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More than 10,000 people petition against UTEP’s new president. PA G E 2

UTPD needs to make self-defense information more accessible. PA G E 4

UT Missed Connections group produces Einstein Bros. Bagels couple. PA G E 8

Softball adds another win under its belt after shutting out Texas State. PA G E 6

CAMPUS

UT senior campaigns for unique RLM name change By Hannah Ortega

WEST CAMPUS

Letter reveals drugging at Roundup

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Malcolm Over Moore, a campaign created by electrical engineering senior Vikram Sundaram, embraces absurdity by supporting a unique name change for Robert Lee Moore Hall. The movement calls for the building to be renamed after Ian Malcolm, a UT mathematician from “Jurassic Park.” “I’m reading through the book (‘Jurassic Park’) and … I was like, ‘Wow, this is the answer to the problem,’” Sundaram said. “It’s a character that single-handedly symbolizes caution and not doing things impulsively, and that’s really the idea of or at least the impetus behind changing it to Ian Malcolm.” Sundaram began the campaign after learning about the racist comments Moore made while serving as a math professor at UT. He has been pushing for the name change on Facebook and the Student Government website, though it is not officially SG-supported. “(Moore) made some pretty remarkable contributions to teaching and to mathematical topology,” Sundaram said. “The purpose of this movement’s not to destroy his legacy in that respect. It’s to just say that we don’t need to be honoring people who did abhorrent things just because they did a few things that were good for society.” Sarah Boatwright, a Plan II and sustainability studies junior, helps Sundaram with Malcolm Over Moore and said the outlandish nature of the campaign is its

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Reports of students drugged at Roundup addressed in letter from Not On My Campus. By Emily Hernandez @emilylhernandez

n open letter released Wednesday by a sexual assault prevention organization addressed reports of students being drugged without their consent at Roundup parties last weekend. The Not On My Campus

executive board released the letter to highlight three reports made by students stating their drinks were drugged at Roundup parties but were not sexually assaulted, Not On My Campus president Rylee Trotter said. Roundup is an annual spring event hosted by the UT Interfraternity Council, with fraternities hosting parties serving alcohol in both cans and open cups. Not On My Campus sent the letter directly to several University offices and to student body president Colton Becker, who is the former Interfraternity Council’s vice president for philanthropy. “Drugging students without their consent is wrong and dangerous and unacceptable,” Becker said. “We know this happens, and groups like Not

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On My Campus are working to create a culture of care where students look out for each other and know how to intervene if they see behavior like this occurring.” Trotter, a management information systems junior, said she submitted an incident report around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday to the Office of the Dean of Students including the limited information she has so the University has a record of the incidents. She said the students who reported to Not On My Campus said they were planning to submit reports, and the organization is encouraging them to report to the Office of the Dean of Students. “The (letter’s) intent as a whole was a call to action to

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Multiple free speech bills aim to protect speech on college campuses

Homeless population largest in 8 years

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A Texas House representative is putting forth a bill he says would strengthen free speech on college campuses more than other bills with a similar aim. Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, proposed House Bill 2100 to protect free speech on campuses by guaranteeing everyone who is “lawfully present” has the right to express themselves. Out of a handful of testimonies, no one testified against the bill, which was left pending in committee. “The bottom line of what this bill does is it’s creating a traditional public forum in these outdoor spaces and goes well further than what the Senate does,” Cain said at the House State Affairs Committee meeting on Wednesday. The bill would include professors and employees in its protections, something Cain said is lacking in Senate Bill 18, a similar bill that aims to protect free speech. Cain said he wrote the bill based on experiences he had himself, recalling October 2017 when he was supposed to speak at Texas Southern University on behalf of The Federalist Society, an organization that researches the state of legal systems. Cain said once he arrived and began speaking, the event

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anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, appears before the House State Affairs Committee to present on HB 2100 at the state capitol on Wednesday morning. The bill aims to protect the free speech rights of students on campuses by guaranteeing everyone who is “lawfully present” the right to express their opinion without fear of being censored.

was shut down. “Before I was able to speak, protest began, which is fine,” Cain said. “I wasn’t offended by that. At one point, the president of the undergraduate university of TSU comes out … he takes the mic and says, ‘This is an unapproved event,’ and shuts it down.” Cain said the event had been previously approved, and the proper paperwork was filled out.

“You guys can see that if it could happen to me, of course it can happen to you, and so there’s a problem with that,” Cain said. Thomas Lindsay of the Texas Public Policy Foundation said free speech is a precondition for political debate. “The First Amendment is not itself

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Three months ago, more than 500 volunteers scoured the city before dawn to count every single individual experiencing homelessness. The number of people experiencing homelessness in Austin increased by 108 individuals since last year to a total of 2,255 people, according to an Ending Community Homelessness Coalition report released last Tuesday. This is the highest recorded population since 2011 and is the second year in a row the homeless population increased by 5%. District 9, which encompasses downtown and West Campus, has the highest number of people experiencing homelessness in Austin, with more than a fifth of the total homeless population. It also saw the greatest increase in people experiencing homelessness in the city. Greg McCormack, executive director of Front Steps, a program meant to address the needs of Austin’s homeless community, said while the increase is not surprising, it is not acceptable. “The Austin population over the past five or 10 years has

grown so much, it’s not surprising to me that the homeless population has also increased,” McCormack said. “That’s not acceptable. We do not want to see the homeless population increase at all.” Front Steps is a nonprofit organization that manages the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless, the primary men’s overnight shelter in Austin. Currently, the facility has 130 sleeping mats for the homeless. Only 30% to 40% of individuals staying at the center are assigned a case manager, who provides support and resources for finding housing and an income through weekly planning meetings. In late January, Austin City Council voted to reduce the number of sleeping mats by 60 and in turn, provide case management to all remaining 130 residents. “What we’ve seen in the past is that people engaged in case management, the likelihood of them getting into a housing situation is far greater than going in on their own,” McCormack said. City Council member Kathie Tovo, who represents District 9, said it is not uncommon for individuals experiencing homeless-

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Community protests, petition new UT-El Paso president By Savana Dunning @savanaish

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson was named president of UT-El Paso last Tuesday by the UT System Board of Regents, despite protests from activists, students and community members who raised concerns over Wilson’s anti-LGBTQ voting record. After the March announcement of Wilson as the sole finalist for the UTEP presidency, a Change.org petition asking the Board of Regents to remove her as a finalist began circulating. The petition currently has more than 10,600 signatures. The petition cites a page from LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD’s website about Wilson, pointing to Wilson’s vote for an amendment banning same-sex marriage, votes against LGBTQ anti-discrimination legislation and reversal of an Air Force LGBTQ anti-discrimination ruling in 2018. Others have also raised concerns about her ability to lead a Hispanic majority institution due to her opposition to a 2006 bill to provide $84 million in grants to schools serving predominantly black and Hispanic populations and her connection to the Trump administration. “For many students and staff, the university is a safe space to become and be freely who they are,” petition creator Cristina Calvillo-Rivera said in the body of the petition. “Hiring someone that clearly does not reflect the ability to support that for LGBTQ students is harmful. Moving Heather Wilson as the sole finalist, and potential next president of UTEP, endangers the university’s ability to earnestly act on and serve in the best interests of all students.” When questioned about her voting record in a press conference in El Paso, Wilson said her “general approach with respect to LGBT issues is to treat everyone with dignity and respect.”

copyright ut system, and reproduced with permission New UT-El Paso president, Heather Wilson, faces opposition accepting her new role. The community of El Paso has protested and petitioned her due to a past of anti-LGBTQ legislation and her connection to the Trump administration.

Wilson is succeeding Diana Natalicio, UTEP’s first female president and the longest-serving president of a major public research university in the United States Wilson was appointed as Air Force Secretary by President Donald Trump in 2017 and has previously served as cabinet secretary in the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. In a letter to Chancellor James Milliken, Wilson said she was committed to “to opening the doors of opportunity and keeping them open for everyone” and that she “will be focused on student success, advancing meaningful discovery and connecting the university to the community.” “Each of these institutions have nondiscrimination policies very similar to that of UTEP and the State of Texas,” Wilson

said in the March 19 letter. “I have always complied with these policies and have administered their implementation.” Wilson was unavailable for comment. “Secretary Wilson has had a remarkable career of firsts in education and national service, and it’s easy to understand why the search advisory committee and the board have been so impressed,” Milliken said in a press release. “She has the experience, talent and leadership to build on UTEP’s exceptional momentum.” Eden Klein, a UTEP graduate and current UT Law student, spoke against her appointment at the Board of Regents meeting, citing Wilson’s voting record and lack of experience with large-scale research universities like UTEP. “She is unqualified. She is

harmful to the LGBT community and she is corrupt and harmful to the UT-System,” Klein said at the meeting. “Black, brown and LGBT students will never feel safe on a campus knowing it’s being presided over by someone who has consistently voted against them.” State Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, has also opposed her appointment. “The selection of this sole finalist was the result of a flawed, closed search process that shut out any substantive input from the community,” Rodríguez said in an official statement. “With this particular finalist, the Regents either failed to anticipate the obvious concerns about Secretary Wilson’s past voting record and the opposition it would engender or simply did not care.”

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driving force. “I think emphasizing the absurdity of this campaign, the absurdity of renaming a building after a fictional character, hopefully will resonate with some students,” Boatwright said. “Hopefully, they’ll have the same process of thought that I did where it’s like if this fictional character has some better values and better morals guiding his decision-making process than this guy that a building is named after, then we have … some serious changes to make.” Despite this absurdity, Sundaram said he’d love to see the building renamed after Malcolm but would also be pleased if the building were renamed after a real UT-associated person. “(‘Jurassic Park’) made science cool, and it made something that people wanted to be interested in,” Sundaram said. “That was the first time that people … saw dinosaurs come to life, and that can inspire people in a way

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ness go to downtown areas because of the available services. Tovo has helped with the count for the past four years. “It’s really important that count be as accurate as possible so we have a real understanding of how many individuals we have who are experiencing homelessness and, to some extent, why,” Tovo said. The number of homeless veterans and youth decreased by 15% and 25%, respectively, since 2018. Tovo said the two groups were tar-

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political — instead, it makes politics possible,” Lindsay said. “We all remember that back in the ‘50s and ‘60s, there were a number of Southern states that found

that, in my personal opinion, Dr. Moore never did.” Zoe De Beurs, Natural Sciences Council outreach coordinator, said the council supports a name change, though she finds issue with Malcolm Over Moore. “I think their overall purpose of drawing more attention to it by doing something slightly ridiculous has good intentions,” said De Beurs, a physics and astronomy junior. “I just think that it’s not necessarily the most effective way of communicating that we want a name change and that the current name does not represent the values of the physics, math, astronomy (departments) and just students as a whole.” Sundaram said he hopes Malcolm Over Moore can move the Board of Regents to action and help reignite other campaigns, such as the movement to rename the building PMA for Physics, Math and Astronomy. “The thesis behind why they (named) RLM what they named it … is a preservation of opposition to civil rights in some regard, and that’s … the reason we don’t think that’s OK, and … we just (want) to bring Ian Malcolm home,” Sundaram said.

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geted by the city as priorities, and the reduction in their numbers is a success. Ryan Chandler, a journalism and government sophomore who worked at The Daily Texan last semster, founded UT’s Horns for the Homeless last year to deliver care packages. These packages contain essential hygiene products and food to the homeless in places, such as the Drag, that experienced the highest increase this year. “Nobody chooses to be homeless,” Chandler said. “So if we can just do our part in recognizing them … we can make their lives and our lives just a little bit better.”

speech on behalf of (black people’s) civil rights offensive to the community, but the Supreme Court has been clear since the ‘50s that being offensive to the community does not constitute a reason to strike down speech. Even offensive speech is protected.”

armin pamjvani | the daily texan staff Vikram Sundaram, an electrical engineering senior at UT, is the initiator of the Malcolm Over Moore campaign. Sundaram proposes that the Robert Lee Moore Hall should be renamed after Ian Malcom, a UT mathematician from “Jurassic Park.”

Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas, said HB 2100 will facilitate interactions between organizations and campuses. “We’ve had a few experiences, for example, at UT, collecting petitions.” Metzger said. “UT would not allow us to do that. A colleague of

mine with another organization was actually arrested for collecting petitions on campus … so I think this does a lot to help ensure the free speech of non-profits and that critical interaction with our campuses and state agencies.” Cain said the bill would

ensure college campuses are safe places for people to have a free exchange of ideas. “I believe this is a really important thing, and I think we all agree that are our campuses should be places of learning and full and vibrant debate,” Cain said.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

UNIVERSITY

Joyce: ‘Just say yes’ to opportunities

rachel olvera | the daily texan staff Andrea Joyce, a current NBC Sports Group reporter, delivers a lecture Wednesday about her experiences in sports broadcasting as a woman. Joyce noted being rejected from a broadcast station because they “already had one (a woman broadcaster).”

NBC reporter discusses being a female in sports broadcasting. By Brenna Hinshaw @brenna_hinshaw

ntering sports journalism as a woman wasn’t easy for Andrea Joyce, but she was able to remain strong, overcome her critics and make a name for herself in the world of sports. Joyce, a reporter for NBC Sports Group, gave the 2019 Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism at the Belo Center for New Media on Wednesday. Her lecture, titled “‘Men, She’s Comin’ In’: My Unlikely Journey through 30 years in Sports Broadcasting,” detailed the obstacles Joyce faced as a woman in

her field. Joyce spoke about her early experiences in local news, from working as a “weather girl” to becoming the first woman to report and anchor sports in Dallas. “I took every opportunity available to me,” Joyce said. “It just comes down to saying ‘yes’ sometimes. You take that extra step, you trust your instincts and you go for it.” As a sports anchor in Dallas, Joyce said she faced a lot of scrutiny, including when a local TV sports critic admitted he had been taping all of her broadcasts, waiting for her to make a mistake. “I was prepared for my broadcasts with every inch of my life,” Joyce said. “I was so nervous about making a mistake and having it be called out because I was a woman. … If there’s somebody who wants to shine a light on it because I’m a woman, there’s nothing I can do about it.” Joyce then went on to work at CBS for nine years, covering events such as the Olympics and the United States Tennis

Open Championship. She now reports for NBC and has covered multiple Olympic Games, the NBA and has interviewed figures such as U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. “(Joyce is) one of the most recognized figures in sports journalism,” said Michael Butterworth, professor and director of the Center for Sports Communication and Media. “We are incredibly lucky … to welcome people like Andrea.” Biology freshman Ty Marsh, who hopes to transfer into journalism, said the lecture will have a lasting impact on him. “Hearing (Joyce) speak about all of the experiences she earned in sports reporting from her ‘just say yes’ attitude made me excited about my future in journalism,” Marsh said. Joyce plans to keep working with the foundation she has built for herself in sports broadcasting. “I haven’t written my storybook ending yet,” Joyce said. “But in the meantime, I’ll keep saying yes.”

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eddie gaspar | the daily texan staff Noteworthy a capella performs a rendition of Kesha’s “Praying” on April 4t at Take Back the Night, a part of Sexual Violence Prevention Month.

Sexual assault survivors speak out at Take Back the Night By Benita Lee @benitaslee

More than 100 people gathered in Waggener Hall as performers, speakers and community leaders commemorated and celebrated sexual assault survivors Wednesday night. Voices Against Violence, a student group connected with the Counseling and Mental Health Center, held its annual Take Back the Night event as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “The most important part to me is supporting survivors and giving them a chance to talk about their experience where everyone will support them,” said Alison Aydin, Voices Against Violence co-president and human development and family sciences senior. “Anyone who’s a survivor can walk by and see there are people who really care about this and will support and believe in you no matter what.”

Sexual assault victims discussed the difficulty behind wondering what they had done wrong, feeling shame, contemplating the meanings behind being called a survivor or victim and how the coping process differs for each individual. Sexual assault victims shared their stories through an open mic or submitted their stories anonymously online to be read aloud by a Voices Against Violence volunteer. “I really appreciate that it’s a nonmandated reporter area so people feel safe to share their experiences without the fear of being reported,” public health sophomore Kierstyn Gallegos said. “They also allow you to report something anonymously if you’re not ready to talk about it or identify it, but you still want to get your story out there.” Community and campus sexual assault resources, including SAFE Alliance, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, Not On My Campus, UT’s Title IX Office, Interpersonal Violence

Peer Support group and the CMHC provided resources at the event. “It’s a time for people to come together and speak about their experiences, but it’s a time for community healing,” said Leah Leeds, a CMHC clinical social worker. “It’s an event with a lot of creativity and flexibility to it. It’s accessible and open to communities. People can participate as much or as little as they want. There’s a lot of choice.” Marginalized groups are disproportionately likely to be affected by sexual violence and less likely to have access to resources, Gallegos said at the event. Resources for marginalized groups included a speaker acknowledging Native American communities and an Asian Family Support Services of Austin table. Sign language interpreters translated throughout the event. “To any survivors here tonight, we acknowledge that what happened to you wasn’t your fault, and we’re here to support you,” Aydin said.

show support for the people who had come to us that were looking for some form of justice and letting anyone else know if something similar happened to them, that we want there to be a form of accountability for it,” Trotter said. Sara Kennedy, director of strategic and executive communications for the Office of the Dean of Students, said as of 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Office had not received any reports of students being drugged at Roundup. “The first knowledge that the Office of the Dean of Students had about

these possible incidents was from this (letter),” Kennedy said. “We have not received any actionable information that we could use to investigate on behalf of our students. If we receive reports, then our action will be in response to those.” University spokesperson J.B. Bird said the letter was “alarming” and that “it’s definitely a report the University will be following up on.” Trotter said Not On My Campus felt compelled to write the letter because they have recently been discussing how nonconsensual drugging is similar to sex without consent. “Obviously (they are) completely different

actions, but they still are dealing with the concept of consent and people not understanding each other’s boundaries and getting permission for things,” Trotter said. “Just as we take a stance against sexual assault or hazing, nonconsensual drugging should be handled very similarly.” The organization wants to raise awareness of these incidents and validate victims, Trotter said. “Not On My Campus’s intention with this is not necessarily to get anyone punished, even if an investigation does go forward,” Trotter said. “It’s more to raise awareness to what’s happening and to allow victims of these incidents to come forward.”

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COLUMN

UT needs to update its name change system to support all students at UT By Sanika Nayak Columnist

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UTPD needs to make self-defense information more accessible By Julia Zaksek Columnist

You’re a first-year student at UT. Your parents bought you pepper spray to put on your keychain and told you to be careful, but you feel like you need something more. You know the UT Police Department offers self-defense classes, but they only offer a program of three four-hour sessions with physical training and optional assault simulations. The classes will never work with your schedule, and even if they do, you’re not sure you’d be comfortable participating. Given the considerable length of the sessions UT offers, students need another way to learn about self-defense techniques and strategies from a reliable source. In order to ensure that all students can learn about self-defense, UTPD must offer self-defense information on their website. The self-defense training and materials UTPD offers students are from the Rape Assault Defense systems, a national self-defense program that provides participating groups and organizations with self-defense training certification and course materials. “Coming to UT, I really wanted to take a self-defense class with UTPD,” said Anjika Bhalla, business and Plan II freshman. “But whenever the classes were offered, they just didn’t fit with my schedule.” For college students, 12 hours is a heavy time commitment. If UTPD provided some of the information they cover at the sessions online, students could review self-defense material on their own time and UTPD

could ensure more students know how to stay safe. Bhalla said she was surprised UTPD doesn’t offer online self-defense information online. “I’d love to have an online resource,” Bhalla said. “If there were information online, I’d definitely look over it.” UTPD detective David Chambers said self-defense information is not posted online due to concerns from the Rape Assault Defense program that the information will be found and used by sexual predators. “The Rape Assault Defense program doesn’t make their information public until you attend the in-person classes,” Chambers said. “From my understanding of the program, they do it in this way so that the people taking the class can learn the skills, but a person that would potentially want to do them harm can’t go online and learn what defense techniques they’re learning.” While the program’s concern may have some validity, it seems improbable that an attacker would be able to locate and exploit self-defense material used by UT. Providing information online would likely decrease — not increase — the probability UT students would be able to defend themselves if confronted by an attacker. Students may also be reluctant to attend an in-person session because they are uncomfortable with the program’s intensity. The third session of the program involves students practicing self defense techniques by striking padded equipment held by UTPD officers. At this session, students can participate in simulated

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assault scenarios and use their learned tactics against instructors. For some students, these sessions may be too much. “Since it’s a self-defense class, I would like to trust that the instructors wouldn’t be too intense and cause me harm, but I’d still be worried and uncomfortable,” biology freshman Elika Kashani said. Obviously, practical training can help students learn how to effectively implement the techniques that are being taught. However, for students who feel distressed during physical training, these classes would not be effective and could even increase their anxiety about assault. Recording class sessions with willing students and officers and uploading them online could allow students to learn how to apply self-defense techniques without feeling uncomfortable or overwhelmed. “If there was information online and videos of the techniques they’d teach, students could have that experience, learn how to defend themselves, without having to worry about attending the class,” Kashani said. Students deserve to feel safe. Learning self-defense can make students confident in their ability to protect themselves. However, the limited availability of self-defense instruction from UTPD reduces students’ opportunities to learn self-defense. UTPD must provide the information taught at their Rape Assault Defense classes on their website so that more students can learn how to stay safe on campus. Zaksek is a Plan II and women and gender studies freshman from Allen.

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We use names to present ourselves to others and associate our names with how we see ourselves. However, sometimes our given name is not the name we associate with — this is especially true within the transgender community. Because a person should always be comfortable with their name and their preferred identity, our campus community must address students by their preferred names. But approving a name change at UT can often be a hassle for transgender students, as UT does not have an option to add a preferred name online and fails to use preferred names on important documents. UT needs to update to an online name changing system that will allow students to use their preferred name in all circumstances. This can help make transgender students feel more comfortable on campus, and give them the rightful opportunity to be themselves. When UT does not use a student’s preferred name in the directory or on class rosters, it can often create unneeded confusion and frustration for transgender students. Map Pesqueira, a radio-television-film and American studies freshman, said although he had his legal name changed in May 2018 just before attending UT, his previous name was on all his records during orientation.

Not only is it harder to get a name change acknowledged on this campus, but students are not able to use a preferred name on their diplomas.”

“All of the documents they gave me didn’t have my preferred name,” Pesqueira said. “It was really disheartening.” Currently, the University requires students to set up name changes through in-person appointments. Universities such as UT-Dallas, UT-Arlington, Texas Tech University, University of North Texas, Texas State University and University of Houston all have an online name changing system, but UT-Austin has failed to implement this easier and more efficient process. Furthermore, Pesqueira acknowledged how difficult it can be for transgender students when their preferred name does not appear on class rosters. Being referenced by a name you don’t identify with can be both embarrassing and frustrating. “It is extremely important for UT to acknowledge our identity and understand that we need to be respected just like everybody else, and that goes with using the correct name,” Pesqueira said. “Whether it’s our chosen name or the name given on our birth certificate, that’s the name that is a staple to our identity.” There is no need to add extra steps such as an in-person meeting that make the process unnecessarily complicated. Not only is it harder to get a name change acknowledged on this campus, but students are not able to use a preferred name on their diplomas. This can make transgender students feel embarrassed to showcase their diplomas or feel like their degree is somehow invalid. Because schools such as Columbia University and Texas Tech allow students to use their preferred name on diplomas, UT must prioritize making this change as well to create an inclusive environment for transgender students. “I struggled a lot at UT to get the name I gave myself to be recognized on documentation, because they don’t always have the option for a (preferred name) and that’s not fair,” Pesqueira said. “It’s so important because someone’s identity makes up every part of someone, and it’s the person they present themselves as.” Just because a name isn’t on a birth certificate doesn’t mean it’s invalid. UT must make sure students are comfortable when presenting their identity and help to empower all transgender students on campus by making important updates to the name changing system. Nayak is a communication sciences and disorders freshman from Austin.

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copyright cprwrap, and reproduced with permission Creating a tool that makes CPR easier to perform during emergencies, CPRWrap founder Felicia Jackson aims to aid people in saving lives with a national launch.

was very upset with myself and thought that if I could panic and forget the things that I had learned, what about Felicia Jackson worked as a the nonmedical people that medical professional and was don’t have any training at all?” CPR certified, but she froze Jackson said. and was unable to act when her Jackson said the number of 2-year-old son stopped breathpeople who don’t know CPR ing in the backseat of the car. or don’t respond in emerHer husband was able to save gencies is staggering, so she their son’s life, but Jackson rewants to give people the powalized something needed to be er to act even if they aren’t done to make it easier for peoregularly trained. ple to act during sudden cardiac “I want to empower peoarrest emergencies. ple to do the most simple, To make CPR more accessi- basic thing a human can do ble and less stressful, Jackson and that’s help each other,” created CPRWrap, a product Jackson said. that uses a translucent overlay CPRWrap operations manon the body to act as a CPR ager Lauren Zebrowski said template. The product provides having CPRWrap in homes hand placement and guides can be a useful precaution users through the American for families. Heart Association’s four steps “There are many reasons a to CPR. After a soft launch in responder may hesitate to per2015 in Tennessee, Jackson form CPR, which is why the announced CPRWrap’s naCPRWrap is a necessity,” Zetional launch in 2019 through browski said. “Parents, babysitAustin-based startup acceleraters, grandparents and friends tor Techstars and has already are most at risk for panic partnered with school systems, and hesitation.” hospitals and airlines. As a young company, ZeJackson said CPRWrap browski said CPRWrap is makes possible forMedia anyone will focused growth and havTexasit Student keeponyou connected to perform CPR effectively and ing a positive impact on with daily links to the news, sports and culture can prevent people from panthe community. stories shaping UT community. ic-induced “freezing” during the “When I first started worktraumatic situations. ing with Felicia Jackson, she “After my son choked, I told me that regardless of the

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successes or failures we face as a company, true success will be based on the number of lives saved with the help of CPRWrap,” Zebrowski said. Christine DiPietro, program manager for Techstars, said because many people forget skills learned in CPR courses, CPRWrap is a useful tool to remember CPR training in high pressure situations. “(CPRWrap is) a product that can help remind people to jump-start their memory to make sure that they can properly administer CPR and help save a life,” DiPietro said. “I think it’s a very simple thing and the price point is very low and very comfortable that it’s something that you can afford to keep underneath the bathroom sink.” DiPietro said CPRWrap should be an accessible product in the home and wherever an emergency might occur. “This is something that belongs in every first aid kit, in every classroom, on every airplane,” DiPietro said. “There’s 3.2 million AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in the United States, but CPR is something so simple and the reality is that so few people are actually trained on how to do CPR properly.”

Aside from the time spent on class work, many UT students also have responsibilities to the various organizations that they are part of. Longhorn Data Exchange is an organization started in fall 2018 that aims to take some of the load off student organization leaders. They host an crowdsourced database with logistical solutions, such as which vendors to cater from or where they can borrow event equipment. Chemical engineering senior Ethan Freeburg started the exchange after serving as president of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society. Freeburg began collecting data from other organizations, such as social and volunteer activities, catering vendors and banquet venues, and putting it on the Longhorn Data Exchange website. “There is a ton of advice that is floating around out there, but that advice is almost entirely communicated by friend networks or transition packets or sometimes it’s just not at all,” Freeburg said. “When people come into new leadership roles, they almost

have to start from scratch.” Chemical engineering senior Pravar Kapoor recently started the student organization Precious Plastics and said he has benefited from the services that Longhorn Data Exchange provides. “We were looking for a food vendor, and that was a struggle for us with so many different places to choose from,” Kapoor said. “I checked out the exchange website and instantly had all this information on different caterers and their average prices. That was so helpful for us because we’re still new.” Jessica DeFreese is a mechanical engineering junior part of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an organization that has contributed their data to the exchange. “The data input is really simple. They have a really simple spreadsheet or Google form that you put in, and I think like per event, it probably took three minutes to do everything and send it off.” DeFreese said. Currently, Longhorn Data Exchange data is compiled mainly from organizations in the engineering community. Freeburg has expressed a desire in reaching wider

audiences in all communities across UT. “Our first big break was in engineering when we had about 30 organizations join and contribute data,” Freeburg said. “We want to expand since many orgs do a lot of the same functions, like everyone has to plan events or order food or recruit.” Kapoor said he is interested to see how Longhorn Data Exchange grows in size and scope in the future. “I’d like to see some organizational structure stuff on there because it’s coming up to the end of the year,” Kapoor said. “We want to keep our org growing and facilitate that the best that we can. Having a good organizational structure is important for that.” As a new organization itself, Longhorn Data Exchange still has room to adapt and grow over the years. Kapoor said he is excited to see where the organization goes in the future and what impact they will have on the UT community. “It’s just great to have this free resource out there,” Kapoor said. “I won’t say that starting an org is easy, but (LDE) definitely makes it easier.”

evan l’roy | the daily texan staff The Longhorn Data Exchange brings the UT organization community together under a shared vision of collaboration.

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Home runs, dominant pitching power Texas past Texas State. By Sydney Tasman @sydneytasman

ary Iakopo’s home run at the bottom of the third inning foreshadowed the way Texas would seal the deal in a 10-0 run-rule victory over Texas State on Wednesday. “It feels good to be back home,” Iakopo said. “All I’m seeing is the ball, and I wanted to just hit a gap for (center fielder) Reagan (Hathaway) to score. (I had) no intention on doing what I did in that last inning.” The sophomore catcher currently leads the Longhorns in home runs, and it seems she wasn’t ready to relinquish that title any time soon. Designated player Miranda Elish began the scoring for the Longhorns with a tworun home run of her own to make the score 2-0. Not long after, Iakopo hit her first home run of the game allowing her a solo lap around the diamond. “I think on a little cooler night, the ball tends to fly a little bit better. We took advantage of it but you still gotta hit them, and it was good to get them,” Texas head coach Mike White said. Iakopo doesn’t just hit them out of the park, though.

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Catcher Mary Iakopo, 33, celebrates with her teammates during the Longhorns 10-0 win against Texas State on April 3. Iakopo went two-for-four during her at-bats and brought in three runs.

She is also a solid force on defense, serving as the Longhorns’ catcher for all six innings against the Bobcats. “You’d love to try and give her a rest, but we’re not able now that we’re in conference,” White said. “It’s very tough to find an opportunity to do that, but she’s hanging in there, and she doesn’t complain. She just gets up and does her job.”

The major advantage the Longhorns had Wednesday was a hot start to the game, which propelled them to make fast plays and smart decisions. “Obviously I thought it was (pitcher) Shea (O’Leary) coming out of that first inning,” White said of the Longhorns’ early momentum. “I think there was threeup, three-down for four innings in a row, and that’s a

real solid start for us. It was mixing speeds and hitting our corners.” The right-handed pitcher, who held a 0.59 ERA heading into Wednesday’s competition against the Bobcats, once again made a statement from the circle. She allowed just two hits and retired the first 12 Bobcats, lowering her ERA to 0.55. “That’s what I wanted

to see,” White said of the O’Leary. “You know sometimes … you just have that big let down, and you just don’t have the same kind of focus, but tonight that’s what I wanted to see from her. I wanted to see a solid performance and get her back to throwing to her locations.” The Longhorns will continue their Big 12 play this weekend in an away

series against Texas Tech. After losing two games to Oklahoma State last weekend, the 10-0 victory was what the Texas needed to gain confidence going forward, according to Iakopo. “It’s a good win going into another away weekend,” Iakopo said. “But I think it’s a good win for the pitchers to have 10 runs of insurance behind them.”

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Following Texas’ win over Colorado in the NIT quarterfinals, Kerwin Roach II let out a laugh in the locker room that echoed throughout the room. Leaning forward in his chair, the senior guard was rocking a big smile and talking with his teammates. He seemed genuinely happy. But Roach’s demeanor is a far cry from where he was a couple weeks ago. On Feb. 22, in the heart of the Longhorns’ conference schedule, Roach was suspended for the second time this season for a violation of team rules. While his teammates struggled through Big 12 play, failing to achieve enough wins down the stretch in order to make the NCAA tournament, all Roach could do was watch from the bench in a grey Longhorns hoodie and sweatpants. Now, Roach is back for the NIT and entering games from an unfamiliar place — the Texas bench. And while he may not be starting games anymore, there might not be another player on the roster who’s enjoying the Longhorns’ run through the NIT more than him. “I didn’t get to walk with a jersey on senior night,” Roach said. “I feel like this opportunity is just a blessing for me.” During the tournament, Roach has impressed with his strong defense and is Texas’ leading scorer. He’s averaging 17.3 points per game in the four-game stretch, which includes a game-high 22 points in Tuesday’s win over TCU in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Having Roach adjust so well to his new role has been a welcome sign for a Texas

team that often struggled to find production when he was out of the lineup. “He was really, really down and disappointed in himself,” Texas head coach Shaka Smart said. “But I told him, you’re going to get to play again, so it’s all about how you respond when you get back. Our last three games, he’s been terrific and very, very aggressive and defended at a good level, which is what you want from a senior at the end of the year.” Much like his team’s season, Roach’s four-year career on the Forty Acres has been a rollercoaster. He has been suspended three different times at Texas, and he’s missed the NCAA Tournament two times. He also led the Longhorns to victories over several blueblood programs, provided game-changing plays

and sits at 17th in career points scored by a Texas basketball player. But Roach isn’t focused on the blemishes or past successes right now. While the NIT may not be as prestigious as it once was, he’s focused on closing out his career with a championship — something he’s never done during his career. “Success is success,” Roach said. “In my four years here, I’ve yet to win a championship in any tournament that I’ve played in. We couldn’t make it to the Big Dance, so we’re going to use this opportunity … and win a championship.” If Texas beats Lipscomb in the NIT championship game on Thursday, you can expect Roach will be on the stage at the end, laughing, smiling and enjoying the final moments of his Longhorn career.

joshua guenther | the daily texan file Guard Kerwin Roach II finishes a layup during Texas’ 68-55 win over Colorado on March 27.

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Bae-goals: Missed Connections love story Couple shares love story, which began through bagels, UT Missed Connections. By Landry Allred @l2ndry

rianna McKinney and Israel Uballe didn’t know bagels and a Facebook post could lead to love until last spring. Recently celebrating their one year anniversary, the couple has been together since nursing senior McKinney and Uballe, 22, met last year at Einstein Bros. Bagels. They later relinked through UT Missed Connections, a Facebook page for students to share their experience of an encounter they wished was longer. McKinney used to work at Einstein’s, but their lives never overlapped until last January when she returned while Uballe was working. She said she recognized his attractiveness from the start but didn’t interact with him. “I would come to Einstein’s because I like the food and people, but I was looking for him,” McKinney said. It wasn’t until McKinney returned a

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Brianna McKinney and Israel Uballe didn’t know bagels and a Facebook post could lead to love until last spring. couple months later when they saw each other again. Since closing time was approaching, Uballe said Einstein’s offered free bagels if there weren’t many customers. As the only employee present, he assembled a bagful of bagels and put cream cheese in individual containers for McKinney. “I was happy I got to see him, but also I was like, ‘Wow, that was really nice of him,’” McKinney said. “He put in a lot of effort.” This second interaction led her to posting on the Facebook page, in which she thanked

Uballe for his kindness, complimented his appearance and offered free Tiff’s Treats cookies in return, since she worked there at the time. Since Uballe wasn’t in the Facebook group, he didn’t see the post until his coworkers and returning customers showed him. “I had this big, cheesy smile,” Uballe said. “I remember once I was reading it, (my coworkers) were seeing my reaction. They were like, ‘You better contact her.’” When Uballe messaged her on Facebook, McKinney said she didn’t initially

recognize him. “This was two weeks after I made the post, which I had forgotten about,” McKinney said. “I never expected to hear anything back.” In his message, he expressed interest in not only free cookies but also a date. Uballe surprised McKinney at Tiff’s the next day for his cookies, and they shared an awkward hug. “It was the perfect movie awkwardness, but she was the only thing I focused on,” Uballe said. “That first instance at Tiff’s sealed everything for me.” Later, they hung out

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at a get-together hosted by friends of Uballe’s, where they talked and immediately felt a strong connection. “It was bizarre because (n)either of us have felt that strongly so quickly,” McKinney said. “It flowed like we’d known each other already.” Even Taran Gallaher, Uballe’s friend and the host of the get-together, said he was surprised to see them still together a month after first hanging out. “I’ve always known Izzy (Israel) not to have long-term relationships,” Gallaher said. “I’ve seen the

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