1 SPORTS PAGE 6 NEWS PAGE 3 COMICS PAGE 7 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Thursday, February 6, 2014 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid CAMPUS THROWBACK Group advocates transgender care Snow day cancellation a source of gloom, glee By Nicole Cobler @nicolecobler Howard, women’s and gen- der studies junior, said the ultimate goal of the legisla- tion is expanded medical services for transgender stu- dents, including hormonal treatments, gender reassign- ment surgeries and mental health counseling covered by the University. that we address the needs of students and what they need to transition to not only feel comfortable with their body, but to be able to function and get a good education at the University,” Howard said. According to national nonproit organization Campus Pride, many of UT’s peer universities, including the University of California system, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, the University of Wisconsin- Madison and the University of Illinois at Urbana Cham- paign cover hormone and gender reassignment ser- vices for students. UT does not ofer these services because of the ex- penses associated with specialized medical care, according to heresa Spald- ing, medical director for University Health Services. Spalding said the Univer- sity does ofer general medi- cal care for all transgender CARE page 3 Members of UT’s Queer Students Alliance are work- ing on legislation with the goal of convincing Universi- ty administrators to expand health care beneits available for transgender students. Legislation author Devon “It’s really important Arborists save trees through relocation CAMPUS By Julia Brouillette @juliakbrou Jim Carse went from climbing trees as a Boy Scout to preserving and moving trees as the Univer- sity’s assistant manager of urban forestry. With his team of four ar- borists, Carse helps manage and maintain the trees on the main campus as well as on several other UT proper- ties, such as the Pickle Re- search Campus. trees. “It’s a fun job,” Carse said. “I like working with the stu- dents and teaching people about I’ve always loved that.” Carse in- volved in the process of transporting 12 trees from the grounds where the Dell Medical School will stand in 2016. is currently “here are a lot of trees that exist there now that need to either be cut down or moved, and we’ve chosen to move as many as we can,” Carse said. Roughly 50 trees have been relocated throughout campus in the past 15 years, according to Carse. Each of the 12 trees being moved will stay on campus. “It’s a big process to move big trees,” Carse said. “But the University is and has By Reeana Keenen @KeenanReeana Ater drudging to 8 a.m. in the frigid and classes somewhat icy conditions Jan. 28, many students were less than pleased when they learned the University had decided to suspend classes until noon, only to cancel them altogether later that day. But students had a dif- ferent reaction when the University did something similar on Feb. 4, 1905, irst suspending classes until 10 a.m. and then declaring it an oicial snow day. he Texan published an article Feb. 10, 1905, de- tailing the day’s fun-illed events as students happily embraced the icy weather and the much-needed break from classes. “By 12 o’clock a hundred or more burly students had gathered on the hillside eager for the fun,” the article said. hough UT students were equally as unfamiliar with snow as they are today — it was the coldest year in the Austin area to date at the time — the students of 1905 were eager to make use of the ice and snow any way they could. “Chairs were surrepti- tiously robbed of their legs, while a sturdy football player used the remnants for a ve- hicle to skim the icy hill,” the article said. SNOW page 2 The decision by CVS pharmacy to discontinue selling tobacco products by Oc- tober will affect two pharmacy locations near UT campus. 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Carse said he is able to hire private compa- nies to help with tree main- tenance, if necessary. “We have about 5,000 trees on main campus,” Carse said. “We hire out contractors to do some of our bigger pruning jobs.” Since the University is state-owned property, the TREES page 2 MULTIMEDIA Learn more about arboricul- ture and efforts to relocate and save UT and Austin trees at dailytexanonline.com. CVS to stop selling tobacco products UNIVERSITY HEALTH University integrates food culture program By Kate Dannenmaier By Zachary Keener @Zak_Keener Students will now have to opportunities more study food the diverse culture of Texas with the American studies depart- ment’s recent integration of Foodways Texas, a non- profit that educates the community on the culture that surrounds food. “As a subject, Foodways captures many aspects of food,” said Lisa Powell, an original collaborator for the program and a UT American studies alumna. “Foodways involves learn- ing about what, why and how people eat, and the cultures surrounding the preparation production, and consumption of food.” he Univeristy’s Division of Diversity and Commu- nity Engagement helped get the program started through its incubator program by providing seed money. he nonproit is also partnered with the Dolph Briscoe Cen- ter for American History. Elizabeth Engelhardt, American studies depart- ment chair, said the move will make the program a more permanent resident at the University. “It’s always been part of the University,” Engelhardt said. “The program proved over the past few years that FOOD page 3 @kater_tot7 As part of an efort to pri- oritize customers’ health, CVS pharmacy announced Wednesday it would stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by Oc- tober — but between the low rate of student smokers and the high availability of cigarettes, it is unclear how much the impact the deci- sion will have. According to Jessica Wag- ner, manager of health pro- motion at University Health Services, most UT students will not be afected by the decision. Wagner said when compared to other col- leges nationally, UT has a smaller proportion of self- reported smokers. Find the latest news on the lives of longhorns in a special edition to the Daily Texan. Feb 7th “Data from our fall 2013 implementation of the Na- tional College Health As- sessment demonstrate that the majority of UT students responding to our survey have never used cigarettes — 64.4 percent — and only a small portion — 2.4 per- cent — are daily smokers,” Wagner said in an email. Architecture freshman Samuel Robbins said he be- lieves that for those few stu- dents that do smoke daily, CVS’ decision will not be disruptive. Robbins, who said he is in the process of quitting smoking, thinks de- voted smokers already know how to overcome barriers to feeding their addiction. 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All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROW’S WEATHER High 43 Low 35 Is wallop okay for like, a 37 point win? Yep, that’s a wallop By Madlin Mekelburg @madlinbmek he Facilities Planning and Construction Committee of the UT System Board of Re- gents approved plans for the Texas Advanced Computing Center Oice Building proj- ect and the irst phase of the Dell Medical School project at its meeting Wednesday. he center computing is a research center on the J.J. Pickle Research Cam- pus that houses a variety of advanced computing tech- nologies. President Wil- liam Powers Jr. presented the project to the board and said the University intends to increase the computing center’s staf from 127 to 150 individuals and construct a visualization lab. “TACC is one of our high priorities on the campus and has been one of the most suc- cessful enterprises over the last decade,” Powers said. “It has grown over the last de- cade, has much more activity SNOW continues from page 1 Among the items used as makeshit sleds were dis- mantled kitchen tables, soap boxes and rocking chairs. To make the experience more exciting, a group of “forty funny fellows” poured water over a hill outside the Main Build- ing and smoothed out the ground to make it better for sledding. After several attempts at sledding down the hill, one of the football players succeeded in sledding a short distance. fast-paced “Saturday morning Mo- gul Robinson got a soap box and, ater various plung- a-la-head, es a-la-tackle, A man walks by The Contemporary Austin on Wednesday afternoon. Amy Zhang / Daily Texan Staff TREES continues from page 1 City of Austin’s tree or- dinances do not apply to trees on campus, but Carse said the University still follows the ordinances as closely as possible. “We want to be a good example to our neighbors and to the community,” Carse said. “hat’s why the University has kind of gone out of its way to preserve some of these big trees.” Michael Embesi, the City of Austin arborist, manages trees that stand outside campus but within Austin. Embesi said he works closely with Carse when trees on the edges of campus are in question. “here are times that we share responsibilities on certain projects, and there are times that we rely on each other for our profes- sional opinions,” Embesi said. “We’ll call one an- other in those situations.” According to Embesi, Austin stands out among other cities for its commit- ment to preserving trees. “I’m very honored to work in a city that holds such high value to the nat- ural environment,” Em- besi said. Embesi works with other arborists to issue permits to development companies and residents. hese permits allow tree removal or construction near a speciic tree. “he city arborist is re- quired to assess impacts to [Austin’s] trees, which could include the outright removal of the tree, or it could include requests to build close to that tree,” Embesi said. Trees ofer numerous social and environmen- tal beneits, according to Embesi. “Trees beneit us envi- ronmentally, but they also bring an incredible value to us socially because of that comfort level that those trees bring to our commu- nities,” Embesi said. CVS continues from page 1 “Because there’s no place on campus that sells cigarettes already, I don’t think that it’s going to inluence [smokers] that much, since the people who would’ve quit have al- ready quit, and the people who are going to continue to smoke have other places right on Guad,” Robbins said. R adio-television-film freshman Chris Jambor said while he frequently buys cigarettes from CVS, the change won’t pose any great inconvenience for him. “here’s a lot of other cor- ner markets that I normally go to that have cheaper ciga- rettes anyway,” Jambor said. “CVS never had any kind of discounts on their tobacco, so they were always kind of discouraging.” Jambor said there was not much that would be able to keep him from smoking. He said he understands that ciga- rettes are unhealthy, but his af- inity for tobacco is too strong for him to ever want to quit. “I’m aware of the great risk posed to my life [by smoking], but it doesn’t matter,” Jambor said. Civil engineering sopho- more Abdulla Saleh, who buys his cigarettes online, said he didn’t care that CVS was going to stop selling to- bacco. Saleh said he wasn’t surprised by the policy shit. “hey should’ve done this a long time ago,” Saleh said. “I mean, it’s a pharmacy.” Start Your Career in Accounting. 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All decisions made by the board committees on Wednesday are subject to approval by the full board at hursday’s meeting. feet succeeded in coasting about from ten the the Main Building,” article said. eastward throughout he daring of the students increased the day as they attempted to ind more creative ways to tra- verse the slippery slope. “he Engineers made a long slide and with this a dozen would go down like a cannon ball,” the article said. “Starting at the top of the hill and with an expe- rienced man at the front to guide, the ponderous slide th would go lying down the den hill, turn in and out of the p trees, jump public roads, B keep to the path clear to the w outer edge of the campus th and then down the [Inner co Campus Drive].” c Sledding was the main thr activity, but not everyone was thrilled at the prospect w of dodging trees and oth- c er obstacles on makeshit p sleds; some women opted st for a slightly more graceful sport and decided to try ice s skating in places where the p ground was lat. th “The Co-eds did not at- c tempt much coasting,” the c article said. “Some did go a down in the big slide … n However, bands of them tried skating around the [Inner Campus Drive] and level parts of the campus. Several falls resulted, al- ways when out of sight of anyone.” CIT hough the students of 1905 may have been more excited about a midday school cancellation, they were still not safe from the weather’s ickleness. Much like the days following the Jan. 28, 2014 snow day, the cold and in 1905 was followed by sunny, warm weather. icy weather “Sunday the sun came out and ruined all the fun by melting the ice and sleet,” the article said. Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees Meeting Friday, February 7, 2014 Executive Committee Meeting 12:00 p.m. Board of Operating Trustees Meeting 1:00 p.m. Flawn Academic Center Room #328 2304 Whitis Avenue Visitors Welcome We encourage any community member who has any kind of temporary or permanent disability to contact Texas Student Media beforehand so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Anyone is welcome to attend. T E X A S S T U D E N T M E D I A The Daily Texan • Texas Student Television • KVRX 91.7 FM • Texas Travesty • Cactus Yearbook • Longhorn Life NEWS Thursday, February 6, 2014 3 W&N 3 CARE continues from page 1 including pap students, smears for students who identify as male, and said the University is committed to working with transgender students as much as possible. “It would be wonderful if we could provide all services to all patients, but we just don’t have the ability to do all that,” Spalding said. “Try- ing to be as gender neutral as possible is what we try to do.” Spalding said the University does ofer many resources for CAMPUS mental health to all students, including students who may be sufering from depres- sion as a result of the stig- mas associated with gender identity issues. “Mental-health services wise, we have a lot that we of- fer,” Spalding said. Currently, the insurance plan available for students to purchase, ofered through Blue Cross Blue Shield, meets the minimum es- sential health requirements of the Afordable Care Act. Insurance coverage for one year is $1,432 per student. Adrienne Howarth- Moore, director for human services at University Health Services, said the plan’s cov- erage does not include gen- der reassignment. “Certain treatments may be covered if the absence of that treatment would cause a decline in their physical health,” Howarth-Moore said. “Gender reassignment in general is not currently covered because that is cur- rently not considered medi- cally necessary.” Marisa Kent, co-direc- tor of the Queer Students Alliance, said many students do not understand certain transgender students’ desire for sex-related surgeries. “It’s not something most people can understand,” Kent said. “Nobody really under- stands the pain and the strug- gle [of] living in a body they feel like is not even their own.” although said some students may view gender reassignment surger- ies as purely cosmetic, for some transgender individu- als, medical intervention is a critical issue. Howard “A lot of people see these surgeries as something that is elective and it’s not,” How- ard said. “It’s something that needs to be done for survival.” he alliance already passed a resolution for gender in- clusive housing through Stu- dent Government, and Kent said she hopes SG mem- bers are equally receptive to the transgender health care beneits resolution. “We are deinitely taking steps in the right direction, but transgender health ben- eits is our biggest focus,” Kent said. Once the resolution is written, it will be sent to SG for a vote. If the resolution passes, it will be sent to the UT System Board of Regents, who are un- der no obligation to act. “It’s really problematic be- cause we are ranked one of the most liberal and forward- thinking universities in the world, but we don’t have a lot of things other universities have,” Kent said. he alliance will hold a town hall meeting Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. in Room 420 in Waggener Hall for stu- dents to give their input on the resolution. FOOD continues from page 1 it could be self-sustaining.” Engelhardt said the pur- pose of the move was to allow the program to inte- grate with the University and open opportunities for students to study food. “Being under American studies means that we’ll be able to build over time, train graduate students in food in studies, undergraduates food studies and expand the intellectual mission of the program,” Engelhardt said. “We don’t quite have [classes] mapped out yet, but already we have faculty members and graduate students who want to teach issues with food studies. … Our undergradu- ates will get to participate.” senior Nutrition Jose Mendez said he would be interested in studying food culture at the University. “I know other students who are interested in study- ing food,” Mendez said. “If there was a program to study food, I think that would be great to study dif- ferent topics and different culture and their food.” Powell said Foodways in- volves many members of the community, from produc- tion to delivery to consump- tion of food. “Studying Foodways in- volves examining not only the food that gets put on the table, but also all the steps that were taken to grow/raise, harvest, clean, process, prepare and serve that food,” Powell said. According to Powell, Foodways Texas provides interaction between those studying food and those who handle food everyday. “Having Foodways Texas at the University helps to facili- tate these types of interactions between students and those outside of the University,” Powell said. Jonathan Garza / Daily Texan Staff RESEARCH Benjamin Ibarra Sevilla, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, is writing a book on the history of Central American architecture and culture. Book explores Latin culture, Iberian architecture impact By Hayden Clark @HaydenS_Clark With a $5,000 grant from the Oice of the Vice Presi- dent of Research, assistant professor of architecture Benjamin Ibarra Sevilla will write a book that explores inluence European the colonists and indigenous cultures in Central America through architecture. Ibarra Sevilla said his book will investigate how Spanish colonists used the native peo- ple to create European Gothic structures, such as churches. “I am aiming to reveal some of the important as- pects of the buildings in the context of history of construction [and] in the context of building systems and transference of tech- nology,” Ibarra Sevilla said. Associate architecture pro- fessor Michael Holleran said the buildings provide insight into the merging of Europe- an and indigenous cultures. “What [Ibarra Sevilla] is able to do through the specif- ics of the architecture, through the durable, built record of what’s there, is to look very speciically at what was in- teraction of the cultures,” Holleran said. Ibarra Sevilla said he hopes readers appreciate and under- stand the signiicance of the people of that era and what the two diferent cultures were ca- pable of doing together. “It’s important people rec- ognize that those buildings technology used European that were built by indigenous people, who learned really, re- ally quickly how to build these types of structures, which are similar to the Gothic ap- pearance in Europe,” Ibarra Sevilla said. Assistant architecture pro- fessor Sarah Lopez said the subject of Ibarra Sevilla’s book is one that has not previously been given much attention by researchers. “here’s very little primary research that’s been done on the architecture of Central America,” Lopez said. “…[he book will] ill in a lot of ques- tions and gaps we have in our knowledge about architectural history at large” Ibarra Sevilla said he wants readers to appreciate what the people of that time accom- plished, speciically the native people of Central America. “I want people to learn and value the work of the indig- enous people in that period of time,” Ibarra Sevilla said. Austin HIV, AIDS rates on rise CITY By Jeremy Thomas @JeremyOBThomas HIV and AIDS cases are on the rise in the Austin/Travis County area, according to a study by the Travis County Medical Society Journal. De- spite the increase in reported cases, slightly less than 27 percent of UT students re- port ever being tested for the disease, according to a University study, Each fall, the UT registrar’s oice provides University Health Services with a list of 8,000 random students to sur- vey for information on top- ics such as sexual and mental health, drug use and alcohol. he information received goes into UT’s National College Health Assessment. In 2013, 934 students gave survey re- sponses, and only .1 percent reported being treated for HIV in the last 12 months. “Even though we have a very small number of stu- dents that test positive for HIV, [UHS does] not have a ton of students that report that they use condoms all the time,” said Gulielma Fager, University Health Services health promo- tion coordinator. “With only one in four of our students being tested, we don’t know if there are students in our pop- ulation who could have HIV and not know it.” HIV is a virus that spreads the body and throughout damages speciic cells in the immune system. Over time, the virus kills T-cells in the im- mune system, preventing the UT’s National College Health Assessment, 2013 26.7 percent of students (26 percent of males, 27% percent of females) report ever being tested for HIV 31 percent of students who have ever had any sex partners report discussing HIV/STI test- ing with their most recent sex partner before engaging in any sexual activity body from ighting diseases. HIV infections can then form into AIDS. In the January/February 2014 issue of the Travis Coun- ty Medical Society Journal, a study found the number of people living with HIV in the Austin/Travis County area in- creased more than 40 percent since 2006. Philip Huang, medical director of the Aus- tin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, said people are receiving bet- ter treatments now and live longer with the disease. “But then, still, we are get- ting a whole lot of new cases,” Huang said. “here seems to be some complacency, per- haps, that people don’t take [HIV/AIDS as] seriously as they used to.” Marketing senior Ariel Brown said she thought students might not take the issue of HIV/AIDS as seri- ously as they should. “Most people young aren’t really that concerned with the disease because we have more knowledge of it, unlike in the ’80s or when the disease was irst recog- nized,” Brown said. “his disease can afect everyone and not just a single group of people.” University Health Services also tries to encourage stu- dents to use condoms for rea- sons other than HIV preven- tion, according to Fager. “Chlamydia is transmitted in the same way as HIV in that it is a luid-based infection, so that means if someone has chlamydia, that means they were having unprotected sex with someone,” Fager said. “And if they’re having unpro- tected sex, they’re at risk for HIV. As long as they’re using condoms, they’re preventing HIV and chlamydia.” Fager said using condoms is the best course of action students can take to prevent contracting HIV. “I want students to think of condoms as their seat belts and airbag,” Fager said. “It doesn’t matter what you think of the person’s driving. It’s still in- credibly important for people to use condoms because that’s the most efective way that people can reduce their risk — that and knowing your status, and the only way to know your status is to get tested.” Russell Pol- drack, director of the Imaging Research Center, does research regarding brain function and control. The MRI scanner helps in understanding brain activity dur- ing risk-related behavior. Claire Trammel Daily Texan Staff Decrease in self-control linked to risky behavior, decision making By Nicole Stiles @nicolestiles42 Risky behaviors, such as drunk driving and unprotect- ed sex, are caused by decreased self-control functions in the brain, despite prior beliefs that it was people’s desires that caused risk-taking, according to University researchers. Sarah Helinstein, post- doctoral integrative biology researcher, conducted brain activity studies using data col- lected at the University of Cali- fornia, Los Angeles. According to Helinstein, most other risk- related studies focus on brain responses to diferent levels of risks, while her research fo- cuses on brain activity before a risk is taken. “Even though the actual risk itself is the same, what the dif- ference is, when you take the risk or when you don’t take the risk is activation in [self] control regions of the brain,” Helinstein said. Tom Schonberg, research- er in the Imaging Research Center at the University, said people don’t know whether a risk is beneicial or harmful until ater they have already taken the risk. Schonberg said to study risk prediction further, focusing on brain activity right before a risk is taken is vital. “he unique part of what [Helinstein] did in this study is to look at what happens one step before deciding whether to stop or go on; before you know what is going to hap- pen,” Schonberg said. Russell Poldrack, director of the Imaging Research Cen- ter, said ater years of brain function and control research, these analyses of the data are being used to help further un- derstand the decision-making behind risky behavior. “he goal of the project [is] to help us understand the brain systems that are involved in memory, executive function and control, risky behavior and how they all relate to each other,” Poldrack said. he conclusions that re- searchers drew from these studies can be implemented in many diferent areas, accord- ing to Helinstein. “It helps us understand bet- ter why people choose to take or not take health-relevant risks [like] smoking cigarettes, experimenting with drugs or having unprotected sex,” Helinstein said. Poldrack said the implica- tions of this research could be much bigger in the fu- ture, and conclusions from these studies could afect the treatment of mental illness and the prediction of future criminal behavior. “It is certainly relevant to some of the disorders in which people are known to take im- pulsive risks, like ADHD or, particularly, bipolar disorder,” Poldrack said. his is just one step toward understanding how people can avoid dangerous risks, ac- cording to Helinstein. “If we can move on to better understand how to strengthen [self] control systems when confronted with these deci- sions, it might help people,” Helinstein said. The Silver Spurs honorary service organization is currently accepting applications. Visit www.utsilverspurs.com to learn more about one of the oldest and most recognizable groups on campus. • Applications due this Friday, 2/ • 7 at 5pm – visit www.utsilverspurs.com and click the “actives” tab to find information regarding the Spring 2014 selections process Questions? Email president@utsilverspurs.com 4A OPINION LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TexanEditorial Thursday, February 6, 2014* 4 HORNS UP: UNIVERSITY TRIES TO KEEP US INFORMED ABOUT SNOW COLUMN Last week, the joy of the year’s second snow day was slightly hindered by the University’s apparent inabil- ity to let us know ahead of time that campus would be closed. A text message at 8:20 a.m. announcing a delay until noon is hardly helpful to students who have 8 a.m. classes, and a follow-up text at 11:26 a.m. announcing a closure for the day is just as bad for commuters already on the roads. So we appreciate the fact that the University sent us not one, but two emails this aternoon, in which she advised the entire UT community that there might be severe weather over the next two days — although a slim chance of light freezing drizzle is hardly what most of us would consider severe. Nevertheless, horns up to whomever makes these weather-relat- ed decisions. If a light dusting of snow or a sprinkle of freezing drizzle does indeed bring the entire city to a grinding halt once again, it’s nice to be prepared. We appreciate the fact that the Univeristy sent us not one, but two emails this afternoon, in which she advised the entire UT community that there might be severe weather over the next two days — although a slim chance of light freezing drizzle is hardly what most of us would consider severe. COLUMN As nation’s eyes turn to Sochi, UT should remember Regnerus By Travis Knoll Guest Columnist @tknoll209k he Sochi Olympics have drawn ire be- cause of Russia’s law against “gay propa- ganda” and police repression of gay activ- ists in the country. But gay activists aren’t just drawing attention to the expected abuse by Russian authorities, but also to Olympic sponsors, who, in their minds, legitimize discrimination by not speak- ing out forcefully enough against anti-gay laws. Scenes of activists being tackled while standing beside Coca-Cola logos and Mc- Donald’s advertisements asking viewers to send “Cheers to Sochi” have only rein- forced this initial impression. But when I think of Sochi, I don’t just think of a slew of spineless sponsors; I think of UT, and how UT is itself responsible for legitimizing anti-gay propaganda. UT directly supported sociology profes- sor Mark Regnerus’ “New Family Struc- tures Study,” which showed the alleged negative effects of gay parents raising chil- dren, by issuing a glowing press release about the study on the official UT web- site. In it, they called the study “particu- larly significant” because it was the first large national sample of children raised by gay parents. But the study’s overly broad deinition of “gay,” which also drew mainly on gay par- ents who were already divorced, should have given UT reason to pause from the start. Questions in March 2013 about whether the Witherspoon Institute, a con- servative think tank, played a concrete role in the study should have at least made the University question its original decision to jump on the bandwagon. While the Univer- sity may have argued at the time that any laws in Regnerus’ study should be hashed out in sociology conference halls, Regn- erus himself has violated his own man- date. He promoted the study last year from Hawaii to Michigan, from Washington, D.C., to Eastern Europe, to argue that gays shouldn’t marry. he University, in a letter to Attorney General Greg Abbott on Oct. 2, 2012 ob- tained in an open records request, attempted to explain its public relations collaboration with Regnerus. he letter argued that the study was not just Regnerus’ creation, but also the University’s “intellectual property.” he letter argued the University delibera- tions surrounding the study were coniden- tial and not subject to release because its departments “ofer direction or insight” to University oicials about how to respond to The University must allow for dissenting opinions and even research trial and error, but academic freedom does not require the University to rubber-stamp questionable research in high-stakes polar- izing debates. the predicted backlash and how to articulate “the University’s position” on the study as a whole. hat “direction or insight” led to the aforementioned press release. For UT, it seems, the study wasn’t just a study backed by notoriously conservative funders, but rather UT’s study. “It is the University’s responsibility to protect the fruits of the state’s investment by shielding from disclosure the details of its re- search eforts and discoveries.” he University wished to “assure that its media responses accurately relect the global educational mission critical to an institution of higher education. … he public’s percep- tion of the University inevitably afects its broad educational policy. Our success in cultivating and maintaining good media relations either strengthens or weakens the University’s reputation in the community, state, and nation.” To be fair, the Oice of Public Afairs is generally open to promoting research when a professor requests assistance, no matter how obscure. Some could argue that refusing initial sup- port to a professor on a controversial topic would chill campus research and freedom of speech. hat said, the University can de- fend its brand while respecting academic freedom. As the Austin Chronicle reported in September 2001, UT journalism professor Robert Jensen published a controversial op- ed in the Houston Chronicle claiming that 9/11, while atrocious, was no more horren- dous than U.S. military actions abroad days ater the attack. hen-UT President Larry R. Faulkner responded to Jensen in a letter to the Chronicle by saying he respected Jensen’s right to publish the piece, but that Jensen’s views did not represent those of the Univer- sity. Jensen accepted those two arguments while rejecting Faulkner’s overall criticism that he was a “fountain of undiluted foolish- ness.” Jensen is still here, and as controversial as ever. his exchange raises important questions: If Jensen had asked the Oice of Public Af- fairs to publish his op-ed in a press release on the University website three days ater 9/11, would they have done it? Secondly, if the head of a university can distance itself from an individual’s column, why can’t the University do the same for a press release promoting a poorly analyzed study, which has been misconstrued by its primary au- thor and others to deny rights to a certain class of people? he University must allow for dissenting opinions and even research trial and error, but academic freedom does not require the University to rubber-stamp questionable research in high-stakes polar- izing debates. he University cannot replace promoting quality research with a public-relations spin and bad science. he press release makes UT as responsible for promoting the study as Regnerus himself. Having called out Jen- sen while helping Regnerus, the University comes of as politically selective in who or what it singles out, directly or indirectly, for rebuke or support. While some could argue that “all press is good press” for Regnerus and that he deserves no more attention, the study is still being used in legal arguments nationally and internationally to deny rights to others. With the world’s eyes turned on Sochi for the next two weeks, the University should start to rebuild its brand by owning up to its initial mistake, one that indirectly legitimized the anti-gay actions of Russia. Knoll is a irst-year master’s student in Latin American studies from Dallas. West Campus’ growth, density pose problems for UT students By Charlotte Swain Daily Texan Columnist @charlotteann56 In recent years, the addition of large apartment complexes, such as the Block, to the West Campus area has made the neighborhood more populated than ever. The Block alone built six mega-com- plexes in 2007 and 2008 and two more mega-complexes — the Calloway House and 2400 Nueces — which opened over the summer. This increase in the devel- opment of huge luxury apartments have made West Campus more popular than ever. But it’s also making the neighbor- hood too crowded. West Campus is accepted by most to be the region bounded by Guadalupe to North Lamar Boulevard from east to west and 29th Street to MLK from north to south. While opinions may vary on where exact- ly the boundaries lie, it is clear that West Campus, though full of life, is not a large area. And yet, due to the influx of high-rise condominium and apartment complexes, it maintains one of the highest population densities in all of Austin. Between 2000 and 2009, the population of West Campus nearly doubled from 10,000 to 17,000 peo- ple per square mile. While these numbers would not be considered unlivable in New York or another densely populated city, the rapid nature of this growth could prove to be a very real problem in the near future. As building continues, the price for con- venient West Campus living will become more and more unattainable for the aver- age student. With no room for outward expansion, the only way for investors to build is up. In 2013 alone, three new luxury apart- ment buildings, including the afore- mentioned Calloway House and 2400 Nueces, were added to the already-high In 2013 alone three new luxury apartment buildings, includ- ing the aforementioned Callo- way House and 2400 Nueces, were added to the already- high number of complexes in the area. number of complexes in the area. These complexes meet what investors view as a growing need for student accommoda- tions to match ever-increasing enrollment at the University, which reached a record of more than 8,000 incoming freshmen for fall 2012. However, a report has indicated that en- rollment remained lat for fall 2013, and the freshman class returned to a more normal 7,252. Still, according to the report, “he University’s recruiting eforts for this class have focused on increasing yield rates for its top automatically admitted students, who typically have multiple ofers from top uni- versities around the country,” suggesting that the need for student housing will continue to expand in upcoming years. With a need for space and no end in sight for the building boom, it seems that the overcrowded streets of West Campus will only become more packed. hat’s bad news for students who want to aford both $10,000-$30,000 in tu- ition per year and the rent on a conveniently- located place. In past months, another flaw with en- couraging a region to populate so heavy with students. The throwing of “bleach balloons” off balconies down onto the beer-can-strewn streets makes it clear that the residents of West Campus show a lack of responsibility for the space they inhabit. This is no big surprise. Despite the implementation of environmental programs such as Green Greeks, which attempts to provide recycling after large frat parties, there is little incentive to be environmentally responsible for nearly 20,000 20-somethings in such a confined space while everyone is behaving more or less equally poorly. By continuing to cram more and more students into the area, these dangers may become even more pro- nounced. However, it isn’t only a sense of diffused responsibility that could cause problems. Without a cap on the cost of luxury apartments, the days of convenient and affordable student housing may soon be a thing of the past. Yes, West Campus is not the only place for students to live, but it continues to be the most convenient place near campus. What, then, is the solution to the need for housing without adding to a West Campus already bursting at the seams? his is not a question that’s easy to answer in Austin, where population increase with no room to grow is a city-wide problem. Swain is a Spanish and European studies junior from Allen. Mengwen Cao / Daily Texan Staff A student looks at a West Campus construction project in August of 2013 HORNS UP: CVS TO STOP SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN STORES On Wednesday, the nation’s second-largest phar- macy chain, CVS, announced that it will stop selling tobacco products in the next few months — a bold move considering tobacco sales are responsible for $2 billion of the company’s yearly revenue. According to numerous news outlets, CVS explicitly cited health reasons for its decision, claiming that removing to- bacco products is an important step as the company increasingly commits to providing more health care services. A recent report from the U.S. surgeon general estimates that the country still spends $132 billion to $175 billion annually on treatment for smoking- related diseases, and claims that tobacco is still the nation’s leading cause of preventable, premature death. Given the substantial toll that drugs take on our nation, it’s no surprise that health care groups and President Barack Obama alike have praised CVS for the deci- sion. Needless to say, we agree wholeheartedly. A recent report from the U.S. Surgeon General estimates that the country still spends $132 billion to $175 billion annually on treatment for smoking-related diseases, and claims that tobacco is still the nation’s leading cause of preventable, premature death. 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. 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Texas is also coming off of its first College World Series visit since 2006, and senior catcher Mandy Ogle said knowing what it takes to get there will help them with this tough stretch. “You always talk about what you actually need, but, by actually being there, I think it’ll be easier to get back to it,” Ogle said. “We know what it felt like and we just want to get back there again.” he development opportu- nities that come with playing a tough schedule should pay of when Big 12 play starts in March, especially with the conference being wide open. 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The Longhorns held a 48-4 scoring advantage in the paint to prove head coach Karen Aston that they are, in fact, “a lot bet- ter at home.” “You can really tell the difference in our team’s personality and their com- fort at home,” Aston said. “The crowds are grow- ing and becoming a big- ger part of it, but there’s no question that it’s made a difference for our team this year.” Texas started of slow, al- lowing the Red Raiders (6- 16, 0-11 Big 12) to score irst of a foul shot by sophomore guard Brady Sanders. he teams exchanged leads three times in the irst ive min- utes before the Texas ofense took of on a 28-3 run. Texas scored 22 points in the paint, while shutting out Texas Tech’s interior presence but didn’t limit itself to inside shooting. Texas shot 75 per- cent from the free throw line and hit 46.7 percent of its shots from behind the arc. “They’re getting more comfortable,” Aston said. “We’ve slowed down a bit Towering above the Texas Tech interior defense, sophomore center Imani McGee-Stafford got plenty of clean looks around the rim. McGee-Stafford inished the day with 13 points while shooting 75 percent. The Texas interior outscored its op- ponent 22-0 in the paint. Lauren Ussery Daily Texan Staff NCAAM SPURS WIZARDS SUNS ROCKETS MAVERICKS GRIZZLIES OKLAHOMA WEST VIRGINIA TOP TWEET Emmanuel Acho @theEMANacho “Congrats #signees joining #LonghornNation tday. U don’t commit to a coach, u commit to a University..& the greatest 1 in the world! #Hookem.” TODAY IN HISTORY 2006 The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL. It was the ifth Super Bowl victory for the Steelers. Jerome Bettis announced his retirement after the game. SPORTS BRIEFLY Men’s golf to open spring season Texas tees of in the Aloha State hursday for the team’s irst tournament of 2014, the Amer Ari Invitational. he 18th-ranked squad will be competing in Waiko- loa, Hawaii, against 19 other teams, including ive top-20 teams, led by Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State, who are ranked second and third, respectively. Last year the then-sec- ond ranked Longhorns men’s team tied for fourth place, led by Cody Grib- ble and Brandon Stone at the three-day Amer Ari spring debut. he tournament will be held at the same ven- ue as last year, Waikoloa King’s Course. Texas starters Gavin Hall, Toni Hakula, Beau Hoss- ler, Brax McCarthy and Kramer Hickok, along with individual Will Griin, look to start their spring season of strong, ater inishing seventh at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational last October. he Longhorns will start in a shotgun format at 11:30 a.m. —James Grandberry but I thought we’d slowed down too much. I started calling a few more plays, trying to get back to our transition game.” Texas’ comfort and big lead made it possible for 11 players to enter the game in the first half, 10 of whom scored and five of whom hit threes. Sophomore cen- ter Imani McGee-Stafford’s perfect five shot attempts highlighted the half as she towered above defenders. Texas finished the half up 51-22. “Everyone was shooting around and feeling good before the game,” sopho- more guard Empress Dav- enport said. “It had to do a lot with our focus.” The Longhorns (15-7, 6-4 Big 12) continued to stretch their lead through the second half, as Dav- enport, Sanders and Mc- Gee-Stafford cruised to double figures in scoring. After struggling with just two points in 14 minutes against Baylor on Saturday, Davenport connected on 7 of 9 from the field to fin- ish with 15 points. Though she said she “didn’t get as many rebounds as [she] needed to,” Aston thought Davenport’s comeback was crucial. “It was really important she had a good game,” As- ton said. “It’s a maturity game. She played a very solid game, was focused and kept her emotions in check.” Texas showed why it leads the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage. The Longhorns also improved their conference best field goal percentage defense as they restricted the Red Raiders to a mere 26 per- cent shooting. “We focus every day on getting better offensively,” Aston said. “I think it’s evi- dent that every day we are getting better, more com- fortable with the system and with each other.” SOFTBALL FOOTBALL Texas kicks of season with tough road games By Jacob Martella @ViewFromTheBox Texas’ nonconference schedule looks similar to the way its season ended last year — a long slate road games against of tough teams. The Longhorns will open up the season on the road for the first time since 2007, taking on No. 19 LSU in Baton Rouge on Thursday. From there, they’ll head to Lafayette to play North Carolina and then No. 15 Louisiana-Lafayette twice. “We always play a re- ally difficult nonconfer- ence schedule,” head coach Connie Clark said. “It pre- pares and challenges us so that, when we get to con- ference and postseason, we feel that we have been there before.” Texas will face six teams ranked in the preseason in- ESPN.com rankings, cluding two contests with No. 5 Washington, as well as facing three teams that received votes in the poll. the Four out of five tournaments for the Long- horns will feature at least one ranked opponent. The Judi Garman Classic will be the toughest tourna- ment, with Texas running up against Washington, No. 4 Michigan and No. 7 Arizona State. Even coming off of a College World Series run, Clark expects her young team to experience some growing pains during the difficult stretch. SOFTBALL page 5 Photos courtesy of (clockwise) TWC News/Lauren Mickler, Jermaine Roberts, David Minton/DRC, Terrell Cuney Offensive Linemen Terrell Cuney (top left), quarterback Jerrod Heard (bottom left), safety Edwin Freeman (top right) and cornerback Jermaine Roberts (bottom right) sign their let- ters of intent on Wednesday to play football at Texas. Pair of big defensive tackles highlight Texas’ signing day By Drew Lieberman @DrewLieberman Texas inked 20 commits to bring the 2014 class to- tal to 23 on Wednesday at National Signing Day. Recruiting website Rivals ranked Texas’ class as the 20th best in the country and second best in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma. here were no surprise lips to or from the Longhorns on Wednesday, but Texas did land two key defensive players. The first was defensive tackle Chris Nelson from Lakeland, Fla., where head coach Charlie Strong spent a lot of time recruiting in the past. Despite plans to not officially announce until after 1 p.m., Nelson signed his letter of intent in the early morning. By 10:40 a.m. it ap- peared that all 22 expect- ed letters of intent were signed, and the Longhorns were only waiting on ESPN Top 300 defensive tackle Poona Ford’s deci- sion between Missouri, Purdue and Texas. Ford chose the Long- horns before noon, giving Texas its second signing day commitment at a posi- tion of need. After Strong replaced head coach Mack Brown, Texas lost all three of its project- ed defensive tackle com- mits within a few days. former linemen, “It’s just so hard to find defensive so when you have a chance to grab a couple, you have to get them in your pro- gram,” Strong said. After signing zero de- fensive linemen last year, landing the pair of tack- les who had committed to Louisville while Strong was the head coach there is an important step for the Texas defense. In total, six of the Long- horns’ 23 new players are from outside of Texas, a ratio almost unfathomable during the Mack Brown era. “You just have to make sure you go get your needs wherever that might be,” Strong said of the high number of out-of-state re- cruits. “But we are always looking to control this state and stay within this state.” One of the concerns that seem to be building up af- ter a couple of lackluster recruiting classes and per- formances on the field is Texas’ hold on talent with- in the state. Texas landed zero of the state’s top nine recruits as ranked by Rivals and ESPN this year. Texas’ struggles to land the top Texas recruits has been ap- parent as in-state recruit- ing rivals Baylor and Texas A&M made their presence known, picking up four of those nine. hough this may be a cause for concern, Strong said Texas is still Texas and should always have a chance to land elite Texas recruits. “We’re still the Universi- ty of Texas. We will always be the flagship university of this state,” Strong said. “You know you are going to get in every door you can, so now it’s just about selling the University and selling this town and just selling ourselves and the program.” The good news for Longhorns fans? The last time Texas had the 20th ranked class by Rivals was 2005, the year the pro- gram claimed its fourth national title. Senior shortstop Taylor Thom looks to play a prominent role for the Longhorns as they start the season on the road. 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Ater traveling to New Jersey in January and placing 33rd out of more than 600 entrants in the 2014 Apex tournament series, Handal said he was “smashed out.” “Not all tournaments are equal,” said Chan, a music education ith-year senior. “Leading up to [Apex] we played every day for at least four or ive hours.” he size of turnout for Apex is a relection of the large Melee resurgence since the game’s decline in 2008, though Melee’s story began seven years earlier. In 2001, Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. Melee, the successor to 1999’s Super Smash Bros. Handal said al- though the video game’s devel- opers didn’t intend for Melee to be played competitively, it became popular in the ight- ing game community. “Melee is kind of a ‘lucky accident’ for the competitive community,” Handal said. “You really examine the game and sometimes the decisions made by the developers seem like they didn’t think every- thing to the extent that the competitive community has taken it.” Chan and Handal, who joined the scene in 2008 and 2007 respectively, are two of the current Melee leaders and tournament organizers in Austin, with tens to hundreds of other players involved in the resurgence. he players come from all diferent back- grounds and range in age from teens to mid-twenties. CITY By Alexandra Dubinsky @DailyTexanArts From a food trailer in an East Austin parking lot to the TV screen, Aaron Franklin, owner of Franklin Barbecue, along with his wife Stacy, never imagined their brisket could create such a world- wide following. “I’ve been into barbecue for a long time,” Franklin said. “My wife and I had backyard barbecues for years before this opened, but this has grown a little more than I thought it would be, for sure.” super Since it opened shop in late 2009, Franklin Barbecue generates three-hour lines, serving 1,600 pounds of meat on any given Saturday, and has established a reputa- tion for selling the best bar- becue in the country. Now, Franklin can add debuting his own TV show to his list of accomplishments. In collaboration with KLRU-TV and Austin PBS, the new series, “BBQ with Franklin,” will educate its viewers on all things barbe- cue: its history, its techniques and its overall culture. From choosing the right kind of wood and temperature to learning how to properly slice a brisket, “BBQ with Franklin,” set to air in 2015, will answer questions about perfecting the art of smoking and barbecuing meats. “It’s cool to learn stuf,” Franklin said. “People ask so many questions and send so many emails on, like, ‘How hot should I cook this?’ ‘What should I do?’ It seems Shelby Tauber / Daily Texan Staff Music education senior Matthew Chan and his roommate, engineering alumnus Edgar Handal, play Super Smash Bros. Melee together in their North Campus apartment Monday night. “A lot of the people we’ve met have been fun people, good friends and people to hang out with,” Handal said. “You want new people to come in and you want them to be friends with each other, and you want everyone to get better at the game.” Members of the Melee scene bond over their shared interest in the video game online through message boards, YouTube uploads or tournament live-streams. In person, Melee fans meet un- der the UT student organiza- tion Smash Club, and hold Smashfests and tournaments open to all members. In 2008, the release of a new game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, drew players away from Melee and caused the scene to become stagnant. Joshua Je- bamony, linguistics senior and member of the Austin melee scene since 2007, said he real- ized he didn’t like Brawl com- petitively and saw Melee tour- naments quickly die out as the new game amassed popularity. Although the Melee scene shrunk ater the new release, Chan and Handal wanted to reverse the process. As oi- cers of the Smash Club, the duo committed to promoting Melee and supporting the community, hosting regular Smashfests and tournaments on campus. “We would use meetings as get-togethers where we play Smash as a way to get newcomers to just play and have a good time,” Chan said. “It’s safe to say, for the both of us, that we’re passionate about Melee, and the com- munity by extension.” As Melee grew older, tournaments started broad- casting online through live streams. In July 2013, the Melee scene saw a spike in the game’s revival during the Evolution Championship Series, known as Evo, which was the largest Melee tourna- ment in the world, with just less than 700 entrants. Melee matches at Evo 2013 also re- portedly broke the record for the most-watched ighting game of all time, with about 134,000 viewers live-stream- ing the event. [who watched the live-stream] don’t play Melee but were watching the best of the best, so that generated a ton of last- ing interest,” Jebamony said. Last December, Chan and Handal played on Melee’s momentum from Evo and hosted Forte, one of the larg- est two-day Smash tourna- ments in Texas in years. he tournament had 86 entrants and even brought in a na- tionally known player. “A lot of the out of state people commented that it was really well-run, which we were really proud of because it was our irst multiple-day event and one of the largest events we’ve ever hosted,” Handal said. “housands of those people While Chan said they’re proud to be a part of the com- munity and love building it, he said they wanted to change the Austin Melee scene as a whole, making it more friendly and approachable to both new players to the scene and to the game itself. “he overall sense of unity in the community is really cool,” said Phillip Kieval, English freshman and new Smash Club member. “You build a sense of pride in your local scene and its players. hey give you something to cheer for at a national scale as well as set goals for you to achieve for yourself. We all push each other to get bet- ter so we can represent our community on a scale greater than just ourselves.” Franklin’s chef to host TV show Author chronicles hunt for stolen art DALLAS — From a fairy tale-inspiring castle in the Bavarian Alps to a serene sculpture of Mary and Jesus tucked away in a Belgian church, sites and works of art across Europe can give travelers a glimpse of the he- roic work done by the group depicted in the new movie “he Monuments Men.” he group’s mission was to save cultural treasures during World War II. And just like the group’s previ- ously unsung accomplish- ments, many of the places and objects they saved have been “hidden in plain sight” for decades, said Robert Edsel, the Dallas- based author of the book “he Monuments Men,” which inspired the movie starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and others. Edsel talked about a few of the many places and art- works in Europe tied to the work of the 350 men and women from Allied coun- tries, most of them already established as architects, artists, curators and mu- seum directors when they reported for duty. Eventu- ally, they returned more than 5 million cultural items stolen by the Na- zis as part of a systematic looting operation. Works of art in Belgium and the Austrian salt mine where they were hidden Visitors to the canal- lined, storybook town of Bruges, Belgium, may look in awe at Michelangelo’s The group’s mission was to save cultural treasures during World War II. marble “Ma- sculpture donna and Child” in the Church of Our Lady, but few know of its harrowing wartime journey. Taken from the church by Ger- man oicers in 1944, the sculpture was eventually discovered by Monuments Men on a dirty mattress in a salt mine near Altaussee in Austria. In the town of Ghent, not far from Bruges, visitors at Saint Bavo Cathedral can gaze at another work that was discovered by Monu- ments Men at the Altaussee mine: “he Ghent Altar- piece.” Made of panels painted by Jan van Eyck in 1432, the famous work of art was taken by the Bel- gians to France in 1940 for safekeeping. But in 1942 it was taken by the Germans. Tourists can also visit the Altaussee salt mine where those works — along with 6,600 paintings, 140 sculp- tures and other pieces — illed more than 100 tun- nels. he works stored in the Austrian mine about 45 minutes from Salzburg housed treasures Adolf Hit- ler wanted to one day ill his planned museum in Linz, Austria. —Associated Press Aaron Franklin, owner of Franklin Barbecue, never thought his backyard barbecues would grow into the business they have become. Franklin will host a TV series, “BBQ with Franklin,” that will air on KLRU-TV next year. Jenna Holtzman / Daily Texan Staff like it would be easy to just show them.” Franklin’s love for barbe- cue originated as a kid when his parents owned a barbe- cue stand in Bryant. Ater re- alizing it was too much work, they sold it and, years later, Franklin is picking up right where they let of. Franklin said the idea for the show started as a web se- ries ater Franklin’s YouTube channel received 1 million views. As a way to bring the barbecue community to- gether, Franklin’s YouTube channel is a series of 10 short instructional videos on mak- from ribs ing everything to pulled pork and sauce, to a barbecue rendition of hanksgiving. “At irst, we wanted to do a video on how to cut a bris- ket because there’s nothing online,” Franklin said. “It’s totally wrong, I think. … So, we did the web series with the idea that it might turn into a show and I’ll be darned if it did.” Sara Robertson, creative director at KLRU-TV and executive producer of the show, said viewers should expect to get a good sense of what makes Texas a special place for barbecue. “he Austin indie/DIY food scene will also be fea- tured,” said. “here are some people do- ing incredible things with food right now. It’s an excit- ing time to be in Austin.” Robertson Peter Hansen waited in line for three hours this past Saturday ater lying all the way from Denmark for one day, just to eat at Franklin Barbecue. “I came to try everything on the menu,” Hansen said. “And I would tune in all the way from Denmark if only I could watch [the show].” Fortunately for Hansen and other foodies around the world, PBS intends to continue streaming online in addition to distributing the series to stations across the country. With Franklin’s knowledge and expertise, fans will learn how to recre- ate the barbecue they wait so long in line for. “In the end, we hope we inspire someone to learn something new and try it themselves,” Robertson said.