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Darwin fathered evolution

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By Brenda Maymí-Luna The Daily Cougar Born 200 years ago today in Shropshire, England, Charles Robert Darwin’s research continues to revolutionize the world of science. His The Origin of Species, published in 1859, transformed the landscape of science . “Before he published The Origin of Species, many people had been playing with the idea of evolution, but no one had collected the evidence in such a way to be persuasive,” Ricardo Azevedo, assistant professor of biology and biochemistry, said. Darwin’s theory created controversy because it proposed that the evolution of mankind was a natural process without divine intervention, but Azevedo said that controversy has subsided in modern times. “Most lay people don’t realize that’s actually not a big deal in academic circles. In scientific academic circles, there is really not much of a controversy anymore,” he said.

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Charles Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection in his 1859 book, The Origin of Species. Azevedo said some of the strongest evidence supporting evolution comes from the study of humans’ biological response to infectious diseases, such as the HIV virus. “There are humans that have particular genotypes that make them relatively resistant to HIV, and obviously, those genes are spreading in Africa,” he said. “So those genes are going to be passed to future generations that will make certain genetic variance in humans that will make them resistant to HIV.” Darwin developed his theory of evolution through documented observation of animals in the Galapagos Islands off the Southern American coast. The theory explains the origin, evolution see DARWIN, page 3

In recognition of former President Lincoln’s 200th birthday, UH looks back on Lincoln’s achievements, which paved the way for social revolutions for the last 150 years. “I think Lincoln is one of the greatest and most influential presidents. He needs to be remembered,” psychology Ph.D. candidate Katina Papathopalos said. “The nation has changed because of him.” Two hundred years after Lincoln’s birth, as Barack Obama was elected as the nation’s first black president, he made distinctions to emphasize his relation to Lincoln. Obama was inaugurated with his hand on Lincoln’s Bible and had his inauguration celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. As Lincoln appointed four of his former rivals to his cabinet instead of criticizing them, political science professor Robert Lineberry said, Obama also reached to opposing party members to work together with his administration. “Obama knows that he is a powerful symbol if he can associate himself as being somewhat like Lincoln by following his path — ‘The way Lincoln ended slavery, someone like me, an African American, can become president,’” Lineberry said. “(Obama) is very carefully and consciously cultivating all those symbols like the Bible, quoting Lincoln, because he realizes it gives him a mystique

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president authored the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. that he would not have otherwise.” Obama and Lincoln launched their political careers in Illinois and were propelled into national recognition when they ran for president. After Lincoln had finished practicing law, he worked for the Illinois House of Representatives and later for the U.S. House of Representatives. Obama served in the Illinois State Senate and later the U.S. Senate. As Obama began his historic presidency respectfully paying homage to the man who splintered the yoke of slavery, Lincoln’s revolutionary tenure leaves a high watermark for the fledgling administration. “Every historian has the highest regards for Lincoln. He was clearly the best president of the U.S.,” Lineberry said. see LINCOLN, page 3

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Industrial engineering M.S. candidate Madharesh Choudhery (left) and business sophomore Elliott Jackson (center) take a smoking break outside of M.D. Anderson Library on Wednesday.

Seven-time Tour de France winning cyclist and Plano native Lance Armstrong may have gone to Austin to promote the latest step in his campaign against cancer, but his proposal of a statewide ban on public smoking reaches beyond the Capitol to the UH campus. “I can understand maybe a parking garage because it’s sort of enclosed, but smoking outside … I don’t think that should be banned because it’s outside, it’s open air, and there’s wind,” University Studies freshman Brian Philippus said. “I mean, where are people supposed to smoke? Inside their houses?” Armstrong, successful in his involvement with Proposition 15, which procured $3 billion for Texas cancer research, was encouraged to join forces with the Smoke-Free Texas initiative to ban smoking from public buildings, he told The Houston Chronicle on Jan. 16. “Smoke-Free Texas is a logical extension of what we’ve done with Proposition 15. Polls overwhelmingly show that the people of Texas want smoking

banned from public places,” Armstrong told the Chronicle. The January Survey of Texas Voters conducted by Baselice & Associates, Inc. polled 601 voters on smoke-free law, the importance of rights of smokers versus customers and the hazards of secondhand smoke. In the results, 55 percent of voters heavily favored the smokefree options, and 20 percent said they truly oppose them. According to a National Cancer Institute report, secondhand smoke kills 53,000 non-smoking Americans yearly. Outreach counselor Lorraine Schroeder of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is hoping to help reduce that number. Schroeder heads a free program for UH smokers called the Fresh Start Program. The program will be four, one-and-a-half hour sessions from March 24-31 and April 7-14. “The program addresses a smoker’s behavior, thoughts and feelings and teaches them how to cope with those,” Schroeder said. “The instructors offer the strategies, and the class offers support to each other.” Fresh Start only drew two see SMOKING, page 5

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and survival of humans through a mechanism of evolution described by Darwin as natural selection. “Organisms having slight difference that will help them survive will tend to survive, will tend to reproduce, and those characteristics will be passed on to their offspring ... and that’s a major engine for evolution,” Azevedo said. Azevedo said Darwin’s book gave rise to theories that are dominating medicine today. “It was a tremendous impact. He basically revolutionized biology with his work,” Azevedo said.

The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is a two-year program established by Congress in Feb. 2008 to bring awareness to this president’s legacy. The Commission, which consists of 15 members, is housed in the Library of Congress. It hosts events to honor Lincoln and exhibits his inaugural Bible and what is believed to be the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. “I think Lincoln was very bold and brave; he took on things that other presidents didn’t want to. He changed America forever by abolishing slavery and ending the civil war,” biology senior Amariee Collins said.

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Firearms necessary for defense Gun control — it’s like saying, “drug policy reform” or “a woman’s right to choose.” Everybody’s ear pricks up or they look a bit closer at the page. There’s a petition going around Texas to allow the open carry of firearms to licensed owners. Needless to say, this scares a lot of, well, scared people. The same kind of people who think it’s mean for teachers to grade Kessler in red pen and host George baseball leagues where every kid gets to play six innings and they never keep score. These people may think by putting the clamps on tight enough, they can nurture the nature out of the human animal. I don’t believe that will work — ever. This is a plea for reason and an open invitation to live in the reality we all occupy. First, the citizens of this country have the right to keep and bear arms. This is not to put Bambi on my dinner

table. and is really not for defending my home. No, it’s written into the Bill of Rights, and they don’t teach that much anymore. The Second Amendment states, “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” There you have it. We have the right to equip and organize ourselves into a militia so we can defend the principles this country was founded on, such as freedom from an ornamental and onerous government. If you want to carry a gun, carry a gun. Criminals do not operate inside the boundaries of the law. In most violent crimes involving handguns, the weapons were owned and obtained illegally. People are going to do what they want to and maybe, if we could all be up front about it, folks would be a bit more polite. Maybe the police would be more inclined to be civil and in our service.

As Thomas Jefferson once paraphrased from Cesare Beccaria’s On Crimes & Punishment, “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” Many people disagree and take a narrow view. Instead of taking offense, simply contemplate the number of people on this campus who smoke dope, park illegally, shoplift, violate patent and copyright laws and smoke within 20 feet of the entrance to a public building. People do what they want to. It gets dangerous when you have to be dishonest about it. Kessler George is a theater junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

Profit nature of student loans After watching a bit of the “grilling” the House Financial Services Committee handed out to eight of the world’s most brilliant financial minds Wednesday, it’s convincing that most of the representatives on the HFSC are members of the wrong committee and that these head honchos have learned little. Daniel Ever the enterprising Wheeler individual, Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive at Goldman Sachs, offered in response to a question regarding current lending practices that his bank just issued $13 billion in loans to various groups, one being the student loan giant Sallie Mae. Last year Sallie Mae was the third most profitable financial services firm in the world. Have the giants taken a hit, as these capital contributions would suggest? Or is this just another case of the politicos servicing one of their own? To answer this let us take a look at the student loan business from which Sallie

Baseball used to be as American as apple pie, but for fans who have been burned by the sport and its heroes, Alex Rodriguez’s admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs may have been the last straw. The New York Yankees first baseman told ESPN Monday he took banned substances from 2001-03 while playing for the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez confessed after a Sports Illustrated report surfaced that he had failed a drug test in 2003. However, the dishonest actions of the game’s stars alone cannot be blamed for the decline of baseball. The MLB has said it will not penalize Rodriguez because it did not punish players for using performance-enhancing drugs at that time. Photographs of swimmer Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, smoking a marijuana pipe surfaced in January. While Phelps never tested positive for drugs in Beijing, the federation has decided to suspend Phelps from competition – and therefore his financial backing – for three months. “This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” USA Swimming said in a statement. While the short length of punishment likely will not affect the young swimmer’s career, it is admirable that USA Swimming is taking action to ensure athletes realize drug abuse of any form will not be tolerated, both in the athletic arena and in the public eye. In these troubled economic times, it is not likely the American people will be forgiving of a baseball player whose annual salary is $27 million a year and is not punished for cheating at his job. If the MLB wishes restore its image, it needs to enact strict rules about drug abuse and punish players who fail to recognize that using performance-enhancing drugs tarnishes both their personal legacies and the game.

Mae reaps its profits. enrollment continues to rise. Barring Student loan organizations benefit college students suddenly being able to from a host of government regulations pay for tuition in cash, massive profits that make it impossible to turn in a loss. are guaranteed. Roughly three-forths of student loans An increasing customer base with a are backed by the U.S. guaranteed increasing The future looks bright Treasury, meaning any rate of return for as long defaulted loans will be as it takes customers for these student subsidized by the U.S. to pay off these debts loan entities as post government. Granted, this — now that is some keeps interest rates down, business plan. secondary enrollment but also encourages Sallie Mae, like continues to rise. predatory lending most financial services practices. Barring college students firms, really could Student Loans can less if you don’t suddenly being able to care only be consolidated get your student loans pay for tuition in cash, once, thereby committing paid off until you are the borrower to one at retirement age. The massive profits are lender for the life of the purpose of Goldman guaranteed. loan. Considering most Sachs loan was merely student loans are given to increase customer in 10 or 30-year terms, it’s base, and thus, profits. a safe assumption to assume you’ll be getting to know your lender quite well. Daniel Wheeler is a finance and economics The future looks bright for these sophomore and may be reached at opinion@ student loan entities as post secondary thedailycougar.com

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participants last semester, Schroeder said, but the low turnout may partially reflect the relatively low number of smokers at UH. “There is a very small percentage of students who smoke on campus,” Schroeder said. “In the United States, the percentage has dropped below 20 percent for the first time in … many years.” In a poll conducted by the Recreation and Wellness Center, 5 percent of students polled said they smoke daily; 8.3 percent said they smoke once a week or more. According to the 2008-2009 University of Houston Student Handbook, it is one of the responsibilities of the students on campus to report instances of smoking in buildings to the Fire Marshal’s Office. Smoking outdoors is prohibited on campus at any University-owned or leased property where smoking would provide a fire or safety risk. The smoking ban also includes any University-owned or leased stadium or event area where people are crowded together. There are exceptions to the Smoking Policy, such as the campus’ Conrad N. Hilton Hotel and where designated smoking and nonsmoking areas are to be approved by UH President Renu Khator. Approved research can also include smoking. According to the handbook, the

president can make exceptions to these rules wherever deemed appropriate, as can participants in president-approved research. Students who violate policy are subject to fines not to exceed $500. “It should be the choice of the establishment whether they allow smoking and make sure that everyone knows,” Philippus said. “If you don’t want to go where smoke is, don’t go to that particular restaurant.” Hotel and Restaurant Management sophomore Taylor Salazar disagrees. He said that Armstrong’s proposed ban on smoking outside of public buildings is good, and that he doesn’t think the restaurant and bar scene was affected when smoking was banned. “People don’t go anymore (to a restaurant or bar) if they smoke and can’t smoke there, but then again, the people who didn’t go to begin with because it was so smoky are now going,” Salazar said. “So, I think it kind of equaled out.” Texans are showing their support of the ban, Armstrong told the Chronicle. “I don’t want to infringe on the rights of what people do on their own time, but you shouldn’t smoke in public places,” Armstrong told the Chronicle. “You can’t risk others’ lives.” news@thedailycougar.com Additional reporting by Jasmine Harrison and Solange Inzillo

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On Campus Jonathan Floril, guest pianist, 2008 National Chopin Competition Winner, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Moores Opera House. $15 general admission, $10 for students and seniors.

At the Movies: Friday the 13th opens today. Another horror flick—need we say more? Rated R. Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy and Kristen Ritter, opens today. The ultimate chick flick. Rated PG.

Around Town: Aerosol Warfare Gallery presents: Broken Heart Erotic Art. Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with an exhibit that explores love, lust and heartbreak. Sensual attire is suggested, 18+ only.

14SATURDAY Around Town: Like origami? Girligami author Cindy Ng will sign her book at 3 p.m. outside the Museum of Fine Arts Houston Gift Shop. Need to learn how to dance? Come to Valentine’s Day Ballroom Basics! Andrea Cody, director of Dance Houston, will teach the basics of ballroom dance. The fun starts at 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Looking for an exciting yet charitable Valentine’s Day event? Come to AvantGarden’s Valentine Masquerade. Fire spinners, belly dancers, live music and drink specials are sure to make this night memorable. All proceeds benefit the Homeless Pet Placement League. Starts at 8 p.m. at AvantGarden, 411 Westheimer at Taft. The National Acrobats of China will stun audiences with their acrobatic feats and skill. Presented by the Society for the Performing Arts, two performances will be featured at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Jones Hall. Tickets range from $20 to $60.

15SUNDAY On Campus: The Moores School of Music presents a faculty recital with cellist Vagram Saradjian. Starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 students and seniors.

Around Town: Houston Poetry Slam’s Super Slam Week starts today at 7 p.m. at Bohemeo’s. Anyone can participate and the top five poets become the 2009 Houston Slam Team and win a trip to the National Poetry Slam.

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In this scene from Compleat Female Stage Beauty, main character Edward Kynaston, pictured in white, is solicited by a stranger while visiting in the park with two fans.

History dictates female roles not ‘Compleat’ without male actors By Alana MousaviDin THE DAILY COUGAR Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company has done it again. Their newest performance, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, has comedy, drama and history all wrapped in one, pleasing the senses of all audience members. Set in 1661 just before the Restoration period, the play tells the story of a time when law would only allow male actors to perform on stage, even the female roles, and the downfall of London’s infamous Ned Kynaston — the best female roleportrayer around. The play tells the story of King Charles and his courtesan, Nell Gwynn, and her role in having the law changed. The new law forbidding men to portray females in the theater destroys the life of Kynaston, igniting rage and the need for revenge all while struggling with his professional and sexual identity. His purpose, lover and identity have been lost, and the women that made it happen must pay.

Jennifer Decker, artistic director of Decker in 2001 while working with Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company and UH professor Dr. John Harvey. Harvey the producer of Compleat Female Stage wrote a play, which Decker saw as an Beauty, was excited when 30-year theater entrepreneurial opportunity and it took veteran Ron Jones presented the script off from there. to her. Since then, Mildred’s “ This is a gorgeous script, and Umbrella has produced “When Ron approached me well within our mission. I am several plays, three of with this script, I which have been written very excited to present it to by Harvey. wasn’t sure if it was right for Mildred’s Compleat Female the Houston audiences.” Umbrella. We prefer Stage Beauty opens — Jennifer Decker, Mildred’s Umbrella at 8 p.m. and will run the margins of Theater Company artistic director through Feb. 28, 2009, theater and even venture into the every Monday and outrageous,” Decker Thursday through said. “However, the chance to work with Saturday at Midtown Art Center at 3414 La such a talented and well-known director Branch. made me want to give it a good read, and I The performance on Feb. 19 will was not disappointed.” benefit the Houston Homeless Pet Decker offers high praise for the script Placement League. Ticket prices are and her enthusiasm in carrying it through. $13 general admission, $6 for students “This is a gorgeous script, and well and seniors and “pay-as-you-like” every within our mission. I am very excited to Monday. For more information, visit their present it to the Houston audiences with website at www.mildredsumbrella.com. such a talented director,” said Decker. Mildred’s Umbrella was started by arts@thedailycougar.com

Friends, stars fair game for comic y James Hale B The Daily Cougar The Daily Cougar: When did you get started in comedy? Pablo Francisco: I got started in comedy about 25 years ago. I was working at Domino’s Pizza and writing my jokes there, and I had some funny neighbors that I would hang out with that lived right across the alley from me. I just started doing it; I started making fun of people in school and stuff like that. I took off from there – I’d say about ’88.

TDC: So how long have you been performing professionally? Francisco: I’ve been performing for 16 years now. TDC: How much time do you spend touring? Francisco: Let’s see. How many weeks in the year? Fifty-two, right? TDC: Yeah, 52. Francisco: So I do 51 weeks. TDC: That’s a lot. Francisco: Yeah, I do everything I can. It’s so much fun and the money is good, too.

TDC: What’s your favorite part of doing comedy? Francisco: My favorite part of doing stand up is doing the movie-preview guy, doing the impressions part of it, those kind of things. TDC: Will we hear the movie-preview guy at your shows in Houston? Francisco: (Mimicking Don LaFontaine’s voice) Yes, you will; you will hear it in Houston. (Resumes using his own voice) I’ll do it there and I will make see FRANCISCO, page 7

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‘Enema’ remains staple By Mike Damante The Daily Cougar Blink-182’s 1999 release, Enema of the State, helped usher in a new wave of punk popularity to the mainstream. Bands such as Green Day, The Offspring and Rancid brought the punk revival in the early 1990s from the underground to the top of alternative rock, and blink-182 took its skate-punk to the masses opening up doors for bands, new and old, to reach radio. A common misconception is that Enema of the State is the band’s major label debut. Enema of the State was blink-182’s third full length and second major label jaunt. The band previously released seminal fanfavorite Dude Ranch via MCA Records and Cheshire Cat on the small indie, Cargo Records. The band always wanted to name an album “Fisher Price - Your First Punk Album” and for many, Enema of the State was just that. While many new fans to the genre got into bands that influenced blink-182, such as Bad Religion and the Descendents,

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fun of everybody! We’ll make fun of Drew Barrymore. We’ll make fun of Angelina. (Mimicking La Fontaine’s voice) Drew Barrymore is back in “Who’s going to sleep with me this year?” (Resumes normal voice) You know, that kind of thing. TDC: Where will we be able to see you next week? Francisco: I’ll be performing at the Improvisation with Eric B, a local guy and headliner. He’ll be performing with me and Dustin Ybarra. TDC: How many times have you been to Houston? Francisco: I’ve been to Houston about 10 times.

the band also experienced a new fan base. The same kids who used to make fun of the outcasts and the kids who listened to blink-182 were now blasting “What’s My Age Again?” out of their speakers. The San Diego group went from Warped tour favorites to MTV TRLdarlings with catchy singles and comedic videos. They also faced unfair criticism and backlash from the fickle punk police who judged the album by its three catchier singles and new-found popularity. The video for “All the Small Things,” which was a brilliant jab at the boy-band craze that was polluting the industry at the time, was the band’s most commercially successful single, but also fueled more of the “sellout” argument. The album picks off where Dude Ranch left off with “Dumpweed,” a Tom Delonge barn burner complete with a catchy intro guitar riff, punkpogo chorus and fast, escalating drums by newcomer Travis Barker. “Dumpweed” serves as an anthem to the album and a clear choice as the opening track. Mark Hoppus continues the fast

pace with the quick-riffed “Don’t Leave Me,” another rapid, yet catchy song. Delonge’s obsession with UFOs and government conspiracies is next with “Alien’s Exist,” a mid-tempo, three-chord, Ramones-style song. “Going Away To College” is a prime example of the band slowing down tempos and implementing more melody, a new dimension Barker added to the band. “The Party Song” is a rapidly recited, anti-party song where Hoppus sings about how “some girls try too hard.” “All the Small Things” is a love song Delonge wrote for his girlfriend/ future wife, complete with the “na nas.” The third single, “Adam’s Song” is a slow, serious song about suicide and fighting depression. Enema of the State isn’t the band’s best album, but it is its most successful, influencing an influx of new school bands such as Sum 41, New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio and Fenix TX. Enema of the State is one of the key punk records of the 90s and one that embraces the pop side of pop-punk.

TDC: Is Houston a good city for comedians? Francisco: Absolutely! It’s a great comedy town because it has nice crowds and everybody’s crunched up in one little spot. TDC: Where does your material come from? Francisco: I get my ideas from newspapers, watching television and my friends, especially my friends that are in relationships. TDC: What did you think when you realized that you could do this for a living? Francisco: It was a dream come true; it was a hobby that turned into a career. TDC: Do you have any advice for aspiring comedians? Francisco: Don’t tell your parents you’re doing comedy, let them hear about you. You can tell your friends.

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Senior center Marcus Cousin, pictured above against Rice, recorded his eighth double-double of the season Wednesday.

Making a change at the point guard position can, and usually does, spell disaster for a team as young and inexperienced as the Cougars. However, since Zamal Nixon has been inserted in the lineup in the place of Desmond Wade, his minutes and production have harmoniously increased, proving conventional wisdom wrong. Nixon posted nine points, seven assists and only one turnover in the Cougars’ 69-56 win over Southern Methodist on Wednesday. UH head coach Tom Penders called the sophomore guard the player of the game, and with three consecutive wins under his belt, the Brooklyn baller with more handles than a bikers convention is starting to regain the swagger that made him so dangerous in high school and in brief stints during the 2007-08 season. “That was huge for him and his

confidence,” Penders said. “We’ve been going with him the last few games, and I’m really pleased. The point guard position at the college level is difficult.” Penders said with the emergence of Nixon as a dependable coordinator of the offense, he has three viable players at the position who could start at any given point in the season. Penders also said Nixon has always had offensive talent. He proved that with a 24-point explosion against Arizona in 2008, but as a defense-minded coach, Penders saw a few flaws in Nixon’s game that could have jeopardized the team’s success. This is no longer an issue. “It’s all about his defense,” Penders said when asked why Nixon has seen increased minutes. “I’d like him to shoot a little bit more because he does so well in practice, but defensively he’s really taking pride in it.” see MBBALL, page 9

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Cougar Sports Services The Cougars are ahead of Tulane in the Conference USA standings, but UH head coach Joe Curl knows just how tough the Green Wave can be. The Cougars had to overcome a 16-point, second-half deficit to defeat Tulane, 58-56, on Jan. 9 at Fogelman Arena in New Orleans. When the Cougars meet the Green Wave inside Hofheinz Pavilion at 7 tonight, Curl hopes his team won’t need the same type of magic. The Cougars (15-7, 7-3 C-USA) are riding a three-game winning streak and sport a 10-0 record at home this season. UH’s closest conference home game this season was a 61-50 win against Alabama-Birmingham on Jan. 16. Since that date, UH has won home games by margins of 18, 15 and 20 points. The Cougars need this trend to continue, as C-USA will probably send only one team to the NCAA Tournament. Southern Methodist has the highest Rating Percentage Index ranking in C-USA at 100, while Houston sports the conference’s second-best RPI at 104. The Green Wave (14-10, 6-4 C-USA) has won back-toback road games and three consecutive overall. Tulane will give UH one of its toughest

challenges of the season. The main focus for the Cougars will be tempo. Although Tulane is averaging 66.1 points per game, it likes to keep the game in the 40s or 50s. UH, on the other hand, wants an uptempo game which it can score in the 60s or 70s. Tulane’s snail-like style of play will force the Cougars to execute their half-court offense efficiently, something they have done well during their last five games. Both teams are holding their opponents to less than 39 percent shooting per game, but one deciding point could be physicality. The team that is stronger on the boards and in the paint will put itself in great position to prevail. Another storyline comes from two players who are in the midst of a late-season surge. Tulane guard Indira Kaljo, the reigning C-USA Rookie of the Week, averaged 22.5 points in her last two games. UH center Cobilyn Hill scored 18 and a career-high 26 points in two victories over Rice last week. In the Cougars’ first game against Tulane, only guard Brittany Scott (19 points) and forward Courtney Taylor (17 points) scored more than six points. Curl knows the Cougars will need a total team effort to

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Sophomore guard Brittney Scott, seen here against Rice, ranks second on the team in points and assists per game. keep their winning streak alive. Only six games remain before the C-USA Tournament, which means the Cougars have no room for error if they want to finish in the top four of the conference standings and receive a firstround bye. UH’s next four games will be at Hofheinz Pavilion, including a matchup with Texas-El Paso at noon Saturday. The game will be broadcast on CBS College Sports. sports@thedailycougar.com

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With only a few weeks remaining in the 2008-09 college basketball regular-season, it’s time to take a look at the top candidates to be named Conference USA Player of the Year. Memphis has cleaned up in the individual award categories since 2005, especially the top player award, which it claimed in three of the last five years. With Memphis (21-3, 9-0 C-USA) seemingly on its way a fourth consecutive regularseason title, you can be sure that it will have at least one player in the discussion for top player. Still, the race for C-USA Player of the Year is wide open. Here are the top five contenders for the award (in no particular order). 1. Aubrey Coleman, Houston Coleman took a lot of heat after being ejected from a game against Arizona on Jan. 24 for stepping on the face of Chase Budinger, but even this shouldn’t diminish the fine season he is having. The 6-4, 200-pound shooting guard is averaging 20 points, eight rebounds and 2.48 steals per game, numbers that rank in the top five of C-USA in their respective category. In the four games Coleman played after see NOTEBOOK, page 9

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Young guides Cougars to victory Cougar Sports Services Led by freshman Alix Young, the Cougar tennis team took down McNeese State (8-1), Grambling (6-0), Centenary (5-0) and Montana State (4-3) last week to push its record to 8-1 on the season. On Sunday, McNeese State’s only point came in the No. 2 singles spot, where UH sophomore Lucy Forward fell to Ralitsa Pridopska 3-6, 6-3, 5-10. Young, who is now 8-0 in singles matches this season, faced her toughest match of the season against Maria Fausto, but prevailed 6-7, 6-2, 10-6. The Cougars swept the rest of their singles matches and won all

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the Arizona incident, he averaged 28 points, nine rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals and shot 43.8 percent from the field and 86.7 percent from the free throw line. 2. Jerome Jordan, Tulsa Also a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year, the 7-0, 240-pound Jordan is probably the best big man in the league. He’s averaging 14.2 points, nine rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, while shooting an impressive 58.5 percent from the field. He also has nine double-doubles this season. Jordan’s strong play is a big reason for Tulsa (17-8, 7-3 C-USA) being in second place behind Memphis. 3. Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida Taylor has been C-USA’s most prolific scorer so far, averaging a league-high 24.5 points per game. He’s also averaging 5.3 rebounds and shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc. Amazingly, Taylor has scored in double figures in 23 of UCF’s 24 games this season. In his last 15 games, Taylor averaged an eye-popping 27.1 points. Taylor would probably be the odds-on favorite to win the award if it wasn’t for the recent struggles of UCF (159, 5-5 C-USA), which has lost three consecutive games. 4. Stefon Jackson, Texas-El Paso Jackson had one of the worst games of his season in Saturday’s 76-65 loss to Tulsa, hitting only one of 11 shots, but rebounded with a 22-point effort in Wednesday’s 73-68 win over UCF. He’s second in C-USA in scoring (22.6 points per game), is averaging 5.7 rebounds and shooting 83.7 percent from the free throw line. He also managed to score in double figures in all 23 of UTEP’s games. 5. Tyreke Evans, Memphis Evans, a freshman, has started his college career on the right foot, despite having to play point guard instead of his natural shooting guard position. His scoring average (16.8) doesn’t rank him among the league’s top five scorers, but he’s second in steals (2.3 per game) behind Coleman. His résumé is far from impressive, but his strong play has the Tigers poised to win their fourth consecutive C-USA regular-season championship. Evans certainly leads the race for Freshman of the Year, an award that has been claimed by a Memphis player in four of the last five seasons. sports@thedailycougar.com

three of its doubles matches against the Cowboys. Houston did not drop a set in Friday’s victories over Grambling and Centenary. Young, who was in the No. 4 spot in both competitions, blanked both of her opponents 6-0, 6-0. The Cougars had a tougher time in its first home match of the season against Montana State on Feb. 5. Forward, sophomore Laura Ring and senior Lynley Wasson lost their matches in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots. The Cougars comeback began in the No. 4 singles spot, where sophomore Joanna Kacprzyk defeated senior McKenzie Hilmer

6-4, 6-3. Senior Vicky Simpson followed with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over junior Ali Griffin. Young took her fifth consecutive victory by demolishing senior Andrea De La Torre 6-1, 6-0. Young’s win gave UH the meet-winning point. The Cougars won all three doubles matches at the beginning of the day to gain their first point. UH will head to Natchitoches, La. Saturday at 10 a.m. for its Conference USA opener against Southern Miss. The Cougars will return to nonconference action at 11 a.m. Sunday when they face Northwestern State. sports@thedailycougar.com

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“He did an excellent job for us defensively tonight. He got a couple of loose balls. He played the passing lanes. He’s developing a defensive mindset, which I think all great players have.” Nixon was not the only starter to turn in a solid performance for the Cougars (15-7, 6-3 Conference USA). In fact, he was the only one who did not finish with double-digits in points. The Cougars’ leading scorer, guard Aubrey Coleman, matched his season average with a 20-point night, while center Marcus Cousin recorded a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Qa’rraan Calhoun

posted 13 points and seven rebounds, and guard Kelvin Lewis added 11 points, despite shooting 1-of-6 from three-point range. Both players played an integral role in a four-minute, 14-0 run in the second half, capped by a Nixon jumper with 7:11 left in the game that gave the Cougars a 55-43 lead. The run spelled the end for the Mustangs, who fell to 7-15 overall and 1-8 in C-USA play. Wednesday’s win moved the Cougars into a tie with AlabamaBirmingham for third place in C-USA behind Associated Press No. 8 Memphis (9-0) and Tulsa (7-3). The Cougars will take on Tulane at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion, looking to extend their win streak to four games. sports@thedailycougar.com

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