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New organization aims to support UT student parents
Misdemeanor marijuana possession cases won’t be prosecuted due to new Texas law By Victoria May @toricmay
By Natalie Venegas @nataliezz_24
After giving birth at the start of her freshman year, Ellen DeCastro had to miss the first three weeks of school. When she returned to campus, DeCastro said she struggled to find the information she needed to make up the work she had missed. “No one really knew who I should talk to in order to take the time off,” DeCastro said. “This got me thinking that we need to compile all of these resources together for student parents to use when they need it.” Hoping to help other student parents at UT, DeCastro, a government and humanities sophomore, is launching a University organization to provide these students resources for navigating college life. As a new parent, DeCastro said she wanted to find a way to share her compiled resources — such as a list of daycares in Austin and tips for class scheduling and study time management — to other student parents. After getting in contact with Michael Knox, a student development specialist for the School of Undergraduate Studies, she created the new organization. The group will become an official student organization once it reaches the required number of members, which DeCastro said she is hoping to get by the time school starts in August. “Having a resource where students can go to get information is what UT is all about,” Knox said. “Trying to create inclusivity and bring awareness to underrepresented
Because of a new Texas law legalizing hemp and CBD products, possession of small amounts of marijuana has now become nearly impossible to prosecute in Travis County and across the state. In May, lawmakers passed House Bill 1325 intending to benefit farmers by allowing the cultivation of hemp as a cash crop. The measure, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last month, differentiates between hemp and
marijuana based on the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol the substance contains. In practice, this means Texans can now legally enjoy hemp if it contains less than 0.3% THC. But the law inadvertently led to the dismissal of 32 felony cases and 61 misdemeanor cases marijuana-related charges in Travis County, according to the Austin American-Statesman. County officials said new misdemeanor cases will not be prosecuted because law enforcement agencies lack the necessary equipment to determine the amount of
THC in any given sample of cannabis, making it difficult to discern whether a substance is legal hemp or illegal marijuana. On July 3, Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore said she’s dismissing all cases related to the possession of marijuana filed on or after June 10. People charged with marijuana possession before June 10 will not have their charges dropped. “After consulting with the Austin Police Department, the Travis County Sheriff’s
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groups is one purpose of this organization.” DeCastro said along with the list of resources, she is also looking to establish a community for student parents. “Balancing studies and being a parent is a very unique experience,” DeCastro said. “Having a community where you understand these experiences and support each other is very valuable, and it doesn’t have to be hard.” History and government senior Sean Salome, whose child was born during his first semester at UT, said he faced many challenges as a student parent and knows how hard it can be to find the right resources. Salome said he was fortunate to be a student veteran, which allowed him to use UT’s veterans services.
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“They were able to help me and guide me to find the right resources,” Salome said. “But if I did not have that service available to me, then I would be struggling, and even with their help I still struggled to find the support of fellow student parents.” DeCastro said she looks forward to providing students with a community of support and resources in the fall. “The more we can come together and support each other, the more we can have a community and make things more enjoyable,” DeCastro said. “It will not only make things easier but will hopefully inspire students who may be thinking of having children or wanting to have children but are not wanting to stop going to school.”
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Student activists call for recognition University Democrats protests helped in fight for free tuition.
By Natalie Venegas @nataliezz_24
tudent activists are calling for more recognition amid UT’s recent decision to cover tuition for low-income students starting in fall 2020. After experiencing his own financial aid struggles, Zachary Henry said he organized a protest and petition with University Democrats to let students voice their concerns about a lack of financial aid for low-income students. The Change.org petition, calling for the Univeristy to use their endownment to expand financial aid for low income students, received over 600 signatures. Two months after the protest and petition, UT President Gregory Fenves announced July 9 that students who come from families with yearly incomes of up to $65,000 will have their tuition covered by a new University endowment. “This announcement nearly met what we wanted out of the protest,” said Henry, an acting and radio-television-film
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Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety, I am dismissing these cases because we cannot obtain a lab analysis on the substances involved to establish the THC concentration,” Moore said in a statement. APD and Texas DPS said each sample would take eight to 12 months to determine THC concentrations because there is only one lab in Texas that is able test cannabis and determine whether it’s
junior. “But it feels strange that there is a missing component to this story, that instead of acknowledging that students had to ask and fight for this, (the University said they) were the ones that decided to do this.” UT spokesman J.B. Bird said the issues behind the protest, such as financial aid, are important to the University. “Zachary was talking about issues that resonated with students at the University and families all across the country,” Bird said. “That’s one reason Fenves started working on improving and increasing financial aid.” Henry said he tried to speak with Fenves about students’ concerns before the protest but said he did not receive a direct answer about whether anyone was looking into solutions. “If they did, it would have significantly altered the course of the protest,” Henry said. Bird said the University respects students’ rights to protest peacefully and appreciates it when students do so. “If we are struggling to communicate with students,
marijuana or hemp, Moore said in statement. “My deputies have been directed to cease filing misdemeanor possession charges until further notice,” Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez said in a statement. “Additionally, felony possession charges involving large amounts of pot will be staffed with the district attorney to ensure that no other illegal activity is being committed.” Moore said the Legislature’s analysis, which said the bill would not have any fiscal impact on local jurisdictions, is “obviously
we always want to improve, and we want to hear from students on how we can improve,” Bird said. University Democrats president Joseph Cascino said he got involved with Henry’s protest after seeing the “insufficient” amount of financial aid students receive. “I, alongside University Democrats as a whole, thought it was important to help spotlight the formerly unfair financial aid practices and stories of students affected,” government sophomore Cascino said. “This movement was fueled by the stories of students who spoke out.” Cascino said he believes the protest was instrumental in getting the financial aid changes made and said he has learned the importance of students coming together on an issue that directly affects them. “We can never underestimate the power we have in numbers,” Cascino said. “On a college campus, and especially at UT, the intersectionality and various backgrounds of students makes us stronger as we
incorrect.” Texas DPS labs said it could cost the department up to $20 million to hire and train new staff and buy equipment to test for THC, according to The Associated Press. Travis County already has more lenient laws regarding marijuana possession compared to neighboring counties, according to the Statesman. First-time offenders caught with under two ounces can take a fourhour diversion class and pay a small fine instead of going to court. APD Chief Brian
copyright zachary henry, and reproduced with permission From left to right, Genesis Miranda, Zachary Henry and Joseph Cascino, president of the University Democrats, attend the protest for more financial aid for low-income students in May.
all passionately advocate for change on a certain issue.” Henry said the new endowment is a step in the right direction, but he hopes to see more changes to offset the high cost
Manley said the department still enforces their cite-and-release policy when it comes to minor offenses. “It’s a relief to know that things like hemp and CBD are becoming less criminalized,” petroleum engineering sophomore Nathan McDermid said. “People are using hemp and CBD to help with things like anxiety, depression and even acne. They shouldn’t have to worry about getting in trouble for using things that contain very slight amounts, if any, of THC.”
of living in Austin and attending UT. “This is a great first step in eventually getting to where higher education is fully accessible,” Henry said. “Our voices as students have
immense power, and this is a testament to that. We need to look forward to the next school year and beyond for really great changes to make our university even better.”
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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019
WOMEN’S GOLF
Cooper leads Texas into prominence The talented sophomore prepares to take the Longhorns to the next level. By Cameron Parker @camerondparker
ext to the tee boxes on the 17th hole at the University of Texas Golf Club is the yardage marker for the short dogleg left par 4. Sitting opposite of the new cart path is a marker engraved onto a rock with a plaque next to it. The plaque reads, “When you commit to play any sport at Texas, you are committing to do everything you can to win a championship.” The quote is from Jordan Spieth, but it might be Hailee Cooper who’s the next Texas golfer to bring a National Championship back to Austin. Cooper’s success was foreshadowed early on at just four days old, when she grabbed a golf grip, her grandfather, Mac Hairston, put into her small hand. Her father, Ron-
nie Cooper, also learned from Hairston and became a high school golf coach at Montgomery High School in Montgomery, Texas, which his daughter attended. By the time she was four years old, Cooper was playing in the backyard. By the age of eight, she was playing in tournaments. Now 19 years old, Cooper is coming off a spectacular freshman campaign that saw her win two individual tournaments, land on the All-Big 12 Conference Team while winning the Big 12 Freshman of the Year Award, and named as a WGCA First Team All-American. “This year was great, but I want to keep improving,” Cooper said. “I want to be First Team All-American again. I want to be First Team All-Big 12. I want to get Big 12 Player of the Year, and we of course want to win National Championships.” Coming off a devastating loss to Auburn in the NCAA match play quarterfinals, the Texas women’s golf team had its most successful season in program history since 2003. Ending the season ranked No. 1 according to Golfstat, the Longhorns entered the NCAA Championships as arguably the hottest team in the country. Having won the Bruzzy Challenge just 12 days before the start of the Big 12 Championship, Cooper and the Longhorns put on a clinic, win-
ning their third consecutive Big 12 title by a league-record 37 strokes. Their strong play followed them into the NCAA Norman Regional, where Texas finished first and was granted a spot in the NCAA Championship. Cooper, who struggled in the Big 12 and Regional Championships, opened the first round of stroke play with a score of 80. It was the worst round of golf in her collegiate career. Since her victory at Bruzzy Challenge, Cooper recorded five straight rounds over par. Her opening round at the stroke plays made it six out of the last seven. Maybe the freshman had finally hit a wall at the end of a long season, but instead of breaking down, Cooper showed patience and resiliency and responded with a pair of 69’s on Days 2 and 3 to send Texas to the Match Play Championships. Cooper would be the
only golfer to finish both of the last two days with rounds in the 60s and finished fourth overall she was just one of four golfers to finish under par out of 132 participants. “When you come in as a freshman, you think you have to play perfect golf, and when you don’t, you feel like you’re falling behind,” head coach Ryan Murphy said. “I think over the span of the year, she realized she didn’t have to play perfect golf to still compete, and when she realized that I think she calmed down a little bit.” Since Murphy’s hire in 2014, Texas has seen consistent improvement. With a match play quarterfinals appearance last year, there’s not much more Murphy can achieve without winning the National Championship.
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I got help. You can too.
51.8% of Longhorns felt hopeless last year. 13% got help. By Spencer Buckner Editor-in-Chief
t took a decade of depression for me to seek counseling. A decade of often feeling worthless, hopeless, lost. A decade stuck in monthslong bouts of suicidal ideation that came and went from fourth grade to my sophomore year of college. A decade of refusing to tell my family and my closest friends, masking my pain with humor, afraid that I would burden them if they knew how I actually felt. When it started, I was too young to have a name for it or know what it really was. As I got older, I still didn’t understand my depression. I kept it bottled up, afraid that people would see me as weak, dramatic or broken. It’s still not easy for me to talk about it. Two weeks ago, I called the Counseling and Mental Health Center and scheduled my first counseling appointment. I had been on their website many times, often to schedule interviews, sometimes to type the number into my phone to book an appointment and sit anxiously, never finding the strength to call. During my lowest points here at UT, I found myself in this situation often — knowing I needed professional help but afraid that people would find out, or that I’d be told that there was nothing wrong with me or — worst of all — that nothing would get better. In the 15 minutes I spent on the phone, I got an individual counseling session scheduled. They asked me what I was feeling and why I wanted help. The professional I spoke to was kind and understanding and assured me everything I said was confidential. The paranoia I had about being rejected or judged was totally unfounded. Last week I had my first counseling session, an intake session to better understand why I was there and what help I needed. After about four to six free CMHC sessions, I’ll be given the option to continue counseling with an off-campus professional. With a single phone call, it feels like I’ve finally started taking my mental health back into my own hands, and even after one session, I already feel more optimistic about the future. Many Longhorns, however, have yet to seek help. In the 2017-2018 school year, the CMHC provided services to 6,890 Longhorns, a number that’s been steadily rising in the past decade. It’s still only about 13% of all students on campus. Compare that to the 51.8% of students who felt hopeless, the 37.9% who were too depressed to function, the 57.6% who felt overwhelming anxiety, the 63.3% who felt very lonely in the past year. It’s hard to say exactly why there is such a discrepancy between the number of students who have self-identified mental health struggles and those who seek professional help. Likely culprits are a pervasive stigma against mental health, lack of information on available resources and a lack of understanding on what warrants counseling or psychiatry, among other things. What can be definitive-
ly said, however, is that thousands of Longhorns aren’t accessing free mental health care that can meaningfully improve their lives. If you are unsure of what steps to take regarding your mental health, call the CMHC at 512-471-3515. All it takes is 15 minutes, and a professional can help steer you in the right direction, be it individual counseling, group counseling, psychiatric services or another avenue. If finances are a barrier, the CMHC takes that into account when discussing your options for care. If you or someone you know is going through a crisis, call the CMHC’s crisis line at 512-471-2255 or visit their office in the Student Services Building. Counseling isn’t the only way to care for your mental health. MindBody Labs, self-paced spaces designed to help students manage their mental and emotional help, are located in the Student Services Building and Student Activity Center for all Longhorns to use. Even reaching
out to a loved one to talk about something you’re going through can be an important step in building an ongoing dialogue about your mental health. It took me 10 years to seek professional help. If you’re concerned about your mental health, if it’s affecting your grades, your relationships, your hobbies or your daily life, don’t wait as long as I did. Mental health can be incredibly difficult to talk about, even to the people you trust the most. Do not be ashamed about how you feel or of how others may react. The more we talk about mental health, normalize it, advertise the resources that exist and support our friends and loved ones, the more we build an environment where people can and do find help. In 15 minutes, I accomplished what had evaded me for years. I got help. You can too. Buckner is a Plan II and journalism junior from Austin. He is the editor-in-chief.
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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019
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Add collaborative research to the curriculum By Wills Layton Columnist
The professor-student relationship is a fickle thing. Every semester, students take classes with a completely new set of professors, often with large class sizes that are common at the University of Texas. There are barriers toward forming relationships in the classroom, the biggest being the lectern. This divides students from the professor. While office hours exist for homework help or the occasional conversation, they do not provide the best opportunity for making a meaningful connection with professors. “Office hours are built on asking professors for homework help, but for those who work individually it can feel unnatural,” finance junior Cameron Hoglund said. “The last thing I want to do is make silly mistakes in front of my professor or go to office hours and not end up needing help.” But there is another way to develop relationships between students and professors, and it is something that the McCombs School of Business has been doing for years: collaborative research. Collaborative research entails undergraduate students working alongside faculty on whatever research project that faculty member is working on. Subjects can range from analysis of finan-
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cial filings to the similarities between a leader and their second-in-command and how it affects group outcomes. At the moment, only a few chosen students are able to take part in research projects across campus. According to a recent survey, 72% of undergraduates did not participate in research. The University should make collaborative research a part of the curriculum for any class that can accommodate it to give more students the chance to participate. “Programs that enable student-faculty collaboration are a win-win for both faculty and students,” management professor Steven Gray said. “From the student’s perspective, helping faculty with a research project can offer insight into whether academia is an appealing career path. In addition, collaborating on a research project allows students to develop highly transferable skills that will help them in their career.” In addition to benefiting the future careers of students, the program helps undergraduates by developing a relationship with professors during the time of study. “It makes them seem more human,” marketing senior Ally Wiley, a participant in the program, said. “I think it solidifies your understanding because you feel like you can ask them anything and they know you well enough to know how best to explain things to you, etc. Also, working in an envi-
ronment outside the classroom takes the pressure off to perform well and quickly in class.” Students are not the only ones who benefit from collaborative research. The faculty members involved have much to gain as well. Apart from the help on research projects, getting to know students can deepen the educational experience for everyone involved. “From a faculty perspective, I always learn something about what students are learning in their classes,” management professor David Harrison said. “I get a sense of what they’re like, what their interests are, what they are learning about business in McCombs, and what their career ventures are.” At best, students get a new look at education and may find a passion for research and academia. At worst, they have a chance to engage in the material in a less theoretical and more practical way. “Lots of other schools have bigger programs and many many professors have labs in other sciences full of undergraduate students who are part of the research process,” Dr. Harrison said. “It’s really a lot of fun, and I think the more normative or typical it was, all of us would get more out of it.” It’s time to break down barriers and move away from the lectern. Why not have students and professors do it together? Layton is a marketing senior from Corpus Christi.
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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019
STUDENT LIFE
Despite concerns, students feel safe in Seoul Students disspell myths of study abroad experience. By Denise Emerson @kaonashidenise
ome UT students are studying abroad near a country the US has tension-filled history with. The political relationship between North Korea and the United States is fragile with the recent rise of nuclear threats. Students studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea, received warnings from friends and family before departing to their summer program.
Seoul is about 30 miles from the border with North Korea. However, radio-television-film senior Elizabeth Miget isn’t fazed by her proximity to North Korea. “I understand tensions are high,” Miget said. “But I just felt like I can’t live in fear.” Miget’s family felt discomfort with her studying abroad at Korea University. Psychology senior Leslie Delhomme also received concerns, but not from her family. “My family travels a lot, so they know what places are safe,” Delhomme said. “My sister posted about it on Facebook and all her friends are like, ‘Is she going to be OK?’” On June 30, President Donald Trump visited the demilitarized zone, a stretch of land at the border of North and South Korea serving as a buffer between the two, to meet with
North Korean leader Kim Jongun for about an hour. This was the first time a sitting U.S. president crossed the border into North Korean territory. Miget said she noted some of the locals’ excitement toward Trump’s visit, such as when a stranger approached her on a train after Trump’s visit and told her he respected America. “My friend who’s Korean said he didn’t know that so many people didn’t like Trump until he came to America,” Miget said. “I guess in (South Korea), it’s more like a position of power and people respect that hierarchy.” Some international students at Korea University have visited the demilitarization zone. Studio art junior Allison Nguyen said she didn’t consider the possibility of visiting the border until she arrived in Seoul. “I realized how close Seoul
is to (the border),” Nguyen said. “I feel like if they allow visitors, it’s safe and they have (tour) programs. It’d be fine to just visit.” Miget said South Koreans, especially those from older generations, are aware of their proximity to North Korea, but don’t have a sense of danger. “It’s a safe country,” Miget said. “People mind their own business. I mean, they stare,
but at a distance.” Delhomme and Nguyen both feel safer in Seoul than in Austin. “My friends and I leave our stuff out at a coffee shop and go to the different floors (in Seoul),” Nguyen said. “We’ll just leave our laptops and everything, and I feel perfectly fine. I don’t have to ask anyone to look out for it because everyone seems to mind their
own business.” All three students said South Koreans have been kind to them as foreigners. Miget said the country was the optimal destination for her. “Western people are more and more interested in Eastern (culture), like K-pop, dramas and movies,” Miget said. “It’s growing, and I feel like now is a good time to learn more and get involved in that.”
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UT alumni pursue music dreams as ‘Lonesome Rhodes’ Kevin Johnson spends half of his day copywriting for UT professor Stelios Kyriakides’ engineering publication. During the other half, he is Lonesome Rhodes, using pen and paper to write music that dabbles between the worlds of melancholy and glee. Johnson is a UT rhetoric and advertising alumnus (2017) whose indie dreampop band’s music was mostly written with a Fender Rhodes keyboard. “It’s my dream,” Johnson said. “I’m going after it full steam. I got to a place where I really wanted to be writing my own stuff.” Johnson said he draws from his memories for most of his songwriting. “We remember things differently from how they happened,” Johnson said. “(Memories) are all exaggerated. It’s that hyperbolic nature that intrigues me the most.” Lonesome Rhodes released his latest album Phantom Palace in April 2019.
His lead single “Bugs” has almost reached 100,000 listens on Spotify. Johnson said he credits his growth over the past three years to his passion. Lonesome Rhodes drummer Chris Backus met Johnson in a UT writing class in 2017. Shortly after meeting each other, they began sharing music and started creating their own work. “Our ears are on the same wavelength,” Backus said. “You’ve got a kid who’s able to say anything musically that he wants.” Johnson wrote most of his songs in his room. Physically, Johnson was at home, jamming on his keyboard and drums, but mentally, he said he’s driving down the road in his car or thinking about a relationship. Johnson said putting music to his experiences gives him more emotional clarity. He said he hopes his listeners take his music and experience a spectrum of emotions as opposed to one “happy” or “sad” song. Nutrition sophomore Quyen Dinh is an ambassador for Sofar Sounds Austin. She dis-
eddie gaspar | the daily texan staff When he’s not copywriting or editing for an engineering publication, Kevin johnson, UT rhetoric and advertising alumnus, writes and performs music around Austin as Lonesome Rhodes. Johnson places himself in emotional situations to write his music.
covered Johnson’s music on Spotify and immediately decided to see him perform live. “The first time I saw Kevin, I was only able to catch the last two lines of ‘Bugs,’” Dinh
said. “After hearing that, the song was stuck in my head for the remainder of the night.” Dinh said after his performance, she knew he sounded just as good live as he did in
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Atkins continues to shine as All-Star Weekend approaches By Stephen Wagner @stephenwag22
As we edge closer to the WNBA midseason mark and All-Star Weekend, teams are starting to take form. While the Washington Mystics and Ariel Atkins lie in third place, one game behind the second-place Connecticut Suns, Imani McGee-Stafford and Brooke McCarty-Williams have struggled on a Dallas team with the second-worst record in the league. Here’s a rundown of the three former Longhorns in the WNBA:
Ariel Atkins
The Washington Mystics are a train that won’t slow down. Washington is 5–3 in their last eight games and sit only one spot removed from the All-Star-loaded Las Vegas Aces. Former Longhorn Atkins, now in her second season with the Mystics, played a pivotal role during the win streak, averaging 15.4 points per game. Washington, emerging as a competitor in a
four-way race for first place, will rely on Atkins to continue to be a key scorer alongside veteran superstar Elena Delle Donne and Kristi Toliver.
Brooke McCarty-Williams
The rebuilding Dallas Wings have matched their expectations through the first quarter of the season. On May 16, when Dallas committed to a rebuild by trading away All-Star starter Liz Cambage to the Aces before the season began, it was understood the trade would generate opportunities for younger players trying to prove themselves in the WNBA. One of these players was Brooke McCarty-Williams. After spending a season with Peli-Karhut of the Finnish Korisliiga, McCarty-Williams was given her opportunity when head coach Brian Agler — the same coach who cut McCarty-Williams from the Sparks in training camp of 2018 — had enough faith to sign the undrafted Longhorn for the 2019 season. However, despite receiving generous minutes early on, McCarty-Williams wasn’t able to produce. McCarty-Williams has averaged more than 20 minutes per game over the Wings’ first nine losses this season and just more than 10 in the Wings’
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Imani McGee-Stafford
Completing the trio of former Longhorn teammates stands the 6-foot-7 Imani McGee-Stafford, now in her fourth season in the WNBA and first with the Dallas Wings. After bouncing around the league through her first four years, McGee-Stafford has churned out
a handful of impressive performances for Dallas through the first quarter of the season. Through the first three seasons of her career, McGee-Stafford has done little more than be an inconsistent backup off of the bench. In Dallas, the fourth-year center has transcended expectations, but receiving inconsistent minutes on a game-by-game basis has limited McGee-Stafford to scoring double digits in only three games.
emmanuel briseno | the daily texan file Former Longhorn Ariel Atkins drives into a crowded paint during Texas’ 83-54 win on Jan. 7, 2019. Atkins is currently fourth in scoring on the Washington Mystics.
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from last season’s loss to Auburn and with the return of all five starters, next year’s team is not only one of the best teams in the Ryan Murphy era, but in the country. “I like my chances,” Murphy said. “As far as my five years (at Texas), it’s perhaps the best opportunity next year.” Every time Murphy passes the 17th hole,
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the plaque dedicated to Spieth serves as a reminder of the last time Murphy won the National Championship. While he was an assistant coach on Texas’ 2012 championship men’s golf team, he has the pieces to bring it back to Austin, except this time as the head coach. And another plaque for the Golf Club may come with it, except this one for Hailee Cooper. Cooper agreed with Spieth’s quote, reiterating it by saying, “If you want to win a National Championship, come to Texas.”
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