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Sanger Learning Center receives grant, expands free tutoring for students. PA G E 3
Three UT students discuss the pros and cons of the new CapMetro Remap. PA G E 4
SIMS Foundation provides mental health & addiction services to Austin musicians. PA G E 8
Texas Tech unsuccessful in attempt to dethrone Texas from atop Big 12 standings. PA G E 6
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carlos garcia| the daily texan staff Music education senior Jessica Martinez leads the Longhorn Band down the middle of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 6, 2018 during the OU vs. Texas game. Martinez is the fourth female and second woman of color drum major to lead the LHB since 1900.
Latina drum major leads LHB Senior Jessica Martinez is the second woman of color to lead UT band. By Nicole Stuessy @nicolestuessy
tanding in front of the Longhorn Band during the first home game of the season, drum major Jessica Martinez couldn’t help but sing along as she conducted. The show, ‘Viva!’, was a mix of
songs from Latin American artists Shakira, Santana and Selena — someone who Martinez, a music education senior, has grown up listening to. “I love her music, and it’s always been a part of my life,” Martinez said of Selena. “To get to perform a show of such a powerful Hispanic leader and to get to perform that show for a huge audience was amazing.” Martinez is the fourth female and second woman of color drum major to lead the Longhorn Band since it was founded in 1900. Women were not allowed to join the band until 1956 and could not serve as section leaders until the early 1970’s, which helps explain the absence of women in that role, band director Scott
Hanna said. Martinez said she was aware of the lack of women who previously held the role when trying out but has always seen herself as a leader since she joined band in middle school. “It just kind of felt like a natural thing to me to want to be up there leading the group, and getting to lead something as big and as famous as Longhorn Band,” Martinez said. “Although it was scary, it still feels sort of natural.” Hanna said the drum major tryout process is competitive. The process started with 12 candidates and was narrowed down to five finalists. Three of the five finalists were women, Hanna said. “Jessica distinguished herself in a large field of candidates
during the audition,” Hanna said in an email. “Her combination of skills and personal attributes made her an outstanding choice.” When Martinez learned she was chosen as drum major, Hanna said she thought he was playing a joke on her. “For like five minutes I was just like, ‘Nah, you’re lying,’” Martinez said. “I was in shock, and he let me sit in silence for a few minutes so I could process it.” Although she was initially scared to tell people she was trying out for drum major, Martinez said her family and friends have been extremely supportive of her. Her parents have been in the crowd at every game so far.
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Teaching award lacks female representation By Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13
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anthony mireles | the daily texan file Early voting for the 2018 midterm election starts today. Students will be able to vote on campus at the Flawn Academic Center or the Perry-Casteñada Library.
“How do I vote early?” we looked into it as part of Curious Campus, our series where we answer reader-submitted questions every week. You can vote early at the Peter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC) and the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL), which
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Hey, Curious Campus: How do I vote early?
For months, candidates have been campaigning in Texas for dozens of statewide and local positions. The first ballots for all of these positions, from the U.S. Senate seat to railroad commissioner, will be cast on Oct. 22 — the beginning of the early voting period. So, when one of readers asked us,
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students leaders worked to open on Sept. 18 because of long wait times at the FAC. But if you would rather vote somewhere off campus, Travis
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Of the past 49 recipients of the Jean Holloway Award for Excellence in Teaching, only eight have been female. Created in 1970, the award is presented annually to a teacher in the College of Liberal Arts the or College of Natural Sciences. It is facilitated by Texas Exes, but the nomination process is student-led. “The deans of the colleges send us a list of three students from each school to serve on the selection committee,” said Dorothy Guerrero, Texas Exes vice president of communications. “They choose the award recipient from the nominations, which is open to all students.” Although the student
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committee changes annually, the discrepancy of female recipients remains constant. Only two female professors have received the award since English professor Mia Carter did in 1994. “I didn’t realize there was this much disproportion,” Carter said. Carter said in addition to gender bias, class size has played a role in who is nominated for the award. “I know a lot of people on this list, and most of them teach large classes,” Carter said. “Since the award is student-nominated, it’s difficult for professors with smaller classes to be considered.” Molecular biosciences professor Arturo De Lozanne received the award in 2006. He said the lack
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