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Sophomore running back Keaontay Ingram ia tackled during Texas’ 45-38 loss to then-No.6 LSU. The Tiger defense held Ingram to just 29 yards on 10 carries Saturday night.

Longhorns struggle to slow down explosive LSU offense in dissapointing 45-38 loss to the Tigers. By Donnavan Smoot @Dsmoot3D

nce the second quarter began, it was evident LSU’s senior quarterback Joe Burrow arrived at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium to make a statement — there was nothing Texas could

do to stop him. Following a first quarter that resulted in three points and an interception, LSU scored on seven of the next eight drives, leaning heavily on Burrow to pick apart the Texas defense through the air. Burrow was nearly unstoppable, with only eight incompletions to go along with his 471 passing yards and four touchdowns. He was able to make just about every throw, including a pinpoint pass to junior wide receiver Justin Jefferson on thirdand-17 late in the game, which went for a 61-yard touchdown and ended Texas’ chances of pulling off the upset. “I thought Joe Burrow was the difference in the ballgame,” Texas head coach Tom Herman said. “He fit some balls into some really tight windows

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and was really accurate down the field. He’s going to have a heck of a year if he stays healthy.” When Burrow hit Jefferson, it not only allowed LSU to convert on third down — a continual trend all night — it also put LSU up 14 points with 2:27 remaining in the game. “We just got to get off the field on third down,” senior defensive lineman Malcolm Roach said. “We got good pressure on the quarterback all night. We just (have) to finish plays.” The Tigers were 50% on third down, converting when they needed it most. The Longhorns, however, saw two separate drives inside the five yard line — neither resulted in points. “(It was) crucial,” junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger said. “The ball (was) inside the five yard line twice and came

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away with no points. That’s unacceptable.” As they continued to go scoreless in the red zone, LSU took a commanding 20-7 lead and forced the Longhorns to play from behind for the rest of the game. Texas rallied and cut the lead to two twice, but was never able to retake the lead after being up 7-3. From there on, Texas was playing catch-up, eventually falling 45-38. LSU’s top-10 road victory allowed the Tigers to announce their arrival as an early contender in the College Football Playoff picture, and allowed them to move up to No. 4 in the AP poll. Texas’ loss just dropped the Longhorns three spots to No. 12. “Obviously it hurts,” Herman said. “It hurts a lot, but I think they all realize all of our long-term goals are

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still out there.” Those long term goals include the road back to the Big 12 championship, which starts when Big 12 competition begins with a matchup against Oklahoma State in two weeks. Until then, Texas will make a trip to Houston for an opportunity to bounce back against Rice. Being outside the top-10 puts Texas in a familiar position — in an upward climb. In order to work their way back into the College Football Playoff picture, the Longhorns will need to win out, which most likely means taking down No. 5 Oklahoma twice. “Now we’re facing adversity,” Roach said. “We’re getting squeezed. Like a sponge, you get squeezed (and) see what comes out of it … We want to see what comes out, clean water or dirty water. We want it to be clean (and) respond.”

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UT System mobilizes extra police to assist in Odessa

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For active shootings near UT System schools, the 625 sworn UT System police officers are available to be deployed at the discretion of the UT System and the affected university’s police department. After UT-Permian Basin went into lockdown following the shooting in Odessa on Aug. 31, 26 officers from every UT System police department were mobilized to aid UT-Permian Basin’s police department. This was the second mass shooting to occur in Texas in the last month, following the shooting in El Paso on Aug. 3, which was six miles from UT-El Paso. While both shootings were in the same cities as UT System institutions, the UT System did not provide additional support since the situation was isolated and further from campus, said Mike Heidingsfield, director of police for the UT System. S Y S T E M PAGE 2

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A UTPD officer stands in front of the UT Tower during Gone to Texas on Aug. 27, 2019. In some emergency situations, the UT System might dispatch officers to other campuses.

The Student Advisory Council to the UT System met this weekend to discuss supportive resources for sexual assault victims, international students and “at-risk” students across their campuses. The student representatives from the 14 UT System schools will present policy recommendations in November for the board of regents based on their deliberations and reports. The council has committees focused on academic success, career advising, affordability and campus wellness. UT Senate President Elena Ivanova and student body president Camron Goodman represent UT-Austin on the council. Ivanova, who chairs the campus wellness committee, said she wanted to focus on existing mental health, academic and advising resources for victims of sexual assault and misconduct. “There are a lot of resources on our campus, specifically with mental health and campus groups, that are working to prevent sexual misconduct and help the victims,” public health and Plan II senior Ivanova said. “We are going to be working directly A D V I S O R Y PAGE 2

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with them and getting feedback from them to craft solutions that can be put in place on other campuses.” Goodman, who leads the academic success committee, said he is reviewing the academic advising resources available to traditional, nontraditional and first generational students. The committee is also seeking to define the term “nontraditional,” which includes military veteran, parents, international, nondocumented and transfer students. Goodman is also a member of the affordability committee, and he said there is a lack of transparency and student representation on tuition review boards at UT-Austin. “I looked online to see if we had any detailed descriptions of what we are paying for in our tuition and fees, and there is not,” finance senior Goodman said. “We don’t have any public forum, discussions or modes of communications for our students about where their money is going.” International students with an F-1 visa sometimes look for curricular practical training, which allows international students to find paid or unpaid work off campus. Members of the affordability committee said these students need more financial assistance. Goodman said he plans to work with the international student office to review how this is impacting UT-Austin F-1 students. “It is important to see if

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Student representatives from UT’s 14 system schools met at the University of Texas System building on Saturday Sept. 6, 2019 to explore data on students at-risk of completion. this is something that they do struggle with,” Goodman said. “Some institutions, like UTD, their one-credit-hour class is about $4,400. They are basically doing these internships that could be unpaid while paying a tuition for them.” The career advising committee is chaired by UT Medical Branch at Galveston

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as rates of employment and starting salaries of the university’s graduates. The committee was tasked to focus on defining what an “at-risk’ student is and what advising programs are available to “at-risk” students at their respective universities. “When we identify these

students, we can set (up) the advising and mentorship that can help those students prevent some of the mishaps that happen in their academic careers,” Rice said. “Theses programs can push them forward to be as competitive as the people who don’t have the same disadvantages.”

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After receiving a bachelor’s in liberal arts from UT, former Bastrop mayor Terry Orr has returned to get his master’s at 81-years-old. Orr, who was an Aggie and a military lieutenant, has found a new love for Romania through his studies. By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren

As freshmen and seniors alike pored over syllabi and prepared for the fall semester, 81-year-old former Bastrop mayor Terry Orr joined them. As a civil engineering graduate from Texas A&M and a former military lieutenant, Orr worked as a member of several boards and commissions in Bastrop prior to being elected mayor in 2008. After receiving a bachelor’s in classics from UT in 2017, Terry said he decided to return to UT and get his master’s at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies after taking a Russian folklore class. “I became enamored with Romania and the Romanian language,” Terry said. “I’m really enjoying it, I just had my first course.” Orr said he was also inspired to get

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“(The chief of UT-El Paso’s police department) said they had sufficient officers and resources to stand up an additional presence and reassure the community, and they will continue to do that,” Heidingsfield said. The El Paso shooting did not trigger an official university alert or a lockdown since it was far from campus, said Robert Moss, assistant vice president for environmental health and safety at UT-El Paso. “It was not in our neighbor-

a liberal arts degree by his wife, Patricia Orr, and his daughter, Beth Chichester, who both specialized in liberal arts. “I was always kind of on the outside looking in,” Terry said. “My job was to make money. So I decided I wanted to go back to school. When I was 75, almost 76, I applied to this fine university.” While originally an engineer, Terry said a liberal arts education is just as important as a STEM-related education. “Quite honestly, liberal arts people make the world a better place,” Terry said. “Engineers make the world a better place, but some times are kind of sloppy.” Patricia is a scholar and former professor in medieval studies, particularly medieval law. Chichester works at the University as a classics graduate program coordinator. Chichester said she was a “helicopter daughter” while her father

hood or even remotely close by,” Moss said. “There were no shots heard around the campus at all … so it was not a situation that would have resulted in an alert (to the campus community).” UT-El Paso economics sophomore Alfonso Ramirez said he thinks it would have been smart for UT-El Paso to send a notification about the shooting, but a lockdown was unneccesary because it would have caused more panic. However, the UT System treated UT-Permian Basin as a more hostile situation since the shooter was nearby

was studying. “She sent a spy on me on the first day of class,” Terry said. “She had one of the graduate students reporting on me.” Terry and Patricia said they met as sophomores in college and married almost seven months later. Patricia said her parents worried that she wouldn’t finish her education, but she continued taking classes whenever she could. “I just went on and nobody was stopping me,” Patricia said. “I love learning, I don’t think you ever stop.” Chichester said they have always been a “scholastic family” and her parents inspire her and the people around them. “I think just the sharing of ideas and fostering critical thinking has always been important (to us),” Chichester said. “Just creating that space to share those ideas.” All of the Orrs have nonlinear

educational paths. Patricia said she never planned on being a professor, but it happened naturally. “It’s just a part of being a historian,” Patricia said. “You find out all these things, and then you’re sharing them. I don’t know if, as a student, you know how challenging and delightful it is to share the learning experience.” Terry said his advice to students this semester is to remember why they’re here and understand that an education takes effort. “It’s not easy,” Terry said. “This is a high-level university, it’s not a playground.” Patricia also said she wanted to encourage students to explore outside their majors. “Don’t forget the other side of education,” Patricia said. “If you’re doing a very technical sort of studies, then don’t forget to learn history and myth and poetry.”

and mobile, Heidingsfield said. “At Odessa, you have at least one shooting suspect who’s mobile and a number of (the attempts) were directly across the street … so it makes the threat more mobile, more proximate,” Heidingsfield said. In these situations, Heidingsfield said he makes the judgement whether or not to mobilize additional officers. Heidingsfield said the last time the UT System had to mobilize additional forces was with Hurricane Harvey in 2017, where 55 officers were dispatched. Prior to that, Heidingsfield said the stabbing at UT-Austin in 2017 resulted in 35 officers being dispatched.

How individual institutions deal with active shooter protocols is up to the institution’s discretion, Heidingsfield said. The UT-Austin Police Department will consider the situation like an active shooting situation if it is within the area of interest in campus, said Hector Luevano, a sergeant for UTPD and a member of the public order division. Then, Luevano said the University will release official communication accordingly. “Any kind of attack on our student population and faculty, whether that be knife or gun, (with the goal) to harm students will be treated similarly,” Luevano said.

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UT Development Board honors recipients of 2018 President’s Award for Global Learning By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren

The UT-Austin Development Board honored the students who won the President’s Award for Global Learning in a meeting Friday. Teams of students and faculty partnered up to plan a research project that tackles a global issue, which the students pitched to a board of judges and then were selected the fall of 2018. For the next three semesters, the teams worked on planning and implementing their projects. Laurie Young, director of special projects at UT’s international office, said the winners of the pitch competition receive funding for travel and research and work with an international partner. “We’re doing something new and unique that isn’t found at other colleges,” Young said. “We’re doing this intensive program that is hitting all levels —

undergraduate, graduate and faculty.” Student representatives for the Cambodia, India and Georgia teams attended the meeting in a Belo Media Center for New Media auditorium. Public health and business management senior Simran Ali presented the Cambodia project, which studied ways to reduce organic waste. “We were able to understand how this process impacted other people,” Ali said. “We all agreed that this was a process that we would never have learned in the classroom.” Young said one of the benefits of the program is that participants collaborate with people outside of their field of study. Ali said this helped her learn to work with people with differing skill sets and interests. “I didn’t know any of the members of my team,” Ali said. “I didn’t know the faculty. This project was the beginning

of being able to start to work with people who … have different interests.” Young said the Development Board established the award in 2017 because they wanted to provide a new opportunity for students, and because UT President Gregory Fenves wanted to advance the University’s international education. “Some of (Fenves’) values are college-to-career and making sure that students graduating from UT, undergrad and grad, are global citizens,” Young said. While the award takes students abroad, Plan II senior Lyndsey Wang said her studies of maternal mortality rates in Georgia helped her understand how to solve the same problem in Texas. “(The United States) has one of the worst maternal mortality rates, and of the 50 states, Texas remains one of the worst,” Wang said. Mechanical engineering senior Advaitha Byereddy said her team’s

project on air quality in India helped her learn how to push herself to take new opportunities. “It’s really important to always try to make sure you’re creating enough uncomfortable situations for yourself and to find a way to be comfortable regardless of what the situation is,” Byereddy said. Wang said one unique aspect of the program is that it provides an intensive research opportunity for undergraduates since undergraduates are not afforded this oversight over their research projects. The benefits of conducting research in new ways also extends to faculty, Young said. “We’ve had many faculty say that this has breathed new life and new excitement into their tenure at UT and given them an opportunity to work with students in a different way,” Young said. Recruiting for next year’s cohort begins this fall and pitches will be presented in October, Young said.

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Woman sues University for negligence after breaking ankle on campus By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez

A woman is suing the University after breaking her ankle on a step concealed by a mat at the Flawn Academic Center in 2017. She is claiming UT knowingly allowed the step to present danger to students, staff and visitors. According to the lawsuit, Austin resident Dalia Scott said she was walking from the FAC to the Texas Union to see student showcase projects with a friend in July 2017. As they left the FAC through a door facing the Union, Scott placed her foot on a step covered by a mat that made the step “visibly indistinguishable” from the level ground.

The mat covering the step caused her to twist her ankle and fall to the ground, according to the lawsuit. Scott went to St. David’s Medical Center on East 32nd Street that night, where a doctor splinted her ankle and sent her home, according to the lawsuit. After a few days passed without improvement, the lawsuit says Scott went back to the doctor and was referred to a foot injuries surgeon, who performed surgery on her ankle at the South Austin Medical Center. According to the lawsuit, Scott started a new job during this time at the St. David’s Medical Center, but she was let go in December 2017. Scott was not physically able to work

until April 2018 and did not start a new job until July 2018, according to the lawsuit. “As a proximate result of Defendant’s negligence and/or premise defect, Plaintiff had to go to the emergency room and numerous doctors, be hospitalized, have surgery on her right ankle, recuperate for an extended period of time, use crutches and a knee scooter to get around and incurred paid medical bills in excess of $34,000.00,” the lawsuit states. UT is also claiming sovereign immunity, or its inability to be sued as a government agent unless the plaintiff proves the University was aware of and did not respond to a

defect. According to its response filed two weeks ago, the University wrote Scott also needs to present more credible evidence to prove this incident occurred. “Defendant UT-Austin also denies each and every, all and singular, the allegations contained in Plaintiff ’s Original Petition and demands strict proof thereof,” UT’s response states. In the lawsuit, Scott argues to waive the University’s sovereign immunity under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. She said the immunity should be waived because UT caused her injury through a premise defect, which is the concealed step, and the University was negligent because the concealed step

presented an unreasonable danger. Although the lawsuit requests UT to pay Scott’s medical bills, it does not contain a claim of relief. Texas law requires that lawsuits state how much the plaintiff seeks monetarily and nonmonetarily. According to the University’s response, the lawsuit must be refiled because this statement is not included. Scott has not filed a response to UT’s reply as of Sept. 18, and her lawyer, William Kemp, was unavailable for comment. “Generally, the University does not comment on ongoing litigation, and it would be inappropriate to say more while the case is in progress,” University spokesperson J.B. Bird said.

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Austin FC partners with UT to expand fan base, offer experience By Raul Rodriguez @RaulRod800

Major League Soccer team Austin FC and the University’s sport management program are partnering to allow students to gain experience while creating a presence for the team on campus. The team, which is set to begin play in 2021, wanted to start the partnership because they are focused on expanding their fan base around campus, said Chris Quinn, vice president of business development and strategic partnerships at Austin FC. Quinn said students involved in the partnership will help the club by attending events, pitching ideas and brainstorming ways to attract new fans. Matthew Bowers, assistant professor of instruction for kinesiology and health education, said he has worked closely with Austin FC and incorporates the needs of the franchise into his graduate marketing course’s curriculum. After starting the collaboration in fall of 2018, Bowers said the sport management department will continue to refine the program and provide students with different opportunities to get involved. “At this stage, we have got a range of

opportunities, and those will continue to evolve because (Austin FC) are still a ways out from playing,” Bowers said. “We need some folks that can come and help learn how to do some data collection, go out into the field and go to sports bars.” Sport management senior Xavi Acosta is a part of the launch team, and said he has used the internship to stay involved in the field as he continues his career. He said the students involved in the program make up part of Austin FC’s launch team, which goes to team-sponsored community events and creates email lists to help spread awareness for the team. “Now that season tickets are being sold … Austin FC will hold camps for little kids, and we just help set up the tents, take out the waters (and) coach,” Acosta said Quinn said students involved are able to speak with high-level professionals inside the Austin FC organization and build connections that will help them in their careers. “We get a pipeline into the UT campus, and we have hired people out of that program,” Quinn said. ”We have hired UT students as our liaisons in the community from a grassroots perspective. We give students real life projects for real life scenarios that us as a startup organization encounter and deal with everyday.”

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Becoming zero waste requires campuswide involvement By Neil Kaufman Contributor

When you think of zero waste, do metal straws and bamboo sporks come to mind? Zero waste is indeed that, but still so much more. The City of Austin set a goal in 2011 to achieve the status of zero waste, with UT aiming to reach that goal by 2020. That means diverting 90% of waste away from the landfill. 2020 is fast approaching, and our campus’ diversion rate has plateaued around 40%. Don’t feel too cynical, though. For one, no other university in the country is close to a zero waste status. Secondly, this goal was very effective in bringing zero waste into the conversations and operations of every unit on campus. Landfills aren’t arbitrarily bad things. They have their purpose — to safely consolidate a community’s waste. However, landfills are problematic for our climate as they emit methane gas. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, landfills are the “third-largest source of human-related methane emissions in the United States.” Methane gas is 28-36 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Furthermore, there are many opportunities to divert this waste into other outlets that

reduces the demand upstream. source reduction by utilizing a food forecasting As the sustainability coordinator for University software to more accurately purchase, prepare and Housing and Dining, I am responsible for mitigatserve food and reduce waste. We also launched ing the waste sent to landfills from our dining and the Al, the Albino Squirrel program to encourresidence halls. As you can imagage patrons at our two camine, there is quite a lot. In 2018, pus buffets to avoid over-servUHD sent 1,048 tons of waste to ing their plates with food and the landfill. Also in 2018, 31 tons plate responsibly. of edible food went wasted at J2 Just under source reduction, 2020 is fast and Kins Dining halls. feeding the hungry is the next best Zero waste, as it is defined, thing to do to divert food from the approaching and offers a very narrow view of suslandfill. UHD has been donating our campus’ tainable waste management. food to the local nonprofit, Angel diversion rate has And although it is far better than House of the Soup Kitchen Minnothing, it formulates a kind of istry at the Austin Baptist chapel, plateaued around sustainability grade based on since the mideighties. 40%.” sorting a complex system into The next tier is feeding anitwo categories, landfill and not mals. UHD is negotiating with a landfill, and assigns equal value local business to dispose of some to all waste not sent to the landof our food waste in this manner. fill. The EPA is working to challenge this binary way Their process consists of feeding food scraps to of thinking with the food waste hierarchy, which grubs (Black Soldier Fly larvae), then feeding these sets tiered priorities on how food waste should grubs to chickens for egg production. Currently, be diverted. UT’s AT&T Hotel and Conference Center is utilizUHD has adopted this framework in how ing this service with much success. we divert waste from the landfill. The top of Energy capture is the fourth tier in the food the food waste hierarchy, and the most envi- waste hierarchy. Food waste has the potenronmentally beneficial method to divert waste, tial to contribute to the energy grid. Some ways is called source reduction. UHD practices to unlock this energy include methane capture,

incineration and waste oil recycling. Waste oil recycling is how UHD disposes of its used cooking oil by recycling it into biodiesel. In 2018, UHD sent 72,354 pounds of waste oil to be recycled into a biodiesel. That’s the equivalent in carbon dioxide savings to planting 10,000 trees. The least impactful way to divert waste from the landfill is composting. That isn’t to say composting is bad. It’s often the only way for households and businesses to divert their food waste. UHD sent 157 tons of food waste to be composted in 2018. That’s a lot of compost, but it could be more. The biggest factor preventing us from increasing our composting diversion is contamination. Contamination is when noncompostable trash is placed in the compost bins. The composters can’t process that and, if the contamination is bad enough, they will reject the delivery, send it all to the landfill and charge us hundreds of dollars in fees. I don’t want to dissuade you from using your metal straw. It’s just that for us to maximize our zero waste potential, we need to go beyond metal straws and really think about the waste we are all generating. You know what’s better than recycling or composting? Not having to recycle or compost that thing you didn’t really need. Kaufman is the sustainability coordinator for University Housing and Dining.

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Student Government will make zero waste a priority By Caroline Garnett Contributor

Most students have heard of UT’s zero waste 2020 goal, which aims for 90% of all waste produced on campus to be diverted — that is composted or sent to recycling instead of being sent to a landfill. We’re over halfway through 2019 now, and UT’s diversion rate is hovering around only 40%. It’s safe to say that UT won’t achieve its goal by 2020, but it’s important for students not to be discouraged by this and instead to celebrate the strides UT has made so far. As a former student employee at in the Campus Environmental Center, a student organization sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, I got to see a lot of the behind the scenes work that goes into designing an effective campuswide recycling and composting program and how hard it can be to get students, faculty and staff on board. The Office of Sustainability has already pushed huge initiatives to combat waste on campus. For example, paper towel composting, signs above trash bins indicating what items should be composted/recycled/put in landfill, using all

reusable plates and utensils in J2 and Kinsolvcles to zero waste on campus: Contamination. If ing Dining and Eco2Go. In addition, UT stutoo many noncompostable items go into a bin for dents can get paid positions on campus to help compost, it makes the compost unusable, so all with zero waste efforts, such as running waste of that compost is sent to a landfill instead. The audits with Austin Resource Recovery, tracksame happens with recycling. The vast majority of ing food waste in the dining waste on campus is compostable halls, helping UT offices get or recyclable, but a lot of it ends certified as Green Offices and up going to a landfill instead reducing energy costs for the — either because people don’t It’s safe to say that Green Labs program. know things are recyclable or But most people on camcompostable or because of conUT won’t achieve ts pus don’t know that these tamination. Compost bins even goal by 2020, but it’s had to be removed from the initiatives even exist, and people can’t support someimportant for students University Unions because the thing they don’t know about, contamination rate was so high. not to be discourwhich makes it harder for When I tabled last year to the Office of Sustainability promote America Recycles Day, aged by this.“ to spread its programs and I helped run a game where stueducate people about zero dents had to guess which items waste. Students are often were recyclable in under 20 bombarded with so much seconds. Most had a hard time information when they first arrive on campus and got things wrong because zero waste is often about events, student groups and new Universia new thing students learn about when they arty initiatives, so it’s easy to tune out information rive on campus. The reason I know so much about about zero waste when it blends into the white zero waste now is because I had to learn about it noise. This brings me to one of the biggest obstain order to do my job last year and teach students

about it, and I’m still learning new things. Given all the challenges of zero waste awareness and contamination, a 90% diversion rate is incredibly ambitious, and getting to a 40% diversion rate has been an achievement. As a newly appointed sustainability policy director in Student Government, my co-director and I are making zero waste a priority this year. We’re working on educating freshmen and transfer students on the basics of zero waste in their first-year classes, and in the meantime, we’re collaborating with University Unions to make their containers and utensils compostable in order to reduce contamination and bring compost back to the Unions successfully. A paid sustainability intern will help with this major project. Instead of lamenting that UT won’t reach its 2020 goal, we should celebrate how far it’s come, thanks to not only the administration, but the work of hundreds of students both in the Office of the Sustainability and in student organizations. There is more work to do, but UT’s zero waste momentum is growing, and its progress won’t stop in January. Garnett is the sustainability policy director of the Student Government and a Plan II junior.

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Make earth smile, support UT’s zero waste initiative By Robert Hendricks Contributor

Earth has a problem. Recently, the nonprofit organization Ocean Voyages hauled over 40 tons — 80,000 pounds — of floating garbage out of a tiny portion of the Pacific Ocean in 25 days. Much of this was nonbiodegradable plastic. We humans have produced over 19 trillion pounds of plastic, less than 10% of which has been recycled. If this waste was spread over the land area of the world, we would be staggering though about 18 pounds of plastic per square foot everywhere we walked. UT’s initiative to become a zero-waste campus, if fully realized, would resolve the plastics problem and more. Waste contributes to several related problems — the climate crisis, the loss of biodiversity from environmental degradation and the unsustainable loss of materials future people will need. The climate crisis Project Drawdown lists 100 ways to solve global warming. Reducing food waste is third on his list. As food decays, it releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas that warms much faster than carbon dioxide over its life. Looking at carbon dioxide

Sustainability We use natural resources at a rate far greater than is sustainable. Consumption is far beyond our needs. Do Americans really need an average of 19 pairs of shoes per person? Overconsumption not only worsens climate change and threatens ecosystems, but uses resources that future generations need. Biodiversity loss The University of Texas is not Science has just scratched We are racing down the only school working toward the surface of understanding the complex interdepenthe road toward an zero waste. UT earned a silver rating in the Sustainability dence of our natural world. unhabitable planet. Tracking, Assessment & Rating We’re losing species every day, and degrading ecosysTo reverse course we System of the Association for Advancement of Sustaintems at alarming rates. The need to adopt good the ability in Higher Education, wonder and possible benefits but 152 colleges and universities policies.“ of extinct species will never rank higher with a gold rating be recovered. The cascade of and five have reached platinum. consequences from losing key Achieving the goal of becoming species could be devastating, far worse than in the saying, “For the want of a a zero waste campus should move UT up. So what will it take? UT has adopted the zero nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the waste initiative. Isn’t that all we need? We are horse was lost … the battle was lost.” Habitat racing down the road toward an uninhabitable loss and climate change are the two biggest culprits in loss of biodiversity. The tons of waste planet. To reverse course, we need to adopt — nearly five pounds per day per person in the good policies at the local, state and national levels. These policies will help reverse the trend U.S. — adds to this loss. emissions, industry emits over 20% of U.S. greenhouse gases to make the consumer goods you and I purchase. By reducing reusing and recycling, we will cut our greenhouse gases. Of course, we must also cut our fossil fuel use, but the zero waste initiative definitely helps fight climate change.

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of overconsumption. But, as with the zero waste initiative, we also must adjust our lifestyles — and we all need to join in. A single person makes little difference in total waste, but total student efforts at the hundreds of schools moving towards zero waste add up. The first few cans recycled in 1970 hardly made a dent in our total waste, but today we recycle over a third of our waste, nearly 100 million tons — not enough, but far from nothing. Students can lead the way to a better future. Who would have believed that one 16-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, sitting on the steps of her parliament with her school strike for climate sign and a leaflet that said, “You adults are s------- on my future,” would have inspired millions to join her cause? Thunberg calls for the biggest international climate strike yet and asks adults to “step up and join us.” Please join the Austin Climate Strike and Texas Capitol Rally at noon on Sept. 20 at the Texas Capitol south steps, add your cans to the growing imaginary mountain of recycled materials and participate in UT’s zero waste initiative. Mother Earth will smile. Hendricks is a member of the Executive Committee and co-chair of Climate Change Committee at the Austin branch of the Sierra Club.

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Monday, September 9, 2019

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Social media helps tattoo collectors, hurts local parlors By Ariana Arredondo @arixgraciela

Tattoo guns buzz as people mill around the Palmer Events Center eyeing the many booths. Some look to add to their existing collection of tattoos while others plan their future sleeve with an experienced artist. Last weekend, the Austin Tattoo Invitational brought artists and patrons together in celebration of tattoos. Tony Colón, artist and co-owner of Black Mass Tattoo, presented the event. Colón said he first became interested in the tattoo industry in seventh grade, when he noticed tattoos on people around him. He began his apprenticeship at age 20 and has been a tattoo artist ever since. “When I noticed tattoos on people’s bodies, something just clicked,” Colón said. “I realized people can wear my art on their bodies.” Colón has been tattooing for upward of 13 years and said he has seen sizable changes in the industry, both in technology and in how the world perceives tattoos. When he entered the industry, there were more limitations on equipment and communication. Now, artists draw their designs digitally, tattoo machines have more functions and some use social media to connect with potential clients. “The tattoo industry in the world is just changing,” Colón said. “People accept it a lot more now. Even the artwork itself has grown. It’s gotten better.” Colón said as professional environments are beginning to slowly accept tattoos in the workplace, stereotypes about tattooed people are fading, leading to a boom in the industry. “It’s more accepted, even with more professional jobs,” Colón said. “My sister for instance is (a Master of Science

in Nursing) at BAMC hospital, and she’s covered in tattoos. People tend to not be as closed minded as they used to be.” This recent trend of acceptance can be widely seen on social media as more and more feeds feature tattoos. This allows artists to reach a new demographic of individuals who otherwise may have been opposed to tattoos. The spread of tattooing online also helps potential clients search for an artist or design they want. Brandon Smith, a tattoo artist in San Marcos, Texas, attended the invitational last weekend. He said he has been working in the industry since 2008, allowing him to witness the negative and positive effects of social media on the world of tattooing. “Social media has consolidated good work into an easily accessible platform,” Smith said. “It took me years to figure out what good tattoo work looked like and to learn how to emulate it. The algorithms favor quality pictures over quality tattoos.” Mason Chimato, an artist in Florida, said another downfall is that smaller, local artists can easily be buried under the countless tattoo pages and hashtags. Eventually, as the photo gets passed around, the artist loses credit for their work. “Social media helped at one point, but it seems that it is holding back most small business now,” Chimato said. While social media sometimes causes tattoos clients to be catfished and smaller parlors may experience difficulties in getting public attention, it has become easier for consumers to reach out to an abundance of artists. Through events like Colón’s and networking via social media, tattoo collectors are no longer restricted to their local tattoo parlor. “It’s just about keeping the art alive,” Colón said.

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Early mistakes cost Texas

LSU’s early goal line stands allowed the Tigers to take a lead into halftime, one Texas couldn’t overcome. By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

am Ehlinger stood in the shotgun with less than five yards separating the junior quarterback’s offense from the end zone not once, not twice, but six times in the first quarter, yet LSU refused to give the Longhorns anything to show for it. A battle of physicality and coaching took place on the LSU goal line in back-to-back drives and the vaunted Tiger defense didn’t budge either time, holding the Longhorns to a grand total of zero points in what appeared to be a promising first quarter. Despite the goal line stand occurring early in the game, those missed opportunities proved to be pivotal as Texas fel to then-No. 6 LSU, 45-38. Down 3-0 in the first, the Texas offense put together a long drive that found itself at the two-yard line on third and goal. Ehlinger ran a designed run toward the right boundary, which was snuffed out by the Tiger defense. On fourth down, Texas head coach Tom Herman decided to go for it, and a perfectly designed play saw sophomore running back Keaontay Ingram all alone in the end zone. Ehlinger delivered a good ball across the field. The crowd rose to its feet after seeing exactly what Ehlinger saw — a wide open Ingram, yet Ingram couldn’t haul it in. “We came in this game to play to win,” Herman said. “That’s why we went for it early on the goal line.” But Texas’ opportunity for redemption came again quickly. The Long-

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Sam Ehlinger attempts to bulldoze his way into the end zone against the LSU Tigers Sept. 7th, 2019. He ran for 60 yards in the game including a touchdown. horns found themselves with third and goal on the one-yard line after an interception from sophomore linebacker Joseph Ossai. Ingram carried the ball up the middle for no gain, then Herman decided to gamble for a second on fourth down. Ehlinger tried to carry the ball on another outside run, and once again, LSU stuffed it. Two key moments, and two key failures for the Texas offense. This wasn’t a hint to what was in store for the Texas offense. In fact, the two possessions bore little resemblance to the Longhorn offense of the second half that saw Ehlinger finish with career-high marks in 401 passing yards and four touchdowns. Yet, Texas couldn’t afford to keep trading touch-

downs after burying itself in that first half 13-point hole. “We just hurt ourselves,” Ehlinger said. “When we didn’t hurt ourselves, it was positive play after positive play. We’ve just got to eliminate self-inflicted wounds.” Although they were unsuccessful, Herman has no doubt that the decision to go for it twice instead of taking chipshot field goals was the right one. “Our whole mantra in this game was to empty the chamber, play to win, and we weren’t going to back away from that,” Herman said. By the time Ehlinger finally fell into some sort of rhythm, it was too late for Texas. Even with the career highs, LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow won

the duel, throwing for 471 yards and four touchdowns at a 79% clip. Burrow led two quick-strike touchdown drives in the second quarter that took full advantage of the Longhorns’ inability to capitalize in the red zone by giving LSU a 20-7 lead heading into the half. Texas would never regain the lead. “It’s obviously hard when you want to get in, you’re that close,” senior wide receiver Devin Duvernay said. “We didn’t execute some plays here and there, little miscues here and there, it cost us.” Ehlinger said after the game that when they were at their best in the second half, it was good enough to win. But for a Tiger team hungry for a win over another top-10 team, two possessions without the Longhorns’ “best” was all it took for LSU to pounce all over Texas.

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SOCCER

Longhorns fall in Palo Alto is No.1 Stanford takes five set match

Texas earns clean sheet against Islanders with 3-0 shutout win

By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

As Texas fans recovered from Saturday night’s loss to LSU, the No. 3 Longhorns (3-0) went into Palo Alto, California for a high-stakes matchup with No. 1 Stanford (4-0). After a back and forth contest that lasted five sets, it was the Cardinal that survived, winning 17-25, 25-18, 25-11, 21-25, 15-12. The Longhorns have shown that they are not afraid of big time matches. No. 15 USC and No. 8 Minnesota both made trips to Austin last week, and Texas sent them both home with losses. And in the first set Sunday, the Longhorns came out swinging. Sophomore outside hitter Logan Eggleston, who has played a huge role for the Longhorns early on in 2019, started things off hot for the team. Two service aces gave Texas an early lead, and six kills in the set for Eggleston helped to secure a dominant first-set win. But, it was Stanford who would come roaring back in the second. It took her one set, but once Stanford star outside hitter Kathryn Plummer got rolling in the attack, the talented and young Texas block had little chance to stop her. Plummer racked up seven kills in the second set, and Stanford came back with vengeance to tie things up at one set apiece. That was when Plummer, the two-time AVCA National Player of the Year, began to take over the match. Three straight kills early on in the third set helped the Cardinal to a 5-0 lead. With three Plummer kills later in the set, the lead was extended all the way to 20-8. The Longhorns hit just .121 in the set, one of their worst marks of the season.

But true to the nature of a matchup like this, Texas wasn’t going down without a fight. The Longhorn offense has leaned on senior outside hitter Micaya White since her first year on the Forty Acres, and in the fourth set, it was the White and Eggleston show. The duo did exactly what Plummer did in the third set — they forced Texas out to a big lead from which it would never look back. The Longhorns hit a rock-solid .412, and just like that, the match was tied at two. In games like this, it’s great players that find ways to make things happen. And while Texas has plenty of talent, Plummer was the best player on the floor in Maples Pavilion. Three straight kills by Plummer to start the fifth set put the Cardinal up 3-0. When Stanford seemed to pull away, Texas would climb its way back. But the 13-12 lead the Cardinal clung to in the fifth set proved to be all Stanford needed. With two points left before the Cardinal could clinch the victory, Plummer showed exactly why all her accolades are well deserved. She knocked down her 33rd and career-high 34th kill of the match, securing the win in a marathon five-set showdown. Head coach Jerritt Elliott and the Longhorns were not available to comment. While this was the first loss of the season for Texas, there is something to be said for competing in games of this caliber. With head coach Jerritt Elliott starting a youthful squad, adversity early in the season is a welcomed sight. Next on the schedule for the Longhorns is No. 13 BYU in Wichita, Kansas. The difficult stretch of games is far from over, but if anything can be gathered from the epic clash in Palo Alto, it’s that Texas is here to play with anyone.

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Sophmore outside hitter Logan Eggleston prepares to serve the ball against Minnesota on Sept. 4th, 2019. She contributed nine kills against Stanford on Sunday.

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Julia Gross dribbles the ball with defenders on her back against the Islanders Sept. 8th, 2019. She would score one goal and assist on another. By Isaac Gutierrez @thedailytexan

After losing two consecutive games during their Colorado road trip, Texas has now won both of their last two matches, following up their victory over the SFA LadyJacks with a win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Sunday night. “Since that weekend (of the Colorado road trip) this team has grown so much on both sides of the ball,” Texas head coach Angela Kelly said. “That was such a valuable experience for us. We really grew, and we’re now that much better for it.” Texas scored all three of their goals in the first half, with the first coming just 46 seconds into the game when sophomore midfielder Kailey Smith’s shot bounced off the right bar and onto the back of the opposing goalkeeper, rolling in for the score. The quick start on offense is a welcome change for the team, which has struggled generating offense during the first half of games. This inability to start strong has played a role in the relative lack of success the

team has had so far this season. The improvement in this match was no accident. “I think we just need to step on our defenders and make them feel our presence in the beginning of games,” sophomore midfielder Julia Grosso said. “Earlier in the season we didn’t do that as much, but we’re starting to understand that more. It’s honestly all mindset.” Grosso was responsible for the team’s next two goals. The first came on an assist by Grosso after she drove the ball up the left wing before crossing the ball to the right side of the box to a streaking junior midfielder Haley Berg. “The assist was really exciting to help my teammates score. When I did that it really motivated me to keep pushing,” Grosso said. “I saw Haley get into the box like she usually does, I got it safely to her and she scored the goal.” Berg has now scored three goals in the last two games after failing to register a goal in the team’s first three matches. Her performance has helped the team turn a corner on offense. “I don’t think there’s anything I’ve done personally,”

Berg said. “The team has just realized what we need to do better, and we’ve just been doing it. That’s opened up spaces for not only me but also Julia, Kailey and all different kinds of people.” The confidence boost Grosso received from the assist paid dividends less than two minutes later when Grosso scored a goal of her own, landing a strike from 19 yards at the top of the box. While the offensive improvements were a welcomed change, it was the defensive side of the ball that really stood out. The Islanders registered just three shots on goal in the entire game. This was Texas’ first shutout win of the season, a testament to the quality of the performance. “We really pride ourselves on being stingy on the defensive side,” Kelly said. “The thing I’m most proud of this evening is that clean sheet. That’s where everything has to start from.” The Longhorns will next take the field on Friday, Sept. 13 at home against the University of Washington. The team will look to claim a third consecutive win.

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Monday, September 9, 2019

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FILM REVIEW | ‘IT CHAPTER 2’

‘IT’ sequel unveils twisted circus ‘IT Chapter Two’ holds audiences captive with mesmerizing visuals, heartfelt performances. By Noah Levine @ZProductionz

fter a two year wait, the sequel to “IT” has finally floated into theaters. “IT Chapter Two” takes viewers to the small town of Derry, Maine, where the Losers’ Club — who have grown up during Pennywise’s 27-year-long slumber — are called back to confront the unimaginable evil which tormented their childhood in the 1980s. “IT Chapter Two” is a mesmerizing and twisted circus of love, loss, comedy and terror. The original cast returns in a series of flashbacks, while the adult counterparts of the kids are brought to life by a star-studded cast. Of all the adult Losers, the two who absolutely capture the likeness and physicality of their young counterparts are Bill Hader’s Richie and James Ransone’s Eddie. Hader brings Finn Wolfhard’s iconic Trashmouth Richie to life as an adult with a layered and hilarious portrayal, complete with witty one-liners and sarcasm to spice up the dialogue. Hader displays an emotionally dense characterization of Richie as he switches from comedic relief to a true vessel of the pain and emotions the main characters are feeling. The rest of the Losers’ Club is exceptionally cast, and Bill Skarsgård is a nightmarish ball of evil as Pennywise the Clown, with a performance that will surely transcend decades of horror movie history. The unsettling contortions of his mouth and eyes emphasize the uncanniness of a harlequin. His vocal performance is menacing and guttural, adding extra weight to his emotional jabs as he taunts characters. He’s a force that looms over the film, often teasing characters in the background of shots — almost creating the feeling that

Bill Skarsgård lures another victim as Pennywise in “IT Chapter Two.” Through a series of flashbacks, the original cast returns to join the emotional thrill ride. The sequel had a $91 million opening weekend in the United States. Pennywise is taunting not only the characters but the audience. Despite the enjoyable cast emotional thrill ride, “IT Chapter Two” certainly suffers a bit under the weight of its flaws. On a few too many occasions, awkwardly placed comedic moments undermine the tension and stakes of scenes. When comedic relief is repeatedly used during scary moments, the tense moments seem silly rather than menacing. One of the original film’s main antagonists, bully Henry Bowers, returns as an adult after breaking out of an insane asylum. Unfortunately, his scenes are downright pointless and are often brushed off with a joke or quick violent action. His presence against the Losers is never really felt and it is disappointing to see such a prominent evil force from the first film

swept aside. Story wise, “IT Chapter Two” really shines. Director Andy Muschietti opens up his own twisted toy box of terror and conjures a wide array of terrifying creatures, including a triple-mouthed witch, a decomposing memorial statue and, of course, Pennywise the Clown. These entities torment the Losers throughout childhood and adulthood, shrouding the small town of Derry, Maine, in an endless blanket of evil. The film explores the power of memory and the strong bonds formed as children, as well as how a murderous clown can often pale in comparison to the true horrors of the world. Pennywise plays on the character’s insecurities, anxieties and trauma in a way that forces them to confront their inner secrets. The Losers’ Club must bond together to rekindle the

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magic of their childhood and put evil in its place. Additionally, the film makes strides to incorporate LGBTQ elements into its narrative, which is refreshingly inclusive for a blockbuster. “IT Chapter Two” is certainly not without its flaws, but its extraordinarily twisted horror set pieces, heartfelt thematic elements and emotional investment from the cast solidifies the film as the definitive horror event of 2019.

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/ the daily texan staff

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Austin By Mackenzie Dyer @mackdyerr

Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept. 15, on the anniversary of independence for many Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua, among others. Festivities will come to an end on Oct. 15, just after Columbus Day, Día de la Raza, on Oct. 12. Austin boasts many cultural events that celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Nancy Flores, Austin American-Statesman community affairs reporter and columnist, spoke to The Daily Texan about this months can’t miss events. Fiesta Austin at Fiesta Gardens

Tejano star David Farias will headline Fiesta Austin. Farias’ performance will feature Max Baca, the creator of conjunto band Los Texmaniacs. The band honors the roots of conjunto Tejano — also known as Tex-Mex music — while incorporating the sounds of rock ‘n’ roll and jazz. This

annual festival will host food vendors, live painting and a washer pitching tournament. For washer pitching, picture a game of cornhole with metal washers and a smaller hole. On Sept. 14, admission to the fiesta is free from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., then $5 afterward for ages 13 and older until it ends at 10 p.m. Viva México: A Celebration of Independence

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center and Frida Friday ATX will host free entertainment including art projects, dance performances, food trucks and live music. Performers include Son de Rey, Mariachis Las Alteñas and the Ballet Folklórico de Austin. Due to limited free parking at the center, free shuttle parking will also be available from Martin Middle School and Sanchez Elementary throughout the entire event on Sept. 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. El Grito ATX 2019 at the Texas State Capitol

Univision 62 Austin will present the free event on Sept. 15, complete with food

vendors, cultural activities and live music. La Reunion Norteña, a North Mexico and Texas folk music band, will headline the festival. The event starts at 5 p.m., and will highlight the famous reenactment of what is called “Grito,” or a yell for independence. It commemorates “Grito de Dolores,” the “Cry of Dolores,” a call by Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to fight for independence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810 — a date that is now considered Mexican Independence Day. On-Campus Concert

The Butler School of Music will present their second-annual Hispanic Heritage Month Concert at the Bates Recital Hall. The performance is organized by Katia Osorio, a bassoonist and music performance senior. The event aims to encourage students to explore Hispanic and Latin music outside of Western influences. Admission is free for the event on Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.