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 YEARBOOK


 Volume 123
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cactus yearbook
table of contents.
volume 123 « 2016

6 Summer
8 Unofficial Commencement
18 UT Growth
22 «Fall
24 Fenves’s Inauguration
32 Volleyball vs. Rice University
42 Austin City Limits
44 Football vs. The University of Oklahoma
72 Fun Fun Fun Fest
74 Winter
84 Horns for Humanity
86 Professor Spotlight
94 Football vs. Texas Tech
96 Fall Commencement
108 Spring
122 Lunar New Year
134 Swimming & Diving
140 Campus Carry
142 Texas Relays
144 SXSW
146 People
148 Group Photos
154 Senior Portraits
168 _ Index
Photo by Rachel Zein
 As the

 first students

 stepped onto the
 literal Forty Acres,
 the University of Texas
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 ee revolution star eee the |
 eerie calls for equal gender rights, integration Ol

 universities forall people of color and now the fight

 for LGBTQ. As the new generation of students steps onto this
 growing university, they bring with them instruments of
 change.

 Cactus strives to accurately display life at UT.
 However, no real record can capture the essence of the

 campus. No one outside of the UT community can explain
 the mixture of excitement as stduents make their way to the
 first classes of the semester or hearing the first sound of the Mien. oe

 UT Tower as the next.hour chimes — these are only a few
 brief moments where things at UT are timeless.
 As we move forward into this new and equally fast-
paced year, we want to
 ee, another timeless piece of




 Story by Liza Didyk
 Photo by Shelby Tauber
SUMMEF zois
 student celebratio
 commencement
 plannedte
 combat vain Story by Matthew Adams




 President William
 Powers Jr. makes his last
 commencement speech
 as university president.
 Photo by Daulton Venglar



 Fireworks light up the sky
 on Sunday, celebrating
 the commencement of the
 Class of 2015.
 Photo by Daulton Venglar




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 Administration's
 cancellation of
 the commencement
 ceremony did not stop
 students from finding a way
 to honor the newest alumni.
 Photo by Daulton Venglar



 After University administration though he was at a wedding, Powers came
canceled the 132nd University-wide when we needed his help.”
commencement Saturday because of weather As Powers spoke, he said this event
and safety concerns, graduates took to social shows what UT students are all about.
media and planned their own celebration. “I can't believe the crowd we have
 Radio-television-film graduate tonight and the organization ... this is what
Marshall Kistner started the Facebook event students at the University of Texas are all
for the student-run commencement after he about,” Powers said. “This tenure with you all
and many others were disappointed with the has been the blessing of my life. You all are the
University's cancellation. Kistner claimed very best students in America.”
he posted on the Class of 2015 Facebook page Students also listened to the jazz band,
Saturday night to see whether anyone wanted Interrobang, which was called up on the spur
to go watch the fireworks before they were of the moment because of a band member's
canceled and that eventually sparked the friend.
unofficial commencement event. “Early on, a friend of [a band member]
 “Of course, [the planned fireworks in communications asked him if we could
display Saturday] was canceled as well, so perform for the School of Communications,”
someone on my Facebook post said to start said Sung June Lee, who plays the trombone in
a Facebook event,” Kistner said. “Within the band. “It was not until we got here that we
2 hours of posting, there were almost 1,000 realized we would be performing in front of
people invited, and many said they were the Tower.” All the members in the band said
attending.” this was the largest crowd they performed in
 Fireworks still lit the sky 10 p.m. front of, and the experience was surreal.
Sunday, as the University planned. Kistner said Saturday was
 Outgoing SG President Kori Rady gave heartbreaking for a lot of people, but the Class
a shorter version of his speech from the night of 2015 did not need to end their college career
before, and President William Powers Jr. like that.
came on short notice to give his final speech as “We managed to turn a negative into
president at commencement. a massive positive,” Kistner said. “The spirit
 “T called President Powers's of the Class of 2015 is unmatched, and I'm so
spokesperson and told him we needed Powers proud to be a part of such an incredible group
right away,” Rady said. “To his credit, even of new alums.”


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Marti Bier and Sanaz Faili celebrate
after obtaining their marriage
license. The Supreme Court ruled gay
marriage bans as unconstitutional
June 26, bringing marriage equality
to the United States.
Photo by Amy Zhang




 Henley Gloss organizes
 flowers outside of the
 Travis County Clerk's
 Office, ready to hand
 out bouquets to newly
 married couples after the
 Supreme Court ruling.
 Photo by Amy Zhang




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10> STUDENT LIFE
By Jackie Wang, Matthew Adams
 _and Selah Maya Zighelboim




 Caleb Nelson and
 Victor Ayers pose
 for photos with their
 newly obtained
 marriage license.
 Photo by Amy Zhang




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 After months of debate, UT removed the Jefferson Davis
and Woodrow Wilson statues from the Main Mall on Aug. 30.
 The removal of both statues came on the heels of an
injunction hearing Thursday to determine whether UT could remove
the statue. The Davis statue was relocated to the Dolph Briscoe
Center for American History.
 The removal process began around 9 a.m. Vault Fine Art
Services lifted the statue off its platform and placed it in a trailer for
transportation.
 After the pins were cut, workers lifted and loaded the
statues into the trailer for refurbishing, according to Robert Boland,
manager for Vault Fine Art Services.
UTPD estimated a crowd of 50 people gathered at the Main Mall to
see the Davis statue removed.
 Student Government President Xavier Rotnofsky and
Vice President Rohit Mandalapu campaigned since February for
the removal of the Davis statue. Rotnofsky and Mandalapu passed
legislation in March for its removal and started a petition in June
calling for the statue's removal.
 “It is nice that it is done,” Rotnofsky said. “It took a lot of
effort, and it paid off.”
 A smaller crowd remained present for the removal of the
Wilson statue an hour after Davis was removed.
 Weldon said Project Management and Construction Services
would determine how the statues’ inscriptions would be removed or
what should be used to cover them.
 Kirk Lyons, the attorney representing the Sons of
Confederate Veterans, said the group filed a writ of injunction in the
state Supreme Court on Friday. When they repeatedly filed for their
motion to stand, the court continued to reject it. Lyons said the Sons
of Confederate Veterans continued to work on the motion but had to
give up.
 “We just had to hope that the state didn't move forward on
moving brother Jeff and brother Woodrow, and obviously we ran
out of time,” Lyons said.
 Lyons said although he thinks the writ is a moot point, the
group will continue to pressure the UT community to protest the
removal of the statue.
 Urban studies major Brett Davis said he thinks UT rectified
the past in light of recent controversy surrounding the Confederacy
in other southern states.
 “My city of New Orleans is taking down its central statue
of Robert E. Lee in the next year or so,” Davis said. “South Carolina
got rid of the Confederate flag, and various states are dealing with it
right now. I think it is appropriate that we do, too.”


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 Story by Raven Cortright

 Students bike from Texas
 to Alaska to raise money
 for cancer research
 Texas 4000 strove to spread days as a single team. The trip ended in what we endured this summer did — ever
cancer awareness by training for cross- Anchorage, Alaska with each rider logging if on a much lesser scale — enable us to
country biking trips, volunteering and over 4000 miles. gain a better understanding of the physice
raising money for cancer research, and Stefan Scrafield participated in the and emotional roller coaster ride that suc!
providing education during their trips. summer ride, blogging along the way. a terrible disease brings upon so many
With competitive entrance requirements “The ride into South Lake Tahoe people,” Scrafield wrote.
of fundraising $4500, logging 1500 training proved to be the toughest day of our After 70 days and 4,687 miles,
miles and 50 hours or more of community summer. .. we had to ascend roughly 12,000 71 University of Texas at Austin students
service, these riders devoted huge parts of feet over the course of 87 miles — and we ended their cross-country bike tour in
their lives to increase cancer awareness had only 11 hours to do it,” Scrafield wrote. August, spreading awareness and providi
through biking. The 70-day journey served as a comfort to cancer patients along the way.
 As the longest annual charity bike metaphor for the fight against the disease As the organization's 12th annual summe:
ride in the world, the summer ride was that cancer patients struggled with daily. ride, the Texas 4000 continued to bea
always the most grueling of any other Texas “We certainly understand that strong presence on campus and across the
4000 trip. Starting in Austin, the team split even on our toughest days, the physical nation.
into Serra, Rockies and Ozarks groups, demands of the ride pale in comparison
reuniting in Canada to ride the last nine to the struggle cancer patients face ... But




 Stefan Scrafield spends his morning talking to a young girl
 before starting his ride in Clovis, New Mexico.
 Photo courtesy of Nancy Bonds
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Stefan Scrafield
encourag
Nancy Bonds as
she crossesthe
Alaskan border. |
Photo courtesy of
Rene Frederick




 Rachel Friedman,
 Morgan Hoffman,
 Kara Adkins,
 Meredith Trapp,
 Renee Frederick,
 Caitlin Valadez and
 Brooke Noble climb
 Sherwin's Pass en route
 to Mammoth Lakes,
 California.
 Photo courtesy of Nancy
 Bonds


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16 > ATHLETICS
 shaka smart
 Story by Peter Sblendorio




 Smart became the 24th head coach of hours, but, at the end of the day, Texas got its guy.
 the men’s basketball program, replacing Rick According to multiple reports, Smart
 Barnes. He was formally introduced at a press accepted the position at Texas after meeting with
 conference on April 3. his team late at night, launching him into what is
 “We are extremely excited today to only his second head coaching position.
 announce that Shaka Smart will be joining Before his stint with the Rams, Smart
 us in Austin as our head men’s basketball spent time as an assistant coach with California
 Conca, IPaitarcsom Seucl, “Ele is A Sanat University of Pennsylvania, Akron, Clemson
 driven, dedicated coach and and Florida stretching back to 1999.
 developer of young men who the Texas football head coach Charlie
 entire basketball world has Strong also served as an assistant coach for the
 watched with admiration Gators’ football team while Smart was with the
 for some time.” basketball team.
 Smart, 37, had spent Thanks to his immediate success at VCU
 the past six seasons as and his charismatic personality, Smart emerged
 the head coach at Virginia as one of the hottest commodities in the coaching
 Commonwealth. He burst into the market in recent years. UCLA, Maryland and
 national spotlight in 2011 when he Illinois attempted to bring Smart aboard to no
 led the Rams to the Final Four. He won avail in years past. Some believed Smart was
 at least 26 games in each of his six seasons content with remaining at VCU, but coaching at
 at VCU and made the NCAA Tournament in Texas, a team with seemingly endless resources,
 each of those five years. proved to be too big of an opportunity for Smart
 “I'm looking forward to building on the to pass up.
 past success of Texas basketball," Smart said The Longhorns could contend right
 in a statement. “This is a proud program that away under Smart's leadership, as they expect to
 goes back over 100 years; I embrace that history. return much of their roster from the past season
 There is tremendous potential in this program, next year. Smart liked to run a high-pressure
 and my job is to work extremely hard to ensure defense called the “Havoc” defense, a system that
 that we realize that potential. I can't wait to get athletic guards such as sophomore Isaiah Taylor
 to work.” and junior Demarcus Holland hope to thrive in.
 Although Smart never won a regular Smart replaced Rick Barnes, whom
 season conference title in his time at VCU, Texas let go after 17 years. Barnes, who was the
 Smart boasted an impressive 163—56 career winningest head coach in program history with
 record in his six seasons as a head coach and 402 wins, was told after the Longhorns’ loss
 was 7-5 in the NCAA Tournament. to Butler he would return as Texas’ next head
 Texas men’s athletic director Steve coach. However, Barnes said, “things changed,”

 New head
 Patterson flew to Richmond, Virginia to meet and he was later dismissed. Barnes accepted the
 baskethall coach with Smart. The deal-making hit a bit of a hitch head coaching position at Tennessee in April.
 Shaka Smart
 speaks ata after Smart's team meeting got delayed for two
resser on April 6.
 Photo by Marshall
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 Drum major Mason
 Hurtte leads the UT
 Ss 2019 band in welcoming
 the freshmen.
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 Chancellor William McRaven
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 stand together while Fenves
 is inaugurated as the 29th
 president of the university. _
 - Photo by Thalia Juarez
 climbing he
 Heard era begins
 with Texas 42-28
 win over Rice



 The stands weren't full at Darrell K touchdown run from senior running back
 Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, but the crowd Johnathan Gray.
 noise rose to fill the void when redshirt freshman After a great start, Texas struggled in
 quarterback Jerrod Heard took the field against the second quarter. The Longhorns gave up two
 Rice on Sept. 12. rushing touchdowns to Rice redshirt freshman
 Heard, who started his first collegiate running back Samuel Stewart.
 game for the Longhorns in front of 86,458 fans, The Owls had a chance to tie the game 9
 threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns and at 21 at the end of the half, but junior Haines
 added 96 rushing yards as he led Texas to a 48-28 intercepted a pass from Rice redshirt senior
 win. quarterback Driphus Jackson.
 “I didn't even know [I was going to start] Texas answered Rice's strong second
 until the game,” Heard said. “From my position quarter with a 69-yard touchdown pass from
 and where I've been with the team, I always have Heard to freshman wide receiver John Burt. The
 to be ready for that time to come. That's my role play — Texas’ first of the third quarter — pushed
 — to be ready when my number is called.” the Longhorns’ lead to 28-14. Texas added two —
 In his first drive as the starter, Heard led touchdowns in the third quarter from a fumble
 Texas down the field. He broke out a 50-yard run, recovery by freshman linebacker Malik Jefferson
 but it was called back for an illegal block in the and a two-yard rush from sophomore running
 back. Even so, Heard capped a nine-play drive back D'Onta Foreman.
 with a 52-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Rice scored two touchdowns in the fourth
 wide receiver Armanti Foreman to give the quarter, but the Longhorns secured a 42-28 win.
 Longhorns a 7-0 lead. “IT said that we need to play with some
 “We felt like [Jerrod] gave us a spark — energy, and we need to have some passion
 a spark that we needed to go win,” head coach out there tonight,” Strong said. “When your
 Charlie Strong said. “I wanted him to go out and quarterback has juice, then your team is going to
 compete.” have juice. And [Heard] has a lot of it. And so the
 Texas built off Heard’s spark with an team feeds off him."
 electric kick return from senior wide receiver After the win, Strong said Heard would
 Daje Johnson. Johnson broke out of two tackles continue to get first-team reps going forward.
 and returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to Although they played in front of a smaller crowd
 extend the lead to 14-0. than usual, the Longhorns felt they could turn
 On the following defensive possession, things around.
 the Longhorns forced the Owls to punt. Senior “You never want to be on the bottom of
 cornerback Duke Thomas returned the punt the totem pole,” Jefferson said. “You always want
 56 yards to the Rice six-yard line, and Texas to fix things that are broken, and this program
 capitalized on the short field with a one-yard isn't broken. It's just shaking a little love,”




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 UT runningback,
 Jonathan Gray, avoids
a tackle during the first
 home game against
 Rice on September 12.
 Photo by Rachel Zein




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 SEPTEMBER 2
 real beauly
 Lizzie Velasquez shares her
 story on finding inner beauty
 Story by Claire Allbright




 Lizzie Velasquez, a 26-year-old motivational
 speaker, author and anti-bullying activist, spoke
 Friday evening about her experience combating
 bullying, a lot of which stemmed from her condition
 that prevented her from gaining weight.
 Velasquez concluded UT Real Beauty, a
 yearly month-long campaign which aims to redefine
 how women perceive beauty. Velasquez said after
 finding a video online that labeled her the ugliest
 woman alive, she used motivational speaking to turn
 negativity into positive action. Since then, she has
 written three books, given a TED Talk and starred in
 a documentary about her own life.
 “I let motivational speaking come into my
 life," Velasquez said. “I went out and taught myself
 how to be a public speaker. I wanted to get on the
 stage, tell people who I am and that I'm 150 percent
 proud of it. Motivational speaking has taught me that
 we are all alike.”
 Bullying does not discriminate, Velasquez
 said. Over time, she said, the way she understood
 beauty changed.
 “T didn't even want to look at myself when
 I was younger,” Velasquez said. “But now, my
 definition of beauty is not looks. It's the way that
 you lead your life, and the way you are able to help
 people."
 UT's Real Beauty campaign was held during
 the month of October and led by a number of spirit
 groups on campus.




23 > STUDENT LIFE
 Lizzie Velasquez, motivational
speaker, author and anti-bullying
activist, speaks to students at the
 Hogg Auditorium on October 30.
 Velasquez concluded UT Real
 Beauty, a yearly month-long
campaign which aims to redefine
 how women perceive beauty.
 Photo by Gabriel Lopez




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 Story by Raven Cortright .




 Listeners that tuned in to KVRX, More than airing music was
 the campus radio station, on Thursdays required of DJs, however. Volunteers also
 from 11 to midnight were probably shocked had the responsibility of reviewing new
 by the noises sent out from the radio tower. and local artists regularly.
 Strange instrumental music dripped out as “We get basket-loads of CDs, and
 philosophy junior, Lee Koontz, also known we have this archive of CDs — 30,000 or so
 as DJ Lethal, played drone music for his — and every single one has been reviewed
 allotted station. by a DJ,” Koontz said.
 “T have a specialty show right now, -Such devotion, however, was
 so I have this really sub genre of ambient not without powerful motives. The 21st
 music — minimalist stuff,” Koontz said. century saw uprisings in mobile music apps
 “I've been playing some really etherealist and other programs. Most people would
 stuff lately.” have argued that radio was dead. But for
 KV RX was the student-run radio KVRX volunteers like Koontz, there was
 station claiming to play “none of the hits something heroic, authentic and cultured
 all the time.” The station was devoted to about keeping radio alive.
_ playing local and upcoming musicians “I don't think it matters that it's
 from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays and dead,” Koontz said. “People said that
 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends. Sharing records were dead, and we're having a
 the last available noncommercial Austin resurgence of vinyl, and we are one of those
 frequency, 91.7, with KOOP radio, KVRX types of experiences. That's sort of what the
 had been broadcasting music since the great thing about Austin is,” Koontz said.
 "90s. With local and authentic music their “What I hope is that we maintain integrity.
 primary focus, live recordings were also It's the tendency of things that are waning
 held every weekend in their recording in popularity to sell out. But I believe that
 studio. Aside from normal air times and because of the place that we live in — we
 recordings, DJs also live-streamed music on can keep going on doing what we are doing,
 the KVRX website 24/7. and we area single piece in this larger
 One of the most interesting aspects culture that's going to churn out these cool
 of KVRX was the freedom it granted things, and, if we continue to keep on doing
 to devoted volunteer DJs. After certain what we're doing, I think that's going to be
 amounts of experience and training, DJs great.”
 were allotted certain times to air their In a world obsessed with
 own music and, eventually, their own technology to improve and streamline all
 shows. Koontz originally began DJ'ing for aspects of media, there was something to be
 a 5 a.m. show, one of the more undesired said about those kindling the fire of original
 time slots. As commitment and experience forms of music.
 increased, DJs were given more preferred “We know where we.are at,”
 time slots with the most listeners. Last Koontz said. “I wouldn't want to be doing
 year, Koontz earned an 11 p.m. specialty anything else ... We have the aura of the _
 hour. Withstanding many lonely hours of authentic and that's impossible to take
 boredom in the soundbooth, Lee became away from us.”
 the 2015 volunteer of.the year.




? ACADEMICS & ORGANIZATIONS
Volunteer DJ Lee Koontz
 repares his nightly set.
 Photo by Raven Cortright


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 The Texas Women's offer to build the team a new facility during practice at Gregory, team
 Volleyball team received a new, nine away from Gregory Gym and in an members have said they are already
 million dollar practice facility located available space at DKR. appreciating spending time together at
 nside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial “I didn't know this was going the new facility.
 Stadium near the North End Zone to happen until we won the national “It's been really nice to be
 eEnitkainGes championship [in 2012],” Elliott said. able to eat and study together as a
 Equipped with a full-length “It's nice because Gregory Gym is team as well as practice together,”
 practice court, multiple film rooms great, but this provides us with our junior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu
 and a revamped locker room, the own space to practice and spend time said. “We're really blessed to have
 Longhorns boasted one of the top together as a team.” so many people who support us and
 training facilities in the nation, on par The new facility has acted donors and all of those people who cai
 with perennial contenders Penn State as a one-stop shop for all of Texas make it possible.”
 and Nebraska. volleyball, providing players and In addition to the benefits the
 The plan to build the facility coaches with amenities for practice facility provided to the Texas roster,
 came after the 2012 season when, after and training and also for studying, the new practice center gave Texas a
 winning the national championship, eating and spending time together. recruiting advantage throughout the
 head coach Jerritt Elliott was For a roster that used to be splintered Big 12. For a team that consistently
 approached by the University with an throughout campus except for recruits the top players in the country




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 winning the national championships


- including current freshman and
op five national recruit Micaya
Nhite — the new practice facility
as only added to the cache of the
fexas program.
 “It's a wonderful thing to
lave for our program,” Elliott said.
We have academics there, we have
ur training table there, we have
ur weight room there and now
ve have our ball facilities there.
Nhen you look at the tradition this
rogram has and the success we've
jad, this facility is just another great
eason to come to Texas.”




 Molly McCage and Morgan Johnson
 block a hit during the game against Rice.
 Photo by Daulton Venglar




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 Since March 12, 2015, Xavier Rotnofsky towards this because I don't feel or know of any
 and Rohit Mandalapu have been leading as the real impact student government has on me or |
 student body president and vice president. They can have on it.”
 won the student government executive alliance There are still a large number of
 race against Braydon Jones and Kimia Dargahi students who are unaware or disinterested
 with a 59.2 percent of the vote, one of the most in student government. However, the race
 successful campaigns in UT history. between Jones—Dargahi and Rotnofsky—
 Rotnofsky and Mandalapu hada Mandalapu generated a significant amount of
 unique approach to grab students’ attention in student interest, resulting in 9,445 student-cast
 their campaign strategies. Unlike other student votes in the run-off election, overcoming last
 platforms, they used satire to appeal to young spring's election turnout by 1,300 votes.
 voters and to promote their honest and funny, “T think student government should be
 but real selves, to the student body. Their important to everyone,” journalism sophomore
 satirical approach helped increase transparency Danielle Viator said. “The individuals who hold
 levels. those positions should reflect what the student
 “I follow their campaign because they body needs and wants. A lot of people don't
 are honest and real; it's great,” economics take them seriously and see them as a joke,
 sophomore Joy Youwakim said. “Although I'm but I think they give a great vibe to student
 not very interested in student government, government by making it not so bureaucratic.”
 I still think it’s important because it gives Rotnofsky and Mandalapu's campaign
 students a voice.” also relied heavily on social media. They have
 In their “State of the Forty Acres” video an official Facebook page, Twitter, Tinder,
 posted on YouTube, two children, who look Grindr and Yik Yak to reach out to the students.
 similar to Rotnofsky and Mandalapu, appeared There are around 3,600 likes on their Facebook
 on screen to deliver current events happening page with weekly posts about what they are
 around campus. The video posted on Rotnofsky doing to connect with the students on a more
 and Mandalapu’'s official Facebook page kept personal level. The two also post satirical
 the student body updated on their progress. campaign videos on YouTube to reveal their
 “My initial response is that it was humorous side as well.
 an interesting take on events, and I think it “They present themselves in a way that
 was adorable to change the perspectives to students can relate to,” Viator said. “I know
 children,” psychology freshman Michelle Tran most people don't support them, but students
 said. “I would follow their campaign due to its need to realize that they do care about our best
 affiliation to UT. I support them because they interest. Getting the Jefferson Davis statue
 seem very capable and passionate." removed was a monumental moment for UT,
 While there were students who and they ran with it on their campaign."
 generally supported the Rotnofsky—Mandalapu In an age of fast-moving, easily
 campaign, there were also differing opinions accessible information, it is crucial to promote
 about the video as well. through social media as a tool for raising
 “IT was confused if the video was a joke awareness and to build a good public image.
avier or not, because I don't know these people,” Although the new president and vice president
otnofsky
 computer science junior Austin Siu said. “I will be decided for the next 2016-2017
1d Rohit
fandalapu, wasn't sure if this was meant to be funny or campaign elections, it is noteworthy to mention
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 Students fought a live grease fire, tested proper way to fight grease fires. Water actually
 their fire extinguishing skills and brainstormed makes fire spread when oil is involved and
 exit strategies with fire marshals to kick off smothering the fire is more effective, Jamie
 Campus Safety Week at the Gregory Plaza on Perkins, outreach coordinator of the Texas Fire
 October 5. Marshal's Office, explained.
 Campus Safety Week, hosted annually Campus Safety Week exposed students to
 by Student Government, promoted safety and important messages students didn't necessarily
 well-being through activities that addressed receive if they didn't live in residence halls,
 topics such as transportation and bike safety, self- Julianna Masabni, Kinsolving resident assistant
 defense and cyber security. and biology sophomore, said.
 SG invited the Fire Marshal and the “This is really awesome and important,
 Austin Fire Department to raise awareness and because safety is something people take [for
 educate students about disaster training. granted], especially in the residence halls,”
 Students put out controlled fires using fire Masabni said. “The majority of my residents
 extinguishers and learned how to respond to real are freshmen, so most of their energy is spent
 emergency situations, according to Joe Limon, on doing well and making UT their home. They
 Austin fire battalion chief. don't spend time thinking about their safety.”
 “I don't take it for granted that even Masabni said students must be prepared
 a 40-year-old doesn't know how to use a fire to protect themselves beyond the atmosphere of
 extinguisher,” Limon said. “We have a lack of campus.
 knowledge and education, because we are so “It's important that residents know
 buried in our lives, that we don't think of safety.” safety, so they can take care of themselves out of
 In a simulation, students learned the the halls in the future,” Masabni said.




 A UT Safety Specialist
 presents a controlled fire
 on Speedway as students
 bike past during Gant
 Safety Week.
 Photo by Qiling Wang


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 Roosevelt C. Easley,UT Safety
 Specialist, teaches a student
 how to put out a controlled
 fire using a fire extinguisher.
 Photo by Qiling Wang




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 Participants in
 the fourth annual
 HackTX begin
 development on their
 creations. This year's
 HackTX drew over
 700 attendees from
 around Texas and the
 United States.
 Photo by Junyuan Tan




 Mechanical engineering
 sophomore Michael
 Langford and junior
 Abhishek Pratapa work
on their HackTX project,
 a laser tag system
 involving Augmented
 Reality (AR) sensors.
 Photo by Junyuan Tan




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 Story by James Jackson


 Students gathered in the SAC, scattered TX was actually learning Android development.
 throughout in small groups. Chatter echoed from We went in with close to zero knowledge, and even
 groups anxious to make their ideas a reality within the though it was extremely rewarding, the initial process
 next 24 hours. Finally the clock struck 1 p.m. and the was rather difficult," Emran Shafaq said.
 “Hackers” began their challenge. Although the programming was the main
 This was the 4th annual Hack TX, an event focus of the conference, there were also other reasons
 for college students to showcase their programming that students liked to participate in this event,
 skills, or just to learn more about the industry including making new friends and eating the food
 and how it works. Students from all colleges were provided.
 welcome, and over 700 students participated. “You're surrounded by good friends by
 “The objective is like a competitive learning the end of the first night, and the food catering is
 environment. You can go there just for the experience delicious,” Tracy Nguyen said.
 while learning something new," Thien Vo said. Hack TX was a place for any college student
 Many students came into the event witha interested in programming. There was competition,
 significant amount of experience, but other students learning, friends, food and much more. Participants
 showed up with no experience and an open mind. were able to make a vision come to life.
 According to participants, Hack TX was a good “I'd definitely do it again, because it’s just
 environment for both of these groups, and also a place a really cool experience to have created something
 for either of these groups to take on a new challenge. together with others. Having your vision come
 “The biggest challenge that I had at Hack together,” Nguyen said.




 A student tests out
 an Oculus Rift VR
 (Virtual Reality)
 system during the
 convention portion
 A nr S of HackTX, where
 ee
 participants display
 their creations after
 24 hours.
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 Two girls relax beneath an array
 of colorful flags in between shows.
 Photo by Lauren Ussery



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 Fans sing along
 as Walk the
 Moon performs
 on Saturday of
 weekend one.
 Photo by Lauren
 Ussery




 The Strokes lead
 singer, Julian
 Casablancas,
 performs on
Austin City Limit's
 weekend one.
 Photo by Lauren
 Ussery




 Twenty One Pilots lead singer Tyler Joseph
 performs on Saturday of weekend one.
 Photo by Lauren Ussery
Players celebrate after winning
the Red River Showdown 24-17
 against OU at the Cotton Bow]
 in Dallas, TX on October 10.
 Photo by Shelby Tauber
 Redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod “This is the spark that lights the fire,”
 Heard had joked the week before the Oklahoma freshman linebacker Malik Jefferson said. “This
 State game about ‘partying’ in the end zone was not the team you saw last week. Some people
 after scoring against No. 10 Oklahoma — but not just didn't buy in enough. Some people put their
 even Heard foresaw the Longhorns’ post-upset heads down when we went down 9-0 against
 celebration. TCU, but today, everybody was ready to buy in,
 “It was a crazy feeling,’ Heard said. “Just and it's going to be that way the rest of the year.”
 seeing those fans going wild, and you going wild. It The victory marked the first time the
 was one of those feelings you'll never forget.” Longhorns beat a top-10 opponent during Strong's
 Texas had reason to celebrate. After a tenure. It was also the team’s first win against
 1-4 start, the Longhorns fell under the nation’s Oklahoma under Strong. The Sooners fell to
 microscope with many questioning head coach No. 19 after the loss. However, the win marked
 Charlie Strong's job security. However, after more than just a “W” on the team's record or a
 beating the Sooners on October 10, the Longhorns golden hat trophy. It was a major step in the right
 made a statement: This team was not done. direction — a win that generated confidence.




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Fans bang on walls while
cheering during the game.
 Photo by Shelby Tauber



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 Texas Governor Greg
 Abbott spoke at the Hogg
 Auditorium during the
 Texas Tribune Festival.
 Photo by Junyuan Tan




 Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development
 (and former mayor of
 San Antonio) Julian
 Castro speaks to Evan
 Smith, the editor of the
 Texas Tribune as the
 closing lecture of the
 Texas Tribune festival.
 Photo by Junyuan Tan




 * pr THE TE
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 State of affairs |
 politicians come to UT for the
 Story by Shannon Carey



 Politicians of national renown, political Her fellow volunteer Christen Joy, a
 activists, students and even a robot converged on the sophomore who was majoring in undergraduate
 University of Texas campus to participate in the Texas studies, also recognized the importance of students’
 Tribune Festival, hosted October 16-18. access to the festival.
 The festival was held annually and was “I definitely think it is important for students
 hosted by the news organization The Texas Tribune. to connect to politicians in events like this festival,”
 Experts in politics held open forums to discuss the Joy said. “Most of us are eligible to vote, so I think it is
 key issues that the nation and state face in the coming important to get involved in the government and see
 year, and attendees had the opportunity to ask them what differences we can make and how we can voice
 questions. our opinions.”
 Students who volunteered at the festival get Zoya Zia, a biochemistry major, had the
 free admission, which was a bargain considering the opportunity to attend the festival as a part of
 tickets are regularly three hundred dollars. Zeriba Longhorn Advocates, a program supported by both
 Jahangir, a sophomore majoring in biochemistry, took the student government and Texas Exes that promotes
 advantage of this opportunity. the University of Texas’ interests to the Texas Senate.
 “There are so many influential speakers from “I enjoyed hearing from politicians directly,
 fields including politics, global health and more. You because you always hear what they're saying in
 don't have access to these speakers otherwise. It is not the media, and hearing the words come out of their
 easy to go to a place like this with organized lectures mouth is really impactful,” Zoya said. “Students need
 and speakers. This festival is pretty unique,” Jahangir to be aware of the world around them because if they
 said. aren't, the status quo will continue, and change will
 never happen.”




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 Moderator David Brown, editor of
 the s Standard,Corpus Christi
 Mayor Nelda Martinez, Houston
 Mayor Annise Parker, Austin Mayor




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 Steve Adler and San Antonio Mayor Ivy
 Taylor discuss municipal issues during the
 “Big Cities, Big Challengers” lecture.
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 patterson's
 Story by Jori Epstein


 The University released its final contract
 with former athletic director Steve Patterson. The
 contract guaranteed Patterson $1.48 million for
 UT fiscal year 2015-2016 and $1.52 million for
 2016-2017.
 Patterson signed the agreement on Oct. 23,
 while UT President Gregory Fenves and Daniel
 Sharphorn — the UT System vice chancellor and
 general counsel — signed off on Oct. 26.
 “The University and Mr. Patterson
 decided that rather than Mr. Patterson being
 employed in a reassigned position ... the University
 would buyout, at a discount, its remaining
 obligations,” the contract reads.
 Patterson resigned as athletic director on
 Sept. 15. He hired football coach Charlie Strong
 and basketball coach Shaka Smart during his
 tenure, but rising ticket prices, rocky relationships
 with donors and a business-first mindset left fans
 and school officials upset with Patterson. At Texas’
 football game vs. Rice on Sept. 12, a banner flew
 above Darrell K Royal Texas - Memorial Stadium.
 It read: “Patterson Must Go.”
 Patterson succeeded DeLoss Dodds, Texas’
 athletic director of 32 years, in November 2013.
 Patterson's initial contract ran through Aug. 31,
 2019, with an annual salary of $1.48 million.
 According to the contract, the University
 “releases and discharges” Patterson from all
 University obligations. He was still required
 to participate in any relevant Big 12, NCAA or
 University investigations and could not speak
 disparagingly about the University.
 “Mr. Patterson and University agree
 to refrain from publicly making, sending or
 otherwise communicating any comments ... that
 would reasonably be understood to impair the
 goodwill, business reputation or good name of the
 other party,” the contract reads.




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SEPTEMBER > 53
 Making more than music
 Story by Felicia Rodriguez
 Students forge life skills and a sense of
 community through Longhorn Band




 The Longhorn Band, also known as “There are so many individual
 “The Showband of the Southwest,” provided members of the band, and everything that each
 vivacious musical entertainment beyond person does is so important to the whole show,”
 compare. As they marched onto the football Barthold said. “It's a huge system of teamwork
 field during halftime in their burnt orange and and every single person matters.”
 white uniforms, it was not hard to see that the The numerous hours spent practicing
 Longhorn Band meant business. for each show came with a determination to
 As Mason Hurtte, mechanical put on an unforgettable show. Sarah Smith,
 engineering senior and drum major of the a mellophone player, said that college band,
 Longhorn Band, explained, “[It's] the family compared to high school band, focused on
 aspect. I have never felt more comfortable and perfection and entertaining the crowd.
 encouraged than when I am around the band." “College band is all about making great
 The sense of family and familiarity allowed an entertaining shows for our fans,” Smith said.
 organization made up of approximately 400 “Because of this, we operate at a very high and
 students to unite and put on a spectacle of music. fast level, learning multiple shows each year
 “I can't even begin to imagine what or instead of just one."
 who I would be without this family that I call At the end of it all, every show was an
 LHB," Hurtte said. “The opportunities I have example of all the hard work the band put into
 been given could not have been found anywhere the show, allowing Smith to fully grasp what she
 else.” was a part of.
 Being a part of the band also included “Band has given me a deep sense of
 the ability to practice time management skills. involvement in the Longhorn community,”
 The band practiced three times a week for about Smith said. “Without it, I would not have fallen
 three hours, and Saturdays were usually busy so deeply in love with the burnt orange culture
 from morning until night when there was a and traditions.”
 football game. April Barthold, advertising senior Every band member that made it into
 and a part of the silks section of the flags, said the organization has something to be proud
 that although balancing time and schoolwork of. The Longhorn Band created a product of
 was a Challenge, it was well worth it. perfection and creation in the form of music, all
 “It really helped me learn how to stemming from their passion, time management,
 prioritize and manage my time,” Barthold said. determination and sense of family they built
 “Looking back, I think the time commitment with other members. Even though it was
 helped me learn how to be a successful college apparent the members produced quality work
 student.” consistently, no one besides the members
 Additionally, Barthold said by being a themselves truly knew what ran through the
 part of a large organization, she learned what it veins of a Longhorn Band member.
 meant to be a part of a team.




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smbers of the Longhorn
nd perform their ‘Pregame’
yw prior to the start of a
me football game against
: California Golden Bears.
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 Wide receiver Daje
 Johnson runs down the
 field during the game |=
 _ against Kansas State.
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nior quarterback Tyrone
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nning back Johnathan Gray
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 Story by Matthew Adams




 _ Professors, students
 and parents join
 gether for a rallyin opposition to
 pus carry legislation
 on the steps of
 ndred
 ad signed




 Students hold up pro-campus carry signs across
 the steps of West Mall. Members of the Young
 Conservatives of Texas and College Republicans
 helped organize the pro-campus carry counter
 rally in order to show their support for the bill.
 Photo by Thalia Juarez
53 > STUDENT LIFE
 George Sylvie, Associate Professor of
 Journalism at the Moody College of
 Communication, chants along to "Gun
 Free UT" at the anti-campus carry rally.
 Photo by Thalia Juarez




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 unfinished
 for volleyball seniors final season will define legacy
 Story by Michael Shapiro




 Nothing is static in college athletics.
 Students enter and exit programs every
 year, hoping to leave a lasting legacy before
 their careers end.
 This year's seniors sought to leave a
 legacy that few will forget. The 2015 season
 was another opportunity for seniors Kat
 Brooks, Molly McCage and Amy Neal to
 leave their mark on the history of Longhorn
 volleyball.
 Since the beginning of the 2012
 season, Texas had boasted a 98-11 record
 under head coach Jerritt Elliott. In that time,
 Texas had won three Big 12 titles, three
 consecutive Final Four appearances and
 one national championship, which Texas
 claimed over the Oregon Ducks in straight
 sets in 2012.
 “We came into this program
 knowing that Jerritt means business,”
 McCage said. “This teams wins, and every
 day in practice isn't just to get better but to
 beat your opponent.”
 McCage and Neal entered Elliott's
 program under high expectations. McCage
 joined Texas after earning 2011 Under
 Armour High School All-American honors,
 while Neal came in as the 2011 Gatorade
 Volleyball Player of the Year.
 However, upon entering UT, their
 careers diverged. McCage started in 26 of
 Texas’ 30 matches as a freshman, while
 Neal started in just one match and recorded
 eleven kills over the course of the season.
 “It's mostly about my confidence
 and my mental game,” Neal said.
 “Volleyball is so mental, and I learned that
 my freshman year. My freshman year, I
 lost all my confidence at such a high level in
 front of such big crowds.”
 While Brooks slightly outpaced
 Neal's output in her freshman season —
 tallying three starts and 112 digs — coaches
 expected significantly less from her
 Chiaka Ogbogu serves the ball
 during the game against West
 Virginia on November 5.
 Photo by Zoe Fu
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 Morgan Johnson celebrates
 ith her teammates during the
 inst West Virginia.
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heading into her freshman year. Unlike McCage and the national semifinals both times. Brooks proved to be
Neal, Brooks came to the Texas program largely as an a model of consistency for Texas, while McCage and
afterthought. Neal became two of the nation’s top players at their
 “I kind of approached it as a new slate for me,” respective positions. Both earned AVCA All-American
Brooks said. “I didn't really care about high school honors following the 2014 season.
accomplishments because college is a completely “The benefit they have is that they've been to
different ballgame.” three Final Fours,” Elliott said. “The game doesn't get
 Regardless of their respective backgrounds and too big for them, and it becomes more about who can
contributions, Brooks, McCage and Neal ended their execute when it counts.”
freshman year in storybook fashion. Just a few months The current crop of Texas seniors were three of
into their tenure with Texas volleyball, the three were the most decorated athletes in Texas volleyball history.
national champions. But with one season left to go, Brooks, McCage and
 “We just kind of came in and won the national Neal weren't finished yet. With one more chance at
championship,” Neal said. “We weren't in that spring another national championship, the three seniors still
and didn't know how much work they had put in the had work to do.
offseason before.” “Our ultimate goal for this program is always
 Through their next two years in burnt orange, to win a national championship,” Brooks said. “We're
Brooks, McCage and Neal continued to contribute to a ready to try for another one this year.”
team that reached back-to-back Final Fours, falling in




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 dia E.10S
 :




 ee
 the traditional festival
 celebrating the dead brings Mexican
 culture to life on the UT campus
 Story by Ashley Nava




 The mariachi music could have awoken contribute to it.
 anyone from their grave. The colors were vibrant, “T really liked the activity where we made
 and the food was steaming, but, unlike any other paper flowers and could add them to the community
 party celebrating another year of life, this fiesta altar,” anthropology freshman Daria Deptula said.
 commemorated the dead. On campus, the Day of the “It made me feel like I was part of something bigger
 Dead festivities were in full swing. than myself. I definitely feel that I have a better
 “This is not a mournful event, but a understanding of Day of the Dead traditions and what
 celebration where someone remembers the good it's all about now than I did before.”
 times they had with their loved one and how their Making up only 19.2 percent of the university's
 memory and those memories will live on forever,” population, the celebration gave Hispanics on campus
 said Alejandra Martinez, journalism sophomore and a space to practice their culture.
 logistics officer for Mexican American Culture club. “Back in El Paso, a border town, I was used to
 “The Events + Entertainment Mexican American living in an environment strongly influenced by the
 Culture puts on this event every year, but this year, our Mexican culture,” physics freshman Daniel Eduardo
 initiative was to make it a bigger celebration.” Moran Barraza said. “Living across the border in
 Four canopy stations marked each corner Juarez for 10 years, the culture was essential to my
 of the room. Activities, such as face painting, masks, identity. Moving to a city where Hispanics are not the
 suncatchers and DIY flowers and frames were majority anymore, I was scared of being torn apart
 provided to help students participate in the celebration, from my customs. When I saw this event, I was glad
 with each activity symbolizing a bigger meaning. to know that there are people here at UT that also have
 “Face painting is a very common tradition,” a strong appreciation for the Mexican culture. Fora
 Martinez said. “Women paint their faces and become moment, I felt that I was back home.”
 ‘Catrinas.' Catrinas are said to be those who keep the “Back in Taiwan, we usually commemorate
 spirits alive. The masks are for the same effect — not the dead on Tomb-Sweeping Day — usually on the
 everyone wanted their face painted. The suncatchers fourth, fifth or sixth of April — which is an official
 symbolize [how] death is not a negative thing, but a holiday in many Asian countries,” economics
 beginning a new life. When the suncatcher is placed freshman Helen Yang said. “However, it's not
 on a window and the light casts through, there is a celebrated as a festival. One of the main reasons that
 illuminating presence of the one who has died. Finally, I chose to come overseas to UT is the diversity here. I
 the flowers were made with yellow, orange and red, really wanted to explore different cultures, especially
 which are the colors of the marigolds. Marigolds are the ones that I wasn't previously familiar with — Dia
 the Dia de Los Muertos flower. The frames are used to de los Muertos gave me an insight into an aspect of the
 put a picture of your loved one." rich Mexican culture, but there is still a lot more that I
 The UT community altar stood on the far have to learn.”
 left side of the room where students were able to




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ting still, freshman
hanna Zuniga gets
r face painted as ¢
lavera, or skull, to
present death as a-
ntinuation of life.
oto by Ashley Nava
 burnt{x}
 Story by Liza Didyk



 Texas Student Media has With this generation of
 always been the voice of the students — students on the forefront of pioneering
 from the daily voice of The Daily Texan new media journalism, writers
 to the timelessness of the Cactus. All of could efficiently share a diversity of
 these written publications seemed to narratives without the exclusivity of
 have the same common thread of print being a part of a print publication. The
 first, digital second. However, a recently BurntX staff got as many perspectives
 created project taken on by three brave as they could from within the student
 journalism students turned away from body, sometimes by seeking out people
 print completely. external from the staff, according to
 Journalism senior Sunny Schulman.
 Sone, journalism and sociology senior “One thing we're really proud
 Brittany Shulman and journalism and of is that we have a really diverse staff,
 radio-television-film senior Molly Tier so we have voices from all parts of the
 founded BurntX to fully cater to what spectrum, from freshmen to seniors, to
 students wanted from their school news. people with all sorts of life experiences,”
 “We're a digital-first, digital- Sone said. “I think that makes a good
 only, publication for the university,” newsroom — where you have people
 Schulman said. “We're a project of with different perspectives from
 Texas Student Media, one of the first yourself.”
 digital-only platform that it has. All the Both Sone and Shulman didn't
 other entities that TSM currently has want writers to feel inhibited, but still
 are print-based, or it's broadcast, being kept in mind that fairness to a story
 TV or radio. We model ourselves as a was key. BurntX prided itself on letting
 combination of Buzzfeed and Vox, so their writers color outside the lines
 lots of snark and lots of sass.” rather than adhering to the strict rules
 BurntX posted content around of journalism. They stepped back and
 six times a day with three formidable looked back at the bigger picture —
 shifts of writers. With this system, telling an honest story.
 they could release a constant stream “We want to tell stories,”
 of stories without having to go through Shulman said. “We want to tell them
 the process of formatting and printing as truthfully and honestly as possible.
 pages, making their work highly We want to do the story justice, and
 accessible to all students who know sometimes that is writing a little more
 about it. colorfully than how a traditional
 “We're a growing website,” publication would do."
 Sone said. “We're growing pretty
 quickly and pretty well. I don't want
 to get into absolute specifics, but we
 started the website last April, and I
 think, at that time, we were getting
 about 2,000 hits per month.”




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BurntX founders, Sunny Sone, Brittany
Shulman and M
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 Dr. Laude, a UT Chemistry professor,
 introduces the very popular
 “Chemistry Circus” presentation
 with a series of chemical reactions.
 Photo by Sarah Bloodworth


66 > STUDENT LIFE
 Story by Sarah Bloodworth




 On one chilly October morning, little
 princesses, monsters and Harry Potters roamed the
 streets of UT to feast on treats awaiting them at the
 Frank Erwin Center. The sky was gray, but the spirits
 of the children were beaming on Longhorn Halloween.
 Longhorn Halloween was a free annual event
 sponsored by the Office of the President with featured
 performances, booths that gave out colorful sweets, and
 even explosive pumpkins.
 Many UT students volunteered at the event
 for the experience to help out and most importantly,
 interact with the hundreds of kids that attend the
 event every year.
 Additionally, UT organizations
 played a large role in entertaining the kids,
 usually with an educational angle. The
 Geoscience Leadership Organization
 for Women held a rock painting
 station, complete with homemade
 slime.
 They strived to promote their
 club while also having fun. First
 year Geoscience major and volunteer
 Jenny Le said, with goop running through
 her fingers, “My favorite part is seeing the
 kids react to the slime.”
 Texas Healthy Habits member and nutrition
 major Christina Adame relayed how they promoted
 health awareness during the candy-infested event.
 “It is very challenging. We teach kids the
 importance of brushing their teeth. I think it's also
 raising awareness of brushing their teeth by giving out
 candy,” Adame said as the kids squealed in delight over
 their successful bean bag toss.
 Entering the second level of the event, there
 was a very audible “BOOM" coming from a darkened
 tent, the eerie smoke inviting participants in as they
 entered “Chemistry Circus” led by chemistry professor
 Dr. Laude. From liquid nitrogen balloon animals to
 explosions, the presentation was a hit as wide eyed kids
 packed the tent.
 Longhorn Halloween was three hours of
 games, candy, and most importantly, cheery children
 who drove the whole event. It not only allowed for kids
 to score some pre-trick-or-treat goodies, but educated
 A member of “SURG,” Science
Undergraduate Research Group, them as well.
 runs the plate painting table.
 Photo by Sarah Bloodworth



 OCTOBER > 62
 bigor |
 home
 Longhorns eliminated
 from Big 12 tournament
 Story by Aaron Torres and Spencer Spoicher




 In August 2012, 10 freshmen took the field as
 head coach Angela Kelly's first recruiting class.
 In November 2015, fans saw how far the 10
 — now seniors — had come.
 The Longhorns ended regular-season play
 with a matchup against Montana. It was the last
 time the seniors took the field at Mike A. Myers
 Stadium.
 Kelly said she has watched each
 player transform under her guidance and
 philosophy.
 “Soccer is the vehicle to
 which we hopefully build stronger young
 women, and I have watched this group of 10
 seniors grow,’ Kelly said. “They have all grown
 up right in front of my eyes and become young
 women. And that's just really exciting to see.”
 Often in sports, a coach does more than just
 coach. Coaches become mentors. They morph into
 parental figures. Kelly did just that.
 “She's been a great mentor and just like a
 mom that we have on campus,” Field said. “She's
 always been here for us and always answers any
 of our questions on and off the field about soccer or
 personal life.”
 The Longhorns were eliminated in the
 quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament after a 2-1
 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks.
 Texas lost its final two conference matchups
 at home to Oklahoma and Baylor and got the No.
 3 seed and a match with No. 6 Kansas Wednesday
 night. The Longhorns previously beat the Jayhawks,
 2-1, on Oct 2 in Kansas.




63 > ATHLETICS
 Mikayla Flores drives the
ball down the field during the
 game against the University
 of Oklahoma on October 23.
 Photo by Zoe Fu




 OCTOBER > 64
 humans of au< lin documenting the unique lives of
 Austinites, one photo and caption at a time

 Story by Natalie Heineman




 We all played this game when their mission to revitalize and reestablish
 we were kids. The name of the game was the importance of conversation.
 never really concrete, but it involved “There is a certain vulnerability
 watching strangers pass in a public area that comes with the face-to-face
 and making up stories about them. An encounters,” Vidrine said. “You allow
 astronaut-ballerina with 12 Pomeranians someone to really see you. That's what we
 is driving that car? Totally plausible. The want to bring back.”
 man pushing that shopping cart owns a The only question was, why
 bright pink house and wears socks on his would a stranger be so willing to
 hands on weekends? Absolutely could share their story across the Internet,
 be true. The only problem with this game for Humans of Austin's nearly 8,000
 was that we never really found out the followers? The answer was simple:
 truth about people's lives. Everybody wanted their voice to be
 Humans of Austin sought to acknowledged.
 take people-watching to a new and “Everyone wants to be seen, and
 more meaningful level. Neurobiology everyone wants to be heard,” Vidrine
 senior and founder Kolby Vidrine and said. “You'd be surprised at how much
 seven other photographers rove the people are willing to share if you just tell
 streets of Austin in search of individuals them you want to get to know them.”
 to interview. Photographers tried not Humans of Austin had seen
 to simply pick the craziest or weirdest huge gains in followers in the past few
 dressed individual but instead wanted the months. Scroll through the page, and you
 page to feel as authentic as Austin. could see why. The diverse people in the
 “Often, we interview the average photographs shared stories that ranged
 person roaming around or on their way from outrageous to inspirational. All hada
 to work,” Vidrine said. “We do not target unique perspective that followers loved to
 individuals. We do not have an agenda. hear.
 Our only goal is to document the stories of “Whatever the situation, the
 the people that live in Austin." emotion that a person experiences is
 With the rise of technology and primal, basic and common to everyone,”
 impersonal social media, many people Vidrine said. “We are all navigating this
 were concerned with losing that human life the best we can.”
 connection. Humans of Austin made it




4
 UT Radio-Television-Film
 student Preston McNabb, St.
 Augustine physical therapy
 graduate student Michael
 Tran and UT neurobiology
 senior Kolby Vidrine run the
 blog “Humans of Austin.”
 Photo by Ellyn Snider
 FEATURE > #9
 fun fun fun bet Story by Raven Cortright




 The crowd at the Orange Stage on different genres of music. The black stage
 Saturday night was a strange mix of high- showcased hard rock, metal and punk.
 schoolers, college students and a healthy NOFX, one of the most iconic punk bands
 number of middle-aged adults. At the front of the '90s to today, was a headliner that
 of the crowd, however, the majority of fans drew huge crowds. As festival-goers
 were middle-aged women screaming for strained to see Fat Mike's red mohawk
 Jane's Addiction. on the black stage, a calmer crowd
 Jane's Addiction was one of surrounded the blue stage, where rap,
 the headliners at Fun Fun Fun Fest hip-hop and electronic music-lovers found
 on November 7. As one of the most their niche. While Wu Tang Clan drew
 celebrated, post-grunge alternative the largest crowd, other favorites such as
 bands that emerged from the ‘90s, Jane's Odezsa, Lauryn Hill, Chromeo, Acmmersigana
 Addiction put a spin on traditional forms Football and Neon Indian put on exciting
 of rock that appealed to many people of performances.
 generation X. “Fun Fun Fun Fest has a much
 “They are a high energy, highly nicer vibe compared to ACL,” radio-
 entertaining band that represents my television-film sophomore Mariana
 generation sublimely,” Frances Hellmich, Canales said. “You won't see people getting
 a first-time festival-goer said. “We were mad because of a mosh or people trying to
 the slacker generation. But the music is get to the front because it's more focused
 timeless because all youth goes through on the music than a silly flower crown.”
 that, right?" Along with music, a skate ramp
 FFF Fest celebrated its 10th and wrestling ring was set up, offering
 anniversary and had a lineup to back up entertainment between shows. Local
 the occasion. Known as the more relaxed restaurants like Austin's Pizza and
 and underground music festival compared Juiceland offered food and drinks to satiate
 to giants such as ACL and SXSW, FFF Fest concertgoers, and wristbands got wearers
 was known for its laidback crowd, good into FFF Nites, where bands performed at
 off-beat music and more accessible stages. local venues after the festival.
 As one of the most renowned festivals “You really get the most out of
 formmusicloversoialljcennes hl bebest the money you paid for and get a more
 showcased a variety of musicians, but intimate setting with a band that you really
 many of the headliners were '90s icons, like at night shows,” Canales said.
 such as Jane's Addiction, NOFX and Wu The 10th anniversary festival
 Tang Clan. proved that Fun Fun Fun Fest will con-
 Running between Nov. 6 and tinue to be a crowd pleaser for generations
 8, Auditorium Shores was divided to come.

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Lauren Mayberry, lead
WINER coisiic
 ght sparklers
 e annual Diwali




A student Snapchats himself holding
a sparkler at the Diwali celebration
held at the main mall. The Hindu
Students Association hosted the event
to expose students to Hindu culture.
Photo by Thalia Juarez
 diwali
 students celebrate the festival of lights
 Story by Kai Foster



 Rarely is the UT Tower culture and religion, celebrated by and sparklers. The sparklers were
lit with anything but its own millions of Indians both in India pervasive and a big part of the fun.
lights. However, on the night of and across the world. Between the sparklers, lights, loud
Nov. 12, the stunning sight of the The scale of festivities is music and the large, lively crowd,
bright orange tower was further impressive, according to engineering the plaza was a true spectacle,
illuminated by a spectacular sophomore Anirudh Sivakumar, though that was soon upstaged by an
fireworks display. Under it, across a Hindu Students Association announcement that the fireworks
the plaza and the South Mall, member and co-chair of the UT were about to start.
hundreds of students, faculty and Diwali event. That night, the Tower
others were busy celebrating “I'd say it's as big as was lit entirely in orange to
Diwali, the “festival of lights.” Christmas is here, for sure,” celebrate a UT Army ROTC win
 Diwali is a Hindu festival Sivakumar said. “We've had the at a national competition. At the
that celebrates the victory of event here for at least seven years, Diwali celebration, it also served
good over evil; this is symbolized and I think we've been doing as a fantastic accompaniment to
both literally and figuratively fireworks for that long as well. the firework show. Explosions of
as light conquering darkness. In We're the only student-organized all different colors filled the sky for
countries and households that event that gets to light fireworks at almost seven minutes and ended
celebrate it, Diwali is a five-day the Tower." with intense applause. As the
event that includes shopping, The night started off with festivities wrapped up, people began
gift-giving, participation in family a different kind of fire — a sacred to leave, but some were only just
prayers, celebration of all sorts one. This was part of a prayer called arriving, attracted by the fireworks.
and, of course, fireworks. It also Havan, which represents protection, “I was walking home
signifies the passing into the next kindness and safety. from dinner when I saw all these
year of the Hindu lunar calendar “The prayers Hindus do fireworks,” said Hannah Martin, a
called the Vikram Samvat. Diwali at Diwali are pretty universal, just freshman who was just then lighting
encompasses a vast swath of Hindu like the festival itself,” Sivakumar a sparkler. “Someone filled me in on
 said. “I think everyone wants good what was happening, and | thought
 to triumph over evil.” As night it was super interesting. I like getting
 continued to fall, the South to see outside of my own cultural
 Mall lit up brighter and experience. I definitely want to
 brighter as people began come back next year, but at the
 to fill the area. beginning instead of the end.”
 Lining the Though Diwali was finishing
 Tower plaza up for the year, the excitement
 were tables of the celebration for everyone,
 set up for from devoted Hindus to curious
 henna, passerbys, surely sparked some
 games, treasurable memories to last for a
 food long while.




 Students light candles on the steps of the
 main mall. Hundreds of students showed
 up for the celebration which included a fire
 ritual, food, sparklers and a firework show.
 Photo by Thalia Juarez
 NOVEMBER > #?
 longhorn pilots fly together
 Numerous monitors crowded the For other members of the club,
 front surface of the cockpit as we crowded aviation experience was more limited. In
 into the small, four-seater airplane. Everyone fact, students didn't need any experience at
 put their headsets on, and the voices of other all to participate in the club. Students such
 pilots and airport officials dribbled into as computer science sophomore Aditya
 our ears. After a quick sound check, Jordan Palnitkar simply joined to further a love of
 Larkins, a computer science major, began airplanes.
 to maneuver the airplane down the runway. “When I came to UT, I was
 Soon, the small plane was in the air, and searching for a club that fulfilled these
 Austin shrank beneath us as we flew up passions that I have of flying,” Palnitkar
 to 4,500 feet. Clouds spread out in a layer, said. “I found out about it. It was obscure.
 shrouding parts of the view below, but the But we are trying to make it easier for people
 Capital was still unmistakable. to know that there is a club like this at UT."
 This was part of the annual “We fly all over the place,”
 University Flying Club trip to Llano, Larkins said. “We've flown as close as
 Texas, where club members landed for Fredericksburg, Texas, and we will be flying
 Cooper's Barbeque before flying back to as far as Florida next week. Next semester,
 Austin's Bergstrom International Airport. we re going to be flying to Oklahoma. We
 For some students, flights like these were might be flying all the way out to Marfa,
 a regular occurrence with the University Texas.”
 Flying Club. Through this organization, The club's goal last year was to
 aviation enthusiasts had the chance to ensure everyone in the club had at least
 share experience and knowledge while one to two chances to fly out each month.
 enjoying regular trips across Texas and into Other than flyouts, the club drove to local
 neighboring states. air shows, met biweekly and shared aviation
 Larkins, club president, earned his stories. But for Larkins, nothing beat the
 flying license early in life and had been actual act of piloting.
 piloting within the club and in his free time. “It's totally a different perspective
 “I've been interested in planes ever when you can see in front of you. You can't
 since I could remember,” Larkins said. “I get a better view of the earth.”
 started flying planes before I could start
 driving.”


 President of the ©
 University Flying
 Club Jordan Larkins
checks fuel levels and
 prepares the plane
 before setting out to
 Llano.
 Photo by Raven
 Cortright




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 Club members enjoy the
 bird's-eye view of Austin
 as they make their way
 towards Llano.
 Photo by Raven Cortright




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 alexag
 legend on the
 silver screen
 Story by Alex Pelham




 “My All American,” based on the true story
 of famed Texas Longhorn safety Freddie Steinmark,
 fully embraced the clichés often embedded into sport
 films. The moments of agonizing self-doubt and
 heartwarming scenes of an underdog team rising to
 the top were all accounted for, but the film avoided just
 being a lazy retread of other great football movies.
 Steinmark (Finn Wittrock) started out as an
 achieving high-school football player who dreamt of
 becoming a football legend at Notre Dame. Just when it
 appeared no college would have him, Texas head coach
 Darrell Royal (Aaron Eckhart) gave both him and his
 best friend Bobby Mitchell (Rett Terrell) a chance to
 become Longhorns. Slowly, the ragtag team worked
 their way up to become the best in the league. However,
 when Steinmark encountered a cancerous tumor, he
 found his career in jeopardy.
 The reenactments of legendary football games
 managed to recreate the thrilling tension of an actual
 college game, and Steinmark’s determination not to
 succumb to cancer was well retold. Royal's relationship
 with Steinmark marked him as an embattled father-
 figure.
 In one part of the movie, Bobby suffered
 greatly during a subplot when his brother was killed
 in Vietnam, which culminated in a touching scene
 between the two teammates.
 Paired with heartfelt performances by
 Wittrock and Eckhart, the film succeeded in retelling
 both the tragedy and the triumph of Steinmark's short-
 lived career.



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 was sung by a harr
 beneath the UT Tower
 candles were blown out, sending smoke.
 into the atmosphere.
 A large group of students united by the
 hashtag #HornsForHumanity, met at the Tower to.
 “express [their] condolences for the various parts of
 the world facing tragedy,” according to the event's matter what race, religion
 Facebook page. Students met to sign a banner, light [or] class.”
 candles and participate in a moment of silence to Alejandrina
 show support for victims of various tragedies across Guzman, Mexican
 the planet. American Studies and
 Business honors marketing sophomore psychology junior, said she came t
 Dylan Adkins was involved in planning the event to show support and solidarity
 event, which was not sponsored by any specific for Paris and other countries. *
 organization. “It's crazy. I still can't believe [the
 “I really wanted to see the University do happened,” Guzman said. “I liked seeing e rery
 something, but it was Friday, and it was very quick,” coming out and showing support, and bei
 Adkins said. “So I thought, well, since the University respectful. I hope this gives the victims ho
 can't come out and say something so quick, us Nothing can ever take away their pain, bu
 students can. We just want to show our condolences they see they have positive vibes and prayers
 to those lives and families who are lost." being sent to them. Just know we're in it together,
 Adkins said the event was not to show Biochemistry freshman Ariana Chavarria
‘support for victims of one particular tragedy, but to heard about the event from a Facebook invitation.
 support all who suffered in that week. “T decided to come because I Know a lot
: “There's been a lot of talk in America has been happening in the last couple of days,”
 and on campus about Paris and the attacks there,” Chavarria said. “There has been a lot of tragedy. So
 Adkins said. “But, it's not just Paris; it's all of the many people have lost so many things. So I can't
 world. What I want to do with this is show that the do much, but I figured being here and sending
 students here see what's going on, and we care. No some prayers would mean something to someone.”
: In the wake of tragedies around
 the world, students gathered on the
 main mall with lit candles to unite
 in a shared moment of solidarity
and reflection. Though the event was
 not sponsored by any organization,
the students came together under the
 hashtag #HornsForHumanity.
 Photo by Junyuan Tan
 dina LaPotin prepares for
 the crux on Spider Grind, a io
 5.11b, at the entrance to Sex
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 Story by Raven Cortright



 Sweat ran down her face in the August sun.
- She had already run the warm-up 1.5 miles under
an 8-minute per mile pace. She had also finished
the sprinting intervals and uphill sprints. Now she
had to finish the tryouts with one hour of weight
lifting, one hour of climbing and a half-hour of
cardio intervals.
 Junior Ceilia Gutentag had been involved
in the rock-climbing club in the 2015 school year
before she decided to try out for the team last year.
 “Thad a year to mentally prepare for
the terror that is tryouts. A year was not long
enough. I died; we all died together,” Gutentag said.
“Whenever I try to explain everything we had to
do in tryouts to a non-team member, they visibly
shudder."
 This was the rock climbing competitive
club team tryout. Options to get involved in sports
 abounded on campus. Everything from intramural
 to club sports to varsity athletics allowed students
 to push their physical boundaries. But many sports
went under the “mainstream” radar. Rock climbing
was one of those sports.
 As a competitive club sport, most students
didn't even realize UT offered such an opportunity.
However, a large number of students tried out for
the team every year, but only about fifty students
made the roster each tryout season. Tryouts
themselves were a rigorous four hours of running,
climbing, sprinting, lifting and interval training.
 This intense tryout was actually the
team's regular Sunday workout. It was coach John
Myrick's belief that a strong and in-shape team
would compete better.
 And his philosophy certainly paid off. The
team, in each year of its existence as a competitive
ensemble, has won two national championships
and looked to score another in 2016. Competing
against schools across the state and country, the UT
climbing team brought home award after award.
 “I love everything about the team. The
workouts keep me in amazing shape and the people
are some of the coolest, most badass folks I’ve ever
met,” Gutentag said.
 The team intended to compete in San Diego
in May to earn their third national championship.
 professor spotlight. Anita Va ngelisti
 Interview by Giselle Suazo



 Dr. Anita Vangelisti is a perfect example of
 what success looks like at the University of
 Texas at Austin. She has been teaching at the
 Moody College of Communications since 2008
 and received her PhD from the Forty Acres in
 1989. Vangelisti is interested in interpersonal
 communication between families and
 romantic partners and is a published author,
 having written articles for various journals
 on the importance of communication. She
 has also been awarded various awards on her
 studies of interpersonal communication and is
 in the process of publishing two more books.

 Photo courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin




 "’m fascinated by family relationships and romantic relationships
 because they profoundly
 influence our lives...Ourcloserelationships
 affect the way we act at home and the way we function in the
 workplace. They even affect our physical health Understanding how
 people in family and romantic relationships communicate gives a
 tool to improve our physical, mental, and relational well-being.”



 “My best memories from teaching in the Moody College of Communication
 involve times when I could see a light turn on for my students. I teach a
 course on family communication, and I remember one time when a
 student wrote a research paper about how families change after a
 divorce... She said that writing the paper changed the way she felt about
 her family — she finally understood why her parents acted the way they
 did."


 “Technology enables us to communicate in ways and with people
 we never were able to interact with before... But the media
 we use to communicate also can create misunderstandings.
 We don't get a lot of important non-verbal cues when we
 communicate using some technologies. We can use technology
 to create ambiguity or to avoid face-to-face interactions. So, like
 other advances, technology is both a blessing and a curse. “




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 Michael Starbird professor spotlight.
 Interview by Sunny Kim



Michael P. Starbird, a professor of mathematics
at the University of Texas at Austin teaches a
signature course called the “5 Elements of Effective
Thinking,” where he challenges freshmen to think
effectively and to solve problems with an optimistic
approach. His class follows the agenda of the book
where the five steps are outlined in short and
concise chapters that ultimately change people to
become effective thinkers. The five steps consist
of thinking about simple things deeply, making
mistakes, creating questions, following the flow of
ideas and the quintessential element of change, and
it enforces his main message to teach people to be
creative and productive with their everyday choices. oe
 P cove Witt yeey Photo courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin




 “We wrote the actual words, the sentences and went over
 them many, many times. It wasn’t just once or twice, and
 it certainly doesn’t come out the first time, but avoiding
 repetition while having reinforcement is like an infinite
 number of compromises."



“I think there is quite a bit of evidence [our textbook] is useful... But it is
a question of it is useful for individuals. There are some students who are
less receptive. I think much more broadly about education and people who
come in with a very narrow view are very likely to change their minds
because that is just reality. However, I believe that even if they don't change
their mind, they are losing a lot of enrichments in life. I think that anything
that is interdisciplinary and broadens perspectives is very healthy.”


“We [Edward B. Burger and I] had previously written a textbook for
mathematics for liberal arts students, but we realized that the value of that
course for most of the students was not necessarily the mathematics, but to help
them to become better at what they would do in life, which would be to become
artists or musicians or politicians or business people. Thinking through what
value mathematics can give, there are strategies of thinking that can be applied to
anything. We tried to isolate those strategies of thinking without the math. That's
where the ‘5 elements of effective thinking’ came along.”




 FEATURE > 34
 Yuebing Zheng
 Interview by Liza Didyk



 Yuebing Zheng joined UT in fall 2013, and
 he's been teaching for two and a half years.
 He explores nanotechnology for the better use
 of light in healthcare, energy, manufacturing
 and national security, with research projects
 ranging from the fundamental understanding
 and control of light-matter interactions, to
 the single-nanoparticle and single-molecule
 levels and the developments and applications
 of optically active nanomaterials and
 nanodevices, such as bubble-pen lithography.




 Photo courtesy of Yuebing Zheng




 "[My advice to students pursing engineering
 research is to] expose yourselves to different
 disciplines and research areas.Be curious and
 tenacious. Think big and enjoy the process."




 “Teaching is one of the most important responsibilities
 in academia, and I cherish my opportunity to teach
 and work with students from all backgrounds. |
 feel an enormous sense of achievement when my
 students understand and apply new concepts to
 solve problems.”




 “The bubble-pen lithography allows to quickly, gently and
 precisely handle tiny colloidal nanoparticles and biological
 cells — that will allow researchers to more easily build tiny
 machines, biomedical sensors, optical computers, solar panels
 and other devices that take full advantages of the precision and
 functionalities of nanostructures.”




490 > ACADEMICS & ORGANIZATIONS
 Keji Lat professor spotlight.
 Interview by Nancy Huang



Keji Lai, a physics assistant professor at UT,
won a presidential award for energy-harvesting
materials with Deji Akinwande, an associate
professor for chemical and electrical engineering.
The presidential award is given by the government
to the most notable research. According to
Lai's research group website, Lai focuses on
understanding the many scientifically intriguing
and technologically important systems, including
transition metal oxides, low-dimensional electronic
materials and multiferroics.




 Photo by Fabiana Pena Feeney




 "| thought it was spam, but then the
 second email came after lunchtime,
 and it showed the White House release,
 and then | realized that it was real.”




 “My research specifically targeted energy-
 harvesting materials. That's a very strong goal of
 my research, to understand the energy process.”




 “They have a totally untransparent process selecting
 the winners. In the end, every year, there are a
 hundred people who are selected for this award.”




 FEATURE > 49
 a Patel and Badia
 Htalkatthe |
 aukkah- Diwali




 cross-cultural
 vation
 students host hanukkah-
 diwali dinner
 Story by Ellie Breed


 In an effort to encourage the culture, according to fine arts senior
 Jewish and Hindu campus communities Michael Paul.
 to learn about each other's traditions, “It is important to encourage
 Texans for Israel hosted the first understanding and celebrations like
 Hanukkah- Diwali Dinner at Texas this because it dispels myths and
 Hillel Center. misassumptions about cultures different
 The event did not fall on to your own, because you see what the
 either holiday, but celebrated both people are really like, not a preformed
 Hanukkah and Diwali with a night full stereotype about what they are like,”
 of dreidel playing, Indian and Israeli Paul said. “Sometimes you can find out
 music and a finale of sparkler waving. new, surprising things about the other
 The celebration was a way to educate cultures. I think we should not be afraid
 students about a faith they might not be to say we have faith in God, and these
 familiar with, according to architectural events encourage that.”
 engineering sophomore Tamar Solomon, An invitation was extended to
 who organized the event. all students, regardless of their faith.
 “I believe that the only This reflected the accepting nature of
 thing that separates people is their the University and the student body as
 experiences, Solomon said. “Having a whole, public health freshman Richa




 ie
 cross-cultural events like this Patel said.


 ae
 dinner encourages members of each “The event was a really fun
 community to learn about a faith way for me to celebrate Diwali while
 not their own. | think the University also learning a little bit more about
 is accepting of all faiths, but many Jewish culture,” Patel said. “This student
 students don't know enough about body is a really accepting group that
 faiths other than their own. We planned encourages the celebration of many
 the event with different organizations different cultures. I have never seen
 within the Indian community to get any religion, group or culture not be
 each group of people to become more welcomed here at the University. I
 knowledgeable about each other in a think that this event reflects that with
 fun environment.” its open invitation. It was a great way to
 This event was a way to celebrate the acceptance of two different
 eliminate any incorrect beliefs people cultures and generally just a really fun
 might have about another religion or night."




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- bowl game post season. |
 Photo by Ellyn Snider |
over 3,000 students graduate
 at fall commencement |




 Students of the College
 of Natural Sciences put
 their horns up during the
 Commencement Ceremony
 at the Frank Erwin Center.
 Photo by Shelby Tauber
 On
 bevo’ XIV
 Story by Lauren Ellis


 For the past 11 years, in the midst of an ever-roaring
 crowd and many spirited football games, Bevo XIV has looked
 upon the traditions that engulf DKR on Longhorn game day.
 As a staple of UT's culture, the beloved longhorn passed
 away in his sleep on Oct. 16, 2015, after being diagnosed with a
 bovine leukemia virus days prior. Bevo XIV held the mascot role
 for 11 years and survived by the Texas Silver Spurs, his longhorn
 friend Spike and his owners John T. and Betty Baker. Described
 as sweet and gentle by his owners, Bevo XIV emphasized UT's
 spirit at football games, even attending the 2006 BCS National
 Championship, where the Horns notably won. He also made
 a special appearance at the second inauguration of George W.
 Bush.
 Bevo XIV, UT's famous mascot, oversaw his last football
 game against TCU on Oct. 2, 2015. Unfortunately, Bevo XIV
 was too sick to travel to Dallas and attend the annual Red River
 Rivalry game against the University of Oklahoma. After hearing
 that Bevo XIV would not be attending the game in Dallas,
 students began to realize the brutality of Bevo XIV's illness. Plan
 II and aerospace engineering sophomore Kyle Hillman claims
 that he found out about Bevo's illness via Facebook just days
 before Bevo's death.
 “It's like the news came out of nowhere,” Hillman said.
 “Nobody knew there was anything wrong with Bevo as we
 watched him during the TCU football game."
 Though Bevo-less, the Longhorns beat the Sooners with
 a score 24—17. Hillman attended the TX-OU game in Dallas and
 took note of Bevo's absence.
 “Things didn't quite feel the same as the players ran out
 of the locker room past the empty patch of grass reserved for
 Bevo XIV," Hillman said. “However, the team played with a
 passion that would make Bevo proud, and we brought home the
 most meaningful win of the year."
 The next Bevo will be announced at the Notre Dame
 game of the 2016 football season.
 “Bevo XIV brought us a national championship, 11 years
 of excellence in the Longhorn tradition and an intangible sense
 of hope and pride,” Hillman said. “I look forward to meeting
 A member of the Silver Spurs stands
 Bevo XV." next toa memorial for Bevo during
 the game against Kansas State on
 October 24, 2015. Bevo passed away
 on October 16 after being diagnosed
 with Bovine Leukemia. —
 Photo by Shelby Tauber


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OCTOBER > 49
 crushing
 victories
 and broken vecords
 Story by Tyler Horka



 Confetti rained down onto the Frank
 Erwin Center court following the Longhorns’
 70-46 win against Kansas on Wednesday night.
 Several players drowned head coach Karen
 Aston in paper ornaments before leaving the
 floor.
 But it wasn't for any sort of
 championship. Instead, it marked a huge
 milestone for the program.
 1,000 wins.
 “This was a really fun night — a night
 that I think we had all been looking forward to,”
 head coach Karen Aston said. “Obviously as it got
 closer [we] had the opportunity to talk to a lot of
 former players and fans that were able to reflect
 back on 1,000 wins.”
 Texas became the fifth program in
 history to win 1,000 games with its win over the
 Jayhawks.
 A video tribute followed the game. Scenes
 of former head coach Jody Conradt's teams were
 displayed on the big screen. Conradt piled up 783
 wins and one national championship at Texas.
 “It hits you that you're a part of history,”
 Aston said. “For me, as a coach, to listen to
 [Conradt's] comments, you realize the enormity
 of the program and what accomplishments have
 been made here at Texas.”
 Aston said she’s happy that the milestone
 has been accomplished, but it was just one of
 many goals she has for her team.
 “It was an unexpected goal that wasn't Streamers
 fall from the
 necessarily written down or talked about when
 ceiling as the
 we started the season,” Aston said. “But it became UT women's
 basketball team
 a goal in the middle of it. It's just one to check off." celebrates the
 team's 1000th
 ites iba —)
 win at the game
 against Kansas
 on January 27.
 Photo by
 Stephanie Tacy
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 combining volunteerism with travel
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 Story by Abigail Zeitler




 Between visits to museums and While some critics of voluntourism
iconic landmarks, some students are now believe students may focus more on the
spending their time abroad in clinics, nearby recreational aspects of their trips, Sample
gardens and classrooms. said they try to select students who are “there
 Students are combining recreation for the right reasons.”
and service through “voluntourism,” “Students who choose to volunteer
excursions that allow them to travel to other abroad should keep their priorities focused
countries and help others while experiencing on the service they are giving,” Sample said.
a new culture. “Their own personal gain from travel or
 English and biochemistry junior social media is not a part of volunteering
Reilly Sample is vice president of the UT abroad.”
chapter of Global Medical Brigades — the English-UTeach and Youth &
world's largest student-led global health Community Studies junior Austin James
and sustainable development organization Robinson volunteered last summer
— formed in 2010. Sample, who volunteers with Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, a
twice a year, said voluntourism is beneficial worldwide nonprofit dedicated to teaching
for both the volunteers and the communities students leadership and service skills. In
they serve. college, Robinson took a service-learning
 “For students, a trip allows them course that he said changed the way he saw
to see a bit of the country they are serving volunteering.
while receiving the satisfaction of helping “The representation for voluntourism
a community in need,” Sample said. has been rich white kids who love to go to
“Reciprocally, members of the community a photo-worthy place where they stay for a
enjoy presenting their culture and traditions week, do no real good and actually hinder
to volunteers so that they may learn about the community overall,” Robinson said.
the people they serve.” Robinson said the stereotype may be
 On the trips, GMB students work as an exaggeration since voluntourism does mix
volunteers in a free clinic open to the rural helping others with exploring the world. He
public and work on community projects that said both of those are exciting for the right
range from routing clean water to providing type of people.
people with anti-parasitic medications. “You get to explore a new culture or
 “The need for basic healthcare in community while also being able to,
the developing world is unreal — truly one hopefully, increase the standard of living
of those things you have to see in person to for that community you are experiencing,”
believe,” Sample said. Robinson said. “It's a very privileged thing
 Sample said a proper international to get to do, and in its own way makes it
volunteer should put down the camera and pleasurable and something people don't take
carry themselves with cultural sensitivity. for granted.”




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 - Batak Kay, a poet he. “by learning about spoken word
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- conference and performed on HBO'sSs a Elena Pinaroe, a junior
 at Def Poetry Jam,” "presented. a | - bolo student who attended the
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 | Theatre, organized the event to pe : to lose yourself when you actually do :
 awareness to> performance-based _ fall in love for the first time.”
 poetry, o a : Kay performed poems
 oe coordinator and : about a varietyof topics including —
 English sophomore, Jesse Minchey, relationships, her childhood and
 said he wanted Kay. to present spoken politics. While. Kay said every poem
 word poetry to students because she writes is personal, she said she
 _ she pursues an innovative form of does not believe in immediately —
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 personally connect with. “I believe that there is
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 performance] and I could feel it.” I don't need to get on stage and share
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 slam competitor at the age of 14, now The event also included
 performs her poetry to audiences. _ opening act performances by
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 the founder and co-director of Project student organization dedicated to
 VOICE, a program that encourages cultivating the skill of spoken word
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 n voice and creative abilities — to share their work.
Sarah Kay, poetand _
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performed spoken —
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 a celebration
 of Japanese
 Story by Shannon Carey pop culture

 In an opulent hotel in central Austin, among
 businessmen and other high-class guests, aman wearing
 a ninja outfit and a bright blond wig checks into his room.
 He is not alone. Several other people with wild-colored
 hair wait in line behind him, eager to start their weekends.
 Ikkicon was a convention that showcases anime,
 video games, and Japanese culture, inviting various
 industry guests and artists to hold panels and display
 their work. It began in 2007, and usually falls on the last
 weekend of the year. Attendees came in cosplay, detailed
 costumes that were either handmade or bought from
 overseas. Events such as the Maid Café, a restaurant
 where maids performed for guests, and question and
 answer sessions with famous voice actors drew in
 anime fans from around the country. Ikkicon volunteers
 estimated that there would be 10,000 guests this year.
 Shorna Haque, a first-year Public Relations major,
 loved the sense of community a con brings.
 “The community has its share of bad eggs, but
 a large portion of the community otherwise is very
 welcoming and accepting, and personally I wouldn't have
 it any other way. In the crazy and sometimes stressful
 world of cosplay, no matter who you are, you're likely to
 always find acceptance and new friends on the daily, and
 I find that amazing in every sense."
 While the West viewed animation as a medium
 primarily for children, Japan used it to explore mature
 concepts using stunning art, melodious music, and
 skilled voice actors. Fascination with this unique cultural
 phenomenon spread across the globe. Even in America,
 most major cities hosted yearly conventions to celebrate it.
 Kai Foster, a first-year English major, respected
 anime for the intelligent concepts it presented.
 “Animation can speak through visual metaphors
 that other media can't, even with the risk of complex CGI. eee 3 a
 _ Freshman Shorna Haque dons.
 Sometimes it is the best way to get a certain story across.”
 a wig, red contacts, makeup, —
 Attendees enjoyed kicking off the New Year at the _and an outfit she made herself
 for her portrayal of Umbreon
 convention, and are looking forward to the anime and
 from Pokemon. Haqueis
 cosplays that 2016 will bring. a public relations major at
 has been cosplaying for 5
 years. This was her first year
 attending Ikkicon.
 Photo courtesy of Shorna Haque


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~ spring 20:
 student spotlight. Marie Claire Huff
 Interview by Madison Garden


 Marie Claire Huff was a native Austinite and
 pre-dental UT student. She loved being healthy
 and he;ping others lead healthy lifestyles. She even
 ran a marathon in California earlier in the year.
 She volunteered in Nicaragua on a global medical
 training mission, and ran a business that distributed
 healthy snacks to subscribers far and wide. This
 pre-dental Zeta Tau Alpha is changing the face of
 snacking, bringing pre-and post-workout snacks,
 supplements and guilt-free sweets right to your
 doorstep with her new company, Spark Snax.
 Spark Snax can be found on Instagram @sparksnax
 and on their landing page, sparksnax.com

 Photo courtesy of Marie Claire Huff




 “Eating healthy has always been important to me, and
 | want to bring that to other people. Our generation is
 seen as unhealthy — people even say we won't outlive our
 parents — and | want to take a step towards changing
 that."




 “It's really crazy [being a young entrepreneur]. I send out these emails to
 companies, saying ‘founder, Marie Claire Huff,’ and I have these phone
 calls, and I never really talk about age. Later, I've already partnered
 with a company and they've sent their products to me, and they'll ask,
 ‘So what have you done before this?’ And I tell them I'm a student at
 UT, and they all go, ‘\WHAT?"




 “I think literally anyone can start anything. I'm not a business
 major; I haven't taken all those classes — no one should ever feel
 ‘under-qualified.' Just start doing research, take advantage of the
 internet. It's such an amazing resource, and you can find all the
 information you need.”




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 Peyton Davis student spotlight.
 Interview by Felicia Rodrigeuz



Country music was a passion for sociology junior
Peyton Davis. After losing her father two years ago,
first to divorce and then suicide, Davis knew that
honoring her father’s memory didn't mean putting
her dreams aside. Davis wanted to perform and
record country music and has had the privilege of
working with many country musicians to make
her dreams a-reality. Since December 2014, Davis
had been hard at work recording her just released
album, Country Road. Her album consisted of
songs that Davis identified with and hoped that her
listeners got a sense of who she was and heard the
passion she put behind this album.

 Photo courtesy of Peyton Davis




 "It is a bit surreal [to have my own album]. | am so
 thankful for my mom, who served as the executive
 producer. She was the one who pushed me and
 believed in me. She put together an amazing executive
 and creative team and said, ‘Look at what you can
 accomplish if you have a dream and the motivation
 to go after it’



“I started singing in church when I was little and then started taking
private voice lessons while in middle school. After winning a local
singing competition, I started to believe that I had a musical gift. In
high school I was part of an award-winning contemporary a cappella
group, which was by far my favorite part of high school. People who
don't know me well are surprised that the genre I sing is Country
because of my classical background. But those who do know me well,
know that growing up I used to camp out in front of the TV and watch
CMT music videos of artists ike Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Shania
Twain, etc.”




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 student spotlight. Ena Gangu ly
 Interview by Sarah Bloodworth


 Enakshi Ganguly, a third year Government and
 Humanities major from Patna, India, when asked
 to describe herself, briefly responded, “I am
 questions.” Enakshi, “Ena” Ganguly began writing
 poetry her freshman year, but was exploring the
 works of E.E. Cummings before she could even
 understand the deep influence poetry would
 bring her, and others. She spent her life without
 an established home, however, she certainly has
 a settled presence in social media as a poet. Her
 poems were intimate reflections of love, feminism,
 and race. In the future, she planned to publish and
 become an activist for South Asian feminism.

 Photo courtesy of Ena Ganguly




 "Poems can be more like mirrors, like reflections of
 ourselves, than very cut dry, definitions that we need to
 consume. | think that that’s the most powerful thing that
 writing has. It can be mean something so different for
 every person and yet those same words still connect us
 all together."



 “Having my writing on Buzzfeed means more to me as a person than it does
 as a writer...other people are able to see it and say ‘okay I'm not alone.’ It's
 this transmedia connection that we are having now with all these different
 people across the world. It's a beautiful community I| think, albeit it’s not
 nearby, but it's still there.”




 “[My writing] started getting political around Nayyirah’s work.
 She has said that she doesn't attach her writings to politics, which
 is completely okay. But, it speaks to the South Asian community
 about beauty standards...about darkness being ugliness. There's
 all these themes that come out of her writing so when I saw
 that...you don't know what you can do till someone else has done
 it. So I was like ‘Wow I can talk about more than just love. I can
 talk about other things that are just as powerful.
 ver




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 Khushbu Patel student spotlight. (@
 Interview by Liza Didyk



 Aerospace engineering senior Khushbu Patel
 was part of the 512 Hyperloop Team that
 had their hyperloop pod design featured and
 tested out of 1,500 applications. Patel hoped
 she and her team could test their pod design
 at SpaceX in summer 2016. Her dream to be
 a rocket scientist carried her throughout this
 journey, and she hoped to graduate and work
 to produce more space-travel-related products
 in the future.




 Photo courtesy of Khushbu Patel




 "| strongly advice engineering students to partake in
 competitions in order to enrich the knowledge they have
 acquired from their classrooms. Our university offers so many
 opportunities where we can truly make a difference and change
 the world."




“Our design focuses on being feasibility intensive: we would be able to
build it within the short time frame we are given. We are not outsourcing
to other companies, instead we are manufacturing the pod ourselves. All
of our parts will be made by 512 Hyperloop. The most unique aspects of
our pod are the frame and the air bearing systems. The most critical part
of the pod, the compressor system, is also unique to our design.”




“The Hyperloop idea consists of moving a pod through a vacuum tube at
supersonic speeds and was popularized by Elon Musk in 201%. Since this
past June, we have been designing a prototype Hyperloop pod to build and
test on SpaceX'’s test track in the summer of 2016."




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 student spotlight. William Herbst
 Interview by Ashley Nava


 As a freshman, Business Honors and Masters in
 Professional Accounting senior William Herbst,
 was horrified by the sexual assault stories his
 friends would have after a night out. From
 harassment to drinks being drugged, the stories
 never ceased. After sharing his experience with a
 friend at Southern Methodist University, Herbst
 learned about the Not On My Campus movement.
 Along with former student and graduate Edwin
 Qian and biology senior Ellen Cocanougher, Herbst
 founded the Not On My Campus campaign on
 March 2015. With over 1,700 pledge signatures, the
 campaign on campus has gained national attention
 from MTV News to USA Today.
 Photo courtesy of William Herbst



 "UT is a special place in terms of how they prevent sexual
 assault and how they try to keep students safe. We are lucky
 to be at an university that provides the resources that it does
 and how much they care about their students. It’s my hope
 that we all take the Not On My Campus pledge and together
 we Can prevent rape culture here.



 “With UT being such a flagship and big school we were hoping
 that starting it here, since it originally started at SMU, would
 start a movement that could also be started at other schools.
 Since then, Alabama, Texas State and TCU are some schools
 that have implemented the campaign on their campuses to
 help combat sexual violence in their communities.”




 “Not On My Campus is a student led movement founded in March
 2015 to stand up against sexual assault and promote campus safety
 for all students. We started it last spring with the idea to show student
 how big of an issue sexual violence is on campus. Through our
 massive social media push a lot of people at the time learned about
 how prevalent this was on campus and how little education there
 was on the matter. With that we challenged people to learn about the
 resources and rights that victims have when sexual violence occurs.”




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 Townley Haas
 Interview by Natalie Heineman



Remember his face. Because you could one day see
iton a Subway commercial.
When first-year student Townley Haas was a little
kid growing up in Richmond, Virginia, he never
could have imagined he would one day beat Micheal
Phelps in a race. It was the 200 Meter Freestyle
finals at the Arena Pro Swim series in Austin and
Haas clocked in at 148.35 seconds. Phelps, who
has won eighteen Olympic gold medals, finished
two places behind him. As Haas prepares for the
Olympic Trials in late June 2016, he reflected back
on the enthusiasm and ambition that earned him
such success.
 Photo courtesy of Townley Haas




 "Our practices [for the Olympic Trials] are usually split up
 three ways: sprint, middle distance, and distance. We do a lot
 of yards of mostly freestyle. During a regular week, | do three
 mornings each for an hour and a half and five afternoons at
 two hours each. Plus a two hour Saturday morning practice."




 “I started swimming in my neighborhood pool when I was
 four years old. It was an outdoor community pool only open
 during the summer. When I was six or seven, | joined NOVA,
which is a club swim team in Richmond. I stayed with NOVA
all the way until I graduated. I also swam for my high school."




“That was the only race I beat [Michael Phelps] in, but
It felt pretty awesome. Freestyle isn't his best stroke, but
knowing how decorated he is makes it feel awesome.”




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 Story by Eunice Ali



 UT alumnus David Reitze led exist, just over a hundred years ago,”
the first direct detection of gravitational Downer said.
waves, 100 years after Albert Einstein Downer said he was happy
predicted them in his general relativity to learn about his former graduate
theory. student's major contribution to the
 On September 14 of 2015, scientific world.
Reitze and his team recorded “[The discovery] was
gravitational-wave signals emitted 1.3 something that scientists have been
billion years ago by the merging of anticipating for decades — it was a
two black holes, each about 30 times chest-pumping moment to see major
the mass of the sun. This discovery results finally come out of this project
confirmed the existence of gravitational that has been funded by the taxpayers
waves, which Einstein predicted in for 40 years," Downer said.
1916. The paper was published in the Reitze said he followed in the
journal Physical Review Letters on Feb. footsteps of fellow Longhorns who had
sl gone before him in researching general
 “Last night [our team] toasted relativity.
with champagne, but everybody was “UT-Austin has a rich history
actually eager to come back to work to of research in general relativity,” Reitze
find more black holes,” Reitze said. said. “[Kerr’s| calculation was really a
 Physics professor Michael revolution, because for the first time he
Downer, who supervised Reitze's was able to incorporate spin — angular
dissertation, said Reitze’s team momentum — into black holes.”
improved the sensitivity of the LIGO Richard Matzner, physics
detectors until they could detect professor and faculty member of
gravitational waves. Gravitational the UT Relativity Group, said every
waves are tiny, rhythmic distortions in detail of this first direct detection of
space and time that occur when objects gravitational waves matches Einstein's
move. They are generated all the time; description of gravity.
for example, a person generates a weak “This is the first definitive
gravitational wave when they spin in a observation of the existence of black
chair, according to Downer. holes, the first definitive observation of
 Humans can only observe the collision of black holes and the first
and measure the gravitational waves definitive observation of a spinning
of large, violent motions. Downer black hole,” Matzner said. “Every piece
said even though the black holes were of that behaves in the way Einstein
billions of light years away, scientists predicted it would.”
could detect their gravitational waves Matzner said he thinks Einstein
because of the magnitude of the would be proud of UT's physicists.
collision. “I'm sure [Einstein] is very
 “Basically, what they have happy that we're still working on
developed in the past three to four [general relativity and gravity] and
decades is a sort of optical microphone that so far he's been right," Matzner
that is able to listen to very low level said. “We haven't found any instances
gravitational signals from across the where there is anything wrong with
universe that Einstein predicted to what he predicted.”




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 Construction continues
 on the new medical
 school, which will
 open fall 2016.
 Photo by Rachel Zein




 Dell Seton Medical Cen
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 _ new medical school
 _ accepts first class
 ee by ae Dickie



 Joel Daboub arrived at his new job facing a unique
 challenge — finding the ideal group of students for a school
 that had no building, academic records or classes in sight.
 Several months later, the Dell Medical School began
 sending out its tentative offers of acceptance, trying to final-
 ize its inaugural class of 50 students who will likely shape
 the school moving forward. These students were selected as
 the result of a rigorous application process unlike any other
 in the state. |
 _ Lacking data from past years, Daboub, the first
 director of admissions at Dell, sought to create a new
 application process that would reveal the right set
 _ of students for the highly anticipated first class.
 "We're kind of an incubator of ideas in rela-
 tion to the admissions process,” Daboub
 saidof his office. “Many of the talented
 people here at Dell Medical School are attracted
 bere we re starting something from scratch,
 That really i isan opportunity to be creative, an op-
 portunity to try and to fail and try again.”
 _ Even the way students have found out they Were ac-
 : doped phone call from the medical school's dean, Clay
 Ss Johnston — was unconventional.
 a “Nota single student expected my call, ad one
 . was in che midst of interviewing at another med school,”
 Johnston said iin a statement pete ond Monday. ' ‘There were
 afew gasps, some happy tears — not just my own — anda
 x couple of muted screams. Frankly, it made some people's
 4 days, especially my own.”
 : The school emphasized leadership qualities, a desire
oe to innovate, good people skills and the ability to work in
teams. Daboub said he hopes this will enable students to
 _ succeed in the school's curriculum, an accelerated version
. - of what medical school students usually expect.
. ‘Several students who made it to the interview stage
 oywith De ll expressed mixed feelings: excitement over the |
 — chance of trying something new but also trepidation over
 "the risk involved
 with attending an unproven school.
 oo “They're really looking for a specific candidate,”
 ta Sahihi, a finance senior and Dell applicant, said. “[It]
a _ takes a real oe oo to be at Dell. ‘Their student body
 Story by Trenton Daeschner


 The Texas men’s golf team looked up six wins in the spring, including a third-
to gain some traction in its 2015-16 straight Big 12 championship and a berth
campaign with spring play. in the NCAA quarterfinals.
 The Longhorns entered the spring “The fall season does not mean
season ranked No. 10 in the Golfweek hardly anything,” Hossler said. “We
rankings, having dipped seven spots from certainly underachieved, but I think that
their No. 3 preseason ranking in the fall. with this offseason — to have a couple
 Texas didn't win a single months off for guys to get healthy, for guys
tournament in the fall season, finishing to get their game in order, to understand
eighth at the Fighting Illini Invitational, what they need to improve on. I think
tying for fourth at the Nike Golf Collegiate we're going to be just fine in the spring."
Invitational and tying for sixth at the Hickok helped shoulder the load
United States Collegiate Championship. last season with a 72.23 scoring average.
 But the team's sluggish start is This season, senior Tayler Termeer, junior
not without cause. The Longhorns dealt Kalena Preus and sophomore Taylor Funk
with injuries from the start of the season have all been vying for the job of replacing
including a few bumps and bruises to Hickok but have collectively averaged a
star junior Beau Hossler and sophomore 74.67 in stroke play.
Scottie Scheffler. Texas still remained confident
 “It's been difficult for us to get our it could fill that void in its lineup and
momentum,” head coach John Fields said. make a run for a fourth-straight Big
“You need consistency with your entire 12 championship and fourth national
team. Even the success we had this fall championship in program history.
was probably significant in relationship “We have all the talent in the
with the obstacles we were dealing with." world,” Hossler said. “We have guys that
 The Longhorns, however, weren't want to win, guys that are working really
overreacting and placed stock into the hard and doing everything they can to get
difficulties of the fall. Last season, Texas better.”
only won one tournament before racking
 Sophomore Sophia
 Schubert walks towards -
 a hole at the Betsy Rawls
 Invitational on October 19.
 Photo by Mike McGraw




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 On February 4, the Campus Events +
 Entertainment Asian American Culture proudly
 presented the Lunar New Year Festival 2016 in the
 SAC. This year, the Lunar New Year, which varied
 depending on the moon cycle, celebrated the “Year of
 the Monkey."
 As you looked around the SAC ballroom, you
 could see splashes of red and white — a wall of paper
 flowers lined the room. The smell of Madam Mam's
 noodles, fried rice and pad thai flooded the ballroom,
 and boba teas from CoCo's were handed out to guests
 in the midst of dragon dancing, lit firecrackers and
 red envelopes, which were used to send happiness
 and blessings to one another.
 Exercise science freshman Wescott Lu, one of
 the attendees, enjoyed the overall happy atmosphere
 Or tne Event.
 “T found out about the event from friends
 from CSA and TASA,” Lu said. “I enjoy the moments
 in Chinese New Year when we get to spend time with
 friends and enjoy each other's company."
 Another standout of the night was Big Chen's
 performance. Big Chen, a local UT celebrity who
 made cover videos of famous songs, made a debut at
 Lunar New Year.
 “T enjoyed Big Chen's performance because
 he brought a lot of energy,” Lu said. “When he
 performed many people around me who have never
 heard of him were very into it. Big Chen brought a lot
 of the audience together."
 UT prided itself on the diversity on campus,
 which was expanded through culturally enriching
 events, such as those put on by Campus Events +
 Entertainment.




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Students had the opportunity
 to tie their written new year
 wishes to the branches of
 the tree.
 Photo by Bryce Toma,
 courtesy of E+E




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their game against St
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 UT was known for events he and his organization set for companies that are looking for
 its diversity and the many up. more diverse employees.”
 perspectives students brought “We've done two this According to Mannie,
 to the university. Every year, month,” Mannie said. “The Black History Month originally
 UT recognized Black History first was ‘Masquerade in the came from Negro History
 Month to celebrate the many Park,’ which was a Mardi Gras Week, which also empowered
 contributions African Americans celebration that happened African Americans and
 brought to society. around Black Empowerment focused on African American
 Paul Mannie, government Week, which is put on by accomplishments in the public
 junior and publicity chair for different black orgs. We also had sphere, until it became the
 the African American Culture ‘Black to Business,’ which was modern month-long event.
 Committee in Campus Events a smaller career fair event, not “T think that just not UT,
 + Entertainment, described the specifically for black people, but but everyone in general needs



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 Illustration by Joanna Levine
 Story by Liza Didyk




to empower younger people [to show
them] they can do whatever they want,”
Mannie said.
 The power of discussion and
representation in the African American
community has come a long way at UT,
but Mannie said that there was always
more that can be done to educate others.
 “Tf the question ‘Why do we
have Black History Month’ has to be
asked, then we're not doing our jobs
right, and something's not working,”
Mannie said.




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“123 > ATH LETICS
 Story by Alana Kaufman




 Freshman Johnny Goodwin horns roster was loaded with under-
 took to the court against Abilene classmen, featuring Just one senior and
 Christian's Cole Lawson at the sixth one junior.
 singles spot on Jan. 12. Butterflies Senior Michael Riechmann and
 swarmed in his stomach. junior George Goldoff led the team. But
 The referee signaled for the the younger players, including Goodwin
 _ match to start, and the first point of and freshman Harrison Scott, brought
 his first college career began. Good- a lot to the table. Goldhoff said his goal
 win had no idea what to expect. was to pass on to the underclassmen
 “It's just something you nev- what he learned over the years.
 er get to do before the junior tourna- “T think my first year I was
 ment,” Goodwin said. “It's something 18; I'm 6-foot-1, and I think I was the
 really special." shortest guy on the team, so it's just a lot
 By the end of the match, different, and I am trying to carry out
 Goodwin had no need to be nervous. a lot of the lessons that the older guys
 He dominated his opponent, winning showed me," Goldhoff said. “We got a
 6-1, 6-O en route to a Texas sweep of pretty good tradition here in tennis at
 ACU. UT, so there's not really much to show
 Entering the 2016 season these guys. We just got to keep it going.”
 at No. 20 in the ITA rankings, the Scott has impressed in his short
 Texas men’s tennis team was ready time in Austin, taking on the No. 2
 to begin the spring season. The Long- singles position. He posted a 10—2 record
 in the fall and currently sits at No. 94 in
 the ITA men's singles rankings.
 The Longhorns dropped both
 matches to SEC teams, but Goodwin
 hopes the Longhorns’ energy will push
 them to work hard and improve their
 game as the season progresses.
 “I think we have a lot to prove
 this season,” Goodwin said. “We lost a
 lot of good players last season, and we
 have just as tough a schedule, so I think
 it's going to take a lot from our team to
 have the same success, but I think we're
 up to it, and we're all excited.”




George Goldhoff hits the ball
in a match against Ole Miss
on January 24.
Photo by Stephanie Tacy

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 Kacy Clemens
 hits the ball
 during a game
 against UNLV
on February 19.
 Photo by Rachel
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 Story by Ashley Nava


 On Friday, February 12 love was special info booth provided by University
 fizzing in the air as Campus Events and Health Services.”
 Entertainment held its fourth annual Crushgrams facilitated Valentine's
 Crushgrams event. Day festivities for students who did not
 “The Crushgrams each student have time or money to spend on their
 received consisted of the message sent to crushes and friends.
 them by another student stuffed into an “They're perfect for hopeless
 envelope,” Diana Padilla, Mathematics romantics,” freshman Plan II and
 and Economic junior and president of Astronomy major Austin Hanna said.
 Campus Events and Entertainment said. “Some went to friends, and some went
 “They also got a bottle of orange Crush to cute girls I didn't have the heart to
 soda with a specially printed Crushgrams approach. I sent one to my roommate.
 sticker on the bottom!” Because the window of time to pick them
 About 2,150 submissions were up was only a couple of hours, only a few
 made online and 900 of them included a people received them. So, most people will
 Crush soda bottle. never know of my affections.”
 “The best part is always watching The photobooth pictures taken at
 people open their messages and getting the event were available to students on
 a huge smile on their face,” Padilla said. Facebook.
 “This year we had a photo booth and a




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 Member of Campus Events
 and Entertainment prepare
 Crushgrams for students
 on February 2, 2106. E+E
 gave out approximately
 2400 Crushgrams this year.
 Photo by Shelby Tauber




Adriana Tapia, a 3rd year
corporate communication
 student and a member
 of Campus Events and
 Entertainment, gives a
 crushgram to a student
 on February 12.
 Photo by Shelby Tauber


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Swimmers dive into the pool
at the Big 12 Championships
on February 27. Both the
men’s and women’s team
won the Big 12 title.
Photo by Mike McGraw




134 > ATHLETICS
 swimming
 and diving
20 years of consecutive championship

 Story by Steve Helwick




 Below the strings of pennants, the
 water furiously rippled in the Lee and Joe
 Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Saturday
 night. Fans from various colleges at the Big
 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
 donned a myriad of colors in the audience,
 but the top of the podium was solely decked
 in burnt orange.
 The Longhorns dominated the Big 12
 Championship in both men's and women's
 divisions. The No. 1 men's team won its 20th
 consecutive Big 12 title and 37th consecutive
 conference title under head coach Eddie
 Reese. The women's team claimed its 14th
 Big 12 title in the 20 years of the conference's
 existence.
 The Longhorns won every event on
 a record-breaking night where four meet
 records, including one Big 12 record, were
 shattered.
 The divers will return to the pool on
 March 7 for the NCAA Zone “D" meets with
 a spot in the NCAA championships on the
 line. The women will compete for the NCAA
 title beginning March 16 and the men will
 try to defend their national title beginning
 March 23.




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UT staff member Shannon Price reads a pamphlet
while waiting to vote in the primary elections at
the Flawn Academic Center on March 1.
Photo by Shelby Tauber


136 > STUDENT LIFE
 Story by Natalie Heineman



 On Friday, March 1, the line to vote vote for the candidate of their choice.
for the 2016 Presidential primaries stretched “Every vote matters,” said third year
out the double doors. Students from all Finance major and College Republicans
backgrounds came to cast their ballot for one communication director Robert Guerra.
reason: they care about their country’s future. As candidates Donald Trump and
 Prior to this day, student organizations Bernie Sanders run anti-establishment
hosted numerous events to get people campaigns, students are starting to vote less
registered to vote and informed of the issues on party lines and more on principles. This
facing this year’s elections. shakeup of traditional politics motivates
 “This semester we stayed up until marginalized young voters to get involved.
midnight on Gregory Plaza on the voter “Young people have to vote in order
registration deadline so that we could register to get our words heard,” said third year
as many students as possible,” said fourth year linguistics major Noli Chew.
International Business major and University No matter which Presidential
Democrats communications director Maliha candidate students selected, the 2016 race
Mazhar. promised excitement, drama, and even some
 Signs scattering the West Mall social media memes.
encourage students to come into the FAC and




 Students line up at the University
 Co-op to vote in the primary
 elections on March 2016.
 Photo by Shelby Tauber


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 Isaiah Taylor

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 on February 27.
 Photo by Joshua
 Guerra




 The Longhorns started their
 first season under Shaka Smart
 in Shanghai and finished it
 in Oklahoma City. Smart and
 the Longhorns were 20-13 in
 Smart's first year as head coach
 and qualified for the NCAA
 tournament. It was a short trip,
 as Northern Iowa hit a half-
 court game winner to oust the
 Longhorns from the firs nd.
 Texas went 11-7 in the Big 12
 conference despite losir
 center Cameron Ridley to injury —

 for most of the year. A few
 highlights included a December
 victory against North Carolina
 ndawin over Oklahoma. The


 seniors in the offseaso rf .




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 Imani Boyette
 goes up for a shot
 during a game
 against TCU on
 February 27.
 Photo by Gabriel
The women’s basketball team popes
celebrated a few big milestones
this season. Head coach Karen
Aston and the Longhorns advanced
to the Elite Eight of the NCAA
tournament for the first time since
2003, but fell to No. 1 UConn
86-56 on March 28. The team
also notched it's 1,000th all-time
victory after beating Kansas 70-46
on January 29. Texas was one of
five programs to win 1,000 games,
including Old Dominion, Tennessee,
Louisiana Tech and James Madison.
Texas lost four seniors in the
offseason, but returning key players
included Ariel Atkins, Brooke
McCarty and Lashaan Higgs.




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 [timeline]
 campus carry
 Last Public
 Forum: Faculty Signs
 September 29, 2015 Opposition:
 UT held its last October
 13, 2015
 public forum 50 members of
 to discuss how psychology department
 concealed carry on signed and turned in
 UT campus will be a statement against
 implemented. campus Carry.




 Campus Carry Campus Carry Anti-Carry
 Law Signed: Rally: Rally:
 June 1, 2015 October 10, 2015 November 10, 2015
 Gov. Greg Abbott signed Students and faculty Gun Free UT held
 S.B. 11, also known as the raise one of many one of several anti-
 “campus carry" law. S.B. 11 campus Carry rallies. campus Carry rallies.
 provides that license holders
 may carry a concealed
 handgun throughout
 university campuses.

 Infographic by Jesus Aco
 Captions by Raven Cortri;
 Information courtesy of the Daily Te
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 October
 13, 2015
 President Gregory Fenves announced
 Elizabeth Danze, associate dean for
 graduate programs, as the interim
 dean of the School of Architecture
Student after Frederick Steiner threatened

Demonstration: to leave due to campus carry
 legislation.
February 04, 2016

Students demonstrated
their opinions on
campus carry with
colored balloons. Red
balloons, the color
representing opposition
to the bill, outnumbered
neutral and supportive Legislation
opinions 14:1.
 Takes Effect:
 August 1, 2016




 Mock Shooting Fenves makes Cocks not
 Protest: Decision: Glocks:
 December 12, 2015 February 17, 2016 August 24, 2016
 Students on the Drag UT President Gregory Fenves Projected date for Cocks
 protested a mock shooting notified the University of his not Glocks, where many
 by gun-carrying supporters decision regarding the policies students will strap dildos
 in response to a gun-support for campus carry legislation on their backpacks to
 organization’s plan to stage via email. Classrooms will not demonstrate their opinions
 a mock shooting near UT be included in gun exclusion against campus rulings
 campus. ZONES.




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Texas Relays on March 31.
 Photo by Rachel Zein This year held senior Zack where he didn't qualify for finals.
 Bilderback's last Texas Relays. In 2012, “T felt like he was very talented,”
 high school senior Bilderback walked sprinting coach Tonja Buford-Bailey
 into Texas Relays with aspirations said. “But it was key to get him confident
 of returning to campus as a student. enough to believe he belonged ina
 However, his main focus was playing national final.”
 safety and wide receiver for Celina High With her help, Bilderback
 School's varsity football team. But at became a four-time Big 12 Champion in
 Celina High School, every football player the indoor and outdoor 400-meter. On
 was required to run track. March 19, Bilderback became the first
 “I mostly just used track as Longhorn in school history to win the
 training to get ready for football,” NCAA title in the indoor 400-meter.
 Bilderback said. “They put me on all “When he won that 400 indoor
 the relays for three, because they were national race, it was one of the proudest
 double the points, but I started running moments I've ever had as a coach,” Bailey
 the open 400 my senior year.” said.
 Bilderback's 4x400 relay from Unlike his first appearance at
 the 3A Celina High School gave a record- Texas Relays, it was no surprise that
 breaking performance at Texas Relays, Bilderback attracted a crowd of fans at
 beating out 5A schools such as DeSoto the race. Many of his coaches and family
 and Mansfield Timberview, and the were in town, in addition to his high
 fastest high school time in the nation. school team, who was also competing.
 “He's one of those people who It was four years since Bilderback first
 doesn't say a whole lot but leads by set foot on the Texas track, and as he
 example,” said Mario Sategna, Texas prepared for his last Texas Relays, he
 track and field coach. wanted to send a message.
 During his freshman year at “T just want to be a role model
 Texas, Bilderback placed third in the and show that even athletes from small
 outdoor Big 12 Championships and towns can come here if they work hard
 qualified for the NCAA Championships, enough,” Bilderback said.




 Senior Zack Bilderback speaks to a reporter.
 Bilderback is the first Longhorn in school
 history to win the NCAA title in the indoor 400.
 Photo by Jacob Martella



 MARCH & APRIL > 143
 President Barack
 Obama waves to the
 crowd as he walks
 onstage prior to his
 keynote address at
 South By Southwest
 Festival on Friday,
 March 11.
 Photo by Rachel Zein




 Promoters of an
 app dance on the
 corner of Sth and
 Congress Streets on
 Saturday afternoon.
 Photo by Rachel Zein




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 Stubb's during SXSW.
 Photo by Daulton Venglar
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 Haddad, Rachelle Allen, Rahul Patel, Megan Stanford, Megan Jay Wang, Abril Molina, Kimberly Nguyen, Lizette Garcia, Jen
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 Encarnacion, Mary Cartens, Poonam Vaidya, Hayden Mikulec,
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Maryanne Ishak, Mareham Youssef, Michelle Ghebranious, Susannah Crowell, Mia Dedear, Wendy Fernandez, Jose Guillen,
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 Men’s Golf Senate of College Counsels




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 Hossler, Tayler Termeer, Gavin Hall, Steven Chervony, Doug Ghim, Osterloh, Meagan Abel, Janet Yim, Nick Sajatovic, Alex Kim, Sydney
 Steffan Schmieding, Branson Davis, Charles Kim, Head Coach John Shin, Jasmine Balbas, Susan Seo, Sara Leonard, Drishti Wadhwa,
 Fields, Assistant Coach Jean-Paul Hebert Yesha Shah, Gregory Ross, Christian Cordova, Praveen Satarasinghe,
 Hemat Patel, Cynthia Turner, Andrew Cordova, Christopher Casso,
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 Ariana Garcia, Christy Agnello, Tiffani Le, Jamila Raja, Abigail Ruben Diaz, Rixon Rouse, Shannon Stavinoha, Chelsea Burns, Connor
 Rosenthal, Ixchél Hernandez, Kimmi Doan, Shelby Hayes, Saumya Bean, Taryn Shelton
 Gupta, Aiden Park, Ernest Chan, Rebekah Edwards, Mariah
 Becerra, Lily Rocha, Abby Diaz, Inez Hicks, Maiya Evans, Shelby
 Vaughan, Rachel Spross, Anna Wang, June Loh, Felicia Rodriguez,
 Lauren Tran, Tony Redmer, Marilyn Arteaga, Moses Lee, Wilfrido
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Bounds, Stephen Michael Vincent, Kenton Wilson, Naveed Haque, Westmoreland, Matt Gmitro, Brian Schwall, Collin Gonzalez, Ahmed
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Austin Sarles, Nick Roberts,Wenbin Lu, Christian Black, Jacob Gabriela Kunath, Michel Funk, Alex Sands, Zhi-Yuan Wang, Rachel
Schofield, Jackie Rambo, Gabrielle Stedman, Hanna Bernbaum, Wix, and Dylan Winkler
Emma Heitmann, Alina LaPotin, Jared Jones, Naomi Cohen, Jacob
Lubecki, Ceilia Gutentag, Thanh Ha, Zach Greenberg, Bentley Tang,
Tyler Mancini, Logan Bachman, Lauren Fussell, Marisa Romero,
Kaela Winters Todd, Kevin Salcedo,, Alec Finewood, Neha Gupta,
Lexi Roberts, Clay Wynn, Bobi Simonsen, Eshan Halekote, Katherine
E Dean, Daniel Corona, Wookeun Oscar Song, Rachel Wright, Will
Johnson, Joel Thomas Sterling, Jessica Mortensen, Cole Thompson,
Samantha Hilty, Jacob Lemley, Zachary Vanderbosch, Bridget Owens,
Chelsea M-Lofland




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 Lexy Roesle, Breahna Gibbons, Sarah Miscisin, Priyanka Mina, Marisa Price, Natalie Abouk, Kristin Diaz, Brea Clark
 Morgan Thelen, Ana-Gabriella Garcia, Yvan Nguyen, Shameera Kelsey Ohlman, Kendall Kovar, Kimmie Winder, Michelle Prichard,
 Bajwi, Shanzeh Mohammed, Chloe Rivas, Julianna Masabni, Brittany Courtney Salas, Lauren Rowsey, Gillian Linton, Jen Nwuli, Lanie
 Fietsam, Ibis, Rojas, Kathleen Lee, Candace Pope, Anika Mina Nguyen, Sarah Musselman, Adit Bior, Victoria Roberson, Neha
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 Emily Blevins, Becki Ho, Carolina Wimmer, Taylor Hernandez, Kristi Myres, Annie Dougan, Regan Lewis
 Calcagno, Emma Roesner, Megan Burke, Giovanna McMahon, Denica Lauren Bubak, Vanessa Powell, Sylvia Ofor, Erin Slemp, Lauren
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Jacob Gray, Grayson Barrett, Parks McNeil, Reese Thompson, Logan Basil Fares, Zach Hamstra, Ryan Crouser, Zack Bilderback, Nate
Brittain, Chris Pietraszkiewicz, Conrad Ramquist, Jake McConnell, Moore, Aldrich Bailey, Jr., Charles Mills, Kirema Macharia, Steffin
Wesley Ward, Christopher Ntreh, Carlton Anumnu, Fabian Dohmann, McCarter, Brian Peterson, Chris Irvin, Max Dordevic, Andrew Bolze,
Derrell Manhertz, Wolf Mahler, Jacob Pickle, Alex Rogers, John Rice, Spencer McCloud, Spencer Dunkerley-Offor, Nick Meaders, Reese
Connor Hendrickson, Terry Brown, Jr., Charles Anumnu, Travis Watson, Brady Turnbull, Alan Zapalac, Derek Fenton, Barrett Poth,
Toliver, Darren Medrano, Caleb Hollifield Blake Scott, David Rueff, Eric Kroon, Logan Emery, Pedro Nasta
Kara Zuspan, Katie Ruhala, Katie Burford, Gabby Crank, Samantha Courtney Okolo, Haley Crouser, Kaitlin Petrillose, Raquel Tjernagel,
Young, Meghan Lloyd, Virginia Preiss, Hannah Grubb, Kaleigh Ervin, Emily Golla, Mary Beth Hamilton, Asa Garcia, Lauryn Caldwell,
Zola Golden, Sydney Fowler, Shelby Poncik, Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Alaina Perez, Pamela Uchebo, Georgia Wahl, Alexa Harmon-Thomas,
Mobolaji Adeokun, Shania Collins, Caitland Smith, Connor Ward, Sierra Patrick, Mawardi Berkhadley, Melissa Gonzalez, Ariel Jones,
Sandie Raines, Alex Cruz, Rose Hyak, Ali Uhle, Calie Spencer, Anne Ashley Miller, Teahna Daniels, Ameze Guobadia, Marissa Pekarek,
Harwig, Shay Petty Jordan Welborn, Ashtin Zamzow, Kally Long, N'Dia Warren-Jacques




Lauren Beard, Kate Palladino, Chloe Collins, Cat McCoy, Natalie Volunteer Assistant Coach Ryan Hodge, Head Coach Ryan Murphy,
Gilbert, Kat Brooks Anne Hakula, Natalie Karcher, Maddie Luitwieler, Delainey
Yaazie Bedart-Ghani, Micaya White, Amy Neal, Paulina Prieto- Peterson, Sara Scarlett, Haley Mills, Tezira Abe, Sophia Schubert,
Cerame, Chiaka Ogbogu, Morgan Johnson Julia Beck, Associate Head Coach Kate Golden, Steffan Schmieding
Head Coach Jerritt Elliott, Volunteer Assistant Coach Evan Sanders,
Nicole Dalton, Ebony Nwanebu, Mirta Baselovic, Molly McCage,
Nathan Mendoza, Associate Head Coach Tonya Johnson, Assistant
Coach Erik Sullivan




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Photos by Shelby Tauber
Description by Raven Cortright
 In a sea of tens of thousands of students, it was

 difficult just getting a professor to know your name.

 Standing out from the entire crowd of peers and

 educators was even more difficult. Nevertheless, a

 select group of students were able to make impacts that

 turned heads and gained the attention of the Forty Acres,

 whether it was due to their leadership positions, awards

 and honors, activities, or participation in organizations.

 Judged by a board of representatives including members

- of the Student Government, Office of the Dean of

 Students and other UT faculty, nominees were chosen

 with careful consideration.

 Notable students had been recognized by Cactus

 since the 1930's with the Goodfellow and Outstanding

 Student awards, setting a legacy for recognizing

 noteworthy students for their accomplishments. The

 2016 school year saw the combining of the Goodfellow

 award with the Outstanding Student award to create

 the Standout Award. The transition included the same

 judgement criteria, such as involvement, achievement

 and leadership, but combined it into one award category.

 On such a large campus, nominations for these awards

 were no small feat.

 With so much intelligence, creativity and

 academic diversity on campus, many students overcame

 anonymity to make an impact on UT, on Austin or on an

 even larger scale. The UT Standout awards carried on the

 legacy of achievement and excellence, starting with the

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 Aalund, Danielle 148 Arteaga, Marilyn 150 Beck, Julia NOS
 Abbott, Greg 50, 140 Asian American Beckman, Derek 155

 Abdelghani, Rawand 166 Culture 104, 122 Bedart-Ghanl,

 Abdelkhaleq, Haneen 1 Aslam, Muneeb 148 Yaasmeen S2, IHS

 Abdul-Rashid, Mariam 153 Aston, Karen 100, 139 Bedsole, Patricia 148, 166

 Abe, Tezira NOS Atkins, Ariel 199 Beeson, Megan 148
 Abel, Meagan 150 Austin City Limits 43 Belyaeva, Maria 156
 Abouelkheir, Benjamin 149 Austin Fire Department 58 Bening, Mason 156

 Abouelkheir, Elizabeth 149 Ayers, Victor el Benson, Mary 166
 Abouk, Natalie NZ Ayoub, Diana 149 Benyamin, Sandra 149
 Abramson, Daniel 155 Azebe-Osime, Immanuelle 148 Berkhadley, Mawardi NOS
 Acosta, Jesus 184 Bernbaum, Hanna 15

 Adame, Christina 67 Berti, Allison 148

 Addiction, Jane We Baal Dan Charities Bevo XIV 98
 Adeokun, Mobolaji NOS 148 Bhatnagar, Varun 167

 Adhikari, Suyash 148 Baath, Ajeet 148 Bhimani, Salima 156

 Adkins, Charlie 166 Bachman, Logan ISil Bier, Marti 10

 Adkins, Dylan 84 Baerg, Caroline 148 Big 12 Conference 60, 68, 120,

 Adkins, Kara US Bailey, Aldrich NOS IS4E 1S, 158, 14435
 Adler, Steve ol Bailey, Madison WZ Bigler, Rebecca 58

 Agnello, Christy 150 Bajwi, Shameera Nez Brilcleroack, Zack 42. 14k, Ibs

 Ahmad, Izzah 148 Baker, Betty 98 Bior, Adit NSZ
 Ahmed, Maheen 148 Balbas, Jasmine 150 Black, Clarmstiaim 151

 Aimuyo, Nosa 151 Balsamo, Ethan Thoth Blevins, Emily 152
 Akinwande, Deji 91 Barnes, Rick iy Bloodworth, Sarah 184

 Allen, Rachelle 148 Barraza, Daniel 62 Blount, Joshua 156
 Alpha Lambda Delta 148 Barrett, Grayson NOS Boatner, Lisa 148

 Amador, Denica ISZ Barthold, April 54 Bogowitz, Mason 149

 Ambianda, Bako Ido) Baselovic, Mirta las Rolnlem, Iwiker 151

 Ambriz, Amber 155 Bast, Nathan 1S Boland, Robert 1S

 American Red Cross Club 148 Batchman, Caleb exe Bolze, Andrew IBS

 Anumnu, Carlton NOS Bayasgalan, Uyanga 155 Bonds, Nancy AS

 Anumnu, Charles 153 Baylor, Blake 149 Borens, Zachary 156

 Apolinar, Anjelica UD Bean, Connor 150 BossBabes ATX 65
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Bowl, Cotton 45, 46 Chakraborty, Arpan 151 Crouser, Ryan DS
Bowser, Liana 148 Chan, Ernest 150 Crowell, Susannah 149

Boyette, Imani SQ) Chang, Anne lo Crushgrams 155)
Brittain, Logan 153 Chau, Liana NSY) Cruz, Alex 149, 153

Broderick, Zak 151 Chavarria, Ariana 84 Curran, Trey 151
Brogan, Evan 156 Chavira, Miguel ioih
Brooks, Kat 60, 153 Chen, Big 122
Brown, David ol Chervony, Steven 150 Dalton, Nicole IDS

Brown, Emma 152 Cheung, Alice 184 Daniels, Teahna 15S

Brown, Terry NOS Chew, Noli NSA Danze, Elizabeth 141
Brown, Vivianna 167 Chi, Christina IleZ Dargahi, Kimia ID
Bubak, Allison Nez Chicano Hispanic Law School 148 Davis, Branson 150
Bubak, Lauren Iko2 Choudhury, Muhtadi 148 Davis, Brett US)
Buford-Bailey, Tonja 142, 143 Christian, Fallon 148 Dawe, Jbia 152
Burford, Katie 149, 153 Churchwell, Lauren ley Davis, Peyton 111
Burger, Edward 89 Cisneros, Jessica 148 Dean, Katherine ikl
Burgess, Lauren 148 Clark, Brea 152 Dedear, Mia 149
Burke, Megan 152 Clayton, Mackenzie 151 Defashy, Tim 149
Burns, Chelsea 150 Clemens, Kacy 131 Deike, Theresa 168
BurntX 64 Clifford, Jackson iol Dell Medical School 24,79, 119
Burt, John 28, YD Cobb, Nicholas 167 Dennis, Tessa 157
Busby, Peyton 148 Cobham, Christopher 148 Deptula, Daria 62
Bush, George W 98 Cocanougher, Ellen 114 Diaz, Abby 150
 Cohen, Joseph iil Diaz, Kristin eZ
 Cohen, Lauren 148 Diaz, Ruben 150


Cc
Calcagno,
 Cagle, Tess

 Cai, Bowen

 Kristi
 65, 182
 167
 IkaZ
 Cohen, Naomi

 Collins, Chloe

 Collins, James
 151
 NOS
 151
 Didyk, Liza
 DJ Lethal
 Do, Monica
 184
 30
 148
Caldwell, Lauryn ISS Collins, Shania 153 Doan, Kimmi SO
Camacho, Isaac 156 Conradt, Jody 100 Doan, Kristina 157
Campbell, Dylan 148 Cooke, Lizzy 149 Dodds, DeLoss bz
Campbell, Taylor a Cordova, Andrew 150 Dohmann, Fabian NSS
Canales, Mariana WZ Cordova, Christian 150 Dolan, Ashley 152
Cardozo, Marysabel 148 Cormier, Jared 149 Dolph Briscoe Center NS)
Carey, Shannon 184 Cornyn, David ital Dong, Joshua IkeZ
Carstens, Grace 148 Corona, Daniel Iheylh Dordevic, Max Nod
Cartens, Mary 148 Corte, Stephanie 148 Dornak, Cody UST
Cary, Wynn 156 Cortright, Raven 184 Dorroh, Meaghan lay/
Casablancas, Julian 43 Coulter, Andrew iovh Dougan, Annie 152
Casarez, Michael 149 Couture, Emily eZ Downer, Michael ily
Casso, Christopher 150 Covington, Preston 151 Drake, Hannah 148
Castro, Julian 50 Crane, Bailey sto Dudzic, Gabriela 148
Cavazos, Sergio 150 Crank, Gabby 149, NSS Dumont, Kierstyn oy
Cervantes, Diego 148 Crawford, Melissa Noy Durrani, Jordan ih
Chairez, Marina 156 Crouser, Haley 153



 INDEX > 925
 2. Eames, Joshua 148 Galati, Joseph 158 Gray, Johnathan 26, 27, 51
 Easley, Roosevelt SY) Gambardella, Greco, Nicolette 158

 Edwards, Rebekah 150 Glenn 148 Greenberg, Zach 151

 Edwards, Taryn 152 Ganguly, Enakshi iz. Grosenbacher, Heather 148

 Egbuson, Oyin IBZ Garcia, Ana-Gabriella 152 Grubb, Hannah 1A). 15S

 Eisenberg, Ian 160 Garcia, April 148 Grube, Daniel altel

 Elliott, Jerritt 52, BO, WHS Garcia, Ariana 150 Grube, Michael 151

 Emery, Logan 149, 153 Garcia, Asa NOS Guerra, Robert UST

 Encarnacion, Aliyah 148 Garcia, Jaime 148 Guillen, Jose 149

 Enrione, Amy 168 Garcia, Larissa 148 Gujral, Karan 148

 Ervin, Kaleigh 149, 153 Garcia, Lizette 148 Guo, Jason 158
 Eubanks, Bianca 148 Garcia, Victoria SZ, Guobadia, Ameze IBS
 Evans, Matya 150 Gardephe, Emma 148 Gupta, Neha 151
 Garofano, Nico lho Gupta, Saumya 150
 Garza, Samantha 162 Gutentag, Ceilia 87, ISL

 Faili, Sanaz 10 Gea, Albert stey4 Gutierrez, Hector 148
 Falgoust, Neal 1 Gentry, Blake 158 Gutierrez, Jana 150

 Fares, Basil 153 Ghebranious, Michelle 149 Guzick, Alana 162

 Fat Mike ZZ Ghim, Doug 150
 Fenton, Derek 15S Gian, Kevin sli
 Fenves, Gregory DAL 25, 2. abil Gianitsos, Tim 148 lela, (Maan LSI

 Fernandez, Wendy 149 Gibbons, Breahna eZ Haas, Townley IS)
 Fields, John 120), 15 Gibson, London 150 Habashi, Marina 149

 Fietsam, Brittany Nez Gilbert, Natalie aS) Hack TX 41
 Finewood, Alec shawl Ginnings, Cameron 148, 158 Haddad, Andie 148
 Finkley, Halle 148 Global Medical Brigades 103 Hajj-Ahmad, Amar 148
 Flor, Tony 148 Gloss, Henley 10 Hakula, Anne 15S

 Flores, Alex 151 Gmitro, Matt isi Halekote, Eshan Sil

 Flores, Mikayla 69 Golden, Kate NES Hall, Gavin 150

 Fontenot, Michah 148 Golden, Zola NSS Hamilton, Mary Beth 1 See oye)

 Fontinelle, Steven IB2 Goldhoff, George NZS) Hamstra, Zach 149, 153

 Foreman, Armanti 26 Golla, Emily 149, 153 Hanna, Abby 152

 Foreman, Donta 26 Gomez, Elisa 148 Hanna, Austin TZ

 Formby, Erin 168 Gonzalez de la Rosa, Hansoti, Esha 148

 Fowler, Sydney USS Arlenne 168 Haque, Emily 152
 Frederick, Renee 15 Gonzalez, Collin 151 Haque, Naveed iol
 French, Hannah 152 Gonzalez, Jeremy 148 Haque, Shorna 106

 Friedman, Rachel 15 Gonzalez, Karla 158 Harmon-Thomas, Alexa ISS

 Fritz, Rebecca 148 Gonzalez, Melissa HOS Hart, Samantha 148
 Fun Fun Fun Fest We Goodwin, Johnny 129 Harter, Bridget 148

 Funk, Michel NS Gorny, Samantha Nez Harwig, Anne IDS

 Funk, Taylor 120, 150 Gove, Madison 169 Hayes, Shelby 150
 Fussell, Lauren Sil Grant, Jasmine 148 Head, Zach nil

 Gras, Mardi 126 Heard, Brooke 148
 Gray, Jacob 153 Heard, Jerrod 26, 46, 94


176 > INDEX
Heard, Sophia 148 Ibrahim, David 149 Kelly, Angela 68
Hebert, Jean-Paul 150 Ingle, Allie 152 Kennedy, Anthony il
Heitmann, Emma 151 Irvin, Chris NdS Khalil, Peter 149
Hellmich, Frances V2 Ishac, George 149 Kim, Addy 152
Helwick, Steve 15 Ishak, Daniel 149 Kim, Alex 150
Hendrickson, Connor 149, 153 Ishak, Maryanne 149 Kim, Charles 150
Henkel, Sarah 184 Iskander, George 149 Kim, Kelsey 148
Henning, Catherine 158 King, Alexander 148
Herbst, William 4 Kistner, Marshall 2
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Hernandez, Alana 148 Jackson, Driphus 26 Koontz, Lee IO), SI!
Hernandez, Antonio 148 Jadeja, Devi 148 Kovar, Kendall a2
Hernandez, Carlos 148 Jahangir, Zeriba Sl Kroon, Eric TANS), eS
Hernandez, Ixchel 150 Jamail, Joe ISS) Ku, Joyce 148
Hernandez, Taylor IS2 Janecka, Carey 151 Kunath, Gabriela ith
Herrera, Natalie 149, 158 Jefferson, Malik 26, 46, 94 Kuwuriz, Kieietinna. Sg)
Hicks, Inez 150 Jennings, Jen 148 Kykta, Katherine 150
Higgs, Lashaan NS) Jennings, Jessica 152
Hill, Faith 111 Jhaveri, Sanjana 148
Hill, Lauryn 12 Jiang, Jack 148 Laamoumi, Hannah 150

lalbis, Terry iS Jiang, Siqi 148 Mat, Key 91
Hillman, Kyle 98 Johansson, Kirsten 148 Langford, Michael 40
Hilty, Samantha slow Johary, Ari VS Lanier, Morgan 148
Hindu Students Association 76, 77 Johnson, Daje AG, HG LaPotin, Alina 86, 151
Ho, Becki 152 Johnson, Morgan 52, 3S, Gil, 15S Larkins, Jordan 78
Hoang, Johanna eZ Johnson, Tonya NDS Lassiter, Lexi 149
Hoffman, Morgan its) Johnson, Will SIL Latif, Sabeen IZ
Hollan, Libby Nez Johnston, Clay ig) Laude, David 66
Holland, Demarcus ily Jones, Ariel IDS Lawson, Cole 129
Hollifield, Caleb 149, 153 Jones, Braydon 55), ISI Lax, Mitchell 159
Holtkort, Joshua 158 Jones, Clinton 159 Le, Carrie 149
Hose, Tori 152 Jones, Jared 151 Le, Jenny 67
Hossler, Beau 120, 150 Jones, Jordan 148 Le, Pearl 149
Hougaard, Katia 1o® Jordan, Chris Usil Le, Perla 148
Huang, Crystal SZ Joseph, Tyler 43 Le, Iitiaian 150
Huang, Luoman 149 Joshi, Sneha 169 Lebron, Brendalys 149
Huang, Mansi 149 Joy, Christen 51 Lee, Joseph 169
Huff, Emma 15@ Lee, Kathleen ita
Huff, Marie Claire 110 Lee, Moses 150
Hughes, Connor 151 Kamilar, Elizabeth 148 Lee, Sung June 9
Hurley, Gabrielle 159) Karcher, Natalie 15S Lemley, Jacob iol
Hurtte, Mason 21, 54 Karimaghaei, Cina 148 Leonard, Sara NSD
Hyak, Rose 149, 153 Karimaghaei, Sam 148 Lewis, Regan WBZ
 Karri, Vystnavi 148 Lightle, Heidi 150
 Kaushik, Ananya 148 Limon, Joe 38
 Kay, Sarah 105 Lit, Sagan 184


 INDEX > 93?
 Litt, Zev 169 Martinez, Jerome 2 -Morton, Amanda 148

 Linton, Gillian IBZ Martinez, Marina 149 Mouton, Marcus 160

 Lipinski, Lauren 152 Martinez, Nelda Syl Moya, Robert 160
 Lloyd, Meghan 149, 153 Masabni, Julianna 33, IZ Munguia, Kristen 160

 Loh, June 150 Mayberry, Lauren WS Murphy, Ryan 15S

 Long, Kally NDS Maynes, Rachel 150 Musselman, Sarah 52

 Long, Zachary 150 Mazhar, Maliha US7 My All American 80
 Longhorn Advocates 51 McBride, Martina 111 Myres, Cathryn Up2
 Longhorn Band B4L BS) McCage, Molly 5S, CO, 153 Myrick, John 87, 151
 Longhorn Halloween 67 McCarter, Steffin IBS

 Longoria, Emilio 148 McCarty, Brooke LSS)
 Loper, Lauren 170 McCloud, Spencer 15S Vy, Naik, Alina 148
 Lopez, Cassie 152 McConnell, Jake 149, 153 Nandu, Simmi 148

 Lopez, Erika 148 McCoy, Cat IBS Naquin, Carly 152
 Lopez, Karinna 150 McDougald, Michaela 148 Nasta, Pedro 149, 153

 Lu, Wenbin ISI McGarity, Ross 151 Nayak, Shashwath 148
 Lu, Wescott 122 McGee, Kendra 159 Neal, Amy AS) 60), 153

 IL, Wu I52Z McMahon, Giovanna 152 Nelson, Caleb iil

 Lubecki, Jacob Udil McNabb, Preston 71 Nguyen, Justin NSZ
 Luitwieler, Maddie 15S McNeil, Parks NOS Nguyen, Kimberly 148
 Lujan, Paola 148 McRaven, William ZA 25 Nguyen, Lanie IZ
 Lunar New Year Festival 122 Meaders, Nick LOD Nguyen, Tim id
 Lyons, Patrick 170 Medrano, Darren TAG) WES Nguyen, Tracy 41
 Melisaris, Panos 160 Nguyen, Yvan Iz
 Mendoza, Nathan IDS Niraula, Toyana 150


 it Macharia, Kirema

 Mackaman-Lofland,

 Chelsea
 153



 151
 Mexican American Culture
 Mica, Natalie

 Mier, Marisa
 62
 160

 IBZ
 Nobel, Oliver

 Noble,

 Nooner,
 Brooke

 Natalie
 Sill

 15

 SZ

 Madison, James 139 Mikulec, Hayden 148 Not On My Campus 114
 Magalhaes, Jade 159 Miller, Ashley IDS Ntreh, Christopher 15S

 Mahler, Wolf 153 Mills, Charles 149, 153 Nwanebu, Ebony IOS
 Maldonado, Elena 148 Mills, Haley Nod Nwuli, Jen ISZ
 Maldonado, Juan 148 Mina, Anika 152
 Mallett, Isaac 148 Mina, Priyanka IBZ
 Mancini, Tyler ioyll Minchey, Jesse 104 Oa O'Brien, Jordan 162
 Mandalapu, Divija 148 Miscisin, Sarah 2 O'Connor, Kelly 162
 Mandalapu, Rohit US, S4,, BH Mitts, Jack 182 Obama, Barack 144

 Manhertz, Derrell 149, 153 Mocherla, Arjun 151 Ofor, Sylvia 152
 Maredia, Nishiki 170 Mohammed, Shanzeh 152 Ogbogu, Chiaka SZ, GO), 1S

 Markel, Jonathan 149 Molina, Abril 148 Ohlman, Kelsey Ne
 Martin, Hannah a Monrial, Alexa 160 Okolo, Courtney NSS
 Martinez, Alejandra OZ Moore, Kristen 171 Ortega-Arroyo, Daniel iol
 Martinez, Daniella 148 Moore, Nate 149, 153 Osterloh, Rachel 150

 Martinez, Esteban 151 Mora, Olivia 148 Owens, Bridget ISI

 Martinez, Jacob 170 Mortensen, Jessica 151


1#3 > INDEX
 Padilla, Diana USZ Posey, Bailey 148 Riechmann, Michael 129

 Padolina, Marianne 148 Poth, Barrett DO Rivas, Chloe 152

 Palladino, Kate 153 Potts, Matthew val Roberson, Victoria 152

Palmberg, Daniella 149 Powell, Vanessa 152 Roberts, Lexi 151

Palmer, Patrick 151 Powers, William, Jr 8, 9, 24 Roberts, Nate 151

Palnitkar, Aditya 78 Prabhu, Neha 52 Roberts, Nick ISI

Pamidimukkala, Sarad 148 Prabhu, Shruthi Wal Robins, Rayanna 161

Parikh, Pooja 160 Pratapa, Abhishek 40 Robinson, Austin 103

Park, Aiden 150 Preiss, Virginia 149, 153 Rocha, Lily 150

Parker, Annise Dl Preus, Kalena 120, 150) Rodriguez, Jordee 150

Parks, Shannon 152 Price, Marisa 152 Rodriguez, Ramiro WZ

Patel, Hemat 150 Price, Shannon 136 Rodriguez, Wilfrido, Jr 150

Patel, Khushbu 113 Prichard, Michelle 152 Roemer, Madeline 152

Patel, Puja | 92 Prieto-Cerame, Paulina 15S Roesle, Lexy I5Z

Patel, Rahul 148 Proctor, McKay 151 Roesner, Emma 152

Patel, Richa | 92 Puig, Emily 148 Rogers, AEX 149, 153

Patel, Sneha 148 Putnam, Hannah 162 Rogers, Tim 149

Patel, Zalak 148 Romanick, Catherine 149

Patrick, Sierra 15S Romero, Marisa 151

Patterson, Steve Wi, 82 Qian, Edwin 114 Romo, Alondra 148

Paul, Michael 92 Quimio, Brian 161 Rosales, Selina 149

Pekarek, Marissa 149, 153 Rosenthal, Abigail 150

Pepper, Barron 15 Ross, Gregory 150, 172

Pereboom, Kelly 152 t Rady, Kori 9, 151 Rotnofsky, Xavier IS, S44, BS

Perez, Alaina 149, 153 Rafaile, Anthony 149 Rouse, Rixon 150

Perez, Briana 148 Rahman, Samiha 148 Rowsey, Lauren IBZ

Reine, leclehy 148 Rahman, Shafaqat 148 Rueff, David 153

Perez, Karla 148 Raines, Sandie 149, 153 Ruhala, Katie 149, 153

Perkins, Jamie 38 Raja, Jamila 150 Ruiz, Leonel 148

Perren, Jullian 160 Rambo, Jackie isi
Peterson, Brian 15S Ramirez, AJ 15

Peterson, Delainey 153 Ramquist, Conrad IBS Sacks, Adam Sl

Petrillose, Kaitlin ISS Rao, Geetika Wall Sahihi, Aaron 119

Petty, Shay 153 Ravichandran, Manoj 148 Sajatovic, Nick 150

Phelps, Michael 115 Raybon, Brooke 148, 161 Salas, Courtney 152
Phung, Becky 150 Redmer, Tony 150 Salazar, Luis Nol
Pickle, Jacob IAS), 15S Reese, Eddie USS) Salcedo, Kevin WS

Pietraszkiewicz, Chris IAS) 15S Reiser, Aaron 152 Saldivar, Kayla 152

Pigott, Hayden IBZ Reistroffer, Maria 148 Salido, Tori 152

Pinaroc, Elena 161 Reitze, David 117 Salone, Cheralyn 161

Pineda, Justinne © 148 Reymundo, Karen 148 Sample, Reilly 103
Pomroy, Macy 152 Reynolds, Lindsey 148 Sampson, Tony 148
Poncik, Shelby 15S Rice, John 149, 153 Samvat, Vikram Ta

Pool, David 161 Richer, Brian 151 Sanchez, Alejandro 161

Pope, Candace IBZ Ridley, Cameron 138 Sanchez, Cristian 148


 INDEX > 979
 Sanders, Bernie NSA Smart, Shaka MW, D2, O8, ISS Tabanian, Patil WHS
 Sandhu, Lovesimyjit WZ Smith, Abby ST Tacy, Stephanie WZ
 Sands, Alex iil Smith, Alexandra 149 ‘Tava, [Lizzy WS
 Sarles, Austin iloil Smith, Caitland Nos Tang, Amy 162
 Satarasinghe, Praveen 150 Smith, Evan 50 Tang, Bentley ISI
 Sategna, Mario 142, 143 Smith, Lauren IkoZ Tanious, Betty 149
 Satish, Kalpana 150 Smith, Sammy 50 Tapia, Adriana ISS
 Sauceda, Rebecca 148 Smith, Sarah o4 Tate, Aubrey 148
 Scarlett, Sara NoZ, Wos Solomon, Tamar BZ Tauber, Shelby 184
 Scheffler, Scottie 120, 150 Sone, Sunny 64, 65 Tawse, Nick 151
 Schiel, Dakota 148 Song, Wookeun Nol Taylor, Isaiah WH, 82. 13S
 Schmidt, Logan 151 Sosa, Jennifer 162 Taylor, Zachary 151
 Schmieding, Steffan NSO, USS South By Southwest 144, 145 Tejas Club 151
 Schneider, Travis 161 Souza, Estefania 148 llemmneer, Tenyller 120, 150
 Schofield, Jacob iil Spark Magazine 150 Ikerany, Ihe 148
 Schubert, Sophia IZ, WHS Spencer, Calie lod Texas 4000 14
 Schultz, Zachary WZ Spencer, Sabrina 148 Texas Exes o1
 Schwall, Brian NS Spross, Rachel ISO Texas Relays 143
 Scott, Blake 143, 153 Stanford, Megan 148 Texas Rock Climbing 151
 Scott, Harrison 129 Stanley, Caitlin 148 Texas State Parks Club Isl
 Scrafield, Stefan 14, 15 Starbird, Michael 89 Texas Wushu 152
 Sellers, Sean 151 Stavinoha, Shannon 150 The Geoscience Leadership
 Senel, Tatyanna 148 Stedman, Gabrielle 151 Organization for Women 67
 Seo, Susan 150 Steiner, Frederick 141 The Ladybirds Spirit
 Sepulveda, Jacquelyn 161 Steinhurst, Grace 162 Organization ip
 Serry, Fady 149 Steinmark, Freddie 380 The Longhorn Hellraisers 335
 Shafag, Emran 4] Stepchinski, Alan 148 The Texas Tribune 50, 51
 Shafik, Christopher 149 Sterling, Joel iil Thelen, Morgan ho
 Shah, Radhika 2 Stewart, Samuel 26 Thomas, Duke 26
 Shah, Sumedh 162 Stone, Ian 148 Thomas, Sephra 149
 Shah, Yesha 150 Strong, Charlie 17, 26, 46, 52, 53, 94 Thomas, Sydney 184
 Sharphorn, Daniel DZ Student Government 38 Thompson, Cole ilo
 Shelton, Taryn 150 Suazo, Giselle 184 Thompson, Reese IDS
 Shepperd, Cara 162 Sulkis, Michael skey Wiehe, Liwina 52
 Shin, Sydney 150 Sullivan, Erik 153 Tidrick, Silva 152
 Shokar, Jasleen 150 Suneel, Deepa 150 Tier, Molly 64, 65
 Shulman, Brittany 64, 65 Susswein, Gary 24,58 Tirriteli, Matt isl
 Sieck, Nicole 150 Svoboda, Robert NS Tjernagel, Raquel eS
 Silva, Christina 148 Swoopes, Tyrone On Todd, Kaela 151
 Silva, Lena 148 Sy, Thahn 149 Toliver, Travis IHS
 Simonsen, Bobi iro Sylvie, George ae Toma, Bryce ZS
 Singarella, Samantha 148 Symmank, Eric 162 Torres, Belana 148
 Siu, Austin 9) Torres, Jordan 162
 Sivakumar, Anirudh a Tran, Julie 148
 Slemp, Erin NaZ Tran, Lauren 150



130 > INDEX
Tran, Michael 71 Wadhwa, Drishti 150 Yang, Helen 62
Tran, Michelle ID Wagland, Dani 128 Yap, Victor eZ
Trapp, Meredith 15 Wahba, Merna 149 Yim, Janet 150
Trentel, Kate 150 Wahl, Georgia Nod Yoram, Shira 93
Trump, Donald MSA Walker, Gabi 152 Younan, Samuel 149
Tsai, Caroline 148 Wang, Anna 150 Young, Samantha 149, 153
Turnbull, Brady 149, 153 Wang, Debora SZ Youssef, Bishop 149
Turner, Cynthia 150 Wang, Jay 148 Youssef, Mareham 149
Twain, Shania itl Wang, Teresa 149 Youwakim, Joy Oo
Twenty One Pilots 43 Wang, Tiffany 149
 Wang, Yanan ito
 Wang, Zhi-Yuan isi Zakhary, William 149


i
 Uchebo, Pamela Nos Ward, Aaliyah 163 Zamarron, Chandler 163
 Uhle, Ali 153 Ward, Connor 149, NSS Zamzow, Ashtin NOS
Uhr, Robert 149 Ward, Wesley 149, Nexs Zapalac, Alan NSS
University Co-op IST Warren-Jacques, N'dia 153 Zeta Tau Alpha 110
University Flying Club 78 Waters, Nathan iro Zhang, Amy 182
UT Tower 5, 77, 84 Watson, Reese IOS Zhang, Christy 184
 Welborn, Jordan 149, 153 Zhang, Grace 150



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 Werner, Benjamin 163 Zhang, Tiffany SZ
 Vaidya, Poonam 148 Westmoreland, Cambell Iksyih Zheng, Yuebing 90
 Valadez, Caitlin Is) Weston, Natalie WAS Zifzaf, Ahmed iro
Vallefuoco, Sean isi White, Micaya IS, 153 Zuniga, Julianna 63
Vanderbosch, Zachary iowh Whitehair, Christopher 150 Zuspan, Kara 149, 153
Vangelisti, Anita 88 Williams, Kenneth WS
Vasquez, Lauren NSZ Wilson, Cassidy SZ
Vaughan, Shelby 150 Wilson, Kenton 151 + 912 Hyperloop 113
Velasquez, Lizzie 283, 28) Wimmer, Carolina 162
Venkatasetty, Divea 148 Winder, Kimmie NoZ
Venticinque, Lauren 152 Winge, Hannah IZ
Viator, Danielle SO Winkler, Dylan iltoll
Vidrine, Kolby al Wittenbrink, Sabrina eZ
Villalpando, Stephen 149 Wittrock, Finn 80
Villaret, Aimee 148 Wix, Rachel 151
Villarreal, Garrett 162 Wong, Nicole iil
Villarreal, Lydia 163 Wright, Rachel ith
Vincent, Stephen ikeyh Wu, Chin-Wen 163
Vo, Thien 41 Wu, Clint WS2
 Wu, Steven 163
 Wynn, Clay ilo




 INDEX > 938
 letter from the edéiler
 It's hard to believe Frank Serpas, Stephen Salisbury & TSM-
 that it’s already You are all such an integral part of the Cactus’s ability to be a student
 over. Another voice on campus. | can’t thank you enough for taking care of the
 year has passed logistical side of things, so we can focus on making the book the best
 and another book that It can be.

 completed, and
 we're still here to Ryan Rinaldi & Walsworth-
 record the moments of It was a pleasure to work with you again. Thank you for continuing
 life at UT. to believe in us and always doing your best to help make Cactus
 | started my yearbook journey successful.
 in middle school and continued
 it through high school, where | Raven Cortright-
 ultimately served as design editor | honestly don’t know how | would’ve survived this year without you.
 of my high school publication. Despite Thanks for always being on top of things (even when |’m not) and
 being a mechanical engineering major, | was determined to have for the endless amounts of coffee you’ve gotten me. | look forward to
 yearbook as part of my life at UT. | was incredibly excited when | got working with you in the future.
 the position of design editor my freshman year and even more grateful
 a year ago when | was appointed editor-in-chief. The past year has Jesus Acosta-
 been an intense learning experience, both as an editor/manager and You are such an interesting person, and I’m so grateful | had the
 as a person. chance to work with you this year. This book would be nowhere near as
 It's hard to be a print media entity in a society where social polished and beautiful without your creative direction on it. Thank you
 media and the Internet are so prevalent in our everyday routines. for pulling everything together at the last minute and exciting me with
 But as this digital environment we put ourselves in becomes a more spread designs and graphics.
 integral part of our lives, it becomes increasingly more important to
 hold on to the things that don’t disappear when you refresh a page. Shelby Tauber-
 Your yearbook will be a tangible memory of your history, even when You’ve been an amazing person to work with, and I’m so happy you
 Facebook and Twitter fade away into obscurity, and you can’t search deciding to stay on staff for your senior year. Thank you for providing
 up the events you attended during your time here. However, you can us with gorgeous photos and dedicating your time to this despite all
 always pick up this copy of the yearbook and look at the people you the other opportunities you’ve had this year.
 knew, the life you had, and the moments you experienced in 2016.

 I’m proud of my staff for growing with this book as | Liza Didyk-
 definitely have and being willing to step up to the challenge of (and I’m so glad | stole you away from the Texan this year, so you could
 succeeding in) conveying a year’s worth of events, the atmosphere of work for us. Thank you for putting up with the million of texts and
 the Forty Acres and a population of 50,000 students into the 192 pages reminders I’ve sent and keeping me semi-sane with our non-yearbook
 that is the Cactus yearbook. related conversations.
 So many people have contributed their time and energy into

 making this edition of the Cactus, and | want to take the time to thank Sydney Thomas-
 them. | love that you were constantly asking me for more photos and content
 to post on social media. Thank you for all the hard work you’ve put into
 Gerald Johnson- marketing.
 | can’t begin to thank you enough for how much you’ve worked to
 make Cactus and TSM more successful this year. We wouldn’t be Alice Cheung & Sarah Henkel-
 where we are today with your support. | could always count on you two to sit around and brainstorm
 spread ideas and headlines with me for forever. Thank you for being
 Peter Chen- consistent in your work ethic and always doing a great job.
 You’re the best advisor | could’ve asked for. Thank you for all the work

 you’ve done to support us this year, your push to make TSM one big,
 happy family, and for checking in on me to make sure I’m still sane.




132 > LETTER FROMTHE EDITOR
 Sam Lin- Tess Cagle-
 Thank you for finishing up this book with us and saving our athletics Thank you so, so much for setting me up for a great year and
 section. Insight on sports and how they work is always appreciated answering my questions even when halfway around the world.
 and greatly needed on our staff. Jack Mitts & Amy Zhang-
 You two have been a crucial factor in the yearbook’s success. Thanks
 Sarah Bloodworth- for being so willing minimize the boundary between the Texan and
 Thanks for being so enthusiastic about working at Cactus, even Cactus and for (maybe unintentionally) encouraging me to work
 though | never gave you a conclusive
 job description. harder and be a better editor.


 Shannon Carey & Giselle Suazo- Daily Texan Staff-
 Thank you for always picking up assignments at the last minute! Thanks to all of you for keeping me company on those late deadline

 nights, and saving me on multiple occasions with last minute photos
 Christina Hoang, Sophia Song, Sunny Kim & Lauren Ussery- and laptop chargers.
 Although you couldn’t stay around, I’m so thankful for the work you

 did while you were on staff. Stay Prickly,
 Christy Zhang
 2016 Cactus Editor in-Chief

Illustration by Jesus Acosta




 The concept for the 2016 Cactus yearbook was transition. As change
 developed around us everyday in the form of new administration, endless
 construction and of course, personal growth, it was important to pause for

 a moment to remember the things that made our time at the University of
 Texas at Austin memorable and the change we instigated by being a proud
 Longhorn.
 All body copy and captions were set in Ledger, headline and subhead
 copy in Andrea and varying weights of Karla and bylines in Karla regular.

 The Cactus yearbook staff can be reached at 2500 Whitis Ave., Austin,
 Texas, 78705 or at 512-471-9190. Cactus is an entity within Texas Student Media.

 Senior photos were talken by the University Co-operative Society at no
 charge to students. Photo studios were held at the University Co-Op in March
 2016.

 hou The Cactus yearbook was produced by Walsworth Publishing Co. in
 Marceline, Missouri. The 192 ages of Cactus were submitted digitally in a pdf
 format with a press run of 500 copies.

 All ads were sold and produced in-house through Texas Student Media.
 Copy for the Cactus yearbook was produced solely by the Cactus
 yearbook staff and other contributing writers from Texas Student Media.
 Photographs, unless otherwise noted, were taken by the Cactus yearbook
 photography staff and other Texas Student Media photographers.
 All pages were produced on Macintosh computers using Adobe
 InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Bridge in CS6 and CC. All copy and photos
 were stored and shared in Google Drive.
 The yearbook was delivered to students’ permanent addresses and
 available for pick-up at Texas Student Media, was pre-sold for $45.00 and sold
 for $55.00 per copy.




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 Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor-in-Chief




 Shelby Tauber Liza Didyk Sydney Thomas
 Photo Editor Copy Editor : Social Media Editor




 Alice Cheung Sarah Henkel | Sam Lin
 Student Life Section Editor Academics & Organizations | Athletics Section Editor
 Section Editor :
134 STAFF
 writers
 Matthew Adams Nancy Huang
 Eunice Ali a _ James Jackson
 Claire Allbright — Alana Kaufman
 Sarah Bloodworth ———&Rund Khayyat
 Ellie Breed Sunny Kim
 Mikaela Cannizzo __ Akshay Mirchandani
 Shannon Carey _ Ashley Nava
 Nick Castillo Alex Pelham
 Raven Cortright - Felicia Rodriguez
 Trenton Daeschner _ Peter Sblendorio
 Jesus Acosta Cad! | : ;
 Design Editor Graham Dickie | Michael Shapiro:

 Liza Didyk - Ezra Siegel
 Lauren Ellis | Spencer Spoicher |
 Jori Epstein GiselleSuazo
 Kai Foster Aaron Torres

 Rachel Freeman Leah Vann

 Madison Garden Jackie Wang
: Natalie Heineman Abigail Zeitler
: Tyler Horka Selah Zighelboim




 photographers
 . and illustrators
 Sarah Bloodworth
 Digital Records Editor
 Jesus Acosta Mike McGraw
 Sarah Bloodworth Ashley Nava
 Morgan Boone Charlie Pearce
 Jason Cheon Ellyn Snider
 Raven Cortright Stephanie Tacy
 Fabiana Feeney — Junyuan Tan
 Zoe Fu Shelby Tauber
 Joshua Guerra Marshall Tidrick
 Graeme Hamilton Lauren Ussery
 Thalia Juarez Daulton Venglar
 Joanna Levine © Qiling Wang
 vt : t, : Gabriel Lopez Rachel Zein

 P Jacob Martella Amy Zhang
 Shannon Carey Giselle Suazo
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 Congratulations Class of 2016!


 Like so many of our homegrown, landmark accounts that distinguish the
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