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5th Circuit upholds dismissal of UT professors’ campus carry lawsuit. PA G E 2

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West Campus growth fails to bring lower rent for students

By Raga Justin @ragajus

West Campus is notorious for its continuous growth, and the past year was no exception.

Four new student housing projects were completed in 2018 and have recently opened for students: Skyloft, Aspen West Campus, The Nine at Austin and Avon @22.

There are 10 more slated for completion in 2019.

In West Campus alone, 850 units have been completed since 2015. These units fall under the University Neighborhood Overlay, or UNO, a set of zoning rules created in 2004 to specifically guide development in West Campus.

Dan Keshet is the blogger behind Austin On Your Feet, which covers urban development policies and politics.

Keshet said under UNO rules, developers must follow design guidelines such as wider sidewalks and extra layers of amenities.

Keshet, who has lived in West Campus for years, said the area houses more and more students every year.

“Far, far more students live in West Campus today than they ever have,” Keshet said.

Keshet’s blog charted growth rates in West Campus and found that at the rate UNO is growing, approximately half of UT undergraduates will live in new units created under UNO by 2023.

He credits this increase to development and UNO’s focus on affordable housing units built into new buildings.

Rent in the Austin area has gone up only 0.2 percent in the last year, according to RENTCafe, a real estate listing site. But West Campus

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Mooov-In welcomes freshman Mooov-In, the first Longhorn Welcome event, invites new students to explore campus.

By Gracie Awalt @gracieawalt1

oming from 44 states, 35 countries and six continents, an estimated 7,400 students are living on campus this year.

University Housing and Dining helped students move into 14 residence halls from Aug. 24–25 during Mooov-In, a 25-yearold tradition that kicks off Longhorn Welcome, a series of free events that introduce new students to campus.

UT President Gregory Fenves, who was greeting students Saturday morning during Mooov-In, said new students should try to meet as many people as they can.

“One of the great things about being at the University of Texas is that we have people from all different walks of life, backgrounds, different parts of Texas, states and countries,” Fenves said. “Living on campus is an opportunity to build new types of friendships and learn from fellow students.”

In contrast to Hurricane Harvey pouring rain down on Mooov-In last year, this year the sun was shining on students and their families.

“Last year we had to rush to move people in before the storm hit Austin and there were families from Houston who couldn’t get back, so

carlos garcia, katie bauer | the daily texan staff Top: Computer engineering freshman Justin Swinney rolls his belongings into Jester Residence Hall on Saturday. Bottom Left: Families and volunteers helped get students settled at Duren Hall on Friday afternoon.

Bottom Right: Business freshman Justin Barlow (left) and his father move into Jester Residence Hall during Mooov-In weekend.

we provided shelter for some of those families,” Fenves said. “It was a real crisis that we worked ourselves through. It was a tremendous problem with Hurricane Harvey hitting, but this year the weather is much better.”

Compared to last year, there was an average

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STATE

Campus carry lawsuit dismissed after appeal to 5th Circuit

By Meara Isenberg @mearaannee

A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 16 upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by three UT professors who challenged Senate Bill 11, the state’s campus carry law.

The law, which went into effect in August 2016, allows licensed handgun owners to carry concealed weapons into public university facilities.

English professors Mia Carter and Lisa Moore and sociology professor Jennifer Glass filed their complaint in 2016 in federal court against Attorney General Ken Paxton, UT President Gregory Fenves and the UT System Board of Regents on the grounds that campus carry infringed on their First, Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

The case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in July 2017, who concluded the “plaintiffs present no concrete evidence to substantiate their fears, but instead rest on ‘mere conjecture about possible actions.’”

The professors’ case was appealed to the 5th Circuit in New Orleans on July 11, with Carter and Moore in attendance. In an email, Carter said the

professors were disappointed but not surprised by the decision in the 5th Circuit.

“It is going to be a long, difficult and complicated battle to get common sense gun laws in our country,” Carter said in an email. “We will not blithely accept the weaponization of the educational environment as the new normal.”

In an email, Glass said the professors will be discussing options with their attorneys in the next few weeks, and have not made any decisions yet about moving forward with the case.

Law professor Jeffrey Abramson said the 5th Circuit relied on a procedural requirement known as standing, which requires anyone suing in federal court to show they are being personally injured by the law. The Court ruled that if the professors stifled their views, this was a self-inflicted injury and not one the law itself created.

“The Court says the law isn’t doing the censoring,” Abramson said. “(The professors) are going to self-censor out of some fear. (The Court is) saying that’s a self-inflicted injury and not an injury necessarily caused by the law.”

The Court ruled that the professors

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juan figueroa | the daily texan staff English professors Mia Carter (left) and Lisa Moore (right) and sociology professor Jennifer Glass (center) filed a case in 2016 on the grounds that campus carry infringed on their First, Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

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joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Plan II sophomore Rylan Maksoud attends a court hearing at the Travis County Courthouse on Aug. 21. Maksoud filed a lawsuit against University Housing in January for illegally terminating his lease. The case is set to be argued before a jury on Nov. 2.

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After Plan II sophomore Rylan Maksoud found out his lease with a West Campus apartment complex had been illegally terminated in January, he vowed to pursue every legal avenue open to him.

But first, Maksoud created a website detailing his negative experiences with the complex, University House, which garnered thousands of views and led other students to share their experiences with UH. Flash forward eight months later, what started as Maksoud’s virtual complaint against the apartment complex will end in a jury trial set for Nov. 2, after a Travis County judge dismissed UH’s plea to settle the case in a hearing on Tuesday.

“I’m just glad that it didn’t go away quietly,” Maksoud said. “My only goal was that everyone finds out what’s happening.”

UH severed their lease contracts with Maksoud and multiple other students after an error caused the housing agency to overbook, The Daily Texan reported in January.

Nelson Mock, a landlord-tenant attorney for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, said Maksoud should be compensated for the damages he suffered after UH terminated his lease.

“If a landlord signed a lease with a tenant and doesn’t comply with that contract, then the landlord is obviously responsible for any damages that would result,” Mock said. “I suspect that they would agree that they violated the lease with him. The question is just what the damages are.”

UH representatives and its parent company The Scion Group could not be reached for comment.

UH extended a settlement offer to Maksoud in January, offering to pay $2880 in damages if he took down his website and refrained from posting similar content in the future.

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five percent increase on the housing portion of students’ bills for all residence halls, said Ryan Colvin, assistant director of occupancy management at University Housing and Dining.

Four new Living Learning Communities, which allow freshmen to live with their peers who share similar interests or qualifications, will start this fall. The new LLCs include Joynes Readers & Writers in Carothers, Jefferson Scholars in MooreHill, Terry Scholars in Jester West and Transfer Students in Jester East.

University Housing and Dining offered 187 supplemental housing contracts to students this year, compared to 197 last year. Supplemental spaces are rooms converted from a study lounge or floor meeting space, whereas traditional spaces are rooms originally

intended for residential living. The majority of these spaces were located in Jester, and recent construction has converted these spaces to normal rooms.

“We do give students a choice once they live in a supplemental room if they wanted to move out or stay, and around 70 percent choose to stay,” Colvin said.

“Most students end up liking those spaces.”

Fenves said the Mooov-In experience offered by University Housing and Dining is more organized compared to his own experience moving into college.

“My parents dropped me off in a station wagon with a couple of suitcases and boxes and that was about it,” Fenves said. “It was not nearly as organized, but it was a long time ago. We do it much better here at UT because everybody’s welcoming. It’s very clear with good directions, and we’re very happy with the way MooovIn works out.”

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had not demonstrated the kind of personal injury that would give them standing to challenge campus carry, Abramson said.

Paxton commended the court’s decision to uphold the dismissal.

“The lawsuit was filed because the professors disagreed with the law, not because they had any legal substance to their claim,” Paxton said in a statement.

“The right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed for all Americans, including college students, and the 5th Circuit’s decision prevents that right from being stripped away by three individuals who oppose the law enacted by the Legislature.”

Matthew Valentine, Plan II lecturer and participant in Gun Free UT events said there are examples where professors have changed their curriculum based on the campus carry law,

such as at the University of Houston. According to the Houston Chronicle, a UH faculty group gave out a set of recommendations on how to teach under campus carry that said faculty may want to “be careful discussing sensitive topics” or “drop certain topics from your curriculum.”

“It’s not just that these three faculty at The University of Texas have this unique notion that they need to censor themselves for the sake of safety,” Valentine said. “There is plenty of evidence that that is happening; people are censoring themselves.

Faculty are changing their curriculum.”

Abramson said the professors can decide to appeal the decision to the entire 5th Circuit, or they could eventually appeal to the Supreme Court. However, he said based on the past rulings in their case, their chances would not be good.

“They face an uphill battle,” Abramson said.

Maksoud, however, refused to take the offer on the grounds that it violated his free speech rights and filed a lawsuit against University House for triple his damages and court costs on June 14.

“I said, ‘That’s not acceptable,’” Maksoud said. “I’m not going to take any offer that requires me to take down my website.”

Mock said is it unlikely UH can keep Maksoud from posting negative statements about their complex if he does not agree to their settlement.

“As much as any party, including this apartment complex, might say that those terms are a customary or normal thing, my response is that (they are) not,” Mock said. “I would normally never negotiate terms like that.”

Maksoud demanded a trial by jury, but UH asked for the case to be temporarily suspended because Maksoud was 17 when he sent them notice of the lawsuit.

After Maksoud affirmed he would not alter the notice, Travis County Judge Nicholas Chu denied suspension of the case. The judge also denied the agency’s plea for mediation and said the case had been postponed enough.

Roshni Edalur, a health and society sophomore, was a freshman when she signed a lease with UH in September 2017. She also got a termination email from the housing agency in December.

“I think that if (Maksoud) were to win, it would show that they definitely did something wrong, which we already knew,” Edalur said. “It’s just making it a little bit more public. I respect that.”

Maksoud said even if the resolution is not the one he wants, the lawsuit itself is a statement.

“I think the whole lawsuit is a victory for principles,” said Maksoud, who represented himself. “(Specifically), the principle that college students shouldn’t be taken advantage of.”

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uberAIR partners with UT engineers for flying taxi project

By Brittany Wagner @brittanywagner_

Uber plans to take its services to the skies and has enlisted UT to help them get there.

A team of researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering partnered with the U.S. Army Research Labs to test rotor technology for Uber’s vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts, or VTOL, which are expected to be available for use in Los Angeles and Dallas by 2023.

Jayant Sirohi, an associate professor at Cockrell and an expert on VTOL and rotorcraft technologies, said Uber initially approached the Army Research Labs for this project and learned of UT’s capabilities because of the ARL’s existing connection to UT. “We are doing experiments on different types of rotors and configurations and providing that data for the Army Research Lab to use to validate their predictions,” Sirohi said.

According to a UT press release, the fully electric VTOLs will attain a cruising speed of 150–200 mph, a cruising altitude of 1,000-2,000 feet and be able to travel up to 60 miles on a single charge. Uber press representative Travis Considine said UT is capable of contributing to this new technology.

“In addition to the technical expertise associate professor Jayant Sirohi brings to this field, the Cockrell School of Engineering already has a rig to test new rotor configurations on campus,” Considine said.

Considine said uberAIR flights will travel between fixed Skyports, or helipads, many of which currently go unused in densely populated cities due to noise concerns. It is Sirohi’s job to ensure VTOL’s noise signature is as quiet as possible.

“Uber needs (VTOLs) to be as quiet as possible, so they can be in an urban environment without annoying people,” Sirohi said. “Our focus is more on what produces the noise, so we can come up with ways to minimize the noise or change the noise signature.”

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itself is a different story. The abundance of new units for rent does not necessarily correlate to lower prices, said Laura Cochrane, an Austin-based realtor with REspace Realty.

Cochrane, who has worked with students in West Campus for 25 years, said newer developments would rather have

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In addition to noise levels, basic safety may be a concern for any city adopting new technology. An Uber Elevate report outlines how the company will deal with safety, visual pollution and privacy concerns.

According to the report, to maintain safety, the VTOL’s flight path may be overridden remotely in the event of a hijacking.

Uber also plans to avoid traveling along “particularly sensitive vistas or consolidate traffic to existing commute corridors” to combat visual pollution. VTOLs must maintain “appropriate clearance above

vacancies than drop their rental rates. Instead, Cochrane said students should stay away from high rises and look for older, individually owned condos and houses.

“Even though they’re older, they’re almost as nice as the newer stuff,” Cochrane said. “They might not have all of the amenities, but (they are) a quarter of the price marked down. These developments are just shooting themselves in the foot.”

However, Keshet said

private property” to protect the privacy of local residents.

The UT press release states that an uberAIR vehicle could cut an hour-long commute in rush hour down to 10 minutes, but Kara Kockelman, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, said this kind of travel is not sustainable.

“It can get a little chaotic up there, so they won’t be able to carry a lot of people,” Kockelman said. “It’s not a high-capacity opportunity, it’s certainly not an energy

West Campus already is comparatively inexpensive.

“The idea that a student, a freshman, would come to Austin and say, ‘Okay I’m going to live in West Campus’ — that is totally possible,” Keshet said. “The idea that one of them would come and buy a house in any other neighborhood near West Campus is laughable. So when I compare what’s happened to West Campus versus other places, I’d say that building lots of student

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efficient opportunity and it’s technically challenging. So you’d only do it for very specific cases.”

Kockelman said uberAIR services are likely going to be limited to wealthy customers who can afford the expenses of convenient air travel, and due to energy inefficiency, aerial vehicles cannot offer any sustainable, long-term solutions to traffic on the ground.

“This is like a specialized taxi cab,” Kockelman said. “It’s a really low volume opportunity for a very wealthy traveler.”

housing has actually kept it relatively more affordable to the average student.”

While cheaper housing options such as Riverside are available, paying for a higher rent in West Campus gives students greater accessibility to campus, Keshet said.

“There’s something special about being right close to where everyone else is,” Keshet said. “So many people live there in walking, biking, scooter

distance. You can get around so easily. It’s fun to be where the action is.”

Business honors sophomore Will Acheampong, who lives in Skyloft, said his pricier rent is made up for by the better services and furnished apartments.

“I knew it was gonna be a risk living in a new place that hadn’t been built,” Acheampong said.

“But in the end they paid close attention to mistakes some other developers had made.”

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Waller Creek pedestrian bridge closed for repairs

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angela wang | the daily texan staff UTPD Chief David Carter, left, speaks to sobering support specialist Alissa Collins at the soft-opening event of the Austin Sobering Center on Wednesday.

Sobering Center offers safe option for intoxicated people

By Meghan Nguyen @ultravioletmegs

After more than a decade of planning, Austin’s new Sobering Center opened its doors Thursday as an alternative to jail and emergency room sobering.

Instead of facing punitive measures, such as a misdemeanor or costly medical fees, those who are publicly intoxicated can now be transported by EMS or law enforcement to the public facility to sober up and safely recover.

“Our primary mission is to provide safe sobering for people, so when they are … publicly intoxicated and can’t care for themselves, they’re brought here,” said Rhonda Patrick, executive director of the center.

“We really want to give them any help they might need so that they don’t end up in a situation where they’re spending a lot of resources.”

In the past year, the UT Police Department arrested 23 students for public intoxication.

In 2017, Austin EMS had 1,092 alcohol-related calls that resulted in transport to an emergency room. With an operational budget of $1.7 million from the City of Austin, the Sobering

Center aims to offer a non-punitive solution which will also reduce the number of bookings and emergency room visits for public intoxication.

Anand Pant, a management informations systems senior and former president of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said the new center will encourage students to call for help without fear of punishment.

“It’s much better to get people to a safe space and to have resources rather than being thrown into jail for public intoxication,” Pant said. “Booking someone is never a good thing, whether that be from a financial point of view or from just a humanist point of view.”

The Sobering Center anticipates that 75 percent of people admitted will be “onetime users” such as college students and festival attendees, according to the center’s website.

The other 25 percent are “repeat users”, such as people with chronic substance abuse problems. The center is staffed with certified paramedics and individuals who have been trained in medical observation, first aid and crisis management.

“When they’re admitted into triage, we’ll assess what level

of attention they’ll need by taking their vitals, evaluating them and monitoring them,” support specialist Leigh Garcia said. “As soon as they’re sober enough to meet our medical criteria and safe to go home, we will release them and make sure they have safe transportation.”

The Sobering Center, located at 1213 Sabine Street, is scheduled to be fully operating by Oct. 1. Those who are age 16 or younger, physically aggressive or suspected of driving under the influence will not be admitted.

William Kelly, sociology professor and director of the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, said the center can be a good start to treating substance abuse. “(The Sobering Center) can facilitate entrance into treatment for those who need it and are willing,” Kelly said in an email. “(However), curbing substance abuse requires much more than the Sobering Center.

It requires adequate capacity for evidence-based treatment and intervention, which is currently lacking in Austin. … However, the Sobering Center could be the front door to treatment for some if it is operated with that intent.”

A pedestrian bridge behind the Engineering Teaching Center closed down last Wednesday after a routine inspection determined the bridge needed repair.

Michael Carmagnola, director of Project Management and Construction Services, said bridges on campus are routinely checked by structural engineers for safety. An inspection of this bridge earlier this year determined the piers connecting the bridge to land eroded from water in Waller Creek to the point where construction services deemed it necessary to repair the damage by adding concrete under the bridge.

“Over time, concrete will deteriorate, and this is just normal wear and tear,” Carmagnola said.

“As the concrete deteriorates and there’s erosion nearby, we will usually

shore that up with additional concrete and steel to beef up the support that’s there.”

Despite the bridge being closed off, Carmagnola said the it is not in danger of collapsing.

Foot traffic has been limited while construction services inspect the bridge.

“The bridge is not in imminent danger of failure, and it is not unsafe to walk on,” Carmagnola said. “It’s totally fine. We just basically didn’t necessarily want people back and forth on the bridge while we were trying to get work done.”

Laurie Lentz, communications manager for Financial and Administrative Services, said a section of the adjacent vehicle bridge has been set aside to serve as a temporary walkway so as to not impede access to campus.

“We’ve set up a few barricades and created a pedestrian lane on that vehicle bridge so people aren’t having to go

out of their way,” Lentz said. “(Pedestrians only have to) walk two feet to the west and get on the vehicle bridge,” Saurabh Tandon, a petroleum engineering graduate student, said he regularly uses the walkway to get around campus.

“I cross (the bridge) about once a day to get coffee,” Tandon said. “I’m pretty happy that they caught it before something happened.”

Currently the bridge is undergoing more inspection. Carmagnola said until testing is finished, it is hard to tell when construction on the bridge will be completed.

“Right now we’re closed for the additional inspection,” Carmagnola said. “When that is complete, we’ll make a determination whether it makes sense to reopen it or play it safe and just leave it as is because we’re queuing up and getting ready to do construction work.”

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff A pedestrian bridge, serving parking lot 53 and the surrounding School of Engineering facilities, is closed after an inspection determined the bridge’s foundation was compromised by land erosion.

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said in an email. “He mostly keeps me informed of what I need to be doing.”

“When I meet with my adviser, it doesn’t Most UT students can sum up academ- feel like my mom or a teacher telling me ic advising and all the responsibilities that what I need to do in order to graduate, it come with it by using one word: stressful. feels like two professionals having a conFor a lot of us, college is the first time in our versation about the best way for me to lives where we have to make life-altering de- move forward,” Hesse said. “The design of cisions on our own, an important stepping my schedule is left to me, and it feels like stone on the road to full-blown adulthood. my own path rather than a preconstructed The majority of these decisions, however, course all English majors take. The adviser can be made with the guidance of our aca- is just there for help should you need it.” demic advisors.

By maintainUT’s academic ing the message advising systhat the sole tem not only responsibiliprepares us for ty of building what’s to come class schedules, in the future, scheduling but teaches us meetings with how to exercise advisers and initiative and knowing when responsibility to ask for help while on camlies with and pus — a resource only with the of which more student, UT students should effectively entake advantage. courages and The Univerpromotes stusity encouragdent autonomy. es students to UT’s acaseek advice from demic advistheir advisers, ing system but maintains is not just a that students necessary part are ultimately of being an responsible for college stumeeting degree nathan dinh | the daily texan staff dent, it’s an requirements opportunity and enrolling in for students to the appropriate classes themselves. By placimprove themselves and their futures. Culing these responsibilities solely in the hands tivating a mutually beneficial relationship of the student, UT’s advising system culti- with your adviser and adopting the responvates skills that will serve students well in a sibilities promoted by the system will help professional workplace. you as a college student and as a working The fundamental values of UT’s academic professional. If approached correctly, our advising system set it apart from other uni- advising system has the potential to instill versities in Texas. For example, UT stresses valuable workplace and life practices in the importance of frequent meetings with UT students. your adviser, whereas Texas A&M’s academUT ensures that students learn valuable ic advising page makes little to no mention lessons on campus in many different ways, of the healthy habit. Instead, Texas A&M has but their implementation of an advising a whole section devoted to helping students system that holds students accountable for simply find their advisor — which perhaps their own academic paths and futures may speaks to how often A&M students meet be the most influential. Although many of with their advisers. us may hate it, academic advising and evEnglish sophomore Olivia Hesse under- erything that comes with it only helps us in stands the importance of academic advising. the long run. Let’s take advantage of it while In addition to pursuing an English degree, we’re here.

Hesse is pre-med. “Without the help of my Caldwell is a Latin American studadviser I would have struggled to make a ies and journalism sophomore from course load that kept me on track,” Hesse College Station.

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Professors need to re-evaluate classroom policies to reduce paper waste

By Ashka Dighe

was told before we went electronic (the Chemistry Department’s) printing cost was around $30,000 per year.” According to McCord’s calculation, in the 2000s they printed approxEach introduction to chemistry class kills approximately five trees. A tree produces be- imately 300,000 sheets of paper per semester and now they have reduced that amount by 75 tween 10,000 and 20,000 sheets of paper, and percent to approximately 75,000 sheets per seconsidering most of my textbooks are between mester. Thankfully, UT has come a long way in 200 and 400 pages, this amounts to about 50 reducing its paper usage, but there is still a lot textbooks per tree. Even if every student at UT that can be done. bought only one normal-sized textbook each Despite advancements in technologies and the semester, that would still cost us 803 trees fact that UT offers a semester. classes online, a reliable Professors method of digitizing should cut down on exams has yet not been paper waste by encreated. McCord said couraging e-books, that we are the flagship using digitized university of the state of course packs and Texas, but “we are still looking into paperpigeonholed into using less exams. Some bubble sheets for our professors prohibit exams, which is just a students from usshame.” McCord caling laptops, phones culated that the Chemor tablets during istry Department alone class, which forces uses approximately students to pur60,000 sheets of pachase printed texts. per each semester to The argument that administer exams. it could distract stuAn alternate methdents is valid, but od of conducting exthe solution to that ams could look like is for students to exams administered restrain themselves in online classes and focus instead of using a proctoring wasting paper. service. With new Every year, technologies, it is posaround four million sible to have computtrees are cut down er screens recorded for paper worldfor the duration of wide. In 2014, the mel westfall | the daily texan staff the exam to ensure US produced 48.4 academic honesty million tons of and avoid printing exams. pulp, making it the top pulp producer in the “A university of this size is steeped in its world. This has major consequences for the ways,” said McCord. But with rising temperaenvironment, and it costs more for students to tures and a deteriorating Earth, it is time for purchase printed books than digitized versions.

Yet, many professors would rather require stu- UT to take bigger steps toward protecting the environment. dents to purchase course packs and hard copies It is difficult for large institutions to change, of textbooks than allow them to use laptops, but we can start with small steps, such as avoidtablets, or smartphones in classrooms. ing printed copies of textbooks when possible Chemistry professor Paul McCord does not use the course pack that many other profes- and innovating our exam process. Professors sors do because using technology is more con- should strive to provide all reading assignments and homework electronically, and find an altervenient and so much paper is wasted in each course pack. He has made his class complete- nate method of administering quizzes and exams in order to reduce the amount of paper used at ly paperless, except for exams, by building UT. By incorporating more technology in classhis own website and making all files available rooms instead of using hard copies of textbooks through Canvas. and printouts, professors can make a significant “I saw how much paper we were going step toward conserving the environment. through,” McCord said. “Until the early 2000’s, Dighe is a Plan II and Neuroscience we had our own homework service, and we sophomore from Houston. printed every single homework assignment. I Columnist

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FILM REVIEW

Handwritten letters play role in modern teenage romance

By Brooke Sjoberg @sj0b3rg

In the digital era, the handwritten letter is a dying breed of communication.

However, in the Netflix original movie, “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” the handwritten letter is the accidental catalyst to one of the best love stories told on screen this decade.

Adapted from the first novel in Asian-American author Jenny Han’s Lara Jean trilogy, “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” brings the audience into the world of Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor).

Lara Jean, who writes letters to the boys she’s fallen in love with over the course of her life only to hide them in a box on the topmost shelf of her closet, is thrown for a loop when her letters are sent to their unintended recipients.

The fallout of her letters pushes her life into a romantic tailspin and tests the strengths of her relationships with neighbor Josh (Israel Broussard), and her mortal enemy’s boyfriend, Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo).

The story is sure to become a new classic. Director Sarah Johnson and screenwriter Sofia Alvarez use the story of accidentally mailed love letters as an honest reflection of how romance plays out among young people in 2018. But snail mail

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is an unusual locomotive for romantic intention, as handwritten correspondence these days is almost unheard of. This also speaks volumes of Lara Jean’s character, revealing her to be a true romantic in the age of text message hookups.

The film uses classic motifs of teen cinema, tying it to the old guards of ‘80s teen comedies, such as “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” with freeze frame narration.

There is a nod to “10 Things I Hate About You” in Condor’s characterization of Lara Jean, where the leading ladies have similar experiences in their first forays into the dating world. “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” and many favored films of the teen drama genre also share a contrived storyline.

The circumstances of Lara Jean’s romance with Peter are incredibly unrealistic and thus draws the film away from reality.

Cinematographer Michael Fimognari’s Wes Anderson-esque framing and use of symmetry positively pops against the mood colors

Where: 411 East 43rd St. For those that live north of campus, Quack’s offers up some great s teals and deals for not only students, but everyone. If you find yourself waiting for the number seven bus on Duval make a quick stop into Quack’s along 43rd and Duval for a homemade pastry and coffee. Select pastries are buy one, get one free after 6:30 p.m. every day. While you contemplate which cupcake you want to snack on, buy a reusable Quack’s coffee cup for $5 dollars (Refills are only $1.50).

copyright netflix, and reproduced with permission The romance between Peter Kavinsky and Lara Jean Covey is one for the books — particularly the one this film is based on.

used by production designer Paul Joyal and costume designer Rafaella Rabinovich, and help Johnson and Alvarez’s storytelling along the way.

Camera placement also remains at Condor’s eye level, further enhancing the communication of Lara Jean’s experiences from her literal point of view. The mixing of still and panning shots draws the viewer into the

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story at the pace it is being told — either moving them through the action with Lara Jean, or holding them in the moment as she debates a moral dilemma.

The final and most important achievement comes in the form of how Lara Jean’s ethnicity is used, or rather ignored, as a plot device. Usually, Asian-American characters are portrayed as very little more than just

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vacuum. It’ll reach those tight corners that a broom can’t get to, and it won’t occupy too much of your limited dorm space.

Clothes iron

A clothes iron will definitely come in handy for career fairs, job interviews and other professional events. It may be tempting to purchase time-saving items like wrinkle release spray, but these substitutes aren’t as effective. Each residence hall provides ironing boards, so that won’t be a worry!

Plastic bottled water costs pile up quickly, and the closest and cleanest water fountain might be more than a few steps from your room. For an accessible, around-the-clock water source, invest in a water filter pitcher. All you will have to do is refill it and replace the filter every month or so.

Bedside storage cadd

As unproductive as it may be, we all love bundling under the covers to complete our homework. But we all hate disturbing our comfortable position to grab our

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that: Asian. However, in the case of Lara Jean, her Korean heritage is only mentioned in two scenes in reference to food, praising its taste. She gets to be a fully-realized character, whereas many Asian-American leads have been reduced to stereotypes of their ethnicity.

This isn’t the norm for stories told with characters of color — especially women of color — at their center, and it sets

a fantastic precedent of dimensionality for Hollywood to follow.

Teen romance has never looked so good. “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” is a complex and dynamic story told with exceptional visuals and A-plus casting. Before watching, make sure to keep a box of tissues nearby and someone to cuddle with because this film will have you in your feelings.

materials off the desk. To avoid this inconvenience, purchase a bedside storage caddy. The most work you’ll need to do with this necessity is stretch over the bedside to grab your items.

Laptop locks

A college student’s worst nightmare is their laptop getting stolen. You can lessen your chances of becoming a victim of theft with a laptop lock. Just tie the cable around an immovable object and insert the lock into your laptop’s lock slot. Because tugging the lock free damages the laptop, laptops locks scare most thieves away.

Over-the-door shoe rack

Your shoe collection may seem nice and tidy on the closet floor now, but it’s likely to soon become a disorganized heap. An over-the-door shoe rack delegates each pair of shoes their own space, preventing those tedious footwear mix-ups.

Drawer dividers

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FOOD

Five student deals on, off Drag

Popular establishments near campus offer discounts to students.

order for UT students — simply show your ID at checkout!

Which Wich

Where: 2348 Guadalupe St. Starting this week, Which Wich on the Drag will be offering a lunch special just for students. The lunch special includes any regular sandwich, chips and small drink for $6.99. Keep an eye out for signage advertising a lunch special this Wednesday along with the start of classes.

This discount will only be available at the Guadalupe location.

By Liliana Hall @liliha11111111

As the semester approaches and students unwillingly say their goodbyes to home-cooked meals, panic sets in as they realize they only know how to make Easy Mac. Before you start binge-watching videos on quick college meals, The Daily Texan has compiled a list of some places around town that provide college students discounts on food, coffee and sweet treats on and off the Drag.

Poké Bowl

Where: 2828 Guadalupe St. #100 The infamous Poké Bowl that made headlines last November when a UT student drove right into their Guadalupe location serves up Pacific food along with a 10 percent discount for UT students. They offer Pacific-styled poké bowls where you choose a base (rice or greens), proteins and toppings — this does not come with a side of a DWI. Poké Bowl is a great lunch spot where students can snag a healthy lunch for less than 10 dollars with the student discount.

Jamba Juice

Where: 2300 Guadalupe St. #100 Everyone experiences the rush to get to class on time and most of the time, that means you have to skip breakfast. When you’re heading to class, swing by the Jamba Juice right next to the Co-Op and grab a power smoothie to get you through the day. If you would prefer something a little less green, they have everything from acai bowls to wraps and the not-so-unusual strawberry banana smoothie.

The Jamba Juice location on the Drag offers 10 percent off any

Amy’s Ice Cream

Where: 3500 Guadalupe St. One of Austin’s most beloved ice cream spots offers sweet ella williams

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STUDENT LIFE

Top 10 dorm items every college student needs

By Tiana Woodard @tianarochon

As if making the grades to get into the University weren’t enough, living in a UT dorm tests our ingenuity by forcing us to find innovative ways to live comfortably in a cramped space. Thankfully, some useful inventions exist to help students find solutions to the struggles of dorm life. Here are 10 items to help you survive your first

year of dorm living:

Cascading clothing hangers

Many incoming dorm dwellers come to find closets with barely enough room for their entire wardrobe. Instead of sending your extra garments back home, purchase a durable set of cascading clothing hangers! These innovative hangers usually come with five notches to suspend your clothes from. With these lifesavers in your possession, you’ll be able to store all of your favorite outfits in

half the amount of space.

Hanging clothing shelves

To save even more space in your closet, consider using hanging clothing shelves to create even more room to store bulkier, non-hangable items into your cramped closet. Use one of these bad boys with cascading clothing hangers for the ultimate life hack and plenty of closet space.

Desk fan

Is the Texas heat killing you? Just came back from an

intense workout? A desk fan will help in either of these unfortunate situations, assisting the residence hall AC in blowing some crisp, cool air to your weary figure.

Hand vacuum

Sometimes, a simple broom and dustpan aren’t enough to pick up dirt, hair and other questionable items lounging on your dorm floor.

Make up for your broom’s shortcomings with a hand

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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018

VOLLEYBALL

Texas downs ranked opponents in Lincoln Longhorns survive two top challengers in season-opening tournament.

By Keshav Prathivadi & Wills Layton @kpthefirst @willsdebeast

Late comeback lifts Texas over Florida

Texas’ 2018 campaign was just over 24 hours old when head coach Jerritt Elliott and his team faced a season-defining moment.

The No. 3 Longhorns found themselves in a less-than-ideal situation on Saturday afternoon as they fell down 9-5 in the fifth set with No. 7 Florida. The highly anticipated top 10 heavyweight matchup lived up to expectations as both squads took two sets to force the deciding fifth set.

But the Longhorns found themselves in a four-point hole, which should have been detrimental in a first-to-15 set.

“We tried to stay calm and focus on the next play,” sophomore setter Ashley Shook said. “We don’t want to think about the last ones that

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angel ulloa | the daily texan file Then-sophomore Micaya White spikes the ball during the Longhorns’ match against Texas Christian University on Nov. 8, 2017 at Gregory Gymnasium. Texas took down the Horned Frogs in three sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-14).

FOOTBALL

Hager, Wheeler among five 2018 captains announced

By Alex Briseño @alexxbriseno

Head coach Tom Herman stood in front of his team and told them, “I’m going to announce you your five captains for the 2018 season,” in a video released by the program.

Herman then called tight end Andrew Beck, defensive linemen Breckyn Hager and Chris Nelson, offensive lineman Elijah Rodriguez and linebacker Anthony Wheeler — all seniors — to join him in front of the team.

The five captains were all voted upon by their teammates for the upcoming season.

Hager, an Austin Westlake alumnus, enters his fourth year as a defensive lineman and has played in 34 games with nine career starts.

Hager has racked up 105 tackles, 10 total sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss in his Longhorn career thus far. He also enters the 2018 season on the watch list for the Bednarik Award.

“This is the biggest honor I’ve ever gotten in my life to have you guys vote on

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juan figueroa | the daily texan file Then-junior linebacker Anthony Wheeler pursues junior USC quarterback Sam Darnold during Texas’ 27-24 double-overtime loss at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sept. 16, 2017.

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me,” Hager told the team in the video.

Wheeler, a Dallas native, enters his fourth year as a linebacker with 17 career starts in 36 total appearances.

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player could be Wheeler.

“If you would’ve asked me this last year I probably would’ve said, ‘Nah, I ain’t ever going to be a captain,’” Wheeler said.

“Being up here is a really good feeling for me.”

Beck was named a captain last year but missed the entirety of the 2017 season due to a foot injury. A healthy Beck could do wonders for a unit that has struggled to maintain relevance in recent years.

He enters his fifth year on the John Mackey Award watch list.

Rodriguez is a fifth-year offensive

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we’ve lost or that we’ve gained. We just want to focus on the next play.”

Texas eventually took a 11-10 lead, their first lead of the set. They proceeded to win four straight points to lock up the 15-10 win, capping off a 10-1 run to polish off the comeback to take down Florida, 3-2.

“We just battled together really well,” Shook said. “We’ve gone through a lot of adversity already from the people that have been here, and the freshmen have bought in so well.

It’s just sticking to our routines and with our system and trusting each other.”

After a win in the initial set, the Longhorns’ hot start slowed over the next two sets. The Gators took advantage of Longhorn mistakes and won the next two sets, both by a score of 25-21.

The comeback began in the fourth set, with the team needing to pull off two-straight set wins in order to steal away the victory. The Longhorns clamped down and took

lineman who Herman describes as the team’s Swiss Army knife due to his versatility on the offensive line.

He has played in 20 games with four starts but missed the majority of the 2017 season after getting injured in preseason camp.

The offensive line is perhaps the team’s biggest uncertainty heading into the season. Rodriguez could settle any doubts Texas fans have about the unit with a strong showing in the first few games.

Nelson also enters his fifth season as a Longhorn. He has made an appearance in 31 games, 15 of which

were starts. He enters the 2018 season with 70 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in his Longhorn career.

After the departure of Poona Ford, Nelson and Hager are expected to take over the leadership role on and off the field.

“Y’all are going to have somebody to look up to,” Nelson said. “Y’all can ask me any questions.

I’m going to go 100 percent everyday.”

Nelson, Rodriguez and Beck have all graduated with a degree and enter as fifth-year seniors.

Texas will travel to Landover, Maryland, to take on the Terrapins next Saturday.

the lead at 19-18, eventually going on to win the set, 25-21.

“It’s so important,” Shook said. “We really focused on trusting each other a lot, and I think when we play teams that are close to the same level as us and compete well, it really pushes us to work together even more.”

After dropping the third set, Texas took an early lead in the fourth frame and didn’t look back. A couple of strong defensive plays at the net forced Oregon attacking errors and sealed the match.

“At practice we always go through this (situation),” Luketic said. “I didn’t think for a second (when we were down) that we would lose.”

Uncharacteristic of previous years, freshmen played a big part in Texas’ win on all fronts.

This lack of experience didn’t faze anyone — not even Luketic, who led the team with 14 kills.

Luketic, who is from Zagreb, Croatia, played alongside the Croatian National Team for nearly two years before joining the Longhorns in August. Luketic also brings unique experience to the team, having competed in four different competitions including the European Championship. “(Regardless,) I have experience before playing big matches so I don’t think that (game) was nerve-racking for me,” Luketic said. “It was a very enjoyable experience.”

Freshmen highlight Longhorns’ victory over No. 18 Oregon

It didn’t take long for Texas’ freshmen to burst onto the scene.

By the end of Friday’s match, newcomers led No. 3 Texas on the box score in kills, digs and blocks. The result? A four-set win over No. 18 Oregon. The Longhorns had their way through the first set, but found themselves in a six-point hole late in the second frame. That’s when the tides turned in Texas’ favor.

A 10-2 run to close the set, courtesy of kills from outside hitters junior Micaya White and freshman Katarina Luketic, gave Texas the set and control of the match.

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No. 21 Longhorns force draw against No. 4 North Carolina

After a full 90 minutes and two overtime periods, No. 21 Texas and No. 4 North Carolina still couldn’t reach a decision before ending in a 1-1 draw.

The Longhorns looked poised to put on another great performance against the Tar Heels after a dominant 3-0 victory against the Rice Owls.

In a grueling double overtime match in Chapel Hill, the Longhorns held their own against one of the best teams in the country.

“I’m just really proud of my squad,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “Obviously there a million things that we can do better but I’m just really, really proud of our squad.”

Texas took the first lead of the game — just 1:10 into the match. The Tar Heels turned it over on their own end before junior forward Cyera Hintzen gained possession, beat the goalie and gave the Longhorns a quick 1-0 lead from 12 yards out.

“To put that ball away, that’s big time,” Kelly said.

The Longhorn defense was solid but the Tar Heel offense was relentless, outshooting the Longhorns 20-9 overall and 6-5 in shots on goal. It was only a matter of time before the Tar Heels would break through. That time came at the 52:16 mark when the Tar Heels nailed an equalizer.

Although both teams threatened to score the game winning goal during both overtimes, the score remained 1-1 until the final whistle was blown.

Golden goal seals victory in overtime

For the second time of the week, a full 90-minute period wasn’t enough for the No. 21 Longhorns as they entered overtime with No. 23 Central Florida.

Two days after the Longhorns and No. 4 North Carolina ended in a 1-1 double overtime draw, Texas found a way to earn its first win against a ranked opponent.

The Longhorns drew first blood at the 22:43 mark against the Golden Knights after a beautiful cross from senior midfielder Katie Glenn set up junior forward Cyera Hintzen. After gaining possession, Hintzen broke

katie bauer | the daily texan file Sophomore Cyera Hintzen evades a defender during the Longhorns’ 1-0 win against UTRGV at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Sept. 15, 2017.

down the goalie and placed the ball effortlessly into the bottom left corner of the net for her third goal on the season.

However, the goal only gave the Longhorns a short-term lead. The Golden Knights returned the favor in the 29th minute after a missed tackle and excellent passing opened up an opportunity for UCF, evening the match out at 1-1.

Despite eight second-half opportunities for the Longhorns, they struggled to find their second goal of the night, forcing Texas and Central Florida into an overtime period.

Once overtime began, though, the Longhorns didn’t have to wait long for that second goal. Just 2:38 into the

overtime period, Hintzen found the back of the net for the second time in the match — and her fourth in three games. This time it was a golden goal, giving Texas the walk-off victory to improve the unbeaten Longhorns’ record to 2–0–1.

Expectations were set high heading into this season, and this Longhorn squad just proved what everybody has been claiming: This team can play with anybody in the country.

“I told them that I was incredibly proud of them,” Kelly told Texas Sports. “I was very thankful that each and every one of them was representing me here today on Carolina’s campus.”

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