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Senior Armanti Foreman is consoled following Texas’ 27-23 loss to Texas Tech on Friday night at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Longhorns collapse on senior night Texas Tech rallies back from 10-point deficit in fourth quarter to stun Texas By Trenton Daeschner Assoc. Sports Editor
It was a collapse — a catastrophic, epic collapse. Yet, in a way, it was typical of a program that’s spent years wandering in no man’s land. Friday night was primarily supposed to be about the seniors, who played their final game under the lights of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. But above all else, it was supposed to be about continued progress. The footprint on this game in the end was one of disaster,
though. The Longhorns suffered a 27-23 defeat to Texas Tech after squandering a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. “There’s no words for it,” junior linebacker Malik Jefferson said. “To come up short, it’s super frustrating. Guys understand what was at risk at the beginning of the game and throughout the whole game.” Texas turned the ball over four times in the second half and never could put the Red Raiders away, despite many opportunities to do so. The Longhorns led 23-13 early in the fourth quarter after junior
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Texas Tech wide receiver Cameron Batson’s touchdown catch with 1:47 left gave the Red Raiders a 27-23 lead.
Surfing the internet in the United States may become more expensive if a recent proposal to end net neutrality rules comes to fruition. The Federal Communications Commission released a proposal last Tuesday to dismantle regulations ensuring equal access to the internet. If approved in December, the plan would allow broadband companies to fine, slow down and block customers’ access to selected websites. The current net neutrality rules were pushed by former President Barack Obama administration and established in 2015. Prabhudev Konana, a professor in the Red McCombs School of Business, said these net neutrality rules prevent internet providers from controlling online traffic. “You cannot prioritize, … block or target content regardless of where it comes from,” Konana said. With the repeal of net neutrality, Verizon, which owns Yahoo, could push its customers to use Yahoo instead of Google for online searches, Konana said. “Once it is removed, technically broadband providers can do whatever they want as long as they’re transparent,” Konana said. The proposal to end net neutrality was created by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who was appointed by President Donald Trump. Pai first opened the net neutrality policy for review in May, establishing a period for public comments. Under his recent proposal, Pai continues pushing for the end of net neutrality. “Under my proposal, the federal government will stop micromanaging the internet,” Pai
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UT expands presence in Mexico, Tiff’s Treats announces $25 million funding for expansion opens new office in capital city By London Gibson
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Tiff’s Treats, the cookie delivery service that students use to celebrate special occasions or just as a late-night snack, announced a $25 million investment raised to help grow the company on Nov. 15. The investment is led by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. In the past three years, Tiff’s Treats has raised $50 million in investments, earning $11 million in 2016 and $14 million in 2015. Founders Leon Chen and Tiffany Taylor, both UT alumni, started Tiff’s Treats in 1999. “Seeing our brand take off like it is, and be so warmly received into new markets validates what we’ve believed for nearly two decades now,”
UT expanded its international sphere of influence in Mexico earlier this month with the opening of an office in Mexico City as well as a new research partnership with a top Mexican university. The new office and partnership are the latest in a long history of collaboration and shared research between UT and Mexican educational and scientific institutions. UT researchers have worked with those in Mexico on various projects for more than 50 years, according to a press release. The two additions were announced one day apart, on Nov. 16 and 17.
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Tiff’s Treats recently announced a $25 million investment led by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.
Taylor said in a statement. The pair opened their first store in Austin in 2000. Today they have 34 stores in total both inside and outside of Texas, having added 10 just in the last year. The location nearest UT is
at Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Nueces Street. Tiff’s plans to open at least 10 more stores in 2018 and 15 in 2019, according
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Working with scholars in Mexico will help UT researchers gain vital perspectives in attempts to tackle common issues, UT President Gregory Fenves said in a press release. “For decades, UT has worked closely with Mexican scholars, as well as with public and private sector stakeholders on educational programs and research,” Fenves said. “By opening (the Mexico City office), the University plans to become an even closer partner with Mexico, building on existing relationships and developing new ones to expand opportunities in education and research.” The new office, based out of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mex-
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ico, will serve as the home of the University of Texas at Austin-Mexico Institute, a nonprofit founded in May that focuses on scientific research and cultural studies. A day after the announcement of the new office, UT also signed a partnership with Monterrey Tech, a top Mexican university that UT officials have been collaborating with for almost 50 years. The partnership will focus on developing a more environmentally friendly, sustainable electric energy plan for Mexico. “If we want to transform our country and bring about economic growth and
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said in a statement. “Instead, the FCC would simply require internet service providers to be transparent about their practices so that consumers can buy the service plan that’s best for them.” Critics of net neutrality, like Pai, claim its removal will push broadband companies to invest in internet infrastructure and promote competition. Konana said Pai’s plan could prompt more companies to invest in the long run, but it would take years. In the short run, many Americans who currently live in areas with only one internet provider could be left without alternatives, Konana said. These customers’ online experience and surfing could be increasingly controlled by their internet provider. “In the absence of competition, then the provider has all the power,” Konana said. The broadband market is currently dominated by Comcast, Charter, AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink, according to Business Insider. Without net neutrality, these broadband companies could charge online service companies such as Netflix to ensure better quality for their
websites. But individual consumers and small business would be the most impacted, Konana said. Since UT’s Resnet network provides internet for students on campus, Konana said UT students would probably not face upcharges while at UT. Still, UT students voiced concerns online, even changing the name of a Facebook group for UT memes to “UT Netmemes for Neutrality Supporting Teens.” Advertising sophomore Haris Bhatti posted about net neutrality on the page because he worries broadband companies will infringe on people’s freedom. “(An internet with) net neutrality is the only place where people have control, and companies don’t want that,” Bhatti said. Radio-television-film senior Mitch Chaiet, an administrator of the Facebook group, said he thinks college students could be the most affected by a repeal of net neutrality. “We were raised on the open internet,” Chaiet said. “Most people pushing for the repeal are older telecommunicators who don’t have an emotional attachment.” The FCC will formally rule on Pai’s proposal on Dec. 14.
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continues from page 1 kicker Joshua Rowland booted a 40-yard field goal. And then it all went south. Texas Tech quarterback Nic Shimonek marched the Red Raiders down the field in six plays for a touchdown drive on the ensuing possession. Shimonek fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Vasher, who then flashed the Horns sign down which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Texas Tech closed the deficit to 23-20 and was firmly back in the game. But with just over two minutes to play, Texas had a chance to put the game away for good. Freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger had led the Longhorns on a promising drive that was moving well into Texas Tech territory. Ehlinger has been an unpredictable player all season long. He’ll make the head-turning impressive play one moment and then the head-scratching play at the next. With the Longhorns ready to shut the door on Texas Tech, Ehlinger made Texas fans scratch their heads. On third-and-2 at Texas Tech’s 37-yard line, Texas elected to throw the ball, only for Ehlinger to make a catastrophic error. His pass was intercepted by Texas Tech defensive back Justus Parker, who returned it 55 yards all the way to Texas’ 14-yard line.
There’s no words for it. To come up short, it’s super frustrating. Guys understand what was at risk at the beginning of the game and throughout the whole game.” —Malik Jefferson, junior linebacker
“You want to learn from your mistakes and never let them happen again, especially crucial ones like that,” Ehlinger said. “For it to happen again, and let down the team again, it’s awful.” Moments later, Shimonek lofted a touchdown pass to Cameron Batson to give the Red Raiders a 2723 lead with 1:47 to play. On the ensuing drive, Ehlinger once again marched Texas down the field and into Red Raider territory. Ehlinger had his chance to redeem himself and once again learn from his mistakes. But with under a minute to play, he made another costly mistake. Ehlinger was intercepted a second time, this time by Texas Tech defensive back Douglass Coleman III, effectively ending the Longhorns’ hopes. Texas players walked off the field with dejected looks on their faces. Senior wide receiver Armanti Foreman was one of the last players
to leave the field. He headed up the tunnel with tears in his eyes, knowing this was his last game at home. Head coach Tom Herman sat at the podium with a stunned look on his face. “Losing that way hurts,” Herman said. The talk from Herman and the Longhorns during the week had been of progress. The Longhorns entered their bout with Texas Tech as 7.5-point favorites riding a wave of momentum from a road victory last week over then-No. 24 West Virginia. Texas had already clinched bowl eligibility. It had a chance to clinch a winning season against Texas Tech, too. The Longhorns now have plenty of time to reflect on how it all collapsed on Friday night. “We certainly felt like we had a lot of momentum — and we still will once the sting of this wears off,” Herman said. “We kept fighting. We’ll keep fighting throughout the bowl preparation.”
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to reports from The Dallas Morning News. Taylor said the $50 million investment will help Tiff’s Treats continue to grow and deliver more warm cookies. “Our warm cookie delivery service is unique, special and in demand,” Taylor said in the statement. “Our company continues to grow, but each of our new locations is as committed as our very first to ensuring the Tiff’s Treats experience: a quality product delivered fast, fresh, and warm, by our team of dedicated employees.” Undeclared freshman
Kaylee Knights said it’s inspiring to see the UT alumni grow their business. “I think that is super awesome that they are expanding and that UT students are being successful out in the world,” Knights said. Biomedical engineering freshman Amruta Deole said she has used Tiff’s Treats’ delivery service when she wanted a late-night snack because they are open late and eliminate the need to walk through West Campus at night. “We just wanted to get Tiff’s Treats at like 11:30,” Doele said. “We called, placed the order and they were at our door. I really liked it.”
competitiveness, we need to create alliances with international institutions that are active game-changers in the global landscape, such as UT Austin,” Monterrey Tech President Salvador Alva said in a press release. “We are delighted with the strengthening of a relationship that will generate joint worldclass research, education and long-lasting impact to our societies.” UT’s move to connect further with Mexico comes in a moment of tension between American and Mexican officials. President Donald Trump has hinted that the U.S. may drop out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, a bilateral trade deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico that was formed more than 30 years ago. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed last month to stand as a united
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front in future negotiations and said they would oppose a proposed dissolution of the trade agreement, Bloomberg reported. UT Director of Communications Joe Williams said agreements regarding the recent expansions in Mexico were in the works for a while, but were finalized just before Thanksgiving break when UT officials traveled to
Mexico to discuss them in person. Williams said increasing connections to Mexico are part of a broader plan to expand UT’s influence and international connections. “This is actually just an example of our mission to connect our faculty, staff and students with Mexico and institutions across the globe,” Williams said.
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Researchers use model to create shape-shifting objects By Areeba Khwaja Senior S&T Reporter
Mother Nature does it best, but researchers at UT-Austin and Harvard may have found a way to recreate a diverse array of biological patterns and shapes through reverse engineering. In a paper published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers attempted to model a technique that can grow any target shape from any starting shape. The purpose of this research was to understand the growth process of geometrically complex objects from nature and how they could be more easily molded or milled in manufacturing, according to the researchers. Senior author of the study Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan and postdoctoral fellow Wim van Rees from Harvard University collaborated with Etienne Vouga, assistant professor of computer science at UT, to reverse-engineer different materials using algorithms and computational programming of the materials. “Overall, our research combines our knowledge of the geometry and physics of slender shells with new
mathematical algorithms and computations to create design rules for engineering shape,” Mahadevan said in a press release. “It paves the way for manufacturing advances in 4-D printing of shape-shifting optical and mechanical elements, soft robotics and tissue engineering.” The researchers worked with different orientations of a bilayer, which Vouga defined as simply two thin surfaces glued together. “Because they are glued together, it is impossible for both layers to get what they want. Instead, nature will compromise, and the bilayer will buckle into a pringle shape,” Vouga said. “Our research was about how to tame this process. How do you design the growth of the top layer (and) the bottom layer, so that when they are glued together and forced to compromise, they buckle into the desired 3-D shape?” According to the researchers, most natural materials swell in response to moisture and shrink in response to heat, such as leaves curling up as they dry, which can alter the shape of materials. “To apply our research to manufacturing, materials
are needed that can grow a large amount in response to small stimuli,” Vouga said. Using mathematical modeling and equations, the researchers found the connection between a bilayer and a single layer, allowing them to understand how the curvatures of a shape could be modelled by reverse-engineering them from a starting material, according to the researchers. “The beauty of our solution is that it is very clean computationally,” Vouga said. “We derived closedform formulas for how to map any desired 3-D target shape into growth patterns on the top and bottom layer of the bilayer so that, in practice, our algorithm runs in seconds.” In order to verify that their research was correct, the researchers said they simulated the growth process for several examples including snapdragon flowers and the face of Max Planck, a founder of quantum physics. They wanted to check that once finished, the end shape looks like the target shape they had originally specified. While each simulation required several hours, they can be run faster on a supercomputing cluster.
“Overall, our research combines our knowledge of the geometry and physics of slender shells with new mathematical algorithms and computations to create design rules for engineering shape” —Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan, senior author of the study
The main limitation to this research is that the amount of growth required by certain shapes is too much for current manufacturing technologies, according to Vouga. For example, with the human hand, the fingers would have to come out of a flat starting surface which is too large of an increase in the starting material’s surface area. “One exciting workaround we’re thinking about is how to modify the target shape by adding small corrugations, so that it still
looks the same, but is a lot easier to manufacture,” Vouga said. The researchers have already begun testing these ideas experimentally and are working on removing the limitations they currently face. “One potential application (for this research) is in robotics,” Vouga said, “If we understand the relationship between growth and shape, we can create robots that move in predictable and complex ways without motors or other moving parts.”
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Speedway trees as important as new bricks By Shezaz Hannan S&T Reporter
While the bricks have been all the talk of the Speedway construction project, it’s the trees that need special attention. The Speedway construction project involves new standards for maintaining the landscaping. When the initial plans for the Speedway project were drawn at the end of 2014, there were no formal tree or landscaping standards, according to Jim Carse, manager of UT landscape services. These standards now exist and are implemented in new construction projects. “With any construction project, you’re going to have challenges,” Carse said. “Anything that falls within the roots of these trees has to be dealt with accordingly, based on best management practices.” The newly established standards are particularly concerned with the care of root systems and their interaction with construction. The trees were initially assessed for their health and their proximity to fixtures which may be removed or demolished during the construction. As part of this process, landscape services went through a process they call root mapping, according to Carse. This involved probing the area around the trees with a
fiberglass or metal probe to locate the roots of the trees. They would then estimate the size of the roots and hand-draw a map of the root systems. This map would allow those involved with the project to understand where the roots of mature trees may conflict with the installation of new utility lines. One of the main concerns, according to Carse, comes from the addition of new light fixtures on Speedway. As the sidewalks are removed to convert the street into a pedestrian mall, new lights and utility poles are needed to provide students with adequate lighting when walking at night. The maintenance of these root systems is crucial, especially in an urban landscape, Carse said. “In our urban environment, we’re always so shy of proper soil and we usually don’t have enough for roots to grow as they would in a more rural or forested environment,” he said. “The most you can do for the root systems is probably the most important thing.” Care for the trees is a feature of all stages of the project. According to Carse, this includes pruning, fertilizing, impact studies, soil sampling and analyzing the tools used in construction and their effect on the trees. Carse added that the specifications for care of the Speedway trees
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is much more extensive and detailed than anywhere else on campus. In addition to the care of existing trees, new trees have also been planted on the site. These trees are meant to provide shade to Speedway mall while not compromising the
existing tree canopy. “We didn’t want to plant trees that are going to grow large under existing large trees,” Carse said. “We wanted to be as sustainable and efficient with the tree-planting as we could.” While the issue of tree
maintenance and landscaping may seem secondary to the main construction, it is actually at the core of the Speedway project, Carse said. “Overall, the scope of the project was to create more green space and more landscape in the area,” he said.
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UT football fans may not think about the tons of food being wasted at every single game, but Texas mAthletics does. This year, Texas Athletics partnered -with the Central Texas Food -Bank to donate leftover rcatering food to families -in need. l Operations and Sustainability Coordinator Lauren nLichterman said about 1.2 opounds of food is equal to fone meal. To date, not in-cluding the game against sTexas Tech University last Friday, 1.48 tons of food have been donated this year, which is about 2,500 meals. Lichterman said the food is donated instead of disposed of sustainably because Texas Athletics believes it’s important to take an extra step to help people in need. “People are more important than trash,” Lichterman said. “This is a community, and we’re all about the relationship we have with the community. We want to do the right thing and not the quick thing, and it’s right to help our community.” If people saved onefourth of the food being wasted globally, 870 million hungry people could be fed. Lichterman said this is a fact
We want to do the right thing and not the quick thing, and it’s right to help our community.” —Lauren Lichterman, Operations and Sustainability coordinator
that drives her. “It just pushes me because we live in a world where people should be helping each other,” Lichterman said. “There’s a quote, ‘You don’t have to help everybody, start by helping one person,’ so the impact you have as one person may not dramatically impact the world, but it could change one person’s life — and we’ve changed 2,500 people’s lives.” Food that was never served is stored in an industrial-sized refrigerator near the main loading docks and picked up by the food bank the Monday following a game. “The fridge has been full basically every single game,” Lichterman said. “If we can find a spot for a second fridge, we could donate even more food next season.” Alicia Willoughby,
international relations and global studies freshman, said she believes the partnership with the food bank is a step in the right direction. “As a student, that makes me extremely happy and proud to hear that UT has given back in this way,” Willoughby said. “Thousands of tons of food are wasted just at UT alone, so the fact that Texas Athletics is doing something to curb our food waste is fantastic. It’s even better that thousands of people are being fed in the process.” This is one of Texas Athletics’ many projects to help the University become zero waste by 2020. Sustainability studies sophomore Katherine Trujillo is a part of the Campus Environmental Center, which is one of the groups that volunteers to help sort other waste produced during games. “This is great to show that even big operations like a football game can divert huge amounts of waste,” Trujillo said. The donations are not being given to gain recognition, Lichterman said, but because it is the right thing to do. “We hope we have some sort of influence on changing the world for the better,” Lichterman said. “I don’t know if we will, but all we can do is our part.”
By Ashley Liu Senior News Reporter
The UT Police Department is continuing to search for a suspect involved in an indecent exposure incident that occurred near campus on Saturday night. A man is reported to have flashed female subjects in front of the restaurant Thai, How Are You? at the intersection of 21st and Guadalupe Streets. UTPD describes the suspect as a Caucasian male in his 20s with either very short or shaved hair. He was last seen dressed in a dark gray button-up shirt and blue jeans, according to UTPD. Anyone with relevant information on the whereabouts of the suspect is urged to contact UTPD at 512-4714441. UTPD was not available for further comment.
Economics sophomore Samir Punjwany always walks past Thai, How Are You? to get home and said he is not surprised by the oddity of the incident. “There are always sketchy people walking on Guadalupe Street,” Punjwany said. “I can totally see something like this happening, but I’m glad that it happened over Thanksgiving break so not as many students were here to witness the event.” Although indecent exposures don’t physically hurt anyone, the incident still reflects badly on campus safety, Punjwany said. “I imagine this would be a frightening and disturbing experience for the female victims,” Punjwany said. “It looks bad on UT. No one wants to see publicly exposed people on campus. I really hope the cops catch the
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suspect because there might be potential for him to cause more disturbance.” Biochemistry sophomore Jacquelyn Chan said there needs to be more police presence on Guadalupe Street. “I would always get scared by people who act oddly when I’m walking by myself at night on Guadalupe Street,” Chan said. “I wish there were more patrols by UTPD in that location because it’s such a common area to cross for students who live in West Campus.” Chan said females tend to be more often targeted by indecent exposures. “I know it’s not a crime where someone gets physically hurt,” Chan said. “But it’s still public disturbance, and I would personally be offended and disturbed if someone flashed me in front of a restaurant.”
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Students must be aware of their sugar intake By Jeff Rose Columnist
There is a killer lurking in our midst. It lies in wait to pounce from under wrappers, to slink out from plastic bottles. You crave it in your teeth. Americans are being harmed from the inside out. The epidemic? Sugar addiction. Sugar addiction is a real thing, folks. The bodily reaction to consuming sugar can surpass cocaine reward, leading to a drug-like addiction. Being mindful of how much sugar one eats can be difficult. We need to be considerate of what we’re eating and how much we eat. There is no percent daily value for sugar on food labels, so it can be difficult to know if you’re consuming too much for a 2,000-calorie diet. On average, Americans consume almost 270 calories each day of the recommended limit of 200 calories from added sugar. Each gram of sugar is four calories, so this means 50 grams is the max. Cutting off sugar can be difficult with how prevalent it is in the most available foods and beverages. A report in the medical journal Diabetes Care found that 75 percent of all foods and beverages contain added sugar. In America, it can feel like sugar is everywhere but also hidden, unspoken of. We need to discuss sugar intake
and the vast amount of it we consume on a daily basis. A 1.69-ounce bag of M&M’s has 30 grams of sugar. A 16-fluid-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola has 52 grams. Two Strawberry Pop-Tarts have 30 grams. These are foods and beverages commonly found in on-campus vending machines. Coming from someone who struggles with a constant sweet tooth, this addiction can be very difficult to tackle — but it’s needed. Sugar has been linked to obesity, which has been linked to the development of certain types of cancer. Eating too much sugar can also cause type 2 diabetes as well as cardiovascular problems such as heart disease. Sugar addiction is a hidden epidemic that needs to be addressed. The UT community can be mindful of the amount of sugar in food available on campus. Many restaurants and dining halls have nutritional information available so people can pick low-sugar options. Also knowing how much sugar you want to eat in a day is helpful. Everyone has different diets and calorie intake options. UT can also work on adding more low-sugar options, such as diet and zero-sugar sodas in vending machines across campus. Dining halls can dedicate days of the week to promoting low-sugar foods and have brochures on recommended healthy nutritional intake. UT has a
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responsibility to its community to maintain any health concerns, including that of what we eat. Reducing sugar intake and fighting the urge to satisfy that sweet tooth can be
understandably difficult, but small, everyday steps toward being more considerate of what we eat will make a major difference. Rose is an English sophomore from The Woodlands.
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Twitter can do better while still promoting free speech By Sam Groves Senior Columnist
Muslim Barbie marks shift in minority representation By Laura Doan Columnist
Barbie is in the early stages of a much needed makeover. Traditional Barbies have been white and frighteningly thin, but Mattel has used the past couple years to make their offerings more diverse — releasing dolls with a wider range of skin tones, body types, cultural backgrounds and occupations. Last week, Mattel introduced the first Barbie to wear a hijab, modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who took home Olympic bronze in 2016.
Kids should be able to act out their future moon landing or groundbreaking or presidential address with toys that look like them.” This is a laudable step toward diversity in our toy aisles, but we must continue to produce and purchase kids’ toys that reflect the inclusion we want to promote in our society. If we’re conscious, we can ensure our toys don’t pass on harmful stereotypes to our children. Instead, they can function positively and empower children of all races, body types, cultures and genders to create stories with figures they identify with. There’s a lot of power in kids’ toys. In the 1990s, sociologists wrote papers about toys as agents of political socialization that introduce kids to the “dominant conceptions of ‘appropriate’ social identities.” They can and have been used to reinforce harmful gender stereotypes and the dominance of white representation in the American marketplace. Boys and girls are taught their place in the gender divide very young with toys split by
colors and type. While boys get cars, superheroes and the color blue, girls get baby dolls, princesses and pink. The clear divisions in the toy aisle can dissuade young boys and girls from pursuing diverse interests and affect occupational aspirations. Further, children of color have had issues searching toy aisles for figures they can see themselves in, coming face-to-face with shelves of white action-heroes and princesses. Lack of representation in toys could contribute to self-esteem issues for kids of color who are forced to grapple with the prevalence of white beauty standards at a young age. How do you take all of this into account when buying toys for kids? Hara Cootes, the director of UT’s Child Development Center, says she makes an effort to buy toys for the classrooms that reflect the diversity of their students and promote gender equality. “We want to empower girls to do whatever they want to do, just like we want to empower boys to do whatever they want to do.” For Cootes, empowering her students to be whoever they want means buying dress-up clothes for both girls and boys, purchasing toys in gender-neutral colors and finding dolls with a range of skin colors and occupations that extend outside traditional female care roles. Parents and teachers should look to Cootes as a model for how to intentionally choose toys that promote inclusivity and freedom for the next generation. I hope that we who have a hand in shaping future generations eschew damaging stereotypes. Toys are the tools children use to act out their future and try out their dreams jobs of going to space or building skyscrapers or becoming president. Kids should be able to act out their future moon landing or groundbreaking or presidential address with toys that look like them. Freeing the realm of play-pretend from oppressive ideas on race and gender is essential, especially if we want those same freedoms for our future and theirs. Doan is a Plan II and English junior from Fort Worth.
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Twitter garnered criticism last week after it cracked down on a handful of altright figureheads on the site, revoking verification from several and suspending one. For a group that derides its opponents as sensitive snowflakes prone to whining and hysterics, the alt-right’s response was a predictable blizzard of whining and hysterics. Jason Kessler, organizer of August’s deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, accused Twitter of changing its verification policy in order to “censor” him. “Is it not okay to be proudly White?” wondered a de-verified Richard
Twitter’s founders have been vocal about their commitment to free speech in the past. It’s not unreasonable to expect them to honor that commitment. But honoring that commitment means preserving the conditions most fruitful for free speech — conditions under which people aren’t afraid to respectfully voice their opinions. And the alt-right poses a direct threat to those conditions. A study released in August showed that self-identifying members of the alt-right are much more likely to engage in offensive behavior and harassment. Kessler, for example, was charged in October with allegedly publishing the address of an anti-racism activist online “with intent to
Spencer, while fringe pundit Laura Loomer compared the crackdown to Hitler’s “final solution.” Racist troll Baked Alaska — the internet pseudonym of Tim Gionet — livestreamed a nine hour tantrum in the parking lot of a Californian In-N-Out Burger after getting banned. Of course, white nationalists are welcome to all the whining and hysterics their cold hearts desire. But even outside of fringe circles, Twitter’s decision touched off yet another round of anxiety about free speech in the online era. And as always, much of it was unnecessary. If anything, the crackdown didn’t go far enough. As a private company, Twitter has no obligation to let people say whatever they want on the platform. The First Amendment keeps the government from silencing most kinds of speech, but social media sites are broadly free to do as they please. That being said, free speech is a good thing — regardless of who is or isn’t obligated to protect it — and
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coerce, intimidate or harass.” And after a counter-protester was killed at his rally in Charlottesville, he tweeted that the victim was a “fat disgusting Communist” and that her death was “payback.” And Twitter didn’t ban him. De-verification is a fairly lenient form of punishment, not to mention a perplexing one. While the blue check is something like a status symbol on Twitter, all it really means is that the person tweeting from the account is who they claim to be. Awarding verification to a user elevates them by making them important enough to be distinguished from imposters, but confiscating one is a fairly meaningless gesture. If Twitter truly believes these users abuse their platform, then they should consider imposing real consequences — and an ill-conceived notion of absolute free speech should not stay their hand. Groves is a philosophy junior from Dallas.
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Bjork’s tenth album ‘Utopia’ falls short for long-time fans By Chris Duncan Senior L&A Reporter
There’s no denying Bjork is Iceland’s undisputed queen of music. She’s difficult to define but frequently comforting and familiar, shining like an incandescent light bulb in the back of a dark room. Unfortunately, Utopia struggles to continue with Bjork’s long-standing success. Kicking off her career with Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, Bjork outgrew the group and started to hit her artistic stride with her second solo album, Debut. Since that 1993 LP, Bjork crafted an amazing streak of albums that never sound like any of their predecessors. Her fantastic run with Post, Homogenic and Vespertine from 1995 to 2001 is one of the most impressive three-album streaks of all time with three distinct sounds and experiences. Sixteen years later, Bjork’s name still carries weight. With the release of her newest album, Utopia, Bjork flashes her potential, but tempts fate by trending too close to previous effort Vulnicura. What made Vulnicura so impressive was its success with a type of music Bjork hadn’t delved into before — it showed that she still has a lot left in the tank. In contrast, Utopia falls in line with its predecessor, widening its focus from just one single relationship to the world as a whole. Although this thematic ambition is admirable, the instrumentation of Utopia is just too similar to the latter half of Vulnicura to be considered distinct in Bjork’s discography. This stumbling point is likely due to collaboration with Arca, a Venezuelan art/glitch hop producer. Whereas Vulnicura featured Arca in tasteful moments,
Utopia is riddled with his presence. Arca’s production talents are welcome experimentation on a few tracks and even transform a couple from run-of-the-mill to impressive. But more often than not, Arca’s disjointed beats feel like unnecessary accoutrement to what could have been a simplistic and sparse listen.
(Bjork is) difficult to define but frequently comforting and familiar, shining like an incandescent light bulb in the back of a dark room.” —Chris Duncan, senior L&A reporter
Though the jittery production of this album becomes redundant, Bjork’s lyrics usually hit home. There’s a bit of pretension built into tracks such as “Saint,” a song where Bjork conjures up a magical, lovefilled savior for the world, but anyone who’s listened to Bjork knows to expect these strange highbrow moments. More often than not, Bjork’s lyrics evolve with time and further examination. That’s the case on “Blissing Me,” which weaves a fantastic tale of two music fans falling in love by swapping records, making it the lyrical highlight of the record. Adding in orchestral instrumentation when necessary, Utopia uses the whimsical nature of the flute as a key component of several tracks. “Body Memory” displays exactly why many
consider Bjork to be one of the premiere songwriters of her time — its compositions compete with any Bjork song of the past. Additionally, “Arisen My Senses” is a complex and layered track, encapsulating everything fans could want from the artist. Placing the flute frontand-center in several songs’ mixes is a good choice, but in other songs it’s often obscured with Arca’s unnecessary industrial beats. By muddying up the production of Utopia, Bjork’s achievements get covered up far too often with vague, confusing drums. In this case, it’s a decent portion of the second half of this album, specifically tracks 11 through 13. For Bjork standards, this album runs far too long and becomes repetitive with multiple listens, making a disappointment to some and a rare failure to others. However, in comparison to the field of art pop, it’s certainly above average, with exciting risks and some majestic moments. Hopefully Bjork finds a new groove and eliminates the unnecessarily confusing beats in the future. For now, she’s lucky to have such a dedicated bunch of fans.
continues from page 8 “I really enjoy when the students are dining and they see their friends or other people they know,” Song said. “You get that ‘Cheers’ vibe, where everybody knows everybody. I want to be able to create an environment where people don’t necessarily have to come and eat all the time, but they can just come and hang out.” He said being around so many students for the past two months has been a great experience that has made work especially enjoyable. “I’m all about the students,” Song said. “Being around students makes me feel young. I’m 50 years old, but I feel more and more 21 again working here.” With a patio that sits about 16 people and an interior that fits about 13, Poke Bay offers a pleasantly comfortable dining
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from which customers can choose to marinate their protein. The spicy house special actually has an impressive amount of spice that, while noticeable, keeps from overpowering any of the other parts of the poke bowl. For people who don’t like much spice, the sesame soy sauce is a great alternative. The only downside of Poke Bay is the ambiguity of the prices. Nothing on the menu has a price attached to it, so you really don’t know what you’ll be spending until the person behind the counter has finished making the bowl and reads off your total. My total came out to $14 after I added a drink and an extra-dollar topping, so I would say that most of the dishes will fall between $12 and $15. The prices are high, but the portions are generous. For anyone craving a fresh but filling meal, Poke Bay is a great choice.
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area. It’s small enough to feel cozy without being too cramped. The ordering process is simple enough, with a Chipotle-style bar where you can choose a base, protein and toppings. The white rice and mixed greens base is definitely the way to go. As for the proteins, the spicy tuna and the albacore go well together. The spicy tuna has a milder, more approachable flavor while the albacore has a little more fishiness to make the bowl’s flavor more interesting. All of the toppings served at Poke Bay are exceptionally fresh. Even the imitation stuff, like the masago and the crab, manage to pack a solid flavor that adds a lot to the overall dish. The kimchi in particular is a great topping choice. The spices in the kimchi are different enough from everything else to make it really stand out and improve the entire salad. There are several sauces
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Longhorns down Bears, go undefeated in Big 12 season By Keshav Prathivadi Sports Reporter
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Junior linebacker Malik Jefferson makes a tackle during the Longhorns’ 27-23 loss to Texas Tech on Friday night at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Jefferson may have played in his final home game on Friday as the junior could decide to leave for the 2018 NFL Draft.
Texas stunned in senior night defeat, falls to 6–6 By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Reporter
Texas Tech players stormed the field on Friday night while one Red Raider ran across the turf carrying a bright red flag that pierced through Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Longhorn players watched on as the Texas Tech sideline celebrated after spoiling Texas’ senior night. Several Longhorn players were seen laying on their backs, some threw their helmets in frustration, but most had the same, stunned look on their face. Head coach Tom Herman and his team left the stadium for the last time this season and were forced to accept that they let yet another close game slip through their fingertips. “I’m still stunned,” junior linebacker Malik Jefferson said. “I’m just trying to get over that hump. It’s just super frustrating. I know how hard we work and everything we’ve done this whole year to achieve something and create a foundation for the future … 6–6 is not what we wanted to be. We should’ve won a lot more games. It’s very frustrating.” Texas’ 27-23 loss to Texas Tech marked the Longhorns’ fourth loss by five points or less this season. But as the burnt orange look forward to bowl season, the only numbers that will be seen is their record: 6–6. Texas Tech’s win over Herman and the Longhorns caught the Longhorn faithful off guard. The Red Raiders’ victory came less than a week after Texas’ 28-14 victory over then-No. 24 West Virginia. Herman was emotional following the game and during his press conference with the media on Friday night. Even he couldn’t explain Texas’ inconsistency issues and how his team went from the highs of beating a ranked team on the road and
earning bowl eligibility to losing to a previously 5–6 team at home. “I don’t know,” Herman said. “They’re kids. … But I don’t have an answer for you.” Among the last few players to leave the field was Jefferson, who has yet to announce whether he will return for his senior season or opt to enter the 2018 Draft. But he made sure to do one thing before leaving the field. With a handful of people remaining in the stadium, Jefferson stopped and kissed the white Longhorn logo on the burnt orange carpet of the tunnel. Then, Jefferson continued up the tunnel and left for what many believe was the last time. “It’s gonna be a hard decision because I look in the locker room, I look at those guys to the left and right of me and I just smile because I love the things that we’ve been through,” Jefferson said. “It’s been a tough past three years and guys understand the love that I have for them … I just didn’t want to take any regrets or miss any opportunities that I have for this stadium and the love of these fans.” Although Texas won’t play in Austin until next season, the Longhorns still have one game remaining. Herman admitted it was a bit tougher to reflect on the improvements within the program after the stunning loss. But he did find a silver lining. “The silver lining in all of this is that it’s not the last time these seniors will put on the burnt orange and white,” Herman said. “We have an opportunity to go play in a bowl game for the first time in three years here. We are dead set in making it our mission in life to make sure that these seniors go out with a positive experience, with a win in the bowl game, wherever that may be.”
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After earning a victory on senior day against Oklahoma on Wednesday, the Longhorns took to the road for their season finale on Saturday afternoon, facing off against No. 18 Baylor in Waco. For the second-straight match, the Longhorns stole the show during senior day festivities, ending the regular season in style with a fourset victory. Baylor opened the floodgates early, starting off the first set with an 11-2 advantage. However, the Longhorns stayed the course and came back to take the set 27-25. Two of Texas’ seniors, Chiaka Ogbogu and Ebony Nwanebu, played a big part in mounting the comeback. The duo combined for 26 kills over the course of the match. “I think the majority of the time we were trying to play catch-up,” Nwanebu said. “I’m really proud
of how we came back and kept pushing.” The second set saw Baylor go neck-and-neck with Texas through the majority of the set. With both teams deadlocked at 20, the Bears strung together a 5-1 run to close the set out. The Longhorns once again played a close third set, playing to a tie game at 21. They followed that with a 4-2 run to close out the set, topped off by a preserve error that gave Texas the set. The fourth tipped the scales heavily in favor of the Longhorns, as they opened the floodgates with an 8-0 run and never looked back to claim the match. “We set the tone for how we wanted to finish it,” Nwanebu said. “I think we executed that very well.” Texas notched four players with double-digit kills on the evening, emphasizing a strong team effort in defeating a top-25 team on the road. At the end of the afternoon, the
Longhorns were outright Big-12 champions. Apart from the numbers, it was the point-at-a-time mentality that powered Texas through to the finish line. With a stout senior leadership core, the younger players always had someone to turn to in the huddle after each point. “I’m really proud of Chiaka (Ogbogu),” Nwanebu said. “She told us that we were going to win, and if she saw someone’s face drop, she made sure that it changed.” With the regular season wrapped up, Texas will take an 18-game win streak into the postseason, being one of two teams in the country with a perfect conference record. The Longhorns earned the sixth overall seed during the NCAA tournament selection show on Sunday night. Texas will host Fairfield in the first round of the tournament at Gregory Gym on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Senior outside hitter Ebony Nwanebu elevates for a kill against a pair of TCU blockers on Nov. 8. Nwanebu racked up 13 kills against Baylor on Saturday.
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Texas shows grit in overtime losses at PK80 Invitational By Dalton Phillips Senior Sports Reporter
For a second consecutive game, Texas put itself in a position to upset a nationally ranked opponent in overtime. But after erasing a 21-point deficit on Sunday afternoon, the Longhorns again failed to convert on several key opportunities, falling to Gonzaga 7671 in the third place game of the PK80 Invitational. Here are three takeaways from the Longhorns’ defeat: Texas’ press is returning to form After a promising early lead, the Longhorns went ice-cold midway through the first half. Texas connected on five of its 23 attempts from the floor during a stretch that helped the Bulldogs open up a 21-point advantage with just over 14 minutes left. Then Texas turned to its press defense. Head coach Shaka Smart briefly showed full-court pressure earlier in the contest, but committed to the press down the stretch and reversed the momentum of the game. Fueled by Gonzaga turnovers, including a game-tying steal with two seconds left, Texas ended regulation on a 34-13 run and forced its second overtime of the tournament. But despite the effective press, extra minutes saw more inconsistent play as the Longhorns managed just one field goal in the period. Texas’ offense may continue to struggle, but its press defense should provide problems for opposing teams throughout the season.
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Freshman guard Matt Coleman searches for an open man against New Hampshire on Nov. 14.
Perimeter shooting still a weakness Opponents continue to exploit Texas’ reliance on its slashers and inside game. Gonzaga clogged the paint in response to every post up from freshman forward Mo Bamba or dive in the lane by the quick Longhorn guards. After shooting 17 percent from deep in the matchup with Duke, the burnt orange again failed to punish slow closeouts against the Bulldogs, connecting on eight of 22 tries from beyond the arc. The hesitancy to let it fly was on full display in the dwindling moments of overtime as a number of Texas guards passed up good looks from three in favor of putting the ball on the floor. The Longhorn offense will have to shed its aversion to the long ball moving forward. Future promising despite twogame skid Texas went toe-to-toe with some of the country’s top talent over Thanksgiving
weekend and demonstrated that this team is already stronger than the roster Smart ended with last March. Bamba had five blocks and finished one point shy of a double-double against the Bulldogs, while his frontcourt teammate Dylan Osetkowski has emerged as perhaps the team’s most versatile player. After tallying an impressive 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Duke, the junior posted 11 points and seven rebounds on Sunday to go along with four steals. Texas has also seen an uptick in production from sophomore guard Andrew Jones. He and freshman guard Matt Coleman poured in a combined 37 points on 48 percent from the floor in Sunday’s loss to Gonzaga. The Longhorns are still working out early kinks, but Smart has to be pleased with his team’s performance through six games. After the trip to Oregon, Texas now returns home for a matchup with Florida A&M on Wednesday.
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Gender-neutral term Latinx divides opinions as it unifies By Acacia Coronado Senior L&A Reporter
When she first saw the word, Larissa Davila was sure it must have been a mistake. The “x” glued to the end of her familiar “Latino/a” looked entirely out of place. After hearing and seeing the term several times since, Davila has learned the meaning of the term that has gained popularity over the last two decades. As Merriam-Webster defines it, “Latinx” is a gender-neutral term, mainly used to describe Latin Americans. Though Davila, like some other members of Austin’s Hispanic community, is still uncertain about the term’s place in relation to her own identity, she recognizes its potential as a descriptor. “It seems to be something that is very ‘in,’” said Davila, the executive director of Austin-based nonprofit organization Amhiga Hispana. “It’s not my favorite term, yet I use it because it’s popular.” Though Davila said the term may be gender-inclusive, she also said the term groups together all Latin Americans in an effort to save time and space. “(It’s) like sending voice messages instead of text messages,” Davila said. “It is a practical thing, but I don’t appreciate it, and if I don’t have to use it, I would rather not.” Davila said she used the term begrudgingly on Nov. 4 for the Latino Arts, Culture and Education organization’s Noche de Letras: 2017 Latinx Lit Fest, a supplemental event for the Hispanic community during the Texas Book Festival weekend. Though she said she
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Poke Bay, located on Guadalupe and MLK, has begun to fill the raw seafood salad void near campus. Owner Paul Song says he hopes he can create an environment that invites students to come and hangout regularly.
Poke Bay serves up authentic Pacific fare By Stephen Acevedo L&A Reporter
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Feminist activist Martha Cotera speaks in front of the tower in protest of the decision to grant Land Commissioner George P. Bush the inaugural Latino Leadership Award on Monday Sept. 21, 2015.
realizes the word’s popularity with the young, bilingual and Hispanic community, she tries to avoid it because it represents a bundle. But for some Hispanics, such as UT alumna Veronica Rivera-Negron, “Latinx” is a much-needed term of acceptance and inclusion. Rivera-Negron said she first heard the term as a graduate student and immediately began using it to rebel against the status quo and bring attention to the overlooked stories of people with disabilities or different skin tones within the Latino/a community. “The term is a binary between male and female with the Latino and Latina words, and the ‘x’ (is) a way of encompassing more voices and more people,” Rivera-Negron said. Additionally, Rivera-Negron, who also participated in the
Latinx Lit Fest, said she wants people to remember there are a lot of voices we could have as part of a Latina event that might not identify as Latina. She said any specificity lost is made up for with the identities encompassed. Martha Cotera, a prominent Austin-based Chicana activist, said “Latinx,” in addition to recognizing different gender identities, is an inclusive term for the growing population of non-Mexican Hispanics in the U.S. When she first heard the term, she thought it was a good way of integrating the different nationalities and origins present in the area. “We have a lot of citizens from Central America and a lot of people from South America as well,” Cotera said. “It makes sense to me.” According to a study conducted by the Pew
Research Center, the number of non-Mexican Hispanics in the U.S. makes up 37 percent of the population as of 2015. Cotera said to her, the “x” means being all-inclusive of these different cultural identities that form a part of a broader Hispanic community. As a native of Puerto Rico, Rivera-Negron said she didn’t use the term “Latina” until she came to Texas to continue her studies and used to refer to herself only as “Puerto Rican.” But once she began using it, Rivera-Negron said, “Latina” made her feel like part of a bigger community. Now, she hopes “Latinx” will have a similar effect. Regardless of which communities the term is meant to include, Rivera-Negron said “Latinx” can become an empty or false promise if not followed up with actions.
With their competitor recently wiped off the map, the new Poke Bay is filling the void of raw seafood salad near campus.
I feel like a lot of food other than American is misrepresented and fusion-oriented. We wanted to be more traditional.” —Paul Song, Poke Bay owner
Located in a small building on the Drag near Dobie, Poke Bay boasts an extensive bar of seafood and toppings for students to build their own poke salads with. Owner Paul Song, who previously ran a successful Korean barbecue joint in
Los Angeles, said he originally had no intention of starting a new restaurant when he moved to Austin. “We came here not exactly wanting to start a restaurant, but this place opened right next to UT, and it was too good of an opportunity to pass up on,” Song said. Song said the inspiration behind serving poke at his new restaurant was the lack of authentic Pacific food in the area. “I feel like a lot of food other than American is misrepresented and fusion-oriented,” Song said. “We wanted to be more traditional. We looked around the campus before we decided on opening this place, and, as I said, I felt like a lot of the food was misrepresented in a way.” With the only front patio space near campus, Song’s intention is for Poke Bay to become a regular hangout spot for UT students.
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