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Sanger Learning Center celebrates 70 years of assisting students on campus.
Students discuss struggle with accomodations and navigating campus with a disability
Students and a professor talk intersections of identity, fashion and hijabs.
Texas defense remained unimproved in its game against Kansas on Saturday.
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Early voting starts for Texas amendments, propositions By Tori May & Graysen Golter
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With 498 amendments passed since 1876, Texas voters can approve up to 10 more Texas Constitutional amendments starting Monday. These amendments, which were proposed during last year’s legislative session, include policy changes on sales taxes, state income taxes and cancer research funds. Along with the amendments on the ballot, Austinites will also be voting on two city propositions. The first city amendment, Proposition A, would require a City Council supermajority and voter approval for the use of cityowned land for sports and entertainment facilities. Proposition B would require voter approval for Austin Convention Center additions exceeding $20 million, and the proposition would limit the amount of Austin’s hotel tax revenue used for the improvements to 34%. Austin City Council approved an ordinance Thursday that designates November election days as “Let Texas Vote Day.” Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza said the city is now working to make election day a paid city holiday starting in 2020 to give city staff administrative leave to vote in federal, state and local elections. Garza said it is important for Texas to overcome its history of voter suppression and allow the community to become more engaged in politics. Proposition 4, a state amendment, would make it more difficult for future legislators to enact an individual income tax. Instead of requiring a majority of legislators to pass and a majority of voters to approve an income tax in a statewide referendum, the amendment specifies two-thirds of the House and Senate must vote to approve proposals. V O T I N G PAGE 2
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Sophomore kicker Cameron Dicker kicks the game-winning 33-yard field goal on Saturday against the Kansas Jayhawks. This will go down as Dicker’s second biggest kick, only behind his game-winner against Oklahoma in 2018.
Though the Longhorns beat Kansas 50-48, they struggled to tame the Jayhawks offense. By Donnavan Smoot @dsmoot3D
onghorn fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium put their hands above their heads in angst as (2-4) Kansas took a 48-47 lead with 1:11 left in the game. The Jayhawks and Longhorns spent the majority of Saturday night trading blows as Kansas racked up
to exhale. 569 total yards and 48 points. Texas’ Dicker, who rarely gets rattled, lined lackluster defensive performance put up and simply did what he does every all of the pressure on the Longhorn offense, who calmly Tuesday in practice: marched down, leavstepped up and sent ing the the outcome the kick through of the game to a 33the uprights. yard field goal from “I love kickers,” I had full belief in sophomore kicker head coach Tom Cameron Dicker. him that he was go- Herman said. “I’m In unison, 90,000ing to make that kick. glad we’ve got the plus people raised one that we have and He’s a good kicker.” the snapper and the their hands and formed the hook ‘em holder and all of that sign, hoping to sum … We do a two minDEVIN DUVERNAY up a collective mojo to wide receiver ute scenario where will the ball through the one offense goes the uprights. The against the two defense, and they crowd, which had gone from stunned need a field goal to win. So these guys and silent as Kansas took the lead just have a ton of reps at that scenario, a minute before to noisy and raucous as and (I) was really proud of the way the Longhorns drove the ball into field they executed.” goal range, collectively went quiet with Dicker has been in that moment their breaths held waiting for a moment before. He’s won games for Texas with
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his leg before, most notably in the 2018 Red River Showdown. And Saturday, Texas needed him to do it again. He said he felt comfortable from 50 yards, but all he needed to avoid a disaster was a 33-yarder. While everyone looked toward the north end zone awaiting the deciding kick trying to wonder how the game had gotten to this point, Dicker’s teammates were on the sidelines knowing they had done their job by giving Dicker a shot for the win. “Doubt? Nah,” senior wide receiver Devin Duvernay said. “I had full belief in him that he was going to make that kick. He’s a good kicker.” Dicker’s kick not only saved the night, but also saved the Longhorns’ season. A home loss to an unranked opponent would not only have effectively ruined their chances of getting back to the Big 12 F O O T B A L L PAGE 3 UNIVERSITY
Texas Supreme Court dismisses negligence case By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez
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Members of UT’s Garba dance team, Dirty South Dandiya, perform for Navrati at the Recreational Sports Center on Friday, Oct. 18.
HSA hosts cultural festival Navratri to celebrate women’s contributions to society By Jennifer Xia @JenniferXia7
More than 1,300 students dressed in traditional Indian attire and danced barefoot to live music on-campus Friday evening at the cultural festival Navratri. The Hindu Students Association hosted the festival at the Recreational Sports
Center to celebrate women’s contribution to society, according to the event’s Facebook page. Navratri is a nine-day festival to celebrate the nine forms of Devi, a goddess who represents the female energy, according to the page. “One part of (our event) is educational, so people understand the history of it and the different ways it’s celebrated,” association media chair Abhay
Ram said. Along with dancing, students also received free Indian food and had the opportunity to write down the names of women they admired. “You’ll see a lot of diverse people coming out with their friends, because the main part of the event is dancing, and dancing is a language that everyone can speak to some extent,” said Ram, an arts and entertainment
technologies junior. The first dance was Garba, where students clapped in circles around idols of goddesses placed under a tent in the center of the room. The idols were surrounded by candles, which students offered as part of a Hindu religious ritual of worship called Aarti, association co-chair Neha Irrinki said. H S A PAGE 3
Non-University affiliates can be considered trespassers if they engage in recreational activities on University property, according to a Texas Supreme Court opinion issued Friday. The highest court in the state dismissed Austin resident April Garner’s case, who claimed the University was liable for her injuries after a University employee backed a truck into her as she rode her bike on a private road, according to the opinion. The road is often used by the general public as a shortcut to avoid Lake Austin Boulevard, according to the suit. However, because she was not a University student, employee or invited guest, the court agreed with UT’s argument that she was a trespasser and that UT could only be held responsible for intentional injuries. According to the suit, Garner claimed the University’s immunity from the suit was dismissed under the Texas Tort Claims Act, which waives “sovereign immunity” for claims involving injury in motor vehicle accidents caused by negligence by a government employee. The University and Garner’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The University initially filed a motion to dismiss Garner’s case, claiming it was not liable because Garner was a trespasser on private property under Texas common law and did not have permission to be there. The district court dismissed the motion, allowing the case to proceed. In 2017, the University appealed the case and claimed Garner was a civil trespasser under the Recreational Use Statute. Garner claimed UT’s interpretation of the statute was so broad, anyone on University property, including students, faculty and staff, would be considered civil trespassers because activities such as hiking and biking are recreational under the statute. The statute protects landowners’ liability when allowing the public to use land — including government property — recreationally. Under the statute, Garner would have implicit permission to be on University property. However, she would also be considered a civil trespasser and would need to prove the University harmed her intentionally or through gross negligence. Justice Bob Shannon in the 3rd District Court of Appeals wrote an opinion in favor of Garner, stating because the University did not open the private road for public use, the Recreational L A W S U I T PAGE 2
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The aroma of Hispanic foods consumed the air as student mariachi musicians and Mexican folk dancers performed on campus Friday evening. During the Latinx-Hispanic Heritage Festival, Gillian Hagamen, mechanical engineering student program coordinator, said about 100 engineering and natural science students interacted with and learned about Hispanic culture. The Cockrell School of Engineering partnered with the College of Natural Sciences to host the festival at the Engineering Education and Research Center. “The event celebrates students, faculty
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The Texas Folklorico Dance Company performs a traditional dance at the Latinx-Hispanic Festival in the Engineering Education and Research Center on Oct. 18, 2019.
and staff within Cockrell and CNS who identify as Hispanic or Latinx,” Hagamen said. “Students benefit from cultural awareness events by learning what different cultures can bring to the table when solving problems in the fields of science and engineering.” Biology sophomore Ariah Quinonez said Hispanic celebratory events are important because they allow students to feel included. “Sometimes it feels like we aren’t specifically promoted and embraced with other races,” Quinonez said. “Events like this let students understand that although we may not see a lot of Hispanics in our classes, there’s a bunch of Hispanics at UT, and we just have to find each other.”
Math and economics sophomore Ximena Mercado Garcia said she was a student coordinator for the festival, and that it was an honor to plan an event empowering Hispanic students like herself. “It’s important for students to know they have a familia on campus,” Mercado Garcia said. “Sometimes programs will only promote diversity and not inclusion. With this festival, we wanted to show inclusivity instead of simply saying we want diversity. Actions are more impactful than words.” Civil engineering junior Yecenia Huerta said she worked alongside Quinonez to organize the festival. She said she wanted students to feel recognized for their culture. “(As a Hispanic), you walk into an
engineering room and most people don’t have your skin color or speak your native language,” Huerta said. “This event is inspiring to students who feel they can’t relate to their classmates.” Enrique Dominguez, director of Cockrell’s Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program, said more cultural celebrations are being planned. He said future events will include an Asian American and Pacific Islander event, an LGBTQIA+ event and a Black excellence in STEM event. “We hope students benefit from these events by finding other students who are like them,” Dominguez said. “We’re expected to just be an engineer or just be a scientist, but in the real world, we are multiple identities.”
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“Proposition 4 would help keep the Texas economy strong by ensuring that the state could not impose an individual income tax, sending a message that Texas (is) committed to maintaining a business-friendly, low-tax economic environment,” Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano), said during the session. Proposition 5 would allocate sporting goods sales tax revenue to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission. Under this proposed amendment, Texas Parks and Wildlife would receive 93% of the tax revenue and the Texas Historical Commission would receive 7%. “The state parks system deserves a constitutionally protected source of revenue to fulfill promises made when the Legislature allocated the existing sales tax on sporting goods to funding for state parks and historic sites,” Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), said in a press release. Proposition 6 aims to increase the maximum amount of bonds the Texas Public Finance Authority could provide, issue and sell on behalf of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas from $3 billion to $6 billion. Former Texas legislator John Zerwas, co-author of Proposition 6, said this reauthorization of funding and support of the institute would maintain its current level of activity and
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Use Statute does not apply and Garner was not a civil trespasser. The University appealed the case a second time to the Texas Supreme Court in August 2018, claiming Shannon misinterpreted the statute and argued Garner was a trespasser whether or not she had implied permission to bike on University property. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the University, stating that if a person uses government-owned land for recreation the governmental unit does not owe them more care than a trespasser. “Because the Recreational Use Statute applies, and because Garner does not assert claims premised on conduct involving malicious intent, bad faith, or gross negligence, the Tort Claims Act does not waive the University’s immunity from suit,” the Supreme Court wrote. “Accordingly, without hearing oral argument, we grant the University’s petition for review, reverse the court of appeals’ judgment, and dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction.”
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The Texas Supreme Court dismissed April Garner’s claim of negligence after she was run over and injured by a University employee on a truck while riding her bike on Oct. 18, 2019.
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Sanger Learning Center celebrates 70 year anniversary By Bethany Stork @bethgstork
Food and live music welcomed dozens of students to celebrate 70 years of academic assistance from the Sanger Learning Center Friday evening. The center was established in 1949 and currently offers free tutoring and study skills to more than 10,000 students each year, according to the center’s website. The center honored the anniversary by hosting a party on the third floor of Jester West Residence Hall. The celebration featured free food, door prizes, Sanger embroidered swag and a performance by the center’s musical ensemble. Sanger learning specialist Pamela Way said she has been part of the program for 15 years and looks forward to future anniversaries. “Sanger’s grown over the years,” Way said. “Change is always hard, but our dedication to our students has never changed.” Luna Malloy, Sanger peer academic coach, said the most rewarding aspect of her job is her ability to
build relationships with students and watch them become more confident in their academic abilities. “Sanger’s not only a job, but it’s a job with a purpose,” psychology sophomore Malloy said. “It’s geared towards helping people, which is what I love most about it.” At the event, decorated tables with photographs of center staff and students from its 70-year history provided students with background history on the center. “When someone says something is celebrating 70 years, it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s cool,’” engineering sophomore Emily Saunders said. “But actually seeing pictures, hearing stories, and seeing how much of an impact (Sanger’s) made really makes you excited to be part of the celebration.” The celebration aimed to thank student educators and campus partners for their positive impact on the UT community, according to the center Facebook page. “I haven’t used Sanger before, but I really don’t know why I haven’t,”
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The Sanger Learning Center, a program offering free academic support, celebrates its 70 years of assisting over more than 10,000 students during each academic year. Saunders said. “The celebration is introducing me to a lot of the staff who really are so kind and excited to talk to me.” Way said during her
time at the center, she has seen many students facing stress and test anxiety. She said the center has helped students overcome academic struggles and
make connections. “The students are my favorite part of what Sanger does,” Way said. “It’s great to be able to see students grow and
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become more relieved and confident thanks to our staff. This celebration is for everyone involved in that process.”
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Students get ‘Taste of Texas’ networking opportunity with local nutrition innovators By Dex Parra @dexparra
Dozens of business and natural science students grabbed samples of kombucha, kale chips and other healthy food items while networking with local nutrition innovators Friday afternoon. During the Taste of Texas Showcase, local startups hosted booths, offered product samples and educated students on the current state of the nutrition business. The event was co-hosted by the College of Natural Sciences and the McCombs School of Business in the atrium of Robert B. Rowling Hall. The showcase also featured guest speakers and panel discussions to allow students to engage with food and beverage experts across Austin. During the main “fireside chat,” Marissa Epstein, director of the UT
Nutrition Institute, interviewed Clayton Christopher, founder of the local company Sweet Leaf Tea and co-founder of Deep Eddy Vodka. They spoke about the growing prominence of Austin as a destination city for healthy food and beverage companies. “Austin is a ... very unique city, and it’s consistently ranked in the top 10 party cities in the country,” Christopher said. “But we also rank in the top 10 healthiest cities. So there’s a really nutritional convergence of a great place to launch a brand, because we’re lots of social animals ... but (we also) care about health.” Christopher said it is better for a business to grow at a local level, or be “narrow and deep,” rather than “wide and shallow” on a national scale. “It’s so much better to learn first in your own market, because you’re going to make lots of mistakes,” Christopher said. “If you
can’t make it in your own market, you’re going to get killed trying to expand.” Biochemistry freshman Benjamin Eappen said he attended the event to learn more about investing and entrepreneurship. “I’m really interested in food business, so meeting all these people from all these companies was quite enlightening,” Eappen said. Backstage at Austin City Limits, Christopher said he and his friends would make what they called Tito’s Sweetos, which is a mix of Tito’s Vodka and Sweet Leaf Tea. He said after trying the sweet vodka mixture, he thought there would be a good market for the beverage. “What I would encourage you to do is to observe people,” Epstein said. “What do people want that they don’t have? How are they Tito’s Sweeto-ing their way through their experiences right now? Those are market opportunities.”
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School of Business offers first health care cybersecurity certificate program By Mariane Gutierrez @marianegtrz
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Soley representative Chris Hofbauer passes out samples of the healthy real fruit alcoholic beverage on Oct. 18, 2019 at the Taste of Texas Showcase.
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“(The candles) represent dharma, which is the guiding light to your duties and responsibilities through worship,” marketing sophomore Irrinki said. Biology freshman Tejas Mohankumar said she went because she wanted to stay in touch with her culture and celebrate her grandmother.
silence that filled the stadium prior to the kick were instantly replaced by sighs of relief, cheers and chants of “Dicker.” “It was cool,” Dicker said. “It’s always cool to have people chant your name. It was just a funny, cool moment.” While others would be nervous, Dicker goes through his routine. He makes sure not to let the moment
“(My grandmother) taught me to be dedicated and passionate in whatever I choose to do,” Mohankumar said. “She’s been through a lot to get to where she is today, and she’s really been a monumental woman that I look up to in my life.” After watching a student performance of a dance called Dandiya, students received their own Dandiya sticks for the next dance. During the dance, Ram said students form long
get to him and treat every kick the same — whether it be in practice or to win a game. “(I was) just kicking it in the net getting myself mentally prepped,” Dicker said. “When it was like 10 seconds left … and we were inside their 40, I walked over the sidelines ready to go … I felt pretty confident going into this with my preparation so going in nailing it felt good.”
lines with partners and hit the sticks together. “The Dandiya portion is great, because you have to enter a line with a partner to start off, so that’s a really great way to make friends,” Irrinki said. The festival ended with a Bollywood dance. “The Bollywood portion towards the end was so great,” Irrinki said. “We don’t look at who we’re dancing with. It’s just the fact that we’re all there dancing together.”
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The McCombs School of Business now offers a certificate program that educates students on how to protect U.S. health care systems from cybersecurity attacks. According to a University press release, the Leadership in Healthcare Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program is the first of its kind in the U.S. The program began this August and has 16 students enrolled, according to the release. Leanne Field, director for digital health care and innovation for McCombs, said students are learning how to manage the cybersecurity risks that health care systems face. Field said the certificate program was created to address increasing cybersecurity threats across the U.S. She said with 350,000 cybersecurity job openings, it is important to give people the knowledge to stop these threats.
“Protecting our healthcare organizations from cyberattacks is a national priority,” Field said. “The certificate program was created to help meet the acute workforce needs for our nation by training leaders.” Business freshman Kevin Saavedra said by starting programs like this, McCombs creates more opportunities for students and provides a place for digital learning. “McCombs is always developing their opportunities for students,” Saavedra said. “Through programs like this new one ... students will benefit through the professors who care about their areas of expertise, especially with this day and age of cyber threats.” Field said the program aims to remain focused on health care and equip students with the knowledge to assess, identify, reduce and respond to cybersecurity risks. “We hope to grow this program over time,” Field said. “It offers a new paradigm for workforce
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development, because it is focused on preparing non-technical leaders in health care, cybersecurity and privacy.” Undeclared freshman Sunday Cortez said this program innovates health care facilities by protecting patients’ private information. She said this allows patients and health care professionals to focus more on the health care process. “I’m really looking forward to being able to take care of my patients and not have to worry about their information being breached,” Cortez said. Field said protecting health care facilities is the primary goal of the certificate program because it will save lives. “When a hospital is breached by a cyberattack, all of the interconnected information technology networks and other medical technologies are encrypted and can no longer be used to provide lifesaving diagnosis and treatment for patients by healthcare providers,” Field said.
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New permit policy provokes criticism, calls for increased access for students with disabilities By Kateri David and Julia Zaksek Forum editors
Attending a large university is challenging. Making it to campus from an off-campus home or apartment, getting from class to class in the set 10 or 15 minutes and finding a place to park that’s not across town is hard, but for students with disabilities, a lack of access and appropriate accommodations can make these everyday tasks impossible. Students with disabilities at UT are struggling, physically and mentally, to navigate their campus. Tedious paperwork, long waits and lack of information often hinder students who need accommodations to succeed
academically and protect their physical and mental health. However, even when students receive accommodations, they are often not enough. The discussion about accessibility and inclusivity on campus recently came to a head this past summer, when Parking and Transportation Services created the D+ parking permit after the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration found the former D parking spaces were not compliant with the Texas Accessibility standards. Rather than launch a construction project to render the parking spots compliant or create new spots, UT created the D+ permit, a non-ADA compliant label. The new D+ spots — though unchanged in every respect — are reserved exclusively for students with disabilities, but they come with a hefty $300 charge: an effective price tag on accessibility.
Students felt as though UT was cashing in on their disability and adding to a long history of failing those most in need of assistance. In this forum, English senior Allyson Stephens describes her experience attending UT while managing Type 1 diabetes and her difficulties obtaining accommodations for her disability. Ivy Hester, a speech and language pathology junior, details similar trials in navigating the accommodations process. She argues that students with disabilities are denied mobility and equal treatment within academic spaces, urging the University to fulfill its promise to all students. As always, if you have any thoughts on this topic or any other, please feel free to reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com.
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Two years without accommodations: My struggle for access
UT students with disabilities deserve priority, inclusion
By Ally Stephens
Jonas discussed the severity of his disease and its life-threatening quality. It could permanently disable parts of my body or kill me. Yet, just my diagnosis was not enough. I had to prove not only that I was diabetTen years ago, I was diagnosed with Type 1 ic, but that I was diabetic in the ways that diabetes, a chronic illness and disability that requires a number of daily rituals to ensure my merited help. It took me two years to be able to do it. I had health and longevity. As a child, my parents to tell my doctor and nurses how to fill out the took care of my accommodations for me since I was too young to learn how to take care of my disability form exactly so that I could ensure I received my accommodations. They became disease. Once I got to UT, however, I was on my frustrated with the micromanagement of a disown and wanted to prove to myself that I could cover all of my diabetes bases without sacrific- ease that is life-threatening in many ways. They ing too much of my already-diminished health wrote a separate letter along with the SSD paperwork to educate SSD on how Type 1 diabeand ability. tes can be — and is — I was wrong to expect that completely debilitating much of myself. I’ve always hesto me. When I turned itated to ask for help, but after this into SSD, I was told one semester, I recognized that I it may not be processed needed help and that my health UT fails to prioritize quickly because it was superseded the importance of students with disnot completed in the way my class attendance and grades. SSD preferred. I asked my doctor to fill out abilities, as reflected During this wait — the letter provided for medical in SSD’s unbearwhich included the two disability accommodations on years leading up to my able slowness in the the Services for Students with accommodations — I Disabilities website. After readaccommodation’s failed a class, endured ing the letter over, I thought it major health scares, exprocess.” looked good and submitted it perienced the suicide of to SSD. I waited about a month a close friend, missed before receiving an email: My about half of my classes accommodations were denied as for an entire semester and completely had my I, according to my paperwork, did not have any own self-esteem diminished to a point where I needs beyond those of an able-bodied student. lost the feeling that my disease was important My heart sank. It would take me another for me to keep up with. year before I even felt comfortable and, more I needed those accommodations, and I importantly, be able to ask for help with the process again. I didn’t follow up with SSD af- appreciate everything that SSD does and will continue to do for me, but on a campus ter this initial rejection, which is certainly my own fault. But after having had diabetes for the where disabled students must pay for ADA parking, where a plan for only three more majority of my life, I felt rejected in a multitude of ways — not just from the system that was buildings on campus to gain accessibility is reduced to a headline, where the bathsupposed to ensure my own safety and success. Consequently, my personal life and diabetes rooms are closed for “cleaning” for hours got worse the next school year, which took a at a time and inaccessible to people who toll on my health and grades. It took a lot for need to use them urgently, and where food me to want to seek out help once again. But it is given out and sold on a daily basis without a proper ingredient list or nutritional shouldn’t have. information, these failures further reflect a Someone in UT administration, staff or SSD knew I had diabetes. Although it is not their major problem. responsibility to take care of me, it is their reUT fails to prioritize students with disabilisponsibility to accommodate the disabled. As ties, as reflected in SSD’s unbearable slowness easy as other aspects of college life were for me, in the accommodation process. As a result, getting accommodations was difficult. I had to endure a year of suffering alone — a I recall watching Disney Channel as a young year that I consider to be the worst of my life. diabetic and seeing commercials where Nick Stephens is an English sophomore. Contributor
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By Ivy Hester
Many academics advise against disclosing disability because it can produce an environment with few chances for promotion or recognition. I ended up desperately needing my accommodations and Less than 35% of disabled students are projecteventually had to medically withdraw. ed to graduate with a four-year degree, and this Now, a year and a half later, I still struggle with number grows substantially smaller when you ina lot of the same frustrations on this campus. I am clude completing the program in four years or less. regularly reminded that my existence and mental In a country with 61 million disabled individuals, and physical well-being are not important to those these numbers are bleak. in power. In the 136 years since the University’s doors I have to walk across campus during the hothave opened, very little has been done to make test parts of the day with a thyroid condition that disabled students feel welcome. I’ve met multimakes it difficult for me to control my internal temple college students who would have loved to go perature. I witnessed demonstrations on campus here, but the cost and inaccessibility make a UT that exacerbated my PTSD and shamed me for degree unattainable. being a survivor. I lost points At UT, the process to off my grades due to my inabilreceive disability accomity to make it to class on days modations takes months, my chronic stomach problems and information regarding caused me too much pain. I am regularly which disabilities are covSeveral schools have proreminded that ered by accommodations is grams where students with monot made clear enough to all bility issues are granted free or my existence and students. I was unable to relow-cost transportation to and mental and physiceive help my freshman year. from classes. Not only do we not When I discussed my menhave this policy, we force our cal well-being are tal health with an employee disabled students to pay extra not important to at the Office of the Dean of for parking passes. Disabled Students, he told me that my students are also forced to move those in power.” problems would be “too setheir cars to further lots if they vere” for the Counseling and happen to be located in a parkMental Health Center. I felt ing garage near the stadium for betrayed. The school that told me how much they game days. It seems like the University is choosdo to help students with mental illnesses was telling ing to cater to its wealthy donors over disabled me the office created specifically to help people like students on a daily basis. me was overworked and underfunded. Parking rules like this make it even harder to I wasn’t made aware that the University actually get to class, something that’s already a struggle for had programs in place to help me until over halfway some students. Disabled students often need a vethrough my second semester. Meanwhile, the stress hicle to access campus because the few areas that of school and the feeling of betrayal by my universihave accessible housing are often incredibly diffity made me suicidal. I missed over a month of class cult to find and not available near campus. West and ended up in a mental hospital. I believed I was Campus has too many roadblocks, and Riverside is going to be forced to withdraw or would flunk out too far and often not up to ADA standards. when I was sent to the Student Emergency Services Students with disabilities are not helped by office. I met with an incredibly kind woman who department policies that remove points from your grade after a certain number of missed classes. made me feel comfortable and told me I was eliI understand the premise in requiring a doctor’s gible for accommodations. I recall feeling my face grow hot with fury and embarrassment at having note for absences and assignments, but in a climate where doctor’s visits are a luxury many can’t avoided the offices out of anger and shame. It took three months from sending in my accommodations afford, it’s harmful. I could write a million words on all of the ways request to having my accommodations entered into the system, and I had to pay for an additional UT’s disabled population is silenced and diminished. It’s shameful and disgusting. How can we doctor’s appointment to obtain proof I needed. change the world while we aren’t allowing all of our However, last year, after feeling a clear differstudents to meet their full potential? ence in treatment from some of my professors, I Hester is a speech and language pathology junior. made the decision to not use my accommodations. Contributor
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019
TELEVISION
FILM REVIEW | ‘ELI’
‘Looking for Alaska’ displeases audiences By Ariana Arredondo @arixgraciela
“Looking for Alaska” romanticizes toxic friendships and leaves audiences looking for a deeper meaning. John Green, author of “The Fault in Our Stars” (2012), returns with more angsty teen content in the Hulu miniseries based on his book “Looking for Alaska” (2006). Over the course of eight episodes, four friends at the fictional Culver Creek Boarding School struggle with questions of life, death and suffering. The story is told in an ominous fashion, narrated by Miles (Charlie Plummer) as title cards slowly count down to the climax of the season, announcing the number of days “before” an unknown climatic event. The cards indicate that something big is going to happen, but the audience doesn’t know what. The four friends spend most of the series engaged in a prank war against the rich kids, during which the audience gets to know each character, from their individual quirks to tragic backstories. The overall pace of the series is slow and drawn out. After the fourth episode, there was no clear build up or main plot to be carried out through the rest of the season. Focused too heavily on the prank
war, the series lacks the suspense that keeps readers on the edge of their seats, unlike the book version of the story. The show’s dedication to detailing each event within the book led to the inclusion of some scenes and subplots that seem completely useless to the overall purpose of the show. By condensing these plots and focusing on the main characters, it very easily could have been a two hour-long movie. Although the first half of the season pays attention to mundane and useless details for far too long, it does pick up around the sixth episode. When the audience finally discovers what the countdown was referring to, they are left with plenty of reasons to let a few tears spill out. Alaska (Kristine Froseth) has total control over the three boys. She’s charming, morbid and selfish and like the other characters, the audience is lost in the whirlwind that is her spontaneity and self-destructive tendencies. Miles especially is clearly infatuated with Alaska, and instead of making it clear that this obsession is unhealthy and without substance, the show only encourages their strange friendship. Uncomfortable moments highlighting the sexual tension between the two validate their relationship and encourage
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audiences to idealize toxic traits in a partner. The teen angst is quite apparent and the dialogue and characterization of Alaska and Miles is screaming for this show to be reposted as black and white gifs on Tumblr. The themes of death and uncertainty are evident and told through the eyes of the four friends. However, substance is lost and crosses into cringey as Alaska and Miles try a little too hard to be edgy and deep. Alaska is a symbol for teenage spontaneity and misbehavior, but an opportunity was missed to focus on how her behavior and attitude was counterproductive and harmful. Instead, it idolized and almost applauded her. Ultimately, the show lacked the depth provided by the access to Miles’ thoughts readers had in the book. Unlike the book, the audience had a limited view of Alaska and Miles’ relationship causing it to appear superficial and romanticized.
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Hulu’s new mini series “Looking for Alaska ” tackles themes of death and uncertainty through the perspective of four teens.
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Charlie Shotwell stars as Eli in Netflix’s recently released horror. By Aimée Knight
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Some films are so bad, they’re good. Netflix’s new horror “Eli” fails to even meet this bar. “Eli” has all the potential to be the emotionally-charged, original horror film of this Halloween season. Directed by Ciarán Foy (Sinister 2), the film follows 11-yearold Eli as he’s quarantined in a doctor’s large Victorian house in a desperate attempt to cure his mysterious autoimmune disease. However, the film buckles under the weight of too many horror clichés and the result is a kitschy, generic scary movie that flounders and then fails to pack a spooky punch. Screenwriters David Chirchirillo, Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing cram so many horror tropes into a measly 90 minutes that the result is a dizzying ping-pong, from haunted house jump scares to “Saw”-esque medical body horror to family drama. A lot is asked of Charlie Shotwell, the young actor who plays Eli. As the focal point in almost every scene, Shotwell appears to do his best to convincingly portray a youngster whose life is dictated by the demands of his illness. Unfortunately he, like the rest of the characters in the film, isn’t given much to work with in terms of character development and his performance settles somewhere around average. It’s hard to shake the feeling that Shotwell is only saying his lines because it’s his job. The script makes little to no effort to create a background for its characters. So much is withheld about their past, their
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hobbies and the other relationships in their lives that the audience is left with two-dimensional figures: sick kid, desperate mom, serious doctor. As a result, the moments when the film asks the audience to sympathize with the character’s emotional hardships fall flat. In scenes of intensity, actors default to one action: screaming lines. All nuance is thrown to the side when the stakes are turned up high and, as a result, moments that could have been moving or elicited captivating performances instead regress to a screaming match — like when Eli is begging his parents to explain why he has to progress to the next stage of treatment, despite feeling sicker than he did when he arrived. To its credit, the narrative attempts something both original and ambitious in the final 20 minutes. The screenwriters manage to pull off a conclusion to the narrative that will most likely surprise the audience and satisfy those looking for impressive visual effects, but to ask viewers to wade through the previous 1 hour and 10 minutes of cliché and silliness is perhaps too tall an order. The first three quarters of the film trundle along at such a frustratingly slow pace, crammed with horror tropes and predictable plot turns, that I almost wish it was me, instead of Eli, who took a drill to the brain.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019
FOOTBALL
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Linebacker Joseph Ossai tackles Kansas running back Pooka Williams. Ossai had six solo tackles against the Jayhawks and blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt in the first half of Texas’ 50-48 victory at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Kansas drags Texas defense Texas’ defense allows Kansas to put up 48 points at home, proving major improvement is needed. By Daniela Perez @danielap3rez
he Jayhawks offense and Longhorn defense created the perfect storm — Kansas came into Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium as the second worst total offense in the Big 12 with Texas brining the conference’s worst defense on the other side of the ball. Together they dismantled the 21-point spread that favored the Longhorns and made way for the 50-48 shootout that narrowly crowned Texas the winner. The game showed a couple of things, like Kansas’ quarterback and running back capabilities. But it also proved Texas’ need for serious improvement on both sides of the snap in order to even be in
contention for the Big 12 championship. “We’re happy that we found a way to win,” head coach Tom Herman said. “I know there’s other teams in the country, even teams in the top 25, top 10 that didn’t. And that’s a whole lot worse feeling than the feeling that we have now. We’re going to celebrate the win and, obviously, come ready to improve the things that we are deficient at right now and enhance the things that we do well and make sure that we’re doing more and more of them.” The game started out bright for the Longhorns when they took a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Although a field goal helped put Kansas on the board by the end of the first, it was Texas’ inability to convert two fourth downs that led to two touchdown drives for the Jayhawks. The first came after a third and 18 that put Texas two yards away from a first down, but wide receiver Jake Smith’s run was a yard short and left Kansas to start their drive on the 50-yard line. Three minutes later, Kansas was on the board with 10 points. On Texas’ next drive, another fourth and two stood between the Longhorns and a first down. History repeated itself, and Kansas’ drive resulted in a 17-14 Jayhawks lead. The fourth quarter also saw two red zone turnovers that gave Kansas 14 points — one was an
interception from Kansas linebacker Najee Stevens-McKenzie and another was a fumble by Jake Smith. “We have a lot of things we need to clean up,” junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger said. “But at the end of the day, a win’s a win.” Recurring defensive issues also stood in Texas’ way, such as their inability to stop Kansas running back Pooka Williams’ 190 rushing yards and two touchdowns. They also struggled in bringing down quarterback Carter Stanley, who rushed for 65 yards and was only sacked once. This exposed Texas’ greatest weakness: their run defense. Kansas out-rushed the No. 15 team in the country 259 yards to 239. Sophomore linebacker Joseph Ossai recognizes their run defense is in need of serious improvement, but will continue to do their job. “If we were put on the field to go stop them from scoring that’s what we do, (it) doesn’t matter where the ball is put or if the offense fumbles or you got dealt a bad hand,” Ossai said. “(The offense) can obviously do their job pretty well so we’re just happy. We need to learn how to stop the run and keep the score on the other side lower.” Despite their weaknesses in stopping the run, the defense still made great plays. In the second
quarter, Ossai blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt that kept the game at 17-14 Kansas. Following Ehlinger’s interception in the fourth quarter that resulted in a Kansas touchdown, senior defensive end Malcolm Roach blocked the kick and sophomore defensive back D’Shawn Jamison returned it for a defensive point after touchdown. Longhorns kept the lead 33-30. Herman recognizes the team’s defense still has a lot of work to
do, but was proud of their grit. “To win a football game when you’re playing with such youth and inexperience on defense, and basically if you count the two 4th downs, lose the turnover battle 4-0, you know, proud of the resiliency, proud of the fight,” Herman said. In the end, Texas was victorious, but it was anything but pretty. Players and coaches know work is needed on both sides of the
ball, but for Ossai, a win is still a win. “You know wins can be ugly sometimes, and they can be tough, and they’re dogfights in football games, but … I’m proud of the guys on defense for doing what they could, you know, proud of the offense for holding us,” Ossai said. Proud of everybody for doing their job and keeping us in this one and chalking this up for a win.”
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Safety Brandon Jones attempts to tackle Kansas running back Pooka Williams. Jones left the game midway through the fourth quarter with a stinger.
SOCCER
Texas takes down Baylor after back-to-back losses By Isaac Gutierrez @ByIsaacG
After two consecutive conference losses, Texas regained its footing in the Big 12 race with a 2-1 win on the road against Baylor. The Longhorns now sit in second place in the conference with a record of 4–2. “I’m really proud of our team,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “In this conference, it’s really hard to go on the road and steal points.” Texas’ defense returned to form after giving up four goals over the last two games. Kelly made the decision to start junior goalkeeper Savannah Madden against Baylor, replacing redshirt junior Nicole Curry, who has started 10 games this season. While the Texas defense underwent a necessary improvement, it is the Texas offense that displayed the most growth against Baylor. Before junior forward Haley Berg’s
goal in the first half, Texas had played 146 straight minutes without scoring a single goal. This failure to convert on offense has been driven by the Longhorns’ undisciplined play, something Kelly said was as an area for improvement going forward. “I thought we just gave the ball away too often,” Kelly said. “We just needed to connect more passes and had poor decision-making at times.” Not only did the Longhorns do a better job of securing possession against Baylor, they also took better advantage of the scoring opportunities their defense creates. Along with the aforementioned goal from Berg, Texas scored a second goal in the second half. This time, the score was courtesy of an unexpected source. In her second collegiate start, sophomore Cameron Brooks scored her first collegiate goal. Along with her own goal, she was credited with the
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Forward Haley Berg battles against a Grambling State defender for the ball. Berg scored Texas’ first goal against Baylor on Saturday, breaking Texas’ 146-minute stretch without a goal. assist for Berg’s goal. Kelly took notice. “I think she has a savvy to her,” Kelly said. “She doesn’t get rattled. She has a big physical presence, she
attacks balls in the air, she holds the ball well, she whips balls in. She’s always had that. That’s why we recruited her, and I think tonight she definitely
showed out.” The Longhorns now have three matches remaining on their schedule, two of which — Oklahoma and Texas Tech —are against teams
vying for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game that Texas would occupy if the season were to end today. The outcome of the team’s season will be
decided by whether Texas performs like the team that dealt with Baylor on the road or the team that was stifled at home by Oklahoma State.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019
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J O R DY N Z I T M A N
Life&Arts Editor | @JORDYNZITMAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019
FASHION
LIFE&ARTS
Expression through the hijab
brittany mendez
Undeclared freshman Nadia Syed uses hijabs as an outlet for self expression.
Hijabi fashion allows Muslim women at UT to grow and be creative with their own style and culture. By Ariana Arrendondo @arixgraciela
light green button up catches undeclared freshman Nadia Syed’s eye as she gets ready for her day. She grabs her signature green hijab to match, wraps it around her head and walks out the door. Throughout her childhood, Syed said she rarely strayed from
her one-piece black scarves. After her junior year of high school, she began experimenting with scarves of different colors and now enjoys the process of putting together different outfits. “I used to be so caged in my hijab,” Syed said. “Then I started wearing different colors and people started noticing and complimenting me. It made me feel good.” Hijabs are scarf-like garments worn as a part of Muslim cultural and religious practices of modesty. Women who wear them are called “hijabis.” Syed said stylistic variations in hijabi fashion allow Muslim women to grow and embrace their hijab and embed it into their self expression. Now, Syed owns around 15 different colored scarves, many of which are varying shades of green and brown. Syed said finding a way to incorporate her scarf into her self expression has allowed her to become more confident in herself by combining
modesty with fashion. “Just embrace it,” Syed said. “I used to think I didn’t look pretty with it on. I think a lot of hijabis
(A hijabi is) wearing that style because she’s expressing her right to have religion and at the same time, she’s dressing any way she wants.” FAEGHEH SHIRAZI middle eastern studies professor
don’t feel pretty wearing a scarf.” Middle Eastern Studies professor Faegheh Shirazi studies the economics of Islamic fashion. She said choosing to wear
a hijab is a personal decision and shouldn’t be questioned the same way wearing a cross necklace or a baseball hat wouldn’t be questioned. “(A hijabi is) wearing that style because she’s expressing her right to have religion and at the same time, she’s dressing any way she wants,” Shirazi said. Shirazi also said that over the years she has seen more hijabis on campus, as well as represented in the media and fashion industry. She has seen hijabis become a part of pop culture and predicts that these trends will only continue. “I am optimistic about the future because more and more of the younger people could make change, with hijab or without hijab,” Shirazi said. Sociology junior Karma Dadoush began wearing a hijab when she started college. She said her style has evolved as she has begun incorporating it into her everyday wear.
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“My style has changed for the better since I tend to pay attention to what I wear more,” Dadoush said. Dadoush emphasized the importance of being versatile in her fashion choices and balancing professionalism with her own style and religious beliefs. As Dadoush has grown into adulthood, she said she has come to terms with the fact that she is not another face in the crowd because of her hijab. She stands out and feels a certain level of responsibility to represent other Muslim women in a positive light through her style and day to day choices. “I’m more noticeable. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing is debatable, but it’s definitely there,” Dadoush said. “I don’t just blend in because of my hijab. I try to use my hijab to show other people who don’t know a lot about Islam or might have some misconceptions that we can be cool and stylish too.”
ART
‘It’s all about community’: Local comic artist discusses career By Grace Barnes @gebarnes210
Since graduating from UT in 2012, comic artist Cait Zellers has been telling “angry feminist stories.” Zellers sells prints, fan art, stickers and comic books under the brand name “Miss Mayhem,” named for the central character in many of her works. Although breaking into the art industry can be difficult, Cait said she found a strong and supportive community through comics. “(Comic art is) a very collaborative process,” Zellers said. “Having that community, and having creative people around you is one of the best parts about being in comics.” Zellers studied studio art and printmaking at UT, but chose to pursue comics after working at The Daily Texan. “Traditional oil painting is fantastic, but it’s not very relatable,” Zellers said. “With comics, there’s no limit to what you can do. Words and pictures are so accessible.” Zellers said finding friends in comics that were supportive was very important to her. “I met my first connections in the comics community through the Texan, and we started a micropress in Austin called Pomegranate Magazine,” Zellers said. “Spending time with them at the Texan solidified what I wanted to do.” Rachel Tyler graduated from UT last year, and like Zellers, worked for the Texan Comics department. Tyler said she wanted to pursue illustration after graduation, because of the way she views illustration as a profession. “One of my favorite experiences in college was working with the newspaper.” Tyler said. “I would love to find some kind of publication like that where I had (a role with) more responsibility. The energy and the deadlines of (the Texan) was scary and exciting.” But Tyler said making it as an illustrator is very difficult in the current scene. “Illustration is so saturated —
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After graduating from UT, Cait Zellers became an independent comic artist and found a strong community of artists through the collaborative medium. everybody and their dog is on Society6 trying to sell pillows,” Tyler said. “It’s really hard to make a name for yourself.” Tyler said she was advised not to wait around for the perfect job after graduation, but to just find something at a gallery or a museum. Tyler currently works in security at the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth. “It’s not really with the art, but it’s an art environment,” Tyler said. Beverly Acha, assistant professor of studio art and print, said even after finding a place in the industry, artists choose to have an alternative lifestyle and accept a certain amount of financial instability.
“Choosing to be an artist means you believe in making art and are willing to accept the drawbacks,” Acha
With comics, there’s no limit to what you can do. Words and pictures are so accessible.” CAIT ZELLERS
comic artist/ut alumna
said. “What helps is that, in choosing art, you are also choosing to be part of a community of artists who have made this choice. It’s your community that helps you ‘break into’ the art world.” While making a living as an artist can be difficult, Zellers said that the “starving artist” stereotype is ridiculous and there’s no shame in a day job. “I actually recommend (a day job) to people,” Zellers said. “There’s nothing wrong with doing your art as a side hustle until you can support yourself. I freelance right now, and it’s unpredictable. Sometimes it’s feast, sometimes it’s famine.”