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MONDAY, FEBRUARY
VOLUME 118, ISSUE 95
5, 2018
LEA SING T U R M O IL In the third insallment, UT legal services discuss legality of University House lease terminations last year. READ BELOW AND ON PAGE 3
carlos garcia | the daily texan staff Plan II freshman Rylan Maksoud’s lease with University House was terminated late last year due to overbooking.
MEN’S BASKETBALL | TEXAS 79, OU 74
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Left: Junior guard Kerwin Roach II celebrates with Longhorn fans at the Frank Erwin Center following Texas’ victory over No. 12 Oklahoma on Saturday. Above: Freshman guard Matt Coleman prepares to dunk on the Oklahoma defense during his 22-point performance Saturday night.
Texas upsets Sooners on national stage Matt Coleman boosts Longhorns with career-high 22 points. By Dalton Phillips @dalton_tweets
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reshman guard Matt Coleman stood near half court and raised his arms to the soldout crowd. The Frank Erwin Center, as electric as it has been
all season, erupted in response. The display came on the heels of a furious Texas rally as the Longhorns erased a 10-point second-half deficit to upset No. 12 Oklahoma, 79-74, in the Red River Showdown on Saturday evening. The Longhorns (15–8, 5–5 Big 12) trailed for all but seven minutes of the game before a late run earned them the victory. Coleman finished with a game-high 22 points, including a number of huge shots down
the stretch to lead Texas to its third Big 12 home upset over a ranked opponent this season. “The crowd tonight was phenomenal,” Texas head coach Shaka Smart said. “They really gave us a lift, because our guys didn’t have great energy early on. There was a level of fatigue that our guys felt from a long week. But I’m proud that they found enough to be within striking distance for the whole game and to make that big run at the end and come back
and win.” Oklahoma freshman guard Trae Young was the focal point for the Longhorns on defense — and for the home crowd. The Frank Erwin Center erupted with boos as his name was called in the starting lineup, and the jeers lasted all night. On the first possession for the Sooners, Young caught the ball in the corner and faced up. His hesitation move was quickly cut off on the baseline, and the arena went wild as he was
forced to pass the ball back to the top. But early on, Young never so much as glanced at the sea of burnt orange and white. Young sank a deep three early before getting into the lane for a high floater over freshman forward Mo Bamba. Moments later, Young found an open shooter in the corner, and then a man under the basket in transition. The guard collected six assists
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University House lacked legal grounds to end leases By Chase Karacostas @chasekaracostas
There is almost no reason University House could have legally terminated student leases as they did late last year, Sylvia Holmes, associate director of UT legal services, said. Two weeks ago, The Daily Texan reported on a UH software error that caused them to overbook for the 2018–19 term. Multiple students’ leases were terminated as a result. UH claimed it was a “one-time” error, but further reporting revealed it happened the previous year, too.
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Warren says electing more women to office will better country By Brianna Stone @bristone19
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, reflected on her time as a young mother pursuing a teaching career to highlight the importance of affordable childcare and the need to elect women to office. Warren was the keynote speaker on Friday afternoon at the Annie’s List 15th Annie-versary Celebration at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Annie’s List is an Austin-based organization that helps elect progressive women to office in Texas. “Texas has elected some fearless women,” Warren said. “Annie’s List is working hard to elect a new generation of progressive women leaders right here in the Lone Star State. I think when we have policies being made about things like women’s health care, it would be nice to have
I think when we have policies being made about things like women’s health care, it would be nice to have some women in the room.” Elizabeth Warren,
u.s. sen. d-massachusetts
some women in the room. Electing more women is what we should do for America.” Warren, born in Oklahoma, said her roots in Texas go back to her childhood when she visited family in Texas, graduating from and then getting her first teaching position at the University of Houston, and later teaching law at UT. “As a young mother I set out to try both a career and
katie bauer | the daily texan staff U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren was the keynote speaker for Annie’s List Friday morning at the Long Center. Warren spoke on behalf of Annie List’s mission of electing progressive women into office in Texas. family at a time when a lot of people said it wouldn’t work, so don’t even try,” Warren said. Warren said being a young mother and trying to go back to school and balance a career almost defeated her because of the expenses and difficulties of childcare. “Childcare never stopped being an issue for me and for so many working moms
today,” Warren said. “It was the weight I had to carry around with me every single day and it never let up.” Warren said so many women today end up dropping out of the workforce due to childcare issues. She said childcare costs more than in-state college tuition in many states. “If we want to get serious about increasing (national) productivity, we should make
a bigger investment in affordable childcare,” Warren said. “Let’s not elect more women just because we’re sick of seeing committee photos where everyone’s a white guy. Let’s elect more women, and diverse women, because it gives us better chances to make the right decisions in government so we can build a better
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