With a special election to determine the fate of Uber and Lyft in Austin on the horizon, members of Stu- dents for Ridesharing have been tabling across campus, registering students to vote. The May 7 ballot will de- termine whether the City of Austin can require all Uber and Lyft drivers to undergo fingerprint background checks. In addition, the pro- posed amendment could repeal an existing regula- tion requiring vehicles to be marked with a distinctive emblem, along with repeal- ing a ban on loading and unloading in travel lanes. Lyft has stated in previous reports that a mandatory fingerprinting ordinance would “force” them to leave Austin. Corportate communica- tions junior Kelsi Kamin, a member of Students for Ridesharing, is working with Uber’s marketing team in a paid position to help get the Greek community involved with the issue. Ka- min said the UT community as a whole can play a large role in the upcoming special election. “[As] a student body of 40,000, we’re the best posi- tioned to make a difference in the outcome of this vote. We need to understand that this is real, this is happening, this is a service we all use on a daily or weekly basis,” Ka- min said. “If it were gone, Emeritus student body president Xavier Rotnofsky and vice president Rohit Mandalapu presented a pri- marily satirical campaign last year, but they worked to address serious issues dur- ing their time in office. Rotnofsky and Mandala- pu, Plan II seniors collec- tively known as “RotMan,” were two candidates from the Texas Travesty who campaigned using comedy to win the Student Gov- ernment (SG) executive alliance election last year. Platform points included humorous items such as requesting SG officers wear cellophane outfits — to in- crease transparency — but also mentioned real issues including finding sustain- able funding for the FAC. Mandalapu said he is happy with the actions of 1Monday, April 18, 2016@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidLIFE&ARTS PAGE 8SPORTS PAGE 6COMICS PAGE 7CAMPUSCITYStudents deliberate over Lyft, UberCity Council votes in favor of ordinance to ease trafficGabriel Lopez | Daily Texan file photoStudents for Ridesharing have been tabling across campus to get students to register to vote in the May 7 election. By Zach Lyons@iamzachlyonsRIDE page 2City Council members voted 9-1 to approve an ordi- nance that could potentially improve traffic congestion in Austin with changes to right- of-way rules and the installa- tion of separate signaling for transit buses last Thursday. Two weeks ago, the Austin Mobility Committee unani- mously recommended coun- cil members vote in favor of the ordinance, which would revamp how buses operate in transit lanes on Guada- lupe and Lavaca streets, two major roadways affected by heavy traffic near campus. “We recognize the need to move more people in the same space, and that hap- pens, at least with current technology, with buses right now,” said Donna Tiemann, chief of staff for Ann Kitchen, Mobility Committee chair. “Until we get more people engaged in buses, we’ll con- tinue to have a building of more and more congestion.” Officials with the Austin Transportation Department and Capital Metro presented potential changes, or “transit priority initiatives,” to transit lanes that include installing separate signaling for bus lanes, which would give bus- es the ability to “jump” ahead of traffic when necessary. This, along with requiring crosswalks be moved away from the intersection, allow- ing buses to turn in front of traffic. This would effectively avoid the awkward signaling between buses and cars in By Forrest Milburn@forrestmilburnSTUDENT GOVERNMENTRotMan discusses term, future plansMarshall Tidrick | Daily Texan file photoEmeritus student body president Xavier Rotnofsky, left, and vice president Rohit Mandalapu laugh over a meal at Chili’s last May. The duo, more affectionately known as “RotMan,” won their executive alliance campaign with a combination of comedy and satire. ROTMAN page 2By Rachel Lew@rachelannlewFoster children and po- tential adoptive families can encounter many diffi- culties during the adoption process, but UT is part of a research project that is try- ing to make things easier. UT is one institution involved in the Quality Improvement Center for Adoption & Guardianship Support and Preservation, which develops models of support to achieve perma- nency for foster children when they can’t be reunit- ed with their birth fami- lies. Other organizations involved in the five-year project include Spaulding for Children in Michigan, the University of Wiscon- sin-Milwaukee and the University of North Caro- lina at Chapel Hill. The child welfare sys- tem has shifted focus from foster care to providing children with permanent homes, creating a need for centers like this one, said Mark Testa, a professor at the University of North Carolina and member of the project team. “Years ago we didn’t understand much about trauma and brain devel- opment,” Testa said. “We thought if we made sure that kids were well fed and had a place to sleep they could handle life on their own. We’ve now come to realize the importance of permanent homes for chil- dren as they go into adult- hood past their 18th year.” Nancy Rolock, a pro- fessor at the University of Wisconsin and project member, said the Cen- ter implements programs that contact families to see how they’re doing and of- fer services to help prevent children from returning to foster care. The Center has selected eight different sites, in- cluding sites in North Car- olina, Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Tennessee, Wiscon- sin and Nebraska to assess different program models, program director Melinda Lis said. Monica Faulkner, a UT research associate professor who works on the project, said the Texas site studies how potentially permanent placements, such as kids living with a relative, could become permanent. “Texas has two inter- ventions. One is a parent training program where we are trying to teach them skills in parenting chil- dren who’ve experienced trauma and helping then work through behavioral problems,” Faulkner said. “The other is working with case workers to help give them more tools to talk to families about parenting a child who has experienced trauma.” Faulkner said the Uni- versity and Texas as a whole are committed to helping children in foster care. “It’s great for us at UT to be involved in what’s happening,” Faulkner said. “The fact that Texas is in- volved in the child welfare system really speaks to the fact that we are trying to be proactive in getting kids into a better place.” The City of Austin is plan- ning to renovate Austin’s south waterfront and create a lively, attractive pedestrian environment. Urban design staff are working on the South Central Waterfront Initiative, which will establish recommenda- tions for developing the area. These include plans to build “green streets,” with environ- mentally friendly technology and construction, and walk- way connections in order to create pedestrian-friendly public spaces. Alan Holt, principal plan- ner in the urban design divi- sion, said in his proposal that community feedback was key in the planning process. “We started looking with the community for a bet- ter way forward,” Holt said. “We started that process with a grant from the American Institute of Architects. They brought experts who worked with the community, and came up with a report that said we need a district approach to increase the quality of open space and connectivity across the district … to create a great public realm and support sig- nificant affordable housing.” The city will host an open house on Saturday, April 30 to debut the latest information and plans for Austin’s South Waterfront. The event will in- clude snacks, a petting zoo and interactive events throughout the day. Sociology freshman Sarah Jones said park renovations will give citizens the op- portunity to stay connected with nature. “I definitely support Austin investing in parks,” Jones said. “Living in a constantly growing city, you get disconnected from nature. I like having Zilker and Lady Bird Lake, which always have community activities to be a part of, because it allows me Professors comment on upcoming GOP convention. PAGE 3Scientists try to identify microbial dark matter. PAGE 3NEWSLegalizing marijuana must prevent ‘Big Cannabis.’ PAGE 4Students’ registration hatred is ill-founded. PAGE 4OPINIONLonghorns earn third con- ference series win. PAGE 6Freshman QB impresses fans at spring game. PAGE 6SPORTSM83 releases underwhelming album. PAGE 8Students reflect on youth in Young Bloods art exhibit. PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSThe Austin Toy Museum had its grand opening this past Saturday — check out our video recap atdailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 7CITYSTATEUT allocates help to foster care programAustin plans to renovate, revitalize lake waterfrontByAudrey Zhang@thedailytexanBy Elizabeth Huang@lizzthewizWATERFRONT page 3We thought if we made sure that kids were well fed and had a place to sleep they could handle life on their own. — Mark Testa, Professor at the University of North CarolinaTRAFFIC page 3 Name: 4607/PPD Development; Width: 29p6; Depth: 9.4 in; Color: Black, 4607/PPD Development; Ad Number: 460722NEWSMonday, April 18, 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 140TOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow8266It’s so stressful walking your cat on a leash. 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. Marshall Tidrick | Daily Texan StaffJournalism sophomore Brian Haywood, left, and biology junior Alexa Harmon attend the 2016 Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Visual Arts Center on Friday night. FRAMES featured photo thedailytexantheir administration over the past year. “The big accomplish- ments are the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue, the passing of medical am- nesty here at UT, the exten- sion of dining hall hours and bringing back SURE- Walk,” Mandalapu said. Rotnofsky said he was proud of their administra- tion’s ability to work quickly. “What I learned is that we could work on the fly be- cause we had each other and a really solid team to tackle any initiative that came up,” Rotnofsky said. Rotnofsky said he thinks people gained more trust in SG because of the way he and Mandalapu conducted themselves. “In our little part of our SG, people trusted us and felt that we brought a posi- tive SG presence on cam- pus,” Rotnofsky said. “It wasn’t just me and Rohit, it was the effort of many peo- ple. What I’m most proud of is that we tackled small tiny issues that affected pockets of campus, in addition to large issues that reverber- ated across the nation.” Mandalapu and Rotnof- sky advocated against the passage of campus carry during their time in office, but the law, SB 11, passed on June 1, 2015. Mandalapu said he does not think the passage of campus carry during their administration was a shortcoming on their part, but said it was unfortu- nate to witness the law pass. “It was frustrating because we pushed against it pretty heavily,” Mandalapu said. “It felt like we as students were the main stakeholders, and it felt like our words were fall- ing on deaf ears.” Taral Patel, emeritus chief of staff and govern- ment senior, said he thinks the RotMan administra- tion set themselves apart through their humor and tangible change. “Many have argued that our administration is the only one in recent memory to have made such a differ- ence in the day-to-day lives of students by entertaining them and providing incred- ible, meaningful successes for the student body that will impact future Long- horns for decades to come,” Patel said. Mandalapu said he thinks it will be important for the incoming administration to represent the UT student body during the Texas leg- islative session in January. “There was an increase in tuition this year because of reduced funding from the state,” Mandalapu said. “It will be the responsibility of the incoming administra- tion as well as the admin- istration after them, so as student leaders they will have to advocate for higher education issues including funding.” According to Rotnofsky, he will pursue a doctorate in oceanography from a man named Bob who works at a fish shack in Corpus Christi after graduation. Mandalapu, who gradu- ates in May, said he will be working as a management consultant in Houston. 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Early voting starts April 25 and ends May 3. All stu- dents who are registered in Travis County can vote in the election. Advertising junior Han- nah Dobbs said she disagrees with the group’s mission. “It’s really important for Uber and Lyft drivers to be fingerprinted and go through a rigorous back- ground check,” Dobbs said. “Cab drivers go through the same process — it’s just a safety issue more than anything. I don’t agree with them, but I think it’s impor- tant that both sides of the is- sue voice our opinions.” Hester said while some of the students tabling are being paid by ridesharing companies, they’re primarily involved because they care about the issue. “We’ll be out here until we win this election because ridesharing keeps us safe,” Hester said. 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However, when Republi- cans from around the country gather in Cleveland on July 18, the 2016 convention could be less of a celebration and more of a battle between multiple factions within the party, lead- ing to a contested convention. A contested convention oc- curs if a candidate fails to re- ceive at least 1,237 delegates on the first ballot, when 95 percent of the delegates are bound by their state’s pri- mary results, according to a New York Times analysis. On the resulting second bal- lot, 39 percent are bound and 61 percent are unbound and free to choose whomever they want. If a candidate again fails to garner a majority on the third try — 18 percent bound, 82 unbound — the party will continue to vote until a nomi- nee is chosen. “It appears to me that there’s a very good chance that [Don- ald] Trump will be nominated on the first ballot, but it’s not a lock,” government profes- sor David Prindle said. “Part of the fact that it’s not a lock depends on the effectiveness of the propaganda from the people saying it’s not a lock.” While Trump has led most of the national polls since last summer, he is currently locked in a struggle to win as many delegates as possible before the summer with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Gov. John Kasich (R-OH). Trump sits at 744 del- egates, while Cruz and Kasich have 559 and 144 in their cor- ners, respectively. “We’ve realized more and more how likely it is that Trump will get the nomina- tion,” College Republicans President Madison Yandell said. “But at the same time, everyone’s really unsure about what’s going to happen [at the convention].” While securing the nomi- nation outright before the convention seems out of Cruz’s reach, Prindle said that the Cruz campaign is hop- ing to only secure enough delegates to block a Trump nomination on the first ballot, leaving many of the newly un- bound delegates free to select Cruz instead. “You might think that somebody who was commit- ted to Trump on the first bal- lot would be committed to Trump on the eighth ballot,” Prindle said. “But it doesn’t necessarily have to be like that, which is something the Cruz people realize.” On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hill- ary Clinton currently leads Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 1,289 to 1,045, respectively, in pledged delegates. While Sanders could narrow Clin- ton’s lead before the conven- tion, Prindle said it is highly unlikely given Clinton’s mas- sive lead in superdelegates. These delegates — party leaders who are unbound — are unique to the Democratic primary, where Clinton cur- rently leads Sanders 469 to 31. The dynamics of that race could drastically change to- morrow, when New York vot- ers will cast their ballots be- tween Clinton, a former New York senator, and Sanders, who was raised in Brooklyn. “By the time the Democrat- ic National Convention hap- pens, we’ll have our nominee, we won’t decide it then,” said Maliha Mazhar, University Democrats communications director and government and international business senior. “But I think New York will be a very exciting race to watch this Tuesday.” By Forrest Milburn@forrestmilburnCONSPIRACY CORNERScientists attempt to identify microbial dark matterImagine life on an alien planet. Imagine the shapes, the number of limbs, the cells and the biochemical and molecular processes that operate within their bodies. Now imagine alien life on Earth. These organisms could have different forms of DNA, different amino acids they use to build proteins. These hypothetical organ- isms, which are built upon unfamiliar biology, make up Earth’s shadow biosphere. If these alternative life forms looked like Earth’s plants and animals, we probably would have stumbled upon them. But if they exist as microorganisms that use fundamentally distinct molecular mechanisms, they might have escaped our notice. It wouldn’t be the first time that science has neglected the diversity of microbial life; what we know about biology often comes from exploring Earth’s larger organisms. Brett J. Baker, assistant professor in UT’s marine sciences de- partment, said there are a great number of microbes re- searchers can’t culture — the microbial dark matter. The new tree of life, pub- lished in Nature Microbiol- ogy, included more than 1,000 genomes from microbial dark matter organisms. They had been hiding in places like Yel- lowstone Park’s hot springs or elephant mouths. “What we understand about biology is based on a small por- tion of the tree of life,” Baker said. “If you look at the tree, the greatest amount of these or- ganisms can’t be grown in the lab — we don’t know anything about them.” For example, scientists found tiny genomes belonging to small microorganisms — smaller than science had pre- dicted cells could be. “They’re the size of viruses,” Baker said. “We don’t know how they are able to live.” Scientists are having a hard time identifying microbial dark matter organisms, even when they contain DNA and other familiar molecules. If micro- organisms had fundamentally different molecules, it’s possible — nay, probable! — that the hypothetical shadow biosphere remains hidden. Scientists would know shad- ow biosphere organisms are alive if they’re self-replicating, able to evolve, and not at equi- librium with their environ- ment, according to David W. Hoffman, associate professor in UT’s molecular biosciences de- partment. And to get through this checklist, an organism would need a source of energy. “Everyone’s got to have an energy source, or we quickly return to equilibrium with our environment and decompose,” Hoffman said. “Life is basically a chemical reaction that repli- cates itself and evolves, and you need energy to do that.” Life as we know it uses DNA to store information and pass it on to new generations. The four building blocks of DNA — adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine — form two exclusive base pairs. But Hoffman said it’s not too hard to imagine a dif- ferent self-replicating structure that uses more than the usual four building blocks. Scientists are using en- vironmental genom- ics — which involves extracting DNA from the environment and sequencing it — to shed light on microbial dark matter. But this method wouldn’t be able to illumi- nate the shadow biosphere, even if it existed. “If someone were to tell me that this shadow biosphere — that a sig- nificantly different form of life — actually existed, and asked me to guess where they found it and how they found it, I would guess it’d be someplace where there’s a lot of chemical energy and also someplace that we’re not very familiar with,” Hoffman said. Hoffman said potential sites where the shadow bio- sphere could exist undetected included undersea hydrother- mal vents and deep subsur- face aquifers — places where there’s a lot of thermal energy. “We have samples from those things, but they’re just not very well-explored,” Hoffman said. Hoffman said people who are intentionally looking for the shadow biosphere are unlikely to find it. If its molecular struc- tures are unknown, it’s difficult to know how to look for it. “If it exists, it would be dis- covered by finding some sort of chemical that shouldn’t be there because it should have degraded,” Hoffman said. “Someone would think, ‘That’s weird; this chemical should not be in this rock — where did this come from?’ and real- ize it was part of a replicating chemical reaction.” By Maluly Martínez Benavides @thedailytexanother lanes after picking up passengers, officials said. Biology senior Sylvia Ofor, who drives around Austin as her primary mode of transportation, said she thinks the transit priority initiatives and the separate signaling will help ease traffic congestion on busy roads while also keeping transit as a viable option for Austinites needing alternate forms of transportation. “Our bus system is im- portant because it does help a lot of people,” Ofor said. “Even if you do have a car, you sometimes don’t want to use your car in Austin because it’s easier to just use the bus.” Guadalupe and Lava- ca Streets — from Cesar Chavez Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard — are two major roadways near campus with transit priority initiatives in effect on a small-scale. For ex- ample, the roadways already have separate transit lanes in effect. The proposed initia- tive would then prioritize those existing lanes over other lanes, allowing buses to move in front of traffic if necessary to avoid backups. Andy Der Tatevasion, a UT alumnus who works as a loan collector in the UT Of- fice of Accounting, said he is always concerned with traf- fic signaling and how buses merge on roadways. “I feel like if there [were] more lights or more signals for people, they would be better able to make decisions when they see a bus trying to merge,” Der Tatevasion said. The council’s vote last week will not formally ap- prove anything, but it will direct city staff to con- sider the many options for improving transit at their disposal. Staff will then return to the council and present their findings later this fall, giving them ample time to gather in- put from the public about which direction to take. “The public might be fine with one piece of it and may not be comfortable with another aspect,” Tiemann said. “It’s all about find- ing the right balance so we don’t get ahead of the public in their transition to differ- ent transit options.” TRAFFICcontinues from page 1Mike McGraw Daily Texan file photo Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, left, Ted Cruz and John Kasich participate in the GOP debate held in Houston in February. Illustration by Maluly Martínez Benavides | Daily Texan Staffto reconnect to nature even in this metropolitan area.” French sophomore Niki Arar said the lake has been a key aspect of her experience growing up in Austin. “Town Lake has been an essential part of my life and especially my childhood in Austin,” Arar said. “I remem- ber swimming in it during summers without realizing it was illegal until many years later. Town Lake definitely adds to the community, and efforts should be made to preserve it.” Arar also said any devel- opment efforts should only move forward if they do not damage the environment. “I support some of the plans, such as pedestrian walkways, park spaces and connections to the waterway, provided that the construc- tion does not pollute the lake,” Arar said. “However, Austin’s expansion should not be at the peril of the en- vironment. I think Austin only needs to invest as much into parks and recreation as it takes to preserve its currently established areas.” WATERFRONTcontinues from page 1we’d conse- mathemat- presi- Ride- email of life com- group accommodate place prepping for helping stu- visit the vote pe- April All stu- registered in vote in Han- disagrees mission. important for drivers to and go back- said. through it’s just than with impor- the is- opinions.” some tabling are ridesharing primarily care until because safe,” @thedailytexanFollow us for news, updates and more. This has been a bad week for Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. The Texas Rang- ers are investigating him for misusing state funds by reappropriating them for personal purposes. Those include going to Oklahoma in search of a form of quackery known as the “Jesus shot,” which is hailed as a panacea for chronic pain, and going to Mississippi to par- ticipate in a rodeo competition. After refusing to be blamed for the scan- dal, Miller’s communications director, Lucy Nashed, resigned from her position and blast- ed the agency for lacking discernible commu- nication skills. Governor Greg Abbott has even voiced support for the investigation. This type of naughty behavior from Texas’s top public officials of high esteem is not a new problem. Attorney General Ken Paxton faced a new round of federal charges pertaining to his alleged securities fraud this week. But in Miller’s case, it is hard to see it as anything other than inevitable. Miller served for six terms in the state house, where he was — by all accounts — a lousy legislator. Texas Monthly regularly denigrated him in their biennial rankings. His biggest accomplishment before being thrown out of office by his constituents was authoring the law mandating sonograms before abortions. It is largely because of the ensuing fame from right-wing organizations that he won the Republican primary for agriculture commissioner in 2014, over far more qualified opponents. His entire campaign was nothing short of a joke. Ted Nugent, the draft-dodging musician accused of child molestation, was his treasur- er. Miller spent most of the campaign brag- ging about his endorsements from a diverse selection of organizations — anti-abortion groups, pro-gun groups, etc. — that had little in common besides not having anything to do with agriculture. But Miller had some other, more reasonable supporters. They included the editorial boards of the Houston Chronicle and The Dallas Morning News, among most others in the state. “Miller understands the issues and the Ag- riculture Department. He has practical ideas,” the News said of him at the time. They also highlighted the fact that he no longer calls the Civil War the “war of northern aggression” anymore. I guess it could be worse, right? “Miller told the Chronicle that he would make water his priority,” Houston’s paper wrote around the same time. Judging by their singing endorsement of him, they believed him. But Miller lied. His priorities were lifting the state’s ban on deep fryers in public school cafeterias, and judging from the trip, promot- ing himself — not water. It is true that the Democrats shot them- selves in the foot more than usual that race. As I opined two years ago, the primary runoff included Kinky Friedman, a musician with a colorful past, and Jim Hogan, who refused to campaign. Hogan was the nominee. Anyone paying attention could tell that Miller would be a bad statewide official long ago. But an inability to support an absentee Democrat — or, like I did in that race, the Green Party — over a malevolent Republican prompted most boardrooms and editorial boards to support a totally unqualified individual. Thankfully, not everyone fell into the trap of — at least in part — being responsible for Miller embarrassing Texas. A few newspapers refused to endorse him. This was one of them. Hopefully the rest of the state won’t make the same mistake next time. Horwitz is a government senior from Houston. As I’m sure most of my fellow students would be shocked to discover, this Wednes- day is sort of an unofficial holiday for mil- lions of cannabis users. And when one con- siders the favorable public opinion regarding marijuana legalization, American stoners will certainly have much to celebrate. Since the end of cannabis prohibition is beginning to look inevitable, it’s time to con- sider what happens after legalization. Specifi- cally, we should learn from past experiences with big pharma and big tobacco by limiting the production, distribution and sale of mari- juana in a way that works for average canna- bis users and small business owners, rather than a handful of large corporations. Americans love drugs, and not just the illegal kind. Over half of Americans con- sumed alcohol in the last month, 16.8 percent smoke tobacco daily, and a whopping three out of five Americans take at least one pre- scription drug. This list doesn’t even include caffeine, which is by far the world’s most popular recreational drug. Our fascination with psychoactive substances isn’t uniquely American or even particularly new. Prostitu- tion might be the world’s oldest profession, but drug dealing probably wasn’t far behind. What is relatively new, however, is the abil- ity of large corporations to lobby for and mar- ket drugs in potentially disastrous ways. In the recent past, the tobacco industry created a public health nightmare when they system- atically misled the public and lobbied against the government regulation for decades. Today, America is one of only two countries on the planet that allows pharmaceutical companies to advertise drugs directly to consumers. It’s not surprising that the pharmaceutical in- dustry is ludicrously profitable, prescription painkiller addiction has skyrocketed and drug overdoses are reaching epidemic proportions. To manage public health risks, states like Texas that are currently considering legal- ization should follow Colorado’s example of allowing individuals to grow, sell and con- sume marijuana in relatively small quantities while restricting industrial scale operations that cross state lines. This more nuanced ap- proach could kill an entire flock of birds with one stone. First, allowing entrepreneurs to realistically compete with much larger firms would encourage small business growth that would directly benefit local communities. Second, it would greatly reduce the risk that a handful of companies could accumulate enough power to stifle competition or exert undue influence on public health policy. And finally, average cannabis users would still be free to grow, purchase or consume more than enough marijuana for their own personal use. Even in these early stages, legal marijuana is already a multi-billion dollar industry. It’s na- ive to think profit driven corporations would pass up such a potentially lucrative business opportunity. Companies seeking to capitalize on the legalization of marijuana aren’t evil. In fact, we should actively encourage their en- trepreneurship. But we should also take steps to prevent a “Big Cannabis” industry from gathering excessive clout which it could use in dangerous ways. Marijuana is already far safer than alcohol, tobacco and many other legal drugs. By preemptively enacting a few common sense regulations, we could make the marijuana industry far safer as well. Jensen is a neuroscience junior from The Woodlands. 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 | @TexanEditorialMonday, April 18, 2016COLUMNBy Michael JensenDaily Texan Columnist @michaeltangibleJohn Massingill | Daily Texan file illustrationThis morning began UT’s most dramatic ritual: registration. From now through the 29th, thousands of blurry-eyed student will anxiously wait for the clock to turn to 9:00, with unique numbers ready to be copied and pasted at breakneck speeds. However, this mysterious and at times infuriating system is nonetheless the most efficient way to get us into the courses we need to graduate. According to the Registrar’s office, registra- tion has been organized by alphabet within classification by hours for most of UT’s histo- ry. For example, a sophomore named “Man- dalapu” with 31-60 hours completed would register before a sophomore named “Rot- nofsky,” but both would register after seniors who had completed more than 91 hours. Most universities still use this model. However, hours completed doesn’t offer a complete picture of a student’s progress towards graduation, so in 2014 UT switched to organiz- ing registration by percentage of degree comple- tion, which more accurately reflects students’ de- gree audits. If students are concurrently enrolled in multiple colleges or majors, they get their reg- istration time assigned based on the most com- plete degree. This ensures that students aren’t pe- nalized for having diverse interests — a double major is already enough of a beating. “[The 2014 system] is a huge change and a huge improvement for our system from a standpoint of equity for students to be able to get the courses they need based on how far they are on the degree,” said associate vice provost Carolyn Connerat. This upcoming registration session has seen additional tweaks to the model, like a registra- tion help desk with advisors available to help upperclassmen get the credits they need before graduation. Additionally, this year’s freshman class of 8,500, up more than 1000 from 2014, will have more reserved seats available during orientation for “strategic freshman courses” like chemistry 301 and calculus 408K. Registration isn’t perfect; there is still plenty of room for improvement. Slotting still varies by major, with STEM majors requiring more prerequisites and stricter degree plans than other majors, making it more difficult for stu- dents in these fields to make progress and per- manently consigning them to later registration times. Students in some majors also have to deal with bottleneck prerequisite courses that quickly fill up. However, these conflicts usually aren’t a prob- lem with the registrar’s office, but with depart- mental inefficiencies — honestly, why do profes- sors love teaching courses on Tuesdays at 11 am? Percentage degree completion is the fairest way to organize the overall registration structure. Connerat said that advising is key to maxi- mize course scheduling. Being aware of required prerequisites and strategically claiming AP exam credit for courses that count toward your degree plan will improve your registration slot. “I would say not to be stressed,” Connerat said. “We have made significant progress to make sure that students get the courses that they need, and have availability for them this year.” At 9:01, while sitting in the wreckage of your perfectly planned schedule, it’s hard to be ob- jective about a system that forced a Friday 8 a.m. class into your life. However, registration problems are a temporary pain, the most equi- table solution to a convoluted problem. Hallas is a Plan II freshman from Allen. COLUMNBy Laura HallasDaily Texan Senior Columnist @LauraHallasScreenshot from registrar.utexas.edu To manage public health risks, states like Texas that are currently considering legalization should fol- low Colorado’s example of allowing individuals to grow, sell and con- sume marijuana in relatively small quantities while restricting indus- trial scale operations that cross state lines. [The 2014 system] is a huge change and a huge improvement for our system from a standpoint of equity for students to be able to get the courses they need based on how far they are on the degree. —Carolyn Connerat, Associate vice provostCOLUMNTexans share culpability for Sid Miller embarrassment By Noah M. HorwitzDaily Texan Senior Columnist @NmHorwitzMiller spent most of the campaign bragging about his endorsements from a diverse selection of orga- nizations — anti-abortion groups, pro-gun groups, etc. — that had little in common besides not having anything to do with agriculture. Texas must avoid formation of ‘Big Cannabis’ lobbyDespite issues, registration deserves less hate was about the same as the other places he’s been. “I think we’re right at the right stage that I’ve been at those other places,” Gilbert said. Defensive unit has up-and-down dayThe Longhorns defense had a mixed day on Saturday. On the one hand, the de- fensive unit had a great day in the secondary, break- ing up passes and forc- ing turnovers. Sophomore cornerback John Bonney and junior cornerback Antwaun Davis each came away with interceptions and senior defensive end Quincy Vasser grabbed a fumble recovering. But the defensive line still appears to be a problem — at least until the freshman class arrives on campus. The defense allowed 241 yards on the ground, including the 51-yard touchdown run by Warren. Strong said a lot of the struggles came with them maintaining their assignments. “It was more about guys wiped across the gap when you talk about gap assign- ment,” Strong said. Texas’ seventh-inning rally came up short in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday, clinch- ing a series sweep for the Big 12-leading Sooners with a 5-3 win. The Longhorns fell to 27–13 overall and 2–6 in conference play following the loss, but their fight against No. 9 Oklahoma is something to build on. “It’s pretty heart-wrenching,” head coach Connie Clark told 105.3 FM about the close loss- es. “But there were some very good, competitive moments, we had some great at-bats and we were more aggres- sive on defense than we have been all year. That’s what we’ll take away.” Texas got an opportunity to jump on top in the opening frame, but two big strikeouts from senior pitcher Kelsey Stevens left two Longhorns stranded. Oklahoma threat- ened in the bottom of the sec- ond, but junior pitcher Tiarra Davis got out of the bases-load- ed jam thanks to great defense from her teammates. The Sooners didn’t waste their opportunity in the third. Davis gave up two walks to load the bases and give Okla- homa the early advantage be- hind freshman second base- man Caleigh Clifton’s two out, two RBI single to right field. Oklahoma put together another two out scoring rally in the fourth to open up its lead. Davis issued a walk that set up senior right fielder Erin Miller’s RBI double and Miller scored on an extra base single from the next Sooner up. Sophomore Kristen Clark entered the game for Davis and gave up an RBI single to the first batter she faced be- fore a pickoff at second ended the inning. The Longhorns went down in order in the next two in- nings after an Oklahoma pitch- ing change, but showed some fight in the seventh. Two bunt singles gave Texas some momentum with one out and junior first baseman Kelli Hanzel cashed in by sending a three run long ball just over the left field wall. Sophomore left- handed pitcher Paige Parker issued a walk to the next batter she faced, but a fielder’s choice and strikeout ended the game. “I was thinking that she was going to snag it, but luckily she didn’t,” Hanzel told 105.3 FM about her homerun. “There’s a lot to learn from these games and we’re going to keep fight- ing. I think we can hang with anybody in the country, we just need to attack early.” Davis took the loss in the circle for Texas after giving up five runs on eight hits through 3.2 innings. Davis and Clark walked three Sooners each as free passes continue to be something the Longhorn pitching staff needs to work on as conference play continues. “OU’s got a challenging line- up,” Connie Clark told 105.3 FM. “But the walks, those are really frustrating. We have to eliminate those and that will be our main focus.” The No. 25 Longhorns con- tinued their winning streak with a 4-2 win over Iowa State at Weller Indoor Courts on Sunday. The win capped off a strong weekend for Texas, despite the gloomy weather outside. The Longhorns shut out West Virginia on Saturday and came from behind Sunday with All-American senior Breaunna Addison out of the singles lineup. “You definitely have to give some credit to Iowa State. They played with passion and purpose,” head coach Howard Joffe said. Texas lost the doubles point when new duo of Addison and freshman Katie Poluta was defeated by Iowa State’s Sami Budai and Liza Buss 6-3. Cyclones Alejandra Galvis and Anabella Bonadonna also beat Longhorn sophomore Dani Wagland and fresh- man Daniella Roldan 6-3 at second singles. Third singles was then suspended and the doubles point given to Iowa State. “I give our group all the credit in the world for hang- ing tough, fighting one-by-one and getting back to even, and then running out the winner,” Joffe said. Freshman Chelsea Crovetti cut off the Cyclones’ lead, tak- ing down Liera Bender in two 6-2 matches. Poluta followed her fellow freshman’s lead and conquered Iowa State’s Galvis at third singles 6-1, 6-1 which brought the Longhorns the lead 2-1. Iowa State showed a brief comeback when Regina Espin- dola beat Roldan at fourth sin- gles, but junior Neda Koprcina and Wagland responded with two wins at first and second singles to solidify the Texas fi- nal win 4-2. The Longhorns are back in action for Senior Day and their last league game next Saturday at Westwood Country Club against No. 35 Baylor at 1 p.m. Name: CLASSIFIDES; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, CLASSIFIDES; Ad Number: - CLASS 5SPORTSMonday, April 18, 20165Sooners complete series sweep of LonghornsSOFTBALL | OKLAHOMA 5 - 3 TEXASWOMEN’S TENNISBy Claire Cruz@claireecruz5By Aspen Detrick@A_dtrick14Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffFreshman pitcher Tiarra Davis gave up all five Oklahoma runs in 3.2 innings of work Saturday. The 5-3 loss was the Longhorns’ fourth defeat in their last six contests. Texas only has two conference wins in eight tries. FOOTBALLcontinues from page 6Texas extends win streak to five straight Despite rainy conditions and a changed schedule, the Texas men dominated a field of nine other top-ranked teams to win the Texas Invitational on Saturday. “It’s outdoor track and field and you have to battle the ele- ments,” head coach Mario Sat- egna said. “I felt everybody did a great job on that because you never know what you’re going to come across at a champion- ship meet down the road.” The 1-2-3 finish in long jump showed the Longhorns have potential to grab points in the upcoming Big 12 Champi- onship. Freshman Steffin Mc- Carter led the group with a leap of 7.62 meters, which currently stands at fourth overall in the Big 12. Senior Basil Fares took second while freshman Ika Morton took third. “That was great to see Steffin, Basil and Ika because those are going to be some huge points for us at the conference meet,” Sategna said. The men’s sprinters showed depth in both relays and in- dividual events. The team of juniors AJ Bailey, Senoj-Jay Givans, Charles Amnunu and senior Zack Bilderback fin- ished second to Louisiana State University in the 4x100 me- ter relay clocking in a time of 39.22 seconds. Bailey also edged out unat- tached Demetrius Pinder in the men’s 200-meter with a time of 20.44 seconds. Bailey’s time currently ranks as No. 3 in the NCAA and makes him the fourth-best in school his- tory. Givans followed behind at fourth overall in the 200-me- ter, and also took fourth in the 100-meter. Freshman Alex Rogers took the win in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, coming across the line with a time of 9:09.98 in his first attempt to run the race this season. The women, however, couldn’t quite duplicate the men’s success. The Longhorns finished fourth in the invita- tional behind LSU, Arkansas and Ole Miss. Junior Sandie Raines had the only win of the day for the Longhorn women in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:45:05 in a training run for the 5,000-meter race. After getting off to a strong start, Rains finished 11 sec- onds ahead of the second- place finisher. “We knew the field wasn’t super deep and she went out there and just did it on her own,” distance coach Brad Herbster said. “She was really going against the clock more than her opponents.” Other strong performers included junior Mary Beth Hamilton, who finished third in the 800-meter and shaved her personal record time by 2.10 seconds, with a time of 2:06.99. Senior sprinter Mo- rolake Akinosun finished third in the 200-meter with a time of 22.96 seconds. The teams will be back in action next Saturday in Ba- ton Rouge, Louisiana, for the LSU Alumni Gold. It was not hard to find the silver lining despite the sporad- ic rain during Saturday’s game. A second-straight offensive outburst as well as a complete game by senior Ty Culbreth gave Texas a 12-2 seven-inning run-rule win over the visiting Kansas Jayhawks. “We’re winning more pitch- es and we won more innings in the last two days than we have in the past,” head coach Augie Garrido said. “It’s a strong step in the right direction.” For the second night in a row, the offense got out to a torrid start. Garrido’s signature recipe of ‘get the leadoff man on, bunt him over, and then get an RBI single’ worked flawlessly in the opening inning with junior first baseman Kacy Clemens driving in sophomore leadoff hitter Travis Jones. A wild pitch and an RBI single by junior second baseman Zane Gur- witz gave the club a 3-0 lead after one. After that came the deluge. With the rain coming down in the third inning, the Long- horns got the leadoff man on again with a Kacy Clemens double to left center, but Gar- rido had no need for small-ball to score any more runs. After a Patrick Mathis walk put run- ners at first and second, two wild pitches and a passed ball scored another pair. Another passed ball and a safety squeeze by freshman Ty- ler Rand gave Texas two more runs and a commanding 7-1 lead after three. Texas southpaw Ty Cul- breth, though, had no problem with the adverse weather. The senior cruised through the first five innings of work, giving up just two runs on a groundout and an RBI single. “I got actually pretty lucky throughout the game,” Culbreth said. “I felt like every time they went to pitch the rain, you know, kind of picked up a little bit and every time I went out there it kind of stopped.” But in the sixth inning, down 11-2, Kansas loaded the bases with no outs. Culbreth though was not fazed. The senior induced a 1-2-3 double play and ground- er to short to escape the jam. “There’s the experience of someone that’s been around for a while,” Garrido said. “[Cul- breth] didn’t overreact or panic [on the double play] … and it looked about as routine and it can be. We haven’t always shown that kind of experience.” The runs saved paid off in a big way. In the next inning, four Longhorn walks pushed an- other run across to give Texas a 12-2 lead and activate the 10-run mercy rule for the team’s fourth win in its last six confer- ence games and its third confer- ence series win of the season. “Things are slowly starting to click a little better for us,” Culbreth said. “What would have been foul balls are now turning into fair balls. Div- ing catches are being made. Little things that you just kind of overlook are starting to go our way.” Final round called off, Texas still winsHeavy rains forced Sunday’s final round in Ardmore, Oklahoma to be canceled, causing the Maxwell Intercollegiate to end after 36 holes Satur- day. Nonetheless, the No. 1 Longhorns had done their damage, and it was good enough for their fifth win of the season. “We knew coming in that weather might be a factor and thought the first 36 holes could define the winner,” head coach John Fields said. “It is a little bit- tersweet, because all of our guys wanted to compete [Sunday]. However, a win is a win and the pressure was there [Saturday].” Texas finished the tour- nament at 13-under par and won by five shots. Ju- nior Gavin Hall notched his second victory of the season and his career, win- ning by two shots at 6-un- der after firing rounds of 66 and 68. “I’m really happy for the team and Gavin Hall,” Fields said. “His 66-68 definitely deserved a tour- nament championship, his second in college golf.” Hall has come on since the start of the spring sea- son and is yet to finish outside the top-20 in his last seven starts. He tied for first back in February at the John A. Burns Intercolle- giate in Hawaii. Sophomore Doug Ghim finished in a tie for 12th, his seventh top-15 of the season. Fellow sophomore Scottie Scheffler finished in a tie for 16th, his second- best finish of the season. Redshirt sophomore Taylor Funk tied for 22nd. Junior Beau Hossler, a five-time winner this sea- son, tied for 28th. It’s the first time Hossler has fin- ished outside the top-10 all season. Freshman Steven Cher- vony competed as an indi- vidual and tied for 49th. The Longhorns’ post- season begins April 29- May 1 when they head to Trinity, Texas for the Big 12 Championship. —Trenton Daeschner6 SPTS6JACOB MARTELLA, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsMonday, April 18, 2016BASEBALL | TEXAS 12 - 2 KANSASSIDELINEOffensive explosion results in series winBy Daniel Clay @dclay567Rachel Zein | Daily Texan StaffSenior pitcher Ty Culbreth pitched all seven innings for Texas against Kansas on Saturday. Culbreth gave up eight hits, but only surrendered two runs while striking out four batters. The Longhorns have won four of their last six conference games. PISTONS 101CAVALIERS 106NBATODAY IN HISTORY1998Quarterback Peyton Manning is selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first overall pick of the NFL draft. “Crazy props to people who do hot yoga on a regular basis. That is NO joke. Still feelin it from yesterday. @Ryan_McClurg” Connor Lammert@ANDtwenty1TOP TWEETSPORTS BRIEFLYBuechele emerges in QB race, Gilbert displays new offenseLonghorns dominate at Texas InvitationalFOOTBALL | SPRING GAMETRACK AND FIELDStephanie Tacy | Daily Texan StaffFreshman Steffin McCarter won the long jump with a leap of 7.62 meters at the Texas Invitational on Saturday. Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffFreshman quarterback Shane Buechele (16) sported orange and white in front of Texas fans for the first time Saturday, throwing for 299 yards and two touchdowns. Fans got their first look at what the 2016 season could hold with the annual spring game on Saturday. The “Texas” team took the 21-7 rain-shortened contest, but the intrigue was more about what was shown on the field, rather than the scoreboard. Here are four things we learned from the spring game. Buechele likely the favorite to win quarterback battleThe question for the en- tire spring (and really the last six years) has been who will be the quar- terback. But freshman Shane Buechele might have given an answer to that question with his performance Saturday. Buechele opened the scoring with a 27-yard strike to junior wide re- ceiver Armanti Foreman at the front corner of the end zone, then showed his arm strength with pass- es of 41 and 65 yards to sophomore wide receiver John Burt. Buechele finished the game 22-of-41 with 299 yards and two touchdowns. Head coach Charlie Strong said Buechele benefited from playing in a similar sys- tem at Arlington Lamar High School. “When he came into the system, it’s something he’s been accustomed to,” Strong said. “It wasn’t hard for him to come in and make those throws and put the ball where it’s supposed to be put.” Meanwhile, his com- petition, senior Tyrone Swoopes, struggled in his turn in front of the fans. He finished the day 4-of-16 for 71 yards and two interceptions, al- though both came off of tipped balls. Still, offensive coordi- nator Sterlin Gilbert said he’s not rushing to any de- cision over who will start come September. “As much as I love to go fast, I want that thing to be right,” Gilbert said. “It’s got to be right and it’s got to be the right fit.” D’Onta Foreman, Warren shine in running gameWhile most eyes were on the quarterback battle, running backs sopho- more Chris Warren and junior D’Onta Foreman each took their own turn in the spotlight. Foreman opened the game with a 28-yard run and later scored on a 4-yard run, while Warren later scam- pered for a 51-yard score, nearly untouched the entire way. The two backs finished the day with 174 yards on 16 carries and two touch- downs. Gilbert said he’s never had running backs as big as Foreman and Warren, but it brings an aspect that other might not have. “They’re both big and they’re both physi- cal,” Gilbert said. “We’re obviously going to utilize those guys on our offense.” Tempo is hereAnother big question coming into the spring game was how quick the tempo would be under Gilbert — a question the Longhorns quickly put to rest. Texas ran 100 plays in the 30 minute contest, with the majority of the snaps coming before the play clock reached 20 seconds. Gilbert said the installation of his offense By Jacob Martella@ViewFromTheBoxBy Leah Vann & Spencer Soicher @ThedailytexanFOOTBALL page 5 COMICS 7COMICSMonday, April 18, 20167Today’s solution will appear here next issue SUDOKUFORYOU3 6 8 25 4 9 7 6 8 2 1 2 3 9 5 4 1 3 6 2 8 1 2 3 3 7 5 8 7 6 3 5 2 9 8 5 7 1 3 4 66 1 7 3 4 8 5 9 24 5 3 9 2 6 8 1 79 3 6 1 5 2 7 8 47 2 1 8 3 4 6 5 95 8 4 6 9 7 2 3 18 7 9 4 6 3 1 2 51 4 2 7 8 5 9 6 33 6 5 2 1 9 4 7 8 With her acoustic gui- tar in hand, Veronica Six- tos covers songs and posts light-hearted vlogs on her popular YouTube channel. But she’s not just a singer and online personality — she’s also a budding young actress in Hollywood. Recently, she broke new ground in her career by starring in the new indie crime drama, “Hostile Bor- der.” Sixtos stars as Claudia, an illegal immigrant who is deported back to Mexico and becomes embroiled in a drug smuggling op- eration that puts her at odds with her estranged father. She spoke with The Daily Texan about her film and career. The Daily Texan: Did you do any research on illegal immigrants before you started filming? Veronica Sixtos: For the deportation scene, I talked to the writer [Kai- tlin McLaughlin], who is very knowledgeable on the subject. I asked her to talk to me as if she was telling me as Claudia what would happen to me. She basi- cally told me the steps that were going to take place and what could possibly happen to me. That created a real fear in me. That was actually something I did right before doing the prison scene. DT: How did you tap into Claudia’s mind and her internal conflict? VS: I did a lot of mono- loguing to myself, so what I had to do was really cre- ate her inner dialogue, her deepest and darkest emotions that she doesn’t actually show often. [The atmosphere of the set] was pretty laid-back. [Director Michael Dwyer] let me be comfortable and do what I wanted with the character. DT: What was your fa- vorite memory of making the film? VS: We were doing very long days — like 14-hour days — and once we were finished [with the shoot in Baja], we went to the Dwyer House, the [beach house] of Michael Dwyer’s mother who was also a producer on the film. It’s absolutely gorgeous. I went down to the beach with my head- phones in my ears and just danced in the water. It was a release because it was an intense shoot. DT: You have a big stunt at the end of the film in- volving fire and stand- ing on a moving vehicle. What was it like shooting that scene? VS: I did all my stunts. I was stoked about it. I’m kind of like a thrill seeker, so whenever they would tell me that I have to do something, I would take a deep breath and laugh a lit- tle bit, then say, “All right, let’s do it.” For the flame- thrower, it was actually kind of cool. I would ac- tually stare into the flame and felt that it captured exactly what [Claudia] was feeling in that moment, that there was this wild fire inside of her. It was a crazy moment actually. DT: Can you shed some light on why you started making videos on YouTube? VS: I started doing You- Tube because I was getting a little frustrated with the whole auditioning and business side of the in- dustry. I wanted a way for me to showcase my talent without having someone provide a platform for me. I loved it because I had the total freedom to do what I wanted. DT: What are your next projects? VS: As for next projects, I don’t have a next proj- ect. I am hoping [“Hostile Border”] will open some opportunities for me. But to be completely hon- est, my actual response would probably be my- self. I am working on personal development. Juan Pablo Rivera was 13 when the first shoot- ing he remembers oc- curred in his hometown of Tampico, Mexico. Now, the studio art sopho- more reflects through his art- work on the way growing up in one of Mexico’s most dan- gerous cities shaped his early identity. One of his latest works is currently displayed at the Young Bloods exhibi- tion in the Fine Arts build- ing on campus. Curated by students in the Center Space Project (CSP), Young Bloods is a showcase of the vast artis- tic ability of the University’s students, focused around in- dividual definitions of youth. Rivera’s work is a video called “Un Grito de Guer- ra,” which means war cry in Spanish. It begins with a shot of Rivera in vibrant color, running his hands through his red hair. The video then divides into three panels, color transitioning to black and white. Three acts play simultaneously: First, Rivera stands on a beach, waving the Mexican flag, then he takes a razor and shaves off his hair, and finally, he stumbles through tall woods, shackled at both the hands and feet. While “Un Grito de Guerra” represents his re- lationship to Mexico and his identity, Rivera said the message he’s attempting to communicate is much greater than himself. “It’s not only my war cry — I was really trying to speak for citizens of Mexico and the oppression that we’ve dealt with from the govern- ment,” Rivera said. Taking its name from Mexico’s national anthem, “Un Grito de Guerra” is what Rivera describes as a statement of his conflicted Mexican identity, both in his pride and his concern for the state of the country’s govern- ment. In the background of the video plays a deep, hum- ming sound reminiscent of the anthem. Originally, the video was a response to a movement in Mexico City, where citizens protested the injustice of the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa in 2014. “It was the biggest thing happening in Mexico at that time, and I was here [at UT],” Rivera said. “It was my first semester in college, but I wanted to be there, with my people.” All acts in the video repre- sent war, Rivera said, partic- ularly the shot of him shav- ing his head. “We have so much attach- ment to our hair, identity wise,” Rivera said. “ Showing myself getting rid of that is a representation of the pun- ishment I’m receiving, and it’s like getting ready to go to war.” The Young Bloods exhibi- tion includes a variety of me- dia ranging from paintings to photography. Jade Walker, CSP sponsor and director of the Visual Arts Center, said she has seen CSP grow great- ly since its creation in 2010. “[The students] were given a space within the Vi- sual Arts Center to curate, along with a small bud- get,” Walker said. “I am so happy to see [the students’] energy and excitement di- rectly result in programs the gallery produces.” Plan II and advertising junior Kelsey Boylan’s work is less visual, but more heav- ily based in creative writing and photography. Over winter break, Boylan said she went to a flea market with $50 and came out with an antique Remington typewriter. Her piece, “Holidays I’ve Had,” highlights pieces of memo- ries of her youth through old family photos and au- tobiographical vignettes on notecards. “I would like to think that if you read through all of it, you’d get sort of a sense of how I grew up,” Boylan said. “I wanted a few moments that were a little darker, a little lighter, and some that didn’t re- ally make sense or were open to interpretation. It’s intended to be very frag- mented, so it’s not a com- plete sense of me, just little tiny moments.” 8 L&ACAT CARDENAS, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan8Monday, April 18, 2016ARTStudents define youth through art showcaseBy Anna McCreary@annamccrearyMariana Gonzalez | Daily Texan StaffVisual arts studies junior Alayah Frazier points to an art piece at the Young Bloods showcase on March 24. Young Bloods is a collective showcase curated by students in the Center Space Project. ALBUM REVIEW | ‘JUNK’M83’s newest LP Junk is just that — an album stuffed with junk. With minor exceptions, M83’s Junk is overwhelmingly stale. The first two tracks, “Do It, Try It” and “Go!” are eas- ily the best on the album, with boisterous productions and decent melodies. From there, however, a relentless onslaught of dramatic yet empty mid tem- pos suck the life out of an album that was supposed to be full of promise. M83’s last release, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, was one of the most critically acclaimed records of 2011. It produced a Platinum hit in the strato- spheric and psychedelic “Mid- night City.” After almost half a decade away, fans and critics alike expected that M83 would return with not just a good album, but a great one. After all, the threat of a sophomore slump passed in 2003. Instead, Junk feels like it’s go- ing through a civil war, unable to determine what it wants to be. At points, the LP sounds oddly Broadway, with strings and dramatic half-sung lines on “For the Kids” coming off as bi- zarre, and with the monolouge of a young child in the bridge, unsettling. At other points, like the Mai Lan-assisted “Laser Gun,” it’s wildly lucid. From start to finish, it’s impossible to understand what M83 is trying to express. Instead, it only raises questions: Is this a love album? A reflective album? A psy- chedelic one? Or is this truly just “junk?” There’s little consistency or cohesiveness on the LP, mak- ing the product as a whole ambiguous. Celestial and futuristic themes are strong undercurrents on the ambi- ent LP, with the awkward in- terlude “Moon Crystal” and “Laser Gun” displaying this prominently in their titles. Tracks like “Walkaway Blues” sound otherworldly with stac- cato riffs and distant lyrics: “Taking a foreign flight/Look- ing for signs of life.” However, these themes appear and dis- appear too spontaneously for any real meaning to be derived from them. The most egregious qual- ity of the album, however, is the abysmal organization of the track listing. Tracks three through seven are almost indis- tinguishable, failing to compli- ment each other or the album and killing the energy that later tracks like “Road Blaster” try to restore. The sparse beacons of hope on the album, the thump- ing uptempos, are stuffed at the beginning and middle sections, leaving massive chunks of the record without energy. At 15 tracks, those bookend songs have to carry so much dead weight that the record is prone to suffocating the listener. Throughout, M83 makes the mistake of not playing to their strengths. They shine with vibrant instrumentals and beaming synthesizers, yet they devote their atten- tion to redundant piano and kick drum lines. When the band attempts to enter the realm of the conceptual and multilinguistic, they fail to capture the energy of art- ists like Grimes and Phoe- nix. When sinking into a relaxed, psychedelic groove, M83 sounds like a poor man’s Tame Impala. Whatever Junk tries to accomplish, it ends up falling short of the achievements of M83’s past records, as well as the work of their contemporaries. To say the latest release from French electronic band M83 is underwhelming would be an understatement. Disjointed and conflicted, little can be salvaged from the wreckage of an album that tries and fails to make substance out of nothing. By Hunter Gierhart@HeartGearsM83’s newest album ‘Junk’ is filled with inconsistent, disjointed sound Q&AYouTube star Veronica Sixtos develops acting career through ‘Hostile Border’By Charles Liu@CharlieInDaHausCourtesy of Samuel Goldwyn FilmsMulti-talented Veronica Sixtos stars in “Hostile Border,” an indie drama about an illegal immigrant. JUNKBand: M83Genre: ElectronicTracks: 15Rating: 2.5/10 As for next projects, I don’t have a next project. I am hoping [“Hostile Border”] will open some opportuni- ties for me. —Veronica Sixtos, Actress Courtesy of Brian C. ReillyFrench synthpop band M83 follows up their successful 2011 release Hurry Up, We’re Dream- ing, with Junk out last weekend.