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UT Immigration Law Clinic compiles report on human rights conditions at the border.

UT must proactively release the names of faculty who violate misconduct policy.

“The Wave” writing and directing team talk production and budget changes.

Tom Herman puts the finishing touches on his new coaching staff.

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Restaurants around UT close, open over winter break By Lauren Girgis @laurengirgis

Students are finding that many of their favorite restaurants have shut their doors after a series of business closures over the break. Earlier this month, the owners of Thai, How Are You? announced they would be closing their Thai and sushi restaurant on Guadalupe Street after 12 years of business. Don Japanese Kitchen on Guadalupe also closed, according to Yelp. In December, P. Terry’s Burger Stand announced it would be replacing the Taco Ranch on MLK Boulevard. Grace Frazor, Middle Eastern studies graduate student, said she did not notice the recent business closures but thinks businesses frequently come and go on Guadalupe. “Rent prices are so expensive that it’s hard for businesses to stay open,” Frazor said. “They are catering to prices that students are willing to pay, and that probably puts businesses at a disadvantage.” Frazor said one of her favorite coffee carts on campus had to move because rent was so high, and she did not like seeing the constant fluctuation in businesses. Taco Ranch, set to be replaced with the first UT location of P. Terry’s Burger Stand, closed in December. “As much as we love Taco Ranch, as a company with all eyes on expanding P. Terry’s, it just made sense to have a presence at the University of Texas,” said Patrick Terry, P. Terry’s and Taco Ranch co-founder, in a press release. Current Taco Ranch employees will be able to work at another P. Terry’s location or the original Taco Ranch location, according to the release. Nursing senior Joyce Kim

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A UT Police Department vehicle keeps watch at the east side of campus on Jan. 21, 2020. The rise in activity comes after the governor’s order to increase law enforcement activity around state buildings following violent attacks downtown.

Campus patrols surge UTPD, Texas DPS partner to increase security at UT after Gov. Abbott orders more law enforcement. By Claudia Ng @claudiang

T Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety campus patrols surged as students returned to campus following an order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott for increased law enforcement around state buildings. In the Jan. 9 letter addressed to DPS director Steve McCraw, Abbott ordered DPS troopers to monitor within two blocks of all Austin state buildings, including the University. Abbott’s letter came in response to two separate downtown Austin stabbings involving homeless people,

which left one restaurant employee dead, according to The Texas Tribune. Texas DPS troopers are patrolling Guadalupe Street in cars and motorcycles labeled “Texas State Trooper.” DPS troopers on bikes wear a red shoulder patch on their uniform sleeves labeled “Department of Public Safety.” Austin Police Cmdr. Tim Pruett oversees West Campus patrols and said about 10 to 12 officers are assigned to West Campus on any given day. Pruett said APD divides their patrols by sector, and the number of officers assigned to a sector depends on the geographic size of the area and the number of 911 calls reported. “We have officers on bikes that are already out there, and they’re looking where the high concentration of (911) calls would be,” Pruett said. Pruett said the number of officers stationed in West Campus is consistent with the number of officers stationed to other sectors in Austin. Pruett said APD previously partnered with UTPD for on-campus patrols and with DPS for higher-risk events such as music festivals and protests. He said

the partnership with DPS and UTPD will not be any different from past patrol experiences. SafeHorns, a nonprofit organization that advocates for increased safety on campus and in student neighborhoods, thanked Abbott via Twitter for involving DPS and said there are still off-campus safety improvements to be made. SafeHorns president Joell McNew said they previously met with the University of Southern California to learn about their campus safety model, which involves brighter street lights at night, high-definition cameras and an extended patrol zone of two-and-a-half miles beyond campus. McNew said although SafeHorns proposed USC’s model to UT, the University did not extend safety measures to beyond campus. “When you look at the history and creation of (West Campus) specifically intended to be housing for students, there’s responsibility in that,” McNew said. “So why didn’t (the City of Austin and the University), as they created that area, create crime prevention by environmental design? Why P A T R O L S PAGE 3

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Filing for Student Government positions, including president, vice president and University representatives, began Tuesday. Campaigning begins Feb. 17 and runs through elections on March 2–3, according to the Dean of Students website. Jakob Lucas, speaker of the Student Government, said the filing period is the best for current members to work on policy because most of the attention is on the potential candidates. Lucas also said current leaders are more productive during this time, so they get reelected. “There is always a difference between politics and policy, and this period affords us the ability to work on policy, not politics,” Lucas said. Before the elections, Student Government’s general objective is to finish legislation that was started last semester before the new term begins in March, Lucas said. Student Government will focus more on faculty misconduct policies this semester following the allegations of sexual misconduct against professors Coleman Hutchison and Sahotra Sarkar. Last semester, Student Government decided to take a backseat on legislation regarding these issues to allow other organizations to have a stronger role, Lucas said. “The issue of faculty misconduct (is) something that last semester Student Government didn’t (previously)

Akinnibosun said the Starbucks provides a good place for students to get a quick snack or drink on campus. As Starbucks reopens, other ar“I know for a lot of people who eas of The Texas Union are under- have classes over there or their going multiple changes, with a new dorms, that is a convenient spot,” restaurant opening and roof con- Akinnibosun said. struction starting over the Shirley Psychology sophomore Marilyn Bird Perry Ballroom. Ajami said she is new to campus The Starbucks reopened Tues- but has used local and campus day after closing last November due Starbucks frequently. to a leak underneath the restau“I just transferred here so I harant, said James ven’t tried much, Buckley, direcbut I will use the tor of facilities resources that and operations are around me,” for University Ajami said. Unions. The leak Steak ‘n Shake also caused the opened at the restrooms on Union last Tuesthe first floor to day, Buckley said, close, but now and will serve all restrooms exonly the restaucept the ones by rant’s most popthe Cactus Café ular menu items are open. similarly to the Buckley said Chick-fil-A Exthe Starbucks press at the WilJAMES BUCKLEY leak was unrelatliam C. Powers, director of facilities and operations ed to the Union Jr. Student ActivUnderground ity Center. While flooding that caused the building the restaurant has been open for a to temporarily close last October. week, Buckley said the Union plans He said that the Union is looking to hold grand opening festivities at for a permanent solution to last the end of the month. year’s flooding. “Earlier this week, President “Everything is operating as nor- (Gregory) Fenves and the athletic mal,” Buckley said. “We have a director came over and had lunch perfectly good solution in place, at Steak ‘n Shake,” Buckley said. but we’re looking for a long term, “Apparently, President Fenves is a permanent solution.” longtime big fan of Steak ‘n Shake.” Marketing sophomore Gloria U N I O N PAGE 3 By Lauren Grobe

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have a huge voice in because all of the leaders realized it was good for us to take a step back,” Lucas said. Lucas said the other issues Student Government will prioritize this semester include affordability, accessibility, tuition and textbook costs. All of these issues will be further discussed in the upcoming Student Government meeting. Ricky Cooks, Student Government chief of staff, said that the executive

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branch is working on expanding the SURE Walk program and wants to work with Texas Athletics on adding golf carts to the program. Cooks also said the Continuity Committee, which is focused on continuing work on past unfinished legislation without starting from scratch, is working to wrap up previous projects. “With elections coming up … we’re being pushed against the end of our E L E C T I O N S PAGE 3

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After observing makeshift court proceedings in tents and shipping containers and the conditions of encampments for asylum seekers across the border, the UT Law Immigration Clinic compiled a report that will be submitted to a human rights commission. The Immigration Clinic, which provides pro bono legal services to immigrants seeking residence, will be sending the report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights this semester regarding the Migrant Protection Protocols, or the “Remain in Mexico” policy, clinic co-director Elissa Steglich said. The policy, implemented in January 2019, requires asylum seekers to stay within their country of origin while awaiting a court hearing in the United States, Steglich said. The commission can choose to investigate human rights abuses further and issue precautionary recommendations to comply with the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, she said. Clinic directors Denise Gilman and Steglich oversee the testimony collection and preparations of asylum applications. The clinic has been working on the report since the Trump administration expanded the policy in July. Steglich said the radical changes in immigration law in the past few years have made it more diﬃcult to do this work. “Whether someone is able to have a chance to present their refugee claim here in the United States is often not (based on) the merits of their case,” Steglich said. “It is the luck of getting an asylum oﬃcer who will listen.” In a statement released in October 2019, the Department of Homeland Security said this policy helped stop the human rights abuses happening under the catch and release policy, which allowed asylum seekers to wait in the U.S. for their hearing instead of returning them to their country of origin. Law students Francis Wellin and Savannah Kumar traveled to Laredo and Matamoros, Mexico, in the fall semester of 2019. Applicants, who travel from Matamoros or sleep on the international bridge, go to Laredo where video monitors stream the judge and court

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The UT Law Immigration Clinic provides free legal services to help immigrants who are seeking residency. The group made a report of conditions at the border for a human rights commission. oﬃcials in the San Antonio Immigration Court, Wellin said. “The people who get to that court are the successful ones under the protocol,” Wellin said. “Around 50% of people aren’t even able to make it to their court hearing because it is designed for people to fail out of it.” Steglich agrees the system has been designed to prevent people from winning their asylum claims. “The system is not providing them with someone who is present, looking in their eyes, feeling the weight of the stakes,” Steglich said. “That is very intentional. It is easier to say no when you are not in the same room as the person.”

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Kumar said she had 30 minutes to speak with the applicants about their situation. Many of them were staying at the Matamoros camping facilities. The city is under a “Do not travel” U.S. Department of State travel advisory because of the high levels of crime and kidnappings. Kumar said this has made it diﬃcult and even dangerous to meet with her clients. “In order to follow the legal process, they are being asked to put their lives at risk just so they can be heard by not even a judge in person, but by a judge who is sitting in San Antonio,” Kumar said. “They are seeing a video of a person who is making a life or death decision for them.”

ALBUM REVIEW ¦ MANIC

‘Manic’ is project for those who usually don’t like Halsey In her third studio album Manic, alt-pop princess Halsey works through the death, rebirth and growth of her identity as a young woman. Halsey, whose legal name is Ashley Frangipane, has been open about her bipolar disorder diagnosis and its influence on the album. The dual nature of bipolar disorder, with its high highs and low lows, is well-represented in the album’s pleasing structure and reflected in the title of the album itself. It begins in a low place of personal exploration with “Ashley” and ends in uplifting reflection with “929.” More specifically, “Ashley” leads with impactful lyrics that lament decisions made by her past self and the responsibility foisted onto her current self of putting the pieces back together. “Apart from my

beating heart/It’s a muscle, but it’s still not strong enough to carry/The weight of the choices I’ve made” are some of the most striking lyrics in the track, expressing her desire to grow and lack of knowhow to get there. Writing from a place of great pain and starting with her given name, Halsey is using her feelings of weakness and emotional inadequacy to fuel her desire to grow. The 25-year-old artist is struggling to reconcile the person she was with the person she is in order to become who she’s meant to be — but not for long. The closing track, “929,” is a reference to both Halsey’s birthday and time, according to an audio clip included in the ﬁrst few seconds of the song. From “… don’t meet

your heroes, they’re all f***ing weirdos,” to “And I’ve stared at the sky in Milwaukee/And hoped that my father would ﬁnally call me,” Halsey oﬀers advice and observations to her listeners after reconciling the Ashley of past, present and future in a way conducive to positive growth. This gives the album a coherent beginning and ending that are almost cyclical, which lends to listening on repeat and an allusion to the cycle of birth and death. Other tracks Halsey has chosen to include are as varied as they are purposeful. She released 10 singles between this album and her last, but only four are included on Manic. This is a boon to the MANIC

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WalletHub ranks Austin No. 1 college town in nation By Hannah Ortega @_hannahortega_

Austin took first place in a study of the best college towns and cities in the United States last month. WalletHub, a personal finance website, designated Austin as the best college town in the country, beating out 414 other cities. In addition to the overall first place ranking, Austin received second place in the list’s “social environment” category and placed 54th and 196th for “academic and economic opportunities” and “wallet friendliness,” respectively. The study assessed the social environment of the 415 cities by analyzing metrics such as student gender balance, food trucks per capita and sports clubs per capita. The “wallet friendliness” category looked at housing costs, cost of higher education and more, while “academic and economic opportunities” evaluated metrics such as higher education quality, share of part-time jobs and unemployment rate. For Levi Casias, radio-television-film freshman, UT’s distinctive identity makes Austin a great college town. “When you come to Austin, just the University itself is such an icon,” Casias said, “It’s so different going outside of Austin, and

whenever I think of Austin, I think of UT.” Casias said Austin is very different from Waco, where his sister attended Baylor University. “When you go outside (in Waco), it’s very not college,” Casias said. “But here, it’s (a) safe college, and it’s very diverse, and it’s very large.” While the WalletHub study mostly looked at city based locations including breweries, cafés and shopping centers to evaluate the city’s social environment, Briana Cuero said Austin’s outdoor hangout spots are beneficial to student quality of life. “A lot of students want a break from college life … and so having Zilker Park or Barton Springs or even Town Lake, which is right down the street (is) a really healthy way to get away from college itself,” said Cuero, a marketing engineering sophomore. “That in itself is a good R & R type thing.” Aerospace engineering junior Kristen Pallesen said she enjoys Austin’s accessibility, especially when compared to her hometown of San Antonio. “Everything is so accessible,” Pallesen said. “It’s walkable, there’s public transportation … so if you wanted to get off campus or even if you wanted to get around campus, you can, which is really nice. Not every city is like (that). I could not take a bus around San Antonio, but I can here.”

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said she was surprised to find out Don Japanese Kitchen had closed its physical location indefinitely and felt the business only had their brick-andmortar building open for a short time. “I remember when Don was still a food truck,” Kim said. “They have not been open long. I think rent may (have something to do with it).” Don Japanese Kitchen closed down its food truck and opened a brick and

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Austin was named the best college town in the country by WalletHub, a personal finance website that ranked cities based on their social environment.

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didn’t they make sure the lighting meets standard?” McNew said although some n people think the increased patrols and campus safety is a political discussion, she

thinks it is not. “This is all nonpartisan. This is about crime,” McNew said. “This is something that students ask for already.” Psychology sophomore Madison Smith said she thinks the increased DPS patrols will make her feel safer when walking to class

and back to her apartment in West Campus. “Sometimes I want to study at the library really late, but I am always like, ‘Maybe I should come home early,’ because you don’t want to risk anything bad happening to you,” Smith said. “I just wish it was a little bit more safe.”

album’s thematic structure, where songs such as “Eastside” and “Nightmare” would have radically changed the message of self-discovery and examination by bringing in competing thematic elements such as avoiding emotions and grief. “Suga’s Interlude,” a single included on the album that is a collaboration with BTS, would have benefited from remaining a single or being paired with another BTS collaboration, “Boy with Luv.” Ultimately, its position in the album and general tone

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mortar in 2017. On the restaurant’s Facebook page, they posted a screenshot of the definition of indefinite, as opposed to permanent. The restaurant has another location that is still open in San Marcos, Texas. Thai, How Are You? announced its closure earlier this month on Facebook. The restaurant was recognizable for the iconic “Hi, How Are You?” mural on its side. “Thank you for honoring us with your patronage and for allowing us to serve you,” the statement said. “We will miss most of you a

lot, some of you a little and a couple of you not so much at all.” In a comment below the post, the account said they do not have plans to reopen in 2020. In a December post, the account said the restaurant would be closed for the holidays and would reopen in January. Public relations junior Tabitha Joseph said she had not noticed as many businesses closing, but she has noticed more businesses opening in West Campus, which she is excited about. “It (gives students) different options,” Joseph said.

don’t quite mesh. Conversely, the included collaborations with Alanis Morissete and Dominic Fike indicate the tonal shifts of the album from sad and self-reflective to an indulgent middle ground and then a riot of self-love. Alanis Morissette and Halsey complement each other well on “Alanis’ Interlude,” with the richness of Morissette compensating for Halsey’s breathiness. It’s not the best example of Morissette’s iconic voice but is definitely worth hearing to experience the pairing of their wildly different voices. The structure of Halsey’s

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A worker pulls a board onto the roof of the Texas Union to build safety railings Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. The Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom roof is being replaced over the spring semester, but the construction should not impact events within the ballroom.

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According to Fenves’ Twitter, Steak ‘n Shake was his “favorite place” when he was growing up in Illinois. Akinnibosun said she thought the on-campus restaurants were very similar to each other and that the Steak ‘n Shake could provide more food diversity. “I think most of the time the restaurants are just a

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term,” Cooks said. Cooks said one initiative during this time is reaching out to and connecting with a variety of students. The SG executive branch is doing a listening tour this semester, visiting different organizations and getting a feel for campus climate, student body

duplicate of each other,” Akinnibosun said. “They’re just on two different sides of campus for convenience.” Buckley said the construction around the Union is due to the replacement of the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom roof and will last for a few months. He said students can still access the ballroom, and the construction should not affect entrance into the Union. “It does not impact events or activities going on in the ballroom, so it’s still fully

functional,” Buckley said. “Other than the fact (that) if you’re outside and you see it, you wouldn’t know it’s going on.” Buckley said the Guadalupe Street sidewalk is redirected due to the scaffolding, and is in place to prevent anything from the roof replacement falling on pedestrians. “For a safety precaution, we want to make sure that we provide coverage for people should something inadvertently fall or drop,” Buckley said.

president Camron Goodman said. He said this is intended to encourage students to run for student government positions and address any questions and concerns. Although filing only began on Tuesday, there has been a great amount of interest surrounding this election season among students, and Student Government is aiming to add new perspectives through a diverse group of candidates,

Goodman said. “The energy has definitely increased around being involved in Student Government,” Goodman said. Goodman said Student Government wants to solidify the organization’s relationship with the student body and will be hosting a workshop to provide campaigning advice and encouragement for students who are interested in running.

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Professors need training to support students in distress By Sanika Nayak Associate editor

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UT released more professors’ names. They need to do more. By The Daily Texan Editorial Board Our editorial board has been calling on UT to release the names of faculty and staff who have violated sexual misconduct policy for over a year. Protesters have been calling for names for a semester. UT finally released 17. On Jan. 9, a Daily Texan reporter received a document with 17 names of faculty and staff found in violation of misconduct policy between November 2017 and December 2019 through a Freedom of Information Act request. University Communications had told the reporter the document existed and alerted her when it was available for request. She wasn’t the only one who received the document; the Texan was one of multiple news outlets that published the list that afternoon. Of the 17 people listed, three are current faculty members — Coleman Hutchison, who is teaching English 350R, Johann Hofmann, who is teaching Biology 382K, and Kevin Dalby, who is teaching Pharmacy 181R and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 196H, a research conference. Sahotra Sarkar, who has been a target of student protests for his own sexual misconduct violation, is not on this list. His misconduct occurred before the published time frame. It’s about time students had access to this information. It’s also not enough. For students to be adequately informed about which faculty and staff members are abusers, we need names to be

released proactively. The University won’t guarantee that they will proactively publish the names of new faculty and staff who violate sexual misconduct policy. Director of media relations J.B. Bird said it’s not “the norm in higher education.” It’s a weak excuse when more transparency means better-informed — and safer — students. Instead, Bird said via email that UT will wait for feedback from Husch Blackwell, their external advisory group, as well as the Misconduct Working Group and the student-led forum before policy changes are made.

For students to be adequately informed about which faculty and staff are abusers, we need names to be released proactively.” If UT is serious about reforming its policies and practices around misconduct, they’ll need to get serious about being transparent with the student body. Until UT starts proactively publishing names of misconduct violations, we’ll be stuck in the same place we’ve always been: unsure of which professors and staffers have targeted students. Although we’re happy to see the University is letting news outlets

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know about documents that can otherwise only be accessed via a FOIA request, they still get to pick and choose how the information is distributed. This isn’t the first list of misconduct violations UT has made. Bird told our editorial board that a list compiling violations from 2013 to 2017 was given to “media requestors” in late 2017. Texan staffers do not seem to have been alerted about that list at the time, and, as far as we can tell, no outlet has published it in full. This list included Sarkar, whose violations most students didn’t know about until last October. The University needs to publicize these lists and future lists themselves. The 17 names just released by the University aren’t even on UT’s Misconduct Working Group website, which the University designates as the go-to for information on misconduct policy. To us, it looks like the University is still afraid to take ownership of the abusers it still employs. After a semester of protests and talks with administration, we are still only inching toward protecting students from abusers on UT’s payroll. Don’t let small victories distract from the ultimate goal: a University that unapologetically prioritizes student safety. The complete list of faculty and staff who violated UT’s sexual misconduct policy between November 2017 and December 2019 can be found on the digital version of this article. The editorial board is composed of associate editors Abhirupa Dasgupta, Hannah Lopez, Sanika Nayak, Abby Springs and editor-in-chief Spencer Buckner.

Professors are usually the first point of contact when a student is struggling, since grades can indicate deteriorating mental health.”

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Over the last nine years, UT’s Counseling and Mental Health Center has seen a 104% increase in student visits. This statistic doesn’t show the number of students who face anxiety, stress or depression without seeking help. These experiences are not uncommon, especially among college students, whose change in environment and rigorous academic expectations can often lead to isolation and distress. During this period, signs of a student’s deteriorating mental health can often be seen in the classroom. Professors need to be able to recognize and respond to signs of a student in distress. UT must make CMHC’s Helping Students in Distress workshop mandatory for all professors so they can better support students who are struggling with their mental health and create a more comfortable academic environment.

Acoording to Katy Redd, CMHC’s associate director for prevention, development and media relations, the Helping Students in Distress workshop is an in-person workshop in which faculty learn how to support a student in distress and how to best connect them to resources on campus. Currently, the Helping Students in Distress workshop is optional and must be requested by individual departments or professors. This means that while any professor could have to help out a student in distress, many likely haven’t taken this essential training. Since professors see students multiple times a week, they have an opportunity to address any concerning behaviors or make accommodations for struggling students. However, if they are not aware of how to best help their students, professors cannot foster an understanding classroom environment for those struggling with their mental health, leaving students susceptible to additional distress. McKenzie Bentley, radio-television-film and journalism sophomore, said her own professors were essential in shaping her mental health struggles. “It’s a really hard topic to bring up with your professors because I never know how they’re going to respond,” Bentley said. “If they were given some sort of training, at least they would know how to see signs, approach the topic or respond appropriately to their students.” Professors are usually the first point of contact when a student is struggling, since grades can indicate deteriorating mental health. Bentley said her classroom performance worsened due to a recent depressive episode that began last spring, but her professors did not understand the correlation. Properly trained faculty could better decipher the signs of a student’s deteriorating mental health and refer them to the right resources at the right time. “A mental illness can be like an invisible disability, and it’s already hard enough for students to deal with,” Bentley said. “You’re in such a vulnerable state, and … a professor who is not educated on how to communicate with someone in crisis can often say a lot of triggering things that could make the situation worse. I think it’s ridiculous that there’s not mandatory training.” The primary goal of the CMHC is to support struggling students as much as possible. While it is well known that they offer beneficial resources to students, professors and faculty should also utilize the workshops and training offered to them. If the Students in Distress workshop remains optional, UT faculty won’t be able to support students to the best of their ability. “One of the things we really try to do is to take mental health (awareness) out onto the campus,” Redd said. “It takes an entire campus to support the mental health and well-being of students.” She’s right. It does take an entire campus — professors included. They need to be properly trained so they can best ensure the well-being of their students. Simply adding the CMHC as a resource at the end of a long-winded syllabus isn’t enough. Nayak is a communication sciences and disorders sophomore from Austin.

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Head coach Karen Aston makes a call from the sideline. The Longhorns won 73-60 over Ohio on Dec. 18, 2019. Texas is 3–2 in conference play and is currently on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.

Texas pushes for Tournament bid As the season kicks into high gear, the Longhorns try to find their stride and return to the NCAA Tournament.

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loss to Hawaii. But there are also impressive victories on their record. Texas went to Knoxville and beat then-No. 17 Tennessee and then-No. 1 Stanford at home, giving Texas a résumé that will surely separate itself from other teams on the bubble if need be. And the bubble was where Texas stood, at least until last week. In the last seven days, the Longhorns have handled business. First it was with a 92-66 trouncing of a lackluster Texas Tech team at home. That win was

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To say that Texas has had its ups and downs in the 201920 season would be an understatement. Yet with 13 regular season games remaining, the Longhorns find themselves at 11–6 overall with a 3–2 record in Big 12 play. There are some disappointing losses on the Longhorns’ résumé, particularly earlier in the season — most notably a seven-point loss to USF and a 13-point

followed by a road win in the “Little Apple” against Kansas State. Eighth-year head coach Karen Aston has at times been frustrated with the careless handling of the ball and a habit of starting games off slow and playing from behind. She voiced her frustration after a thriller in Morgantown against then-No. 19 West Virginia where Texas came up just short. “We had a shot to win and, in my opinion, played two quarters hard,” Aston said. “So it’s encouraging for us,

but how many times are we gonna do this before we learn lessons about not being ready to play?” But with the last two wins in conference play giving Texas an above-.500 mark in the Big 12 for the first time all season, the concerns about the Longhorns potentially missing the NCAA Tournament — which would be the first such occurrence since Aston’s first year in the 2012–13 season — have been slightly quelled for now. ESPN currently has the Longhorns settled in as a nine-seed in the Tournament

will pose a challenge for Texas, as the Jayhawks are more confident than they’ve been in previous years. Kansas will be a matchup issue for the Longhorns, if nothing else. “They’re very competitive, very quick,” Aston said. “They put a lot of pressure on you defensively to stay in front of them. … I think that (we’re) going to play really smart and value possessions a little more than we did against Kansas State.” Aston said, conference play is so heated right now because teams that missed out on the NCAA Tournament last season after years of qualifying have developed a new sense of urgency. But the number of home losses still boggles her mind. “I can’t really explain the home losses,” Aston said. “That’s a first for me in this league to see so many teams lose

spurts of the team that we can be,” sophomore center Charli Collier said. However, there have been stretches of play that suggest that this is no sure thing. After the loss on the road to Hawaii, Aston saw it as a reflection of the team’s mentality. “We just lose our focus,” Aston said. “We play really good and then we don’t do the things that we’ve been doing to get the lead. It’s a lack of focus, a lack of discipline. We have to continue to work on those things, but it’s a real problem for us right now.”

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and just off the “bubble,” where they could potentially be on the outside looking in. If Aston’s team can keep up the recent level of play and be more consistent, there should be no worries about Texas making another appearance in the Tournament come March. There is hardly any question about whether or not this team has the talent to solidify a berth, and with a showdown against No. 2 Baylor looming at the end of the month, they’ll get a chance to show it. “Overall, I think we showed

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Sophomore center Charli Collier finishes around the rim during the Longhorns’ 93-39 win over Southern University on Nov. 24, 2019. at home. But that’s the parity.” Tomorrow, Longhorns will be shooting for the program’s 1,100th win alltime, a feat only five other Division 1 programs have achieved. “We talk a lot about being Texas in

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Texas rides coaching carousel

Tom Herman puts the finishing touches on his staff after hiring assistants to surround Ash, Yurcich. By Marcus Krum

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ith the firing of offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando before the finale of a lackluster 8–5 season, Texas head coach Tom Herman has officially pushed his chips into the middle. Now that the coaching carousel has ended and the dust has settled, we finally get a chance to see what his hand looks like. Herman didn’t connect on some of the splash hires Texas fans had longed for, but each of his replacements at various positions on his staff have experience at big-time college programs. Here’s a look at each of the new coaching hires as Texas football tries to right the ship heading into the new decade. Chris Ash — Co-defensive coordinator You might know Ash as the recent head coach of Rutgers, where he went 8–32 in a little over three years on the job. But Ash’s most notable work came from 2014 at Ohio State, where he was co-defensive coordinator for a Buckeye team that held Marcus Mariota’s Oregon Ducks to just 20 points in a National Championship win. “I’ve witnessed firsthand Chris’ skills as a game planner, his attention to detail and ability to develop

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Head coach Tom Herman looks on as the Longhorns cruise to a 38-10 win over No. 11 Utah in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 31, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to the matchup, Texas had relieved coordinators Tim Beck and Todd Orlando of their duties. players,” Herman said in a press release from Texas Athletics. “He gets the best out of every one of them and has a history of building physical, fundamentally sound, winning defenses.” Mike Yurcich — Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Yurcich is another member of the now-apparent Ohio State-to-Texas coaching pipeline. After spending 2013–18 in Stillwater as Oklahoma State’s offensive coordinator, Yurcich was in Columbus, Ohio, in 2019 as the passing game coordinator to help lead one of the most prolific and efficient offenses in

college football. “When looking at offensive coordinator positions, Texas is a no-brainer career move,” Yurcich said. “I’m excited to work with coach Herman and the entire staff.” In his 20th year in collegiate coaching, Yurcich was instrumental in turning transfer quarterback Justin Fields into a Heisman finalist, as he threw for 41 touchdowns and just three interceptions. In his return to the Big 12, Yurcich will be tasked with making quarterback Sam Ehlinger’s senior season his best yet. Coleman Hutzler — Co-defensive coordinator/

linebackers If the perennial hype surrounding “SEC defense” is true, then Hutzler is the guy for the job. The 13-year coaching veteran has spent seven years coaching defense in the SEC, including his last four at South Carolina, where he was nominated for the Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant coach in 2017. That year, the Gamecock defense finished fifth in the SEC in total defense and first in turnovers.

Boulware is returning to Austin after several years behind enemy lines. The Texas Ex and former Longhorn graduate assistant has coached special teams and running backs at Oklahoma since 2013. His return has been long-awaited. “I’ve been watching this program from afar since the day I left there in the spring of 1997, and I’ve always had it in my mind that I would like to come back someday and help Texas win a National Championship,” Boulware said.

Jay Boulware — Associate head coach for special teams/tight ends

Jay Valai — Cornerbacks The only member of the new hirings with NFL experience,

Valai has spent the last four seasons with the defenses of Georgia, Rutgers and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a member of Ash’s staff with the Scarlet Knights last season, where he also coached cornerbacks.

Andre Coleman — Wide receivers With all the vacant holes left in the staff, Coleman was Herman’s obvious choice to be promoted from within. Last season, he served as an analyst for the Longhorns, but his previous experience as offensive coordinator with Kansas State gave Herman reason to promote him to a full-time member of the staff.

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Longhorns aim for milestone win against Kansas By Myah Taylor @t_myah

After defeating Kansas State in the “Little Apple” Sunday afternoon, Texas will face another team from the Sunflower State — the Kansas Jayhawks. While the Longhorns have returned to Austin for Wednesday’s Big 12 matchup, head coach Karen Aston said the sea of orange in the stands and cheering fans won’t necessarily guarantee a win. “Honestly, if you look at the standings right now in the games that have happened since Big 12 play started, I don’t even know if home court is an advantage right now,” Aston said in a press conference Jan. 17. “I think it’s just a matter of us approaching every

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Justin Long stars in “The Wave,” a brand-new comedy released Jan. 17. The movie also features actors Donald Faison and Tommy Flanagan.

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he Wave” is a brand-new time-twisting comedy from director Gille Klabin and writer and producer Carl Lucas that premiered at Austin’s very own Fantastic Fest. The film follows a lawyer named Frank (Justin Long) who becomes entangled within a reality-bending trip after taking a mysterious drug at a party. The Daily Texan sat down with Klabin and Lucas to discuss the filmmaking process and advice for student filmmakers. The Daily Texan: How did the director, writer and producer collaboration factor into the scriptwriting and

shooting process? Carl Lucas: I wrote this originally for Gille because I kind of fell in love with his visual style and his ability as a visual storyteller. Every time I came to a scene and had an idea, I would immediately pull Gille in. I’d be like, “So this is what I’m thinking, what do you think we can do?” And then he would start talking from a visual effects standpoint. Gille Klabin: I come from a low-budget music video background, so this movie was originally going to be made for a couple thousand dollars. We were going to try and raise on Kickstarter, shooting at our homes and different places we had access to. Everything was designed around being dirt cheap. And then when some big actors got involved, our budget went up, and so I felt Carl could rely on me until I did the biggest baitand-switch ever. We (started shooting), and I tried to spend every goddamn dollar we had. DT: The film features a pretty terrifying and exaggerated depiction of a boardroom meeting at an insurance firm. Where did the inspiration come for that? CL: Man, that just crawled out of my brain I think. I used to work in marketing and sales and stuff like that. I used to sit in these endless board meetings, and it was just constantly trying to figure out how to pull more

money out of everyone around us at all times. And, you know … you sit there, and you start to think about if this was depicted in a society that actually didn’t live in capitalism, just how ghoulish and mercenary a meeting like that would actually feel. You’re sitting there celebrating the idea that you know you’re stripping things away (from people). GK: Imagine if you throw a cigarette butt on the ground and you hallucinate the animal that ends up choking on it and dying. The subtext (is) just being thrown in your face as horrifically as possible. That’s what the whole boardroom scene is. It’s a kick in Frank’s spiritual balls. DT: Any advice for aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters? CL: I know how hard it is to get your first screenplay finished. No matter how good your first screenplay is, it’s nowhere near as good as your fifth. So don’t fall so in love with your first screenplay that you forget you need to write two or three more before you even know what your voice sounds like on the page. GK: Don’t be afraid to suck. You’re (going to) suck plenty. Your first draft is (going to) suck, your first edit is (going to) suck. If it doesn’t, awesome, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to get better and better the more you try. Failure is all in education. Just don’t be afraid of it.

Get lost in a time-bending trip with director Gille Klabin’s “The Wave.” “The Wave,” which premiered at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, revolves around lawyer Frank (Justin Long) after he takes a mystery drug during a party he attends behind his wife’s back. Frank is then sent on an unpredictable journey through time and space where he tries to unscramble a mysterious series of events. Throughout this genre-bending epic, Frank and his right-hand man Jeff (Donald Faison) face off against deadly drug dealers, demonic businessmen and ethereal goddesses. The shining star of “The Wave” is Long’s leading performance as Frank. A morally gray character, Frank has the potential to rub viewers the wrong way, but the innocence and physicality of Long prevents audiences from heavily disliking him. His relatability allows viewers to connect with him as they experience the trip with him. Faison wonderfully plays off Long, with his outgoing comedic attitude contrasting with Long’s timid portrayal. The cinematography in “The Wave” truly brings the reality-bending world to life. The visuals live and breathe during intensive hallucinatory sequences and calmly hover in static sequences. The versatile lighting creates equally beautiful and strange imagery against a backdrop of pale-white deserts and neon parties. “The Wave” features eccentric and sporadic editing that mixes and twists the narrative. The editing

corresponds to the main character’s perspective, communicating the protagonist’s confusion to the viewer better than dialogue would. Scenes of high tension rapidly cut from shot to shot, while more melodic scenes slowly glide to their own tune. The storyline of the film is endlessly entertaining and engaging. The main journey of the protagonist is the sole focus of the film, which lends itself to a plot with minimal interest. The plot is wonderfully surprising and filled to the brim with comedic quips and fantastic visuals. While the story does revolve around a horrendous drug trip, the moments of true hallucinatory madness are carefully used, enabling many scenes to still feel grounded. This distinction and an artstic approach help prevent “The Wave” from becoming another mindless drug comedy by using a more artistic approach.

Despite the narrative resulting in some sort of conclusion and realization, it is still hard to fully understand the presence of certain things in the story. The use of drugs as a causation for the reality-bending journey is rather confusing considering the film’s message about fate. Additionally, for those who are unfamiliar with how insurance works, the character motivations may be hard to understand. Despite its narrative faults, “The Wave” is a quick and engaging blast of time-bending madness. The plot rages on all throughout, offering consistent and visually engaging entertainment throughout its runtime.

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