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1 DT Volume 121, Issue 36 friday, november 20, 2020 Thanksgiving feast with a twist ROCKY HIGINE / THE DAILY TEXAN STAFF 2 CONTACT US MAIN TELEPHONE Contents: (512) 471-4591 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emily Caldwell (512) 232-2212 [email protected] DT News opinion life & arts sports MANAGING EDITOR page UT is giving page To give us more page Students look page Texas cross Megan Menchaca (512) 232-2217 PERMANENT STAFF 03 students free 04 time to explore, 09 forward to eat- 12 country twins meals through a new UT should avoid admitting ing meals on Thanksgiving Trevor and Evan Williams [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Projects Reporters Emily Caldwell Marcus Krum, Nicole Thanksgiving program. students to specific majors. from their cultures. are inseparable. NEWS OFFICE Stuessy, Meara Isenberg Managing Editor Megan Menchaca Copy Desk Chiefs (512) 232-2207 Jimena Pinzon, Lawson Assoc. Managing Editors [email protected] Freeman Jason Lihuang, Trinady Joslin Assoc. Copy Desk Chiefs Director of Digital Phoebe Hayes, Irissa The Texan strives to present all Strategy Omandam, Megan Shankle Michael Hernandez UNIVERSITY information fairly, accurately and Double Coverage Copy Editor Director of Diversity & completely. If we have made an Brittany Miller Inclusion error, let us know about it. E-mail Angelica Arinze Design Editor [email protected]. Sierra Wiggers Collaborations Director Neelam Bohra Assoc. Design Editor Maria Perez Internal Relations Directors UT System approves $1.25M salary for Hartzell BUSINESS & ADVERTISING Areeba Amer, Ariana Double Coverage Designer Arredondo Christina Peebles (512) 471-8590 Assoc. Editors Senior Designers [email protected] Abby Dasgupta, Hannah Megan Fletcher, Eunice Bao By Andrew Zhang Lopez, Julia Zaksek, Sanika Video Editor @andrewczhang Director Nayak Jackson Barton Gerald Johnson Forum Editors Assoc. Video Editor Daisy Kielty, Maria Sailale Jennifer Xia, Brendan Long Business/ Illustration Coordinator Photo Editor UT President Jay Hart- Operations Manager Abriella Corker Presley Glotfelty zell will earn a $1.25 mil- Frank Serpas III News Editor Assoc. Photo Editor Advertising Manager Emily Hernandez Jamie Hwang lion annual salary, which Emily Cohen Assoc. News Editors Double Coverage Photo Editor Neelam Bohra, Lauren Girgis Jack Myer the UT System Board of Assistant Advertising Manager News Desk Editors Senior Photographers Regents approved during Grant Daniels Areeba Amer, Hannah Kirsten Hahn, Nicholas Vo Production Williford, Lauren Grobe Comics Editor a two-day board meeting Michael Gammon Beat Reporters Barbra Daly ending Thursday. Account Executives Andrew Zhang, Anna Assoc. Comics Editor Canizales, Amanda Figueroa- Rocky Higine Despite one UT staff Diane Byram, Pam Garner, Julianne Nieves, Brooke Ontiveros, Phillipp Samantha Greyson, Neha Senior Comics Artists member calling in to voice Madhira, Lauren Goodman Dan Martinez, Destiny Design Alexander, Cynthia Trevino Life&Arts Editor opposition to the proposed Tillie Policastro Ariana Arredondo Social Media Editor Hal Riley salary, the board approved it Assoc. Life&Arts Editors Aisling Ayers, Grace Barnes Assoc. Social Media Editor alongside construction proj- Katya Bandouil Sr. Life&Arts Writers ects, and an official spoke on Jennifer Errico, Anissa Reyes Senior Social Media Staffers Benjamin Cohen, Nuzha THE DAILY TEXAN MAIL Sports Editor the system’s financial status. Zuberi SUBSCRIPTION RATES Myah Taylor Audio Editor UT System spokesperson Assoc. Sports Editor Harper Carlton One Semester (Fall/Spring) Stephen Wagner Senior Audio Producers Karen Adler said former UT $60.00 Senior Sports Reporters Aurora Berry, Addie Costello, President Gregory Fenves Nathan Han, Carter Yates Chloe Young Two Semesters (Fall & Spring) $120.00 Newsletters Editor Editorial Adviser earned $995,000 before he Maia Borchardt Peter Chen left UT for Emory Universi- Summer Session Projects Editor $40.00 Sami Sparber ty. Fenves said to the Aus- EDDIE GASPAR / THE DAILY TEXAN FILE One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) tin American-Statesman in $150.00 2016 that a salary over $1 To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call million was “too high.” set to be 138% higher.” compensation to be com- $38.5 million previously 471-5083. Send orders and address Hartzell previously Bosley asked for lifting petitive with other univer- requested — for the on- changes to Texas Student Media, ISSUE STAFF earned $795,000 as interim the salary merit increase sities and is transparent by going realignment of Red P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713-8904. Columnists Opinion Illustrators freeze, implementing haz- setting a “one number” sal- River Street. Eva Strelitz-Block Juwon Yoo president, according to The Comic Artists L&A Reporters Texas Tribune. ard pay for essential work- ary rather than a base salary Scott Kelley, executive Emma George, Marissa Morgan-Taylor Thomas, ADVERTISING DEADLINES Xiong, Cate Lowry, Sylvia Sabrina LeBoeuf Greg Bosley, desktop ers, pausing layoffs during with bonuses. vice chancellor for busi- Asuncion-Crabb, Mindy Van Ad space is reserved by noon at least two Sports Reporters operations manager in the the pandemic and provid- According to The Chron- ness affairs, said Wednes- business days before regular publications. For Copy Editors Taylor Hawthorne special editions and other advertising Meena Anderson, Carrie College of Liberal Arts, said ing students and employees icle of Higher Education, a day that the system made Meng, Angelina Braese, opportunities please speak with a TSM Valeria Sixtos at the Thursday meeting with needed technology. $1.25 million salary would about $400 million less in account executive for deadlines and additional Designers In response to afford- be the sixth-highest among the fiscal year ending July details. The Fall 2020 publication schedule is Jenny Devico, Kyle Ahern he and other community Tuesday and Friday. members believe it is an ability concerns, Chairman public university leaders 2020 than in the previous “outrage” Hartzell would Kevin Eltife said the board in 2019. year but is still profitable. Contact [email protected]. has committed $165 mil- On Wednesday, Hartzell UT-Austin is project- be given such a high sala- COPYRIGHT lion dollars for the Texas spoke to the board to amend ed to end the year better ry during a time of layoffs Copyright 2020 Texas Student Media. All and furloughs. Advance Commitment. the Capital Improvement than in previous years articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the AUSTIN WEATHER To deserve his salary, “We are doing everything Program, a system plan because of the $130 mil- property of Texas Student Media and may in our power to make this to fund construction proj- lion Moody Foundation not be reproduced or republished in part or Bosley said Hartzell should in whole without written permission. TODAY TOMORROW make tuition more afford- affordable and to help elim- ects costing over $10 mil- grant and increases in the Nov. 20 Nov. 21 able and provide a living inate the student debt situ- lion, to include several UT Available University Fund, The Daily Texan, a student newspaper at The wage with full benefits ation,” Eltife said. “Our for- campus projects. according to previous University of Texas at Austin, is published by Texas Student Media, 2500 Whitis Ave., Austin, for staff. mer president … left in the Hartzell asked for $27.8 Texan reporting. TX 78712. Our work is made possible by support middle of a national crisis. million to renovate the “We project ending the from our advertising partners and donors. To “Faculty and staff wages provide individual support, please visit The Daily HI 82º HI 82º have risen less than 10% … I’m extremely proud and Hogg Memorial Auditori- year positively for all of Texan page at supportstudentvoices.org. To LO 64º LO 63º grateful that Jay Hartzell um and $11.1 to renovate our campuses,” Kelley said. highlight your business, please email since 2007 and have been [email protected]. The Daily thursday night lives on <3 outpaced by the cost of liv- was willing to step up.” the second floor of the “We’re actually doing a lit- Texan does not publish during academic breaks, most Federal Holidays and exam periods. News ing increase in Austin,” Bos- UT System Chancel- Flawn Academic Center. tle bit better in many cases contributions will be accepted by telephone ley said. “The president’s lor J.B. Milliken said the He also requested $46.6 (now) than we were as of (471-4591), or at the editorial office (HSM 2.120). Entire contents copyright 2020 Texas salary, on the other hand, is board sets presidential million — up from the July 2019.” Student Media. 3 News Editor EMILY HERNANDEZ NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 3 CAMPUS Give thanks to get a free meal Students can now get a free meal from J2 or Kins Dining through a new program by UHD and UT Outpost. By Samantha Greyson leaf put on the trees, a stu- would like this meal card throughout the UT commu- to J2 or Kins Dining before, to students from Dec. 1 to @GreysonSamantha dent who has requested food that is good for one meal,” nity since we couldn’t do the Ross said. He said this is an Jan. 19, Ross said. Instead from the UT Outpost gets a Ross said. “So long as we normal dinner.” important opportunity for of only one food pickup per niversity free meal ticket for J2 or Kins have those meals, we will UHD collected over 600 the outpost and for the stu- month, students will be allot- Housing Dining until Dec. 16. get students connected with thank-you notes at the Nov. dents they serve, especially ted two pickups in December and Dining The UT Outpost is connect- that card. 12 Longhorn Harvest event, during the holiday season, and January. partnered ing students with a meal card Lew said UHD began the Lew said. Students can also which can be more challeng- Director of dining Rene with UT through their online survey, program as an alternative to give thanks on a virtual sur- ing for students living with Rodriguez said this is an Outpost for UT Outpost coordinator Will the annual Friendsgiving din- vey, which will translate into food insecurity.