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Football alumni tackle unhealthy habits Elite Sweets entrepreneurs develop a healthier and protein-packed donut. By Meara Isenberg @MEARAANENE
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riven by a passion for health and fitness, an entrepreneurial itch and a longtime love of donuts, a team of UT alumni is hoping they have the recipe for sweet success. The four founders of Elite Sweets, a protein donut-focused Austin startup, became friends at UT in 2016, which is where their idea for a low-sugar, gluten-free donut company was born. “We looked into protein donuts and just saw a huge opportunity,” said Amin Bahari, co-founder and CEO of Elite Sweets. “With our background and the team we put together, we figured we could essentially take this to the next level.” Bahari worked for UT’s football team while pursuing a degree in sport management, where he met co-founders and former UT football players Timothy Cole and Caleb Bluiett. The friends were neighbors in West Campus, Bahari said, and would often meet up at Guadalupe Street sweet shop Ken’s Donuts. “(The company) was just one of those ideas that popped up in our heads at the right time,” Cole said.
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Texas Crew weathers storm after fiery trailer crash By Savana Dunning @SAVANAISH
Texas Crew’s GoFundMe page successfully raised more than $31,000 to replace the equipment lost after the team’s trailer caught fire en route to a race on June 22, destroying three boats and several thousands of dollars in equipment. Texas Crew, a student rowing
team at UT, was in transit to Oklahoma City’s Stars and Stripes Regatta on June 22 when their trailer detached from the truck and the safety chain dragged on the cement, causing the trailer and everything inside to catch fire. No one was injured. In response to the accident, Texas Crew launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $25,000 to replace their boats and equipment. After news outlets picked up the
story, Texas Crew raised $31,741 in nine days. Equipment manager Elizabeth Green said the trailer held all of the team’s boat repair equipment. Because of high rent prices, the team cannot afford a boat house to house the equipment. Without that trailer and everything inside, Green said the team would not be able to travel to regattas, let alone compete in them. “It was about three hours into
the drive and I was carpooling with a friend, and all of a sudden I got a call from my coach saying there’s been an accident,” linguistics junior Green said. “The next four hours were a mad rush of trying to get things set up for the next morning. I don’t really think it even sunk in, the reality of what happened, until several days after.” Fundraising co-chair Nicholas Ray said one of the boats lost was an expensive, 10-year-old
racing four that the seniors of the team used to win medals in many regattas. “It was probably the only racing four that we had that was good enough to go to regattas and be efficient,” biomedical engineering sophomore Ray said. “Without that, it’s going to be a huge loss to the whole crew family, so we’re going to have to replace that as
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How to help immigrants part of the change. Chris Kelley, a spokesman for Refugee Services of Texas, encourages students to volunteer. RSTX columnist works with populations affected by this issue, inhese last few weeks you’ve probably cluding unaccompanied children, survivors of huseen pictures of chain-link fences and man trafficking and asylum seekers. Kelley said concrete floors, heard children crying volunteers with RSTX carry out variety of tasks and scrolled like “helping move a through endfamily in” or “actually less outraged tweets. work(ing) with kids at The scope and complexour center.” ity of the border crisis He emphasizes the may leave students importance of volunfeeling powerless. We teering, saying “we aren’t. Students, especan’t do what we do cially here in Austin, without volunteers. can and should make an And given that UT impact in the lives of imis right in the heart migrants and refugees of the city where we through volunteer work. work with folks, we The enforcement of couldn’t do it without troubling immigration UT students.” policies is not new. A Valdez agrees. She 2015 report by the Deencourages students tention Watch Network to be informed about details the growth of their rights and to America’s detention be active in the comsystem, largely through munity through volvictoria smith | the daily texan staff private contractors, unteer work. Beyond under the Obama administration. Now, although that, she said it creates a sense of community, President Trump signed an executive order ending recognizing students’ age not as a weakness, but the separation of families detained at the border, he a strength. “I think that there’s definitely value in has allowed a historically low number of refugees our clients who are teenagers seeing people close to to enter the U.S. and recently threatened immitheir age in college, being able to look up to them, grants’ due process protections. The problems for being able to talk to them and forming relationimmigrants and refugees aren’t going anywhere. ships with them.” We can see these immigration policy issues Kelley calls Austin “a great big neon welcome playing out in Austin. Sarah Valdez, supervising sign for refugees.” But this is only true when the attorney of the children’s program for RAICES in city’s people uphold the values of inclusion and Austin, said ICE raids were “disproportionately compassion for those seeking a new life. This is aimed at Travis county … because of Sheriff Herbeing done on the ground at RAICES, RSTX and nandez’s policy of not cooperating.” Valdez said the many other organizations. Through volunteering, passage of SB 4 further aggravates the challenges students can ensure their resources are used efof her clients. ficiently and Austin’s “welcome sign” continues People entering this country face formidable to glow. difficulties and have for some time. Students have Austin is home to many organizations striving to access to information on the problems surroundbetter the lives of immigrants and refugees. By ofing immigration, but because of limited funds, fering our time, we can amplify their impact. Along little authority and a lack of experience, have diffithe way, we can hear the stories of those we help, culty doing anything about them. This can be overgiving us experience to advocate in the future. whelming. Perhaps, however, our power lies in our Palmer is an English senior from the schedules. If we take time to volunteer, we can be a Dallas area.
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UHS should cover our butts after hours, on weekends By Ashka Dighe columnist
University Health Services provides UT students with excellent health care at an affordable price. Right now, UHS is failing to provide some students in urgent need of medical attention with appropriate access to health care. UHS’ Urgent Care Clinic is only open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., when students are typically in classes or academic-related activities. On weekends and in the evenings, hours when UHS is inaccessible, students are more likely to participate in risky activities that could result in sickness or injuries that require medical attention. Young adults are known for their risky decisions, especially concerning binge drinking, risky sexual behaviour, physical violence and diet-related sicknesses. When UHS is closed but a student is in need of urgent care, they either have to wait for UHS to open Monday morning or find another way to get the medical attention they need. UHS needs to keep its urgent care center open on weekends so that students have an affordable option at a convenient location. Nat Watkins, psychology junior, shared her story about an incident in her freshman year when she jumped over a fence and and hurt herself. “The top of the fence scraped against my butt — there’s no elegant way to put it,” said Watkins. This accident took place on a Friday night and resulted in a twoinch cut that was quite deep and left a big scar. The next morning, Watkins had to take a bus to reach UHS because she did not have a car and could not walk very well, since the cut was on her butt. When she reached UHS, she found out that it was not open. “It turns out that I needed stitches, (but) I couldn’t get them because UHS wasn’t open,” said Watkins. She went to an emergency clinic on the Drag but was given staples instead of stitches and prescribed the wrong antibiotics. If UHS had been open to stitch up and cover the wound on her butt, Watkins believes she would have received better medical care and advice. Students tend to trust UHS’ health care services more than they do any other emergency clinics near campus because we are more familiar with the doctors, our information is already on file, the location
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is significantly more convenient, the cost is more affordable and there’s generally a shorter wait time. UHS’ Urgent Care Clinic can treat conditions such as sprains, strains, broken bones, migraines, persistent vomiting, eye injuries, wheezing, asthma, allergic reactions and even wounds needing stitches. Many students, including Watkins, have been to some urgent care clinics in Austin but have never been to UHS’ Urgent Care Clinic because it has not been open when they needed medical attention. By not providing students with access to health care on weekends or at night, UHS neglects to care for students in urgent need of medical attention, which could cause further health complications for that student. If UHS’ Urgent Care Clinic was open for three to four hours on Saturday and Sunday mornings, students would be able to more conveniently access appropriate medical care for nonemergency but urgent conditions. UHS is a better option for urgent care because it can be difficult for students to access medical services from other providers, owing to logistical issues and affordability. It is important for the University to make sure its students are healthy and taken care of, even outside of the normal business hours. Dighe is a Plan II and Neuroscience sophomore from Houston.
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well as the trailer.” Despite the accident, the team was able to compete by renting unused boats from Oklahoma City teams and took home four medals from the regatta. Biology sophomore Michael DiLeo, one of the rowers who competed in Oklahoma City, said although it was difficult adjusting to unfamiliar boats, the team was thankful for the other teams that let them use their boats. “(The Oklahoma City teams) were all obviously using their best boats to compete, so we got what they weren’t using,” DiLeo said. “We were all using boats we weren’t
used to, and it plays a factor to a certain extent, but just being able to race there, that was very nice. We’re very thankful that all the people out there were willing to let us borrow their equipment.” Ray said he didn’t expect to raise the equipment funds in such a short period of time. “I was expecting to do a fundraiser a little bit later, like in the start of fall, so I was a little hesitant of how much we could get, but I was really surprised how the Austin community responded,” Ray said. “We’re really thankful.”
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continues from page 3 “We were all eating donuts in West Campus … and we were like, ‘Man, we are eating these way too much. … What if we can make these healthy for us?’” Along with Amin’s brother, co-founder Amir Bahari, the team began to develop the donut recipe in 2017. Since then, they have developed four different donut flavors, which are sold online and in a few Austin shops. The team’s baking breakthrough, however, didn’t happen overnight. To improve upon their initial donut recipe, the team enlisted the help of pharmacy graduate students Christopher Jackson and Albert Shaver. Jackson said the pair knew little about baking but were able to perfect the recipe by testing out multiple ingredients over a span of six weeks. “We treated it like a lab project, like we would have for organic chemistry or
pharmaceutics,” Jackson said. “Every iteration got better and better.” The Bahari brothers said some of their family members suffer from diabetes, so it was important to them
(They are) taking a new twist on an old idea and making it really special.” Gordon Bronson
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that the donuts be low in sugar. The team’s cinnamon sugar donut, which Amin said is the most popular, contains 2 grams of sugar and 17 grams of protein. With help from UT startup program Genesis and the
entrepreneurship course Longhorn Startup Lab, Amin said the team has been able to grow their company over the past year. Recently, the team flew out to San Francisco to compete in the WeWork Creator Awards and walked away with $180,000 to help fund their business. “We had them out for the semifinals, and they brought samples for everybody … and everyone absolutely loved their donuts,” said Gordon Bronson, head of public affairs at WeWork. “(They are) taking a new twist on an old idea and making it really special.” The donuts currently only ship to Austin residents, but Amin said the company has plans to roll out shipping statewide and, eventually, nationwide. While the team is setting its sights on a bigger group of donut fans, the key to their success so far remains simple. “We believed in ourselves and what we could accomplish,” Cole said. “That was the whole motivation to get us to this point.”
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DIVING INTO INTO WATER WATER DIVING A new water park on Lake Travis features a floating obstacle course. By Hellen C. Galli @OHHHELNO
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or those who hang around Austin in the summer, the melting hot afternoons can leave you in a puddle. Even in the middle of the dog days, Austin is bursting with attractions to help you beat the heat in exciting ways. Last Friday, Lake Travis’ newest water park, Waterloo Adventures, opened to the public. The park features multiple areas of entertainment, from its main attraction, a floating obstacle course with football fields worth of challenges, to a floating trampoline, an iceberg climbing tower and a water slide. For a $50 oneday pass, customers get
45 minutes on the course, with the rest of the park being available for all-day use. Patrons can lounge in the shade while enjoying food, beer and wine, playing cornhole with friends or swinging in hammocks. The park is only accessible via a boat ride from the registration area to what the company calls Adventure Island. This is a feature that Brian George, co-owner of Waterloo Adventures, is excited for patrons to enjoy. George says the park offers a unique Austin summer outing, giving tourists and locals alike something different than the classic summer excursion. “You can go downtown to see what Austin is known for,” George said. “But then you can come out here and see what else Austin has to offer with the lake and the boat rides and the views.” It is this principle and more than seven years of
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customer another 45 minutes on the obstacle course. But even if they decide to stick to their scheduled time, guests can spend all day at the park. Twenty-four-yearold Carthal Anderson, an opening day customer, said he feels like he got to experience the whole package with just one trip on the course. “I enjoyed the boat ride out to the island because it got me excited for what was to come,” Anderson said. With opening day behind them, George is looking forward to what comes next. “We are keeping it simple for now, but we will evolve over time,” George said. “Maybe some days for adults, some days for kids. Even some obstacle competitions — who knows.” It’s a work in progress. But for now, Have a thrill. Have an adventure.”
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enicio del Toro finally has a franchise to call his own. Unlikely as it may seem, the highly acclaimed -2015 thriller “Sicario” has spawned a sequel, focused this time around on del Toro’s ruthless hitman from the first film. Despite lacking some of the -original’s key elements, such as director Denis Villeneuve and star Emily Blunt, “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” manages to go
even deeper into its world for another outstanding film. After a series of suicide bombings rocks the United States, the CIA begins to suspect ISIS is smuggling operatives into the country through the Mexican cartels. Agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) enlists the help of hitman Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro) to start a war between the cartels to disrupt the perceived influx of bombers. It’s hard to tell what “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” is getting at in its opening moments. The film seems to crawl along, with a fair amount of intrigue about the cartels but far too many scenes set in government offices and
boardrooms. Brolin and del Toro are a treat to watch, giving depth to two characters who practically live in the moral grey area. They don’t, however, shake the feeling that the story is ill-timed, exploiting xenophobic fears of undocumented immigrants and people of the Islamic faith. However, writer Taylor Sheridan is doing this on purpose, because it comes to light that Graver’s intel was wrong, leaving him tasked with erasing all proof of American involvement, including ordering Gillick to murder Isabella Reyes (Isabela Moner), the daughter of a cartel leader and a witness to their crimes. Gillick refuses, and now both he and Reyes are
being hunted by Graves. This is where the film firmly finds it footing. While there’s a lot of violence in “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”, this is not an action movie. Instead, director Stefano Sollima and cinematographer Dariusz Wolszki go for a pseudo-documentary style that’s meant to make viewers uncomfortable rather than titillate them. An opening supermarket bombing and a third-act desert standoff are downright difficult to watch. Brutality permeates this film in visuals and narrative. Sheridan wisely splinters his narrative across his two leads, examining the corruption of the government through Graves
and the effect violence can have on a man through Gillick. By avoiding all the assassin cliches, Gillick represents a fragility that we don’t see in these sorts of movies, as well as a sense of consequence. He is the monster that the violence of the cartels has created, and Graves doesn’t seem to realize that his own violence could create another monster. Although the impact of this world on the adults is compelling in and of itself, the impact of these conflicts on children is what will stay with most viewers. From the perspective of not only Isabela but also young aspiring hitman Miguel (newcomer Elijah Rodriguez), we see how psychologically
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affecting these intense conflicts can be. What makes “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” great is that it refuses to give an answer to any of these questions. Instead, it asks the audience to ponder them, making a sequel that, while rough around the edges, is more than worthy of the “Sicario” name.
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Chill out for cheap: 5 summer shows for broke college students By Ruben Paquian @RUBENPAQ
Summer is in full swing in the live music capital of the world, and there is no better way to finish off a hot day at the pool than with a cool evening concert. With so many artists making their way through Austin, it can be hard to figure out what shows are worth checking out. Mark your calendars and get ready to add some tracks to your summer playlist, because here are just a few of the great shows happening this July.
Banes World, Michael Seyer, Innerwave July 6 — Spider House Ballroom, $15
Hailing from Southern California, Bane’s World, Michael Seyer and Innerwave have been setting the bar for what self-recorded garage music can be. From Bane’s World and Michael Seyer’s chill, jazzy R&B tunes to Innerwave’s groovy dream pop-rock vibes, the three groups are sure to deliver a night full of easy hip-swaying action. Tickets for the Friday show are a mere $15.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra July 13 — Stubbs Outdoors, $22
The most popular on the list, modern psychedelic maestros Unknown Mortal Orchestra are making their way to Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre. Touring off their fourth studio album “Sex and Food,” the band is credited with being one of the few
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anthony mireles | the daily texan staff A crowd cheers for Glitch Mob’s opening song on June 15, 2018, at Emo’s on Riverside. Austin’s music scene showcases a variety of acts during the summer at several locations.
artists still producing groovy psych-pop rock songs. From the head-banging guitar heavy song “American Guilt” to the soft tender grooves in “Hunnybee,” the Friday show is sure to be a spectacle. Tickets for this can be found for as low as $22.
and holiday-inspired singles. The $15 show features openers Hot Flash Heat Wave and The Symposium and is sure to be a sweet time.
Healy July 24 — Stubb’s Indoors, $12
Prepare to be transported to the beach as Austin’s own feelgood, oldies-inspired surf rock quartet is making a stop home on their own summer tour. Since releasing their self-recorded debut Driving to Hawaii in 2015, the band has been has been steadily releasing new tunes by way of small projects
A Los Angeles-based electronic indie pop trio, TV Girl can both soothe and make you groove at the same time. Interesting sampling, echoed vocals and swingin’ beats all add to the groups unique sound. Touring off of their latest album release, Death of a Party Girl, TV Girl will be stopping by Austin’s Barracuda. You can catch this show for $12 in advance and $14 the day of.
For the past few years, Memphis singer, rapper and composer Ethan Healy has been making alternative hip-hop and R&B tracks on the side while attending PT school. The recent graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is now on his first tour ever, three years after his debut EP, A Galaxy With Skin, and one year since his first album, Subluxe. With songs to make you bounce to the beat and those that leave you swaying to smooth melodies, Healy is one to watch out for. The Tuesday show will be at Stubb’s Indoors and is only $12.
Texas to an eight-stroke team victory and was the biggest piece in bringing home a conference tournament championship. In her freshman year participating in the tournament, Hoffman was a Big 12 All-Tournament team selection after placing second in that Big 12 Tournament as well.
After her impressive freshman season, Hoffman was chosen to to be one of the representatives for the United States in the World University Games. There, she helped bring home the gold for the red, white and blue and solidified herself as one of the country’s top amateurs.
According to World Amateur Golf Ranking, Hoffman is the 111th-ranked amateur women’s golfer in the world. Hoffman has hit her stride out of season but will look to carry her hot clubs into more tournaments before beginning the 2018–2019 Texas women’s golf season.
Summer Salt July 14 — Barracuda, $15
TV Girl July 20 — Barracuda, $12
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copyright miguel esparaza, and reproduced with permission Former Longhorns Kaci Erwin, left, and Simon Van der veen Quant Arends Jr. compete at the IQA World Cup in the U.S. National Team’s 120-70 victory over Belgium, clinching the gold medal for the third time. The Longhorns placed the most players on the U.S. National Team with six in addition to an assistant coach.
USA, FORMER LONGHORNS TAKE GOLD By Alex Briseño @alexxbriseno
The U.S. National Quidditch Team, consisting of seven former Longhorns, are returning from the International Quidditch Association World Cup in Florence, Italy, with gold medals draped around their necks. A perfect 8-0 run, capped off by a 120r 70 victory over Belgium clinched World e Cup number three for the Americans and s Longhorns. “I know a lot of the team had been e training hard for two years for that moo ment,” former Longhorn Martin Bere mudez said. “Belgium was incredible all g weekend so I was just glad we were able to s come together and win.” The Texas Calvary put a U.S.
National Team-high six players on the squad: chasers Kaci Erwin, Nick Moreno, Martin Bermudez and current Texas coach Simon Arends, keeper Augustine Monroe and beater Hallie Pace. The national team also featured another former Longhorn in assistant coach Aryan Ghoddossy. “A lot of us have been playing quidditch together for about 3–6 years and we’re all really close friends,” Bermudez said. “The sport means a lot to us so to share this experience is amazing.” The team entered bracket play as the No. 3-seed and finished 4-0 after day one, including a 90-60 victory over defending champion Australia despite falling behind by 40 points. The USNT later took down the defending champs one more time in the quarter finals, this time cruising to a 100–30 win.
“I think it was crucial to have played Australia on day one,” Bermudez said. “Despite the result, we could get the redemption narrative out of the way and just focus on the tournament as a whole. Australia hit us in the mouth and we were able to make proper adjustments because of it.” Quidditch, first introduced in the Harry Potter films and novels, was created in the United States in 2005. The sport continues to gain traction with over 400 local teams around the world, according to U.S. Quidditch. Seven players — three chasers, two beaters, one keeper and one seeker — are all mounted on brooms as they attempt to throw the quaffle (volleyball) through one of the three hoops on the opposite side of the field resulting in 10 points each. Two beaters also use bludgers (dodgeballs) to
knock out their opponents. The seeker tries to catch the snitch, a ball attached to the waist of the snitch runner. Once the seeker captures the snitch, the team is given 30 points and the game is over. Although coming home with gold is the ultimate goal, Bermudez said the sport’s continual growth allows the team to return with something else as well. “I think we hope to bring back more exposure to the sport as a whole,” Bermudez said. “Coming into the tournament, I wasn’t sure what to expect but after this experience I’ve realized how much quidditch has evolved around the world and how good that is for the sport.” This World Cup victory marks the U.S. National Team’s third gold medal after placing first at the 2012 Summer Games and the 2014 Global Games.
With all Texas sports in the offseason, junior golfer Emilee Hoffman is spending the year’s dead period winning championships. This past weekend, Hoffman won the historic Women’s Western Golf Association National Amateur Championship at the Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, Illinois, a suburb just outside of Chicago. A birdie on hole No. 29 of the 36-hole match play final secured her the victory over the University of Illinois’ Tristyn Nowlin. “I had hoped to play well and advance in this tournament,” Hoffman said in a Texas Athletics press release. “My best club this week was my driver. My putting has been a problem this year, but I have worked hard to improve and it paid off this week.” Hoffman was consistently at the top of the leaderboard and found herself as the tournament’s top qualifier after shooting a 36-hole qualifying round 135. Every round Hoffman played, she triumphed and rode her wave of success to defeat some of the nation’s top golfers from Fresno, California to Charlottesville, Virginia. This achievement for Hoffman is one she’ll add to a growing number of accolades. Following her sophomore season in the spring of 2018, Golfweek named Hoffman an Honorable Mention All-American. Hoffman was also an
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