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‘you can’t forget where you’re from’ Arab American Heritage Month offers time to reflect on the importance of Arabic culture to Arab American students.

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A real estate investment company acquired American Campus Communities, a student housing company that owns several West Campus apartments, for $12.8 billion, according to an April 19 press release. American Campus Communities owns 166 properties around college campuses throughout the United States, including 14 off-campus apartments in West Campus such as the Castilian, Callaway and 26 West. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, according to the press release. Advertising sophomore Will Derden lives at American Campus-owned The Block in West Campus. He said he hopes the shift in ownership will lead to fewer management problems, such as elevators not being fixed in a timely manner. “That is a huge buyout, which makes me think that this is a well established organization that hopefully will know how to delegate their resources effectively and do a better job of organizing the staff and the management of different American Campus properties,” Derden said. Meg Foster, a radio-television-film and economics sophomore who lives at The Block, said she does not think the change in ownership will seriously affect the lives of students living there. “American Campus is already very large, so (I don’t see) it being bought out by a company influencing anything a ton,” Foster said. Jeffrey Kauth, senior vice president of global affairs for Blackstone, said in an email that Blackstone’s interest in American Campus Communities stemmed from its reputation in the student housing market. He said they hope to provide housing for

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The Castilian is a part of American Campus Communities, which was recently acquired for $12.8 billion.

an increasing number of students. “Student housing is a compelling sector due to growing enrollment at top universities in the U.S. as well as a shortage of quality student housing supply,” Kauth said in an email. “(Our capital) will enable ACC to invest in existing assets and create much-need new housing.” Bill Bayliss, CEO and co-founder of American Campus Communities, said in a press release that the resources and expertise of Blackstone will allow the company to grow and pursue new opportunities to enhance resident experiences. Kauth declined to comment on rent prices for American Campus Communities moving forward, but said Blackstone would continue to provide housing at a reasonable price. “We hold ourselves and our operators to the highest standard of care and always put the well-being of our residents first,” Kauth said. “A big part of the college experience relates to the

quality of available housing, and we have the experience necessary to ensure these communities provide the best living experiences possible.” Mechanical engineering sophomore Miles Mendiola said he worries about a larger company taking ownership because they could lose sight of individual students. “The bigger the company gets the more corporate it becomes,” Mendiola said. “If you’re getting absorbed into an even larger company, it’s going to become more and more corporate, which leads to more and more separation between what people would like and what they’re actually doing.” Mendiola said the acquisition could lead to better organization, but overall, his experience with American Campus Communities has not been terrible. “A lot of people moan and gripe about American Campus, but honestly, it’s not that bad,” Mendiola said. “It’s not the Hilton … it’s just a normal apartment.”

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ENVIRONMENT

Community volunteers, students collect 6,000 pounds of trash at Lady Bird Lake Earth Day Clean Up event By Morgan Severson @morgan_severson

Students and community members celebrated Earth Day this year by participating in Rowing Dock’s first annual Earth Day Clean Up at Lady Bird Lake. The event, which took place April 22, had roughly 1,500 attendees who collected nearly 6,000 pounds of trash, said Kate Aoueille, Rowing Dock director of marketing and communications. Rowing Dock, a canoe and kayak rental service on Lady Bird Lake, partnered with Epic SUP, Keep Austin Beautiful and several other Austin-based companies to host the event. Attendees either entered at Rowing Dock to clean the West side of the lake or at Epic SUP, another paddleboard and kayak rental service, to clean the East side. Some volunteers also collected trash on land surrounding the lake. Rowing Dock and Epic SUP provided free kayak, canoe and SUP rentals for the event, while Keep Austin Beautiful provided

supplies like trash bags and grabbers. Aoueille said the pandemic inspired the clean-up because many people are enjoying the outdoors to social distance. “We definitely saw an increase in trash and debris buildup on the lake over the last year, and we wanted to figure out a way to make a difference,” Aoueille said. Aaron Wheat, a civil engineering and public health junior, is president of the UT chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World, seven of whose members came to the Earth Day Clean Up. “Remembering our connection to the land, and getting out and making a day dedicated to cleaning up and giving back, I feel like it’s an important task,” Wheat said. Public health sophomore Alisha Collaco said she attended the clean-up event as a service opportunity for Texas Sweethearts. “I’d like to think that we should celebrate Earth Day every day,” Collaco said. “But (Earth Day) is a day where you can open the eyes of more people to environmental issues and things that need to be done within our

local community for the environment.” Advertising sophomore Melika Ravanassa, who also attended the event with Texas Sweethearts, said despite how busy life can get, people should make time to be outdoors. “As life goes on, it’s hard to appreciate Mother Nature, so I think it’s really important (to) katie shanina / the daily texan staff come out here and acRowing Dock partnered with local Austin organizations to host an tually take the time to Earth Day clean up event picking up trash. be one with the Earth,” Ravanassa said. Trinity Surles, communications and events “What we’re doing is worth nothing if peocoordinator with Keep Austin Beautiful, said ple aren’t learning to make sustainable choices Earth Day is important because it’s not just and (asking themselves), ‘Why are we pickabout picking up trash, but also about creing up this litter?’” Surles said. “I think that ating a bigger conversation about pollution having this much engagement on Earth Day and learning sustainable habits that help creates that bigger conversation overall and the environment. (gets) people thinking.”

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Columnist Justice DuBois urges UT to increase accomodations for Divine Nine sororities and fraternities to represent the Black population at UT. By Justice DuBois Columnist

reek life has been prominent in the collegiate experience since its inception in the 1850s. However, Black students were not allowed to participate in collegiate sororities and fraternities in order to preserve the racism associated with these organizations and universities. Many sororities and fraternities have since maintained racist ideologies through their hazing, rushing and their members’ actions. At the beginning of the 20th century, Black students all over the country attending both historically Black colleges and predominantly white institutions formed nine sororities and fraternities, now called the Divine Nine. The National Pan-Hellenic Council is the umbrella organization that oversees the nine sororities and fraternities. Many Black students on UT’s campus are interested in joining the Divine Nine. However, UT’s lack of support for

Black Greek life on campus has continuously made recruitment difficult for fraternities and sororities. UT needs to encourage membership of these fraternities and sororities by accommodating membership standing requirements to the Black population on campus and by giving Black Greek members a space of their own. UT requires that, in order to get funding, a sorority or fraternity must be in good standing to be considered active on campus. The standings of fraternities and sororities are based on the number of members they have. This condition creates a huge issue for Divine Nine fraternities and sororities because the population of Black students at UT is only 5.2%. UT holds all Greek fraternities and sororities to the same standing requirements, without adjusting for the lack of Black students on campus. Tre’ Von McCowin, an alumnus of the Eta Theta chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity who earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from UT, expressed the unfairness of this issue. “I feel like the good standing should apply to your particular council. So the (National Pan-Hellenic Council) should have a different standing amount or a different good standing rule base than the other councils, being that our numbers are significantly less due to our population as Black people being significantly less on the campus,” McCowin said. UT needs to address this problem to make the Greek life experience equal across all fraternities and sororities, regardless of race and ethnicity. Another unequal factor between

Black Greek life and predominately white Greek life on campus is that Divine Nine organizations do not have any spaces of their own, whereas there is a whole Greek row and houses for predominately white fraternities and sororities. This creates an inequitable experience for those in Black Greek organizations because they usually have to go out of their way and rent out places to host events. McCowin stressed the importance of Black Greek life having a space to themselves not just for convenience but also for publicity and inclusion. “In terms of Greek life and the Divine Nine in general, spacing and publications are a big thing. If we could have a dedicated space to us, we wouldn’t have

to worry about trying to rent out rooms or rent out a space or do anything like that. Because in our dedicated space, we would be able to have our ‘Hump Days’ (a Divine Nine event), barbecue nights and things like that, and not feel like we’re invading or uncomfortable being in a space that is just not dedicated to us,” McCowin said. The National Pan-Hellenic Council declined to comment on this situation. However, it is evident that UT has a long way to go in order to create an equal Greek experience for Black students on campus. DuBois is a public relations and sociology freshman from Killeen, Texas.

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RESEARCH

Research projects announced for UT Frontera supercomputer By Katy Nelson @KatyNel86

The world’s most powerful academic supercomputer — UT’s Frontera — received its next annual set of projects in early April. Frontera, the 13th most powerful supercomputer in the world according to the Texas Advanced Computing Center, announced the upcoming annual projects that will utilize the supercomputer, a large highly efficient system. These projects expand across 45 institutions and 22 states, and include research focusing on a wide range of topics from the formation of stars to red blood cell flows. Dan Stanzione, associate vice president for research, said working with such a powerful computer is an exciting responsibility. “We’ve had Nobel prize winners run on (the) system, and people working on COVID-19 vaccines running on the system,” said Stanzione, executive director of the Texas Advanced Computing Center, said. “We’re doing very large scale computational science … and it’s our responsibility to deliver for all those things. It’s exciting (that) we get to work in all the coolest problems at the frontiers of science and

engineering and things that will transform society in the decades to come.” There are 58 science investigations for 2022-2023 that will utilize the Frontera supercomputer, according to the Texas Advanced Computing Center. Michael Grudić, one of the researchers utilizing the supercomputer, said Frontera will allow him to create simulations of how stars are formed. “I work in astrophysics and the problem that I spent most of my time thinking about is star formation,” said Grudić, Hubble postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Science. “This process is poorly understood — we know the basic story that stars are forming in these blobs of cold gas and galaxies, but essentially all of the fine details about how that really works are still fiercely debated.” Grudić said with Frontera’s simulations, researchers should be able to find out the ways in which gas clouds that form stars move around. They also hope to receive feedback on the ways that stars can then influence the gas around them through radiation. The simulations Grudić and his research team will accomplish on the supercomputer will be the first to tell researchers the probability mass function of stars.

“We’re interested in numerous different questions surrounding star formation, and essentially, any question you might have about the universe will trace back to needing to know how those stars got there,” Grudić said. “Our hope is that we can pick the simulation apart because it has so many different kinds of processes working on it.” Another research project led by mechanical engineering professor George Biros will utilize machine learning to accelerate simulations of biological transport phenomena such as blood flow and tumor growth. Stanzione said he hopes the impact of the research done utilizing Frontera can be seen far into the future. “The work of the theory of relativity was now 107 years ago, but without relativistic correctors from NASA satellites, GPS doesn’t work, and if you don’t have GPS you don’t have Uber,” Stanzione said. “Albert Einstein’s relativity work of 1915 led to you being able to get a car to show up with your phone, and I’m sure it wasn’t the intent at the time, but it had a huge both economic impact and social impact over time … we really want to transform science and society through the work that we do.”

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Arab American History Month leads to conversation about heritage Longhorns celebrate Arab American heritage month, talk embracing identity on UT campus. By Alishba Javaid @alishbaj24

hen Youssef Negm first moved to the U.S. from Cairo, Egypt, for safety reasons after the Arab Spring and Egyptian Revolution, he said he felt his Arab heritage weakened by being surrounded by predominantly white peers. “I was trying to get rid of (my) Arab heritage because I was young. I was trying to be American and act cool,” said Negm, an accounting and finance senior. “Now, since I (have) matured more, my Arab heritage is very strong, and I’m proud of it.” April, recognized as National Arab American Heritage Month, celebrates Arab American heritage and culture, paying tribute to the contributions of the 3.7 million Arab American and Arabic-speaking people from the 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. It was first celebrated in April 2017 as an initiative and recognized last April by President Joe Biden. Born to Lebanese immigrant

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parents and raised in Houston, nutrition freshman Hadi Noureddine said he recognizes the importance of embracing both parts of his identity, such as by being involved in UT’s Arab Students Association. “We aren’t strictly Lebanese, and we’re not strictly American. We’re in this kind of strange gray area in between,” Noureddine said. “It’s not less valuable than that of a strictly Arab identity, and it definitely isn’t less valuable than just an American identity. It’s something that can be appreciated as a unique identity.” Freshman mechanical engineering and Egyptian American student Karim El-Khazindar said he has prioritized embracing his Egyptian identity despite

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moving to different countries. “It’s really special to be from a different place because you bring a different experience and a different perspective,” El-Khazindar said. “You can’t forget where you’re from, because where you come from makes up your identity.” Noureddine said he immersed himself in Lebanese culture while growing up by speaking Arabic in his house, cooking Arab food with his mom and listening to Arab music. Now, after gaining American influence from school, he melds the two identities together. “I really wanted to immerse myself in the culture because I felt that there was something missing,” Noureddine said. “I always really wanted to be Arab, especially since it’s just my immediate

family here and the rest of my extended family is abroad in Lebanon.” Negm said he was one of many Arab American students who had not heard of Arab American Heritage Month, but appreciated that there was a month where they were respected and celebrated. “I see people celebrating a lot of different ethnicities, and I’ve never seen anything for Arabs, (so) knowing (about) this (month) made me kind of proud,” Negm said. “Arabs are always experiencing racism, abusive language towards them (and) a lot of different things that shouldn’t they shouldn’t be, (so) they should be promoting this out there.” Mechanical engineering sophomore and Bahraini and Palestinian American student Noor Khoury said despite being born in Houston, she spent her childhood in Qatar and went to high school in Bahrain. She said she enjoys encouraging that part of her identity. “I grew up in the Middle East, (and) that’s where my home is,’’ Khoury said. “When I go back home, I feel at peace. I don’t want to lose that Arab background. I want to keep on displaying where I’m from.” Biology freshman and Iraqi American student Mina Sabri said celebrating Arab contributions such as historical civilizations, architecture and language would be a good way to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month. “This month connects all Arabs together,” Sabri said. “There’s a special charm to being Arab. It’s important to keep that for future generations, so they know their people (and) all the big accomplishments that we’ve done.”

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STUDENT LIFE

Maddie Petaway performs poetry at Texas Revue 2022, wins 1st By Sarai Cantu @cantuusaraii

Ignoring her many doubts, Maddie Petaway recited lines of poetry and rehearsed stances in preparation for the curtain call. When the lights dimmed, her shoes clicked against the ballroom floor, and she stepped toward the crowd. The spotlight centered on her and she began. “I wish I understood what it is like to be a Black girl,” she said. When English freshman Petaway took the stage at the Texas Revue 2022 Talent Show with the only poetry act, she dazzled with a poetic performance of two pieces, To Be a Black Girl and Gifted and Talented, which eventually won her the competition. Petaway said she viewed her achievement as a step forward for performance poetry, reminding the audience that the art exists and continues to matter. “I had mega imposter syndrome,” Petaway said. “People kept talking about their acts, and I felt so out of place. I didn’t have any music (or) special lighting; (it was) just me and a microphone.” Despite her doubts, Petaway said she continued through her performance, intending to revolutionize the way people think of poetry. Petaway practiced and modified her act, curating her on-stage demonstration to match her powerful words, such as “Position yourself in a warrior stance” and “increase my volume for dramatic effect / and even then I pose no real threat.” “I want to shock the audience,” Petaway said. “They’re expecting to see (their idea of poetry). Let me show them that’s not the case.” Petaway said her first poem of the night, To Be a Black Girl, which was published in the New York Times in 2020, handles colorism and the Black community. Her

newer work, Gifted and Talented, chronicles the struggles of balancing burnout with the expectation of high performance. “Black women are seen as strong and independent,” Petaway said. “Through my poetry, I’m showing that strong independence, and just because it doesn’t look like yours doesn’t make (me) any less of a Black woman.” Petaway said her favorite line from To Be a Black Girl is “surrender is not the way of a woman of color” because it brings attention to and can unite fellow women of color in the audience. “Maybe we’re not in the same boat, but (we’re) experiencing the same storm,” Petaway said. “We’re in this together; let’s fight this together.” Public health sophomore Misha Bhakta said Petaway’s pieces spoke to her as she could relate to issues and experiences Petaway described in Gifted and Talented. “I could relate to most of the experiences (Petaway) shared,” Bhakta said. “Hearing other POC women speaking about (their) POC experience was phenomenal.” Psychology freshman Heaven Flores said that though Petaway performed for an entire audience, her delivery felt incredibly personal and relatable. “It was really powerful to see someone who has also gone through the experiences that I have … (convey) to the world that you’re more than someone who’s going to work and make money for an employer,” Flores said. Petaway said her win will serve as a shining reminder that poetry can leave a lasting impact and deserves appreciation. “I was shocked because I wasn’t expecting to win,” Petaway said. “People really pushed (me) to the side at times, so when I (won), my mouth dropped. Poetry won the night, and I’m so happy.”

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STUDENT LIFE

Tat Tuesday: Navya Sirohi carries her grandmother’s kitchen to Austin By Kaiya Little @kaiyalittle

Flush against her collarbone, numbers inch along Navya Sirohi’s skin, forming an orderly line. Strung together, the single digits form coordinates, which lead to Sirohi’s grandmother’s house in India — just outside of Delhi. Thousands of miles away in Austin, the advertising freshman said the tattoo conjures up memories of radiating heat from the stove in her grandmother’s kitchen, the sounds of padding feet and the chatter of her family. “(My grandmother’s house has) always been a place where the entire family just got together,” Sirohi said. “I think (the tattoo) was just a way for me to have that home away from home and

have that be (on my body) at all times.” Sirohi said, as an international student, getting used to being so far away from her family proved an interesting adjustment, requiring early morning phone calls, coping with time zone differences and learning to be independent. Sirohi said her first and only tattoo captures those feelings of missing home and helps to metaphorically plant her in her grandmother’s dining room — where her tattoo’s coordinates point. “One of my favorite memories is us having breakfast together,” Sirohi said. “The dining room is one of my favorite places. My grandmother is a fantastic cook.” Sirohi said her tattoo reflects many snapshot family moments, for which her grandmother’s house will always be the

perfect backdrop — a combination of endless conversations, noise and chaos that she misses while at school. “We’re all these really loud personalities that somehow manage to coexist together,” Sirohi said. “(We) get on each other’s nerves like any other family, but we’re pretty tight-knit that way.” While her father is the only other person in her family with a tattoo, Sirohi said he worried about her getting one when she traveled home over winter break. Hoping to avoid error, Sirohi figured out exactly what she wanted and set out with her aunts to the tattoo shop. “I had to do a lot of convincing (with) my father — he was like, ‘You’re going to have this permanently. Are you sure it’s the right coordinates? What if it’s

someone else’s house?’” Sirohi said. “Eventually, we did a lot of research, and (he was) convinced.” The next time Sirohi visits home, she said she intends to get another tattoo and hopes for its inspiration to come as spontaneously as the first. The most important thing about her tattoos — current and future, Sirohi said — will be that they always immortalize something special and fleeting, but simultaneously enduring. “I know there’s a lot of stigma around (tattoos), … (but I see it as) creative expression and a great conversation starter,” Sirohi said. “Even if it’s something that eventually doesn’t have that much meaning anymore, it will still always represent a particular stage in my life — I’m always going to be happy with it.”

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Texas’ keys t0 success in NCAA Tennis Tournament By Matthew Caldwell @matthewcald

fter finishing the regular season with a pair of road wins against No. 38 Oklahoma and No. 52 Oklahoma State, the Longhorns now set their sights on the Big 12 tournament. Six days removed from beating the Cowboys 5-2, No. 12 Texas drew Oklahoma State in the first round for a rematch. Even with standout sophomore Micah Braswell out due to injury, the Longhorns made quick work of the Cowboys, sweeping them 4-0 and setting up yet another match against No. 4 Baylor. In the teams’ previous two matches, the Bears outscored the Longhorns 12-1. Although Texas lost, the Longhorns showed some improvement. Freshman Pierre-Yves Bailly defeated No. 43 Matias Soto at line 2 handily, 7-5, 6-1. Redshirt sophomore Cleeve Harper filled in at line 6 and got himself

a win as well, briefly giving the Longhorns a 2-1 lead. The legup didn’t last long, as the Bears won the remaining three matches, hoisting themselves to a 4-2 victory. With the regular season and Big 12 tournament in the rearview mirror, the Longhorns have some work to do in order to give themselves a chance against the country’s best squads in the NCAA Championship. Here are four keys to success for the Longhorns: The team has to be completely healthy

The Longhorns have yet to put together a fully healthy team this season. From the first match of the season against UTSA, sophomore Eliot Spizzirri has dealt with a left hand injury, forcing him to slice every backhand hit his way. The better players are able to take advantage of the fact that Spizzirri can’t beat them with his backhand, proven by the fact that Spizzirri is 4–5 against top 20 teams. In addition to Spizzirri’s nagging injury, Bailly, Harper and Braswell have all been in and out of the rotation.

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It’s easy for any team to say, but it is especially true for the Longhorns. The team has won the doubles point in 15 out of 26 matches. In those 15 matches, Texas went 13–2. No. 17 Spizzirri and sophomore Siem Woldeab have been holding their own at line 2, 11–4 on the season thus far. Braswell and junior Chih Chi Huang haven’t been able to get it going at line 3, only 7–9 this season. This leaves senior Richard Ciamarra and Harper as the decider. The pair is currently ranked No. 3 in the country and they need to play like so. Although the pair is 19–8 overall, they have lost their last two and will need to get back on track soon. Take advantage of lines 5 and 6

In last year’s championship between Florida and Baylor, the Gators secured wins at lines 5 and 6. To win the championship in 2019, Texas secured wins at lines 5 and 6 against Wake Forest.

This just goes to show that matchup for any opponent at the two teams, Texas has won depth matters. Although the line 6 as well. four points compared to 24. players may not be ranked as Every match is important, Whether chalking it up to a high, lines 5 and 6 count just but having a well-rounded bad day or Baylor and TCU as much as lines 1 and 2. team can pay dividends this just having Texas’ number, it Texas has the ability to win late in the season. Top-heavy would be in the Longhorns’ lower singles matches when teams seem to fade away while favor if they could avoid these healthy, which goes back to the the deep rosters are typically two teams. first key. With a fully healthy the ones to go all the way. Texas has proven that it can roster, Woldeab is playing line play with the country’s best 5 and either Harper or Huang Hope to avoid playing Baylor outside of Baylor and TCU. is playing line 6. Woldeab has or TCU With a win over No. 1 Florida proven he can play at any line, There’s no tiptoeing around and a thrilling match, albeit a so he should be a nightmare the fact that the Bears and loss, to No. 2 Ohio State 4-3, for anyone he plays at line 5 Horned Frogs have owned Texas can hang with the big if he’s at his best. Harper or the Longhorns this season. dogs, just not the ones in the The NewIn York Times Corporation Huang should also be a tough the fiveSyndication matches Sales against Big 12. 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Thursday, March 10, 2022

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Micah Braswell returns the ball in a game against Rice that took place in February earlier this year. Even with standout sophomore Micah Braswell out due to injury, the Longhorns made quick work of the Cowboys.

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers attempts a pass during the Orange and White spring football game on April 23. The game showcased the talents of Ewers and sophomore quarterback Hudson Card as they competed for the starting position this fall.

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Thirty minutes after the announced start time of Saturday’s Orange-White Game, it was slightly unclear if the show had begun. In fairness, head coach Steve Sarkisian had been up front about it, making clear last week that the spring game would be limited to 100 plays and the score wouldn’t be kept. After a half hour of on-field drills and warm ups, a sort-of game did start. But there were no statistics, quarterbacks alternated between first and second string offense and every punt or kick was repeated several times, giving more of an impression of a game than full-on football. As Texas climbs back from a 5–7 season with yet another quarterback battle lined up for next year, it isn’t surprising the Longhorns played their cards close to their chest. And while a few standout plays captured the audience, none seemed to determine starting jobs. Sophomore quarterback Hudson Card took the field first for Texas on Saturday and put together a steady drive that led the first-string offense down to the opposite end zone. Later in the game, the quarterback scrambled for a touchdown for about 10 yards, showing himself as a dual threat. Quinn Ewers also had his chance to show out for the first time in front of Longhorn fans after his arrival from Ohio State. The redshirt freshman wasted little time showing what he was capable of, sending a roughly 60-yard bomb down the field into the hands of junior wide receiver Isaiah Neyor. Later in the game, a pass over the middle went straight into the hands of alert senior Anthony Cook for an interception.

“We all saw the big posts for the touchdown,” Sarkisian said. “That was a heck of a throw to Neyor. I think we all saw probably a couple throws he loved to have back, and that’s part of growing. I think the one biggest area for Quinn that we’re going to work on with him is … the ability to move on to the next play … human error is human error.” On the interception, Ewers attempted to throw at a deep crossing route, but Cook sat on the route to make the play. Cook, who moved into the role of safety this spring, said he originally felt nervous in the new role, but has stepped into it more completely now. “I think it was a lot of lessons in the spring, but as a whole we improved our team,” Cook said. “We took another step forward … (with) the day-to-day stuff people don’t see behind closed doors, coming together and meeting as a team.” The turnaround for the defense will be important for a team that allowed 31.1 points per game last season. Part of that problem Sarkisian hopes to address with the shuffling of defensive positions. He also wants players who want to be present. When Cook was asked if this was not the case for all players last season, he answered frankly: “Honestly, yeah.” While a strong quarterback could be an aid to Texas making its way back to a winning season, it was far from the biggest struggle for the Longhorns last season, and doesn’t appear to be the magic solution. But perhaps the other work happening in the offseason will start to heal Texas’ wounds: a fresh offensive line to protect whichever quarterback takes the field in August, a defense focused on smart football and a team that is learning again how to grow together.

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