The Texas House of Repre- sentatives passed an amend- ment to Senate Bill 4 by a 81-64 vote Wednesday, after more than five hours of de- bate and a private meeting held by House Democrats, that would revert language back to a broader version passed by the Senate. The amendment from state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would allow police officers to inquire about the immigration status of some- one they have lawfully de- tained, which includes being stopped for traffic violations. SB 4, authored by state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, originally included this more stringent provision. Howev- er, when the bill reached the House State Affairs Commit- tee, the language was revised so that one’s immigration status could be asked about only if they are arrested. State Rep. Charlie Ge- ren, R-Fort Worth, and the bill’s sponsor in the House, said he would not accept or reject amendments, but rather leave them to the will of the representatives. Ge- ren, who voted against the amendment, said the pur- pose of the bill is to increase public safety. “(The bill) is about up- holding the rule of law and keeping our community safe from real criminals who are threats to other law-abiding Texans and who also hap- pen to be in our country il- legally,” Geren said during the bill’s committee hearing last month. After Schaefer introduced his amendment, multiple representatives attempted to keep the arrest-only pro- vision in the bill and pro- posed 10 amendments to his amendment. State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, told represen- tatives on the House floor that approving this amend- ment would undo the prog- ress the committee made on the bill. “I’m asking my fellow members to have confidence in what the committee has done and what Chairman Geren has done and vote against this amendment be- cause it will not benefit this state,” Cook said. “You can While the freedom of speech is protected under the Constitution, some universities across the country have implemented strict speech codes and free speech zones. The Senate’s Higher Ed- ucation Committee dis- cussed Senate Bill 1151, au- thored by state Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway, Wednesday. The bill would emphasize students’ free speech rights, require insti- tutions to implement a pol- icy explicitly outlining their rights and ban institutions from punishing students solely on the basis of ex- pressing free speech. “The committee substi- tute to Senate Bill 1151 is intended to provide greater clarity in the growing con- troversy over what speech is protected,” Buckingham said. “Institutions of high- er education have always been a place of learning and growing and the open di- alogue of ideas, even those you may disagree with.” Under the bill, Bucking- ham defines free speech as speech or expressive conduct protected by both the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution. This includes the right to assemble, protest, distribute written material, carry signs or circulate peti- tions on campuses. UT Austin does not have Increasing the number of emergency call boxes on campus continues to be a top priority for improving campus safety, said Peter Scheets, assistant chief of the UT Police Department. Currently, UT has more than 170 yellow-and-blue emergency call boxes dis- tributed across campus. When an individual acti- vates a call box, they are automatically dispatched to the UTPD communica- tions center, where the call is treated like any other 911 call. Since 2013, call boxes have been activated an av- erage of 160 times each year. These totals, however, can be misleading, since they also include times the call boxes were activated in non-emer- gency situations, such as prank calls and accidental activations. Most people don’t know the boxes are for any incidents when an individual needs the police to respond — even in cas- es when an individual’s life is not in danger, Lt. Robert Stock said. “If someone is following you, and maybe you don’t think your life is danger, but it’s making you feel unsafe, that’s when you use the box,” Stock said. “You don’t have to feel imminent or immedi- ate threat to use it.” Shortly after the on-cam- pus death of dance fresh- man Haruka Weiser last April, President Gregory Fenves requested the Tex- as Department of Public Safety conduct a security vulnerability assessment of campus. DPS identified in- creasing the number of call boxes on campus as one safety priority. University officials also plan on creating a Univer- sity-wide standard for the number of call boxes on each pathway and around buildings as well as adding video cameras to all emer- gency call boxes. UTPD and Campus Safety and Securi- ty plan to implement these changes in the next two years, Stock said. “I would rather you hit a call box or dial 911 and make sure you get home safe ... rather than have some- thing happen to you before you think it’s time to call 911,” Scheets said. “We’re not lowering the standard (of when to call 911), we’re providing another level of service.” UTPD hopes an increase in call boxes will encourage students to dial 911 in situa- tions when they feel unsafe, one of the main messages of the Be Safe campaign UTPD began shortly after the on-campus death of Weiser, Scheets said. “Most people are taught Gregory Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement, will leave the Universi- ty in August to serve as the president of his alma mater, Hobart and Wil- liam Smith Colleges in New York state. Vincent made the announcement April 20. “It’s an enviable posi- tion. (The college has) strong finances, a really strong mission, a great relationship with the community (and a) great alumni base,” Vincent said. “I’m not looking for- ward to the winter, but you can’t have everything.” Vincent said the posi- tion is a great opportunity because he sees a bright future for Hobart and William Smith Colleges. “First, I was honored they selected me,” Vincent said. “It’s a great school and my alma mater ... and President (Mark) Gearan has done a great job over the last eighteen years, and it was a wonderful opportunity to build on that foundation.” Vincent said the biggest adjustment from UT to Hobart and William Smith Colleges will be moving to a smaller institution. “(I’m) going from a school of 50,000 to a school of about 2,300,” Vincent said. “I grew up in New York City, but being back in New York state, there are some interesting challenges.” These challenges in- clude working around new state legislation for free tuition at public schools and trying to increase the institution’s endowment. In 2014, Hobart and William Smith colleges made national news for complications with Title IX, and Vincent said he has zero tolerance for that kind of behavior. “You have to have the education for your stu- dents and staff and fac- ulty beforehand and have processes in place to make sure those things don’t happen,” Vincent said. “When they do happen, you have to have a com- prehensive, fair investiga- tive process so you can ... use your disciplinary pro- cedures to address it.” Gregory Perrin, asso- ciate vice president for development for the Di- vision of Diversity and Community Engagement, said Vincent has brought the University closer to the Austin community, specifically with the east side of Austin. “He has been the driv- ing force over the past decade in building and mending relationships with those communities, and that’s part of the pur- pose of the DDCE,” Perrin said. “He (also) has been instrumental in practi- cally every major African American faculty member being hired over the past decade (and) drawing in phenomenal graduate stu- dents of all races.” Perrin said thanks to Vincent’s presence, grad- uate students know they will be accepted and re- spected at UT. Name: UT Athletics; Width: 60p0; Depth: 2 in; Color: Process color; Ad Number: - 1WHAT’S INSIDECall boxes a priority for UTPD, campus safety PAGE 3NEWSScience and politics cannot be separated PAGE 4OPINIONGolf wins conference championship PAGE 6SPORTSBiscuit Hut risks it for the biscuit PAGE 8LIFE&ARTSCheck out continuing coverage of the SB4 debatedailytexanonline.comONLINEThursday, April 27, 2017@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidSTATEPOLICYPOLICECAMPUSBy Mikaela Cannizzo and Claire Allbright@mikaelac16@claireallbrightHouse continues sanctuary city debateSB1511 aims to clarify free speech rights on campusesJuan Figueroa | Daily Texan StaffStudents protest at the Capitol against the passing of SB4 on Wednesday. Senate Bill 4 amendment passed by a 81-64 vote and would allow police officers to inquire about the immigration status of someone they have lawfully detained. By Claire Allbright@claireallbrightUTPD increases call boxes on campus, adds video camerasGregory Vincent leaves lasting impact on UTBy Catherine Marfin@catherinemarfinBy Kayla Meyertons@kemeyertonsSPEECH page 2VINCENT page 2CALL BOXES page 2HOUSE page 2Infographic by Liza Anderson | Daily Texan Staff pass (this bill) and still not do harm to a lot of really good people, so I beg you, vote against this amendment.” State Rep. Rene Olivei- ra, D-Brownsville, said this amendment would increase racial profiling and make it harder for undocumented individuals to feel comfort- able around officers. Oliveira emphasized the amendment might compel people to show proof of documentation during any encounter with the police. “If you’re going down the road and it happens to be a routine traffic stop check, that is a detention — It is not an arrest,” Oliveira said. “In the bill, it was always about arrest, committing a crime, making Texas safer.” One of the proposed amendments to Schaefer’s amendment would exempt children from the provisions of SB 4. State Sen. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, said while he would love to kill the bill completely, he wants to at least protect children. “All I’m asking is for some understanding,” Bernal said. “I want to ensure that chil- dren understand and that parents can tell their kids that it doesn’t apply to them.” This amendment failed by a 55-89 vote. Sam Cervantes, govern- ment and political commu- nications sophomore, said he believes the bill would produce tension and undue fear for undocumented stu- dents like himself. Universi- ty Leadership Initiative, an undocumented student-led organization that Cervant- es is a part of, helped create Longhorns Against SB 4. This group marched from the University to the Capi- tol, made posters and held a sit in at the Capitol’s rotunda in protest of the bill. While the scope of the bill is yet to be determined, Cervantes said he is fearful of a po- tentially harmful version of the bill. “SB 4 (was) at its most powerful state when it was introduced in the Senate,” Cervantes said. “In the event that it passes the House, we don’t know what version is going to be adopted.” At the time The Daily Tex- an went to press, the House had debated SB 4 for 13 hours and considered 36 amend- ments without a final vote. 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If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com. as kids that 911 is only supposed to be used in a life-threatening emer- gency, but that’s not the case,” Scheets said. “We don’t want that to carry over to campus.” Biochemistry sopho- more Alice Kanitz said most people might still be reluctant to use the emergency call box- es, despite an increased number on campus. “When I was little, my mom always taught me only to use 911 if it was life-threatening, like if someone was coming in with guns pointing at us (or) if my parents were in danger or hurt,” Kanitz said. “I feel like because I was taught that growing up, I’d still be reluctant to press a call box, even though I know that I have that option, because I would feel like I’m wast- ing an officer’s time.” CALL BOXEScontinues from page 1a “speech code” said Shilpa Bakre, communications strat- egist for the University. The University does lay out princi- ples for speech, expression and assembly in their student cata- logue, which include policies for speakers on campus, signs and obscene or harassing speech. “The University is commit- ted to the principles of free inquiry and expression and is dedicated to creating an envi- ronment where the expansion of knowledge and the freedom to exchange ideas is safeguard- ed,” Bakre said in an email. “As such, members of the Univer- sity community have the right to hold, vigorously defend and express their ideas and opin- ions, and for such ideas and opinions to flourish or wither according to their merits.” Another provision of the bill would require institutions to establish a policy expressly stating students’ free speech rights. This policy must be approved by the regents and communicated to the students. Because it is up to the uni- versities to develop these pol- icies, they could include pro- visions that limit speech, state Sen. Kirk Watson said. “I think we have adequate case law to deal with first amendment rights,” Watson said. Citing a recent incident at the University of California, Berkeley where students rioted to protest a speaker on campus, state Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Gal- veston, said the bill may allow students to riot and tear up the campus. Taylor said he was, however, in favor of strong- ly protecting students’ free speech rights. “The whole idea of Uni- versity students learning and growing, learning new things they never thought of before, that’s what’s supposed to hap- pen,” Taylor said. “But if you have one group so forceful that they don’t allow another group to express their opinion, we’ve lost the battle.” State Sen. Kel Seliger ques- tioned if this bill would have a significant impact since speech is already protected in the Constitution and asked if the bill was just a restatement of the Constitution. Buckingham said her bill is not a restatement of the Con- stitution and aims to ensure students don’t fear retribution from their institutions. Of the two witnesses who testified in favor of the bill, Thomas Lindsay, director of the center for higher educa- tion at the Texas Public Poli- cy Foundation, said the first amendment and right to free speech are fundamental to American democracy. “I think this is a worthy bill,” Lindsay said. “It seeks to ad- dress a crisis that is all too pres- ent in today’s headlines.” The committee did not vote on the bill Wednesday. SPEECHcontinues from page 1HOUSEcontinues from page 1Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffUnder Senate Bill 1151, free speech would be defined as speech or expressive conduct pro- tected by both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions. I think I knew this was coming sooner or later,” Perrin said. “He’s a phe- nomenal leader, but initial- ly it’s just we’ll miss him.” Laura Herrera, commu- nication sciences and dis- orders senior and former DDCE student staff mem- ber, said she met Vincent in 2013 and he has been a kind, welcoming presence ever since. “He’s a great role mod- el and representative of what the community of UT really means,” Her- rera said. “He was just one of those faces people were excited to know and to get to talk to.” VINCENTcontinues from page 1Tess Cagle | Daily Texan fileVice President for Diversity and Community Engagement Gregory Vincent speaks to media at a press conference held in front of the Jefferson Davis statue in Jun. 2015. 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Zac Crofford Everything’s bigger in Tex- as: Oil companies and envi- ronmentalists alike welcome Petra Nova, the largest carbon dioxide capture system in the world, to the state. The system, a partnership between UT’s Bureau of Eco- nomic Geology, NRG Ener- gy and Hilcorp Energy, was declared operational last De- cember. Petra Nova removes carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas that contrib- utes to climate change, from a coal-powered power plant and pipes it 80 miles away to an oil field near Houston. The system then pumps the carbon dioxide approximate- ly one mile underground, through a process called sequestration. Once under- ground, the carbon dioxide makes it easier for oil compa- nies to extract oil. “The project is expected to last for about 15 years and produce an additional 60 mil- lion barrels of oil that could not otherwise be produced, all while using carbon diox- ide that would have otherwise been released,” said Justin Fur- nace, Hilcorp Energy’s Direc- tor of External Affairs. Furnace said while carbon dioxide-based enhanced oil recovery projects are noth- ing new, Petra Nova is recy- cling carbon dioxide from a new source. “What makes this project unique is that it uses anthro- pogenic (or human-created) carbon dioxide captured from a coal-fired power plant rather than underground sources of carbon dioxide,” Furnace said. Petra Nova pressurizes this captured carbon dioxide and carries it 80 miles away, where it is returned to the ground. When the pressurized gas is transported underground, it changes the pressure and tem- perature of the surrounding geological environment, mak- ing it easier to extract oil. “(The injected carbon di- oxide) doesn’t change the oil chemically, but it does change...the viscosity of the oil to make it more slippery, which allows oil companies easier access to the oil,” said NRG Energy spokesperson David Knox. Knox said some of the car- bon dioxide stays in the earth, while some is returned to the surface with the extracted oil. The carbon dioxide that makes it to the surface is once again recaptured, repressurized and reinjected into the oil field. Knox said because 25 per- cent of the carbon dioxide stays within the earth, Pe- tra Nova helps reduce car- bon emissions that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere. UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology will be monitoring the underground carbon dioxide levels to ensure that the expected 25 percent re- mains underground. “We have established the carbon capture system as a business, but part of that business is sequestering that carbon dioxide and having the world’s premier geological monitoring team as part of this allows us to have scien- tific backing and credibility,” Knox said. Knox said the lack of cur- rent regulation requiring car- bon-capture and the high cost of the process means there is little incentive for businesses to begin the process. Knox said Petra Nova, while expensive, is a model for how carbon-cap- ture systems can be profitable in the long run. “Petra Nova pays for itself,” he said. “Petra Nova turns (carbon capture) around and makes it a business model so that businesses are incentiv- ized to do it.” Since December, Petra Nova has captured and re- turned underground 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide, set- ting a precedent for future capture systems. “You look at the amount of carbon going into the at- mosphere, and coal is a large contributor,” Knox said. “We’re doing a lot to reduce carbon dioxide with solar and wind, but there’s still going to be coal for many decades, and we need to ad- dress coal emissions in the existing infrastructure.” When Kasey Faust’s high school physics teacher told her she was going to be an engineer, she laughed. “I thought engineering was just train conductors,” Faust said. Faust, a civil engineering assistant professor, grew up in Alaska with a single moth- er, two siblings and not a single engineer in the family. She went to college planning to study social work. Some time during her sophomore year, Faust said she came across a presenta- tion on civil engineering and realized that engineering was just social work on a larger scale. The presentation con- vinced her there was no better way to impact a whole com- munity than through critical infrastructure services. When Faust returned to her high school a few years later, she told her physics teacher that not only was she an engineer, but she had four degrees in engineering. He really seemed to get a kick out of it, she said. She recounts right after she switched to civil engi- neering, she received a C in her first statics class, a basic engineering course. “I was crying when I called my mother,” Faust said. “She said, ‘Do better next time,’ and hung up. It made me re- alize not every class can be your best class. It’s a means to an end to get to where you want to be. All you can do is your best.” Faust studies human in- frastructure interaction, or how people use the com- ponents of their built en- vironment. Faust started researching how changing populations affect infrastruc- ture in shrinking cities, or dense places that have expe- rienced notable population loss, while working on her Ph.D. dissertation. Urban decline in shrinking cities puts its remaining resi- dents at a disadvantage: The fixed costs of the infrastruc- ture that were intended to support a larger population get passed on to a smaller tax base. Through her research, Faust identified alternatives on how to lower some of these fixed costs. “In the U.S., there are ap- proximately 20 shrinking cities, but people don’t talk about them because we’re so growth-centric,” Faust said. “We need to embrace the reality of our population dynamics. We need to see what the trends are doing in- stead of the idealized view of what’s going on.” One of the shrinking cities Faust looked into was Flint, Michigan. Flint had lost about 46 percent of its pop- ulation since 1960, and Faust was already there talking to its residents years before a 2014 crisis when elevated lead levels were found in the city’s water supply. During this crisis, Faust’s team returned to study how public perception toward wa- ter sector infrastructure had changed in Flint. Faust said that because the team had al- ready collected data on public perception before the water crisis, they were able to iden- tify how the event affected the public’s trust in the govern- ment, the community’s in- teraction with infrastructure and people’s behaviors. Although Faust said she never expected the city’s water source to be contam- inated, she wasn’t surprised when she heard the news. “When I heard about the crisis, I was sad but not sur- prised,” Faust said. “A lot of what happened with the cri- sis was a product of decline: the reduced personnel, the need to switch from Detroit to the Flint River as the wa- ter source. I didn’t know that this would be the par- ticular outcome, but these type of things can happen in an environment of reactive planning because of the con- straints preventing proactive planning.” Faust’s most recent study focuses on the opposite problem: The study docu- ments changes in German cities in response to an on- going influx of refugees, the largest mass migration event since World War II. The ini- tial idea of the study sparked from a conversation Faust had with colleague Jessica Kaminsky from the Univer- sity of Washington and led to a collaboration to examine the changes in Munich, Ber- lin and Leipzig in response to the refugee crisis. So far, they have collected data from interviewing non- profits, government agencies and others who play a critical role in providing service to displaced persons. The paper is expected to be published next February. As a member of several ini- tiatives to include women in engineering, Faust said that greater diversity will open up her field to new ideas. Faust said men and women take different approaches to civil engineering; she cited a study that found differences be- tween the playground designs of school-age boys and girls. “Moral of the story is we need both sides,” Faust said. “The females are going to build the most expensive playground. Males are build- ing one without a toilet. I think it’s really important to work towards creating an environment where anyone can have seat at the table. The only way we’ll get a solution is if we have different points of view.” When Faust studied con- struction engineering earlier this decade, she and her best friend were the only females in the class. “At the end of the day, we knew we wanted a seat at that table because we wanted to bring in a different point of view,” Faust said. Computers can read between the lines of clas- sical literature in a way humans cannot. Humanities researchers, computer scientists and bi- ologists from UT Austin and collaborating institutions have developed a new method, named quantitative criticism, for studying the relationships between classic Latin and Greek texts and the cultural evolution of literature. The researchers published their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on April 3. Works of literature often contain references to or im- itations of previous works. Researchers call these rela- tionships between texts “in- tertextuality.” This study used computers, literary criticism and big data to study subtle dif- ferences in rhythm, sound and sentence structure in a variety of literary works. “Quantitative criticism will look to most people, rightly, as a developed form of the dig- ital humanities, which is the application of computation to enable human scholars to pose new questions by the power of computation,” said Pramit Chaudhuri, associate profes- sor of classics and last author of the study. “People have been bringing computation to iden- tify meaningful relationships between texts in ways that are more sophisticated than just hitting ‘CTRL-F.’” When trying to figure out who wrote a piece of text, classicists often use stylom- etry, which is the study of variations in writing style. Re- searchers in the study wanted to repurpose this same tech- nique to answer literary ques- tions, such as what makes one work distinct from others. Researchers focused on two separate case studies: the works of Roman playwright Seneca and of the Roman historian Livy. They looked at how eight works that appeared to be writ- ten by Seneca were related to each other and how two works not written by him were differ- ent from the others. The study found that four of Seneca’s plays had subtle stylistic differ- ences from those not written by him. For the second case study, researchers used machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to study how Livy incorporates the works of previous Latin authors, most of which have not sur- vived, into his works. The lack of reference texts makes it dif- ficult to determine whether Livy was quoting, paraphras- ing, imitating or referring to a previous writer, but research- ers found that certain pas- sages stood out, warranting further study. Using the same technique, the researchers also found that Latin prose shifted stylistically around the time of Caesar’s writings. “There’s a growing apprecia- tion that cultural artifacts and institutions can evolve much the same way that biological organisms can, and many of the techniques developed for studying biological evolution can be profitably deployed to studying cultural evolution,” said Joseph Dexter, PhD can- didate in systems biology at Harvard University and first author of the study. “There’s been some really nice prog- ress in extending this work to linguistic evolution, but there’s been less work on moving beyond the dynamics of how individual words or phrases of syntactic construction change over time to more integrated consideration of the evolution of literature.” Chaudhuri said the study was unique in that people from a variety of backgrounds and fields worked on it, including a high school student, under- graduates and professors as well as people with expertise in topics from theoretical physics to classics. The study also fo- cuses on different literary fea- tures than other studies. “Most studies of literary evolution focus on features like words or subject matter, but we show how subverbal or non- verbal features, as well as sen- tence structure, play a role in the development of literature,” Chaudhuri said. The project comes out of the Quantitative Criticism Lab co-founded by Dexter and Chaudhuri and received fund- ing from the National Endow- ment for the Humanities, a Digital Innovations Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies and the New Directions Fellowship from the W&N 3ZIA LYLE, SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY EDITOR 3Thursday, April 27, 2017can and to a peo- vote amend- Ol- Brownsville, amendment racial make undoc- individuals GEOLOGYPetra Nova makes extracting oil easier, removes CO2By Angela Kang@angelaa_kangINNOVATIONResearchers begin new chapter in literary studiesBy Freya Preimesberger@freyapreimENGINEERIINGUT professor analyzes population changes in citiesBy Tonya Chen@thedailytexanIllustration by Hyeyun Jeong| Daily Texan StaffCourtesy of Kasey FaustKasey Faust is a civil engineering professor who studies popula- tion change in cities around the world. Courtesy of NRGThe Petra Nova carbon capture facility enhances oil recovery by pumping carbon emissions underground. Henrietta Lacks was an African-Amer- ican woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951. Just before her death, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took tissue sam- ples of her tumor without her consent and discovered something miraculous — her cells didn’t die. Researchers developed a line of immortal cells dubbed HeLa and distributed them to labs all over the world, giving birth to the biomedical industry and forever changing the landscape of modern medicine. Lacks’ case is unique and it’s unlikely any of us would go through a similar ex- perience. However, that doesn’t mean we aren’t vulnerable. Our health has become a commodity, therefore, there needs to be a conversation about patient privacy and how we quantify that. For Lacks, there is no question that re- searchers had no right to take her cells. The HeLa cells have been used in countless stud- ies and were even instrumental in develop- ing the polio vaccine. Yet, these scientific innovations came at a cost and breached medical ethics, which led me to wonder: Are deceased patients entitled to privacy? It’s easy to defend what researchers did to Lacks as a necessary evil, the logic be- ing that one woman’s involuntary sacrifice has saved countless lives. Despite the good that came from this, it doesn’t undo the fact that the researchers violated Lacks’ privacy rights. This is important to consider because many questions concerning medical ethics revolve around the conflict between the greater good versus the individual. Out- side of the case of Lacks, this is evident in DNA testing and whether the govern- ment or corporations should have access to your genetic information. In fact, each state independently mandates that all newborn babies have their DNA screened for certain genetic disorders. Many states store this data for research purposes. In 2008, some families sued Texas A&M for storing this information without parental consent. So far, there is nothing inherent- ly malicious about genetic databases. All they want to do is collect your DNA and conduct screenings. You know, stuff to help the greater good. But then there’s corporations who want to monetize your health data. Fitness trackers and health apps are known to sell your data to companies for advertising purposes. If you found someone off the street and asked them if it is ethical to col- lect health data for research purposes or for advertising, they’d probably justify the former and condemn the latter. In reality, there is hardly a difference between the two. In terms of privacy, it’s normally only breached if someone is tar- geting your specific information. But we’re vulnerable to this when that data is stored or sold because then we’re exposed. Indi- vidually, your health data means nothing to these public or private entities. They need patterns, a database, information to predict abnormalities or behaviors to reach a large population — unless you’re Henrietta Lacks. Last Saturday, HBO premiered the mov- ie adaptation of the best-selling book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” star- ring Oprah Winfrey as Deborah Lacks and Rose Byrne as Rebecca Skloot. Henrietta Lacks may be the titular character, but the movie and book are centered on her fami- ly, especially Deborah. For decades, Henrietta’s family didn’t know what researchers did with her cells and when they finally revealed HeLa to them, it brought on a substantial psycho- logical and physiological burden on them. At one point, the author discovered that a researcher had publicly published Lacks’ genome online and exposed the surviving family’s privacy. The effect HeLa has had on the surviving Lacks family is reason enough for the deceased to retain their privacy. It’s not ethical to value the greater good without the individual’s consent and the story of Henrietta Lacks demonstrates why this is an injustice. Fernandez is a Spanish and rhetoric and writing Senior from Allen. If you are reading this, you probably value the news, which means you probably value freedom of speech. If that is the case, keep your eyes on two Texas House bills proposed by Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, that would weaken some of the legal pro- tections afforded to journalists. One of the bills, HB 3388, would weak- en Texas’s shield law, which protects many reporters from having to reveal their sources. The bill would deny the shield law’s protection to journalists who have been involved in political campaign in the last five years. Even more shocking, jour- nalists whose employers have worked for campaigns would also lose that right. So, for example, if a board member of the Texas Student Media donated to a po- litical campaign, student reporters would potentially lose the shield law’s protection. Those reporters may then feel less com- fortable interviewing confidential sources, such as sexual assault victims. Though King only aims to restrict peo- ple “who buy themselves an iPad and call themselves a journalist,” the proposed bill would also unconstitutionally limit free- dom of speech, according to Donnis Bag- gett, executive vice president of the Texas Press Association. More specifically, the bill would restrict political freedom of speech by targeting strongly politically affiliated news sourc- es, such as Empower Texans. Members of the conservative, politically linked news organization believe that the bill targets their organization specifically. But HB 3388 would prevent many reporters who exercise their right to be politically in- volved, not just those at Empower Texans, from reporting freely. The second bill, HB 3387, would em- power public officials to more easily sue for libel and hurt news sources’ abilities to defend themselves. The legislation would effectively discourage critical pieces on public figures and violates reporters’ con- stitutional rights, as attorney Laura Prath- er explained to Courthouse News. As a result, the bill could disempower journalists from serving their key socie- tal purpose: monitoring abuses of power. Though reporters could still report on clear-cut scandals without fear of a libel suit, the gray areas of political controversy could go unreported. If you are reading this, you probably value staying informed, which means you probably value accurate information. Un- fortunately, accurate information is get- ting harder and harder to come by. We live in a time when 62 percent of Americans get their news from social media — a time when buzzwords such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” float around social media, eroding the public’s confidence in journalism itself. Accurate, un-biased reporting matters, which is why I understand why King wants to clamp down on false information from untrustworthy sources. But if the government oversteps its bounds and tries to define what consti- tutes journalism and who deserves pro- tected freedom of political speech, jour- nalists will not feel comfortable tackling controversial or unpopular topics. Marabella is a business honors, Plan II and Spanish freshman from Austin. 4 OPINIONLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. 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Supporters voiced their concerns about the Trump administrations controversial handling of science issues. Science and politics cannot be separated from each otherBy Madalyn MarabellaDaily Texan ColumnistBy Sam GrovesDaily Texan Senior Columnist @samgrovesThe March for Science, which drew protesters across the country and around the globe into the streets on Saturday, presents a kind of contradiction. Im- plicitly if not explicitly, the march was a reaction to the anti-science policies of President Donald Trump, who denies the reality of anthropogenic climate change and flirts with baseless and harmful vac- cine conspiracy theories. In this sense it was a march against the politicization of science. But as a political protest, the march itself was just that — an example of politicized science. Does the March for Science contra- dict itself? Perhaps. But then, it certainly contains multitudes — in Washington alone, turnout reportedly numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Most of those protesters would probably agree science has a role to play in politics, but that politics should stay out of science. Facts over “alternative facts,” etc. Nevertheless, the sentiment that sci- ence should remain above politics is popular across the political spectrum. You hear liberals invoke it in debates over climate change, and conservatives invoke it — somewhat disingenuously, I might add — in debates over abortion and the rights of LGBTQ people. But if science should remain above politics, then what is it actually for? If values like “good” and “bad” are irrele- vant to the work of better understanding the world around us, then what “good” can that work possibly be? When scien- tists discover that smoking causes cancer, what do they do with that knowledge? Leave it out there for tobacco companies to distort before it reaches the general public? Or take an active role in its dis- semination, interpretation and ultimate- ly political ramifications? To the extent that politics and science have a history of working together, it’s not necessarily a very promising one. In the past, politicians and political actors have co-opted scientific learning and used de- bunked racial theories to justify systemic discrimination, disenfranchisement and worse. To this day, racists and sexists still use junk science to justify their hatred and delusion. But if the marriage of science and pol- itics can be used to achieve harm, then surely it can also be used to achieve good. Politics and science are constant- ly intersecting whether politicians and scientists like it or not. The most well- known examples usually involve the re- verberations of science in the political world: in climate policy, in public health policy and so on. But politics also have reverberations in the scientific world, which has a well-documented diversity problem: According to the National Sci- ence Foundation, 84 percent of people working in science or engineering fields in the U.S. are white or Asian males. The scientific community would bene- fit from greater diversity, but that can’t be achieved without some political literacy. American politics would benefit from an informed consensus on the facts regarding pressing issues like climate change, but that can’t be achieved without some scientific literacy. A wide gulf between science and politics isn’t just unrealistic; attempting to maintain one is harmful to both fields, and to the fabric of our society. Groves is a government sophomore from Dallas. HeLa case shows need for patient privacy But if the government oversteps its bounds and tries to define what constitutes journalism and who de- serves protected freedom of politi- cal speech, journalists will not feel comfortable tackling controversial or unpopular topics. A wide gulf between science and politics isn’t just unrealistic; attempting to maintain one is harmful to both fields, and to the fabric of our society. Despite the good that came from this, it doesn’t undo the fact that the researchers violated Lacks’ privacy rights. Dylan Touchstone, founder of the Biscuit Hut, decided to risk it for the biscuit. “I wanted to do break- fast because if I do break- fast, then I get the rest of the day to do whatever I want,” Touchstone said. With his original location be- ing on the East side, Touchstone wanted to serve food that would appeal to a demographic without stepping on anyone’s toes. “I thought about tacos, but then also thought that nobody was going to buy tacos from a white guy,” Touchstone said. “Es- pecially where I was, you could go right down the street and buy better tacos made with peo- ple’s grandparents’ recipes from way back.” After further rumination, he landed on the concept of custom biscuits made to order, some- thing more in his wheelhouse of his culinary skills. After some nightmar- ish encounters he had with picky eaters while working as a waiter at various restaurants, Touchstone got the idea to offer a customizable menu at the Biscuit Hut. “I hated when people would ask for recommendations and then tell me what they didn’t want on it,” Touchstone said. “So I figure here I can just be like, ‘Here are the options. Let’s break it down right now, and you decide what you want.’ It’s so much easier, especially for the customers.” Touchstone said it’s import- ant to him to keep his menu affordable, especially now that his trailer is located in West Campus. “There’s this biscuit place right by my brother’s house, and they want $11 for biscuits and gravy with some stuff on top,” Touch- stone said. “$11 for breakfast is crazy. Breakfast is supposed to be cheap. It’s supposed to be an everyday common person thing. Real quick and to the point.” Touchstone also makes a point of keeping everything in his truck fresh. He bakes his bis- cuits daily in the trailer, and if he feels that they’ve been sitting for too long, he will toss them out and bake a fresh batch. “That’s the joy of my truck,” Touchstone said. “I have it so small that no matter what I have to restock every day. You’re never going to get old food from here.” The Biscuit Hut is a surpris- ingly convenient and quick breakfast option for being a food truck. It’s positioned on 26th and Rio Grande streets with the window facing out to- ward the sidewalk so students walking to class can quickly order a biscuit to go. Touchstone is quick to get or- ders down and have the biscuits ready to go in under a minute. Even for some of the toppings that require extra time to fry, like the chicken strip, the biscuits still get made at an impressively quick pace. The options to fill the biscuits go far beyond the standard sau- sage, eggs and cheese, although that level of simplicity is still certainly available. The Biscuit Hut offers an eclectic array of additions like boudain, spinach and even sloppy joe, along with many others. All of the ingredients of- fered for the biscuits are noticeably fresh and tasty. The boudain, in particular, serves as an exceptional base for a biscuit sandwich. The vegetables, especially the to- mato and spinach, do a great job of balancing out the hearti- ness of the meat and the heavi- ness of the biscuit in order to make this breakfast sandwich a little more of a subtle early morning meal. With low prices, quick service and a convenient location, The Biscuit Hut has found the secret to making a West Campus food truck quick and practical for students in a hurry. constantly checking things off my to do list,” Martinez said. “I don’t see it as a chore, I see it as something that’s rewarding for me.” Undeclared freshman Car- lee Bradley bought her cat, Callisto, her senior year of high school. When she came to col- lege, Bradley brought Callis- to with her to college to help cope with stress, depression and PTSD. “(Callisto) definitely can’t cure anything,” Bradley said. “When I do have a bad day I just go home and she always knows when I’m upset and cuddles with me. Even playing with her relieves a lot of stress.” Bradley’s positive expe- riences owning Callisto led her to recommend an emo- tional support animal to her future roommate, biochem- istry sophomore Shams Alkamil. Alkamil became stressed about school after she was placed on academic probation and found it dif- ficult to relieve stress within her friend groups. To help, Alkamil bought Moby, an emotional support cat. “Friendships haven’t been as great as they should be so having an animal helps replace that in some as- pects,” Alkamil said. “With an animal, there’s a com- fort in laying down and not saying anything. There’s no responsibility to fill in the blanks.” Martinez, Bradley and Alkamil all said students considering adopting or buying a pet should make sure they have enough time and money to devote to the animal. They also said the process obtaining permission for an emotional support animal in on campus dorms through Services for Students with Disabilities can take time and is difficult, requiring an out- side doctor’s note and time to get the request approved. Alkamil said her process took about a month and a half, while Bradley said her process took two weeks. Martinez said her dai- ly walks with Max were worth the lengthy process and are a priority because of the benefits she gets from them. She said she feels less isolated when people stop to pet Max and chat with her. “Max can light up the room and bring smiles to people’s faces,” Martinez said. “A dog is the one animal that loves you more than you love yourself. Your pet is going to be there to give you whatever you need.” less about the big boom and just getting the individual minds.” On a larger scope, Hagel- man said she hopes this is only the first chapter of the Austin Bookstore Crawl. She said she’d like for it to contin- ue keeping the Austin com- munity connected in years to come. “We’re all thinking and working together as a com- munity on how to make things better,” Hagel- man said. “A lot of that comes from education and from books.” Name: CLASSIFIEDS; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black; Ad Number: - Name: HOUSE/ Board Meet- ing; Width: 9p2; Depth: 5 in; Color: Black; Ad Num- 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. Call Stephenat 512-577-5096 for an appointment. 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All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval. Reduce • Reuse • RecycleCLASS 5ANIMALScontinues from page 8Jessica Joseph| Daily Texan StaffThe Biscuit Hut, founded by Daniel Touchstone, just opened up its doors in West Campus. The food truck offers a customizable menu of affordable and fresh biscuits. LIFE&ARTSThursday, April 27, 20175BOOK CRAWLcontinues from page 8By Stephen Acevedo@thedailytexanFood truck dishes affordable biscuitsWEST CAMPUSlisten fridays at 5 p.m. newscast 6 SPTS6TYLER HORKA, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsThursday, April 27, 2017SOFTBALL| TEXAS 6–0 UNTWright pitches shutout over GreenBy Wills Layton@willsdebeastJoshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffRedshirt sophomore pitcher Erica Wright pitched six shutout innings Wednesday night. Wright had six strikeouts while only allowing four hits, and Texas romped to a 6-0 victory over North Texas. MEN’S GOLFTexas claims fourth straight conference title in tight finishStephanie Martinez | Daily Texan StaffJunior Scottie Scheffler was instrumental in the Longhorn’s championship effort. Scheffler finished the Big 12 Championships at 8-under, tying for second place. TENNISLonghorns face-off againstSooners in Big 12 quarters Noel Mahouch | Daily Texan StaffSophomore Harrison Scott and the Longhorns will look to best Oklahoma this week in the Big 12 quarterfinals. The Sooners have won three conference titles over the past five years. SIDELINEHAWKS 99WIZARDS 103BULLS 97CELTICS 108“ If you are working so hard but can’t have fun doing it, you are doing the wrong thing.” Stan Drayton@StanDraytonUTTOP TWEETTODAY IN HISTORY1983Nolan Ryan becomes the MLB’s all-time strikeout leader, throwing his 3,509th K. It’s “win or go home” for No. 9 Texas as they head to Norman, Oklahoma, for the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships. With the regular season in the books, Texas is ready to make a splash in tourna- ment. The Longhorns didn’t end the year the way they hoped to, suffering a 4-1 loss to No. 4 TCU on Saturday that dropped them to the No. 4 spot in the Big 12. “I thought our doubles was better against TCU, and we competed well,” head coach Michael Center said. “We had chances to take some of those sets and ex- tend the match, but TCU earned the win.” Texas is now shifting its focus to a rematch with the fifth-seeded Sooners on Thursday at 10 a.m. The Longhorns can expect a sea of crimson in the stands as Oklahoma plays host to the three-day tournament. Texas defeated an injured Sooners team in Norman on March 31, edging the rival in a 4-3 nail biter. Oklahoma is now back at full-strength after senior Andrew Harris, who was All Big 12 in sin- gles in the 2015-2016 sea- son, returned last week from an injury that kept him out since February. The late addition comes at a perfect time for the Soon- ers after finishing the season with losses in five of their last seven matches — their worst stretch of the season. But the Big 12 Champi- onships is an entirely differ- ent terrain, and Oklahoma reigns supreme. The Sooners are winners of three of the last five tournaments. “We’re excited to go up and see what we can do against a very tough Oklahoma team with Andrew Harris back in its lineup,” Center said. “OU is an elite team, and this will be a great challenge for us.” The winner faces a short turnaround as they’ll play the first-seeded Horned Frogs on Friday. Despite posting a record of 2-3 in conference play this season, the Longhorns have high hopes of winning their first Big 12 title since they hosted the tournament in 2010. The path is in no way an easy one. The Big 12 holds five of the top 15 teams in the country. But the Long- horns are no strangers to the big stage. Texas boasts regular season wins over No. 2 Ohio State, No. 8 Oklahoma State and No. 10 California. It’s this experience that the Longhorns plan to lean on as they make a postseason push. “We’ve seen it all at this point,” Center said. “It’s a real challenge ev- ery time out there in a Big 12 match, but when it’s time to compete, we’ll be ready for whatever comes our way.” By Justin Martinez@JustJustin956We’re excited to go up and see what we can do against a very tough Oklahoma team with Andrew Harris back in its lineup, OU is an elite team, and this will be a great challenge for us” —Michael CenterHead CoachNBAThe last several years for sports teams on the Forty Acres have been somewhat inconsistent compared to what Texas fans have become accustomed to. The baseball team parted ways with the winningest coach in NCAA history last spring af- ter another uninspired season. Texas basketball just finished its worst season in 34 years at 11-22. And the once mighty football team has been stuck in a rut of mediocrity since the days of Colt McCoy. However, through all of this pedestrian play and coaching turnover from the big three sports on campus, the men’s golf team has been a paradigm of consistency – winning a na- tional championship in 2012 and adding four straight Big 12 titles since. On Wednesday, they made it five straight. The No. 18 men’s golf team closed out the Big 12 Champi- onship with a final-round 298 to defeat No. 2 Oklahoma State by one stroke. The Longhorns erased a six-shot deficit during the final round to win their eighth over- all Big 12 title. The tournament came down to the final holes with Texas using solid play on No. 17 to clinch the victory – including a crucial eagle from senior Gavin Hall. They were 5-under as a team on the hole, three better than Oklahoma State. “I think we played 17 5-un- der-par and that gave us a chance to get back in the tour- nament,” said head coach John Fields. “Oklahoma State is a great team. They’re coached in- credibly well. It just came up for us this time. Our guys finished really well.” Hall has now won a Big 12 Championship each of his four years on campus. The senior finished in 22nd at 19-over, but he led the tournament in eagles – including a three on the pen- ultimate hole that put Texas in the lead. Juniors Doug Ghim and Scottie Scheffler led the way for Texas as they tied for second place at 8-over. Ghim shot 70 in the final round, including birdies on No. 17 and No. 18 to clinch the victory. Scheffler closed with a 73 in the final round, but a strong second day of the tournament got him back into contention. He shot 77 on day one, but followed it up with rounds of 68 and 70 on day two. Texas was in sixth place af- ter round one after they shot 313 – 11 shots behind leader Oklahoma State -- in difficult conditions. But they came back on day two and posted 274 and 283 to tie Oklahoma State for the lead heading into the final round. Timely play from Steven Chervony and Spencer Soos- man was crucial for the come- back. The underclassmen each shot rounds of 68 and 75 on day two as Texas climbed back into the tournament. Chervony finished tied for 28th at 22-over and Soosman finished tied for 34th at 26-over. Fields was impressed by the way his team has come togeth- er at the right time. After last season’s heart-breaking defeat in the national championship, this year was supposed to be a rebuilding effort. “After losing Beau Hossler last year and revamping this team, these guys have had to assume a lot of pressure because we have won four Big 12s in a row,” Fields said. “So to come in here to Prai- rie Dunes, a great golf course, incredible circumstances and difficult conditions, I’m really, really proud of our guys.” By Zephyr Milton@zmilton13The Longhorns were the benefactors of a strong pitching performance on Wednesday. Redshirt sophomore Erica Wright pitched a shutout, as Texas beat the North Texas Mean Green 6-0. The game got off to an inauspicious start, with Wright giving up a single in the first at bat of the game. However, she would not allow another hit until the fifth inning. Wright went on to record six strikeouts and no earned runs over six innings of work. To complement Wright’s dominant pitching perfor- mance, sophomore Brooke Bolinger came into the game in the seventh in- ning to shut the Green’s bats down. She recorded two strikeout against her first two batters and end- ed the game by inducing a ground-out to senior Dev- on Tunning. “It was good to get Er- ica some work tonight,” head coach Connie Clark said. “We were planning to go maybe three-deep with the rotation but she was just dealing, kind of getting into a rhythm so we wanted to stay with her and let her work through some things. Brooke coming out of the bullpen, she’s been really consistent doing that so I like it.” Offensively, the Long- horns opened the scoring and never looked back. Senior infielder Celina Felix walloped a triple and drove in two runs on the play in the bottom of the third. In the bottom of the fifth, the offense contin- ued to produce with an RBI fielder’s choice by pitcher and designated player ju- nior Paige von Sprecken. In the same inning, senior infielder Kelli Hanzel hit a sacrifice fly to drive in an additional run. Sophomore infielder Bekah Alcozer drove home two more runs to finish the scoring effort by knocking a ball out of the park. “Yesterday we had a feel- good hitting day,” Alcozer said. “We just hit, we felt good, and today we came out and executed our plan really well. Whatever someone was going to the plate looking for that’s what we hit. We just had a really good time.” A good portion of the of- fensive opportunities came on the base-paths. In the bottom of the third, on a groundout by Tunning, heady running from senior Stephanie Wong continued the inning and later resulted in two runs scoring. In the bottom of the fifth, a potential squeeze situation was averted when freshman Kaitlyn Washington danced her way to home plate af- ter being caught in between third and home. “Stephanie Wong hap- pens to have pretty good foot speed,” Clark said. It just comes down to being real heady on the bases and sometimes knowing when you have that first step or that quick read.” With the season winding down, and only two more Big 12 series left against Kansas and No. 15 Baylor, every game counts. The game versus North Texas was a victory over a top-80 RPI team, and helps bolster the team’s resume moving into postseason. “They’re all must win situations,” Clark said. “We are always playing to win that’s how we go out and play.” Name: CROSSWORD; Width: 29p6; Depth: 5.5 in; Color: Black; Ad Number: - COMICS 7Today’s solution will appear here next issueArrr matey. This scurrvy beast be today’s answerrrrrr. out, or it’ll be the shes for ya! SUDOKUFORYOU 1 8 4 5 6 2 3 7 97 3 6 8 9 1 2 4 59 5 2 7 4 3 1 6 86 2 7 9 8 4 5 1 38 4 5 1 3 7 9 2 63 9 1 2 5 6 4 8 75 6 3 4 2 8 7 9 12 1 8 3 7 9 6 5 44 7 9 6 1 5 8 3 2 6 3 5 8 1 4 1 9 6 7 8 3 8 4 1 8 9 2 5 7 2 3 6 8 6 46 2 3 4 7 1 8COMICSThursday, April 27, 20177 Austin’s eclectic variety of bookstores cater to the niche audiences they serve, but their limited exposure inspired two UT students to show Austinites what the lo- cal literary scene has to offer. English and Plan I Honors senior Hillary Sames and English junior Walden Hagelman are longtime friends who work together as part-time as booksellers at Book People. Their friend- ship strengthened over their shared passion for literature. During the course of win- ter break, Sames spoke with Hagelman about utilizing that mutual passion to plan out the first ever Austin Bookstore Crawl. The crawl is planned as a scavenger hunt where participants look for specific books in various stores in order to win a prize. “Austin has about 20 independent bookstores, and so I was like – ‘we can do this,’” Sames said. “Peo- ple would love doing this, and Austin is a community that loves supporting their local businesses.” Sames said she wanted to bring something new to Aus- tin and was inspired by the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl when she interned at a pub- lishing house in New York City. She said she was as- tounded when 14 bookstores jumped onboard with the idea and even donated $500 worth of prizes to encour- age Austinites to visit inde- pendent bookstores around the city. “We originally were like ‘Hopefully we have five stores’ because (at first) we didn’t have anyone,” Sames said. Hagelman said the wid- er distance between Austin bookstores might get people out of their comfort zones and explore something new. “Austin is more spread out, obviously, but I think in a lot of ways that fosters more community,” Hagel- man said. “You are get- ting to taste and find out new things that you didn’t know existed.” Sames said the scavenger hunt model of the event is well-suited to motivate peo- ple to browse the shelves at local bookstores. She said she hopes people will discov- er titles along the way that they otherwise would never pick up. “The point is to actually look at the stock and browse – spark interest – so they actually have to explore the stores to complete the scaven- ger hunt,” Sames said. “We’re trying to really encourage the crawlers to get out and just see what Austin independent bookstores have to offer.” The Austin Bookstore Crawl coincides with Independent Bookstore Day, a national holiday celebrating booksellers that tailor to niche markets. Hagleman said she hopes the bookstore crawl will bring together all kinds of readers. “We hope to bring diver- sity to the conversation,” Hagelman said. “The idea that you can get out of your own bubble and into another space that you know is going to provide you with some- thing new to think about is just amazing.” Chris Hollingsworth, also a seller at Book People, said the Austin Bookstore Crawl may give independent book- stores more exposure — so long as readers are still cap- tivated by the literature they discover. “At the end of the day if even a select few get a cross-section of what’s available in the city, that’s mission accomplished,” Hollingsworth said. “It’s Coping with the stress of college can be challenging, but a few UT students have found a furry solution to their problems. Studies show interaction with therapy animals can decrease peoples’ levels of stress. Particularly around finals and midterms, UT has been known to bring therapy dogs and fundraising pet- ting zoos to different spots around campus. Mathematics and sociolo- gy junior Karalyne Martinez left her dog, Max, at home during her freshman year, but when she began to notice she was struggling with grades and her stress levels, she be- gan to crave the comfort of an animal friend. Martinez worked with UT Student Ser- vices to get Max classified as an emotional support animal so he could live with Marti- nez in Kinsolving during her sophomore year. “The college experience for me has been marked by epi- sodes of depression and epi- sodes of stress for sure so it’s nice to have him,” Martinez said. “Having Max has made a world of difference.” Martinez said she prioritizes her time to focus on caring for Max because investing time and energy in her pet, which can’t care for itself, helps motivate her. “To many people, it can seem like an added respon- sibility, but what I get from walking with Max is a peace of mind and a pause from For the past decade, a wall of wire and fencing has stood be- tween two neighboring cultures — a physical divide between U.S. Latinos and their heritage. On April 27 and 28, the The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center at the UT School of Law is set to host The First Decade of the U.S. - Mex- ico Border Wall symposium. They hope to bring to light the current and future effects of the wall on both sides of the divide. “We hope to foster a collec- tive intervention in thinking about the significance (of the wall),” said Mexican-Ameri- can and Latino studies lectur- er Olivia Mena. “Part of it is addressing (a) forgetfulness about the wall that already ex- ists and reflecting critically on the proposals that have gone out on this new bigger, more intensive structure.“ A decade after the signing of the Secure Fence Act, Mena, who helped in organizing the event and will be speaking during The Built Wall pan- el, said this year seemed like an appropriate time to hold this event. “Now that the new (bid requests) have gone out for the construction of the new border wall,” Mena said. “We thought this was a critical moment for scholars and communities who are impacted by this struc- ture to have a space to reflect on that.” Clinical law professor and immigration clinic director Denise Gilman, one of the event’s organizers and speak- ers, said an interdisciplinary group of UT researchers set out a decade ago to examine the impact of the then current border wall construction. She said she hopes this event will bring back the conversation as it applies to the immigration policies today. “The idea of the panel is to recognize the extent in which the government has been hardening the border, treating it as a site of national securi- ty concern, rather than just a border, a place where peo- ple cross from one coun- try to another, a site of trade and interaction,” Gilman said. South Texas College’s Scott Nicol will also be speaking at the event about an aspect of the wall that often goes unnoticed or unmentioned: the environ- mental implications. “(Walls) push people who would otherwise cross in urban areas into harsher desert areas and that increases the death toll on migrants,” Nicol said. “They (cause) lots of real, concrete damages, and I think it is im- portant to discuss that.” Nicol said he hopes The En- vironmental Impact of the Wall panel will serve to bring to light the ways in which the wall’s human and environmental impacts intertwine. “I live in McAllen, and I have watched the walls go up here,” Nicol said. “When you stick a wall in the middle of an area where water flows it basically just acts like a dam. That is not only an environmental prob- lem, it is a treaty violation.” Gilman said she hopes bring- ing all of these rarely thought about impacts to light will allow for people to consider multiple facets of the immigration issue as they continue to participate in politics in the future. “It has been the focus of the first candidate and now pres- ident Trump’s approach to immigration issues,” Gilman said. “Under scrutiny, it should become apparent that the focus on the wall is really misplaced. It is very important for students to understand that the wall is largely about symbolism rather than effectiveness or any real security threat.” 8 L&AMAE HAMILTON, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan8Thursday, April 27, 2017LECTURECourtesy of Olivia Mena The U.S.- Mexico border wall that marks the boundary of the neighboring nations. The UT School of Law will host a symposium on the wall on April 27 and 28. By Acacia Coronado@acaciatree18CITYRachel Zein | Daily Texan StaffEnglish junior Walden Hagelman, left, and English and Plan I Honors senior Hillary Sames were the planners behind the first-ever Austin Bookstore Crawl. The crawl, which will take place this Saturday, will consist of a bookstore scavenger hunt includng 14 local bookstores. By Jose Gonzalez@Jose_thewriterHEALTHNoel Mahouch | Daily Texan StaffKaralyne Martinez relaxes with her emotional support pet, Max, at their apartment Sunday afternoon. Studies have shown that therapy dogs can help to alleviate stress for students. By Sydney Mahl@sydney_mahlANIMALS page 5Therapy animals help students handle stressStudents plan first Austin book crawlBOOK CRAWL page 5Symposium highlights impacts of border wallTo many people, it can seem like an added responsibility, but what I get from walking with Max is a peace of mind and a pause from constant- ly checking things off my to do list—Karalyne Martinez, Mathematics and Sociology Student