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UT explains Title IX process Various offices break down Title IX process, policy violations in light of recent student protests on faculty misconduct. By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren
fter student protests on faculty misconduct, the University has committed to look into its Title IX processes, according to a statement from Maurie McInnis, executive vice president and provost. Title IX complaints span across several offices and are handled in different ways. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded programs, according to the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This definition has expanded to also include pregnancy discrimination, sexual misconduct and dating and domestic violence, according to the law. When someone files a Title IX complaint, the Title IX Office determines the correct office to conduct an investigation. Title IX coordinator Adriana Alicea-Rodriguez said she oversees the University’s compliance with the law and the Title IX Office itself. “We send them to the correct unit, but we do not conduct investigations,” Alicea-Rodriguez said. The Title IX Training and Investigations office, which is housed in the Office of the Dean of students, handles complaints against students while the Office for Inclusion and Equity handles complaints against faculty. Marquita Booker, associate vice presi-
We issue findings, and it is up to the ultimate decison-maker to make a determination as to whether or not there are going to be sanctions,” MARQUITA BOOKER
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dent of diversity and community engagement, said the Office for Inclusion and Equity investigates all complaints made against nonstudents at the University.
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“When it gets to our office, we do our initial assessment phase,” Booker said. “(High-risk) cases have to start right away and determine if there are any interim measures that need to be in place.” According to the UT Title IX website, interim measures can include no-contact directives, which prevents direct communication between the person who filed the complaint and the person who it is against. Once the complaint reaches the relevant office, Alicea-Rodriguez said the Training and Investigations office asks the complainant if they want a formal or informal resolution. She said an informal resolution results in no official administrative action from the University, while a formal investigation could result in formal action. From there, both offices begin their respective investigations. Alicea-Rodriguez said individuals with a history of sexual misconduct complaints are
not given the option of an informal resolution. The Office for Inclusion and Equity investigations only consist of gathering evidence and compiling a report, and they do not play a role in assigning disciplinary action, Booker said. “We issue findings, and it is up to the ultimate decison-maker to make a determination as to whether or not there are going to be sanctions,” Booker said. Sanctions for a faculty complaint are determined by the provost’s office, Booker said. The Title IX complaint and investigation processes in any case are administrative processes within the University and do not determine necessarily whether a crime has been committed, University spokesperson Shilpa Bakre said. “We don’t actually use the terms innocent or guilty,” Bakre said. “We’re looking at policy violations or not a violation. There is a very
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big difference there.” A complaint must be filed with a legal authority for a legal proceeding and potential criminal charges, according to the Title IX website. Booker said a faculty member found in violation of the University’s sexual misconduct policies may not have committed a firing offense. “Sexual misconduct is anything that is of a sexual nature and inappropriate for the learning and working environment,” Booker said. “It could be an inappropriate or offensive comment that happened one time.” Bakre said a respondent would face harsher disciplinary actions if they were found to be repeat violators of a University policy. “If it’s a repeat offender and another new allegation comes up … and it is found that the policy is violated, there are new sanctions that can be signed,” Bakre said.
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Graduate Student Assembly in favor of weeklong Thanksgiving break
Students discuss unclear University academic integrity standards
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The Graduate Student Assembly proposed instituting a weeklong Thanksgiving or fall break at its meeting Wednesday. Students have two holidays during the fall semester — three days for Thanksgiving and one for Labor Day — according to the Office of the Registrar‘s website. The assembly supports adding two days to the fall semester holidays by either the addition of a four-day weekend during the semester, or extending Thanksgiving break to a week, said Kathryn Abercrombie, GSA legislative affairs director. “There are a bunch of reasons for this, one being mental health,” said Abercrombie, a public affairs and business administration graduate student. “The whole point is that we need to increase days off for the sanity of students, faculty and staff.” In the 2019-20 academic calendar, the spring semester has four more class days and one more day off than the fall semester, according to the Office of the Registrar’s website. Another reason the assembly proposed the resolution
After about 70 students were recommended for suspension or expulsion for using a class GroupMe in October, around 25 students discussed the University’s academic integrity policy with regard to collaborative technologies. The Liberal Arts Council held an open discussion Wednesday in the Beauford H. Jester Center to look into the University’s academic policy to potentially provide administration with concerns from the student body. Luna Malloy, co-chair of the College Ambassadors committee for the Liberal Arts Council, said the council has heard anecdotes from many students who have had disciplinary warnings from professors regarding their use of GroupMe and Google Docs. “The professor will announce that people are going to be investigated for cheating, and then something either does come up from it or it doesn’t,” said Malloy, a Plan II psychology sophomore. The University considers academic dishonesty to include unauthorized collaboration or collusion, and these actions will result in disciplinary action, according to the
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The Graduate Student Assembly gathered together today in the WCP to propose a week long thanksgiving break. is the long periods of time between fall semester breaks. There are 85 days between Labor Day and the first day of Thanksgiving Break, according to the Office of the Registrar’s website. In comparison, spring break is 54 days into the semester, and 49 days away from the end of the semester, according to the Office of the Registrar’s website. The University Academic
Calendar Committee of the Faculty Council initially proposed adding two days to fall break, which GSA supported, according to the resolution. GSA Vice President Kathleen Holloway said GSA proposed a similar resolution four years ago, which led the Faculty Council to add the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to fall break. “Having a full week may be
hard,” said Holloway, a human development and family sciences doctoral student. “Faculty are set in their ways. They’ll say, ‘We just added Wednesday, why do we need to add more?’ But the (University Academic Calendar) Committee is talking about this, and they’re excited about us talking about it.” G R A D U A T E PAGE 2
College of Liberal Arts website. But the line between collaboration and collusion remains vague, and students do not know if membership in a GroupMe or a Google Doc constitutes collusion, Malloy said. Professors are often not explicit on their own academic integrity policy, and different professors
Students should know specifically what the exact rules are for each class.” ADEBAYO GBAKINRO computer science, spanish, french junior
may encourage collaboration while others could condemn it, Plan II sophomore Tarini Kumar said. “Professors can find 30 seconds to put in their syllabuses what they allow or not,” Kumar said. “We do syllabus days at the beginning of the semester anyway … In general, my professors are not as clear.” Adebayo Gbakinro, a I N T E G R I T Y PAGE 2
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Graduate school implements new name pronunciation software on Canvas for faculty By Aisling Ayers @aisling_ayers
A new software allows graduate students to upload recordings of their correct name pronunciation onto Canvas to help faculty pronounce their names. In a recent email to graduate school faculty, the UT Graduate School announced its implementation of NameCoach, a software to aid in the pronunciation of students’ names. If students upload an audio recording of their names from their phones, graduate school dean Mark Smith said faculty members can access the software and click on a student’s name to hear the pronunciation. Smith said the software also provides each student’s picture along with the pronunciation to aid professors in matching students’ names to their faces. He said the implementation of the software will improve dynamics between students and teachers in the classroom. “Particularly when you have larger classes, it’s so easy for students to feel isolated,” Smith said. “This is a small step in a positive direction of helping to provide students with a greater sense of belonging.” After attending numerous graduations, Smith said he began thinking about the challenge of pronouncing students’ names correctly. He said he circulated the idea of a name pronunciation software to faculty, and eventually, he and his staff began exploring commercially available products. Smith said the graduate school’s IT technician investigated NameCoach’s
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success at other schools before UT decided to implement it. Smith said the software is being expanded and should be available for the entire student body in the spring semester. “It’s already been loaded into Canvas,” Smith said. “The adoption of additional classes isn’t a software hurdle … (NameCoach) charges by number of (users), so we’re working on the funding.”
Government freshman Riya Kale said she has a name with Indian and Arabic origins, and professors often mispronounce both her first and last name. “It’s definitely a sign of respect when people learn how to say your name properly,” Kale said. “I used to suck it up and not correct people, but you should have people say your name correctly because your parents named you that for a reason.”
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Hana Bredstein, an international relations and global studies freshman, said she was accustomed to people mispronouncing her former name, Khanna, which is the Hebrew pronunciation of Hana. In March, she legally changed her name to Hana to help avoid confusion. “(NameCoach) would make people feel more comfortable in class to have people say (their name) correctly,” Bredstein said.
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The Harry Ransom Center recently obtained the notes and unfinished works of Frederick Seidel, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet. Poet Jonathan Galassi said Seidel, now 83 years old, writes poems that focus on viewing contemporary life through an emotional lens. Stephen Enniss, the Harry Ransom Center director, said the archives can now be viewed in the center. “Fred’s poetry presents a witty kind of gallows humor view of contemporary life,” said Galassi, president and publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. “It makes fun of the foibles, pretensions, pleasures and fears of the old liberal world he belongs to. It’s deeply clever, funny and sad all at once.” Enniss said the works give insight to how a private man writes poetry. He said they acquired the archives from Seidel directly. “The archive contains pocket diaries, personal photographs and handwritten notes that will be available for study to future researchers,” Enniss said. “Frederick Seidel’s poetry reflects both the beautiful and the ugly in contemporary life, and he has given us a body of work that future readers will turn to better understand our time.”
Seidel was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, where he produced books of his poetry containing more than 50 years of writing, according to a press release published by nonprofit art magazine Sightlines. Galassi said Seidel often keeps to himself and dedicates most of his time to writing poetry. “Fred is a solitary by nature, yet friendly and cheerful with most people he meets,” Galassi said. “He spends most of his time at his desk working on poems. He’s devoted to his children and a small circle of close friends.” Seidel also shows his personality in his writing by detailing life through personal experiences and his firm love for human nature, Galassi said. “(Seidel) is a like a Silver Age Latin poet — sophisticated and farseeing, with a deep sense of pathos and notquite concealed deep love of humanity,” Galassi said. Journalism freshman Sloane Wick said she can interact with Seidel through these archives as they provide a sense of intimacy and revelation of character. “As a writer, I know the works that show who I truly am are often those I am writing for myself,” Wick said. “Now, I can interact with a renowned writer in a more personal way, and (it) takes away the distance between audience and author.”
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computer science, Spanish and French junior, said because the rules on collaboration through technology are not clear, discussions are stifled and students are learning less. He said one possible solution could be for professors to have a crash course on ethics of technology to explain what students can or cannot do in their class. “Students should know specifically what the exact rules are for each class,” Gbakinro said. “I think it is a bit unfair for professors to have a hard policy with online collaboration when they really haven’t explained what they have allowed or don’t allow.” International relations freshman Catherina Chowdhury said she is more cautious with the GroupMes she is in following the recent incident. “There have been so many implications of cheating, and students don’t even know they are doing wrong,” Chowdhury said. “It definitely makes me wary of the questions I ask.”
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The calendar could make up for two lost class days by starting the fall semester on Monday rather than Wednesday, according to the resolution. GSA President Christina
From left, freshman Mariah Sanchez, freshman college ambassador Kaitlyn Marcatante, senior Liberal Arts Council internal director Fatima Wahid, and junior LAC diversity director Frida Silva discuss issues in technology and academic dishonesty in a town hall meeting on Nov. 6 in the Jester Center.
Baze said repeating legislation helps make change. “A lot of what we do is repetitive,” said Baze, a STEM education doctoral student. “A lot of power comes from repeating what past administrations have pushed for and wanted. If it’s been asked before, we shouldn’t hesitate to ask again.”
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Briscoe Center acquires artifacts from 1960s activist By Rual Rodriguez @RaulRod800
The University recently acquired artifacts and letters from Abbie Hoffman, a 1960s social activist and prominent counterculture figure. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History announced last Tuesday that the center bought the collection from Hoffman’s widow, said Benjamin Wright, associate director for communications for the Briscoe Center. The collection, purchased for $300,000, includes letters Hoffman wrote regarding his book “Steal This Book,” which focused on ways to fight the government, and essays he wrote while in college, according to The New York Times. Wright said the center made the acquisition after sending staff members to search through roughly 70 boxes of Hoffman’s artifacts in Manhattan. He said once the center finishes cataloging the entire collection, it will be available for research by students and teachers sometime in 2020. Hoffman helped lead a theatrical counterculture group called the Youth International Party, or the Yippies, liberal arts professor Julia Mickenberg said. She said Hoffman was also a member of the Chicago 8, a group known for trying to incite a riot at the 1968
Democratic National Convention. Mickenberg said Hoffman gained notoriety for his resistance efforts in a time characterized by activism, protests and change. “I don’t think anyone could study the 1960s without at least touching on the antics of (Abbie) Hoffman,” Mickenberg said in an email. “The Yippies are best remembered for staging audacious spectacles, like dropping a thousand one-dollar bills onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (and) attempting to levitate the Pentagon.” Wright said the center actively looks for potential acquisitions like the Hoffman collection that can enhance student learning. “The (Abbie Hoffman) collection connects with others at the center that allow historians to study the history of activism and protest,” Wright said. “Activism, protest and political organization are parts of history, just like wars and elections. Archives like the Hoffman papers help us better understand the social, political and cultural (climate) of the 1960s.” Philosophy sophomore Danyon Decker said the new collection is beneficial because it allows viewers to see figures like Hoffman from a personal perspective. “I think it’s a good thing that we get to see and hear all sides — it’s history,” Decker said. “We get an inside look into his mind and see how he was thinking, why he did the things he did.”
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Aerospace professor explains dangers of man-made space debris By Aria Jones @Ariajonesetc
Traveling at 14 times the speed of a bullet, space debris from human-made objects can damage satellites, which support online maps, provide weather information, banking services and global internet access, said Moriba Jah, aerospace engineering associate professor, during his keynote speech at SpaceATX on Wednesday. The inaugural SpaceATX event, partially sponsored by the University’s Center for Space Research, was held at the Blanton Museum of Art and included several speaker presentations focused on space exploration. Speakers included professors from UT-San Antonio and guests from private aerospace technology companies. Jah, a former spacecraft navigator for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said a fleck of paint moving at the right speed could make operational satellites useless. He said the only way problems in space will be solved is by fusing multiple academic disciplines. “I want to create the Hogwarts for space here at UT-Austin,” Jah said. “You can be a Ravenclaw, I can be Gryffindor, but all of us take the dark arts class. How cool is that?” Event organizer Laura Lorek said Jah’s passionate speech made her feel encouraged to host the same event again next year.
“He opened my eyes to something I wasn’t even aware of,” Lorek said. “I always hear people talk about satellites burning up, so I didn’t think all this debris was floating around out there. I thought it just disintegrated.” Jah said there are about 26,000 human-made objects in space being tracked by NASA. He said the objects range from the size of a cellphone to a school bus. Only 3,000 are operational, such as satellites, and everything else is garbage. He said this garbage reenters the atmosphere, usually falling into the ocean. Jah said universities are well-suited to collaborate with private companies and people around the globe. He said having astronomers, environmental scientists, aerodynamicists and social scientists who understand human behavior can help solve the problem of space debris orbiting Earth. Sharing information, developing behavioral norms and understanding different global cultural relationships with space are all sustainability practices Jah said he found in indigenous cultures and incorporated into his work researching orbital mechanics. Autumn Taylor, public relations and advertising alumna, said she enjoyed Jah’s widespread approach to solving space issues and how ethics, sustainability and the human element were considered. “Even though space is a void, our actions don’t exist in a void,” Taylor said.
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UT collaborates with universities, Facebook to create AI fashion editor By Jennifer Xia @JenniferXia7
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currently limited by its smaller data set. “The bigger question for me is how we can productionize research to the point where people can incorporate the fruits of our effort into their everyday lives,” Katsman said. Danny Lopez, communication studies and human relations junior, said Fashion++ can help people who are tired of their style. “There’s definitely a lot of people who care (about fashion) and I can see this being very helpful for people who are indecisive or have anxiety about what they should wear,” Lopez said. Katsman said Fashion++ is just one way he sees artificial intelligence helping people guide their decisions. “I see the entire Fashion++ framework being a stepping stone more generally for useful generative models that help us answer unintuitive questions,” Katsman said.
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A research team at UT has developed an artificial intelligence program to improve people’s clothing choices. Fashion++ is a program with the goal of making minimal edits for outfit improvement, such as changing the color or fit of a piece of clothing, said Kimberly Hsiao, a computer science graduate student. She said she is leading the project with UT computer science professor Kristen Grauman and students and professors from Cornell Tech, Georgia Tech and Facebook AI Research. “We wanted to come up with something that is useful in peoples’ lives, and clothing is how people make statements about themselves,” Hsiao said. Hsiao said the program works by users uploading a photo of their outfit. The AI creates a series of suggestions
to improve fashionability. She said the program was presented at the International Conference on Computer Vision in Seoul, South Korea on Oct. 31. The code for Fashion++ is posted on the project’s page for anyone to use. To teach the AI what was in style, Hsiao said the research team fed Fashion++ 10,000 photos from Chictopia, a fashion website where bloggers can post pictures. Hsiao said the team plans on continuously updating Fashion++ with new images and clothing for different body shapes. “We do recommendations not only based on the user’s style preference, but also the user’s body by incorporating the user’s estimated model in the system,” Hsiao said. Isay Katsman is a math and computer science senior at Cornell Tech working on the project. He said machine learning relies on massive data sets to perform well, but Fashion++ is
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UT must provide accessible resources to protect students from email spoofing scams By Hannah Lopez Columnist
For years, UT has been a hunting ground for cybercriminals looking for stressed, vulnerable students to prey on and abuse. The University is not adequately guarding students from spoofing, which is when a scammer tricks the email server into believing the actual email originated from a legitimate address. In order to protect students from identity theft and financial debt, UT should invest in security measures to combat email spoofing. Between financial burdens, unhealthy academic competition and rigorous coursework, students are frantic to find a job that proves the stress of college is worthwhile. Even if a job sounds too good to be true, many students are willing to risk that possibility. Neuroscience senior Abigail Hoffpauir said she does not base her educational wealth on salary, but still feels the need to find a successful job. “I feel more pressure to find a profitable job as a way to not only sustain myself, but to be able to provide for my family and be able to give back to my parents,” Hoffpauir said. Unfortunately, the desire to find profitable opportunities often blinds students from the ugly truth of job hunting: Not everyone wants them to succeed. Scammers often entice students
with the promise of high salaries to trick them into taking the job and divulging personal or financial information. This past summer, multiple UT students lost hundreds of dollars after receiving job offers from a fake utexas.edu email address. In the email, students were offered a position in the office of “Students with Disabilities” and asked to provide their full name, residential address, cellphone number and alternate email ID. Afterwards, a follow-up email urged the victims to write a check as a requirement for the job. This is not the first time email spoofing has occurred on campus. In 2013, multiple students were targeted by the same type of email scams. In an earlier article published by The Daily Texan, Norma Guerra Gaier, University Career Services executive director, said that their office had posted a “how to identify and avoid a job scam” during that time. Six years later, students are still getting scammed. Additionally, when I tried to locate this post, the page no longer existed. I only had access after it was emailed to me by Robert Vega, the deputy director of Enrollment Management. The post not only has accessibility issues but also does not specifically state how to protect oneself from email spoofing. While career center portals may put a lot of effort in ensuring job postings are legitimate and appropriate, they don’t protect students from email
scams. Vega said that while college career services have a moderation process to reduce fraudulent posts on their job board, students are recommended to watch out for email spoofing on their own. “Texas Career Engagement has a comprehensive and robust job moderation process that we use to screen jobs,” Vega said in an email. “However, we encourage all users — students and alumni alike — to look out for scams. A challenge for students and job seekers is avoiding scammers who reach out directly to them via email, improperly identifying themselves as a Handshake employer or University-affiliated employer.” Seeing that years later students are still being affected by email spoofing, UT needs to do more than just post how-tos and encourage awareness. Students should be able to trust an official UT email. It should not be a “challenge” for students to avoid scammers. At the very least, students need accessible information and a university that prioritizes their safety. Students should not have to worry about the legitimacy of a job offer sent from an official university email address. UT needs specific security measures to defend students against email spoofing because while there are a lot of good, honest employers out in the world, there will also always be someone waiting to prey on a student’s susceptibility. Lopez is a rhetoric and writing sophomore from Nederland, Texas.
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Improve on-campus quality of life with more tea options Kinsolving Market and Jester City Market, I couldn’t find any caffeine-free or highly caffeinated hot tea varieties. Considering how often students either want to go to bed imAs you look outside at the cold, gray day, mediately or stay up all night, these would it makes you appreciate what you have now: both be useful to have. a nice fire, a good book and a hot cup of For many of these options, students are tea. Then you wake up and realize that it’s forced to go off campus, which can be very your life that’s on fire, the book in front of difficult for some. Additionally, having the you is a very bad book about the American ability to use Dine In Dollars would make Southwest, and you don’t have a cup of tea these choices more accessible to students because the options for hot tea available on who don’t want to spend any more money campus are very limited. than they have to. A lot of people enjoy hot tea. This idea isn’t difficult It warms you up and calms you to implement, either. down — necessities in many “It’s fairly easy,” said students’ lives as the days grow Rene Rodriguez, direccolder. It’s also a caffeinated tor of dining for UHD. This is a simple godsend for anyone who isn’t “We’re always open to change that UHD a fan of coffee. Unfortunately, the feedback here, bestudents living on campus are cause who are we servcan make to imhindered by the limited oping? We’re serving prove the quality of the students.” tions, which is why University Housing and Dining should ofRodriguez added that life of many fer a wider selection of hot tea this is something Universtudents.” in on-campus markets. sity Housing and Dining “To be able to just get a would absolutely considtea bag and hot water while er implementing. This walking to class would be a is a simple change that lot more convenient than having to go to an UHD can make to improve the quality of life on-campus coffee shop and buy a cup of tea,” of many students on campus. government sophomore Jillian Smith said. “For a lot of students living on campus, It should be noted that UHD already quickly being able to buy a box of tea if offers a multitude of different brands of they’re studying and don’t have the means pre-bottled cold tea. While these are nice to and the time to go off campus to a market or enjoy in August, as the weather gets colder store where they could find the same options students would prefer a warm drink. Ad— this would be really nice,” Smith said. ditionally, these options are typically very The University can’t change the weather, sweet. While this isn’t bad in of itself, very buy you a fireplace or make textbooks any few of the current options appeal to somemore enjoyable, but they can make all those one who is looking for a more mild option or things just a little bit more bearable by letsomething they can flavor themselves. ting students face college life with a cup of University Housing and Dining does hot tea in hand. currently offer some types of hot tea, but Thielman is a rhetoric and writing the variety is very limited. When I visited sophomore from Fort Worth. By Sam Thielman Columnist
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 FILM REVIEW | ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’
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Engineering degree plans lack built-in cultural experience By Sabrina LeBoeuf @_sabrinakaye
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Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) faces the demons of his past.
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The Overlook Hotel has opened its doors once again and two little twin girls are the least of Danny Torrance’s problems. “Doctor Sleep,” directed by Mike Flanagan, is both the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, and sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s classic horror epic “The Shining.” In “Doctor Sleep,” familiar character Danny Torrance is now grown, but continues to grapple with his family’s tragic legacy, alcoholism and strange mind-bending gift known as the shine. When a young girl named Abra with similar abilities reaches out to Danny, he becomes aware of a terrifying cult that feeds off the life “steam” of those who shine. Ewan McGregor assumes the titular role of adult Danny. Tasked with emoting the effects of a traumatic childhood and a perilous fight with alcoholism, McGregor has a lot on his plate. He puts on a calm, yet strong performance as Danny, mirroring the sensitive and observant child audiences met in the original film. Danny’s character arc serves as the backbone of the film, emphasizing the theme of locking away past demons and moving forward. Rebecca Ferguson steals the
show as the menacing Rose the Hat. As leader of the infamous True Knot cult, Ferguson consistently straddles the line between intimidating and charming. For most of the film she projects an uncomfortable amount of stability, refusing to show any weakness. As her character emerges as the antagonist of the film, Ferguson appropriately dials up the evil and unpredictability. The cinematography and set design are phenomenal. Flanagan and his team miraculously conjure visual elements from Kubrick’s original classic. The sets of the film are identical to those featured in the 1980s classic, with Flanagan using the original blueprints from Warner Bros.’ storage. During re-creations of moments from the previous film, the camera movement is much more calculated and calmly dynamic. Additionally, the camerawork pays direct homage to iconic shots, such as the notorious overhead view of a car winding its way up a mountain. While “Doctor Sleep” is aesthetically pleasing and well-executed, the film struggles to succeed in its overall narrative. Danny’s metaphorical and literal journey against his past demons is effectively conveyed through familiar locales, moments and characters. Overall, Danny’s character arc is genuinely cathartic and mesmerizing for
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longtime fans of the character. When it comes to the absurdity that is Abra’s constant battle against the malicious True Knot gang, things go off the rails. “Doctor Sleep” completely throws all subtleties from the original movie out the window by introducing an endless amount of powers that apparently come packaged with the shine. In the film, people with this “gift” are able to possess others, falsely project themselves into reality, use invisible gusts of wind and track others simply by holding an object they’ve touched. In Flanagan’s defense, many of these elements are present in the novel, but they come off as overly extravagant when translated to the screen. “Doctor Sleep” was an impossible feat from the beginning. To effectively combine the worlds established by King’s original novel and Kubrick’s iconic interpretation is unheard of. Flanagan genuinely succeeds in several aspects of this task, but the absurdity of King’s novel muddles the effectiveness of Kubrick’s established narrative.
Engineering students do not have a cultural experience built into their college career. Whether it’s the lack of a foreign language requirement or the barrier of entry for study abroad, mechanical engineering junior Ashley Yang said she believes engineering students are missing out on obtaining a useful skill that is applicable in the workforce. “Learning a (foreign) language is very important in an increasingly global society,” Yang said. “But I don’t know what part of the engineering curriculum would be good enough to cut to add a language requirement.” Although some engineering students choose to take language courses, they do not count toward degree requirements, even as elective credits, senior academic adviser Sarah Talley said. She said only electrical and computer engineering majors can get elective credit from language courses. However, only three hours are counted while classes are typically six credit hours. Because it is difficult to fit foreign language courses into this tight degree plan, some
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just the sheer amount of classes you have to take,” Hildreth said. “A lot of times people don’t find time or flexibility in their schedule to add other classes.” Hildreth said engineering students, including herself, test out of humanities classes, causing the course load to become very STEM-focused. She said other engineering majors who test out of humanities courses tend to take additional engineering courses because they align more with their interests. “(Not taking humanities is) almost good in some ways, because a lot of the people who are engineering majors would rather take the STEM courses because they find them more enjoyable,” Hildreth said. Yang said while the engineering degree track does not provide many feasible ways for students to have a cultural experience, it is not necessary to becoming a good engineer and does not need to be added to the core degree requirements. “In the case of being an engineer, I don’t know that being well-rounded is necessary,” Yang said. “To be a good engineer means technical competence, problem-solving skills, and doesn’t mean you need to know history.”
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engineering students seek cultural exposure in other ways. “A lot of (Cockrell students) study abroad to enhance their overall global experience,” Talley said. “We do a lot of (study abroad) because we don’t have a foreign language requirement. That’s where they get their cultural experience.” Yang completed a Maymester abroad in China after her freshman year. She said this experience, as well as traveling with family, helped her gain perspective and become more empathetic. While Yang said studying abroad is a great way for engineering students to be exposed to other cultures, she knows there is a cost barrier for some. “Not everyone has the privilege to go off and have a study abroad experience,” Yang said. ”Even if they want one, it’s something you need a lot of planning to get into your degree plan so that you can still graduate in four years.” Sarah Hildreth, a mechanical engineering and math junior, said she wishes she could have studied abroad. Between taking 16 credit hours per semester and summer classes, studying abroad didn’t fit into her schedule. “The mechanical engineering degree is a pretty long degree —
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Transfer student finds home at Texas, but will be unable to take the court this season after waiver denial. By Robert Trevino @robtrev22
ophomore guard Karisma Ortiz knew she was going to transfer to Texas to play basketball back in May, just after her last visit to the Forty Acres. She fell in love with the campus and the culture, and her family could tell that her mind was made up. Whether she would get the opportunity to suit up and play this year, however, was still up in the air even with the season opener looming until Tuesday. Ortiz’ waiver was denied by the NCAA on Nov. 6, just two days before Texas’ season opener against South Florida. Ortiz knew she would need a waiver to continue her college career immediately, due to the NCAA’s transfer rules. Despite the barrier this NCAA rule creates, Ortiz still announced her decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal in April, ending her one-year stint at Penn State. She said goodbye to the school via social media, expressing her gratitude for her time spent at the university. “I’d like to thank Penn State University for the opportunities they’ve provided me,” Ortiz said in the tweet. “I am grateful for my experience here, the bonds I’ve created, and the community that I’ve become a part of. With careful consideration, I have determined it is in my best interest to enter the transfer portal.” She committed to the Longhorns and head coach
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Head coach Karen Aston coaches her team against Kansas State on Feb. 18, 2019. Aston played an active role in bringing Ortiz to Texas, and is enthusiastic about Ortiz’ fit on the roster. Karen Aston about a month later on May 23. Despite moving from State College, Pennsylvania, to Austin, the San Jose native considers herself anything but a stranger to the state. “Texas has always been home for me just because I’ve always had family here despite being from California,” Ortiz said. “I would be down (in Texas) pretty much at least once a year.” The 6-foot guard from Archbishop Mitty High School chose to move from San Jose to join the Lady Lions’ program with head coach Coquese Washington at the helm. Washington and Penn State mutually
decided to part ways at the end of the season, potentially prompting Ortiz’ decision. While Ortiz visited both UC Berkeley and South Carolina before her final commitment to the Longhorns, the player had Texas marked as a potential landing spot from day one. “This has kind of been the school that has always been in the back of my mind,” Ortiz said. “A major reason why I would say it was probably one of my dream schools was because of my family and being able to have that support system from both my family from California and Texas.”
Those who have seen her play seemed pleased with her decision. Her former head coach at Archbishop Mitty — Sue Phillips — said her style of play is a great fit for Aston’s system. “Karisma will bring to Texas a floor-general mentality, a high basketball IQ, and the skillset to make an immediate impact,” Phillips said. “Her quality of character is second to none and her style of play is a great fit for coach Aston’s system. Karisma is thrilled to be a Longhorn.” Aston would agree with Phillips’ assessment, adding that Ortiz’ winning mentality would be a great addition to the squad.
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“The first thing that comes to my mind about Karisma is that she is a proven winner,” Aston said. “(She has an) understanding of what it takes to win because she was on a really competitive high school team, (which) translates to the college game.” While both coaches made it very clear that they considered the move to be a great call by the player, Ortiz also believes she will find a home rather quickly within the offense and defense that the team operates under. “In terms of tempo, playing fast, running the floor, things like that, I think I do a great job
of that,” Ortiz said. “And that’s obviously what coach Aston’s system is kind of set up around, as well as post feeds. I’m always looking to be a pass-first point guard.” However, like most college athletes and college students in general, Ortiz is not immune from the stress and anxiety that a state of transition tends to bring. Unfortunately for Ortiz, she will have to wait until next season to become a regular contributor for the Longhorns. On the bright side, she will be able to adjust to life at the University of Texas with her year off the court.
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Longhorns build relationships with friendly competition between players By Daniela Perez @danielap3rez
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Sophomores Daniel Krueger and Drew Kibler embrace after the completion of a race on Mar 4, 2019. Both will be competing in Indiana this weekend.
Longhorns travel to Indiana for first tri-meet of season By Ben Howell @benhowell71
The Longhorn swim and dive teams head north this weekend to Indiana for a tri-meet with Indiana University and Louisville, kicking off Friday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. Both the No. 2 men’s team and the No. 5 women’s team are coming off of a road win in College Station against rival Texas A&M last week. While the Aggies were not an easy team to beat, the Longhorns will continue to face stiff competition in their first tri-team meet of the year. On the men’s side, both Indiana and Louisville are ranked inside the top 10 at No.6 and No. 9 respectively, setting up a dramatic clash in the water between three top-10 squads. The women aren’t far behind and No. 9 Indiana and No. 21 Louisville are still top25 teams, so the eyes of the swimming world will be on the star power in Bloomington this weekend. Texas and Indiana look to battle it out in the pool, with each school sending some of the best collegiate swimmers in the country into the water. Indiana senior Mohamed Hassan is ranked first in the NCAA in the 100-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-yard freestyle, while Texas’ sophomore Daniel Krueger is third in the 100-yard freestyle. Additionally, senior Maxime Rooney and sophomore Drew Kibler are sixth and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle. Louisville’s strength is on the diving board.
Junior Daniel Pinto of the Cardinal is ranked ninth in the NCAA for the 1-meter board and fourth for the 3-meter. But Texas has two star divers of its own with junior Jordan Windle, who ranks fourth for the 1-meter and second for the 3-meter, and senior Grayson Campbell, who ranks fifth in the 3-meter dive. The women’s side of the competition projects to be more even, as each school has strong athletes in a multitude of events. Freshman Kelly Pash will pace the Longhorns in the pool as she is ranked third in the 200yard freestyle and will be competing against Louisville junior Arina Openysheva and Indiana freshman Cora Dupre, who are ranked fourth and fifth in the nation in the 200-yard freestyle respectively. On the diving board, senior Alison Gibson will be diving for Texas. She is ranked first in the 1-meter dive and second in the 3-meter. She’ll be facing off against Louisville senior Molly Fears, who is fourth in both, and Louisville senior Michaela Sliney, who is sixth in the 3-meter. Texas is sending a strong squad to Indiana, but they will be challenged both in the pool and on the diving board. Returning to Indiana will be a homecoming event for a few Longhorns, as a trio of Texas athletes hail from various cities within the state. Senior Claire Adams, Kibler and Pash are all from Carmel, Indiana while sophomore Michael Couet is from Franklin, Indiana. The team will attempt to set a championship-level tone in Indiana as they attempt to earn their 15th NCAA title.
At Tuesday’s player availability, the Longhorns reflected on their bye week, the offensive line and their fantasy football leagues. Texas’ second break of the season corresponded with Halloween, senior offensive lineman Parker Braun’s favorite holiday. In spooky spirit, Braun, senior center Zach Shackelford and junior offensive lineman Derek Kerstetter went to a local haunted house. Kerstetter, the 6 foot, 5 inch tall junior who faces defensive linemen keen on taking him down every week, was the most scared — according to Shackelford at least. “Derek was scared,” Shackelford said. “He cried, just ran all over the place.” The offensive linemen are a tight-knit group who enjoy friendly competition. Shackelford and Kerstetter have an ongoing competition between them and constantly bicker over who the Texas Longhorns grill master is. Freshman defensive lineman Keondre Coburn, who competes
against the offensive linemen every practice, finds them quirky. “Shack, he does a little thing with his mouth, it’s funny and his hair, he cares about his hair all day. (Sam) Cosmi just laid back and, Junior (Angilau) is funny, that’s my dog right there,” Coburn said. “And who do I tackle, Kerstetter? I don’t like Kerstetter.” Coburn took back his statement — he likes Kerstetter. But he doesn’t like how the offensive line has “taken advantage of him” in their fantasy football leagues. According to Coburn, Kerstetter is winning in one league and Shackelford is winning in the other. “They be trying to take advantage of me in my fantasy league,” Coburn said. “They always talking trash, but they win at the last minute on Monday nights. I think they kind of cheated to be honest because they made the league, and they are winning the league. I don’t know how that happens.” Coburn is 2–6 in his league and lost in the first week to quarterback Sam Ehlinger. Coburn said it’s because Ehlinger has Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, someone he really wanted.
“I think I play (Coburn) again next week,” Ehlinger said. “My quarterback Deshaun Watson is on a bye, so that could get interesting. I guess I just drafted well. He is a cheat code for sure.” Fantasy football aside, their friendly competition also translates onto the field for the benefit of the team. Coburn and Shackelford constantly exchange notes on what opposing defensive linemen or centers will do in games. “Before we even do a rep, I kind of give (Shackelford) what I think the defensive line on the other team will do, and he gives me a rep on what the center is going to do,” Coburn said. “Each person on the defensive line and on the offensive line is trying to work to get better and trying to help us get dubs.” Heading into their second to last home game, this rest and relaxation period was crucial for each player. Ehlinger said the Longhorns are rested and ready to get back to work. “(The state of the Longhorns is) rejuvenated; the rest over the bye week was incredible,” Ehlinger said. “I know personally for me, I feel I’ve got sufficient sleep, got to rest … so I’m motivated and ready to get back to work.”
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Junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger prepares to take the snap from the center against LSU on Sept. 7, 2019. The offensive line and Ehlinger take part in a fantasy football league.
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Jimmy Fallon talks Austin establishments and college football with The Daily Texan on Nov. 6, 2019, before his UT-Austin show where students will be a part of a live audience for the taping of “The Tonight Show.”
hook ‘em with jimmy Jimmy Fallon talks Matthew McConaughey, partying in Austin before his filming of the ‘The Tonight Show.’ By Trinady Joslin @trinady05
few months ago, Jimmy Fallon didn’t know what “Hook ‘em” was. Now, he’s on campus and ready to party. For the first time in the show’s history, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” is filming on a college campus to an all-student audience. The show, airing Thursday, will feature Matthew McConaughey, Chip and Joanna Gaines and Gucci Mane. The Daily Texan sat down to talk with Fallon about why he chose UT and what he’s been up to upon arriving in Austin.
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Yeah. Oh, my goodness. It is insane. This place has been a nonstop party. We’ve only been here a couple days, and I’m already losing my voice because we’re screaming, yelling. I think the food is awesome. The music scene is great. But the people are just the nicest, most welcoming community. Everyone’s like, “Yo, Jimmy go to this place. Jimmy you have to go blah blah like, here, you want a beer? You want that? Can I buy this?” And I was like, “No, I’ll pay for stuff.” I love to pay for stuff. Last night, I went to The White Horse and someone taught me how to two-step. It was really fun. It’s opening my eyes to new things.
Jimmy Fallon:
I saw you guys on an ESPN (College) GameDay or something and I was like, “What’s the deal with UT? They look like a really fun school.” And everyone was like “Oh man, Hook ‘em Horns.” I was like, I really don’t even really know what that is because I don’t know about college sports, so I had to learn. But I was like, maybe let’s take the show on the road and go to a college because our biggest fans are 18-year-olds and in college. We wanted to come and say thank you for watching and supporting our show. So then I said, “How about UT?” And the producers were like, “That’s the best, we should ask them and just float it out there, see if they like the idea.” Immediately we heard back from the president. He was like “Dude, we’ll roll out the red carpet.” Honestly, we were so excited. We didn’t even ask any other schools. This is our first and only choice. If this goes well, we’ll take it to other schools, but there’s nothing planned yet.
DT:
I saw you say on some promo videos that you’re
I think the food is awesome. The music scene is great. But the people are just the nicest, most welcoming community.” JIMMY FALLON comedian
DT:
So, was The White Horse your favorite place last night?
JF:
Yeah … Well, I will say Hole in the Wall is an experience that not many people have, and they should just to check out the bathrooms alone. I took photos in there I took selfies. On a break during shooting they were like, “You got to see the women’s room.” There’s two toilets next to each other, no walls, no stalls. I’m like, “Wow, I’ve never seen anything like that in my lifetime.” It was just a really great bar. You go to a place and you can feel if the place has good
bones, and that place has good bones. You know there’s a lot of good times happening in that place. I think if I was a college kid, I would love to go there. Even now, I would actually love to go there. I’m 45, I probably would stick out like a sore thumb. DT:
What has your favorite UT experience been? JF:
Getting to see the Tower and see how big this campus is. The school I went to was so small. I barely had a basketball court. You have a stadium that holds 100,000 people. That is insane. You’re so lucky to have that. This is amazing to have this much opportunity. It’s so beautiful here. Everyone’s so nice, and everyone seems to be really proud of their school. I have my burnt orange T-shirts I’ve been wearing, and I got a football jersey from the President. So expect to get a loss this weekend when I play for the team. (The announcers will) be like, “a first man injured, comedian Jimmy Fallon, his head popped off.” DT:
Can you tell us what UT’s own personal celebrity Matthew McConaughey is going to be doing on the show? JF:
He’s a smart guy. I love him. He has been a great guest on our show before. He loves Texas and UT so much. I mean, honestly, he was one of the reasons, too, we were watching College GameDay and he came on. He was singing “The Eyes of Texas” and Hook ‘em Horns, and I was like, “Oh, this is fun.” He’s a good egg. I like that guy. So we’ll have fun with him and just show how much he loves the school (and) loves Texas. It’ll be a nice little kind of love letter. I’m going to go shoot a little piece with him just to show that he’s a professor here. And I’m going to maybe take a test with him, and hopefully, all my answers will be alright, alright, alright.