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ZBT will not face University action By Anthony Green
“evaluation,” the chapter judicial board has not decided on a verdict for the members responsible. ZBT members met with the UT dean of students’ office in response to the mural that was painted over last week with other provocative images — including a woman clothed in a bra and
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After members of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity painted a mural depicting sexually graphic images, the UT dean of students has left the disciplinary process up to the chapter. With more than three weeks of
jeans bending over with an armed gunman firing a missile toward the woman with the words “REP ANAL.” Phil Butler, coordinator of Greek life for the dean of students office, said the private conversations with the chapter over the controversial murals concluded Monday. “We met with the incoming
and outgoing leadership earlier this week, and I feel like, at this point, it was a good conversation and we feel like we have addressed what we need to with the organization,” Butler said. No resolutions were mandated by the dean of students’ offices. The members responsible
for painting the mural for the fraternity’s annual “Pat O’Brien’s” party attended hearings conducted by the chapter judicial board. UT alumnus Laurence Bolotin, executive director of ZBT national headquarters, said the chapter is holding the members accountable for their actions.
CAMPUS
Voice-over technology to be installed By Wynne Davis @wynnellyn
More than 20,000 campus phone landlines will be replaced on campus with Voice over Internet Protocol by spring 2015, as part of an initiative by the Information Technology Services office. Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that allows users to communicate through computer networks using both phone calls and text messages. Essentially, any device that can access the internet can be used to communicate as a traditional telephone would. Faculty and staff could integrate their work phone into their cell phone, allow-
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Washington Inaugural Bible comes to LBJ library By Lizzie Jespersen @LizzieJespersen
The George Washington Inaugural Bible will be on display at the LBJ Presidential Library on Monday, opened to the same pages — Genesis chapters 49 and 50 — Washington placed his hand on as he took the oath of office. At the time of his inauguration, Washington borrowed the Bible from St. John’s Lodge No. 1, of the Ancient York Masons, which has owned the Bible since 1770. Since then, it has been used at the presidential inaugurations of Warren G. Harding, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush. When it is not on tour or in use by St. John’s Lodge No. 1, the Bible is normally displayed at Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street in New York City, the site of Washington’s inauguration ceremony. The Bible, an ornate King James Version printed in London in 1767, will be in Waco for the installation of a new Masonic Grand Master of Texas. After the ceremony, it will be displayed at the State Capitol and lastly at the LBJ Library. At all times, three Masonic brethren will accompany the Bible to
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Homeless population wanes Investors hear student startup ideas as temperatures plummet By Anna Daugherty @daughertyanna
By Alyssa Mahoney @TheAlyssaM
A recent report found that the homeless population in Texas, including in the Austin area, has declined in recent years. Although these general populations have been decreasing, the University does not specifically monitor the transient population that resides near campus. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of transients has decreased by 15 percent since 2010, but Texas transients still account for 5 percent of the population of U.S. transients. UTPD Assistant Chief Terry McMahan said UT outlines no specific policy concerning transients. He said it is common for UTPD to make arrests for criminal trespassing, but the department is usually called if someone is making a disturbance, breaking a rule or if they seem to be hurt. “We don’t deal with people on the basis of who they are,” McMahan said. “We go in with the mind-set that everyone is welcome to UT
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David Houston and his pregnant wife Elizabeth Toner are transients who live on Guadalupe.
until they violate the law.” Biology senior Lauren Gandy is co-chair of Hunger and Homelessness Outreach, a student organization that works directly with Austin transients. Gandy said since she joined the organization almost three years ago, she has noticed a decline in the transient population. “On the Drag is where I can see some differences,” Gandy said. “I have seen fewer people in that area.” Transient David Houston and his pregnant wife,
Elizabeth Toner, live on Guadalupe Street. Houston said he agrees with data that suggests the number of homeless people have declined in Texas in recent years, but it is not because there are more resources for the homeless population. Houston said more people are dying from the adverse weather conditions. Houston said he has lived in the area for more than eight years, but he has not had any contact with
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Student entrepreneurs presented their startup business ideas to a group of business owners and investors including Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star on Shark Tank, and Cotter Cunningham, local founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. The 14 student groups are within Longhorn Startup, which is a program that offers support and mentorship to student startups. Joshua Baer, co-founder of Longhorn Startup and founder of Capital Factory, said the event was a chance for students to present their companies, as if they were pitching to investors. Nearly 1,000 people attended the event Thursday. Capital Factory is an Austin-based company that helps local entrepreneurs launch startups. “This is a culmination of the work of this semester,” Baer said. “We have over 200 investors registered to be here. Most of the 14 groups are not ready for that, but it’s okay. A lot of investors want to get to know people before they invest in them.”
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Austin Thermal co-founder Zi-On Cheung pitches a medical device for warming IV fluid at the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium.
Baer said there was previously a system of support for graduate students in startup businesses, but very little was offered for undergraduate students before Longhorn Startup was founded. Robert Metcalfe, engineering professor and co-founder of Longhorn Startup, said they were able to offer new resources and registered classes for undergraduate startups. “We decided to look for something that wasn’t being handled,” Metcalfe said. “There’s a lot of startup activity at UT. It was undergraduate students who were not being helped.”
Biomedical engineering senior Ani Sharma presented MicroMulsion, a new technology for cell culture research. “I was definitely nervous,” Sharma said. “I thought I’d forget my first line, but it went really well. I’m really happy with the presentation.” Sharma said he has learned through the semester what it takes to put together and commercialize a product. “I just want to hear the feedback people give me as we look to move our business forward,”
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