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Red, white and blue lights flashed outside of Natalia’s apartment, as she voluntarily got into a cop car, pulled out her phone and loaded UT Canvas to notify her professors of her suicide attempt. “I guess I kind of thought that was my responsibility to tell them because it was my fault I was going to the hospital,” Natalia said. “... I didn’t know what UT would do for me just as a person (and) as a student. I didn’t know how far they extended their reach.” Natalia described her episode as a “fullon, unprovoked mental breakdown,” due to severe depression combined with work and relationship stresses. As Natalia was getting ready to go through with the attempt, a friend intervened and told Natalia to call the cops. Natalia was admitted to a mental hospital on March 18 and received treatment for one week. Natalia has asked The Daily Texan to withhold her year, major and last

name for anonymity purposes. She is currently a student at UT. If a student attempts suicide and is hospitalized, professors will be notified by Student Emergency Services that a medical emergency has taken place, as with any other type of student hospitalization. UT students have to notify their professors of a suicide attempt on their own unless the student asks to sign a release of information with Student Emergency Services, allowing the office to inform professors for the student, said Sara Kennedy, spokesperson for the Office of the Dean of Students. It is up to faculty discretion as to whether to excuse the student for the missed class dates due to the attempt. This blanket notification to professors is in place to protect the confidentiality of survivors who don’t wish to disclose the details of their attempts to their professors, said SES Director Kelly Soucy. “We leave it up to the individual

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student to tell us how much they are comfortable with sharing,” Soucy said. “If a student wants us to help them have that conversation with a faculty member, we’ll do what we can to support them.” SES can be notified of a student’s mental health-related emergency by Austin-area hospitals and emergency rooms, the University of Texas Police Department or UT’s Counseling and Mental Health Center, CMHC Director Chris Brownson said. April Foreman, licensed psychologist and board member for the American Association of Suicidology, said it is perfectly legal for a university to offer an optional release of information for students seeking to

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Dozens rally for sexual assault survivors, blockade Speedway By Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13

Even as rain began to pour, dozens of people linked their arms together and chanted “We believe survivors” and “Survivors united will never be divided” Tuesday afternoon on Speedway. During the Stand with Survivors rally, organizers and attendees provided support and resources for sexual assault survivors and emphasized ways to engage in self-care. In

between participating in chants, speakers also shared stories of their sexual assaults and gave advice for organizing as a community. After the Young Conservatives of Texas demonstrated in support of the confirmation of then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh last week, Sarah Kerr, an international relations and global studies sophomore, said she wanted to create an event to support the UT community of sexual assault survivors. Kavanaugh was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice

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on Saturday. “I thought if we didn’t respond … people are just going to think that the harm that was caused this week is just going to go unhealed,” rally co-organizer Kerr said. “We wanted to respond and show that we’re going to fight back (and) that survivors on campus deserve to feel safe.” Rally co-organizer Angel Bierce helped attendees form human blockades on both sides of Speedway, forcing students on the street to walk around the protesters. Bierce said they wanted the inconvenience of the

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blockades to mirror the inconvenience of sexual assault. “UT needs to see that people on this campus feel silenced,” said Kaci Pelias, a theater and dance junior. “Everyone on campus needs to feel safe, especially survivors. This shouldn’t be a partisan issue.” According to the UT System’s 2017 Cultivating Learning and Safe Environments report, 15 percent of female undergraduates at UT-Austin have been sexually assaulted since

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tell professors about a suicide attempt. “What we would want is a policy that respects their confidentiality,” Foreman said. “Then also, we would want practices that respect their autonomy and talks with them about what they need relative to their suicide attempt and their recovery and the best way to go about it.” Natalia said she met with SES the day she returned to class after being released from the hospital but didn’t understand what counseling services were available following the meeting. After her initial week back to UT after the hospital, Natalia said she didn’t hear from the University again for any follow-ups on her suicidality. “I don’t want to feel like a statistic,” Natalia said. “What i’ve noticed is the stress of (the time) after a suicide attempt just kind of makes it worse because you start thinking, ‘Oh, if I had been successful, none of this would’ve been happening.’” Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. According to Brownson, about 3 students at UT will commit suicide every year. Nationally, 8 percent of undergraduate students and 5 percent of graduate students have attempted suicide at some point in their lives, according to the CMHC website. Suicide attempt rates present a research challenge because they are self-identified by the individual, Brownson said. “The period after a hospitalization, for example, is one of the highest risk periods for suicide,” Brownson said. “It is very important that students are getting connected with the help that they need after an attempt.”

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Foreman said, ideally, the student counseling center should have a point of contact trained in suicide care to help readjust survivors back to daily life. “You don’t write that necessarily down in a policy,” Foreman said. “What you do is you have a practice. Your policy says who’s going to follow up with the student, but the practice is how you behave in a variety of circumstances that honor basic ethical principles.” At the University of Illinois, students recovering from an attempt are mandated to attend four weekly professional assessments of their suicidality upon returning to university. A hospital visit may excuse one of these assessments, but the policy is in place for support. “Around 80 percent of students who die by suicide never had contact with a counselor,” said Christopher Lofton, care manager at the University of

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Illinois counseling center. “If people on our campus are in contact with students who might be going through something, we want to make sure that the student at least knows about the counseling center and is connected to us.” UT is one of the few university counseling centers that has an active relationship with a nearby hospital, Brownson said. Seton Hospital sends two staff members to UT to host an intensive outpatient program for recovering students to opt in to. “Intensive outpatient programs are typically three hours of psychotherapy a day, four days a week,” Brownson said. “That’s a way we can keep students in school so they are less likely to have to drop out and still getting that kind of treatment and support that they need.” ‘Be That One’ is UT’s suicide prevention program that aims to prevent

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suicide on campus by raising awareness, empowering faculty, staff and students and ensuring the University is supportive of students and their mental health needs, said CMHC spokesperson Katy Redd. CMHC offers a 24/7 confidential crisis line for UT students to speak with trained counselors about urgent needs, similar to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Natalia had to drop an online class and is retaking another class because she failed the test in the week after coming back from the hospital. Natalia said she thinks she is going to have to take an extra semester due to her attempt. “It’s ok to get help,” Natalia said. “I don’t know why there’s this stigma about getting help…. Getting help is the best thing you can do. (Suicide) might end your grief, but it just extends it on your friends and family.”

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Incumbent Mayor Adler seeks second term By Raga Justin @Ragajus

Editor’s note: This is one of a series of profiles on the candidates for the Austin mayoral race. Serving one term as the mayor of Austin is quite possibly “the biggest honor” incumbent Steve Adler said he has ever received. He hopes to keep that role for another term. “I want to finish a lot of the work that we started,” Adler said. “For all the things that are going right — and there are many of them — we have some pretty significant challenges, and they’re big.” Adler said his campaign is focused primarily on continuing advancements the city council has made with issues of affordability, transportation and equity. Tenants’ rights is an area Adler said he wants to address in tackling affordability, including making it easier for tenants to receive legal and financial support. Adler also said he will prioritize preserving existing affordable housing apartments and developing more units that are “mixed-income” to ensure widespread community access. Adler said he was proud of the Austin City Council over the past four years, which is the first council to have representatives from districts all over the city. Working on issues such as increased minimum wage and mandatory paid sick leave

anthony mireles | the daily texan file Mayor Steve Adler talks with students at The Texas Tribune Festival in attempts to relate to issues students are facing. Accomplishments in his first term as Austin mayor, Adler says, will help him “finish a lot of the work we started in” a second term.

are highlights, he said. “This has been, I think, one of the most active councils that Austin’s had … one that hasn’t shied away from controversial issues and I’m proud of that,” Adler said. As a “pretty progressive Democrat,” Adler said he wants students

to know he has worked extensively on immigration issues and against Senate Bill 4, which banned sanctuary cities in Texas. He said Austin has become a leader for other cities, especially in advocating for LGBTQ rights and climate change awareness.

“In the past four years Austin has really stepped forward to assume a leadership role, which is the luxury of having a city that is generally united on those issues,” Adler said. “I’ll continue that fight to preserve the spirit and soul and culture of Austin.”

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SG introduces legislation to track perpetrators of sexual assault By Sara Schleede @saraschleede

In the wake of on-campus demonstrations and sexual misconduct allegations, Student Government introduced legislation Tuesday night to encourage a campus environment free from sexual assault and sexual harassment. Isabella Fanucci, Interpersonal Violence Prevention Policy director, said more than 40 students requested Student Emergency Services support last Tuesday after the Young Conservatives of Texas hosted a rally in support of Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault. He was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a 50-48 vote by the Senate on Saturday. In response, Fanucci co-authored Assembly Resolution 4 to express support for survivors of sexual violence. “Any sexual assault survivor that didn’t know what they were walking into … can’t walk past that and not think about the person that held up a sign that said, ‘Me Too Gone Too Far,’” said Fanucci, a speech language pathology and psychology junior. “So many

people told me they felt invalidated and triggered from this.” If A.R. 4 is approved, SG will compile a list of registered student organizations containing members either accused of or found guilty of sexual violence, to be sent to all students at the start of each school year. “Whether they have been accused of sexual violence or they have demonstrated a lack of empathy for this cause … people would be aware of this group,” Fanucci said. “If they saw an event that was going on by them, they could avoid that area, or people joining the club can know.” The resolution also requests more funding for SG entities geared toward sexual violence prevention, such as Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Student Safety, and to fully fund SURE Walk. Another resolution, A.R. 3, was proposed tonight and suggested a University-wide ban of state Sen. Charles Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican who was accused of sending sexually explicit messages to a UT graduate student. Jacob Springer, state relations agency co-director and resolution co-author, said banning Schwertner before the

jamie powers | the daily texan staff Jakob Lucas, the representative for the College of Liberal Arts, defended his group’s proposal to create a notification system for protests on the UT campus Tuesday night.

investigation finishes does not imply guilt. A ban would align with Title IX’s No Contact Directive, which is commonly issued to prevent interaction between the two parties during an investigation. The ban would last until Schwertner is found innocent or a punishment is given. “It’s important for safety and security of students there is no contact,” said Anagha Kikkeri,

University-wide representative and government sophomore. “It’s following protocol that would be applied to other situations if this was people within the University.” According to UT’s spring 2017 CLASE report, 42 percent of students have experienced sexual harassment from their peers, and 18 percent have experienced unwanted sexual touching. The presence of

sexual predators and alleged sexual predators on campus is demoralizing for and triggering to these victimized students, the resolution said. “When the student body is the responsibility of the University … it should not be a difficult decision to ban somebody who would only harm that environment and also has no necessity of being on campus,” Springer said.

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enrollment. English freshman Luisana Cortez said she was concerned about these incidents on campus. “There are a lot of problems on this campus having to do with blaming the victim and sexual assault,” Cortez said. “We need to pay attention to it and talk about it.” Mathematics freshman Gabriela Garcia said she is a sexual assault survivor, but came to counter-protest because she disagrees with some of the protesters advocating for violence against rapists. “I’ve been sexually assaulted before (but) I think the way they’re going about this issue is wrong,” Garcia said. “It is without compassion for everybody. There are some good parts but a lot of it is bad.” Dolores Huerta, a labor

T O P : Biochemistry sophomore Zio Mpeye, center, and psychology sophomore Kylie Brooker, right, chant “We believe survivors” as it rains at the Stand with Survivors rally on Speedway. joshua guenther | the daily texan staff

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leader and civil rights activist who came to the rally, said protesters should make sure to turn their outrage into votes during the midterms. “We are victims of a lot of violence as women and people of color … (but) we have something more powerful than a gun,” Huerta said. “And that is our vote. But the thing is that if we do not use that vote, we are saying to those who attack us … ‘Okay do it again.’” Bierce said she hopes the rally sends the message to survivors that the UT student community stands with them, believes them and fights for them. “If we helped to heal one person from this rally, it would be a success in our minds,” psychology sophomore Bierce said. “We want to gain the support of the community and just let survivors know that we are a majority on campus.”

UNIVERSITY

Trump visa restrictions create uncertainty for Chinese students By Hayden Bagget @HaydenBaggett

After the Trump administration enacted restrictions on visas for Chinese students in June, it’s still too soon to tell how Chinese international students at UT will be affected. The restrictions, which are intended to curb Chinese technological competition and intellectual theft, limit the duration of visas issued to some graduate Chinese students in STEM fields. This act, which is part of the broader trade war between the United States and China, is seen by many as a preliminary step to a process of limiting Chinese international students’ access to American universities. “Should the U.S.-Chinese relationship continue to deteriorate and move toward outright security competition, inevitably there will be more limits on the educational exchange,” said Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit focusing on U.S. foreign policy. Last school year, UT had 1,411 international students from China, according to data from the International Students and Scholars Services. This number is roughly a quarter of UT’s total international student population. In the U.S., where 35 percent of all international Chinese students major in STEM, the growing dispute between the two nations is already beginning to burden colleges,

according to the Institute of International Education. “The flow of Chinese students in the U.S. has been an important source of revenue and innovation for many institutions, and those institutions certainly should be worried,” Setser said. If matters escalate, Setser said the Chinese government also has the option of

Should the U.S.-Chinese relationship continue to deteriorate and move toward outright security competition, inevitably there will be more limits on the educational exchange.” BRAD SETSER SENIOR FELLOW

preventing their students from studying in the United States. Stressing that this threat is unlikely to materialize, foreign affairs professor Joshua Eisenman said he doubts economic tension will continue to spill over into the two countries’ educational relationship. “I don’t see the Chinese government doing that,”

Eisenman said. “The United States has the best universities in the world, so to cut yourself off from that would be very foolish.” He added that limiting Chinese international students would also hurt American higher education. A sudden severance of these students, Eisenman said, would harm some universities economically due to lost tuition income. A study by the Association of International Educators found all international students at UT contributed 3,540 jobs and $231.7 million to the local economy in 2016. But any sign of losing a fraction of this resource has not yet come to the attention of UT’s International Office, said Fiona Mazurenko, marketing manager for UT’s International Office. “We deeply value our international students and scholars,” Mazurenko said. “We advocate for them and closely monitor changes in policy that might affect them. But we do not have any information regarding the impact of the tariffs.” Accounting junior Zijie Pang was issued a fiveyear student visa in 2016. She said it would be a mistake for hostilities to turn into more restrictions on Chinese students. Pang said if visas were to be limited there would be no Chinese alumni in the future. “In this perspective, even China welcomes more diversity than the U.S. does,” Pang said.

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Take back your period: Stop using tampons pads and a menstrual cup regularly. “I use a menstrual cup for when I’m on campus and at work, and cloth pads for when I am sleeping,” Pennington said. The menstrual cup is a bell-shaped cup I’ll be honest. I started wearing cloth pads in response to a dare. Before, I was made of silicone that works by creating a an ordinary gal with an ordinary period seal around the vaginal canal. There, it collects blood, instead of absorbing it, experience. I gave no more thought to for up to 12 hours. The added longevity why I was wearing tampons than the means that women only have to empty woman next to me. their menstrual cup twice a day and not Now, I find myself writing this generate any waste, compared to tamcolumn and reaching for cloth pads pons and pads which you could need to every month. change upwards of six times a day. More than half of UT’s student body With cloth pads, you change them as menstruates, and yet conversations you would a disposable one. They are a about feminine hygiene and the ecogood option if you are not a fan of the inlogical impact of menstrual product vasiveness of a cup. You rinse them out, choices aren’t widely discussed. The repop them in the washer on wash day, ality is the word “period” remains a dirty tumble dry on low, go about your day and word, making women reluctant to talk reuse them next month. about their periods and much less like“I was nervous about making the ly to consider conventional menstrual change at first, but once you get over the product alternatives. You turn 11, you learning curve, get your perithey are as easy as od, you shut up using a tampon,” and you use a Pennington said. tampon. But, Although they the reality is, not all menstruYou turn 11, you get your are an upfront investment, reusal products are period, you shut up and able options save created equal. you money over Disposable you use a tampon. But time. On averperiod products the reality is, not all age, menstrual add up to thoucups — which sands of wasted menstrual products can last up to ten dollars over a are the same.” years — cost $35, lifetime, pollute depending on the the environment brand, and reusand have been able pads can cost anywhere from $12 for linked to toxic shock syndrome if not a five pack to $20 each. used properly. This has become the re“If you think about it, a box of tampons ality of what it means to be a woman on runs at about $7. I would use roughly two your period — but it doesn’t have to be. boxes per cycle … that’s $14 a (month),” If women are willing to make changes to said Haven Erengil, a neuroscience and their view of menstrual products and apPlan II sophomore who regularly wears proach alternatives, they will find more a menstrual cup. That is $14 that’s being sustainable methods that can reduce the thrown straight to the trash every month, impact periods have on the environment which adds up to $168 every year — the and on our bank accounts. cost of almost five menstrual cups. “They Every year, close to 20 billion saniare (actually) a great way to save money,” tary pads, tampons and applicators end up in North American landfills. There, Erengil said. But we aren’t limited to just menstruthey can take centuries to decompose al cups and cloth pads. There are also — and those are just the ones disposed menstrual sponges and period pantof properly. The menstrual waste that ies. Let’s not let our periods control our doesn’t make it to the trash pollutes our lives more than they already do. Explore waterways and clogs up our toilets. options that could work better for your “We are socialized for that convebody, save you money and help mediate nience of using disposables, throwing environmental degradation. them out … and not thinking about it,” Badillo is a sociology and psychology said Chloe Pennington, a psychology junior from Guanajuato, Mexico. junior who uses a combination of cloth

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Students need 24-hour access to hygiene products By Arushi Mathavan

and 12 a.m. on Monday through Thursday, leaving several hours of the day when students have no on campus access to purchase menA period waits for no one. It strual products. On weekends these doesn’t matter if you’re studymarkets have even more restricted ing for a midterm at 3 a.m., going hours. Late at night or early in the for a jog at seven in the evening morning, students still require acor waking up at 2 p.m. on a Suncess to hygiene products, and safety day afternoon. When it happens, it can become an issue if they travel happens, and you need a hygiene outside of campus to get them when product immediately. the markets are closed. About half the student population Aaron Voyles, director of Resirequires menstrual products, yet dence Hall operations at University these products are not easily accesHousing and Dining, said residence sible at different places and at varfacilities prioritize student needs ious times of the day. The UT camand continuously look for the next pus spans over 430 acres and only steps to improve their conditions. has three centralized places for stu“We would be happy to work with dents to purchase feminine hygiene the University Residence Hall Asproducts, presenting accessibility sociation that represents the resichallenges for many students. dents’ needs to determine what the To eliminate need level is accessibility isand how best to sues, UT should implement inihave menstrutiatives,” Voyles al products said regarding available for implementing Menstrual hygiene purchase 24 24-hour hygiene products are a hours a day products at at resident front desks. necessity for UT hall desks. The Orange students, and a Students can Jackets, the oldbuy menstruperiod doesn’t wait for est women’s seral products at vice organization a convenient time of Jester, Kinsolvat UT, pushed ing and Cypress for better acday or place.” markets, but all cess to femithese locations nine hygiene are only conveproducts in nient for students close in proximity restrooms, and Kinsolving Resand are only open through certain idence Hall offered free hygiene hours. With 15 Residence Halls disproducts in community bathpersed throughout campus, having rooms for a time. Students can 24-hour availability to feminine hyeffect change and accomplish giene products at front desks would this goal. greatly benefit students and serve All students have to do is voice as a safe, convenient places to purtheir opinions and concerns to their chase basic sanitary items. respective Residence Hall Council Ava Mouton-Johnston, a Plan II representatives so that Universiand business honors freshman who ty Residence Hall Association and lives in Andrews Residence Hall, University Housing and Dining can said leaving campus at odd hours for better understand the issue and these necessary products is inconplan solutions. venient and dangerous. Johnston Menstrual hygiene products are said if she needs to get a hygiene a necessity for UT students, and product in the middle of the night, a period doesn’t wait for a conveit’s not safe, and having only a few nient time of day or place. Accessistores available with certain hours is bility must happen now everywhere not great. across campus. Most on-campus markets open Mathavan is a business honors at 7 a.m. and close between 8 p.m. freshman from McAllen. Columnist

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STUDENT LIFE

UT student raises first service dog on campus in dorm Canine Companions for Independence calls all animal lovers for chance to serve as volunteer puppy raisers.

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Pudget’s wagging tail and fluffy coat ensure that all eyes are on him as he and his trainer, Krista Polansky, walk across campus. As students flock toward the duo, they ask to pet him. With a smile and a nod, Polansky begins to describe Pudget’s purpose as the first service dog in training to be raised on campus. Before they scurry off to class, she explains how they too can be puppy raisers for Canine Companions for Independence. Canine Companions for Independence is an organization that, with the help of volunteers, sponsors and donors, places trained assistance dogs with those who need them, free of charge. Based in California, the organization opened a facility in Dallas in 2015. “This facility in Texas serves the entire state,” Courtney Craig, CCI public relations and marketing coordinator, said. “Our group of volunteers and our graduates have really grown in the Austin area. We have some great connections with the University of Texas.” Polansky, a biomedical engineering senior, volunteered for CCI in the past, and after six months of talking with Student Services for Disabilities, was granted permission to continue her work and raise her first puppy for CCI in Kinsolving. “I was the first one to live

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in the dorm on campus with a dog,” Polansky said. “The next semester there was a girl who lived here who was raising one for guide dogs for the blind. It was cool to see how quickly that paid off.” Pudget will live with Polansky for a year and a half before moving on to advance training and, if he is determined to be fit, he will be matched with

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someone in need. “Only about half of the dogs that are raised actually go on to be an assistance dog,” Polansky said. “It’s really difficult work and some dogs — that’s not what they want to do with their life and you wanna listen to that.” After raising 12 puppies, Maeve Cooney, Department of

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Chemical Engineering senior administrative associate, said the learning process varies with each puppy. She plans to continue raising puppies well into her seventies, and said seeing the dogs graduate and change people’s lives makes the difficult process well worth it. “The difference that the dogs make in people’s lives is tremendous,” Cooney said. “The graduations really make you realize why you’re doing this thing.” Another motivator for both Polansky and Cooney is the opportunity that the dogs provide to educate others on the program and service dog etiquette. From there, Cooney said, “The ripple effects are huge.” “It makes you realize how inaccessible the world is,” Cooney said. “Even accessible places are not actually necessarily all that accessible.” Polansky said it made her more cognizant of how her ability can be used to advocate for others. Despite a busy schedule, she would recommend looking into volunteering with CCI because of the many opportunities you can give and get from the program. “(Volunteering’s) been beneficial: Stress levels are down, everything is looking better, brighter, time management’s the best it’s ever been,” Polansky said. “There’s never going to be another time in your life to have this kind of opportunity to do it. Take the leap, see what you can do.”

carlos garcia | the daily texan staff Biomedical engineering senior Krista Polansky is raising Pudget, a six-month old lab, for Canine Companions for Independence. The organization places trained assitance dogs with those who need them.

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FOOTBALL

All in: Herman forces Texas’ hand Longhorns symbolize buying into team sacrifices with poker chips. By Alex Briseño @AlexxBriseno

he Longhorns got on the bus and left the Cotton Bowl riding a five-game win streak all the way back home to Austin. The Longhorns traded in the Ferris wheel, Fletcher’s corn dogs and all of the prestige that comes with the State Fair of Texas for one Golden Hat, which now puts Texas at No. 9 in the country. Texas’ turnaround after its Week One upset loss is almost as inexplicable as the Longhorns’ mind-boggling visit to FedExField on Sept. 1. But this team is convinced USC might still be partying in LA and Texas might not be exuding Big Dicker Energy if the Longhorns didn’t collapse in the season opener. “That loss was really the best thing that happened to us,” wide receiver Collin Johnson said. “It just really opened up our eyes to some things that needed to be fixed. It just tested this team’s maturity and we responded the right way and that’s why the season has been going the way that it has been so far but we can only just build on it from here and put OU behind us.” After the Maryland loss,

carlos garcia | the daily texan file Texas defensive end Charles Omenihu rushes past Oklahoma offensive tackle Bobby Evans during the Longhorns’ 48-45 upset win over the Sooners. The senior finished with one sack and two tackles for loss in his second Golden Hat victory in four years.

Herman decided he needed something tangible to know his team was all in. One idea seemed obvious: poker chips. Each player is given one chip. When game time arrives, Herman asks for them back. “We usually get them on Friday, before our team dinner,” wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey said. “… We turn them in every game to just to show that we’re going all in, putting everything in all week in practice and we’re ready to play.” Players can’t win more chips with more wins. They receive one chip each week, but

Herman’s style of gambling has paid off so far. Since the loss to Maryland, the Longhorns have ripped off a five-game winning streak, including wins over USC, TCU and Oklahoma. “I think the first game of the season we kind of hesitated as a team and really didn’t know what to expect,” safety Brandon Jones said. “From then on, we’re just trusting our abilities and the poker chip thing that Coach Herman brought to us was a good thing just to show and to have a visual picture of actually being all in and taking his advice on that.”

If it seems like a decade since Texas has gone 5–1, that’s because it almost has been. This is the Longhorns’ best start since 2009 when they went 6–0. While Texas’ defense still gave up a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter and 45 points in the game, freshman kicker Cameron Dicker’s game-winning kick makes this week’s adjustments much easier to make. “I can’t tell you the last time I’ve won five games in a row, especially at this level,” defensive end Charles Omenihu said. “It always feels good to win, winning is

contagious, winning is addicting, and so it feels good — I like this kind of addiction. It feels a lot better when you come in and you still have corrections to do, but it’s just a lot better to correct when you win than to correct things when you lose because the corrections seem a lot bigger when you lose.” As for the chips, this week will be no different from the past five. Herman will give his players poker chips on Friday night, and they will be asked to go all in yet again.

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Sigsgaard qualifies for nationals after ITA Masters wins By Zach Leff @zachary_leff

Texas finished last weekend on a high note at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships thanks to Christian Sigsgaard, who captured the singles consolation title. In all, the Longhorns had six total members qualify to participate in the tournament this past week, including four singles players and one doubles pair. Unfortunately for Texas, each player in the main draw was bounced out in the first round, sending them to the consolation bracket. After previously losing in the semifinals of Oracle ITA Masters invitational, Sigsgaard wanted to prove he could respond in a strong way, but instead suffered a loss in his very first match. “It was a tough loss in the first round, but it’s always a good chance to have more matches here in consolation, especially when there are so many good players,” Sigsgaard said. “I think it definitely helped me. I kept following my game plan that Coach Berque

juan figueroa | the daily texan file Junior Christian Sigsgaard sweeps a ball off the ground during a match at the Texas Tennis Center. The First Team All-Big 12 honoree qualified for nationals after winning singles consolation title.

and I laid out to stay on the baseline and keep playing aggressive.” Sigsgaard would not let his past losses bring him down though, as he would go on an incredible run through the consolation bracket. Sigsgaard, ranked 54th by the ITA, defeated three opponents

ranked above him to win the consolation bracket — including a key victory in the round of 16 where he defeated Tennessee’s Timo Stodder, who was ranked the 6th best player in the country by the ITA. In the finals, Sigsgaard was able to cap off his great comeback

with a win against Ohio State’s John McNally, who was also ranked higher than Sigsgaard at 51st. This proved to be a value tournament for the junior, showing the ups and downs of men’s tennis. “I felt good about the way I was playing, and I was able to

continue to do that through these last matches,” Sigsgaard said. “It was a good win in the end. It’s always nice traveling back to Austin with a win and an award. I’m happy I was able to play good tennis and win.” Head coach Michael Center knew it was a rough week for the Longhorns, but was very satisfied with the way Sigsgaard was able to battle back and claim a championship in process. “It was a great tournament for Christian,” Center said. “He played a lot of difficult matches and improved as the week went on.” The win also qualified Sigsgaard to compete in the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Arizona later this fall. For Sigsgaard, this was a top goal for him leading into the fall season of play. “It’s always a goal in the fall to qualify for nationals,” Sigsgaard said. “I did my freshman year when it was in New York, and it was a great trip and a great tournament. Last year, I didn’t play in the fall, so this fall it was one of my goals to qualify for that. I’m definitely looking forward to that.”

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Longhorns travel to Kansas in anticipation of tough match By Keshav Prathivadi @kpthefirst

Texas knows a thing or two about playing close games. After edging TCU in Fort Worth last week and outlasting Iowa State on Saturday, the No. 4 Longhorns will head to Lawrence, Kansas, a place that has flummoxed several Texas teams in recent memory, for a date with the Jayhawks. Texas definitely remembers its last trip there — a five-set thriller last October, in which the Longhorns traded sets and claimed the final one to escape with a victory over then-No. 9 Kansas. The Longhorns were led by former outside hitters Lexi Sun and Chiaka Ogbogu, while former Jayhawk and Austin-native Madison

Rigdon anchored Kansas’ attack. Despite a variety of new faces making up what was a top-10 matchup last year, the stakes haven’t changed at all. “The entire preseason was getting us ready for conference play,” outside hitter Logan Eggleston said. “It’s really important that we came out strong. I’m glad that we have.” On the road, Texas has been feeling the heat of its Big 12 foes as of late. Kansas State and TCU both took the Longhorns to five sets during the past two weeks, forcing them to produce a pair of late comebacks to secure wins. While not afraid to play from behind, the close games have seemed to bring up concerns as to what

level of play Texas is currently at. “It’s super important because they have all their fans here,”

Kansas’ home court has been a tough place to play for Texas in recent years. In the past three years, every game the Longhorns have played there has required all five sets to decide it, and Texas won Every single team two of those three contests. plays their best Both teams against us so it’s have seen a significant roster really important that overhaul, espewe come into their cially after the end of last seagym and do our best son. With Rigand end up with wins.” don’s departure, outside hitters LOGAN EGGLESTON Jada Burse and OUTSIDE HITTER Ashley Smith have been leading the Kansas attack Eggleston said. “Every with nearly 400 comsingle team plays their bined kills between best against us so it’s the pair. really important that we Sun and Ogbogu’s come into their gym and departures have made do our best and end up way for players like with wins.”

Eggleston and redshirt freshman Brionne Butler to see more action on the floor. The pair have accounted for nearly 256 of Texas’ 660 kills on the year. Only outside hitter Micaya White has more kills than the freshman pair. If Texas wants to prove a point to the Big 12 and the selection committee, a win in Lawrence is the perfect place to start. The Jayhawks sit on the cusp of entering the AVCA Coaches’ Poll and should prove to be an interesting matchup for the Longhorns. “I think we just have to regroup and focus on what we’re doing,” Butler said. “We just focus our minds on the next game, not focusing too much on the past or future … just a next-game mentality.”

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Freshman middle blocker Brionne Butler returns the ball over the net. Butler ranks third on the team with 110 kills this season.

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Going back to her Egyptian roots Architecture sophomore Judy Labib reflects on impacts of her heritage. By Landry Allred @l2ndry

s an architecture sophomore, Judy Labib creates things. She uses her hands, her mind and most importantly, her heritage. Labib grew up Egyptian Orthodox, and although she was not born in Egypt, she realized how this heritage has impacted her life and work after returning from a trip to Egypt this past summer. As an Egyptian Orthodox, Labib is one among a small population of Egyptian individuals in the United States. According to the Rockefeller Foundation-Aspen Institute Diaspora Program profile, there were only 248,000 Egyptian immigrants and children reported to be living in the U.S. as of 2013. Because the Egyptian population is so small — and even more so is the Egyptian Orthodox population — Labib said many people are unaware of what her heritage is. She said she views Egyptian Orthodoxy in the same sphere as Catholicism. “There’s kind of small differences in the way that we carry out our masses and tradition,” Labib said. “I think the main thing is that we sing a lot of hymns that are just very old and authentic.” William Nethercut, a UT professor of classics with a focus in

xie ziming | the daily texan staff Judy Labib, an Egyptian Orthodox architecture student, shares how her heritage has influenced her life and the way she approaches architecture.

Egyptology, said Egyptian Orthodoxy resembles basic Christianity because they share certain tenets. Growing up in an Egyptian Orthodox household, Labib emphasized that in Egyptian culture, individuals are discouraged from pursuing design-related majors. Fortunately, her parents understood her passion for architecture, especially since Labib’s mother studied architecture in college. Labib said she began to realize her love for architecture in high school when she started experimenting with photography.

“In photography, it’s a lot about composition, and in architecture, it’s almost the same,” Labib said. “They’re two different mediums, but they both translate into each other very well.” Without her realizing it, photography ignited Labib’s design side and allowed her heritage to find its way into her work. Juan Guevara, Labib’s photography and digital art media teacher from high school, said Labib would often return from trips to Egypt with photographs of Egyptian landscapes and cities.

“As she matured as a photographer, she started focusing on her family and herself and kind of trying to identify who she was and where she stood as an Egyptian and also as an American,” Guevara said. Upon returning from her summer vacation in Egypt, Labib noticed a variety of aspects in the Egyptian culture that fuel her work, such as their low regard for privacy, greater appreciation for quality material, tendency to stick to a muted color palette and uncommon perfectionism. “When I came back from Egypt

this time, I just had a completely different perspective,” Labib said. “I really understood a lot of cultural aspects that I was missing out on because I wasn’t raised in Egypt.” With this realization, Labib said she understands how these aspects explain why she does certain things and how it allows her to embrace her culture even more. “I think (in Egypt) I was realizing a lot of the values that I had come from,” Labib said. “It just felt like I was supposed to be there.”

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By Danielle Ortiz @danielleaortiz

Music festivals aren’t just a time to hear good tunes, but also an opportunity to flaunt the bold and colorful styles that may not be appropriate for class. Austin City Limits brings out some of the best musicians and the best of festival fashion. Being the most fashionable at Zilker Park is tricky when dealing with high temperatures, long walks and heavy crowds. You don’t have to sacrifice comfort for style. The Daily Texan has compiled the best ACL trends that are both fashionable and practical.

Say bye to flower crowns

Bandannas and widebrimmed hats are more practical than quintessential music festival flower crowns. Soaking bandannas with water can help you cool down, while wide-brimmed hats block out the Texas sun.

Fanny packs

There is an ongoing debate as to whether or not fanny packs are fashionable. However, designers such as Gucci and Marc Jacobs are giving them a chance on the runway. The days of

unflattering and tawdry fanny packs are long gone. It’s now easy to find one that doesn’t look like it’s straight out of your mom’s closet. ACL’s new bag policy limits the number of pockets in purses or backpacks, so fanny packs are an effective and practical solution to carrying your fest necessities handsfree. The smaller the bag, the less likely it will get in the way while you’re rocking out in the crowd.

Stick to the basics

High-waisted shorts are a festival staple, and there’s a reason they haven’t gone out of style. High-waisted shorts are great for walking around in and have big pockets that eliminate the need for a bag. Bypass the long ACL lines by packing all of your necessities in those roomy pockets.

Wear good walking shoes

Luckily, sneakers aren’t just for athletes anymore. Designers have brought sneakers into high fashion, taking the already popular Adidas and Converse to a higher style status. White sneakers are an iconic festival style, but be careful — with the dirt at Zilker and a chance of rain this weekend, wear shoes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Striking stripes

Stripes are the classic trend that stay in season yearround. There are so many stripes of all colors and sizes, you are sure to find the perfect piece. Stripes will look great printed on long, flowing pants. Pair them with your favorite band T-shirt to amp up the classic staple.

Western revival

Thanks to the recent Western trend, those cowboy hats and boots that only make their appearance on game days can be repurposed. Suede fringe, vintage-wash denim and Western-detailed accessories can now be found in stores like Forever 21 and Zara, although most Texans already have a closet full of them. The key is to keep it simple with cowboy boots, a denim skirt and a band tee.

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Say yellow!

2016 fashion coined the popular color “millennial pink.” Since then, the hue has dominated the fashion industry. Recently, a new color, coined “Gen Z yellow” has dethroned “millennial pink.” The hue is bold, bright and canary-colored. Even Beyoncé wore the color during her opening performance at Coachella.

juan figueroa | the daily texan file It’s hard to be fashionable at ACL. Lucky for you, the Daily Texan has complied a list of the best fashionable and practical trends.

Halloween night is the perfect time to cover up a murder. Into the Dark, a brand new horror series from genre king Blumhouse Productions released its first episode on Hulu, with a new short film added each month. Each installment revolves around a particular holiday, with the Oct. 5 episode centered around Halloween. In traditional Blumhouse production style, every holiday story has a terrifying twist. The first, and most recent, episode “The Body” follows a hitman on Halloween night as his plan to dispose of a victim gets wrapped up in Hallows’ Eve madness when his predicament is mistaken for a Halloween gag. Right away, “The Body” establishes an unsettling tone. Creepy synth music echoes through the air as the camera flies around a seemingly normal apartment. As the camera turns around a corner, we are met with the sight of the most important character — a body face down and bleeding on the hard floor. Soon after, we are introduced to a hitman

called Wilkes, played devilishly by Tom Bateman, as he munches on a deliciously grotesque dessert covered in maggots. This is just a taste of the unsettling imagery “The Body” has to offer. One of the best parts of “The Body” is the intriguing and well-acted cast of characters. Bateman’s menacing Wilkes is a character that needs no scary mask or bloody cleaver to send chills down your spine. Ray Santiago’s Halloween-obsessed Jack is a treat as well. This ensemble unfortunately gets entangled within the hitman’s agenda, causing a chain of events that, to put it nicely, ends in a lot of crimson liquid. Rebecca Rittenhouse’s Maggie adds an interesting element to the cast, as she is more complex than the attractive, innocent woman she comes across as. Her relationship with Wilkes is one of the more fascinating elements of the story. “The Body” storyline is wonderfully written and selfaware about what it wants to be — a fun Halloween short film that brings the blood without sacrificing a compelling narrative. The story explores intriguing and morbid

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concepts that range from the morals associated with being a contract killer to the most effective way to dispose of a rotting corpse. Even with such a dreary and horrifying subject matter, the installment still makes time to throw jokes at the audience. The dialogue frequently references pop culture, poking fun at the endless amount of Friday the 13th movies in existence. These jokes add another layer of fun to the already engaging story. Arguably one of the episode’s craziest aspects is its use of gut-wrenching practical effects. Characters are disposed of in increasingly inventive and gruesome ways. Longtime horror fans will enjoy the effects and makeup used to depict these grisly demises. While these deaths are insane in the moment, they certainly feel earned by the time they occur. Overall, “The Body” is a spooktastic treat for Hulu subscribers during this

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