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Texas’ offense falls flat against the Oklahoma Sooners’ new and improved defense.

A R I Z O N A’s sophomore album Aslyum tackles issues of mental health and heartbreak.

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New student-led publication aims to provide a creative outlet for students of color.

Forum contributors discuss the ongoing debate over decriminalizing homelessness.

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SG creates committee to advance past ideas, programs

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By Neelam Bohra @neelambohratx

Student Government established a Continuity Committee this semester to advance and maintain initiatives introduced during past administrations, starting with initiatives from last year. Student body President Camron Goodman and Vice President Amie Jean had the Continuity Committee as one of their seven platform points. Finance senior Goodman said the committee will ensure SG makes noticeable, long-term changes. “The turnover for SG is high,” Goodman said. “Next year, someone else will be talking about their ideas. That creates a notion in the student body like, ‘What does SG actually do? Do they create actual, tangible change?’ And we want to provide examples that we do.” Goodman said the committee will focus on ideas other administrations in SG did not finish. “We want to make sure there’s a legacy of ideas, because students voted for us and wanted us to represent them,” Goodman said. “Not just because of us, but because of our ideas and what we’re striving for. We want to make sure their legacy is being carried forward, not so much as ours.” Committee chairman Nicholas Senktas said the committee will consist of a chairman and five members, who will run four subcommittees that specialize in past initiatives of safety, health, student empowerment and logistics and systems. Senktas said the committee will first research important initiatives SG may have forgotten once an administrative term ended. He said it will first focus on programs such as providing free feminine products in buildings on campus, securing a permanent source of funding

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Offensive lineman Sam Cosmi and Longhorn teammates console linebacker Joseph Ossai after their 34-27 loss to Oklahoma. The sophomore linebacker had eight total tackles and tied with linebacker Ayodele Adeoye for most total tackles on Texas’ defense.

Golden Hat shifts hands once again after Texas’ 34-27 loss to Oklahoma at the Texas State Fair. By Donnavan Smoot @dsmoot3D

very October, the Sooners cross the Red River to meet the Longhorns at the State Fair of Texas — regardless of statistics, human nature almost always finds a way to unleash chaos. Saturday was no different. It started long before the Sooners claimed the Golden Hat with a 34-27 victory — the Red River Showdown truly began when tempers flared as both teams headed to the tunnel during the pregame. The structure of the

Cotton Bowl, which opened in 1930, forces both teams to enter the field through the same tunnel — one way in, one way out. Sophomore linebacker Joseph Ossai was in the tunnel, getting into an explicit verbal spat with Sooners before warmups. Ossai had to be held back by teammates thinking he would try to fight the Sooner. All that animosity spilled out right before the game. Both teams came together in a scrum, resulting in a flag being thrown for “unsportsmanlike conduct” on both teams. By rule, this meant if any player received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during the game, it would count as their second, which would result in an automatic disqualification. “I don’t know who on our side was a part of that,” head coach Tom Herman said. “Certainly it’s not something that we condone. So I think when you do get in rivalry games like this, your emotions are going to be at an all-time high, and we’ve got to do a really good job of restraining our emotion to retaliate.”

Once the play started on the field, that’s when the true chaos began. Oklahoma was dominant in the first quarter, seemingly holding a clinic on how to effectively run the ball. Senior

quarterback Jalen Hurts had more rushing yards than passing, going wherever he wanted to on the field. F O O T B A L L PAGE 3

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Oklahoma quarterback and heisman contender Jalen Hurts hops into the endzone. Hurts rushed for 131 yards on Saturday.

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UT builds accessible route, replaces stairs with ramps

Austin property crimes increase amidst nationwide decrease

By Laura Morales @lamor_1217

Project Management and Construction Services is building an accessible pathway between Inner Campus Drive and 21st Street, replacing some of the stairs with ramps in the area. Jill Stewart is the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Committee chair at UT, and associate manager for the construction services. She said the services are designing a series of connected ramps and landings that will go between the Graduate School of Business building and the east side of South Mall. Stewart said the committee has allocated nearly $1.036 million for the project, but the committee will allocate more money if needed. Construction is expected to start in summer 2020, she said.

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Management information systems junior Frederick Langham Jr. walks up the stairs between Inner Campus Drive and 21st Street, where Project Management and Construction Services will work on replacing some stairs with ramps. “These streets link high student activity-focused areas with the central part of campus,” Stewart said. “Our goal is to get folks

of any mobility capability from 21st Street up through the sloped terrain with little difficulty.” Stewart said currently,

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According to a recent Federal Bureau of Investigation crime data report, violent and property crime across the U.S. decreased from 2017 to 2018. While violent crime in Austin matches the national trend, property crime has increased. According to the FBI report, released Sept. 30, violent crime reports declined 3.3% nationally between 2017 and 2018, and property crime reports decreased 6.3%. According to the Austin Police Department 2018 Annual Crime and Traffic Report, violent crime in Austin declined 8% between 2017 and 2018, and reports of property crime increased 9% in the same time period. APD assistant chief Joe Chacon said the property crime

rate increase was driven by vehicle burglaries. According to the APD report, auto theft offenses increased by 22% from 2017 to 2018. “I can personally recount that car burglars go through neighborhoods, and they’re not breaking out windows any longer,” Chacon said. “All they’re doing is checking for door handles to see if the car is unlocked, because it’s a lot faster, it’s quieter and, honestly, people just leave their cars unlocked all the time, and so they’ll get in and they’ll take things and be in and out very quickly.” Chacon said it is important that drivers in West Campus lock their car doors to avoid auto thefts. Biology junior Zehra Naqvi said property theft is a big issue for students who live both on campus and in West Campus. F B I PAGE 3

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UTPD warns students of thefts at football games By Lauren Girgis @laurengirgis

Among the large crowds and chaos during football games in the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, UT Police Department says students and fans can take precautions to avoid theft of their personal belongings. According to UTPD reports obtained through an open records request, three thefts were reported by game attendees during football games in 2017. Seven were reported in 2018, and seven have been reported so far in 2019, according to the reports. UTPD officer Brandon Larner said theft is a crime of opportunity that occurs at football games because people think they can get away with it. Larner said thefts are not widely reported at

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School of Business or the College of Business Administration to use the elevator to go up from 21st Street to Inner Campus Drive. “Trying to move from 21st Street up to Inner Campus Drive is so steep,” Stewart said. “It is not set up for folks with limited mobility to traverse that terrain.” Graduate student Zoe Colaluca said she uses a manual wheelchair and often goes around the buildings and up the hill at the intersection of Inner Campus Drive to Speedway. However, she said navigating around is difficult, especially if she is carrying something or trying to go down the steep hills. Colaluca said she is glad the ramps are being built, but hopes they are easy to navigate. She said sometimes even the accessible ramps on campus are too steep for her to use easily. “I hope when the University is building those ramps, they are aware of how steep those ramps are,” Colaluca said. “Even if something is labeled as accessible, I have found that it does

football games, because people often assume they simply lost or dropped their belongings. “It’s always good to be aware of your surroundings and be aware of who’s around you, what’s around you (and) where your stuff is set,” Larner said. “The stadium has a clear bag policy, but the less you bring, the less that can get taken. So if you have an expensive watch, maybe don’t wear the watch, or an expensive clutch or small bag, don’t bring the bag.” Approved stadium bags include clear plastic bags not exceeding 12-by-6-by-12 inches, one-gallon resealable storage bags and small purses not exceeding 4.5-by-6.5 inches, according to the Clear Bag Policy on the Texas Athletics website. According to the weekly UTPD Campus Watch report, during the Oklahoma State game last month, an attendee was approached by a man

not necessarily mean that it is inclusive or easy to navigate.” Colaluca said to solve this issue, it is important for the committee to ask students about the difficulties they face when they are designing accommodations. The committee has one student representative, Emeline Lakrout, marketing senior and president of the disABILITY Advocacy Student Coalition. Lakrout said this space is not the only place on campus where disabled students have to go out of their way to get to their destination. “There are a lot of places where, if you can’t take stairs, you have to go all the way around a building,” Lakrout said. “I’ve heard from students that they find it possible to get around, but there is definitely a number of places where people find it difficult.” Stewart said the committee is also currently assessing the accessibility of several streets, including the area between San Jacinto Boulevard and Speedway. Stewart said the committee will evaluate how to proceed with future projects based on that analysis.

claiming to be an employee who offered to watch their bag for $20. The attendee observed that bag was then left behind a brick pillar, but after the game, they found the bag and noticed that a $400 bracelet was gone from it, according to the report. Larner said impersonation of event staff is less common when it comes to theft. Corporate communications senior Jayda Lallana said protecting your belongings is up to the personal responsibility of students, not security personnel. “At crowded events like a football game, it’s hard because there are so many people who are doing a bunch of things and moving around a lot and not paying close attention,” Lallana said. “I don’t think it’s something UTPD can really prevent.” Lallana said lowered awareness can be a factor in theft as many

students and fans drink alcohol before and during games. “A lot of people consume alcohol at football games, so it makes being aware of yourself and your surroundings a little more difficult,” Larner said. “If you can drink less alcohol, that would be one way of protecting yourself.” Larner also said game attendees should know the serial numbers of electronics brought to games, since stolen items are usually taken to pawn shops, which is where UTPD can find them. “It sucks that’s there’s people out there that want to take your stuff, but that’s just kind of how it is,” business junior Courtney SoRelle said. “So you need to use common sense and be smart.” Larner said in the event of an emergency, officers are in the stadium, but patrons can call or text 911 immediately.

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Center renamed to honor first black UT Law student Heman Sweatt By Sabrina LeBoeuf @_sabrinakaye

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Students create publication for first-gen, students of color By Angelica Arinze @AngelicaArinza

UT students recently created a new publication that aims to serve as not only a resource, but a creative outlet for first-generation students and students of color. The publication name, expectations, comes from the expectations many students in these communities feel they have to meet because of pressures from family and society, co-founder Smruthi Senthil said. The publication began accepting applications last week for various departments, including writing, social media, photography and event planning. Co-founder Adriana Torres said she founded the publication because she believes it’s important for first-gen students to have spaces that are fun, creative and more social. “A lot of resources and organizations on campus for (people of color) and firstgen students are very career and academic-oriented,” advertising sophomore Torres

said. “I felt like it would be nice for (people of color) and first-gen students to have a creative space as well as express themselves through art and writing.” Neuroscience sophomore Senthil said expectations will be a magazine that combines

We want the people of color and first-gen student voices to be heard throughout the UT community.” SMRUTHI SENTHIL

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journalism, creative works and op-eds about the struggles people of color and firstgen students face. A zine is a publication with a small circulation that includes work of “minority interest,” according to the UT Libraries website. “We also want to touch on topics that (students of color) have to face such as impostor syndrome, cultural

appropriation, diversity and inclusivity,” Senthil said. “We want the people of color and first-gen student voices to be heard throughout the UT community.” Biology sophomore Kelly Miau said she applied to write for the zine to expand her creative side, and looks forward to collaborating with fellow students of color. “I am super excited to be a part of a student-led zine and be able to meet different kinds of creators,” Miau said in a direct message on Instagram. “It creates a safe space for (people of color) to come together and get creative. I look forward to expanding my creative side and learning from fellow peers in the org.” Interested students can fill out a form on Google Forms, which can be found on the organization’s Twitter page. “We are looking for photographers, writers, designers and honestly anyone that wants to join and work towards something new,” Senthil said. “We hope to be a publication that allows creators to expand their portfolios, find their voice and grow as an individual.”

UT’s African American Male Research Initiative recently renamed itself the Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males to honor the first black student admitted to the University’s School of Law. Center director Ryan Sutton said they help black males find opportunities for their future. He said they renamed because they wanted a name that would resonate with students and speak more to the holistic approach they take with black male students. “We figured, ‘What better way to honor a black male individual that paved the way for where we are today?’” Sutton said. Before Sweatt was admitted to the School of Law in 1950, he filed a lawsuit against UT President Theophilus Painter for rejecting his application on

the basis of race, according to the Texas State Historical Association. Sweatt won the case and paved the way for Brown v. Board of Education four years later, which overturned segregation in public schools, according to the association. Sweatt did not graduate from the School of Law due to exhaustion from the lawsuit, an appendectomy and a divorce, according to the association. Sutton said there are still stressors that can affect the grades and coursework of black male students on campus today, such as financial issues and relationship problems. “We provide a space for (black male students) to process and talk and unpack these things, so that they’re not as much of an issue in their lives, allowing them to be more successful in the classrooms on this campus and beyond,” Sutton said. Emmanuel Williams, a textiles and apparel junior

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for SURE Walk and possibly creating additional reflection spaces on campus. The original plan outlined a larger committee, but it changed after SG realized it made the committee less efficient, Senktas said. “There were so many different topics we wanted to cover, but we realized we were getting to the point of a committee with too many cooks in the kitchen, so we decided to streamline it,” Senktas said. “The four (subcommittees) were broad enough that they captured so many different initiatives, but also limited enough that an individual could specialize in each one.” Andrea Vazquez, a committee member and government sophomore, said she plans to introduce the idea of an SG database to compile legislation and initiatives in an accessible way. Committee member Genevieve Miller said she

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“I don’t want to say we’re naive, but a lot of students are younger, (and) we’re acclimating here,” Naqvi said. Daniela Orozco, human development and family sciences senior, said while property crimes occur more frequently, she is more concerned about violent crimes due to the seriousness of their nature. “There’s so many (safety alerts) all the time, and it’s kind of scary,” Orozco said. “That’s one of the

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The Sooners first drive — which was as easy and effortless as a touchdown drive gets — gave the impression that Texas was in for a long day. Texas couldn’t move the ball. Its first four drives ended in punts. Luckily for Texas, the defense was able to get two crucuial turnovers in the red zone keeping the score at 7-0 until the final two minutes of the first half.

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plans to record not just initiatives, but also University administrators and other resources involved in implementing an initiative. “I’m part of the Improve UT Agency, and the Improve UT idea winner last year was putting bike lanes on Speedway,” said Miller, an accounting junior. “We’re still working on getting that implemented. We want to make sure we have records of that process years down the road to keep it going.” Senktas said working at the Texas State Capitol inspired him to lead the committee, which has not scheduled its first meeting yet. “It was interesting to go from a situation where I saw important work being done that impacted people’s lives to an SG environment, where a lot of initiatives only last one year,” Senktas said. “That’s why I was so passionate to take on this program and help lead it. Really well-done initiatives need the infrastructure for long-term continuity.”

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reasons why I moved. I used to live in West Campus. Now I don’t anymore. I felt unsafe over there.” Like other local law enforcement agencies, Chacon said APD reports Austin crime and traffic statistics to the FBI annually. Chacon said APD is unable to attribute the decline in violent crime to any one cause, particularly when looking at rape cases, which decreased by 6% from 2017 to 2018. “(Rape) is such an underreported crime to begin with,” Chacon said. “We only get a fraction of actual cases reported to us, so we’re always urging people to come forward to

“A lot of times, we get caught up in a situation where we evaluate,” senior safety Brandon Jones said. “With a team like this, you’re obviously going to get beat if you’re not the first one to come out swinging.” Jones was right. Texas didn’t score a touchdown until its second drive in the second half. The breakthrough finally happened when freshman quarterback-turned-running back Roschon Johnson broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage and burst out for a 57-yard run. The very next play, Johnson

interning at the center, said he did not know about Sweatt before the center was renamed. Williams said the new name will help others hear his story. “To hear about his story and what he fought for will let people understand the importance and how people really fought for what people have today,” Williams said. The center also aims to be a support group for black males on campus by providing mentoring, tutoring and advising, Williams said. Biochemistry senior Brandon Okeke said the center helped him study abroad in Beijing, China, and participate in a University-led organic chemistry research program. “Through that space in this organization, I’m able to kind of find myself and create my own space on campus,” said Okeke, ad hoc for Afrikan American Affairs. “I feel like it allowed me to come into who I am as a person.”

make a report.” Chacon said APD uses these numbers to regularly evaluate what is driving either the increase in property crime or decrease in violent crime in specific areas. APD will then direct resources toward that area, he said. “If we see that a particular area, like West Campus, is getting hit with a large number of vehicle burglaries, we will set up direct patrols,” Chacon said. “We will use our specialized units … to go out and conduct surveillances or to set up operations in certain areas just depending on what we’re seeing to try and catch people.”

punched the ball across the goal line. The Texas crowd, which had been lifeless after the first drive, came back to life. They filled the Cotton Bowl with “Texas Fight” chants, drowning out the other 41,000 Oklahoma fans screaming “Texas sucks” chants of their own. Just as the game was tied and the Longhorns were finding their momentum, they lost a captain. Senior defensive lineman Malcolm Roach took a late helmet shot on star junior receiver CeeDee Lamb and was ejected for targeting.

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A Continuity Committee was established to ensure long-term projects are held throughout SG’s high turnover rate, part of President Camron Goodman and Vice President Amie Jean’s seven platform points.

“When you lose a captain, when you lose a leader, it hurts,” Ossai said. “He was obviously upset because this is something that means a lot to him … and to not be able to come out here and finish the game and battle it out, you could tell it hurt him.” From that point on, the Longhorns were trying to keep up with the Sooners, constantly playing catch up with Hurts and the Oklahoma offense. Oklahoma was simply more effective in nearly every aspect of the game. The Longhorns were never able to get out of their own way

whether it be penalties or poor execution. Oklahoma used trick plays, pick plays and running plays and each had the same result: points on the board. Texas had an onside kick and a chance to tie the game, but sophomore wide receiver Brennan Eagles, the closest one to the ball, was out of reach. Oklahoma took over at the Texas 38-yard line, converted one first down and ended the game. The Longhorns battled through unchecked emotions, an abysmal first half and one of the most potent offenses in the nation. It

was all too much. Roughly four hours after the pregame altercations, the Longhorns were forced to walk down that same tunnel surrounded by a sea of crimson, now with a 4-2 record and the loss of their College Football Playoff dreams. “Obviously this one hurts — hurts the most for our seniors,” Herman said. “But we also know that we can’t let that team beat us twice. We’ve got a long season ahead of us, and we’ve got to come to work tomorrow ready to learn from our mistakes, accept the feedback, and get better.”

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Homelessness decriminalization reveals rift in community, at risk of being rolled back By Kateri David and Julia Zaksek Forum editors

In June, Austin City Council voted to decriminalize sitting, laying down, sleeping and panhandling in public places. Prior to the new law, people experiencing homelessness were repeatedly fined for sleeping outdoors. If they were unable to pay — which often happened — they could be arrested. The decision sparked an intense debate. Some Austinites applauded the decision as a much needed end to cruel and unfair ordinances. Others, including Governor Greg Abbott, raised concerns about safety — but spread misinformation to do it. He has written two letters to the Austin City Council this month urging them to revise the law to

address safety concerns, threatening state intervention if no changes are made. The UT community has been an active participant in the debate. UT organizations such as SafeHorns and UTPD have come out against the decriminalization, calling on City Hall to ban camping in West Campus. UT Student Government passed a resolution supporting the June decriminalization, however, and The Daily Texan’s editorial board published a piece criticizing these countermeasures for their needless cruelty while calling upon students to support efforts at decriminalizing homelessness. This week, City Council members will meet to discuss and vote on possible revisions to the law. The council is considering an “encampment response strategy” that would focus on providing resources to settlements of people

experiencing homelessness as well as revisions to the ordinance allowing sleeping in public places that would exclude much of downtown and West Campus. In this forum, City of Austin commissioner Nathan Ryan discusses the systemic challenges facing individuals experiencing homelessness and how every sector of our community needs to band together to create innovative solutions to this issue. Austin Community College philosophy professor Bryan Register exposes myths associated with homelessness, arguing for Austinites to recognize the humanity in our homeless population. As always, if you have any thoughts on this topic or any other, please feel free to reach out to us at thedailytexanforum@gmail.com.

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Ending homelessness requires the whole community’s effort

trash is objectively dangerous, such as used needles and condoms. City cleaning crews can make a pass-through with rakes to deal with that, and we can also lean on the homeless themselves to First they came for the homeless, and I spoke take care of those issues. Homeless people without — despite having a home — because I didn’t out the mental capacity to use these facilities want to be the punchline of an updated version may be dealt with in the least constraining manof that poem. ner compatible with both the public good and To make sleeping outdoors illegal is to mantheir own dignity. date participation in the real estate market as an Real crime, on the other hand — harassment, owner or renter of a home. It’s to mandate the mugging, assault — is not intrinsic to human expurchase of housing. If you want to mandate the istence, and we don’t have to put up with it from purchase of something, you have to subsidize the homeless. But homeless people are not, as a the purchase. You can’t just tell people that they group, unusually prone to violence. To the conhave to buy something, whether they can afford trary, the homeless are among those most likely it or not, and then punish them for not buying it to be victims of crime. We make it necessary for because they can’t afford it. them to evade the police and other potential So if we want to ban outwitnesses. They are invisdoor sleeping, we have to proible and without recourse, vide housing. If homelessness so of course they will be is a choice, then we can regbeaten, robbed and raped. ulate it like we do any other Homeless people who choice, based on negotiation commit real crimes can be Given the short and compromise between difarrested for their actual life expectancy of ferent interests and for the crimes, not for the crime common good. But if homeof existing on our streets. the homeless and lessness is not a choice, it is There has been no sudden their vulnerability beyond regulation. skyrocket in violence by Living human beings sleep homeless people to justify ...to outlaw homeby nature. To outlaw sleepturning the police loose on lessness is literally ing outdoors when sleeping our homeless Austinites, to outlaw living.” indoors is not possible is to certainly nothing to jusoutlaw living. This isn’t a hytify the governor sending perbole, and it’s not rheotircal. in state troopers to chase Given the short life expectancy our neighbors into the of the homeless and their vulnerability to nature woods, and very definitely nothing to justify the and criminals, to outlaw homelessness is literpresident in opening up concentration camps ally to outlaw living for those who can’t afford in which to store — and no doubt exploit — housing. There is no “common good” so good the homeless. that it can justify that. If the City Council needs to bend on certain The same point applies to every other unarea of town, like West Campus, to preserve the pleasantness that homelessness imposes on bulk of the present policy and call our attention those of us with homes. The homeless are human back to the actual problem, fine. But the probbeings, and human beings are tool-using beings: lem is that people lack homes. The problem is We have to have possessions, and those have to not that we can see the problem. Those who adgo somewhere, so there is “a mess” where the vocate recriminalization of homeless don’t seem homeless sleep. If you use tools of any kind, you to know that homeless people exist even when necessarily end up with garbage, so there is trash you can’t see them. They act as though City where the homeless sleep. Animals, including Council summoned the homeless from the Earth human beings, excrete waste, so there are feces in June by some evil liberal magic just to annoy on the ground where the homeless sleep. us. They didn’t. They revealed a problem. They If you don’t like these things, then provide didn’t create it. the homeless with lockers, trash cans and saniHomeless people are people. Let them live. tary facilities. You can mandate that people use Register is a professor of philosophy at Austin these things, but only if they’re available. Some Community College.

themselves up by their bootstraps is even worth the effort. As Austin Mayor Steve Adler expressed recently, if we want to adequately confront our Let’s get one thing straight before we jump homelessness challenge, we have to house these into this: Nobody wants to see people sleeping on folks. That’s true, and we’ll need to reform our the street. In the fury of our conversations about land use code to do it correctly. how to best address the challenge of homelessBut in order to truly address this, we need ness in the City of Austin, I think we all too often to admit collectively that it runs much deeper. forget that about those we disagree with. That this is a challenge full of gaps and those The second thing I think many of us forget is gaps require all three sectors of Austin’s econthat people experiencing homelessness also do omy — public, private, nonprofit — to solve. It not want to be sleeping on the street. takes every business leader, every startup, every A few months ago, I was privileged to speak nonprofit leader, every elected and city official, with a woman named Donna who’s been expeevery citizen. riencing homelessness for the last five years. The good news is that it’s already happening. She’s 63, and often sleeps in her car with her In early September, ICON, a private compadog, Pilaf. Donna beny that 3D prints houses, ancame homeless as a renounced that they were going sult of an eminent doto partner with Community main eviction lawsuit and First! Village to build a new medical issues that kept neighborhood for individuals her from working, which experiencing homelessness. This is a challenge full ultimately drained her Then, just a couple of weeks of gaps and those bank account. ago, Terrace at Oak Springs As I listened to Donopened with 50 beds — 25 for gaps require all three na tell her story, I was homeless veterans, and 25 more sectors of Austin’s struck by how many gaps for additional individuals expeshe was identifying in the riencing homelessness — and a economy — public, homeless experience. health clinic, employment and private, nonprofit — For instance, if you’re wellness services. to solve.” homeless and you sleep Finally, just this week, The on a friend’s sofa for a Other Ones Foundation exfew days, you will likely panded opportunities to pay no longer qualify for some individuals experiencing homebenefits — you may have to start over again. Or lessness $15 an hour to help clean up public other gaps, like the average homeless individparks, a suitable wage to help them get off the ual deals with up to seven different case workstreets. The City of Austin approved $720,000 in ers. Each of those case workers has a different funding to triple the program’s capacity. paper file describing their situation and details These are great examples of cross-sector often don’t match up. Or that one of the most collaboration in support of the public good. requested things from homeless individuals is If we look at this solely as a challenge for a locker to store their stuff so they don’t lose the City of Austin, as a governmental entity, to important paperwork. “solve,” we miss an opportunity to be Texans Or the big one — the average rent for an 864 and to be Austinites by solving this together. square-foot apartment within Austin’s city limWe don’t have to give in to anger and fear its is $1,437 as of October 2019. on this issue. These are gaps that, if filled and Donna gets $670 a month in Social Security if coordinated, could have a real impact on real benefits. Not even enough to afford a security people like Donna. deposit, especially when you account for fines This is our city. It’s on all of us to lead on these she’s received from being on the street and for issues and show that collaboration between the medical debt. private, public and nonprofit sectors can result These are all massive gaps, and each of in real change. them plays a part in grinding a person down to Ryan is a CEO of Blue Sky Partners and a the point where they start to wonder if pulling commissioner for the City of Austin.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019

ALBUM REVIEW | ‘ASYLUM’

‘Asylum’ creates space for healing A R I Z O N A’s second album takes an honest examination of love, heartbreak and mental

health.

By Nataleah Small @nataleahjoy

t’s easy to fall in love with a band that is so good at writing songs about heartbreak. A R I Z O N A’s sophomore electro pop album, Asylum, was released on Oct. 11. According to Billboard, the album title is a play on the literal definition of asylum — a safe space. Although it addresses heavy themes like broken relationships and mental health, it handles those topics with even-handed lyrics and an upbeat vibe. At only 28 minutes, it feels like a succinct yet productive therapy session with three best friends. The artists say what they have to say and then shut up. Like the album title suggests, this is a “safe” move, but it is not to their detriment. It’s cathartic without being long-winded. The song “Nostalgic” is about the weight of memory. The artists capture this emotion through synth-infused opening notes, followed by a persistent energetic drum beat. It describes a post-breakup moment where an individual only

remembers the good times they shared with their partner. It’s the rose-colored glasses phase. It’s the phase where it’s easy to wonder what would have happened if both partners had stuck it out a little longer. “Problems” describes the ups and downs of living with depression. Like the rest of the album, this song is upbeat and easy to dance to. The band is telling their listeners that it’s okay to feel their feelings. Zachary Charles sings, “Maybe it’s all in my head, maybe it’s me instead/I shoulda stayed inside, I never shoulda gotten outta bed.” The song is honest and emotional, but, perhaps ironically, isn’t depressing. It states that overthinking and substance abuse can worsen the problem, but refreshingly, it doesn’t offer the listener cookie-cutter advice on how to snap out of it. “Still Alive,” the album’s closing number, is a high-energy anthem. The lyrics “All the pain and the pills/And the shame should have killed me/But I just won’t die” could be pulled out and inserted into any acid-inspired dance number from the ‘80s. That’s because the song’s main message of resilience is timeless. The tone is hopeful without being preachy. It offers the listener directions to the light at the end of the tunnel but doesn’t force them to find their way out if they aren’t ready. The album ends on a high note and the audience leaves satisfied. There are few problems with this album. Although it’s short, sweet and to the point, a few slow songs with

copyright atlantic recording corporation, and reproduced with permission Asylum, A R I Z O N A’s sophomore album, takes an honest, upbeat examination of love, heartbreak and mental health.

drawn-out dynamics would have been a good addition. Each of the nine songs on the album tackle big issues, but because they’re all upbeat, the listener does not experience a full spectrum of emotions. For example, when they sing about depression,

at no point does the listener feel overwhelmingly sad. Stylistically, taking the high-energy approach to heavy-handed topics is okay, but adding a slow, vibey interlude would have been a nice touch. The album does a

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good job of creating a safe space for the band members to work through their personal issues. In G E N R E Electro pop the span of time it takes R U N T I M E 28 minutes their audience to listen to a S C O R E self-help podcast, they can have an equally beneficial musical experience.

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Mahalia discusses inspiration for ‘Love and Compromise’ at ACL By Brooke Sjoberg @sj0b3rg

Since writing her first song at age eight and signing with a record label at 13, English artist Mahalia has been making music by and for the heart. Largely focusing on relationships, Mahalia’s discography features three EPs, Head Space, Never Change and Seasons, as well as two albums, Diary of Me and Love and Compromise. After being released earlier this year, her latest album Love and Compromise peaked at No. 28 on UK charts. After her set at Austin City Limits Music Festival, The Daily Texan caught up with her to talk about her inspirations as a songwriter and the direction of her career. The Daily Texan: In all of

your genres — R&B, neo-soul — what do you think you bring to the table that other artists don’t? Mahalia: I would say my honesty. In my genre of music, particularly traditional R&B … I used to always feel like it was always so slick and so clean and so sexy, and I’m quite goofy. It’s something that my fans have definitely pointed out. They use this term, “goofy-sexy-cool,” where it’s like I’m kind of cool, but I’m not that sexy on stage. I’ve kind of grown into that as I’ve gotten older. I think it’s just the fact that I’m a little bit more honest about who I am and I’m not afraid to shy away from that. DT: Where did that “goofysexy-cool” come from? M: Well, I think it has always been in me. I find it

really hard to not be myself. I find it very difficult to lie about who I am. I’m from a really honest family and my family’s super accepting, but also super real about who we are. As I’ve gotten older and I’ve gotten more confident in myself, I realized that it’s not a downfall. If anything … I think it makes me slightly different, authentic. DT: As a songwriter with that honesty, what are you inspired by? M: I’m mostly inspired by how the heart feels. I just had a year of feeling amazing and being in this amazing relationship and feeling super loving all the time. And I just went through a breakup, and now I feel like I’m back in that place of real heartache. People say that I talk a lot about love, but the premise of love really inspires me. There’s

so much in it to talk about, and I don’t feel like I’m ever going to get bored or I’m ever going to get lost for inspiration. I love the way that four days ago, I was feeling above the world, and now today my heart is broken. I love that, as much as it hurts. I’m really inspired by how humans feel and how we communicate. DT: You were in “Brotherhood” (2016). Was that a one-off or will you keep pursuing acting? M: I think at that time, it felt like a one-off. So much of it is about confidence, not being on a screen. Playing a role is so different than anything that I’ve ever done before. The acting that I was doing when I was young, I was acting on stage, which I think has completely inspired my stage presence and who I am now, but I hope it’s not a one-off. It’d be nice to do it again.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019

FOOTBALL

OU’s nine sacks bring Texas down Texas’ offense could not compete against Oklahoma’s dominant defense in 34-27 defeat. By Daniela Perez

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he Texas Longhorns fell to the Oklahoma Sooners 34-27 on Saturday in the 115th Red River Rivalry. Though the Longhorns only lost by seven points, there was a greater disparity in talent between Texas’ offensive line and Oklahoma’s defensive line. “We knew what we were up against,” head coach Tom Herman said. “We knew that their defense had improved. We didn’t play well, and we’ve got to figure out — everybody knows the ‘what,’ right. The ‘what’ is we didn’t play well and we pressed, and we’ve got to figure out ‘why.’” Oklahoma’s defense was ranked among the worst in college football last year. OU claimed their defense has greatly improved this year, and they proved it against Texas. OU held Texas to 210 receiving yards and 100 rushing yards, which is a far cry from what Texas has accomplished this season. Before their game against OU, Texas was averaging 176 rushing yards and 308 passing yards. In part, this is because junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger could not find his footing against the Oklahoma defense. This can be blamed on Ehlinger getting sacked nine times and rushing for -9 yards on 23 attempts. He averaged -0.4 yards per carry.

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Junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger prepares to collide with linebacker Kenneth Murray in the Red River Showdown in Dallas. The team captain threw for 210 yards against Oklahoma, and was sacked by Murray once in the game. Ehlinger said Oklahoma’s improvement came from their ability to pressure the ball. “I think they did a really good job of swarming the football,” Ehlinger said. “Obviously, they recruit extremely well, and have tremendously talented players. And I feel like they just let them go make plays as opposed to trying to do a bunch of old complex stuff — they just let them be athletes, and they did a good job of that.” With these nine sacks came questions about Texas’ usually solid offensive line. Senior center Zach Shackelford said

the team has to do a better job of communicating on the field, but Herman said it was on everyone. “I think every time you see sack numbers, everybody wants to blame the offensive line, but you know, (like) I said before, it’s on everybody,” Herman said. “It’s on the play caller and the protection that’s called. It’s on the receivers to get open at the right time. It’s on the quarterback to deliver the ball. It’s on the running back to handle his assignment.” Though Ehlinger’s performance was part of the issue on Saturday, the offense as a

whole made several mistakes. Following a scoring drive in the third quarter by Oklahoma, the Longhorns muffed the kick return on their own five-yard line. From there, they had a dropped pass, two false start calls and an incomplete pass. Before they could punt it away, Sam Ehlinger was stuffed during a two-yard run. The two false start calls were troubling to Herman, who recognized this was unlike his team. It wasn’t until the end of the first half that Texas first got on the board with a field goal. Though they were able

to score 24 points in the second half, Oklahoma’s offense kept the Longhorns out of the red zone for all of the first half. Texas had only covered 83 yards while Oklahoma covered 260. Texas’ team did have some bright spots — its defense was able to keep Oklahoma at 10 points before the end of the first half. Herman was especially proud of that. “It was a one-score game against a top-5 team in the country that we had held to 10 points in a half,” Herman said. “I don’t know the last time that happened, and we knew we weren’t playing

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really well on offense.” This loss will plague the Longhorns, who are now 2–1 in conference play. Herman recognizes this loss hurts the seniors especially, but acknowledged that their season is not over. “They are really, really good and played really, really well,” Herman said. “And it’s disappointing, certainly, for our seniors. But we’ll learn from it and come back to work tomorrow. We’ve got a long season ahead of us, and we’ve got to come to work tomorrow ready to learn from our mistakes, accept the feedback and get better.”

SOCCER

Cotton Bowl’s 50-yard line represents rivalry’s tradition By Marcus Krum @marcuskrum

When Texas meets Oklahoma at Fair Park, 12 months of built-up hostility between the Longhorns and Sooners crosses the Red River and joins at midfield. Usually, the surging red-stained boundary forces a divide between the two states. There is no such natural boundary at the Cotton Bowl. While just inches separate the crimson and the burnt orange, the north and the south, the Sooners and the Longhorns, the barrier between the two could not be more stark. The south half of the stadium has always played host, ironically, to Oklahoma. Texas’ home is the north half. The Longhorns have had the opportunity to alternate sides to the south each year. They’ve never taken it. The bleachers that rise from the 50-yard line are where the two cohorts of supporters have met for each of the 87 times these two schools have played here. A lot has happened since that first meeting at Fair Park, a 21-0 Texas victory. Texas has won 48 of those clashes, and now, Oklahoma has won 39. Ten Longhorn head coaches have come and gone, as have 15 Sooners. Hundreds of players on each side have passed through this storied stadium. The Cotton Bowl

itself has undergone renovations a number of times, most recently in 2013. Longhorn graduate Greg Dickson watched Saturday’s matchup in the lower level on the 48-yard line. Dickson first attended the Rivalry game in the late 1960s as a student. “It was just the first time I had been here,” Dickson said. “The noise, the rivalry, the excitement, it was just like it is today … I’d never seen anything like that.” Yet with all the changes, there’s one thing that has never changed. It’s burnt orange in the north, crimson in the south, and chaos where they meet. Of course, proximity provides the opportunity for animosity. That showed before the game, when players from each team jawed at each other in the tunnel and were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for an altercation in the middle of the field. As the Oklahoma band took the field — yes, the band — jeers rang through the north section of the 50-yard line seats. “High school band!” one fan yelled. Later on, senior defensive lineman Malcolm Roach was flagged for targeting, and expletives were traded between the fan bases. “When you do get in rivalry games like this, your emotions are going to be at an all-time high,” Texas head coach Tom

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Herman said. In the 2019 edition of the rivalry the Sooners held onto a 34-27 win. In a game that always has a flair for the dramatic, this year did not disappoint. “Heck of a football game,” Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley said. “This game continues to live up to its billing as the best game in college football … Great atmosphere again as always.” But with this extra intensity that this game brings comes a level of respect only found between rivals. The Texas offense was stalling early, until freshman running back Roschon Johnson ripped off a 57yard run down to the Texas 4-yard line that awoke a sleeping Texas crowd into a frenzy. The north side of the stadium erupted, and the south hunched into their seats. Then, a spectator donned in Oklahoma gear, after his team had just given up the longest play of the game, said, “Man, I just love this game. There’s just nothing like it.” He wasn’t entirely wrong. Army-Navy plays in Philadelphia, but every other major collegiate rivalry is played as a home and home. There are few other places that present the midfield juxtaposition found at the Cotton Bowl. At the 50-yard line, with the dichotomy between the two schools on full display, the divide created by the Red River some 75 miles north is never more clearly on display.

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Oklahoma and Texas fans watch alongside each other at the Cotton Bowl. The Cotton Bowl divides both fanbases at the 50 yard line.

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Forward Cyera Hintzen goes for the ball in Texas’ game against TCU on Friday. Hintzen had five shots against Oklahoma State.

Longhorns fall to Oklahoma State Cowboys in 0-2 loss at home By Aneesh Namburi @aneeshnamburi

The end of the week drew in more fans than usual for Friday evening’s matchup between Texas and No. 18 Oklahoma State. Texas fans were looking for the opportunity to see the Longhorns pick up another crucial Big 12 conference win, but left Mike A. Myers Stadium disappointed as Oklahoma State walked away with a 2-0 victory. The first ten minutes provided almost unbridled optimism for Texas. The quickness of the Longhorn forwards provided some early pressure on Oklahoma State’s defense, an almost assured sign that Texas would be able to break the ice early and jump out to an advantage. Much to Texas’ dismay, that momentum was short lived. Oklahoma State forward Grace Yochum found a wide open left side of the net after a chaotic sequence of blocked and ricocheted kicks that had goalie Nicole Curry out of position. “That was a soft goal, in my opinion,” said Texas head coach Angela Kelly postgame. “We needed to have more pressure on ball. It went in near post, and that just can’t happen.” Just when you thought Texas was back on track, the second half saw another Longhorn misstep when Oklahoma State forward Gabriella Coleman picked Mackenzie McFarland’s pocket and promptly sent a powerful shot just under Curry’s arms in the 63rd minute, allowing Oklahoma State to comfortably control the rest of the match. Arguably Texas’ biggest issue was the

connection — or lack thereof — between the front line and midfield. The gap between the two groups made it extremely difficult to string possessions together. A big part of that was Oklahoma State’s defense, who plays with three center backs and prevented almost any sort of attack from the middle, which the Longhorns usually thrive on. “They do play a funky formation, so I think we maybe were trying to adjust to that,” junior forward Cyera Hintzen said. “But, I felt like we did a great job in the second half attacking early and closing that gap.” Kelly also felt like that defensive formation played a big part in Texas’ lack of unity offensively, but believed that after watching film, her team would be disappointed in the opportunities they missed. “I thought Julia (Grosso) solved some pressure at the back of the midfield. Haley (Berg) was at the top during the first half and came back down, and I thought they did well together. I just think when we watch the film, we are going to be kicking ourselves,” Kelly said. Back to back losses once again brings consistency questions, an issue that has plagued Texas all season. Like always, their response will be the determinant in giving fans hope that they can be the team that was rated so highly at the start of the season. If they don’t, these Longhorns might have a longer than usual offseason. “It’s a long week to sit on that, but we’ll organize,” said Kelly. “There’s a ton of conference play to be played and we’ll be ready to go Friday. We just need to recover and go.”

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Congratulations HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES HARTLEY HAMPTON, who worked as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and then went on to become one of the top medical malpractice attorneys in the country. RANDY HARVEY, long-time sports editor at the Los Angeles Times and Houston Chronicle, who has also worked for the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Sun-Times, the New York Daily News, and 3 Texas papers. DR. LEON MCNEALY, one of the first African Americans to work at The Texan, a civil rights activist and now a radiation oncologist in Wisconsin. SYLVAN RODRIGUEZ, a veteran of ABC’s West Coast Bureau, longtime Houston television journalist and anchor and an expert on NASA’s space program.

JOHN SCHWARTZ, the Galveston native and son of former senator A.R. “Babe” Schwartz and Marilyn Schwartz, who has covered a wide range of topics at Newsweek, The Washington Post and The New York Times. JANICE TOMLIN, Emmy Award-winning producer and managing editor, who has worked at ABC News New York, CBS News’ “60 Minutes”, Harpo Productions, “Dan Rather Reports,” and KDAF TV Dallas. JUDY WALGREN, Pulitzer Prizewinning photojournalist, picture editor, executive producer, curator, writer and teacher, who worked at the Dallas Morning News and Odessa American, has authored a book, and is now a professor at Michigan State University.

GRIFF SINGER AWARD

OLIN HINKLE Olin Hinkle was the editor of several dailies in Missouri, Kansas and Texas, before he taught thouands of students, first at West Texas State University and then for 26 years at The University of Texas.

RISING STAR AWARD DEMI ADEJUYIGBE Demi Adejuyigbe is an accomplished writer, podcaster, comedian and digital producer, currently writing for NBC’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden.”

The Friends of the Daily Texan Annual Awards Dinner on October 4 honored new Hall of Fame inductees, the Griff Singer Award winner, and a Rising Star honoree. During the program, six deserving Texan staffers received scholarship grants and two new scholarships were unveiled — the Becky and Jerry Conn Scholarship and the John McConnico and Jean-Marc Bouju scholarships. The Friends of The Daily Texan is a nonprofit organization for alumni of The Daily Texan and others interested in promoting the publication’s longterm sustainability as a site of student press innovation. Through mentorship, fundraising, networking and public education, Friends of The Daily Texan works alongside current Texan staffers to continue the publication’s rich tradition of journalistic excellence into the future.

Photos by Joshua Guenther, The Daily Texan

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