@THEDAILYTEXAN | THEDAILYTEXAN.COM MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 VOLUME 118, ISSUE 120 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY SINCE 1900 S X S W P HO TO R EC AP PAGE 6 THIS PICTURE CAN ALSO BE LARTS!! BE SURE TO CHANGE PAGE # West Campus size has doubled in last 20 years WEST CAMPUS Population and Housing Growth in West Campus 2000 2010 2015 estimates The area continues to expand in order to house more UT students. By Meara Isenberg @mearaannee O ver the past 20 years, the population of the Uni- versity Neighborhood Overlay district, which accounts for most of the West Campus area, has almost doubled in size. From 2000 to 2015, the area grew by an estimated 77 percent, with a more than 8,000-person in- crease. These numbers were gath- ered by city demographer Ryan Robinson, who attributes the area’s population jump to the creation of the UNO district plan and the new residential housing and student re- location that followed. “Fifteen years ago, shuttle bus routes were bringing these far- lung students (living in distant ar- eas) into campus,” Robinson said. “One of the primary notions be- hind UNO was ‘Let’s create a plan and send in new developers, and in the process let’s bring all these UT students back in close to the cam- pus (to make it) far more eicient for everyone.’” The UNO Plan was enacted in 2004 and allowed developers in West Campus to build projects that were much higher and more 4,833 housing units 10,472 people 5,681 housing units 14,289 people 7,689 housing units 18,576 people “What UNO does is it’s removed some of the population from Riv- erside and other areas where stu- dents are concentrated,” McHone said. “All we are doing is mov- ing the student body back to the (campus) area.” McHone said there is enough space in West Campus to ideally house every student who attends UT, and with a number of new high-rise projects coming to the UNO district, the area’s population will most likely continue to climb. Jacob Wegmann, communi- ty and regional planning profes- sor, lived in West Campus in the 1990s and said when he moved back to the area in 2014, it was almost unrecognizable. “When I walked around West Campus, my head spun because all of the familiar landmarks (were gone),” Wegmann said. “It just felt like a diferent place.” Wegmann said although the some of the character of the area lost by growth and has been additional housing, he thinks it’s a change people should try to embrace. “I know some people are really upset that the neighborhood has been changed beyond recognition, but in my personal opinion, Aus- tin needs to … embrace that this is a metropolitan area of two million people,” Wegmann said. “We are going to have some neighborhoods that are more city-like, and West Campus has become that.” SOURCE: Ryan Robinson, City Demographer, Department of Planning, City of Austin. mallika gandhi | the daily texan staff dense than before. Compared to about 4,800 student housing units in 2000, the area is now illed with an estimated 7,500 units, and there are several more housing complexes in the works. Robinson said before UNO, many students were living in areas farther from campus, such as apart- ments in East Riverside, Far West and in complexes around Cameron Road, northeast of campus. Rob- inson said with the introduction of new housing under the UNO zon- ing plan, students started to move out of those neighborhoods and into West Campus. “You can put an exponential graph on students relocating (from farther neighborhoods) as they were populating UNO,” Robinson said. “There was this perfect cor- respondence of demand and peo- ple who were willing to rebuild all this housing.” From 2000 to 2010, almost 4,000 more people moved into the West Campus area, but there was an even bigger jump from 2010 to 2015, with an estimated 4,500 new residents recorded. Real estate broker Mike McHone, who helped start UNO and is an active consultant to mul- tiple projects in West Campus, said before UNO, UT was becoming a “commuter campus,” sending out multiple shuttle buses to bring students in. UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CITY Package explosion victim was bound for UT music school By Anna Lassmann @annalassmann Draylen Mason, the 17-year- old killed by a package explosion on March 12, had been accept- ed to the University of Texas in the Butler School of Music, UT spokesman J.B. Bird said in an email. “This was an accomplishment to be proud of — admission to the school is highly competitive,” Bird said. “We are deeply sorry for (Mason’s) family’s loss.” Mason was involved in a youth orchestra program called Austin Soundwaves, said Doug Demp- ster, dean of the College of Fine Arts, in a statement. Austin Soundwaves provides free music instruction to artis- tically underserved children in Austin and especially East Aus- tin, Dempster said. UT’s College of Fine Arts is a co-sponsor of the program. “I’ve been watching Draylen blossom in the program for the last few years,” Dempster said. “I knew he had the chops to study music in college.” Dempster said Mason was one of the irst students to participate in the Austin Soundwaves pro- gram and was due to graduate from the program in the spring. “(Mason) was a remarkably PACKAGE page 3 Longhorns relect on Augie Garrido’s life By Drew King @drewking0222 Texas head coach Da- vid Pierce remembers the irst time he crossed paths with former head coach Augie Garrido. Pierce was a restricted earnings coach for Rice. Gar- rido was the head coach for Cal State Fullerton. The two teams squared of for a game during the 1991 season. Garrido’s team took an ear- ly lead and rode it throughout the matchup. By the sev- inning, enth Titans the led, 7-0. Pierce’s team was frus- trated. His pitcher tried pegging the next batter, who took ex- ception. The two teams began a brawl on the ield and multiple players were ejected. “Right then is when I knew (Garrido) was somebody spe- cial,” Pierce said. “He was planning to win the game and that’s what he felt like he had to do.” When Garrido resigned as Texas’ head coach in 2016, he remained close to the pro- gram as a special assistant to then-athletic director Mike Perrin. When Pierce arrived as Garrido’s replacement, the pair already had a mutual re- spect for each other. “I’m for our thankful friendship,” Garrido said in his last text message to Pierce before his passing on Thurs- day morning. “I’m just thankful that I was around him but real- ly, really thankful that he embraced me,” Pierce said. “That says it all for me. I mean he has become one of my very good friends over the past couple of years. And so, there’s so many people in our building that are struggling right now with loss. I’m his up here speak- ing on behalf of all those Coach that is Garrido truly missed.” G a r r i d o ’ s loss has been hard for many people. Hun- dreds of people have reached out to the team wishing to give their thoughts, prayers and condolences. “Obviously, it’s a sad day for a program, sad day for college baseball,” director of baseball operations Drew Bishop said. “You get to see what his reach was really eas- ily in a situation like this.” Bishop played for Garrido at Texas from 2005–2008. COACH page 2 There’s so many people in our building that are struggling right now with his loss. David Pierce, head coach Bill Murray looks toward some fans with longtime friend Cappy McGarr at the Belo Center for New Media on Saturday morning. anthony mireles | the daily texan staff Bill Murray celebrates poster donation by UT alumnus By Maria Mendez @mellow_maria Comedian and actor Bill Murray made a brief ap- pearance at the Moody Col- lege of Communication on Saturday morning. “I have no idea why I’m here,” Murray said to a laugh- ing crowd of about 50 students, faculty and staf. Murray helped celebrate UT alumnus Cappy McGarr’s do- nation of autographed comedy posters to the University during a humor-illed ceremony. The seven posters showcase past recipients of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, including Tina Fey, Ellen De- Generes, Eddie Murphy and Bill Murray, who received the award in 2016. McGarr, who has three UT degrees, helped establish the Kennedy Center’s prize and serves as an executive pro- ducer for the award show. The prize recognizes people who impact American society through humor in honor of the 19th-century satirist and essay- ist Samuel Clemens, known as Mark Twain. The posters resided in Mc- Garr’s home for the past 20 years, but he said he and his wife decided to donate them to the Harry Ransom Center during their spring cleaning. “We asked ourselves, ‘Who would want these?’” McGarr said. “Ultimately, we decided to not deprive UT of these price- less relics. After all, when you ponder who would be more appreciative of the autographs of Neil Simon, Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett, the irst people you think of are college stu- dents born in the 2000s.” The ceremony took place in the Belo Center for New Me- dia in front of Moody College’s cofee shop, which is named in honor of Cappy’s Place MURRAY page 2 2 This issue of The Daily Texan is valued at $1.25 PERMANENT STAFF Assoc. Video Editor Audrey Black, Peyton Young Photo Editor Juan Figueroa Assoc. 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Entire contents copyright 2018 Texas Student Media. 5th Circuit upholds most of ‘anti-sanctuary’ law NATION MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 Protestors against SB 4 and the termination of DACA gathered around the Capitol building on September 2, 2017. angel ulloa | the daily texan staff By Chase Karacostas @chasekaracostas The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decided last week to mostly uphold Senate Bill 4, the “anti-sanctuary cities law,” for now. Several cities, including El Paso, Austin and Houston, sued the state after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill into law last spring. As written, the bill requires local law enforcement to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement de- tainer requests and authorizes oicers to inquire about their immigration status, a provision many believed would lead to increased racial proiling. However, this is not the inal decision on the law. Federal judge Orlando Garcia of San Antonio, who blocked the law before it went into efect on Sept. 1, must still issue a rul- ing on the law’s constitution- ality. This is expected in the coming months. For the moment, the 5th Cir- cuit has allowed all but one part of the law to stand. The blocked provision may have allowed the state to punish local gov- ernment oicials for criticizing the law. “With one exception, SB 4’s provisions do not, on their face, violate the Constitution,” the court wrote in the decision. In the ruling, the court wrote that the plaintifs had not prov- en they are likely to succeed in the case on the basis that the law is unconstitutional and said there is “no merit in their remaining arguments.” FESTIVAL Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the deci- sion and said the law protects the safety of law enforcement oicers and Texans across the state. “Enforcing immigration law prevents the release of in- dividuals from custody who have been charged with serious crimes,” Paxton said in a press release. “Dangerous criminals shouldn’t be allowed back into our communities to possibly commit more crimes.” Thomas A. Saenz, presi- dent and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said in a statement he was dis- appointed to hear the 5th Cir- cuit did not see the “inherent and unconstitutional defects in the language and in the enactment” of SB 4. “In short, the battle against SB 4 is far from over,” Saenz said. “We remain conident that this horriic law will ulti- mately ind its rightful place in the dustbin of history. In the meantime, we must continue to work together to limit the damage to the community that this Texas legislative abomina- tion could wreak.” the In September, the 5th Cir- cuit allowed parts of SB 4, including ICE-detainer request provision, to be enact- ed while litigation proceeded. News on the legal battle over the bill has been limited in the months since, so much so that Vanessa Rodriguez, govern- ment sophomore and undocu- mented student, said many in the undocumented community had forgotten about it. Rodriguez is also a member of University Leadership Ini- tiative, a group that advocates on behalf of the undocument- ed community. Rodriguez said many, especially college stu- dents, have been focused ex- clusively on the never-ending federal war over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv- als program, which protects young undocumented immi- grants from deportation, so the 5th Circuit decision came as a shock. “In Texas at least, SB 4 was so huge, and then the (Au- gust) court decision put a halt on our worries, but immediate- ly after Sept. 5, (when the fed- eral government announced DACA was being rescinded), we got another thing to worry about,” Rodriguez said. “It’s been an on and of game be- tween what issue we worry about more.” Students earn free entry to SXSW by volunteering over spring break By Gracie Awalt @gracieawalt15 Instead spending of spring break drinking on a Florida beach or traveling to visit family, some UT students decided to stay in Austin and volunteer at the South By Southwest Confer- ence and Festivals 2018. Founded in 1987, SXSW is an annual celebration of the ilm, music and interac- tive industries, and provides attendees an opportunity to hear and interact with global professionals. Access to the festival requires the purchase of a badge, which can run up to $1,650. While this price is discounted for enrolled college students, some gained students free access to the festival through volunteer work. “Maybe if I had mon- ey and I was successful, I would pay for a full-price ticket,” said Brooklyn Wil- son, a radio-television-ilm freshman. “However, I don’t know why you wouldn’t vol- unteer. It’s so worth it for what you’re getting.” All SXSW volunteers gain access to the festivals for free in exchange for vol- unteer hours, along with a free meal card that could be used at approved venues during their shifts. To earn a ilm badge, Wilson had to volunteer for 48 hours throughout the course of the ilm festival. Wilson said time passed quickly because she got to meet people. “It seems like volunteer- ing would not be fun, but I met people from literally all over the world, like the Netherlands, Norway, Bra- zil, Germany and France,” Wilson said. “You make friends with the volunteers, who are from all diferent walks of life.” Orlando Beckum, a gov- ernment and psychology freshman who volunteered at a music venue for 24 hours to receive a music fes- tival pass, said volunteering could be boring. “Often, we stood around and wouldn’t do anything,” Beckum said. “The job of a volunteer is something that a security oicer could do. Sometimes we would just sit there and have to ind ways to entertain ourselves.” Theatre studies freshman Madelyn Consoldane volun- teered for the ilm crew for the Paramount Theater, where she scanned badg- es for people entering the theater and managed lines outside. “It never crossed my mind that I was ‘sacriic- ing’ my spring break,” Con- soldane said in an email. “I’m the type of person who likes to be busy, so breaks are super hard for me nor- mally. I think my spring break was way better than if I had just gone home.” COACH continues from page 1 He noticed during his career that Garrido always knew the right thing to say in any situation — not just baseball. It helped him stay in touch with his players, even in retirement. “A lot of times it’s not about baseball, it’s really, it’s life, it’s about friendship,” Bishop said. “You know, he would care a lot more about how we were doing individually than he would ever wonder or have any idea or any knowledge or feel for baseball.” Pierce and Bishop will turn to consoling their attention Texas’ current players and help- ing them move past the loss. They’ll try to ind the right thing to say, just as Garrido used to. “I want to tell them what he means to me and I want to tell them what he means to our game and to so many people that he cross paths with,” Pierce said. “And I want them to really ap- preciate what they have and re- lect on what we could possibly become. I just want him to be a part of our program like he al- ways has.” “I know and anybody that knows him, he wouldn’t want us to spend more than a second sad about it,” Bishop said. Augie Garrido spent 20 seasons as head coach at Texas where he won two national championships. Garrido was 79-years-old when he passed away. rachel zein | the daily texan ile MURRAY continues from page 1 McGarr. Jay Bernhardt, dean of the Moody College, said Mc- Garr has been one of UT’s most faithful alumni. McGarr previously served as the chairman of UT’s develop- ment board and suggested the creation of the School of Under- graduate Studies. McGarr also founded Moody’s sports jour- nalism program and the McGarr Symposium, launched in the fall of 2017. “I’ve never met an alumnus who I would describe as more Moody than Cappy McGarr, and I really mean that in the kindest possible way,” Bernhardt said. Murray, the award-winning actor known for his roles in Sat- urday Night Live, Ghostbusters and Lost in Translation, joined the ceremony before attending a Saturday night screening of Wes Anderson’s ilm Isle of Dogs at SXSW. “I’m very honored to be here, especially because I happened to be in town,” Murray said in his famous deadpan style of humor. “I’m sure you can ind a place for these (at UT) that doesn’t block the cofee and donuts.” The posters will be housed in the Harry Ransom Center, which is renowned for holding one of the ive Gutenberg Bibles in the world and the irst photograph. “It is my honor to donate what can only be described as histo- ry’s greatest cultural artifacts … and unlike that sorry photo- graph, these posters are in color,” McGarr said, poking fun at the irst photograph. Corporate communications freshman Hayley Naples said she appreciated witnessing how the Harry Ransom Center gets a hold of items such as the posters. “It was really cool to kind of be a part of that ceremony and see (the posters) irst,” Naples said. “It was just a really fun ceremony. (Bill Murray) was exactly what I imagined, very lighthearted and funny.” jeb milling | the daily texan staff MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 3 Black students underrepresented in AP testing NATION Black UT students claim lowest amount of AP credit of any ethnic group. By Maria Mendez @mellow_maria C hemical engineering ju- nior Diael Thomas has been able to do more at UT thanks to the Ad- vanced Placement tests she took in high school. Without the credits she earned through the AP tests, Thomas said she would have to focus only on en- gineering classes in order to com- plete the demanding degree plan. “Our degree plan is very packed, so (with the credits) I’ve been able to get another certii- cate, take (courses) I want to take, and just have easier semesters,” Thomas said. But not all black students have beneited from AP tests like Thom- as, according to national and UT data. More high school students are taking and passing AP tests than ever before, but disparities by race and ethnicity persist at UT and across the U.S. A February report by the Col- lege Board, which creates AP tests, found 1,174,554, or 37.7 percent of 2017 high school graduating stu- dents in the U.S. took AP tests in high school. This represents a 70 percent increase since 2007, when just 691,437 or 23.9 percent of U.S. graduating high school students participated in AP tests. Students who earn a score of three or higher on AP tests, which are graded on a scale of 0 to 5, can request credit at their universi- ty. For 2017, the number of high school students who scored a 3 or higher increased by 68 percent, but black students remained underrep- resented compared to other ethnic groups, including Latinx students. Seventy-four percent of UT stu- dents arrive with some sort of AP credit, said Carolyn Connerat, as- sociate vice provost for enrollment management. But UT’s data of irst- time students from 2011 to 2015 also shows black students claimed an average of 4.2 AP credits, which was the lowest among UT students of other ethnic backgrounds. Thomas took eight AP courses in high school and scored a ive on all of the AP tests except one. She said she has been able to claim credit for all the courses she has needed. Despite this, Thomas said she re- members there were not that many black or minority students in her high school AP courses. “In the AP and honors classes I took, it was predominantly Asian and white,” Thomas said. College Board spokesperson Maria Eugenia Alcón-Heraux said the College Board is working with school districts, including Hous- ton ISD in Texas, to increase the representation of black students. Because research shows minority students who take at least one AP exam are more likely to succeed in college, Alcón-Heraux said this can promote representation in univer- sities as well. “Each year, more than 300,000 students who are ready for AP don’t take advantage of their opportuni- ty,” Alcón-Heraux said. “These are students who have what it takes to succeed in the classroom, but lack the conidence or support to get there.” Alcón-Heraux said the College Board’s online tool, AP Potential, encourages students to take AP tests by using their SAT data to identify in which AP courses they could succeed. But Thomas said she thinks the biggest obstacle for students is the lack of tutoring at schools like hers and the stigma faced by minority students. “I think the biggest thing, at least, at my high school is getting away from the idea that AP courses are for certain groups of people,” Thomas said. The average number of AP cred- its UT students claim has remained consistent between 2011 and 2015, according to university data. But Connerat said the number of stu- dents transferring credits through dual credit courses, which guar- antee both high school and college credit, has increased to 40 percent. “I think it’s important for stu- dents to talk to their advisers be- fore they arrive … and when they get here to understand which ones are going to transfer best and help them in their degree plan,” Connerat said. 60% 40% 20% l n o i t a u p o p f o e g a t n e c r e P 20 15 10 5 0 s r u o h t i d e r C AP credits by race and ethnicity U.S. public school graduates scoring 3 or higher on an AP Exam during high school 56.3 55.6 Class of 2017 AP Exam taker population scoring 3 or higher 22.422.9 14.4 4.3 11.7 6.0 Asian 17.4 0% 1.0 0.2 American Indian/ Alaska Native Black/ African American Hispanic/ Latino White * 0.4 Two or more races * 0.1 Native Hawaiian/ Other Paciic Islander Average AP credits claimed by irst-time college students at UT (2011-2015) 12.0 12.0 7.4 6.9 13.4 4.2 Asian American Indian/ Alaska Native Black/ African American Hispanic/ Latino White Two or more races Native Hawaiian/ Other Paciic Islander mallika gandhi | the daily texan staff a t a D y t i s r e v i n U ; d r a o B e g e l l o C e : h E C R U O S PACKAGE continues from page 1 and precociously talented bass player whose talents developed enough through the program for him to audition into top mu- sic schools, including the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, to begin next year as a freshman,” Dempster said. The Austin Soundwaves pro- gram was celebrating Mason’s success, and the UT faculty was excited for Mason to join the mu- sic school, Dempster said. “(Mason) was every inch a mu- sician,” Dempster said. “He car- ried himself with a kind of quiet maturity that belied his youth.” A crowdfunding page has been set up for Mason’s family through YouCaring.com. Within one week over 2,500 people had do- nated and raised over $93,000, surpassing goal the of $25,000. initial The explosion that killed Ma- son was the second explosion of a package since March 2 when a package exploded at a home in northeast Austin, APD Chief Brian Manley said in a news conference last Tuesday. After the incident on March 2, APD was investigating the case as an isolated incident. “What we had was a singular event that had taken place in this community that was very unique,” Manley said. “We had no information to believe that it was related to a larger plan at that time.” Following the package explo- sion at Mason’s home, a third package exploded in southeast Austin at the home of a 75-year- old Hispanic woman, who is in critical condition, Manley said. A $115,000 reward has been put forward for anyone with in- formation that leads to an arrest of a suspect in these incidents. Additionally, APD is working with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on the investigation, Manley said. “We want the people of Austin to know that the full resources of the FBI’s team have been brought to help on this and we will contin- ue to work with our partners until we catch a resolution,” FBI Spe- cial Agent in Charge Christopher Combs said in a news conference. Following the package explo- sions on March 12, APD urged anyone in the Austin community who sees a package that may be suspicious to report it to APD. As of last Thursday morning, APD tweeted they had received a total of 495 suspicious package calls since 8 a.m. on March 12. Come take your FREE GRADUATION PICTURE for the Cactus Yearbook! w tch us at YOUTUBE.COM/THEDAILYTEXAN especially because I happened to said in his famous deadpan style of humor. “I’m sure you can ind a place for these (at UT) that doesn’t block the cofee and donuts.” The posters will be housed in the Harry Ransom Center, which is renowned for holding one of the ive Gutenberg Bibles in the world and the irst photograph. “It is my honor to donate what can only be described as histo- s greatest cultural artifacts … and unlike that sorry photo- these posters are in color,” McGarr said, poking fun at the irst photograph. Corporate communications freshman Hayley Naples said she appreciated witnessing how the Harry Ransom Center gets a hold of items such as the posters. “It was really cool to kind of be a part of that ceremony and see (the posters) irst,” Naples said. “It was just a really fun ceremony. (Bill Murray) was exactly what I imagined, very lighthearted Congratulations, Class of 2018 Graduates When: March 5-9 & 19-23 Time: 10 AM-Noon & 3-7 PM Location: HSM Building Lobby 2500 Whitis Just show up, no appointments necessary. Business-casual attire recommended. Receive a $10 discount off of the Cactus Yearbook with your picture #MeToo should also apply to literature COLUMN katherine na | the daily texan staff novels from Dashner. Both Dashner and Asher’s agents have left them, unable to continue representing them in good con- scious. These are the right actions for those in the publishing industry to be taking, and now it’s our time as young adults to take action as well. Instead of renting the third “Maze Run- ner” movie or buying its sequel or pre- quel, go and buy some work by undersup- ported women. I’d suggest “Red Clocks” by Leni Zumas or “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. There’s plenty of other source material out there for entertain- ment that doesn’t empower people who’ve potentially harmed others. Our entertainment is not as important as the safety, respect and well-being of women in the publishing industry. Women continue to present well-written, intelligent books that tell the stories we need now more than ever. Let’s show them our support. Rose is an English and rhetoric and writing sophomore from The Woodlands. UT needs to stop making testing harder COLUMN 4 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 By Jeff Rose @jeffsroses columnist Since the rise of the #MeToo movement, the publishing industry’s male authors have been riddled with allegations of sexual harassment and abuse. When author Anne Ursu started a survey on sexual harassment, female authors revealed the harassment and abuse they faced from male counterparts. As young adults, we should not buy these authors’ work that will only continue to benefit them and keep them in positions to harm others. Some of the authors that have been accused include James Dashner, writer of the “Maze Runner” series, Jay Asher, writer of “Thirteen Reasons Why,” and Daniel Handler, writer of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” under the pen name Lemony Snicket. These acts have been primarily directed at female au- thors hoping to further their careers. These male authors are abusing positions of pow- er and fame by taking advantage of wom- en who are trying to build their careers. In- stead of this mistreatment, these successful authors could use their position to further underrepresented voices and stories. It’s disappointing and upsetting to see the authors of beloved books commit such actions, but to continually buy someone’s media is to stand behind them. It puts these authors in a position to attend book confer- ences, readings, conventions, movie show- ings — and mistreat women. Continuing to financially support these authors keeps them from being held accountable from their ac- tions. That’s unacceptable, and the publishing industry has taken notice. Random House, which published “Maze Runner,” said it would not accept any more By Laura Doan @texanopinion senior columnist For the average UT student, a ticking clock and a cramped classroom make exams un- comfortable and stressful. But many fellow longhorns can’t test like the average UT stu- dent — they have the additional stress of al- ternative testing. Students with athletic conflicts or ill- nesses often need to reschedule exams. Stu- dents with learning disabilities or ADHD need tests relocated to a reduced distraction environment. An estimated 3,000 Long- horns submit requests for alternative testing accommodations per semester. UT needs to establish a centralized testing center for these students because the current process for finding alternative test-taking space is disorganized and unfairly burdens professors and students. Services for Students with Disabilities currently has limited space for students who need adaptive equipment or alternative testing. But SSD doesn’t train professors on providing alternative test spaces — though they try to answer professor questions — and cannot guarantee distraction-free spac- es for all the students who need them. It’s entirely up to students and teachers to deal with scheduling, space availability and ac- cessibility problems. Those should not be their jobs. To their credit, UT administrators have fi- nally set the wheels in motion. A testing cen- ter was listed as an action item on last year’s University Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, and their latest progress report shows they are in the planning stages. Long-term, administrators should work to build an in- dependent, fully equipped testing center in the heart of campus, near the Tower and the FAC. However, right now UT needs con- centrated resources and energy focused on LAURA HALLAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @TEXANOPINION COLUMN Collaborative orgs beneit UT community more By Rachel Freeman @rachel_frmn columnist With more than 1,300 registered student or- ganizations at UT, a student can think of any is- sue and, odds are, there’s a student organization dedicated to it. However, with so many organiza- tions, it can be hard to choose which to join for a speciic cause. Particularly if multiple organiza- tions support the same cause. To combat sexual assault should a student join It’s On Us, Voices Against Violence or the Gen- der and Sexuality Center? In the interest of best serving the community, groups with similar goals should reduce competition among organizations and work together to help new students ind their best it. By splitting people- resources, organizations are creating smaller talent pools everywhere.” Every organization works hard to spread awareness for their cause and promote their group. However, when an organization focuses too much on why people should join their specif- ic group as opposed to another, they waste time that could be spent educating about their eforts in support of their cause. In doing so, the organi- zations counteract each other, and awareness of the cause is lost for the promotion of the group. Many interested students will choose only one organization per issue they are interested in. This creates a situation where multiple similar groups are competing against each other to try and recruit the same inite number of interested students. By splitting people-resources, organizations are creating smaller talent pools everywhere. Every important quality, leadership, ideas and strategies are split among groups. Though one group may succeed in one or even a few catego- ries, each group individually will not be as good as it would be with everyone together. To solve this membership problem, groups should avoid competing with each other for pro- spective members. Instead they should try to help each student ind their best it. The organizations can do this by being knowledgeable, connected and willing to provide information about a range of or- ganizations on campus. If every organization with a central topic (homeless, obesity, etc.) did this, they would likely gain more total and active members. This bird’s eye view information could be communicated in person, or in a lyer about all similar organizations and the ways each diferen- tiates itself. HornsLink already exists to inform students about diferent groups but the system is confusing and doesn’t provide enough detailed information for students once they’ve found the list of organizations concerning a speciic topic. A face-to-face conversation can explain the struc- ture and goals of an organization better than a few lines on a website. In this way the organiza- tions will be able to take some of their attention of promoting themselves and putting the focus back on their mission. Instead of working separately and using limit- ed resources, similar organizations should try to communicate among themselves to solve com- mon problems. To share ideas and resources, club leadership should have meetings with each other to communicate about successful strate- gies. Working together through communication among themselves and to the student body, Longhorns can better help change the world. short-term solutions. Students shouldn’t have to go another semester without a place to test. The best short-term option is implement- ing Senate of College councils proposal S.R. 1714 to establish a testing center in the PCL. According to Luciano Barraza, advertising and government senior, and co-author of S.R. 1714 and vice president of Senate of College Councils, UT’s library director is receptive. And with book digitization and office reloca- tion, the PCL could add a testing center with- out removing current study spaces. Clearing space in the PCL would serve students quick- ly and increase support for more expensive long-term solutions. “I think that right now the big thing is let’s get the space in on cam- pus,” Barraza said. “Let’s show that there is adequate demand for the services, and then that will help the University, you know, make danielle henderson | the daily texan staff a convincing argument that we need to build this space.” Students who will benefit from the testing center, or who want to advocate for those who will, should make their voices heard. Those with requests or ideas for the UT testing center should go to the Senate office in SAC 2.102. “We’re always open to listening to the concerns of the student body,” Barraza said. And administrators should make it their goal to establish this testing center by next fall. They have a summer to plan and implement, and they need to catch up and serve students in need of testing accommodations quickly. It’s time for UT to stand up for equity and provide a testing center. Every student deserves the same opportunities for successful testing. COLUMN Doan is an English and Plan II junior from Freeman is a international relations and Fort Worth. global studies junior from Cedar Park. Texas needs to invest in more bilingual teachers By Grace Leake @grace_leake columnist Texas faces an urgent educational challenge. With the second highest percentage of people who don’t speak English at home (35.6 percent) and the second highest percentage of students learn- ing to speak English in public schools (18 per- cent), Texas trails only California in its number of non-English speakers. Those 18 percent of Texas students face a lan- guage barrier that lowers their graduation rate and makes their education much more grueling. Despite eforts to serve these students, one prob- lem has persisted: Texas isn’t recruiting enough bilingual certiied teachers. This problem can be attributed in part to a lack of funding, both for teacher salaries and for bi- lingual resources. To become a certiied bilingual teacher, candidates must pass diicult exams in addition to the standard certiication tests. Just as teachers with graduate degrees are paid high- er salaries, teachers who have gone through this longer certiication process should receive more pay. After they’re hired, bilingual teachers often face a lack of bilingual teaching materials, and have to spend additional time translating lessons and homework. Arcelia Hernandez, assistant professor of bilingual education at St. Edward’s University, called this the “hidden labor of bilingual edu- cation” when speaking to the Texas Tribune. “Even when bilingual teachers receive a sti- pend, the amount of work that is required from them far exceeds the inancial compensation,” Hernandez explained. While Texas currently provides 10 percent ad- ditional funding for bilingual and ESL programs in public schools, studies estimate that it needs to be more like 30 or 40 percent on top of the standard funding since 1970. By investing in these additional and nec- essary program fees and adjusting bilin- gual teachers’ salaries to accurately reflect the amount of extra work they do, Texas has a chance of recruiting more much-needed bilingual talent. Texans would likely accept this additional spending. Recent data shows that 47 percent of Texan voters want to spend more on public education. Only 10 percent think the state is spending too much, and the rest either think Tex- as is spending the right amount or don’t know. Those numbers welcome increased funding for teacher salaries and materials. Texas needs to invest in bilingual education. We need to consider the challenges we face today and think of our future. The language barriers in our state aren’t going to disappear — they’re only going to become more drastic. By 2050 the United States could have more Spanish speakers than any other country in the world, with many of them residing in Texas. Pro- jections estimate that by 2050 the Hispanic popu- lation will be the largest demographic group in the state at 54.9 percent, with the Anglo population coming second at 22 percent. It’s time to adjust for these changes. We need to create a system that will serve Tex- ans today and in the near future, adequately pay- ing the talent that will teach the next generation. We need to embrace the change that is coming — and plan for it. If we invest in bilingual teachers, we invest in Texas. Leake is a business and Plan II freshman from Austin. LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | Email your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@TexanOpinion) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. rachel tyler | the daily texan staff MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 5 Texas ends losing skid, completes series sweep of Jayhawks BASEBALL By Shane Lewis @shanelewis4204 Texas’ inal matchup with Kansas came down to a matter of inches. In the top of the eighth inning Sun- day at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Texas clung to a 5-3 advantage over Kansas. The Jayhawks loaded the bases with no outs, and the Longhorns appeared to be on the verge of blowing what was once a ive-run lead. Kansas hit a line-drive shot down the left-ield line that appeared to score the game’s tying runs. But there was one problem — the um- pire ruled the ball landed just outside the boundary. The Longhorns capitalized on the break, leaned on their bullpen and got out of the inning allowing only run to help secure a 5-4 victory and a series sweep. “That was the difer- ence,” Texas head coach David Pierce said. “We just continued to play after that, and Josh (Sawyer) made some big pitches for us.” In the early going, the game was far from a nail-biter. Junior inielder Masen Hibbeler started the game with a bang. On the irst pitch in the bottom of the open- ing frame, the leadof hitter notched his irst home run as a Longhorn. Junior inielder Kody Clemens kept things rolling in the irst for Tex- as. After a walk from sophomore out- ielder Duke Ellis, Clemens smacked his team-leading sixth home run of the season over the right ield fence. The three-run irst inning marked the fourth consecutive game the scored in the Longhorns have irst frame. “That’s something we talked about,” Hibbeler said. “We noticed that other teams were (scoring in the irst inning). We got a little more aggressive, found our pitch and then our pitchers could relax and do their thing.” The Longhorns tacked on runs in the fourth and ifth frames and looked to be cruising to a third straight vic- tory. But the Jayhawks fought back. Kansas added a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh before the decisive eighth inning. Junior pitchers Josh Sawyer and Beau Ridgeway came out of the pen to help the Longhorns escape the inning. In the ninth, junior pitch- er Andy McGuire recorded his irst-career save. “I’m pretty amped up. That was awesome,” McGuire said. “Our bull- pen made a big bounce back. Our bullpen has been kind of ify over the past week. The bullpen coming in and doing their job is obviously where we need to be.” The victory puts an exclamation point on a bounce-back weekend to open Big 12 play and ends a ive-game losing streak. “We had a brutal week last week,” Pierce said. “To regain conidence and come back home and open con- ference play with a sweep is huge. The conference is so tough and you want to try and win series at home and survive on the road.” On Friday, the Longhorns enjoyed an explosive day at the plate to rock Kansas 14-4. Texas inished with 16 Senior guard Ariel Atkins looks for an open teammate during the Longhorns’ 83-54 irst round victory over Maine at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday. angela wang | the daily texan staff katie bauer | the daily texan staff Junior inielder Kody Clemens blasts a home run during Texas’ 8-6 win over then-No. 7 Stanford at UFCU-Disch Falk Field on March 8. Clemens currently leads the team in home runs after hitting his sixth of the season during Texas’ 5-4 win Sunday. hits, four of which came from red- shirt freshman designated hitter Zach Zubia. Up 3-2 heading to the fourth, Tex- as used a ive-run inning to put the game on ice. Zubia powered the in- ning, knocking in a pair of Longhorns with a single. While the bats led the way on Friday, Saturday’s 4-0 blanking of Kansas was highlighted by a stellar from showing the Texas pitch- ing staf. Sophomore pitcher Blair Henley allowed ive hits over seven strong innings, striking out four bat- ters in the process. Ridgeway sealed the shutout, retiring Kansas’ inal six batters. After the passing of former Texas head coach Augie Garrido on Thurs- day, Pierce said his team played inspired baseball against Kansas. “We’ve had heavy hearts all week,” Pierce said. “When you’re able to go out and play the game right for a leg- end, for an icon, for a guy who’s played a huge role in building this program, it’s special.” It’s a quick turnaround now for Texas, as the team prepares to host Sam Houston State on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. The Bearcats come in as winners of nine straight. BASKETBALL continues from page 8 always have some tendencies about them that are always the “They’re same,” Aston extremely competitive, play de- fense as good as anybody. And this particular team has been very impressive on the board.” said. The Sun Devils out-rebounded Nebraska 49-27, including 11-5 in the third quarter. They were led by junior center Charnea Johnson-Chapman with 10. The Longhorns have rebound- ed well all year and dominated the boards against Maine, taking a 43-12 advantage. It will take a similar effort from Texas to keep Arizona State from getting extra possessions. “(Rebounding) will be extreme- ly important,” Atkins said. “It’s important for our team, period, to help our post rebound more. I think we need to rebound more as a team versus depending on ourselves all the time.” Arizona State also likes to run a platoon system with its bench. Rather than subbing players out individually, Thorne will send in three or four players at a time to ensure her lineup is always fresh. The Sun Devils made 63 substitutions against the Huskers. “I think it does present a chal- lenge,” Aston said. “Every play- er’s going to have a little bit of a different tendency, and the things that they’re looking for out of cer- tain players are probably differ- ent. The fact that they sub very frequently will be a challenge for us, most definitely.” The main point of emphasis for Aston will be her team’s focus. Ev- ery second will be important with limited time to prepare. “When Coach (Aston) gets us out in practice,” junior center Jataria White said, “we have to make sure we know exactly what the team is doing offensively, as well as making sure that we un- derstand what they’re trying to do to us on the defensive end.” Texas will host Arizona State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Erwin Center on Monday at 8 p.m. 6 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 SXSW 2018 2 4 1 3 5 6 7 photos by the daily texan staff 1 Carlos Garcia Kim Schiino from Matt and Kim tore up the Capital One House on Sunday March 11. This was the duo’s third performance in over two years. 2 Carlos Garcia The Mashable house had a photo pit made up of a giant ball pen on Saturday, March 10. 3 Anthony Mireles Manuel Rubalacava (white shorts) faces off against Carlos Trevino at the Moody Theater during the SXSW Slugfest. The boxing match is the irst sporting event ever held at the Moody Theater as well as the irst boxing match sponsored by SXSW. 4 Juan Figueroa Sony’s “Lost in the Music” pop-up at SXSW featured an acoustic vessel odyssey designed by artists Kimchi and Chips. 5 Angela Wang Lit Ronell Johnson of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs during a parade celebrat- ing the premiere of “A Tuba to Cuba” during SXSW 2018 on Wednesday. 6 Carlos Garcia Michael Schwartz hung out in the Dell Experience house on Friday. The Dell Experience house showcased the computer giant’s latest tech in virtual reality. 7 Juan Figueroa Senator Bernie Sanders has a discussion with CNN’s Jake Tapper at the 2018 SXSW conference and festival March 9. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 7 Today’s solution will appear here next issue 7 5 3 2 4 9 6 5 6 2 1 4 8 5 3 7 9 2 9 1 8 6 4 1 3 7 6 7 5 2 4 3 4 SUDOKUFORYOU 1 6 2 3 7 4 8 5 9 7 9 8 2 5 6 4 3 1 4 3 5 9 1 8 6 7 2 2 5 4 1 6 3 9 8 7 3 1 6 7 8 9 5 2 4 9 8 7 5 4 2 3 1 6 6 7 1 4 3 5 2 9 8 8 2 3 6 9 1 7 4 5 5 4 9 8 2 7 1 6 3 Longhorns collapse in overtime madness MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 8 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 Coleman, Roach finish with career-highs but fall short in first round. By Steve Helwick @s_helwick N ASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 14-point second-half lead, career performances by guards Matt Coleman and Kerwin Roach II and a lopsided height advantage in the paint — the 10-seeded Texas Longhorns had everything pointed in their favor in the second half of their open- ing March Madness game against 7-seeded Nevada. But minute by minute, the Wolf Pack scratched, clawed and erased the Longhorns’ dreams of attain- ing their first tournament victory since 2014. A dejected Texas team trotted off the court empty-handed, wondering about the what-ifs and could-haves. The season concluded to the tune of an 87-83 overtime loss to Nevada. “In a game like today, we need to add one or two more winning plays,” Texas head coach Shaka Smart said. “That’s the difference. One more stop, one more rebound. It’s a cru- el, hard assessment. But in games like this that go in overtime — and we’ve been in as many as anyone in the country — one play does make the difference.” Nevada’s 6-of-6 shooting in the overtime period completed the Wolf Pack’s dramat- ic comeback over the Longhorns in Nashville. But to even get to the overtime period, Nevada asserted its physicality in the final seconds, down 68-67. impeccable Just 3.8 seconds away from de- feat, Nevada power forward Jordan Caroline showed no fear of fresh- man center Mo Bamba, posting the 7-footer up and drawing a crucial foul call in the paint. Bamba, who entered halftime with zero fouls, fouled out in presumably his final collegiate game. Caroline’s first free throw clanked off the back iron. His second, with the season on the line, sunk through the fibers of the net. The Longhorns turned the ball over on an errant inbounds pass, giving Nevada an alexander thompson | the daily texan ile Junior guard Kerwin Roach II ights for the ball during Texas’ 47-46 victory over Tennessee State at the Frank Erwin Center on Dec. 18. Roach inished with a career-high 26 points in the Longhorns’ irst round overtime loss to Nevada on Friday. unlikely chance to win in regulation. Caleb Martin airballed the buzz- er-beating three, but that would be the Wolf Pack’s final miss from the floor Friday evening. “I just think that us fighting and Jordan going up and hitting the big free throw to tie it up to go into overtime gave us confidence,” Neva- da small forward Caleb Martin said. “You could kind of tell when we walked back on the floor, you could tell the energy of (Texas) was low.” Despite Bamba’s absence, over- time opened up in a favorable man- ner for the Longhorns. Coleman, who had a career-high 25 points, drilled a three on the first posses- sion and Roach, who finished with a career-high 26, followed it up with his second 4-point play of the day — nailing a triple from the corner and drawing contact. “During (overtime), I was just try- ing to impact, you know, rub some energy off my teammates, try and impact the game as much as possible even from the sideline,” Bamba said. Texas led 77-73, but Nevada’s long-distance shooting caught fire at the optimal time. “Across the board, we just got guys that have played in hostile en- vironments,” Nevada point guard Kendall Stephens said of the chaotic start to overtime. “We’ve been there before so we know that all we need is It’s a cruel, hard assessment. But in games like this that go in overtime … one play does make the difference. Shaka Smart, texas head coach a chance. We’re confident. Once we get back down the court, we’re able to score effectively, and that’s what we did.” The Wolf Pack converted on three Caleb Martin threes in the extended period, creating disarray in Texas’ defense. Trailing 85-80, Roach wound up connecting on an NBA range three, but the clock did not allow for enough time for Texas to charge back from the deficit. Nevada continues dancing Sun- day in the second round against Cincinnati, while Texas laments on how a nine-point halftime lead and a 14-point second-half advantage with 18:42 to go evaporated so rap- idly. From the 17:59 mark until 2:26 remained in overtime, the winning team did not lead once. “Being up nine in an NCAA tour- nament game, you know the other team’s going to really do everything they can to make a run,” Smart said. “Obviously, at that point, (Ne- vada) had nothing to lose. They were behind, they were attacking and we just didn’t do enough to match them.” Texas finished its season at 19–15, still without a tournament win over a higher-seeded team since 2002. The Longhorns’ roller coaster sea- son, which featured an NCAA-high eight overtime games, concluded in Nashville. TRENTON DAESCHNER SPORTS EDITOR @TEXANSPORTS Texas takes notes ahead of matchup with Arizona State By Drew King @drewking0222 The Longhorns filed into the Frank Erwin Center on Satur- day dressed out in their warm- up gear. They didn’t take the floor, though. Instead, Texas’ players and coaches gathered behind the baseline at the beginning of the third quarter as spectators of 7-seeded Arizona State’s 73- 62 victory over 10-seeded Ne- braska. It was the first time the Longhorns watched either team play all season. The Sun Devils stormed out to a 14-0 run, edging out the Huskers in rebounds, assists, blocks and steals. Texas took mental notes of everything it saw, then left at the beginning of the fourth quarter to make final preparations before its 83-54 victory over 15-seeded Maine. With Texas and Arizona State advancing to the second round Monday night, the Longhorns had just one day to prepare for a team they’ve seen play for 10 minutes. “(You) definitely have to be more focused,” senior guard Ariel Atkins said. “When you play the Big 12, we kind of go through the years’ play against these players, and we know the tendencies as a team. So you have to focus in on what the coaches are saying. They’re up all night watching film, so it’s important that we focus on the personal tendencies.” Texas head coach Karen As- ton already knows a few of the tendencies she’ll point out. “(Arizona State head coach Charli Turner Thorne’s) teams BASKETBALL page 5