The cost of attending a public university has been closely examined with the recent passage of Senate Bill 19 out of the Texas Senate. The bill, if approved, would stop increases in college tuition for the next four years. UT tu- ition increases in 2016– 17 and 2017–18 will go toward Student Success Initiatives, faculty sala- ries and other program- ming, but many stu- dents are still unaware about tuition raises and its allocation. According to the Uni- versity budget summary for the 2016–17 school year, $610 million — 21 percent of the budget — came from tuition. The other 79 percent of the budget came from other resources. In a February 2016 letter to the UT Sys- tem, President Gregory Fenves addressed a deci- sion from the UT Board The UT Police Department is gearing up to hire near- ly two dozen new officers to begin working on campus by next fall, almost three years after chief of police David Carter first began pushing for an increase. Before Carter began as chief of police in 2013, UTPD was authorized a maximum of 67 officers and had been at that number for more than 40 years. Carter has since worked to authorize 99 officers for the department, UTPD Recruit- ing Sgt. Jimmy Moore said. While the increase in per- sonnel was officially approved more than a year ago, hiring new personnel can take up to a year or more, Moore said. UTPD has increased to 78 of- ficers since 2013, all of whom are currently operating on campus. Thirteen new cadets, who will begin next fall, are Students gathered on the steps of the UT Tower at noon Monday to protest the University’s contract with Nike, accusing the multina- tional footwear company of letting human rights abus- es occur in their Hansae Vietnam factory. United Students Against Sweatshops, Native Ameri- can and Indigenous Collec- tive and three other student organizations demanded an audience with President Gregory Fenves to insist the University end its contract with Nike. The Hansae factory — lo- cated in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — produces the University’s Nike-brand- ed athletic apparel. Mass fainting of workers, unsafe spraying of toxic solvents and working conditions exceeding 90 degrees are some of the alleged human rights abuses at the facto- ry, according to the Worker Rights Consortium. USAS has met with uni- versity leadership for the past two years to discuss these issues. Fenves attended one out of approximately five total meetings, chief com- munications officer Gary Susswein said. USAS member Aileen Ba- zan said their talks have still not amounted to enough and that she’s been “disheart- ened” by the University’s lackluster response. “It’s extremely frustrat- ing,” said Bazan, a Mex- ican-American studies and history sophomore. 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Read more online at dailytexanonline.comONLINEREASON TO PARTYPAGE 6POLICEBy Chase Karacostas@chasekaracostasAngel Ulloa | Daily Texan StaffPsychology senior Andi Flores leads a chant in a group of protesters advocating against UT’s promotion of Nike on Monday afternoon at Main Mall.NIKE page 2By Catherine Marfin@catherine marfinInfographic by Rena Li | Daily Texan StaffOFFICERS page 2Seniors Dana Le and Ma- ria Suarez-Magana received the Mike Wacker Award from Texas Parents earli- er this month as a reward for their positive mindsets during times of hardships in college. Texas Parents director Susie Smith said the award, which started in 1985, is only given out when the committee feels a stu- dent’s story has “embodied the spirit of the award.” Named after former UT basketball player Mike Wacker, the award goes to a student for persevering through adversity. “In my case, adversity has meant a fight you’re about to face,” said Le, a finance senior. “You have to decide what creates your character in those moments.” Throughout college, Le said she has been in the hospital a number of times because of multiple rea- sons, such as a moped ac- cident and recurring health problems. In her sopho- more year, she suffered a concussion during a car accident, which she said led to problems with her cognitive ability. With a lack of support from her estranged fam- ily, Le said she learned to take care of herself from a young age. Le said the friendships she’s formed at UT have made her journey a positive one, despite the hardships. “I’ve made a UT family here,” Le said. “Since I didn’t have a great support system at home, (it) has really rede- fined what support means to me.” For Suarez-Magana, a so- ciology senior, growing up with her mom and broth- ers taught her to be inde- pendent and how to sup- port those around her. For a period of time, she was homeless in high school but knew she had to keep perse- vering. Throughout college, she’s had to pay for every- thing independently while trying to support her family back home. “I have my mom and brothers who need me,” Award honors students’ battles with adversityCAMPUSBy Lisa Nhan@lmnhan24AWARD page 2The University of Texas at Austin received two grants totaling $2.7 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Founda- tion this month to strengthen, promote and defend the con- tributions of the humanities and arts departments. The grants were received April 13 and consisted of $2 million to support The En- gaged Scholar Initiative, a Texas Model to help third- year humanities graduate stu- dents develop research skills. The other $700,000 grant will help preserve and digi- tize human rights archives in Latin America. Esther Raizen, associate dean for research at the Col- lege of Liberal Arts, said the grant will allow graduate students to write a different kind of dissertation that in- volves multiple graduates, undergraduates, post-doc- toral fellows, faculty and community members. “The project itself will be a growth project as opposed to one person working on their own,” Raizen said. “We’re thinking in terms of reshap- ing, to some extent, the way dissertations and education in the humanities are per- ceived, because what starts here changes the world.” Richard Flores, senior as- sociate dean for academic af- fairs at the College of Liberal Arts, said the grant equips humanities students with the proper tools and research ex- perience to pursue different career options. “Our students, for the most part, are going into academic jobs, but some of them want to go into other careers where academic training at the Ph.D. level is still important,” Flores said. “This allows them to explore those avenues while they are still doing their graduate work and shape their work in that direction up front.” The $700,000 grant was given to the LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections project to pre- serve rare and fragile archives relating to human rights, Courtesy of Mellon Grant This month, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation donated $2.7 million in two grants to UT for third-year humanities graduate student research and digitizing human rights archives. UNIVERSITYMellon foundation donates $3 million to support artsBy Meraal Hakeem @meraal_hakeemMELLON page 2By Rajya Atluri @rayjaatluriTUITION page 3Current breakdown of UTPD officersUTPD hires new officers to up patrolSource by UTPD officerCurrent UTPD officersLateral TransfersCadets in training to begin Fall 2017 78138 Name: 5228/Trudy’s; Width: 29p6; Depth: 4 in; Color: Black; Ad Number: 5228 from page 1OFFICERScontinues from page 1AWARDcontinues from page 1currently in training. The remaining eight vacan- cies will be filled by lateral transfers, or individuals who have prior experience in law enforcement. “Whether they’re a trans- fer with experience or a new guy going into the academy, it takes a while to train and to teach new officers the rules and procedures for UTPD,” Moore said. “We have to al- low for a few months for that to happen. It can be taxing.” For new recruits, Moore opens up the job a full year before the cadets begin work- ing on campus in order to select and enroll them in the UT System Police Academy in January. After completing a 19-week program there, cadets work on campus side- by-side with a UTPD train- ing officer for an additional 17 weeks before they begin working alone on campus. For both new cadets and recruits, applicants are heavily vetted before being hired, Moore said. “You really have to scru- tinize them, because we want to make sure they’re a good fit for our depart- ment,” Moore said. “It’s a student-rich environment, and that’s who we primarily serve in this community. We want to make sure we’re hir- ing good people.” UTPD’s presence on cam- pus has become a heavily discussed topic since the death of dance freshman Ha- ruka Weiser last April. Some students, such as computer science sophomore Sophie Nguyen, feel some areas of campus could use a greater police presence. “The arrangement of offi- cers on campus would make people feel safer more than just an increased number of officers in the usual places would,” Nguyen said. “There are lots of areas on campus right now where you almost never see them.” President Gregory Fenves and other university officials have identified the need for increased police patrols in several safety plans dis- cussed since last April. “I’ve never seen a police officer just walking around on campus outside of their car, and I would definitely feel safer if more officers on campus let them do that,” chemistry sophomore Jana- leen Domingo said. “Eighty or 90 officers on a campus of 50,000 just seems small. A student could easily be somewhere where the 80 officers aren’t around, and that’s when something bad could happen.” UTPD hopes to increase their numbers beyond 99 officers in the coming years, Moore said. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed that we get approved for even more hires as men- tioned by (Fenves),” Moore said. “Other universities that are smaller, they are staffed with even more officers than us. For a university of this size, we need the numbers. It’s just time to grow.” LLILAS Benson director Virginia Garrard said. “We keep the original physical materials in the home country and make digital copies here which are then available for open ac- cess to anyone in the world who wants to use them,” Garrard said. “This access gives the material potential for a very wide effect.” Garrard said these grants are crucial for the future of the study of humanities. “These grants allow us to do what we really want to do,” Garrard said. “In a time where funding from the U.S. government and the state government is scarce and getting scarc- er, it’s important that we have funds for initiatives that help for the future as they are very backfilling for us.” Suarez-Magana said. “I can’t quit. They’re in the back of my mind. If something is hard, I remember that if I quit now, then I can’t help them.” Cecilia Lopez Carde- nas, Suarez-Magana’s men- tor through Horns Helping Horns, said she nominated Suarez-Magana because her work ethic and dedication to serve others stood out to her. “I wanted her to know that everything she’s gone through has not been in vain,” said Lopez Cardenas, assistant director of the Division of Recreational Sports. “I hope through this award she knows how much of an impact she’s had on all of us, just by know- ing her and working with her.” Both recipients were honored on April 7 at an awards luncheon. 2NEWSTuesday, April 25, 2017Main Telephone(512) 471-4591Editor-in-ChiefAlexander Chase(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging EditorAkshay Mirchandani(512) 232-2217managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.comNews Office(512) 232-2207news@dailytexanonline.comSports Officesports@dailytexanonline.comLife & Arts Office(512) 232-2209lifeandarts@dailytexanon- line.comMultimedia Office(512) 471-7835multimedia@ dailytexanonline.comRetail Advertising(512) 471-1865advertise@texasstudentme- dia.comClassified Advertising(512) 471-5244classifieds@ dailytexanonline.comCONTACT USVolume 117, Issue 146 TOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow9051Who is Lulu and why does she need so many lemons? 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Farmshare Austin is designed to provide aspiring farmers with the essential skills and training needed to manage a sustainable farming business. FRAMES featured photo thedailytexan“Workers are still being treated really badly. They’re still waiting on us to do something and help them.” A report on WRC’s web- site said it started auditing the factory’s labor condi- tions in October 2015 and identified more than 10 vi- olations of their labor stan- dards. Even though Nike and other brands who use the factory have been con- ducting labor rights audits for more than a decade, the report said none of them identified the “most serious labor rights violations.” During the hour-long protest, approximately 25 students performed sever- al chants including “Hey, Fenves. Get off it. Put people over profit” to get Fenves’s attention in front of the Tower. At 12:45 p.m., the protesters rushed up to the third floor of the Tower while continuing their chants and hold- ing signs with messages such as “Cut the contract” and “Nike Lies.” Fenves’ chief of staff Car- los Martinez met with An- drea Flores, USAS coordi- nating committee member, to discuss the group’s griev- ances. Flores said Martinez understood that USAS isn’t happy with the current sta- tus quo. However, Flores re- called that Martinez told her ongoing conversations are crucial to progress, to which she reminded him that they’ve been having talks for more than a year with unsatisfactory progress. “Maybe they have on- going conversations, and it’s fruitful to them,” said Flores, a psychology senior. “But as far as workers on the ground can tell, absolutely nothing is different … I’ve made it clear that no matter what ongoing conversations they have, it’s not acceptable that it’s taking this long. If they truly want to protect workers, they’re going to take action.” Supplementing the Uni- versity’s membership with WRC, Susswein said the administration recently placed Craig Westemei- er on WRC’s board in re- sponse to lobbying from USAS. Westemeier is also on the board of the Fair Labor Association, which performs inspections of working conditions of fac- tories affiliated with Nike. Nike is accredited by the association, according to their website. “The University takes these issues seriously,” Suss- wein said. “We are work- ing with Nike to make sure the factories they use treat workers well and respect human rights.” NIKEcontinues from page 1Courtesy of Dana LeFinance senior Dana Le accepts one of two Mike Wacker Awards, started in 1985, from Texas Parents earlier this month for her perseverence through adversity while in college. Source: The University of Texas Name: BLF Foundation; Width: 29p6; Depth: 10 in; Color: Process color; Ad Number: - CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to Kory Davison, Amie Jean, Kyle Davison, and Rakiya Cunningham on being the BLF Foundation’s 2017 Scholarship Winners of the Richard Fontenot and Susan Moore-Fontenot Honorary Scholarships. Each student won a $1,000 scholarship, and a new Apple 13” MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and Apple iPad Pro 9.7”. To learn more about the scholarship and apply, please visit blffoundation.org/scholarship. BLFFOUNDATION.ORGW&April 25, 20173made If protect to Uni- recently Westemei- re- also which of fac- Nike. Suss- work- sure treat respect NATIONALBy Lisa Nhan@lmnhanof Regents to increase tu- ition for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years by 3.1 percent and 3.0 percent for each year respectively. “We will use the new funds to continue improv- ing undergraduate student success through advising, counseling and support programs that help students graduate in four years and, ultimately, spend less on tu- ition,” Fenves said in the let- ter. “Revenue from the tui- tion increase will also allow us to recruit and retain top faculty members to work directly with students and help them receive a world- class education.” One of the University re- sources that helps with this goal of helping students graduate in four years is the UT Student Success Initia- tives, which began in 2013. Carolyn Connerat, asso- ciate vice provost of Student Success Initiatives, said a lot of what they do is work with colleges and schools to develop students and ensure a small-group com- munity. They also provide consistent programming for all entering students, which could take the form of a First-Year Interest Group, honors programs or other groups. “Since then, each year we’ve added more program- ming to make sure that not only every incoming fresh- man class had resources, but as that initial group — that 2013 group — as they pro- gressed to become seniors, that we would have addi- tional programming for them,” Connerat said. “That included everything from our Graduation Help Desk … to Senior Countdown.” A portion of tuition is also allocated across various student services, which in- cludes access to recreational sports, Gregory Gym, shut- tle services and University Health Services. Marketing senior Binna Kim, former student body vice president, served as the Student Services Budget Committee chair this past year. Kim said the commit- tee tries to make sure that this money is being allocat- ed correctly and caters to student needs. “When we’re making these decisions and we’re talking about voting power, the students truly do make the decisions,” Kim said. “We’re leading the conver- sation. That’s a $42 million budget that our university puts in the hands of stu- dents, because they believe that the money should be allocated by the priorities of the students.” Although students such as Kim are aware of tuition allocation, there are many students who still don’t know about the increases and distribution of tuition. “Sometimes you just think it’s in the air — here’s all my money, and I don’t really know what it’s going toward,” education fresh- man Laura Palmer said. “No one really advertises what it goes toward — you just pay the bill and then you’re done.” TUITIONcontinues from page 1UT sophomore patents oil spill prevention devicePetroleum engineering sophomore Karan Jerath of- ficially filed a patent for his oil spill prevention device last week. Jerath spent more than 800 hours developing his design for an improved cofferdam, one of the tools British Pe- troleum utilized during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Jarath’s cofferdam started as a high school science fair project, but he has since been featured on the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30: Energy list and selected as a United Nations Young Leader for the Sustain- able Development Goals for his invention. A cofferdam sits over the oil spill to prevent spreading. BP’s cofferdam failed because it only had one outlet valve which was choked because of methane hydrate formation. Jerath’s design has six out- let valves that allow water, oil and gas to be immediately separated and recycled. It pre- vents methane hydrate from forming, and includes sep- arate pressure, temperature and density sensors located throughout the device to make proper adjustments during the separation. Shahid Ullah, Jerath’s men- tor and a member of the UT Engineering Advisory Board, said Jerath’s patent is a viable solution for the oil industry. “There’s a lot of expensive ways to advert oil spill situa- tions, but if you can have some- thing that is not that expensive yet could be a preventative tool, it could be very valuable,” Ullah said. “(Jerath’s invention) is a simple method that could pre- vent future disasters.” After seeing the differences his invention could make, Jer- ath became inspired to push for more youth involvement within the energy field. “I think that it’s very import- ant for people to realize that you don’t have to be an expert in your field or have multiple college degrees,” Jerath said. “As long as you allow your ideas to become a reality and continue to pursue them, the world will sit up and notice.” Jerath is also creating a pitch competition called the Energy Olympiad, set to hap- pen at UT in February 2018. Pitch ideas will be related to one of the U.N. sustainable development goals, a list of goals created by the U.N. for their young leaders to tackle. Management sophomore Vivianne Tu, deputy man- aging director of Energy Olympiad, said the competi- tion will provide a chance for students to become leaders in energy innovation. “I’m really just hoping it brings a sense of pride to UT students, knowing that their university not only just says, ‘What Starts Here Changes the World,’ but we’re actu- ally doing something that actually will help change the world,” Tu said. Stephanie Martinez-Ardnt | Daily Texan StaffPetroleum engineering sophomore Karan Jerath files patent for oil spill prevention device. Jerath is also creating an international pitch competition called Energy Olympiad set to hap- pen at UT next February. NATIONALCourtesy of Michael VadonU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos earlier this month removed a policy memo under the Obama administration that holds companies accountable for providing student borrowers with timely and precise information about their loan debt. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos retracted policy memos two weeks ago that protected students taking out loans, a decision which could impact students across the country. In a letter delivered to James Runcie, Federal Stu- dent Aid chief operating of- ficer, DeVos withdrew three memos issued during the Obama administration. One of the memos held companies accountable for providing borrowers with consistent, precise and timely informa- tion about their debt. Biology freshman Rifa Marediya said she receives email reminders regarding a loan her family took out to pay for tuition. Consid- ering her hectic student life, Marediya said the emails are a convenience she enjoys. “I don’t like staying on the phone and calling someone and waiting for them to tell me something that I could’ve figured out if I had the email,” Marediya said. “(Students) can go on (their) emails and just click on the links in the email and figure out how much to pay. It saves time and it’s faster.” Kendall Slagle, content strategist of the Executive Vice President and Provost, said the most recent data from the fall 2015 semes- ter shows 13,996 UT un- dergraduate students were awarded federal student loans, totaling more than $99 million borrowed. “We now find ourselves in a situation where we must promptly address not only these shortcomings but also any other issues that may impede our ability to ensure borrowers do not experience deficiencies in service,” De- Vos said in the letter. The need to hold compa- nies accountable comes from complaints the Education Department and the Con- sumer Financial Protection Bureau received under the Obama administration, ac- cording to The Washington Post. The Bureau reported loan-servicing companies are losing paperwork, charging unexpected fees or providing inconsistent information. Under the Obama ad- ministration, a new process was created to make a single place available for students to repay their loans instead of going through different servicers for multiple loans. In response, loan-servicing companies complained the changes would be expensive and a misuse of time. In her letter, DeVos stopped this process and did not offer an alternative. “We must create a student loan servicing environment that provides the highest quality customer service and increases accountability and transparency for all borrow- ers, while also limiting the cost to taxpayers,” DeVos said in the letter. Although students rely on the emailing service to help them repay their student loans, students can still access their repayment information online, said Trina Manor, as- sociate director for the Office of Financial Aid. “Even if you’re not emailed you can log into an account to see where you are and see who you need to contact,” Manor said. “They’ve got all of the contact informa- tion there and where your balance stands.” Manor said DeVos’ re- moval of the emailing ser- vice doesn’t necessarily mean loan-servicing companies will follow through with it. “Just because you’ve taken away the mandate to do it, some servicers just might say, ‘This is a good customer ser- vice thing for us to do, so we are going to continue to do it,’ so that’s a possibility there,” Manor said. By Anusha Lalani@anusha_lalaniStudent loans lose consumer protectionsUndergraduate tuition ratesSource: The University of Texas$4000$19000NON-RESIDENTRESIDENT$6000$5000$17000$18000Traditional Longhorn Fixed Tuition Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Infographic by Elizabeth Jones | Daily Texan Staff After Democrat Jon Ossoff came close to an outright victory in last week’s special election in Georgia’s sixth Congressional District, hype for a 2018 blue wave slightly dipped. Ossoff’s failure to reach 50 percent of the votes in his district came after Democrats performed nearly 20 percent better than they had in Kan- sas’ fourth district in 2016. There has also been talk (which I think is overconfident, but in the realm of possibility) of Beto O’Rourke defeat- ing Ted Cruz in Texas’ 2018 Senate race. That prompts the question: Can we expect a blue wave to come to Texas? I think we can learn a lot from possible Texas congressional district outcomes in 2018. One of the best predictors of what will hap- pen in the 2018 midterm is, of course, what happened in the 2014 midterm election. At the macro level, Republicans gained 13 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Texas, legis- lators beat their “benchmarks” by an average of 8 percent. These benchmarks are a statistic developed by Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight that blend the proportion of the vote each con- gressional district gave to presidential candi- dates in the past two elections. On its face, that’s hard to untangle. Why would Republicans improve on their perfor- mance in 2012? A better question might be: why wouldn’t they? In 2014, Democrats had recently come off of a (fairly) close presidential election, barely averted a full-scale government shutdown, and were enduring backlash from the passage of the Affordable Care Act. All of this culmi- nated in a negative 11 percent net approval rating for Obama. There are clear parallels here, at least in the data. By the 2018 midterm, barring an unfore- seen event, Donald Trump will likely have a net approval rating less than where his is right now — at about negative 11 percent. Thus, using the logic that parties lose support when they are in power, we can expect the Repub- licans to underperform their benchmarks at similar rates. In particular, GOP Texas legislators would likely see lacking electoral performance simi- lar to the 8 percent of 2014. We can combine that expected loss with the current trends of the district — the difference between GOP margins in 2016 with their margins in 2012 — to get a basic estimate of what may happen in 2018. Doing so among the districts where Democratic candidates have gained ground since 2012 produces an optimistic outlook for Democrats. This analysis predicts eight seats will flip in 2018. They are Ted Poe of TX-02, John Cul- berson of TX-07, Michael McCaul of TX-10, Lamar Smith of TX-21, Pete Olson of TX-22, Kenny Marchant of TX-24 and Pete Sessions of TX-32. However, that is a very optimistic estimate for Democrats. Reducing the bonus Democrats would get in their districts to half of their improvement from 2012 to 2016 leaves only Culberson, Olson, Hurd, Marchant and Sessions in flipped dis- tricts. Given that year-to-year shifts aren’t 100 percent predictive of next year’s shift, this five- seat shift is closer to what we expect next year. It’s possible still that Trump could gain sup- port and end up with a positive favorability rating, which would completely discredit this theory. However, based on the massive mo- bilization of anti-Trump forces (such as the Women’s March and March for Science) and the long-standing trend of congressional elec- tions decreasing the incumbent party’s seats in Congress, Republican candidates should err on the side of caution next year. Morris is a government, history and computer science junior from Port Aransas. Last week, Student Government approved a resolution to stock high traffic restrooms on campus with menstrual products. This reso- lution reflects an encouraging trend on their part to promote women’s and sexual health on campus. However, disturbing revelations about the sexual lives of students demonstrate the need for further action to promote sexual health on campus. Almost 90 percent of UT students come from Texas high schools, and these high schools embody some of the nation’s most counterproductive and harmful sex education. About 58 percent of Texas schools teach absti- nence-only sex education, and 25 percent of Texas schools offer no sex education at all. Only 17 percent of Texas sex education pro- grams mention or encourages contraception and STI protection. Taken together, this yields a remarkable number of UT students who arrive with very little to no formal education regarding sexual health. It may seem unbelievable that students in the 21st century can get all the way to college without learning about safe sex, but statistics about sexual health on campus prove the na- ivete of this mindset. The UT Austin Spring 2017 survey from the American College Health Association reports 51 percent of UT students did not use protection the last time they had sex — a disturbing increase from 46 percent in Spring 2016. In the past year, 1.3 percent of sexually ac- tive students reported experiencing an unin- tended pregnancy. Within the last 12 months, 23.3 percent of sexually active female stu- dents reported taking the morning after pill. Only 23 percent of students reported having ever been tested for HIV and 31 percent of UT students reported “pulling out” as a meth- od of birth control. The University Health Center provides a plethora of valuable resources regarding STI prevention and testing, and most res- idence halls have free condoms available for students. However, these efforts are obviously insufficient. Incoming UT students are required to take brief online classes on sexual con- sent and alcohol usage, but no mention is made of safe sex practices. Perhaps the Uni- versity thinks we learned sex education in high school. We didn’t. The overwhelming majority of Texas stu- dents graduate and go to college without re- ceiving sufficient sex education, and this short- coming is directly influencing UT’s students’ failure to take their health into account. The University must recognize that UT students require a degree of comprehensive sexual education they’re not receiving. In order to fix this, the University must make sex education available to all students — and not on a voluntary basis. Obviously, students aren’t seeking out these resources, and mandatory sex education would reach students who aren’t necessarily aware they need to be informed. College students shouldn’t need sex education, and colleges shouldn’t have to provide it. But in the midst of a public education system that fails its students so desperately, sexual education on college campuses has become a sad necessity. Poor sexual health on campus is an embar- rassing problem, but it’s also a fixable one. The fact that a majority of UT students do not report having used protection the last time they had sex presents a horrifying public health concern for the University, but it also presents a realistic opportunity for the University to improve and prioritize the well-being of its students. Anderson is a Plan II and history freshman from Houston. CHASE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorialTuesday, April 25, 2017COLUMNCOLUMNDemocrats may have chance to flip House seatsInfographic by Liza Anderson | Daily Texan StaffBy Liza AndersonDaily Texan Columnist @lizabeenBy G. Elliott MorrisDaily Texan Senior Columnist @gelliottmorrisICondoms, not ignorance, belong in bedroomCOLUMNFenves shows priorities in sheltering Greek lifeAudrey Larcher Daily Texan Columnist @AudreyLarcher LEGALESE | 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. While the last week’s string of vandalism elicited anger from Greek communities, it was the University’s response to the incident that infuriated others. President Gregory Fenves is- sued a statement Wednesday that condemned ‘threats,’ detailed security increases and — par- adoxically — committed to making campus safe for all students. The administration’s alliance with fraterni- ties contradicts its promise to support the mar- ginalized on campus. By offering unequivocal support to fraternities, Fenves refuses to ad- dress the safety threat these groups pose. If UT wants to foster a safe learning environment, it must recognize the vandalism as a symptom of oppression that Greek life breeds. The administration’s extension of support to fraternities is a slap in the face to students who are constantly berated with hate. Swaths of the student population were degraded to a few cents on a price tag at the affirmative ac- tion bake sale, only for the Dean of Students to defend free speech in response. When a stu- dent was attacked with racial slurs and broken bottles in West Campus, Fenves suspended the perpetrator for a semester and waited a year to respond with a Hate and Bias Incident pol- icy. Just trying to earn a quality education as a black UT student can require grappling with advisors who do not really care. For Nicole Ozuna, a Plan II and radio-tele- vision-film junior, the disparity is a direct in- sult to marginalized groups on campus. “At a primarily white institution like UT, the stasis of the administration when confronted by POC who feel threatened daily in contrast to the administration’s plans for action when wealthy, white men express discontent once speaks vol- umes to something POC already knew: At UT Austin, we are not 100 percent safe or valued,” the Latinx woman said in a Facebook message. Simply searching “UT FIJI” on Twit- ter reveals dozens of marginalized voices standing in solidarity with the vandals. Fenves should take a clue and realize that his campus has very clear qualms concern- ing the Greek community. Greek organizations promote assault. Greek organizations reinforce systemic racism. Fenves cannot create an environment that both accepts rape culture and makes women feel safe. Fenves cannot create an environment that both accepts racism and make people of color feel safe. When Fenves promises to make UT a “safe environment for all,” he is making an empty, third-party promise to love both oppressors and the oppressed. Under the guise of pro- tecting all, the University endorses the rac- ism, sexism and oppressive tendencies some students perpetuate in direct attack against other students’ existences. Fenves has a decision to make. He can con- tinue condoning rape culture, racism and vio- lence, or he can follow through with promises to make campus a safe place for students who aren’t privileged white men. He must con- front the vile culture of assault and bigotry our Greek systems are entrenched in, and he must present minorities with the same support and resources he currently lends to fraternities. Until then, let us stand in solidari- ty with those who aren’t afraid to call out the oppressors. Larcher is a Plan II and economics freshman from Austin. Infographic by Liza AndersonDaily Texan Staff Name: CLASSIFIEDS; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black; Ad Number: - MEDICAL CONDO FOR RENT$1000 1 Bd 1 Bth Gated Condo2450 Wickersham Ln 902 Austin, TX 78741Beautiful 2nd floor unit nestled in the hills of East Riverside, Austin. Enjoy the ambience of the peaceful Chamonix gated community where the tree-lined walkways and community pools provide arespite from the hustle and bustle of downtown Austin. Conveniently located 2 mi. from St Ed’s, 4 mi. from downtown, 5.5 mi. from UT and 7 mi. from ABIA, this condo also has easy access to bus routes, I35 and Hwy 71. 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Planet Longhorn works to ease the transition for its members by welcoming students and as- sisting with tasks like housing and transport. Although he was born in Arizona, club president Aman Salaam Mahar, an economics junior, grew up in Pakistan and attended a British inter- national school before he en- rolled at UT. He said he felt welcomed by the organization when he arrived at college and enjoyed meeting members from other cultures. “(Planet Longhorn) unites Longhorns all over the world,” Mahar said. “It’s what our main goal is — to have an international com- munity here at UT.” Mahar recently studied abroad in London, where he was able to meet with friends he met through Planet Longhorn. He said the experience helped him understand the benefits of having a global network. “When you join Planet Longhorn, you always have a place to sleep whenever you travel,” Mahar said. “You make bonds that will last beyond the University.” Advertising junior Diego Mejia lived in Honduras, Barbados and Mexico before he arrived on the 40 Acres. As an international student, he said it is difficult to find a niche on campus. “A lot of people that go to UT are from Texas,” Mejia said. “They have friends from high school that they know, but when you come in as an international student, you’re lost. It’s important to have an organization like Planet Longhorn so that you can meet people like you.” Mejia was introduced to the organization after he attend- ed one of their social events, which range from barbecues to bar tabs. He said he enjoyed his experience because it let him connect to similar people. “It’s really cool to meet peo- ple from all around the world,” Mejia said. “It’s important to celebrate diversity and make people feel included, and Planet Longhorn does that.” Ciara Seeger, a finance and advertising junior, serves as the club’s vice president. Like Mahar, she attended interna- tional schools throughout her life and was drawn to Planet Longhorn’s diversity. She said the organization helps stu- dents empathize with people from various backgrounds. “We try to create a community that is interested in learning about people from different cultures and gaining a lot of different perspectives,” Seeger said. “That’s what makes Planet Longhorn unique.” The club currently has over 400 members, but the number of international students with- in UT’s student body remains low. Seeger said she hopes the organization will give a voice to a group that, due to its size, can be easily overlooked. “The international com- munity is a minority, and I think having representa- tion is fundamental,” Seeger said. “It’s great to have that representation through all of these different organiza- tions who work with UT’s International Office.” Although moving to a new country can be diffi- cult, Seeger said she hopes members feel open to come to the organization with any concerns. “It’s important for international students to know that no matter what issues or controversies come up, you have a community that will support you,” Seeger said. Gabriel LopezDaily Texan StaffPlanet Longhorn is an organization of multicultural students that cel- ebrates diversity and helps inter- national students adjust to life at UT. Ciara Seeger, top left, Alex Molina, top right, Diego Meija, bottom left, Aman Salaam Mahar, top right, are four of the 400 members in the club that was founded just eight years ago in 2009. By Ashley Salinas@ashley_salinas3The tattoo of a black-eyed susan — Maryland’s state flower — that marks the leg of journalism senior Emily Gibson is only the first in a planned series of tattoos. “I got it the summer after I moved here from Mary- land,” Gibson said. “It’s where I grew up, and I have this plan that I’m gonna get a tattoo for everywhere I live that shapes me as a person.” The experience of liv- ing in Texas and Maryland have been stark contrasts to one another, with both cultures valuing differ- ent sports, different foods and different attitudes. Moving to Texas uproot- ed her life, and the tattoo helps to commemorate the previous chapter. “The places where you live inform who you are,” Gibson said. “You learn about who you are every- where you go.” Carlos Garcia | Daily Texan StaffJournalism senior Emily Gibson looks at the black-eyed su- san — Maryland’s state flower — on her ankle and is instantly taken back home. Gibson believes the places you live make up who you are. Club welcomes global studentsCAMPUS HORKA, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsTuesday, April 25, 2017BASEBALLWith only three weeks left in the regular season, the Texas pitching staff comfortably sits at the top of the Big 12 with an ERA of 2.85. This is a fresh feat for Texas. Just a year ago, the Longhorns landed in the middle of the spectrum, finishing fifth in the conference with an ERA of 4.08. Although Texas’ perfor- mance on the mound has arguably been one of the most improved facets of this year’s team, volunteer coach Phil Haig — who specializes in coaching the pitching staff — said there aren’t any secrets behind the recent success. “As far as the pitchers go, I don’t have the magic touch or anything that you could put your thumb on,” Haig said. “I think it’s (about) the guys just understanding us, but really, them having a plan going into everyday and (realizing) what they need to work on and what they need to improve on.” Haig may not have any aces up his sleeve, but he’s played an integral role in catalyz- ing the development of aces on the mound this season. The 28-year-old joined Tex- as during the off-season as a member of the new coaching staff alongside head coach David Pierce. Although it’s his first season in a burnt orange uniform, Haig is no stranger to coaching under Pierce’s regime. After finishing his collegiate pitching career at Florida International University — where he was named an All-Sun Belt second-team selection — Haig began his coaching career when Pierce held the reins at Sam Houston State in 2012 and has been a helpful hand ever since. “I’ve just watched him evolve with me every year, where I used to do a lot of the day-to-day (routines) and he would follow me around,” Pierce said. “And now, I fol- low him around. That’s just a tribute to him paying at- tention and being a baseball rat. He’s been incredible for our pitching staff. He’s got a great baseball IQ, but he also has a good relationship with pitchers.” Haig’s relationship with the Texas pitching staff is exemplified by the way he approaches his role in coaching. As a former pitcher, Haig has personally experienced a pitcher’s mentality and reflects that in his rapport with the Longhorn pitching staff as a result. “Everything is about them,” Haig said. “It’s not about, ‘Hey, here’s what I want you to do’ — it’s what’s going to work best for you, what feels best for you. I think a lot of it is the communication that I have and that they have with me and with coach Pierce on what’s that best situation for him.” Haig brings strategy to the table in the way he coaches. During his pitching days, Haig said he had to rely on using accurate command and the strategic sequencing of his variety of pitches since he didn’t have a strong fast- ball in his arsenal. “To be successful, I had to command four pitches and kind of will my way to a lot of wins,” Haig said. “We always want our guys to develop a change-up. We call it the ‘equalizer’ — it slows the bat down; it speeds your fastball up… (We’re) really going into the game plan of not just throwing, but understanding how to pitch.” Redshirt junior pitcher Morgan Cooper — who leads Longhorn starting pitchers in both ERA (1.61) and number of strikeouts (75) — attributes his improved effectiveness on the mound to Haig’s philosophy on the importance of executing secondary pitches. “I think the big thing is getting more comfortable with those off-speed pitch- es,” Cooper said. “I’m just getting more comfortable with adding the curveball and the slider, and I think it’s good at keeping (batters) off-balance.” Haig’s pitching staff will have an opportunity to grow even more as a squad when the Longhorns head to Sugar Land, Texas, to face Louisiana Lafayette tonight at 6:30 p.m. By Vanessa Le@vanessaleFOOTBALLTexas shows improvement on the mound After 45 games, the Longhorns are not where they thought they would be. In February, junior catcher Randel Leahy stood with her left fist clenched and covered by her right hand. It was the first media day and she was eager to tell everyone how different this team felt from previ- ous Longhorn squads. “We’re always texting in the GroupMe like, ‘Hey, be ready for practice to- day because we’ve gotta go beat OU this year.’” Leahy said. “One of my teammates sent a picture of all of OU’s rings and we were like, ‘Alright, this is our time.’” The Longhorns looked good on paper with seven seniors on staff — the most since 2005. Head coach Connie Clark beamed un- der the hot sun talking about the five-member bullpen, completed by sophomore transfer lefty Brooke Bolinger. “I am so excited to have five pitchers, you have no idea,” Clark said in February. “I think the expectations are high. They’ll be disappointed if we don’t attack confer- ence and win a champi- onship and get ourselves in the Women’s College World Series.” Since then, the team has lost 10 games by a margin of one run, including the first three Big 12 confer- ence games against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. “We have been losing a lot by one run, and ob- viously that’s frustrating,” freshman outfielder Kaitlyn Washington said. “We have a lot of potential and just aren’t there yet.” Now at 25–20 (4–8 Big 12), the Longhorns are on the heels of a series loss to Iowa State, the worst team in the Big 12. Texas cur- rently stands in the middle of the seven Big 12 teams at No. 4. The team has two Big 12 series left against Baylor (36–9, 9–3) and Kansas (24–23, 3–9). With eight total games left, Texas softball is in a crucial place to live up to the bar set in February. “You have a Texas Soft- ball standard like you have standards at the University of Texas,” Clark said. “A lot of teams talk the talk, but I think you have to be able to walk the walk as well and be accountable for those things and own them and take them.” In Clark’s 20-year era, Texas has been one of 11 schools to qualify for the Women’s College World Series five or more times in the last 19 years. Texas has won four reg- ular-season conference crowns (2002, 2003, 2006, 2010) and four post-sea- son tournament confer- ence crowns (1999, 2002, 2003, 2005), the second and first most in the Big 12, respectively. “When you have Texas on your chest you better have bodies hitting the floor,” Clark said. “I think that flips over to your lack of competitive factor at the plate and assuming that it’s all going to happen. There is a lack of leader- ship going on and a lack of commitment to how we do business.” Longhorns look to recover after shaky start to seasonSOFTBALLJoshua GuerraDaily Texan StaffHead coach Connie Clark meets with senior pitcher Tiarra Davis and freshman catcher Taylor Ellsworth at McCombs Field. Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffRedshirt junior Morgan Cooper delivers a pitch at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Cooper leads the team with an ERA of 1.61 and has thrown a team-high 75 strike- outs. Cooper’s record as a starter improved to 5-2 after Texas’ 3-2 victory over New Orleans on Saturday. Although the 2017 NFL Draft is Thursday, one of Tex- as’ most talented prospects is returning to the 40 Acres. After finishing 2016 as a true sophomore, offensive tackle Connor Williams must wait one more year to attain draft eligibility. But Williams is already one of the most sought-after prospects of the 2018 NFL Draft. Despite Texas ending on a three-game skid to limp to a 5–7 record last season, Wil- liams launched a memorable 2016 campaign. The left tack- le was one of three Longhorns to earn AP All-American sec- ond team honors at the con- clusion of the season. Williams blocked for one of the most prolific running backs in college football a year ago. His primary back, D’Onta Foreman, rushed for over 120 yards in each game during his 2016 run, en route to a 2,028-yard season — second in college football. Foreman has now submitted his name into the NFL Draft, a grandiose event that commences Thursday night and continues through Saturday. But Williams will stay in Austin, complemented with a new head coach and a new set of running backs. Instead of Foreman, Wil- liams lines up at left tack- le to block for junior Chris Warren III and sophomore Kyle Porter, as well as incom- ing freshman Toneil Car- ter — who played with the first-team offense during the Orange-White Spring Game. But Williams claims his role will not alter with a new sys- tem of running backs. “We just gotta make holes and block with complete faith that the guy behind us can take care of his job,” Williams said. “And if we make big enough holes, it doesn’t mat- ter who’s running it.” Playing for a young team under a new head coach in Tom Herman, Williams is emerging as not only a leader on the field, but a vocal leader as well. He began as a quiet member on the team but his leadership has augmented through his years at Texas. “My goals coming in were getting better every day, finding something to work on every day and trying to perfect that,” Williams said. “As an o-lineman, (that means) coming together and trying to be a voice in the o-line and trying to get us together to be a family.” Now, Williams’ fellow of- fensive linemen look up to him as a leader. “It’s awesome having a guy like that in our room,” junior guard Jake McMillon said. “He’s talented, incredibly tal- ented, and he pushes us every day with everything he brings to the table. Lately, he’s step- ping in and taking more of a vocal role. He’s working really hard as well and leading by example as well.” Williams will lead the Longhorns’ offensive line for at least one more season, developing his skills in the process. Although he may be pro-ready now, he earns one more opportunity to enshrine himself into Longhorn greatness before hearing his name called at the NFL Draft in the near future. By Steve Helwick@s_helwickBy Wills Layton and Leah Vann@willsdebeast@Vanntastic_LeahJoshua GuerraDaily Texan StaffJunior offensive tackle Connor Williams opens a hole for his running back against West Virginia on Nov. 12 at DKR Memorial Stadium. Williams seeks to increase stock for 2018 NFL Draft Name: CROSSWORD; Width: 29p6; Depth: 5.5 in; Color: Black; Ad Number: - April 25, 20177Today’s solution will appear here next issueArrr This scurrvy beast be today’s answerrrrrr. SUDOKUFORYOU 4 3 2 9 6 5 7 8 11 5 8 4 7 3 6 9 29 6 7 8 1 2 5 3 43 9 4 7 2 8 1 5 67 8 6 5 3 1 2 4 92 1 5 6 9 4 3 7 88 2 9 1 5 7 4 6 35 4 3 2 8 6 9 1 76 7 1 3 4 9 8 2 5 2 5 3 1 8 6 2 1 8 7 3 6 5 1 7 2 2 5 9 5 3 5 9 5 9 4 3 6 18 2 9 5 When Andy Craig imagines his live performances, he doesn’t picture a typical concert; he dreams of immersive and grand spectacles that inspire memories of adolescence in his audience. “If I am going to do a show, I want to do some- thing concept-driven or narrative-driven, and it’s going to be a spectacle,” Craig said. “I want to en- courage people to hopefully feel like a kid again.” UT graduate student Craig kicked off his profes- sional music career while pursuing his film studies degree at Yale. Craig said he enjoyed performing at a young age and often par- ticipated in church choirs and theater productions. But Craig said it wasn’t until 2014 when he decid- ed to take the next step and record his debut EP, Death of Day. After sending out a mass promotional email via Yale’s webmail services, Craig said he grabbed the attention of fellow Yale stu- dent Christopher McGill. Known professionally as Soleternity, McGill went back to school after becom- ing a professional producer at 17. During the 2000s, So- leternity had his hands in over 500,000 record sales, producing records for the likes of Snoop Dogg, Tech N9ne and Young Buck of G-Unit. McGill said Craig’s email stood out as a bold move. “I recognized right away that this was really ambi- tious and shrewd,” McGill said. “I contacted him, listened to his music and said that I was also a music producer on campus and started working with him from there.” Initially, McGill said he advised Craig, giving him small tips on mixing his own music. But after developing more of a re- lationship, McGill said he started giving him some of his beats to Craig to use in his work, which eventual- ly turned into his second EP, Rubble. “(Andy) started writing to them and would send me the lyrics,” McGill said. “I gave him my blessing to go ahead and record to these tracks, and when he sent me the tracks it was super unique sounding stuff, really new.” While building his live performance around a core message to “embrace your imagination,” Craig met the head of Audio Records, Tim Viksand. The Norwe- gian producer, currently studying at JMC Academy in Sydney, Australia, said he was introduced to Craig by chance at a music expo in Los Angeles. When he saw him perform, Viksand said he knew immediately he had to sign him. “He was just so cool,” Vik- sand said. “I was really into his music. I decided to sign him there to release his EP in LA.” Viksand is also the executive producer of Craig’s upcoming single “Stand Up.” Viksand said the first time Craig visited him in Norway, a session artist played the song’s bass line, and they ran with it. Craig said although more than a year is a while to work on one song, he thinks everyone’s hard work will be evident once “Stand Up” is released. “There is so much within the song that you have to be attentive to,” Craig said. “From the arrangement to the specific sounds. This one is different because it’s not strict hip-hop, more acoustic pop. We’ve created something that’s unique.” With his upcoming sin- gle in the works and more live performances planned for the future, Craig said he intends to build The Andy Craig Show into a sight ev- eryone will want to behold. His goal is to deliver imagi- native concepts to the stage with his own music enter- prise and collaboration. “Being able to bounce ideas off of people, hearing their ideas and working to achieve a particular sound (is) what I value about this whole process,” Craig said. I’ve learned so much, and it’s something I have to keep doing to grow.” Name: 5730/PPD Development; Width: 29p6; Depth: 9.44 in; Color: Process color; Ad Number: 5730Men and Women18 to 55Up to $3000Healthy & Non-SmokingBMI 19 - 30Thu. 5/4 - Mon. 5/8Thu. 5/11 - Mon. 5/15Men and Women 18 to 55Up to $3000Healthy & Non-SmokingBMI 20 - 30 Weigh 132 - 198 lbs. 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Poggioli’s love for libraries started at an early age. He recalls certain scientific books that sparked his interest as a child. “I remember reading books about animals and dinosaurs,” Poggioli said. “That’s where it all started.” He attributes his passion for books to his parents, who are also voracious readers. “My mom reads a lot (of) detective novels, and my dad is a history buff,” Poggioli said. “My love for reading comes from them.” Poggioli worked his first job at a library during his undergraduate years as an English major. It was this experience that lead him to choose a career as a college librarian and dedicate his life to research. “I really like working in a university setting,” Poggioli said. “I wanted to wind up in academia somehow.” Although he is originally from New York, Poggioli was drawn to Austin after several of his friends visited the city. Their words piqued his interest, and an online search lead to a job at UT and a new life in Texas. “The University has a great reputation,” Poggioli said. “I wanted to try some- thing different, so I came here, and I love it.” Scholars enter the PCL to conduct research on numer- ous subjects. Poggioli said his favorite part of the job is learning about unconven- tional topics from the re- searchers he works with. “Someone recently was making a website about farming in Kenya, and another person was researching the history of tea,” Poggioli said. “It’s interesting to hear the things they’re working on.” By Ashley Salinas@ashley_salinas3Editor’s note: In 300 words or fewer, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go untold. FEATUREBrooke Crim | Daily Texan StaffUT library specialist Andrew Poggioli works at the Perry-Castañeda Library. He enjoys learn- ing about different subjects from researchers that he works with. 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