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Counseling and Mental Health Center hosts 10th Suicide Prevention Week. PA G E 3
University needs to bring more public charging stations to campus. PA G E 4
UT business alumni share tips for starting a business as a student. PA G E 8
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UT investigates state senator for sending explicit messages
College to Career initiative calls for student participation
Grad student reports Charles Schwertner after summer encounter.
By Katie Balevic @KatelynBalevic
The College to Career Governing Committee in the Provost’s office is working to increase student awareness of career services on campus since finding that many students do not engage with the offices. “The College to Career initiative is really focused on making sure that students are aware of resources that are available to them on campus,” said Rachelle Hernandez, senior vice provost for enrollment management. Career services coordinates career fairs, performs mock interviews with students and advises them on their career trajectory. Last October, the CtC Task Force released findings about students’ lack of engagement with career services offices. “Several students said they weren’t aware of the resources,” said Hernandez, head of the (College to Career) Governing Committee. “Our goal is to make it easy for students to access … both those resources that are available to students in their home colleges as well as resources that help facilitate those connections in the colleges.” Government junior Conner Vanden Hoek is one of the students unaware of the career advising offices in each college. “The thing that’s a little bit concerning is I was an (orientation advisor), I’m involved in student government stuff and I’m not even 100 percent sure about if we have that student resource or not,” Vanden Hoek said. The University needs to increase advertising of career advising resources if it wants more student engagement, Vanden Hoek said. Richard Hogeda, assistant dean for student affairs in the College of Education, said the college has raised awareness for services by emailing weekly bulletins, sending representatives to classrooms and displaying recruiting events on TV monitors. However, Hogeda said students
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joshua guerra | the daily texan file The University is investigating Texas State Sen. Charles Schwertner after a graduate student accused him of sending her explicit text messages and images after they met on campus this past summer.
By Gracie Awalt @gracieawalt5
T is currently investigating an allegation made against state Sen. Charles Schwertner that claimed he sent a sexually explicit image and text message to a graduate student he met this past summer at an on-campus event, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Gary Susswein, chief communications officer for UT, said in a statement that he cannot confirm the story, which is based off of three unnamed sources, and that the University does not discuss active investigations to protect their integrity. “The University of Texas takes all allegations of wrongdoing
seriously and encourages members of the campus community to report them immediately,” Susswein said in the statement. “We strive to investigate complaints thoroughly and quickly while respecting the confidentiality of students and employees who file complaints and those accused of wrongdoing. UT is strongly committed to fostering a safe campus environment and to providing needed support and resources to victims.” According to the Statesman, two UT officials said when the student met Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican and UT alumnus, at the summer event, they exchanged LinkedIn information and then began text messaging. After a professional exchange centering on networking advice, the
student said Schwertner wrote, “I just really want to f---- you,” followed by an image of his genitals in the shower. A UT official has seen the photo and said the image does not include Schwertner’s face. UT officials said the student told Schwertner the image was inappropriate and then Schwertner did not respond. The student reported the behavior to the school, prompting the investigation. According to the Statesman, Schwertner’s spokesperson said he “categorically denies any knowledge of the accusations” and will cooperate with UT’s investigation. “The Senator is eager to cooperate with the University of Texas and hopes to make clear he played no part in the behavior
described,” said Tom Holloway, Schwertner campaign spokesman in a statement Tuesday. UT officials declined to reveal the identity of the student to honor a confidentiality promise made to her by the University when she reported the incident. If the allegation is true, Schwertner could be banned from campus. The University is also considering hiring additional legal counsel to investigate further, according to UT officials. Susswein said the University will not be discussing an ongoing investigation “to protect the integrity of the investigative process.” University spokesman J.B. Bird was unable to clarify what office at UT was conducting the investigation.
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On-campus dining halls promote sustainability By Sara Schleede @saraschleede
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UT campus construction waves through the years By Savana Duning @savanaish
From pizza slices to cobbler to untouched plates of Caesar salad, students eating at J2 and Kinsolving dining halls threw away over 30 tons of edible food last school year, according to data from University Housing and Dining. Forty percent of UT’s waste could be composted but is instead sent to landfills, according to the Office of Sustainability. Since 2008, students have conducted plate waste research to learn more about why people are throwing away their food and how to reduce it. When studies began 10 years ago, 53 tons of food was wasted, and numbers have declined every year since.
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hannah simon | the daily texan staff Students drop off their plates at the rotating carousel in J2 Dining Hall. On the other side, student volunteers collect and weigh the food waste.
W.R. Woolrich (WRW) Laboratories, home of the aerospace engineering department, will be demolished in 2019. The 60-year-old structure was built during one of the biggest waves of construction in campus history and is one example of how development trends shape the life and death of buildings on campus. “I have mixed feelings,” said Drew McNeely, an aerospace engineering graduate student. “This building has a lot of history. I know it’s not the greatest building in the world, but a lot of people that I admired once walked these hallways.” WRW was built in 1958
during a 30-year trend in campus building construction that produced half of all buildings on campus. Since the building of the original 40 Acres in 1883, peaks in building construction have formed over time, shaped by both American and architectural history. The first peak was in the 1930s after an increase in funds allowed for campus expansion. This initiated the creation of the Paul Cret Campus Master Plan which quintupled the size of campus and included the construction of the Main Building and the Texas Union building. The next big waves, which were responsible for half of the campus buildings,
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UT researchers contribute to launch of new initiative to combat community adversity By Bonny Chu @bbbonny_
The Bridging Barriers program, a UT initiative tackling different fundamental problems facing humanity, such as environmental degradation, seeks to solve another problem: community adversity. In order to address this issue, the University will embark on a second Bridging Barriers initiative, “Whole Communities — Whole Health,” this fall. Faculty members and experts across the campus will collaborate to improve community outcomes and foster healthy development among children and families.
“One of the reasons ‘Whole Communities — Whole Health’ is the next to launch is it is addressing a really challenging question … with the hopes of making a real world impact,” UT psychology professor Frances Champagne said. “One approach to fostering better health outcomes is not just to reduce those adverse life experiences but also to foster those factors that help people do well.” For the last eight months, researchers from departments such as psychology and public health have been in the early stages of setting up a multi-year collaboration with the community. This includes speaking to educators, residents and organizations who can provide insight
about the context in which families living in communities face adversity. By accomplishing this, the researchers said they hope to identify community stakeholders and characterize strategies for intervention. However, for the next few years, they’re planning ways to compile their research in which the public can access it. “We’re also developing a way of sharing the data we collect, so it’s not just a matter of taking data from people … but actually making that data available,” said Lourdes Rodriguez, associate professor of population health. “So if people wanted to know more about their own health or about their family’s health or about their community’s health, they’ll be able to access
that information.” These efforts come on top of the first Bridging Barriers initiative, “Planet Texas 2050,” a project that will address the environmental crises Texas will face for generations to come. President Gregory Fenves introduced the initiative at his State of the University Address Sept. 13 and said in order to tackle some of the greatest challenges facing society, UT students and professors must work together. “A great university must recognize our interconnections and use them to collaborate,” Fenves said during his speech. “The world is increasingly multidisciplinary. UT must be too.”
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came after World War II in 1945 and again in the ‘60s and ‘70s. This era saw an increase both in student population and the creation of buildings such as the Perry-Castañeda Library and Jester Dormitory. “Baby Boomers created a wave in the 70s that required a lot of infrastructure to be built,” said David Rea, project management and construction services associate vice president. “There’s a number of factors (for the construction wave) but that was a big factor.” A problem that arises in construction waves is many of these buildings are over 35-years-old. Rea said the needs of the science departments outgrew the abilities of many of the science buildings built in the late 50s to late 70s. Some such as Welch Hall’s 1978 wing just need renovation, but others such as the WRW are easier to demolish and replace, Rea said. “The cost of renovation for a science building that’s worn out is almost the same cost as (a) new building,” Rea said. “It’s easier to get philanthropic support for new versus renovation, and it’s harder for an older science building to really meet the needs of new science. The dimensions are not built the way current lab buildings need.” The Cockrell School of Engineering has its own facility construction master plan that it developed in compliance with the current Campus Master Plan.
anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Attempts to keep up with the times on campus start with renovating buildings, especially in engineering disciplines. The Cockrell School of Engineering claims buildings must be replaced in order to accommodate evolving scientific fields. S Included in it is the deconstruction of John Ekerdt, the associate dean of particular … where there’s heavy re- d WRW and the construction of its replace- research for Cockrell School of Engineer- search going on in laboratories, the ing, said older buildings need to be re- needs have evolved over time,” Ekerdt ment, details of which have not been set. The aerospace engineering depart- placed to accommodate the ever evolving said. “Not only the ways in which they ment will move into an office building nature of scientific fields. work but what would have been deemed on campus in between demolition and “When you look at some of the build- efficient and approved practices years new construction. ings, at the engineering buildings in ago have evolved.”
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“It’s a larger issue in our country that 40 percent of food gets wasted between it being grown and it being consumed,” said Neil Kaufman, University Housing and Dining’s sustainability coordinator. “Plate waste is just one sliver of that whole process, but it’s a significant part of the process.” Each Tuesday, a pair of student volunteers collects and weighs all edible food left on plates and bowls ready for the dishwasher. This does not include food scraps such as chicken bones or apple cores. Batches of discarded food usually weigh in every 15 minutes at somewhere between seven and 15 pounds, Kaufman said. UT’s buffet-style dining halls eliminated trays in 2009, which
led to a 48 percent reduction in food waste. Now, the University is planning to incorporate more compost bins around campus to reduce waste further, said Jim Walker, director of the Office of Sustainability. “I don’t have a specific goal, but we would love to get it down to as close to zero as possible, where people are eating everything they get or taking it home,” Walker said. These efforts are part of UT’s plan to be a zero-waste campus by 2020, meaning 90 percent of waste that could be sent to the landfill is instead recycled, composted or reused. “Our view is our student body is aware that sustainability is an issue that they are going to be wrestling with for their entire life no matter what major, degree or college they’re in,” Walker said. Environmental science sopho-
more Ariana Nehrbass volunteered in Kinsolving Dining Hall a few times last year. She said it was valuable to see what happens to food behind the scenes. “Ever since then, I feel kind of guilty when I don’t finish everything I eat,” Nehrbass said. “It’s really eye-opening. It helps you realize, ‘I should probably take smaller portions, eat it and then go back and get more.’” Nehrbass said avoiding purchasing too much food or packing plates too full at buffets can have a positive impact on the environment on a bigger scale. “The amount of energy and resources it takes to produce our food is extreme,” Nehrbass said. “Most of our water goes into agriculture. Most of our energy goes into agriculture, so it’s really important that we’re not having to produce more than we actually need.”
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still need to take the initiative to utilize these services. “You can’t force them to come in and see you,” Hogeda said. “The message is out there. It’s just getting them to engage and stay engaged.” The career services office has just one representative for all 1,779 students in the college, Hogeda said. “Because we are such a smaller operation, we’ve already been kind of doing everything to get the word out,” Hogeda said. “We’re just not sure what that next step would look like or be.” Robert Vega, director of liberal arts career services, said students should take steps toward forwarding their career paths early on. “Even if you don’t know what you want to do next, start exploring,” Vega said. “Start complementing your academics with some type of experiential learning.”
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mckenzie bentley | the daily texan staff Junior Zachary Markizer (fifth from the left) and other students meditate with their eyes closed. Many students with interests in mental health like Markizer, a peer mentor for the Counseling and Mental Health Center, came together as part of suicide prevention week.
CMHC hosts 10th Suicide Prevention Week By Jackson Barton @jackson_Brton
Meditating students were serenaded by the beat of Naya Jones’ drum as she told stories of her journey to Mexico on Tuesday evening at the Student Activity Center. Jones, a meditation guide, also discussed how she incorporates self care into her everyday life at the event, which marked the second day of Suicide Prevention Week. The Counseling and Mental Health Center is hosting their 10th annual Suicide Prevention Week in the form of guest lecturers, support groups and social bond building workshops.
“As people are coming into their identity as they move through college, students may not have their support system they normally have,” said Jones, a family and community medicine instructor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “It’s a very critical time to build that self care.” According to a 2017 assessment by the American College Health Association, 9.3 percent of the 1,056 UT students who responded to the survey seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months. Nearly 2 percent of respondents made a suicide attempt in the past 12 months. “There’s no one single factor that can contribute to someone having thoughts of suicide,” said Michelle Emery, CMHC
suicide prevention coordinator. “We understand that … y’all are complex human beings who need support.” CMHC staff hosted a resource fair on the Flawn Academic Center patio Monday. Alyssa Gonzales, public relations senior and peer educator for CMHC, brought her dog, Milo. “He had been home all day and dogs make people happy … so I figured why not,” Gonzales said. Part of the resource fair included a poster board covered in short notes with words of encouragement or advice for a friend of someone who may be struggling with suicidal thoughts. When psychology junior Ethan
Randecker knew someone who was struggling with thoughts of suicide, he said he found it difficult to understand their thoughts and feelings. “It kinda makes you mindful of how you never know what’s going on in other people’s lives,” Randecker said. Emery said even students who do not struggle with suicide still need to be aware of the warning signs. “We never know who in our life might be experiencing those thoughts and going through a really hard time,” Emery said. “We have responsibility to one another. Even if I never have that experience myself, I still have a role to play in terms of people in my life who I can be there for.”
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f brittany mendez | the daily texan staff Sociology professor Nestor Rodriguez spoke at a roundtable discussion held by the Center for Mexican American Studies this Tuesday about the trauma asylum seekers face.
Former UT professor presents perspectives of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border on panel By Maysa Mustafa @maysamustafa
Former UT professor and author Irma Guadarrama spoke Tuesday on the impact asylum seekers had on her understanding of the border crisis. “There’s structural violence in these countries that affects these people,” Guadarrama said. “They’re here because they believe they’ll be killed if they stay where they are from.” Guadarrama was one of four panelists at a roundtable discussing the trauma involved with border separations. Gillman said the public’s participation during the separations was valuable, but there needs to be equal attention now on the detention centers currently holding asylum seekers. “We need people to educate,” Gillman said. “It’s amazing that some people don’t know that only two hours away from here are 2,400 women and children locked up for seeking protection.” Like the three other panelists, sociology professor Nestor Rodriguez stressed
the trauma the asylum seekers encounter. “We found that children have trauma before they leave their country, due to the encounters of what they are fleeing,” Rodriguez said. “We found that the journey from Mexico to the United States is
We found that children have trauma before they leave their country, due to the encounters of what they are fleeing” NESTOR RODRIGUEZ SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR
equally traumatic.” Rodriguez also said the border crisis is one manufactured by the government and has no factual basis. “It’s hard to say there’s a border
crises,” Rodriguez said. “Even though 1.2 million (migrants) sounds like a lot, there has been an 87 percent decrease in migrants at the border since 2005.” Panelist Gabriel Solis said he created the website Texas After Violence to document stories in a responsible way, so there is a platform that doesn’t perpetuate violence for attention. “The way people retell their stories in itself has meaning,” Solis said. “Victims want to share their own stories — but in their own way.” Marjorie Gonzalez, communications sciences and disorders senior, said she appreciated the panelists provided their experiences and data to the public because it equips others to educate. “You have to get the quantitative and qualitative aspects to get the people who don’t necessarily care about these issues to find a relevance to it in their lives,” Gonzalez said. “At the end of the day, the people who didn’t come to this event are the people that need to hear them the most. Now at least the people here know the information so we can reiterate it to them.”
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Let’s repel mosquitoes with more bug spray on campus By Arushi Mathavan Columnist
After so much rain, it’s finally bright and beautiful at UT — yet so many students remain cooped inside all day. One of the biggest drawbacks to studying outside of a cafe or casually enjoying the nature is an ever-present flying parasite — mosquitoes. Mosquito populations fluctuate, but in Texas, they are most prevalent from February to the end of September. Rainy weather also spikes mosquito populations as mosquitoes tend to dwell near bodies of water, such as rain puddles and of course larger bodies of water like Waller Creek on San Jacinto Boulevard. Hot temperatures and humid skies lend students to frequently wear short shorts and T-shirts that expose skin to mosquitoes on the hunt. While no exact numbers exist on UT mosquito populations, students and faculty alike agree that mosquito bites are inconvenient and an overall nuisance.
Lilli Bennett, a textiles and apparel around campus between classes, and freshman, said she deals with mosqui- many face the same problem. Studyto bites on her daily walk to and from ing or working outside is also difficult class and while exercising outside. without proper insect protection. “I’m usually “I’ll go back out walking beinside if I’m cause you have to getting bit by walk everywhere mosquitoes,” on campus,” BenBennett said. nett said. “On my University way back from my Health SerWith so many mosquitoes in 9 a.m. class, I alvices recentthe air, there must be ready got bit four ly placed six more times.” sunscreen a way to better protect Other than dispensers students.” being annoying, around Gregmosquitoes also ory Gym and transmit serious sports comdiseases such as plexes while West Nile, Zika and also planning Chikungunya viruses. to add one at the Student Activity CenWith so many mosquitoes in the air, ter to offer students protection from UV there must be a way to better protect radiation. A large monetary grant, skin students. UT needs to address its mos- cancer research and a national study quito problem and explore options to on college student sunscreen use led to provide accessible insect repellent this feat. around campus. There was a solution for accessible More students like Bennett walk sunscreen, so there can be an insect
spray solution too. Like sunscreen dispensers, UT could station bug repellent dispensers in high-traffic areas. These dispensers could be located outside the Student Activity Center and Student Union patio, as well as along Speedway, the Tower and other places students frequent. Although the UT Health Services refused to be interviewed on the record about this, UT needs to take on this project and protect students from mosquitoes. Additionally, more data would help identify ideal locations for dispensers based on student needs. Student surveys and further bite frequency studies would prove the prevalence of the mosquito bite problem and could also help map the logistics of a solution. UT organizations or departments must work to create a mosquito-free environment, starting with accessible insect repellent at necessary locations. Besides, it wouldn’t bite UT to provide some bug spray on campus. Mathavan is a business honors freshman from McAllen.
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More public charging stations would make students’ lives easier By Sam Groves Columnist
Glued to our phones, constantly connected, extremely online — the worst stereotypes about the modern college student all seem to center around our dependence on technology. But while it’s true students spend a disproportionate amount of time on their phones, many of us don’t have a choice. In academia and beyond, from Canvas to LinkedIn to Slack, our world demands nearly perpetual access to a screen.
But a charger is useless without a power outlet, and that’s where you might run into trouble. If you’re like me, you’ve wasted precious time running around the SAC or scouring every floor of the library looking for an open seat near an outlet just so you can work on a paper without worrying about your computer dying mid-sentence. I appreciate the exercise, and it’s a great procrastination tactic, but it’s not exactly convenient. Public charging stations are a great solution to this problem. The ones that already exist on campus come equipped with charging cables for both old and new iPhones, as well as
Android phones. They also have wheels, which increase their mobility. While you can find these public charging stations on campus, at the Texas Union and the Student Services Building, many of the individual cables do not work due to wear and tear. Moreover, until recently there were also stations at the SAC, but they were removed after falling into disrepair. These kiosks should be replaced and would last longer if there were more of them on campus because an abundance would relieve the stress on individual cables. With an ordinary charger, a single power outlet can charge one device. With
public charging stations, a single power outlet can charge many devices at once — the ones in the Texas Union hold eight devices when fully functioning. In addition, they give students who lost or forgot their chargers a way to stay plugged in — literally and figuratively — without having to hand over their ID and remember to return a rental. A dead battery can seriously disrupt your day. For better or worse, phones and laptops are central to student life at UT, and adding public charging stations would be a smart investment for the University. Groves is an philosophy senior from Dallas.
For better or worse, phones and laptops are central to student life at UT, and adding public charging stations would be a smart investment for the University.” Screens, of course, require electricity. But electricity can be hard to come by at UT, especially during the busiest hours of the day when nearly every conveniently located seat on campus seems to be taken. The University can make life easier for students by adding more public charging stations in the most crowded buildings on campus. Beyond a few hours, a phone or laptop is useless without a charger. If you don’t have one — maybe you forgot it at home, maybe you lost it, maybe it broke — then UT has you covered. At places like the PCL, the SAC and the Texas Union, you can rent chargers from the front desk. “You can bring your UT ID to the desk and just check one out,” said public relations junior Ashley Stone, who works at the SAC. “You can use it for an hour and then bring it back.”
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UT alumni, professors offer advice for starting businesses By Brooke Sjoberg @sj0b3rg
Having recently launched his company in 2016, Ellomix, UT business and cultural studies alumnus Neil Tanner said he used the skills and connections he cultivated on campus to get his business off of the ground. Ellomix is a social music sharing app still in development. Tanner said his ties to UT were crucial in creating the physical aspects of his business, especially recruiting employees. “Take advantage of free and available resources,” Tanner said. “You have world class experts in their field, so take advantage of building those relationships as much as possible. All the different CEOs and special guests that come to campus, go to as many of those as possible.” There are many resources on campus for student entrepreneurs — so many, in fact, Tanner said it may be difficult to know how and when exactly to use them, or how to go about starting a business of your own. “Starting young, figuring out your passion as (quickly) as possible,” is key to starting a truly successful business, Tanner said. Starting young is something all too familiar to 2017 business alum Walker Drewett, who started his business as a senior in
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not something where you’re doing it to be defiant to your parents. You’re doing it to satisfy a piece of your soul.” This change in narrative for the Austin Pacific American artist community in Austin is just the beginning. Reflecting on the positive public response to “Crazy Rich Asians,” Lee mentioned that Austin box offices saw an outstanding turnout. “I’m really excited about it, mainly because I believe we’ve kind of recently (been) given a platform to really be visible,” Lee said. “While
college. Jumping right into the “doing” part of starting a business is what he said helped jump-start its success. Drewett said he and his roommates started out washing cars at night themselves before they could hire car washers for NuWash. “We started running NuWash out of our kitchen pantry where we proceeded to wash the first 4,000 cars ourselves at night time while working on the business during the day,” Drewett said. “A couple of us were still finishing up our senior (year) at UT at the time, so we had a full two semesters of school left.” While they were running the business completely by themselves, Drewett said they were trying to figure out their product market phase and how to deliver their service and build out the technology to make their business model work. Drewett said the best advice he would give to anyone currently at UT and thinking about starting a business would be to surround themselves with like-minded people. “No one is going to have the home run business idea in the beginning. Surround yourself with people that think with a business mindset, that know that they want to create and build a business but have no idea what it is yet,” Drewett said. “Participate in programs like Longhorn Startup Lab or the Longhorn Startup Seminar.”
it’s kind of a national platform, our community has shown that it’s very open to consuming art from Asian talent.” This openness to Asian artists might push the community in Austin to stand up and take part in this movement. Hoang said she hopes college students will come and support the start of something new. “There is value and importance in what you have to say, so I would love to see some college kids come out and help shape and form what this would look like,” Hoang said. “Soon, we’re going to be handing the baton to you, and then you’re going to take the lead.”
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Another resource available to local entrepreneurs is Capital Factory, an organization which connects venture capitalists and startups, as well as facilitates the building of projects. Capital Factory is located downtown. Luke and Joshua Gall, co-creators of Ultimate Drill Book, said starting their business and learning how to develop the necessary programs was a labor of love. Joshua Gall currently works for the University as an
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during her freshman year. Trying to stay on track with weight was hard to do among the changes of college. “I went in with a plan to work out,” Puccetti said, “And I did that until I didn’t.” When she went up a couple of pounds, it was hard for Pucceti to stay positive. She did not feel confident in herself and worried about what people might think of her. “It ruined my self confidence and self esteem,”
assistant band director. “Initially, because Luke and I are both teachers, we thought this would be something we could have as teachers for our students,” Joshua Gall said. “That immediately transferred into something that would be applicable to students across the world.” As the brothers worked out the logistics of starting their company, they learned some important lessons about
Pucceti said. “I felt like going to the gym was not enough.” The emotional stress that accompanies weight gain can seriously affect students’ mental health. Worrying about their physical appearance and what others may be thinking about them can lead to a downward spiral towards more serious problems. Local Austin therapist Dianne M. Arnett said because our society is so focused on body image, a change in physical appearance makes one more susceptible to depression and anxiety. This affects college-aged people the most
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because they are still trying to understand their own bodies and minds. “If a male or female thinks they are physically unattractive, they can be devastated for a long period of time,” Arnett said, “It is a true syndrome.” The reality is that gaining weight in a new environment is normal, and negative comments and slang like “freshman 15” add pressure on students to look a certain way. It creates internal and external judgment that pushes expectations and anxiety on students. “Judgment is something
we do all day,” Arnett said. “It helps keep us safe and helps us evaluate what we are doing.” The downside, Arnett said, is that judgment from others can be harmful to someone who has low self-confidence and is already their own worst critic. Pucceti’s final remarks are the most important. She said students would benefit from not beating themselves up when they gain weight, in order to avoid hurting their emotional health. “Try to work out, but if you can’t, don’t be too hard on yourself,” Pucceti said.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
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‘Winning is intoxicating’ Players admit to key difference in Herman’s second season on 40 Acres.
anthony mireles | the daily texan file Hook ‘Em and the Longhorns celebrate their 37-14 win over USC on Sept. 15 as the Tower emits orange light. At 3-1, Texas is off to its best start since Mack Brown led the Longhorns to 4–0 in 2012.
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uring preseason camp in August, head coach Tom Herman asked his leaders one question: What’s different this season? Before the back-to-back wins over then-No. 22 USC and then-No. 17 TCU, and even before Texas’ loss to Maryland, the answer was eye-opening. “Breckyn Hager, before anybody could say anything, was like, ‘We’re happy,’” senior tight end Andrew Beck said. “And it’s true. It’s a big difference from last year.” Herman announced members of what he calls Texas’ “leadership council” during Monday’s press conference. He started off by listing obvious players such as Collin Johnson, Kris Boyd and Breckyn Hager. Then he listed the team captains, both quarterbacks and several offensive and defensive linemen before eventually naming every single member of the group.
“I hope I didn’t forget anybody,” Herman said. Herman meets with members of the group to discuss anything from the tone of the locker room to possible turmoil the squad might experience in the near future. “Those are the guys we really lean on in terms of having a voice in the locker room and conveying our message, but also conveying any messages that the players,” Herman said. “The players in the locker room know that they can go to them with anything, and it will get back to us, too.” The issues at the beginning of the season were simple. Herman spelled it out for anybody who listened, exhausting the term “playing too tight” and emphasizing the importance of having fun. This all came after Texas struggled to put together an inspiring performance against lacking opponents in the first two weeks. After two consecutive wins over ranked
opponents, that doesn’t seem to be an issue anymore. Winning has its way of doing that. “I think winning is intoxicating. And it feels really, really good,” Herman said. “But I think the key that I’m proud of this group of guys, this team, is they understand that you don’t beat TCU on Saturday. You don’t. The three and a half hours on Saturday is the reward for how hard you prepare and the sacrifices that you make.” The team hasn’t only bought into Herman’s belief system of the game’s result being decided during the week, but Texas fans can finally see what Breckyn Hager told his coach back in the preseason. “You just get out there and play freely, just having fun,” freshman safety Caden Sterns said. “Guys are out there smiling, before games and during games. It’s understanding that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at a univer-
sity like this.” Over a month and a half after Hager admitted this team is finally having fun, Beck announced a similar sentiment during Tuesday’s availability, saying this season “just feels different” from his previous four seasons at Texas. While Beck is joined by numerous players in displaying excitement regarding the program’s culture, Texas’ offensive leader continues to remain levelheaded when it comes to the team’s early season accomplishments. “We certainly have not arrived,” sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger said. “We certainly have not reached our peak of what we can be. … We have to keep working. There’s nothing that we’ve done that has been incredible. I think we understand that. We know what we’re capable. We see it and know that we haven’t even scratched the surface yet.”
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Tough road for Texas continues with seventh-ranked opponent of year looming By Wills Layton @willsdebeast
One would think that after playing six ranked teams in the first nine games of the season, it would be nice to take it easy and play some less talented squads. But instead, the Texas volleyball team embraces the challenging slate of games. The Longhorns are set to host their seventh ranked opponent this season in the No. 19 Baylor Bears on Wednesday. The Big 12 is not as powerful as other conferences in terms of level of competition, so in the rare event a ranked conference opponent appears on the schedule, Texas must capitalize. “I think it’s super important just because we don’t have as much competition as like the Big Ten or the Pac-12,” freshman outside hitter Logan Eggleston said. “Every team is going to play their best match against us, so we have to come in and play our best match against them too.” The team is coming off of an electric five-set victory over Kansas State on the road to open Big 12 play. For a team favored to win its seventh conference title in the past eight years, the win showcased the team’s ability to climb out of a hole after losing the first set. The win last week was the second fiveset match the team has played so far this
season, also winning in the first week of the season against No. 11 Florida with a comefrom-behind effort. If the team can continue to win close games, there is no limit to what can be accomplished. “It was awesome,” Eggleston said. “They came out and played a great game, and we did a great job of coming together through adversity and pulling out a win.” The match against Kansas State was the sixth victory for Texas this season, coupled with three losses against teams currently ranked within the top six of the NCAA rankings. The team is well on its way to justifying its preseason No. 1 ranking in the Big 12. Additionally, last week’s win represented the sixth road game for the team. The team has traveled more than it has played at home, and returning to Austin could prove favorable for the squad. Winning on the road for the fifth time was also incredibly important to the team’s goals. “It definitely was,” Eggleston said. “I think everyone kind of came together to show how important everyone is to the team on the road.” After Baylor, the team will play four of its next five games on the road, with visits up north to Oklahoma and TCU. However, the team cannot look past this week’s game, as each game is a challenge of its own. First serve against Baylor is slated for 7 p.m. at Gregory Gymnasium.
joshua guenther | the daily texan file Freshman outside hitter Logan Eggleston serves the ball during a match at Gregory Gym. Eggleston has already shown significant progress as a freshman, earning a career-high 18 kills in her latest outing.
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Telles, Ito crowned champs at Orarcle ITA Masters By Zachary Leff @zachary_leff
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The Texas men’s tennis team started off the first weekend of fall play with quick results as junior Yuya Ito and senior Leonardo Telles both won first place in their respective invitationals. “It was a busy weekend, but I was really happy with it,” head coach Michael Center said. “I thought for our first time out, we got a lot of great matches. It seemed like we competed really well, we won a lot of matches and we lost some tough matches.” Center had a lot of positive thoughts on the way Telles and Ito performed this weekend, along with junior Christian Sigsgaard, who lost in the semifinals of the Oracle ITA Masters single competition. Center praised the men for their hard play and even mentioned how the players not only impressed him, but other coaches around the country. Ito, a preseason top 30 player in the ITA rankings, came into the mixed doubles tournament in Malibu with partner Lisa Marie Rioux of Oklahoma State as the No. 1 seed. The seeding proved to be very deserving as the pair steamrolled their competition into the finals and ultimately defeated Baylor’s Sven Lah and Washington State’s Michaela Bayerlova by a score of 8-3. “Overall, we played well, and we were
juan figueroa | the daily texan file Texas junior Yuya Ito emerged as champion in his invitational tournament this weekend. The reigning First Team All-Big 12 member is off to a promising start to the season.
very happy we were able to win one of the only mixed doubles tournaments in college,” Ito said. “To start the season with the first tournament, and almost everybody on the team played for the first time this year during the weekend, it’s great to have a good start.” Telles, meanwhile, competed in the Cajun Classic in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he took home first place in the singles competition. After losing in the finals last year, Telles, ranked 62nd in the ITA preseason rankings, reached the finals and won in two sets (6-4, 6-4) against Oklahoma State’s Mathieu Scagalia. “It’s very gratifying,” Telles said. “I went with the goal of winning the
tournament, and I didn’t know how it was going to play out because I knew there were many great players there, and there are always great teams that go to play in that tournament. It’s just very gratifying to go there and come back with the title.” This upcoming weekend, the majority of the team will travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the ITA All-American Championships, where the competition will be loaded with top players from all across the country. “It’s obviously a national event with the best players in the country, so I’m curious to see us play again,” Center said. “We’re excited to play, and I think we got off to a good start this last weekend.”
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Jonah Hill discusses new film Hill shares writing, casting process behind “Mid90s.” By Savannah J Salzar @savannahjai
remiering at Fantastic Fest, “Mid90s” is a warm and emotional story about the pains of growing up. A comingof-age story set in the ‘90s, Jonah Hill’s directorial debut stars Sunny Suljic as 13-year-old Stevie, struggling with life at home, finds comfort in skating and his new friends. The Daily Texan spoke with Jonah Hill at Fantastic Fest about his directorial debut, “Mid90s.” The Daily Texan: When you were writing “Mid90s,” what were some influences that helped you create the story? Jonah Hill: It was mostly music. Music, I would say, is the main influence that I write to, and all of the songs in the film. I was the music supervisor, so all the songs were chosen for those scenes, and the scenes are written to those songs. We didn’t have a big budget, so whether it was Nirvana or Morrissey, A Tribe Called Quest, Souls of Mischief or The Mamas and Papas … there’s all this music. The Misfits. You know, music really influenced me and was the backbone of my growing up experience along with skateboarding, and
copyright a24, and reproduced with permission The Daily Texan spoke with Jonah Hill about his directional debut “Mid90s” before its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest.
film, so to me, it was really important. A big part of directing for me was the ability to show hip-hop in the way that it meant to me growing up. A Tribe Called Quest were my Beatles. Hip-hop is often used in films to be like flossy or like hood stuff, but to me, it was the emotional backbone of me growing up, and I wanted to frame hip-hop in that way. DT: You recently had the world premiere of “Mid90s” at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), and now here’s the U.S. premiere, but what has the reaction been like? And how was it seeing your hard work on a big screen, with an audience? JH: It was really moving.
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I waited until the Toronto Film Festival because that’s where I saw “Moneyball” premiere, and it was a really emotional night, so I didn’t show the kids the film until TIFF because I wanted them to have that kind of experience I had. It was just a really moving night. They were so moved and excited and crying. It was a really special night. DT: You’ve talked about how a lot of the cast didn’t have acting experience, and it was also your first time directing, so everyone is almost like a first timer on the set of “Mid90s.” So did that play into a really cool chemistry on set? JH: It was! It was a lot of hard work, and these kids worked so hard to become really great actors. I’ve
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worked with a lot of great actors, and by the end, they were as good as any of them. That’s all their hard work and dedication. I’m really proud of them. DT: With the main character Stevie, did you always plan on getting Sunny (Suljic), or if not, how did you choose him? JH: No, I was at a skate park with one of our producers, and I saw Sunny and I was like, “That’s the guy!” He had happened to recently be in a Yorgos Lanthimos film. He skated, and I knew he was the only kid I wanted to play him. After its premiere at Fantastic Fest, “Mid90s” will be released in theaters on Oct. 19, 2018.
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Color Arc Productions hosts meet up for Asian Pacific artists By Landry Allred @l2ndry
When Yola Lu searched for an older Asian woman to cast as her mother in her web series, she had more difficulty than she expected. Luckily for Lu and other artists like her, events are emerging to make connecting to artists in the Austin Asian-American artist community easier. Following the positive reception of “Crazy Rich Asians” and buzz from #AsianAugust on Twitter, Color Arc Productions, a nonprofit arts organization that aims to highlight diversity, is hosting a meet up on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The VORTEX on Manor Road. Asian Pacific American artists from all over Austin will gather to share ideas, network and foster a supportive community. Lu, a local APA artist and member of the improv troupe, “Y’all We Asian,” said she hopes to find a community with whom she can create new projects and explore visions she has not yet had the chance to pursue. “I just want to make new connections, network as much as I can and then just see who’s out there,” Lu said. “It’s also nice to have this established community and kind of feel like you have a support system in the area, too.” The meet up will consist of a lowmaintenance agenda, including simple in-
troductions, explaining current projects and motivation for attending, discussing ways to improve the Austin artist community and outlining how to achieve such goals. Christine Hoang, founder and president of Color Arc Productions, said she hopes to have a social calendar for attendees to sign up for projects to collaborate on. “I think it’s time to get everybody together and talk the same conversation,” Hoang said. “I think we’re having these conversations in different places, just not all together.” Attendees, such as Andrew Lee — an advisory board member for the Austin Asian American Film Festival — are hoping to discover varying types of APA artists in Austin and projects people are creating. “Because I am a film producer, I think it’s valuable for me to know what artists are in the community that I need to be aware of and support with what I do,” Lee said. “This is kind of that opportunity to look up, look around and appreciate what’s happening around you.” This is not only a promise of community, but Hoang explained this is a chance to break the norm of Asian-Americans pursuing careers that align with family expectations, such as doctors, lawyers and engineers. “Going out and proclaiming that you’re an artist and being an Asian-American artist is, in itself, an act of rebellion,” Hoang said. “But it’s
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xie ziming | the daily texan staff This Saturday, Color Arc Productions, a nonprofit arts organization supporting diversity, will be hosting an Asian Pacific American Artist Meet Up for local Asian Pacific American artists to come and support one another as they navigate the waters of the Austin artist scene.
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Students weigh in on ‘freshman 15’ By Ambar Ancira @ambar_ancira
Failing your first test, getting lost on campus and making new friends are all things that worry freshmen. But for some, the “freshman 15” tops the list. “Freshman 15” is a colloquial term referring to the weight gain most students experience during their first year in college. While seemingly harmless, the term can bring up the negative view that looks are the most important part of someone and pressure many students to maintain their weight to an unrealistic extent through huge life changes. Students who get caught up trying not to gain 15 pounds can end up developing poor eating habits. Dependent on
home-cooked meals for most of their childhood, many students might face difficulties in knowing what foods contain and whether they are truly healthy or not. Students rely on diets and working out which seems like a good plan, but a bad diet could be detrimental to their emotional and physical health down the road. Nutrition professor Marissa Burgermaster said a new environment can affect your weight. In college, students eat out more than they are used to and are thereby exposed to more processed foods. “These foods are engineered to be tasty and have lots of added sodium, sugar, and fat – often when you least expect it,” Burgermaster said. Burgermaster said diets are
marketed to sound appealing but don’t get the job done in the long run. They get rid of weight quicker than is natural, but it does not stay away. “This leads to the ‘yoyo diet’ phenomenon of weight loss and regain.” Burgermaster said. One ends up gaining more weight than they started out trying to lose. These trendy diets can be frustrating for students because they don’t see positive results with what seems like healthy eating, as one ends up gaining more weight than he or she started out trying to lose. When their plans to stay fit backfire, it affects how they view themselves. Psychology sophomore Elena Pucceti opened up about experience with weight change
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