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Cumberland family requests investigation into deadly crash By Lisa Nhan @lmnhan24
The family of Nicholas Cumberland has asked for an investigation into alleged hazing at this year’s Texas Cowboys initiation retreat, according to a statement provided to The Daily Texan. This follows the death of their son from injuries sustained in a car crash returning from the retreat in the early morning hours of Sept. 30. The crash, which occurred at 5:43 a.m. an hour and a half northwest of Austin, was a result of the driver falling asleep, according to the crash report. The driver, who is a new member of Texas Cowboys, did not respond to requests for comment. “Why was our son and a group of new Cowboy pledges permitted to depart on a two and a half hour drive from a ranch back to Austin around 4 a.m. in the morning with zero sleep after a full day of initiation activities?” the statement said. Nicholas “Nicky” Cumberland spent four weeks on life support following the crash and his funeral was held on Nov. 3. Clio Harralson, Nicky’s girlfriend, said Nicky left for the retreat around 4 p.m. the day before the crash and told her he would return the next morning. The Cumberland family said they heard allegations of hazing following the crash and then shared “information and documents with the proper authorities,” according to the statement. University spokesman J.B. Bird confirmed the University recently
University confirms hazing allegations against Texas Cowboys. received allegations of hazing connected to the accident but didn’t specify where the University received the information. “The University takes all accusations of hazing seriously and investigates them as warranted,” Bird wrote in a statement given to the Texan. “We are evaluating how to proceed with the information we have at this time.” Texas Cowboys, a registered student organization best known for firing “Smokey the Cannon” at football games, did not respond to repeated requests for comment. In addition, The Texan reached out to four current members of the organization, who did not respond to requests for comment. However, the Texas Cowboys Alumni Association said it has launched an investigation into the events of this year’s Cowboys initiation retreat. “The welfare and safety of its students is the first priority of the Texas Cowboys,” the association wrote in a
statement to The Texan. “The Texas Cowboys have zero tolerance for hazing of any kind. After the investigation is complete, the Texas Cowboys will take any necessary actions to ensure a safe environment for current and future Cowboys.” Texas Cowboys were previously suspended for five years in 1995 after the University determined hazing occurred at the Cowboy’s initiation retreat earlier that year. During that year’s initiation retreat, then-pledge Gabe Higgins was found dead in the Colorado River near Bastrop with a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit for driving. The Cumberland family notes in the statement that Texas law and UT policy grant immunity to people who report hazing incidents. “Our family will have no sympathy for anyone who adopts or encourages a code of silence; however, based on the candid discussions and support we’ve had so far, we are confident that this will be an open, transparent and cathartic process,” the statement said. Harralson, Nicky’s girlfriend and a former Texan staffer, echoed the family’s sentiment. “We’re not trying to punish anyone,” said Harralson, a Plan II, management information systems and business honors junior. “We just want to find out what happened to the person we love.” To read the Cumberland’s family statement in full, visit www.dailytexanonline.com. Morgan O’Hanlon and Meghan Nguyen contributed to this reporting.
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FDA restricts flavored tobacco products to combat increase in smoking, appeal
Betsy Devos proposes changes to Title IX rules By Meghan Nguyen @ultravioletmegs
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In an effort to curb “astonishing” increases in smoking and vaping among young people, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday a series of restrictions on flavored tobacco products. The angency reported a 78 percent increase in e-cigarette use
among high schoolers and a 48 percent increase among middle schoolers in 2017 to 2018. “These increases must stop,” FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement. “Today, we advance our efforts to combat youth access and appeal with a policy framework that firmly and directly addresses the core of the epidemic — flavors.” The restrictions include a ban on menthol cigarettes, which are the only flavored cigarettes on the
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market and account for about one third of cigarette sales in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency also banned flavored cigars and is restricting instore sales of flavored e-cigarette products, including Juul pods. Youth smokers are more likely to use menthol cigarettes than any other age group, Gottlieb said. “Young people who initiate
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The U.S. Department of Education released a proposal Friday that would narrow the number of sexual assault cases schools must investigate and give the accused more rights. “The University is reviewing the Department of Education’s newly proposed rules and will communicate further with the UT-Austin community when we have a more complete understanding of the implications for UT,” said Shilpa Bakre, UT’s Title IX communications strategist. Under Education Secretary Betsy Devos’ proposal, schools would investigate sexual assault and harassment only if the alleged misconduct was reported to certain campus officials and only if it occurred on campus or other areas overseen by the school. Accused students would be given the right to review all evidence brought against them and the right to cross-examine their accusers. “This plan will not only discourage survivors … it will also limit the amount that universities are held accountable,” said Tatum Zeko, president of UT’s chapter of Not On My Campus. “Taking away the ability to report to Title IX if an assault happens off campus is entirely detrimental to the campus climate. As someone who has lived off-campus all four years of college … the stories
that are told to me very rarely happen on campus. They happen at parties, on Sixth Street (and) trying to get home from parties.” Once finalized, the new proposal will carry the force of law and will be subject to public comment. The proposal would regulate Title IX, a federal law that bars sex discrimination at schools that receive federal funding. The new proposal redefined sexual harassment as “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it denies a person access to the school’s education program or activity.” Previously, Obama-era guidelines defined harassment as “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.” The proposal also states the school must have “actual knowledge” of the allegations, meaning incidents must be reported to “an official with authority to take corrective action,” including the school’s Title IX coordinator. Currently at UT, faculty and staff are mandated to report known “incidents of alleged prohibited conduct,” according to UT’s Title IX website. Jess Davidson, executive director of End Rape on Campus, said DeVos’ proposed regulations would significantly diminish protections for sexual assault survivors. “This is going to drastically limit sexual assault survivors’
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UT students prioritize zero-waste living, habits By Bonny Chu @bbbonny_
Students often don’t have the time or energy to reduce the amount of trash sent to landfills due to busy schedules full of academics, internships and jobs. However, this doesn’t apply to everyone. Certain students, such as art history junior Jordan Ritter, have been attempting to live a zero-waste lifestyle anyway. “I’m just really concerned with the environment,” said Ritter, who went zero-waste six months ago. “I don’t think we need to be occupying the amount of space that we do. I think of myself as being in this circle, a kind where we should all be working together to have a sustainable community.” Zero-waste students utilize a range of different methods to reduce waste. For instance, they compost food scraps, carry their own containers to restaurants, make three-ingredient toothpaste and even gift holiday presents with coconut shells instead of wrapping paper. Tristine Lam, a student who went zero-waste over one year ago, said going green is not only better for the environment but teaches discipline as well. “It has to do with refusing,” marketing senior Lam said. “So you refuse a lot of consumerism that comes with everyday lives. I try not to order anything online to reduce carbon emissions, and not buying pre-packaged junk food is just good for your health.” Ritter said she agrees with Lam that zero-waste living benefits both the environment and the person participating. “A lot of commercial products
elizabeth garabedian | the daily texan staff Marketing senior Tristine Lam became zero-waste over a year ago and says that going green has taught her discipline. Lam said that society should start normalizing sustainable practices to make it more accessible.
like soap are full of toxins,” Ritter said. “You shouldn’t use these products because your body adapts to it and becomes more dependent on it, too.” While Ritter and Lam are already accustomed to a zero-waste routine, Lam said society has to be more accepting and accommodating to sustainable practices. “We have to start normalizing concepts like bringing your own containers to ice cream parlors so others are encouraged to do the same,” Lam said. “It’s also not as accessible as it should be. There’s not enough restaurants that have caught on to being
more sustainable.” Elizabeth Schasel, a Plan II and marking senior who went zero-waste nine months ago, said reducing waste is not as difficult or time consuming as people think. “It’s just a matter of swapping routines,” Schasel said. “It’s nothing that I have to change my daily habits so much as switch the products that I use.” However, Ritter said some people have difficulty pursuing this lifestyle, especially during the transitional period. “It can be super sad,” Ritter said. “It’s really easy to get down on yourself for not doing enough
or doing it right. We’re taught and conditioned all of our lives to live a certain way.” But if people try to go zero-waste, Ritter said they shouldn’t be discouraged because sometimes there is no better option and people make mistakes. “The thing I really like about the zero-waste community is that everyone’s pretty nice and everyone realizes that we’re not all perfect,” Ritter said. “Taking the time and being kind to yourself as you’re transitioning into this new way of life is important. You can start one thing at a time.”
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Twenty-nine-year-old James Talarico, a UT alumnus, will be sworn in tomorrow afternoon as the youngest member of the Texas State Legislature. On Election Day, Talarico was one of a small number of Democrats to flip a seat formerly held by a Republican in the state legislature, after running a campaign centered around education policy. Because he won both a special election and a normal election to fill the seat of retired Rep. Larry Gonzales, Talarico will be sworn in immediately. Talarico said Gonzales’ retirement after representing District 52 spurred his decision to run. “Rep. Gonzales was a Republican, but he was one of these folks who could work across the aisle and build bridges,” Talarico said. “When he said he was done, I was worried about who would take his seat. That’s when I decided that I should step up and try to carry on his legacy.” Talarico majored in government and was heavily involved in extracurriculars while at UT, serving as the University Democrats president and executive director of Student Government. He was a member of the Friar Society, UT’s oldest honor society, and started programs to get students civically engaged such as “Hook the Vote,” which registered
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students to vote during the 2008 and 2010 elections. After graduating from UT in 2011, Talarico joined Teach for America and moved to San Antonio to teach sixth-grade students on the city’s west side. “I usually tell people that teaching middle school is the best preparation for Texas politics you
could have,” Talarico said. “If you can handle the drama of a middle school classroom, you can certainly handle the drama at the state capitol.” Talarico left his teaching position to complete a master’s in education policy at Harvard. Government senior Rachel Bhalla, a field organizer for Talarico’s
campaign, said his background as a public school teacher made him an attractive candidate. “If you’re trying to make decisions about public education, it’s very helpful to have a public school teacher,” Bhalla said. Talarico said fixing Texas’ education system was the “north star” of his candidacy. “Education policy is obviously my passion … and education policy is determined in large part at a state level,” Talarico said. “If I was going to run for anything, it was going to be for the State House where so much education policy is crafted.” Issues such as public education can appeal to people across the political spectrum, said Tasnim Islam, a public health and Plan II freshman who volunteered for the Talarico campaign. “I think a lot of Republicans saw that he had good policies regarding the public education system and health care and saw someone that they related to,” Islam said. Talarico attributed his success in this race to having a clear vision and a simple message, and suggested others considering a political career do the same. “For folks who are looking to run for office, I think they really need to examine the ‘why,’” Talarico said. “It’s a lot of work, you get a lot of criticism … and the only way to work through that is if you clearly and firmly understand why you’re doing it.”
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tobacco use are more likely to initiate with flavored products,” said Alexandra Loukas, principal investigator of UT’s Tobacco Research and Evaluation Team. “Flavor masks the taste of tobacco, which is why young people initiate with menthols over non-flavored cigarettes.” Loukas said the restrictions will hopefully lead to decreased tobacco use among young people. “It’s likely that young people will not continue using tobacco products unless they are addicted to them,” Loukas said. “We
conducted a study where we asked young people if they would continue using tobacco products if they were not flavored, and the overwhelming majority said they would not.” In the study, conducted last year by Loukas and other UTHealth researchers, three-fourths of young users said they would no longer use the product if it was not flavored. Sohil Maknojia, manager of Nueces Mart in West Campus, said the ban on menthols and flavored cigars is not likely to influence the store’s sales since the majority of its tobacco sales comes from other flavored products, such as
Flavor masks the taste of tobacco, which is why young people initiate with menthols over non-flavored cigarettes.” ALEXANDRA LOUKAS
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Juul pods. “Before Juul came, tobacco sales were really low; not even five percent of our sales,” Maknojia said. “(Juul) definitely caused an uptick in tobacco-related sales but mostly for Juul products. Now, there’s a constant stream of UT students who come and buy Juul pods.” The agency’s restrictions don’t ban flavored e-cigarette products in stores, but Juul Labs announced on Nov. 13 they stopped accepting retail orders for its flavored pods, except for mint, menthol and tobacco. The FDA said it will allow stores to continue selling flavored e-cigarette prod-
ucts, but only from closed off-areas that are inaccessible to minors. It is already illegal in the U.S. to sell cigarettes and e-cigarettes to anyone under 18. Loukas said the restrictions will likely be contested by tobacco companies and could take years to implement. “Big Tobacco companies will fight the FDA every step of the way,” Loukas said. “It will be interesting to see if, in the time before these policies go into effect, tobacco companies will innovate some way to come up with a product that still had flavors and could get around the regulations to maintain their business.”
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copyright catherine kadar, and reproduced with permission OurBus, a New York based tech company, will expand bus services to Texas for Thanksgiving break.
OurBus will run from Nov. 20 to 25 for benefit of students. By Nicole Stuessy @nicolestuessy
ith Thanksgiving break coming up, many students without cars rely on public transportation to get home for the holiday. OurBus, a technology company based out of New York, will expand its bus service to Austin and other cities across Texas and Oklahoma from Nov. 20 to 25, during peak Thanksgiving travel time. The temporary routes will run in Austin, College Station, Dallas, Houston and Oklahoma City. OurBus co-founder Axel Hellman said the company plans to add more consistent routes
in Texas after receiving rider feedback. “The purpose of us running it for Thanksgiving is so that we can start getting requests from people in regards to what kinds of destinations they want,” Hellman said. “We typically use crowdsourcing and listen to the customers’ suggestions.” The company currently provides bus service in the northeastern U.S. and Florida and wanted to add service in Texas during the winter because there aren’t many current options for long-distance ground travel, Hellman said. “We just think there is a need for something that is ground transportation that isn’t Greyhound but is cheaper than flying,” Hellman said. “Texas is a place that does not have many ground travel options for long distance, other than driving.” Hellman said because OurBus utilizes a network of local charter buses, the company is able to add more routes to keep prices between $10 and $30 and has greater control over quality assurance on buses.
“Companies like Megabus only have so many buses and can’t add any more services, so they just raise their prices,” Hellman said. “Because we are a network company, we have that ability to be more flexible and we don’t have any huge upfront costs of starting a service.” OurBus targets college towns because fewer students bring cars with them to school than they have in the past, Hellman said. “Since I don’t have a car here, I don’t want my mom to have to drive all the way from San Antonio to come and get me,” political communications sophomore Guiseppa DiDomenico said. “It’s just pretty convenient for me to take a Megabus home and it’s always been safe.” Undeclared freshman Liza Nemirovski said she has seen prices double or triple for Megabus around Thanksgiving break. “I went home early and left Saturday, but for Tuesday, Megabus tickets are already over $50,” Nemirovski said. “I think more students would definitely use a service like OurBus.”
Poet, UT alumna returns to UT to share new book on poetry, prose By Tehreem Shahab @turhem
In the dim light of local bookstore Malvern Books, UT-Austin alumna Sara Bawany uttered a quick prayer before reading a poem from her newly published book of poetry and prose, “(w)holehearted.” After reading one poem, Bawany told the crowd of about 20 people that the poem represented the fear she felt after the 2016 general election as a Muslim woman of color who wore a hijab. “It was kind of my way of reassuring myself through all the fear I felt,” Bawany said. “Unfortunately, it seems like history is always repeating itself as much as we pretend it won’t, but there is always some good that we can try to find in ourselves and put out in the world as much as we can.” The reading and book launch was hosted by
Austin’s branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a national civil rights organization. Maira Sheikh, executive director of CAIR’s Austin branch, said the event was part of CAIR’s efforts to give a platform to diverse voices from Muslim communities. “I wanted to create opportunities for people to understand that the Muslim identity is a dynamic one,” Sheikh said. “You have people that are authors, that are athletes, you have all kinds of different representation from this religious group and we’re not some sort of uniform identity.” Social worker Bawany said she began actively writing at 15 years old because it was a good coping mechanism for struggles she faced. After she began sharing her poetry she said she realized how many people related to her. “That’s when I realized that by writing this stuff
out, I was helping people feel less alone,” Bawany said. “And that made it so much bigger than me, which is why I wanted to share it.” “(w)holehearted” contains poetry about a variety of topics such as spirituality, mental health, feminism and domestic violence. Bawany said while a lot of her poems tie into her identity as a Pakistani-American, Muslim woman, they are not targeted toward a specific identity. Aissata N’Diaye, economics senior at St. Edward’s University, said Bawany’s poetry addressed certain topics that go unnoticed in the Muslim community. “She talks about many taboo subjects or subjects that are uncomfortable to talk about in the Muslim community for sure,” N’Diaye said. “It’s kind of refreshing because as a Muslim person it’s like, ‘It’s okay if I feel this way, I’m not alone.’”
bithia dantoumda | the daily texan staff UT alumna Sara Bawany speaks about her newly published book “(w)holehearted” at Malvern Books on Saturday night. Bawany said that she began writing as a coping mechanism for struggles she faced.
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ability to get help, since college students will have to go to a high-ranking university official such as a Title IX Coordinator or the Dean of Students rather than going to someone that they trust, such as a mentor or a coach,”
Davidson said. Sage Carson, manager of political advocacy group Know Your IX, said students, survivors and advocates around the nation have an opportunity to fight DeVos’ proposal because it does not yet have the force of law. “Before the proposed rule becomes law, students and allies can submit
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comments through our website,” Carson said. “These comments will go to the Department of Education, which has an obligation to respond to all comments. It is extremely essential that students and survivors engage in this notice-and-comment process, and also show wide outrage at the continuous attacks on Title IX.”
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Student organizations shouldn’t need UT’s permission to invite guest speakers By Sam Groves Columnist
When stern-faced pundits warn of a free speech crisis on college campuses, there’s usually good reason to be skeptical. As I’ve written before, students have an unprecedented level of access to platforms where they can both express their own views and consume the views of others. Seriously, it’s never been harder to shut up — or to ignore the constant cacophony of the #discourse. That being said, I think it’s important to be vigilant against threats toward honest and open expression — no, not from impassioned protesters calling BS on faithless toxic grandstanding, but from the institutions that actually have power over our lives. That’s why I was concerned to read about the University’s recent decision to start enforcing a policy that requires student organizations to obtain permission before hosting guest speakers on campus. As it turns out, the policy is far less heavy-handed than it sounds. Nevertheless, enforcing it on all student organizations places an unnecessary burden on the vast majority of groups that are unlikely to require guidance from UT officials. This decision addresses a real problem, but in doing so it creates a bigger problem. I should make one thing clear: the
University’s guest speaker policy is content-neutral. “The University is not in the business of accepting or rejecting speakers based on their points of view, and we never will be,” said UT spokesman J.B. Bird. “That goes against the spirit of academic freedom, and it goes against the high value we place on freedom of speech.” Instead, the policy exists to ensure that student organizations give due consideration to safety and logistics before inviting speakers. “We want to have advance notice so that we’re prepared when speakers come,” Bird said. “The University is always going to plan for the safety of people participating in an event.” On the other hand, there’s a reason the policy is being enforced now. “Many on-campus activists feel that the University was purposely targeting political events that might occur during this election season,” said University Democrats president Andrew Herrera. Meanwhile, Bird cited recent events, such as the violence in Charlottesville and “riots that took place on some other universities around the country over the last year and a half,” as catalysts for the administration’s new approach. “We’ve seen that atmospheres that turn violent often make it impossible to have a free exchange of ideas, and so we want to make sure we’re creating an atmosphere that’s conducive to freedom of speech,” Bird said.
“Enforcing the rules that we have on the books about getting advance permission allows us to do that in a way that’s content-neutral and always will be.” But there are only a handful of organizations on campus that would plausibly invite speakers that present security concerns. Sure, there are organizations like the UT chapter of Turning Point USA, which has hosted two controversial speakers on campus in the past month, incurring protests on both occasions. But there’s also, like, the Beekeeping Society. Should we really complicate things for the latter on behalf of the former? “I believe that registered student organizations should be trusted to make responsible decisions about who they bring to campus,” Herrera said. “Reporting these things is a bureaucratic necessity, but seeking approval comes off as UT policing every aspect of how we want to enrich the student body.” The solution here is not to enforce this rule exclusively on potentially problematic organizations. This would be neither equitable nor fair. Instead, Herrera’s distinction between reporting and seeking approval proves crucial. UT officials can reasonably expect to be informed of who’s going to be on campus, but they should nix the permission process. By trusting students, the administration can offer more freedom to students without compromising safety. Groves is a philosophy senior from Dallas.
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You can find comfort in admitting you can barely stay afloat By Kateri David Columnist
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If you’re a struggling UT student, talking with your anxious peers mere minutes before an exam isn’t the best way to alleviate your worries: There will always be someone who claims to feel completely prepared, having pulled off a string of night-long study binges. Almost half of all Longhorns feel overwhelmed by their workloads. An additional half said they feel exhausted for reasons other than physical activity. Still, it’s easy to feel that everyone else is doing fine. This feeling is so common within campus communities, in fact, that it has even become an informal mental health diagnosis. Duck syndrome refers to the perception of everyone else managing their social and academic lives with ease while you feel that you’re barely staying afloat. It is represented in the way ducks appear to be effortlessly gliding despite their frantic paddling below the surface. On campus, duck syndrome overlaps with our stress culture to form the perception that we’re never quite good enough — that we should be taking further measures to succeed, even to the detriment of our well-being. To alleviate some of this anxiety, students should be honest with their peers about the difficulties of college academics.
“In early morning classes, you’ll immediately get someone who comes in and talks about how tired they are because they were studying so hard and only got three hours of sleep,” said astronomy junior Thomas Seive. “If you were spending that time sleeping or doing other things, it definitely makes you feel inadequate in a way.”
Where boasting only results in psyching each other out, talk of shared strife helps students to realize they aren’t alone.”
Seive said he’s noticed a lot of high-achieving students feel the need to show how well they can perform with so little sleep. Although it’s likely these students boast to acknowledge their efforts, feigning stability in a college setting is unhealthy and can cause students to feel as though they need to adopt extreme habits, even if they were secure in their abilities beforehand.
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Biology sophomore Krystal Virk said a similar dialogue takes place in class group messages the night before an exam. She said when students would talk about how they were still studying at 5 a.m., she would begin to wonder if the students knew something that she didn’t and felt the need to push herself further as a result. “I feel like it’s the same way when you’re talking about school and grades in general with people,” Virk said. “They just try to one-up you.” Instead of boasting their efforts and disguising their struggles, students should be candid with their peers about the academic difficulties they’re facing. “When people admit to working hard on things, it does make a kind of bond,” Seive said. “Like, we’re both in this boat together, and we’re working hard and we’re achieving similar goals.” Where boasting only results in psyching each other out, talk of shared strife helps students to realize they aren’t alone. When your classmate becomes someone you’re working hard alongside, you no longer feel the need to outdo them. In discussing academics with each other, students need to be honest about their struggles. Not only will this lift the pressure of having to do everything effortlessly, but we can also turn our mindset of competition into collaboration. David is a rhetoric and writing sophomore from Allen.
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Editor’s Note: Connor Smith is a pseudonym. The student’s real name is concealed to protect their privacy. Connor Smith was a freshman in high school when his family lost their health insurance. By junior year, his mental health had deteriorated. Due to his family’s inability to pay for health services, he began to self-medicate using Xanax purchased off the black market. At the time, he thought this was his only realistic option. When he came to college, Smith continued without health insurance for more than two years. According to Lookout Mountain Group, a nonpartisan collection of college health professionals and experts in healthcare reform, 1.7 million college students in the US do not have health insurance — about 10 percent of undergraduate students. UT offers resources to combat this issue that low-income students face. Appointments at University Health Services are $10, even for those without health insurance. Terry Weaver, chief of Pharmacy Services at Forty Acres Pharmacy, said UT tries to offer discounts however they can to students without health insurance. Weaver also said the generic brand of Xanax, called alprazolam, is fairly affordable at the pharmacy. “When they’re saying they had to resort to purchasing it off the street, that sounds like more of an issue of access to healthcare,” Weaver said. “Our regular price is $18 for thirty pills and there’s no way that you’re going to find someone selling them for that price on the
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black market.” The pharmacy’s price is less than what Smith said he was paying for his illegally obtained Xanax. The Forty Acres Pharmacy legally offers what Smith needed at a cheaper price, but Weaver and Smith say the issue of access to health care is complex. “When you come from a background of not being in the habit of reaching out or accessing health resources, that (makes) it a little harder to reach out for help,” Smith said. Smith said he had been so accustomed to not going to the doctor as a kid that he did not think to dig around to see what resources UT might offer. He assumed there would not be realistic, affordable options for him. “At the time it was just easy for me to buy Xanax,” Smith said. In an email, Michael Hole, assistant professor of
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Pediatrics, Population Health and Public Policy, said the current US healthcare system impedes low-income Americans from accessing necessary care. “There are some options, albeit few, for uninsured patients who cannot afford health care or medicines,” Hole said. “Too many Americans, fettered by their ability to pay, lack access to good primary care.” Smith said UHS has done what they could to help him when he did not have health insurance. Ultimately, a great part of the problem was assuming he would not be able to access the necessary health services because they had been unobtainable for so much of his life. “I had no idea you could get Xanax for that cheap,” Smith said. “I assumed that if STD testing was expensive (for me), then mental health medication would (also) be expensive.”
Last month, 11 Jewish-Americans were murdered in the most deadly attack on Jews in United States history. Still trying to understand why anti-Semitism remains prevalent, government freshman Julia Stern never thought she would be a victim of this hatred, until she was. On Nov. 8, Stern returned from classes to her off-campus apartment where she and her three Jewish roommates live. She found a swastika, the emblem used by Nazi Germany, drawn on the dry erase board hung on their door. As a member of the Jewish community, Stern understood the severity of the incident and took action by reporting it to the Office of the Dean of Students, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and the Austin Police Department. “Nov. 9 is Kristallnacht, when people in Germany burned down and put swastikas on Jewish businesses. What was that, 50 years ago? And it’s still happening?” Stern said. Brooke Hackel, human development and family sciences freshman as well as Stern’s roommate, said she was shocked that more anti-Semitism resulted from the shooting weeks before. “When these things keep happening, it creates an environment that is scary,” Hackel said. The Office of the Dean of Students provides resources to affected students and examines reported cases to determine disciplinary action. Due to federal privacy laws, Sara Kennedy, director of Strategic and Executive Communications, was unable to give specifics on the ongoing case but did confirm the office is looking into the incident. “As an office and as a university, (we) are deeply distressed by this,” Kennedy said. “(It) runs counter to the values of the University as an institution, who we want to be
and the kind of inclusive, welcoming environment we want for all of our students.” Stern said the office contacted her to set up a meeting and to ensure her stability. Across the country, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found a 60 percent increase in anti-Semitism in their 2017 audit. “The sharp rise, reported in ADL’s Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, was in part due to a significant increase in incidents in schools and on college campuses,” the report says. “There were 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents reported across the United States in 2017.” The report said every state reported at least one incident for the first time since 2007. It also includes a recommendation for universities to not only train faculty to respond to hate crimes, but to foster campuses that strike a balance of acceptance and constructive conversations.
Dr. Leonard N. Moore, vice president for Diversity and Community Engagement and history professor, said the best place to facilitate such conversations is in the classroom. He said UT could potentially ensure broader awareness with each class of students by requiring first-year students to take diversity courses. “What typically happens is we mobilize after an incident and then when the incident is over, people think things are OK again,” Moore said. “But (mobilization) should be ongoing. We have to be willing to have uncomfortable conversations when there is no conflict on the table.” Stern said the only positive result that could come from this incident is an understanding of what words, phrases and symbols offend Jews. “I’m not turning a blind eye,” Stern said. “I want kids to start learning about this.”
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angela wang | the daily texan staff Texas seniors Andrew Beck and Breckyn Hager hug and congratulate each other following the Longhorns’ 24-10 victory over Iowa State. If the Longhorns defeat Kansas next Friday, they will clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 1, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Buechele leads Senior Night win Texas’ Big 12 Championship Game hopes stay alive with another top-25 victory at home. By Alex Briseño @AlexxBriseno
exas players gathered around head coach Tom Herman right before they made their way back to the locker room for final pregame preparations. Moments before the Longhorns could break the huddle and head down the tunnel, though, eyes shifted to the jumbotron inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The 56-foot-by-135-foot screen was illuminated with the final play of the Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 West Virginia game. And once the Mountaineers, who sat in
first place in the Big 12, were upset by Oklahoma State, the Longhorn faithful erupted. Texas players also reacted, knowing they were back in position to reach the Big 12 Championship. But talking about the big picture is the last thing Herman wanted to do with the matchup against Iowa State minutes away. “I’ve got to talk to our video board operator about that, doing that right during pregame. That was tough to wrangle our guys in and focus on pregame,” Herman said. “You talk about not worrying about the big picture and there it is in frigging high definition right there in front of you.” As much as the coaches and players avoid discussing the big picture, the winner of the No. 15 Texas vs. No. 16 Iowa State matchup would have the best shot at reaching the Big 12 Championship as a result of the Oklahoma State upset. All of a sudden, Senior Night wasn’t the biggest storyline of the night. “Right when I turned around and saw the implications of our future, I realized Senior Night can wait,” defensive end Breckyn Hager said on the Longhorn Network after the game. “It can wait five years from now. I don’t care for this memory in the moment
because I have to beat Iowa State.” The energy level in DKR rose the second Texas realized it controlled its own destiny, and the 102,498 fans in attendance never let it waver en route to a 24-10 victory over the Cyclones for the Longhorns’ first victory on Senior Night since 2013. The only moment of uncertainty came in the second quarter when quarterback Sam Ehlinger took a massive blow to his throwing shoulder, the same shoulder he injured against Baylor earlier this year. Ehlinger, who finished the first half 12for-15 for 137 yards and two total touchdowns, left the game moments before Texas took a 17-3 lead going into halftime and never returned. Herman said the sophomore quarterback sustained an AC contusion but clarified it is different from the AC sprain he suffered earlier in the year. “The X-rays were negative for a fracture, and we’re going to get a MRI tomorrow to assess where we go from there,” Herman said. “But he came up to me and said, ‘Coach, I can go. I can run, I can take a hit.” Ehlinger was restricted to the sideline, but backup quarterback Shane Buechele didn’t miss a beat. The junior quarterback went 10-for-10, including a 27-yard
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Sluggish starts aren’t the new flavor at the Frank Erwin Center, but strong finishes aren’t either. During each home game of this young season, the team has battled neck-and-neck with the visitor in first halves before abruptly pulling away with double-digit victories. Episode III of the recurring result aired Friday night, resulting in a 97-69 Texas triumph over The Citadel. “With our defense and perseverance, we always stick together,” shooting guard Kerwin Roach II said after the win. “When we’re the better team, it’s going to show at the end of the game.” Trailing 16-12, the size-advantaged Longhorns began corralling offensive rebounds and cashing checks in the form of high-percentage buckets. In the first nine minutes, Texas grabbed eight offensive boards and scored 14 points in the paint, despite missing all eight 3-point tries. Once the Longhorns adapted to their strengths, the other facets of the game adapted to them. “I thought they won the game in the first half with the way they defended and the way they focused on our plan,” head coach Shaka Smart said. “I thought our guys stayed neutral in their thinking, didn’t get down, didn’t lose focus of the details and process that we want to follow.” Elijah Mitrou-Long ended the schneid by sinking the team’s first three, and one possession later, Matt Coleman III swished a triple from
the opposite wing. The pace picked up, and The Citadel struggled to defend in transition while consistently resorting to turnovers offensively. When the Bulldogs scored their next points, the deed was already done as Texas secured a 28-16 lead in the form of a 16-0 run. “That’s a great term to use for (Mitrou-Long) — catalyst. Because that’s what we need him to be for our team.” Smart said. “Eli’s a guy who’s very, very emotional and when he can channel that in the right way, it’s huge for our team.” Besides bullying the Bulldogs down low, Texas exerted plenty of damage by simply holding onto the basketball. It wasn’t until over 13 minutes passed when the Longhorns committed their first turnover. At the same point, The Citadel produced eight giveaways, decidedly losing the turnover battle, 20-7. Outside of the consecutive threes to spark Texas’ defining run, three-point shooting remained abysmal before the break. Smart’s team entered halftime connecting on just two of 20 threes. But shooting guard Jase Febres ensured the team would escape the valley, acing a pair of threes in the opening minutes of the second half. “Coming off the bench, I could see who’s hot or not,” Mitrou-Long said. “The first shot Jase took was a three and he hit it. So, I knew when I came in the game I was going to find him. And I remember seeing Courtney (Ramey) on the wing on the right side, and I knew I was going to engage my guy and try to get him open because he was gonna
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ryan lam | the daily texan staff Texas junior guard Elijah Mitrou-Long attempts a shot near the basket during the Longhorns’ 97-69 victory over The Citadel on Friday, Nov. 16.
flame it in.” The shots started falling and Texas transformed into a lethal offensive machine, sinking 10 of 22 three point attempts in the second half to lead by as many as 31. A notable milestone was achieved on one of these threes when Roach became the 37th Longhorn to register 1,000 career points on a triple in the final minutes. “Being here at (Texas) and just getting 1,000 points and getting my name in the record book is amazing,” said Roach, who scored a team-high 15. “I was getting frustrated when the shots weren’t falling, but I stayed with the process and kept shooting the open shots I always practice.” Propelled by a balanced scoring effort which featured five Longhorns in double-figures, Texas leaps to a 4–0 start for the second-straight year. Texas, undefeated away from home this season, awaits its greatest challenge of the year on Thanksgiving Day, with a battle in Las Vegas against No. 7 North Carolina.
touchdown pass to wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey,whichwasjustoneofHumphrey’s seven receptions. Lil’Jordan’s 86-yard performance allowed him to become just the ninth player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark. “That dude is a superhero,” running back Tre Watson said. “His game speaks for itself. It’s a blessing to have somebody like that. Being able to see it in person is crazy. You don’t realize how good he really is until you’re out there and you’re like, ‘Whoa, this guy is a grown man among kids.’” The 24-3 lead proved to be insurmountable as the Longhorns now sit one win away from a trip to the Big 12 Championship. After the game, players gave shoutouts to Oklahoma State, but for now, they’re focusing on the one thing standing between Texas and a shot at a conference title: a trip to Lawrence, Kansas, for a matchup with Kansas. “We’ve gotta focus on Kansas,” Watson said. “We don’t want to get too caught up in all the future stuff. We really want to focus on right now … We’ve put ourselves in position to have a shot. We’ve gotta finish the journey.”
The 2018 Texas Cross Country season concluded Saturday at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships meet held at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin. The Longhorn men finished 27th overall, and for the second consecutive season, the women placed 31st. The Longhorns traveled to Madison coming off a strong performance last weekend at the NCAA South Central Regional meet, where both teams placed second to qualify for Saturday’s race. It was the women’s sixth appearance in 15 seasons and the men’s 10th consecutive time to qualify for the national meet. Despite less-than-desirable finishes at nationals, women’s distance coach PattiSue Plumer believes the program is headed in the right direction. “We were proud to once again qualify for NCAA Cross Country Championships this year,” Plumer said. “Although today didn’t go as we had hoped, qualifying for this meet is the positive that we will take away from this season.” Alex Cruz led the women for the first time this season with a time of 21:36.09. Coming in second for the Longhorns was
Destiny Collins with a time of 21:46.55, while Madeline Vondra finished third. According to Plumer, the women started well, but chilling temperatures and a snowy course caused issues for Texas as the race continued. “We were right where we wanted to be early on, but we were not prepared for the cold and snowy conditions, which kicked our butt as the meet went along,” Plumer said. “We’ll move forward and get ready for indoor track season now.” In his last cross country race competing for Texas, Alex Rogers led the Longhorn men with a time of 30:32.53 to their best National Championship finish since 2014. Following closely behind was John Rice with a time of 30:46.74, with Sam Worley placing third. Rounding out Texas’ top five were Jake Johnson and
Garek Bielaczyc. Men’s distance coach Pete Watson said the team was aggressive early but faded late into the race, and that while the top runners ran well, the men struggled to be competitive overall. According to Watson, the team has had “massive issues at (position) five” this season, and Saturday was no exception. Still, he knows what the Longhorns are capable of. “We are trying to turn this program around and sometimes it can be difficult to erase the memories of past failures,” Watson said. “I need to make sure these boys are prepared physically and emotionally and can start to believe that Texas Cross Country can compete with the best.” The indoor season will commence at the Reveille Invitational in College Station on Dec. 8.
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West WestCampus Campustoday todayisisnot notthe theWest West Campus Campus itit has has always always been. been. Fifteen Fifteen years years ago, ago, ambitious ambitious high-rises high-rises were were almost almost nonexistent. nonexistent. Features Features such such as as bike bike lanes lanes and and street street lighting lighting were were yet yet to to be be improved, improved, or or even even added. added. Architecture Architecture professor professor Jake Jake WeWegemann gemann stayed stayed in in West West Campus Campus in in 1996, 1996, and and when when he he returned returned nearly nearly 20 20 years years later, later, he he said said he he was was sursurprised prised by by what what he he found. found. “When “When II came came back back to to Austin Austin in in 2014, 2014, II was was just just mind mind boggled boggled at at the the change,” change,” Wegemann Wegemann said. said. “There “There are are just just more more people people and and more more businesses businesses and and more more activiactivity, ty, which which II think think isis fantastic. fantastic. II love love the the energy.” energy.” After After almost almost 10 10 years years of of efforts efforts by by UT, UT, Capital Capital Metro Metro and and UniverUniversity sity Area Area Partners, Partners, aa West West Campus Campus neighborhood neighborhood association, association, plans plans were were made made in in 2004 2004 for for UniversiUniversity ty Neighborhood Neighborhood Overlay. Overlay. UNO UNO was was the the program program that that would would kickkickstart start more more than than aa decade decade of of develdevelopment opment in in one one of of Austin’s Austin’s most most
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hen hen he he saw saw the the bloody bloody knife, knife, Sam Sam Kellogg Kellogg thought thought itit was was aa prop prop in in aa protest. protest. On On the the May May 2017 2017afternoon afternoonwhen whenaccused accusedmurderer murdererKenKendrex drexWhite Whitekilled killedone oneand andinjured injuredthree threein inan an on-campus on-campus stabbing, stabbing, Kellogg, Kellogg, now now aa governgovernment ment junior, junior, was was outside outside Gregory Gregory GymnasiGymnasium umwith withhis hisgirlfriend. girlfriend. “Get “Get your your gun,” gun,” Kellogg Kellogg remembers remembers his his girlfriend girlfriendsaying. saying. Kellogg, Kellogg, who who has has spent spent nine nine years years in in the the Marine Marine Corps, Corps, had had left left his his gun gun in in his his car car that that day. day. He’d He’d recently recently moved moved to to Austin Austin and and was was unsure unsure whether whether or or not not his his Virginia Virginia ResResident ident Concealed Concealed Handgun Handgun Permit Permit was was valid valid in inTexas. Texas. The Theman manwith withthe theknife kniferan ranpast pastthem themand and slashed slashed someone someone sitting sitting at at aa table table nearby. nearby. That’s That’swhen whenKellogg Kelloggknew knewititwas wasserious. serious. Within Withinseconds, seconds,the theentire entirearea areain infront frontof of the thegym gymcleared clearedout outand andKellogg Kelloggdid didwhat whathe he could couldto tohelp helpin inthe thesituation: situation:Call Callthe thepolice. police. He Hestayed stayedon onthe thephone phoneuntil untilthey theyarrived. arrived. “Had “HadIIhad hadmy myweapon weaponon onme meat atthe thetime, time, IIthink thinkIIwould’ve would’vebeen beenable ableto tostop stophim himat atthe the food food truck, truck, and and he he wouldn’t wouldn’t have have gotten gotten any any further,” further,”Kellogg Kelloggsaid. said. Kellogg Kelloggnow nowcarries carrieshis hisgun gunto tocampus campusevevery eryday. day.He’s He’sone oneof ofroughly roughly500 500people peopleestiestimated matedby bythe theUniversity Universityto tocarry carryon oncampus. campus. Texas Texas requires requires License License to to Carry Carry aa Handgun Handgun applicants applicants be be at at least least 21 21 years years old, old, making making 48.2 48.2percent percentof ofUT UTstudents studentseligible eligibleto toobtain obtain aa license, license, according according to to 2017 2017 census census data data colcollected lectedby bythe theUniversity. University. Campus Campuscarry carryhad hadbeen beenin inplace placefor forover over20 20 years yearswhen whenSenate SenateBill Bill11 11went wentinto intoeffect effecton on Aug. Aug.1,1,2016, 2016,the the50th 50thanniversary anniversaryof ofthe theUT UT Tower Towershooting. shooting.The Thenew newlaw lawallowed allowedguns gunsin in all allUniversity Universitybuildings buildingswith withsome someexceptions, exceptions, including includinglabs labsand andcertain certainprofessors’ professors’offices. offices. On Onthe theday dayof ofSB SB11’s 11’simplementation, implementation,three three UT UTprofessors professorsfiled filedaalawsuit lawsuitagainst againstthe theUniUniversity versity in in an an attempt attempt to to strike strike down down the the law, law, along along with with aa wave wave of of activism activism that that overtook overtook the thecampus. campus. The The lawsuit, lawsuit, brought brought by by professors professors Lisa Lisa Moore, Moore, Mia Mia Carter Carter and and Jennifer Jennifer Glass, Glass, was was blocked blockedby byaalower lowercourt, court,and andthat thatruling rulingwas was upheld upheldon onAug. Aug.16 16of ofthis thisyear yearby bythe the5th 5thCirCircuit cuitCourt Courtof ofAppeals. Appeals.With Withno noword wordyet yetas asto to whether whether or or not not the the professors professors will will appeal appeal to to the theSupreme SupremeCourt, Court,ititlooks lookslike likecampus campuscarry carry isishere hereto tostay. stay. From From 2015 2015 to to 2016, 2016, coinciding coinciding with with camcampus puscarry carryand andopen opencarry carrybecoming becominglaw, law,there there
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Along with officers wearing blue, black and white, the UT Police Department now has 11 officers patrolling campus in fluorescent yellow uniforms. UTPD previously had more than 50 security guards at various locations around campus, along with regular police officers. UTPD Chief David Carter said he made 11 of these guards into public safety officers by changing their titles and uniforms in early September to fit with the jobs of similar officers at other public universities. “Other universities have police officers and they have public safety officers, which are basically mobile security guards,” Carter said. “But we see them a little bit differently. Their primary mission is to be ambassadors and go out and be extra eyes and ears for the campus and UTPD.” Carter said these new officers respond to non-emergency alarms, collect lostand-found items, take police reports from students and answer questions. “They’re not police officers per se, but they are out there as community servants working to support our University and especially our students, as well as faculty, staff and visitors,” Carter said. “It’s healthy for students to see these officers out there and know that they can report things to them.” Because the officers are non-commissioned and are not licensed to be police officers, they do not have the ability to arrest people, carry a weapon or respond to emergencies on campus. Donald Smith, one of the public safety officers, said despite not being a commissioned officer, he still works to keep the University safe by easing the workload of commissioned officers who are often preoccupied
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I IM MPPLLEEM MEENNTTEEDD such suchas asCocks CocksNot NotGlocks Glocks Sophomore Sophomore quarterback quarterback Sam Sam Ehlinger Ehlinger I INN TTEEXXAASS have have all all but but disappeared disappeared took took aa knee knee on on the the final final play play as as the the rest rest from from campus. campus. Gun Gun Free Free The City of Austin issued A citywide boil water notice has been issued for the first of of the the Longhorns Longhorns walked walked onto onto the the field field a boil water notice MonUT UTsigns signsremain remainin inoffice office following recent flooding, telling residents to time in the history of the Austin water utility. Here are some to tocelebrate celebrateday the the31-16 31-16 win winover over the theNo. No. 17 17 windows windows on on the the South South boilon water before using it for drinking, cooking or answers to questions frequently asked by students. Horned Horned Frogs Frogs on Saturday. Saturday. 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H O W T O page 3 N O T I C E page 2 STATE UNIVERSITY As As López López holds holds out out hope hope for for future future political political action, action, she she remains remains worworried riedabout aboutthe thepresence presenceof ofguns gunson oncampus. campus. “It’s “It’s like like saying saying that that ifif you’ve you’ve got got aa scorscorpion pion in in your your bedroom, bedroom, and and ifif itit hasn’t hasn’t bitten bitten you you yet, yet, than than you you might might as as well well keep keep itit in in there,” there,”López, López,aaPlan PlanIIIIand andhealth healthand andsociety society senior, senior,said. said. “(O’Rourke’s) “(O’Rourke’s)focus focusseems seemsto to whether whetherto torevise revisethe theauto-admit auto-admitthreshold thresholdisis “The University is anticipating a simByof Chad Lyle By Katie Balevic Although AlthoughMoore Moorehas hashope hopefor forthe thefuture future of @LyleChad @KatelynBalevic be be on on fighting fighting for for illegal illegal immiimmibased basedon onapplication applicationdata. data. ilar number of Texas resident freshmen her herlawsuit, lawsuit,Professor ProfessorLucas LucasPowe, Powe,who whoteachteachgrants grants and and forgetting forgetting the the milmil“The “TheUniversity Universityof ofTexas Texasat atAustin Austinannualannual- admission applications, and this cones es classes classes on on the the First First and and Second Second AmendAmendlions lionsof ofAmericans Americans— —you youknow, know, ly lyassesses assesseshistorical historicalapplication applicationand andenrollenroll- tributed to our decision to maintain the ments mentsat atUT UTSchool Schoolof ofLaw, Law,isisdoubtful doubtfulof ofany any Incumbent Incumbent Republican Republican Sen. 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A D M I S S I O N page 2 question questionof ofthe thenight. night.She Sheasked asked Cruz Cruz said. said. “I “I think think itit ought ought to to more morestressed stressedabout aboutthe theapplication applicationprocess process O’Rourke O’Rourkeabout abouthis hissupport supportfor for be beup upto tothe thestates. states.IIthink thinkColColthan than she she was. was. “Being “Being auto auto admit admit was was defidefihope that will translate to greater the PCL needs to be high in order “It really wasn’t until about By Savana Dunning UU NN II VV EE RR SS II TT YY granting granting citizenship citizenship to to DreamDream- orado oradocan candecide decideone oneway, way,and and nitely nitelyaarelief reliefespecially especiallybecause becauseIIknew knewIIwas was @savanaish student engagement.” for it to remain a permanent poll- 10:30 a.m. when there were any ers, ers,undocumented undocumentedimmigrants immigrants Texas Texascan candecide decideanother.” another.” going goingto toget getinto intoUT,” UT,”Stojcic Stojcicsaid. said.“The “Theauto auto While Monday marks the ing location. significant lines,” Dillard said. who whowere werebrought broughtto tothe theUnited United When When the the issue issue of of gun gun viovioadmit admitpercentage percentageisissmall. small.It’s It’stiny. tiny.Because Because first day of early voting for mid“Polling locations are large “Even though it’s a midterm elecStates Statesas aschildren. children.O’Rourke O’Rourkeafaf- lence lence was was raised, raised, O’Rourke O’Rourke dedeit’s it’sso sosmall, small,other otherpeople peoplehad hadto toworry worryabout 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 firmedhis hissupport supportand andattacked attacked scribed scribed himself himself as as aa proponent proponent ititmore morethan thanIIdid.” 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 underrepresented underrepresented or or ideniden- organizations organizations that that focus focus on on current current students students offers offers an an Cruz Cruz for for saying saying the the United United of ofthe theSecond SecondAmendment, Amendment,but but The The automatic automatic admission admission policy policy carries carries aa of the Perry-Casteñeda Library as the campus’ second polling can’t justify the costs of having a have that turnout.” tify tify as as women, women, Latino, Latino, AfAf- increasing increasing racial racial and and gengen- authentic authentic perspective.” perspective.” States Statesshould shoulddeport deportthem. them. added added he he supports supports an an assault assault stigma stigma with with itit that that causes causes some some prospective prospective to the metal detectors at the location. The Flawn Academic second location on campus if we Téya Kroeker, French and aprican-American rican-American and and NaNa- der der representation representation in in the the Eric Eric Castle, Castle, business adad- who’ve “The “Thebusiness economists economists who’ve weapons weaponsban. ban. students students to to have have low low confidence confidence about about their their entrance Monday as students Center served as UT’s only poll- don’t use it,” chemistry senior parel designs senior, said she did tive tive American, American, McCombs McCombs business business world, world, as as well well as as ministration ministration graduate graduate stustustudied studied itithave havesaid said that thatwe wewill will “Weapons “Weapons of of war war belong belong on on applications, applications,Stojcic Stojcicsaid. said. participated on the first day of ing location since 2005, but inPatel said. not mind waiting at the PCL for spokeswoman spokeswoman Catenya Catenya connecting connecting current current students students dent dentin inMcCombs, McCombs, isisactively actively lose losehundreds hundreds of ofbillions billionsof ofdoldol- the the battlefield,” battlefield,” O’Rourke O’Rourke said. said. “(There “(Thereis) is)that thatstigma stigmaaround aroundit,” it,”Stojcic Stojcic early voting. creasing voter turnout since 2016 Around midday, some students an hour and a half before reaching McHenry McHenry said said in in an an email. email. with with prospective prospective McCombs McCombs involved involvedlars in into many many diversity diversity lars to the thenegative negative ififwe wedeport deport “Not “Not in in communities, communities, schools schools said. said. “And “And knowing knowing that that you’re you’re not not within within “I think people are pleased made wait times hours long. This in line reported wait times at the the front of the line. This This isis almost almost five five times times as as applicants, applicants, McCombs McCombs assisassis- initiatives initiatives in in McCombs McCombs and and them,” them,” El El Paso Paso Congressman Congressman and andchurches.” churches.” that that (top) (top) percent, percent, itit isis aa lot lot more more stressstresswith the new location,” said prompted Travis County Clerk PCL to be around an hour long. “Time went by really quickly, high high as as the the percent percent of of unun- tant tant dean dean Tina Tina Mabley Mabley said said business businessO’Rourke schools schools across across O’Rourke said saidof of the theDreamers. Dreamers. O’Rourke O’Rourkealso alsosupports supportsmore more ful. ful. ItIt does does cause cause students students to to be be more more like, like, student body president Colton Dana DeBeauvoir to pass legislaKelton Dillard, temporary dep- and I think voting is super importderrepresented derrepresented students students 10 10 in in an an email. email. the the country. country. Castle Castle said said “We “Wewill willgain gainhundreds hundredsof ofmilmil- thorough thorough background background checks checks ‘Yeah, ‘Yeah,we’ll we’llsee seewhat whathappens. happens.Like, Like,I’m I’mnot 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 years years ago, ago, and and aa 66 percent percent “We “We find find many many prospecprospec- diversity diversitylions isis ato atobuzzword buzzword in lions the the positive positivein ifif we we keep keep for forthose thosewho whowish wishto topurchase purchase expecting expectingto toget getin.’” in.’” vice president Mehraz Rahman ary location with help from TX PCL polling location, said he con- said. “If we want a government increase increase since since last last year. year. tive tive students students want want to to know, know, many many workplaces. workplaces. firearm. Cruz Cruz said said an an effeceffecThe The University University follows follows Senate Senate Bill Bill 175, 175, them them here. here. Senator Senator Cruz Cruz has has aa firearm. for early voting. “It’s located Votes, UT Democrats and State sidered the turnout at the PCL to that represents the views of the Increased Increased diversity diversity can can ‘Can ‘Can II see see myself myself here?’” here?’” “We’re “We’re finding findingto that … …each promised promised tothat deport deport each and and tive tiveway wayto toreduce reducegun gunviolence violence which whichrequires requires75 75percent percentof ofthe theUniversity’s 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 be be credited credited to to strong strong partpart- Mabley Mabley said. said. “Getting “Getting every everysingle singleDreamer.” Dreamer.” in in schools schools would would be be placing placing in-state in-state admits admits be be automatic automatic acceptances, 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-concennerships nerships with with national national firsthand firsthand accounts accounts from from page 22 DD II VV EE R R SS II TTsaid YY page Cruz Cruz said O’Rourke O’Rourke apap- more more armed armed police police officers officers on on according accordingto tothe theOffice Officeof ofthe theExecutive ExecutiveVice Vice trated, central location, and I president, said voter turnout at morning was low. what we want.” pears pears to to prioritize prioritize undocundoc- school schoolgrounds. grounds. 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The The University University PanhelPanhellenic lenic Council Council isis launching launching aa new new task task force force and and set set of of iniinitiatives tiatives to to diversify diversify Greek Greek life life and and make make sorority sorority recruitment recruitment more moreaccessible. accessible. The The council’s council’s president president Evana Evana Flores Flores said said the the executive executive board board began began their their efforts efforts in in response response to to aa Campus Campus Climate Climate Response Response Team Team meeting meeting after after UT UT Police Police Department removed removed masked masked UT UT Department freshman freshman adjusts adjusts protestors protestors carrying carrying torches torches from from to to college college life life after after 2017. the theMain MainMall Mall in inNovember November 2017. “They “Theywere wereshooting. asking askingus uswhat whatwe we high high school school shooting. were weredoing doingto toeducate educateour ourmemmembers bersabout aboutwhite whitesupremacy supremacyand and making makingpeople peopleallies,” allies,”advertising advertising senior seniorFlores Flores said. “We “WeMenchaca set setout outto to By Bysaid. Megan Megan Menchaca write writeaastatement statement from from that that point point @meganmenchaca13 @meganmenchaca13 owning owningup upto tothe theissues issuesin inthe thepast past and andLike the theissues issues currently currently going goingon onundeclared Like many many students, students, undeclared and and actual actualways ways of ofamending amending it.” it.” spent freshman freshman Kennedy Kennedy Rodriguez Rodriguez spent her her Starting Starting fall fall 2019, 2019, the the councounsenior senior year year enrolled enrolled in in dual dual credit credit classclasscil’s cil’s executive executive board board will will include include es es in in aa community community college college before before she she aaattended vice vice president president of diversity diversity and and attended UT. UT. of inclusion. inclusion. Business Business sophomore Because Because of of this, this,sophomore Rodriguez Rodriguez attended attended Eliana Eliana Schuller Schuller currently currently works high high school school later later in in the theworks day. day. She She would would on on the the likely new new diversity diversity and and incluincluhave have likely been been sitting sitting in in one one of of those those sion sion task task force force and andisisapplying applying for for dual dual credit credit classes classes on onthe themorning morning of ofMay May the the position. position. 18, 18, 2018, 2018, ifif her her community community college college had had “It’s “It’s important important that that we address address not not wrapped wrapped up up for forwe the the spring spring semester. semester. these these issues issues on on that athat a chapter chapter level level Rodriguez At At 7:30 7:30 a.m. a.m. morning, morning, Rodriguez within within our ourcommunity,” community,” Schuller Schuller was was still still getting getting ready ready for for school school when when said. said. “My “My biggest biggest idea idea is is to to crecreshe shegot gotaacall callfrom fromone oneof ofher herfriends. friends. ate ate more more programming programming that that isisdon’t “She “She was was just just like, like, ‘Please ‘Please don’t come come both both engaging engagingand and informative informative to to“She to to school,’” school,’” Rodriguez Rodriguez said. said. “She said, said, change change the theaaoverall overall culture culture without ‘I‘I have have feeling feeling that thatwithout there there isis an an active active making making ititseem seem too too forced.” shooter,’ shooter,’ and and II forced.” immediately immediately called called my my The Thefriend. new new task task force force will will overoverbest best friend. II was was worried worried about about her her bebesee see each each chapter’s chapter’s diversity diversity edcause cause IIknew knew she shewas was there thereedthat thatday.” day.” ucation ucation programs. Schuller Schuller said By By programs. the the time time her her best bestsaid friend friend finally finally the the task task force force committed committed to to answered answered the theisisphone, phone, the the eighth eighth deadlideadlipromoting promoting inclusivity inclusivity and integintegest est school school shooting shootingand to to take take place place in in the the rity, rity, despite despite a a history history of of segresegreUnited United States States had had already already begun begun at at her her gation gation and and intolerance intolerance among among school, school, Santa Santa Fe FeHigh HighSchool. 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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