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UT volunteers teach sociology to inmates as part of a new initiative. PA G E 2

McCombs students need to work outside the box and explore creativity. PA G E 4

UT economics alumnus transforms passion for sports into local media company. PA G E 8

Entering the Iowa State matchup, Texas seniors reflect on the rise of the program. PA G E 6

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Cite-andrelease policy to replace prior misdemeanor punishment

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1,832 # of times UTPD officers responded to call box alarms between Jan 2013 and Sept. 2018 SOURCE: UTPD

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n the past five years, none of the yellow emergency call boxes have been used to report an emergency on campus. According to data provided by UT Police Department, UTPD officers responded to 1,832 call box alarms between Jan. 1, 2013, and Sept. 12,

2018. However, for the vast majority of these calls, people walked away after they pushed the button — there were only 42 incidents where the caller was still on the scene when law enforcement arrived. “A lot of times, unfortunately, people hit the buttons thinking it’s just funny,” UTPD officer Andrew Converse said. “But what they’re actually doing is diverting police resourc-

es from people that actually need assistance, which is unfortunate.” Converse said the majority of the remaining alarms are called by people who have car trouble or transients who want assistance. Of the 42 incidents with the caller still on the scene, only two required law enforcement activity. The first incident involved an off-campus assault, and the

second involved a man who suffered non-serious injuries when he wandered away from Sixth Street. UTPD has 174 outdoor emergency phones on campus that can be used to make a 911 call. Jimmy Johnson, assistant vice president for campus safety, said each call box costs $4,000, along with the

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More people accused of misdemeanor-level crimes may be eligible for a citation rather than an arrest after the Austin Police Department made changes to its cite-and-release policy Nov. 1. Under the new policy, those facing charges for class A and B misdemeanor possession of certain illegal substances such as K2, class A graffiti offenses and class A offenses for driving with an invalid license are now eligible to be ticketed rather than arrested. APD also shortened the list of factors that disqualify someone from receiving a citation and forces an officer to arrest them. In the previous policy, 11 factors disqualified people from being cited. That list has now been whittled down to just four disqualifying items. The new policy also pushes APD officers to find other means besides government-issued ID to identify a person, such as a prior jail booking photo. Additionally, officers will now have more discretion in citing people for other misdemeanor crimes, such as possession of marijuana. More than 86 percent of UT students live off campus and within APD jurisdiction. Anand Pant, Students for Sensible Drug Policy member and MIS senior, said the policy was a step in the right direction for those students. “This policy mitigates the negative feedback loop that many people face when they go to jail,” Pant said. “In the past, if a student landed in jail for a class C misdemeanor, they’d face fines, get their car impounded and they’d be unable to pay because they’re typically not working.” Michele Deitch, attorney and senior lecturer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, said the revised policy would benefit UT students because students usually get arrested for misdemeanors. “It is much better from a criminal justice perspective to cite people rather than to arrest them,” Deitch said in an email. “It avoids the risks of low-level people being placed in the jail, where they

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LBJ School grants Hillary Clinton first ‘In the Arena’ award By Gracie Awalt @gracieawalt5

The Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium was at full capacity as students and faculty watched Hillary Clinton accept the first-ever In the Arena award from the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The LBJ School honored Clinton, former first lady, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, at a private evening ceremony Tuesday. The ceremony was followed by a conversation between Clinton and LBJ School Dean Angela Evans. The award honors an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to pursuing the greater good in public service, according to a press release from the LBJ School. “Few political leaders today have such a distinguished record of public service and are as mired

by dust and sweat as Secretary Clinton,” Evans said. “Fewer have gone so courageously into that arena.” Created this month, the award is inspired by a quote from a speech titled “The Man in the Arena” delivered by former president Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, in 1910. The physical award itself was created by students from the School of Design and Creative Technology at the College of Fine Arts. When asked by Evans what advice she had for students who are addressing an issue that requires persistence and patience, Clinton said students today face a fast-paced arena that is manipulated by political coverage. “Having that commitment that keeps you going through the good times and the hard, the successes and the failures, is the only thing that ever finally

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does produce results,” Clinton said. “If you’re in the arena, you can’t, in my experience, be there just for your own gratification. If you’re not there on behalf of a cause larger than yourself, and you face a setback, it’s hard to keep going.” Clinton said respect has been lost in Congress and the Senate, and exposure to people with differing experiences and opinions would help solve this conflict. She said universities provide this landscape for compromise and learning. “Education is key, but continuing education, trying to create more opportunities for people to find themselves with those who they think are different and finding out that they actually have some things in common would go a long way towards breaking down some of these

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anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Secretary Hillary Clinton accepts the first-ever “In the Arena” Award by Angela Evans, the Dean of the LBJ school on Tuesday evening at the LBJ Auditorium.

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UT appoints first international chief By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez

A new senior vice provost for global engagement and chief international officer has been appointed to oversee the International Office and strengthen UT’s global presence on and off campus. Sonia Feigenbaum will begin work in February and leave her current role at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an associate vice chancellor supervising the university’s international initiatives. While some universities have already established this position, Feigenbaum will be UT’s first chief international officer. “My plan is to … listen, to

discover UT-Austin, to be inquisitive and to build partnerships across campus so multiple visions can be co-created and executed toward a common goal, which is to advance the mission of UT-Austin,” Feigenbaum said. Feigenbaum held a similar position at Brown University and worked as an executive in the U.S. Department of Education. She emigrated from France when she was 12 years old and currently holds dual citizenship. “I was an international student myself, so there’s a bit of a shared experience and a common understanding that (as) an international student, you come from a very different background … so your experiences will be different,” Feigenbaum said. “The goal is to ensure these students feel

part of the fabric of the institution of UT.” This position was established after the Global Engagement Task Force recommended it last year and an operational review for the International Office echoed this recommendation. Feigenbaum’s appointment was announced last Tuesday. “We’re excited Dr. Feigenbaum will be able to bring her skills and expertise from her leadership as a senior international officer and be able to think about this new chapter of UT’s piece of global engagement and advancing internationalization on campus in substantive and collaborative ways,” said Teri Albrecht, interim executive director for the International Office. Feigenbaum said she is

excited to promote strong communication among students in an international context. “If we develop intercultural competency, if we as individuals try to understand where someone else is coming from a cultural perspective … we will be able to tackle very difficult questions and we’ll be able to better understand ourselves,” Feigenbaum said. Romelle Johnson, a peer adviser at the International Office, said he is optimistic about potential new international opportunities. “I really appreciate what the study abroad office does for students, and if she increases global outreach for students, that would be a benefit,” psychology junior Johnson said.

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UT raises money to fund new prison education program By Laura Morales @lamor_1217

UT professors and graduate students began teaching at the Gardner Betts Juvenile Detention Center this fall as part of the Texas Prison Education Initiative. The initiative, which started in 2017, is UT’s first prison education program, although program instructors did not begin teaching until this semester. The inmates receive credit hours through the University Extension, a program that offers courses to those who aren’t enrolled in the University. The initiative has more than 50 volunteers and hopes to expand next year to the Lockhart Correctional Facility, a minimum-security women’s prison, according to the initiative’s website. Lindsay Bing, a sociology doctoral student and initiative co-founder, said her incarcerated students show an enthusiasm for learning. “People might anticipate their differences, like people in prison might not be as good at the class,” Bing said. “I find that the opposite is true. They are really engaged students who are eager to learn.” Introduction to the Study of Society is currently the only UT class offered to the inmates. Armando Tellez, an educational leadership and policy master’s student and co-founder of the initiative, said sociology offers students a chance to examine their unique situation as inmates. “We try to make it very relevant to their lived experience,” Tellez said. “Taking a sociology course, having similar experiences as a young man being

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incarcerated as a juvenile and as an adult, made me reexamine my life and it gave me the tool kit to see the world around me and understand it.” The students say they have gotten more out of the class than only credit hours and the possibility to continue their education. “What I’ve received from this class is an opportunity to look at the world

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could be subject to various indignities, exposure to diseases, the trauma of the arrest itself and possible physical harm. And it allows the person to avoid having an arrest on his record.” APD’s revised policy does not affect UT Police Department protocol. UTPD Chief David Carter said UTPD has and will continue to practice citeand-release policies for nonviolent misdemeanor crimes. “I think there’s real value to a citeand-release program because at the end of the day, we have as much as public caretaking responsibility as we do a law enforcement responsibility,” Carter said. “Wherever we can find opportunities to use alternatives to arresting people, that’s really the future of policing.”

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Veterans gain unique health resource Veteran Couples Connect helps veteran couples to recover from PTSD.

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usan Haley was deployed to Kosovo in 2002 only days following her wedding. After she returned, she reunited with her husband Donald for a few months before he was relocated and later deployed to Iraq in 2004. “The first few years of our marriage, we saw each other for maybe four months,” Donald Haley said. Veteran Couples Connect is a group counseling program focused on helping post-service veteran couples such as Donald and Susan Haley with post-traumatic stress disorder. The program is hosted by the

I’m hoping with the Couples Connect, it’ll be people who have been where I’ve been and seen things I’ve seen and understand a little bit better than the average clinician.” DONALD HALEY VETERAN

UT Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness and has currently raised $2,415 of its $15,000 goal on HornRaiser to support the program. Hannah O’Brien, outreach program coordinator for the Office of the Dean of Research, said the program’s focus on couples makes it unique. “They’re using the strength of the relationship to help them move through that,” O’Brien said. “It’s using their partner to help them on their journey of recovery.” The eight-week program connects five veteran couples, who will be led by a clinician in Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy, which focuses on making sense of trauma and relationship building. This is the most effective form of counseling as it is the only evidence-based therapy for couples, O’Brien said. Donald Haley said he hopes to meet other couples with similar experiences through the program. “I’m hoping with the Couples Connect, it’ll be people who have been where I’ve been and seen things I’ve seen and understand a little bit better than the average clinician,” Donald Haley said. Donald and Susan Haley heard about the program after doing a similar relationship program last year. With Veteran Couples Connect, they are hoping to help others as well as themselves. “It’ll be couples in our area,

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so couples hopefully we can maintain a friendship (with) and get that sense that we’re not the only ones going through this,” Susan Haley said. O’Brien said the program will focus on giving couples relationship strategies to

tackle conflict, such as dealing with separation. “I hope that by the end of this treatment, couples feel like … they can rely on those tools and on each other to get through anything,” O’Brien said. Donald Haley said while it

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is difficult, he and Susan are dedicated to working through their PTSD. “Sometimes it’s just grabbing on to each other and hugging each other and saying, ‘I don’t want to fight,’” Donald Haley said.

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Students protest talk by self-proclaimed nationalist Katie Hopkins By Savana Dunning & Jackson Barton @thedailytexan

Chanting voices, stomping and bullhorn alarms echoed through the basement of Patton Hall as students protested Katie Hopkins, a highly controversial British media commentator who was invited to speak on campus Tuesday by conservative UT organization Turning Point USA Chapter. “Katie Hopkins, you can’t hide,” protesters chanted. “We can see your racist side.” Around 30 students rallied outside the classroom where Hopkins spoke. As a self-proclaimed nationalist, Hopkins is known for making racist comments and is also called a conspiracy theorist because of her belief that Muslim immigration is intended to replace white citizens in Europe. Hopkins spoke mainly about Muslims in Europe, at one

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lars in infrastructure costs, such as the cost of drilling and wiring. “We feel that there’s value to having (the call boxes) even though there is little to no usage on them, because all it takes is one person who needs it,” Johnson said. While the majority of 911 calls to UTPD still come from personal cell phones, Converse said the call boxes have value because they discourage people from committing crimes and help people who don’t have immediate access to a phone. “It’s an antiquated technology, but it’s still part of a larger system that’s important,” Converse said. “I think ultimately, when it comes to the safety of

point calling immigrants “feral human beings that don’t deserve human rights,” which received an applause from the audience of around 30. “They have no place in my country, certainly no place in Europe,” Hopkins said. “I will not retract any of those points nor will I apologize for them.” Police were stationed inside and outside the classroom. One protester inside was removed for playing loud music at the beginning of the speech. Nikola Skerl, an international relations and global studies freshman, said he attended Hopkin’s speech despite disagreeing with her because he wanted to hear what she said. However, he said he could not hear Hopkins half of the time because of the protest. “The only reason people like Katie Hopkins comes is to incite stuff like this,” Skerl said. “At the end of the day, it just feeds

into itself and makes it worse. You can just hear her saying, ‘Listen to the people shouting outside, they’re just making voices like me louder.’” The protest was organized by Autonomous Student Network at UT-Austin, an anti-fascist student revolutionary organization. The organization posted a call to action on their blog and on social media for a protest against Hopkins. After the speech concluded, police escorted Hopkins out and guarded students exiting the classroom from protestors, who yelled at audience members as they exited. Neuroscience sophomore Gulraiz Ali said he joined the protest after seeing posters for it around campus. “She shouldn’t be given a platform,” Ali said. “Whenever we give them a platform, we make their views more mainstream. There’s no place for racism, not on my campus.”

every publication you put out and every student you graduate, they may not all agree, but they will have a mindset that will not be lazy and will not be manipulated into agreeing with falsehoods and private agendas instead of striving for the public good,” Clinton said. “I can’t think of anything more important to do than that right now.” Chloe Latham Sikes, educational leadership and policy graduate student, said she came

to see Clinton speak because it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Clinton’s extensive experience in public service made her deserving of the award, she said. “I think being in the arena is difficult,” Latham Sikes said. “I also feel this way as a policy student. It is very tempting and seems necessary to be a purist on certain policy issues, and it’s difficult to be in a compromising situation.”

students and the community, it’s definitely worth the investment.” Scott Pribble, spokesperson for University of Colorado at Boulder Police Department, said their police department removed all 80 of their emergency phones in 2016 because the infrastructure was outdated and no one was using them. “I think that there is a very small opportunity for these (call boxes) to be effective, even if there happens to be somebody who doesn’t have a phone,” Pribble said. “Even my 75-yearold parents have smartphones. I don’t know of anybody that doesn’t have access to a phone.” Johnson said they are not considering removing the call boxes, but the University is preparing to implement wireless call boxes and adding video cameras to 25

existing ones. “We want to have a redundant system,” Johnson said. “We already have this infrastructure in place, so we wanted to leverage what we have. That’s why we’ve enhanced some areas where we have large amounts of student flow.” Isabella Fanucci, Interpersonal Violence Prevention Policy director, said while she hasn’t personally used a call box, she believes having call boxes on campus is necessary. “They are a resource that provides students some peace of mind as to their safety,” said Fanucci, speech language pathology and psychology junior. “These call boxes could be the difference between life and death for students and faculty.”

elias huerta | the daily texan staff A large crowd of protesters gather outside of a classroom in Patton Hall as Katie Hopkins, a conservative media personality, speaks to a group of students for Turning Point USA’s UT Chapter on Tuesday evening.

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McCombs students need to practice creativity, think outside the box By Arushi Mathavan Columnist

The business world is lightning-fast. The moment one revolutionary company is born, 20 other companies die out. With such rapid technological changes and the constant evolution of industries, business students must build an adaptable skill set that goes beyond textbook knowledge. As much as college curricula emphasizes technical skills, there is a fundamental intangible skill that often determines the success of a business — creativity. In an IBM survey of over 1,500 CEOs around the world, creativity was ranked as the top skill for individual business success. It was higher than skills such as rigor, management discipline and vision. UT business students should supplement their technical core curriculum with creative elective classes that broaden their perspective, strengthen their complex problem solving abilities and build their competitive edge. The majority of business degree plans require students to take 15 hours of non-business or free electives. Students can use these elective hours as an opportunity to learn about creative topics beyond their regular business courses. Neil Patel, a Business Honors and Plan II junior, is pursuing a creative writing certificate in addition to his major requirements. “I try to incorporate a lot of liberal arts with business because it makes me think

about problems in different ways,” Patel said. “Creative thinking is something missing from the workforce, and you can try to train it as much as you can, but it’s a skill you really have to practice.” Patel worked at investment banking firm Goldman Sachs this past summer, where his creative abilities played an integral role in his daily problem solving tasks.

With such rapid technological changes ... business students must build an adaptable skill set that goes beyond textbook knowledge.” “Writing stories, talking about characters, and doing deep empathetic analyses is super helpful; it helped me look at lawsuits in a creative context at Goldman,” Patel said. “There are so many analyses of the same problem, but being creative lets you think about all of them together.” In addition to helping business students think creatively about problem solving, creative electives also differentiate students by providing them with a more unique skill set. Douglas Hannah, assistant professor of management at the McCombs School

of Business, teaches a class in innovation and entrepreneurship. Hannah emphasizes the importance of creativity and critical thinking in a business setting. Having a unique creative interest can help a candidate stand out when interviewing for a position alongside 50 other students of the same major and background, Hannah said. “Business is fundamentally a creative exercise in that you are trying to understand a landscape, a market, a problem, and devise a way to navigate through that uncertain environment,” Hannah said. “You do need technical skills … but if you have a free elective, why take (another) elective in business when you can take something interesting and different?” There are hundreds of electives outside McCombs that business students can take to enrich their learning experience. All students need to do is go to the course registrar, type in an interesting keyword and enroll in a creative elective that will improve their problem solving skills and diversify their interests. Classes in fine arts, innovative entrepreneurship and design, among other subjects, can all be creative and interesting additions to their business tracks. Creativity is a fundamental skill for all career paths, and business is no exception. To strengthen their creative application abilities and stay current in a fast-paced world, UT business students must think outside their business box and pursue creative electives that challenge them. Mathavan is a business honors freshman from McAllen.

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Women deserve a place in UT’s gaming community By Denise Emerson Columnist

Search the phrase “gamer girl” on Google and you’ll find hypersexualized images of women with controllers and headsets. Girl gamers seldom receive equal treatment from the gaming community. Either they are given special attention or they’re regarded as unskilled and soft. This discrimination is evident through the way girl streamers are treated on popular sites such as Twitch and the depictions of women in popular games. More recent controversies, such as the harassment of female game developers, have also shown the extent of the mistreatment girls in the gaming community experience. This deters girls from socializing in online games and joining the competitive realm even though they cherish gaming and work as hard as their male counterparts. UT should take into consideration the rampant misogyny and exclusion of women within the gaming community by creating a space for girl gamers within the new esports program in Intramural Sports. Intramural Sports recently held its first esports tournament with the football game Madden NFL 19. Competitors Johnson Zhang, an electrical engineering sophomore, and economics junior James Clucas said there were no girls in the entire competition. In Longhorn Gaming, UT’s competitive gaming organization, there are only between 10 and 20 female

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members compared to 100 male members, said Sarah Schneider, public relations manager for Longhorn Gaming. None of the female gamers play on competitive teams. “It is really hard to reach females on campus that play,” corporate communication senior Schneider said. “I don’t think girls want to play competitively because of that harassment factor.” Jennifer Speer, senior director of RecSports, said the tournaments are going to remain sports-based with games such as FIFA and Rocket League coming up next. Schneider said girl-specific tournaments would help girl gamers on campus feel

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more comfortable participating competitively without the toxicity of typical competitive gaming. These tournaments could feature games more popular among girls, such as Overwatch. Both Clucas and Zhang agree there is sexism in the gaming community, but Zhang said girls wouldn’t want a tournament specifically for them because they would feel singled out. All three of the girl gamers I talked to disagreed. Dominique Velazquez , French studies sophomore and gamer, said girls would benefit from having an all-female league. “We’re already targeted and pinpointed in the normal gaming community,” Velazquez said. “Having a girl league

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would definitely help girls find people with the same interests as them, and they definitely won’t feel that misogyny.” Amanda Tran, communications director for Longhorn Gaming, said girls in the organization get discouraged from trying out for competitive teams because they don’t feel skilled enough and aren’t taken seriously. Both Tran and Schneider have been gaming for years and said they are used to the way girls are treated in online games. They agreed that a girl-centric event would be exciting and could potentially bring more girls into the gaming community at UT. “Some girls just prefer playing with girls because they empower each other,” nutrition junior Tran said. A tournament dedicated to girls would unite the girl gamer community at UT. Speer said RecSports is open to the idea but needs to analyze the attendance of the tournaments to see what kind of distinctions need to be made. If they dedicate a tournament, it will be a step toward destigmatizing the role of females in esports and gaming. Women have come a long way in various male-dominated fields, and girl gamers shouldn’t get left behind in the field of esports. By connecting women in gaming and giving them a space to empower one another, many will get the validation and comfort they have been discouraged from seeking out. Emerson is a journalism and radio-television-film sophomore from San Antonio.

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‘musx’ app encourages music discovery via human connections By John Melendez @mister_melendez

With the volume of new music at an all-time high, song links and artist recommendations permeate group chats and social media posts. Without a central place to share new music, many of these suggestions go unheard. Members of the Austin community are hoping to change that. Musx, stylized as musx, is an Austin-based startup which has created a music sharing app with the sole purpose of collecting music recommendations from the most trusted source — friends. musx co-founder and CEO John Reardon began working on musx in 2014 after realizing there was no platform specifically for sharing music with friends. He said the point of the app is to discover new music through human connection. “By no means are we anti-algorithm or (anti-) expert curator,” Reardon said. “The third pillar of discovery is your peers, and there’s just no go-to place where that happens.” Since moving the company’s base from Washington D.C. to Austin in 2015, the app has been part of the Texas Venture Labs Accelerator initiative. The initiative pairs Austin-area startups with a team of innovative UT graduate students. Musx was also featured in the Music Startup Spotlight at SXSW in 2017. The app has been invite-only since the release of musx v2 in July with no immediate plans of widespread release. Only select Austinites were given an invite code to use the app. Those who want to join can enter a waitlist on the musx website or

receive a code from someone already using the app. Reardon said the app’s current invite-only status is not about creating exclusivity, but rather starting the experience on the right foot. “This (app) is for sharing music with your friends,” Reardon said. “The way that you get access is by being invited by a friend. It’s to spread (the app) the right way versus just trying to get as many people as possible.” Reardon said he wants to connect businesses, artists and music fans in the Austin community. One way he intends to achieve this is through featured accounts users can follow on the app. The featured accounts are carefully chosen and receive their own unique invite code they can share with anyone. BLK Vinyl, a record store next to the musx space, has a featured account. Co-owner John Brookbank said he uses the store’s account to share unheard gems he discovers with followers. “When we write a long Instagram story about a long-lost record, sometimes we can attach music to it but we don’t always know if people are actually hitting it to listen to it,” Brookbank said. “With (musx), you’re wanting to listen to music, and that’s all that’s there.” Local alt-indie rock band Shadow of Whales recently received a featured account after performing at one of musx’s monthly Sideyard Shows. Jeremy Boyum, bass guitar and social media manager for the band, said they use the app to connect with fans about music amid a hectic schedule. “(Fans will) share a song that’s in a group chat or DM, or they’ve tagged us and we just don’t have the time to go and listen to it right at that moment,” Boyum said. “(The app) really provided a way for us to get that type of connection.”

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Only radio-television-film alumni could successfully warp time and space. Radio-television-film alumni have brought their time-twisting fantasies to life in a brand new feature film. Mark Dennis (‘07) and Ben Foster (‘09) happened to meet simply because they were wearing the same “Back to the Future” shirt. Nine years later, they have finished directing their second feature length film “Time Trap.” The film is an action-packed sci-fi adventure that follows a group of students who become trapped in a cave that seemingly bends space and time. The Daily Texan sat in on a round table discussion with the directors.

On the inspiration for the film Mark Dennis: I would say “The

Goonies” is what it draws from the most. I grew up in San Antonio, and there were some woods nearby that my sister and our friends would explore. I think the experience of constantly exploring was something that I felt was a very relatable experience for other people of my age.

On the editing process for “Time Trap” BF: It’s a 100 percent Adobe

movie, with a mix done in Pro Tools. MD: We didn’t even live in the same state most of the time. I was in Austin and Ben was in Los Angeles. Sometimes one of us was traveling and could just send stuff through Dropbox. BF: Another thing we realized was that you don’t have to worry as much about keeping (the edit) organized because at the end of the day you can just go back and recut anything. We were trying to share project files when really we could just send clips on our phone. I would film my screen because I was like I don’t want to wait for this to compress. MD: As long as the movie looks good that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter how you make it, just don’t break anything or kill anybody.

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friends with everybody. Make sure that you stay in contact with people. Even if you don’t like someone, you need to be diplomatic and be able to have a conversation and offer them your help so that they can give you theirs in the future. A movie is not a one-person job. You want to have a thousand-person army, and those are going to be your friends. BF: Our (director of photography) Mike Simpson went to UT. We could get on set tomorrow and do okay. He’ll know. We have a plan. We have a way of working. It is important to build your crew and build people that you want to work with. But don’t be exclusive because that (group) has to grow as you get bigger. MD: Also, find people that you trust who are going to give you honest feedback (on your films). Your mom, your grandmother or your girlfriend are just going to lie to you. They are going to say “Oh, yeah, it’s perfect. It’s so good!” They’re wrong — it’s not. It’s bad. You need to talk to the people who can get you to make it good. “Time Trap” is now available on iTunes.

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ashley ephraim | the daily texan file Defensive end Charles Omenihu sheds off a block during Texas’ 42-41 loss to West Virginia. Omenihu is one of 26 seniors who has endured two head coaches.

Seniors reflect on success After three average seasons, a 7–3 record receives applause.

By Alex Briseño @AlexxBriseno

hen Texas’ seniors first arrived in Austin at the beginning of their freshman year, they knew they wanted to get Texas back to national prominence. The program, which was four years removed from their national title appearance against Alabama in 2010, watched Nick Saban build his dynasty while they limped to a mediocre 6–7 record in 2014. But while the recruiting classes of 2014 and 2015 attempted to help turn the program around, back-to-back 5–7 records in 2015 and 2016

forced Charlie Strong out of Austin before they even became upperclassmen. “It was crazy, man. I won’t regret nothing, but I’m glad we’re not there,” fifth-year senior defensive tackle Chris Nelson said. “I wouldn’t do it over again.” While seniors are willing to reflect on the trials and tribulations of the program from the past five years, it’s the fifth-year seniors like Chris Nelson, Elijah Rodriguez, Jerrod Heard and Andrew Beck who have endured the most. “We talk about it all the time, we just sit back and laugh about it in the locker room now,” Nelson said. “It was some tough times.” Now that Texas sits at a 7–3

record, the seniors are finally able to look back at those “tough times” as learning moments rather than playing through another excruciating 5–7 season. Until this season, Texas struggled to close out games for the majority of the decade, which clearly defined the Longhorns’ season for the past four years. Despite dropping three games by a combined nine points, the Longhorns are also collecting their fair share of close-game victories, including five wins by a touchdown or less. According to defensive end Charles Omenihu, the improved record can partly be attributed to two characteris-

tics: attitude and confidence. “We’ve got a lot of swagger,” Omenihu said. “You see it in Sam (Ehlinger), bobbing his head to the music before a snap. You see it with LJ (Humphrey) catching the ball and just staring at a guy, like, ‘What’s up?’ You see it with me doing home run swings, staring people down. It’s just an attitude.” With Saturday marking Texas’ senior night, 26 players will be honored while knowing they have already secured the best record in the last five seasons. And while emotions will be running high, the Longhorns will have more than senior night to motivate them. With two games remaining,

including the matchup with No. 16 Iowa State this Saturday night, the Longhorns still find themselves in the hunt for a conference championship for the first time since 2009. And while 7–3 is a drastic improvement from recent seasons, the seniors are still looking to earn a Big 12 title for the first time in the Tom Herman era. “These guys are fully aware of what this team is capable of doing because they have seen what the other teams that they have been on have been like, and the culture in that locker room, and they know the potential of this team,” Herman said. “And I think they’re hellbent on making sure that this team achieves its potential.”

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Bamba aims to regain mojo, Aldridge sustains mid-range game

By Zachary Leff Texas men’s tennis concluded its national fall competitions at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships this past weekend in Surprise, Arizona. Competing in the tournament were Yuya Ito, Christian Sigsgaard and senior Harrison Scott. During the event, Scott was bounced out early in both his singles and doubles match play, where he was paired up with teammate Sigsgaard. Ito had a strong start to his singles draw with consecutive wins over strong competition. Unfortunately for Ito, he had to pull out of his round of 16 match against Virginia Tech’s Jason Kros because of some injuries. “I was (a) little concerned with Yuya coming home with an injury,” head coach Michael Center said. “Sometimes we play so much in the fall, and we want to be healthy in January, so we’ll use this time to get him healthy. He played two terrific matches before he got hurt and won pretty comfortably, so he was playing well.” Sigsgaard made it the farthest out of any UT competitor. He started his match playoff Friday with an impressive win over Tulane’s Luis Erlenbusch (7-5, 4-6, 6-4) in the round of 16 before dropping his quarterfinals match to UC Santa Barbara’s Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (6-4,6-3). “It was a great trip,” Sigsgaard said. “Everyone out there was good. We knew we were going to get some tough matches, but I think we did well. I won three tough matches and then lost a tough one against a guy I played three times this fall, so a lot of my fall was spent playing him.” Sigsgaard had the strongest

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The NBA season is one-eighth of the way along, and there’s as much drama today as there was at the start of the season. All-Star Jimmy Butler heads back to the Eastern Conference after being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston’s melodrama seems never-ending and the Golden State Warriors are still the best team in the league. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at two former Texas big men who are on teams heading in very different directions.

Mo Bamba

juan figueroa | the daily texan file Christian Sigsgaard attacks with backhand at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin. Sigsgaard enjoyed the farthest run of any Longhorn in Arizona.

fall session on the team, with impressive finishes and wins at the ITA All-Americans and Regionals, respectively. Sigsgaard said he was worried going into fall play due to an injury he suffered during the summer but feels confident heading into league competition. “I think I really found how to play my game this fall,” Sigsgaard said. “So I’m going to continue to try to do that during the

offseason and just try to work on my fitness and getting ready for the actual season.” Center was pleased with what he saw during the fall and believes that their play will translate well against their league competition. “I think we got what we wanted,” Center said. “We played a lot. The guys were tested and challenged. We worked on our doubles, and I feel like we’ve improved in that area.”

Former Texas Longhorn Mo Bamba played well in the short twogame win streak the Orlando Magic had going into their home game against the Washington Wizards. Bamba was averaging 15 points, five rebounds and two blocks on 63.2 percent shooting from the field and 50 percent from three. Bamba played a pivotal role in Orlando’s two wins by providing a steady defensive presence on one end and a reliable offensive threat on the other. But Bamba’s success was shortlived. Bamba played terribly in the Monday night loss to the Wizards, posting a depressing statline of zero points, zero rebounds and two blocks in a little over 10 minutes. Bamba struggled to stay on the court due to foul trouble, and it wasn’t long before head coach Steve Clifford decided Bamba was better off staying on the bench for most of the game. Bamba’s inability to stay out of foul trouble limited his ability to get a rhythm going. Perhaps the game against the Wizards was a fluke, but Bamba struggled against the very physical Dwight Howard and a shifty guard in John Wall. If those two were a problem, Bamba’s in for a world of hurt against Joel

Embiid and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers and the Magic meet on Wednesday evening in Orlando.

LaMarcus Aldridge

The San Antonio Spurs are playing a brand of basketball rejected by most of the league: heavy use of the mid-range and a limited three-point game. Yet with players like LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan who excel in the mid-range, it’s no surprise that the Spurs are playing to the strength of their best players. It should be no surprise, then, Aldridge has continued to post another solid season. The All-Star power forward is averaging 18.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game on 48 percent from the field. Those numbers are nearly identical to Aldridge’s career averages, but he is shooting 5 percent worse from the field. w But the Spurs needed a little more from Aldridge in their 10499 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Aldridge only scored 14 points on 50 percent shooting but snatched an impressive 18 rebounds and swatted three shots away in the loss. The Kings outscored the Spurs 20-9 in fast break points. The fast pace didn’t suit the Spurs well, who are the sixth oldest team in the league. Thankfully, for the Spurs, their next game isn’t until Wednesday evening against the abysmal Phoenix Suns.

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van, $10,000 and a stellar attitude. For Mark Floreani, that’s all it took to start his own company fresh out of college. Floreani (‘06), UT economics alumnus and former track and field and cross country student-athlete, is the COO of FloSports, a sports media company he founded with his brother Martin Floreani in the same year he graduated from UT. FloSports is a platform that connects its users with sports-related news, original content and event coverage. It functions not only as a media channel, but as a platform that brings individual sports’ communities together.

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The entrepreneurial journey began when Floreani traveled around the country in a van with a former teammate to interview athletes and cover track and field events. He said his experiences as a student-athlete at UT helped facilitate his success as an entrepreneur.

swimmer Arthur Cheng said he used FloSports to keep up with the world of competitive swimming. “FloSwimming gives me articles about what is going on in the swimming world in other parts of the country with other college teams and meets and international meets and professional swimmers,” Cheng said. Wesley Ward (‘18), UT radio-television-film alumnus and former track and field and cross country student-athlete, said FloSports’ social media presence also helps him keep up with the world of distance running. Even those who don’t have a FloSports account can see how and where elite athletes are training and racing.

“(FloSports fans) like sports that have a lot of depth to them,” Ward sad. “In running, for example, you can learn more about the competitors by following them and seeing them race a lot more instead of just once at the Olympics.” Ward also worked at FloSports during summer 2017 as a video production intern. While interning, he experienced the culture Floreani works to instill into the company. “Sports is a big part of FloSports, so it had a culture of competitiveness. It felt like a team,” Ward said. “(Floreani) did a great job of driving a sense

of purpose into (us). He encouraged people to hone their craft and to always get better, just like any other team.” Floreani’s ability to motivate his coworkers stems from his personal passion and positive attitude surrounding entrepreneurship and sports. “You have to think about getting through the day and making it to the next day, the next week, the next month,” Floreani said. “Again, that goes back to running. How are you going to be an All-American? How are you going to make Conference or Nationals? It all comes from staying positive and putting in the work.”

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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.

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was a 69.6 percent increase in the number of license applications issued per year by the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to DPS data. The only training required for LTC applicants in the state of Texas is a 4–6 hour class and 1–2 hours of range instruction. 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 abo 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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underrepresented or identify as women, Latino, African-American and Native American, McCombs spokeswoman Catenya McHenry said in an email. This is almost five times as high as the percent of underrepresented students 10 years ago, and a 6 percent increase since last year. Increased diversity can be credited to strong partnerships with national

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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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