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Brennan gives talk on security, future at University

By London Gibson Senior News Reporter

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Running back Toneil Carter breaks loose from the Kansas defense during the Longhorns’ 42-27 victory over the Jayhawks in Austin on Saturday evening. The freshman back racked up 34 yards and one touchdown on just three carries in the contest.

Texas exiles demons, downs Kansas

By Trenton Daeschner Assoc. Sports Editor

Texas improves to 5–5, one step closer to first bowl game since 2014.

Tom Herman doesn’t care to look and see what the betting line is on his upcoming game.

The Longhorns were 33-point favorites heading into Saturday

night’s meeting against Kansas, a bottom-feeder program that is now 1–9 after Texas’ 42-27 win at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

“I didn’t know we were — I don’t ever know what favorite we are, no,” Herman said.

“That’s a lot, though.”

Perhaps it was a lot for a Texas team entering Saturday with a 4–5 record, fresh off its worst of-

fensive performance of the season last weekend against TCU in Fort Worth. Never mind the fact that the Longhorns shockingly lost to Kansas last November in Lawrence.

Kansas proved why it was a 33-point underdog from the opening kick, when it attempted to catch the Longhorns off guard in their own house.

After winning the coin toss

and deferring to the second half, the Jayhawks boldly tried an onside kick. The plan didn’t work, however, as the Longhorns were ready for it and recovered the ball at Kansas’ 49-yard line.

“We’re always prepared for stuff like that,” senior wide receiver Lorenzo Joe said. “Going into this game, you never know

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John Brennan, former CIA director and rock ‘n’ roll fan, is rejoining the Longhorn community determined to help students find their launchpad into the national security field just like he did as a UT graduate student almost 40 years ago.

Brennan returned to campus last week as part of his recently-appointed role as a distinguished scholar to give a lecture on the ethos of public service at the Blanton Museum of Art and visit classrooms.

As former director of the CIA and deputy national security advisor for the Department of Homeland Security, Brennan’s long history in national security started right here on the 40 Acres.

“I very much enjoyed my two days here,” Brennan said at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center on Friday morning. “(UT) was my launching pad to my professional career, and the first couple of years of my marriage were spent here as well. So I have very fond memories.”

Brennan retired from the CIA in January after directing the agency for four years. He was appointed distinguished fellow in September and will return to campus regularly to speak and mentor students.

While studying for his master’s degree in government, Brennan spent time in Austin in the late 1970s, when Earl

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University discusses 2 percent tuition hike

Memorial tree honors life of Harrison Brown

By Maria Mendez Senior News Reporter

The University is collecting student input on a possible 2 percent tuition increase until Thursday.

The preliminary recommendations to increase tuition for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years were announced by UT’s Tuition Policy Advisory Committee last Wednesday in an email that included an online feedback survey.

Under the recommendations, tuition would increase in both the 2018 and 2019 fall semesters by about $100 for in-state undergraduates and by about $370 for non-resident undergraduates. In-state graduate students would pay about $90 more both years, while tuition for out-of-state graduate students would increase by about $180 both years.

Executive Vice President Maurie McInnis, who co-chairs

UT’s tuition committee, said the tuition increases are necessary because the University is implementing a $20 million budget cut due to decreased state funding.

“Even with a tuition increase, we are behind the amount needed just to keep doing everything that we are doing,” McInnis said. “It’s not new money and it doesn’t even make up for everything that we were cut. It just makes that cut less intense.”

The tuition increases are projected to bring an additional $10 million to the University, according to UT’s tuition webpage. Funding from the increases would go towards financial aid as well as operational and inflation costs, McInnis said.

With the decades-long trend of decreased state funding, other universities including Texas State University and UT-El Paso are also proposing

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By London Gibson Senior News Reporter

The usually busy corner of Speedway and 21st Street grew silent Friday afternoon when a community gathered to dedicate a tree memorializing the life of freshman Harrison Brown five months after he was killed on campus in May. A short ceremony preceded the tree dedication, with speeches made by friends and family. The Harrison Brown Memorial Tree was marked with a plaque and now lies on the corner of 21st and Speedway. Earlier in the day at 10 a.m., the University held a flag-lowering ceremony for the Brown family.

“The permanence of a tree, the growth and the extended life that a tree has on campus (and) also being in such a prominent location on campus, I think really signifies the importance and the feeling that Harrison can bring to unite campus,” said student body vice pres-

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Harrison Brown’s older brother and mother, John and Lori, unveil his memorial during a ceremony in his memory on Friday afternoon. The memorial is in the form of a Mexican plum tree which can be seen on the corner of during 21st and Speedway.

ident Micky Wolf, one of the organizers behind the tree memorial. “He’ll be (there) forever, and I think it’s a fitting place to remember him at UT.” The location for the tree

was picked to be in one of the hearts of campus, said Wolf, Plan II and business honors major. The tree lies across the street from Brown’s dorm.

Brown was killed in an on-campus stabbing in May,

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in which three other students were also injured. He was an undeclared freshman.

During the ceremony, Brown’s older brother John

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People dressed in purple shirts held up illuminated purple glow sticks underneath the Texas Capitol on Sunday in remembrance of those lost to pancreatic cancer.

November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network hosted the Annual PurpleLight Austin Ceremony to raise awareness of the disease.

Nick Textor, co-chair Austin affiliate for PCAN, said the organization’s main goal is to address the seriousness of the disease by spotlighting victims and survivors.

“The idea is to remember the people that have succumbed to this disease and honor the people that are still alive in hopes that we can raise awareness,” Textor said.

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the nation and the only cancer with a sur-

vival rate in the single digits, Textor said.

There is no early detection for pancreatic cancer. Textor said 45,000 people will be diagnosed this year and 38,000 will not live to see a oneyear anniversary.

“It’s a devastating disease,” Textor said. “Basically when you show symptoms it’s too late.”

Virtually everyone who volunteers for the organization has been touched by pancreatic cancer, including Textor, who said he lost his wife eight years ago to the disease.

“If (you) have lost someone to this disease, you’d understand,” Textor said. “If you haven’t, you probably can’t.”

While there is a very low survival rate, there were still a few survivors at the ceremony including UT computer science alumna Meredith Clarke. Meredith Clarke said she is grateful for all that PCAN does.

“When you’re a survivor, in the beginning you’re

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Nick Textor, center, leads people to raise purple glow sticks in observence of National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month on the steps of the Texas Capitol building on Sunday evening.

just trying to put one foot in front of the other, so it would be very hard to advocate for yourself at that point, so you do rely on all of your friends and family,” Meredith Clarke said. “Then like the people here at (PCAN), take it to the next level.”

Meredith Clarke’s husband and three sons came to the ceremony to support her.

Liam Clarke was 13 when

his mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015, and he said it has changed his outlook on life.

“I definitely realize how important family is because you realize that anyone could be lost at any time, and after that you realize you have to care about them while they are still there,” Liam Clarke said. “You have to love them while they are still there to love you back.”

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A model created by graduate student Chad Greene illustrates his research of the upwelling of warm water under Totten Glacier in East Antarctica.

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The Totten Glacier could contribute to more than 11 feet of sea level rise as it slowly melts from beneath, and geoscience graduate student Chad Greene’s research could help predict the rate of the potential resulting climate change.

Greene’s research, published Nov. 1 in the journal “Science Advances,” illustrates how warm water is reaching the Totten Glacier, the largest in East Antarctica, from below as the wind blows over the ocean, diverging the cool waters above.

“We were tracking the motion of Totten Glacier, and how it (melts faster) some years and slows down in other years,” Greene said.

“With about 14 years of data, we tracked it back to wind over the ocean. That’s been shown in parts elsewhere in Antarctica, but we were the first to put those chain of events together.”

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spoke about celebrating Harrison’s life and the ambitions he had while at UT. “What differentiates us from one another is what we chose to do with the time we have,” John Brown said during the ceremony.

“Although Harrison’s life was cut tragically short, he didn’t waste the time. It was a life well-lived.”

Brown’s friend Stephen Wilhelm, a physics sophomore, said although he had only known Harrison for five months, he felt like he had known him for much longer because of his open personality.

“He was just always so genuine,” Wilhelm said during the ceremony. “He was so wholly himself all of the time.”

Students, family members, organizers, acquaintances and people who just wanted to show the Brown family support turned out on Speedway for the dedication of Brown’s tree.

“I decided to come out here to show my respects … it’s the only way I know how,” said biology senior Courtney Austin. “I can’t imagine (the family’s) pain right now.”

Student body president Alejandrina Guzman was also in attendance. She said the tree will help to honor Brown and unite the campus in his memory.

“This means family and unity,” Guzman said. “It means coming together as a community to continue celebrating the life of Harrison, and it means that there’s a lot of love.”

Brent Iverson, dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies, helped plan the tree memorial service. He said for years to come, the tree will be seen by all who walk by every single day and serve as a reminder of Brown’s time on campus.

Come springtime, Brown’s tree — a Mexican Plum tree — will be clouded with fragrant white blooms.

“It is a living memory,” Iverson said during the ceremony. “As this tree continues to thrive and grow through the years, it will serve as a fitting, living reminder of a live very well lived … We will remember Harrison Brown had a life very well lived.”

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Campbell had just won a Heisman Trophy for the Texas Longhorns and Armadillo World Headquarters was a favorite haunt. Brennan, a fan of Bruce Springsteen and the Ramones, said he found himself falling a little into the Texas swing scene as well.

“This is the home of Willie Nelson, so when I came down here I also got a little bit addicted to country western music and listening to Cotton-Eye Joe and doing the Texas Two-Step,” Brennan said.

Brennan and his wife drove down to Austin right after getting married in 1978, so immediately after, he said he still

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covered the deep submarine canyons below Totten Glacier that Greene used in his research during his time as a UT Ph.D. student.

“If we were lucky, the seafloor would be really shallow, like shallower than a hundred meters,” Greenbaum said. “At that point, you will physically block that warm water from getting into the ice shelf cavity. Unfortunately, that warm water has no impediment to flowing right in.”

This research has far reaching implications for billions of people across the

globe, said David Gwyther, Antarctic coastal ocean modeller at the Antarctic Gateway Partnership.

“I know in Australia, we’re using this estimate of sea level rise for planning decisions,” Gwyther said. “For example, zoning of residential houses and buildings (depending on) where you expect there to be strong storm surges and big tides combining with sea level rises, that is where there might be the biggest impact.”

There is still a whole continent of glaciers and other areas across the globe that this

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It is possible Brennan will find himself living in Austin again someday. He said his wife might want to return to the live music capital soon, and he is interested in a professor position at UT in the future.

Brennan’s successor Michael Pompeo spoke on campus last month and discussed his plans to increase the CIA’s aggression, speed and the number of agents in the field.

Brennan said every CIA director has been committed to taking risks in the field in order to collect information.

“During my tenure I believe that we were aggressive and took risks, so it’s good that Mike is going to continue with that,” Brennan said. “I’d like to

think he is going to continue along the path and build upon the world of his predecessors just the way I did.”

In his retirement, Brennan said he wants to inspire students to use national security to give back to the country. He said he hopes to use his experience in the field to help students find their way to careers in national security.

“I wanted to give back to the schools that helped to launch me on a professional career,” Brennan said. “It’s part of my interest in once again having a connection with the University of Texas as well as working in support of the next generation of professionals who are dedicating their lives to public service.”

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continues from page 1 tuition hikes for upcoming academic years. The University of Houston increased tuition for the 2018-2019 year by 2 percent in 2016, and Texas A&M approved a 3.75 percent tuition hike in October.

Kareem Mostafa, Graduate Student Assembly president and a member of the committee, said UT’s tuition is lower than at most Texas universities.

“Based on the current tuition, people at UT are (paying much) less than peer institutions, including (those) in the UT System,” said Mostafa, a civil engineering graduate student.

UT’s current average undergraduate tuition of $5,068 ties with Texas Tech University’s tuition, and remains lower than at UT-Dallas, Texas A&M, University of Houston and Texas State University.

The University raised tuition by 3 percent, or about $150, in the 2016 and 2017 fall semesters, but McInnis said the University has long tried to avoid tuition increases.

“We tried to keep the increase as small as we

could while also acknowledging that if we did nothing, that real cuts and real impacts would be felt on campus,” McInnis said.

After the survey closes Thursday, the committee will help UT President Gregory Fenves draft an official tuition proposal to be approved by the UT System Board of Regents in February.

Exercise science senior Patricia Singh said she feels like past tuition increases have not helped students.

“When there was a tuition increase last time, transcript prices still went up and then counseling services (fees) still went up,” Singh said.

“We get so much money from endowments, and there’s no reason for an increase.”

A previous survey on tuition by the Senate of College Councils showed that 84 percent of students disapproved of any tuition hikes.

Senate President Austin Reynolds said most students will continue disapproving of the proposed increase.

“Students clearly didn’t want a tuition increase,” English senior Reynolds said. “For some students that go to UT, this 2 percent means forfeiting food or not having enough money for rent.”

model and tool could be used for, Greene said.

“I’ve looked at one glacier now and there is a whole continent of glaciers there in Antarctica, and then there’s Greenland,” Greene said. “If the whole East (Antarctic) Ice Sheet wastes away, it’s close to 150 meters of sea level rise. That’s not to be alarmist, because that’s not going to happen in our lifetime, but I was really focused on this big unknown. There’s this huge ice sheet that nobody really knows much about and nobody has really been looking.”

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Former CIA director John Brennan, left, and Director of the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) Steve Slick, right, discuss the importance of college students entering public service upon graduation at the Blanton Auditorium this past Friday morning.

Tuition Increases Across Texas Public Universities for 2018-2019

0% proposed tuition increase Source: http://www.texastech.edu/board-of-regents/december-2015/ttus-tuition-and-fees.pdf

2% proposed tuition increase 2% proposed tuition increase 2.75% proposed tuition increase 3% proposed tuition increase 6% proposed tuition increase Source: http://www.uhsystem.edu/news/articles/?/2016/February/0218Tuition.php

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Social work students receive opioid overdose training

By John Melendez News Reporter

Operation Naloxone held their first overdose response training for social work students on Friday, just a few weeks after President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in late October.

Operation Naloxone is an opioid overdose prevention and resource initiative started by the College of Pharmacy and Steve Hicks School of Social Work. The program recently received a $1 million grant from the Texas Human and Health Services Commission.

Lucas Hill, clinical assistant professor and operation director, said he believes social work students have a lot to contribute to the program if they get involved.

“We think it’s really important that pharmacy students have a much better understanding of the social determinants of health and … that social work professionals can have a positive impact on patient health and general community well-being,” Hill said.

The training session taught students U.S. opioid trends since 1999, Naloxone’s role in opioid overdose prevention and opioid overdose risk factors and symptoms. Students also discussed what to do in hypothetical

said. He said he describes Naloxone as a fire extinguisher.

“Most people don’t have to use (a fire extinguisher), but you should have it around,” Hill

overdose situations.

Those who take prescription opioids as recommended might get offended if someone suggests that they carry Naloxone, Hill

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Acapalooza 2017! brings music to campus Indoor pollution proves detrimental to children’s health

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The low, groovy beat of Childish Gambino’s song “Redbone” played as a single silhouette mid-stage was suddenly joined by individuals from both sides, stepping, swaying and singing with confidence.

The tune was performed by UT’s Soul Blend A Cappella group, which joined six other groups in the Hogg Auditorium on Friday evening for Acapalooza 2017!.

“There was a point during mic check when we were at the (peak) of ‘Redbone,’ I remember looking over at my teammates that were singing with me and just hearing everybody’s voices and hearing everything come together, it felt really good,” said Weatherly Sawyer, Soul Blend member and studio art sophomore.

In past years, proceeds from the event went to UT Voices Against Violence, but this year, donations were made to the Student Emergency Services’ Harvey relief fund.

“This year with everything that happened with all of the hurricanes, we thought that this was probably going to be most appropriate because it affected a lot of students,” said professional accounting graduate student Tasha Torres, who helped direct Acapalooza 2017!.

Torres, who is in One Note Stand, said groups stepped up their game this year with their performances, sharing songs

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Operation Naloxone Director Lucas Hill, right, and Student Director Lubna Mazin, left, taught social work students opioid overdose response training on Friday. According to the CDC, over 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose.

said. “If you’re using opioids, you should have Naloxone around.”

Social work sophomore Sarah Hoff said Naloxone’s ability to completely reverse the effect of an opioid overdose makes her feel like she has more power to help.

“The idea that we have access to a drug that potentially could save somebody is kind of empowering,” Hoff said. “As a social work major, I feel like sometimes there’s such limitations to what we can achieve.”

Hill spoke about how much the initiative has grown since its inception in 2016. He said more than 300 pharmacy students, groups outside of Austin and hundreds of high school and college students in the community have received Naloxone training.

The fact that Texas does not grant medical amnesty, which would provide protection from liability when seeking medical help as a result of illegal drug abuse, is a deterrent to solving the issue of overdoses, social work graduate student Shira Hecht said.

“The laws we have about drugs in this country are ridiculous,” Hecht said. “I hope we can continue to look at things from the ‘How do we prevent people from dying?’ perspective as opposed to the ‘Who can we lock up for this?’ perspective.”

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A capella group One Note Stand practices their stances and placements for the Acapalooza competition that was held on Nov. 7.

that highlighted the diversity of each group. For math junior Batool Abbasi, who watched from the audience, the different styles stood out.

“There are so many different groups, and there is so much diversity not just in gender but in style and the culture of the songs they are performing,” Abbasi said. “I think that’s awesome.”

From Hum A Cappella’s recognizable mashup of Kanye West hits to The Ransom Notes’ closing performance that got the audience on its feet, the night was packed end to end with music.

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represented a chance for people to enjoy a type of music that is not always understood.

“I don’t think a capella has been appreciated in the south as much as it has been in the northeast,” engineering senior DyCruz said. “It’s a very different sound that people don’t get to hear down here.”

DyCruz said the concert showcased how a cappella groups are becoming more modern, trading in the doo-wops of barber shop music for the sounds of popular instruments.

“Now, a capella is moving towards incorporating real life instruments,” DyCruz said.

“That’s where we added the

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There are so many different groups, and there is so much diversity not just in gender but in style and the culture of the songs.”

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beatboxer, the guitar sounds you would hear on stage. That’s the more modern version of a capella.”

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Even in their daycares, children are not safe from the detrimental health effects of indoor pollution, said Jules Elkins, a College of Liberal Arts lecturer, on Friday.

Elkins’ lecture was the latest geography colloquium, titled “41 Million Missing IQ Points. Are Chemicals in Buildings the Culprit?,” that aimed to inform people about the prevalence of indoor pollution that permeates daily life.

“Sixty-five percent of American kids are in daycare every week,” Elkins said. “Some of them are there 10 hours a day, five days a week. What they’re being exposed to is crazy with respect to their life course.”

Children in the daycare setting are exposed to many types of chemicals such as waterproofing agents, fire retardants and solvents, which end up in their bodies, Elkins said.

She went on to describe how buildings built before certain chemicals were banned in the use of construction can have a similar effect on people of all ages.

Elkins referenced a study conducted by the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health.

“What’s really cool about this study is they enrolled the mothers prior to being pregnant, and they wore personal air monitors,” Elkins said. “So you have a

really good idea of what the mothers were being exposed to. They followed these kids over time, they’re still following them. It’s a really rich data set, and you’re looking at really significant differences in IQ.” Although he is not familiar with Elkins’ work, engineering professor Richard Corsi said the evidence of damage to human well-being as a result of indoor pollution is no longer speculative.

“Evidence of health effects associated with many of these chemicals is no longer simply speculative, but rather overwhelming,” said Corsi, co-director of the Center for Sustainable Development. “(Semi-volatile organic compounds) are emitted from almost any electronic device, flame retardants and plasticizers, vinyl flooring, laminated materials and more.”

Government sophomore Joanna Contreras said while the topic of indoor pollution was interesting, it was equally concerning because living in toxin-free environments is costly and inaccessible to most people.

“It’s easy to talk about ‘We should do this and that,’ but a lot of us don’t have the means to (live in totally non-toxic environments),” Contreras said. “It’s a little disheartening because in the United States, neo-liberal economic policies have really caused a focus on capital rather than the health and the future of our people.”

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Other schools should emulate UT’s SSD

By Jeff Rose Columnist

When I was sitting in my archaeology class at UT-Arlington last year, we watched several videos, some captioned, most not. It was hard for me as a deaf student to follow along, to keep up with the audio and take notes. A year later, I transferred to UT-Austin, sat in my English class and watched a video that was captioned for me.

Compared to other schools, UT-Austin’s disability accommodation services go above and beyond. Students registered at Services for Students with Disabilities may get accommodations like priority registration, captioned videos, test-taking services and more. However, other Texas schools, even those in the UT System, may not provide these same accommodations to their disabled students. Texas public colleges and universities have a responsibility to follow the law and provide as many accommodations as they can for their students.

At my old university, UT-Arlington, I did not have priority registration. I had a captioned video accommodation, but if videos didn’t already come captioned, I just had to deal with it and struggle to understand. Here at UT-Austin, the libraries have a captioning and transcription service, something many schools don’t have.

Having these additional accommodations

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can go a long way for students — and it’s required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal law.

I’ve heard many horror stories of disability services from other schools, such as professors playing bad YouTube auto-captioning and tests not being delivered to reduced-distraction rooms. It’s shocking to know that others in my community are having to struggle to keep up with their

classmates while I have many accommodations here that help me succeed in class and do well.

UT government sophomore Caroline Graves said she takes “tests in the SSD office using extended time, intermittent breaks, et cetera and (she has) never had a bad experience there. Things like priority registration and having a wheelchair-accessible dorm room help too.”

But Graves also has horror stories from other colleges to tell.

Having taken classes at Austin Community College’s Rio Grande campus, Graves experienced a variety of challenges with disability services there. Some of these obstacles included small and packed test-taking rooms, disorganization and a complete shutdown of the office two weeks before classes ended.

As SSD assistant director Emily Shryock said, “all colleges and universities are required to provide equal access via academic adjustments and auxiliary aids.” So why don’t all Texas schools provide the same great accommodations for their students?

Other schools follow the letter of the law, but only to the bare minimum in some cases. These schools may not have as many disabled students or the funding to provide as many accommodations that go above and beyond federal law like UT-Austin does. But that’s no excuse for schools in the UT System to not provide great services.

No one should have to go through what Graves went through at ACC, or what countless others went through at their schools. Our community deserves the same opportunity to succeed as those without a disability.

Rose is an English sophomore from The Woodlands.

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Students must engage local politicians to achieve change

Political affiliation does not excuse sexual misconduct

By Noah Horwitz Senior Columnist

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By Ryan Young Senior Columnist

My fellow columnist Elizabeth Braaten wrote several weeks ago that as college students, we’re good at making a scene about issues we care about. We’re passionate and interested in social justice, and we’re not afraid to voice our opinions on social media. Unfortunately, we usually stop there — we’re “slacktivists.” Why? Maybe because it feels futile to try to save the entire country.

In the age of Trump and fake news, it’s easy to get riled up about the latest national dumpster fire — be it football and the national anthem, gun control, bathroom bills or UNESCO — as the endless Facebook battles and Daily Texan columns attest to, with all due respect to my colleagues. But folks, let’s face it: Our complaints are drops in the bucket. There are more than 320 million Americans, and we’re governed by a labyrinthine federal government.

Are tweets and Capitol protests going to convince Congress to repeal that legislation or the president to do a 180 on foreign policy? Probably not. But you can make a difference by turning toward your local community — your city, Austin.

In many ways, city politics have a bigger impact on our lives than national politics. Think of the services you depend on everyday: police protection, the library system, public parks and roads and bridges. Do you ever think about the people responsible for designing, administering and running those systems? I can tell you they don’t work for President Donald Trump.

Unlike the behemoth that is the federal government, the city of Austin is beholden to us. It’s responsive to our day-to-day

concerns. City planning isn’t top-down, but bottom-up. Elected officials and administrators regularly talk to residents to understand their needs and desires — that’s how they get the information they need to make decisions that govern the services we use every day.

When we get off social media and talk to our city council members, we get real progress, such as the proposed renaming of Austin’s Robert E. Lee Road.

And right now, the city is asking for our help. Know of any spots in West Campus that are a little too dark for comfort?

The city wants to hear about them. You can help them out by responding to their lighting survey, which will guide future improvements, such as more streetlights and safer pedestrian crosswalks.

You can also make your voice heard by taking the city’s Corridor Mobility Program survey. Remember that billion-dollar mobility bond we voted on last year?

The city is just now beginning the public input process that will determine how all that money will be spent. If you’ve ever been nearly run over crossing the street or riding a bicycle, speak up and let the city know that students need safer routes to class. Think more bike lanes, wider sidewalks and safer pedestrian crossings on big streets like the Drag.

You might be wondering why you should bother if these projects are years away for a community you’ll probably have no stake in. But by becoming more informed and engaged citizens today, we can be ready to enact change wherever we may live tomorrow. What starts here changes the world, but we don’t have to change the whole world at once.

Young is a computer science senior from Bakersfield, California.

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Since The New York Times first published its exposé about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s serial sexual harassment and assault, the floodgates have opened against these monsters. In Hollywood, the media, politics and many other industries, old open rumors are now onthe-record allegations. Men who have, for far too long, abused their power and fame to inflict harm upon those without are being called out for their heinous acts. They deserve to face criminal liability as well.

These developments have led many to re-examine the credible allegations against Donald Trump. At least 16 women — including a journalist — have accused the president of sexual harassment and assault. And, of course, Trump himself admitted to as much in the infamous Access Hollywood tape.

“I don’t even wait,” the president said in 2005. “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.”

Republicans have long engaged in a cynical form of whataboutism in replies to such serious scandal regarding their party’s leader. “But Bill Clinton!” The retort was old-fashioned and cruel, since it was not used as an attack on the philanderer but upon the woman against whom he committed his infidelity.

But now that the 2016 election is in the rearview mirror, at least for some of us, the country would do well to re-examine some allegations against the 42nd president.

Most folks think of adultery and a fib under oath about Monica Lewinsky when

it comes to Clinton’s sexual misconduct, but many other allegations are far more serious. Paula Jones accused him of longtime sexual harassment, while Kathleen Willey accused him of assault and Juanita Broaddrick accused him of rape. Jones’s lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court before settling for more than $1 million, if adjusted for inflation.

It is easy to demonize a political opponent as a sexual predator, be it Trump or Roy Moore. It isn’t hard to do the same to someone you’re not attached to, like Louis C.K. or Weinstein. But with Clinton, many on the left and center are loyal to him, giving him a pass because they like his politics.

This is unacceptable.

Fifty years from now Clinton might well be remembered the same as President Woodrow Wilson. He’d be a progressive in his time who completed and enacted real, important accomplishments, but is irreparably tainted by a predilection deemed venial by his contemporary culture and rightfully regarded as evil by modern society. In Wilson’s case, it is his unabashed, vile racism. In Clinton’s case, it will likely be his predatory — if not worse — history with women.

I hope that we can enter a new era when it comes to discussions about such monsters. One in which survivors can feel more empowered and more believed, and one in which the powerful who prey upon the powerless are prosecuted and not protected. That starts with admitting uncomfortable truths.

Horwitz is a second-year law student from Houston.

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This wasn’t just any ordinary pick-six for Davis, though. This was his payoff for the hard work he put in not only on the field, but in the class.

The defensive back found himself in a predicament last season. After getting redshirted in his his first season at Texas, Davis technically had one fifth and final season of eligibility.

However, in order to play, he needed to graduate.

“This is a guy that needed to pass an ungodly amount of hours in the spring and summer to graduate, and he needed to graduate to be eligible to play this season,” Herman said. “(Safeties coach) Craig Naivar dove into his life and prodded

him and taught him and mentored him.”

Davis said he was forced to take five classes during one session, followed by one during an off period and another four during the summer — all for one more season of eligibility.

As the summer came to a close, Davis received his diploma.

“The day that my diploma came in at the end of the summer and I was cleared for the season, I hugged coach Naivar and I hugged coach Herman because these guys really helped me get all the way through to where I am,” Davis said. “It was such an appreciative moment.”

Several months have passed since Davis got his hands on his diploma, but he said the younger guys on team still ask him about his five-year journey at Texas.

“These guys hung in here with me from spring from two years ago,” Davis said.

“Some of the freshman are like, ‘Man how do you do

it?’ I’m like man you’ve just got to be patient. You’ve just gotta wait till your time comes.’

Now, Davis can see the end of his Longhorn career.

After the game, the fifthyear senior reflected on his journey on the 40 Acres and expressed his gratitude to his teammates and coaching staff for the help and opportunities along the way.

And for these last two games, the Longhorns are just asking Davis for one thing in return: be their next man up.

“I tell these guys all the time, I cherish them,” Davis said. “I cherish the guys that I’m in here with. Seeing these young guys develop, I’m like man I wonder what the older guys think of me now. Old man ‘Twuan out there with them young guys. It’s just a real appreciative moment.

Having my last one in two weeks, it’s gonna be tough but I really feel like I’m ready for it.”

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On Texas’ first play from scrimmage, sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele delivered a 49yard touchdown pass to Joe, who got behind the Jayhawks’ secondary.

The Longhorns were up 7-0 just nine seconds into the game. But fans would’ve been remiss to not draw flashbacks to last year’s meeting in Lawrence. Texas scored on its first play from scrimmage in that game as well to take an early 7-0 lead over the Jayhawks.

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Bamba’s partner-incrime, power forward Dylan Osetkowski, impressed in his Texas debut as well. The versatile big man displayed his arsenal of skills, nailing outside shots, boxing out to earn tough rebounds and even demonstrating an ability to handle the ball up the floor.

The junior finished with a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double. He’ll be counted on throughout the season, bringing Texas’ rebounding and highpost success that it lacked a year ago.

“I’m just trying to bring a level of hustle, spirit, rebounding,” Osetkowski

The Longhorns went on to lose 24-21 in overtime, one of the worst losses in program history.

This night would not prove haunting for the burnt orange, though.

Texas received boosts from a host of players in the first half to grab control of the game, never letting Kansas get firmly within striking distance.

Fifth-year senior defensive back Antwuan Davis needed just one half to turn in the best performance of his Texas career. Davis intercepted the Jayhawks twice, including a pick-six to put Texas up 14-0, and

recovered a Kansas fumble on a punt return.

“It’s a great feeling to be out there with this defense, with this team,” Davis said.

“I don’t want to be a missing piece. I want to be a part of this puzzle.”

Freshman running back Toneil Carter and sophomore wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey each rushed for scores in the first half. Freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who didn’t start despite being cleared from a head injury, came in late in the first quarter and tossed an eight-yard touchdown pass to freshman tight end Cade Brewer.

said. “My ability to shoot the ball is only to get better from here. And I’m gonna help space the floor out.”

The Longhorns shot 29.2 and 65 percent from three-point range and the charity stripe in 2016-17, respectively. Both of these facets of the game were noticeably improved in the early going on Friday night. Texas drew plenty of contact down low, resulting in numerous trips to the line. The team finished the first half 17-of-19 from the line and 5-of-14 from downtown.

But most importantly, Texas drilled each of its first four three-pointers and finished several dunks to establish early momentum and ignite the offensive attack. Seven Texas players scored in double-figures as the Longhorns finished over the century mark for the first time since

December 2015.

Despite the offensive flashes, the Longhorns’ defense was arguably the strongest aspect of Texas’ game. Northwestern State couldn’t break through the Longhorns’ press in the first half and Texas’ aggressive defense, led by Kerwin Roach, forced 19 turnovers in the contest. Additionally, the Longhorns blanked the Demons 28-0 in points off of turnovers.

“With the new group we got in, we were able to pressure more, rotate guys in and we’re long and fast and athletic, so the more we can pressure people, we can get in our element playing fast,” sophomore point guard Andrew Jones said.

After completing the second largest blowout of the Smart era, Texas will look to continue the success on Tuesday night when New Hampshire comes to town.

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including to Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 Championship, the team appears to have righted the ship.

“We came together as a team at the start of this new season,” Berg said. “We took mistakes from this season and fixed those.

Obviously, we have more stuff to work on, but I think we came together and we’re excited to move on to the next round.”

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Senior cornerback Antwaun Davis celebrates with cornerback Kris Boyd during Texas’ 42-27 win over Kansas. Davis, with an increased role on defense, tallied his first two interceptions of his career in the victory, including a 16-yard pick-six touchdown in the first quarter.

By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Reporter

Some players call him old man, others just call him ‘Twuan, but Saturday night, fifth-year senior Antwuan Davis was just the next man up.

Texas adopted the slogan “next man up” in response to players who are forced to step up when the team loses a player to injury. However, with the

news of starting cornerback Holton Hill’s season-long suspension combined with the injury of junior nickelback and team captain P.J. Locke III, it begged the question, who is that next man?

That question found an answer when Kansas quarterback Carter Stanley released the ball from his own end zone. The ball left Stanley’s fingertips and right into fifth-year

senior Antwuan Davis’ hands. Davis returned the interception all the way to the corner of the endzone to give Texas an early 14-0 lead.

And just like that, Texas found its next man up.

“Once I had the ball, all I could see is the end zone,” Davis said. “I saw the whole d-line blocking, I saw a cornerback come

“‘Man, how do you do it?’

I’m like man, you’ve just got to be patient. You’ve just gotta wait till your time comes. ” —Antwuan Davis, senior cornerback

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Texas thrashes Northwestern State in promising start to year

Longhorns breeze through North Texas, advance in tourney

By Dalton Phillips Senior Sports Reporter

carlos garcia| daily texan staff Mo Bamba handles the ball at the top of the key during Texas’ 105-59 victory over Northwestern State.

The freshman center finished with 15 points and eight rebounds in his collegiate debut.

By Steve Helwick Senior Sports Reporter

Friday night was supposed to usher in a new era of Texas basketball, and based on the Longhorns’ performance, it lived up to expectations.

Loaded with a combination of young talent and returning veterans, Shaka Smart’s team delivered plenty of hope for the upcoming season to the 9,516 fans that watched the lopsided spectacle.

Texas rolled Northwestern State throughout, ending the contest at the Frank Erwin Center 105-59. And on an even more encouraging note, plenty of Texas’ struggles from last season became strengths in the 2017-18 opener.

“We still have a long way to go, a lot of things to improve on, but I think our guys shared the ball really well,” head coach Shaka Smart said. “I thought Mo (Bamba) and Dylan

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“Our message was we had something to prove. Last year wasn’t the greatest for us and I’m saying ‘us’ because I was a part of that too.”

The Longhorns punched their ticket to North Carolina on Friday in style.

Sophomore forward Cyera Hintzen scored two goals and freshman forward Haley Berg added one of her own as the team’s top goal-scoring duo led Texas past the Mean Green 3-0 at home in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

“I’m really pleased with the result,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “I thought we did some great things. We were able to give some of our young players more minutes than we were able to in the regular season. We’re just really excited to be in the NCAA Tournament.”

Keen on avoiding another early upset, the Longhorns played with a sense of urgency from the opening kick. Just 20 minutes into the contest, Berg split two North Texas defenders and crossed the ball to a

waiting Hintzen. The forward quickly lined up a shot and blasted it home from 14 yards to give Texas the lead.

Moments later, Berg made it a two-score game with a clean one-onone move and finish past Mean Green goalkeeper Brooke Bradley.

After narrowly escaping with a win on the road in the two program’s first meeting this season in August, Texas looked like the far more polished team on Friday night.

“I think we just settled down and played more composed,” Hintzen said. “We realized when we can string passes together we can get into the box. We took that into consideration and applied it more out on the field.”

The rest of the match following the opening two goals was all Texas.

The team set the tempo on both ends, outshooting their opponents 15-8 and allowing only three

We took mistakes from this season and fixed those. Obvisouly, we have more stuff to work on, but we came together and we’re excited to move on to the next round .”

—Haley Berg, freshman forward

shots on goal. Sophomore goalie Nicole Curry recorded a program-best 11th shutout with her three saves.

Coming out of the break, the Longhorns put the final nail in the coffin as Hintzen notched her ninth goal of the season. A deep pass from midfield bounced

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—Mo Bamba, freshman center

(Osetkowski) as a twosome just gave us a great spark early with the way that they played, the way that they rebounded.”

The night started with an emphatic putback dunk by five-star freshman center Mo Bamba. Bamba, a 6-foot-11 center with an NBA future, anchored the paint defensively and

scored at will near the basket on offense. Bamba stuffed the stat sheet with a game-high 15 points, eight boards and four rejections.

“Whenever you can start off with a dunk on your first play, it pumps everyone up,” Bamba said.

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angela wang| daily texan staff Texas freshman defender Peyton McGee strikes the ball during the Longhorns’ 3-0 shutout over North Texas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Texas plays Clemson in North Carolina next round.

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ALBUM REVIEW | ‘STRANGER’

Yung Lean finds new direction with‘Stranger’

By Chris Duncan L&A Reporter

From his name alone, Yung Lean sounds like a parody artist — a young, white European kid taking stabs at hip-hop’s varied tropes. Initial impressions aside, Lean is certainly serious about his craft and on his newest album, he gets closer to finding his groove.

Kicking off his rap career with the Sad Boys and his viral hit “Ginseng Strip 2002,” Lean’s music and image screamed Tumblr baby. His debut album Unknown Memory attempted to tackle personal issues with melancholic instrumentals, but Lean’s writing left something to desire. Filled with gloomy and depressive lyrics and lethargic cloud rap beats, his second

record was more of the same.

Now, with his newest project Stranger, Yung Lean comes into his own with a mature, introspective release.

Amongst colleagues and rap aficionados, Lean is incorrectly known as the European white guy who puts his own spin on hip-hop. Although that may have been partially true in 2013, it certainly isn’t now.

Stranger isn’t even a pure hiphop album — it’s more R&B than anything. The record’s few rap elements are the most boring components, with songs such as “Salute / Pacman” and “Iceman” leaving much to be desired in Lean’s vocals and core messages.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, “Red Bottom Sky” surveys Lean’s outlook on life.

His voice sounds tentative, as if he lacks the confidence to reveal his true opinions and emotions, but the abstractions and sensitivity in this song are its most impressive features. Why he avoided this style of music before Stranger is unknown, but this new R&B-esque style of rap allows Lean to express his true opinions rather than whatever his moniker warrants.

The switch back and forth between hip hop and R&B creates a slight gray area for the listener, but once decoded it’s certainly not difficult to listen to. Overall, slight vocal riffs and muddy beats dominate the entirety of Stranger, making it slightly sterile in comparison to trends of modern hip-hop.

Nonetheless, Yung Lean fans

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will likely look back on Stranger as an important moment of transition in Lean’s progression as an artist.

The shining jewel of Stranger is its production. Yung Lean consistently releases fantastically produced albums, and this time is no different with long-time collaborator and fellow Sad Boy Yung Gud, Yung Sherman and Whitearmor. The aforementioned “Iceman” could have easily been a brief instrumental with its graceful interpretation of grime, and other songs add additional hints of pop, hardcore punk and soul to keep the listener interested.

The two most interesting tracks of the record bring up the rear of Stranger. “Agony” is a personal favorite — the

melting piano chords complements the simple production of this track perfectly, leaving the song wide-open for Lean to pen his eerie messages about mental health and the healing process. Concluding with the support of a children’s choir, “Agony” hits hard. In contrast, the album’s final song, “Yellowman,” acts as a response to Lean’s message in “Agony” with its snare drum and bass guitar blending in well with the track’s ambiance in an argument for sanity. However, Lean’s lyrics leave much to be desired, and his vocal performance is shaky at times. Together, these two show all of Lean’s potential and shortcomings in just a little over eight minutes.

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Stranger a shot. It’s certainly above average with engaging and shining moments to prove itself. Longtime Lean fans might feel as if they’re in uncharted territory with this LP, but those that enjoy this new direction will hopefully find the payoff in Lean’s next album.

MOVIE REVIEW | ‘MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS’

Swift creates ‘Reputation’ Agatha Christie adaptation of mediocrity with new LP has trouble staying on track

By Justin Jones

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L&A Reporter

One of the most powerful names in pop music is back, and she’s out to clear her “reputation.” Unfortunately, Taylor Swift’s newest comes up short, settling for a perfectly listenable style that may be new to her, but is broadly imitative of what other pop stars did first.

After a few troubling singles, Reputation arrived last Friday to the iTunes libraries of millions of nervewracked Swifties. While it’s full of flaws, the album contains some great songs and marks a bold new step for the singer.

The problems start with the much-feared collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Future (yes, that Future), “End Game,” which fulfills the worst possible threat of a Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran/Future song. While Future’s feature is passable, the rest of it is Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran doing their best impressions of Rihanna and *insert rapper here*. It gives off the impression of a couple of suburban white children who’ve never listened to hip-hop and decide to make a rap song in GarageBand. The song is painful to hear and is easily the worst song yet on any Taylor Swift album.

Similarly, a few other songs, such as “Don’t Blame Me” and “King of My Heart,” use hip-hop style beats to give the music a different edge. Aside from sounding out of place in these otherwise typical Swift songs, they’re uncomfortable choices for the artist on a larger scale. She does a cheap imitation of the sound that artists of color have owned for years and uses that to signify that she’s gone “bad.”

The album’s lead single,

“Taken on its own, Reputation is a slightly above average pop album with a few standout tracks.”

—Justin Jones, Assoc. L&A Editor “Look What You Made Me Do,” does give “End Game” a run for its money in the battle for worst track on Reputation. The song, which samples Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy,” embodies the album’s largest problems — it’s unoriginal, unpleasant to listen to and the lyrics are frequently just dumb.

Swift’s move away from her “good” persona becomes complete here, but she just comes off as spiteful rather than empowered.

While rebranding one’s image is not inherently a bad thing, it’s a shame that Taylor Swift is rebranding to whatever this is. A song late on the album, “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” is undeniably a bop, but it’s a vengeful song that’s clearly about her feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. “Friends don’t try to trick you, get on the phone and mind-twist you,” she sings. The old Taylor may be dead, but the new one just needs to learn to shake it off sometimes.

When Swift abandons trap beats and focuses on a more pop-centric sound in the second half of Reputation, she finally hits her stride. Full of catchy choruses and the rare vulnerable glimpse of who the singer actually is, these

seven songs are reminiscent of the best of Swift’s past few albums. While they never reach the highs of the year’s best pop anthem, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Cut to the Feeling,” there are five or six bangers on the album, such as “Gorgeous” and “Getaway Car,” that will make for excellent listens while driving with the windows rolled down on a cool, 80-degree Texas winter day.

Taken on its own, Reputation is a slightly above average pop album with a few standout tracks. As a Taylor Swift album, it’s a risky step into murky territory that doesn’t totally pay off. It certainly has some songs worth listening to, but in the end, Swift, like so many white pop stars before her, is content with riding on the coattails of women of color who simply do it better.

REPUTATION GENRES: Pop RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2017 SCORE:

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Taylor Swift performs at the Circuit of the Americas for the Formula One Race in 2016. The pop star recently released her newest album, Reputation.

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Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” has been subject to numerous film and television adaptations, but none of them looked as crisp and rich as Kenneth Branagh’s take. Branagh directs the picture and stars as the film’s hero, detective Hercule Poirot, displaying both his best and worst tendencies as a filmmaker in the process.

“Murder on the Orient Express” takes a while to get chugging, devoting a lengthy section of its first act to explaining how Poirot gets on the train. Yet it’s also the strongest part of the movie, as it’s a joy to see Poirot mingle with his clients and friends. Poirot is one of literature’s most esteemed detectives, and Branagh is immensely likable in the role. He focuses on Poirot’s eccentricities, such as his need for balance and order, and he wears what may be the most impressive mustache to ever grace the silver screen.

Aboard the train, Poirot encounters a diverse band of strangers, among them a governess (Daisy Ridley), a doctor (Leslie Odom, Jr.), a professor (Willem Dafoe), a princess (Judi Dench), a missionary (Penelope Cruz) and a widow (Michelle Pfeiffer). Poirot also meets Samuel Ratchett (Johnny Depp), who asks for his protection from assassination.

Poirot declines.

The next day, the train is halted by snow — and Ratchett is found dead in his room, stabbed 12 times. Peculiarly, his room is still locked. Poirot later discovers Ratchett was actually connected to the murder of a child belonging to the kind and generous Colonel Armstrong.

Poirot surmises the killer is still

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Kenneth Branagh directs and underutilizes an all-star cast in “Murder on the Orient Express”

on the train, and with rescuers coming to free the locomotive, he has limited time to capture the culprit.

Though it sets up its plot at a leisurely pace, “Murder on the Orient Express” rushes through the meat of Christie’s story as Poirot briefly interviews his suspects. The talented ensemble cast is largely wasted in one-dimensional roles that Branagh overshadows all too often. Poirot’s monologues, his wistful declarations to a deceased lover and his obsessive habits too often distract from the other performances. Legendary thespians Judi Dench and Derek Jacobi barely register, and only Pfeiffer makes an impression. All of the suspects can either be reduced to stereotypes or have no personality at all, playing second fiddle to Poirot. Their ties to the case are vaguely explained and they too easily betray their secrets to Poirot, making his job rather straightforward and the climactic reveal incredibly dull.

Branagh’s impulses toward showmanship elevate the picture as much as they hinder it.

The lavish and stunning sets are shot on 65mm film, and the result is breathtakingly

beautiful. But Branagh also adds two unnecessary action sequences that are stilted and undramatic. Worse, the final confrontation between Poirot and his suspects takes place at a table that heavy-handedly calls to mind the Last Supper and features shouting and weeping that would be more at home in a soap opera.

Nonetheless, “Murder on the Orient Express” achieves some semblance of poignancy when it mediates on how one death can fracture the souls of many. Poirot remarks several times that there is only right and wrong and nothing in between, but he finds that longing for catharsis can drive good people to commit evil. In spite of his missteps, Branagh effectively brings out the emotional core of Christie’s novel.

“Murder on the Orient Express” has trouble staying on the tracks, but at least it pulls into the station.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS RUN TIME: 114 minutes MPAA RATING: PG-13 SCORE: