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Fraternity shooting suspect arrested
McRaven releases a memo on anthem
By Van Nguyen & Forrest Milburn @thedailytexan
Three arrests related to the Sigma Chi fraternity shooting early Sunday morning were made at 26 West apartments at around 11:30 p.m., according to an officer on the scene. The shooting at the Sigma Chi house left a security guard injured. The Austin Police Department responded to gunshots at 27th Street and Nueces Street at about 3 a.m.
The guard, who was working at a party at the fraternity house, was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge and the injuries sustained are not life-threatening, according to Cindy Posey, associate director of communications for university operations. An APD press release said one of the suspects was asked to leave the party, and when the suspect returned, an altercation led to the shooting. A little after 11 p.m. Sunday, Austin Police
Department SWAT Team officers shut down the intersection of 26th Street and Rio Grande Street, according to eyewitnesses of the arrests. “It was actually two flights of stairs above my apartment, so the light was shining into my window,” finance junior Carlos Rueda, who lives in apartment 1318 at 26 West, just two flights of stairs above where the suspect was. Rueda said the SWAT
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Austin Police Department officers walk around the outside of 26 West apartment complex at the corner of 26th Street and Nueces.
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UT celebrates first class of black alumni By Cassi Pollock @cassi_pollock
A weekend-long celebration kicked off Friday afternoon with a salute to the 1956 black undergraduate class, the first year the University allowed black students to enroll and attend UT. The tribute, called “Facing the Winds of Change with Dignity, Courage and Wisdom,” honored around 75 men and women from the Precursors, a group of black UT alumni who attended the University more than 40 years ago. “There were faculty and staff that provided the education to which you were entitled,” UT President Gregory Fenves said, emphasizing the importance of the Precursors’ courage to attend the University. “But you encountered hatred, and you faced segregated residence halls and
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Sherryl Griffen Bozeman, a member of the Precursors, speaks to faculty and students at a the LBJ auditorium Friday afternoon as part of a tribute honoring the first black undergraduate class of 1956.
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In response to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to not stand for the national anthem before a football game, UT System Chancellor William McRaven sent out a memo Aug. 29 to presidents and athletic directors within the UT System urging athletes to “stand up straight when the National Anthem” is played. Kaepernick told NFL Media his protest was bigger than football and he couldn’t show pride for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. “This is not something that I am going to run by anybody,” Kaepernick said to NFL Media. “I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ...If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.” McRaven sent out a similar memo in January where he asked for coaches and players to “face the flag and place their hand over their heart as a sign of respect to the nation” but felt the need to remind them after the national controversy surrounding Kaepernick. McRaven did not mention Kaepernick in the memo. “Those that believe the flag represents oppression should remember all the Americans who fought to eliminate bigotry, racism, sexism, imperialism, communism and terrorism,” McRaven said in the memo. “It is a flag for everyone, of every color, of every
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Longhorns trample Miners, reach 2-0 Cecile Richards helps By Tyler Horka
Sophomore linebacker Breckyn Hager wraps up UTEP sophomore quarterback Kavika Johnson. Hager led the Longhorns with eight tackles on Saturday.
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Jacorey Warrick was inches away from his first career touchdown on Texas’ first drive of the game Saturday night. The senior receiver shook multiple UTEP defenders after catching a screen only to have the ball batted through the north end zone at the last second for a Miners’ touchback. But Warrick redeemed himself with a touchdown grab in the second quarter as Texas went on to beat UTEP 41-7. “I’m still thinking about that one,” Warrick said after the game. “It was just careless on my part … I’m glad that I was able to come back and get in the end zone and help the team out.” Freshman quarterback Shane Buechele lofted a pass over the Miners’ secondary and right into Warrick’s mitts. The senior tapped his right foot on the turf before slamming his left out of bounds, putting Texas up 20-7
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at halftime. The Longhorns never looked back from there. Buechele threw for 244 yards on 22-27 passing, and Texas outgained UTEP 416 to 208 in total yards. Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert said he isn’t taking any of it for granted. “We’re extremely excited [and] we’re extremely motivated about what’s happened over the past two weeks,” Gilbert said. “But we know we got
a lot of room for improvement. We’re by no means satisfied with what’s going on.” The Longhorns got on the board first on a 29-yard touchdown haul from Buechele to redshirt sophomore Jerrod Heard — his first score since converting from quarterback to receiver this offseason. But it wasn’t that easy for Texas throughout much of the first half. The Miners drew within three in the second quarter, 10-7, when redshirt
junior running back Aaron Jones shot through the Longhorns’ defense on a 51-yard burst to the end zone. Jones entered the night as the nation’s leading rusher and compiled 123 yards on 18 carries against Texas. Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford said last week he woke up at 3 a.m. worrying if his unit could stymie Jones. While Jones
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Clinton volunteers By Sarah Philips @sarahphilips23
The Hillary for Texas campaign hosted Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards, for an organizing and phone banking event in Austin on Friday. The event came on the heels of heightened talk about Democratic involvement in the normally solid-red state of Texas as the national Democratic party opened official offices in Houston, and Anne Holton, wife of vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, visited Dallas. During the event, Richards visited with campaign volunteers and made phone calls to voters. “I’ve now been in more than 20 states for Hillary, and the excitement and the enthusiasm is amazing, but there’s nothing better than being in your
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hometown,” Richards said. “Many people I’ve talked to here have been a supporter of her for years. For them, this is huge. It’s a day they never knew would come.” Margot Clarke, a volunteer for over 30 years and a longtime Clinton supporter, was a Clinton volunteer in 2008 when she lost the Democratic primary to President Barack Obama. “It’s the most consequential election of my lifetime,” Clarke said. “I’m thrilled to help her be elected president, but it’s not just any woman. She knows what’s she’s doing and she’s been working for progressive causes her whole life. It’s just a no-brainer.” Clarke, who volunteered every day in February before the Democratic primary this year, said her mission is to turn out people in Travis County to the polls. “I know there are thousands
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