Former Regent Speaks at Tejas Club
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1 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8 COMICS PAGE 6 SPORTS PAGE 7 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, February 10, 2017 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid CITY STATE Court relo- K2 arrest leads to trial, discussion cates Paxton By Catherine Marfin a larger operation at a homeless similar to marijuana in that it @catherinemarfin shelter in Austin and revealed bonds to the same receptors in trial, seeks video footage of Stephens mak- the brain, but unlike the name A Travis County jury sen- ing multiple transactions. suggests, that is about all K2 fair jury tenced a man to five years “I think it’s a fair verdict and marijuana have in com- in prison last week in the given the evidence,” prosecu- mon, said Darren Noak, Travis county’s first drug-trafficking tor Bill Bishop told the Austin County EMS Captain. By Lisa Dreher trial involving K2, a type of American-Statesman last week. Because of the wide variety @lisa_dreher97 synthetic marijuana. The conviction has reopened of chemicals in each batch of State prosecutors said Tajay Stephens, 26, was con- a larger discussion of K2 distri- the drug, there is no definite Thursday they want to victed with the minimum sen- bution in Austin. way to predict how K2 will af- move Texas Attorney Gen- tence for possession of a con- K2 is a blend of industrial fect users, Noak said. eral Ken Paxton’s trial out of trolled substance with intent chemicals most commonly “It’s a wide and varied pre- Collin County because they to distribute. Prosecutors said sprayed onto tobacco leaves sentation — some people are cannot find an impartial Stephens was the ringleader in and smoked. The drug is K2 page 2 Infographic by Sierra Garcia | Daily Texan Staff jury there, according to the Dallas Morning News. “Over the course of al- WEST CAMPUS most the last two years … Paxton’s posse of spokes- men, supporters and sur- rogates — a clique herein collectively referred to as Former regent speaks at Tejas Club ‘Team Paxton’ — has em- barked on a crusade clearly By Chase Karacostas calculated to taint the Col- @chasekaracostas lin County jury pool,” pros- ecutors wrote in a filing. At the end of his six years Prosecutors said Paxton as a UT regent, Alex Cran- supporters in his home berg shared stories of his county, where the alleged ascension from being an un- crimes took place, are dergrad at the University to persuading locals to rally a powerful member of the around Paxton before his oil and gas industry and a securities fraud trial takes University regent. place on May 1. The trial Thursday night, he spoke will likely be delayed if the to the Tejas Club, a men’s venue changes, according to social organization that he the Dallas Morning News. was a member of during his “On behalf of Mr. Pax- time at the University, for ton, we vigorously deny their weekly lecture series the twisted and distorted “Tejas Coffee.” allegations contained in the “Tejas Coffee is a space for Motion to transfer venue, students to hear from import- most of which pertain to ant and interesting people,” actions taken by law-abid- said Connor Madden, a Plan ing taxpayers in the exer- II business senior and vice cise of their free speech and president of the Tejas Club. access to the courts,” Pax- “Given his prestige within ton’s defense lawyer Phil- the university community, it’s ip Hilder said in an Aus- great to hear from him.” tin American-Statesman Cranberg spent the night article Tuesday. telling stories from when he In August of 2015 the lived at Tejas House for a year Joshua Guerra | Daily Texan Staff CRANBERG page 2 University of Texas System Regent Alex Cranberg speaks at the Tejas house as part of the Tejas Coffee speaker series. PAXTON page 3 SYSTEM RESEARCH New regents debate System’s handle on debt Research suggests By Anusha Lalalni If approved, the funding @anusha_lalani would be given to any of the 14 new Gutenberg origin UT institutions who provide an Just two days after his final effective plan that matches the By London Gibson of all.” confirmation in the state Sen- requirements McRaven laid @londongibson Purchase records for this ate, UT System Regent Kevin out through his student success copy exist for fewer than ten Eltife questioned the transpar- quantum leap. Research by Eric White, of its most recent owners, ency of the System. Eltife said he supports the the curator of rare books at leaving hundreds of years of The Board of Regents had $10 million plan, but ques- Princeton University, has re- ownership unaccounted for. their first meeting of the se- tioned why the System would vealed that the early history of Because of this lack of reliable mester Wednesday with their lend funds to institutions the UT’s copy of the Guten- records, those who studied three newly-appointed regents without addressing their berg Bible might be Dutch. the Bible looked to its exter- joining them in the conversa- debt first. “Research on both the nal attributes to find its ori- tion. The Board held a second “I get what you’re doing but provenance of this copy and gin, White said. The presence its distribution now has a of certain physical character- meeting the following day. it seems to me like any benefit Gabriel Lopez | Daily Texan Staff One of the heavily discussed saving that the System gener- firm new foothold in the istics led him to believe the UT System Chancellor William McRaven speaks at the Lyn- Netherlands,” White said at Bible has Dutch beginnings. items on the agenda was Chan- ates should be passed on direct- don B. Johnson School of Public Affairs on Sept. 12, 2016. cellor William McRaven’s ly to the institutions,” Eltife said. his lecture on the complex The Gutenberg Bible at UT, past of UT’s Gutenberg Bible, one of only eight complete recommendation for a one- “I just think the way we’re doing transparent and we are happy going on here. That’s what I’m which took place Thursday at copies in the U.S., is unique time allocation of $10 million it is not very transparent. We to show you the books,” McRa- asking and I will continue to the Harry Ransom Center. from the others in part be- from surplus funds provided shouldn’t be here trying to find ven said. keep asking.” UT’s copy of the Bible had cause of its mismatched bind- through the System Internal ways to generate funds from Eltife said he did not agree McRaven said he under- a turbulent life, White said. ings, annotations in the mar- Lending Program to aid the some institutions to pass on to with McRaven on the System stands Eltife’s concerns, but The Bible has been owned gins and typographical error. student success quantum leap, other institutions.” being clear with this plan. can only address them if he’s by earls, dukes and failed ac- “It’s like no other Guten- which enforces an earlier grad- McRaven disagreed with El- ”I’m just pointing out that I allowed more flexibility from tors, won at tournaments and berg out there,” said Emilio uation rate for students. tife and said the System is not don’t like the philosophy being the Board. auctions, and purchased for Englade, a docent who has The SILP and the Reve- trying to hide anything from used here,” Eltife said. “You’re Chairman Paul Foster said grand rare books libraries. worked at the Harry Ransom nue Financing System to- the regents, and knew what it saying it’s transparent, but it ob- he would provide the regents “Texas got the right Bible,” Center for six-and-a-half gether fund System proj- was doing when it decided to viously took us 20 minutes up with the information they need White said. “This copy is ects using pledges from all allocate the funds. here trying to figure out what’s System institutions. “We are always completely REGENT page 2 perhaps the most interesting BIBLE page 2 Name: UT Athletics Front Strip; Width: 60p0; Depth: 2 in; Color: Process color; Ad Number: - 2 2 Friday, February 10, 2017 NEWS FRAMES FEATURED PHOTO thedailytexan Volume 117, Issue 99 Senate of College Coun- cils passed three substan- CONTACT US tial pieces of legislation Thursday night involving Main Telephone (512) 471-4591 University Health Services, student involvement in the Editor-in-Chief Texas Legislature and the Alexander Chase Senate constitution. 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