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40 for Forty fundraiser rests on third anniversary of student’s murder

By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez

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“We battle it every day” jeb milling

For students with chronic illnesses, UT’s limited accessibility accommodations create obstacles in getting to class.

By Trinady Joslin @trinady05

he pain Samantha Miles experiences on daily basis is often rated worse than childbirth. From sleeping to digestion, no part of her day is free from pain.

Miles, a communication and leadership freshman, was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome five years ago, and her experience at UT has differed greatly from

the average student. Like other students with chronic illnesses, UT’s limited accessibility accommodations affect Miles’ ability to go to and participate in class.

For people living with a chronic illness, a 30-minute nap doesn’t have the same rejuvenating effect on the body as someone living without a chronic illness.

“People with chronic illnesses have to budget our energy because our bodies are going to retaliate if we don’t,” Miles said. “If not, we may not be able to function the next day.”

To explain this, Miles describes her

illness to others using what is known as the spoon theory.

Created by Christine Miserandino, a woman with lupus who coined the widely-used metaphor, energy is represented by spoons. Each morning, Miles begins with a certain number, and carefully plans her day around how many “spoons” she has available. After going to class and doing other essential tasks, Miles is limited in what else she is able to do during the day.

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For Emma Huff, fundraising with UT’s annual 40 Hours for the Forty Acres campaign Wednesday was not the priority.

Instead, Huff, a theatre-dance performance and business senior, was remembering her friend Haruka Weiser on the third anniversary of her death.

The campus-wide fundraiser is planned by the annual giving team within the University Development Office and allows any official UT college or organization to raise money in 40 hours.

Bianca Bellavia, executive director of marketing and communications at the University Development Office, said the fundraiser is traditionally held on a Wednesday and Thursday in April, and it was not intentional that the first day of the fundraiser coincided with the anniversary of Weiser’s death.

“The anniversary of Haruka Weiser’s death is on the minds and hearts of Longhorn nation,” Bellavia said in an email. “The anniversary of Haruka’s death was not discussed during the planning of 40 for Forty.”

Huff, who said she lived in Weiser’s dorm and performed shows with her, said it was insensitive for the University to hold the fundraiser on the same day as the anniversary of Weiser’s death without also holding a memorial service. “(To) not do any kind of memorial service for Haruka ... very much feels like (the) administration and the powers that know the class she was in is about to graduate, and it’s like they are ready for us to leave so that they can forget her completely,” Huff said. “It would have been much better if they had (dedicated) 40 for Forty ... in honor of Haruka Weiser and her legacy and perhaps even donated a percentage of their fundraising resources to improving campus safety, improving lighting, installing 360 (degree) cameras and those things.”

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Speakers talk lack of representation at TedxUT

Texas Crew tops leaderboard in 40 for Forty

By Libby Cohen @libbycohen211

Speaking to a crowd of about 300 people Saturday, 14 leaders from the UT community delivered presentations for TEDxUTAustin, a localized version of the popular ideas conference.

In the second-ever TEDxUTAustin conference, speakers presented their visions of what the future should entail, from taking internet memes seriously to promoting the minority voice. The student-run event showcased innovations from UT as well as a cast of speakers reflective of the UT community.

Underrepresentation in student government and inaccessibility in campus buildings motivated two current

students and one alumna to speak about pivotal moments from their time at UT. Guneez Ibrahim, a sociology and design senior, said a lack of Muslim voices motivated her to run for student body president last year.

“If there was no representation, then I would be that representation,” Ibrahim said. “It sounded like my best plan, but it was so much more difficult than I could’ve anticipated.”

Ibrahim said while personal attacks and harassment during the campaign tested her motivation, the past year gave unexpected yet “beautiful” outcomes postelection.

People from all over the world sent Ibrahim and her running mate, Hannah McMorris,

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By Nicole Stuessy @nicolestuessy

While early mornings are routine for members of Texas Crew, last Wednesday the rowing team met on campus at 5:45 a.m. with one goal in mind: find the Bevo stuffed animals.

“We organized for everyone to meet up at Gregory Gym to go around and search,” said Payton Brown, Texas Crew fundraising co-chair. “We found two of (the stuffed Bevos) right at the start and then we tried to get the one at the Jester bike rack but we couldn’t find it.”

This challenge was one of many ways to raise money as part of the sixth annual 40 Hours for the Forty Acres fundraiser. After 40 hours,

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elias huerta | the daily texan staff Texas Crew fundraising chairs Payton Brown, left, and Michael Dileo helped the organization raise $3,200 in fundraising efforts for 40 Hours for the Forty Acres, a 40 hour fundraising event at UT.

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UT students studying in the Game Development and Design Program have expressed concern for working conditions in the video game industry.

Recent reports about the video game industry have brought several issues to light — most notably the trend of mass layoffs. Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard, a publisher responsible for well-known video games such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, let go of 800 employees, or roughly 8% of their workforce. Contributing to this trend, Telltale Games let go of 200 employees without severance pay when the studio was forced to shut down from lack of funding.

“We are not in the position to improve this reality,” said Paul Toprac, associate director and senior lecturer of the program. “However, we do make (the students) aware of these concerns.”

Studio art senior Rose Hansen, a student in the program, said she finds these issues discouraging when studying for a possible career in the industry.

“I love art and it’s all so very exciting ... but I don’t know if I can enter that lifestyle and feel comfortable with the constant pressure,” Hansen said.

“I could lose my job and then have to go find another one constantly.”

Government senior Sara Yang, who is interested in getting involved in the video game and film industries, said these issues are symptomatic of creative industries in general.

“The video game industry itself is very volatile because we are working on projects (and their success) depends on the audience,” Yang said. “When a game doesn’t do well, there’s going to be a massive layoff.

The content that you’re working on is actually really fun and you get to do a lot of creative things, but there’s a lot of sacrifices.”

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“Sometimes they take on a lot of people — productions shift, plans change and suddenly there’s not as much of a practical need to hold on to that many people,” Varvel said. “One of the biggest changes that would be

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“I hope that students still feel the fire that they felt a year ago, they still feel motivated to make change and know that they don’t need to turn to student leaders to do that, they can do it themselves too,” Ibrahim said.

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Miles, who lives in Duren Residence Hall, drives to and from her classes because of her chronic illness. While she’s able to help conserve her body’s energy by driving, transportation between classes is still a stressful activity.

The lack of parking spaces sometimes means she misses class altogether.

“There’s been a few times this year that I have literally not gone to class because I haven’t been able to find a nearby accessible parking spot and there’s someone parked (in a handicapped spot) that doesn’t have a permit,” Miles said.

Bobby Stone, Parking and Transportation Services director, said the current number of handicapped parking spaces on campus is 614 — almost double what is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Despite the large quantity of spaces, Miles said the locations aren’t convenient.

“The point of having a handicap placard is to have the closest and most accessible spot for people who have

on UT’s campus with her disability, as many accessible entrances were hard to find or inoperable. She said she is proud UT continued the conversation regarding accessibility for disabled people on campus after she graduated.

In her Ted Talk, Guzman said it is important not just to make buildings accessible, but to ensure students of all abilities are able to lead in these spaces.

“It’s not about being a voice for us, but passing the mic to us,” Guzman said.

“Empowering communities to move forward together is important. Our voices matter, our stories matter, our

mobility problems,” Miles said. “There’s a large volume of them, but not close to very many things that I need to go to.”

Journalism sophomore Izabella Schrandt is a transfer student who was diagnosed with primary biliary cirrhosis, Crohn’s disease, endometriosis and fibromyalgia within the past two years. For Schrandt, who lives in Jester, getting across campus to Moody is extremely difficult because she doesn’t have a car.

Scrandt said SURE Walk carts, which are not wheelchair-accessible, could be utilized to start providing transportation services to others.

“You still have to work to include people with those types of disabilities, but wouldn’t some progress towards helping others be better than nobody gets help?”

Schrandt said.

Plans for Longhorn Lift, a cart transportation system that will be made available to permanently and temporarily disabled students, are in the works. A similar program was provided at Miles’ high school housed on Ball State University.

Schrandt said the conversations and time frame are too vague to be encouraging. Blanca Gamez,

to voice themselves and be heard,” said Garg, an electrical engineering senior.

Guzman said her conversation continued after she left UT, and this is what Ibrahim and Garg said they hope for after they graduate.

“Be the green light for someone who keeps hitting red, plant a seed in their storm, pave the way, write the blueprint, be the first wave to crash and when it does, make sure you are nothing short of high tide,” Ibrahim said. “Do it for yourself, do it for your family and most importantly do it for the next person that is going to stand where you stood.”

experiences matter.”

Aashima Garg, president of the Student Engineering Council, also spoke to the importance of the minority voice. In a field of study and workplace where the majority of her pemers are “bros,” Garg said “bro culture” leaves women out of conversations — ultimately impacting the perspectives and inputs that develop tomorrow’s technology.

“Together by being mindful of the words we use and the behaviors we have, we can dispel the notion that only certain people belong in an industry and give non-bro identities a space for them

associate director for administration and transportation for Parking and Transportation Services, said the $300,000 per year program consists of around six carts and three vehicles.

Of the three vehicles, only one is ADA compliant. But unlike the other two, it’s not used during the day because it’s old and not dependable.

“Freshman admissions was getting rid of (the vehicle) and we took it,” Gamez said. “They were sending it to surplus and we needed an ADA vehicle, but our department didn’t have the funds to purchase one, so we took this one.”

Most students use SURE Walk to get home safely after a late night studying or a night out. Miles said it’s great that students can rely on the service when they need help getting home after a night out partying. But when you’re disabled, transportation is always an issue, not just on the weekends.

“Getting drunk is a choice and then you have a safe way to get back home,” Miles said. “Being disabled is not a choice, and I don’t have a safe way to get to class …

We don’t have a choice to be disabled and it sucks and we battle it every day, not just on the weekends, and there’s not something in place like that.”

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different organizations and colleges across campus raised over $4.5 million through more than 9,000 donations, said Kellie Sullivan, UT’s assistant director of special programs.

“We’re really trying to make sure students have an avenue to fundraise and to talk about what they’re doing,” Sullivan said.

“There’s so many unique and amazing things that are that are happening, and the experiences that the students are having during their time here outside of the classroom, to me, are just as important as the ones inside the classroom.”

Sullivan said through different challenges, organizations competed to have the University give a specific amount of money or match donations.

“One of the things we’re really proud of is hiding the stuffed animals for people to find the first morning,” Sullivan said. “We just thought it would be cool if people could go out on campus and find something fun that would tell them what was happening and then they would get to choose an area of campus to send money to.”

Between its 68 members, Texas Crew raised over $32,000 and

topped the leaderboard for most gifts. Michael Dileo, Texas Crew fundraising co-chair, said the team plans out their fundraising strategies a year in advance.

“40 for Forty is our biggest fund-raiser that we do,” biology sophomore Dileo said. “The money we get through RecSports and through team dues ... isn’t enough for everything that we need. So fundraising is pretty crucial.”

Dileo said they targeted specific challenges to raise the most unique gifts and the most money in a certain amount of time.

“We’re not McCombs and we can’t raise like half a million dollars,” Dileo said. “The challenges that are unique gifts, it’s lot easier for us to organize our alumni and parents to contribute towards that than trying to compete with some of the larger organizations.”

Brown, a biomedical engineering freshman, said Texas Crew is dedicated to raising money and competing in 40 for Forty because it helps them grow their program.

“This money and fundraising is kind of what drives Texas Crew,” Brown said. “This money is what we used to travel and to buy stuff to kind of stay afloat, so everyone understands how important this is for us. Everyone’s much more willing to go that extra mile.”

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Sex-trafficking brought to light UT study looks for identification factors in child sex-trafficking victims, data will help in future cases.

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Victims of child sex trafficking are often difficult to identify, a UT study has revealed.

The study, finalized in March, examined current sexual exploitation cases to develop new strategies to identify future victims, said Dixie Hairston, research project manager for the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

“On the outside, everything might look fine, but no one can really know what is going on inside,” Hairston said. “There is a range of exploitation that minors and

youth experience that maybe don’t make them identifiable or recognizable to healthcare providers or law enforcers.”

The study aimed to expand the number of victims who can be helped by law enforcement and healthcare professionals by providing more comprehensive data on sex trafficking. Researchers quantified the rate and extent of victimization, traced life cycles of exploitation and suggested new intervention strategies for law enforcers.

“There is a checklist of signs that are helpful in identifying youth that are experiencing the most severe forms of exploitation, but we found that there are ways to identify sexual exploitation in youth that may not

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the decision to host 40 for Forty on the day of the anniversary of Weiser’s death was insensitive. Lorri Moreno-Ellis, secretary of safety advocacy nonprofit SafeHorns, said UT should have pushed the fundraiser back one day out of respect for Weiser.

“What is one more day? They’re still going to raise their money,” Ellis said. “The day that Haruka’s life was taken — we’re not celebrating that day, we’re remembering. It’s more important to honor this young woman and remember her because her life was taken away, but she had done so much in what little time she was here.”

Weiser was murdered on campus April 3, 2016. Meechaiel Criner was

The anniversary of Haruka Weiser’s death is on the minds and hearts of Longhorn nation. The anniversary of Haruka’s death was not discussed during the planning of 40 for Forty.”

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be as easily found by legal definitions,” Hairston said.

The study was sponsored by the Office of Gov. Greg Abbott and just concluded the second half of its four-year timeline.

“The first two years of the study looked at the prevalence of sex trafficking and exploitation in high-risk regions across the state of Texas,” Hairston said. “We found that there are 314,000 individuals that are exploited through labor and sex trafficking throughout Texas at any time. (Of those), there are 79,000 that suffer through sex trafficking (under the age of 25), and we wanted to dive into that number in the second part of the study.”

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found guilty of capital murder in her death in July 2018 and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 40 years.

Huff said immediately following Weiser’s death, campus safety measures — like increased police patrol and a cleanup of Waller Creek — improved significantly but then went back to the way they were three months later.

UT has not hosted any memorial events for Weiser this month besides the dance choreography commissioned every spring in her honor by the College of Fine Arts.

SafeHorns president Joell McNew said the organization was planning a memorial walk in Haruka’s honor, but UT administration said because SafeHorns is not an official UT organization and they were not invited to campus by one, they would not be allowed on campus out of safety precautions.

interviews with minors and youth who were victims of sex trafficking to analyze and identify risk factors that might contribute to the complex system.

“Of the 466 participants, 46 of them participated in an extended interview where we explored the history of sexual or violent abuse and homelessness,” Hairston said.

Hariston said the biggest goal of the study is to help law enforcement and healthcare providers develop more accurate tools or strategies to identify victims of sex trafficking.

Social work freshman Jamie Li, a volunteer for Free the Captives — a non-profit that provides care for trafficking victims — said the conclusions from the study

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are important for better combating sex trafficking.

“Human trafficking is super relevant because a lot of people trafficked are college students or can be younger,” Li said. “Even in my hometown, Sugar Land, there were pimps searching for victims in high school.”

Nutrition sophomore Christy Lee, who said she is interested in helping address sex trafficking issues, said the first step to helping stop sex trafficking is to learn more about it.

“Many victims cannot escape the system because they end up believing that is all they’re worth or capable of, and getting involved with local organizations, volunteering, or raising money can be ways to help rescue victims and restore their dignities,” Lee said.

anthony mireles | daily texan staff Rap artist Waka Flocka Flame jumps in the crowd and takes a selfie with UT students at Hogg Auditorium during Forty Acres Fest on Saturday, April 6.

stephanie tacy | the daily texan file This year marked the third anniversary of the on-campus death of dance freshman Haruka Weiser. Some of Weiser’s friends and campus safety advocates were upset that UT planned its annual fundraising event on the anniversary of her death.

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Let’s get rid of the ‘freshman 15’

By Isabella Waltz Columnist

In the months leading up to my freshman year of college, I felt an overwhelming sense of excitement.

I couldn’t wait to decorate my dorm, meet new people and start a fresh chapter. While I was eager to start a new adventure, all the uncertainties of the year ahead also made me anxious. On top of this, I kept hearing about the dreaded “freshman 15,” the 15 pounds new students supposedly gain once they enter college.

Though I had never worried about weight in the past, hearing people talk about the freshman 15 made me nervous. Friends posted elliptical sessions and plates of vegetables on social media to advertise their strategies to avoid weight gain.

With all this social pressure, I started to feel like gaining weight simply wasn’t acceptable.

About 2/3 of female college

students report at least moderate concern about the freshman 15. This isn’t too surprising, considering the pervasive American pressure to be thin.

“Weight does not define value, worth or even health,” said Anna Marie Oglesbee, a UT graduate and registered dietitian. “When we make the freshman 15 something negative that should be avoided, we reinforce the idea that gaining weight is bad.

Until age 20, the body has not fully developed, so some weight gain may be normal and even necessary.”

Students should focus on improving their overall health instead of obsessing about the number on the scale.

We should take the freshman 15 out of the conversation altogether, replacing it with more productive discussions about sustainable healthy habits.

While working out and eating well are important facets of a healthy lifestyle, anxiety about the freshman 15 can quickly spiral into disordered habits. This prominent focus on

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weight is particularly concerning for college students, who are most at risk for developing eating disorders.

Removing the freshman 15 from our conversations will help prevent students from feeling discouraged or insecure about weight gain. Though studies show the average student won’t gain 15 pounds during their freshman year, most students will gain weight at some point during their time in college.

Weight gain can be a serious health concern, but it isn’t for all students.

Being underweight is actually deadlier than being overweight. Many factors contribute to a person’s health, and weight is only one of them. Because of this, we should start emphasizing overall health instead of perpetuating the toxic fear of weight gain.

Things like keeping up with doctor’s appointments, eating a well-balanced diet and getting enough sleep are more beneficial than desperately trying to keep up with a number on the scale.

“So much of what we believe about ourselves is influenced by our peers,” said Brittany O’Malley, assistant director of prevention at the Longhorn Wellness Center.

O’Malley oversees the implementation of the Body Project, a peer education program teaching students to resist the pressure to conform to unrealistic body ideals. The Body Project is a strong example of students taking initiative to shift the conversation away from destructive vernacular, such as the freshman 15, so they can begin to discuss weight and appearance in a less harmful way.

Replacing negative language about weight gain with body positive ideals will give future college students a better shot at developing healthy relationships with food and their appearance.

Considering how many students suffer from eating disorders and how frequently these disorders end lives, this change in our rhetoric is long overdue.

Waltz is a radio-television-film senior from Dripping Springs.

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Go ahead and include your retail experience on your résumé

By Kateri David Columnist

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While filling my résumé with publications and writing experience — all suited for the summer internships I was applying to — I came to a standstill. There was a chunk of blank space I could have easily filled with details of my twoyears experience working at a grocery store, but I hesitated: The job seemed trite considering my lack of internships, like a testament to my financial insecurity.

As any retail or customer service worker knows, the demands of these jobs — constant stocking, satisfying customers’ every whim — are just as taxing as those faced by employees in more elite professions. As students, we work these positions not for experience, but out of grim necessity, often blinding us to their value.

Though a student’s customer service experience becomes irrelevant after they’ve held multiple career-specific positions, those who are still looking to land their first internship should find value in relevant service-industry experience and include these positions on their resumes and cover letters when applying.

In 2017, a study found that 52% of college students work at least 27 weeks out of the year.

This is hardly surprising: In addition to aiding students in paying exorbitant tuition costs, most part-time work requires little prior experience, a plus for students still working toward their degree.

But despite the opportunities these jobs provide students, especially those from low-income backgrounds, we’ve been conditioned to look down upon restaurant servers, grocery clerks and other positions stereotypically associated with low motivation. This outlook contributes to employee stress, in addition to damaging their self-esteem. At the store where I work, for example, after countless interactions with condescending UT students, I feel compelled to shrink away whenever someone strolls up to my register wearing a Greek-letter emblazoned pullover.

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It’s this negativity coupled with the dull routine nature of customer service tasks that makes students think customer service experience is inconsequential to potential employers.

But this couldn’t be further from the truth.

“The skills that you’re getting from retail or food service, these introductory roles, are applicable in internships,” said Moody career advisor Megan Vallee. “Employers like to see that you’ve held a professional position, and since you’re a student, that holds a lot of weight.”

Students can even draw from negative customer encounters, constructing these instances in their cover letter as examples of conflict management skills and self-assertion.

“Working customer service, especially in an environment as chaotic as a supermarket, you’re forced to meet hundreds of people on a daily basis,” said Mason Waters, advertising graduate and former student worker. “You learn how to best manage every personality type.”

Naturally, the end goal isn’t to accumulate a lengthy list of retail and service industry positions, but rather to use these experiences as a springboard to achieving higher roles where we can eventually ditch these mentions from our résumé altogether.

Sally Garcia, an advertising freshman and former fast food worker, included her service industry credentials on earlier résumés and landed her first internship with this experience alone. “After I got some internships under my belt, I ran out of room on my résumé, so I chose to include these career-oriented positions over my restaurant employment,” said Garcia.

When clocking out after a closing shift, feet aching and socially drained from eight hours of stocking or scanning bar codes, it’s easy to dismiss customer service work as meaningless — the limbo before your future career. But rather than shying away from time spent on menial labor, extract value from your work, add this to your résumé and apply for that internship feeling confident in your abilities.

David is an advertising sophomore from Allen.

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from the start with little effort put into verses. Very repetitive and drawn out refrains and bridges take up the majority of songs and Khalid tries to serenade the listener with his voice rather than inserting his emotion and passion into these tracks. Khalid is a very talented young man, and his focus on this album leaves much to be desired by the listener to make an emotional connection to this LP. Before the album dropped, five of the 17 songs on the tracklist had already been released. The two standout tracks “Better” and “Saturday Nights,” which are still the best on this album, were released in October 2018 along with Khalid’s Suncity EP. The three others were singles released in the month leading up to this album. It is easy to see this album would be way more commercialized, and the content would only verify those suspicions. The tour for this album was released before the actual album, and with songs like “Talk,” it’s easy to tell the goal for this album were radio hits. In this track, the only memorable part is the chorus where he pleads “Can we just talk?” with the melodic ad-lib repeating the same lyrics in the background.

After the first few listens, Free Spirit is very easy to like, with its beautifully sung choruses that create earworms in the listener’s mind. However, Khalid has failed to live up to the precedents he’s made in the past. It becomes clear the more the listener becomes accustomed to this album that Khalid’s character is missing. Perhaps it was tough for Khalid to find inspiration after such a thematically successful debut with American Teen, and he turned to the dead horse of retrospective sadness that is prevalent in today’s R&B.

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Merry Jane and the Fondas finds support and friendship in the music community as they grow as a band.

By Anna-Kay Reeves @annakay_reeves

For Merry Jane and the Fondas members Serenity Autumn, Ally Brown, John Young and Abhi Velaga, Austin’s do-it-yourself music community has been nothing but supportive as the band grows.

For the band members — all in their early 20s and balancing school with a music career — the Austin music scene has been invaluable in the creative process as well as the business side of music, Young said. With their EP Pulls You Under released on Spotify March 30, the band is full steam ahead as Brown continues to work on new music.

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music is key to being successful.

“I used to read a lot of biographies about musicians because I wanted to see how they did it,” Brown said. “The thing that was repeated over and over was people working hard. The big names we remember are the people that pushed on and didn’t stop. Passion is a big part of that.”

Brown is also co-founder of Porchfire Records, which represents Merry Jane and the Fondas as well as other Austin favorites like Spirit Ghost and TC Superstar.

“Porchfire is an incredibly supportive community,” Brown said. “Everyone that’s involved is rooting for each other.

We figure out the technical things as we go along. It’s trial and error, too. Connections make it easier. We know the people at 21st Street Co-op pretty well now, so playing there is great.”

Young, a St. Edward’s University senior and bassist, said he agrees that enjoying the process is a major component of success.

“I do this because I love it,” Young said. “Sure, there are some nights we have a late show and I’m tired, but the bad never outweighs the good. Being a musician is such a constant high, which I love. We get paid to party with our art.”

Despite the reality of late night shows and weekend parties, Young said the band still takes their craft seriously and strives to be better with each performance.

For Velaga, a computer science junior and drummer, music has been part of his life since a young age but was only something he thought of pursuing seriously recently.

“I was very into music for a bit and then sort of got away from it because it

just didn’t seem like a feasible goal,” Velaga said. “But Ally posted on Facebook that she was looking for a drummer, and once I got in with them I started thinking about this as something I could pursue seriously again. They reenergized me.”

As for the future, the band hopes to pick up steam as they release music, but above all they hope to keep working.

“As long as I can do something in music, I really don’t care,” Brown said.

“I’d love to be able to play, but I love the production, too,” Brown said. “I think we’re like everyone and just want to be able to make a living without giving up what we care about.”

Merry Jane and the Fonda’s EP Pulls You Under can be heard live and in action, along with their other works, in the campus area, including this Friday at Eden Co-op.

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Under state law, 90% of UT-Austin’s incoming freshman class must be Texas residents.

Legislation passed in 2009 requires in-state applicants to make up 75% of all admission offers for publicly funded universities. Out-ofstate and in-state students alike have questioned the policy and its effects on UT’s student make up.

In a written statement, executive director of Admissions Miguel Wasielewski said UT’s admission rate for first-time applicants from Texas was 45% in 2018, excluding international and Path to Admission through Co-Enrollment students. Of out-of-state applicants, only 24% were admitted.

Both in and out-of-state students have expressed their conflicting views on the legislation and University policy. Ethan Davis, a music performance freshman from Columbus, Ohio, said many people from around the country would like to attend UT but can’t as a result of this policy.

“Losing out-of-state students is not something the University should be praised for,” Davis said. “More out-of-state students would increase the University’s reputation.”

Dylan Zisman, a biology freshman from Houston, said UT should accept a higher number of out-of-state

students, but he recognizes the negative implications such a change could have on others.

“It would be a good idea to raise the percentage of out-of-state stu-

“Losing out-ofstate students is not something the University should be praised for. More out-ofstate students would increase the University’s reputation.”

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dents, although in-state parents would complain,” Zisman said. “I have good friends from out-of-state, I see these people as genuinely good kids and I want to see more people like them.”

The rate of admission for students

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is also influenced by which college they apply to within UT, Zisman said.

“I think that some schools are more tightly packed with in-state students than others so I think when out-of-state students apply to those schools there are fewer openings,” Zisman said.

Wasielewski said in a written statement that the processes in place focus both on access and success.

This approach ensures students are able to get access to the classes they need to graduate on time.

After all of these factors influencing admissions rates, Zisman is still frustrated and believe that it takes more effort to apply as an out-of-state student than an in-state student.

“I think that if someone from outof-state is trying to apply here to get out of their state, it should ring a bell with the admissions staff,” Zisman said.

Wasielewski has said that he is aware of all of these concerns and that the admissions office tries their best to review each application holistically and look over it by two different readers.

Certain students, such as Jake Herman, a Plan II and journalism freshman from Maryland, still believe in the process.

“I think anyone can (get into) UT if they have the right study habits and dedication to school,” Herman said.

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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2019

WOMEN’S GOLF

Longhorns Masterful at Augusta Papp, Laisne represent Texas at innagural National Women’s Amateur.

By Wills Layton @willsdebeast

ne started at the front of the pack, only a couple of shots off the lead. The other barely made the final round of the tournament, winning a coveted spot in an 11-person playoff to finalize the top 30. Both got the experience of a lifetime.

Sophomores Agathe Laisne and Kaitlyn Papp completed the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship, and while neither pulled off the inaugural victory, both made history by taking part in the course’s first competitive round for women.

“I thought the course was in tremendous shape as you’d expect,” Papp said.

“I feel like Augusta exceeds any expectations you have.

It’s a truly magical place to play golf.”

The history-laden tournament began with the ceremonial first tee shot by a quartet of the most legendary golfers in history. World Golf Hallof-Famers Se Ri Pak, Annika Sörenstam, Nancy Lopez and Lorena Ochoa set the tone on the first hole, even though one of them had a little trouble off the tee.

“I saw Anika put it in the bunker, so I thought, ‘you know, that’s golf,’” Laisne said. “Anything can happen, even to the best golfer in the world. She still makes mistakes and you have to accept it.”

Laisne played in one of the

anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp rolls in a putt at the Betsy Rawls Invitational on Oct. 22, 2018 at the University of Texas Golf Club. Papp finished tied for fifth at the innagural National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National on April 6, 2019.

early groups as she was near the bottom of the top 30.

While she competed, current Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley, former chairman Billy Payne and twotime Masters winner Bubba Watson looked on.

“It was pretty impressive because Bubba and I had just shaken hands before,” Laisne said. “It was really cool, and a bit stressful.”

While Laisne was really never close to contending, it was a completely different story for her teammate.

Early in the round, Papp was one shot back of eventual winner Jennifer Kupcho, the highest-ranked amateur golfer in the world.

While Kupcho would go on to run away with the tournament, Papp played well on the biggest stage in women’s amateur golf.

“I feel like I was a touch nervous,” Papp said. “This is the biggest crowd we’ve all probably played in front of, but I felt confident. I knew if I could just send my tee shot down the fairway,

I’d be fine.”

At the end of the day, Papp finished in a tie for fifth place, arguably her best finish in her collegiate career, ahead of some of her victories. Laisne finished in 29th place. Both players will be able to take a lot from this experience going forward for the rest of the season.

“I didn’t play that well, but it was still very nice,” Laisne said. “It was a great experience and I really enjoyed myself on the course.”

With the Masters

beginning Thursday on the same greens walked by Papp and Laisne this weekend, the women will have played under very similar conditions as some of the world’s greatest professionals soon will.

“This is my second time playing Augusta, and both times, the undulation of the greens was so shocking but also makes it pretty fun,” Papp said. “You have to use your creativity and imagination to try and make the best putts you can make.”

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Texas topples Red Raiders, wins series behind Elish’s gem on Sunday WEEKEND

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Texas was able to outscore the Red Raiders, 2-0, on Sunday to capture its first series win this season away from McCombs Field.

The Longhorns dropped Saturday’s game to the Raiders in a 3-2 decision after Texas Tech was able to capitalize on a few defensive mistakes late in the game in order to win over the burnt orange and white.

“Well I think (the series win) was big to keep us in the hunt,” Texas head coach Mike White said. “You never know what can happen and it’s about winning series. I think Texas Tech has been shut out twice all year — by a college team, anyway — and (pitcher) Miranda Elish (did both) of them so its tremendous.”

Elish saw the circle for Texas on Friday and Sunday, both of which she played a complete game. “(I was) trusting in the game coach White was calling and executing the pitches, trusting in my defense behind me, not much really changed,” Elish said of her performance on Sunday. “Sometimes I got a little tentative and that’s when you would see those walks

come in, but for the most part, you know, just attacking the strike zone and challenging the hitters.”

When your teammates get you out of a jam and do a play like that, it’s huge and it’s a momentum shifter and it keeps our lead by two.”

MIRANDA ELISH PITCHER

The junior allowed just two hits on Sunday, giving her no earned runs across her two appearances in Lubbock. Additionally, she capped off her 12th complete game and seventh solo shutout of the season with four walks and nine strikeouts.

“You have to throw pitches that they’re gonna swing at,” Elish said. “You wanna

get swings and misses ... I just have to pound the zone and if I’m throwing good pitches then they’re gonna swing and miss.”

Texas’ defense was able to step up behind Elish on Sunday, especially, helping the right-handed pitcher to ride her momentum until the end of the game. At the bottom of the sixth, shortstop Kaitlyn Slack and first baseman Malory Schattle did just that by executing an inning-ending double play.

“When your teammates get you out of a jam and do a play like that, it’s huge and it’s a momentum shifter and it keeps our lead by two,” Elish said.

“There’s not really much more you can ask for out of your defense than that.”

The Longhorns won their second Big 12 series of the season in front of the largest crowd in Rocky Johnson Field history, with 1,294 fans showing up to watch the competition.

“I’ve been impressed with how tough it is in the Big 12 and the crowds really get into it and I thought we held our composure really well,” White said.

“Especially Miranda Elish in the seventh inning came right out firing strikes and they were getting in trouble so it was a lot better for my heart rate too.”

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ALBUM REVIEW | “FREE SPIRIT”

New Khalid album disappoints ‘Free Spirit’ lacks the character and energy of Khalid’s previous album.

carlos garcia | the daily texan file Double exposure of R&B star Khalid performing at last year’s South by Southwest Sony showcase on March 21, 2018. The singer released his sophomore album titled Free Spirit.

By Thomas Galindo @bubbagalindo

Two years after his breakout debut album American Teen, Khalid’s mood has shifted from youthful nostalgia to somber pessimism — and in terms of musicality, it isn’t for the better. While the 21-year-old El Paso native has grown his brand, production quality

and commercial success, his lyrical substance has remained stagnant.

To improve upon his career, Khalid has sacrificed the heartfelt anecdotes present in his first album. In Free Spirit, Khalid seems to be chasing a catchy chorus, such as in “Right Back” or “My Bad.” This shifts his focus from the album’s motifs, such as regret and hopelessness.

In 2017, Khalid achieved commercial

success by utilizing his youthfulness to his benefit. With tracks like “8TEEN,” “Saved” and the smash-hit “Location,” the then 19-year-old embodied how it felt to be an American teen in this day and age. Now, with his second fulllength record we see what is typical with an artist’s sophomore album: something more commercialized and less intimate.

Certainly the inclusion of John Mayer’s guitar playing and multiple teasers

released prior would attract more attention to the project, but it doesn’t do much for the album as a whole.

Free Spirit doesn’t lack motivation or direction by any stretch of the imagination — it instead lacks substance. With exception of songs like “Don’t Pretend,” “Hundred” and “Saturday Nights,” most tracks seem to lead into the chorus right

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