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Longhorn Network audience limited
UT: Latest ‘bleach bomb’ more likely to be water
By Christine Ayala @christine_ayala
As the Longhorn Network enters its third football season, it has made its way into 5.5 million living rooms and dorms but is still not easily accessible to most students living off campus. Students can watch the exclusive games available on the Longhorn Network on campus or at nearby restaurants, but prominent cable service providers in the area — including Time Warner Cable
— have yet to pick up the programming since its launch in 2011. Longhorn Network officials say they do not anticipate expanding programming to large service providers in the near future. Grande Communications, which is carried in dorms and dining facilities on campus, was the first cable provider to make the Longhorn Network available to viewers. Hemlata Jhaveri, the Division of Housing and Food Services director of resident life, said the
Longhorn Network is available to the 7,300 students living on campus. At least one television is dedicated to the game in the dining halls on game days, Jhaveri said. Austin-area bars and restaurants also provide the Longhorn Network to customers. At least nine local venues near campus provide the Longhorn Network programming. Trudy’s Texas Star
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By Alberto Long @albertolong
Zachary Strain / Daily Texan Staff
Trudy’s Texas Star restaurant offers the Longhorn Network. The chain switched to Grande Communications to get LHN.
CAMPUS
Texas welcomes students By Cyrus Huncharek @chuncharek
Thousands of incoming UT students flooded South Mall to participate in Gone To Texas on the eve of the start of a new school year. Gone To Texas, an event put on by the University since 1997, invites new students to participate in a welcoming ceremony capped off by lighting the Tower orange. Many of the University’s individual colleges put on their own events before the larger ceremony in front of the Tower. Rod Caspers, director of University Events, said the expected turnout was between 7,000 to 8,000 participants. To accommodate the large crowd, UT spent about $200,000 in organizing and executing the event this year. “[Gone to Texas] is a welcome to all new students, a welcome to a community of
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Zachary Strain / Daily Texan Staff
Gone To Texas is an annual tradition to welcome incoming freshman, transfers and new gradutate students. Many of the University’s individual colleges host their own events and then gather in front of the Tower for the ceremony.
A week after government senior Bryan Davis was reportedly bleach-bombed in West Campus, public officials report that, while the search for the culprits is narrowing, the balloon might not have been filled with bleach. In his most recent statement, Gregory J. Vincent, vice president for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, said early indications are that the balloon dropped last week was filled with water. Vincent added that the University has collected clothing and balloon remnants from the site and sent them to a lab for further forensic testing. Last Wednesday’s bleach bombing comes almost a year after similar attacks on minority students were reported in the same area by the University Towers, a private dormitory on 24th Street. The attacks caused an uproar among students and led to protests and marches against racially charged violence. Similarly, members of the Black Student Alliance will host a rally in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Statue on Wednesday afternoon to speak out against racial violence. According to Vincent, University investigations of the previous attacks showed no evidence that bleach was used, and the students responsible for that incident were held accountable under the University’s disciplinary system. Vincent said throwing balloons filled with any substance is considered an assault, which is
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FOOD
New restaurants add bold flavor to local cuisine By Jourden Sander @Jourdensander
While everyone was away from Austin this summer, new restaurants and eateries opened left and right, offering students new culinary options to try. Some restaurants closed, such as the grungy but delicious Texadelphia on the Drag or the traditional South Congress burger joint Fran’s, but at least students can feast on these new eats between cramming for their first tests.
Co-op. The Co-op Food Court opened just two weeks before classes started and offers four new trucks of assorted food. George H. Mitchell, president and CEO of the UT Co-op, said the Co-op Food Court will continue to grow. He is hoping to have ten food trucks by the middle of September. In addition to good food, Mitchell said the food court will offer entertainment as well. “Eventually we’re going to show football games by the food court, and we’re going to show movies, once it gets a little darker.” The best way to start fall? Football and food trucks. Location: The parking lot behind the Co-op
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This Mexican food restaurant is now all over the country. Uncle Julio’s describes their food as “authentic border style.” Serving traditional favorites such as quesadillas and enchiladas while offering more refined dishes such as their honey chipotle salmon, Uncle Julio’s boasts a large menu with options to satisfy any appetite. Website: unclejulios.com/ Location: 301 Brazos St., Suite 150, corner of 3rd & San Jacinto 3. Umami Mia Pizzeria Conservative and romantic Romeo’s has closed on Barton Springs, and in its
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General manager Emily Lowe tests wines for purchase for restaurant Quickie Pickie, located in East Austin, on Tuesday evening.
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