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UH to cut $4.1M from budget

Prof awarded part of cancer grant

More reductions to come as administrators say this is only the beginning

A researcher from the College of Education received a portion of a $6.8 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas earlier this month. Eleven other programs in Texas also received a portion of the money. Associate professor Jenny Yi was awarded a grant of $272,753

By Jose Aguilar The Daily Cougar The first phase of the statemandated 5 percent budget reduction began last week and the implementation is expected will continue into the summer. In January, deans from each college were asked to look into possible areas where savings could be achieved and propose ideas for the University at large. “We have tried to take the elements of various proposals from the UH community and craft a plan that focuses on efficiencies and savings in the first year,” Executive Vice Chancellor Carl Carlucci said in an e-mail announcing the UH Cost Savings Plan for Fiscal Year 2010. A projected $4.1 million in savings is expected in the first phase of the reduction. Implementation of the plan will be conducted by each of the departments across campus. The University has given each department initial savings targets they must meet throughout the next four months. “Most (of the departments) have already developed plans (to implement each item),” Carlucci said in a separate e-mail. The majority of the nine items proposed deal with the business aspects of the University, such as eliminations or reductions in expenditures and purchasing contracts. One major item of the plan is a mandatory oneday furlough for all faculty and staff late in the semester, which, according to the UH budget Web site, “would be implemented over the course of two weeks, during a non-instructional period, to reduce the impact of services lost.” “There will be more than one day identified so that not everyone will be off the same day and no departments will close,” Carlucci said. Business and travel expenditures for departments see BUDGET, page 8

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for her proposed project on cervical cancer. “This is the first step in UH’s concerted efforts to play a role in preventing and treating cancer,” Assistant Vice President of the University Health Initiatives Kathryn Peek said. The two categories of awards are prevention and research. Yi was awarded a prevention grant that will be used to conduct her project, “Framing Effective Cervical Cancer Messages for Vietnamese American Women.” Yi said the purpose of the study is to develop, implement and assess the effectiveness of

a culturally tailored cervical cancer educational program for Vietnamese American women with limited English proficiency and to educate them on how to prevent the disease. The project addresses the unique needs and concerns of these hard-to-reach and vulnerable women who otherwise cannot be assessed through conventional means. Yi said the HPV vaccine is fairly new and not much is known about its acceptability among Vietnamese American women. “I’d like to know what they think about it and also their

knowledge and attitudes about the vaccine in order to know the best way to educate these women in a cordially sensitive way, and teach them the pros and cons of the vaccine so they can make the right decision for themselves,” Yi said. Peek, who is also an associate professor at the University of Texas, said that CPRIT was created in the fall of 2007 when Texas voters passed a proposition — then known as Prop 15 — and made available $300 million a year devoted to funding cancersee CANCER, page 8

Architecture book on display at MFAH By Morgan Creager The Daily Cougar

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tudents outside the UC Satellite enjoyed a free concert by Mundo Tribe, hosted by the Student Program Board. The group is known for their unique blend of Latin, soul, funk, pop, Middle Eastern and urban music.

Past the photos of blasted rock, bland buildings and burning paper is a book from UH’s William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The exhibition, Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection, captures the medium of photography and artists’ books. Jon Evans, the head of reference at MFAH’s Hirsch Library, said these specific artistic practices question the boundaries of mediums in that time period and were viewed as outside the spectrum of “high” art. The book Learning from Las Vegas is an example of how artistic tradition was broken. “Without this book, this exhibition would be totally different,” said Yasu Nakamori, the exhibition’s curator. The page on display is a collection of small snapshots of Las Vegas: gas stations, run-down buildings and neon signs are just a small part of what the page contains.

“The photos really represent intellectually what they were trying to say,” Evans said. Nakamori said the book was positioned as a rebuke to orthodox modernism and elite architectural tastes. The 1972 publication contains the studies of the Las Vegas Strip undertaken by a 1968 research and design studio led by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown at the Yale School of Architecture. Steven Izenour also assisted in its creation. “It came out almost as a termend graduate seminar project,” Nakamori said. Graduate students at Yale took several of the photos, Nakamori said. Venturi, Brown and Izenour used the students’ snapshots to create what is now on display at the museum. The photos are mundane, Evans said, but the collection of photos as a whole is what makes the exhibition intriguing. “The ideas are more important than the actual images in some cases,” Evans said. see TEXTBOOKS, page 8

Experts weigh in on recent earthquakes By Michelle Villarreal The Daily Cougar The earthquake scare began in January with a 7.0 magnitude in Haiti and then progressed in February to an 8.8 magnitude in Chile, and it all starts with a release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquake activity also extends

to the U.S., specifically in California, Washington and Alaska, but Texas remains at low risk. “Texas is at a relatively low risk of earthquakes. In contrast to California, it is not close to the boundary of a tectonic plate,” UH geology professor Kevin Burke said. “Strain accumulates relatively quickly at plate boundaries, and rocks on the boundaries break

relatively frequently, generating earthquakes.” The largest earthquake in Texas was near the city of Valentine in 1931 and reached a 5.8 magnitude. A schoolhouse, which consisted of one section of concrete blocks and another section of bricks, had to be rebuilt due to the damage. Property damage was reported from the city and surrounding areas, and

landslides occurred as far away as Carlsbad, N.M. According to the United States Geological Survey’s Web site, there are several reasons for the perception that the number of earthquakes, specifically destructive ones, is increasing. “In the last 20 years, we have see EARTHQUAKE, page 3

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definitely had an increase in the number of earthquakes we have been able to locate each year,” Burke said. “This is because of the tremendous increase in the number of seismograph stations in the world and the many improvements in global communications.” Due to the increase in global communication, news regarding natural disasters such as an earthquake’s devastation travels faster. “Just a few decades ago, if several hundred people were killed by an earthquake in Indonesia or eastern China, for example, the media in the rest of the world would not know about it until several days to weeks later, long after such an event would be deemed ‘newsworthy,’” Burke said. “So by the time this information was available, it would probably be relegated to the back pages of the newspaper, if at all. And the public Internet didn’t even exist. We are now getting this information almost immediately.” He added that alternate forms of earthquakes could be created. “Seismologists, people who study earthquakes, are mostly skeptical about the idea that a ‘recent’ concentration of ‘earthquake activity’ is anything more than part of normal statistical variation,” Burke said. “But some recent observations indicate that there may be processes that generate concentrations of earthquakes in relatively short intervals of time.” More damages and deaths from earthquakes occur in other parts of the world because buildings are poorly designed and constructed for earthquake-hot-spot regions with high population densities. Although earthquakes cannot be predicted, according to the USGS Web site, probabilities can be calculated for potential future earthquakes. Scientists estimate that over the next 30 years, the probability of a major earthquake occurring in the San Francisco Bay area is 67 percent and 60 percent in Southern California. “Earthquakes are not predictable

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Apple’s creation not worth the hype Consumers lined up this weekend to get their hands on the newest addition to Apple’s family of electronic products, the iPad. The iPad comes with a starting price Patrick Levy of $499 for the 16 gigabyte Wi-Fi model and escalates to $829 for the 64 GB model with both Wi-Fi and 3G support. While the iPad is a great device for basic tasks such as reading news online, it lacks the simple innovations that Apple has long been a leader of. The device has a long way to go in terms of both hardware and software-based capability. Most noticeably, the iPad lacks a camera, which there is no excuse for. Even the fifth generation iPod Nano has a builtin camera with the ability to record videos. As the iPad has no phone capability, a camera could have been used to contact friends and family via Skype or other alternative video platforms such as iChat. The iPad also lacks the ability to run

more than one program or application at a time. This may prove frustrating to users who cannot perform multiple tasks on the device simultaneously. As of now, the iPad does not support Adobe’s widely used Flash player. Popular Web sites such as Hulu will be effectively rendered unusable to iPad owners without Flash support, and a special app is required to view YouTube videos. The decision for the iPad to support 720p and not 1080p shouldn’t be much of an issue for most people. The average person can’t tell the difference between the two unless they’re comparing them on a screen of about 32 inches or larger, but this won’t be a problem as the iPad also lacks an HDMI input, which would be needed to connect it to such monitors. Basic handwriting recognition would prove phenomenal for activities such as taking notes, but that has yet to materialize. Apple has made an external keyboard available to owners, but to that point, a netbook seems more appropriate.

A 10-inch Dell netbook with 160 GB of storage, 1 GB of RAM, and a greater choice of ports can be purchased for $249 and is much more versatile than the iPad. For consumers disinterested in using Apple’s iPhone operating system, most netbooks run on some version of Windows. The iPad simply does not provide much bang for one’s buck. Infamous technology research firm iSuppli estimates that the low-end iPad model costs only about $230 to produce, including materials and manufacturing, with the high-end model produced at around $350 per unit. Apple still has some road to travel in terms of functionality and capability, which will almost certainly be expanded in forthcoming models and updates. As for now, the iPad is merely an overpriced and glorified version of the iPod Touch. Patrick Levy is a communication freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

People should respect boundaries Whether you’re culturally aware, athletic or want to dedicate your free time while on campus to standing up for a cause you believe in, there is truly something for everyone at UH. Liz The University is Price wonderfully diverse, both in terms of culture and interest. Students who choose to become involved in campus life can find many fulfilling activities to become part of. Students who are involved in such activities know the amount of work it takes to make their organizations successful. Someone might be part of a great group, but unless they can convince people to join, it will never be more than a few people who simply decide to get together every now and then. Recruitment is a necessity for every organization on campus. Groups need to make other students aware of the

causes they are advocating. But there is a stark contrast between making someone aware of an organization and invading someone’s personal space. Many of us, especially those who commute to campus, spend most of our time at school in a rush. We fill our days on campus with classes, studying and much-needed time with friends. Whether rushing to grab a cup of coffee before a test or hurrying to the library to print off a paper before class, passing through the University Center during the middle of a school day can sometimes be downright dangerous. It is fine for people to want to inform others about their organization, but it can be very unpleasant when someone comes within 2 inches of someone’s face in an attempt to tell them about something or to force a wadded-up brochure into their hand. While most students agree such people should not be forced to stop

altogether, they do need to understand the meaning of personal boundaries. I had an experience once where someone from one such organization force a Photoshopped picture of President Barack Obama wearing a Nazi uniform into my bag when I didn’t want to accept it. At the same time, there are many people who approach students the right way, calmly asking them if they are interested in hearing about their organization. Most students are much more inclined to listen to a pleasant person then someone who seems as though they’ll chop your head off if you don’t take time to hear them out. There is a proper way to do things without being invasive of other people’s space. It is important to be respectful of the fact that some people simply aren’t interested in what you’re saying. Liz Price is a communication junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

or many, Chatroulette.com is a harmless Web site. People of all walks of life can come together and kill a few hours shooting the breeze. Musician Ben Folds even serenaded people on the popular Web site during a concert in homage to the anonymous improvisational pianist known as “Merton.” But some people seem intent on abusing the chat service by committing sexual acts while on camera with another person. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released a statement March 8 warning parents about the dangers associated with using Chatroulette. “An increasingly popular Web site poses a threat to Texas children by giving users – including dangerous sex offenders – an opportunity to conduct live video chats with randomly selected participants,” Abbott said in the release. “An undercover investigation by the (Texas) Cyber Crimes Unit revealed startling results. Nearly half of the randomly selected users encountered by Cyber Crimes investigators immediately exposed themselves and conducted sexually explicit acts on camera.” Chatroulette does not make its users to register, instead allowing people to chat anonymously. As Abbott pointed out, this makes the site a prime target for all kinds of sex offenders who can freely break the law without fear of repercussion. Safeguards need to be put into place not just to protect children, but also to ensure that everyone who logs on has a pleasant experience. People interested in using Chatroulette should be required to register so that they can be banned or even arrested if they misuse the service in an illegal way. Anyone caught exposing themselves in any situation should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law; people who do so on Chatroulette should be no exception. Chatroulette’s administrators need to be more aware of what users are doing in front of the camera. Not just for children, but for anyone who doesn’t want that kind of surprise.

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Cougars thrash helpless Panthers By Chris Lossee The Daily Cougar

By TRISTAN TIPPET The Daily Cougar The Cougars received a yeoman-like performance from righthander Michael Goodnight against Sam Houston State on Tuesday night. Goodnight tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings in his first midweek start of the season, striking out eight batters to propel UH to a 4-2 win at Cougar Field. Goodnight, who improved to 4-3, allowed only five hits to help the Cougars (13-14) snap a fourgame losing streak. He also didn’t issue any walks, the first time he’s accomplished that feat this season. “That’s exactly what I was hoping that he would do,” UH head coach Rayner Noble said. “He just needs to get himself to (the point) where he’s attacking the strike zone and not fumbling around throwing 20 pitch innings. He did a marvelous job tonight. He almost threw six innings and 75 pitches, and that’s real efficient.” It wasn’t quite like Goodnight’s seven-shutout innings performance against Texas in the Houston College Classic, but it was good enough for the

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UH righthander Michael Goodnight tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings in Tuesday’s 4-2 win against Sam Houston State to improve to 4-3 and help the Cougars snap a four-game losing streak. struggling Cougars. The offense had a rather mundane performance, but provided just enough runs to hold off Sam Houston State (12-17), which scored twice in the eighth inning to make things interesting The Cougars struggled at the plate for most of the game and didn’t score a run off Sam Houston starter Jordan Westra (0-2) until the fourth inning when

Zak Presley scored on a groundout by Chris Wallace. Meanwhile, Goodnight gave up only three hits until the sixth inning when he gave up two more and was replaced by Codey Morehouse with one out left in that frame. “Mainly, the goal was no walks, because that’s been killing our see BASEBALL, page 8

It wasn’t raining Tuesday, but the Cougars relentlessly poured down a deluge of hits in their doubleheader against Prairie View A&M. UH dumped the Panthers in the first game with a 10-0 decision before ending the evening with a dominant 20-0 win at Cougar Softball Stadium. Both games were called after 4 ½ innings because of the run rule. The Cougars (20-19) snapped a five-game losing streak. In four meetings against Prairie View (1-27), they have yet to allow a run. “Anytime you play a game like this you are suppose to work on some things and play better and feel better,” head coach Kyla Holas said. “They did that today.” UH pitcher Baillie Lott delivered a solid performance in the first game. She fanned seven batters while allowing only one hit. The Cougars used rallies in the second and fourth innings to score eight runs. After the Cougars produced three consecutive hits in the second inning of the first game, Tiffany Galletti drove in Ashleigh Jones with a single for the game’s first score. Katy Beth Sherman followed with a single to left center to drive in two more. Melissa Gregson singled to send Sherman across the plate before the

inning was retired. In the third inning, the Cougars pushed the lead to 6-0 until Gregson produced again by bringing home Kristin Lusby to get another run. Shortstop Brooke Lathan followed hit a two-run bomb over the centerfield fence to make it 9-0, and Lott added a solo shot to cap the scoring. The second game was a reflection of the first. Junior pitcher Amanda Crabtree took the mound, striking out 12 batters and allowing one hit late in the game. A collection of 13 runs off of nine hits in the first inning would give the Cougars a commanding early lead. First baseman Jennifer Klinkert issued her own dose of power in the first — a two-run homer and a solo shot. Another two-run bomb by Brooke Lathan kept the offense consistent. Although the Cougars did not need it, they added on a run in the second and produced six runs off of six hits in the third to make the score 20-0. The Cougars will next face Conference USA rival Memphis in a three-game series this weekend at Cougar Softball Stadium. UH is in seventh place in C-USA with a 5-7 mark. “This weekend is huge for us,” Holas said. “It’s really a big point in the season for us.” sports@thedailycougar.com

Convenient Truths

Money doesn’t make teams better

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The Milwaukee Brewers are the latest team to lash out at the New York Yankees for their spending habits and have already started to fear eventually losing star slugger Prince Fielder to the big-market club.

There’s no crying in baseball. Well, unless you’re Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, that is. USA Today published an article Monday about Major League Baseball teams slashing payroll. The piece ended with Attanasio Alan Dennis taking a shot at the highest-spending team in either league — the Yankees. “We’re struggling to sign (first baseman Prince Fielder) and the Yankees’ infield is making more than our team,” Attanasio said. Yankees president Randy Levine took objection with the dig. “I’m sorry that my friend Mark continues to whine about his running the Brewers,” Levine said in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday. “We play by all the rules and there doesn’t seem to be any complaints when teams such as the Brewers receive hundreds of millions of dollars that they get from us in revenue sharing the last few years. “Take some of that money that you get from us and use that to sign your players.” While the thought of siding with the most hated team in

baseball on anything might make the bravest of people sick, it’s hard to argue with Levine on this point. Since purchasing the Brewers in 2005, Attanasio has doubled the club’s total payroll to around $81 million. While that may be a far cry from the $206 million the Yankees are committed to this season, it’s significantly more than the $35 million the Pirates are paying to trot out Bobby Crosby and the Buccaneer Bunch in 2010. Before Attanasio decided to lick his team’s wounds in public, he probably should have taken a look at some of the clubs that have had success during his time as owner so as not to embarrass himself. In 2005, the White Sox swept the Astros in the World Series with a payroll of $75 million. The next year, the Cardinals cruised to a Fall Classic win in five games over the Tigers with an $89 million payroll. Then in 2008, the Rays, who had long been the laughingstock of baseball, played for MLB’s championship with a stunningly low $44 million payroll. There are ways for teams to develop players and win without spending money. From 2000 to 2006, the Athletics made the playoffs five

times with an average payroll of $48 million. Part of the team’s success was due to luck, but a bigger factor was that the front office accepted its small-market status and looked for costefficient ways to assemble its club. With more teams embracing sabermetrics as a legitimate way of evaluating players’ talent, every team with a competent front office has a chance to build a winner. Outspending everyone else the way the Yankees and Red Sox do may bring short-term success, but it does not guarantee long-term stability. Factor in the money smallmarket clubs receive from MLB’s revenue sharing plan and there really isn’t much reason to complain. The Brewers need to concern themselves with winning the National League Central instead of getting into a shouting match with the American League East. But if Attanasio really wants something to cry about, he won’t have long to wait; Fielder’s contract is up at the end of the season, which means it’ll be about six months before the Yankees make him the highest-paid designated hitter ever. sports@thedailycougar.com

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iPad searches for place in illustrious Apple family By Michelle Reed The Daily Cougar “A magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price” — for those who have been living under a rock for the past few months, this is the newest slogan for Apple’s iPad. The lightweight tool that is meant to have the capacity of a laptop with all the trendy go-to tools that embody the iPhone and iPod Touch was released Saturday morning, stirring up a frenzy among the nation’s tech savvy’s. Apple said in a statement that it sold more than 300,000 units on the launch day. Because of the iPad’s allure, such as its ability to find the fastest Wi-Fi connections and its 10 hours of battery life that is perfect for videogame nerds, students who want to watch movies in class or avid readers catching up on a novel, it’s easy to see why people all over the nation lined up outside Apple stores over the weekend. In a recent Houston Chronicle article, Orlando Castro said that he hadn’t pre-ordered the iPad and, in fear that he wouldn’t get his own

copy, arrived outside the Memorial City Mall Apple Store at 11 p.m. Friday. Broadcast journalism junior Mila Clarke said that when the keynote demonstration was released in January, she was skeptical of the iPad’s purpose, especially since it does have a few drawbacks. “I didn’t see the point of it. The only problem I had was the incapability to run Flash Web sites,” Clarke said. “There are no disk drives, and you can’t upload anything to it. Everything has to be sent to you via e-mail. “But now I’ve realized that it has everything on it that is needed. As a student, it’s great if you want something lightweight to take notes on.” Despite the allure, an MSNBC review said the iPad was too big to actually carry around. Unlike an iPhone, which is easily portable, the iPad still has the same portability limitations that a laptop has. After paying $500 or more, most people don’t want to risk cracking the screen or breaking it without dishing out

an extra $40 to $80 dollars for a protective case. It also carries all the iPhone limitations such as only being able to run one application at a time and the glossy screen that is familiar on most Apple products, such as the Macbook Pro and iMac desktops, is too noticeable to read an entire novel or textbook for long a period of time. Even though Apple guarantees that the iPad is lightweight, weighing at 1.5 pounds, the Kindle e-book only weighs 10 ounces and is easier to take around campus or work. Computer engineering sophomore Dwayne Williams said that he understands the appeal the iPad holds, but would not buy one. “It’s too square in size. I find it hard to use,” Williams said. “Earlier today, I played around with it, and I found it’s only useful if you want to surf the Internet or read a book. “It’s over-priced. It’s basically a larger iPod Touch. I think the only people who will use it a lot are huge Apple buffs.” Gizmodo’s Jesus Diaz said that he believes the iPad is the

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prevention research in Texas. This financial backing is to continue for the next 10 years, totaling a $3 billion investment. Peek said this is the first award a UH investigator has received. She also said she is certain that the University will be receiving other CPRIT awards in the near future. According to CPRIT, applicants must be a Texas-based entity and their research must be cancer-

related to become eligible for funding. Proposals are evaluated based on significance, feasibility, importance and the investigator’s qualifications. According to the National Cancer Institute, a pap test is the best way a woman can protect herself from cervical cancer, and they should be administered once every three years beginning at age 21. The cervical cancer vaccine protects women from getting infected with the HPV types that cause 70 percent of cancer. news@thedailycougar.com

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Catherine Essinger, the William R. Jenkins architecture and art library coordinator said this is the second straight year that MFAH has borrowed a book from the library collection for an exhibition. “I’m pleased that the curators are promoting art books as an important artistic format,” Essinger said. Interest has increased in the genre of artists’ books over the

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will see a 10 percent cut. Communication allowances will be eliminated, according to the plan, “except for certain mission critical functions.” Overtime payments will be reduced by 40 percent, with comp-time substituted whenever possible. Another major aspect of the plan is to expand the University’s improved recycling program, which will generate rebates that

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team and our pitching staff the whole year,” Goodnight said. “When you don’t walk anybody, you just give up two runs, one run and zero runs, and it’s a lot better for the team. It just really helps them win.”

past few years, Evans said. “This has given them a status equal to other media, which is long overdue.” Ruptures and Continuities displays work by 80 artists from 20 different countries, according to the MFAH Web site. Some of the artists include Lewis Baltz, William Eggleston, Gordon Matta-Clark, Richard Misrach, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman and Andy Warhol. This June, Nakamori will use two more books from the UH library to help complete his latest exhibit. “UH has been very generous

about lending us books,” Nakamori said. The June exhibition will include the books Katasura: Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture and Katasura: Space and Time, which portray 17th-century teahouse villas. “My exhibition (will) develop around how this photo book was made,” Nakamori said. Ruptures and Continuities will be on display through May 9 in the Audrey Jones Beck Building at MFAH.

could be reallocated into the budget. “Now that we do a better job of collecting and sorting (our recyclables), we get paid more per ton,” Carlucci said. Another item will generate rebates by purchasing all office supplies from Today’s Business Solutions, which, the plan states, “has the University master contract for office supply purchases. (TBS) also provides a rebate to the University, which will be reallocated in the University budget plan.” The remaining items call for

a reduction in consumption and purchasing of printer and copy paper, as well as energysaving actions such as turning off monitors, printers and lights in offices nightly. The plan states that “there will be additional cost saving and efficiencies that will be reviewed and implemented in the coming months. Additional ideas for cost savings are always welcome.” For more information, visit the UH budget site at http://www. uh.edu/af/budgetinfo.htm.

Noble said the key for Goodnight was spotting his pitches, especially his fastball. “His location was good; he stayed with his fastball a lot because they were a little bit behind it,” Noble said. “The only thing he’s missing right now is getting his changeup to where it has to be respected by the other team, and that would be the next

thing we’ll go to work on with him.” The Cougars scored three runs in the seventh inning on a tworun single by Joel Ansley and an RBI single by Caleb Ramsey. UH will begin a three-game series against TCU this weekend, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Cougar Field.

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