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NEWSThe City Council approves skybridge over Dean Keeton. PAGE 3Camp provides therapy, research for speech impediments. ONLINE

OPINIONAs the 84th Legislature closes, the Daily Texan Editorial Board weighs in on the best and worst legislators of the session. PAGE 6

LIFE&ARTSUT film students give a look into Asian American life with short film “Motherland.” ONLINE

SPORTSThe Colorado Rockies draft Parker French in the fifth round. ONLINECheck out the season review of the men’s and women’s track and field team. ONLINE

COVER STORY2015 Austin Music Census reported local musicians who responded were 80 percent male and 20 percent female, resulting in mixed reactions. PAGE 4

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TuesdayAmy’s Ice Cream Trick Olympics: Watch as employ-ees from all the Amy’s Ice Cream locations gather to show off their ice cream tricks and acrobatics. Where: The Grove at Southpark MeadowsWhen: 7 p.m.

FridayGingerfest: Cele-brate Birds’ grand opening with free Shiner Ruby Redbird beer and special-edition Gingerfest Agua Fresca from The Soup Peddler. Where: Birds Bar-bershopWhen: 5 p.m.

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ANDERSON BOYD, NEWS EDITOR Monday, June 15, 2015

Moody College skybridge to connect Belo Center, CMA

Students will be able to cross Dean Keeton Street without touching the street pavement starting early 2016.

The Austin City Council approved the Moody Col-lege’s skybridge project, which will go above Dean Keeton Street between the Belo Center for New Me-dia and the CMA, at June 11’s general City Council meeting. Council member Kathie Tovo said the ap-proved bridge ordinance gives UT “air rights,” which the city needed to permit.

“Because they’re going to use the area above the city street, they have to come to an encroachment agreement with the city,” Tovo said.

When the City Coun-cil grants permission for projects such as the Dean Keeton skybridge, they ex-tends the permission for the lifetime of the structure, Tovo said.

“I believe it is more or

less a permanent agree-ment,” Tovo said. “There are some provisions built into the ordinance that said, if there is a concern, we can revisit it. But it is a long term agreement.”

Moody College of Com-munication already planned for the skybridge while planning the Belo Center for New Media, said Nick Hundley, the college’s direc-tor of communications.

“The college identi-fied the need to construct a pedestrian bridge while planning and constructing the Belo Center for New Media,” Hundley said. “It was able to begin plans for construction upon receiv-ing commitment of the $50 million gift from the Moody Foundation.”

Since Moody College buildings sit on both sides of Dean Keeton Street, the col-lege wanted to offer a safer and more convenient way to travel between the two, Hundley said.

The aesthetic statement of the skybridge also was

important, Tovo said.“It seems it was aimed in

part to make a stronger vi-sual impression for people coming to that entrance of campus, but it serves a practical purpose,” Tovo said. “There are a lot of students going back and forth, and it seems a lot of students walk on that route. Getting students on the bridge would improve access for cars, other stu-dents [and] relieve a lot of pedestrian congestion.”

Although Tovo said she approves of the skybridge on campus, she hopes it will not become a trend in the city.

“We don’t encourage them downtown because it takes pedestrians off the street, which is vital to a bustling city,” Tovo said. “They really told me that ... that part of campus has a lot of pedes-trian activity and would be safer to have less and more walking on the bridge.”

The University aims to have the bridge finished by early 2016.

By Jackie Wang@jcqlnwng

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Courtesy of Rosales + Partners

On June 11, the Austin City Coun-cil approved the Moody College’s

skybridge project, which will connect

the Belo Center for New Media and the CMA. The approved

bridge gives UT “air rights,” as it will use the area

above the city street.

On a typical night in the “Live Music Capital of the World,” crowds drink cider, swing their hips to salsa music, stomp their feet at a folk concert or get thrown around a mosh pit — and, ac-cording to the 2015 Austin Music Census, they’re most likely listen-ing to a male musician.

In an effort to examine the city that’s home to South By Southwest, Austin City Lim-its Music Festival and Fun Fun Fun Fest, Titan Music Group, a music industry consulting firm based in Austin, released its sur-vey of nearly 4,000 people in the Austin music scene on June 1.

The census includes musi-cians, industry entrepreneurs and employees, and venue own-ers. It reported more than 20 percent of musicians are below the 2014 Federal Poverty Line of $11,670, and out of the 2,380 musicians who responded to the survey, 80 percent were male and 20 percent were female.

Carrie Fussell, front woman of psych-folk band Calliope Musicals, said the survey’s re-sults did not surprise her. She said it provided statistical evi-dence for negative trends she’s dealt with firsthand.

“Once you have facts like that, it’s a lot easier to petition to your local government about what’s wrong,” Fussell said. “Without that, it’s easier to write it off.”

But others, such as folk sing-er Jess Williamson, disagree. She said she thinks the census resulted in skewed statistics because it failed to gather re-sponses from diverse groups.

“The census really bothers me because they overwhelm-ingly polled white men,” Wil-liamson said. “So I have a lot of questions about how this cen-sus came about and how they decided who to approach.”

According to the census, the

survey was open to respon-dents from November 12, 2014, through January 27, 2015. Al-though the group said it distrib-uted the survey as widely as pos-sible through various methods, including emails to individual names, industry businesses and marketing partners, targeted ad-vertisements and posters, its total completion rate was 66 percent.

Regardless of the census’ ac-curacy, Fussell said she feels the reported gender inequality.

She said she often feels her experience has differed from those of the five male members of Calliope Musicals.

“I do know that I get treated differently by sound guys, bar staff and other musicians, and that sucks,” Fussell said. “It feels

really shitty that because of my sex people are making snap judgments on me.”

In comparison, folk singer Dana Falconberry said she’s never felt the disparity between musicians’ genders but still rec-ognizes women are lacking in other areas of the industry.

“It’s hard to find a woman en-gineer or studio owner here in town,” Falconberry said. “That end of the scene, I feel, is definite-ly heavily weighted toward men.”

Folk, jazz and electronic artist Elizabeth McQueen said being a woman in the Austin scene has provided her with opportunities to connect with and support other women who share her struggles.

“I actually find that being a woman in Austin is great be-cause, when you meet other women musicians in Austin, there’s a lot of going out to cof-fee and talking about things or starting songwriting groups,” McQueen said. “So it’s a good pool of support to have.”

The census’ focus on the economic well-being of Austin musicians found that nearly 70 percent of respondents earned less than $10,000 from music-related income in 2013.

McQueen said the number didn’t surprise her because Austin attracts musicians who would rather make good music

than become wealthy. But she said that kind of lifestyle isn’t possible anymore with the city’s rapid growth.

“This town isn’t full of peo-ple who are hungry for fame and money, this town is full of cool people who want to make cool stuff,” McQueen said. “But those kind of people are going to get priced out.”

Fifty-six percent of the musi-cians surveyed said they work other full- or part-time jobs in non music-related industries, ac-cording to the census. Although Latin folk-singer Gina Chavez has won eight Austin Music Awards and was crowned Austin’s 2015 Artist of the Year, she said her music career would not be pos-sible if not for her part-time job.

“I’ve been playing in coffee shops since 2006 and really pro-fessionally since about 2010,” Chavez said. “I’m only now reaching a level where I’m like, ‘OK, this is a decent amount of money but nothing I could even be close to living on right now.’”

McQueen said the growth in Austin is a double-edged sword in that it provides musicians with more job opportunities and big-ger audiences, but it is also hurts them economically. She said she wants to see more Austin musi-cians stand up for themselves.

“The growth is not all bad at

all, but if I could see anything changed, I would want to see more musicians advocating for themselves and what they want,” McQueen said. “And I think that it’s happening.”

Although the female musi-cians said they agree the Aus-tin Music Census provided a dreary look at the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Fussell said she has faith the music scene will eventually improve.

“There’s obviously something in our society that’s creating that inequality, perpetuating it and furthering the stereotypes that are making these things a reality,” Fussell said. “I’m really looking forward to punching those in the face and making change happen.”

Monday, June 15, 20154 COVER STORY 5Monday, June 15, 2015

AUSTIN WOMEN IN MUSICBy Emily Gibson& Danielle Lopez

@thedailytexan

Marshall Tidrick| Daily Texan StaffSince her move to Austin in 2006, folk singer Dana Falconberry and her six-piece band, have released four albums.

Tess Cagle | Daily Texan Staff

Marshall TIdrick | Daily Texan StaffSince 2006, bilingual singer-songwriter Gina Chavez has combined her Latin roots and American upbringing in her works.

Tess Cagle | Daily Texan Staff Musician Jess Williamson has graced stages across Austin with a banjo in hand and hauntingly whimsical vocals since 2010.

Bryce Seifert | Daily Texan Staff Singer-songwriter Elizabeth McQueen has performed in Austin since 2000. Her latest project is EMQ and iscomprised of long-time friends.

Marshall Tidrick | Daily Texan Staff Calliope Musicals frontwoman Carrie Fussell and the band’s additional five members got their start in 2009.

50% 25–39 years old27% 40–54 years old

4.4% African-American10.4% Hispanic

66% White

80% Male20% Female

AUSTIN MUSICIANS

68.4% earned less than $10,000 in 2013

from music-related income

56% work other full- or part-time jobs in non-

music industries22.7% are full-time

musicians

MUSICIAN INCOME

On a typical night in the “Live Music Capital of the World,” crowds drink cider, swing their hips to salsa music, stomp their feet at a folk concert or get thrown around a mosh pit — and, ac-cording to the 2015 Austin Music Census, they’re most likely listen-ing to a male musician.

In an effort to examine the city that’s home to South By Southwest, Austin City Lim-its Music Festival and Fun Fun Fun Fest, Titan Music Group, a music industry consulting firm based in Austin, released its sur-vey of nearly 4,000 people in the Austin music scene on June 1.

The census includes musi-cians, industry entrepreneurs and employees, and venue own-ers. It reported more than 20 percent of musicians are below the 2014 Federal Poverty Line of $11,670, and out of the 2,380 musicians who responded to the survey, 80 percent were male and 20 percent were female.

Carrie Fussell, front woman of psych-folk band Calliope Musicals, said the survey’s re-sults did not surprise her. She said it provided statistical evi-dence for negative trends she’s dealt with firsthand.

“Once you have facts like that, it’s a lot easier to petition to your local government about what’s wrong,” Fussell said. “Without that, it’s easier to write it off.”

But others, such as folk sing-er Jess Williamson, disagree. She said she thinks the census resulted in skewed statistics because it failed to gather re-sponses from diverse groups.

“The census really bothers me because they overwhelm-ingly polled white men,” Wil-liamson said. “So I have a lot of questions about how this cen-sus came about and how they decided who to approach.”

According to the census, the

survey was open to respon-dents from November 12, 2014, through January 27, 2015. Al-though the group said it distrib-uted the survey as widely as pos-sible through various methods, including emails to individual names, industry businesses and marketing partners, targeted ad-vertisements and posters, its total completion rate was 66 percent.

Regardless of the census’ ac-curacy, Fussell said she feels the reported gender inequality.

She said she often feels her experience has differed from those of the five male members of Calliope Musicals.

“I do know that I get treated differently by sound guys, bar staff and other musicians, and that sucks,” Fussell said. “It feels

really shitty that because of my sex people are making snap judgments on me.”

In comparison, folk singer Dana Falconberry said she’s never felt the disparity between musicians’ genders but still rec-ognizes women are lacking in other areas of the industry.

“It’s hard to find a woman en-gineer or studio owner here in town,” Falconberry said. “That end of the scene, I feel, is definite-ly heavily weighted toward men.”

Folk, jazz and electronic artist Elizabeth McQueen said being a woman in the Austin scene has provided her with opportunities to connect with and support other women who share her struggles.

“I actually find that being a woman in Austin is great be-cause, when you meet other women musicians in Austin, there’s a lot of going out to cof-fee and talking about things or starting songwriting groups,” McQueen said. “So it’s a good pool of support to have.”

The census’ focus on the economic well-being of Austin musicians found that nearly 70 percent of respondents earned less than $10,000 from music-related income in 2013.

McQueen said the number didn’t surprise her because Austin attracts musicians who would rather make good music

than become wealthy. But she said that kind of lifestyle isn’t possible anymore with the city’s rapid growth.

“This town isn’t full of peo-ple who are hungry for fame and money, this town is full of cool people who want to make cool stuff,” McQueen said. “But those kind of people are going to get priced out.”

Fifty-six percent of the musi-cians surveyed said they work other full- or part-time jobs in non music-related industries, ac-cording to the census. Although Latin folk-singer Gina Chavez has won eight Austin Music Awards and was crowned Austin’s 2015 Artist of the Year, she said her music career would not be pos-sible if not for her part-time job.

“I’ve been playing in coffee shops since 2006 and really pro-fessionally since about 2010,” Chavez said. “I’m only now reaching a level where I’m like, ‘OK, this is a decent amount of money but nothing I could even be close to living on right now.’”

McQueen said the growth in Austin is a double-edged sword in that it provides musicians with more job opportunities and big-ger audiences, but it is also hurts them economically. She said she wants to see more Austin musi-cians stand up for themselves.

“The growth is not all bad at

all, but if I could see anything changed, I would want to see more musicians advocating for themselves and what they want,” McQueen said. “And I think that it’s happening.”

Although the female musi-cians said they agree the Aus-tin Music Census provided a dreary look at the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Fussell said she has faith the music scene will eventually improve.

“There’s obviously something in our society that’s creating that inequality, perpetuating it and furthering the stereotypes that are making these things a reality,” Fussell said. “I’m really looking forward to punching those in the face and making change happen.”

Monday, June 15, 20154 COVER STORY 5Monday, June 15, 2015

AUSTIN WOMEN IN MUSICBy Emily Gibson& Danielle Lopez

@thedailytexan

Marshall Tidrick| Daily Texan StaffSince her move to Austin in 2006, folk singer Dana Falconberry and her six-piece band, have released four albums.

Tess Cagle | Daily Texan Staff

Marshall TIdrick | Daily Texan StaffSince 2006, bilingual singer-songwriter Gina Chavez has combined her Latin roots and American upbringing in her works.

Tess Cagle | Daily Texan Staff Musician Jess Williamson has graced stages across Austin with a banjo in hand and hauntingly whimsical vocals since 2010.

Bryce Seifert | Daily Texan Staff Singer-songwriter Elizabeth McQueen has performed in Austin since 2000. Her latest project is EMQ and iscomprised of long-time friends.

Marshall Tidrick | Daily Texan Staff Calliope Musicals frontwoman Carrie Fussell and the band’s additional five members got their start in 2009.

50% 25–39 years old27% 40–54 years old

4.4% African-American10.4% Hispanic

66% White

80% Male20% Female

AUSTIN MUSICIANS

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Best and worst of the 84th Texas LegislatureBEST: HOUSE

Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth): Texas public health received unique attention last year with the highly publicized arrival of ebola patients in Texas and a growing con-versation about marijuana legalization. Klick did excellent work ensuring that Texas stays prepared for such medical concerns with her work on reinstituting a statewide infectious disease task force and allowing epilepsy pa-tients a non-euphoric component of marijua-na as medical treatment. Given UT’s recent outbreak of mumps and frequent student discussion of medical marijuana legalization, her proactive efforts set a high standard for reasonable legislative solutions to statewide health issues.

Joe Straus (R-San Antonio): Fortunate-ly, unlike other longtime stalwarts of the House, Speaker Joe Straus hopes to remain in office, recently announcing his intention to seek another term as speaker. His focus on critical state issues, such as tax relief, public transportation and government eth-ics, with a responsible, non-divisive attitude makes him a model for Texas Legislative leadership, especially in a House divided by ultra-conservatives and relative newcomers. His centrist and pragmatic bent compares especially well to a Senate run amok by re-actionary leadership.

WORST: HOUSEJonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) Rep.

Jonathan Stickland, in sometimes comi-cal fashion, made a point of being the most obstreperous, reactionary and nonsensical member of the Texas Legislature this session. The litany of his unprofessional behaviors in-cludes arbitrarily killing single district bills, decorating Capitol hallways with a sign de-claring himself a “former fetus,” almost fight-ing Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana), poten-tially violating multiple House ethics policies, filibustering a bill that would prevent puppy

murders and celebrating an “F-” rating for his LGBT efforts. That was a highlight reel rather than exhaustive list. His abrasive start to the Texas Legislature has surely won him more mocking headlines than supporters, but for this Board’s amusement, we almost hope to see him re-elected, though certainly not for his “public service.”

Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington): Where to begin with this media-magnet Tea Party freshman? Many touted his campaign as an experiment to see how far right the already extremely conservative state house could go. Tinderholt did not disappoint. He has asso-ciated himself with ultra-conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and fel-low worst member Rep. Jonathan Stickland, but his militant suggestions for how to de-fend the Texas border from Mexican inva-sion, his vociferous work against gay mar-riage’s supposed assault on the institution’s sanctity (despite being on his fifth marriage) and outbursts at anyone unwilling to allow open carry efforts as extreme as his border on farce. But, to use his own words in his defense, “What comes out of my mouth just kinda comes out sometimes.”

BEST: SENATETroy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay): Gov.

Greg Abbott recently staked out bold ambi-tions for Texas public higher education and he can thank Sen. Troy Fraser for a successful start. Fraser’s University Research Initiative bill will provide over $8 billion for Texas pub-lic universities to improve Texas universities’ allure and academic standing. The 27-year Texas legislator decided to retire from office at the end of the session, but his contribution to Texas higher education will be a lasting legacy.

John Whitmire (D-Houston): Observ-ers disagree about how successful the recent session was for ethics reform, but none can fault Sen. John Whitmire for his efforts nor

ignore his promotion of the issue. Whitmire authored a bill that finally brought Texas’ grand jury selection in line with the rest of the country by eliminating judges’ ability to indirectly appoint jurors. In fact, the major-ity of the 42-year Texas legislator’s 31 bills focused on criminal and judicial reform and, while not all were successful, he should be praised as one of the premier ethics leaders of the last session, if not contemporary Texas legislative history.

WORST: SENATEEddie Lucio (D-Brownsville): Despite

national and statewide progress toward ac-ceptance of gay marriage, Sen. Eddie Lucio stood against the trend by absorbing Rep. Cecil Bell’s (R-Magnolia) bill blocking same-sex marriage into his larger county ordinance bill. Lucio’s duplicity was even more shame-ful, though, as he surreptitiously attempted to sneak the proposal into a largely unrelated

bill. Along with trying to deny LGBT rights, Lucio worked against women’s rights with his bill to limit many health providers from cov-ering abortions in Texas. Thankfully, neither passed, but the Senator’s priorities leave little to recommend him in this Board’s opinion.

Dan Patrick (R-Houston): As the foil to Speaker Joe Straus, Patrick has let the Texas Senate, once the pinnacle of pragmatism and moderation, descend into extremist chaos. Once styled the “greatest deliberative body in the world,” Patrick nixed the long-valued “two-thirds” rule early in his tenure, which ensured that the majority party may unilater-ally fast-track legislation through the chamber. He used the Republican majority’s newfound power to support extremist legislation, includ-ing a push to repeal the Texas DREAM Act and effectively remove the licensing require-ment for open carry, among other proposals. Fortunately, Straus’ House rightly repudiated his misplaced priorities.

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