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McCombs students show BLM support

By Briana Stone @bristone19

The Black Graduate Business Association, along with MBA students, staff and faculty, showed support Monday for Black Lives Matter by using #MBAsOpenUp, a hashtag intended to show that business

schools sympathize with and support the movement.

At Monday’s demonstration the McCombs community dressed in all black while holding up letters that read “Black Lives Matter to McCombs #MBAsOpenUp.” Tina Mabley, assistant dean and director of the

full-time MBA program at McCombs, said the idea came from BGBA President Chioma Eze. “The message from our students was taking time to reflect and to begin a conversation about something with a lot of different opinions,” Mabley said.

“We have people in our

society who are treated differently based on the color of their skin.”

Eze said being a black graduate student in McCombs is difficult because she feels like an outsider.

“As one of the five black girls in my class, I am sometimes overwhelmed by how different I look from

the people I am often surrounded by,” Eze said.

Eze said the photo represents the McCombs community recognizing the issues at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Neuroscience sophomore Arushii Nadar joins Environment Texas campaign organizer Lena Wright in supporting their new resolution.

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CMHC stresses intersectionality

By Miguel Robles

Dr. Kimberly Burden, who specializes in Counseling Psychology, speaks with UT students on Tuesday about the prevalence of suicide in LGBT communities and people of color.

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Flu shot campaign in full swing for UT UHS

By Hannah Daniel @hannnahdaniel

The Counseling and Mental Health Center held a panel Tuesday night at the Multicultural Engagement Center to recognize the intersectionality of mental health, including people of color and members of the LGBT community.

This panel was part of CMHC’s eighth annual Suicide Prevention Week.

“As a member of the LGBTQA+ community and being of mixed ethnicities, the conflicting cultural messages and the queer trauma experiences in the news right now are a huge part of the stressors that interact with mental health,” environmental science senior Zoi Thompson said. “I was impressed with the voices presented in the panel. It’s not often that you see people of color stepping up and coming out to speak about these issues. I really ap-

preciated the effort to bring in diversity.”

Middle Eastern studies sophomore Carlos Campos, internal relations director of Students for Equity and Diversity, spoke about how the media has fed a stereotype by portraying men of color as aggressive.

“There are a lot of societal expectations and pressures

on men in general to not be emotional and just be a little blunter, a little more stoic in how they approach trauma and how they approach issues,” Campos said. “We need to destigmatize these emotions, because I don’t think aggression is a healthy way to express frustration.

Not only is it unhealthy, it’s also inaccurate. Men have

feelings too.”

Marian Trattner, the suicide prevention coordinator for CMHC, said these events have had positive impact on students.

“There’s been an increase in student activism and interest in getting engaged in mental health,” Trattner said. “This

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If more time and research had been spent on the bill, Suri said she would have supported it in the future.

“It has really good intentions and I think that it’s a really strong movement,” Suri said. “I just think there was definitely more room to do

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Plan II junior Priya Suri, College of Liberal Arts representative, was one of the three student representatives who opposed the bill.

“I opposed it, because if you have to go into that many Q&A sessions, it probably should be tabled,” Suri said.

Students registering new voters on campus

work on it.”

Environment Texas, a branch of Environment America, has been campaigning for oil and gas restrictions on UT lands at UT-Austin, UT-Arlington and UT-

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SG pushes to lower UT methane emissions

On Tuesday, the bill received plenty of scrutiny from the assembly, with the floor being open to questions for almost 30 minutes, before the bill was sent to a vote and only received three opposing votes.

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With Election Day and the deadline for voter registration just around the corner, political organizations across campus have been flagging down students and helping them fill out yellow forms with one goal in mind — register as many voters as possible.

Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day, and volunteer deputy registrars celebrated by tabling around campus.

Psychology sophomore Sam Brewer is a resident assistant in Brackenridge. She joined a group of San Jacinto RAs to register students to vote at a table on 21st Street.

They offered free snow cones as an incentive for students to register.

Brewer said she enjoys being a VDR because she wants to help other young people realize their importance in the political process.

“I think that people in our generation don’t consider how important their voice is,” Brewer said. “I’ve been paying bills since I was 16, so I think it’s very important that we are registered because our voices do matter.”

Brewer said they had some success in registering students, but a lot of people avoided the VDRs. “Unfortunately, we get a lot of averted eyes, people looking down at their phones,” Brewer said. “I know this election and situation kind of sucks, but I think if you hold people accountable to speaking their voice and being able to represent how they view

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Neuroscience sophomore Arushii Nadar said she has cared about the environment for as long as she can remember, and it feels good to finally do something to help it.

Tuesday night, Student Government passed legislation that Nadar authored calling on UT System Chancellor William McRaven to publicly support cutting University methane emissions in half.

“I didn’t think protecting the environment was something I could do anything about,” Nadar said. “We were just so happy that it passed.”

Nadar, with the support of Environment Texas campaign organizer Lena Wright, first introduced the bill during last week’s general assembly meeting, where it was then sent to committee.

The bill focuses on West Texas, where University Lands oversees the surface and mineral interests of 2.1 million acres for UT and Texas A&M. Oil and gas companies are allowed to drill on these lands, and profits benefit the Permanent University Funds, one of the largest endowments in the United States, according to their website.

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Hundreds of students and faculty lined up in the Student Services Building yesterday afternoon to receive flu shots at the first temporary clinic of University Health Services’ annual flu vaccine campaign.

UHS will open temporary flu vaccine clinics around campus from now through mid-October to make the vaccine more accessible. In the past, the campaign has provided affordable, convenient immunizations to around 10,000 people each year, said Sherry Bell, UHS’ senior program coordinator.“We’re trying to take the clinics to where the students are,” Bell said. “The more

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people who are immunized, the safer campus is going to be from the flu.”

Charlotte Katzin, Allerg y/Immunizations Clinic nurse manager, said the body takes about two weeks to produce the antibodies that protect against the flu virus, so students and faculty should make getting a shot a priority.

“Since we have confirmed cases of flu on the UT campus, it is important to get vaccinated as soon as possible,” Katzin said.

A 2016 study conducted by UHS showed that almost 13 percent of student respondents suffered a negative academic impact due to colds, flu or sore throat in the year prior to taking the

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survey. Bell said UHS hopes this campaign can reduce the number of students who receive lower grades or have to drop classes for these reasons.

“UHS is here to help keep students healthy so they can reach their primary goal of achieving success academically,” Bell said.

Stephen Jones, a postdoctoral research affiliate who works in assistant professor Ilya Finkelstein’s lab, said he was able to persuade about a dozen

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continues from page 1 the world, that’s more important than someone being on Twitter.”

Public relations junior Joseph Trahan, communications director for University Democrats, said the organization is currently focusing on voter registration.

“Our goal is to register as many students as possible and to push students to the polls to support the candidate that we endorsed, which is Hillary Clinton,” Trahan said.

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continues from page 1 kinesiology and business foundations senior, captured the moment as he passed by the McCombs school and tweeted the photo with the caption, “Love my school and the people in it.” This tweet received more than 200 retweets and more than 445 favorites.

“I think it’s a step in the right direction because it may just be a photo, but to some people, it is a call for change and a sign that people of all backgrounds want justice and equality for people everywhere,” Clutch said.

Some black students took to Twitter to express their discouragement despite the message.

“Institutionalized racism isn’t over because people held up some posters,” journalism freshman Onaje Mcdowelle said in a tweet.

“I feel like there is some type of reform that needs to be done within the admissions process,” Mcdowelle said in an interview.

“The fact that it has been 60 years since the integration of this campus and the black student still only represents about 4 percent of the population here is disturbing.”

However, Mcdowelle said he was impressed by the “risk” the McCombs’ school took by showing support for Black Lives Matter.

“It means a lot for black students to see support in the spaces where we can often, and easily, feel vulnerable and unaccounted for regarding race issues,” Mcdowelle said.

other researchers from the lab to join him in getting vaccinated by using the opportunity to see Finkelstein’s newborn baby as leverage.

“A lot of people our age don’t think they need to get flu shots because they don’t get as sick, but if you’re around children, the elderly … it’s much more important,” Jones said. “I think this campaign is absolutely critical.

There’s a certain threshold … if the effort’s too high, people aren’t going to get vaccinated. By doing things like this, you lower that threshold.”

Today, a clinic will be

open from noon to 4 p.m. in the Texas Union Ballroom (UNB 3.202). To receive a vaccine, students should bring their identification and insurance information. If students’ insurance providers are

Women’s and gender studies senior Richelle King is the president of Texas Rising, a progressive group on campus that advocates for reproductive, LGBT and voting rights. Texas Rising has been tabling in the West Mall since the primaries, encouraging students to vote.

King said increasing political participation among young people is the reason she became a VDR. “Texas has extremely low voter turnout rates especially among millennials, so it’s really imperative that folks like us that are VDRs engage our peers in the voting process,” King said.

According to the Texas Tribune, Texas ranked 49th in voter turnout during the primary season, only beating the state of

Louisiana, which had a closed primary election — meaning voters had to register as a Democrat or Republican before they could cast their ballot.

King also said local elections were important, even though a contentious presidential election is capturing most people’s interest.

“I think [local] elections have a more direct impact on constituents so we educate people on when state and local elections happen as well, especially Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff because we live in Austin,” King Undeclared freshman Gabrielle Chavez, left, helps students said. “The Capitol is right there register to vote on National Voter Registration Day. we can talk to our representatives and our senators. Some- especially local.” register to vote in Texas. King times they live in our neighTexas Rising is collaborat- said there will be puppies, prizborhoods, so I really want to ing with other organizations es and food, all of which she make sure people know about for a voter registration rally on hopes will encourage people to all the different kinds of voting Oct. 11, which is the last day to turn out to vote.

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There is a running petition that currently has 2,800 signatures between three schools and has received 600 signatures within the time since last Tuesday’s original reading of the bill, Wright said.

Wright said she believes University Lands will take action in support of the campaign any day, which explains the imperativeness of the bill’s passage.

“I’m happy that the UT Student Government is a voice for the students and has shown that students

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care about this,” Wright said. “We really appreciate the legislators taking the time to look into the legislation because it’s really an issue that a lot of people may not know about.”

Nadar said protecting the environment and preventing climate change is something that affects students’ everyday lives.

“This is our future,” Nadar said. “It covers a lot of issues that we care about today. It’s just a really broad overarching issue that covers a lot of things and is responsible for our future because otherwise we aren’t guaranteed one.”

accepted by UHS, the vaccine is free of charge. Otherwise, the cost is $10.

A complete schedule of flu shot clinic times and locations can be found online at https://healthyhorns.utexas.edu/.

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continues from page 1 helps students who have had experience with suicide, it helps them to not feel as alone and gets them doing something in a positive way to move forward.”

CMHC’s diversity coordinator Kimberly Burdine said the center offers diversity discussion groups tailored to different minority groups to create spaces for these groups to share their concerns relating to mental health within their communities.

“The counseling center offers individual and group

counseling, psychiatry services, as well as the MindBody Lab,” Burdine said.

Thompson said her expectations for the panel were exceeded by the open and comfortable conversation between the speakers.

“Mental health is a process. Mental health is evolving. Mental health is really complex, and there’s no easy answer even though sometimes we wish there was,” Thompson said.

The CMHC will continue to host events throughout the week, including a panel Wednesday, which will focus on suicide prevention and advocacy.

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Dell Medical launches new care referral program

By Burhanuddin Calcuttawala

@thisisfordtex

Dell Medical School began a pilot project three months ago aimed at expediting care to low-income and underinsured patients with musculoskeletal ailments by updating the referral process and shifting attention to value-based care.

The program has successfully cut down wait times for hundreds of patients who suffer from bone, joint and muscle disorders with the hopes that a successful initiative can be scaled to other branches of the healthcare industry.

Dr. Karl Koenig, director of the project and medical director for musculoskeletal care at Dell Medical, said the older referral process was often the cause of months-long waits, something the program is looking to reduce.

Koenig estimates 60 to 70 percent of primary care visits are related to musculoskeletal problems.

“In the past, if your primary care doctor felt that you needed to have a consultation with a musculoskeletal provider, they would put in a consult and you would go into a queue,” Koenig said. “What we’ve done is take on that referral process so that the person who gets that referral, instead of being a secretary who puts it in the back of the queue, [is able to] look at those referrals and see if there is something we can do to help without having you come in.”

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Dell Medical School started a pilot program to update the referral process for low-income and underinsured patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The program has cut down wait times for hundreds of patients.

Dr. Mark Hernandez, chief medical officer of the Community Care Collaborative, said the initiative predicates the need for a redefined, value-based incentive system in health care.

The CCC is helping fund Dell Medical School with

$35 million of Travis County tax dollars annually.

“The way health care is provided today, it’s basically around a fee for service model, which means that … you get paid for what you do,” Dr. Hernandez said. “One of

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the things in this pilot is that … we’re not just piloting care delivery models, but we’re piloting [them] with value-based payment.

Value is directly proportional to the outcome, and it’s inversely proportional to the cost.”

Nursing graduate student Lauren Cone said it is now her goal to be involved in an evolving health care industry with more efficient services for all patients.

“I would say that it is now, because I have seen access problems a lot more

since I’ve been in graduate school than when I was as an RN,” Cone said.

“Streamlining access … is hugely important. I see how much of a barrier lack of access is, and I’m glad this pilot program [is in place].”

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New tree inventory will track COLA plans to allocate $20 ecological resources on campus million in alumni donations

By Will Clark

By Quanit Ali

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A Himalayan deodar cedar, transported to UT in 1893, stands 58 feet tall in front of the historic Littlefield House.

Droves of students walk by it every day, many unaware of the history of the tree, the . Kinglargest of its kind in Texas. , priz-But information about every ch shetree on campus will soon be ople toavailable to members of the UT community through an interactive platform called ser-My Tree Keeper.

Mind- UT partnered with the d. Davey Tree Expert Comr ex-pany to catalog every tree panelon campus, 3,835 trees in opentotal. They will provide data ersa-about the tree’s health and kers. history that will be accespro-sible on the My Tree Keeper h iswebsite in mid-November. ealth Jim Carse, assistant manandager of Urban Forestry and evenproject manager for the surwishvey, said he hopes the platsaid.form will provide ecologitinuecal knowledge to students, houtensure the trees stay healthy paneland allow his team to more ll fo-efficiently manage the trees. ntion “We want a new inventory that’s more up to date, more user friendly, more mobile and more accurate than what we had last time to help better manage the trees,” Carse said.

The new platform will track each tree’s financial impact on surrounding buildings. Carse said trees can

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Jennifer Hrobar, left and Jim Carse, right, instruct student volunteers how to plant trees at Clark Field on Nov. 22, 2015.

actually save money for the University, cooling buildings in the summer and warming them in the winter as well as adding aesthetic value to the campus.

“Trees give a lot of benefit other than just shade,” Carse said. “One of the things we’re very interested in is giving the UT systems folks, who build the buildings and manage the construction projects, accurate tree information.”

Naomi Rotramel is a consulting arborist with the Davey Resource Group and works with Carse to gather data on all the trees.

“In the late ’90s, they started doing a tree inventory on my campus,” Rotramel said. “So here I am 20 years later doing it for universities. This is an honor.”

Rob Plowes, a biological research scientist at Brackenridge Field

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Laboratory, serves on the UT-Austin advisory committee for Tree Campus USA, which provides guidelines for research activities such as the new tree inventory. He said the project will allow for more than just the ability to monitor trees.

“The importance of it is not so much counting trees and putting numbers on a chart,” Plowes said. “The importance is the contribution to the sustainability of the campus and to the knowledge and the awareness the students will take from it.”

The College of Liberal Arts is set to receive a $20 million donation from UT alumnus Bobby Patton Jr. and his wife Sherri, the largest donation to date since the Campaign for Texas fundraising event in 2014.

David Ochsner, COLA director of public affairs, said COLA will be looking to allocate the donation into three main categories: faculty endowments, graduate studies endowments and investing in experiential learning initiatives for graduate students in COLA. Since several COLA programs are ranked nationally, Ochsner said they are looking to build on the success of those departments.

“A gift like this really is transformational,” Ochsner said. “Bobby told me, ‘I don’t really see this as a gift, but as an investment into the liberal arts.’”

Patton, who serves on the Advisory Council for COLA and co-owns the LA Dodgers, attributes his business success to being able to

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critically evaluate and analyze, a skill he acquired in liberal arts courses.

Ochsner had previously spoken with Patton, a former Plan II student who graduated with a business degree, and said Patton believes his liberal arts education had an impact on the person he has become. “[Patton] recalled his liberal arts experience and understood that it was very important to making him the successful investor he is today and that’s why he wants to give back,” Ochsner said.

Ochsner said the donation may help change the perception of COLA at a time where liberal arts degrees are undervalued. He said people shouldn’t choose between STEM or liberal arts, but rather be fully educated in a wide variety of curriculum.

“The things we’re always trying to tell our alumni and also prospective students is that the notion a liberal arts major is not going to be making as much money as someone else or is not as employable is completely false,”

Ochsner said.

Miles Wilson, Liberal Arts Council president and religious studies junior, said the donation could fund scholarships and study abroad programs. Wilson said historically a large portion of donations go towards large scale University projects, but allocating the money to student initiatives could change that.

“That’s what really got me excited,” Wilson said.

“I mean the amount is mind-blowing, but the fact that it could be going towards student programs is phenomenal.”

Anjana Menon, international relations and global studies freshman, said the grant could help economically disadvantaged students.

“If the money does end up going to study abroad it would be extremely beneficial to those who think they can’t afford it,” Menon said.

Ochsner said as the donation arrives and budgeting begins, COLA will develop a clearer picture on how to best utilize Patton’s donation.

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Doctors must prescribe antibiotics carefully

By Alina Agha

Daily Texan Columnist @alinaagha96

Last week the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level meeting where 193 countries pledged to fight the threat of “superbugs,” antibiotic-resistant infections that stemmed from antibiotic resistance. It is only the fourth time in the U.N.’s 70-year history that a meeting like this has been held, with the threat reaching its tipping point.

The era of modern medicine began in 1928 with the discovery of penicillin, which became known as the “medical miracle” and soon became available to the public. As more and more antibiotics were developed to tackle different infections, this created the pathway for resistance. Instead of holding doctors responsible for over-prescribing these drugs, the cycle continued and new antibiotics were created as others became less effective.

At the time however, this concern was pushed to the side.

“The difference is that the pharmaceutical companies always came through,” said Barbara Murray, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. “[It was] like, ‘Oh okay, we don’t have to worry about this anymore,’ and so nothing really was done to address the underlying causes of overuse and then the spread.”

Fast forward to the present. Every year in the United States, at least 2 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and

Fast forward to the present. Every year in the United States, at least 2 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and thousands die as a result. thousands die as a result.

The issue of overusing antibiotics is still very common today. Nobel Prize-winning chemist Venki Ramakrishnan has talked about misuse of these miracle drugs and how patients will get minor ailments that can be treated with other medication but are persistent in asking for their doctor for antibiotics. But regardless, doctors are still in control, and the responsibility should fall on them.

“I would argue that doctors who are overprescribing these medications are perhaps even more responsible than the individuals asking for them, especially as we have increasing evidence of antibiotic resistance available,” UT sociology professor Stephanie Osbakken said.

A study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston showed that while only 10 percent of adults with a sore throat have strep and need antibiotics, 60 percent are given a prescription.

“In the hospital setting, antibiotics get overused in part because we don’t know usually for 48 to 72 hours what the infection is due to and

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a high-level U.N. meeting on Sept. 21. The meeting was held to discuss antibiotic-resistant infections.

what it’s susceptible to,” Murray said. “So if a patient’s really sick, you just blast them with everything because you’re afraid, you don’t want to miss anything.”

She further explained that more rapid and immediate diagnosis is needed to address this issue, but until there is a way to do so, doctors must address the way in which they deal with patients. Antibiotic resistance has been

allowed to progress partly because they have not been held responsible for their actions. To combat this, the handling of antibiotics must be tracked to ensure that prescriptions match the needs of the patient and that doctors are not overcompensating or taking unnecessary preventative measures.

Agha is a public relations junior from Karachi, Pakistan.

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Abbott’s exclusion of refugees hurts Muslims

By Audrey Larcher Daily Texan Columnist @veg_lomein

Citing security concerns, Gov. Greg Abbott recently threatened to withdraw Texas from the federal U.S. Refugee Resettlement program. Considering how Texas consistently adheres to its conservative agenda, the governor’s statement may not come as a surprise. But the lesser known fact that our state leads the nation in refugee resettlement makes this withdrawal a little more baffling. This decision is fueled by partisan politics, ignores the American values of diversity and community and ultimately cultivates a negative environment for the safety and freedom of Muslims and foreigners in our country.

Prejudice against Muslims has been prevalent in American politics for decades, but lately, it has festered. Terrorist attacks carried out in the past year frighten voters; many reason that if the violence seen in Europe was partially carried out by Syrian refugees, accepting individuals from the same region could lead to tragedy. Even though the issue is far more complicated than the actions of one religion’s extremists, politicians capitalize on this fear to up their polling numbers.

Hostile legislation such as Abbott’s resounds with a good chunk of the populace.

This political game is played at the cost of Muslim-Americans’ safety and comfort.

Nida Madni, a biochemistry sophomore and practicing Muslim, noted that it is “harder to be able to feel safe… [after] Trump had the spotlight shined on him.”

Even though the issue is far more complicated than the actions of one religion’s extremists, politicians capitalize on this fear to up their polling numbers.

“More people are vocalizing their bigotry and hatred,” Madni said in a Facebook message. The Muslim community is right to feel uneasy with the destruction of safe spaces and a rise in hate crimes.

Not only would this prejudiced policy hurt Muslims, but it would put foreigners seeking new lives in America at a huge disadvantage. Abbott’s refusal to accept refugees doesn’t just bar Syrians from finding a home in Texas; it prevents Burmese, Congolese, Sudanese and all other refugees from establishing asylum here. Of the 7479 refugees who moved here, 796 are Syrian, and they represent diverse religious backgrounds, not just Islam. Abbott would turn a cold shoulder to thousands to exclude a small minority, all in an attempt to boost his poll numbers.

Furthermore, although Texas can opt out of the refugee resettlement program, it cannot prevent refugees from living in the state.

Aaron Rippenkroeger, CEO of Refugee Services of Texas, asserted at a press conference last Saturday that the Texas state government is not the administering entity for refugee resettlement; that responsibility falls

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Austin residents protest Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to keep Syrian refugees from coming to Texas on Nov. 22, 2015. Prejudice against Muslims has festered in recent years.

to a federal agency. Rippenkroeger said that this national model is also used in about “a dozen [other] states.” Under the Wilson-Fish model, these states are able to accommodate refugees with a “charitable organization that serves as a primary partner,” standing in for the state government to co-ordinate resettlement. If Abbott moves forward with his withdrawal, organizations and community members will begin work to establish a similar system in Texas.

Although it may take a little bit more

time, our communities will hopefully continue to accept refugees, even if the Texas government does not. Abbott’s withdrawal from this effective program does nothing but further complicate the red tape surrounding resettlement. More importantly, this continuation of discriminatory policy will undoubtedly further anti-Muslim sentiments and foster a hostile environment for refugees.

Larcher is an economics and Plan II freshman from Austin.

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Despite Clinton’s win, Trump remains threatening

By Noah M. Horwitz

Daily Texan Senior Columnist @NmHorwitz

The bar was set extremely low for Donald Trump ahead of the first presidential debate. I thought the TV media would fawn endlessly over how Trump did not drool on his podium and declare him to be “presidential,” thus perpetuating the horse race that is good for their ratings but bad for the future existence of humankind.

Of course, as low as that bar was, Trump somehow did not hurdle it. Needless to say, this is not the postmortem on the debate I had anticipated writing — and I couldn’t be happier.

Over and over again, Hillary Clinton pummeled Trump. She did so on the issue of his tax returns, which, unlike every other presidential candidate since 1976, still elude the public.

She got Trump to essentially admit he pays no taxes, and that he gleefully made money off of other’s misfortunes in the Great Recession. She

destroyed him on the birther issue, on Russia, on foreign policy and on having stamina.

She got under his skin. Whatever calm, collected, cool Trump that his handlers had cooked up ahead of this rumble, the exoskeleton was soon shed to reveal the petulant creature with which we had familiarized ourselves during the primary debates.

“So we had to get very, very tough on cyber and cyber warfare,” Trump said at the debate.

“It is a huge problem. I have a son — he’s 10 years old. He has computers. He is so good with these computers. It’s unbelievable. The security aspect of cyber is very, very tough. And maybe, it’s hardly doable.”

He actually said this … at a presidential debate.

The first round of post-debate polls have not yet fully materialized, but the general consensus (even among white supremacists) is that Clinton was the decisive victor. Prognosticators more knowledgeable than me, and usually more veracious, contend that she will likely receive a bump not entirely dissimilar to the aftermath of a convention.

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Still, Clinton’s winning skirmish is not a prompt for complacency. Trump’s die-hard supporters will only be more drawn to him after this sophomoric appearance on the stage. Debates are a mainstay of the old political system, which prioritized facts, issues and ideology. Trump does not belong to that system. Trump has no ideology beside the proto-fascism that surrounds his cult of personality.

That, in a nut, is why so many still humor voting for him even after all the heinous things he has said and done. It’s not a coincidence that virtually every single person supporting him is white. They like authoritarianism. It’s popular!

Something about a strongman who declares his sheer force of personality to be a panacea for society’s complex ills is appealing, and it is comforting to blame said ills on a scapegoat.

There is nothing in our DNA any different than the Germans or the Italians. A large swath of Americans want to isolate, persecute and hurt people who are different than them. Those guys in Birmingham, the ones

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The first round of post-debate polls have not yet fully materialized, but the general consensus (even among white supremacists) is that Clinton was the decisive victor. with the firehoses and the German Shepherds, did not disappear after 1964. They had children and grandchildren. This is the base desire driving Trump’s supporters, the so-called “basket of deplorables.”

I had thought this column would warn about how that unholy coalition will likely drive a madman to the White House. Clinton’s capable debate performance makes that less likely. But now is not the time for complacency. It is the time for vigilance.

Horwitz is a first-year law student from Houston.

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MOVIE REVIEW | ‘THE GREASY STRANGLER’

MOVIE REVIEW | ‘A DARK SONG’

Dread, discomfort creep into Gavin’s chilling ‘A Dark Song’

By Charles Liu

@CharlieInDaHaus

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“The Greasy Strangler” tells the story of an old man who stalks the night, lathered in oily fat, and strangles people. The film’s sex, gore and absurdity will attract only those who can embrace it for what it is.

‘The Greasy Strangler’ clutches at gag reflex, delivers absurdity

By Charles Liu

@CharlieInDaHaus

“The Greasy Strangler” takes the line between good and bad taste and obliterates it. This is a juvenile and repulsive film that imbues the quirkiness of “Napoleon Dynamite” with sex, gore and lots and lots of grease.

Just in case you were wondering, yes, there is a Greasy Strangler in this movie. He is not purely a metaphor — he’s actually an old naked guy who stalks the night lathered in oily fat and strangles people. His first victims are some poor chumps outside a motel.

Then he targets a hot dog vendor. Faces are flattened, eyes are popped out and ears are ripped off.

The special effects are cheesy but meticulously crafted, and so gross that the movie will be an unpleasant experience for anyone watching with a snack. The

body count rises; whether the film’s entertainment value does will vary depending on the viewer.

The Greasy Strangler’s identity is Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels). By day, he and his middle-aged loser son, Big Brayden (Sky Elobar), give tours around an unnamed town that supposedly played a big part in the history of disco. Ronnie’s a complete jerk to Brayden, constantly barking at him and calling him a “bullshit artist.” When one tourist, Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo), asks Brayden out on a date, the infuriated Ronnie begins vying for Janet’s affection. The father-and-son dynamic is interesting, to say the least.

Elobar plays Brayden as a supersized, all-grown-up Napoleon Dynamite. Michaels yells a lot and unashamedly (and perhaps courageously) marches around the screen with a mesmerizingly disgusting

prosthetic Biggus Dickus flailing about. Ronnie and Brayden are extremely bitter toward each other and see Janet as a prize that will prove one’s manhood over the other.

Director and co-writer Jim Hosking indulges in nudity and obscenities without any concern for taboo. The movie’s unabashed weirdness is strangely endearing, and the humor, often scatological and crude, attacks like a blunt hammer.

The dialogue can be repetitive and abrasive; one gets the feeling that Hosking uses his lines to purposely try one’s patience.

This is indeed an absurd feature, but in spite of (or perhaps because of ) its depravity, it should be a fun time for those who can embrace it for what it is. “The Greasy Strangler” won’t find a wide audience, but it will stay with the filmgoer who seeks out niche grossout experiences.

“A Dark Song” is the kind of horror movie that creeps forward and relishes in its heightening dread. It doesn’t want you to scream or jump. It wants you to get goosebumps, to stare into the shadows and wait, unable to hear anything other than the pounding of your heart.

Before “A Dark Song” crescendos to its grim climax, it begins with the broken-hearted Sophia (Catherine Walker) hiring Joseph (Steve Oram), an occultist, to help her conduct a black magic ritual in a remote country house. Sophia intends to use the ritual to exact revenge on her son’s murderers, while Joseph hopes communing with spirits will help him escape from the outside world.

The ritual will take six months. Some peculiar tasks are required: Joseph must surround the house

with a circle of salt that he and Sophia cannot cross, and they must stay awake for days on end to commune with ancient spirits and demons.

Sophia and Joseph slowly find themselves worn down by the long, painful process.

It doesn’t help that they rarely find solace in each other’s presence. Walker and Oram sustain the drama with performances that convey the damage both their characters have suffered. Walker approaches the stranger parts of the ritual with the expected skepticism, while Oram throws himself completely into the believer camp. Conflicts about the ritual arise between them, but the juicy conversations they have revolve around their deepest desires. In the end, they are just two souls hoping to find something better.

“A Dark Song” is similar to “The Babadook” in that it is also a parable about parenthood and letting go.

Obsessed with vengeance, Sophia presses on, even though every sign tells her she should abandon her quest. Not that abandoning it will help, though — Joseph says the ritual must be seen to its completion once it is begun. Sophia will have to live with her choice, and only by experiencing the ramifications of her decision can she truly overcome the death of her son.

Director Liam Gavin constructs every scene to have an unsettling mood.

He often conceals the movie’s many terrors behind closed doors and in dark corners. It’s never revealed what kind of forces threaten Sophia and Joseph, giving the antagonists a welcome mystique and helping the supernatural merge with the film’s mundane setting. A stellar debut effort, “A Dark Song” is an effective horror picture that hinges on drama rather than scares.

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“A Dark Song” begins with the broken-hearted Sophia (Catherine Walker) hiring Joseph (Steve Oram), an occultist, to help her conduct a black magic ritual in a remote country house. The film is a parable about parenthood and letting go, and its stellar suspense steadily chills audiences.

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Longhorns prepare for Red River Rivalry

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By Leah Vann

@Vanntastic_Leah

The No. 4 Longhorns aren’t getting ahead of themselves.

On paper, Texas (10–2, 2–0 Big 12) appears to overmatch Oklahoma (9– 5, 0–1 Big 12). But with a trip to Norman looming on Wednesday, the Longhorns know anything can happen in a rivalry match.

“It doesn’t really matter where we are,” junior outside hitter Ebony Nwanebu said. “We keep the same intensity and can still do our jobs.”

Texas is coming off a tough early season schedule. The team has compiled a 3–2 record against top25 teams, while the Sooners are 0–3 against ranked teams — Texas will be the team’s highest ranked opponent yet.

But Oklahoma still brings a talented roster, especially at middle blocker. Senior Micaela Spann ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 with a .412 hitting percentage, while junior Marion Hazelwood isn’t far behind at .318 percent — No. 9 in the conference.

The Sooners also bring a variety of talented passers and rank No. 3 in the conference in passing. Senior outside hitter Kimmy Gardiner highlights the group with a team-high 167 digs.

The Grapevine, Texas native led the Sooners in digs last season and has been just as strong in 2016.

Last week, both teams squared off against No. 8

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Junior outside hitter Ebony Nwanebu will help power the Longhorn offense against Oklahoma on Wednesday. Nwanebu earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors following her 20-kill performance against Kansas.

Kansas; Texas won (3-1) and Oklahoma lost (0-3).

The Longhorns showed off their offensive prowess while connecting on .351 percent of their kills, with Nwanebu exploding for 20 kills at .514 percent rate.

Nwanebu was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, compiling 33 kills on .476 percent of her attempts. Freshman outside hitter Micaya White also earned her third Big 12 Freshman of the Week this season with 40 kills with a .302

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hitting percentage.

With Oklahoma’s strong fundamentals, the Longhorns must play mistakefree volleyball to maintain their hot start.

“We [have] had a lot of situations where we just gave up some opportunities for points,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “When a team hits four of five on you in a game it’s going to be tough to be able to win that game.”

The Longhorns specifically hope to improve on their defense in the rivalry

matchup. Texas averages just over 13 digs per set — second-to-last in the Big 12.

Additionally, the Longhorns have struggled to make accurate passes and take advantage of their talented middle blockers.

Texas’ opponents kill .221 percent of their hits, ranking second most in the Big 12.

“We’re continuously growing and for right now the big thing is our defense,” Elliott said. “If our blocking gets touches

we can transition points.

Our hitting numbers have been some of the best we’ve had at Texas, but our defensive numbers are not as good.”

Texas swept Oklahoma last year in two matchups.

However, the Longhorns struggled against the Sooners in 2014, dropping their annual matchup in Gregory Gym. The Longhorns will get their chance to extend their win-streak over the Sooners at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Norman.

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Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert talked to the media for the first time since Texas’ 50-43 loss to California in week three.

Junior running back D’Onta Foreman joined Gilbert at the microphone to talk about Texas’ offense through its first three games. Here are Tuesday night’s main takeaways.

Offense needs to limit its penalties The Texas offense committed four penalties on six drives in the second half of its matchup with California. The fouls hindered a Texas offense that produced 35 points in the first half but only seven in the second. ”Those are obviously something we have to not only lessen but attempt to eliminate,” Gilbert said. “Those were drive killers, and those are things that affect us down the stretch in us not being able to overcome those things.”

Texas has committed 28 penalties through its first three games, ranking No. 115 with 9.3 penalties per game. The team also allots its opponents 89.7 penalty yards per game, which ranks No. 122 nationally.

“Those penalties came at crucial times on crucial drives [against California],” Gilbert said. “We weren’t able to over-

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Penalties, running game focal points after bye week

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come those things.”

Running game climbs the national ranks Texas rushed for 224.8 yards per game last season, good enough to rank No. 17 in the nation. Through three games, the Longhorns have managed to improve on that mark, averaging 238.3 yards.

Junior running back D’Onta Foreman leads the team in rushing with 288 yards, and he has only played in two games thus far. His 144 yards per game average would place him third nationally — he doesn’t qualify in the rankings after missing the Longhorns’ week two game against UTEP. “[The running backs] set the tempo,” Foreman said. “I just want us to put up as many points as we can. I want us to win ballgames.”

Gilbert echoed Foreman’s comments. He said success in the running game doesn’t matter if the team doesn’t win.

Texas rushed for a staggering 307 yards against California, but still came out on the losing end against the Golden Bears.

“It’s definitely a start for us,” Gilbert said. “We just got to continue getting better with that as well. Game in and game out, week in and week out, our sole focus every week is to win.

Whatever that takes to win.

And if it takes being productive in the run game, then it’s being productive in the run game.”

Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff

Junior running back D’Onta Foreman leads Texas in rushing in 2016. The Longhorn offense is climbing the national ranks behind its impressive running attack.

PLAYER TO WATCH Orie Agbaji Position: Middle blocker Height: 6’2” Class: Freshman Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff

Sophomore running back Terence Williams has helped No. 13 Baylor stay undefeated and rise to the top of the Big 12’s standings. The Bears will travel to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State on Saturday.

Big 12 Notebook: Baylor, West Virginia aim to remain unbeaten

By Sydney Rubin @sydneyrrubin

Baylor remains perfect through four weeks After a thrilling victory against Oklahoma State on Saturday, No. 13 Baylor sits atop the Big 12 with a perfect 4-0 record. The Bears are one of two unbeaten teams left in the Big 12 — along with West Virginia — and are the highest-ranked Big 12 team.

Baylor and Oklahoma State were locked in a tight battle for most of the game, but the Bears ultimately employed a strong air attack to defeat the Cowboys. Senior quarterback Seth Russell connected with sophomore receiver Chris Platt for a 89-yard touchdown in the third quarter to lift the Bears to a 28-21 victory. Russell threw for 387 yards and four touchdowns.

Platt and sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora proved to be reliable targets for Russell as

they accounted for 11 receptions, 289 yards and four touchdowns.

The next two games on Baylor’s slate are Iowa State and Kansas, who sit at one-win apiece. The Bears have a solid chance at maintaining a perfect record before facing No. 22 Texas in Austin on Oct. 29.

West Virginia rises in conference race West Virginia came away with a 35-32 victory over BYU on Saturday to finish its non-conference schedule 3-0. The Mountaineers have flown under the radar so far, but remain perfect as they enter Big 12 play this week.

Head coach Dana Holgorsen said he’s happy with the way his team started the season and that the team is “in a good place right now.”

Holgorsen and the Mountaineers look to continue the momentum this weekend as they host Kansas State in their first Big 12 matchup of the season.

TCU gets back on track, in top-25 After falling to Arkansas in a double-overtime thriller earlier in the season, TCU is back on track in the Big 12 race. The Horned Frogs wrapped up their non-conference schedule on Friday, beating SMU 333. The team jumped back in the AP top-25 at No. 21 after the win.

TCU once again had a sluggish start on Friday, leading by only three points at halftime. But the team pulled away from the Mustangs in the second half behind quarterback Kenny Hill’s powerful arm. The Texas A&M transfer threw for 452 yards and two second-half touchdowns as the Horned Frogs returned to form — they started the season at No. 13 — and sealed the victory.

The Horned Frogs will host a well-rested Oklahoma team on Saturday.

Coming off their bye, the Sooners hope for a muchneeded win over a ranked team after a disappointing 1-2 start to the season.

Agbaji has been a force at the net for Texas this season. The Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year ranks second on the team with 35 blocks and has recorded 22 kills.

SPORTS BRIEFLY Texas changes future football schedules

Texas athletics announced changes to the program’s future football schedule on Tuesday.

The Longhorns moved their home matchup with Central Florida —originally set for Sept. 9, 2017 — to the same day in 2023 at the request of the Knights. Texas and UCF have faced off twice, first in Orlando in 2007 and then in Austin in 2009.

Both games resulted in Longhorn victories.

Texas has filled UCF’s slot in the schedule with a home game against San Jose State. The Longhorns and Spartans have never faced one another.

Texas will kick off next season with a home game against Maryland on Sept. 2 and will wrap up its non-conference schedule on Sept. 16 with a road game against USC. —Claire Cruz

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Kelleher Institute holds summit on diversity in tech

By Lisette Oler @LisetteOler

In the Spredfast office, employees work diligently at their desks, coding for their clients.

At his desk, UT alumnus Al Hughes looks around — he is the only black person in the office. This is the norm.

Hughes is a creative technologist for Spredfast, a social marketing firm in downtown Austin. Hughes said not seeing people of his same race around him at work is the biggest challenge he faces in the industry.

To Hughes, the lack of diversity actually means a lack of diverse thinking.

“I’ve always said lack of diversity is a business problem, it’s not really an ethical problem,” Hughes said. “People [who] invest in diversity [will] succeed more in the long run, simply because the more diverse you are as a business, the better you are as a business.”

On Thursday, the Herb Kelleher Institute will hold the Diversity in the Startup & Tech Industry Summit to discuss how to increase the numbers of women, LGBT people, people of color and veterans and change current demographics of the industry. The summit is being held at 3 p.m. at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center.

This summit comes at a time when diversity in the technology industry is a widely known problem. Businesses are faced with the looming question of how to increase the numbers of minorities in the “high tech” industry, which includes companies who hire large numbers of STEM employees and focus on producing innovative products and processes.

According to a report published by the U.S. Equal

Chase Karacostas | Daily Texan Staff

McCombs School of Business graduate Al Hughes works for Spredfast, a tech company in Austin. Hughes faces the issue of lack of diversity in his work place, a common problem in the tech community.

Employment Opportunity Commission in May, black workers in the “high tech” industry totaled 7.4 percent while the white population composed 68.53 percent of the total workforce in the same industry; in the private sector, black workers make up 14.38 percent of the total workforce.

Though women comprise 35.86 percent of the “high tech” workforce, they’re still underrepresented. Vicky Li, a UT alumna, now works in the

technology industry and said the lack of diversity she saw in her undergraduate program is visible in her current workplace as well.

“It goes hand in hand,” Li said. “If you don’t have that many women starting off in computer science or MIS or any kind of tech involved major, you’re not going to have that many women in the industry either. The [industry] is very technical and you need to know what you’re doing.

It’s not easy to come out of nowhere and not have a background in coding.”

Li said the low numbers of women in the field come from lack of exposure from an early age. When she was younger, she didn’t use a computer unless it was to check her email, whereas boys her age were exposed to video games and other forms of programming more often.

UT’s Department of Computer Science is working to

increase women’s representation with their program, First Bytes, a summer camp just for high school girls. The camp is meant to introduce girls to the field of programming through coding projects, taking field trips to local tech companies and working with UT professors.

Tiffany Buckley, the associate director for academics, said programs such as the summer camp highlight the exciting parts of computer science for

girls. She said this will help the technology industry combat underrepresentation in the long run.

“A lot of them come from high schools where there were only a few women interested in computer science, so getting to meet a bunch of other girls who are also interested in it is encouraging and inspiring,” Buckley said. “It opens the girls’ eyes to all the cool things you can actually do with computer science degree.”

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Latin Studies professor recalls youth in revolution-era Chile

“Ash vs Evil Dead” revives the classic “Evil Dead” franchise, where Ash (Bruce Campbell) fights through armies of the dead with new sidekicks Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) and Pablo (Ray Santiago).

By Acacia Coronada @acaciatree18

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‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ cast opens up on new season, new heroes

By Justin Jones @justjustin42

“Ash vs. Evil Dead” premiered its second season in Austin this week at Fantastic Fest. The show revives the classic “Evil Dead” franchise, where Ash (Bruce Campbell) fights through armies of the dead with new sidekicks Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo) and Pablo (Ray Santiago). The Daily Texan spoke with the show’s stars about returning to the franchise, adapting to TV and women’s roles in the horror genre.

Bruce Campbell: Ash DT: It’s been 23 years since “Army of Darkness.” What was it like returning to the role after so long?

BC: It was honestly very startling. It’s a very physical character, and after pulling a couple hamstrings you realize your own mortality. So that part is always difficult. Just doing the same crap 24/7, only 25 years later, is a whole different ballgame. In the movies, he’s not that well-defined.

But [with] the dude in the TV show you start to see nuances.

Maybe he is the leader, maybe he’s not a total idiot and he will try to cover your back, and maybe [he] is a badass. A TV show allows you to explore it all — the foibles, the weaknesses, the previously unknown

strengths he would’ve had.

DT: In our current trend of superheroes everywhere, do you think Ash fits in?

BC: No, not at all. That’s what makes him unique. He’s the only guy that has no skills whatsoever. He’s not CIA, he’s not the FBI, none of that shit.

He’s just a schmoe that works in the hardwares department.

And now he’s over the hill.

He’s middle-aged, he’s tired, he’s worn out, and now he has to save the freaking world. I like that scenario. I want to see that guy try and pull that shit off. But he doesn’t really want to do it, he can’t really do it. He makes mistakes, and he’s a really flawed hero. This guy has a lot going on with him.

Dana DeLorenzo: Kelly DT: One thing that’s unfortunately consistent throughout the original three Evil Dead movies is that women don’t typically have the biggest roles, and when there is a woman she is treated absolutely poorly. Do you think Kelly’s character is a kind of an intentional reversal to that trend?

DD: The creators have evolved the female character to where we’re at right now. I think the fact that Ash now has these strong women to fight alongside was very smart on their part. In general, women in horror have not been done

justice and they’re starting to, thank goodness. I think there is a changing face of horror, and female characters are not naked or being the damsel in distress, they’re the Kelly’s of the world. I met a fan at a Comic-Con and she said, “Oh, I’m writing my senior thesis on the evolution of female characters in horror and I’m using your character of Kelly as the lead example of how they’re now these kickass women.”

And it’s something I’m very proud of that it’s true, that it’s not just another stereotype.

Kelly is tough for sure, but she’s human, and I love that.

Ray Santiago: Pablo DT: What is it like to play a character breaking ground in a popular franchise?

RS: Going into this, I just wanted to be confident. I’ve been dying for an opportunity like this for a really long time. There’s pressure, but the pressure lies more now with what kind of role model I can be both on and off camera. I think with Pablo, the world gets a positive portrayal of a Latin-American. And in the time of today when people are building walls, it’s important to show positive portrayals of Latinos on television, and especially one who wants to be a superhero and save the world from evil.

Frozen in fear and unable to get away, Paloma Diaz was arrested and put in a van with a couple of friends. Knowing they were headed to jail, possibly to be tortured, they quickly and fearfully threw the propaganda pamphlets they had in their backpacks out the car window before the police saw them.

In September of 1970, Salvador Allende was elected as Chile’s first socialist president.

By September 1973, the military had overthrown Allende’s government after a coup d’etat. This September, Diaz, Latin American Studies programs director, remembers her time as a member of the resistance movement against the dictatorship that took over Chile.

“My first memories were [of my mom] taking me to the streets to celebrate Salvador Allende, and then the coup happened when I was 9 years old on September 11, 1973,” Diaz said.

But the peaceful memories didn’t last long. She said the military violently overtook the nation and created a “junta,” which included the heads of military, aviation and police departments that oversaw the government. Allende died during the coup, leaving the junta to appoint General Augusto Pinochet as the new leader of Chile. That’s when the dictatorship began. “[In] the environment where I grew up, people were not allowed to say the word ‘politics,’” Diaz said. “The word ‘politics’ had this label of being dirty and dangerous.

Many people were too afraid to get involved.”

After Pinochet rose to power, the Chile Diaz had known disappeared. A curfew was enforced, dress codes

Briana Vargas | Daily Texan Staff

Paloma Diaz, Latin American Studies programs director, recalls her life as a member of the resistance movement in Chile during Pinochet’s dictatorship.

were put in place for youth and books were banned.

In college, many careers that involved the study of social sciences such as political science or anthropology were closed after being deemed too controversial.

“I wanted to study journalism in my city but the universities around me didn’t offer it,” Diaz said. “The conversations switched and people were very afraid to speak up because you could be arrested, you could be exiled, you could be tortured.”

The oppressive political atmosphere disconnected Chile from the rest of the world. Diaz said the worst part was the feeling that she didn’t have control over her life.

“All media was controlled by the dictatorship so whatever [they] told you through the media was the only source of information you would have,” Diaz said.

Throughout college, Diaz became a political activist and fought for democracy and the right to vote through protests and political awareness events in Chile. Diaz was even arrested in front of a Pablo Neruda mural while protesting the dictatorship.

On a separate occasion, she

narrowly escaped police during a protest by pretending to be a child’s mother at a nearby school in order to go undetected.

One of the most powerful stances she took against the dictatorship was during her college valedictorian speech.

Diaz said she took advantage of the opportunity to criticize the Catholic school’s staff for keeping silent while student protesters had been tortured.

“I gave my speech in my own terms and it was a very controversial speech. Fifty percent of the room walked out because many of these families were military families and supporters of Pinochet,” Diaz said.

Growing up, Diaz said she feared for her life, but also feared having a criminal record. But compared to her friends and other protesters, Diaz said she got off easy.

Diaz said after moving to the U.S., she witnessed young citizens take democracy for granted. Although she admits it is not a universal solution, she hopes people will take the democratic process of voting in the election seriously.

“The vote is not to make your dreams come true, it is to prevent your worst nightmare,” Diaz said.