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APD reviews ACL security in aftermath of Las Vegas shooting By Reagan Ritterbush Senior News Reporter
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An Austin Police Department officer patrols Zilker Park during the 2014 Austin City Limits Festival.
The Austin Police Department is reviewing security for the upcoming Austin City Limits music festival in response to the Las Vegas mass shooting, APD Chief Brian Manley said. “We live in a world now where you cannot protect against every single threat,” Manley said. “We’ve seen that with people getting into vehicles and driving them into crowds. We’ve seen that
in what we saw in Las Vegas last night. As a police department and with all of our partners — state, federal and local — we are working to address every threat possible.” The shooting in Las Vegas occurred when a gunman fired on a crowd of 22,000 people Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest music festival from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel, leaving at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. Manley said the attack has raised
city-wide safety concerns for ACL, which is held in Zilker Park, overlooked by buildings of downtown Austin. “We are reevaluating the plans in place that we have used in the past, and we’re strengthening them in some areas,” Manley said. “We can’t come in on the day after an event like we just saw happen in Las Vegas and not reconsider our plans and make sure that we are comfortable.” APD has reached out to federal and state law enforcement and is anticipating
assistance in policing the event from both, Manley said. Ivon Hernandez, communication and leadership freshman, said she is reconsidering attending ACL because she is not sure whether it is possible to ever be safe from attacks like in Las Vegas. “Many people are not confident in society and the police when it comes to safety,” Hernandez said. “Events like
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Children of professors find housing situation to suit needs
59 dead in Las Vegas shooting By Chase Karacostas Senior News Reporter
A shooting at a country music concert killed at least 59 and injured over 500.
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A gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday evening, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 others,
Will Johns and Berk Sutherland have two very important things in common — they are both sons of UT professors and they both live with high-functioning autism. The two family friends of more than 10 years recently reached a new milestone when they moved into a house near campus together this fall. Ann Johns, Will Johns’ mother and art history professor, said the housing arrangement, in which the two men will live with roommates not on the autism spectrum, is designed to aid their transition into adulthood and provide them with independence. “The point is they don’t have to live with mom and dad forever,” said Ann Johns, who owns the house. The two men currently live with UT graduate student Jesse Easdon. Paige Dearman, Texas State recreational therapy senior, will join them in the spring. Dearman and Easdon perform no major house tasks, but provide their housemates with vital social interaction, Ann Johns said. Easdon discovered the housing opportunity
according to Associated Press. The attack, now the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, came from the 32nd floor balcony of a Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino hotel room. J.B. Bird, UT director of media relations, said the University is not currently aware of any students who were near the attack
in Las Vegas. He said the University does not currently plan to release a statement on the attack but supports a comment made by Chancellor William McRaven on Monday morning via Twitter. “Heartbroken to awake to a horrific act of violence on the innocent,” McRaven said in a tweet. “Pray for Las Vegas.”
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, suspect Stephen Paddock shot himself as police entered his hotel room Sunday night. The Review-Journal also reported that 19 rifles were found in Paddock’s hotel room and that
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The U.S. flag by the Tower flys at half-staff on Monday in support of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 were injured when a gunman opened fire at an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday evening.
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Innovative anti-cigarette ad campaign receives recognition By London Gibson Senior News Reporter
When Jason Ambrose and Dustin Ballard graduated from UT’s Texas Creative advertising program over 10 years ago, they had no idea their work would someday play a key role in keeping thousands of teenagers away from cigarettes.
Ambrose and Ballard were leading members in the Truth Initiative’s anti-smoking campaign, which Advertising Age named one of the top ten most successful campaigns of the 21st century and is credited with preventing hundreds of thousands of Americans from smoking every year. “It won a lot of awards and
was really effective work,” said Ambrose, senior art director for the campaign. “But it was also … one of the most meaningful things that, as ad people, you can do out in the world.” Ambrose said before the “Truth” campaign, anti-smoking initiatives pointed fingers at the people using the product rather than the
businesses at the heart of the issue. He said the creative team played on teenagers’ natural tendency to rebel to encourage them to reject messages from big tobacco corporations. “We said, ‘Hey look, there’s the man. Fuck it,’” Ambrose said. “And so people did.” Ambrose first started working on the “Truth”
campaign in 2001 before he was made senior art director, and Ballard joined the initiative as a copywriter two years later. The two worked together in one of the campaign’s many creative teams. “Truth” used unique messaging platforms such as fire hydrants and the sides of buildings. In 2000, the campaign made headlines for
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dumping piles of body bags in front of the headquarters for Philip Morris, the largest cigarette manufacturer in the United States. Ballard said this innovative style of marketing made the campaign more receptive to younger audiences. “It felt like it was kind of
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of the streets,” Ballard said. “It didn’t feel like a polished ad campaign. It felt like a bunch of teens had grabbed a camera and made these things.” One of the campaign’s key strategies was to use tactics that tobacco corporations had been using for years to draw younger customers, Ambrose said. “We almost had this weird playbook,” Ambrose said. “We could kind of take a couple of those plays here and there and flip them against them.” Texas Creative professor Sean LaBounty said the
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“Truth” campaign is one of the best campaigns in the history of advertising, not only because of its creativity, but also because of its impact on American culture. “Advertising’s not usually that effective, and it’s not usually solving a problem that important,” LaBounty said. “It’s amazing that Texas Creative (alumni) had a part in that.” Ballard said working on the “Truth” campaign was different from a typical advertising assignment because instead of selling a product they were selling an idea. “It was kind of a cultural
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In August 2016, former UT football player Nate Boyer wrote to Colin Kaepernick, who had been criticized for choosing to sit during the national anthem. Boyer, a former Green Beret, told Kaepernick that he understood Kaepernick’s desire to protest police brutality towards African-Americans, but sitting down during the anthem bothered him — it could be viewed as disrespectful to members of the military. “We sorta came to a middle ground where he would take a knee alongside his teammate,” Boyer told HBO in a September 2016 interview. “Soldiers take a knee in front of a fallen brother’s grave, you know, to show respect.” President Donald Trump called for NFL owners to fire players who don’t stand for the anthem during a speech in Alabama on Sept. 22. In the days following, Trump issued several tweets calling for a boycott of the NFL, and the issue again gained national attention. Against this backdrop, UT football players have spoken out. “This country that supports liberty and living the American dream is not fulfilling that,” sophomore defensive back Chase Moore said. “We’re not living up to what we say we want to do, so I have to support
Colin Kaepernick.” Junior linebacker Cameron Townsend said he also supports the protests. “I don’t think any of the protests are a stab at the troops,” Townsend said. “People try to steer away from what’s actually in front of them and put it on something else to make the people that are protesting feel like they’re doing something wrong.” Townsend said taking a knee during the national anthem is controversial but necessary. “I don’t think it’s a secret … that black people are mistreated in America.” Townsend said. “If this is the way to get people’s attention, then that’s just what you have to do.” Both players said they would kneel during the national anthem if they could, but UT football players are not on the field during the anthem. Freshman linebacker Cort Jaquess said although some veterans have voiced support of the protest, he believes it is offensive to the military and should be done differently. “Personally, I don’t appreciate the kneeling during the anthem,” Jaquess said. “I understand they’re trying to make a point … but I think it’s disrespectful.” Moore said change will come over time and with support. “In order to change the institution (of racism), you need someone to stand with you,” Moore said.
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conversation with America and a conversation I personally believed in strongly and still do,” Ballard said. Ambrose said he and Ballard worked to deliver facts about the tobacco industry to teenagers in a way they would understand and be impassioned by. “You start to realize there was a lot of careless humanity and business decisions being made on behalf of big tobacco,” Ambrose said. “At a time in teenagers’ lives whenever they’re built to rebel, all we needed was to give them something to rebel against.”
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he checked in on Sept. 28. In a press conference Monday morning from the White House, President Donald Trump called the attack “an act of pure evil.” He also said the FBI and Homeland Security are working on assisting local authorities with the investigation into the massacre. “My fellow Americans, we are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief,” Trump said. “Hundreds of our citizens are now mourning the sudden loss of a loved one…. We cannot fathom their pain. We cannot imagine their loss. To the families of the victims, we are praying for you, and we are here for you.” Trump also directed the U.S. flag to be flown at halfstaff today and said he plans to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with first responders and families of the victims.
“In moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one, and it always has,” Trump said. “Our unity cannot be shattered by evil. Our bonds cannot be broken by violence, and though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens, it is our love that defines us today and always will.” Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement Monday calling the massacre “senseless.” He also had the Nevada state flag hung from the balcony of the Texas Governor’s Mansion in a show of support for Las Vegas and the victims of the attack. “The news of this senseless act of violence in Las Vegas overnight is heartbreaking,” Abbott said. “Texas mourns and prays for the victims of this tragedy, and the entire Las Vegas Community, in this time of unimaginable pain.” Jim Murren, chairman
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Former UT long snapper Nate Boyer jogs into the endzone in a game against TCU in 2014. Boyer, a former Green Beret, wrote San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick a letter in 2016 to discuss the debate arpund whether or not to stand for the national anthem.
continues from page 1 Las Vegas remind us that tragedy is possible no matter how many police officers are present.” No credible threats have been made regarding an attack targeting ACL, Manley said. “To turn on the news every single night and to see what we see happening is heartbreaking,” Manley said. “As a law official, we get into this business in pursuit of (not only) public safety but quality of life as well.” Manley said although APD is doing everything it can to ensure safety at ACL, people can take steps to increase their own
their lives,” Murren said. “We are working with law enforcement and will continue to do all we can to help all of those involved.”
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personal safety. “It’s important that people going to events like ACL pay attention to their surroundings and know where to go in the event of an emergency,” Manley said. “Know what your avenue of exit is and pay attention to that.” Undeclared freshman Louis Huynh said he does not think what happened in Las Vegas will deter students from going to ACL. “Austin is considered a low crime rate city,” Huynh said. “I think students who know exactly how ACL works will not have a hard time trusting APD with their safety.” Biology junior Pauline Aegerter said although
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Las Vegas is a reminder ofi potential safety concernsd at large events, fear willo not keep her from goingD s to ACL. “I can’t let fear drive myI every move,” Aegerter said.p “I’d rather trust that theh APD will do their job, ast they have for every year I’ve gone, than sit at home and not have fun.” Despite the safety concerns the community has expressed, Manley encouraged people to attend ACL as planned. “This is a yearly event that we have successfully managed here in Austin,” Manley said. “It has been conducted with safety and it is important that we continue to do those things that we enjoy.” d B c f
Harry Ransom Center aquires archives of poet
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The Harry Ransom Center recently acquired the archives of Michael Ondaatje, a Canadian poet and novelist best known for writing “The English Patient.” “The English Patient” received the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1992 and was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning movie. Ondaatje’s poetry, including “The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left-Handed Poems,” has also received critical acclaim. The pieces the Ransom Center received include research notes, handwritten notebooks, pictures, manuscripts, address books, Canadian literary journals, correspondence between other authors and audio recordings of Ondaatje. “Michael Ondaatje composed his novels in longhand in bound notebooks, and these multiple drafts provide evidence of the many creative choices he made in the process of composing these,” said Stephen Enniss, director of the Harry Ransom Center. The archive will be available for research and teaching once it is processed and cataloged. “Anyone undertaking a study of Ondaatje’s work would benefit enormously from time with his
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The Harry Ransom Center acquired the archives of Canadi- l S an poet and novelist Michael Ondaatje..
papers,” Enniss said. “We believe there will be research interest in his work for many years to come and that the archive will attract international researchers to Austin.” English professor Coleman Hutchison said Ondaatje is unique in his diverse talents. Coleman said he plans to access the archives of Ondaatje in both his research and teaching. “I have peppered his poetry through everything I teach,” Hutchison said. “I think he’s equally gifted in writing poetry and fiction.” Hutchinson said the acquisition of Ondaatje’s archives is wonderful because he is a meticulous writer and offers a unique perspective within his narratives.
c “I think one of the most a compelling things about i Ondaatje is his background because he brings a cosmo- v politan worldview into sto- v ries and poetry about peo- t ple moving across time and i space and finding them- Th selves in new and strange v places and seeing what Z happens when people and m cultures arise and convert,” t j Hutchison said. Michael-Gabriel Asperas, a marketing soph- z omore who has visit- v ed the Ransom Center t with his British literature v class, said the center is a f t useful resource. “(The Ransom Center) is Z a great resource on campus, i and it’s wonderful to be able to have access to old docu- c ments and records that are t generally hard to find and e understand,” Asperas said. w
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UT enters union with Shangai University By Raga Justin News Reporter
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In one photo of a brief ceremony documented on Twitter last week, Shanghai University’s President Jin Donghan is shown offering a gift to UT President Greg Fenves, a sign of goodwill between two universities now officially linked together. An agreement was signed into effect last Tuesday by both presidents, a symbolic gesture that will cement the relationship between UT and Shanghai University. Maria Arrellaga, executive director for global engagement, described the agreement as a signal of intent rather than immediate action. “UT is a huge place,” Arrellaga said. “There’s always exchanges and collaborations going on. When you sign agreements, it’s a way to make it more official (by) saying, ‘We want to work together. We want to explore ways of expanding collaboration.’” Unofficial partnerships with Shanghai University have been
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randomly, but Dearman said she has known Will Johns since 2008 through an internship working with children with autism. “I think that, for them, it’s self esteem and independence and realizing there’s opportunity for them,” Dearman said. “To be in a situation with him where I don’t have to be a disciplinary person, and I’m just here to support him, for me, that’s why I’m in this field
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UT President Greg Fenves, left, and Shanghai University’s President Jin Donghan, right, sign an agreement of unity between the two universities during a meeting last Tuesday.
underway at the Moody College of Communication and the College of Natural Sciences for some time. For the last four summers, Barry Brummett, chair of the Department of Communication Studies, has taught a week-long course in a Shanghai University
in general.” The housing situation was arranged by Ann Johns with the help of Lisa Sutherland, mother of Berk Sutherland and wife of Dan Sutherland, art associate professor at UT. It was difficult finding housemates who understood the live-in aspect of the position and the life stages Will and Berk are in, Lisa said. Berk Sutherland currently works at Randalls grocery store, and Will Johns previously worked at P. Terry’s and is now looking for a new job.
international program and is the honorary director for their center of rhetorical criticism. “We have a number of visiting scholars from Shanghai University in this department,” Brummett said. “They’ll come to hang out, do research (and) visit our classes.”
UT special education professor Mark O’Reilly said there has been a wave of autism diagnoses in the last 10 years, and now this population is aging out of the school system. O’Reilly began researching educational strategies to promote inclusion of individuals with autism more than 25 years ago and said the living situation is a golden opportunity. “Basically, these young adults have the opportunity to live in an independent, supported environment where they have peers who
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are not on the spectrum, and then another person who is on the spectrum who gives social support,” O’Reilly said. Will Johns said he enjoys cooking and wants to make a meal for Dearman when she moves in. The two spend their time playing video games, watching movies and sharing meals together. “I asked Berk, ‘What’s the best thing about living at (the house)?’” Lisa said. “He responded, ‘Having roommates.’”
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Will Johns, bottom left, and Berk Sutherland, bottom right, are both UT students on the autism spectrum. With the help of their mothers Ann Johns, top left, and Lisa Sutherland, top right, they found two other housemates.
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efforts to avoid birth defects and other effects of the disease in regions where Zika is circulating,” Vasconcelos said in a UTMB press release. “Vaccines that require booster shots are impractically challenging for people living in developing regions where access to medical facilities may be limited.” The vaccine remains untested on humans, but Shi said the vaccine could help prevent the transmission of Zika within a year if consequent safety studies go as planned. The vaccination of pregnant women would require more extensive studies, Shi said. Now that the vaccine has been shown to confer immunity, UTMB’s researchers will conduct safety tests and focus on finding a way to mass-produce the more effective vaccine. “I think the ideal scenario would be to vaccinate the population before childbearing age,” Shi said.
The number of reported Zika cases has dropped since 2016 because of increased exposure to the virus and “herd immunity,” Shi said. However, there are still Zika infections and various researchers, including UT professor Sahotra Sarkar, predict that mosquitoes could bring to life another Zika epidemic sometime in the future. “The attention to mosquitoes should remain,” Sarkar said. “The underlying mechanisms for an outbreak still exist.” People in Latin America, Africa and regions of Asia continue to be at particular risk of Zika outbreaks because they are a breeding ground for the Aedes mosquito, which carries Zika throughout the tropics. Since researchers still cannot determine when the next outbreak could occur, Sarkar recommends monitoring and controlling mosquito populations worldwide.
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A single-dose Zika vaccine developed by UT Medical Branch researchers is one step closer to protecting humans from the virus. For the first time, UTMB researchers protected primates from Zika infection and symptoms with a vaccine, according to a study published in Science Communications last week. Zika infection in pregnant women causes incomplete brain development in their babies. The virus can also damage testicles and lower sperm counts in infected males. Pei-Yong Shi, the lead researcher for the Zika vaccine, said UTMB’s vaccine created immunity in tested primates within two weeks of vaccination, preventing infection and subsequent health risks. “What we found is a single-shot, a single dose of this (vaccine) candidate can fully protect these monkeys,” Shi said. “By having a vaccine we’ll definitely sustain and achieve the lowered infection rate.” UTMB researchers previously tested another Zika vaccine, but it required multiple doses and more time to immunize mice and primates. The new, more successful vaccine consisted of an active Zika virus that helps the primates’ bodies build antibodies to fight the Zika virus with just one dose. Pedro Vasconcelos, a Brazilian researcher and co-developer of the vaccine, said the quick-action single-dose vaccine would be more helpful to less advantaged populations of Latin America, where Zika became widespread in 2015. “Having a Zika vaccine that can protect male reproductive systems, pregnant women and their unborn babies would improve public health
Departments can choose to take advantage of the agreement and increase international opportunities. One possibility discussed at the signing was offering first-year signature courses at Shanghai University this summer. It is up to department heads
to pursue opportunities in Shanghai with the President’s Office offering “central support,” Arrellaga said. “No partnership is going to be successful unless you have faculty in other schools that want them,” Arrellaga said. President Jin’s visit was “a great example” of what ultimately is part of Fenves’ vision, Arrellaga said. “We’ve got more people thinking about this on a daily basis than we did before,” Arrellaga said. “I think that’s a reflection of President Fenves’ desire to expand the University’s global footprint.” Karla Aguilar, business and Plan II freshman, plans on minoring in Chinese and said she’d be “thrilled” to study in Shanghai. “Shanghai is a really vibrant city, and I think UT students could benefit from the diversity that it offers,” Aguilar said. “You get exposure to a different culture, and involvement with China right now is huge because of growing industry and our new dependence on them.”
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Concussion education must evolve By Emily Vernon Senior Columnist
At the age of 15, I was kicked in the face while playing soccer, leaving me with a traumatic concussion. I stayed out of school for a month and on the bench for a year. At the time of my accident, concussions were just starting to creep into the public consciousness, with the conversation largely focused on football. Scientists and activists were often met with resistance from overzealous sports fans who saw the burgeoning research as a threat to the lucrative sports world, often hindering progress. Since that year, there have thankfully been more productive conversations about concussions. Blows to the head often leave silent signs of injury and although participating in sports renders a child more likely to sustain a concussion, lack of participation doesn’t leave one entirely safeguarded. Anyone can fall, get in a car crash or hit their head on something. The universal risk of concussions demands we teach everyone — not just athletes — the signs of a concussion. Schools, in particular, have a certain obligation to do so. A recent medical study shows that 20 percent of teens are diagnosed with a concussion. Perhaps even more worrisome than this statistic is the fact that so many remain undiagnosed or untreated because of lack of awareness. One study estimated nearly 30 percent of athletes have suffered a concussion without realizing it. This is a public health issue. Texas requires high schoolers to take a health credit to graduate high school. Students learn about STDs, reproductive systems, mental health and substance abuse. Education is vital in giving them the tools to make the right decisions. The state
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of Texas should also include concussion education in the state-wide curriculum, especially considering Texas consistently ranks at the top for high school sport participation. It’s easy to overlook the symptoms of a concussion and dismiss them as nothing more than feeling a bit “off.” It’s an injury that’s not always recognizable. Ignorance of symptoms is dangerous because any small jolt to the head while concussed can potentially result in permanent or longer-lasting damage. In light of research detailing just how dangerous concussions can be, every state in the U.S. has implemented some sort of mandatory concussion protocol in youth sports. Doctors have pointed out that such research will allow
us to better set sports regulations, but rules can only go so far if a person doesn’t realize he or she is concussed. The brain is a delicate organ, and it just so happens it’s one of the most important. Scientists have done the research and put it out there for the general public to read and digest, but we need to go further. Our schools need to teach young people, whether or not they’re taking the field on a Friday night, of the warning signs and dangers of brain injuries. The conversation has furthered since my injury in 2015, but it’s still not where it needs to be. Vernon is an anthropology and rhetoric and writing junior from The Woodlands.
AT&T’s “The Unseen” commercial is spine-chilling. The video, featuring a father who drops his daughter off at a pool, places a boy in the backseat of the dad’s car. After some conversation between the two, the man’s phone goes off. The boy asks, “Do you want to answer that?” The man responds, “I’d never with a kid in the car.” The boy responds, “It’s okay — I’m not here,” and disappears. The man glances down at his phone. At that moment, the boy says, “I’m there,” and runs out into the street, chasing a soccer ball. The man attempts to slam on the brakes, and the video fades to black. Of all age groups, the under-20 group remains especially distracted behind the wheel, with 11 percent of fatal crashes taking place while the under-20 driver was distracted. According to Nationwide, distracted driving crashes cost Americans $39.7 billion in 2010.
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UT should follow the crowd, grant fall break By Sarah Alarcon Columnist
It’s week five, but it feels like a lifetime has passed since the first day of class. The daunting reality that our next break isn’t until Thanksgiving feels like running a marathon at the pace of a sprint. In recent memory, we have never had a fall break at UT. For freshmen and full time students with jobs, a fall semester break would be the perfect way to relieve stress in the middle of the semester and a great opportunity to visit family for those who feel homesick. Many students like Stephen Portillo, Human Development and Family Sciences junior, would prefer a shorter break in the summer if it meant getting a break in the fall. Portillo is busy taking 15 hours and works about 35 hours a week. “I’m really homesick, and I want to see family, but I have to wait two more months until Thanksgiving break,” Portillo said. If overly busy students get one or two days to recharge in the fall, they could potentially be happier. Additionally, out-of-state students would have an opportunity to visit home before Thanksgiving — they don’t have the same option for a quick drive home as in-state students. We should not underestimate the need for students to be home with families, especially during mentally tough semesters. Vice Provost and Registrar Shelby Stanfield says that changes made to our calendar are determined by the academic calendar principles, and the common calendar rules set by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The
school calendar must have the correct number of M/W/F and T/ TH classes, and the semester must end by Dec. 23. “There are a lot of issues and considerations regarding implementing a … fall break,” Stanfield said. A fall break is not ideal for everyone. In the past, STEM departments opposed an amendment for an October fall break. Labs in these colleges have very strict, time sensitive procedures, which need full weeks of class to follow. Despite the difficulties in working within a research university’s structured timeline, there is still room for improvements. According to the Texas common calendar, we could have started school on Aug. 28. It makes more sense to start school sooner and to use those days during more stressful times in the semester instead. For example, we aren’t required to have Labor Day off — A&M attends class that day. Instead, we should have a long weekend later in the fall. It is nonsensical to have Labor Day off right after a three day week. If Ivy League universities are able to institute
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fall breaks, we can too. For students like Portillo and myself, I’m asking that we keep the conversation going about how we can best serve the students at UT. If we can’t rearrange lab schedules, STEM students should be granted permission to complete labs during the fall break if necessary. It’s time to put our students first. Let’s find a way to help students nurture their basic need — time to take a breath and hug our loved ones. Alarcon is a UTeach Liberal Arts student from Austin.
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Focus on schools in Confederate renaming By Laura Doan Columnist
In schools in Texas and around the country, African American children are learning and chatting between class bells in schools named after Robert E. Lee, the foremost Confederate commander who fought to prolong slavery. There have been many necessary conversations about Confederate statue removal, and it is imperative the dialogue continues about every school named for a Confederate figure. This is sadly not a small problem. There are more than 109 schools in the country and more than 25 in Texas named after Confederate icons. In Texas, these include schools with sizable minority populations like Robert E. Lee Elementary in Eagle Pass, Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Dallas and Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler. Both Tyler ISD and Dallas ISD school board members have thankfully begun the renaming process for both of their schools, but there are plenty of institutions that need to discuss the potent messages of endorsement their school names lend to Confederates. Even in Austin, schools have wrestled with naming problems. Until last year, Russell Lee
Elementary in Austin was Robert E. Lee Elementary. The AISD school board chose venerated photographer Russell Lee, the first professor of photography at the University of Texas, because, “his name also allows us to retain ‘Lee’ as the name of our community while allowing us to attribute the name to a person we feel genuinely embodies our values.” Their decision to change is commendable — keeping the name would have implicitly condoned the exclusion of minority students. Richard Reddick, an associate professor in educational administration, recalls his experience as a black student as at a high school named after Albert Sydney Johnston. At seventeen, he was mostly untroubled about the name of his school, but he says, “As I got older, I started viewing history more critically, and I realized that this was problematic. This was a person who didn’t have my best interest in mind and who didn’t think I was a whole person.” Reddick noted that his school was named in the 1960s, as were many schools named after Confederates, in reaction to Brown v. Board and the progression of civil rights. These were calculated name changes meant
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to intimidate students of color. Nevertheless, name changes can be contentious because some feel their history is being taken from them. Often, people’s views of history are skewed by glorifications. “We tend to have a very underdeveloped history when it comes to the Confederacy because a lot of it is propaganda.” Reddick said. “We tend to make caricatures of historical figures. They are black or white. They are good or bad. We aren’t really exploring the fact that people are complex.” We venerate Confederate figures by placing their names on our places of learning, and contextualizing them is the very least we can do. Above all else, when dealing with Confederate symbols and names, we must, as Reddick says, not lose sight “of the significance of having that discourse.” All schools must at least consider whether the names that hang in large black letters above the door genuinely reflect the values of their students and their faculty. If the answer is no, then it’s certainly time for a change. Doan is a Plan II and English junior from Fort Worth.
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Distracted driving accounts for one in five car accidents in Texas, causing approximately 110,000 accidents in 2016 alone. Those accidents resulted in over 3,000 people injured and another 455 dead in one year. Texas’ House Bill 62, which went into effect in September, creates a statewide texting-while-driving ban. The measure, however, is mostly symbolic, and awareness campaigns are failing to slow the growing rate of distracted-driving crashes in Texas, up 3 percent from 2015. I hear many of my peers and adults claim, “I never text and drive.” That might be true. But posting to social media, going through a Spotify playlist and so many other activities count as distracted driving too. Texting should no longer be the sole focus of these campaigns. “The problem lies in the fact that there are defenses to prosecution built into the law, such as it is legal for someone to use their phone for GPS or for changing music,” Austin Police Detective Patrick Oborski said. “It is very difficult for an officer to actually see what the driver is doing on their phone screen. Without a driver actually admitting that they were texting, it makes it very difficult to prosecute.” Austin’s city ordinance prohibits any electronic device in a driver’s hand while driving a motor vehicle, while the state’s new law prohibits messaging specifically. Texas needs to do more. Driver’s education should ask students to sign a pledge saying they won’t use their phone while driving. The Texas Department of Public Safety should make public campaigns every month as if it were a month dedicated to awareness of distracted driving. There should be more commercials like AT&T’s on TV and YouTube. More companies should ban employees from using phones while driving for work, implementing policies like the ones David Teater advocates for after losing his 12-year-old son to a distracted driver. Bombarding people with stories and statistics of distracted driving would create a new conversation about the practice. It would spread safe driving habits amongst families and individuals. The Texas DPS’s “Impact Texas Drivers Program,” a twohour video for drivers age 15 to 17, is a step in the right direction, but it can’t accomplish much without a push within families and employers to stop bad driving habits. Our optimism bias causes us to underestimate risk to ourselves. “That will never happen to me” pervades the mind. You need to stop believing you’re invincible. Using a phone while driving is a dangerous and deadly idea. Don’t underestimate the chance of causing a wreck while distracted, for the legal, economic and social costs will ruin you and others for a lifetime if wrong. Verses is a Plan II and environmental engineering freshman from San Antonio.
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Airborne allergens prove a silent threat this ACL season By Albert Zhao Senior Life&Arts Reporter
With ACL just days away, attendees are busy ordering CamelBaks and fanny packs on their computers. But this year, local allergists say they should be running to their nearest pharmacies instead. Since fall officially began two weeks ago, pollen levels have been rising in Austin. According to Pollen.com’s Allergy Forecast, pollen levels will double between today and Friday. Zilker Park will soon become a focal point, not only because there is generally more pollen in the fall, but also because crowds will kick up allergens that have accumulated in the park’s grass and dirt over the last year into the air. Dr. Thomas Leath, co-owner and physician at Allergy Free Austin, said the pollen is exceptionally prevalent this season due to heavy rains from storms, such as Hurricane Harvey, that nurtured allergens like ragweed. Leath said the dry September following a wet August also allowed pollen to travel and spread through the air lmore easily. “The weeds have gotten a lot of rain and are making a decent amount of pollen,” Leath said. “That stuff is going to be in the air when these people are out at ACL for three days in a row.” This will be an unexpected headache for many concertgoers — over one in five Americans have either allergy or asthma symptoms — and the young are more
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With pollen levels expecting to double between today and Friday, ACL attendees might notice an increase in allergies.
vulnerable. Pollen can cause a range of physical symptoms, such as sneezing, sinus congestion, itchy and watery eyes, rashes, hives and asthma attacks. Leath said he is particularly worried about ACL attendees with asthma conditions, especially those who are unaware about the levels of pollen that will be
present at the park. “The majority of asthma is often allergy-triggered, and so that could definitely set off allergies and asthma,” Leath said. “We typically see that season at its worst between September and October.” To curb allergic reactions, Leath said festivalgoers should take precautions such as taking allergy medication
before going to ACL. If a person waits for symptoms to hit first, then it would be too late to immediately alleviate them, especially since people at ACL often stay up to 10 or 12 hours. “The other thing that I recommend people do, after each evening of ACL, when they come home, is a salt water sinus rinse with a Neti pot,”
Leath said. “Rinse all that dirt and pollen out of your nose so it’s not sitting there all day (and) all night for three days in a row.” Leath expects there will be unsuspecting patients in the coming weeks due to the abundance of pollen this season. Accounting senior Christy Lam, who will attend ACL for
the first time this Friday, said she suffers minor allergies from pollen and wished there was more public education about its increase. Lam also said it’s useful to know about the exceptional amount of pollen at Zilker this ACL. “I didn’t realize,” Lam said. “(Attendees) need to be told more so they can prevent reactions.”
Tash Sultana seem to crossover genre-wise, taking on Indie and psychedelic rock with spacious sounds and effects. If the choice was between these two, the impressive one-woman show of Tash Sultana would win out, but Benjamin Booker is as
equally a strong option for fans of heavier garage and blues rock. Weekend 2, Sunday: Run the Jewels vs. BADBADNOTGOOD vs. The Head and the Heart The most challenging choice of the entire weekend
will certainly be this one. The Head and the Heart comes in as an underdog, bringing Indie folk and fantastic live performances. Run the Jewels will perform the show everyone expects them to, full of energy, hits and sing-along
moments. BADBADNOTGOOD, on the other hand, is the most spontaneous of the three groups, bringing a diverse jazz sound. This face-off will come down to personal preference and feeling in the moment, but those looking for an
energetic set should opt with Run the Jewels, and others desiring a more relaxed experience will have to choose between B A D B A D N O T G O O D ’s smooth jazz and The Head and the Heart’s infectious folk sound.
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FOOTBALL
Herman briefs media following conference opener By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Reporter
Texas returned to the win column following its conference-opening victory over Iowa State on Thursday night. The Longhorn defense put on another show in the contest, this time by holding an Iowa State team averaging over 40 points to one touchdown in Texas’ 17-7 victory in Ames. A fresh set of questions has stemmed from another week of football. Here’s what head coach Tom Herman had to say during his press conference Monday afternoon. Buechele recovers from sprained ankle Sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele sustained a sprained ankle during Texas’ win over the Cyclones on Thursday night, Texas Athletics confirmed. And the Longhorns announced in an email Saturday afternoon that Buechele was in a walking boot. However, he is not expected to miss practice time heading into the Kansas
State game. “The boot is protective, so he went out yesterday in practice with a pretty big brace on,” Herman said. “We didn’t put him in any situations where there was a defense, because he still wasn’t moving really well.” Buechele has not been 100 percent since Texas’ season opener, a game in which the sophomore suffered a bruised throwing shoulder. But Herman did not appear to express too much concern Monday afternoon. “He’ll wear the boot unless he’s training or practicing,” Herman said. “We’re gonna get a PRP shot in that ankle to try and increase the healing time. We think that he won’t be 100 percent, but a quarterback with an ankle (injury) doesn’t need to be 100 percent to be serviceable.” Williams goes non-surgical route All-American junior left tackle Connor Williams sustained a sprain of the medial and posterior collateral ligaments in his left knee as well as a meniscus tear two weeks
ago during the first half of Texas’ loss to then-No. 4 USC. Williams was expected to undergo surgery, but Herman announced Monday afternoon that Williams has decided otherwise. “Connor Williams, after meeting with numerous different medical teams, is going to proceed with a nonsurgical treatment of his medial collateral ligament,” Herman said. “And we’ll evaluate it again in two, three weeks.” It is still unclear whether Williams will make an appearance on the field this season, but Herman said hopefully this approach will heal him up best for the long term. Offense continues to struggle with ball security The Longhorn defense has taken over as the dominant unit on the 40 Acres with eight takeaways through four games. Texas has even returned three of its seven interceptions for touchdowns. However, Texas’ offense has committed just as many turnovers, leading to one of
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All-American junior left tackle Connor Williams is assisted off the field after sustaining a knee injury in the first half of Texas’ loss to then-No.4 USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
the Longhorns’ biggest offensive concerns: ball security. “That’s one of the things that we’ve addressed offensively,” Herman said. “We’ve got eight turnovers in four games. That’s way too many. Thank God our defense is getting the ball.”
The question of who will lead the Longhorn offense has continued through the week. Both Buechele and freshman Sam Ehlinger have seen playing time. Both have showed they can win — but both have also thrown two interceptions. “In regard to the quarter-
backs, we’ve got to get better,” Herman said. “Shane’s gotta get better. Sam’s gotta get better. We’ve gotta get better everywhere, especially on offense. But we feel like you can win with either one of those guys at quarterback.”
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Big 12 foes collide in week two Third quarter mayhem of conference competition proves Texas’ composure By Dawson Hinkley Sports Reporter
Aside from the Longhorns’ win over Iowa State on Thursday night and two other Big 12 matchups, the rest of the conference sat out during week four, opting to use their bye week before conference competition really heated up. Here’s how the week shook out for the few Big 12 teams in action. Cowboys win shootout After losing its undefeated season against TCU last week, Oklahoma State traveled to Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock to take on Texas Tech on Saturday. The loss to TCU drastically lowered the Cowboys’ playoff hopes heading into the matchup, dropping them to No. 15 nationally. Last season, OSU narrowly took down a star-studded Texas Tech offense by one point with a final score of 45-44. With quarterback Mason Rudolph still at the helm for the Cowboys, another high scoring shootout was expected between these offensive juggernauts. And a shootout it was indeed. Rudolph threw for 376 yards and added three passing touchdowns to bring his
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total on the year to 16. The prolific scoring affair came down to the wire, but Oklahoma State scored in the final minutes to take a 41-34 victory over the Red Raiders. Despite the high scoring affair, Saturday’s contest was the first meeting between the Cowboys and Red Raiders to produce less than 80 total points since 2011. Baylor’s losing streak continues Kansas State got back to its winning ways against Baylor over the weekend, taking down the Bears on the backs of its run-first, pass-second offense, which became a staple under longtime head coach Bill Snyder. Baylor was within striking distance for much of the game, cutting the lead down to a touchdown entering the fourth quarter. But in the end, the Bears’ defense proved to be no match for Kansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz’s combination of strong runs and methodical passes. Ertz would finish the game as the leading rusher with 95 yards and a rushing touchdown as well as 119 yards and a touchdown through the air. Kansas State claimed the victory 33-20,
dropping Baylor to 0–5 on the season. Mayfield holds Heisman hopes Coming into the season, all eyes were on the quarterback wearing crimson in Norman, Oklahoma, as Sooners’ quarterback Baker Mayfield was selected as one of the top Heisman candidates in the nation. Last year, Mayfield finished third in Heisman voting, trailing Louisville’s Lamar Jackson and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson. Mayfield hasn’t disappointed this year. He’s thrown for 13 touchdowns along with a career-high QBR of 93.3. And he’s added some swagger as well. He planted the Sooners’ flag in the middle of Ohio State’s field after Oklahoma took down the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 9. Mayfield’s toughest competition comes from Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, who has put up four rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns this year, along with 574 rushing yards. If Mayfield wants to represent the Big 12 as the Heisman winner this year, he’ll have to go through Barkley first.
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Head coach Tom Herman returns to the sideline during Texas’ 51-41 loss to Maryland in the Longhorns’ season opener on Sept. 2.
By Trenton Daeschner Associate Sports Editor
For many seasons now, the identity of the Longhorns has been one of misfortune and setbacks. Anything that could possibly go wrong typically has. Take Texas’ matchup with UCLA in 2014 when the Longhorns held a 1713 lead in the fourth quarter before a late touchdown from the Bruins spoiled a potential win. Take Texas’ loss to Cal in 2015 when the Longhorns, led by quarterback Jerrod Heard, mounted a 21-point rally in the fourth quarter only for kicker Nick Rose to miss a game-tying extra point that would’ve forced overtime. Take last season when the Longhorns had three extra points blocked in the first half in a loss to Oklahoma State. And we can’t forget the most egregious loss of them all, when Texas lost to Kansas in week 11 last year. Or take this season, just for good measure, when the Longhorns had a field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown in a 51-41 defeat to Maryland in the season opener. Take your pick of any of these games, where things slipped away and ill-fated results followed.
There was a brief moment late in the third quarter on Thursday night against Iowa State where Texas’ mental fortitude was once again put to the test — only this time, the outcome wasn’t a painful one. “You think about that sequence now,” Herman said at his Monday press conference, pondering the effects of what could have been. The Longhorns held a firm 14-0 lead with under three minutes to play in the third quarter and faced a punting situation from their own 11yard line. Out trotted junior punter Michael Dickson, a Ray Guy Award finalist in 2016, for another routine boot. Dickson already had punts of 61, 60, 56 and 45 yards in the game. The ensuing punt was just more clockwork — until it wasn’t. Dickson made an uncharacteristic error and shanked the punt out of bounds, which only traveled 17 yards. Iowa State was set up at the Longhorns’ 28-yard line. Four plays later, the Cyclones had cut into the Texas lead after Jacob Park’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Eaton made things 14-7. The Cyclones were right back in the game. But it was only the beginning of what would be a stressful, pivotal couple
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of minutes for Texas, where the Longhorns of past seasons nearly reared their ugly head. On the ensuing kickoff, senior wide receiver Armanti Foreman fumbled and Iowa State recovered. But replay review showed that Foreman’s knee was down. “The way we look at things around here — I don’t care knee down or not — if the ball is out and you’re not handing it to the official, then we consider that a fumble,” Herman said. Two plays later, Iowa State thought it had tied the game after picking up a loose ball on the ground and returning it to the end zone. The Longhorns had tried a screen pass, but it was batted down. Once again, replay review saved Texas, ruling the pass had been going forward. Texas kept its 14-7 lead for the time being and wound up with a composed 17-7 victory on the road. For once, the identity was different. “I was really, really happy with the composure,” Herman said. “Especially offensively, where it could have been finger-pointing, head-hanging, moping around, the whole nine. And they were ready to go back out there time and time again to move the football.”
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Though mired in controversy, this year’s Fantastic Fest still brought a great slate of science fiction, action and horror films.
Up-and-coming films debut at Fantastic Fest By Justin Jones Associate Editor
Fantastic Fest 2017 was an abnormal affair. Controversies caused a headlining film to drop out and massively impacted the festival’s atmosphere. Many across the internet demanded a change in the environment of Fantastic Fest moving forward, and though attendees had difficult conversations regarding the future of the festival, it is unknown if they’ll have an impact in the future. Nevertheless, Indie filmmakers from across the world arrived at the festival and brought with them a bevy of weird and wonderful genre movies. A diverse group of perspectives from America, the U.K., South
Africa and more led to some, well, fantastic movies. 1. Anna and the Apocalypse It’s hard to imagine a more fun time at the movies than “Anna and the Apocalypse,” a — take a deep breath with us here now — Scottish zombie Christmas teen musical. Each song is an earworm of its own right, and Game of Thrones’ Paul Kaye gives the performance of his life as a deranged principal. Though it’s yet to sign a deal for American distribution rights, “Anna” is a wonderful, hilarious romp that will have no trouble appealing to audiences. 2. Revenge Bold, furious and gory as hell, “Revenge” is a brutally violent destruction
of American misogyny. Told through the guise of a typical Hollywood action film, it takes viewers on a wild ride that will make anyone uncomfortable. The film’s lead, played by French actress Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, grows from the type of seemingly-naive beautiful woman seen in the male-dominated action genre into a badass of her own right. “Revenge” will premiere in U.S. theaters in early 2018 and will change the way you watch action films. 3. Bodied After directing the best music videos for some of the greatest best pop stars for over a decade, Joseph Kahn returns to the film industry with battle rap film
“Bodied,” his first in six years. Inherently offensive, the movie fits in with Seth Rogen’s “Sausage Party” as a film so rude it swings all the way back around to being woke. Kahn shows anger at cultural appropriation, liberal bubbles and the general ignorance of white people, among other issues. As it covers almost every controversial topic, Kahn has admitted to having issues finding a distributor in America that will release “Bodied” to wide audiences without toning it down. Hopefully it works out, because the film in its current state is a great time at the movies and a worthwhile social commentary of its own right.
4. Five Fingers for Marseilles South African film “Five Fingers for Marseilles” is a spaghetti western in the style of Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone, but almost entirely starring people of color. Beautifully captured and wonderfully told, “Five Fingers” tells the somber tale of five residents of Marseilles, South Africa. Terrorized by white police and typical western gangsters, they grow up and grow apart, until they’re forced to work together once again to save their town. By taking such a familiar genre to the other side of the planet, it’s a bit of culture shock, but the perfect demonstration of the need for diverse voices in art.
5. The Endless The third movie from Indie horror duo Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, “The Endless” mashes together time-twisty sci-fi and cult horror films. The directors star in the film as a bickering pair of brothers whose banter continuously lightens up the darkness that springs from dealing with a death cult. Describing the plot in any more detail would be giving away too much, but the story of these two brothers’ trip into the home territory of a cult takes twists and turns along the way to a surprisingly moving story. It will find a limited release in early 2018 and deserves to be sought out.
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Schedule clashes at ACL force fans to make decisions By Chris Duncan Life&Arts Reporter
This year’s Austin City Limits Festival lineup poses some difficult debates for its attendees, but fret not. The Daily Texan did the heavy work, researching bands’ live acts and discography to settle the most contentious faceoffs at this year’s event. Weekend 1, Friday: Asleep at the Wheel vs. Carson McHone vs. Methyl Ethel Although many festivalgoers won’t be at Zilker Park when these bands perform, this may be the hardest decision for some to make all weekend. Asleep at the Wheel and Carson McHone both hail from Austin and write and perform country music, demanding attention with their respective sounds. Methyl Ethel is the complete opposite, based in Australia while focusing on eclectic art rock. The victor of this threeway is Carson McHone, edging out Methyl Ethel because of her hometown roots and fantastic live vocal performances. Weekend 1, Saturday: Angel Olsen vs. The Black Angels vs. Russ With each artist bringing their own distinct sound to the table, this face-off will likely come down to personal music preferences. Known for quality and emotional studio recordings, Olsen’s sound doesn’t translate as well as others’ to live performances. A chance to see Russ is a chance to to see an up-and-comer in hip hop,
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El-P of Run the Jewels performs during the 2015 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Run the Jewels will perform Sunday during both weekends of ACL this year.
but The Black Angels take this one with their record of exciting live shows and welcoming music. Weekend 1, Sunday: The Killers vs Gorillaz This is a matchup born in hell. These two bands have similar audiences and are known for their mid-2000’s
output that embodies that era of rock music. Although Gorillaz might be the more creative of the two groups, frontman Damon Albarn’s vocal strength has diminished since his days in Blur and earlier times in Gorillaz. Added onto the fact that Gorillaz’s most recent album,
Humanz, struggled to make an impact beyond the band’s core fan base, the Killers are a better choice for the last show of ACL’s first weekend. Weekend 2, Friday: Ryan Adams vs. Solange vs. Martin Garrix Three polar opposites in their genres and fans, this
scheduling choice was smart. Adams will appeal to the older and more rock-heavy fans of the festival, whereas Garrix has an obvious stranglehold on electronic and house fans. Solange stands out amongst the three, however, because of her strong live vocal performances, cross-
genre appeal and visually appealing shows. Weekend 2, Saturday: Benjamin Booker vs. Tash Sultana vs. DREAMERS vs. DREAMCAR In one of the festival’s only fatal four-ways, the four acts above all bring some-
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