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Drag queens come to PCL to teach children about the LGBTQ community. PA G E 3

Sid Richardson Hall deserves a new name that reflects the building’s diversity. PA G E 4

Oil portraits paint a new face for the homeless in Austin. PA G E 8

A former victim of bullying, Texas center Sedona Prince now takes a stand. PA G E 6

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Long Live Snowpea

Austin leads Texas with highest levels of reported hate crimes

Campus mourns death of “albino” squirrel. She is survived by her children.

By Megan Menchaca @meganmenhaca13

Austin led Texas in reported hate crimes in 2017, according to the FBI Hate Crime Statistics report. According to the report, Austin had 18 hate crimes — 10 of which were motivated by race, ethnicity or ancestry, four by sexual orientation, three by religion and one by gender identity. Dallas had the second most in Texas with 14 reported hate crimes. Fort Worth had 13, and Houston had eight. Renee Lafair, regional director of the Austin Anti-Defamation League, said Austin has the most hate crimes in Texas because of increased efforts by local law enforcement to report them. “If there is a potential assault that was done because of a person’s race or ethnicity or gender, that could be a hate crime, but sometimes it’s not recognized,” Lafair said. “Law enforcement has to recognize them and particularly have to check a box … but there’s an awful lot of people who don’t check the boxes.” Kachina Clark, Austin Police Department Victim Services manager, said detectives, officers, counselors and an internal review board regularly use FBI guidelines to evaluate if crimes were motivated by prejudice. The Austin Police Department is also a member of the Austin-Travis County Hate Crimes Task Force, a group of more HATE CRIMES

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this community The squir@LaurenGrobe rels living on campus are fox n squirrels, and the Nov. 11, “albino” squirrels, such as Snowpea the Snowpea, are actually leucistic, “albino” squirrel was found dead biology professor David Hillis said. near the Gates Dell Complex. She is Leucism is a condition that decreases survived by her children. melanin production, giving the squirThe Squirrels of UT Facebook and rels a blonde appearance. This is differInstagram pages document the ent from albinism, where there is little to no many squirrels that live on melanin production. campus, includ“Most Texas fox squirrels are the more common reding Snowdish-brown that we see a lot on campus, but we have a highpea. Marie er frequency of squirrels with the leucistic coloration,” Romano, Hillis said. creator of Carin Peterson, outreach coordinator for Environmental the page and 2016 UT alumna, photoHealth and Safety, said UT has an overabundance of squirrels. graphs the squirrels and notes their “Feeding them leads to an artificial population growth, and different behaviors. Romano said we’ve got an overpopulation,” Snowpea likely fell from a tree. Peterson said. “I went to go see her, and Hillis said a lack of predathere was a blonde squirrel that tors has allowed the leucistic was unconscious on the floor,” squirrel population to expand. Romano said. “Since our campus squirRomano took pictures of the squirrels get a lot of food from rels while attending UT until 2016. She humans who feed them started posting her pictures to the page and humans like the white last April. coloration, being white could “I wanted to keep track of (the squirrels),” Romano even be an advantage for camsaid. “I would name them myself, and it was fun to take pus squirrels,” Hillis said. pictures of them and remember them.” Peterson recommends stuThe Facebook and Instagram pages currently have 145 dents to view the squirrels from and 4,342 followers, respectively. Romano said her followers often send in pictures of their own. S Q U I R R E L S page 2 “Students will support me,” Romano said. “Even some professors keep in contact with me, so it’s nice to have andrew choi | the daily texan staff

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GOP experts reflect on party’s future after midterm elections By Chad Lyle @lylechad

| the daily texan staff Three UT students leave West Campus apartment complex 26 West. There have been efforts to form a West Campus neighborhood association to make sure that the neighborhood inhabited primarily by students is not neglected. elizabeth garabedian

New neighborhood association forms By Raga Justin @ragajus

West Campus has problems, and Allie Runas wants to fix them. Runas, an electrical and computer engineering senior, is currently in the process of organizing a West Campus neighborhood association. She said she was spurred to begin a resident-driven housing authority for the neighborhood to tackle some of the issues she’s seen in her last two years of living there, as well as to promote underrepresented voices in the area. “A lot of people in our neighborhood are renters and young,” Runas said. “I’m trying to make sure they’re not being taken advantage of and that they know the resources that are available to them.” Runas said sidewalk accessibility is the main priority, with many cracked and uneven or too narrow and dangerous to walk on. She also wants to be able to enforce tenants’ rights as well as see tangible progress on the West Campus lighting survey. The survey studies where lighting should be added in

West Campus. “I want it to serve as a formal reminder to (the) City Council, like, ‘Hey, don’t forget about us,’” Runas said. Around 25 people are involved with or have expressed interest in the process to get the association off the ground, Runas said. While most are students, she said the association will not exclude older renters and homeowners in the area in order to make it more transparent and accessible. Forming an association requires only paperwork and must be approved by the city. West Campus does have an existing neighborhood association, the University Area Partners, which has covered the area since 1991. Founding member Mike McHone, a real estate broker, said the Partners have already contributed much to the area, and worries about the sustainability of a student-led housing authority. “Why don’t they just come on over and help us out?” McHone said. “I think it would be much more effective if all of us worked together … rather than creating more chaos and confusion.” However, Runas said she’s never seen

University Area Partners advertise involvement to the student population. “I decided to step up and make something that would fit the kind of neighborhood association I was looking for,” Runas said. “I realized that they tend to carry a lot of weight, and then you can go into the City Council and not just speak on behalf of yourself but speak on behalf of the neighborhood.” The organization will advertise its first general meeting, which Runas said she hopes will be in January. Assistant architecture professor Jake Wegmann said increased participation from renters will ultimately create a better housing culture in Austin and said he thought it was a “fantastic” initiative. “I don’t know how exactly it’ll play out but it surely can’t hurt,” Wegmann said. “It’s so easy for something like that to get pushed to the bottom of the priority list. But if there’s someone who is shining a spotlight on these issues and doing their homework … that’s the kind of stuff that makes things happen in cities.” Even younger renters new to the city

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The Republican Party has been the dominant political force in Texas for decades, but in the aftermath of the recent midterm elections, signs of competition are starting to appear across the state’s political landscape. Although Republicans held onto every statewide seat, and no Democrat has been elected to statewide office since 1994, the margins in key races were closer than they had been in several years. Matt Mackowiak, chairman of the Travis County Republican Party, said there are some worrying signs for Republicans in the midterm results. “Democrats got further than they’ve been anytime in the last 20 years,” Mackowiak said. “If you look at lieutenant governor, agriculture commissioner and attorney general, those three races were all under five points and … U.S. Senate was the closest at 2.6 percent.” Mackowiak attributed many of these gains to suburban areas where Republicans typically perform better. “We always get beat badly in the urban areas,” Mackowiak said. “But there were some really poor results in some suburban areas in Tarrant County, in Fort Bend, Williamson and Hays. Even some of those other counties in (North Texas) that had been pretty strong Republican areas, like Denton and Collin, moved meaningfully in the Democratic direction.” Government professor David Prindle said demographic changes in the state likely contributed to gains made by Democrats and noted Latinx and African American Texans are now roughly the same percentage of the state’s population as white people. “Anglos tend to be much more conservative than Latinos and

African Americans (and) tend to have much higher voter turnout rates,” Prindle said. “If Latinos and African Americans would turn out to vote at the same rate as Anglos, Texas might become a blue state, or at least purple.” Mackowiak said Democrats were successful in part because they nominated candidates like El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke. He also said the absence of straight-ticket voting, where voters can opt to cast ballots for every Democrat or every Republican candidate, will hurt Democrats in future elections.

If you look at lieutenant governor, agriculture commissioner and attorney general, those three races were all under five points and … U.S. Senate was the closest at 2.6 percent.” M AT T M A C KO W I A K

TRAVIS COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN

“What I think the Democrats have working against them is it’s a huge question about whether they’ll have someone like Beto again,” Mackowiak said. “He didn’t win his race, but he won a lot of other races. I mean (Democrats) flipped 12 state House seats, they flipped two state Senate seats, they flipped two congressional seats and they were pretty close to a lot of other seats.”

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Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco promotes embracing identity, differences By William Kosinski @thedailytexan

Students left the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom Tuesday night with newfound knowledge of two signs in American Sign Language: “LOVE YOURSELF.” Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco spoke to around 500 attendees about how his experiences as a Deaf person shaped him into a famous advocate for Deaf education. He also talked about how his own perseverance through adversity taught him the importance of embracing who you are. “I use my experience as an asset,” DiMarco said. “I am just the same as everyone else, and all of you can use your differences to your advantage.” DiMarco, who has over 300,000 Twitter followers, won both America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars competitions. He said he worked hard to disprove the stereotype that Deaf people cannot dance and to prove they can achieve just as much as hearing people. Since then, he

has used his platform to voice the needs of Deaf representation, education and recognition of Deaf culture. Jacob Cheek, who is Deaf, said he was inspired and relieved to see DiMarco in person because of their shared life experiences. Both attended public hearing schools where they could not communicate with their peers, and Cheek said finally seeing DiMarco proved success as a Deaf person is attainable. “My experience is the exact same as his, so I know I’ll be okay,” said Cheek, a communication sciences and disorders junior. “Look at him now — he is successful, and he is an amazing person. I know I can go down that same path.” DiMarco now runs the Nyle DiMarco Foundation to improve literacy amongst deaf people. “I realized it is important to take advantage of my opportunity and use it to give back to my community,” DiMarco said. Campus Events + Entertainment chair Tara Mehta said the organization was proud to host a speaker who represents

cheryl gutierrez | the daily texan staff Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco signs with the Deaf community and supporters about identity and embracing differences in the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom on Tuesday night.

the Deaf community and gives supporters and members of the Deaf community an opportunity to see someone they idolize. “We have not had a speaker who represented the Deaf community, and knowing he is a prominent activist and role

model in the Deaf community, we knew he was the perfect fit,” accounting junior Mehta said. To achieve success, DiMarco said people of marginalized backgrounds must use their communities to develop a sense of identity. With that identity,

people can apply their own experiences to differentiate themselves from the rest. “You all can bring value to the world,” DiMarco said to the crowd. “There is nothing that can stop you. Just remember to love yourself.”

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a safe distance and avoid feeding them because of the overpopulation and to avoid being bitten. Romano said she plans to continue to photograph the squirrels and share her positive experience with others. “They’re really sweet creatures,” Romano said. “If you’re sweet to them, they’ll be sweet to you.”

where it’s more normalized for people to say terrible things about entire groups of people without consequence, so more people feel emboldened to act on those sentiments,” Lafair said. Faith Avery, African and African diaspora studies and journalism freshman, said she also feels hate speech is becoming more normalized. Avery said while she hasn’t experienced any hate crimes, she still doesn’t

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feel safe in Austin because of her identity as a black woman. “Preventing hate crimes requires a long and somewhat unrealistic process,” Avery said. “To eliminate the crime, you have to get rid of the hate itself. That only happens if said individuals committing the crimes are willing to not only realize, but act on the fact that what they are doing is wrong.” Jeannie Tomanetz, APD Victim Services counselor, said

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APD offers short-term counseling and helps connect any victims of hate crimes to resources in the community. “I am there to support them and be an advocate,” Tomanetz said. “I can make outreach to the detectives, I can make outreach with other organizations, but most importantly, my whole focus is to mitigate any trauma so, in the long run, they don’t have other issues that come up later.”

Despite an increase in participation by Democrats, many Republicans are confident their party still best represents Texas values. In declaring victory against O’Rourke, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said in his election night speech that Texas voters chose him because Texas remains a conservative state. “This election was a battle of ideas,” Cruz said. “It was a contest for who we are and what we believe in. It was a contest and the people of Texas decided this race …. The people of Texas rendered a verdict that we want a future with more jobs, more security and more freedom.”

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dakota kern | the daily texan staff Drag queen Tatiana Cholula visits the PCL to read children’s books in celebration of National Picture Book Month. Drag Queen Story Time works to give children positive role models in queerness and gender fluidity.

PCL hosts drag queen story time to normalize queer identities By Graysen Golter @graysen_golter

Drag queen Tatiana Cholula visited the Perry-Castañeda Library on Tuesday for an atypical performance: reading picture books to children and their parents. To celebrate National Picture Book Month, Drag Queen Story Time was started over a year ago nationwide in bookstores and public libraries. The goal is to give children positive role models in queerness and gender fluidity. Some of the books that were read include Kelly DiPucchio’s “Grace for

President,” a story about a younger school girl running for U.S. president, and Jill Twiss’s “A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,” a book parodying the fictional same sex romance of Vice President Mike Pence’s real-life pet rabbit. “When you’re a kid, sometimes it’s hard to understand what your feelings are, and you’re still trying to find yourself,” Cholula said. “Seeing role models that they can connect with is very meaningful. It’s important to expose younger audiences to queer and non gender conformative people. We’re human beings just like everybody else.” The kids were encouraged to interact with Cholula while she read and

When you’re a kid, sometimes it’s hard to understand what your feelings are, and you’re still trying to find yourself.” TAT I A N A C H O L U L A DRAG QUEEN

inserted her own humorous commentary in between sentences. Children were curious and went up to look closer at her colorful makeup and pictures in the books. Librarians from the PCL reached out to daycares and preschools to gather children for the event and to expand on the subject matters they work with, particularly LGBTQ and gender studies. “There has been a number of studies that show that LGBTQ youth are at high risk for being bullied and committing suicide,” said Gina Bastone, the PCL’s humanities librarian for English and women’s and gender studies. “(The event) is a way to show that it is okay to

be who you are and to be different and to express yourself in whatever form that takes. It’s a way to say, ‘You don’t have to be in this one little box.’” The event was also open to and was attended by UT students as an opportunity to de-stress before final exams. “When you grow up, you can be anything that you want to be with such positive role models,” psychology sophomore Camila Rodriguez Falcon said. “There are no restrictions. It’s really important because if you’re confused, then you can think back, ‘Oh, I remember going to story time and (having) this great experience with all these different kinds of people.’”

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Longhorn Powerlifting fundraises for equipment, travel to Nationals

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milana todua | the daily texan staff Cassy Carlton, a corporate communication and public relations sophomore, powerlifts for the Longhorn team on Nov. 16 at Ignite Fitnez.

By Maysa Mustafa @maysamustafa

After multiple complications with the University, Longhorn Powerlifting currently does not have enough funds for equipment or getting to this year’s national competition. The team held practice at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium before their weight room was shut down in the spring. Due to space constraints and time conflicts, RecSports didn’t work out as a practice facility, either. “Since this was last minute, RecSports was unable to accommodate us, so we were forced to relocate to an off-campus facility,” said Everardo Araujo, biomedical engineering junior and Longhorn Powerlifting vice president. Ignite Fitnez, a gym located in South Austin, partnered with the team and offered them a discounted gym membership. However, the additional cost of the

membership greatly impacted the team. “This year, the team is unable to pay for every member’s expense to the national meet since it’s out of state and because of our increase in spending with Ignite,” Araujo said. The team must raise $5000 before the Collegiate Nationals at Ohio State University in April. Almost half will go toward equipment and the rest will be for travel. “We are currently involved in the HornRaiser fundraising campaign, where we set our goal to be done in a matter of 30 days,” said Trevor Carmona, applied movement science sophomore and Longhorn Powerlifting historian. “We will also raise money through restaurant profit shares, merchandise sales and, in the spring semester, the UT 40 for 40.” Araujo said other schools, such as UTSA and Texas A&M, already have their own equipment, so they do not face these obstacles. “The investment had to

occur to UT powerlifting someday, it was just unfortunate that it was forced upon us rather than (imposed as) a gradual and ready change,” Araujo said. Araujo also said it was an obstacle to motivate current members to fundraise, but that the team dynamic encouraged greater participation in their fundraising efforts. “The team is doing really well at dealing with the adversity,” said Macy Smith, interpersonal communication freshman and Longhorn Powerlifting member. “It’s been a blessing to have such a supportive climate through the struggles.” Carmona said Longhorn Powerlifting has supplemented his experience at UT by providing him with teammates who he now considers family. “We hope to continue to grow the Longhorn Powerlifting team, and through our successes we hope to grow the sport of powerlifting as a whole,” Carmona said.

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Let’s rename Sid Richardson Hall By Emily Caldwell Columnist

Sid Williams Richardson was, by and large, a successful Texas businessman. He held stakes in land, cattle and oil, and amassed his million-dollar fortune as a result of the Texas oil boom in the early 20s. He was white, wealthy and eventually a benefactor of UT. As a result, Sid Richardson Hall, near the LBJ Library, was named after him in 1971. However, the institutions now housed in that building — most notably, the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection Library — are too culturally significant to be housed in a building named after some wealthy white oilman who is irrelevant to these studies. Sid Richardson Hall should be renamed because the institutions, resources and materials it houses are not being properly represented under the building’s current name. SRH also houses the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and part of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, both also impressive and influential institutions whose mere existences speak to the diversity and values of UT. José Montelongo, head of collection development at the Benson Collection Library, could not speak for the

Briscoe Center or the LBJ School but said the Benson is one of the best libraries in the world for the study of Latin America. “It is unique and important, not only because of its sheer size. (It has) a million volumes either published in Latin America or about Latin America,” Montelongo said. “It has been collecting Latin American materials for almost 100 years.”

The institutions, programs and resources within SRH should be housed in a building with a name that reflects their importance.” Montelongo, who has worked for the Benson for nearly five years, said he’s never heard the name Sid Richardson in any other context aside from the name of the building he works in. Throughout all his years of research, work and study, Montelongo has never found a link between Sid Richardson and Latin America. Sid Richardson does not have any explicit connection

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to the work being done in this building or the diverse and cultural studies that students within it passionately pursue. The institutions, programs and resources within SRH should be housed in a building with a name that reflects their importance. Government junior Stephany Galvan spends a lot of time in SRH. She currently has two classes in the building and meets up with her Latin American studies group there as well. Galvan said the building should be renamed not only because Sid Richardson is no longer relevant to the work being done inside SRH, but because the work being done within LLILAS in particular is worthy of real recognition. “A lot of things are changing, especially here,” Galvan said. “I feel like if we don’t change we’re going to keep on being forgotten inside this building.” Renaming of the SRH is long overdue, and if UT is having trouble coming up with someone who is relevant to LLILAS, the Benson, the Briscoe Center or even the LBJ School to name the building after, they can ask for student, faculty and staff input. This is a perfect opportunity for UT to recognize the hard work being done by institutions that help contribute to the diversity of its campus. Recognition may be the key to their ability to survive and thrive. Caldwell is a Latin American studies and journalism sophomore from College Station.

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Social power dynamics pervade almost every aspect of Greek life, from who you talk to, to where you eat. Exclusivity, social climbing and displays of influence are common and accepted. However, these dynamics can create divisions within Greek life and ostracize those who aren’t Greek. A mandatory program similar to Greek AlcoholEdu is necessary to inform students how to identify, deconstruct and ultimately combat these harmful dynamics. Within Greek life, perceptions of status are often exploited to solidify social groups. “There’s a lot of competition within Greek life that leads to animosity,” said Plan II junior Cameron Overholt. “Community is formed at the expense of others. By talking bad about other fraternities, you’re validating the group you’re a part of.” In sociology, this generalized other assists in identity formation and is an effective way to consolidate communities. Because Greek life is comprised of distinct and defined communities, interacting with different groups holds social weight. Because organizations are seen through the lens of social status, people are often judged by how much perceived clout they have. “There’s an idea of the ‘big six’ or the top six sororities on campus,” Overholt said. “There’s also the ‘top three,’ referring to the most popular fraternities.” Anyone outside of Greek life can be seen as socially irrelevant. “One time a group of sorority girls asked me and my friends what sorority we were in,” said advertising sophomore Daria Erzakova. “When we said we weren’t in one, there was an immediate attitude shift to disinterest.” The loaded question of organization affiliation vets for mutual social status. A social hierarchy is more entrenched when money is involved. A student’s wealth determines what community and culture they grew up in, and in the case of Greek life, the group they’ll continue to interact with. Overholt, a member of Texas Fiji, said the rush process favors freshmen who have friends within the fraternity. “A lot of these kids come from the same schools and neighborhoods. They already know people in the fraternity and don’t have a difficult time fitting in,” Overholt said. All of these dynamics create a complex divide between Greek life and campus life. Overholt points out how Greek life’s benefits lead to social isolation. “In Greek life there are self-maintained bubbles where you have your friends, where you go to parties and where you eat meals. There’s no reason to branch out,” Overholt said. A program required by the Interfraternity Council that analyzes and points out these harmful dynamics is necessary to alleviate the tension and division they cause. Alongside similar programs such as Greek AlcoholEdu, it would address issues specific to Greek life. The deconstruction of toxic community expression is necessary for healthy social progression. The consequences of harmful social dynamics manifest in many ways. People of perceived higher social status often display a lack of empathy, while people of lower social status tend to exhibit feelings of insecurity and are more prone to mental illness. Giving students the tools to recognize and engage with these harmful complexes is the first step to making Greek life more appealing to those outside of it. “There’s constant dialogue about how to involve marginalized groups on campus,” said Sam Landingham, a history sophomore and Delta Tau Delta rush captain Sam Landingham. “For Greek life to survive, there needs to be an internal push to connect with those outside of it.” Social inclusivity and accessibility is crucial for creating a healthy dialogue. The conscious dissociation of Greek life from campus isn’t just unsustainable, it’s toxic to a healthy college community. Martinez is a Plan II and government junior from Austin.

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CITY

Local businesses, pop-ups on outskirts of Zilker Park create classic Austin experience

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Zilker holds more cultural value than its namesake park, known as the venue for Austin City Limits Music Festival. The 78704 zip code extends south from Lady Bird Lake to Barton Skyway. Aside from the constant traffic that floods Zilker Park with tourists and Austinites alike every day, on the other side of the park rests a 2-mile stretch of businesses that reflect new and old Austin. For 33 years, South Austin Music off of South Lamar has brought music to the Zilker neighborhood. Owned and

operated by Bill Welker, South Austin Music provides Austin with an eclectic place to shop for new and used instruments, music lessons and instrumental repairs, making it one of the largest new and used music stores in town. Sean Crooks, South Austin Music employee, has been in the music business for 18 years following the fall of his father’s infamous Sixth Street bar, Steamboat. Crooks, a native Austinite, said that as much as Austin is blowing up, it tends to not feel as concentrated and overcrowded when places such as South Austin Music can exist for as long as it has. “From my mindset, this area feels the most like old Austin,” Crooks said. “I

have lived here all my life, and change is change — it is always going to happen. If you don’t get too discouraged by it, it is still my old funky Austin that I know and love.” While South Austin Music has been in Austin for decades, many small businesses are popping up all over town in an attempt to make a name for themselves. Thoroughbread, a small-batch artisan bakery that specializes in naturally leavened sourdough, opened its doors three weeks ago in Zilker. Thoroughbread is owned by Ryan Goebel, who grew up a few blocks away from the location of his brick-and-mortar bread shop. “I gravitated toward the craft and started baking about three years ago,”

Goebel said. “I started a business out of my home and did home deliveries. Ultimately, I knew I wanted to grow my business where I started it.” Goebel is running his one-man shop in the 78704 neighborhood right off of Bluebonnet Lane. “Instead of trying to be the biggest and best bakery in town, I would rather be Zilker’s bakery and hopefully people gravitate toward it,” Goebel said. Further up South Lamar, Stardust Vintage is another recent opening in Zilker that has put the spotlight on vintage fashion dating back to the early 1900s and into the late 2000s. Co-owned by two sisters from Jackson, Miss., Amanda Ray and Sarah May opened the vintage

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clothing store in June. “We are trying to cultivate a vibe that reflects the community around us being located in South Austin,” May said. Stardust Vintage is made up of nearly 25 local vendors who curate their own collections. May said by hosting so many different vendors, it assures a diverse collection that makes it possible to have something for everyone. “We don’t specialize in a certain decade because we want to appeal to different types of styles,” May said. “We haven’t been at it for long, but the community support has been really great, and that is awesome to see in a big city like Austin.”

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Artist spends year painting oil portraits to increase awareness of Austin homelessness By Landry Allred @12ndry

In 2015, Sonja Kever spent a year working on her Street Stories project, during which she painted 32 oil portraits of the homeless population in Austin. She raised over $27,000 through several events and donated all profits to organizations providing services to people without a permanent home. Now, her art remains displayed around Austin to continually raise awareness of community homelessness. Before the idea’s origin in early 2014, Kever had been painting for 10 years but said she lost her focus. This lasted until Rev. John Elford — the senior pastor at University United Methodist Church — preached on God’s gifts to people and the importance of using them. “I just thought, ‘He is talking to me, saying you can use your gifts,’ which, to me, was painting,” Kever said. After developing the idea, she set a

goal to paint 30 portraits in one year, having 10 to 14 days to paint each one. The two extra paintings resulted from people asking to be painted. She began attending the church’s weekly breakfast service for the homeless and befriended the people she would later paint. As each week passed, she became comfortable enough to drive to street corners and speak with homeless individuals. In each interaction, she shared her project, photographed the person, gave $20 for a sitting fee and returned home to paint. “There were many days I drove home with tears streaming down my face (from) the stories they would tell me,” Kever said. “I just thought, ‘I have been so blessed, and I’m so grateful for an opportunity to give back.’” Her profits benefited many organizations, including two church programs, the Trinity Center and Front Steps. Front Steps communications director Kay Klotz said the lack of affordable housing often causes homelessness. She said very

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Kever aimed to display this humanity, as she would completely paint the person’s eyes first. “Every time I sat down at the easel, I wanted to look into those eyes and see

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BASKETBALL FEATURE

Sedona Prince

anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Texas center Sedona Prince poses on the midcourt logo at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. The 6-foot-7-inch freshman was a victim of frequent bullying in her younger days, but she persevered through insults and harassments to land a Division I basketball scholarship. Now, she uses her experience to promote taking a stand against bullying.

Prince powers through bullying From victim to advocate, Prince rejects bullying. By Stephen Wagner @stephenwag22

hroughout her career, Sedona Prince has evolved into a dangerous weapon on the basketball court. But her journey toward becoming a highly touted Texas athlete was filled with bullying from her peers, teammates and even an elementary school coach. The 6-foot-7-inch center was one of the most anticipated recruits of the 2018 signing class, landing at No. 8 on the ESPN Top 100. The versatile freshman first made a name for herself in the basketball world at Liberty Hill High School, where she proved herself to be a rare talent before committing to Texas in November 2017. “She can be an impact player not only at the University of Texas, but in the women’s game, period,” head coach Karen Aston said. But things off the court weren’t always easy for Prince. During her childhood and teenage years when people first became aware of her talent, she found herself in a struggle to overcome being bullied. “I was confused as to why people were treating me this way,” Prince said. “I just wanted to be everybody’s friend, and everybody was being mean to me because I was different. It sucked really bad, going through that and being

so young.” The tall elementary student proved to be an easy target for other kids, who barraged her with insults about her height and shoe size. “They made me feel like I was never going to be normal,” Prince said. Among her critics was her fourth grade basketball coach, who encouraged her to quit basketball altogether. “When your coach tells you to stop playing sports, I felt it,” Prince said. “I knew he hated me very much.” When she reached eighth grade, the attacks on Prince reached a peak. Desperate for some measure of change, she transferred from Liberty Hill to Faith Academy of Marble Falls for her freshman year of high school, hoping to leave behind her struggles and focus on basketball. “It had been building on me for so long, and I just really wanted to get away,” Prince said. “That’s part of the reason why I moved.” Prince returned from Marble Falls one year later with a new outlook, but the bullying problem at Liberty Hill hadn’t faded out. Contributing to the problem was the fact that her bullies were her own teammates, who

were constantly berating her with insults intending to diminish her self-confidence. “They were really bad to me,” Prince said. “That’s why it was so hard for me — because I was playing basketball, and I love playing basketball, but I was with these people that I felt like hated me. They made me feel horrible about myself.” However, not every teammate was against Prince. Lizzie Buck, one of Prince’s friends on the team, attested to the challenges she often faced. “Once you start realizing people are talking bad about you, you start realizing that you aren’t having that good of a time with them,” Buck said. “It really sucks. I don’t know what we could’ve done to better it, honestly, other than the mean girls just acting right.” After committing to Texas her senior year, Prince, who now considers herself a strong anti-bullying advocate, made the decision to put her difficult past behind her thanks to support from her close friends and family. Her mother, Tambra Prince, continues to be impressed by her daughter’s resilience and tenacity. “I’m just blown away everyday by her strength,” Tambra said. “She wants to give people hope.”

FOOTBALL

Big 12 Championship Game drama intensifies between quarterbacks By Alex Briseño @AlexxBriseno

Before Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger celebrated with his teammates following the Longhorns’ 48-45 win over then-No. 6 Oklahoma on Oct. 6, the sophomore quarterback looked for Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray. Once they found each other, the interaction didn’t go as planned. Ehlinger shook Murray’s hand and tapped him on the top of the helmet. It is unclear what was said between the two, but whatever it was, Murray was visibly displeased. The two shared words before Ehlinger quickly lipped a profanity as he left the field with a towel over his head. During the postgame press conference, both players were asked about the interaction. “I have no comment on that,” Kyler said. “I went to congratulate him after the game,” Ehlinger said. “Tempers were high just because of the situation in the game for the both of us. I was just going to say good game and pay my respects. He’s a tremendous player.” Both players went their separate ways and haven’t looked back all season. Murray added to his Heisman campaign in the Sooners’ 59-56 win over then-No. 13 West Virginia while Ehlinger led the Longhorns to three straight wins to finish off the season.

Now, the Longhorns and Sooners are on a collision course for this Saturday. And with it comes the Ehlinger-Murray feud, which sparked yet again on Monday when Murray was simply asked: Do you respect Sam Ehlinger’s game? “I have no comment on that,” Kyler said. Later that day, Sam Ehlinger sent out a tweet that read, “Ok. Cool Hook Em!” Ehlinger said he knows he shouldn’t be on Twitter but that the tweet wasn’t toward anybody. As for a response in regard to Kyler’s comment, Sam answered without hesitation during a Tuesday media availability. “I’d absolutely love to comment on that,” Ehlinger said. “I absolutely respect his game.” While Sam’s response didn’t extend the feud, senior defensive end Charles Omenihu didn’t hold back in voicing his reaction to the Oklahoma quarterback’s comment, or lack thereof. “His comment yesterday? I’m not surprised that he said that. If you know him or if you’ve heard how he is, it’s not surprising,” Omenihu said. “To be honest with you, I really don’t care. It’s funny to me actually. I saw it and started laughing. It’s very, very funny. It’s just funny. I’m probably going to go laugh after this. I’m going to go look at it and laugh some more.” There will be no lack of drama, or pettiness, once the Big 12 Championship kicks off at AT&T Stadium this

L E F T : Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, who is a Heisman candidate, declined to comment if he has respect for Sam Ehlinger’s game. Only having lost to Texas, Murray has produced 48 touchdowns this year. carlos garcia | the daily texan staff R I G H T : Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger rushes the ball into the end zone during Texas’ 48-45 win over Oklahoma. Ehlinger commented on Murray this week, prior to the Big 12 Championship Game. carlos garcia | the daily texan staff

Saturday. However, there is a new twist to this Texas versus Oklahoma matchup: The Big 12 will not allow the Sooners to throw the ‘Horns Down’ gesture without being penalized in Saturday’s game.

As for the Longhorns’ bowl fate following the Big 12 title game, all signs are pointing toward an appearance in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, win or lose. The Sooners are essentially in a win-and-in situation for the College

Football Playoff. The Texas-OU matchup will mark the first time since 1903 that both schools will meet twice in the same season. This time, it’ll be for a conference championship.

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