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Some students alter their diets in preparation for study abroad experiences. PA G E 2

UT needs to create easier ways for students to connect with advisers. PA G E 4

UT student speaks at Chicago consortium about disability studies and literature. PA G E 8

Following knee surgeries, Reagan Hathaway finds success in comeback season. PA G E 6

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Project MALES encourages Latinos to pursue higher education

Barber shop stands test of time Wooten Barber Shop enters 55th year in business on The Drag. By Elexa Sherry @ElexaSherry

By Areeba Amer @areeba_amer

Latino males along the border are more likely to attend college post-graduation compared to those living in urban areas, according to the first policy brief by Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success), a UT initiative based within the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. The study, released in early March 2019, uses data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency and tracked students from eighth grade onward, focusing on Latino and black males. This disparity may be due to the generally higher amount of dual-credit courses along the border region, said Emmet Campos, director of Project MALES. “The border regions have a really strong dual-credit early college high school program and initiatives, and we think it may have something to do with that,” Campos said. Another factor may be that teachers along the border may be more understanding of students’ situations, said Rodrigo Aguayo, program coordinator of Project MALES’ mentoring program. “Many students grew up in the Valley … and then stayed there,” Aguayo said. “So these teachers understand where the students are coming from.” Students may be less likely to pursue higher education in urban areas because they tend to be a minority there, said Israel Vasquez, who is from Dallas and works with Project MALES to mentor Latino children in nearby public schools. “At the border, our culture is … celebrated and is a known part of our lives, whereas in

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andre fernandez | the daily texan staff Jaylen Davis, arts and entertainment technologies junior, receives a haircut from Barber Doug Fransen. The Wooten Barber Shop is the longest running independent business on The Drag, cutting hair since 1964.

he Wooten Barber Shop has been cutting hair by the University for 55 years, making it the longest-running independent business on The Drag. The barbershop has been around since 1964, attracting people from all walks of life from both on and off campus. Current owner James Nelson has been at the barbershop since 1992. In 2000, he became the official owner of the shop and has been running it ever since. “It’s a broad clientele here,” Nelson said. “(Everyone) from administrators to professors and TAs and every level of the University is a potential client for us.” Throughout its 55 years of business, the barbershop’s classic feel has remained, Nelson said. He said despite having been reupholstered, the barber chairs are still the originals from the ‘60s. Nelson said his shop still offers traditional, old-fashioned barbershop services using the same type of tools from when they opened. Barber Doug Fransen said he works with many students, such as those who come in looking for professional haircuts. He said he wants the barbershop to be a place for people to escape their everyday stresses. “A part of their home is when they walk in here,” Fransen said. “They can put the stresses of school, their home life and their jobs aside for 25 minutes.” Nelson said he tries to balance paying the high cost of rent on The Drag and making sure haircuts are affordable for students. Biochemistry junior Michael Anderson, who has been coming to the barbershop to get his hair cut since freshman year, said the barbershop’s coupons contribute to the affordability of his haircuts. “I know a lot of students who pay a lot more for haircuts,” Anderson said. “Occasionally (the Wooten) still (gives) coupons for three or four dollars off your next haircut, which gets people to keep coming back.” In March, The Daily Texan reported that American Campus was planning a new student housing community to replace the Goodall Wooten building that houses the barbershop. Nelson said he’s had open conversations with the company about the construction and about expanding the shop. Nelson said he projects the barbershop will be around for years to come. “I call it ‘Wooten forever,’” Nelson said. “I don’t have an expiration date stamped on me.”

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UT Police Department puts its foot down on non-criminal disturbances

Senate passes sexual assault reporting bill By Chad Lyle @lylechad

By Hayden Baggett @hansfirm

One UT student is no longer allowed to step foot in the Perry-Castañeda Library after UT police say he repeatedly attempted to “take photos of, smell and touch” other students’ feet. According to a Campus Watch update from March 24, the UT Police Department banned the student from the PCL after receiving multiple reports about the disturbance. UTPD then issued a criminal trespass warning and consulted with the Office of the Dean of Students to determine disciplinary action. “It is not illegal to repeatedly ask people to do strange things,” UTPD Officer Dustin Farahnak said in the update. “However, due to the number of calls to police this behavior had generated, it seemed very disruptive to the purpose of the library and to the goal of making our community feel safe.” Farahnak said non-criminal matters that rise to the attention of UTPD are rare, but the department has procedures in place to resolve these issues. “First, we need to identify the relevant parties and get everyone’s side of the story to understand what’s actually happening,” Farahnak said. “Second, we need to make

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sure that the parts of our community affected by these situations are empowered and educated so they feel safer and are safer.” Farahnak said UTPD then hands the issue over to department leadership or the Office of the Dean of Students, both of which help enforce campus standards and rules. “(The Office of the Dean of

Students is) a great avenue to the Counseling and Mental Health Center, Title IX and their Student Emergency Services office,” Farahnak said. “If the situation is more complicated, I just stop by the Student Services Building and they are always happy to sit down with me to discuss a situation and how we can work together.”

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Sara Kennedy, communications director for the Office of the Dean of Students, said UTPD is “an invaluable partner” in the process of investigating student conduct. According to the Office of the Dean of Students, when the office receives a referral regarding an alleged violation,

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The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill last week requiring employees at universities to report cases of sexual assault or harassment if they witness the incident or learn about it afterward. Under Senate Bill 212, authored by state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, university employees who do not report incidents of sexual assault or harassment they are aware of will be fired and charged with a Class B misdemeanor. The offense would be upgraded to a Class A misdemeanor — which is punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000 — if the employee sought to cover up the incident. “By compelling both public and private Texas colleges and universities to account for incidents of sexual violence on their campuses, Texans can finally understand the pervasive nature of these horrible crimes,” Huffman said in a statement. “The days when an outcry went unheard, unreported or covered up are over in the state of Texas.” The bill makes an exception for university employees who are students and employees who are expected to maintain confidentiality with students, such as mental health staff.

Rylee Trotter, president of UT’s chapter of Not On My Campus, an organization dedicated to preventing sexual assault and harassment on campus, said she had a positive impression of the bill but would like to see additions made to it. Management information systems junior Trotter said she spoke on her own behalf and not her organization’s. “I would like to see an amendment specifying the need for confidential advocates and resources in addition to mandatory reporters,” Trotter said in an email. “I believe survivors deserve both options: To not report, if desired, or to report and ensure that their incident is taken seriously and handled well.” Ashka Dighe, communications manager for UT’s chapter of It’s On Us, another sexual assault prevention organization, said she is a supporter of Huffman’s bill. Dighe, a Plan II and neuroscience sophomore, said she also wants to protect survivors who don’t want their incident reported, but said she was encouraged by other aspects of the bill. (Dighe is a former opinion columnist for The Daily Texan.) “One of the really good parts of this bill is that it has very clearly defined what sexual assault is and what sexual harassment is,” Dighe said.

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Vegans, vegetarians alter diets to accomodate to their host families while studying abroad

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jamie powers | the daily texan staff Alicia Willoughby, a junior international relations and global studies major, eats a vegetarian meal at J2 on Monday. However, she may not be able to keep with her vegetarian lifestyle during a semester abroad in Argentina as she was warned it would be difficult to avoid eating meat there.

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Plane tickets, suitcases and housing are a few things a student has to get in order before studying abroad. However, to prepare for her trip, Alicia Willoughby has been making changes to her diet. Willoughby, an international relations and global studies sophomore, decided one year ago to cut meat out of her diet for health-related reasons and because of the meat industry’s negative environmental impact. Willoughby will fly to Argentina this summer, where she will live with a local family as part of her homestay option for housing. After she decided on the homestay option, she said she quickly learned she would not be able to keep up her vegetarian lifestyle. “My affiliate program told me,

‘Vegetarianism isn’t understood in Latin American countries still, so you need to plan to bring vitamins for yourself or choose to eat meat again,’” Willoughby said. “I was not extremely surprised by this information, but I am a little sad that I won’t be able to keep up my lifestyle.” Because of the change to her lifetyle she will experience in a few months, Willoughby said she is slowly implementing meat back into her diet. “I will eat meals that have small portions of meat in them rather than eating meat as the main part of my meals,” Willoughby said. “I only do it once or twice a week for now, and I’ll slowly increase the frequency over the next few weeks. Transitioning hasn’t been hard, but it’s not something I enjoy.” Fiona Mazurenko, marketing manager for the International Office, said hundreds of students with unique dietary

preferences go abroad every year, and the office works with the host families to accommodate students’ needs. “If students self-disclose their dietary preferences, program coordinators encourage them to research their destination thoroughly and make the decision that is right for them based on the norms in that country,” Mazurenko said. Sustainability studies sophomore George Roth will travel to Botswana this summer to study climate change, ecosystems and human dynamics. Roth is vegan and said he was told veganism was not the healthiest option while studying abroad, so he will consume a vegetarian diet while on the trip. “However, as I’ve developed lactose intolerance, milk, cheese and other dairy products will wreck my stomach while I’m on the trip, so I’m going to avoid that as much as possible,” Roth

said. “I’ll try to eat as much plant-based food as possible.” Roth said veganism is an aspect in his life that is extremely important to him, so he has no plans to eat meat during his time abroad. “I shouldn’t have to sacrifice a significant part of me to participate in studying abroad,” Roth said. “I strongly believe in not eating any sentient being who shares the ability to feel pain and suffering.” a While Willoughby said she does not s enjoy transitioning to eating meat again, s it will be worth having the study abroad experience she’s always wanted. “Yes, I plan to resume my vegetarian diet when I return,” Willoughby said. “I’m looking forward to being abroad for the first time on my own, taking classes at the oldest university in Argentina and being fully immersed into Argentinian culture.”

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“Even though definitions have existed, they haven’t been so clearly outlined. This bill would make it such that everyone (at institutions of higher learning) in Texas has to follow these definitions, and that makes it a lot more clear when something is or is not considered to be sexual harassment and sexual assault.” Delaney Davis, vice president of It’s On Us, said she also wanted victims of sexual violence to have more employees who they could discuss their incident with confidentially. “Not every person who is sexually assaulted necessarily wants to go through an investigation process,” government sophomore Davis said. “It has its good and bad aspects, but I’d say overall I’m a supporter of the bill.” SB 212 will now be taken up for consideration in the Texas House of Representatives. If signed into law, the bill would go into effect on Sept. 1 of this year.

anthony mireles | the daily texan staff State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, discusses with a colleague about SB 212 on the Senate floor at the Texas Capitol on Monday morning. The bill, which passed unanimously in the Senate, would require university employees to report cases of sexual assault or harassment if witnessed or learned about afterward. Failure to comply would result in a Class B misdemeanor, upgraded to Class A if any attempt to cover up the incident is found.

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urbanized areas, that integration … isn’t really there,” biology sophomore Vasquez said. “It’s almost like a clash of ideals … which causes dissonance within the classroom.” In addition, there is usually less community support for Latinos in urban areas, said Kathy Estrella, who is from a border town and works with the program. “There’s already this feeling of community and more support (along the border),” said Estrella, a sociology and Chinese sophomore. “If you go to the schools over here, the

students don’t feel really like they belong.” Vasquez said this might, in turn, discourage higher education. “Because of that dissonance, (Latino students) end up not liking school a lot and think, ‘I don’t want to do this again for four more years. This is torture,’” Vasquez said. Spanish junior Oliverio Castanon works alongside Vasquez and Estrella and said the program serves an important purpose. “Usually the only supporting voices that come for us was our family,” Castanon said. “But even then, some kids don’t have that supporting voice … and that’s ultimately why we’re there.”

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STATE

Bill seeks to cut abortion funds By Katie Balevic @KatelynBalevic

A bill that would prevent taxpayer dollars from going to abortion providers or their affiliates led to hours of testimony against Planned Parenthood at a committee hearing Monday. The House State Affairs committee heard House Bill 1929, introduced by state Rep. Candy Noble, R-Allen, and dozens of Texans testified in favor of the bill — or, more specifically, against Planned Parenthood. The bill was left pending in committee. “This bill seeks to protect Texans from being forced to pay for abortions with their tax dollars,” Noble said at the hearing. “While measures have passed in each of the last several legislative sessions to prevent state funds from going to the abortion industry, the existing prohibitions do not impact transactions made by political subdivisions of every level of government. HB 1929 will prohibit tax dollars at both the state and local levels from being used to fund abortion providers and their affiliates.” Noble said the bill would not apply to abortions that take place for medical emergencies. Some of the testimony focused on the Planned Parenthood center on E. 7th St., which does not provide abortions. Stephanie Hayden, director of Austin Public Health, said the location served 5,000 people in 2017. “Planned Parenthood has been at this location for over four decades,” Hayden said at the hearing. “It’s a known provider in the community for providing comprehensive health care services. They provide an array of services, (including) breast and cervical cancer screenings, pregnancy preventing,

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anthony mireles | the daily texan staff State Rep. Candy Noble, R-Allen, gives a brief synopsis of her bill, HB 1929, before the House State Affairs committee on Monday afternoon. The bill proposes that taxpayer dollars would not be used to fund abortion providers or their affiliates, including Planned Parenthood.

treatment of sexually transmitted infections and education.” Hayden said the majority of the people served at the Seventh Street location are well below the poverty line, and if this location closes, other clinics will not be able to provide for all of the patients. “Austin is very fortunate to have really good providers,” Hayden said. “However, the current system of providers doesn’t have the capacity to absorb these services if we lose (this location).” Melanie Salazar, president of

with the department. At the meeting, the student can choose to accept responsibility for the violation and consequential sanctions, accept responsibility and appeal the sanctions, or request a

Students for Life at UT-San Antonio, said she supports HB 1929 because she believes abortion is “inherently evil.” “Abortion is not a simple removal of cells,” communication junior Salazar said at the hearing. “I believe that these procedures are absolutely horrible, and I don’t want the state of Texas to have their hands in these facilities that provide such procedures.” Salazar said there are other organizations that can provide support to pregnant mothers without providing abortions.

University hearing. The sanctions can include suspension of rights and privileges, academic sanction or expulsion. Tania Johnson, an international relations and global studies senior, said she would

“I would want the state of Texas to reallocate the money to federally qualified health centers and or pregnancy resource centers that offer women real choices, that empower women to choose life,” Salazar said. “I believe that empowered women empower women to choose life, and that is what I want as a woman, as a minority, as a young college student who is targeted by Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry.” In a statement from Planned Parenthood Texas Votes,

feel extremely uncomfortable if someone asked her to touch or smell her feet. “It’s just not appropriate and there’s sort of a sexual nature to it, which just doesn’t feel right when you’re talking to a

executive director Yvonne Gutierrez said Texas politicians are repeating past mistakes in attempting to cut health care access. “What we saw at the Capitol today is legislators putting politics before the health and rights of their constituents,” Gutierrez said. “In the state with the highest uninsured rate in the country, where access to women’s health care has already been decimated by politicians, local governmental entities should be making every resource available to the community — not eliminating them.”

stranger,” Johnson said. Johnson said it is important for UTPD to respond to non-criminal acts in part because incidents like this could make students feel uncomfortable and unsafe.

“If we don’t have anyone else on campus who can stop it and that behavior is going on, then I guess it makes sense for (UTPD) to be the ones to have to uphold a safe environment,” Johnson said.

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UT should fund student government campaigns By Abby Springs Columnist

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UT needs to improve the way students access academic advisers By Abhirupa Dasgupta Columnist

Writing flags, core classes, claiming credit and graduating on time. If these four phrases make you shudder with anxiety, you’re not alone. Each of the almost 400 degree plans that UT offers has enough fine print to confuse even the most organized and savvy student. In addition to the plethora of academic opportunities on campus, UT exposes students to a wide variety of extracurricular activities, social groups and pre-professional organizations. While all these resources help create an enriching college experience, students may have a hard time navigating such an engaged and academically motivated campus. While UT’s academic advisers aim to alleviate these difficulties, scheduling meetings with advisers often proves difficult for students. Adriana López, assistant academic adviser at the Vick Center for Strategic Advising and Career Counseling, highlights the importance of students meeting with their academic adviser. “I think it’s essential, honestly,” López said. “We are trained professionals to help students figure out their path. We have a lot of institutional knowledge about some really complicated processes. Requirements change all the time and degree plans change all the time, and we have first hand knowledge about that.” As essential as academic advisers may be, some students struggle to

schedule appointments that fit into their complicated schedules. “Especially during registration, I know it’s really difficult to find an academic counselor that’s free,” finance junior Elizabeth Dinh said. López also noticed that some students find it difficult to meet up with their advisers.

While UT’s academic advisers aim to alleviate these difficulties, scheduling meetings with advisers often proves difficult for students.” “I have had students who have declared a major in a different college on campus come back and tell me that they haven’t been able to find times to meet up with their advisers,” López said, “especially in those huge colleges like Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences.” The Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences boast some of the highest enrollment on campus, so the caseload for academic advisers is much higher. However, students often have to meet with their advisers before registration to clear bars and ascertain if they are on the best track to graduate on time with all the credits they need. As a result,

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registration time can be an incredibly hectic period for both students and advisers. A lack of access to academic advisers can leave students feeling disillusioned, especially those who are struggling to make sense of complicated degree plans. Furthermore, students who can’t meet with their advisers are sometimes prohibited from registering for their classes on time. For students with difficult schedules or those who live off campus, the use of a remote advising system could facilitate the advising process. Utilizing Skype and screen sharing services would allow students to “meet” with their advisers from home and at easier convenience, making it much easier for them to access their counselors. Additionally, López suggests more flexible scheduling for academic advisers. “I think that if we were able to maybe start later and end later in the day for a few days out of the week, it would make us more available to the students,” López said. Lastly, training First-Year Interest Group mentors to assist students with questions about registration and degree plans would help alleviate academic advisers’ workloads, allowing them to devote more time to advising appointments with students during registration. There are a handful of ways UT can improve student access to advisers. Academic advisers are dedicated to helping students, but can only adequately do so under the proper system. Dasgupta is a neuroscience freshman from Plano.

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Each year, student government candidates line up on Speedway and West Mall to proclaim they are the best choice to represent UT’s diverse student body. However, Student Government can only be truly representative if all students are able to campaign. Running a campaign is expensive. This year, after all expenditures and fines, the Goodman-Jean alliance spent $602.96 and the Fanucci-Ivanova alliance spent $575.94. For a low-income UT student, the cost of running an executive alliance campaign can be nearly the same as a month’s rent. This is a significant disadvantage to students without the discretionary funds to finance their own campaigns. Connections with fraternities and sororities — communities with significantly wealthier backgrounds — can also give campaigns an advantage in funding. This year, the Fanucci-Ivanova alliance used their connections to Greek life to garner campaign donations. “We called SigEp because Izzy (Fanucci) is a sweetheart of Phi Psi, so she has connections with these fraternities,” said Ian McEntee, a campaign agent for the Fanucci-Ivanova alliance, during an Electoral Supervisory Board hearing. “We had called to ask if they could donate to us.”

A candidate with a higher budget has more resources to spend on outreach, tabling and promotional materials.”

With the high price tag for campaigns and financial influence from the Greek system, UT should consider a public funding option. Under a system in which UT would provide funds for student government campaigns and elections would become more equitable for low-income students lacking financial help or stability. A publicly funded campaign system is already in place at schools such as Iowa State University and North Carolina State University. “We wanted all students to have the opportunity to run, so we found that the cost to offer public funding was worth paying,” said Seth Carter, treasurer for Iowa State’s student government. ISU allots $6,000 to campaigns, split evenly between each campaign slate. Candidates also have the option to privately fund their campaigns, but each candidate has the same funding limit. Iowa State’s system ensures anyone on campus can run for student government, regardless of socioeconomic status. “I’d say it’s working and has allowed more availability for slates to declare a run for presidency,” Carter said. A candidate with a higher budget has more resources to spend on outreach, tabling and promotional materials. With over 50,000 students on campus, promotion and name recognition are essential to running a successful campaign. In the most recent election, candidates spent money on shirts, stickers, posters, flyers, buttons and even custom berets. Not every student can afford these expenses. One in four UT students face food insecurity, while the cost of living in Austin continues to rise. Textbook prices have risen at four times the rate of inflation. Roughly 43 percent of UT students graduate with student loan debt, with the average debt being $24,883. Plan II freshman Kerry Mackenzie said she used funds she had left over from a scholarship to fund her campaign for university-wide representative. “I’m so thankful that I had money sitting around to be able to use toward (my campaign),” Mackenzie said. “But I do think we should be able to make Student Government campaigning accessible to everybody.” A publicly funded campaign system would ensure each student has a fair and equal shot at representing the student body. UT could model it after Iowa State, where candidates evenly split a campaign allotment. Or, students could apply to a need-based campaign grant giving low-income students a fair chance against well-funded campaigns. Debt, food insecurity or any other economic concern should never determine whether or not students can run for elected positions in Student Government. Low-income students deserve the same chance as anyone else to represent UT’s economically diverse student body. Springs is a government freshman from Dallas.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019

ALUMNI

Alumna talks about it all: Superheroes, comedy, science By Jordyn Zitman @jordynzitman

At 3 p.m., Joy Lin leaves her day job teaching math at Crockett High School. Rather than going straight home, she switches gears to attend a writers meeting, work on screenplays or prepare for a late stand-up comedy performance. UT alumna Joy Lin, who graduated in 2005, came to the U.S. from Taiwan in middle school, spoke minimal English and was forced to repeat eighth grade. To compensate for the year she lost, Lin worked hard in high school to graduate early and enroll at UT by age 15. In the 20 years since Lin was a freshman at UT, she earned three degrees while developing several careers simultaneously. Her teaching career, which began at a juvenile detention facility, helped Lin discover a new way to connect with students — by critiquing their favorite superhero movies. The success of this lesson plan has earned Lin national recognition in addition to an animated series with TED-Ed, gigs at comic cons and even a series of children’s books. “I’m happy when I’m opening people’s eyes to science-ey stuff,” Lin said. “I was able to really get into the nitty-gritty of different superpowers and how they would work in the real world — or wouldn’t.”

jacob fraga | the daily texan staff UT alumna Joy Lin (‘05) brings superpowers and science together to connect with students. Now, she can do so on a wider scale through her children’s books.

Lin’s superhero lessons were nominated for a national TEDEd contest called “Lessons Worth Sharing.” She was chosen as one of 18 finalists, but TED insisted they wanted to produce a series with her since six minutes would not be enough to capture the lesson. “They said, ‘We love everything you do. We don’t just want to put it in one six-minute video. We’re going to hire a professional group to produce it,’” Lin said. “They even hired voice actor James

Arnold Taylor, who does ‘Star Wars,’ so that was very cool.” Lin’s series on the TED platform allows teachers to use the videos in their classrooms with discussion questions and opportunities to assign homework. The videos have acquired over one million views and counting. Katherina Payne, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in social studies education, said engaging students in new ways can help build relationships in the classroom and foster

Escobar said. “Maybe I’ll say something profound, too.” continues from page 8 Radio-television-film sophomore Luke Hooten hosts the sports talk show 4:15 a.m. to nap before his 9 a.m. class. “Riding the Pine” at 7 a.m. on Wednes“Having a late show is days. He’s in his fourth semester hosting comforting, though,” Wallace said. “The the show after going on the airwaves at studio is peacefully dark and cozy. Also, 5, 6, 7 and 8 a.m. in the past. my friends who study abroad can listen.” Hooten hosts a basketball and sports Public health sophomore Abby Escotalk show with an unofficial co-host and bar hosts the indie radio show “Sounds weekly guest speakers. He said it covers Like a Fever Dream” at 5 a.m. on Monon- and off-the-court information for days. Escobar said she enjoys workboth the NBA and NCAA. ing at the station with a community of “If you’re interested in the basketpeople to Media finding new ball world and you don’t know where Texasdedicated Student willartists keep you connected and listening to people who haven’t gotto start, we’re a good place for that,” with daily links to the news, sports and culture ten the airtime they deserve, including Hootsen said. “I like to rotate guests stories shaping the UT community. student artists. with different favorite teams to bring in “People can learn about new artists different opinions.” and hear really great unknown music,” However, Hooten said finding

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better learning. “When you learn about the students and what they might be interested in, then you automatically have that many more ways to connect,” Payne said. “Students have to be able to trust you, to talk about things that might make them uncomfortable.” Alex Siegle, Lin’s husband, inspires much of her stand-up material, engaging in comedic banter about their life, marriage and soon-to-be family. Siegle said Lin’s works are unique because they

guest speakers for a 5 a.m. show has been difficult. “The challenge of getting someone to come on with me every week was a lot of fun the first semester,” Hooten said. “I would say, ‘Oh, I’ll buy you coffee or something.’ And then the coffee shops are still closed.” Hooten said working at a station where a UT student can have their own radio show is cool and fulfilling. “If you put in the time, you’ll be rewarded for it,” Hooten said. “I’ve seen the numbers of listeners grow exponentially for my show.” Wallace encourages people to listen to the station and said it’s worth sacrificing a few hours of shuteye for both parties involved. “People should listen,” Wallace said.

help adults understand science as well. “(Lin) really knows how to find fun ways to have the material relate to everybody,” Siegle said. “I learned more from her TED comics and stand-up than I did in my entire high school career.” Although Lin said she still loves doing stand-up and writing films, she had to scale back her activities after finding out she and her husband were expecting a baby boy. Still searching for a medium through which she can reach the most people, Lin made her latest project a series of children’s books. The series, “Superpower Science,” addresses four powers in each book as well as the science, or lack thereof, behind them. “I really see putting these books out there as like a public service,” Lin said. “I want to do my part in contributing to the science community. I didn’t do it for the money because the money was crappy.” With 20 years of teaching, critiquing superheroes and creating content under her belt, Lin hopes her son will share her passions. “I hope my kid will be able to see that science is everywhere,” Lin said. “I just hope he isn’t as obnoxious as me, yelling out inaccuracies in movie theaters.”

rachel olvera | the daily texan staff Student DJs perform talk shows and radio shows at KVRX. Radio-television-film sophomore Luke Hooten hosts his sports talk show “Riding the Pine”.

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SOFTBALL

Hathaway thriving after return

After two knee surgeries, Texas outfielder enjoys comeback season. By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

eagan Hathaway knew as soon as it happened that it wasn’t good. It was a beautiful day in Austin when Hathaway was playing center field for the Texas softball team in a highstakes home game against Oklahoma on April 7, 2017. A pop fly was looped in between her, second baseman Kaitlyn Slack and right fielder Kaitlyn Washington. As Slack called for the ball, Hathaway tried to stop her momentum. That was the moment she felt a searing pain in her right knee. Hathaway tore her ACL and medial and lateral meniscus, an injury that would sideline her for the next season and a half. Yet Hathaway is not letting this accident define her career as a Longhorn. Instead, she has come back this season with a vengeance, sparking the team as its primary leadoff hitter to one of the best seasons in recent history. It’s been a long road to this breakout season for Hathaway. Months after the initial injury, she had surgery to repair the ligaments. Her rehabilitation was progressing fine until it was nearing the time for her return. “I started having a ton of pain. It got to the point where I couldn’t walk, couldn’t run,” Hathaway said. “Everything was really sharp pain. We did every test possible, every form of treatment possible before they finally gave me an MRI.” The results were devastating. The screw that had been inserted into her knee was being rejected by her body. In addition, she had a lesion in her knee that was being pinched when extended, and her meniscus tear had not fully healed. She underwent a second surgery in February 2018, which kept her sidelined for all but the first game of the season. “It was tough,” Hathaway said. “I kind of got used to it, to the supportive teammate role, because I knew I was kind of in it for the long haul. But I love softball, so of course I wanted to be out there.”

anthony mireles | the daily texan file Outfielder Reagan Hathaway hits a ball during the Longhorns’ 4-1 loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on March 8 at Red & Charline McCombs Field. After undergoing knee surgery last season, Hathaway leads the Big 12 in doubles this year.

How did she come back from two major surgeries to be a leader for Texas? To understand where this ferocious drive and passion for the game came from, you must return to Olathe, Kansas, where her high school career was the stuff of legends. A two-time All-American catcher at Olathe Northwest High School, Hathaway tore up the record books in her four years there. By her senior year, when she hit a .640 batting average, she was so unstoppable teams would walk her in nearly every situation, including several times with the bases loaded. “It was to the point where her senior year, it was like Barry Bonds,” Hathaway’s high school coach Mark Mahoney said in a phone call. “They just wouldn’t pitch to her … She could change the game that quickly.” Her prominent status in Olathe sports history did not come immediately. As a

freshman, she hit near the bottom of the order on a strong Olathe Northwest squad. It was then that her mindset changed and her fierce work ethic was forged. “After her freshman year, a switch kind of flipped,” Mahoney said. “She started doing weights and those kinds of things. Her work ethic is what got her where she’s at. She started hitting balls that sometimes never landed.” When her injury happened, it was not going to be career-altering for Hathaway. She simply wouldn’t let it happen. She worked hard on a daily basis after both surgeries to get back to her previous form. Now, she says she feels even better than she did before the injury. “Every day, she was out there working out,” Washington said. “She’d rehab on the side for two years straight while we were practicing.

She’s definitely put in the work and deserves that leadoff spot.” It had been almost two years since Hathaway had suited up and run after fly balls in the outfield. Yet from the start, there was no hesitation from the center fielder. She’s going after every ball in the outfield with reckless abandon, and from the leadoff spot this season, she’s hitting .345 and leads the Big 12 with 14 doubles. “She plays like she’s missed it — just the passion and the drive,” Texas head coach Mike White said. “One of the first two or three practices, she almost knocked the wall over trying to get after a ball. Not a kid that’s worrying about banging her knee up.” And yes, Hathaway yearned to come back to the game she loved. She’s been ready for this moment since that day in Austin nearly two years ago. Now, it’s finally here.

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Texas eager to exact revenge on TCU in NIT semifinals

joshua guenther | the daily texan file Guard Courtney Ramey sizes up a defender during the Longhorns’ 69-56 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs at the Frank Erwin Center on March 9.

By Steve Helwick @s_helwick

A legendary arena, a banner-raising opportunity and a rematch against a bitter rival. Texas’ successful National Invitation Tournament run has brought the Longhorns many opportunities to capitalize on in New York. The Longhorns have won three straight games for the first time since Jan. 5, but Shaka Smart’s team has greater goals in mind. “It’s about enjoying the opportunity to go up to New York and try to win two games, and try to win a championship,” Smart said. In order to claim the program’s first NIT title since 1978, Texas will have to hurdle a difficult obstacle in TCU. The Horned Frogs, along with Final Four-bound Texas Tech, are the only two Big 12 teams to finish undefeated against Texas this year. TCU claimed a 65-61 win in January. But arguably the greatest disaster of Texas’

season was a 69-56 rout at the hands of TCU on Senior Day. The Longhorns’ defense allowed Horned Frogs shooting guard Desmond Bane to drop 34 points. This week’s game will tip off over 1,500 miles away from Austin and Fort Worth, but Texas wants more than just the location to change for round three of the rivalry. “We have to come in with the mindset of being aggressive first,” guard Courtney Ramey said. “Instead of winning by 30, let’s win by 50. Let’s not let off the gas pedal and be aggressive and play free like we played the last three games.” Texas cannot let the aura in Madison Square Garden shake them. All but one player on the roster — Matt Coleman in a high school all-star game — are unfamiliar with Madison Square Garden, which is frequently pegged as the “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” For power forward Dylan Osetkowski, stepping on that hardwood holds deep meaning. “My grandpa, my dad’s

dad, was a big college basketball fan out in New York,” Osetkowski said. “He loved the Knicks, loved everything college basketball, so I know he’ll be watching down on me playing in the Garden.” Every NIT game has the potential to be the last for Osetkowski, as well as shooting guard Kerwin Roach II. The two seniors combined for 29 points and 11 rebounds in the quarterfinal win over Colorado. Earlier in the NIT, Osetkowski notched a career high scoring total against South Dakota State, while Roach flirted with a triple-double versus Xavier. Osetkowski and Roach have been instrumental in anchoring this win streak, and now the seniors are ready to avenge TCU and ultimately bring hardware back to Austin. “I can make it different by being aggressive, commanding stuff out of my teammates, commanding the best out of coach, myself and just not going 0–3 against them,” Osetkowski said. “We just kind of have the mindset of going to New York and winning the whole thing.”

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CAMPUS

FEATURE

Health science is based on arts

Sophomore speaks of health humanities at international conference in Chicago.

By Lindsey Ferris @Ferris_Lindsey

By Sandeep Bhakta @sandeepbhakta1

t 14, Shruti Patil was watching “Grey’s Anatomy.” At 20, she’s delivered a presentation at an internationally recognized conference discussing health and the humanities. On March 28, Patil, a neuroscience and English sophomore, presented at the 2019 International Health Humanities Consortium in Chicago about oppression and disability, connecting them to the interdisciplinary field of health humanities. Patil said in a clinic, a patient is more than a symptom. Instead of being overly concerned with objective facts, Patil said it’s important to focus on an individual’s humanity. “Literature does a great job of teaching how people experience illness,” Patil said. “When you’re looking at people at their worst times or their best, you have to have an understanding of people and what going through illness is like, and (literature) can help provide that.” She used the first drafts and outlines of novelist

Student DJs keep counterculture on air with talk, radio shows

elias huerta | the daily texan staff UT sophomore Shruti Patil discussed the concept of social oppression and disability at the International Health Humanities Conference in Chicago on March 28.

Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel “Never Let Me Go” to examine how his work can represent a study in disabilities. Patil details the discrimination that comprises the oppression of individuals in a fictional society seeking to eradicate disability and illness in the context of the health humanities. Pauline Strong, director of the Humanities Institute at UT, said the health humanities utilize media such as art and literature to help conceptualize what it means to be healthy. “People have been concerned about their health dealing with illness and dealing with mortality throughout time,” Strong

said. “So being able to look at the breadth of ways people have dealt with suffering gives us perspective on our own condition.” UT postdoctoral teaching fellow Travis Lau specializes in disability studies and is one of Patil’s professors. He said Patil, like health humanities, is breaking boundaries with her work. “She is extremely open to the perspectives that really undermine her own training as a STEM major,” Lau said. “I teach the racist, sexist and ableist histories of her discipline, but she is so self-motivated and driven to do her own research on the insights of different fields.” Patil said in many cases, the medical model can be

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the villain in a story, and this is what leads her to ask questions about what science is good science. “Should we be investigating ways to ‘fix’ autism or Alzheimer’s if one perpetuates the normative standards that disabilities studies hates?” Patil said. Patil said these questions inspired her to pursue the project and ultimately present at an international conference. “It was fascinating for me to know that there were other people thinking about these ideas,” Patil said. “So I sent my (project’s abstract) to the Health Humanities Consortium, and it was accepted just like that.” For the future, Patil will

continue balancing both her science- and humanities-related coursework. Following her panel, she hopes to continue her project and explore academic writing with the goal of publication. Patil also wishes to delve deeper into the world of health humanities and its necessity to society. “The health humanities helps to re-establish what’s important — that (humanity) is built on the arts,” Patil said. “Everything may be made of atoms and molecules and science may put that together, but (humanity) is different because we have art. We have those vast collections of literature that makes us special and keeps us human.”

Austin may be sleeping, but KVRX student DJs are busy entertaining the city armed with coffee and a passion for their radio show. KVRX is UT’s student-run radio station dedicated to playing “none of the hits, all of the time.” The station airs on 91.7 FM from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays and from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends. It also streams 24/7 on kvrx.org. Radio-television-film junior Joe Wallace hosts the show “Die Nachfahrt” on Thursdays at 3 a.m. “Die Nachfahrt” is a free-form show that plays German music alongside new music curated for the station. “In German, (‘Die Nachfahrt’) means night drive,” Wallace said. “I play techno German music that’s fun to drive to at night.” Wallace began learning German in middle school and found music helped with his studies, which led him to explore genres of German music. “I got opened up to this whole new world,” Wallace said. “I just realized that German techno is fun, but not a lot of people listened to it.” As a new member to the station, Wallace said his favorite thing about having a show is making it his own. “It’s very me because it’s all done by me,” Wallace said. “It’s expression through curation.” However, the late time slot that new DJs are assigned to can be difficult to work with. “(DJing so late has) been brutal but definitely worth losing the sleep,” Wallace said. “It’s a grind that pays off.” Wallace wakes up 2:30 a.m. after having sleeping 3 hours and drives to the station. After streaming his playlist, he heads back home at

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