The United States was founded on the principle of equality for all. However, for millions of children living in poverty across the nation, edu- cational inequity is still a major factor holding them back from the promises of prosperity. Last night, Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach For America (TFA) and Teach For All, spoke to students and alumni in the Shirley Bird Per- ry Ballroom about the issues faced by these children and how her organization is work- ing to end this inequality, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Teach for America is a nation- al nonprofit teacher corps that recruits recent college gradu- ates to serve as teachers. TFA was born out of an idea proposed in Kopp’s un- dergraduate thesis during her time at Princeton. “I was a public policy ma- jor, but more importantly, just a concerned college stu- dent,” Kopp said. “Just realiz- ing that this country, which I thought was a place of equal- ity, really wasn’t one.” After graduating, Kopp founded Teach For America in 1990 with a charter corps of 384 recent college graduates. Today, the organization has over 50,000 corps members and alumni, with UT contrib- uting the most new members over the past few years com- pared to any other university. “I didn’t really see myself going into business. I didn’t Texas students are not as college-ready as their peers in other states, the state’s higher education commis- sioner told the higher edu- cation and education com- mittees Tuesday. The commissioner, Ray- mund Paredes, raised con- cerns over low SAT scores, which are used in part to measure college-readiness in school districts. Ac- cording to the College Board, which administers the SAT, Texas ranks 45th among the 50 states in terms of SAT scores. “We’re close to the bot- tom of SAT scores, so that’s cause for alarm,” Paredes said. “Students have to be ready for college, and we can’t just send them there.” The committees met in joint session at the Capitol to discuss prepar- ing high school students adequately for college in Texas. The meeting comes after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick directed the education committee to review the state’s mission to study the components of the state’s 60x30 higher education plan: dual credit, credit transfer from high school to college and fields of study. The plan aims for 60 percent of 25- to 34-year- olds to earn some sort of postsecondary credential by 2030. “These charges are criti- cal to assure that good Texas schools are available to every Texas child and that our academic institu- tions can educate and train the workforce Texas needs to continue to compete in the global marketplace,” Patrick said in a statement Several entities have ex- pressed dissatisfaction with the current election code and called for a revised election code following the series of complaints and ap- peals in this year’s Student Government (SG) executive alliance process. Student body presidential candidate Kallen Dimitroff, government and history se- nior, said she has drafted a more streamlined election code to address areas she feels are unclear. “This election process wasn’t done very well, and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the code was very badly written,” Dimitroff said. “The revised version is a lot shorter. We took out a lot of the language that was con- fusing for students, we took out fines and we removed the rules that were added in response to very specific situ- ations. I cut out almost every- thing, and I would say it’s a pretty reformed version.” Dimitroff said her revised version of the election code is not meant to be a final draft. “I wanted students to be able to give feedback about this document, and it was created with the intent of be- ing transparent to the student body,” Dimitroff said. “It has to be brought before the SG assembly, and it has to be re- vised there. It will go through a pretty rigorous inspection.” Zachary Long, vice chair of the Election Supervisory Board (ESB) and human relations sophomore, said he agrees the election code should be revised but has not read Dimitroff’s draft to maintain impartiality in this year’s election. “There are some parts [of the current code] that aren’t very clear and are open for interpretation,” Long said. “The code also doesn’t say which specific actions war- rant certain classes of viola- tions. It was up to the ESB and the UT Supreme Court to interpret the code and use precedent to determine classes of violations.” Long said five entities — University Co-op, University Unions, Texas Student Media, University Health Ser- vices (UHS) has launched the “Guard your Goods” cam- paign to raise awareness of hu- man papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection. The mission of the cam- paign, which was developed in collaboration with Plan II senior Connor Hughes, is to educate and inform students not only about how com- mon and serious HPV is, but also how preventable it is. The campaign began with a research study conducted by Hughes for his senior the- sis that showed low aware- ness and vaccination rates among UT students. UHS health education promoter Susan Kirtz said awareness of the infection is relatively low, possibly because many cases go undetected and clear up without treatment. How- ever, in other cases, HPV can cause genital warts or cancer. One misconception the campaign hopes to dispel is that HPV is only a women’s disease. Although women are more likely to get cancer as a result of HPV, over 7,000 U.S. men also develop cancer as a result of the STI each year, ac- cording to the Center for Dis- ease Control and Prevention. Petroleum engineering freshman John Trueblood said he has some knowledge about HPV because his mother, a doctor, encouraged him to be immunized for STIs, but the general population of college students may not possess the same knowledge. “I think it’s really great to 1Wednesday, March 30, 2016@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidSPORTS PAGE 6COMICS PAGE 7LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8Founder of Kickstarter holds lecture for students. PAGE 2Check out from NAIC’s an- nual powwow. PAGE 3NEWSJoint dialogue necessary for true change. PAGE 4Culture change required for gender equality in STEM. PAGE 4OPINIONBaseball drops game against Lamar 4-2. PAGE 6Bilderback returns to Texas Relays. PAGE 6SPORTS“Everybody Wants Some” delivers throwback tale. PAGE 8Student aims to attract engineers to Argentina. PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSMiss SXSW already? Check out the highlights from this year’s food and film with our video atdailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 7Mary Pistorius | Daily Texan StaffNatural sciences freshman Noah Wyborny, right, gets his blood drawn at a blood drive hosted by Delta Sigma Phi at the McCombs Hall of Honors on Tuesday afternoon. FRAMES featured photo thedailytexanHEALTHUHS campaign promotes HPV awarenessBy Hannah Daniel@hannahdanielNatalie Hinson | Daily Texan StaffAs part of his senior thesis, Plan II senior Connor Hughes is part- nering with University Health Services to raise awareness about human papillomavirus. STUDENT GOVERNMENTCAMPUSDimitroff campaign drafts revised election codeBy Rachel Lew@rachelannlewBy Vera Bespalova@thedailytexanTeach for America founder gives speech on inequalityMike McGraw | Daily Texan StaffExecutive alliance candidates Kallen Dimitroff and Jesse Guadiana wait for the announcement of election results in Texas seeks to improve quality of college prepBy Caleb Wong@caleber96UHS page 2COLLEGE page 2TFA page 2ELECTION page 2STATE think it would be as fulfilling as this,” said Chiara Geremia, marketing senior and an in- coming member of the TFA corps. “I wanted to do some- thing that would directly give back to communities.” During her speech, Kopp also discussed her newer or- ganization, Teach For All, which was founded in 2007 and applies the ideas of TFA on a global scale, allowing other countries to recruit their own leaders for teaching positions in impoverished communities. “We started hearing from people from all these differ- ent countries who had come across the idea and wanted to do something similar in their countries, and they were coming to us saying, ‘Can you help?’” Kopp said. Since 2007, Teach For All has expanded into Lebanon, Haiti, Denmark and 35 other countries around the world. Kopp’s speech was fol- lowed by a question and an- swer portion, which featured questions ranging from top- ics such as the role of tech- nology in education to an attendee accusing TFA of stealing other teachers’ jobs. “I thought [the talk] was engaging, and I liked that people were able to ask challenging questions after- wards,” said Anikka Lekven, women’s and gender studies and chemistry senior. Kopp also gave advice to future leaders and social entrepreneurs. “Success in this work is about walking the right line between confidence … and humility,” Kopp said. “Hold on to your big ideas and your big, naïve questions, but at the same time be very open to learning from others.” The founder of Kickstart- er, Perry Chen, visited UT yesterday to talk about how he started the company that has helped many people achieve their goals. Kickstarter is a website that allows individuals to donate to the creative proj- ects of artists, filmmakers, musicians, designers and developers. Over 10 million people have backed a project on Kickstarter, according to their website. The event was hosted by Campus Events and Entertainment Distin- guished Speakers and Stu- dent Endowed Centennial Lectureship (SECL). Steve Goin, marketing ju- nior and member of SECL, said the committee spent many weeks discussing who students would want to hear from and sent out several of- fers to various speakers. “We were overjoyed when Perry accepted, be- cause as a committee, we thought he offered a great depth of knowledge in a fascinating topic for UT students, seeing as how the University and city are both hubs for startup cul- ture,” Goin said. Government freshman Sydney Tepper said she at- tended the event because she doesn’t know much about Kickstarter. “I’m excited to learn a lot about it, especially hearing it from the CEO and founder is definitely going to be inter- esting,” Tepper said. Chen started the night off by talking about how the Kickstarter model is different from other business models, such as a commerce or in- vestment model. “Other models’ goal is to maximize profit,” Chen said. “With Kickstarter, it’s not based on how much profit will I make; it’s based off of how much I like what they’re creating.” Chen also talked about the long journey to the de- velopment of Kickstarter. He first had the idea in 2001 after he had trouble raising money to put on a concert but didn’t have the techni- cal skills and motivation to launch the website. In 2005, he moved to New York and met cofounders Yancey Strickler and Charles Adler, and in 2009, Kickstarter fi- nally launched. Chen said Kickstarter works because the people who back projects contribute because they care. “They’re not giving something trivial like a ‘like,’” Chen said. “They’re taking out their wallets and giving. Kickstarter really illustrates the power of be- ing able to ask other people for support.” In addition to urging stu- dents not to sacrifice values for profit, Chen also encour- aged student entrepreneurs to not worry about being safe. “I want to be a proponent of the crooked path,” Chen said. “Follow your instincts and your values. Taking risks for your ideas and passions is critical to get to where you need to go.” 22NEWSWednesday, March 30, 2016Main Telephone(512) 471-4591Editor-in-ChiefClaire Smith(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging EditorAmy Zhang(512) 232-2217managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.comNews Office(512) 232-2207news@dailytexanonline.comSports Office(512) 232-2210sports@dailytexanonline.comLife & Arts Office(512) 232-2209lifeandarts@dailytexanon- line.comMultimedia Office(512) 471-7835multimedia@ dailytexanonline.comRetail Advertising(512) 471-1865advertise@texasstudentme- dia.comClassified Advertising(512) 471-5244classifieds@ dailytexanonline.comCONTACT USVolume 116, Issue 117TOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow8455But see Khloe tried to make it work. COPYRIGHTCopyright 2016 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. Founder of Kickstarter visits UT campusBy Elizabeth Huang@lizzthewizin October 2015. According to recent data from the Texas Education Agency, only 54 percent of students were college- ready. Only 34 percent of students taking the SAT in Texas and 27 percent of ACT test-takers were deemed prepared for high- er education. This repre- sents a 20 percent improve- ment from 2007, when the state only found 37 percent of students college-ready. Harrison Keller, professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and vice provost of higher edu- cation policy and research, said secondary schools need to be held accountable to reach the plan’s goal. “The target is ambitious,” Keller said in a phone inter- view. “We need more dramat- ic redesigns, and we need a vast expansion of educational opportunities that are going to be available to make sure stu- dents are going to be prepared for college and be successful when they get there.” Paredes said while more students have been pre- pared for college, the state must “accelerate” its prog- ress beyond the current rate of improvements to meet the state’s 60x30 higher ed- ucation goal. “We’ve been improving dramatically over the past 15 years, but we have a long ways to go,” Paredes said. Keller said incoming fresh- men at UT come in with as much as a year of college credits. However, not all dual- credit courses transferred to UT prepare them adequately for the rigors of advanced coursework, he said. “The quality is uneven,” Keller said. “Some of the courses are great courses. Some of them are relabeled high school courses.” The state needs to review dual credit programs and make sure they meet college- readiness standards, Paredes said to the committee. “Dual credit is not going to be a magical bullet,” Pare- des said. “We have to make sure that whatever course the student takes, we have to make sure the student is in- deed college-ready.” COLLEGEcontinues from page 1Gabriel Lopez | Daily Texan StaffRaymund Paredes, Texas Higher Education Commissioner, speaks to the higher education and education committees at the Capitol Tuesday morning. Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) and Student Govern- ment — currently meet to pass a common election code. Long said SG also has its own specific election code, and changes to that code must be approved by the SG assembly. Zachary Stone, emeritus Supreme Court Chief Justice and Plan II Honors senior, said Dimitroff contacted him to read over her revised election code. “I think it’s great that Kal- len and her campaign are looking at tangible ways to reform the code,” Stone said. “I think it’s good that Dimitroff has put forth a proposal, but I don’t like that her proposal basically uses the existing election code as a template and then tweaks it from there. I would want much more radical changes to the election code … really starting at a blank page and everyone’s collective knowl- edge rather than start with the existing code and work- ing on what’s contradictory.” Wills Brown, GSA presi- dent and Higher Education Administration graduate stu- dent, said Dimitroff contacted him about revising the elec- tion code last Friday and also thinks an election code revi- sion is necessary. “[Dimitroff] told me her campaign was going to push a revised, much shorter draft of the election code,” Brown said. “The code, as it is writ- ten now, is far too wordy — which can cause confusion when it comes to the rules.” extend this campaign to a huge college campus where it can have a profound effect if people take it seriously,” Trueblood said. The HPV immunization, Gardasil, is available at UHS in a three-shot series admin- istered over the course of six months. 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On the day of the event, spectators and members of native communities such as Navajo, Nahua and Mapuche were present. Check out the video at dailytexanonline.com. NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS COLLECTIVE’S SEVENTH ANNUAL POWWOWBy Jesús Nazario 123456Follow values. passions go. Chen, Kickstarter1. From left to right: Samuel Ybarra, Rachel West, Kristian Byrd and Alexis Gaines-Yazzie partici- pate in an intertribal dance during the UT powwow. In a powwow, there is a set time for intertrib- al dance where members from indigenous and non-indigenous communities are encouraged to dance in an inclusive circle to the sound of the drums. 2. Head man dancer Cody Blassingame has danced the men’s traditional dance since he was four. The men’s traditional style is a warrior dance that uses an eagle feather and a staff throughout the dance. As for movement, the exact movements vary between regional tribes. 3. Choctaw-Navajo dancer Alexis Gaines-Yazzie showcases the fancy shawl dance at the UT powwow on Saturday. The fancy shawl dance has developed as a result of intertribal dance sharing and is characterized by its combinations of timed gaits and swift jumps that are said to resemble movements of a butterfly. 4. From left to right: Rachel West, Nan Blassingame and Cody Blassingame participate in the intertribal dance during the UT powwow on Saturday. The Blassingames are husband and wife of Cheyenne heritage, and West is the United San Antonio pow wow princess for the 2015 - 2016 year. 5. Civil engineering sophomore Kristian Byrd and her family sold Navajo tacos at the UT pow- wow for the second year in a row. The family of five sold the tacos, which were made of fry- bread, a type of fried dough. Frybread, also sold as a separate dish, has remained a traditional dish for Native Americans and is readily sold in most powwows. 6. The Bearclaw Drum group from Oak Cliff, Texas was the Southern drum group who helped create the rhythm for all dances at the UT powwow. With over 14 years of performing experi- ence, the drum group successfully sustained the rhythmic beat of the event through their native chants and fierce beats. Together with the northern drum group, the Eagle Point drum group, the drum groups played their songs throughout the day for a total of six hours. During competitive college admissions and internship application processes, Kelly Hall, a computer science and Plan II fresh- man, noticed a casual, pervasive sexism from her male peers. Rather than attrib- uting her accomplishments to her talent, male classmates would complain that she was “so lucky” to be a woman in computer science because she “didn’t need to work as hard or be as skilled.” As reports of dismal diversity statistics have mounted, initiatives aimed at correct- ing the lack of women in STEM fields have surged. UT has many programs aimed at increasing women in STEM, from the In- troduce a Girl to Engineering Day to the Women in Engineering Program. How- ever, while these initiatives are important, they give off the unfortunate perception that the women who are being given more opportunity to succeed are somehow less qualified than their male peers. “Men see that we are the minority, that we are being encouraged and pushed to achieve more in the field,” Hall said. “Rath- er than recognizing that these are oppor- tunities that have always been available to them, they misconstrue these initiatives as giving an unfair advantage to women in- stead of leveling the playing field.” These initiatives are still certainly neces- sary, but they have not done enough to change the STEM culture or improve enrollment. UT’s engineering diversity numbers in some fields remain abysmal. Undergraduate female enroll- ment in electrical and computer engineering hovered around 15.4 percent as of fall 2015, with enrollment figures for aerospace and me- chanical engineering close behind at 17.6 per- cent and 21.2 percent, respectively. Moreover, the toxic culture that per- vades the academic environment is not isolated. A study found that close to 30 percent of women who graduate with en- gineering degrees leave the field, citing the lack of opportunities for advancement and hostile workplaces. The unwelcoming environment makes the field unattractive to women, which only rein- forces the cycle, according to Arohi Ranade, a biomedical engineering junior and officer in Women in Biomedical Engineering. “It’s really hard to feel welcome in a place that you don’t see a lot of people like yourself,” Ranade said. “Coming into class and being one of the four girls there can be difficult.” In order to retain women, the empha- sis of these initiatives must not only be placed on increasing numbers of women entering the field — it must be improving this hostile culture. Altering programs in universities to engage men and emphasize the importance of differing perspectives in STEM can begin to improve this. “Initiatives that bring men on board are very helpful,” Hall said. “This community can only truly become equal when we all recognize the benefits of having both men and women on equal footing in STEM.” Women in STEM certainly are not going anywhere, and targeting programs at UT to change the hostile culture will trickle up into the workplace. Nemawarkar is a Plan II freshman from Austin. The two states of Israel and Palestine have been in conflict since 1947, with the advent of two nationalistic movements — the Arab independence movements and Zionism. Throughout the years, there have been several conflicts and wars between the states of Israel and Palestine, some of which have been transferred to the college campus. The new battlefield is the clash be- tween the Texans for Israel’s annual event Israel Block Party and the Palestine Soli- darity Committee (PSC) Israeli Apartheid Week, not coincidentally on the same week in order to promote both group’s agenda and ideologies. At the University of Texas, the two or- ganizations have long been in conflict — from last year’s divestment campaign to the Israel Block Party and PSC’s annual counter-protest. The problem is students from both the pro-Palestinian and pro- Israel camps, in the past, would rather engage without proper constructive dis- course between each other. Jennifer Medina and Tamar Lewin, writing together for the New York Times, articulate that these organizations dissolve into in- creased divisiveness and a limited resolution. “The debates can stretch from dusk to dawn, punctuated by tearful speeches and forceful shouting matches, with accusation of racism, colonialism and anti-Semitism,” Medina and Lewin said. “One of the few things both sides seem to agree on is just how divisive the issue has been.” In a conflict with so many lives lost and so much emotional investment, it can be ex- pected that students would be so passionate. Both sides have attempted to harm each oth- er — with death tolls clearly leaning towards Palestinians, which could explain the mind- set of some pro-Palestinian students towards pro-Israel events. Seth Uzman, economics junior and officer for the Palestine Solidarity Committee, said in a Facebook message that the Israeli Block Party “celebrates the culture of a settler-colonial nation-state founded upon the ruins of Palestinian society.” “The event itself is a hieroglyph of rac- ism and ethnic cleansing,” Uzman said. “People forget that protests are often called ‘demonstrations’ because they are demon- strations of ‘power’ — the Israeli Block Party Protest demonstrates the power of a global and growing movement against Israeli apartheid that has clocked the sur- vival of its settler-colonial infrastructure with an egg-timer.” The emotion is appropriate and nec- essary, especially with the devastation of what the Israeli government has done to the Palestinian people. The response, however, needs to be directed to some- thing more constructive and more coop- erative between the two organizations; otherwise, the divisiveness on campus will increase indefinitely. Government sopho- more Jenna Conwisar and international relations sophomore Jacob Przada, Israel Block Party co-chairs, emphasize the need to address the controversy surrounding the conflict. “One specific way we are doing this is by the inclusion of our newest tent at Israel Block Party, Controversy and Question,” Conwisar and Przada said via Facebook message. “It was very important for us to include this as one of our showcase tents this year, rather than the smaller space it’s been in past years, because we wanted to highlight the importance of dialogue.” Although both organizations promote dialogue in order to address the greater conflict, they aren’t cooperating with each other. Both Texans for Israel and the Palestine Solidarity Committee could be promoting dialogue within their own re- spective organizations, but until they are working together rather than against each other, there won’t be a resolution and the divisiveness will increase — just like with their state counterparts. Choudhury is an economics freshman from Richardson. 4 OPINIONLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@TexanEditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. 4CLAIRE SMITH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorialWednesday, March 30, 2016COLUMNJoint dialogue allows real discourse By Mubarrat ChoudhuryDaily Texan Senior Columnist @MubarratCMarshall Tidrick | Daily Texan file photoWhat starts here changes the world. The official motto of the University of Texas resonates in students’ minds and has a dif- ferent meaning for everyone. For me, it means saving the world from environmen- tal ruin, but unfortunately, the limited op- tions of sustainability-based majors offered here hurt this mission. Last week, a story ran in the Texan de- scribing the difficulties current petroleum engineering seniors have in finding em- ployment amidst the oil market crash. The story opens by saying many of these stu- dents thought they would “graduate with job offers of nearly six-figure salaries,” but we must use this short-term decline as a re- minder that the luxury and glamour of pe- troleum-based jobs cannot last indefinitely. With regards to climate change, oil pro- duction and usage must stop to put an end to rising levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases and to prevent devastating spills and leaks. In addition, the U.S. Geological Sur- vey recently released a map documenting the risk of man-made earthquakes from wastewater disposal of oil and gas produc- tion in what would be an unprecedented phenomenon. But even if the many en- vironmental impacts of petroleum were completely disregarded, petroleum is still a nonrenewable resource and will eventually be exhausted. As people become more aware of the negative effects humans have on the envi- ronment and natural systems, the demand for sustainability-focused careers will rise. For example, as laws pass requiring compa- nies to reduce their environmental impacts, the need for environmental consultants will increase. The world needs professionals to fix our environmental problems, but as of right now, the majors offered at UT do not reflect this. The only major offered here directly re- lated to sustainability is environmental sci- ence. The Environmental Science Program makes a step forward by offering students a hands-on, interdisciplinary education on the challenges and paths to solution for en- vironmental issues with its degree plan. There is, however, room for improve- ment. The program accommodates only about 50 students each year and offers only three specialized tracks — biology, geography and geology — all of which are still relatively general. Compared to the McCombs School of Business’ eight unique majors and the Cockrell School of Engineering’s nine unique majors, UT of- fers an insufficient amount of sustainability- based majors. Ultimately, our University must strive to offer more majors that will provide society with professionals suited to fix environ- mental problems. The University of Texas incorporates many sustainable practices such as recycling and the Green Fee, but to ensure students continue to save the world beyond campus, sustainability-based ma- jors must find more room at UT. Chan is an environmental science freshman from Sugar Land. By Benroy ChanDaily Texan Senior Columnist @BenroyChanUT needs to expand its sustainability curriculumAs people become more aware of the negative effects humans have on the environment and natural systems, the demand for sustain- ability-focused careers will rise. COLUMNBoth sides have attempted to harm each other — with death tolls clearly leaning towards Palestinians, which could explain the mind-set of some pro-Palestinian students... By Janhavi NemawarkarDaily Texan Columnist @janhavin97STEM gender equality requires culture change...the emphasis of these initiatives must not only be placed on increas- ing numbers of women entering the field — it must be improving this hostile culture. COLUMNInfographic by Lillian Michel | Daily Texan Staff Richard Linklater has a way of making the ordinary unusually engrossing. After springing up on the filmmak- ing scene with “Slacker” and establishing himself in Aus- tin, Texas, it’s only fitting that his latest picture, “Everybody Wants Some!!,” opened this year’s South By Southwest Film Festival. A spiritual successor to “Dazed and Confused,” “Every- body Wants Some!!” is a ram- bunctious comedy about 1980s college baseball players. The film, driven by characters who crave sex, get high and love the ballgame, meanders through one wild weekend in their lives, and the tale is intimate, poi- gnant and funny. Like his other movies, “Everybody” is loosely crafted, more of an experience than a narrative. Freshman pitcher Jake (Blake Jenner) is anticipating a great experience the day he moves into his baseball team’s house. His early encounters with members of his team — such as the smooth-talking Finnegan (Glen Powell) and philosophical pothead Wil- loughby (Wyatt Russell) — as well as attractive theater stu- dent Beverly (Zoey Deutch) set the story’s likable, blithe mood. The world of “Everybody Wants Some!!” is similarly bright and inviting. Linklater, production designer Bruce Curtis and costume designer Kari Perkins have done a stellar job crafting the film’s 1980s set- ting. The locations, clothes, cars and music are on point, and the fads of the era figure into sever- al conversations, including wa- terbeds and “Space Invaders.” Over the course of three days following his arrival, Jake navigates social life in the baseball house and the dugout and discovers the team has a constant competitive streak. Everyone’s always trying to one-up each other, whether it’s by scoring points at ping pong or scoring girls from the lo- cal disco club. This inevitably leads to boyish, charming ban- ter and, occasionally, laugh- out-loud weirdness. Linklater, who played for Sam Houston State University’s baseball team, injects the pic- ture with experiences from his own life, and the intimacy of the film’s events can also be felt in the interactions between his characters. The ensemble cast oozes energy and charisma. Jenner and his thespian com- panions swagger about with ease, and they have such fun doing things such as perform- ing “Rapper’s Delight” and hazing that it’s impossible not to smile and laugh with them. They feel like the best of friends. We learn a lot about the characters from the way they react to similar situations and the way they hold themselves, and, thankfully, the moments they share are not always marked by roasting and aggres- sion. Sometimes they open up or drop their macho facades, and Linklater gives us glimpses into their minds, what their fears are, what they believe is important. Those moments of seriousness are warm and nice, if too on-the-nose. Jake best sums up the movie with the Greek myth of Sisyphus, a man punished by the gods for his sins by be- ing forced to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. There’s futility to Sisyphus’ actions, but Jake believes the man can nonetheless find meaning in what he does. The dudes of “Everybody Wants Some!!” engage in these battles of wit and strength, only to find their prides threatened and wounded and forced to engage again. In the grand scheme of things, a tempo- rary victory means nothing, but the guys find value in what they do, and they’ll keep doing it until the day they die. It’s sweet, though, that the dudes still never forget to see the value in their buddies. They stumble and hurt each other, but they brush it off and keep going strong. The point is everybody wins in “Every- body Wants Some!!,” and so does the audience. Name: CLASSIFIDES; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, CLASSIFIDES; Ad Number: - CLASS 5CLASSIFIEDSADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. 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By the time the inning was over, Texas walked off the field with the scoreboard reading 4-2 in Lamar’s favor. “We got outplayed,” head coach Augie Garrido said. “They hit the ball harder, more often and in more directions throughout the entire night.” The Cardinals jumped on the Longhorns early. With two outs in the second, Lamar des- ignated hitter Robin Adames split the left field gap for an easy double. A pair of singles plated another run to put Texas in a 2-0 hole in the early go- ing that it would never be able to overcome. The Longhorns countered with a run-scoring sacrifice bunt by freshman infielder Kody Clemens in the third fol- lowed by a two-out single in the sixth by Cantu that evened the score up at two runs apiece. Cantu’s game-tying single was the latest in a recent se- ries of strong performances at the plate for the formerly slumping catcher. “He’s seeing the ball a lot better,” Garrido said. “Once he gets his confidence and builds off of being able to make con- tact, then of course the power’s in there to generate home runs and extra base hits and drive in runs.” The Longhorns’ midweek pitcher by committee approach held the stalemate after fresh- man starter Nolan Kingham’s departure in the third. Fresh- man pitcher Blake Wellmann worked a stellar breaking pitch around the Cardinal bats in three innings of scoreless work and fellow newcomer Eric Dunbar, a sophomore RHP, tossed three strikeouts in his 1.1 frames of shutout ball. But Texas could do little else on offense to reward the bull- pen’s efforts. The Longhorns tried to manufacture runs, but popped a few bunts up and ran into more outs than opportuni- ties on the base paths. “We have to do a better job recognizing pitches in those moments where the momen- tum shifts are important,” Garrido said. “But you have to give yourselves more chances than that. You can’t just have one chance and expect it to work out.” The tie broke unceremo- niously in the ninth inning. Newly christened sophomore closer Connor Mayes came in and immediately surrendered an infield single to short. After a sac bunt and an intentional walk put two men on, an RBI single into the left field gap compounded by a misplay in the damp outfield by freshman outfielder Tyler Rand pushed across a pair of runs to give La- mar a 4-2 advantage. Texas’s ninth-inning counter consisted of three straight outs punctuated by Rand watch- ing what he thought was ball four sail past him for a game- ending strikeout. “We need to manage our strike zone better,” Garrido said. “When the momentum changes are about to occur is when we over-compete, and that’s when we strike ourselves out on ball four.” 6 SPTS6JACOB MARTELLA, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsWednesday, March 30, 2016BASEBALL | LAMAR 4 - 2 TEXASSIDELINENBABULLS PACERS “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. The more effort you put in getting out of your comfort zone the more you’ll be rewarded.” Javan Felix@JavanFelix3TOP TWEETTHUNDER PISTONS TODAY IN HISTORY1986In the fifth NCAA women’s basketball championship, Texas defeats USC 97-81. Gilbert establishing fast-paced offenseIt’s been no secret that new offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert likes his of- fense to play fast. After only seven days of spring prac- tice, players have been out of breath and Gilbert has only started the process of getting players into shape. “It’s been fast and furi- ous since the day we got here,” Gilbert said. “It’s kind of how we like it. It’s been a good process for us, and our guys are doing a great job of taking what we’ve given them.” In order for the team to grasp the new fast-paced offensive scheme, Gil- bert wants to establish a quick tempo. “It’s like grandma’s pie,” Gilbert said. “She just puts it together, and it tastes good. There’s not really a set up recipe for [the offense]. You just try to install it, input it and try to put together the personnel and seeing where guys fit.” The biggest ques- tion about the offense is who will take the reigns under center. “He [needs to] under- stand exactly how and what we want to get accom- plished,” Gilbert said. “Like any quarterback in the na- tion, he takes care of the football and understands where to deliver the football and how to deliver it.” While Gilbert has never coached under a micro- scope to the caliber of Texas, he said he is more than ready to coach under the bright lights when the Longhorns take the field against Notre Dame on Sept. 3. “No one is going to put more pressure on me than I’m going to put on myself,” Gilbert said. “At every level I’ve been at, you’ve got to produce and you’ve got to win. You know that when you get in this profession.” — Mark Skol Jr. FOOTBALL BRIEFLYLonghorns drop game in ninth inningBy Daniel Clay@dclay567Gabriel Lopez | Daily Texan StaffSophomore catcher Michael Cantu knocked in the game-tying run on a two-out single in the sixth inning, but it wasn’t enough as the Longhorns fall to Lamar 4-2. SOFTBALLThe Longhorns will be looking for redemption when Texas State comes to Red and Charline McCombs Field on Wednesday night. On March 2, the Longhorns traveled to San Marcos and saw their 12-game win streak over the Bobcats snapped by a 9-5 loss. Now, back on its home field for the first time in three weeks, Texas will try to recover from that defeat and a tough Big 12 opening weekend against Baylor. “For our club, it’s going to be about rebounding,” head coach Connie Clark said. “We’re looking forward to having another shot.” The first game of this series was filled with Texas miscues. The Longhorns committed four errors against the Bob- cats, and the pitching staff gave up seven walks. Free passes have been an issue for the staff all season, but Clark said she’s confident in her pitchers and especially junior Tiarra Davis. Davis threw two complete games over the weekend but will likely get the start against Texas State. Her off-speed pitch has continually im- proved throughout the season, and Clark praises her mental- ity and defense but said she can’t keep working from be- hind in the count. “She’s our ace and a big key to our success,” Clark said. “I think it’s important that we go, ‘Hey, we’re going to send you right back out and get you back in the circle.’ We definite- ly need to have her attack the strike zone.” Texas State’s sophomore ace Randi Rupp got the start in the first matchup, and will likely be in the circle again in the finale. Her 1.61 ERA is one of the best in the country, and the Long- horns will need to jump on her early to tie this series. The Bobcat pitching staff is coached by Longhorn legend Cat Osterman. The Longhorns want to capitalize with runners in scoring position and keep getting solid production from senior catcher Erin Shireman. She struggled to start the season but was one of the more consistent Long- horns at the plate in Waco. “I just try to remind her she’s a big key to our success,” Clark said. “I was pleased to see her quality at-bats, and she’s really put the time and work in.” First pitch will be at 6 p.m. The Longhorns own a 35–10 all-time series lead over the Bobcats and a dominant 21–6 record at home. “Texas State’s got a great program,” Clark said. “It’s always a great matchup between our schools, but really it’s about us and our execution.” By Claire Cruz@claireecruz5Texas looks to bounce back against Texas StateMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Bilderback has eyes set on title in return to Texas RelaysIn 2012, high school senior Zack Bilderback walked into Texas Relays with aspirations of return- ing to campus as a stu- dent. But walking out, the faint idea of returning as a collegiate athlete crossed his mind. Bilderback’s main fo- cus was playing safety and wide receiver for Celina High School’s varsity foot- ball team. But at Celina High School, every foot- ball player was required to run track. “I mostly just used track as training to get ready for football,” Bilderback said. “They put me on all the re- lays for three because they were double the points, but I started running the open 400 my senior year.” Bilderback’s 4x400 re- lay from the 3A Celina High School gave a record- breaking performance at Texas Relays, beating out 5A schools such as DeSoto and Mansfield Timberview. With Bilderback at anchor, Celina High School had the fastest high school time in the nation at 3:14.08. Before the Texas Relays, Bilderback hadn’t been heavily recruit- ed, having only a few Divi- sion Two football offers. As a member of the top 10 percent of his class, Bilder- back already planned to go to the University of Texas for academics. However, on May 5, 2012, Bilderback signed a letter of intent to run track at the University of Texas. Bilderback’s recruit- ment story and impact on the team has earned him the nickname the “silent assassin.” “He’s one of those people who doesn’t say a whole lot but leads by example,” said Mario Sategna, Texas track and field coach. During his freshman year, Bilderback placed third in the outdoor Big 12 Championships and quali- fied for the NCAA Cham- pionships, where he didn’t qualify for finals. “I felt like he was very talented,” sprinting coach Tonja Buford-Bailey said. “But it was key to get him confident enough to be- lieve he belonged in a national final.” With her help, Bilderback became a four-time Big 12 Champion in the indoor and outdoor 400-meter. On March 19, Bilderback became the first Longhorn in school history to win the NCAA title in the indoor 400-meter. “When he won that 400 indoor national race, it was one of the proudest mo- ments I’ve ever had as a coach,” Bailey said. Unlike his first appear- ance at Texas Relays, it is no surprise that Bilderback will be attracting a crowd of fans this weekend. Many of his coaches and family will be in town, in addition to his high school team, who will also be competing. It has been four years since Bilderback first set foot on the Texas track, and as he prepares for his last Texas Relays, he hopes he can send a message. “I just want to be a role model and show that even athletes from small towns can come here if they work hard enough,” Bilderback said. By Leah Vann@Vanntastic_LeahROCKETS CAVALIERS Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffTexas head coach Connie Clark has confidence in junior pitcher Tiarra Davis, who threw two complete games this past weekend. He’s one of those people who doesn’t say a whole lot but leads by example. —Mario Sategna, Texas Track and field coach Jacob MartellaDaily Texan StaffBilderback is the first Longhorn in school history to win the NCAA title in the indoor 400. COMICS 7COMICSWednesday, March 30, 20167Today’s solution will appear here next issue SUDOKUFORYOU3 7 6 5 8 2 5 7 3 6 9 1 3 4 6 9 9 7 1 8 6 4 7 6 8 4 2 3 7 5 7 3 2 3 5 8 2 1 7 4 9 69 6 1 4 8 3 7 5 24 2 7 6 9 5 8 1 38 4 6 3 5 9 2 7 12 9 3 7 4 1 5 6 81 7 5 8 2 6 3 4 97 3 4 1 6 2 9 8 55 1 2 9 7 8 6 3 46 8 9 5 3 4 1 2 7 The world is a runway for Olivia Watson, the UT alum- na behind Austin fashion blog LivvyLand. Since she launched the blog two years ago, Watson has worn many hats as the stylist, writer, editor, photog- rapher and marketer of her lifestyle brand. After juggling a job at a tech company and blogging in her spare time, Watson said she has made a name for herself in the Austin fash- ion community. 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In hopes of encouraging stu- dents, he proposed an agree- ment between his hometown university and the Argentinian government to create a scholar- ship for aspiring engineers pur- suing a degree in the subject. “The government gives a lot of money to foreigners, but they do not focus on the young engineers in my small town,” Ortiz said. “I would love for that to change.” Ortiz said he is currently in contact with the Argentinian government, working to make his project into a reality. Ortiz earned a civil engineer- ing bachelor’s degree from Uni- versidad Nacional de San Juan. After graduation, Ortiz worked with a Brazilian-Australian company on a tunneling project for seven months and earned a management position. “After managing for the tun- neling project, I wanted a more challenging job,” Ortiz said. Upon finishing the project, Ortiz said he moved to Brazil, where he pursued an unfulfill- ing job for three months. So he returned to Argentina, where he was hired by his alma mater, and began talking to the uni- versity dean about providing scholarships for new engineers interested in tunneling. “I want more engineers in- volved in tunneling, and that’s where the idea for the program came from,” Ortiz said. The idea of pursuing a mas- ter’s degree in geotechnical en- gineering in the United States became possible for Ortiz when the Fulbright Scholar Program offered him a scholarship in geotechnical tunneling. When he came to the U.S., Ortiz said he expected something bigger and stronger. He didn’t experi- ence much of a culture shock, but noticed people’s priorities were different. “My priorities are family, friends, work, money and then travel,” Ortiz said. “However, for Americans, it’s money first, then work, travel and then the family and friends.” After graduating, he’d like to return to Argentina to create a program to attract young engi- neers to the area. But first, Ortiz said his next journey is to travel and work around the world. He said he does not want to limit his options. “If I don’t push myself, no one will,” Ortiz said. CAT CARDENAS, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan8Wednesday, March 30, 2016FEATUREArgentine brings tunnels to lightAROUND THE WORLDIN 40 ACRESBy Nour Al Ghraowi@thedailytexanBy Hannah Shih@shih_hannahJesse Hanna | Daily Texan StaffAlejandro Ortiz, a first-year master’s student and Fulbright Scholar, is working on an agreement between the Universidad Nacional de San Juan and the Argentinian government to create a scholarship for aspiring engineers interested in tunnel engineering. BLOG page 5ALUMNIUT alumna develops brand with style blogCourtesy of Olivia WatsonUT alumna Olivia Watson has run the Austin fashion blog LivvyLand for two years. Editor’s note: This story is part of a series featuring international students.