1 SPORTS PAGE 7 COMICS PAGE 6 NEWS PAGE 2 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, October 7, 2016 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 CAMPUS Black students protest hate-crime policy By Van Nguyen @nguyen_van About 70 black students laid in front of the UT Tower on hursday to bring attention to issues facing black college stu- dents across the nation, while non-black allies stood in soli- darity holding up signs which read “Black Lives Matter.” he Black Student Alliance organized the demonstration, called a die-in, to protest the University’s lack of a hate- crime policy, the killings of black people across the nation and racial incidents at other college campuses, according to government junior and BSA president Maranda Burkhalter. he protest started at 2 p.m. and ended 20 minutes later with no interruption from Uni- versity oicials. A day prior to the protest, Burkhalter met with UT Presi- dent Gregory Fenves and Son- cia Reagins-Lilly, vice president for student afairs and dean of students, to talk about the ab- sence of a hate crime policy. Burkhalter was told a policy was in the revision process, but no time frame for its imple- mentation was mentioned. “Finalizing a policy to ad- dress these kinds of incidents is an action item included in the University Diversity Action Plan, which is now be- ing written,” said J.B. Bird, di- rector of media relations and digital newsroom, in an email. “he University is in phase one of the process, working with the central administration and legal afairs staf to prepare a POLICY page 2 UT Farm Stand promotes sustainability CAMPUS By Meraal Hakeem @meraal_hakeem Several food options are available for students around campus, but inding organic items such as bok choy, avoca- dos and honey can be diicult. On hursday, students had the opportunity to purchase these organic items among oth- ers at the UT Farm Stand from noon to 5:30 p.m. while learn- ing more about the importance of sustainability and its impact on the environment. he Farm Stand is run by student volunteers and the Di- vision of Housing and Food Services. DFHS sustainabil- ity coordinator Neil Kaufman said the Farm Stand is funded by Student Government and the Green Fee Committee and will take place ive times this semester, with three remaining markets approximately every three weeks. “Our purpose is to provide local, sustainable, healthy food items and produce to students and faculty on campus so they have that available, but also to demonstrate the value of sup- porting our local economy and our farmers,” Kaufman said. Kaufman said not all of the farmers are organic certiied because the certiications are expensive to receive, especially CAMPUS Psychology junior Jocelyn Wakham, left, sells vegetables at UT Farm Stand on the East Mall on Wednesday afternoon. Alexandra O. Dolan | Daily Texan Staff for small, local farmers. How- ever, they do follow organic guidelines and practice sustain- able agriculture. Psychology junior Jocelyn Wakham, a UT Farm Stand volunteer, said the farm stand purchases its produce straight from the farmer in order to sell it to the UT community. Wakham said the farm strives to provide access to organic, more sustainable produce, which a lot of people might not have. “I think our main thing is just the knowledge of sustain- ability of produce and how it helps the environment,” Wakham said. “Everything is grown within 150 miles of the Austin area. It’s kind of com- mon knowledge that most pro- duce is grown with pesticides and chemicals, and it’s just ter- rible for the body.” FARM STAND page 2 Graphic tweet interrupts during SG debate By Paul Cobler @PaulCobler A striking graphic sud- denly appeared on the Twit- ter feed of the Student Gov- ernment general election debate on Sept. 28, catching the eyes of many people in the room as gasps of shock and whispers rippled across the audience. he tweet, which was broadcast to audience and participants at the debate, featured the image of a po- lice oicer in riot gear being shot in the head with the caption, “Speak to cops in a language they understand.” An anonymous Twitter user by the name of Anar- chist Intifada was behind the tweet, and it was just one of a string of anti-police graphics and tweets that came from the account. he tweet even drew a comment from one of in the participants the debate, Republican Na- tional Committee chair- man Robin Armstrong, who said, “Wow, Twitter is getting brutal.” he tweets drew attention to many of the fringe stu- dent groups active on cam- pus, one of which is the Rev- olutionary Student Front, whose members were pres- ent at the debate, protesting outside beforehand. “We do consider ourselves a revolutionary anti-capi- talism organization,” said a spokesperson for RSF who wished to remain anony- mous. “We can’t look to the the government or for University substan- tial results to problems. Change has to come from the outside.” he spokesperson con- irmed that members were tweeting during the debate, but he said he wasn’t sure Mary Pistorius | Daily Texan Staff Student Government members are currently dealing with a hateful anti-police tweet that appeared on their twitter feed during this week’s general election debate. if the account belonged to anyone in the group. he account features a ham- mer and sickle — RSF’s logo — in its avatar, and interacted with another anonymous Twitter account featuring the group’s motto in its avatar, “Don’t vote. accounts Revolt!” Both also voiced anti-capitalist throughout sentiments the debate. he spokesperson said RSF does not condone vio- lence against police oicers in any way but is made up of members with a variety of ideologies and beliefs, such GRAPHIC page 2 SENATE UT Senate improves stipend accountability By Kayla Meyertons @kemeyertons On Wednesday, UT Senate of College Councils passed Senate Resolution 1602 to create a stipend account- ability system for executive board members. he Senate president, vice president, inancial direc- tor and policy director each receive a monthly stipend from their annual operat- ing budget, according to the bills description. he accountability system aims to create a transparent understanding of how Senate directors are utilizing the giv- en stipends. he bill outlined a monthly stipend report for each of the oicers to ill out each month. “he report is important because it doesn’t in any way stipulate an aspect of time,” Senate inancial director Chris Whitehair said. “It’s just about what student Senate members are using the mon- ey for and whether it is a just use of the stipend.” Whitehair, a inance senior, said the bill is modeled ater a similar accountability system used in Student Government. Bishop Wash, advertising senior and Senate policy di- rector, said the resolution is another efort to make sure members of Senate and the student body know the direc- tors are doing their jobs. “When it comes to Student Government, people are kind of wary. It’s like, ‘Whoa, these people are my age and they’re in charge,’” Wash said. “But we’re just showing them that we’re responsible — we’re do- ing what we’re supposed to be doing.” STIPEND page 3 Name: 4979/Fat Sal’s; Width: 60p0; Depth: 2 in; Color: Process color, 4979/Fat Sal’s; Ad Number: 4979 CAMPUS SURE Walk seeks to aid security of all students By Katie Keenan @KeenanArroyo the students walk UT alone time, all whether it’s to and from class, visiting a friend at their dorm or heading to a party in west campus. Programs such as SURE Walk aim to address the dangers associated with walking across campus unaccompanied, and the number of SURE Walk users increased signifi- cantly after the tragedy of UT freshman Haruka Weiser’s death befell campus last semester. through Stalking is a major is- sue facing college stu- dents today and a prob- that SURE Walk lem to administrators aim their address program. The number of SURE Walk users has decreased since last se- mester but remain much in previ- higher than ous years, averaging at around 100 walks per week, according to Isaiah Carter, SG chief of staff. “When I was a fresh- man, I volunteered for the majority of the se- mester, and I got one phone call,” government sophomore Carter said. “We’re steadily rising.” Stalking acutely affects ac- students, college cording to a 2015 study conducted by the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State Univer- sity, which claimed col- lege students are more SURE WALK page 2 2 FRAMES featured photo Friday, October 7, 2016 NEWS thedailytexan 2 Volume 117, Issue 42 CONTACT US Main Telephone Editor-in-Chief Alexander Chase (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor Jacqueline Wang (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Ofice (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports Ofice sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Ofice (512) 232-2209 lifeandarts@dailytexanon- line.com Multimedia Ofice (512) 471-7835 multimedia@ dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising (512) 471-1865 advertise@texasstudentme- dia.com Classiied Advertising (512) 471-5244 classiieds@ dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. 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Fenves sent out an email af- ter the incident which said he would “ask the Dean of Stu- dents to assess the sanctions that the University generally imposes on those who use vio- lence as a tool to discriminate.” Since the email, the Univer- sity has not publicly addressed the lack of a hate crime policy. “We’ve been told that it’s coming, but the fact of the matter is it’s not moving with any kind of switness,” said El- lis, a government and African and African diaspora studies sophomore. “What happens if something occurs to a student of color or a member of the LGBTQI community? What happens if that happens tomor- row and [the hate crime policy] isn’t in place? It’s just another person that got away with a hate crime.” During the protest, a white man on a bike passed by and said, “Y’all should’ve brought yoga mats, it would’ve been comfortable.” Ashly more Okoli, develop- family sciences ment and human senior, heard the comment and responded. “I yelled out, ‘Death is not comfortable,’ and he said, ‘Well, have you died yet?’” Okoli said. “In that moment I thought, ‘No, I haven’t died, but I’ve been killed a million times,’ because when you see your fathers and mothers and brothers and sisters being killed in cold blood by police oicers, it kills you each and every time it occurs.” POLICY continues from page 1 version for student input. he goal is to inalize a policy this academic year.” Joshua Ellis, a member of BSA’s political action com- mittee, said he believes the University is not approach- ing the hate crime issue with enough urgency. Ellis referred to one ra- cially motivated incident in RECYCLE your copy of GRAPHIC continues from page 1 as communism, socialism and anarchism. “As far as we’re con- cerned, we don’t work with the police, we don’t talk to the police, we don’t trust the police,” the spokesperson said. “Even though we sup- port the abolition of the po- lice, I do not think going out and killing cops is the way to do it. Cops as individuals are not the problem.” SG president Kevin Hel- gren said he saw the tweets at the debate and encour- aged students to be respect- ful of others when voicing their opinions. “I was really disheart- ened by some of the tweets that came up on the screen,” Helgren said. “he idea be- hind a debate is to bring to- gether people who typically fall on diferent sides of the political fence to engage in meaningful conversations and to express opinions in a peaceful, civil way, not to disseminate notions of hate or violence in any way.” RSF was created this se- mester by the spokesperson and three other people. Ac- cording to the spokesperson, the group now has around 20 members and takes an active role in addressing social problems. “I think alternative, com- munity-based solutions are the way to create change,” the spokesperson said. “he only reason I’m here at UT and not out with the people is to maintain good rela- tions with my family. Capi- talism forces us individually into these roles so that we either produce to the maxi- mum amount or are forced. We want an America where all the necessities of life are given to people so they can succeed to the highest amount possible.” SURE Walk is a program that allows students a safer way to walk home. SURE Walk aims to collaborate with UTPD to create safe walking zones by spring of next year. Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff SURE WALK continues from page 1 likely to be stalked yet less likely to report it. Stalking is a particularly difficult crime to pin down because of the lack of evidence of threats made by the stalk- er or proof of unwanted repeated contact. “The biggest tool is for anyone to have the docu- mentation,” UTPD de- tective Vivian Benavides said. “Take notes, jot them down in a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, be- cause when it comes time to make a report with any law enforcement agency, that’s what they’re going to be looking for.” formerly Most stalking cases oc- cur between couples who intimate, were according to the John Car- roll University Violence Prevention and Action Center. Walking around west campus and being targeted randomly is a likely scenario, but less possible, nevertheless Name: 4929/ UB Ski; Width: law “I’ve said. reaching Benavides Re- gardless of the circum- out stances, to enforcement needs to be a priority, Benavides said. had situations where someone has talked someone into talking to us after the fact,” Benavides said. “That’s kind of hard to go back in time a day before, a day after, a week after … so see something, say something.” M e x i c a n - A m e r i c a n junior Minerva studies Lederety shared the story of a friend who dealt with being stalked and said having the extra stress of a stalker is particularly dif- ficult while in college. “I know it really took a toll on her mental health, and she ended up suffer- ing academically because of it,” Lederety said. “I think, especially in col- lege, it can be a pretty big distraction … there’s more of a workload … it’s kinda like the real, big game.” Lederety she encourages anyone en- said but countering a stalker to contact authorities, a sen- timent strongly echoed by both Carter and Bena- vides. They specifically urged students to call 911, even in non-emer- potentially gency unsafe situations. takes timing for any individual to post on social media web- sites is probably the same amount of time to have law enforcement officers … heading that way to start looking to see if they can catch the situation,” Benavides said. “The it SURE Walk aims to col- laborate with UTPD to create safe walking zones by spring of next year, al- though Carter said prob- lems such as stalking are difficult to prevent. “We live in the middle of a city, so crime in some ways is unpredictable,” Carter said. “We can do everything we can to offer students as many tools as possible, but things … are still going to happen.” This issue of The Daily Texan is valued at $1.25 Permanent Staff Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexander Chase Associate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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She said the environment is afected because pesticide-infected wa- ter runof spreads to natural vegetation and areas where produce is not grown. “I chose to volunteer here because I’ve always been inter- ested in nutrition,” Wakham said. “As a psychology major, I think it’s important to know how mental health is directly to physical health, related which depends a lot on what you eat.” Health and society fresh- man Sandra Kumar said it is important to know where the foods we eat are coming from. “he Farm Stand helped me realize that I don’t pay much attention to where my food is coming from and that there is a much bigger picture when it comes to our food,” Kumar said. “We need to know the efect its production has, not only on our bodies but on our environment as well.” NEWS Friday, October 7, 2016 STATE W&N 3 3 Texas student groups call for racism awareness class By Brianna Stone @bristone19 A Texas A&M student group, TAMU Anti-Racism, is calling for the university to add a mandatory racism awareness class to the curriculum, rais- ing questions of whether such a class may be implemented at UT. Texas A&M and UT both have black student popula- tions around only 4 percent, and both campuses have seen race-motivated in recent years. incidents he incident that motivated TAMU Anti-Racism to advo- cate for minorities occurred in February of this year, when a predominantly minority group of Dallas high school students visiting campus were taunted and insulted with racial slurs by Texas A&M students. “Students of color on cam- pus were not shocked; this happens every day,” said Amanda Gomez, Texas A&M sociology junior and a mem- ber of TAMU Anti-Racism. Gomez said the organiza- tion was founded immediately following this incident, and their main focus since has been the mandatory class on racism. “he class would discuss structural barriers people of color face that white people do not, especially in academia,” Gomez said. Objectives and topics drat- ed for the class include histori- cal redlining, white supremacy, criminalizing black and His- panic youth, the prison system and education. he class would also cover the intersections of sex, gender, orientation, dis- ability, race and ethnicity. Gomez said the class would replace an already required cultural diversity compo- nent of the curriculum. Cur- rently at a standstill, the class awaits being presented to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Joey Williams, interim communications director under Provost Maurie McIn- nis, said no organization at UT has ever tried to mandate a similar class. “here would be several steps taken from the initial presentation of the idea to the addition to the course cata- log,” Williams said. “Course catalogs are planned years in advance, so there’s no deinite amount of time as to how long it would take for a class to be implemented to the curriculum.” While UT already requires a cultural diversity lag, as Fenves mentioned in his 2016 State of the University Address, a new Diversity Action Plan will work to resolve issues of diversity, Williams said. “Diversity and inclusion will always be among my top pri- orities,” Fenves said in the ad- dress in September. “Preparing leaders means providing the opportunity to learn with, and from, a wide range of people — to be exposed to diversity in its many forms.” Leonard Moore, a UT Af- rican and African diaspora studies professor, said he be- lieves taking ethnic and race courses are beneicial for all students. “I think we need a class that deals with the Afri- can-American and Latino said. experience,” Moore “I think that should be a mandatory class.” Moore currently teach- es two courses: he Black Power Movement and Race in the Age of Obama, which address topics such as race, class, gender and diferent ethnic experiences. “What I remind people is that I don’t need you to agree with me. When you learn about other cultures, it makes you better,” Moore said. “If you learn the experi- ence, you may not agree with it, but you can at least under- stand it.” STUDENT GOVERNMENT UT Senate passes registration bill STIPEND continues from page 1 Wash said the stipends given to the council directors are an appropriate git from the University, given the more than 40 hours and frequent on-call services council direc- tors contribute to their jobs. Psychology junior Maggie Morris, vice president of Lib- eral Arts Council, said she supports the bill but wishes it had included more. “I was deinitely in sup- port of it,” Morris said. “he only thing we would have liked to have seen added is something similar for course evaluations, but that’s some- thing we’re looking into for another piece of legislation. his is just a simple piece of legislation moving it some- where that it’s more acces- sible to students.” Economics sophomore Katie Horstman, co-chair on the Senate Academic Policy Committee, said the reso- lution is a progressive step for Senate that should have happened sooner. “Giving students the op- portunity to look into how Senate and the Council are spending their stipends is really important for sure,” Horstman said. “Our func- tion is to serve them, so if [we] look through and [re- alize] they don’t support that we’ve the programs been working on, [it’s] a big issue.” By Kayla Meyertons @kemeyertons Nail-biting and all-nighters pulled in front of a glowing screen are common sights around campus during UT registration week, when stu- dents struggle to ind the perfect the schedule following semester. for UT Senate of College Coun- cils passed Joint Resolution 1601 on Wednesday to add a new tab to the main UT regis- tration website where students can view past course schedules and syllabi of previous classes. All councils voted in favor of the resolution. Senate president Sergio Cavazos said they wanted to put student registration con- cerns at ease. “We wanted to make reg- istration more accessible for students and provide more resources,” Cavazos said. “We want students to have what they need right then and there, as opposed to having to navi- gate through all the tabs. It’s improving the really about registration experience for the average student.” According to the resolu- tion, the syllabi ofered to stu- dents were previously buried in the University website and only accessible by going from “Catalogs” to “General Infor- mation” to “Academic Policies and Procedures” and inally to “Class Syllabi.” With the new “Past Syllabi” tab on the UT registration web page, University students will be able to evaluate grading scales, past syllabi and previ- ous course schedules to choose classes that can appropriately cater to their academic needs. Academic policy co-chairs David Jenkins, English soph- omore, and Katie Horst- man, economics sophomore, agreed that registration is a certainly stressful time of the school year. Jenkins said an overwhelm- ing number of Senate appli- cants said during the inter- view process that they wanted to improve UT registration if selected for Senate, and he has experienced similar concerns himself. “Even coming in as a sophomore, almost nothing with a description there’s om page 1 UT Senate of College Councils passed a Joint Resolution which will make past course schedules and syllabi of previ- ous courses available on the main website. Ravi Teja | Daily Texan Staff for the class,” Jenkins said. “Now, with this position, I’ve been able to see how many people have actually had the same concerns as me and want something like this on the registrar.” Bishop Wash, policy direc- tor of Senate and contributing author of JR 1601, said the Sen- ate Executive Board wanted to bring registration issues to the forefront of the policy agenda. “If you’re serious about your education, you need the infor- mation and resources to make an informed decision about the classes you are going to take,” advertising senior Wash said. “We think it’s going to be a great tool.” Wash said this resolution is the irst part of a multi-step process to make registration easier for University students. Other additions to the UT registration website include schedule planners and pro- fessor reviews, which will from popular be modeled sites such as myedu.com and ratemyprofessor.com. Name: 5063/re fuel-New York Universit; Width: 60p0; Depth: 10 in; Color: Process color, 5063/re fuel-New York Universit; Ad Number: 5063 Ravi Teja | Daily Texan Staff UT Senate of College Councils passed SR 1602 to create a stipend accountability system for executive members. 4 OPINION LEAH KASHAR & JORDAN SHENHAR, FORUM EDITORS | @TexanEditorial Friday, October 7, 2016 A WEEKLY PUBLICATION OF THE DAILY TEXAN EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT 4 Youth turnout will deine America’s future FORUM By Alexander Chase, Leah Kashar and Jordan Shenhar Daily Texan Editor-in-Chief and Forum Editors @TexanEditorial As Ted Cruz so eloquently put it at this year’s Texas Tribune Festival, this election, “we’re facing a binary choice.” And indeed, 2016 is unlike any election year that the United States has ever seen — a year so unusual that The Atlantic issued a presi- dential endorsement for just the third time since its inception in 1857. All this chaos has kept the public ixated on the youth vote. Only about half of regis- tered voters aged 18–29 turned out in 2012, and Hillary Clinton’s 49 percent unfavorable rating among millennials has let the politi- cal world wondering whether or not she can replicate President Barack Obama’s strong showing among the demographic. Here at he Daily Texan, we’ve already shared our thoughts on this year’s presidential race. But regardless of your political ideol- ogy or which candidates you support, we urge you to do your part to ensure that our nation’s government recognize the voices of its youth. Whether you think our country is headed down the wrong path, that America is already FORUM ...the most direct way to stake your position is to vote for representa- tives who share it. And if you don’t, our future will be decided by those who will never live through it. great, or anything in between, the most direct way to stake your position is to vote for repre- sentatives who share it in races at every level. And if you don’t, our future will be decid- ed by those who will never live through it. This week’s forum showcases two voter- registration professionals attesting to the importance of their work. Hook the Vote director Bailey Schumm discusses her or- ganization’s work ensuring that the voter registration process is smooth and stress- free for students. Travis County voter reg- istrar Bruce Elfant, for his part, makes the case that voting is the bedrock of Amer- ica’s republic — and that high turnout is our only path to preserving it. We’re a little over a month out from Election Day, and the deadline to register Illustration by Lexi Acevedo | Daily Texan Staff is Oct. 11. You can register at a post office, at city hall, or at many of the tables being set up by UT political groups in the com- ing week. Make your voice heard. This is our future. Chase is a Plan II and economics senior from Royse City. He is the Editor-in-Chief. Kashar is an American studies sophomore from Scarsdale, New York. Shenhar is a Plan II, economics and government senior from Westport, Connecticut. They are the Forum Editors. Hook the Vote makes registering to vote easy By Bailey Schumm Hook The Vote Director @HooktheVote When I came to UT, I didn’t know any- thing about the voter registration process. The gubernatorial race was all over the news, so I knew I wanted to vote. I just didn’t know what registering entailed, and I was far too shy to approach the students encouraging me to register and ask them for help. My pride was also an impediment. Once, to avoid the appearance of being un- informed and uninterested, I lied and told a cute guy trying to register me that of course I was registered to vote. he moral of the story is that we all have barriers, both perceived and real, to register- ing to vote. My fellow VDRs and I hear the reasons all the time. It takes too long. I’m late for class. My vote doesn’t matter. While I vehemently disagree with that last one, I un- derstand that registering to vote seems like a hassle for busy college kids like us. It doesn’t have to be that way, and groups such as Hook the Vote are here to make the process easier. his upcoming Tuesday, Oct. 11, is the last day to register to vote in the general elec- tion. Hook the Vote and our fellow mem- bers of the Civic Engagement Alliance will be spread out around campus all day to get as many students registered as possible. At night, we’ll host a rally featuring musical performances, puppies and pizza. We want registering to be easy and accessible, so come see us! Ater you register, it is essential that you vote. You may be wondering why your one vote matters in a state of 27 million people. While it’s true that a single vote is unlikely to decide the presidential election, a handful of votes makes a world of diference in local and state races. To that end, also keep in mind the many important down-ballot races, the outcomes of which may inluence decisions made about tuition costs, guns on campus and the price of housing. Elected oicials listen to the most vocal of their constituents and those most likely to vote; if students are not among these groups, our issues will not be prioritized, despite the fact that we make up a large portion of our House, Senate, and City Council districts. Please vote, and vote early. Starting Oct. 24, you can walk into the Flawn Academic Center at any time between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and cast your ballot. he earlier you vote, the shorter the lines will be. On Elec- tion Day for the primaries this past spring, lines were wrapped around the FAC, and wait times exceeded three hours. hat said, if you do decide to vote on Nov. 8, stay in line until you get to vote, even if it is 7:01 p.m. and people start thinking the polls are closed. I promise you will get to vote as long as you stay in line. Voting shouldn’t be a daunting task, but it can feel like one, especially for irst-time voters. If you’re unsure about any step along the way, don’t worry. Reach out, get answers and go vote! Your voice is too important to be silenced this election cycle. Schumm is a public health junior from Bellingham, Massachusetts. She is the agency director for Hook the Vote. Illustration by Lexi Acevedo | Daily Texan Staff FORUM Voter participation ensures vibrancy of republic By Bruce Elfant Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar @TravisCountyTax Ben Franklin was leaving Independence Hall ater casting his vote for the new U.S. Constitution in 1787 when a woman ap- proached him to ask what type of govern- ment was established. “A Republic,” he re- plied. “If you can keep it.” Franklin and our other Founding Fathers understood that their work to form a nation governed by its people was just a beginning. hey realized the ongoing work of forming a “more perfect union” and a secure nation that protected the U.S. Constitution and the freedoms in the Bill of Rights would rest solely on the active participation of everyday citizens in public afairs. Imagine what our Founding Fathers would think of Texas, which today boasts one of the lowest voter turnouts in the nation. As the Tuesday, Oct. 11 voter registra- tion deadline approaches, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life asks an important question: Why should citizens bother to register or vote? he answer rests in whether we value a government that is, in Abraham Lincoln’s words, “Of the people, by the people and for the people,” or if we prefer a government process that doesn’t permit citizens to vote or have input. he whole concept of the right to vote is to ensure that those elected accurately relect the will of the people. When few people vote, the outcomes are distorted based on who bothered to vote and who did not. In 2014, many state and local oices were on the ballot. hose elected are responsible for setting public policy on issues that con- cern many students, including tuition, where guns can legally be carried, availability of jobs, transportation, apartment regulations, health and mental health services. A little more than 30 percent of registered voters went to the polls in 2014, and those that voted included only a small number of minorities and young people ages 18 to 24. hat means decisions that impact you are primarily made by older, Anglo voters. Why do you give them that power? When you don’t vote, we will never know how local- and state-elected offi- cials may have made different decisions to respond to the will of your demographic. When you don’t vote, your voice is silent in the public arena. Many citizens say they don’t vote because of all the money in campaigns, special interests, redistricting and efforts to sup- press voter turnout. Many of these laws do favor wealthy and special interests, but the answer can’t be to not vote. Special in- terests love low turnout elections because they are easier to manipulate. While special interests certainly have a larger megaphone than the rest of us, the great equalizer is that each citizen has one vote. Each vote has the same power no matter your age, color or socio-economic status. Higher voter turnouts will reduce special-interest influence on elections. Many of you probably wish you could register to vote online. hat would make registering easier, make the voter rolls more accurate and save taxpayer dollars. Online voter registration is up to our elected state legislature and can only be implemented if those we elect support it. he United States spends billions in Amer- ican blood and treasure to promote free and fair elections around the world, but we fail when it comes to setting the example of what it means to be citizens in a free society. When the Iraqis and Afghans voted in their irst elections ater the U.S. invasion, 79 percent of Iraqis and 83 percent of Afghans turned out. hey did not have the luxury of early voting, voters’ guides or neighborhood polling places. hey dodged improvised explosive devices and bullets on their way to the polls. Despite the risk of death, they voted. he last time 79 percent of eligible Americans turned out to vote was 1896. Texans have to midnight, Tuesday, Oct. 11, to register to vote. Volunteer deputy reg- istrars will be registering voters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Monday along Speed- way on campus and the West Mall, and also from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Speedway on Tuesday. Hook the Vote and other campus organizations will host a voter registration rally with food, activities and music from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Tower. Volunteers will also be at all hundercloud Subs and Alamo Drathouses from open until close on Tuesday. he Tax Oice at 5501 Airport Blvd. will accept voter registration applica- tions until midnight. Mailed voter applica- tions must be postmarked by midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 11. President Teddy Roosevelt once said: “he people who say that they have not time to attend to politics are simply saying that they are unit to live in a free community.” I urge you and all Travis County residents to set the example to actively participate in the afairs of our government as was envisioned by Franklin and the other Founding Fathers. Elfant is the Travis County tax assessor- collector and voter registrar. LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | Email your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@TexanEditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. 5 OU continues from page 7 and No. 6 Houston — but the consequences are simi- lar for Strong. he Red River Rivalry gives him a chance to reset his pro- gram on the national stage and possibly save his job. “It takes one game to really turn the program,” Strong “Records said. doesn’t [sic] matter … If we get of to a good start and just relax and just have fun in this game and just let things happen, it’s go- ing to be a really good day for us.” Texas must rely on a similar formula to that of last year’s matchup if it hops to receive the coveted Golden Hat for the second-straight year. he Longhorns set the tone early against Okla- homa in 2015, pressur- ing Sooner quarterback Baker Mayield early and oten. Texas ended the aternoon with six sacks, tied for a season high. And with the Long- horns’ secondary strug- gling, Texas will count on its defensive front to Mayfield get to once again. “I know [Mayfield] is a baller,” sophomore Breckyn linebacker in Hager said. “Even high I was school, shocked he didn’t have an offer here … He beat me when he was a senior [and] I was a sophomore at Westlake, and I’m still salty about that.” As the clock struck zero at the Cotton Bowl in 2015, Strong was doused with Gatorade and hoisted into the air by his play- ers. he head coach had saved his job, reveling in the importance of win- ning in the Big 12’s most storied rivalry. losses And now at 2–2 with consecutive loom- ing over his head, Strong must defeat the Soon- ers once again to silence his doubters. LIFE&ARTS Friday, October 7, 2016 SOCCER CLASS 5 Freshman forward Cyera Hintzen and her teammates took to Lady Bird Lake to work on their team chemistry Tuesday morning. Hintzen and the Longhorns haven’t won a match since Sept. 18, but they look to change that against Kansas State tonight at 7 p.m. at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Struggling Longhorns put all hands on deck Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff By Alex Briseno @Alexxbriseno building her squad. the chemistry of Head coach Angela Kelly and her staf had to ensure her team was on the same page af- ter a strand of tough losses over the past few weeks, so she called a team meeting ater Texas’ latest loss. “We had a team meeting ater the match on Sunday where we were able to get to the heart of how the team was feeling,” Kelly said. “Anytime you can confront these feel- ings, especially when it’s ater some adversity, there’s always positive growth.” the But team meeting wasn’t Kelly’s only strategy for Kelly took the Longhorns (6–6–1, 0–3–1 Big 12) out to Lady Bird Lake for bonding Tuesday morning instead of a traditional practice. And Kelly’s players knew their head coach was up to something. “[Tuesday] was really unusu- al,” freshman forward Cyera Hintzen said. “We got the text saying, hey, bring a towel and show up at this address. We were like, ‘What the heck, it’s Tuesday, that’s the hardest day.’ We were scared we were going to be swimming up and down the river because we just talked about trust and commitment.” he themes of the week seemed to be clear: com- munication, trust and com- mitment. So they spent the something morning doing that those elements: rowing. requires just “I think our players certainly have a greater appreciation for the rowing team,” Kelly said. “hey understand how critical it is for everyone to be on the same page, because that’s what has to happen in the boat. hat was the piece that, as a staf, we were look- ing for. I think that form of bonding this morning was ex- actly what this team needed at this moment.” he Longhorns need that bonding coming of three straight defeats and a tie to start Big 12 play. he team forced overtimes in two of the three losses and gave up goals with just minutes remaining in each. Texas has a chance to get back on track at home against Kansas State on Fri- day at 7 p.m. The Wildcats (4–6–3) have struggled this season but have yet to begin Big 12 play heading into Friday’s matchup. Kelly said she hopes her team-building pays off as the Longhorns look to turn their season around. “We’re just excited to get back on the ield,” Kelly said. “We know exactly what we To be perfectly hon- est, it’s not about our opponent on Friday night; it’s about us and inding some joy within our game. —Angela Kelly, Head coach need to do. 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She let the match in the 53rd minute ater fall- ing on the right side of pitch near midield. “We hate [this injury] for Alexa,” head coach Angela Kelly said. “We look at it as an opportunity for those that are getting the chance to play. It’s time for them to produce.” he Longhorns have now lost their top two goal-scor- ers from last season. Red- shirt sophomore forward Mikayla Flores sufered a torn ACL in Texas’ season- opening loss to Seattle. his season, Adams leads the Longhorns once again in scoring with ive goals. “We’re going to make sure that we get those two back stronger than ever for next season, and we’re cer- tainly on the path to getting the rest of our players back on the ield,” Kelly said. Texas (6–6–1, 0–3–1 Big 12) has struggled as of late. he Longhorns entered Big 12 play on Sept. 23 with a 6–3 record and riding a three-game win streak. But since then, Texas has tied one match and lost three in a row. Now without Adams, Texas will have its work cut out for it- self if it hopes to make the NCAA tournament. “At many times this sea- son, a credit to the squad, we haven’t had the ability to be at full strength,” Kelly said. We know it’s always going to take each and ev- ery one of us throughout the course of a season.” —Trenton Daeschner Head coach Charlie Strong took over the defense this week after the demotion of Vance Bedford. Rumors surfaced after the Longhorns’ latest loss to Okla- homa State that Strong’s job is in jeopardy as well. Golden Hat could save Strong yet again Daulton Venglar | Daily Texan Staff By Michael Shapiro @mshap2 Charlie Strong must be ex- periencing some déjà vu right about now. he Longhorns’ head coach comes of back-to-back losses heading into Saturday’s match- up with No. 20 Oklahoma, as questions swirl regarding his job security. Texas was unprepared and underperformed in its Week 4 matchup with Oklahoma State, falling 49-31 in Still- water, Oklahoma. Strong de- moted former defensive co- ordinator Vance Bedford on Monday, the same day Sports Illustrated’s Pete hamel re- ported Strong is close to losing his job at the end of the season. “We still have plenty of games let,” Strong said. “hat’s when I said to our players, you just go play and let me handle everything else. It doesn’t mat- ter to me anymore, because what’s going to be said is going to be said.” Sound familiar? Strong seemed to be stuck in an in- tractable situation prior to fac- ing Oklahoma in 2015, when Texas sat at a woeful 1–4. he Longhorns entered the Red River Rivalry bruised and bat- tered, having lost to then-No. 4 TCU 50-7 the week prior. “[We were] totally disappointed, frustrated ater the past two weeks [on] how we came out and battled and competed,” Strong said fol- lowing the defeat last October. “We came out today and just didn’t play hard. We knew this was a good football team — it’s No. 4 in the country — but that should not have stopped us in going out and playing our best.” But Texas shocked the col- lege football world at the Cotton Bowl just one week later, beating the Sooners 24- 17. he Longhorns prevailed despite Oklahoma’s undefeat- ed record and their status as 17-point underdogs heading into a scorching day in Dallas. he circumstances heading into this year’s game are cer- tainly diferent — Oklahoma sits at 2–2 on the year follow- ing losses to No. 2 Ohio State OU page 5 VOLLEYBALL Name: 5049/House Ads-TSM - Director’s; Width: 29p6; Depth: 10 in; Color: Process color, 5049/House Ads-TSM - Director’s; Ad Number: 5049 Junior outside hitter Ebony Nwanebu, left, and freshman outside hitter Micaya White have vaulted Texas to an unblemished record in Big 12 play. Joshua Guerra Daily Texan Staff Nwanebu, White lead Longhorns through rigorous Big 12 stretch By Steve Helwick @naqwerty3 Ater a week of, the Longhorns return to action Saturday night. Texas (12–2, 4–0 Big 12) holds a four-game winning streak entering its battle with Iowa State in Austin. Mean- while, the Cyclones (8–7, 1–3 Big 12) have struggled in con- ference play, losing three out of four contests. Still, the Longhorns know they will be tested by any team in their conference. “he Big 12 right now is probably the best it’s been in a couple years,” junior outside hitter Ebony Nwanebu said. “[Head coach] Jerritt Elliott says it’s good to be tested, because when you get the postseason, you’re going to be tested every single night.” Since 2013, the Longhorns have triumphed in 18 of their last 22 sets against the Cy- clones. In last year’s meetings, Texas swept Iowa State on both occasions. Texas is 6–1 at home this year, recovering from its sole home loss to Wisconsin in mid-September. Freshman outside hitter Micaya White headlines the Longhorns’ recent eforts. he Big 12 named White Freshman of the Week for the fourth time in ive weeks on Monday, mak- ing her the irst Longhorn to earn the award four times since Haley Eckerman in 2011. he freshman leads a power- ful group of outside hitters. She ranks third in the Big 12, aver- aging 4.51 kills per set in 2016, while Nwanebu follows with 4.24 kills per set. Senior Paulina Prieto Cerame has also excelled at the net with 3.5 kills per set. “Me and [White] had a lot of conversations last year about just being patient,” Nwanebu said. “Finally getting to apply that is very rewarding for us.” Texas looks to slow down Iowa State sophomore outside hitter Jess Schaben. he 2015 All-Big 12 Second Team mem- ber posted a season-high 26 kills against West Virginia, driv- ing the Cyclones to their lone conference victory. Junior libero Cat McCoy will lead the efort to contain Schaben. McCoy has posted double-digit digs in 11 consec- utive matches — and 13 out of 14 on the season. She replicated her season high twice, earning 19 digs against Wichita State [Head coach] Jerritt Elliott says it’s good to be tested, because when you get the post- season, you’re going to be tested every single night. —Ebony Nwanebu, Junior outside hitter and Wisconsin. But the Cyclones hold a siz- able advantage in digs. Iowa State ranks irst in the confer- ence with 16.67 per set, while the Longhorns sit in the confer- ence’s cellar, registering 13.17 per set. he match’s irst serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Gregory Gym on Saturday, starting a six-game home stand of 7 p.m. tip-ofs. With a victory, Texas can begin Big 12 play 5–0 for the ith consecutive year. “All the Big 12 schools right now are rolling,” Nwanebu said. “It’s a fun time to play in [the conference].” 8 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS WEEKEND TWO 8 L&A Friday, October 7, 2016 LIFE&ARTS Light designer discusses ACL, industry Kelsi Bodin has operated the light shows at Austin City Limits Music Festival for the past two years. Courtesy of Connor Bodin By Grace Speas @gracespeas One hundred feet above the crowd, light de- signer and rigger Kelsi Bodin balances without a harness on an 8-inch beam. With steady hands, she loops steel equipment around the scafolding, careful not to drop anything on the crowd below. For the past two years, Bodin has planned and run light shows for performances at Aus- tin City Limits Music Festival. Starting out as Zamboni operator in a Florida arena, she has since worked with big names such as CEO Michael Dell, singer Luke Bryan and pro- ducer Seth Rogen. She uses the same equip- ment that allowed her to control Christmas lights at the White House to operate stages at the festival. Although she’s well-versed in the industry, Bodin said there’s a risk that makes her question whether the job is worth it. “Rigging is all about safety protocol for the audience’s sake,” Bodin said. “If you ever drop equipment from the ceiling, you won’t be working that venue again.” Bodin began in 2012 ater college by teach- ing herself lighting techniques using YouTube tutorials and reading manuals. Months prior to ACL, Bodin used sotware to program both moving and conventional lights to music. If she knows a band’s light designer won’t be present for a performance, Bodin maps out the show’s rhythm on her own — painstakingly and beat by beat. “During a show, lights are hitting speciic sounds,” Bodin said. “It’s not that they’re automatically programmed. We [work] for days programming each cue.” Radio-television-ilm Carly Hughes attended the irst weekend of the festival and said she noticed how productions such as Bodin’s added to the concert experience. freshman “The way the lights flashed with pulses of songs made my heart beat faster,” Hughes said. “When [Mumford and Sons] and By Mae Hamilton @thedailytexan It’s not uncommon to see things such as cornrows, kimonos and bindis at Austin City Limits Music Festival. But for some students, seeing these fashion accessories is deeply unsettling. Cultural appropriation occurs when members of a majority group adopt culturally signiicant elements of a marginalized people. These items are often distorted or taken out of their original context, such as when non-Native Americans don headdresses at music festivals. English senior Arati Warrier said there are appropriate times to wear cultural garb that doesn’t belong to your ethnic group, but a concert is not one of them. “If you’re invited to a South Asian wed- ding or something, I think it would be per- fectly respectful to don a sari,” Warrier said. “So that’s the thing: There are ways to wear and use symbols from another culture respectfully.” Warrier said cultures should not be treated as costumes since it reinforces a powerful history of colonial aggression. “It’s not usual that people try to go out of their way to be malicious,” Warrier said. “They just see something they think is cool or pret- ty and think, ‘Why shouldn’t I have access to that thing?’ But at its worst, [doing so] Major Lazer threw in a shower of lights or even bursts of fire, the crowd cheered louder. It excited them.” Individual programmers plan out light pat- terns with music while structures are built to house technology. In preparation for the show, riggers scale to the highest point of the struc- tures, carrying hundreds of pounds of equip- ment for its construction. hen they set up the control center for audio, video and lighting. During the show, Bodin can manage all of the elements from a master controller. “he more you learn in the industry, the more you can do,” Bodin said. “Production is about faking it till you make it, but if you mess up, you’re not going to be working in that city or with that celebrity anymore.” Bodin appreciates the convenience of ACL’s technology but wishes they had a larger supply so that light designers can have more creative freedom. “hey should own more equipment personal- ly and not worry about the liability,” Bodin said. “More supply on-site means you can easily and feasibly switch out lights and add more lights to whatever features you want.” Bodin enjoys Austin’s atmosphere but said she eventually plans to leave the rigging ield due to its physically exhausting demands. For her, working for festivals like ACL also takes the magic out of attending events. “That’s the thing about working,” Bodin said. “You lose the surprise and fun ele- ment because you’re so fixated on the pro- duction. I notice things that people usually wouldn’t, and I even look at the lights be- fore I look at the performer.” Bodin said she could see herself work- ing ACL again next year in an environment where behind-the-scenes employees can ex- ercise more of their knowledge. “I want to see more creative opportuni- ties,” Bodin said. “Instead of just having me light up the show, tell me what I can’t do and then I’ll do what I want.” Band of Horses frontman talks new album By Elizabeth Hlavinka @hlavinka_e Band of Horses is known for their indie progressive hits “he Funeral” and “Is here a Ghost.” But with their newest album, Why Are You OK, they move away from their previ- ous sound, producing their most thoughtful record yet. he Daily Texan spoke with front- man Ben Bridwell about writing music as a father, maturing in the music industry and his favorite music festival experience. The Daily Texan: Since your last album you’ve become a father of four daughters. How did that affect your writing process? Ben Bridwell: It’s changed in a really cool way. Before, I was allowed to escape into my own head and have some peace and be alone. [Now], I have one headphone or ear in the mu- sic and one of them out, waiting for the door to get knocked on. here’s one foot irmly planted in reality and one in the mystery of creative art. I think there’s an interesting balance to the whole thing. I can’t just crawl up my own ass and do whatever I want. Reality beckons at every turn. DT: How was this new life an inspiration for your new release? How did it shape the album? BB: In many ways, whether it be the title of the album to the stories themselves littered through- out. [he title came] from the phone autocorrect- ing some garbage sentence [my daughter typed] — letters she was putting together on my wife’s phone — “Why are you OK.” I thought it was intriguing. he songs are seeped in a ton of real- ity from my family life. Some of the stories might sound a bit dire if you think, “If this is confes- sional songwriting, this fella’s in trouble.” Some of the darker things are pulled from a diferent timeline. Some of it’s purely out of imagination. DT: What about the last lines of “Hag,” which read “It unfolded like a dream … Like the way dreams are supposed to be”? Is that something from the past or now? BB: I wrote that song with the intention of embarrassing people in the audience. I wanted a couple in the audience to be like, “Oh, shit — is he talking about us?” We all want to transcend that boundary between the writer and the listener. I was trying to see if I could give a little razzmatazz for that couple in the audience who is only in it for convenience at this point in their lives. hat line was pulled from personal experience. Meet- ing my wife unfolded like a dream. Love is like no other thing out there, it’ll dazzle you. DT: Were there any songs you particularly struggled with for this album? I heard “In a Drawer” took you seven years to perfect. BB: It wasn’t like I was sitting there for seven years. I would shelve it for a while and think, “That one’s kind of lost its steam for me, so bye-bye.” Very few [songs] come easy for me. I would say 75 percent of that record was like pulling teeth. It’s poured over. Lord knows, I got what I asked for. Indie rock group Band of Horses spoke with The Daily Texan about their new album, Why Are You Ok. They will perform at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday. Courtesy of Andrew Stuart DT: What has been your most memorable music festival experience? BB: he Roskilde festival in Denmark in 2008. All the fans were sitting there chanting. I couldn’t really tell what language they were speaking and who knows what the hell they’re saying. It must’ve been the right point of the day where they were perfectly drunk. It still gives me chills to this day thinking about that. We had so much power. It’s those moments that make you want to do it again. I don’t know what the UT chant is, but … Hook ‘Em Horns! Students criticize cultural appropriation at concerts painful for her to see accessories such as bindis or saris being used as festival gear. “My family and a lot of South Asian people have had to sacriice pieces of their culture in order to just ind peace with their existence here,” Yogarajah said. “These are symbols they held dear to their heart, dear to their identity. To see people outside of our cultural group grab them at their own leisure doesn’t recognize or respect the ex- periences they’ve gone through.” While some people may argue that they’re admiring or paying respect to the cultures they’re taking from, La’kayla Wiliiams, a women’s and gender studies graduate stu- dent, said the issue is far more complex and something she faces everyday. She said it’s upsetting when she sees non-black peers wearing dreadlocks or dashiki on a campus where black students make up less than 4 percent of the student body. “When you see them, you think that their whiteness will protect them,” Williams said. “But I feel extremely uncomfortable doing the same things. I feel uncomfort- able wearing my natural hair, and this is how my hair grows out of my head. It com- pletely undermines your identity, your ex- istence. It causes a lot of trauma and dam- age. Like the things that I come up with are valuable and can be used for commodifica- tion, but my actual body isn’t [valuable].” Illustration by Melanie Westfall| Daily Texan Staff silences marginalized groups, reenacts colo- nial violence, fuels stereotypes and contin- ues the supremacy of the dominant culture.” Pai Liu, economics junior and officer of the Asian Desi Pacific Islander American Collective, said seeing culturally appro- priative things at ACL, such as cornrows, was both irksome and ironic. “There’s a deep cultural history behind [cornrows], but suddenly Kylie Jenner starts wearing it, and it’s cool because she did it, and it’s suddenly trendy,” Liu said. “Like it’s only cool on her because she’s white or something?” Yanusha Yogarajah, management junior and co-founder of the #unfairandlovely social media movement, is Sri-Lankan-Candian. She said it is