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CAMPUS

UT faculty to study Austin gentrification, develop new ‘equity atlas’

By Chase Karacostas Senior News Reporter

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Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States, engages in a meet and greet with LBJ graduate students following his lecture at the LBJ Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Biden spoke for the Tom Johnson Lectureship.

Biden draws hundreds at LBJ Library The former vice president urges compassion, communication in Congress

Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday night at a University-hosted lecture that one of the biggest dangers facing the American political system is a lack of compassion and communication between politicians.

Hundreds gathered in the LBJ Auditorium to hear the former congressman and vice president speak for the Tom Johnson Lectureship.

During the lecture, Biden said a major issue facing Congress today is that politicians attack each other personally rather than examining the logic behind their colleague’s judgments.

He said doing so makes it “virtually impossible” to reach a consensus on major issues.

“What’s changed is the political system has broken down,” Biden said.

“We’ve got to change it for our own safety’s sake.”

Biden said this method of discussing issues may have played a role in deciding the results of the 2016 presidential election.

BY LONDON GIBSON Senior News Reporter

Biden cited a Harvard study that found that only 4 percent of the words spoken during debates leading up to last year’s presidential election were about an issue. He said the fired-up language used by President Donald Trump during his campaign distracted voters from the issues that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, was never able to address.

“It took the eye off the ball,” Biden said.

Biden emphasized the importance of logic in policy debates such as the right to bear arms. In the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, in which 59 were killed and over 500 were injured, Biden said the time is now for a clear-headed conversation about gun control.

“It’s not unrealistic to say there should be a limit on what you can own,” Biden said. “All I’m asking for is rationality — some honest-toGod debate.”

UT System Chancellor William McRaven preceded Biden on stage and

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SafeHorns, APD build trust with National Night Out

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The former vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, and Luci B. Johnson, daugther of Lyndon B. Johnson, hug after Biden’s lecture.

NATIONAL

Puerto Rican students weigh in on lack of Maria aid

By Allyson Waller News Reporter

Ana Sobrino’s family has endured broken sheds, falling roofs and no access to water as they readjust to life in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Sobrino, a speech and language pathology junior, grew up in Puerto Rico, where the majority of her family resides. Sobrino said the lack of federal relief extended to Puerto Rico has proved difficult for her family members.

“The majority of them are trying to get to the mainland United States because they just know that for the next two or three months they won’t be able to do anything,” Sobrino said.

According to CNN, more than

10,000 federal personnel have set foot on the island, compared to the more than 30,000 sent to Texas and Florida.

Graduate student Juan Cardoza-Oquendo, who has family in Puerto Rico, said this disaster has revealed the disparity between the benefits received by Puerto Rico — a U.S. territory — and states on the mainland.

“I think (Puerto Rico’s) relationship with the U.S. brought some benefits,” Cardoza-Oquendo said. “But the hurricane is peeling back all of those benefits.”

Cardoza-Oquendo said some of his relatives, who live in the San Juan metro area, have

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The University is embarking on a year-long study to map the effects of gentrification throughout Austin.

Through an interlocal agreement with the city, three professors will develop an “equity atlas.” The atlas will be an interactive set of online maps that show the levels and effects of gentrification and low-income resident displacement across the city.

The agreement, sponsored by City Council member Leslie Pool, passed during last week’s Council meeting.

Gentrification occurs when low-cost housing is torn down and replaced by high-density and expensive residences, pushing low-income residents out. The city did a study on gentrification in 2003 , but Pool, who represents District 7, said it didn’t provide enough concrete solutions. This study, however, will provide potential policy solutions to

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Speech and language pathology junior Ana Sobrino was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Today, her family is back home recovering from Hurricane Maria.

Chemistry freshman Narexcy Marichalar-Elizo walked into SafeHorns’ second annual West Campus National Night Out with no idea what to expect. After walking out, she said she understands the importance of safety organizations.

“There are so many organizations on campus that are dedicated to my and every other student’s safety,” Marichalar-Elizo said. “I would have never understood the significance of anyone if I hadn’t taken the time to stop and ask.”

National Night Out is a nationwide event that was introduced in 1984 to bring the police and community together. Communities across all 50 states host various forms of this event, which includes cookouts and safety demonstrations.

“The event is a great opportunity to bring UT students and police together to discuss crime as well as get to know each other oneon-one,” said Joell McNew, SafeHorns co-founder and vice president.

NEWS

OPINION

LIFE&ARTS

SPORTS

SCI&TECH

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CMHC must expand treatment options.

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UT students anticipate John Green’s new book.

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Texas is tied for No. 11 in the nation with seven interceptions. PAGE 6

UT alumnus is awarded Nobel Prize in medicine.

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The situation is different outside the city, where people are still unable to communicate and roads are blocked by debris, Cardoza-Oquendo said.

Graduate student Michaela Machicote, who studies race in Puerto Rico, said the rate of federal relief response is primarily because of identity politics, or how someone’s quality of life depends on how the world sees them.

“Racially and culturally, (the U.S. sees) Puerto Rico as an exotic other,” Machicote said.

Starting this week, UT student organizations FLORES and the Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color will be collecting items to donate to HelpingPuertoRico.org. FLORES president Nikki Lopez said in an email that she hopes the donation drive will prompt students to help the island in its time of need. Donations will be collected at SAC 2.112, GWB 2.104 and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs through Oct. 19.

Sobrino said she has hope her country will recover thanks to the strength of Puerto Rico and its people.

“I would say that we’re a very resilient culture,” Sobrino said. “My grandma was helping her neighbors to get electricity. They’re all working together to get food.

Her neighbors help her to get fuel for her generator that’s on her roof.

They all work together to give each other supplies, doing the best that they can.”

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continues from page 1 SafeHorns was formed in the wake of the murder of UT student Haruka Weiser in April 2016, said McNew, who is also a UT parent. McNew said SafeHorns’ main purpose is to take constructive action to improve safety and security conditions for all members of the UT community, and that creating their own National Night Out builds on this purpose.

“Students are not aware of the fact that there are so many people who are committed to their safety,” McNew said. “It’s always reassuring to know that someone is looking out for you.”

SafeHorns created their own National Night Out last year to focus more specifically on building student and police relationships, McNew said. The event gave students the opportunity to talk to UT and Austin Police Department officers as well as local safety organizations, including SURE Walk and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services. “(The UT Police Department) invited us to join their National Night Out, but theirs was geared toward the community as a whole,” McNew said. “As important as that is, I wanted to create something that catered to students’ needs.”

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really helps the police department take note of what students know and don’t know about safety.

“It’s always interesting to ask students what they know about the police and what they can do to keep themselves safe,” Saucedo said. “Sometimes events like this seem insignificant, but the simple act of telling a student how to protect their personal belongings from thieves is important for police officers.”

McNew said about 150 students came to their first National Night Out and most students said it was informative and fun. The event is one of the reasons why SafeHorns won the Crime Prevention Association of Central Texas’ award for Outstanding

Crime Prevention last December, McNew said.

APD’s National Night Out, which was supposed to take place Tuesday, has been rescheduled to Friday, Oct. 20 because of weather concerns.

Marichalar-Elizo said the most interesting thing she learned at National Night Out, which was held at Dobie Twenty21, was that UTPD will give students a free pizza if they report a crime or anything suspicious that leads to the apprehension of a suspect.

“It’s about the most interesting thing I’ve ever heard of any police department doing,” Marichalar-Elizo said. “And it just so happens to be my police department doing it.”

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Way said they will look at the effectiveness of policies implemented in other cities and analyze whether they could work in Austin.

Then, Way said, each area will be assigned a set of potential policy tools, known as

“best practices,” that could resist the effects of gentrification.

“We don’t know yet what exactly the city is going to look like 20 more years from now, but we should and we can anticipate that we’re going to continue to undergo this rapid change,” Way

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“We’ve studied the issue a lot, and I know some people noted that again when the contract was approved,” said Elizabeth Mueller, architecture associate professor and one of the faculty members conducting the study. “We don’t need this to be another study that is going to sit on a shelf, so we want this to be information that is really useful to (City Council) in making decisions.”

Mueller said the study will analyze neighborhoods around the city to see if they are gentrified or will be threatened by gentrification soon. Each area will be evaluated for its susceptibility to gentrification, which depends on how quickly it will be turned over from low- or middle-income housing to high-rent residences.

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Pool, a longtime Austin resident, said it has been hard driving around the city over the years and seeing neighborhoods suddenly become unrecognizable.

“We’re losing what makes Austin really special,” Pool said. “It’s like the proverbial frog in the pot of water that’s being heated up while the frog’s in it. You don’t really notice that it’s come to a boil until it’s too late.”

Pool said one of the biggest issues the city faces is market forces demanding more upscale residences, which drive gentrification. With this atlas, however, Pool said they will have a better chance at implementing policies that force high-profile developers to include more low-cost options whenever they build in areas at risk of displacement.

“Frankly, it’s really hard to fight market forces,” Pool said. “We are at a disadvantage … If we have some data from this tool, maybe councils and staff will be more encouraged and willing to hold the line.”

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BIDEN

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McRaven said companionship and cooperation between fellow politicians was not just a message but also a practice for Biden.

“I would almost always see the vice president with President Obama, and they were a magnificent team,” McRaven said. “You saw not only a partnership … but a friendship.”

Political communication sophomore Ari Hayaud-Din said she and her friend, actuarial science sophomore Asim Hirji, drove hours to get tickets for Biden’s speech. She said they almost weren’t let into the auditorium,

which was filled to capacity, but she’s glad they were able to squeeze in.

“I knew (Biden would) be a good inspiration in a really hectic time in politics right now,” Hayaud said.

Biden referred to his humble beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as a key guide for his actions as a public servant.

He said his label as “Middle-Class Joe” came from the application of his family’s values of courage and kindness to his work as a politician.

Biden said despite major issues currently facing American politics, he believes American voters, when given a fair chance, will not let the country down.

“Look at the world,” Biden said. “Everything’s changing. And it always takes government time to catch up.”

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ALUMNI

UT alumnus Michael Young awarded Nobel Prize Young credits studies at UT as foundation for his achievements

By Sami Sparber News Reporter

UT alumnus Michael Young was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for his research toward identifying a gene that determines the circadian rhythms of living things.

Young’s work has helped researchers understand sleep disorders and other factors that disrupt people’s sleep patterns. At a press conference held today at Rockefeller University, where Young is a genetics professor and vice president for academic affairs, Young pointed to UT as his life work’s starting point.

“This is a (subject) that I’ve had the good fortune to work on for most of my career,” Young said at the press conference. “It actually started when I was a graduate student at the University of Texas.”

According to a UT press release, Young received a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1971 and a doctoral degree in zoology in 1975.

Young said he first began his research on genetics using fruit flies more than 40 years ago. Molecular biosciences professor Jeffrey Chen said UT researchers have a history of conducting award-winning genetic research.

“Prior to Dr. Young, (former UT professor) Hermann Joseph Muller, another Nobel Laureate (in 1946), used fruit flies to produce mutations using X-ray irradiation,” Chen said. “I believe this part of history and tradition would have influenced hiring creative faculty members, who would nurture stimulating environments for extraordinary students like Michael Young to excel.”

Molecular biosciences professor David Stein said Young’s award announcement could attract talented faculty to the school.

“I foresee UT recruiting terrific people, specifically terrific faculty, to Texas,” Stein said.

Biology freshman Sydney McIlvain said learning about the Nobel Prize winner from UT gave her hope for her future scientific endeavors.

“It reassures me that, once I graduate UT, I know I will have a strong foundation that

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Michael Young was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work studying circadian rhythms. Young attended UT in the 1970s for his bachelor’s and doctoral degree.

“This is a (subject) that I’ve had the good fortune to work on for most of my career. It actually started when I was a graduate student at the University of Texas.”

—Michael Young, 2017 Nobel Prize winner

will help me with whatever I end up choosing to do in the future,” McIlvain said.

According to the press release, Young and fellow researchers Jeffrey Hall and Michael Rosbash will receive a medal, cash prize and diploma at a ceremony in Stockholm this December. Young said the news, while satisfying, took him by surprise.

“You have this satisfaction that you began 40-something years ago, thinking about a problem that was a thought and a hope and a dream,” Young said in the press conference. “It has unfolded in a way that just couldn’t be imagined in the beginning.”

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Researchers uncover mechanisms governing circadian rhythms

By Lucy Cai S&T Reporter

Three American scientists, including UT alumnus Michael W. Young, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering research on circadian rhythms on Monday.

Circadian rhythms control our sleepwake cycles and feeding behaviors and are linked to everything from hormone release to blood pressure. The three laureates are the first researchers to discover the mechanisms underlying these rhythms.

Specifically, they isolated the gene, called period, in fruit flies. Co-researchers and laureates Jeffrey C. Hall and Michael Rosbash found that the period gene produces a protein, PER. The concentration of PER fluctuates, increasing at night and decreasing during the day, thereby corresponding to sleep-wake cycles. The PER protein is involved in a negative feedback loop with period, and this loop

serves as the basis for circadian rhythms.

According to Dell Medical School professor Molly Bray, the research revealed a physiological mechanism behind the long-observed rhythms. She added that these rhythms are connected to nearly every aspect of our metabolism.

“So the greatest thing about … these discoveries (is) that there’s this molecular mechanism that drives rhythmicity of gene expression (that) very much controls metabolism,” Bray said. “(Circadian rhythms) regulate rhythmicity in fatty-acid metabolism, sleep-wakefulness, hunger (and) vagal tone.”

The laureates’ work continues to spur research in this field, as it was the first to show that there are genes and proteins directly involved with circadian rhythms, Bray added.

“The discovery … led to (a lot) of downstream discoveries,” Bray said. “And that was really cool, it got a lot of people excited about what other components (were involved).”

In 1994, Young found a second gene, timeless, that produced TIM, a protein essential to nuclear localization of the PER protein. In other words, PER was not able to enter the nucleus, access the period gene, and exert its inhibitory effect in the absence of TIM. Young also discovered doubletime, a gene that codes for a protein that regulates PER accumulation in the cell and may affect our bodies’ 24-hour internal clocks.

Flies with abnormal doubletime genes had periods that were either significantly shorter or longer than the 24 hours that comprise typical circadian rhythms.

Young, Hall and Rosbash’s work has long-lasting implications for medicine as well as research, Bray said.

“It already has (had an impact on medicine),” Bray said. “There are a lot of therapies now that are given in a specific timed manner because the systems they target are rhythmic.”

According to Bray, the laureates have paved the way for further discoveries.

“Of course, the importance of the Nobel Prize is not only that you just discover something cool, but (that) there’s impact,” Bray said.

“And the impact was all of this later knowledge that the clock itself is more complex than they had originally hypothesized … the link between the clock mechanism and what it controls is why it’s really impactful. They discovered this really central mechanism for rhythms.”

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UT first-years Bergman, Street elected to Student Government

By Emily O’Toole News Reporter

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Advertising senior Jenkins Bender discusses her photograph of a ritual tea ceremony taken in Morocco. Bender received honorable mention for her photo.

Students commended in Moody’s study abroad photo competition

By Sara Schleede News Reporter

Photographs from countries including the Czech Republic, Nicaragua, Morocco and New Zealand were honored Tuesday at the unveiling of the winners of this year’s Moody College of Communication Study Abroad Photo Contest.

Moody students who studied abroad during the past year submitted photos from their trips to Moody for recognition.

“This is a way of showing some of the students’ experiences captured in this visual frame,” said Karin Wilkins, Moody’s associate dean for faculty advancement and strategic initiatives. “When you go somewhere in person you get to see things and experience things in a way you can’t through a screen.”

Three winners were selected out of more than 30 participants, and three students were also given an honorable mention.

Advertising senior Jenkins Bender, who received an honorable mention, took her photo of a daily tea ceremony

It’s so important to know how to communicate with people who are different from you and maneuver in an environment that is different to you.”

—Jenkins Bender, Advertising senior

while on a weekend trip to Marrakesh, Morocco, during her study abroad experience in Barcelona.

“It was neat to be part of a ritual that is so normal to them and to be a complete outsider and be welcomed in with open arms,” Bender said.

After studying abroad, Bender said she believes it is one of the best ways to invest in your education.

“It’s all experiential knowledge, so you can apply it to your entire life,” Bender said. “It’s so important to know how to

communicate with people who are different from you and maneuver in an environment that is different to you.”

Jennifer Jin, a UT alumna who graduated this summer and received an honorable mention, visited Seoul, South Korea. She said her photo, which depicted her friend playing a violin on the street, was inspired by his music and the colors of downtown Seoul.

“In that moment, I wasn’t trying to impress anyone,” Jin said. “I just wanted him to have some memories to take back when he went home.”

The event also served as an opportunity for students to learn more about opportunities to study abroad with Moody. Currently, 7 percent of Moody students study abroad, but Wilkins said she hopes to see the program grow.

“We are very eager to have our students have experiences outside of Austin, outside of the United States,” Wilkins said. “So we are supporting our study abroad programs and celebrating them.”

Last Wednesday, students elected two new first-year representatives to Student Government who aim to improve University communication and safety procedures for freshmen.

While in high last school last May, applied learning freshman Adam Bergman heard an account of the on-campus stabbing from a friend of freshman Harrison Brown, who was killed during the attack. Bergman said he felt the University failed to dispute rumours regarding students’ safety during and after the incident.

“Receiving all those text messages about what was going on around campus that day was just very frightening,” Bergman said. “I think that communication could’ve been better, and that’s my job as first year rep.”

Bergman won 11.16 percent of the vote, and he said

his responsibility as firstyear representative includes improving communication during campus emergencies to clear misconceptions involving safety.

Bergman said his campaign also addressed people’s concerns about preventing sexual assault on campus. An Nguyen, electrical and computer engineering freshman, said she’s glad Student Government is putting forth an effort to reduce sexual assault on campus, and that their effort should include better education for students on sexual assault prevention.

“It does happen, (and) I do fear for my safety,“ Nguyen said. “I think there’s a solution but that we don’t know what it is yet, not until we bounce ideas off of each other.”

Biomedical engineering freshman Alex Street, who won 12.01 percent of the vote, said students should use ride-sharing services more often, and they should stick together in possibly

dangerous situations.

“That buddy rule’s a very big thing,” Street said “That sounds kind of cliché but obviously the (reported statistic for sexual assault on campus) is very high, and I don’t see SURE Walk around a lot.”

Street said there should be a platform for people to be open about their experiences with sexual assault, but said he understands the difficulty victims have in talking about their experiences.

“At orientation they did a great job of telling you to reach out (to affected friends),” Street said. “There’s no harm to reach out — you have nothing to lose by trying to help them.”

Bergman said he looks forward to working with Street to accomplish their goals.

“I feel like no matter what, we’re going to jive really well,” Bergman said.

“When we first met we just really clicked from there. I was hoping that he would win, and luckily he did.”

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Politicians need to leave college students alone

Everyone must be wary of freespeech hysteria

By Zachary Price

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UT made national news last fall when Young Conservatives of Texas threw their now-infamous bake sale — changing the prices of baked goods depending on the color of a student’s skin — as a means of protesting UT’s affirmative action policies. YCT’s actions were rightly condemned by students from all corners of campus. A debate ensued over the prospect of formal action against the organization. While some students argued for punitive action, the Student Government Assembly ended up voting not to disband YCT by a wide margin, correctly citing their right to organize on campus.

Conservative politicians and pundits frequently show concern that liberals are stifling the free speech rights of conservative students. But our experience here on campus shows that their consternation is unwarranted. Most of the time, it feels like politicians are using college students as a convenient and cheap scapegoat.

When Texas A&M disqualified the leading candidate in its presidential election for violating campaign finance rules this past spring, energy secretary Rick Perry decided to weigh in with an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle calling the results of the election into question.

Just this past week, Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted, “Most professors are already afraid to discuss hard ideas. Many just regurgitate liberal dogma. They fear conservative ideas & free speech.” Never mind that the governor should have more important things to focus on, it’s disheartening that he feels the need to placate his base by disingenuously attacking college campuses.

As a nation, we’re spending too much time talking about the political opinions of a group of kids who get their stomach pumped on Friday night and still make it to their 8 a.m. on Monday morning. Look, college students are stupid. We are young. We are emotional.

We are reactionary. Sometimes we’re going to make bad decisions.

Science suggests that the brain isn’t fully developed until age 25, about three years after the average student graduates. That’s why we have an oversight structure in place. For the most part, student leadership has to run all of its decisions by the University before acting.

This stops the vast majority of our bad ideas from coming to fruition. And as far as student protests go, they’re as protected under the First Amendment as the speech they’re protesting.

Why do pundits spend so much time talking about college students in the first place? Because it’s much easier than taking on serious issues, and lowest-common-denominator reporting leads to viewers who prefer cheap attacks on their political opponents.

This is hurting the quality of our national political discourse.

This isn’t to say there aren’t legal and ethical questions that deserve to be asked about freedom of speech and the ability of student organizations to hold controversial events on campus, but let students debate these issues for ourselves. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need a CNN or Fox News pundit who has never stepped foot on the 40 Acres to tell me how my campus should be run.

Price is a government sophomore from Austin.

Presumably, there are few things on which Sen. Ted Cruz and Susan Rice, former Obama administration national security advisor, agree.

But at the Texas Tribune Festival last month, they struck similar notes on the question of free speech on college campuses. Both seemed eager to chastise students for being unreceptive to different points of view.

“I’m really worried about what’s happening on college campuses,” Rice told her audience on Sept. 23. “We need to teach our kids how to think critically. We need to teach them how to analyze information and be able to assess whether it is true or false, and not just consume that which they’re comfortable with — that comes to them from sources that they prefer.”

At his event the next day, Cruz bemoaned what he saw as climate change dogmatism on college campuses, complaining that “the response in college that’s encouraged is when facts or data to the contrary are presented, to hiss or yell them down rather than to actually consider them.”

“That’s not the purpose of education,” Cruz added. “The purpose of education is to learn to think and think critically.”

But Cruz and Rice fail to understand the unique experience of college students. Along with the countless other public figures heralding the death of free speech, they cannot grasp the extent to which Americans — particularly younger Americans — are not deprived of free speech but instead surrounded by it. We’ve never had more of it. And today’s generation of college students was the first to grow up in that reality.

In a time of constant access to information, it’s absurd to say that someone like Milo Yiannopoulos — whose “Free Speech Week” event at the University of California, Berkeley was canceled last month due to logistical issues — was denied a platform. Yiannopoulos’ Facebook page has more than 2.2 million followers, and virtually anything he says publicly is treated as noteworthy in some corner of the internet.

It’s also ridiculous to say that college students are truly sheltered by trigger warnings and “safe spaces.” Yes, in this world of constant information bombardment, some of us seek to limit our exposure to particularly toxic content.

But the fact remains that anyone who owns a smartphone (so, 77 percent of millennials) carries around hate speech in his or her pocket.

On Twitter, for example, there was a massive rise in hate speech during last year’s presidential election — including 2.6 million tweets with anti-Semitic language, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

If you grew up before the rise of smartphones, and certainly if you grew up before the rise of the internet, this can be a hard perspective to understand. Older Americans are accustomed to a world in which someone who is denied the chance to speak in front of a physical audience is truly silenced and denied a platform. This was the case in, say, 1988, when Cruz enrolled as an undergraduate at Princeton University.

But it’s an essential perspective to understand if one is to avoid succumbing to free-speech hysteria. In a drought of free speech, it makes sense to preserve it wherever possible. But in today’s period of abundance, it’s not unreasonable to apply a filter.

Groves is a philosophy junior from Dallas.

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CMHC must expand treatment options for students

By Audrey Larcher Columnist

If you aren’t the one out of every five teenagers who lives with a mental condition, statistics suggest that you’ll come across one on the 40 Acres. The most recent University research shows that most students have felt overwhelming anxiety and sadness within the past year. 38 percent of Longhorns have felt too depressed to function, and 9.3 percent have considered suicide.

But these struggles continue: after midterms, after finals, after graduation. Most mental illnesses seen in adults develop during adolescence and young adulthood. The way students deal with their conditions now sets a precedent for lifelong coping mechanisms.

As an institution that exists to prepare students for their futures, UT must prioritize treatment accessibility and take an active role in shaping students’ self-care habits.

Despite virtually nonexistent state funding, our university does a lot for mental health. The Counseling and Mental Health Center provides students with online resources, spaces integrated throughout campus and, for the few who can snag an appointment time, situational therapy. But “situational” is the key word — UT does not offer long-term or regular treatment plans.

I spoke with a student who asked to remain anonymous about his experience at CMHC. This student reached out for help the second semester of his freshman year after a years-long battle with anxiety.

“I had been dealing with mental health issues ever since junior year of high school,” he told me. “But I never had access to cheap mental health treatment — I don’t have health insurance. I had been wanting to (go to the CMHC) since October but it was difficult for me to reach out for help.”

Once this student gathered the strength to schedule an appointment, the therapist recommended he look for off-campus options. His mental health history was too complex for our campus system, which could offer help with temporary issues, but nothing more than that. To fully address his situation, this student would need more than just the six appointments allowed for each student at the CMHC. When you fail a test or are having trouble adjusting to college life, campus resources are enough. The CMHC does well with what it has, prioritizing students at

immediate risk of suicide and keeping 95% of their patients in school after they had considered medical withdrawal. But these services only apply Band-Aids. When you are developing serious illnesses that can impede your productive future, UT doesn’t have enough gauze to heal those wounds.

Yes, there are mental health resources off campus, but even if students are aware of them (which students often aren’t), they’re not exactly what you’d call accessible. The cost of one session at the sliding-scale practice closest to campus ranges between

As an institution that exists to prepare students for their futures, UT must prioritize treatment accessibility and take an active role in shaping students’ self-care habits.”

10 and 55 dollars. Depending on a student’s family and financial situation, costs might be too high for students to cover alone. Not to mention that it can be nearly impossible for people with depression to leave the house, let alone take the bus to a psychology practice.

At the time that Longhorns first develop illnesses, the administration must be present to help students develop coping mechanisms. Just as the University Health System offers checkups, we need a mental health system to support students who suffer from more serious conditions with regular, consistent therapy.

As mental health advocates continue lobbying for much-needed state funding, we must unite behind smaller steps toward economic support, such as Student Government’s search for a naming grant. The CMHC should also publish and disseminate more information on campus-wide resources and sliding-scale therapists around Austin.

The CMHC does a lot of important work on campus. But we need to expand on the current model and provide more options for students at greater risk.

Larcher is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing major from Austin.

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Black people’s mental health should not rely on churches

By Kereece McLean Columnist

Religion can be a source of strength for the black community, but it can also be detrimental when used to fix a serious mental health problem. The ratio of whites seeking help in comparison to blacks that are suffering is disproportionate and only proves that black people fail to view mental illness as a serious issue that needs professional help.

Faith and spirituality can be healing for the soul, but when not supplemented with medical expertise, can be toxic to our physical body. Religion is not the answer, medical treatment is.

Just one-quarter of African-Americans seek help compared to 40 percent of whites, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The reluctance to seek mental health treatment is a result of the historical prejudice and discrimination found in the healthcare system. Cases such as Henrietta Lacks, a deceased,African-American cancer patient who had her cells unknowingly used for medical research, the Tuskegee syphilis experiments and a CDC study of experimental MMR vaccines, in which black women’s likelihood of

having a child with autism greatly increased, illustrate this.

Religion can be used as a way to aid in psychological healing, but it has limits. Religion emphasizes community and emotional support

Faith can have little to no effect on the health of our mind, so it should not be our only solution.” that can be difficult to find outside of the community. Black Americans appear attached to the comfort of the church and the relationship they may have with their pastor, but they fail to understand that their relationship will not do as much healing as psychiatric help would. Medical advancements such as the array of medications and counseling options open to the public have made treatment easier; black people just need to take the necessary steps in seeking

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professional help.

Religion is used as a system to give strength and support, which often turns people away from seeking psychiatric help.

There are some black people that will use spirituality and faith in God as a method to heal their mental and emotional torment, despite medical and therapeutic help being necessary for their condition. Faith can have little to no effect on the health of our mind, so it should not be our only solution.

According to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, mental illness is an epidemic in which black people are 20 percent more likely to experience a serious mental health condition than the general population. They are also at risk of developing certain factors that would increase the risk of developing a mental illness. A black person has a higher chance of being exposed to violence at a younger age and subsequently developing depression, PTSD, ADHD or an increased risk of death by suicide. The black community needs to focus on fixing the problem through proven means that work, relying less on faith for guidance.

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inflicted, so it’s imperative that we seek help beyond our faith. Black people suffering from a mental illness should be encouraged to seek professional medical help because the suffering won’t stop until we put religion aside.

McLean is an English junior from Houston.

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Senior Doug Ghim’s previous trip to Oregon with the Texas men’s golf team was one he may never forget. Only a sophomore at the time, Ghim watched his team’s title hopes evaporate in front of his own eyes as the Longhorns fell to the University of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Championship.

While his return to the Beaver State this week lacked the competitive intensity of an NCAA Championship, it didn’t stop Ghim from trying to produce championship-level play. The talented senior shot a final-round 67 to lead the Longhorns to an eighth-place finish at the Nike Collegiate Invitational in Oregon.

Ghim led all Longhorns in scoring this week, finishing in a tie for 18th at 4-under par. His masterful final round included two birdies in the final four holes and an eagle at the par-5 eighth hole.

Fellow senior Scottie Scheffler came in second behind Ghim for the Longhorns, finishing at 1-under par thanks to a final-round 70.

Scheffler’s tournament also featured an opening-round

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Myles Turner, Center, Indiana Pacers Despite the major headlines coming out of Indianapolis this summer surrounding the departure of star forward Paul George, few talked about the impact the trade would have on Pacers center Myles Turner. After a solid sophomore season last year, averaging

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Senior Doug Ghim lines up his next shot. Ghim tied for 18th place at the Nike Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday.

69, which led the Longhorns in scoring after the first day.

Freshman Kristoffer Reitan had a strong tournament as well, tying for 33rd at 1-over par, the lowest overall score of his Texas career. His second-round 68 was also his career-low round with the Longhorns.

Sophomore Spencer Soosman tied for 33rd with Reitan.

Junior Steven Chervony, who impressed last week in Dallas, concluded a difficult week on the course in a tie for 62nd.

The Longhorns’ team score of 4-under par trailed tournament winner and conference rival Oklahoma by 23 strokes. Texas did, however, lead fellow Big 12 foe TCU by

four strokes.

Oregon’s Norman Xiong won individual honors after posting a tournament score of 13-under par.

Although his team has yet to truly contend in a tournament this season, Texas head coach John Fields still believes his squad can find a winning formula this season.

“We are continuing to find balance with our guys,” Fields said. “No question this team will win, likely multiple times this year.”

The Longhorns will return to action on Oct. 20 when they tee off in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Georgia.

14.5 points and 7.3 rebounds, the keys belong to Turner and newly acquired guard Victor Oladipo, who now look to be the building blocks in Indiana.

The Pacers won’t contend for a title this year, but Turner’s development could spell future playoff success.

stocked with the additions of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade. Cleveland also acquired the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 firstround draft pick, a valuable asset that projected to be in the top five of the 2018 draft.

Thompson briefly found himself in trade rumors this summer, and some believe the Cavaliers may try to package the pick and Thompson for a star-caliber player around the trading deadline. But if Thompson remains in Cleveland, he will continue to hold down the paint for LeBron James’ squad

Tristan Thompson, Center, Cleveland Cavaliers Be on the lookout for where Tristan Thompson winds up before the trade deadline this season. After losing their second NBA Finals in three seasons, the Cavaliers have re-

The Longhorns tied for fourth place at the Annika Intercollegiate at Olympic Hills Golf Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, giving the team its second top-five finish this season. Senior Sophia Schubert led the team with a seventh-place finish in her first tournament back from competing in the Evian Championship in France.

Texas tied its 18-hole team record set just last week with a 274 in the second round at Olympic Hills.

The feat was accomplished with the help of Schubert’s 5-under 67, sophomore Emilee Hoffman’s 4-under 68, sophomore Greta Voelker’s season-best 3-under 69 and freshman Kaitlyn Papp’s 2-under 70. Papp’s round was her third bogey-free round this season.

“I don’t think I missed a fairway,” Papp said. “I was hitting a ton of greens so it was easy to make a lot of pars. I went bogey-free, which I was happy with.”

Schubert’s second round was just one stroke shy of her collegiate best of 66. She had seven birdies on the day.

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Sophomore Sophia Schubert makes her way down the fairway. Schubert finished seventh at the Annika Intercollegiate.

good,” Schubert said. “I was striking the ball great. I haven’t hit the ball this well in a while.”

Hoffman recorded her third top-25 finish this season, coming in 21st place at 3-over par. She also totaled seven birdies in Monday’s round.

“Today was great,” Hoffman said. “I recognized when I could play aggressive and conservative on holes, and picked really good spots.”

Other notable finishes for the Longhorns included a tie for 26th place by Papp and Voelker and a tie for 39th place by freshman Agathe Laisne. It was also Laisne’s

first collegiate event after competing in France along with Schubert.

The two top-five finishes this season represent a strong start for the Longhorns. The entire team feels that this is just a small dose of what’s to come this season.

“As a team, we have a great group of girls this year,” Hoffman said. “I believe we have a chance to compete against the best teams in the country.”

The Longhorns look to continue their hot streak with home-course advantage next week, as they compete in the Betsy Rawls Invitational at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin.

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Elliott said. “DBU’s still not here. That’s not for us.”

past two games against USC and Iowa State, returning one of those for a touchdown. Elliott was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week following both of those games.

But Elliott isn’t ready to say that Texas is “DBU” again, a term the Longhorns’ secondary has said they need to earn back after lackluster seasons in recent years.

“We have done nothing,”

Dickson shines against Iowa State despite critical error Junior punter Michael Dickson, a Ray Guy Award finalist in 2016, may be one of the Longhorns’ best players, and he showed why once again on Thursday night in Texas’ 17-7 win over Iowa State.

The Sydney, Australia, native booted four punts over 50 yards against the Cyclones, including two that traveled 61 and 60 yards. But a shanked

17-yard punt late in the third quarter that set up an Iowa State touchdown nearly let the Cyclones back in the game. Despite the win and Dickson being named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week, the shanked punt ate at Dickson for a few days following the game.

“Personally, I was kicking myself days after it,” Dickson said. “I feel like I’m just starting to personally get over it now. But punting-wise, it won’t affect me. I want to go out there again and hit the next ball.”

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Junior defensive end Charles Omenihu tackles a USC ball carrier. Omenihu said practicing with higher intensity has translated onto the field for the Texas defense.

Players discuss defensive improvement

By Trenton Daeschner Assoc. Sports Editor

Texas players spoke with the media on Tuesday following practice ahead of the Longhorns’ home game against Kansas State on Saturday night. Here are three notes from Tuesday’s media availability.

Texas gaining confidence on defense

Ever since the 51-41 loss in the season opener against Maryland, a game where the Longhorns’ defense looked virtually unchanged from the past two seasons’ woeful performances, Texas has experienced a revival on defense. Since Maryland, the defense pitched a shutout against San Jose State, held then-No. 4 USC and star quarterback Sam Darnold to just 17 points

in regulation and held Iowa State to seven points on the road.

Junior defensive end Charles Omenihu, one of the Longhorns’ many veterans on defense, said on Tuesday that the game has finally started to slow down and that players are more confident.

“We play a lot faster,” Omenihu said. “The game isn’t fast to us anymore. If you practice fast, you’re

gonna play fast. That’s always been the motto that coach Orlando has instilled in us, is that you practice how you play.”

Texas not ready to call itself ‘DBU’ again One of the biggest reasons for the Longhorns’ revamped defense this season has been an improved secondary. Texas is tied for No. 11 in the nation in interceptions,

having earned seven such takeaways thus far. The Longhorns are also allowing opposing quarterbacks a 54.9 completion percentage and surrendering 247.8 yards per game through the air.

Junior safety DeShon Elliott has been the anchor on the back end for Texas. He’s collected four interceptions alone in the

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NBA players gear up for 2017 season

By Henry Corwin Sports Reporter

Following a summer filled with superstar trades and a litany of player movement, the NBA is gearing up for the start of the regular season on Oct. 17. Ten former Longhorns will be on NBA rosters on opening day, including 2017 Finals MVP Kevin Durant. Below are three former Longhorns to watch before the season tips off.

Avery Bradley, Guard, Detroit Pistons Coming off his best year in the NBA, with career highs in points, rebounds and assists, Avery Bradley was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Detroit Pistons on July 7. Now, playing alongside center Andre Drummond and point guard Reggie Jackson, Bradley is expected to be a key piece for a team with little success in

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Ashley Shook claims Big 12 Freshman of the Week

Big 12 officials named freshman setter Ashley Shook as the Big 12 Freshman of the Week on Monday, the first award of her career.

In a pair of wins over Baylor and Kansas State last week, Shook led No. 5 Texas with 69 assists, 19 digs and four kills. She’s currently fifth in the conference with 11.5 assists per set.

This marks the fourth time a Longhorn has won a weekly conference award this season.

Outside hitter Lexi Sun earned consecutive Big 12 Freshman of the Week on September 4 and September 11 and junior middle blocker Morgan Johnson was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on September 26.

The trio have been a integral part of Texas’ success this year. The Longhorns are 11-2 and lead the Big 12 with a .338 hitting percentage.

Texas heads to Fort Worth on Sunday to take on TCU. The Longhorns will enter the matchup with a five-game win streak, giving up just two sets to West Virginia during that span.

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John Green touches lives one book at a time

By Acacia Coronado L&A Reporter

John Green’s literary world has become a safe haven for some and an addiction for many. Next week, he returns with his new novel “Turtles All The Way Down” — a mystery quite distant from turtles and philosophy.

The book, to be released on Oct. 10, will tackle mental health, a pressing issue among young adults and familiar territory for Green.

“Turtles All the Way Down” promises to shed a light on these themes while providing the thrills of a mystery novel. For some UT students, Green’s books have already proved therapeutic.

As a high school student, undeclared sophomore Clara Grosenbacher said she felt misunderstood by the people around her but didn’t quite know how to express this feeling.

That was, until she read “Looking for Alaska” by John Green.

“It was strange reading those books, and at one point I was like, ‘Oh my

God, someone put this into words,’” Grosenbacher said.

After also feeling lost in her early teens, government and theater arts sophomore Carleigh Newland said she attended promotional tour for “The Fault In Our Stars” while in middle school, where she was inspired to look further into Green’s work. She said the cast and audience created such an open and loving atmosphere that it made her feel accepted.

“Middle school is a hard time for a lot of people, and (the event) was a very open community, (talking) about the world and your place in it but in a way that was positive,” Newland said.

More than simply providing a feeling of belonging, John Green’s books have become a coping and expression mechanism for teens and young adults dealing with issues such as depression. Grosenbacher, for example, said the books gave a voice to her struggles when she dealt with depression.

English associate professor Domino Perez taught

a young-adult fiction class at UT and has had students tell her Green’s books saved their lives. She said she feels Green’s writing is comparable to John Hughes’ storytelling through film in the 1980s and 1990s, as they were both able to touch on relatable, current social issues of their time. “(Hughes) was very good at laying bare class issues,” Perez said. “What John Green did was focus on issues (such as) suicide, mental health, abuse — things that people didn’t talk about.”

Perez said Green’s writing has played an important role in lessening the stigma surrounding subjects such as mental health, depression and abuse for future generations.

“Growing up, having that taboo lifted will be transformative for the next generation, because they will feel less afraid to talk about these issues with their children,” Perez said.

Before “The Fault In Our Stars” garnered international attention, English sophomore Hailey Kriska

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English sophmore Hailey Kriska has been an avid reader of John Green books since high school. She says relating to the characters in the books has helped her accept different aspects of herself.

said she was attracted to Green’s writing because of the life lessons his books taught her.

“Every time I read the same book again, it is like unfolding layers to myself,” Kriska said. “Growing up reading him (felt like) ‘Oh, that character has that

quirk, I have that quirk, if they can have it (and) things are kind of working out for them in the book, why can’t they work out for me, too?’”

Now, Kriska said she is anxious and excited to see the way Green brings to life issues of mental health and

wellbeing, which hits close to home for her.

“It is stressing me out in a good way,” Kriska said. “I feel like (the character) is going to be my shadow and we are going to be on the same wavelength (and) it is going to break my heart in a good way.”

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King’s BBQ relocates to West Campus

By Stephen Acevedo Senior L&A Reporter

In a city where Central Texas-style barbecue is regarded as religion, one brave Mississippi man is serving up ’cue in the style of his home state.

Starting this Tuesday, Malcolm King’s food truck, King’s BBQ and Soul, will start selling Mississippi-style barbecue and made-from-scratch soul food to the carnivores of West Campus. Although King has been operating his business for close to two years now, it had always been a goal of his to relocate to the campus area.

“I’ve always been really fond of UT and the Longhorns,” King said. “I even painted my truck orange two years ago.”

King said he wanted to bring his home state’s style of barbecue to Austin to add a bit of spice to the city’s barbecue selection.

“Mississippi barbecue is not that hot,” King said. “It’s more like a toned-down, well-seasoned and not-so-spicy type of barbecue. In Texas, they like more of a peppery taste with a kick.”

King said his first couple of months in West Campus will serve to test what does and doesn’t work, and then he’ll adjust accordingly. He even plans to put up a suggestion board for people to recommend different types of soul food they want to see on the menu.

“I slow cook my brisket, I

slow cook my ribs — so everything is pretty juicy and tender,” King said. “The ribs are so tender they’re about to fall off the bone. You don’t need teeth to eat it.”

The food at King’s BBQ and Soul is clearly coming from someone who knows what they’re doing both in the kitchen and on the pit.

The scratch-made sides alone show off King’s cooking prowess. The baked beans are a wonderful execution of Southern-style cooking.

They’re wonderfully sweet with a generous amount of slow-cooked meat throughout. It’s a nice change from the salty borracho beans Texans are used to getting with their barbecue. The macaroni and cheese is also phenomenal, albeit very simple. With nothing more than pasta and a thick gooey coat of homemade cheese, it’s like KFC mac on steroids.

Although the meat is noticeably different from Austin barbecue, patrons are sure to appreciate the execution and flavor of it. The brisket, in particular, stands out from the rest. It’s exceptionally tender and easy to pull apart with nothing more than a light tug. The ribs are similarly tender, and although they come close to falling off the bone like King said, they still retain enough firmness to not be too mushy. Both the ribs and the brisket have a great seasoning bark on them, but it’s certainly more mild than the bark on Texas barbecue. The pork sausage is probably most similar to what Austinites typically enjoy in barbecue, with a lot more pepper throughout.

Across the board, King’s BBQ and Soul features a great twist on Texas favorites that people are sure to get a kick out of.

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ACL’s early line-up will make you want to skip the snooze

By Pierson Hawkins L&A Reporter

Every year ACL amplifies its line-up, adding bigger names to its roster and squeezing smaller, lesser-known bands into earlier time slots. Although the headliners will have you bumpin’ ’n’ grindin’ in the mosh pit, the best of the early acts will wake you up faster than a full pot of coffee.

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Ana Sobrino, junior speech and language pathology major, was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Today, her family is back home recovering from Hurricane Maria.

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Ought Saturday (Weekend 1 and 2) HomeAway 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Ought formed at McGill University in Montreal and, after merging both their living and rehearsal space, released their debut LP More Than Any Other Day in 2014. Their lyrics are lazily conversational and intensely personal, often directly ripped from vocalist and guitarist Tim Darcy’s real life encounters. “Beautiful Blue Sky,” off Ought’s 2015 release Sun Coming Down, satirizes suburban dialogue, echoing phrases such as “How’s the family?” and “beautiful weather today.” Darcy’s heavy use of repetition in his lyrics, paired with the band’s abstract sound, calls to mind a post-modernist Talking Heads or Parquet Courts.

Their early set will set you up for the rest of the day, and with their song “Today More Than Any Other Day,” you’ll be motivated to make the decision between 2 percent and whole milk.

Parker Millsap Saturday (Weekend 1 and 2) Tito’s Handmade Vodka 2:15–3:00 p.m.

Remember five years ago when Shakey Graves would play free shows around Austin, mesmerizing small crowds with his jangly guitar and withered vocals? Those days may be long gone, but Parker Millsap is garnering a similar following with his new spin on familiar country-rock, influenced by his childhood in small-town Oklahoma. Millsap has opened for bands such as Old Crow Medicine Show, Jason Isbell, Shovels & Rope and many others who’ve all paid their dues at ACL Fest.

His midday slot under the Tito’s tent will you give you the perfect breather before heading out for the rest of the afternoon.

Annabelle Chairlegs Friday (Weekend 2) Miller Light 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Annabelle Chairlegs is the perfect model of an Austin band: They live on the east side, kneading dough and juicing fruit by day and churning out nostalgic grunge rock by night. Their sound feels self-taught — but not in a bad way. More, rather, in the sense that they play how they feel, improving their sound daily through late-night jam sessions. Although they would prefer not to be pinned as a 1960s-esque psych-rock band, it’s hard to ignore the peppy drum beats, lax guitar melodies and squeaky clean vocals that have seen a revival in bands such as Allah-Las and Ty Segall. You can bet the young Annabelle Chairlegs is planning to lure a new following of hometown fans with their loud noise and upbeat energy.

(Sandy) Alex G Friday (Weekend 1 and 2) Barton Springs 1:15–2:15 p.m.

Alex G started his career on Bandcamp, self-releasing multiple EP’s and singles on the internet and slowly cultivating cult success through word of mouth and features on indie blogs. In 2012, Alex G began releasing his music through labels and caught the attention of Frank Ocean, who had Alex G play guitar on his 2016 albums Endless and Blonde. Alex G’s 2017 album, Rocket, ranges from folk-rock opener “Poison Root” to the relentless hip-hop-inspired “Brick,” which evokes both Built to Spill and Beastie Boys. Look forward to lo-fi indie jams from this up-and-coming instrumentalist rocker.

La Femme Friday (Weekend 1) BMI 5:15–6:15 p.m.

Listening to La Femme is like driving down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine.

Incorporating psych, dance and pop, La Femme depicts a ubiquitous Paris, simultaneously living in both the 60s and the modern age. Unlike their French compatriots Phoenix, La Femme sticks to their native language, and even if you cannot sing along, you’ll definitely connect with their spirited beats and funky choruses. They’ve only released two albums thus far, but they retain a diverse discography that should keep you grooving from the first to last song.