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Riley concedes District 9 election By Jackie Wang @jcqlnwng
Austin City Council member Chris Riley dropped out of the runoff election Friday for the City Council’s District 9 seat. With 49.1 percent of the vote, City Council member Kathie Tovo was just shy of winning the District 9 seat outright on Election Day, and the race was slated for a Dec. 16 runoff. In a press release Friday, Riley called Tovo a “worthy opponent” and said he wanted to start the City Council’s new term
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positively by collaborating instead of competing. “I remain dedicated to the ideals and policies I’ve championed, and I feel there is a path to victory in the runoff,” Riley said in his statement. “But I also feel that, as we begin this new era with a new council, a contest that creates negativity and division is not how we should set the tone for Austin going forward. I would rather work together with Kathie and with the new council members, as an advocate, to solve the challenges we face.”
Last Tuesday’s election marked the first under the 10-ONE system, which reformats the City Council from six citywide members to 10, each representing a geographic district. The change, which goes into effect in January, also makes the mayor the only citywide elected official. Riley also said, while his campaign gave Austin a clear view of his vision, he felt Tovo would represent District 9 to her best ability. “I’m also happy to have
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including 101 yards by junior running back Johnathan Gray. Senior running back Malcolm Brown added 90 yards on the ground on 20 carries.
After two years of architectural planning, Robert B. Rowling Hall, the new McCombs School of Business graduate building, is one step closer to opening. UT-Austin President William Powers Jr., Robert B. Rowling, former System regent and UT-Austin alumnus, and other University officials broke ground Friday on the building at the corner of Guadalupe Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Set to open in early 2017, Rowling Hall will include a café, an auditorium, a special events space and classrooms for graduate students in business administration and technology commercialization, according to a University statement. In a statement, Thomas Gilligan, McCombs School of Business dean, said the building would provide the necessary facilities for growing graduate programs. At Friday’s groundbreaking, Rowling said the new building could push the business programs’ national rankings to the top. Last year, Forbes ranked the McCombs School of Business at No. 21 among the nation’s top business schools. “There’s one goal here — to make this business school the best in the country,” Rowling said. Rowling said Gilligan has started recruiting new faculty for the graduate program. “It’s not about a building,” Rowling said. “As great as the building is, if we don’t fill it with faculty that’s the best in the country, then we’re failing.” In March, Rowling pledged $25 million for the construction of the $155 million building, earning his namesake on the
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City Council member Chris Riley speaks with his supporters on Election Day at B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub. Riley dropped out of the District 9 runoff election against City Council member Kathie Tovo.
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Junior running back Johnathan Gray ran for a season-high 101 yards on 10 carries against West Virginia on Saturday. Gray’s three touchdowns set a career record and his 2,028 rushing yards elevated him to 17th on UT’s all-time rushing list.
from the drive with a field goal, but the goal-line stand made a statement. “I think that kind of set the momentum,” senior linebacker Jordan Hicks said. “The crowd was into it; the defense
was able to stop them. We got a few tackles for losses and held them there on the goal line. That’s gigantic.” The Longhorns gashed the Mountaineers on the ground to the tune of 227 yards,
POLICE
Ride along on night shift with UTPD By Natalie Sullivan @natsullivan94
Around 4:30 p.m., UTPD officer Amberly Weyand gets her first call of the evening while on patrol. The radio attached to her uniform begins to crackle, indicating she’s receiving a call from dispatch. The description and location of the call appear on a computer screen in Weyand’s vehicle. It’s a welfare concern call involving a homeless man whom witnesses have said appears publicly intoxicated. Weyand drives her SUV patrol vehicle toward 21st Street to assess the situation.
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Texas 2-yard line. However, the Longhorns held tough against the wall near the end zone, stuffing the Mountaineers on third-andgoal at the Texas 1-yard line. The Mountaineers came away
UNIVERSITY
By Christina Noriega
BREAKING EVEN
Entering the weekend, the Texas football season had been mostly noted for its missed opportunities. The Longhorns entered their matchup against No. 23 West Virginia 0-4 against top-25 teams, riding a sevengame losing streak against ranked teams. All of that changed Saturday when the Longhorns played their best half of the season in the game’s first 30 minutes, and the defense held strong in the second half to beat the Mountaineers, 33-16. The win marks the first time Texas has notched consecutive victories under first-year head coach Charlie Strong. “It’s a really good win for our program,” Strong said. “We just, week by week, we continue to get better.” The Longhorns managed to strike first on a 2-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes to senior tight end Geoff Swaim. The Mountaineers responded with a 48-yard kick return and managed to drive the ball inside the
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$20 million to construct campus research facility By Wes Scarborough @westhemess13
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UTPD officer Amberly Weyand checks the description and location of a call received from dispatch UTPD page 2 Friday. Weyand graduated from the University in 2012 and is one of nine evening patrol officers.
The Texas Advanced Computing Center will undergo a $20 million expansion to its facilities at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus over the next year. “We were asked what our highest priority was for the center, and one of those was expanding our space and research capabilities,” TACC spokeswoman Faith SingerVillalobos said. With the UT System Board of Regents giving the project final approval Thursday, construction is set to begin later this year and
projected to be done by January 2016. The System will fund $10 million for the project, while an anonymous donor put forth the other $10 million. The new building will include office space and a “visualization lab,” located on the northeast quadrant of the J.J. Pickle Campus. The 1,500-sqaure-foot lab will consist of large, flat panel monitors for researchers to observe data. “It will be a state of the art facility, and it will allow researchers to study largescale data analysis and visualizations at extremely high
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Group raises funds for North Korean refugees. PAGE 3
Search for Powers’ replacement may be difficult. PAGE 4
Women’s basketball opens with 102-56 win. PAGE 6
UT student crowdfunds for LGBT board game. PAGE 5
Blanton hosts speaker in honor of new board. PAGE 3
Dean of law school discusses cost of education. PAGE 4
Cedric Reed reemerges as force for Texas defense. PAGE 6
Fun Fun Fun Fest brings music to Auditorium Shores. PAGE 8
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