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A NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH Students anticipate election results across Austin
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Texas State history major Yadira Rodriguez waits in anticipation as news networks cover the presidential race results at the Travis County Democratic Watch Party. Check dailytexanonline.com for updated coverage.
By Paul Cobler @paulcobler
Six hundred and sixteen grueling days have passed since Mark Everson became the first person to formally announce his candidacy for president of the United States, and the 2016 election season is officially over. At the beginning of the night, the crowd at the UT Votes watch party filled the Student Activity Center legislative assembly room and loudly cheered
as states were called in favor of Clinton. Those arriving late were forced to wait outside the door; facilitators were concerned about possible fire code violations. However, as the election swung in favor of Trump, the party’s mood became more somber and students began to leave. For many, the election became a test of their patience, willpower and ability to compromise as two of the most disliked candidates in recent memory, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, vied for the presidency. “I’m a self-professed political nerd, and I am tired
of this campaign,” said Zachary Price, UT Votes event coordinator and government sophomore. “I’m going to be happy when this is over, regardless of the result. Even people who were really excited about the first woman president or excited about a political outsider coming into office are just done.” Student Government President Kevin Helgren said he thinks a lot of students feel the same as Price. “Regardless of who wins, we’re all happy that the
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Austin voters pass $720 million Hinojosa wins House District 49, bond to improve transportation will represent UT, West Campus By Forrest Milburn
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The city of Austin has voted to pass Proposition 1, a $720 million mobility bond, that will turn Guadalupe Street, a well-traversed street for students, into a city activity corridor and provide funds for city-wide transportation improvements. “This is a magical place, but we’re only going to be able to maintain that if we actually do what needs to be done to deal with the challenges that we have and they are mobility and they are affordability and they’re linked,” Austin Mayor Steve Adler said at the Move Austin Forward election night party, the Austin-American Statesman reported. “Now, the work begins.” The proposition was proclaimed as victory by Adler, a major proponent of the bond, at about 9 p.m. Tuesday night at the Lavaca Street Bar in downtown Austin. 59 percent of voters were in favor of the proposition. “The numbers are really great, it’s a solid win,” Jim Wick, spokesperson for the Move Austin Forward campaign, said. “We’re glad that the city is ready to invest in our mobility problem. It’s something that’s going to be great for the city.” The bond divides the money into $482 million for corridors, $101 million for
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regional mobility and $137 million for local mobility and active transportation. Within the local mobility and active transportation portion of the bond, $11 million will be provided for planning, design, engineering and road repairs, $37.5 million for sidewalks, $27.5 million for school routes, $26 million for urban trails, $20 million for biking infrastructure and $15 million for intersection improvements, according to the Move Austin Forward campaign. The City Relations Agency of Student Government recently endorsed Proposition 1 as a good plan to decrease
traffic congestion and improve transportation safety. “From early voting numbers, it looks like campus is in support of it which is great because it has the potential to positively impact students by providing greater transport safety if we live off campus and or frequently go to other parts of Austin,” Allie Runas, spokesperson for the city relations agency said. The bond also turns Guadalupe Street into an activity corridor, which could possibly direct money to implementing more bike lanes and bus lanes. Runas said SG
Democrat Gina Hinojosa will represent the majority of UT students in the upcoming legislative session after securing 84.39 percent of the vote in House District 49, where she faced Libertarian candidate Rick Perkins and no major party opposition for the heavily-Democratic seat. Hinojosa, whose newlywon district encompasses West Campus and the areas around UT, will be sworn in as a freshman state legislator in January, where she will join other Democratic House members in the clear minority after
Tuesday’s election. “Just like it took the community to get me elected, it’s going to take all of us to make our voices heard at the Capi-
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FAC, Coop exit poll indicates student majority voted Clinton By Jasleen Shokar @jasleenshokar
The Daily Texan conducted an exit poll of 300 voters at the FAC and University Co-op polling stations on Tuesday. According to our poll, 74.6 percent of respondents said they voted for Hillary Clinton and 16.6 percent said they voted for Donald Trump; 5.4
percent said they voted for Gary Johnson and 2.4 percent said they voted for Jill Stein. Fifty-two point seven percent of respondents were women while 47 percent were men. Of the people who voted for Donald Trump, 30.6 percent were women and 69.4 percent were men. Of the people who voted for Hillary Clinton, 60 percent were women and 40 percent
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tol for this district,” Hinojosa said. “I’m just feeling good that the district is so solid in
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Gina Hinojosa won the election for House District 49 with more than 85 percent of the vote at press time.
were men. Ninety point eight percent of respondents were undergraduate students, with 33.3 percent of the overall respondents as undergraduate freshman. Seventy-four point four percent of respondents said they were first-time voters. Nursing freshman Kelsey Bergman said as a first-time voter, she is eager for the
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Congressman Smith will enter 30th year in office By Van Nguyen @nguyen__van
Republican Congressman Lamar Smith was elected for his 15th term representing the 21st Congressional District of Texas last night. Smith won 57 percent of the vote, beating out Democratic candidate Tom Wakely, Libertarian candidate Mark Loewe and Green Party candidate Tony Diaz according to the AP. The Daily Texan was not able to reach Smith at the time this article was published. The 21st Congressional District has a population of about 700,000 and covers areas in San Antonio, Austin and the Texas Hill Country. “People know him and like him,” Andy Hogue, Travis County Republican Party communications director, said prior to the election at
the TCRP watch party. “Remember a lot of local politics is name ID, not so much your agenda or what people dug up on you. It’s simply about, ‘Do I recognize this name, do I trust this name?’ Lamar has been around for a long time and I think Smith will be in Washington for a long time to come.” Smith also serves as the chairman of the US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, which oversees the following federal agencies: Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The committee is in charge of a $40 billion budget, which mainly goes to research and development, according to
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continues from page 1 chance to express her political values in a way that can make a difference. “I think when people see young people exercising their right to vote, it inspires them to vote as well and allows them feel empowered as an American citizen,” Bergman said. Fourty-seven point nine percent of those who said they voted for Trump said the most important issue to them in this election was the economy, while 48.6 percent of those who said they voted for Clinton said social issues were the most
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continues from page 1 its progressive values.” Hinojosa, who watched the results of the presidential race trickle into a live MSNBC feed at a watch party downtown with members of the Travis County Democratic Party, told The Daily Texan she plans on focusing on public education, women’s health and state tuition at public universities as some of her legislative priorities next session. “We’ve deferred investment for so long in this state on just real basic necessities and needs, that we are in a crisis situation in so many areas,” Hinojosa said. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is president of the state Senate, announced earlier this year that he would prioritize introducing legislation next session similar to that of North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2, which
Congressmen Lamar Smith speaks to members of College Republicans on Feb. 15. Smith was elected for his 15th term representing the 21st Congressional District of Texas winning 57 percent of the vote.
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Smith’s website. Smith also currently serves on the US House Judiciary Committee and the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee. In May, Smith endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump be-
cause he said while he didn’t entirely agree with his policies, his presidency would be better than the alternative. “We can embrace his policies even if we grimace at his past personal lifestyle or some of his public comment,” Smith said in a statement.
“We need to become committed, even enthusiastic backers for many reasons.” At the time this article was published the president elect had not been announced. The race was called with 81 percent of precincts reporting at press time.
important issue to them in this election. Twenty percent of the respondents said they would classify themselves as Republicans. Of those, 60.7 percent voted for Trump while 24.6 percent said they cast a ballot for Clinton. When asked to rate President Barack Obama’s time in office on a scale of one to five, with one being poor and five signifying excellent, 43.6 percent responded with a score of four, 28.2 percent gave him a five, and 21.8 percent a three. Sixty-three point one percent of respondents voted in favor of the mobility bond while 36.9 percent
voted against. “As someone who’s had to deal with Austin’s lackluster infrastructure my entire life, I see any attempt for improvement as a good thing,”
aerospace engineering sophomore Lauren Whitsell said. “Although the tax burden is hard for some to swallow, I see the benefits as outweighing the drawbacks.”
forces individuals to use the bathroom that coincides with the gender listed on their birth certificate rather than the gender they identify as. Hinojosa told The Daily Texan she would oppose any effort to pass such legislation and she would be actively “engaged” in fighting against. “I feel really confident in knowing Gina’s ability to stand with people who are coming under attack based on their race, sexual orientation and gender [identity], anything like that,” said UDems member Skyler Korgel, mechanical engineering senior. “She has the experience … and I know her office is looking forward to defending against these battles and standing with the rest of Texas Democrats.” During the primary race, University Democrats splintered away from other Austin Democratic
institutions, such as Central Austin Democrats, in endorsing Democrat Huey Rey Fischer, a former UDems president who ran as the district’s “progressive” choice. Fischer placed third on the ballot with 14 percent behind Hinojosa and UT law professor Heather Way, who earned 57 and 19 percent, respectively, according to tracked primary results from The Texas Tribune. “Moving forward, as our Democratic representative, I think UDems will be behind her more after the primary struggle,” Korgel, who said he broke off from his fellow members and voted for Hinojosa, said. “I’m confident that … as the session goes on, where we’ll all need to be together as Democrats, that UDems and Gina will mend whatever weird break they had.” Hinojosa will replace Rep. Elliott Naishtat, DAustin, who unexpectedly
announced he planned to retire from the seat he had held for 25 years last December. Naishtat’s decision sparked a scramble for the seat among those in the Austin Democratic establishment, resulting in a seven-candidate field of Democrats and no Republicans, who all but conceded the race for one of the state’s most Democraticleaning legislative seats. Naishtat, who was first elected to the state Legislature in 1990, said his desire to pass the torch on to the next generation of Democrats was one of the major reasons he decided against running for re-election to his seat. “It was a difficult decision for me to make, because I’ve been doing this for over 25 years and loved it, but it was time,” Naishtat said. “As I said when I announced I wouldn’t seek re-election, District 49 is going to be in really good hands.”
The Daily Texan conducted an exit poll of the voters at the FAC and Co-op polling locations. Results are based on the responses of 300 voters.
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Travis County elects Hernandez as new sheriff By Will Clark @_willclark_
Voters elected Sally Hernandez for Travis County Sheriff in a landslide victory to succeed the 12-year incumbent Greg Hamilton. Hernandez, who earned 62.11 percent of the vote according to the Travis County Clerk’s Office, celebrated at the Driskill Hotel. “I look forward to building partnerships with agencies and officials to address challenges like the growing population of inmates with mental health issues, assault family violence crimes and ending the school to prison pipeline,” Hernandez said in an email. Hernandez currently serves as Travis County Precinct 3 Constable and was an investigator at the Travis County district attorney’s office for 21 years. As sheriff, Hernandez said she plans to address the Priority Enforcement Program,
a program implemented by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to monitor Travis County jail inmates who may be in the U.S. illegally. “As Sheriff, I will be committed to treating everyone equally and fairly,” Hernandez said in an email. “I think that today’s vote shows that this community wants an ICE policy that is progressive and keeps families together. It makes our community safer.” While Hernandez said she is against the ICE policy, she said she will cooperate with ICE officials. Joe Martinez, her Republican opponent, who earned 30.81 percent of the vote, was the only candidate who supported the policy as it is. “We do have an immigration problem in this country,” said Martinez, whose grandparents immigrated here from Mexico. “We need to assimilate and be able to enjoy the American Dream. It’s a
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land of law and order.” Martinez said he knew it would be a tough election in a mostly democratic county, but despite his loss, Martinez said the most important part is participating in the race. “The people will speak, and I respect that,” Martinez said. “I respect their choice. [The result] doesn’t matter. Are you coming to the fight? As a police officer you don’t run from the fight, you run into the fight.” The other two candidates, Libertarian candidate Eric Guerra and Green Party candidate Debbie Russell both opposed the program as well. Guerra gained 4.26 percent of the vote and Russell gained 2.83 percent according to the Travis County clerk office. Alejandro Caceres, Grassroots Leadership immigration organizer, said they will have a greater chance of reforming the immigration enforcement policies with Hernandez in office.
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Sally Hernandez speaks at the Travis County Democratic watch party at the Driskill Hotel Tuesday night. Hernandez won the sheriff race against Joe Martinez.
“For the first time in recent memory we believe that we can sit down and talk to our sheriff about a new policy for Travis County,” Caceres said in a press release. “We are
not only celebrating Hamilton’s departure but also the departure of his policies that have torn the immigrant community apart for years.” In her first few days as
sheriff, Hernandez said she plans to lower the number of inmates in the Travis county jails. “There’s a new, female sheriff in town,” Hernandez said.
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Travis County House City Council gains one new member, incumbents reelected three reelection wins, sees one runoff
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Incumbents Celia Israel (D-Austin), Jason Isaac (RDripping Springs) and Donna Howard (D-Austin) won last night, carrying all three representatives to another term for the 85th Texas Legislature. Celia Israel, the Democrat incumbent for House District 50, won 64.23 percent of the vote, according to the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, ousting her Republican challenger Ceasar Ruiz. Republican Jason Isaac, representing House District 45 since his election in 2013, won this year’s re-election unopposed, according to the Office photo of the Texas Secretary of State. mmit- Donna Howard beat her Libckersertarian opponent, Ben Easton, with 79.55 percent of vote, ace wascording to the Office of the electTexas Secretary of State. Howard has represented the house . th 81district since 2006. rting Speaking with The Daily Texan, Howard said she was hopeful Democrats would pick up down-ballot wins in Texas this year. “We need more Democrats
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in the Texas House to try and move forward with the issues most Texans care about, rather than being caught up in the social issues the Republican leadership proposes,” Howard said. Vincent Harding, the chairman of the Travis County Democratic Party, joined Howard and said he expected Democrats to pick up a few seats in the Texas House and overall perform well in Travis County, a usually left-leaning county. “We’ve had the highest straight-ticket performances we’ve ever had with over 68 percent,” Harding said. “I’m extremely proud of the team that’s been working hard at this.” Andy Hogue, communications director for the Travis County Republican Party, said he thought Republican representation at the Capitol would most likely remain the same. “I think [Republicans] will maintain the same dynamics in the Legislature,” Hogue said. “I don’t think we’ll see a shift at all. We may see more Republicans this year.” The races were called with 67.74 percent of precincts reporting at press time.
government will be working with statewide agencies to implement the plan. “In the next 90 days the city manager needs to come back with a plan to implement it,” Wick said. “The city wants action. We’re going to get to work talking to [the Texas Department of Transportation], with the Texas government, to get as much money to help us with this. It’s kind of like a poker game, we put our ante in, now it’s time to get to work.”
By Van Nguyen @nguyen__van
Last night’s election helped fill four seats in the Austin City Council, with a runoff election for District 10 planned for later this year. Four of the five candidates who led the polls were in support of Mayor Steve Adler’s $720 million mobility bond which aims to fund improvements to Austin’s transportation system, which includes UT. District 2 City Council member Delia Garza was able to hold her seat for two more years, winning 67 percent of the vote. Garza, a former Austin firefighter and assistant attorney general, first won a city council seat in 2015. Recently, Garza abstained from voting on the mobility bond, stating that it was not inclusive enough, as reported by KUT. District 4 District 4’s first City Council member Greg Casar
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will serve another term representing his district after winning 65 percent of the vote. According to his website, before serving on the council he was the policy director for the Workers Defense Project in Austin. Recently, Casar voted in favor of the mobility bond. District 6 Jimmy Flannigan will serve as District 6’s new council member, winning 58 percent of the vote over his opponent Don Zimmerman. Flannigan is a small business owner, and according to his website has worked to fight for smaller businesses, streamline city government and provide solutions to Austin’s traffic problem. He was also the co-founder of and organizer for Northwest Austin Coalition, a group supporting community leaders in northwest Austin. He lost the 2014 election against Zimmerman. Flannigan could not be survive the election’s results. “I guess I’m kind of relieved,” Deo said. “I just feel like one way or the other we’re going to pull through.” Students gathered at various watch parties. UT Votes, a bipartisan group that promotes political participation, screened election coverage in the SAC. “I really think that this campus shows that there can be a place for healthy debate, even if you disagree with people, and I have seen that a lot tonight,”
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reached for comment. After the results of the election came in, Zimmerman said the impacts of his loss would become clear in the following months. “Supporters of lower taxes and fewer regulations will have to work harder and organize better if we’re to represent the taxpayers fairly in future elections,” Zimmerman said in a statement. “This I know we can do if we put our talents and resources together.” Flannigan has stated he supports the mobility bond.
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Council member Sherri Gallo led the election with 48 percent of the vote, but did not meet the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Alison Alter, who served in management and planning roles at UT, placed second with 37 percent of the vote, followed by Rob Walker, an international tax consultant, who had 13 percent of the vote and Nicholas Virden, a recent UT graduate had 2 percent of the vote. The top two candidates will return on Dec. 13 for the runoff election. Gallo recently voted yes on the mobility bond.
Price said. “I am really hopeful that people will stay engaged. If we can keep everyone engaged and keep people respectful, we can start here and reduce the vitriolic rhetoric we have seen thrown out by both sides in this election.” As it became apparent the race would be close, government junior Fabiola Barreto said she believed the UT campus would be united regardless of which candidate is elected. “UT as a community has shown me that it is very
strong,” Barreto said. “I don’t feel that Trump or Clinton would be able to divide this community, and that’s why I love being here.” Business freshman Michael Roddey, who voted for Trump, agreed the University would remain united, but for different reasons. “I think tomorrow, everyone will go on with their lives,” Roddey said. “People of our age don’t really care about [the election] and we’ll move on no matter what.”
District 7 Austin City Council member Leslie Pool, who began her term in 2015, will once again represent District 7 after winning 73 percent of the vote. Before City Council, Pool spent time on city boards and commissions, according to her website. Pool also voted in favor of the mobility bond. District 10 Current Austin
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Trump’s win makes engaging with history vital By Janhavi Nemawarkar Daily Texan Senior Columnist @janhavin97
The unthinkable happened. Barring a late break in swing state polls, the United States has elected a xenophobic, misogynistic, crude and woefully underprepared demagogue for president. Trump’s probable win signifies the rise of a Republican party that no longer stands for conservative values, but instead stands for isolationism and racism. Now, more than ever, we must understand the history from which these xenophobic values come from. It’s a history that, improbably, begins with Asian-American immigration. Given the poisoned political rhetoric this election, which has encompassed everything from building walls to banning entire religions from the United States, it is shameful that we are not often taught that this has happened before. This history began with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first instance in which of which truly barred immigration from a group into the
United States. A response to fears about immigrants taking away jobs from hard working (white) Americans, the act was on the books until 1943. In the meantime, hostility expanded to other Asian groups, and immigration was restricted from the “Asiatic Barred Zone” as defined in the Immigration Act of 1917. Curran Nault, a lecturer for the Center of Asian American Studies, mentioned the parallels between the barred immigration of Chinese people into the United States and our present political hostility to Hispanic and Muslim immigrants. “The Chinese Exclusion Act set in motion a whole series of kind of procedures, forms of representing people, that are very much with us today,” Nault said. “The very idea that there could be something such as ‘illegal immigration’ — it’s a problematic term that comes out of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and Chinese immigration and later Asian immigration. The sort of notions of who belongs, who doesn’t belong here, and that being tied to issues of race, and certain countries being undesirable in terms of the people coming from them. We see all of
those narratives repeating in our current moment in the ways that people from Muslim nations, from the Middle East are treated.” As the first major example of immigrants from countries that were not from Western European countries, the experience of early Asian immigrants is telling. The backlash against immigrants — specifically those with brown skin, who speak different languages or who come from “threatening” religious backgrounds — has been an observable part of the American psyche for a long time. Only recognizing that these impulses have always been present, and attempting to understand how they intersect with current fears about terrorism and the economy, can lead us to solutions to these problems. “I think it’s extremely important, it’s the age-old ‘you need to know history or else you are doomed to repeat it’ idea,” Nault said. “Particularly in our moment, our social media world, where we’re so immersed in the moment that we are increasingly losing sight of these historical connections. These connections are important in terms of not repeating the past but also in terms of learning from
Only recognizing that these impulses have always been present, and attempting to understand how they intersect with current fears about terrorism and the economy, can lead us to solutions to these problems. our foremothers, forefathers about what did they do about it, how did they fight back, how did they change things, and picking up those legacies rather than re-inventing the wheel.” As we face a potential four years of white nationalism, anti-immigration and blatant racism, we must now, more than ever, learn from these histories. We need to understand from where we started, and where it went wrong. It’s the only way forward. Nemawarkar is a Plan II sophomore from Austin.
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Partisanship puts women’s health in danger By Alina Agha
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Last week, March of Dimes, a foundation committed to preventing birth defects and infant mortality, released a report card in which the United States scored a C for preterm birth rates. Not only did these rates rise for the first time in eight years (to 9.6 percent), but the report showed significant racial disparities, with preterm birth rates nearly 48 percent higher among African-American women. Furthermore, research has shown that women in poorer socioeconomic statuses are at higher risk for health problems such as unintended pregnancies, largely because they have less access to education and healthcare and fewer employment opportunities. Race, then, continues to be a significant factor in health disparities. “It’s true that a number of African-Americans are financially disadvantaged, but that’s not the whole puzzle,” said Dr. Ted Held, a local obstetrician-gynecologist. “I think there’s a really bad systemic racism problem that also contributes to these high preterm birth rates.” In order to reduce these disparities, as well as address health issues that affect all women, there must be policy and legislation addressing specific factors that create the context in which women are disadvantaged and do not have access to the care they need. These policies, however, are largely affected
[Donald Trump] supports a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which could lead to women paying almost twice as much as men for health insurance and not having access to contraceptives. by political attitudes. Research by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that women who identify as Democrats are more likely to support the Affordable Care Act and protection of access to a “full range of reproductive health care,” while those who identify as Republican are not likely to support the Affordable Care Act and more likely to support further regulation of access to abortions. This election season has amplified the differences between these two rhetorics. Hillary Clinton’s campaign has strengthened the fight towards equal rights for women, including the right for women to have access to safe reproductive health care and to make their own healthcare decisions. On the other hand, Donald Trump has created a rhetoric that does not put forth women’s health rights as an important issue. Some of his opinions on women’s health are based on inaccurate information. His actions
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have shown him to be blatantly sexist and offensive, and his supporters, largely, share a hostile attitude toward women — an attitude that has been amplified by his presidential campaign. He supports a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which could lead to women paying almost twice as much as men for health insurance and not having access to contraceptives. The government must prioritize women’s health in a way that gives them safe and easy access to any form of care they want or need,
regardless of party identification. It must do so in a way that allows women to make decisions for themselves, because if they can’t, they may be placed in situations that put them at risk. Legislation should also address the underlying issues that create barriers for women of certain socioeconomic status or race and ethnicity, because every woman deserves a fair chance at a healthy life. Agha is a public relations junior from Karachi, Pakistan.
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Texas voters hold undeserved power over education By Emma Berdanier Daily Texan Columnist @eberdanier
A lot is riding on the results of the election that concluded yesterday — the next president, the fate of the Republican Party and the future of science education in Texas. The last item in this list may seem odd and far removed from the focal point of the politics, but the newly elected and re-elected members of the Texas State Board of Education will have the final say on whittling down the state’s biology curriculum. In September a committee of school district officials voted to finalize their decision to remove four curriculum standards that challenged the theory of evolution. These standards were first adopted in 2009 by a Republican-dominated State Board of Education who defended them as a way to mend the gap between science and religion. This followed a preliminary vote in July on what measures to take to improve the science curriculum in the state. However, their decision will not go into effect until the Texas State Board of Education reviews it and makes the final say on state science standards. Traditionally the Texas State Board of Education has been Republican-led, and the election of Keven Ellis coupled with the reelections of Ken Mercer, Donna Bahorich and Tom Maynard has continued this trend. With a Republican dominated Board of Education for yet another year, it’s likely that they will vote down the changes to the science curriculum and will keep teaching creationism in the
…it’s likely that [The State Board of Education] will vote down the changes to the science curriculum and will keep teaching creationism in the science standards for Texas. science standards for Texas. Currently, proponents to keep the curriculum as-is, with the four anti-evolution standards remaining in place, argue that the standards allow for critical thinking within students. They believe that questioning evolution will promote students to look at scientific issues from multiple sides and draw their own conclusions based off the evidence provided. But critical thinking in science comes not from adding religion to the mix and questioning a widely accepted theory, but from implementing the scientific method and experimenting. To add religion and creationism to the mix denies students the right to a proper science education and leaves them in the dust when it comes to learning science at the university level. The Texas State Board of Education must look past their conservative beliefs and vote for the changes to the state science standards. They must do this not only to improve the education of children in Texas and to better prepare them for university, but to lift Texas’ education ranking within the United States. Texas is tied
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for 28th among 2016 US high schools and places 43rd among the states nationally in K-12 education. The newly elected and reelected State Board of Education members must remove the creationist standards from
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the Texas science curriculum to improve Texas’ rank among the states and to provide students with a better science education. Berdanier is a philosophy junior from Boulder, Colorado.
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Alicia Keys discovers new sound on latest record By Daisy Wang @daisyxwang
Rocking an untamed afro and bare face on her latest album cover, Alicia Keys appears more true to herself than ever. From bouncy, energetic melodies to stripped down acoustic ballads, the 16-track record takes aim at issues plaguing the nation such as race, homosexuality and environmentalism through Keys’ eyes. Growing up in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan, New York, Keys draws much inspiration from her roots in her albums. After leaving Columbia University to pursue a singing career, Keys broke into the music scene in 2001 with her album, Songs in A Minor, which sold 12 million copies worldwide and won Keys five Grammys. Fifteen years later, Keys has discovered a new sound — one that shows her growth as both a musician and person as she explores socially conscious lyrics and an old school R&B sound. Fans have been long awaiting the new album following Keys’ intermittent song releases since her previous project, Girl on Fire, and the debut of Here’s hypnotic
first single, “In Common,” in May. Throughout the album, Keys combines her trademark piano accompaniment with new and improved arrangements heavily centered on acoustic guitars and percussion. In the album’s fifth track, “Kill Your Mama,” Keys’ lone voice is unadorned, accompanied only by a sonorous, resounding guitar. “Where Do We Begin Now” masterfully incorporates soft, cascading piano tones with a pounding beat to illustrate the song’s female narrator’s inner turmoil in revealing her relationship with another woman and exploring homosexuality. Keys continues with prominent, clapping percussion and guitar arrangements in “Blended Family (What You Do For Love),” the only track to feature another artist: A$AP Rocky. Keys’ gentle and melodic voice opens up over a booming drum, twinkling piano and nylon-stringed guitar to deliver a heartfelt message on the beauty and struggles of creating a family with her husband, Swizz Beats, and his son from a previous marriage. A$AP Rocky reminisces about his own family as
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using his fantastic voice and clever sense for songwriting to say something powerful. Disappointed with his country’s political direction, Gaye wrote What’s Going On, some of the most soulful and powerful music to come out of the 1970s — a time when America struggled with war and racial tension. The record follows a soldier who returns from the Vietnam War to find his community under socio-economic strife. Coping with his new reality, the soldier experiences a variety of emotions, from pure
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he softly sings and raps in his verse about his four stepmothers and the relatives that supported him. But Keys proves there’s more to her musical evolution than changes in arrangements in tracks like “Girl Can’t Be Herself.” After appearing at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards bare faced and penning an essay for Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter on embracing natural beauty, Keys references her controversial decision to forgo makeup. “Who says I must conceal what I’m made of?/ Maybe all this Maybelline is covering my self-esteem,” she croons, exuding confidence while speaking out against rigid beauty standards. The album’s closing track, “Holy War,” takes on an even deeper meaning, promoting compassion and love to overcome hate and differences between others. Keys explores the possibility of a world in which “sex is holy and war is obscene,” while the track slowly builds to a raspy wail. It’s powerful, soulful and lingers with the listener, making it the perfect ending song for a charged album. But at times Keys fumbles. anger on “Mercy Mercy Me” to hope during “Right On” when Gaye sings, “love can conquer hate every time.” For how serious What’s Going On may be, Gaye’s compositions intentionally incorporate lively soul themes, keeping each song listenable and surprisingly optimistic. If there’s anything to take out of this LP, it’s that the world may be a rough place, but no matter what political tensions arise, humanity will persevere. Tracks to listen to: “What’s Going On,” “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology),” “Inner City Blues (Make Me WannaHoller)”
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Alicia Keys’ new album Here, includes an old school R&B sound and tackles themes of race, homosexuality and environmentalism.
In “She Don’t Really Care_1 Luv,” a track about a New York woman looking for fulfillment in material possessions, she fails to successfully move past surface-level narratives and clichés. The song comes off as an ode to her hometown yet lacks the grittiness and emotional connection that Keys effectively displays in other tracks throughout the album. Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine For those looking for a slightly more aggressive take on current issues and politics, look no further than the open arms of rap rock giants Rage Against the Machine. To help take your mind off the past year’s non-stop coverage of the presidential election, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello and the rest of the crew can provide a brand new perspective on what it means to find issue with U.S. politics. Not only do they find modern political issues concerning, but they despise the system’s way of dealing with these problems, citing
On Here, Keys offers the most honest, raw version of herself and her perception of the world around her through anthems of self-love and social commentary. Album after album, Keys has proven that her successful debut was more than just a fluke — it was the beginning of a successful career for a prolific artist who continues to evolve. corruption and intentional avoidance of issues as two of the many reasons the American political system needs to be uprooted. Combining huge, thunderous guitar and bass riffs with de la Rocha’s confrontational attitude, it’s obvious Rage Against the Machine isn’t afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Starting with their debut album’s iconic cover photo, an image of a Buddhist monk’s self-immolation in protest of oppression in Vietnam, Rage Against the Machine never pauses to reflect on personal issues or lost love. Focused solely on their anger and passion, the band dives into “Bombtrack,” discussing social inequal-
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ity and continues on to cover everything from institutional racism to media control and FBI corruption. Taken as a protest album, Rage Against the Machine stands on its own, but even if you don’t want to listen to lyrics, the band provides some of the most catchy, heavy riffs feasible. Their explosive nature on tracks such as “Wake Up” and “Township Rebellion” help them find a way to convey empowering messages without words — something few bands can accomplish, much less pin down on their debut album. Tracks to listen to: “Bombtrack,” “Take The Power Back,” “Know Your Enemy”
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Texas aims to sweep Big 12 series with Bears By Leah Vann
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No. 5 Texas took a big step against Baylor early just under a month ago. The Longhorns trace their defensive progress back to the game in Waco on Oct. 12, where they notched 16 total team blocks and limited the Bears to a 13.6 hitting percentage in a 3–1 win. Every player added to the total digs count of 57, an area of weakness for the team this season. “Coming off of Baylor, I think we grew as far as team chemistry and coming together,” senior setter Chloe Collins said. Texas enters the match coming off a road victory against TCU and a loss to Kansas. Despite the loss, the team still believes they have made positive strides in recent weeks. “Losses are part of it,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “It’s not football, so you can survive a couple losses and it’s how you respond across the country people are losing. We try to look at that as a learning curve.” Now, Texas (18–3, 10–1) looks to replicate its October performance against Baylor at home on Wednesday. Texas boasts three of the strongest outside hitters in the Big 12. Freshman outside hitter Micaya White stands at No. 3 in kills per set, while junior
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Senior setter Chloe Collins has recorded eight double-doubles in assists and digs this season as a key part of Texas’ success. The Longhorns are looking to repeat their defensive performance against Baylor in October and sweep the season series.
Ebony Nwanebu and senior Paulina Prieto Cerame rank at No. 5 and No. 7, respectively. Additionally, senior setter Chloe Collins is second in the Big 12 in assists and recorded her eighth double-double in sets and digs this season against Kansas. Sophomore middle blocker Morgan Johnson — who
ranks No. 6 in the conference in blocking — has led Texas’ effort to improve on the defensive end. “We’re spending a lot of time on it,” Elliott said. “We’re looking at our blocking schemes and our blocking footwork.” But the Longhorns must stop Baylor’s strongest hitter,
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redshirt junior outside hitter Katie Staiger. Staiger ranks No. 4 in the nation in kills per set. She was also named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time this season on Nov. 7. Staiger gave the Longhorns fits in their last meeting, recording 25 kills “She’s going to get her kills,” Elliott said. “You look at her
numbers all throughout the conference, she’s taking 50, 60, 70 swings a night. Hopefully, we can control it to a certain extent like we did last time and shut a lot of the other players down.” The Longhorns look to return to the top of the Big 12 against the Bears at Gregory Gym on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Longhorn defense improving with Strong as the play-caller By Ezra Siegel @SiegelEzra
Playing good defense takes on a completely different meaning in the Big 12. In a conference that features six top-30 scoring offenses, the goal isn’t to shut teams down. “The most you can do in the Big 12 is slow an offense up,” freshman defensive end Malcolm Roach said. “I think a lot of quarterbacks look forward to playing any team in the Big 12.” The Big 12’s offensive numbers are staggering. Eight of the 10 teams score over 30 points per game, with six scoring 37 or more. Seven of the 10 teams rank in the bottom half of the FBS in scoring defense. And while Texas’ defensive box scores hardly ever appear impressive — few teams’ do in the Big 12 — the team has still found ways to get the job done over the past few weeks. The Longhorns have won three of their last four games while surrendering at least 34 points and 300 yards each of their last two wins. However, Texas’ players haven’t paid much attention to the post-game stats. They have just one way of measuring their defensive performance. “If we get the victory it’s successful,” Roach said.
While Texas has surrendered gaudy offensive numbers over the past few weeks, the defense still has shown much-needed improvement. Head coach Charlie Strong took over the defensive play-calling from defensive coordinator Vance Bedford in early October. He preached the need to force turnovers and make big plays to put the team’s offense in a good spot — Texas forced zero interceptions before he took the unit over. And the team has since responded while leading the Big 12 in sacks and turnovers in that span. “With the pressure, we’re coming more on the second down, coming third down for sure,” Strong said. “You just got to get the ball out of the quarterback’s hands. You can’t just let him sit there and hold the ball, let routes develop.” Strong was modest about the defensive improvement, crediting his assistants for the unit’s resurgence. “We have some really good coaches,” Strong said. “It’s not me at all.” But the numbers show Texas has made strides. Aside from the turnover improvement, the Longhorns have held each of their last four opponents to under their scoring average. Additionally, the team made crucial stops in the
The most you can do in the Big 12 is slow an offense up. I think a lot of quarterbacks look forward to playing any team in the Big 12. —Malcolm Roach, Defensive end
waning minutes of matchups against Texas Tech and Baylor — two of the nation’s top offenses. And as Texas’ defense finds ways to win games, the unit’s confidence keeps growing. “I do think we’re a good defense when we put everything together and play from start to finish,” sophomore cornerback John Bonney said. Texas needs to win just two games to finish above .500 for the first time under Strong. The team still faces tough Big 12 offenses in West Virginia and TCU. But Strong believes his defense will do just enough. “They stepped up for us [on Saturday] when the offense got stopped,” Strong said. “We believe our defense can be really good.”
Freshmen Skyler Bollinger, Destiny Collins, Spencer Dodds and Taylor Walker weren’t a package deal. All four come from Great Oak High School in Temecula, California, a school acclaimed for racking up cross country state championships. And although the four friends ended up in Austin together, being on the same team again was never the plan. “Texas was actually the last school I considered,” Bollinger said. “I was looking at Purdue, Iowa State and other Midwest schools.” Bollinger wasn’t the only one. All four considered different schools, including Utah, USC, Baylor and Syracuse. But one by one, they started committing to Texas. Collins was the first to commit with Bollinger, Walker and Dodds following suit several days later. The group said the Longhorns’ coaching staff and athletes made them feel like family throughout the process. Now they are convinced they made the right decision. And while they say their friendships didn’t totally influence their individual decisions, they appreciate having each other at a University far away from home. “It’s good to have people to relate to,” Collins said.
“Sometimes the team will start talking about Texas things that I have no idea about. We can do that about California things.” Walker echoed Collins’ sentiment. She said the four miss the weather and beaches in California. And even though she appreciates Austin, she said having three familiar faces helps her cope with adjustment. “I just feel more comfortable around them,” Walker said. Though the quartet is young, they have high aspirations for their time at Texas. Collins said she hopes to earn All-American honors. And Dodds, who shined in the Big 12 Championship on Oct. 29, said he thinks the young team is bound to accomplish big things in the future. “I knew I wasn’t going to win [the Big 12 this year],” Dodds said. “But I think we have a good chance to win the NCAA championship my junior or senior year.” Walker, redshirting this year, and Bollinger haven’t competed much this season, but they are eager to gain experience and serve the team in the near future. For now, they cheer on Collins and Dodds as they prepare to compete in the NCAA South Central Regional Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Nov. 11. The crucial meet decides whether or not the Longhorns advance to the NCAA Championship Nov. 19.
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Spencer Dodds is one of four freshmen from Great Oak High School in California that chose to run for Texas. Dodds will compete in the NCAA South Central Regional Championship on Nov. 11.
Texas begins its season at home against Incarnate Word on Friday. The team looks to bounce back after losing to Northern Iowa on a half-court buzzer-beater in the NCAA Tournament’s first round last March. Here are three things to know with three nights left until tip-off. Texas won’t rely on a star to lead the team While Texas’ roster is young and inexperienced — its rotation features four freshmen — the roster is loaded with talent. And head coach Shaka Smart plans to use every bit of it. Texas will deploy a point guard-by-committee approach to put the ball in the hands of sophomores Kerwin Roach and Eric Davis Jr., as well as freshman Andrew Jones. Smart said the team will also look inside often to give scoring opportunities to the big men and create a balanced attack. “All of our guys will play together,” Smart said. “Particularly our perimeter guys, those guys are going to be very much interchangeable this year. You’ll see a lot of different lineups with multiple guys at different positions.” A talented freshman class Texas boasts the No. 5 recruiting class according to 247Sports, and all four of those highly-touted freshmen will get an immediate chance to impact the team. “I’ve never, as a head coach, coached a team where the freshman played quite this much,” Smart said. “But this is the best freshman class that I’ve had the chance to work with.” Jones and guard Jacob Young have impressed with their quickness and passing skills during preseason — Jones dished out at least five assists in both the intrasquad scrimmage in October and last week’s exhibition. Big men Jarrett Allen and James Banks will help anchor Texas inside the paint. Look for a big impact from the freshmen early. Longhorns look to limit fouls Smart’s high-pressure defensive scheme struggled at times last season as Texas often fell into foul trouble early in contests. But the Longhorns are already working to diminish that problem this year. “You have to figure out very quickly how the game is being officiated,” Smart said. “Especially with a young team. That’s something that we have to work with them on … We have officials come into practice at least two times a week and I think that’s been good.” Rotating players and using the entire roster will also help Smart control Texas’ fouls. Now that Smart has his type of athletes on the court, his defensive system should run more smoothly. —Claire Cruz
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Former lawyer flees Mexico, seeks education By Grace Speas @gracespeas
When Maria Perez was a child living near Mexico City, she dreamed of seeking justice for the innocent and worked to become a government prosecutor. But after experiencing threats to her life, she made the choice to leave her career and move to the U.S. “My mother told me, ‘Don’t be a lawyer,’” Perez said. “There’s a lot of corruption. The drug cartels have connections everywhere and pay to have people killed.” Despite her experience as a lawyer, she now holds a job as a kitchen staffer in an apartment dining hall in West Campus. Perez obtained her law degree from the University of Tlaxcala and worked as a paralegal in criminal law for three years before graduating. As a prosecutor from 2003 to 2005, Perez’s cases mainly involved human traffickers and drug cartels. “The job I did was to demonstrate the things they were doing,” Perez said. “It was a business to lie to girls and bring them from places like Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. When they had them in Mexico, they sold them.” According to Perez, prosecutors are often pressured by criminals to purposefully lose a case, allowing lawbreakers to regain their freedom. On one case involving the cartel,
defendants threatened Perez through phone calls and in-person encounters. Fearing for her safety, she quit her job, but continued to be harassed. Perez then made the decision to leave Mexico. She applied for a visa to enter the U.S. but the waiting period was five months. With the cartel still harassing her, Perez didn’t have that sort of time. “My brother-in-law told me how I could come here,” Perez said. “He said it would be very dangerous, but I didn’t have a choice.” In 2005, Perez paid a little under $1,000 to be transported to Houston illegally. She stayed in a hotel along with 15 other immigrants with little food and water for several days before moving to Austin, where she got a job at a market. Two weeks later, Perez got into a car accident, hurting her back and losing her job and car. “The first year [in the U.S.] was a horrible time in my life,” Perez said. “I tried to kill myself. I didn’t know the language and was very depressed, and then I got addicted to the medicine for the depression.” Perez said she went through a vicious cycle of poverty because of her illegal status. Sociology graduate student Corey McZeal, who teaches a course involving socioeconomic status of immigrants in the U.S., said Perez’s experience isn’t uncommon.
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Having just got off work as a kitchen staffer, Maria Perez reminisces on her former law career and the dangers that forced her out of Mexico.
“A large part of immigrating successfully is just knowledge,” McZeal said. “If you have a social connection established with someone who has already been in the U.S. for 10 years, that learning curve that they had to go through, you don’t necessarily have to go through.” Eventually Perez found support with a local church, recovered and met her husband. A year and a half
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UT alumnus serves up Jewish, Latino cuisine By Stephen Acevedo @thedailytexan
The last time UT alumnus Mo Pittle was in Austin, he was working as a bouncer at Cain and Abel’s. This time around, he’s serving classic food inspired by his upbringing. “I grew up in a traditional Jewish household in El Paso, but most of my friends weren’t Jewish,” Pittle said. “In El Paso, we’d all call each other homeboy, so when I had my bar mitzvah, I invited all of my homeboys. From that point on, I was ‘JewBoy’ to them.” After graduating from UT in 1996 and working on the creative side of advertising for 20 years, Pittle decided it was time to do something new. “I had been feeling particularly irritated by the lack of creativity in the commercial world,” Pittle said. “For me, food is one of the few creative outlets out there still where you can not only create your own message, but you can also put an image out there. I’ve been doing brands for people for 20 years and I thought it would be cool to finally do
my own.” At JewBoy Burgers, Pittle brings together the Jewish and Latino cultures he grew up in. The patties are cooked with onions in the style of Mexican diner burgers and served on a potato roll from the East Coast. Instead of French fries, he serves authentic potato latkes. Pittle said the use of Jewish and Latino influence in his food was a no-brainer. After his bar mitzvah, he began to notice a lot of similarities between the two cultures. “I remember a friend of mine coming up to me and telling me that my church was just like his, except we spoke Hebrew instead of Latin,” Pittle said. “The cultures are very similar. Food is such a central part of both of them, so it really all blended together for me.” The food at JewBoy speaks for itself. The Homeboy Chile Con Queso, made with green chili, is similar to authentic hole-in-the wall taquerias, as opposed to other popular Austin versions of the same dish. The burgers themselves are phenomenal, despite Pittle’s staunch refusal to use one of
his least favorite foods: tomatoes. The classic JewBoy is made exactly how Pittle always enjoys his burgers: a juicy onion-infused patty and a lot of cheese, pickles and mustard. In addition to the classic JewBoy, the other burgers have all of the ambitious qualities of those at Hopdoddy, without coming off as “gourmet” burgers. Customer Bobby Hughes said the burgers at JewBoy go toe-to-toe with any other burger in the city. “I like to try all the burger spots in town, and I would say this is definitely one of the best burgers I’ve had,” Hughes said. “We have gone twice in the first week they were open.” The salty and spicy green chili and cheddar latke is a perfect complement to the savory burgers. All three latke versions truly stand out from anything else on the menu, as simple as they are. Although the truck’s name is playful, Pittle said he in no way wants his burger truck to come off as a some sort of stunt.
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validation of her decision to leave Mexico. Perez is now finishing up English classes at ACC and maintains a legal status, but she still faces obstacles in becoming a lawyer in the U.S., namely with expenses and credit transfer. “I’ll be able to transfer my credits [to pursue a law degree in the U.S], but I need to do this at a university like UT,” Perez said. Perez continues her education while working
full-time and said she hopes her story will empower immigrants who find themselves alone in the U.S. Remaining anonymous on the internet gives her peace of mind, but Perez feels lost after being forced to quit her passion. “In Mexico, and now, I am hiding,” Perez said. “I stay here in the kitchen working a job much different than the one I had in my country, only because I don’t have a choice.”
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Marvin Gaye found his voice in a heavy political message with the release of his 1971 smash hit What’s Going On.
Politically charged albums to listen to after the election By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye’s impact on music was immense, with his name standing as a symbol for true artistry. He encouraged label artists to experiment, record
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UT alumnus Mo Pittle cooks burgers inspired by his hometown of El Paso. Jewboy Burgers is a newly opened food truck serving up classic burgers with a sense of Hebrew and Latino influence in North Campus.
after she left Mexico, she heard one of her friends, who was also a lawyer, had been killed. Unlike Perez, the friend was a defendant for criminals and had failed to win a case. “When she left the office that day, her clients killed her,” Perez said. “I just couldn’t believe it. That could have happened to me.” She saw the event as a tragedy, but also as a
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and perform their own material, leading the charge for artists to find their own voice. To do so, Gaye led by example. As an artist who traditionally sang songs written by professional songwriters, Gaye found success in the 1960s, using his voice to craft some of the poppiest hits imaginable, including
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You).” However, he entered a deep depression, emerging in the early 1970s after realizing he could drive his own career rather than allowing others to dictate his decisions for him. For Gaye, this meant
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