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Texas easily beats Iowa State in tribute to DKR.
The Record unmasks the owner of Lucy in Disguise.
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Austin Police chief Art Acevedo recieved a peace award Sunday.
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Texas defeats Fresno State in close basketball season opener.
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As part of a nationwide art exhibition, bones will be scattered on the south lawn Tuesday.
TODAY Veteran appreciation tabling event In recognition of Veterans Day, Student Veteran Services and the Student Veteran Association host a tabling event on the Six Pack for grassroots outreach from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Moscow-Texas Connections Program Attend an information session for the MoscowTexas Connections Program, a FulbrightHays Group Project Abroad, offering a 10week Russian language and culture summer program at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, June 10 - Aug. 16. The info session will be held at CAL 422 at noon.
Mariachi Ensemble performs
The Mariachi Ensemble performs as part of World Music Week at the Butler School of Music Recital Studio 2.608 at 7:30 p.m.
Today in history In 1954
Ellis Island closes its doors. After six decades and more than 12 million immigrants passing through its doors since Jan. 2, 1892, the center closes due to a decrease of immigration into the U.S.
UNIVERSITY
Faculty donations lean toward Obama Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series examining UT officials’ political donations. This installment examines contributions made by UT faculty members.
By Alexa Ura The College of Liberal Arts faculty has outspent all other UT colleges and schools in political contributions since 2008. Leading up to the elections earlier this month, UT professors
gave almost ten times as much to President Barack Obama as to Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Liberal arts professors donated $235,590 to political campaigns and political action committees in the past five years, according to fillings compiled by The Daily Texan from the Texas Ethics Commission and the Federal Election Commission. With 692 professors as of 2011, the College of Liberal Arts is the University’s largest college.
Campaign contributions made by UT professors from all colleges and schools totaled $791,472 since 2008. Reported figures for contributions by professors include all professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers who identified the University as their employer in state and federal filings. State and federal guidelines do not require individual contributors to disclose their employer, and individuals with multiple em-
faculty campaign contributions since 2008 College of Liberal Arts $235,590 School of Law $191,359 Cockrell School of Engineering $144,185 College of Natural Sciences $139,840 ployers can choose which employer to list or opt not to include one. UT spokesperson Tara Doolittle recently told the Daily Texan that campaign contributions fall un-
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der an individual’s right to free speech. “As long as University resources or official positions are not used to advocate or
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VOLLEYBALL
Win against KU sets record for best Big 12 start under Elliott By Sara Beth Purdy
The game meant more than a “W” in the results column. For a Texas team who is itching to bring home a championship crown after so many near misses, the win represented just how dominating the Longhorns have been all season. No. 3 Texas walked into Lawrence, Kan. Saturday and brought home a close 3-2 win against No. 23 Kansas who was ranked second in the Big 12 (20-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-16, 15-12). The game marked Kansas’ first home loss this season. Thanks to their 15th straight victory, Texas is now 21-3 on the season. More importantly, Texas is now 13-0 in conference play, marking its best start in the Big 12 in Texas history under head coach Jerritt Elliott. The win also guarantees Texas at
least a part of the Big 12 crown. “We have a chance to go 13-0 for the first time in 15 years in conference. We’ve never done that before so it is a big opportunity for us,” Elliott said last week after equaling the 12-0 record he had set before heading to Kansas. The Longhorns will clinch the title outright if they can defeat Texas Tech on Wednesday night at Gregory Gym. It will mark the Longhorn’s second consecutive and sixth total Big 12 volleyball title. Starting last season, the Longhorns have won 27 consecutive conference matches and 38 consecutive home conference matches. They have only three games left in the season before they are projected to host the first rounds of the NCAA tournament
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LEGACY
CITY
Historical DKR memorabilia goes on auction Grand prix By David Maly Members of the public got a chance Sunday to take home memorabilia that belonged to legendary former head football coach Darrell K Royal. Items auctioned included Alamo Bowl and 2006 Rose Bowl rings, a 1973 photo of Darrell K Royal and his wife Edith Royal with Willie Nelson and Lady Bird Johnson and a photo of Charles Duke, lunar module pilot on the 1972 Apollo 16 mission, attempting to form a Hook ‘em hand gesture on the moon. Darrell K Royal died Wednesday of complications of cardiovascular disease at the age of 88. Ross Featherston, spokesperson for Austin Auction Gallery, said planning for the auction began in late August, and Edith Royal wanted to continue with the auction after her husband’s death for several reasons.
“This is about sharing their personal collection with the public, with his fans,” Featherston said. “She wanted people to have the opportunity to buy some of those things. There are 243 pieces here that they can [bid on], and they are related to Coach Royal.” Amy McMurrough, spokesperson for public relations firm McMurrough and Associates, that assisted in publicizing the auction, said Edith Royal also wanted to continue with the auction to take some of the strain off her family. “She didn’t want to burden her family with the difficulty of having to figure out what to do with things after he passed,” McMurrough said. She said roughly 600 people placed bids during the auction, with 300 in-person and 300 via internet or telephone. She said the highest bid was made by a UT alumnus, whose name was not
approaches as bus drivers look to strike By Joshua Fechter & David Maly
Featherston said a portion of the proceeds taken in by Featherston and Edith Royal will be given to the Darrell K Royal Fund for Alzheimer’s Research. He said Darrell K Royal’s passing received national publicity, undoubtedly contributing to the auction’s success.
The union representing bus drivers on about half of Capital Metro’s 83 routes voted last week to authorize a potential strike, citing unfair labor practices allegedly committed by the contractor that operates those routes. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1091, which represents about 600 bus drivers and Capital Metro employees, accused McDonald Transit of declaring contract negotiations at an impasse in August. The
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Ricky Llamas | Daily Texan Staff An auction employee holds up a framed memorabilia from the Royal Collection on Sunday at the Austin Auction Gallery.
available, for the 2006 Rose Bowl ring at $105,000, roughly $120,000 with buyer’s premium, a tax charged by the auction house. McMurrough said the later bids on that ring produced a lively competition between two bidders. In addition to the Royal’s items, the auction included pieces from Beau Theriot, an Austin furniture designer.
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