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As the nation inches toward the finish line in the 2016 race for president, undergraduate students at UT-Austin overwhelmingly support Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, for president. Around six in 10 students, or 64 percent, support Clinton over Republican nominee Donald Trump, according to a poll conducted by The Daily
Texan. Nearly 10 percent of students at the University said they plan to vote for Trump. In the same two-way matchup, 14 percent of students were undecided on which candidate to support and 13 percent said they planned to vote for someone else — two uncharacteristically high numbers with Election Day less than a month away. But in the five-way matchup, Clinton still
retained more than half of support among students — 57 percent — while Trump’s support stayed under 10 percent. A little more than 9 percent of students said they supported Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, 3.5 percent pulled for Green Party nominee Jill Stein and just 0.5 percent said they supported independent candidate Evan McMullin.
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Another successful ACL weekend has come and gone. While smaller bands were given a chance to showcase their new releases, the headliners and big names were what set this weekend apart. Flying Lotus was the first to wow crowds Friday. Sharing a birthday with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Flying Lotus started celebrating on stage with a bottle of tequila. After a few songs from his new album and some obscure, avant-garde jazz tunes, he asked the crowd for one final thing before he left: to sing “Happy Birthday” to Thom. Radiohead lived up to high expectations, putting on a show that met the audience at every song. They kicked things off with
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Biology senior Rahil Gour started a petition last week calling for the repeal of the increase in transcript prices, gaining 6,000 supporters in a week since its creation. Last Monday, the Office of the Registrar announced that the price of transcripts would be doubling, increasing from $10 to $20. Gour has bought numerous transcripts for classes and tests outside of UT in the past. Although he doesn’t need to buy as many transcripts anymore, Gour said starting this petition was a way for him to help students on campus. “Where is that money going?” Gour said. “It doesn’t make sense to me why there’d be a $10 increase. Maybe there’s something I don’t know, and that’s okay, but all of us deserve an answer on why [the University is] doubling the price for something that all students need throughout their four years.” Gour cites Texas A&M University and Oklahoma University in the petition as examples of universities where transcript prices are $10 or nonexistent. He said last year students successfully rallied against an increase in the cost of data usage on campus, and he is hopeful it can happen again. According to Gour, the email sent out by the University last week regarding the transcript price in-
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Founded in 2008, Austin Speech Labs employs students of all majors to aid licensed speech pathologists.
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When she signed up to be a volunteer at Austin Speech Labs her freshman year, Madison Lee didn’t realize the experience would change her life. “You go into this field because you like language, you can help other people and it sounds nice,” said Lee, a communications science and disorders sophomore. “But then you actually help people speak, you realize you get to help give them their lives back. Get them back to their jobs, and get back to talking to their families. It’s absolutely the most amazing experience I’ve ever had.” Through their partnership with the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association, the Austin Speech Labs employs students of all majors to aid licensed speech pathologists. Founded in 2008,
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Austin Speech Labs is a nonprofit that seeks to offer affordable speech therapy. Volunteers serve two to three-hour shifts at a time where they help provide various types of therapy to patients of in the Austin community. “One of the hours is a one-on-one with a real speech language pathologist that has their master’s degree,” Lee said. “Then they also have a session with a volunteer,
usually a computer-based one where we help them with typing skills, reading and being concise when they’re talking to you.” Students are able to get clinical experience that few other communication and science disorders programs offer because their volunteer-work closely resembles an internship. “I would say I was pretty positive that I wanted to do speech pathology, but this has really opened my
eyes,” said Catherine Xu, communication science and disorders sophomore. “I really like what I do.” Very quickly volunteers learn that being a speech pathologist is much more than just learning to help others regain their speaking ability. It also encompasses patience and persistence. “Recovery processes are different for each patient,”
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While eating schnitzel and drinking beer, a full-capacity audience reacted Sunday at Scholz Garten to presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton speaking on subjects ranging from a 2005 video of Trump to Obamacare. Trump and Clinton, the Republican and Democratic nominees, participated in a town hall-style debate on Sunday, only two days after a 2005 video of Trump speaking disrespectfully about women surfaced. Trump said the comments he made in the 2005 tape were common language and apologized for it. “This was locker room talk,” Trump said. “I’m not proud of it. I apologize to my family. To the American people. Certainly I’m not proud of it. But this is locker
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room talk.” Clinton said the tape represented Trump’s campaign and his relationship with women. “He has said that the video doesn’t represent who he is,” Clinton said. “But I think it’s clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly what he is. Because we’ve seen this throughout the campaign. We have seen him insult women. We’ve seen him rate women on their appearance.” Kimberly Romero, early childhood to sixth grade education junior, watched the debate from Scholz Garten with a few of her friends from University Democrats. She said Trump attempted to divert debate watchers from the 2005 tape and that Trump has made other comments during the campaign that align with the tape. “Maybe, just maybe, if he didn’t come out with all of
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continues from page 1 Despite a wider field of candidates in the fiveway matchup, a combined 20 percent of students remained undecided or said they planned to cast their vote for another person. “A high number of students are still undecided when we have a ton of information already about this election,” said Bethany Albertson, an associate professor who specializes in political psychology and public opinion. Although the University typically leans further left than the rest of the typically rightleaning state, Albertson said Trump’s inability to break 10 percent among students was partially because of his underperformance as the Republican nominee. “Typically, the Republican beats the Democrat by 15 points in Texas,” Albertson, referring to the last two presidential elections, said. In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney’s margin
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of victory was 16 points, and Republican Sen. John McCain’s margin was 11.8 points in 2008. Additional statewide polls currently show Trump leading Clinton in the Lone Star State by 6 or 7 points. The Texan poll also found in a two-way matchup both males and females significantly backed Clinton over Trump. Seventy percent of women and 54 percent of men said they’re voting for the Democratic nominee, while 6 percent of women and 15 percent of men said they’re supporting Trump. “I can say with certainty that the sentiment on campus is a pro-Hillary one,” said Joseph Trahan, University Democrats communications director. “The high percentage of men
and women that are supporting Clinton on campus, based on the polls, is a testament to the perception of progressiveness that people have of our students on campus.” On the other side of the political aisle, Madison Yandell, College Republicans spokesperson and former president, said she didn’t find the Texan’s poll results surprising, and added that the extremities in the poll didn’t necessarily reflect sentiments on campus. “Many students have also expressed their motivation to be more involved as they see an overwhelming presence of Clinton support,” Yandell said. Election Day is 30 days away, and the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming election is
tomorrow, Oct. 11.
Poll Methodology The Daily Texan poll was conducted online from Oct. 3-7 among a random stratified sample of 482 undergraduate students. Respondents from 12 of the 13 undergraduate schools were randomly selected. A sample was not taken from the University’s School of Pharmacy for legal reasons. The order of answer choices for the last two questions regarding presidential candidates were randomized. The poll was of all voters, and the sample size included a small number of sub-groups. Differences in opinion among sub-groups may not be statistically significant. The margin of error is +/- 5 percent.
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“Burn the Witch,” then seamlessly transitioned into some older songs from In Rainbows, OK Computer and The King of Limbs, where Thom Yorke came into his element. His vocals moved several fans to tears with songs such as “Nude” and “Fake Plastic Trees.” While Friday’s highlights were alternative rock bands, Saturday’s were the kings of hip hop. DJ Z-Trip set the tone for LL Cool J’s performance by playing a mix of old school rap hits, such as “Just A Friend.” A true lady’s man, “Ladies Love Cool James” even brought a young girl on stage, leaving her with a few words of advice before guiding her back to her seat: “You can be anything you want to be.” Kendrick Lamar built off of Cool J’s boombap performance, unifying old school and new school hip hop, and amping the crowd up with plenty of hits from To Pimp a Butterfly and Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, as well as songs from his self-titled 2009 album release, testing the crowd to see how many were “true” fans. The audience gained momentum from the band’s jazz grooves, piercing electric guitar and steady bass from the DJ. Earlier that day, Saint Motel put on a spectacular set. Performing with a brass section and saxophone, lead singer A/J Jackson exercised his strong and clear vocals with songs like “Puzzle Pieces” and “My Type.” On Sunday, things turned mellow. Bands such as Atlas Genius and Pete Yorn took to the stage but failed to bring the audience out of their shell. Later in the afternoon, Young The Giant really brought the heat, livening up the crowd. While some acts before a headliner may feel as though they only serve as openers, everyone at the Samsung stage was there for Willie Nelson. Matthew McConaughey even made a guest appearance to introduce Nelson. His old school country performance gave the crowd a break from hip hop, indie or rock performances abundant at the festival. But the folk ended there. Years ago, LCD Soundsystem announced they were breaking up — but it’s 2016 and the band is more alive than ever. Frontman James Murphy brought stellar vocals, backed by hooking bass lines and hypnotizing percussion on songs such as “I Can Change” and “New York, I Love You.” Whether the members of the crowd were lifelong fans or newcomers who stumbled upon the set as they were exiting the park, they couldn’t help but do one thing: dance.
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SURE Walk adds vehicle transportation to services
lard, ence nior. tient By Michelle Zhang & of Catherine Marfin ey’re @thedailytexan ated, work The Students United for Give Rape Elimination, or SURE pathy Walk, has begun implementing golf carts and vewalk hicles to assist students on ence their walk home. n for An agency of Student ssion Government and Parking ctive and Transportation Sero be vices, SURE Walk received a . $20,000 donation from Paul angiBegala, a CNN commentagible tor and alumnus, in order their to purchase golf carts for the mmustudent-run group. An addik up tional vehicle came directly dvofrom PTS’s inventory. . It’s SURE Walk volunteers rful,” are located at the Student Activity Center and the Perry-Castañeda Library. Previously, volunteers would walk students to their designated location, but the introduction of golf carts will allow SURE Walk to provide their service more efficiently to the student body. SG and PTS said in an email sent to UT students that they hope the carts will provide quicker service and greater flexibility in the event of poor weather. SG Chief of Staff Isaiah Carter oversees 21 student agencies, including SURE Walk. Carter said the main benefit of the added carts and vehicles will enable SURE Walk to serve a larger body of students. “Our goal for SURE Walk this year has been to increase its efficiency,
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SURE Walk, a service provided by Students United for Rape Elimination, provides a safe way home for students on campus late at night. The service recently invested in carts, providing a faster and more efficient mode of transportation.
and we knew that adding a more efficient mode of transportation would allow us to accommodate more students,” said Carter, a government sophomore. Social work freshman Ziya Liu called to order a SURE Walk from Jester
Hall to Kinsolving Hall at midnight and said SURE Walk staffs came and drove her home in less than five minutes. “I think it was a very great experience.” Liu said. “After studying in PCL for a long time … I can rest a little on
the vehicle.” Economics freshman Yilan Fan also ordered a SURE Walk service from Jester at 12:30 a.m. last week, in fear of walking alone home because of the recent clown incidents. Fan also said she is more likely
to use the service since there are carts provided. “At first I didn’t expect SURE Walk [to have] vehicles,” Fan said. “I was so surprised that I don’t really have to walk back to my dorm. And a more interesting thing is that I no-
ticed that the vehicles even have seatbelts.” SURE Walk is available Monday through Sunday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. To request a ride, students can call 512-232-WALK or email orderasurewalk@ gmail.com.
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Law schools see first increase in number of applications since 2009 By Paul Cobler @PaulCobler
For the first time since 2009, law schools are seeing something positive in the aftermath of the Great Recession. This past admissions cycle, there was an increase in the number of students applying for law school nationally, and that positive trend was reflected in Kaplan Test Prep’s 2016 survey of law school admissions officers. According to the survey, 92 percent of those surveyed say they feel “more optimistic about the state of legal education” than they did one year ago. “The survey speaks to law schools being optimistic that more students are going to be applying to law school in the coming year,” said Jeff Thomas, the executive director for pre-law programs at Kaplan. “Over the course of the past five or six years, there has been a truly unprecedented and historic decline in students who have gone on to law school.” Since 2010, Thomas said there has been an unprecedented number of law school graduates unable to find jobs, leading to fewer law school applicants over the past five years.
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“When the recession hit, for the first time in history a lot of students graduated law school and couldn’t find jobs, that was 2010 and 2011,” Thomas said. “The recession that hit everything else in 2007 and 2008, hit the legal marketplace in 2010 and 2011.” In Kaplan’s 2014 survey, 48 percent of law school admissions officers voiced optimism that their school would see an increase in applications for the following year. In the 2016 survey, 78 percent of those surveyed voiced optimism for the 2016-2017 application cycle, according to the survey. Petroleum engineering freshman Sean Miller, who said he is planning on applying to law school, said he shares the optimism seen in the Kaplan survey. “I feel pretty good about it,” Miller said. “The job market is looking up. Clearly with that survey that was just released, I think me and all my buddies are really looking forward to the opportunities that law school can give us both now and 20 years, 30 years down the road.” Even though some schools are optimistic about the future of law education, 65 percent agree it “would
little bit more,” Romero said. “Early childhood education has statistically proven to increase grades all the way to college, so I really wish they had pushed that.” The watch party’s audience heavily favored the Democratic nominee, often cheering after she spoke. Many of the attendees were sporting Clinton stickers as Clinton volunteers were signing up supporters to volunteer for her campaign in Texas. Government graduate student Erica Mirabitur said she voted for Clinton in the primary election and plans to do so again in the general election. “I think Clinton won,” Mirabitur said. “She was poised and composed and I think
be a good idea if at least a few law schools closed,” decreasing competition for limited applicants. Chris Roberts, the executive director of communications for Texas Law, said it is important students use their best judgment when considering to apply for law school. “Obviously, we are always happy about students applying to our school,” Roberts said. “We want students to make informed decisions and who are passionate about pursuing a law degree with us.” Despite the positive message of the survey, Thomas said his advice to students considering law school hasn’t changed. “A lot of students would go to school for the wrong reason,” Thomas said. “My advice to students is that they should absolutely continue to be introspective about why is it that they are applying to law school in the first place. If students do that introspection and can decide that’s where they really want to go, once they get to law school, there’s going to be a lot more opportunities in law school and they’ll have a much better more well rounded experience once they go there.”
Trump was flustered. He provided incoherent arguments. I don’t think he can defend [the tape]. I don’t even know what he could say.” Agreeing with Romero, Mirabitur said she wished the candidates had discussed education more, but understood the time constraints of the debate. “I think they covered what they could have covered,” Mirabitur said. “They could have talked more about education, but I know they only have an hour and a half; I think it was a pretty good scope.” The last of the three presidential debates will be held at the University of Nevada Las Vegas on Oct. 19 and will be a traditionally moderated debate.
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Biology senior Rahil Gour started a petition protesting the transcript price increase from $10 to $20.
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email last week. Stanfield said to The Daily Texan last week that he revenue from the transcripts goes to managing academic records and producing transcripts, which the increase would help provide. She said these costs rise over time “predominantly in staff and in technology.” Joey Williams, interim communications director of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, said to The Daily Texan last week the price increase was
necessary to meet the demands of students. According to Williams, the price had stayed at $10 to maintain affordability for students. “We haven’t changed this fee in 15 years because we don’t take this lightly at all,” Williams said. The Senate of College Councils is hosting a Campus Conversations meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in JGB 2.324 for students to hear questions and offer input directly to the Office of the Registrar.
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Trump tape settles question of his fitness By Noah M. Horwitz
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No more than the infantrymen at Sumter knew, the shots fired by the congressmen on the Salt Lake late Friday may very well, in retrospect, be the ones that cascade into civil war, at least for the Republican Party. Saturday morning was, upon first glance, no different than any other. Mothers took their children to the playground. Young professionals, undeterred by creeping debt and dipsomania, sat at wooden tables and ingested gravy, mimosas and biscuits. The Longhorns fell to the Sooners in Dallas. But the ignominious death or disemboweling — depending on the perspective — of an institution around since 1854 loomed in the background. The dead are not grand, and are surely no longer old, but a postmortem party will be sure to follow, one that continues along with its wretchedness and obstreperousness until final annihilation on Nov. 8. Donald Trump shocked a country that thought it could no longer be shocked. On leaked audio first published by The Washington Post, the Republican nominee described in obscene detail his penchant for sexual assault. “I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p----. You can do anything.” In another clip, he lamented his inability to commit adultery with a specific woman. “I did try and f--- her. She was married.” This — not calling Mexicans rapists, not proposing to ban the entire Muslim religion
from entering the United States, not suggesting that Muslims wear special marking on their clothes, not advocating the punishment of women who get abortions, not making racist comments about a federal judge, not denigrating a Gold Star mother — was the last straw for the Republican establishment, or whatever is left of it. Former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., R-Utah, was the first to rescind his endorsement. He was soon followed by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and a stampede of others from the Beehive State, including its governor. By the end of the weekend, countless other elected officials, including Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, had withdrawn their support and demanded Trump drop out of the race. It is unclear if this is even possible. The Republican National Committee halted joint projects with the campaign. And yet, Trump perseveres. He says there is “zero chance” he will bow out. On Sunday, Trump tweeted about the “self-righteous hypocrites” denigrating him, predicting that they will lose subsequent elections. He may not be wrong. The limited post-tapes polling shows that the vast majority of Republicans plan to stick with Trump. The RNC may have no choice but to carry him to term. The rest of the campaign is going to be Trump on Trump’s terms. Buckle up. At press time, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has not yet rescinded his recent endorsement of Trump but is reportedly considering it. Regardless, his reluctant participation on the Trump Train could prompt a primary challenge in his 2018 re-election bid, for which the filing deadline is only 14 months away.
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Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Austin on Aug. 23. The emergence of a 2005 recording of Trump discussing groping women has split his party.
Other Never Trumpers, be them longtime believers like Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, or recent converts like Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, the third-ranked Republican in the Senate, will surely feel the wrath of Trump’s scorned base. Most dangerously, this defection en masse gives Trump cover when — Hashem willing — he loses the election. He can now perpetuate a stab-in-the-back myth that would ascribe his loss to Republican betrayal, and not to his loony track record or history of alienating a majority of the electorate. If the bombshell reports about Trump’s business acumen, or lack thereof, have taught
us anything it’s that he is, at heart, a carny. A depraved, parasitic carny took over the GOP. I wrote the day of his nomination that it would be seen in hindsight as the date of the party’s death. I was wrong. It was the date of the parasite taking over the host. But the host continued living, tolerating it, for a little while longer, if only in spirit. It tried to fight back on a hot October Saturday morning. It lost. And now that it’s dead, the germs merely fight over the organs. Horwitz is a first year law student from Houston.
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Horns up, horns down: Oct. 10 Texas’ lack of funding for mental health facilities lets citizens down By Josephine MacLean Daily Texan Columnist @maclean_josie
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Fairgoers stop in front of the Fletchers corn dog stand at the Texas State Fair in Dallas on Oct. 8. While Texas’ football team way have let fans down, the fair certainly didn’t.
HORNS UP: ACL AND THE TEXAS STATE FAIR With all due respect to our friends who had to drive back to Norman, this past weekend is the one that makes clear why going to UT is the indisputably right choice. We had to make the choice between going to the second weekend of ACL or going to the Texas state fair. And let’s be clear here: there are no losers in this situation. No matter where you were, the weather was gorgeous. And if you didn’t go to either of those, the other gems littered throughout are city were less packed. It’s weekends like these that convince us to come to this school. We won the moment we stepped on campus. And despite what their fans will tell you, OU still sucks.
HORNS DOWN: OH ALSO THERE WAS FOOTBALL There was also football. And it was less fun. Our sports writers can tell you this in technical terms, but Chuck and the boys couldn’t eke a win against a team they were supposed to lose by more than a touchdown too. But despite this, we hung close for all four quarters, had a non-zero chance of winning on the final play and got to eat our feelings at the fair afterward. And I’m sure both of our fanbases can agree that the Injectable Great Balls of BBQ were worth the trip, win or lose. We’ll be back next year, hungry for a win (and whatever other friend objects they come up with).
In Travis County, 30 percent of the county jail population suffers from mental illness, compared to only about 18.2 percent of the U.S. population. Due to Texas’ and Travis County’s painfully inadequate care options for the mentally ill, many are trapped in a cycle of recidivism, only obtaining care when they reach the point that they are “imminently likely to cause serious harm to themselves or others” or when they commit a crime. Travis County Jail should not be the biggest mental health care provider in the county, but that’s currently the case. When a mentally ill person is arrested, the police officer chooses based on context whether to take them to jail and charge them with a crime or attempt to leave them at a psychiatric care facility if there is no room at an emergency room. Both options require different procedures, but eventually a judge will use a Physician’s Certificate of Medical Examination in conjunction with observed behaviors to determine whether the person is either eligible for an involuntary commitment or, in criminal cases, incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity. After that, the person is sent to the Austin State Hospital or another psychiatric care facility. But since 2014, the majority of Texas’s psychiatric care facilities have been at capacity, meaning space is only available after another patient is discharged. “It’s a question of lack of facilities,” said Dan Prashner, Associate Judge for Travis County Probate Court No. 1. “Texas, I think, is 48th [nationally] in per capita spending on mental health. Other states have the excuse of being poor. Texas simply spends its money elsewhere.”
Unlike other states, that rank includes the money Texas spends on services in jails or prisons, where many people struggling with mental illness end up. The demand on facilities leads to pressure for doctors to get patients on medication and release them to make room for the next patient, which leads to high rates of recidivism. “We can order someone to continue on meds, make appointments with their therapists. They can’t do it if they’re living under the bridge, [or] at the arch. [The] lack of services renders the outpatient commitment order meaningless,” Prashner said. Texas has a long history of shoving care for the mentally ill out of sight and out of mind, but if we won’t listen to humanitarian appeals, you would think we’d hear the economic ones. Texas spends an average of $59 per day per inmate, but that number is estimated to be $140 per day for inmates receiving psychiatric services. In December of 2015, the Travis County Jail reported having 676 inmates who were dealing with mental health issues. That means the state is estimated to be spending $94,640 daily. Although not a stranger to dramatic requests, recently the Sheriff ’s office asked for $2.4 million from the County Commissioners court to hire 36 more jail officers, in part to deal with a rising population of inmates with mental health diagnoses. This money would be better spent towards prevention rather than incarceration. Fixing this problem can’t happen in the Commissioners Court alone. The system is so broken that it would take overhaul at multiple levels to fix, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. The Texas 2017 legislative session, where they could increase funding and the number of beds at state hospitals, would be an excellent place to start. MacLean is an advertising sophomore from Austin.
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Pusha T’s Clinton backing belies serious criminal justice focus By Cuillin Chastain-Howley Daily Texan Columnist @notcuillin
Pusha T has found a different kind of white girl to endorse this year in Hillary Clinton. The prolific Virginia rapper, known for his endless lines about dealing cocaine, made his endorsement around a week ago. The Clinton campaign quickly publicized the endorsement by auctioning off a chance to meet Pusha, and that was that. In this election cycle, such an odd endorsement came and went, and despite Pusha’s controversial profile, no one made a big deal out of it, outside of several incredulous tweets.
Rappers have long said that their music is a reflection of their environment, that lyrics about guns and drugs are a natural response to the reality they live in and that they are telling a harsh truth. Pusha’s truths have been among the harshest. He pulls no punches in his songs, and his rhymes weave an intense tale of drug dealing and running from police, creating a larger-than-life image of himself. Pusha’s fans have accepted that his tales of drug dealing were a reflection of his tough upbringing and clearly the Clinton campaign has too, so I won’t address that here. While it may seem strange that the Clinton campaign embraced Pusha, what’s even stranger is his decision to endorse Hillary. Bill Clinton
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greatly increased the prison population with the 1994 crime bill, and Hillary is on record calling black youth superpredators. These issues are particularly relevant to Pusha, who has spoken out against the current prison system and condemns police brutality in “Sunshine,” where he says “sworn to protect and serve, but who really got the power?” Even with Clinton’s recent about-face on these issues, it seems hypocritical of Pusha to endorse someone that is part of the establishment that he’s been rapping about evading and resisting for all these years. But there is a method to the madness here. Pusha has a long history of engaging in community outreach and is on record saying that he supports Hillary as the only candidate that seriously
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considers criminal justice reform. He’s also gone on record condemning Trump in song, saying “f-- Donald and his pledge” on “Untouchable,” in regards to Trump’s planned wall. Faced with the option of a candidate that has publicly endorsed stop-and-frisk, forgiving Hillary for comments she made decades ago makes sense. While Pusha T’s endorsement of Hillary might seem absurd on the surface, upon further examination of his songs and actions, his reasoning becomes clear. Hillary Clinton might not be an obvious choice for police reform, but she is far better than Trump. For someone that wants change now, the choice is clear. Chastain-Howley is a rhetoric and writing junior from Dallas.
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Longhorns outlast Cyclones in five-set match By Leah Vann
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Iowa State entered Gregory Gym on Saturday ranked sixth in the Big 12 and without a win against the Longhorns since 2012. But the Cyclones still managed to push a mistake-ridden No. 4 Texas team to one of its toughest matches of the season. The Longhorns (13– 2, 5–0 Big 12) edged out the Cyclones (8–8, 1–4 Big 12) in five sets to stay undefeated in Big 12 play. “You see a little different personality when you get to game five,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “There’s a little bit more urgency, it’s a little disappointing in terms of the way that we compete right now. We’re very inconsistent and we’ve got to find that out.” After the Cyclones jumped
out to an early lead, the Longhorns’ outside hitters sparked a 5-point run that put the team ahead for the remainder of the first set. Senior Paulina Prieto Cerame and sophomore Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani combined for 15 points in the first set alone. “We ran a little bit of a higher ball for me and I was able to see the block pretty well,” Bedart-Ghani said. Beginning the second set with three service errors, the Longhorns struggled to maintain a lead. Tied at 1919, kills by freshman outside hitter Micaya White and an ace by Bedart-Ghani put the Longhorns ahead, but the Cyclones fought back to tie it at 25–25. The Longhorns closed out the set, 2725, on a kill by senior setter Chloe Collins. The Longhorns led the
Cyclones 15-10 in the third set, but the Cyclones stormed back to close out the set, 25-22. “Our coaches do a really good job making the game really easy for us and we tend to just not follow it,” Prieto Cerame said. “I think we need more discipline and I think also just more energy and confidence.” The teams battled it out again in the fourth set. After a 17–17 tie, Iowa State took a 23–20 lead and only allowed one more Texas point before closing the set, 25–21. For the second match in a row, the Longhorns were forced into a crucial fifth set. After trailing the Cyclones early, the Longhorns took a 6–5 lead and never looked back. The Longhorns took the final set, 15–10, to remain undefeated in Big 12 play. “We have a really special
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Freshman outside hitter Micaya White helped lead the Longhorns in their five-set victory against Iowa State. White recorded double-digit kills for the Longhorns.
team,” Elliott said. “We just have to be able to play one game at a time and compete for that amount of time and
execute at a high level. If we do that, good things will happen and that’s going to be the goal.”
The Longhorns will return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Waco to take on Baylor.
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Texas beats Kansas State to snap losing streak By Alex Briseno @AlexxBriseno
Freshman defender Emma Jett fired a corner into the box. The ball bounced off a Kansas State defender and flew straight into the air. Texas junior forward Olivia Brook out-jumped the Wildcat defense and headed the ball into the back of the net. The goal — scored in the first minute of the game — marked the Longhorns’ first in over a week. Texas (7–6 –1, 0–3–1 Big 12) topped Kansas State (4–7–3, 2–0) 2-0 to snap a three-game losing streak. “We worked really hard this week on getting the ball in the back of the net,” Brook said. “And attacking really hard and coming out in the
first 5 minutes and scoring, and that was our goal and it definitely paid off.” Texas handled Kansas State defensively, holding the Wildcats to just one shot the entire first half. The Longhorns racked up 11 shots in the first 45 minutes and took a 1–0 lead into the half. “We talked about the sense of urgency [at halftime],” head coach Angela Kelly said. “We talked about the need to put one away very quickly and to not stop there. They obviously heard our message.” Texas got off to another fast start in the second half, but not without some help from the Wildcats. In the 47th minute, freshman forward Cyera Hintzen fired the ball into a crowded box. Kansas State sophomore de-
fender Megan Kalkofen attempted to clear the ball, but sent it right into the back of her own net. “We had quite a few good looks,” Kelly said. “To have two of our goals in the first five minutes in each half is something that I’m excited about.” Similar to the first half, the early goal proved to be the lone score in the second. Texas held the Wildcats to just two shots in the second half, with just one coming on goal. While the Longhorns celebrated their first win in several weeks, Texas is still winless in the Big 12 because the victory over Kansas State did not count as a conference win. The Wildcats are in their first year as a Division I squad, so they are classified as
Junior forward Olivia Brook recorded her third goal of the season in the Longhorns’ 2–0 victory against the Kansas State Wildcats.
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independent until they officially join the Big 12 conference next season. Nonetheless, the victory still serves as a much-needed win for a Texas team in need of momentum.
“It feels great,” Brook said. “We really needed it. It is something that is definitely a confidence booster for our team. We know how good we are and we know what we can do. I think it’s
nothing but up from here.” The Longhorns have nearly a week off before their next game. They return to Big 12 play on Friday when they travel to Ames, Iowa, to take
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Boomed by the Sooners Big plays continue to burn the Longhorn defense By Michael Shapiro
Longhorns and Sooners fans gathered at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday to watch the annual Red River Showdown. Oklahoma came away with a 45–40 victory.
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Heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 20 Oklahoma, head coach Charlie Strong stressed the need for the Longhorns to force turnovers. Texas had taken the ball away from opposing offenses just once in four games, putting undue stress on its defense. “We’ve just got to get a few stops and get a few turnovers on defense and we’re going to be fine,” Strong said. “We got to focus on taking the ball away, making plays.” Texas was finally able to generate turnovers in Saturday’s 45–40 loss to Oklahoma, but it was to little avail. The Longhorns were torched to the tune of 672 yards that afternoon, the worst mark of Strong’s time in Austin. Texas was unable to stop Oklahoma from generating big plays, allowing passes deep down field and pickup-truck sized holes up front. “That’s what’s hard, when you see the breakdowns and we continuously make them,” Strong said. “When you’re on defense you want to make them drive the ball and we didn’t do that today.” Oklahoma bullied the Longhorns on the ground and assaulted them through the air, ending the day with 390 yards passing and 282 yards rushing. The Sooners garnered eight passing plays of over 15 yards, four of them over 40 yards. The most striking example of Texas’ defensive deficiencies came on the first two drives of the second half. The Longhorn offense came out with a vengeance after entering halftime down 14–13 while scoring on its first two possessions. But even though the offense did its part to remain in the game, the defense didn’t hold up its end of the bargain. The Longhorns allowed three consecutive touchdown drives, allowing the Sooners to move at will. After a promising
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first half, the defense crumbled coming out of the locker room. “It comes down to guys not paying attention, not being focused,” sophomore linebacker Malik Jefferson said. “We didn’t make the same plays in the second half, and we let them move on us.” Sooner wide receiver Dede Westbrook shredded the Longhorn secondary, ending his day with 10 catches for 232 yards. The senior scored twice in the third quarter, the latter a quick slant slicing through the heart of the Texas defense. Westbrook continued the pattern of opposing receivers torching Texas this year. Week three featured California’s Chad Hansen hauling in 12
catches for 196 yards, and the Longhorns surrendered two touchdowns to Notre Dame’s Equanimeous St. Brown on opening night. “We had too many busted coverages,” senior safety Dylan Haines said. “I know that’s been said before, but we need to find a way to understand our assignments and execute them.” The lone bright spot for the Longhorns comes from their schedule. Texas faced a series of highpowered offenses through their first five games, allowing nearly 40 points per game. All three of the Longhorns’ losses thus far have come against teams that rank in the top 30 in total offense in
the nation. Things will calm down over the next two weeks as Texas faces Iowa State at home and Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas. The Cyclones rank No. 9 in the Big 12 in scoring offense, and the Wildcats have failed to cross the 20-point threshold in two of their five contests. But while those matchups may provide a respite to an ailing Longhorn defense, they don’t mask the larger problems in Austin. Texas needs to step up its defensive effort if it wants to end the year with a winning record, and that starts by stopping the big play.
Longhorns fail to execute against Sooners in Red River Showdown By Tyler Horka @TexasTy95
DALLAS — Wide receiver Dede Westbrook sprinted toward the south end of the Cotton Bowl with the ball in his hands and Longhorn defenders behind him. Oklahoma fans clad in crimson rose to their feet as the senior crossed the end zone in the first quarter. They did it again and again as Westbrook cruised by burnt-orange defenders on all three of his touchdowns en route to a record 232-yard day. His performance proved critical in the Sooners’ 45–40 win over Texas on Saturday afternoon. “We’re just not finding a way to get our assignments and execute those,” senior safety Dylan Haines said. “Late in the game, [we] just [had] defensive breakdowns. We just let [Westbrook] run free. We knew who we had to stop. We just didn’t get that done.” Despite the plethora of points, it didn’t come easy for Westbrook and the Oklahoma offense early on in this year’s Red River Showdown. Two of their first three drives ended in interceptions — the Longhorns’ first two interceptions of the season. Haines picked off both of those passes, including a gift on the Sooners’ second drive of the game. Oklahoma’s redshirt sophomore receiver Mark Andrews appeared to reel in a first-down catch from redshirt junior quarterback Baker Mayfield, but the ball slipped right through his arms and into Haines’. The Texas offense failed to capitalize with points, punting it away after a three-and-out. But Mayfield and Oklahoma gifted Texas yet again on their next drive. The Sooners’ quarterback lost sight of Haines in the secondary, and the Longhorns’ safety picked it off and rumbled 38 yards downfield inside the Oklahoma 20-yard line. Once again, Texas faltered when given a chance to deliver a heavy first quarter blow. The Longhorns settled for a field goal to take a 3–0 lead, but it was their only score off four Oklahoma turnovers. “It was really tight there in the beginning,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “Their defense was playing well, our
defense was playing well.” The Texas defense didn’t play well for long. Although the Longhorns only trailed 14–13 at halftime, they gave up 281 yards on defense in the first 30 minutes — and that number would only grow. Texas allowed Oklahoma to total nearly 400 yards in the second half alone, finishing the game with a whopping 672. Strong, who took over the defensive play-calling duties this week, attributed most of those yards to fundamental lapses in which his players failed to make plays that they could have made. “You just got to look at it and just gotta keep coaching them,” Strong said. “[I told the team,] ’You guys are in position, just cover your guys. You know who you got, it’s just making sure [to] just lock down, don’t have a mental breakdown. Just stay on top of your guy.’” His players agreed. Junior running back D’Onta Foreman, who totaled 159 yards and two touchdowns, said his team made too many mental mistakes. Foreman fumbled in the first quarter, leading directly to Oklahoma’s first touchdown. “We’re not going to win like that,” Foreman said. “We get those things clean up, then I feel like we’ll be a really good football team.” In the second half, sophomore cornerback Kris Boyd inexplicably stopped running with Westbrook as Mayfield launched a pass over Boyd’s head. Oklahoma scored two plays later. Despite a lack of execution, Texas found itself with the ball and a chance to win the game with less than a minute remaining. But it was too little too late as Texas’ drive ended in three plays. Strong’s team had its chance all afternoon as the Sooners piled up turnovers and mistakes. And for the third straight week, it wasn’t enough. “At the end of the day … we’re the ones out there playing,” Foreman said. “I feel like it’s unfair, at times, for coach Strong to be criticized. But we got to make plays. For four quarters, we didn’t make plays.”
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Oklahoma senior receiver Dede Westbrook was a crucial factor in Oklahoma’s 45–40 victory over Texas in the Red River Showdown. Westbrook tallied 232 yards for the Sooners.
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2016 GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIR Tuesday, October 11, 10 AM - 2 PM Texas Union Ballroom The University of Texas at Austin
Pick up your copy of MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES at this year’s Graduate School Fair or in The Daily Texan on Oct 10th!
PHOTO CREDITS 1. Mumford and Sons Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff
2. Major Lazer
Daulton Venglar | Daily Texan Staff
3. ACL fans
Daulton Venglar | Daily Texan Staff
4. Anderson.Paak & The Free Nationals Stephanie Tacy | Daily Texan Staff
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