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UT-Austin has the highest graduation rate of Texas universities Sixty-six percent of the class of 2017 graduated within four years, UT announced, achieving the University’s largest ever jump between years in its
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four-year graduation rate — an increase of about five percent from the previous year. Maurie McInnis, executive vice-president and provost, said she and the Student Success Initiatives team worked to increase four-year graduation rates and provide resources to help students complete their degrees.
“We have improved graduation rates by more than 15 percent in a very short period of time — that’s an incredible accomplishment,” McInnis said. “Many things contributed to the increase and, first and foremost, it was the students themselves who have set high standards for themselves.” UT-Austin has the highest
graduation rate out of all Texas universities, according to the Provost’s Office. “Most universities tend to be in fairly static modes in relation to their graduation rate,” McInnis said. “The University of Texas really stands out as a national leader who decided to really focus on raising it.”
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The Dell Medical School will open an innovative set of new patient care clinics Oct. 17 in the first of several launching waves over the next two years. The clinics are part of the new UT Health Austin medical practice and will employ a team-based model to provide customized care to patients. UT President Gregory Fenves announced the launch at his annual State of the University Address last week. Amy Young, chair of the Department of Women’s Health at the Dell Medical School, said she helped set up the clinic’s model, which will allow patients to meet with a variety of specialists at once. This provides a more thorough care experience. “The opening of these clinics gives us a really wonderful opportunity to give back to the community,” Young said. “It also gives us an opportunity to develop innovative care models that will help push the needle on health, hopefully in a faster way.” Starting next semester, all students at the medical school will be able to learn by going into the clinics and assisting professionals with their work. Some second-year medical students have already started clinical rotations at a pilot program
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Legislative director Momentum scholars seek to expand accepts new position tutoring services to local K-12 students By Chase Karacostas Senior Reporter
Jay Dyer, legislative director to Gov. Greg Abbott, will soon be the University’s direct liaison to the state legislature. Beginning Oct. 16, Dyer will serve as deputy to UT President Gregory Fenves for government relations and manage all University contact with the legislature and other state agencies for funding, research and student support issues. During Dyer’s first legislative session in the governor’s legislative office, Abbott signed the Governor’s University Research Initiative into law. The initiative is a grant-matching program to help higher education institutions recruit notable researchers. Dyer is also an alumnus of the College of Liberal Arts, where he majored in government, and is a graduate of the School of Law. Fenves said Dyer will be an asset in accomplishing the
University’s legislative goals, such as maintaining affordable education. “As the state’s flagship university, our future depends on having the trust of the Texas Legislature and state leadership, being accessible and affordable for students and their families, and providing value to the entire state,” Fenves said in a press release Tuesday. Gary Susswein, University chief communications officer, said Dyer stood out because of his background with UT and the legislature. “What made Dyer stand out was a combination of his experience in state government and his deep, deep ties to UT,” Susswein said. “He loves the University, and he is solidly committed to it.” During legislative sessions, Dyer will work directly with lawmakers to advocate for the University’s priorities, while simultaneously advising the University president on pending
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Momentum Scholars is kicking off this semester with new plans for initiatives to help Austin-area students in elementary through high school from achieve academic success. Momentum Scholars is a student-run organization that provides after-school programs and tutoring services at underfunded schools. The group has previously given writing workshops and standardized test preparation, but they hope to branch out with new services this semester, Max Bernhardt, government junior and chief executive officer of UT Momentum Scholars, said. “Basically, we’re trying to expand into more concrete stuff such as tutoring AVIDJuniors at (Anderson High School),” Bernhardt said in an email. “We’re hoping to grow the club and work with a more
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Momentum Scholars, a student-run organization, provides after-school programs and tutoring services for K-12 Students.
diverse set of people along with continuing the successful programs we already have in place.” AVID is an organization that aims to prepare low-in-
come students for college, Bernhardt said. Momentum Scholars originally started at Westwood High School in Austin. Saavan Nanavati, business honors
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out of a desire to provide tutoring to students who couldn’t otherwise afford it. “Our goal was to provide free education services to populations that couldn’t afford paid tutors,” Nanavati said. “Although our original focus was computer science, we expanded to offer free tutoring in most of the STEM subjects.” Momentum Scholars eventually caught the attention of a group of UT students, who started an official UT chapter during the spring of 2016. The organization grew to partner with several schools to provide free tutoring across the Austin area. Bernhardt cited working with OutYouth, an LGBT youth group, as a example of one of last year’s initiatives. “Basically we went to (OutYouth’s) meetings (and) we had the kids write
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at another location, Young said. “There’s a direct link between the leadership and education and the clinical care delivery,” Young said. “(The students) are really having an interdisciplinary education experience.” The Women’s Health Institute, Musculoskeletal Institute and Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences will be the first clinics opening mid-October. By the end of November, a second wave of openings will add treatment centers for bipolar disorder, cognitive impairment and multiple sclerosis, Martin Harris, UT Health Austin chief business officer, said. According to Harris, each
stories about fictional characters … all while creating a positive and open environment for them to express themselves,” Bernhardt said. RJ Franzen, Momentum Scholars chief marketing officer, said working with Momentum Scholars offers a rewarding experience for members across the board. “Joining Momentum Scholars is a great opportunity for UT students to meet new people and really make a difference,” said finance and biochemistry junior Franzen. “I personally learned a lot last year working with OutYouth. Anyone interested should come out to the general meeting to learn about our mission and what we have planned for the fall.” Momentum Scholars’ first general meeting is open to anyone interested and is set to take place on Thursday, Sept. 21, in CLA 0.106 at 7 p.m.
of the clinics will practice in the same team-based model that maximizes the quality of care while minimizing the cost. “We want to try and deliver to create the best outcome for the conditions that we’re caring for and to do it in the most cost-effective way,” Harris said. Part of improving the patient care experience will include having patients report their symptoms, medical history and goals for treatment before coming into the office, said Rebecca Rogers, associate chair of clinical integration and operations of the Women’s Health Institute. In the past, these measures have been spurned for more objective outcomes like medical testing, but UT Health Austin will use them to determine what matters most
to each patient, Rogers said. “There’s been a move to try to incorporate these patient-reported or subjective outcomes as really very critical to how we deliver care,” Roger said. “We’ll be figuring out what’s … important to patients and then actually doing it.” Though the clinic won’t start seeing patients for a month, the pilot program has given those involved a glimpse into how the teambased model might function. “I can tell you as a provider, it’s exciting to be able to really treat the whole person rather than one small piece,” Rogers said. “When you just focus on a single problem and you don’t focus on the whole problem, I can’t believe that the outcomes are going to be better than looking at the whole.”
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legislation that could affect higher education. “Obviously he does know the legislature, and he does know state office holders, and he does know state government,” Susswein said. “This is the first time he will be solely focused on higher education, and we’re lucky that he’s doing it for UT.” After Abbott was elected governor in 2014, Dyer worked as deputy legislative director until 2015, when
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Beats by Dre, Nasty Gal and Jamba Juice are all high-profile clients of architect Barbara Bestor, who discussed her work during a lecture on campus Wednesday. The UT School of Architecture Lectures and Exhibitions event focused on several of Bestor’s projects and broke down various design elements and challenges of each. Bestor said designing personal living spaces is as important to her as corporate projects for large firms. “For me, the everyday part is a pretty strong belief that most important stuff happens more in everyday life than it does in the more grand moments,” Bestor said. “So, I think as an architect I try to incorporate everyday life for the urban dweller.” Bestor’s Los Angeles-based firm, Bestor Architecture, was recently commissioned to redesign the Silver Lake Conservatory of Music, which was found-
ed in part by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael “Flea” Balzary. In addition to commercial spaces, the firm handles residential requests and urban housing developments. Bestor’s 2006 book, “Bohemian Modern: Living in Silver Lake,” spawned from her first intensive project: a cabin she refurbished for herself and her two young daughters after undergoing a divorce. “The house reminded me of the Unabomber shed, which was really the state of mind I was in back then,” Bestor said. The School of Architecture features many exhibits and speakers like Bestor throughout the year, with a lineup that repeatedly includes award-winning architects from around the globe. Architecture graduate student Delaney Bannister said she appreciates learning from architects outside of Austin. “A lot of our professors are from the area,” Bannister said. “The lectures give us an opportunity to not only get
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different perspectives geographically, but also different perspectives of design. This lecture was a great example of that.” Interior design senior Annely Alaniz, whose professor recommended the lecture, said she came for a rare opportunity to learn more
about Bestor’s field. “We talked about her projects a little in class to prepare,” Alaniz said. “We don’t have a lot of interior design-based lectures, and I really wanted to learn more about her thought process.” Architecture senior Hannah Williams said she found
Bestor’s ability to manipulate atmospheres and constraints interesting and unique. “It’s really inspiring for us as architects — she’s a woman running a firm,” Williams said. “I took away an interest in being playful with architecture and at the same time pushing boundaries.”
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Blanton showcases ancient, modern Indian art By Tehreem Shahab Reporter
Viewers at the Blanton Museum of Art can learn about South Asian culture through ancient Indian and Persian paintings and a classical dance performance by a UT graduate student. Ethnomusicology graduate student Aruna Kharod performs the Bharatanatyam dance related to the paintings displayed in the “Epic Tales from Ancient India: Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art” exhibition. Bharatanatyam is a genre of south Indian classical dance known for its usage of hand movements and facial expressions to narrate stories from different religious and literary texts. Most of the dances Kharod performs are related to illustrations about Krishna, a revered Hindu god. Kharod said she focuses on bringing out the human emotions in the paintings in order to connect with the audience. “Someone once told me, ‘Basically, your job as an artist is to take care of the audience,’”
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Vishnu, the supreme being, is often regarded as a helpful god who intervenes in human affairs. The Epic Tales from Ancient Inida exhibit holds this and much more from centuries ago.
Kharod said. “I want people to say, ‘Yeah, Krishna is regarded as a god, but what’s really special about him is that he had this ability to make people see the joyful moments in their
lives.’ I want them look at the characters out of the old setting they are in.” History professor Indrani Chatterjee said she took her students to see the exhibition to
show them South Asian culture has parallels with others cultures. “I don’t want students to see South Asia as this foreign thing,” Chatterjee said. “I want them to understand that we should all
take pride in the fact that there was a time that many cultures could coexist and did coexist.” The exhibition also includes Indian classical music playing in the background, books about religious texts and a television playing an Indian soap opera, “Ramayan.” Kharod said this part of the exhibit makes it more interactive for people who may not immediately understand the art or the culture behind it. “That’s kind of the aim of the multimedia aspect of the exhibit — trying to take really human emotions and dimensions of the art and saying, ‘Oh, this is not as foreign as it seems,’” Kharod said. Government junior Devaki Radkar, who is in Chatterjee’s class, said learning about South Asian art history will help students connect to present issues. “Dr. Chatterjee always talks about how history is alive because it is so relevant to our society today,” Radkar said. “I hope that students could learn something through the art that inspires them, but also something that they could use to connect to the present.”
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Sanger Learning Center workshops teach students smart study habits By Meara Isenberg Reporter
“Dice, dollar bill, octopus.” These were three of 16 random words that lit up the projector screen in the Sanger Learning Center workshop space on Wednesday afternoon. However, when the screen turned off a minute later, no one in the room could recall more than five — a result of SLC Outreach Assistant Angela Yu’s instructions for participants to count the vowels, not read the words.
“This happens a lot when we study,” finance junior Yu said. “We get really deep into the details, and we forget the overarching subject.” Yu lead the Study Smarter, Not Harder workshop, which is one of five unique workshops the SLC is offering for free to students each semester. The sessions are held on the third floor of Jester Center and are designed to help students rise to the challenge of understanding difficult college coursework, said SLC Learning Specialist Courtney Sviatko.
“A lot of students come to UT with study habits from high school that maybe need to be reassessed,” Sviatko said. “We are just trying to give them research-based best practices that we know will apply to any course they’re in.” Yu explained the first step to understanding material is to preview what the class is going to be about. The next step, Yu instructed, is going back over notes. She said after 24 hours, students lose 40 percent of knowledge from class, and after 48
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Jeremi Suri talks to attendees as he explains what the presidency has become. He has argued that with each presidency, the job becomes more difficult as expectations increase.
Professor talks about historical progression of presidential role By Anna Lasmann Reporter
The role of the president has grown too big for one person to handle, Jeremi Suri, public affairs and history professor, said in an LBJ School of Public Affairs lecture on Wednesday. “I think one of the core arguments is that with each generation, the job of the presidency has grown exponentially,” Suri said. Early presidents were not responsible for as large a range of issues, including healthcare and environmental protection, as more recent presidents, Suri said. Oliver Bjornsson, public affairs graduate student, said when the president has to deal with so many issues, it’s difficult to accomplish anything. “So much of what’s being done is just advocacy and executive orders instead of concrete action,” Bjornsson said. The modern presidency began to take shape under
hours, they lose 60 percent. Finally, she recommends students memorize notes in a way that is relatable to them using output methods which require one to apply the information they have learned. “Self-testing is a great method to quiz yourself, because there is another output method that you’re doing,” Yu said. Rhetoric and writing freshman Gabrielle Ponds said she attended the workshop because she had recently studied for an economics test by look-
former President Franklin Roosevelt as a way to address social justice issues, Suri said. “Roosevelt was able to use his power in a very healing way,” Suri said. “The office was able to grow to solve the needs of the people.” Once former President Lyndon Johnson took office and dealt with civil rights and the Vietnam War, the presidency began to break down, Suri said. The increased burden of the presidency is reflected in the increased pressures felt by modern Americans, Suri said. “As (the president) does more, the expectations increase,” Suri said. “The presidency is an extreme case of what we all feel. We’re working two to three times as hard as our parents and achieve less.” Suri referred to the recent presidencies of former President Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama as examples of
the public’s high expectations for the president and the firm resistance from the opposing side that prevents policies from moving forward. “I think they are some of the most talented people to be president,” Suri said. “Their intellectual range and quickness is incredible. … They are the Michael Jordans of politics.” The personal beliefs of the person in office matter, Suri said, giving the example of Trump’s reaction after the riots in Charlottesville as a demonstration of his stance on social justice. LBJ School researcher Gordon Abner said Trump is not fulfilling the many roles of the president. “He’s doing less … to the detriment of the country,” Abner said. Suri said there are three paths forward to create a functioning presidency — do less to affect more, believe in the funding of knowledge and divide the executive branch.
The University’s graduation rate had been steady — around 50 percent — until the Student Success Initiatives established resources like the Graduation Help Desk, University Leadership Network and freshmen success programs, said Senior Vice Provost David Laude. Laude, who assembled the Student Success Initiatives team, said the programs the team created greatly improved the graduation rate. “This is very much the consequence of hundreds and hundreds of people across the University working together,” Laude said. McInnis said emphasizing graduation after four years of college is essential because it saves students money, allows them to move forward in life and allows the University to admit hundreds more incoming students. “The world has changed,
ing over her notes and was not confident in her performance. Ponds said she is going to try the self-testing method in the future and hopes others who are struggling with studying can find methods that work for them. “Definitely seek out help,” Ponds said. “There’s so many resources, and whether you use them or not, your tuition is paying for them, so you might as well use them.” Registration for future workshops is available on the SLC website.
and it makes an enormous amount of sense for students to be getting on with the next phase in their lives,” McInnis said. Since 2013, Associate Vice Provost Carolyn Connerat said she has worked to create more ways to help students graduate with their class. Connerat said she wants to reach a 70 percent graduation rate with the class of 2018. “I’m very excited at the progress we’ve made over the last few years, and I would like to see it continue to climb,” Connerat said. “I’m especially thrilled about the increase in graduation rates for our students who are first-generation or low-income, because it helps those students to move forward and not take on more student debt.” Connerat said a big factor in increasing four-year graduation rate was changing the mindset of students. She said this goal prompted the creation of “class of ” groups to
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encourage students to graduate with their class. “If students didn’t say ‘I want to graduate with my students,’ it would never happen,” Connerat said. “The key has been in all of campus working together in a culture change.” The team will continue to implement programs to help more students graduate and believes the University will reach the graduation levels of UT’s competitors in the coming years, Connerat said.
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Students should engage with disagreeable ideas By Grace Leake Columnist
This Monday, controversial conservative figures Milo Yiannopoulos, Steve Bannon and Ann Coulter will arrive at the University of California, Berkeley to launch a four-day event they’re calling “Free Speech Week.” Their series of speeches is a response to the chaos that erupted at Berkeley last February when Yiannopoulos arrived to speak; administrators canceled his event after violent protests injured at least six and caused approximately $100,000 worth of damage to campus property. UT’s campus isn’t free from such controversies. Just last November, UT’s Young Conservatives of Texas chapter hosted polarizing political figure Ben Shapiro in the wake of their highly criticized affirmative action bake sale. In the current campus environment of inflammatory orators and First Amendment tensions, students must consider how they will handle ideas which they disagree with, even ideas which they find offensive. Ideally, college is a place wherein an individual can encounter new thoughts and experience the joy and pain of intellectual uncertainty, all in the pursuit of truth. The value of college, as opposed to the value of a trade school, does not lie in what the student learns,
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but rather how they learn to learn. On its most fundamental level, college teaches students how to ask and answer new questions and engage with new information, skills which are timelessly useful in life. Isn’t it important then, that we students learn how to approach ideas which we find offensive? Wouldn’t the aftermath of the YCT’s
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bake sale have been more intellectually productive if students had been willing to hold a rational, calm debate? After all, we learn the most from those whom we disagree with. To create an environment of true learning, a college must cultivate a healthy diversity of ideas. There is nothing to be learned in an intellectual echo chamber, where every student parrots
the same politically correct opinions. There is much to be gained and only a little time to be lost from engaging with disagreeable ideas. By taking the time to listen to the ideas of an individual or group, you gain insight into their thoughts. Perhaps you will learn something new, find a flaw in your own beliefs or a valid point in theirs. Perhaps you walk away with burning questions. Perhaps you learn nothing; after engaging with an idea, it seems just as wrong and offensive as it ever did — what then? You have still benefited. By understanding an idea, its underpinnings and consequences, you are better equipped to combat it. You can clarify your own arguments and prepare to more effectively fight it in the future. This coming year, put yourself in intellectually uncomfortable places. Join a political organization you agree with. Join one you disagree with. Go to the Texas Tribune Festival this weekend and listen to Wendy Davis, then Ted Cruz. When controversial speakers come to campus, don’t resort to a riot to shut down their ideas; engage with them. Hear them speak. Learn something new, or learn how to better confront their position. But whatever you do, listen. That is how you will truly learn. Leake is a Plan II and business freshman from Austin.
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Colorism is a sickness black The media’s perpetuation immigrants aren’t immune to of colorism is black, white By Kereece McLean Columnist
W.E.B Du Bois coined the term double consciousness to characterize African Americans’ conflicting experiences as being both black and being American. Black immigrants have a triple consciousness that describes three conflicting identities: That of an American, an immigrant and a black person. Being conscious as an immigrant entails understanding that our status inherently alienates us socially. The immigrant community experiences colorism, but it often goes unnoticed because black immigrants are the minority. Dr. Kevin Cokley, African and African diaspora studies professor, defines colorism as “the allocation of privilege and disadvantaged based on skin color.” The concept relates to each identity and it is imperative to understand that it’s an issue in almost all aspects of a black immigrant’s life. Colorism is a topic that is often disregarded within a community of immigrants because being an immigrant is viewed as the largest issue. Issues, such as the social distress that comes with the shade of our skin tone, are problematic, yet they are never discussed. The media most often portrays Latino immigrant issues, thus disregarding a minority group that statistically struggles the most in the hands of immigration. A black man and a brown man will not share the same experiences in America because socially, the lighter skin tone is held at a higher standard. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients typically feel American because it’s the only place most have ever called home. According to Black Alliance for Just Immigration, black immigrants are less likely to have their DACA applications approved than non-black
immigrants. And although we are such a small percentage, black immigrants are detained and deported at five times the rate
o f a n y other group. T h e treatment of black immigrants mirrors that of black Americans born in the United States. They are disproportionately stopped and imprisoned more compared to any other racial group. Immigrants are not immune to America’s systematic oppression or the perpetuated stereotypes experienced by native-born blacks. Black immigrants are in this unique position where they face the dark side of the black experience, but are not in a position to be vocal about these issues out of fear of deportation. To be a black immigrant is to live in the intersection of black, American and immigrant experiences. Colorism compounds the judgment and prejudice experienced by no other group in this country, and we must acknowledge this. McLean is an English junior from Houston.
By Rohan Batlanki Columnist
I distinctly remember seeing the swollen, bleach-burned face of my cousin as she desperately attempted to conform to the European beauty standards now internalized by family and most of India. My sudden awareness of colorism scared me. I had always been aware of racism, but now I learned I should again be wary again because I could be seen as too dark-skinned for my own race. But I left my worries in India. I genuinely believed it was a product of a more regressive culture — one that certainly could not exist in ethnoclaves of the United States. However, upon returning to the United States I saw the same issues appear in mainstream media. In 2012 when Hollywood cast Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone in the biopic “Nina”, critics called the casting decision thoughtless and insensitive. Simone was a proud dark-skinned woman, and critics believed casting the lighter skinned Saldana whitewashed the role. The controversy reveals a stronger underlying issue, be it in Hollywood, T.V. or even the news. The media disregards the effects of colorism in the way the media presents minorities on screen. It is a disregard, rather than a prejudice, because one could argue that in the case of the Simone biopic, producers chose Saldana based solely on her acting talent. While this may be the case, there are equally talented actresses of darker complexion; casting Saldana undercuts Simone’s representation in iconography as a revolutionary, dark-skinned woman. It’s easy to dismiss this critique as a “personal problem,” but it has real impacts on victims’ esteem and self-worth. Neuroscience sophomore Swecha Ramireddy described how as a child her
mother would chant the mantra, “Don’t wear bright colors, stay out of the sun.” Despite outgrowing the influence of colorism, seemingly innocuous yet ignorant compliments such as, “You’re pretty for a darker girl,” still sting as they harken back to a childhood where she was made to feel different even among her own people. In colorism, there is neither a clear benefactor nor victim. In non-white populations, which tend to take pride in their racial identity, lighter-skinned members can be ostracized for their appearance. Many lighter-skinned black women have been mocked or criticized for not being “black enough.” In such situations, these individuals who already may be facing a degree of discrimination from society also face the same discrimination within their community. The effects are twofold — a dark-skinned media personality may be overlooked in favor of a lighter-skinned counterpart, and lighter-skinned members of racial advocacy groups might lose legitimacy toward a cause that also affects them for not being “black” or “Indian” enough. By overlooking prejudiced comments about darker-skinned people, failure to censor advertisements from imported television and movies and casting actors with features aligned with the European standards of beauty society allows this caustic bias to continue to fester within ethnoclaves of the United States While Hollywood, cable T.V. and other media entities may not be solely responsible for propagating this culture of colorism, a great deal of power to curtail colorism rests in their hands. The argument against colorism is nuanced, but there is little effort to prevent it from continuing. Those with the power to stop it, should. Batlanki is a neuroscience sophomore from Flower Mound.
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‘Latinx’ is an important move away from gendered language By Carlos Devora Columnist
Masculine and feminine pronouns and suffixes dictate the language. However, most words center the male gender as supreme. If a group of Latin American women are together, we would likely refer to them as “Latinas,” but as soon as one man joins, we would identify the group as “Latinos,” taking the masculine form of the word. My venture into college and activism circles on social media introduced me to the inclusive term “Latinx” (La-teen-ex), an up and coming gender-neutral term that subverts the typical gendered masculine and feminine binary of the Spanish language. Although I identify as a man, I find myself using Latinx as an umbrella term to encompass all people with backgrounds from Latin America, regardless of gender identity. As vice president of Latinx orga-
nization Texas Fuego,it’s my duty to make sure our organization is inclusive to all Latinx people. Latinx is a term that should be adopted into mainstream culture and used exclusively by every Latin based organization on campus. Organizations such as “Flores,” a Latinx feminist organization, use the term to upend notions of patriarchy and colonialism in Latin American culture. “I think the most important part of Flores is that people are learning about their identities and other people’s identities and how we can recognize what is wrong with (our culture) and try to fix it and use that information and take it home,” said Nikki Lopez president and co-founder of Flores. “The more you learn about ‘Latinx’ the more it sticks with you.” According to Google trends, Latinx began to popularize in 2014 with the search interest of the term rising from less than
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25 percent to 100 percent in May 2016 alone. But the term’s rise hasn’t come without backlash. Some say Latinx excludes non-English speakers. Others, such as Latinx students/activists Gilbert Guerra and Gilbert Oberra, argue that it’s only a “buzzword” that butchers the Spanish language and “(forces) U.S. ideals upon a language in a way that does not grammatically or orally correspond with it.” These opinions are contextually excluding many Latinx’s who are not raised learning the Spanish language. This doesn’t make them any less Latinx, or any less of an agent to their identity. “The thing is, when it comes to people and how they identify themselves, I think they should have the right (to identify) however they want to without being labeled as ‘la mujer’ or ‘el hombre’ because gender is social construction,” said Spanish assistant instructor Lauren Pena.
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Language constantly changes, and pushing back against gender inclusivity can be stifling to many people within our own culture, many whom we love and care for deeply. “If you look at the words, Latino or Latina come from the Latin language and the Roman Empire … and none of us are in the Roman Empire,” Pena said. “There’s no issue there, but because it has been accepted into the mainstream language.” As student leaders we must understand that many people with backgrounds from Latin America do not identify with the gender binary. There are resources on campus such as the Gender and Sexuality Center to understand ‘Latinx’ and make our groups and organizations inclusive to those that hold that identity close. Identity matters — and we must adapt to recognize them all. Devora is a journalism senior from Mesquite.
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continues from page 2 ficult to achieve in the first place. It’s true that this sequel, like many others, lacked the creativity of the original, but what truly killed the movie was its failed ambition. The premise of the introduction of Statesman — an American parallel to England’s Kingsman — had the potential to be a hilarious exploration of what happens when sleek and sophisticated spies meet macho-cowboys. Disappointingly, the result is a camp-filled endurance test of escalating ridiculousness, without the grounding self-awareness of Vaughn’s first installment. When Eggsy (Taron Egerton) turns to these Americans for help after things go south for Kingsman, they do so for the audience as well. In fact, all of the Statesman characters, with the exception of Agent Whiskey (Pedro Pascal), come across as flat, meaningless tropes. Perhaps the only engaging part of the “The Golden Circle” came from the villains for which the movie is named. Poppy (Julianne Moore), a sociopathic, ’50s obsessed,
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continues from page 2 Antiono. Destiny Ramos, human development and family sciences junior and close friend of Melanie Sarate, said the sisters have forged an even deeper bond after discovering the band together. “Melanie appreciates The Maine so much, and being able to find someone who shares the same love as her makes those relationships stronger,” Ramos said. Both of the sisters expressed how dedicated the band is towards their fans after experiencing several one-on-one encounters
middle-aged Harvard business graduate runs her monopoly on the world drug trade from the middle of a jungle lair, which she’s named The Golden Circle. Like any scene she enters, Moore steals the show, convincingly and hilariously proving Poppy’s ruthlessness as charismatically as Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) in the first “Kingsman.” Her plot to manipulate the U.S. government is a similarly clever commentary on the state of the country’s drug policy, nearly to the caliber of the first movie’s world-ending situation. Nonetheless, Poppy couldn’t be saved from a script that lacked enough depth to penetrate her golden circle. That’s not to say the action in the movie isn’t well-executed. An opening car chase and later scenes involving laser lassos and robot dogs are choreographed as tightly and stylishly as Kingman suits are tailored. But when push comes to shove, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” is not as sharply edited. The movie spends far too much time building up the back story of characters we don’t care about, when it could be spending more time on the ones we do. with them. “This band will stay after their shows for hours until the venue makes them leave,” Amber Sarate said. “They don’t just say hi or take pictures, but they really talk to you and actually get to know you.” Even though the Sarate sisters aren’t exactly friends with the band members, Melanie Sarate said listening to their music feels like talking to an old companion. Though many bands in the music industry do not greet fans without a price, The Maine does not demand any fee, giving fans the opportunity to gain an even deeper connection
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“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” fails to meet expectations set by first “Kingsman.”
The decision to bring back Harry Hart was a mistake that takes far too much time and energy. When the story could’ve gone the route of exploring new developments and mocking the pompousness of the 007 lifestyle Eggsy has now fully adopted, it al-
The relationship they have with their fans is truly amazing. The base player even recognized whenever my friend got a haircut. —Melanie Sarate Sophomore
with them. While facing obstacles in her own personal life, the band has always been a source of escape for Melanie. The band’s lyrics have conveyed countless
most seems as if Vaughn got tired, or lazy, and decided to give in to the trope he so desperately and viciously mocked in “The Secret Service.” If “The Secret Service” was a commentary on the struggle to overcome British class division, then “The messages approaching the topics of fighting depression, being confident in oneself and knowing you are never too cool to do anything. “No matter what you are going through, when you’re listening (to their music), nothing else matters,” Melanie Sarate said. This past spring semester, Melanie Sarate, Amber Sarate and a couple of their friends flew to the band’s hometown in Phoenix, Ariz., to attend the yearly 8123 Music Festival, which showcased The Maine and other alternative bands part of 8123 Records. Though she had to miss the first week of spring
Golden Circle” represents a subsequent forgetting of that lesson and an almost sickening betrayal of values. Perhaps the reason “The Golden Circle” was so disappointing is not because it was necessarily terrible, but because it forgot where it came from. semester to attend the festival, Melanie Sarate said it was definitely worth it. “People from all over the world were there,” Melanie Sarate said. “It was just crazy to see all of these people and to know we were all there for the same reason.” Despite having seen The Maine 25 times, Melanie Sarate does not show any sign of discontinuing her support for the band and plans to attend as many shows as possible. “You need to do what makes you happy in the best way you can,” Melanie Sarate said. “The Maine reminds (me) of that every single day.”
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Longhorns rewrite narrative about program as Big 12 play looms By Dalton Phillips
Virginia in the conference rankings. Texas and No. 21 Tennessee remain the only undefeated programs in the country, and Texas boasts the higher opponent win percentage of the two. This historic non-conference streak has been the platform for the team’s ascent among athletic programs at the University. Longhorn soccer is back on the map, and the rest of Texas has taken note. “We have one of the best, top-ranked teams in the country as far as swim and volleyball,” junior defender Chelsea Surpris said. “They’ve all been like, ‘Wow, Texas soccer, really bringing it this year.’ And I think that’s really got us feeling good about angel ulloa| daily texan file ourselves.” Junior defender Chelsea Surpris delivers a free kick. Texas starts conference play on Friday. The difference has been a freshman class that thrives under pressure. The Long- and a 0–3–1 record in over- back-to-back overtime one, our young players are horns of a year ago strug- time matches. Already, this and numerous single-score talented,” head coach Angegled mightily in tight young squad — paired with victories. la Kelly said. matches, posting a 2–8–0 a handful of returning lead“What you’re seeing is, With experience on the record in one-goal contests ers — has managed to claim and I’ve said it since day U.S. national teams and
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Coming off of an 8–9–1 campaign in 2016, not much was expected of the Longhorns in their non-conference slate. The burnt orange finished ninth in the Big 12 standings last season, falling well short of the NCAA Tournament. Entering 2017, Texas was once again projected for mediocrity. A squad stocked with freshmen usually leads to what is politely referred to as a “rebuilding year” — a season to be written off. But over the course of five short weekends, Texas has shattered those expectations. Just eight games ago, the Longhorns were projected to finish eighth in the annual Big 12 Conference preseason poll. Now, they prepare for their match with Iowa State on Friday as the No. 17 team in the country, trailing only No. 5 West
top club teams around the country, the freshman class has demonstrated composure and soccer IQ far beyond its years. “(Our freshmen) understand the game,” Kelly said. “And I think that’s what we’re seeing. We’re seeing mature moments.” The Longhorns have to keep up the good work in one of the toughest conferences in the country. That starts this weekend with matchups against Iowa State and 2016 Big 12 champion West Virginia. The first eight games opened the door to a new chapter in Texas soccer. The next nine will write that chapter. “I think that the record is great, but we can’t focus on it for too long,” junior forward Alexa Adams said. “Every game we win, that’s a great win, but we gotta focus on the next game. Every team is going to come out and play us to the best of their ability, so we gotta be ready.”
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Coordinators reflect on loss to USC By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Reporter
It was just a footnote in the 27-24 double-overtime loss to then-No. 4 USC, but two Austin natives made one of the plays of the game, and it could have been the game-winner. Down by seven in the first overtime, freshman quarterback and Austin Westlake high school alumnus Sam Ehlinger rolled to the right side of the field. Seconds later, the freshman quarterback planted his feet and tossed the ball over the Trojan defense to the opposite
end of the end zone, where freshman tight end and Lake Travis high school alumnus Cade Brewer hauled in the touchdown pass. “I thought that was a very interesting play by a couple of young guys,” offensive coordinator Tim Beck said. “You’re down seven in overtime at USC, 95,000 (people) … and you get your true freshman to roll out and throw to your other true freshman. … How does that sound?” Texas drilled the extra point to send the Longhorns and Trojans into double overtime, where Ehlinger’s fumble inside the five-yard line resulted in Texas’ three-
point loss. Coaches and players were asked this week about the possibility of a two-point conversion following the Ehlinger-Brewer touchdown. If converted, it would have completed Texas’ upset of USC. But the touchdown play with Brewer was the Longhorns’ only two-point play. Instead, Texas opted to play it safe by going for one to head into double overtime. “We actually talked about it,” Beck said. “I was like, ‘Coach (Herman), that was it — that was our best one right there.’ We needed to score at that point. We had
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them on the ropes. They looked a little discombobulated. Lorenzo Joe just caught that option slant, and he kind of lost his feet. If he had kept his feet, maybe we would have (gone for two).” Although Texas is over five days removed from the double-overtime loss to the Trojans, the ‘what ifs?’ can’t be avoided. USC’s last-second touchdown to take the lead into halftime combined with the two-point conversion that never came to be might haunt Texas fans for quite some time — and even some coaches. “We’re not in the second place business,” defensive
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Freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger evades the pass rush on Saturday against then-No. 4 USC, who defeated Texas, 27-24, in two overtimes. The Longhorns have a bye on Saturday before playing Iowa State next Thursday.
coordinator Todd Orlando said. “You either win or you lose. It’s real simple. It’s cut and dry. It’s not my daughter getting a sticker on her forehead for coming in sec-
ond place. That’s not what we do around here. We’re the University of Texas, and we should win ball games like that.”
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Texas prepares for weekend matches in Lafayette, Malibu By Wills Layton Sports Reporter
The Longhorns will be a bicoastal team this weekend, splitting their squad across the country between the John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic in Lafayette, La. and at the Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu, Calif. “This tournament has a really good field,” head coach Michael Center said. “They always have some SEC schools there, some Texas schools there. It’s a good challenge.” In last year’s Cajun Classic tournament, then-sophomore Harrison Scott won the singles draw after beating No. 15 William Bushamuka of Kentucky. In a field that features five other top30 ranked schools this year, it will take a very good week for the Longhorns to produce a champion. “You’ll have to play tough to win the singles draw at this event,” Center said. “Harrison played really tough tennis there last year, beat a top-20 player and won the tournament. We’re taking some of the guys who played in Midland and then some others, like Leo (Telles) and Rodrigo (Banzer), who will play their first event of the year. In California, the Longhorns will face athletes from a slew of California schools, including USC, Cal and UCLA. Instead of defending his title in Lafayette, junior Harrison Scott will be competing in Malibu to add another collegiate title to his resume. Scott will play against some of the best in the West, including No. 3 Petros Chrysochos from Wake Forest University and No. 11 Brandon Holt of USC. To beat such highly ranked athletes, Scott will need to be at the top of his game
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“(Scott) looks stronger to me.. He’s more capable of coming forward and finishing more balls at the net.” —Michael Center Head coach
this week. “(Scott) looks stronger to me,” Center said. “He’s more capable of coming forward and finishing more balls at
the net. Harrison has always been able to hit the ball big from the back of the court. And he moves much better than you’d expect for a guy his size. He’s actually a very good athlete.” The tournaments in Malibu and Lafayette this week provide the Longhorns with an opportunity to test themselves against the best in the nation. And Center knows this will be a benchmark for his team moving forward. “We’re just trying each week to improve,” Center said. “We try to see what we can do day-to-day.” Play begins on Sept. 21 in Malibu and on Sept. 22 for those representing Texas in Lafayette.
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Fan finds comfort through The Maine concerts Sofia Mendiola L&A Reporter
Melanie Sarate did not settle for seeing her favorite band just once or twice. Over the course of seven years, women and gender studies sophomore Melanie Sarate, has managed to attend 25 shows for her favorite alternative rock band, The Maine. Melanie Sarate was first introduced to The Maine at 12 years old after attending a free concert at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. “I remember just being happy. Everybody in the audience was singing together, and it was just so beautiful,” Melanie Sarate said. After experiencing the fun and happy atmosphere of her first show, Melanie Sarate continued to look up various songs alongside her older sister, Amber Sarate, education senior at University of Texas at San
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Local pastry chef competes in Food Network show By Charles Liu L&A Reporter
Cliff Butler, the pastry chef at Dobie Twenty21 Student Spaces, serves hundreds of students a day. Starting next Monday, Butler will serve up not only sweet treats, but also large helpings of entertainment on the Food Network’s newest season of “Halloween Baking Championship.” On the show, Butler and other contestants will compete in a series of baking challenges to win $25,000. The Daily Texan spoke with Butler about his passion for baking and his experiences on the show. The Daily Texan: How did you get into baking? Cliff Butler: I was in my early thirties and decided I wanted to go to culinary school. There was a school that had been open just a couple of years called Le Chef at Austin (now called Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts). It was a 12-month program — nine months in culinary and three for baking and pastries. When we got to the baking and pastries part, I kind of knew that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I’ve been doing it for thirty years now. DT: What is your favorite
pastry you’ve ever baked? CB: I’m kind of old school, so I look to take Southern desserts, but try to put a modern twist on them. I was the executive pastry chef at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City. I combined a beignet with Italian food. I took a beignet and stuffed it with sweetened ricotta cheese and chocolate chips, deep fried it and served it with three different sauces. It was good. DT: How did you get involved with the “Halloween Baking Championship?” CB: I applied just like everyone else. It’s a long process to get on, I’ll tell you that. You have to show pictures of your work, and you have to (do) telephone interviews. Then, you do Skype interviews. For one of them, I had to make something and show it on the Skype interview. I had to describe what I made and what I did. DT: On the show, you don’t know what you’re going to bake until they tell you. What is it like having to work under pressure like that? CB: It was one of the most difficult things of my life. Seeing it on TV and then being there in person doing it are two different things. It’s very stressful. You barely have time to
think. You’ve gotta come up with what you’re going to do right then, and you have to know what you’re going to make. You have a matter of minutes to get started in your head. DT: Could you describe your interactions with your competitors? CB: We just kind of gelled. We all keep in contact with each other, and we actually all became really good friends. DT: What’s your number one baking tip? CB: When it comes to baking, I think patience is the most important ingredient. Unlike cooking, where you can just throw a steak on the grill or sautée vegetables, baking takes patience. Not only do you take something from nothing — a cook takes meat that’s already been made — a baker takes flour, sugar, eggs, milk, whatever, and creates something, and then you bake it, and then you decorate it. A lot of people say you can just about take any baker and make him a cook, but you can’t take a cook and make him a baker. It’s two different worlds. Catch Cliff Butler on the new season of “Halloween Courtesy of Food Network Baking Championship” Cliff Butler serves up desserts and entertainment in the new season of “Halloween Baking next Monday, Sept. 25 at Championship. ” 8 p.m. CST.
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When the only laughs you hear are the deep hoho’s of male theater attendees over 50, you know you did something wrong. The movie-going experience at Galaxy Highland Theater during the prescreening of “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” felt more like a screening of
“The Expendables” than the anticipated release of a director known for his wit. Whereas director Matthew Vaughn’s “Kingsman: The Secret Service” could best be described as social satire meets pop-art, its follow-up, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” is better described as dumbed-down Warhol — that is to say, kitsch. With its predecessor
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