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TODAY Calendar ‘The Infernal Comedy’
“The Infernal Comedy Confession of a Serial Killer“ featuring John Malkovich is a stage play about notorious Austrian serial killer and author Jack Unterweger. The performance starts at 8 p.m. with ticket prices ranging from $10 - $52.
Night Terrors haunted house Night Terrors haunted house opens tonight at 7 p.m. and goes until midnight. The 1900 square foot house features bloody and violent scenes for visitors to explore. Ticket prices range from $20 to $40 depending on the type of pass you purchase.
House of Torment
House of Torment is back once again, featuring two main haunted house attractions “The Reckoning” and “Cursed.” Ticket prices range from $20 $30 depending on the type of package. The attractions begin at 7 p.m. and end at midnight.
Pumpkin patch Grace United Methodist is hosting its annual Pumpkin patch event, with free storytelling. Don’t wait too long – the event will end once the pumpkins have ran out or until the 31st. The patch will be open all this week from 4 - 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Sunday from noon - 7 p.m.
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By Liz Farmer Daily Texan Staff
When faced with more than 900 terms to learn for a pharmacy class, one UT student turned to the use of online flashcards that he can distribute among his study group. Pharmacy student Richard Sabel said he joined the free study site, Qui-
zlet, to create flashcard reviews before tests. Quizlet is one of a growing number of new online learning tools of its type, which has seen increasing popularity because of features that allow users to create their own flashcards, access other users’ flashcards and make tests out of the information. Sabel uses the site on his iPad, but it is also available through applications for other Ap-
ple, Android and Windows devices. “For me, it helps since I make the cards,” Sabel said. “That’s part of my study habit — to turn the information into a question.” The basic site allows users to apply text to cards and extended functions are available for a fee, which allow users to apply images and create unlimited groups.
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He said each person in the study group enters information onto several cards, which are more accessible to everyone than paper flashcards. Quizlet founder and president Andrew Sutherland created the site to study for a high school French class in 2005. He said the site grew as his
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By Nicole Sanseverino Daily Texan Staff
After her first trip to Chiapas, Mexico, entrepreneur Susan Jamie decided she didn’t want to just start a coffee shop. She wanted to transform the whole coffee industry, an admittedly big feat considering the fact that coffee is the second-most traded commodity in the world, Jamie said. Jamie said what she saw during that first trip “put a lot on [her] heart.” She met a coffee grower forced to feed her hungry children newspaper soup and a man begging her to buy his coffee beans so that he didn’t have to leave his family to get a job in the U.S. “It’s amazing how you see once you start to look into coffee [trade] that you will experience the same thing that we did when we first traveled over there,” Jamie, owner of Ferra Coffee, said. For an industry that raked in nearly $15.4 billion worldwide last year, Jamie said growers are getting shortchanged. For a pound of coffee worth $1.39 on the New York Stock Exchange, growers are likely to get 5 to 9 cents, with middlemen pocketing the difference, she said.
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Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff
Stu Bresson recycles cans and plastic bags at Austin Ecology Action, a recycling center at the corner of Interstate Highway 35 and Ninth Street on Monday afternoon. Austin administrators will be drafting a law on Nov. 1 to ban plastic bags in the city within the next year.
Plastic bag ban up for debate in Austin By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff
Months of meetings with Austin residents, business owners and city officials led to an open forum Monday night seeking the
public’s final input on plastic bag prohibition. City officials began discussing the possible bag ban in April and held several meetings during the past six months seeking public insight on the issue. At an Aug. 4 city council meeting, members voted to draft an un-
official ordinance outlining possible provisions for ending the use of plastic retail bags. Officials supporting the plastic bag ban believe it will improve the environment by reducing waste and help cut city spending used on cleanup programs. Litter from the bags is also harmful to
area wildlife and increases flooding by clogging water passages, according to the unofficial ordinance. T h e c i t y o f Au s t i n e n gaged in a pilot study in 2007 encouraging residents to recycle
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More housing added by campus for 2013 By Brianna Pelayo Daily Texan Staff
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— Mack Brown Head football coach
“If a professor can put it on a Powerpoint, you can put it on a Quizlet,” Sabel said. However, Sabel said Quizlet has limitations that other online learning tools contain, such as only offering two sides for flashcards. “One of the reasons that we have so many cards is that there isn’t a third side,” Sabel said.
Entrepreneur aims to brew coffee with shot of ethics
Today in 2002 Irish-born actor and two time Oscar nominee Richard Harris died of cancer at the age of 72. The actor whose career spanned six decades was better known for his roles as Dumbledore in Harry Potter and King Arthur in the movie “Camelot.” Harris made more than 70 films in his time and starred with such actors as Gregory Peck and Marlon Brando.
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In 2002
People will not give Kansas credit this week. Everybody thought since Iowa State had lost to Utah [68-27] and Oklahoma [52-0], they couldn’t possibly beat us.
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James Mulva, UT alumnus and CEO of ConocoPhillips, speaks at the School of Social Work on Monday evening.
A new addition to West Campus is scheduled to open in the fall semester of 2013. 2400 Nueces, the new student and faculty housing, will consist of 304 units that will provide 622 beds ranging from studios to four-bedroom apartments. “It’s not a [typical] UT housing development,” said Amy Wanamaker, campus director of real estate. “UT owns the property, and we saw the opportunity to generate return on the property and the need for student, faculty and graduate hous-
ing within two blocks of the University.” UT has ground-leased the property that was once old Wooldridge Hall to Education Realty Trust, one of the largest companies in the U.S. involved in developing and running collegiate housing. Architectural firm PageSoutherlandPage designed 2400 Nueces to go along with the modern look of the University. “PageSoutherlandPage are local, well respected architects that came up with a beautiful design,” Wanamaker said.
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Alumnus credits UT, ROTC for success By Brianna Pelayo Daily Texan Staff
UT alumnus and ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva said attending the University and the small habit of never wanting to lose is what got him to the top of his business. To start off the year’s first Liberal Arts Council Speaker Series, Mulva participated in an informal
interview Monday, allowing current students to hear about the life and achievements of a prestigious UT graduate. He said the education he received at UT and in the ROTC program was essential to his success in his career. Mulva spoke about his success after graduating from the University and what it took for him to get where he is today.
“I wouldn’t trade it for anything, I’m totally engaged in what I do,” Mulva said. “I think I work for a noble industry.” Mulva graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in the class of ’68 and continued on as a class of ’69 graduate with his master’s degree in business administration. He served
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Courtesy of 2400 Nueces
2400 Nueces, a new housing complex that will feature more than 300 units, should open by the fall of 2013.