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Band finds start in UH apartments By Matthew Keever THE DAILY COUGAR

The cost of the UC to be renovated, as of now, is $99, 997,213. Sopko also said the reason why construction time was shortened was to reduce cost. “Phasing a construction project is expensive and time consuming,” she said. “The change in the project calls

Texas is known for its music. Cities like Austin are known as music havens, while Houston is best known for its rap and hip-hop. Because of this, local musicians in Houston don’t usually get acknowledged, but UH’s own VerseCity is hoping to change that. Communication junior Micah Walker and music sophomore Marcus Edwards, who met at Bayou Oaks apartments in Fall 2006, write most of VerseCity’s music and lyrics. They also provide the bulk of the vocals and guitar, respectively. Edwards also plays the saxophone on “Lullaby,” the band’s most-downloaded track. “If I had to describe the sound, it would be rock/soul/pop,” Walker says. “The idea (behind the band) is to push a positive message while having a good time.” The two, who originally played basketball on opposing high school teams, began to write music together at Bayou Oaks. “We were jamming as an acoustic duo for about two years,” Walker says. VerseCity’s first show as a full band was on Jan. 12, 2008. The band has recently celebrated its two-year anniversary.

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The University Center opened in 1967. In 1973, it was expanded to include the UC Underground. In 2001, there were some smaller changes made to it, but there have not been major changes made to the structure. This will all change when construction for the new UC is completed in 2014.

More building for the dollar By Moniqua Sexton THE DAILY COUGAR Renovations for the New University Center are now expected to cost less and be done quicker according to the projects committee members. “Last November (after) working with Executive Vice President for

Administration and Finance Carl Carlucci, we realized an opportunity to take advantage of the low interest rates in the bond market,” UC 2010 Initiative Co-Chairperson Nicole Sopko said. Initially called “the UC 2010” the plan details the remodeling and addition to the University Center. “The initial project called for

a three-phased renovation and reconfiguration of space within the existing footprint of the UC building, which is what the students and SGA approved funding for and at the time was deemed most cost effective,” Sopko said. Construction is set to begin in May 2011 and be completed May 2014.

State aid not equal for all universties By Roland Henshaw THE DAILY COUGAR For some students in Texas, financial aid is the deciding factor on whether they will continue their education at their respective institutions. According to the office of scholarships and financial aid, more than 80 percent of the students at UH receive financial aid. For political science sophomore Marquis Crowder, financial aid is the reason he did not return to school this semester. Crowder and many students probably would have received the financial aid they needed if state funding were distributed among public institutions evenly. In 2009, the state funded the University of Texas at Austin with

the sum of $540 million dollars, and funded Texas A&M University with $478 million dollars while UH only received $288 million in state funding last year. While these institutions receive more money than any other schools in the state almost certainly because of their flagship status, others that have not reached flagship have to manage the funds that the state provides them with. The state of Texas spends millions of dollars every year on students who do not need financial aid, while not adhering to the needs of lowincome students who actually need the monetary assistance. Low-income students are then placed into a financial bind because the institutions they receive see AID, page 3

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he University Services Department hosted the Green Commuter Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday to sign up students for the Metro Q card. The student organization that registered the most members will receive a pizza party. Jonas Chin, University Services program coordinator, said that the number of students that signed up for a Q card this semester surpassed last semester’s.

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TODAY Study Abroad Scholarship: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., UC Cougar Den. The Office of International Studies and Programs is pleased to invite students to discover study abroad scholarship opportunities. Presentations will be given about financial aid for study abroad and different study abroad scholarships such as the IEFS, HJCC, Gilman and NSEP. There are numerous sources of financial aid that can help you achieve this international experience that will enhance your resume. Open to undergraduate, graduate and post-baccalaureate students. For more information, call 713-743-9167 or log on to www. uh.edu/studyabroad

FRIDAY The Honors College Hosts: Noon – 2 p.m., Honors College Commons. The Honors College hosts the Ross M. Lence Master Teacher Residency. Lence’s career was marked by his commitment to the transformative effect of undergraduate education. In his honor, the College brings a master teacher in for a week of seminars and events. This year’s Lence Master Teacher is Professor James M.

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Shapiro, Columbia University. Professor Shapiro is the author of influential and prize-winning monographs, most recently 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, a book that won the Theatre Book Prize as well as the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for the best nonfiction book published in the United Kingdom in 2005. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Libby Ingrassia at 713-743-3714 or log onto www.thehonorscollege.com Swim meet: 5 – 9 p.m., Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium. The Cougars swimming and diving squad squares off against the Texas A&M Aggies inside the recreation center on the campus of UH. Admission is free if you present a valid Cougar Card at the entrance.

SATURDAY Men’s basketball: 5 – 7 p.m., Hofheinz Pavilion. The UH men’s basketball team squares off against Conference USA rival Southern Miss. at Hofheinz Pavilion. Admission is free if you present a valid Cougar Card at the entrance.

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Renovations to the University Center will include a new food court, lounge spaces and an organization center. There will also be an additional 60,000 square feet.

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for building an expansion first, which can be used as a swing space while renovating other spaces, thereby allowing us to speed construction by consolidating phases from three to two phases.” Sopko also said that with the change, student fees will decrease to $135 from $150. Some students like the idea that the renovation will cost less due to the economy and tuition going up. “I think it’s great [that it will cost less], especially during these hard times and it’s being constructed more efficiently and we are getting more for our money,” mathematics junior Daniel Ortiz said. Art History graduate student Rachel Nordt likes the idea that it

will cost less, but she is more excited about having a bigger UC. “I thought it would be a good thing for students and they said it wouldn’t increase our fees that much so I didn’t see why not,” Nordt said. “It sucks that I won’t get to enjoy the final product, but it’s still a nice thing.” Sopko also said the plans for the UC also include additional square footage, for a bigger bookstore, a new ballroom and theater. The student publications office is also expected to move to the new UC once completed. The Daily Cougar and Houstonian offices have recently been moved to the University Center Satellite from the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication building. No reason has been given as to why they have decided to move the offices again. news@thedailycougar.com

acceptance from are not flagship schools, according to a recent article on edutrust.com. The office of scholarships and financial aid advisor Sofia Garza said students who receive financial aid receive an adequate amount of money depending on their financial status, regardless of UH’s status. “Their aid is based on their FAFSA application, and it is mandated by the Department of Education,” Garza said. “(Flagship) is a status that we definitely need to

pursue but students would still have the financial support regardless.” UH students who receive financial aid claim that it would be convenient for more aid to be disbursed in a struggling economy where tuition seems to be on a continual rise. “Financial has been a problem for me and my friends for years. It seems like if you come from a highincome family then you don’t get any money and if you come from a low-income family they don’t give you enough money. Either way the person is in a very frustrating predicament,” economics senior Aurelio McLenan said.

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Psychology senior Ashley Gordon said she would like for UH to receive more state funding for financial aid, but she knows this will take time. “If UH becomes a (flagship) school and we can receive more state funding as far as financial aid is concerned, then that would make my life easier,” Gordon said. “However, people need to understand for this university to receive the benefits of (flagship) status, we must endure the journey of getting there. Overall, I feel it will be very efficient and beneficial for all involved.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Time limits on parking meters unfair to students

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Holiday abates weight of history The celebration of Black History Month began Monday, and although it’s supposed to be a time to appreciate the achievements made by black men and women in this country’s history, people need to Patrick Levy examine what this month is really all about. In 1926, Carter Woodson created “Negro History Week” to be recognized during the second week of February as a way to pay homage to the works of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Today, Black History Month is celebrated to commemorate and honor the many struggles and accomplishments of AfricanAmericans who have played a role in shaping the country. But there are people who say that confining black history to one month isn’t beneficial and all history should be revisited, regardless of race. Some have even suggested that the special dedication of a month to a certain race’s history should cease. Actor Morgan Freeman summed things

up best in a Dec. 18, 2005, interview on 60 Minutes. In response to being asked how stop racism; Freeman said people “(should) stop talking about it.” Freeman wasn’t suggesting Americans simply discount black history, but instead that he finds it ridiculous to “relegate (black) history to a month.” Nothing could be more truthful. When people choose to limit themselves to a limited period of time to focus on and study black history, they easily forget about it throughout the rest of the year. Designating a black history month only serves to reinforce the very segregation that we as a people have strived for centuries to overcome. The history of other races is just as significant and equally as important. Despite horrendous suffering, education about Jewish history is severely lacking. More must be done to remember the damage caused to an entire race of people by a tyrannical dictator, and the scars left behind by the millions of people killed in the Holocaust.

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Although more than 100,000 people of Japanese heritage were interned in America during World War II, most people don’t understand what led to such drastic actions. The deplorable conditions and rationing of food and other basic necessities within the internment camps is also worth more than just a short evaluation in a textbook. While the Irish suffered through troubled times, hardly any emphasis in society is placed on learning their history, even though America is home to millions of IrishAmericans, whose ancestors lived through the brutal Irish War of Independence and the Great Famine. It may not be possible to lift the artificial constraints placed on African-American history without angering some, but we can certainly take a more elaborate look at the chronicles of every race’s history within classrooms and amongst ourselves. As part of the greatest melting pot in the world, Americans owe it to each other to do so. Patrick Levy is a communication freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

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Individuality not good for military Since this debate has been going on, I have not heard anyone explain why the military is opposed to gays serving openly in the military. When I went Cameron through basic training, the drill sergeants Dolezal thoroughly explained to all present that we were no longer black, white, Hispanic, Catholic, Christian, Jews or Muslims; we were now soldiers of the U.S., and uniformity was our key to survival. Individuality is not conducive to the military environment. Progressive movements are great for society, and gays should have the right to marry. However, letting any group have its

hile parking has long been an issue at UH, it seems as though students are constantly finding that the University’s “solutions” only bring about new problems. From creating new parking lots further away from campus to reclassifying existing lots and creating new parking passes, each answer has ended up compounding the problem with no end in sight. A prime example is the row of parking meters in the Robertson Stadium parking lot that allow people to park for only one hour. Given that all of the meters surrounding Robertson allow for up to 10 hours of parking, the drastic reduction for this group strikes many as unnecessary. Factor in that most classes last more than one hour, and the limit becomes more odd. The University may have implemented this low limit to encourage these spaces to be used for visitors or to allow for more students to use them. The latter makes sense, especially for students who don’t take back-to-back classes — they can use them for their first class and search for another spot later. But given the limit of one hour, those students still run the risk of either receiving a parking violation or having to leave class early to move, unless they take classes that meet three times per week — a small percentage of the student body. Some would argue that it makes no sense to have 10-hour meters mere yards from one-hour meters, but there is a logical compromise that can be reached. Why not extend the one-hour meters to four hours or at least two hours? Even at two hours, students would have enough time to attend most classes and even reload the meter if they want to stay in that spot. At the end of the day, the University’s parking policies should be aimed at facilitating the education of its student body, and that starts with students being able to get to class and stay there. The University’s only incentive to do nothing is if it would rather continue collecting the fines from violations that these meters tend to produce. But hey, that would only mean lower tuition rates or more garages to be built with all that extra money, right? We didn’t think so.

individuality while the rest are forced to acclimate to the military way of life is not wise. Civilians need to realize that their way of life will never be comparable to that of our soldiers. The military is not about me, me, me; it’s about the team as a whole getting the job done right and bringing everyone back alive. No differences should be allowed to divide the cohesiveness that is needed for our troops to be effective. Let’s remember that the military is a place where it is a crime to talk harshly about the president. Not showing up for work or being derelict in your duties are punishable by death in times of war.

One would be wise to examine how uniformity and selfless service has made our military the strongest in the history of mankind. Are we trying to fix something that is not in need of repair?

E D I TO R I A L P O L I C Y STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole.

Cameron Dolezal is an engineering junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

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Sexbots may provide pleasure, but not real love Inventor Douglas Hines unveiled his latest creation, a $7,000 sex robot named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roxxxy,â&#x20AC;? at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas on Jan. 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Zachary Nunn vacuum or cook, but she does almost everything else,â&#x20AC;? Hines said of the robot. Powered by a computer under its silicone â&#x20AC;&#x153;skin,â&#x20AC;? the robot employs voice-recognition and speech-synthesis software to answer questions and carry on conversations. Roxxxyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body is made from hypoallergenic silicone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the material used in prosthetic limbs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; molded over a rigid skeleton. It cannot move on its own, but can be contorted into almost any natural position.

To create Roxxxyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shape, Hines had a female model spend a week posing for a series of molds. A motor in its chest pumps heated air through a tube that winds throughout the robotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body, which Hines says keeps it warm to the touch. Roxxxy also has sensors in its hands and genital areas that trigger vocal responses from it when touched. It even shudders to simulate having an orgasm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tremendous need for this kind of product,â&#x20AC;? Hines, a computer scientist and former Bell Labs engineer, said. According to Hines, the target consumers for this product are men who have problems meeting women. There are a multitude of possible reasons for the creation

of a robot that aims to simulate companionship and lovemaking (insecurity, desperation, etc.), and yet none of them really make much sense. The real reason Roxxxy exists is because some people just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand love. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture, sex is a lottery ticket; people scratch off their cards hoping to hit those lucky numbers and be winners. Roxxxy, in the context of what man desires, makes sense, because if a man can purchase a product that assures some semblance of love without any gamble, why not do it? Why go through card after card, only to see those numbers miss time after time? What potential consumers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand is that Roxxxy cannot give them real love, and neither can casual

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walk-on for UH basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that good,â&#x20AC;? Edwards says of Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills as a basketball player. Edwards insists that he is the better ball player. The band is working on a new album now at Digital Services Recording Studio, which they plan to release during the summer. Five songs are completed, and more are in the works. Along with Walker and Edwards, the band is composed of Daniel Rascoe, Nelson Baradat and Jared Kindel. Baradat is a music junior, Rascoe attends Lone Star College and Kindel is a student at Bellaire high school. Both Rascoe and Kindel plan to attend UH.

When it comes to making music, Walker and Edwards have different - albeit similar - advice for other local artists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to be creative,â&#x20AC;? Edwards says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to sound like everyone else.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Establish the values you want to push as a band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the [bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] vision â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and go out and do what other bands arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t willing to do,â&#x20AC;? says Walker. VerseCityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first album, Epic Sunrise, is available on iTunes, and the band is playing at the House of Blues on Friday, Jan. 5 as an opening act for Jud Johnson Band.

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One of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s first shows was at Frontier Fiesta in 2008, where VerseCity opened for Cobra Starship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our fan base boomed,â&#x20AC;? Walker says. Walker has no official vocal training but has always loved to sing. He takes most of his singing inspiration from Brandon Boyd, the lead singer of Incubus, whom fans have compared with VerseCityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound along with the likes of Matchbox 20 and Maroon 5. Walker was originally supposed to be a

sexual encounters with real women. If either of those things truly assured love, would our society be dealing with rising rates of divorce, single parent households and crime? The good news is that love is available for any man or woman, through the one whom Lionel Richie sang about in his classic song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jesus is Love.â&#x20AC;? Jesus really is love, but he

isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found in morality, behavior modification, church attendance or memorizing the Bible. True love isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found in the church building but in repenting and trusting the one who promises to save and change those who believe. Zachary Nunn is a consumer science junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com

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ON CAMPUS At room 212 in the M.D. Anderson Library, the Lecture series: Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Professor James Shapiro of Columbia University will present the lecture: Which is the merchant rchant here, and which is the Jew’s Shakespeare.

AROUND TOWN Mardi Gras is back in Galveston. The annual party starts this weekend on Galveston Island. The second Gulf Coast reading, di iis this Friday From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Brazos Bookstore on 2421 Bissonnet. Tom green’s world standup Comedy tour is in town from the 4th to the 6th at the Improv in Houston for tickets and information go to tomgreen.com

06SATURDAY AT THE MOVIES Movies opening this Friday From Paris with Love (R) with John Travolta, I Love You Phillip Morris (R) with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, and Dear John (PG-13) with Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfiried.

AROUND TOWN The musical group Theory of a Deadman is coming to the House of Blues this Saturday for tickets and information go to ticketmaster.com The Harlem Globetrotters will be at the Toyota Center the Saturday at 1:30 p.m. For tickets and information go to www.harlemglobetrotters.com Houston’s only monthly fine arts event “The First Saturdays Art Market” in the Heights at 548 W. 19th street at Lawrence on the Wind Water Gallery parking lot. The art market offers original artwork. For more information go to www.FirstSaturdayArtsMarket.com

07SUNDAY ON TELEVISION Don’t bother stepping foot outside your house this weekend (unless, of course, you’re going to a friend’s place or a local sports bar), because no one will be anywhere but glued to their television sets. It’s Super Bowl Sunday; the New Supe Orleans Saints will take on the Or Indianapolis Colts in Super I Bowl XLIV. But if you’re not into football, local rockers The Last Place You Look will be at Scout Bar hosting w aH Hope for Haiti concert. Take your p pick.

AROUND TOWN The play Mrs. Mannerly has will be at the Ally Theater this Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30. For tickets and information go to www.alleytheater.org Compiled by the Life & Arts staff

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In an interview, Tom Green talks about his world stand-up tour that has come to Houston and his Web site, tomgreen.com.

The city is going Green By Travis Hensley THE DAILY COUGAR

The quirky comedian Tom Green is in Houston Thursday through Saturday, at a point in his new tour where he considers himself to be hitting his stride. “Houston is at a great point in the show. It’s happening when I’m getting comfortable up on the stage,” he said in a phone interview. “And still, there is a lot of crazy stuff that can happen.” The “original prankster,” who has been on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and guest hosted The Late Show with David Letterman,is hitting the stage with the Tom Green World Standup Comedy Tour. The two-hour show is at the Improv, 7620 Katy Freeway, starting at 8 p.m. tonight with additional shows at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. This show promises to be an entertaining night of story telling, singing and audience participation. Typically, members of the audience yell out favorite scenes from his movie “Freddy Got Fingered,” and Green acts them out

on stage. Green is not at all offended by his movie Freddy Got Fingered being up for a Razzie as the worst picture of the decade. “I hope it wins. That film has got a cult following to it and has to be financially successful with its DVD release,” Green said. When not touring, he is now living in Los Angeles and has converted his home into a television studio for his Web site tomgreen.com.For $5.95 a month, members gain access to all of the videos on the Web site. During his comedy tour, his web show will feature guest hosts and have call-ins from Green and other videos from the tour. Even without a membership, there is still a great deal of video clips available on the Web site for free. For fans of Green, this is the place to go. With so much content, there is a personal level to the Web site that lets those who visit really know who Green is. “To really know what we’re trying to accomplish, you just have to go to the Web site and just click on the tabs,” he

said. “It is a relaxed environment. I shoot in my living room, with my dogs running around. Most of the time, most of the people who are there are friends.” The main living room has been turned into a studio with multiple cameras and switchboards, and a guest room that has been turned into an editing bay. “The internet is great for the viewers. On mainstream TV, a lot of the choices are made for you,” Green said. “TV has gotten worse when it comes to getting a pure idea out there. “It (his internet show) offers a lot more raw product than what is offered on TV.When I was a kid, we had 13 channels. I would have loved to be able to see everything that’s out there today. We’re so used to it now, but three or four years ago ... ” it was different, he said. In addition to his tour, Green recently made a recording with Sean Paul and T-Pain. He also has appeared on VH1’s “For The Love of Ray J.” arts@thedailycougar.com

Gallery offers variety By Michelle Reed THE DAILY COUGAR Settled deep inside a residential neighborhood, the Colton & Farb gallery doesn’t look like much; just a one-story, white house on the corner of North Blvd. and Melon St. In fact, when driving through the neighborhood, the gallery is hard to spot. But once inside, it offers a look into the world of Houston contemporary art. Each exhibition lasts four weeks and only a few international artists are chosen to present their work each year.

According to the gallery’s Web site, the exhibitions “highlight only the most provocative, and relevant contemporary artists, whose diverse practices include paintings, works on paper, sculpture, video, photography and conceptual future media installations.” And that’s exactly what the Colton & Farb gallery offers; a colorful experience, minus the bright, white walls, for creative minds as well as a journey for the non-artistic gurus who are looking for a little bit of inspiration. The main room is large and might seem empty, but one look at the large

canvases on the walls will send anyone’s brain into a tantrum of screaming spectrums and colorful frenzies. The main room focuses on the New Beginnings 2010 exhibit with paintings from artists Mark Dell‘Isola and Daniel Kayne. For non-contemporary art lovers, the art might seem a bit strange. Kayne has a large canvas drenched in white paint selling for $22,000. However, it’s what’s inside the meaning of the paintings that Colton & Farb likes to show. see GALLERY, page 7

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Five stages of rejection, dodgeball The Kübler-Ross model outlines grief in five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. These five stages of grief also work perfectly when applied to rejection in relationships. But first, let’s TTravis i start with the game of Hensley dodgeball, the perfect metaphor for relationships. In dodgeball, before everyone starts to throw balls at one another, there is a time when everyone is lined up facing two team captains, just hoping to be picked. One by one, everyone is getting picked until you and the fat kid wearing a Blue Power Ranger

t-shirt are the only ones left. The two captains are now standing in front of both of you with a look of judgment. How on Earth could they be comparing you to someone who likes the Blue Power Ranger? It is the Green Power Ranger or no Power Ranger. And then it happens. The dork gets picked before you, marking the first stage of rejection: denial. You tell yourself you weren’t rejected; that everything happens for a reason; and that you are just too busy to be in a relationship right now. You are still on a team, the single-people team, filled with people who still think mustaches are cool and people who make awkward jokes about 1980s pop culture. Then something else happens.

Maybe someone throws one of those red rubber balls a little too close to your head. Now you’re in the second stage: anger. You are mad. Mad that you are playing dodgeball because you wanted to play kickball. Who on earth, when given two options, decides to play dodgeball instead of kickball? But mainly, you are angry because of the people who didn’t pick you. You grab the nearest bouncing ball, and you fling it at the kid with all of your might. As you see the ball soaring through the sky, you have just moved into the third stage: bargaining. Your body contorts with the hope that through some manipulation, there will be a change in the ball’s trajectory. And then, he catches the ball and you

are no longer on the single-people side. You are in the corner, out of the game, begging with people to catch something to let you back in. Now you make the fatal error of talking to the team captains again with the hopes that through their power as wise decision-makers they will let you back in the game. They will almost always say “no,” welcoming you to the fourth stage: depression. While you watch the other people play, you start to think of all the fun you could be having. Everything now revolves around the fact that your actions have led you to being the only kid who will be forced to ask the younger kids if you can get in on their game. Then your heart sinks just a little bit more when you contemplate the hardship that will

come from being rejected by first graders. As you look back to the game that is going on and more people have gotten out, you start to think that if you could just go over to those people, there would be enough to start a new game and this time, you’ll be one of the captains you make the hard choices. Now you are in the fifth and final stage: acceptance. You realize that you never at any point lost all of your options. You are not in denial, you just have hope that the next game will go better, and you don’t want to end your recess career being known as the kid who would sit in the middle of the jungle gym and pick his nose.

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what’s going on behind each image that is the real art. Each sintra has several images going on at once. The image of a gnome playing a ukulele could catch a glance for a moment and quickly be taken away by a Japanese head-popping out. It’s a sight for sore eyes. Andrea Nottebohm’s usage of paint on Aluminum is an interesting find. There is also a lot of photography ranging from Stephen Torton’s 1982 photo of Jean-Michel

Basquiat and Madonna, one day on Crosby and Jay Ruscovich’s photos from his new book Inside Out. Houston native Michael Meazell offers a fresh new look into the world of collages. Meazell’s art is made out of coins, cigar box tops and ‘60s magazine photos that he prints and assembles on a six-foot aluminum panel. Meazell will later splash bits of paint on the collage to create an effect. Meazell has his own room in the gallery, entitled From the

beginning of time. Each collage might look the same at first glance, but a second look around will help decipher the different images and meanings behind Meazell’s collages. As one of the main Contemporary art galleries in Houston, owner Deborah Colton and her husband were recently the co-chairs for the Art 4 Life benefit presented by ExxonMobil on Jan. 30. Co-owner Carolyn Farb was also a part of the Host Committee. The benefit featured locally

and nationally acclaimed artists in a silent auction. The auction benefited the AIDS Foundation Houston. Colton & Farb artists Daniel Kayne and Jay Ruscovich were two of the many artists to donate their art to save lives. The Colton & Farb gallery definitely offers a trek into the realm of interesting. It is one gallery that will not be understood by the faint of mind but can offer insight into a newfound beauty.

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By Keith Cordero Jr. THE DAILY COUGAR With Conference USA frontrunners Tulsa and Memphis having already won earlier on Wednesday night, the Cougars needed to make a statement against an explosive UTEP team that was tied atop the standings before the game began. UTEP was led by junior guard and Louisville transfer Derrick Caracter’s 22 points (15 in second half) and 13 rebounds as the Miners stayed hot, claiming a tight 65-58 decision over the Cougars at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso. “They (UTEP) closed within four so that pretty much was the turning point of the game even though we came out pretty good in the second half and we were right there,” head coach Tom Penders said. “When you play on the road in extremely hostile environment like that bunch (UTEP fans), you got to try and take the crowd out of it.” The Cougars (11-10, 4-4 C-USA) were led by senior guard Aubrey Coleman, who finished with 23 points. Senior guard Kelvin Lewis chipped in 16 points to go along with eight rebounds and three assists. The Miners extended their lead largest lead of the game to six on two occasions, going up 45-39 and later 51-45 with about seven minutes left in the second half. Houston kept it close, cutting the Miners lead to 55-54 as Coleman drilled a straight away 3-pointer

with 3:30 remaining. Coleman stayed hot in the second half, hitting a high-arching jump shot off the backboard to put the Cougars within 61-58. Coleman’s bucket gave him 23 points with 1:30 left in the game. Houston got a rebound off a Miners timeout and with it being only a one-possession game, the Cougars called timeout. The Miners (18-4, 7-1) doubled Coleman on the perimeter on the play out of the timeout as the shot clock ticked down, causing Washington to shoot up a ill-advised 3-pointer off the Coleman pass that went begging as the Miners picked up the rebound. “He stepped out and he was open. I’ve never seen him take a three in practice; it wasn’t a designed play,” Penders said. Two made free throws by the Miners’ Jeremy Williams after a Washington foul put the game away as Coleman and Lewis air-balled two 3-pointers on the Cougars’ final two possessions. Williams knocked down two more free throws to ice the UTEP win over the Cougars and increase their win streak to five games. “The conference in my opinion is going to be a one-bid league (for the NCAA Tournament) ... whoever wins the conference tournament is going to the tournament (NCAA),” Penders said. “When the season started, if you told me we were going to split with UTEP, I’ll take that.” Houston jumped out to a 8-0 lead during the first 1:46 of the

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But Houston missed its last six shots of the first half as the 14-point lead quickly disappeared. Lewis led the way in the first half for the Cougars with 11 points, including three 3-pointers while Coleman chipped in with 10 points to go along with three steals.

In an effort to build on one of the most successful football seasons in school history, UH head coach Kevin Sumlin announced Wednesday the 25 high school seniors and two junior college players who have signed national letters of intent to join the team in the fall. Texas once again proved the most fruitful source of recruits, yielding 22 players. From the Dallas area comes wide receivers Dominique Sanders (Fort Worth Dunbar) and Langston Williams (Arlington Bowie), quarterback David Piland (Southlake Carroll), and defensive lineman Rodney Williams (Dallas Skyline). Central Texas was an area of emphasis this year for Sumlin and his staff, and their hard work paid off with the signings of wide receiver DeAndre Perry (Austin Bowie), defensive lineman Eric Braswell (Killeen Shoemaker), and defensive back D.J. Jones (Cibolo Steele). Their recruiting visits to East Texas also proved successful, landing them defensive lineman Jeremiah Farley and allpurpose athlete Aaron Johnson (Longview), Austin Lunsford (Garrison) and linebacker Austin

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Aubrey Coleman’s 23 points weren’t enough to prevent UTEP from running away in the second half of Wednesday’s game, as the Cougars lost 65-58. game with Lewis knocking down two quick 3-pointers to go with Coleman’s steal taken in for a layup, leading to a quick UTEP timeout. Houston seemed comfortable and stayed hot in the first half, extending its lead to 10 after a Lewis jumper. The Cougars’ lead blew up to a 30-16, their largest of the game.

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Coogs try to put loss behind them By Tristan Tippet THE DAILY COUGAR

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Porsche Landry and the Cougars aim to get back on track as they take on Rice at 7 p.m. today at Tudor Fieldhouse.

The Cougars will face in-town rival Rice for the first time this season after dropping a tough one to SMU at Hofheinz Pavilion on Saturday. The Cougars (10-10, 4-3 Conference USA) built a 13-point lead in the first half via hot shooting from the perimeter, but cooled off in the second half and lost 74-67. The loss stole the momentum of their two-game winning streak, which included a gritty road win over a UAB who previously had been undefeated in conference play. Inconsistent play has been a recurring theme for the Cougars, and again it was their downfall against the Mustangs. Forward Brittany Mason said the team lacked the necessary energy to compete. “I feel we lost our intensity,” Mason said. “We were dead the second half. They pretty much took over the game, and at some point we felt like we fell back. We were able to get back in it, but it

was too late.” The Cougars should not lack motivation when they take the court against the Rice Owls 7 p.m. today at Tuder Fieldhouse. The history between the two teams is one-sided, with UH leading the series 37-7. However, Mason said facing Rice is always hard fought, regardless of how both teams are playing. “It’s always intense, it doesn’t matter if Rice is good or not,” Mason said. “It’s always going to be an intense game no matter who is in what position in the rankings.” The Owls are coached by Greg Williams, who has a career record of 68-79 in five seasons with the Owls. In his first two seasons, the Owls made an appearance in the C-USA Championship and WNIT. Williams also has a connection to UH. He was the Cougars’ head coach in the late 1980s. In the 1987-88 season UH went 22-7, cracked their first top-20 ranking and appearing in the NCAA tournament. Williams was named the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year.

This season the Owls (10-10, 4-3 C-USA), like the Cougars, have been inconsistent, but have had quality wins against Marshall, SMU and East Carolina. The Owls are last in the conference in field goal percentage, but excel in other areas. Rice is first in the conference in free throw percentage, shooting 74 percent. The Owls also rank second in the conference in rebounding at 41.8 per game and first in defensive rebounding. Mason said the key to the game will be limiting their own mistakes. “We just got to play defense the way we know we can. We can’t have any frustration fouls, and we need to be in help defense because that can limit cheap fouls we always give up,” Taylor said. If they can also keep their intensity up for the full 40 minutes, the Cougars should be in good position to get back above .500. After tonight’s game, the Cougars have eight regular-season games remaining. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Colts own quality edge over Saints on paper It’s finally Super Bowl week, and the rains keep on coming down hard in Miami, driving the media day indoors and making for a soggy Pro Bowl. The AFC won 41-34, and Keith a familiar name, Cordero Jr. Matt Schaub, won the MVP award. But that game is now in the rearview mirror as Super Week is well underway. Who has the edge this weekend? Quarterbacks: With all due respect to Drew Brees and his amazing 15-3 season(including playoffs) for the Saints, the best quarterback in this game, and arguably ever, is Peyton Manning for the Colts. Peyton picked up an NFL-record fourth

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Greatness, regularity connect franchises Three teams have been the model of consistency the past decade in their respective sports. Baseball has the St. Louis Cardinals, basketball has the San Antonio Spurs, and football has the TTristan i Indianapolis Colts. Although Tippet they all have their own identity, each has found a way to succeed consistently every year. The Colts and Spurs started their runs in 1999, while the Cardinals’ stretch began in 2000. Around that time, each team found their cornerstone players. The Cardinals signed Albert Pujols, the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan, and the Colts received Peyton Manning as the No. 1 overall pick. Each player combines a level of intelligence and physical skill that is unrivaled in their sports. When they are at the top of their game, they make other players around them better, and provide the foundation a winning team needs. These teams have also, for the most part, maintained the same coaching regimes: the Cardinals with Tony La Russa, the Spurs with Gregg Popovich, and the Colts with Tony Dungy, who retired after the 2008 season. Each coach managed to institute a culture of winning and professionalism, and their players love to play for them. As we’ve seen, these moves have produced stable, championship-caliber teams year in and year out. They play hard and play the game the right way. Speaking of championships, they have a few of those too. The Spurs lead the group with see TIPPET, page 12

MVP award last month, and has never missed a start in 12 seasons in the Pros. Manning excels calling audibles at the line of scrimmage, and is coming off a 377 yard, three touchdown passing game in a win over the NFL’s top defense team, the New York Jets, in the AFC title game. Winner: Colts Running backs: In addition to their high-flying passing attack, the Saints leagueleading offense possesses a running game that is extremely explosive, balanced and unarguably better than the Colts. Joseph Addai and the rookie Donald Brown are solid, but the Colts finished last in the league in rushing yards with 80.9 per game,

while the Saints finished sixth with 131.6 rush yards per game. Winner: Saints Wide Receivers/Tight Ends: Let’s not forget the Colts no longer have future Hall of Famer wide receiver Marvin Harrison. But into the vacuum left by the departures of Harrison and last year’s No. 3 receiver Anthony Gonzales, the Colts have inserted second year player Pierre Garcon and rookie Austin Collie, and along with veterans Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark, they are as lethal as ever at the wide receiver position. Garcon and Collie combined for 18 receptions, 274 yards and two touchdowns in their AFC title game win over the Jets, while Wayne and Clark were relatively quiet,

combining for seven catches, 90 yards and one touchdown. Marques Colston and Devery Henderson may give the Saints an edge in speed, and Robert Meachem and Jeremy Shockey give them toughness, but none of them have played to their potential in these playoffs. Short passes to Bush and Thomas have been productive weapons for the Saints, but their receiving core has averaged only 222 yards per game in the playoffs, good for fifth, while the Colts rank second. Winner: Colts Defense/Special Teams The Colts deserve the edge once again after shutting down the top running games of the Ravens and Jets, and allowing only 20 points in

their two playoff wins. They held the Ravens’ Ray Rice to 67 yards and no touchdowns, and kept the Jets’ Thomas Jones and Shonn Green scoreless, locking them down for a combined 83 yards. When it comes to special teams, the Colts’ field goal kicker Matt Stover has already won a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2000, while the Saints’ Garrett Hartley didn’t attempt his first field goal this season until Week 13. Despite nailing the game winner against the Vikings in the NFC title game, the edge here goes the Colts for big game experience. Winner: Colts Prediction: Colts win 31-23 sports@thedailycougar.com

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four, winning it all in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007. The Spurs have won every NBA Finals theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve competed in. The Colts earned a Super Bowl title in 2007 by defeating the Chicago Bears. They have a chance to win another Sunday. The Cardinals shocked everyone by defeating the Detroit Tigers in five games to claim a wold a World Series title in 2006. They also made an appearance in 2004. but were swept in four games by the Boston Red Sox. Their consistency gives them a chance to win a championship every year. Even in years where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come up short, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

always there at the end, whereas most teams would consider themselves lucky to have a single shot at a title. These teams are focused on winning every game in every year, and they have the ability to do it. They provide a model for Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams, even as they consistently beat them. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustrating for Houstonians see their teams fail against the Spurs, Colts and Cardinals, it has become fascinating to watch these organizations over a long period of time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become intriguing to observe how a team can consistently play hard and win. I used to hate the drubbing Houston teams would inevitably receive from them. However, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m learning to enjoy it, because

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Wilson (Tyler Lee). The Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; greatest success, however, came from the greater Houston area, where they signed 10 players, each of who was a member of the Houston Chronicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Greater Houston Top 100. Sumlin looks to bolster the Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; secondary with the additions of defensive backs Kent Brooks (Humble Atascocita), Alton Demby (North Shore) and Zachary McMillian (Fort Bend Dulles). Linebackers Efrem Oliphant (Langham Creek) and Jon Witten (Clear Lake) will solidify their run defense. To add support for quarterback Case Keenum and the Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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