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Cougars rally for RecycleMania By Kelsie Hahn The Daily Cougar

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UH cheerleaders and members of the Cougar Doll dance team provide entertainment at an environmental event on Wednesday at the University Center Satellite.

UH’s colors may be Scarlet and Albino White, but green is the color on Cougar minds as the University launched its first year participating in RecycleMania on Wednesday. RecycleMania pits UH against nearly 500 other universities all over the country in a friendly competition to see which school recycles the most and wastes the least during the next 10 weeks. “We’re looking to make it an event that changes behavior,” staff assistant Vice President of University Service Emily Messa said. “We didn’t want to just focus on the recycling. We’re looking at reducing and reusing and

how to incorporate all of those pieces into our daily lives.” Schools will be recognized in categories such as top recycling per capita, least waste production and highest amount of total recycling. Last year’s RecyleMania recycled 58.6 million pounds total. UH has a strong chance of earning a high rank in recycled materials per capita, Messa said, but the University’s RecycleMania is about more than national recognition. The program is also helping UH organize and formalize how it tracks waste production and recycling, giving the school an idea of how it compares to other universities and how it can see RECYCLE, page 3

White House to prioritize economic troubles UH debates Obama’s $800 billion plan By Heather Duran The Daily Cougar With the inauguration behind him, President Obama’s agenda is set to move toward fulfilling its promise to revamp and revitalize the area that concerns Americans the most — the economy. While the majority of House Democrats and the Senate support his proposed stimulus package, estimated to be more than $800 billion, discussion and debate still surround the plan and experts wonder if this package will be effective enough to help see us out of the recession. UH economics professor Thomas DeGregori emphasizes the need for nationalization of our

biggest and most prestigious banks in order to help solve this period of financial turbulence. “We need to nationalize any bank whose liabilities are greater than its assets,” DeGregori said. Instead of the government handing the bank a check, DeGregori said he wants to see more federal g g DeGregori control of the bank itself. “You don’t pour money into it — you take it over,” he said. UH economics professor Dietrich Vollrath says that instead of a broad governmental take over of the US banking system, a method another country put in place to ensure bank-to-bank lending is

preferable. “In Sweden, the government decided to guarantee the debts of every bank. This will increase lending between banks,” he said. This means that consumers will be able to receive more loans because banks won’t be afraid of collapse, Vollrath said. g g Vollrath The costliest part of Obama’s proposal is a $275 billion tax cut. As written, the plan awards $500 to individuals and $1000 to married couples who file jointly, similar to what the government did last year. “Because we have higher levels of unemployment this year as opposed to last year, I think more people will spend the money they

get back,” Vollrath said. “If you are concerned you might lose your job then you will probably save it, but if you are unemployed, then you don’t have anything else coming in.” DeGregori emphasized the need for other proposals such as spending on infrastructure and investments in healthcare and education. As for U.S. investments for global competition in the workforce, DeGregori said we need to drastically improve our health care system and invest more in science and technology. “International competition means that our government needs a better healthcare system. We’re competing with countries that have a government health care system as opposed to firm health care,” DeGregori said. “This means we lose out because firms will choose to go to another country because

they don’t have to pay for health care.” The U.S. needs to invest more in the sciences because other countries China and India are catching up the U.S. and we are losing our edge in developing new technology, DeGregori said. Vollrath would like to see the money being spent to help us in the long term, but emphasizes the overall importance of immediate governmental action to pull the US out of recession. “There are lots of worthwhile investments and maybe this is the opportunity to make changes for the future,” Vollrath said. “But that doesn’t matter for the short run. There’s not a financial crisis that has ended where everyone walked out of it thinking they got a fair deal.” news@thedailycougar.com

Distinguished UH professor adds to honors Hussain selected for TAMEST board spot By Marc Anderson The Daily Cougar Adding to an already decorated résumé, UH Cullen College of Engineering professor Fazle Hussain was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors for The Academy of Medicine Engineering and Science of Texas ( TAMEST) beginning this month. Hussain joins four other directors and is the sole representative from the National Academy of Engineering chosen for the board in December 2008. He said he is proud to have been elected and that he shares

in the NAE’s “deep commitment to space, science and energy.” In addition, he has always been a proponent for UH excellence and hopes to assist in further advancing the University’s standing. H u s s a i n’s research encompasses everything from fluid dynamics and cell mechanics to energy conservation. He first came to UH in 1971 after earning his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Stanford University and completing post-doctoral work at Johns Hopkins University. He holds the title of Cullen distinguished professor and teaches not only engineering, but physics, geosciences and bioengineering as an adjunct professor at Rice University.

At the California Institute of Technology, where he was recently named a Gordon and Betty Moore distinguished scholar, Hussain will be conducting six months of collaborative research in the field of fluid mechanics. Despite his busy schedule, Hussain remains committed to the academy’s goals and the role of significant service to Texas. Under the guidance of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, TAMEST was founded in 2004 to bring together the top researchers from across Texas to foster new collaborations and scientific breakthroughs and garner more government funding. “The founders of TAMEST share a common mission: to elevate Texas as a global leader in scientific research, innovation and

competitiveness,” Hutchison said at TAMEST’s 2008 annual meeting. TAMEST is also a proponent of K-12 education and ensuring adequate preparation for students pursuing science-related fields. “The academy is a participating organization of STEM and is committed to the societal concern of education in the sciences,” said Hussain, referring to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Coalition. By issuing recommendations to parents, teachers and other members of the education system, TAMEST seeks to remedy the problems that schools across the country are facing. Hussain said he considers TAMEST unique in that it does far more than any comparative state

academy in terms of its broad impact not just in Texas but on the nation as well. As evidence, the academy reports that since its inception it has helped bring an additional $900 million of federal research money to the state. This moved Texas to No. 3 in federal research and development dollars received. The academy aspires to ensure both our state and nation remain leaders in the global economy and are capable of addressing the challenges of a changing global dynamic. “TAMEST is dedicated to quality and excellence,” said Hussain. news@thedailycougar.com

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Saturday The Lowe Family will perform from 7 to 9:45 p.m. at the Cullen Performance Hall. The nine Lowes offer an blend of show-stopping classical, Broadway, Irish, jazz, bluegrass, old-time favorites, , a stirring patriotic tribute and more! Tickets are $22 to $37 and discounts are available for student groups. For more information, visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/TheLowe-Family-tickets/artist/1271969.

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improve its own programs. “It will provide us a way we can look at ourselves in a measurable way,” she said. “We go through a lot of stuff.” Based on existing UH records, last semester saw an average weekly recycling load of about 13,000 pounds of mixed office paper and about 34,000 pounds of cardboard. Messa said she hopes the effects of RecycleMania last long after the closing ceremony of the program in March, as students, faculty and staff develop good habits, such as teaching about Houston’s available public transportation with Metro and planting a Campus Produce Garden on Feb. 5 at Lynn Eusan Park. RecycleMania is looking for volunteers to become “Recyclemaniacs” and help in the various programs going on over the 10 weeks. Events range from going doorto-door in the residence halls to ask for recyclable materials or catching people “green-handed” and rewarding them with stickers to show that they’re living green — recycling correctly, not wasting food at meal-times, riding bikes or other energy-savers. Messa says she’s seen students, faculty, staff and even members of the community getting excited about

recycling initiatives. At the kick-off pep rally for the program Wednesday at the University Center Satellite, students led cheers about recycling and said they approved of the effort. “It’s nice to see that the University is going to do something to make a difference,” public relations senior Jennifer Irons said. “We really could make an impact.” Both Irons and health senior Roya Bailey, UH cheerleaders who participated in the rally, said they were pleased the event was receiving attention from local media and hoped it inspired the greater Houston area to live green. “We always try to be involved with the community,” said Bailey. Members of the fraternity Kappa Sigma said they will volunteer for the RecycleMania effort and will be promoting recycling at parties at their house by setting up separate trash receptacles for aluminum cans. “All of our supplies will be recycled,” Hotel and Restaurant Management senior Dion Pearson said. “Kappa Sigma supports recycling.” More information on RecycleMania at UH, including lists of materials that are safe to recycle and forms to sign up to volunteer, is available at www. uh.edu/recyclemania. news@thedailycougar.com

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New DNA sequencer benefits UH The University of Houston has a half-million-dollar state-of-the-art DNA sequencer and our research in this field will cost next to nothing. Speaking in the context of biomedicine — “nothing” here equates to several thousands of dollars per use. Now we Bill can fly through a Conant particular genome in about seven hours and custom-tailor medicine to a specific individual. This is the holy grail of modern medicine truly customized medical plans for any person, but even this development won’t really speed the process of finding cures for ailments. It’s being used for research, which means publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals, a slow proposition. Even when a paper is published and widely accepted, any cures the resulting research might indicate will be ages away. The medical industry is slow to move, and

even slower to readjust to new research. Researchers are quick and agile, and ours are among the quickest, but the rest of the field needs to be able to catch up. No matter how much attention is given to the research, if medicine can’t keep up with the new studies and findings, we’ll have a situation akin to Dr. McCoy directing Hippocrates in the use of a tricorder not yet built — it just doesn’t work. My congratulations go out to the University on obtaining the sequencer and making us a new force in biomedicine, but I wish part of our research could find a way to streamline the adoption of new techniques for a reasonable sum of money. Furthermore, the much maligned Houston Police Department’s crime lab should get in on this. If I recall correctly, they’ve been having some major problems with DNA evidence culminating in overturned convictions. Call the Coogs and have it back by the end of the day. Other local schools, hospitals and labs should be able to use the new

equipment, too. Let it be open, so long as the information generated is under some sort of open license. This resource is too precious to lock up and dole out for mere money. Lives are at stake. Too often, research firms hoard their equipment and don’t make it available for advancement of the general welfare. As agile and light-footed as they are with new ideas, researchers sure are stuck in the old information paradigm of keeping things to themselves. There is no reason for the University to be stingy with their data — and I hope they won’t be. Information and ready availability thereof can only help advance medicine, and we’ve never needed those breakthroughs more. Again, go Coogs! We have cemented ourselves in the top tier of research and I’m proud to be a Cougar. Let’s lead from our new position at the top and make the data publicly useful — crowdsourcing is the wave of the future. Bill Conant is a pre-business junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

Top 10 rule well-intentioned, antiquated As parents seek ways to help get their kids into college, the easiest and most affordable way was for their child to succeed in high school and graduate among the top ten percent of their class, guaranteeing their acceptance into college. However, research has shown that although this Alana plan helped those MousaviDin who were otherwise unable to attend the state college of their choice because of finances, it has failed other students who have worked equally hard. Last semester UH President and UH System Chancellor Renu Khator expressed her desire to make UH a flagship university. The state of Texas needs more than one school with that ranking — it needs many. This is but one solution, a great one, but one that

takes years to accomplish. This doesn’t mean Khator should give up, but instead indicates it may be the children in elementary school today who will benefit from reform — if the top 10 rule isn’t thrown out. There are alternative suggestions being thrown around that could offer some relief, but even those aren’t guaranteed to be the solution. In fact, it is feared some of them could be regressive. Some suggestions mentioned in newspapers statewide have included capping the admissions percentage per university under the top 10 rule at 50 percent (therefore allowing other students a chance at acceptance), limiting the total number of open slots available to the high achievers, having more top tier universities in Texas, and even going as far as changing the umbrella number from 10 percent to the top 1 percent of each graduating class from state high schools.

Having a child in high school is scary enough. Parents know they will soon be sending them off into their own world, but by the anxiety of waiting for college acceptance letters and fearing tuition and book fees that inevitably build with each passing semester can be torture. As a parent with a teen approaching these very moments, I find it difficult to think about the economy today, where it is headed and where it will be when the time comes for my kids to enter college. The top 10 rule is a small ray of hope that parents cling to and encourage their children to strive for. Let’s hope politicians, educators and parents can work together to find a way for all Texas’ children to make their way into college. Alana MousaviDin is a communication senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com

Flagship status is an acknowledged goal of the University and its leadership, but few years have been heralded with as much immediate progress toward that goal as 2009. There have been many honors tendered to the University, including being awarded highest honors by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a community-engaged institution, making us the only university in Texas with that designation. We have a natural advantage in this city, a metropolis containing some of the foremost research facilities in the nation, and are again, building bridges to the community via crossdisciplinary work and research. Houston was integral to the execution of one of the most elegant pieces of biological work — the sequencing of the human genetic code, otherwise known as the Human Genome Project. The knowledge yielded by understanding our genome is the key to additional fields of research, such as gene therapy, cancer research and other key fields, with application and cross disciplinary work only a few miles down the road at the Houston Medical Center. Our new gene sequencer is an important investment in making our institution a further part of our larger academic community, as is our new biomedical engineering department. We also have a new donation for engineering, research and other hard science programs from British Petroleum, including a solar powered Sport buggy. The official award occurred at the men’s basketball game Wednesday and the solar buggy will be displayed in the concourse of Hofheinz Pavilion. We have active research on pollution, on easing the pain of the chronically bedridden, and our social sciences are also making a splash across the state and nation. There is a renewed focus on undergraduate research and a streamlining of basic University bureaucracy that will ultimately help all students focus on academic details. We are actively in the process of research, and are working with other disciplines and institutions across the city to accomplish our goals. Although flagship status establishes the University’s designation, it is ultimately a reflection of the innate thirst for excellence that drives our programs.

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COMING FRIDAY: Check out DiverseWork’s new exhibit. ONLINE POLL: Which of this season’s holiday movies was the best?

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Quintero to serve up all flavors of theater By Doosen Tachia The Daily Cougar

Spring 2009 Lineup

The 2008-2009 season of the University of Houston’s School of Theatre continues into the spring semester with a broad range of productions. The first play of the semester, At Home at the Zoo, written by Tony award-winning playwright Edward Albee and directed by Sidney Berger, features a combination of Albee’s first wellknown play, A Zoo Story, with its prequel, Homelife. It will run at 8 p.m. from Feb. 13-14 and Feb. 18-21 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 and Feb. 22 at the Quintero Theatre. The colorful play bobrauschenbergamerica, written by Charles L. Mee and directed by J. Ed Araiza, runs at 8 p.m.on Feb. 20-21 andFeb. 26-28 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 and March 1. This play opens with a painting canvas on a vacated stage and showcases the vivid lives of America through the form of poetry, dancing, music and stories of love, business and chicken jokes. Amy Lanasa’s play Buy One Get Five Free, directed by Steven W. Wallace, tells the comedic story of a sister convicted of a crime, a Bingo-addicted mother and a

At Home at the Zoo February 13 , 14, 18 , 21 at 8 p.m. February 15 & 22 at 2 p.m. Quick Synopsis: A chance encounter changes a man’s life bobrauschenbergamerica February 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 8 p.m. February 22 & March 1 at 2 p.m. Quick Synopsis: The colorful stories of Americans told in unique ways Buy One Get Five Free April 3 through 19 Wednesdays , Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Quick Synopsis: A crazy comedy about one crazy family

husband who is still missing from a honeymoon sky-diving trip. Lanasa is a newcomer to theater and has also written Drive-in America, which was performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2001. The Quintero Theatre performance of Buy One Get Five Free will run April 3-19. Wednesday and Saturday

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performances begin at 8 p.m. and Sunday’s are at 2 p.m., excluding a performance on Easter Sunday, April 12. The Graduate Studio of the School of Theatre will consist of entertainment directed by a line of graduate directors who are training for their MFAs in directing. These directors-intraining will host a stream of

projects in Studio 208, the school’s laboratory space, with second year students directing classic Shakespeare plays for the spring semester. First year students will begin the semester with Sprint Scenes, an annual event in which they direct scenes ranging from comedy to drama. All admissions to the Graduate Studio are free to the public.

As the UH School of Theatre develops its talent and prestige for the spring semester, be sure to get more information on theater wants throughout the semester by checking out its Web site at www. theatredance.uh.edu/. To purchase tickets for any of these events, call the box office at (713) 743-2929. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Distinct talent, style of ‘The Boss’ still strong By Mike Damante The Daily Cougar If legends never die, then Bruce Springsteen is living proof . Working on a Dream is Springsteen’s return after releasing 2007’s widely successful and modern sounding Magic. “The Boss” picks up right after Magic ended, putting together a collection of songs rich in soul and deep in story. Springsteen’s ability as a blue-collar storyteller never falters or comes across as gimmicky; the album is a reflection of who he is and his humble beginnings as a kid from New Jersey. Working on a Dream is Springsteen’s signature mixture of soul, blues and straight-forward rock’n’roll. The album’s titular track and first single is an uplifting and positively haunting song that defines the struggle to reach one’s goals. The song, like most of Springsteen’s work, evokes hope to every listener and fan. “I’m working on a dream/ And it seems so far away/ I’m working on a dream/ And I’m going to make it real someday,” Springsteen sings over a soft, guitar-driven melody. “Tomorrow Never Knows” is a trip to folk-country territory that sounds like the song was born beside a river, rather than in a studio. Springsteen’s ability to grow and reach audiences is evident on songs such as “Life Itself” and “My Lucky Day”, making many younger listerners realize why their parents loved “The Boss” so much in the 1980s.

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“Surprise, Surprise” is an upbeat, 1990s alternative radio pop song, which is still distinct in the Springsteen sound. As a bonus track, “The Wrestler” is included on the album. “The Wrestler” is the Golden Globe award-winning song that accompanied the criticallyacclaimed Darren Aronofsky film of the same name. There are some artists who craft timeless music that continues to be relevant, no matter what the era. Springsteen is one of those select few, and Working on a Dream is proof of a dream that still exists and is being chased today. arts@thedailycougar.com

Breaking The BIG story The life and legacy of The Notorious B.I.G. are being revisited through film and music. In Notorious, the film depicts the rise of Christopher Wallace as a Brooklyn drug dealer to realizing his dream as becoming one of hip-hop’s most beloved icons. Besides being a biographical picture, the film serves a larger theme in chasing one’s dreams. With Ready to Die and the eerily-titled Life After Death, his Mike Damante only proper full-length albums released, Wallace’s story is a prime example of a life and career that ended too soon. The Notorious B.I.G’s raw rap style helped solidify New York as a mecca of hip-hop and added instant credibility to the flashy, ambitious style of Sean “Puffy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records. Jamal Woolard stars as Wallace (or Biggie Smalls), closely resembling the late rapper in appearance and performance. The film accurately portrays Wallace as an emcee and a person, equally showing his strengths and flaws. Director George Tillman Jr. chronicles the life of Wallace through his childhood to his publicized relationships with Lil’ Kim and Faith Evans, signing to Combs’ Bad Boy label and the East versus West coast feud with Tupac Shakur and Death Row Records, a feud that many people believe to Wallace and Tupac Shakur’s violent deaths. A supporting cast includes Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace, a worthy performance as Wallace’s mother, and newcomer Derek Luke as Combs. One of the film’s more poignant scenes includes real footage from Wallace’s funeral procession that passed through the streets of his native Brooklyn. The silence was interrupted by a fan blasting the hit “Hypnotize” out of an apartment window, sending the thousands of fans into a frenzy and celebrating the larger-than-life impression left by Wallace. Even in death, his music is just as important today as in his heyday to the world of hip-hop and every aspiring young emcee.

The Notorious B.I.G. is a shoe-in for the list of the most influential hip-hop artists of our generation. If you’ve ever considered yourself a fan of The Notorious B.I.G., chances are you’ve already heard most of the material on the soundtrack for the biopic Notorious. However, if you happened to catch the movie and found yourself inspired to have a refresher course on his discography, then it’s a good starting place. The soundtrack includes some Roshan Bhatt of Biggie’s biggest hits, as well as underrated classics “What’s Beef,” “Juicy” and “Party and Bullshit.” The release also features a couple of new tracks, including Jadakiss’ “Letter to B.I.G.,” featuring Biggie’s infamous widow Faith Evans. The track is heartfelt and vulnerable, something many hip-hop artists may be afraid to express. Also on the soundtrack is the incredibly disappointing “Brooklyn Go Hard,” which features Jay-Z, a well known apprentice of Biggie, and Santogold, recent blog/hipster favorite. It seems unlikely that a song featuring this collaboration on a Kanye West beat would disappoint, but the three fail to deliver. Perhaps the best things about this soundtrack are the three unreleased tracks from Biggie’s earlier years — “Microphone Murderer,” “Guaranteed Raw” and “Love No Hoe,” which stays true to the promiscuous and lighthearted Biggie that everyone has grown to love. However, the soundtrack misses a few steps. It kicks off with “Notorious Thugs,” definitely a fan favorite, but not heard in the movie. Likewise, there is a slew of unreleased material that could have been surfaced through this release, but the team decided on only three tracks. Notorious is probably not worth what you would have to shell out at the mall, but is overall a cohesive backdrop for the movie’s theme and serves its purpose well. For anyone who hasn’t been exposed to any of these influential and genre-defining tracks, it would be well worth your time. arts@thedailycougar.com

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MFAH series to screen Khator’s favorite film ‘Mr. and Mrs. lyer’ the latest in series highlighting prominent Houstonians Cougar Life & Arts Staff The Daily Cougar The Museum of Fine Arts Houston regularly hosts the film series Movies Houstonians Love. At 7 p.m. Jan. 26, the MFAH will screen Dr. Renu Khator’s favorite film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer. Screened in Hindi with English subtitles, the dramatic film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer tells of an encounter between traditional Tamil Brahmin Meenakshi Iyer, (Konkona Sensharma) and westernized Bengali Muslim Raja Chowdhury (Rahul Bose) on a bus trip to Calcutta. When Hindu extremists stop the bus, Meenakshi vouches for Raja as her husband. Later stranded together, the two are forced to continue the act and a friendship eventually develops. Released in 2002, Mr. and Mrs. lyer won several national and international awards. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the Movies Houstonians Love series showcases favorite films of notable Houstonians. In the past,

Houstonians such as film director Richard Linklater, renowned heart surgeon Dr. Richard Cooley, Houston Ballet’s Lauren Anderson and even former first lady Barbara Bush have been selected to screen their favorite films. MFAH Director Dr. Peter C. Marzio will introduce Dr. Renu Khator at the screening. The purpose of each screening in the film series is to provide a glimpse into the personality of notable Houstonians, as well as to bring all Houstonians together and provide the opportunity to view a new film. The next film to be screened will be Kingdom of God, the favorite film of Jim Hachett, CEO of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. It is scheduled to run at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. All screenings in the Movies Houstonians Love series are shown in the Brown Auditorium at the MFAH. Tickets are $7 and are available to order online at www. mfah.org or at the box office, located within the MFAH. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Houston earns decisive win By Chris Elliott The Daily Cougar With its 85-67 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday, Houston improved to 12-4 this season and owns a 3-1 Conference USA record, giving it second place in the league behind Associated Press No. 22 Memphis. The Cougars successfully overcame their first conference loss of the season against Southern Miss on Saturday with an 18-point win over the Pirates (9-8, 1-3 C-USA). “When we play like we’ve got something to prove we can beat anybody,” junior guard Aubrey Coleman said after his 23-point night against the Pirates. “That’s the mindset we want to go in with every game.” Coleman’s 23-point performance made him one of five Cougars to end the game with double figures in scoring. Starting big men junior Qa’rraan Calhoun and senior Marcus Cousin both finished the game with doubledoubles. Cousin established himself in the paint on both sides of the ball

with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but his presence on the defensive end made it tough for ECU to get any good shots. “When Marcus (Cousin) plays aggressive and plays really hard and asserts himself, he dominates,” UH head coach Tom Penders said. “He was above the rim for rebounds, and he wasn’t just rebounding balls that dropped in his area.” Calhoun added 12 points and 10 rebounds, igniting the crowd with his athleticism and uncanny ability to multitask on the fly. Calhoun’s physical abilities were just what the crowd needed to awaken. Coleman missed a challenged layup, but Calhoun turned it into a spectacle. He flashed from the three-point line, elevated and threw down a put-back dunk over two ECU defenders. The Cougars held a 51-31 lead over the Pirates after 20 minutes of play. Thanks to its ability to disrupt ECU’s offense, UH turned 10 Pirates’ turnovers into 12 points. “They have a balanced team, but our defense just took them out of everything,” Penders said. “They

went to five guards at one point because they couldn’t run their regular offense in the first half. We got a lot of easy baskets in transition and off of steals.” DaShaun Williams appeared to be at the root of every fast break opportunity. The senior guard provided three steals and put up 11 points in his 25 minutes off the bench. He said he feels like he is in the late season form that gave the Cougars a huge lift down the stretch of last season. “It’s just important for me to pick it up around this point of the season,” Williams said. “We’re not really getting any respect right now, but that’s our fault. Once we play our game, you see we have a balanced attack.” The Cougars will have the perfect opportunity to earn respect from the entire country Saturday when they take on Arizona in Tucson. “We have to come out and play when the competition comes up,” Calhoun said. “We’ve been looking forward to that all year.” sports@thedailycougar.com

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Junior guard Aubrey Coleman scored 23 points against East Carolina in Houston’s 85 - 67 win on Wednesday at Hofheinz Pavilion.

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By Matt Miller THE DAILY COUGAR The UH women’s basketball team is one of six teams tied atop Conference USA, and has a chance to knock off one of its first place roommates when the Cougars take on Southern Miss. tonight at 7 p.m. in Hattiesburg, Miss. Conference road games are never easy, but UH head coach Joe Curl knows a victory in the Golden Eagles’ gym will go a long way in the Cougars’ quest for an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. “Any road trip is tough,” Curl said. “They are a great home team. A win in their house would be a great win for our team.” Containing Southern Miss’ offense will be a tough task for Curl’s team. The Golden Eagles (10-7, 3-1 C-USA) have the third best scoring offense in C-USA, while the Cougars (11-5, 3-1) rank third in scoring defense. “They are very good on offense,” Curl said. “We’ll have to perform very well, and pressure them. We want to make them play fast.” From an individual standpoint, the Cougars must find a way to stop junior forward Pauline Love. Love has averaged 18.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game in conference play, and will be a tough assignment for the UH defense. “It will start with (sophomore forward) Courtney Taylor,” Curl said. “We’ll also let (sophomore

forward) Brittany Mason play on (Love) some because (Mason) is such a good defender.” Taylor’s offense could be affected, because she will be chasing Love around the court. Also, the Golden Eagles will guard Taylor with two players, forcing her teammates to take up the slack. “The other four people on the court will have to step up and make shots,” Curl said. “They’re going to double (Taylor) and try to frustrate her.” The Cougars will try to take advantage of Southern Miss’ poor turnover margin. The Golden Eagles have averaged more turnovers than it has forced per game during conference play. Curl knows that his team must exploit the Golden Eagles’ ball-handling problems so they can control the game’s tempo. “We’re going to guard the entire court,” Curl said. “We want to speed them up, but we also have to make sure to get back into our half-court defense and not give up any easy baskets.” UH leads C-USA in steals per game with 12.5, which should give it a great chance to force Southern Miss. to make several mistakes. However, the Cougars will face a tough challenge in the rebounding department, a category that the Golden Eagles have dominated this season. Southern Miss has pulled down seven more boards per game than its opponents. “(Rebounding) is something that we’ve preached since we started practice,” Curl said.

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Sophomore forward Courtney Taylor, seen here against the Houston Jaguars, is one of only four players averaging a double-double in conference play this season. “We won’t get to where we want to be without getting better at rebounding. We want to send all five players to the glass on the defensive end.” Although UH is starting to hit its stride on the defensive end, Curl still has concerns about his offense, which is averaging less than 40 percent shooting per game this season. “We will have to play great fullcourt offense, but we’ll have to be even better in our half-court sets,” Curl said. “We have to execute on the offensive end to keep up with them, because they’re so good offensively.” A road win against a conference foe is always valuable, no matter how a team achieves victory, but most of the time it is easier said than done. sports@thedailycougar.com

Baseball season is just around the corner and guess who won’t be helping out minor league prospects at the Astros upcoming training camp? Roger Clemens will only be Mike Damante a spectator and won’t participate in any on-field activities. That is, unless he yells directions from the sidelines at his son, Koby Clemens. Speaking of the Astros, how is their payroll at $107 million? Unless Aaron Boone is getting Mark Teixeira money, then where exactly is this money being allotted? Bizarre allegations New York Knicks’ center Eddy Curry is involved in the latest sex scandal to hit the Knicks/ Cablevision/Madison Square Garden. Curry’s former limo driver alleges Curry made unwanted sexual advances towards him, berated him with racial slurs, gave him orders at gunpoint and withheld his pay and wages. True or not, this story sounds straight out of bizarre-land. If any of these outlandish allegations are factual, you can draw a correlation to today’s younger athletes being

mentored by the likes of Isaiah Thomas and the aforementioned Clemens. Misplaced priorities National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman should hand in his resignation. Ottawa Senators forward Jarko Rutu was given a mere two-game suspension for biting the thumb of Buffalo Sabres forward Andrew Peters. Colin Campbell, the NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations, should also be looking for employment elsewhere. Dumb and dumber (Bettman and Campbell) are the same tandem who gave Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger an eight-game suspension for stomping down on the foot of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler. Someone tell me why former Dallas Stars left wing Sean Avery is still in NHL exile for his “sloppy seconds” comment? Rulings aside, Bettman’s massive league expansion has diluted the talent level, and in retrospect were franchises in Atlanta, Nashville and Carolina really necessary? If Thrashers superstar forward Illya Kovalchuk is traded, or decides to leave the sinking ship via free agency in the summer of 2010, then you can pretty much count on the fans leaving with him. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Road trip has bright spots Cougar Sports Services The UH swimming and diving team had a rough weekend, as it dropped both of its meets, losing 150-87 to SMU on Saturday and 173-109 to Texas A & M on Friday. The Cougars now sit at 9-3 in dual meets, but the weekend was not a total loss as junior diver Anastasia Pozdniakova earned the Conference USA Diver of the Week award for the sixth time this season. UH won three events at SMU, where Anastasia Pozdniakova finished first in both diving events. In the 1-meter competition, Pozdniakova’s 350.86 points were enough to edge out sophomore diver teammate Courtney Forcucci. Pozdniakova posted 296.78 points to top Forcucci in the 3-meter competition. She also took first place in both diving competitions at College Station, earning 318.3 points in the 1-meter event and 375.08 points in the 3-meter contest. UH’s only other first place finish at the SMU meet was provided by senior swimmer Sasha Schwendenwein, who finished the 200-yard butterfly event with a time of 2:02.6. Schwendenwein’s time was the ninth fastest in school history. Schwendenwein also took second place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.28—the seventh fastest time in UH history. In the 1,000-yard freestyle

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