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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Volume 121, Issue 61
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Austin drag queen Celia Light visits McCombs to talk about personal branding.
Professors should review exam questions with students after each exam.
UT students get their Foot in the Door regardless of experience acting.
After battling leukemia, Andrew Jones returns to basketball with a career performance.
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CAMPUS
SG proposes providing menstrual products campuswide By Neelam Bohra @neelambohratx
Anjitha Nair said she felt forced to drop everything when she got her period. “I was like, ‘Oh gosh, I need to use the restroom,’ and then I realized my period had come a few days early,” computer science sophomore Nair said. “I typically have a pad, but I wasn’t prepared, so I had to use toilet paper and run to my apartment.” To address this experience, the Women’s Resource Agency in Student Government proposed providing free menstrual products in bathrooms across campus at its meeting Tuesday. Last year’s SG administration passed legislation asking the University to provide free menstrual products and implemented a pilot program for this in the Texas Union and the William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center buildings. Nair, an officer in the agency, said she did not consider using bathrooms in the WCP or the Texas Union at the time. Radhika Patel, a co-director of the agency, said she wanted to expand the program to all gender-neutral and women’s bathrooms in academic buildings across campus. “Often times, (people) are not prepared for it when they get their period in the middle of the day,” said Patel, an economics and math sophomore. “No one should have to leave class and go home and change. Their education should not be hindered by the fact they have to menstruate.” Alexzandra Roman, a co-director of the agency, said menstrual products
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U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, back, answers students’ questions during a talk in Robert B. Rowling Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Crenshaw discussed the highlights of America and gave students an insider’s perspective on Congress.
Crenshaw talks Congress Freshman U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw visits UT, discusses American patriotism, international policy, experiences working in Congress. By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren
.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw spoke to students on whether America is losing its patriotism and gave them a glimpse into the world of Congress on campus Tuesday. Crenshaw, R-Texas, is a freshman congressman who serves the 2nd District, which includes large parts of Houston. According to his website, he previously was a Navy SEAL and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was lost his right eye after being hit by an IED blast. In a full auditorium in Robert B. Rowling Hall, hundreds of peo-
ple listed to Crenshaw talk about how the political culture of America has lost the traditional values of its founding. “There’s a crisis of pride in our country,” Crenshaw said. “We’re losing this idea that we should be patriotic.” Crenshaw said many Democrats, such as former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, have noted America’s history with slavery and white supremacy. However, he said slavery doesn’t define the other ideals the country was based on. “You can separate the sins of America from the founding,” Crenshaw said. The event was hosted by UT’s College Republicans at Texas chapter, Young Conservatives of Texas
and the UT Center for Enterprise and Policy Analytics. Texas College Republicans president Mason Tyndall said Crenshaw was invited to speak to provide perspective on conservative Republicanism. “He’s a very entertaining speaker,” economics junior Tyndall said. “He’s a big name. We figured it would be a great way to shed light on conservative movements on campus.” Tyndall said the topic of Crenshaw’s presentation, “What Sets America Apart,” was chosen to highlight America’s accomplishments rather than its failings. “A lot of times these days, America is more (presented) as what isn’t great about it instead of focusing on S P E A K E R PAGE 3
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APD reports DWI increase on Halloween
was not concerned about the increase in DWI arrests, since the numbers fluctuate year to year depending on various factors. To keep trick-or-treaters safe, “This (Halloween) happened to the Austin Police Department have really good weather,” Jenconducted a No-Refusal Ininings said. “There’s a lot to do tiative on Halloween night and with the day of the week that it made more DWI arrests on the falls on. If you take a Halloween holiday than last year. that falls on a weekday, everyAPD detective Mike Jennings body’s got to work the following said the department enacts a day, it may not be as busy.” no-refusal policy on days when Jennings said one reason the the department believes drivers hours changed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. are more likely last year to 10 p.m. to drink. When to 5 a.m. this year officers want to was because of test the blood funding. Jennings alcohol content said if the initiaof a driver, oftive lasts for one ficers must obfewer hour, the detain a warrant partment can conto take blood duct more initiaor use a breath tives throughout test if the drivthe year. er does not give The totheir consent. tal number of A no-refusdrivers who al initiative is a gave consent MIKE JENNINGS public announceto be tested inapd detective ment made in creased this advance stating year from five APD officers will apply for blood to nine, according to APD press search warrants on suspects who releases. Jennings said the derefuse to provide a breath or blood partment has received more specimen as required by law, consent for blood and breath according to an APD press release. samples in recent years due to the “A lot of it is due to the amount no-refusal programs. of kids that are walking around “People have now come to unand the events that are going derstand that we have the abilion,” Jennings said. ty to obtain a search warrant,” According to the release, 12 Jennings said. “That message is arrests of people driving while starting to get out there. Your liintoxicated were made last Halcense is not suspended typically loween, and 16 were made this Halloween. Jennings said he D W I PAGE 3 By Lauren Girgis @laurengirgis
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People wait in line to vote at the Flawn Academic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. City officials reported only 15% of Travis County residents may have voted in the 2019 general election.
Early Austin voters approve most amendments, reject local props By Victoria May @toricmay
Early voting totals showed Travis County voters are for nearly all the constitutional amendments on the ballot but against the two local propositions. Austin residents voted on two city proposals and 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution, includ-
ing Austin Convention Center additions, income tax protections and increased funding for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. According to the Travis County Clerk Twitter account, more than 68,000 people voted in the county as of 6:45 p.m. The majority of local early voters did not vote favorably for statewide Propositions 4 and 9 and citywide Propositions A and B, according to
early voting results on the clerk’s website. As of press time, final election day results were not available. Proposition 4 received 42.5% of the early vote and would make it more difficult for state legislators to enact an individual income tax. Proposition 9 received 33% of the early vote and would allow state legislators to create a property tax exemption for precious metals V O T E PAGE 3
A lot of it is due to the amount of kids that are walking around and the events that are going on.”