetings. Neuroscience sophomore Arushii Nadar represented Fossil Free Texas, a student
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University Lands oversees the surface and mineral interests of 2.1 million acres of land in West Texas for the UT and Texas A&M systems. The UT system brings in over $1 billion dollars annually through oil and gas drilling on these lands. Fossil Free Texas argues against the use of fracking on UT lands due to its emission of methane gas. Fracking is the process of injecting liquid into the ground at a high pressure in order to extract oil and gas. SG President Kevin
Helgren said it’s important to make sure students are happy and taken care of, but not at the expense of the environment. “A lot of times, when it comes to construction processes or building new facilities on campus, or perhaps how money is generated in other parts of Texas, we need to keep in mind that our two goals are creating a positive student experience for the student body, but also playing our part in preserving the world for us and our future generations,” Helgren said.
The first reading of a bill in support of campus-wide implementation of Stop the Bleeding Kits across campus also occurred Tuesday night. Psychology sophomore Emily Burns, who authored the legislation, said the program will include training for students and faculty in basic first aid as well. “We want to empower bystanders to become lifesavers in times of crisis,” Burns said. “In an active shooter situation, if bleeding is severe, it can kill in five minutes, potentially before first responders
can arrive.” The bill will ask the University to place the kits in the same locations as every automated external defibrillator on campus. There are 61 AEDs located in various buildings across campus, and the Stop the Bleeding kits can cost anywhere from $60 to $600, Burns said. The assembly also approved the renaming of the Queer Student Alliance to the Queer and Trans Students Alliance in order to increase inclusiveness within the group, Helgren said.
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Austin cybersecurity market BeVocal encourages, instructs ranked among nation’s best students to be active bystanders By Kayla Meyerton @kemeyertons
Austin was ranked in the top 12 markets nationwide with the highest demand for cybersecurity talent, according to a new report from Randstad Technologies, a leading U.S. technology talent and solutions provider. Austin was ranked based on the number of employers competing for top-tier, enterprise-level cybersecurity talent and the number of open job listings in the field, according to the Randstad press release. Computer science senior Angie Murphy said she has seen a growing demand for technology professionals during her time at UT. “Technology isn’t going away,” Murphy said. “There’s way more opportunities here, and we’re becoming more and n Staffmore important to have in any at high-tech industry.” day. According to Hakeem Allen, assistant account executive at Raffetto Herman
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organization that works to decrease UT’s carbon footprint, in the reading of the bill. Nadar said UT needs to commit to changing its regulations of the oil and gas companies leasing its land. “Climate change is a pressing issue right now,” Nadar said. “UT is in a position right now where it can make a change for the better and be a leader to other states and other universities by implementing stricter regulations on the oil and gas companies drilling on its lands.”
Strategic Communications, 98 employers in Austin are looking to fill 270 jobs with qualified talent. Joshua Olson, Austin sales director of Randstad Technologies, said Austin’s new ranking is fantastic for UT students entering the technological workforce. “Austin is a hotbed for new technologies,” Olson said. “Companies like Google, Amazon and Dell are coming to the area, and there’s never been more of a need to allocate resources to cybersecurity.” According to IT information website CIO.com’s 15th annual State of the CIO Survey, 46 percent of IT executives consider security management a top priority for the upcoming year, up from 31 percent in 2015. Brent Waters, associate professor of computer science, said security and cryptography are absolutely necessary for UT students to learn in today’s software industry. “In general, security is an
integral part of software engineering and development,” Waters said. “Thirty years ago, people could build software without security assistance, but this simply can’t be done today.” Austin has one of the lowest median salaries ($106,800 a year) for its cybertechnology workforce, according to the Randstad report. “It’s never been a better time for UT juniors and seniors to look for a career path in technology,” said Olson. “There’s never going to be a shortage of opportunities to stay in Austin, and, depending on their skill set or where they want to go, they can pretty much write their own ticket.” According to Randstand Technologies, the 11 other markets in the United States where cybersecurity talent is in high demand are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
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Faculty and staff began BeVocal as an initiative to promote bystander intervention and pushed it forward by working with different groups and departments across campus. The facilitators chose to begin a student organization to give more of voice to individuals who are directly affected by the matters they discussed. BeVocal prepares students to safely intervene as a bystander in difficult situations they may encounter on campus such as substance abuse, interpersonal violence and discrimination. BeVocal Activities Coordinator Chloe Gomez said it is useful to have the type of bystander training the organization provides. “Growing up, my mom would always tell me that ‘Evil flourishes where good men do nothing,’ so I was always raised to
believe that silence is just as much as a culprit of bad things happening in the world,” said Gomez, a linguistics junior. Trainer and facilitator Kundanika Lakkadi said she wants to empower students to speak up and possibly prevent something bad from happening. “I know there’s always a stigma where students don’t want to get involved from fear of being shown in the wrong light by their peers,” said Lakkadi, a biochemistry junior. “We want to get rid of those barriers.” During their meeting on Tuesday, the group focused on how to react in situations involving substance abuse. Biochemistry junior Kirubel Belay, chair of leadership and recruitment, led the meeting and discussed how students are prone to substance abuse because of peer pressure, stress and mental health. He continued by describing different ways in which
someone can avoid substance abuse themselves and keep it from happening to others. Co-coordinator Eby Lukose said substance abuse has serious detrimental effects on college campuses. “Substance abuse is so prevalent and widespread throughout college campuses,” said Lukose, a civil engineering junior. “You’re here to learn, you’re here to grow, and you shouldn’t have to lose your time or your life due to situations that sometimes aren’t necessarily your fault.” BeVocal will meet biweekly to cover a wide variety of “sensitive” topics that could require bystander intervention. In addition, they will also provide facilitator trainings that will help students become more equipped in becoming active bystanders. The next meeting will take place Oct. 4 and will cover how to reduce confrontations caused by racism.
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ALEXANDER CHASE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorial Wednesday, September 21, 2016
COLUMN
Cruz wrongly fights against internet freedom By G. Elliot Morris
Daily Texan Senior Columnist @gelliotmorris
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is making headlines as he launches a new crusade against the Obama administration. His newest fight, waged against the Administration’s Commerce Department, seeks to stall the transfer of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority from the Department to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to “protect freedom of the internet.” Essentially, the transition moves the authority to put Facebook at the web address www.facebook. com (instead of www.facWbook.com) to an international organization. The senator from Texas is claiming a few falsehoods as facts in his crusade. The most outlandish of these is that ICANN has the power — or could obtain the power — to regulate internet freedoms on the basis of content. This fear seems to stem from a misunderstanding of what Internet Assigned Numbers Authority even is — IANA is not the ability to disable certain websites in certain countries, and it’s not the authority to refuse a domain name to any website. Rather, IANA ensures that your computer’s www. dailytexanonline.com matches the Internet’s www.dailytexanonline.com — it’s technical, not content-based. Furthermore, even if IANA had the power to block websites, the non-discriminatory and transparency provisions of the ICANN Bylaws effectively enforce the inability to do so by any ICANN actor. If you’re wondering, “But what if they change the rules?” ICANN has answered in ensuring that any changes (Sec. 3.6) to such Bylaws have to be approved by the sixteen-member Board of Directors.
It appears that ICANN is indeed no a purveyor of sanctioned internet. In fact, a real danger of restricted internet freedoms may actually be coming from Sen. Cruz himself, in the form of dismantling net neutrality. Due to rules requiring any new board members have to be approved by majority rule of the Board further complicates a takeover of the Internet by ICANN. Another falsehood being peddled by Cruz and his small gang of senators is that removing the United States from the picture allows other countries to regulate the Internet more handily. The first misstep here is Cruz’s claim that the Commerce Department holding IANA has prevented sovereign nations from restricting internet access in their country. This is empirically untrue, as authoritarian regimes in China have been forbidding certain access for years. Nothing about moving IANA away from the United States changes their ability to do so. It appears that ICANN is indeed not a purveyor of a sanctioned internet. In fact, a real danger of restricted internet freedoms may actually be coming from Sen. Cruz himself, in the form of dismantling net neutrality. Net neutrality is the form of unrestricted, unthrottled internet access we enjoy today — it is assurance that internet service providers are prevented from slowing down your connection to Netflix or Congress.gov unless you (or Netflix) pay them extra money.
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Ted Cruz takes the stage on his Super Tuesday rally on March 1st, 2016. Since dropping out of the presidential race, Cruz has made headlines for his remarks on US control of ICANN.
We should not forget that ISPs could also regulate your access to free expression via social media or free speech via newspapers. A non-neutral net is a also of grave concern to more than a hundred large tech companies who sent a letter to the FCC and Congress saying just this. Cruz has been on the wrong side of this battle from the start, fueling the fire with empty rhetoric and backwards logic that only empowers those who would otherwise be trampling our online liberties. Senator Cruz’s fight against ICANN-regulated domain names is his latest showing that he doesn’t know much when it comes to the reality of internet freedoms. Our junior senator is known for fighting against
We should not forget that ISPs could also regulate your access to free expression via social media or free speech via news papers. the Obama administration’s supposed injustices, but when it comes to a privately-run and free internet this is a battle in which he can’t be trusted. The future of the internet is simply too important to be riddled with lies. Morris is a government junior from Port Aransas.
COLUMN
Dieting culture promotes size discrimination By Janhavi Nemawarkar Daily Texan Senior Columnist @janhavin97
Coming into college is highly stressful for many students, and new foods and more demanding schedules may cause some students’ weights to fluctuate — leading some to resort to dieting to combat the muchdreaded 15 pounds. Our culture has normalized the belief in the power of dieting. Magazines are plastered with diet tips that promise “Quick weight loss! Easy steps for a summer body! How to lose the pounds in problem areas!” But this cultural obsession with dieting has harmful impacts — not only medically, but also in perpetuating “fatphobia” and size discrimination. In the long term, dieting has actually been found to have harmful medical effects. The American Association of Pediatricians recently released a report on the prevention of obesity and eating disorders. The report collected research that found that dieting, or caloric restriction with the goal of weight loss, was actually associated with higher levels of weight gain and development of eating disorders in the long run. Especially among young people, prospective studies found that while medically supervised weight loss can be beneficial, unsupervised dieting tends to have the opposite of its intended effects. Not only that, the report discovered that parental discussion about weight and dieting is linked to higher
Even beyond promoting unhealthy practices, our society’s fixation with weight loss and thiness perpetuates size discrimination and “fatbobia.” Fatfobia refers to a set of attitudes that our society holds to fat people. incidences of the child actually becoming overweight or developing eating disorders. Even beyond promoting unhealthy practices, our society’s fixation with weight loss and thinness perpetuates size discrimination and “fatphobia.” Fatphobia refers to a set of attitudes that our society holds about fat people: that they are lazy, unmotivated and unhealthy. When we congratulate someone for losing weight, we see their achievement as a testament to their motivation and drive — which incorrectly spreads the idea that fat people simply haven’t worked hard enough to lose the weight. And slowly the false, harmful belief that weight loss is an indicator of work ethic is suddenly insidious. Size discrimination has material impacts — fat people are less likely to receive promotions at work, they make less money for the same amount of work and are likely to experience weight bias from teachers and classmates.
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We defend these attitudes by claiming that weight is an indicator of health, and that promoting health (which seems to manifest itself as shaming fat people) is important. But research has revealed that the distinctions between normal, overweight and obese as outlined by the Body Mass Index are actually arbitrary, and some reports suggest that the evidence supposedly connecting obesity with higher incidences of mortality or diseases is unclear and perhaps exaggerated. While more research continues to bring new
information to this field, it is imperative that we continue to encourage widely agreed upon healthy behaviors such as eating lots of fruits and vegetables and exercising regularly, but remember not to conflate health with weight loss. So if you find yourself stressing about the freshman 15, remember that your health — whatever that looks like — is far more important. Nemawarkar is a Plan II sophomore from Austin.
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Capital punishment should be controlled by state By Emma Berdanier Daily Texan Columnist @eberdanier
It has been just over five months since Texas last executed someone. This is the longest stay in executions since 2008, when the Supreme Court was on recess and states could charge people with the death penalty but couldn’t execute anyone. With this stay, Texas has only executed 6 people this year, meaning this could be the first year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1974 that Texas’ execution count doesn’t reach double digits. This has caused many to wonder about the future of the death penalty, instead of highlighting the true issue— that the death penalty is enacted differently throughout the 254 counties in Texas. Leading the states, Texas has carried out 537 executions since 1982. But not all counties handle the death penalty in the same way. “If Harris County was a state, it would be
second only to Texas [in number of executions],” Jim Marcus, clinical professor at and co-director of the UT Law School’s Capital Punishment Clinic, said. “But there are 254 counties in Texas, and over a hundred of them haven’t used the death penalty.” If you are prosecuted in Travis County and cannot afford your own lawyer, the county is responsible for funding and appointing your defense lawyer. These appointments are often corrupt, with local judges choosing lawyers who aren’t versed in defending capital punishment cases without state oversight. Other states have statewide indigent defense systems, where the defense lawyers are funded by the state — not the county — and are trained to handle capital punishment cases. In these states, each appeal is overseen by a state office. “You get the death penalty not for having committed the worst crime, but for having the worst lawyer,” Marcus said. “Texas has chronically and systematically underfunded
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the defense for years.” This underfunding is partially due to the defense council not being funded by the state, as many anti-death penalty advocacy groups will attest. Tuesday the Texas Defender Service released a report that highlighted the many mistakes that have been made with death penalty cases from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2015, and recommended Texas create a state office to oversee death penalty appeals. In a state where the penal code allows capital felonies to be their own crimes, and where the jury is asked questions that distance them from the severity of the punishment they so often dole out, having a good defense attorney is a basic and necessary human right. A statewide indigent defense system that is funded by the state and forces every death penalty appeal to be overseen by a state office is the only way Texas can hope to account for the disparity in numbers of executions between its different counties. With a system like this in place, it could
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A state wide indignet defense system that is funded by the state and forces every death penalty appeal to be overseen by a state office is the only way Texas can hope to account for the disparity in number of executions between different counties. mean fewer people sent to death row, and that Travis County and Harris County resemble each other enough in their justice systems to make their being a part of the same state more plausible. Berdanier is a philosophy junior from Boulder, Colorodo.
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UT professors recommend Latino musicians By Acacia Coronado @acaciatree18
Teresa A. Valdez Recommendation: Gipsy Kings
Growing up with a father who led a high school mariachi band and a mother who enjoyed singing old Mexican songs, Valdez, an assistant instructor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese, was raised with a love for Latino music. But it wasn’t until she spent time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia that she really became interested in the genre. “It was a way of connecting with people,” Valdez said. “If I hear a song that I first heard when I was in Bolivia, I instantly go back to that time. I remember being in a chicheria in the campo in Bolivia and people dancing to that.” She said she wants to show college students the diverse and fast-paced music of Latin America that characterizes bands like the Gipsy Kings, so they can be united with different cultures the way she was in Bolivia. Maria Del Pilar Zazueta Recommendation: (Me Llamo) Sebastian
“My generation was the generation of Latin rock,” Zazueta, lecturer in the department of Latin American studies said. “There was Café Tacuba and Caifanes and Jaguares. I grew up in Mexico City and we used
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minorities and two women. It focuses on a black rapper and his two friends as they try to handle their growing fame and life in the South. The show addresses a variety of political topics, including mass incarceration, gun rights and police brutality. Though a promising step forward, Candler said
to go see all of them.” Zazueta said her music recommendations depend on the age of the person who asks her. She thinks it is important to show younger Latinos that music of Latino descent doesn’t have to be boring or old. “We have this preconception that any music that does not come from Europe [or] the U.S. should be traditional and should be folkloric and that is not the case,” Zazueta said. Prominent Chilean ballad lyricist and singer (Me Llamo) Sebastian showcases the vibrancy of Latin music through his compositions, and his lyrics highlight different aspects of daily life in Latin America.
like guiding students to the classical Latin music because many are unaware that Latinos have that kind of music,” Ramirez said. “It astounds me when I ask in my classes if the students have heard of Placido Domingo and nobody seems to know who he is.” Paloma Diaz Recommendation: Victor Jara
Growing up in Mexico City, Ramirez, lecturer in the department of Spanish and Portuguese, was raised listening to Spanish music and can still remember her parents dancing Danzon around the house and singing boleros at family gatherings. Lola Beltran’s ballads bring to mind the great romances of her youth. Ramirez said she thinks it is important to teach the new generation of Latinos about the great variety of older Latino music, preserving the more traditional Latino sounds. “Everyone says they like dancing salsa, but I particularly
When Diaz, program coordinator of Latin American studies, arrived from Chile 22 years ago, her musical preferences had been strongly influenced by her political experiences in South America. Through music, she said people can learn about the political troubles of South America in the ’70s and ’80s. Political activist and musician Victor Jara is one artist who used his lyrics to tell the stories of the public’s protests. “This music symbolizes a level of awareness that I think younger generations might not have, that music is not just for enjoyment but to communicate a vision of society which is sometimes missing from the current songs,” Diaz said. Such music has become very dear to her after her personal experiences. “I was arrested twice in Chile for protesting the streets,” Diaz said. “We were singing inside the jail and I remember the song was ‘El Derecho de Vivir en Paz,’ the right to live in peace, by Victor Jara.”
she believes the root of the problem with underrepresentation lies with those in power. “The people who have the money and the power and the control are white males,” Candler said. “But just now we’re slowly seeing more women and more people of color come into positions with the opportunity to reflect their world.” The UT Moody
College of Communication held 2016’s Flow Conference this past week where television experts, professors and industry insiders from across the U.S. came together to discuss ideas, opinions and questions about television and new forms of media. R a d i o - tel e v i s i on - f i l m professor Mary Beltran held a panel at the conference discussing diversity. Beltran conducted
Silvia D. Ramirez Recommendation: Placido Domingo
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recent research on the state of the entertainment industry, and found that executives were not hiring people of color because their educations had often not adequately prepared them. Beltran said she took issue with the way universities are handling the preparation of radio-television-film students, particularly those of color.
“Why aren’t we putting pressure on our universities?” Beltran asked. “[We should] push our universities to create scholarship programs and internships just for students of color. Our University should try to level the playing field.” Al Martin, a panelist and University of Colorado at Denver professor, said the problems lie not just with the amount of jobs given to people of minority, but
with the quality as well. “We’re asking for the wrong thing,” Martin said. “You’ll ask for something, they’ll give you just enough to satisfy those needs and then just move on. Hollywood is going to do whatever it takes to shut us up.” In the end, Kat Candler said she believes the solution is simple. “It’s not as hard as some folks make it out to be,” Candler said. “Just hire.”
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Iannella beats obstacles to find success at Texas By Trenton Daeschner @TrentDaeschner
Junior defender Monique Iannella remembers the long car rides all too well. Growing up, the native Australian would leave school with her mom at recess time from Mount Gambier and trek to soccer trainings in Adelaide, a 10-hour round trip, three to four days per week. There were nights she wouldn’t get home until 2 a.m., often doing much of her studying and sleeping in the car — all for a dream to play soccer. “My family’s support was phenomenal,” Iannella said. “Eventually I felt bad seeing [my mom] how she was so tired. She’d force me to sleep in the car, and I wouldn’t want to because I wanted to try and make sure she was okay.” Before she began playing soccer, Iannella played many different sports and was a talented ballet dancer and singer. But at the age of eight, her passion quickly changed when one day her brother’s
soccer coach asked if she wanted to participate at a practice. Iannella was hooked. “I just fell in love with it,” Iannella said. “I liked the challenge of doing something that you don’t do every day — using your feet.” During her high school days, Iannella quickly made a name for herself playing for club teams, even drawing interest from the professional ranks. She signed with her first pro team at only 16 years old. She played pro soccer in Australia for four years. Even after high school, while she attended the University of Melbourne to study commerce law, Iannella continued to play professionally. But she suffered a knee injury and underwent four operations after signing with Melbourne City FC before the 2015-16 season. “I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to play again,” Iannella said. The injury forced her to reevaluate her plans for her career, both athletically and academically. Iannella
ultimately decided to leave for the United States to further her education and soccer career. She wants to become a lawyer after her playing days are over. She held offers from Texas, Harvard, Vanderbilt and Hofstra, and chose the Longhorns this past summer. “I was really apprehensive right up until the moment that I left,” Iannella said. “I think that the pros always outweighed the cons, and I just didn’t want to regret not trying it.” Iannella made an impact right away in the offseason. Her teammates immediately took notice of her sedulous work ethic. “The first day we do fitness tests, and she whooped all of us,” senior defender Isabelle Kerr said. “From that day on, she’s been a competitor and wanted to make our team better.” Iannella has helped lead a defense that has only allowed seven goals through nine matches. Head coach Angela Kelly says Iannella’s ability to play different positions has
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Junior defender Monique Iannella left Australia for the United States for her education as well as soccer. The former professional athlete has made an immediate impact with Texas.
separated her from the rest of her teammates. “She has some versatility,” Kelly said. “Anytime as a coach you have a person with versatility, it’s a positive.” Even now at Texas, Iannella
hasn’t forgotten the journey that got her here. She remembers the hard work and sacrifice it took. She remembers those long car rides. But through it all, Iannella says she wouldn’t change a thing.
“I practiced so much, and nothing has come easy in terms of my soccer career,” Iannella said. “But I think that I wouldn’t want to do it any other way because it’s made me the player that I am today.”
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Longhorns fight back to start Baylor takes control of Big 12, conference season with a win Oklahoma continues to struggle By Claire Cruz
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It took a while for No. 5 Texas (9–2, 1–0 Big 12) to find its groove in its first Big 12 match against West Virginia (8–6, 0–1 Big 12). Shorthanded with senior setter Chloe Collins out with an illness, senior defensive specialist Nicole Dalton moved positions to take her place. The Longhorns struggled to regain their chemistry early, dropping the first set and battling out the second. But Texas found its rhythm as the match went on. The team took the final three sets, jump-starting its conference season with a 3–1 win. West Virginia controlled the first set and took an early 10–6 lead. A setter dunk by Dalton boosted the Longhorns to a 3-point run to tie the game at 10–10 before West Virginia re-claimed the lead, 11-10. The tie-breakers became a common theme for the Mountaineers in the first contest: the Longhorns caught up nine more times, only to fall back into a deficit. Unable to overcome the tiebreakers, Texas dropped the first set, 26–24. The back-and-forth play continued in the second set — the Longhorns once again struggled to take control and
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Senior defensive specialist Nicole Dalton filled the setter role in Texas’ victory over West Virginia. The Longhorns fought back from a first set loss to earn the Big 12 win.
tied the Mountaineers 16 times. However, Texas overcame those hurdles while cleaning up its serving: The team only had two service errors compared to the first set’s five. Kills by freshman outside hitter Micaya White and senior outside hitter Paulina Prieto Cerame helped the Longhorns pull ahead late in the match, aiding in the 28-26 Texas victory. The Longhorns seized control in the third set with an early 4-point lead to bring the score ton 11-7 — the largest lead for either team in the match. White shifted her attack strategy to tipping to avoid hitting the ball too long, while Dalton excelled at setting and freshman middle blocker Orie Agbaji racked up blocks. The Longhorns finished the set without any service errors to earn a 25-18
victory. Texas jumped out to an early 10–5 lead with an average kill percentage of .300 in the fourth and final set. The team kept its momentum throughout the game and closed out the Mountaineers, 25-15. Dalton came close to recording a double-double in the match, finishing off with 41 assists and nine digs. Junior libero Cat McCoy accumulated 15 digs and White also neared a double-double with nine digs to top off her 18 kills. Agbaji recorded a team and season-high nine blocks. The Longhorns return home on Saturday looking to continue their hot start in conference play with a matchup against No. 8 Kansas. Play begins at 7 p.m. at Gregory Gym.
Baylor moves to No. 1 in Big 12 Power Rankings Texas’ loss to California pushed the 3-0 Bears to the top spot in the Big 12 as the conference’s only undefeated team. No. 16 Baylor had another slow start Friday night and was held scoreless in the first quarter by Rice, but exploded for 638 yards to earn the 38-10 victory. Daulton Venglar | Daily Texan file photo Senior quarterback Seth Senior running back Shock Linwood and the Baylor offense have Russell threw for 337 yards struggled this season, but the Bears still sit atop the Big 12. and three touchdowns, and junior wide receiver KD Can- return trip look minimal. But 45-38 win. non caught nine passes for the Sooners could still turn it Junior quarterback Mason 213 yards and two scores. Still, around in conference play and Rudolph threw for a school Baylor acting head coach Jim win a Big 12 title. record of 540 yards and scored Grobe hopes for consistency Junior quarterback Baker two total touchdowns. The from the team, especially from Mayfield struggled against the Cowboys also racked up a players on special teams. Buckeyes, finishing 17-of-32 school-record 467 yards in the Junior kicker Chris Cal- with 226 yards, two touch- first half; Rudolph threw for lahan missed two field goals, downs and two interceptions. 372 yards and junior wide reone for 47 yards and another Oklahoma’s run game has ceiver James Washington acfor 37. underperformed as well. The cumulated 231 receiving yards Next up for the Bears is a Sooners ran for 177 yards on in the half — both Oklahoma home game against Oklaho- Saturday and just 70 yards State records. ma State to start Big 12 play. in the season opener against The game was interrupted Baylor looks for a quicker start Houston. by an almost two-hour rain on offense to get a win against Oklahoma has a bye this delay in the fourth with the a Cowboys defense that ranks week before heading to Fort score tied at 38–38. With unNo. 4 in yards allowed. Worth to kick off its confer- der two minutes left in the ence season against TCU on game, Rudolph threw an 86 Oklahoma’s playoff chanc- Oct. 1. yard pass to senior wide rees dwindle ceiver Jhajuan Seales that set The No. 25 Sooners Oklahoma State gets back up a game-winning touchdropped to 1-2 on the season on track down run for senior running following their 45-24 loss at The Cowboys responded to back Rennie Childs. home to No. 2 Ohio State. No last week’s controversial loss Oklahoma State will take two-loss team has made the to Central Michigan with a its momentum to Waco this playoff in its two year history, record-setting performance weekend to try and hand Bayso Oklahoma’s chances at a to edge out Pittsburgh for a lor its first loss of the season.
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ELIZABETH HLAVINKA, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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UNIVERSITY
Longhorn Band welcomes new marching twirler By Chase Karacostas @chasekaracostas
Riding the bus home from work, public relations junior Erica Kuntz got a call she had been hoping to get for two years. As she started sobbing, the woman next to her asked if she was okay, and Kuntz replied, “I have never been better.” Biding her time, Erica waited two years for the Longhorn Band twirling position to open up. As soon as it did last year, she immediately auditioned and nabbed the 2016 marching band twirler spot. Her first encounter with twirling was Sandra Bullock’s “Miss Congeniality” when she was 5. As soon as Erica saw Miss Rhode Island (Heather Burns) twirl fire, she knew she had to try it. Erica’s mother said her daughter was passionate about the sport as soon as she saw her pick up her first
baton. “I can just remember her being in her little pigtails and she would get so excited about learning a trick,” Claudia said. “Boy, when she saw that she could be in front of a judge and she could perform, it was almost like a whole other animal. No matter what level of ability she’s had over the years, people would come up to us and say, ‘We just enjoyed watching you.’” But last May, Erica’s career took a temporary blow. After her shoulder broke from overuse, she took a break from twirling and her shoulder is still regaining flexibility. After twirling with broken toes and fingers, strep throat and kidney stones, the injury didn’t faze Erica. Forgoing physical therapy, she started twirling again within a few weeks of her doctors visit. Until she heals, Claudia will continue to put Erica’s hair
into a bun before performances, just as she’s done for the past 16 years. Longhorn Band drum major Kevin Kwaku first met Erica at section leader camp. She was frustrated with a routine when he walked up, so he offered to watch. She stunned him with her abilities, but she said she still wanted to be better. “Right off the bat, she had a really strong, vibrant personality,” Kwaku said. “And that was a moment for me when I realized how dedicated she is to what she does and how passionate she is.” The pair now walk onto the field together at every game and do a special handshake beforehand. Kwaku raises his hands up high. Erica jumps up to high-five him. They do a low highfive, three claps in the middle and finish it off with a “hook ‘em.” For the most part, Erica
Erica Kuntz, a public relations junior, is the new twirler for the University of Texas Longhorn Band. Erica’s first performance with the band was during the half time show against Notre Dame, and is hoping to be twirling with fire by the OU Red River rivalry game. Emmanuel Briseño Daily Texan Staff
practices with the band but receives almost no direction from the directors or TAs. Since the band doesn’t have a designated twirling coach, Erica creates all of her own routines based on the music and marching patterns around her. “It’s a blessing that I have all of this artistic freedom, but it’s a little bit of a curse
in that I don’t have direction,” Erica said. “Twirling’s kind of a lonely sport.” But Erica still finds company in her coach of 16 years, Sheila Rigelsky. Since Rigelsky lives in Dallas, the two Facetime whenever Erica needs her to hand out tips or assuage fears. The now-famous tripleovertime Notre Dame foot-
ball game at DKR Stadium was Erica’s first half-time performance with the band. Now she’s training to twirl fire with them for the first time at the OU Red River rivalry game . “When she went out for her first game I just wanted to bawl. I was so nervous,” Claudia said. “I’m so proud of her.”
TELEVISION
“Queen Sugar,” “Atlanta” bring diversity to network television By Justin Jones @justjustin42
Television shows like “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “The Walking Dead,” and Season 1 of “True Detective” are set in the South, where minority population is about 43.9 percent. But in all of these shows, the cast and crew were disproportionately white and male. “Queen Sugar” and “Atlanta,” two shows which premiered last week, look to break this norm. They find their identity in a Southern
setting like so many shows before them, but feature a surprisingly unique trait: a cast and crew predominately made up of women and people of color. Last year, Hollywood director Ava DuVernay saw the lack of diversity in Southern television, and began working with Oprah Winfrey to develop a television show based off the book “Queen Sugar.” Her idea focused on women and people of color not just in front of the camera, but also behind. While at South By Southwest that year, she
made a call to fellow director and then-UT professor Kat Candler. “She asked if I would like to direct an episode and I said, ‘Hell yes!’” Candler said. “I had been trying to break down the door of TV directing for about a year before that.” DuVernay hired women to direct every episode of Queen Sugar. The crew is half African-American and the show’s characters range from the black leads to white boyfriends to Latina teachers, all in an encouragingly diverse and
close-knit society. Business senior Juan Fuentes found “Queen Sugar” both refreshing and hopeful. As a Latino, he said he enjoyed the show’s across-the-board representation. “It was wonderful to see so many communities, including mine, represented on screens across the nation,” Fuentes said. “Atlanta,” Donald Glover’s passion project since August 2014, features a directing crew and writer’s room consisting only of
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TV shows taking place in the South often misrepresent the region’s diversity. “Queen Sugar,” which premiered last week, showcases a more proportionate cast and crew.
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