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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Volume 121, Issue 27

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OPINION

Removing kiosks from campus betrays student’s right to free speech.

LIFE&ARTS It’s 25 years later, but “Friends” has a lasting impact on TV and students.

SPORTS Coordinators discuss team’s growth, development in recent years.

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Dell Medical School receives $250,000 for Alzheimer’s research.

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Fenves’ annual address

McCombs Field to add new indoor facilities for training

State of the University address highlighted improvement in Univeristy housing, scholarships, graduate tuition. New graduate fellowship program to launch in 2020.

By Laura Morales @lamor_1217

“It’s clear that we need to take action to make University housing more widely available,” Fenves said. The University approved a $10 million one-time allocation for tuition and support for graduate students during this year, Fenves said. “This is just a first step, and I’m looking forward to receiving additional recommendations from the task force in December,” Fenves said.

Baseball and softball players will be able to avoid the Texas heat because new extensions to the Red and Charline McCombs Field will add an indoor training facility for both teams. The facility will include a pitching lab, batting cages and a new weight room, said Kevin Rodriguez, assistant sports information director. The project will extend the existing stadium to the northwest, costing an estimated $9.9 million, said Veronica Trevino, media manager for financial and administrative services. She said this project is planned to be complete by July 2020. UT is currently one of the few universities in the Big 12 Conference that does not have an indoor softball and baseball training facility, said John Bianco, senior associate athletics director of communication. Currently, both the softball and baseball teams practice on the outdoor fields, which are also used for games. In order to compete with other programs in the Big 12 Conference, athletic director Chris Del Conte said the teams need these facilities to train. “Our goal for all of our sports will always be to be a top 10 program,” Del Conte said in an email. “Our expectations are high, and it’s our job to provide our coaches and student-athletes with the resources necessary to compete at the highest level.” Head softball coach Mike White said the facilities are

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President Gregory Fenves presents his State of the University address on Sept. 18, 2019. In his address, he announced plans to expand on-campus housing, scholarship, and the University’s leadership role in society. By Areeba Amer @areeba_amer

T President Gregory Fenves announced plans to have enough housing for all undergraduate freshmen in the State of the University address on Wednesday. He also announced initiatives for graduate students such as a $10 million one-time allocation for tuition. Fenves said there are currently only 7,400 spaces in University

housing for 50,000 students, which has become a problem in Austin’s current housing market. The University will work with a consulting firm to conduct a study on the current state of UT student housing and use their recommendations to inform future plans, Fenves said. “That’s a barrier to success. And, as a university with a history of denying equitable access to qualified students, it’s our responsibility … to create opportunities for students of all backgrounds,” Fenves said. To address these needs, Fenves

said in the fall of 2020, the apartment building 2400 Nueces will be available as a University housing option, which adds about 700 spaces. Fenves said the University recently purchased the building. Fenves said the University plans to eventually demolish and replace the Creekside Residence Hall, which was built in 1955. The new building will provide an estimated 700 to 900 new spaces. The University is also planning to begin a project for graduate student housing on the east side of campus.

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Recent data indicates which Austin streets are most accident-prone

Texas leads nation in poll closures after 2013 Supreme Court ruling

By Lauren Girgis @laurengirgis

The Austin Transportation Department utilizes a data-informed planning tool to identify areas in Austin that have a relatively high number of serious traffic injuries and fatal crashes. These areas, called the High-Injury Network, are where 70% of the city’s accidents occur and consist of 8% of the Austin street grid, said Joel Meyer, Vision Zero transportation planner. Vision Zero is an international movement to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2025, and part of the Vision Zero movement includes creating the High-Injury Network. Guadalupe Street, 24th Street, MLK Boulevard and San Jacinto Boulevard are all part of the network. According to the Vision Zero website, city officials use the network to determine areas where safety, infrastructure and education efforts should be focused to

have the greatest impact on improving safety. “What (the High-Injury Network) is looking at is concentrations of serious injuries and fatal crashes across the (city street) network,”

We’re going to mainly use it as … a high-level tool to identify streets across the city that all have common characteristics that we think crashes are likely to occur in the future.” JOEL MEYER

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By Victoria May @toricmay

With over 750 polling locations shuttered throughout the state, Texas has closed the most polling places in the nation since 2012, according to a new report released by The Leadership Conference Education Fund on Sept. 10. In 2012, a Supreme Court ruling said states no longer had to get preapproval from the federal government before making changes to the election process. Following this ruling, Texas has closed hundreds of its polling locations. The Leadership Conference Education Fund is an education and research initiative led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a civil and human rights coalition, according to their website. The report said many counties that close polling locations engage in “potentially discriminatory” relocations or closures. However, the report also said there are legitimate

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reasons for relocation or closure, such as population decreases or a reduced demand for in-person voting. Travis County has closed 67 locations since the 2012 Supreme Court ruling, according to Travis County clerk Dana DeBeauvoir. She said she thinks the report is

incredibly important. “(The report is) right about so many things,” DeBeauvoir said. “The Supreme Court should have never gotten rid of the Voting Rights Act, especially Section 5 that deals with preclearance, because that’s the part that has always protected voters in Texas

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosts welcoming career bonanza By Angelica Arinze @AngelicaArinze

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted a meet and greet expo on Wednesday for students to meet with representatives from a variety of companies, such as ExxonMobil and Apple. No suits or resumes were required throughout the event. Ashiqa Momin, an electrical engineering freshman who attended the event, said this put her at ease. “It’s kind of intimidating for me to go to expos all dressed up with a resume handy, because I’m still a new student, and I don’t have a lot of things on my resume yet,” Momin said. “Going to events like these where I can just meet companies and not have to know all that much background information on them is kind of nice.” Recruiters and company representatives were able to network with students in a more comfortable setting said Melanie Collins, recruiting manager for Halliburton. “The most important thing students should expect to gain from this event is just feeling comfortable and knowing what kind of questions to ask at the career fairs,” Collins said.

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Johnson Zhang, electrical and computer engineering junior, speaks with a Capital One representative at the ECE Bonanza on Sept. 18, 2019. The event provided students with a networking opportunity to meet with a variety of companies. “Coming to events like these can help students narrow down at least who needs to be at the top of their list.” Open to electrical and computer engineering students and all levels of experience, the expo offered students an opportunity to see the atmosphere of recruiting expos. “It gives us an opportunity

to really get to know the people that work at the company in a way that makes us feel like equals,” said Ashlynn Turbett, electrical engineering junior. “There’s just more casual conversation about what the company is about, which I like better than other expos.” While many freshmen

got their first taste of what a career fair was like, Brent Austgen, engineering graduate student, said he hoped to walk away with a job. “I worked as a high-performance computing engineer at Intel for four years before I entered the master’s program, so I’ve seen a little bit of office life,” Austgen said. “In the

classroom, you don’t learn about all of the applications that are out there in the real world. You only learn those mostly by going to the representatives of the companies and asking questions, getting a feel for the industries and the opportunities that exist so you know better how to brand yourself.”

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Additionally, as part of the Texas Advancement Commitment, the University established the Texas Challenge, a $50 million matching gift program and a fundraising campaign. Funding from alumni will go directly to student scholarships, which will help reduce costs for students with financial need, Fenves said. “The Texas Advanced Commitment is an investment in the future of our students,” Fenves said. The College of Liberal Arts will introduce a new graduate fellowship program, the Clyde Rabb Littlefield Distinguished Graduate Fellows Endowment. It will be used to recruit graduate students, and the inaugural class will be named in 2020, Fenves said. In preparation for its 150 anniversary in 2033, the University formed the Council for TEXAS Impact to brainstorm ideas about the future of the University. It

includes more than 20 members of the faculty, three students and two staff representatives, Fenves said. The council will research and recommend priorities on future opportunities for the University. The council will garner ideas from the community through forums and will present its conclusions in fall 2020, according to its website. “Now is the time for us to start considering what we want this University to be known for at that milestone,” Fenves said. “Now is the time to think big.” Simran Ali, management and public health senior, said after attending her first State of the University address, she is pleased that the speech addressed important topics, such as innovation and housing. “I’ve never been to one before, but it was actually a really great way for students and everyone to understand what’s going on at the University and how the University is impacting the city and the nation as a whole,” Ali said.

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The front entrance to the Red and Charline McCombs Field, home to the UT softball team as seen on Sept. 18, 2019.

an important step towards developing the team’s success. “We are so grateful that we’ll be upgrading our softball facilities,” White said. “It’s a critical step in the growth of our program and a tremendous asset that will benefit us greatly in many ways.” Christopher Marks, team lead for Project Management and Construction Services, said the upgraded facility will also include a team locker room, lounge, meeting room, coaches’ offices and a lobby area. He said construction will first begin in the softball training facilities in McCombs Stadium but plans are developing to add extensions the baseball training facilities in the future. The project is still in the preconstruction phase, but Project Management and Construction Services will be starting construction in the next 30

days, Marks said. He said construction services must first relocate the existing facilities, such as the parking lot, to make room for the extension. He said some aspects of the project are still under review, such as the pitching lab, and will be starting at a later date. “Both projects are called player development, but one is softball and one is baseball,” Marks said. “It is part of the athletics master plan for each of those varsity sports.” Plan II sophomore Whitney Patterson said she has been to many sporting events and thinks it is a good decision that Texas Athletics is investing resources on teams other than football. “It’s great that they are expanding their facilities,” Patterson said. “It’s important that collectively, as a school, we give attention to teams other than football. Anything that will make the school a more attractive option for great players to come is good for the school overall.”

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The intersection of Guadalupe street and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, seen here on Sept. 18, 2019, has been identified as a frequent site of high injury crashes within West Campus by the Austin Transportation Department.

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there is the highest risk of crashes.” The High-Injury Network looks at where individual crashes occur to determine high-risk areas, Meyer said. He said the network independently evaluates motor vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian high-injury networks and then combines them. “We’re going to mainly use it as … a high-level tool to identify streets across the city that all have common characteristics that we think crashes are likely to occur in the future,” Meyer said. “We consider every street on this network to be a very high-crash street.” He said the network does not include highways and solely focuses on the city street grid. “We try to separate highways out, because they have different characteristics and different strategies that are going to be required to address those types of crashes,” Meyer said. “So this looks at … a lot of streets that the city controls (and) has jurisdiction over that we can do things about.” The Austin Transportation Department

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locations to be within five minutes of a public transit line. “Polling places must be accessible to all,” Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference Education Fund, said in a statement. “Moving or closing a polling place — particularly without considering the impact on communities of color — disrupts our democracy.” DeBeauvoir said Travis County is implementing voting centers, which provide a place for people to vote regardless of where they live in the county. She said this is in contrast to polling locations, which

partners with the Austin Police Department to enforce safety in the areas within the network by hiring overtime officers to go work the specific areas to increase safety, APD detective Patrick Oborski said. Meyer said the transportation department also funds safety infrastructure in the network, such as working with the markings division, which is in charge of road markings and crosswalks. “We gave them the High-Injury Network, and they were able to reprioritize how they allocate crosswalk maintenance dollars,” Meyer said. “So rather than restriping every few years, they’re actually going to go out every one or two years and just by default go and restripe every crosswalk on the High-Injury Network.” Biochemistry freshman Kevin Shi said he could see how an increased police presence in these areas could lead to drivers’ compliance with traffic laws. “If it’s that many accidents … then they could cut down on the amount of accidents,” Shi said. “If people see police there, it might make a difference in their driving.”

can only be used by people living in a specific district. “I remember being a kid and seeing my mom bending over backwards to get to the church that we would vote at before polling locations closed,” nutrition sophomore Gabrielle Capesius said. “Now that I vote, I can’t imagine only being able to go to one place without any exceptions.” Unlike polling locations, voting centers are places throughout the county all residents of Travis County can use. Although Gupta said she saw voting centers as a step in the right direction, the report still said officials need to use caution when implementing these new centers.

“Though intended to make voting more efficient and convenient, this law allows counties to make deep and immediate cuts to polling places and has no required safeguards to protect voters of color from discrimination,” the report said. The 60 counties that participate in the voting center program are responsible for two-thirds of Texas’ polling place closures, according to the Houston Chronicle. “As a college student, without voting centers I probably wouldn’t vote because of a lack of access,” Capesius said. “No one should feel like their voice cannot be heard just because they don’t have easy access to voting.”

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RESEARCH

Grant supports Dell Med By Nataleah Small @nataleahjoy

Dell Medical School will continue research on neurological diseases, traumatic brain injuries and caregiver support thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease. Kristin Tommey, Dell Medical School senior director of campaign strategy, said the funds have not been allocated to a specific project. She said it will be used at the discretion of the dean of Dell Medical School. Last September, the DKR Fund raised over $1 million at the 2018 4th & Goal Gala, an annual event hosted by the foundation to honor Darrell K Royal and support Alzheimer’s research. According to the official website, this money provided additional grants to the UT’s Dell Medical School, O’Donnell Brain Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern and the Edith T. Royal Caregiver initiative, which supports services for families and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s. “We have a wonderful relationship with both Dell and UTSW and look forward to a long-term relationship with both,” Debbie Hanna, president of the DKR fund, said in an email. Clay Johnston, dean of Dell Medical School, said gifts like this are important, because they help smaller research projects make progress

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to secure additional funding. “Most places require these long, carefully vetted proposals where you almost know the answer before you get the money,” Johnston said. “Whereas this one allows us the flexibility to use it in a lot of different ways.” Dell Medical School also receives funding from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium, said David Paydarfar, Dell Medical School neurology department chair. He said some of those funds are being used to research the risk factors for people with cognitive dysfunction that lead to major setbacks after a hospital stay for a minor procedure. People with cognitive dysfunction often end up in the hospital to take care of common, preventable problems, such as dehydration. Researchers are developing technologies to track hydration status for people living at home, so they do not get to the point where they need medical attention, Paydarfar said. If the research proves fruitful, Paydarfar said the DKR funding may be applied to this project. Johnston said a partnership has developed between the DKR Fund and Dell Medical School, because the school is connected to the Austin community, and the fund has been supportive of their initiatives to advance patient care. “There’s no way we can be an ivory tower,” Johnston said. “The community is part of our DNA.”

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Fireside Chat with CEO encourages women of color By Bithia Dantoumda @bithiaaa

Sharing her personal experiences of being a woman of color in business, Leslie Wingo pushed audience members to not let stereotypes hold them back from pursuing career goals in a talk Wednesday. The talk, called a Fireside Chat and hosted by the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, was held in the Blackstone Launchpad in the Flawn Academic Center and was open to anyone interested in entrepreneurship and self-branding. Wingo, CEO of the media company Sanders\Wingo, said she is also an advisory board member of Women’s Initiative for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development Texas, a program launched by the Office of Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship in March. “It’s always nice to be able to

speak in front of amazing women,” Wingo said. “I hope people feel empowered to ask questions they didn’t feel comfortable asking before.” Rubén Cantú, executive director of the Office of Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said the initiative aims to help women of color learn skills to become business executives within 10 years after graduation. “We lead opportunities to help everyone get to the table,” Cantú said. Wingo shared her experiences running an agency of 100 people across offices in Austin, El Paso, Atlanta and New York. Ariel Lee, studio art and government senior, said Wingo has been an integral part of the agency growth, a national leader in behavioral economics and was invited to give a TED talk on her experiences. The Division of Diversity and Inclusion will host Fireside Chats at different locations on

campus every month as a part of the new WEILD Texas program. “I wanted to see kind of what WEILD is about and get some information,” said Brianna McBride, a communication and leadership and government junior. “Leslie was very true to herself in that she gave really substantial and important answers to things that are relatable.” The program’s first group of members will be accepted in December and will begin work in the spring of 2020, Cantú said. “It’s a nice opportunity for students to focus their energy and attention into a place that will help you grow and achieve things that they never thought they could do,” Lee said. Cantú said WEILD provides members a small grant after completing the first year of the program to help members eventually start a company of their own. He said the final amount of the grant has not been decided.

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Campus Events + Entertainment Mexican American Culture Committee and Latino Studies hosts a latin-inspired event in observance of Latin American independence days in order to increase global perspectives.

E+E hosts celebration of Latin American countries’ independence By Dex Parra @desparra

In observance of nine Latin American countries gaining independence over time, the Campus Events + Entertainment Mexican American Culture Committee and Latino Studies hosted Celebración de Independencias, a free event with performances from local artists, food and activities representing different Latin cultures. Flags of Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua lined the walls of the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center Ballroom. In the center of the room, the committee served tamales and pupusas, but there was a catch — students had to complete at least three diverse activities before grabbing any food. Those activities, one in each corner of the room, were Lotería, a game sim-

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CEO of Sanders\Wingo media, Leslie Wingo, describes the importance of embracing your natural hair and culture as a woman of color in the industry and beyond on Sept. 18, 2019.

ilar to bingo, Kahoot, face painting and a photo booth. “It’s incredibly important to immerse yourself in other cultures at UT,” said Paige Johnson, international relations and global studies senior. “I think it gives you a global perspective on things that are going on outside your immediate world.” Psychology freshman Jonathan Sherchand, who said his roots are in Mexico, India and China, was one of many students in attendance. He said the event is important because it allows students to be able to embrace their cultures in a safe zone. “I come from a small town, so trying to find a place where you can express yourself, I think it’s really good to increase the diversity here,” Sherchand said. “We have all these big events, but we shouldn’t undermine the smaller ones like this one.” The Mexican American Culture Committee engaged students with live performances from Austin Samba,

a group of drummers and dancers representing the styles of Brazilian Carnival, and Texas Folklorico Dance Company, a student organization honoring traditional Mexican dance according to the organization. After a performance, the Austin Samba invited students to dance on the ballroom floor. “Even for other students that can relate to this culture, it’s a great opportunity to get involved in something that you are used to back home,” said Andrea Hernandez, Celebración de Independencias event coordinator and biochemistry senior. “Coming to UT, it’s such a big campus, and you can easily lose sight of people who are the same as you and enjoy the same things as you.” Campus Events + Entertainment Mexican American Culture Committee has planned a posada, a Mexican Christmas tradition, in December and a Tejano Night in the spring, Hernandez said.

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UT hosts thought-provoking capitalism versus socialism debate By Chase West @chasevwest

o t w Over 100 students and comemunity members gathered in sthe William C. Powers, Jr. Stusdent Activity Center auditorium son Wednesday to hear experts rdebate capitalism and socialism. e The UT Center for Enterprise and Policy Analytics hosted the tdebate between Yaron Brook, gchairman of the Ayn Rand Insti-tute, and Bhaskar Sunkara, forsmer vice-chair of the Democratic eSocialists of America. The debate ewas sponsored by The Steamboat Institute, a conservative ,nonprofit organization, as part Iof its nationwide Campus Liberty eTour. The two debaters sparred -over the practicality and ethics oof the opposing political theories. rAfter the initial discussion, autdience members had the chance eto ask questions to either of the debaters.

“Capitalism is a system that leaves us free to make choices for ourselves, to act on those choices and to pursue our values, free of coercion,” Brook said. “Everywhere capitalism is tried to the extent that it is tried, it is incredibly successful.” During the debate, Brook talked about the dangers associated with a large government and said to be cautious of its unnecessary expansion. Sunkara emphasized the practicality of socialism as a safety net amidst a failing capitalist system in the United States, pushing back against the idea that socialism always leads to the nationalization of all production. “What the socialist vision is, is guaranteeing the basics of life to people. Your right to housing, your right to healthcare, your right to childcare and your right to pursue an education,” Sunkara said. “If these rights are guaranteed, then more people will be free to embrace

their individual potentials.” While audience members occasionally voiced their protest at answers from either debater, the debate carried on largely undisturbed. At the end, the moderator asked the audience to raise their hands if their minds had been changed, and two people put up their hands. Psychology junior Jheel Patel did not raise her hand, but said she went into the event with an open mind and thought both sides presented good points. “I came because I just wanted to hear a new perspective, because I know I’ve always thought one way, and I’ve always wanted to hear the other side just to hear what they have to say,” Patel said. “I have to say, I loved hearing their back-and-forth commentary, because it really taught me a lot about both sides. I think I definitely became more moderate from the debate.”

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Bhaskar Sunkara, former Vice-Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, presents his case for democratic socialism in the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Students and faculty witnessed firsthand the clash between capitalism and socialism at this debate sponsored by The Steamboat Institute.

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Kiosk removal betrays free speech By Kevin Douglass Columnist

For a substantial portion of the student population, there is an abundance of fresh cosmetic and practical renovations to be seen around campus. Areas in the West Mall and on Speedway have seen their infrastructure change dramatically with improvements to accessibility and previously run-down features. However, the removal of approximately 11 kiosks has gone relatively unnoticed by the student body and UT administration. These kiosks were placed around campus and left open for organizations to advertise their groups and events with flyers. For many new organizations, advertising on these kiosks was one of the first ways to get people aware of their cause while using very few resources. Now, as a result of the removal of these key features the de facto silencing of student voices has taken place. Organizations, which have little access to money or time, are further limited in the ways they can grow without access to these kiosks.

According to a representative from the Office of the Dean of Students, there are no scheduled plans for reintroducing the kiosks or anything similar following the recent campus face-lift. Instead, if a student wants to advertise for their organization, they must contact the building manager for each building they wish to place flyers in. This time-intensive workaround is not acceptable. In the spirit of ensuring free speech on campus, UT must reinstall kiosks. Ann Meyer, a studio art junior and founder of a new organization, The Opposition, said that the recent changes have been hard for her group. “When we started, we would collect surveys at meetings about how people heard about our organization and almost half were from flyers … Without the ability use flyers consistently, it drags down our numbers.” Although we now live in the era of social media, where this information could be found on Facebook or Twitter, the unfortunate reality of social media is that we often become trapped in bubbles of our own making. The physical space of kiosks trends toward a more democratic forum of expression where students can be ex-

posed to new ideas and organizations that don’t fit neatly into their bubbles. The removal of kiosks may seem trivial to some students, but they served as space on campus where students could speak freely without the constraints of the UT bureaucracy. Kiosks were policed by the student body, who regularly removed racist or other inappropriate material. They served as hot spots for community, tools for organizing and they heightened cohesion of the student body by promoting UT’s over 1,100 student organizations. If President Greg Fenves truly wishes to stand with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the defense of universities as places of free speech for the public, he should do the courtesy of being consistent on his own campus. The freedom to eat anything we want means nothing without the money to buy food. So what does free speech mean when the places to speak are taken away? It amounts to nothing as well. Student voices have a right to be heard. While the return of the kiosks will be a small step in ensuring that right, it is a step nonetheless. Douglass is a philosophy senior from Sherman, Texas.

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be circumvented. “I think it’d be pretty cool,” math freshman Elijah Stroud said. “I know before I got to campus I had a friend who came here, … and I imagine if I hadn’t had someone like that, My aunt likes to complain that people these (this) would’ve been really helpful.” days don’t write letters anymore, but the joke’s Additionally, FIGs focus on grouping stuon her because there are 119 letters in just dents with other students who have similar this sentence. Puns aside, my aunt isn’t wrong. I don’t majors. However, part of the joy of college can think I’ve written a letter that wasn’t a thank- be meeting people with wildly different talents and passions than you. you card or an invitation in years. This seems “I like the idea of … doing it across camodd when I think about it because, honestly, letters are fun. I get excited when I see an enve- pus,” Lisa Valdez, senior administrative program coordinator for FIGs, said. “(Such lope in the mail slot with my name on it, even if as) pairing fine arts students with busithat excitement is immediately squashed when ness students, and different things like I realize the envelope contains my electric bill. that, where somebody has a very differReceiving a letter gives me feelings of comfort ent major than them, but maybe has the and belonging, which students on campus, same personal interests.” particularly freshmen, could benefit from. To UT could implement this pen pal system help students cope with their first year, UT in multiple different ways — it could even be should create a pen pal system for freshmen tacked onto the on campus. FIG system that As I’m sure already exists. everyone knows, Students in freshman year FIGs could opt of college can be into a pen pal rough. You may system between not know anytheir FIG and one on campus, another FIG and you’re probably be paired with a living in a new student based on city, and it can be similar interests. hard to really get “With the way to know people that FIGs are when you only already set up, see them in a I think (pairing lecture for three students across hours each week. FIGs) would Of course, helen brown | the daily texan staff be easy to do,” there are sevValdez said. eral systems alArguably, ready in place on the hardest part of freshman year is trycampus to address this issue. Notably, Firsting to feel like you belong on campus. Year Interest Groups serve a nearly identical purpose to what I’ve described so far. How- A system that helps new students make friends, with the special feeling that only ever, a pen pal system could allow a student comes from receiving a handwritten letto form a close bond with someone else on campus — which is hard to do in a group set- ter, has the potential to help with that. That’s why UT should create a pen pal ting. When you’re used to only seeing people system for incoming freshmen. in a particular group, it can be awkward to And, hopefully, I’ll get my aunt to quit break out of that — such as by hanging out nagging me. one-on-one with someone you know from a Thielman is a sophomore History and class or FIG. By fostering one-on-one relaRhetoric & Writing major from Fort Worth. tionships between students, this problem can By Sam Thielman Columnist

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use. For this reason, professors should transition their polls from external providers to UT Instapoll. “I used to use iClicker, and I switched over As a freshman, I was shocked by how much to Instapoll because it was costing a lot of money is required to just exist as a college stumoney for students,” Shabbir said. She also dent. At a minimum, we have to pay for tuinoted that technical difficulties with manution, housing, food, transportation, textbooks al clickers sometimes disrupted class. “With and school supplies. We can moan and groan iClicker, I used to get at least 100 emails with about our shallow pockets — which grow shal- students who couldn’t answer or they were lower every day — but we simply can’t avoid running late so they couldn’t answer or they paying for these bare necessities. forgot their clicker, … and students don’t comHowever, some costs can definitely plain as much with Instapoll,” she said. be avoided. Additionally, because it is connected to CanOne of the most irksome parts of my colvas, Instapoll can be consistent across all classlege experience so far has been the amount of es. Neuroscience junior Aneesa Khan currentmoney I’ve had to spend on polling services ly uses three different polling services for her my professors have required for their classes. classes. “I think it would be better if there was They use polling services to take attendance, a standard (among my professors),” Khan said. gauge participation during lectures and proEven with all these benefits, Instapoll is a vide extra credit opportunities. new service, and it doesn’t have some of the “My primary use for polling is to underfeatures that well-established polling services stand where the do.However, students are and Shabbir noted whether they’re that she had the getting (what I opportunity to taught them),” talk to the Insaid assistant prostapoll software fessor Shagufta developers and Shabbir. Polling give them her plays an importinsights to make ant role in student the service better engagement, and calibrated to her I personally have needs. Regardbenefited from the less, in its curpractice questions rent form, Instaand further claripoll provides her fication that prowith the same fessors provide type of data and weatherly sawyer | the daily texan staff after a particularly classroom statisdifficult poll questics that she got tion. However, polling services rack up a hefty from iClicker. price for students. Instapoll is currently being utilized in 137 In my three semesters at UT, I’ve bought courses, but that number should be a lot highand used four different polling services adding er. For the coming years, professors should up to a little more than $100. Spread out over leave external polling services behind and emthe course of a year and a half, this doesn’t brace Instapoll. So far, it boasts fewer technisound like much, but this sum has been rencal difficulties, more consistency across coursdered useless by the advent of UT Instapoll. es and a friendly user interface. And, most This polling service was launched spring 2019 importantly, it affords students the chance to by the UT Liberal Arts Development Studio, trim off one expensive section of their already and it is integrated with the UT Canvas sys- long list of academic necessities. tem. By far, its most appealing feature is that Dasgupta is a neuroscience sophomore it’s completely free for students and faculty to from Frisco. By Abhirupa Dasgupta Columnist

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‘The One Where’ it’s been 25 years 25 years after premiere of ‘Friends,’ students discuss their opinions of show, when they watch it, as well as its cultural impact. By Aimee Knight @aimeeknight321

wedding-dress-clad Jennifer Aniston burst into a Manhattan coffee shop 25 years ago, catapulting the cultural powerhouse “Friends” onto television screens across the nation. The sitcom, which first premiered on Sept. 22, 1994, follows a gang of six young professionals as they navigate the wild uncertainty of their mid-20s in the city that never sleeps. Audiences watched as they found and lost love, sang jingles about odorous cats, had lots of intimate moments and, above all, were there for each other. After airing on NBC, “Friends” enjoyed immediate and incredible success. In addition to kick-starting the acting careers of its six core cast members, the series was nominated for a total of 62 primetime emmy awards throughout its decadelong run, and the 2004 season finale was the most watched television episode of the decade.

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Despite its list of accolades, members of the UT community have mixed opinions about the show’s legacy. “It’s good, but it’s not something that I think is all that special,” said Miller Filla, psychology and sociology junior. “It’s a mindless TV show for me. It’s kind of stupid humor.”

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Filla named “The Office” as his preferred sitcom and said he generally doesn’t watch that much TV, choosing instead to put on an episode in the background while doing other things. Government freshman Nikki Dubey, on the other hand, said “Friends” still appeals to her in large part because it’s a low-maintenance watch.

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Coaches discuss 2019 squad

Tim Beck and Todd Orlando talk about the development of the roster over the last several years since they joined the coaching staff. By Daniela Perez @danielap3rez

oordinators Tim Beck and Todd Orlando have been with the Longhorns since 2017. Now in their third year, they have had the opportunity to watch young players grow and their now 2–1 team develop. Both Beck and Orlando talked Wednesday about how their players have grown and what sets this squad apart from previous teams. “I know Coach Herman’s talked a lot about it,” offensive coordinator Beck said. “(They’re a) very professional group, experienced group (and) hard working group. They go out there, they punch the clock and go to work. And they enjoy being around each other. They enjoy playing the game.” Junior running back Daniel Young was back on the field against Rice after being out with a significant high ankle sprain for the first few games of the season. Young got his first rep of the season in the second quarter for a gain of 13 yards. “I was really pleased to see Danny,” Beck said. “We knew we were going to probably get him back first. How much we would have got out of him going into this game against Rice was unknown, so it was good to get him to be honest with you. I think his role could increase more.” Redshirt freshman quarterback Casey Thompson has gotten

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opportunities to play since the beginning of the 2019 season. Against Rice, he entered the game in the third quarter and left with 59 passing yards and a 71% completion percentage. Beck has been impressed with Thompson’s early growth and expects him to become a successful player as his career progresses. “I think he’s going to be a dynamic player for us,” Beck said. “He’s just got to continue to learn. He’s done some good things. He’s handled his role

really well, he’s engaged in the games. He talks to Sam and tells him what he sees. He’s kind of a go-between me and Sam sometimes, so I like where he’s at right now.” On the defensive side of the ball, defensive coordinator Orlando has been most impressed with senior defensive end Malcolm Roach. As a captain on the squad and one of the most versatile players, Orlando couldn’t help but compliment him. “I think Malcolm Roach is really,

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Even the best teams can be slowed by injuries, and the Longhorns are no different. Since the start of the season, the team has been without several major contributors for various amounts of time, including senior forward Cyera Hintzen, who is tied for first with Haley Berg in assists and is third on the team in total points. While Texas has been able to win five games out of their first eight despite the injuries, the most recent match was a big disappointment. The Texas Longhorns are coming off of a 4-0 loss to Monmouth, their worst loss since 2012. Hintzen was held out of the game for precautionary reasons, leaving the team without one of their leaders on the pitch. With a match against Providence coming up, the Longhorns will hope to continue to fight through injuries and adversity like they have all season. After losing two games in a row during the Colorado road trip, the team rattled off three straight wins. The adversity gives the team something to learn from moving forward in the season. “In prior seasons, we’ve been 11–0 and been challenged later in October,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “We want to be challenged and exposed (to adversity) in September.” Lack of offensive success, particularly early in games, has been a recurring issue for the Longhorns all season. This

recent seasons. “Offensively right now we’re playing with some confidence,” Beck said. “It’s taken time to get to that point. I think the Sam Ehlingers, the Collin Johnsons of the world, the Shackelfords, the guys that were here … at the beginning, feel it, more so than the younger players, because they don’t know any different. But the older players, they feel it, they can sense that this team is a little bit different than the other teams.”

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really playing well,” Orlando said. “I mean, he’s outstanding in practice. He’s playing at a high level. He’s a guy that I really think has elevated himself, personally, professionally and has really helped us defensively. He runs that show out there.” Big 12 play is knocking on Texas’ door and the 3–0 Oklahoma State Cowboys are coming to Austin with a chip on their shoulder. Yet, Beck can’t help but feel that the 2019 roster is different and better than it has been in

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Senior Malcolm Roach lines up against the offensive line of the LSU Tigers. Roach is one of the senior leaders on the defense that boasts a tremendous amount of talent. Sept. 7, 2019

will have to change against Providence, which is known as a strong defensive team. Providence hasn’t allowed more than one goal in any game this season. One of the reasons for the team’s offensive struggles against Monmouth was the absence of Hintzen. A Hintzen return against Providence would give the team a much needed offensive boost. While the offense may struggle, the match represents an opportunity for the defense to improve. As well as the Providence defense has performed thus far this season, the team has struggled to score more than one goal in every game except for one. In what could be a defensive battle, the Longhorns have an opportunity to showcase one of the strengths of the team. “For us it always begins on the defensive side of the ball,” Kelly said. “A defensive mindset and how we work in transitions, that’s what we want to optimize.“ Despite how poorly they looked on both sides of the ball the last time they took the field, there is no shortage of confidence that they will bounce back. Prior to the Monmouth loss, the team had only allowed one goal across the previous three matches. The offense will have to perform if they want to pull off the victory. “I think we needed a little more fight up there and a little more ‘want to’ score goals,” redshirt junior forward Cydney Billups said. “But that’s an easy fix, and we’ll definitely get it done before the next game.”

In the wild, Longhorns and Owls rarely interact, let alone fight against one another. However, the Rice Owls gave the No. 3 Texas Longhorns trouble Wednesday night. The Longhorns headed into Houston with momentum coming off a huge home win against then-No. 13 BYU and a strong win on the road against Wichita State to improve to 5-1 on the season. Texas looked to build upon its strong start to the season against an unranked Rice team. However, the 9-1 Owls had a different idea. Intially, the set seesawed as freshman Molly Phillips and sophomore Carly Graham helped tie the set at four. Rice then rattled off three straight points, taking a 7-4 lead. This set the tone for the rest of the set, as the Owls’ lead would take the set in the 25-22 upset. Dropping the first set isn’t fatal, as Texas lost the first set and came back against BYU. Yet, this particular match felt different since Rice was at home. The fans started to feed off the energy of a building upset. The second set started in a similar fashion with each team being tied at two a piece. The tide turned when Rice freshman Ellie Bichelmeyer grabbed a kill

putting the Owls up one. Rice then went on run jumping to a 22-12 lead. Rice senior middle blocker Grace Morgan went on a tear for the Owls during the run, recording three kills. While the Longhorns would regain their footing and battle back to make it closer, the hopes of a second set comeback were dashed with a Bichelmeyer spike, giving Rice another win. Texas faced an early season challenge against a surprising opponent. Overcoming a two set deficit is a strong test of adversity the young team had yet to face so far this season. The team was ready for the challenge. “It wasn’t hard for us to have energy because we feed off of that,” redshirt freshman Asjia O’Neal said. “I feel like we waited too long to bring that energy out, but once it was there it was flowing.” The Longhorns responded with a strong start to the third set. Rice, who had played clean for most of the night, started to make mistakes. Only down by one, the Owls posted three straight attack errors, giving the Longhorns a 9-5 they would not look back from. Texas rolled through the set, winning 25-13 in what was the beginning of an impressive comeback. Even though the attack attempts were nearly equal, the Longhorns had the edge with a hitting percentage of .276.

The Longhorns came roaring out of the gate in the fourth set jumping out to a 7-4 lead. Phillips and freshman Skylar Fields demonstrated the value of the freshmen class to the team, each contributing to the fast start to the set. The pair recorded two blocks that drew Rice into more service errors. The momentum began to firmly shift in the Longhorns’ direction. Texas would go on to tie the match with a 25-14 set victory. This mean the result would be decided in the fifth set. The result was epic as each team traded punches like it was the fifteenth round of a heavyweight championship. The final set opened with points from each team in what would be a back and forth affair. The set was tied at 12 points apiece before the Owls pulled away for a 15-13 victory. “Mostly we just talked about how everyone is going to give us their best game,” O’Neal said postgame. “When they play us we have to come out from the start and go hard and execute on the small little things. We’re just going to bounce back Friday against A&M.” While the defeat to an unranked opponent was a shock to the team that had already beaten three highly ranked opponents this season, Texas will have to look forward to a rivalry game against Texas A&M on Friday.

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Redshirt freshman Asija O’Neil spikes a ball against the Golden Gophers of Minnesota at Greg. The team lost to Rice on the road. Sept. 1, 2019

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