1 SPORTS PAGE 6 COMICS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 8 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, May 3, 2016 dailytexanonline.com bit.ly/dtvid CITY UNIVERSITY Med school Officer-involved shootings continue dean wants By Mikaela Cannizzo the city of Austin has experi- ment on the reasoning behind @mikaelac16 enced 86 incidents involving the increases. OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING INCIDENTS BY YEAR to focus on an officer firing intentionally The man in the Randall’s 10 A 29-year-old man was shot or unintentionally at a sub- incident ran toward an of- 9 9 and killed by an Austin police ject since 2000. In 2014, there ficer with knives in his hands 8 8 diversity officer in a South Austin Ran- were a total of four officer- and was shot once by an of- 7 dall’s parking lot on April 22. involved shootings, and seven ficer. While the bullet killed 6 6 5 By Jasleen Shokar The incident marked 2016’s in 2015. As of today, there the suspect, the officer was 5 5 5 @jasleenshokar 4 fifth officer-involved shoot- have been five in 2016. The not injured.. 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 Dr. René Salazar, the ing in Austin, contributing to highest number of incidents During an early morning 2 this year’s slight increase in the occurred in 2007 and 2013, press conference on April 23 new assistant dean for 1 number of shootings in the with nine shootings in each in the Randall’s parking lot, 0 diversity at Dell Medi- city over the past two years. year. Reginald Parker with APD Chief Art Acevedo said cal School, plans to According to data from the APD’s Special Investigations the incident was most likely a 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 open an office for di- Austin Police Department, Unit said he could not com- versity and make it an page 2 Infographic by Iliana Storch | Daily Texan Staff SHOOTINGS important aspect of the school’s mission. LIFE & ARTS The office is expected to prioritize patient care for diverse populations Striking a Balance: Men in Black try to even the playing field and promote an encour- aging working environ- Gender representation affects everything from academics to arts and sports. ment and research. For more stories on how this can impact students, turn to page eight. “I really want to make sure we get this office up and running in my first month,” Salazar, who will take office on June 20, said. “I want to meet with diverse students because it is important to get a sense of who they are and where they come from.” Salazar said that as a Mexican-American who grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, he understands the im- portance of providing community support for minority students, faculty and patients. “We need to make sure … people feel it is a place where they are supported and val- ued,” Salazar said. “It’s going to be important to get a sense of what people need.” Dell Medical School Dean Clay Johnston said part of the school’s vision for diversity includes thinking about the dif- ferent career paths in health and how a more diverse workforce can be Mike McGraw | Daily Texan Staff The Men in Black basketball practice team consists of some of the most talented recreational basketball players on campus. DELL page 3 CAMPUS CAMPUS Incoming students struggle Pro-Prop. 1 PAC raises to find on-campus housing record-breaking amount By Caleb Wong By Forrest Milburn Ridesharing Works for Austin Spending @caleber96 @forrestmilburn Field operations 2.9 million 11,997 total Voter calls Jake Sanchez, a senior at applicants The political finance cam- Brandeis High School in San paign backing Uber and Lyft $ Antonio, will be the first in on Proposition 1 has raised 109,000 his family to go to UT. 7,400 beds an estimated $8.1 million “It was between [UT] or so far from the ride-hailing 337,000 staying home for college, companies and donations, and UT was the choice,” he dwarfing the $88,000 raised said. “UT’s been my number 75 percent by opponents. Ridesharing Works for $791,000 one choice since I knew how reserved for Austin — a political action to pronounce ‘Texas.’” freshmen Mail$ orders Media buys committee backed and par- But as he travels away Source: Division of Housing and Food Services Infographic by Elizabeth Jones | Daily Texan Staff from his family toward Aus- Infographic by Elizabeth Jones | Daily Texan Staff tially funded by Uber and $ tin to major in civil engi- Lyft — raised $4.9 million posal from Uber and Lyft, from Uber last Thursday, neering, he may have trou- said. “Now I’m hoping to live Service. Housing spots are from the two ride-hailing keeping the City’s fingerprint on top of the $2.2 million it ble finding a new home away in whatever’s available. I’m first-come, first-served by companies from March 29 background checks in place. raised during the previous from home. After filling out kind of scared that there’s date of application. through April 27, accord- The amount raised by filing period. an application for on-cam- nothing left.” For the 2016–2017 year, ing to campaign finance Ridesharing Works broke The funding will allow the pus housing in mid-March, Sanchez isn’t alone in his UT received 11,977 total filings released Friday. The the previous record for local campaign group to purchase he said he has not received predicament. As applica- applications for housing for PAC raised money to urge campaign spending of $1.2 expensive television ads a housing contract, although tions for on-campus hous- 7,400 total beds on campus, Austinites to vote in favor of million, which was raised by while also padding its field a UT admissions officer told ing increase, the University DHFS spokesperson Alison Prop. 1, which would remove current Mayor Steve Adler operations as it heads into him he should receive one may not be able to accom- Kothe said. In comparison, the City’s fingerprint back- during his 2014 campaign. the final week of campaign- by early April. modate every student who UT received 9,743 appli- ground check requirement. The group also raised an- ing, according to Huey Rey “I want to get somewhere applies, according to the Di- A vote against the proposi- other $1 million donation to live on campus,” Sanchez vision of Housing and Food HOUSING page 2 tion would reject the pro- PROP 1 page 3 NEWS OPINION SPORTS LIFE&ARTS ONLINE REASON TO PARTY Ridehailing companies Texas’ foster system Early birds don’t always Basketball squad works Are we alone in the uni- break local campaign needs to be improved. get the worm in the draft. toward gender equality. verse? Read more at spending record. PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 UT should lessen focus on Longhorns looking to RTF students discuss lack graduation rates. salvage momentum. of women behind camera. 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Kim said she recently though, Sanchez said he is SHOOTINGS dailytexanonline.com continues from page 1 continues from page 1 Johnston said Salazar’s ery student who has asked helped an international stu- determined to find a place to passionate energy and op- cations to live on campus for it, we may not be able to dent find off-campus housing live, whether on-campus or “suicide by cop” and that the timism make him a good during the 2014–2015 aca- reach every student,” Kothe after she was put on the wait- off-campus. shooting upset the officer. fit for the position. The Texan strives to present demic year. said. “Likely, we will use all list and subsequently denied “If I don’t get a spot on “Our officer is shaken up,” “He is a really dynamic all information fairly, To make sure they can our supplemental spaces on-campus housing. campus, I think I’m going to accurately and completely. Acevedo said during theguy,” Johnston said. “He’s If we have made an error, reach every student pos- this year.” “She decided to come find a roommate and get an press conference. “Despitecharismatic and he knows let us know about it. Call sible, UT is closing its hous- If students can’t find hous- to UT pretty late, so there apartment,” Sanchez said. “I what the public and criticshow to get things done, (512) 232-2217 or e-mail ing application earlier than ing on campus, they may have weren’t any space[s] for her don’t have any family who might say that officers, [that]and is a perfect person for managingeditor@ usual, at midnight on May 4, to turn to off-campus hous- in the regular dorms,” Kim lives up there.