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Texas defeat Fairfield, NC State, 6. Texas defeat Fairfield, NC State, advance to. PA G E 4

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TEXAS JUMPS INTO LEGITIMACY Collin Johnson’s big day provides spark in conference opener. By Ross Burkhart @ross_burkhart

here’s one question Texas players and coaches most frequently answered this week: How would this team respond after a win over USC when a bigger, tougher opponent in TCU was lurking ahead? To the delight of an exuberant Texas crowd, the Longhorns answered that question by giving one of their most complete, all-around performances in recent memory. Sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger took a knee on the final play as the rest of the Longhorns walked onto the field to celebrate the 31-16 win over the No. 17 Horned Frogs on Saturday. The victory marked the program’s first three-game win streak since 2014 and its first time beating Top 25 opponents in consecutive weeks since 2008. “I think it’s a huge win,” junior safety Brandon Jones said after the win. “Me

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| the daily texan staff Texas junior wide receiver Collin Johnson celebrates a 31-yard touchdown reception in Texas’ 31-16 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs. The Longhorns have now won three straight games to improving their record to 3-1.

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Cruz, O’Rourke clash in first Senate debate By Chad Lyle @LyleChad

Incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz took on Democratic rival Rep. Beto O’Rourke for the first time Friday night in Dallas, focusing on domestic issues such as immigration. KXAS political reporter Julie Fine, who co-moderated the debate at Southern Methodist University, posed the first question of the night. She asked O’Rourke about his support for granting citizenship to Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. O’Rourke affirmed his support and attacked Cruz for saying the United States should deport them. “The economists who’ve studied it have said that we will lose hundreds of billions of dollars to the negative if we deport them,” El Paso Congressman O’Rourke said of the Dreamers. “We will gain hundreds of millions to the positive if we keep them here. Senator Cruz has promised to deport each and every single Dreamer.” Cruz said O’Rourke appears to prioritize undocumented immigrants over American citizens.

“(O’Rourke’s) focus seems to be on fighting for illegal immigrants and forgetting the millions of Americans — you know, Americans are dreamers also,” Cruz said. During a discussion about marijuana legalization, which O’Rourke supports, Cruz said he thinks it should be decided at the state level. “Legalizing marijuana is actually a question where I think reasonable minds can differ,” Cruz said. “I think it ought to be up to the states. I think Colorado can decide one way, and Texas can decide another.” When the issue of gun violence was raised, O’Rourke described himself as a proponent of the Second Amendment, but added he supports an assault weapons ban. “Weapons of war belong on the battlefield,” O’Rourke said. “Not in communities, schools and churches.” O’Rourke also supports more thorough background checks for those who wish to purchase a firearm. Cruz said an effective way to reduce gun violence in schools would be placing more armed police officers on school grounds.

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The University’s automatic admission threshold will remain at 6 percent for the 2020-2021 application cycle, according to a Twitter announcement last week. Exercise science freshman Sanja Stojcic was automatically admitted when she applied to UT in 2017. Stojcic, who applied when the threshold was still 7 percent, said she recalls her high school friends who did not qualify for automatic admission were more stressed about the application process than she was. “Being auto admit was definitely a relief especially because I knew I was going to get into UT,” Stojcic said. “The auto admit percentage is small. It’s tiny. Because it’s so small, other people had to worry about it more than I did.” The automatic admission policy carries a stigma with it that causes some prospective students to have low confidence about their applications, Stojcic said. “(There is) that stigma around it,” Stojcic said. “And knowing that you’re not within that (top) percent, it is a lot more stressful. It does cause students to be more like, ‘Yeah, we’ll see what happens. Like, I’m not expecting to get in.’” The University follows Senate Bill 175, which requires 75 percent of the University’s in-state admits be automatic acceptances, according to the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost website. Miguel Wasielewski, executive director of admissions, said the annual decision on

whether to revise the auto-admit threshold is based on application data. “The University of Texas at Austin annually assesses historical application and enrollment rates to determine the automatic admit percentage that will result in 75 percent of the University’s Texas resident population being automatically admitted,” Wasielewski said in an email. Wasielewski said the University is expecting a similar number of Texas resident applications. Last year, a total of 51,033 freshman applied, according to the Texas Admissions website.

“The University is anticipating a similar number of Texas resident freshmen admission applications, and this contributed to our decision to maintain the same automatic admission criteria,” Wasielewski said. Sydney Simmons, a former Texas resident, applied to UT even though she knew she was not going to be in the automatic admission threshold. “I was in the top 11 percent,” said Simmons, now a biomedical engineering

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president Andrew Herrera attended a watch party for the debate at Aspen Heights in West Campus and said he thought O’Rourke did well with countering Cruz’s “misleading facts on issues such as immigration, criminal justice reform and health care.” “He also hasn’t shied away from speaking his opinions on whether kneeling during the anthem is acceptable, as well as to the extent that we need gun control … even though they are supposedly not accepted by many Texans,” government junior Herrera said. The debate Friday night was the first of three to be held across the state. The next debate is in Houston on Sept. 30, and the final debate will be held in San Antonio on Oct. 16. The Houston debate is planned to be a town hall event.

“We’ve all been horrified as we’ve seen these school shootings,” Cruz said. Saurabh Sharma, chairman of UT’s Young Conservatives of Texas chapter, said he listened to the debate in his car on the way to Dallas. “Senator Cruz (did) a fantastic job at keeping the discussion about policy and holding Congressman O’Rourke to task for the policy positions he has held over the length of his career, including anti-Second Amendment gun control, extreme drug policy and support for cheating the millions of people waiting in line to immigrate legally to the United States,” biochemistry senior Sharma said. University Democrats

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being a junior, that’s my first time actually beating them so it’s a great team win overall. It shows when we, special teamswise, offense and defense, we can all come together and we’re really good and hard to beat.” The game, which was Texas’ first win over TCU in five seasons, reached its most defining moment during a 2nd and 7 play for the Horned Frogs. After a missed field goal from freshman kicker Cameron Dicker two plays before, sophomore quarterback Shawn Robinson and the TCU offense took possession, looking to increase the team’s 16-10 lead during the third quarter. Taking the snap from a shotgun formation, Robinson followed his right tackle, rushing up the middle until sophomore defensive end Marqez Bimage reached in and stripped the ball from Robinson’s hands. Jones quickly recovered the ball, setting the Texas offense up for another opportunity to shift the momentum. A few plays later, Ehlinger took advantage by launching a deep throw only junior wide receiver Collin Johnson could get by making a diving grab in the endzone. The score gave Texas a 17-16

anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Texas fans celebrate during the Longhorns’ 31-16 upset of No. 17 TCU at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns have won back-to-back games against ranked opponents for the first time since 2008.

lead — one that stuck for the rest of the game. “You know, the offense wasn’t moving the ball at some points, kept punting,” senior safety P.J. Locke said. “And we just kept telling them, ‘We’ve got y’all’s backs.’ We knew they were going to get it together just from how we practice and how we embrace the word ‘finish.’” From there, freshman Caden Sterns

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When UT international student Daniel Shih was in third grade, he moved from his homeland Taiwan to an international school in Beijing. There, his family encouraged him to look at universities outside of Asia. “From that point on, we had a clear vision of me studying abroad in the U.S.,” Plan II sophomore Shih said. “I wanted to do something a little more different.” Newly released Census Bureau data shows Asian immigration to the United States outpaced Latin American immigration during the recent census period, according to a report from The New York Times. Immigrants are also more likely to be college-educated, as opposed to immigrants in previous decades. On campus, there are more than three times as many Asian international students as Latin

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“Asian immigrants, they have lots of stereotypes,” Kim said. “They’re considered industrious, hardworking people. Some of that, people kind of take to heart and think there’s some truth to it, so in some ways they don’t get criminalized like the way Latin American immigrants do in the United States.” Shoumik Dabir, a business and Plan II sophomore, was born in India and lived there for the first eight years of his life before moving to Singapore, London and eventually Houston. Dabir said though the process of obtaining citizenship for his family was smoother than most, the process is overall a daunting experience. “A lot of people don’t realize that; they just think people show up and take their jobs,” Dabir said. “No, its hard … Legal immigrants often have a lot of challenges and they are contributing a lot to American society, and we need to be aware of that.”

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repaid the offense for the score by intercepting Robinson on the next possession and returning the ball to the three-yard line, setting Ehlinger up for a two-yard touchdown run which was the Longhorns’ second touchdown in 17 seconds of game time. “You start off 0-8 on third down, there’s going to be a lot of doubt that creeps in,” head coach Tom Herman

said. “But I think we were confident in the way we prepared, and we were confident that if we just went out and continued to stick to the game plan that the plays would start going our way.” The Texas offense grew stagnant during the end of the second quarter into the beginning of the third as they had three-straight possessions resulting in three-and-outs. But as they have done in back-to-back games now, the Longhorn defense helped the offense rebound from early struggles to finish when it was most important. “We knew and we prepared our guys that this was not going to be a 45-7 game,” Herman said. “I mean, this was going to be an ugly, hard-fought, physical game, as all games against TCU are. And the defense kept us in it when we were finding our way a little bit offensively.” If the Longhorns’ win over USC was one step in the right direction, the dominating finish against TCU has the team on the right track toward potentially competing for a Big 12 Championship in December. “It feels amazing. I feel real good — you see I’m smiling,” senior cornerback Kris Boyd said. “I’m just happy for everybody, my whole defense. Offense, they did well too. We’ve been pretty much executing across the board.”

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Austin pet owners lined up outside Flitch Coffee Sunday morning to get free microchips injected into their pets. Austin Animal Center set up a tent in the parking lot to try to alleviate the homelessness problem that dogs and cats all over Austin face, said Luis Herrera, an Austin Animal Center administrator. “It is the most effective way to find who are the owners of these pets because sometimes ID tags and collars can go out,” Herrera said. “Microchips never go out.” Though the needles are thicker than normal and the animal may slightly cry in pain, Herrera said risks are rare and the benefits are worth it. “There’s some miscommunication around cancer,” Herrera said. “Doctors and veterinarians don’t see this as a risk,

and in my last 20 years of working with dogs and cats, I can say that I (have) never seen cancer (caused by) a microchip.” Herrera also said pet owners need to update their microchip tags every year and remember to change their addresses in the database if they move, which can be done at an animal center. “This is very important,” Herrera said. “If you move your address or your number, you need to update. If you don’t update, we lose your information.” Jamie Olson, a UT alum and Austin resident who attended the event, was third in line with her dog, Willie, to get a free microchip. “I just definitely want to be able to find him again if he ever escapes,” Olson said. “Dogs go missing for any reason. Even the best owner can lose their dog. It’s just a great way to be reunited with your pet.” English senior Carlie Sor-

rells, who has a two-year-old microchipped dog named Sarge, said she thinks the positive aspects of microchips outweigh the negative. “I think it’s very weird,” Sorrells said. “I don’t love the idea of us putting artificial technology in living animals, but unfortunately … there are so many homeless animals. A chip is really

noninvasive, and it’s a very easy procedure now … It’s just a good precaution to take.” Though Sarge does have a microchip, Sorrells has never needed to use it. “The only time he has ever kind of fled was right after I adopted him,” Sorrels said. “He hopped a fence and ran downstairs into a FedEx truck.”

hannah simon | the daily texan staff Austin Animal Center provided free microchips for cats and dogs outside of Flitch Coffee Sunday morning. AAC hopes these microchips will help lessen the pet homelessness population in Austin.

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freshman at Northwestern University. “I know it’s a really tough school, but I thought maybe I would get into the University and not my major. But then I just didn’t get in at all.” Simmons said if she had gotten into UT, she would have come to the University. “I looked at the schools that I got into, and I just picked the highest one on US News ranking,” Simmons said. “If I got into UT, I probably would have come there.” Stojcic said sometimes the automatic admission causes more anxiety for students who do not qualify for it. “I do believe (there are) people who, I think, deserve to be here and work just as hard as people that did have that title of valedictorian, or did have that percentage,” Stojcic said. “I do believe that they deserve to be here just as much as I do.”

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New screen, student seating to come with $175 million expansion. By Savana Dunning @savanaish

T announced details on the $175 million south end zone expansion to Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium last week along with the name of the architecture firm set to design the expansion. Additions to the south end zone include a new screen, renovations to the student seating area, a student terrace and concession stand, and a glass-walled building housing multiple tiers of suites. “When the project is finished, everyone will be very pleased with it,” said Jim Shackelford, director of UT’s Capital Planning and Construction. “It will be a definite improvement to the south end zone of the stadium, and it will in essence complete the master plan that was envisioned more than 12 years ago for the stadium as a whole.” UT’s Board of Regents voted to add the expansion back in August, but it was not until last week that Populous, a Kansas-based architecture firm, was chosen to design the project. “The modern game day experience is about quality, not quantity,” said Sherri Privitera, Populous principal-in-charge for the

Photo rendering of the planned south end zone expansion for DKR stadium. The $175M expansion will include renovations to seating and a new screen. project, in a press release. “Fans want unique experiences in an authentic place. This is a game-changing project. From fully enclosing the stadium for a more intimate atmosphere to the impactful in-seat Longhorn logo, it is the ultimate celebration of the University of Texas.” The construction will also update the older parts of the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center, which is housed in the south end of

the stadium. “I know it will provide an enhanced atmosphere for our fans and students, which will be tremendous, but we’re also really proud of what our players are going to have access to as a result of it,” head football coach Tom Herman said in a press conference. “The locker room and weight room won’t change a ton because we just completed upgrades there, but

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macelyn morris | the daily texan staff Studio art freshman Chemareea Biggs, right, and environmental engineering freshman Sophia Gray survey the “Another Green World” exhibit at UT’s Visual Art Center. The artwork is meant to convey humans’ relationship with the environment.

Visual Art Center opens ‘Another Green World’ By Rachel Olvera @rmariiiie

The walls of UT’s Visual Art Center presented various artwork for the fall opening reception of “Another Green World” last week. The exhibit displayed multiple accounts of texture and color through a contrast of small and large canvases. By addressing themes of immigration, time and the environment, the artwork is meant to display our relationship to the environment around us, exhibit curator Gilles Heno-Coe said. The five contributing artists to the exhibit bring a brave optimism with their work, Heno-Coe said. “We tend to be really cynical these days about politics, about the social world, about our environment, and for a good reason perhaps,” said Heno-Coe, an art history graduate student. “But there’s a way in which one can be conscious and responsible to the world at large, yet also see some beauty in things that might be pretty harsh otherwise.” Artwork by five female artists comprise the exhibit, and three of the five artists have connections to UT. Economics freshman Yu-Ming Liang attended the opening reception and said the Visual Arts Center gives young artists a unique chance to display their work. “Not everyone can have their

first exhibition in a big museum,” Liang said. “This is a great opportunity for those students to express themselves.” And this expression, Heno-Coe said, is important for these artists to show in their work. He said despite current politics and environmental change, there is going to be a day after tomorrow for humanity to better themselves. These artists are important in communicating this to the world. “These kinds of artists will be those kinds of people and leaders and teachers who will be there to help us all (get) back into learning how to be people again,” Heno-Coe said. Logan Larsen, studio art and art history junior, is director of the Center Space Project, which is a student-run curatorial collective that sets up shows in the Visual Art Center. Larsen said the five artists who contributed to the exhibit all provided work that coincides with the thought-provoking and meaningful content that the Center Space Project hopes to show. “These women all have very different and meaningful takes on landscapes and its modern interpretation,” Larsen said. “It’s important to acknowledge where the landscape is moving, especially through voices like these in the political and social dynamics of contemporary culture.”

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everything else in the south end zones will be different, better and as good as there is in the country to train our players.” Construction will begin in 2019 with the athletic center and is planned to end before kickoff in 2021. Shackelford said details about how construction will be handled during the interim period home games have not been determined.

Scott Fields, management information systems sophomore and Big Ticket holder, said although he will not be able to enjoy the completed facility during his time at UT, he is excited for the renovation. “The most recent (photo renderings) I saw looked pretty good,” Fields said. “The concrete around the seating area will keep the sound in, which is what I want. I want it to be as loud as possible.”

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Fighting against feces in Waller Creek By Molly Bolf and Jennifer Liu Forum Editors

Earlier this month, the environmental advocacy group Environment Texas released a report that showed almost half of Texas’ freshwater sites had unsafe levels of fecal bacteria. Waller Creek, a waterway that runs through UT’s campus, and two Colorado River sites were some of the areas tested that fell short of state standards. This has already impacted students on campus, such as those who take environmental science classes

and go down to the creek to test water samples. As a precaution in avoiding coming in contact with the contaminated water, those students need to wear waders over their clothes. They don’t have to for any other sites. For this week’s Forum, Luke Metzger, the executive director of Environment Texas, encourages Texans to take action both by addressing pollution at its source and by combating its effects through enforcing public health rules. Avery McKitrick, a sophomore environmental science major, calls on students to advocate for

the city to fix old pipelines throughout the city that contribute to contamination. Finally, Jim Walker, the director of sustainability at UT-Austin talks about Waller Creek’s significance on campus, and why students, staff and faculty should care about it. As always, please reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com if you have thoughts on this issue or any other. Bolf is an English sophomore from Fort Worth. Liu is a Rhetoric & Writing, Philosophy, and Plan II junior from Plano.

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Investing in Waller Creek is worth the cost By Jim Walker

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For most students, staff and faculty at UT-Austin, the experience of Waller Creek as it meanders through campus may be a passing afterthought. However, the creek is an integral part of campus we should all pay more attention to. The Waller Creek watershed covers about 6 square miles, with the creek itself running about 7 miles before flowing into Lady Bird Lake. The UT-Austin campus covers less than 11 percent of the watershed. Waller Creek was first integrated into campus in the 1933 Paul Cret master plan. He envisioned the creek as an opportunity to connect the campus with the surrounding city. Around this same time, University staff began planting small cypress trees along the creek, perhaps to emulate the look and feel of other Hill Country creeks. By the late 1960s, the University had built up, around and almost on top of the creek. Events in 1969 chronicled as “The Battle of Waller Creek” exemplifies the tension of the day, with students sitting in trees protesting building expansion. During the next several decades, the creek was allowed to grow wild. This period coincides with the development of Hyde Park and other neighborhoods to the north of campus, and one of the oldest active sewer lines in Austin underneath the creek.

Today, Waller Creek is one of the city’s most polluted as a result of Austin’s increasing urbanization. You’ve probably seen the litter or a plastic bag in a tree after a big rain. What you can’t see is that Waller Creek also has some of the highest E. Coli bacteria counts of all creeks in Austin according to City of Austin data. There’s a reason we warn visitors, “Don’t touch the water!” The University takes stewardship of Waller Creek seriously. Primary responsibility for litter and cleanliness resides with the Landscape Services department, and the Environmental Health and Safety office coordinates two Waller Creek CleanUps every year. The next one is planned for Saturday, Oct. 20. The Environmental Health and Safety office also fulfills the University’s regulatory responsibilities with the State of Texas related to the water quality in Waller Creek. We must maintain a municipal separate storm sewer system permit, also known as an MS4 permit, which describes how we monitor water quality and what we do to protect the creek from sources of pollution such as construction and storm runoff. The University is very diligent in those efforts. Remember, most of the watershed is “above,” or to the north of, campus. Water sampling by researchers from both the City and UT Austin show the creek already has elevated pollutant levels before reaching campus. Even so, the University and City have been sharing data and ideas on how to improve water quality. It’s perhaps not the kind of connection Paul Cret imagined, but a worthy

collaboration for the modern day. Recently, the University began re-embracing Waller Creek for its aesthetic potential. The Sasaki 2012 master plan envisions that “the Waller Creek and San Jacinto corridor will be transformed from a major north-south barrier between the core and central campus to a connective seam that balances the natural ecology of Waller Creek with an efficient and convenient transit corridor.” How cool would that be combined with Bevo Boulevard? The Sasaki 2014 landscape master plan identifies strategies for restoring the ecological functions of the creek. The concepts in the landscape master plan were first implemented at the Dell Medical School, which is very worth an afternoon visit. In 2016, the University launched a more focused effort, the Waller Creek Framework Plan, to integrate the priorities of improving safe circulation and wayfinding, creek bank stability and the ecological resilience of the creek. The framework plan is anticipated to be complete this fall. The next time you find yourself near Waller Creek on campus, I encourage you to pause a moment and recall its long history with the University. I remind you it is currently too polluted to touch, but ask you to consider investing your time in helping clean up the creek and supporting the University’s and City’s grander efforts to restore Waller Creek to a safe and enjoyable natural haven for the entire campus community. Walker is the Director of Sustainability at UT-Austin.

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Texas waterways deserve our protection Luke Metzger

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It’s a routine Texans all over the state know well: Load the family in the car on a hot summer day, head down to the water, slather on some sunscreen and jump in for some cool relief. But in recent years, many Texans have arrived at the beach or their favorite swimming hole only to find a bright red advisory sign warning the water is unsafe for swimming. A recent analysis by the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center on bacteria testing data shows that unsafe levels of fecal bacteria are a common occurrence across the state both at our beaches and in freshwater. Out of 1,450 statewide freshwater locations tested in 2017 for water quality, 49 percent had unsafe levels of fecal bacteria on at least one testing day. Here in Austin, our analysis found that out of 76 test sites within Austin’s city limits, 46 had unsafe levels of fecal bacteria on at least one testing day. Waller Creek, which flows through the UT campus, frequently had unsafe bacteria levels, as did West and East Bouldin Creeks, Blunn Creek, Waller Creek, Shoal Creek, Walnut Creek and both Colorado River test sites east of

Lady Bird Lake. Along the Texas coast, 63 percent of beaches were unsafe for swimming on at least one testing day. Toxic algal outbreaks, such as those Florida is currently dealing with, also pose a risk to public health and to wildlife. After an algal bloom in the South San Gabriel River in Georgetown this spring, residents worried that they couldn’t safely get in to the water. After one in Lake Arlington, residents complained about “stinky and funnytasting” drinking water. This pollution can make people sick and harm wildlife, and it makes it harder for many Texans to simply spend an enjoyable and worry-free day in the water. Swimming in water contaminated with fecal pollution or cyanotoxins, the toxins produced in algal outbreaks, can lead to gastrointestinal illness, respiratory disease, ear and eye infections and skin rashes. In one 2011 incident, 56 people got sick and one person was hospitalized after coming into contact with E. coli and other fecal bacteria in Unk’s Lake, a swimming hole in North Texas. At waterways that are generally avoided for recreation — often precisely because they are known to be unsafe – bacterial pollution can also threaten public health. Sometimes people swim where they are not supposed to, and sometimes they

can’t stop their kids or pets from jumping in. Bacteria contamination and algal blooms come from a range of sources, including urban stormwater runoff and sewage overflows. All Texas waterways — from popular Gulf beaches to urban creeks currently too polluted for swimming — deserve protection. Solutions that can help make our waterways safe for swimming exist. We need more water quality testing and public notification. We’re calling for a new system to alert people when freshwater sites are contaminated. In addition, the City’s Watershed Protection Department has proposed new policies to help prevent pollution at the source, including promotion of green infrastructure such as rain gardens and green roofs that can capture and filter stormwater. Unfortunately, if Proposition J is adopted by Austin voters this fall, those rules could face a waiting period of up to three years before they could be adopted. By taking measures to limit pollution at its source and by stepping up enforcement of public health rules, Texas can achieve cleaner and healthier water across the state and summers where all beaches and swimming holes are open. Metzger is the executive director at Environment Texas.

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Speak up: it’s not just UT’s responsibility By Avery McKitrick Forum Contributor

By Avery McKitrick Forum Contributor

I remember being shocked the first time Dr. Banner yelled at us. It seemed like another day in UGS 303: Sustaining a Planet. We talked about water quality and the local waterways. Dr. Banner showed us pictures of Waller Creek before painting us a picture of students cooling off in crystal clear waters on a hot summer day. We laughed because the thought of doing that now was physically repulsing. If the stench wasn’t enough, the data we had recently collected in discussion section regarding the fecal coliform in Waller Creek showed that you shouldn’t even take a boat to the creek, much less go swimming in it. Hard pass. He asked us if we would like to take a swim in the creek if it were cleaner. We agreed. Who wouldn’t? But then he said something that I will never forget — “Then why doesn’t that piss you off?” Dead silence. We were lost for words. Suddenly, the environmental science majors were just as guilty as the business majors and the nursing majors for the exact

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same crime: complacency. But let’s back up for a second. The numbers, at least by EPA parameters, are unacceptable. So unacceptable, in fact, that not only are STEM students such as myself making trips down to the creek to analyze the water quality, but professors have chosen Waller Creek specifically as an example of how urbanization can sully a creek’s whole integrity. This is not new. Urban waterways all over the country are victims of impervious cover that act as pollution slip-and-slides feeding into creeks. In Austin, officials, intellectuals and nonprofits alike agree that the sewage infrastructure is old and especially susceptible to leaking right into Waller Creek. By many standards — and certainly by Dr. Banner’s standards — the people who are aware of the high levels of fecal coliform in Waller Creek aren’t doing enough to speed up the reversal of water contamination. But ignorance is bliss, and the ignorance is widespread. This issue directly affects UT students who would not only benefit from the increased recreational value of a clean creek, but also ecosystem services, increased

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safety for students sampling the water, and the added cultural value of a clean and beautiful creek running through campus. I would hope that students, upon hearing this information, recognize the issue and do something about it. So, what do we do? The honest reality is that UT specifically can’t do much. Aside from the 2016 engineering building sewage line incident, UT is mostly doing its part to ensure that their infrastructure is up-to-date and not contributing to the problem. However, Waller Creek is a flowing body of water that transports every nasty thing that plops down on its banks right to UT’s front door. If students are going to change this, they need to advocate for the City of Austin to prioritize the repair and restoration of the old clay pipelines throughout the city even if it will take a long time. I urge my fellow students, staff and faculty members to really think hard about the issue of fecal coliform in Waller Creek and not fall into the dangerous mindset of “It’s okay,” or “Someone else can fix it.” If what happens here changes the world, surely it can change Waller Creek. McKitrick is a environmental science sophomore.

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FILM REVIEW | ‘HALLOWEEN’

‘Halloween’ is a sinister blend of nostalgia, freshness By Savannah J Salazar @savannahjai

After a wearisome number of sequels, writers Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley and David Gordon Green decide to take a stab at a new “Halloween.” In an attempt to create a fresh, yet genuine sequel to Debra Hill and John Carpenter’s 1978 original, the trio axes the mythology of all previous films, and it works. Director Green’s “Halloween” is a scary, fun and incredibly visceral experience. Forty years after the horrific Haddonfield murders, two investigative journalists (Rhian Rees and Jefferson Hall) visit a mental health facility in hopes of uncovering secrets from that fateful Halloween night. Dr. Sartain (Haluk Bilginer), Michael Myers’ psychiatrist, allows them to speak with Michael before transporting him to a different facility the next day. Without his infamous mask, Michael’s face is only seen through glimpses. As the journalists try to speak with him, Michael’s silence and his fellow patients’ groans and howls create a dreadful feeling that can make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Just like that, the sheer terror of Michael is back. “Halloween” retains some of what made Carpenter’s original version so special — slow tension, eerie atmosphere and a truly terrifying Michael Myers — while also injecting fresh life into the story. There are plenty of nostalgic moments sure to make any “Halloween” fan smile. One example is a play on a scene from the 1978 original where Laurie saw Michael staring at her through a window at school. This time, it’s Allyson (Andi Matichak) looking out the window only to see her grandmother Laurie Strode looking back. It is as fun as it is haunting with Green’s play with role-reversal between Michael and

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cultivating talents of people who are not as often represented,” McClearen said. “So if there aren’t other women, then those women journalists are not getting the mentorship that they need.” Luther cites mentorship as

copyright universal studios, and reproduced with permission After 40 years, Michael Myers and Laurie Strode are back to face off in “Halloween.” Director Green’s “Halloween” is a scary, fun and incredibly visceral experience.

Laurie throughout the film. But what makes “Halloween” all the more gripping is how McBride, Fradley and Green explore what most horror films rarely dive into to — looking at intergenerational trauma. Along with Nick Castle as Michael, Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie, delivering one of the most impressive performances of the whole movie. Curtis is both striking and heartbreaking as we see a gun-wielding Laurie 40 years later,

being “critical” to her success. McClearen refers to it as a “support system.” Texas Student Television reporter junior Madison Hager said she looks up to Samantha Ponder. “Knowing that someone who has similar values and passions as me is able to be so successful yet grounded in this industry has helped me grow in my field,” Hager said.

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still dealing with the aftermath of the Haddonfield murders as she waits for Michael’s inevitable return. She’s estranged from her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), and her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) just wants a proper relationship. “Halloween” digs into the complexities of trauma, and Michael’s return personifies that terrifying pain. Nick Castle, who played Michael Myers in the 1978 “Halloween,” returns for a scene as Michael Myers/The Shape while James Jude

Through giving advice and helping their mentees sort through difficult events, mentors are a key stepping stone for women in the business. Women can start to be confident in the work they are producing after encouragement and a few successes of their own. With that comes a responsibility. “We can collectively advocate for each other and make people

Courtney takes over for the rest of the film. Both bring the Michael we know and love back as the menacing bogeyman. Green’s use of slick tracking shots follow The Shape’s slow, unnerving steps chillingly set to John and Cody Carpenter’s amazing revamped score as The Shape goes house to house killing almost everyone in his path. The kills are more brutal, yet Green keeps it from being too over-the-top. McBride, Fradley and Green’s “Halloween” is not only a worthy

aware that women don’t always receive equal treatment in sports journalism,” McClearen said. “The more we can make everyone aware of these issues, the more we can start working to change it so there’s more gender balance.” Lack of equal treatment comes in many forms. For a well-known commentator, regardless of prior achievements, a single mistake could mean endless online hate

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FOOTBALL

elias huerta| the daily texan staff Texas sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger carries three TCU defenders into the endzone during the Longhorns’ 31-16 victory at Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. For the third consecutive game, Ehlinger has totaled at least two passing touchdowns without throwing an interception.

Texas turns heads yet again

Longhorns win second consecutive match up with ranked opponent. By Alex Briseno @AlexxBriseno

he phrase ‘Texas is back’ was created two seasons ago, and it has haunted Longhorn fans ever since. The infamous phrase was coined by ESPN announcer Joe Tessitore the second Texas took down then-No. 10 Notre Dame in 2016. It truly had the Longhorn faithfuls believing former head coach Charlie Strong was finally building something in Austin. Texas fans bought in. What they didn’t know at the time was that Texas would lose to Kansas that same season, or that ‘Texas is Back’ was going to linger over multiple seasons, win or lose. “In the locker room, people understand when we win games people are going to say, ‘Texas is back,’ and when we lose games we’re the worst thing that’s in America,” junior wide receiver Collin Johnson said. “That just comes with playing at Texas.”

When Texas took down then-No. 22 USC last week, it served as the Longhorns’ first signature win dating back to the day the phrase was created in 2016. Texas fans were warned to tread lightly as they entered the matchup with No. 17 TCU, a team that has dominated Texas year in and year out since 2013. As the third quarter came to an end, though, the Longhorns held a 24-16 advantage. Between quarters, the entire team huddled up on the sideline and held four fingers in the air. It’s not an uncommon gesture in football indicating the start of the fourth quarter, but for Texas, it emphasizes one of the team’s mottos for the 2018 season: finish. “Last year I wasn’t here, but they had a lot of games where we were winning in the fourth and then we weren’t able to finish,” said Tre Watson, a graduate transfer running back. “This year, they’ve been preaching that a lot. That’s the main thing, finishing. We have it on the back of our shirts. That’s the mindset we come out, we focus on the fourth quarter because that’s when the dogs

come out.” Fifteen minutes later, Texas celebrated back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 2008. “In the past, we’d beat a ranked opponent, then blow it away the next week,” Johnson said. “Seeing us do this tonight is another step. We’ve just gotta keep building these steps week in and week out. This win meant a lot. It was really an early birthday gift.” The Longhorn defense decided to give Johnson early birthday gifts too — four to be exact. After a week of hearing questions on how Texas will match the Horned Frogs’ athleticism, defensive coordinator Todd Orlando’s bunch forced four turnovers. “We knew we were going to hear that,” senior linebacker Gary Johnson said. “We played them last year, and we knew they were fast, but to hear it over and over and over again, it’s just one of those things where we say, ‘Let’s go out there and show them who’s really fast. Let’s go out there and be physical to make them one-dimensional.’”

Neither Texas players nor coaches seem interested in entertaining the question, “Is Texas back?” just yet. For now, Herman will stay true to his motto in going 1–0 every week. However, he will never shy away from celebrating a win. Texas’ 24-hour rule wasn’t even close to expiring when he walked into the Longhorn locker room after their victory. And he took advantage of it. Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tope Imade tweeted out a video of Herman shoving his way into the middle of the dance circle and flashing some moves alongside senior cornerback Kris Boyd. The caption read, “Another great win. Love this team. Deleting later.” Moments later, Herman walked into the postgame press conference. He had a business-as-usual tone in his voice and admitted they have a long way to go, but these two weeks might have put Texas back on track. “All this does is validate the fact that we have taken another step, that’s all,” Herman said. “We have got many, many, many steps left to take.”

SOCCER | TEXAS 2-1 BAYLOR

Longhorns stun defending Big 12 champs in overtime By Kihwan Lee @KihwanLee_

No. 11 Texas opened up conference play Friday with an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Baylor in overtime at Mike A. Myers Stadium. “Really proud of our squad,” head coach Angela Kelly told Texas Athletics after the game. “The way they came out courageous in the second half, that’s all we ask of them in the locker room.” The Longhorns conceded the opening goal at the 14-minute mark. Following a perfect cross from the right side, senior midfielder Julie James shot a running header from 6 yards out to put Baylor in front. The Bears controlled possession for much of the first half, out-shooting Texas 8-6 and 3-1 in shots on goal. However, Texas was a different team in the second half. Freshman forward Mackenzie McFarland has provided a spark off the bench for the Longhorns all season long, and she did it once again Friday. McFarland scored the equalizer following a corner

kick from junior defender Emma Jett. McFarland was in the right place at the right time, putting the ball away after the it ricocheted back to her from 4 yards out. Even though 90 minutes was not enough to decide the nail biter, it took just 30 seconds into the overtime period to finish it. Following a cross from junior forward Cyera Hintzen, sophomore forward Cydney Billups tapped the ball into the back of the net to score the gamewinning goal. Billups immediately jumped into the arms of sophomore forward Haley Berg as the rest of the Longhorns rushed to celebrate, eventually piling on top of Billups. As a MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List candidate and the Big 12 leading goal scorer, Hintzen put her stamp on the game with two assists, including one that led to the game-winning goal by Billups. Texas soccer was not alone in celebrating their comeback victory. The Longhorns had their largest fan turnout of the season with 1,842 in attendance. “I want to shout out to all

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Texas sophomore forward Taylor Currie celebrates with teammates following the Longhorns’ 2-1 victory over Baylor Friday night. Through 10 games, the Longhorns are undefeated with a record of 9-0-1.

of our Longhorn soccer nation fans,” Kelly said. “Tremendous turnout tonight, thank you guys very, very much. You mean more than you can even imagine.” Texas now faces a tough,

four-game road trip ahead, starting with Oklahoma State — the top-ranked team in the Big 12 standings. The Longhorns’ perfect record will be put to the test, but Kelly looks

toward her leaders just as she has done all season long. “Bad teams have no leadership, good teams are led by a coach, and great teams are led by the

leaders and the players in the squad,” Kelly said. “Our leadership has been phenomenal this season.” Texas will travel to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State on Friday

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milana todua | the daily texan staff DJ Casual T plays all of Mac Miller’s top tracks at Empire Control Room & Garage on Friday Sept. 21, 2018. The show was held to honor Miller, say final goodbyes with positive energy and raise awareness of substance abuse.

City pays tribute to Mac Miller

Concert celebrates artist’s legacy, raises awareness for mental health. By John Melendez @mister_melendez

he Austin community came together last Friday in honor of hiphop artist Mac Miller, who died earlier this month. Concert promotion company Heard Presents held an event at the Empire Control Room and Garage called “Kool-Aid and Frozen Pizza — A Tribute to Mac Miller” for fans to celebrate the artist’s legacy and raise awareness for the importance of mental health. Malcolm James McCormick, known professionally as Mac Miller, died from an alleged drug overdose in early September,

sending shockwaves through the hip-hop community. Miller had just released his fifth studio album “Swimming” in early August and opened up about his battle with substance abuse and depression. Adrienne Lake, senior talent buyer at Heard Presents, said she decided to organize the event upon witnessing the outpouring of support and love from the Austin music community on social media following Mac Miller’s death. Lake said she wanted to use the opportunity to raise awareness about mental health resources for musicians in Austin. “When people lose a hero to them, it’s very important for them to take time to say goodbye in their own way,” Lake said. “I just thought it would be good for the hip-hop community to be able to give them a positive way to say goodbye and also the opportunity to get information from the SIMS Foundation about the services that they provide.” The SIMS Foundation is an Austin-based nonprofit that provides mental health and substance abuse recovery services to Austin musicians and music industry professionals. In collaboration with Heard Presents,

a SIMS representative tabled and briefly spoke to the crowd about Mac Miller, mental health and reaching out for help. Heather Alden, executive director of the SIMS Foundation, said a recent study conducted by the foundation in collaboration with Dell Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry found that musicians have significantly higher rates of depression and suicide than the general population. “The music lifestyle has a lot of pressures associated with it,” Alden said. “The prevalence and ease of getting drugs and alcohol is part of the issue. (Musicians) have depression, they have anxiety and they’re using alcohol as a way of self-medicating for a mental health issue.” DJ Casual T and DJ Confucius Jones of KUTX’s hip-hop radio show “The Breaks” provided music for the event, alternating between Mac Miller’s early “frat rap” and his more recent experimental and mature projects. The hip-hop community praised Miller for continually growing as an artist. Jones, whose real name is Jared Williams, said that although Mac Miller’s death

was shocking, hip-hop’s drug culture desensitizes the issue. “When he passed, it was shocking because I knew he had issues with drugs,” Williams said. “But drug abuse in rap is almost synonymous with jewelry or nice cars. You don’t think anything will happen to somebody.” The Kool-Aid and pizza ran out quickly as the venue filled with Mac Miller fans and new listeners alike. “Kool-Aid and Frozen Pizza” was one of Miller’s early songs that helped propel him into stardom. Finance junior Raghav Kotha said he decided to attend the event because Mac Miller was a part of his adolescence and his first concert experience. He said Mac Miller’s unique approach to the genre and his contributions to music will continue to inspire and intrigue fans far beyond this celebration of his life. “I think he just showed you can do it a different way,” Kotha said. “You don’t have to go hard every time you spit on a track. At the same time, he had his niche; everyone respected him. He said you could make it your own way, and he did it.”

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Female sports journalists discuss sexism, male bias in media By Trinady Joslin @trinady05

Five minutes after the article is published, notifications flood Dan Solomon’s phone. A quick glance shows him the criticism that fans are tweeting, but it’s geared toward his female

colleague and co-writer of the piece, Jessica Luther. Across the city, Luther’s phone stays silent. Having turned off alerts years ago, she keeps the “haters and trolls” at bay to focus on her work. “It’s always fascinating when a guy suddenly has to deal with my mentions,” Luther said. “They get to see sort of the difference in

what the hate looks like.” In a male-dominated industry, female sports journalists often face discrimination and underrepresentation regardless of their knowledge or experience; they often have to work much harder to receive less respect than their male counterparts. From being questioned about their

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qualifications to interrogated about trivial facts, this is only a small part of the intense scrutiny these women face on a daily basis. Freelance sports journalist Luther chuckles at these generalizations not because they’re humorous, but because they’re true. “You talk to any woman who

covers sports and she will tell you about the guy who wants to quiz her,” Luther said. “There’s famous tweets like, ‘Oh, you think you’re a sports fan? What’s the blood type of Pete Carroll?’” Disguised as jokes, the implications behind these seemingly harmless comments refer to the much more serious matter

of gender representation in the field. Jennifer McClearen, a radio-television-filmffprofessor, said the stigma that women face is only part of the problem. “Any time you’re a minoritized group, the majority tends to support itself instead of

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