@THEDAILYTEXAN | THEDAILYTEXAN.COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 VOLUME 118, ISSUE 103 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY SINCE 1900 NEWS OPINION L IFE&ARTS UT professor and AISD board member argues for renaming of Austin schools. PAGE 2 Columnist explains why perish- able foods are needed to end food insecurity. PAGE 4 Patrick Dougherty’s stick art brings community together while revamping local parks. PAGE 8 SPORTS Women’s basketball struggles early in 87-72 victory over Texas Tech. PAGE 6 NATION Student working at Cain and Abel’s sends money home to family in Mexico. T wo nights a week, Kevin Robles stands outside the door of Cain and Abel’s, a West Campus bar, check- ing IDs. If he’s lucky, he’ll be home by 2:30 a.m., but most nights he works until 4. It’s a modest part-time gig, but this is how he supports his family. “Sometimes I have a lot of trouble making rent here, but the irst thing I always do is give money to my mom to get food to my little brother,” said Robles, an international relations and global studies sophomore at UT. While a part-time job for most stu- dents means a little extra spending money, for Robles, it’s a necessity. But he may soon lose his ability to work, if the Trump administration’s order to rescind DACA becomes a reality in March. TOP: International relations and glob- al studies sophomore Kevin Robles is a DACA recipient working hard to support his family. BELOW: Kevin has a tattoo on his right arm in honor of his father who he was separated from 13 years ago. angel ulloa| the daily texan staff application at school, his 15-year-old brother often walks home hungry. In- spired by how his mom left everything in Durango, Mexico, for he and his brother, Robles has promised to use his spending money to help pay for his brother’s school lunches. “My mom came here for better op- portunities,” Robles said. “She wanted me to get an American education. She wanted me to grow up in an American life, so I don’t see what she had to go through in Mexico.” When he was only six years old, his family agreed to separate to fulill diferent dreams. His dad wanted to follow his passion for music in Mex- ico, while his mom dreamed of a bet- ter place to raise her children. Robles’ mom packed up everything and left to California. Months later, he joined her. Robles still remembers crossing the border with a dif- ferent family than his mother paid to transport him. “My mom said, ‘This is your family from now on,’ and I did everything the second family told me,” Robles said. DACA page 3 For Robles, losing DACA means he may no longer be able to provide for his family. Sending money back to his mom is especially important because it ensures that his younger brother can eat. Due to complications with his free or reduced lunch Negotiating Dreams is a special project collaboration between The Daily Texan and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists to cover UT’s DACA students. By Dani Matias @matias7dani CAMPUS Students swab cheeks to save lives of blood cancer patients By Gracie Awalt @graciewalt15 Every three minutes, an Ameri- can is diagnosed with a form of blood cancer, and around 50,000 die every year. Partnered with the Texas Sil- ver Spurs, Deutsche Knochen- markspenderdatei Texas swabbed cheeks and registered students as potential bone marrow and stem cell donors in the Texas Union Building on Wednesday to help lower these statistics, listed on the DKMS website. DKMS is an international non- proit organization based in Ger- many that has registered six mil- lion potential bone marrow donors worldwide, according to their web- site. The Silver Spurs is the all-male organization responsible for taking care of Bevo. Rachel McCullough, DKMS Texas co-president, said the student organization has worked with the Texas Silver Spurs since Bevo XIV died of bovine leukemia two years ago. “Bovine leukemia is just like hu- man leukemia but with cows,” do- nor recruitment coordinator Amy Roseman said. “I enjoy educating people and letting them know they can save a life. We’ve registered a lot of life-savers.” McCullough, Last year, they registered 114 people and aimed for 150 this year. communication sciences and disorders junior, joined DKMS Texas in the fall of 2016 after her mother was diag- nosed with leukemia and learn- ing bone marrow treatment was a possibility. “On the night of my irst donor drive, we found out my mom had relapsed with leukemia again,” Mc- Cullough said. “It gave me incen- tive to do even more.” stress for our family. She was so lucky.” According to the DKMS website, around 70 percent of patients do not ind a matching donor with- in their family, requiring most people to hope for a match in the registry. Luckily for McCullough, her aunt was a genetic match for her mother. “My mom is in remission now and has been since July,” Mc- Cullough “It deinitely saved her life. Most people don’t ind a match within their fam- ily, so that alleviated a ton of said. said McCullough students have a one percent chance to be asked to donate stem cells or bone marrow based on lab re- sults. Bryten Otting, government and radio-television-film soph- omore, said he would be glad to donate. “If I were asked to donate to- morrow, I’d just do it,” Otting said. “Even though I’ve heard donating can be intense, I would ignore my fear and just go.” UNIVERSITY University asks court to dismiss lawsuit on sexual as- sault case By Chase Karacostas @chasekaracostas The University asked a fed- eral court on Monday to dis- miss a lawsuit iled by a male student who has been accused of sexual assault in a Title IX case. The student, referred to in the case as John Doe, is accused of sexually assaulting a female student referred to in the case as Jane Roe. Doe iled the law- suit ahead of a Title IX hearing originally set for Feb. 7. The suit sought to stop the hearing because it claimed Doe would not be treated fairly during the hearing and requested a jury trial in the case. The University post- poned the hearing and has not rescheduled it. The University said in its lacked motion the plaintif standing to sue because the hearing has not occurred and called any “injury” the plain- tif said he will endure to be “speculative.” The assault in question oc- curred on April 28, 2017, ac- cording to Doe’s lawsuit. Doe and Roe left a party together around 2 a.m. — both were in- toxicated — and went to Roe’s apartment where they had sex. The next day, Roe went to her friends and said she blacked out and did not remember anything until “moments just before she and John inished having sex,” according to the lawsuit. Doe cited the fact that the Title IX report for the case was amended three times after the University received notice of the lawsuit as the basis for unfair treatment. Doe also requested the court declare the University’s deini- tion of incapacitation uncon- stitutionally vague. The Univer- sity’s sexual misconduct policy deines incapacitation as a state of being that prevents the student from giving consent. 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Entire contents copyright 2018 Texas Student Media. AISD debates policy on Confederate school names CITY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 By Chase Karacostas @chasekaracostas Ted Gordon, a UT professor and AISD board member, spent the last month at the forefront of a debate over potentially re- naming ive schools named after members of the Confederacy. The controversy began al- most three years ago when the school board decided to rename an elementary school after Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Last August, following the deadly protest at the Universi- ty of Virginia where a group of white supremacists fought the removal of a Confederate mon- ument depicting Lee, cities and schools across the nation be- gan removing monuments and renaming schools with ties to the Confederacy. Early this year, the AISD board planned to move forward with renaming the ive remain- ing schools: John T. Allan Facili- ty, John H. Reagan Early College High School, Eastside Memorial Early College High School at the Johnston Campus, Sid- ney Lanier Early College High School and Zachary Taylor Ful- more Middle School. All were named after members of the Confederate Army. At a January meeting from which Gordon was absent, the board postponed the renaming process to February for more time to create a formal policy that would streamline the re- naming process for schools. In response, Gordon criti- cized the board during a speech on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the University and told the Austin American-Statesman a few days prior that “the board has no moral compass and UT professor and AISD board member Ted Gordon is attempting to convince AISD to change the names of ive schools that are currently named after members of the Confederacy. copyright jackson brown , and reproduced with permission moral spine” for being hesitant on the issue. District 3 Trustee Ann Teich countered by calling Gordon’s comments “unprofessional” and demanding the board cen- sure him for his comments. The board chose not to, although censuring is nothing more than an oicial reprimand with no other consequences. Gordon later apologized to some of the board members for his comments, but in an inter- view with The Daily Texan on Wednesday, Gordon said he did not think the board would have censured him anyway. to “They weren’t going censure me,” Gordon, who also serves as the chair of the African and African Diaspora Studies department, said. “For what? They’re going to censure an Afri- can-American for saying there’s a problem with Confederate names on schools?” During a board meeting Monday to work on creating a new policy, Gordon was silent during the irst half of the dis- cussions. Gordon said the en- tire discussion seemed like an “enormous waste.” “Why didn’t I say anything? Well, what was I going to have constructive to say?” Gordon asked. “The fact of the matter is Lee’s name changed under the old policy, so the old policy is perfectly adequate.” District 7 Trustee Yasmin Wagner said during the discus- sion she is concerned about the policy that includes the phrase “respecting cultural diferenc- es” because it could be used to defend the Confederate names. “It’s worth reviewing things like when we say, ‘Respecting cultural diferences and val- ues,’” Wagner said. “If we ended up with a faction of the board at a future date that wanted to relect the culture of hate or white supremacy within our naming, they could say that re- lected their cultural diferences and values.” At the end of the meeting, the board decided to vote on renaming the schools on Feb. 26. Teich, an alumna of one of the schools in question and an opponent of renaming, said she would recuse herself from the vote. “I have said I will abstain, and I will continue to abstain because I don’t want my prej- udice to taint any of this,” Teich said. CAMPUS CAMPUS DA continues from page 1 CMHC Voices groups ofer identity support By Mason Carol @masonccarroll The Counseling and Mental Health Center offers a num- ber of services for the more than 50,000 students at UT. For those lost feeling or struggling with the self-identity, Voices Diversity Dis- cussion Groups allow them to connect with others with similar identities in a way that is different than traditional therapy. Black Voices, Queer Voices and Asian American Voic- es are three of the six focus- discussions ing on identity and intended to support and give students them a safe space to talk. Kimberly Bur- dine, CMHC psychol- ogist and diversity co- ordinator, facilitates Black Voices. “It’s a place where they can come to- gether with folks who share a similar identity and be able to talk about that,” Burdine said. “Some of my hopes for Black Voices is that peo- ple feel more (firm) in our identity be- cause for me I think some of the way you undo the stress and to trauma create affirmation.” is Voices is partnered with the Multicultur- al Engagement Cen- ter and Gender and Sexuality Center. The program started two and a half years ago, and Burdine said it has attracted more students since then. Each group facilitator shares the identity of that group. The discussions are not held in CMHC but on another floor of the Student Ser- vices Building. Bur- dine said this elim- stigma inates the surrounding thera- py. Voices is unique because it provides an environment fo- cused on discussion, Burdine said. There’s nothing better for me to see than someone to come into their own space and thrive,” Kimberly Burdine, cmhc psychologist is “We want to pro- mote them in a way that affirming and that won’t cause more trauma or more stress,” Burdine said. “It’s a support group where you get a feel for what be therapy might like, because there are therapists in the it’s not room, but necessarily therapy.” Nursing senior Richa goes Patel to one-on-one care counseling the CHMC and said she has heard how Voices gives students a sense of belonging. at “I think a lot of us inside things keep all the time, so go- ing to a place where other people share what they are going through helps reas- sure students,” Patel said. “It’s important to always feel includ- ed and to know there are other people who are going through the same thing as you.” Patel said she is thankful CMHC cares about students and their unique experi- ences enough to have the Voices program. “There are things that some people will go through that not everyone has, but when you find people with similar experi- ence, things aren’t as scary,” Patel said. Chemistry junior Aizelle Gaddi said the Asian American Voic- es group interests her as she thinks it’s im- portant for students to have an outlet. “I think it’s very important, especially because UT is a re- ally big school and having those discus- sion groups make the school smaller and give students a voice and a home,” Gaddi said. someone Burdine said the groups not only help her but students also herself. “There’s nothing better for me to see than to come into their own space and thrive,” Burdine said. “Espe- cially as a first gen- eration college stu- dent and a student of color, it means something to me be- cause I see myself in these students.” mel westfall| the daily texan staff rena li | the daily texan staff New website publishes bias incident reports By Stephanie Adeline @stephadeline Following an increase in bias incidents report- ed to the Campus Cli- mate Response Team, the team said students are concerned no actions are taken in response to their reports. With a new webpage, CCRT wants to show the UT community which reports have been ad- dressed and closed. The webpage, which was published in fall 2017 and formally announced in a campus-wide email last Wednesday, lists recent reports on bias incidents and the actions taken by the team. When a bias inci- dent is reported, CCRT will contact the report- er within 48 hours to information get more from the reporter’s per- spective. Then the team refers the reporter to appropriate campus or resources, community such as the Oice of Dean of Students or the Oice of the Vice Presi- dent for Student Afairs. Leslie Blair, executive director of communica- tions of the Division of Diversity and Communi- ty Engagement, said pri- or to the decision to make reports available online, CCRT had to consider the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act’s rules. FERPA restricts the University from dis- closing private reports involving students. Reports posted on the webpage do not show speciic information such as students’ names or the people involved in the incident. “The website is real- ly there to enhance our transparency of our pur- pose and our function, also to provide an avenue to receive feedback from our students and our fac- ulty and our staf so that we can continue to make appropriate decisions about how to respond,” said Audrey Sorrells, as- sociate dean of students for research and a CCRT lead team member. Blair said students may think the reports aren’t being addressed because this information is not released. “There are things that have happened that a reporter for the (Austin American-Statesman) than publishes more we’re letting people know here on campus,” Blair said. “That’s often a concern of students … but it is all related to certain rules that the University has to follow.” The reports page is updated at least twice a month and will only in- clude reports after they have been closed out by CCRT and reporters have been referred to the resources, appropriate Blair said. In the academic year of 2016–2017, there had been an increase in number of bias incidents reported to the CCRT compared to 2015–2016. In total, there were 763 reports for 204 incidents in 2016–2017, compared to 194 reports for 104 incidents, according to data from CCRT. Liz Elsen, director of the Gender and Sexuali- ty Center and a member of the CCRT lead team, said the increase in in- cidents reported may be due to an increased awareness of CCRT ser- vices and not necessar- ily an increase in bias incidents on campus. “I think in any case when people think, ‘Oh no, there’s an increase in reports,’ it automatically means that there’s an in- crease in bias incidents,” Elsen said. “I think that people are hearing about it more and want to make sure those cases are documented.” taken Elsen said she hopes transparency on the ac- tions following each reported incident will encourage more stu- dents to report incidents to CCRT. “It is important for people to know that is responding campus (to their reports),” Elsen said. “Each report gives us more of a full picture of what life on UT cam- pus is like.” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 3 UT students get new wheels with B-cycle program CITY beautiful day. They can just hop on a bike and go downtown. We’re connect- ing the city with the cam- pus, and we’re super excited about that.” With no cost to the Uni- versity, the city paid the full $272,000 for the new stations. This is a part of the Big Jump Project in Austin to double bi- cycle ridership in three years, which began in 2017. “We hope that this ofers an afordable mobility option that (is) predictable and gives students a way to get around during their multiple trips in the day,” said Laura Dieren- ield, City of Austin manag- er of active transportation. “We’re very excited to see how this model could help other places around the city.” The UT campus is the sec- ond in the country to be added to the B-cycle system. Bobby Stone, director of UT Parking and Transportation Services, said he wants to see students regularly utilize the system be- fore it is expanded and hopes this can reduce the number of bikes parked on campus. “It’s less about the number of people that sign up and more about the number of people who use it,” Stone said. “Our push is to be looking for people that are interest- ed in really using the bicycle and making a diference in how we move people around on campus.” UT professor and AISD board member Ted Gordon is attempting to convince AISD to change the names of ive schools that are currently named after members of the Confederacy. copyright jackson brown , and reproduced with permission katie bauer | the daily texan staff Elliott McFadden, executive director of Austin B-cycle, oficially opened Austin B-cycle’s location on Speedway and 21st Street on Wednesday morning. The bicycle share system is free to students for up to an hour at a time. “I signed up yesterday and it was super easy,” Montele- one said. “It’s a really quick way to get around and Austin is super bike friendly. Most people can get use out of this. It’s easy to want to drive a bunch of places, but if you can bike it makes it so much easier since you don’t have to worry about parking.” Students can sign up for a free membership on the Aus- tin B-cycle website or through the app on iOS and Android by using their UT student e-mail address. It is free for the irst 60 minutes, but then costs $4 for every 30 minutes after- wards. Bikes must be docked at a station. Launched 10 days ago, the bike share service has 599 students signed up. “We’re really excited to show them how it works and the cool thing is, they can also use this to go down- town,” deputy director of B-cycle Elizabeth Webb said. “Now (students) don’t have to drive. They don’t have to worry about taking a Lyft on a oups ort continued missing his father. mom’s dream. “Being taken away like that from my dad really took a toll on me when I was little,” Robles said. “I would always ask my mom, ‘Why can’t I go see him?’ And she’d tell me, ‘Well, you can’t come back if you do.’” His family left California to stay with family in Dallas, Texas. His mom eventually saved up enough money to move into an apartment of their own. But his mom’s dream has always been to own a house. Robles remembers his mom working from sunrise to sunset to save up enough money for their apartment. By going to college, Robles hopes to help fulill his STUDENT LIFE “My mom is always work- ing,” Robles said. “She’s always stressed because she’s not going to make the bills. My one dream is to make sure my mom doesn’t have to pay another bill again.” DACA allowed Robles to at- tend college without fear of de- portation, but it didn’t solve all his problems. Robles said people assume DACA gives him beneits like free healthcare, but he has not had any form of healthcare since the day he moved to Amer- ica. When his family gets sick, he takes matters into his own hands. “I take care of myself and I take care of my family,” Robles said. “If they’re sick, I take them to the doctor. I pay full out of pock- et for them. I have to make sure they’re healthy.” With current DACA negotia- tions hanging in the air, Robles is unsure if he will even be able to graduate college. Right now, Robles’ DACA is set to expire in November of 2019, a semester before he graduates. “I don’t have much of a say here,” Robles said. “Imagine be- ing in a country without knowing if you’re going to get protection in the future. That’s how it still feels living here.” Assuming he does not get deported, Robles’ only chance at citizenship is still at least six years away. He must wait for his brother, who is a citizen, to be old enough to vouch for him in order to gain any legal status. “I really wish DACA would have a pathway to citizenship without having to wait for some- one to be 21,” Robles said. “Once I get citizenship I would have more opportunities and more ways to help my family.” Until then, he is left in lim- bo. Sometimes he thinks about how much easier it would be going back to Mexico to pursue a life, but he quickly remembers his family. “I don’t want to see them dis- appointed,” Robles said. “I’m go- ing to inish school and do what I can for them. I want (my brother) to have the best life possible.” Without DACA, it is unlikely he will give his family a better life. While many fear deporta- tion, Robles said he fears being ripped away from his family. He still remembers being separated from his dad and does not want his family to be torn apart twice. “So far the worst thing I’ve ever experienced in my life is being separated from a par- ent at such a young age,” Ro- bles said. “And having to go through that again, knowing that I’d get separated from my mom and my little brother, the most important people in my life, I feel like it’s going to hurt much more.” Austin grants students free membership to bicycle share system. By Brooke Vincent @brooke_e_v share T he City of Austin’s bicycle sys- tem, Austin B-cy- helping cle, students get on and of cam- pus with its new, free UT student membership. is In conjunction with the City of Austin and UT, Austin B-cycle held a ribbon cutting Wednesday morning for the 18-month UT campus pilot program expansion. The bicy- cle share system opened nine new stations located on the 40 Acres and in West Campus. “We are seen as one of the most successful bike share systems in the United States and we’re very excited to do this expansion,” said Elliott McFadden, executive director of Austin B-cycle. “The main convenience factor of having a leet of bikes available 24/7 is not having the maintenance of your own bike or your own bike getting stolen. As soon as you get enrolled, you can jump on a bike and go.” On-campus sites include one outside of Jester Dormito- ry at 21st Street and Speedway where undeclared business freshman Catherine Montele- one picks up a bike after class. DACA continues from page 1 “We just drove right through the border hoping they wouldn’t ask anything.” Robles was interrogated at the border. Despite being so young, he understood he needed to play along in order to reunite with his mom again. “I wasn’t really confused, I just wanted to go see my mom,” Ro- bles said. “I knew that if I did this I would get to see her again.” Robles was welcomed into the U.S. with a meal from Mc- Donalds, but adjusting was still diicult for his family. Robles Group leader Hareem Ahmad, left, offers advice to UT students at the Sisters’ Circle held at Nueces Mosque on Wednesday Afternoon. The purpose of the group is to help female students unwind from classes and have a conversation about Islam in a comfortable environment. ryan lam | the daily texan staff Muslim sisterhood holds irst discussion at Nueces Mosque By Megan Nguyen @megnngguyen A dozen girls gathered at Nueces Mosque on Wednes- day evening to unwind from stressful talk about Islam during the irst Muslim discussion session of the year. classes and Sisters’ Circle was started last semester by student members of the mosque. Wednesday’s topic was “Spir- itual Reset,” which was inspired by the new semester and its challenges. These discussion ses- sions will take place each week with a new theme, and are open to women of all faiths. “To me, ‘Spiritual Reset’ means maintaining and re- freshing my connection with Allah and keeping my spiritu- ality pure,” sociology freshman Karma Dadoush said. The goal of Sisters’ Circle is to create a safe space for Muslim women of diferent majors, ages and backgrounds to gather and learn about diferent topics, such as mental health awareness and the role of women in Islam. “Sisters’ Circle is really em- powering in that it’s a platform for girls to be able to express their concerns, opinions and beliefs in an Islamic institution without fear of not being heard,” said Zainab Monk, psychology junior and publicity director of Nueces Mosque. “It’s an oppor- tunity for Muslim girls to know To me, ‘Spiritual Re- set’ means maintain- ing and refreshing my connection with Allah and keeping my spirituality pure.” Karma Dadoush, freshman that they have representation.” The session was led by Sis- ter Hareem Ahmad, who had previously taught the Nuec- es Mosque’s class on the seerah, or biography, of the Prophet Muhammad. Using parables from the Quran and anecdotes from her own life, Ahmad spoke to the group about Allah’s intentions and what he wants Muslims to do, as well as giving back to the community through acts of mercy. “Our focus as Muslims can’t be the preservation of our own dignity and our own rights,” Ah- mad said. “That isn’t why Allah sent us down. We have a man- date from Allah to preserve the rights of others and be agents of mercy. We will never be able to serve others so long as we are obsessed with ourselves.” Ahmad said the busy college life can distract people from contemplating on how they are spiritually connected and what they can improve. “I think it’s very easy … when you’re just trying to make it through assignment after exam after assignment, to lose sight of the bigger picture,” Ahmad said. “Islam also has this con- cept of continually revisiting and renewing your intentions.” Established in 1977 by UT’s Muslim Student Association, Nueces Mosque was the irst mosque in Austin, and for nearly 41 years has served UT students and the downtown community. 4 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 LAURA HALLAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @TEXANOPINION Baldwin and Trump relect the worst in each other COLUMN By Sam Groves @samgroves senior columnist According to the pop culture database tvtropes.org, method acting is a practice in which “an actor tries to replicate the life circumstances, mannerisms and emotion- al feelings of the character he portrays — so as to give realism, legitimacy and dramatic strength to his performance.” In other words, the actor seeks to become the character rather than simply mimicking them. Alec Baldwin has been portraying Don- ald Trump on Saturday Night Live for over a year now. He’s not a method actor, but perhaps he’s adopting the technique because lately he’s been sounding an awful lot like the man he lampoons on TV — particularly when it comes to sexual assault and violence against women. Most recently, Baldwin defended Woody Allen against a contingent of A-list actors who have denounced him in support of his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. For years, Farrow has maintained that Allen raped her when she was seven years old, but her sto- ry is receiving renewed attention due to the #MeToo movement and an op-ed she wrote for the Los Angeles Times back in December. But Baldwin’s not buy- to ing it. In a series of tweets, he implored his followers consider the possi- bility that Farrow invented her story. He also compared her from “To Kill a Mock- ingbird” who lies about being raped, a punch so low you might expect it from Trump himself — if he were a more literate man. facsimile to a character Baldwin’s of Trump-style misogyny was so accurate that two weeks later you could hear echoes of it in Trump’s defense of his disgraced former staff secretary, Rob Porter. Porter had resigned after both of his ex-wives ac- cused him of physical- ly and verbally abusing COLUMN COLUMN rachel tyler | the daily texan staff them, but just like Baldwin, Trump wasn’t convinced. “He says he’s innocent, and I think you have to remember that,” he told reporters last week. “He said very strongly yesterday that he’s innocent.” This is the Trump-Baldwin dilemma: Do we believe pow- erful men who have everything to lose, or do we believe the women who risk everything by standing up to them? And to be fair, there’s something sympa- thetic about epistemic panic in 2018. Blindsided by a barrage of online fake news, we’ve all been lailing around trying to igure out what’s true and how to dis- tinguish between facts and facts. alternative People like Bald- win and Trump think this that sort of uncertain- ty should absolve men of any con- crete consequences for their actions. It’s telling that they don’t apply the same level of scrutiny to Allen and Porter’s denials. There’s no reason why un- certainty should exclusively favor men fac- ing accusations — not unless, like Trump or Baldwin, you’re a misogynist with a tainted history of your own to worry about. Trump (it seriously bears repeating) has been ac- cused of sexual misconduct by 19 different women. Baldwin admitted last November that he has “bullied” women and “treated them in very sexist ways.” In a way, Baldwin and Trump are mutual beneficiaries. Thanks to Trump’s candidacy and later presidency, Baldwin is enjoying a greatly expanded public profile — the best use of which, he evidently thought, was to go after Dylan Farrow. Simultaneously, Bald- win’s parody of Trump, while hardly flatter- ing, has portrayed its subject as merely an oafish eccentric rather than the insidious hate-monger and threat to stable democracy that he is. As quid pro quo relationships go, it’s ad- mittedly pretty lopsided. But in light of their recent remarks, there’s no denying that they deserve each other. As Baldwin told Vanity Fair back in October, “In terms of the me- dia, I’m Trump now. He’s not even Trump anymore — I am.” Groves is a philosophy junior from Dallas. Civil dissent, outrage in response to ICE is needed By Ian Sims @texanopinion columnist In a four-day period last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 132 people in the Austin. Nationally, ICE arrests jumped from 110,568 to 143,470 between 2016 and 2017. This is one among many ICE-related problems that demand criticism. In response, more civil dissent — speciically from people who already possess the protections of citizenship — is necessary. one must understand that our immigration sys- tem is severely broken. It is shortsighted to ask “why didn’t they just become a citizen” when some visa categories have a several decades long wait time. Projects such as the Texan’s “Negoti- ating Dreams,” which highlight the humanity of undocumented people, are vital. Not only are a greater number of protests necessary but also protests with more partic- ipants. A few hundred people is not enough of response to mass deportations. Protests upon protests with thousands of participants are crucial. We have already that outrage seen can effective. be Overwhelming me- dia responses to un- just ICE arrests, one a father whose son is battling leukemia, another a chemistry professor in the mid- dle of his research, has resulted in them being to stay in the United States for a longer period of time. This outrage should not be confined to peo- ple with special cir- cumstances. It must be extended to the borderline humani- tarian disaster that ICE’s encompasses current operations. allowed “As these events un- fold, it is immensely important to moni- tor the activities of ICE and to be aware of any potential oversteps of power.” 100 Recently, reports surfaced online that ICE raided near- 7-Eleven ly stores in search of employees without d o c u m e n t a t i o n . Another video ap- peared online last month that showed ICE raiding a Grey- hound bus, taking at least one woman into custody. In ICE December, of Department Secu- Homeland inspection rity’s facilities of found problems with facility con- ditions, improper treatment of de- tainees and de- layed medical care. Furthermore, ICE un- drastically derreported their arrests in Austin, reporting a number nearly three times less than reality. As these events unfold, it is immensely im- portant to monitor the activities of ICE and to be aware of any potential oversteps of power. Recently, immigrant rights groups have iled a lawsuit against ICE for allegedly targeting im- migrant rights activists. If immigrant rights activists cannot speak out in their own defense without fear of deportation, it is up to U.S.-born citizens, who have protection from deportation, to help ill this role. One must understand that people who immi- grate to the United States are often simply trying to survive: Poverty and armed conlict are root causes of migration. People who immigrate are also less likely to commit crimes. Furthermore, Texans respond- ed to Senate Bill 4, which aimed to ban sanctuary cities, with a great number of protests at the State Capitol. I remember hand- ing out pamphlets to people, informing them of the legal rights in case they ever were to come in contact with ICE. Boldly, educators in Austin handed out similar lyers to their students last year. More activity like this should occur. In our polarized political climate, where hate crimes are on the rise, it can be incredibly easy to become accustomed to otherwise abnormal events. It is in this climate that I am afraid tragic events, such as unwarranted deportations, have the potential to exponentially increase. There- fore, we must continue to be vigilant, angry and, most importantly, engaged. Sims is an international relations and global studies sophomore from Houston. victoria smith | the daily texan staff Food insecurity can’t be solved with canned goods By James Lee @texanopinion columnist Walking down Guadalupe Street, you prob- ably wouldn’t think there’s a shortage of food on campus. There are tons of food trucks, fast food chains and hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Now you can even pick up groceries at Tar- get. But there’s one thing seriously lacking on campus — access to food that is both healthy and affordable. For most people, food security means having enough food to survive, but it’s more than that. For college students on a budget, the issue isn’t necessarily a lack of food altogether but rather a shortage of low-cost, nutritious food. Nationally, 48 percent of college students experience food insecurity, and here at UT, the number of students with food-related needs is rising. First-generation students and students of color are disproportionately food insecure. The University is lacking in practical solu- tions to food insecurity. The UT Farm Stand ofers fresh local produce and educates students about sustainable food choices, but it only op- erates once a month. Later this year, Student Emergency Services will open the University’s irst food bank, but it won’t include perishable items such as fresh fruits and vegetable. Other schools have taken an innovative ap- proach by opening student-run grocery stores, subsidized programs that ofer wholesome food choices at a low cost. At Cornell, Anabel’s Gro- cery is working to do just that. Anabel’s ofers more than just canned soup and peanut butter — students have access to a range of nutritious food at a price they can aford. In the tiny town of Cody, Nebraska, where the nearest supermarket is hours away, high school students created Circle C Market. Circle C oper- ates much like Anabel’s — alleviating the strug- gles faced by food deserts that would otherwise not have access to nutritious options. Both ini- tiatives also ofer educational resources to help students learn how to make healthy, sustainable food choices. Grocery options are particularly limited in West Campus, especially for students who don’t own a car. HEB is just a bus ride away, but haul- ing shopping bags around on public transit is not practical. Smaller stores like Wheatsville Co-op and Fresh Plus Grocery exist, but many students are priced out of these options, as they tend to ofer mostly organic or locally-sourced food — which comes at a premium. Target is the closest source of fresh produce, but choic- es are limited and more expensive than most supermarkets. That leaves many students mal- nourished, running on a vending machine and 7-Eleven diet. Food banks are a great resource for hungry students, but they don’t ofer fresh produce or education about making healthy food choices. Student-run grocery stores may be the next big answer to food insecurity. Lee is a philosophy sophomore from Fort Worth. he campus Guadalupe wall must come down COLUMN By Ryan Young @ryanayng senior columnist The culprit? The so-called “West Campus Wall,” a stone retaining structure that supports the land- scaping on the western edge of campus. The wall is Seven feet: narrower than some pickup trucks. That’s how wide the sidewalk is on the east side of the Drag. All for the sake of some waist-high dinky planter boxes on the western edge of campus. Anyone who’s ever experienced the Drag at rush hour knows the gridlocked street is a traic jam for vehicles and people. When the sidewalk gets too crowded, we have to shule past one another. When we ride our bikes on the Drag, we have to dodge pedestrians stepping into the bike lane to escape that crowded sidewalk. When we wait for the bus to arrive, we have to stand in the middle of that sidewalk or sit on top of the wall, legs lailing about. Either way, we’re blocking others just trying to get by. The Drag is the heart and soul of UT, and our side of it could be transformed into something so much more comfortable and welcoming .” not very high or very imposing, but it’s built right up to the edge of the city-controlled portion of Guadalupe Street. And there is no room — or plan — to widen the sidewalk. For students, this means walking down Guadalupe will remain a lousy experience indefinitely. What a waste. The Drag is the heart and soul of UT, and our side of it could be transformed into something so much more comfortable and welcoming. Just look across the street. The business owners on the Drag know that a wide, luxurious sidewalk creates an attractive space to walk and shop. So the sidewalk on their side of the street stretches 24-feet wide, and it comes complete with bicycle parking, B-Cycle stations and handy trash receptacles. Healthy public space fuels a vibrant and dy- namic university. Indeed, the 1970s regents who ordered the construction of the West Campus Wall understood this. According to African di- aspora professor Edmund Gordon, the wall was built speciically to “control the student politics of that day” by restricting where people could enter the 40 Acres. Imagine if our side of the Drag was not only easier to walk on, but also ofered a landscape more inviting than concrete walls and trees. Imag- ine if our campus was open to the street and our world-changing student activism, no longer con- ined to Facebook and Wildire, was on display, front and center. To get there, we have a lot of work to do. The 2013 campus master plan calls for narrower pe- destrian crossings, which will make it much eas- ier and safer to cross the Drag — but the West Campus Wall stays put, and the plan maintains the existing width of the sidewalk. Seven feet. Flush with money from the 2016 mobility bond, the city of Austin is currently inalizing its plans to reconstruct Guadalupe into a brand new street. Now, more than ever, is the moment UT should undo a decades-old mistake and reimagine our side of the Drag as a truly inclusive and inviting public space. President Fenves, tear down this wall. Young is a computer science senior from Bakersfield, California. 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. 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But where the ilm could go the easy route and just tell a well-trodden story about inding one’s self, it uses the time peri- od as a modern commentary on racism, sexism and industrializa- tion while delivering more than a few laughs along the way. With “Early Man,” British an- imation house Aardman, known for their distinctive animation style and sharp wit in past releas- es like the “Wallace and Gromit” ilms and “Chicken Run,” returns as a dominant force to the ield of claymation. Veteran writer and director Nick Park is as good as ever, utilizing stunning visuals and a brilliant script to deliver yet another solid addition to his long line of quirky, intelligent children’s ilms. Eddie Redmayne leads the all-star cast as Dug, a stone age man who lives in an oasis-like valley with his tribe, cut of from the rest of the world. Unlike the other members of his tribe, he longs for something greater, but Chief Bobnar (Timothy Spall) makes sure Dug understands that cavemen are only meant to hunt rabbits. Predictably, trouble comes to the tribe with the abrupt arrival of The Bronze Age, when Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) leads a leet of bronze-clad elephants in knocking down the valley’s trees in search for new mining areas. While it’s a bit on the nose to have a character literal- ly knock down trees in search of precious metals, Park neverthe- less deserves credit for using his this platform elevate to children’s tale. Through a clever trick of plot gymnastics, Dug discovers the only thing Bronze Age citizens love more than bronze: soccer (which this review will hence- forth refer to as “football”). He challenges Lord Nooth to a foot- ball match between his tribe, who have never played soccer, and the Bronze Age’s best team, Real Bronzio — winner gets the valley. The Bronze Age citizens dis- miss the heroic tribe as “cave- men,” unintelligent and un- civilized. Though Lord Nooth agrees to Dug’s terms, he kicks the tribe out of his village into the badlands, where volcanoes erupt and dinosaurs roam. As with the environmental con- nection, Park has no interest in subtlety, going as far as using the wall between The Bronze Age and the badlands to take a jab at Brexit. It follows in the footsteps of last month’s equally delightful “Paddington 2,” the British ilm that also used a child- ish premise to criticize modern English politics. The inal bit of narrative setup revolves around Goona (Maisie Williams), a Bronze Age citizen who longs to play soccer but is not allowed to because of her gender. A brilliant player, Goona agrees to join and train the Stone Age tribe’s team, riing on long- used tropes in underdog sports ilms. By mashing two disparate types of movies together, ancient history ilms and sports ilms, creates Aardman animation something unique. Aardman’s visuals in “Early Man” should not go unnoticed, as it’s truly some of their best work. An easily identiiable vi- sual shorthand (larger lips and smaller noses) easily allows the viewer to diferentiate be- tween Stone Age and Bronze Age characters without falling into caricature or stereotyping. copyright aardman animations, and reproduced with permission GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Aardman Animation does it again with smart, funny children’s ilm “Early Man.” Each creature, whether a small rabbit or massive dinosaur, is brought to life, given extensive detail and expressive facial an- imation. The backgrounds are particularly gorgeous, providing depth and beauty to every shot, drawing the viewer into this prehistoric world. After 30 years of great Brit- ish claymation from Aardman, “Early Man” had large shoes to ill. Thankfully, it ills those shoes with ease, delivering yet another delightful, socially con- scious children’s ilm. ART continues from page 8 building a structure was nothing new, but never has he worked on anything quite like this. “Everything I ever did was utilitarian,” Dorman said. “It always had aesthetic ele- ments, but it’s always shelter. This has no utilitarian value whatsoever. We had scafold- ing, and ladders, and tools, and it’s just lots and lots of work to build something, es- sentially just for the hell of it. And that’s just so cool.” Business sophomore Mad- ison Mohns was at the park. After seeing the event on Facebook, she was instant- ly drawn to the sculpture. Unknown to Mohns before the event, Dougherty had visited her hometown of Napier, Illinois when she was a child, making the cur- rent art piece reminiscent of home. “I thought why not come back and relive my bit,” a childhood Mohns said. little The sculpture, now stand- ing in its new home, is ready to receive curious visitors of all ages. Though spending over $100,000 on an installa- tion that won’t last more than a couple of years, Dorman quotes something Dough- erty said during a lecture at his museum. “Somebody asked him what you think about the fact that your work is tempo- rary,” Dorman said. “He said, “Everything is temporary. I mean (being temporary is) part of it.’” FASHION continues from page 8 overalls with no shirt and a wide brimmed hat,” Thom- as said. “But if it’s cold, I’ll wear something like a peacoat or something more grungy and angsty.” Thomas said if he had never conformed to styles in high school, he would never have realized he wanted to be diferent from his peers. He said he believes that college gave him the license to explore his options and become who he is today. “Stop going with society norms of what they deem is masculine. You can still have a masculine vibe and wear women’s clothing,” Thom- as said. “It’s all about the conidence.” While many students feel that conformity is a negative thing, Swann said it is import- ant to remember that confor- mity is an essential part of modern society. Students may ind it diicult to not conform with social media constantly high- lighting “outits of the day.” Villarreal ofers some advice for this dilemma: Let things like nature inspire you instead of using Instagram and other blog sites. For students trying to break the mold and ind their per- sonal style, Thomas said he encourages his peers to wear what makes them feel good. “You create your own im- age,” Thomas said. “Wear it. Flaunt it. Own it.” HISTORY continues from page 8 Before coming to the Uni- versity, Perry was a notable civil engineer and assistant professor of engineering at Prairie View A&M Uni- versity, researching ener- gy absorption in concrete and plastics. Additionally, Perry was the first black to hold civil the Tex- membership as Society of Profession- al Engineers in the Travis County chapter. The AABL/The Blacks engineer in In 1969, Afro-Americans The for Black Liberation, a radical black power organization, helped black students around cam- pus seek justice by hold- ing protests and meetings demanding change. Their biggest impact was a list of demands sent to then- UT President, Dr. Nor- man Hackerman. The 11 included having demands free housing for minorities, black professors for ethnic classes, a black-only staff and faculty for the Black Studies Department and many more. According to Almetris Marsh Duren, au- thor of “Overcoming: A His- tory of Black Integration at the University of Texas,” the demands were seen as vague and somewhat racist, but they did lead to change. The AABL demands caused an increase in black professors and faculty for black stud- ies, and Hackerman even created a committee to help with future demands. During the 1969–1970 school year, the attack of a black UT student at a local nightclub spread outrage and sympathy on campus. The organization contin- its activism through ued social identity and politics and became less radical to tone down the violence on campus. check us out ONLINE stories videos photo galleries thedailytexan.com Longhorns sluggish in victory over Texas Tech WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TRENTON DAESCHNER SPORTS EDITOR @TEXANSPORTS TOP PERFORMERS player pts reb fg Joyner Holmes Brooke McCarty Ariel Atkins 13 13 10 9 1 5-11 5-13 9 5-8 thrived. Boothe was enough of a perimeter threat on ofense to keep her defender from sag- ging of, and she had the size to slow down Texas Tech’s bigs on defense. Boothe entered the game with 6:24 remaining in the half and Texas clinging to a three-point lead. Four diferent players scored on an 8-2 Texas run, in- cluding Boothe. The freshman came out a few possessions later at the 2:17 mark with the Long- horns leading 41-34. “Rellah played some valuable minutes,” Aston said. “When you have a night like tonight where people aren’t clicking as well as they typically do or you need to rest some players some- times, things like that, that’s what a bench is about. I was very pleased.” Texas went to a 2-3 zone de- fense in the second half, fortify- ing the paint and forcing more turnovers that led to transition baskets. McCarty pilfered the ball on back-to-back plays and racked up six points to cap of a 10-0 run by the Longhorns late in the third quarter. The Red Raiders trailed by double-digits the remainder of the game. White inished with 11 points and one rebound. McCarty tal- lied 13 points, one rebound and one assist. 6 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 Texas starts slow, struggles with Big 12’s worst team at home. By Drew King @drewking0222 J atarie White decided to go exploring. The junior center typi- cally roams the paint, scav- enging inside for easy buck- ets no more than a step or two away from the rim. Texas Tech made them hard to come by ear- ly in No. 6 Texas’ 87-72 win over the Red Raiders on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Sophomore forward Joyner in place of Holmes started senior forward Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau, who was out with a bruised left wrist. Holmes doesn’t have the same outside touch as her injured counterpart. White tried to share the inte- rior with Holmes. But after ight- ing through double teams on her irst two makes, White knew she needed to venture into mid- range territory. With 4:45 remaining in the irst quarter, White received a bounce pass from senior guard Ariel Atkins just above the free throw line and rose for a jumper. The ball rolled around, hung on the front of the rim for an eter- nity, then fell in. She hit another jumper from the left elbow, go- ing 4-for-4 in the irst quarter and scoring eight of Texas’ irst 10 points. “I’ve been getting in the gym a little bit more with Coach Tina (Thompson) and working on my shooting form,” White said. “Also, noticing Coach (Aston) By Wills Layton @willsdebeast From the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team to the 2005 Texas Longhorns football national championship team to the 2017 Houston Astros — what did all of these teams have in com- mon? Undeniable chemistry. The Longhorn softball team looks to bounce back from last weekend’s pedestrian start to the season by heading to Mex- ico in hopes of displaying the kind of chemistry that champi- onship teams need. “We’re ready,” sophomore catcher Taylor Ellsworth said. “We’ve been practicing hard to come out everyday ready to work. Our chemistry this year is unbelievable. We’re just ready to come out and play.” During last week’s games, the youth of the team, espe- cially in the inield, got its irst taste of regular season action. Freshman Janae Jeferson got of to a hot start, recording a total of ive RBIs over her irst four games. Fellow freshman MK Tedder lashed the glove at third base. The team chemistry has been a process to build this year. In the fall season, Texas’ freshmen got their irst taste of collegiate competition. But it wasn’t the only way the team bonded together. “The main thing that we did this fall that was kind of special was a triathlon,” Erica Wright, a redshirt junior pitcher, said. “And at irst we thought this is insane, we play softball, why jessica joseph | the daily texan staff Sophomore guard/forward Joyner Holmes leaps for a block attempt during the Longhorns’ 87-72 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Holmes started in place of injured senior forward Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau, who has a bruised left wrist. telling us that they were kind of closing in on the paint, lashing into the high post is just where I wanted to ind the open space.” The Longhorns still struggled. Texas couldn’t ind the usual cracks in the defense without Caron-Goudreau’s loor spac- ing. The Red Raiders ended the quarter leading 19-16. Texas head coach Karen As- ton shook things up in the sec- ond quarter. She started sopho- more wing Jada Underwood at the power forward spot to open things up on ofense. It worked — but at a cost. On Texas’ irst possession, senior guard Brooke McCarty drove inside for an and-one layup and made the ensuing free throw. Texas Tech responded on the other end with a layup of its own. The Red Raiders pummeled the Longhorns in the post. Un- derwood and Atkins were too small to contain Texas Tech’s 6-foot-4-inch center, Jada Terry, or 6-foot-6-inch senior sophomore center Erin Degrate. Terry and Degrate inished the half combining for 18 points. “It’s frustrating as a player not being able to — kind of just giving up easy one-foot points,” White said. Aston turned to 6-foot-3-inch freshman forward Rellah Boothe to plug the hole on defense. She SOFTBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL COLUMN Longhorns head to Mexico for Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Sophomore catcher Taylor Ellsworth sprints for irst base during Texas’ season-opening doubleheader last Friday in Austin. brooke crim | the daily texan staff do we have to do this? But hon- estly, it brought us together as a team, and it helped build us mentally as well as physically.” The players were not the only ones involved in the tri- athlon. The coaching staf also played a role. “I was doing music and hold- ing up signs and following them around,” Texas head coach Connie Clark said. “But what a special experience that was for the athletes. Working through the triathlon was special for us because they got uncomfort- able and learned they could get through tough things together.” The fall season and the expe- rience already on the roster has the team looking forward to the rest of the season. The upper- classmen feel inspired to lead the youth of the team. “I am excited to have fun on the ield,” senior captain Ran- del Leahy said. “I’m excited be- cause our team chemistry has been so amazing and the fall was awesome.” This upcoming weekend, the Longhorns will play Rut- gers, Houston, No. 15 Ole Miss and No. 3 Oregon. Last year, Texas struggled to notch a sig- nature win early in the season en route to an early NCAA Tournament exit. Texas has a chance to not only exceed expectations this year, but also do something the 2017 Longhorns were un- able to accomplish early last season, with two top-15 teams on the schedule this week- end in Mexico for potential signature victories. “I think that we’re young, and I think people are under- estimating us a lot,” Ellsworth said. “That being said, I think that we have more room to grow. We’re very coachable and come out everyday ready to play. The bar is real high, and we are ready to reach it.” Junior guard Eric Davis Jr. gets rejected at the rim by Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. during Texas’ 74-73 double-overtime loss to the Bears on Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. anthony mireles | the daily texan staff After crushing loss to Baylor, Texas’ season pushed to the brink By Steve Helwick @s_helwick One play away, and it changed everything. Tension lingered in the air at the Frank Erwin Center on Monday night. Frustra- several tion overwhelmed members of the Texas roster following the Longhorns’ 74- 73 double-overtime loss to Baylor. A chair was punched, and a players-only meeting was held immediately after the game. “We were one play away,” Texas head coach Shaka Smart said after the loss. “When it doesn’t go your way, you have to immedi- ate analyze why and how to get better.” After over 49 minutes of ighting and almost clawing their way to a much-needed victory, the Longhorns saw their brief 73-72 lead in dou- ble overtime dissipate before their eyes when Baylor guard Manu Lecomte’s layup rat- tled of the rim and into the waiting hands of Baylor cen- ter Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., who rose up for an uncontested putback slam. The clock’s life was limited to just 10 ticks, and Texas was unable to respond, allowing Baylor to prevail in Austin. Lual-Acuil’s dunk meant a lot more to this Longhorns team than just a devastat- ing home loss. It meant their season. After a statement victory over then-No. 12 Oklahoma in front of a sellout home crowd, Texas had everything trending in its favor. But in the nine days after, the three Longhorns dropped straight games, including two home games to teams equal or lower to Texas in the Big 12 standings at the time. On Monday morning, prior to the Baylor game, Joe Lunardi, ESPN’s chief “bracketologist,” listed Texas as a 10-seed in his projected NCAA Tournament brack- et. But after Monday’s loss, it appears unlikely that the 15–11 Longhorns can sneak into the tournament, which seemed to be a certainty just a month ago. Texas’ upcoming sched- ule consists of ive games: three are on the road, three are against ranked oppo- nents and four are against opponents Texas has already lost to this year. Road games against No. 23 Oklahoma and No. 13 Kansas seem like long- shots with the way this Texas team has played away from Austin this season. No. 20 West Virginia, which shred- ded Texas by 35 points in the teams’ irst meeting, will pay a visit to Austin in the regular season inale. The lingering question is this: how many games can Texas (15–11, 5–8 Big 12) af- ford to lose? tournament One way the Longhorns can clinch a tournament bid involves winning the Big 12 in conference early March. But a more like- ly way is to earn a coveted at- large bid. In 2017, just four teams with less than 20 vic- tories secured at-large bids, with Vanderbilt sporting the worst record at 19–15. But the biggest problem with Texas dropping games to Kansas State and Baylor — especially in its own arena — is that the Longhorns are feeding and providing fuel to their at-large competition. Texas now possesses worse conference and overall re- cords than Kansas State and Baylor and the same record as Oklahoma State — the lat- ter of the three aren’t even in Lunardi’s ield of 68 yet. Texas failed to separate itself from this competition, compiling an 0–4 record against the aforementioned opponents this season. And in most of those games, Texas was, as Smart said Monday night, just one play away. If the Longhorns don’t hear their name called on Selection Sunday on March 11, they’ll likely lament on all of the game-changing plays that cost the team from cre- ating greater gap between the win and loss columns. Allowing two ofensive rebounds and a game-win- ning tip-in against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, allowing an ofensive rebound and a game-winning putback dunk versus Baylor on Mon- day, missing a potential game-winning throw versus Duke and blowing a four-point lead in the last 50 seconds against Texas Tech in Lubbock are just a handful of sequences that could come back to haunt Texas. free Texas is 2–4 in one-pos- session games and 2–4 in overtime games this season. Perhaps struggling to close- out those games could pro- vide a diferent, frightening closeout to Texas’ 2017–18 season — the NIT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 7 Today’s solution will appear here next issue 3 1 8 5 2 6 4 7 3 8 2 9 1 5 9 8 1 3 6 5 6 4 2 1 7 5 6 9 6 5 7 2 7 SUDOKUFORYOU 9 7 3 2 1 5 4 6 8 8 5 6 9 4 7 3 2 1 4 1 2 6 8 3 5 9 7 2 9 5 3 7 1 8 4 6 3 4 7 8 6 9 1 5 2 6 8 1 5 2 4 7 3 9 5 6 9 7 3 8 2 1 4 1 2 8 4 5 6 9 7 3 7 3 4 1 9 2 6 8 5 Sculptor showcases stick-woven art at Pease Park ART CHARLES LIU & CHRIS DUNCAN LIFE&ARTS EDITORS @THEDAILYTEXAN sculptures all over the world. He says his use of volunteers to construct his art helps tie each piece to the community. “Using volunteers is cen- tral to the work,” Dougherty said. “It helps embed the piece in the community. If you have people work on it in that community, they feel a little more feelings for it and they put their heart and effort in it.” In terms of the sculpture’s name, Dougherty said he was inspired by the Texas hill country where the invasive Roosevelt Weed used for the sculpture was gathered from. “We decided that we need- ed a cowboy’s salutation,” Dougherty said. “People like to say it.” Austin resident Bill Dor- man, a 72 year-old retired contractor, is not only one of the volunteers responsible for building the structure, but also one of the few who have been tasked with its upkeep, as the towers are expected to deteriorate over the course of the next two years. Dorman lives just down the street from the park, and he, along with a few others, will be consistently trimming stray twigs so that the sculp- ture remains safe for visitors. For the veteran contractor, ART page 5 8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018 Austinites gather to see sculptor Patrick Dougherty’s latest work at local park. By Ruben Paquian @rubenpaq A mile from cam- pus, five twisted, towers leaning stand in the mid- dle of Pease Park. Warped furnished with win- and the dows and walkways, create structures wooden the illusion of being in a small maze. to witness Equipped with jackets and umbrellas, dozens of Aus- tinites, young and old, gath- ered at Pease Park Saturday afternoon the ceremonial revealing of the community’s latest art instal- lation. The stick-woven, Dr. Seuss-esque structures titled “Yippee Ki Yay,” designed by renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty, have been turn- ing heads for about a week. Commissioned by the Pease Park Conservatory with the help of fundraising and pri- vate donations, “Yippee Ki Yay” was designed to bring more visitors to the park as the conservatory gets ready to carry out a multi-phase renovation plan. By Christa McWhirter @chrismac1193 As students roll out of bed and get ready for class, comfort is usually the only thought that goes into choos- ing an outit. But for some, developing a distinct per- sonal style is their way of establishing individuality. “Conformity” is a word that tends to have a nega- tive connotation assigned to it. But in reality, it’s a word that is good in moderation, according to social and per- sonality psychology professor William Swann. “Most of the conformi- ty that happens in life isn’t particularly problematic,” Swann said. “It’s when you hate the sweater and wear it anyway, that’s when you lose personal agency.” Swann said conformity is a part of life, like driving on the right side of the road. But when conformity becomes too invasive, it can inhibit a student’s ability to develop a sense of self. Political communications junior Malcom Thomas said that he considers his personal style to be “unorthodox.” He said his goal is not to conform to any norms that society has placed on him. “If someone has they that can be conidence, Members of the community assemble to enjoy the new stickwork sculpture, “Yippee Ki Yay.” ashley nava | the daily texan staff According to the CEO of Pease Park Conservatory Kristen Brown, Pease Park will the area known as Kingsbury sometime next Commons renovating start is year. Just over $100,000, this addition separate from the park’s future ren- ovation plans, meaning that without the help from the community, the art piece have come wouldn’t to fruition. “When I look at this sculpture, it is symbolic of how many people took to bring it here both dona- it tion-wise and volunteer-wise.” Brown said. Dougherty, behind is responsible artist the “Yippee Ki Yay,” for similar FASHION HISTORY Students cultivate personal identity through fashion choices Looking back on key igures in African American history of UT unapologetically themselves,” Thomas said. Giselle Villarreal, textiles and apparel design senior and president of the University Fashion Group at UT, said she believes it is hard for stu- dents to try and ind their in- dividuality in today’s world of social media. “With blogging, right now, you could literally buy some- one’s outit from head to toe,” Villarreal said. “So many students are doing that in- stead of … branching out on their own.” The between line conformity and inspiration can seem like a small one, but to Thomas, there is actually quite a big diference between the two. “When you’re conform- ing you don’t really take into account how you’re present- ing yourself,” Thomas said. “But when you’re inspired by something, it leads you to be innovative and make it your own.” Thomas said Kanye West and Pharrell Williams inspire him because they aren’t afraid to be diferent, but that the weather is the deciding factor when he chooses an outit. “If it’s sunny, I’ll wear, like, FASHION page 5 By Sierra Quarzaza @squarssq UT has a long and trou- bled history when it comes to the integration of the cam- pus. However, many black alumni, faculty and organi- zations have paved the way to change that history. Here are a few influential figures in UT’s history who helped open doors for today’s black population on campus. Heman Sweatt Heman Sweatt’s iconic case Sweatt v. Painter start- ed it all. On May 16, 1946, Sweatt sued UT’s law school after it rejected his appli- cation, claiming the school violated the 14th Amend- ment of the Constitution by advising he apply to lesser schools. The courts said the school did not have to ac- cept him, but rather give him an alternate law school to attend. UT and Texas A&M Uni- versity had helped establish The Texas State University for Negroes, but Sweatt re- fused to go because it was unequal. He attempted to have his case reheard in 1948, but it was dismissed, as the Court determined public schools had the right to segregate. Finally, in 1949, the case was brought to the U.S. Supreme Court where attorney Thurgood Marshall annette meyer | the daily texan staff stated that higher education in Texas did not exist for black people during the time. The Court ruled in Sweatt’s favor, and he was admitted the following year. Sweatt never obtained his degree because of emotional and physical stress placed on him by the case, but his case caused other black students to apply to UT, leading to integration in 1955. The Uni- versity became the first ma- jor public university to inte- grate in the South in 1956. Dr. Ervin Perry UT hired its first black faculty member, Ervin Perry, in 1964 after he earned his PhD from the school of Civ- il Engineering. According to Perry’s nephew Gene Locke, his uncle was an extremely intelligent but humble man whose character was loved by the school. Later, when President Hackerman creat- ed the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs, Ervin was named the chairman. After Perry’s untimely death in 1970, the new main campus library was named the Per- ry-Castañeda Library upon its completion in 1977. HISTORY page 5 nicole pena| the daily texan staff TELEVISION Netflix original sees Snoop Dog impact lives of football youths By Brooke Sjoberg @sj0b3rg Directed by William J. Saunders and Rory Kaupf and written by Kaupf, Net- lix Original “Coach Snoop” ofers a rare picture of iconic rapper Snoop Dogg in a drug and alcohol-free environment where he uses his wealth and inluence to improve the lives of members in his youth foot- ball league in an engaging and realistic manner. The documentary series follows Snoop’s league, an af- ter-school football program serving inner-city Los Ange- les youth that he founded as they make their way through the season. The players come from various backgrounds and have unique issues concerning the absence of parents in the home, educational struggles and grief. 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