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Partner helps Bauer go green By Jonathan Harris The Daily Cougar PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a corporate partner of Bauer College of Business, will be hosting Make Recycling Count, an environmental awareness event, today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the AIM Center and in the lobby of Melcher Hall. The event will focus on the importance of student service, along with individual and corporate responsibilities. The UH Campus Sustainability Task Force (CSTF) will be meeting with PwC to compare notes on ways to improve the University’s environmental efforts. “PwC has started an initiative on college campuses to introduce recycling and our task force is doing a lot of linking up with other colleges during RecycleMania in our aim to start grassroots recycling campaigns,” junior English student and CSTF board member Mary Martin said. “The University of Houston is taking great strides in making the campus a greener place for its
students, faculty and staff,” Jessica Robertson, communications manager for the Bauer College of Business, said. At the event, students will be able to trade plastic water bottles for aluminum bottles and take part in activities meant to teach them about energy consumption. Robertson said that ideally those who attend the event will not only learn, but follow up with action. “(Make Recycling Count) will give everyone in Melcher Hall the opportunity to learn more about recycling and energy consumption and to put that knowledge into practice by registering to take part in a New Orleans service project in June,” Robertson said. PwC will be holding similar events such as this one at 100 U.S. schools, with one student per campus chosen from an open drawing to join and represent their school at the New Orleans service project in June.
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Associate violin professor Kyung Sun Lee (left) and husband and visiting associate music professor Brian Suits honor violin professor Fredell Lack with Johannes Brahmís “Sonata No. 2 in A major,” Friday at Dudley Recital Hall.
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Students can catch up on their studies, get their coffee fix and support their peers at the same time at student-run Cougar Grounds inside the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
UH alum creates campus business By Allison P. Smith The Daily Cougar The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management will introduce the newest edition to the campus coffee shop scene with today’s grand opening of Cougar Grounds — the first entirely studentrun coffee shop in the nation. “It is an outstanding educational opportunity,” Dean of the Hilton College John T. Bowen said in a Hilton College press release. “Students will take on everything, from ordering
supplies to managing inventory, cost control, payroll, tax deductions, maintenance and, of course, outstanding customer service.” The business will give students such as hotel restaurant management freshman Daniel Jarvis an opportunity to employ the entrepreneurial concepts they learn in the classroom, Bowen said. Jarvis worked for Starbucks for six months prior to Cougar Grounds hiring him as a supervisor. see GROUNDS, page 3
The Moores School of Music paid tribute to the career of C.W. Moores Distinguished Professor Fredell Lack Friday night in the Dudley Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building. Lack is one of the Moores School of Music’s most celebrated and accomplished faculty with a career spanning more than 65 years in which, after attending Julliard, she traveled across the United States and Europe as a violin soloist for orchestras in New York, Pittsburg, Stockholm, Sweden, Oslo, Norway and Berlin, as well as for the Royal Philharmonic in London and the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, among many others. “She’s one of the most famous female violinists of the last century,” associate violin professor Kyung Sun Lee said. Lee, the night’s violinist, was accompanied on the piano by her husband, visiting associate music professor, Brian Suits. The University and the Moores School of Music owes a tremendous amount of credit to Lack for its development, Suits said. “She had a really incredible hand in making the music school what it is, even from its conception,” Suits said. Both Lee and Suits said that Lack has been an inspiration to them as a colleague and a musician. “She’s such a wonderful supportive colleague and she has all of this connection with the music world to draw on. Just about everybody in the classical music world who’s been alive in recent past, she has worked with them,
or knows of them, or has stories to tell about them,” Suits said. “She’s just such a wonderful resource, and we’re so lucky to have her.” Suits and Lee are decorated concert musicians in their own rights. Suits taught accompaniment at the Yale School of Music from 1990 to 2002 and is a composer, conductor and arranger as well as a classically-trained pianist. His orchestral arrangement “The Host” was a hit at the 2006 Cannes Film festival and broke all box-office records in Korea. Lee, who plays a Joseph Guarnerius violin from 1723, is a Peabody Conservatory and Julliardtrained violinist who has been recognized by the Tchaikovsky Competition and the Queen Elisabeth Competition. Lee was the firstprize winner Washington and D’Angelo International Competitions. g g Fredell Lack was Lee came to born in Tulsa, Okla. UH in 2006 and and began violin she said she has lessons at age six. Lack to thank for that as well. “My teacher, Sylvia Rosenberg, who is a 75-year-old, she and Ms. Lack used to be so close, and that’s how I got the invitation for the job,” Lee said. “It’s been wonderful. We’re neighbors in the studio, and she often comes to my door and says she is happy to have me around and she wants to know if there’s anything she can do to help.” The tribute consisted of four parts, with selections from Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and
Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Of the pieces played, Brahms’ Sonata No. 2 had a special meaning, Lee said. “There are three Brahms sonatas and people actually like the last one a lot and the first one, but (Lack) really thinks the second one is the perfect one, so I said, ‘OK, let’s do No. 2.’” Friday’s concert was a replacement for what was originally meant to be a five-piece performance with assistant horn professor Roger Kaza, affiliate artist in viola Wayne Brooks, and associate cello professor at Rice University Brinton Smith in addition to Lee and Suits. Hurricane Ike forced the concert to be rescheduled but Kaza, Brooks, Smith and all members of the Houston Symphony could no longer participate due to a schedule conflict. Despite the setback, Suits said the concert was a success. “It can’t go much better than that,” Suits said. “The Mendelssohn was the first time we’ve ever played it. It was a brand new piece for us. It went very well.” Lack, who will retire at the end of the semester, was in attendance at the tribute after having been in the hospital earlier that day to undergo a scheduled procedure. She left soon after the concert was over, but spoke to Lee about the concert before she left. “She has been here for 50 years, and now she’s about to retire. She told me she feels very secure leaving (the program) to me, so I’m very honored.” Lee said. “She was so delighted to hear the beautiful concert. I was flattered.” news@thedailycougar.com
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“Starbucks has become about the business and not about the community,” Jarvis said. There are many reasons for students in surrounding buildings such as M. D. Anderson Library, E. Cullen, the University Center, and Wellness Center to make Cougar Grounds their main coffee fix. However, for those closer to the science center, Cougar Grounds is worth the long trek, Jarvis said. “We provide better coffee, good service, and a great atmosphere at Cougar Grounds and that is why people will want to walk all the way from the science buildings,” Jarvis said. Dirk Smith, an alumnus of the Hilton College, conceptualized the coffee shop. Smith made coffee his business after graduating with a master’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from Hilton College in 1992. He is the operator of Houston’s Dietrich Coffee chain. “We want to provide a warm, inviting place to have a great cup of coffee,” Smith said. Along with service and setting, the most important element of any good business is to have a good
product, Smith said. UH alumnus and 11-year java industry veteran Steve Lawless agrees. “It’s all about the bean,” Lawless said. “There are so many coffee shops out there that you really have to distinguish yourself with killer product. So step one is finding the absolute highest quality, best-tasting coffee you can.” To find the quality they sought, Smith and Lawless sampled some of the world’s finest coffees. Their search led them back to a Houstonarea company that, as Lawless recalled, “knocked their socks off.” “I had heard great things, but when we tasted the coffee we were floored,” Lawless said. All the coffee at Cougar Grounds is Fair Trade Certified and most of it is organic. For the grand opening, coupons will be given for free drinks as well as free tastings from 1-2 p.m. Throughout the week several different flavors will be available on different days: Caramel Latte for Monday; White Mocha on Tuesday; Mayan Mocha on Wednesday; Vanilla Iced Coffee on Thursday; and hot Vanilla Coffee on Friday. Cougar Grounds is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. news@thedailycougar.com
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UH produce garden expands options RecycleMania has taken hold of our campus and shaken us all to our roots. UH has gone green in the most basic of ways by not just recycling, but planting a vegetable garden in order to offer students food prepared with the freshest possible produce. By using campusraised veggies, the food Alana service department will be able to cut back MousaviDin on costs, offer seasonal produce and have the simple knowledge of having provided the students with the healthiest options out there, as well as making other green ideas feasible. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could have a co-op program aside from the food service’s garden? Students living on campus could pitch in a little time and effort, have their own section to plant the fruit or veggie of their choice and, once a week, swap with other co-op participants, so that every member is able to have a balanced variety of healthy food options at no additional
cost. While it may seem a little “granola” to some, it could assist our campus efforts in the RecycleMania competition that conveniently carries on into late March, allowing plenty of time for the joint efforts of the co-op to come to fruition. But before I chew off my own foot entirely, let’s take a step back to think of the potential a campus vegetable garden provides. With any luck, we could have more veggies in the dishes offered in the cafeteria and more vegetarian dishes for those that don’t eat meat. It could also help keep our campus healthy by simply allowing the students to eat healthier. With Houston in the midst of the dreaded flu season, you can bet there are plenty of students sniffling their way to class and finding they are suddenly eating more fruits and vegetables. Why open up a can of condensed soup when you can make homemade soup in less than 20 minutes? There are many options for feel-better foods, but soup usually tops the charts. If students were either allowed to purchase fresh produce grown on campus
(with proceeds going back to the veggie garden), or grow their own, it would be almost effortless to toss together some fresh veggies, a couple of bouillon cubes, some water and spices into a bowl. Here’s the kicker — even if you don’t have a stove to cook on or a pot to cook with, you can easily do this in a microwave. It is possible to make enough soup in the microwave to last several days, or at least long enough to nourish your body back to health while saving you a few bucks! So let’s see — healthier food options for students, potential for student assistance and/or a co-op, bettering the health of our campus and saving a little money in the process all while making the scarlet red of our campus look a little greener. Sounds pretty good all the way around, but ultimately we have to wait for the vegetable garden to be planted first and then we can let our imaginations run wild. Alana MousaviDin is a communication senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com
US needs new ideologies for war Due to an undeniably large part of the new administration taking office, Israel has withdrawn from Gaza again. I have been keeping up with the debate and dialogue between the concerned parties to this conflict, and a sense of déjà vu is seriously unavoidable. Coming to mind is the poster hung on the Abdul Khan walls of many schools around the nation with its simple cliché, “The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result.” Foretelling the future is easier than a lot of people realize, especially when the past is rife with plenty of data for predictions. Hamas will parade around glorying in the killing of the Israeli military and innocents. Israel will denounce the Palestinians and assert their victory. Neither will admit failure, neither will admit fault and the world will argue on.
This war transcends gravely the tenets of faith for Islam, Judaism and Christianity. The only theology it does not transcend is patriotism. Turkey maintains their offensive capability and current actions against the Kurds; Israel against her neighbors; and the U.S. against Iraq and the Axis. The Arabs and Muslims have economies that are in shambles and governing structures that are weak. The fear and uncertainty, coupled with real and fantastic threats of violence from abroad, bolster the votes for militants willing to offer real or fantastic promises of peace and security as they have been doing for decades. Every advance to stem or stop terrorism is concluded with the roster of terrorists swelling. With the communities and cultures we see coexist in the U.S. every single day, are we so dim and dark as to think war is the answer? For too long the economic and special interests have been the formulators of policy in the Middle East, and for too long we have had executives and legislators
willing to opine on the morality and decency of war against ideological threats. It is almost sickening to listen to justifications for killing based on religious texts. Samuel talks about David’s conflicts with Saul. One day David asks for some hospitality from a village unwilling to give it. He marches to the top of a hill in anger and announces his intention to slaughter the whole of the village. He mobilizes, and a wise woman walks to him, food in hand and requests an audience with him. She relates how the common man sees David, as a hero who uses more than force, and how his esteem will plummet if he slaughters this village. David accepts that the moral standing and political capital he has amassed in his world is due to his civility. If we must use religious texts to justify politics, why not begin with this one? Abdul Khan is a political science and history senior and may be reached at opinon@ thedailycougar.com
In Houston’s game against Arizona on Saturday, Cougar junior guard Aubrey Coleman stepped on Arizona junior forward Chase Budinger, who was on the floor after drawing a charge. After using video review, officials called technical fouls on both players and ejected Coleman from the game with 9:51 left in the second half. After the call, Coleman didn’t shout at the officials, throw anything into the crowd or taunt the other team. He accepted the sympathy and encouragement of his teammates, walked out of the arena and wrote a letter of apology to Budinger after returning to the team’s hotel. “I want to apologize to Chase Budinger for what happened Saturday night. I never meant to step on him. I have never been in an incident like this before, and I have nothing but respect for him as a great player,” Coleman said in the letter, which was posted on the University’s athletics Web site. “I love the game too much to do something like that intentionally. I want to say I am sorry from the bottom of my heart. I know that God knows what is in my heart, but I am hopeful that Chase will understand and forgive.” Perhaps Coleman should have written a similar letter to the general public. Many comments on video of the incident posted on youtube.com and e-mails The Daily Cougar has received contain racial slurs and hate speech directed at Coleman that are not fit for publication. Coleman harmed another player on the court, and he was punished for it. He apologized for the incident afterward, showing more class than those who have resorted to using racial slurs to comment on the matter. Whether one agrees with Coleman’s actions and the punishment he received, one event should not be used to judge and typecast an entire race. Only days after the inauguration of the United States’ first black president, it is shameful and disheartening to see people resort to using a person’s race to judge his actions. While The Daily Cougar welcomes open discussion on any topic, arguments made should be based on fact and reasoning, not ignorance and hate.
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‘Cats come back powerfully on Coogs By Zaneta Loh The Daily Cougar Aubrey Coleman couldn’t do anything to help his team as UH fell to Arizona 96-90 in overtime in front of 13,802 at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. The junior guard couldn’t take the last shot, grab a rebound or come up with the defensive stop. He couldn’t even cheer on his teammates from the bench. As Arizona junior guard Nic Wise hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 88, and send it into overtime, Coleman was sitting by himself in the locker room. The junior guard was ejected from the game with 9:51 left in the second half after he got tangled up with and stepped on Arizona junior forward Chase Budinger, who was lying on the floor after drawing a charge. As officials reviewed the play
on video, the crowd started chanting, “Throw him [Coleman] out!” After reviewing the replay for five minutes, the referees issued double technicals on Coleman (for stepping on Budinger) and Budinger, (for shoving a UH player after scrambling to his feet) and ejected Coleman from the game. “He’s our best player. It hurt losing him,” UH head coach Tom Penders said. “I know Aubrey. I’ve never even seen him lose his temper, composure, anything. So I just think it’s a shame the official interpreted the thing the way he did, because I know Aubrey. It wasn’t intentional. That’s all I kept saying to the officials.” The Cougars (12-5, 3-1 Conference USA) held a 10-point lead with 52 seconds left in regulation, but missed three of four free throws down the stretch, enabling the Wildcats (12-8, 2-5 Pacific 10) to complete their comeback. Wise hit a layup
with 27 seconds left and Wildcat junior forward Jordan Hill made a jumper with 22 seconds left to put the score at 88-85. UH junior guard Kelvin Lewis was fouled by Wise with 19 seconds left and had a chance to extend Houston’s lead to five, but missed both free throws to set up Wise’s game-tying 3-pointer. “I missed two [free throws] at the end and I shouldn’t have done that. I take full responsibility,” Lewis, who had a career and game-high 35 points and was 12for-15 at the charity stripe, said. Arizona outscored UH 8-2 in overtime to seal the win. The Cougars did not hit a single shot from the field in the 5-minute span, receiving its only points from Lewis’ two free throws with nine seconds left in the game. UH entered halftime with a 38-35 lead after scoring 10 points see MEN’S, page 7
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Junior Guard Kelvin Lewis, pictured here against East Carolina, scored a career-high 35 points in the Cougars’ loss to Arizona on Saturday.
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Greetings from Montreal! Well, not really, but the National Hockey League celebrated 100 years of the Montreal Canadiens by holding this year’s all-star game in Montreal Sunday night. An all-star game should be used Mike Damante to showcase the league’s best talents and strengths. Where was Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara’s record breaking 105.4 mile per hour slap shot? No open ice hits or hits at all? It is understood that no one wants to get hurt playing in an exhibition of skill, but let the game mean something other than a marketing ploy. The NHL, along with the National Basketball Association, should take a page out of Major League Baseball’s playbook and have the winning conference of the all-star game take home ice/court advantage for their respective finals. This would add a little urgency and importance to the game. Instead, the NHL kept harping on the fact that the game is a great time for all the players to become pals and have fun. Okay, this is a sporting event, not a fraternity. On the subject of hockey, if the season ended today the Stanley Cup would be landing in San Jose. The Sharks have put together a squad that is deeper, bigger and hungrier see PASS THE MIKE, page 9
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Courtney Taylor, seen here against the Houston Jaguars, set a new career-high in scoring when she put up 27 points in the Cougars 8065 victory over Central Florida.
Tough defense and a career-high 27 points from sophomore forward Courtney Taylor headlined the UH women’s basketball team’s 80-65 victory over Central Florida on Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion. Taylor hit 10 of her 13 shot attempts to help the Cougars (12-6, 4-2 Conference USA) fend off a second-half surge by UCF (6-13, 4-2). “We played a good game,” Taylor said. “We had to come out and win this game. (The career-high) is not a big deal.” A 3-pointer by freshman guard Roxana Button gave UH its biggest lead of the game, 56-34, with 14:50 left in the game. Central Florida stormed back with a 19-8
run to close the gap to 64-53 with 7:49 to go. “I thought (Central Florida) got very aggressive,” UH head coach Joe Curl said. “We started talking at the 10-minute mark about how they had to change the game.” UCF had a chance to cut the lead to singledigits with 4:09 left, but Button drew a charge on sophomore guard Marshay White. “Our players know what they’re doing and what they’re supposed to do on defense,” Curl said. “What I’m most proud of is their effort, both physically and mentally.” Central Florida continued to battle back when sophomore forward Amber Kirkpatrick hit back-to-back 3-pointers, cutting the Cougar’s lead to 70-63 with 2:40 left. The see WOMEN’S, page 9
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Cougars’ performance comes up short Moral victories are rarely of any use to a hapless underdog, but these are all that remain for the UH men’s basketball team in the wake of Saturday’s 9690 overtime loss to Arizona. The Cougars (12-5, Ronnie Turner 3-1 Conference USA) took the Wildcats to the brink, despite playing the final 10 minutes of regulation without dynamic junior guard Aubrey Coleman who was ejected for a controversial flagrant foul on Arizona junior forward Chase Budinger. They played outstanding defense, forcing Arizona (12-8, 2-5 Pacific 10) into 24 turnovers, and took
several charges. They also led by 10 points with 52 seconds remaining. Given the circumstances of losing one of their stars and playing in front of a hostile crowd of 13,802 at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., the Cougars performed quite well against a big-name opponent on the road. Just not as well as needed in the final 52 seconds of regulation and the ensuing overtime period. That’s why this loss will hurt more than any other. UH could have — and should have — beaten Arizona. Having Coleman on the floor in the closing seconds would have helped, but his absence had little to do with Arizona being able to pull off its Houdini act (21-5 run
to end the game). Game-changing mistakes The Cougars’ improbable collapse can be attributed in no small part to a turnover, two missed free throws and questionable defensive strategy in the closing seconds of regulation. Unfortunately for junior guard Kelvin Lewis (career-high 35 points), he’s on the hook for the turnover and missed free throws. Arizona junior guard Nic Wise (23 points) drove in for a layup to reduce the Cougars’ lead to 88-83 with 27 seconds remaining. The Cougars struggled to get the ball inbounds on the ensuing play, losing it out of bounds with Lewis being charged with the turnover. Lewis’ miscue allowed Wildcats
junior forward Jordan Hill (30 points, 18 rebounds) to hit a quick jumper that reduced UH’s lead to 88-85 with 22 seconds left. The Cougars managed to inbound the ball to Lewis, who was fouled immediately with 19 seconds remaining. Lewis clanked both free throws. Wise sprinted straight up the court and connected on a threepointer that tied the game at 88 with 10 seconds left. The Cougars got off two shots before time expired, but neither came close to going in, much like every shot they took in the overtime period. The Cougars shot 0-for-10 in overtime, getting their only two points on free throws by Lewis. see ASSASSIN, page 7
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off of 11 Wildcats turnovers. The Cougars also out-rebounded Arizona 21-18, despite the Wildcats’ size advantage, and scored 14 second-chance points to Arizona’s 7. The Cougars opened the second half with a 5-point run off a 3-pointer and jumper from Lewis. Junior forward Qa’rraan Calhoun’s layup with 10:17 left in the second put the score at 63-48, the biggest for either team in the game. Arizona freshman guard Kyle Fogg hit a shot from outside the arc to bring the Wildcats within 12 points with 10:06 left. After Coleman’s ejection, Budinger stole the ball and hit a jumper with 9:28 left to play to cut the Cougars’ double-digit lead to nine. UH held onto the lead until Wise tied the game with 10 seconds left. Budinger scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and Wise exploded for 20 points in
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Their shot selection was limited mostly to long-range jumpers, which was odd considering that they trailed by only three for much of the period. Back to the drawing board Any other time, the Cougars and head coach Tom Penders probably would have been thrilled with the effort they showed on the road against Arizona. After all, they were run off the court the last time they played in Tucson (87-62 loss in 2006). Not this time. This year’s Arizona team is not as good as the one the Cougars faced in 2006. The Wildcats had lost three
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the second half to finish the game with 23, but Penders said Coleman’s ejection wasn’t the turning point of the game. “We answered it. We came back and built the lead back up. It’s real simple. We missed two free throws that would have iced the game and they came down and made the basket,” Penders said. Still, having Coleman on the floor would have helped. Despite not playing for the last 15 minutes of the game, Coleman, along with senior center Marcus Cousin, had the second-highest point total for the Cougars with 14. Coleman also tied Cousin, Calhoun and Lewis for a team-leading seven rebounds against the Wildcats. “Every time we’re in road game it’s a situation where it’s a hostile environment. It just happened today. We didn’t hit our free throws [and] we didn’t make certain shots at the end,” Lewis said. We’ve got to get back to Houston and look at that and get better.” sports@thedailycougar.com
consecutive games, and five of their last seven, heading into Saturday’s contest. They were desperate for a win. So were the Cougars, who could have used the boost in Ratings Percentage Index that would have come with the win. Plus, a win would have brought added confidence heading into their remaining Conference USA schedule, which includes a rematch against Texas-El Paso on Wednesday and big meetings with Memphis and Tulsa. Instead, the Cougars are left with only moral victories, which are mostly worthless to a mid-major program seeing its hopes for an NCAA Tournament appearance fading away. sports@thedailycougar.com
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Band takes music directly to fans By Mike Damante The Daily Cougar Starting over with a new band is never an easy thing to do, especially if you’re The Action Design. Rather than waiting to be signed off with a record company, Action Design has opted for the do-it-yourself route. “It is a pretty cool time, it is almost like martial law,” bassist Matt McKenzie said. “You have to find your own way to promote your band. The standard traditional channels, like staying around in Hollywood like a douche bag waiting to be signed, you have to go out and come out with creative ways to have people listen to your band. (The music industry) is like the housing market, it may just collapse on itself.” The first version of its debut EP, Into A Sound, was manufactured, screen-printed and sold directly from the band. The Action Design has been on a heavy touring schedule promoting its music and recent Pop Smear Records’ release, “Never Say Never”. Experimenting in sound and promotion, The Action Design hopes to use new avenues to get
its music out there. “(We) want to try to help with a new idea of the music business since major labels are going down,” drummer Jake Krohn said. “We want to be a solution, (a) new sound.” Founding members of The Action Design, vocalist Emily Whitehurst and McKenzie are no strangers to the business structure of the music industry. Both were in the emerging pop- punk act, Tsunami Bomb, whose break-up was rumored to be in part due to a split with label Kung Fu Records. “(The label) was part of it about the Tsunami Bomb break up,” Whitehurst said. “They had that major label mentality, but that wasn’t the only thing.” The Action Design’s sound differs from Tsunami Bomb by writing tighter, dance-popdriven grooves and adding instrumentation. “We have keyboards and electronics, we have that whole element,” Whitehurst said. “It’s not nearly as aggressive, but still has high energy.” The new sound helps the band expand its creative side and grow as musicians.
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The Action Design, featuring members Emily Whitehurst, Matt McKenzie, Jake Krohn, Jaycen McKissick, relaxing after a show. “When we started this band, we didn’t say ‘let’s do this, let’s do that’. Tsunami Bomb was a punk band and we were kind of limited to what we could do,” McKenzie said. “We write more rhythmically now, we tend to come up with more cool,
abstract and melodic ideas.” Touring will continue in the March with a West coast trek and a possible appearance at Austin’s South by Southwest music festival. The Action Design will continue the DIY-mentality and
be on the road playing its music. “Our goal is to write another album this year,” guitarist Jaycen McKissick said. “And tour as much as possible.” arts@thedailycougar.com
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The Trocks perform their a satire Go For Borocco, on Balanchine’s choreography.
The Society for the Performing Arts will present the humorous Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at 8 p.m. Saturday in Jones Hall. For one night only, this troupe of professional male dancers will perform faithful yet hysterical renditions of classical and original works. Pieces to be performed Saturday include Le Lac des Cygnes from Swan Lake, Le Grand Pas de Quatre, a recreation of an 1845 gathering of the century’s greatest divas and Majisimas, a tribute to the National Ballet of Cuba. Founded in 1974 by a group of
ballet enthusiasts, the Trocks have been selling out shows since their first performance in New York City. They have performed around the world and are known for their comedy as well as their talent. With stage names like Minnie Van Driver and Irina Kolesterolikova, these professional dancers entertain audiences through their antics as well as their costumes. The Trocks also use their talent to educate. By performing roles originally written for the delicate female body, the Trocks transform each piece substantially. Instead of watching slender women perform gracefully, the audience is able to understand the
IF YOU GO Who: Society for the Performing Arts What: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Jones Hall physical demands that dancing ballet requires by observing the physique of the male body. Other works in the Trocks’s repertoire include The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, and Les Syphides. Tickets range from $20 to $60 and can be purchased online at www.spahouston.org or by phone at 713-227-4SPA. arts@thedailycougar.com
Houston celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year By Sarah Tucker The Daily Cougar Happy New Year! Well, Chinese New Year that is. According to the lunar calendar, today marks the first day of the Year of the Ox. For many, this means celebrating with family and following traditional customs to ensure good luck for the next year. At midnight this morning, many Chinese were gathered at temple, celebrating and praying for good luck in the coming year. Some of the traditional festivities include the dragon dance, fireworks and the giving of small red envelopes filled with money. “Everything that we do is to bring in good
luck,” John Thai, a 2004 UH alumnus said. The dragon dance, a very recognizable feature of Chinese New Year, is also representative of good luck. “(The dragon) has a very elaborate head and tail, and is made of hoops with silk stretched over it,”said Melissa Dodson, a 2002 UH graduate and one time participant in the dragon dance. Thirteen people support the dragon and carry it on poles, following each other and weaving in and out of the dancers. The dragon dance ends when the dragon is coiled with the head and tail placed very close together. “The (dragon) head is shaken at the crowd, and people put coins in its mouth for good luck,” Dodson said.
“Everything that we do is to bring in good luck. (The cleaning) symbolizes removing the junk of the old year — whatever is bad is thrown out.” — John Thai, UH alumnus Traditionally, the Chinese will also clean their homes from top to bottom and will keep it spotless through Jan. 31. “(The cleaning) symbolizes removing the junk of the old year — whatever is bad is thrown out,” Thai said. Festivities to celebrate the Lunar New Year are held throughout the week, however, and not just on the first of the year. From 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, the Chinese Community Center will host its free-admittance 2009 Lunar New Year Festival. Local and international groups will perform and bazaar booths selling ethnic food and merchandise will be set up. The Year of the Ox will also be celebrated a little later in the year from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Viet Hoa Center. Along with free admission, visitors can expect traditional food and song, as well as dragon dances and martial arts demonstrations. “Celebrating (Lunar New Year) is like Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Years all rolled into one,” Thai said. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Cougars’ defense forced three turnovers on the Golden Knights’ next three possessions. After making most of its free throw attempts, UH was able to put the game away. After trailing 12-9 early in the first half, UH turned it up on both ends. A 3-pointer by Taylor with 4:40 left in the half capped a 29-6 run that gave the Cougars a 38-18 lead. UH created great looks on the offensive end during the run because of its effective defense. The biggest difference in the game came from points off of turnovers. The Cougars scored 41 points off of the Golden Knights’ 24 turnovers. UH committed 19 turnovers, but its defense tightened up in transition, allowing only 17 points. “We played a lot better than we did in the past couple of games,” sophomore forward Brittany Mason said. Mason led the Cougars in rebounds with 8, and she was also complimentary of Taylor’s performance. “At the end of the game, I looked up and asked Courtney if she knew if she had that many points,” Mason said. “I was proud of her.” Sophomore guard Brittney
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than last season’s squad that was upset by the Dallas Stars in the second round. No disrespect to the defending champions, the Detroit Red Wings, but the Sharks are the class of the league. When league play resumes Tuesday, the Red Wings will be without captain and No. 1 defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and high-scoring wing Pavel Datsyuk, as both will be suspended for not attending the all-star game to nurse
Scott, who scored 16 points on 5-10 shooting, echoed Mason’s sentiment. “(Courtney’s) a great player,” Scott said. “She’s a leader on the court. She does most of the talking and keeps us together.” Curl said Taylor might have been motivated by something that occurred on the court. “One of the things I noticed was she got really irritated about what was (happening) on the court,” Curl said. “When you have a player who is so demonstrative, and will bring that to the huddle, you have a chance to be as good as you want to be.” The Cougars are still perfect at home, but Curl’s team knows that it must duplicate its home performances on the road if it wants to contend for a conference title. “On the road, we do stuff that we don’t normally do,” Mason said. “We play a little slow.” “Success breeds success, and failure breeds failure,” Curl said. “We’ve played a heck of a schedule, and we have to feed off of that. We have to take the mentality we have (at home) and transfer it.” The Cougars will try to break their two-game road losing streak when they travel to Dallas to take on Southern Methodist at 7 p.m. Thursday. sports@thedailycougar.com
nagging injuries. Pittsburgh Penguins center and league poster boy Sidney Crosby opted to sit out of the game, but still attended the festivities and his media obligations, thus avoiding suspension. With a rugged 82-game schedule, why punish players for tending to their ailments and not attending an all-star game? The well being of players like Lidstrom and Datsyuk are more important in the Stanley Cup finals, rather than an exhibition game of “pansy-fied” hockey.
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