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Alumnus runs for mayor Candidate’s history of activism spells potential success for city By Francis Vazquez THE DAILY COUGAR Gene Locke, UH alumnus, former student activist, former city attorney and, perhaps, the next mayor of Houston, continues to reflect and affect the University of Houston. Locke graduated from the University in 1969, less than a decade after the campus had broken the grip of segregation. He helped J Locke leave a lasting mark on the University as a part of its continued rise in national recognition. Locke, who has decided to run for mayor in the 2010 election, is well known by city officials and is working to be better known by the public. “I would like for the University

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Amir Omran, education senior Amanda Zaidan and UH alumna Kellie Abou Awad tend to mock graves in a symbolic protest against violence in the Gaza Strip.

Demonstration aimed to inform By Sara Ali THE DAILY COUGAR Houston Youth for Peace in Palestine held a demonstration in front of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library on Monday and Tuesday for the people of Palestine affected by the crisis in Gaza. “It’s basically a memorial to honor the people who were lost. It’s a symbolic cemetery to raise awareness in the student population,” demonstration organizer and UH alumna Kellie Abou-Awad said. from and. Students, volunteers, and alumni attended the event. “A lot of people that have passed by don’t know what the Palestinian flag looks like, they’re not sure where Gaza is, and they don’t know what exactly is going on,” Abou-Awad said. Abou-Awad and a team of volunteers passed out fact sheets to students who walked by the demonstration. Abou-Awad said the fact sheets were gathered from credible American media sources and not Arab media outlets for the purpose of keeping objectivity,. “We’re not pushing a political agenda. All we’re saying is that

we’re honoring people that have been lost. They are victims of an unjust offensive against them,” Abou-Awad said. Political science sophomore Dmitry Galushko said the demonstration was a great way to educate the public, but he held a different opinion on the crisis in Gaza than the demonstrators. “I can’t say that it’s only Israel to blame for. It’s also Hamas at fault for this, and in some cases, even Israel was provoked. We cannot justify the killing of 1,400 people, but it’s not only Israel’s fault,” Galushko said. Similarly, philosophy graduate student Andrew Elizaga said he intially wasn’t sure what the demonstration was about. He said he thought it was a Mexican event because of the flags, but was curious enough to find out more. “Despite their attempts to convey what’s happening...it seems to be a one sided portrayal. I don’t think it’s an adequate representation of everything, but they’re also trying to argue that what you get from the media is not adequate, either,” Elizaga said. Abou-Awad said the see GAZA, page 3

family to be proud of the fact that one of its own (could be) the mayor of the city of Houston,” Locke said. Locke’s community activism can be traced back to his student life as an active player in the AfroAmerican for Black Liberation group. Locke helped start the University’s African American Studies program, which in 2009 was recognized as the nation’s second oldest. During Locke’s time at UH, other universities were just starting to open their doors to black students who wanted higher education. “We were in the forefront of the fight for the African American Studies program because the number of African-American students at the university was small. It meant we had to build coalitions with other groups to be able to achieve our objectives,” Locke said. As an alumnus, Locke has held administrative positions

in groups at the University. He served on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association and participated in its activities. “I was the founder of the UH Black Alumni Association, which was my effort to try to get black students to come back and give back to the University,” he said. Locke continues to support UH. He has told past presidents that he is willing to help the University achieve its goals when the Texas Legislature is in session. As a mayoral candidate, Locke points to his collective body of work to show he has the necessary capabilities to attack the city’s problems. He said he wants to provide services to all Houstonians and to be a sense of pride to the community. His focus is on issues of public safety, quality of life and rebuilding the infrastructure of the city. see LOCKE, page 3

King’s dream debated By Annie Truong THE DAILY COUGAR Panel members at the 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. panel discussion said although the standard of life for blacks has greatly improved, the economic and educational opportunities are still substandard in comparison to the average white American. Hosted by the African American Honors Student Association on Tuesday in the Honors College, the panel discussion featured students and professors who discussed whether King’s goals expressed in his “I Have a Dream” speech have been achieved. UH assistant professor of political science and African American studies in The Honors College Christine LeVeaux said the election of President Obama pointed to increasing racial equality. “You can be whatever you want, baby,” LeVeaux said. “The check has been cashed, making the American dream possible for anyone. The dream has been realized because of King’s speech in 1963. This is the starting point.” The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Retired military general and panel member Harvey Augustine said Jefferson’s

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Communication senior Ronnie Turner told listeners Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of full equality is still only partially realized. words were meant for all U.S. citizens “It’s not just for African Americans but for us all,” Augustine said. Communication senior and panel member Ronnie Turner said more progress needed to be made in terms of blacks’ pursuit of happiness in the form of economic advantage and opportunity. Turner cited facts from Dalton Conley’s book Being Black, Living in the Red. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, blacks owned 0.5 percent of the total worth in the U.S. By 1990, 35 years after the end of slavery, blacks owned 1 percent of the total wealth. “Dr. King’s dream called for full equality, not just gaining the civil rights, but gaining a piece of the American pie,” Turner said. “We’ve

been shut out of that pie for so many decades.” The panel agreed that although King’s dream of change is slowly progressing, it cannot be fully realized unless it becomes a priority for all races. “It’s what we all have to do,” associate history professor Linda Reed said. “Dr. King’s dream is slow to see in effect in our lifetime.” UH alumnus Okechukwu Ofili agreed that achieving racial equality is a joint effort. “It doesn’t really matter about the individual,” Ofili said. “It’s about the community. It is about everyone in the community bringing up the people.” news@thedailycougar.com

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In an effort to keep the black community’s vote strong for the mayoral race, one of Locke’s opponents, Benjamin Hall III, dropped out of the race and changed his voting registration to a Houston address to support Locke. “There could have been a real concern on the part of a lot of voters having to choose between the two of us,” he said. “By having his support, it puts me in a position (to) rally support from

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demonstration is a humanitarian effort. “Every life is equal,” AbouAwad said. “We do not want to go into that comparison of life, we want to reiterate to everyone that every human life is special, every human life is equal.” The demonstration was held in conjunction with the UH Muslim Students Association. MSA president and business senior Mohamed Hussein said after a bit of research, anyone will find the numbers of causalities involved appalling, but he believes acknowledging the crisis is an act of civic duty. “We (in MSA) think it’s a good cause. The purpose of this is to

our common base.” More information about Locke can be found on his Web site www. genelocke.com. The site shows Locke’s accomplishments and what is to be expected in his race for mayor. “Students as human beings have a duty to be an intricate part in making the world a better place,” Locke said. “It is a lifetime commitment to our fellow (citizens); if that lesson can be learned it will carry you to great places in life.” news@thedailycougar.com

recognize the innocent people who have died and create awareness of the situation that they live in. This is in the best interest of our nation, as Americans,” Hussein said. The crosses in the memorial illustrated that the situation in Gaza does not affect only Muslims and Jews. “Christians have been affected and have been lost in this crisis. A lot of people just seem to think that (Gaza) is a Muslim city and a Muslim issue and it is not. It is also a Christian issue,” said AbouAwad. “That’s why we want to show and tell people that it’s not necessarily Muslims but also your Christian brothers and sisters that are being affected.” news@thedailycougar.com

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Strong UH women still fighting Black women have made significant strides at UH for equality despite the long and difficult path. The role of women has been transformed for the better and — with work — can become more substantial. “Women have made strides in AAndrew d equal pay and Taylor representation in the business/academia professions since the ’60s,” said Dr. Chinhui Juhn, UH professor of labor and gender economics. The University has evolved its policies and women are starting to gain a place in higher-level jobs. “Women are getting degrees on par with men,” she said. But equal opportunities in education haven’t erased the existence of the “glass ceiling.” “Glass ceilings are related first to gender then to race,” Juhn said. Juhn suggests that more family-

friendly environments are needed to bridge this chasm. According to a report by the UH Commission on Women, women make up 10 percent of the Board of Regents, 11 percent of the highest level of university administration, 7 percent of the deans, 25 percent of faculty senators and 26 percent of student government senators. The only area of leadership that has a majority of women is staff council. These figures have increased tremendously since the ’60s. However, we still have far to go. “African-American women today are able to play a larger role and exert more influence, especially in our generation,” mathematics and economics junior Kemi Bello said. “The prevalence of strong, welleducated, well-spoken AfricanAmerican women such as Condoleezza Rice and Michelle Obama have put cracks in the glass ceiling, but the ceiling still unfortunately remains intact.” Obama, Rice, Hillary Clinton —

these women have reached the very top positions of our society. They hold places in our government, have prestigious degrees and have set an example for all women and young girls to aspire to do whatever they dream of. “There seems to be a negative connotation attached to the identity of a ‘strong black women’ or any ‘strong woman’ that needs to be reevaluated,” Bello said. “The message being sent to young minority girls is one of submission to the male dominated workforce. “Instead, they need to learn of the existence of female leaders and CEOs such as Meg Whitman of Ebay, or Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf president of Liberia, or (Chancellor) Angela Merkel of Germany.” Consider Marguerite Ross Barnett. Not only was she UH’s first black president, but she was first black woman to lead a major U.S. university. She is an inspiration to all Cougars. Barnett was responsible for see TAYLOR, page 5

Relating to children best way to teach Children learn in many different ways. My son Aidan is (allow me to brag for just a second) a smart, sweet and charismatic 5-year-old who attends the UH Child Care Center. On Friday, the Child Care Center invited D.R.U.M., which stands for Divine Rhytmn United Job Motion, to perform for the children so Tennant they could learn about Black History Month in a more dynamic and exciting atmosphere. Three members of D.R.U.M. (a “premier world rhythm, African rhythm and reggae band,” according to its Web site) visited UH: Alafia Gaidi, Nathan Faulk and Osakwe Rikondja. Gaidi was the most dynamic performer; the children, including Aidan, loved him. After playing a couple of songs to get the children interested, D.R.U.M. strayed away from music to tell a story and make a point. Gaidi, who has dreadlocks running down to the middle of his back,

stood up and began telling the children about Africa and how far away it was. He related to them in terms they could understand and then began to tell a story. The story was about how to handle yourself when a bully challenges you. All the children, even at their young ages, could relate. The children in the story wanted to fight the bully at first, but calmer heads prevailed and they came up with another plan. In the process of telling the story, Gaidi stood up and came down from the stage. When the children in the story came up with their plan to teach the bully a lesson, they decided to keep it a secret. Gaidi went around and whispered the plan in the ears of the children in the audience. In the process he accidentally knocked a child over, but made his apology by picking a flower and offering it as a sign of peace. Then he returned to the front of the group and said the next time the bully tried to hurt someone, everyone circled

around him and sang and clapped in unison in order to scare the bully so badly that he would never try to bully anyone again. Then Gaidi began to lead the children in a song-and-dance routine, which quickly became the highlight of the afternoon for Aidan. Aidan thoroughly enjoyed the entire performance, but nothing stuck out to him as much as the dancing. However, after I asked him about the story Gaidi told, he remembered the core points: you don’t need to fight a bully with fists, and the boys and girls stood up for each other. Then he brought up the point that although the story happened in Africa, the boys and girls there were just the same as him. Sometimes a creative approach is the best way to bring home an age-old message. Job Tennant is a communication senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

enelope Cruz couldn’t have said it better when she described the arts as the world’s “universal language” as she accepted the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards on Sunday. In her call to “protect its survival,” Cruz recognized the importance of the arts and how, when an economy starts to suffer, the arts are the first thing to go. Cruz’s appeal comes at the perfect time. As consumers and businesses start to feel the economic squeeze, few pause to think about how the arts will be affected. Operas and symphonies are cutting ticket prices and the number of productions in a season to cope with shrinking endowments and deal-seeking audiences. Orchestra seat tickets to the New York City Ballet, regularly $90, are now $25. In Santa Clarita, Calif., the symphony orchestra has cancelled its entire 2009 season due to lack of funds. And in Maryland, the Baltimore Opera Company has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and cancelled the rest of its season. Or, take the closure of ArtStorm’s gallery space at the Caroline Collective in Houston (“Art Storm loses gallery space,” Life & Arts, Tuesday) as an example. At any other time, surely ArtStorm would have found some support to help keep its doors open. But with the economy’s current state, funding for the arts is getting harder and harder to find. The art collective ArtStorm isn’t gone entirely — just its gallery space — but it’s only a matter of time before other Houston organizations close their doors because of lack of funds. To prevent this from happening, everyone must support the arts. Yes, the economy isn’t doing so well and sacrifices will have to be made, but the arts must not be one of them. If anything, one should use this recession as an advantage to attend concerts, plays, recitals and operas on the cheap. Supporting the arts while saving a little cash is something anyone can and should be a part of.

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Sweatshop labor an unfortunate necessity in Third World In The Daily Cougar’s Thursday edition I found an interesting picture of a sad lonely child on top of the silhouette and flag of my country — Honduras. At first I didn’t know Alan what the Delon picture meant. After speaking with the Opinion editor, I learned it ran in response to Honduran sweatshops. Honduras was the first country in Central America to start the maquila (textile company) revolution. By 1996 the maquila industry generated $250 million and gave work to 75,000 people, 75 percent of which were women. It was the third-largest income source after exporting coffee and bananas. Six maquilas closed in 2008, leaving more than 15,000 workers unemployed. There are still 114,000 people working in maquilas who represent 26 percent of Honduras’s

Gross Domestic Product. So, why is Honduras criticized and not Mexico? Honduras needs more foreign investments, not maquilas shutting down. It is a Third World Country that is in need of more employment opportunities, especially for women, who are losing their jobs because maquilas are closing down. The women of Honduras need jobs, and closing down maquila production will only help increase hunger and poverty. Mexico is a bigger country; it has more people, many maquilas and more probabilities of being criticized for having sweatshops, yet Honduras gets the criticism. Honduras has introduced maquilas because textile companies take advantage of the cheap labor, proximity to the U.S. and wonderful tax incentives the government provides. The maquilas are located in Export Processing Zones (EPZ)

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color — be it African-American, Asian, Latina or otherwise — are at a further cultural disadvantage,” Bello said. In order to grow we need to focus on ensuring that more than adequate childcare facilities are in place and that women have the resources to continue their education or career at UH. The need to continually raise the bar and heave rocks at the glass ceiling should be a part of the Cougar agenda until the challenges and factors of inequalities dissipate. “I do believe women are still a minority; however, that status can absolutely be changed,” Bello said.

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expanding the level of scientific research, improving the level of undergraduate teaching, creating the Texas Center for the Study of the Environment and also creating the Texas Center for University-school partnerships. At the time of her death, she was the nation’s highestranked black woman college administrator. Barnett was an amazing examples of progress. Her leadership is evidence that UH is an exemplary example of a diverse campus that is continuing to grow. “I think all women, regardless of race, are still subject to the glass ceiling, but that women of

Andrew Taylor is an economics junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

where Honduras offers a relatively good price on land. These have proven to be very beneficial to foreign investors. EPZ benefits include total exemption from the import duties for raw materials, equipment and office supplies; from export taxes on all finished products; from income and excise taxes; from city and country taxes, including sales taxes; currency conversion; withdrawal of profits and capital at any time. Another government benefit is import and export shipments, which are cleared in less than one day with minimum documentation and as a member of the Central American Free Trade Agreement manufacturers in Honduras are granted duty-free entry to the U.S. I understand sweatshops violate people’s rights and make them work long shifts with low and improper pay. U.S. companies operating in Honduras don’t hire anyone younger than 18, and

workers are kept in air-conditioned environments and given lunch breaks and bonuses for achieving goals. The factories have on-site clinics and transportation for workers. Visiting these manufacturing facilities for many years while living in Honduras has shown me how workers are treated by these companies. In all the years I went to these places I never saw anyone suffering while working or anyone complaining about the environment around them. Thus, it is hard to believe that some are accusing these companies of operating sweatshops when what most workers are doing there is making an honest living. In a developing country such as Honduras you need to work long hours under any type of conditions because jobs are scarce, and if you want to feed your family you will take advantage of any job you get.

It seems easy to criticize when one has not lived around poverty for many years. I believe it is inhumane and illogical for people who have no idea of the working conditions in Honduras to criticize and impede families from earning the money that will feed them and keep them alive. Nobody prohibits people in the U.S. from working overtime and essentially that is what antisweatshop groups are trying to do in Honduras. “In fact, some experts say Western campaigns against lowwage factories overseas mostly benefit the American labor movement and do more harm than good in poor countries by draining off scarce jobs and choking off investment,” the New York Times’ Stephanie Strom reported in 1996. Alan Delon is a communication senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

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ztOvercoming Obstaclesgu By Brenda Maymí-Luna THE DAILY COUGAR Jorge Vivar is driven, intelligent, warm-hearted and set on success. He also suffers from cerebral palsy, a non-progressive condition in the brain that causes physical disability in human development. Vivar, a media production senior, is one of the students with disabilities benefiting from the academic and physical accommodations provided by the Justin Dart, Jr. Center for Students with DisAbilities. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in Mexico when he was 9 months old, but he was the first in his family to finish high school and graduated from community college with honors. Vivar has overcome his inability to communicate orally by typing with his left index finger — one letter at a time. “I have my life planned out,” Vivar wrote to The Daily Cougar. Vivar made a point to credit CSD for his accomplishments. “The Center for Students with DisAbilities at UH helped me to better myself in the career area and to be a more independent person,” Vivar wrote. The facilities at CSD are equipped with soundproof stations for testing and a lab consisting of 20 computers which provide students like Vivar with an equal footing they may not find at other universities. Additional academic accommodations provided to Vivar by CSD are textbooks recorded on CDs, tape recorders and notes in 14-point font size. The CSD also supplies voiceoutput software that reads computer screens and documents in a synthesized voice for students with visual impairments, as well as software that uses spoken commands to edit documents and type papers. In addition, CSD provides accommodations for students with psychiatric disabilities such as anxiety, learning disabilities, sensory disabilities, mobility issues and physical disabilities. “I really appreciate all of them, and I don’t see any improvement

that they can make. They’ve been giving me all the necessary tools and equipment that I need,” education senior Shade Ben-Kalio said. Ben-Kalio cannot see far away, read small print or drive. She has difficulty finding places and seeing her peers in class. Her dream is to return to Nigeria to help children with disabilities. “I am thinking of going back soon to help out and inform them about all the technology available and try to see if there is a way that I can obtain equipment here to transfer over there,” Ben-Kalio said. The CSD assigns hearingimpaired students with interpreters, or captionists, who escort them to classes and extra-curricular activities. “We make every effort to make sure that hearing-impaired students are represented and that they can fully understand and comprehend what’s going on around them like they need to,”said Shannon Richards, interpreter coordinator at CSD. One problem deaf students can encounter is the culture breach between American Sign Language and spoken English. Written notes may incorporate slang that will not translate to a student who has grown up only speaking American Sign Language. “The interpreters are there to process everything and make it to where the (hearing-impaired) person can actually understand. Whereas if it was just written on the board somewhere, they might not get it,” Richards said. Richards said that technology called “remote interpreting” allows students to carry a microphone or a Web camera into the classroom. A captionist at a remote location then translates lectures and notes for students on the computer screen in a way they can understand. Valerie Wright, UH alumna, was diagnosed with severe hearing impairment at age 4. She has difficulty taking notes while trying to listen and watch the professor. It is especially difficult for her to watch online video presentations or listen to the electronic aspects of exams. The center and her teachers, helped her overcome these obstacles

by providing captionists and One of the most important answering questions she had after services offered at CSD is the one-toclass. Wright also found it helpful one disability-related counseling. when professors posted lecture notes Alan Russel, assistant director on WebCT. and counselor for students, said “If there the students with “The Center for Students with impairments may are listening aspects of lack confidence, DisAbilities at UH helped assignments which is the most me to better myself in the or exams, difficult aspect of the professor career area and to be a more being disabled for is willing to them to overcome. independent person.” modify that for “I let them me, whether it — Jorge Vivar, media production senior know that they be to take the have already assignment overcome completely by obstacles and reading and challenges to get writing or by reading aloud the to the University,” Russel said. “It is audio conversations to me, so that I a fact of life that some people are better understand by reading lips,” insensitive out of fear and ignorance Wright said. towards people with disabilities. Do Students with disabilities have not let these people deter you from options when it comes to meeting success. Don’t let them project their their foreign language requirement. own prejudices on you.” Substitutions for foreign language The faculty plays an important courses are available to students with role in providing academic as well hearing, sight, speech, learning or as physical accommodations for memory disabilities. Some students students with disabilities. have also opted to take American Lynn Lankin, associate director of Sign Language to fulfill a foreign the Moores School of Music, allowed language credit requirement. a blind student in her “Listening to “We have had students who Music Masterpieces” course bring a are deaf and have completed their seeing-eye dog to class and sit in the foreign language requirements, and front row. we have had students who are blind Lankin said on test day, the and have completed their foreign student would take the listening language requirement. The choice is portion with the rest of the class, theirs,” CSD director Cheryl Amuroso identifying the music and typing said. answers on his laptop.

A teaching assistant would then look at the student’s answers and transcribe them on paper. For the written part of the test, the student would take the test on the same day at the center. CSD is designed with extensive general accessibility features such as curb cuts, ramps, accessible parking, wide doors, lowered telephones and elevator buttons to name a few in a long list. Federal and state laws mandate that the entire UH campus be accessible to all students, with Texas Accessibility Standards determining rules for sidewalks and buildings. “UH is extremely accessible in terms of buildings and classrooms. There are issues that come up,” Amoruso said. “But facilities planning and construction are generally very good about fixing problems that are reported — older buildings and sidewalks break, buttons break and different things like that. “And of course we don’t have an unlimited budget, but they prioritize the most important accessibility problems and are generally responsive of them. There is always room for improvement.” features@thedailycougar.com

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The UH Center for Students with Disabilities coordinates accommodations for all students with disabilities. CSD assistant director Allan Russel said for students with disabilities, “getting (a college) degree” was the best way to combat ignorance and obstacles to success.

UH to recuperate motor impairments By Marc Anderson THE DAILY COUGAR Researchers at UH could change thousands of paralyzed Americans’ lives with new rehabilitative methods. During the winter break, the Department of Health and Human Performance’s Laboratory for Integrated Physiology moved to the Texas Medical Center,

allowing greater access for those most in need of treatment. “Now more patients see us, and this enables the work to advance so that we offer the most cutting-edge therapies available,” said professor Charles Layne, chairman of the HHP department. The Laboratory for Integrated Physiology focuses on advancing rehabilitative treatments for diseases and disorders that affect motor control — impairments that limit the mobility of thousands of people in the U.S. Every year, nearly 10,000 Americans are fully or partially paralyzed by spinal cord injuries, and another 50,000 are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to the Food and Drug

Administration. Although the causes and conditions are different, both result in the loss of neurological control of muscle movement. Health and human performance associate professor Adam Thrasher said that many patients have healthy muscles, but have difficulty mobilizing them. Utilizing specially equipped treadmills and cameras linked to advanced software, Thrasher and his colleagues are able to assess how the muscle activity of an impaired individual changes in response to treatment. Another issue that arises in people with motor impairments is muscle atrophy. Because of lack of use, the muscle tissue decreases in

size, strength and functionality. Thrasher uses a piece of equipment called a functional electrical stimulation bicycle to recondition the leg muscles of paralyzed individuals. “This is a device that a person can bring their wheelchair right up to, put their feet in the straps, and we can electrically stimulate their leg muscles,” Thrasher said. The electrical stimulation mimics the signal that the muscle would receive from a nerve and causes it to contract. While not reversing paralysis, this treatment still provides substantial benefits such as muscle growth, increased bone density and improved cardiovascular performance.

“These individuals aren’t trying to walk again, they are just trying to get a decent workout and maintain their health as best they can,” Thrasher said. Thrasher and his team have discovered that this same type of electrical stimulation can improve the muscle condition in people with full-body paralysis. “We are working with people with complete spinal cord injuries to come up with the best techniques to recondition their muscles,” Thrasher said. “We are not expecting miracles, but we can make a real substantial difference in the health of these individuals.” features@thedailycougar.com

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Picture pro raphic communication freshman Timothy Sherrie runs his own graphic design studio, but dreams of professionally drawing comics like his piece above titled “Touch of Death.” Sherrie, who is deaf, said comics appealed to him from an early age because deaf people think “in pictures” instead of words.

Students encourage disability awareness By Sara Ali THE DAILY COUGAR Living with a disability can be challenging, and UH has a group to help. The Disabled Student Association focuses on providing a strong support system and awareness throughout the city through campuswide activities and get-togethers. The student-run organization hosts weekly meetings, called “Hour of Power sessions,” at the Cambridge Oaks clubhouse, where students with disabilities gather to discuss concerns on various issues from accessibility to campus safety. “We believe in the support system of, ‘If I’m down, then you’re down.’ We all feel the same thing together

because we’re a close-knit team,” Hearne said. The group is considering adding more campus maps, increasing signage for wheelchair-accessible entryways on campus and cutting more ramps in curbs for students with wheelchairs. “We have met with architects on campus and an accessibility issues committee, and we have voiced our concerns,” Hearne said. Each year, in conjunction with the Center for Students with DisAbilities, the Disabled Student Association hosts Disability Awareness Week. Last October, the week began with an awareness presentation at see DSA, page 12

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Caleb Ramsey reached on a fielder’s choice to load the bases. This was the perfect setup for outfielder William Kankel’s sharp single into right field, which scored Wallace and Presley and gave the Cougars a 3-0 lead. The Cougars added another run when third baseman David Murphy reached on a fielder’s choice, and Ramsey scored on a throwing error. The Cougars increased their lead to 7-0 on Murphy’s RBIsingle and second baseman Taylor White’s two-run double in the third inning. Noble went to his bullpen in the bottom of the sixth, ending a solid collegiate debut for Goodnight, who gave up two runs on three hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. The Lumberjacks began their comeback attempt in that frame, scoring three runs off three hits, but a spectacular throw from Presley nailed SFA catcher Joe Staley at home and prevented a fourth run. The Cougars will now turn their attention to crosstown rival and Collegiate Baseball No. 10 Rice, which they’ll face at 4 p.m. today at Reckling Park. It will be the home opener for the Owls, who dropped two of three games to Cal Poly last weekend. The Owls lost several key players from last year’s College World Series team, including a majority of their pitching staff. However, they do return ace Ryan Berry and have a plethora of talented freshman. Today’s game will be the first of five meetings between the schools to decide the winner of the Silver Glove Series Trophy. The Cougars will send right-hander John Touchton to the mound. sports@thedailycougar.com

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UH to host C-USA Championships By Mike Damante THE DAILY COUGAR Swimmers from across Conference USA will join UH students at the University’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium this week as Houston hosts the 2009 C-USA Championships, which begins at 2 p.m. today and runs through Saturday. The UH swimming and diving team ranks fourth in C-USA standings behind East Carolina, Rice and SMU, going into today’s meet. East Carolina’s Amanda Duncan was named the C-USA Swimmer of the Week by setting a pool record in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:04.14 and capturing a first-place victory in the 100-yard fly with a time of 59.96 seconds against William and Mary on Feb. 7. see SWIMMING, page 12

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Junior diver Anastasia Pozdniakova, pictured in the Sprint for the Cure Meet on Feb. 11, has won the 1-meter and 3-meter events nine consecutive times this season.

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UH to tangle with Tulsa By Chris Elliott THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars will enter the Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla. with a strong notion of what rides on tonight’s game against Tulsa. Houston improved to 17-8 overall and 8-4 in Conference USA with Saturday’s grind-it-out style 77-72 victory over Central Florida. The Cougars are in a virtual tie for third place with Tulsa (18-9, 8-4 C-USA). However, the Cougars know how devastating last Wednesday’s 88-83 loss to lowly Marshall could turn out to be if they do not pick up quality wins during the last four games of the regular season. “We lost at Marshall,” guard Kelvin Lewis said. “We’ve got to regroup and take it one game by one game. We’ve got Tulsa now, so we’ll be ready for them.” Houston’s leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, Aubrey Coleman, agrees. He said each game would be crucial for any chance the Cougars have of making the NCAA Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament. “It’s real important,” Coleman said. “Because Marshall was a stump in the toe for us; we had that game. I’m glad that we got it (past us). Now we have to focus on Tulsa.” Both Tulsa and Houston, who will tip off at 7:05 p.m., are in the midst of a tight battle for the coveted second seed in the C-USA Tournament. That’s the seed on

the opposite side of the bracket from conference leader and Associated Press No. 5 Memphis. However, neither team controls its own destiny at this point. In addition to winning out, both squads would need second-place Alabama-Birmingham (19-8, 9-3) to drop a couple of games before the end of the regular season (Mar. 7) in order to secure the No. 2 seed. Worrying about seeding would be looking too far into the future for a Houston team that needs to figure out how to contain the inside-out combination of Ben Uzoh and Jerome Jordan. Jordan, Tulsa’s 7-0 center, averages 14.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He broke out during Tulsa’s run in the 2008 C-USA Tournament and has carried his dominance in the paint into league play this season. Houston’s 6-11 center, Marcus Cousin, has struggled to stay out of foul trouble when playing big men of equal or more talent. The Cougars will need him to put up his average numbers of 11.9 points and nine rebounds per game to stay competitive with the Golden Hurricane. For the second consecutive game, Lewis will face one of the tougher defensive assignments in the conference. Uzoh averages 14.6 points per game for the Golden Hurricane and causes most of his damage by taking players off the dribble and playing physical inside. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Noble continues quest for Omaha By Ronnie Turner THE DAILY COUGAR When Rayner Noble took over the UH baseball program in May 1994, he dreamed of someday leading the Cougars to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Though that dream has yet to be realized, Noble is far from giving up on his quest. Noble, who is a former UH player and assistant coach, had a chance to reflect on this quest after recording his 500th career win in Sunday’s 3-2, 10-inning win over Kansas State. The journey includes three NCAA super regional appearances, eight NCAA regional appearances, three Conference USA regular-

season titles and three C-USA tournament championships. Noble hopes to add a College World Series appearance to that résumé soon. “I’ve had a vision here for a long time, and that’s to play College World Series baseball,” said Noble, who is 501-359 in his 15th season at UH. “We haven’t reached that goal yet, but that’s what I’ll always be chasing.” With the most wins in school history, Noble has established himself as one of the greatest coaches to grace UH’s athletic program. He took a program that was somewhat stagnant and turned it into a consistent postseason participant. see NOTEBOOK, page 12

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For Houston, resident record-breaker senior Sasha Schwendenwein will be called upon to match Duncan stroke for stroke. A specialist in butterfly and freestyle, Schwendenwein will play a key role in leading the Cougars to victory. In the freestyle, freshman Kimberly Eeson looks to continue her impressive firstyear collegiate campaign. Eeson was also selected to represent her native country of Zimbabwe in the FINA International Swimming Federation’s World Championships in Rome.

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The Cougars earned berths in an NCAA regional in six of the seven seasons from 19972003, missing the postseason in 1998. They made super regional appearances in 2000, 2002 and 2003, each time advancing to the final game of a best-of-three series before being eliminated. The Cougars went through rough stretches with no postseason appearances from 2004-05, but rebounded to make regional appearances in 2006 and 2008. Noble might have delivered his best coaching performance last season, directing a team that relied primarily on its offense and several freshman and sophomore arms to a C-USA tournament championship and a trip to the

Today’s swimming contests include the 200 and 800-yard freestyle relays. Houston’s 11time C-USA diver of the week, junior Anastasia Pozdniakova, will be heavily favored in the diving events, which begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday. Diving competitions include platform 1-meter and 3-meter intervals. Trial rounds will take place in the mornings and early afternoons with the finals and consolation races taking place in the evenings after 6 p.m. The C-USA Championships are free to the public and is the last major meet before March’s NCAA Championship. sports@thedailycougar.com

College Station Regional. UH fell one win short of winning the College Station Regional and advancing to its fourth super regional under Noble. However, just making the postseason under tough circumstances gave a jolt of confidence to a program that sorely needed it. When the Cougars face Collegiate Baseball No. 10 Rice today at Reckling Park, they’ll get a chance to observe a program that has advanced to the College World Series in the last three seasons. Noble anticipates UH will someday have its moment in Omaha. “It’s going to be a special moment when it happens, and it will happen,” he said. “Hopefully, it’ll be with this crowd right here.” sports@thedailycougar.com

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CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATIONAL TABLINGS

Find out about the campus’ sustainable efforts. Campus Recycling Program Recycling Group Contest Good vs. Bad Recycling RecycleMania Competition Produce Garden & Weeding Program Wednesday, February 25

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the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center by the Houston Challengers, a non-profit organization that assists people with disabilities through physical activity to foster an independent lifestyle. In order to welcome students with and without disabilities, the student-run organization coordinates accessibility awareness groups open to the entire campus. “We will allow you to push yourself all throughout campus in a wheelchair or be blindfolded, and you can get a feel of some of the

challenges that disabled students face and how they courageously overcome them each and everyday,” Hearne said. Hearne, who was born with cerebral palsy, attributes his attitude and lifestyle of service as his reasons for joining the Disabled Student Association. “I would just challenge everyone on campus, and this is just a personal philosophy of mine, to look at your ability rather than your disability,” Hearne said. “In the end, it’s not about your destination, but rather about your journey that will allow you to reach your destination.” features@thedailycougar.com