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Candidates for HD 46 and HD 49 discuss their platforms and why they’re running. PA G E 2

UT should offer help to students affected by national sexual assault stories. PA G E 4

New exercise class offers safer alternative to late night workouts. PA G E 5

Solar-powered snow cones are coming to UT as energyefficient icy treats. PA G E 3

Buechele’s patience puts him back in the starting role as Ehlinger sits with injury. PA G E 7

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Students cite conscience for meningococcal vaccination exemptions

Wet weekend warnings

By Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13

Out of 78 total students at UT exempt from the meningococcal vaccination for the 2018–19 school year, 68 were exempt for reasons of conscience. According to data obtained by The Daily Texan through a Texas Public Information Act request, the remaining students were exempt for medical reasons, age and one reason that could not be determined. Under the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act of 2011, all students under the age of 22 attending a university in Texas must get vaccinated for bacterial meningitis, a fatal infection that causes swelling of the membranes surrounding the brain. However, students can file an affidavit to receive an exemption from this requirement for medical reasons or reasons of conscience. Rachel Wiseman, assessment, compliance and evaluation group manager at Texas Department of State Health Services, said reasons of conscience can include religious beliefs, political objections or alternate perceptions about the safety of vaccines. She said neither schools nor DSHS record-specific exemption reasons are listed in the affidavits. “When the schools collect paperwork, as far as I know, they’re not taking specific information about why somebody is choosing not to be vaccinated, either,” Wiseman said. While this number is a small proportion of students at UT, Melinda McMichael, the interim director for University Health Services, college students who do choose not to get vaccinated are more susceptible to contracting bacterial meningitis. McMichael said symptoms include headache, fever and stiff neck, and the disease can result in amputations, heart problems, kidney failure or death.

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By Savana Dunning @savanaish

Increased water levels from Lake Travis may create flooding in Austin on Friday. The Highland Lakes, a chain of six lakes — created by dams on the Colorado River and including Lake Austin and Lake Travis — is experiencing historic flooding that is expected to increase over the next several days. The water level in Lake Travis is expected to rise between five to 10 feet, which may lead to the opening of up to eight floodgates on Friday, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority’s website. The release of water from the lake by the gates will raise the Colorado River’s water level, potentially flooding areas downstream from Lake Travis, including Lake Austin and Ladybird anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Lake, according to KVUE. TOP: Lower Colorado River Authorities have opened as many as eight floodgates, The water in Lake Travis has risen 36 feet including the Tom Miller Dam to mitigate excess rainwater in the area. over the past week, according to KWTX. BOTTOM: Tom Abrigo looks to his friend, Collin Hunt (not pictured), in shock of The LCRA, which manages the Highland rapidly rising water levels near the Tom Miller Dam. Recent heavy rains have Lakes, has already opened four floodgates forced the Lower Colorado River Authority to open at least eight floodgates.

on Mansfield Dam in Austin this Thursday to control this increase, which is the fifth highest increase in the lake’s water level in its history. “They’ve never opened eight floodgates before, so it’s hard to tell what will happen at this point,” said Angel Flores, public information officer for Austin Travis County Emergency Operations. “It’s just a matter of being as prepared as we can.” According to its website, the City of Austin’s Flood Warning System is expecting road closures, including the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street and Lamar Boulevard. The Barton Creek Greenbelt and Barton Springs are also closed until further notice, according to City of Austin Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, HSEM website. For flooding updates, the HSEM and the LCRA update flooding conditions on their websites. Central Texas residents can also receive emergency phone alerts regarding recent and future flooding from WarnCentralTexas.org.

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UT sets food waste guidelines for vendors

Program offers ‘Free Class Pass’ for seniors

By Jackson Barton @jackson_brton

By Adriana Rezal Austin’s Universal Recycling Ordinance, implemented Oct. 1, requires businesses to divert organic waste from landfills to places such as food banks, farms and compost centers. The ordinance impacts every food vendor in the city, except those located inside state entities such as UT, which has no policy in place requiring any waste diversion for food service contractors in Unions. However, UT has set its own waste diversion goals, which the University Union’s contracted third party vendor Aramark voluntarily complies with. Aramark manages many of the franchise food vendors in the Texas Union and Student Activity Center, said James Buckley, University Unions director of facilities and operations. Aramark requires kitchen employees to report all organic food waste before it is sent to be composted. These guidelines voluntarily comply

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eddie gaspar | the daily texan staff Vendors in the Texas Union and SAC are required to estimate food wastes by weighing and describing the reason for the waste.

with the University’s goal to reduce waste sent to landfills, Buckley said. “The easy thing to do is just throw (food waste) away,”

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Buckley said. “(The current process is) a lot more effort than just throwing it in the trash can and walking away. So it takes effort on everybody’s part.”

As part of Aramark’s requirements, employees toss food waste, such as lemon rinds or

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To improve diversity, the UT Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is offering a “Free Class Pass” to adults over 50 years old interested in taking seminar and lecture-style classes this fall. The institute offers paid membership holders noncredit academic classes, in subjects such as fine arts, history and business, as well as extracurricular events. Members pay $240 to $330 annually for programs, including three six-week seminars in fall, winter and spring sessions. However, institute director Julie Martenson said membership has been predominantly white and does not represent the Austin community. To promote membership diversity, Martenson said the institute began advertising the “Free Class Pass,” announced at the

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end of August. The pass grants prospective members a free day of lectures and seminars. “Making certain that our content is diverse so that it reaches and speaks to a diverse audience but also introduces diverse concepts and diverse lifestyles and ideas and that sort of thing (is important to promote diversity),” Martenson said. The institute is also initiating a $1,000 annual scholarship to support graduate student research in diversity, together with the UT Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. “There’s a million different ways that my members reach out and support UT,” Martenson said. Curriculum coordinator Mark Leavenworth said session speakers come from UT and the wider Austin community. “We draw heavily from UT faculty, but we also

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Editor’s note: This is one of a series of profiles on the race for House District 49. During her “freshman year” as the state representative for House District 49, Democrat Gina Hinojosa said she was able to get a lot of work done. Now running for her second term, Hinojosa said she has been actively committed to increasing voter participation, especially among students. “I’m hustling,” Hinojosa said. “It’s to get re-elected myself, yes, but it’s also to change the direction this country is going in. And the only way that’s ever going to happen is if people vote.” Hinojosa’s jurisdiction includes UT, and she said she has been working with TX Votes, a nonpartisan organization, to pass a bill next session requiring every college with more than 10,000 students to have a polling place on campus. Hinojosa helped make the University’s second polling site a reality earlier this semester. “We know how important it is for students at UT to have easy access to vote, especially given transportation challenges for many students,” Hinojosa said. “They should be able to access their polls.” Both public and higher education issues are focal points of her platform, Hinojosa said. She said she is focusing on efforts to bring living-wage jobs to Texas, in order for more residents to afford education expenses for their children. “It used to be that the majority of

juan figueroa | the daily texan file State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, is running for her second term in office. She is working with TX Votes to pass a bill to require every college campus with more than 10,000 students to have a polling place on campus.

our country was middle class and part of that promise was to pay your bills and pay for your kid’s college,” Hinojosa said. “Now that’s less of a reality for too many. More living-wage jobs … means people can work and live a life of dignity.” Hinojosa has also spoken out against campus carry. She said she will be working on stopping the push

for permitless carry during the next legislative session. “It is hard work to push a commonsense gun safety strategy for the state,” Hinojosa said. “But it’s important, and I think we’re making traction.” Voter turnout could drastically change the election’s outcome, with statewide races potentially won or lost by “razor-thin margins,” Hinojosa

said. She has been block-walking every weekend and encouraging voters to make it to the polls as part of her campaign to energize voters. “The way we make change is (by) empowering people,” Hinojosa said. “To empower UT students, to give them a larger voice at the Capitol and a larger voice in our democracy … I support that.”

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Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles of candidates running for state House District 46. As a mother of three and a former member of the Austin City Council, Sheryl Cole said she has the experience and grit necessary to create change at the state Legislature. “Nobody knows how to get things done like a mom,” Cole said. “Having governed (on the City Council), you don’t have to wonder what I’m going to do — you can see what I’ve done and what I’m capable of doing.” Cole, an accountant and attorney, is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 46, which covers parts of East Austin and Pflugerville, and most of Manor. If Cole wins, she will continue the 43-year legacy of black representation in the district. Her platform focuses on improving the state’s public education system, making

angela wang | the daily texan file Sheryl Cole, the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 46, has a platform focused on the state’s public education system.

her district more affordable for residents and protecting women’s reproductive rights. Cole said her experience both on the City Council and as president of the PTA taught her the importance of a good education. To ensure

success for every student, Cole said the state Legislature must allocate more funding to public schools. “The state has given us a bad check on education,” Cole said. “But we simply cannot be a leading country, state or

city without a state-of-the-art public education system.” Requiring the state to properly fund its public education system will reduce local property taxes and make communities more affordable, Cole said.

“The highest portion of the property tax bill is school taxes, and that is a major contributor to making homes unaffordable,” Cole said. “We cannot have government programs like Social Security without a middle class, and we cannot have a middle class if they can’t afford to buy a home.” To protect women’s reproductive rights, Cole said it is imperative Planned Parenthood is fully funded. “A woman’s ability to choose to reproduce or not is fundamental to her education, livelihood and life,” Cole said. Although she anticipates partisan pushback, Cole said the issues she is fighting for are fundamental to capitalism and democracy. “I’m very proud of what I accomplished while governing in a nonpartisan setting,” Cole said. “The state Legislature is a partisan setting, but I will approach these issues with the same fairness and open mind for everybody that I always have.”

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“As a physician and as someone who takes care of people’s health, I think it’s very distressing when people don’t get immunized,” McMichael said. “I’ve treated patients with polio. I’ve treated people with iron lungs. If people now could see how those diseases impacted people, they would not choose not to get vaccinated.” Jamie Schanbaum had her fingers and legs amputated after contracting bacterial meningitis when she was a sophomore at UT in 2008. Schanbaum said she almost died from

the disease. “I saw my limbs go from red to purple to black to dead,” Schanbaum said. “I felt like I had thousands of pounds of sand in me. I was so immobile that I was literally dependent on nurses to roll me from side to side to prevent bedsores. That’s the condition meningitis put me in.” While Schanbaum was at the hospital in 2009, her mother advocated to the Texas Legislature for the law requiring students living on-campus at Texas universities to get the meningococcal vaccine. Schanbaum helped amend the law in 2011 to require all students get the vaccine after Texas A&M

student Nicolis Williams died off-campus from bacterial meningitis. Schanbaum said while she understands people have their own personal and religious beliefs, she pushed for the law requiring every student to get vaccinated because it would protect the University community from contracting the disease. “So many people are not vaccinated because of their beliefs or because it might be an inconvenience for them,” Schanbaum said. “I don’t want to disrespect that, but I just think it is so important to be educated about the vaccine. If I had gotten the vaccine, I would have been fine.”

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chicken trimmings, into green compostable plastic bags. Before it is thrown into the compost bin, the contents of each bag are photographed, weighed and given a reason why they are being disposed. “We’ve come a long way, working in partnership with Aramark, to control things,” Buckley said. “Most (organic waste) now is composted, that’s great, we’re keeping it out of the landfill and there’s no contamination issues.” Using this data, food service directors can visualize the collected waste data in a comprehensive compost report. “If (Aramark is) putting up enough of an effort with

voluntary compliance, then that’s great, but it should be a policy,” said Matthew Preisser, environmental and water resource engineering and public affairs graduate student. “It shouldn’t be an option, everybody should have to do it.” Buckley said Aramark’s contract with University Unions will expire in May 2021. Sustainability director Jim Walker said he hopes the next request for proposal will encourage future bidders to adopt more compostable policies. “The next time those contracts come up, I’m hopeful that we’ll have language in the (Requests for Proposals) that will be even more proactive in terms of encouraging vendors to providing compostables and helping us meet those goals,” Walker said.

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utilize a lot of local experts, entrepreneurs. We have a lot of members that are retired teachers that teach our seminars and lectures as well,” Leavenworth said. Leavenworth said before he began working at the institute, his grandparents were members of the program and took a memoir writing class. “For me, personally, I knew that it was something that brought him and my grandmother a lot of joy and a lot fulfillment,” Leavenworth said.

Institute member Steve Saltwick said the institute places heavy emphasis on extending the social aspect of the program outside of the classroom. Through excursions and special interest groups, the institute gives members a connection to the Austin community. Saltwick, who was a biopsychology PhD student at UT in the ‘70s, said the institute provided him with an energizing academic environment outside of UT. “The richness of the community … has been fantastic,” Saltwick said. “The sheer enthusiasm and richness of the intellectual life that is around here, that’s what did it for me.”

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S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y

Off-grid snow cones arrive at UT SolarSno becomes Austin’s first solar-powered food truck. By Sunny Kim @sunny_newsiee

ext semester, students will be able to purchase a solar-powered snow cone near UT. SolarSno is the first ever off-grid snow cone truck in Austin that uses solar energy to power its entire operation. Off-grid means the energy used is independent of other electric systems. Owner Thomas Myers said the 1,300 watt solar array on the roof uses the sun to power systems inside the truck, including air conditioning, cooler, freezer and hot water pump. The solar energy is then stored in the 8.2 kilowatt battery bank — a series of 4,120 connected batteries — which is then converted inside the actual trailer. SolarSno will be open for business in March 2019. Myers said he is scouting two locations by UT. “It’s not like regular food trucks,” Myers said. “Off-grid has a battery bank, and it’s not connected to anything. It’s an entirely self-sustaining system.” The energy stored in the battery bank can be used if the truck is running low on energy, Myers said. A full battery bank can run the truck for three days, or eight hours when air conditioning is being used. Myers said his prior experience working as a logistics officer for the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan opened his eyes to alternative energy production

and storage. Myers said he revamped his snow cone truck business in March 2017, with the mission of reducing fuel consumption by utilizing a zero-compromise system that only relies on solar energy power. Since his trailer doesn’t need a power outlet, Myers can park his truck in high demand spots in downtown for a fraction of the price. Myers said he pays 25 percent less compared to his competitors because of the advantage of off-grid. “Not only is this good for the environment, but it’s good for the landowner, it’s good for me and then everyone gets snow cones in a really great location,” Myers said. Benjamin Gaddis, a communication studies graduate student at UT, said he has worked with Tom in the past. He is a frequent customer at SolarSno and said it’s great that someone in the Austin community is taking initiative to run a sustainable business. “It’s one of the only food trucks I know that can honestly be placed anywhere — you just need to find the sun,” Gaddis said. “The fact that the solar panels can run the truck is very impressive.” Sustainability studies senior Max McCready said the concept of a renewably powered snow cone truck works in Austin because of the hot weather. “Utilizing that same source of the heat to power a snow cone truck seems quite practical and a great solution to problems of overconsumption,” McCready said. Myers said he wants his snow cone business to inspire others to pursue off-grid solar energy. “I care about business, but I want a purpose,” Myers said. “I know how silly shaved ice is, it’s a silly product. However, by demonstrating this, it proves something. I believe it’s a stepping stone for myself to do other things with sustainability.”

copyright thomas myers, and reproduced with permission Founder of SolarSno food truck Thomas Meyers poses in front of his truck.

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Lasers shed light on cancer research, bacterial mutations

UT, SeaWorld partner to open sustainable sea turtle attraction

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A new laser tool will help advance our understanding of the mechanisms behind cancer and aid researchers in finding drugs to kill dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria. A group of UT chemists have combined high energy lasers and a common analytical technique to create a tool that can reveal tiny details in the structures of biological molecules. UT chemistry professor Jennifer Brodbelt leads the Brodbelt Research Group, and said their innovation increases the accuracy of identifying biological threats. “In the academic world, you need to have something innovative, something different,” Brodbelt said. “My group decided to take lasers, another powerful tool and interface them with mass spectrometers.” Mass spectrometry is a conventional technology that can reveal what types of molecules are in a sample, Brodbelt said. “Mass spectrometry is a super sensitive measurement tool,” Brodbelt said. “It weighs molecules. It gives you a fingerprint of what molecules are in a sample.” The Eberlin Research Group, headed by chemistry assistant professor Livia Eberlin, uses mass spectrometry to detect cancer cells. The lab’s cancer-detecting pen recently won a MacArthur “genius” award of $625,000. While the Eberlin lab focuses on the diagnosis of cancer, the Brodbelt group pinpoints small mutations or modifications of proteins that relate to the mechanism of cancer, Brodbelt said. The new approach developed by the Brodbelt lab reveals mechanisms in cancers that the Eberlin lab’s pen cannot find, Brodbelt said. “The laser-based method gives you a level of detail you cannot achieve with the mass spectrometer alone,” Brodbelt said.

The UT Marine Science Institute partnered with SeaWorld San Antonio to open a new, sustainable sea turtle attraction next year. Sally Palmer, communications coordinator for the institute, said UT had a natural connection to the project. “We’ve been working with SeaWorld for the last couple of years,” Palmer said. “When they decided to create this new exhibit, which is primarily a sea turtle attraction, they saw that it was a natural fit to work with us.” The attraction will likely be home to green sea turtles, said Chris Havel, a senior aquarist at SeaWorld San Antonio. He added that SeaWorld is currently working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife to determine the specifics regarding where the turtles will be arriving from. The exhibit will be an outdoor attraction with a 126,000 gallon pool, featuring different fish species to create a more natural environment for the turtles. The turtles will also

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This high level of detail allows researchers such as graduate chemistry student Rachel (Megan) Mehaffey to find mutations in proteins, which serve as a warning that something is wrong with a molecule. The lasers have potential applications for patients with cancer because knowing the slight differences in these molecules can advance cancer-fighting drugs, Mehaffey said. “Drug makers need this level of accuracy,” Mehaffey said. “They need to know that a certain part of the protein needs to change.” Using these lasers is like planting a tiny spy in the enemy base. The lasers identify details in the cancer that better equip drug researchers to take it down in different ways. Molly Blevins, another graduate chemistry student in the Brodbelt lab, uses lasers

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for other applications, such as identifying dangerous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria. “We’re in an era of emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and this is a global and national health concern,” Blevins said. “If we can’t treat these bacteria, they could literally wipe everyone out.” That understanding of biological function can help doctors and researchers create new drugs that better attack and kill these bacteria, Blevins said. Bacteria and cancer cells represent just a few things this tool could help identify, Mehaffey said. “We have this really useful tool, and we’re trying to figure out which problems we can attack with it,” Mehaffey said. “Hopefully in the near-future, there will be groups that apply it to specific problems and are able to completely solve them.”

have access to both shaded and sunny areas to relax in, Havel said. An important feature of the exhibit, Havel said, is the self-sustaining artificial wetland that acts as a natural filtration system. Havel added it’s the first of its kind in aquariums. “What’s really exciting for us is we’ve actually created an artificial wetland on three sides of the pool to take place of all the mechanical filtration,” Havel said. “We’ll be providing enrichment to the turtles as well, since sea turtles in the wild like to dive and forage, so we’ll have different devices to make them act out natural behaviors and keep them challenged.” The artificial wetland will replace mechanical pumps by mimicking wild wetlands through naturally filtering out debris, pollutants and nitrogen produced by the animals. “We’re taking that concept from the wild, and putting it into practice at our pools,” Havel said. “It’s going to be much more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient.” According to SEE Turtles, six out of the seven sea turtle species

worldwide are classified as endangered or threatened as a result of human actions and lifestyles. Havel said nonreleasable sea turtles are the only turtles allowed in the aquarium. These are turtles unable to survive in the wild on their own, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. Havel said the attraction will also feature an educational program that will encourage visitors to be more conscious of the environmental impacts of their actions, such as littering or using straws, which can pollute the ocean. Both Palmer and Havel said that through the attraction, they hope to bolster public visibility and interest in the conservation efforts of both UT Marine Science Instititue and SeaWorld. “We hope to share these majestic sea turtles with the public, and we want them to connect with the animals themselves,” Havel said. “We want to drive home the fact that these animals are worth saving. They’ve been around longer than we have, and we don’t want to be the ones responsible for their disappearance.”

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Free CMHC support is needed now more than ever By Julia Zaksek Columnist

You’re a sexual assault survivor. The last few weeks haven’t been easy for you. The Kavanaugh allegations have made painful memories surface. And you can’t seem to avoid hearing about it. You want help, but you’re worried about the resources available to you. UT needs to offer free, individual counseling sessions until the end of the semester, no matter a student’s financial circumstances. Leah Leeds, the Voices Against Violence clinical coordinator, said the Kavanaugh allegations have impacted survivors. “Anytime there’s any national event where sexual assault is brought into public consciousness, I’ve seen an increase in distress,” Leeds said. Currently, the Counseling and Mental Health Center offers six free individual counseling sessions for qualifying students, free group counseling, an emergency fund for qualifying students, a hotline and information about legal processes, such as filing a report. Sexual assault and harassment can severely damage an individual’s mental, physical and emotional health. Students cannot ignore the Kavanaugh confirmation. And the recent confirmation hearing could have caused an emotional response that many students need extensive help to properly deal with.

Psychology sophomore Kylie Brooker said the recent allegations against Kavanaugh, as well as the recent demonstrations on campus, upset many survivors of sexual violence. “Seeing these protests is setting people off,” Brooker said. “They can’t just turn off their phones, not look at the news and not have to hear about the

Having access to services that support you as a sexual assault survivor is incredibly important, and having that support right now is more important than it may ever be again.” confirmation hearing. The hearing is impacting our campus.” Voices against Violence is a program on campus dedicated to sexual assault survivors, sponsored by the CMHC. Voices Against Violence currently offers survivors a general crisis line, free group counseling and a set number of

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free individual counseling sessions. The number of sessions is based on the student’s eligibility, the student’s needs and counseling availability. Leeds said since the beginning of this fall, the Voices Against Violence program has tried to be slightly more flexible when allocating individual counseling. The six free counseling sessions can be slightly extended, but an important part of the VAV’s services is still referring students to outside resources. While VAV tries to offer more than the six free sessions students normally receive, students who need eight or even 10 sessions, and can’t afford counseling anywhere else, are left at a loss. Other services, such as the hotline or group therapy are helpful, but they aren’t a substitute for oneon-one, specialized counseling with a professional. “Having access to services that support you as a sexual assault survivor is incredibly important, and having that support right now is more important than it may ever be again,” Brooker said. The CMHC, and subsequently VAV, need to offer students free, individual counseling sessions for the rest of the semester in order to properly support students. In light of troubling national events, survivors need their University behind them. Zaksek is a Plan II and women’s and gender studies freshman from Allen.

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Unfortunately, violent events occurring around campus is something all of us have to prepare for every day. When campus’ first line of defense, UTPD notifies students of violent events through social media instead of through mediums that we actually read — such as text or email — it hurts us. Regardless of the severity of a violent event, students must be notified by UTPD as soon as possible through text or email. because whatever it is, it’s always relevant to those of us who call UT home. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, UTPD Chief Dave Carter took to Facebook to explain and defend the decision made by UTPD officials on the night of Sept. 10, when a violent event occurred at 27th street and Whitis Avenue — a location that is barely off campus. Carter explained that the department followed protocol when it made the decision to not send out an emergency notification text. “An emergency notification text from UTPD is sent by the highest ranking officer on duty when immediate action is required by UT community members to save lives,” Carter said in his post. “If an incident doesn’t rise to that level, such as the incident U from last night, we still want to get informa- T tion out to our community so that they will be informed.” The only problem is, the alternative method used by UTPD to “get information out to (the UT) community” is social media. UTPD’s Twitter account, @UTAustinPolice, has 22,000 followers. UT’s student population as of fall 2018 is around 51,331. Clearly, social media is not nearly as effective a way to distribute information as sending out a campus-wide email or text, which goes to every UT student and staff member. If a violent event occurs on or even off campus, anywhere near where students reside, students deserve to know about it as soon as it happens. Unless they’re compulsively following UTPD’s Twitter feed, it’s unlikely students will get the message with adequate timing. Only 184 people retweeted the tweet that first announced the violent event at 27th and Whitis, and many students didn’t know anything had happened until the next day when many were talking about it on campus. Colton Becker, our current student body president and a nutrition senior, believes the notifications UTPD sends out are critically important to the safety of the student body. “At minimum, the notifications generate awareness amongst students of potentially dangerous areas or situations,” Becker wrote in an email. “(They) improve our ability to act in the interest of our safety.” The issue at hand has less to do with the event at Whitis and 27th and more to do with the UTPD policy that allowed this event to remain under the radar of the majority of the student body. The violent event, while technically a cut on the arm—not a stabbing — occurred directly across the street from an on-campus residence hall. Still, no student was directly notified via text or email. Obviously students should not be inundated with insignificant and unimportant information from UTPD, and UTPD’s social media accounts are not without purpose. Violent events should be held to a different standard, however. A different protocol. “Even if a text message alert isn’t sent out, all students should be informed of crimes that happen on or near campus,” Becker said. Using social media alone to distribute critical information about a violent event on or off campus is inconsiderate to UT students. Instead, UTPD should be using campus-wide emails or emergency texts to notify the UT population about any and all violent events that occur on or near campus. No matter the case or the incident, if there is violence involved, students deserve to be informed. Caldwell is a Latin American studies and journalism sophomore from College Station.

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n spring 2017, the National College Health Assessment showed that only 50.3 percent of female students at UT met the recommended amount of exercise, and only 12.1 percent of female students felt “very safe” walking around campus in the evening. These two statistics led to the formation of Get Kinetic. Get Kinetic was piloted last semester and provides Kinsolving residents with a chance to attend a class led by a RecSports instructor once a week without having to step outside. From Zumba to total body conditioning, the free program promotes an active lifestyle among female students who live across campus from Gregory Gym and might not be able to utilize its facilities. The program is a collaborative effort

between the University Health Services, Kinsolving Residence Housing Council and RecSports. “Last semester, a lot of the girls were excited for the classes,” said Nkechi Lawanson, the council’s vice president. “All I’ve heard is positive feedback because it was just a way to get moving and have some fun while doing it.” As the program continues, it focuses on receiving feedback from attendees to tweak the program and tailor it to the students’ needs, said Sarah Frey, UHS health promotion coordinator. “One of our evaluation points was that students would like it more than once a week,” Frey said. “Maybe we can run it in the spring and offer it twice a week, but that’s not something I can guarantee at this moment.” Frey also said the gratitude from participants has been overwhelming and that the convenient location was a focal point for students, including psychology freshman Mariela Reyna. “The first (zumba) class I went to was really stress-relieving even though it was really hard,” Reyna said. “I like going so much that if they kept having it I (would) want to live here next year.” Get Kinetic is currently only marketed to Kinsolving residents. Other students in the Whitis Area Community only have the options of using the small

in-dorm facilities or walking to Gregory. “It’s a 20-minute walk there and a 20-minute walk back, so that’s 40 minutes plus an hour of working out,” radio-television-film freshman Lauren Goodman said. “I have to schedule two hours of my day to go.” Goodman, who lives at Duren Residence Hall, still manages to make the trek three to four times a week, but others, such as Della Orr-Harter, a journalism freshman and resident of Scottish Rite Dormitory, said the long commute deters her from going, despite her desire to go because of the physical and mental benefits of exercise. Soon, she and other students may have that opportunity. “(UHS) want(s) to reach a broader audience,” Lawanson said. “We want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to work out, and there isn’t an excuse to not keep up health.” Get Kinetic prioritizes acting on the feedback it receives. However, Frey said looking for opportunities to expand to other residence halls and engage more students is always a goal for the department. “We are always looking to expand programs that are serving the students,” Frey said. ”We want to go where the students are so for sure we’re looking for other opportunities.”

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With Victorian homes shaded by decades-old trees, Austin’s Hyde Park already looks the part of an idyllic hideaway. Not only does the neighborhood have the look, it’s full of quaint, wholesome businesses offering both healthy meals and sweet snacks — plus arts and culture to keep your spirit steady. When you need to reset and refuel close to campus, consider these stops just north of the 40 Acres in one of Austin’s oldest neighborhoods. NeWorlDeli is the perfect respite from the fast-moving world of the Drag and West Campus, with hot soup and a Velvet Underground-type soundtrack to add to the experience. “We try to create a family atmosphere here,” NeWorlDeli kitchen manager Zach Maynard said. “It’s a relaxed place where folks can hang out and enjoy good food.” NeWorlDeli’s kitchen focuses on buying local and organic ingredients as the season and market prices allow. Its menu offers deli fare-like soups, sandwiches and salads, as well as coffee and desserts. The menu has a special vegetarian section and gluten-free options as well. “(Hyde Park) is an area in which it’s easy to live healthy because it’s so walkable or bikeable, and getting good clean food is easy. But at the same time, you can pick up a sweet treat,” Maynard said. After a delicious and nutritious fuel up at NeWorlDeli, brush up your cultural health with a visit to Mondo Gallery, within strolling distance of NeWorlDeli. The gallery, which is affiliated with Alamo Drafthouse, has temporary exhibits open to the public

for free as well as gallery events featuring live music and collaborations with local restaurants. “We collaborate on the events with Austin Beer Works, Austin Eastciders — businesses like that,” said Josh Curry, Mondo Gallery and Events manager. “Currently, our exhibition features Marvel artwork, so we had a Marvel dress-up night recently. There was coffee from Tiny House and pastries from Zucchini Kill. It’s a lot of local people coming together to put on these events, and it’s a great time.” A few blocks north in a nearly hundred year old building is Blue Moon Glassworks, a stained glass workshop that works to fill life with pretty little things and peaceful moments. For 14 years, Blue Moon has offered glassworks, supplies and classes to the community. Terry Mothersole, a six-year Blue Moon employee, has been creating stained glass for 40 years, and after a career at IBM, decided to make it her main pursuit. “I decided to do this work because when people come in here, it’s a feel good feeling,” Mothersole said. “We want people to destress in here and feel welcome.” Owners Rose and Jim Berry hope to continue Blue Moon’s legacy of strong community. “Our building was originally a grocery store that was built in the late 1920s,” Jim said. “The family opened it during the Depression to fill the need in this neighborhood. This building represents a history of community and people supporting one another. We hope to carry that mentality on.” These businesses and others nearby are what give Hyde Park its unique happy-healthy character. If you find yourself lacking on health and happiness, these business and this neighborhood are your one stop shop.

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Junior quarterback Shane Buechele looks downfield as he tries to make a play with his legs. Buechele is in the starting lineup for the first time since 2017.

Buechele returns to starting lineup Shane Buechele is starting against Baylor as Ehlinger nurses injury. By Alex Briseño @AlexxBriseno

exas hasn’t run a quarterback sneak in two years. And still, the Texas offense runs the play every Thursday to work on short yardage efficiency. The short yardage call simply asks the quarterback, which has been Sam Ehlinger all season, to line up under the center, take the snap and follow his offensive line. Backup quarterback Shane Buechele, who once led the Texas offense, before losing the job to Ehlinger, stood 15 yards behind the play. He wasn’t there to spectate, though. Buechele lined up, put his hands under a make-believe center and took reps by himself. Head coach Tom Herman took notice — that’s why he didn’t blink an eye when Buechele had to replace an injured Sam

Ehlinger in the first quarter of Texas’ 23-17 win over Baylor. “I don’t think there was any doubt in anybody’s mind how prepared he was because we watch him every day,” Herman said in the postgame press conference. “And what an unbelievable teammate he has been, especially considering, you know, what’s gone on other places in the country.” Backup quarterbacks, or former starters who are later benched, have created buzz in college football all year. Most notable is the situation at Clemson. The powerhouse program received national attention when former starting quarterback Kelly Bryant announced his intention to transfer schools after getting benched by Dabo Swinney. That hasn’t been an issue inside the Longhorn program. “It’s just coming to light the kind of person he is because we see a lot of quarterbacks or any position around the nation that are in his position, and we see them transfer or move away from their team,” Texas wide receiver Collin Johnson said. “If they don’t agree with it, they just leave. We see Shane, he shows up to practice every day giving his best because that’s all he knows.” In his first appearance since the Texas Bowl, Buechele finished with 20-for-34 for 184 yards and a touchdown. Most

importantly, he helped the Texas offense put up 23 points, which proved to be just enough to secure the win. After the game, Buechele was called up to talk in front of the team in the locker room. “I want to say thank you to everybody in this room, man,” Buechele said in the locker room, in a video featured on the Longhorn Network. “Y’all having my back and trusting in me when stuff happens, I just love y’all. It was crazy, we never want that to happen. That’s a crazy, freak thing to happen but you had my back, and I appreciate every single one of y’all.” After the game, Herman said Ehlinger sustained a sprained AC in his throwing shoulder. On Tuesday, Herman confirmed the sophomore quarterback is on schedule for his recovery. Ehlinger is said to have received more range of motion in his shoulder. But for now, Shane Buechele is still taking snaps with the first team offense, and Herman seems to appreciate him more than ever. “I cannot thank you enough, and I should thank you more, but I love the hell out of you,” Herman told Buechele in the locker room. “I will do whatever I can for you for the rest of your life because of how you’ve handled everything since I’ve been here.”

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Nearly at the midpoint of the 2018 season, Texas has found itself spending a lot more time in the air than on the court. The Longhorns have added miles with trips to Nebraska, Wisconsin and West Virginia, but still have plenty more places to go — literally and figuratively. Now 15 games into the season with a less than perfect 11–4 record, No. 8 Texas will continue to find its identity as it reaches the business end of the season. Young players and veterans alike are continuing to gel together, which allows them to patch up pieces of the game where they’re lacking. “We’re just working on building from the last game and just getting better,” senior middle blocker Morgan Johnson said. “For us to be able to pull out so many of these wins, it just speaks volumes to this team.” Three of Texas’ past five road games have gone five sets, with Texas claiming victories in two of those matches. These

usually beatable teams not only pushed Texas to the limit, but let Texas find out what its limits are. The Longhorns found their ability to respond, remain calm and execute in high-pressure situations. With a larger core of freshmen players anchoring this year’s squad, these games are the most effective means for growth as a young player — even if it means a little more sweating for fans. “You don’t see that (growth) in all young teams,” Johnson said. “They’re still trying to figure themselves out, and it shows the amount of potential each and every one of us have as an individual and the potential we have as a team.” One of Texas’ main points of focus at this point of the season is playing as one. Johnson has even started to notice “that’s who (they) are.” It’s even more evident on the court, especially at this critical juncture in the season. Johnson helped swing the game in Texas’ favor with her all-around play against Oklahoma. Freshman outside hitter Logan Eggleston paced Texas on the road at Kansas and TCU. Even on the

defensive end, freshman libero Sidney Petersen has held her own. Individual contributors help put the pieces of the puzzle together, and soon enough, a different, more tested Texas team could be on the horizon. “We have certain things that we’re focusing on and trying to work on,” Johnson said. “We’re splitting out priority on them like our defense, our blocking, and our coverage.” As the Longhorns head into their last nine games of the season, Texas Tech is the next opponent standing in their way. The Red Raiders (15–6, 4–3 Big 12) sit at third in the Big 12 standings, but have dropped their previous three games. Expect Texas Tech to come into Gregory Gym hungry, riding behind junior outside hitter Emily Hill and senior middle blocker Katy Keenan. The pair lead the Red Raiders in kills and blocks and will give Texas work-in-progress defense a good test. Before their last road trip for nearly a month, the Longhorns will play host to Texas Tech this Saturday, Oct. 20, at Gregory Gym. First serve is set for 1 p.m.

By Abhishek Mukund @abhishekmukund

It’s only the first week, but let’s overreact. The NBA season kicked off Tuesday night after a dizzying array of trades and player movement this past offseason. Kawhi Leonard was shipped north of the border, Jimmy Butler trashed his teammates and of course no move was bigger than that of LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers. With a new season comes leaps and regressions from many former Texas Longhorn athletes. Here is a trio of former Texas big men making noise across the league this week:

Jarrett Allen

Jarrett Allen was a revelation in his rookie season for the Brooklyn Nets. The former Longhorn fell in the draft but quickly found himself as the team’s starting center. He posted solid numbers, averaging eight points and five rebounds to go along with one block per game, all while shooting a good percentage from the field. The Nets are hoping for an even bigger jump in Allen’s game this season. Allen has stepped up. He put up 17 points on an efficient 60 percent shooting, 10 rebounds and four blocks in a losing effort against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. In one of his highlight plays, Allen swatted away a dunk attempt by Blake Griffin. Again, it’s only one game. But it looks like the Nets may have their starting center for years to come.

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ashley ephraim | the daily texan file Senior middle blocker Morgan Johnson soars above the net during a Texas volleyball game at Gregory Gymnasium. Johnson has 144.5 points and 108 kills so far this season. She hopes to help lead the Longhorns to victory against Texas Tech.

The sixth pick in April’s draft suited up for his first regular season game as a member of the Orlando Magic on Wednesday against the Miami Heat. The Magic hope that they’ve found their next uber-talented center in Bamba after having their last two, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard, leave for the bright lights of Hollywood. Bamba had 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in just 25

minutes of play during the Magic’s 104-101 win. Bamba also showed off his range from deep in his debut, hitting 1-2 from three while shooting a fantastic 75 percent from the field overall. While he played quality minutes, Bamba may have some trouble getting playing time so long as Nikola Vucevic holds the starting center role. However, the Magic could move Vucevic prior to February’s trade deadline if they believe Bamba is the real deal. Bamba’s play throughout the first half of the season may determine whether or not Orlando goes all in on the rookie big man.

Myles Turner

Monday was a busy day for the fourth-year Pacer as Turner signed a four-year, $72 million contract on Monday after twisting his ankle hours earlier. The ankle injury kept him out of the latter half of the Indiana Pacers’ preseason games, but Turner did play in the season opener against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday evening. Turner had a subpar game, finishing with eight points, eight rebounds, and one assist, although he did manage to get four blocks. Turner isn’t typically known for his ability to defend the paint, but he usually flaunts it when given the chance. Turner’s overall impact on the offensive end may have been limited by the injury he sustained earlier in the week. The center missed 17 games last season but hopes he’s able to stay on the court going forward.