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Texas moves priority deadline for federal student aid applications to Jan. 15 . PA G E 3
Students discuss different ways to get involved in community service this winter. PA G E 4
Kerwin Roach II shines in upset victory over North Carolina in Las Vegas Invitational. PA G E 6
National Day of Mourning highlights Thanksgiving’s problematic history. PA G E 5
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CapMetro route 670 to detour on way to campus By Sara Schleede @tsaraschleede
Capital Metro bus route 670 will run on a detoured route until the end of the semester in an attempt to mitigate delays for students commuting to campus from Riverside. “We are committed to finding a solution, and we have some more permanent fixes coming in January,” said Lawrence Deeter, principle planner in short range planning at CapMetro. Inbound 670 buses will now travel along Pleasant Valley Road instead of I-35, but the bus will still make all of its usual stops. The outbound route will remain the same. “There won’t be new schedules or anything like that because it is a detour,” Deeter said. “It’s a pilot to see if this can improve reliability.” This follows CapMetro’s addition of four 670 buses during peak times in the morning and afternoon earlier this month to reduce overcrowding. “Even after we put those additional trips in, it seemed like the morning got better, but the afternoon buses were still not coming when they’re supposed to be there,” Deeter said. Deeter said CapMetro staff will monitor the route for the next few weeks, and the detour could become permanent in January if it works well. Social work senior Danielle Redhead said the 670 bus has been unreliable since she moved to Riverside two years ago, but overcrowding and increased wait times have worsened since CapRemap in June. Redhead said sometimes there were as many as 40 or 50 students fighting to get on one bus. “At most I had to wait 25 or
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carlos garcia | the daily texan staff Texas freshmen D’Shawn Jamison and Byron Vaughns celebrate with Texas fans following the Longhorns’ 48-45 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 6, 2018. The two teams will meet again on Dec. 1 for the Big 12 Championship.
red river rematch By Ross Burkhart @ross_burkhart
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s wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey held a tight grip on the ball during Kansas’ final onside kick attempt, Texas players knew they could rejoice. Defensive backs Kris Boyd, Josh Thompson and Chris Brown began dancing on the sideline in celebration of what they had long set out to accomplish: earning a shot to play for the Big 12 Championship. The Longhorns have shown they’re not a bunch likely to escape any matchup unscathed — not against Oklahoma, not against West Virginia, not even against 3–8 Kansas, the lone team remaining between them and a berth in the conference title game. Despite an abundance of nicks and bruises on the narrow, winding road throughout the regular season, the game culminated with Texas emerging with a 24-17 win over the Jayhawks on Friday, awarding the Longhorns an opportunity to
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Texas reaches Big 12 title game with win over Kansas. play for the Big 12 Championship, something that’s been their primary goal for almost a year now. “It’s incredible,” quarterback Sam Ehlinger told FS1 after the game. “We set a goal in January that we wanted to play for a conference championship. We’ve had some bumps in the road, but ultimately we’ve gotten to our goal and it’s really exciting.” Texas’ offensive sputtered throughout the first two quarters after an early 98-yard drive capped off with a touchdown connection between Ehlinger and wide receiver Collin Johnson. The Longhorns failed to generate much production on the offensive end beyond the early score, entering the locker room at halftime with just a 7-0 lead. The Longhorns had more
success in the remaining minutes of action, jumping out to a 21-7 advantage. The tide would turn in the Jayhawks’ favor, however, as Ehlinger threw his second interception of the afternoon, putting Kansas in an excellent position to slice the deficit in half. The quiet growth of momentum in a mostly empty David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium was silenced two plays later by linebacker Jeffrey McCulloch after he tipped a pass from Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender straight up into the air, landing the ball within only his grasp. McCulloch planted upfield and went off to the races, returning it 65 yards deep into Kansas territory.
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Littlefield Fountain operates under regulations to preserve appearance
West Campus burglaries increase in fall semester
By Gracie Awalt @gracieawalt5
Since March 1933, an estimated 64,000 gallons of city water have been running continuously through the Littlefield Fountain in front of the UT Tower. The Littlefield Fountain has several rules and regulations that guide its maintenance and function. Charlie Cromartie, south campus maintenance supervisor for Facilities Services, said the fountain is continuously circulating water to prevent algae growth. “When the water is not recirculating, it takes on outside dust and dirt and whatever blows in there, and that enhances the algae growth,” Cromartie said. “We circulate it and keep it moving because it keeps (the water) in a cleaner state than what it would be just sitting there stagnant.” Cromartie said the fountain sprays water upward using the “spray nozzle system” only on special campus occasions, such as commencement and the Gone to Texas celebration. He said the water is also turned on by request when the campus is filmed by a news outlet. The fountain is cleaned each spring and manual labor is used to remove algae inside the pool of the fountain, Cromartie said. “We use brushes and brooms,” Cromartie said. “What we try to do is scrub down the inner surface to remove all the algae growth.” Cromartie said the brass statue itself, like all other campus statues, is cleaned by an outside organization of specialists because the metals require certain
cleaning methods. He said in the event of a graffiti incident, such as the one in March when the fountain was found marked with red spray paint, Facilities Services consults with the campus architect to determine the best removal method to avoid surface deterioration. Cromartie said a request was made by a student organization last semester to dedicate the Littlefield Fountain as a graduation celebration place. He said after the request was approved, facilities workers used nets that would usually be used to clean swimming pools to remove bottle corks and confetti. “We always discourage any kind of wading in the water because on certain occasions maybe someone threw a glass
bottle in there and you could slip and fall and cut yourself,” Cromartie said. “We can’t verify that the water is 100 percent safe if there is any consumption of water.” Jim Nicar, a former UT historian and curator of the UT History Corner blog, said soon after the Littlefield Fountain was opened in 1933, the fountain contained cattails, lily pads and other varieties of flowering water plants until at least the 1950s. “Not too long ago, I tweeted to the UT Facilities office as to whether the plants might ever return,” Nicar said in an email. “They kindly replied that, at
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angela wang | the daily texan staff Located in front of the UT Main Mall, Littlefield Fountain has become a popular spot for graduating seniors and visitors to take pictures.
By Megan Menchaca @meganmenchaca13
There have been 22 more burglaries in the West Campus area during this fall semester compared to last fall, according to the Austin Police Department crime viewer. There have been 69 burglaries in the West Campus area this year since Aug. 29 — including 47 vehicle burglaries, 15 residence burglaries and seven nonresidence burglaries. During the same time period last year, there were 47 burglaries, including 25 vehicle burglaries, 15 residence burglaries and seven nonresidence burglaries. APD Sgt. Jim Kettleman, supervisor of the APD residential burglary unit, said most burglars are gaining entry to a car or house through unlocked doors or windows. “There is a higher percentage of (burglaries) occurring down in the West Campus area because the people there are more likely to have a door left unlocked,” Kettleman said. “There isn’t as much diligence among students to make sure the doors are locked when everybody’s
going to bed at night.” Kettleman said APD suggests keeping doors and windows locked and closing all garage doors to prevent home and car burglaries. “If your door is unlocked they can simply open the door, walk in, pick up a few things and then simply walk right back out,” Kettleman said. “If they have to knock your front door down, you’re going to hear them … and you’re going to realize that you’ve been victimized.” While the UT Police Department does not usually investigate crimes off campus, Chief David Carter said UTPD has representatives for different districts around campus who can provide advice and support if a student is a victim of a burglary. “We may not be the ones that investigate the crime, but we can certainly help students and work with them to connect to APD or exchange information or assist in whatever way we can,” Carter said. Kettleman said it is important to report all burglaries, even if the possibility of getting the items back is unlikely because the police will not increase patrols if they don’t receive more reports.
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