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.
Polling locations across the country have faced staffing shortages for the upcoming election as a result of COVID-19, prompting the recruitment of younger workers.
Austin Public Health officials said UT hosting 25,000 fans at the first football game this upcoming Saturday could have harmful repercussions and increase the spread of the virus.
