@thedailytexan | thedailytexan.com WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 Volume 118, Issue 36 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 CAMPUS UNIVERSITY UT faculty to study Austin gentriication, develop new ‘equity atlas’ By Chase Karacostas Senior News Reporter he University is embark- ing on a year-long study to map the efects of gentriica- tion throughout Austin. hrough interlocal an agreement with the city, three professors will develop an “equity atlas.” he atlas will be an interactive set of on- line maps that show the levels and efects of gentriication and resident displacement across the city. he agreement, sponsored by City Council member Les- lie Pool, passed during last week’s Council meeting. low-income Gentriication occurs when low-cost housing is torn down and replaced by high-densi- ty and expensive residences, pushing low-income residents out. he city did a study on gentriication in 2003 , but Pool, who represents District 7, said it didn’t provide enough concrete solutions. his study, however, will provide potential policy solutions to GENTRIFICATION page 2 WEST CAMPUS SafeHorns, APD build trust with National Night Out By Reagan Ritterbush Senior News Reporter Chemistry freshman Narexcy Marichalar-Elizo walked into SafeHorns’ sec- ond annual West Campus National Night Out with no idea what to expect. Ater walking out, she said she un- derstands the importance of safety organizations. “here are so many or- ganizations on campus that are dedicated to my and ev- ery other student’s safety,” Marichalar-Elizo “I would have never under- stood the signiicance of any- one if I hadn’t taken the time to stop and ask.” said. National Night Out is a nationwide event that was introduced in 1984 to bring the police and communi- ty together. Communities across all 50 states host var- ious forms of this event, which includes cookouts and safety demonstrations. “he event is a great op- portunity to bring UT stu- dents and police together to discuss crime as well as get to know each other one- on-one,” said Joell McNew, SafeHorns co-founder and vice president. APD page 2 Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States, engages in a meet and greet with LBJ graduate students following his lecture at the LBJ Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Biden spoke for the Tom Johnson Lectureship. gabriel lopez | daily texan staff Biden draws hundreds at LBJ Library The former vice president urges compassion, communication in Congress BY LONDON GIBSON Senior News Reporter Former Vice Pres- ident Joe Biden said Tuesday night at a Uni- versity-hosted lecture that one of the biggest dangers facing the American political system is a lack of compassion and communication between politicians. Hundreds gathered in the LBJ Au- ditorium to hear the former congress- man and vice president speak for the Tom Johnson Lectureship. During the lecture, Biden said a ma- jor issue facing Congress today is that politicians attack each other person- ally rather than examining the logic behind their colleague’s judgments. He said doing so makes it “virtually impossible” to reach a consensus on major issues. “What’s changed is the political system has broken down,” Biden said. “We’ve got to change it for our own safety’s sake.” Biden said this method of discuss- ing issues may have played a role in deciding the results of the 2016 presidential election. Biden cited a Harvard study that found that only 4 percent of the words spoken during debates leading up to last year’s presidential election were about an issue. He said the ired-up language used by President Donald Trump during his campaign distracted voters from the issues that his oppo- nent, Hillary Clinton, was never able to address. “It took the eye of the ball,” Biden said. Biden emphasized the importance of logic in policy debates such as the right to bear arms. In the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, in which 59 were killed and over 500 were injured, Biden said the time is now for a clear-headed conversation about gun control. “It’s not unrealistic to say there should be a limit on what you can own,” Biden said. “All I’m asking for is rationality — some honest-to- God debate.” UT System Chancellor William McRaven preceded Biden on stage and BIDEN continues on page 2 angel ulloa | daily texan staff The former vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, and Luci B. Johnson, daugther of Lyndon B. Johnson, hug after Biden’s lecture. NATIONAL Puerto Rican students weigh in on lack of Maria aid By Allyson Waller News Reporter Ana Sobrino’s family has en- dured broken sheds, falling roofs and no access to water as they re- adjust to life in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Sobrino, a speech and language pathology junior, grew up in Puer- to Rico, where the majority of her family resides. Sobrino said the lack of federal relief extended to Puerto Rico has proved difficult for her family members. “The majority of them are try- ing to get to the mainland United States because they just know that for the next two or three months they won’t be able to do anything,” Sobrino said. According to CNN, more than 10,000 federal personnel have set foot on the island, compared to the more than 30,000 sent to Texas and Florida. Graduate student Juan Cardo- za-Oquendo, who has family in Puerto Rico, said this disaster has revealed the disparity between the benefits received by Puerto Rico — a U.S. territory — and states on the mainland. “I think (Puerto Rico’s) rela- tionship with the U.S. brought some benefits,” Cardoza-Oqu- said. endo the hurri- “But cane is peeling back all of those benefits.” Cardoza-Oquendo said some of his relatives, who in the San Juan metro area, have live PUERTO RICO page 2 hannah simon | daily texan staff Speech and language pathology junior Ana Sobrino was born and raised in Puer- to Rico. Today, her family is back home recovering from Hurricane Maria. NEWS Moody unveils study abroad photo contest winners. PAGE 2 OPINION CMHC must expand treatment options. PAGE 4 LIFE&ARTS UT students anticipate John Green’s new book. PAGE 8 SPORTS Texas is tied for No. 11 in the nation with seven interceptions. PAGE 6 SCI&TECH UT alumnus is awarded Nobel Prize in medicine. PAGE 3 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 PUERTO RICO continues from page 1 already returned to work. The situation is different outside the city, where people are still unable to communicate and roads are blocked by debris, Cardoza-Oquendo said. Graduate student Mi- chaela Machicote, who studies race in Puer- to Rico, said the rate of federal relief response is primarily because of identity politics, or how someone’s of life depends on how the world sees them. quality “Racially and cultural- ly, (the U.S. sees) Puerto Rico as an exotic other,” Machicote said. Starting this week, UT organizations student FLORES and the Public Affairs Alliance for Com- munities of Color will be collecting items to do- nate to HelpingPuertoRi- co.org. FLORES presi- dent Nikki Lopez said in an email that she hopes the donation drive will prompt students to help the island in its time of need. Donations will be collected at SAC 2.112, GWB 2.104 and the Lyn- don B. Johnson School of Public Affairs through Oct. 19. Sobrino said she has hope her country will recover the thanks strength of Puerto Rico and its people. to “I would say that we’re a very cul- resilient ture,” Sobrino said. “My grandma was helping her neighbors to get elec- tricity. They’re all work- ing together to get food. Her neighbors help her to get fuel for her gen- erator that’s on her roof. They all work together to give each other sup- plies, doing the best that they can.” Pool said is one of its most helpful features. Pool, a longtime Austin resident, said it has been hard driving around the city over the years and seeing neighborhoods suddenly be- come unrecognizable. “We’re losing what makes Austin really special,” Pool said. “It’s like the proverbial frog in the pot of water that’s being heated up while the frog’s in it. You don’t really notice that it’s come to a boil until it’s too late.” Pool said one of the biggest issues the city faces is market forces demanding more up- scale residences, which drive gentriication. 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APD continues from page 1 SafeHorns was formed in the wake of the mur- der of UT student Haruka Weiser in April 2016, said McNew, who is also a UT parent. McNew said Safe- Horns’ main purpose is to take constructive action to improve safety and security conditions for all members of the UT community, and that creating their own Na- tional Night Out builds on this purpose. “Students are not aware of the fact that there are so many people who are committed to their safe- ty,” McNew said. “It’s al- ways reassuring to know that someone is looking out for you.” SafeHorns created their own National Night Out last year to focus more spe- ciically on building student and police relationships, McNew said. he event gave students the opportunity to talk to UT and Austin Po- lice Department oicers as well as local safety organi- zations, including SURE and Austin-Tra- Walk vis County Emergency Medical Services. “(he UT Police Depart- ment) invited us to join their National Night Out, but theirs was geared to- ward the community as a whole,” McNew said. “As important as that is, I want- ed to create something that catered to students’ needs.” UTPD oicer Matthew the event Saucedo said really helps the police de- partment take note of what students know and don’t know about safety. “It’s always interesting to ask students what they know about the police and what they can do to keep themselves safe,” Saucedo said. “Sometimes events like this seem insigniicant, but the simple act of telling a student how to protect their personal belongings from thieves is important for police oicers.” McNew said about 150 students came to their irst National Night Out and most students said it was informa- tive and fun. he event is one of the reasons why SafeHorns won the Crime Prevention Association of Central Tex- as’ award for Outstanding Crime Prevention last De- cember, McNew said. APD’s National Night Out, which was supposed to take place Tuesday, has been rescheduled to Fri- day, Oct. 20 because of weather concerns. Marichalar-Elizo said the most interesting thing she learned at National Night Out, which was held at Dobie Twenty21, was that UTPD will give students a free pizza if they report a crime or anything suspi- cious that leads to the ap- prehension of a suspect. “It’s about the most inter- esting thing I’ve ever heard of any police department doing,” Marichalar-Elizo said. “And it just so happens to be my police department doing it.” Architecture associate professor Elizabeth Mueller has made a career of studying how housing and architecture affect families, particularly those affected by displacement. carlos garcia | daily texan staff icies could help these areas. Way said they will look at the efectiveness of policies implemented in other cities and analyze whether they could work in Austin. hen, Way said, each area will be assigned a set of po- tential policy tools, known as “best practices,” that could re- sist the efects of gentriication. “We don’t know yet what exactly the city is going to look like 20 more years from now, but we should and we that we’re can anticipate going to continue to under- go this rapid change,” Way said. “hose large changes are going to demand large policy responses.” After the city receives the atlas, it will be con- tinually updated as con- ditions change around the city. It will not just be a one-time analysis, a point 6081/Trudy’s; Black GENTRIFICATION continues from page 1 protect Pool said. targeted areas, “We’ve studied the issue a lot, and I know some people noted that again when the contract was approved,” said Elizabeth Mueller, architec- ture associate professor and one of the faculty members conducting the study. “We don’t need this to be another study that is going to sit on a shelf, so we want this to be information that is really useful to (City Council) in making decisions.” Mueller said the study will analyze neighborhoods around the city to see if they are gentriied or will be threatened by gentriication soon. Each area will be eval- uated for its susceptibility to gentriication, which de- pends on how quickly it will be turned over from low- or middle-income housing to high-rent residences. Once levels are threat identiied, law clinical pro- fessor Heather Way and a team of law students will an- alyze what types of city pol- BIDEN continues from page 1 spoke on his experiences working with Biden and former President Barack Obama his time as the command- er of the U.S. Special Operations Command. during McRaven said compan- ionship and cooperation between fellow politicians was not just a message but also a practice for Biden. “I would almost always see the vice president with and President Obama, they were a magniicent team,” McRaven said. “You saw not only a partnership … but a friendship.” Political communica- tion sophomore Ari Ha- yaud-Din said she and her friend, actuarial science sophomore Asim Hirji, drove hours to get tickets for Biden’s speech. She said they almost weren’t let into the auditorium, which was illed to capac- ity, but she’s glad they were able to squeeze in. “I knew (Biden would) be a good inspiration in a really hectic time in politics right now,” Hayaud said. Biden referred to his humble beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as a key guide for his ac- tions as a public servant. He said his label as “Mid- dle-Class Joe” came from the application of his family’s values of cour- age and kindness to his work as a politician. Biden said despite ma- jor issues currently fac- ing American politics, he believes American voters, when given a fair chance, will not let the country down. “Look at the world,” Biden said. “Everything’s changing. And it always takes government time to catch up.” ober 4, 2017 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3 UT alumnus Michael Young awarded Nobel Prize ALUMNI Young credits studies at UT as foundation for his achievements By Sami Sparber News Reporter UT alumnus Michael Young was award- ed the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for his research to- ward identifying a gene that determines the circadian rhythms of living things. Young’s work has helped researchers un- derstand sleep disorders and other factors that disrupt people’s sleep patterns. At a press conference held today at Rockefeller Univer- sity, where Young is a genetics professor and vice president for academic afairs, Young pointed to UT as his life work’s starting point. “his is a (subject) that I’ve had the good fortune to work on for most of my career,” Young said at the press conference. “It actu- ally started when I was a graduate student at the University of Texas.” According to a UT press release, Young re- ceived a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1971 and a doctoral degree in zoology in 1975. Young said he irst began his research on genetics using fruit lies more than 40 years ago. Molecular biosciences professor Jefrey Chen said UT researchers have a history of conducting award-winning genetic research. “Prior to Dr. Young, (former UT pro- fessor) Hermann Joseph Muller, another Nobel Laureate (in 1946), used fruit lies to produce mutations using X-ray irradiation,” Chen said. “I believe this part of history and tradition would have inluenced hiring cre- ative faculty members, who would nurture stimulating environments for extraordinary students like Michael Young to excel.” Molecular biosciences professor David Stein said Young’s award announcement could attract talented faculty to the school. “I foresee UT recruiting terriic people, spe- ciically terriic faculty, to Texas,” Stein said. Biology freshman Sydney McIlvain said learning about the Nobel Prize win- ner from UT gave her hope for her future scientiic endeavors. “It reassures me that, once I graduate UT, I know I will have a strong foundation that copyright rockefeller university, and reproduced with permission Michael Young was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work studying circadian rhythms. Young attended UT in the 1970s for his bachelor’s and doctoral degree. “This is a (subject) that I’ve had the good fortune to work on for most of my career. It actually started when I was a graduate student at the University of Texas.” —Michael Young, 2017 Nobel Prize winner will help me with whatever I end up choos- ing to do in the future,” McIlvain said. According to the press release, Young and fellow researchers Jefrey Hall and Michael Rosbash will receive a medal, cash prize and diploma at a ceremony in Stockholm this December. Young said the news, while satisfying, took him by surprise. “You have this satisfaction that you began 40-something years ago, thinking about a problem that was a thought and a hope and a dream,” Young said in the press con- ference. “It has unfolded in a way that just couldn’t be imagined in the beginning.” Researchers uncover mechanisms governing circadian rhythms By Lucy Cai S&T Reporter hree American scientists, including UT alumnus Michael W. Young, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering research on circadian rhythms on Monday. Circadian rhythms control our sleep- wake cycles and feeding behaviors and are linked to everything from hormone release to blood pressure. he three laureates are the irst researchers to discover the mecha- nisms underlying these rhythms. Speciically, they isolated the gene, called period, in fruit lies. Co-researchers and lau- reates Jefrey C. Hall and Michael Rosbash found that the period gene produces a pro- tein, PER. he concentration of PER luctu- ates, increasing at night and decreasing during the day, thereby corresponding to sleep-wake cycles. he PER protein is involved in a nega- tive feedback loop with period, and this loop ART STUDENT GOVERNMENT serves as the basis for circadian rhythms. According to Dell Medical School pro- fessor Molly Bray, the research revealed a physiological mechanism behind the long-observed rhythms. She added that these rhythms are connected to nearly every aspect of our metabolism. “So the greatest thing about … these discoveries (is) that there’s this molecular mechanism that drives rhythmicity of gene expression (that) very much controls metab- olism,” Bray said. “(Circadian rhythms) reg- ulate rhythmicity in fatty-acid metabolism, sleep-wakefulness, hunger (and) vagal tone.” he laureates’ work continues to spur re- search in this ield, as it was the irst to show that there are genes and proteins directly in- volved with circadian rhythms, Bray added. “he discovery … led to (a lot) of down- stream discoveries,” Bray said. “And that was really cool, it got a lot of people excited about what other components (were involved).” In 1994, Young found a second gene, time- less, that produced TIM, a protein essential to nuclear localization of the PER protein. In other words, PER was not able to enter the nucleus, access the period gene, and exert its inhibitory efect in the absence of TIM. Young also discovered doubletime, a gene that codes for a protein that regulates PER accumulation in the cell and may af- fect our bodies’ 24-hour internal clocks. Flies with abnormal doubletime genes had periods that were either signiicantly shorter or longer than the 24 hours that comprise typical circadian rhythms. Young, Hall and Rosbash’s work has long-lasting implications for medicine as well as research, Bray said. “It already has (had an impact on medi- cine),” Bray said. “here are a lot of therapies now that are given in a speciic timed manner because the systems they target are rhythmic.” According to Bray, the laureates have paved the way for further discoveries. “Of course, the importance of the Nobel Prize is not only that you just discover some- thing cool, but (that) there’s impact,” Bray said. “And the impact was all of this later knowledge that the clock itself is more complex than they had originally hypothesized … the link be- tween the clock mechanism and what it con- trols is why it’s really impactful. hey discovered this really central mechanism for rhythms.” UT irst-years Bergman, Street elected to Student Government By Emily O’Toole News Reporter Last Wednesday, students elected two new irst-year representatives to Student Government who aim to im- prove University communi- cation and safety procedures for freshmen. While in high last school last May, applied learning freshman Adam Bergman heard an account of the on-campus stabbing from a friend of freshman Harrison Brown, who was killed during the attack. Bergman said he felt the University failed to dispute rumours regarding students’ safety during and ater the incident. “Receiving all those text messages about what was go- ing on around campus that day was just very frighten- ing,” Bergman said. “I think that communication could’ve been better, and that’s my job as irst year rep.” Bergman won 11.16 per- cent of the vote, and he said his responsibility as irst- year representative includes improving communication during campus emergen- cies to clear misconceptions involving safety. Bergman said his cam- paign also addressed people’s concerns about preventing sexual assault on campus. An Nguyen, electrical and com- puter engineering freshman, said she’s glad Student Gov- ernment is putting forth an efort to reduce sexual assault on campus, and that their ef- fort should include better ed- ucation for students on sexual assault prevention. “It does happen, (and) I do fear for my safety,“ Nguyen said. “I think there’s a solution but that we don’t know what it is yet, not until we bounce ideas of of each other.” Biomedical engineering freshman Alex Street, who won 12.01 percent of the vote, said students should use ride-sharing services more oten, and they should stick together in possibly dangerous situations. “hat buddy rule’s a very big thing,” Street said “hat sounds kind of cliché but ob- viously the (reported statistic for sexual assault on campus) is very high, and I don’t see SURE Walk around a lot.” Street said there should be a platform for people to be open about their experiences with sexual assault, but said he understands the diiculty victims have in talking about their experiences. “At orientation they did a great job of telling you to reach out (to afected friends),” Street said. “here’s no harm to reach out — you have nothing to lose by trying to help them.” Bergman said he looks for- ward to working with Street to accomplish their goals. “I feel like no matter what, we’re going to jive really well,” Bergman said. “When we irst met we just really clicked from there. I was hoping that he would win, and luckily he did.” Untitled 7; Process color Advertising senior Jenkins Bender discusses her photograph of a ritual tea ceremony taken in Morocco. Bender received honorable mention for her photo. ashley nava | daily texan staff Students commended in Moody’s study abroad photo competition By Sara Schleede News Reporter Photographs from coun- tries including the Czech Republic, Nicaragua, Mo- rocco and New Zealand were honored Tuesday at the unveiling of the winners of this year’s Moody College of Communication Study Abroad Photo Contest. Moody students who studied abroad during the past year submitted photos from their trips to Moody for recognition. “his is a way of showing some of the students’ ex- periences captured in this visual frame,” said Karin Wilkins, Moody’s associate dean for faculty advance- ment and strategic initia- tives. “When you go some- where in person you get to see things and experience things in a way you can’t through a screen.” hree winners were se- lected out of more than 30 participants, and three stu- dents were also given an honorable mention. Advertising senior Jen- kins Bender, who received an honorable mention, took her photo of a daily tea ceremony communicate with people who are different from you and maneuver in an envi- ronment that is different to you.” Jennifer Jin, a UT alumna who graduated this sum- mer and received an honor- able mention, visited Seoul, South Korea. She said her photo, which depicted her friend playing a violin on the street, was inspired by his music and the colors of downtown Seoul. “In that moment, I wasn’t trying to impress anyone,” Jin said. “I just wanted him to have some take back to memories when he went home.” he event also served as an opportunity for students to learn more about oppor- tunities to study abroad with Moody. Currently, 7 percent of Moody students study abroad, but Wilkins said she hopes to see the program grow. “We are very eager to have our students have ex- periences outside of Aus- tin, outside of the United States,” Wilkins said. “So we are supporting our study abroad programs and celebrating them.” It’s so important to know how to communicate with people who are different from you and maneuver in an environment that is different to you.” —Jenkins Bender, Advertising senior while on a weekend trip to Marrakesh, Morocco, during her study abroad experience in Barcelona. “It was neat to be part of a ritual that is so normal to them and to be a com- plete outsider and be wel- comed in with open arms,” Bender said. Ater studying abroad, Bender said she believes it is one of the best ways to invest in your education. all “It’s experiential knowledge, so you can ap- ply it to your entire life,” Bender said. “It’s so im- portant to know how to Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4 COLUMN Politicians need to leave college students alone By Zachary Price Columnist UT made national news last fall when Young Conservatives of Texas threw their now-infamous bake sale — changing the pric- es of baked goods depending on the color of a student’s skin — as a means of protesting UT’s airmative action policies. YCT’s actions were rightly condemned by students from all corners of campus. A debate ensued over the prospect of formal action against the organi- zation. While some students argued for puni- tive action, the Student Government Assembly ended up voting not to disband YCT by a wide margin, correctly citing their right to organize on campus. Conservative politicians and pundits fre- quently show concern that liberals are sti- ling the free speech rights of conservative students. But our experience here on campus shows that their consternation is unwarrant- ed. Most of the time, it feels like politicians are using college students as a convenient and cheap scapegoat. When Texas A&M disqualiied the leading candidate in its presidential election for vio- lating campaign inance rules this past spring, energy secretary Rick Perry decided to weigh in with an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle calling the results of the election into question. Just this past week, Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted, “Most professors are already afraid to discuss hard ideas. Many just regurgitate liberal dogma. hey fear conservative ideas & free speech.” Never mind that the governor should have more important things to focus on, it’s disheartening that he feels the need to placate his base by disingenuously attacking college campuses. As a nation, we’re spending too much time talking about the political opinions of a group of kids who get their stomach pumped on Friday night and still make it to their 8 a.m. on Monday morning. Look, college students are stupid. We are young. We are emotional. We are reactionary. Sometimes we’re going to make bad decisions. Science suggests that the brain isn’t fully developed until age 25, about three years ater the average student graduates. hat’s why we have an oversight structure in place. For the most part, student leadership has to run all of its decisions by the University before acting. his stops the vast majority of our bad ideas from coming to fruition. And as far as student protests go, they’re as protected under the First Amendment as the speech they’re protesting. Why do pundits spend so much time talking about college students in the irst place? Because it’s much easier than taking on serious issues, and lowest-common-denom- inator reporting leads to viewers who prefer cheap attacks on their political opponents. his is hurting the quality of our national political discourse. his isn’t to say there aren’t legal and ethi- cal questions that deserve to be asked about freedom of speech and the ability of student organizations to hold controversial events on campus, but let students debate these issues for ourselves. I don’t know about you, but I don’t need a CNN or Fox News pundit who has nev- er stepped foot on the 40 Acres to tell me how my campus should be run. Price is a government sophomore from Austin. COLUMN COLUMN COLUMN LAURA HALLAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF @TexasOpinion Everyone must be wary of free- speech hysteria By Sam Groves Senior Columnist Presumably, there are few things on which Sen. Ted Cruz and Susan Rice, former Obama administration national security advisor, agree. But at the Texas Tribune Festival last month, they struck similar notes on the question of free speech on college campuses. Both seemed ea- ger to chastise students for being unreceptive to diferent points of view. “I’m really worried about what’s happening on college campuses,” Rice told her audience on Sept. 23. “We need to teach our kids how to think critically. We need to teach them how to analyze information and be able to assess whether it is true or false, and not just consume that which they’re comfortable with — that comes to them from sources that they prefer.” At his event the next day, Cruz bemoaned what he saw as climate change dogmatism on college campuses, complaining that “the re- sponse in college that’s encouraged is when facts or data to the contrary are presented, to hiss or yell them down rather than to actually consider them.” “hat’s not the purpose of education,” Cruz added. “he purpose of education is to learn to think and think critically.” But Cruz and Rice fail to understand the unique experience of college students. Along with the countless other public igures herald- ing the death of free speech, they cannot grasp the extent to which Americans — particularly younger Americans — are not deprived of free speech but instead surrounded by it. We’ve never had more of it. And today’s generation of college students was the irst to grow up in that reality. In a time of constant access to information, it’s absurd to say that someone like Milo Yian- nopoulos — whose “Free Speech Week” event at the University of California, Berkeley was canceled last month due to logistical issues — was denied a platform. Yiannopoulos’ Facebook page has more than 2.2 million followers, and virtually anything he says publicly is treated as noteworthy in some corner of the internet. It’s also ridiculous to say that college stu- dents are truly sheltered by trigger warnings and “safe spaces.” Yes, in this world of constant information bombardment, some of us seek to limit our exposure to particularly toxic content. But the fact remains that anyone who owns a smartphone (so, 77 percent of millennials) car- ries around hate speech in his or her pocket. On Twitter, for example, there was a massive rise in hate speech during last year’s presiden- tial election — including 2.6 million tweets with anti-Semitic language, according to the Anti-Defamation League. If you grew up before the rise of smartphones, and certainly if you grew up before the rise of the internet, this can be a hard perspective to understand. Older Americans are accustomed to a world in which someone who is denied the chance to speak in front of a physical audience is truly silenced and denied a platform. his was the case in, say, 1988, when Cruz enrolled as an undergraduate at Princeton University. But it’s an essential perspective to understand if one is to avoid succumbing to free-speech hysteria. In a drought of free speech, it makes sense to preserve it wherever possible. But in to- day’s period of abundance, it’s not unreasonable to apply a ilter. Groves is a philosophy junior from Dallas. illustration by madi beavers | daily texan staff CMHC must expand treat- ment options for students By Audrey Larcher Columnist If you aren’t the one out of every ive teen- agers who lives with a mental condition, statistics suggest that you’ll come across one on the 40 Acres. he most recent University research shows that most students have felt overwhelming anxiety and sadness within the past year. 38 percent of Longhorns have felt too depressed to function, and 9.3 per- cent have considered suicide. But these struggles continue: ater mid- terms, ater inals, ater graduation. Most mental illnesses seen in adults develop during adolescence and young adulthood. he way students deal with their conditions now sets a precedent for lifelong coping mechanisms. As an institution that exists to prepare stu- dents for their futures, UT must prioritize treatment accessibility and take an active role in shaping students’ self-care habits. spaces integrated Despite virtually nonexistent state fund- ing, our university does a lot for mental health. he Counseling and Mental Health Center provides students with online re- sources, throughout campus and, for the few who can snag an appointment time, situational therapy. But “situational” is the key word — UT does not ofer long-term or regular treatment plans. I spoke with a student who asked to re- main anonymous about his experience at CMHC. his student reached out for help the second semester of his freshman year ater a years-long battle with anxiety. “I had been dealing with mental health issues ever since junior year of high school,” he told me. “But I never had access to cheap mental health treatment — I don’t have health insurance. I had been wanting to (go to the CMHC) since October but it was dif- icult for me to reach out for help.” Once this student gathered the strength to schedule an appointment, the therapist recommended he look for of-campus op- tions. His mental health history was too complex for our campus system, which could ofer help with temporary issues, but nothing more than that. To fully address his situation, this student would need more than just the six appointments allowed for each student at the CMHC. When you fail a test or are having trou- ble adjusting to college life, campus re- sources are enough. he CMHC does well with what it has, prioritizing students at immediate risk of suicide and keeping 95% of their patients in school ater they had considered medical withdrawal. But these services only apply Band-Aids. When you are developing serious illnesses that can impede your productive future, UT doesn’t have enough gauze to heal those wounds. Yes, there are mental health resources of campus, but even if students are aware of them (which students oten aren’t), they’re not exactly what you’d call accessible. he cost of one session at the sliding-scale practice closest to campus ranges between As an institution that exists to prepare students for their futures, UT must prioritize treatment accessibility and take an active role in shaping students’ self-care habits.” 10 and 55 dollars. Depending on a stu- dent’s family and inancial situation, costs might be too high for students to cover alone. Not to mention that it can be near- ly impossible for people with depression to leave the house, let alone take the bus to a psychology practice. At the time that Longhorns irst develop illnesses, the administration must be pres- ent to help students develop coping mecha- nisms. Just as the University Health System ofers checkups, we need a mental health system to support students who sufer from more serious conditions with regular, consistent therapy. As mental health advocates continue lobbying for much-needed state funding, we must unite behind smaller steps toward economic support, such as Student Gov- ernment’s search for a naming grant. he CMHC should also publish and dissem- inate more information on campus-wide resources and sliding-scale therapists around Austin. he CMHC does a lot of important work on campus. But we need to expand on the current model and provide more options for students at greater risk. Larcher is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing major from Austin. Black people’s mental health should not rely on churches By Kereece McLean Columnist Religion can be a source of strength for the black community, but it can also be detrimental when used to ix a serious mental health prob- lem. he ratio of whites seeking help in com- parison to blacks that are sufering is dispropor- tionate and only proves that black people fail to view mental illness as a serious issue that needs professional help. Faith and spirituality can be healing for the soul, but when not supplemented with medical expertise, can be toxic to our physical body. Re- ligion is not the answer, medical treatment is. Just one-quarter of African-Americans seek help compared to 40 percent of whites, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. he reluctance to seek mental health treatment is a result of the historical preju- dice and discrimination found in the health- care system. Cases such as Henrietta Lacks, a deceased,African-American cancer patient who had her cells unknowingly used for med- ical research, the Tuskegee syphilis experi- ments and a CDC study of experimental MMR vaccines, in which black women’s likelihood of having a child with autism greatly increased, illustrate this. Religion can be used as a way to aid in psy- chological healing, but it has limits. Religion emphasizes community and emotional support Faith can have little to no effect on the health of our mind, so it should not be our only solution.” that can be diicult to ind outside of the com- munity. Black Americans appear attached to the comfort of the church and the relationship they may have with their pastor, but they fail to understand that their relationship will not do as much healing as psychiatric help would. Medi- cal advancements such as the array of medica- tions and counseling options open to the pub- lic have made treatment easier; black people just need to take the necessary steps in seeking professional help. Religion is used as a system to give strength and support, which oten turns people away from seeking psychiatric help. here are some black people that will use spirituality and faith in God as a method to heal their mental and emotional torment, despite medical and therapeutic help being necessary for their condition. Faith can have little to no efect on the health of our mind, so it should not be our only solution. According to the Health and Human Ser- vices Oice of Minority Health, mental ill- ness is an epidemic in which black people are 20 percent more likely to experience a seri- ous mental health condition than the general population. hey are also at risk of develop- ing certain factors that would increase the risk of developing a mental illness. A black person has a higher chance of being exposed to violence at a younger age and subsequently developing depression, PTSD, ADHD or an increased risk of death by suicide. he black community needs to focus on ixing the prob- lem through proven means that work, relying less on faith for guidance. Mental health is colorblind; anyone can be illustration by priyanka kar | daily texan staff inlicted, so it’s imperative that we seek help beyond our faith. Black people sufering from a mental illness should be encouraged to seek professional medical help because the sufering won’t stop until we put religion aside. English junior an is McLean from Houston. LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. 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Texas tied its 18-hole team record set just last week with a 274 in the second round at Olympic Hills. 67, he feat was accomplished with the help of Schubert’s 5-under sophomore Emilee Hofman’s 4-under 68, sophomore Greta Voelk- er’s season-best 3-under 69 and freshman Kaitlyn Papp’s 2-under 70. Papp’s round was her third bogey-free round this season. “I don’t think I missed a fairway,” Papp said. “I was hitting a ton of greens so it was easy to make a lot of pars. I went bogey-free, which I was happy with.” Schubert’s second round was just one stroke shy of her collegiate best of 66. She had seven birdies on the day. “My round was really Wednesday, October 4, 2017 MEN'S GOLF By Robert Larkin Sports Reporter Senior Doug Ghim’s pre- vious trip to Oregon with the Texas men’s golf team was one he may never for- get. Only a sophomore at the time, Ghim watched his team’s title hopes evaporate in front of his own eyes as the Longhorns fell to the Uni- versity of Oregon in the 2016 NCAA Championship. While his return to the Beaver State this week lacked the competitive intensity of an NCAA Championship, it didn’t stop Ghim from trying to produce champi- onship-level play. he talent- ed senior shot a inal-round 67 to lead the Longhorns to an eighth-place inish at the Nike Collegiate Invitational in Oregon. Ghim led all Longhorns in scoring this week, inishing in a tie for 18th at 4-under par. His masterful inal round included two birdies in the i- nal four holes and an eagle at the par-5 eighth hole. senior Fellow Scottie Scheler came in second behind Ghim for the Long- horns, inishing at 1-under par thanks to a inal-round 70. Scheler’s tournament also featured an opening-round Ghim, Texas inish strong at Nike Collegiate Invitational Longhorns record second top-ive inish of season 5 stephanie martinez-arndt| daily texan staff Senior Doug Ghim lines up his next shot. Ghim tied for 18th place at the Nike Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. 69, which led the Longhorns in scoring ater the irst day. Freshman Kristofer Reit- an had a strong tournament as well, tying for 33rd at 1-over par, the lowest overall score of his Texas career. His second-round 68 was also his career-low round with the Longhorns. Sophomore Spencer Soos- man tied for 33rd with Reitan. Junior Steven Chervony, who impressed last week in Dallas, concluded a diicult week on the course in a tie for 62nd. he team Longhorns’ score of 4-under par trailed tournament winner and con- ference rival Oklahoma by 23 strokes. Texas did, however, lead fellow Big 12 foe TCU by four strokes. Oregon’s Norman Xiong won individual honors ater posting a tournament score of 13-under par. Although his team has yet to truly contend in a tourna- ment this season, Texas head coach John Fields still believes his squad can ind a winning formula this season. “We are continuing to ind balance with our guys,” Fields said. “No question this team will win, likely multiple times this year.” The Longhorns will re- turn to action on Oct. 20 when they tee off in the Golf Club of Georgia Col- legiate Championship in Alpharetta, Georgia. Sophomore Sophia Schubert makes her way down the fair- way. Schubert inished seventh at the Annika Intercollegiate. mike mcgraw| daily texan staff good,” Schubert said. “I was striking the ball great. I ha- ven’t hit the ball this well in a while.” Hofman recorded her third top-25 inish this sea- son, coming in 21st place at 3-over par. She also in totaled Monday’s round. seven birdies “Today was great,” Hof- man said. “I recognized when I could play aggres- sive and conservative on holes, and picked really good spots.” Other notable inishes for the Longhorns included a tie for 26th place by Papp and Voelker and a tie for 39th place by freshman Agathe Laisne. It was also Laisne’s irst collegiate event ater competing in France along with Schubert. he two top-ive inishes this season represent a strong start for the Longhorns. he entire team feels that this is just a small dose of what’s to come this season. “As a team, we have a great group of girls this year,” Hofman said. “I believe we have a chance to compete against the best teams in the country.” he Longhorns look to continue their hot streak with home-course advantage next week, as they compete in the Betsy Rawls Invita- tional at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin. BASKETBALL continues from page 6 recent memory. he Pistons haven’t won a playof series since 2008. Myles Turner, Center, Indiana Pacers Despite the major headlines coming out of Indianapolis this summer surrounding the departure of star forward Paul George, few talked about the impact the trade would have on Pacers center Myles Turn- er. Ater a solid sophomore last year, averaging season 14.5 points and 7.3 rebounds, the keys belong to Turner and newly acquired guard Victor Oladipo, who now look to be the building blocks in Indiana. he Pacers won’t contend for a title this year, but Turner’s de- velopment could spell future playof success. Tristan Thompson, Center, Cleveland Cavaliers Be on the lookout for where Tristan hompson winds up before the trade deadline this season. Ater losing their second NBA Finals in three seasons, the Cavaliers have re- stocked with the additions of Isaiah homas, Jae Crowder, Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade. Cleveland also acquired the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 irst- round drat pick, a valuable asset that projected to be in the top ive of the 2018 drat. hompson briely found himself in trade rumors this summer, and some believe the Cavaliers may try to package the pick and hompson for a star-caliber player around the trading deadline. But if homp- son remains in Cleveland, he will continue to hold down the paint for LeBron James’ squad FOOTBALL continues from page 6 Elliott said. “DBU’s still not here. hat’s not for us.” past two games against USC and Iowa State, returning one of those for a touch- down. Elliott was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week following both of those games. But Elliott isn’t ready to say that Texas is “DBU” again, a term the Long- horns’ secondary has said they need to earn back af- ter lackluster seasons in recent years. “We have done nothing,” Dickson shines against Iowa State despite critical error Junior punter Michael Dickson, a Ray Guy Award inalist in 2016, may be one of the Longhorns’ best play- ers, and he showed why once again on hursday night in Texas’ 17-7 win over Iowa State. he Sydney, Australia, na- tive booted four punts over 50 yards against the Cyclones, including two that traveled 61 and 60 yards. But a shanked 17-yard punt late in the third quarter that set up an Iowa State touchdown nearly let the Cyclones back in the game. Despite the win and Dickson being named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week, the shanked punt ate at Dickson for a few days following the game. “Personally, I was kicking myself days ater it,” Dickson said. “I feel like I’m just start- ing to personally get over it now. 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Omenihu said practicing with higher intensity has translated onto the ield for the Texas defense. juan igueroa| daily texan staff Players discuss defensive improvement By Trenton Daeschner Assoc. Sports Editor Texas players spoke with the media on Tues- following practice day ahead of the Longhorns’ home game against Kan- sas State on Saturday night. Here are three from Tuesday’s notes media availability. Texas gaining conidence on defense Ever since the 51-41 loss in the season opener against Maryland, a game where the Longhorns’ defense looked virtually unchanged from the past two seasons’ woeful per- formances, Texas has ex- perienced a revival on de- fense. Since Maryland, the defense pitched a shutout against San Jose State, held then-No. 4 USC and star Sam quarterback Darnold to just 17 points in regulation and held Iowa State to seven points on the road. Junior defensive end Charles Omenihu, one of the Longhorns’ many veterans on defense, said on Tuesday that the game has inally started to slow down and that players are more conident. “We play a lot faster,” Omenihu said. “he game isn’t fast to us anymore. If you practice fast, you’re gonna play fast. hat’s al- ways been the motto that coach Orlando has in- stilled in us, is that you practice how you play.” Texas not ready to call itself ‘DBU’ again One of the biggest rea- sons for the Longhorns’ this revamped defense season has been an im- proved secondary. Texas is tied for No. 11 in the interceptions, nation in having earned seven such takeaways thus far. he Longhorns are also al- lowing opposing quarter- backs a 54.9 completion percentage and surren- dering 247.8 yards per game through the air. Junior safety DeShon Elliott has been the an- chor on the back end for Texas. He’s collected four interceptions alone in the FOOTBALL page 5 MICHAEL SHAPIRO SPORTS EDITOR @texansports GAMES TO WATCH COLORADO ROCKIES ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS MLB Wild Card Game WHERE: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ WHEN: October 4, 7:00 p.m. LOS ANGELES SPARKS MINNESOTA LYNX WNBA Finals Game 5 WHERE: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN WHEN: October 4, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Bulls Dallas Mavericks NBA Preseason WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX WHEN: October 4, 7:30 p.m. VS. VS. VS. Jarrett Allen @_bigjayy_ “Preseason game tonight! #BrooklynGrit” 1955 On October 4, 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers won its irst World Series, sweeping the New York Yankees in a best-of-three series. The Dodgers had been to the championship seven times prior, losing in each appearance. Ashley Shook claims Big 12 Freshman of the Week Big 12 oicials named setter Ash- freshman ley Shook as the Big 12 Freshman of the Week on Monday, the irst award of her career. In a pair of wins over Baylor and Kansas State last week, Shook led No. 5 Texas with 69 assists, 19 digs and four kills. She’s currently ith in the con- ference with 11.5 assists per set. his marks the fourth time a Longhorn has won a weekly confer- ence award this season. Outside hitter Lexi Sun earned consecutive Big 12 Freshman of the Week on September 4 and Septem- ber 11 and junior middle blocker Morgan Johnson was named Big 12 Defen- sive Player of the Week on September 26. he trio have been a integral part of Texas’ success this year. he Longhorns are 11-2 and lead the Big 12 with a .338 hitting percentage. Texas heads to Fort Worth on Sunday to take on TCU. he Longhorns will enter the matchup with a ive-game win streak, giving up just two sets to West Virginia during that span. —Drew King LONGHORNS IN NBA NBA players gear up for 2017 season By Henry Corwin Sports Reporter a Following summer filled with superstar trades litany of player and a movement, is the NBA gearing up for the start of the regular season on Oct. 17. Ten former Longhorns will be on NBA rosters on opening day, including 2017 Finals MVP Kevin Durant. Below are three to former watch before the season tips off. Longhorns Avery Bradley, Guard, Detroit Pistons Coming of his best year in the NBA, with career highs in points, rebounds and assists, Avery Bradley was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Detroit Pis- tons on July 7. Now, play- ing alongside center Andre Drummond and point guard Reggie Jackson, Bradley is expected to be a key piece for a team with little success in BASKETBALL page 5 Former Longhorn Myles Turner loats the ball over Butler defender Andrew Chrabascz. Turner will see a more prominent role with the Indiana Pacers this season. daulton venglar| daily texan staff Untitled 6; Process color Wednesday, October 4 , 2017 7 Andrew Choi CROSSWORD; Black Today’s solution will appear here next issue 1 5 2 3 6 7 8 6 4 2 3 6 8 7 1 4 5 2 5 9 5 4 5 2 3 8 2 7 5 2 7 1 4 SUDOKUFORYOU 1 4 7 3 8 9 2 5 6 6 2 5 7 4 1 8 9 3 8 3 9 2 6 5 4 7 1 5 7 3 4 1 8 6 2 9 9 1 4 6 2 3 7 8 5 2 6 8 9 5 7 3 1 4 4 8 6 1 9 2 5 3 7 3 5 1 8 7 6 9 4 2 7 9 2 5 3 4 1 6 8 John Green touches lives one book at a time BOOKS MORGAN O’HANLON LIFE&ARTS EDITOR @thedailytexan gabby lanza| daily texan staff English sophmore Hailey Kriska has been an avid reader of John Green books since high school. She says relating to the characters in the books has helped her accept different aspects of herself. said she was attracted to Green’s writing because of the life lessons his books taught her. “Every time I read the same book again, it is like layers to my- unfolding self,” Kriska said. “Growing up reading him (felt like) ‘Oh, that character has that quirk, I have that quirk, if they can have it (and) things are kind of working out for them in the book, why can’t they work out for me, too?’” Now, Kriska said she is anxious and excited to see the way Green brings to life issues of mental health and wellbeing, which hits close to home for her. “It is stressing me out in a good way,” Kriska said. “I feel like (the character) is going to be my shadow and we are going to be on the same wavelength (and) it is going to break my heart in a good way.” King’s BBQ relocates to West Campus ACL FESTIVAL God, someone put this into words,’” Grosenbacher said. After also feeling lost in her early teens, government and theater arts sophomore Carleigh Newland said she attended promotion- al tour for “The Fault In Our Stars” while in middle school, where she was in- spired to look further into Green’s work. She said the cast and audience created such an open and loving at- mosphere that it made her feel accepted. “Middle school is a hard time for a lot of people, and (the event) was a very open community, (talking) about the world and your place in it but in a way that was positive,” Newland said. More than simply pro- viding a feeling of belong- ing, John Green’s books have become a coping and expression mechanism for teens and young adults dealing with issues such as depression. Grosenbach- er, for example, said the books gave a voice to her struggles when she dealt with depression. English associate profes- sor Domino Perez taught a young-adult fiction class at UT and has had students tell her Green’s books saved their lives. She said she feels Green’s writing is compara- ble to John Hughes’ story- telling through film in the 1980s and 1990s, as they were both able to touch on relatable, current social issues of their time. “(Hughes) was very good at laying bare class issues,” Perez said. “What John Green did was focus on issues (such as) suicide, mental health, abuse — things that people didn’t talk about.” Perez said Green’s writ- ing has played an important role in lessening the stigma surrounding subjects such as mental health, depres- sion and abuse for future generations. “Growing up, having that taboo lifted will be trans- formative for the next gen- eration, because they will feel less afraid to talk about these their issues with children,” Perez said. Before “The Fault In Our Stars” garnered interna- tional attention, English sophomore Hailey Kriska slow cook my ribs — so ev- erything is pretty juicy and tender,” King said. “he ribs are so tender they’re about to fall of the bone. You don’t need teeth to eat it.” he food at King’s BBQ and Soul is clearly coming from someone who knows what they’re doing both in the kitchen and on the pit. he scratch-made sides alone show of King’s cooking prowess. he baked beans are a wonderful execution of Southern-style cooking. hey’re wonderfully sweet with a generous amount of slow-cooked meat through- out. It’s a nice change from the salty borracho beans Tex- ans are used to getting with their barbecue. he macaroni and cheese is also phenome- nal, albeit very simple. With nothing more than pasta and a thick gooey coat of home- made cheese, it’s like KFC mac on steroids. Although the meat is no- ticeably diferent from Aus- tin barbecue, patrons are sure to appreciate the execution and lavor of it. he brisket, in particular, stands out from the rest. It’s exceptionally tender and easy to pull apart with nothing more than a light tug. he ribs are sim- ilarly tender, and although they come close to falling of the bone like King said, they still retain enough irmness to not be too mushy. Both the ribs and the brisket have a great seasoning bark on them, but it’s certainly more mild than the bark on Texas barbecue. he pork sausage is probably most similar to what Austinites typically en- joy in barbecue, with a lot more pepper throughout. Across the board, King’s BBQ and Soul features a great twist on Texas favor- ites that people are sure to get a kick out of. 8 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 By Acacia Coronado L&A Reporter John Green’s literary world has become a safe haven for some and an addiction for many. Next week, he returns with his new novel “Turtles All The Way Down” — a mystery quite distant from turtles and philosophy. The book, to be released on Oct. 10, will tackle men- tal health, a pressing issue among young adults and fa- miliar territory for Green. “Turtles All the Way Down” promises to shed a light on these themes while provid- ing the thrills of a mystery novel. For some UT stu- dents, Green’s books have already proved therapeutic. As a high school student, undeclared sophomore Clara Grosenbacher said she felt misunderstood by the people around her but didn’t quite know how to express feeling. That was, until she read “Looking for Alaska” by John Green. this “It was strange reading those books, and at one point I was like, ‘Oh my FOOD REVIEW By Stephen Acevedo Senior L&A Reporter In a city where Central Tex- as-style barbecue is regarded as religion, one brave Missis- sippi man is serving up ’cue in the style of his home state. Starting this Tuesday, Mal- colm King’s food truck, King’s BBQ and Soul, will start sell- ing Mississippi-style barbecue and made-from-scratch soul food to the carnivores of West Campus. Although King has been operating his business for close to two years now, it had always been a goal of his to relocate to the campus area. “I’ve always been really fond of UT and the Long- horns,” King said. “I even painted my truck orange two years ago.” King said he wanted to bring his home state’s style of barbecue to Austin to add a bit of spice to the city’s bar- becue selection. “Mississippi barbecue is not that hot,” King said. “It’s more like a toned-down, well-sea- soned and not-so-spicy type of barbecue. In Texas, they like more of a peppery taste with a kick.” King said his irst couple of months in West Campus will serve to test what does and doesn’t work, and then he’ll adjust accordingly. He even plans to put up a sug- gestion board for people to recommend diferent types of soul food they want to see on the menu. “I slow cook my brisket, I hannah simon| daily texan staff Ana Sobrino, junior speech and language pathology major, was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Today, her family is back home recovering from Hurricane Maria. 6340/Capital Metro; Process color illustration by danielle henderson ACL’s early line-up will make you want to skip the snooze By Pierson Hawkins L&A Reporter smaller, Every year ACL ampli- ies its line-up, adding big- ger names to its roster and squeezing less- er-known bands into earli- er time slots. Although the headliners will have you bumpin’ ’n’ grindin’ in the mosh pit, the best of the early acts will wake you up faster than a full pot of cofee. Ought Saturday (Weekend 1 and 2) HomeAway 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Ought formed at McGill University in Montreal and, ater merging both their liv- ing and rehearsal space, re- leased their debut LP More han Any Other Day in 2014. heir lyrics are lazily conversational and intense- ly personal, oten directly ripped from vocalist and guitarist Tim Darcy’s real life encounters. “Beautiful Blue Sky,” of Ought’s 2015 release Sun Coming Down, satirizes suburban dialogue, echo- ing phrases such as “How’s the family?” and “beautiful weather today.” Darcy’s heavy use of repetition in his lyrics, paired with the band’s ab- stract sound, calls to mind a post-modernist Talking Heads or Parquet Courts. heir early set will set you up for the rest of the day, and with their song “Today More han Any Other Day,” you’ll be motivated to make the de- cision between 2 percent and whole milk. Parker Millsap Saturday (Weekend 1 and 2) Tito’s Handmade Vodka 2:15–3:00 p.m. free Remember ive years ago when Shakey Graves would play shows around Austin, mesmerizing small crowds with his jangly guitar and withered vocals? hose days may be long gone, but Parker Millsap is garnering a similar following with his new spin on familiar coun- try-rock, inluenced by his small-town childhood in Oklahoma. Millsap has opened for bands such as Old Crow Medicine Show, Jason Isbell, Shovels & Rope and many others who’ve all paid their dues at ACL Fest. His midday slot under the Tito’s tent will you give you the perfect breather before heading out for the rest of the aternoon. Annabelle Chairlegs Friday (Weekend 2) Miller Light 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. through Annabelle Chairlegs is the perfect model of an Aus- tin band: hey live on the east side, kneading dough and juicing fruit by day and churning out nostalgic grun- ge rock by night. heir sound feels self-taught — but not in a bad way. More, rather, in the sense that they play how they feel, improving their sound daily late-night jam sessions. Although they would prefer not to be pinned as a 1960s-esque psych-rock band, it’s hard to ignore the peppy drum beats, lax guitar melodies and squeaky clean vocals that have seen a reviv- al in bands such as Allah-Las and Ty Segall. You can bet the young Annabelle Chair- legs is planning to lure a new following of hometown fans with their loud noise and up- beat energy. (Sandy) Alex G Friday (Weekend 1 and 2) Barton Springs 1:15–2:15 p.m. Alex G started his career on Bandcamp, self-releasing multiple EP’s and singles on the internet and slowly cul- tivating cult success through word of mouth and features on indie blogs. In 2012, Alex G began releasing his music through labels and caught the attention of Frank Ocean, who had Alex G play guitar on his 2016 albums Endless and Blonde. Alex G’s 2017 album, Rocket, ranges from folk-rock opener “Poi- son Root” to the relentless hip-hop-inspired “Brick,” which evokes both Built to Spill and Beastie Boys. Look forward to lo-i indie jams from this up-and-coming instrumentalist rocker. La Femme Friday (Weekend 1) BMI 5:15–6:15 p.m. Listening to La Femme is like driving down the Av- enue des Champs-Élysées in the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine. Incorporating psych, dance and pop, La Femme depicts a ubiquitous Paris, simultaneously liv- ing in both the 60s and the modern age. Unlike their French compatriots Phoe- nix, La Femme sticks to their native language, and even if you cannot sing along, you’ll deinitely connect with their spirited beats and funky choruses. hey’ve only re- leased two albums thus far, but they retain a diverse dis- cography that should keep you grooving from the irst to last song.