1 COMICS PAGE 7 NEWS PAGE 3 SPORTS PAGE 6 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Monday, January 25, 2016 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid CAMPUS CITY SXSW crash New STEM commons opens in PCL victims file By Rachel Lew mann, communications of- help in those subjects. It’s @rachelannlew ficer for the University of a centralized location for suit against Texas Libraries. students to look for [help] A new STEM learning Carolyn Connerat, asso- instead of having to go to commons will open officially ciate vice provost for Stu- different classrooms in dif- city, festival today in the Perry-Castañeda dent Succcess Initiatives in ferent buildings.” Library to provide a space for the Provost’s office, said the The UT Libraries and SSI By Mikaela Cannizzo students to learn about and STEM commons is part of provided $425,000 to fund @thedailytexan collaborate in science, tech- a holistic approach for the the STEM commons. In addi- nology, engineering and math PCL learning commons to tion to UT Libraries and SSI, Nearly two years after the studies. provide support for a variety the College of Natural Sci- South By Southwest incident, in The STEM commons will of subjects. ences, the Cockrell School of which Rashad Owens killed four be open to students of any “All students have to Engineering, and the Sanger people and injured dozens while major and will feature new take STEM subjects as part Learning Center combined driving over the speed limit near the intersection of East 10th and mobile furniture and an of their core curriculum,” efforts to create the space. Emma Acosta | Daily Texan Staff Red River streets, two victims increased number of white- Connerat said. “All students “The [Perry-CastañedaBiomedical engineering sophomore Daegi Lee and civil are now suing Owens, the city of boards and power outlets, will be able to benefit from engineering freshman Kelly Mullins study in the new STEM according to Travis Will- a specific place they can get PCL page 2 learning commons. Austin and SXSW. The victims, Jacqueline Lon- ghurst and Luis Suarez, filed the lawsuit in a Travis County SYSTEM district court and are seeking up to $1 million in damages. According to the lawsuit, Longhurst and Suarez said they UT System degrees yield higher earnings are suing because of negligent operation at the event includ- By Caleb Wong ing a lack of security, under- @caleber96 developed safety measures and understaffed maintenance of Graduates from UT Sys- street closures. They are also tem schools earn about $ suing Andrew Bramwell, the $150,000 more through- man responsible for providing out their lifetime than the vehicle used by Owens in students who attend a UT the crash. System institution but do This is the second time vic- not graduate, according tims of the incident have sued to data collected by the organizers of the festival and the UT System. $ city. In December 2014, eight The statistics, released victims, including three families in December, were collect- of victims who were killed, filed ed from data on more than lawsuits against SXSW with 325,000 students at all claims of negligence. schools within the UT Sys- Roland Swenson, co-found- tem. By analyzing records er and managing director of from the Texas Workforce UT System graduates who earned a Over the course of 10 years, graduates SXSW, wrote a letter to the Commission, the UT Sys- bachelors degree earned earned an average of city of Austin on Sept. 30, 2014 tem Office of Strategic detailing their efforts to en- Initiatives compiled salary 45 percent $150,000 hance safety during the event information that served in cumulative earnings. by working with Populous, as the basis for the study, more than students who didn’t complete an event-planning consultant. according to a UT System their degree and worked a full year in Swenson said this collabora- press release. tion will serve to implement a Other findings from Texas after graduation. comprehensive safety plan, or- the study show that UT Source: The University of Texas System ganize the permit process and improve long-term planning DEGREE page 2 Infographic by Design Staff | Daily Texan Staff techniques. STATE STATE Clinton pursues Texas Live stream from Sanders rallies voters votes in March primary By Forrest Milburn Mark McKim, @forrestmilburn left, Jonathan Brou and Frank By Forrest Milburn til Iowa Democrats head to the Chants of “yes we can” Moreno show @forrestmilburn polls on Feb. 1, Clinton cam- ripped through the chilly their support paign officials are aiming to air Saturday evening as for presidential Although Texas Demo- prevent the prospect of a Sen. supporters of Sen. Bernie candidate Bernie crats won’t get the chance Bernie Sanders (I-VT) win in Sanders (I-VT) rallied in Sanders during his live stream to choose their presidential Iowa and the other early vot- downtown Austin to watch nominee until March 1, Aus- ing states by training volun- nationwide the presidential candidate address at The tin supporters of former Sec- teers all around the country. give a live-streamed na- Mohawk on Sat- retary of State Hillary Clin- “One of my biggest fears is tional address. urday evening. ton gathered Sunday to learn that when we get people ex- The address came just from national campaign of- cited, there’s nowhere to go,” one week before the Iowa ficials on how to efficiently said Amanda Renteria, Hill- Caucus on Feb. 1, when speak to voters. ary for America national or- Iowa Democrats will be the Zoe Fu Officials at the training ganizer. “We now have some- first to vote on a democratic Daily Texan Staff event said one of the most where to go.” presidential nominee. As significant aspects of the Although all of the cam- the early voting states ap- sible leading into the early cheers of the night came reforming campaign finance campaign’s winning strat- paigns for president are nar- proach, polls are showing voting states. when Sanders focused on and fixing a criminal justice egy is forming and training rowing their focus to Iowa a tightening in the race, “It is wrong that working income inequality, worker’s system that disproportion- teams of volunteers who can and New Hampshire, the with former Secretary of families have to work longer rights or any of his other ately targets people of color. accurately and efficiently tell Clinton campaign is actively State Hillary Clinton los- hours and earn lower wages, “bread and butter” issues. Although Clinton has led Clinton’s story in no more building up its infrastruc- ing ground as Sanders has that people have to work “I really like his stance every national poll released than 30 seconds. ture in the large number of taken the lead in some polls two or three jobs while al- about how we have this over the course of the pri- “You’re going to be asking states voting on March 1 — the last few weeks. most all of the new income socioeconomic distribution mary campaign, polls in for one of the most valuable called Super Tuesday for its Although supporters in wealth is going to the top that’s just totally skewed Iowa and New Hampshire things: someone’s vote,” said high delegate count — in here in Texas will get their one percent,” Sanders said with the top one percent hav- have shown a back-and- Carlos Paz Jr., Texas lead or- case they lose the first two chance to vote later on in the address. “[People] un- ing the majority of wealth in forth between the top two ganizer for the Clinton cam- nominating states. March 1, that didn’t stop derstand that it is an obscen- the United States,” physics candidates in leads since the paign. “You’re going to be “Our biggest state on Su- Texas voters and supporters ity that the top one-tenth of freshman Dane Rohrer said. summer 2015. asking them for their time per Tuesday is Texas,” Ren- around the nation from ral- one percent now owns al- “I think that’s a testament to “It’s kind of cool to see and helping you with your teria said. “People ask us lying as the Sanders cam- most as much wealth as the the fact that we don’t really the underground candidate, missions and endeavors.” paign attempts to channel bottom 90 percent.” live in a free class system.” With just seven days left un- CLINTON page 3 as much momentum as pos- The most enthusiastic Sanders also touched on SANDERS page 3 NEWS OPINION SPORTS LIFE&ARTS ONLINE REASON TO PARTY Pro-choice activists The world’s environmental Longhorns fall short of up- UT faculty member docu- From shrunken heads to celebrate Roe v. Wade. issues require local effort. set against No. 3 Kansas. ments artifacts in book. babies in a jar, Austin’s PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 Museum of the Weird truly Pro-life activists rally at Affirmative action should re- Texas win brings it one Ty Segall releases eighth lives up to its name. 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