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Working group on campus carry meets By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
Just after the Jefferson Davis statue controversy came to an end, members of UT have begun working to submit a recommendation to University President Gregory Fenves regarding campus carry. On May 30, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 11 to allow licensed permit
holders to carry concealed handguns on public university grounds starting Aug. 1, 2016. In an email on Aug. 20, Fenves said the law gives campuses certain discretion for establishing campus carry regulations and hopes to make the campus as safe as possible. “The safety of our community is of the utmost importance,” Fenves said
in the email. “I want to make clear my goal is to promote safety and security for all members of the campus and in a way that is fully compliant with the law.” Fenves said in the email that the working group will submit options to him by the end of November. Steven Goode, UT law professor and chair of the
working group, said the committee met Monday for the first time and heard from Fenves what he expects from the working group. Goode said the meeting was productive and ensured that members are up to speed on the law. “We reviewed the law and made clear that we’re only
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Senior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson rushes a Texas Tech quarterback in 2013. Jackson missed most of last season because of a foot injury, but is set to return this season.
studies. He was also cleared to begin working out again. Strength and conditioning coach Pat Moorer had no plans on easing
Austin Public Library adds online media collection Austin Public Library expanded member access to virtual books, movies and other media through a service called hoopla on Tuesday. The new access will be to hoopla’s own library of 350,000 items of media, which members can access alongside the library’s other virtual media. Austin Public Library members can access hoopla by either going directly to its website or downloading the service as an app and creating an account with a library card, electronic resources librarian Amy Mullin said in an Austin Public Library blog post. “hoopla has content that we can’t get through some of our other services, and we also like how it’s a very easy service to use,” Mullin said. “It just involves either one app or streaming content through your browser. A lot of our patrons have been asking for it since it came out in 2013, and we feel that it compliments what we already have.” Mullin said hoopla offers several benefits over checking out books in the traditional way: Members can check out books from hoopla no matter where they are in the world; there will never be a wait time to check out a book and the book is automatically returned at the end of the check-out period. Anyone who has a valid
Jackson returns for senior season
senior then, was granted another year of eligibility. In May, he graduated with his bachelor’s degree in youth and community
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Desmond Jackson just wanted to get back into the game. “[The training staff ] didn’t know what was going on,” Jackson said. “I told them ‘shoot, wrap my foot up as much as you can … I need to get back on the field.’” During Texas’ game against UCLA on Sept. 13 last season, as Jackson made a routine tackle, a Bruin offensive lineman fell on his right foot. In the locker room, Jackson tried desperately to prove he could play, but he couldn’t stand on his foot. He watched his teammates fight their way to six wins and saw them fall to TCU and Arkansas in blowout fashion to end the season. For nine months, the 6-foot-1, 300-pound fifthyear senior defensive tackle from Houston wore a boot. “There were times when I wanted to give up,” Jackson said. Jackson, a fourth-year
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him back into workouts. Instead, Jackson, whose nickname is ‘Tank,’ ran a mile and a half during his first workout. He doesn’t
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Student organizations table during Party on the Plaza on Wednesday morning. The event, held annually on the Gregory Gym Plaza, attracted an estimated 24,000 students.
McCombs graduate students engage in entrepreneurship By Mikaela Cannizzo @mikaelac16
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Thousands of students attend RecSports’ Party on the Plaza By Rachel Freeman
First-year graduate students pursuing two types of master’s degrees at McCombs learned about putting business into action at a seminar hosted by Texas Venture Labs on Wednesday night. Various speakers presented at the event to inform Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Technology Communication students about Texas Venture Labs, which provides entrepreneurial resources and startup opportunities to students and faculty at UT. Mark Lampton, venture partner and speaker at the event, said he wants to familiarize students with the unique opportunities available at Texas Venture Labs. “The mission of Texas Venture Labs is to inspire students at UT to become entrepreneurs and join startups as part of the entrepreneurial com-
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Rob Adams, director of Texas Venture Labs, speaks about entrepreneurship to first-year graduate students Wednesday evening.
munity,” Lampton said. Tina Mabley, assistant dean for the full-time MBA program, said entrepreneurship is important because it helps students use learning to advance their ideas. “Our students really enjoy studying entrepreneurship because it brings all the pieces of business together in a way that they can seek out opportunities to develop prod-
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and Party on the Plaza was no exception. RecSports hosted the 16th annual Party on the Plaza event in front of Gregory Gym on Wednesday, attracting an estimated 24,000 students who walked through a maze of booths representing 265
student organizations, according to Randall Ford, associate director of recreational sports. The number of organizations in attendance grew this year by an estimated 30 clubs, according to Jackson Clifford, accounting junior and member of the RecSports committee that planned the event. “Party on the Plaza is one of the best traditions at UT,” Clifford said. “It offers a unique
opportunity for students of all ages to learn more about how to get involved on campus. I am ecstatic about the growth we’ve had this year with more clubs coming out because it gives the students even more opportunities.” Neuroscience freshman Ivana Valdez said she had not previously known about
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ucts for undeserved markets,” Mabley said. Participation in the program means students get the chance to partake in investment competitions, receive scholarships worth up to $174,000 and engage in startups with the venture partner position. The organization also offers electives at UT such
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