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VOLUME 118, ISSUE 117
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018
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Breaking down of the Texas primary results, from Senate to Congressional District 21 PAGE 3
Columnists weigh in on judgeship elections, needle exchanges. PAGE 4
Moby’s newest album recaptures the glory that makes him an effective artist. PAGE 8
Texas takes on Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. PAGE 6
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The Daily Texan is focusing on how crime at other Texas universities in big cities compare to crime at UT-Austin by looking at the 2017 Annual Security Reports of nine colleges: Texas A&M University-College Station, University of North Texas, Baylor University, Texas Tech University, Texas Christian University, UT-Austin, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at San Antonio and University of Houston. The Texan compared crimes that occurred on and off of these nine campuses in 2016 and calculated the rate of crimes per 1,000 students. The universities were chosen by their city population. College campuses which receive federal funds are required to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. This law requires campuses to be transparent about crimes in specific
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he recent losses of Haruka Weiser and Harrison Brown have left a mark on campus and changed how UT-Austin students perceive their own safety. However, UT-Austin’s placement in one of Texas’ largest cities does not mean UT is not a safe campus, said David Carter, UT Police Department chief of police. “What happens for an urban campus is that all the complex issues that occur in an urban city are occurring all around us,” Carter said. “But by and large … despite the fact that we’ve had two tragic homicides over the past couple of years, (UT) is a relatively safe campus if you compare it to similar campuses in big cities around the nation.” Method and Research
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sources: 2016 fbi crime in the united states, 2017 annual seurity reports, u.s. census july 2016 population estimates
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UT students, staff participate in SXSW, share research, creative work By Meara Isenberg @ mearaannee
With more than 150 UT faculty, students and alumni participating in South by Southwest over the next few weeks, the University is making its mark on the world-renowned arts festival and conference. “‘South By,’ in particular, it’s just such an amazing gathering place for innovators from all over the world,” UT marketing coordinator Chad Schneider said. “Considering the research focus within the University and a lot of the innovation happening (on campus), it just makes sense for the University and South by Southwest to work hand in hand.” Two former UT students, Nick Barbaro and Louis Black, were members of the team that launched the first SXSW music festival in 1997. Today, Schneider said it is the festival’s prestige and proximity to campus that leads UT community members to take part in both SXSW and SXSWEDU, an educator-based learning expo happening this week. This year at the SXSW festival, which begins March 9,
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