The News-Gazette (http://bit.ly/2e1ydgL ) reports that students who apply to the university by Nov. 1 will qualify for "early action," in which applicants will know by Dec. 16 whether they're admitted, denied or deferred for consideration until Feb. 3. The university's undergraduate admissions director, Andy Borst, says the federal financial aid application period's earlier start this year and complaints from alumni caused the university to reconsider the single application date.