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Whole Foods CEO and co-founder speaks to students about his business philosophy.
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Proposal to add required education modules on emergencies By Neelam Bohra @neelambohratx
Student Government introduced a resolution Tuesday in support of the Office of Emergency Preparedness implementing campus-wide education modules. The proposed modules would focus on emergency situations such as fires, weather-related evacuations or active shooter situations, according to the resolution. The modules would be similar to SafeHaven, AlcoholEdu and Academic Integrity, which are modules the University requires freshmen to complete. Morgan Kunde, Senate of College Councils member, helped author the joint resolution. She said SG will work with the senate and the Graduate Student Assembly. “I’ve been a student here for three years and up until now, I didn’t know there was an Office of Emergency Preparedness,” said Kunde, a human development and family science junior. “Hurricane Harvey affected a lot of people, and that inspired me to go down the rabbit hole of emergency preparedness at UT.” Kunde said she believes students are not aware that the Office of Emergency Preparedness offers a pocket guide for emergency situations as a PDF on their website. “The premise was you would download it, and when an emergency happens, you would pull it out so you would know what to do in an active shooter situation or other emergencies,” Kunde said. “But that’s not feasible, so we’re trying to fix the problem with creating more modules that will be publicly accessible.” Kunde said adding more modules may overwhelm freshmen but is better in comparison to the current system.
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Texas junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger greets fans before the Longhorns’ 45-38 loss to LSU on Sept. 7. Student-athletes like Ehlinger will be able to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness” beginning in 2021 after a vote from the NCAA Board of Governors.
NCAA PERMITS STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION NCAA permits student-athletes the opportunity to benefit off of their name, image and likeness.
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he NCAA Board of Governors unanimously voted to “permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model,” according to a press release from the NCAA. The decision comes nearly a month after California governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 206 into effect. The bill makes it illegal for the NCAA to rule a student-athlete in the state of California ineligible for receiving
compensation for the use of their name, image or likeness. The California bill is expected to go into effect beginning in 2023. The NCAA has historically banned players from being compensated outside the confines of their scholarships, claiming it would violate the ideas of amateurism that help drive the appeal of college sports. In 2017, the NCAA ruled University of Central Florida kicker Donald De La Haye ineligible for refusing to discontinue his YouTube channel, which was profiting off advertisements. “We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,” said Michael V. Drake, the chair of the board and president of The Ohio State University, in the press release. “This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships.” The new changes are not coming out of the blue. Seeds of the bill were planted years ago, as this conversation has been ongoing. In 2014, the Northwestern football team
attempted to unionize. They were ruled to be employees by the Chicago branch of the National Labor Relations Board. A year later, the ruling was overturned and the players were ruled to simply be student-athletes. Despite student-athletes’ new opportunity to to capitalize on their likeness, the NCAA said it still wants to maintain a level of amateurism in order to maintain a clear difference between itself and professional sports. According to the press release, the NCAA wants the new regulations to fall in line with these particular “principles and guidelines” • Assure student-athletes are treated similarly to nonathlete students unless a compelling reason exists to differentiate. • Maintain the priorities of education and the collegiate experience to provide opportunities for student-athlete success. • Reaffirm that student-athletes are students first and not employees of the university. • Protect the recruiting environment and prohibit inducements to select, remain at or transfer to a specific institution. N C A A PAGE 2
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to improve this,” accounting junior Levinson said. Levinson said association members received the handbook before Business undergraduates used to its revisions in 2017. She said more receive a handbook with a section changes could be made to the curdevoted to business attire that split rent handbook, such as adding every category into men and women. more nonbinary stock photos to the Now, gender-related language is abattire section. sent from that section. “At first, it basically said, ‘Men Velma Arney, the senior director can wear this,’ ‘Women can wear of BBA Career Services, said career this,’ and so on,” Levinson said. “It’s services started removing the book’s subjecting people to pick man ver“gendered lansus woman when guage” in fall 2017 some are on a after LGBT and (gender) specnonbinary stutrum. It’s kind dents approached of like being exthem. Arney said cluded from the career services classroom. It’s like finished removwhen someone ing the language uses the wrong for this semester’s pronouns. It books and is open makes you feel like to further changes. you’re not the per“We definiteson you are.” ly recognized Levinson, a Mcthat we needed Combs Diversity LETICIA ACOSTA to make changCouncil member, director of bba diversity es,” Arney said. said she contacted inclusion and outreach “Students had Leticia Acosta, dibeen providing us with feedback, rector of BBA Diversity Inclusion and and we try as we see what’s happenOutreach at McCombs, who shared ing in (the) industry and if we can the handbook’s progress with her. make modifications.” Acosta said she consults students Claire Levinson, Gay Business through the council whenever makStudents Association president, said ing the next semester’s handbook. multiple members approached her “As we are making changes, I like during the group’s social earlier this to run it by students,” Acosta said. semester about the handbook and “We can’t give every page for feedasked her to contact career services. back, but I work with the diversity in“They brought up that concern of clusion committee. That’s just where binary language in the handbook, saying we could easily make strides H A N D B O O K PAGE 3 By Neelam Bohra
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One year after the Austin Water Utility issued a boil water notice due to flooding from the Colorado River, Austin partnered with Travis County to evaluate how the city can improve its response to similar events in the future. Earlier this month, assistant city manager Rey Arellano sent a memo to Mayor Steve Adler and the City Council listing the Colorado River After Action Report, the Corrective Action Plan and an engineering study by the Austin Water Department in response to the week-long boil water notice last year. The After Action Report and Corrective Action Plan highlight 161 recommendations for how the city can improve in areas such as its communications and emergency response operations. Bryce Bencivengo, public information and marketing manager at Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said he praised the city’s response during the flooding, but the city had no plan to deal with an event that unprecedented. Bencivengo said the city will adjust for future events by improving Austin emergency response staff training and social media policy to better notify residents, among other things. He also recommended that residents register for WarnCentralTexas, a notification system that will send emails and texts to
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prepare people in case of a public safety event. “Every individual or family should make an emergency plan and know what you’re going to do in case of an emergency,” Bencivengo said.
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Euphoria ATX hosts Halloween-themed open mic By Angelica Arinze @AngelicaArinze
Amid orange fairy lights and paper jack-o’-lanterns, students got into the Halloween spirit Tuesday by listening to student musicians take the stage for an on-campus open mic night. Performers sang their own songs or covers of popular tunes during the Spooky Night Open Mic, which was hosted by student music group Euphoria ATX. Nate Eastwick, who peformed a cover of “XO” by Beyoncé and original music, said he came out to the event to get more exposure and promote his upcoming projects. “I have an album coming out early next year,” economics junior Eastwick said. “This is a chance for me to show people some stuff they’ve never heard before live. I produce, write, design, sing and vocalize all my own stuff. I made over 135 songs, and from there, I’ve picked out what I like the best and the genre I’m settling in.” Euphoria ATX president Emily Svahn said the group held the free Halloween-themed event in the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center Ballroom as an opportunity for student musicians to get comfortable with performing live shows. “(We want to) give people a chance where it’s a very welcoming and stressfree environment,” public relations senior Svahn said. “If you’re not used to a crowd, you can be making music all you want in your bedroom all day, but a true performer, I believe, especially in the Austin music scene, will survive if they’re able to put on a good show.”
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Hannah McChensey, who sang and played guitar, said she thought performing during the open mic would be a good way to get back into music. “I started playing piano when I was five, and then I learned guitar when I was in middle school, so I started playing and doing songwriting,” biology senior
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Author talks improving low-income student confidence By Brooke Ontiveros @brookexpanic
Ivonne Martinez said she came to the University from an under-resourced high school on the west side of San Antonio. Although she finished second in her class, she said she struggled immensely in her first courses at UT. “All I could feel was, ‘Why am I failing?’” mathematics junior Martinez said. “‘Is it impossible for me to succeed in this class?’” Author and journalist Paul Tough discussed his book “The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes Or Breaks Us” with a panel of faculty featured in the book at the Blanton Auditorium Tuesday. Tough’s book explores how low-income or first-generation students can go to universities, such as UT-Austin, only to feel they do not belong. “We as faculty generally want to be agnostic to what’s going on in our (classrooms),” said David Laude, panelist and chemistry professor. “We don’t want to believe that the economic divide has such a profound effect on students when, in fact, econom-
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Steven Ding, Senate academic policy co-chair, co-authored the resolution. “I still remember parts of AlcoholEdu because it’s interactive,” said Ding, a management information systems and urban studies sophomore. “This will be accessible at any time. We don’t expect
ics is what gets people that huge opportunity to be 30 or 40 or 50 yards ahead before the race even began.” Martinez was featured in Tough’s book and attended the panel Tuesday. She said she began to think her failure in calculus was a direct effect from her family’s low-income status and believed she was just born into a group destined to fail in higher education. Laude said how students perceive themselves and their abilities drastically affects their performance. “All they needed was a semester of somebody really caring,” Laude said. “Then suddenly, they were actually better performers than the regular student population.” Tough said low-income and first-generation families are the ones that need the most help, but they get the least support. Tough and faculty said the best way to set up this success is to give them confidence. “You give them confidence by creating a crisis.” said Uri Treisman, panelist and calculus professor. “You cannot develop scholars
everyone to remember every single word, but we want to encourage accessibility and awareness of these resources.” Michael Pontikes, a joint resolution committee chair, said he supports using a joint resolution to better represent the student body. “We will get comments from all the legislative student organizations, and we’ll come back to the meeting and talk about
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On right, Paul Tough, author of “The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us,” shakes hands with one of his supporters in the Blanton Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. without creating an environment where they have to face their demons and really figure out what they can do.” Treisman said the idea that
the changes we’ll make to this idea,” said Pontikes, an electrical and computer engineering senior. Kunde said the legislation has received positive feedback so far. “What is cool about this is these modules are there and publicly accessible for everyone,” Kunde said. “If students take these modules and if emergencies arise, they’ll know what to do. It’s practical.”
low-income students are not unique or worthy is hindering performance in both their academic and social careers. “Students I talk to often don’t
understand how important they and their stories are, but those experiences are special and will get them to places like medical school if they only tell them,” Laude said.
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Health care students experience clinician burnout
By Brooke Ontiveros e @brookexpanic e e f Intense feelings of emotional exhaustion and e detachment in up to 60% of medical students and s residents and up to 54% of nurses and physicians is compromising the quality of health care, according to a press release from the National Academy of Medicine. “Sometimes, people will just not care because they don’t feel like they’re doing a good job or can’t focus on providing care because of paperwork,” Dean of Pharmacy Lynn Crismon said. “How would you like to get on an airplane and think the pilot was burnt out?” A report published by the National Academy of Medicine last Wednesday called this “clinician burnout.” The report advised addressing burnout in training and early career stages for health care professions and reducing the stigma around asking for help. Crismon said some student stress can come from the increasing requirements for medical knowledge. “Biomedical knowledge continues to grow, and you can’t continue to increase the content and curriculum without overwhelming students,” Crismon said. Pharmacy graduate student Hannah Adair said a shift to pass-fail would relieve the pressure to
memorize every detail. Crismon said pass-fail would be a good step toward reducing burnout at UT. “It’s like trying to drink through a fire hose with all the information that’s just coming at you,” Adair said. “If you get into a health care-related field, obviously you’re interested in this material. It’s just the burnout feeling comes when you’re constantly tested here, here, here and always trying to do the absolute best.” These stresses increase the risk of mental illnesses such as depression. Although it varies state by state, disclosure of mental health issues could create difficulties with obtaining medical licensing, Crismon said. “Students may not reach out because they think they’re a burden,” said pharmacy graduate student Abraham Villagomez. “Students might struggle alone because everyone else seems fine, so they don’t want to bother anyone.” Adair said she encountered seemingly burned out physicians in her training. She said when asked, these physicians said they would not enter health care again because of the intense amount of work required. “Right now, it is disheartening if you do go out and meet a pharmacist or something and they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, I’m burned out,’” Adair said. “It makes you skeptical, like, ‘Oh no, did I choose the right field?’ If we start addressing this issue of mental health early, we can combat burnout in health care.”
When Austin experienced extreme flooding in 1981, Whole Foods CEO and co-founder said his organic grocery store could have failed if it were not for his customers and employees. “We had everything we have within that first store, literally, float down the river,” John Mackey said. “We should’ve died, but the stakeholders, employees and customers showed up the next morning and helped us clean the store.” Mackey spoke to around 100 students Tuesday in Rowling Hall about Whole Foods and the business philosophy he developed as a result of the generous community response to the flood. “The moral of that story is that I realized we owe our customers and our team members and our suppliers,” Mackey said. The event was hosted by the Undergraduate Business Council and the Center for Leadership and Ethics as part of the VIP Distinguished Speakers Series. Julian Ordaz, the VIP series chair for the council, said the series allows high-level executives to speak and share their perspectives with aspiring business students. “Every VIP talk is interesting and different in its own right,” said Ordaz, finance and
government sophomore. “Mackey dropped out of college and kind of defies what you think of standard business.” Mackey studied philosophy and religion at the University in the 1970s but said he never took a business class and dropped out to start Safer Way, which would eventually become Whole Foods. Mackey also said his customer-driven philosophy was essential to the mission of Whole Foods. “I said, ‘You know what, before we sell Whole Foods (to Amazon), I’m having a meeting with Jeff (Bezos) one last time, and I’m going to go there to ask what’s the higher purpose of Amazon,’” Mackey said. “Whole Foods is a mission-driven company, and I needed to make sure we protect our purpose.” Whole Foods was named one of America’s most reputable companies for corporate social responsibility by Reputation Institute, a research organization that ranks the credibility of global businesses. Sarang Garg, economics and business sophomore, said Mackey had a different business perspective that he normally does not find in his classes. “He’s someone who already has a position in the business world, and being CEO gives you a different outside perspective that you don’t normally get,” Garg said. “The fact that he never took a business class but still succeeded in the way he did is impressive.”
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John Mackey, CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods, speaks with Dr. Ethan Burris, right, during the Undergraduate Business Council’s VIP speaker series in Rowling Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019.
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y - Three Austin transit activists introduced ta nearly $4.4 billion transportation projlect last week that proposes changes to re.duce congestion around campus and the Austin area. Co-author Susan Somers said the plan, Wheel Deal, includes proposals for 1,000 new sidewalk miles, seven new MetroRapid lines and a fund to improve shade coverage. She said activists drafted the new plan to influence the city’s 2020 transportation bond. Somers, Austin’s Urban Transportation Commissioner, said the plan also expanded upon Capital Metro’s high capacity transit plan known as Project Connect. CapMetro’s project includes proposals for a light rail, known as Blue Line, that runs through east Riverside and an Orange Line, a light rail with a dedicated pathway on parts of Guadalupe and Lamar streets. Somers said a light rail or other high-capacity transit vehicle would improve current congestion issues near campus. “You would see transit that comes, stops and goes again, and it’ll be going faster past the congestion on the Drag,” Somers said. “I think it’s going to be transformative for students having a lot of access (and) traveling throughout our city.”
Somers said the plan’s proposed 342 miles of new protected bike lanes would also make biking safer for students. Mechanical engineering freshman Deborah Lin said bike safety around campus is her biggest transportation problem. She said she often takes alternate bike routes to avoid certain road conditions. “Sometimes there are no defined bike lanes,” Lin said. “I never know if I’m supposed to ride on the road or the sidewalk. That’s a really big issue for me because I feel really unsafe trying to get to and from campus, especially when I’m going down Guad.” Melissa Loe, director of communications for UT’s Financial and Administrative Services, said the University supports improving transit options for the UT community. “As we continue to work with the city on traffic solutions around campus, we highly encourage all members of our campus community to actively participate in stakeholder engagement opportunities,” Loe said in an email. Somers said they are in the process of gathering community feedback, and the activists hope the plan will influence the Austin community and council members. “What we need to do next year is really have a bond that is exclusively safety on our local streets, active transportation, equitable access to transit and high capacity transit options,” UT academic advisor Somers said.
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we’ve been able to connect with other people. It’s important for us to have that relationship with our students.” Arney said she hosts a meeting with employers annually, and they said their industries have embraced different gender identities. “We all identify in different ways, and that’s what we want to embrace,” Arney said. “In different ways, we feel comfortable. And that’s also what the industries — some more than others — are embracing. We want to send a message to the industries who are not, as well.” Acosta said she will continue to change the handbook as students bring up valid concerns. “We always want to support our students,” Acosta said. “Being (a mom), (I) want to make sure students feel like they can bring their whole selves to school. That’s what we try to build here on campus. All our students are different, and we want to celebrate them.”
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change and that Texas will continue to see more severe flash floods and droughts if corrective action isn’t taken, pointing out how the 2011 to 2015 drought was the worst the community has ever experienced. “Flash floods here are bad, and they are going to get worse in the future, so we should be preparing for that future,” Meszaros said. Lynn Katz, a UT professor in the Department of Civil, Architectire and Environmental Engineering, was one of the two professors, along with Desmond Lawler, who worked with Austin Water in conducting the engineering study of the flooding. She said one of the recommendations Austin will implement is to improve the processes
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of monitoring and treating the city’s water for turbidity, or how cloudy the water is due to items such as bacteria and silt. Katz said one of the ways the city can better prevent turbidity is to add chemicals called polymers that will help trap the turbidity particles to the bottom of containers at Austin’s treatment plants and meet standard regulations for drinking water. Katz also said she commended Austin for its willingness to correct its course and make changes based on the recommendations. “Until you face these types of situations, you’re not always going to have the answers on the first time something happens,” Katz said. “What you want to see is people being responsive to learn lessons from what we saw.”
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Freshmen would benefit from sex education By Kisara Dang Columnist
“Don’t have sex because you will get pregnant and die!” When thinking about sexual education, the quote from the 2004 teen classic “Mean Girls” is often the first thing that comes to mind. The famous joke has basis in reality. Many students all around Texas received either an abstinence-focused sexual education or no sex ed at all, despite many students engaging in sexual activity. In fact, sexual education is not even mandated in Texas. The University should consider implementing a sexual education requirement for incoming students at orientation or through their First-Year Interest Groups (FIG). Freshmen need these resources to help navigate college and engage in responsible decisions. My high school did not provide comprehensive sex ed, and methods of contraception and sex horror stories were shared with me through word of mouth. More than 80% of school districts in Texas teach either abstinence-only or nothing at all when it comes to sex ed. However, research shows that abstinence-only sexual education is ineffective in preventing students from having sex. Abstinence-only programs, which the state requires, promotes false assumptions, such as the ineffectiveness of condoms, and can perpetuate gender stereotypes. Fewer Texas high school students are receiving health education because it’s no longer required for graduation. Considering almost 90% of UT students come from Texas schools, the lack of an informative, research based sex ed curriculum is alarming. A 2017 survey on wellness and health reported less than 50% of sexually active students at UT used a method of contraception. There is a clear lack of formalized sexual health awareness among students — an awareness UT can provide.
UT does require Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates (SAPU), but this program focuses on sexual violence, which only covers one aspect of sexual awareness. Freshmen should also be introduced to contraception and the dialogue of sex and gender identity. A recent article on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report describes an increase of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia cases in the last five years, with half of STD cases occurring in individuals ages 15 to 24.
(Sex ed) would give first-year students the agency to make responsible, informed decisions about their health.” Having a sexual education requirement for incoming freshmen as they first enter school could reduce the stigma surrounding sexually transmitted diseases and prevent sexual disease from spreading. Further, it would give firstyear students the agency to make responsible, informed decisions about their health. Currently, University Health Services offers resources and information on healthy sexuality on their webpage as well as two free, interactive workshops available upon request. The Sex Talk: Anatomy and Contraception workshop is a 50-minute session covering reproductive anatomy and an overview of different methods of contraception and how they work. “Our goal with this workshop was to hit a bunch of different areas about safer sex and to
provide a fun, interactive, educational workshop for students,” said Katherine Protil, health promotion coordinator at University Health Services. According to Protil, there have been some requests for the workshop from FIGs this semester. The University should make it a priority for first-year students to have comprehensive and up-to-date sex education. One way students could be exposed to healthy sex education early in their college experience is through the implementation of the already available Sex Talk workshops as part of the requirement during orientation or a mandatory portion of FIGs. According to Melissa Porch, the manager of communications at New Student Services, programming space for orientation is competitive, but it is constantly being evaluated to meet demand. “New Student Services continually evaluates its student orientation programming to ensure it’s meeting the needs of new students,” Porch said. In planning orientation, Porch said they collect feedback from students and orientation advisors and collaborate with campus partners such as University Health Services, the Counseling and Mental Health Center, UTPD and the Sanger Learning Center to create a well-rounded and comprehensive experience. Many freshmen all around Texas are coming to UT misinformed about sex and sex education, which is an integral part of growing up. Sex happens regardless of how informed students are about the subject. In a new academic environment, students will have to face decisions concerning sexuality, relationships and sexual activity that impact their health and well-being. Providing first-year college students with increased resources would address the ineffectiveness of high school sex education prevalent in Texas. Dang is a sustainability studies and business honors freshman from Kerrville, Texas.
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Students : speak up to receive specialized care though UHS By Anna Marlatt Columnist
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First dorm room, first midterm, first college party. The college student’s initial year away from home is full of exciting firsts. But when placed in this new environment, college students will also face another not-so-exciting first: exposure to new allergens. University Health Services (UHS) treats students with allergies quite often. Per the department’s website, UHS offers UT students who have already started an allergy desensitization program the ability to continue their shots at UHS. In addition, UHS offers services that any primary care doctor or provider can offer for the initial treatment of allergies. Only when a student has either allergies that aren’t responding to the initial treatment or complications are they referred to an allergist in the community. In other words, UHS can cover most of the process before a specialist needs to step in. However, students suffering from allergies have nowhere on campus to get tested for what they are allergic to. Students must venture off campus to see an allergist to start an allergy desensitization program. They also cannot see an on-campus allergist to receive a new prescription. So the question of the hour is, should UHS employ on-site allergists? My answer is no — not yet, anyway. If students want specialized services on campus, they need to let UHS know first. There are a couple of reasons why. First, if onsite allergists were employed, students would lose the affordability that UHS care offers. “If on-site allergists were employed, we would either charge the student the costs that an allergist would get in private practice for the cost of that service, or we would have to cut back on other services that we offer,” said Dr. Melinda McMichael, UHS interim executive director and
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chief medical officer. “We would have to have fewer primary care doctors available for students to see, so it becomes a matter of deciding where you put your resources.” Furthermore, the widespread student need for an on-site allergist has not been demonstrated yet. “I think (employing on-site allergists) would also involve a process of, let’s say we had extra money, then I think a step would be to do an assessment of our (patient-completed feedback) surveys (asking), if we had money to add additional services, what service would be the most valuable to the most students?” McMichael said. From here, if students did report a need for on-site allergists, UHS would still have to weigh the costs. It is a balancing act between limited resources and near limitless student needs. “Would it be nice to have a whole slew of specialists on staff? Sure, but you have to decide, okay, we can pay this much money to have this specialist, and it will help, I don’t know, 20 students,” McMichael said. “I’m just picking a number. Is that an appropriate use of resources?” McMichael makes a valid point. There are plenty of students who need on-site neurologists, gastroenterologists, cardiologists and so on. So how does the UHS choose what service to provide? The answer has to lie within what most students openly communicate they need. For now, students should take their after-appointment surveys seriously. If they do in fact want on-site allergists, they need to voice it. UHS looks at these surveys to determine what services should be provided. “We try to keep alert and attentive to what we’re hearing from students, what we’re hearing from faculty, from things that are in the media that we need to pay attention to like vaping, so we’re always trying to be alert and make sure that our services are as comprehensive (and) as responsive as possible,” McMichael said. Marlatt is an international relations and global studies freshman from Missouri City, Texas.
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TeXercise changes perception of fitness TeXercise classes allow students to try new workouts in judgement-free environment on campus. By Grace Ozor
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or students like Plan II and journalism freshman Eliza Pillsbury, working out in Gregory Gym isn’t always a welcoming atmosphere. “I didn’t know how to use the equipment,” Pillsbury said. “The idea of very obviously struggling next to people (that) could be athletes for the University was intimidating.” So, instead of facing the weight room alone, Pillsbury decided to buy a TeXercise pass.
TeXercise passes cost $96 and give students unlimited access to a variety of fitness classes taught on campus. For many students, these classes provide a more comfortable, engaging exercise experience than the workout room in Gregory Gym. Neuroscience junior Han Nguyen purchased the TeXercise pass during the spring of her sophomore year. Prior to purchasing the pass, she worked out in Gregory Gym. She said while she felt comfortable in the treadmill area, as a woman, she frequently felt judged while lifting weights . “If I was there, I didn’t ever really stay that long,” Nguyen said. “I just did what I needed to do and then I left as soon as possible.” Nguyen said the majority of students in her TeXercise classes are women and that the classes are perceived as being geared towards women because of the teaching methods. “The majority of instructors are female, and the classes emphasize positive verbal encouragement,” she said. Nguyen said that in other, more stereotypically male
workout programs, such as outdoor bootcamp Camp Gladiator, instructors tend to be more aggressive and critical of participants. Special education freshman Natalie Taylor takes the F45 Training, a high-intensity interval training class every week. She said the gender balance of the classes can create a more comfortable environment. “If I’m working out alongside a bunch of guys, I might feel lesser,” Taylor said. “You pick a weight that’s what you want to do, and if I was picking weights lighter than a lot of people, I might feel bad about myself.” For many students, TeXercise classes also foster a sense of community that is absent in the workout room of Gregory Gym. Biology freshman and Yoga Sculpt instructor Ingrid Villarreal said her TeXercise classes have allowed her to meet a variety of different people who share a similar interest in fitness. As both an instructor and student, Villarreal said she feels the sense of community
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Students participate in the Zumba TeXercise class in the Aerobics South dance studio in Gregory Gym on Monday. TeXercise classes allow students to exercise in a friendly atmosphere that can be less intimidating than the weight room. in classes allows participants to push themselves further than they would on their own. “It’s a non-judgemental zone, so you can do anything you want and test it out,” Villarreal said. “If you want to try a 10-pound weight, you can
do that. If you need to drop them, no one cares.” Regardless of participants’ level of fitness, Villarreal said simply showing up and setting aside time to exercise in a friendly environment is important, particularly on a
college campus. “As students we’re always focused on what we’re going to do next,” Villarreal said. “These classes really give you a break to focus on yourself and allow you to just reflect.”
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the effects of the diet. Don’t forget: Dietary supplements can be a vegan’s best friend if necessary. Biology senior Ana Rivera said finding tasty vegan food is less difficult than many people think. “The easiest part about going vegan, particularly in Austin, was finding vegan substitutes for my favorite meals,” Rivera said. “There’s a vegan version of everything here!” Take it slow
While different strategies work best for certain people, it is important to understand that veganism does not have
to be an overnight process. For Miller, cutting out one animal product at a time was an efficient strategy, such as first eliminating red meat and finishing with dairy. For others like Rivera, dropping animal products cold turkey and never looking back worked best. There is no set amount of time it should take to go vegan, so don’t be afraid to let it be a lengthy process. Linguistics senior Thomas McGowan said he recommends adapting the diet as quickly as possible. “I started trying vegan foods, learned about just how important veganism was for changing the trend of global warming and made the change within a day,” McGowan said. “I feel healthier. I am healthier. I find nothing about it
difficult anymore.” Remember the reason
Every person has their own reason for going vegan. While it might sometimes be a difficult transition, having a set purpose for adapting the diet can become a helpful source of encouragement. Whether it be for health, a certain love for animals or reducing carbon footprints, veganism is a spectrum, and every person’s experience with it will be different. “When my friends discuss environmental sustainability with a burger in their mouth, it can get hard to bite my tongue,” Miller said. “I am so passionate about veganism that it can get frustrating when others don’t understand it.” rocky higine
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SOCCER
Grosso utilizes international experience
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Sophomore midfielder Julia Grosso challenges for possession of the ball in Texas’ 2-1 loss to Texas Tech last Sunday. Grosso leads the team with eight goals and has recorded five assists on the season.
Grosso’s Canadian roots led her to sucess in international, collegiate competition. By Aneesh Namburi @AneeshNamburi
rom the World Cup to the 40 Acres, Julia Grosso is breaking out in front of Longhorn nation. Off the field, Grosso is about as carefree as one can be. She’s often laughing, joking or dancing with her teammates as the life of the
party, as 19-year-olds are inclined to be. “She’s great to be around. There’s so much energy with her,” said sophomore defender Emma Regan. Together, they navigated through the Canadian youth soccer scene before joining up in Austin as college teammates. “She’s been a great teammate but an even better friend through the years,” Regan said. However, the side of Grosso most commonly associated with the sophomore midfielder is the one barreling down the field with an uncanny balance of power and grace. This ferocity was key in landing her a role with Canada’s 2019 FIFA World Cup roster, an exceptional accomplishment for someone who still cannot legally drink in the United States. “She’s a competitor. She battles. You definitely know that as a coach when you put her out there.
She’s a little bit like a quarterback,” Texas head coach Angela Kelly said. “She has great vision, and she just understands the game.” As her father, Carlos, explained with a hearty chuckle, these qualities didn’t come automatically. Rather, they blossomed in the countless hours competing with her older sister Carli, a senior defender at Simon Fraser University. “She always wanted to be better than her older sister, and it drove her crazy,” Carlos said. “That’s what I think drove Julia.” Grosso’s drive pushed her to dominate the Canadian youth pipeline. She found herself a key member of Canadian youth national teams, as well as Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite, a premier youth program nationally and regionally. In 2017, Grosso was recognized as the British Columbia Player of the Year.
“With the Whitecaps, that’s where I started getting the notice of the youth national team,” Grosso said. “We would pretty much only play older girls or boys, so I think it was there where I realized I might have a future in soccer.” This success led Grosso to Austin, a place that couldn’t be more different from her home in Canada. Grosso’s first two years at UT have been a whirlwind. Not only has she made an immediate impact on the field for the Longhorns as she was named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team as only a freshman, but Grosso has maintained this elite level of play while often balancing senior national team duties. Last year, she missed six games at Texas while at the CONCACAF Women’s Championships. And just a few weeks ago, the 19-year-old was in Japan for two international friendlies. Grosso’s inclusion to Can-
ada’s 2019 FIFA World Cup roster was a career-changing moment. Being a part of arguably the biggest event in soccer is a dream unfulfilled by high quality players. “I got to bond with a great group of girls over in France,” Grosso said. “Watching the older players and how they react to certain situations and how they get ready, I was able to learn a lot from them.” Grosso didn’t play a single minute for Canada during the World Cup. Her role was reduced to the bench, which allowed her to dissect the game from the sidelines. “That role of a reserve isn’t easy,” Kelly said. “But when she’s 28 or so, she’s going to look back on her World Cup experience and understand that she learned a lot of lessons this summer in France, helping her become a tremendous teammate.”
Regardless of the amount of playing time she received, the kid in her was especially ecstatic. Growing up, Grosso watched the likes of Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt, and now she had the unforgettable opportunity to play with her idols. “It was really exciting. Just being around my role models was really cool,” Grosso said. “Christine Sinclair was one of my biggest idols growing up, and I still have autograph from her when I was eight years old, and being around her was great.” For Grosso, more international opportunities are next on the horizon, including the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which has been a dream of hers according to Kelly. Regardless of what is in store for Grosso, she will continue to balance that elite competitiveness on the field and the childlike joy off the field that has carried her to this point.
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Longhorns ride long win streak as nation’s No. 1 team By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum
Texas’ sweep of the then-No. 1 Baylor Bears has the Longhorns are partying like it’s 2017. For the first time since the preseason poll of 2017, Texas is ranked first in the AVCA coaches poll. Heading into a matchup in Lubbock against Texas Tech, the Longhorns have made a statement as the hottest team in the country over the last month and a half. Since a surprise loss to Rice on Sept. 18, Texas has lost just one set, which came when the Longhorns took down Iowa State, 3-1, on Sept. 25. The streak of sweeps looked likely to come to its end against then-No. 1 Baylor, but the Longhorns were unrelenting in an absolutely dominant sweep last Wednesday. “I think it gives us a little confidence but also that we need is to keep focused and keep grind-
ing,” sophomore setter Jhenna Gabriel said. All the grit and grind Texas has put in this thus far is beginning to pay big dividends. The net play has improved vastly as the Longhorns have averaged at least four blocks per set in each of their last three sweeps. Defensive play that was a liability at the onset of the season has slowly become a strength. “I think there’s a lot of things we’ve been working on,” Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “We’ve been spending a lot of time on our defense and our blocking, and you can start seeing that it’s starting to come through a little bit.” It’s not just the skill that has improved as the freshmen and sophomores on Texas’ front line have grown into their roles. The Longhorns are meshing as a team, and with that has come an air-tight defense and, for the most part, mistake-free volleyball.
“It’s just like all those little plays are adding up and getting the other team a little tired and frustrated because we’re scooping balls and everything,” senior outside hitter Micaya White said. “So I think it was just great to see everything that we’ve been working on so hard to actually pay off in a game situation.” It wasn’t an immediate fix for this team. They had their share of defensive struggles early on — they only recorded double-digit blocks one time in the first eight matches. But the slow climb, the grind that the Longhorns are committed to, has turned them from a young promising club into a scalding hot team scorching its way through conference play. “I think we’re focusing more on our side of the net and focusing on the little things: the playing away from the ball, the defense,” White said. “And I think little by little every day, it’s getting better. And I think that’s what you want.”
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Senior outside hitter Micaya White goes for a kill in Texas’ 3-0 sweep against Baylor last Wednesday. White recorded seven kills on 18 attempts in the victory over the then-No. 1 Bears.
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Longhorn Band members perform at the end of ESPN College Gameday’s broadcast at the LBJ Lawn on Sept. 7, 2019. The band provides members with $40 EAROS ONE earplugs to protect the players’ hearing.
All plugged in with EAROS ONE Longhorn Band members protect hearing with earplugs, promote long-term hearing health. By Meghan Holland @MeghanHolland20
rashing symbols and the beat of Big Bertha ring in human ecology junior Rafael Adrian Garcia’s ears as he marches across the football field with the Longhorn Band (LHB). “Hearing protection, especially while with the band, is one of my highest priorities,” Garcia said. “With how loud games get, I know (my) hearing can be lost sooner than others.” As many as 17% of teenagers ages 12 to 19 show signs of noise-induced hearing loss in one or both ears, according to a study by the
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. To protect their players’ ears, LHB provides each member with earplugs to help preserve their hearing in the long term. Scott Hanna, Longhorn Band director, said he believes hearing protection for all musicians is important. This year, LHB purchased 400 pairs of EAROS ONE earplugs for $40 each at no cost to the students. The small plugs work to reduce noise intake while still allowing music clarity. He said that while not all universities provide hearing protection for their marching band, it is becoming more commonplace. EAROS ONE was created for anyone who has suffered from or has the potential to suffer from hearing loss. These earplugs reduce noise up to 25 decibels to prevent long-term hearing damage. “We tested it out with a few of our musicians and staff, and they really liked the product a lot, both from the standpoint of the fit and the effectiveness,” Hanna said. After further evaluation and consideration,
Hanna said the evaluators collectively agreed that EAROS ONE is worth the investment for students. Garcia said the earplugs are an improvement from previous years because they lower ambient noise, but players are still able to hear instructions. He uses them more often during indoor rehearsals because the sound resonates and is amplified, whereas the stadium is an open space that allows more of the noise to dissipate. Hanna said he has talked to LHB members about the importance of protecting their ears, both in rehearsal and performance environments. He said investing in hearing protection is essential for any student who finds themselves in loud environments. “The product is issued to each student, and then it’s up to them to wear it,” Hanna said. “I would encourage any musician to take protecting their hearing very seriously.” Sustainability studies junior Isabelle Jakobi plays piccolo in LHB and said the new earplugs are better than models in previous years.
“The earplugs from last year were pretty awful,” Jakobi said. “They didn’t fit right, they were uncomfortable and they didn’t do much.” Although Jakobi said she does not use the earplugs for every game or rehearsal, she recommends the earplugs to other musicians because they lessen the noise without disrupting the quality. Garcia and Jakobi both said that one dowwnside of the earplugs is their size. The black inner-ear inserts are so small and can easily be misplaced. “They’re really easy to lose,” Jakobi said. “When you take them out, it’s hard to keep track of them.” Hanna said maintaining hearing health is just as important as maintaining a person’s physical health. “Our hearing is just another component of our health,” Hanna said. “I would encourage (students) to think about making the longterm investment in their (hearing) health much like I would encourage them to (exercise) or be mindful of what they eat.”
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Tips, tricks on how to go vegan while managing healthy lifestyle By Avery Wohleb @averywohleb
According to The Economist, 2019 is the year of the vegan, with the diet set to go mainstream as vegan options pop up in fast food restaurants. Adjusting a diet can take time, practice and effort. Before taking the plunge, consider the healthiest route and steps toward veganism. To guide students beginning this transition, The Daily Texan has compiled a recommended route to take when becoming vegan. Do your homework
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Before cutting out animal products completely, it is important to make sure that adapting to veganism will be a feasible process. Compared to a meat-filled diet, veganism can sometimes be expensive. It’s important to research surrounding resources to see if the change will be affordable. Economics junior Jacob Miller said it took him over a year to transition to veganism, and seeking help made the process easier. “There are several online vegan communities that would love to help anyone trying to reduce the amount of animal products in their life,” Miller said. “If you
want campus support, Students Against Cruelty to Animals can function as a support group for people that are new to veganism.” Small steps
Although many believe becoming vegan leads to an immediately healthier lifestyle, maintaining healthy nutrient and protein intake is essential. Begin eating more vegan foods, such as grains and beans, as well as vegan substitutes prior to adopting the diet. If veganism poses a health risk, it is important to take a step back and evaluate
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