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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Volume 120, Issue 109
NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
LIFE&ARTS
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Liberal Arts Council hosts forum about public policy course options across disciplines.
Candidates for editor-in-chief present their platforms, visions for The Daily Texan.
West Campus Limos offers affordable, on-demand rides to students.
Passing it forward: How Donovan Williams’ bond with his sister inspired his career.
STATE
Texas primary voting guide
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Posted signs near the Flawn Academic Center and the Perry Castañeda Library guide voters to polling stations for the primary election. These stations will remain open for early voting during normal business hours until Feb. 28.
Everything you need to know about voting and the upcoming city, state and national elections. By Austin Martinez @austinmxrtinez
exas Primary Election Day, March 3, is right around the corner. Early voting for the election started Feb. 18 and will continue until Friday. Here is a voting guide for this year’s elections: What is a primary election?
In this election, voters are selecting nominees to represent their political party for the general November election. A primary runoff election could occur if no candidate receives at least half of the votes. The two candidates with the most votes would compete in the runoff election. Can I still register to vote?
Voter registration for the primary election has ended. People
can still register to vote for the general election and a possible primary runoff election.
using VoteTexas.gov. Voters must be registered 30 days before an election day to participate.
eligible to vote.
Voter Registration Deadlines:
Can I vote by mail?
Complete a ballot by mail application found on the Texas state department office webpage. The county clerk’s office must receive the application no later than 11 days before election day via mail, email or fax.
Primary runoff election - April 27 General election - Oct. 5
How can I register to vote?
To officially register, the county voter registrar’s office must receive a voter registration application in person or by mail. Confirm voter registration by
Mail-in ballots or “absentee voting” can be completed by voters who: -Are out of the county during early voting and on Election Day. -Are sick or disabled. -Are 65 years of age or older on Election Day. -Are confined in jail but
How do I mail-in ballot?
request
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CITY
UNIVERSITY
Girl Scout, incoming Longhorn sells over 10,000 cookie boxes
Law firm reviewing UT sexual misconduct policies talks mission
By Jennifer Errico @errico_jenny
Marillah King numbered and signed the last 10 boxes. Seven were sold to students outside the University Co-op. The last box she would sell as a Girl Scout was bought by her grandparents. Last year, King sold 7,227 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, setting the record of most boxes sold in Central Texas. On Sunday, King broke her own record, selling over 10,000 boxes. King, a Pflugerville High School senior, started Girl Scouts in the first grade and sold 1,000 boxes of cookies her first year. King’s mom, Amie King, said although King enjoys other aspects of Girl Scouts, such as campouts and earning badges, selling cookies has always been her favorite. “She enjoys selling things, and it was fun to be exposed to people you might never meet otherwise,” Amie said. “I think when she gets into that sales mode, she’s almost like a different person.”
Selling sparked Marillah’s interest in business, and she will be joining the UT community in the fall as a student at the McCombs School of Business. “Selling cookies for 12 years taught me a lot of the business aspects of selling, such as keeping track of inventory, how to manage your business, how to collect money and how to distribute your product,” Marillah said. The Girl Scout Cookie selling season is six weeks long. During this time, Marillah said she would typically clear her calendar to dedicate over 40 hours a week to selling, including Saturdays and Sundays. “I told (other high school) clubs, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t make it to meetings these next two months; I have to sell cookies,’” Marillah said. “I would do my homework in the car or during lunch, in any little free time I had.” Amie said Girl Scouts, especially cookie season, was a family affair. Marillah’s dad is the financial S C O U T PAGE 2
By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren
The Daily Texan spoke with Texas Law alumna Paige Duggins-Clay of Husch Blackwell LLP, the law firm reviewing the University’s sexual misconduct policies. Three lawyers from the firm plan to release their initial report on these policies this Friday. The Daily Texan: What do you do
for Husch Blackwell?
Paige Duggins-Clay: I am an attorney, which is a wonderful privilege. Husch Blackwell is a large, national law firm. We do all sorts of practices. People like me, Scott and Julie are really lucky that we work in our higher education group. That means that we do the legal work of colleges and universities.
Have you worked on Title IX matters before?
DT:
DC: Of course. We do all sorts of things ranging from civil rights all the
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way to accreditation, general litigation and student financial aid. Increasingly, because of the impact of social movements like #MeToo and the increased scrutiny in the regulatory environment, a huge part of all of our
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practices is focused on Title IX. The University of Texas is a unique, special place, and I think it’s a really interesting case study for the impact Q & A PAGE 2