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Public forum addresses campus carry
Journalism school ranks third best on national list
By Matthew Adams @MatthewAdams60
A majority of people attending the first public forum on campus carry spoke against policy that will go into effect on Aug. 1, 2016. In June 2015, the Texas Legislation passed Senate Bill 11, which allows students and others with a concealed handgun licence to carry a concealed gun on campus. Under this law, public universities have the
ability to designate certain gun-free zones, but the entire campus cannot be gun-free. Andrew Jackson, a business junior, said he supports the bill and wishes the university will have the least amount of restrictions possible. “If you implement very strict laws that ban guns in buildings such as the Union, the PCL, you are essentially banning campus carry in general,” Jackson said. “If you ban guns
in the PCL or the McCombs School of Business where I’m a student at, you effectively ban me from exercising my rights.” In August, UT President Gregory Fenves announced a 19-member working group to provide parameters and options for the University on how to implement campus carry. Fenves’ initiative seeks to ensure safety for the students, staff and faculty, while
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By Jameson Pitts @jamesonpitts
Morgan Boone | Daily Texan Staff
UT law professor Steven Goode leads the campus carry forum in the Texas Union Ballroom on Wednesday evening.
CAMPUS
Student alliance rallies against Wendy’s By Selah Maya Zighelboim @SelahMaya
The UT Student/Farmworker Alliance held a rally Wednesday to protest Wendy’s refusal to join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Program, which would have Wendy’s pay farmworkers a penny more per pound of tomatoes. In addition, the FFP would hold Wendy’s responsible for ensuring its Florida tomato suppliers maintain a certain level of humane labor conditions for farmworkers. The rally gathered outside the Wendy’s in the Texas Union and marched to the Wendy’s in Jester, where the alliance gave a letter requesting Wendy’s join the FFP to two waiting Wendy’s employees at both locations, who wished to remain anony-
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Matt Robertson | Daily Texan Staff
Farm worker alliance protestors pass the UT Tower during their march to Wendy’s on Wednesday afternoon. The students marched to the Wendy’s inside Jester Dormitory to raise awareness of mistreatment of farmers by the restaraunt.
The faculty and students of the UT School of Journalism took a break from teaching and learning how to write news stories so they could read one about themselves. The journalism school at UT ranked third-best in the country, according to a list released this week by ranking service College Factual. Bill Phelan, CEO of College Factual, said the rankings are determined by graduate salary surveys and data provided by the U.S. Department of Education, among other sources. “This program produces graduates that are pretty darn highly paid,” Phelan said. According to College Factual, UT journalism graduates can expect an average starting salary of $41,000, leading up to a mid-career salary of $70,000. College Factual is a young company, and Phelan said metrics they have developed, such as crime rates near campuses and the number of connections between majors, produce different rankings than competitors. R.B. Brenner, director of the journalism school, said rankings should always be treated with caution, but he is proud of the school nonetheless. “We have quickly become one of the more innovative and well-balanced schools in the country,” Brenner said. “We’re preparing students for the digital communication world.” Brenner said UT journal-
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POLICE
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UTPD says alcohol-related arrests did not rise at DKR
Zilker park to close temporarily after ACL By Estefania Espinosa @essie20
By Zainab Calcuttawala @zainabroo94
The northern part of Zilker Metropolitan Park will be closed through Oct. 23 following Austin City Limits Music Festival. This includes 11 days of setup, the two event weekends, a week of stage removal and a week for Austin Parks and Recreation Department to perform maintenance. The rest of the park will remain open to the public during this time, with the exception of the six days of the music festival. Erica Ellis, who attends ACL every year, said she is used to not being able to access all of the park occasionally. “I do stay away during those times,” Ellis, who moved to Austin from Houston eight years ago, said. “That’s just the name of the game though. There are certain times when it’s crowded here also.” The city rents out the space, also called the Great Lawn, to C3 Presents, which manages ACL. The contract stipulates that C3 Presents
The number of alcoholrelated arrests made during football games did not increase after alcohol sales began at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium this season, according to Lt. Amber Calvert, who is in charge of special events security for The University of Texas at Austin Police Department. UTPD officer William Pieper said the new alcohol sales policy does not present a new challenge to law enforcement during football games. “Alcohol has always been a part of the football game,” Pieper said. “I say that because they have [sold] it in clubs, but there has also been a contingency of people who would smuggle it in against the rules. But the simple fact is that it was still there and we had people who were drinking.”
I think it is just as rowdy as it has always been because football games are where you are supposed to be rowdy.
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Tech companies fighting for users’ privacy. PAGE 3
Forum explores student involvement and activism in refugee rights and resettlement.
Two Texas athletes marry over the summer. PAGE 6
ACL sound engineers discuss best place to stand. PAGE 8
See our video coverage of the forum about campus carry.
Heard brings new aspect to offense. PAGE 6
Hurricane Rita almost cancelled ACL in 2005. PAGE 8
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School choice damaging to equal education. PAGE 3
—Maddie Wright, Speech pathology junior
According to the Campus Watch, UTPD’s daily newslog, UTPD made ten charges for public intoxication and minor in possession of alcohol at UT’s home opener against Rice on Sept. 12 in or outside DKR, the first game alcoholic beverages were sold to fans. That broke last year’s record of six charges during the Iowa State game in October. UTPD hasn’t seen or doesn’t expect an in-
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Zoe Fu | Daily Texan Staff
Workers setup for Austin City Limits Music Festival, which begins this weekend. Zilker Park will be closed through Oct. 23.
will fix any issues that arise as a result of the event. “Basically, we’re not in charge of the event,” Shelley Parks, public information officer for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, said. “C3 is in charge, but we do have the au-
thority to cancel the event if the weather means the grounds will irreparably damaged.” Parks said department personnel walk the grounds with C3 Presents representatives daily, checking on the trees and that the ground is not too muddy. The company also
helped the city plant grass that is more resilient to trampling, according to Parks. “They’re really good about making sure they keep Zilker Park manageable,” Parks said.
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