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While admissions change, SAT score rises
Health care worker tests positive for Ebola virus
By Alex Wilts @alexwilts
Since state requirements over UT’s automatic admission policy changed in 2011, the average SAT score of accepted freshman has continued to increase. For the first time since 2010, the University is
increasing the percentage with which Texas students are automatically accepted to the University from the top-7 percent of high school classes to the top-8 percent. The change will go into effect for those applying for admission beginning in fall 2016. Before 2010, the University automatically accepted the
top-10 percent of high school classes. Since fall 2011, the University has been required by law to admit 75 percent of its incoming freshmen automatically based on their high school class rankings and has changed the automatic acceptance threshold. Between fall 2011 and fall 2013, the University’s aver-
age composite SAT score for first-time freshmen increased 0.8 percent from a composite score of 1858 to 1872, according to data from the University’s Institutional Reporting, Research, and Information Systems. In fall 2007, after the SAT switched to a 2400-point grading system, the score was 1833. The
College Board announced earlier this year it will switch back to a 1600-point grading system. David Laude, senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management, said the University’s increase in SAT scores might
By Natalie Sullivan @natsullivan94
Shelby Tauber | Daily Texan Staff
A health care worker in Dallas has tested positive for the Ebola virus, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday. This is the second known case of the virus in the U.S., and, if the preliminary results are confirmed, it will be the first time the virus has been transmitted between humans in the U.S. In a press conference Sunday, CDC Director Tom Frieden said the health care worker is a female nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. According to Frieden, the nurse had provided care and had “extensive contact” with Thomas Duncan, who died last week and was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. Frieden said officials are examining the case to try and figure out what caused the nurse to contract the virus, since she was in full protective gear when caring for Duncan. “We don’t know what occurred in the care of the index patient, the original patient in Dallas, but, at some point, there was a breach in protocol, and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection,” Frieden said.
Senior wide receiver John Harris totaled 90 receiving yards against No. 11 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday. Harris caught 38-yard and 6-yard passes from sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes to score a touchdown in each half.
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FOOTBALL
Texas hot streak nearly sparks comeback By Stefan Scrafield @stefanscrafield
All week long, Longhorn players and coaches talked about the importance of big plays in the Red River Rivalry. They stressed how helpful it would be if Texas could score on defense or come up with a momentum shifting play on special teams. Sure enough, before the 10-minute mark of the second quarter, there had already been a kick return touchdown and a pick-six. Unfortunately for the Longhorns, both had come from the Sooners. Oklahoma’s sophomore running back Alex Ross returned a kickoff 91 yards, and sophomore defensive back Zack Sanchez took an interception 43 yards for a score, as the Sooners beat Texas, 31-26, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday. “It’s heartbreaking for us,”
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RESEARCH
District 9 candidate prepares for election, plans for future By Jackie Wang @jcqlnwng
Erin McGann, candidate for the Austin City Council’s District 9 seat, sat down with The Daily Texan to discuss her plans should she be reelected. This year’s city election is the first under the Council’s 10-ONE structure, in which each council member will represent one of 10 geographic districts in the city. The interview is the second in a series of three with the District 9 candidates. The Daily Texan: How do
you feel about the new 10ONE system that is going into effect with this election, especially since, if you are elected, there would be an entirely new council? Erin McGann: I am looking forward to a spanking new system. Every single one of us running feels the weight of making this work. We all talk about this. This is momentous. We all feel like we have to work incredibly hard and make sure we are working together and considering the whole city when we talk about our own districts, and we need to
make sure everything is running well, and we’re communicating well. DT: How will you involve students in your policymaking if you are elected? EM: I have an open-door policy and a one-businessday response policy. Those are my personal policies but also my current work policies. If you have a question, I will call you back or respond to your email. I intend to have hours outside of eightto-five, and I intend to do those out in the community.
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Erin McGann discusses her platform for the City Council elections in an interview at Spiderhouse on Saturday afternoon. McGann is the only person running for the District 9 seat who has not already held a City Council position.
Cristina Fernandez | Daily Texan Staff
Advertising assistant professor Kate Pounders’ research was recently published in an August online issue of the “Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.”
Study: look-alike policy discriminatory By Aimée Santillán @thedailytexan
Clothing stores that hire similar-looking employees may alienate customers, according to a study conducted by professors from the Moody College of Communication. Advertising faculty — assistant professor Kate Pounders, associate professor Angeline Close and Barry Babin, a Louisiana Tech University professor —
Stephanie Tacy Daily Texan Staff
published their research on an August online issue of the “Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.” According to Pounders, clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch’s specific “look policy” initially inspired the research. She and her team wondered if this had a positive or negative impact on their sales and if their customers felt comfortable when visiting their stores. “We found that this is not
a good strategy,” Pounders said. “If customers see that they don’t fit, they feel uncomfortable, and there’s not a lot of purchase attention.” However, Babin said this look policy has both positive and negative effects. He said, if the service provider, such as the store or restaurant, seemed as if it was forcing people to look a certain way, they would have bad feedback, but, if the
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Guest lecturer discusses social indicators. PAGE 3
Vote no on Austin’s Proposition 1. PAGE 4
Annual Red River Rivalry ramps up school spirit. PAGE 6
ACL is a platform for festival fashion trends. PAGE 8
Group raises money by holding a thrift shop. PAGE 3
ACL has lost its original focus. PAGE 4
Soccer loses 1-0 to the No. 11 Jayhawks at home. PAGE 6
Anthropos Arts connects kids with musicians. PAGE 8
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