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Sutherland Springs church shooting leaves over 25 dead Guadalupe By Chase Karacostas from five to over 70 years Senior News Reporter
Texas’ worst mass shooting in history took at least 27 lives Sunday morning in a small town just two hours away from UT. The shooting, at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, also injured at least 20 more church-goers. The fallen ranged in age
old and included children, a pregnant woman and the church pastor’s 14-year-old daughter, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Law enforcement identified the shooter as 26-yearold Devin Patrick Kelley. The Express-News reported the shooting began outside the church and Kelley then moved into the
worship hall. “It’s something we all say does not happen in small communities, although we found out today it does,” Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt said in a press conference. Kelley later died while attempting to escape after crashing his car in nearby Guadalupe County, according to the Express-News.
This was the largest mass shooting in Texas in almost 30 years since 23 were killed in a Luby’s in the town of Killeen. The death toll also exceeded that of the infamous UT Tower shooting in 1966 when Charles Whitman killed 16 with a long-range rifle from the top of the clocktower. According to The New York Times, Kelley received
a dishonorable discharge from the Air Force several years ago for assaulting his wife and child. Gov. Greg Abbott called the morning’s attack “horrific;” Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a press release that his office has already mobilized to help local law enforcement. “I want to thank law
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Vickie Williams protests an anti-fascist demonstration hosted by Refuse Fascism in front of City Hall Saturday afternoon.
Protesters face off at City Hall Refuse Fascism rally counterprotested by Trump supporters By Chase Karacostas Senior News Reporter
Two groups of protesters, one denouncing President Donald Trump and the other praising him, gathered at Austin City Hall and marched through the streets of downtown Saturday afternoon. The protest originally began as a rally hosted by Refuse Fascism, a national organization that has spent months preparing a series of protests condemning what it calls the “Trump/Pence regime.” To the surprise of its organizers, the Refuse Fascism protest in
Austin was quickly overwhelmed by counterprotesters — some armed — who outnumbered them three to one. Matthew Williams, a pro-Trump protester from Houston, called the Refuse Fascism protest “crap” and said it was doing little more than inconveniencing Austin drivers and the police. “This just shows you that the American people support Trump,” Williams said of the high number of Trump supporters at the rally. At first, the two groups remained
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Last year, one New York University freshman began a nationwide nonprofit to help lower-income high school students with college applications, and now she will bring it to UT. Hubbul Rizvi’s nonprofit was implemented at 13 universities and helped over 150 students get into college last year. Mission Elevation connects over 70 mentors from the
nation’s top universities with high school students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to edit their essays and assist in the application process for free. Rizvi recently transferred to UT from NYU and brought the initiative with her to the 40 Acres by recruiting mentors at UT. In the first few months, Rizvi, now a government sophomore, said, her mentors were able to help students get acceptance letters from schools including
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After months of vacancy, Rise Biscuits and Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain, will replace the nowclosed Fuzzy’s Taco Shop on Guadalupe in early 2018. Rise will offer a variety of breakfast and lunch options and will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We loved the location, we loved where it was, and we definitely think this is a good food concept for students as well as others,” store co-owner Shashin Desai said. Desai said that Rise is known for their creative donut flavors. “We have some funky donuts like our maple bacon bar, which is really popular, and a pineapple basil donut,” Desai said. “We also have the traditional glazed, chocolate glazed and sprinkled, and the donuts are made fresh every day in the store.” Nursing freshman Kristen Tucker said she plans on going to Rise once it opens because there currently are no donut shops as close to campus. “If I do go out and get anything for breakfast, I usually get something from the Starbucks in Jester,” Tucker said. “On the weekends I go to Kerbey Lane, but there’s not a good
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Group of masked protesters gathers on Main Mall By London Gibson juan figueroa| daily texan staff
Anti-fascist protestors march in downtown Austin on Saturday afternoon.
Student brings ‘Mission Elevation’ nonprofit to UT Senior News Reporter
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Harvard University, Northwestern University, University of California at Berkeley and UT-Austin. “I think it’s very important to have equal access of education for everybody, even though they may be from low-income areas,” Rizvi said. “It’s really very hard to get access to education or college education because not a lot of people have the resources to get into a college to begin with.” Rizvi’s own experiences with applying to colleges
inspired her to start up the nonprofit as a freshman at NYU. Rizvi said applying to colleges was difficult for her because she did not have anyone to help her with her applications, and getting essays edited often cost around $100 per session. With parents who had not gone to an American college and were not knowledgeable about the college application process, Rizvi was on her own. “I didn’t have any resources,” Rizvi said. “I just
had to do it by myself.” Government junior Anne Crisp is one of the few existing UT mentors. She said the nonprofit is beneficial for students because they will be using their position to help others achieve their goals. “A lot of times students at UT are privileged and we do have a lot of opportunities that are afforded to us, but that’s not open to everyone,” Crisp said. “It’s a really great
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A group of less than 20 protesters, some in masks and armed with torches, were asked to leave the Main Mall by UT police officers early Saturday morning. UT Police were patrolling the campus at 12:04 a.m. when they encountered the protesters gathering on the Main Mall and directed them to remove their masks, extinguish their flames and leave campus. The protesters left immediately after being directed without conflict, Cindy Posey, UT director of internal and campus safety communications, said. Posey said the officers were able to stop the demonstration before it fully began. “The police were patrolling and saw them come on campus and start to
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opportunity to reflect back on your life and what you’ve been afforded while also giving back.” Rizvi contacted students from the nation’s top schools — including Brown University, Columbia University and Stanford University — to get involved. Despite being a busy college student, Rizvi runs the whole show. She regularly reaches out to schools in lower-income districts and connects high school students who need help with mentors online. Rizvi’s website is not currently up and running because she is in the process of reestablishing it and gathering UT mentors, but she said she will continue the work for the rest of her time at UT. Finance sophomore Leila Cortez comes from a high school near Corpus Christi, where she said the
separated by Cesar Chavez Street. The Refuse Fascism protesters gathered in front of City Hall, and the counterprotesters coalesced across the street near the First Street Bridge. “It’s shameful,” said Coco Das, an organizer of the Refuse Fascism protest. “This is supposed to be a liberal city.” Refuse Fascism protesters wore shirts that said “No!” and held a large sign declaring the need to end the “Trump/Pence Regime,” while the other side wore military-style gear, Confederate memorabilia and carried American flags. Within minutes of the protest’s official start time of 1 p.m., the two groups converged just inches away from one another in front of City Hall. Police officers barged into the crowd and separated them, barricading them with their bikes. The wall of police did little to calm either side, and the protest quickly devolved into a shouting match. The Refuse Fascism side led with chants of “humanity first” while counterprotesters yelled “U.S.A.” repeatedly. Design freshman Samantha Sturgeon said this was one of the most intense protests she has seen. When the City of Dallas took down Confederate monuments in August, Sturgeon said she attended but the opposing groups of protesters were kept hundreds of yards apart — not
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enforcement for their response and ask that all Texans pray for the Sutherland Springs community during this time of mourning and loss,” Abbott said in a press release. Abbott ordered flags to be lowered to half-mast until Thursday evening in honor of the fallen. “There are no words to describe the pure evil that we witnessed in Sutherland
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gather and stopped it immediately,” Posey said. “They were lighting the torches as the police were walking up.” The protesters were wearing American flag masks and had been identified as a group consisting predominantly of white males, the UT Police Department tweeted at 11:16 a.m. on Saturday. The protesters were not confirmed as students and it was also not confirmed if they were members of a hate group or white supremacist organization. The scene was reminiscent of August’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia, when white nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus with torches to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. The incident in Charlottesville sparked conflicts and three people were killed. UT President Gregory
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majority of students come from low-income families and had parents who were migrant workers and had not gone to college. Cortez’s school had a free college application preparatory program for seniors, and she said aid with her essay was
helpful in applying to UT. “I had no clue what I was getting into,” Cortez said. “We didn’t really have a lot of people to talk to because we didn’t know someone who had gone to college. It’s something that I know I was really grateful to have.”
Springs today,” Abbott said. “Our hearts are heavy at the anguish in this small town, but in time of tragedy, we see the very best of Texas. May God comfort those who’ve lost a loved one, and may God heal the hurt in our communities.” President Donald Trump, who is currently on a trip to Asia, called the attack “evil” and said in a press conference his administration would provide full support to Texas in
the aftermath. The Federal Bureau of Investigations is already helping with the shooting investigation, according to The New York Times. “Our hearts are broken, but in dark times — and these are dark times — such as these, Americans do what they do best,” Trump said. “We pull together, we join hands, we lock arms and through the tears and through the sadness we stand strong.”
Fenves sent out a campus-wide email around 4:30 p.m. Saturday addressing the incident. “The actions of white supremacists and other hate groups are completely anathema to UT’s values, and I abhor what they represent,” Fenves said in the email. “These are difficult times for our nation, with movements fueled by hatred increasingly taking root, as we saw in Charlottesville and elsewhere. We must continue to denounce these ugly, un-American ideas in the strongest terms.” Fenves also reiterated campus regulations regarding protests and identified the policies violated by the protesters, including the University’s ban on masks and open flames. UT also does not allow non-UT organizations to protest on campus, Fenves wrote. “The University of Texas is committed to free speech and the robust exchange of ideas among students, employees and invited
visitors — but our campus is not open for non-university-affiliated groups to stage protests or gatherings,” Fenves wrote. Fenves encouraged the UT community to maintain an inclusive environment and said the campus is responsible for identifying what the school will represent. “We, as a community, are responsible for defining who we are and what we stand for,” Fenves said. “The actions of a hate group do not define us. They never will.” Psychology freshman Savannah Reese said she thinks the incident is representative of current tensions in campus climate. “I think more than anything, it’s concerning because obviously they’re upset but … it also upsets other people,” Reese said. “That just reflects how there’s a lot of uneasiness on campus, which I think should be addressed.” UTPD is still investigating the situation.
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Women’s and Gender Studies bachelor’s celebrates 10th year By John Melendez News Reporter
Over the weekend, the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies celebrated the 10th anniversary of the inception of their bachelor’s degree program. Alumni panels, keynote speakers and discussions were held all day on Saturday and Sunday to share experiences and advice about gender, sexuality, diversity and equity. While the center has offered a Master’s on the subject since 2001, the B.A. in women’s and gender studies was first offered in 2007. Jackie Salcedo, undergraduate academic advisor for women’s and gender studies, said the number of current B.A. majors is more than the total number of M.A. majors they have ever had. Salcedo said the recent influx of students into the B.A. program was spurred by recent national politics. “When we started the major in 2007, I think we had seven students that first semester,” Salcedo said. “It kind of leveled off at 60 until after the election. It nearly doubled.”
Gabrielle Posada, English and women’s and gender studies senior, said she attended the events because they create a safe environment for people to share experiences. “(I attended) mostly just to feel empowered and gain a little hope in a really horrible political state right now,” Posada said. “And to feel all of these people gathering to celebrate things that need to be celebrated right now.” Salcedo organized a panel of alumni who worked in the nonprofit sector after graduating. Salcedo said most students tend to be interested in advocacy and helping people after getting their degrees. Shannon Doyle, history and women’s and gender studies honors sophomore, attended the panel hoping to learn about career opportunities. Doyle worked for a nonprofit in London before starting at UT and said she wants to continue helping women. “I was working with women who had been in very vulnerable situations,” Doyle said. “Overall it was a very great opportunity, and I’d like to do something similar here in Austin.”
(I attended) mostly just to feel empowered and gain a little hope in a really horrible political state right now.” —Gabrielle Posada English and women’s and gender studies senior
Susan Heinzelman, director of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, said although the program has more people than ever and continues to grow, every director faces obstacles. “The primary difficulty has always been that we don’t have faculty of our own,” Heinzelman said. “Sometimes we’re very lucky, sometimes it’s been an incredible struggle. If you’re a center, you cannot have full-time faculty (teaching the courses).” Heinzelman said the center has been allowed to hire two new faculty members for the 2018 fall semester.
less than a dozen feet away from each other. “It’s very scary,” Sturgeon said. “I find it confusing even because this is originally (an) anti-Trump protest. I don’t understand why there are so many armed people … I think it’s alarming that they are taking such an aggressive approach.” Shortly after 2 p.m., the Refuse Fascism protesters began marching through downtown to Republic Square Park. Police officers marched alongside, using their bikes to form a moving barricade to keep the counterprotesters at bay. Instead of stopping at the park, however, the protest turned and went back toward City Hall. Refuse Fascism protester Whammy Birt said it was because they had concerns about security. The park was wide-open, and Birt said they were worried police could not protect them in such a large area. The protesters then made a five-block circle through downtown and headed back to City Hall. The rallyC then dwindled and protesters on both sides began to leave. Das said this protest was just one of several to come over the course of the next few weeks. “With Donald Trump’s lunatic finger on the nuclear trigger, we recognize (his administration) as a unique danger to all of humanity,” Das said. “We need to get into the streets through massive nonviolent protests. It is on everybody.”
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Jose Luis Pacheco delivers his project pitch to the judges and competitors of the 2017 ATX Political Hackathon on Sunday afternoon.
Austin hosts first ATX Political Hackathon By Stephanie Adeline News Reporter
Ten teams gathered on Sunday at a downtown building to present their ideas on utilizing technology to increase progressive votes. Participants created apps and websites this weekend at ATX Political Hackathon, the first officially partisan political hackathon in the nation. The hackathon was hosted at Civitas Learning and in partnership with the Texas Democratic Party. Austin Mayor Steve Adler, who spoke at the event, said the hackathon represents an intersection between politics and the tech industry. “Looking at the intersection of technology and elections is not only fascinating, but is crucial if we’re going to change what’s going on politically in our city and in our state and in our country,” Adler said. The University Democrats participated at the hackathon and won second place. They created “Democats,” a game which rewards players with points for their political engagement in the real world, said Allie Runas, UDems officer and electrical and computer engineering junior. “Our goal was to make something for young millennial voters who are not likely to be actively engaged in the political process and to find a way to make the political process more engaging,” Runas said.
Robbie Zuazua, electrical and computer engineering senior, participated at the hackathon with three other UT students and said the event is important because it allows people from tech backgrounds to care about political issues. “A lot of tech people, they just don’t necessarily think about what they’re building, they just do it because it’s cool,” Zuazua said. “This gives you a lot of context and understanding into like things that you can build.” Cliff Walker, campaign services and candidate recruitment director of the Texas Democratic Party, said the teams provided innovative solutions to existing civic engagement problems. “I want people to look at these (political) challenges that we have with fresh eyes,” Walker said. “There are things I saw presented tonight that I’ve not seen actively being done in politics in the dozen years I’ve been involved.” ATX Political Hackathon founder Daniel Webb said the event wasD not just a way to comec up with solutions tod problems from a tech-I nology side, but it wasK also a way to bring thet community together. n “Hackathons are supposed to be competitiveb but … half the pitches wel saw were referencing oth-D er hackathon projects toa integrate with,” Webb saidd during the event. “That is community, that’s peoples coming together to try tow solve problems.” e
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Mr. Spirit pageant raises money for Make-A-Wish By Meara Isenberg News Reporter
With bright red sashes to complement their sassy performance, 12 male contestants danced in sync to Nelly Furtado’s song “Promiscuous,” kicking off the fourth-annual Mr. Spirit male pageant competition. The Student Activity Center’s auditorium filled with applause on Friday night as competitors from different student organizations danced, sang and joked their way to hopefully win the title of “Mr. Spirit.” Hosted by the Texas Spirits service organization, the show raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas and the Saint Louise House, which helps Austin mothers and children overcome homelessness. “We put it on to unite the UT community every year,” event director Daisy Holland said. “Mr. Spirit brings guys from all over campus together.” Holland, a chemical engineering senior, said in addition to helping out a good cause, the event brings students from across campus together for a humorous result.
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Business senior Ben Hlousek is crowned Mr. Spirit after representing One Note Stand at Texas Spirit’s annual Mr. Spirit male pageant on Friday night.
“It allows boys to be silly,” Holland said. “They’re really funny, and every year Mr. Spirit brings a different kind of hilarity that you might not see at other events.” This year was no different, from Mr.
Hellraiser Joe Mason’s comedic poetry reciting to Mr. Communication Council Zachary Long’s skit, in which he dressed as chef Paula Deen and had the audience laughing with each reference to
“more butter.” One of Long’s supporters, communication studies senior Carla Benitez, said she was pleasantly surprised by the level of talent the night offered. “It’s actually really great,” Benitez said. “The guys are so talented, and I really wasn’t expecting that it was going to be this exciting and fun to watch.” The boys brought the talent, but in the end, only one competitor could be crowned Mr. Spirit — Mr. One Note Stand Ben Hlousek walked away with the ultimate title. “It was definitely an honor,” business senior Hlousek said. “I loved being able to do this event and do it for a great cause, that was awesome. But I never thought I was going to have as much fun as I did.” During Hlousek’s soulful cover of the song “Dancing on my Own” by Robyn, the audience’s phone flashlights lit up the auditorium. “The feeling of singing it up there, I just let go a little bit,” Hlouwsek said. “I love singing with the group, but it was something different and really powerful to me, singing up there by myself for the first time since high school. It felt really good.”
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Lululemon executives give advice on apparel industry at UT panel By Brooke Sjoberg News Reporter
Lululemon executives discussed career advice and the apparel industry on Friday during a panel facilitated by the Division of Textiles and Apparel. The panel of designers, store managers, department directors and human resources employees said students should seek out work opportunities while they are in school to give them practice for their post-graduation jobs. “Be open to all the opportunities you have,” Lululemon senior designer Denise Ho said. “Do as much
work experience as you can, to figure out what works for you. If it’s really what you want, just go for it. Take all the opportunities and every experience will just help you grow.” The executives spoke in person and via video conference from their home office in Vancouver, Canada. Nancy Pham, sophomore marketing major and textiles minor, said she has seen the necessity for looking for work experience while you’re in school. “Work experience is good because a lot of people here do try to get a lot of jobs,” Pham said. “Sometimes I feel like I’m trying too hard
to reach out, as a student. But (the panel) made me feel like it was okay to be doing that.” Ruth Kelly, director of raw materials and director of women’s fabric development, said, from a production perspective, the company was focused on the education of its employees and guests and told students to take every opportunity to try different things when they are starting their careers. “You just never know what’s out there,” Kelly said. “Some things you’re gonna try, and you’re gonna absolutely hate it. But that’s still a really useful journey because then you know what
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you are really good at, what you really want. There’s no perfect job out there, and a lot of it is what you make it and what you bring to it.” Kelly also said that as the industry has become increasingly global, so has the competition for jobs. “It’s a truly global industry, and that’s what I love about it: the challenge and the diversity of working with many different people,” Kelly said. “You learn so much, not just about textiles. Don’t be afraid to let your individuality and your personality shine and go after what you want. Know that sometimes you will have setbacks and that’s okay.”
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Students who walked across the Main Mall on Saturday night ran into smoke and strobe lights from the -first annual Fall Fall Fall Fest. - The concert was put to-gether by Campus Events + nEntertainment Headliners, -Texas Interfraternity Countcil and Student Governtment. The event was free to hthe public. t Rachel Lai, headliners chair and neuroscience and ,advertising junior, said the yevent is a great way to make elive music affordable for the tstudent body. a “There’s so many muasic fest opportunities, and -Austin is the live music scapital of the world so I feel like we should provide nthat same opportunity for eour students on campus,” fLai said. c The band Lost Kings -headlined the event along -with bands such as CADE cand a few student groups at the Main Mall right under tthe Tower. Lai said the spot -was fitting for the event. h “We are the University of eTexas, we should have opdportunities like this on camnpus,” Lai said. n Lai said the fest is a sperfect opportunity for students who do not want -
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donut place around here so -I’ve just been getting Krispy sKreme from Jester like etwice a week, but they’re not fresh.” - Rise will offer items from eboth the breakfast and elunch menus all day, and -Desai said this variety will oattract students wanting ddifferent options. s “We can do biscuit esandwiches, and for lunch owe also offer sandwiches on large potato roll,”
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Lost Kings performs in front of a crowd on the Main Mall at the first annual Fall Fall Fall Fest Saturday night.
to pay a large amount of money to go see a concert. Rhetoric and writing junior Romana Karedia said she thought people were having a lot of fun and it helped that the event was free. “I think it’s a good opportunity because everyone, regardless of their financial income, can come together and watch whatever shows they want and have an enjoyable time,” Karedia said. Harper Yatvin, human dimensions of organizations junior, said he thought the event looked cool, but the fact it was on campus made it unappealing. “You don’t go on campus to party, you go off campus,” Yatvin said. “It’s like the graffiti effect.
Because it’s on campus it’s not as cool, and that’s just not avoidable.” Music can bring everyone together, and that is what they are trying to do with events like this, Karedia said. “Togetherness and unity,” Karedia said. “I think it just shows there is a common ground because everyone loves music and it is a way for students to be stress free from all of their studies and other extra curriculum activities.” The event was a lot of work and very stressful, Lai said, but she was happy with the end results. “To see that all of hard work could create memories for students makes it all worth it,” Lai said.
Desai said. “We have quite a wide variety, but our most popular is definitely the chicken biscuit.” There are currently 14 Rise locations across the south, one of which is outside of Dallas. “Rise is growing down here in Texas, but it’s not at the point where we need it to be yet,” Nolan Ferguson, assistant manager of the Allen, Texas, location, said. “They typically do well in college towns. In North Carolina, there’s a line out
the door at 7:30 a.m. and it pretty much stays that way until the doors close.” Ferguson said he believes because of the shop’s proximity to campus, Rise will be popular with UT students. “I think it’s in a really good area because kids are waking up and going to their classes early in the morning and even the afternoon classes it’ll still be open,” Ferguson said. “So it’s gonna be readily available for everyone.”
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Last Sunday evening, actor Kevin Spacey released a statement on Twitter in which he openly admitted to being a gay man. The problem? He came out solely in response to allegations from actor Anthony Rapp, who said Spacey sexually assaulted him when he was 14. The fight for tolerance of the gay community has become one of the largest civil rights movements of this generation. While societal acceptance and equality before the law have improved countless lives, we often turn a blind eye to the darker aspects of the gay community in the name of progress. Spacey’s disgusting behavior, while almost unbearable to stomach, reflects the larger trend within the queer community of using a lifetime of repressed sexuality to excuse sexual violence. To create better circumstances for queer people, we must stop ignoring it.
When advertising senior Jessica Hernandez was 15 years old, the cops were called on her dad while out on a family dinner. The reason — someone believed her dad was her kidnapper due to their differences in skin complexion. Hernandez describes her dad as dark skinned with brown eyes while she has bright freckles, blue eyes and white skin. As a self-identifying brown Latinx, navigating this world is often complex, tedious and just flat out difficult. People often ask me if I’m “Indian” or “Middle Eastern.” It’s an occurrence that I don’t find offensive, but rather important to dissect, because it shows race is a social construct. Others will perceive you as a certain race or culture despite you not identifying with it. But regardless of how others perceive Latinx people, they are still Latinx — if they choose to embrace that identity. However, distinctions in melanin provide privilege for some and not others in Latinx communities, so it’s important to be conscious of these nuances between members of our community. Let’s get one thing clear: Latinx is NOT a race. It’s an ethnicity. So racially, Latinx are not a monolith. Often associated with brownness, Latinx people can be pigeonholed to look a certain way in the eyes of non-Latinx Americans. However, racial identity goes beyond just skin tone. Racial identity and being Latinx encompasses 33 different countries with different cultures, races, identities and groups. Latinx people — individuals from or with origins in Latin America — can come in any color: black, brown, white and everything in between. The usage of Latinx/Latina/Latino as an ethnoracial identifier is partly due to the stereotypes we typically associate Latinx people with in the United States. Race relations operate differently in Latin America than in the United States, and, therefore, I will only be addressing Latinx whiteness within the context of the United States. If you’re white passing or white in the Latinx community then you benefit from white privilege in America. This inherent systemic privilege on the basis of race is something brown, black or ethnically ambiguous people cannot experience. If you’re ‘read’ as white regardless of culture or ethnicity, then you experience white privilege. Culture is an aspect of being Latinx that has importance in the community, and recognizing what advantages difference in skin tone provides doesn’t strip that culture away. White Latinx not recognizing their privilege can be harmful because their whiteness allows them privileges such as being less likely to be viewed as undocumented by law enforcement. They benefit from eurocentric beauty standards and probably will not be racially profiled. Hernandez, who is a white-passing Latina, says that she explicitly identifies as Latina because she wants people to know that it’s a very big part of her identity, but that it’s important to be conscious of her privilege. “I am aware, and I own up to having the privilege of having white skin and freckles and blue eyes,” Hernandez said. “But when I’m told ‘but you’re white’ … sometimes it feels like people are (trying to) water down my cultural experience.” Hernandez understands that her whiteness affects the way she walks through the world, but the problem arises when someone else feels like that takes away from what she knows about her culture. “I think my perspective is also very interesting because yes, I am a white Latinx but a white Latinx that was born in the U.S. and (who) is first generation Mexican American,” Hernandez said. “My parents were born in Mexico. They came to the U.S. So that’s a different perspective compared to someone who’s white-complected in Venezuela. So I’m more aware of my privilege here.” If you are Latinx and want to embrace that identity, then feel free to do so. But if you’re a white or white passing Latinx, recognize your privilege, and understand that not all Latinx navigate the United States in the same way. Devora is a journalism senior from Mesquite.
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While societal acceptance and equality before the law have improved countless lives, we often turn a blind eye to the darker aspects of the gay community.”
Though it’s uncomfortable to admit, sexual violence within the queer community is an epidemic. According to the Center for Disease Control’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 44 percent of lesbians and 61 percent of bisexual women report experiencing some form of sexual violence from partners — compared to 35 percent of straight women. The numbers are just as staggering for men, with 40 percent of gay men and 47 percent of bisexual men reporting sexual violence other than rape — compared to only 21 percent of straight men. These statistics force us to come to a hard but undeniable truth: Members of the queer community experience sexual violence at significantly higher rates than their straight counterparts. However, many gay people would rather blame their own repressed sexuality instead of treating sexual violence as the epidemic that it is. Look no further than the Human Rights Campaign, a prominent LGBTQ rights nonprofit, to see this trend in action. An excerpt from their webpage on sexual assault reads, “Moreover, the ways in which society both hypersexualizes … and stigmatizes our relationships can lead to intimate partner violence that stems from internalized homophobia and shame.” I love this community, and I hope to dedicate my life to fighting for it. However, excusing sexual assault as an unfortunate result of having to repress one’s sexuality only perpetuates the continued proliferation of sexual violence. Furthermore, this attitude ensures that predators like Kevin Spacey will always be able to wave their gay card to garner sympathy. S o, on b eha l f of gay p e ople e ver y w here, I am ask ing you to not pit y Sp ac e y. Do not accept his excuse of living closeted for destroying the childhood of a young boy. While being gay can be very difficult to cope with, no amount of personal tragedy can excuse doing harm to others. Use this ugly crime to facilitate discussion within your peer groups and families. And while it can be difficult to critique a community that has struggled for so much, remember this: Sometimes, the best way to make progress is to put your foot down. Braaten is a international relations and global studies junior from Conroe.
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For workplace equality, confront your own biases By Laura Doan Columnist
Women in the Workplace’s 2017 report found women are underrepresented at every rung of the corporate ladder. The numbers only decreased on the climb toward the jobs with corner offices and leadership titles. The study, which surveyed 222 companies, found that only 1 in 5 top executives was a woman. And women of color suffered double discrimination — only 1 in 30 top executives was a woman of color. While many issues contribute to this gender gap, one in particular implicates everyone — man or woman. An insidious cause of gender inequality in the workplace is bias against females in charge. A lot of men have bias against women in leadership roles but so do a lot of women. Consider that you probably have a case of gender bias. You may not know it because a lot of gender bias is unconscious. But if you ignore it, it will fester and the symptoms — such as a dearth of women in leadership roles from politics to business to academia — will remain for years. ”If you were taking a new job and had your choice of a boss, would you prefer to work for a man or a woman or do you have no preference?” A 2014 Gallup poll posed this question to women, and the largest percentage of female respondents (39 percent) said they preferred a male boss. This is especially shocking because the percentage of men who preferred male bosses (26 percent) is markedly lower than the number of women who said the same. Numerous other studies showed similar results. How do we explain the troubling phenomenon that a lot of women don’t want to be led by other women? Kristie Loescher, senior lecturer for
the McComb’s Department of Management, said that women are “just as susceptible to the biases that drive male dominance in the workplace because women are growing up in the same society that is presenting the male as the leader and the woman as the nurturer.” Loescher was affected by gender bias throughout her previous career in healthcare administration when young men who lacked her credentials and experience were promoted over her. And still she readily admits to having gender bias herself. Admitting bias is essential to stopping its undesirable effects on workplace equity. “The bias you don’t admit is the one that controls you,” said Loescher. So cop to your bias. Then take steps to reduce it. I’ll start. During registration last semester, I was torn between two courses in the same subject, one taught by a man and one by a woman. I elected for the one taught by a male teacher, because I thought he looked like the more authoritative voice on the subject. Now I realize how illogical and biased that decision was. I gravitated toward what I have grown up seeing — which is men in leadership positions, men with the expertise and power. To reduce my own bias I have taken conscious steps to try to eliminate gender of professor from my registration decisions, comparing course descriptions and professor CV’s to make my class choices more informed and less unknowingly discriminatory. We all have to swallow some hard medicine, inspect our own unsightly bias and then consciously attack that bias. Otherwise 20 years from now, we’ll still be asking each other why there aren’t more women in power. Doan is a Plan II and English junior from Fort Worth.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Longhorns lock down against Oklahoma City By Drew King Senior Sports Reporter
On Saturday, head coach Karen Aston was looking for a defensive stopper — someone who had the confidence to take on a talented offensive player from the opposing team and make her life miserable. She asked the Longhorns if anyone was ready to accept the challenge. “Lashann (Higgs) was the first to raise her hand,” Aston said. On Sunday, the junior guard led Texas on a gritty defensive display in the team’s last exhibition game of the season against Oklahoma City University. The No 2. Longhorns took a 2-0 lead after 49 seconds in the first quarter and never trailed during the game. On the Stars’ second possession of the game, Higgs stripped the ball away from the defender and found senior guard Brooke McCarty open for a three. On the next play, Higgs pilfered the ball again but missed her layup on the fast break. “I’ll go back and look at deflections because that’s one of my favorite categories,” Aston said. “And I can already write her name on the board.” Higgs’ defensive intensity infected her teammates throughout the rest of the game.
LOSS page 6 said. Herman was brought to Texas in hopes that the Longhorns would no longer have to be in situations like these — that better days lay ahead and a restoration to Mack Brown’s tenure was just around the corner. One of the three players on this current Texas team still around from Brown’s last season, fifth-year senior defensive back Antwuan Davis, has seen some of the darker days. “After the game, I told each one of the guys, ‘I appreciate playing out there with y’all,’” Davis said. “Sometimes they don’t realize, as a senior, you got to be appreciative of these moments right here.” Just two weeks removed from their worst offensive
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Junior guard Lashann Higgs drives past a white team defender at the Orange-White scrimmage. In a win over Oklahoma City on Sunday, Higgs picked up 14 points and two steals.
A jump shot from OCU freshman guard Payton Taylor trimmed Texas’ lead down to 25 points as the Longhorns led 52-27. Thirteen minutes and 37 seconds later, the
performance of the season — a 10-point effort in an overtime loss at home to then-No. 10 Oklahoma State — the Longhorns may have outdone themselves on Saturday night. In 14 offensive drives at Amon G. Carter Stadium, the Longhorns never reached the red zone. Texas punted nine times, turned it over on downs three times and junior kicker Joshua Rowland missed a 47-yard field goal that had nowhere near enough distance. At this point in the season, the Longhorns are what they are on offense. The offensive line is struggling playing without both of its starting tackles in juniors Connor Williams and Elijah Rodriguez. On Saturday night, the Longhorns were also without their
starting center in sophomore Zach Shackelford. The running game is nonexistent. The Longhorns rushed for a grand total of nine yards on 26 attempts against TCU. And Texas can’t keep the same quarterback on the field due to injuries. With three games remaining, and with the current issues that plague this Texas offense, the Longhorns have a tall task to get to six wins. Kansas, West Virginia and Texas Tech remain on the schedule. For seniors like Davis, there are three games left to salvage their careers. “Yeah, my time’s ticking,” Davis said. “But we’re going one game at a time. We’re getting to a bowl game. That’s the ultimate goal right there.”
Stars hadn’t scored another point. Texas nabbed six steals and forced 13 turnovers in the third quarter. The Longhorns constantly swarmed the ball and
capitalized nearly every time the Stars coughed up the ball. A layup by OCU senior center Alexis Hill with 5:49 left in the fourth quarter ended a 30-0 run for Texas. “If you don’t play defense for coach, you’re not going to be playing at all,” McCarty said. The Longhorns held the Stars to 11 points in the second half and won the game 99-36. McCarty led the team with five steals as Higgs chipped in with two of her own. Higgs believes she can continue slowing down her opponents throughout the rest of the season. “During the offseason, I focused more on developing a stronger mental ability,” Higgs said. “I’m expecting basically to take on the role of (former Longhorn) Brianna Taylor (from) last year. I’m looking forward to being that defensive stopper like she was.” Higgs’ coach was impressed, too. “(Higgs is) a very gifted basketball player,” Aston said. “Her mentality and her mental toughness and being able to not get down on herself, and those types of things — those are the things that keep Lashann from being as good as she can be.” With the exhibition portion of its schedule now in the rearview mirror, Texas will kickstart its season on Nov. 12 at home against Stetson. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.
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Head coach Tom Herman looks on as the Longhorns suffer their fifth defeat of the season. After the 24-7 loss to No. 8 TCU on Saturday, Herman said he believes the team’s seniors still deserve to go to a bowl game.
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FOOTBALL
Texas offense struggles in Fort Worth By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Reporter
A purple, frog-designed siren in the southeast corner of the end zone echoed throughout Amon G. Carter Stadium as TCU fans rose to their feet every time Texas faced a third down on Saturday night. Time and time again, the majority of the 48,042 fans erupted after the Horned Frogs’ defense repeatedly stopped the Longhorns, and one more time for good measure when the result was sealed. Sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele dropped back on fourth-and-19 with 1:27 remaining in the game. Buechele launched a pass to senior wide receiver Dorian Leonard, but the ball fell harmlessly to the ground. The Longhorns watched No. 8 TCU kneel the ball and headed toward the locker room with the scoreboard displaying Texas’ worst offensive performance of the year: TCU 24, Texas 7. “They were good, they’re a good team,” Buechele said. “They’re ranked the way they are for a reason but
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A pair of TCU defenders gang-tackle sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele. Buechele completed 21 of 44 passes for 254 yards and a score in a 24-7 loss to the No. 8 Horned Frogs. The defeat pushes Texas’ record down to 2–3 in the Big 12 and 4–5 overall.
offensively, we shot ourselves in the foot … they were a good team, but that’s on us.” TCU found the end zone early, but not often. The Horned Frogs stunned the usually stout Longhorn defense after jumping out to a 17-0 lead in the first half. Texas found itself down 10-0 when it opted to send junior kicker Joshua Rowland, who is now 7-for-14, onto the field to attempt a 47yard field goal.
The ball left Rowland’s foot and soared through the air. Moments later, TCU celebrated as the referees motioned no good after the ball bounced several yards in front of the goal post. And TCU capitalized. Five plays and 70 yards later, the sea of purple erupted as TCU running back Kyle Hicks crossed the goal line to give the Horned Frogs a 17-0 lead in the second quarter. However, that was
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the last time TCU found the scoreboard until the final moments of the game. This allowed Texas to stay within striking distance, but with a struggling offense, it proved to be too much. “It’s no excuse that that’s the best defense in the conference,” head coach Tom Herman said. “When our defense is playing at the level that they’re playing at, we’ve got to do a better job offensively of helping them out.”
Buechele led the Longhorn offense for the second straight week. Freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger did not suit up after what Herman called “inner-ear problems.” Texas’ only points of the game came immediately after the Horned Frogs jumped out to the 17-point lead. Buechele flung the ball 33 yards, and sophomore wide receiver Collin Johnson made an acrobatic catch to give Texas its
first and only points of the game. The Longhorns couldn’t approach the vicinity of the end zone for the rest of the game after finishing with 5 rushing yards and just 78 total yards in the second half. However, despite Texas making zero trips to the red zone and giving up seven sacks, junior linebacker Malik Jefferson said he isn’t ready to point fingers. “You can’t finger point,” Jefferson said. “It’s important that those guys understand and embrace the challenges that we’re putting at their feet, because it’s gonna be very important in these next three weeks that we have these guys energized and ready to go every game.” Texas’ poor offensive performance now gives TCU a 153-33 advantage over the last four years, but more importantly knocks its record to 4–5 overall, 2–3 Big 12. The Longhorns have now lost three of the last four games with just three contests remaining. Now, as Texas fights for bowl eligibility, two numbers no Longhorn fan wants to see is starting to rise in discussion: 5–7.
VOLLEYBALL
Longhorns fight for bowl appearance following loss By Trent Daeschner Assoc. Sports Editor
The metaphorical chair head coach Tom Herman found himself sitting in following a 24-7 loss to No. 8 TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday night was not a comfortable one. The seat’s cushion may have felt fine, but sitting at 4–5 with three games left was by no means pleasant or wel c oming. Still, Herman didn’t waver when asked about the Longhorns’ chances of making a bowl game, needing two wins in their last three games to accomplish that feat. “Yeah, I’m very confident,” Herman said. “If we keep playing defense that way, we’ll find a way to gut out a couple wins here.” Junior linebacker Malik Jefferson felt the same way about Texas’ chances. “Very confident,”
Jefferson said. Former head coach Charlie Strong sat in the unwelcoming position that Herman now sits in every year he coached on the 40 Acres — fighting to make a bowl game.
If we keep playing defense that way, we’ll find a way to gut out a couple wins here.” —Tom Herman, head coach
In 2014, the Longhorns were 4–5, and two straight victories over West Virginia and Oklahoma State helped Texas get to six wins. But a 48-10 home-stomping at the
hands of TCU on Thanksgiving night left a bitter taste before Arkansas dropped the Longhorns 31-7 in the Texas Bowl. In 2015, it was that same position. Four and five. Win two of the last three. But Texas dropped its next two games against West Virginia and Texas Tech to effectively end the season. A 23-17 win over Baylor in Waco to close the year was meaningless. In 2016, Texas was in a much more favorable position at 5–4, but the result was still the same as 2015. The Longhorns lost three in a row to West Virginia, Kansas and TCU to miss out on a bowl for the second straight year. Now, Herman is tasked with making sure that doesn’t happen for a third straight year. “These seniors deserve to go to a bowl game,” Herman
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After breaking Texas’ all-time record in digs earlier in the week, senior libero Cat McCoy raises her horns to celebrate as the crowd sings “The Eyes of Texas.” McCoy was honored following a 3-1 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.
Texas upends Texas tech, wins 13th-straight game By Keshav Prathivadi Sports Reporter
As the crowd filed out of Gregory Gym before the ceremonial singing of the “The Eyes of Texas” on Saturday afternoon, it stopped to acknowledge a moment almost four years in the making. Senior libero Cat McCoy, who broke Texas’ all-time digs record earlier in the week against Kansas State, was honored at center court in front of the home faithful. McCoy received a standing ovation in what amounted to Texas’ brightest moment of the day, according to head coach Jerritt Elliott. “I thought we were very sloppy today,” Elliott said. “Our touches weren’t good, and it became contagious.” Texas started off Saturday’s match playing level with the Red Raiders, but a late run gave them a 2015 lead. Strong defensive play at the net saw Texas through with a 25-19 win
in the first frame. The second frame was much more contested, as the set saw 14 instances in which the score was tied. However, a tenacious attack from Texas Tech resulted in a 5-2 run to end the set and a 2520 win. “It was definitely a lot of our side (of the net),” freshman outside hitter Lexi Sun said. “(We weren’t able to) control what we could do.” Texas stormed out of the gates in the third set and quickly grabbed a 6-1 lead. The Longhorns didn’t look back and took the third set 25-21 powered by nine kills. Sun’s effort on Saturday marked the best game of her short career at Texas, tying her career-high of 21 kills and adding four blocks as well. Sun wasn’t the only one to reach a career mark, though. Senior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu set the mark for career block assists. The fourth set proved to be more of the same,
and the Longhorns cruised to a 25-12 win to claim the match. The victory gave the Longhorns (19–2, 11–0 Big 12) their 13th-straight win. Still, Elliott wasn’t happy with his team’s effort despite the final box score. “We’ve got to figure out how we’re coming out in game one,” Elliott said. “We’re playing with fire right now in terms of how we’re playing as a team.” With the Longhorns now well into the second half of conference play and the NCAA tournament right around the corner, they seem to be finding their identity as a team. And with matchups coming up against ranked teams, Texas knows it’s time to step up. “We don’t have a lot of time to get better,” Elliott said. “We have to find that fire again.” The Longhorns will return to action at Gregory Gym this Wednesday as they take on TCU. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
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MOVIE REVIEW | ‘LADY BIRD’
Gerwig delights with debut film ‘Lady Bird’ By Justin Jones Assoc. L&A Editor
Greta Gerwig, writer and star of indie dramedies such as “Frances Ha” and “Mistress America,” marks her debut as a director in “Lady Bird,” a delightful early-2000s tale about the highs and lows of growing up. The film fully understands it could also bear the title of “The Troubled Life of a Privileged White Girl,” but it rejects the out-of-touch, meandering hallmarks of the mumblecore genre. Instead, it keeps a laser focus on one character’s growing relationships with the people and places around her, all the while understanding her problems are minuscule in a broader context. The cast, composed entirely of brilliant and underrated actors, brings Gerwig’s script to life in a film that shouldn’t be missed. Irish actress Saoirse Ronan stars as Christine McPherson, a California teen in her last year of high school who demands to be called Lady Bird — no relation to the former First Lady — and yes, the irony of a film called “Lady Bird” releasing in Austin the week after “LBJ” is not lost on us. Gerwig keeps the movie laser-focused on Lady Bird’s relationships with friends, family and romantic partners, but they play second fiddle to her mother, played with a raw honesty by Laurie Metcalf. Where most cinematic mothers are either perfect angels who never make mistakes or abusive monsters, Lady Bird’s mother, Marion, is just a person. She sometimes makes the right choice and frequently messes up, but everything she
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Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” finds the hilarity and heart in high school, punctuated by a brillaint performance from Saoirse Ronan.
does is driven by the love of her family. Gerwig’s strength lies in writing characters who feel human, characters who make mistakes and give in to their worst impulses while trying their best to do what’s right. Ronan and Metcalf prove perfect for the freshman director, imbuing their characters with humanity and displaying a complex array of emotions on their faces that can change from elated to confused to
depressed at a moment’s notice. Come awards season, Ronan will likely receive the film’s largest push for accolades, but voters should not overlook Metcalf’s contribution as foil to the relentlessly hopeful Lady Bird. As Lady Bird goes through her last year of Catholic high school, she encounters a specific combination of pressures that could only exist in this environment: to fit in, figure out her place in the
world, find a boyfriend, go to college and love Jesus all at once. But Lady Bird is a rebel — she dyes her hair just because, changes her name for no other reason than that she prefers Lady Bird, smokes while eating communion supplies and refuses to listen to her parents. Though, on the outside, she’s way cooler than any of us were in high school, she’s just as broken as all high schoolers on the inside. She puts on a facade for
love interests Danny (Lucas Hedges) and Kyle (Timothée Chalamet), then comes home and gets in a passionate dispute with her mother. Lady Bird is legitimately one of the best characters of the decade, layered with a complexity very few writers can create. “Different things can be sad, it’s not all war,” the title character says, and it’s clearly Gerwig’s mantra with the film. Sure, Lady Bird’s problems are dumb and won’t matter to her
in a year or so, but when you’re 18, everything is the worst problem anyone’s ever faced. But while it acknowledges the challenges of adolescence, “Lady Bird” also does the impossible — it makes you miss high school.
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ALBUM REVIEW | ‘RED BEFORE BLACK’
Cannibal Corpse’s new LP rocks like it’s 1993 By Chris Duncan L&A Reporter
Whether it’s through onstage appearances, personalities or anything in between, bands such as Kiss and Slipknot find fame not just for their music. For Cannibal Corpse, this means grossing people out as much as possible. As one of the pioneering bands in the brutal death metal scene, Cannibal Corpse has capitalized on violence and gore in every aspect of their albums and defined their subgenre. Whether through their gruesome album cover art or disgustingly detailed lyrics, their work drew much controversy upon its release in the
early ’90s, scaring concerned mothers across the world. Twenty years later, Cannibal Corpse is still at it, releasing their 14th studio album Red Before Black to the joy of dedicated fans and metal heads, but drawing shrugs from everyone else. The main issue plaguing Cannibal Corpse and the subgenre they helped create is a lack of diversity. Since the genre was perfected in the mid1990s with albums such as Death’s Symbolic and Cryptopsy’s None So Vile, very little has changed in the world of death metal, and many fans consider brutal death metal to be cliché and boring. Going into Red Before Black, it was exciting to see if Cannibal Corpse would carpe
diem and rebuild the genre into something formidable. Unsurprisingly, the LP disappointed. The one-track minds of Cannibal Corpse are obvious from the get-go with Red Before Black’s opener “Only One Will Die.” While it’s comforting to hear a familiar sound from the band, it’s certainly not a good sign of what’s to come. “Code of the Slashers” is the epitome of familiar songwriting — with its simple song structure, it feels like something the band could have released in 1993. Not every moment on this record comes across as run-of-the-mill. The wailing guitars on “Shedding My Human Skin” bring energy to otherwise typically heavy riffs and thumping
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drums, and the addition of some truly horrific lyrics makes this song stand out for all the right reasons. “Heads Shoveled Off ” and “Destroyed Without a Trace” use identical tactics to stand out in the sea of similar songs. Aside from these glimpses of Cannibal Corpse’s potential, most of Red Before Black sounds like an iteration of something the group did in their prime. Cannibal Corpse’s previous few studio efforts were indisputably in debt to brutal death metal clichés but had an element or two keeping the listener engaged. Red Before Black has none of that. There’s a general lack of changes in pace, it’s simply produced and the instrumentation is as straightforward as
death metal can be. Red Before Black runs at the speed of sound simply because it can, never pausing to answer exactly why. After one listen, this album gets old and repetitive, and nothing draws the listener back for another go-around. For that reason, Red Before Black is a decent introduction to Cannibal Corpse and the death metal scene, but only dedicated fans will give this album a chance to stick.
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