The Daily Texan 2017-10-12

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Volume 118, Issue 42

POLICY CAMPUS

City seeks to help UT students apply for housing

By Chase Karacostas Senior News Reporter

The City of Austin is now looking into ways to waive the requirement for students to have a co-signor for leases when using financial aid to pay for housing.

In a resolution passed last week by the City Council, the city manager was tasked with finding viable options for assisting students in guaranteeing a lease. The city manager has until Jan. 19, 2018 to report back to the Council with their findings.

When filling out a housing application, individuals must often either have credit or a “guarantor” who can co-sign the lease. Guarantors provide the housing authorities a contractual assurance that if the resident cannot pay rent, the guarantor will.

Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo, sponsor of the resolution, said students often have not developed credit of their own. Simultaneously, those who are relying on financial aid might lack a parent or other relative who can guarantee their lease, Tovo said.

“It’s an important (issue) to talk about,” Tovo said.

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Longhorns get pumped at the Red River Showdown Pep Rally on Wednesday evening leading up to the Texas vs. OU game coming up this Saturday.

Fight rally brings spirit to campus

By Meara Isenberg News Reporter

Performances and cheers echoed from the Tower as groups from around campus united Wednesday at the annual Texas Fight Rally to boost morale before Saturday’s Red River Rivalry football game.

For the first time in 30 years, the rally did not feature a torchlight parade. Texas Exes, who

sponsors the event, called off the portion earlier this week in light of violence involving torch-bearing protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia in August.

Kim Gundersen, Texas Exes associate executive director, said the event was everything the alumni organization could have hoped for.

“It’s the rally that brings everybody together,” Gundersen said.

“I think this was a great night for

the Longhorns.”

Cheerleaders, ROTC, band members and Bevo performed for hundreds of students to get the crowd ready for Saturday.

Drum Major Jeff Bell said regardless of any changes, Longhorn Band remains the heartbeat of the event.

“There’s always new traditions and things happen that make it where we need new traditions,” computer science senior Bell

said. “As long as we have a bunch of fans together supporting our team, then that’s all that matters.”

Trey Walton, Hellraisers spirit group member, has attended the rally for four years and said he was disheartened by the removal of the torchlight portion.

“I would just hope that they would continue the tradition, because it’s a tradition we’ve

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RESEARCH

POLICE

UT star professors contribute in Nobel Prize winning gravitational wave discovery

David Carter awarded police chief of the year

By Ashley Liu

By London Gibson Senior News Reporter

Last week’s Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for the detection of gravitational waves may look gold, but it has burnt orange roots.

A slew of UT scientists, professors and alumni have been contributing to the study of gravitational waves for the better part of a century. Many of them made discoveries leading directly to the detection of said waves in 2015 that earned the Nobel Prize in Physics last week.

The prize was given to scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), which detected slight ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by the merging of two black holes over one billion years ago. This discovery proved Albert Einstein’s century-old theory of general relativity correct and sent shock waves through the scientific community.

Though Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip

Thorne are the prizewinners of this prestigious award, astronomy professor Craig Wheeler said a village of contributors from UT helped build the base for the discovery. “(For a time), Texas was the center for people who worked on Einstein’s theory, and experts from all over the world came here to visit,” Wheeler said. “Texas was actually famous for its work, its people, its centers.”

Before black holes were even proven to exist, former UT physics professor John Wheeler studied the mysterious objects in the 1960s and ’70s. He coined the term “black hole” and taught Thorne at Princeton University before joining UT in 1976.

Around the same time, physics professor Bryce DeWitt led the movement to use supercomputers to solve Einstein’s equations, an effort that fast-tracked research on black hole collisions, said Larry Smarr, one of DeWitt’s doctorate

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students in 1975.

“Professor Bryce DeWitt challenged me to develop mathematical and computational methods so that we could map the full nonlinear Einstein equations of general relativity,” Smarr said in an email.

Smarr used the very same supercomputers to predict that the merging

of black holes would emit gravitational waves, which was proven true in last year’s discovery by LIGO. UT scientists have made breakthroughs in recent years as well. As a doctorate student in 2011, J.J. Hermes worked with astronomy professor Don Winget to detect indirect proof of

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UT System named UT Police Chief David Carter the 2017 Police Chief of the Year.

Director of Police Michael Heidingsfield annually picks Police Chief of the Year out of the 14 UT System police chiefs and said Carter is the consummate law enforcement leader.

“He is a thoughtful and dedicated police executive who embraces the community that the (UT Police Department) serves,” Heidingsfield said in an email.

“He tirelessly works to make the campus community safer and mentors and coaches his (UTPD) team members.

David’s pursuit of professionalism sets the standard for all of us.”

Carter entered the UT System four years ago, replacing Robert Dahlstrom as UTPD chief in July 2013.

Carter began his career in law enforcement when he joined the Austin Police Department in 1985 as a patrol officer, later advancing to assistant chief and

UTPD will continue to work hard to achieve our mission of ‘Protecting those who will change the world.’”

—David Carter, UT Police Chief

eventually chief of staff.

Over the years, Carter has won many awards such as the Distinguished Service Cross for Valor and the Distinguished Command Medal.

“I am humbled and honored to received the award of Chief of Police of the Year from UT System,” Carter said in an emailed statement. “UTPD will continue to work hard to achieve our mission of ‘Protecting those who will change the world.’”

Darrell Bazzell, UT senior vice president and CFO, released a statement yesterday about Carter

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NEWS

OPINION

LIFE&ARTS

SPORTS

SCI&TECH

Former news anchor Dan Rather speaks to journalism students. PAGE 4

The Daily Texan and The Oklahoma Daily exchange friendly editorials. PAGE 3

TIFFANYS brings breakfast tacos to West Campus scene. PAGE 8

No. 5 volleyball defeats No. 9 Kansas on the road in five sets. PAGE 6

Water recycling may reduce fracking location seismicity. PAGE 5

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Study shows black students still underrepresented at UT

By Ross Burkhart News Reporter

Analysis by The New Tork Times concludes that the representation of black students has barely improved at UT since 1980.

Statistics from the analysis, which includes 100 universities, show that the population percentage of white students at UT declined from 87 percent in 1980 to 44 percent in 2015, while percentages of Hispanic and Asian students increased by 15 percent and 23 percent, respectively, over the same period. Meanwhile, UT’s black population was 3 percent in 1980 and has never exceeded 6 percent in the years since.

“The fact that the state is 12 percent African-American, but only 5 percent of the population of students are (black) should be concerning to everyone who believes in justice and fairness,” said Richard Reddick,

associate professor in educational leadership and policy.

Reddick, a UT alumnus, said he sees the lack of representation as an issue faced by all institutions around the country — a statement that seems to align with the study from August, which showed only 12 of the 100 universities studied have a student body that is at least 10 percent black.

“I think that everybody in the state of Texas should be saying ‘I want all Texans to have access to that same opportunity,’ because it’s going to benefit us all, whether it be having more teachers in South Texas or more lawyers from Houston,” Reddick said.

Topanga Knox, anthropology and black studies junior, said there is room for UT to improve representation, but there is community among the small, existing black student population. Knox said there are more than 30

organizations for black students on campus, including the Black Student Alliance.

“We are family,” said Knox, BSA political action chair.

“Tap into the community.

We are a very open community. I don’t want any black students to be afraid to speak to one another.”

Communication studies sophomore Bryana Smith said the University’s implementation of spaces like the Gordon-White Building and the Malcolm X Lounge have eased any initial apprehension she had about feeling isolated at UT. Smith said for any African American students on campus who may feel uneasy about being underrepresented, it’s important to remember why they came to UT. “There’s a reason that you came, and it’s not just all for affirmative action or for sports,” Smith said. “You are intelligent; you deserve to be here.”

continues from page 1 gravitational waves coming from two spiraling white dwarf stars. It was the first time gravitational waves had ever been detected with visible light.

Though Hermes graduated in 2013 (after serving as an editor of The Daily Texan from 2006-2007), and now works as a Hubble Fellow at the University of North Carolina, he regularly monitors the two stars today and said studying rotating systems like that one is the future of gravitational wave detection.

“These white dwarf systems, they’re constantly

emitting gravitational waves, and they will be doing that for millions of years,” Hermes said.

UT physics professor Richard Matzner worked at LIGO for five years and helped predict what waves released by the merging of two black holes would look like.

Matzner said during his time working on the project, he did not think the effort would be successful.

“I said that it couldn’t happen,” Matzner said. “I thought nobody would ever be able to measure these things. No one would be able to retrieve the signal. But LIGO did, and that’s amazing.”

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When Mike Collier arrived in Austin on Wednesday to campaign for lieutenant governor, he said he felt eager to interact with Austin voters.

“This is where the fun begins,” Collier said.

The Democratic candidate focused on property taxes and public education in his talk at Scholz Garten. The former chief financial officer of a Texas oil company who previously ran for state comptroller in 2014, is challenging Republican incumbent Dan Patrick.

Collier said unlike Patrick, he is a genuine proponent of public education and serious about property tax reform. “(Patrick) is hostile to public education, and I am a champion

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continues from page 1 had for a long time and it adds to the atmosphere,” electrical engineering senior Walton said.

UT football head coach Tom Herman took the microphone to share his appreciation for the crowd’s support. He said it was the crowd’s

of public education,” Collier said.

“He’s responsible for rising property taxes, and he is deceiving us about it. I am honest about how property taxes work, and I will bring them down. I will not work for the big corporations.

He is in their pocket.”

According to data Collier presented, in 2008 half of public education funding came from the state, while property tax payers paid the other half.

However, Collier’s data showed that over time the amount of money the state gave towards public education significantly decreased, as the property taxes for homeowners significantly went up.

Collier said Texas lawmakers’ decision to institute a $5.4 billion cut to public education funding in 2012 could have been a catalyst for this energy that pulled the Longhorns through in double overtime at last week’s game.

“We need more in the student section, early and often,” Herman said.

“We’ve got a big test this week. This is the best rivalry in all of college football, and we’re going to celebrate that.”

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occurrence. Collier said despite increasing property taxes, the amount of money invested in each Texas student has actually decreased.

“Don’t be angry at your school board,” Collier said.

“Be angry at these guys down the street in the Capitol.

They’re the ones (increasing) property taxes.”

Jen Ramos, board member of Texas Young Democrats, said even though she is not a homeowner, the state’s increasing property taxes still affect her rent. “(The) majority of my friends are renters,” Ramos said.

“A lot of us come from apartment complexes where we have to deal with astronomical rent. … The higher the property taxes go, the higher our rent gets.”

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Mike Collier, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Texas, speaks to a crowd of potential voters Wednesday evening at Scholz Garten.

Gonzalez said he hopes issues pertaining to the state and the national political climate will bring more people out to vote in the upcoming election in November 2018.

“I think that enough has

happened over the past year, year and half, that people are beginning to realize on a deeper level the impact policy can have on their lives — not only adults but students (too),” Gonzalez said.

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continues from page 1 being awarded.

“I’m so pleased that the UT System has honored Chief David Carter in this way,” Bazzell said in an emailed statement. “As is everyone in UTPD, the chief ’s co-workers in Campus Safety and Security, and his peers and friends throughout the Financial and Administrative Services Portfolio.”

Bazzell said he is grateful for Chief Carter’s service to campus.

“The University is fortunate enough to have his caliber of law enforcement professional leading our police force,” Bazzell said in the email. “This prestigious recognition of Chief Carter is well deserved.”

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UT Austin Police Chief David Carter was named the 2017 Police Chief of the Year in the UT System.

Bob Harkins, associate vice president in campus safety and security, also extended his congratulations to Carter.

“All members of the University Safety and Security

community are deeply proud of Chief Carter,” Harkins said.

“Chief is a true leader. His impact on UTPD has been significant. We are honored to work with him.”

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RED RIVER RIVALRY EDITION With the Longhorns and Sooners preparing to duke it out on Saturday, The Daily Texan and The Oklahoma Daily have taken the contest into our own hands. In the spirit of the University of Texas’ friendly rivalry with the University of Oklahoma, we exchanged editorials. Trash talk was encouraged.

EDITORIAL

GUEST EDITORIAL

New and old coaches agree: OU still sucks

A thank you letter to Texas football

D.A.R.E. advertisement of a quarterback, Baker Mayfield. His tape disEditorial Board plays an above-average elusiveness, but not enough of a final burst to evade the SEC speed of the FayetteIn 2016, publications experienced ville Police Department — or that a banner year of bad predictions, and wall. And Fayetteville? A rookie miswe were no exception here at The Dai- take from the veteran: Even Johnny ly Texan. During last year’s editorial Manziel had the sense to at least get exchange, we mistakenly predicted arrested in Austin. that Bob Stoops would stick around But there is a crucial difference to help the next generation of Soon- for us this year: Unlike its previous ers remember all 14 distinct words of iterations, we know the 112th Red your fight song. Unfortunately for y’all, River Shootout will be a win-win for it seems that Stoops preferred retiring the Longhorns. Even if we don’t beat and watching reruns of Judge Judy in y’all, those who lose to Lincoln still his underwear over another year stuck get immortalized for generations at in America’s WonderBread basket. the University of Texas.

His replacement, Lincoln Riley, We also welcome both of our new has brought an innovative edge to field generals to the rivalry at a tumulthe program. As he finds ways to tuous time for college sports — well, lose the little games instead of just maybe just in Oklahoma. If your multhe big ones, you could watch Stoops leted cousins in Stillwater are willing lose for free on your antenna. Now, to bribe recruits for their basketball not only are you falling flat at home team, their third most important to the Trinidad and Tobago of the sport after spring football practice, Big 12, you couldn’t even saddle then we should assume they’re not Baylor with the karmic beatdown alone. Maybe that’s why your secthey deserve. It’s a shame — that was ondary is playing like it’s on strike for the one game we better pay. At least could have actuwe know we aren’t ally considered paying our kicker. rooting for you.

Still, the special So maybe this hate we’ve crafted season hasn’t “We are Schroover the last 111 quite gotten off meetings doesn’t to the start y’all dinger’s Texas need to be tainted expected.

But like this. While — both back and hey, weird things others know you happen. Good as people who not back simulteams slip up just got Netflix against mediocre this week because taneously and teams at home “Talladega Nights” early on. At least just dead enough starts streaming Urban Meyer on Friday, we also and J.T. Barrett inside to be know you as the look like they’ve people who cut dangerous” righted the ship. us off in your preMe anw hi le, owned Dodge the more things Rams in order change, the more to get the McRib they stay the slightly faster. That same on the 40 constant reminder that y’all still havAcres. A freshman quarterback, a hot- en’t culturally made it to 2009 inspires shot new coach with a history of beat- so much disdain towards y’all that our ing y’all, and a moral victory snatched fans actually tune in to watch our basfrom the jaws of actual victory against ketball teams play twice a season. an overrated opponent. We’re SchroSo while we both begin exciting dinger’s Texas — both back and not new chapters in our programs’ stoback simultaneously and just dead ried histories, some things will never enough inside to be dangerous. change. Instead of playing half-full Standing in our way is your human arenas in Jacksonville, your famed almost-alumnus Toby Keith proceeded to party with a president who, like your fans, seems to think it’s a good idea to challenge our alumni to IQ contests you both are certain to lose.

Who knew that Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” actually referred to the Russian flag?

Probably not the Kremlin itself, given that their horses prefer vodka. But there is one message no language barrier could confuse — OU still sucks.

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$10,500 a piece on football lockers seems like a better investment than a coach who lost to UConn, MemEditorial Board phis and Navy.

The Longhorns’ “boy wonder” Thank you, Texas. coach immediately fulfilled his poEver since 2010, Texas has tential by losing to Maryland, a team collapsed on and off the field, which no conference wants to claim. leaving room for OU to rack The Fayetteville, Arkansas police up four of the last seven Big 12 officer did a better job of tackling championships.

Baker Mayfield than your Division Xs and III defense did Os aside, last season, and can we all we even spotted agree that you 40 points.

Tom HerOnce again, “Once again, you man’s obyou told us “Texsession with as is BACK!” but told us that ‘Texas hydration then again you by moniis BACK!,’ but then failed miserably, toring his losing at home players’ pee again you failed in your season color every opener to a miserably, losing at 10 minutes Maryland team is a little that got beat by home in your seaweird?? We 48 by Ohio State know near— who, let me son opener” ly everyremind you, we thing that beat. happens Kansas… at Texas is never mind. broadcast We’ll let you live to the 37 people who watch read to the end. the Longhorn Network, but this Also, on that note, did you feels a bit excessive. know that Charlie Strong is unAlright, alright, alright. Texas defeated? Seriously, the only place looks to be on the upswing. Noththat man couldn’t succeed was in ing says offensive explosion like Austin. Maybe that “it’s not you, scoring 17 points against Iowa it’s me” breakup of yours actually State — actually, wait, how did was Texas’ fault. you guys do that against the Cyclones? Asking for a friend. Also, Nice job with your moral vicdo you know anyone in need of a tory against USC. Just put it in defensive coordinator? Ours is … your trophy case next to the nawell, you remember the 2015 Red tional championship trophy you River Shootout. would have won if Colt McCoy Say what you will about Oklahodidn’t get injured. ma losing to Iowa State in football: Sorry, too soon?

We haven’t been this embarrassed Anyways, we’re looking forward over a loss since Clemson beat us to another game at the Cotton in the College Football Playoff two seasons ago. You remember what Bowl. It’s always our favorite trip of it’s like to be in contention for a na- the year. Just promise us you won’t tional title, right? make Baker apologize for planting Let’s be honest, Texas is better the flag at midfield, okay? We don’t than Oklahoma in one aspect of know why it’d be a problem, we’ve life. Do you know how awful it is done it 11 times in the past 17 years. to lose to Iowa State on a Saturday Sincerely, the University of and not have liquor stores open on Oklahoma. P.S. Now that you’ve Sunday? Thankfully, the game ended by 2:30 p.m., giving us enough gotten this far, read the first letter time to stock up on booze to get of each paragraph.

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through the weekend..

Oh, speaking of 2:30 p.m., can you believe this year’s kickoff time?

Last time these two played mid-afternoon was in 2010. You all remember that game, right? Man, do we miss Mack Brown. Is it cool knowing your former head coach is now the face of ESPN’s play-by-play D-team? We guess not much has changed with good ole Mack.

Seems like you all in Austin are changing up your image. Spending

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Cyclists often don’t follow rules of road

By Reagan Ritterbush Senior Sports Reporter

Bicyclists breaking transportation laws are too common on campus, said Le’Patrick Moore, UT Police Department Corporal.

Since transportation code treats bicycles as motor vehicles, bicyclists on campus need to follow all the same laws drivers do, said Moore, a member of the UTPD bike unit. These laws include stopping at stop signs and red lights, and using turn signals.

“Students do not have the right to blow through intersections like they own the road,” Moore said. “This only poses a danger to themselves and everyone around them.”

Additional laws bicyclists must follow include getting in a bike lane when available and riding as close to the curb as possible when there is none. Moore said following these laws will help keep bicyclists and students safer.

“I know it is hard on a bike to stop at every intersection because the constant stopping is bad for the knees,” Moore said. “As long as the cyclists

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continues from page 1 “There are some students who might have challenges finding an apartment if they have a parent without a credit history or with a credit history that causes issues to that student, yet that student may have financial aid that will more than cover their rent.”

Students have been a protected class under the city’s Fair Housing laws for years, so Tovo said she’s glad they are continuing to make it easier for students to obtain housing in Austin.

Micky Wolf, student body vice president, approached Tovo’s office about this resolution in the spring. He said the issue of helping students who lack a guarantor was part of the platform he and student body president Alejandrina Guzman ran on earlier this year. “(This) is something that goes a really long way toward making campus both more accessible and more affordable for students,” said Wolf, Plan II and

clears the intersection and makes sure it is (his or her) turn to go, then I’m fine with bicyclists not coming to a full stop.”

Exercise science junior Sahil Gopal, who bikes around campus, said he knows bicyclists have to follow car traffic laws but thinks most students feel they do not need to.

“Students are overconfident in their skills, especially when it comes to biking,” Gopal said. “They think they have the ability to maneuver around people and cars with ease, but the fact is that no one is invincible.”

The most common rule cyclists break is not using turn signals, Moore said.

“Using your left arm, you are supposed to make a backwards ‘L’ or ‘U’ to signal a right turn and stick your arm straight out for left turns,” Moore said. “We really encourage people to use them to let drivers know what sort of movement cyclists are making at dangerous intersections.”

Moore said students should keep these laws in mind as they travel on and off campus.

“There is not a lot of vehicle traffic

business honors senior.

The resolution also tasks the city manager with working with higher education institutions in the area to develop a tenants’ rights education and awareness program for students.

The Austin Apartment Association, which represents apartment owners, signed on in support of the resolution prior to its passage. Paul Cauduro, director of government relations for the association, said his organization did not even realize students were facing this issue.

“We’re more than willing to help work with the city on fixing any wrongs that may be occurring,” Cauduro said. “We look forward to delving into a little more what this is all about.”

Austin Tenants’ Council, which focuses on tenants’ rights, was excited to hear about this resolution since members have often heard stories of students facing this issue, said executive director Juliana Gonzales.

going through campus, but on busier intersections off-campus, cars can go up to 30 mph, which would injure a cyclist badly,” Moore said.

Electric engineering freshman Mrugank Parab said the main thing bicyclists should look out for is pedestrians, as they can be at greater risk for injury.

“I’ll be walking through some construction section marked off for pedestrians and bicyclists will fly through them without watching,” Parab said. “They don’t acknowledge that we’re there, and that’s a lot more dangerous for us than them.”

The UTPD bike unit, which consists of officers patrolling on bikes, aims to be proactive in their policing and make sure students know they exist. The bike unit prides itself on educating bicyclists first before handing out punishments, Moore said.

“When I was a kid, I rode my bike all the time, but I didn’t really know what laws I was supposed to be following,” Moore said. “Now, I like to educate students first, so at least they know how they’re supposed to behave on the road.”

The second-floor auditorium of the Belo Center for New Media fell silent as former CBS anchor Dan Rather took the stage to discuss his journalistic career Wednesday night.

R.B. Brenner, director of the School of Journalism, interviewed Rather and discussed the Briscoe Center for American History’s launch of Dan Rather: American Journalist, a website offering documentation of Rather’s career and a view of major moments in U.S. history through a journalistic lens.

“I think a lot of what you need to know in journalism can be learned from the outside,” Rather said.

“What history gives you and the knowledge of history, gives you a chance to put things in context and into some perspective.”

The creation of Dan Rather: American Journalist took three years of research, digitization and curation to develop. The site is meant to become a tool for students and educators in journalism.

“The website is going to offer an opportunity to illuminate, to encourage, … (and) to look into the past as a way to solve problems today,” journalism sophomore Isaiah Zaragoza said.

Three of Rather’s former colleagues from his time at CBS — Jim Murphy, John

Reade and Dana Roberson — joined Rather in the event panel and discussed their experiences working with him.

Reade cited Rather’s tireless reporting of the 9/11 terrorist attack as an example of his dedication to his role as a news anchor.

“He’s the hardest working man I’ve ever met in a hard-working industry,” Reade said.

The panel also discussed how the journalism industry has changed over the course of their careers. Journalists are now expected to be able to do more than just report, Roberson said.

She said young journalists should learn new skills complementary to reporting.

“When I went to CBS and I had a team around me, I had a cameraman, the producer, anchor, … (and) editor,” Roberson said.

“Now you guys have to do it all. They are asking you to shoot, jump in front of the camera, anchor, send it back and tweet all in a very short period of time.”

Rather encouraged young journalists to work hard to achieve their dreams and improve their work.

“I’ve had a driving dream since I was a child about becoming a journalist,” Rather said. “Being a journalist can be particularly tough within the first few years. I had the dream and I was willing to work hard. … I still want to be as good as I can be.”

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Gonzales said at the same time, she fears the education portion of the resolution will fall to the wayside.

“We really need to make sure the city manager is accountable for following up on (the second) part of the resolution,” Gonzales said. “I’d be curious to hear, come January 2018, what is the city manager going to recommend in terms of those tenant education processes for kids, and how are the higher education institutions going to be compelled to participate in those programs?”

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A Project SKILLS clinician uses play-based methods to teach a child with autism spectrum disorder valuable communication skills.

Parents receive free autism training UT Speech and Hearing Center will begin this year’s first free training services for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder next week with the goal of teaching them how to improve their kids’ social interactions and language skills.

The training program, known as Project SKILLS — Skills and Knowledge of Intervention for Language Learning Success — is composed of eight sessions for children from 12 months to 10 years old and their parents. Graduate-level clinicians guide parents through one-on-one sessions or group sessions with their child, either in person or through video conferencing.

According to Madhu Sundarrajan, co-director of Project SKILLS, these sessions give parents resources to continue working with their kids at home.

“Our primary goal at the sessions is to train the parents,” Sundarrajan said. “The

idea is that parents spend most of their time with their child, (so) training them to work with their child exponentially increases the amount of time families have with our services.”

Traditional special education programs do not offer parents as many opportunities to take an active part in their child’s education, Project SKILLS co-director Jessica Franco said.

“You have these kids (in school) all day, but you don’t have the parents coming in for training,” Franco said. “Even kids at schools with good services can benefit from doing something like this after school, because their parents are learning too.”

Project SKILLS has received funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since its creation in Fall 2016. The funding has been renewed for this upcoming year to help expand the program.

The number of participating families is expected to grow to 150 from the 100 that participated in 2016. The program’s increasing popularity can be attributed to its flexibility, Franco said.

“Our online sessions are also unique because they allow us to reach families in rural parts of Texas that typically don’t have access to these programs,” Sundarrajan said.

RJ Franzen, finance and biochemistry junior, said in his experience having a sister with autism spectrum disorder, parents should try to improve their child’s behavior when they’re young.

“Tics like lack of eye contact, lack of social awareness and lack of empathy can be partially remedied if they’re caught early,” Franzen said.

“With my sister, when we started to notice these bad habits, we got her a social tutor. It definitely helped.

Her habits are much less pronounced now.”

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Researchers find use for water waste in fracking

By Areeba Khwaja Senior Science & Tech Reporter

A new study found that the reduce-reuse-recycle mantra may make oil drilling more productive.

Researchers at UT-Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology found that reusing large amounts of water from hydraulic fracturing can reduce potential seismicity, or earthquakes, in the Permian Basin — an oil deposit in west Texas and southeast New Mexico.

Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling process applied to oil and gas wells that works by injecting water, chemicals and sand at high pressure to increase their permeability.

This provides better access to the oil and increases productivity, according to Bridget Scanlon, a hydrogeologist at the Bureau.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Permian Basin constitutes almost 20 percent of U.S. oil production and could hold 20 billion barrels of oil. Hydraulic fracturing,

a more recent technology used in the basin, makes it easier for companies to access oil reserves in shale formations. These formations are a type of sedimentary rock which are typically less permeable and more difficult to drill into without hydraulic fracturing.

“There are many different layers of rock of interest in that area, all with different dynamics in place,” Frank Male, a postdoctoral fellow at the Bureau, said.

In addition to requiring water to permeate the shale formations, producing oil through hydraulic fracturing also brings more water from the ground to the surface, according to Robert Reedy, a research associate at the Bureau.

“Wells in the Permian basin produce a lot of water, often more water than oil,” Male said.

This water is extremely salty and not safe for drinking so a large portion of it is injected into saltwater disposal wells. In areas such as Fort Worth, Pecos and north-central Oklahoma,

scientists noted increased seismicity, which may have resulted from re-activated faults caused by injecting this water into the disposal wells, according to Male.

“Induced seismicity is related to the disposal of large volumes of produced water in such a way as to create a locally significant instability in the subsurface environment,” Reedy said.

The study said that instead of injecting water into these disposal wells, it could instead be recycled into a new set of wells for hydraulic fracturing, thereby saving water and reducing seismicity. Reusing the water only requires minimal cleaning and is more sustainable.

“Recycling produced water with oil and gas for hydraulic fracturing of new wells reduces water demand from other sources and also reduces disposal of produced water which has been linked to seismicity,” Scanlon said.

The data for the study, taken over a period of 10 years from 2005 to 2015, was largely from the Texas

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Railroad Commission’s IHS database and from FracwFocus, a public database.

Scanlon and Male said they were interested in further researching fluid balance in the Permian Basin.

Specifically, they are excit-

ed to research expanding pipeline and storage infrastructure to support reuse of water, finding different approaches to reusing produced water, and how to tie their data into 3-D geomodels or computerized repre-

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afterwards,” Robertson said.

“Doing Facebook Lives is a really smart strategy because you find people who (do) not have access to the broadcast.

It reaches a different audience on a different platform.”

Although some are unaware of Austin’s rich paranormal history, Morrow and Driver hope to combine the thrill of exploring haunted locations and the addition of character to the ordinary places in everyone’s neighborhood.

“Almost any bar you go to on sixth street, they’ll have a ghost story to tell you,” Driver said.

its bands.

Songhoy Blues (Antone’s, Saturday) Austin still appreciates the blues, and the Mali band Songhoy Blues are bringing them this weekend. Fleeing Islamist censorship in their home country, this band found a welcoming audience abroad and signed with Atlantic Records several years ago.

Their music and cultural background brings guitar licks and bass, carried by soulful vocals that add new depth to a genre already taken through so many unique departures. This 18+ show promises to be truly a special occasion.

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“The more we understand about the demands and dynamics of water management, the better our ability will be to anticipate potential problems before they can develop,” Reedy said.

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VOLLEYBALL

Texas defeats Kansas in five-set thriller

By Keshav Prathivadi Sports Reporter

Senior Kansas outside hitter Madison Rigdon recorded one of her 20 kills to close out a convincing 25-18 victory in the third set, sending a raucous Lawrence, Kansas, crowd into a frenzy.

The No. 5 Longhorns trailed 2-1 and were on the brink of having their sixgame win streak snapped.

But they didn’t fold.

Texas rallied from a set down for the second time this season and upended No. 9 Kansas on the road in a thrilling Big 12 showdown. The win snapped the Jayhawks’ 19-game conference win streak, which began after a loss to Texas last November.

“The coaches were telling us to settle down and focus on our side (of the court) and play our game, and we started doing that,” freshman outside hitter Lexi Sun said.

Sun added a career-high 21 kills along with her .475 hitting percentage. She also added nine digs and seven blocks to complement her all-around performance.

The first set saw a pointfor-point battle between the

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Freshman outside hitter Lexi Sun tallied a career-high 21 kills on Wednesday night in the Longhorns’ five-set road win over No. 9 Kansas. Sun also added nine digs and seven blocks.

two teams. Although Texas never led, it kept pace with the Jayhawks until the end of the set, where service errors and defensive alignment helped Kansas pull away and claim the first frame, 25-21.

The second set brought more of the same, but Texas’ stout defensive front blocked several potential Kansas kills. A pair of points pushed the Longhorns into

the lead late in the set. After exchanging a couple of set points, the Longhorns claimed the second frame to tie the match.

“We just realized that it was all our side (of the court),” Sun said. “We just needed to control our side better.”

The third set saw the Jayhawks dominate from the start, finding holes in

several parts of Texas’ defense. Strong blocking from Kansas’ front thwarted the Longhorns’ attacks and took their setting out of rhythm.

Kansas cruised to a 2-1 match lead.

Texas opened the floodgates in the fourth frame and left no doubt. A 9-0 scoring run at the beginning of the set ended up being insurmountable for Kansas, and

the Longhorns cruised to a 25-10 victory.

“We started to be more aware of where our hitters were going and making better blocking adjustments,” Sun said.

A thrilling final set saw both teams exchange match points until a Kansas attacking error delivered Texas to an 18-16 victory, leaving the burnt orange jumping in jubilation.

“I think staying calm and focusing on what we can do (was crucial),” Sun said.

“And it paid off in the end.”

After struggling against top-10 teams earlier in the season, including Florida and then-No.1 Minnesota, Texas earned its first signature road win of the year in thrilling fashion.

The victory gives Texas a marquee win for its tournament resume and builds confidence for the rest of the season. It’s also Texas’ seventh-straight win, which keeps its conference record unblemished at 5-0.

The Longhorns will return home to face their second-straight ranked opponent against No. 20 Iowa State on Saturday. First serve is set for 7:15 p.m. at Gregory Gym.

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Foreman, Vaccaro, Phillips, Thomas shine in week five

Coordinators discuss QB situation, Jefferson

By Donnavan Soot Sports Reporter

As the Longhorns suited up on Saturday to face off against Kansas State in Austin, numerous former Texas players took the field in the NFL. Here’s how four former Longhorns fared in week five.

D’Onta Foreman Foreman forewent his final year of eligibility to enter the 2017 NFL Draft after leading the Longhorns in yards, carries and touchdowns in 2016.

And in the draft, Foreman landed three hours southeast of Austin, ending up with the Houston Texans.

So far in his rookie campaign, Foreman has mainly been used as a complimentary piece to starting running back Lamar Miller. In a limited sample size, Foreman has averaged roughly four yards a carry. He has shown flashes of the power and speed that helped him rush for over 2,000 yards in his final season as a Longhorn.

And while he is not yet a featured part of the Texans’ offense, his performance suggests that he will be more involved in weeks to come.

Kenny Vaccaro Vaccaro has fought his way out of the dog house and back onto the field after being benched by Saints’ head coach Sean Payton three weeks ago.

The former All-Big 12 first-teamer has raised his level of play for the New Orleans Saints’ defense, which is ranked No. 16 against the pass this year. The Saints are up from their No. 32 pass defense a year ago.

So far this season, Vaccaro has 21 tackles and one interception. He will look to improve upon a solid first quarter of the season on Sunday against the Lions.

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after an injury to starting safety Eric Weddle. The former Longhorn is looking to build on a 2016 campaign in which he had six starts.

The 25-year-old safety has become a viable option in the Chargers’ secondary. He is coming off of an eight-tackle performance against the Giants, which was also the team’s first win of the season.

His season thus far has included 13 tackles and one interception.

Earl Thomas After suffering a broken leg last season, Thomas is back and playing at his usual AllPro level. Thomas had a busy day on Sunday, tallying seven tackles, one interception and a forced fumble on the goal line.

His performance warranted him the NFC defensive player of the week award. The former Texas standout has been a top contributor on an NFC West contender for eight years now and has helped lead one of the most elite pass defenses in the entire NFL.

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Freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger shined in Texas’ 4034 double-overtime win over Kansas State last Saturday.

By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Reporter

Head coach Tom Herman said he won’t announce Texas’ starting quarterback anytime soon during Monday’s press conference. He has stuck to his word so far, and so has offensive coordinator Tim Beck.

Here’s what Beck and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando had to say during Wednesday night’s media availability.

Beck discusses Ehlinger, Buechele The foggy quarterback situation hasn’t fizzled out after five games, but it seems like one quarterback currently has a much stronger case than the other. And it’s not sophomore Shane Buechele.

Buechele’s last appearance came on Sept. 28 when the Longhorns left Ames, Iowa, with a 17-7 win over Iowa State. Texas later confirmed that the sophomore quarterback sustained a sprained ankle during the victory over the Cyclones, and Longhorn fans haven’t seen him since.

Two weeks have passed since then, and the Longhorn faithful isn’t exactly begging to see Buechele in Saturday’s AT&T Red River Showdown in Dallas.

They seemingly want more of the 6-foot-2, 230-pound freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who put his best foot forward with his most recent performance in Texas’ double-overtime victory over Kansas State last Saturday.

“At this point, (Ehlinger)’s played really well,” Beck said. “I’m not down

on Shane’s play. I don’t think that Shane has played bad. I think right now Sam is the hot name. I know all the media and the fans and everybody feels that he is the guy.”

Sam is the “hot name” for a reason. Throwing for 380 yards and rushing for 107 more in a double-overtime victory will do that.

“He made a lot of plays and plays with a lot of passion,” Beck said. “That’s one thing, a lot of juice, he brings that to the offense, and I like that.”

Although the majority of Austin seems to be on the Ehlinger bandwagon, don’t expect Herman or Beck to announce their starting quarterback until game time.

Jefferson continues to make strides Junior linebacker Malik Jefferson’s job is secure.

That isn’t up for debate.

Jefferson’s 10-tackle performance on Saturday night against Kansas State doesn’t even tell the full story. Orlando said Jefferson is simply carrying himself in a different way, becoming more of a vocal leader and taking pride in the physicality of the Longhorns’ new defense.

“Those are the things that I’ve seen improve the most out of him, just the way that he’s carrying himself and the respect that he’s starting to get with his teammates,” Orlando said. “When he sees something that he doesn’t like, whether it’s on the practice field or in a meeting room, he’s gonna say something, and those kids will respond to it.”

On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced its preseason conference award winners for women’s basketball, which included four Longhorns.

Junior center Jatarie White was named preseason newcomer of the year. Freshman guard Chasity Patterson was named preseason freshman of the year. Senior guards Ariel Atkins and Brooke McCarty were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

Before the Longhorns open their 201718 season, they’ll host an exhibition game with Oklahoma City University at the Frank Erwin Center on Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. Texas will officially open its season a week later at home when the Longhorns host Stetson on Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.

Texas is also scheduled to play two games against LSU and Washington on Nov. 24 and 25 in the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas.

The Longhorns will open Big 12 play on Dec. 28 against Oklahoma in Norman.

Texas will be looking to build on its 2016-17 season in which it finished 25-9 overall, second in the Big 12 and made the Sweet 16 for a third-straight year.

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FOOD REVIEW | TIFFANYS

TIFFANYS brings tacos to Guad

By Stephen Acevedo Senior Life & Arts Reporter

For all the Drag has to offer, Frederick Lee and Evan Van Tassel were surprised by a subpar selection of one of Austin’s favorite foods.

“We noticed a bit of a taco deficit near campus, which was weird since Austin is like the taco capital of the world,” Van Tassel said. “So we figured a taco truck would make sense here.”

Located in a small truck directly across from the Belo Center for New Media, TIFFANYS offers a limited menu of breakfast tacos, cold brew coffee and sweet treats to hungry students on their way to morning classes. Van Tassel said the point of their small menu is to avoid overcomplicating things and to be able to serve students as quickly as possible.

“The tacos are made in batches before we open,” Van Tassel said. “It’s all just grab and go so you don’t have to wait around for things to cook while you’re rushing to class.”

Though breakfast tacos are the main attraction at TIFFANYS, Van Tassel said he takes a lot pride in the cold brew coffee that they steep for over 16 hours, replacing heat with time.

“When you do it like that without the heat, since the acids are soluble at high temperatures, it comes out way less acidic and it just has a smoother taste that’s really easy to drink,” Van Tassel said. “A lot of people that have stomach problems with coffee can drink cold brew with less of an issue. It’s pretty neat.”

He said one of the main ideas behind TIFFANYS is to keep ingredients as local as they possibly can.

“There aren’t that many local businesses left on the Drag, so it’s a really good thing to keep the spirit of the Drag alive by supporting local businesses,” Van Tassel said.

Though they only offer three to four taco variations a day at TIFFANYS, it’s clear that the ingredients in them are of good quality. The potato, egg and cheese taco, which is their main option, is probably the best one on the menu. The potatoes inside have a nice peppery flavor and a good little outer crisp similar to home fries. There’s nothing super notable about the eggs or the cheese, but overall the three ingredients make for a

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TIFFANYS is a new food truck on the Drag right beside Hole in the Wall. They keep their menu simple and hope to serve delicious tacos to hungry students on the go.

pretty satisfying taco.

The only problem with the tacos is that since they’re made in batches and just kept warm as people order them, the tortillas can get a little too moist and sticky if the tacos are ordered closer to the afternoon. It’s not enough to ruin them, but it does make them a little messier to eat. Customers can get one taco for $3 or four tacos for $10, which is sure to fill them up since the tacos are stuffed very generously.

Any of the tacos’ shortcomings can be easily remedied with TIFFANYS house-made pickle salsa, which is exactly what it sounds like: a pickle-based salsa. Although it sounds like a weird idea, and the pickle flavor is definitely noticeable, it’s actually a pretty awesome

take on salsa verde with a great blend of tanginess and spice.

The cold brew coffee at TIFFANYS is also worth checking out. Made with Austin’s own Ruta Maya organic coffee beans, the drink has a very nice earthy flavor. Like Van Tassel said, the cold brewing process definitely keeps the coffee’s acidity at a bare minimum.

Though they serve the cold brew with a side of housemade creamer, the coffee is actually much better black due to its milder flavor.

The tacos and coffee at TIFFANYS aren’t the absolute best that Austin has to offer, but they’re a great and quick option to keep students’ stomachs full during those obnoxious morning classes.

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Strange Town founders gear up for third season

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The spooky season is never complete without a new slate of frightening TV shows and movies, and Strange Town Production brings it right here to Austin.

“Strange Town” is a KLRU-TV series created by paranormal enthusiasts Mark Morrow and Billy Driver, who discovered their common interest while doing freelance work for KLRU. Although the show started out as a series of fun, five-minute web shorts back in 2013, it has since transformed into a half-hour series with a third season on the way. Strange Town episodes air every Tuesday night in October on KLRU-Q, as Driver and Morrow explore nine haunted locations in five nights.

The twelve episodes released thus far explore ghostly happenings in and around Austin. The ‘haunted’ places

local restaurants, businesses and popular locations such as Moore’s Crossing Bridge, The Inn at Pearl Street and Austin Pizza Garden.

Driver said a unique aspect of the show is the emphasis they give to the location’s history.

“Half of our program is dedicated to the history,” Driver said. “If we’re going somewhere we make sure it has an interesting history aspect to it and interesting paranormal activity too.”

Driver’s curiosity for the paranormal sparked as a child when he lived in a home he believed to be haunted. He said he used to see apparitions and unexplainable things.

“People who grow up around paranormal activity, it sticks with them,” Morrow said. “Almost like a sixth sense.”

Ultimately, Morrow said, the purpose of Strange Town is not to convince its view-

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Sara Robertson, senior vice president of production and technology at KLRU, knows the duo personally and is an avid promoter of their passion project.

“Strange Town is a perfect fit of a production for KLRU, as our mission is to support and reflect the uniqueness and creativity of the world, and Strange Town helps to do that,” Robertson said.

The duo constantly adds new features to document their adventures. Recently, they’ve created a Facebook Live series called “Undead Live” that allows their viewers to virtually visit haunted locations they are currently investigating and see it for themselves.

“Nowadays, it’s not just enough to create a show once and be done with it. You have to put in a lot of work

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The crowd gets hyped while anticipating Russ, one of this years hottest artists on the lineup.

After a successful first weekend, ACL festival comes back with Weekend 2 and the addition of Glass Animals.

ACL late show guide: four bands to see outside Zilker

By Albert Zhao Senior Life & Arts Reporter

Thanks to ACL, Zilker Park is currently the most fun — and least pristine — park in the country, strewn with cans of Texas Honey Cider and so much kicked up pollen in the air that allergists caution attendees to take their medication ahead of time.

If this is not your type of scene for music, then don’t worry because there are options beyond Zilker. ACL artists are offering late shows from this Thursday through Saturday, and some of them may even outshine the weekend’s headliners.

Tove Lo (Thursday, Emo’s Austin) The 29-year-old Swedish singer, who most of us recognize for her electropop hit “Habits (Stay High),” will appear both at Emo’s and at ACL on Saturday and bring more beats to dance to—straightforwardly given to us with her latest single “Disco T**s.”

Slated to open for Coldplay in their upcoming U.S. shows, Tove Lo’s profile

will continue to climb. This makes the current ticket price, $27, a bargain. An added bonus is she may perform songs that have yet to be released from her upcoming November album, Blue Lips, which she described as a more stirring and emotive departure from her previous work. Her shows also host live musicians, usually a drummer and keyboardist, so audience members can expect more dynamism with the electronic aspects of her work. This show is open to all ages, though maybe it shouldn’t.

Louis the Child (Friday, Emo’s Austin) The Chicago duo, a young yet fairly wellknown name in the electronic dance music scene, will also perform an ACL Late Show on Sunday night.

Their songs carry generally upbeat grooves, occasionally laden with wistful vocals such as those in “Love is Alive.”

Most stereotypes of EDM portray individuals hiding behind a booth and blaring lights, fraught with song drops meant to

induce a heart attack, but Louis the Child carries more musicality than most.

Their stage lights are also enjoyable. This show is recommended for UT students who seek a party that finally plays decent music.

Open to ages 18+.

Spoon (Friday, Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater) Spoon carries a local legacy that has grown national.

The indie rock group was founded in Austin, released their debut EP in 1994 and went big in the early 2000s.

They are one of Saturday’s most hyped acts at ACL, playing at the same time as Tove Lo. Thankfully, the ACL late shows provide the opportunity to see both acts. Their latest album, Hot Thoughts, hits a broader audience more than ever with its release at number 17 on the Billboard’s 200 to near critical acclaim.

The album grooves well, with synths interlaced in funk-driven songs such as “Can I Sit Next to You.” The show is open to all ages, so bring a younger sibling who doesn’t remember growing up in the ‘90s — or

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