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Architecture exhibit displays the work of UT alumnus John S. Chase. PA G E 2

Forum contributors discuss how ending sexual assault requires changing our rhetoric. PA G E 4

BROCKHAMPTON’s Kevin Abstract releases solo album ARIZONA BABY. PA G E 5

Longhorns end six-game losing streak with uplifting win over West Virginia. PA G E 6

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‘State of the System’ addresses educational attainment By Savana Dunning @savanaish

angela wang | the daily texan staff CapMetro plans to eventually replace its entire fleet of diesel-fueled buses with environmentally-friendlier electric alternatives. The transit company will introduce the first two electric buses in December of this year.

Capital metro goes green New initiative promises electric future by replacing old diesel buses. fiscal year, starting with two that will be received in December. “We really want to run a whole bunch of different routes to get as much data as possible so that as we purchase our next round

provide a better customer experience and benefit @laurengirgis the environment. “The buses can be loud … apital Metro is especially toward the rear taking a step of the bus,” Watkins said. into the future “Buses can be very hot, diewith the purchase of elecsel engines create a lot of tric buses that will hit heat and noise … We the road within the know that you’ll get a next year. better customer expeThe company plans rience from a battery to have a 100% elecelectric bus.” tric bus system, but Kara Kockeldoes not have a set man, Dewitt Greer date for when this Centennial professor will be completed. of engineering, said “We’ve been lookthe environmental ing at electric bus effects of diesel vetechnology for about hicles can impact hua decade (and) keepman health. ing an eye on the “We’ve got tens of technology as it’s thousands of people come out,” said Dotdying early every year tie Watkins, Capin this country from Metro vice president D O T T I E W AT K I N S of bus operations. CAPMETRO VICE PRESIDENT OF BUS OPERATIONS air quality issues,” Kockelman said. “But we really start“Lots of cities are ed probably about of vehicles,” Watkins said. well beyond us (in electric two years ago … working “We’re much more prebus technology).” through our process to get pared for how we need to Watkins said the busready to actually own and inspect and be prepared to es are able to run about operate electric buses.” operate them.” 150 miles per day and will Watkins said CapMetWatkins said CapMetro will add anywhere bebe charged overnight at a ro’s interest in electric tween four and 10 electric C A P M E T R O page 2 buses in the 2020 buses is because they

By Lauren Girgis

We’ve been looking at electric bus technology for about a decade (and) keeping an eye on the technology as it’s come out.”

Preparing for Texas’ future population growth, improving health across the state and giving more Texans a chance at education are a few of the UT System’s priorities chancellor James Milliken outlined in his first State of the System address on Friday. “The University of Texas System is our state’s most important asset,” Milliken said. “It has been for a long time. It’s up to us to see that it always will be.” The chancellor gave the address delineating the goals of the System at the 52nd Chancellor’s Council Annual Meeting and Symposium, a conference where financial supporters who donated at least $10,000 to the System learn about the research and medical achievements made by the System’s 14 institutions. Most of Milliken’s speech focused on preparing for the projected population growth over the next few decades. Texas’ population is expected to double by 2050, a growth which Milliken said is a high-priority issue for the largest higher education provider in the state. “I’m convinced that the defining challenge of our generation is how well we prepare for the education and health of a much larger Texas,” Milliken said. “Growth’s a good problem to have … but we can’t hope to serve a population twice as big with the same assets and same level of investment we’re making today.” To prepare for this population boom, Milliken said the state needs to increase innovation, efficiency, entrepreneurship and collaboration. He gave three key areas where Texas falls behind other states that the UT System can help improve — educational attainment, research and health care. Texas is 35th in the nation for educational attainment, or the percentage of residents between 25 and 34 with a bachelor’s degree or higher, Milliken said. He said Texas needs to start increasing higher education attainment

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UT students want option to pursue music therapy

UT ‘ring’s in new tradition in front of Tower

By Tehya Rassman @tehyarassman

Five universities in Texas have a music therapy program, but UT is not one of them. Music therapy is the use of music interventions to achieve therapeutic outcomes, such as managing anxiety, relieving pain, enhancing memory, helping speech and aiding physical rehabilitation, according to musictherapy.org. Mary Ellen Poole, director of the Butler School of Music, said the field is rapidly changing with more focus on neuroscience than in previous years, so there is a shortage of people with a Ph.D. in music therapy. “My colleagues around the country with (music therapy) programs who’ve been doing faculty searches complain about the small pool of candidates they’re able to attract,” Poole said in an email. Poole said music therapy would be a good fit at UT, especially with the new Dell Medical School and UT’s “great depth”

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in neuroscience. “It would take a lot of cross-departmental collaboration and institutional investment (not only in faculty lines, but in facilities), but it would be a great service to society and I’d personally love to be involved in developing music therapy at Texas someday,” Poole said. The state of Texas does not currently give out music therapy licenses. To become a music therapist, a student must get a degree in an approved program and receive a certificate from The Certification Board for Music Therapists, the only national organization that certifies music therapists. Janice Lindstrom, lecturer in music therapy at Southern Methodist University — one of the five schools in Texas with the program — said students take a sequence of classes in music, such as music theory and ensemble. Next, they take music therapy courses while learning guitar. Later in the sequence, they do field work and research. “The primary tool that we use is

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UT stored the graduating class of 2019 and 2020’s class rings in the Tower for the first time ever on Thursday night. The following day, the ring ceremony was held in front of the Tower, which was lit the night before in honor of the event. The changes were made to make the occasion more special for the students and families and will be a tradition moving forward, said Courtney Roehling, vice president of engagement at Texas Exes. “We tried to make it more and more of a big spectacle, and it makes sure that people feel the heart and soul of the ring,” Roehling said. Roehling said that Texas Exes moved the ring ceremony to the Tower because of the decision to keep the rings in the Tower the night before. “We really thought, ‘This

jp hite | the daily texan staff Hundreds of students received their class ring at the new ring ceremony tradition which took place in front of the UT tower in Main Mall.

is going to be so cool if the rings are dedicated the night before and in the tower,’” Roehling said. “We want to see those rings come out of the Tower and then directly onto the student’s hands.

Basically, we’re dedicating those rings to all of those future grads.” Biomedical engineering junior Saumya Lohia said the new tradition was nice because of the symbolism

behind it. “I thought it was cool … (that) the first and the only place that it’s really been (before we receive it) is the

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andre fernandez | the daily texan staff A group of panelists speak about Austin’s racial history and segregation at the Breaking Barriers discussion on Saturday, April 27. The panel was organized by a group of architecture students to honor the first black architecture graduate, John S. Chase.

UT panel honors first black architecture graduate By Daniela Roscero Cervantes @danielaroscero2

The School of Architecture held a Breaking Barriers discussion panel on diversity and Austin’s racial history that ended with a reception near the John Saunders Chase exhibition on Friday. The exhibition, which highlights the work, life and legacy of alumnus John S. Chase — the first African American to attend and graduate the School of Architecture — was brought to campus after a group of students in the Community and Regional Planning Student Organization talked with Michelle Addington, dean of the School of Architecture, about diversity issues in the school. “We hope that the greater Austin community at large will see the importance of understanding the past and its many lessons as we work towards building a more inclusive

present,” said Nicholas Armstrong, a planning organization member and community and regional planning graduate student. Donna D. Carter, President of Carter Design Associates, said recognizing Chase’s work is important to the city of Austin. “There is joy now that we’re finding value in it, and in that we can actually look back and people want to look at his drawings, and look at how he did work and we can think of him as an architect and as an artist, not as a first,” Carter said. In February 2018, UT purchased one of Chase’s first designs, a building that used to house the Colored Teachers State Association of Texas, which will now house the Community Engagement Center. “I think there’s this beautiful sense of symmetry — a man that broke the barriers here at UT, built this building around the principles of education, specifically for black people

and for it to be connected again to this idea of community engagement and education is really awesome,” said panelist Virginia Cumberbatch, director of community engagement at UT. Originally curated for the Houston Public Library by Danielle Wilson, Christina Grubitz and Anzilla Gilmore, the exhibit was 10 years in the making. “There had never been something like an exhibition done about him, and I felt like his work and his life were so intertwined that it was important to tell the full story,” Wilson said. When Addington went to the exhibition in Houston, she said she was immediately interested in bringing it to UT for the School of Architecture’s open house. “The dean insisted that the show be up for that week to give a sense of what the values of the school are, what we want the school to do and

what we want the school to be,” said David Heymann, co-chair of the Lectures and Exhibitions Committee at the School of Architecture. The exhibit at UT includes new materials not included in the original Houston show, which graduate students began working on in February. Graduate student Wei Zhou said working on the exhibition helped her appreciate Chase’s work in Austin. “There is a church near my apartment that I used to pass by every day, and I just knew it was a good building, but had never thought about the designer,” Zhou said in an email. “When I started working on the exhibition, I just realized that the architect is Chase, and when I visited the church again, I saw a lot of details that I didn’t notice before.” The exhibit will be open to the public until May 1, but the school is planning to keep parts of the exhibit for a permanent display about Chase.

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charging facility that is currently being constructed. Diesel-operated buses can run for 250 miles. Avery McKitrick, director of the Campus Environmental Center, said she plans to ride one of the electric buses if it comes along her usual route. “Austin should continue these steps in the right direction,” said McKitrick, an environmental science sophomore. “I think that a lot of cities are doing similar things and are seeing really positive results.” Watkins said maintenance and charging costs are expected to make electric bus operations cheaper than their diesel counterparts. “We’re very excited to really show the Austin community what the future of public transportation is going to look like,” Watkins said.

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Tower … it’s like a symbol for the University,” Lohia said. The idea came after talking to several student groups about ways to make the ceremony more special, Roehling said. “How can we really showcase that this exists, that this is a way that you can wear your diploma in your hand for the rest of your life?” Roehling said. “We talked about several different ideas and I was like, ‘How can we basically dedicate the rings to the students before they even

music, so we have to know our tool really well, really deeply,” Lindstrom said. “That’s why we have so much of the music requirement, so that we can understand how it affects the human brain.” If a student wants to pursue music therapy but is at a university that does not currently have a program, they should get a music degree and then find a university that has a master’s equivalency degree in music therapy, Lindstrom said. She said becoming a music therapist would be more difficult for someone who majors in psychology because understanding music theory and ensemble is really important. Psychology sophomore Destiny Gonzales hopes to finish her degree while learning how to play guitar and piano. Then, she said she wants to go to Texas

get it?’” This semester had the highest number of rings sold ever, and Roehling said it is because the tradition is getting more recognition than prior years. “(Students are) starting to see more and more students that have (rings) on their hands,” Roehling said. “They’re becoming interested in it.” Biomedical engineering junior Hailey Modi said she bought the ring to remember her years attending UT. “I want to wear something that shows my Texas pride and commemorates my time here,” Modi said.

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Woman’s University or Colorado State University for music therapy. “I remember looking into it … like ‘Oh, does UT have a music therapy program?’” Gonzales said. “You’d think they would because the music programs here are amazing, it’s a very liberal school and alternative medicine is really popular in Austin.” Austin music therapist Andrea Cortez said music therapy programs in colleges are important because the field is growing and more students are looking for places to study it. “If we have programs in universities like (UT), which is a wonderful school, we could establish more research in areas that we need,” Cortez said. “I have seen myself how music therapy can help my clients and I think that it’s important to have the research studies behind that … so music therapy can be pushed more into mainstream medicine.”

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by closing achievement gaps across race and income level in its students. “I believe talent is universal … but opportunity is not,” Milliken said. “It remains stubbornly most highly correlated with wealth at birth. It’s higher education … that allows our society to match this great talent, much of it untapped, with opportunity. It is the most powerful engine of social and economic mobility the world has ever known.” To tap into that talent, Milliken said the state needs to focus on

collaborating with other institutions to improve early childhood development, K-12 programs, dual-credit high school programs and credit transfers between higher education institutions. To help students learn, Milliken said Texas should invest in technology innovation, such as artificial intelligence and improvements in online education. “It’s a pretty simple principle here,” Milliken said. “Student’s come first, not institutions.” Milliken said equally important to improving Texas’ ability to compete on a national level is improving

the health of its citizens. He pointed to the System’s health institutions as places that help Texas where it lags behind other states, including in the amount of medical providers per capita. The institutions train seven out of 10 medical professionals in the state, Milliken said. “The state of the University of Texas System is very strong,” Milliken said. “We are going to need every bit of that strength, bolstered by the confidence, the ambition and the optimism embedded in our state’s DNA, to meet the challenges of serving a much larger Texas.”

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eddie gaspar | the daily texan staff The University of Texas System chancellor James Milliken delivers his speech at Friday’s State of the System address. In his speech, the chancellor stressed health and education opportunities.

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Conversations about sexual assault require understanding Title IX By Jennifer Liu Forum Editor

President Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law as part of the larger education amendments of 1972 and as a follow-up to the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law states that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” More recently, proposed changes to Title IX made by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos have renewed the conversation around the issue of sexual assault in higher education. Some of the most notable changes include requiring schools to hold live cross-examinations of the two parties, an emphasis on the accused’s innocence until proven guilty and stricter guidelines on what constitutes

sexual harassment. While some have claimed that Secretary DeVos’ changes would make the process of Title IX reports and investigations fairer for both parties, others say that they would hamper victims’ ability to come forward with allegations. When the U.S. Department of Education first published these proposed changes in November 2018, UT System officials pushed back, sending a 15-page public comment to the Department detailing its complaints against the changes. Communities on campus have shown that this is an issue they care strongly about. In the past year, events such as Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing have seen students both demonstrate in support of Kavanaugh and in support of sexual assault survivors – most notably through a “Stand with Survivors” rally. And while the bulk of the discussion around Title IX often revolves around sexual assault, it’s important to remember that the law addresses discrimination on the basis of sex generally.

Earlier this month, the University was sued by four fraternity pledges who claimed that their Title IX rights were violated through an unfair disciplinary process. The lawsuit accused the University of not punishing female students for similar disciplinary infractions as often or as severely as male students. UT’s Title IX office is the main resource available to students regarding any issues related to gender discrimination and sexual harassment and assault. There are also many student-led groups and initiatives committed to preventing and ending sexual violence on campus, such as It’s On Us, Not On My Campus, MenCanEnd, Voices Against Violence and BeVocal. For this week’s Forum, Not On My Campus president Rylee Trotter and It’s on Us incoming president Delaney Davis discuss the importance of continuing and reshaping the discussion. As always, if you have any thoughts on this topic or anything else, please feel free to reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com.

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Focusing on false reporting stigmatizes survivors of assault By Delaney Davis Forum Contributor

There was a time when I opened Twitter and all I saw was a mass of tweets condemning women who had falsely accused men of rape. These tweets called for the women in question to be held accountable for their actions. Concerns were raised about how the #MeToo movement has gone too far and how the world is now a dangerous place for men who have to escape a barrage of false sexual assault accusations. No one should be falsely accused of any crime, let alone a crime as horrific as rape. That is something everyone can likely agree on. The conversation on false reporting, however, has been overblown in such a way that it stigmatizes survivors from coming forward and sharing their story. False reporting of rape claims is an extremely rare phenomenon. According to the 2010 Violence Against Women study, only 2 to 10% of all reported sexual assaults are false. Studies that suggest false rape allegations are a common occurrence are flawed. One such example is a now-debunked study that claimed false rape reports were as high as 41%, and it was shown that this study mixed the terms “unfounded” and “baseless” together. “Unfounded” reports are ones that have been found to not meet the legal criteria for being labeled as “rape” or “sexual assault” without being deemed false, while “baseless” reports are those that are completely false. The two are not the same and conflating them results in these inflated statistics. One should be more worried about being a victim of sexual assault itself, rather than a victim of false reporting. This rhetoric is not without consequences. Putting undue emphasis on the potential of false reports creates a suspicion that all survivors are inherently dishonest about their experiences. Ultimately, this narrative encourages survivors not to report to law enforcement and get the support they may be searching for. This rhetoric may also have lasting implications on survivors of sexual assault on college campuses.

Concerns about the prevalence of false reporting have lead Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to propose several problematic changes to the Title IX sexual assault investigation processes. Among the most troubling is the allowance of live cross-examination of the accuser by the accused’s advisors. This has the potential to retraumatize survivors already going through a draining process by participating in a Title IX investigation. This turns the investigation process effectively into a mini-trial — despite the fact that the Title IX investigations’ process is not within a court of law at UT. What does it say about how our society views survivors, especially women, when our conversations regarding sexual assault are hyper-focused on the rare possibility that survivors are lying about their trauma? We need to be focusing our conversations on the far more common reality — that survivors of sexual trauma often don’t receive the justice they’re seeking within the criminal justice system. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, perpetrators of sexual violence are far less likely to be incarcerated for their actions in comparison to other criminals. Of course, there are a variety of different reasons for this. The majority of sexual assaults go unreported, largely due to the survivor’s fear of reprisal, belief that the police would not do anything to help and fear of the criminal justice system. To be fair, these are systemic issues that require multiple, complex solutions to be undone. An easy solution, though, is to bring more light to these issues and create a culture in which survivors are encouraged to share their stories. It means to stop focusing on the unlikely possibility that survivors are lying about their trauma and refocusing our collective conversations on how we can make it easier for survivors to come forward. Survivors have the identity of a “sexual assault survivor” forced upon them by someone else. It’s up to us to make the world an easier place to live in after the actions of someone else have changed the lives of survivors forever. Davis is a government and Spanish sophomore from Grapevine.

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Combating sexual assault should transcend political affiliation

our communities. We need to change how we talk about sexual assault. In my work with Not On My Campus, I have trained hundreds of students on consent, Sexual assault is not a political issue. bystander intervention and survivor support. How can it be? Sexual assault does not disToo many times, I have heard the question, criminate by political affiliation, nor by gender “What if I do everything right, and they still file identity, race, affluence or sexual orientation. a Title IX case against me?” This is not how we Yet, a large portion of the discussion surroundshould approach our feelings toward consent. ing sexual assault are concerned with the stancConsent is not about avoiding a Title IX case. es our major political parties have taken toIt is not about protecting the reputations of wards handling the individuals or their issue. Recently, the organizations. It is new proposed changnot about just standes to Title IX have ing behind the line been a hot topic where one’s actions of conversation. become illegal. Throughout my Consent is about rethree years of involvespect. It’s about treatment in the sexual other people like Consent is not about avoiding assault prevention they are humans, not ing a Title IX case. It is not organization, Not On just bodies. It’s about My Campus, I have having enjoyable emoabout protecting the reputagrown very familtional and physical tions of individuals or their relationships because iar with UT’s Title IX office and several they are mutual with organizations.” of the staff memactive and willing bers within it. I have participation on both gained a great appresides. It’s about takciation for the invesing the time to learn tigators, who work and accept another to the best of their person’s boundaries ability to protect students and to find justice and to have them accept yours in return. Once in each case. I have also gained an underwe learn as a society that sexual assault is not standing that the process is not and may never sex, but is instead an act of selfishness, manipbe perfect. ulation and a complete disdain for another perThe enforcement of Title IX, a one sentence son’s well-being, that is when we will be able to law that prohibits universities from discrimeliminate the issue. inating on the basis of sex, is different at alI support survivors. I believe survivors. I want most every university across the United States. every survivor to get the healing and the peace Our government is constantly amending the that they deserve. meaning of this law and how it applies to uniI want to eliminate sexual assault. I beversities, and we can only wait until the day lieve every person, regardless of political they create a perfectly fair system. However, affiliation, should feel the same. while we wait, sexual assault does not have to Trotter is an management information sysrun rampant on our college campuses or in tems junior from Plano.

By Rylee Trotter Forum Contributor

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Kevin Abstract releases solo album

‘The Balance’ fits alternative rock mold By Landry Allred @l2ndry

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traditional sorrow-filled songs on being gay to him truly recognizing his faults after fame and apologizing for them. ARIZONA BABY as an album is a cut above the rest and shows the progression Abstract has made as an artist. However, it can not compare to his work with and the albums released by BROCKHAMPTON because they are a group and thus have a larger toolbox of skills to draw from. ARIZONA BABY allows the listener to develop alongside Abstract through his own reflections. It is a beautiful piece of work and provides a greater level of acceptance of failure and struggle for the listener. However, his solo music still feels like a less developed version of a BROCKHAMPTON album, and until he can find a way to change that, BROCKHAMPTON will still be around — and maybe that is a good thing.

If there was an equation for alternative rock hits, Catfish and the Bottlemen would nail it every time. Before performing across Europe and the U.S., Catfish and the Bottlemen formed 12 years ago in Llandudno, Wales. Now, their April 26 release The Balance follows their alternative rock formula portrayed in previous albums, but doesn’t extend beyond creative boundaries. Maintaining their minimalistic vibe, Catfish resorted to single-word track titles that revolve around the chorus. Although a relatively short album, The Balance unintentionally creates a visual map of where they want to be, where they’re stuck and what they’re doing about it, all within 35 minutes. Catfish kicks off the album with a few promising tracks such as “Longshot,” “Fluctuate” and “2all.” While “Longshot” resembles their usual alternative rock style, the shifting tempos in “Fluctuate” and the smooth ballad of “2all” bring an eccentric edge. These bass-driven headbangers guide the listener to hear the sound Catfish may be working toward. The following tracks up until “Intermission” are a testament

to where Catfish may be stuck — in a guitar-heavy rock and roll world. Although these tracks are easy to jam out to, they fail to present variety to the album. Toward the end of the album, the brief, subtle track “Intermission” serves as an actual intermission, reminding the listener of who Catfish truly is — just a band that loves to produce and perform music. Undoubtedly, the following tracks revive that energetic spark, steering the remainder of the album. Aside from the contained innovation of the album, Catfish did dive deeper into personal topics, referring to lead singer Van McCann’s father in “Conversation” or exploring the idea of true friendship in “2all.” However, Catfish mainly stuck to describing relationship issues, including the ever-changing romantic feelings in “Fluctuate” and the mundaneness of a stagnant relationship in “Coincide.” Despite the inside-the-box approach to The Balance, Catfish presented fairly catchy tunes, worthy enough for dancing. Even if alternative rock isn’t a common interest, the tracks warrant listeners to bang their heads to the well-thought-out melodies. Although most of the album consists of a harder rock sound, it does have a few lighter, simpler moments. A light strumming of the guitar in “2all,” a dreamlike energy in “Intermission”

The Balance GENRE SCORE

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and a semi-acoustic beginning in “Overlap” all portray that the band does have a softer side to them. Following the trend of the closing tracks in previous albums, The Balance’s closer “Overlap” ends abruptly as well. Although on the surface it implies the main character’s girlfriend in the track will end up with him again, it might have a deeper meaning to each album as a whole in that there will always be something more. Perhaps this acts as a cliff-hanger to the future for the band. In a world of mainstream music, The Balance fits the mold of a classic alternative rock album. Not straying far from what they’re used to, Catfish delivers catchy, relatable music. However, this suppressed creativity results in the album’s downfall. In all reality, the album’s true meaning stems from what Catfish’s intention was — to provide something new and exciting or familiar and consistent? Honestly, Catfish has never claimed neither, and thus, their future endeavors remain a mystery.

universal music operations, and reproduced with permission Catfish and the Bottlemen released their third studio album The Balance on April 26.

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BASEBALL

Texas scales Mountaineers

Longhorns break sixgame slump with landslide win over West Virginia. By CJ Vogel @cjvogeldt

or the first time in 12 days, the Texas Longhorns will see a change in the win column. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Austin, the Longhorns snapped a six-game losing streak with a 10-2 victory over West Virginia in the series finale — in large part due to the play from second baseman Lance Ford. “I don’t know where that came from,” Ford said. “I was telling the guys earlier I only hit two home runs in high school. Then to add the double with that today, I really don’t know where that came from.”

At the beginning of the year, just stepping on campus and learning that at this level you gotta learn how to pitch and not throw.” TY MADDEN PITCHER

pedro luna | the daily texan staff Second baseman Lance Ford steps into a swing at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. The true freshman recorded three hits, two home runs and six RBIs in a standout batting performance during the Longhorns’ 10-2 victory over West Virginia on Sunday.

Ford had the best game of his young career, going 3-for-5 at the plate with a two-run home run in the second inning to put the Longhorns on the board, and a grand slam in the sixth inning. Ford later added a double to an already impressive afternoon and finished with six runs batted in. Coming into the ballgame, Ford had just eight RBIs on the season, and he nearly doubled that with just two swings of the bat Sunday afternoon. The final note on an otherwise disappointing weekend provides hope that the worst stretch of baseball the Longhorns have played this season could be coming to an end. With two full weeks of season remaining, every

win Texas can garner factors into the postseason. “Honestly, it’s just a tribute to our character,” Texas head coach David Pierce said. “Nothing’s been in our favor, and we know that. But the key for us is that as ugly that we’ve played the last couple of games, our effort and our attitudes have been right, and you put that together and it looks easy.” For just the second time in the last seven games, the Texas pitching staff has held its opponent under seven runs. Pitcher Ty Madden got the start Sunday afternoon and used some minor tweaks to his pitch repertoire to his advantage. “(Coach) Phil (Haig) and I got

with him and starting syncing it a little bit more in trying to get the strikes.” Pierce said. “We used his velocity as a separate pitch, so now you have sink and then you got (velocity) at 95 (mph). So then it becomes two pitches, trying to sink the ball in and trying to elevate the ball past them, and he did a great job at that.” Madden finished the afternoon going six innings deep and allowing just two runs on six hits while striking out three in the process. The freshman has sprouted since the beginning of the season and has now comfortably taken over the Sunday starter role.

“It’s been a grind, that’s for sure,” said Madden, who improved to 4–1 on the season with the win Sunday. “At the beginning of the year, just stepping on campus and learning that at this level you gotta learn how to pitch and not throw.” While the victory is a step in the right direction, it will mean nothing if Texas is unable to build on the momentum Tuesday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. At 25–21 on the season, Texas will need to finish the season as strong as possible before the NCAA Tournament to recover the seeding it has lost over the last three weeks.

SOFTBALL

NFL DRAFT

Texas staves off Jayhawk rally

Omenihu, Boyd have NFL dreams come to fruition at 2019 Draft By Keshav Prathivadi @kpthefirst

joshua guenther | the daily texan file Second baseman Janae Jefferson bunts during a game at Red & Charline McCombs Field in Austin. The All-American hit an RBI double in Sunday’s win over Kansas, increasing her hit total to 66 on the season.

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The third inning brought Texas exactly what it needed. The Longhorns entered Sunday’s final game against Kansas with a 2–0 series lead in hand, and no intentions of ending the weekend with a loss. The momentum began with All-American second baseman Janae Jefferson. At the top of the third, a hit off of her bat just over third base allowed designated player Ki’Audra Hayter to run one in for Texas. The runs continued with an RBI by first baseman Lauren Burke and a two-run single from junior Kaitlyn Washington, bringing Texas’ lead to 4-0, one that held until a late Kansas rally fell short, ending the game at 4-2 in the Longhorns’ favor. “Well I thought we did a good job scoring early there in the inning,” head coach Mike White said. “We had a big four-run inning, which is huge. Washington hit the ball real well today which was big for us.” In Texas’ first game of the

Kansas series, White explained a need for more depth at bat. He credited catcher Mary Iakopo with being the most consistent when it came to hitting the ball. “We’re just not quite stringing them together,” White said after Texas’ first win of the series. “We’re working with the order a little bit trying to change things around, but Mary’s the one that’s consistent right now, and we just can’t seem to help her out a little bit. But hopefully we can put it together and get some of these guys hot.” As the weather changed, however, so did Texas’ offense. In Saturday’s game, even with high wind speeds, eight Texas players were able to get hits off of Kansas’ pitcher. Texas run-ruled the Jayhawks, 10-1. “It really was (good),” White said. “It was good to break out, a lot of people got hits today.” The weather change over the three days of play in Kansas made it difficult for Texas’ defense to play its usual solid game, though, accounting for the two late runs by the Jayhawks. White also added that while

the weather change did cause significant challenges for the team, it’s something they try not to focus on in the moment. “The elements are a little difficult,” White said. “Obviously, (pitcher) Miranda (Elish) was having a tough time staying warm out there and I think her hands were pretty cold. We had like three seasons in three days but, you know that is part of it. That’s one of the uncontrollables I talk about all the time and I thought we handled it pretty well this weekend.” Just as Jefferson started things for Texas on Sunday, she also played a part in ending them. The second baseman helped Texas maintain its 4-0 lead in the third inning when the Jayhawks were able to get consecutive singles on Elish. Then, Jefferson preserved the lead in the fifth when she made a diving stop at second base to end the inning. “She’s pretty tough out there, makes great plays and certainly came up with some big plays today,” White said of Jefferson on Sunday. “And that’s what we need, a quiet leader. And she’s doing a good job for us.”

Most National Football League prospects spend the weekend of the NFL Draft glued to their televisions, anxiously awaiting a phone call from an NFL suitor. Defensive back Kris Boyd found himself throwing a football in his backyard when the Minnesota area code popped up on his phone. “(When I got the call), I just said, ‘I’m about to get drafted,’” Boyd said in a statement. “I said it so nonchalant that (my friends) were laughing and asking me why I said it like that. I know their stadium is always rockin’, and I’m ready to get there and get to work.” Boyd was one of two Texas players to hear their name called at the draft, going in the seventh round as the 217th overall pick to the Minnesota Vikings. Defensive end Charles Omenihu was drafted by the Houston Texans with the 161st overall pick in the fifth round. “I’m just ready to get in, get to work, be a sponge to the veterans and guys who have been there before me and just make my way and be a huge part for what’s coming in Houston,” Omenihu said in a statement. This year’s draft class makes up the last of Texas’ transition class — the group that came in under former head coach Charlie Strong and now under current head coach Tom Herman — to head to the NFL. In that span, Texas has had just eight players drafted, but each has made the most of the opportunity given.

“I just reached out to the young guys, too, like (defensive back) Kobe Boyce. I texted him and said it doesn’t matter where you go, as long as you get your name called, that’s the goal,” Boyd said. “You want to get in the NFL, and once you get there, it’s still the same game.” Three of Texas’ five NFL Scouting Combine invitees went undrafted. Wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey signed with the New Orleans Saints, while linebacker Gary Johnson inked a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs and defensive lineman Chris Nelson became a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite not being invited to the NFL Combine, some of Texas’ Pro Day participants capitalized on what was otherwise their only opportunity to show NFL scouts their potential. Among them were cornerback Davante Davis for the Seattle Seahawks, linebacker Breckyn Hager for the New York Giants, and both tight end Andrew Beck and offensive lineman Calvin Anderson to the New England Patriots. Offensive lineman Patrick Vahe will be working out for the Baltimore Ravens at a rookie minicamp with a chance at getting an NFL contract. For Boyd and many other players, the challenge ahead is just a repeat of the process they went through in college but at a different level. “I feel really prepared,” Boyd said. “I learned a lot at UT, starting with my freshman year all the way to now, and this will be kind of like that all over again. Do your job and be happy and enjoy the moment, because you only get it once.”

katie bauer | the daily texan file Defensive end Charles Omenihu completes a cone drill during Texas’ Pro Day on March 27. Omenihu was the first of two Longhorns to be drafted over the weekend, landing in the fifth round to the Houston Texans at pick No. 161.

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