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I’m a survivor, too A male UT student joins the dialogue about sexual assault. By Lisa Dreher @lisa_dreher97

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Abuse & Incest National Network and the orgacontribute to the discrepancy between reports by nization 1in6 — which specifically helps male and men and women, Anderson said. male-identifying survivors — offer multiple re“I think because we see a higher rates of vicames wasn’t sure what to think sources such as support groups and hotlines for timization of women, that in itself is going to walking back to his apartment survivors on campus. be a disproportionate number of complaints after a one-night stand with a Seth Stewart is the development and commufrom women,” Anderson said. “When we do see man he met on a dating app nications director for 1in6, named after the stamen have been victimized in some way, shape his freshman year at UT. All he tistic that 1 in 6 men will be sexually assaulted or or form, they feel less comfortable coming forknew was he felt more vulneraabused. Men often do not come forward because ward. And not that everything is men-on-women ble than ever before. of social norms about masculinity, Stewart said. (or) women-on-men, we see same-sex violence “At first I didn’t classify it as “They’ll call it hazing, they’ll call it humiliaas well.” rape because it didn’t feel like rape, but then it tion,” Stewart said. “Part of that is sort of putAbout 15 percent of female UT students and 5 was like, ‘What does rape feel like?’” James said. ting it in a certain box to preserve a percent of male students reported being raped at “But if a friend told me that expericertain kind of strength or confidence UT, according to the 2017 Cultivating Learning ence, I would probably just say ‘rape,’ or masculinity.” and Safe Environments survey. but I wouldn’t talk about it. I was James said he blamed himself for Men are often are left out of the dialogue about afraid to be vulnerable around men the incident and worked out more to sexual assault, which should include discussion for a long time after that.” try to fight the idea that he was too about more men without taking away from womAs a man, James said he struggles weak to fight en’s experiences, sharing his story because of the stigoff the perpeStewart said. ma that male sexual assault survivors trator. He now “There can be Number of Title IX complaints MEN are weak or were not assaulted to does not feel — and not all the alleging sexual assault increase & begin with. comfortable time of course “It affected who I was fundamenbeing alone — sometimes SCHOOL YR MEN WOMEN tally as a man, because being violated with men. the automatic is not necessarily the description of “Before it assumption that 18 127 2016-17 what you would consider a man to happened to men are bystand(be),” he said. me, I never ers watching 2017-18 39 171 Thirty-nine complaints alleging thought how this happen to WOMEN sexual assault were filed by men to large a guy women or they’re +116% +34% will be sexually UT’s Title IX Office for the 2017– could be, how perpetrators,” abused or 2018 academic school year, accordhe could overStewart said. “So, assaulted in ing to information obtained by The power me,” James said. “That’s probthinking about a man as a survivor is not the first their lifetime Daily Texan through a Texas Public ably a thing that many women think place that some people’s minds go to.” Information Act request. During the about a lot, but for me, that never was. I Using alcohol and drugs to cope with sexual same year, 171 complaints alleging started working out a lot after I was asassault often occurs during college, Stewart said. sexual assault were filed by women. saulted. I think about the fact that I was probably James said he drank and used drugs to deal with James said he did not report his inciscrawny then … like it was my own fault for not his trauma. dent to police for fear of a long and painful being stronger.” James said he is currently doing better after legal process. James said he did not disclose the incident time has passed, but he knows the psychological Research shows these gaps are consistent to many friends, and he anticipates mostly effects will follow him. He hopes more people with the typical ratio of reports by men and negative reactions after sharing because sohave empathy, not only when survivors disclose by women, Title IX Office Coordinator Krista ciety frames sexual abuse and harassment of but when they are coping with the trauma in Anderson said. men as humorous or not at all something to be their daily lives following the assault. “If someone who is male-identifying has been taken seriously. “People have a tendency to treat male victims victimized, the likelihood they’ll likely come “For me, I’m bisexual, and I would never talk of sexual assault like ‘it’s your fault for not being forward is greatly reduced because of social about this with a girl I was interested in because man enough. It shouldn’t really have affected norms, cultural norms of men and masculinity,” of masculinity,” James said. you that much. Why is this a big deal?’” James Anderson said. The fact that men are less likely to report being said. “Especially if you’re a straight guy, it’s like, Organizations and services such as UT’s sexually assaulted, as well as typically being the ‘You got sex, why are you treating this like it’s a Counseling and Mental Health Center, the Rape, perpetrators of sexual violence on women, both bad thing?’”

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Christmas trees bring holiday spirit to SAC, Union By Savana Dunning @savanaish

Glimmering plastic branches covered in lights and ornaments tower over students in both the Student Activity Center and Texas Union Building. They belong to two Christmas trees, which remind government freshman Alyssa Aguile the holiday season is fast approaching. “It definitely reminds me that Christmas is right around the corner,” Aguile said. “It’s a good way to remind myself that there’s happiness out there even though we’re super stressed with finals.” University Unions, the department in charge of both buildings, has records of a Christmas tree being on display in the presidential lobby of the Texas Union during the holiday season since the 1950s. The SAC’s tree has been a part of the building’s holiday traditions since the building was built in 2010. James Buckley, University Unions facilities and operations director, said the trees are not meant to be religious but are rather a festive way to celebrate the upcoming holiday season. “Technically it is a secular symbol,” Buckley said. “If you look around our community and you look around the United States, you’ll find Christmas trees in banks, in government offices, shopping malls, McDonald’s. It’s just a symbol of the holiday season bearing nothing, at least with our trees, nothing religious. It’s just lights and ornaments to celebrate the holidays.” The plastic trees typically last around 10 years before they need to be replaced, Buckley said. Each tree is kept in one of the many storage areas inside its respective building. The outstanding height of these plastic trees means their segments have to be taken apart by maintenance

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Hannah Field, history senior and university unions hospitality staff, decorates the Student Activity Center Christmas tree with ornaments on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The tree has been part of the SAC’s tradition since the facility was built in 2010.

staff in order to move them to and from the display area. The Union’s Christmas tree is typically set up in early November in order to prepare for the Madrigal Dinner, an annual student-produced play and choir concert performed in mid-November. Kyanna Dunn, the producer for this year’s Madrigal Dinner, said the tree is a prominent aesthetic attribute to the show. “The Christmas tree doesn’t necessarily represent Madrigal, but it represents a part of Madrigal as a

holiday-themed show,” Dunn said. “It’s how you know it’s about to happen, that is what I see it as.” The SAC’s tree is assembled later in November. Both trees are decorated by staff and students during a decoration party open to the public that takes place after the tree is put together. “It’s an opportunity for our students and staff to come together and have some fun decorating the trees,” Buckley said. “Usually we’ll have some light refreshments and music, it just

provides a little opportunity for a little community building.” Aguile took part in the decoration ceremony to take advantage of the free breakfast and help out with the assembly process. “It was a really nice time,” Aguile said. “We had Christmas music and it was just a really cool thing putting this pretty tree up and knowing that people were going to take pictures with it. I really like that, knowing that we did that and people are now posting pictures on social media with our tree.”

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Robberies have decreased in West Campus and Riverside this fall semester compared to last fall, according to the Austin Police Department Crime Viewer. Since Aug. 29, there have been zero reported robberies in the 78705 zip code, which encompasses UT and West Campus. During the same time period last year, there were four reported robberies, including three robberies by assault and one robbery by threat. Robberies have also decreased in the 78741 zip code, which includes the Riverside area. There were 21 robberies in that area from Aug. 29 to Dec. 4 in 2017 as opposed to nine this year during that time period. University of Texas Police Chief David Carter said robbery is decreasing in traditionally victimized student housing areas because of a citywide focus on reducing crime. “Riverside was an area that was very prone to have robberies because there was a lot of cases involving people that were that were afraid to report to the

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police and engage the police,” Carter said. “But the relationship between these communities and the police is slowly beginning to improve.” APD Sgt. Sheldon Askew said the frequency of robberies fluctuates, depending on a variety of factors, but did not elaborate on specific reasons why they had

decreased in both Riverside and West Campus. While there were no reported robberies in the West Campus zip code, two UT students were robbed with a knife on Nov. 9 just outside the zip code boundaries. The suspects were arrested by APD after a second robbery in the area was reported 10

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minutes later, according to an alert from UTPD. Carter said UTPD takes robbery very seriously, whether it occurs on campus or not. Carter said UTPD offers a district representative program to provide support to any students who have concerns or who are victims of crimes.

“Robberies require fast and quick attention to responding to make sure that the person that’s robbed is safe,” Carter said. “We will always be there for our student community.” Askew said people should stay aware of their surroundings when they are outside because robberies can happen at any time. “The most important thing to prevent robberies is to exercise situational awareness and common sense,” Askew said. “If you are going to meet someone to exchange money (or) goods, meet in a well-lit public place. Even better, take someone with you.” Sociology sophomore Peeyal Kumar said she is concerned about robberies and always carries pepper spray and walks in well-lit areas. Kumar said while she is grateful robberies are decreasing, she still wishes Riverside robberies were lower. “It’s great that numbers have gone down, but it’s messed up that students who live in Riverside are at a bigger risk for getting robbed,” Kumar said. “Just because Riverside is not as insanely expensive as West Campus doesn’t mean they should be more vulnerable to crime.”

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Ryuichi Yanagi, an international student from Shanghai, will not return to his home country over winter break. Instead, he will remain in h is private dormitory building, Dobie Twenty21 Student Spaces. “It’s weird because I won’t really know anyone and most of my friends are going home, so I’ll be alone,” electrical engineering freshman Yanagi said. “I’ll have to be idle. I don’t enjoy that, but it’s too short of a time to actually get a job, and I wouldn’t know what places would hire.” Yanagi is in the 10 percent of international students who attend UT, according to the University’s website. Over winter break, international students choose between returning to their home countries or staying in the United States. Students living on campus must move out of their residence hall by 9 a.m. on Dec. 20 and into San Jacinto Residence Hall if they plan to stay in UT winter housing. San Jacinto is the only open dorm on campus during break. Students

can sign up to stay one week later than the move out date, return one week earlier than the move-in date, or stay over the whole break. “We have to have professional staff stay in a building, and we did that by consolidating everyone in San Jac,” said Ryan Colvin, assistant director of occupancy management for UT Housing. “We are trying to keep their safety and security, and that structure allows us to do that. Most students find it easy, as they just take necessities from their dorms and move into a different room for the break.” Thirty one students signed up for winter housing in San Jacinto, Colvin said. Twelve are international students, which Colvin said was a high proportion. Tatiana Woldman, assistant director for International Student & Scholar Services, said students do not usually approach her for help with winter housing needs. “Many of our students do travel home over the break,” Woldman said. “Those remaining are usually very resourceful in finding housing.” Computer science freshman Anirudh Goyal said he

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It’s definitely hard, but I want to be able to see my parents at least once a year and if I get an internship over next summer, I would stay then. It’s important to visit them.”

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Life as an ‘imposter’

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First-generation students struggle with feeling out of place on campus, back home.

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Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of the year-long, collaborative series “First-Gen UT,” which will share the stories of first-generation Longhorns. Stories are produced in partnershi with UT’s chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association. For Alamgir Lalani, feeling out of place is a common sensation. While at UT, the government senior’s status as a first-generation student makes him feels different than most of his peers. But when he goes back home, his college experiences also make it hard for him to relate to his parents. “Leaving my home and discovering new things and people, I started to discover this new me,” Lalani said. “And some weekends having to go home to your parents as this new person creates a difference between who you are at school versus who you are at home.” Kevin Cokley, a counseling psychologist and African diaspora and educational psychology professor, described experiences like Lalani’s as an “imposter phenomenon,” which is also known as imposter syndrome by some. First-generation college students commonly face the phenomenon in academic settings, Cokley said. “I prefer the term impostor phenomenon rather than the impostor syndrome because the latter term suggests that it is a clinical disorder, which it is not,” Cokley said. “The impostor phenomenon is the experience among academically or professionally successful individuals of feeling like phonies or intellectual frauds.” Lalani said he feels more pressure to do well in school because his parents don’t always understand college obstacles. “I feel like I have more to prove to my parents,” Lalani said. “People that are already in that (college) system … I feel like the drive to succeed is different.” But he also feels out of place when he visits his parents, who are Pakistani immigrants, because he realizes he is more privileged than they were. “I lived a relatively privileged lifestyle … but I am seeing it through the lens of parents who didn’t,” Lalani said. “I hear stories of a time that weren’t like this … my mom telling me about bombs going off streets down from her — a childhood I’ve never lived. The idea of life is very different.” Like Lalani, Adam Materne, a government senior and first-generation student, said he also had to adjust to UT because of his upbringing in Fort Hood, Texas, and experience in the military. Materne said his family and environment were more confrontational, so he had to learn to filter his language while at UT. “When I interact with other students, I have to remind myself that they do not come from the same environment as I do”, Materne said. Because of this Materne finds himself

having to suppress his mannerisms and opinions. This brings him the most stress in college. “I’ve always heard that college is very stressful, I don’t find it so myself,” Materne said. “But those are the times (when hiding my culture) that I feel the most stress.” Ingrid Garcia, a journalism junior who will be the first in her Mexican family to graduate from college, knows what it’s like to be an outlier. “My parents are immigrants, they have not been in the United States that long,” Garcia said. “Their generations before them have not been at this sole university or at a sorority or frat house where they could have made connections of (Greek) brother and sisters.” Her experience as a Latina from a lower-income household sometimes makes her avoid conversations with more privileged students. “I try to stay away from conversations where I can’t relate,” Garcia said. “For example, if someone’s tone is privileged … I try to separate myself from those situations.” Imposter phenomenon affects roughly 70 percent of the population and can affect anybody, but Cokley said it especially affects minorities — like Garcia — on campus. “There hasn’t necessarily been a group of people that has been found to be most likely to encounter the impostor phenomenon,” Cokley said. “But in my research I have focused on ethnic minority students because being minority students on predominantly white campuses, ethnic minority students especially (are) vulnerable to feeling like impostors.” Anyone who is suffering from it should seek professional guidance, or talk with other students who are likely to be experiencing it, Cokley said. But Cokley said for students like Lalani, Materne and Garcia, feeling like an imposter does not necessarily hinder their motivations to succeed. “It can (affect their academics), but ironically it is not typically in a negative way,” Cokley said. “It makes (them) work even harder because they feel like they have something to prove, but it comes at a cost to their mental health.” Despite having to adjust as first-generation student, Materne said it also motivates him and helps him not take obstacles too personally. “I think I am a little more resilient because of my life experience,” Materne said. “I like the idea of being the first person to do something. It feels impressive.” Working to accomplish his parents’ dream helps Lalani cope with occasionally feeling different than both his peers and his parents. “Being a first generation, along with my siblings, feels really good because this was a dream my parents had for us,” Lalani said. Garcia said she feels she had to work harder to earn her admissions into a fouryear university, but she doesn’t let the imposter phenomenon mild her spirits. “I’ve worked too hard to be here. Everything I have lived up until this point has lead me to where I am now,” Garcia said. “There’s no reason for me to doubt myself because I am confident in everything that I have accomplished …. I am not going to act like something I am not because I think it’s a waste of time.”

TOP: First generation student Alamgir Lalani, experiences “imposter phenomen”, meaning he feels like he doesn’t relate to his peers, but doesn’t feel connected with his family back home, either. ashley ephraim | the daily texan staff RIGHT: Government senior Adam Materne says that he has to hide his culture in college when interacting with other students. He grew up in a military family in Fort Hood, Texas. ashley ephraim | the daily texan staff

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Upper-division professors can help degree planning in Focus Interest Groups By Taylor Newman Columnist

For freshmen, wrapping up the first semester of college is both a time of relief, but also a time dread. They’ve made it through their first semester, but the rest of college is a mystery. This can be an even bigger issue for freshmen in First-Year Interest Groups. The tight-knit group of friends — in some cases, people you had all of your classes with — is about to disappear, and your classes are no longer guaranteed for you. FIGs should introduce upper-division professors to their freshmen so they are better prepared for college and are aware of all the possibilities their major has. The simple rebuttal is that students have academic advisors to help them with degree planning. But while academic advisers can show you a paper of the classes you need to take to graduate, they usually don’t know you well enough to advise which path to take. Undeclared freshmen Ayush Agrawal went to the Vick Center for Strategic Advising and Career Counseling, which helped him create a degree plan to hopefully transfer into the McCombs School of Business. “The advisers basically just tell you what

classes to take or what the required steps are, which can be found online,” Agrawal said. “(Compared to) what a professor can show you, which is the insight or what students in the past have done.” Biochemistry freshman Abhiraj Sinha said meeting with professors would have helped him feel more comfortable going into the upcoming semester. He said he wishes his FIG introduced him to professors who teach genetics and organic chemistry, the next tier of classes required for pre-med students. “Both of those classes are not only extremely difficult, they can be really confusing at times,” Sinha said. “I think it would be really helpful if professors from both of those courses would come and talk to the FIG students.” But Daniel Nguyen, a psychology junior and peer mentor, said not all FIG members have the same degree path. Nguyen, who teaches the pre-health FIG for the College of Liberal Arts, said that his FIG has psychology, economics and health and society majors. “There are some random FIGs where the only reason why they are together is because they have one class together about vampires,” Nguyen said. “Forcing a FIG to bring in a specific professor for a specific major might be hard (for those FIGs).”

While FIGs are currently required to bring in professors, these professors are not required to talk about future classes. “We let the FIG itself decide who to bring into the seminar,” said Lisa Valdez, the senior administrative program coordinator for FIGs. “We encourage them to bring in someone in the common courses that the students are already taking.” Valdez said the idea is to have students get a more personal look at their professors, rather than a look into the class or to get advice. But having a safe space for students to talk to a future professor and to learn about where their major could take them — whether that be a study abroad program or a research opportunity — would be game-changing for students that early on in their degree. It should be a part of the mandatory curriculum for FIGs to bring in future professors students may want or end up having. Even if a FIG has a diverse group of students, the FIG mentor can allow the students to vote on which professor they wish to speak to. Having professors come to talk to freshmen is something that the FIG program already does for the students’ current classes. Having future professors come in is a natural extension of the FIG program and its benefits for freshmen. Newman is a journalism freshman from Frisco.

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Combating first-generation perfectionism starts by addressing it By Briana Torres Columnist

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Many UT undergraduates know how to stay on top of everything — they probably credit their UT admission to it. This feeling can result in an all or nothing attitude better known as perfectionism. As perfect as it sounds, perfectionism can result in anxiety, fear of rejection and doubt. However, there are a group of students on campus who battle perfectionism on a higher level: first-generation college students. Being a college student comes with expectations and hopes, but being a first-generation college student escalates these expectations and hopes. According to UT News, first-generation students make up 20 percent of undergraduate enrollment — that’s more than 9,000 students. One of these 9,000 students is Aisleen Menezes-Gonsalves, a political communication senior. Menezes-Gonsalves said first-generation students feel a heightened pressure to be perfect as a result of their upbringing. “I feel like first-gen students have to work much harder than (students who are not) first-gen students, because we don’t come to college with the same social and cultural capital (students who are not) first-gen students do,” Menezes-Gonsalves said. The newly instated First-Generation Commitment Working Group has taken steps to make first-generation students feel more welcome on campus. Much of these efforts have manifested in the organization of a new segment of summer freshman orientation catered towards first-generation students. However, this working group must also focus on the mental effects that come with being the first in your family to go to college — primarily the issue of perfectionism. “(This new segment of freshman orientation will) create an opportunity for dialogue from currently enrolled first-generation college students who will be able to share tips and insight,” said Celena Mondie-Milner, director of New Student Services

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and co-chair of the First-Generation Commitment Working Group. “It’s also going to be a great way to hear from incoming and first-generation students in terms of what their needs are and answering their questions.” The new section of freshman orientation is the right place to enforce the truth that no one expects first-generation students to be perfect. “We want students to know that they are not alone in their journey,” Mondie-Milner said. “Help is available, and it’s very important to ask for help. Our goal is to be able to provide those platforms to be supportive to help all student success.” Menezes-Gonsalves said she feels first-generation students battle with perfection on a higher level because they believe they have one shot to make the correct decisions and each choice they make has to be perfect because they aren’t aware they are allowed to make mistakes. Because of the experiences of students such as Menezes-Gonsalves, plans for the first-generation freshman orientation section are necessary, and the issue of perfectionism must be addressed and incorporated into this. This can be done by introducing and explicitly explaining the myriad of support that already exists on campus and incorporating a small lecture style on the dangers of giving into perfectionism. “I certainly believe University guidance, advice and support would have eased the pressures of perfectionism and the ‘all or nothing’ attitude,” said Menezes-Gonsalves. “I think it would have normalized my fear and enabled me to make safe mistakes, learning and growing along the way.” The First-Generation Commitment Working Group should take Menezes-Gonsalves’ first-hand account to heart if they truly wish to change the landscape of the University. They must make sure incoming first-generation students know that perfection is not expected sooner rather than later in their college education. Torres is a Plan II, English & creative writing junior from San Antonio.

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Ceramic gnome brings good luck to UT RecSports clubs By Landry Allred @l2ndry

copyright alex keller, and reproduced with permission From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, Phonography Austin will host its first Annual Report tomorrow evening at Cloud Tree Studio and Gallery to amplify overlooked sounds.

Local artists’ field recording collective hosts listening party Phonography Austin presents members’ sound compilations. By Noah van Hooser @tofuvan

he act of critically listening to something is often reserved for music, as its engineering, composition and editing seem to invite interpretation. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, Phonography Austin will host its first Annual Report tomorrow at Cloud Tree Studio and Gallery to amplify overlooked sounds. Phonography Austin is a loose collective comprised of local artists who practice field recording, an art form pioneered in the 1970s that captures the importance of immediately surrounding sounds through the recording of environments and research in acoustic ecology. Saturday’s first Annual Report will feature the presentation of the organization’s second compilation record, “Volume 02,” as well as an improvised collaborative performance between the contributing artists. Among those artists is Travis Putnam Hill, who said that the medium provides him with a unique escape. “I kind of fell into the practice by mistake, just using an old tape recorder to compile random sounds, which I would use for sampling in my musical practices,” Hill said. “I began viewing it as akin to photography and started practicing it more regularly as a meditative experience.” During the event, each artist will present a seven-minute segment of their choosing, showcasing the sounds they’ve gathered in the past year. Originating from their backyards to all across the world, the collection of pieces will exemplify the varying scopes of field recording. Artist Alex Keller said the recording process can be understood through a micro and macro context.

“One of the main ways to approach recording would be to focus sharply,” Keller said. “This provides a listening experience much more intimate than people are usually capable of. There are others who are more meta in their approach, trying to capture an entire environment.” The Report is part of the organization’s initiatives in education and outreach, embodied in their ongoing educational workshops and events, such as World Listening Day. Such projects are oriented around the concept of “acoustic ecology,” a practice from the 1960s that focuses on the acoustic environment as a significant societal force. In an attempt to extend these efforts to the Austin community, the organization has promoted “soundwalks,” or instances in which Keller said individuals are taken into natural or urban environments to focus on the surrounding noises. “Field recordings function to re-sensitize one’s self to their environment,” Keller said. “We encourage experimentation with these field recordings as finished pieces of art.” Civil engineering freshman Clint Townsend said as a listener of field recordings, the opportunity to give the practice a platform is important for underground art forms. “Critical attention to non-doctored, organic sounds is neglected,” Townsend said. “The best field recordings are pioneering in their experimentation. The more attention that alert, focused listening can receive, the better.” The event is open to the public and the organization will be accepting donations for the group’s various equipment purchases. Keller said the event is ultimately an opportunity to deconstruct popular notions of what makes an authentic listening experience. “The night will be successful if people don’t have the expectation of a musical experience,” Keller said. “I like the idea that it’s possible to have art which is sonic and occurring through time but is not music. There’s a potential for thought-provoking listening outside of just musical endeavor.”

No one would expect a ceramic gnome named Taquito to bring so much joy to UT sports clubs until the day Taquito left the University Co-op to join a family of athletes in 2013. To this day, Taquito sits on the sports club desk in Gregory Gymnasium, waiting for clubs to check him out along with their travel binder for away games. The checkout process runs on a first come, first served basis. Jonathan Elliot, former UT RecSports assistant director and current assistant director for club & intramural sports at the University of Arkansas, said he first thought of the idea to have a gnome as a mascot to foster community within the sport clubs. “I was at the Co-op, and I found this gnome and thought, ‘Man, this would be a pretty cool idea to buy one of these gnomes,’” Elliot said. He purchased a male and female version of the gnome and sent a photo of them to the clubs. The clubs held a contest to see who would have the chance to name the gnomes, with the winner receiving bonus points for their club. The powerlifting club succeeded, naming the male gnome Taquito and the female gnome Gnomeyonce. Unfortunately, Gnomeyonce became a curse for some clubs, as Elliot remembered every time the quidditch club would bring her, someone would get injured. “There were months where no one would take Gnomeyonce because they were fearful that if they were to take her, someone would get hurt,” Elliot said. Despite Gnomeyonce’s bad luck, Randall Ford, the current UT RecSports associate director, said Taquito has traveled at least 30 times with clubs.

However, it hasn’t been an easy journey for Taquito. Ford said the gnome today is a fourth-generation Taquito. “I think Taquito got dropped a couple of times and (was) damaged,” Ford said. “We don’t have as many Taquitos as Bevos, but we have Taquito Four.” For one of Taquito’s recent adventures, Texas women’s rugby had the privilege in late September to take him to a match at Sam Houston State University. Unfortunately, Maya Rigley, history and government junior and Texas Women’s Rugby president, said she only took one photo with him. “I’m just super nervous,” Rigley said. “I kept him in my backpack the whole time because last time, we broke him.” Although Taquito is extremely fragile, clubs are still encouraged to take photos with him. Elliot remembers seeing pictures of Taquito in unique scenarios. “There were pictures of him on a wakeboard or water skiing or him with a tennis racket,” Elliot said. “(The clubs) got really creative with that gnome.” Not only does Taquito serve as a photogenic model, but Ford said Taquito also creates a sense of community among the sports clubs. Molly Schlamp, vice president of Texas Taekwondo, said there are few things that unite the clubs together. “We kind of just stick to our own worlds because what does taekwondo have in common with tennis?” sadi Schlamp, a Plan II and biochemistry junior. “(Taquito) is a cool thing that could be universal for all of us.” Rigley said Taquito also can be a considered a simple joy to the team. “(Taquito) just makes everyone smile,” Rigley said. “We’ll just be eating or getting coffee, and he’ll just be sitting and chilling. We’re all tired and cranky after a game, (but) Taquito’s always there.”

amanda saunders | the daily texan staff For five years, Taquito the gnome has served as the mascot and good luck charm for the UT RecSports clubs.

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H E A LT H

The Health Learning Building was built in 2016 and trains student-doctors in traditional medicine integrated with modern technology.

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Dell Medical School integrates health care by adding new technologies and procedures. By Sunny Kim @sunny_newsiee

he health care field experiences rapid growth and development, with new technologies and procedures constantly being added. Austin’s doctors must adapt to this technological boom. UT’s Dell Medical School hopes to be at the forefront of this technology revolution, said Aaron Miri, the chief information officer of Dell. “We attract the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent of the physicians in the world, and we want to be at the front and center of innovation,” Miri said. “My job is to equip these world-renowned physicians with the right health care technology tools so that they can make relevant decisions regarding medical care.”

One of the biggest shifts in health care technology is the use of electronic medical records for practitioners to record patient information. Historically, these records were done on paper and stored physically. Today, the widespread use of computers has made electronic medical records an integral element of modern health care. Miri said the technologies that are being developed for use by doctors aren’t always intuitive or easy to use, which is one of the biggest barriers to improvement. “The places I’ve been before forced doctors to use (electronic medical records) systems that required clinicians to learn two different types of work flow to see the same the same patient,” Miri said. “Do you know (how) frustrating that can be for a doctor? It’s like you’ve been driving down the right side of the lane for your entire life and suddenly you’re being forced to use the left side of the lane.” Miri said Dell avoids these issues by actively utilizing physician input to develop software programs that synchronize physician use. “When our clinicians practice at UT Health Austin and then go across the street to practice at Seton, they encounter the same data, ordering and software,” he said. “This results in ease of use, ease of access and makes it much easier for them to practice medicine.” Texas Health Catalyst, an initiative by Dell, recently showcased the work of doctors using technology to change the way they practice medicine. Thomas

Kurian, a clinical assistant professor at Dell, is chief medical officer of RFMX, Inc., a technology company that has developed a platform to help doctors track trends in their patient’s health histories. Kurian shared his experiences with a class of first-year medical students. Kurian’s system involves patients utilizing apps on their phones to input their health data into a database for their doctors. Physicians can then use the system’s analysis tools to see trends in the health of the patient and predict the onset of diseases. “What I’m creating is a digital ecosystem that lets doctors detect when subtle changes occur in their patients, and treat them earlier,” Kurian said. Kurian said he credits the rise of smartphones as a driver of this technology. “These devices have ushered in a digital revolution,” Kurian said. “Health care is going to change because of them and I’m excited to be a part of this new era and this new space.” Akhil Surapaneni, one of the medical students who attended Kurian’s talk, is currently working to develop a home monitoring system to assist patients who are highly susceptible to heart failure. “Patients would be able to monitor their health from home while still being able to maintain a dialogue with their physician,” Kurian said. “Being able to integrate our modern technology with health care is really exciting, and I think Dell is teaching us how to transform the way that we look at health care.”

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Rockin’ around the shopping mall brings stress By Samagra Jain @samagraj

Whether you like it or not, one thing that is inevitable about the holiday season is exposure to Christmas music. During December, shops pump out Mariah Carey to change people in the festive mood, but according to psychologist Linda Blair, listening to too much of it can distract us from doing our jobs. Blair is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in the United Kingdom. She said listening to too much Christmas music, or any genre of music, can interfere with our concentration levels because of the stress hormones released in our bodies while listening. When we hear particularly loud music or are exposed to the same song repeatedly, we’re more likely to get irritated and release cortisol and adrenaline in our bodies, Blair said. “When we get irritated, we shoot out cortisol and if we’re startled as well in any way, like the music just starts blasting, we get an adrenaline shot, and those keep us from concentrating,” Blair said. Chemical engineering freshman Cristina O’Hanlon worked at Justice, a clothing shop for teenage girls, during the summer. She said the clothing shop would often play the same songs over and over again in a 45-minute loop, which made her more irritated and distracted. “The music was pretty terrible,” O’Hanlon said. “I think the fact that they repeated the same music so often also contributed to my frustrations.” Blair said music appreciation has a bellshaped curve, where in the beginning we enjoy listening to songs for a couple of times but if it’s overplayed, we may slowly grow our distaste for it and end up hating the song.

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This kind of irritation can happen when shops play Christmas music way too early and too much instead of playing it just a few weeks before the holiday season, Blair added. Shops during the holiday season should be mindful of diversifying their music choices, because if it’s not well-considered, it can easily chase customers away, Blair said.

Music also plays a strong role in retrieving long-term memories and evoking strong emotions, said UT psychology graduate student Taylor Mezaraups. For shops, this can be important because they generally want their customers to shop happy rather than grumpy or sad. However, Christmas is a time that can be either exciting or dreadful, and Christmas

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music can definitely trigger those emotions, Mezaraups said. “It all depends on the person and their experiences, but due to music’s strong ability to serve as a retrieval cue for memories, it can evoke all sorts of different emotions in people, which can affect them in a multiplicity of ways,” Mezaraups said.

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Aston challenges effort of players ahead of Tennessee matchup By Donnavan Smoot @Dsmoot3D

ryan lam | the daily texan file Outside hitter Micaya White spikes the ball over the net during a Longhorn volleyball match at Gregory Gymnasium. White still feels pressure and nerves in the NCAA Tournament.

Texas battles nerves, Michigan in Sweet 16 Upperclassmen and freshmen feel pressure of the postseason. By Wills Layton @willsdebeast

or the 13th straight year, Texas has made the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. In order to extend this impressive streak, the team will need to get past the Michigan Wolverines on Friday. The Longhorns are accustomed to postseason success, making it to at least the regional final for 12 years in a row. This season, they’re ranked within the top five yet again, and now have a chance to make it to the Final Four for the sixth time in the past seven years. Last year, the Longhorns lost in the Regional Finals to Stanford, fueling a rivalry that also includes a NCAA Championship loss to the Cardinal back in 2016. While Texas is generally a lock to go far in the tournament, upsets are always possible. “Everyone’s expecting Texas to just move on,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “There’s nothing given in this sport. The emotional connection that we have to have as a team and the commitment that we have to have is big.” In the first two rounds of this year’s field, the Longhorns swept their way past both Stephen F. Austin and Texas State, making quick work of the two Texas schools. While the team was expected to do well in

Gregory Gym in the early rounds, that kind of success moving forward will be more difficult. “In the NCAA Tournament, there are a lot of coaches who expect their team to be perfect,” Elliott said. “What I’ve learned over the years is that you don’t need to be perfect to win. You need to be better than the opponent that given night and that doesn’t mean you have to play perfectly to beat your opponent.” It’s important to remember the athletes are people too, with emotions and anxiety. On the biggest stage, it is normal for players to suffer from nerves. For the freshmen on the team, this is the first taste of the postseason in their young careers. “It’s been super exciting,” outside hitter Logan Eggleston said. “I know there have been a lot of nerves, but we all have come in playing super competitive. So it’s been super exciting and excitedly what I thought it would be like.” For the juniors and seniors who have played in at least one National Championship game, this kind of stage is much more comfortable and familiar. That still does not prevent the pregame nerves from settling in. “I feel like the nerves are always still there,” outside hitter Micaya White said. “Even from my freshman year, I’ve always gotten nervous. Nothing has really changed.” Elliott said those pregame jitters, especially in the Sweet 16, aren’t exactly a bad thing. “I told them that if they aren’t nervous, then I’m concerned,” Elliott said. “If you don’t have butterflies coming into the NCAA Tournament you’ve got something emotional missing. It’s okay to be nervous.” First serve will begin at 3 p.m. in Provo, Utah.

The message was clear after Sunday’s 67-49 loss to No. 6 Mississippi State. “Work,” head coach Karen Aston said. “Go to work.” Aston was concise with her words following the blowout loss with the intention of trying to move forward to Sunday’s matchup against No. 9 Tennessee. While the two opponents are different in various aspects, Texas finds itself in a familiar situation, playing an unbeaten, SEC powerhouse on an early Sunday tip-off in hopes of making waves on a national stage despite losing much of its depth to injury already. One of the reasons for the blowout loss to Mississippi State and a key to the matchup against Tennessee is the effort given by Texas, according to Aston. “I know we struggle offensively,” Aston said. “I’ve never had a team that’s struggled to play hard.” Aston continued, “Right now, I don’t think we practice at a high level. That’s where you learn your habits.” Guard Sug Sutton was on the podium with Aston when she challenged the team, and the junior gladly accepted the task. “Right now, we’re not giving enough effort,” Sutton said. “In two months, I hope we’re playing as a team, give effort every possession and take every

possession seriously.” If the Longhorns want to right their ship, another one of the points of emphasis has to be on the amount of turnovers. Against Mississippi State, every Longhorn player who touched the court had a turnover, adding up to a whopping 22 turnovers for the game. Turnovers on the offensive side of the ball can be overcome, but only if the defense on the opposite end is able to force them. That has not been a strong suit for the Longhorns this year. Texas averages 15 turnovers per game and only forces 15.3, a nearly nonexistent differential of 0.3. Granted, Sutton has had the ball in her hands even more following the season-ending injury of guard Lashann Higgs, but the turnovers have to be at a minimum for Texas’ floor general to stay in the game. A win Sunday would be huge for the Longhorns. It would serve as their first win against a ranked opponent this season and would most likely get them back into the top 10 in the country. Tennessee comes into the game following a 20-point comeback win against Stetson. With the Volunteers not wanting to put themselves in another deep hole and Texas trying to get back on track, Sunday’s matchup will be an intriguing and important one. Texas tips off against Tennessee at 12 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center.

katie bauer | the daily texan file Head coach Karen Aston encourages her team during a game at the Frank Erwin Center. Aston has been on record calling out the recent effort of her team.