Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is no stranger to the anti- abortion community, as he has pushed for limits on abortion procedures throughout his political career and plans to con- tinue to support further re- strictions during the next legislative session. At a dinner last week hosted by the Texas Al- liance for Life, the anti- abortion organization awarded the governor with the “Courageous De- fense of Life Award” for his continuing efforts to limit abortions. “For several years, the eyes of the nation have been on Texas, and not by accident,” said Joe Pojman, executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life, at the dinner. “Gov. Abbott’s leadership on the pro-life issue has been invaluable. As we get ready for the next legislative session in Janu- ary, Gov. Abbott is already contacting his staff in the middle of the night with ideas. I know this because they contact me to get our help.” MacDonald Walker, press assistant for the of- fice of the governor, said the governor would con- tinue to advance his LIFE Initiative, a plan to “protect the unborn,” which was an- nounced last year after ac- cusations against Planned Parenthood for selling fetal tissues surfaced. “Gruesome — and po- tentially illegal — harvest- ing of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood can- not be allowed in Texas,” Abbott said in a press On Thursday night, laughter and Latin cuisine filled the East Mall during Somos Latinos, an event marking the end of His- panic Heritage Month. Latino Pan-Hellenic Council and Latino Community Affairs co-hosted the festival to close out the month-long celebration of Hispanic history and culture. “I hope Hispanic students get to rediscover their cul- ture and maybe find out some things they didn’t know before and find out who they are,” said Marcus Ramirez, econom- ics junior and vice president of the Association of Latino Professionals For America. Ramirez said the event re- minds students of their roots and where they come from, while also giving non-Hispanic students an opportunity to ex- perience their culture. Somos Latinos was a carni- val-style event where students played games, such as darts and musical chairs to earn tickets, which could used to buy food and treats. “It’s very reminiscent of having parties back home … enjoying pan dulces and pupu- sas,” Ramirez said. “It’s nice to be able to bring that [to UT].” Erasto Renteria, LCA co- director and advertising senior, said Hispanic Heritage Month aspires to showcase Latino heritage on campus and foster a sense of community among UT students. “We want Latino students to come and congregate and see other students that are like them,” Renteria said. Vincent Collura, LPHC president and applied move- ments science senior, said a major issue on campus is the disparity of representation, but events like Somos Latinos help underrepresented demograph- ics on campus gain exposure. “Caucasian students pro- portional to [Caucasian] Greek students is a lot larger than total Hispanics to Hispanic-Greeks,” Collura said. Campus organizations also sought to make an impact and raise awareness of Latino pres- ence on campus and in the workforce. The Kappa Delta Chi sorority and the Associa- tion of Latino Professionals For America were recruiting stu- dents at Somos Latinos. “We invite Latinos, but it’s open to everyone else as well,” Ramirez said. “[ALPFA] started with just Latinos try- ing to find their way into the professional world and develop themselves into future leaders.” ALPFA tabled to raise awareness of the services they offer, from résumé building to securing internships. “We try to develop our members to promote diversity in the business world because it seems to be lacking in recent years,” Ramirez said. Somos Latinos marked the last major event for His- panic Heritage Month, which officially ends on Oct. 15. Reported crimes in multiple categories have steadily decreased in the last three years at UT, ac- cording to the 2016 Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released by the University over a week ago. A few notable excep- tions include an increase in rapes on on-campus student housing locations, from four in 2014 to nine in 2015, and a slight bump in car thefts on campus. Nearly every other cat- egory of reported crime decreased, with the num- ber of reported liquor law violations seeing the most dramatic downturn. UTPD assistant chief Peter Scheets credits the decrease in crime to great- er engagement among po- lice officers, students and UT staff. “I think that the reduc- tion in crime is a com- munity function,” Scheets said. “We have been lean- ing toward a more com- munity oriented policing approach at the University. The increased communi- cation … helps us iden- tify and respond to situ- ations that can turn into criminal activity.” Geography junior Madison Holloway, a west campus resident, said she feels out of harm’s way both on and off cam- pus, even in light of last Voices Against Violence hosted a rally Thursday on West Mall to promote healthy relationships in the social media era. Part of this year’s Relation- ship Violence Prevention Month, the rally highlighted the importance of clear com- munication and consent when navigating roman- tic relationships on social media platforms. Katy Redd, assistant di- rector for prevention and outreach at the Counseling and Mental Health Center, said 27 percent of student counseling appointments last year were related to romantic relationship issues. Sociology junior Maggie Oxman, one of VAV’s co- presidents, said it was the first time VAV integrated technology into discussions on healthy relationships. “[We’re] trying to frame Over 500 Austin restaurant employees will receive back wages after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division re- vealed employers violated labor and wage laws. WHD investigated 60 Austin restaurants from October 2015 to June of this year, 95 percent of which had violations and al- located $330,000 in back wages for undercompensated work- ers. Of these 60 restaurants, seven were in the 78705 zip- code. Madam Mam’s, VERTS Mediterranean Grill, Austin’s Pizza, Changos Taqueria and Taco Shack on Guadalupe have violations. “The current level of non- compliance found in these in- vestigations is not acceptable,” WHD administrator David Weil said. “WHD will continue to use every tool we have avail- able to combat this issue. This includes vigorous enforcement … to ensure that Austin restau- rant workers receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” According to a database on the Austin Business Journal’s website, Austin’s Pizza had 13 restaurants with violations from 2013 to 2015. Its on- campus location had 32 labor and wage violations during this time. Austin’s Pizza owner J.D. Torian said the violation was Name: utexas.rent; Width: 60p0; Depth: 2 in; Color: Process color, utexas.rent; Ad Number: - 1Friday, October 14, 2016@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvidNEWS PAGE 3LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8COMICS PAGE 6Restaurants under fire for labor lawsCITYCAMPUSRally advocates for healthy relationshipsCAMPUSClery report highlights decrease in crime ratesChangos Taqueria: 10Trudy’s: 8Taco Shack: 6Madam Mam’s: 40Austin’s Pizza: 32VERTS Kebab: 76Cafe Hai Ky: 9Restaurant Wage ViolationsSource: BizjournalsBy Lisa Dreher@lisa_dreher97Ravi-Teja Mulpuri| Daily Texan StaffVoices Against Violence volunteers organized “Rally for Healthy Relationships” on West Mall to engage the UT community about healthy relationships. By Michelle Zhang@michelle05155By Katie Keenan@KeenanArroyoFestival celebrates Hispanic heritage, rootsCAMPUSAlexandra Dolan| Daily Texan StaffSisters of the Kappa Delta Chi sorority sign students up for a cupcake walk at the Somos Latinos event on Thursday. By Quanit Ali@brown__goslingGov. Abbott pushes for stricter abortion lawsSTATEBy Van Nguyen@nguyen_vanRALLY page 2LAWS page 3CLERY page 3ABBOTT page 2Infographic by Elizabeth Jones | Daily Texan Staff When Democratic presi- dential nominee Hillary Clinton presented her plan to make tuition at public colleges and universities free over the summer, it gar- nered considerable praise from the left, but some aspects of the plan have academics questioning the details left out. The plan closely mir- rors Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) vision for debt- free college but with some minor changes, such as who can access the free tuition. By 2021, the plan would allow for students from families who make less than $125,000 to go to a public college or university tuition-free. “One of the biggest issues I heard about throughout the campaign that I hear about from ev- ery corner of our country is how much an education costs,” Clinton said at a New Hampshire rally on Sept. 28. “Bernie Sanders was absolutely right.” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plans for higher education are less clear, as he has not released a detailed outline similar to Clinton’s. Sam Clovis, national co-chair and senior pol- icy advisor of Trump’s campaign, talked to Inside Higher Ed in May, de- councing Clinton’s higher education plans and em- phasized moving the fed- eral student loan system out of the government and to private banks. Clovis did not address cost of tuition or student debt, which Clinton’s plans aim to tackle. Richard J. Reddick, as- sistant vice president of research and policy in the UT department of educa- tional administration, said he has looked at economic forecasts and believes the plan can be implemented but some details of the plan still remain unclear to him. One issue he had was the possibility of the threshold not being im- plemented correctly be- cause of the varying costs of living in the U.S. “$85,000 in Mississippi compared to $85,000 in New York City are com- pletely different things, so without some kind of way to adjust or consider cost of living it’s a little con- cerning,” Reddick said. Reddick also questioned whether the $125,000 threshold would hold once 2021 comes around. Another issue Reddick will monitor is the pos- sibility of rising tuition costs. Reddick said states typically fund higher edu- cation, and in the last 35 years, the percentage of higher education bud- gets coming from leg- islative appropriations have declined. The funding, which is no longer coming from the state government, is drawn from student tuition costs. Reddick said a possible solution to rising tuition costs is requiring states to distribute money from the federal government. José Luis Santos, vice president of higher edu- cation policy and practice at The Education Trust, said his organization was pleased someone of Clin- ton’s status was addressing a pressing issue to stu- dents all over the nation, Santos said the plan lacks a detailed approach to increasing college completion rates. “If she pursues this plan, she should consider the college completion is- sue as part of platform,” Santos said. “We have a complex problem [in the completion rate] and we need a more comprehen- sive set of solutions. The federal government needs to invest dollars to states and states need to invest dollars into colleges and universities. Good fed- eral policy can incentivize states to invest more.” [this topic] in a techno- logical way,” Oxman said. “Whether it’s dating apps, or it’s trying to argue over text, or you’re getting nude pictures that are unsolicit- ed. We’re trying to navigate how to have a healthy, con- sensual relationship using technology as the medium.” Part of the rally involved the dating app Tinder. Vol- unteers showed students different screenshots of Tinder conversations and asked students to explain how they would feel if they received similar messages. Volunteers gave away free T-shirts and asked students to answer questions relating to consent and interpreting the tone of text messages. Computer science junior Michael Li said misunder- standings occur frequently on social media. “I’ve heard a lot of friends say they’re in abu- sive relationships, but it’s not very clear that one person knows they’re abu- sive to the other,” Li said. “Their boundaries aren’t exactly clear. There’s this kind of ambiguity within text messages.” Suchi Sundaram, a fifth- year accounting graduate student and volunteer at the rally, said technology has revolutionized what a relationship means and knowing the boundary be- tween you and your partner is important. “I think understanding that each person has a dif- ferent definition of what a like, or what a status means, or what a message to an- other person means, [is im- portant],” Sundaram said. “Because there are some social norms that are being developed for the changing technology, so we should be able to understand what the social norm is for using these social media.” release. “Treating unborn children as commodities to be sold is an abomination. The barbaric practice of harvesting and selling baby body parts must end.” The LIFE Initiative aims to withdraw funding from abortion providers and Planned Parenthood as well as improve and expand adoption services. After Planned Parenthood was defunded in Texas last year, the Population Research Center at UT-Austin looked at trends across other states who have defunded Planned Parenthood. The study’s re- sults showed the defunding in these states led to lower rates of injectable contraceptive usage. Women who previ- ously received contraception from Planned Parenthood before it was defunded did not continue to use contra- ceptives afterwards. There were also increases in birth rates covered by Medicaid. Last month, a new rule which required fetal re- mains from abortions or miscarriages to be buried or cremated was added into the Texas Register by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The rule was announced in July with little to no public announcement. Ab- bott sent out a fundraising letter supporting the rule and announcing he would do everything in his power to protect “Texans’ basic rights and dignities.” Joseph Trahan, com- munications director for University Democrats, said Texas democrats would con- tinue to fight the governor’s plans for abortion restric- tions going into the next legislative session. “I find it absolutely ridicu- lous that Gov. Abbott and his cronies are pushing this issue,” said Trahan, a public relations junior. “Requiring a cremation or burial neces- sitates money, which often times, the women who are choosing to have an abortion don’t have an abundance of. 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FRAMES featured photo thedailytexanABBOTTcontinues from page 1Daulton VenglarDaily Texan file photoGov. Greg Abbott signs a higher education bill at the Texas Advanced Comput- ing Center on June 4, 2015. Abbott announced that he would fight to make abortion illegal. RALLYcontinues from page 1NATIONALMissing details in Clinton’s college plan raise concernsBy Van Nguyen@nguyen_vanRECYCLEyour copy of Mysterious posters bear- ing symbols associated with white supremacy were spot- ted around campus earlier this month, only to be torn down and replaced by anti-fascism flyers reading “Good Night White Pride.” The newly formed UT organization Revolution- ary Student Front claimed responsibility for the anti-fascism posters. A founder of RSF, who de- clined to be identified, said the white supremacy posters seemed to be in solidarity with a national organization which has posted similar propaganda on college campuses across the country, including Ohio State University, University of Washington, University of California Los Angeles and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. According to RSF’s Face- book page, the white suprem- acy posters were designed in such a way that only other white supremacists would rec- ognize the organization’s sym- bol — a Roman statue — and realize there is a movement to unite. The imagery was ac- companied by vague phrases such as “Our Destiny is Ours” and “Serve Your People.” In addition to the white su- premacy posters, RSF found a Celtic cross, a symbol some- times associated with white supremacy, tagged on a pillar outside the Blanton Museum of Art. RSF said it is not clear whether the graffiti was com- mitted by the same group responsible for the posters, but it was discovered around the same time. Approximately 30 con- cerned students met with RSF on Thursday night to come up with a plan to take ac- tion against white suprema- cists. Comments were made in a town hall fashion, and students responded to each other’s suggestions. At the end of the meeting, they listed con- crete ways to respond to racist propaganda. The list included learning self-defense mecha- nisms, photographing the fas- cists and reaching out to other campus organizations. Eric Rodriguez, a Latin American studies freshman, attended the meeting with his young son. “One of the reasons is the person I’m with right now, he’s in my hands, my son,” Rodri- guez said. “White supremacy affects not just people of color but white folks as well. It’s been used as a way to divide and conquer the working class.” Economics junior Joy Youwakim, who was not at the meeting, said the posters underscore the uneasiness she feels when walking around campus as a minority student. “I like to think that every- one, especially at university, should feel safe all the time, going to class or walking around,” Youwakim said. “You shouldn’t feel like someone’s watching you and thinking, ‘Your skin color is not white enough for me.’ What is that?” techno- said. apps, over nude unsolicit- navigate con- using medium.” involved Vol- students screenshots of and explain they messages. free students relating interpreting messages. junior misunder- frequently lot of abu- but it’s one abu- said. aren’t this within fifth- graduate volunteer at technology what and boundary be- partner understanding a dif- what a means, to an- is im- said. some being changing should what using semester’s homicide. “I feel like they’re doing a lot to ensure people are safe, especially since last spring,” Holloway said. “With SURE Walk being expanded and everything, I feel like that’s such a good thing.” The collaboration between citizens and police officers is essential to UTPD’s abil- ity to address crime, Scheets said. People accustomed to the University’s grounds and atmosphere, such as stu- dents or building managers, may be more familiar with their surroundings, enabling them to better detect any abnormalities or potential criminal behavior. Oftentimes a UT staff member will tip an officer off with information that leads to the arrest of individuals with burglary or theft war- rants, Scheets said. He added this kind of cooperative in- teraction can drive down crime statistics. “We are trained to be sus- picious, the public is not. So if they find something suspi- cious, it’s given much more credence,” Scheets said. “The way a police presence can work to deter crime is if it’s persistent. It has to be out there day after day, it has to be at a regular interval, it has to be visible.” As for trends, Scheets said UTPD’s crime prevention unit hones in on areas of campus that exhibit higher numbers of criminal inci- dents and aim to individu- ally address specific types of crime. There isn’t a consis- tent up or down pattern, but Scheets said he hopes last year’s numbers will indicate a reduction in future crimes. “I don’t think we’re ever gonna completely eliminate crime from any jurisdiction, but I haven’t seen the num- bers where it’s driven down, it plateaus, and [doesn’t] go any further,” Scheets said. Finance senior Andrew Enenmoh said he has wit- nessed an increased num- ber of police officers in west campus, and believes crime has declined in recent years, in accordance with the Clery report. “I’d say in general it’s decreased; I haven’t got- ten as many emails about aggravated robbery or other crimes in the area,” Enenmoh said. “It’s the less emails that I’ve received, less word of mouth that I’ve heard in com- parison to the last few years.” The presence of police officers, which increased beginning in 2014 with the UTPD bike patrol and later with foot and vehicle patrols, is the second component to Scheet’s formula for reduc- ing crime. Most crime is predictable, Scheets said. He said theft of personal devices is something students can be on the lookout for since they spend longer amounts of time observing the behav- ior of their colleagues than do police. “The gold standard for suspicion isn’t a police of- ficer with a risen suspicion standard. It is a community member and their feeling that a behavior or activity is suspicious,” Scheets said. due to the Department of Labor changing its policy to require salary workers work- ing over 40 hours weekly be paid overtime. In the past, the chain’s as- sistant managers had to work 45 to 50 hours weekly. How- ever, they were paid sala- ries instead of on an hourly basis, so they didn’t receive overtime pay. “The switch was a change in fair wage policy that we, like others, were not aware of,” a post on Austin’s Pizza’s official Facebook said. Torian said Austin’s Pizza was one of several restaurants that immediately paid the back wages and had its case resolved, but other restaurants remain noncompliant. “We handled it as quickly as anybody I think could have possibly done,” Torian said. Former Austin’s Pizza employee Josiah Steinle, who graduated from UT in 2014, worked part-time at the company from 2011 to 2013. Steinle said he enjoyed working there even though there were occasional lapses in management. “I felt the management was sometimes unorganized or didn’t inform the employ- ees super well about things or implement things super well,” Steinle said. “But I never felt they were trying to screw the employees.” According to Austin Business Journal database, Threadgill’s on North Lamar Boulevard had 230 violations from 2006 to 2008. Thread- gill’s is one of the restaurants which was investigated during this year. Government and economics sophomore Jake O’Shea is a server at a dif- ferent Threadgill’s location. O’Shea said he was unaware of the violations but said he makes an average of $16–$17 an hour and is paid fairly. “There’s enough tables to where if one stiffs you, you end up making it back when another tips you good,” O’Shea said. WHD district director Nicole Sellers said workers should be educated on how much they are required to be paid. She added employers must be knowledgeable on how to follow proper manage- ment procedures to avoid mis- steps and repercussions. “I think that [the report] shows there is work to be done,” Sellers said. “When we complete an investigation, we want the employers to walk away with an understanding of compliance.” Texas Secretary of State Carlos H. Cascos an- nounced Thursday that Texas registered over 15 million voters, accounting for 78 percent of the state’s voting age population. “If you want to vote you must be registered, so it’s good to see that so many Texans are preparing for this November’s election,” Cascos said in a statement. The estimated voting age population in Texas is over 19.3 million, according to the secretary of state’s of- fice. However, this includes some groups of people who are ineligible to vote, such as non-citizens and convicted felons. In 2012, the last presidential election year, 75 percent of the voting age population was regis- tered to vote, and in 2008, 77 percent of the voting age population was registered to vote. The increase to 78 percent amounts to al- most two million more registered voters in Texas in 2016 than when Presi- dent Barack Obama ran against former Republi- can presidential nominee John McCain. Travis County also beat a previous record by reg- istering over 90 percent of eligible voters in the county. Bruce Elfant, the county tax assessor and voter registrar, set a 90 percent goal for the county back in January. While he said he was glad that the county surpassed its goal, Elfant’s focus has turned to voter turnout on election day, especially emphasizing voter partici- pation in local elections. “The candidates and the propositions on the bot- tom of the ballot will actu- ally impact our daily lives more than the presidential candidates,” Elfant said. “We care about transpor- tation, we care about all of the amenities, the parks, the pools, the libraries. What community we’re go- ing to live in are decisions made by local government. It’s more important.” The last day to register to vote was Oct. 11. Early voting will be available to the UT community at the Flawn Academic Center from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4. Election day is Nov. 8. 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By Sarah Philips@sarahphillips23UT anti-fascist org removes white supremacy posterslisten fridays at 5 p.m. ofRavin RenéDaily Texan StaffA member from an anti-white supremacy organization discusses is- sues of white supremacy on campus and how to combat it. @thedailytexanFollow us for news, updates and more. pOdCastIf you want to vote you must be registered, so it’s good to see that so many Texans are preparing for this November’s election. —Carlos H. Cascos, Texas Secretary of State Last week, the Republican nominee for president admitted on tape that he has used his power as a celebrity to assault women. And the party still endorses his campaign to hold the most powerful office on Earth. To its credit, the national media — most prominently, Anderson Cooper during Sunday night’s presidential debate — has widely covered this angle of the “Ac- cess Hollywood” tape leak. And in the days since Donald Trump defended his comments as nothing more than raunchy banter, many women have come forward with harrowing stories that contradict his spurious characterization. This same discussion has been taking place for years on college campuses, where women and some men fear not only being assaulted, but being blamed for their own assault. And yet, a survey conducted last year by the Association of American Uni- versities found that 18.5 percent of women at UT have been victims of sexual assault, at a time when one of America’s two ma- jor political parties is using its campaign apparatus to promote a serial offender and attack the credibility of his accusers. This is a sobering reminder that, as easy as it is to condemn someone caught on tape, it’s a lot harder to weed out the predators among us and provide victims with the resources and support to come forward. So if we can be angry at Donald Trump for his behavior, we should be vigilant about combating the philosophy that en- courages his behavior — especially as it manifests itself on this campus. Our two op-eds this week approach rape culture from two different perspectives. Writ- ing on behalf of Texas Blazers and its Men- CanEnd campaign, Justin Atkinson discusses the importance of expanding societal concep- tions of masculinity, which would reduce the pressure on men to promote sexism on their own or tolerate it among their peers. And Lau- ren L’Amie, vice president of Women’s Re- source Agency, argues that Trump’s so-called “locker-room talk” should serve as a spring- board to discuss the meaning of consent. Chase is an economics and Plan II senior from Royse City. Kashar is an American Stud- ies sophomore from Scarsdale, New York. Shenhar is an economics, government and Plan II senior from Westport, Connecticut. Donald Trump’s “locker-room talk,” brought to light by a 2005 recording that sur- faced last week, is a metaphor. The locker room represents the space where men can feel safe from the pressure to respect women while they’re alone. This talk, along with more and more women coming forward to speak about the harassment they encoun- tered from Mr. Trump, has led to a surge of condemnation of violence against women in mass media. Naturally, interpersonal violence is a com- mon topic on college campuses. National sto- ries like Trump’s and that of convicted rap- ist Brock Turner have pushed anti-violence work more into the spotlight, prompting stu- dent leaders to put a lot of energy into critiqu- ing acts of sexual assault after they happen. But, of course, violence is wrong and no one should commit rape — that’s a low bar to ex- pect of people. Student and university efforts to address these issues often focus only on risk reduction, i.e. stressing the importance of “being safe” and taking steps to protect yourself from danger. These strategies aren’t causing any harm, but they also aren’t the most helpful. There’s a bigger picture and one that we need to zoom out to understand. Rarely do we talk about the cultural reasons that lead to men, specifically, perpetrating these acts. Men are often left out of a conversa- tion centrally about the violence we are the ones committing. When our culture overvalues or emphasizes traits such as dominance and emotional repression, it’s no surprise that young men grow up fail- ing to value not only their own healthy at- tachment needs, but also the humanity of people of other genders. Last year, our all-men’s service organiza- tion, Texas Blazers, started the MenCanEnd project to talk about college sexual assault in a way that focuses on men and their role in gender-based violence. We’re doing our best to emphasize the positive traits of what we think of as masculinity, traits such as emo- tional intelligence, compassion and self-love. To change our culture, and to do so in a way that fundamentally challenges commonly held ideas of masculinity, means more than just telling men, “Don’t rape.” Change is about having conversations where we let our guard down and talk about how we were taught what manhood is and isn’t. It is about understanding how restrictive masculinity is directly tied to our culture that normalizes and excuses interpersonal violence. And it’s about understanding that masculinity isn’t inherently harmful, but is nonetheless a so- cial construct that deserves to be looked at through a critical lens. Cultural change doesn’t happen in a day, and Texas Blazers is still learning how to be better allies from experts in this field. It’s important that men do this work with other men because the responsibility shouldn’t fall solely on women to both educate and survive the violence of men. We must stay engaged in the work already being done by campus groups such as Voices Against Violence, and invite our community, our brothers, to work with us. Atkinson is a government and women’s and gender studies senior from Sherman. He is a member of Texas Blazers. 4 OPINIONLast week, audio of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault and grabbing women “by the p----” was released by the Washington Post and reverberated across the Internet. Head- lines by various news organizations quoted the phrase and vilified Trump’s particularly graphic language. Republican lawmakers who previ- ously backed Trump began rescinding their support across multiple platforms. During the second presidential debate on Sunday evening, moderator Anderson Coo- per was quick to label Trump’s words for ex- actly what they implied: “You bragged that you sexually assaulted women,” Cooper said. “Do you understand that?” Cooper was right. Trump’s commen- tary was not shocking because of his use of graphic language and lewd imagery — it was the second half of his quote that stirred some- thing even more deeply disturbing. “When you’re a star, they let you do it,” Trump said. “You can do anything.” Anything. Let’s take a minute to talk about what “anything” means. Let’s talk about the assumption that celebrity status entitles men to grope and kiss women without their con- sent. Let’s talk about consent. When Trump was recorded making these comments in 2005, the nation hadn’t yet de- fined “consent.” The controversial “one in five women in college have experienced sexual as- sault” statistic hadn’t yet been scrutinized, reex- amined and revalidated until it was accepted as truth. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights hadn’t yet released an 18-page call to action reminding colleges to address and pre- vent sexual assault on campuses in compliance with Title IX. Brock Turner hadn’t yet been sentenced to a mere six months (and served only three) after being convicted of raping a woman behind a dumpster at Stanford. Today, the Department of Justice defines sexual assault as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.” Any man stating that his fame condones the groping and kissing of women without their consent is horrific, and it’s especially horrific when that particular man is running for president. This is coupled with the fact that the Republican party’s platform calls for removing the responsibility of colleges to investigate sexual assault, and that Trump’s platform currently does not include a plan to address campus sexual assault. But this is about more than harmful political rhetoric, or the condemning of Trump’s candidacy alone, or even your position on the election at large. At its core, Trump’s commentary is a gross perpetuation of rape culture. As leaders of the Women’s Resource Agen- cy; as an affiliate organization of Voices Against Violence, TransAction Texas, the Gender and Sexuality Center and the Feminist Action Proj- ect; and as advocates for all female-identifying UT students and college students at large, we would like to clarify that one’s proclaimed sta- tus — be it social, socioeconomic, star athlete or celebrity — never gives consent. WRA and our affiliate organizations exist to provide resources, knowledge, safe spaces and a voice for victims in a world where sexual violence is increasingly normalized. There is absolutely nothing that gives any human being the right to do “anything” to a woman and her body with- out enthusiastic verbal consent. As participants in a growing conversation about sexual consent on college campuses, and in the wake of an epidemic of campus sexual assault, we have an obligation to talk about consent because it applies to all of us. Those who defend this rhetoric of entitlement might argue that it’s nothing new or shocking. And it might not be. But in other, more familiar words, “boys will be boys.” Rape culture is the normalization of the “boys will be boys” nar- rative. It is accepting “locker-room talk” as an excuse. It is the fact that Trump’s rhetoric pulls at a deep fear that virtually all college women confront — that our bodies are at risk simply by existing. Finally, it is the acceptance of si- lence as implicit consent. Silence is not con- sent. Consent is consent. L’Amie is a journalism senior from Aus- tin. She is the vice president of Women’s Resource Agency. Courtesy of Access HollywoodIn a 2005 tape first obtained by the Washington Post, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump discusses sexually assault- ing women with Access Holly- wood host Billy Bush. Trump’s poll numbers have cratered in the days since it was first pub- lished. By Justin AtkinsonDaily Texan Forum Contributor@jusatkBy Lauren L’AmieWomen’s Resource Agency Vice President @LameLAmieLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | Email your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. 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By Alexander Chase, Leah Kashar, and Jordan ShenharDaily Texan Forum Team @TexanEditorialThere is absolutely nothing that gives any human being the right to do “anything” to a woman and her body without enthusiastic verbal consent. Men are often left out of a conver- sation centrally about the violence we are the ones committing. History professor Henry W. Brands is chronicling the history of the United States one tweet at a time. Since joining the site in April 2009, Brands has posted over 1,000 tweets chronicling past histori- cal events such as the Dred Scott Case of 1857, the bat- tle of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the Watergate scan- dal of 1974. By compiling these 140-character haikus, Brands relates issues that people in these time pe- riods faced to things stu- dents may be struggling with today. “I want to spark their cu- riosity. Initially the main idea was to tell [students] interesting stories and get them to think about their place in the world,” Brands said. “UT is a fascinating place because there are people who are knowl- edgeable about all sorts of things. There is almost no topic of human curiosity that you can’t find some- thing about.” Brands was originally inspired to create his Twit- ter account when a student asked if he had ever written history as haikus. Intrigued at the possibility of such a condensed writing me- dium, he decided to begin tweeting out historic hai- kus. As Brands continued with his project, other edu- cators began using haikus as teaching mechanisms with their students. “There’s a high school teacher in Utah who every year has his students write out haikus, and [he] sends me the best ones,” Brands said. “I take great pleasure in reading them and seeing other students and teach- ers have fun with it. At least in that small universe it has caught on. It’s very interesting what they can come up with. People don’t realize that there is a poet within them.” Brands’ interest in his- tory came from his father. Growing up in Portland, Oregon, his Sunday after- noons became adventures filled with historical sights that sparked a curiosity inside him. He specifically remembers discovering the book “Young Mac of Fort Vancouver” as a kid. “I used to imagine that I was this kid in the book and go back 100 years in time and envision what the world looked like and how I would respond to it,” Brands said. Brands sees history as a treasure chest full of stories and said he considers his haikus to be an extension of his teaching. “I happen to think that history is the most fasci- nating story of all, and if I can convince my students of that, then I will have succeeded,” Brands said. Economics sophomore Seth Sageser is in Brand’s foreign policy undergraduate studies class. He said his professor is knowledgeable and deeply dedicated to his work. “He inspires me to com- pletely dedicate myself to something that I love,” Sag- eser said in an email. “His class challenges people to critically think and puts into perspective what for- eign advisors struggle with on a daily basis.” As an author and co- author of 30 books and fi- nalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Brands spoke and held a book signing on Tues- day at BookPeople, where he introduced his latest book, “The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War.” “I like to generate inter- est and radiate positive en- ergy toward any new proj- ects or book ideas,” Brands said. “History is not simply a dry collection of facts and dates. History, I feel, is the best story of all time.” class was crucial to getting her film polished and ready for competition. “After that class ended, I continued to work on it, and sure enough it placed [at Austin Film Festival,]” Sánchez said. Thorne said having a script in the festival is a great way to garner attention from producers. “Doing well in a top competition like AFF gives your script an ob- jective stamp of approv- al that might convince a producer or manager to spend time reading a script by an unknown writer,” Thorne said. Sánchez said her time at UT taught her a lot, es- pecially the semester she spent in the UTLA pro- gram, where she interned with one of Quentin Tarantino’s producers, Stacey Sher. Besides writing for herself, Sánchez said one of her main goals is getting these films picked up by studios. Hoping to one day see her name scrolling down the after-credits, Sánchez intends to stay true to herself and her heritage throughout her career. “The advice you get is write what you know,” Sánchez said. “I know I can bring part of my culture and heritage into the scripts, and it turns out [other] people are interested in that, not just Latinos.” makes Austin unique.” TODO Austin’s initiative includes highlighting popu- lar Dia de los Muertos events in the area in their October print edition as well as on a website called Austin Days of the Dead. The project leaders want to collaborate with community mem- bers and representatives from local events, such as Mexic-Arte Musem’s Viva la Vida Festival, MACC’s Dia de los Muertos event and Easter Seals’ Dia de los Muertos Festival. McClinton said this celebration is a very relat- able event among differ- ent nationalities because everyone has an ancestor or a family member they want to remember. “Dia de los Muertos cele- brates life and death and the cycle of life, and that really is a global concept,” Rey- naga said. “Just as Mexican people can identify with it, everybody from China to Brazil to Russia can identify with this concept.” Reynaga said she un- derstands the importance of this tradition to the Latino community and hopes to share the events that surround it with the Austin community. “I grew up celebrat- ing Dia. It was part of my childhood, and I am happy that I am able to keep that alive, because if I went to a different city in the U.S., that might not even be a thing at all,” Reynaga said. Name: CLASSIFIDES; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, CLASSIFIDES; Ad Number: - CLASS 5ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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Reduce • Reuse • RecycleCACTUSYEARBOOK.COMDAILYTEXANONLINE.COMFacebook at dailytexanTwitter @thedailytexanKVRX.ORGFacebook at kvrxaustinTwitter @kvrxWATCHTSTV.COMFacebook at texasstudenttelevisionTwitter @texasstudenttvTEXASSTUDENTMEDIA.COMMEDICALTSMBURNTX.COMON FACEBOOK BURNTXON TWITTER @BURNT_X LIFE&ARTSFriday, October 14, 20165Professor uses tweets to optimize student educationCAMPUSBy Scarlett Gamiz@thedailytexanJuan Figueroa | Daily Texan StaffHistory professor Henry W. Brands greets fans at signing for his book “The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War” on Tuesday night. Brands tweets U.S. history haikus to make history interesting for his students. MUERTOScontinues from page 8FILM FESTcontinues from page 8 COMICS 7Today’s solution will appear here next issue SUDOKUFORYOU 5 4 8 2 6 7 3 9 16 2 3 9 1 5 8 7 47 1 9 4 8 3 6 2 51 8 7 5 3 9 2 4 62 9 5 6 7 4 1 8 33 6 4 1 2 8 7 5 99 3 2 8 5 1 4 6 78 5 1 7 4 6 9 3 24 7 6 3 9 2 5 1 8 7 6 4 2 1 5 5 9 4 7 2 6 4 8 3 8 2 2 1 9 4 5 6 1 3 3 1 2 7 9 5 6 9 6Friday, October 14, 2016COMICS COMICS 77EZRA SIEGEL, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansportsFriday, October 14, 2016SIDELINEFOOTBALLTexas chases redemption against CyclonesIt’s probably best not to bring up Halloween night in Ames, Iowa, to the Longhorns. The evening conjures up memories scarier than Freddy Krueger for Texas, who spent Oct. 31, 2015 getting shellacked 24-0 by Iowa State. Turbulence on the flight home to Austin matched the turbulence on the field, capping a brutal trip for the burnt orange. “Last year we know what happened there; that game was just a nightmare for us,” senior safety Dylan Haines said. “Literally, going up there, the plane flight was rough, the atmosphere was rough, and we go out there and get shut out and give up all these points. It was just a complete nightmare.” The loss was arguably the low point of head coach Charlie Strong’s tenure in Austin, an embarrassment against a team far from the top of the Big 12. The Long- horns threw for just 85 yards on the evening, totaling 10 punts compared to just 11 first downs. Not a single Longhorn drive ended in anything other than a punt or interception. Texas’ offensive futil- ity was the story of the night. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jerrod Heard struggled all night, failing to read coverages and find open receivers. He went 2–5 in the first half, throw- ing for just 15 yards before being benched. Then-junior Tyrone Swoopes didn’t fair much better, going 6–13 for 59 yards in the second half. “There were breakdowns at every position,” Strong said following the loss. “When you look at it, it is not just at the quarterback position, we have to get bet- ter all across the board.” The issues plaguing the Longhorn offense have now faded away five weeks into the 2016 season. The offense that looked so incompetent against the Cyclones last year has morphed into a po- tent attack. An attack that averages 41 points per game, good for No. 17 in the na- tion and No. 3 in the Big 12. Running back D’Onta Foreman has been the en- gine behind Texas’ offen- sive resurgence, leading the conference in rushing. The junior has crossed the 130- yard mark in all four of his appearances this year. He’s also a safety valve for fresh- man quarterback Shane Buechele, able to shoulder the offensive load when the passing game stalls. “Sometimes we don’t even block it the right way, he just finds a way where he can bounce back out- side and drop his pads and just run through people,” Strong said. “But he is special, and he’s really an outstanding player.” Foreman should find suc- cess against the Cyclone defense. Iowa State ranks last in the Big 12 in rushing defense, surrendering over 235 yards per game on the ground. And with sopho- more running back Chris Warren out with a knee in- jury, Foreman should see an even heavier workload. Despite its 1–4 record, Iowa State is no cupcake. The Cyclones have dropped their past two contests, but those defeats have come against No. 11 Baylor and an Oklahoma State squad that beat Texas 49-31 just two weeks ago. They held Baylor to just 178 yards passing and led the Bears 42-28 heading into the fourth quarter in Week 5. The Longhorns under- stand the threat posed by Iowa State and say they won’t be taken by surprise when they take the field on Saturday night. Texas must come out fast against the Cyclones or risk repeating the Halloween horrors they endured in Ames a year ago. “We’re Texas, we got to play at a high level,” sopho- more defensive tackle Chris Nelson said. “We know who we are. And we’ll come out there this Saturday and we’re going it play at that level.” SOCCERLonghorns regain confidence with victory over Kansas StateJoshua Guerra | Daily Texan StaffSenior midfielder Julia Dyche is a leader for the Longhorns and a key reason Texas overcame three tough losses and earned a win over Kansas State. The mood around the Longhorns for most of the season has been unmistakably optimistic. But after heartbreak- ing results the past two weeks — Texas is winless in Big 12 play — the team’s positivity dwindled. However, the Longhorns (7–6–1, 0–3–1 Big 12) re- captured their mojo last Friday, topping Kansas State at home, 2–0. “We had been carrying a not-so-positive feeling from the two weekends prior,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “It certainly wasn’t from a lack of effort and a lack of willing to ex- ecute. We played quality opponents, and it was just that little extra effort in every single match. We all knew that we could’ve done something differently.” The Longhorns opened Big 12 play on Sept. 23 with a 1-1 draw against Baylor. But the following three matches were wake-up calls. Texas dropped three in a row to Oklahoma, Okla- homa State and Kansas. The Longhorns held a 1-0 lead in three of their first four Big 12 matches. The win against Kansas State didn’t count as a Big 12 victory, as the Wildcats are in their first year as a Division I program and are classified as independent. The loss of leading scorer sopho- more forward Alexa Adams to a torn ACL only further drained the positivity. “It’s in moments of ad- versity you find a person, a group, a team’s true charac- ter,” Kelly said. “Our leader- ship group this year is fan- tastic. We certainly worked these past 10 days to or- ganize things that we can do better.” That leadership group includes senior midfielder Julia Dyche and senior de- fender Isabelle Kerr, who Kelly credits as being part of the reason this team has stayed the course. “They’re mainstays on the field, they’re mainstays off the field,” Kelly said. “They have a leadership group that’s helping them really keep this group to- gether. We have one an- other, and the team’s re- ally looked within, looked toward one another.” With four matches left before the Big 12 tourna- ment, Texas knows there’s work to be done to get back to playing at a high level. That work begins on the road against Iowa State on Friday. Now without their top two goal-scorers from last season, Adams and red- shirt sophomore Mikayla Flores, the Longhorns have a larger hill to climb. But Texas is still confident it can make a run at the Big 12 title and make the NCAA tournament. “We’ve grown a lot,” Kel- ly said. “Lots of squads who would’ve went through what we’ve had with our injuries and with the close losses [would’ve] crum- bled. We’re just never go- ing to crumble. That’s re- ally what makes me proud about this squad because there’s a sense of resil- iency and a sense of re- sponsibility that they’re taking, and it’s all going to be okay because we’re in this together.” The Longhorns and Iowa State kick off in Ames, Iowa, at 7 p.m. By Trenton Daeschner@TrentDaeschnerCROSS COUNTRYTexas looks to win big in final meet before Big 12 ChampionshipZoe Fu | Daily Texan file photoSophomore Alex Rogers has been one of Texas’ top run- ners this season. He’s hoping to earn a top-five finish in Pennsylvania before Big 12 Championship. The Longhorns depart- ed Austin on Wednesday to travel to University Park, Pennsylvania, for the Penn State Open. Several Big 12 teams, in- cluding Oklahoma State and West Virginia, will accompany Texas at the Blue and White Golf Course for the race. The meet stands as the Longhorns’ last chance to prepare for the Big 12 Championship in Lub- bock at the end of this month. But sophomore Alex Rogers said he tries not to look too far ahead. “I can feel the weight of the Big 12 Champion- ship in my hand,” Rogers said. “But first we have to go out and do the best we can at Penn State and take out OSU. The way I see it, they are the sheep and we are the lion.” Oklahoma State’s men’s team currently ranks No. 9 in the nation, while the women’s squad ranks No. 14. Going up against the Cowboys this weekend will give Texas an early indicator of where its teams stack up against the Big 12’s elite. “It’ll be a good reflection of the con- ference,” coach Brad Herbster said. “Be- cause there’s some re- ally good teams. The biggest thing is regroup- ing from Notre Dame and understanding.” The Longhorns enter Pennsylvania coming off a tough meet at the Notre Dame Invitational on Sept. 30.The wom- en finished No. 16 and had to compete without senior Sandie Raines, who was recovering from pneumonia. “It was a blessing in disguise,” Raines said. “It helped me increase my training, and it mo- tivated me for the rest of the season. I am ready to compete again.” On the men’s side, Rog- ers finished No. 19 in the individual five-mile run. His time of 24:07.2 was just over 10 sec- onds off of his goal of a top-10 finish. “I’ve built my confi- dence since then,” Rog- ers said. “I’ll make a run for a top-five finish this time.” The women’s 6,000-me- ter run is set to begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by the men’s 5.2-mile run at 11:15 a.m. By Maria Cowley@thedailytexanNBA76ERS WIZARDS CELTICS NETS “Dreams happen in your sleep, Goals are real life obtainable things. There’s a difference.” Deshon Elliot@DeshonElliot_4TOP TWEETTODAY IN HISTORY1979Wayne Gretzky, the NHL’s all-time leader in goals scored with 894, scores his first career goal. By Michael Shapiro@mshap2Zoe Fu Daily Texan StaffJunior running back D’Onta Foreman has been a work horse for the Texas offense this season. He currently leads the Big 12 conference in rushing yards. Jefferson interview set to air on ESPN Sophomore linebacker Malik Jefferson doesn’t have the loudest voice. Oftentimes, he chooses not to speak up at all but rather lead by example on the field. Though he’s had a rough time in his sopho- more campaign, he’s still third on the team in tackles, behind sopho- more line backer An- thony Wheeler and sophomore defensive end Breckyn Hager. There are instances in which Jefferson chooses to speak out, and those situations don’t always involve football. Jeffer- son stays involved and engaged with the latest social issues, especially those pertaining to his very own college cam- pus, such as the campus carry issue. On July 31, Jefferson tweeted, “I. Don’t. Care. If. It’s. Concealed. It’s. Still. A. Gun.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” He later qualified his own statement, saying he’s not an expert on the issue of campus carry but he still wants what’s best for himself and every- one else at the University of Texas. “A lot of guys had something to say about it,” Jefferson says. “But of course I’m the one who had to speak out on that … I didn’t have my facts together, obviously, but I tried to let people un- derstand my point. Being a part of this University, I want everybody safe. … I don’t want it to be an issue.” Jefferson’s comments on the issue have drawn national attention. ESPN’s Outside the Lines, a show that examines critical is- sues in the sports world, is set to air an interview with Jefferson this Sunday on national television. —Tyler HorkaSPORTS BRIEFLY For Lesly Reynaga, every Nov. 2 in Monterrey, Mexico, meant sweet sugar skulls, dim candlelight and the deli- cious smell of pan de muerto from the local bakeries. “I have this vivid memory of walking around and see- ing my mom putting up the altar,” Reynaga said. “There were so many yellow flowers. They are called cempasuchil, the traditional Dia de los Muertos flowers. You would just follow the path and that would lead you to the altar.” After graduating in 2014, Reynaga began working as an editor at TODO Austin, a new local publication that highlights ethnic groups liv- ing in Austin, especially the Latino community. There, Reynaga is working on a proj- ect, Austin Dias de los Muer- tos, which aims to serve as a city-wide initiative that shines a light on the Latino cul- ture. The project, which has received half the necessary funding so far, was started by TODO Austin editor Gavin Garcia and art director Dave McClinton a few years ago. “There are so many walls — real and perceived walls — be- tween all the different cultures around town,” McClinton said. “Everyone really keeps to themselves, except when an event happens … this is a way to have people come together.” They hope Austin Dias de los Muertos can become a signature city-wide event for the growing Latino population in Austin. “We as humans are ac- cepting other cultures more than we used to, which I think has allowed Dia de los Muertos to be alive in a city that you might think has nothing to do with it,” Reynaga said. “Like why would Austin celebrate Dia de los Muertos?” Reynaga said events such as the Mexican Ameri- can Cultural Center’s al- tar competition are do- ing a good job keeping the most important parts of the tradition alive. Through the many Dia de los Muertos events, Austin has managed to bring elements such as the traditional mariachi music, unique dancing, elaborate costumes and vibrant col- ors to life while also mak- ing the tradition its own. “Austin is the live music capitol of the world and I think that Austin is incorpo- rating a lot of that [into its Dia de los Muertos celebrations,]” Reynaga said. “If it is going to be an Austin tradition and celebration, we might as well include something of what The murders of hun- dreds of Mexican women across the border from her hometown left a last- ing impact on alumna April Sánchez’s commu- nity. Years later, Sánchez brought those women who have since been for- gotten to the forefront of her screenplay. “I’m from El Paso, and the femicide happened right across the border,” Sánchez said. “The kill- ers were never brought to justice. Every report I saw came from a foreign per- spective, and I wanted to tell the story through the women’s perspective.” Sánchez’s script, “Daughters Lost to the Desert,” centers around a temperamental mother, accused of being a mur- derous vigilante, who seeks justice for the death of her daughter. Her work will be featured by the Austin Film Festival, a screenwriting competition held near campus from Oct. 13–20. While other festivals may spotlight directing or other aspects of film, the Austin Film Festival focuses mainly on amateur and professional screen writing. The festival receives more scripts than any other writing competi- tion of its kind. To Sán- chez, her writing serves as an avenue to increase representation of minori- ties in the film industry by featuring Latina women front and center. “If we, as the media makers, can show people that there is an audi- ence for characters of color, [the film indus- try] can change,” Sánchez said. “Film festivals do help. Things come out at festivals like Sundance and that translates to the mainstream.” Gabbi Lindgren, screenplay competition administrative coordintor, works to include diverse screenplays in the festival. “Diversity is really im- portant to us. We have over 60 percent women participating,” Lindgren said. “We are looking to champion stories and real- ly focus on the story itself. Unlike some other com- petitions, we don’t focus as heavily on formating and things like that. Our biggest focus is story and great characters.” As well as screen- plays that feature real- life events, Sánchez also submitted a horror film to the festival that she began creating for an assignment in radio-television-film lecturer Beau Thorne’s class. The script blos- somed into a final- ized project titled “The Trickster and the De- mon,” focusing on a con artist who has to banish a demon from her brother’s body, despite not believ- ing in the supernatural. Sánchez said Thorne’s DJ Lana Power holds the 68th copy of the spring 2016 KVRX zine in her hands, one of a hundred copies that will never be printed again. The finished product is a paper booklet, but tape marks, scribbles and slanted text reveal a human error typical of the nature of the zine. “With something DIY like this, there’s much more of a connection to the hu- man hands that made it,” said Power, a women’s and gender studies junior. “And I think that contributes to the aesthetic of the message.” Emerging before the ’60s in the form of science fic- tion fan mags and later go- ing on to celebrate punk rock and riot grrrl move- ments, the zine conveys a sense of privacy that of- ficial publications cannot. Zines, such as the ones be- ing made at KVRX, are self- published by small groups or individuals. Students at KVRX are currently work- ing on a zine to be released before Thanksgiving. “There is something in- triguing about the possibil- ity of a zine,” Power said. “It’s small and easy to read. It’s so tangible that it can just fly around, and who knows where those copies are now?” The zines are produced on a semesterly basis but float around as KVRX me- mentos indefinitely. While Power and rhetoric and writing junior Roxanne Zech, the public relations director of KVRX, headed the project, they said it is a throwback to the origi- nal KVRX zine, The Call Letter, which disappeared for 20 years after ’80s and ’90s zine culture died down. When recreators like Power and Zech pored through an archive of Call Letters to revamp the proj- ect, they decided to ditch old newspaper formats for a style that suited the station. “You’ll find some really weird stuff in here,” Zech said. “You’ll find manifes- tos, you’ll find an article that says, ‘Why KVRX is Queer as Hell.’ We wanted the zine to serve as a rep- resentation of who we are behind the microphone.” DJs played a large role in producing the fall 2015 edition, where readers are instructed to follow a recipe and fix themselves a “delectable choice cocktail” before tuning into the play- list and flipping through the pages. Light traces of tape marks on the fin- ished product reveal where Power had cut and past- ed groups of typed texts and drawings. “There’s some pieces in our zines that I don’t think would have been heard otherwise,” Zech said. “The back cover of our first zine was a doodle that was just drawn and was hanging up in the booth. It’s a way to immortalize the DJs of the current year and the cultural experience that is KVRX.” According to Power and Zech, KVRX often runs into a problem of being an or- ganization regulated by the University while also being filled with “a bunch of weird college kids.” They began the project with the mindset that the zine would not be a formal avenue of advertis- ing, but rather a therapeutic outlet. Contributors in the station were more likely to share knowing that the product would never make it to the internet. “It’s not forever online,” Zech said. “Which really lends itself to people being more personal and sharing controversial ideas or more crazy ideas or more per- sonal anecdotes than they would if it were.” Art history senior lec- turer Jason Urban, who proposed and now teaches an undergraduate course called Zines and DIY Pub- lishing, said he recognizes the importance of zines being kept off the internet to satisfy an audience that still craves physical experi- ences with text. Students in Urban’s course create weekly zines with open-ended and creative topics such as Day in the Life, which required students to summarize a 24-hour experience. “There was a broad range of the way people inter- preted that and it definitely got private,” Urban said. “Students shared things like bad habits, bad experi- ences, embarrassments … things they wouldn’t nor- mally share with a strang- er. Somehow, the zine is a protective environment where those things can be shared.” 8 L&AELIZABETH HLAVINKA, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan8Friday, October 14, 2016CAMPUSKVRX students strive to revamp zine cultureBy Grace Speas@gracespeasEmmanuel Briseno | Daily Texan StaffLana Power, left, and Roxanne Zech, hold the KVRX zine, which is a DIY magazine. The zine is published by the students of KVRX and they plan to release another by Thanksgiving. CITYBy Acacia Coronado@acaciatree18ALUMNIBy David Spector@_spectography_ Austin Dias de los Muertos aims to shine light on Latino cultureAlumna enters Austin Film Festival for screenwritingJuan FigueroaDaily Texan StaffUT alumna April Sánchez’s script “Daughters Lost to the Desert” will be featured at Austin Film Festival. Juan Figueroa | Daily Texan StaffLesly Reynaga, an editor of TODO Austin, hopes that the publication’s project, Austin Dias de los Muertos, will shine light on Austin’s Latino community. MUERTOS page 5FILM FEST page 5