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Recently approved bond proposition could prevent future water supply issues. PA G E 2

The University must consult students when replacing Confederate statues. PA G E 4

Men’s and women’s basketball teams pick up wins, but each in different fashion. PA G E 6

UT fashion show features diverse models, reflects changing beauty standards. PA G E 8

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University brings back James Hogg statue, places near Tower By Sara Schleede @saraschleede

Although the last of South Mall’s Confederate statues were removed in August 2017, the statue of former Texas governor James Hogg will return to campus, President Gregory Fenves announced Monday. “He has an important history in Texas … but like many leaders of that era, has a mixed record on segregation,” Fenves said. “That is part of the history of this state and this country that we have to understand better.” The Hogg statue will be reinstalled on the east side of the Main Building facing the Will C. Hogg Building, named after his son, by the end of the year, Fenves said. The statue of Hogg was not removed because of ideological objections, but because of its part in the greater exhibit on South Mall, UT spokesperson J.B. Bird told The New York Times in 2017. The University has planned to relocate it on campus since. James Hogg’s four children created the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and were prominent donors to the University. “It will have a nexus with his role at the University of Texas and his family’s bequests that have been very beneficial to the University of Texas,” Fenves said. The University removed a statue of former Confederate president Jefferson

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UHS charges hinder course registration Delayed charges on What I Owe cause last-minute bars.

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fter registration for spring courses opened two weeks ago, students complained that last-minute charges to their What I Owe accounts might prevent them from registering on time. Government sophomore Elizabeth Contreras said she was frustrated when she received several charges to her account from University Health Services only days before registering for next semester.

“I went to see what days of the services they were charging me for, and one of them was for an appointment I had at the beginning of September,” Contreras said. “They had waited until November to charge me for the appointment.” Robert Reed, assistant director of University Health Services, said students are charged a fee for using UHS services and additional charges for the services are sent to their insurance. “For the visit, they’ll get charged $10, and then if there are any additional after the insurance plan has been filed, they may get charged a little bit later based on when we receive the insurance communication,” Reed said. Contreras said she was charged for three UHS visits at once even though the appointments spanned from early September to mid-October. “It was about $60 that they wanted from me, and I didn’t get notifications about the billing until right before registration,” Contreras said. “I don’t want to have to be worried about contacting my mom and getting her to pay right before regis-

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tration. UHS needs to notify students immediately for the charges of visits so people have more time to make payments.” International relations sophomore Quinn Blazek made several visits to UHS last year but said he was glad it was after registration because it gave him more time to pay without getting a registration bar. “Luckily, in that scenario, it was after the registration deadline, so I was able to register for the next semester,” Blazek said. Insurance companies have 45 days to decide how much money they reimburse UHS for and how much money the patient still owes, so students may get charges weeks after their appointments on top of charges for more recent appointments, Reed said. “A student who had a visit in late September may just get some charges to their What I Owe in November because their insurance just sent us the return on that,” Reed said. Reed said he is unaware of any regulations the University has about posting charges on students’ What I Owe page close to registration. Olga Finneran, communications manager for Financial and Administrative Services, said several

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After midterms, Texans might have to remove campaign signs within 10 days

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By Chad Lyle Architectural engineering sophomore Cypress Lefebre has a political sign up on her lawn in North Campus, a holdover from the midterm election just last week. A drive through Austin’s residential streets will reveal dozens of other campaign signs still mounted in private yards. If these signs are not gone by Friday, Texans may have to reckon with their local homeowners’ association, which has authority from the state to ask residents to remove campaign signage 10 days after an election. The Texas Ethics Commission has this rule in place to promote fair elections and prevent conflict between residents, said Chris Bishop, a Texas Department of Transportation public information officer. “I would have an issue with taking away my yard signs or even them asking me to remove it,” Lefebre said. “I don’t think it should be enforced. If you want to continue to express your support for a person, you should be able to.”

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eddie gaspar | the daily texan file Following the election, many Austin residents still have campaign signs posted in their yards, but homeowners’ associations will have the authority to ask residents to remove these signs after Nov. 16 under state regulation.

Bishop said TxDOT has the authority to remove campaign signage on state-owned property, such as along roads or on telephone poles. Signs on private property are under different jurisdiction, he said. “I can’t tell you who’s going to

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be enforcing that,” Bishop said. “It would really just depend on how aggravated someone gets at campaign signs remaining in place. A homeowners’ association could include that in their bylaws, but it’s up to them to enforce it.”

Official political advertising from the candidates themselves is regulated by the Texas Ethics Commission, Bishop said. “Realistically, people need

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While Democrats on the national stage celebrated winning the U.S. House last Tuesday, Texas Democrats were unable to bring the “blue wave” to the Lone Star State. In spite of this, Democratic candidates were able to get within striking distance of Republicans who were once considered unbeatable. Even though no Democrat has been elected to statewide office in Texas in 24 years, Andrew Herrera, president of University Democrats, said he thinks that is about to change. Herrera pointed to the progress made by the campaigns of Beto O’Rourke and Julie Oliver, who ran for U.S. Senate and House seats respectively, as inspiration. Herrera said if Oliver could make up 12 points compared to the last Democrat who ran in her district, Democrats can expect bigger gains in the future.

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“Imagine what we could do over several (elections),” government junior Herrera said. “The Democratic Party really took itself seriously this election. We’ve never really competed at all in Texas midterm elections just because we’ve always told ourselves the national climate isn’t there and we don’t have a good Democratic brand.” In Travis County, voters between the ages of 18 and 35 are now the largest voting bloc, according to county data. Michael Orona, the political director for Julie Oliver’s campaign, said he thinks college students will be pivotal for future Democratic wins. “Campaigns in the future should get on campus as early as possible,” Orona said. “I think we should have gotten on campus maybe a year before, and I think students just want to be talked to. The current congressman (Roger Williams) and Senator Cruz, they don’t do that.”

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UT esports team advances to DreamHack finals By Nicole Stuessy @nicolestuessy

After playing League of Legends for eight years, actuarial science senior David Willis’ dream of playing it on a live stage at a collegiate level tournament will come true in Atlanta on Nov. 17. Longhorn Gaming’s League of Legends team qualified to compete in the American Video Game League’s Collegiate Series Grand Finals at DreamHack Atlanta. Following a win against defending champions Columbia esports, the team from Columbia College in Missouri, Longhorn Gaming will face the University of Ottawa, Willis said. UT defeated four teams throughout the tournament, making it to the top two out of 96 teams, Willis said. Each game is best three out of five matches, with each match lasting 25-35 minutes. Willis said the team’s victory over Columbia esports is like the UT football team defeating Alabama. “When you start winning, you really don’t expect it, and it doesn’t really sink in until the game’s over,” Willis said. “We were really excited about the fact that we get to go to a live event, and we qualified there on our own skill.” While many of the other college teams have esports scholarships and support from their universities, Willis said Longhorn Gaming members play their matches in apartments, dorm rooms and the house of a former member. “We are still trying to get UT to recognize us an official team or varsity sport,” Willis said. “We try really hard to prove ourselves because we want UT to

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the match. “It’s been really interesting seeing how the team changes throughout the years and seeing bigger and better teams come and play us,” Asian studies senior Espinoza said. “I was excited when they advanced to Atlanta not only so that I could cheer them on, but so I could share their story.”

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harrison chung | the daily texan staff Longhorn Gaming member David Willis practices League of Legends before the AVGL Collegiate Series Grand Finals at DreamHack Atlanta on Nov. 17.

Nearly a week after the City of Austin lifted a water boil notice resulting from catastrophic flooding, residents voted to expand water conservation and infrastructure projects. Voters in the Nov. 6 election approved Proposition D by a nearly 68-point margin, allocating $184 million to improve flood mitigation, preserve undeveloped lands around the watersheds and protect Austin’s water quality. Michael Kelly, managing engineer at the Austin Watershed Protection Department, said while the projects will help keep the water clean, the bond package is not a fix-all solution. “These projects intend to help prevent another water boil notice in the future, but it would be disingenuous to say this bond will prevent that from ever happening

again,” Kelly said. “The more land we have in a well-maintained character, the less likely sediment will clog our drinking supplies.” Drainage and stormwater projects will use $112 million to repair and replace pipes, strengthen streambanks against erosion, create flood detention ponds and update dams. The other $72 million will be used to purchase and protect undeveloped lands outside of Austin that feed into bodies of water such as Barton Creek. Kelly said this bond package is a continuation of previous expenditures to update infrastructureandpreventpollutioncausing development. The Save Our Springs Alliance, a local water conservation group, has worked with the city to shape similar bond packages since the first one was passed in 1998. Executive director Bill Bunch said although the alliance is content with the newest burst of funding, many more

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to understand that the election is over,” Bishop said. “If you want to keep your campaign signs, put them up in your living room.” Ted Siff is the president of the Old Austin Neighborhood Association, which covers many of downtown’s residential streets but not West Campus. Siff said neighborhood associations are different from homeowners’ associations, and do not have the legal right to ask people to remove signs even if they cause a dispute among residents. Homeowners’ associations are typically more prevalent in suburban housing developments and are state regulated. If nobody complains about signage, Siff said he does not understand homeowners’ associations pushing for their removal and considers it a violation of free speech. “I would encourage everyone to just calm down a little bit,” Siff said. “If I were a homeowners’ association, I would not enforce a law that said I could go on a

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offices across campus use the What I Owe page to bill students, and they are not all regulated by the same entity. “The (Financial and Administrative Services) portfolio does not oversee all of the business offices who submit items to the What I Owe page, as it is utilized by several colleges, schools and units … across the entire campus,” Finneran said

neighbor’s private property to take down their political sign. I think that law borders on unconstitutional.” Saamia Imtiaz interned for the Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke and said his campaign signs, many of which still remain in Austin yards, were a major political tool. “Campaign signs are the biggest way you can get name recognition for a candidate,” said Imtiaz, international relations and Plan II sophomore. “When people see signs, they ask questions about it. It’s a really important part of the process.” Imtiaz said she and others who worked on O’Rourke’s campaign are encouraging people who want to keep their Beto signs up to hide the words “for Senate” on them, which makes them a non-campaign sign. However, this is not an official policy from O’Rourke’s campaign, Imtiaz said. “It’s them showing support for an idea, for the person behind the campaign,” Imtiaz said. “I don’t think it’s fair to make people take them down.” in an email. In any case, students can contact University Health Services to work out registration bars, Reed said. “If students were unable to pay or to get that bar lifted, they always have the option to contact the Cashier/Insurance Office at UHS and explain the situation to us,” Reed said. “If they … have a bar and they’re not going to get that money to pay that bar until after registration, our Cashier/Insurance Office will be happy to work with that student.”

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff UT President Gregory Fenves announces to members of the faculty council plans to reinstall the statue of former Texas governor James Hogg by the end of the year. The statue was removed in 2015 following the Charleston church shooting by white supremacist Dylann Roof.

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Davis, along with a statue of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, from the Main Mall after white supremacist Dylann Roof opened fire on a predominantly black church in Charleston, SC, in 2015. Like Hogg, Wilson was removed for aesthetic reasons to preserve the symmetry of the display on the Main Mall. The three remaining Confederate statues along the South Mall were relocated to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History two years later. The statue of Hogg was removed simultaneously. The removal came after a deadly

demonstration at the University of Virginia, where a group of white supremacists protested the removal of a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. “I think about all the students of color and black students who have to pass by these statues every day, and I’m proud that they are down now,” former student body president Alejandrina Guzman told The Daily Texan in 2017. A committee of students and faculty is brainstorming how to contextualize the statues and plinths remaining on South Mall, student body vice president Mehraz Rahman said. “We really wanted to make sure the students would know why this is happening,” said Rahman, a Plan II and marketing senior.

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Moody celebrates its name’s 5-year anniversary By Hannah Ortega @_hannahortega_

This month marked the five-year anniversary of the Moody Foundation’s $50 million donation to the Moody College of Communication. Last Wednesday, the college’s dean, Moody Foundation trustee Ross Moody, communication students and more gathered in the Belo Center for New Media for an anniversary celebration featuring free t-shirts, Tiff’s Treats and the Longhorn Band. The gift gave the school its name and provided new resources, support systems and opportunities, Moody College dean Jay Bernhardt said. “The Moody Foundation gift to UT was transformational for the Moody College of Communication,” Bernhardt said in an email. “The endowments created by the gift allowed us to recruit and support the very best faculty, staff and students, to establish our first ever four-year honors program, to start and grow several new innovative and cross-cutting centers and institutes, and … to dramatically increase our support for undergraduates through scholarships and graduate students through fellowships.” The donation was announced Oct. 21, 2013, and the college was officially named on Nov. 7, 2013. The Moody Foundation, formed by Galveston’s prominent Moody family, gifted the communication college with the money after previously providing $2 million for UT3D, a 3D film production program. “Through (the $2 million) gift, the Moody Foundation learned that the college of communication was already one of

anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Moody College of Communication students celebrate the 5th anniversery of the school’s renaming by enjoying cookies and receiving free T-shirts last Wednesday at the Belo Center.

the best in the country and that their gift could help it rise to an even higher level of excellence,” Bernhardt said. The Moody Foundation has also been tied to several newspapers and wellknown reporters such as CBS evening anchor Walter Cronkite, which explains their decision to support a communication school, Bernhardt said. “The Moody Foundation is proud to

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Jacob Springer, a field organizer for Democrat Joseph Kopser’s campaign and founder of the group Students for Kopser at UT, said students are more motivated now than ever to get involved in political campaigns. “Students as a whole are becoming more involved in the Trump era,” said Springer, a government and political communications sophomore. “The nation as a whole wasn’t focused on politics when Barack Obama and George Bush were in office because their presidencies were a lot quieter. Now, politics is all-encompassing in every single person’s life, so I think students sought out campaigns as much as campaigns sought out the students.” However, Springer said Democrats need to

support Moody College in their excellent work training the next generation of communication leaders and innovators,” Ross Moody said in an email. “The foundation trustees have been very impressed with how far the college has come in the last few years, and we look forward to continuing our strong relationship into the future.” Bernhardt said the Moody name has raised the college’s profile at UT, across

continue to produce quality candidates if they want to continue to increase student voter turnout and turn Texas blue. “Texas is not blue yet,” Springer said. “I wouldn’t even say that it’s completely purple, but it’s going that way. In this cycle, we showed up at national presidential levels, and that’s what made us closer. The next step is to continue to produce these extremely prominent and well-liked candidates on the Democratic sides.” Herrera said Democrats can win more elections going forward by continuing to focus on issues and not divisive figures such as President Trump. “There’s no difference between 2018 and any other year,” Herrera said. “The issues that we’ve seen brought to the forefront are issues that we’ve been struggling with for decades. Just because we don’t have some political punching bag on the other side of the aisle doesn’t mean that we can’t focus on these issues and rally people around them.”

Texas and the country. For advertising senior Gabriella Martinez, the moniker is a symbol of interconnectivity. “Moody to me means being connected to resources that you otherwise wouldn’t have at any other college,” Martinez said. “I guess as a senior, it’s meaning more and more being able to get a job through those resources and the network.”

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Old statues must be replaced to represent a diversifying campus By Briana Torres Columnist

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We pass by the empty blocks on the Main Mall on our way to class. Prospective students pass by them on tours. Some know what used to be on top of them and some don’t. For those who don’t: These spaces once supported Confederate statues on our campus. They were taken down in August 2017, leaving only the blocks behind. More than a year later, these blocks still stand empty on Main Mall. It’s time for the UT administration to decide what they are going to do with the blocks — leave them as symbols of resistance against hate, take the blocks away or replace the statues altogether. I believe the UT administration should lean toward replacing these statues. But before it does, UT must seek out student input. This input will let the University know what students want to see memorialized on their campus. Input can be pulled from an online forum, survey or community forum — the same system administration used when collecting input to decide whether the Confederate statues should be taken down or not. Leonard Moore, professor and vice president for diversity and community engagement, said he believes student input is extremely critical to the campus and UT community. Moore is also the chair of the Campus Contextualization Committee. This committee was formed six months ago by UT President Gregory Fenves in an effort to start a dialogue about the statues on campus. “I think once that report is finalized and once it’s given to the president, then student and community input (should be sought out) about what to do with Main Mall,” Moore said.

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Sleep in bed, don’t study in it By Emily Caldwell Columnist

You finally get out of class for the day, and you’re exhausted. All you want to do is sleep, but you’ve got reading and assignments due the next day, maybe even an exam to study for. Studying in your cozy bed may seem like the best solution at this point — why sacrifice comfort and convenience at the end of a long day just to study? Students should be wary of trying to kill two birds with one stone here. By studying in bed, students run the risk of wrecking both their studying and sleeping habits. Instead of trying to study in a place your body is accustomed to sleeping, you should make the effort to study in an environment where you know you will focus and stay awake. Nursing professor Patricia Carter teaches a class on the subject — A UGS class for freshmen titled “Sleep: Are We Getting Enough.” Carter said the science behind the counterproductive and contradictory habit is actually quite simple. “Mixing sleep and study in the same location sends mixed signals to the brain,” Carter wrote in an email. “It does not know which it is supposed to be focusing on. This leads to less effective studying (and) learning, and it makes it harder to fall asleep

when you want to.” Compartmentalization is key here. If you want to study, study somewhere you know you won’t fall asleep. Obviously, your bed shouldn’t be on that list. Carter has been conducting surveys with her classes over the years, and said that out of approximately 500 surveyed students, 75 to 90 percent admit

Out of approximately 500 surveyed students, 75 to 90 percent admit that they study in bed.” they study in bed. When asked why, the students’ overall responses are obvious: It’s easier to stay in bed than to move somewhere else to study. Very quickly, Carter said, her students learn how ineffective this is. “When the students learn how doing non-sleep related activities in bed contributes to their difficulties in falling asleep, they often choose to move their study activities to a ‘learning-friendly’ location, like a library or study

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hall,” Carter said. “They find that their study efficiency increases and they actually learn better.” Antonio Hernandez, human development and family sciences senior, admits that before he realized how pointless trying to study in bed was, he would study in bed two to three times a week. He said this was convenient for him. The habit soon caught up with him, though, and Hernandez said it even began to impact his performance in school. “I would be working on an assignment, and I would be unable to focus because I was too comfortable to study and going to sleep was as easy as just closing my eyes,” Hernandez said via email. “Sometimes, I ended up falling asleep while working on assignments and missed some deadlines, which ultimately affected my grades.” On a bad day it’s excusable, but habitual studying in bed can only hurt students’ performances in school and damage sleep schedules in the long run. Sleep and studying are essential for every college student, but they shouldn’t be combined out of convenience or, even worse, laziness. Figuring out your ideal study environment is crucial to succeeding academically, so don’t make it your bed. Caldwell is a Latin American studies and journalism sophomore from College Station.

Replacing the Confederate statues with diverse figures would be the ultimate statement UT can make in support of diversity.”

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Martha Czernuszenko, a business honors and management information systems junior, agrees the University should seek out student opinion on this issue. “I would love to see more statues that reflect stories that are not currently represented on UT’s campus,” Czernuszenko said. “I think that this is a step forward for UT to start giving representation to those who have lacked it in the past.” The population of UT is slowly, but surely, getting more diverse. Input from students such as Czernuszenko would include suggestions of representation through statues of diverse figures and events with regards to gender, sexual orientation, cultural heritage and background. In 2002, the Texas Orange Jackets spearheaded the Barbara Jordan Statue Project, which resulted in the finished statue being unveiled in 2009. Though this was a long timeline, women — especially black women — finally had a poignant and beautiful figure on campus they could identity with. As a student of Latinx heritage, the statue of Cesar Chavez is a reminder that I have a place on this campus. There is never a time where I walk past his statue and don’t acknowledge it. When the University took down the Confederate Statues on Main Mall in the middle of the night, it was an explicit statement against hate. However, replacing the Confederate statues with diverse figures would be the ultimate statement UT can make in support of diversity. It’s a better, more fulfilling statement than simply leaving the blocks empty. “To be able to walk past statues and see people you identify with is very powerful,” Moore said. “It’s also powerful for white students as well — to walk past statues of African Americans or Latino Americans on campus.” Instead of keeping the blocks empty any longer, UT administration must replace these spaces with statues that reflect the diverse student population at UT. Torres is a Plan II, English & creative writing junior from San Antonio.

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started to gain pace and rhythm thanks to greater effort on the defensive end. In particular, a switch to the zone defense helped the Longhorns generate turnovers and stops, which created better shooting opportunities during the Longhorns’ 16-0 stretch. Guards freshman Courtney Ramey, senior Kerwin Roach II and Mitrou-Long all registered easy points on fast breaks down the floor. Although the Longhorns’ run late in the game was one of the few offensive bright spots of the night, head coach Shaka Smart was encouraged by the shot selection he saw and the direction his team seems to be heading in. “I thought we took a lot more good shots tonight than we did against Arkansas,” Smart said. “We’re obviously a work in progress in a lot of ways, and our guys are still trying to figure out how to play together. I’m excited by where we’re going.” Texas went through a similarly unproductive stretch against the Razorbacks on Friday night, failing to score a field goal for nearly 10 minutes. Their season opener against Eastern Illinois featured bits of woeful play in the first half as well.

But similar to their head coach, the Longhorns aren’t confused or worried by those individual stretches of play where they’re finding difficulties to score. They believe it’s a matter of finding cohesion in the early part of their schedule. “I think it’s early in the season for us and for every single basketball team in college right now,” forward senior Dylan Osetkowski said. “(When) trying to find that game rhythm … practices are a whole lot different than games.” Finding that chemistry will be pivotal in the coming days. Texas has one final matchup against The Citadel before a monumental challenge in the form of No. 7 North Carolina. If they’re able to find that identity, however, it could make all that difference. Equipped with an immense amount of talent, athleticism and length on their roster, the Longhorns could have the makings for something special if they’re able to find an effective offensive mixture. “(The Longhorns are) hard to figure out,” said Keith Richard, Louisiana Monroe head coach. “Obviously, great size. Obviously, talent. What are they? I think that’ll be their question as they move along. Once they find whatever it is that they should be, this team could be really good.”

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‘Now is not the time to take a deep breath:’ Herman emphasizes strong finish

angela wang | the daily texan file Head coach Tom Herman looks at his playbook in the Longhorns’ 41-42 loss to West Virginia on Nov. 3 in Austin. After a crucial road win at Texas Tech, Herman will look to give his senior players a win in their last home game in burnt orange.

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Coming off back-to-back losses against Oklahoma State and West Virginia, head coach Tom Herman admitted Texas was psychologically on “shaky ground.” But after a critical win against Texas Tech on Saturday, the No. 13 Longhorns officially clinched a winning record for the season and kept their Big 12 title hopes alive. Yet even with the crucial win, Herman knows Texas still has a long path ahead of them. “Now is not the time to take a deep breath,” Herman said. “We have 12 days left in the regular season, then hopefully a couple postseason games after that.” Sitting at 5–2 in conference play, Texas is still one game back from West Virginia and Oklahoma. While a couple upsets would help its chances, Texas can still sneak into the Big 12 Championship Game

if it wins out and No. 7 West Virginia beats No. 6 Oklahoma on Nov. 23. The Longhorns’ victory on the road also marked the team’s fifth straight win in Lubbock.

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Saturday’s game against Iowa State will be the final home game for 26 Texas players. Of those who will be honored, Herman believes defensive lineman Breckyn Hager and offensive lineman Elijah Rodriguez will be the most emotional. “I think with Elijah, if there are any tears shed, it will be tears of gratitude for this university and this program, and our coaching,” Herman said. “He’s a humble guy, faith-driven individual that has no problem showing his emotion and gratitude toward us and our program.” As for Hager, Herman said, “If you want to look up the definition of passion for your university, passion for your team,

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night on Twitter of cheating on his wife. Smith was fired from Ohio State in July for domestic abuse allegations that later resulted in Ohio State’s head coach Urban Meyer suspension of the first three games of the 2018 season. After Smith was fired, Ohio State publicly confirmed that both Smith and Herman were at a strip club in 2014 for a recruiting trip. Herman addressed this report, saying “my wife knew exactly where I was, had no issue with it. I’m happy to cooperate and be honest, truthful and transparent with the NCAA.” Smith’s ex-wife Courtney took to Facebook this morning to deny the accusations, calling Smith “completely untrustworthy and unstable.” In one particular tweet, Smith posted a text message screenshot between him and Herman where Smith, in a foul-mouthed message, threatened to “expose” Herman. Herman responded with “Ok. Cool! Hook Em!” Herman will speak with the media again Thursday.

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angela wang | the daily texan file Guard Kerwin Roach drives to the basket against Louisiana Monroe forward Travis Munnings in the Longhorns’ 65-55 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Monday at the Frank Erwin Center. Roach had 13 points and six assists in 38 minutes of action to help Texas past the Warhawks.

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The Texas faithful inside the Frank Erwin Center sat mostly in silence, stunned at what they were seeing. In what was supposed to

amount to a tuneup game Monday night, the Longhorns instead found themselves in a tight contest against Louisiana Monroe. A dysfunctional Texas offense was the root of the problem, one that went nearly six minutes in the first half without

collecting a field goal from the floor. It was one that also hovered at a measly 24 percent field goal percentage near the end of the same period. It allowed the Warhawks to stay close for 27 minutes, even allowing them to pull ahead early in the second half.

But just when things got too close, Texas flexed its talent, breaking out on a 16-0 run with 12:09 left in the game that turned a tie into an insurmountable lead. The Longhorns never lost control after that, pulling away with a 65-55 victory. “I think we shared the ball

(during that run),” guard Elijah Mitrou-Long said. “We understood if you have the open shot, shoot it. We just let our hair loose.” After lacking energy and ball movement for the majority of the night, the Texas offense

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On the same day she was announced to the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy, Lashann Higgs showed up in Denton ready to prove she was indeed something to watch this season. The senior guard scored 20 of Texas’ 64 points in Monday’s win over North Texas. Her performance granted her the 44th spot in the 1,000 point club for Texas basketball, reaching the milestone on a mid-range jump shot with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter. She struggled early from the field, missing her first four shots. It didn’t look like the night was going her way, but Higgs was able to turn her fortune around and connect on nine of her next 14 shots. For Higgs, all her points were needed as Texas found themselves in a defensive battle. “She’s a great defensive-minded coach,” said head coach Karen Aston when asked about former Texas assistant Jalie Mitchell going into Monday’s matchup. “She’ll have them jacked up and ready to go.” North Texas was ready to go and made Texas work for every point. Despite having three players in double figures, Texas struggled from the field. They were unable to find the range all night as they didn’t make a shot from beyond the three-point line and shot 40 percent from the field overall. The Longhorns overcame the poor shooting night by out-rebounding North Texas by 30. Jada Underwood and Jatarie White were both major contributors on the defensive side of the ball. Both Underwood and White started and brought down double-digit rebounds. Along with the rebounds, they both had over 10 points, making them the only two players to have a double-double on the night. While the Longhorns had a tough time shooting the ball, their defense— which has been a point of emphasis so far for

katie bauer| the daily texan file Guard Lashann Higgs goes up for a layup in a game against Duqesne on Nov. 9 at the Frank Erwin Center. Higgs led the team with 20 points and 8 rebounds in Monday’s win over North Texas.

Aston — was able to pick them up and carry them throughout the game. While Texas shot 40 percent, it held North Texas to 31 percent from the field. “We were a little disjointed,” head coach Karen Aston said after the game. “I think that this was a good learning experience because things didn’t quite go our way.” Aston was referring to the early part of the game where not only starting point guard Sug Sutton, but also backup point guard Destiny Littleton were charged with two fouls in the first quarter. With both point guards in foul trouble, the team defense was forced to step up and take on the responsibility of keeping the game in their control. The defense in the first quarter proved to be enough to hold

for the rest of the game. The Longhorns held the Mean Green to 11 points in the first, ending the period with a 12-point lead. However, from that point on, every quarter was decided by two points or less, and the Longhorns were even outscored by three for the remainder of the game. The Longhorns were able to walk away from Denton with a win, but they still have concerns on the offensive side of the ball. Graduate transfer Danni Williams is shooting 2-for-19 in the early part of the year. Many of their issues are things that come with time, but anyone around Texas would tell you she’d rather see it get fixed sooner rather than later. Texas will try to get its offense going Thursday when they face McNeese State at the Frank Erwin Center.

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‘Voces’ oral history project gives Latinx veterans platform ally feels this sentiment in his lecture halls. “There is a big lack of representation in R-T-F,” Baruri said. “Just sitting in lecture when you are looking at the people around you, it’s almost like, ‘Does anyone here at UT really care about what I say, or care about stories I want to tell?’” Baruri said. Directors and producers aren’t the only key players in diversifying the film industry. Funding is a large factor in what voices are heard in a film. Tactics to overcome these financial challenges were discussed throughout. Jesús Salvador Treviño, a documentarian who spearheaded Latinx representation in media, including the Chicano Movement, said when creatives are hired to direct a film or a show, the directors must play by the rules. “But then I ask myself, ‘What about my Latino voice?” Treviño said. “How do I express that? That’s a tougher question because it’s very rare you can use established media forms they’re funding (with) your voice — the

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Tackling the obstacles of underrepresentation and funding in the field, 12 prominent Latinx filmmakers agreed external aid is needed to give a voice to the Latinx experience in the American film industry. An event hosted Nov. 11 in the Belo Center for New Media by Voces Oral History Project included hour-long interviews of the documentarians followed by a public forum on how they express their Latinx voices. In 1999, Voces founder Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez questioned the exclusion of the Latinx voices in Ken Burns’ PBS documentary about World War II. “When (PBS) came back and said we weren’t a part of the universal story, it made us stop and think about how Latinos are woven into the national and historical narrative,” Rodriguez said. “Our role is to document more fully the Latino experience so we create the primary source material that can be used for books, journals, research and documentaries.” The collection of these interviews, such as the ones from the day before, provide resources and what the panel said was necessary backing from outside the industry. “If we want to get a diverse array of stories, we need both pressure from the outside as well as the work,” documentary director Bernardo Ruiz said. “What we really need is external support that Maggie (builds) by having this convening.” Sai Baruri, radio-television-film freshman, said he related to the stories of underrepresentation shared by the panel because he person-

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everybody is equal and let’s give everyone an opportunity,’” Bego said. Maya Fawaz, an international relations and global studies freshman, said she is trying to get her foot in the door of fashion by starting a fashion publication with her friends. The publication, called Ember, seeks to bring together a diverse group of creative students who can capture a more accurate representation of people. “We’re trying to bring a much more real approach to UT and the student body,” Fawaz said. “We have a lot of ethnic diversity in our body and we have, in general, a lot of diversity in our models.” Fawaz said Ember is currently doing photo shoots for their Instagram, and is working to get their website up and running. Ariana Diaz, a photographer for Spark Magazine, said she thinks because Spark is focused on appearing professional and successfulg, they are scared to stray from the traditional “model look.” She said they should not be scared to oppose conventional beauty standards because they have the power to tell a bigger story if they are more diverse. Diaz, an international relations freshman, said she believes any publication benefits from having a diverse team because they can expand the story they are trying to tell, and when they see diversity as a barrier, they are just limiting themselves. “We’re wanting to be a school of world changers, but you need diverse sets of people to change the world,” Diaz said. “(We need ) different backgrounds, different socioeconomic classes so we can create change for everyone.”

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UT has established a desire to change the world. Recent efforts by the creative community on campus are striving to do just that. Ockhee Bego is a textiles and apparel assistant professor of instruction who directs UT’s annual fashion show. She said UT students not only have the opportunity but also the responsibility to change beauty standards. In the past, her students requested their models to be tall and thin, but in recent years they have asked for models of all sizes because they understand the reality of beauty. “We want every size, every color, and we are just looking at the human,” Bego said. “That is our greatest achievement.” Bego said she tries to educate her students about different parts of the world and various communities to help them have an open mind and respect for each other. Five years ago, she said she watched a student break gender norms. “One of my students produced clothing that is (for) either gender,” Bego said. “A lot of students now in the classroom don’t think about gender, whether it is a women’s garment or a men’s garment. They actually make garments that either men or women can wear.” Bego said she always reminds her students that, as designers, they have the power to create change, and they should take advantage of that. “Whoever is creating new ideals has power to say, ‘Let’s not talk about that, let’s talk about (how)

Latino voice.” Treviño said he was fortunate to have self-funded independent films to represent his Latino voice. Wendy Llinás, associate director of Programming and Development for the PBS, continued on this point as she has a role in allocating documentary funding. “It is incredibly frustrating to see we are still having the same conversation we were having 10, 20 years ago,” Llinás said. “We wouldn’t need a specific slot for it in Latino Heritage Month. We would see it integrated throughout all of the programing we offer.” Filling in those gaps surrounding Latinx Heritage Month is one of the goals of Voces mentioned by Rodriguez. These interviews mentioned are archived in the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection for public use as a way to fill in the gaps the Voces Oral History Project sees in the documentation of Latinx Americans.

juan figueroa | the daily texan staff PBS associate director Wendy Llinás, right, is interviewed for the Voces Oral History Project Saturday morning. Voces hoped to tackle the underrepresentation in the film industry by interviewing 12 prominent Latinx filmmakers and following with an open forum.

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West Campus today is not the West Campus it has always been. Fifteen years ago, ambitious high-rises were almost nonexistent. Features such as bike lanes and street lighting were yet to be improved, or even added. Architecture professor Jake Wegemann stayed in West Campus in 1996, and when he returned nearly 20 years later, he said he was surprised by what he found. “When I came back to Austin in 2014, I was just mind boggled at the change,” Wegemann said. “There are just more people and more businesses and more activity, which I think is fantastic. I love the energy.” After almost 10 years of efforts by UT, Capital Metro and University Area Partners, a West Campus neighborhood association, plans were made in 2004 for University Neighborhood Overlay. UNO was the program that would kickstart more than a decade of development in one of Austin’s most

anthony mireles | the daily texan file As West Campus continues to grow, more construction projects will take place, causing a changing landscape and incoveniecies for students living there.

populated neighborhoods. Mike McHone, a real estate broker and founding member of University Area Partners, said UNO is an incentive-based redevelopment plan. Developers opt in to play by UNO’s rules, which include providing a

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Cesar Gonzalez, an LTC holder who spent By Ross Burkhart over a decade as a Marine, said he’s satisfied @ross_burkhart with the level of training Texas requires for licensure but isn’t opposed to additional legislation regulating gun ownership. pedro luna | the daily texan staff here’s oneadvertising question Texas “I know that whatever regulation they Senior majorplayMax Harberg and senior finance major Lance of the Inter Fraternity Council give away water Thismost camefrequently after the city’s water boil announcement Monday morning, which left many students without pass, I’m going to pass that (requirement),” ers Monday. and coaches potablethis water. said Gonzalez, a Mexican American studies answered week: How would senior. “I’m going to get through whatever this team respond after a win over USC background check they when a bigger, tougher opponent in TCU need, (and) I’m going was lurking ahead? Number of handgun license to still be able to carry To the delight of an exuberant Texapplications issued in TX my weapon.” as crowd, the Longhorns answered that In the two years since question by giving one of their most O P E N C A R R Y, campus carry’s impleBy Katie By Megan Menchaca complete, all-around performances in Balevic CAMPUS @KatelynBalevic @meganmenchaca13 mentation, organizations CARRY ARE recent memory. IMPLEMENTED such as Cocks Not Glocks Sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger IN TEXAS have all but disappeared took a knee on the final play as the rest from campus. Gun Free The walked City of onto Austin A citywide boil water notice has been issued for the first of the Longhorns theissued field a boil water notice MonUT signs remain in office following recent flooding, telling residents to time in the history of the Austin water utility. Here are some to celebrateday the 31-16 win over the No. 17 windows on the South boilonwater before answers to questions frequently asked by students. Horned Frogs Saturday. Theusing victoryit for drinking, cooking or Mall — but maybe not for ice. marked themaking program’s first three-game much longer. “The notice is being issued as the utility works to Why do I need to boil the water? win streak since 2014 and its first time With a stockpile of stabilize the water treatment system,” the notice said. After historic flooding in Central Texas, the water supply beating Top 25 opponents in consecutive dildos boxed up in her Boil notices usually only last 24 to 48 hours, but is now full of debris, silt and mud and requires extended weeks since 2008. parents’ garage, Cocks updates will be posted daily about the actions taken filtration by the city. These conditions are making it difficult “I think it’s a huge win,” junior safety Not Glocks organizer to treat the water and how long the advisory will last, for the water plant to filter the volume of water needed for Brandon Jones said after the win. “Me Ana López has passed the the notice said. By the end of the day Monday, the boil the entire city. UT student torch on to anti-gun acwater notice escalated and the City urgently called for Although there is no evidence of bacterial infilF O O T B A L L page 2 ages 2017 tivists in other states and residents to limit their personal water usage. tration, Austin Water is advising residents to boil elias huerta | the daily texan staff is campaigning for Julie “Water reservoir levels are reaching minimal levthe water to ensure that it is safe to drink until Texas junior wide receiver Collin Johnson celebrates a 31-yard touchdown reception in Texas’ 31-16 victory over the Oliver, a candidate advoels,” the notice said. “This is an emergency situation.” further notice. TCU Horned Frogs. The Longhorns have now won three straight games to improving their record to 3-1. cating for gun control and Recent flooding caused high levels of silt to flow running for Texas’ 25th Congressional District. H O W T O page 3 N O T I C E page 2 STATE UNIVERSITY As López holds out hope for future political action, she remains worried about the presence of guns on campus. “It’s like saying that if you’ve got a scorpion in your bedroom, and if it hasn’t bitten you yet, than you might as well keep it in there,” López, a Plan II and health and society senior, said. “(O’Rourke’s) focus seems to whether to revise the auto-admit threshold is “The University is anticipating a simByofChad Lyle By Katie Balevic Although Moore has hope for the future @LyleChad @KatelynBalevic be on fighting for illegal immibased on application data. ilar number of Texas resident freshmen her lawsuit, Professor Lucas Powe, who teachgrants and forgetting the mil“The University of Texas at Austin annualadmission applications, and this cones classes on the First and Second Amendlions of Americans — you know, ly assesses historical application and enrolltributed to our decision to maintain the ments at UT School of Law, is doubtful of any Incumbent Republican Sen. Americans are dreamers also,” The University’s automatic admission ment rates to determine the automatic admit same automatic admission criteria,” lasting impact. TedtoCruz took on Democratic Cruz said. threshold will remain at 6 percent for the percentage that will result in 75 percent of Wasielewski said. Even if the lawsuit was appealed the Surival Rep. Beto O’Rourke for the During a discussion about 2020-2021 application cycle, according to a the University’s Texas resident population Sydney Simmons, a former Texas resipreme Court, “there’s no way they’d hear it,” first time Friday night in Dallas, marijuana legalization, which Twitter announcement last week. being automatically admitted,” Wasielewski dent, applied to UT even though she knew focusing on domestic issues O’Rourke supports, Cruz said Exercise science freshman Sanja Stojcic said in an email. she was not going to be in the automatic page 2 CAMPUS CARRY such as immigration. he thinks it should be decided at was automatically admitted when she apWasielewski said the University is exadmission threshold. CAMPUS the state level. plied to UT in 2017. Stojcic, who applied pecting a similar number of Texas resident KXAS political reporter Ju“I was in the top 11 percent,” said Simlie Fine, who co-moderated the “Legalizing marijuana is acwhen the threshold was still 7 percent, said applications. Last year, a total of 51,033 mons, now a biomedical engineering debate at Southern Methodtually a question where I think she recalls her high school friends who did freshman applied, according to the Texas ist University, posed the first reasonable minds can differ,” not qualify for automatic admission were Admissions website. A D M I S S I O N page 2 question of the night. She asked Cruz said. “I think it ought to more stressed about the application process O’Rourke about his support for be up to the states. I think Colthan she was. “Being auto admit was defihope that will translate to greater the PCL needs to be high in order “It really wasn’t until about By Savana Dunning ERSITY granting citizenship to Dreamorado can decide one way, and nitely a relief especially because I knew I was @savanaish student engagement.” for it to remain a permanent poll- 10:30 a.m. when there were any ers, undocumented immigrants Texas can decide another.” going to get into UT,” Stojcic said. “The auto While Monday marks the ing location. significant lines,” Dillard said. who were brought to the United When the issue of gun vioadmit percentage is small. It’s tiny. Because first day of early voting for mid“Polling locations are large “Even though it’s a midterm elecStates as children. O’Rourke aflence was raised, O’Rourke deit’s so small, other people had to worry about A line of students extended term elections, it also marks the costs for the county, especially tion, there’s an awful lot on the firmed his support and attacked scribed himself as a proponent it more than I did.” from the ballot boxes in the back first day the PCL would be used early voting locations, so they ballot, and we were expecting to organizations that focus on current students offers an Cruz for saying the United of the Second Amendment, but The automatic admission policy carries a of the Perry-Casteñeda Library as the campus’ second polling can’t justify the costs of having a have that turnout.” increasing racial and genauthentic perspective.” States should deport them. added he supports an assault stigma with it that causes some prospective to the metal detectors at the location. The Flawn Academic second location on campus if we Téya Kroeker, French and apder representation in the Eric Castle, ad- who’ve “The business economists weapons ban. students to have low confidence about their entrance Monday as students Center served as UT’s only poll- don’t use it,” chemistry senior parel designs senior, said she did business world, as well as ministration stustudiedgraduate it have said that we will “Weapons of war belong on applications, Stojcic said. participated on the first day of ing location since 2005, but inPatel said. not mind waiting at the PCL for connecting current students dent in McCombs, is actively lose hundreds of billions of dolthe battlefield,” O’Rourke said. “(There is) that stigma around it,” Stojcic early voting. creasing voter turnout since 2016 Around midday, some students an hour and a half before reaching with prospective McCombs involvedlars in to many diversity the negative if we deport “Not in communities, schools said. “And knowing that you’re not within “I think people are pleased made wait times hours long. This in line reported wait times at the the front of the line. applicants, McCombs assisinitiatives in McCombs and them,” El Paso Congressman and churches.” that (top) percent, it is a lot more stresswith the new location,” said prompted Travis County Clerk PCL to be around an hour long. “Time went by really quickly, tant dean Tina Mabley said businessO’Rourke schools across said of the Dreamers. O’Rourke also supports more ful. It does cause students to be more like, student body president Colton Dana DeBeauvoir to pass legislaKelton Dillard, temporary dep- and I think voting is super importin an email. the country. Castle said “We will gain hundreds of milthorough background checks ‘Yeah, we’ll see what happens. Like, I’m not Becker, who waited in line with tion to open the PCL as a second- uty county clerk in charge of the ant, so I’m down to wait,” Kroeker “We find many prospecdiversitylions is atobuzzword the positiveinif we keep for those who wish to purchase expecting to get in.’” vice president Mehraz Rahman ary location with help from TX PCL polling location, said he con- said. “If we want a government tive students want to know, many workplaces. a firearm. Cruz said an effecThe University follows Senate Bill 175, them here. Senator Cruz has for early voting. “It’s located Votes, UT Democrats and State sidered the turnout at the PCL to that represents the views of the ‘Can I see myself here?’” “We’repromised findingto that deport…each and tive way to reduce gun violence which requires 75 percent of the University’s Rep. Gina Hinojosa. be moderate to high around mid- people, we’re not going to get that conveniently next to a lot of the Mabley said. “Getting every single Dreamer.” in schools would be placing in-state admits be automatic acceptances, Maya Patel, TX Votes vice day even though turnout in the if we aren’t out here telling them dorms in a very high-concenfirsthand accounts from 2 DIVER S I Tsaid Y page Cruz O’Rourke apmore armed police officers on according to the Office of the Executive Vice trated, central location, and I president, said voter turnout at morning was low. what we want.” pears to prioritize undocschool grounds. President and Provost website. umented immigrants over Miguel Wasielewski, executive director jeb milling | the daily texan staff American citizens. of admissions, said the annual decision on D E B A T E page 2 APPROVED BAGS

hen he saw the bloody knife, Sam Kellogg thought it was a prop in a protest. On the May 2017 afternoon when accused murderer Kendrex White killed one and injured three in an on-campus stabbing, Kellogg, now a government junior, was outside Gregory Gymnasium with his girlfriend. “Get your gun,” Kellogg remembers his girlfriend saying. Kellogg, who has spent nine years in the Marine Corps, had left his gun in his car that day. He’d recently moved to Austin and was unsure whether or not his Virginia Resident Concealed Handgun Permit was valid in Texas. The man with the knife ran past them and slashed someone sitting at a table nearby. That’s when Kellogg knew it was serious. Within seconds, the entire area in front of the gym cleared out and Kellogg did what he could to help in the situation: Call the police. He stayed on the phone until they arrived. “Had I had my weapon on me at the time, I think I would’ve been able to stop him at the food truck, and he wouldn’t have gotten any further,” Kellogg said. Kellogg now carries his gun to campus every day. He’s one of roughly 500 people estimated by the University to carry on campus. Texas requires License to Carry a Handgun applicants be at least 21 years old, making 48.2 percent of UT students eligible to obtain a license, according to 2017 census data collected by the University. Campus carry had been in place for over 20 years when Senate Bill 11 went into effect on Aug. 1, 2016, the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower shooting. The new law allowed guns in all University buildings with some exceptions, including labs and certain professors’ offices. On the day of SB 11’s implementation, three UT professors filed a lawsuit against the University in an attempt to strike down the law, along with a wave of activism that overtook the campus. The lawsuit, brought by professors Lisa Moore, Mia Carter and Jennifer Glass, was blocked by a lower court, and that ruling was upheld on Aug. 16 of this year by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. With no word yet as to whether or not the professors will appeal to the Supreme Court, it looks like campus carry is here to stay. From 2015 to 2016, coinciding with campus carry and open carry becoming law, there

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juan figueroa | the daily texan staff Undeclared freshman Kennedy Rodriguez received a call from her friend warning her to not go to school during the Santa Fe High School shooting in May. Rodriguez co-founded Orange Generation to increase awareness of gun violence and raise money for victims and their families of the Santa Fe shooting.

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The University Panhellenic Council is launching a new task force and set of initiatives to diversify Greek life and make sorority recruitment more accessible. The council’s president Evana Flores said the executive board began their efforts in response to a Campus Climate Response Team meeting after UT Police masked UT Department freshmanremoved adjusts protestors carrying torches from to college lifein November after 2017. the Main Mall “They wereshooting. asking us what we high school were doing to educate our members about white supremacy and making people allies,” advertising senior Flores “We Menchaca set out to Bysaid. Megan write a statement from that point @meganmenchaca13 owning up to the issues in the past and Like the issues currently going onundeclared many students, and actual ways of amending it.” spent her freshman Kennedy Rodriguez Starting fallenrolled 2019, the coun-credit classsenior year in dual cil’s executive board will include before she es in a community college a attended vice president UT. of diversity and inclusion. Business Because of this,sophomore Rodriguez attended Eliana Schullerlater currently high school in theworks day. She would onhave the likely new diversity and inclubeen sitting in one of those sion task forceclasses and is applying for dual credit on the morning of May the 18,position. 2018, if her community college had “It’swrapped important address not upthat forwe the spring semester. these issuesa.m. on that a chapter level Rodriguez At 7:30 morning, within our community,” Schuller was still getting ready for school when said. “My biggest idea is to creshe got a call from one of her friends. ate more programming that isdon’t come “She was just like, ‘Please both engaging and informative to “She said, to school,’” Rodriguez said. change theaoverall culture ‘I have feeling that without there is an active making it seem shooter,’ andtoo I forced.” immediately called my The friend. new task force will overbest I was worried about her besee eachI knew chapter’s diversity cause she was thereedthat day.” ucation Schuller By programs. the time her bestsaid friend finally the task force committed to answered theisphone, the eighth deadlipromoting integ-place in the est schoolinclusivity shootingand to take rity, despite a history of segreUnited States had already begun at her gation and intolerance among school, Santa Fe High School.

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The first day of early voting for midterm elections in Texas resulted in lines out the door at Perry-Casteñeda Library. The PCL was designated as the second polling place on campus due to increased voter turnout.

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