Multiple off-campus student residences are holding in-person events without stating a limit on how many people can attend, according to documents provided to The Daily Texan.
Epidemiologist Darlene Bhavnani said only 1% of all case-contact relationships were between a COVID-19 positive student and someone from outside of the college age range.
Dr. Mark Escott, Austin Public Health’s interim medical director and health authority, said it would be better to wait until the positivity rate is lower to open restaurants at 75% capacity.
Despite receiving a negative result Sept. 2, Kate Parks would spend two nights in a city of Austin isolation facility after multiple miscommunications with the University.
Dozens of students gathered at the Texas Rho fraternity house in West Campus before the Longhorns’ opening football game Saturday, prompting the Austin Fire Marshal to shut the party down.
Electric scooter rental companies are no longer operating on campus for the fall semester due to decrease in demand for scooter rentals, said Blanca Gamez, associate director of UT Parking and Transportation Services.
“In one way it makes me anxious, but in another way it’s almost so out of my control at this point, why even bother worrying,” said Kit Hagin, an urban studies and sustainability junior.
