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Former UT Chancellor dies at 82 By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
Former UT Chancellor Dan Burck died at the age of 82 on Saturday morning after undergoing complications with lung cancer. Chancellor William McRaven released a statement Saturday about Burck’s death. “Today the state of Texas and The University of Texas
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lost a champion of education and the truest of friends,” McRaven said in a statement. “Dan Burck served The University of Texas System with great distinction and oversaw a period of significant growth, both in size and reputation. Dan provided instrumental guidance for me when I first became chancellor and, I’m proud to say, also became a close friend. “
Burck was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at UT and graduated in 1956. While finishing his degree, Burck worked for Getty Oil Company. Following his time at Getty, Burck went on to help create ESPN, the first cable television sports network, acting as a vice president and founding director. Between 1984 and 1988, Burck worked as
president and director for Block Watne, a Norwegian construction company. From 1988 until his retirement in 2002, Burck worked with the UT System, where he transitioned from vice chancellor for business affairs to executive vice chancellor in 1992 and chancellor in 2000. Since his retirement, Burck
Criminal background not used by admissions By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo94
struggled in the second quarter. The Longhorns gave up two rushing touchdowns to Rice redshirt freshman running back Samuel Stewart. The Owls had a chance to tie the game at 21 at the end of the half, but junior safety Dylan
UT does not perform criminal background checks on prospective undergraduate students as part of the admissions process, according to Joey Williams, interim communications director for the provost’s office. It is important for schools to accept applicants with criminal backgrounds because college gives them an opportunity to rebuild their lives, according to Williams. “The federal government now offers Pell grants to inmates in prison because they know what role higher education plays in the rehabilitative process, and there is a lot of research that backs that up,” Williams said. UT-Austin is not alone in refraining from criminal background checks, according to Jarell Booker, deputy assistant commissioner for college readiness with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. ApplyTexas, the centralized admissions portal for all public institutions of higher education in Texas, has never actively collected criminal background information or high school disciplinary records since its inception in 1997, Booker said. Universities do not have the authority to discriminate against prospective students who have criminal backgrounds once they have completed their sentence,
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Here comes the Heard Redshirt freshman Jerrod Heard runs between two Rice defenders Saturday night. Heard was Texas’ leading rusher with 96 yards.
Redshirt freshman shines in first start, leads Longhorns to 42–28 win at home By Nick Castillo @Nick_Castillo74
The stands weren’t full at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, but the crowd noise rose to fill the void when redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard took the field against Rice. Heard, who started his first collegiate game for the Longhorns in front of 86,458 fans Saturday, threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, adding 96 rushing yards as he led Texas to a 48-24 win. “I didn’t even know [I was going to start] until the game,” Heard said. “From my position and where I’ve been with the team, I always have to be ready for that time to come. That’s my role — to be ready when my number is called.” In his first drive as the starter, Heard led Texas down the field. He broke out a 50yard run, but it was called
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back for an illegal block in the back. Even so, Heard capped a nine-play drive with a 32-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Armanti Foreman to give the Longhorns a 7-0 lead. “We felt like [Jerrod] gave us a spark — a spark that we needed to go win,” head coach
Charlie Strong said. “I wanted him to go out and compete.” Texas built off Heard’s spark with an electric kick return from senior wide receiver Daje Johnson. Johnson broke out of two tackles and returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 14-0. On the following defensive
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possession, the Longhorns forced the Owls to punt. Senior cornerback Duke Thomas returned the punt 56 yards to the Rice six-yard line, and Texas capitalized on the short field with a one-yard touchdown run from senior running back Johnathan Gray. After a great start, Texas
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Petition to designate local bar as historical site gains traction By Nashwa Bawab @nashwabawab
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Patrick Ryan O’Daniel, 15, picks up a water bottle provided at the finish line after completing the Heroes Run on Sunday morning.
ROTC sponsors annual run for veterans, 9/11 victims By Audrey Browning
A UT professor started a petition Friday to preserve Hole in the Wall as a historical site which has garnered signatures from more than 2,500 people. Haydon Hoodoo, a bartender at the establishment, said the petition gained popularity after it was announced that Hole in the Wall could be leaving Guadalupe Street after 41 years of live music and service. The land owner is raising the rent to a price too high for any local bar owner to pay, according to Hoodoo. “They’re looking for a national chain to come in and take over,” Hoodoo said. “They’re the only people who could afford a new raised rent.” Radio-television-film senior Nick Hossenlopp said Hole in the Wall could stay open if the petition receives enough signatures. “Austin is the place that fosters small bands and brings them into the spotlight, and
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After 41 years of live music and service, local bar Hole in the Wall could be leaving Guadalupe Street. A UT professor started a petition to save the establishment.
that’s why I signed the petition,” Hossenlopp said. “I feel like all of the low-key venues in Austin … like the small bars–they need to continue to exist, and they need to thrive so that smaller bands can continue to get a following and notoriety.” Sarah Peters, a regular at the bar, said Hole in the Wall should be saved because no other place in Austin has the same type of history
The Travis Manion Foundation held its third annual 9/11 Heroes Run, sponsored by the Texas Army ROTC and
UT, at Camp Mabry on Sunday to commemorate those lost in 9/11 and in the wars that followed. Half of the proceeds from the registration fees for the run go to the Travis
Manion Foundation to aid fallen military and their families, and the other half goes to the immediate community. Race funds designated
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UT System funds bystander intervention program. PAGE 3
Social media and politics polarizes voters. PAGE 4
Longhorns sweep entire competition at Texas Classic. PAGE 6
Importance of self-promotion increases for musicians. PAGE 8
Tailgating company debuts at first football game. PAGE 3
Photoblogs have power to change communities. PAGE 4
Texas breaks through to beat Abilene Christian. PAGE 6
Gary Clark Jr. releases thoughtprovoking fourth album. PAGE 8
Check out writer Katie Walsh’s recommendations for free things to do in Austin this week.
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and culture. “There is no other bar like it in Austin, let alone anywhere near here,” Peters said. “History has actually happened here — like people became famous because they got to play in Austin at this bar and coming here is honestly a big part of my life. Even if I don’t want to drink, I know there is someone who cares about me, and there are
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