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South End Zone expansion project underway By Keshav Prathivadi @kpthefirst

When Tom Herman became Texas’ head coach in 2016, it seemed as though little had changed from the last time he was on the Forty Acres two decades ago. Herman worked as a graduate assistant under then-head coach Mack Brown in 1999 and 2000, but was greeted by almost the same facility he worked in when he walked back into the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center just 2 1/2 years ago. “When I walked in … the same wallpaper was on the walls,” Herman said. “The same carpet was on the floors, lot of the same pictures still hanging on the walls. When (athletic director) Chris (Del Conte) came in, he said we need the best, and it’s not right now.” But in two years, the largest stadium in the Big 12 Conference will have a neat addition. On Saturday, Herman and several Texas officials and donors gathered in the Moncrief Center to break ground on the stadium’s South End Zone project, adding in additional seating, luxury suites and a new jumbotron. Construction is set to start next week. For many Texas officials, Saturday was almost a decade in the making. It wasn’t until athletic director Chris Del Conte arrived at Texas in 2017 that concrete plans were laid out. “It’s been contemplated for

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Student golf classic held in honor of Nicky Cumberland By Lauren Girgis @laurengirgis

Friends and family of Nicky Cumberland, who died last fall from injuries sustained in a car accident on the way home from a Texas Cowboys retreat, gathered Sunday at the Morris Williams Golf Course for the first annual Nicky Cumberland Classic, an event dedicated to his life and to future recipients of the Nicholas Antonio Cumberland Scholarship. Teams from 16 fraternities and student organizations competed in a golf tournament organized by students. All proceeds from the event will go toward the Nicholas Antonio Cumberland Fund, a McCombs scholarship intended to honor students who are found to share Cumberland’s values by being outgoing, loving and serving their community, said event co-organizer Noah Trapolino. “We wanted to make an event to honor Nicky, who passed away last semester, and we wanted it to be something that would be wide reaching within the Greek community … because he was very active and well-known,” said Trapolino, a finance sophomore. “And (a lot) of people in Greek life like to play golf.” Tau Chapter of Kappa Sigma, a fraternity Cumberland was a member of, participated in the tournament. In addition to being a member of Texas Cheer, Young Life and the Texas Cowboys, Cumberland was also a committee member of Genesis, Chase the World and the Student Consulting Initiative. “Every time someone dies … everyone (says), ‘Oh, he was the most amazing person ever,

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By Kayla Meyertons

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was 20 years old when I found out my brain, the most complex organ in my body, is broken. Like a sewing machine gone off the rails, my brain spins lies due to patterns of malfunctioning etched into my cerebral cortex from a young age. These patterns can only be explained by one condition — borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness characterized by patterns of behavioral and emotional instability. An estimated 1.6% of the adult U.S. population suffer from BPD, but that number can be upward of 5.6% due to misdiagnoses as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms of BPD include fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, unclear or unstable self-image, impulsive and self-destructive behavior, selfharm, extreme emotional swings, chronic feelings of emptiness, explosive anger and feeling suspicious or being out of touch with reality (disassociation). Someone must show at least five symptoms to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder my freshman year of college, but bipolar failed to explain the symptoms of self harm and emotional reactivity I’ve displayed since middle school. My body lit on fire during break-ups. I impulsively self-harmed without a second thought. I exploded with rage at the drop of a hat. I never fully had any form of identity until receiving my borderline diagnosis at the start of my junior year of college. Psychologist Frank Yeomans is a director of training at the internationally recognized New York-Presbyterian Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center and a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Cornell. Yeomans characterized the disorder as having difficulty in four areas of life — emotional intensity, interpersonal relationships, behavioral manifestations and, at its core, one’s sense of self. Moods can shift rapidly, and people with borderline personality disorder can

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nearly 2% of the adult U.S. population and is the only psychiatric disorder that classfies self harm as a symptom. B E L OW : Reporter Kayla Meyertons was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder at the start of her junior year at UT. photos by dakota kern | the daily texan staff

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blaine young | the daily texan staff Claire Norris, a radio-televison-film senior and president of Keep Austin Wizard, is helping to collect signatures for a petition asking the University to convert to renewable energy sources by 2035.

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Keep Austin Wizard is petitioning the University to convert to entirely renewable energy sources by 2035. The local student chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance, a nonprofit organization run primarily by Harry Potter fans, is collaborating with Environment Texas, an advocacy project of Environment America. Environment Texas wrote the petition and gave it Claire Norris, president of Keep Austin Wizard, to collect signatures on campus. The organization plans to send the petition to UT President Greg Fenves by the end of the year and organize a meeting with him to discuss further action. Norris said the Harry Potter Alliance uses fandom to organize people for activism, which is a major theme throughout the book series. “The (Harry Potter) books promote this sense of community and togetherness,” Norris said. “That’s a really big theme in Harry Potter. That’s why I really enjoy what the Harry Potter Alliance does in its approach to organizing. They take this already existing community that’s

The (Harry Potter) books promote this sense of community and togetherness. That’s a really big theme in Harry Potter.” CLAIRE NORRIS

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a fandom, and they bring them together to do something good.” Every year, the alliance chooses a different service theme for the chapters to pursue in their universities. Most efforts are centered around education and literacy, but next year Keep Austin Wizard will focus on environmental projects, starting with this petition. Environment Texas’ petition uses other universities such as Southwestern University and Austin College as a model for sustainability and

recommends UT follow their example. “These campuses’ dedication to tackling climate change has earned them a well-deserved spot among the nation’s top colleges and universities that are leading the shift to clean, renewable energy,” said Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas. “Their leadership is an example that should inspire higher education institutions across the country to transition using renewable energy sources.” Keep Austin Wizard has planned several other environmental service projects for next year, such as adopting a river to clean up and building sustainable housing for the homeless population. Mia Ramirez, president-elect of Keep Austin Wizard, plans to implement more service projects and increase the members’ participation, while also including more social activities for the organization. “I hope to work with the Keep Austin Wizard officer team to establish a cohesive volunteering campaign focusing on promoting the literacy and protecting the environment,” said Ramirez, neuroscience junior. “We will continue our conversation with Environment Texas to see how else we can promote sustainability on campus at a policy level.”

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a number of years since the stadium master plan was done over 10 years ago,” director of capital planning and construction Jim Shackleford said. “But it came to reality last year when we hired an architect in the summer of last year and began design work.” The project comes with a price tag of $175 million, out of which $125 million has already been raised in a span of seven months. A lot of that can be credited to Texas’ recent of success, including a win in the Sugar Bowl — the team’s first New Year’s Six bowl win in 10 years. With construction set to take two years, the Longhorns will go through two football seasons while the project is underway, but it won’t be Texas’ first rodeo. The school went through the same process in 2008 when the northern end zone expansion project was completed. “Work will continue,” Shackleford said. “We won’t be building anything on game day(s), but during the week leading up to and after a game, we’ll be

doing work.” Apart from fan experience and upgraded facilities, Herman, Del Conte and his staff also had to think about one more thing — the players on the field. A changing college football landscape has put facilities front and center in the recruiting process. With schools like Texas A&M, USC and Alabama all upgrading their athletic facilities, Texas felt it needed to do the same to compete for some of the nation’s top high school players. “16 and 17-year old football players like shiny new things,” Herman said. “They’ve been training their whole lives to get to a point where they play at a place like Texas. When you come here you do want the very best, (and) it is a big recruiting tool for us.” And at a time where Texas’ football program looks to be turning the corner, this expansion means a lot more than just glitz and glamour. “It’s just exciting for our football players, for our coaches and really for the University of Texas,” Del Conte said. “It just means volumes to the Longhorn nation that (fans and donors) said, ‘Yes, we support you.’”

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joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Accounting junior Dylan Frankl, left, looks on as business sophomore Jonathan Cohen drives on hole 10 at the first annual Nicky Cumberland Classic. Proceeds from the golf tournament go toward funding a scholarship in Nicky’s honor.

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he blessed our lives,’” Trapolino said. “But Nicky actually was like that. He was someone who had this constant energy about him in a not annoying way … it was the most genuine energy I think I’ve ever seen.” Trapolino, who is a member of the Tau Chapter of Kappa Sigma, said he joined the fraternity largely because of Cumberland, who he met as a pledge. Many of the spectators attending the event knew Cumberland from before his time at UT. “Nicky was my older brother’s best friend,” spectator Sofia Antillon said.

“They met … their freshman year of high school … Nicky had been like an other brother to me ever since. We came to support (the event), and I came to support my brother too.” The winning team, Beta Upsilon Chi, took home a trophy and a plaque after earning a score of -18. “This tournament is about … honoring (Nicky’s) legacy, honoring the current students at UT who were close to him and giving them an environment to remember him in a great way and then honoring future students with the scholarship fund,” said Charlie Howell, a Beta Upsilon Chi member and accounting junior.

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First-generation college students talk admissions scandal Editor’s Note: These stories are a part of a “First-Gen UT” callout for student responses following the admissions scandal earlier this year. Two

more stories from this callout will be published tomorrow. “First-Gen UT” is a yearlong collaborative series that shares the stories of first-generation Longhorns. Stories are published in partnership with The Daily Texan and the UT chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Asian American Journalists Association and Association of LGBTQ Journalists.

amna ijaz | the daily texan staff Journalism freshman Nick Harris feels the financial burdens and obstacles that come with being a first generation student at the University of Texas at Austin.

By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez

The summer before Nick Harris’ senior year of high school, his family was thrown into shambles when his father was murdered in his home. This made it feel “almost impossible to do anything at that time” for the now first-generation college freshman. “When it came to applying to college and trying to do the whole college thing and not having Dad as a financial support or just as a life support and guidance and whatnot, it was hard,” Harris said. That’s why learning of the recent college admissions scandal was “bittersweet” for Harris. While he was hurt that a student could pay their way into UT, the school he worked so hard to get into, he said he was proud to earn his way into a prestigious college that someone more privileged than him bribed

their way into. “Whenever I received my acceptance to the University of Texas, it was a moment for our entire family,” Harris said. Motivated by his father’s passion for journalism, Harris studies broadcast journalism at UT. “When it came to me wanting to do sports broadcasting and me having such a love for sports and a love for talking and … expressing myself, all that stuff came from my dad,” Harris said. Harris attends UT through the Path to Admission through Co-Enrollment program, meaning he takes one class at UT per semester and the rest at Austin Community College. Although Harris said he considered UT his dream school, it no longer seems like the best fit for him because of financial obstacles and discouraging conversations with his UT friends. He said he plans to transfer to the University of North

Texas next fall and major in sports broadcasting. “They said they didn’t feel like they had a sense of individuality in that program and that it was really large and overbearing,” Harris said. “(UNT has) a really good program, and it’s cheaper. If I had to point to the one thing I stressed about the most, the number one reason I’m probably transferring is because of finances. (My UT financial aid) covered probably 40% of my expenses.” Regardless of his decision to leave UT, for Harris, the admissions scandal was a reminder of how hard many first-generation students, including himself, work to get into college. “My family has made sacrifices throughout the way for me to get to college,” Harris said. “I know that for every kid that was accepted through that bribe scandal, there’s another kid that wasn’t accepted to UT that is back at home in my exact same situation that I was in, in a way.”

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quickly idealize, then devalue romantic partners. Behavioral dysregulation can manifest itself in the form of self harm, such as cutting, substance abuse and eating disorders, Yeomans said. Borderline personality disorder is the only psychiatric disorder that classifies self-harm as a symptom. “If you don’t have a stable sense of self, it’s like a ship at sea without a rudder,” Yeomans said. “You’re just bouncing all over the place, so you have to work both at the level of behaviors and at the level of building a strong and solid sense of self.” Binge-drinking, which is common in college, can also exacerbate symptoms, resulting in dangerous, harmful or often times regrettable actions. In my own experience, heavy alcohol use led to unstable nights and even worse depressive spells

from hangovers. “It is tough for the college-age BPD person (because) sometimes they have to limit what seems normal college-age behaviors since they don’t have the solid core strength to do that without getting dysregulated,” Yeomans said. College also sends a person with BPD into a far less structured lifestyle, which can intensify interpersonal relationships. “Up until college, you’re in high school living with your family,” Yeomans said. “If you have borderline personality disorder, you kind of begin to unravel.” Unraveling is right. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, up to 80% of people with this disorder attempt suicide at least once throughout their life. One out of 10 people living with borderline personality disorder will die by suicide. Combine that statistic

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blaine young | the daily texan staff First-generation student and government sophomore Evelyn Garcia hopes to give back to her family as they currently give up health treatment to help her get through college.

By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez

As a first-generation college student, government sophomore Evelyn Garcia said she is angered that while she “kicked her own butt” to get into UT, a student was able to pay his way in. “You have no idea how much I begged for tutoring, how much I wanted an SAT prep course and ACT prep, how much I wanted to stay in school at all times because I felt more focused there,” Garcia said. Despite not having those resources, Garcia worked hard to get into UT because she feels like a “safety net” for her family, and hopes to one day provide for them as they currently sacrifice their health to help provide for her education. “My goal in life is to be able to pay back my parents or support them when

they get to an age where they can’t do their jobs anymore,” Garcia said. “If they were to need it, they could ask me for money and I could be like, ‘Here’s everything you need.’” Garcia said her parents have sacrificed health treatment to help pay for her education in addition to supporting her two teenage siblings. Garcia also works two jobs and takes 12 hours of coursework, totaling to about 37 hours for work and school weekly. “I don’t like that they’re putting their health aside in order to push forward our education,” Garcia said. “I wish I could do something about it, but there’s only so much money I can make.” Garcia has to do this because when she initially received her Free Application for Federal Student Aid package, she thought she qualified for about $12,000 per semester, but then she

realized about half came from parent PLUS loans, or loans made on behalf of her parents’ income. Since her parents do not qualify for these loans, she is forced to decline about half of her financial aid. “Because I didn’t really understand … what the financial papers or any of it meant, I was like, I’ll be fine,” Garcia said. “I definitely think the smartest thing to have done is apply to more schools that … would’ve given me more financial aid.” Garcia said she thinks it would be unfair for the University to allow the student who bribed his way into UT to graduate. “The amount of privilege these people have because they have money is ridiculous,” Garcia said. “You’re using your resources wrong. How do you have all that opportunity and resources and still choose to go the easy route?”

jp hite | daily texan staff Radio-television-film senior Cecilia Melchor dances with fire at the 21st Street Co-op, where they host fire performances each semester.

with the suicide rate of bipolar disorder — 15 to 20% — and I’m at high risk of dying by suicide. This comes as no surprise. I’ve had four suicide attempts and one hospitalization during my college career. But I knew there was hope. Studies show most patients with BPD improve over time, displaying significantly less symptoms in as little as two years. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, was created specifically for the purpose of treating borderline personality disorder, Counseling and Mental Health Center psychologist Joey Hannah said. DBT integrates different aspects of therapy such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to give patients mental tools to manage intense emotions and interpersonal relationships. “Struggling with borderline, there’s lots of ups and downs and back and forth and fears and hopes,” Hannah

said. “All these things live in extreme different directions. DBT is about how to reconcile with those opposites in a way and to allow both to exist.” Medication can be helpful in managing certain symptoms, but is usually not the most effective form of treatment in lieu of DBT, Hannah said. The patterns of behavioral and emotional dysregulation characteristic of BPD are believed to have originated through experiences of trauma in childhood or young adulthood, but genetic and environmental factors may also play a role. Navigating BPD as a UT student was not easy. My sophomore year, I sought CMHC psychiatric services for bipolar treatment. Later, I used UT’s dialectical behavior therapy group in May 2017 and started receiving Services for Students with Disabilities accommodations that fall. I still have rapid mood swings, episodes, disassociations, intense

feelings from interpersonal relationships and days where I miss class or have thoughts of suicide. I am now on medication, receive weekly therapy, am in a stable, healthy relationship and have self-harmed twice, and minimally, in six months. I graduate this May. I could slip again. I could get bad again. I could attempt suicide again. But I can’t — I won’t — let myself live like that. I’ve hit a point now in my life where I have to tell the voice in my head that says I’m not worthy to simply fuck off. I’m writing this article now, partially as an ode to my final year at The Daily Texan as a mental health reporter, but also as a reminder to anyone out there living with BPD that you are not alone, you are loved and you can do it. How do I know? Because I am here, alive, breathing, with the scars to tell you I’ve made it. And you can too.

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UT still struggles with representation By Jennifer Liu Forum Editor

As of fall 2018, there are 51,832 students enrolled at UT. These students represent all 50 states, and 124 countries. Our total alumni measure nearly 500,000. Despite these figures, representation remains one of the biggest issues on campus. In UT’s 136 years, students, faculty and other members of the community have called for change regarding the University’s decisions to uphold traditions that many view as holding significant racist histories and themes. After multiple advocates on campus called for

the removal of a statue of Jefferson Davis, the University decided to remove the statue from the Main Mall and relocate it to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History in August 2015. Advocates claimed that the Davis statue, in addition to five other statues lining the Six Pack, were representative of racist oppression and the institution of slavery, and alienating and disrespectful to many students. Several statues in UT’s South Mall — those of Robert E. Lee, Albert Sydney Johnston and John Reagan — received the same treatment just before the start of the fall 2017 semester. Additionally, James Stephen Hogg’s statue was removed in 2017 but was reinstalled in December 2018 to continue to represent the Hogg family legacy on campus.

Despite some progress, symbols of UT’s history with racism remain. The University’s fight song, “The Eyes of Texas,” is an especially controversial one, with many people defending its place in state tradition and others calling it an offensive relic of the past. Many buildings on campus are named after significant university figures: Painter Hall, Hogg Memorial Auditorium and Robert Lee Moore Hall. Painter Hall was named after T.S. Painter, former University president famous for his role in Sweatt v. Painter in preventing a black student from enrolling. Hogg Memorial Auditorium was named after James Hogg, former governor of Texas who signed the first Jim Crow laws — by enforcing segregation in railroad cars — into existence. Robert Lee Moore Hall —

the tallest academic building on campus and home to the departments of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy — was named after a mathematician who was known for refusing to teach black students. For this week’s Forum, Richard Tapia, a math professor from Rice University, writes on the implications of having Robert Lee Moore Hall named after such a figure. Jacqueline Briddell, a communications junior, and Amie Jean, student body vice president, discuss another aspect of representation — the importance of uniting communities to create a whole and representative body on campus. As always, if you have thoughts on this topic or any other, please feel free to reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com.

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R.L. Moore Hall betrays diversity, stature of Math Department By Richard Tapia Forum Contributor

Dear University of Texas Students, I am a Mexican American mathematician and have been on the faculty of Rice University for many years. Currently, I am writing a book entitled “The Precious Few” that concerns diversity, equity and racism in STEM areas at research

universities. Of course, when I talk about racism, I include many anecdotes about the late University of Texas mathematician Robert E. Lee Moore, perhaps the most racist mathematician of all time. There is no doubt that Moore was a great mathematician and teacher, but there is also no doubt that he was a racist — his racism is legendary. Now, I compliment your mathematics department and in particular the leadership given

by my respected friends — math faculty Philip Uri Treisman, pioneer of the nationally recognized Emerging Scholars Program, and the late Efraim Armendariz — in producing such a large number of underrepresented minority math majors at UT. Given that your mathematics department resides in Moore Hall, named after R.L. Moore, I ask — what is the impact of this naming on underrepresented minority students in particular and all students in general at UT?

I have directed several underrepresented minority doctoral students here at Rice who were undergraduates in mathematics at UT, and we talk about this issue. As a friend of UT, it bothers me much more than the placement of statues of his namesake Robert E. Lee across the South, yet this issue has been seriously questioned recently. Sincerely, Richard Tapia, professor of mathematics at Rice University.

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UTxYou is critical movement in ensuring all voices heard By Jacqueline Briddell and Amie Jean Forum Contributors

It is a very human to desire to make your impression last. This is obvious from monarchs to endowments — mankind lives to leave a legacy. The question of whether it is worth honoring is at the forefront of conversations on our campus as well as prestigious universities nationwide. What is worth honoring is subjective, thus the question of whether to rename or remove memorabilia looms large. Also close at hand is an intangible message that challenges the mindset and the validity of underrepresented and minority students. Does the University want us here? This question is relevant especially among students having to attend those classes and their friends who make an effort to bear the emotional weight of it all. Camron and Amie had to cross this mental barrier when making the decision to file for candidacy. Where we are, when meaningful representation occurs, good things happen. Our newly elected student body president Camron Goodman and vice president Amie Jean pioneered a movement on our campus earlier this semester that invited collaboration, representation and a celebration of individual identities within a common cause. Their campaign, ‘UT led by You’ spread the idea that every student can achieve what they’ve set out to do on campus. Regardless of their background or any disposition, their voices could be heard. When Amie and Camron first approached me about joining their campaign team as the communications director, I was ecstatic. Two black students, for the first time in UT’s history, could potentially fulfill the highest office for students on our campus. Undertaking this in the face of a vast history of racism is courageous. That is perhaps the quality of the student who achieves in the face of hate. Courage to walk into classes

where you don’t feel welcome and sit down at show up and show out. We know this because a seat you made for yourself is brave, and it is it worked for us. We ran a campaign that was telling of one’s heart. not identity-facing for a few reasons. For one, Our team sought to consider this narrative we all agreed that Camron, Amie’s and my own when campaigning. How could we create an blackness was too sacred to become a label. Arinclusive platform that represented the student guments regarding renaming and other topics body, resonated with our communities and place students who may not be ready to endidn’t exploit us or our identities in the process? dure the emotional weight of the conversation There are a few points to be made about repat the forefront. UTxYou, represented by Amie resentation, what it means and why it matters, and Camron, sought to represent every student but the first — and probably most important and it is a fact that some students disagree with — point is that more each other. Agreeing people should underto disagree kindly and stand that the idea of walking away intelinclusive representalectually invigorated tion itself is simple. Inis muffled when the cluding student voices conversations prescould be simple, but ent polarities and Finding a way to meanit’s the actual impledeep emotions. It is ingfully include all mentation that is hard when students take on to achieve. It takes vulthe opportunity and student voices — voices nerability and a willface this front when of color, marginalized ingness to provide a conversations begin. space in which we can An overwhelming communities and underspeak our truth that majority of the sturepresented bodies — can be hard to achieve. dents who did vote, Words like divervoted for Camron and is far more important sity and inclusion Amie. They are living than speaking on behalf have become tradeand breathing truth marked checkboxes that there is power of anyone.” for universities and in understanding the employers everywhere wants and needs of to flash like a shiny your peers not by astoken of achievement. There are computer alsuming or by telling them what to want, but by gorithms that calculate scientific representative speaking your own truth and then by passing measures, and scholars have spent a lifetime the microphone and simply asking, “What about researching how and when representation is you?” The University has come to a point where beneficial. But Camron and Amie asked themstudents aren’t waiting for the microphone to selves two critical questions — what do we stand be handed to them and at moments will vocalfor and how can we meaningfully represent ize and even amplify their truth, be it via social our peers? media or demonstrations on campus. Until we When you include representative and inhear an answer from administration, some stuclusive rhetoric in your campaign, people dents will not rest. We have the numbers to some

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degree, now what does it take to sustain and drive inclusive factors? To our chagrin, large subjects such as this remain a question. For students, does their future on the Forty Acres remain a question? Are they utilizing resources and communities present on campus for solace, even if marginally effective? We hope to facilitate a student government who is ready to listen. We had people reach out to us about the campaign from all over campus and from all over Texas, including incoming UT students who had never stepped foot on campus before but were excited by our message, and two candidates of color running for office at the University of North Texas (who also won their election). We are encouraging meaningful representation on the premise of fair and mighty efforts to amplify voice, and that itself is the power and beauty of representation. It’s about so much more than tokenizing or speaking on behalf of your counterparts. Finding a way to meaningfully include all student voices — voices of color, marginalized communities and underrepresented bodies — is far more important than speaking on behalf of anyone. Before even interacting with audiences outside of the UT sphere, our campaign team had coined within our conversations the phrase “It’s a movement.” Representation is about empowerment. You can’t represent everyone at all times, but you can pull open the curtains, help your peers onto the stage, pass them the microphone and then look up at them as they speak their truth. Student government will have a response, as each student and individual will also. As they work towards their cause, the University administration will have the final say. What will be done and how long it will take will remain unknown. Not knowing is perhaps an opportunity to seek to understand. Briddell is a communications junior from El Paso. Jean is a finance senior from Houston.

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The Marías’ lead singer talks diverse influences, touring

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The LA-based band brings sensual and soulful pop to audiences on their nationwide tour following their latest EP, Superclean Vol. II. The Daily Texan spoke with María, the Puerto Rican-born and Atlanta-raised frontwoman of the band, to discuss their creative process and fan base. At the start of The Marías’ The Daily Texan: What pushed you Austin show on April 28, a womto pursue music? an enthusiastically handed lead María: I had a friend who had singer María an overflowing boumoved from Atlanta to LA, and quet of roses, one example of the she said that you need to move deep love fans have for this LAout here. I had my bags packed based psychedelic soul outfit. and drove out there, and within The Marías were formed by three months I met Josh, and María and her boyfriend Josh then we started collaborating and Conway on drums, accompanied then dating. The first few songs by guitarist Jesse Perlman, basswe wrote were actually to pitch ist Carter Lee and Edward James for film and TV. on keys. The band is currently on How have your backgrounds Texas Student Media will keep youDT: connected tour following the release of their influenced your music? with dailysecond links EP, to the news,Vol. sports and culture Superclean II, M: I grew up in a hodgepodge in 2018. of things. My parents are Latin. stories shaping the UT community.

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We listened to a lot of Latin music and regularly go back to Puerto Rico and Spain. There was reggaeton from Puerto Rico. I also grew up in Atlanta. That introduced different things like country, hip-hop and R&B. Going to church added gospel music. And then Josh was brought up with the Beach Boys and the Beatles. DT: What decides whether a song is in Spanish or English? M: It’s definitely a natural process. We don’t wake up one day and decide to write a song in Spanish or a song in English. The language comes out based on the feeling of the song, what comes out of my mouth based on the melody. Sometimes writing or

listening to song in Spanish just hits you in a different spot. DT: I heard that the song “ABQ” was written on the road. How is that writing process different compared to at home? M: It makes a huge difference. For me personally, it’s not easy. We have some really late nights and are practically exhausted all the time. I feel anxious on the road because we’re not able to be writing, creating or conceptualizing like at home. All that frustration and anxiety went into “ABQ.” DT: Are there moments when you see fans being impacted by your music? M: At shows and on social media, people tell us really intimate

and personal stories about how our music has impacted their lives, how our music helps them through a tough time in their (lives). That, to me, makes a lot of things like being on the road worth it. DT: What do you think about your music evokes these strong feelings? M: It’s not a conscious thing we try to do. Josh and I love each other a lot, and maybe that love could be found in the music. We are very comfortable with each other, and what we create together might transmit that comfort and love. Often, we write what we want to listen to, and a lot of the time I do want to feel relaxed and good and understood.

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Longhorns ride into Round of 16 No.2 Texas handles business at home, advances to sixth-straight Round of 16.

joshua guenther | the daily texan file Rodrigo Banzer shows off his backhand during Saturday’s match against the University of South Florida in the second round of the NCAA Championships at the Texas Tennis Center.

By Robert Trevino @robtrev22

The No. 2 overall seed got to reap its rewards this weekend with two home matches, turning them into two home victories. Texas secured its sixth straight Round of 16 appearance in the NCAA Championships after taking care of Tennessee Tech and South Florida on Friday and Saturday. The Longhorns got an earlier start than expected as the first round match against Tennessee Tech was moved up an hour to try to get ahead of inclement weather. Texas moved quickly as senior

Johnny Goodwin moved into the doubles lineup and clinched the point alongside junior Yuya Ito, who would go on to clinch the match 4-0. It was impeccable timing from Ito as rain began to fall soon after that would delay the simultaneous South Florida-Alabama match from ending until around 9 p.m. “I was pleased with how our guys performed with the change in the schedule,” interim head coach Bruce Berque said. “In singles, all the guys really stepped up and played well, and any one of them could have clinched the match for us.”

By first serve the next morning, there was hardly a breeze or a cloud in the sky as Texas faced South Florida. The Bulls jumped out early and grabbed the doubles point, with the Longhorns dropping their seventh doubles point all year. “(South Florida) played great in doubles, they started well with great energy,” Ito said. “In the locker room, we talked about just bouncing back, we’ve been in this situation … I think we did a great job at bouncing back and giving all our energy out there.” Texas would indeed bounce back quickly as

senior Colin Markes clinched the first singles match for the second day in a row with an efficient 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Sergio Gomez-Montesa. Markes moved his dual match singles record to 18– 3, leading Berque to call him “arguably the best number five (singles) in the country.” Though the Longhorns would end up winning every finished set in singles play, each game was hard-earned, a thought that was clearly on Berque’s mind after the match. “It’s good (facing adversity), it creates a little bit of an edge through most of the match,” Berque said. “That thought did cross my mind,

this might be good for (the team). They had to come out, they knew they all had to play hard. We could have no soft spots on the court and we didn’t. I think it was a positive now that we won.” And it was the senior, Rodrigo Banzer, closing out the match with a 7-4 tiebreak win in the second set to move the Longhorns into the Round of 16. Banzer, who didn’t play on Friday in the first round, added another clincher to a career chock-full of them. “We talked a lot with (Berque) and his decision was to make me rest a little bit more,” Banzer said. “He wanted me to play this match because it was a little

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Hayter suprised by brother’s homecoming

Texas’ tournament hopes tumble after sweep By CJ Vogel @cjvogeldt

blaine young | the daily texan staff Outfielder Ki’Audra Hayter prepares to lay down a bunt during Saturday’s game against Baylor at the Red and Charline McCombs Field.

By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

Three numbers were etched into the outfield grass at Red and Charline McCombs Field as the Longhorns honored their three graduating seniors. But outfielder Ki’Audra Hayter — whose No. “10” graced the grass in left field — had a bit more to play for than just her final regular season game in Austin, a 3-1 win over Baylor. Ki’Audra’s brother, La’Kedran, stepped onto the field during the pregame festivities, meeting face-to-face with his sister for the first time in a year and a half after a military tour in Japan. At this moment, a senior day full of lasts turned into a celebration of firsts. La’Kedran has been stationed in Japan for the past three years during a tour with the army. He hadn’t seen Ki’Audra since November 2017. A video message from La’Kedran played on the big screen in centerfield before first pitch. La’Kedran walked out of the home dugout. Ki’Audra turned around and saw him and

dropped to her knees, overcome with emotion. “I kind of broke down on the ground, I got kind of weak,” Ki’Audra said. “It was really surprising. Usually I’ll see a lot of stuff and figure out what’s going on, but they really got me.” The surprise had been in the works for months, but only La’Kedran and their father Keith knew what was coming. “To just see her expression and to see her be so happy to see her brother, no words can explain that,” Keith said. “It’s just really awesome.” The last time La’Kedran saw Ki’Audra play softball, she was a freshman at North Texas in 2015. Now, nearly four years later, Ki’Audra is playing for her “dream school.” La’Kedran was able to see one of her final games on the field, one in which the Longhorns scored three runs in the fifth inning to take the comeback win over the Bears. “I loved that he was able to do that for her,” Ki’Audra’s mother, La’Shan, said. “It was something that she was really wishing that he could be here, to see her play at UT … I’m just overwhelmed,

bit more important.” The perks of being the No. 2 overall seed will continue, as Texas welcomes No. 24 California next weekend as the Golden Bears come off an upset of No. 15 Illinois. The two teams met last year in the second round, ending in a 4-0 sweep for Texas. “There’s a familiarity for them coming here, and sometimes when you lose a couple matches in a row to a team it makes you even more eager to switch that script,” Berque said of California. “They’ve beat UCLA … and (Saturday) they beat Illinois. We’re expecting a really hard match.“

to see him walk out, for him to be able to make her senior day.” While the weekend was designed to honor seniors Ki’Audra, pitcher Brooke Bolinger and outfielder Bekah Alcozer, it appears there’s still some softball left to be played at McCombs Field. Back-to-back wins over Baylor helped make it an all-but-sure bet that the Longhorns will host an NCAA regional round in Austin. “I think we’re a dangerous team,” Texas head coach Mike White said. “We feel like if we just keep pushing, we have an opportunity to go a long way in the postseason.” Nonetheless, Sunday’s game was not about the postseason. It wasn’t about the end of White’s first regular season as head coach, or the series sweep of Baylor. It was about three careers nearing their end, a touching moment and a family reunited. “I’ve really missed my brother,” Ki’Audra said. “It being my last game, it was just a blessing that he was able to come all the way down here to support and make the family as a whole.”

A postseason appearance by the Texas Longhorns in 2019 is now very unlikely. Texas blew a three-run lead twice in Sunday’s 10-6 loss. Poor pitching and a lack of timely hitting was the downfall for what has been an abysmal weekend in Lawrence, Kansas, for Texas head coach David Pierce and his squad. “We had a base running mistake,” Pierce said in an postgame interview with Texas Sports. “We didn’t catch a popup from our shortstop going into left field. You piece all of that together with some really poor 0-2, 1-2, pitches and you know, that’s how you get swept. When you are on the road, you’ve got to still play all three phases to have a shot to win.” When splitting the series finale and the entire season into thirds, there are some glaring parallels in what has become one of the Longhorns’ most disappointing seasons in recent history. The first two innings in Sunday’s ballgame saw the Longhorns take a 3-0 lead. Morale

was riding high, similar to the feeling of the sweep over thenNo. 1 LSU at home. “They came out and had some good at bats,” Pierce said. “We got a break there when they didn’t turn the double play, and we capitalized on it. This is a great league, and we’ve got a lot to improve, there is no doubt.” Texas starting pitcher Ty Madden allowed three runs in the bottom of the second inning and it became a brand new game, just as Stanford previously took three of four games against the Longhorns in Stanford, California, to immediately erase the high of the LSU series. As the midway point of the season began, the Longhorns were trying to find out what exactly the team would be this season. It began with Texas going 4–4 in eight straight games against ranked opponents, then sweeping Xavier on a wild weekend. Things were still looking good with talks of hosting a regional still prevalent. Just as Texas found momentum with the sweep over Xavier, a double by shortstop Bryce Reagan in the top of the fourth regained the lead and spirits in the visiting dugout. The following inning, Texas

added to the lead with runs with a two-run home run by third baseman Ryan Reynolds. Just like that, it was 6-3 in favor of the Longhorns. However, that lead did not last long. Madden struggled mightily in the bottom of the fifth inning, and Kansas took back all of the momentum with four runs in the inning. “(Madden) was behind most of the game,” Pierce said. “Just putting away guys with his breaking ball or being able to make an 0-2 or 1-2 pitch (was difficult), and that was the biggest issue for him today.” The final three innings of Sunday’s game — like the last month of the schedule — were easily the most difficult. Kansas scored three runs in the bottom half of the eighth inning to extend the lead to 10-6. The wheels had officially fallen off the wagon. Not only on Sunday, but for the entire season. Texas is now in last place in the conference with a 6–14 record in Big 12 play. Making the postseason conference tournament now appears extremely unlikely with just one conference series remaining. If there is any resolution present for the Longhorns, the season is almost over.

jp hite | the daily texan file Pitcher Ty Madden fires at the plate during the Longhorns’ match-up against West Virginia on April 28, 2019 at the UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

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Efron, Collins star in Bundy biopic

copyright netflix, reproduced with permission Joe Berlinger’s new Ted Bundy biopic “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” follows the 1970s serial killer throughout his trial, while also focusing on the effects it had on his girlfriend and his victims.

Film respects victims in compelling, unsettling performance. By Noah Levine @ZProductionz

he new Ted Bundy biopic is wicked, evil and vile in its excruciating visual accuracy, yet it remains respectful of his victims. “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” directed

by Joe Berlinger — who also directed “Coversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” — chronicles the courtroom drama surrounding infamous serial killer Ted Bundy’s (Zac Efron) prosecution and its impacts on his girlfriend Liz Kendall (Lily Collins) at the time. The film feels as if it were scraped out of a much longer, more fulfilling story, but its performances are quite powerful. The cast does an exceptional job at representing real people who were a part of Ted Bundy’s courtroom journey. First and foremost is Zac Efron, whose menacing yet calculated performance as Ted Bundy is quite unsettling. Unlike Efron himself, Bundy certainly isn’t portrayed as a heartthrob. The

filmmaker, combined with Efron’s efforts, ensures that he is still displayed as an evil and notorious criminal. Efron is frighteningly similar to Bundy in terms of looks, which only adds an element of realism to the horrifying story. The real protagonist of the story is Collins’ Liz Kendall. She puts on a fierce yet damaged performance as Ted Bundy’s former girlfriend. She acts in a way that makes the audience long for her happiness, which leads to viewers dreading her suffering. The film makes sure to enforce the female perspective and includes a sufficient character arc for Kendall. This is not just a story about Ted Bundy’s trial — it is also about his girlfriend taking back

control of her life. However, the film suffers from its general plot and organization. The plot moves at an abnormally fast pace. Within the first 20 minutes, Bundy meets Liz for the first time and goes on trial. Viewers who are unfamiliar with Bundy’s horrific history will certainly be confused and jarred by the fast developments. Despite these shortcomings, “Extremely Wicked” does succeed in capturing some intense and unsettling moments from the Ted Bundy trial. Two particular standouts are Liz’s powerful confrontation with Bundy before his death sentence and Bundy facing up against Judge Cowart (John Malkovich). Other standouts include Jim

Parsons’ convincing performance as Florida prosecutor Larry Simpson and Malkovich’s honest depiction of Judge Edward D. Cowart. Brandon Trost’s cinematography and Josh Schaeffer’s editing are successful in the fact that they add an artistic flair to the scope of the story. The color yellow is scattered throughout the beginning of the film, creating a sense of balance with the color of Ted Bundy’s clothes and life before his crimes were exposed. This cinematic trope fades from the film as Bundy’s case becomes more serious. The editing often pairs contrasting images with shocking descriptions and audio. One instance places an audio segment of someone

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” G E N R E Drama/Mystery M PA A R AT I N G : R SCORE reporting on his murders over old tapes of Efron’s Bundy playing in the snow with his family. It’s a morbid juxtaposition of feelings, ultimately conveying the core theme of the film. Overall, “Extremely Wicked” certainly succeeds in some areas, but the rushed and jarring plot leaves much more to be desired.

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‘Father of the Bride’ album examines religion, depravity By Landry Allred @l2ndry

In a world of imperfection, Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride looks at society’s demise through exploration of religious aspects and musical experimentation. Before rising to fame, Vampire Weekend began as four college students — lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, bassist Chris Baio and drummer Chris Tomson — in 2006 at Columbia University. With Friday’s release of Father of the Bride, they continue to bring an alternative spark. Rather than matching the world’s depravity with more melancholic undertones as portrayed in previous albums, Vampire approaches this album with a sense of renewed brightness. Most of the tracks emanate a cheerful vibe through crisp guitar strumming. Despite the lyrics’ deeper meanings, songs like “Harmony Hall” or “This Life” sound as if they’re beach songs. This contrast between happy music and burdensome lyrics plays a unique role in emphasizing the need for observing the issues surrounding society. Some tracks reflect older albums, including “Bambina,” “Big Blue” and “We Belong Together” in regards to similar vocals and upbeat or gloomy vibes. However, Vampire explored new musical avenues, from the aggressive, overwhelming jazz in “Sympathy” to the hypnotic and psychedelic Beach Boys vibe in “Flower Moon.” Vampire even went as far to explore syllable tracking, in which they played musical notes on the bass to match their vocals. Vampire has carried old techniques into new

horizons with their experimental tracks, showcasing their growth as artists. More than half of the album includes a reference or hint of religion, portraying how religion impacts their music. For instance, “We Belong Together” includes biblical references including the relationship between Israel and the New Testament church, and the “lions” and “lambs” in the Book of Revelation. These religious appearances reflect Koenig’s Jewish heritage. By weaving religious themes throughout the album, he’s exploring his Jewish identity. Vampire tackles Jewish history in a couple of the tracks including “Sympathy,” which refers to religious conflict between Judaism and Christianity. The closing track “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin” examines the Jewish faith, following its birth and progression. Listeners come to fully understand the meaning behind the track as Koenig tries to understand his own Jewish American identity alongside his view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The album also touches

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on revealing evil in the world as it attempts to uncover the world’s perversion. “Harmony Hall” exemplifies this as it discusses the rise of anti-Semitism in the U.S. Vampire not only looks into the world’s corruption but questions the meaning of it all. While “Unbearably White” plays on the idea of existentialism, “Big Blue” explores what it means to self-identify within nature and its protection. Despite the positives, Father of the Bride drags along for 18 tracks. Although they fit under an hour, it becomes a bit monotonous listening through the album. Nevertheless, Father of the Bride never shies away from calling out society’s imperfections. As the world continues to fail people’s expectations of justice, Vampire will continue to respond with music as an attempt to open the eyes of their listeners.