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From notetaking to Netflix RTF student Sahana Srinivasan educates children in science show ‘Brainchild,’ produced by Pharrell Williams.

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After two personal moratoriums, an invalid election and a runoff election last spring, Student Government is proposing changes to its election code to help the next election cycle run more smoothly. Changes include a new single transferable voting system, the removal of all current Election Supervisory Board precedents and clarifications on what counts as candidate speech on social media. “The landscape of the University and elections is constantly changing,” said Sarah Mockler, SG chief of staff and business honors and accounting senior. “As we have changes in our lifestyles and the mediums we use to campaign, it’s important to make sure the election code is still applying in a way that is fair.” Under the new single transferable voting system, each student’s single vote will initially go to their first-choice candidate. As candidates with fewer votes are eliminated, votes will redistribute to second- or third-choice candidates on the ballot. “There will be no runoff elections,” said Benjamin Solder, speaker of the assembly and neuroscience senior. “You will be ranking the ballot.” There have been 10 runoff executive alliance elections since 1998, according to election records.

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amanda saunders | the daily texan staff Radio-television-film senior Sahana Srinivasan is the host of Netflix series “Brainchild,” a children’s science educational series that provides an interactive educational experience.

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For three months last winter, radio-television-film senior Sahana Srinivasan traded in her bookbag for lights, camera and action to become the host of “Brainchild,” Netflix’s new science education series. Following the blueprint of predecessors such as “Brain Games,” “Brainchild” provides an interactive learning experience for children. The show, executively produced by Pharrell Williams, tackles topics ranging

from the psychological woes of social media to the wonders of the cosmos. As the host, Srinivasan guides viewers through animated infographics, games and experiments. Srinivasan recounts pursuing “Brainchild” with no expectations of the show’s success. Srinivasan received word of an untitled science show from her L.A. agent last fall. Foregoing the usual, professionally taped audition, Srinivasan delivered scripted lines and improvised comedy bits against the backdrop of her college bedroom. “I wasn’t thinking, ‘I’m gonna be the star of this Netflix show,’” Srinivasan said. “It was

more like, ‘I have to give my hundred percent effort to make sure this is good.’” Srinivasan’s bedroom production landed her a callback for auditions in New York. “It’s like Murphy’s Law,” Srinivasan said. “When you expect something to be a certain way, it doesn’t turn out that way, so I didn’t have very high expectations when I was auditioning. I just really liked the content, and I thought I had a good interpretation of it.” By December, Srinivasan landed the role and was filming in chilly New York streets

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Study abroad participation increases despite students’ rigid degree plans

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Study abroad participation has increased over the last three years, which the International Office attributes to the University’s increased focus on career readiness. Participation in Maymesters — four-week study abroad programs led by UT faculty — have increased by 41 percent in three years, compared to a 3-percent growth for semester-long programs, according to the International Office. Study abroad director Heather Thompson said Maymesters may be increasing in popularity because they can easily fit into rigid degree plans. “Maymesters are scripted,” Thompson said. “They’re package deals. If you’re a student who wants to go abroad but you’re feeling overwhelmed and your degree plan is not your friend and your college has 10

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Maymesters, you’re going to click and go.” Aerospace engineering junior Michael Worthington said his Maymester in Vienna, Austria allowed him to stay on track for his degree plan. “If I did a semester-long program, I would be taking

fewer hours than I normally would here (at UT), but doing the Maymester, I would be taking classes when I otherwise wouldn’t be taking classes,” Worthington said. “It was just taking summer classes that just happened to be in Europe.”

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Worthington said it was a worthwhile experience that will set him apart from others in the future. Experiential learning, such as studying abroad and completing internships, has

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The University completed nearly $2.4 million in safety and security upgrades to all on-campus buildings at the end of October. The Department of Public Safety provided security recommendations to the University after the death of Haruka Weiser, including suggestions on how to make buildings more secure. The University finished adding surveillance video and electronic locks to the most-used entrances for all buildings frequented by students. Those entrances are also known as celebrated entrances. “While certainly the University is an open campus for the use of faculty, staff, students and invited guests, the celebrated entrances allow us to provide more enhanced security while still keeping an open campus,” said Jimmy

Johnson, assistant vice president for campus safety. The upgrades also include the installation of safety hubs near the entrances of these buildings. The safety hubs include automated external defibrillators, indoor emergency call boxes and Stop the Bleed kits, which include tourniquets, gauze and other supplies. Elva Ye, head coordinator for the UT chapter of Stop the Bleed, said the goal of the program is to provide supplies to help people save a life if they are ever faced with life-threatening bleeding or other emergency situations. “We talk about the importance of using different techniques to stop bleeding, but it’s not as useful if there’s no accessibility to tourniquets,” chemistry junior Ye said. “If something happens, people will now be able to apply aid and reduce potential disastrous effects.”

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eilish o’sullivan | the daily texan staff Human biology sophomore Alan Martinez restarted the Friends of Street Youth at UT-Austin this semester. The organization aims to bring attention to the young homeless people on and near campus.

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This semester, human biology sophomore Alan Martinez started Friends of Street Youth at UT-Austin, an organization that reaches out to homeless youth and fosters communication between the homeless and society. “They’re a very minor group in this large minority (of homeless people),” Martinez said of homeless students. “They’re like a minority of a minority, and the goal of our group is to bring attention to the young, homeless people on campus and try to reach out to students and some members of this

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homeless population.” He restarted the organization this semester because the minister at the Street Youth Ministry, where Martinez volunteers, encouraged him to. The organization, which currently has six members, will set up donation boxes at all residence halls where students can donate clean clothes. “I know they really need stuff like underwear and socks, things not really donated much,” Martinez said. “It’s normally shirts and pants, but underwear and socks get bad really fast, and that’s what they need the most.” Martinez has spoken to homeless UT students and said they feel stigmatized, so they try to blend in.

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“In their words, they say they aim (to) look decent enough to where people don’t actually know they’re homeless until they tell them,” Martinez said. Some other organizations are also trying to address youth homelessness. Last Wednesday, homelessness advocacy groups Stop Abuse for Everyone, Lifeworks and Caritas of Austin held an event to discuss youth homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allotted Lifeworks a grant of $5.2 million to address this issue. The group is distributing the money among the three organizations to “maximize resources” and “help more people,” said

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Psychology freshman Trevor Liu has not moved on the waitlist for a history class since he registered earlier this month. “I’ve been stuck in spot 168 out of 197 since I registered,” Liu said. “At this point, I’m pretty worried that I won’t get a seat in the class.” While being waitlisted for classes during registration is common at UT, students often express frustration over getting “stuck” on a waitlist. “No one actually seems to know why some waitlists move and others don’t,” Liu said. “Not knowing if you have a chance to get into a certain class is just an added stress to registration.” Assistant registrar Bethany Bell said there is no single reason for the inconsistency of waitlists.

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a direct correlation with career preparedness, which Thompson said could be another reason for the increase in study abroad participation. “Study abroad has been identified … as one of the premier high-impact activities that students can do to get ready for their career,” Thompson said. “If you’ve had an international experience,

“There are many different reasons for waitlists to be ‘stuck,’ which vary from department to department,” Bell said. “Waitlists are controlled by the department of the specific class. So, the department itself decides when to open or close waitlists and how many seats will be on the list.” To ease tensions during registration, UT

offers swap classes, which guarantee students will not lose any of the classes they originally registered for while waiting for a spot in another class to open. “Swap classes are completely optional for students on waitlists, but are extremely helpful during the registration process,” Bell said. When a student chooses a swap class on their schedule through the registrar, they will

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that is a springboard to entry into your chosen profession.” When colleges see that employers want graduates to have international experience, they advocate for more study abroad opportunities, Thompson said. “If you’re a chair or a dean and you’re thinking, ‘How am I getting my graduates ready for a career,’ doing something international … is beneficial to the students in their majors,” Thompson said. UT President Gregory Fenves has also called for increased career

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preparedness, Thompson said. In 2017, he introduced the College to Career initiative to enhance students’ career preparedness with additional resources on campus. For Tandees Najimi, a neuroscience and chemistry senior, her semester of research in Zurich, Switzerland was worth the complications with her schedule. “You basically have to start squeezing (courses) into semesters that you’re not studying abroad, which makes your course load more burdensome,”

stay in the class until a seat opens in the class they are waitlisted in. When a seat is available, the system automatically drops the swap class from the student’s schedule and places them into the available class. Computer science freshman Ansh Jain said using swap classes made his registration experience less stressful. “Knowing that the system would automatically drop my previous class and put me in the class I wanted when space opened up took away a lot of the stress that comes with registration,” Jain said. Jain said it would still be useful to know if a department has paused a certain waitlist. “I do really wish departments would clearly state when they pause the waitlist for a specific class,” Jain said. “Knowing undoubtedly if a waitlist is closed and the reasons why would help students decide whether or not to stay on the list.”

Najimi said. “But if you know students who studied abroad, they’ll absolutely tell you to do it, so that’s why I decided I’ll just do it anyways.” Najimi said while her academic advisers warned that experiences abroad might complicate her schedule, they are still worthwhile. “They don’t emphasize it as much as I wish they did because it is an important experience to do regardless of what your major is,” Najimi said.

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and studios. Srinivasan said the possibility of inspiring children kept her on her toes through a packed filming schedule. Additionally, Srinivasan said she hopes fronting “Brainchild’s” science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) curriculum as an Indian woman draws children of diverse backgrounds into scientific fields of study. “(Combining science with the arts) is a good way to get the message out, especially to inspire young women and people of color to go into science fields and even acting, too,” Srinivasan said.

While Srinivasan’s hosting seems effortless, her journey to the small screen was not free of hard work or sacrifice. Cathryn Sullivan, Srinivasan’s acting coach of nine years, said Srinivasan’s journey to “Brainchild” was paved by true grit and years of long, relentless hours perfecting a craft. “(Srinivasan’s) done all the heavy-duty work,” Sullivan said. “There were times she felt defeated. There were times when she was discouraged. There were times that people said no to her, but she just kept going.” Additionally, the radio-television-film student sacrificed a semester’s worth of classes and spent months away from loved ones to pursue “Brainchild.” Srinivasan’s childhood friend

Divya Chakkaram said the distance was difficult, but watching Srinivasan’s hard work, personality and name be translated into a Netflix show was a surreal experience. “She’s just really determined, focused and passionate,” Chakkaram said. “She’s extremely driven, and if she has a dream she wants (to pursue), she will go out of her way to make it as true as possible. That’s been true since we were little girls.” Srinivasan said although “Brainchild” may have been a year in the making, the journey to her Netflix debut was 15 years in the making. “It does take a lot of patience and hard work, but you know, hard work does pay off,” Srinivasan said.

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Cold front, moisture contribute to recent rains By Hannah Ortega @_hannahortega_

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a weather data collection site, recorded 15.7 inches of rain during September and October. That marks the seventh-highest rainfall total for the two months since records began in 1942, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said. “In September and October, we had plenty of moisture coming in from the Gulf of Mexico, and the most unusual part was how much of that moisture ended up being deposited in Texas as rain,” Nielsen-Gammon said. “(From) preliminary numbers, Texas as a whole had its fourth-wettest month on record in September and its third-wettest month on record in October.” Historically, the two wettest months for Texas were May 2015 and August 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit. While Nielsen-Gammon said the state rarely lacks moisture, this year’s heavy concentration of water vapor and moisture in Texas was attributed to cold fronts in Central Texas and storms in Mexico. “We had several tropical cyclones make landfall over in western Mexico, and the moisture from those came across Mexico and into Texas,” Nielsen-Gammon said. “Although … most of our rain wasn’t from that mechanism, having a lot of moisture in the air makes it easier for thunderstorms to form without being killed by evaporation.” Troy Kimmel, University and incident

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Johnson said the University is also planning on adding celebrated entrances and safety hubs to University buildings off campus, such as the J.J. Pickle Research Campus. “We have students, faculty and staff that work late hours in buildings that in the past that weren’t as secure as we would prefer,” Johnson said. “These changes really enhance our ability to unsecure as well as secure our campus on a daily basis or in the event of

response meteorologist, said there have been several October and November floods over the past decade, making the recent rainfall not unusual but “outside what we would

expect on an average basis.” Kimmel also said the rain came from a shift in seasonal patterns and the disappearance of upper-level high pressure, which ensnares heat and keeps rain at bay. “Our weather was so dry just all

summer long,” weather senior lecturer Kimmel said. “We didn’t get any rain, and we stayed that way. Then, all the

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sudden, the weather completely changed moods. A very drastic change occurred going into September and October and ended up being much wetter than usual, so when it comes down to it, (it’s) just a seasonal pattern change more than anything else.” Cloud coverage from rain has created cooler weather in the Austin area. Kimmel said the temperature at the airport from Nov. 1 to Nov. 18 was about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit below average, and the temperature for Camp Mabry, another weather data collection site, during the same time was about 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit below average. Neuroscience sophomore Sydney Fischer said Austin residents are often illequipped for these cold temperatures. “Maybe it’s because we aren’t marketed to buy winter clothes in this region, maybe it’s because we are so unsure of when the cold season starts here since it starts so suddenly, but I personally would love some kind of a cold weather countdown or month-ahead alert,” Fischer said. Kimmel predicts this winter will be slightly wetter than usual, with a decent chance of ice and snow in Texas. “The one thing that is kind of interesting for this year is the fact that we’ve got the Pacific where it’s a little bit warmer; we’re sort of in a little bit of a warm phase,” Kimmel said. “But there are a lot of other factors coming into play as well, which suggests that the winter overall will probably be a little wetter than normal … and near to slightly below average on temperatures.”

an emergency.” Jason Taper, Student Government’s safety agency co-director, said he appreciated the changes the University has made but believes there is more work to be done concerning safety measures on campus. “The more our University does to make us safe in the places we spend our time studying, the better off we will be, and the more peace of mind we can have to focus on being students,” said Taper, Plan II and government senior. “When we have the tools to save each others’ lives, we can make a significant difference.”

bithia dantoumda | the daily texan file Student Government is working toward implementing a new voting system that will eliminate runoff elections after a series of them in recent years.

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In addition, candidates now cannot be penalized for likes, heart reacts and similar expressions that originate from their personal social media accounts, said Tessa Slagle, associate justice of the SG Supreme Court. “We’re distinguishing candidates’ social media accounts from their personal ones,” government senior Slagle said. Last spring, Guneez Ibrahim and Hannah McMorris, former student body president and vice president candidates, received a moratorium, banning them from campaigning for most of the last day of voting. The Election Supervisory Board issued sanctions based on a like of a tweet with “discriminatory language” by the official Guneez-Hannah campaign account and a video that the campaign posted that the ESB said did not align with the rest of their campaign activities. The sanction was reversed by the SG Supreme Court three days later, and the results of the first executive alliance election were nullified, leading to a second election and then a runoff election. On the final day of campaigning, personal moratoriums were issued against

now-student body president Colton Becker and Ibrahim. Becker’s sanction was issued for a love reaction to a Facebook post that accused the Guneez-Hannah campaign of being complicit in anti-Semitic rhetoric. Ibrahim’s was issued after she retweeted endorsements for her campaign during spring break, when candidates were prohibited from campaigning. “(The rule is) trying to make sure that the person still has freedom of speech, but if you’re going to go on your campaign platform and campaign when you’re not supposed to, you’ll get penalized,” Slagle said. Usually, the ESB must base rulings on their interpretation of the election code and the precedent set by the previous three years of ESB rulings. These changes propose eliminating all current ESB precedents. “We want to remove that because ESB was basically changing its mind each year,” Solder said. In order to be enacted, the proposed changes must pass through the SG assembly before being approved by a committee of the five campus entities that participate in campus-wide elections, and then the Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly, legal affairs and finally UT President Gregory Fenves.

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UT can prevent future tragedies by educating students about drunk driving By Arushi Mathavan Columnist

The thing about tragedy is you never think it will happen to you — until it does. Drunk driving is a problem that never seems to get solved. Over a span of 30 days, approximately 30 percent of UT students drove a vehicle after drinking alcohol and 2.7 percent drove a vehicle after having five or more drinks, according to the most recent National College Health Assessment by the American College Health Association. At a college campus such as UT, drunk driving is a persistent, yet avoidable problem. UT students need better educational resources in the AlcoholEdu program, required for all freshmen, paired with continuous re-education initiatives throughout students’ college years. Per the NCHA data, UT students frequently make poor decisions when it comes to drinking and driving that can catastrophically impact their lives and the lives of the people around them. Chloe Chamblee is a 2016 UT graduate who started Longhorns Against Drunk Driving (LADD) through her spirit group, Texas Lassos. “When one of my friends, Vanessa, died

after she was hit by a drunk driver, I started LADD,” Chamblee said. “I had the mourning process of losing a friend, but I knew that I couldn’t sit and do nothing about it. I needed to do something … because (drunk driving) is senseless and should never happen.” There is a required AlcoholEdu module for all incoming freshmen, but there is no targeted module about drunk driving beyond sporadic mentions of safe drinking practices and only one potential drunk driving scenario. Based on the alarming rate of drunk driving among students, the existing AlcoholEdu program is not effective enough to prevent drunk driving. Chamblee said while early prevention through freshmen education is good, requiring students retake a more intense AlcoholEdu course once they turn 21 in addition to implementing more targeted efforts for high-risk upperclassmen could potentially curb drunk driving rates. “If it changes one person’s mind to not drink and drive, then it’s worth it,” Chamblee said. “It’s one less person that has to put their life and others at risk. It’s better than nothing.” Mandy Colbert, health promotion coordinator for University Health Services and the Counseling and Mental Health Center, administers the AlcoholEdu program. Colbert said there are other initiatives, such as

Bruce the Bat and HealthyHorns peer education programs, in addition to the federally required program. According to a follow-up email from Colbert, the UT System recently purchased an Alcohol Ongoing Education module. They are still considering how to implement this program, but preliminary discussions have begun. This is a step in the right direction, and the University should see it through. While the AlcoholEdu program improves students’ knowledge of alcohol, it currently does not adequately prepare students for the real pressures and decisions that involve drunk driving. These difficult scenarios occur throughout a student’s time on campus, and a continuation module would advance education through the years. Implementing required continuing education programs could target at-risk older students and deter students from drunk driving. When it comes down to it, it’s not just one sip or just one drink — it is the difference between life and death. It should not take another tragedy for UT to step up and educate its students on the dangers of drunk driving. Education needs to happen now, and the University must expedite the implementation of education that will combat drunk driving. Mathavan is a business honors freshman from McAllen.

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Tobacco 101 may not be state mandated, but that doesn’t mean we don’t need it By Emily Caldwell Columnist

Everyone got the email. After you finished orientation, you were notified by UT that you had to complete two modules before classes started: AlcoholEdu and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates, or SAPU. However, this email does not provide students with resources devoted to explaining the dangers of e-cigarettes or tobacco products in general. This is a problem considering the popularity of e-cigarettes despite the vast amount of information on its health dangers. Incoming students deserve access to information on the health risks posed by tobacco products, especially e-cigs such as Juuls. When UT informs incoming undergraduate students that they’re required to take AlcoholEdu and SAPU, Tobacco 101 should be distributed in the same email. Even if it’s not mandated information, new students deserve access to this information before they start classes at UT. Nosse Ovienmhada, the wellness manager within UT’s Human Resources department, said Tobacco 101 was created to be similar to AlcoholEdu in terms of accessibility and structure. Its creators, UTHealth’s School charlie hyman

of Public Health in Austin and Peers Against Tobacco, a coordinated prevention program for colleges and universities in Texas, designed Tobacco 101 to be a convenient way to inform college students on the health risks of using tobacco products such as hookah, dip and e-cigarettes. Despite Tobacco 101’s existence, Ovienmhada said her team has trouble raising awareness for the program. Students either don’t know it exists or they don’t care. “We’re going to have this available on our updated Tobacco-Free Campus website, but the thing is, people aren’t (taking Tobacco 101),” Ovienmhada said. “What’s the impetus for people to (go through the modules)? There’s no push for people to do this.” The Tobacco-Free Campus website Ovienmhada mentioned is part of another initiative to combat the use of e-cigarette and other tobacco products on UT’s campus that’s going unused. This is problematic considering the growing popularity of e-cigs. Juul sales in particular saw an almost 800 percent increase from July 2017 to July 2018. In an interview with KERA News, Dr. David Balis, a professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, expressed concern about the long-term health damage of e-cigarettes. According to Balis, e-cigs

can serve as a gateway to habitually smoking real cigarettes, especially for those who start using e-cigs during their teenage years. “Initially, we thought e-cigs might be helpful in getting people to quit traditional cigarettes,” Balis said. “But the data hasn’t borne that out. What we found is that people are just using this as another nicotine delivery device.” Students can only do so much on their part, such as becoming a Tobacco-Free Campus Ambassador, to combat the use of e-cigs on UT’s campus. The University has to step up and take measures to counteract the misconception that e-cigs are not bad for you like regular cigarettes are — it’s false, and it’s damaging misinformation. There is a quick and easy fix: UT should be doing more to help students obtain useful information on the health dangers of e-cigarettes like Juuls. By distributing Tobacco 101 in the same email that includes information about the mandatory AlcoholEdu and SAPU modules, UT could potentially dissuade a new student from taking up Juuling when they come to campus. E-cigs are unhealthy, and new students need to know. Caldwell is a Latin American studies and journalism sophomore from College Station.

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Yes, this has definitely been done before. Recently, Hollywood has witnessed an onslaught of reboots, remakes, sequels and franchise revivals. Within the last couple of months, we’ve seen reboots of “Suspiria,” “Halloween,” “A Star Is Born” and “Star Wars,” just to name a few. On top of this, franchises such as “Jurassic World” and “Creed” continue to prosper off of material introduced by classic films — “Jurassic Park” and “Rocky,” respectively. With so many creative minds working in the industry, audiences may wonder why Hollywood prefers to showcase old ideas. It is becoming increasingly difficult for small indie films to see the light of day as studios prioritize large money-makers. Radio-television-film professor Kathy Fuller-Seeley explained the reasoning behind this business model. “(The studios) claim that a remake or reboot is more likely to have people go see it rather than some new story you have never heard before,” Fuller-Seeley said. “The giant conglomerates are now much less likely to take a gamble on your strange story or quirky little indie film because they are making so much more money with their tired old story in Part 23.” While many of these endless reboots and sequels may appear to be complete money grabs,

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For business freshman Tejal Bhikha and chemical engineering alumna Kaya Bhikha, spilling oils all over their belongings was the best thing that ever happened to them. They were on vacation carrying hair and eyebrow-nourishing oils in clunky bottles when an idea came to them. This idea eventually transformed into Kyravi Beauty. “Tejal said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could find a product (that) was prepackaged, had oil in it, a mascara wand, and you could just easily apply it?’” Kaya said. “And then she said, ‘Wait a minute, we could do this.’” Kyravi Beauty is a beauty company that sells natural eyebrow serum that nourishes eyebrow hair. They hope to expand and become a makeup company. Their first product, which contains all-natural and recognizable ingredients, went on sale Nov. 13. “You don’t wanna carry around these clunky bottles of oil that can spill in your

bag and ruin your clothing, so we created something really cute that you can transport around,” Kaya said. Kaya said she has applied what she learned in chemistry classes and a biochemistry lab research internship to find the right labs and oils to work with. Tejal said they do not get involved with suppliers or manufacturers that are known to partake in child labor or animal testing. “I believe in finding these high-ethicacy ingredients that are also 100 percent natural,” Kaya said. “The happy medium does exist at the intersection of the two.” The sisters said they wanted to keep their product natural every step of the way. Tejal said she has made sure all the ingredients on the bottle are recognizable to the consumer. “You want to keep the cost of your business down, but at Kyravi Beauty, we do not want to cut corners,” Kaya said. “We believe in doing the right thing, so it has been challenging to find the right labs to work with (and) the right oils to use.” Tejal said their next step is to sell their products at

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I think we should be building on them instead. However, it’s important that audiences are willing to embrace new stories.” Nowadays, it appears that everything from classic horror franchises to intense boxing epics are getting the reboot treatment. John James Hickey, a writer, director and filmmaking counselor from Los Angeles, said making a successful reboot is more complicated than it may seem. “I think it comes down to one word: relevance,” Hickey said. “If the movie’s theme speaks to a more contemporary audience, then the movie is deserving of a remake or reboot. Just because the original was successful doesn’t mean you can capture lightning in a jar and recreate that success.”

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katie bauer | the daily texan staff Senior linebacker Gary Johnson, left, celebrates with senior defensive end Charles Omenihu, middle, after Omenihu’s fumble recovery during the the Longhorns’ 24-10 victory against the Iowa State Cyclones on Nov. 17 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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Longhorns force two turnovers, record six sacks in dominant game against Iowa State. By Ross Burkhart @ross_burkhart

ven though the Longhorns held a commanding threescore lead with just over two minutes of play remaining, many members of the defensive squad stood frozen in the middle of the end zone as Iowa State running back David Montgomery trotted in for a touchdown. The touchdown would prove meaningless to the raucous crowd of 102,498 fans in attendance Saturday night as Texas upended the red-hot Iowa State Cyclones, 24-10, soon after. Regardless of the insurmountable lead

the Longhorns had already put on the scoreboard, many players were unsatisfied after allowing the score. “We’re competitive guys. When we hold somebody to three points, we want to keep them there,” senior defensive end Charles Omenihu said after the win. “It wasn’t a good feeling at all. We’re going (to) correct that and make sure that’s not something that repeats itself.” Through their previous three games, the Longhorn defense allowed an average of 38 points per contest to opposing offenses. Then, the Texas coaching staff decided a change was needed. During Tuesday’s practice, the Longhorns decided to go full pads — an unusual exercise for them — to ramp up the unit’s physicality. The results of that practice came to fruition Saturday, when Texas held its opposition to just 210 total yards while recording six sacks and nine total tackles for a loss of yards. Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy especially struggled with the defensive pressure, going just 10-for-23 through the air and passing for a measly 130 yards.

“I love it when we get after the quarterback,” Omenihu said. “When you make the quarterback feel uneasy and antsy, like, what can they really do? They can’t do nothin’.” Texas’ enhanced physicality was noticeable from the opening drive as the defense quickly smothered any chance for the Cyclones to get points, allowing just 12 yards over six plays. But the excited crowd shifted into a nervous bunch as quarterback Sam Ehlinger left the field right before halftime with an AC contusion. The sophomore never returned to action, making a strong defensive performance all the more important for Texas. “Really proud of our defense,” head coach Tom Herman said. “This is a defense that has taken a lot of hits lately. A lot of people thought we had forgotten how to play defense or how to coach defense. I can’t credit them enough for the way they responded.” While Texas secured its first eight-win season since 2013 with the victory, it also took a major step toward securing a spot in the Big 12 Championship after Oklahoma State

defeated West Virginia earlier in the day. Now, the only thing standing between the Longhorns and a trip to Arlington is next week’s game against Kansas. “It’s surreal. My freshman and sophomore year, I’d be fighting to clinch a bowl game right now,” senior safety P.J. Locke III said. “We need one more win, per se, just to be in this situation to where we pretty much control our own destiny. It’s unbelievable. It’s an unbelievable feeling. I can’t explain it.” Texas will likely enter its next matchup as a heavily favored team, but with Kansas scoring 40 points against No. 6 Oklahoma, the path to a conference championship won’t pave itself. “They’re a good team — don’t let anyone fool you,” senior defensive end Breckyn Hager said. “We’re going on the road. It’s going to be a tough game. I will do everything I can as a captain to make sure these young guys understand how important this is because we can’t let one detail slip. We are this close, and the only thing that matters is beating Kansas.”

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Longhorns take the national stage at Las Vegas Invitational By Robert Larkin @r_larkintexas

Dylan Osetkowski hates talking about last year’s loss against No. 1 Duke. The senior forward has watched the game’s final minutes countless times, reviewing how his team lost a 16-point lead. He still thinks of ways the Longhorns could have closed that game out. The loss came during an early season tournament in November, but Osetkowski still believes an upset victory could have changed the

trajectory of the season. “It frustrates me to this day that we didn’t finish that off,” Osetkowski said. Nearly a year later, the Longhorns will walk into circumstances similar to that Duke game at the Las Vegas Invitational this week. Texas, like last season, is undefeated entering a November tournament and once again facing some of college basketball’s best teams. On Thursday, Texas faces the Blue Devils’ chief rival, No. 7 North Carolina. Then, a date with either No.

11 Michigan State or No. 17 UCLA awaits Friday. While teams frequently emphasize the importance of focusing on each game individually, the Longhorns recognize the opportunity that comes with squaring off against nationally recognized teams like they’ll see this weekend. “This is a reason guys come to college to play basketball,” head coach Shaka Smart said. “No disrespect to any other games, but our guys will tell you they’re certainly excited to play a game

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against a team like North Carolina or whichever team we see in our second game.” Texas started the season with a 4–0 start, but will be the lone participant in the four-team field that isn’t ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. The Longhorns, who lost to Duke last season, understand the significance this weekend can have in terms of playing themselves into the national conversation. When talking to the newcomers on the roster, those returning players have reiterated that the

Longhorns have the talent to win against the touted teams they’re facing even though they don’t generate the same hype. “You’re humble, but at the same time, you’re hungry because you know you’re just as good as those guys,” guard Matt Coleman said. “We all spend time in the preseason to put on a show against another highly notified team.” Coleman was part of the team who saw its lead evaporate against the Blue Devils. Like Osetkowski, he’s worked

on different areas to ensure he won’t endure a loss like that again. That includes not only improving his shooting and offensive play, but becoming a vocal leader. All of that work is done so that he and the Longhorns are prepared for whatever moment arises — even in a November tournament. “I feel like we worked so we don’t have the same outcome as last year,” Coleman said. “If we do go up, we’re able to hold that lead. And if we’re down, we’re able to fight back and finish it off.”

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Blue Genie Art Bazaar highlights local creators, range of artwork. By Celesia Smith @celsmit

or those looking for unique, locally made gifts this holiday season, a warehouse in North Austin with a giant blue genie on the roof may be the ideal shopping destination. The Blue Genie Art Bazaar, located at 6100 Airport Blvd., is a staple of the Austin holiday season. Each winter, the 11,000-square-foot warehouse transforms into an art bazaar that features local, handmade works ranging from ceramics to clothing. Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, the bazaar began 18 years ago when four artists, Chris Coakley, Rory Skagen, Kevin Collins and Dana Younger, decided to showcase art through a Christmas show. Younger said the success of the bazaar came unexpectedly. “We liked to do fun things, have parties and show the artwork of our friends,” Younger said. “One of my employees said that we should do a Christmas show. We hung up a bunch of our friends’ artwork, and to our shock and amazement, we actually sold things.” What started as an impromptu show expanded into an annual platform for local artists to display and sell their art throughout the holidays. Chris Levack, an artist who has showcased his work at the bazaar since it opened, said Blue Genie has become a trademark of the Austin holiday scene. “It’s been so fun to watch (the bazaar) evolve,” Levack said. “I feel like I’ve grown up with it. It’s really become an Austin icon — a true tradition of Austin.” For Levack, the experience of selling his own crafts and seeing all the other work is unlike any other. “Watching the confluence of local creative people and our warm-hearted Austin audience is so unique,” Levack said. “It’s a positive venture and creative way

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to do business.” Carolena Crank, Plan II and business honors senior, said she also finds Blue Genie unique. After attending last year, details from the bazaar stuck with her, and she plans on going back this year. “I was struck by all of the local artists who were there,” Crank said. “It has a very big warehouse feel, but there are lots of little stalls and booths with each of the vendors.” Crank said she witnessed booths that

featured hand-molded fluorescent lights, embroidered Austin-centric aprons and jewelry made from eclectic, randomly-found objects. The variety of art Crank noticed is key to the bazaar founders. Younger said they hope to reach every part of the Austin community. “When it comes down to it, this is a gift show,” Younger said. “People are shopping for all kinds of people. I want to have a $5 item that you can bring to your office’s white elephant party, but I

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also want to have the expensive, beautiful piece of jewelry that you want to give to your mother.” Younger said the bazaar’s importance stems not only from the merchandise, but Blue Genie’s place in Austin’s community. “These traditions and communities that come together are so valuable for Austin,” Younger said. “It’s a part of what makes our city special. We feel honored to sit at that confluence of art and commerce and community.”

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

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

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