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UT Green Greeks organization clean up USC litter aftermath early in the morning. PA G E 2

Students weigh in about how Texas schools should teach the history of the Alamo. PA G E 4

The Pecan Street Festival invites residents to celebrate the city’s history. PA G E 8

Stanford leaves Gregory Gym with victory in top-matchup with Texas volleyball. PA G E 6

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Record-setting crowd experiences largest victory of Herman era.

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name name | the daily texan staff TOP: Senior linebacker Anthony Wheeler runs into the endzone following a 46-yard scoop-and-score after freshman safety Caden Sterns blocked a USC field goal. BOTTOM: Sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger evades a USC defender. Ehlinger finished with two passing touchdowns and another touchdown on the ground.

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he majority of the record-setting 103,507 fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium could feel it. Texas was moments away from its first signature win of the Tom Herman era. Despite all of the storylines heading into Texas’ primetime matchup with No. 22 USC, from the 2006 Rose Bowl to last year’s instant classic in Los Angeles, one narrative rose to the top: Herman has yet to record a victory in a marquee game. As the clock hit triple zeros Saturday night, cementing Texas’ 37-14 win over the Trojans, the Longhorns finally celebrated on the national stage. “The team, psychologically, I think definitely this was a big step for them,” Herman said. “To realize what they’re capable of, not just talk about

it and be close to it, but actually realize it and go execute it at a very high level against a really good opponent.” After falling behind 14-3, Texas ripped off a 20-0 run to give the Longhorns a 23-14 lead. But it wasn’t until the third quarter that freshman defensive back Caden Sterns and senior linebacker Anthony Wheeler sent DKR into a frenzy. With 6:38 remaining in the third quarter, USC attempted to cut into Texas’ lead with a 50-yard field goal from Chase McGrath, the same kicker who hit the game-winning field goal in last year’s double overtime thriller. USC snapped the ball right as Sterns flew through the Trojan line to swat the ball right off of McGrath’s foot. The ball flew over 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Sterns sprinted toward the ball but had trouble picking it up off the turf. It was Wheeler who rushed in,

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$20 million renames CLA to Patton Hall

Jester Wendy’s adopts “Jendy’s” nickname

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The building formerly known as the Liberal Arts Building, located next to the Student Activity Center, was renamed to Patton Hall during the summer. However, the renaming ceremony took place Friday with Bobby and Sherri Patton, who donated $20 million to the College of Liberal Arts. After receiving the gift, COLA used the money to create the Patton challenge. When there is a donation of $100,000 or more, the Patton fund donates the same amount through the challenge. “It’s a wonderful thing to see the largest gift in the

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katie bauer | the daily texan staff The Patton Hall dedication Friday morning celebrated Robert and Sherri Patton’s $20 million donation to COLA. Robert Patton, middle, spoke of his love for the school that he formerly attended.

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It is not just a nickname anymore. The Wendy’s located inside of Jester Center was officially renamed to “Jendy’s” Friday. Chris Corley, executive creative director for VML, a marketing agency that runs advertising for Wendy’s, said they noticed the recent closure of the Wendy’s in the Texas Union Building bothered a lot of UT students. The name change aimed to show students that they are listening. “Students had a little bit of outrage about the closing of the last Wendy’s, but they kept referring to this one in Jester as Jendy’s,” Corley said. “We

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thought it would be great if we could just come here and rebrand the whole thing as Jendy’s to prove that we get the students.” Christina Miller, director for social strategy for VML, said they browse Twitter to find out what Wendy’s fans are talking about. They used this strategy when Nevada teen Carter Wilkerson asked the Wendy’s Twitter account how many retweets he would need to receive a lifetime supply of chicken nuggets. After 18 million retweets, Wilkerson broke the record for the most retweeted tweet ever. “Wendy’s loves to find opportunities like that on social media and finding how

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UT Green Greeks clean aftermath of USC game By William Kosinski @WillKosinski

Forty-one pounds of waste were picked up around West Campus by a dozen volunteers Sunday following the Texas football victory over USC. The waste, split evenly between trash and recycling, was collected and disposed of by UT Green Greeks, a group of volunteers focused on sustainability in Greek life. Katia Eaton, a Green Greeks project leader and Alpha Chi Omega member, said she was proud of the result of the cleanup. “It’s really exciting to pick up any amount of waste no matter the size,” sustainability studies and economics junior Eaton said. “It’s awesome that now there’s 41 less pounds of litter in West Campus.” Advertising junior Nathaniel Stevens is another project leader of UT Green Greeks and a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Stevens said he joined the organization after seeing the impact of the Greek life system to West Campus. “I saw a big problem in terms of how much waste we contribute to the community, so I just wanted to find a way to get involved and help out,” Stevens said. Both Stevens and Eaton organize cleanups about twice per semester, with bags and gloves provided by Keep Austin Beautiful, a nonprofit which focuses on caring for the city’s environment. Stevens and Eaton said they choose to clean after notable events like Halloween or RoundUp because they know there is a lot of waste to

we’re here to do, but also everyone had a really good time (Saturday) night.” That did not stop Madison Bradley, an Alpha Chi Omega member, from contributing. “A lot of waste is produced in West Campus with a lot of carelessness,” said Bradley, environmental studies and geographical sciences sophomore. “Zoning in on an area where it’s very significant and concentrated is

very important.” Eaton said there is much to be done to create sustainable Greek organizations, even with their work of organizing cleanups and educating people about environmentally friendly practices. “There is a lot of work ahead of us, which is not overwhelming, but it is very inspiring to see how much we have to go,” Eaton said.

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be collected. Eaton said she recognizes the challenge of engaging college students after events like the USC game Saturday because people who went out to party don’t necessarily want to wake up early to pick up trash the next morning. “It’s the double-edged sword of doing this after such a big football game,” Eaton said. “There’s so much waste, which is awesome because that’s what

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scooped up the ball and took it 46 yards to make it 30-14. “I just gave him (Wheeler) a big hug and said, ‘Way to scoop and score,” Sterns said. “I obviously need to work on that in practice because I missed it, but there were big smiles on that sideline.” Texas didn’t stop there. The Longhorns added one more touchdown run from Sam Ehlinger to give Texas a 37-14 lead with 1:42 left in the third quarter, capping off a 34-0 run after the first quarter. “To go down 14-3, there was no hanging of heads, there was no discouragement, no negativity on the sideline,” Herman said. “We started playing better, made a few adjustments offensively and defensively, and we scored the last 34 points of the game.” As Texas’ offense started to click, the Longhorn defense refused to give up

carlos garcia | the daily texan staff The Longhorn Hellraisers celebrate during Texas’ 37-14 victory over USC. The 103,507 fans set a new record for attendence at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

a single point after the first quarter. For the newcomers, though, this wasn’t just a signature win. It was for the veterans who have endured back-to-back five to seven seasons. “It felt great to get a

win for the older guys who started installing the culture before I got here,” Sterns said. “To go out there and see older dudes happy is what I do this for.” As for graduate transfer

Tre Watson, he might be the player who enjoyed the win the most. The Southern Californian went 0-4 against USC in his time at Cal. Now, in his last opportunity, Watson was able to celebrate a win with his

new team. “You probably heard me screaming,” Watson said. “This was personal for me. Getting this win after four years of losing to them, man … coming out with this win feels amazing.” While it’s premature to call this the turning point of the Herman era, it’s still fair to note the importance of Texas’ first victory in a primetime game since 2016, which also served as Texas’ 900th win in program history. Texas won’t have much time to celebrate, though. The Longhorns will host No. 15 TCU next Saturday. And with it comes the opportunity at claiming back-to-back signature wins. “We’re going to celebrate the heck out of this one,” Herman said. “It’s a great win. Again, a team that every facet had a hand in. Knowing what we have coming up, starting tomorrow, allows or forces some temperance of jubilation on my part.”

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we can actually bring that to life,” Miller said. “This is the same thing. Hopefully we can leave the signage up for forever.” On Friday, a new twitter account specifically for Jendy’s was launched. The account replies to students and makes jokes such as “Don’t let your dreams be memes.” A Jendy’s employee distributed free burgers to students around campus Friday, carrying four bags of burgers and returning to Jendy’s to refill the bags

several times. Rebecca Garcia, a Jendy’s manager, dressed up as “Jendy” on Friday and greeted students walking through Jester in a red pigtail wig and a blue dress. “Students can’t believe that the store’s name is Jendy’s now,” Garcia said. “It’s a huge surprise. Everytime a group of students walks by, they’re like, ‘Oh my god, who’s that girl with red hair?’” Garcia said during her employment at the Jester Wendy’s location, she has never heard anyone call it Jendy’s before. She said all employees will wear hats and aprons with “Jendy’s” on them and will be required to

say “Welcome to Jendy’s” everytime customers enter. Electrical engineering sophomore Andrew Brown said he heard from his friends about Jendy’s and walked across campus to see it with his own eyes. “I’ve heard people call this place Jendy’s since the spring semester of my freshman year,” said Brown, who lives at Jester. “It definitely started out as a joke, but it’s caught on and now people seriously call this place Jendy’s.” After the football game Saturday, Jendy’s served free food from 10 p.m. to midnight to celebrate the renaming.

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history of the College of Liberal Arts essentially doubling in value after two years,” COLA dean Randy Diehl said. “We never have those kinds of resources, so it’s like a breath of fresh air.” The Pattons wanted the name of the building to be changed before the fall semester to avoid confusion among students. “This is how thoughtful they are,” UT President Gregory Fenves said during the ceremony. “We actually changed the name last spring and got it into the course schedules so the students would not have any uncertainty about what building their classes were located.” Bobby Patton graduated from UT with a bachelor’s in business administration in the early 80’s and is a Plan II alumnus. He is now a Fort Worth energy and real estate investor and part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. “(UT) believed in me when I got here 37 years ago,”

Bobby Patton said at the ceremony. “I didn’t have much more than a dream but during the four years I was here, I really got the tools that I needed to turn that dream into a reality.” Bobby Patton said he donated to COLA because he believes in the importance of a liberal arts education. “In today’s world of advanced technology, many people ask whether or not a liberal arts education still matters,” Bobby Patton said. “A liberal arts education matters more now than it ever has in the past and no other college on this campus can do what this college can do.” Kristen Kelly, an Iberian and Latin American language and culture junior, visits Patton Hall often and said she is looking forward to the benefits COLA will receive from this gift. “I’m in this building every day because all of my classes are here, and this is a good place for all liberal arts students to congregate,” Kelly said. “It’s definitely a home for us.”

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Career readiness means job experience By Katie Balevic @KatelynBalevic

As students prepare for career fairs and internships, some say experiences outside of the classroom are better preparing them for their careers than classes themselves. While 60 percent of hiring managers think most college graduates have the skills to succeed at entry-level positions, only a quarter of hiring managers think those graduates have the skills to advance within a company, according to a study released in August by the Association of American Colleges & Universities. Michael Powell, director of the UT Engineering Career Assistance Center, said there is a balance in which universities, students and businesses all hold responsibility for training students for their career. “Everybody is responsible, and everybody has a part to play,” Powell said. “In the courses that students have to take, there are fundamental skills being taught that will be valuable to them and will also help them to develop further skills so that part is the responsibility of the University.” Students have to decide how they want to get involved in and out of the classroom to build their own skills, Powell said. “Their job is to start figuring out what are some other skills that (they) want to build on,” Powell said. “Do (they) want to join an organization and build leadership skills by being in a leadership position? Do (they) want to get involved in team sports?” Government junior Conner Vanden Hoek said the University teaches skills such as effective communication, but he feels that there

is much more to learn about career readiness that UT could teach. “The only opportunities I see that exist for preparing students for their careers are stuff outside of the classroom,” said Vanden Hoek, adding that UT could do better to advertise its career readiness programs and support. While every student in a given class is on a different career path, the University still has to give them a skill set to prepare them for their future, Vanden Hoek said. “At the end of the day, it’s the University’s responsibility to train (students) because the whole reason why we’re paying so much money is to get educated to get that job,” Vanden Hoek said. Marketing junior Isabel Deike said students will learn more about their career through their first jobs, even if that first job is not exactly aligned with their career aspirations. “Entry-level positions are so different from the rest of the career because you really just need to get your foot in the door,” Deike said. “A lot of them will teach you what you need to know. You just need to be at the point where you can handle that information.” Yessmeen Moharram, theater and dance sophomore, said the curriculum could be better structured to cover a given career path, but students can also take the learning into their own hands. “Within the classes themselves there could be improvement of instilling more education about your careers … but potentially you can find it in other areas through experience,” Moharram said. “Yes, college should teach you how to do things, but you also have to be taking an active role in your own education.”

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UT Senate sets goal to improve student academic resources By Sarah Schleede @SarahSchleede

With recruitment finalized and assembly meetings underway, UT Senate of College Councils is focused on expanding advising, study abroad opportunities and improving the class registration process. Senate policy director Amrutha Sreedharane said Senate is seeking to improve communication between students and advisers, especially when students have to coordinate between different departments while pursuing a double major or minor. “Your adviser is the way you can make sure you’re going to finish your degree,” computer science senior Sreedharane said. “If the adviser does not have all the information necessary to provide that aid to those students, they’re definitely put at a disadvantage.” Senate announced 48 new at-large members on

Sept. 9, and Senate vice president Elena Ivanova said this year’s new group is passionate about improving academic life at UT. “They’re all so excited — already having legislative ideas, excited to make changes within their resp ective committees, bringing new events on campus,” said Ivanova, a public health and Plan II government junior. “We are super excited this year for what Senate can do.” New at-large member Emily Jue said she wants to break down perceived financial aid barriers for study abroad opportunities. This includes possibly creating a search function on the study abroad website that filters trips by cost. “I studied abroad this past summer in Barcelona, and I had a really great time,” chemical engineering sophomore Jue said. “It was a really great experience for me and an experience that all students who want to pursue it should be able to do.”

Senate’s legislative agenda also includes plans to fix technical issues during registration and less severe punishments for not paying registration bars, Ivanova said. “Instead of being dropped from all your classes, you could potentially lose some sort of access to, for instance, Gregory Gym or some form of externalities that you get through being a student here,” Ivanova said. During the upcoming state legislative session, Senate will team up with Student Government and the Graduate Student Assembly to invite students to march at the Capitol and advocate for campus issues. “Our goal this year is to get hopefully 500 students at least out there talking to legislatures … to show students support these initiatives and that the legislature should listen to the student body before making any major decisions that concern the University,” Ivanova said.

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Forget what you learned about the Alamo By Molly Bolf and Jennifer Liu Forum Editors

This year, a workgroup from the Texas State Board of Education suggested rewording the TEKS’ description of defenders at the Battle of the Alamo. The proposed amendment would remove the word “heroic” from the description “all the heroic defenders who gave their lives,” that was in the TEKS standards. The workgroup believed that the word

was too “value-charged,” and this created controversy among educators, students and law-makers. “Heroic” seemed to imply that the defenders of the Alamo were objectively good and the Mexicans bad. The issue gained even more attention after Governor Greg Abbott expressed his concern about the possible change, tweeting, “Stop political correctness in our schools. Of course, Texas schoolchildren should be taught that Alamo defenders were ‘Heroic’!” After holding a meeting this past week and hearing testi-

monies from members of the public, the board ultimately voted to keep “heroic” in the TEKS description. For today’s Forum, we sat down with Alejandra Garza, a history Ph.D. candidate at UT who worked with Stephen Cure, one of the members of the workgroup, and gave a testimony for a similar case over a Mexican-American history textbook in 2011. Garza hopes for a more holistic and objective approach to teaching history, and emphasizes the importance of teaching students how to

approach history from a younger age. Lexi Perez, an English graduate student studying Chicana/o and Latina/o literatures, warns against the dangers of teaching students biased history from a young age. She says we must not over simplify what are actually complex and nuanced stories, and that it is our responsibility to teach history the way it actually happened. Bolf is a sophomore English major from Fort Worth. Liu is a Rhetoric & Writing, Philosophy, and Plan II major from Plano.

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Daily Texan: Tell us about your experience with the Texas school board. Alejandra Garza: I gave a testimony for the Mexi-

can-American heritage textbook, so I am familiar with what the state board does, how they operate and how public testimonies go. I didn’t know about this case until recently, and I saw that my old boss, Stephen Cure, was involved. He’s a great educator and everyone’s singing his praises so I was a bit surprised about the outcome of this case. But when you’re on a working group you have a lot of people that you’re working with, so even though everyone on there is an expert, sometimes it’s not worth the public outcry. Our job is to streamline the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) — to make sure everything is factual. When you start getting into values, which is what the “heroic” debate is about, that’s when they start getting fuzzy.

DT: What do you think are the negative connotations of the word “heroic” being used to describe the Alamo defenders? G: There are a lot of things that happened in Texas,

but as fourth and seventh graders, we don’t learn the whole picture. It wasn’t until I was in grad school that I started learning about Mexican-Americans, African-Americans and women, like all the other people who were also in Texas at the time. One thing I like to tell my students is that history is not black and white, but by putting a word like “heroic” in there, you’re immediately saying that the defenders of the Alamo were right and the Mexican-Americans were wrong, but it’s a lot more gray than that. If you have to make teachers put up that word, you’re telling them to teach that there was a good side and a bad side. And that’s not the thing we should be teaching in history. The workgroup trying to change this was streamlining the TEKS — taking out the words that don’t need to be there. That phrase didn’t need to be there. Students need to learn how to analyze and make draw their own conclusion. Teaching them both sides helps them do that.

DT: Do you think it should be amended? If so, why?

G: Teachers can choose what they teach and what

they don’t. There’s no one in the classrooms monitoring them 24/7. The thing about the TEKS that I see is that they are standards — this is what we expect you to teach. And taking out the word “heroic” to describe defenders — that doesn’t mean the teachers aren’t still going to view it that way. Even now, there are probably still some teachers who don’t view it that way. It’s all up to the individual. Seeing how the board actually works, they are these people who sit just a block away who control everything for every single public school student in Texas. And they’re elected, so you’d expect them to be impartial in what they’re doing. But when it comes to things like this value-based debate, you see who your advocates are and I don’t think they think of students at the end of the day. I would hope they do, but from my experience, I don’t think they think about it as hard as they should. The state board is the governing body of education in Texas. Since they set the standards, you would think that they would try to be as fair as possible in everything that they do. But with this, you also see their values: what’s more important to them. Is it really education and streamlining it, or is it them trying to get their political motives across?

DT: The board workgroup eventually voted against amending the description. What do you think led to that decision and what do you expect the ramifications of it to be? G: I don’t think it was a decision that they came to

lightly. I don’t think it’s necessarily something they wanted to do. I think there must be other bigger issues with the TEKS than this one phrase, and they figured, “Fine, we’ll just keep this in here.” I’ve never worked with TEKS or in that capacity with the state board, so I’m not sure how that process went, but from what I’ve read, it’s months of going through the TEKS and figuring out what to do. I think that in the end, the board should be advocating for all students, regardless of what the political makeup is for their district. They should think, “Don’t I want to educate my students in my district

more than I was?”

DT: “The board took up the issue this week at its September meeting, beginning with a public hearing of over 60 advocates and opponents of the changes. Early in the testimonies, Stephen Cure, a historian and volunteer member of the workgroup, presented an alternative to the language in the initial recommendation that replaced the reference to Travis’ letter and added a line on the “heroism of the diverse defenders” of the Alamo. Several board members appeared receptive to the new recommendation.” Do you think this is a positive alternative to the former?

I think that in the end, the board should be advocating for all students, regardless of what the political makeup is for their district.” ALEJANDRA GARZA

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G: I think so. In the old TEKS, it seemed that there

was so much emphasis placed on just the Battle of the Alamo and those who defended it. But now, and especially in college courses, we try to teach that there were a more diverse group of people at the Alamo. That it wasn’t just Anglos defending against the “mean” Mexicans who were coming — the Tejanos played a big part, too. There were African-Americans there. There were women there alongside the Anglo settlers. But if the board wants to keep that emphasis on the defenders, I think putting in the

word “diverse” will make teachers think twice about just teaching about Jim Bowie and Sam Houston.

DT: How does this version of Texas history, as it is now, present people of color to students? G: In my experience, it doesn’t. It doesn’t really

present anyone besides the Anglo settlers. I think it’s because, one, you learn that history is written by the winners. For me, it wasn’t until I started studying history that I saw this diverse group of people. What I learned in fourth and seventh grade about the heroism of what people who came into San Antonio, is that their backstories are not as heroic as you would think. You’re not taught that this country was opened to them by the Mexicans. History is a lot more gray than we present it, especially to students. I think part of that stems from the fact that we don’t think someone who’s 10 and 13 can comprehend the whole picture. But we’re not bombarding them with information. What might be beneficial is to show them that, “Hey, this is what was happening with the Mexican side, and this is what was happening with the people who lived in Texas at the time, and this is where they clashed.” Students surprise you all the time, and maybe they’ll come to conclusions on their own, and the point of the teacher isn’t to constantly spit facts at their students and make sure they can repeat them — it’s, “Can students think bigger picture?”

DT: Why should this matter to UT students? G: You should want “better” for students in your

community. My high school has probably no more than 400 kids and my former teacher started teaching Mexican-American studies this year. To see something we worked for actually happening was so exciting. Even a small school in a tiny district can teach kids, “Hey, you’re in the history books, too.” Students will learn about people like them, with last names like them, so they feel that they are a part of something. They don’t have to wait until they get to UT. You have to be aware of what’s happening in the education system, especially in Texas. Don’t settle for what you were taught. Garza is a history Ph.D. candidate.

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Teaching biased history does students a disservice By Lexi Perez

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When we teach things to children, we like to simplify things. We like to make the story clean and easy to tell. We say that these people were the “good guys” and those people were the “bad guys.” Not only does it make for a nice and concise story, but it keeps children from having to think too hard about the complexities of themselves and those around them. Unfortunately, this type of learning is not best when it comes to “real world application” (which is what they’re always trying to get us to focus on, am I right teachers?). As adults, we realize everyday how many different reasons and impulses lead us to perform certain types of behavior. Rarely is anyone good or bad, right or wrong — yet these are the kinds of narratives we teach our children in the classroom. We simplify things for them in an environment where

stories ought to be at their most complex. As a result of all this, students are presented with one-dimensional histories of the “evil Mexican” and the “heroic Texan.” Is this an accurate telling of history? No, it is not. The reality is that Mexico wanted to preserve its land and people in the same way any country would desire, and the Texans (Anglo-Americans who had chosen to move to Texas or Mexico for the dirt cheap pastures) didn’t want to be Mexicans anymore. Is this a story of good and evil? No, it’s a story of government, politics, and arable land, and it’s a much more interesting, complex, and (most importantly) accurate way to depict historical events. This type of biased history is not uncommon in Texas, or even the United States for that matter. For example, UT professor John Moran Gonzalez’s recent exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum taught locals how Texas Rangers in the early 1900s unjustly arrested and killed Mexican-American people as

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part of their everyday work. Here in Texas, we glamorize Texas Rangers as heroic defenders of justice, but in reality their work and their identities were much more complicated. While this might not be an easy story to tell children — of public servants abusing their power — it’s the accurate one, and it’s the one they deserve to know, lest we patronize them. Right now, it is quite common for older generations to talk about how we “baby” millennials and the youngest of our society. Everyone gets a participation trophy at the end of the game. Everyone thinks they’re a unique “snowflake.” Everyone gets to be told they’re special, and no one can take any criticism. Regardless of whether or not you believe these ideas to be true, isn’t that what our state is asking us to do by leaving out the more complicated sides of Texan and American history? Instead of telling how unique and special and heroic the Texans were that day, why don’t treat them as the adult men they were, with their own faults

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and humanity. As an elementary school kid, I had to sing a song at the National Parent Teacher Association performance about the Battle of the Alamo. I can remember the verses: “Crockett, Bowie, Travis and the rest. They fought real hard and they did their best. But over the wall came the Mexicans. There were just too many of Santa Ana’s men.” Mexican-American children make up a large — I mean large — percentage of our students in public schools. We have to wrestle with our complicated history on a regular basis. We have to sing songs about our evil ancestors climbing over the wall to kill the Crocket, Bowie, and Travis who “did their best.” We think critically upon history all the time; we have to. And you know what? I don’t think we’re any worse for it. It’s about stories of good and evil. It’s about taking our kids and their futures seriously enough to teach them the hard facts. Perez is an english graduate student and assistant instructor.

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VOLLEYBALL | NO. 3 TEXAS 1-3 NO. 2 STANFORD

Texas unable to defend homecourt against Stanford By Keshav Prathivadi @kpthefirst

It didn’t take long for Gregory Gym to get going. Kills courtesy of junior outside hitter Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani and redshirt freshman Brionne Butler got Texas off to a quick 2-0 lead in the first set. That’s when Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer happened. The 2017 AVCA National Player of the Year drilled one of her 18 kills down the touch line, putting Stanford on the board. The Cardinal scored the next three points and didn’t look back for the rest of the match. In the last non-conference game for No. 3 Texas, it finished out a home-and-home series with No. 2 Stanford on the wrong end. The Cardinal completed a 3-1 win (25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 25-18) and won their third-straight game against the Longhorns dating back to last season. “I think they’re a really good volleyball team,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “Stanford puts a ton of pressure on you … they just did a good job of just staying steady the whole night.” Texas started off on the wrong note, quickly falling behind. The Longhorns dropped the first set in part due to Stanford’s relentless attack and a stagnant offense. A majority of Texas’ attempts were met at the net by multiple Stanford players, keeping a potent Texas attack at bay. The Longhorns couldn’t help themselves either. Service errors hurt Texas in crucial spots, especially in the second set as it tried to fight back. As more balls sailed over the touch line, Stanford continued to cash in on Texas’ mistakes. “We were just putting a lot of pressure on ourselves and try to make sure we got it (the ball) in,” freshman outside hitter Logan Eggleston said. “We were kind of overdoing it and making a few errors.” Texas found a glimmer of hope in the third set, jumping out to 6-2 and eventually 17-12 advantage. The Longhorns, courtesy of Butler and White, dictated the terms for the majority

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foot on campus. So, as a defining game fell into week three of the schedule, Herman needed to show his team could handle the atmosphere of a game with monumental buildup. “There is a bit of a release of a bit of a hump that we got over that we can win a big

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Texas freshman hitter Logan Eggleston passes a ball during the Longhorns’ 3-1 loss against Stanford on Friday night. The loss to Stanford is the Longhorns’ second consecutive defeat which sends their record to 5-3 on the young season.

of the set and held off a late Stanford push to give them their first set win over Stanford in the last nine tries. Butler, who had nine kills of the night, proved to be a force in the middle. Her ability to reach up for set balls helped her get them past Stanford’s front line and stifle Stanford’s attack. Her presence as a middle blocker prevented dominant senior middle blocker Tami Alade from taking over the game. “We were just a tad late blocking a lot tonight,” Elliott said. “We had a lot of balls just rattle off us and get through and score on us.” Texas didn’t make too much noise in the

game, not just come close, but win a big game,” Herman said. Saturday’s matchup certainly fit the bill of a big game. Dozens of celebrities and prominent alumni figures lined the Texas and USC sidelines, ranging from actors Matthew McConaughey and Will Ferrell to former Texas basketball star Mo Bamba and country music internet sensation Mason Ramsey.

The need for a strong performance in a nationally televised game against the Trojans wasn’t limited to Herman, though, as many Texas players spoke to the level of confidence the blowout win brings to this team. “I think it provides a certain confidence that we need to understand that we can do this and we can finish and we can be a really good

fourth set, letting Stanford go ahead early and eventually falling to finish the game. That set closed out one of the Longhorns’ toughest pre-conference schedule in recent years and gave Elliott a good look at where his team is at. “I think we got a really good team. I think we got a lot of work to do,” Elliott said. “I would imagine that (Stanford) is the best team in the country right now and that’s the benchmark. Overall, we believe we can continue to get better.” Conference play looms for Texas, and the road to a Big 12 title will not be easy. With teams like Kansas State, No. 18 Baylor and Iowa State, the Longhorns will have their

football team when we’re playing on both sides of the ball,” sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger said. “So, I think psychologically, it’s going to instill a lot of confidence in us to finish games and play four-quarter football.” The Longhorns will need any kind of psychological boost they can get over the next few weeks. Saturday’s USC matchup began their

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hands full for the remainder of the season. On top of that, Texas would need a near perfect record to maintain a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, there’s no lack of confidence in the Texas locker room. “We’ve been really good at doing the things we wanted to do,” Bedart-Ghani said. “Just keep a united front and staying together and that’s been a key focus and we’ve been doing really good at that.” The Longhorns jump into a Big 12 play this Wednesday as they travel to Manhattan, Kansas, to face Kansas State. First serve is set for 6 p.m.

most difficult stretch of the schedule. But on Saturday night, Texas fans were able to rest easy — even if just for one game. Whether this is the beginning of a new chapter in the Tom Herman era or just a needle-in-the-haystack is unclear right now, but that won’t stop the Longhorns from using this momentum to press

forward toward something even greater. “I ain’t gonna lie,” senior cornerback Kris Boyd said. “I feel like we’re kind of proving that we’re back. But this is just the beginning and we’ve got a lot of season left and conference starts, so that’s our main focus right now. We’ve got to stay consistent and locked in and execute next week like we did this week.”

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FOOTBALL

juan figueroa | the daily texan staff Texas senior cornerback Kris Boyd tackles a USC wide receiver in the Longhorns’ 37-14 victory Saturday evening. The hyped rematch of last year’s game was played in front of a Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium record 103,507 people.

‘We’re kind of proving that we’re back’ Texas scores 34 unanswered points in marquee victory over USC. By Ross Burkhart @Ross_Burkhart

here’s no question — the Longhorns faced a must-win scenario Saturday night. Over the first two weeks of the season, Texas only managed to tally a bad loss and a seemingly unsatisfying win. So when the USC Trojans traveled to Austin, there was everything left to prove for

the Longhorns. And for once, nearly everything went their way. “Psychologically, you know — when you’ve been up and down and you’ve been so close for the last year and three games — in these types of games, to go out and win — and win in a complete fashion the way that we did — I think, certainly adds to that level of confidence,” head coach Tom Herman said during a postgame press conference. “I hope that it propels them into this week’s preparation

knowing what they’re capable of.” In front of a record-setting crowd of 103,507 fans, Texas displayed by far their best performance of the season, winning 37-14 over USC. As the first quarter drew to a close, the Longhorns were staring down a 14-3 deficit. It seemed like it was no different than the usual product. But this time, Texas persevered and rattled off 34 straight points, shutting out the Trojans over the final 45 minutes of play.

The result was a special moment for the Longhorns and their fans. Since practice began in the spring, players and coaches alike have all preached one phrase — this year is different. Saturday was the first time they exhibited that message during a game. The classic last-second, nail-biting finish has become a staple of Longhorn football games since Herman stepped

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SOCCER

Longhorns extend win streak with dominant weekend By Kihwan Lee @kihwanlee_

Head coach Angela Kelly and her Longhorn squad continue to find a way to win. Fourteenth-rankedkTexas finished a great weekend for Longhorn athletics with a 3-0 shutout victory against Northern Colorado. With the win, the Longhorns kept their undefeated streak alive, which is now at seven in a row after wins over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Northern Colorado, respectively. Texas’ pair of wins caps off an undefeated non-conference record for a second straight year. “A big shout out to our fans,” Kelly said. “It’s a wonderful weekend to be a Texas Longhorn.” It didn’t take long for the Longhorns to get going on offense against Northern Colorado on Sunday. The team’s leading goal scorer, Cyera Hintzen, put Texas out in front yet again at the seven minute mark following a great through pass from sophomore midfielder Haley Berg. Hintzen had a terrific all-around game, finishing with two goals and one assist.

The junior forward leads the Big 12 Conference with eight goals this season. The Longhorns have made a conscious effort to score early all season long. “I think that’s a big part of our team,” said Hintzen, who scored both of her goals early in each half. “We always want to score early because that helps us get going. Our goal is to score within the first five minutes.” Senior forward Alexa Adams solidified Texas’ lead after scoring at the 33 minute mark. After Hintzen tapped a header into open space, the senior blew past a Northern Colorado defender to win the ball and eventually finish the goal from 10 yards out. Adams now has three goals for the season. Once again, Texas dominated the time of possession for much of the game, out-shooting Northern Colorado, 14-11, and 9-4 shots on goal. Northern Colorado managed to get their one and only corner attempt almost 80 minutes into the game. “I think there is a fine balance,” Kelly said. “It’s a little bit like a chess match so you want to manipulate spaces and organize your players to go out of the spaces that you want to utilize.” The Longhorn offense has

been dynamic all season, having scored at least two goals in their last seven games. What is more impressive is their ability to be multi-dimensional and score in various ways. They can score with precise passing and ball control, as well as pure athleticism and speed. Kelly has managed her team to do both extremely well all season. “There’s some times where you can catch them in transition, you can get in behind, and that’s where you have the playmakers that make these types of decisions which is really exciting because we have a lot of those playmakers on the field,” Kelly said. Texas’ 3-0 shutout victory comes two days after a 2-1 win over UTRGV. The two goals came from familiar scorers for Texas. The first of the two scores came from sophomore midfielder and forward Haley Berg with the second coming from senior midfielder Katie Glenn, who was named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week only a few days ago. Texas now prepares for Big 12 play, which begins with a match against Baylor at Mike A. Myers Stadium at 7 p.m. on Friday.

elias huerta | the daily texan staff Texas sophomore midfielder Haley Berg retains possession against Northern Colorado in the Longhorns’ 3-0 victory Sunday evening. Texas’ win streak extends to seven games.

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FESTIVAL

Festival showcases local artists

Austinites are given a festival to learn about the city’s history. By Celesia Smith @celsmit

e all know about Dirty Sixth, W 6th St., and E 6th St., but what about Pecan? Before Dirty, East and West, there was only Pecan. The Pecan Street Festival is a nod to what Sixth Street was before it was Sixth Street. The festival takes place in Historic Sixth Street District, locally known as E 6th St., between Brazos street (to the west) and I-35 (to the east). From Sept. 22 to Sept. 23, Historic Sixth Street is coming to life for the 79th time. Debbie Russell, executive director of Pecan Street Association, the non-profit behind the event, calls the festival an opportunity for Austinites to learn about the city’s history in a family-friendly setting. “(The Pecan Street Festival has) always been about preserving and celebrating the history of downtown, E Sixth St., Pecan Street and its rich cultural and social scene,” Russell said. “Families get to come gather and walk the downtown streets together, enjoying the best Austin and central Texas has to offer.” As Austin’s largest non-profit operated festival and the largest art festival in Central Texas, the Pecan Street Festival brings over 200,000 people to Historic Sixth to listen to music, appreciate local art and explore a wide array of foods. This year, the festival

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boasts a variety of vendors that offer everything from hand-blown glass to printmaking. The scheduled art and music scene is just as diverse, featuring Chris Rogers, Nakia and The Blues Grifters, and many more to perform and showcase on one of the three stages at the venue. Other activities planned for this year include child-friendly rides, a petting zoo, face painting and street magicians. Through the Pecan Street Association, festival proceeds are donated to various organizations around Austin. The festival is free

to attend in order to promote a sense of community within the whole city. A percentage of the profit made from the vendors and sponsored activities goes towards various community projects within the downtown area, including historical restorations and youth enrichment programs. “What really brought me back (to the festival each year) was the music and the outdoor atmosphere,” said Paul Martinez, a UT alumnus who discovered the festival as a college student and has returned several times over the years. “Just being able to be

outside and around all the different music they had and all of the vendors and artisans was a great experience.” Business honors sophomore Lexi Thorson said she is excited about the community aspect of the festival. Having studied abroad in Argentina this summer, Thorson said she visited various street fair markets and hopes the Pecan Street Festival will give off a similar vibe. “Hopefully (there will be) lots of food and unique arts and crafts that you can’t find anywhere else,” Thorson said. “I love that

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there are different vendors and I think it’s a great addition to the Austin community.” Russell said that what sets the Pecan Street Association and the Pecan Street Festival apart is the board of volunteers who work tirelessly to unite the Austin community and celebrate its unique history. “What makes us special is our passion for Austin,” Russell said. “We are not content to rest on our laurels of its legacy. While we are dedicated to preserving the old, we strive to appropriately incorporate the new.”

TELEVISION

‘The Predator’ brings laughs, not screams

‘BoJack Horseman’ maintains social relevance By Brooke Sjoberg @sj0b3rg

copyright 20th century fox, and reproduced with permission “The Predator” proves itself as an entertaining popcorn flick.

By Savannah Salazar @savannahjai

If you get at least one thing from “The Predator,” it’s definitely a good laugh. Written and directed by Shane Black, who played Hawkins in the original 1987 “Predator,” its 2018 reboot is more of a hilarious romp than a horror-inducing action movie — for better and for worse. The latest iteration is a bit of an enigma. The writing and directing of the film doesn’t work most of the time, yet you can’t help but have a lot of fun. The movie starts with Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook) and his crew as they encounter a “predator.” As usual, things go awry and everyone but McKenna dies, bringing a top-secret military organization led by Traeger (Sterling K. Brown) — who is an absolute scene stealer — to try to find McKenna as they pin the deaths on him. The organization, designed to track and study “predators,” enlists the help of brilliant biologist Casey Bracket, played by Olivia Munn, to study the newest “predator” DNA. Another opening sequence shows McKenna sending “predator” technology to his estranged wife and son Rory’s house. His autistic son, played by Jacob Tremblay, becomes quickly familiar with the “predator” technology.

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Although this fixation doesn’t seem relevant yet, the audience accepts it and keeps watching, something “the predator” makes you do very often. Writers Black and Fred Dekker set up a web of different storylines in the first act that feels clunky. Black and Dekker continue to propel the story forward, which sums up most of the movie’s structure. A lot of the actual story is glossed over with a lot of Black’s rapid fire witty dialogue which mostly comes from a group of military misfits known as “the Loonies.” The story comes together when McKenna is put on a bus with “the Loonies,” comprised of Nebraska (Trevante Rhodes), Nettles (Augusto Aguilera), Lynch (Alfie Allen), Baxley (Thomas Jane), and Coyle (Keegan-Michael Key). The group of actors give good performances and deliver sharp dialogue while maintaining a likable, underdog persona. The ragtag group does give us some of the film’s best moments but “the Predator” likes to give and take. The common thread throughout this has been the constant laughs. While a lot of them land, some are just distracting and diverging from the emotional gravitas of certain characters’ arcs. Baxley and Coyle have an emotional moment but it immediately takes a weird turn

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for the sake of a laugh. Another give-and-take are the action sequences. Some of the action scenes are insane, including the introduction of the new “predator” dogs, yet the bad computer-generated imagery (CGI) tends to cheapen the film’s overall look. It seems to harken back to film’s 1987 original, but it is 2018, so would sharper CGI be such a bad thing? Along with the CGI, the entire third act is utter chaos and drags for too long. Negatives aside, the best part of the third act is getting to see more of Brown’s Traeger, who is devilishly good at being a bad guy. From giving a funny explanation on why the alien is called “the Predator” despite it being more of a hunter to getting us to downright hate him, Brown knocks it out of the park by making us wish he was given more to do. Despite some glaring flaws, “The Predator” did what it set out to do — have a wildly fun time. It’s a entertaining popcorn flick, and judging by a little fun bit at the end, we’ll probably be getting more of “the Predator” whether you like it or not.

The legacy of intelligent, socially conscious comedy lives on in the fifth season of Netflix Original “BoJack Horseman.” The beginning of the season finds BoJack (Will Arnett) entering into a contract for a new show, a crime procedural. A new character is also thrown into the mix. Gina (Stephanie Beatriz), BoJack’s new costar, forces him to reconsider mistakes made in his past relationships. Meanwhile, Princess Carolyn (Amy Sedaris) is put through her paces by an adoption agency in her desire for a child. Mr. Peanutbutter (Paul F. Tompkins) and Diane (Alison Brie) also undergo world-shattering changes where their paths diverge. In previous seasons, the series relied on the classic single frame style of animation and the use of flashbacks to fill information gaps. This season, however, takes a more engaging approach to bring viewers into the story. Split screens are used to show parallels between the actions and daily lives of characters, and the flashback sequences have been afforded to characters such as Princess Carolyn, not just BoJack. The precedent of expanding into the backstories of secondary characters through their interactions with BoJack is also thrown out the window. The story is also told in more direct ways than before. This is best exemplified by an arc driven by BoJack’s drug abuse. Scenes weave together with audio from both his time on set filming “Philbert,” and time spent at home strung out on painkillers. The audience is not just shown BoJack’s confusion, cloudiness and overall discontent with his life through this animation technique, they are put in the moment with him as he struggles to tell fact from figment of the drug-addled imagination. The series continues to depict socially

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conscious comedy and off-kilter takes on popular issues. Parallels drawn between BoJack’s life and recent events in the entertainment industry serve up steaming criticism of the men targeted in the #MeToo movement which took hold just over a year ago. As BoJack’s career is put on the line, he must come to terms with some of the awful things he has said and done while inebriated. Under this pressure, he is forced to grow, but in stunted ways. He begins to self-identify as a feminist, yet mansplains the ideology to Diane, who first introduced him to the movement. In addition to feminist issues, “BoJack Horseman” tackles issues of sexuality in ways the medium has typically avoided. Asexuality is explored in the series, as Todd Chavez (Aaron Paul) provides a largely positive, normative representation of a community that is rarely recognized in traditional television. This is not to say BoJack becomes a dramatically better person. Rather, he’s faced with situations where being a better person for a few minutes is the only alternative to losing everything he has worked for. Thus, the events of his life are forcing him to do the right thing. From the beginning to the end of the series’ fifth installment, BoJack remains selfish and self-centered, which detracts greatly from the overall effect of the season. “BoJack Horseman” remains a groundbreaking show with less than stellar characters and a strange obsession with the maintenance of male control in Hollywood. However, until anyone else follows suit, this is what the socially conscious audience has to deal with.

copyright netflix, and reproduced with permission The series has been on Netflix since 2014, and the latest season became available on Sept. 14.