Daniel Hamilton Magee, 18, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after wit- nesses said he shot security guard Edward Earls at about 3 a.m. Sunday at the Sigma Chi fraternity house at 2107 Nueces St., according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Magee is not a UT student, and neither are the two other men who accompanied him during the shooting, said Troy Gay, Austin Police De- partment Assistant Chief, in a press conference Monday. Sigma Chi hosted an event after the Texas football game, during which Magee was requested to be escorted out for unruly behavior, ac- cording to the affidavit. Gay said Magee admitted to be- ing heavily intoxicated by al- cohol and Xanax while at the party. The affidavit said Ma- gee wanted to join the frater- nity before the incident but became upset when he was asked to leave and had to be physically removed by Earls. “Magee made verbal threats to return to the party with an AK-47 rifle to shoot up the place,” the affidavit stated. Magee is not a concealed handgun license owner, Gay said. Approximately 45 minutes later, Magee returned to the party with two other men who were unaware of Ma- gee’s intentions and will not be charged, Gay said. Magee fired one shot at Earls, who was unarmed, injuring the security guard’s foot. “We can assure you that we believe this was an iso- lated incident,” Gay said. “This was a disturbance that took place.” Earls, who was working at a party at the fraternity house, was transported to University Medical Center Medically Oriented Volunteer Experiences, a student-created organi- zation that provides stu- dents with volunteer work in medical settings, held its first meeting Monday in the Waggener Hall. The organization’s main goal is to offer op- portunities to students in order to gain clinically- based, volunteer experi- ences throughout Austin. Members, who are mainly pre-med and medical students, will have the chance to work in hospi- tal and non-hospital set- tings during the semes- ter, while also learning leadership skills in a self- paced environment. Biology senior Colton Reeh started the organiza- tion over a year ago with Donald Egan, biochemis- try and anthropology se- nior, and biology senior Caroline Bricker. The three students, who are all co-presidents of MOVE, created the organization because there was no organization already in place to provide students with medical experiences through volunteer-based services. “We started MOVE to provide UT students with clinical volunteering ex- perience while at the same time facilitating relation- ships between our mem- Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, a Mexican-American and Latina/o studies pro- fessor, emphasized the im- portance of Latinos in the upcoming presidential elec- tion in a speech held Mon- day at Sid Richardson Hall. Soto began with the his- torical context of Latino de- mographics in U.S. politics. She explained how former President John F. Kennedy brought Latinos in national electoral polls and how he connected with Latinos through their shared reli- gion of Catholicism. Continuing Kennedy’s embrace of Latinos, Presi- dent Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 opened up opportunities for Latino populations to vote, Soto said. Most importantly, dur- ing former President George W. Bush’s administration, Latino numbers spiked as a result of his micro-targeted campaigns aimed at Mexi- can-Americans. “You cannot understand American politics … if you don’t understand what’s going on with Latinos,” Soto said. In past elections, Latino populations have been con- sidered swing voters as they could either vote Republi- can or Democrat, Soto said. However, in this particular election, Soto said Donald Trump’s harsh immigra- tion policies and damaging rhetoric has discouraged a lot of Latinos from voting. “[Trump’s rhetoric has] Austin’s Capital Metro transit system will receive a $11.2 million grant from the Federal Transit Agency to purchase more buses as a way to support regional transit projects. According to a statement from Capital Metro, the money will be used to pur- chase buses to serve more rural areas around Austin that need transportation into the city. The project will be in partnership with the Capital Area Rural Transportation System, which works to provide more efficient transporta- tion for commuters. Capital Metro spokes- person Mariette Hummel said the funds will result in new buses in the near future. “The new and replace- ment buses purchased through [the program] will enhance access to work by providing commuter transit service to and from subur- ban areas,” Hummel said. “We will continue working with the FTA and hope to be able to receive and im- plement the grant funds in the next few months.” The grant will fund al- ready existent Capital Met- ro regional transit plans. According to Hummel, the grant will provide funds for 30 Metro buses and 30 CARTS buses, including cutaway buses, commuter buses and EZ-rider buses. The organization is de- veloping transportation ef- forts with surrounding mu- nicipalities such as Hutto, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Round Rock and Buda through a federal initia- tive called the Regional Mobility Bus Program, Despite an increase in Aus- tin’s homeless population, there have been fewer con- flicts with the demographic near campus, according to employees of businesses along Guadalupe Street. “Last summer was when it was really bad,” Tyler’s store manager Ashley Simon said. “All the drugs were go- ing around, and there was no police presence at all. When they do come in, we normally get some of the guys that are working here to help us and stay with us, just because you don’t know how they’re gonna act if you tell them to leave.” Homelessness has risen by 20 percent in Austin in the last year, according to the Ending Community Home- lessness Coalition, an organi- zation that releases an annual report detailing the number of homeless individuals in the Texas capital city. For 2016, the number of homeless in- dividuals in Austin rose from 1,832 to 2,197, according to the report. In the midst of this city- wide increase, however, Simon said she’s noticed a smaller amount of transient activity along the Drag due to a stronger show of force on the part of UTPD and APD. The Department of Pub- lic Safety’s recent evaluation of campus security after the murder of Haruka Weiser ad- dressed this topic, stating pol- icies should be developed to reduce the presence of tran- sient individuals on campus. Guadalupe Street, although 1Tuesday, September 13, 2016@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidCOMICS PAGE 7SPORTS PAGE 6LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8Senators to mentor students in new program. PAGE 3UT wins research grant for improving deaf education. PAGE 3NEWSClinton will not be able to win Texas. PAGE 4Gary Johnson proves unfit presidential candidate. PAGE 4OPINIONGreat start for women at first golf tournment. PAGE 6Football prepares for first away game of season. PAGE 6SPORTSJack White releases album of former acoustic hits. PAGE 8Students share stories behind their ink. PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSKevin Durant discusses NBA career, legacy at UT in our new video. Watch at: dailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 7CITYBusinesses report increased Drag safetyBy Katie Keenan@keenanarroyoAlissa Jae Lazo-Kim | Daily Texan StaffCarmen Landon, a CVS shift manager, explains the impor- tance of approaching the homeless in a calm manner. While businesses on Guadalupe are friendly, they remain cautious. WEST CAMPUSPolice identify shooter as non-UT studentBy Katie Keenan@keenanarroyoDaulton Venglar | Daily Texan StaffDaniel Hamilton Magee, in blue, stands with Austin Police Department officers after being arrested late Sunday night. Magee was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. CAMPUSProfessor stresses impact of Latino votesBy Sunny Kim@sunny_newsieeBriana VargasDaily Texan StaffVictoria DeFran- cesco Soto, a Mexican- American and Latina/o studies professor, gave a speech Monday with a message emphasizing the importance of Latinos in the up- coming presiden- tial election. LATINOS page 3CAMPUSMedical service group recruits new membersBy Carlynn Hickenbotham@hcarlynnDELL MED page 2CITYCapMetro to receive grant for new busesBy Sarah Philips@sarahphilips23CAPMETRO page2DRAG page 2SHOOTER page 2 2Main Telephone(512) 471-4591Editor-in-ChiefAlexander Chase(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging EditorJackie Wang (512) 232-2217managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.comNews Office(512) 232-2207news@dailytexanonline.comSports Officesports@dailytexanonline.comLife & Arts Office(512) 232-2209lifeandarts@dailytexanon- line.comMultimedia Office(512) 471-8618multimedia@ dailytexanonline.comRetail Advertising(512) 471-1865advertise@texasstudentme- dia.comClassified Advertising(512) 471-5244classifieds@ dailytexanonline.comCONTACT USVolume 117, Issue 24TOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow9274R.I.P. LucyCOPYRIGHTCopyright 2016 Texas Student Media. 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Bixie Mathieu, Serena Romero, Kiersten Stegmannot on campus, has long been a center of contention on this issue, since a significant por- tion of the UT student popu- lation lives nearby. “I don’t really know of any major cases of one of the tran- sients bothering someone,” Café Medici barista Jered Mc- Corkel said. “It sounds like a sort of agenda of fear to me or generally affluent people who are forced to be involved with extremely poor people, and they’re not used to that.” Whether the University would be as invested in ad- dressing the homeless popu- lation if they weren’t located close by is a question that McCorkel said is ignored, and co-worker Lance Weihmuller said larger problems are be- ing brushed aside because of this lack of investment. “People on the Drag aren’t anything more than an eye- sore to the people [who] want to clean up the Drag,” Weihmuller said. “I think the greater safety concern is why and how those people end up on the Drag and why they are in such need.” Other business owners and employees on Guadalupe Street said they don’t find the nearby homeless population threatening. CVS shift man- ager Carmen Landon said usually whoever is loitering in the store will leave without a conflict once she mentions the police. “When you mention the police, they’ve already dealt with the cops, and they know what the issue is go- ing to be,” Landon said. “Very rarely do we have an individual that’s going to cause trouble, unless they’re extremely intoxicated.” The University Area Part- ners Meeting, a forum for business-owners along Gua- dalupe Street, meets once a month to provide a platform for employees and business owners to discuss these is- sues. Simon said her relation- ship with APD and UTPD has improved because of it. “Now, UT police will come in here and be like, ‘Hey, is everything OK?’” Simon said. “They’re just here more often than before. They were never here before.” DRAGcontinues from page 1Brackenridge, according to Cindy Posey, associate direc- tor of communications for University operations. He was treated immediately af- ter the incident and has since been released. According to the affidavit, APD used Magee’s phone number, which he provided to the fraternity, to track down his Facebook profile and license plate. Photos as- sociated with these matched the description of the shoot- er given by witnesses. Magee was arrested and his two roommates were taken into custody at 11:30 p.m. at 26 West apartments Sunday, where SWAT Team officers shut down the in- tersection of 26th and Rio Grande streets, according to eyewitness accounts of the arrest. “It was actually two flights of stairs [below] my apart- ment, so the light was shin- ing into my window,” finance junior Carlos Rueda said. Rueda said the SWAT officers ordered suspects to come down with their hands up. “Seeing that in West Cam- pus is really just alarming,” Rueda said. “I saw the guns on them and the shields, so I was pretty terrified.” Police obtained search warrants for Magee’s vehicle and apartment, where they located an AK-47 and a .40-caliber weapon, neither of which were used during the shooting. Police said the investigation is ongoing, and they are still in search of the weapon in question. Magee is currently in Travis County Jail on a $50,000 bond. SHOOTINGcontinues from page 1bers,” Reeh said. “These re- lationships allow students to not only volunteer and interact with students with similar professional goals, but gain leadership expe- rience and provide hospi- tals with more team-based volunteer systems.” Although the organiza- tion mainly draws in pre- med students, MOVE has had students from different majors partake in the pro- gram because they enjoy the work they have done. “MOVE targets students who have an interest in im- proving their community through clinical volunteer- ing along with students interested in becoming a health professional,” Reeh said. Sociology freshman Martha Sanchez, who at- tended the meeting, said she decided to come be- cause she enjoys volunteer- ing and thought this orga- nization would provide her with the chance to do so. “I’m not a medical stu- dent, but I saw the email for this meeting in the directory and I thought it would be a good idea for volunteer work,” said Sanchez. “I wanted to learn more.” The program also collab- orates with other organiza- tions to provide volunteer opportunities, according to Egan. “We have a partnership with Brackenridge Hospital on 15th Street,” said Egan. “That is where we mainly do our volunteer work. It is the only level-one trauma center in Central Texas.” In addition to signing up to volunteer, members must meet other require- ments such as staying up- to-date on shot records, according to Bricker. “You will need to have your immunization up- to-date, along with a few other required tests,” Bricker said. MEDICALcontinues from page 1which aims to expand em- ployment, healthcare and educational opportunities by extending transportation to less-accessible areas. “[The] grant will allow us to build upon the part- nership with CARTS to improve regional mobility in the Central Texas region, one of the fastest-grow- ing areas in the country,” Hummel said. Capital Metro cited sup- port from Texas Republi- can Congressmen Roger Williams, John Carter, Bill Flores, Michael McCaul and Lamar Smith. “This is great news for the city of Austin, as this will help us meet our re- gional needs while con- necting more Texans to more job opportuni- ties,” Williams said in a statement. State Representative Ce- lia Israel (D-Austin) also helped the agency receive federal funding for the re- gional project, according to Capital Metro. CAPMETROcontinues from page 1Rachel ZeinDaily Texan StaffMedically Ori- ented Volunteer Experiences had its first informa- tional meeting of the semester, where students were given infor- mation on how to gain clinical volunteer experi- ence. @thedailytexanFollow us for news, updates and more. Longhorn Advocates, a mentorship program through Student Government and Texas Exes, is urging students from all over the state to apply to represent the University in legislative work. The program connects stu- dents with alumni to try and resolve University conflicts, sometimes by changing Uni- versity policies and proce- dures. Members are also con- nected with Texas senators from their hometown districts and partake in projects and events like the Texas Tribune Festival. Applications for the Longhorn Advocates program close tonight. Ashley Alcantara, Plan II and government senior and one of the organizers for the program, said no background in government or public poli- cy is necessary. “The biggest thing is just bringing your experience of the University to the table and just talking about it,” Alcantara said. Alcantara said she hopes students from all 31 districts in Texas join the program in order to show the gov- ernment how serious stu- dents are about how their university functions. “We just wanted to show [alumni and legislators] that Longhorns are all over the state and that UT issues are really important to constitu- ents in all of these districts,” Alcantara said. Mentees get free passes to the Texas Tribune Festival, a three-day event from Sept. 23–25 where they can meet with politicians and hear speakers examine social and political issues. “I think it’s a really good idea to get them exposed to state politics,” Alcantara said. Last year, mentees Caro- lyn Soucie and Emily Burns researched on-campus sexual assault with their alumni men- tor Tom Taylor and Texas State Sen. Don Huffines’ staff. Burns, a psychology junior, said she enjoyed the program because it made her more knowledgeable about how the University works with the government. “I really learned a lot about the University bureaucracy and how UT interacts with Texas legislation,” Burns said. “We had this awesome privilege to work with Texas Exes and the University ad- ministration to promote UT’s legislative goals.” Both Soucie and Burns also looked into the University’s programs to see what else could be done to improve how the University handles sexual assault. Soucie found the University provides adequate help for its victims, but fails to publicize such in- formation to the student body in a simple way. “It seems like UT does have a good process of handling complaints made by sexual assault victims,” said Soucie, a Plan II and biochemistry ju- nior. “I think the issue that was brought up a lot throughout this whole process was that the information isn’t really out there as well as it could be.” UT researchers have re- solved the mystery of how humanity’s most famous ancestor died. In a study published Aug. 29 in the journal Nature and led by UT anthropol- ogy professor John Kap- pelman, researchers dis- covered that Lucy likely died by falling from a tree. Her cause of death, which has long been a conten- tious issue among paleon- tologists, suggests that hu- man ancestors may have been tree-dwellers. Lucy, a bipedal, upright- walking hominid of species Australopithecus afarensis, was discovered in Ethio- pia’s Afar Triangle in 1974. The fossil, estimated to be approximately 3.2 million years old, is relatively com- plete and has gained fame for being the earliest dis- covered human ancestor. “We think she’s either an ancestor or a cousin of humanity,” said Richard Ketcham, UT geosciences professor and co-author of the study. “She was such an outstanding fossil be- cause of her completeness — they found 40 percent of her bones, so this offered a rare chance to study aspects that need the whole body to be understood. It helped answer questions of when human ancestors started walking upright.” The fossil toured the U.S. and visited the Jack- son School of Geosciences in 2008, where Kappelman put it through a high-ener- gy CT scanner. The Depart- ment of Radio-Television- Film helped create detailed 3-D images of Lucy’s bones. “I took those files and put them into a program called Maya,” said Wiley Akins, a radio-television- film lecturer and 3-D ani- mator. “I animated them, and we started with the original positioning of all the different parts of bone, as they were in the fossil, and we reconstructed the humerus to its pre-injury state.” Kappelman said the im- ages revealed what looked to be a compressive frac- ture in Lucy’s humerus, or upper arm bone, which tends to result from falling from great heights. Ortho- pedic surgeons from the Austin Bone & Joint Clinic confirmed the fracture di- agnosis. “We identified a subset of fractures on the bones that represent bone-to- bone, high-energy impacts at several of her joints,” Kappelman said. “The ge- ometry of these fractures match those seen in clini- cal cases in modern hu- mans.” He said other fractures found in the images sug- gested that Lucy spread out her arms to protect herself during the fall. “Our hypothesis, as based on the clinical medi- cal literature, suggests that she stretched out her arms at the moment of impact in an attempt to break her fall,” Kappelman said. “That tells us that Lucy was conscious at the point of impact, at that instant, in the time right before her death.” Because Lucy was found in a low-elevation area without cliffs, Kappelman said he concluded that she most likely died by falling out of a tree. This support- ed a hypothesis that Lucy may have slept in trees or climbed upward to hide from predators, a hypoth- esis that has been an area of dispute, according to Ketcham. “It’s easy to tell from a partial skeleton if it walked upright, but much harder to tell if that organism spent a lot of time in trees,” Ketcham said. Some opponents argued that Lucy’s fractures may not be caused by falling or that her skeleton evolved for walking, not climbing. Kappelman and his team uploaded the images to eLucy.org, where they can be viewed and scrutinized. “For me, understanding [Lucy’s] death brought her to life for me for the first time,” Kappelman said. “Up until that moment, Lucy was a box of bones, nothing more than that. When I better understood the potential cause of her death, I could picture her broken body lying there at the foot of the tree. I could empathize with her. It’s re- markable to identify with another species that lived over 3 million years ago.” Name: 4948 PPD; Width: 29p6; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, 4948 PPD; Ad Number: 4813W&N 3not been inviting, it’s not been something that they’ve explicitly tried to connect with Latinos on,” Soto said. “And the polls don’t lie, the numbers don’t lie. You won’t see a poll where more than 22 percent of Latinos agree.” Soto said some activists are worried that the Clin- ton campaign is assuming voter turnout will be high- er because Latino voters feel alienated by Trump. “It’s a dangerous assumption to make because Latinos are infamous for their low voting turnout,” Soto said. “If you don’t ac- tively mobilize, that’s not going to do the trick.” Government senior Paola Pina said it’s diffi- cult to convince Latinos to vote because of their dis- trust in government. “Latin Americans don’t even trust their own democracies back home,” Pina said. “So they are hesitant to trust democracies here.” Eric Nava-Perez, a Latin American studies graduate student, said Latinos won’t make a big impact on this year’s elec- tions because he believes both candidates, Clinton and Trump, are distasteful to Latinos. “We’re notorious to be cast absent from voting, and I actually agree with that and relate with that,” Nava-Perez said. “I think that disappointment will go into this year’s elec- tions, and so even if they do vote, I don’t think it’ll be as much of an impact as we would’ve expected it to be if it was Sanders.” LATINOScontinues from page 1NEWSMonday, September 13, 20163BIOLOGYUT researchers find new evidence in Lucy’s deathCAMPUSMentor program pairs students with alumni, state legislatorsBy Lisa Dreher@lisa_dreher97CAMPUSA&M psychologist speaks on organizational learning at UTJustin Benzer, an A&M psychologist whose research is focused on implement- ing changes in the health care system, came to UT on Monday to talk to students and professors about how his research aligns with the core goals of Dell Medical School. Benzer’s research revolves around how to take abstract and general organizational psychology theories and ap- ply them to the health care system. “There’s a lot of reasons I think Dell should be in- terested in organizational learning,” Benzer said. “It’s important to understand the context. My research overall examines how organizations learn and change.” Benzer said the differ- ences in how people respond to feedback impact the qual- ity of primary care and allow for high variations from one hospital to another. “They’ve got these dash- boards available to clinicians and it says how you’re doing on screening and they set a goal and feed information into the system,” Benzer said. Benzer underscored the need for supportive learn- ing environments and the shift in the health care sys- tem toward team-structured environments. He directly related this to a common ex- ample found in health care. “The interesting organiza- tional part of this [disarray of structure] is that anti- psychotics are prescribed by psychiatrists but metabolic syndrome is managed by primary care,” Benzer said. Benzer, who reached his conclusions through qualita- tive and quantitative studies, said sharing the workload and continually looking for improvements are para- mount to a hospital’s success. “People work better when they have a shared conceptu- alization of the work,” Ben- zer said. “[High-performing hospitals] have said ‘We met the standards, but were go- ing to look to improve.’” Senior administration members at Dell Medical School have also seen the need to expand. Dell hopes to have more than 300 resi- dents learning across Austin hospitals by 2020. The need to hire more faculty and or- ganize them efficiently will be a topic of interest in the coming years, officials said. “We are a rapidly grow- ing organization,” said Clay Johnston, dean of Dell Medi- cal School. “We are con- stantly restructuring and re- organizing and hiring new people every year.” Stephen Strakowski, chair of psychiatry at Dell Medi- cal School, said the need for redefining organizational structure is a priority for the developing medical school. “We’re in the process of trying to develop a truly unique organization that changes how we deliver healthcare,” Strakowski said. “I’m looking for people who can come in and think about our current structure and apply that [research on orga- nizational structure].” StaffCourtesy of Marsha MillerAnthropology professor John Kappelman led a study researching the cause of Lucy’s death. From looking at replicas of her bones, he discovered she likely fell to her death from a tree. By Quanit Ali@brown__goslingBy Freya Preimesberger@freyapreim Two years ago, the Texas State Board of Edu- cation called for publishers to submit proposals for a Mexican-American studies textbook, in addition to other ethnic studies textbooks. At the time, this was a small victory for activists. It was one step closer to their goal of putting eth- nic studies as part of the required curriculum for public schools. In fact, only controversy has surrounded the proposed textbook, “Mexican American Heri- tage,” since a sample of it was released earlier this year. Passages include descriptions of Mexican- Americans as “lazy”, alongside 68 other factual errors. The most offensive thing about this text- book isn’t the derogatory language or stereotypi- cal representation of Mexican-Americans but how flippantly the state takes ethnic studies. Al- lowing something as inaccurate as this textbook to pass as acceptable teaching material is just an- other example in a long series of Texas’ dismissal of Mexican-American studies. Such as in 2013, when current reality TV show contestant Rick Perry vetoed state funding to expand UT’s Center for Mexican-American Studies into its own academic department and stated , “This is not the best use of hard-earned tax dollars.” Although UT was eventually able to fund the department through other resources, Perry’s comments suggests that he views Mexican- American studies as an elective or, in other words, unnecessary. What is problematic about this misconception is that it undermines other sides of the American experience and suggests that perspectives outside of the majority culture are not valid. However, in a state where 32 per- cent of the population is Mexican-American, that perspective deserves to be acknowledged. The most important thing about ethnic stud- ies is not how it increases representation within history, but how it also benefits student perfor- mance. In a Stanford study, researchers observed two groups of high school students who were at risk of dropping out, where the experimen- tal group took an ethnic studies course and the control group did not. They found that in the experimental group, attendance increased by 21 percent, and their GPA jumped 1.4 points. Overall, ethnic studies courses provides vali- dation to students of marginalized groups. Yet, al- lowing offensive textbooks to perpetuate stereo- types and defunding ethnic studies departments is harmful not only to activists and academics, but it hurts students of those ethnicities the most. Ethnic studies, such as Mexican-American stud- ies, should not be perceived as an elective. Rather, it is an instrumental tool that can provide an ac- curate depiction of America’s complex and cul- tural makeup. Fernandez is a rhetoric and writing and Spanish senior from Allen. “Tied in Texas” and “Has Trump Turned Texas into a Tossup State?” were just a couple of the reactionary headlines this past week as a new Washington Post/SurveyMonkey poll showed Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump neck-and- neck among Texas voters. What is my answer to these headlines? No, Texas is not going to vote for Hillary Clinton, and it’s not going to turn blue any time soon (sorry, Democrats). There are several missteps being made by vot- ers who believe that Hillary Clinton is going to win Texas. In terms of the Washington Post poll, these are both simple and complex. I should note from the onset that one significant reason to dis- count the poll is its status as an outlier, because all other polls in the state have Trump winning by at least seven points. That being said, there are many more reasons to believe that the poll is wrong and, thus, that Texas is likely to stay red. The major error in the Washington Post/Sur- vey Monkey 50-state poll is its enormous (dare I say astronomical?) 25-day run time. Most polls are conducted over a three to seven day period, capturing voter preferences for a relatively small amount of time. In polling terms, this offers us a snapshot of reality — a benchmark of true voter preference during a small amount of time that avoids capturing poll changes that can occur from single events, like party conventions. In the case of the WaPo poll, this is not true. Because the poll was conducted at the beginning of August, it likely observed the effects of Hillary Clinton’s post-DNC convention bounce. Because of this, the poll may offer up past voter prefer- ences (which favored Clinton) as current voter preferences. The fact that national and statewide polling has shifted towards Trump in the past two weeks gives more reason to suggest that this particular poll is outdated— it’s from a snapshot in the past where Clinton had better chances of defeating Trump. All of the above discussion has been reasons to question the legitimacy of Clinton’s slim lead in the Washington Post poll. Frankly, it’s not a good representation of what’s going on in Texas now. At best, it’s a representation of the past—and even then it could be wrong. To be sure, let’s assume that I am wrong. Let’s say that the poll is correct and Clinton is beating Trump by one percentage point in a two-candi- date race. Does that prove, or even suggest, that Texas will join Clinton’s coalition this fall? I’m not so convinced. Keep in mind that taking any one poll is not a good representation of public opinion — that’s why sites such as Pollster.com and RealClearPoli- tics exist to aggregate and average polls. It’s also why I, along with the folks behind sites such as FiveThirtyEight and VOTAMATIC build elec- tion forecasts around these averages. However, we are now operating under the assumption that the Washington Post/SurveyMonkey poll in Texas is a singular accurate representation of the Texas race, so I’ll set that aside. Using a common statistical tool called the nor- mal distribution we determine that the probabil- ity of her 1 percent lead being, in reality, a 1 per- cent lead (with a semi-normal margin of error of 4 percent) is 69 percent. Those are pretty good odds, but no certainty. Keep in mind that this probability is an absolute best for Clinton — the Washington Post poll is probably off and polling averages only decrease her chances. Even if we distance ourselves from public opinion polls, we find other uncertainties with the fact that Texas has not voted for a democratic President since 1976, and past voter margins have a high correlation to current margins. On top of that, the majority of Texas state legislature and executive branch elected officials are Repub- licans—even empirical data is against the Demo- crats on this one. Betting markets also still list Trump as the overwhelming favorite. However you measure it, Clinton isn’t anywhere close to a win in the Lone Star State. Even in a best case scenario her win chance is a weak 69 percent. This could change, though, if we see an increase in reputable polls coming out of the state. Ideally for Clinton this would also accom- pany an increase in Hispanic voter regis- tration. With 40 years of history and data on their side, any rational voter should re- alize this simple truth: Texas, I’m afraid, is a solid red state, and it is likely to stay like that in the future. Morris is a government Junior from Port Aransas. 4 OPINION4ALEXANDER CHASE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorialTuesday, September 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. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | Email 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. COLUMNTexas will not go blue this election cycleBy G. Elliott Morris Daily Texan Senior Columnist @gelliottmorrisBy Alyssa FernandezDaily Texan Senior Columnist Inclusive ethnic studies must be accurately taughtCOLUMNInfographic by G. Elliott Morris | Daily Texan StaffJohnson’s ignorance makes him unfit for office COLUMNThere’s something tragic about Gary Johnson’s present situation. Late last week, the Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico governor went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Upon being asked what should be done about the seemingly unending violence and destruction in the Syrian city of Aleppo, he pointedly replied, “And what is Aleppo?” The response itself is tragic —it’s appalling that a man seeking command of the largest armed forces on the planet doesn’t know the first thing about one of the worst military and humanitarian crises of our time. That same ig- norance also reflects general American indif- ference to the plight of the people of Aleppo, an indifference that allows Donald Trump to suggest blocking all Syrian refugees from enter- ing the United States without inciting universal condemnation and disgust. But what really got Johnson in trouble was that he admitted to not knowing. When politicians are confronted by their own flaws, we’re used to this dissembling mode of communication that is deeply familiar to anyone who has ever faked their way through a high school English test, or watched Mr. Trump speak. Indeed, Trump ba- sically lives in the rabbit hole of negations, dis- tractions and vagueness that politicians use to conceal their ignorance. Even when politicians are eventually forced to admit what they don’t know, they usually take a while to get there. We’re used to the 72 agonizing seconds it took Rick Perry, once Texas governor, twice a candidate for president and future champion of Dancing With the Stars, to get to “oops” during his infamous meltdown in the middle of a GOP presidential debate. But Johnson’s reckoning came swiftly and im- mediately. It was short, too. Here’s a good rule for politicians committing gaffes: If you’re going to say something stupid, try not to make it reduc- ible to three words, or worse, a Twitter hashtag. #WhatIsAleppo practically writes itself. So no, Gary Johnson really didn’t know where or what Aleppo is. Yes, at least he directly admit- ted it. Unfortunately, that’s not enough. The only solace Johnson has is in the fact that this could have happened to nearly any candidate this year. It’s hardly the first display of shocking ignorance this election season. Trump wants to round up 11 million people and deport them from the country, has flirted with the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons, seems to resent our NATO allies and has praised the leadership of Vladimir Putin. Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, equals and expands upon Trump’s ignorance on foreign policy and has called the issues of vac- cines and homeopathy “complex.” Hint: They’re not, at least to the extent that one clearly works while the other doesn’t. Johnson’s Aleppo gaffe could have come from any candidate this year, but that excuse amounts to the plea of a student who, in an attempt to as- suage the disapproval of his parents, insists that everyone failed the test. In other words, it’s not good enough. In an ordinary person like the stu- dent, ignorance may just be a practical failing. However, in someone who seeks the highest of- fice in the land, no matter how openly admitted, it is a moral one, and people voting for Johnson because they perceive moral failings in the two major party candidates should take notice. Groves is a government sophomore from Dallas. By Sam GrovesDaily Texan Columnist @samgrovesHere’s a good rule for politicians com- mitting gaffes: If you’re going to say something stupid, try not to make it reducible to three words, or worse, a Twitter hashtag. Courtsey of Jorge GonzalezThe cover of “Texas Mexican-American Heritage,” which originated from Flikr, depicts an “Aztec dance look.” The textbook has drawn controversey for its inaccurate portrayal of Mexican-Americans. Texas quarterback Shane Buechele was named the Big 12 Conference’s New- comer of the Week for the second consecutive week Monday. The award comes af- ter Buechele’s impres- sive performance against UTEP on Saturday night. He completed 22 of his 27 pass attempts for 244 yards and four touchdowns while also adding 34 yards on the ground. Buechele’s efforts helped lead the Longhorns to a 41-7 victory over the Min- ers, giving Texas its first 2-0 start since 2012. The freshman has six passing touchdowns through two games, a num- ber that already ties the re- cord for most touchdown passes by a true freshman quarterback at Texas. With the start against UTEP, Buechele also became the first true freshman Texas quarterback to start the first two games of his career. Buechele has also climbed the Big 12’s statisti- cal leaderboards in his first two starts. He ranks second in the conference in pass- ing efficiency and first in completion percentage. He boasts a quarterback rat- ing of 188.3 and has com- pleted over 71 percent of his passes. The Texas signal caller will go for his third straight Newcomer of the Week honor when the Longhorns travel to Berkeley this Sat- urday to take on California. defensive coordinator Vance Bedford said. The senior’s leadership hasn’t always been so notice- able. A four-star recruit from Humble, Boyette was red- shirted during his first year, and spent most of his sopho- more season behind current NFL players Malcom Brown and Hasaan Ridgeway on the depth chart. Texas also struggled in Boyette’s sophomore and ju- nior seasons, posting two los- ing records while failing to win a bowl game and unable to match big wins — like a 24–17 win over No. 10 Okla- homa last season — with sustained success. So heading into his se- nior season, Boyette chose to preach consistency to his defensive teammates. It’s the buzzword he chooses to high- light at nearly every press con- ference, ensuring the Long- horns bring the same energy every week. “I really work on being con- sistent, not having any drop off from game to game,” Boyette said. “We need to bring the same focus and play with re- lentless effort.” Beginning the season 2–0 for the first time since 2012 has Texas fans buzzing about the program’s prospects this year. The Longhorns have skyrock- eted to No. 11 in the AP poll after being unranked to start the year — they are currently the highest ranked team in the Big 12. But after four years of thrill- ing wins and excruciating loss- es, Boyette refuses to get too high or too low. He’s seen it all, and leads Texas’ defense with a steady hand. “We need to learn how to handle success,” Boyette said. “We’ve got to be poised and understand what’s ahead of us.” The 2016 women’s golf season is underway. The Longhorns launched their fall campaign Mon- day at the Minnesota Invitational at the Mini- kahda Golf Club in Min- neapolis. The team fin- ished day one of the tournament at the top of the team leaderboard. Texas leads the 11-team pack at 14-over par, with Louisville and Purdue sit- ting tied for second at one shot back. The Longhorns were paired with Minnesota and East Carolina for the first 36 holes. The field is highlighted by one ranked team, No. 20 Furman, who finished day one at 20-over par and tied for fifth place. Freshmen Dominique Galloway, Emilee Hoffman and Greta Völker made their debut with Texas, competing alongside se- nior Julia Beck and junior Sophia Schubert. Völker led the team with eight birdies, shooting four in her last five holes. Völker’s hot hand helped her finish the day one-un- der par and tied for first. Hoffman currently sits at four-over par and is tied for sixth overall. Schubert and Beck both sit in the top 25 with seven-over par on the day. Galloway had a rough day on the course, finish- ing 15-over par and shoot- ing almost as many bogies as other scores. But Gal- loway and the Longhorns have one more day of competition to potentially move up the ranks. Kentucky’s Anna Hack and Wisconsin’s Brooke Ferrell will enter day two tied with Völker for first. The Longhorns will hit the course again Tues- day for the tournament’s second day. Name: CLASSIFIDES; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, CLASSIFIDES; Ad Number: - Name: Supercuts; Width: 19p4; Depth: 4 in; Color: Black, Supercuts; Ad Number: - CLASS 5 DUPLEX FOR RENT3202 Beanna St. 78705(near Red River and 32 nd.) Walking distance to UTUpstairs or downstairs availableTwo bedroom one bathHardwood floors1300 sq. ft. Washer, Dryer and Dishwasher$1395.00/ Mo. and $1300.00 depositNo Petssee photos on Craigslistaustin search for posting # 5770231686Call Donnie @ 512-422-1113ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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Texas starts hot at Minnesota Invitational; Volker, Hoffman shine in collegiate debutBuechele named Big 12 Newcomer of the WeekCAL continues from page 6 The No. 11 Longhorns have a long month ahead of them. After starting their sea- son with consecutive wins, the team is set to travel for their next three games, in- cluding Saturday’s matchup against the Golden Bears in Berkeley, California. And the road hasn’t been kind to head coach Charlie Strong recently. His team was outscored 184–77 in away or neutral-site games last sea- son — Texas finished 2–4 in those matchups. “It will be a big challenge for us going on the road for the first time,” Strong said. “[We’ve} got to treat it like a business trip. We’re going to be a little bit out of our element.” Texas particularly strug- gled on offense outside of Austin in 2015. The Long- horns ended the season last in the Big 12 in scoring away from home with just 12.8 points per game, compared to 40 at home. Strong said he isn’t wor- ried about the team having the same issues on the road this season. With a tighter- knit team and more veteran leadership, he said he expects Texas to excel in hostile envi- ronments on the road. “It is a totally different team than last season,” Strong said. “[The seniors] are really car- rying the torch for us right now with their leadership and how they’re preparing the team. I meet with them on Thursdays, deliver the mes- sage to them, they deliver it to the team. We don’t want to look back to last season be- cause we’re not the same foot- ball team as we were.” Texas is also counting on freshman quarterback Shane Buechele to keep his poise on the road. His teammates have praised his “veteran”-like calmness through his first two starts — he’s completed over 70 percent of his passes and thrown just one interception. But the freshman from Ar- lington is yet to play in front of a large crowd on the road. Instead of feeling nervous, he said he’s looking at his first road trip as an opportunity. “I’m just excited to go play somewhere else,” Buechele said. “[I’m] excited to get into a new environment, go out to California and try to get a win.” As they head out on the road, the Longhorns believe their preparation will make the biggest difference. Sophomore linebacker Malik Jefferson said his teammates have gravitated toward the film room this season after failing to do their homework before away games in 2015. “It comes down to watch- ing what [opponents] do [on tape],” Jefferson said. “Ev- erybody is focused and ev- erybody is buying in. We do our film sessions every day to make sure everyone is ready for success. Guys weren’t ready last year, honestly.” Texas has flashed poten- tial on both sides of the ball through its first two weeks. The Longhorns rank No. 21 in scoring and No. 50 in total de- fense after two games at home through two games. Texas sits at 2-0 on the sea- son after a 41-7 takedown of UTEP on Saturday night. It’s the first time head coach Charlie Strong has been two games over .500 in his tenure at Texas. But standing between Strong and three straight victories, a feat he’s ac- complished once before in Austin, is a high-powered California team. Being away from Dar- rell K Royal–Texas Memo- rial Stadium wasn’t kind to the Longhorns last season — they compiled a 1–4 record in true road games. “It’s going to be a big chal- lenge for us going on the road for the first time,” Strong said. “We have to go compete and just have fun … but [we] also know that we’re going to have to play well and play together as a football team.” Strong and offensive coor- dinator Sterlin Gilbert bring a Texas team to Berkeley that has averaged 45.5 points per game through two games. Freshman quarterback Shane Buechele is a big reason for that, slinging for six touchdowns and 524 passing yards in his first two collegiate games. “We knew what we could do,” Buechele said. “It’s just executing and seeing if you can be successful. So far we’ve done that.” Buechele has a plethora of receivers to target in his first season. Eight Longhorns have at least one reception so far this season, and four of those receivers have six c atches or more. Senior receiver Jacorey Warrick has a team-leading nine grabs so far. The fourth- year player from Cypress Falls High School in Houston notched his first career touch- down against UTEP. He said the Texas offense shouldn’t miss a beat playing on the road rather than at home. “Each week going in, when- ever we start the game, the plays that we run in the game, we’ve [practiced] them a bunch of times throughout the week,” Warrick said. “It’s just a matter of being focused and executing. [There’s] nothing new that we haven’t seen from the defenses.” Texas scored on its first pos- session against Notre Dame Walking through the Mon- crief-Neuhaus Athletic Center, Paul Boyette carries himself like an elder statesman. As the No. 11 Longhorns sport a bevy of freshman and sophomore defenders, the se- nior defensive linemen is the grandfather of the group, hav- ing been a part of all the highs and lows of the Texas program over the past four years. Boy- ette refuses to be impressed by the thrills of a 2–0 start, know- ing all too well how quickly steps in the right direction can be reversed. “I let the young guys know that this is a game of swings,” Boyette said. “We have to just go out and keep our heads high and compete at the high- est level every game.” Of all the problems to plague the Longhorns since former head coach Mack Brown’s departure in 2013, perhaps the biggest was a lack of leadership. Texas went a combined 11–14 in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, marred by inexperience and But two games into the 2016 season, the tone in Austin has changed. The Longhorns have come to embrace the val- ues put forth by head coach Charlie Strong, heeding the advice of the posters that sur- rounding Texas’ locker room. The words “respect” and “ac- countability” no longer act as empty platitudes, but rather definitions for the program moving forward. “This team has just come together and you feel how they have so much respect for one another,” Strong said. “We have a small group of seniors who provide so much leadership.” Boyette’s leadership has be- come a fixture in the locker room. He serves as the de-fac- to spokesperson for the Texas defense, outlining what needs to be improved moving for- ward. When freshmen enter the Longhorn program, Boy- ette is the player they look to for leadership. “Being one of the few seniors that we have on the team, he’s taken a lot of the young guys on the defensive line under his wing,” 6 SPTS6EZRA SIEGEL, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsTuesday, September 13, 2016FOOTBALLTexas looks to avenge last year’s road woesBy Ezra Siegel @SiegelEzraFOOTBALLBoyette brings leadership, experience to young defenseFOOTBALLZoe Fu | Daily Texan StaffSenior defensive lineman Paul Boyette has served as a mentor for many underclassman on the Longhorns’ young defensive unit. By Michael Shapiro@mshap2By Tyler Horka @texasty95CAL page 5BOYETTE page 5Texas looks to build off first two wins, carry momentum on road to CaliforniaJoshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffSophomore linebacker Malik Jefferson sheds off a block against No. 18 Notre Dame. Jefferson and the Longhorns look to notch another big win when they take on California this Saturday. Daulton Venglar | Daily Texan StaffFreshman quarterback Shane Buechele rifles a pass against UTEP on Saturday. Buechele has led the Longhorns to a 2-0 start, with both wins coming at home. Texas is about to enter a three-game stretch away from the friendly confines of Darrel K Roya – Texas Memorial Stadium. Infographic by Kelly Smith | Daily Texan Staff COMICS 7COMICSTuesday, September 13, 20167Today’s solution will appear here next issue SUDOKUFORYOU 5 7 6 3 8 9 4 1 28 2 4 1 6 7 5 3 91 9 3 5 2 4 7 6 84 3 2 8 7 5 6 9 16 1 5 9 4 3 2 8 77 8 9 2 1 6 3 4 52 4 1 7 3 8 9 5 69 6 7 4 5 1 8 2 33 5 8 6 9 2 1 7 4 9 8 3 5 7 1 1 3 2 7 9 5 7 2 46 8 4 9 5 3 1 4 6 9 8 7 9 4 8 1 5 2 From his work with the White Stripes to The Raconteurs and his solo career, Jack White has gained a worldwide repu- tation for his energetic electric blues rock hits, often on display in commercials, film and stadiums around the world. But instead of rocking out on another album, White puts his soft- er side on display with his newest compilation, Acous- tic Recordings 1998–2016. While listening to his discography, it’s obvious White prides himself as a singer-songwriter, incor- porating an acoustic song or two on albums while performing with the White Stripes but eventually let- ting his subtler side take over his solo projects. With the release of this compila- tion, White has created a record for his most dedi- cated fans. Although it may include only one new song, the album highlights how multi-dimensional White can be as a songwriter. The spine of Acoustic Recordings is a series of remixes oriented toward an acoustic bluegrass style. Of all the mixes, the Ra- conteurs’ “Carolina Drama (Acoustic Mix)” stands out because of how it deviates from the original, taking the 2010 track and removing the song’s drums in favor of a stand-up bass, violin and mandolin. The track as a whole feels closer to its storytelling roots, benefiting from both the subtle and un- subtle touches White brings to the remix. The horns on “Love Is The Truth (Acous- tic Mix)” bring the Coca- Cola jingle into another di- mension, making the song stand as a strong example of White’s attention to detail. Most songs don’t jump out in the same manner, in- stead incorporating smaller elements to subtly adjust a song’s sound. The added acoustic percussion on “Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy” is mixed so far back into the song it’s almost unnotice- able upon first listen. How- ever, with closer inspection, the song’s message benefits from the added percussion. But not every remix is perfect — one or two make little to no progress with their subtle additions or subtractions. For a song that already sounds like Led Zep- pelin, “I’m Bound to Pack It Up (Remixed)” gets even closer to its inspiration but introduces an electric vio- lin that adds almost nothing to the song. The highlight of the compilation is the only new song on the album: “City Lights.” Released in mid-August for promo- tional purposes, the single is placed 12th on the album’s track list, hinting that it was recorded by White sometime during sessions for the White Stripes’ Get Behind Me Satin. With his guitar and vocals, along with his former band- mate Meg White’s shaker, White builds a calming and emotional song. Although “City Lights” feels a demo dug up and redubbed for this compilation, at least it’s something new. Although this is a “new” album from White, a heavy portion of the album’s 26 tracks are unadjusted from their original album releases. It’s nice to have all of White’s acoustic- oriented songs in one place, but this compilation brings up the question of what White has been working on since his last full-fledged release in 2014. Between this release, the announcement of his break from live performances and his collaboration with Beyoncé, White has shown that he has the time and will to get back into the studio. It feels like White has something the works, but only time will tell. For now, this compilation will tide over fans until something new comes along. The 2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour came to the Austin Film So- ciety on Sunday, but it wasn’t as consistently great as its prestigious nature hyped it up to be. The showing, which will travel throughout the Unit- ed States this fall and win- ter, included a collection of eight selected shorts that premiered at Sundance in January. It begins with weak stories that don’t wrap up nicely, but it finishes with a moving send-off. The first short is “Affec- tions,” a peek into the life of a bubbly young woman who is unsatisfied with her love life and cheats on her boyfriend with a homeless man. The movie opens strong, focusing on her humorous attempts to vie for the vagrant’s attention, but it ultimately fizzles out with a dull ending after the woman finds her excursion futile. It drags a few minutes too long, and the woman’s at- tempts to seduce other men could’ve easily been cut. Next is “Jungle,” a flat and uninspired piece about two Senegalese illegal purse vendors in New York City named Amadou and Yaya. Amadou desires a better sidewalk and works to raise the money to purchase it from another vendor. Un- fortunately, Yaya beats him to it. “Jungle” doesn’t mine much drama out of the con- flict, lingering more often on disorienting shots of the city and allowing the constant roar of car engines to near- ly consume the dialogue. Thankfully, this piece is heavy on subtitles. Following that is “Edmond,” one of the collec- tion’s most affecting shorts. It’s a stop-motion animated feature that opens with a man, Edmond, dragging a rock by rope to a pier. Ed- mond has driven friends and lovers away with his cannibalistic urges, and the film unveils the events of his life in reverse, finishing its journey with him as he leaves his mother’s womb. “Edmond” has a dark and touching ending in which a man finds salvation in his rock companion — or is it damnation? “Bacon and God’s Wrath” will pick up the mood after the emotional roller coaster that “Edmond” brings. It’s a quirky documentary about a 90-year old Jewish woman who is about to try bacon for the first time. The film is sweet and to-the-point, culminating in the wom- an’s realization that God has not punished her for eating pork. “Her Friend Adam” sad- dens the tone, examining how jealousy threatens to tear apart the relationship between a young woman and her insecure boyfriend. The titular Adam is the wedge between them — the woman claims he’s gay, but the boyfriend finds that hard to believe. This short is au- thentically acted and hard to watch, as it hurts to see the couple rip into each other. By the end, you’re left to won- der if they’ll rebound from their clash. The collection concludes with “Thunder Road,” a 13-minute film shot in a sin- gle take during the funeral of a beloved mother. Her son, a police officer, gives an epic, heartfelt eulogy that is both tragic and funny. In the short’s brief duration, it explores the bond between mother and child, the sac- rifices involved with parent- hood and the pain of grief. “Thunder Road” is surely the best of the bunch, and an outstanding way to close the tour. 8 L&AELIZABETH HLAVINKA, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan8Tuesday, September 13, 2016Sundance short films fall short of expectationsCharles Liu@CharlieInDaHausCourtesy of Jim Cummings“Thunder Road,” the 13-minute short film written, directed and starring Jim Cummings, is one of the shorts shown Sunday in Austin at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour. MOVIE REVIEW | ‘2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM TOUR’ALBUM REVIEW | ‘ACOUSTIC RECORDINGS 1998-2016’ Editor’s note: Tat-Tuesday is a weekly series that fea- tures students around campus and their tattoos. Check out more pictures and stories online. Chris Duncan@chr_duncCAMPUSGabrielle Hardy, a linguistics sophomore, wanted to get a tattoo to memorialize her pas- sion for art and love for her father. “I always knew that I would get [a tattoo] for him because he passed away when I was 10,” Hardy said. “So, that’s why I got this. It’s an us thing.” Hardy paints creatively as a hobby, but her father preferred pencil sketches. She said by tattooing a paintbrush and pencil side- by-side on her arm, she would be able to remember their artistic differences but also their similarities. “I’m more of a painter, and my dad is a sketch art- ist,” Hardy said. “I’ve always felt inclined toward art, but my dad always encouraged me to do it.” Carlos Garcia | Daily Texan StaffLinguistics sophomore Gabrielle Hardy’s tattoo memorializes her father, who died when she was 10 years old. Carlos Garcia | Daily Texan StaffThe paintbrush and pencil on linguistics sophomore Gabrielle Hardy’s arm represent her and her father’s artistic media. Mae Hamilton@thedailytexanCourtesy Third Man RecordsJack White’s acoustic record- ings can be just as engaging as his electric ones, pulling in listeners to tell them a story. “Thunder Road” is surely the best of the bunch, and an outstanding way to close the tour. Jack White releases acoustic collectionACOUSTIC RECORDINGS 1998—2016Artist: Jack WhiteGenre: Alternative RockReleased: Sept. 9, 2016Rating: 7/10