The Daily Texan 2019-04-10 by The Daily Texan

serving the university of texas at austin community since

@thedailytexan |

thedailytexan . com

1900

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

volume

119,

issue

NEWS

OPINION

LIFE&ARTS

SPORTS

Student Government proposes resolution in light of college admissions scandal. PA G E 2

A year after sexual misconduct investigation, Coleman Hutchison will teach this fall. PA G E 4

Sustainable fashion unsustainable for students as popularity of thrifting rises. PA G E 8

Founding members of Texas lacrosse are honored at Hall of Fame banquet. PA G E 6

UNIVERSITY

WEST CAMPUS

West Campus burglary down Austin Police data show number of burglaries dropped more than 40% since 2018.

Path to pay raises differ for tenured, non-tenured professors By Lauren Grobe @grobe_lauren

By Hayden Baggett @hansfirm

he Austin Police Department has reported 15 fewer burglaries in West Campus this semester compared to the same period last spring, according to the APD Crime Viewer. APD has recorded 26 burglaries since Jan. 22 in West Campus, which spans from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 30th Street and in between Lamar Boulevard and Guadalupe Street. During the same time period last spring, APD reported 41 burglaries. The drop in burglaries this semester is part of a larger, ongoing decline of West Campus burglaries. Last fall, APD reported 38 burglaries — 14 less than the 52 in spring 2018. APD Sergeant Matthew Sanders said aside from an information campaign in 2018, APD has not implemented anything concrete to prevent burglaries in West Campus. Sanders said the decline can possibly be attributed to the arrests of repeat offenders. “One or two people working together can cause a high number of events in a small area like West Campus,” Sanders said in an email. “We have had suspects responsible for upwards of 50 burglaries before they

133

renee koite

are stopped. This causes a dramatic increase in the numbers.” Sanders said there is no indication burglars target West Campus more than other areas in Austin, but he said doors are left unlocked at a higher rate than other parts of the city. Of the 26 total burglaries this semester, one has been residential, five have been nonresidential and 20 have been vehicle burglaries. “There are a number of reports that are things like ‘my ex-roommate broke in’ and ‘took my fill in the blank,’” Sanders said. “These type (of) reports will never go away no matter what we do, and they are typically limited to one victim, one suspect, one event.”

Joell McNew, president of the student safety advocacy nonprofit SafeHorns, said fewer burglaries is good for the neighborhood, but city and University officials need to create a plan to further prevent burglaries and secure West Campus. “Any drop in crime rates is a positive sign,” McNew said in an email. “With the majority of students making West Campus home, there are still many improvements we’d like to see.” To maintain this declining rate of burglaries, Sanders said APD is reacting quickly to burglary cases. “We want to make arrests when suspects commit less than five offenses instead of allowing 30-plus offenses to occur before we make an

| the daily texan staff

arrest,” Sanders said. Sanders said students should lock their doors and windows, document serial numbers for valuable items and invest in a security camera to prevent burglaries. Marketing senior Wendi Liao said someone attempted to break into her West Campus apartment in February. Liao said although the possible burglar fled, the event was traumatizing. “Even though burglaries are down statistically, I don’t feel any more comforted by it,” Liao said. “There’s other proactive things that police should do … It just seems like they’re saying that they’re trying stuff, but we don’t actually hear about it enough.”

CAMPUS

Since 2003, tenured faculty have seen a consistent rise in their yearly salary, while lecturers’ yearly salary has decreased by 0.4 percent and hovered generally around $60,000. Non-tenured faculty positions, such as lecturers, take on more coursework to help tenured professors, who are required to do research. Slavic professor Thomas Garza said he noticed a large disparity in pay based on rank, while acting as the director of the Russian and East European Center from 2001 to 2009. “These salaries … haven’t gone up substantially in the last decade,” Garza said. English professor Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, who is married to Thomas Garza, was a member of the president’s ad hoc Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty, studying the conditions of non-tenure faculty from 2000 to 2003. Richmond-Garza said the variation in pay structure across campus was their first obstacle. “There isn’t a single profile of what, say, a clinical assistant professor non-tenured track looks like in nursing versus, say, someone who is a

TENURE

page

CAMPUS

Peers for Pride now one decade strong

Comedians discuss intersection of race, comedy at summit event

copyright shane whalley, and reproduced with permission Peers for Pride’s first cohort attends a meeting on Aug. 8, 2009. Ten years later, the Gender and Sexuality Center’s course continues to foster theater and critical analysis skills for the LGBTQ participants.

By Alyssa Weinstein @WeinsteinAlyssa

This month, the Gender and Sexuality Center’s peer facilitation program Peers for Pride will celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Peers for Pride is a two-semester LGBTQ-centered course giving students the opportunity to use skills including theatre and critical analysis to create the workshop “What Do Thriving Queer Communities Look Like?” Peers for Pride will celebrate its 10th final performance and workshop on April 29 in the Black Box Theater at the Student Activity Center. “It’s really a significant program that is very unlike other peer educator programs,” Quỳnh-Hương Ngọc Nguyễn, the assistant

director of the Gender and Sexuality Center, said. “Much of the work the students are doing is building workshops and facilitation skills while also building a space for LGBT communities and folks who support the community.” Shane Whalley, the founder for Peers for Pride and former Gender and Sexuality Center educational coordinator, created this program 10 years ago without knowing the impact it would have on students or how long the program would last. Now, ze said that hir former students have become hir extended family. “When we come out as LGBT, we don’t get a manual and immediately learn all about our identities, history and politics,” Whalley said. Whalley said ze intended to create a

PRIDE

page

anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Comedians George Lopez, Aparna Nancherla, Dulcé Sloan and Sasheer Zamata spoke about integrating race and comedy during the annual Summit on Race in the LBJ Auditorium.

By Tiana Woodard @tianarochon

For one of the Summit on Race’s most anticipated panels, hundreds flocked into the LBJ Auditorium on April 9 to hear four comedians share their thoughts on a topic many choose to avoid: race. In the panel “What’s So Funny About Race?,” comedians George Lopez, Aparna Nancherla, Dulcé Sloan and

Sasheer Zamata spoke about the connections between race and comedy. The hour-long conversation began and ended with racial humor. As Lopez followed the three women comedians to their seats, he connected the female-dominated panel with current immigration issues. “Women are taking over (comedy),” Lopez said. “It was all Latinos until they started sending us back.” The conversation kicked off

with each of the four comedians’ explanations of incorporating race into their skits. A comedian now characterized by his commentary on social issues, Lopez said initially, he never wanted to be a comedian that relied on race. “You’d just like to be happier than that, but I don’t think I would have it any other way knowing there are a lot of people who don’t have a voice,”

SUMMIT

page

DONATE TODAY

CLAIRE ALLBRIGHT NEWS EDITOR @THEDAILYTEXAN

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

This issue of The Daily Texan is valued at $1.25

PERMANENT STAFF Editor-in-Chief Liza Anderson Managing Editor Forrest Milburn Assoc. Managing Editors Catherine Marfin, Andrea D’Mello Director of Digital Strategy Alexandria Dominguez Assoc. Editors Bella McWhorter, Emily Caldwell, Angelica Lopez Forum Editors Jennifer Liu News Editor Claire Allbright Assoc. News Editors Anna Lassmann, Sami Sparber News Desk Editors Gracie Awalt, Meghan Nguyen, Meara Isenberg, Hannah Daniel, Raga Justin Beat Reporters Chase Karacostas, Tien Nguyen, Chad Lyle, Katie Balevic, Hannah Ortega, Savana Dunning, Rahi Dakwala, Mason Carroll, Nicole Stuessy, Jackson Barton, Emily Hernandez Projects Editor Ellie Breed Projects Reporters Maria Mendez, London Gibson, Lisa Nhan, Morgan O’Hanlon, Kayla Meyertons Projects Designer Rena Li Copy Desk Chief Kirsten Handler Associate Copy Desk Chiefs Jason Lihuang, Brittany Miller, Jimena Pinzon, Haylee Reed Design Editor Mireya Rahman Associate Design Editor Renee Koite Senior Designers Christiana Peek, Kendall Jordan, Nila Selvaraj

Video Editors Sarah Tang, Peyton Young Assoc. Video Editors Faith Castle, Bonny Chu Photo Editor Katie Bauer Assoc. Photo Editors Anthony Mireles, Carlos Garcia Senior Photographers Eddie Gaspar, Angela Wang. Joshua Guenther, Ryan Lam, Pedro Luna Life&Arts Editors Tiana Woodard, Jordyn Zitman Assoc. Life&Arts Editor Brooke Sjoberg Sr. Life&Arts Writers John Melendez, Landry Allred, Trent Thompson Sports Editor Ross Burkhart Assoc. Sports Editors Steve Helwick, Keshav Prathivadi Senior Sports Reporters Robert Larkin, Donnavan Smoot, Cameron Parker Comics Editors Channing Miller, Bixie Mathieu Assoc. Comics Editor Lauren Ibanez Senior Comics Artists Alekka Hernandez, Andrew Choi Social Media Editor Ryan Steppe Assoc. Social Media Editor Tirza Ortiz Engagement Editor Megan Menchaca Newsletters EditorPeter Northfelt Sr. Digital Staffers Iris Bilich, Alexis Green Audio Editors JT Lindsey, Morgan Kuehler Audio Producers Sara Schleede, Eric Kiehnau Editorial Adviser Peter Chen

ISSUE STAFF Comic Artists Albert Lee, Steph Sonik, Adria Twyman, Dan Martinez, Annette Hui, Nikole Pena, Doris Tang Copy Editors Minnah Zaheer, Ryen Holda, Lauren Girgia Designers Benjamin Tan, Areeba Amer

Emerson News Reporters Laura Doan, Alyssa Weinstein, Lauren Grobe Photographers Mckenzie Bentley Sports Reporters Myah Taylor, CJ Vogel, Daniela Perez, Sydney Tasman

L&A Reporters Molly Bolf, Denise

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Liza Anderson (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Student Government members propose legislation supporting apology to Wallace Hall By Hannah Ortega @_hannahortega_

In light of the college admissions scandal involving UT and several other universities, Student Government proposed an assembly resolution Tuesday evening supporting an apology to Wallace Hall, a former UT Systems regent. The resolution said Hall was “one of the few University administrators genuinely acting on behalf of students and fairness in admissions” during an entry scandal several years ago. Hall served on the UT System Board of Regents from 2011 to 2017. The Daily Texan reported in 2015 that during his time as a regent, Hall looked into the University’s admission procedures by making costly requests for more than 800,000 pages of documents. “Whenever Wallace Hall asked for information about (the) admissions scandal that was going on at the time … he was met with an intense amount of backlash by other regents, and there was an attempt to impeach him from his office for asking for documents about how some of these questionable admissions decisions were made,” at-large graduate representative Connor Ellington said. Hall was investigating those in positions of power who were bribing UT as a means to get students admitted, Ellington said. “At UT Law, there was

mckenzie bentley | the daily texan staff At-large graduate representative, Connor Ellington, left, was one of four members of Student Government to propose a resolution supporting an apology to Wallace Hall on Tuesday evening. Hall received backlash for investigating the University’s admission procedures back in 2015.

someone with a 128 on the LSAT who ended up getting in, which if you know anything about the LSAT, it goes from 180 to 120, and someone scored a 128, which is in the 1.5 percentile,” Ellington said. “So the fact that Mr. Hall was punished … just for asking for that information is absolutely appalling, and as such, I think that there needs to be an apology made.” The apology would be from Student Government, not the

University. However, Lillian Bonin, government junior and resolution coauthor, said she would be open to a discussion about asking the president and chancellor’s office to also apologize. “I think (the resolution) rights a wrong that was done a few years ago, but more importantly, with the college admissions scandal that is ongoing, I think it kind of addresses that … we as students … want administrators to be like Wallace Hall and

Forrest Milburn (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com

summit

continues from page

NEWS OFFICE (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com.

AUSTIN WEATHER

HI LO

93º 64º

Cope said. “I think making this apology allows us to convey a very important message, which is ultimately that you should be able to criticize the administration and/or criticize some of the policies designed by the administration if you so believe that they are a detriment to the University. I do think it’s a relevant time to do so, given light that the University is at a time where it is accepting accountability for some of its wrong actions.”

CAMPUS

MANAGING EDITOR

TODAY Apr. 10

be looking out for student interests,” Bonin said. “We don’t want them to feel silenced or feel like they’re going to be punished for doing what they genuinely believe is in students’ best interests like Wallace Hall was doing.” Law representative Jordan Cope agreed with Bonin’s view that the apology would send a message to administration. “I also think it’s important to consider the repercussions of not making an apology,”

TOMORROW Apr. 11

HI 83º LO 51º

“Pigeons aren’t even real birds, they’re all spies for the government.”

BUSINESS & ADVERTISING (512) 471-8590 advertise@texasstudentmedia.com Director Gerald Johnson Business/ Operations Manager Frank Serpas III, Brady Beal, Janie Castillo-Flores Advertising Manager Emily Cohen Production Michael Gammon Special Projects Stephen Salisbury Account Executives Tim Bauer, Diane Byram, Julianne Phillipp Design Tillie Policastro

THE DAILY TEXAN MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Semester (Fall/Spring) $60.00 Two Semesters (Fall & Spring) $120.00 Summer Session $40.00 One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer)

$150.00

To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. Send orders and address changes to Texas Student Media, P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713-8904.

ADVERTISING DEADLINES Monday ....................... Wednesday, 12 p.m. Tuesday ..........................Thursday, 12 p.m. Wednesday .......................... Friday, 12 p.m. Thursday .......................... Monday, 12 p.m. Friday ...............................Tuesday, 12 p.m. .......................... 11 a.m. (Last business day prior to publication.)

COPYRIGHT Copyright 2019 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission.

The Daily Texan, a student newspaper at The University of Texas at Austin, is published by Texas Student Media, 2500 Whitis Ave., Austin, TX 78712. The Daily Texan is published daily, Monday through Friday, during the regular academic year and is published once weekly during the summer semester. The Daily Texan does not publish during academic breaks, most Federal Holidays and exam periods. News contributions will be accepted by telephone 2.120). Entire contents copyright 2019 Texas Student Media.

Lopez said. All the comics speaking on the panel agreed it wasn’t their jokes that tied them to issues of race — it was their identity. As a black woman, Sloan said people automatically dub her jokes as political. “Me talking about my experiences being a woman who looks how I look makes me political,” Sloan said. “All I’m talking about is getting hit on by some dude at Kroger. That’s what I’m talking about!” When discussing factors that changed the comedy field, social media came into the mix. As a star who considers Twitter an integral part of her rise to fame, Nancherla said social media allowed for the rise of comedians who struggle to translate their Internet posts into hour-long stand up skits. “They’re different mediums. We think followers translate to a live performance and it’s going to be different,” Nancherla said. “Social media is still new enough to where we haven’t figured out exactly how to translate one thing to the other.” The translation of social media into live performance then moved into a discussion of racial representation in

pride

continues from page

program for students to learn more about the LGBTQ community, to build skills they could take with them after college and to have a safe space for LGBTQ students. Deanna Kilgore, a former student who participated in the 2011–2012 cohort of Peers for Pride, said the program was very fulfilling, and it made her feel proactive in the community. “It was incredibly rewarding to have that community meet regularly and to talk about queer literature and issues,” Kilgore said. “(Peers for Pride)

comedy. Zamata said by not ostracizing minorities, comedians’ work can become more profound. “We don’t get as many chances because we’re not in the same club,” Zamata said. “Sometimes other people’s languages will make your work so rich that it becomes so colorful and fruitful.” However, Sloan said recent efforts by the industry to increase representation in comedy are not sincere. Sloan said American comedy’s increasing representation happened due to monetary greed rather than moral obligations. “I would love to sit up and say we’ve done so much,” Sloan said. “But we’ve had to fight the same people who told us we weren’t talented and took from us and told us, ‘Hey, we’re gonna let y’all have a chance now.’” Despite the insincerity of representation improvements by the industry, Nancherla said she cannot doubt the masses’ craving for diverse perspectives in the realm of comedy. “There is a hunger for other people’s stories right now,” Nancherla said. “The difference between (surface-level and true representation) is getting (people of color) behind the project rather than throwing someone in after the script was written.”

is giving people in these marginalized communities a chance to share their stories and what’s important to them and why it matters.” Now that the program is 10 years old, Nguyễn said it has undergone many changes based on each cohort that has come and gone every year. “The program and the anniversary shows how we have come a long way as a UT community to continue the efforts in support of LGBTQIA+ folks,” Nguyễn said. “And (Peers for Pride) is continuing a conversation, because it’s a conversation about giving back to our community while also supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.”

Admissions still working to make campus tours accurate, inclusive By Laura Doan @ledoan17

After increased efforts from UT admissions, the goal to expand inclusivity on campus tours is still in progress, according to the latest progress report on the University Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. The Office of Admissions has taken steps to educate campus tour guides on the campus’ racial history and better highlight spots and resources relevant to a diverse pool of potential students, said James Tolleson, director of visitor services, in an email. In 2017, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement added the initiative to make tours more inclusive to their plan, because they were concerned with the inconsistency of the historical information presented on tours, said Leslie Blair, executive director of communications for the DDCE. Tolleson said the admissions office includes presentations

on the campus’ racial history as a part of the incoming tour guide training process. They also require tour guide trainers to receive the racial geography campus tour given by Edmund Gordon, professor of African and African diaspora studies. Tolleson said tour guides are encouraged, though not required, to talk about campus landmarks such as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez and Barbara Jordan statues. Gordon said any tour guides who speak about the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue should contextualize it by noting the statue was partially a response to the Confederate statues, formerly located on the South Mall. “(Tour guides) need to be thinking about how they’re going to represent the University, not only in a way that promotes the wonderful things that the University is, but that promotes the wonderful ways the University is trying to deal with its past,” Gordon said. Guides are also required

to mention the Multicultural Engagement Center and Gender and Sexuality Center to prospective students on tours. Liz Elsen, director of the Gender and Sexuality Center, said it was important for tour guides to know how to point prospective students to gender-neutral bathrooms, which is information tour guides are not currently required to know. Tolleson said admissions has discussed including gender-neutral bathroom information in future tour guide training, and he thinks it is a great idea. Miguel Wasielewski, executive director of admissions, said admissions will continue to work to improve inclusivity for prospective students. “The inclusivity of the campus tour, while very much improved, will continue to be fine-tuned to ensure that it provides the most accurate and complete representation of diversity and inclusivity at UT-Austin,” Wasielewski said.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

RESEARCH

UT improves 360 technology By Tien Nguyen @tienjpg

UT computer vision researchers are working to improve 360 technology. Using 360 technology, virtual reality headsets and 360 videos allow people to view spaces as if they were present. In a 360 video, content is recorded in every direction, and it is easy to miss what’s most important. Yu-Chuan Su, a computer science graduate student, is working to improve navigation in 360 videos. “The Youtube interface allows you to drag your phone screen to look around in the video,” Su said. “Our experience is that this interface is kind of awkward, and it can be difficult to find the right thing to look at.” Su’s research focuses on using algorithms to train computer systems to identify the most interesting direction to watch a 360 video. “Instead of letting users start with a random orientation in the video, we are trying to provide a viewpoint in the video that looks like something other people will be interested in,” Su said. This algorithm can be used to help uploaders choose the starting viewpoint for their 360 videos, Su said. “On Facebook, users can provide manual annotations about where viewers should watch during the 360 video, and our algorithm can provide a starting point for this,” Su said. “If the user doesn’t have time to provide the annotation, our algorithm can provide it automatically.” Bo Xiong, a computer science graduate student, is trying to find better ways to visualize 360 images and videos with cubemapping, a common technique that uses a six-faced cube to view a 360 image. A 360 image is projected onto the faces of the cube to create a 2D version of the 360 image. However, distortions can occur during that process. “If you project one part of an object onto one face of the cube and the other part onto another face, when you unfold the cubemap, you will see that one object is projected in different parts, and that will introduce some distortion,” Xiong said. Xiong’s research seeks to automatically orient the cube, so important images of a 360 video are always placed on the same face and aren’t subject to distortions. “Cubemap is a common way to visualize 360

tenure

continues from page

senior lecturer teaching Italian,” Richmond-Garza said. “Those two profiles were different as they could be.” One goal of the committee was to increase job security for non-tenured positions by introducing a career ladder, with more ranking positions offering the possibility of promotion and to establish specific descriptions of each position, Richmond-Garza said. Janet Dukerich, senior vice provost for faculty affairs, said faculty salary is determined by each college or department. The faculty hiring process begins with the department making a request to their respective dean, who then contacts the provost. If approved, the department can post an advertisement and search for a candidate. Tenured faculty have more responsibilities than non-tenured faculty, Dukerich said. “Tenured faculty have a responsibility to engage in research as well as teaching and service, whereas non-tenured faculty … their primary focus is on teaching … it’s more

limited,” Dukerich said. Dukerich said there are a limited number of tenured-track positions, because the University deals with severe budget constraints and is “fighting for talent” in a highly competitive job market. Tenured faculty are expected to do about “60 percent research, 20 percent teaching and 20 percent service,” both Garza and Richmond-Garza said. “The only way to come up for promotion is to write a monograph, to write a single author book (in humanities),” Richmond-Garza said. “Administrative work … does not lead to promotion.” While service or administrative work often comes with a salary increase, it also brings the burden of more work, Richmond-Garza said. “I think the amount of labor being requested and required, at the moment, of single individuals is unreasonable,” Richmond-Garza said. Garza said the University has a “top-down” power structure in the administration, which he said is problematic. “If we, students, faculty, staff, all agree that lecturers should be made into a true-tiered position … if it

steph sonik

videos and images, and our method provides an automatic way to visualize so that distortion is not on the important object but on the unimportant objects, like backgrounds,” Xiong said. Santhosh Ramakrishnan, a computer science graduate student, is also using this 360 technology to train robotic cameras to navigate and gather information on a 3D space. “You can just think of this as a robot moving around in the real world, except it’s staying in one spot and able to look around,” Saravanan said. “The question is, how should the robot actually

| the daily texan staff

look around in this 360 image so that it can gather useful information about the 360 capture?” Saravanan said using 360 technology is a useful way to train robots how to identify the main parts of a 360 image. “360 research is very interesting because it helps simulate how a robot can move around the real world without actually having a robot moving around in the real world,” Saravanan said. “Given that you have data about the 360 scene around you, you can figure out how an agent would move around in this particular world of its own.”

emma overholt

goes up the ladder, and provost and president don’t agree with that, it doesn’t happen,” Garza said. “It’s not going to happen, no matter

how much we want it to.” Garza said research too often takes precedence over the importance of teaching. When lecturers don’t have

enough time to conduct research, it becomes extremely difficult to find a tenured position because they’ve “just been teaching.”

| the daily texan staff

“It becomes … a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Garza said. “You’ve been put into a position where you’re being told to ignore your scholarship.”

LIZA ANDERSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @TEXANOPINION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Are you kidding me? A year after sexual misconduct investigation, Coleman Hutchison will teach undergraduates this fall. By Liza Anderson Editor-in-chief

Last June, the University of Texas found associate professor Coleman Hutchison had violated the University’s sexual misconduct policies after complaints by five graduate students. Yesterday afternoon, UT released the course schedule for Fall 2019. Hutchison is scheduled to teach two upper-division English courses for undergraduates — E340 and E342S. Maybe the University forgot what happened. Let me remind you. Most people in the English department knew Hutchison had sexual relationships with some of his students. He married one of them. Another wrote a piece for The Arkansas International in fall 2017, describing a relationship with Hutchison that began with a flirtatious response to an assignment and ended with her leaving academia to get away from him. Hutchison had a reputation in the English graduate community. I wrote a piece about it in September. Of the dozen students I interviewed, most

described his behavior as “creepy.” Some described specific behaviors, ranging from uncomfortable glances to overt sexual advances. Some graduate students felt that, as graduate advisor, Hutchison made funding choices based on his personal relationships with students. Some feared they were denied funding because they didn’t reciprocate his interest. Students aren’t the only ones saying Hutchison behaved inappropriately. The Office for Inclusion and Equity agreed, and their investigation concluded that Hutchison had violated the sexual misconduct policies by making inappropriate comments to students and faculty, as well as the consensual relationship policy by failing to report his relationship with a student. Hutchison admitted he made inappropriate comments to his students. In an email to some of his graduate students, Hutchison acknowledged that he violated University policy by “making a handful of inappropriate comments to graduate students.” In other words, sexual misconduct. As the compliance investigation unfolded, Hutchison quietly

LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees.

moved from teaching graduates students to undergraduate students. I wrote about this with the rest of the editorial board last July. It looked like UT moved Hutchison to undergraduates when his reputation for sexual behavior became well-known within the graduate community. Maybe they thought he was less likely to behave inappropriately toward younger, more vulnerable undergraduates. The ensuing backlash prompted UT to remove Hutchison from the course schedule, canceling the two classes he was supposed to teach. He didn’t appear on the course schedule for this spring either. Now he’s scheduled to be back in the classroom. He’s scheduled to teach two seminar-style undergraduate classes, both of which are “designed to accommodate 35 or fewer students.” In small classes such as these, students have unrivaled access to their professors. And vice versa. I shouldn’t have to explain why this is a bad idea. It shouldn’t be news to UT that putting someone they know has behaved

inappropriately in front of a class of undergraduates is irresponsible. Maybe Hutchison is listed on the course schedule by mistake. Maybe the University doesn’t understand how badly sexual misconduct hurts students. I don’t know. But it sure looks like UT doesn’t care. “The safety of students is always a paramount concern for the university. In this case, the university thoroughly investigated the allegations against Prof. Hutchison, found violations of university policy and disciplined him in accordance with those violations. The university does not believe he is a safety threat to students and would not allow him to teach were this otherwise. The provost’s sanctions administered last year did not prohibit him from teaching, just from sole-supervision of graduate students due to the specific nature of the findings against him,” University spokesperson J.B. Bird wrote in response to this piece. Coleman Hutchison did not respond to a request for comment before this piece went to print. Anderson is a Plan II and history junior from Houston. She is the editor-in-chief.

nathan dinh

SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | Email your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability.

| the daily texan staff

RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@TexanOpinion) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

BASEBALL

Strong pitching rotation pushes Longhorns past Owls By CJ Vogel @cjvogeldt

It’s beginning to get hot in Austin. Tuesday night was one of the warmest games of the season for the Longhorns, with temperatures hovering right around 90º at first pitch. Perhaps the only thing hotter was the Texas bullpen, which was an instrumental piece in the Longhorns’ 3-1 victory over the Rice Owls. “It was a good, quality win for us,” said head coach David Pierce in his post-game press conference. “To have so many guys go out and really start seeing some roles (develop)

When you have guys coming in like that and just sitting down guys left and right, as an offense, it gives you confidence”

pedro luna | the daily texan file Pitcher Matteo Bocchi fires one from the mound during Texas’ 3-1 win over Rice on Tuesday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Bocchi pitched three no-hit innings and finished with three strikeouts in the victory, earning his first win of his senior season.

DUKE ELLIS

CENTERFIELDER

with our pitching staff, and I thought they did a great job of taking care of business.” Texas’ starting pitcher Ty Madden went just 3 1/3 innings pitched despite allowing just one run, but lingering effects from a line drive taken off the thumb on his glove hand cut his evening short. “He was competing,” Pierce said of Madden. “When he got hit in the left thumb, you just never know. He wanted the ball and it was hurting bad. And I know to finish that

inning, his left thumb was just throbbing. But he’s a tough kid — he likes the competition.” Madden was pulled in the fourth inning after allowing a double to put runners on second and third base with one out, despite the Longhorns holding a 2-1 lead. From then on, the night belonged to Tristan Stevens, Matteo Bocchi, Brandon Ivey and Donny Diaz, who combined for a stellar group outing that resulted in zero additional runs and just one hit allowed between the four of them. “Tristan Stevens was really the

pitcher of the night,” Pierce said. “With runners on second and third, one out, (he got) two big strikeouts there to end the inning. (Matteo) Bocchi was outstanding. I thought he stayed in his (arm) slot as well as he has since we made that adjustment.” The adjustment mentioned by Pierce was a change in arm angle Bocchi made before the series against Louisiana earlier in the season. “It was probably the best way to help the team win,” said Bocchi, who finished with three hitless

innings in the win. “I tried to do everything I could, and it’s working well right now.” On a night where the offense struggled to manufacture a rally, the bullpen shut the door on any comeback attempt the Owls tried. The Texas pitchers struck out nine, stranded 12 runners on base and allowed just five hits to a pesky Owls offense. “When you have guys coming in like that and just sitting down guys left and right, as an offense, it gives you confidence,” said center fielder Duke Ellis, who finished the evening

with two of the Longhorns’ three runs scored. “Just (thinking), ‘Alright, if we score three runs, it doesn’t matter. They’re going to do what they do and sit guys down, and we’ll win the game.’” The three runs produced by the Longhorns offense does not accurately depict the type of night they had at the plate. Texas hit into four double plays to negate potential rallies all throughout the evening. Regardless, the big night from the bullpen is a good sign with Big 12 play resuming this weekend against Kansas State.

SOFTBALL

check us out

ONLINE

stories videos photo galleries thedailytexan.com

Only Cougars stand between Texas, its first weekend break of season

Campus Coupons and Classifieds

Add your coupon or classifieds today at texanmedia.org or call 512-471-8590!

Housing available Our apartments at Signature 1909 feature chic modern furniture*, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, plank vinyl flooring, in-unit laundry, premium views and so much more. Select the perfect place to call home from our wide range of floor plans. Our one, two, three, four and even five bedroom apartments are available in various layouts, each with their own characteristics and modern charm. Impressed? We don’t blame you - but there’s still so much more to the Signature lifestyle. Explore some more, then give us a call at 512-234-4888 or swing by our leasing office today. We’ll be waiting for you.

Housing available

At Dobie Twenty21, we offer many areas where you can socialize with your friends. Our rooftop park features basketball, lounge areas, and an outdoor theater. Cool off at our skyline pool with stunning views of the city. Hang out in our rec room with foosball, pool table, gaming stations, and vintage arcade games. Get some homework done in one of our 11 artistically designed study rooms. We also offer a tech center with brand new computers and free printing. The fitness center includes state-of-the-art fitness cardio and weight equipment. Enjoy delicious and well-balanced meals with your unlimited meal plan at the Dobie Café. We make life easier with fully furnished apartments. Contact our office and schedule your private tour today!

Housing available High Rise Student Luxury only steps to campus! Tour today to see why space matters in our spacious floorplans. Great amenities, caring staff and much more! Call 21 Rio at (512)391-1991 to schedule a visit.

WHO ARE YOU?

KNOW YOURSELF AND LIVE A HAPPIER LIFE.

$20

ryan lam | the daily texan file Second baseman Janae Jefferson swings at the plate at Red & Charline McCombs Field. Jefferson’s been Texas’ top batter this season, leading the rotation with a .435 average and producing a team-best 57 hits.

By Sydney Tasman @sydneytasman

Texas will see Houston at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Wednesday night before its first weekend off since the season opened in early February. The No. 6 Longhorns have played the fifth-toughest schedule in the nation this season, and although Houston’s ranking may not be as high, the Cougars are still expected to serve as tough competition. “(Houston’s) a really good team, and we have to be on top of our game, but then we can really take a little bit of rest and work on some things that we need to work on,” Texas head coach

Mike White said after last weekend’s series against Texas Tech. “We need a little better pitch selection and defense.” The Cougars have an away record of 7–5 and an overall record of 26–14. Texas dropped just two home games this season, leaving the Longhorns with 20 wins at McCombs Field so far. The Longhorns went 2–1 in their series against the Red Raiders last weekend, and it’s no surprise the pitching staff was essential to the series victory. Earlier this week, pitcher Miranda Elish was named the Big 12 Conference’s Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. The transfer from Oregon isn’t the only pitcher

receiving accolades for Texas, though. Pitcher Shea O’Leary is currently ranked second in ERA in all of Division I at 0.52. O’Leary isn’t known to give out walks easily, allowing just 10 walks in 80 innings of play. Although the players in the circle have shined brightly for Texas this year, the Longhorns are more than equipped with their offensive unit. The Texas offense generates an average of 8.1 hits per game and has outhit 35 of 43 opponents this year. Second baseman Janae Jefferson has particularly excelled in this area, hitting an outstanding .435 at the plate. Meanwhile, Jefferson has become a member of the

“100 Career-Hit-Club” this season, adding a team-high of 57 hits for a career total of 131. Joining her in this club, as well, are first baseman Kaitlyn Washington (113 hits) and outfielder Reagan Hathaway (105 hits). The upcoming weekend break will come before the Longhorns return to the field next Tuesday for a matchup against UT-Arlington. After stringing together wins in four of its last five games, Texas is looking to ride the momentum out for the rest of the season. “It’s kind of more of a catch-22,” White said. “Do you really want to take a break, or just keep going? But we are looking forward to the break.”

Kaplan called “the game of our lives.” Many of the inductees and other alumni in attendance have since contributed to lacrosse in various ways. Harder coaches youth in

Aspen, Colorado, and officiates boys lacrosse throughout the state. Parker became the Texas lacrosse coach after his playing days, and Williams helped establish the University of Texas Lacrosse

Endowment Fund. But for one evening, the former teammates had another chance to come together and reminisce on their past lives as members of the lacrosse team.

Reduce • Reuse • Recycle ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. In consideration of The Daily Texan’s acceptance of advertising copy for publication, the agency and the advertiser will indemnify and save harmless, Texas Student Media and its offi cers, employees and agents against all loss, liability, damage and expense of whatsoever nature arising out of the copying, print-ing or publishing of its advertisement including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism and copyright and trademark infringement. All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval.

lacrosse continues from page

place to stay — drove to Tulane Stadium and slept under a nearby tree. The next day, they won 6-5 in what

ROSS BURKHART SPORTS EDITOR @TEXANSPORTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

LACROSSE

Original lacrosse team reunites Texas lacrosse players from decades ago reminisce on the team’s upbringing and origins. By Myah Taylor @t_myah

he Etter-Harbin Alumni Center filled with chatter, laughs and nostalgia on Saturday evening at the inaugural Texas Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. Ten former Longhorns — Denny Bahm, Don Carnes, Bob Korba, Matt Harder, Kenny Kaplan, Walt

We’re all brothers, and we ran around together. A lot of us have kept in touch over the years, but there are some teammates here I hadn’t seen in 40 or 45 years”

jp hite | the daily texan file Kenny Kaplan, goaltender from 1976–78, speaks to Longhorn lacrosse players of old and new at the Texas Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. Kaplan was one of 10 former Longhorns to participate in the festivities this weekend, which included a halftime ceremony during Texas’ 19-9 win over Texas State on Friday.

DON CARNES

MEMBER OF ORIGINAL 1974 TEAM

Williams, Tim Curran, Jasen Trautwein, Bronson Parker and Eric Zissman — were honored for their contributions to the Texas lacrosse

team and for being ambassadors to the sport. But despite the formal dress code, the night was simply a meeting between old friends. In addition to the Hall of Fame festivities, the guests were also celebrating a win. Honorees and alumni watched the Texas lacrosse team defeat Texas State by a score of 19-9 on Friday evening at Clark Field. At the induction, the lacrosse alumni dined with the student-athletes they watched dominate just the day before. For the first time, several generations of Texas lacrosse players had intersected paths.

“This is so surreal,” said Warren Williamson, former Texas midfielder and event coordinator, as he opened the night. “I keep thinking about how much history is in this room.” Lacrosse at Texas dates back to 1974, when the team was founded by Bahm and some of his classmates. A freshman at the time the team started, Bahm didn’t know that he and his teammates would create a lasting legacy. Carnes, another founding member, was highly dedicated to that first team in 1974 and remained dedicated to the sport for decades as a lacrosse

referee. The San Antonio native, who practices law in Austin and lives near the UT campus, was happy to reunite with some of his best friends. “(The lacrosse team) was my group at UT,” Carnes said. “We’re all brothers, and we ran around together. A lot of us have kept in touch over the years, but there are some teammates here I hadn’t seen in 40 or 45 years … Having them here is very special.” The night brought back memories for many players, but Kaplan, a former goalie who has maintained careers in sports broadcasting and photojournalism, recalled one story

in which a lacrosse team trip to New Orleans went wrong. “We were going to Tulane, and this one player said that we could stay at his fraternity house,” Kaplan said. “We pull up to New Orleans after a nine-hour drive in our old 1970s cars, and he knocks on the (fraternity’s) door and says, ‘Hey, we’re here.’ And the guy looks at him and goes ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about.’” From there, the group of students — without any money and a

LACROSSE

page

WEEKEND

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 POSTGAME CONCERT 8:30 P.M. FEATURING

HELP US SHAPE

TOMORROW.

WITH NOAH NORTH

LBJ LAWN

N O RT H E A ST C O R N E R O F T H E STA D I U M

T E X A S F O O T B A L L

PREGAME STREET PARTY O N S A N J A C I N T O B LV D . 3-6:15 P.M.

ORANGE-WHITE GAME P R E S E N T E D B Y L I V I N G S PA C E S 6:30 P.M.

TEXAS STUDENT MEDIA is at the forefront of studentfocused, skills-driven, practical learning. Through its award-winning media entities — The Daily Texan, TSTV, KVRX, the Cactus Yearbook, Texas Travesty, and Burnt X — more than 1,800 students learn how to report and produce news and entertainment content each year, run independent newsrooms and gain the professional credibility that will allow them to thrive in an ever-evolving industry. Support Student Voices and help transform lives by continuing this tradition of excellence.

DARRELL K ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM

FREE ADMISSION TEXASSPORTS.COM/MADEINAUSTIN

Go to supportstudentvoices.org today to contribute to the next generation of leaders in media!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

SUDOKUFORYOU 6 5 3 8 7 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 6 9 5 4 6 1 7 1 2 2 8 3 6 4 9 5 3 7 4 1 8

Today’s solution will appear here next issue

1 5 7 9 2 4 8 3 6

6 9 3 5 1 8 4 2 7

2 8 4 3 6 7 9 5 1

8 3 6 1 7 9 5 4 2

5 4 2 6 8 3 7 1 9

9 7 1 2 4 5 6 8 3

7 2 5 4 3 6 1 9 8

3 6 9 8 5 1 2 7 4

4 1 8 7 9 2 3 6 5

Texas Student Media is seekingLorem students ipsum of Operating Trustees 5 3 for 1 4its 8 Board 2 7

y. This scurrvy beast is today’s answerrrrrr. t, or it’ll be the the fishes for ya!

2 1 9 8 6 7 4 3

6 2 8 4 5 1 9 7

9 7 3 6 2 5 8 4

5 8 7 1 9 3 2 6

4 5 6 2 3 9 7 1

1 9 5 7 4 6 3 8

3 6 1 9 8 4 5 2

The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Crossword ACROSS 1 Caprice 5 Rung #1 of an apt word ladder 9 “Too frustrating for me!” 14 Michael who played the title role in 2014’s “Cesar Chavez” 15 Melville work following “Typee” 16 Exploding stars 17 History moving forward 20 Bring up … or something brought up 21 Same-___ marriage 22 “Phooey” 23 Canine command 25 “The Amazing Spider-Man” director, amazingly enough 28 Trade show 30 Alternative to Target

32 Rung #2 of the ladder 34 Ire 38 Actress Falco 39 Supermarket section 40 Readily open to change 41 Snowy expanse 44 In a nervous manner 45 Lowest number not found on a grandfather clock 46 Woman’s name that’s a city in Oklahoma 47 Takes five 48 Rung #3 of the ladder 49 “And yet …” 50 Quench 52 Italian province where Moscato is produced 54 Follower of crack or crock 55 Shadow

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

Positions are available for students in the Moody College of Communication, as well as for other majors. The terms of office begin June 1, 2019. Board members will be appointed at the TSM Board meeting on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 1 PM.

Application deadline is Monday, April 29 at 12 PM. Visit texasstudentmedia.com to download an application with position requirements.

A P P S

D I A L

L A C E

E R O S

D A R T H

O X E Y E

M I T B A N O I R K I N G Y L O A L E O P T I T B E E A M M E R C P D E A A I D E S G G Y D A E L N O T E C O O K Y P E

D O L M A

A Y N E O T

R H R E I A D A Y C E T A S R A N S

A W A D P R O R D L O L B R I T A L A R E T A E R V A C T R

I B E L I E V E S O

Q U R A N

S T E N T

E A T S

T K O S

H I H O

I C E T

M E D S

58 Where Hawks soar: Abbr. 60 South side? 62 Cry when warmer weather returns 67 Taqueria option 68 Jai ___ 69 Funny Samberg 70 Subscription option 71 Rung #4 of the ladder 72 Not nice

Edited by Will Shortz 1

14 17

22 28

19 21

20 23

DOWN 1 Typist’s stat: Abbr. 2 Experience auditory hallucinations 3 Latin phrase on memos 4 New World parrots 5 English head 6 Global financial org. 7 “Didn’t intend for that!” 8 Irish girl’s name related to the word “honor” 9 Dutch banking giant 10 Stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese 11 Allege 12 Big employer in Huntsville, Ala. 13 Try 18 Charlemagne’s domain: Abbr. 19 Losing line in tic-tac-toe 23 Spit in the food? 24 I-, in chemistry 26 Gusted

No. 0306

60 64

PUZZLE BY MARY LOU GUIZZO AND ERIK AGARD

27 City just east of Gulfport 29 1950s-’60s TV emcee Jack 31 Not be bothered by something 33 Lower limits, in math 35 National Zoo animal on loan from China 36 Current event? 37 Hindu’s bindi, traditionally

39 Needing moisturizer 40 Gift for a ukulele player 42 To whom “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” is sung 43 “It’s mine!” 48 Deadly 49 Style of yoga in a heated room 51 Identify 53 Best 55 Peter or Paul

56 Area abutting a transept 57 Country with a Supreme Leader 59 ___ land 61 Part of a Viking message 63 “Uh-uh” 64 Singer/ songwriter Smith 65 One you might squabble with in the back seat 66 OB/___

Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.

TIANA WOODARD & JORDYN ZITMAN LIFE&ARTS EDITORS @THEDAILYTEXAN

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019

FA S H I O N

Students discuss ethical fashion Sustainable brands, thrifting offer alternative to fast fashion. By Denise Emerson @kaonashidenise

f students want to shop ethically and sustainably for fashion, their options tend to lie between cheap thrift hubs or small, expensive boutiques. Students following a sustainable lifestyle have to put in more effort to find the clothes they prefer to wear. Shopping sustainably includes buying secondhand or from companies that have ethical pay and limit negative environmental effects. Taking this extra step can benefit students’ wallets, government junior Bianca Ramirez said. A major component of sustainable shopping is avoiding impulse purchases, Ramirez said. Utilizing wardrobe items to their full potential, she said, is another way to curb excessive consumption. “It’s more just realizing that you have to buy less,” Ramirez said. “Am I going to wear this? Do I love this? Am I going to feel confident in this?” Ramirez said she spends less on clothes now than before making this change, something Lauren Cook, a supply chain management and sustainability studies junior, and sustainability studies junior Katherine Skluzacek said they experienced as well. “I try to buy secondhand or at least invest in a good, sustainable brand,” Skluzacek said. “Like these fancy vegan leather boots that were very expensive were a good investment.” Sustainable brands such as Reformation and Everlane provide an online market for ethical shoppers, providing access

sammy jarrar

to profit margins, which can help students assess if they should invest in a brand, Cook said. “It’s very easy for a brand to greenwash, which is a term (for) when a company tries to present themselves as being more sustainable for the environment than they actually are,” Cook said. “If a brand is really sustainable, they’ll often let you know who’s making the clothes (and) the actual costs of making what you’re wearing.” Skluzacek said many pieces in her wardrobe were gifted to her and that friends and family give her hand-medowns. Ramirez said she receives more expensive, sustainable pieces as gifts on holidays. College students, due to often

limited funds, often opt to shop secondhand, but thrift shopping comes with burdens, Ramirez said. “It’s so hard to find something that’s going to fit you and you’re going to love,” Ramirez said. “Even though you’re spending less money, you’re spending more time.” For people who rely on thrifting not for sustainable reasons, but for affordability reasons, an increase in demand for thrifting as a trend can negatively affect them and raise prices, Ramirez said. “Social media influencers that can afford to buy sustainable items, but instead go thrifting and influence other people who can afford it, is problematic,” Ramirez said. “But (thrifting is) also still good for the environment.”

| the daily texan staff

Thrifting gives the aesthetic of hippy, indie clothing, Skluzacek said, that might put limitations on style. Sustainable brands often only provide basics, Cook said, which are important and timeless but don’t have individual flair. Students can learn to craft and mend clothes to customize them for their style, Skluzacek said. Besides clothing, Skluzacek makes her own detergent and uses sustainable toothbrushes and deodorant to reduce her environmental impact. “When you’re buying from Forever 21 and H&M, it’s a human rights issue,” Ramirez said. “It’s contributing to these people being harmed by these corporations, and it’s not something I wanted to be a part of anymore.”

FILM

Students bring female-focused film festival back to Austin By Trinady Joslin @trinady05

No Man’s Land Film Festival aims to redefine what it means to be a woman in the outdoors through a series of short documentaries featuring women doing everything from kayaking and mountain biking to hip-hop dancing outside. This year, the festival is free and open to students and the greater Austin community. It will be hosted on Thursday, April 11 at 6 p.m. in the Jackson Geological Sciences Building and feature 12 new films centered around women empowerment in the outdoors. The year-round film festival hosted an event organized by the Outdoor Rec Center last year. This year, biology senior Adrienne Loftus, environmental science sophomore Dana Bruhis and geography senior Cheyenne Costello decided to bring back the festival’s presence at UT. “We were paddling through Boquillas Canyon at Big Bend, and Adrienne was wearing a hat from the film festival, and we had the idea, ‘Let’s do this again,’” Bruhis said. “We were in the middle of the canyon and thought of No Man’s Land and how inspiring it is.” Loftus, Bruhis and Costello are all members of Longhorn Stream Team, an organization focused on collecting water quality data on Texas rivers and then canoeing those Texas rivers. Loftus, who joined the org at 19, said she was originally weary of her own

canoeing capabilities. “I learned from the team and from older members that I am capable,” Loftus said. “When I see a scary rapid, I can make a knowledgeable decision and then decide to run it.” Bringing the festival’s message back to campus was more personal for Loftus, who said she hopes to spread the message and comfort her teammates provided to her. “Things like climbing or whitewater kayaking that are more male dominated can be an intimidating thing to do,” Loftus said. “You don’t feel welcome in that environment, and it’s so important for women to see that they have a space.” While the setup from the previous year remains the same, biology senior Madeline Schill, who attended the festival last year, said she’s excited to see how each woman’s new passion for the outdoors continues to redefine gender norms. “To have women represented in the outdoors in that way is definitely a change from seeing girls portrayed as soft people,” Schill said. “The woman in these documentaries are really tough and inspiring.” Schill, who was preparing for Texas 4000, connected to a documentary featuring ultraendurance cyclist Lael Wilcox. Another notable film from last year was a film titled “Blue,” documenting a 4-year-old girl snow biking in Alaska. “What I love about this Film Festival is it represents all different ages,” Bruhis said. “‘Blue’

reminded me of myself as a little girl, and that made me really excited.” From childhood, Bruhis said she has been both challenged by the outdoors and at peace within it, and hopes to share that feeling through No Man’s Land Film Festival.

“We want to hopefully inspire people to get outside do cool things,” Bruhis said. “Especially people who either are nervous to get outside or haven’t yet and make it a place that’s welcoming and open to all people.”

copyright no man’s land film festival, and reproduced with permission Two Nepalese women, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, left, leading female mountain guide, and punk-rock icon, Sareena Rai, right, are pictured in a still from “Mothered by Mountains,” which will be shown on Thursday.