Dance freshman Haruka Weiser, the victim of last week’s campus homicide, ap- pears to have been sexually assaulted and was the victim of strangulation, according to a report by the Austin American-Statesman. The Statesman reported this based on preliminary evidence gathered and pro- cessed so far, according to officials working on the case. The sources declined to be identified due to the nature of the ongoing inves- tigation, and because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the case. According to the States- man, forensic examiners are still processing DNA sam- ples, and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s office still has more time before the final information is re- leased on Weiser’s death. Final results will not be re- leased for many weeks. Previously, officers with the Austin Police Department and the University of Texas Police Department only said Weiser was assaulted, but de- clined to offer specifics. Following the discovery of Weiser’s body in Waller Creek on April 3, APD ar- rested Meechaiel Criner, a 17-year-old homeless man, on Thursday and charged him with murder Friday. Criner has not had an ar- raignment at this time, but the Statesman reported APD would most likely use these The UT Fencing Club competed in the United States Associate of Collegiate Fencing Clubs (USACFC) College Fencing National Championships on April 3, placing seventh overall out of 38 schools. The team placed in both team and individual events, with winners including Loktao Shing, a Plan II and civil en- gineering senior, in first place for men’s foil and biochemistry senior Julia Chernis in second place for women’s epee. The women’s epee and men’s foil teams also won first place in their respective team events. “This is our third year in a row competing at the national level after a long hiatus,” said Chernis, who also serves as the vice president of UT Fencing Club. “I am extremely proud of the achievements of my team- mates, for many of whom this was their first year in the sport.” Christopher Chen, presi- dent of UT Fencing Club and electrical engineering junior, said he has enjoyed watching the club consistently grow and improve over the years. “Out of the 40 colleges that attend the USACFC National Championships, we have gone from 12th my freshman year to 10th last year, and finally to seventh this year, so we are now breaching the elite eche- lon of collegiate fencing clubs,” Chen said. “We also have had an outpouring of interest from the student body, with our beginner night newbie atten- dance growing from a handful to over a hundred in the last three years.” The club’s other victories this year include winning first place at the Southwest Intercollegiate Fencing Asso- ciation tournament last year. The fencing club meets every Tuesday and Thursday in BEL 302 at 7:30 p.m. to practice. Practice consists of warm-up games and stretching followed by footwork and blade work drills. In the last part of prac- tice, members free fence or re- ceive lessons from the coaches. Texas is one of six states facing the most significant threat from earthquakes as a result of both natural earth shaking and energy extrac- tion processes, according to a recent report. On March 28, the Unit- ed States Geological Sur- vey (USGS) released maps identifying areas around the country with height- ened earthquake activity from both natural earth- quakes and those resulting from human activity. USGS seismologist George Choy said the maps are a one-year forecast on natural earthquakes and the effects of wastewater disposal from energy ex- traction, providing research and data to educate the public and to help govern- mental officials make more informed environmental and energy decisions. “In the past few years, the increase in oil and gas extraction and the need to dispose of the wastewater has caused a tremendous amount of activity,” Choy said. “The problem is, this activity is short term and it could be controlled by external factors.” Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — an extraction technique that uses water and chemicals to retrieve natural gas from under- ground deposits — has been at the center of legislative 1Wednesday, April 13, 2016@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidCOMICS PAGE 7SPORTS PAGE 6LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8VP of student affairs announces departure. PAGE 3New app aims to improve study abroad experience. PAGE 3NEWSMinority graduations must be a priority. PAGE 4Unlivable prison conditions require reform. PAGE 4OPINIONLonghorns fall to Houston Cougars 3-2. PAGE 6Felix makes seamless transition to Divison 1. PAGE 6SPORTSGLORY wrestlers fight for gender inclusion. PAGE 8UT alumnus, former rocker composes symphonies. PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSDid you check out CMHC’s glow in the dark yoga event yesterday as part of Mental Health Promotion Week? Check out our recap video at dailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 7POLICENew details emerge in UT homicideSTATETexas faces seismological activity due to frackingMarshall Tidrick | Daily Texan StaffThe UT Tower was in the darkened configuration on April 7 in honor of dance freshman Haruka Weiser, the victim of an on-campus homicide. By Wynne Davis@wynneellynCAMPUSBike registration plummets in recent yearsNew bike registration steadily decreased from the 2009–2010 academic year to the 2013–2014 aca- demic year, according to the most recent data made available by Parking and Transportation Services. According to the 2013– 2014 PTS report, 2,967 bikes were newly registered at UT during the 2009–2010 aca- demic year. In 2013–2014, only 1,404 new bikes were newly registered on campus. Public relations senior Natalie De Leon said she’s never registered her bike on campus, despite seeing con- stant advertising for bike registration on campus. “Honestly, I don’t see a need for it,” said De Leon, who rides an inexpensive bike to class. “I never leave Infographic by Kelly Smith | Daily Texan StaffBy Caleb Wong@caleber96 BIKES page 2FRACKING page 3By Forrest Milburn@forrestmilburnFENCINGCAMPUSFencing team spars at national championshipMichael Dell speaks on entrepreneurshipMichael Dell discussed Dell Inc.’s evolution and advised students not to be afraid of failure, even in competitive environments, in Hogg Auditorium as a part of the Texas Cowboys Lectureship series Tuesday. Dell, the founder, chair- man and CEO of Dell Inc., began working on comput- ers as a UT student before dropping out to pursue his business. According to Forbes, his net worth is now over $22 billion. Texas Cowboys foreman Louis Andres, a manage- ment information systems senior, said the group was drawn to Dell because of his involvement with UT and his experience in the fields of business and technology. “We like him a lot because he’s entrepreneurially driv- en, and I think he’s going to speak not only as a busi- nessman, but also as a for- mer student,” Andres said. “The idea is to inspire any- one there, not to make them drop out, but to make them feel like they can accom- plish anything and fulfill whatever dreams they have.” The interview was mod- erated by Clint Tuttle, a McCombs School of Business lecturer. They discussed the evolution of Dell’s company, which began with a business he ran out of his dorm room, Dobie 2713, upgrading and selling computers. Dell said he entered col- lege as a pre-med biology student, and he initially faced resistance from his parents when he switched career paths. Dell also touched on the business model of his company, discussing the company’s main sources of revenue, the new ac- quisition of EMC and the recent privatization of Dell Inc. Tuttle asked Dell if he had any advice for bud- ding entrepreneurs at UT, especially given the high level of anxiety about making mistakes that ac- companies the increasing caliber of achievement on campus. Dell said he has learned more during times of failure than he has dur- ing successful periods. “Waiting to have a perfect plan or being afraid of fail- ure is not a good recipe for success,” Dell said. “[Oppor- tunity] favors the bold and those who have a new, fresh perspective, which tend to be more in dorm rooms than in boardrooms.” Psychology junior Alina Schmitz-Hübsch said the lecture showed her that a good idea, passion and an By Hannah Daniel@hannahdanielGabriel LopezDaily Texan StaffMichael Dell, UT alumnus and Dell Inc. CEO, speaks to students at the Hogg Audito- rium on Tuesday evening. Dell spoke about his life experiences and emphasized the importance of learning from failure. 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PTS has issued impound notices for people who haven’t registered their bikes or improperly parked their bikes, according to a recent article in The Daily Texan. De Leon, who said she has never received an im- pound notice on her bike, said the advertising on campus tells people how to register their bikes but not why bikers should reg- ister their bikes with PTS. “What would have mo- tivated me to register my bike as a student is if they answered the ‘why should I’ question better?” De Leon said in an email. “What I mean is, if it was mandatory, I would have done it.” PTS bike coordinator Jeremy Hernandez said reg- istering bikes on campus, which can be done online, makes it easier for PTS to contact bikers so they can unlock their bikes to relo- cate them instead of cutting the lock and impounding the bike, which carries a $25 fee. It also serves as a theft deterrent because the bike will be easier to trace through law enforcement systems, according to the PTS website. “I am trying to do the right thing by communi- cating with the students,” Hernandez said. “I don’t see bikes as just bikes; I see bikes as people.” Biology sophomore Katherine Steinhauser said the fear of having her bike taken away and the cost of her bike motivated her to register her bike as soon as she could on campus. “I was worried that the campus police would come remove it if I didn’t have the registration sticker,” said Steinhauser, whose bike cost $600. “I didn’t want something to happen to it.” Hernandez said one of the reasons people don’t register their bikes is be- cause it can be difficult to grab students’ atten- tion and because he has to constantly encourage approximately 20,000 new students to register their bikes every semester. “There are a lot of things going on campus at any given time,” he said. “Not everybody knows they have to register their bike. I think it’s always going to be a work in progress.” To raise more awareness about bike registration, Hernandez said he is col- laborating with student groups such as Greek life and Texas Triathlon and looking into other social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. “There are definitely some other avenues we can explore,” Hernandez said. “Hopefully, some of these groups can get the word out.” By further lab results to file additional charges against Criner. Officers from APD de- clined to comment on the details surrounding Weiser’s death, citing the ongoing investigation. Comment was not im- mediately available at the time of publication from the Travis County Medical HOMICIDEcontinues from page 1Courtesy of the UT Fencing Club The UT Fencing Club competed in the College Fencing National Championships on April 3, winning multiple awards. FENCINGcontinues from page 1Find us anywhereInstagramFacebook@thedailytexan/thedailytexanComicsSportsEditorialTwitter@thedailytexan@texansports@texaneditorial@texancomicsChernis encourages stu- dents to join even if they’ve never fenced before. “We run large beginner weeks at the beginning of the semester so no prior experi- ence is required, and about 80 percent of our most talented fencers started in college,” Chernis said. Alexandria Procell, a jour- nalism freshman who joined the club this year, said she was initially scared about joining, but is glad she did. “I honestly loved the people, the atmosphere, and overall it was just something new,” Procell said. “I’ve made so many friends and memo- ries that I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t joined the club.” CORRECTIONability to execute are more important to success than a degree in business. “His life is just a fascinat- ing story, and it’s inspiring to hear him talk about it,” Schmitz-Hübsch said. “He was Entrepreneur of the Year at age 24, which is in- credible. I’m 23, so it’s time for me to get going.” DELLcontinues from page 1In the April 11 edition of the Texan, the article “Student’s designs modernize 1960s fashion” misstated the date of the Elements fashion show. The show will take place tomorrow, April 14. BIKES continues from page 1 A group of UT System students have created a new social networking app, Awayys, to help connect study abroad students to re- sources when they arrive in unfamiliar countries. “Awayys is an app that brings the world together at a whole new level,” said Do- ris Llamas, co-founder of the app and UT-El Paso senior. The app helps travelers find people to hang out with by using a search engine with multiple filters. The app is synced with users’ Facebook accounts to maintain authen- ticity, which also gives users the option of limiting their search to their social circle and to the social circle of their friends. The app lets users leave reviews of the places they’ve visited for other users to read. Llamas said she came up with the idea for the app while studying abroad in Paris. “The concept of Awayys was born out of my own needs as an exchange stu- dent,” Llamas said. Diego Urrutia, an eco- nomics junior at UT-Austin and co-founder of the app, said the app allows travelers that wouldn’t otherwise con- nect to do so. “We’ve all been to Eu- rope backpacking … if you’re by yourself over there, there’s a lot of people that are also backpacking in the same areas as you are, but you don’t necessar- ily meet up,” Urrutia said. “Awayys will allow you to see those people you would have otherwise missed.” The app is particularly helpful for anyone traveling alone, not just study abroad students, allowing them to make friends during their trip, Urrutia said. Llamas said the app can also serve as a safety net for students. “We believe that con- necting to people from your community is essen- tial,” Llamas said. “Awayys can serve as a safety mea- sure for students abroad, who, in case of any disaster, can find help and support wherever they are.” Harrison Crowl, an in- ternational relations and global studies sophomore, said he plans on study- ing abroad next year and thinks the app would be helpful. “I think this app would be a great way for me to get in contact with other ex- change students who might be outside my program and I wouldn’t see otherwise,” Crowl said. The app is in its last stages of testing and should be released to the public on Google Play and the iTunes store for free at the begin- ning of May. Archaeologists uncovered a slab of stone containing rare text in the ancient language of Etruscan north of Florence, Italy, on the Poggio Colla site. Michael Thomas, profes- sor and director of UT’s Cen- ter for the Study of Ancient Italy, is co-director of the Mugello Valley Archaeologi- cal Project where the slab was found, and has been working on this site for 21 years. “This is our last year of excavation, so it was a huge find,” Thomas said. “Inscrip- tions of that length are very rare, and it’s very rare to find something like that in a sanctuary setting.” The inscribed stone, or any other artifact made by the Etruscans, gives us primary evidence for how a people created a piece of writing and what it may have meant to them, classics professor emeri- tus Ingrid Edlund-Berry said. “It is by studying objects like this stone that we can reconstruct a whole period of history for which we have very little writing but where the people built cities, trad- ed and traveled, created art and practiced their religion,” Edlund-Berry said. The slab was found within the foundation of a podium of a temple. Thomas said only a handful of people in the world can read Etruscan. As a teacher, Thomas said it’s essential to expose students to an archaeological site and study these things first hand. “You’re digging it up and learning about it and its imme- diate contact,” Thomas said. Artifacts and the pursuit of understanding them hold up a mirror to the contem- porary world, studio art se- nior Connor Frew said. “By looking into the objects of the past, we can generate historical narratives from new perspectives and hope to give agency to those that previous- ly had none,” Frew said. Thomas said collections of gold jewelry, a collection of 100 silver Roman coins and all sorts of bronze statu- ettes have been found at the site. The length of the text on the stone makes it valu- able, Edlund-Berry said. She said there are only a few lon- ger texts that give the dates of a calendar, tombstones or contracts between families to clarify property ownership. “In short, the inscribed stone from Poggio Colla is an important part of the puzzle that allows us to imagine what life was like in ancient Etruria about 2,500 years ago,” Edlund-Berry said. Name: 4350 re:fuel Chief Commercial; Width: 60p0; Depth: 5 in; Color: Process color, 4350 re:fuel Chief Commercial; Ad Number: 4627W&N 3NEWSWednesday, April 13, 20163RESEARCHVP of student affairs to leave UT after 16 yearsNEWS BRIEFLYGage Paine, vice president for student affairs, is leaving UT after serving the campus for 16 years. Named VP in 2012, Paine is the first female to serve in this position at the Univer- sity. Under this role, Paine managed a diverse group of the University’s non-aca- demic units, including resi- dence halls, dining facilities, recreational sports organi- zations, medical and mental health care units and over 1,300 student organizations. Paine is credited with creating BeVocal, the Uni- versity’s bystander initia- tive that aims to teach students how to prevent high-risk behavior and harm. She also reimagined New Student Orientation and created many pro- grams on campus that have “garnered state and nation- al attention,” according to an email President Gregory Fenves sent to UT students Tuesday morning. Paine has worked with the UT System for almost 20 years, serving in stu- dent affairs leadership po- sitions at four other Texas universities. Paine will join Keeling & Associates after she leaves the University, where she will serve as a senior consultant, advising campuses nationwide on student affairs. President Fenves has asked Soncia Reagins-Lilly, Senior Associate Vice Presi- dent for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, to serve as interim vice president while the University looks to fill Paine’s spot. “As our campus commu- nity dealt with the shock and sadness of losing Ha- ruka Weiser last week, Drs. Paine and Reagins-Lilly worked tirelessly behind the scenes to provide care and support for our cam- pus and Haruka’s family,” Fenves said in his email. “I am grateful for the dedica- tion both of these leaders have to UT. The campus will greatly miss Dr. Paine, but I wish her the best in her new endeavor.” Paine will continue to work at UT until May 31. Reagins- Lilly will begin her interim appointment on June 1. —Catherine MarfinCourtesy of Michael Thomas Researchers at the Mugello Valley Archaelogical Project’s Poggio Colla site in Italy unearthed a slab of stone containing ancient text in the Etruscan language. Professor Michael Thomas is the co-director of the project and has been working on the site for 21 years. By Jasleen Shokar@jasleenshokarRsearchers uncover rare Etruscan textNew student app helps travelers acclimateAPPSBy Vera Bespalova@thedailytexanFRACKINGcontinues from page 1Infographic by Lillian Michel | Daily Texan Staffand policy disputes over whether the process is one of the main human-induced causes to the uptick in earthquakes nationwide. Fracking shoots water into typically shallow formations of resources in the ground, which can lead to small-scale earthquakes that typically go unnoticed, physics professor Michael Marder said. “I’m not sure what the max- imum magnitude has been, but none of them have yet to be a very large earthquake,” Marder said. “[The problem is] they have been occurring in areas where they’ve previ- ously been unknown.” Choy said that although fracking has received “a bad name” lately, it is not the ex- tracting of oil and gas, but actually the disposal pro- cess of wastewater as a re- sult, that leads to increased earthquake activity. The wastewater disposal penetrates deeper into the ground than the actual fracking process and is absorbed into permeable sandstone, leading to slip- ping if there is a fault near- by, Marder said. Peter Hennings, research scientist with the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University, is currently the principal investigator in UT’s Center for Integrated Seis- micity Research, where his team is aiming to understand “false triggering mecha- nisms,” or how much new fluid is needed to cause an existing fault to move. Hennings’s research team hopes to use its re- search to build a network of detectors that could pre- dict human-induced earth- quakes and help cities pre- pare ahead of time, which is expected to be operating towards the end of the year, Hennings said. “With that research, those stakeholders will learn more about what’s going on in Texas and they will be able to formulate better ideas and it may inform future regula- tions as a product of that,” Hennings said. Oklahoma experienced only two earth- quakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater in 2008. Last year, the state experienced 890. Scientists believe the injection of wastewater fluid from oil and gas production has caused this stark increase in earthquake occurrences, and hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, is ultimately responsible for this increase in wastewater fluid. But as fracking companies continue to debate with the public on the safety of their operations, it is imperative that they respond to emerging data in a truthful way to reduce misguided con- sumer fears that hinder cooperation. The United States Geological Survey re- cently released a report documenting areas that may experience damaging earthquakes in 2016. For the first time, they included the risks associated with earthquakes caused by humans rather than natural activity. Although Oklahoma is at the highest risk of these earth- quakes, small areas in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas made it onto the projections as well. While it would make sense to ask frack- ing companies to stop or control their pro- cesses in light of emerging evidence, the limitations of scientific studies make blam- ing them particularly difficult. Scientists can only show a correlation between wastewater disposal and earthquakes. As a result, com- panies can rely on the heinous defense that no causal relationship can be made, no mat- ter how strong the correlation. Environmental science freshman Elsa Tos- key said she believes the pursuit of profit in- centivizes petroleum companies to be dishon- est about their procedures and associated risks. “I think fracking’s profitability impairs judg- ment of the government and of petroleum companies,” Toskey said. “There are many questions about its impacts on groundwater contamination and seismicity that have yet to be thoroughly answered.” However, the burden falls as equally on the public to approach emerging data in a way that is fair and moderate. The earthquakes in Okla- homa caused by wastewater injection have not matched the intensity of deadly earthquakes in natural hotspots such as California and Japan. If the public attacks fracking companies with a “sky-is-falling” mentality, their claims can be easily dismissed or debunked in a way that prevents any real progress. In addition, asking these companies to com- pletely stop their operations is a failure to see the benefits the technology brings. Fracking has greatly improved the U.S. economy by generating jobs and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Completely banning fracking operations would put an end to these benefits. Environmental science senior Leslie Jordan said she thinks fracking has been a positive ad- dition to the U.S. “Fracking is tied to national security,” Jordan said. “It increased the size of U.S. [oil] reserves, which allows the country to be less reliant on foreign oil. It’s poorly regulated but overall is a good thing.” With all factors considered, fracking has benefits we should utilize, but public concerns from anecdotal and scientific evidence must also be addressed. Perhaps we should limit wastewater disposal to certain areas or pri- oritize a quicker shift to renewables instead of attacking each other with extreme arguments. But in order to reach reasonable compromises, fracking companies and the public must ma- turely discuss the issue. Chan is a journalism and environmental science freshman from Sugar Land. With graduation just around the corner, many students at the University of Texas are excited to finally start a new chapter in their lives. And in recent years, graduation rates at UT have been increasing. Unfortunately, the gains of graduation have been going to those who’ve needed them least. According to a report from the Edu- cation Trust, the gap in graduation rates between white and minority students has widened between 2003 and 2013. The re- port found that six-year graduation rates for minority students at UT, which in- cludes black, African-American and Na- tive students, had risen from a mere 65.8 percent to 69.6 percent, while the gradua- tion rates of white students had risen from 74.3 percent to 83.1 percent. With more than a 5 percent difference in the rate of the rise in graduation rates be- tween whites and minorities, higher educa- tion institutions need to start realizing how they can better cater to minority students — otherwise, this fight for affirmative action would be meaningless. Jeff Strohl, research director for the Georgetown University Center on Educa- tion and the Workforce, argues how differ- ent backgrounds ultimately become aca- demically segregated in an interview with the Washington Post. “The American postsecondary system in- creasingly has become a dual system of racially separate pathways, even as overall minority access to the postsecondary system has grown dramatically,” Strohl said. Through the implementation of affirma- tive action in universities, the conversa- tion has been directed to providing equal opportunity to students from different so- cioeconomic backgrounds. And although there has been some retaliation, such as Fisher v. University of Texas, it could be ar- gued that affirmative action policies have had a net positive impact in the sphere of fully integrating students from different backgrounds. Unfortunately, providing an equal opportunity for minority stu- dents to attend college doesn’t necessarily translate in said minority students to suc- ceed in college. Rather, universities need to implement programs beyond their admissions: programs that cater specifi- cally to minority students, their academic performance and their proper integration within college life. One thing that higher education institutions can do is something like UT’s Texas Interdisciplinary Plan, which is designed for students that have low SAT scores, low family income and less-educated parents. TIP students are put into smaller sections of classes already offered in the University without sacrificing the course subject material. On top of that, TIP students are required two hours each week of extra instruction with upperclassmen or peer mentors in order to make sure students will be on top of their academics. David Laude, creator of the TIP program, emphasized the necessity of providing in- creased assistance in an interview with the New York Times. Beyond just TIP, having programs that specifically cater to minorities would be the ultimate solution. We need to continue to support and expand these programs in order to close the graduation gap between whites and minorities. For too long has the conversation been only surrounding getting students into college. We finally need to turn the conversation towards getting minorities to finally succeed in college. Choudhury is an economics freshman from Ricahrdson. 4 OPINION4CLAIRE SMITH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorialWednesday, April 13, 2016LEGALESE | 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. 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This is just one of the many unfair circum- stances inmates in Texas prisons encounter. Other issues include lack of independent oversight, denial of an attorney through ha- beas corpus once in the system and abnor- mally high medical copayments of $100 de- spite having no income. In response to these, inmates from seven different state prisons have been conducting a work strike since April 4 to protest unfair conditions. Many criticize the prisoners for union- izing and fighting these injustices simply because they are criminals. While these inmates have committed a crime and need some penalty for their actions, we need to understand that prisoners are still people who have basic rights and deserve humane living conditions. Amanda Woog, a postdoctoral fellow at UT who is affiliated with the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, spoke on the moral obligations to their human rights. “The fact is that people who are in prison do have basicrights to certain conditions of confinement related to issues such as health- care and overcrowding,” Woog said. “They are not the rights that you or I have, but they do have a right to safe conditions.” Most of us have not been in a prison and are not aware of the conditions the incar- cerated face. It is imperative we are mature enough to listen to those from within who are speaking out. There needs to be a balance be- tween proper punishment for the crime and fair living conditions. Some of the conditions can be life-threat- ening. Take the lack of air conditioning and proper ventilation found in Texas prisons. Since 2007, extreme heat has been the cause of death for 14 inmates, all of which had a body temperature between 105 and 109 de- grees Fahrenheit upon death. Prisoners are painfully aware of their situa- tion and rightly protest for independent over- sight, which could be a substantial means of fixing superfluous punishments. “Independent oversight could mean a com- plaint process that does not just go through internal channels — people who are em- ployed by the Texas department of criminal justice,” Woog said. “It could also mean an outside body could come in and do inspec- tions on prison conditions.” This appears to be more than just necessary for the prisoners. It seems to be essential to maintaining their dignity as human beings. Ariel Dulitzky, law professor and director of the UT Human Rights Clinic, pointed out that inmates are not supposed to be robbed of their basic human rights when they enter the prison system. “[Inmates] get to keep their rights when they are in the system,” Dulitzky said. “The main right [of prisoners is] to live with dig- nity and humanity.” Although it has not yet been determined that Texas prisons run in a way that vio- lates these rights, it is only a matter of time until conditions force some long overdue overhaul. We need to take the inmates’ complaints into consideration and recog- nize the humanity of those who are locked away. While the inmates may have acted in an unlawful way, the state of Texas should not meet the unjust with the unjust. Proper changes need to be made that do not deprive the inmates of their rights. Vernon is a PACE freshman from the Wood- lands. COLUMNTexas inmates deserve more humane conditionsBy Emily VernonDaily Texan Columnist @_emilyvernon_ Infographic by Lillian Michel | Daily Texan StaffMost of us have not been in a prison and are not aware of the conditions that the incarcerated face. It is imperative we are mature enough to listen to those from within... COLUMNFracking companies must recognize recent dataBy Benroy ChanDaily Texan Senior Columnist @BenroyChanWith all factors considered, fracking has benefits we should utilize, but public concert from anecdotal and scientific evidence must also be addressed. The young entrepreneur behind Snorkel ATX and the Netflix and Chill con- doms is back — this time with a political agenda. UT alumnus Yousef Okasheh began selling hu- morous presidential cam- paign cereal boxes online Sunday to raise money to complete his latest app, “Who’s Hungry?” The company currently offers two cereal options — Rai- sin Bern for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Cin- namon Toast Trump for Donald Trump. Both cereal boxes were custom-designed by Okasheh and psychology senior Scottie Geiger. Gei- ger said getting involved with Okasheh’s latest proj- ect was a no-brainer. “I’ve gotten so used to people having these grand ideas, and they either fall through or never get off the ground,” Geiger said. “Yousef is one of those special people who not only gets you hyped about something, but also follows through with it. That’s al- ways been very inspiring to me, so getting involved with one of his projects was an easy decision.” Geiger said their goal for this project was not to be politically neutral, but to openly support Sanders in a fun-loving way. It is no mistake that “Who’s Hungry?” only of- fers cereals for two presi- dential candidates. Okasheh said he intentionally decid- ed to exclude the others. “People keep asking me why I didn’t include a Hillary Clinton or Ted Cruz cereal, and it’s honestly because I don’t want to acknowl- edge them as candidates,” Okasheh said. “I don’t think Trump should be acknowl- edged as a candidate either, but everyone loves to hate him, so why not make some money off him?” Twenty-five percent of the cereal box profits will be donated to Sanders’ cam- paign, but because Okasheh said he does not want to isolate potential customers, there is an option on the online order form to opt out of the donation. Yousef said the idea to sell novelty cereal boxes came from complications associated with his lat- est app. When Yousef and his friends developed and launched “Who’s Hungry?,” he said it had too many bugs to function properly, forc- ing them to take it down. “It was too expensive for us to rebuild the back end of our app to get it fully functioning again, and it was upsetting to me that the product we had worked so hard on was just going to be sitting there unused,” Okasheh said. While the main goal for selling the presidential ce- real boxes is to raise money to finish the “Who’s Hun- gry?” app in the next five months, for Okasheh, it all comes second to simply starting a commotion. “I mostly enjoy doing shit like this because it cre- ates a buzz,” Okasheh said. “That is just so much fun for me, personally.” Name: CLASSIFIDES; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, CLASSIFIDES; Ad Number: - CLASS 5CLASSIFIEDSADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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He can point to the spot in his living room where he spent every night between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. on the couch writ- ing music. Once the com- position was completed, he emailed every orches- tra he could find, offering to pay them to play and record his music. In 2012, André Lousa- da, a conductor from New York, said yes. “[Nathan] seemed like a person that was very driven,” Lousada said. “That was the thing that makes him special. He was not bound to rules and things that we learn that we can and cannot do when we are studying at the conservatory.” Once Lousada’s orches- tra completed the record- ing, Felix leveraged a net- work of friends in media to promote the work. Riding the wave of good press, the album gained traction on classical music stations. Stephen Felix, his older brother and a former mem- ber of his band, said Nathan has always possessed a do- it-yourself attitude. “He’s been blessed with this understanding of music that’s not quite like everybody else,” Ste- phen said. “I remember at the time when people were like, ‘You can’t do this; this is not the way it’s supposed to be done.’ And then others were like, ‘This is fascinat- ing.’ He was really push- ing the boundaries of classical music.” Before Felix completed Neon Heaven, he was ap- proached by an orchestra in Denmark that wanted to be the first to play it. Now, as he works on his third symphony, a one- act opera, he said he looks forward to the experi- ments yet to come. “I want to write an op- era. I want to write every- thing,” Felix said. “I want to do everything and cov- er every genre. It’s fun. Life is short.” This is a great stop for peo- ple who have spent weeks immersing themselves in the culture of crawfish sea- son and are in desperate need for a different take on their new favorite food. Where: 2525 W. Anderson Ln. Any Crawfish Boil in AustinWhile the easiest way to get crawfish is often at a restaurant that always has it on the menu, it can be a lot more fun and cheaper to attend a crawfish boil at a restaurant or bar that does not typically offer craw- fish. Places such as Lustre Pearl, Haymaker and Tap 24 hold various crawfish boils throughout the spring, making eating bite-sized lobsters a celebratory social event. Check social media or flyers around town to find details on upcoming one-off crawfish boils. Where: The Goodnight, 2700 W. Anderson Ln. #101When: Saturday, April 9Admission: FreeCRAWFISH continues from page 8Mike McGraw | Daily Texan StaffUT alumnus Yousef Okasheh, left, and psychology senior Scottie Geiger designed cereal box- es with politically satirical graphics to support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. If Isaiah Taylor indeed goes through with his NBA dreams, his final game in a Texas jersey will be one where Texas lost on a half- court buzzer-beater. It doesn’t have to end that way, though. The junior guard has the ability to re- turn for a senior season in Austin but announced last week that he will declare for the 2016 NBA Draft. Taylor won’t hire an agent, meaning he still has the ability to opt out of the draft and return to Texas within 10 days of the NBA draft combine. Regardless, Taylor should return to Texas for one last ride — not because of what he can give to the Longhorns, but because of the jump in his game he can take. The surface numbers say Taylor is already improv- ing his game. Last season, the first under head coach Shaka Smart, Taylor aver- aged 15.0 points, 5.0 assists per game on 42 percent shooting from the field. All were career highs and Taylor earned a spot on the All-Big 12 first team. His speed gives him the ability to get to the rim at will, but the one thing that is clearly not NBA-ready is his jump shot. Taylor shot 31.1 percent from the 3-point line — which is an improve- ment from his freshman and junior campaigns, but still not NBA-ready. The raw talent is there, but one more year under Smart can help Taylor har- ness it and grow other ar- eas of his game. He would follow in the footsteps of recent Big 12 players who stayed in school for four years and improved. Oklahoma senior guard Buddy Hield is a projected lottery pick in this year’s draft after averaging 25.0 points per game on 49.6 percent shooting over- all and 46.4 percent from three. Those numbers are all up from his junior sea- son, where he averaged 17.5 points on 41.6 percent shooting and 37.1 percent from three. Then there’s Iowa State forward Georges Niang, who averaged 19.8 points, 6.2 rebounds on 54.7 per- cent shooting for his senior year. All up from his junior year stats of 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 46.8 per- cent shooting. His 3-point shooting was down, but he still shot a respectable 38.1 percent from deep. There’s no guarantee Tay- lor becomes a high first- round pick by returning to Texas like Hield. But right now, he’s not exactly high on anyone’s mock draft. Returning would give Taylor a chance to improve that stock, and, most im- portantly, his game. Celina Felix was sur- prised when she learned Texas wanted her. The Montclair, California, native started her collegiate career at Mt. San Antonio College in her hometown and was close to transferring to nearby California State University-Fullerton. But one night toward the end of her sophomore year while study- ing for a test, she got a call saying Texas was interested. “I couldn’t believe it,” Fe- lix said. “I honestly kept it a secret for so long until it was official. I wanted to stay local if it wasn’t a big, really good school until this op- portunity presented itself, and I just had to take it.” Although it’s a big adjust- ment moving from Califor- nia to Texas, the junior third baseman hasn’t missed a beat on the field. Felix earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors just two weeks into her Longhorn ca- reer. She’s currently ranked second on the team in batting average (.359), home runs (6) and RBI (27) and has struck out just seven times in 117 at- bats. She’s solid defensively on the hot corner, too, and has made some highlight reel plays for Texas. Head coach Connie Clark praises Felix’s natural abil- ity. In fact, Clark said she doesn’t try to over-coach Felix or let her think too much because that’s when she starts getting in trouble. “Celina Felix is about as raw of an athlete as we’ve had,” Clark said. “She’s so instinctually active, and at the plate she does things you can’t teach. Her hand- eye coordination and ability to really zero in and square up pitches is tremendous.” Felix came to Texas after the coaching staff searched the country for someone to help build depth on the left side of the field. Texas assis- tant coach Jennifer McFalls was on the Olympic team with Crystl Bustos of the Mt. San Antonio College staff, and that connection helped the Longhorns find their missing piece. “She really brings some- thing special to the team,” se- nior second baseman Steph- anie Ceo said. “She came out with a positive energy, she’s got an amazing swing and all that confidence; it’s really something special.” The confidence her team- mates have in her made the transition from junior col- lege to Big 12 softball easier for Felix. She has fun and feels comfortable, and that allows her to play to her best ability and achieve the dreams she’s worked toward for so long. It wasn’t an easy process, but that makes her appreciate this experience even more. “I had a goal starting school,” Felix said. “I wanted to play ball and go to a good school, and fighting for that is exactly how I got here. It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but I feel like I’m in it now. It feels good.” Kacy Clemens seemed to have tied the game. Down 3-2 with one out in the ninth, the junior first base- man squared up a 1-1 fast- ball. Clemens’ lefty swing drove the ball to right cen- ter, looking as if it would clear the fence at Constella- tion Field in Sugar Land. But the mid-April air dragged the ball down at the warning track into the outfielder’s glove. The Long- horns’ best chance at ty- ing the game quickly faded away, and Texas dropped the Tuesday night matchup with Houston, 3-2. Texas’ bats spent most of Tuesday’s contest stymied by the Cougars’ pitching. Starting for Houston was redshirt junior Bubba Max- well. Maxwell missed nearly all of 2015 after undergoing Tommy John surgery but has rebounded this year to the tune of a 2.16 ERA in eight appearances. Tuesday provided more of the same for Maxwell, who went the first four innings without surrendering a base runner. As Maxwell cruised, sophomore Longhorn start- er Connor Mayes scuffled. After going through the first two innings without a hitch, Mayes struggled in the third, allowing two Cougar runs to cross the plate. The scoring began with an RBI single by redshirt senior Michael Pyeatt, who was followed by another base hit from sophomore Corey Julks, putting the Cougars up 2-0 after three innings. Maxwell’s perfection evaporated in the fifth. A Zane Gurwitz double drove in Texas’ first run of the day, continuing Gurwitz’ re- cent hot streak. The junior from San Antonio tore the cover off the ball during the weekend series with Kan- sas State, batting .583 to go along with six RBIs. Texas took advantage of some classic Augie Ball in the sixth. Back-to-back singles put runners at the corners with one out. With a chance to tie the game, junior Tres Barrera ap- proached the plate. Barrera has been the catalyst of Texas’ offense this season, occupying the three hole in the Longhorns lineup. But instead of try- ing to bash the ball over the left-field fence, Barrera laid down a bunt. The safety squeeze allowed Barrera to reach base and score fresh- man Kody Clemens, tying the game. But the score didn’t stay knotted for long. The Cou- gars responded in the sev- enth with their third RBI single of the game. Senior Justin Montemayor took a 2-2 pitch from Nick Kenne- dy and drove it into left field, giving Houston a 3-2 lead. Texas mustered just one hit in the matchup’s final three innings, falling 3-2 to the Cougars. The loss marked the Longhorns’ third consecutive Tuesday night loss, dropping their record to 14–19 — 2–9 in one-run games. Tues- day gave the Longhorns another chance to gain some momentum as they attempt to right the ship in the 2016 season. But once again, that chance slipped away. 6 SPTS6JACOB MARTELLA, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsWednesday, April 13, 2016BASEBALL | HOUSTON 3 - 2 TEXASSIDELINETHUNDER SPURS BRAVES NATIONALS ROYALS ASTROS TODAY IN HISTORY1954Hall of Famer Hank Aaron made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Braves. “I’m not interested in competing with anybody I hope we all make it !” Charles Omenihu@charless_94TOP TWEETNBAMLBLonghorns fall short to CougarsBy Michael Shapiro@mshap2Gabriel Lopez | Daily Texan StaffJunior first baseman Kacy Clemens had a chance to send the Longhorns into extra innings with a ninth inning at bat. But Clemens’ drive to deep right center fell just short of the fences as Texas lost the game to Houston, 3-2. MEN’S BASKETBALL | COLUMNTaylor should return for his senior seasonBy Akshay Mirchandani@amirchandani41SOFTBALLJoshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffJunior Celina Felix’s transition from junior college to the Division 1 level at Texas has been seamless. Felix ranks second on the team in batting average (.359) and home runs (6). By Claire Cruz@claireecruz5Gabriel Lopez | Daily Texan file photoIsaiah Taylor averaged 15.0 points and 5.0 assists per game, shooting 42 percent from the field in his junior season. Felix makes smooth transition from junior college to Big 12Defensive tackle position lacks depth Over the years, the mold for consistency on the Texas defense has been the defensive tackle position. Last year, former Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown was selected by the New England Patriots in the 2015 NFL Draft and junior defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway is projected to be a second round draft pick in this year’s NFL Draft. But in the upcoming sea- son, the play in the trenches will look a lot different. Now that Ridgeway and senior Desmond Jack- son declared for the NFL Draft, there are only four defensive tackles left on scholarship. With the lack of depth comes a lack of experience, and keeping up with new offensive co- ordinator Sterlin Gilbert’s fast paced offense has been taxing on a thin corps of defensive tackles. “It’s tiring,” junior defen- sive tackle Poona Ford said. “There’s been days where I’ve found myself gassed, and I’m just worried about getting lined up.” Even though the lack of depth on the defensive line leaves players wind- ed, it gives many the op- portunity to step up to the challenge, even if they are true freshman. “If you are 300 pounds, you will play for us this coming season coming in as a true freshman,” defensive coordinator Vance Bedford said. “Why? Because you are big. I’ve got expectations for those guys, I’ve got to be honest with you, [playing] 20 snaps a game.” With the Orange- White scrimmage this Saturday, the defensive tackles currently on ros- ter will have a chance to showcase their growth throughout the spring. “From what I’ve seen, I think everybody’s im- proving,” Ford said. “I think everybody is going to get a chance to prove they can play.” —Mark Skol, Jr. SPORTS BRIEFLYShe came out with a positive energy, she’s got an amazing swing and all that confidence; it’s really something special. —Stephanie Ceo, Second baseman COMICS 7COMICSWednesday, April 13, 20167Today’s solution will appear here next issue SUDOKUFORYOU 7 5 3 94 3 8 6 2 4 19 1 5 4 6 3 3 2 5 7 6 8 2 8 1 2 6 4 6 9 1 5 6 1 9 4 7 3 5 8 24 3 2 9 5 8 6 1 78 5 7 6 1 2 4 9 37 9 1 2 8 4 3 5 65 6 3 7 9 1 2 4 82 4 8 5 3 6 1 7 93 8 6 1 4 7 9 2 51 7 5 3 2 9 8 6 49 2 4 8 6 5 7 3 1Jasmine Lelauti With crawfish season in full swing, Cajun and seafood restaurants all over Austin are adding the Southern delicacy to their menus. The Daily Texan has compiled a list of five stops to find boiled craw- fish in Austin this spring. ATX Boudain HutThis popular West Campus food truck of- fers everything from gator po-boys to red beans and rice. However, during the spring, their most sought- after menu item is boiled crawfish. Offered every Saturday of the season, their pound of crawfish is served with corn, sausage and potatoes. Get there early Saturday because they are known to sell out of crawfish quickly. Where: 2512 Rio Grande St. Shoal Creek SaloonThe giant Saints helmet propped up on its roof makes Shoal Creek Saloon nearly im- possible to miss when driving down Lamar Bou- levard. With their adver- tised “color TV,” Shoal Creek is a perfect place to catch a NBA playoff game while getting a healthy fix of boiled crawfish. Al- though they charge extra for corn, sausage and po- tatoes with the crawfish, it is definitely worth the ex- tra couple of bucks. Shoal Creek also has a nice out- door patio on the creek for anyone who wants to get into full Cajun mode while they enjoy their boiled mud bugs. Where: 909 N. Lamar Blvd. Stuffed Cajun Meat MarketThis Austin gem is pri- marily a Cajun grocery store. From authentic seasonings to handmade boudin and andouille sau- sage, Stuffed has all the fixings for anyone plan- ning a home-cooked Ca- jun meal. They also offer a lunch and dinner menu for those who would rather have their food prepared by Louisiana profession- als. During the spring, the folks at Stuffed have fresh boiled crawfish straight from Louisiana on deck every day for Austinites looking for their most gen- uine crawfish option. For people wanting to try their hand at boiling their own crawfish, Stuffed sells live graded crawfish, boil sea- sonings and a wide range of specialty sausages. Where: 5207 Brodie Ln. LA CrawfishLA Crawfish has a slightly more unortho- dox menu for a crawfish joint. In addition to boiled seafood and po-boys, it also serves up a num- ber of Asian specialties such as Vietnamese pho and kimchi oysters. The Asian twist on classic Ca- jun menu items makes LA Crawfish distinguishable from any other crawfish joint in Austin. Even the boiled crawfish is given a taste of Asian culture with a “hot and sour” option. Screams and grunts echo from within the wrestling rink’s rope walls. Two op- ponents bare their teeth as one lifts the other over her knee in a backbreaker, slamming her down for an easy pin. The match is Slampax versus Queen Cup, two characters represent- ing tampons and men- stral cups, respectively, wrestling to determine which female hygiene product prevails. The performance is one of many concepts cre- ated by Glorious Ladies of Rasslin, Y’all (GLORY) Austin’s first all-female and non-binary theatrical wrestling group. UT alum- na Esme East, who helped develop the group, said its mission is to open a typi- cally male-driven sport to a more diverse audience, in terms of both gender and race. “[Wrestling] is pre- dominantly white males in the U.S.,” East said. “That scene is not hospitable to people who aren’t white males. We’re trying to contribute to a new scene that is hospitable to more people and allows them to engage with this art form.” Co-founder Cheryl Couture said female wres- tling often has sexual con- notations and is not taken as seriously as male per- formances. World Wrest- ing Entertainment, for example, recently changed the title of the “Divas” championship, where women often fought in bras and panties, to the Women’s Championship. Couture said she hopes GLORY can provide an opportunity for women to enjoy the medium without these stigmas. “During the attitude era of the World Wres- tling Federation, all of the dumbest dudes I knew were in wrestling, so I dismissed it immediately as something that wasn’t cool,” Couture said. “Now I love it — I rewatched all of those attitude era matches.” Each GLORY match tells its own story, de- veloped through physi- cal stunts and dialogue. The members create their own characters, relation- ships and conflicts to be performed live during a show. East said the per- formances are a mix be- tween a wrestling match and a play, including an- nouncers, referees and audience participation. GLORY will perform at the Midway Field House on April 16, complete with seven wrestling matches. East said members have the liberty to construct any character they want. Physics and math senior Aimee Sixta is performing as “Pussy Whip,” a cowgirl who ran away from home because she had “some- thing to prove.” She teams up with “Potty Mouth,” a ranch hand character per- formed by international relations junior Julia Aik- man. The two will wres- tle in a tag-team match, working their stories together in what they call a dysfunctional duo. “I’m terrified of being in front of people and speak- ing, but somehow being a ridiculous character helps with that,” Sixta said. “It’s a huge creative outlet for me. It gives me a lot more confidence. I feel like we’ve been encouraged to be as weird as we can be.” English senior Blair Wright is performing as a referee. Wright said she was inspired to join GLORY after a male wres- tler told her she was inca- pable of wrestling him. She said she began practicing with the group to literally take him down. Her charac- ter is an inattentive sorority girl that throws glitter and cash at the audience. “It pissed me off a little bit,” Wright said. “So when [a friend] brought up GLORY, [I saw it] as a way to eventually wrestle and beat this guy — to take down the man.” 8 L&ACAT CARDENAS, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan8Wednesday, April 13, 2016CITYFemale wrestling group turns theatricalBy Elizabeth Hlavinka@hlavinka_eFOODSeafood spots offer distinct takes on crawfish this seasonIllustration by Melanie Westfall | Daily Texan StaffBy Stephen Acevedo@stephenace24ALUMNIPunk rockertransitions to classical music careerBy James Rodriguez@jamie_rodNathan Felix, a punk rock- er who spent his first three post-grad years touring with his band, could feel himself getting antsy. So he did what any other person in his posi- tion would do: He decided to compose a symphony. “We were touring and playing our same songs every night, and we weren’t back learning our craft and differ- ent styles,” UT alumnus Felix said. “I saw a lot of differ- ent styles on tour, and that’s when I fell in love with other kinds of music. I thought, ‘Man, I want to do something bigger or better.’” With no formal education in music — he was rejected from the music school at the University of North Texas because he could not read or write sheet music — Felix crafted his own crash course in composing. He pored over library books and scoured the internet for instructional vid- eos, driven by a newfound fas- cination with classical music. Over a decade later, Felix is an accomplished compos- er on the verge of releasing his second symphony, Neon Heaven, a follow-up effort to 2013’s critically acclaimed The Curse the Cross & the Lion. While his boredom with punk eventually led him to classical music, he said the conversion wasn’t something he would’ve predicted. “I hated classical music,” Felix said. “I hated it with a passion, because I thought CRAWFISH page 5PUNK page 5That scene is not hospitable to people who aren’t white males. We’re trying to contribute to a new scene that is hospitable to more people and allows them to engage with this art form. —Esme East, GLORY memberGLORY PRESENTS: PLAGUE OF BLOOD 1.0When: Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. — 11 p.m. Where: Midway Field House, 2015 E. Riverside Dr. Admission: $13Daulton VenglarDaily Texan file photoStudio art junior Shelby Bohan- non practices kicking, striking Jade White in the face at Zilker Park on Feb. 7, 2016. GLORY is an all-female wrestling show that will take place on April 16.