1 SPORTS PAGE 6 COMICS PAGE 7 LIF&ARTS PAGE 8 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Monday, April 21, 2014 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 FOOTBALL Quarterbacks struggle in spring game By Jeremy Thomas @jeremyobthomas With more than 10 injuries on both sides of the football, the irst game of the new Char- lie Strong era saw the remain- ing Texas quarterback struggle early in the Orange-White Scrimmage on Saturday. Sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes, who led the irst-team ofense, struggled through the irst half. In ad- dition to opening with an interception, the 6-foot-4- inch sophomore completed just two passes for nine yards through his irst nine pass attempts. One incompletion sailed past senior wide re- ceiver Jaxon Shipley, when he was wide open in the end zone. “Well, he had some over- throws, [but] you have to bounce back and get your head up and just execute and just do what we ask you to do,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “It is about your conidence, and, once you start managing the ofense, you understand that you are going to run the ofense and that you have to have a sense of urgency about you.” With less than eight min- utes to go in the second quar- ter, Swoopes and the irst team ofense drove the ball 91 yards capped of by an 11- yard rushing touchdown from senior running back Malcolm Brown. And, with seconds before haltime, Swoopes completed a hail mary pass to junior running back/wide re- ceiver Daje Johnson. OFFENSE page 6 Sam Ortega / Daily Texan Staff Sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes was sacked four times and threw one interception Saturday afternoon. UT System pilot has best oice on, of campus SYSTEM By Madlin Mekelburg @madlinbmek Rick Khalar is the chief pilot of the UT System’s Beechcrat King Air 350, a nine-passenger airplane with swiveling chairs, tinted win- dows and a toilet disguised as a seat. “I have the best oice in the world,” Khalar said. “I sit up there, and I see the world go by, and it’s all mine. I take pride in what I do, and I think I do it well.” Khalar — who served in the U.S. Air Force lying B- 52s for 30 years — has been the System’s chief pilot since December 2000. He said he misses the extreme nature of Air Force lights. “We’re in the other ex- treme [at the System],” Kha- lar said. “We’re in the safe world, doing things extreme- ly carefully.” Khalar said his irst time PILOT page 3 Rick Khalar has been UT System’s chief pilot since December 2000 and says he has “the best ofice in the world.” Amy Zhang / Daily Texan Staff Shade-grown cofee production declines CAMPUS RESEARCH UT racers give Boston Marathon second run By Jordan Rudner @jrud When Steven Moore, a proj- ect manager in the department of chemistry, crosses the inish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday aternoon, he expects he will feel triumphant. As of Sunday evening, Moore said he’s just focused on the race. “It’s an early bedtime for me tonight. I’m just taking it easy,” Moore said. “I’m com- petitive, and I want to run faster. I’m going to leave the emotional connections for ater I cross the inish line.” Moore is one of roughly 36,000 runners who will compete in this year’s mara- thon — a ield 9,000 runners larger than last year, accord- ing to the Boston Athletic As- sociation. Last year, on April 15, 2013, two pressure cooker bombs exploded at the inish line of the marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 250 others. Moore, who ran the race last year, said the death of Martin William Richard, an 8-year-old boy, resonated with him strongly during his preparation. “He was there at the inish line to watch his father, with his mother and his sister,” Moore said. “hat’s a carbon copy of my family. hat could’ve been my wife and two kids, standing at the inish line to watch me. So I will run this race with him in mind.” Mechanical engineering senior Spencer Buxton, who also ran in last year’s mara- thon, said deciding to tackle the marathon again was an easy decision. “It was kind of a no-brainer BOSTON page 2 By Natalie Sullivan @natsullivan94 If you drink one type of sustainable cofee, your next cafeine buzz may be in short supply, accord- ing to research by one UT professor. Biology assistant pro- fessor Shalene Jha found that the proportion of land used for shade-grown cof- fee, or cofee grown below the canopy of a forest, has decreased worldwide by 20 percent since 1996. “he way cofee is grown across the globe has changed a lot in the last 20 years,” Jha said. “[It’s] shiting more towards sun style, with open trees.” According to Jha, who studies conservation biol- ogy, cofee shade-grown provides a diverse habi- tat and resources for na- tive animals. Jha said the For the biggest, tastefully vulgar laughs around campus. UT’s Student Humor Publication. Tomorrow sun- growing alternative, grown cofee, involves an intensive form of farming in which forests are cleared to make room for cofee cultiva- tion, which could have dam- aging environmental efects. “Shade-grown cofee supports a lot of biodiver- sity — it allows the soil to replenish nutrients,” Jha said. “It provides natural pest control and a habitat for birds. he thing about [sun-grown cofee] is it’s a form of short-term pro- duction [that] doesn’t last long, and it tends to lead to deforestation.” Jha said the shit in cof- fee growth is a result of large drops in the price of cofee worldwide. Since grow- ing sun-grown cofee is less expensive and does not re- quire certiication, many growers have shited to the more intensive style of farming to keep costs down. Beth Beall, president of Texas Coffee Traders, an Austin roasting com- pany that has several cof- fee shops on campus, said, COFFEE page 2 2 1 0 R I L 2 A P THREE YEARS LATE SINCE 1997 FEBRUARY 2012 ? 7 9 9 E ’ S M Y S I N C E 1 R E D U D E , W H UNIVERSITY Councils ask Regent Hall to step down from board By Nicole Cobler @nicolecobler Seventeen college councils at the University signed a let- ter to be released Monday ask- ing that Regent Wallace Hall resign from his position at the UT System Board of Regents. he Senate of College Councils serves as one of the three legislative student orga- nizations advocating academ- ic issues at the University and is made up of 19 active college councils. he two councils from the McCombs School of Business — the Undergradu- ate Business Council and the Masters in Professional Ac- counting Council — were the only ones not to sign the letter. Hall has been accused by state legislators of overstep- ping his authority as a regent by iling large records requests and working to oust President William Powers Jr. from his po- sition. he House Select Com- mittee on Transparency in State Agency Operations has been conducting the investigation, and a report released earlier this month by the committee’s special counsel Rusty Hardin, found some of Hall’s actions constituted possible criminal violations of the Penal Code and Public Information Act in regards to student privacy. Senate of College Councils President Geetika Jerath said the letter would continue to show students do not sup- port Hall’s actions. he Sen- ate and Student Government gave Hall a vote of no coni- dence in November 2013. “Since we have closely HALL page 2 Coffee growth worldwide is shifting from the shade-grown cof- fee toward sun- grown coffee, which involves a more intensive style of farm- ing that could have damaging effects on the environment. 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Jenna VonHofe / Daily Texan Staff pay the certiication fee, the fertilizers used must be or- ganic, and an inspector must be paid to inspect the farm annually,” Beall said. “All of this is on the gamble that the cofee will sell at a higher price in the market.” English senior Cara Shaf- fer said, although price mat- ters when she buys cofee, ultimately, she would go with the more environmentally friendly brand. “I’m a poor college student, so I care about the price, but I do like trees and the environ- ment, so I think, honestly, I’d pay a little more [for shade- grown cofee],” Shafer said. HALL continues from page 1 followed the work of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations as they are investigating the con- duct of Regent Hall, we thought this was the perfect time to reairm our vote of no conidence,” Jerath said. Jerath said she wanted the student voice to be rec- ognized in this matter. he letter will also emphasize senate’s support of Powers. “We encourage him to resign, and, failing that, we ask Gov. Perry to seek his resignation,” Jerath said. “As student leaders, we have a duty to represent our con- stituents, to ensure that their interests are protected, and, since we have lost that trust in Regent Wallace Hall, we thought this was the appro- priate action that was neces- sary at this time.” Andrew Wilson, outgo- ing president of the Liberal Arts Council, which signed the letter, said he complete- ly supported the letter ater observing Hall’s actions throughout the year. “Regent Hall’s actions were really uncalled for and illegal in some regards, and it’s really COFFEE continues from page 1 the decrease despite in shade-grown farming, sales of the coffee in the U.S. and locally have increased over the past few years. Accord- ing to Beall, the company’s sales of organic shade- grown coffee have increased by 25 percent each year for the past two years, but there is often a trade-off consum- ers face between quality coffee and lower prices. “People come into Cofee Traders daily asking for or- ganic and fair trade cofees,” Beall said in an email. “From the consumer side, our sales are up, but there is a push back when prices rise due to the higher costs associ- ated with an organic or small farm cofee.” Beall said one reason for the decline in shade grown production is the cost of cer- tiication for farmers. “Once an organic farm is approved, the farmer must Better clinic. Better medicine. Better world. Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers to help evaluate medications being developed – maybe like you. 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SG President Kori Rady said he hopes the executive board’s letter and Tuesday’s resolution will continue the momentum of student in- volvement in the issue. “We felt like this was important and key for the University and the stu- dents,” Rady said. “We want to make sure that people are aware that we know what’s going on, and we don’t want this to continue.” BOSTON continues from page 1 to come back up here. It didn’t take long,” Buxton said. “Watching the city bounce back like it did and seeing ev- erybody out here running — that’s electric.” Buxton said he has tried not to dwell on concerns about the race’s safety, al- though he has noticed tight- ened security around Boston. his year, race oicials have increased the number of law enforcement oicers along the route, including under- cover oicers, banned baby strollers from the marathon area and set up checkpoints to search backpacks and coolers. “You don’t let yourself think about it,” Buxton said. “It’s in the back of your mind … but everything is so much safer this year, and the energy of the city really overshadows anything else.” Biology senior Patrick Hunt, who is also running the marathon for the sec- ond time, said he has also thought about the logistical diiculties of keeping the entire route safe. “here’s always the worry, [but] I think I was more wor- ried last year. … his year, I know security is so high,” Hunt said. “hat wasn’t re- ally going to stop me.” Moore said he hopes in- ishing the marathon for a second time will be a grati- fying experience. “he irst year, I ran the marathon out of respect for the sport,” Moore said. “Ater the events unfolded, I felt like there was some un- inished business. I felt like I needed to come back and be a part of things here.” he 26.2-mile race will begin 10:30 a.m. CST and will be livestreamed on watchlive.baa.org. Additional reporting by Alyssa Mahoney W&N 3 3 Professor links global warming hiatus to rain NEWS Monday, April 21, 2014 CAMPUS By Kate Dannenmaier @kjdannen While global average temperature has remained steady over the past 15 years, a visiting professor said at a talk Friday that there are warmer in store for us. temperatures Shang-Ping Xie, Uni- versity of California-San Diego climate, atmospher- ic science and physical professor, oceanography said his research indicated the decadal cooling of the Pacific Ocean seems to be a major cause of the cur- rent global warming hia- tus. According to Xie, the cooling of the Pacific could not be linked to a carbon is dioxide an example of enhanced climate variability. increase and “his led us to believe that the decadal cooling we saw over the past 15 years is largely due to natural vari- ability,” Xie said. “If that is true, what’s going down is going to come up. So, when the paciic decadal isolation swings into a positive phase, we are going to see global warming coming back.” RESEARCH Yuko Okumura, a re- search associate at the Insti- tute for Geophysics in the Jackson School of Geosci- ences, organized Xie’s talk. Okumura said she thinks some people may still be skeptical global warming because of the hi- atus. According to Okumu- ra, the natural variability caused by the interactions of the ocean and the atmo- sphere tends to overshad- ow the impact of human- caused climate change. about Judd Partin, a research scien- tist at the University’s geophys- ics institute who studies past climate change, said he thought Xie gave a great explanation of the hiatus in global warm- ing. He said that, until the talk, he had not known sea sur- face temperatures can control rainfall patterns. “he warmer sea tem- peratures lead to higher pre- cipitation and vice versa,” Partin said. Xie said the heat waves, warm and temperatures droughts seen in the south- ern United States seem to have resulted from the hiatus event because all the precipitation and of Shang-Ping Xie, climate, atmospheric science and physical oceanography professor at UC-San Diego, said a decadal cooling of the Paciic Ocean could be the cause of a recent global warming hiatus. temperature patterns can be traced back to tropical Pa- ciic cooling. “People rely on imported water — 80, 90 percent in Southern California at least,” Xie said. “If the rainfall shits away or something, it’s going to have tremendous conse- quences. Maybe it’s fairer to say global warming is not re- ally a temperature issue but, rather, a water issue. Rainfall is going to increase some- where and decrease some- where else.” Charlie Pearce / Daily Texan Staff New research links gamma waves with memory stores By Wynne Davis @wynneellyn and Neurons gamma waves in the brain can give insight into how people re- member their location, ac- cording to UT researchers. In a study released hurs- day, neuroscience assistant professor Laura Colgin and graduate student Kevin Bieri found the brain’s place cells can create a map using diferent types of gamma waves. “Place cells are neurons that ire in speciic spatial locations and thereby provide the brain with a map of where we are at any given time,” Colgin said. “Our study showed that place cells represented recently vis- ited locations during periods when fast gamma waves oc- curred and that place cells represented upcoming loca- tions … during times when slow gamma waves occurred.” Colgin said gamma waves are important because they coordinate neuron activity. “Connections between neu- rons are strengthened when CAMPUS the neurons ire together, and this strengthening is believed to be the way in which memo- ries are stored,” Colgin said. Colgin said the relationship between the gamma waves and memory retrieval is not clear but believes the waves do help in the memory retrieval pro- cess because they work with the neurons in regions of the brain where memory is stored. “his may allow neurons in those regions to produce a powerful output and there- by efectively transmit the stored memories to regions that need to access the stored memories,” Colgin said. Bieri said he originally joined Colgin’s lab because of his interest in neural com- munication and memory. “If oscillations are, in fact, doing as the growing evidence suggests, this adds a whole other layer of complexity and lexibility to the way neurons talk to one another, and this may help explain complex cognitive functions like atten- tion and memory,” Bieri said. Lab technician Katelyn Bob- bitt said these indings could lead to further developments in research regarding cognitive diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s. “Knowing how we make and recall memories of place and events could, one day, help those with diseases like Alzheimer’s, where short- term memory is altered,” Bobbitt said. “Maybe there’s a way to help forgetful people like myself better remember things like where they parked their car or let their phone.” Colgin said she plans on continuing her research with gamma waves to see whether she can choose which waves to block and then determine the speciic role each type plays in memory processing. She said she is also working with a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, which shows spatial memory deicits. “We hope to use deep brain stimulation to restore normal gamma waves in these mice and determine whether mem- ory deicits are alleviated,” Col- gin said. Researcher: Roma stereotypes perpetuate cultural prejudices By Natalie Sullivan @natsullivan94 Despite recent advances in human rights laws world- wide, laws for Romani wom- en still allow discrimination because of cultural stereo- types, said a guest speaker on campus Friday. Human rights activist Al- exandra Oprea spoke about the subordination and lack of reproductive rights for Ro- mani women and how their experience parallels with that of minority women in the U.S. he Romani, also known as Gypsies, are an ethnic group that originated in India but now live mainly in parts of Europe and the Americas. Ian Hancock, linguistics professor who is Romani, said he believes the Ro- mani’s history of migration has subordinated them and made them subject to dis- crimination. “hey’re a population with roots in Asian language and culture but existing primar- ily in the West, which has created problems since day one,” Hancock said. “hey’re eternal outsiders. hey have no country, no army [and] no government to belong to.” Oprea, who is Romani, said she believes discrimination toward the Romani arises be- cause of their poor economic and social status. According to Oprea, they are the poorest ethnic group in Europe, and 80 percent of Roma in Roma- nia and Bulgaria live on fewer than $4.30 per day. heir lit- eracy rates are also among the lowest in the world: Only 31.7 percent of Roma in Europe have inished primary school, according to Oprea. Because of these social and economic factors, Romani women have few legal rights, Oprea said. During childbirth, Romani women are oten forced to sign consent forms for sterilization procedures, even though they cannot read, according to Oprea. She said this discrimination exists be- cause of cultural stereotypes about Romani women. “he rape of Romani women isn’t considered a crime because of this Jezebel trope [of the Roma],” Oprea said. “People see Gypsy women as ‘welfare queens,’ sexually promiscuous and irresponsible. he discrimination and Romani subordination women face parallel that of minority women in the U.S., Oprea said. “Like African-Americans and Native Americans, Roma have a long history of subordination in the hands of white supremacy,” Oprea said. “Just as the rape of black women by white slave masters was essential to the perpetuation of the system of slavery in the U.S., the rape of Romani women was essen- tial to the system of slavery in Romania.” Angel Fuhre, Russian, East European, and Eur- asian studies senior said she did not realize the extent of the discrimination Romani women experience. “It was shocking to me, to think that this is 2014, and all of this is still going on,” Fuhre said. Oprea said more support is still needed for Romani women — both in the U.S. and worldwide. “We don’t have a Romani civil rights organization in the U.S,” Oprea said. “here needs to be more laws pro- tecting Romani women and avenues for outside support.” PILOT continues from page 1 on an airplane was in the eighth grade. “hey had this little air show,” Khalar said. “One guy was selling rides in a Cessna 172 for a penny a pound, and my buddy Dave and I got on a scale. I paid a $1.60 for my light, and he paid a $1.30, and we took of with the pi- lot. We had a great time.” According to Randy Wal- lace, System associate vice chancellor, controller and chief budget oicer, the Sys- tem plane cannot be used for personal excursions. “Any of our administra- tors can actually reserve the plane, realizing that they could be bumped of by the chancellor or our executive oicers,” Wal- lace said. “UT-Austin ath- letics makes up a fairly amount substantial but business, of it’s primarily used for System administration.” our Amy Mitchell, admin- istrative associate in the System controller oice, is responsible for scheduling lights and coordinating payments and maintenance. Mitchell said it costs ap- proximately $1,000 to oper- ate the plane for an hour, in addition to fuel and mainte- nance charges. According to Wallace, light costs are built into the System’s budget. for “he plane is funded cen- trally,” Wallace said. “[he the System] budgets plane, so we pay the cost. … When people want to uti- lize our plane that are not in the core administration, then we charge them the fair going rate.” Mitchell said plane us- age varies depending on the time of year, but most lights take place in Texas. “Sometimes there’s less usage during the summer, of course because the in- stitutions are on a summer schedule,” Mitchell said. he plane usage is closely monitored by the state and the UT System Board of Re- gents’ rules and regulations. Mitchell said Khalar is al- lowed to ly a maximum of six consecutive lights per week. Because the rules also stipulate two pilots must be Multimedia Check out our video coverage at dailytexanonline.com present for each light, pe- ripheral pilots are hired at a daily rate to accompany Khalar on lights. he plane is located at the Texas Department of Trans- portation’s hangar at Aus- tin–Bergstrom International Airport. According to Nancy Sutherland, Travel Program director, TxDOT employees handle all maintenance for the plane. Sutherland said, when the System’s plane is in use, state planes are available for the System’s use. Khalar said his long ten- ure at the System has turned his passengers into family. “I’ve actually seen weather coming towards an airport, and I’ve called the travellers and said, ‘You guys need to come back because we need to leave right away,’” Kha- lar said. “Our relationship is so great here that I don’t get questions. It’s like, ‘We’re on the way,’ and here they come.” Rick Khalar’s long tenure as the UT System pilot has turned his passengers into family, as he frequently lies the same people. Amy Zhang Daily Texan Staff T E X A S S T U D E N T M E D I A The Daily Texan • Cactus Yearbook • Texas Student Television • Texas Travesty • KVRX 91.7 FM TEXAS STUDENT MEDIA BOARD OF OPERATING TRUSTEES TSM IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT MANAGER & EDITOR POSITIONS. POSITION APPLICATION DEADLINE TERM KVRX Station Manager TSTV Station Manager Travesty Editor Cactus Yearbook Editor The Daily Texan Managing Editor (Summer) The Daily Texan Managing Editor (Fall) 4/21/14 4/21/14 4/21/14 4/21/14 4/21/14 June ‘14 - May ‘15 June ‘14 - May ‘15 June ‘14 - May ‘15 June ‘14 - May ‘15 June ‘14 - August ‘14 4/21/14 August ‘14 - December ‘14 APPLICATION DROP OFF: HSM 3.200 Business Oice Questions? Contact us at: serpas@austin.utexas.edu Download the Application and visit our website for more information: www.utexas.edu/tsm 4A OPINION LAURA WRIGHT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TexanEditorial Monday, April 21, 2014 4 HORNS UP: CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS RAISING MINIMUM WAGE GALLERY On hursday, the Austin City Council passed a res- olution supporting a minimum wage of $11 per hour for all part-time city employees — the same minimum wage that full-time city employees currently make. On April 18, the council also passed a resolution express- ing support for an increased state minimum wage or the ability of local municipalities to set their own mini- mum wages, which they currently cannot do. Horns up to the council for doing what they can to support raising the minimum wage, because $7.25 per hour is simply not enough to make ends meet in Austin. We hope that more city councils around the state will follow suit, and that the Texas legislature will do something about this pressing issue in the upcoming 2015 session. Horns up to the council for doing what they can to support rais- ing the minimum wage, because $7.25 per hour is simply not enough to make ends meet in Austin. HORNS UP: AUSTIN BREWERIES CAN NOW SELL BEER ON-SITE Last hursday, the Austin City Council unanimously passed an amendment that would reverse language in the City Code restricting beer sales at breweries. he reversal comes ater the state legislature passed a law allowing Texas breweries to sell their beer on-site last June. For a few months, the delicious crat alcohol was lowing in Austin. However, Austin City Oicials soon realized that selling beer on-site, while no longer prohibited under state law, was still in some cases a violation of city code. Consequently, the breweries were forced to turn of their taps. he limitation, according to the Austin American-Statesman, lowered some local breweries’ sales. hursday’s decision will ofer the breweries more leeway to sell on-site; however, brew- eries within 540 feet of a family home will have to either acquire a conditional use permit or challenge the zoning laws. Still, progress is progress, and summer is coming — so Horns Up to the Austin City Council for making a change that beneits both local businesses and our chances of getting a frothy glass of cold beer. Thursday’s decision will offer the breweries more leeway to sell on-site; however, breweries within 540 feet of a family home will have to either acquire a conditional use permit or challenge the zoning laws. Hegar’s property tax plan would cost the state’s poor COLUMN Illustration by Owen Dodgen / Daily Texan Staff TAKE YOUR SHOT Firing Line: UGS courses are meant to challenge students Editor’s Note: On occasion, the Daily Tex- an editorial board will publish a selection of tweets and online comments culled from the Daily Texan website and the various Daily Texan Twitter accounts, along with direct submissions from readers. Our intention is to continue the tradition of the Firing Line, a column irst started in the Texan in 1909, in which readers share their opinions “concerning any matter of general interest they choose.” Submissions can be sent to editor@daily- texanonline.com. Submissions are edited for length and clarity. Here’s a harsh reality faced by many stu- dents: college is much harder than high school was. he Signature Course, the UGS class re- quired for every UT-Austin undergraduate, is designed to push entering students out of their comfort zones. his challenge can take a variety of forms, and of course it is slightly diferent for every student. UT is made up of a diverse entering class of students from all over Texas and beyond who have one thing in common: they were good enough to get into the university. We created UGS 302s and 303s to address that diversity and to do a few other impor- tant things as well. Suchi Sundaram, whose recent Texan column you might have read, is partially correct: Signature Courses were developed to help transition students from a wide variety of high schools to college. But introducing them to the resources the campus ofers is only one small portion of what the Signature Course aims to achieve. More importantly, the course is intended to be academically rigorous; our top faculty are trying to expand students’ horizons. Sundaram asserts that “he diverse struc- Suchi Sundaram, whose recent Texan column you might have read, is partially correct: Signature Courses were developed to help transition students from a wide variety of high schools to college... More importantly, the course is intended to be academically rigorous. —Brent Iverson, Dean of Undergraduate Studies Signature Courses ... provide a chance to see what college has to offer. —Andrew Clark, Outgoing Senate President tures of the courses have led to a knowledge disparity among students.” Although each course is indeed distinct in its content and approach, here are the things every single Signature Course must incorporate: •Distinguished faculty who have been recommended by their department chairs •Interdisciplinary and contemporary content of writing skills •Assignments that build a solid platform •An oral presentation requirement •Information literacy content •Organized use of unique campus re- sources he advisory committee charged with making sure Signature Courses all meet those requirements and for ensuring the high quality of the courses overall is made up of faculty from a variety of disciplines, along with a student representative. Andrew Clark, the outgoing Senate pres- ident and the student voice on the com- mittee, had this to say: “While it is true there is an incredible diversity of course oferings, I believe that’s what makes Sig- nature Courses so valuable. hey provide a chance to see what college has to ofer. Mine remains one of the best courses I took at UT because it challenged me academi- cally, personally, and ultimately expanded my worldview.” Signature Courses and the faculty who teach them are focused on imparting to students what they believe will prove most valuable in a college education. Accord- ing to top CEOs, medical school admis- sions oicers and my own observations as my daughters leave college and enter graduate school or the work force, UT graduates need the following skills most of all: the ability to think critically about complex ideas, the ability to communicate efectively, and, above all, the ability to write persuasively. Some students think the path of least resistance is the best one. As we enter the registration period, I hope that students opt for the classes that ofer them the great- est opportunity for intellectual growth. Hook ‘em, Brent Iverson Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies By Noah M. Horwitz Daily Texan Columnist @NmHorwitz If there is any consistency in Texas poli- tics, it’s about taxation. he Republican Party sees it as pure evil — and no, that is not hy- perbole. he Texas GOP’s platform advo- cates for the repeal of the 16th amendment, which allows for a federal income tax, and for the total abolition of capital gains and property taxes, among others. Accordingly, when a Democrat rants and raves about a Republican opponent wanting to raise taxes, it should raise more than a few eyebrows. Mike Collier, the Democratic nominee for Comptroller, which is the state’s chief trea- sury and inancial oicial, recently accused his Republican opponent, State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Harris County, of wanting to en- gage in a massive tax hike. A recent televi- sion ad by Collier pledged to “hold the lines on taxes.” So, for a party so hell-bent on dis- mantling sources of government revenue, how on earth could one of its candidates be accused of raising them? Hegar, like his party, is in favor of abol- ishing property taxes, although they are the largest single source of revenue for lo- cal governments in this state. Speciically, municipalities and school districts receive inordinate amounts of their revenue from such sources. Texas’ property taxes are high compared to the rest of the country, but they occur in the complete absence of a state income tax — something few other states boast. he problem, of course, is that Hegar would not be content simply gutting a ma- jor source of revenue and then allowing the state to lounder helplessly toward bankrupt- cy. Rather, he voiced an alternative solution: upping the state’s sales tax to compensate for the loss. “I don’t like the property tax, never have. I think we should replace it,” Hegar said at a campaign forum in January. “he best thing to replace it with is a consumption type tax, sales tax per se.” Analysis from Texas Tribune’s Ross Ramsey conirms the suspicion that fully Just about everyone dislikes taxes, but the ugly truth is that they pay for the things we use every day, including bridges, parks, roads and schools. If one of the biggest taxes in the states is done away without equal offsets in spending, it would logically have to be replaced by another irksome tax. “I don’t like the property tax, never have. I think we should replace it. The best thing to replace it with is a consumption type tax, sales tax per se.” —Sen. Glen Hegar, R-Harris County Candidate for Comptroller replacing the property tax with an expanded sales tax would raise the rate to nearly 25 percent. To review some simple arithmetic, this would mean that a $50,000 automo- bile would have a tax bill of $12,500 — no small potatoes. When I asked Collier about the prospect of Hegar’s sales tax, he doubled down on his tax hike rhetoric, saying, “It’s the worst decision I’ve ever seen,” and adding that it would “dampen our economy,” be “unfair” and “deeply regressive to poorer people.” his view was echoed by students here on campus. “A sales tax always disproportionately burdens those of lower incomes,” said Taral Patel, a University-wide representative in Student Government. “Many students are on loans or work to make ends meet usually on a minimum wage, and Senator Hegar’s 25-percent sales tax causes signiicantly more burden to students because we can barely aford the high costs of tuition as it is.” Indeed, simple economics teaches us that lat taxes are inherently regressive, be- cause those with less money must dedicate a larger proportion of their limited funds than those with means. A sales tax is the epitome of such a scheme, with all of society’s most vulnerable demographics — the young, the old and the impoverished — being hit the hardest. For the vast majority of us — let and right — it is not a joyous occasion to have hard- earned income garnered by the government. Just about everyone dislikes taxes, but the ugly truth is that they pay for the things we use every day, including bridges, parks, roads and schools. If one of the biggest taxes in the states is done away without equal of- sets in spending, it would logically have to be replaced by another irksome tax. A 25-percent sales tax, however, would not merely be equally irksome to the prop- erty tax; it would be much, much worse, es- pecially for students. In today’s political sys- tem, the beneits of governmental services must be paid for by the detrimental efects of taxation. Granted, were Hegar to win, his position would not allow him to make changes to Texas’ tax laws. Still, his ridicu- lous rehtoric could sway lawmakers, who can make changes to the tax code. Conse- quently, voters should have a say in making sure those taxes are not too detrimental to society’s most vulnerable groups. Horwitz is a government junior from Houston. 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 | E-mail 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 (@TexanEditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. SPORTS Monday, April 21, 2014 WEEKEND RECAPS TRACK & FIELD / DANIEL CLAY AND GRANT GORDON At this weekend’s Mi- chael Johnson Dr. Pep- per Classic in Waco, the Longhorns grabbed 16 top inishes split evenly be- tween men and women. Head coach Mario Sategna praised the team as it con- tinued to dominate. “It was a really good day for the both the men and women,” Sategna said in a statement. “We had some impressive performances with a number of seasonal and lifetime bests.” As the No. 3 women cruised to first place fin- ishes in eight events in the unscored team meet, freshman Kendall Baisden burst onto the scene with a victory in the 400 meters. The freshman outpaced Olympic silver medalist Lyudmila Litvinova and teammate senior Briana Nelson, who finished third with a personal-best time of 52.27. Junior Ashley Spen- cer carried the Longhorns to a 1-2-3-4 sweep of the 200 meters. Spencer in- ished in a personal-best time of 22.92, which plac- es her at sixth nationally. Kendall Balsden Freshman Zach Bilderback Sophomore Sophomore Morolake Akinosun and sophomore Courtney Okolo inished second and third, respec- tively, also with personal- best times. Sophomore Zack Bilder- back was the star of the day on the men’s side. Bilder- back ran a personal-best 45.73 in the 400 meters, placing him irst in the race ahead of several profession- als and even Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner. His time ranks him ninth on the 2014 NCAA perform- ers list, to pair with a sec- ond place in the 200 meters — another personal best at 20.76. The men also posted impressive performances the in Junior throws. Ryan Crouser won both the discus and the shot put, nearly eclipsing his school record and na- tionally leading mark in the shot put. Junior Will Spence, often forgotten in Crouser’s shadow, large finished second in the dis- cus and third in the shot put with a personal-best toss of 63 feet, two inches, a mark that ranks 12th nationally on the NCAA performers list. Texas will send several sprint and distance run- ners to Penn Relays start- ing Thursday for one of two meets remaining be- fore the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. CLASS 5 5 MEN’S TENNIS / BRIANNA HOLT he Longhorns concluded conference play with a 5-1 vic- tory against Texas Tech on Sat- urday. Ending its season ranked No. 7, the team stole a Big 12 title, despite stif competition among three top-seven teams. Texas has won 11 of its last 13 matches and ends the regular season with a 7-3 record. his weekend, the Long- horns won their irst four singles matches ater moving inside to continue the match because of rain and hail. here were no doubles competitions. he team joins the volley- ball, men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving and women’s in- door track and ield teams as the ith athletic program at the University to win a Big 12 Conference title this season. he Longhorns will con- tinue play Friday through Sunday in the Big 12 Men’s Championship in Fort Worth. WOMEN’S TENNIS / CHRIS CARAVEO he Longhorns closed out their inal game at the Penick-Allison Center with a long and memorable match on Senior Day on Friday against Baylor. Seniors Elizabeth Begley and Juliana Gajic followed pre-match celebrations by breaking out the team huddle with one last “Texas Fight.” Only Begley triumphed that night. She and sopho- more Breaunna Addison defeated Victoria Kisialeva and Jordaan Sanford 8-0. Gajic struggled to get the ball over the net in doubles, as she and freshman Pippa Horn lost 8-2. two In singles, Begley picked up straight games down 5-2 after a dispute with an inbounds call in fa- vor of No. 81 Ema Burgic. Unable to pull even, she lost 6-4, 6-1. As she cheered for her teammates from a 3-0 dei- cit, the Longhorns won three straight points, including No. 14 Addison’s tiebreaker vic- tory over Kiah Generette 7-6 (0), 7-5. At No. 4 singles, fresh- man Neda Koprcina forced a third-set tiebreaker to decide the inale. Down 6-5 at match point, she failed to return the Soren Hess-Olson Junior Elizabeth Begley Senior ball as it soared to the back of the court. Despite the 4-3 loss, Tex- as and its seniors made the four-hour, 37-minute match one to remember. DEFENSE continues from page 6 defense. he starting defensive line inished with 15 tackles, three sacks and ive quarterback hurries. Among these were a quarterback hurry by junior defensive end Shiro Davis that led to an interception return for touchdown by senior safety Mykkele hompson. Senior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson, who in- ished with a Texas-high six tackles, thought the defense performed well ater strug- gling the irst series. “Overall, the irst series to me is the one that, to me, sticks out because we had a couple of critical errors,” Jackson said. “We had missed assignments, a couple of bad tackles, a cou- ple of bad angles, but, overall, we had got our butterlies out, and we were able to just go in there and make the adjust- ments and say, ‘Everybody calm down. Just relax and have fun, but let’s get our assign- ments done.’ As soon as we did that, that’s when we started go- ing out there and executing.” Executing may be a bit of an understatement, as the defense held the second-string ofense to only 32 yards the rest of the way before being pulled to start the fourth quarter. But it wasn’t only the start- ing defensive linemen who dominated. Freshman defen- sive end Caleb Bluiett showed a lot of potential, recording two sacks and a game-high eight tackles against the start- ing ofensive line. One of the keys to the de- fensive line is communication between ends and tackles. Since assistant head coach Chris Rumph took over both positions, he’s run the merged group through the same drills in practice. his move should help the units stay in sync and avoid critical errors. It’s a move junior defensive tackle Malcom Brown thinks could help the team. “We are all on the same page really,” Brown said. “We THE DAILY TEXAN CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIEDS Self-serve, 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.com A D R U N S O N L I N E F O R F R E E ! w o r d a d s o n l y Overall, the irst series to me is the one that to me sticks out because we had a couple of critical errors. —Desmond Jackson, Senior defensive tackle aren’t being taught one thing then being taught something diferent. We are all taught the same thing. We all do the same drills and everything. It’s nice, and it has its perks.” Ater the irst series, the defensive line disrupted the game. With solid outings from senior defensive end Cedric Reed, as well as Brown front and Jackson, Texas’ should be poised for another dominant campaign in 2014. ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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It was a poor start for the irst-string defense play- ing against ofensive backups on a drive that culminated in the only points the starting defense allowed. During this drive, the starters surrendered 70 yards, including the two lon- gest plays it would allow all day. But that would be the only drive during which the start- ing defense looked bad. Texas, who wore dark jerseys and featured the majority of the irst team players easily beat the Longhorns, who sported white uniforms and were made up mostly of second and third string players, 38-14. Once the defensive line start- ed to have its way with the sec- ond-string ofensive line, this contest was dominated by the DEFENSE page 5 Running back Malcolm Brown carried the ball 20 times for 82 yards and one touchdown in the Longhorns annual Spring game Saturday. Texas’ run game was solid throughout the contest, but the Longhorn quarterbacks struggled all afternoon. Pu Ying Huang / Daily Texan Staff OFFENSE continues from page 1 In the second half, Swoopes completed eight of his next 10 passes. With a late third- quarter 6-yard touchdown pass to Brown, Swoopes end- ed the day 17-for-30 with 229 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. “Well, you like the way he was able to bounce back,” Strong said. “He missed some big throws there … but then the way he set- tled down and was able to bounce back, then you felt like ‘OK, he is getting him- self back under control.’” Swoopes took all of the snaps with the first-team offense and only faced the second-team defense. Strong said he wanted to the first team to come out with some confidence. fourth quarter, In the threw his best Swoopes pass of the day as he con- nected with Shipley for a 44-yard touchdown. Shipley, who caught six passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, said Swoopes kept his com- posure and showed signs of maturity pushing through the bad plays. Shipley expressed opti- mism about the coaching change. “his was our irst time to actually go through all the plays that we learned,” Shipley said. “We will have more time in fall camp to get better. We will improve.” With the second-team offense, senior quarterback Miles Onyegbule complet- ed 5-for-10 passes for 60 yards and had two inter- ceptions. Walk-on quar- terback Trey Holtz entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 5-for-7 for 55 yards and a touch- down pass to senior wide receiver John Harris near the end of the game. Brown, who carried the ball 20 times for 82 yards with a rushing and a receiv- ing touchdown, said the of- fense was not in sync at the beginning. “hat’s something we are going to work on,” Brown said. “We got a lot of guys on the ofensive line that are getting more game reps than they are used to. … We all just have to get on the same page so we can all come out there and play fast.” BASEBALL | TEXAS 1, TCU 3 SOFTBALL | TEXAS 0, OKLAHOMA 8 Sooners bounce back to blowout Longhorns By Jacob Martella @ViewFromTheBox After a 9-0 run-rule win Friday night, the Long- horns had a golden op- in- portunity along side track toward the Big 12 title. the But that hope was dashed from the start of the inal game of the series Satur- day when No. 14 Oklahoma scored four runs in the bot- tom of the irst inning. he Sooners would never relin- quish the lead en route to an 8-0 win that gave them con- trol of their own destiny in the conference. A day after being shut out by freshman pitcher Tiarra Davis, the Sooners (34-10, 11-2 Big 12) took almost no time scoring to start this game. With the bases loaded and one out, sophomore outfielder Kady Self lined a double to cen- ter to score two runs before scoring herself two batters later as part of a four-run Oklahoma inning. of Oklahoma then enjoyed back-to-back home runs courtesy sophomore catcher Whitney Ellis and sophomore outfielder Par- is Townsend to go up 6-0 in the third inning. After back-to-back RBI singles inning, the later in the Sooners extended their lead to 8-0. Davis did her best to keep the game close Thursday night and shut the Soon- ers down Friday night, but she only lasted 1.1 innings Saturday. After Davis gave up six hits and four runs against a mere 12 batters, freshman reliever Lauren Slatten allowed four hits and four runs in an inning of relief. Meanwhile, Oklahoma sophomore Kelsey Stevens shut down the Longhorn of- fense. Texas (27-18, 7-3 Big 12) managed only ive hits and was sent down in order in three of the ive innings. Stevens matched her strike- out from hursday night with seven batters sent on strikes. total With the win, Oklahoma moves up 2.5 games ahead of Texas in the Big 12 to now hold the tiebreaker. The have Longhorns eight conference games re- maining on their schedule against Oklahoma State, Kansas and Baylor. Seven of the eight contests are home games. Texas will travel to San Marcos to play Texas State on Wednesday in its inal non- conference matchup of the regular season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. Daulton Venglar / Daily Texan ile photo Freshman pitcher Tiarra Davis delivers a pitch in an April 5 home game against Texas Tech. Davis shut out the Sooners en route to a 9-0 Texas victory over Oklahoma in Norman on Friday. Andrea Kurth / Daily Texan Staff TCU swept Mark Payton and the Longhorns in Austin this weekend. Texas scored only one run during the three game series and managed just 17 hits against the Horned Frogs. TCU dominates the mound, sweeps No. 6 Texas in Austin By Evan Berkowitz @Evan_Berkowitz Saturday aternoon, for the third consecutive day, the No. 6 Longhorns found themselves in the middle of a pitching duel. And, just like the irst two, the Long- horns came out on the los- ing end, falling 3-1 as TCU completed a series sweep in front of the largest crowd of the season at UFCU Disch- Falk Field. “When you score one in three games, you don’t win many of them,” head coach Augie Garrido said. he Longhorns (30- 11, 9-6 Big 12) had their chance in the ninth, as they loaded the bases with just one out. But freshman DH Andy McGuire grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the game. “It stings,” senior center ielder Mark Payton said. “We have a lot of heart, a lot of passion. We are going to bounce back from this.” Senior Nathan horn- hill (6-1) and his .78 ERA pitched well for the Long- horns in a losing efort. In 6.2 innings, hornhill allowed just ive hits and two runs. hornhill looked nearly unstoppable through ive innings. Ater that, hornhill be- gan to get in trouble. He got out of a 30-pitch sixth unscathed, but the mo- mentum carried over into the seventh. A one-out RBI double by Dylan Fitzger- ald tied the game up at one, and a two-out single brought him home to give TCU (26-13, 10-4 Big 12) the lead for good. While Thornhill was dealing on the mound for the Longhorns, Tyler Al- exander held his own for TCU. He allowed just six hits in his five innings and surrendered just one run. The bullpen for the Horned Frogs then shut out the Longhorns to pro- tect the win. “I saw two good pitch- ing stafs going ater each other,” hornhill said. Texas’ only score came in the irst on junior right ielder Collin Shaw’s RBI dribbler down the line to give Texas its irst and only run of the series. That was all the Long- horns would get as they fell from their previous Big 12 standings. “Losing games hurts you,” Garrido said. “We had a chance to control our own destiny.” three In the second game of the series Friday night, the Longhorns were shut out 2-0 by TCU’s pitching staff. Preston Morrison went seven scoreless, al- lowing just four hits for the Longhorns. Junior pitcher Dillon Peters got the nod for Texas and went 6.2 in- nings, allowing eight hits and two runs. But he got no support from his of- fense who was shut out for the second straight game. Payton, however, did ex- tend his nation-leading 80-game reach-base streak with a walk Friday and hit Saturday. he Longhorns continue Tuesday against UT-Pan American before a cru- cial match-up against Big 12-leading Oklahoma State (29-11, 11-4 Big 12). MAVERICKS SPURS TRAILBLAZERS ROCKETS ASTROS A’S WHITE SOX RANGERS MLB TOP TWEET Malcolm Brown @MallyCat_28 At the end of the day, I end up in all black SPORTS BRIEFLY Popovich tells Sager, ‘I promise I’ll be nice.’ ANTONIO— Spurs coach Gregg Popo- vich says he looks forward to sideline reporter Craig Sager’s return and “I promise I’ll be nice.” SAN TNT’s Sager is miss- ing the NBA playofs as he undergoes treatment for leukemia, so his son, Craig Sager Jr., illed in for Sunday’s broadcast of San Antonio’s playof opener against Dallas, asking Popovich a few questions ater the third quarter. is Popovich famous for his terse answers to in-game questions from Sager and other sideline even reporters. joked about it in a state- ment Friday conirming his diagnosis: “Too bad, I had some probing ques- tions for Pop.” Sager This time, Popov- ich was verbose by his standards in discussing the Spurs’ play. “Great questions from Craig JUNIOR,” he quipped at the end. The younger Sager, a sports reporter in At- lanta, said he asked his father for suggestions but was told, “You’re on your own.” “You did a great job,” Popovich said to him, “but I’d rather have your dad standing here.” Popovich then shared this message for his fa- ther: “We miss you. You’ve been an important part of all of us for a long time, doing a great job. We want your fanny back on the court, and I prom- ise I’ll be nice.” he ponytailed Sager Jr., 25, wore a sparkly or- ange tie from his father’s closet. A former football walk-on at Georgia, he later tweeted that his dad didn’t know about the trip to San Antonio until host Ernie Johnson mentioned it on air at tip-of. he younger Sager was supposed to tape an in- terview with Popovich, but the coach insisted on doing it live during the game. 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In 2002, Crandell graduated from Parkland College in Cham- paign, Ill., with a degree in music performance. As far as the staf spinning is concerned, Crandell said there is no oicial name for what he does, but he prac- tices it every day. Crandell’s gestures, steps and even his words are suc- cinct and deliberate — ei- cient to a fault. A man of me- dium height, Crandell walks with an innate dexterity — a visual manifestation of the kung fu training on which his staf spinning is based. “It’s a combat form,” Cran- dell said. “But the whole phi- losophy isn’t to learn how to hurt people [but to learn] how to defend the peace. he real master avoids the con- lict altogether.” he philosophy behind the staf spinning, and kung fu allows Crandell to draw a meditative beneit from what he does. He says it’s relaxing CAMPUS By Eleanor Dearman @ellydearman Clothing patterns, scraps of fabric, garment bags and completed outits ill the design studios of the sec- ond loor of Gearing Hall. Students sit at sewing ma- chines and mannequins, perfecting the collections they have been working on all year. hey are preparing for the University Fashion Group’s fashion show “Spectrum” hursday, an event that showcases the designs of 26 students in UT’s fashion design program. While most of the de- signers are textile and ap- parel juniors and seniors, the event pulls in both fashion students and stu- dents outside the program to help run and promote the show. Since University Fashion Group, the show’s coordi- nating organization, is open to all students, there are op- portunities to be involved including public in areas relations, advertising and model coordinating. “[Spectrum] is pretty much University-wide be- cause we have so many other majors coming and helping us, such as the communication school, art school, business school and all these other students in- volved,” said Ockhee Bego, textile and apparel lecturer. Textile and apparel seniors Haleigh Clark and Natalie Poche are both designing collections for this year’s show. Each was responsible for a sports-wear look, a ball Helen Fernandez / Daily Texan Staff Every Tuesday and Thursday, Jesse Crandell spins a wooden staff in the South Mall. Crandell is a musician and a licensed massage therapist who also studies Portuguese and Hispanic linguistics at UT. but also practical. He says, if he’s coming from a Span- ish class and has to switch gears and think and speak in Portuguese for the next hour, spinning the staf is the equivalent of wiping the slate clean. “I can forget everything,” Crandell said. “I can just start fresh.” Crandell gained his ap- preciation and interest in Spanish and Portuguese from his musicianship. He’s been a musician since he was a teenager, and his musical interests span from playing Nirvana and Metallica covers in his adolescence to playing in a touring bluegrass band in his twenties. “I’ve been a musician for a long time and was kind of searching,” Cran- dell said. “When you real- ize you can’t play everything and learn every song you love, you think, ‘OK, I’ve gotta pick a direction. I’ve gotta focus, so I can build something progressive.’” Now, he plays with Aus- tin Samba, one of the oldest samba schools in the coun- try. Crandell plays surdo, a giant bass drum, and is learning the djembe. “I think the language is the equally beautiful [as said. music],” Crandell “hey developed along- side one another. Neither developed independently.” hrough Austin Samba, Crandell met Abou Sylla, a percussion teacher from Guinea, a small country in West Africa. “I met [Crandell} when he was playing the guitar,” Sylla said. “He saw me playing the djembe and said he’d like to play the djembe too, so that’s when I start teaching him how to play.” Sylla took a class of his stu- dents, including Crandell, to Guinea over the winter break. Crandell said he dove deeper into his instrument while in Guinea and witnessed irst- hand what Sylla did for his people and their community. he money for the trip went to people in Sylla’s home vil- lage. hey brought bikes to transport water. he year be- fore, Sylla brought food and money to give to his family members and neighbors. “We didn’t go anywhere in the three weeks I was there where he didn’t give money or food to someone,” Crandell said. “We need more people like [Sylla] in this world.” Crandell’s interest in Afro- Latin cultures has brought him all over the world, in- cluding England, Jamaica, Mexico, Costa Rica, Bra- zil and Guinea. For many of these trips, he applied for scholarships and stud- ied abroad. He’s currently applying for a Fulbright scholarship so that he can further his travels and be- come more in international relations. involved To support his pursuits, Crandell is a licensed mas- sage therapist. On top of all of this, Crandell is a UT Ser- vice Scholar, oten participat- ing in community develop- ment projects around Austin. To balance his myriad in- terests and passions, Cran- dell searches for and puts ef- fort into things he truly loves, allowing him to make time for everything. “Every day I’m doing homework, I’m practicing music,” Crandell said. “I meditate. I exercise. I gar- den. These are just part of my daily routine. Above all, I enjoy doing them, so there’s an automatic appeal there. It helps me not lose my mind.” Fashion show to premiere 26 student designers First lady to skip over president’s trip to Asia WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama travels abroad, sometimes it’s not enough for just the leader of the free world to show up. People in other countries want the irst lady, too. But Michelle Obama won’t join her husband when he heads to Asia next week, and her absence is likely to sting, especially in image- conscious Japan. It’s the irst of four countries on Obama’s travel schedule and one of two that are welcoming him with oicial state visits. “If Madame Obama could have come, it would said have been better,” Matake Kamiya, a profes- international re- sor of lations at the National Defense University in Yo- kosuka, near Tokyo. “But the most important thing is that President Obama accepted this is a state visit. From an expert point of view, it’s sort of worri- some why Madame Obama isn’t coming.” hat Mrs. Obama recently spent a week in China with her mother, Marian Robin- son, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, also is sure to be noted in Japan, a close U.S. ally and rival of China. Mrs. Obama’s China visit last month was partly seen as making up for her not ac- companying the president to California last year for the visit by President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. he meeting fell days be- fore Sasha’s 12th birthday, and Mrs. Obama’s oice said at the time that she stayed back in Washington to be with family. In public, Beijing muted its hurt feelings over Mrs. Obama’s absence in Califor- nia, but deep disappoint- ment was registered in some Chinese mainstream and social media. Many Chinese had looked forward to comparing Peng, an unusually visible and fashionable Chinese irst lady, to her glamorous and high-proile American coun- terpart. Liyuan holds the rank of major general in the People’s Liberation Army and was a popular singer on state television. Mrs. Obama made up for her absence in California with a well received, widely report- ed visit to three Chinese cities last month. She jumped rope, dabbled in t’ai chi, walked a section of the Great Wall with her daughters, fed pandas, met with Jinping and ate din- ner with Liyuan. he Japanese are putting a good face on Obama’s up- coming solo stop, noting that his stay will be short. One high-level Japanese govern- ment oicial chalked up the irst lady’s absence to a new “American style” of travel. shortly Mrs. Obama’s most re- cent overseas trip with her husband came last summer, when they visited three Af- rican countries with their daughters, ater their stops in Northern Ire- land and Germany. Since then, the president has trav- eled without her to Sweden, Russia, Mexico, the Neth- erlands, Belgium, Italy and Saudi Arabia. —Associated Press Haleigh Clark and Natalie Poche, textile and apparel seniors, pose with their designs for their senior show “Spectrum.” Jenna VonHofe / Daily Texan Staff gown or wedding dress and three outits that make up a mini collection. Both girls’ designs were inspired by history. Clark focused on the history and style of Ivy League architec- ture and clothing. “All of my colors are in- spired by the colors of the pennants for, like, Dart- mouth and Yale,” Clark said. “I used contemporary styling that I could imag- ine walking Ivy League campuses today.” Poche, who is also the University Fashion Group’s president, chose to focus on Germany’s Bauhaus art movement, which took place from 1919-1933. “It was a time in art when things kind of reverted back to geometric shapes and things in their most natural form, so that really resonated with me the most,” Poche said. “I kind of took that and ran with it and designed what I thought resembled that time in art.” he two both learned to sew from their grandmoth- ers. Clark said, when she was 12 years old, her grand- mother would teach her to sew during visits by creating little projects that taught the basics of sewing. “I would watch Project Runway and take what I knew about sewing and challenge myself with little things,” Clark said. “Like, I would take an old skirt out of my closet and start sewing little trims that my grandma gave me onto that.” In preparation for Spec- trum, every few weeks came with a deadline for one of the outits. Ater receiving cri- tiques, designers would adjust and improve their creations. SPECTRUM FASHION SHOW When: Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Where: Frank Erwin Center Cost: Free “here are times where that’s really tiring and emo- tionally draining,” Clark said. “But, at the same time, you come out of it feeling a lot stronger about your ar- tistic vision.” Poche said the end prod- uct made all of the preced- ing work worth it. “Putting it on a manne- quin is way diferent than putting it on a human be- ing,” Poche said. “So, when you have that for the irst time its almost like, ‘Oh my goodness, this could be sold somewhere.’”