1 SPORTS PAGE 6 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8 COMICS PAGE 7 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, October 6, 2015 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid CAMPUS Students participate in fire safety training By Rund Khayyat @rundkhayyat skills Students fought a live grease ire, tested their ire extinguishing and brainstormed exit strategies with ire marshals to kick off Campus Safety Week at the Gregory Plaza on Monday. Campus Safety Week, hosted annually by Student Government, promotes safety and well-being through ac- tivities that address topics such as transportation and bike safety, self-defense and cyber security. SG invited the Fire Mar- shal and the Austin Fire De- partment to raise awareness and educate students about training. Students disaster put out controlled ires using ire extinguishers and learned how to respond to real emer- gency situations, according to Joe Limon, Austin ire battalion chief. “I don’t take it for grant- ed that even a 40-year-old doesn’t know how to use a ire extinguisher,” Limon said. “We have a lack of knowl- edge and education because we are so buried in our lives, we don’t think of safety.” In a simulation, students fought grease ires to learn that using water actually makes ire spread when oil is involved, and smothering the ire is more effective, Jamie Perkins, outreach coordinator of the Texas Fire Marshal’s Ofice, said. The ire marshals stressed the importance of inding two exit strategies wherever you go, Perkins said. “We’ve found that most students we talked to had never considered this,” Perkins said. “It is so even important to consider how you will get out and how prac- tical your plan is.” Campus Safety Week ex- poses students to important messages students do not necessarily receive if they do not live in residence halls, Ju- lianna Masabni, Kinsolving resident assistant and biology sophomore, said. “This is really awesome and important because safety is something people take [for granted], especially in the res- idence halls,” Masabni said. SAFETY page 2 Qiling Wang | Daily Texan Staff Roosevelt C. Easley, UT Safety Specialist II, teaches a student how to put out a controlled ire using a ire extinguisher on Speedway Street during Campus Safety Week on Monday afternoon. Working group hosts campus carry forum CAMPUS Statement from UTPD calls threat non-credible By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo94 A 4chan post that has since been deleted spread on Facebook and Twitter on Monday aternoon when an anonymous user urged students to not go to school Tuesday if they are in Austin. UT sent out a safety alert that said the threat was deemed non-credible by UTPD and associated law en- forcement agencies, despite its resemblance to a 4chan post from last Wednesday night that warned students in the Northwest against at- tending school on hursday — the day of the Umpqua Community College shoot- ing in Oregon that led to the death of nine people. he complete text of the Austin post read, “Some of you guys are alright. Don’t go to school tomorrow if you’re near Austin. happen- ing thread will be posted later. so long, space robots.” similar follows threats from 4chan to colleg- es and universities around the Philadelphia area. his CAMPUS By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60 UT held its last public forum Wednesday to dis- cuss how concealed carry on the UT campus will be implemented. he working group, formed by UT President Gregory Fenves, hosted the forum to collect input from students, faculty, staf and the general public on cam- pus carry. Although only an estimated 150 people attended the second pub- lic forum, both sides held strong feelings on the issue of campus carry. Chuck Hempstead, ex- ecutive director of the Tex- as Association of College Teachers, said the University should understand how the faculty feels. “In my position, we want to protect the faculty and staf at this University by limiting the places where guns can legally be on cam- pus,” Hempstead said. “he faculty needs to be asked about whether they think weapons should be legally allowed in their oice or oice buildings. ” Brayden Eychner, military veteran and biology junior, said he supports the passage of Senate Bill 11 but does not CAMPUS Javier Auyero, Sociology professor and member of the Gun Free UT organization, holds a sign that reads “300 UT faculty refuse guns in our classroom” at the second campus carry forum Monday afternoon. Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff have any issues with restric- tions the University decides to implement. “Just as it is my right to choose my teachers on reg- istration day, it should be [the professors’] right to decide what is and is not allowed in their classroom,” Eychner said. “If they choose to restrict it, I will be more to conceal than willing it elsewhere.” Members of Gun-Free UT, a group of faculty, par- ents and students opposed to campus carry, had numerous speakers present and a sign reading, “300 UT faculty re- fuse guns in our classroom.” Ellen Spiro, a group mem- ber and radio-television-ilm professor, thanked UPTD, which stopped a student from taking her own life in the Student Activity Center last spring. Because it takes a mental toll on students and their families, a conversa- tion about campus carry is CAMPUS CARRY page 2 CAMPUS Food waste signiicantly decreases on campus UT team to receive Engineering Emmy By Rachel Freeman @rachel_frmn At the upcoming 67th Engineering annual Emmy Awards, an engi- neering team from UT will be honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Develop- ment award in Hollywood. The National Acad- emy of Television Arts & Sciences will present the award to Alan Bovik, an electrical and computer engineering professor, alumni Zhou Wang and Hamid Sheikh and col- laborator Eero Simoncelli on Oct. 28. The team is the first academic group to receive the Primetime Emmy Engineering Award statuette since its incep- tion in 1948. The team developed an advanced algorithm — the Structural Similar- ity (SSIM) Video Quality Measurement Model — to estimate human percep- tion of video quality, ac- cording to a statement from UT. This technol- ogy predicts the human assessment of video qual- ity to let video produc- ers know how much to compress videos when transmitted. they Due to its computational EMMY page 2 are By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab The most recent annual projected plate waste ac- cumulated from UT dining halls has gone down from 43.59 tons to a projected 35 tons since fall 2014, accord- ing to a study by the Divi- sion of Housing and Food Service. The almost nine ton de- crease in food waste comes from a larger plan to de- crease waste on campus from a current 45 percent diversion rate to a 90 per- cent diversion rate by the year 2020, according to Hunter Mangrum, envi- ronmental specialist with DHFS. Diversion rate is the amount of solid waste and materials being collected and transported away from the landfills, such as recy- cling. According to Mangrum, the average student wastes 12 ounces of food — the size of your typical can of Spam — every time they eat at the Kinsolving dining hall or J2. Mangrum said UT will attempt to decrease food waste and increase the diversion rate each year by making sure stu- dents who eat on campus are well-informed about how to dispose of food waste properly. “Through behavior changes creating and awareness, people are wast- ing less food, which cre- ates less waste, and thus, is a diversion meth- it in a different way,” od Qiling Wang | Daily Texan Staff A student sets dirty dishes on the conveyor belt at J2 Dining Hall on Monday afternoon. Food waste has decreased about nine tons since fall 2014. Mangrum said. One way DHFS has in- formed students and low- ered plate waste is through the Clean Plate Club in initiative that started 2013, according to Mustafa Monk, geography senior and sustainability student assistant at DHFS. FOOD WASTE page 3 NEWS OPINION SPORTS LIFE&ARTS ONLINE REASON TO PARTY UT Law panel discusses capital punishment. PAGE 3 Students should support farmworkers’ rights. 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CAMPUS CARRY continues from page 1 important, Spiro said. “I don’t want to have to stay awake at night feeling what one of those moms is feeling when their child takes their own life,” Spiro said. “I am talking about mental illness and severe depression that hits many students, and we need to keep them safe.” CJ Grisham, president of Open Carry Texas, referenced statistics comparing licensed holders to police oicers. “Of those nearly 900,000 [license holders], 0.3 per- cent of them have ever com- mitted any crime,” Grisham said. “By comparison, 2 percent of law enforcement are convicted of any crime. You are 16 to 17 times more likely to see a cop commit a crime than a CHL holder.” Plan II freshman Anna Lopez is op- posed to campus carry on UT’s Campus. said she “Had I known this law would have been passed or supported, I would not have enrolled [at UT] alto- gether,” Lopez said. “Consid- ering UT is full of so many intelligent students who are pressured academically, arm- ing students is the worst idea.” Xavier Rotnofsky, Stu- dent Government President and member of the working group, said Student Govern- ment, the Senate of College Councils and the Graduate Student Assembly will hold a discussion on campus carry with students tomor- row evening in the Student Activity Center Ballroom from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Al- though he did not speak at the forum, Rotnofsky has previously expressed con- cerns about campus carry. “The majority of my residents are freshmen, so most of their energy is spent on doing well and making UT their home. They don’t spend time think- ing about their safety.” Masabni said students must be prepared to protect them- selves beyond the atmosphere of campus. “It’s important that resi- dents know safety so they can take care of themselves out of the halls in the future,” Masabni said. simplicity, SSIM is now the most widely used per- ceptual video quality mea- surement across the enter- tainment industry and has affected the viewing expe- rience of millions of view- ers around the world, ac- cording to the statement. The news of the team’s success came as a surprise for Bovik, who said he originally found out the team had won the award while brushing his teeth and reading his tablet. He turned to his “half- asleep” wife to say, “It looks like we’re going to Hollywood soon.” “It was gratifying to re- ceive the award,” Bovik said in an email. “It has been a labor of love over the past decade of my stu- dents and myself. The vis- ibility our work is getting makes us all very happy.” Fellow researcher Sheikh said the award was a “total” surprise. “It’s been quite an emo- tional coaster,” roller Sheikh said in an email. “Most people don’t even the twice about think technology that goes into our devices, but there is a lot of blood, sweat and code that goes into making things work.” Sheikh said the training that led to the award has provided him a base for his career. “The great training I had at Al Bovik’s lab has been the foundation for which I’ve built my pro- fessional career,” Sheikh said. “I am sure winning the award will open up new avenues and oppor- tunities to contribute in the future.” Bovik’s in the Cockrell electrical and computer engineer- ing department, professor Robert Heath, offered his congratulations to Bo- vik and his team for their “stellar” achievement. colleague is to an “It amazing achievement receive an Emmy award,” Heath said in an email. “[The research] has already had a substantial impact on video quality assessment. This is huge visibility for The University of Texas at Austin.” RECYCLE your copy of W&N 3 NEWS Tuesday, October 6, 2015 FOOD WASTE continues from page 1 Monk helps collect the data used to determine the amount of food be- ing wasted in the dining halls on campus. In order to collect the data for the study conducted every se- mester, DHFS workers and nutrition sort food waste put into the dining hall conveyor belts into three categories: liq- uid waste, solid waste and pizza crust, the latter which accounted for roughly 94 pounds of the total project- ed plate waste for spring students 2015. Monk said at the end of the two-week collecting period, they use the data to determine their plan for campus advocacy. “Food waste is an issue, and there are ways to sort of ight against the trend of wasting food,” Monk said. “Our most useful informa- tion is to actually think about the situation you are in. How hungry are you, and when you’re going into a dining area, be more mind- ful about your selection of food because you can always go back for seconds but not the other way around.” Advocacy such as the Clean Plate Club initiative plays a large role in keeping down the food waste num- bers, according to Rene Rodriguez, director of food services at DHFS. “Because of all the things that we’ve done, the num- continuously bers have decreased,” Rodriguez said. “We have been able to show that we are mak- ing a difference, but it’s not us — it’s the students. It’s just about getting in front of the students and mak- ing sure they know the im- pact one of their plates has — the students are doing it all.” S N O T 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Total Annual Projected Food Waste 111.94 3 80.98 67.00 58.44 44.84 43.54 35.34 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2014 Spring 2014 Fall 2015 Spring 2013 Fall SEMESTER Source: Division of Housing and Food Services Infographic by Kelly Smith | Daily Texan Staff CAMPUS CAMPUS Law professors review capital punishment cases in SCOTUS Engineer discusses prejudices toward minorities in STEM By Ashley Tsao @tsaoashley Even though the death pen- alty is less used within the U.S. judicial system now in compar- ison to previous decades, it still commands a large portion of the Supreme Court’s time and resources, according to UT law professor Jordan Steiker. Faculty members belong- ing to the Capital Punish- ment Center at UT reviewed Supreme Court capital pun- ishment cases that occurred during the past year at a case review Monday. While the death penalty aims to act as a deterrent and a method of retribution, a large number of Americans have begun to turn their back on it, Steiker, director of the Capital Punishment Center, said. Ashley Alcantara, Plan II and government junior and communications director for University Democrats, said capital punishment should be outlawed. is “Capital punishment not a good deterrent,” Al- said. is cantara always a risk of killing an innocent person.” “here Madison Yandell, govern- junior and president ment of College Republicans, said capital punishment should be reserved for cases that involve heinous crimes. “People value life, so if they know the punishment is going to be life, it deters crime,” Yan- dell said. “Capital punishment serves the family of victims be- cause it is a small way of achiev- ing justice for them.” he faculty panel dis- cussed Glossip v. Gross, a 2015 Supreme Court case that maintained injection lethal does not violate the Eighth Amendment. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsberg wrote a dissent representing the shiting opinions of Ameri- cans against the prevailing death penalty. “here are four categories of arguments in the dissent,” Steik- er said. “Capital punishment is unreliable because people are it’s oten wrongly killed, length used arbitrarily, the of death row is cruel and the growing distance be- tween sentencing and ex- ecution diminishes the aspect of retribution.” here are still Supreme Court capital punishment cases waiting to be heard. For future cases, the judicial sys- tem can be improved by having stricter regulations on when capital punishment is used, Alcantara said. “For instance, the judicial system needs to make sure that the mentally ill are not on death row,” Alcantara said. “We must err on the side of caution.” he criminal justice system has already improved by re- quiring DNA testing for the use of the death penalty, but the legal system can be made even better through student involve- ment, Yandell said. “I think that students should be more involved in every as- pect of the legal system,” Yan- dell said. “Whether it be direct- ly or indirectly, the Supreme Court interprets laws that afect you every day.” POLICE UTPD trained for shooting situations By Claire Allbright @claireallbright IBM software engineer Iheanyi Ekechukwu spoke about the experience of minorities in STEM indus- tries at Hack the System’s meeting Monday. At IBM, Ekechukwu is currently developing Watson Live, an artificial intelligence program. He said throughout his time at college in Notre Dame and in technology intern- ships throughout his ca- reer, he dealt with issues of racism and the impostor syndrome. “Whether it is intern- ing at a company or else- where, you may be having these doubts of yourself because people are con- stantly talking over you or talking down to you and not really giving you the benefit of the doubt,” Eke- chukwu said. “It is these microaggressions that you experience not only outside in the real world but also in the office or in the workplace.” Hack the System, which invited Ekechukwu to speak, was founded this summer by computer sci- Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff Iheanyi Ekechukwu, a software engineer for IBM, spoke at Hack the System’s meeting Monday about minorities in the tech industry. ence junior Sam Lauber and Loyce Gayo, African and African Diaspora Studies senior, to build awareness of racism and sexism in STEM majors. Ekechukwu said there are going to be strug- gles for racial minorities and women. “There are biases that exist in the workplace, and those that are underrep- resented groups experi- ence those hardships and vices,” Ekechukwu said. “It is also up to the major- ity groups, men, whites or Asians or those from ma- jority groups in the tech industry to combat those biases and make sure they don’t affect others and make sure we’re making a more welcoming space.” Mechanical engineering sophomore Luis Fernan- dez said he came to Hack the System’s meeting to learn more about how he could be involved with the group. how “I want to make a change in race relationships and also stereotypes should be non-existent,” Fernandez said. “I’m a big advocate for fairness.” Name: 4085/House; Width: 29p6; Depth: 10 in; Color: Black, 4085/ House; Ad Number: 4085 down an active shooter could further complicate the situation for law enforcement oicers. “A shooting takes place, not in the room that this armed person is in, but that person then takes of trying to ind where its coming from, which throws in a whole new curve- ball when law enforcement arrives on the scene,” Blundell said. “Now you have a guy who has no identiication on him walking around with a gun in his hand. It’s deinitely something that we, as law en- forcement, have to take into consideration now, as we have in the past.” conlicting he materials used in mod- ern campus architecture lead to intelligence from 911 calls regarding active shooter situations, which lead to delayed responses in emer- gency situations, Blundell said. According to Blundell, the way sound moves in buildings with concrete loors and cin- der block walls leads witnesses to report shots that were actu- ally ired in the west wing of a building as shots ired in the east wing. Overwhelming fear and confusion are the largest ob- stacles students and other civilians face when confront- ing active shooter situations, Blundell said. “People wake up in the morning, and they don’t think that they are ixing to be part of an incident such as this, so they are not mentally pre- pared for it, but it’s the reality of the world we live in today,” Blundell said. “You have to put it in your mind and have some sort of plan, that if something like this were to occur, what am I going to do?” Name: 4027/Trudy’s; Width: 19p4; Depth: 6 in; Color: Black, 4027/Trudy’s; Ad Num- ber: 4027 By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo94 Campus police oicers are regularly trained to neutralize active shooter situations, ac- cording to William Pieper, a University of Texas at Austin Police Department oicer. Current UTPD oicers are trained under the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Re- sponse Training Program, or ALERRT, a renowned program run by Texas State Univer- sity that teaches oicers proven methods to counter a violent threat on campus, Pieper said. According to ALERRT com- munications director Diana Hendricks, over 70,000 oicers nationwide have completed the training, among them, 804 Aus- tin Police Department oicers and 192 UTPD oicers. Buck Blundell, ALERRT pro- gram manager, said Texas State began the program ater the Columbine High School Mas- sacre in 1999 — a shooting in Colorado that let 12 students dead — led to a nationwide push to train campus police to respond to active shooter situa- tions themselves instead of wait- ing for SWAT teams. Pieper said the 1966 UT Tower shooting was one of the two major events that led to the creation of SWAT teams and campus police departments in the United States. he other was the abduction and murder of 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich. In addition to the ALERRT training, UT has developed several new technologies and procedures to keep the Univer- sity community safe during an active shooter incident, Pieper said. hese developments in- clude the emergency broadcast service and the “Remember 5 and Stay Alive” program, which provides students with a mean- ingful plan of action when fac- ing a violent threat. Blundell said that although he supports the rights of law-abid- ing citizens to carry irearms on campus in accordance with the new campus carry law, he believes the eforts of untrained armed civilians trying to take 4 OPINION CLAIRE SMITH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @TexanEditorial Tuesday, October 6, 2015 4 COLUMN Students should stand for labor rights By Mohammad Syed Daily Texan Columnist @mohammadasyed here are three things you should con- sider before putting a Wendy’s burger in your mouth. First, you’re getting roughly 830 calories from the burger alone. Second, the 50 grams of fat you’re ingesting will be hard to get rid of. And third, the tomatoes you’re biting into are cultivated from the sweat of modern day slaves — the Immokalee farmers. Last Wednesday, the Student Farmwork- ers Alliance held a protest against Wendy’s, and although protesting one of America’s fa- vorite fast-food joints seems trivial, the issue at hand is very real. In 1993, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) was formed to better the lives of tomato farmers in Florida. In 2011, the organization released the Fair Food Program, seeking to promote the stagnant wages of farmworkers, limit human traf- ficking and stop sexual harassment within the field. he Fair Food Program (FFP) works as a contract between buyers and sellers, and the model is lauded internationally. Better labor standards were created, farmers are paid 1 cent more per pound sold, and retail pur- chasers are given recognition for promoting human rights. Coalition member Lupe Gonzalo said that the CIW has been reaching out to major companies with the hope of them adopting the FFP’s requests. “In our work we have been able to reach agreements with large food corporations such as McDonald’s or Burger King, who are agree- ing to pay one extra penny for every pound of tomatoes they purchase,” Gonzalo said. Of the five largest food conglomerates, however, one refuses to abide by the Fair Food Program, and it’s the very conglomer- ate that exists on UT’s campus — Wendy’s. “It is the only one not doing its part so that the rights of workers are being respect- ed,” Gonzalo said. “Students go to Wendy’s frequently, but what they don’t realize is the realities that go behind the food.” Although Wendy’s buys from FFP farm- ers, they are not a part of their binding contract and cannot be held accountable for the the harm inflicted on the work- ers. Wendy’s does not have an obligation to protect workers harmed as a result of poorly regulated conditions. This, however, is not the case for the other four conglomerates who are part of the FFP. Despite having an enterprise val- ue of more than $3.5 billion, Wendy’s re- fuses to pay the extra cent for the farmers. We as students have the opportunity to pressure the institutions perpetuating the The Student Farmworkers Alliance held a protest at the Main Mall on Oct. 1 against Wendy’s for not signing onto the Fair Food Program contract, which is intended to alleviate farmworker poverty. Matt Robertson | Daily Texan Staff Immokalee farmers’ plight. But because we’re unaware of such issues, we often intoxicate ourselves with the notion that their plight does not exist. or politicians, it’s for everyone with a beating heart. When we see a problem, we’re obligat- ed to stand — so let’s stand. Syed is a biochemistry freshman from Humanitarianism isn’t exclusive to activists Houston. POINT COUNTERPOINT Modainil provides safe, efective cognitive enhancement for users Study drugs promote economic stratiication in the classroom By Jake Schmidt Daily Texan Columnist @heyjakers A review published in July indicates that the popular study drug modafinil could be the world’s first safe cognitive enhancer. Modafinil is currently prescribed for ex- cessive daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy, but many students and professionals use it recreationally to improve their decision- making, memory and creativity. Unlike other “smart drugs” such as Rit- alin and Adderall, modafinil apparently has no significant side effects or risk of addiction. Yet modafinil is a Schedule 4 controlled substance and is illegal without a prescription. With safer drugs such as modafinil on the market, we must re-exam- ine our moral assumptions about cognitive enhancers and update our drug laws. Consider the most popular cognitive enhancer of all: caffeine. Caffeine, like modafinil, is a stimulant that increases en- ergy and focus. But people can legally con- sume caffeine across the globe, and many need it to function. “If I don’t have a cup of coffee by 10 [a.m.], I have a pounding headache, which is a sign of withdrawal,” neurosci- ence associate proffesor John Mihic said. “That’s an illustration of my physical de- pendence on caffeine. But nobody wor- ries about that.” Apathy toward caffeine’s side effects is not the only defect in our perspective on drugs. Many people think synthetic sub- stances such as modafinil are more dan- gerous than natural ones such as caffeine. Mihic said this is not necessarily true. “If anything, [synthetic] is better,” Mi- hic said. “There’s a lot of natural products that you wouldn’t want in you. I’d rather get modafinil where someone controls the purity and dose.” As cognitive enhancers become more COLUMN effective and safe, only one inquiry re- mains: Do they give users an unfair ad- vantage in the classroom or workplace? Many would spill their double espresso shouting a caffeinated affirmation. But this is a knee-jerk reaction. Taking a step back, we see modafinil might not be so different from coffee, multivitamins, herbal supple- ments or the myriad of other substances we consume daily in hopes of gaining an edge on our peers. While we should still be skeptical of modafinil’s long-term safety, the growing number of respectable, successful people openly advocating modafinil indicates a shift in popular opinion about cognitive enhancement. Drugs such as modafinil, whether you like it or not, will one day be as common as coffee. The only question is whether Star- bucks will add it to the menu. Schmidt is a physics and aerospace engi- neering sophomore from Austin. By Mubarrat Choudhury Daily Texan Columnist @MubarratC Researchers from the University of Ox- ford and Harvard Medical School pub- lished a study in August that concluded that modainil, a drug used to treat sleep disorders, functions as a cognitive en- hancer. he best part — popular studies claim that it has almost zero side efects. At irst glance, it might seem like get- ting a 4.0 GPA is as easy as popping a few pills. However, Paul Nicholson, chairman of the British Medical Association Oc- cupational Medicine Committee, wrote about the inconsistency of the modainil studies in an essay published by the Brit- ish Medical Journal. He said that conclu- sions were only from small studies in- volving subjects taking one tablet. “he indings of recent reviews and studies have been summarised, and it is important to nuance the beneits,” Nichol- son wrote. “Currently available research sug- gests that these drugs improve cognition in people at the lower end of the spectrum, but they may impair … healthy people.” While there seems to be a wave of articles from various websites praising the new mir- acle drug, the reality is that there hasn’t been enough research to completely verify the drug’s risk. And as the drug becomes more and more popular, there could be potential dangers that the researchers aren’t yet aware of, therefore exposing the public to yet un- known risks. Furthermore, the ethical question also ris- es: Are cognitive enhancing drugs, such as modainil, morally acceptable to use by stu- dents? Would students get an unfair advan- tage in the classroom? hose that are for the drug would argue that its usage is no difer- ent than drinking cafeinated drinks. Both have the efects of cognitive enhancement. But beyond just the unassessed health risks of modainil, there is the consequence of creating an income disparity within its usage. Currently the cost of modainil, both generic and prescription, ranges from $500 to $1,500. With those prices, only students with the means would be able to use the drug, giving them the competitive edge and thus creating an unfair advantage to the wealthy in our college education system. And although a sort of “pay-for-the-grade” system exists among various programs, such as SAT Prep classes, it wouldn’t do students any justice by perpetuating the practice. Because using modainil could essentially exacerbate unfair economic disparity, using cognitive-enhancing drugs is like peeping across your neighbor’s test for the answer or looking at the solutions to the homework. It’s cheating. And since at this time, re- searchers are unsure about the possible risks of the drug, there shouldn’t be any reason to promote its usage. Choudhury is an economics freshman from Illustration by Julio Avila | Daily Texan Staff Dallas. Campus carry fuels white privilege, criminalization of Black people By Loyce Gayo Daily Texan Columnist @LoyceGayo Imagine for a moment that a large group of Black men bearing sawed-of shotguns and AR-15s crashed the Texas Capitol during ACL festivities to solicit your support for open carry. Would they be met with the same in- quisitive looks from tourists similar to those that met a group of armed white men who did the same earlier this year at SXSW? Or something more fatal? According to international relations and global studies senior Azeem Edwin, the an- swer to that question is simple. “If there were 10 Black guys walking with guns on campus, I believe the perception would be 10 times diferent than if it were white men,” Edwin said. “he image of a Black male is a thug, while the image of a white male with a gun is [excused as carry- ing] for recreational use.” History has shown gun control and rac- ism have a long and vile union. Before the Civil War, Southerners passed laws to keep guns away from slaves and freed Blacks to stile potential revolt. Ater the Civil War and during the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, Southern laws were passed to disarm the Black man. he fear of Black people with guns survived well into the 1960s. Ater a group of Black Panther members wielding guns barged into Cali- fornia’s state capitol, lawmakers passed the 1967 Mulford Act, banning open carrying of loaded guns in public. “Gun laws started changing in California when Black people started to carry arms,” said Edmund Gordon, chair of the African and African Diaspora studies department. “I am sure if [Black people] were dispropor- tionately exercising concealed carry, they would quickly pass laws against that.” hese racist perceptions have not let America’s conscience and still plague us today. he death of John Crawford III, a 22-year-old who was gunned down in a Wal-Mart for car- rying a toy BB gun, and the brutal shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old who was shot and killed by police for playing with his toy gun, have shown how Black bodies, regardless of age, can be criminalized. out of the act of slavery and the notion that Black people are still less important,” Gordon said. “he lives of Black people, in general, matter a lot less than the lives of white people in this society. We are more disposable.” he polarizing discussion on race as it pertains to gun control is a critical element to the campus carry debate. It is crucial to consider how the atermath of this legisla- tion can potentially perpetuate the crimi- nalization of Black students. Campus carry does not consider the safety of students of color. Based on the historical precedent of Black people framed as dangerous, the new gun policy will endanger Black students who choose to exercise their new rights. Gayo is an African and African Diaspora “he denigration of Black people comes Studies senior from Houston. LEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | Email your Firing Lines to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. 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At haltime against TCU, freshman cornerback Kris Boyd retweeted a tweet asking him and freshman linebacker Malik Jeferson to transfer to Texas A&M. “Kris Boyd did apolo- gize to the team,” head coach Charlie Strong said. “Sometimes it’s just im- maturity … I don’t know it happened, but, when yes, we will handle the discipline from within.” he social media mess continued Monday when freshmen took to Twitter to air their frustration. At Monday’s weekly press con- ference, junior safety Dylan Haines said the younger players weren’t putting in enough work. “A lot of [the freshmen didn’t] have to watch film in high school if you’re re- cruited at that level,” Haines said. “You don’t have to go out there and put in extra work. They just want to go out and play on Saturday. They don’t want to put in the work on Sunday, Tues- day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.” Some of the freshmen took ofense to Haines’ statement and expressed that on Twitter. Freshman defensive end Charles Omenihu tweeted, “People get in front of cam- eras and just talk they [sic] heads of always remember think before you speak (100 emoji),” in a tweet that has since been deleted. Wide receiver DeAndre McNeal tweeted an assertive screenshotted message ater Haines’ message. “We’re supposed to be a team, but instead we’re bash- ing on each other,” McNeal wrote. “If you don’t want to be here at Texas then kick rocks … And us ‘FRESHMAN’are go getters and we don’t ac- cept mediocre ANYTHING. We are here to pull Texas out the drought so you can either get with it or get lost.” Ater Monday’s debacle, cornerback Duke senior homas said the players have to learn to keep things inside the program. “[he freshmen] don’t re- ally understand the efect they have of being here in the position they’re in,” homas said. “We just got to teach them and let them know a lot of things they do or have done isn’t acceptable.” FOREMAN continues from page 6 “I always have conidence in myself, always feel like I can per- form like that. But just actually going and doing it and show- ing people, I just have a lot of conidence, and I’m ready to go out this week and do the same thing, if not better.” With Gray struggling, the Longhorns will look to get D’Onta Foreman more in- volved going forward. His ability to pick up yards ater contact goes a long way in sta- bilizing the Longhorns’ young ofense, especially with a red- shirt freshman quarterback at the helm. Additionally, his skill set is starting to show up in the passing game, with four catches for 52 yards in his last two games. D’Onta Foreman will have another opportunity to make an impact against No. 10 Oklaho- ma’s inconsistent run defense. he Sooners have surrendered at least 100 yards to an oppo- nent’s running back in three of their four games this season. 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You R saw E B it M in E M the E Texan R JORI EPSTEIN, SPORTS EDITOR | @texansports Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Seniors set for one last run at title VOLLEYBALL By Michael Shapiro @mshap2 Nothing is static in col- lege athletics. Due to the nature of amateur athletics, students enter and exit pro- grams ever year, hoping to leave a lasting legacy before their careers end. This year’s seniors will seek to leave a legacy that few will forget. The 2015 season will be another op- portunity 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 has boasted a 98-11 record un- der head coach Jerritt El- liott. In that time, Texas has won three Big 12 ti- tles, three consecutive Fi- nal Four appearances and one national champion- ship, which Texas claimed over the Oregon Ducks in straight sets in 2012. “We came into this pro- gram 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 ater earning 2011 Un- der Armour High School All-American honors, while Neal came in as the 2011 Ga- torade Volleyball Player of the Year. However, upon enter- ing UT, their careers di- verged. McCage started in 26 of Texas’ 30 matches as a freshman, while Neal start- ed in just one match and re- corded eleven kills over the Seniors Amy Neal, left, Kat Brooks, middle, and Molly McCage have been at the center of one of the most successful runs in Texas volleyball history, winning three-straight Big 12 titles and reaching three Final Fours in their time on the 40 Acres. Courtesy of Texas Sports course of the season. “It’s mostly about my confidence and my men- tal game,” Neal said. “Vol- leyball 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 — tal- lying three starts and 112 digs — coaches expected significantly less from her heading into her freshman year. Unlike McCage and Neal, Brooks came to the Texas program largely as an afterthought. “I kind of approached it as a new slate for me,” Brooks said. “I didn’t real- ly care about high school accomplishments because college is a completely different ballgame.” Regardless of their re- spective backgrounds and contributions, Brooks, Mc- Cage and Neal ended their freshman year in storybook fashion. Just a few months into their tenure with Texas volleyball, the three were national champions. “We just kind of came in and won the national championship,” Neal said. “We weren’t in that spring and didn’t know how much work they had put in the offseason before.” Through their next two years in burnt orange, Brooks, McCage and Neal continued to contribute to a team that reached back- to-back Final Fours, falling in the national semifinals both times. Brooks proved to be a model of consisten- cy for Texas, while McCage and Neal became two of the nation’s top players at their respective positions. Both earned AVCA All-Amer- ican honors following the 2014 season. “The benefit they have is that they’ve been to three Final Fours,” Elliott said. “The game doesn’t get too big for them, and it be- comes more about who can execute when it counts.” The current crop of Tex- as seniors are three of the most decorated athletes in Texas volleyball history. But with one season left to go, Brooks, McCage and Neal aren’t finished yet. With one more chance at another national championship, the three seniors still have work to do. “Our ultimate goal for this program is always to win a national champion- ship,” Brooks said. “We’re ready to try for another one this year.” FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL D’Onta Foreman breaks out in sophomore year Former Longhorn remembers storied Texas career, honors By Ezra Siegel @SiegelEzra Sophomore running back Foreman wasn’t D’Onta always a part of Texas’ plans. In the shadow of his more highly touted twin brother, sophomore wide receiver Armanti Foreman, D’Onta Foreman lew under the ra- dar as a high school recruit. His brother received a schol- arship to Texas before him. Additionally, many speculat- ed at the time that the Long- horns ofered D’Onta Fore- man a scholarship just to get his more-decorated brother. “It was frustrating at first, but I never doubted my ability,” D’Onta Foreman said. “So what- ever offer he got, I congratulated him on. Whenever I got offers, he congratulated me.” Now, D’Onta Foreman is emerging as a key player in the Longhorns’ ofense. His physi- cal power style gives the Long- horns a change of pace from senior running back Johna- than Gray. Additionally, his en- ergy and eagerness to improve provides the Longhorns with a much-needed spark. “D’Onta [Foreman’s] a heck of a back,” senior center Tay- lor Doyle said. “He runs hard. he irst guy is not getting him down. It’s been really fun watching him play.” D’Onta Foreman is still working to separate himself from his brother. Motivated by his doubters, he’s honed top-light work ethic. a Head coach Charlie Strong said that D’Onta Foreman is his favorite Foreman broth- er because of his blue-collar attitude and style. “It’s all about work for [D’Onta Foreman],” Strong said. “[He’s a] big, old, strong physical back, runs behind his pads. He’s hard to tackle once you get him in the open ield.” he extra work is start- ing to show up on the ield. D’Onta Foreman’s racked up 211 yards on 44 carries for a 4.8-yard average and scored two touchdowns this sea- son. He also averages a stel- lar 5.5 yards-per-carry on irst-and-10 attempts. With an emphasis on winning irst downs, his ability to pick up big yards to start drives is key. D’Onta Foreman had a ca- reer day on Saturday at No. 2 TCU while churning out 112 yards on 18 carries. He also picked up nearly half of Texas’ 20 irst downs with seven conversions and three coming on third-downs. His breakout performance not only earned his coaches’ trust, but he now boasts extra belief in himself as well. “It gives me a lot of coni- dence,” D’Onta Foreman said. FOREMAN page 5 By Riley Neuheardt @rileyneuheardt In 2009, Destinee Hook- er walked off the court, crushed after losing the NCAA championship — her last game as a Longhorn volleyball player. No. 2 Texas fell 3-2 by top-ranked Penn State after taking a commanding 2-0 lead. Hooker had registered 38 points and a career-high 34 kills during the game, garnering the Most Out- standing Player recogni- tion. Even so, she couldn’t lift Texas to a national title. Hooker remembered the game once again Sept. 25, just before she became the youngest inductee of UT’s 2015 Women’s Hall of Honor. Despite thinking about it “ev- ery day,” she feels diferently about the loss now. “A blessing is a blessing,” Hooker said at the ceremo- ny. “Hopefully Texas can bring that championship back this year.” Since her time at Texas, Hooker has been plenty busy. She led the U.S. women’s vol- leyball team to the inal match in the 2012 Olympics, becom- ing the irst Longhorn volley- ball player to earn an Olympic medal. Now living in North Carolina, she welcomed her irst child in 2013 — a daugh- ter named Keitany — and is expecting a son in March. But her volleyball career stopped. Hooker hasn’t continues to play overseas, most recently with Tianjin in the Chinese Volleyball she’s hon- League. But est about the challenges of continuing her career while starting a family. “It’s hard. I think going to practice and not seeing your kid makes you kind of anxious to get back home,” Hooker said. “But at the same time, you’re there to do Derek Stout | Daily Texan ile photo Destinee Hooker (21) left Texas as one of the best volleyball players in Longhorn history, earning four All-American honors during her career. a job. You’ve got to focus.” Hooker’s drive to suc- ceed earned her a nomina- tion into the Women’s Hall of Honor earlier this year. She said when she received the news, she felt more than just appreciation. “I was kind of shocked. For one I felt bad — I didn’t even know what this was about, so I had to do my research,” Hooker said. “It’s a huge honor. It really is.” Hooker’s list of accom- plishments at UT is ex- tensive. She is one of three players in Texas volleyball history to earn four All- American honors and com- pete as an All-American in track. She won four NCAA titles in the high jump and was named the Big 12 Fe- male Athlete of the Year following the 2009 NCAA championship game. these Despite feats, Hooker said it was sur- real to be among the other Women’s Hall of Honor inductees and hear them say they used to watch her while she played for UT. “You see all the legends before you and [get] to in- teract with them around here,” Hooker said. “I’m so glad to be here.” Hooker watched the vol- leyball team take on TCU while she was in Austin for the ceremony and remains proud of the program throughout her profession- al career. She said stepping back on the court flooded her head with memories. “Having everyone clap and cheer just made my heart melt knowing that Texas is still proud of me, and I’m still proud of Texas,” Hooker said. Sophomore D’Onta Foreman has been a bright spot this season, rushing for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Daulton Venglar | Daily Texan Staff Beau Hossler 6 SIDELINE NFL LIONS 10 13 SEAHAWKS TODAY IN HISTORY 1882 Cincinnati defeats Chicago 4-0 in the irst- ever World Series game. TOP TWEET MJ McFarland @MJayy85 Way too much talking going on.... AVCA Rankings (59) (1) (2) (2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 USC Texas Penn State Nebraska Arizona State Washington Stanford Hawai’i Ohio State Kansas SPORTS BRIEFLY Men’s golf moves up in second round On Monday, the Texas men’s golf team entered round two of the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational in Portland, Oregon, tied for 10th and 12 shots out of the lead. By the evening, Texas had climbed up the leaderboard into ith ater shooting 10-under par for the round. he Longhorns’ impres- sive second round wasn’t the only highlight of the day. Wake Forest, who led ater the opening round at 15-under par, followed up with an 11-under per- formance to maintain a two-stroke lead over USC, who went 12-under on the day. Duke posted the lowest total of the day — 17-under — putting them four strokes back of Wake Forest. Junior Beau Hossler — who is making his irst start of the season — led the way for the Longhorns, iring a 7-under 65 with ive birdies and an eagle. Hossler is tied for irst in the individual standings at 10-under. Juniors Gavin Hall and Kalena Preus also carded an eagle on the day. Hall shot a 2-under 70 and Preus a 3-over 75. Sophomores Doug Ghim and Scottie Scheler in- ished with a 3-under 69 and a 2-over 74. Texas heads into tomor- row’s inal round 13 shots out of the lead. —Trenton Daeschner COMICS Tuesday, October 6, 2015 7 COMICS 7 Crystal Garcia Name: 3974/Princeton Review; Width: 29p6; Depth: 1 in; Color: Name: CROSSWORD; Width: 29p6; Depth: 5.5 in; Color: Black, CROSSWORD; Ad Number: - SUDOKUFORYOU 6 4 9 1 5 3 2 3 7 1 6 5 2 8 9 3 2 8 3 5 8 6 3 4 9 6 8 1 5 3 9 6 7 Today’s solution will appear here next issue 5 7 6 1 8 2 3 9 4 4 2 3 5 9 6 8 7 1 8 1 9 4 7 3 2 5 6 1 9 8 7 4 5 6 3 2 7 3 4 6 2 8 9 1 5 2 6 5 9 3 1 4 8 7 3 5 2 8 6 7 1 4 9 6 4 1 3 5 9 7 2 8 9 8 7 2 1 4 5 6 3 8 L&A DANIELLE LOPEZ, LIFE&ARTS EDITOR | @thedailytexan Tuesday, October 6, 2015 8 CAMPUS Tech specialist follows dream of voiceover career Editor’s note: In 300 words or less, this series spotlights people in our community whose stories typically go un- told. By Katie Walsh @katiehwalsh_atx During his 11 years at UT, Rod Edwards has shared el- evator rides with Willie Nel- son, Lyle Lovett and Asleep at frontman Ray Benson. the Wheel As the desktop support specialist in the Moody Col- lege of Communication, Ed- wards greeted the famous artists on their way to the KUTX oice the same way he does any person on cam- pus — with a big, toothy smile and a “What’re you up to, man?” Edwards said he has never been shy. His love for people and optimistic, curi- ous nature have governed his actions throughout his entire life. “I’m not saying you have to be mature or seasoned,” Edwards said. “That comes with time. You just have to be optimistic about new things.” Before he accepted his cur- rent position at UT, Edwards had a varied array of jobs. He Karl Easley On Dallas-based occupa- tional therapist Karl Easley’s right ankle, there is a “very spiritual” tattoo of Felix the Cat. He got the tattoo — which was originally a difer- ent version of Felix — when he was in a drug rehabilita- tion center. “What happened was a guy said ‘Can I have your Walkman?’ and he took my Sony Walkman and turned it into a tattoo gun,” Easley said. “We used cigarette ashes like we were in a prison or something, and then he drew a head of Felix the Cat. It looked like shit.” Sober for 10 years now, Easley said he got the new version of the tattoo about a year ago. He said during his 12-step programs, his coun- selors advised him to use his spirituality to help him through recovery. “I wouldn’t give into the spiritual shit,” Easley said. “So I put a bag of tricks at my feet, and Felix was my dude.” Moody College desktop support specialist Rod Edwards has worked at UT for 11 years. In addition to his tech support services, Edwards has also done voiceover work for KUT and the College of Communication. Kate Sanchez | Daily Texan Staff taught middle school lan- guage arts in Dallas, starred in several beer commercials and even had a corporate job with Bank of America. But he said his story truly be- gan in the late ’90s, when he moved to Tyler with his fam- ily to care for his sick father. In 2003, he let the rural comfort of Tyler for the city of Austin. As soon as he got to the city, people started complimenting his speaking voice, suggesting he start do- ing voiceover work for radio or commercials. years, Edwards For shrugged these comments of. But eventually, he con- vinced himself to market his voice. He created a web- site and, over the past three years, has done voiceover work for KUT and the Col- lege of Communication. He said he hopes to do more projects in the future. “You have to see the glass as half-full and not half- empty,” Edwards said. “Good things will come because you believe in yourself. My story is not over. It’s still being written.” ALUMNI Alumna grows lifestyle blog, branches into fashion world Check out more stories from our recurring series Tat-Tuesdays at dailytexanonline.com. UT alumna Dani Austin is a popular YouTube video blogger who offers advice on fashion and beauty-related topics. Photo Courtesy of Philip Edsel By Abz Zeitler @abz.zeitler Ater receiving 400 Face- book friend requests follow- ing her irst video blog, UT alumna Dani Austin has kept her followers engaged on her journey from student to You- Tube famous lifestyle video blogger and fashion guru. Austin’s YouTube chan- nel, which she started at the end of 2012, now has over 100,000 followers. Recently she launched a fashion blog, theDaniAustin.com, which she describes as a “best of Austin, Texas style guide.” Austin’s parents are in the apparel business, which in- spired her initial interest in creating the blog. “I was introduced to video blogging through my broth- er, who is a musician that has a channel on YouTube,” Austin “Sophomore year of college, we got bored during winter break and made a video together. hat’s when I knew I wanted to start a channel.” said. With each video, Austin said she tries to ofer her view- ers advice that a big sister or friend would give, on every- thing from morning rou- tines to makeup tutorials. In her videos, she draws on her own past experiences to give women advice on how to be conident in their own skin. Instead of buying the items she features in her videos, Austin has brands that spon- sor her videos, including Cort Furniture, Neutrogena and Marc Anthony hair products, among others. “he reason I started a beauty and lifestyle video blog was because I didn’t have a sis- ter growing up,” Austin said. “here were questions I had and things I wanted to know — from basics on how to put your hair in a braid to more intense subjects.” Austin works with re- nowned photographer and videographer Todd White to ilm some of her longer seg- ments, which include her New York Fashion Week and First Apartment Tour videos. his year, she attended New York Fashion Week and incorpo- rated some of what she saw into her videos. “[Austin] just likes to have fun, which shows through in her videos,” White said. “Her presence encourages people to be themselves. When we ilmed the video for New York Fashion Week, she tried to do a video doing a speciic dance showing just her shoes. She didn’t get it quite right, but it worked because she is quirky and it it her, so we kept it in the inal cut of the video.” Austin said she plans to do more collaborations with fash- ion brands ater her recent trip to New York Fashion Week. Austin will continue to post once a week on her video blog while she moves toward the fashion side of blogging. Ad- die Rock, Austin’s intern, said ater being on a few shoots with her, anyone can tell Aus- tin has a passion for what she does, and photos will make viewers want to start their own fashion blogs. “Dani has a very unique style that is a mix of modern and classic,” Rock said. “She’s focusing on fashion for the time being, and I’ve seen so many people online tell her what a style inspiration she is to them.” Austin said that running a blog can be hard work, but it will pay of in the end. hrough her success, she started her own jewelry com- pany, Keely D. Accessories. She plans to expand her jew- elry company and style blog over the next two years. “I hope that the people who watch my videos now will grow up with me and fol- low me through my journey,” Austin said. Photos by Thalia Juarez | Daily Texan Staff