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SPC: coverage necessary By Patricia Estrada THE DAILY COUGAR The members of the Student Publication Committee Wednesday addressed the The Daily Cougar’s decision to run a photograph of the Feb. 8 Metro bus stop crime scene, in which a shooting victim’s body was visible. The picture ran in the newspaper’s Feb. 09 issue 88, volume 74. “We felt it was a shock that represented the reality of what happened, not much different from what students watch on television,” Zaneta Loh, The Daily Cougar’s editor in chief said. “Our goal was not (to) sensationalize it.” The Daily Cougar received letters and e-mails regarding to the photograph, Loh said, some in approval of the decision to run the story and many on see PUBLICATIONS, page 12
Student art depicts urban environment By Holly Prevost THE DAILY COUGAR The Department of Anthropology is asking students to submit posters by March 2 as a part of its Urban Health and Anthropology symposium. Student posters should reflect how anthropology enhances understanding of health in a multicultural urban setting. “It is imperative that students be included in a symposium such as this one,” anthropology professor Jerome Crowder said. “They need the experience of presenting their work to their peers and faculty.” The Anthropology Department began planning the symposium last summer after noting the rapid expansion of urban areas in Texas. Texas is home of the nation’s largest amount of rural area, which represents 17.2 percent of the state. The original date of the symposium in October 2008 was postponed due to Hurricane Ike. The two-day event begins at 1 p.m. on March 6 with an introduction by UH Provost and Senior Vice President John Antel. Throughout the day, panels will address topics of urban health in prehistoric and historic populations, see POSTERS, page 3
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Paying respects astor Bradley Fuerst leads a candlelight vigil Wednesday to pay respect to shooting victim Joe Tall. The vigil was held at the sight of Tall’s death, the Metro bus stop on the corner of Holman Street and Cullen Boulevard. Tall’s brother Randy Tall Craven was present at the memorial with more than twenty people from the UH community.
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State to cut school funds University officials review budget plans at request of Texas legislature By James Hale THE DAILY COUGAR UH System Chancellor Renu Khator outlined the University’s plans to secure federal funding in the face of a possible drop in state funding at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting. Khator and several representatives of UH System recently returned from Washington, D.C., where they RRenu presented projects Khator for consideration in the allocation of the $787 billion stimulus package signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday.
“We wanted to make sure that our delegation knows about our projects,” Khator said. The federal government is looking for construction projects that are ready to go and waiting for funding, Faculty Senate president Dan Wells said. Executive vice president of Administration and Finance Carl Carlucci said UH is pursuing funding for all University programs that qualify. “We have a list of items that we put in, mainly research, and some other projects that may fall under transportation,” Carlucci said. “Once we know where those will be routed, we will begin lobbying for them.” Concurrently, a “budget reduction exercise” by the Legislative Budget Board
could mean cuts to state funding in 2010. On Feb. 3, the LBB asked Texas colleges and universities to submit proposals for a 2.5 percent reduction in general revenue appropriations. With the exercise coming halfway through fiscal year 2009, Provost John Antel said a 5 percent cut could be in the works for 2010. “They told us this might happen,” Antel said. Although no budget cuts have been announced, the possibility brings up grim prospects for the University, Antel said. “We’ve got to be ready for it,” he said. “We might have to freeze some staff hirings. We might look again at our summer school see SENATE, page 3
Film raises labor awareness By Bill Barajas THE DAILY COUGAR UH students piled into the Cullen Performance Hall on Wednesday for a glimpse into the life of a maquiladora. Maquiladoras are the factory workers of Mexico working for corporations that manufacture in the country using cheap labor. Students Against Sweatshops showed a video at the event of five women from Tijuana, Mexico struggling to survive. SAS organized the event to raise awareness about human rights and invited Carmen Duran, the film’s
main cast member, to host a questionand-answer session with interested students. Duran, who was visiting the campus for the second time, said she wished for students to “continue studying and raise awareness of her situation.” Sociology sophomore and SAS member Brendan Laws said there was a good turnout and he hopes students were adequately informed by the event. “There were a lot of students that hadn’t been exposed to these issues before and hadn’t learned that much about them, so I hope a lot of people
learned, ” Laws said. The video gave viewers an in-depth look into the lives of factory workers, focusing on issues like workers’ rights and giving viewers perspective on what an average maquiladora dealt with to provide for their families. The documentary showed the living conditions of people that make the equivalent of $68 a week and live with factories dumping waste in their neighborhood. Philosophy senior and SAS member Markos Mendoza said that while bringing Duran to Houston see SAS, page 3
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Sociology sophomore Brendan Laws informs listeners about the world of the sweatshop worker Wednesday in Cullen Performance Hall.
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budget.” Tuition is a hot topic in the state legislature, and nine bills have been proposed that affect the changing of tuition rates, exemptions and rebates. Khator said some of these bills could be harmful to UH, but she will continue her commitment to bring UH to flagship status. “We need at least $100 million for the next five years, maybe 10,” Khator said. “I cannot settle on a deal that sets us back or hurts us.” The Faculty Senate also discussed Gov. Rick Perry’s measures for higher education reform in terms of their effects on faculty at UH. “There are a lot of elements of the higher education reform that would impose costs on us,” Antel said. “I want to assure you we’re working on this to impose a minimum of burden on faculty.” Perry’s plan includes measures to change qualifications for
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health disparities and clinical trials. The event will culminate in a keynote speech from Martha Ward from the University of New Orleans on “Unnatural Disasters and Unhealthy Planning: The Lessons We’re Unlearning.” Panels will address health and technology in underserved urban neighborhoods, chronic illness and gender, age and the urban body. Following the panels on March 7, an open forum will be held for students and panelists. “We wanted to highlight the breadth of work conducted by faculty and students in order to contribute to the city-wide discussion regarding urbanization and the health care situation,” Crowder said. “With Ike, we found that this theme became even more pronounced. Not only did we have to postpone our original date for the symposium, but the storm demonstrated the precariousness of citizen’s health and health care facilities in this city.” As a member of the program committee. Crowder said the posters can be created in several
tenure and to evaluate and reward extraordinary teachers. “(Perry) wants Texas to be a showcase for higher education reform,” Antel said. “He wants to leave his mark.” The Faculty Senate also heard reports from each of its committees on their projects for the spring semester. The Educational Policies and Student Affairs Committee is working on a proposal for a study of financial aid’s effects on students and plans for a Center for Teaching Excellence to provide support for UH teachers. Suzanne Ferimer, chairwoman of UH Libraries and the Scholarship and Community Committee, proposed a speaker series to allow professors an opportunity to discuss their research with students. The SCC is also interested in creating an Outstanding Faculty Service Award, which will be reviewed at the next faculty senate meeting March 25. news@thedailycougar.com
parts in programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint and will serve as a visual representation of research material. “This will be students’ opportunity to discuss the issues presented in the symposium and get some advice about how they can address their own research topics regarding urban health,” Crowder said. The poster should not be text heavy and should include a review of research and a conclusion. It should include visual elements arranged in a balanced and aesthetically pleasing format and can include data tables and charts. A table will be provided for each poster and any possible handout materials. Students will prepare a short presentation in order to further explain their presented research. Featured posters will be exhibited in the Honors College Commons for a reception on March 6. Posters submitted to TLC must follow the TLC poster guidelines and must be submitted by March 2 to ensure time for printing and pick-up. Additional guidelines and contacts for the poster exhibit, as well as registration for attendance can be found at www.tlc2.uh.edu/ anthrosymposium. news@thedailycougar.com
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was great, “the value in it is attempting to make the life of somebody else better.” SAS’s next project is a letter drop-off to UH President Renu Khator. The group will meet today in front of the library to take letters students have written about UH apparel to Khator. SAS hopes these letters will persuade Khator to affiliate with the Designated Suppliers Program to help give struggling workers a better life. The DSP calls for representation for workers, no child labor and a 48-hour work week, but getting Khator to sign off will be no easy task, said Mendoza. “UH has put much resistance. (Officials) have worked with more us more recently, (though) I think they assumed we would go away in the first couple of months or die out. But I’m glad to see that they’re finally understanding the only way to get us out of their hair is to work with us and do the right thing,” he said.
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COMING FRIDAY: Point/Counterpoint: Campus Security. ONLINE: Reflections on Joe Tall. ONLINE www.thedailycougar.com/opinion
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Ceding to extremists unacceptable
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Town hall yields productivity A town hall style meeting was held last night for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the Bauer School of Business. The meeting’s general purpose was to address student issues in regards to both schools and to talk about success AAndrew d after graduation. The Taylor tone of the meeting was encouraging and motivational. “I think that’s the useful message of the whole night — don’t be so timid! This is your university, make it work for you!” said Joseph Pratt, interim dean of the College of Liberal arts and Social Sciences Along with Dean Pratt, other administrators were eager to send motivational messages to energize and gear the Cougar body to prod the administration into working for change towards a better university. “Students get a lot better response out of administrators than I can get out
of Joe, and that he can get out of me,” better place. Vice President for Administration and Locke, a graduate of the Cougar Finance Carl Carlucci said. class of ’69, said he became an activist “We do respond to students as best the moment he decided to attend the as we can, if there’s anything we can University of Houston. As a political do right away, we try to science major, Locke It was a blow to my pride started transforming do it right away and I think those senators who UH from the bottom that people thought have sat in my office and up, starting with I couldn’t do the very talked about things, I student politics as his hope have seen that to be vehicle. things I wanted to do. the case,” He said. One of his proudest My only encounters with achievements was Carlucci expounded on Dean Pratt’s message getting the first African people of color at the of putting the responsibly Studies university were with the American back on the students. program on our custodial staff. It is our duty to help campus. solve campus problems When asked by the and suggest ways to University of Houston improve our campus by voicing our Magazine why he became so immensely ideas and perspective. involved in UH, he responded, “There Gene Locke, 2009 mayoral candidate was a presumption that Africanand UH alumni, reached out to the American students were incompetent. crowd at the meeting. He shared I had a very personal reaction to the his incredible story of how UH has low expectations that people had of me. transformed for the better, and how we need to keep fighting to make UH a see TAYLOR, page 5
Tall remembered by brother at vigil Joe David Tall’s family loved him very much, and worried about him constantly. Randy Tall Craven was at the candlelight vigil held for his younger brother Wednesday at the bus stop where Tall was shot. “My heart hurts today,” he said. “It hurts very bad.” In the aftermath of Shaista Sh i Tall’s death, campus Mohammed conversation seemed to be about the picture in the newspaper and not about the person in the picture. Campus Lutheran Pastor Bradley Fuerst felt he needed to change that. “I noticed there’s been a lot of reaction to the image on the front page and the person was not depicted with dignity and respect,” he said. “It sort of hit home for me.” The corner of Holman and Cullen
was not particularly quiet — there were still cars honking, car alarms going off and people speaking on phones in the distance — but there were also some twenty or thirty people standing, speaking of God and remembering Tall. “Tonight we are surrounded by traffic, the sights and smells that every homeless person is accustomed to,” Fuerst said at the service. Visitors to the basketball games see the Hofheinz bus stop, as do students parking in Robertson Stadium’s parking lot and driving down Cullen to many other places on campus. “With... it being a high traffic place in some ways, it wasn’t just a place I’d heard about; it was a place I went to often,” divinity intern Gail Yarborough said. Strangely, as visible as the spot is and as intense was the furor, the campus response seemed deeply inadequate in the wake of a man’s death.
“We didn’t mark it. The most we got was that it was disturbing,” said Fuerst. “ We need to go further.” The student body was affected, in some cases profoundly, by Tall’s death, and there are a questions in the wake of the crime. “That there are so many undefined things about how it happened,” Yarborough said. “There are just a lot of people who are victimized by this crime.” There is renewed focus on homelessness in Houston and on campus following Tall’s death. “The bottom line is, for homeless people, the bottom line for them is deprivation. They’re daily confronted with violence; many suffer from mental illness,” Fuerst said. Tall was homeless for 27 years, his brother said He was one of several
Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot and killed in December 2007. Tuesday, her countrymen ceded part of their territory to Muslim extremists, who may have been linked to her assassination. Tehreek-e-Nifaaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, or Movement for the Establishment of Islamic Law, is led by cleric Maulana Fazlullah, who has been part of the insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat Valley since 2007. The group is responsible for violence in Afghanistan, and Fazlullah is known for his threats against Pakistani schoolgirls seeking education and his affiliation with the Taliban. Ceding territory to this group grants legitimacy and a home base to their agenda. It also presages a likely expansion of the Sharia, or Islamic law, and likely further violence into Pakistan, again spilling over into Afghanistan and India. Benazir Bhutto was a complex, difficult woman with an extensive education, family background in politics and a clear vision for her country. She did not cave to bullying or intimidation and was killed for it. Her assassination was difficult enough for her countrymen, but ceding Pakistani land to Taliban rule is inviting more radicals to commit atrocities in the name of Islam, which is unacceptable. Although the vast majority of media coverage of the Muslim world has focused on strife and violence, most Muslims are peaceful people who seek to practice their religion as freely as any other group. The majority of Muslims both here and abroad tend to disagree with the imposition of sharia, and share a near universal abhorrence of murder, whether politically or religiously motivated. Capitulation to bullies is never a good idea, and when it happens on a scale that leads to the breakdown of rule of law, it should draw international censure.
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It was a blow to my pride that people thought I couldn’t do the very things that I knew I could do. “Eventually that led me to look around campus and see that the only people who looked like me were not in positions of power, responsibility, or authority. My only encounters with people of color at the university were with the custodial staff. For me, it became a sense of obligation.” Locke continued his desire to transform UH last night at the meeting by asking students to continue the same fight he did. “The biggest thing we had to do was a fight that I hope you and generations coming into this institution will always take up and fight for; make the university a part of this community,” he said. The mayoral candidate, along with fellow Cougars, the deans and administrators, could not have been more right. Changing UH and making it the place we want it to be, a place desired and envied by many, starts with us. Andrew Taylor is an economics junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com
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Obama’s foreign policy like Bush’s The United States intervention in the Middle East and South Asia will not end terrorism. Instead, it will destabilize countries, increase economic debt and civilian deaths. “A war against Afghanistan or other neighboring states poses great risks and may not achieve the Lihue Lih ends that Rearte the United States has proclaimed, namely ending terrorist attacks against American, Israeli, European or other targets,” history department chair Robert Buzzanco said in a 2001 Houston Chronicle article. “It may alienate allies, create new enemies and prompt a larger cycle of violence,” he said. Afghanistan is now officially the new commander in chief’s war. President Obama will send 17,000 more soldiers to fight against the forces of the Taliban and aid the border with Pakistan. Is this a continuation of the
bellicose era of the Bushes? in more troops or maintaining the These are not humanitarian presence that we have, expect that troops Obama has ordered to send. the situation is going to improve,” Instead, he refers to them as aid to Obama said on an NBC News the people in interview with Afghanistan, Tim Russert in These are not humanitarian meant to defeat October 2006. troops Obama has ordered al-Qaida and Now, he keep us safe. is beginning to send. Instead, he refers to “This to follow them as aid to the people in increase is the steps of necessary to Afghanistan, meant to defeat the former stabilize a president al-Qaida and keep us safe. deteriorating by ordering situation in additional Afghanistan, which has not received troops to fight the ongoing war on the strategic attention, direction terror. and resources it urgently requires,” The contradictory statements Obama said in a written statement. made by Obama pose the question The United States isn’t in of what the U.S. wants to do in Afghanistan to solve the problem of Afghanistan. Perhaps it is there to the spread of extremism, the Taliban strategically satisfy interests. or to make peace. None of these will Then, what are the goals of a U.S. be solved with violent approaches, mission in Afghanistan? Maybe this Obama said Tuesday. is a move to get closer to Pakistan, During his presidential a country with nuclear weapons, campaign, Obama made firm his and possibly put oil pipelines in the opposition to the war on Iraq and Caspian Sea region. criticized former President Bush’s In addition, the U.S. Army is “surge” of sending more U.S. troops offering citizenship to immigrants into combat. with temporary U.S. visas who have “We cannot, through putting foreign language skills and want to
enroll, the New York Times reported on Feb. 14, the first time this has been done since the Vietnam War. “We must recognize that this war will be fought disproportionately by working-class whites, AfricanAmericans, Mexican-Americans and other minorities,” Buzzanco said — yet another familiar tactic used by former President Bush after Sept. 11. Despite the U.S. forces demand to end civilian conflicts, according to a U.N. report, the U.S., Afghan and NATO forces were responsible for 39 percent of Afghan civilian deaths. Also, militants were to blame for 55 percent of the 2,118 civilian deaths. The number of civilian casualties inflicted by foreign troops such as the U.S. Army is a sensitive issue. Moving troops from one place to another will not make the region more safe or peaceful. As Albert Einstein said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Lihue Rearte is a print journalism senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
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brothers, and his parents lived in different cities. Craven said Tall was a bright kid, and loved sports. “He was one of those, he was sharp,” Craven said. “He loved to fish, and he loved to be homeless. I don’t know why, I couldn’t help him,” he said. The family was notified of the candlelight vigil but many members were unable to travel to be on campus to remember their loved one with the students and staff. “I’m the only one who could be here tonight because everybody else is so split up,” Craven said. “I got another brother who’s in jail, got four or five in Shepherd, they can’t be here,” he said. Craven mourns his brother. His family tried for years to help him get off the streets, but there was nothing they could do. “I don’t know what there is to like about that, not to have someone cook you a meal, not to have a warm person next to you. Who could like that?” he said. The campus remains divided about the photograph of Tall’s body and about the safety of students. Still, there is something to be found in all the worry and sorrow. Last night we took time out of our lives to remember, and discover. “We’re all people together, you know,” Craven said. “God wants us all to come together as one, and understand one another’s hearts and feelings.”
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ON CAMPUS bobrauschenbergamerica shakes up the Wortham Theatre in an imaginative journey through love, music and American culture in its debut at 8 p.m.
AT THE MOVIES: Fired Up follows two high school football studs who trade jockstraps and preseason laps for pompoms and cheer camp. Amelie, a French flick about ut a naïve girl who rights wrongs ngs in Paris, will charm River Oaks theatre e midnight movie-goers this weekend.
AROUND TOWN: In The Man Who Came to Dinner, an injured theater critic takes temporary residence in the home of a Midwestern family. Laugh as these eccentric characters fight for control of the living room at 8 p.m.
21SATURDAY AROUND TOWN: The Art Car Museum will get its Wheels and Tires exhibition rolling at 7 p.m. with sculptures and drawings of tires. es. The Sandra Organ Dance Company’s Seen and Unseen commemorates Black History Month with an eclectic performance about the life of Frederick Douglas at 7:30 p.m. Expand your mind with Altered Realities, an Elder Street Gallery exhibition of surrealistic paintings. The reception commences at 6 p.m.
AT THE MOVIES: The Beautiful Creatures will perform the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason at midnight.
22SUNDAY ON CAMPUS: The Moores School of Music presents a faculty recital with cellist Vagram Saradjian. Starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors.
AT THE MOVIES: Think about different incarnations of God with children’s author Etan Boritzer at the Rothko Chapel’s reading of What is God? at 2 p.m.
AROUND TOWN: Houston Poetry Slam’s Super Slam Week starts at at 7 p.m. at Bohemeo’s. Anyone can participate and the top five poets par become the 2009 Houston b Slam Team and win a trip to the National Poetry Slam. Enjoy a cold one while watchiing the Oscars at the Alamo Drafthouse’s Red Carpet ViewDr Party at 7 p.m. ing Pa Shake a leg at the Houston Swing Dance Society’s weekly Swing Dance! get-togethers at Melody Club from 8:30 p.m. to 10.
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Scott Turner Schofield takes an innovative, hilarious romp through the issues and tribulations of gender identity in Diverseworks’ new production Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps.
Writer shares unique insights ‘Becoming a Man’ allows audience to control pace of performance By Melanie Pang THE DAILY COUGAR In Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps, Scott Turner Schofield takes his audience through what he describes as a “chooseyour-own-adventure romp through gender identity.” The acclaimed writer, performer and speaker divulges the details of his life as a growing transgender individual in a series of segments of the audience’s choosing. Equipped with a decoder ring, the audience calls out numbers that correspond with one of the 127 vignettes
pre-prepared by Schofield to perform. “I don’t even know what the show is going to be about yet, and we create it together, and we build a fort — it’s a lot of fun,” Schofield said. Energetic and down-to-earth, Schofield, 28, will share personal life stories with his audience, ranging from when he attended tap dance classes at 4-years-old, how he learned to chug a beer for the first time, skinny-dipping after getting drunk and even the moment he came out to his parents. You can also expect to see Schofield in the nude. “He amazes me with how much energy and optimism he has,” said
Sixto Wagan, co-executive director and performing arts curator for DiverseWorks. “It’s just really great to be around somebody who is so clear about who he is and what he’s gone through in order to be there.” The show succeeds with its universality on the subject of identity, or rather, how people need not obsess over it. This show is accessible to frat boys and sorority girls, and it works for gay kids, trans-people and grandmas, Schofield said. see BECOMING, page 7
Moores shows spring forward By Annie Troung THE DAILY COUGAR This spring, Moores School of Music offers a medley of recitals, ensembles and orchestras. The 11th annual Moores Jazz Festival will delight listeners Friday and Saturday. Noe Marmolejo will direct a performance from Houston’s all-star professional jazz orchestra. At 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Aura Contemporary Ensemble with the MacAdam-Somer Quartet will tickle your ears with contemporary folk music and a world premiere of Robert Nelson. Listeners who want to give back to the community can enjoy a night of music and fine dining at the Moores’ Society Annual Dinner Concert on Feb. 28. Proceeds from this black-tie event will go towards scholarships and the college’s special projects. Tickets start at $300. Moores will ring in the spring with a display of dynamic choral, vocal and
chamber works by Vincent Persichetti, one of the 20th century’s most neglected masters. Glad and Very: The Music of Vincent Persichetti will tease your ears with chamber music for piano and winds March 2. Enjoy the Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Gershwin’s Concerto in F on March 6. In collaboration with the Houston Grand Opera, a Britten Folk Song Project will be held on March 12 in the Moores Opera Center, with free admission. Fans of classical music can kick it old school with the Bach-Vivaldi Festival, as performed by the Choral Artists, the Houston Symphony Chorus and the Houston Symphony. The festival is scheduled to perform March 28. The American epic turned opera Grapes of Wrath will follow the Joad family down Route 66 as it searches for work in the golden land of California. It will run from April 3-6. Remembrance, a percussion
ensemble, will beat its way on stage April 13, featuring works by Engleman, Xenakis, and Hartke. The Aura Contemporary Ensemble will perform works by award-winning student composer Hugh Lobel, Tyler Ruberg and others playing April 15. Muses and The Mythic and Trio Angelico will premiere Musiac by Paul English and display works by famous composers such as Mozart, Debussy and Gluck. Moores will conclude the semester with Verdi’s Requiem: a Defiant Requiem, a piece inspired by prisoners of the Nazis’ concentration camps during World War II. The symphony orchestra and the Moores school chorus, led by guest conductor Murray Sidian, will perform the Verdi Requiem. For more information and ticket pricing, please call 713-743-3313 or visit www.music.uh.edu. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Ambitious album fails to deliver By Roshan Blatt THE DAILY COUGAR N.A.S.A., short for North America South America, is a disc jocky collective featuring Sam Spiegel, better known as DJ Squeak E. Clean from New York, and Ze Gonzalez, a Brazilian pro skateboarder who goes by DJ Zegon. The two have been hard at work for the past four years creating what was to be an extremely ambitious collaborative effort titled The Spirit of Apollo, which will incorporate the likes of hip-hop and pop’s finest, underground and mainstream alike. According to their label’s Web site, The Spirit of Apollo was created with “the righteous goal of bringing people together through music and art.” With Zegon’s roots in Brazilian funk and the fact that Spiegel is the brother of Academy-award nominated director Spike Jonze, there was an exorbitant amount of creativity flowing into this project from the get-go. Looking through the track list, there is a highly diverse list of guests on this album. On one hand, you have “Spacious Thoughts,” which has labelmate Tom Waits and Kool Keith, and on the other you have “The Mayor,” with The Cool Kids, Ghostface Killah and Scarface. Other unexpected, yet successful, collaborations are in “Gifted,” which features Kanye West, displaying his usual selfabsorbed and whimsical bravado, and hipster favorites Lykke Li and Santogold. “Way Down,” which features RZA and an alluring hook by Barbie Hatch and guitar stylings of John Frusciante, is another gem along with “N.A.S.A. Music,” a track Method Man really lays down on. For as many great tracks as there are on The Spirit of Apollo, there seems to be an equal amount of bad ones. Spank Rock, M.I.A. and Santogold’s collaboration on “Whachadoin?” is cringe-worthy, and aside from KRS-One’s verse on “Hip-Hop,” the track is lifeless. “Money,” the first single, is one of the dullest cuts on the entire album, which sees David Byrne of Talking Heads lending his monotonous vocals to. All things considered, a compilation featuring the likes of members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Tom Waits, Kanye West and KRS-One should be nothing short of stellar. However, the inconsistencies and lulls highly outweigh the shining moments, causing this release to generally fall flat. arts@thedailycougar.com
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N.A.S.A.’s new album Spirit of Apollo fails to take off despite an eclectic list of guest tracks and high hopes.
IN REVIEW N.A.S.A.
The Spirit of Apollo Anti-Records Verdict: Ambition means little when the product can’t match it.
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“I mean, all kinds of people come to this show, and they all walk away going, ‘Wow, I know something more about myself now and had a really fun time with that guy,’” he said. In order to understand what ‘being transgender’ means, an understanding of the differences between sex and gender must be discerned. The American Psychological Association (APA) says that sex refers to the biological status of male or female, which includes physical attributes such as sex chromosomes and hormones, internal reproductive structures and external genitalia. Gender is a term often used when referring to ways that people act, interact, or feel about themselves, according to the APA. According to the APA’s Web site, “Transgender is an umbrella term,used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from that usually associated with their birth sex.” Though the transgender community still suffers from
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“I didn’t have a real metaphor for this show, and I was realizing that as with everything in life there aren’t any simple ways to talk about things like who you are,” Schofield said. “So I decided to make it funny and random … and people love it. You just don’t know what you’re going to get, if I can be Forrest Gump about it.” He has produced two other shows that deal with gender identity and his process, as well as his most recent book, Two Truths and a Lie, which is up for two Lambda Literary Awards and was added to The Rainbow List for suggested GLBT books. Schofield said jokingly that he can only imagine in a few years’ time that his show will evolve with him, resulting in a continuation: Becoming a Man in “197” EASY Steps. “I challenge anybody who thinks that this show won’t be for them to come check it out, because they will,” Schofield said. Schofield will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, in the DiverseWorks Theater. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for members and $8 for students and seniors. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Herd stampedes Houston’s defense By Chris Elliott THE DAILY COUGAR Things just got a lot more difficult for a young Houston team with NCAA Tournament aspirations. No matter how athletic and deceptively talented Marshall may be as a basketball team, Houston (16-8, 7-4 Conference USA) could not afford the 88-83 loss it suffered to a team with a losing record Wednesday at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W. Va. Houston head coach Tom Penders will not let his team dwell on the unforeseen loss in the middle of the hunt for seeding in the C-USA Tournament. “We’ve got to put this one behind us,” Penders said. “We’re 16-8. We’re in the hunt for a top 2 or 3 seed, and that’s got to be our focus. It’s disappointing to lose a basketball game, but I thought Marshall played great tonight.” With the Cougars trailing 86-83 and 12 seconds left in the game, Marshall double-teamed a threepoint screen set for guard Kelvin Lewis at the top of the key. Lewis was trapped and needed an outlet, so he tried to dish the ball to center Marcus Cousin in the paint, but the pass was off target. Houston was forced to foul, sending Marshall forward Markel Humphrey to the free-throw line. Humphrey reached his team-high 25 points by knocking down both shots, putting the contest out of reach. The Thundering Herd outscored the Cougars 11-3 in the final 2:40 of the game by taking advantage of free throws and points in the paint. Marshall (12-14, 4-7 C-USA) hit
23 of 32 shots from the foul line and shot a ridiculously high 58.5 percent from the floor, forcing the Cougars to play a near-perfect game of basketball down the stretch. Marshall’s ability to knock down 31 of 53 shot attempts negated an offensive explosion by one of the Cougars’ most dynamic players. “We did not play the kind of defense we had been playing,” Penders said. “They had 15 layups in the second half out of 16 buckets. Our interior defense was lacking tonight.” Houston did not have a bad night shooting the ball, making 49.2 percent of its field goal attempts. The Cougars were led by guard Aubrey Coleman, who took out the frustrations of a foul plagued, lowplaying time game against Tulane on a Marshall squad, who could do little to stop Houston’s offensive juggernaut. Coleman finished the game with a career-high 38 points and also contributed four steals in the losing effort. The emergence of point guard Zamal Nixon as a viable threat in the offensive game had been a key component in Houston’s four-game winning streak heading into Wednesday’s game. However, foul trouble and a sprained ankle he suffered in the second half only allowed him to contribute 18 minutes and four points. The loss dropped the Cougars into a tie for third in C-USA with Tulsa and Texas-El Paso. Starting the game hot was not a problem for either team. In a
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Junior guard Aubrey Coleman, pictured against Rice, scored a career-high 38 points in the Cougars’ 88-83 loss to Marshall on Wednesday. see BASKETBALL, page 9
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Cougars look to quiet ‘Cats
Rockford drafts UH’s Wagner
By Jesse Livingston THE DAILY COUGAR UH will open the 2009 season at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Cougar Field, where it will play the first game of a three-game set with the Kansas State Wildcats. “It’s the most exciting time of the year,” center fielder Zak Presley said. “We’ve worked through the fall and the preseason and it all leads up to (Friday).” The Cougars finished 42-24 last season, winning the Conference USA Tournament and advancing to an NCAA regional. UH was slotted in the College Station Regional, where it reached the championship round before being ousted by top-seeded Texas A&M. “It left a bitter taste in our mouths,” Presley said. “We want to take that next step and get this
program to the next level.” The Wildcats boast experienced position players, but return just five pitchers who combined for only 21 starts in 2008. Kansas State is led offensively by first baseman Justin Bloxom, a powerhitting switch hitter who led the Wildcats in virtually every offensive category last season. The Wildcats also return speedster Dane Yelovich, an outfielder from Friendswood who recorded 18 stolen bases and ranked second on the team in 2008 with a .286 batting average. The Cougars will counter by relying heavily on their pitching staff, especially their experienced bullpen. “We’ve got more veterans in our pitching staff than anywhere else on the team, and they’re all throwing the ball very well,” UH head coach Rayner Noble said. One of those veterans is left-
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Junior left-hander Wes Musick, seen here against Pacific in 2008, will start for the Cougars on Friday. hander Wes Musick, the ace of the staff, who went 8-4 with a 4.35 ERA and team-high 87 strikeouts in 2008. He was named to the preseason AllConference USA team. Musick, who will take the mound for tonight’s game, believes that his consistency could go a long way towards the team’s success this year. see BASEBALL, page 9
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UH softball outfielder Laurie Wagner was selected by the Rockford Thunder with the No. 3 overall pick in the National Pro Fastpitch 2009 Senior Draft on Tuesday in Akron, Ohio. In 2008, Wagner’s junior campaign set a UH and Conference USA single-season record for home runs with 19. She also led the Cougars in RBIs (57), doubles (41) and on-base percentage (.498). These impressive statistics, along with helping the Cougars reach their first NCAA super regional, landed Wagner a spot on the All-Conference USA first team and the NFCA AllAmerican third team. “I am very excited for Laurie,” head coach Kyla Holas said in a release. “This is huge for this program and for her. She has worked really hard to see success like this, and I am glad things are continuing
Mustangs make trip to Hofheinz After losing its first home game of the season to Texas-El Paso on Saturday, the UH women’s basketball team hopes to rebound when it hosts Southern Methodist at 7 p.m. Friday at Hofheinz Pavilion The Cougars (16-8, 8-4 C-USA) sit in fifth place in C-USA, one game behind the Mustangs (16-9, 9-3). UH dropped a 59-56 decision to SMU on Jan. 29 in Dallas. Friday’s game will give the Cougars a chance to avenge their earlier loss to SMU and climb back into a top four spot in the conference. If UH finishes the regular season in fifth place or lower, it will not receive a first-round bye in the Conference USA Tournament. After the Cougars face SMU, they see NOTEBOOK, page 9
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By Phillipe Craig THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars had three days to think about their most recent performance, a shutout at the hands of Texas State on Sunday. It must have done some good, as the Cougars jumped out to an early lead against Baylor and rode that momentum to a 2-1 win in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday at Cougar Softball Stadium. The Bears would salvage a split with a 9-4 victory in the finale. UH starting pitcher Baillie Lott (2-2) got the Cougars off to a good start in the first game by retiring the side in order in the top of the first inning. Shortstop Jessica Valis got things going in the bottom half of the inning with a leadoff double down the left-field line. She advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored off catcher Elaina Nordstrom’s sacrifice fly to right field, giving the Cougars an early 1-0 lead. Lott put up another scoreless frame in the top of the second, stranding two Bears in the process. UH (5-4) capitalized in the bottom of the second when third baseman Christa Raley singled and stole second base. Second baseman Haley Valis, not to be outdone by her twin sister, drove in Raley with a towering double to left field that narrowly cleared the outfield fence. UH head coach Kyla Holas said the early runs definitely made a difference in the way the team played. “It does help when you’re confident and ahead,” Holas said. “It’s a different approach than when you’re behind, and we have to make
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Senior catcher Elaina Nordstrom hit a two-run home run in UH’s 9-4 loss to Baylor on Wednesday. sure as an offensive team that we try to hit in those situations as much as possible to be successful.” UH made those two runs hold up, as it would not score again against Baylor pitcher Whitney Canion (4-2), who struck out 11 Cougars. Holas pointed to a lack of focus in the low-scoring affair. “We had way too many strikeouts and too many at-bats where we were not really doing our job, and we spent a lot of our time trying to guess and figure things out,” she said. Baylor (7-3) scored its only run in the top of the third when shortstop Bree Hanafin smacked a line-drive home run over the right field wall to
cut the Bears’ deficit to 2-1. The Cougars return to action this weekend when they host the Marriott Houston Invitational at Cougar Softball Stadium. They will play Illinois at 5 p.m. Friday, before facing McNeese State at 7 p.m. Holas said she wants her team to focus on playing for all seven innings. “We keep finding ourselves mentally not here for the whole thing, so were going to spend our time talking about that and making sure that we’re capable of putting in from start to finish what we need to put in,” Holas said.
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“I just need to do my part, and hopefully we can get back to a regional and try to (make) our way to Omaha (Neb., site of the College World Series),” he said. While there is experience on the Cougars’ pitching staff, there is inexperience on the diamond. Sophomore Blake Kelso returns at shortstop and will team up with freshman second baseman Taylor White to cover ground up the middle. Sophomore Ty Stuckey will see some time at first base, while true freshman Codey Morehouse and redshirt freshman David Murphy are expected to platoon at third base. Presley, a junior, will once again patrol center field, and junior college transfer William Kankel will man right field with sophomore Caleb Ramsey in left field. The Cougars lost tons of power from last year’s squad with the departure of four big bats in the offseason. However, Noble expects UH to be a line-drive hitting team and hopes to utilize the team’s speed. “We’ve got a number of guys throughout the lineup that just by putting the ball in play will leg out a few hits,” Noble said. Saturday’s game is slated to begin at 2 p.m., and the finale is scheduled for noon Sunday.
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first half characterized by lead changes and a run and gun style of basketball, the Cougars entered the second half with a 46-42 lead, thanks to two Coleman jumpers in the final two minutes. Neither team managed to gain more than seven points of separation in the first 20 minutes. UH will try to get back on track when it hosts Central Florida at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion.
Softball to host tourney For the second consecutive weekend, the UH softball team will host a tournament, this time, hosting the Mariott Houston Invitational
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students’ disapproval of the picture being printed in the University’s newspaper. Loh said the newspaper’s editors made a joint decision to run the picture and that this was done to present the “most complete reflection of what happened.” “We made the decision not to edit out what we felt was important there,” Loh said. “We did take into account that we wanted to respect the person. If there was a close up of the man’s face, we would not have run it.” Seven of ten committee members present expressed their support of the The Daily Cougar’s decision to run the picture. They said the job of a newspaper is to report the story. Had the picture been sensationalized, committee members said, or if it were a closeup of Joe Tall’s face, they would have disapproved of the decision. “I understand that people are upset on campus, but it is not much different than what they watch on television or what they read,” associate communication professor Michael Berryhill said. “If it shocks them, I don’t know what they are reading.” Berryhill said when he saw the
paper, it never occurred to him that the picture shouldn’t have been printed. Committee member and political science senior Laura Bobrick asked Loh for an explanation as to how and why the picture was published and if another picture could have been used. “This was a crime scene,” Loh said to Bobrick’s question. “We could not get another angle. This was the only picture we had.” Committee member and communication senior Kayley Sanders asked how other universities publications have handled similar situations. Richard Cigler, director of Student Publications Department, referred to the University of Texas’ coverage of a sniper on their campus in 1966. Berryhill cited John Filo’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph a girl crying over the dead body of a student shot by the National Guard in Ohio after the Kent State University shooting on May 4, 1970. The Daily Cougar’s Web page showing the photograph has received 2,500 hits, whereas an online story normally receives around 200. The story has received more hits than any story last semester or this semester so far, said Matt Dulin, director of production for UH’s news website. “This is an important story on campus,” Cigler said. “We would have been negligent not to cover it.” Although members of the committee agreed that the picture does come with a shock factor, they said The Daily Cougar’s decision to run the photograph was the correct one. “That was reality,” Loh said. “It is not our job to do anything but report what happened.”
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