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Immigration policy restricts federal agents By Lisa Dreher @lisa_dreher97
When Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez’s new immigration policy went into effect Wednesday, 37 suspected undocumented immigrants were released, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The policy does not allow federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents without warrants to ask the sheriff ’s office
to turn over suspected undocumented immigrants held in local jails. Federal agents can make detainer requests to ask local law enforcement if they can investigate and possibly deport undocumented immigrants. On Wednesday, 37 suspected undocumented immigrants were on bail, but since ICE agents were removed from the jail because they were not allowed to investigate them without warrants, those inmates were released back into the
public instead of directly into ICE custody, according to the Statesman. According to the Statesman, 30 out of 196 detainer requests by ICE were honored Wednesday. The requests only ask her office to comply with them, so cooperation is voluntary, Hernandez said. Hernandez’s policy will only honor requests not accompanied by warrants from a judge if the suspected undocumented
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Sheriff Hernandez’s immigration policy went into effect Wednesday and 37 undocumented detainees were released into the public.
Law enforcement holds town hall forum By Catherine Marfin @catherinemarfin
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In an effort to create an open dialogue between law enforcement officials and the Austin community, the Travis County Sheriff ’s Office and the Austin Police Department held a “Building Bridges” town hall meeting on Saturday to discuss the department’s successes and challenges. “We have to pay attention — this isn’t just a one-and-ahalf hour forum, these things happen every day,” said Nelson Linder, president of the Austin branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who opened the event and introduced the panelists. “These are the times of details, times we need to take care of little things before they turn into big things. I want to encourage folks to invest in this process and ask the tough questions.” Hosted by APD Assistant Chief Frank Dixon and
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The UT Police Department warned the community last week about a growing phone scam that makes someone a victim by saying one word — “yes.” Individuals will get a call from someone who will almost immediately ask “Can you hear me?” If the individual answers “yes,” the scammer will record their response and use the agreement to sign the individual up for a service or product, later producing the recorded “yes” response as your agreement to submit a payment. The Better Business Bureau reported that in the last few days of January, more than half of the reports to their Scam Tracker have been about this scam. “This is a huge scam going around,” UTPD spokeswoman Cindy Posey said. “It’s a serious thing to have someone take that recording and call back and say, “You agreed to this, and we have it on record. We want students to talk to their friends and family about it … and spread the word.” According to the BBB, the scam has been used in the past to coerce businesses into purchasing supplies or advertisements that they never ordered but is now targeting individual consumers. The scammers usually call about vacation packages,
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UT hosts annual technology conference New biobank links UT System schools By Jack Stenglein @thedailytexan
On Saturday, approximately 300 students attended the fourth annual MADcon, an app development conference hosted by UT’s Mobile App Development society. “It is by far one of my favorite events,” chairman of UT computer science Bruce Porter said. “I love that it is explicitly not a competition, but more of a grassroots movement, with hundreds of students giving their time and sharing their knowledge. It’s fundamentally a great way to learn.” The conference consisted of a variety of sessions that covered topics such as Android and iOS development and technological advancement in China. Computer science freshman Catherine Lu said the sessions were interesting and informative. “It kind of makes you want
to go home and create more side projects,” Lu said. “It was great just learning things in a safe environment and with help, and it was also cool to see and meet other computer science people.” Before the sessions began, Tom Bishop, who worked at Bell Labs, a large telecommunication company, and former vice-president of technology at UNIX, an operating system company, gave a keynote address on entrepreneurship. According to Bishop, current computing power allows almost any project to be entrepreneurial, but innovation requires products to quickly evolve. “The best place for innovation is here, at universities,” Bishop said during his keynote. “You can sit around and talk to other people and to professors with no profit motive. You’re all very lucky — there are lots of very smart people working very hard at UT. Each of you have
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the potential to build something that will change the world.” In addition to MADcon, UT’s Mobile App Development, or MAD, society hosts weekly workshops on iOS, Android and web development throughout the semester. These workshops are open to students of any major. While the workshops
cover similar topics, president of MAD Drew Romanyk said the conference is something special. “(MADcon) is kind of like a celebration,” Romanyk said. “The workshops help, but this is a powerhouse of innovation and knowledge. We’re trying to empower people, to open up new possibilities for them. This brings it all together.”
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The UT System is in the process of creating a biobank, a shared collection of medical data and tissue samples, with seven of its own academic institutions to use for medical research and scientific discovery. The UT System Health Biobank will join with the following seven academic and professional institutions in the UT System: UT Health Houston, UT Health San Antonio, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Medical Branch, UT Southwestern, UT Health Northeast and UT Rio Grande Valley. Lauren Deschner, UT Health San Antonio graduate student, said it’s helpful for medical students to
have a bank of data and information at hand to build off of when working on short-term projects. “The objective of medical research is to advance treatments and medical technology and (find) ways to get people healthier faster or better with fewer side effects,” Deschner said. “The more resources we have as a school, and as a scientific community in general, the faster we can work towards those things.” The biobank initiative is part of the UT Health Care Enterprise, an effort under UT System Chancellor William McRaven’s vision to make Texas a stronger and healthier state while encouraging collaboration among
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other representatives from APD and the sheriff ’s office, the panel featured interim Police Chief Brian Manley, who addressed the department’s accomplishments in 2016 as well as its goals for the new year. Manley highlighted APD’s participation in former President Barack Obama’s Police Data Initiative, a program that began in 2015 designed to increase transparency and community relations by requiring participating local law enforcement agencies to regularly release police data sets to the public. Different from crime data, these reports detail police actions like stops and searches, and use of force. “We have stats that tell how we are doing at APD … but I want to not only know what’s going on here but also compare us to other cities and other communities,”
Manley said. “If we find that there are better results … then now I know where to go to get a better idea of what we could be doing.” Other departmental successes in 2016 included the West Campus/UT initiative, which sought to address problems with the transient population around campus, and the Restore Rundberg project, a community-driven initiative supported by a three-year grant meant to help make the neighborhood safer. About 20 people attended the town hall meeting. Throughout the event, officers highlighted the need for community engagement. “It’s real easy for us to come together when we’re having trouble in society, but when things are going great, we don’t come together like this,” Dixon said. “Look at the state of this country, the way we are treating each other coming off this political cycle. These are trying times. Austin is looking at us to be leaders in society as a whole.”
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continues from page 1 cruises and other big items. So far, the scam has found its way through Columbus, Ohio, Chicago, Seattle, New York and other large cities. The BBB Scam Tracker has reports of the “Can you hear me?” phone scam occurring in the Austin area, some near the campus area. Most reports in the BBB Scam Tracker from Jan. 1 said the caller was asking about cruise rooms and vacation packages. While she hasn’t received a “Can you hear me?” call, Carly Weiner, textiles and apparel sophomore, said she has received a phone call from a scammer in the past. Weiner said she thinks college students are easy targets for phone scams because they are often miseducated on the details of their own finances. “I think the primary targets are young college students like myself, who may not yet entirely understand their financial situation,” Weiner said. “I think it’s easy to buy into scams when it’s personal.” Mathematics junior Juan Lozano has likewise not
Manley discussed APD’s crime statistics from the past year, noting that Austin was ranked the fourth safest city in the U.S. by FBI Uniform Crime Reporting in 2015. Manley also mentioned APD’s 51 percent case clearance rate in violent crime, almost 20 percentage points higher than the national average. Despite these improvements, Manley said the department’s main challenge for the coming year will be addressing violent crime in the Austin area, which increased 8 percent last year. Other goals for the new year include boosting employee morale, seeking a DNA lab solution and improving community policing. “We want to do community policing the way our community wants us to do it,” Manley said. “The community needs to know the officers who are patrolling their neighborhoods — let them see that we’re more than just a uniform and build relationships.” received a “Can you hear me?” call, but has received a scam phone call in the past. Lozano said he thinks part of the reason individuals often fall for phone scams is because individuals are less likely to be distrustful when the interaction isn’t face to face. “People who are not already overtly suspicious will actually place their confidence in whatever authority or trustworthy person they perceive to be on the other end of the line,” Lozano said. “It’s a real dilemma, because we don’t want to live in a world full of paranoia … but by being so optimistic you do actually open yourself to these sorts of scams. I guess the thing is that you have to learn to be very situationally optimistic.” To avoid being scammed, the BBB recommends using caller-ID and avoiding answering calls from unknown numbers. If a caller asks “Can you hear me?” or any other question that can be answered with yes or no, hang up. Additionally, the BBB recommends joining the Do Not Call Registry and regularly checking bank accounts and statements.
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continues from page 1 immigrant has committed serious crimes, including murder, human trafficking or aggravated sexual assault, according to The Texas Tribune. Hernandez promised on the campaign trail she would enact such a policy, and the day it went into effect, Gov. Greg Abbott cut $1.5 million in Criminal Justice grants from the governor’s office for Travis County. Abbott has said he would remove elected officials, such as Hernandez, with such protective policies, according to the Tribune. The grant funds criminal justice projects — such as victims of crime services, including casework, counseling and legal assistance — according to the Criminal Justice Division’s website.
The grant also funds projects to prevent juvenile crime, such as counseling for mental health and afterschool programs. On Friday, the Texas Senate’s State of Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 4, which would punish sanctuary cities that have policies to not allow cooperation with ICE. The bill was advanced 7-2 after 16 hours of hearing to be voted on by the Senate and then the House. Under the bill, if sanctuary cities in Texas do not comply with federal immigration policies, the cities would be defunded and elected officials would be removed so that federal immigration can completely work with local law enforcement. The bill was heavily backed by Abbott, who made it an emergency item in his State of the State address Tuesday.
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continues from page 1 UT institutions. Many institutions already use biobanks to efficiently share data and advance biomedical research, Jennifer Sanner, director of the UTHealth Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Biobank and UTSHB project lead, said in a statement to the UT System. “By transforming multiple local biobanks into a cohesive and consistent system, researchers will be able to conduct research using larger sample sizes and data sets,” Sanner said in the statement. “The end result will be improved research effectiveness and quality, and faster translation of discoveries to directly benefit patients.” According to it’s website, the UT System has dedicated $3.5 million to the implementation of the biobank software platform, which will eventually be used across the UT System. “(The UT Medical Branch), for example, can build and share a
The objective of medical research is to advance treatments and medical technology and (find) ways to get people healthier faster or better with fewer side effects. —Lauren Deschner, UT Health graduate student
sample collection of rare infectious diseases while expanding new areas of research excellence by using samples from diseases, such as cancer, that are collected largely from other UT institutions,” Michael Laposata, director and chairman of the Department of Pathology at UT Medical Branch, said in a statement to the UT System. Two UT System offices, the Office of Health Affairs and the Office of Shared Services, will additionally help with overall strategy and software implementation of the biobank initiative.
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Jewish studies appoints new director By Jahnavi Muppaneni
Associate professor Tatjana Lichtenstein, who teaches classes on Holocaust studies and Eastern European studies and Eastern European World Wars in the history department, was named the new associate director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies.
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Associate Professor Tatjana Lichtenstein has been appointed as the new associate director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, a role which she hopes to use to transform the Jewish identity. Lichtenstein, who teaches classes on Holocaust studies and Eastern Europeean World Wars in the history department, said she wants to change perceptions of Jewishness from a purely religious identity into an ethnic and cultural one. Lichtenstein said a narrow interpretation of Jewish studies leads to a lack of understanding between Jews and non-Jews. For example, Lichtenstein said not all Zionists, or advocates for the development of a Jewish community, believe occupying a territory is necessary to protect their people. “We think there is only one kind of Zionism, but if you look at history forward instead of backwards from the rearview, there are many different visions of Zionism,” Lichtenstein said. “Zionism can be staying where you are and forming a Jewish identity there.” Journalism junior Erin Gordon, a foreign exchange student, said UT is a special place to be Jewish because it’s supportive of diversity and makes it easy to learn from one another. “Learning about the Holocaust really plays into this,” Gordon said. “It reminds us that we truly are stronger together than apart. We need to learn from each other and our history.” SCJS founding director
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Robert Abzug said he is amazed by how many non-Jewish students take Jewish studies classes and how many professors are willing to teach them every year. Abzug said new leadership can bring energy and vision to an area such as Jewish studies. “We want to bring elements of Jewish life and culture into our programming,” Abzug said. “One of the things we wanted to do was create a robust curriculum and create majors.” Lichtenstein’s book “Zionists in Interwar Czechoslovakia” will be featured at the History Faculty Book Series tomorrow. She
is currently working on a new book “Intimacy and Persecution” in addition to directing and teaching. “One of the things my book deals with is the relationship with Jews and non-Jews,” Lichtenstein said. “My next book focuses on the Holocaust and intermarried Jewish families.” The Nazis were more careful about their treatment of mixed-race Jewish families because they worried about public opinion, Lichtenstein said. Studying mass violence and wartime experiences shows how ordinary people respond to divisive events and gives students
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McCombs launches new health care certificate By Jeremy Steen @steen_jeremyG
The McCombs School of Business understands the d- health care field and the study of business managead- ment can gain a lot from nd each other. To address this, Mcy Combs launched the Busiof Healthcare Certifiet ness cate, a new program aimed ster at helping business students broaden their understanding of the health care field, starting this semester. McCombs senior lecchner,turer Kristie Loescher udenthas worked in health care quality assurance, utilization management and clinical research. “Health care in the U.S. accounts for 17 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, (which is) more than manufacturing,” Loescher said in an email. “It is also one of the fastest growing sources of employment; over 12 million Americans work in the industry.” Management lecturer Dennis Passovoy is
working on another project that is integrating business and health care. Students follow patients through the Brackenridge Hospital system to identify barriers to patient discharge. Passovoy said this program does come with its set of frustrations, such as numerous background checks, vaccinations, HIPAA and other online tests, which Passovoy said he and his students have to address. “I understand the need to keep the hospital’s patients safe and secure,” Passovoy said. “(But) there has to be a better, less bureaucratic way. This reality is frustrating to my students when they come face to face with it, usually a few weeks into their projects. It is also a constant and vocal frustration uttered by the staff my students are working with.” Noah Minor, a graduate student at the Dell Medical School, was a teaching assistant for Loescher and said he plans to return to McCombs to finish his MBA. Minor said he
believes students still get a lot of great benefits from connecting their business education with health care. “By going to the hospital, meeting with real decision-makers and actually interacting with the problem you’re tasked with, I think people become more engaged,” Minor said. In Austin’s rapidly growing health care economy, the connection to business is even more valuable. If he had to do it all over again, Noah said, he would choose McCombs even more enthusiastically. Loescher said she sees many benefits for students who complete the certificate program. “They are more informed consumers of health care and will have a well-defined understanding of how health care reform proposals will impact the system,” Loescher said. “Students who become physicians and other health care professionals will be able to advocate for system change in a thoughtful, informed way.”
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‘Anathema’ trends in wake of Trump’s policies By Ashley Liu @ashley_liu111
According to Merriam-Webster, “anathema” was the highest trending word on their website on Jan. 30. The word, which means “something or someone intensely disliked,” gained popularity after The Orthodox Union used it in a statement that condemned President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban Muslims from seven countries. Philosophy professor Paul Woodruff said the historical context of the word is fitting for today’s political climate. “‘Anathema’ used to mean excommunication and out of bounds,” Woodruff said. “What President Trump did is out of bounds.” As a Vietnam War veteran, Woodruff said the executive order is neither ethical nor productive in healing the country’s divide. “I am proud that the U.S. accepted millions of Vietnamese refugees who helped an American cause,” Woodruff said. “People in Iraq and Syria are also endangered by our policies, we owe them protection and a chance to live.” Witnessing the support students have given to refugees, Woodruff said the youth at UT continue to be an inspiring population. “I am pleased to say that young people have views that I respect,” Woodruff
said. “I don’t blame Trump, I blame cowardice, and young people are not afraid to do the right thing.” Menhal Sheikh, events coordinator for Humanity First Texas, said the organization on campus goes to food banks or nursing homes but may start assisting the Austin refugee community in the next month. With her cousin studying in the U.S. after moving from Pakistan, Sheikh said why the travel ban is personal to her. “Now that Pakistan might be added to the list of banned countries, my family and I are worried about if he will be able to finish his education in the U.S.,” Sheikh said. In contrast to the pessimism that Sheikh expressed, undeclared freshman Fahad Khan said he remains untroubled about the future. “I am Muslim and I feel safe,” Khan said. “Because UT has been a great sanctuary to students of all religions, I don’t think I will be directly influenced by President Trump’s action.” Despite this, Khan said he rejects all aggressive and insensitive rhetoric on campus. “I don’t always agree with Trump,” Khan said. “However, we should still respect him as a figure of authority and establish a safe, open community for all Longhorns.”
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Women reps must defend abortion rights By Josephine Maclean
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Men are afforded a certain amount of privilege surrounding the realities of pregnancy, or the possibility of an abortion. Often, young men are told to do what they want “as long as you don’t get a girl pregnant.” Meanwhile, women shoulder the reality that 45 percent of pregnancies are unintended. Luckily, a vague societal recognition of physical agency means that no one wants to sponsor a law about abortion without a woman’s name on it (with the exception of Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington.) Since 2003, about 40 percent of authors and sponsors of bills adopted by the state legislature to regulate or restrict abortion have been female. With the advent of Tinderholt’s blatantly unconstitutional HB 948 — which would criminalize all abortion — and the likelihood in our current political climate that other restrictive laws are on their way, women should focus on changing the minds of female legislators in order to protect their right to abortion. In 2003, three female and two male legislators kicked off Texas’s war on access by co-authoring HB 15 “The Women’s Right to Know Act.” Patricia Harless, R-Houston, Lois Kolkhorst, R-Victoria and Diane Patrick, R-Arlington are responsible for the requirements that women seeking an abortion be given information about possible outcomes of abortion that have been found to be scientifically inaccurate, as well as view or have a sonogram described to them before observing a mandatory waiting period prior to the abortion and during the procedure. In the fight to preserve a woman’s right to access a safe and non-traumatizing
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abortion, sometimes misinformation is the biggest threat. Another female author of Texas abortion legislation HB 2, Jodie Laubenberg, R-Parker, has incorrectly stated that doing a rape kit could “clean the woman out” and prevent unwanted pregnancy, while arguing against exceptions for rape on the Senate floor. It’s possible these female legislators aren’t aware of who actually seeks abortions in their districts. In 2013, 85.2 percent of women who obtained abortions were unmarried. Four in 10 women who obtained an abortion said
that they had “completed their childbearing” and 49 percent live below the federal poverty line. 59 percent of patients who received an abortion in 2014 already had a live birth. In Lois Kolkhorst’s Senate District 18 there are 22,248 families living in poverty. Fifty-two percent of those families are single-parent households, right around the state average of 57 percent, the majority of which are run by women. These families are the ones likely to seek abortion care when the need arises, these
women deserve the right legally acknowledged in Roe v. Wade to choose what happens next. While modern contraception has helped level the playing field, there will always be room for error. When something goes wrong, the woman is the one who must decide what happens to her body. Abortion is a choice only a woman can make, and a choice only other women can defend. Call your female legislators. Maclean is a advertising and geography sophomore from Austin.
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Sean Spicer values relatable imaging over facts By Alyssa Fernandez
Daily Texan Senior Columnist
Imagine if Archie Bunker went to Washington and was given a fancy suit. You have an idea of who White House press secretary Sean Spicer is. Spicer begins his first official press briefing with typical formalities then quickly states in the video, “But before I get to the news of the day, I think I’d like to discuss a little bit of the coverage of the last 24 hours.” With that line alone, Spicer repositions the media as a misbehaving child who needs to be lectured on manners while he assumes the role of the disciplinary parental figure. His words are not only chastising, but his delivery resembles a bark more than human speech. His refusal to take questions from the press reveals his temperament and foreshadows his relationship with the media. Spicer has put his foot down, only one day into the job. It didn’t take long for people to note his abnormal behavior, and some have even taken the liberty to tease his ill-fitting suit. Spicer is a living caricature of the stereotypical blue-collar patriarch who just wants a beer and some goddamn peace-n’-quiet when he gets home after slaving away in the factory. In fact, he isn’t here to twist his words so that they make sense to our liberal logic; what gives him authority in Trump’s administration is how relatable he is to the people who
voted him in office in the first place. If you’re like me, stuck in a perpetual liberal sphere, Trump’s election might’ve felt like a punch to the gut. It didn’t make sense to me how anyone could vote for him, but I assumed that the U.S. is like Austin. But my biggest mistake was that I forgot about America’s white working class — and so did the Democrats. According to an article from Vox, professor and author Justin Gest argues that the white working class has felt a loss of their own voice, power and identity in American politics. Part of that stems from a phenomenon called “union hangover.” Unions used to provide a political voice to these individuals, but they have largely declined since the 1980s, thanks in large part to the daddy of Conservatives, President Ronald Reagan himself. When you take this into consideration, it’s easy to be seduced by Trump because he promises a reversal of time back when you could feed a family of four through a factory worker’s salary. His campaign was built on hooking these constituents, and Spicer’s job is to make sure they stay. Heck, he’s already suggested holding a Facebook Live or Reddit AMA conference so he can directly speak to the American people. His defensive demeanor, patriarchal attitude and sloppy way of dressing deliberately distinguishes him from what you’d expect in a typical Washington bureaucrat. In doing so, Spicer has cut cordial ties with the media, but
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer calls on a reporter during a press briefing on Feb. 3. Spicer has come under fire for his choices to embellish or ignore facts during these briefings.
that shouldn’t matter too much when plenty of Trump supporters already distrust the media. In other words, his caricature creates a contrast of us versus them where he aligns himself as part of the white working class, which sends the message that Trump’s administration works for the people’s interests. At the end of the day, Spicer’s job is to
be the spokesman of the president and the White House, and he’s performing his role as you would expect. What I have to recognize is that he was never meant to represent me, but at least I have the capacity to use my own voice instead of relying on theirs. Fernandez is a rhetoric and writing and Spanish senior from Allen.
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CodeNEXT looks to revamp Austin development By Ryan Young
Daily Texan Columnist
For students, Austin housing is becoming more expensive every year. As the city grows and hundreds move here everyday, imagine the affordability crunch that UT students will face 10, 20, or even 30 years from now. Students should take notice of efforts by Austin city and community leaders to offer more housing choices and improve our quality of life. A critical piece of the affordable housing puzzle is CodeNEXT, the first major revision of Austin’s land development code, which governs what can be built and where, in nearly 30 years. By dictating where new and redeveloped homes and businesses are permitted and what kinds of forms, from single-family suburbia to mixed-use urban high-rises, they can take, the code defines the physical geography of Austin. It shapes our neighborhoods, our streets, our parks and all
the places in which we live, work and play. But the current land-use code does not effectively serve our community — it’s horrendously complicated. Over the last 30 years, it’s accumulated over 800 amendments and revisions, and over 400 different combinations of zoning types. By segregating housing and jobs, with mixed-use spaces as an afterthought, it hampers efforts to address Austin’s twin transportation and affordability crises. CodeNEXT promises to reform the code by simplifying its layers and layers of outdated regulation, making it more usable, clear and predictable for developers, homeowners and business owners. It also introduces a new class of “transect” zoning, which differentiates by urban form instead of land use type. Players of computer games like SimCity or Cities: Skylines are familiar with the traditional kind of residential-commercial-industrial zoning, which enforces a
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strict separation of homes and workplaces. In contrast, transect zoning designates land for low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise development — allowing greater leeway for buildings that mix the two kinds of spaces. By locating housing and jobs closer together, connecting bicycle trails with neighborhoods, and concentrating dense, transit-friendly development along major corridors, CodeNEXT would make alternative forms of transportation viable. That means less traffic on Austin streets, and more opportunities for tomorrow’s students to live away from today’s crowded and expensive student neighborhoods. According to Rich Heyman, a UT geography professor on the CodeNEXT Code Advisory Group, students are unlikely to see many short-term effects from the effort. But in the long run, Heyman says, it could open up new affordable housing options for students throughout the city. City official Jenn Todd
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concurred, saying that CodeNEXT will offer more kinds of housing options, such as that elusive “missing middle” between single-family homes and mid-rise apartment buildings. The CodeNEXT working group faces the daunting task of reconciling our city’s diverse interests, from developers to neighborhood associations to community activists. So far, CodeNEXT has been a remarkable display of local democracy and compromise in action. In a time when national politics is characterized by gridlock and deep polarization, that’s a welcome sight. The CodeNEXT reform is badly needed, and students should support it wholeheartedly. Over the next few months, the city will host several public meetings to engage the community and solicit feedback. Learn about the plan and get involved. Let’s shape the Austin that we want. Young is a computer science junior from Bakersfield, California.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | NO. 12 TEXAS 63-58 KANSAS STATE
Lang, Holmes lead Longhorns past Wildcats By Dalton Phillips @Dalton_Tweets
Junior guards Ariel Atkins and Brooke McCarty have clinched many victories for Texas in crunch time throughout their careers. Freshman forward Joyner Holmes embraced that role Saturday. Tied with the Wildcats with under two minutes to play, Holmes converted back-to-back layups on a pair of dimes from sophomore guard Lashann Higgs to lead the No. 12 Longhorns past Kansas State, 63-58, at the Frank Erwin Center. Those four points — part of a team-high 21-point outing for Holmes — proved to be the final two field goals of the game as Texas forced fivestraight Wildcat misses in crunch time. “I’m glad that coach and my teammates trust the ball in my hands at that moment,” Holmes said. “So that’s something I take a lot of pride in. But other than that, I just try to do what I can do and if we can get a
bucket, then we get a bucket. And if not, I’m looking for my teammates to see if I can put them in position to get points or score.” Saturday’s win over the Wildcats ties the longest conference win streak in program history at 12. The team moved to a perfect 12-0 against Big 12 opponents and 18-4 overall. A strong performance from Texas’ other big, senior center Kelsey Lang, propelled her to two career milestones. With 10 points, nine rebounds and a gamehigh five blocks, Lang moved into seventh place on Texas’ all-time career blocks list with 160. Lang’s 10 points also earned her a place in Texas’ 1,000-point club. She’s one of only 41 players in school history to accomplish the feat. “I’m just really proud of Kelsey’s career and her journey,” head coach Karen Aston said. “She’s also grown into a really solid basketball player… It seems like we’re just so much calmer when Kelsey is on the floor. And a lot of it is her experience
and her understanding of the game.” Lang’s composure will be tested as the Longhorns turn their attention to the season’s most anticipated matchup — Monday’s road contest against No. 2 Baylor. Texas heads to Waco for the first meeting between the Big 12’s top two teams with a lot at stake –– sole possession of the top spot in the conference. Baylor boasts a formidable two-way playstyle, sitting at No. 2 nationally in scoring offense and No. 3 in scoring defense. Texas, which has controlled the rebounding battle in 20 of its 22 games this season, will likely find itself outmatched on the glass against a bigger Baylor team. Texas sits at No. 4 nationally in rebounding margin at plus 11.2. The No. 1 spot in that category belongs to the Bears. Baylor’s only loss of the season came at the hands of the nation’s premier team –– No. 1 Connecticut on Nov. 17. The Huskies handed Texas its most recent loss back on
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Senior center Kelsey Lang reaches for a rebound in Saturday’s 63-58 victory against Kansas State at the Frank Erwin Center. Lang reached the 1,000-point milestone in the matchup.
Dec. 4. Texas is a perfect 16-0 since it squared off against the Huskies. In her final trip to Waco, Lang understands what a road win of this significance would mean for this team’s lofty aspirations. “Me and (Brianna Taylor) as seniors definitely take that
into consideration,” Lang said. “And it is our last time, and I think that we wanna go out strong.” The key to success in Waco may lie in the hands of Texas’ frontcourt tandem –– Lang and Holmes. Holmes is prepared for her first matchup against Texas’
top conference foe. The two teams tipoff on Monday at 7 p.m. “I know it’ll be fun,” Holmes said. “We have a lot of matchups. One through five positions. So just trying to go at it and just have fun and enjoy the experience.”
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Longhorns take care of business against Virginia Tech By Justin Martinez @JustJustin956
No. 10 Texas (7–1) bested Virginia Tech on Saturday with a 4-3 victory at Weller Tennis Center. Sophomores Julian Zlobinsky and Harrison Scott kicked things off for the Longhorns in doubles play with a 6-3 win over Henrik Korsgaard and Jason Kros. The Hokies responded as Mitch Harper and Alexandre Ribeiro defeated the duo of sophomore Colin Markes and freshman Christian
Sigsgaard, 6-3. With the doubles point at stake, senior George Goldhoff and sophomore Leonardo Telles completed a 6-4 comeback win over Virginia Tech’s Jai Corbett and Abraham Asaba. “I thought (Goldhoff and Telles) played well,” head coach Michael Center said. “They made some mistakes early, but they fought back. That turned out to be a big point for us today.” Junior John Mee earned Texas its third point in singles play with a 6-1, 6-0 blowout over
George Cartledge. Scott followed suit with a 6-3, 7-5 outing against Harper, extending his singles streak to seven. The Canadian has not dropped a set since October. “He’s got a very dynamic game,” Center said. “He hits the ball heavy and he’s always prepared, so he’s tough to handle out there.” Telles fared better in singles play, defeating Kros 7-6, 6-2. The win secured the match for the Longhorns as they earned their fourth point in the best-of-seven contest.
The Hokies finished strong, however, winning the final three games. Texas continues its homestand on Feb. 12 with two back-to-back contests against Purdue and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Longhorns are hoping to find their rhythm before the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, which begins on Feb. 17. “We’ve got a lot of work to do this week,” Center said. “We need to play better on Sunday if we want to go to Charlottesville and compete with the best teams.”
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | TCU 78-63 TEXAS
Defense stumbles in loss to Horned Frogs
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Things fared no better for Texas the second time around against TCU. After dropping a tightly-contested game to the Horned Frogs earlier in the season, the Longhorns were thoroughly outclassed in the rematch, falling 78-63 in Fort Worth. Texas, which came into the contest second in the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense, had no answers for TCU’s offensive attack. The Horned Frogs were shooting over 60 percent from the field midway through the second half and finished the game at a 52 percent clip. TCU junior forward Vladimir Brodziansky spearheaded the Horned Frog assault, racking up 18 points on 6-of-11 shots. For the Texas defense, it was a case of déjà vu. Brodziansky was a force in the first matchup as well, leading all scorers with 19 points. TCU head coach Jamie Dixon said Brodziansky’s efficient performance reflects his basketball savvy and work ethic. “He’s very bright, he’s very smart and he gets what we’re trying to do,” Dixon said. “Skill-wise and fundamental-wise, he’s battling every day to get better. He’s come a long way.” The game looked like it would be a runaway early on. TCU jumped out to a quick 21-12 lead and appeared to be in control. But Texas pulled together a string of stops, and a
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three-pointer from freshman guard Andrew Jones made the game 21-19 with 8:37 left in the first half. The half remained tight after that point, with Texas going into the break only trailing 38-35. The Longhorns spent the second frame a step behind the opposition. The squad never led during the period and was left playing catchup behind TCU’s hot shooting. The Horned Frogs again opened up a nine-point lead, this time with 11:30 left in the game. But Texas bounced right back, cutting TCU’s lead to
five with 9:03 remaining. That’s when the floodgates opened. TCU went on a 16-6 run to end the contest, utilizing timely threepoint shooting and offensive rebounding. The Longhorns faltered down the stretch offensively, going scoreless for a three-minute period during TCU’s final run. TCU sophomore guard Alex Robinson attributed the decisive run and the victory to the atmosphere at the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. “A lot of credit goes to everybody that was on our bench that brought a lot of
energy, and our fans especially,” Robinson said. “The arena was extremely loud, and that helps contribute to home court advantage.” Texas was once again led by its freshman duo of forward Jarrett Allen and Jones. Allen had one of his most impressive stat lines of the year in Fort Worth as he finished with 22 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Jones notched 14 points and dished out seven assists, just one off his career high. Jones also continued to show improvement on the defensive end, something
head coach Shaka Smart has highlighted. “The thing that’s been exciting about Andrew is that he’s put in a lot of extra time that people don’t see outside of practice watching tape,” Smart said. “We watch a lot of his defensive possessions together. He’s made major strides on the (defensive) side of the floor. He’s got a really high ceiling.” The team now prepares for a rematch with Iowa State, who bested the Longhorns 79-70 on Jan. 7. Tip off is slated for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Frank Erwin Center.
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Longhorns kick off season with Alumni Game By Alex Briseño @AlexxBriseno
Redshirt junior Morgan Cooper stood three outs away from pitching a no-hitter against the Longhorn alumni on Saturday afternoon. The alumni were set to play only three innings, so Cooper was sure to get off to a quick start. The right hander retired the first six batters he faced, putting him three outs away from a perfect outing on the mound. But Drew Stubbs had other plans. Morgan said during the week, Stubbs told him to give him something good to hit come Saturday. “He said, ‘You have to give me one fastball to hit,’” Cooper said. “When he went up there I was like, ‘I know he’s going to be sitting on a fastball’ … So I threw him a slider, and when he came back by, he wasn’t too happy.” Cooper struck him out once but wasn’t so lucky the next time he went to the plate. The only hit he
gave up came at the hands of Stubbs when he threw a fastball that ended up soaring over the right center field. “He came around and I was like, ‘You couldn’t just hit a double or something? You couldn’t keep it in the yard?’” Cooper said. “He just laughed and said he had to get me back for the first at bat … I’m sure I’ll hear it from them here in a little bit for giving up a home run. It’s all part of it, I guess.” However, that was all Cooper allowed. And he got more than enough help from his offense. Junior second baseman Bret Boswell got the scoring started in the bottom of the second inning. Boswell blasted a leadoff solo homer over the newly adjusted right center wall, which should result in more home runs when the season starts. “It’s really fun to watch,” head coach David Pierce said. “I think it’s going to create what we want. It’s definitely still an alignment that’s similar to everywhere in the country that we play,
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and that’s what we needed.” Boswell’s shot kickstarted an explosive inning. Sophomore right hander Nolan Kingham, the designated pitcher for the alumni, was the victim of what would be a five-run second inning for the Longhorns.
Kingham gave up six hits against the first seven batters he faced — many of them due to a limited effort from the alumni, who tried to avoid injuries before the season starts. “I mean, I love Ben Johnson,” Pierce said. “But we
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didn’t get a lot of help defensively on the other side. (Kingham has) been really good … He’s on pace to be a starting pitcher for us. He’s done a lot of good things. He just needs to look at what didn’t work today.” The offense stifled on both sides after the alumni switched out with the current roster players in the fourth inning. The White squad found itself on the better side of a 9–2 result when the game was called after the eighth inning. “We’re still progressing,” Pierce said. “We’re trying to get better every single day. I’m really pleased with the effort and attitude and the response that we are receiving.” Pierce will look to turn things around now that he is at the helm. Texas is predicted to finish fourth in the Big 12 this year behind TCU, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. The Longhorns’ season opener is set for Feb. 17 when they host the Rice Owls in a three-game series at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
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The Longhorns (1-2) rolled into Ann Arbor, Michigan, ranked No. 18 in the nation. Texas faced a formidable opponent as it took on No. 13 Michigan (4-0) early on Sunday morning. The Longhorns were hoping to replicate their last matchup against the Wolverines. They took down the maize and blue by a close count of 4-3 on March 5, 2016, in Austin. But Texas couldn’t replicate its previous success against the Wolverines. The Longhorns limped to a 1-6 loss in Ann Arbor. No. 55-ranked senior Neda Koprcina lost to Michigan’s Brienne Minor 6-1, 7-5. Longhorn freshman Anna Turati narrowly lost her match against Michigan’s 60th-ranked Alex Najarian after going to a 10-point third set super-tiebreaker. “It’s never fun as a coach to recognize that we were just outplayed today,” head coach Howard Joffe said. “Michigan was skilled, motivated and smart. They deserve credit.” Texas’ lone win came from freshman Petra Granic with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Michigan junior Mira Ruder-Hook. The Croatia native is now 3-0 in dual matches this season and will look to continue her winning streak against Miami on Saturday. “I wasn’t displeased with our ladies or our tennis,” Joffe said. “We have a very young team and an inexperienced group that requires more of these viciously competitive matches. I know we will all profit from today, and we will keep getting tougher.” The match marks two straight losses for Texas after dropping one to North Carolina last week at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. The Longhorns look to rebound on Saturday as they host No. 17 Miami in their home opener at 11 a.m. -Dawson Hinkley
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ALBUM REVIEW| ‘PROCESS’
Sampha’s debut album explores love, grief By Chris Duncan @chr_dunc
After spending much of his time in the shadows of other artists to craft his sound, Sampha Sisay has finally broken out into his own with a fantastic debut album. Sampha entered mainstream rap and R&B as a featured and collaborative artist, working with the likes of Drake on Nothing Was the Same, Kanye West on The Life of Pablo and even Solange on A Seat at the Table. Beyond his features, Sampha released two EPs on Young Turks, a label that sponsors some of the best artists in alternative including FKA Twigs, The xx and SBTRKT. To say his new debut album Process was anticipated would be an understatement, and luckily Sampha
rises to the occasion, taking on neo-soul and alternative R&B to add to the already blossoming genre. Sampha’s voice is the keystone of his latest project. It’s airy like Frank Ocean, but also quite warm and welcoming. Songs like “Plastic 100°C” place his vocals at the front of the often minimal mixes, allowing the listener to focus on exactly what Sampha has to say. And that is where the power of this LP lies. The main message to take from Process is that Sampha is a human reveling in his success and wallowing in his failures. He expresses the aches and pains of mourning, and the importance of recovery when discussing the devastating loss of his mother to cancer. It pairs perfectly with his music’s calming nature, turning
the album into a wholesome experience rather than a collection of indistinguishable songs. It’s hard not to become emotional at moments, especially on “(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano,” when Sampha sings, “An angel by her side, all the times I knew we couldn’t cope, they said that it’s her time, no tears in sight, I kept the feelings close.” Although each song’s arrangement plays second fiddle to Sampha’s vocals, the variety is surprising. From the sharp synths on “Incomplete Kisses” to an intriguing interpolation of The Chi-Lites’ “The Coldest Days of My Life” on “Timmy’s Prayer,” Sampha is clearly trying to see exactly what fits where, even if it might not be the most commercial or common choice.
The shortcoming of this LP is one song – “Reverse Faults.” As the sixth selection on the album it already struggles to distinguish itself. It tries to break out, but after several listens it blends in, feeling like a mashup of every other track around it rather than something that can stand on its own. What’s so impressive about Sampha’s debut is that he doesn’t flaunt his influences like so many new artists do. Process features a uniquely individualistic approach to crafting an album, with Sampha writing eight of the 10 tracks on this LP on his own. This contributes even more to his project’s cohesion and helps bolster lesser tracks that might traditionally hamper a listen. After one listen to Process, it’s obvious Sampha’s
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Sampha’s debut album takes on a new voice in a growing genre seperating him from the group.
story, and unified vision, is one to respect and cherish. The instrumentation and production add their own flairs as well, carrying this LP to impressive heights. Although he has
room to build and develop as an artist, Sampha has already matched the clout of many of his peers, marking this as possibly the most impressive debut of this year.
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Student’s family affected by Trump’s travel ban Editor’s Note: The names in this story have been changed to protect the sources’ identities.
By Rimsha Syed @sassysamosa
Between dealing with consultations with immigration lawyers and patiently waiting for his family’s green card approval, Syrian-American Omar Said was devastated by the effects and implications of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, and decided not to stay silent. Shortly after learning that even green card holders and Canadian citizens who were nationals of the seven countries affected by Trump’s executive order were having a difficult
time entering the U.S., Said’s family, who are currently living in two different countries, were in a state of shock. “My sister is still waiting to hear back about her green card interview,“ Said, a graduate student, said. “Honestly I’m very worried that she won’t hear from the American consulate anytime soon, meaning she won’t be able to come back here like she was hoping.” Last weekend, immigration lawyers contacted Said’s father, a permanent resident of Austin, and warned him to not leave the country until the heat from the ban disappears. He also bore the tragic news that his mother would not be able to come home immediately from Canada. “Thankfully, the decision by
Justice Yates will supposedly allow my family to travel from and back to the U.S.,” Said said. “They are still worried about leaving the country and are being very careful not to do so unless needed.” In addition to suspending the U.S. refugee program, Trump also issued a temporary ban of people coming into the U.S. from seven predominantly-Muslim nations: Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen, resulting in airport protests demanding the release of Muslim detainees, including one in Austin attended by Said. “There were Jewish-American speakers who spoke about the same ordeal that they went through,” Said said. “There were women, people from the
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Malpaso Dance Company brings Cuban tradition to U.S.
“We are Muslim and American and proud to be both.” As a result of Trump’s policy, precisely known as “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” over 100 Muslims reentering the country and refugees have been detained all over the country, including students attending American universities. “The Syrian refugee crisis is the most devastating human crisis of our generation,” Said said, “I was hoping that we would accept more refugees but instead we have decided to focus all of the blame on helpless families that had nothing to do with the situation that they are in.” According to Said, politics start at the local level, and
uniting the voices of young Muslim-American activists to achieve influence in the political system and combat discriminatory policies requires working with like-minded people and holding elected officials accountable. Although the ban has been temporarily lifted, there is still a lot of work to be done. “I ask all young Muslim-Americans to fully embrace the fact that we are living in a free country so that they can express their opinions and concerns civilly, peacefully and diplomatically,” Said said. “I also ask our young Muslim-American community to build bridges and to connect with other communities and help them protest any unjust treatment they might receive.”
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With dim lights and a deep, steady drum beat, the Malpaso Dance Company prepares its audience to receive a taste of Cuban culture. “Our contemporary dance is deeply based on where we come from, an island that could be approached as a dancing island,” said Fernando Saez, Malpaso Dance Company co-founder and executive director. “Music is also very important ingredient of our culture.” On Feb. 9, as part of its ninth U.S. tour, the company will sway to a Cuban musical beat at UT’s Bass Concert Hall with a mixture of contemporary and ballet techniques. “It has been a dialogue and a chance, a way of breaching and expanding our own visions of what the reality and cultures are all about,” Saez said. “Collaborations are essential to us because it is one of the most effective ways of fighting our own cliches and the assumptions we have accumulated throughout our lifetime.” Daileidys Carrazana, co-founder and associate artistic director of the Havana-based company, said the 16 dancer company is no stranger to performing for American audiences. “In our studio we host groups rich with American visitors and we have noticed that the Cuban and American cultures have many things in common,” Carrazana said. “There is a strong connection between the traditions of
LGBTQ community, Hispanic-American protesters and African-American protesters, creating a beautiful rainbow of diversity and solidarity that gave me hope about the future of our country.” Activists, organizations and politicians are condemning Trump’s decision to indefinitely suspend the resettlement of Syrian refugees, and are calling Trump’s Muslim ban un-American and unconstitutional. For biology senior Hareem Usmani, it’s important for Muslim-Americans to embrace their identities. “Trump’s islamophobic rhetoric often makes a Muslim versus American dichotomy, but we are showing that dichotomy does not exist,” Usmani said.
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Malpaso Dance Company puts contemporary spin on traditional Cuban dances.
the American ballet and the Cuban ballet and also we are very connected in the fields of modern and contemporary dance.” Carrazana said the U.S. is one of their favorite locations to tour because of the warm acceptance they have received from audiences. “It is very rewarding to have the experience of confronting our work with the American audiences and the way they react in a very open and receptive way,” Carrazana said. Saez said the moves they typically integrate into their performances represent the ways in which music and dance intertwine with the Cuban lifestyle. “The kind of dances we develop should be something related to the easy musicality and strong physicality of our dances and some theatrical elements can (also) be identified in most of our work,” Saez said. Saez said these elements are deeply intertwined with the Cuban nationality and way of life. “The musicality and the physical elements are very important in our culture,”
Saez said. “Dance and music are related to the very essence of the cultural quality of being Cuban. (They) are not merely related to having fun, leisure and entertainment. They are related to anthropological elements connected to communications, the practice of memory and cultural resistance.” Maria Karla Araujo, a dancer for the company, said although they may make some changes or additions to traditional dances, the troupe feels a strong responsibility to maintain the essence of the Cuban culture. “The commitment for an honest delivery and the work we convey with the audience are connected with the reality from which we come and the circumstances in which we exist,” Araujo said. In the end, Saez said the performances have been more of an educational experience for them than for their audiences. “It has been an exchange,” Saez said. “We have been learning more than what the audiences have learned from us.”
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