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hey’re hidden all over campus. You walk past them on tables, windows and stuck on escalator handrails circling over and over. With a label maker, Nicky Cumberland would make stickers of his and his girlfriend Clio’s names and hide them throughout campus for her to find, just small enough to notice and sometimes misspelled as “Nikki” or “Chleo.” “He put them in all the places I went to the most,” said Clio Harralson. “They’d randomly be on a doorway. I’d see my name and think, ‘There’s Nicky.’” Last October, Nicky passed away after injuries sustained in a fatal car crash returning from a Texas Cowboys retreat. He was 20 years old. But the stickers, hung up over a year ago, are still there. They make Clio smile every time she sees one. Those stickers are just one of the many signs that Clio and others point toward as they describe a gift and desire in Nicky to connect with others that “almost doesn’t sound real.” “It was a running joke with me and my close friends that when you were in your most stressed mood in McCombs, you’d walk around a corner and suddenly Nicky would just be there,” Clio said. “It seems so cheesy to me when I talk about it. But I’ve never met anyone else who actually will drop everything they have without caring just to go take care of other people.”

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After visiting Nicky in the hospital, Sofia Antillon, a family friend, sat down at her desk unable to do homework.

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A B O V E : On the fifth floor of McCombs, Nicky Cumberland and Clio Harralson would

study together. There, Nicky left stickers of their names to mark the spots they sat at. illustration by jeb milling

B E L O W : Close up of the stickers Nicky Cumberland left at their study spot pictured above.

“Never lost a friend”

“Dad, I think I was put on this planet to help people.” NICKY CUMBERLAND

“I just had Nicky on my mind, and I started to draw his name,” Sofia said. “Then I came up with ‘Love like Nicky’ because I just feel like Nicky knew … how to love the people in his life, regardless of anything.” Sofia then drew the phrase and sent it to the Cumberlands. Shawn Cumberland, Nicky’s father, immediately felt that it captured his son. The phase is now on bracelets, t-shirts, in social media posts and almost everywhere people talk about Nicky. Recalling early memories of Nicky

“Nicky did all the little things that made other people feel good, but sometimes in exchange for his own sanity,” said Jake Reistroffer, Nicky’s middle school friend and roommate throughout college. One evening, while on the phone with his son, Shawn could hear the fatigue in his son’s voice. Nicky, a member of many organizations like Kappa Sigma and Texas Cheer, was also a triple major in business honors, finance and radio-television-film. Nicky was constantly spread thin. Shawn told his son, “Nicky, you can’t just keep helping other people all the time. You have to be a little selfish.” Nicky replied, “Dad, I think I was put on this planet to help people.”

in elementary school football games helping pick up anyone he tackled, Shawn said his son “always had deep empathy for people.” “I didn’t teach him that,” Shawn said. “That was innate. That was just part of his DNA.” Nicky didn’t like to reveal the sacrifices he made for others. When Clio’s great-grandfather passed away their sophomore year, he rushed to comfort her. It wasn’t until after Nicky passed that she learned he had gotten a bad grade as a result.

After his death, many people Nicky knew would introduce themselves to his father as Nicky’s best friend. “I thought, “Wow, how many times have I heard this, and why didn’t we hear about these people before?’” said Shawn. “There were just so many. He made people feel like they were cared for.” John Limbaugh, who has known Nicky since pre-K and roomed with him during their first two years at UT, said Nicky was dedicated to maintaining relationships. “Nicky said to me many times, and he really cared about this, that he’s never lost a friend,” Limbaugh said. “He’s never been friends with someone and then not been friends with them.” Limbaugh and Reistroffer are members of “The Heist,” Nicky’s closest friend group from early childhood. Shawn described the boys as second sons, due to the vast amount of time they all spent at the Cumberland house.

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Crews work to reopen ground floor of PCL after flooding By Nicole Stuessy @nicolestuessy

After the first floor of the Perry-Castañeda Library flooded last Friday, construction crews have been working to clean up and reopen the floor by late next week. Travis Willmann, UT Libraries communication officer, said a student

reported water entering the building around 10 p.m. Friday. Flooding on the ground level reached the map room, office spaces and the construction site for the Admissions Welcome Center. “We had people here almost right away,” Willmann said. “They were putting up barriers outside to keep any more water from flowing in, and they began getting

a hold of (the contractor) to start the process of making sure that we were able to clear all the water from the building.” Jill Stewart, associate director of Project Management and Construction Services, said because the storm dropped a large volume of rain in a short time, the new drainage system at the Admissions Welcome Center site was not equipped to handle

that amount of water. “This is not unusual or considered a failure of the system; it’s simply an in-progress state,” Stewart said in an email. “Due to the nature of incomplete work, the site had not been graded in such a way to purposefully direct water away from the Welcome Center site.” To prevent future flooding, construction crews made site adjustments including

creating a trench to redirect the water and removing caps from some of the new drain pipes, Stewart said. “These quick actions at the site, along with the rain slowing, allowed the drainage system to catch up with the volume of water,” Stewart said in an email. “The design and construction team will be evaluating drainage patterns in the area of the new Welcome Center

entrance in more detail.” About two dozen library employees have been relocated from ground floor office spaces as cleanup efforts continue. Only 10 library resources were damaged in total from the flooding, Willman said. “There were 10 maps that were damaged, but they were not damaged irreparably, so they were immediately

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For the boys, Nicky “was like the glue of the group.” “He brought us along all our different phases of our life,” Limbaugh said. “He was the soul of the group … That group wouldn’t have existed without Nicky. He was the center.” During last summer when they were all apart at different colleges or in different cities, Nicky would set up conference calls to keep all of them in contact. “I’d pick up the phone and to say hi to Nicky and hear five different hello’s,” Reistroffer said laughing. For those closest to Nicky like Limbaugh, maintaining their previous friendships is a way to honor Nicky’s legacy of never losing a friend. “Nicky was so much more than just a person that was kind … he was a hundred, a thousand memories and little moments of intimacy and depth,” Limbaugh said. “In (the Heist), we have like our own little world that Nicky’s a part of still. He’s in all of the inside jokes. He’s in all of the little references and little

patterns of quirks.”

“How do you want to be remembered?”

When Clio went to Nicky’s apartment to pick up her things, she came across a notebook in Nicky’s bedside table. Small and mostly full of to-do lists, the notebook was full of random thoughts Nicky wrote down. She flipped to the last page. The only thing Nicky had written on it was, “How do you want to be remembered?” It was from a set of notes Nicky had taken during a call with a mentor, about a week before the car crash. “That was just so wild to me that he was thinking about it so close (to the accident),” Clio said. “He wasn’t just thinking about it, but writing it down.” But, as Nicky’s Cowboys application shows, he spent a lot of time thinking about narratives and his own story in relation to others’. “Narratives serve as the foundation for identity, defining an individual’s or group’s past and constructing aspirations for the future,” Nicky wrote for the last application question. “If there’s one lesson the University of Texas has taught me, it’s that there are many ways to change the world, maybe I can try by telling a story.”

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A B O V E : Nicky Cumberland on the sidelines as part of the Texas Cheer. courtesy of allie cumberland.

B E L O W : Using a label maker, Nicky Cumberland would print out stickers of his and his girlfriend Clio’s name to hide all over campus for her to find. This sticker is found next to the atrium of McCombs. pedro luna | the daily texan staff

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Scooter fines, permits bring in extra income for PTS By Jackson Barton @Jackson_Brton

More scooters on campus means more money for the Department of Parking and Transportation Services. The department has made more than $329,500 from issuing permits to five scooter companies since April 2018. The department’s director Bobby Stone said when the department brings in extra income, in this case from scooters, they will first use it to cover the operation costs and then try to limit the cost of campus parking permits for students and faculty. “We have to raise enough money from all of the things we do for us to at least breakeven at the end of the year,” Stone said. “So that could come from the scooter program, or it could from the permit prices or increases in daily rates in the garage.” Stone said the extra income will also help fund UT Night Rides and SURE Walk. More than 6,000 scooters have been permitted to operate on campus by Parking and Transportation Services from five different companies: Lime, Bird, Uber’s JUMP, Lyft and now Ford Motor Company’s Spin. Since the permits for scooters to operate on campus expire each year, parking services will continue to make almost $225,000 each year, assuming companies purchase the same number of scooter permits annually. Stone said the number of scooters impounded per day has decreased since January. As of May, the department has impounded more than 700 improperly parked scooters on the semester. Parking and Transportation Services charges companies $150 when a scooter is impounded. The first full year of scooters on campus will not end without challenges. Stone said areas such as Speedway are seeing heavy scooter traffic. Additionally, Stone said

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with so many scooters parked at the Perry-Castañeda Library, there’s little room for riders to park properly. “There’s not a place left for (people) to leave (their scooters) without the potential of it being impounded,” Stone said. The solution is not as simple as adding more parking. Stone said the area already parks hundreds of scooters at a time. “People are reluctant for us to put bike racks in,” Stone said. “They want us to place things in a way that does not interfere with the purpose of the Speedway Mall, which is a gathering place for the University community.”

James Lentz, president of the UT Campus Bike Alliance, said he thinks the most logical place for parking services to spend the scooter money is on improving facilities for scooters such as bike lanes. “There are also some issues with parking as well, as (scooters) are often crowding the bicycle racks,” civil engineering senior Lentz said. “There are a lot other options on campus besides leaving them willy-nilly where bicycles are.” Biochemistry freshman Rushil Balkundi said he’d like to see an equivalent of bike racks for scooters besides the painted scooter parking zones transportation

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services created around campus. “I might be someone who needs the space to park my bike, and I don’t want it to be taken up by scooters,” Balkundi said. “Maybe have (bike rack-like parking) for scooters to separate bikes and scooters out.” Stone said while Parking and Transportation Services’ current handling of scooters is not perfect, the department has made great strides from where they started last spring. “You can never say nothing’s going to change,” Stone said. “But at this particular moment, everything is running pretty well.”

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UTPD to host active shooter response training in fall By Emily Hernandez @emilyhernandez

School shootings have dominated the headlines, with two in the United States since April 30. The UT Police Department announced in early April they will host two information sessions in the fall to train students and staff on how to respond to an active shooter on campus. The class, Civilian Response to Active Shooter, uses the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State University, which is becoming the national standard for officer training, UTPD Captain Chris Bonnet said. Bonnet said UTPD teaches the “run, hide, fight” model, which can be seen on graphics posted around campus and online. “If you can get away safely and get to a safe location, then that is the best solution,” Bonnet said. “If (not), then you need to hide, so lock doors, turn off lights — whatever you can do to make sure you’re not a target

for whoever the shooter or shooters are.” Bonnet said the last resort, to fight, is a very personal decision and depends heavily on the circumstances. UTPD has previously offered training upon request, but this fall will be the first time the department hosts a large session at the station open to any UT affiliates who may not be in a group that requests a training. Bonnet said UTPD will also incorporate the “run, hide, fight” video into their orientation presentations beginning this summer. Geology professor Joel Johnson showed his Earth, Wind and Fire class UTPD’s “run, hide, fight” graphic the morning after the school shooting April 30 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. “There’s far too many mass shootings everywhere,” Johnson said. “The ones that hit most directly at home are the university ones. Two years ago, right before finals … there was a stabbing on campus that killed a student, and I thought, ‘It’s the end of the semester,

let’s remind people it’s a stressful time for everybody,’ and that’s what I did.” Government junior Conner Vanden Hoek said he thinks formal training from UTPD for these situations would be beneficial, and he would want to learn more about what to do in a common space, rather than a classroom. “If you’re in the bathroom or the Union or the (Student Activity Center) — that’s a little bit more confusing,” Vanden Hoek said. “This is something every student has thought about, at least once or twice. It’s unfortunate we’ve been raised in such a culture (where) thoughts going into your first day (of school) are like, ‘Where’s the exits?’” Selina Eshraghi, director for Austin March for our Lives, said as a gun violence prevention activist, she has thought every day about what she would do in an active shooter situation and what more she could do to prevent them. “Every time another shooting happens, you think, ‘What could I have done? If

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I had fought harder for xyz legislation, would I have been able to prevent this?’” said Eshraghi, a chemical engineering and radio-television-film sophomore. “Even though logically none of these lives … were lives that

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you were responsible for, and the actions of the shooter are definitely not something that you’re responsible for, you start to feel a sense of responsibility because you do involve yourself with this issue every day.”

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Political communications junior Erin Downey mourns the loss of her brother who died by suicide in 2016.

n a busy school night, then-freshman Erin Downey’s phone glowed to life. Her brother Dominic asked if she had played one of his video games. Distracted, Downey ignored his text and went to bed. Downey said that decision — to silence her phone, to ignore a text — changed Downey’s life forever. That night, March 1, 2016 around 3 a.m., Downey’s 23-year-old brother Dominic died by suicide. Unlike most freshmen experiencing college as a new beginning, Downey’s next four years at UT were defined by an inextricably painful and never-ending process — grief from suicide. “It’s different because they chose to do it,” Downey said. “It really is disorienting. It’s debilitating. It’s like all these things we could’ve picked up. I could’ve answered the phone or if I texted back … maybe it wouldn’t be like it is now.” Suicide is the second leading cause of death behind unintentional injuries among the college-age population. John Jordan is a clinical psychologist and grief therapist with a specialization in suicide grief. Jordan said grief from suicide is particularly difficult because it contains all the elements of

grief with the added question of why. “Collectively, in society, we don’t have a good narrative about why people die by suicide,” Jordan said. “It’s a very frightening, mysterious cause of death because we’re all wired to want to live. And suicide lies in the fact of that.” In the wake of her loss, political communications junior Downey, an A student, watched her grades, friendships, family relations and school life slip away. She couldn’t eat, sleep, read, focus or go to class, and her anxiety skyrocketed. “I’m a totally different person, and I often don’t recognize myself,” Downey said. “I’m painfully awkward now, and it’s like I can’t communicate with people anymore. (Grief) seriously changes your brain.” Downey said she, her mother and three sisters are at different stages in the grief process, creating a disconnect between them. Downey described her grief process as a complete transformation of self and cognition. “I used to know what all my sisters (were) thinking, and now I don’t know what anyone is thinking,” Downey said. “And it’s like my mom’s a different person. She’s struggling so bad it feels like I lost my mom. I lost my sisters, I lost me, too.”

The Grief That Defined a UT Student’s College Career By Kayla Meyertons Jordan described the most difficult aspect of grief from suicide as the idea that suicide was a choice made by the person who died. This idea is debatable, Jordan said, given factors like altered brain chemistry, drug use and personal relationships that may make suicide seem like the only remaining option. “People don’t choose to die by cancer. They don’t choose to die in car accidents,” Jordan said. “Suicide is the only cause of death that people choose to die, or it looks like they’ve chosen to die.” Downey’s eyes welled up as she described her brother — an artist, writer, brother, son and selfless friend. He would give someone the shirt off his back and never shy away from helping a friend. He held art shows for his work and was pursuing an English degree at Texas State University. Dominic had bipolar disorder. “If people say, ‘Aren’t you so mad at him? He’s so selfish.’ It makes my blood boil,” Downey said. “Because he was everything but selfish. He was just really in so

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Blackmon Mooring commercial manager Mark Roth, right, takes his staff on a tour of the Perry-Castañeda Library basement to determine where to place an additional 150 fans on Saturday, May 5, 2019.

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taken to our preservation unit,” Willmann said “They are fully recoverable and should be fine.” The map room will remain closed to students until further notice. “That’s just one less space that’s available onsite for students to use for studying,” Willmann said. “Students need to call the collection number on the

library website in order to get access to specific maps.” Library Copier Services on the ground floor reopened for student use on Monday, Wilmann said. “We know this is a sensitive time of the semester because final projects are coming and a lot of people use that service to get posters printed,” Willmann said. “(UT Libraries) wanted to make sure that service was available to people right away.” Nursing junior Natalie

Nevlud said she goes to the PCL almost every day and sees an increase of students in the library during this time of year. “I didn’t even realize this many people came to this school until it’s finals, and (the library) is swarmed with people,” Nevlud said. “With the ground floor closed, it definitely makes the rest of the library busier.” UT Libraries will continue to post updates to their website and social media.

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much pain.” Because Downey receives grief accommodations from Services for Student with Disabilities, she is able to leave class or get an excused absence for her condition, but most cases are up to the professor’s discretion. After the third anniversary of Dominic’s death this year, Downey described experiences with professors who were less than empathetic — indirectly communicating that it was time to get over it. “It is a fact of life people die and people have depression,” Downey said. “(But) I feel like at UT there needs to be something that addresses this … I went back to school a week after he died just because I didn’t want to be behind.” The Counseling and Mental Health Center does not offer suicide-specific grief resources, but individual counseling as well as a grief and loss support group are available. “If you’re dealing with grief or loss, give us a call,” Katy Redd, associate director at CMHC, said. “If the grief and loss support group

isn’t a great fit (or) is full, we can work with you to figure out what might be a good alternative resource.” If the support group is full, Redd urges students to still call the counseling center and explore alternative resources. Despite available resources, Downey said she still feels she is at an extreme disadvantage. “It still feels like I’m on an unequal playing field with all students just because (of what) I’m going through,” Downey said. “You could never expect this would happen to you.” David Cox, speaker, life coach and co-author of “Aftershock: Help, Hope and Healing in the Wake of Suicide,” has committed his life to counseling and suicide intervention since his father died by suicide when he was a child. Cox said grief from suicide is unique because it induces a sense of abandonment, betrayal and guilt from surviving while the loved one did not. “Suicide is the only manner of death that immediately predisposes the survivors to the same manner of death,” Cox said. “If my father had died in a car crash, I would not be more predisposed to dying in a wreck, but (with suicide) … it becomes a coping pattern.” Downey said she experienced her own suicidal ideation and subsequent

hospitalization in the wake of Dominic’s passing. “With suicide you have so much guilt,” Downey said. “If somebody has cancer you have the guilt of ‘Could I have taken them to more doctors appointments?’ With suicide, it’s like, ‘Was I just a really awful sister? Were we a bad family?’” These questions will likely never be answered — and can literally eat you alive, Downey said. When asked how she coped, Downey responded simply, “I didn’t.” Three years have passed since Dominic’s death. Leading up to the anniversary, Downey experienced a wave of depression as if her body remembered the trauma. Not a day goes by where Downey does not remember her brother and the vacuum of pain created by his loss. “He was the kindest and most selfless person,” Downey said. “And it just tortures you. It tortures you that you couldn’t save them.” Dominic received a full honorary degree from his professors at Texas State. The degree was sent to Downey’s family framed in the mail. He was set to graduate in May of 2016. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

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All professors should provide study guides for final exams By isabella Waltz Columnist

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Let’s destigmatize men who seek treatment for eating disorders By Henry Corwin Columnist

When people think of who suffers from eating disorders, they likely think of women first. While women do still statistically suffer more from eating disorders than men do, eating disorders are on the rise for men. According to Eating Disorders Hope, 40% of those diagnosed with binge-eating disorders are male, which is up from 35% in 2008. Men face a lot of the same pressures as women do when it comes to body image, yet they rarely receive the same visibility when discussing eating disorders. However, the issue isn’t just that male eating disorders are on the rise. What is more concerning is that men can be hesitant to seek help because of a cultural bias against men with mental health issues and eating disorders. According to Jennifer Barnoud, a registered dietitian at University Health Services, there is a social barrier for men seeking treatment. “It’s well-known in our culture that men are supposed to be less emotional and stronger and put together,” Barnoud said. “Young adult males are fairly notorious for not seeking healthcare in general, but then you add on the social stigma around eating disorders being a … female’s disease, and that definitely adds another social barrier.”

It takes more significant impairment or illness before men seek treatment. Moreover, men actually deteriorate quicker and have a higher mortality rate than females when having an eating disorder, Barnoud said.

Because the effects of males failing to seek treatment can be devastating, there needs to be a bigger push — from both men and women — to destigmatize mental health and eating disorders.” Because the effects of males failing to seek treatment can be devastating, there needs to be a bigger push — from both men and women — to destigmatize mental health and eating disorders. This will encourage men to not be afraid to seek the treatment that they need and to seek help before their condition becomes untreatable. According to the National College Health Assessment for UT for Spring 2017, 0.6% of male students

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reported dealing with anorexia and 0.6% of male students reported dealing with bulimia. According to a National College Health Assessment survey of college students across the nation, 1.0% of male students reported suffering from anorexia and 0.9% of students reported suffering from bulimia. While this makes it look like males at UT are slightly less affected by eating disorders compared to those nationwide, the numbers may also come from the social trend of males reporting their conditions less frequently. Barnoud emphasized that UHS aims to do whatever they can to destigmatize men receiving help for eating disorders. “Eating disorders can affect anyone. They don’t discriminate based off of size, gender, sex, shape, socioeconomic status,” Barnoud said. “People struggle across the spectrum, across the world, and it’s important to recognize that, so people can get the care that they need because it is a deadly illness.” Mental health issues are being taken more seriously now than in past decades. This trend needs to apply to all types of mental health issues. There needs to be a bigger push to reduce the social stigma surrounding men who need help addressing mental health issues, especially eating disorders. Corwin is a journalism sophomore from Long Island, NY.

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Your next big exam looms, and you’re poring over your notes for the thousandth time. Your professor didn’t give you a study guide, so you aren’t certain about which concepts to focus on. Because of this, you’re going through every reading and lecture, making it difficult to remember much of anything. During my years at UT, my professors have had mixed feelings about providing study guides. But when I receive one, even if it’s just a list of concepts or themes, I find myself devoting more time to studying. I’m motivated to ensure that I have a solid grasp on concepts, because I know what to expect. This typically leads to a better exam grade and increased knowledge retention over time. By giving study guides before exams, professors ease anxiety while encouraging students to remember concepts beyond test day.

By giving study guides before exams, professors ease anxiety while encouraging students to remember concepts beyond test day.” “I’ve been teaching here for 38 years, and the first thing I noticed was the anxiety around every test or quiz,” said astronomy professor Don Winget. “The number one concern is, ‘What does this professor think is important?’” With class material piling up by the day, breaking down and making sense of all the information can feel impossible. Considering that most UT students are juggling heavy workloads, a simple handout with some ideas to focus on can save them hours of ineffective studying. “I definitely feel more prepared when I get a study guide,” said Emmy Coffey, a Spanish and biology senior. “Feeling like I studied the right thing gives me confidence that I’m ready for the exam.” Knowing which ideas an exam will feature leads students to dive deeper into important concepts, making them more likely to hold onto knowledge for a longer period of time. “I learned empirically, while I was in graduate school, that if you know the kinds of questions you’re going to be asked, you rehearse them to the point that you actually understand the concept,” Winget said. Some professors may decide against providing study guides for fear of students failing to learn how to study independently. Although this is a hugely valuable skill that all undergraduates should practice, it doesn’t invalidate the need for study guides. By providing even a simple list of themes likely to appear on an exam, professors improve students’ chances for successful studying without rewarding laziness. Particularly for exams early in the semester, students aren’t familiar with their new professors’ style of questioning. “Usually by the second test, I know how my professor formats a tests and what material they like to test on,” Coffey said. “For the classes that provide a study guide, my first exam grade is usually much higher than in the classes without them.” While professors must devote extra time to making study guides, they result in students walking away from their class with stronger comprehension of the subject matter. Combined with their ability to decrease test anxiety, this small gesture of support for students is worth the effort. Waltz is a radio-television-film senior from Dripping Springs.

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Students discuss personal blogs

KVRX’s music festival embraces diversity By Denise Emerson @kaonashidenise

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an endgame with my blog,” said LeBoeuf. “But my goal with it is to grow both in my confidence level and as a writer. Sharing your experiences with the other people, especially in the digital age, can help you feel not so alone and so lost.” Emily Aguiar, a sophomore in the master in professional accounting program, said she started her blog in August 2017 before coming to UT to discuss empowering women professionally and personally. “I had a lot of thoughts bouncing around my head, so I figured instead of talking to my friends about it, I would make it to where I could explain myself and get better insight,” Aguiar said. Blogging, Aguiar said, has given her a sense of accomplishment and self-reflection. She said it can do the same for others. “(Blogging) has challenged me and pushed me to figure out what are my values and what I want to be known as,” Aguiar said. “It’s challenged me to stick to my values and to be honest with what I’m thinking and feeling.”

While many seniors worry about their impending graduation, UT’s student radio station KVRX aims to produce the largest college radio station music festival. KVRX will host their first music festival on May 10 and 11, with headliners such as Frankie Cosmos and Drab Majesty. Gabrielle Soong, KVRX station manager and public relations senior, said KVRX Fest aims to celebrate music with a diverse lineup of both local and national acts. “We really just focused on making sure it was all really good music,” Soong said. “Of course that involves women and people of color who are often overlooked simply for (their identities).” KVRX adviser Robert Zimmer said the festival’s lineup was curated perfectly, with a well-rounded selection from multiple genres. “There’s hip-hop,” Zimmer said. “There’s electronic. There’s synth pop, and for the frat boys, there’s alternative college rock. It’s for everybody.” Soong said she and KVRX booking director and journalism senior Elise Barbin want to highlight the festival as a safe space for women and

minorities, where misconduct is not tolerated. “(Barbin) and I both wish that we had people looking out for us when we were freshmen and didn’t know anything about any of the venues and about what was safe,” Soong said. Soong began planning the festival in 2018 alongside Barbin. Planning the festival brought a rollercoaster of emotions, Soong said. “We would be so close to signing a contract with a band that we were really excited about, and then for various reasons, it would fall through,” Soong said. “Every day (and) every email, you never know what could happen.” Barbin said the staff started with a master list of about 200 potential bands and later consulted with DJs to find the right mix. “Being real about (our) intentions got us really far,” Barbin said. “We outlined why we were doing the festival and what it means to us when we were pitching for bands, and people really appreciated that sense of genuineness.” After securing Frankie Cosmos, everything fell into place, Barbin said. However, the largest roadblock to the festival was the venue, Soong said. A week before announcing

the festival, the staff decided to change venues from Spider House, an Austin event center, Soong said. Allegations of assault and misconduct by an owner surfaced, and Soong said Spider House did not align with the core values of KVRX. “Now that we had all of these bands booked and our budget in place, taking those two things and trying to fit them into a different venue was like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube,” Soong said. Zimmer said it is important to have strong women lead, but Soong said she experienced issues. “Another thing during that whole process was people not taking me seriously,” Soong said. “I don’t know if it’s because we’re students, because I’m a woman (or) because I’m not white.” Zimmer, Soong and Barbin hope the festival will become an annual event. Soong said leaving a foundation for the next leaders will make booking bands much easier. “A lot of what (Soong) and I talked about is just trying to cultivate joy while preserving our values and saying we can do this and still be ethical,” Barbin said. KVRX Fest will take place at Cheer Up Charlies and Symphony Square, and tickets are $40.

george wunch | the daily texan staff Two female leaders at UT’s student radio station, Gabrielle Soong and Elise Barbin, will execute a festival to embody diversity and safety in the music industry.

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Tuesday’s unique name drives identity Previously diagnosed with birth defect, DerMargosian defies odds. By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

uesday DerMargosian doesn’t need your approval. She doesn’t care if you like her “loud” personality or her eternal optimism. It’s not that the Texas outfielder doesn’t know she’s unique — her individuality is so prominent it goes right down to her name. But that’s exactly why your opinion doesn’t phase her. The origin of the name “Tuesday” gets to the heart of who she is. And once she realized that, her identity was changed forever. It wasn’t until eighth grade that DerMargosian learned the significance of her name. She had been bullied in school, and one day she told her mother she’d had enough. Tuesday’s mother, Martina DerMargosian, sat her down and told her why her life is more than just what middle school bullies could tease her about. During her pregnancy with Tuesday, Martina was told that her child would be born with spina bifida, a defect in the baby’s spinal cord. She was only expected to live a few days after birth. Martina had the option to have an abortion but chose to keep the child. But in order to remain unattached in the likelihood of complications, she decided to simply name her after the day of the week that she was born. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997, Tuesday DerMargosian was born. There was no defect. There were no complications. Just a healthy child. “That’s when I told her the story, that she’s a fighter,” Martina said. “She has a purpose. She’s going to make a name for herself.” It was time for Tuesday to know why

joshua guenther | the daily texan file Outfielder Tuesday DerMargosian bunts the ball during Texas’ 8-0 victory over Texas Southern on March 9. DerMargosian has a batting average of .346 this season.

she could be different and be okay with it. Of course she wasn’t the same as all the kids she went to school with. With her story, how could she be? From then on, the strength she lived with was changed. Martina said Tuesday was always resilient, that “when (she grows) up, (she wants) to be as strong as Tuesday.” But now, knowing what she had to get through just to be alive today, there’s nothing Tuesday believes she can’t handle. “I see myself now as stronger than I thought,” Tuesday said. “I’ve been able to get through so many things in my

life, especially getting my name, and so it makes me who I am. It makes me a stronger person.” Her name is no hindrance to her identity — instead, it fulfills it. The mother and daughter go hand in hand. They are quirky, uncommon and individualistic. In that conversation eight years ago, Martina made clear to Tuesday that her place in life is greater because of what she went through. “My purpose is to just bring a positive energy,” Tuesday said. “Knowing that my mom was able to stay positive even through all of that, kind of

reflects on me that if she can do that, I can stay positive through any typical day problem.” This is on display at its clearest on the softball field. Now a junior, Tuesday’s self-described role on the team is as the “energizer bunny,” her voice a constant presence in the air around Red & Charline McCombs Field. “She cherishes every day that she’s out here,” Texas head coach Mike White said. “She’s a kid that’s working hard right now. … You’ve got to have fun, (and) you can’t be worried about what’s going to happen. She does a

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Longhorns look to defend home court, advance in postseason By Robert Trevino @robtrev22

No. 2 Texas has not been fazed by anything this year, not after 18-year head coach Michael Center was fired mid-season, not after falling in the Big 12 Championship game to Baylor, and certainly not now, as No. 24 California enters Austin for the NCAA Championship Round of 16 match on Saturday. “This is the first year that being in the Round of 16 came with the possibility of hosting … in the past it’s always been the final 16 teams get to the final site,” interim head coach Bruce Berque said. “Usually you’re excited to get on a plane and move on to the final site. And this year, you know we’re just traveling locally from our apartments to the tennis courts … I think it’s more of a benefit.” Berque first learned about the match with the Golden Bears just after Texas put the finishing touches on No. 37 South Florida, as junior Yuya Ito was being asked about his thoughts on the matchup. Berque’s response? “It doesn’t surprise me.”

That mindset hasn’t changed, as Berque expanded on the strengths of California, which Texas swept in the second round of last year’s NCAA Championships. “It looks like their strength is the bottom in the lineup,” Berque said. “They have (Bjorn Hoffman) that two years ago beat Yuya and now, he’s playing number six. Number five would be a repeat matchup between Colin Markes and Jacob Brumm … they’re pretty deep throughout but especially strong at the bottom of the lineup.” Berque made sure to lavish praise on Markes, who stepped into the starting lineup after Adrian Ortiz missed this year due to surgery. Markes, the Austinite from Westwood High School, has stepped into the five spot and gone 18-3 in singles matches this year. “That’s a guy who’s never been in the lineup consistently before in singles … but he’s worked his butt off in the summer as each of the last two summers,” Berque said of the senior. “Now he’s been one of our strongest spots, and I would say arguably the most improved senior in the country. He

really relishes every moment he gets to compete on the court.” Berque moved his attention to the one spot, focusing on junior Christian Sigsgaard’s development in his time at Texas. “When he plays the way he’s supposed to play, which is up in the court taking time away from his opponents, aggressive tennis, powerful tennis, then he’s pretty special,” Berque said of the Big 12 Co-Player of the Year. “But when he doesn’t and he just sits back and rallies with the people he’s playing, he’s just a good player, an average number one player that’s really nothing special. He’s not a finished product yet but he’s definitely on the right path.” And for the 25–3 Longhorns, the focus is all on the court, as it has been all year. “I don’t think (the team is) amazed by what they’re accomplishing,” Berque said after the second round win over South Florida. “They’re confident, they’ve built a lot of confidence throughout the year. Right now, I think they’re enjoying what they’ve worked so hard all their lives, really, to have a chance to do.”

joshua guenther | the daily texan staff Junior Christian Sigsgaard leans in on a swing during Texas’ 4-1 win over South Florida on May 4. Sigsgaard looks to lead the Longhorns to a win in the Round of 16.

Texas’ women’s golf team poses after its regional win on May 8. This was the first time the Longhorns have won regionals.

Texas wins Regionals, headed to National Championships By Wills Layton @willsdebeast

The Texas women’s golf team was able to do what every Longhorn sports team tries to do: Win a sporting event in Norman, Oklahoma. In dominant fashion, the team lapped the rest of the field on Wednesday afternoon, finishing one under for the day and nine under par for the tournament. The next closest team finished nine strokes behind Texas, allowing the team to easily punch its ticket to the NCAA National Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. “Well, it was a great day today, and it was a great day yesterday that we had. It’s obviously what propelled us,” Texas head coach Ryan Murphy said. “This team’s excited to get to nationals. It’s nice to win in Norman, Oklahoma, too.” Texas has been remarkably successful already this season, having won four tournaments coming into the Regional Tournament. For the first time in the program’s history, the Longhorns were able to pick up a victory at the Regional. “I didn’t realize that we hadn’t won a regional so that’s pretty cool,” Murphy said. “All that stuff I think adds up in our belief and confidence. It can only help us. This is the second time we’ve won against a really good field. All the doubts in their mind should

be gone.” While no Longhorn won the individual portion of the tournament, sophomore Agathe Laisne came close, finishing tied for third in a very talented field. The rest of the team also played well, which resulted in the victory. “Individually, Agathe played great again and had a chance to win,” Murphy said. “I’m happy she made that birdie on the last hole. Great tournament by (Kaitlyn) Papp as usual. Collectively, if you look at our scores, we’re just consistently good top to bottom.” The team is loaded with star power heading into the National Championships. Laisne was named the Big 12 Player of the Month for April, while Papp recently qualified for the 2019 U.S. Open. Both also played in the inaugural Augusta Women’s Amateur. If the Longhorns are to win the National Championship next week, it will take the entire team playing as well as it possibly can. Like every other win this season in which the team was able to rely on the entire starting five, Fayetteville will present similar challenges. “I feel like our depth has really created an environment where we can challenge one another,” Papp said. “Each week we are all playing well, so we all help each other grow in one way.”

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CAMPUS

Study abroad is accessible to all International Office helps students navigate funding, degree plans in order to study abroad. By Kendall Tietz @TietzKendall

any students believe they won’t be able to study abroad due to the high price tag and strict degree requirements. The International Office that houses the study abroad office at UT is a resource students can use to combat these myths, and they provide a way for all students who want to study abroad to get where they want to go. The International Office has multiple tools to help students find the right program, find scholarships and see where previous students have studied. Heather Thompson, director of study abroad, said students should start the study abroad process before they even come to UT, during freshman orientation. “We want students to start thinking about studying abroad as an integral part of their four-year degree,” Thompson said. For current students, she said it is most optimal to start planning a year before they want to go. If students wait

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to start planning their study abroad three to six months before they want to go, Thompson said, they may miss some important deadlines, especially for funding and scholarships. “That’s really kind of the sweet spot,” Thompson

said. “Mainly because then we have a year to work with your academics. We have a year to help you make sure you apply for all the right scholarships.” She said UT offers around 400 programs, which can be found on the study abroad

website. She said a single student won’t have 400 programs that work for their degree plan, but the online program search helps students narrow down their options based on major, location and time frame. “What we find is that

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students refine what they’re looking for, that they get that 400 down to generally less than a hundred pretty darn quick,” Thompson said. “Most students get it down to about 20 even quicker.” Political communications senior Alondra Ortiz has

been a peer adviser for the Study Abroad office since 2018. As a peer adviser, she consults students throughout the study abroad process. Ortiz said she never considered studying abroad before coming to college and thought she wouldn’t be able to afford it, but the program coordinator helped her get the resources she needed to make it possible. “For me it was just having that support throughout the whole process,” Ortiz said. “I was like, ‘Okay, it’s not impossible to study abroad and have it funded,’ if that’s the reason why you’re not going.” Ortiz said studying abroad helped her narrow in on what she wanted to do after graduation. She took classes at the Australian National University and interned at the Embassy of Mexico in Canberra. “I gained so much just from being abroad and having that opportunity to intern,” Ortiz said. “I realized that I eventually do want to work abroad.” Morton Payne, international relations and global studies and French senior, also serves as a peer adviser. Payne said there is so much students can gain from studying abroad, as it helps students develop a different viewpoint and become more adaptable to new environments. “A lot of the times you don’t realize how caught up you are in the American bubble,” Payne said. “Being able to escape that and see the world from another perspective, another viewpoint, I think that’s very, very valuable and something that stands out.”