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Texas Theme Park Engineering Group hosts on-campus Haunted House of Horrors.
Forum contributors discuss experiences with bisexual and pansexual erasure.
With numerous 24-hour diner options, check out the go-to spots in Austin.
The Longhorns roll past the Mountaineers in a double-digit road win.
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COLA to offer new, joint fiveyear degree plan
travis county breaks voter registration record Ahead of Nov. 5. election, over 93% of eligible citizens are registered to vote.
The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is offering a new five-year bachelor’s and master’s program, allowing students to take graduate courses during their junior year. The University currently offers five-year programs in computer science, computational science, engineering, mathematics, and accounting, said Jackie Salcedo, senior program coordinator in the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. The new program will be the first offfered by the College of Liberal Arts, Salcedo said. “There are currently no (bachelor’s and master’s) programs in (women’s and gender studies) offered in the state of Texas and only a few offered in the U.S., so it’s a really good way to attract students who want to do feminist work,” Salcedo said. Salcedo said the program’s creation came out of student demand and a desire to grow the major. The center is currently offering information sessions, and students within the major can apply if they receive consent and meet certain academic criteria, according to the website. “I had students that were triple majors, and one wanted to do a master’s degree on top of everything, so I thought, ‘There probably is a demand,’” Salcedo said. The goal of the program is to improve job opportunities for graduates, according
By Graysen Golter @graysen_golter
ravis County broke its own record last week after recording the highest number of registered voters for the upcoming election cycle. As of Oct. 2, the number of registered voters in Travis County was 800,514, or 93.5% of eligible citizens. The numbers were previously 774,302 in 2018
and 725,035 in 2016, according to the Texas secretary of state’s website. Bruce Elfant, the Travis County voter registrar, said he is proud of what the county and its residents have accomplished over the years. He said he attributes much of the increase to the 3,000 volunteer deputy registrars who go to campuses, libraries and movie theaters to register people to vote. Elfant said this effort has made Travis County the urban county with the highest number of registered voters in Texas. However, he said residents must not grow complacent, as Texas ranks 48 in the country in voter turnout. “We have a long way to go,” Elfant said. “Registering to vote is not enough … if you don’t follow through and vote.” The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election is Monday at midnight, and registered
Travis County voters will decide on 10 state constitutional amendments and two local ballot measures. The city’s two propositions include votes for elections on any city lease of sports or entertainment venues and expansion of the Austin Convention Center. The constitutional amendments include a ban on the creation of a state income tax and allowing the Legislature to lower tax rates on property damaged during a disaster. TX Votes president Anthony Zhang said the increase was largely due to the efforts of TX Votes and other student organizations under the University’s Civic Engagement Alliance, a collection of nonpartisan voter engagement organizations. Zhang said TX Votes, a UT student R E G I S T R A T I O N PAGE 3
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Auto thefts in West Campus decline from last year By Lauren Girgis @laurengirgis
The Austin Police Department has reported about 27 fewer automobile thefts in West Campus from January to September compared to the same period in 2018, according to the APD Crime Viewer. West Campus, defined by its neighborhood association as the neighborhood spanning from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 30th Street and in between Lamar Boulevard and Guadalupe Street, has seen a recorded 52 automobile thefts in 2019 as of Sept. 30. Around the same time last year, APD reported 79 auto thefts, for a total of 86 auto thefts in 2018. APD detective Billy
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Simoneaux said since the year is not completed yet, it’s hard to tell what the actual value of the decline may be. He said automobile thefts are a crime of opportunity and do not occur more in West Campus than any other part of the city. “There is no one specific reason as to why the numbers are down,” Simoneaux said. “Property crime is a crime of opportunity for the most part. There are too many factors to narrow down to what may or may not have caused the difference in numbers.” According to Crime Viewer, Austin’s overall reports of auto theft at this point last year were 2,041, 433 fewer than the current number of reports. Simoneaux said not leaving keys, spare T H E F T PAGE 3
Harvard decision upholds race as factor in university admissions By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren
A federal judge upheld Harvard University’s use of race in its admissions process last week and ruled against Students for Fair Admissions, a group that is also suing UT for using race in its admission process. According to the Students for Fair Admissions 2014 lawsuit, Harvard violated Title VI, which prohibits discrimination based on race or ethnicity. They claimed in the Harvard lawsuit intentionally discriminated against Asian Americans, used racial quotas, considered race as more than a “plus factor” and refused to use race-neutral alternatives. Part of organization’s membership consists of Asian Americans who were denied admission, according to the ruling. In the ruling, Judge Allison Burroughs wrote Harvard’s admission process complied with the precedent decided in Fisher v. University of Texas in 2016, which states race may be considered in college applications
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Abigail Fisher talks to press after her attorneys argued her case in front of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 13, 2013. under strict scrutiny. Burroughs wrote that race was never a disadvantage when considering an applicant, and Harvard’s admission process does not intentionally discriminate against Asian American applicants.
Harvard president Lawrence Bacow said in a statement that the ruling affirmed Harvard’s commitment to diversity. “The consideration of race, alongside many other factors, helps us achieve
our goal of creating a diverse student body,” Bacow said. “Everyone admitted to Harvard College has something unique to offer
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AmeriCorps service program celebrates 25th anniversary at LBJ Auditorium By Emma Gueorguieva @emmagueorguieva
AmeriCorps, a national civil service program, hosted various festivities Friday, Oct. 4 at the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Around 100 AmeriCorps members from across the nation attended the event to recognize the service of fellow members and induct its newest class. The event included various speakers, a networking breakfast and a festival with crafts, games and food. Corine Boconvi, an AmeriCorps member and UT alumna, said the event allowed members to celebrate the achievements of AmeriCorps
and its plans for the future. Boconvi said she works in the Communities In Schools division, which places AmeriCorps members in Central Texas schools to tutor and mentor at-risk students, according to the Communities In Schools website. “This event is … not only about networking and getting to know other AmeriCorps (members) who have not only served in different chapters but also getting a chance to celebrate how great Americorps has been and what they continue to do,” Boconvi said. AmeriCorps has different divisions and programs that serve communities both locally and across the nation, according to the website. Program
officer Pat Guzmán-Weema said AmeriCorps is important because it is a way to get citizens involved in improving communities. “This year we have over 3,000 members serving in communities all over the state, and they address any local needs,” Guzmán-Weema said. “Our country has a lot of local needs that aren’t being met in other ways, and this is a way … to address those needs when they aren’t being addressed in other ways.” Flo Cuadra attended the event and said she is an AmeriCorps member serving Keep Austin Housed, which is an organization that places AmeriCorps members in Austin to address issues of homelessness, according to the website.
“I’ve learned to take everything that I’ve learned in my life and actually apply it in the real world,” Cuadra said. “Keep Austin Housed has really helped me find a community of people I can do that with.” Guzmán-Weema said she served for two years as an attorney in the Equal Justice Works division. During her service in New Orleans, she assisted low-income clients with landlord-tenant issues, public housing and other similar tasks. “I think of AmeriCorps as a movement focused on helping communities address their needs while also providing the members with a very meaningful experience to further their own growth and civic engagement,” Guzmán-Weema said.
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Texas Theme Park Engineering Group hosts Haunted House of Horrors on campus for 3rd year in a row ByAngelica Arinze @AngelicaArinze
Clowns, spiders and masked monsters greeted hundreds of students who walked through the annual on-campus Haunted House of Horrors last weekend. Texas Theme Park Engineering Group hosted its free haunted house on Friday and Saturday in the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center. The group is a student-run organization focused on the field of theme park engineering, according to the website. TxTPEG project chair Chris Clark said the haunted house had several rooms with Halloween music and different themes, such as gore and severed limbs. With Halloween just around the corner, TxTPEG treasurer Matthew Tobias said the organization aimed to create a seasonal experience for students that incorporates the technical elements of an engineering project. “It’s a great way to combine the thematic elements of a holiday with the engineering knowledge and skills that we’ve learned, as well as to go beyond that and do things that we can’t exactly do in the classroom,” civil engineering sophomore Tobias said. Chemical engineering senior Areefa Rahman said she attended the event to blow off some
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An actor dressed as a clown sits on the floor to scare visitors at TxTPEG’s House of Horrors last Friday. The event drew over 800 people last year, and the organizers anticipated this year’s attendance would be closer to 1,000. midsemester stress. “I have an exam this week, so I wanted some stress relief, even though (the haunted house) is kind of stressful,” Rahman said. “There was a guy that was popping out of a screen asking for my skin, which I thought was pretty funny.” The organization hosted the event in the WCP Blackbox Theater.
Electrical engineering sophomore Clark said this location sets it apart from traditional haunted houses and said the haunted house provides some “serious spooks.” “It’s a little bit different than your average high-production haunted house,” Clark said. “Being completely put together by students, it’s very impressive for what
we’ve all been able to do.” While the event is in its third year, TxTPEG president Seth Husband said the group still strives to expand the event in the future. “Expansion has always been the elephant in the room, because it’s hard to get a space reserved on campus for more than a weekend,” mechanical engineering senior Husband said. “I’d like to see it go on for
several years and get bigger and cooler.” Government sophomore Tatiana Dawson said she enjoyed the haunted house because the music and acting was intense. “I screamed quite a bit and said a few not very nice things,” Dawson said. “They start chasing you, and you’re just like, ‘Oh my god, I can’t run!’”
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our community.” Students for Fair Admissions president Edward Blum said in a statement he is disappointed with the ruling. The group appealed the ruling Friday to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. “Students for Fair Admissions looks forward to making our appeal to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Blum said.
The organization has refiled its current lawsuit against UT in Travis County District Court in May for the University’s use of race in their admissions policies. The organization’s first lawsuit was dropped when judges said no one who was suing had been affected by the policies. “The university misuses its ‘diversity’ rationale as pretext to justify the admission of underqualified, well-connected applicants,” Students for Fair Admissions wrote in their original lawsuit. The organization’s leader was also involved in Abigail Fisher’s lawsuit
against the University, which she lost in the Supreme Court in 2016. Fisher argued she was denied admission because being Caucasian put her at a disadvantage, violating the Equal Protection Clause. The Supreme Court first considered the case in 2013 and then again in 2016, where they accepted the University’s argument that developing student body diversity requires the consideration of race in admissions. In the 2016 Fisher ruling, former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the University accurately and fairly considered applicants by includ-
ing race and other lifestyle factors as part of admission. “Considerable deference is owed to a university in defining those intangible characteristics, like student body diversity, that are central to its identity and educational mission,” Kennedy wrote. UT President Gregory Fenves said in a 2015 statement that the University’s holistic review process allows for more student body diversity. “Our university — and the nation as a whole — benefits when we educate future leaders in an environment rich in the very diversity that has made this nation great,” Fenves said.
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to the program proposal. Liberal arts and humanities graduates ages 25-29 had the highest unemployment rate at 5.8% in 2017, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Biology senior Neha Patel said she would not participate in the five-year program but believes it
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would be helpful for students. Biology senior Sahar Jiwani said the program will help the center’s students find a job after college. “It’d be easier to get a job if you have a master’s under your belt for any field,” Jiwani said. “People would be more willing to even major in Women’s and Gender studies if they have the option of ending with a master’s.” Salcedo said in the future,
departmentalization is a priority for faculty because the center relies on faculty members from different departments to teach classes and act as directors. “We are the flagship school of Texas and so close to the Capitol,” Salcedo said. “It’s just a matter of resources and support, but the positive part is that we get to create an interdisciplinary program that has faculty from all over.”
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keys or valuables in the vehicle will help prevent auto thefts. “It’s quite often (that thieves) find vehicles, (burglarize them) for the property that’s in the vehicle, and while the vehicle’s being burglarized, they find spare keys or the actual keys to the vehicle, and then they take the whole vehicle instead of just the property that’s in it,” Simoneaux said. Simoneaux said auto thefts are usually solved once the vehicles are recovered. From there, Simoneaux said if information leads to someone being involved in the theft, arrest warrants are issued. “There’s not much to go on until the vehicle is recovered, unless there are witnesses who observed the theft or video of the theft itself,” Simoneaux said. “Even if there is a video, it’s a matter of
identifying the person who was observed on video before any follow-up can be conducted.” Meghan Mollicone, textiles and apparel senior, said when she was in high school, her car got broken into and her purse was stolen. Since then, she always makes sure not to leave valuables in her car and is therefore not as concerned about her car getting stolen. “I’m not worried when parking in the garage (of my building), but on the street I’m a little bit more cautious,” Mollicone said. “I try to park somewhere that’s well lit.” Neuroscience senior Desiree Ortega said she doesn’t think APD can do much to combat auto thefts, so students should take measures to protect their property. “I know students who don’t lock their rooms and will leave the lock permanently open,” Ortega said. “But I think that’s hard to say because people find a way to get into the car.”
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Landmarks joins APA!, Blue Dog Rescue for annual dog walk through art By Anna Canizales @annaleonorc
During the annual Landmarks Dog Walk, students and their dogs gathered on campus Sunday to explore public art and introduce dogs in need of adoption to the community. The dog walk guides dog owners and prospective owners around campus to discuss public art pieces, many of which are on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, said Christine Gwillim, Landmarks interim education coordinator. Landmarks, the University’s public art program, curates art that is free and accessible to everyone, according to the website. While adoptions were not available on-site, Tina Maines, a member of the board of directors at Blue Dog Rescue, said she hopes the event will
increase the number of people willing to adopt or foster dogs in the coming weeks. “There aren’t very many opportunities for pets on campus,” Gwillim said. “Since dogs are so mobile, it’s a really interesting way to interact with the (art) collection.” After an introduction by Gwillim, attendees split into four groups led by Landmarks student volunteers. Each group walked to different spots around campus, stopping for the dogs to drink ice water and chase squirrels along the way. The volunteers discussed the public art pieces and provided context. “Public art is so different from others,” studio art senior Marissa Dunagan said. “Because this is public art, everyone interacts with it. The partnership is good for both parties, because it also lets people have fun on an art tour when they may not otherwise come.”
Gwillim said Landmarks Dog Walk started five years ago when a member of Landmarks volunteered at Blue Dog Rescue and wanted to combine the two programs. Since then, Blue Dog Rescue, an organization that finds homes for dogs in Central Texas, has co-hosted the event every year. Landmarks also collaborated with Austin Pets Alive! this year to expand the audience and continue to promote adoptions, Gwillim said. Austin Pets Alive! is an animal rescue service which offers programs to prevent animal euthenasia, according to its website. “We love the art, and we love to watch the changes every year,” Maines said. “We usually don’t partner with another rescue, and I know they brought in Austin Pets Alive! Both of us have the same goal and that’s to find homes for dogs that don’t have homes.”
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organization with the goal of educating and motivating students to participate in the voting process, registered roughly 6,000 people during the 2018 election cycle. Zhang, a public health and chemistry junior, said online registration makes it much easier for students to learn how to participate, especially in a smaller election cycle. “Voter education (is) especially important in this election cycle, because a lot of candidates are a lot more low-key,” Zhang said. “Not to say it’s not important, (the smaller election) just doesn’t have a lot of candidates to put names to faces.” y Student Government representative Kerry Mackenzie said she drafted and filed
SG legislation over the weekend which would allow students to have excused absences to vote in local, state and federal elections. Mackenzie said she drafted the legislation because students have said voting conflicts with classes, creating a barrier to voting. She said a Student Government survey found 86% of students felt this way. “Civic engagement should be everyone’s number one prioritiy,” Plan II sophomore Mackenzie said. “If more people are missing class to vote, then they’re … having more conversations about what candidates they’d like to see and what policies they’d like to see.” Students still looking to register in time to vote in the November elections can visit various places around town, including the Travis County Tax Office or get registered by a volunteer deputy registrar.
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Bisexual and pansexual identities are valid, regardless of college stereotypes, assumptions By Kateri David and Julia Zaksek Forum editors
You’re at a party Friday night. Talking with friends or people from one of your classes. “What about them?” your friend asks, trying to point from behind their drink. “They’re cute,” you answer. You point at the person a few feet behind them. “They’re cute too,” you say. “Wait,” your friend says. You feel the pull of nerves in your stomach. “You’re …” You shrug. “I’m attracted to more than one gender.” “Oh, okay cool. Everyone experiments in college, right?” Although, in a heteronormative society, no self-identifying member of the LGBTQ community can escape bigotry, bisexual and pansexual indiviuduals face distinctive forms of devaluation within the LGBTQ community and beyond.
Accusations of not “really” being a part of the LGBTQ community, being a “traitor,” going through a phase or simply kidding themselves because they must identify one way or the other pervade the bi and pan experience. College can be a particularly challenging time. It’s a time of change, self discovery, all of those platitudes, but sometimes this is unfairly extended to sexuality. “Experimenting” with people of the same gender identity is considered part of the college experience. It’s a phase, a trial period that everyone is assumed to grow out of or into, realizing that they’re really attracted to one gender and one alone. Of course, sexuality is fluid — who you’re attracted to can change over time, you can explore and see how you identify. The trouble occurs when it’s assumed that anyone who is attracted to more than one gender can only be experimenting, that their
attraction will change and their identity as bisexual or pansexual is not valid. This tendency to delegitimize bi and pan identities in all areas of life, glossing over nuance for simple polarity, is referred to as bisexual and pansexual erasure. In this forum, we asked contributors to discuss bi and pan phobia and erasure as they operate within the UT community. In her piece, English senior Alyssa Jingling discusses our culture’s obsession with polarity, encouraging students to embrace and validate sexual fluidity instead. Graduate student Brittany Sodic discusses her experience navigating queer and educational spaces as a bisexual woman. As always, if you have any thoughts on thistopic, or any other, please feel free to reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com.
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Fluidity and phases: How to navigate identity binary
On being “not queer enough,” struggling for acceptance
When I was a teen, I also thought that Breton stripes were the peak of fashion and John Green was the peak of literature. Again, I’ve since changed, but those opinions were still valid. I embrace who I was because it I’m lucky enough to have never needed bracmade me who I am now. I had my bisexual es. I’ve got great teeth — naturally pretty white, phase, and it was terrifying and heartbreaking and all except one are uncrooked. I was proband wonderful. ably about 16 years old when I started comAs a member of the LGBTQ community, I paring my teeth to me — white and straight, have a duty to recognize and call out biphobia except for that one tooth that had a crush on when I see it. It’s a particularly insidious phoScarlett Johansson. bia because of how deeply we have internalized Well, the joke’s on me. My teeth have remained polarizations in our society. unchanged, but I’m now a proud (and single! Hey, Embrace liking a politician’s stance on ladies!) lesbian. I went through the most logically immigration but not their fiscal policies. sequenced phases to get to this point. Straight to Allow multiracial people to take pride in all of a little bisexual to maybe 50/50 to pretty-gay-buttheir ethnicities. Educate yourself on different boys-are-still-in-there to gender identities and expreslesbian. I am always hesitant sions. Be metacognitive — recto tell people this because I ognize when and where you asam afraid it reinforces the sume that someone is straight idea that being bisexual is or gay, and allow space in your “just a phase.” But it was a Acknowledging thoughts for bisexuality. Gently, phase, at least for me. Why kindly call people out when they sexual fluidity is is this such a bad thing? do the same! Here in the United States, a sign of self-asUse gender-neutral terms we’re very polarized in our suredness and when asking your friends thinking. You’re either conabout their crushes. Supmaturity, not a cry servative or liberal. Straight port TV shows and other or gay. Cisgender man or cisfor attention. Love media that accurately porgender woman. God forbid tray bisexual characters. Of your life’s phases.” you come out as moderate, course, use your voice when bisexual or genderqueer. An someone mocks or degrades especially heinous crime is bisexual people. being fluid in any way. Not to keep revisiting the fact that I was once We prefer when bisexuals pick a side. It makes 16, but I remember a Tumblr post that said “the us uncomfortable to see someone with a guy moon has phases but it’s still literally always and then a girl. Sometimes, I’ll see an old friend the moon.” Just because the moon is a waxing or peer I haven’t caught up with in a while, and gibbous right now doesn’t mean it wasn’t once I’ll catch myself thinking, are they still bisexual? a new moon, and it doesn’t mean that it won’t Mind you, I don’t think this about people I know soon be a full moon. All of these phases are are straight or gay, just the bisexuals. It’s the beautiful and important, and we look forward same with gender nonbinary people, too. Even to stepping out at night and seeing where it is. though I don’t believe it anymore, I still have inBe like the moon. Let others be like the ternalized the idea that somehow not fitting into moon. What I’m trying to say is that it’s pera social binary is an immature call for attention. fectly fine if you once identified as bi and Phases and transitions are completely valid, now you don’t, but it’s also valid if you idenand spending your whole life in a dynamic state tify as bi forever, embracing the in-between. of transition is valid. They’re definitely con- 50/50 forever, 70/30 sometimes, whatever nected, too. Once you accept that phases are — acknowledging sexual fluidity is a sign normal for change — and that change is a good of self-assuredness and maturity, not a cry thing — it’s far easier to accept that some people, for attention. unchangingly change. Love your life’s phases, for they shaped My straightness and bisexuality in high you into who you are now, and they’ll propel school were completely valid. I liked all of my your changes for the future. Jingling is an English senior. ex-boyfriends. They weren’t “beards.”
physical aesthetic of a stereotypical queer woman — although I admittedly do wear a ton of flannel and backward hats. And while many in the gay and straight communities do a really good job of not “I’ve never even seen you kiss a girl,” said assuming identities based on stereotypes, the guy that I had been casually dating, just it is still human nature to subconsciously within the past few weeks. “You can’t be bi.” categorize another person. “That doesn’t mean it doesn’t hapIn the past, when I’ve had conversations pen when you’re not around to see it. with other queer folks and reveal that I’m in And it doesn’t make me any less queer,” I a romantic relationship with a man, I’ve had replied defensively. the conversation quickly steered away into That wasn’t the first time someone has another topic, with an unspoken stillness in called into question my attraction to the the air. same sex, just because they haven’t seen me At those times, I feel as though I can’t win. dating another woman with their own eyes or That I’m just not queer enough for anyone — not engaging in physical touch in front of them. for the queer community and definitely not for As if a physical act of the straight. affection between myWhile I know I have nothself and another person ing to prove to these people is seen as some kind of that may scrutinize me, verperformative requirebally or not, it feels as though ment to validate my I’ve been subjected I have to operate in the gray self-identified sexuality. zone between straight and to this flash judgeAnd yet, nobody requeer, never fully accepted by quires a body of proof ment that I am not either side. when I am dating a quite queer, that I For myself and a lot of man; they don’t even others that are attracted to must be an ally takquestion it. more than one sex or genIt is not only assumed ing up space within der identity, having a part that I would be attractof ourselves that took so the community.” ed to men, but rather a long to come to terms with, reality that is beyond to fully explore, to underreproach in an outsider’s stand, and be able to acperception of my very cept and live as our most authentic self is a own identity. truly wonderful thing. When same-sex marriage was federBut when something so positive continally recognized as a human right, I reues to be called into question in almost evjoiced like many other queer folks did, and ery possible context, it can become grating rightfully so. and exhausting. However, I remember distinctly having a This is not to say that I have not expestraight friend ask me why I was so happy, tellrienced amazingly supportive straight and ing me that I would never marry a woman and gay friends and communities that are underwas obviously going to end up with a man anystanding, accepting and everything a queer way, so what did the decision matter to me? My person could want in their own journey, own life choices were being decided upon in because I have and continue to do so. that moment without my active participaBut there is something to be said for the tion because of that friend’s heteronormaway that certain identities under the queer tiveassumptions and clear disregard for my umbrella — bisexual, pansexual, etc. — are life choices. called into question for not being enough of Even in queer-accepting spaces, I’ve been something for someone. subjected to this flash judgment that I am My love and attraction for others knows no not quite queer, that I must be an ally taking gender bounds. I am here. I am enough. up space within the community. And maybe more importantly, to me, I am Maybe this is because of my outward queer enough. Sodic is an education graduate student. appearance. I do not exhibit the style and
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Austin band Bottlecap Mountain talks album release, vintage genre By Sabrina LeBoeuf @sabrinakaye
Local ‘power-pop-rock’ band Bottlecap Mountain released their fourth album Dismayland on Oct. 5, even though the album was made available on some platforms a few weeks earlier. “When you’re a mom and pop shop like us, you don’t have the ability to say a specific date,” bass player Chris Stangland said. Of the 4,000 responses to the Austin Music Census, 60% are performers and songwriters.
On top of playing music in a saturated market, overall bands are losing their spots on the charts, with only three making the Top 40 in 2018. As a power-pop band in 2019, a style of music coined by The Beatles and the Raspberries in the 1970s, Stangland said Bottlecap Mountain stands in a niche market. He said this makes them feel invisible. “We play stuff that not as many people are coming out to see. I’m sorry to say, but I believe it’s good,” Stangland said. Guitar and lead vocalist Stewart Gersmann said crowds are receptive to the
music whenever they play for people ready to hear music, like at their last show for the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture. He said playing in Austin can be tough because of all the competition. Music taste in 2019 has shifted toward pop and rock, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s Music Listening 2019 report. Oldies comes in third. Lead guitar and vocalist Bruce Earl said it is “anachronistic” to play in a style that is not number one anymore. “It’s definitely got a ‘70s vibe, when power-pop was
gigantic,” Earl said. “It doesn’t sound dated or anything like that, but tastes are a little more electronic.” For their new album, Gersmann said he took inspiration from Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young for their first and last tracks, “Dismayland” and “Cupboard.” For the song “Complements & Such,” they took on a Beatles vibe, Earl said. Although the inspiration comes from older music, the substance of the songs for Dismayland relates to issues in the country and the world, Gersmann said. Of all the band members,
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Gersmann is the only full-time musician. The other band members are part of 55.7% of parttime musicians who hold other part-time and full-time positions, according to the Austin Music Census. Stangland and Earl work in IT, and keyboard and vocalist Yvonne Love works at a law firm. These members said they enjoy staying with the band because of how it challenges them artistically. Love said the band got her into playing keyboard again. Power-pop is also a change for Love, who studied opera and musical theater. Earl said the music pushes him to
play interesting guitar parts. Stangland said Bottlecap Mountain is not just a creative outlet for his music. He said he designs the band’s album art. “I feel like it’s the chief artistic outlet of my life, working with these people who I love to make music (with) that I believe in and am crazy about,” Stangland said. “I really love it.” Bottlecap Mountain currently plays in the Central Texas area, but Gersmann said he would like to tour one day. “I feel good about where we’re going,” Gersmann said. “I think it’s our time, and it’s our year.”
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019
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Horns up in Morgantown
The Longhorns avenge their 2018 loss to West Virginia with a double-digit win. By Daniela Perez @danielap3rez
exas arrived in Morgantown with a thirst for vengeance. West Virginia was keen on making Texas its Big 12 rival, and fans were sporting “Horns Down” at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Not only were the Longhorns entering an arena of passionate fans hungry for their loss, but Texas was out to avenge its one point loss against West Virginia at home last season. The Longhorns can leave with their heads held high after taking down the Mountaineers 42-31. Texas’ success came from West Virginia’s offensive mistakes as well as Texas’ talent on the offense. “We knew this was going to be a really tough environment,” head Coach Tom Herman said. “Hats off to the West Virginia team, organization and fans. That’s a hell of an atmosphere to play college football in, and we enjoyed it. … We held a team to under 100 yards rushing, got four turnovers (and)
played great defense in the second half.” West Virginia took an early lead in the first quarter with a quick 1 minute, 29 second drive. Texas’ first drive resulted in an unsuccessful field goal, but what followed would be a common theme in West Virginia’s eventual downfall. On West Virginia’s 25 yard line, WVU redshirt junior quarterback Austin Kendall’s pass was intercepted by Texas freshman linebacker Ayodele Adeoye for a 13-yard return. This interception would result in a drive that gave Texas its first touchdown, and it would not be the last one. In fact, three of Kendall’s four interceptions would result in a touchdown by Texas. The other two came in the fourth quarter, with back -to-back interceptions that pushed Texas’ lead from 2117 to 35-17. These interceptions inevitably cost West Virginia the game, but it gave Texas’ offense a confidence boost that would allow them to show off different players in their arsenal. Following Kendall’s last interception in the fourth quarter, junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger completed a pass to sophomore left tackle Samuel Cosmi on a trick play. Cosmi would run for 12 yards for a touchdown. “I did not think we’re going to use it today,” Cosmi said. “I thought, you know, this is just a play that’s kind of like a Hail Mary play. So, I really didn’t think we’re doing it. But once I heard it, I took a couple of deep breaths, and (I said), ‘Just don’t drop the ball, don’t drop the ball.’” Ehlinger also had a suc-
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Freshman Roschon Johnson surges past a Lousiana Tech defender in Texas’ win against the Bulldogs on Aug. 31. cessful night in Morgantown. He passed for 211 yards, throwing two touchdowns in the process. He also rushed for 45 yards, including a 23yard rush that would result in Texas’ final touchdown. Ehlinger also matched former Longhorn quarterback James Brown at 53 career passing touchdowns, fourth in school history. Texas’ running back conundrum seemed to worsen Saturday after running back Keaontay Ingram walked off the field and into the locker room in the first half.
Although Ingram returned in the third quarter, true freshman Roschon Johnson carried the Longhorns with an impressive game. Johnson would set a personal record, rushing for 121 yards on 21 carries against the Mountaineers. For his teammates, it’s a further testament to who he is, as Johnson decided to skip redshirting in order to help his teammates. “I’ll continue to say it every day, Roschon is an incredible young man, on and off the field,” Ehlinger said on Tues-
day. “Everybody loves being around him. His presence is, it’s great, and his selflessness as well as his hard work is a testament to his character because he’s such a great person. He’s the definition of putting the team in front of yourself and playing for the love of your teammates and doing everything you can to help your team win.” Texas is heading to Dallas soon to face off with their true rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners. Now heading into their biggest game of the week, the Longhorns are
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confident in taking on the 5–0 team after beating their faux rivals. “I define rivals, maybe a little bit differently, they’ve got to have some semblance of history to it,” Herman said, “When you play teams, You know, 60, 70, 100 times, to me, that defines a rivalry. We don’t take anybody lightly in the Big 12. … But just in terms of historical significance, in terms of times played, obviously, the team we play next week is, by and large, our biggest rival.”
FOOTBALL
Texas falls to West Virginia in double overtime By Isaac Gutierrez @ByIsaacG
After starting conference play as the lone 3–0 team in the Big 12, Texas lost to West Virginia 2-1 on Sunday in a match that forced two overtimes. “That one hurts. I was really proud of the squad for fighting back,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “Any time you have an overtime loss it’s tough.” The Longhorns played from behind all game, a place they haven’t been since conference play began. West Virginia scored the first goal of the game a little over 3 minutes into the second half, forcing Texas to come up with a response. The Longhorns did just that in the 77th minute when Cydney Billups scored off of a 6-yard header to tie the game. “West Virginia, credit to them, they scored, and we had to have a response. I think our response was great,” Kelly said. The match’s next goal wasn’t scored for another 27 minutes when freshman midfielder Addison Clark won the game for West Virginia in double overtime with an 18-yard goal. Mirroring situations in some of its earlier season losses, Texas was unable to convert on offense when it had the opportunity to do so, putting pressure on their defense to pick up the slack. “It wasn’t for a lack of creating chances. We had a lot of chances, and we just have to put those away, quite obviously, and
these overtime situations don’t happen,” Kelly said. West Virginia’s victory was sparked by the run it made to start the second period. After a somewhat even first half of play, the Mountaineers came out in the second half far more aggressive, pushing the pace while Texas’ defense sat back. Texas registered just seven shots in the second half to West Virginia’s 12. “I think they saw that we were down on their end for a lot of the game and wanted to just play it forward and get as many chances as possible,” junior forward Haley Berg said. “I think our defense did a really good job of handling that. No matter what happens we have to adjust, no matter how they’re playing. We’re pretty used to teams playing direct, that’s not how we play but we know how to handle it.” For the most part, the Texas defense was successful in handling the direct attack of West Virginia, despite giving up two goals. West Virginia registered 26 total shots, 10 of which were on goal, but Texas redshirt junior goalkeeper Nicole Curry brought in eight saves. Still sitting in first place, Texas is looking to return to the win column in Friday’s contest against Oklahoma State. “Our biggest focus is making sure we stay together as a team, and we don’t start pointing fingers,” Berg said. “A lot of teams do that in the middle of the season. I think we faced a lot of trial and triumph in the preseason, and I think we know how to handle it.”
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Cydney Billups makes her way toward the goal in Texas’ loss to West Virginia on Oct. 6.
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Safety Chris Adimora tackles a receiver in Texas’ 36-30 victory over Oklahoma State on Sept. 21.
‘Elite’ plays on defense spark offensive production By Donnavan Smoot @Dsmoot3D
Before its bye week, Texas beat Oklahoma State 36-30. The Longhorns were never truly dominant, with issues on special teams and play less than their best. After the game, head coach Tom Herman spoke about how the elite teams are able to win without putting their best foot forward. Saturday was once again one of those games for the Longhorns. West Virginia was able to get up early. Despite being tied at the end of the first quarter, the play did not seem balanced. The Mountaineers had opportunities to extend their lead with several red zone appearances. Meanwhile, the Longhorns had other plans for the day. “Elite,” Herman said about his red zone defense. “Obviously, I think that’s a testament to our 1-0 culture, in terms of, you never want them to get down there. But good offenses, especially in the Big 12, are going to get down there.” Texas was able to keep the Mountaineers out of the end zone in one of the more critical points in the game — after junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger underthrew a pass to senior receiver John Burt that ended up being intercepted. The Longhorns forced a field goal and managed to not give the lead up. “But those are huge, especially after the turnover,” Herman said. “That could’ve been a huge momentum swing had we let them score a touchdown there, but we held them to a field goal, and that was a really important stop.” Outside of the red zone, the Longhorns were elite as well. Texas forced transfer redshirt junior quarterback Austin Kendall into four interceptions. Players all around
the defense were able to get their hands on an interception, from freshman linebacker Ayodele Adeoye to sophomore cornerback D’Shawn Jamison — who came down with two. “Chris Brown going out early certainly wasn’t advantageous in the back end, but the troops rallied well,” Herman said. “(I) wasn’t happy with the first couple of drives in the second half from the offense. But the defense played lights out coming out of halftime.” That same defense is the one that allowed the offense to take its time, to allow it to be patient and eventually operate at normal standards when it mattered. Even with the Longhorn offense looking somewhat out of sorts until it exploded in the fourth quarter, a common theme was being able to keep the ball moving throughout the game, regardless if points were at the end of the drive. “I’m just really proud of the way that everyone kind of … kept our head down and kept swinging,” Ehlinger said. For Ehlinger, his game wasn’t the usual high, clean performance that has been the standard for the season. He finished with just over 200 yards passing, two passing touchdowns and one interception. The consistency of the offense, though, was found in freshman quarterback-turned-running back Roschon Johnson. At 6 feet, 2 inches tall, Johnson still managed to sliver through holes and average 5.8 yards per carry. It’s only been a month since Johnson took over the position, but he is riding this wave until it dies out. “I’m just kind of going along with it,” Johnson said. “We’ve discussed with coach Herman, I’m going to switch back to quarterback after this season. But I’m just taking it day by day.”
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Best 24-hour diners in Austin From Magnolia Cafe to Kerbey Lane, Austin has plenty of options for late-night comfort food. By Katya Bandouil @kat372
fter a night out in West Campus or a long study session at the library, there are multiple 24hour diners around town to fulfill the craving for late-night comfort food. Diners open around-the-clock are an essential staple of Austin culture, which makes choosing just one favorite a nearly impossible task. Many establishments are beginning to offer vegan and gluten-free options. As diners adapt and evolve, it is even easier for students to find a spot for the whole group to enjoy.
The Magnolia Cafe:
The Magnolia Cafe offers more than the traditional pancakes and burgers. With its iconic neon lights, funky wall art and the “Sorry We’re Open” sign, it also delivers in terms of aesthetics. This diner is the perfect place to grab a late-night snack with friends and get an Instagram-worthy picture while you’re at it. The menu here is unconventional, going beyond breakfast and dinner food to include tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas. All menu items are just as good as Magnolia Cafe’s migas and pancakes. Magnolia Cafe has locations on South Congress Avenue and
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Lake Austin Boulevard. Kerbey Lane Cafe:
Students can be found here at any hour of the day. Just steps away from campus on The Drag, Kerbey Lane provides flavorful dinner food along with many popular vegan options. Nearly every entrée on the menu has a vegan or gluten-free option. Kerbey Lane also offers a host of seasonal menu variations, such as apple pie pancakes and the ‘Fall Harvest Salad’ this autumn. Offering
a different specialty pancake every two weeks, customers are in for a tasty surprise every visit. Another one of the most renowned food items on Kerbey Lane’s menu is the ‘Kerbey Queso.’ Next in line is the ‘Vegan Queso.’ Although the Guadalupe Street location is the most accessible, there are seven other locations around town to check out. Fun fact: The founder of Kerbey Lane, Patricia Ayer, used to work at Magnolia Cafe in the
1970s back when it was Omelettry West. She introduced the pancake recipe that they have today. 24 Diner:
The one and only. Located in the heart of North Lamar Street, 24 Diner is steps away from Waterloo Records and Amy’s Ice Cream. This is the perfect spot to go after a night out downtown. Straying from the conventional diner look, 24 Diner has its own take on diner decor — making it modern and sleek.
24 Diner is known for putting a fancy spin on diner food, or “chef-inspired comfort food,” as defined by their website. Although the eatery is popular for its milkshakes and chicken and waffles, a variety of vegetarian and gluten-free options are offered here as well. Star Seeds Cafe:
Last, but certainly not least, Star Seeds Cafe is an integral food joint in the Austin community. With its checkered floors and quintessential diner bar stools, Star Seeds Cafe delivers the clas-
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sic diner experience. From decorations to food, this place takes it back a few decades. Star Seeds Cafe offers a variety of breakfast foods, burgers and even an entire section dedicated to vegetarian options. Although their menu isn’t as vegan-friendly as some others, it is certainly college budget-friendly, with most meals priced at $10 or less. This diner was recently bought out by a new owner and will soon be renamed “Stars Cafe.”
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