Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan | thedailytexan.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 Volume 118, Issue 33 Students vote overwhelmingly to bring back rivalry game SPORTS By London Gibson Senior News Reporter UT students voted over- whelmingly in favor of bringing back the UT and Texas A&M University rivalry game in an online campus-wide referen- dum Wednesday. Out of almost 8,000 partici- pants, 96.7 percent of students voted in support of reinstating the game to UT’s non-confer- ence football schedule,” vice president Micky Wolf said. “I don’t think that there’s any- thing that’s been voted on by the student body that’s received 97 percent support in a long time,” Wolf said. “here’s more sup- port here than we were initially expecting … I think it is a great sign for the movement ahead.” he referendum was intend- ed to gauge student support for the initiative, but its results do not ensure the return of the game. Wolf said around 3,000 students at A&M participat- ed in an online poll that was 94 percent in favor of bring- ing back the game. Longhorn football coach Tom Herman has also expressed support for the initiative. “Any time the student body rallies around a cause, I think the powers that be listen,” Her- man said in a press conference on Tuesday reported by he Daily Texan on Tuesday. he last time UT football played A&M was in 2011 when UT won by two points. Wolf said because both schools’ non-conference schedules are booked for the next several years, the game may not be- come a reality until 2025. Geography junior Gabi Paczkowska said she did not vote in the referendum but may have been more likely to if the game were to happen during her time on campus. “I think rivalry is good be- cause it promoted school spirit and a unity on campus, but it’s not really going to afect (cur- rent students),” Paczkowska said. “It would make me want to say ‘yes’ more if it was hap- pening when I was here.” Journalism freshman Landry Allred said she voted in support of the game in the referendum even though she will not be on campus when it takes place. “I don’t really know the his- tory behind (the rivalry), but I RIVALRY page 2 tamir kalifa| daily texan ile Texas defensive tackle Kheeston Randall (91) prepares to rush the Texas A&M offensive line in the last UT vs. Texas A&M matchup. 96.7 percent of 8,000 UT students voted in favor of bringing back the rivalry game. CAMPUS Cockrell celebrates new building By Sami Sparber News Reporter The Engineering Educa- tion and Research Cen- ter opened Thursday. An idea conceived more than 10 years ago became a reality at the Engineering Ed- ucation and Research Center’s grand opening hursday. he Cockrell School of Engineering’s new 430,000-square-foot facility was designed to foster collaboration and community-building among students, faculty and researchers, according to a UT press release. Sharon Wood, dean of the Cock- rell School, said the EERC began as a bold vision for the future of Texas engineering. “he vision required a build- ing that was truly multidisci- plinary, that brought out all of our students and departments into one space and encouraged them to work together, to share ideas and to think outside the box to solve the complex global problems that face society today,” Wood said. Construction on the build- ing began in 2015, according to the press release. Since then, the Cockrell School raised nearly $70 million in donations from over 280 Texas Engineering sup- porters — the most money ever raised in support of a UT build- ing. he total project cost was ap- proximately $310 million. he EERC, built near the intersection of Speedway and 24th Street on the previous site of the 50-year-old Engineering- COCKRELL page 2 Hundred celebrate the grand opening of the new Engineering Education and Research Center on Thursday afternoon. The EERC has been 10 years in the making and boasts state-of-the-art makers-spaces and labs. angela wang | daily texan staff CAMPUS UT Laboratories acquire historic research contract from Navy By Maria Mendez Senior News Reporter UT’s Applied Research Laboratories acquired the largest research contract in the University’s history, with potential funding of about $1 billion over 10 years, from the U.S. Navy on hursday. he contract will fund numerous product develop- ments for the Navy, includ- ing improved GPS technol- ogy, high-resolution and hand-held sonar devices, so- nar devices for submarines and other ship vessels, and sealoor and environment detection instruments. hese projects will build upon cur- rent technology to help the navy navigate the sea intelli- gently and with awareness of potential threats. “Under this new agree- ment, UT scientists and en- gineers will expand their vi- tal role developing research that advances science and promotes national securi- ty,” UT President Gregory Fenves said in the press re- lease. “his contract demon- strates the massive impact UT research has on the world through the breadth and depth of our programs in engineering, technology, high-performance comput- ing and applied science.” awarded he Naval Sea Systems the Command Applied Research Labora- tories about $450 million to complete navy and national security research by Septem- ber 2022, according to a De- partment of Defense press release Wednesday. he con- tract for underwater acous- tics, navigation, command and control and warfare systems development also includes options for UT to expand the award to about $1 billion, according to the Department of Defense. NAVY page 2 NEWS Successful Petition to resched- ule Class of 2021 photo in honor of Yom Kippur. PAGE 2 OPINION Forum highlights speakers from Texas Tribune Festival. PAGE 4 LIFE&ARTS Uncommon Objects moves south after 24 years on SoCo. PAGE 8 SPORTS Texas soccer climbs all four major polls ahead of Friday. PAGE 6 SCI&TECH UT students weigh in on the release of the iPhone X. PAGE 2 Athletics Front Strip; Process color STATE New law uses DPS to crowdfund for rape kit testing By Chase Karacostas Senior News Reporter A new state law passed in the spring allows people to donate to rape kit testing when they receive or renew their ID with the Texas Department of Public Safety. implemented he law, House Bill 1729, which was authored by State Rep. Victoria Neave, D-Dal- las, went into efect earlier this month but has not yet been the DPS. Whenever an individual receives or updates their driv- er’s license or other personal identiication, there will be an option to donate to have rape kits tested in a line of options including veteran’s support. in “We saw that the method we’re using has worked in the past for other issues,” freshman legislator Neave said. “But I can tell you we shouldn’t have to be coming to our fellow Texans to contribute. he state should be fully funding it, but it’s not.” Neave paired the bill with House Bill 4102, which also prompts individuals to do- nate to rape kit testing ev- ery time they renew their vehicle registration. Rape kits are a collection of DNA evidence taken from sexual assault survivors im- mediately ater the assault has taken place, according to the Joyful Heart Foundation, a nonproit that advocates for survivors of sexual assault and abuse. Depending on the amount of DNA evidence collected, the cost to test each kit is typically around $500 to $2,000, Neave said. Together, Neave said these laws are estimated to bring in millions of dollars to pay for the backlog of rape kits sitting in law enforcement storage lock- ers. Current estimates put the backlog at possibly as high as 8,000 untested rape kits around the state, and new people are being sexually assaulted every day, Neave said. Neave said the four to six TESTING page 3 2 This issue of The Daily Texan is valued at $1.25 PERMANENT STAFF Editor-in-Chief Laura Hallas Assoc. Editors Cuillin Chastain-Howley, Caleb Wong, Jaree Camp- bell, Liza Anderson Senior Columnists Emily Vernon, Noah Horwitz, Michael Jensen, Josie MacLean, Sam Groves, Emma Berdanier, Ryan Young Forum Editors Vik Shirvaikar, Janhavi Nemawarkar Managing Editor Michelle Zhang Assoc. Managing Editor Matthew Adams, Natalia Ruiz News Editor Ellie Breed Assoc. 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Entire contents copyright 2017 Texas Student Media. Friday, September 29, 2017 Currently, Applied Re- search Laboratories employs about 400 scientists and en- gineers, nearly 750 stafers and 100 students year-round. More than 4,000 students have worked at Applied Research Laboratories. With its work in science and engineering, Ap- plied Research Laboratories takes pride in having been one of the “irst high-tech employ- ers in Austin,” according to the press release. Gov. Greg Abbott laud- ed UT’s research work and thanked the Department of Defense for its investment in the University’s press release. “he research performed and advancements made at he University of Texas at Austin are unparalleled,” Ab- bott said in the press release. “I am proud of the work that is already underway at Applied Research Laboratories at UT, and I am looking forward to their continued contributions to our national security.” NAVY continues from page 1 advanced Other projects include using technology to recog- nize cybersecurity threats, studying laser technology for airplanes and better securing sensitive doc- uments. he research proj- ects will take place at UT’s secure J.J Pickle Campus in North Austin, according to the Department of Defense. Clark Penrod, Applied Research Laboratories exec- utive director for the past 18 years, said the new contract will support more Navy-re- lated projects, but UT’s Ap- plied Research Laboratories has worked closely with the Department of Defense in the past. “Many operational systems and capabilities developed and prototyped at our labora- tories have made a diference in protecting the nation and improving lives,” Clark said in the press release. “I am also UT’s outdoor test tank built to Naval shipyard speciications. The tank is one of ARL’s many special- ized facilities that provide engineering, integration, testing, and prototyping for research projects. courtesy of university of texas at austin proud of our role helping the Department of Defense make well-founded decisions about adopting new technologies.” he Applied Research Lab- oratories, established in 1945, helped develop some of the irst sonar equipment and GPS technologies that aided the U.S. Navy and other di- visions of the Department of Defense. Applied Research funding Laboratories’ for the past 10 years consisted of about $887 million, pri- marily from federally funded research, according to the University press release. CAMPUS CAMPUS Professor, students weigh in on DACA’s uncertain future Class of 2021 photo postponed to accommodate Jewish students By Tristan Davantes News Reporter By Emily O’Toole News Reporter Law professor Elissa Steglich said America’s current efort to- wards solid immigration reform puts unecessary strain on undoc- umented immigrants and a more permanent solution is needed. “(DACA) was not supposed to be an end goal,” Steglich said at a lecture hursday. “It really was something that was supposed to at least ameliorate the major hardship of living in the United States as an undocumented person.” he Deferred Action for Child- hood Arrivals program, or DACA, enacted under the Obama adminis- tration in 2012, provided young un- documented immigrants with work permits and protection from depor- tation — a protection that had to be renewed every two years. Steglich said DACA did not provide a concrete pathway to citizenship for recipients. Following President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind DACA Sept. 5, Congress has proposed leg- islation to address the needs of un- documented immigrants who will eventually lose their protected status, Steglich said. Just last week, Con- gress introduced the Succeed Act that Steglich said would only beneit a small percentage of DACA holders. “It would be an up to 17-year pro- cess of having to maintain either work, schooling or military service through- out that time period before someone could receive citizenship,” Steglich said. “An extraordinary, onerous process that would really only beneit a small percentage of current DACA holders.” he event also featured govern- ment senior Sam Cervantes, a stu- dent who is personally afected by U.S. immigration policy. Cervantes, a DACA recipient who moved to the U.S. when he was ive, spent most of his life in the United States. Cervantes said he be- gan to realize the barriers of undoc- umentation as he got older. “here was this invisible wall that was built that I had no control of,” Cer- vantes said. “here was no way that I could remove this barrier, and it felt as if I was operating under set boundar- ies that were extremely constricting.” Cervantes said that with Con- gress going into recess in three months, there is little foresight into what will unfold. “Now we’re in this place of ‘What do we do?’” Cervantes said. “he program is essentially going to be phased out by 2020. So every year, 20,000 DACA re- cipients are going to lose their status.” Jason Choto, graduate student in educational psychology, said Trump’s decision let afected in- dividuals in limbo, uncertain and scared about the future. “he way he did it is unaccept- able,” Choto said. “It is just throw- ing a community of people into a state of despair for no reason.” Business freshman Eliana Schull- er successfully petitioned to re- schedule the Class of 2021 photo to promote inclusivity and respect of Yom Kippur. he 2021 photo was originally scheduled during Gone to Texas but was canceled to accommodate students afected by Hurricane Har- vey. he photo was rescheduled for Friday, the irst day of Yom Kippur, a Jewish holiday that usually consists of a large meal followed by a 25-hour fast beginning at sundown. Schuller said two days ater her petition went live, the University announced the photo would be rescheduled again. Schuller said Yom Kippur is re- garded as the holiest day of the year for the Jewish community. “Having the photo at 5:45 p.m. (today) would’ve conlicted with that,” Schuller said. “here obviously would’ve been some students that are a part of the Jewish community who would’ve preferred to go to the picture over observing the holiday, but I just felt like it was wrong for the school to make people choose.” Some Jewish students like Schull- er and undeclared freshman Anna Epstein will return home to spend the holiday with their families. “I was really happy to see that the date got changed,” Epstein said. “Although the Jewish population at UT isn’t the majority, there’s a chunk of us here and it’s really nice and inclusive that they moved the picture, because I know there’s a bunch of people that really wanted to be in it and if they were home for Yom Kippur or getting ready for services, they deinitely couldn’t have participated.” Social work and communication studies senior Natalie Engel, who is a Student Government representa- tive for the School of Social Work, said she noticed the petition on Facebook and contacted student body president Alejandrina Guz- man, who worked with UT Ath- letics and administration to get the date changed. “his is something that (could) easily be changed and honestly probably was just a mistake in the irst place,” Engel said. “Someone just didn’t realize that they had scheduled it inappropriately.” he petition now has more than 1,200 signatures. Schuller said this experience taught her the best way to efect change on campus is to col- laborate with other students. “It’s really common to think that the best way to make change is to go to the top,” Schuller said. “But in reality, on this campus at least, the easiest way to make a change is to rally the support of all the students around you, which is really empowering.” iP dominating U evelyn moreno| daily texan staff Law professor Elissa Steglich, left, and government senior Sam Cervantes, right, speak at a lecture about DACA hosted by the Liberal Arts Council on Thursday night. President Donald Trump rescinded DACA Sept. 5. The Class of 2021 photo will be rescheduled again after business freshman Eliana Schuller successfully petitioned to change it in obser- vance of Yom Yippur. alissa jae lazo-kim| daily texan staff RIVALRY continues from page 1 think it would be really fun,” Allred said. Wolf said SG will con- tinue to meet with A&M representatives to organize the return of the rivalry in the coming months. SG will also release a petition and create a Facebook page for the cause to allow others in the state to be involved. “We are planning to kick of the Reinstate the Rival- ry movement in the coming weeks to really start drum- ming up the general public support … while also showing that this is bringing Aggies and Longhorns across the state together,” Wolf said. In last year’s SG campaign, the rivalry game was a key platform point for Wolf, a Plan II and Business Honors senior, and student body president Alejandrina Guzman. Wolf said he and Guzman are conident that with proof of student support the game will become a reality. “We deinitely believe that this game is going to come back on the non-con- ference schedule, or we wouldn’t have asked stu- dents to vote on it to begin with,” Wolf said. HOUSE/BOARD; Black COCKRELL continues from page 1 Science Building, provides a much-needed update to the Cockrell School’s facilities, President Gregory Fenves said at the opening. isolated “Our engineering build- ings were from one another; the depart- ments sometimes lived in silos, making collaboration among faculty and students diicult,” Fenves said. “We had classrooms with chairs bolted to the loor, and the labs were from another cen- tury and certainly not going to serve the needs to answer the tough questions of the 21st century.” he National Instruments Student Project Center pro- vides 23,000 square feet of space and tools such as 3-D printers innovation, while research labs account for 50,000 square feet of col- laborative space. for To help centralize re- sources that were previous- ly spread across campus, the EERC is now the oi- cial home of the Cockrell School’s largest department, and Comput- Electrical er Engineering. It has also brought the school’s advis- ing and career-assistance services under one roof. is in “Everything this building, which is nice be- cause if you come in with an issue, or even a bunch of diferent issues, you can get it all solved in the same place instead of having to go to several buildings,” chem- ical engineering senior Raj Ranganathan said. to According Fenves, the interior features of the EERC are not the only as- pects inspiring creativity. he building itself, namely its glasswork and open lay- out, exudes excellence in engineering, he said. “Design and architecture do something for an indi- vidual,” Fenves said. “It can awaken a person and ignite ideas and draw those ideas out of them, and that’s what we needed in the Cockrell School of Engineering.” Ranganathan echoed Fenves’ appreciation of the EERC’s design. “I think the building as a whole is relective of Cock- rell’s goal for greater collab- oration,” Ranganathan said. “he windows allow us to see each other’s work and be inspired by our peers. his is the irst building that we have that’s actually relective of the amazing engineering that we do here.” ember 29, 2017 Friday, September 29, 2017 3 Former art professor’s work fuels race-related discussion CAMPUS d Re- loys d en- fers und. ave arch k in , Ap- ries en one loy- o the ud- k and t of t in se. ed ade at s at ” Ab- ase. at is lied t UT, d to ions By Zachary Guerrero News Reporter BlackRepresents Art Gallery presented artwork by former UT art professor on hursday evening, using depictions of past and present racial stereo- types to fuel a discussion on recent race-related events. he gallery, which presented work by Michael Ray Charles, was open to the public and took place in the Gordon White Building. Charles brought up recent events, such as this past weekend’s demonstrations by NFL players. In August 2016, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest against police brutality when he knelt during the na- tional anthem. Following Presi- dent Donald Trump’s criticisms of protesting athletes at an Al- abama rally this past weekend, more athletes followed suit — taking a knee, locking arms or staying in the locker rooms while the national anthem played before their games. Trump later criticized the athletes from the weekend’s demonstrations and called for the NFL to change their policy to prevent the protests. Charles said the athletes (The players were) well within (their) right to do that. It achieves a meaning- ful goal in the long run, but it’s effective in ways that I did not anticipate. —Michael Ray Charles, Former UT art professor about how we should go about our diferent opinions, we’ll be in a position to learn about each other.” Art curator Cherise Smith gathered Charles’ artwork to compile the gallery. Smith said she has known Charles for over 12 years, and his work never disappoints. “(It makes people) think about the state of black peo- ple of the United States and to think of troubling narratives that are created about black people,” Smith said. “I think people can learn not to use stereotypes, but also to recog- nize that they are stories and not reality.” Michael Ray Charles, one of the main artists featured in the BlackRepresents Gallery that opened on Thursday, speaks to sophomore government major, Madison Goodrich. Charles was a former UT art professor, and worked on campus for twenty two years, angel ulloa | daily texan staff kneeling symbolizes contem- plation and power and that the the interpretations of players’ protests show that the public still has yet to truly deal with diferences. players were) well within (their) right to do that,” Charles said. “It achieves a meaningful goal in the long run, but it’s effective “(The in ways that I did not antici- pate. It’s steering the masses, hopefully, to constructive dialogue … I hope that my work will be provocative enough to spark interest to challenge people’s thinking.” and Students faculty browsed Charles’ drawings and paintings at the gallery opening. Studio art sophomore Kalen McGuire said the gallery is about giving black culture the spotlight. “I want white America to acknowledge that there has been some hiccups in the way that America was construct- ed,” McGuire said. “At the end of the day, as long (as) we are able to talk about this and have more healthy conversations TECHNOLOGY iPhone X marks decade of Apple dominating U.S. smartphone market By Areeba Khwaja Senior S&T Reporter his year marks over a de- cade when the iPhone came into existence. On Jan. 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced the original iP- hone. his September, Apple announced the iPhone X. he new iPhone will include facial recognition, an all-touch dis- play, built-in wireless charging and a new TrueDepth front-facing camera with fea- tures including an infrared camera, lood illuminator and a dot projector. in UT School of Informa- tion graduate student Tim Salau said he was excited for Apple’s new full-screen, edge-to-edge display and its internal improvements hardware to support aug- mented reality applications. “he iPhone X’s biggest advantage are two things: its camera features and do- mestic brand per- ception,” Salau said. “he bigger screen will now al- low for more engaged and im- mersive entertainment use.” However, Salau said the removal of the physical home iPhone ixture button, an since its introduction nearly a decade ago, will be an adjust- ment for many people. “IPhone users have devel- oped a strong mental model for using the home button as the primary navigation meth- od,” Salau said. “Changing the interaction model to a more gesture-based model will af- fect the learnability and us- ability of the device.” Chemical engineering ju- nior Veda Shenoy said she was looking forward to getting the iPhone X. However, she didn’t like the removal of the head- phone jack from the iPhone’s previous release, saying if she couldn’t listen to music and charge her phone at the same time. Apple has maintained this change in the iPhone X as well. he new iPhone also comes with a hety price tag, retailing at $1,000. However, Salau said that he still expects people to come and buy the phone in droves be- cause of subsidized phone plans ofered by companies. “I’m not look- ing forward to the price,” Salau said. thousand dollars) “(One is a high price to pay for a phone that doesn’t boast any groundbreaking improve- ments and is playing catch- up to the Samsung Note 8. I’ll be observing consumer feedback to gauge if the de- vice is truly worth the cost.” Salau said that Samsung, which runs Android — Ap- ple’s main competition in the smartphone industry — has a stronger following in interna- tional emerging markets like India and Nigeria. health senior Paige Milson said she pre- fers Android phones be- cause of versatile features and customizability. Public their “I enjoy being able to for- mat my home screen and organize it as I want,” Milson said. “I also think my Android has already had many of the features that Apple is just now adding, such as facial recogni- tion to unlock your phone.” Apple’s next move for the iPhone will be to market it as a hub to connect with Apple’s other product lines, including Apple Airpods, Apple Watch and, as rumor has it, the po- tential reality augmented glasses Apple is developing, according to Salau. “Since Apple has placed an emphasis on augmented real- ity and artiicial intelligence, I see a future where the iP- hone camera will allow users to learn more about our sur- roundings beyond just saving a photo,” Salau said. Pre-orders for the iPhone X will begin Oct. 27 and the product will be available on Nov. 3. illustration by liza anderson | daily texan staff House Bill 1729, authored by State Rep. Victoria Neave, D-Dallas, allows people to donate to rape kit testing when receiving or renewing their ID with Texas Department of Public Safety. courtesy of victoria neave TESTING continues from page 1 hour invasive process to col- lect evidence for a rape kit is traumatic, so survivors should not have to wait years to see a result. “It’s unacceptable,” Neave said. “Some (survivors) have been waiting for years for their day in court, and in the mean- time, we have rapists … still out in the streets.” he backlog was irst re- ported several years ago ater a 2011 law was enacted requir- ing rape kits to be tested with- in 30 days of being received. At the time, public safety oicials said the backlog was close to 20,000 kits. he legislature then dispensed $11 million in 2013 to solve the issue, but the backlog remained. A representative with Stop Abuse For Everyone Alliance in Austin, a local nonproit that provides support to victims of abuse and sexual assault, said they are disappointed the government has resorted to crowdfunding instead of paying for the tests itself. “While crowdfunding can be very useful, we do think that it’s the state’s responsibil- ity to prioritize the funding and testing of these kits, but of course any eforts to reduc- ing the number of barriers to survivors and getting answers in their cases is something that we support,” said Aja Gair, SAFE’s senior director of residential services. Advertising sophomore Caroline Weyand said she wouldn’t hesitate to donate to have the kits tested, especially if it means helping survivors ind justice. “If they’re not able to get the tests run, that inhibits their chances of inding the justice that they need,” Weyand said. “Getting the rape kits would give them peace of mind that is invaluable and really essential to the healing process.” 6202/Capital Metro; Process color 4 Friday, September 29, 2017 JANHAVI NEMAWARKAR & VIK SHIRVAIKAR FORUM EDITORS @TexanOpinion Texas Tribune Festival Edition The Texas Tribune Festival came to campus from September 23rd to 25th, featuring over 250 speakers from across the political spectrum. This week, we highlight our interviews with three of them: civil rights activist DeRay McKesson, redistricting expert Michael Li, and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke. We asked each about issues relevant to students and the Austin community, including political involvement, gerry- mandering, and college debt. These interviews have been lightly edited for brevity; the full video interviews can be viewed on our Facebook page at The Daily Texan Opinion. BETO O’ROURKE “I begin with the premise that everyone’s voice is important...that may sound like it makes a lot of sense, but it’s not the way most politicians operate.” The Daily Texan: Why are you the best choice for young and irst time voters? Beto O’Rourke: I begin with the premise that everyone’s voice is important, and ev- eryone should be part of the conversation, that everyone counts. That may sound like it makes a lot of sense, but it’s not the way most politicians operate. You slice and dice the electorate, you hire consultants who tell you where to be and who to talk to and what the message is going to be for a given audience, and the focus is on your ability to drive those who are likely to vote for you with the message that is going to turn out. Versus us, we are liter- ally going everywhere we can to listen to everyone. consultant And worth their salt would tell me not to come to UT Aus- tin yesterday, or UT Dallas yesterday, or SMU the day before, or TCU before that because if you just look at it over the course of the last few major elections, students aren’t making the diference in turnout. But I think it’s a circular argu- ment. If no one is coming to speak to students, if they aren’t being listened to, if the issues they care about aren’t being relected in the cam- paigns we were running, then why would they vote, what diference would it make? every As you saw today, the Tejas Club encour- aged me to talk a little bit about myself and not so much a stump speech, and spend time listening to people and to hear what was on their minds. And you heard what I heard — folks asked about health care, they asked about immigration, they asked about the fu- ture of work, they asked about college aford- ability. hose are all incredibly important things, and that’s what happened to be what was on the minds of what students today. DT: There are several issues that are specif- ic to students at traditional four-year public universities, like UT, that draw from all over the state. These schools are trendsetters, setting precedents that go all the way to the national level — how would you advocate for funding for these types of universities? BO: Maybe I would start with the goal, which is (that) the cost of education should not preclude anyone from pursuing it, and anyone who is fortunate enough to go to one of the UT schools, or any school for that mat- ter, should not have to graduate with debt that makes it much harder for them to take the next steps wherever their journey will lead. And we know the debt right now is absolute- ly crushing — $1.4 trillion — which is more than the credit card debt in this country. It’s stupid. Because if you think about this as an investment, the return is many times greater than the initial cost. In terms of what people are going to be able to earn over the course of their life, the economic develop- ment they are going to drive, the jobs they are going to create, the art, the literature, the mu- sic that they are going to be able to hone by illustrations by amber perry | daily texan staff access to a world-class education. All of that accrues to the beneit of the United States. It is a public good. We get that for K-12, we understand it is a public good. No one has to pay to go to 5th grade, some choose to, but no one has to pay to be a senior in high school. So why should we suddenly have to pay for education so you can earn more in your career, or better provide for your family or community? So there’s a cost there, but Americans are it willing to pay when we put it into the context of the return we will re- ceive and these lives that will be lived to their full potential. DT: What is the next step to accomplish this goal? BO: I am visiting so many of these small and especially rural communities that are struggling to retain or attract talent back to those towns. So what if there was some way to connect aford- ability and pursue education at the highest lev- el you want with some kind of commitment to serve your home community? Especially if it is underserved, if there were in-demand pro- fessions that we’re not having the talent come back to work in, I think that’s a great irst step to take, and again there is already a track re- cord of Texas being successful in this. When I was in Wichita Falls, I met with the mayor there — who I would guess is Republi- can, though I didn’t ask his party ailiation and we didn’t talk about any of the partisan talking points — and his number one challenge, as it is for mayors across Texas, is how you get talent back to those communities. hey invested all of this money in the education of these bright, young talented people who grew up in Wichita Falls; now they are in Austin, or in Dallas, or in New York or Mexico City. How do we get them back to Wichita Falls? I think connecting that back to college afordability is a way to do it. Maybe a next step is a national service program, which gives everyone the oppor- tunity, or maybe compels young people to spend a year or two improving their com- munities. And in exchange for that, there is the ability again to pursue higher education, or training, or an apprenticeship or certi- ication. And again, it doesn’t have to be a traditional four-year college, and it doesn’t have to be for the 18-year-old. It could be for that 52-year-old who was just laid of from that peanut-packing plant in Plainview, Tex- as, who needs a little bit of help getting that next job. And if she needs help getting that online course, certiication, the credentials that she needs, she is going to be able to do that. I think all of that should be part of the conversation in college afordability or high- er education afordability. O’Rourke (D-El Paso) represents Texas’s 16th congressional district in the U.S. House of Rep- resentatives and is a candidate for U.S. Senate. DERAY MCKESSON The Daily Texan: You mentioned in your talk that there are some shocking injustices that people find “wild”. What are some “wild” facts that help describe the kind of issues you are passionate about? DeRay McKesson: In places like Vir- ginia, a thet over $200 is a felony and you lose your right to vote permanently, and in places like Cook County where Chicago is, a thet of over $300. How do we calibrate people’s minds to think about these things diferently? Louisiana and Oregon are the only two states in the country that have what we call non-unanimous juries, so it only takes 10 out of 12 people on those ju- ries to convict you to life without possibili- ty of parole. (…) here are so many things that seemingly are small that actually im- pact peoples’ day-to-day lives. DT: What are some of these smaller things in our state, and how are we or should we be addressing them? DM: here are incredible local organizers here in Austin who are working on changing the police union contracts; the Austin police union contract is one of the most inequita- ble in the country. he clause is that we give police more access to information when they engage in wrongdoing than we do private citizens. It changes their disciplinary period so it is not always held accurately. We created a database of police union contracts in the largest cities, we got about 80 back and did an analysis of all of them, and Austin is actually one of the worst top ten that we looked at. So we are working with local organiz- ers here, and they are actually ighting to change it with the city council, and that is incredible. We have found throughout the country that mass incarceration and issues of police that people are organizing on. I know that bail is also a big issue in Tex- as, and I know there are incredible people working on those issues as well. DT: You talked about blatant forms of system- ic violence, but you also talked about some- thing called quiet trauma. Can you explain the interplay of those issues? DM: he loud things like broken bod- ies, healthcare, are easier to organize around because they are so problematic. But there are other things that seem com- plicated, people might think bail is too complicated (…) so they don’t organize around it. So part of the organizing is to tell real stories to make sure they impli- cate real people’s lives. DT: On our campus, some of the Confederate statues that have been around nearly since the founding of the University were just re- moved, showing that we might never see the resolution of some issues even in our life- times. What are some issues that you think might be on the cusp of being resolved? DM: I don’t organize like we might not see it in our lifetime. People thought we would never end slavery, people thought there would never be integration, people thought that we would never teach every- body how to read. And there are people either ixing those things or working on them that gives me hope. (…) So on the horizon, I believe that we can live in a world where the police don’t kill people, “Part of the orga- nizing is to tell real stories to make sure they implicate real people’s lives.” I believe in a world where everybody has access to healthcare, where everybody can read and we view that as a part of our com- mitment. And when we say these things it’s about will, not about reality. Congress re- cently allotted $700 billion to the military, and it would only actually take $125 billion dollars to take everyone in this country out of poverty. his is oten a matter about will, and it is rarely about what we can do. McKesson is a civil rights activist and or- ganizer. He is the co-founder of Project Zero. MICHAEL LI The Daily Texan: Can you give us a rundown of the problems with Texas’ most recent electoral maps? Michael Li: Texas was the fastest growing state between 2000 and 2010 by far. It gained 4.3 million people. Out of that 4.3 million people, about 65 percent were Latino, and another 23 percent were African American, so almost 90 percent of Texas’ population gain is Latino or African American, and if you add the Asians in there, it’s over 90 per- cent. It’s because of that population gain that Texas gets four new congressional seats, and it’s important to note that the Anglo popula- tion growth in Texas was so slow that if you just relied on Anglos, Texas wouldn’t have gained a single new congressional seat. Zero. You would think, out of that, Texas would create new electoral opportunities for Afri- can Americans or Latinos, particularly the fast-growing Latino population, when it came time to draw the maps in 2011, but the Texas Legislature decided they weren’t going to do that. hey didn’t create any new seats at all for African Americans or Lati- nos. hey created four new seats that were controlled by white Republicans, and that led to a lot of litigation. DT: How did the Legislature draw these maps to end up with this outcome? ML: It’s a very closed door process. It’s a lot of political operatives and things like that drawing maps. Republican members of Congress got to look at the new maps and almost nobody else did, and certainly no Democrats got to look at them. And you found really minute changes. So you found, for example, Lamar Smith, a Congressman in this part of the state, ask- ing that the San Antonio Country Club be drawn into his district, or a Congressman up in North Texas asking that the private school where his grandchildren went be drawn into his district. While Republicans got input, almost nobody else did. But the number one way that you do this is that you go out of your way to divide the Latino or African American populations in places like Dal- las, Fort Worth and that means splitting apart cities and towns. DT: What might be the path forward in ad- dressing some of these issues in Texas? ML: It’s hard to see Texas doing the sort of reforms (independent redistricting commissions) that states like California and Arizona did, where they could use cit- izen ballots initiatives to put things on the ballot and overrun the legislature and the political class. You can’t do that in Texas because the legislature has to approve any constitutional amendment, and that’s the only way you could do this. here needs to be a robust discussion about why ixing (district representation) is better and why it is in the best interest of everyone. his decade alone should tell you why Texas should ix this because we’re in year seven of this decade, and the census was in 2010, and maps won’t be iled until sometime in 2018 or even later, which is remarkable. It really is important at the end of the day that our maps be relective of the states and the communities in the state. hat’s what “The legislature doesn’t look like Texas, so important voices aren’t at the table.” the framers wanted, John Adams famous- ly said how Congress and the legislatures should be exact portraits or miniatures of the people as a whole. hat’s not happening in a state like Texas. he legislature doesn’t look like Texas, so important voices aren’t at the table talking about issues, whether it’s the bathroom bill or funding for Med- icaid expansion. Li is senior counsel for the Brennan Cen- ter’s Democracy Program at the New York University School of Law. 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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Psychology graduate student Kirsten Smayda and her team, which included communication sciences and disorders professor Bharath Chandrasekaran, asked nearly 70 UT-Austin students to participate in the Iowa Gambling Task to assess decision-making skills. Participants selected cards from four decks for points. Un- known to the participants, two of the decks ofered more reward than penalty, while the other two ofered more penalty than reward. Aterwards, the researchers ana- lyzed the decks that participants chose most oten. Participants who had nev- er played an instrument were HEALTH INNOVATION Study suggests age of musical training holds importance 5 Friday, September 29, 2017 classiied as non-musicians, those who had started musical training before the age of eight as ear- ly-trained musicians and those who had started musical train- ing ater the age of eight as late- trained musicians. “We found that the age at which (participants) began playing music in childhood signiicantly correlat- ed with their overall performance,” Smayda said. “he later they began, the better they did on the Iowa Gambling Task.” Although there’s no evidence yet for a causal link between age and decision-making skills, improved cognitive performance following later acquisition of musical training may be due to the maturation of the prefrontal cortex, which occurs very rapidly during late childhood. “he reason we came up with this is that the skillsets that you need for cognitive decision-mak- ing rely on brain structures that have a very protracted develop- ment,” Chandrasekaran said. “And there are spurts in this develop- ment in the time that the individ- uals are also learning music. And (during this time) you’re learning more cognitive strategies that may help with the development of these brain structures.” Exercising the pre- frontal cortex, by learning how to play an instru- ment, during criti- this cal period rather than before may c o n f e r more long- l a s t i n g c o g n i t i v e beneits. Smayda and team irst interested in how music afects cognition ater reading about other work in the ield. Previous research indicated that her became this Based on starting musical training during early childhood or when the sen- sorimotor region of the brain is de- veloping can improve motor skills. informa- tion, Smayda hypothesized that starting musical training when the prefrontal cortex is developing most rapidly – late childhood – would improve cognitive skills. The results, however, are still very complex, according to Chandrasekaran. “Early-trained musicians are still better musicians,” Chan- drasekaran said. “Early train- ing leads to better working memory and selective atten- tion. Later training is better for decision-making. (Cognition) is all very multi-dimensional.” In addition, music can im- pact areas other than motor and cognitive skills, such as perceptual abilities. For ex- ample, musicians have better fidelity of sound than non-mu- sicians, Chandrasekaran said. The team’s work on cognitive function and musical training has broader implications. Smayda is currently studying whether or not group piano les- sons can improve seniors’ abil- ity to hear in noisy, crowded places. Hearing effectively in these settings has both strong perceptual components, such as through taking in the sound itself, and strong cognitive components, such as through paying selective attention. Improving seniors’ hearing has important implications for their well-being. “If older adults can’t hear as well in these social environ- ments, they’re less likely to go out and will (experience) in- creased social isolation, more depression and a lower quality of life,” Smayda said. “The idea that music may allow people to experience all that they used to is really exciting.” courtesy of girl scouts of central texas Members of Girl Scouts of Central Texas help build prosthetics for kids in need. Local Girl Scouts print 3D prosthetics By Jennifer Liu Science & Tech Reporter he Girl Scouts of Central Texas is tak- ing the task of building prosthetics into their own hands. In collaboration with Wayside Sci- Tech Preparatory School, a group of girl scouts is building prosthetics for kids who need them. hey print 3D parts for the prosthetics with the help of EOS North America, an additive manufacturing company. Upon completion, e-NABLE, a global non-prof- it organization, distributes the girls’ cre- ations to children all around the world who need it. his deinitely isn’t a typical elemen- tary school science project. According to e-NABLE’s website, the organization has currently donated about 1,800 document- ed prosthetic hands, mostly to children. “It’s not just something to bring home, it’s actually making a diference,” said Hannah Bruno, member of the Girl Scouts of Central Texas’ commu- nications team. “We encourage these girls to utilize their skills to be a catalyst for change.” hey’re achieving this by assembling prosthetic hands to donate to e-NABLE. e-NABLE is an organization dependent solely on a global network of volunteers who use 3D printers to make the parts, then assemble them using templates that are available online. In addition to being armed with these resources, they also had the help of Wayside Sci-Tech Preparatory School students. “What I loved was that we had the girls there, and we had students from Wayside who completely ran the show,” Bruno said. “If the girls didn’t know what they were doing, these 9th and 10th graders showed them how and they picked it up immedi- ately. It’s kids helping kids.” his is just a small part of the bigger movement that Girl Scouts is undertaking to encourage girls to enter STEM ields. “What I think is so cool, is that this is only one of several STEM related events throughout the year that allows girls to explore STEM in a real-life way,” said Bruno. She also mentioned that the Girl Scouts just came out with 23 new badges that deal with STEM-related activities. Instead of dissecting frogs or building baking soda volcanoes, these girls are exposed to new things at these events that they might not have gotten to try in school. “hey have a safe space where they can try and fail, and try and succeed,” Bruno said. hese girls are being encouraged to think in a big way, and they’re doing just that by participating in a global efort to help the handicapped. “Our (kindergarten and irst-grade Girl Scouts) are able to go out and see what they’re able to achieve,” Bruno said. “Girl Scouts is allowing these girls to experience these things, so when they do get to col- lege, they can think ‘I can totally do that, because I was building prosthetic hands for kids in India when I was 10 years old.’” Emma V., a ith-grade Girl Scout and aspiring farm veterinarian, agrees. “If you really like it, you should follow your dreams, and do what your heart de- sires — even if that’s STEM,” Emma said. illustration by sian rips | daily texan staff CLASSIFIEDS; Black MEDICAL CACTUSYEARBOOK.COM digest.texasstudentmedia.com ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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Reduce • Reuse • Recycle Friday, September 29, 2017 6 CROSSWORD; Black Today’s solution will appear here next issue 5 9 2 8 7 5 6 1 4 7 5 8 6 9 8 1 3 4 7 1 6 3 5 9 2 3 9 7 2 6 3 8 9 SUDOKUFORYOU 7 9 5 3 1 6 2 8 4 6 2 4 7 9 8 5 3 1 1 3 8 2 5 4 6 7 9 5 6 7 4 3 1 9 2 8 2 8 9 6 7 5 4 1 3 4 1 3 8 2 9 7 5 6 8 4 2 1 6 7 3 9 5 9 7 1 5 4 3 8 6 2 3 5 6 9 8 2 1 4 7 Big plays earn Texas 17–7 win on the road FOOTBALL MICHAEL SHAPIRO SPORTS EDITOR @texansports By Trenton Daeschner Associtate Sports Editor Everything appeared to be smooth-sailing for the Longhorns on Thursday night as they steadied a 14-0 lead late in the third quarter at Jack Trice Stadi- um in Ames, Iowa. But then a shanked, 17- yard punt from junior Mi- chael Dickson allowed the Cyclones to set up shop in Texas territory, leading to Iowa State quarterback capitalizing Jacob Park with an 11-yard touch- down pass to wide receiver Matthew Eaton. On the ensuing Texas possession, things nearly got ugly. Senior wide re- ceiver Armanti Foreman fumbled the kickoff, but his knee was ruled down after review. A few moments lat- er, sophomore quarterback screen Shane Buechele’s pass was batted down, and Iowa State returned it for a touchdown after officials initially ruled it a lateral. But the Longhorns were saved by review once again. Texas would punt on the drive, but its control of the game remained intact. At the final buzzer, the Long- horns still managed their way to a 17-7 victory over Iowa State. “You could tell that was a team out there playing for each other and not playing Quarterback Shane Buechele scans the ield in the Longhorn’s opening-weekend loss to Maryland. Thursday night’s 17-1 victory marks the irst game back for the sophomore since opening weekend. gabriel lopez| daily texan staff for themselves,” head coach Tom Herman said. The Longhorns’ de- fense harassed Iowa State quarterback Jacob Park all night long. Texas picked off the junior quarterback three times and sacked him four times. Junior safety DeShon Elliott had two of those interceptions, giving him four on the season. Elliott followed last week’s two-interception perfor- mance, which included a pick-six against USC. “The defensive per- formance was phenom- enal,” Herman said. “To hold a team to 10 yards on the ground and get the turnovers and fourth- down stops that we did was in their stadium is pretty impressive.” On a third-and-nine in the first quarter, sopho- more quarterback Shane Buechele scrambled and tried to buy some time, but an Iowa State defender finally broke free and hit Buechele, who coughed up the ball. Sophomore center Zach Shackelford was able to fall on it, but Texas stared at a quick punting situation after what appeared like a three-and-out. But the Cyclones were called for an unsportsman- like penalty after the play, giving Texas an automat- ic first down and keep- ing its first drive of the game alive. From there, the Long- to business. horns got FOOTBALL SOCCER 7 Friday, September 29, 2017 Buechele completed a cou- ple of crucial third-and- five passes, the second putting the Longhorns in- side Iowa State’s red zone as sophomore Lil’Jordan Humphrey raced 28 yards. Junior running back Chris Warren III capped off the 12-play, 81-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown run up the middle to put the Longhorns up 7–0 early. Texas’ second touchdown came midway through the second quarter. Buechele dropped a dime, while be- ing hit in his blind side, to freshman running back Toneil Carter, who broke behind Iowa State line- backer Joel Lanning over the middle of the field, giv- ing Texas a 22-yard touch- down and 14-0 lead. Iowa State would threat- en in the second half, but the Cyclones couldn’t mus- ter much offense against the Longhorns. The Cy- clones were held to just 256 yards of offense on the night. Junior Josh Rowland tacked on a 49-yard field goal with 13:25 left in the fourth quarter for Tex- as. When the final buzz- er sounded, Texas came away with its second win of the year and first win in Big 12 play. “We’re sure as heck gon- na celebrate winning, be- cause it’s too hard to come by,” Herman said. Junior DeShon Elliott returns a interception. The Texas safety posted concecutive two-inter- ception games, giving him four on the season. Texas goalie Nicole Curry sends the ball dowield. The sophomore earned national attention after her game-winning save againt Big 12 opponent West Virginia. juan igueroa| daily texan staff brooke crim| daily texan staff Longhorn defense shines in hursday–night victory Texas soars in polls ahead of weekend games By Alex Briseno Senior Sports Writer The Longhorn defense has been called many things throughout the past three years. Lights out isn’t one of them – until now. interest Defensive coordina- tor Todd Orlando and his defense Longhorn had no in entertain- ing Iowa State fans with a close game Thursday night. Iowa State fans through- out the stands at Jack Trice Stadium expressed clear frustration, and it was just the second quarter. Their frustration wasn’t caused by sophomore quarter- back Shane Buechele – who earned start under center – or the rest of the Longhorn offense. the It was Texas’ defense and the number on the score- board that gave Iowa State nightmares: 17-7. It wasn’t a blowout by any means, but the Cyclones, who averaged over 40 points going into Thursday night’s matchup, didn’t expect to be held to a mere seven points. Orlando and the Texas defense have not looked the same since giving up 51 points to Maryland in the season-opener. They’re al- most unrecognizable com- pared to opening day. “They learned a very valuable, a very costly, but a valuable lesson in that Maryland game,” Herman said. “You can’t play great defense if you’re evaluat- ing and if you’re gauging or tip-toeing. You’ve got to stick your foot in the ground and go … and our defense for the last three weeks has been doing that.” The Longhorn second- ary put together another dominant performance, led by junior safety DeShon Elliott. Elliott followed up his two-interception game at USC with yet another stellar performance. This time, the junior put to- gether another two-inter- ception effort, including a timely pick in the second half to shut down any Iowa State momentum. Elliott also finished with six total tackles and one sack. But he wasn’t the only player in the secondary who had an impressive night. Ju- nior cornerbacks Kris Boyd and Holton Hill blanketed Iowa State wide receivers all night and finished with a combined 13 tackles. Boyd also got an interception of his own at the end of the first half, allowing Tex- as defense to pitch a first half shutout. “I thought obviously that the defensive perfor- mance was phenomenal,” Herman said. “To hold a team to 10 yards on the ground and to get the turnovers and fourth down stops in their stadium is pretty impressive.” Iowa State managed to get on the board in the third quarter, bringing the rowdy crowd at Jack Trice Stadium back to life. But that’s all junior line- Jefferson backer Malik and the Longhorn defense lineback- allowed. Texas’ senior ers – Jefferson, Naashon Hughes, junior junior Anthony Wheeler, Breckyn Hager – all got to the quarterback once Thursday night. “You’re not gonna play elite football and win con- sistently if you don’t play great defense,” Herman said. “We’re starting to look like a team that not only be- lieves that but goes out and performs that.” As time winded down in Ames, Iowa, the Longhorns celebrated another stellar defensive performance at Iowa State’s expense. The win wasn’t pretty, especial- ly with Texas’ inconsistent offense, but it didn’t have to be — not with the way Orlando’s defense played on Thursday night. By Dalton Phillips Senior Sports Writer The accolades continue to pile up for the Long- horns as the team leapt up the rankings to break into the top 10 across all four major polls following Sunday’s upset over the then-No. 5 Mountaineers. Texas is now just one win away from tying the pro- gram record of 11 straight victories, set during the 2001 season. Numerous players were lauded along with the team for their individual successes over the week- end. The team swept the weekly Big 12 Conference awards – only the fifth program to do so – mark- ing the third straight week in which a Texas player has earned a Conference Play of the Week nod. Sopho- more forward Cyera Hint- zen, sophomore goalie Ni- cole Curry and freshman midfielder Haley Berg were chosen as the Big 12 Offensive, Defensive and Freshman Players of the Week, respectively. Along with conference honors, Texas’ defense earned national atten- tion for its pair of week- end shutouts. Curry was the United selected as Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week, while sophomore defender Atu Mshana was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week. “Atu Mshana’s soccer IQ is through the roof,” head coach Angela Kelly said. Mshana has never left the The #RAMPED mentality is so embedded in our players. We’re ex- cited to keep mov- ing forward and keep learning ” —Nicole Curry, Soccer Goalie pitch during her 28 career starts, playing all 2,584 available minutes, while leading the Longhorns to a conference-best seven shutouts this season. The waterfall of awards reflects just how unprec- Sunday’s win edented over the Mountaineers’ was. With arms full of plaques and medals, the Longhorns now turn their attention to the coming slate of conference games. “The #RAMPED men- tality is so embedded in our players,” Curry said. to keep “We’re excited moving and keep learning.” forward On Friday, Texas hosts rival Texas conference Tech, who enters coming off of a 1-1 draw with Kan- sas on Sunday afternoon. The 8–2–1 Red Raiders pose the biggest confer- ence threat to the Long- horns outside of TCU and the Mountaineers. From there, Texas heads out of state for its first Big 12 road match, facing off against Oklahoma. After last week’s start, these two opponents provide the Longhorns the chance to cement themselves as the best in the conference. De- spite the relatively weaker competition compared to the start of conference play, Texas can’t afford any lapses if it hopes to remain atop the standings. “We’re continuing to put in the work,” Kelly said. “It’s only just begun. We’re still taking it one game at a time. The most important game after you have a big time win is the next one.” Uncommon Objects moving to South Austin CITY 8 Friday, September 29, 2017 By Acacia Coronado Senior Life&Arts Reporter Bursting with antique jewelry, col- lectable pieces of the past and taxider- mied animals, Uncommon Objects has been South Congress’ not-so-se- cret treasure chest for more than a quarter of a century. But on Oct. 17, the well-known antique shop will move from its icon- ic home to South Austin on Fort- view Road because of rising costs in the South Congress neighborhood. During the last three days at its current location, the store will have a farewell sale, close their doors and take down their sign. Owner Steve Wiman said that the move is more than a sad goodbye and has created a new opportunity for the store and the loyal following it has gar- nered over the years. “We are inding we have lots of fans who are excited to join us at our new location,” Wiman said. “I am amazed at the outpouring of generosity and spirit.” Wiman, a UT alumnus, said the idea for the store began in the early 1990s, when he was driving to Austin from Dallas at least once every month to set up a booth of similarly unique items at the city garage sale. When he realized Austin felt more like home, he moved to the area and began work- ing at a shop called Artifacts on South Congress Avenue. MORGAN O’HANLON LIFE&ARTS EDITOR @thedailytexan Yoko Ono. Longtime employee Daniel Schmidt said he believes what makes Uncom- mon Objects so unique compared to other antique shops is their eclectic merchandise and the way they artfully present it. “We are a good combination of keeping Austin weird,” Schmidt said. “here was a really amazing, giant set of drawers, I think 57 drawers. hat is one of the coolest pieces of furniture we have ever had. We have had a Native American bear claw necklace from the 1930s that was re- ally amazing (and) we have a baboon head right now.” Lisa Schemanske, an employ- ee-turned-art-dealer over the last decade, said it has been an adventure to work at Uncommon Objects with a group of people who share her pas- sion. She now looks forward to em- barking on their upcoming move. “We are a nimble bunch, and I think it is not going to be exactly the same — it is going to be better,” Schemanske said. Wiman said the shop has grown to mean a lot to him over the years and has given him an opportunity to practice his lifelong training in the arts. Now he is prepared to see it through in its new home. “he shop allows me to make a liv- ing doing what I love to do,” Wiman said. “It is one long, continuous, ever evolving piece of sculpture because of what sells and what comes in.” Uncommon Objects’ storeowner Steve Wiman discusses store inventory with employee Daniel Schmidt early Thurs- day morning. The shop, known for its collection of antiques and unique objects, is scheduled to move from its current location on South Congress to south Austin in October. angela wang| daily texan staff his inspiration. “People are born with the collecting urge or they are not,” Wiman said. “I have a natural ainity for collecting things, even as a kid picking stuf of the street and keeping it. I feel like I have been lucky to funnel that into a sort of high-functioning hoarder ap- proach to the world.” naturally, Wiman said, due to his background in art where he helped create the Funk Shelves, collections of unusual objects at the entrance of Chili’s restaurants nationwide. When the owner of Artifacts later decided to move on to other projects, Wiman and his then-business partner took over the store and Uncommon Objects was born. “We have developed an incred- ible, loyal set of fans,” Wiman said. “Our fan base is extremely diverse — it is not one particular buyer that has made us what we are. It is lots of diferent people with lots of difer- ent interests.” Wiman said some of his favorite memories include special visitors, such as celebrities like Rob Reiner and Wiman said this is where he found Collecting unusual artifacts came Celebrate Oktoberfest with the ‘wurst’ Austin food FOOD & FESTIVAL MOVIE REVIEW | ‘AMERICAN MADE’ By Stephen Acevedo Senior Life&Arts Reporter For many people, the beginning of October elicits images of pumpkins, fo- liage and spooky movies. For others, it sparks cravings for sausage, pretzels and cold beer. hough Texas has no shortage of Oktoberfest celebrations this time of year in New Braunfels and Fredericks- burg, Austin’s plentiful German eateries will ensure that you don’t have to travel far to get your sausage on. Here are four of Austin’s inest German-style eateries to get you started. Banger’s his Rainey Street ixture stays true to its name, serving up 30 diferent house- made sausages and over 100 beers on any given day. he sausage selection at Banger’s spans everything from your ba- sic run of the mill bratwurst to far more ambitious options like the South Texas antelope merguez. Banger’s also has an impressive brunch menu on Sundays and great live music from local bands. hough the brunch menu isn’t necessar- ily German-inspired, it’s still an experi- ence worth checking out in the fall as the Texas heat subsides. Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden Easy Tiger is a good place to stuf yourself with pretzel bread and beer. hough not as extensive as the selection at Banger’s, Easy Tiger’s sausage menu still features some intriguing creations like the turkey boudin or the venison cheddar hot link. All of the sausages can be served on a house-made pretzel bun that will give you your carb ix for the week. What re- ally makes Easy Tiger stand out, though, is its awesome charcuterie and board se- lection. Customers can either order an entire board specially curated by the cooks, or they can select separate sea- sonal charcuteries speciic to their tastes. My recommendation for this time of year would be the Oktoberfest board, which features two types of wurst, corned beef and pastrami. Accompany the board with your choice of one of their 33 crat beers and you won’t leave disappointed. Scholz Biergarten Garten his spot is prime for celebrating your German roots while also enjoying some college football on Saturdays, as it always has the games playing on the numerous televisions in both their dining room and outdoor patio. he menu at Scholz is brief, but it has all the essentials for a well-rounded German meal. You can nev- er go wrong with the giant pretzel, which easily feeds two or three people, and the sausage board is a good way to sample their sausages without having to make any commitments. Another great thing about this restaurant is that they seem to serve queso dipping sauce with every- thing. Even the chicken wings come with queso to dip them in. It’s worth noting the that behind Frank hot Dogs and cold beer are currently taking over at operations Scholz, but management has stated that this will not cause any dras- tic changes to the things that make it special to folks 6334/Capital One; Process color so many Austinites. The Best Wurst Oten posted up in the heart of Dirty Sixth, this unassuming little food stand cranks out some of the most satisfying sausage one can ind in a drunken quest late at night. here are only four options at the stand, including a classic brat, a smoked jalapeño sausage and a link, but coming fresh of the lat top grill, these locally sourced brats are the per- fect chase for those three beers that you put down at Peckerheads only moments ago. Be sure to pile copious amounts of grilled onions, steamed sauerkraut and house sauce on your banger, because you’ll need all the food you can it in your belly to absorb the unholy amount of alcohol that preceded it all. illustration by geo casillas| daily texan staff courtesy of universal studios Tom Cruise lies high, inds thrills in ‘American Made’ By Charles Liu Life&Arts Reporter Over the last twenty years, Tom Cruise has built an im- age best described in only two words: Tom Cruise. He rarely disappears too far into a character, bringing his familiar cocky, yet charming, persona to nearly every role he touch- es. While “American Made” is oicially a biopic of Barry Seal (Tom Cruise), an American pilot who smuggled drugs for Pablo Escobar while working for the American government, this picture takes liberties with a real life story and primarily concerns itself with being a star vehicle for Cruise. hat’s not necessarily a bad thing, because the oten exag- gerated and fast-paced “Amer- ican Made” makes for bom- bastic entertainment. Cruise’s Barry is all winks and smiles from the word “go,” and he leaps at the chance to help the CIA spy on communists in South America. He lies several reconnaissance missions over enemy territory and reports back to his handler, Schafer (Domhnall Gleeson). His suc- cess with the CIA draws the at- tention of Pablo Escobar (Mau- ricio Mejia) and his cartel, who ask him to smuggle cocaine into the United States. Ready for more thrills, Barry says yes Sorry, Nancy Reagan. drugs. to As Barry juggles his clan- destine CIA operations, his burgeoning drug smuggling business and money launder- ing schemes, director Doug Liman repeatedly highlights the increasing absurdity of his escapades. “American Made” occasionally touches base with Barry’s family, though his wife, Lucy (Sarah Wright), and the children don’t really come into their own as characters. he fo- cus is squarely on Barry. Cruise doesn’t disappoint for a second. While he certainly isn’t playing a true-to-life ver- sion of Barry, he does bring a rare brand of timeless star pow- er. Much of “American Made” is so engaging because Cruise is AMERICAN MADE RATED: R TIME: 117 minutes SCORE: having a blast, whether he’s out- running DEA jets or schmooz- ing of the Medellin cartel. he only non-Cruise trait that Barry displays is his slight Louisiana accent. Otherwise, Barry would feel right at home in “Mission: Impossible” or “Top Gun.” Because Cruise makes the pic- ture a very light-hearted afair with more iction than fact, it’s easy to accuse “American Made” of being shallow and overly dramatic. hat would be a mistake, because Liman and Cruise aren’t aiming for ac- curacy or social commentary. Instead, they want to heighten Barry Seal’s story with humor and adrenaline, and they don’t pretend to be doing otherwise. Barry stumbles into opportuni- ties with little political ideology to inform his decisions, only professing a love for his country and the riches he’s made. Eventually, Barry’s accom- plishments and plans unravel as his mistakes pile up and fortune runs out. hough the third act takes a grim turn, the ilm doesn’t put the brakes on the humor. he moments of tragedy are brief, and the emo- tional weight of particular plot developments is minimal. If you want high drama, “Ameri- can Made” isn’t it. “American Made” is an apt title for a movie that imbues a true story with a classic, the- atrically Hollywood feel. It makes an empathetic hero out of a shady guy, and it looks good doing it. Liman’s unfo- cused storytelling sometimes causes the picture to succumb to the “this happened and then this happened” form of pro- gression, but the pacing and the rough edges are patched up by Cruise’s magnetic turn. Like Barry, “American Made” lives in the fast lane, and it is an excellent entry in the crime comedy genre. Newscast tune in on Fridays at 5 p.m. at soundcloud.com/ thedailytexan