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Students, faculty and staff who refuse to wear face masks inside University buildings this fall will face disciplinary action, and the UT Police Department will handle noncompliant visitors, head of academic planning Art Markman said.

The Daily Texan spoke with interim president of The University of Texas at Austin Jay Hartzell about his plans for the coming semesters in light of the coronavirus.

Up to 2,100 of the 11,000 classes offered this fall will be held online, Interim UT President Jay Hartzell said in a University-wide email Wednesday. Students can take all their classes online if they are unable to return to campus in the fall, or choose not to, Hartzell said. 

The parents of Nicky Cumberland, the UT junior and Texas Cowboy who died in a 2018 car crash, are suing the Texas Cowboys spirit group for negligence and Nicky’s wrongful death, according to KXAN.