Cultivating musical careers for Dallas women, UT hazing incident haunts family: Your Monday morning roundup

Texas’ public push into cancer research pays off  [Morning roundup]( 11/04/2019 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌥️ Weather: Monday's a great day to just keep livin' because the weather on Austin actor Matthew McConaughey's 50th birthday will feature a high of 76 and a low of 58 with a 10% chance of rain. All right? All right. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( On the anniversary of the death of son Nicky, Sylvia and Shawn Cumberland are ramping up their efforts to end hazing. (Todd Spoth/Special Contributor) EDUCATION Did UT go easy on the Texas Cowboys after a night of hazing and a student’s death? Fraternity pledge deaths associated with hazing rocked college campuses across the nation in 2017. University presidents at Texas State, Louisiana State, Florida State and Penn State sounded the alarms by temporarily shutting down Greek life activities until they could get their arms around the problem. But on the anniversary of the death of their son, [Shawn and Sylvia Cumberland are still waiting for that sense of urgency and willingness to take action from the University of Texas.](  Also: At a time when U.S.-Mexico relations are strained, [UTD gives its top art award]( to a Mexican diplomat   And: [Students in Dallas and Fort Worth]( continue to struggle on national assessments  ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS Who’s afraid of big government? Texas’ public push into cancer research pays off Business columnist Mitchell Schnurman writes: Texas isn’t generally considered a national leader in research and development, despite having some renowned institutions and a string of Nobel Prize winners. But reality is ahead of perception, and the trend has been improving steadily. [Now voters have a chance to keep the momentum going](.  Also: [Sutherland Springs shooter was rejected by Dick’s Sporting Goods]( bought weapon at Academy, wife says.   And: [Uber wants to have 400 hires]( in Dallas’ Deep Ellum by year’s end.  OPINION The new ‘Harriet’ Tubman movie gives a new generation a chance to honor a hero The editorial board writes: It’s easy to look back on American history and cast aspersions. But it’s harder to recognize the complexity and uneven nature of history. There are American heroes who dedicated — and risked — their lives forcing this nation to live up to its best ideals of human liberty. [Harriet Tubman was one such woman.](  Also: Violence in Ecuador, Chile and Mexico [could be related]( writes Al Dia's Juan Jaramillo.   And: [We are no longer bound together by religion]( but by vacuous consumption addictions, writes Joshua Whitfield.  ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICKS - Crime: [A woman sold minor family members]( for sex at Dallas hotels, police say. - Analysis: [What went wrong for Beto O’Rourke]( in his failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. - Sports: Now that SMU’s dream of an undefeated season is dead, [what’s the status of its Cotton Bowl, AAC title hopes]( Katharina Wincor conducted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra during her debut at the Meyerson Symphony Center 30th Anniversary Concert on Sept. 4. (Ben Torres/Special Contributor) FINALLY ... [Dallas Opera, Dallas Symphony are cultivating musical careers for women]( Germany has had a female chancellor since 2005, England two female prime ministers in recent decades. A woman ran for president of the United States in 2016. Five women are vying for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination. These are still conspicuous exceptions to male-dominated norms. So are women on podiums of orchestras and opera companies, and as performed composers. [The Dallas Opera and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are out to change that](.  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletters@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](