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Group launches paper By Alan Delon THE DAILY COUGAR
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The El Gato Media Networks members plan to launch its first print newspaper, The Venture, on April 26. Coverage in the newspaper will include local news, opinion, sports, entertainment and a Spanish section.
El Gato, a multidisciplinary student news organization, has been delivering the news for the Hispanic community for more than two years. Recently, El Gato Media Network announced the launch of its first print newspaper, The Venture, for April 26 The newspaper seeks to provide news, opinion and variety to the growing Latino collegiate community. El Gato Director Ray Ruiz is
part of the original founding team and decided that it was necessary for the UH campus to have its own Latino publication on campus. “What we are implementing has never been done before on the scale we are doing it,” Ruiz said. “A large collegiate news organization dedicated to Hispanic students that produces quality publications is a risky undertaking, but we press on and hope that our community profits from it.” For Giselle Bueno, editor of El Gato and project manager of The Venture, the main motive to join
the network was the opportunity to write in Spanish. Bueno will be in charge of the Spanish section of The Venture. “The Spanish section will be called El Pulso, and after a year, we want our own Spanish newspaper,” Bueno said. “Right now, we are having four stories in Spanish.” Photographer Ivan Castillo joined the organization in fall 2009 and is anxiously awaiting The Venture’s debut. “I have been photographing see EL GATO, page 3
SGA PROFILE
Senators focus on community By Jose Aguilar THE DAILY COUGAR Communication between students and college administration is on the top of the agenda for the newly elected Student Government Association senators for the College of Education. Education junior Mike Harding, education and interdisciplinary studies senior Brittney Jones and Nina Flores will be the representative senators. “I saw a lot of things I wanted to change,” Harding said. “When I see something that I want done, I do it myself. I joined an organization where I can act and get things done.” Jones hopes to create a fair system for students in the college. “I ran for SGA because I want to make a change for the better,” she said. Harding, the sole returning senator for the college, cites a lack of efficient advising and a degree plan that forces education students to be in school more than four years, as the main issues affecting the college right now. “I want to create better communication with the Dean’s office,” he said. “So that we can have more walk-in counseling and more efficient advising.” Jones, a first-term senator, also sees a need for a system of communication that differs from the trickledown way of spreading information that’s being used at the moment. “Our program is very different from other colleges and it is hectic trying to find out the different requirements,” she said. “(Students and administration) need to be at the same place and students need to know about things first hand.” The senators are also emphasizing the need for the campus to be more green. “I want to look at ways to reduce the carbon footprint on campus,” he said. “Maybe using student fees to help pay for green appliances or for solar panels on buildings.” Jones hopes that students will become more aware of the campus. She hopes to create better communication see SGA, page 3
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he students at the UH School of Art have scattered mock construction signs around campus intended to display words with deep meanings. The sign shown above reading “hope still ahead” was put in between the University Center Satellite and the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication.
Birds drive prof’s research By Sarah Wiggins-Goff THE DAILY COUGAR Recent research conducted on songbirds by biology and biochemistry assistant professor Preethi Gunaratne may benefit those suffering from speech impairments, learning disabilities and inhibitions in forming social connections. Gunaratne played a major role in the larger research team that has set out to examine the zebra finch, which its
study shows may have auditory learning capabilities that are comparable to humans. Just as humans have the capacity to access memories of their infancy after decades, the zebra finch, or Taeniopygia guttata, uses this same model in its early development, later helping it to choose a mating partner and to set important social boundaries. They do this by memorizing and retaining song information from their parents. “Interestingly, although both males
and females are able to differentiate between different song types, the ability to learn and copy a particular song type that is specific to the family lineage is passed down only through the males,” Gunaratne said in a release. “Young males learn and copy the song that is vocalized by their father, and this song learning must be accomplished during early infancy. After learning the song of their father, the sons are able to see SONGBIRDS, page 3
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vocalize the specific song of their father very accurately. Therefore, the songbird has much to offer in relation to our efforts to understand the role of learning and memory in acquired human speech.” The research team, led by Wesley Warren from the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University in St. Louis and David Clayton from the University of
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within the different student organizations as well as the Third Ward community and Texas Southern University. “UH prides itself as the most diverse campus, but students need to be more aware of the different cultures on campus,” she said. “I also think there is a lack of outreach to the immediate community around us in the Third Ward.” Harding, who is active in five different committees and five different student organizations, including the Metropolitan Volunteer Program, the largest fee-funded organization other than SGA, said he hopes to use the contacts he has made with administration over the past two years to implement his agenda. “We need to start at the top and work our way down,” he said. “We need to build on the positive connections we have that can help us achieve our goals.” The senators are eager to have
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since I was 12,” he said. “I am getting my camera ready, I want to get out there and take pictures of the people picking up and reading the newspaper.” Castillo also came up with the idea of the masthead and logo. “With the masthead, I was drawing the logo and then I liked the idea of an enlarged ‘v’ for The Venture, and I colored it red for University of Houston,” Castillo said. “The arrow on the masthead is taking us somewhere, but we don’t know where. It is like an adventure and that is what we are.” The Venture is like a dream come true for its members. “The definition of ‘venture’ pretty much sums up what our organization has been about from the beginning,” Ruiz said. “Venture means to take the risk, brave the dangers of, dare to go.” Bueno said she mostly likes the name of the newspaper because of its definition. “We are a venture because we don’t know what is going to happen,” she said. Going into print has been part of a strategic plan from the very beginning for El Gato members. “We need an avenue for our print journalists to gain necessary experience, and we want to engage our readers on a level that is not possible with the Internet alone,” Ruiz said. “When someone sees a story about themselves or their organization in an actual newspaper, it has more impact then seeing it online. Plus, print is warm and personal (whereas) Internet is cold and distant.”
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has published its findings thus far in a paper entitled “The Genome of the Zebra Finch: Special Insights into Vocal Learning and Communication,” which appeared in the April 1 issue of the journal Nature. In studying the zebra finch’s auditory forebrain — the part of the brain that processes vocal learning — researchers discovered evidence that this unique ability stems from a large number of RNAs, molecules that transmit genetic information
more students become active with SGA, to step forward with any issues they may have. Students who attend SGA meetings for the first time usually end up surprised. One student told Jones that the SGA meeting was “so real” and she couldn’t believe they actually debate. “(SGA is) a very diverse group of people but we’re very proactive,” Jones said. “We’re here to serve the students. Just come to the meetings.” Harding has also been elected chair of the Student Life committee, which he hopes will become the proactive entity of SGA. “I hope UH students are ready for the committee,” he said. “(The students) on this committee are the most committed and ambitious people I have ever worked with.” Harding also looks to the previous administration for inspiration. “The last administration made an effort to tackle as much as we could, and I want to do better,” he said. “I want to build on our successes and learn from our failures.” news@thedailycougar.com
The newspaper staff includes 18 Hispanic UH students who all have the same goals and objectives. “We want to expand to other Houston campuses and then start the process to becoming a national collegiate newspaper,” Ruiz said. Bueno said that the main objective is to get the community, students, faculty and different colleges in Houston to become aware of The Venture. “We want to reach out to the Hispanic community and deliver them the news, so we can let them know who we are,” Castillo said. The Venture will differ from The Daily Cougar, which has been the official student newspaper at UH since 1934. “The main difference is that we are not going to concentrate on campus stories, more like stories about the Hispanic community,” Bueno said. “We are going to be a multicultural newspaper and cover cultural stories.” Comments and responses are very important according to the members. The newspaper will move to a bi-monthly distribution starting August 23. Coverage in The Venture will include local news, opinion, sports, entertainment and a Spanish section. The newspaper can be found in newsstands in the major buildings on campus. “We have a lot of learning to do as an organization and hopefully the readers believe in our vision,” Ruiz said. “They can expect that we will value their feedback, continue to work hard and always be innovative.” news@thedailycougar.com
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that were formerly thought to be useless. This is due to a recent paradigm shift that Gunaratne explained in the news release as “where small non-coding RNAs, called microRNAs, have emerged as important regulatory molecules that can diminish the levels of hundreds of genes that cooperate to form a network that supports a specific biological process.” In order to test this ability in songbirds, researchers compared the animals’ brain activity when a song was being played to when the
birds were experiencing silence. Evidence gathered from this experiment indicated that activity in the auditory forebrain during these contrasting conditions was completely different. “When the young bird hears the father’s song a second time, a new set of microRNAs that can potentially support song learning are expressed and now act to potentially clear gene transcripts that cooperate to support the brain function under silent conditions,” Gunaratne said. “Basically, because
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a single microRNA can concurrently diminish the levels of hundreds of genes, they allow major shifts in gene networks to happen when we go from one situation to another.” The Illumina Next Generation Sequencing instrument, which was acquired in 2008 for the Institute for Molecular Design at UH, was of integral contribution to the experiment, Gunaratne said. This cutting edge technology has also by Texas Medical Center faculty. news@thedailycougar.com
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Media not wrong to be watchdog The scandal involving Pope Benedict XVI protecting pedophile priests, obstructing justice and condoning sexual torture of children is truly disgusting to say the least. Perhaps even more disgusting is the Will lack of outrage and Barret cries for justice to be carried out against the real offenders — the U.S. media, and in particular, The New York Times. The need for protection of the Catholic Church’s most vulnerable, innocent members is a problem that has long since been resolved. It is nothing short of a an axiom of modern society that the Catholic Church will do anything in its power to make sure that priests possessed by Satan and compelled to molest and torture children will be protected at the utmost cost to the church and society itself. Still, media elites, with their pro-child, anti-Catholic agenda, will stop at nothing to ensure the real victims do not continue to go unpunished.
With last week’s revelation that the pope himself signed a letter calling for Rev. Stephen Kiesle, a priest found to have tied up and raped an 11- and a 13-year-old, to not be punished so that the holy church itself would be spared the embarrassment, wasn’t this case closed? Why does The New York Times continue its campaign of dutiful journalism and advocacy of rape victims at the expense of the church and its bottom line? Imagine that dozens of UH professors were accused, and later proven, to have raped hundreds of prospective freshman from area high schools. Now imagine that UH President Renu Khator had personally seen to it that these professors retained their tenure and salaries, but were transferred within the UH System. Would you rather have the dirt slung on the face of the University, causing students to drop out and notable donors and boosters to withhold funding? Would you rather see justice carried out for the victims, their families and all those affected? Or would you
rather have your degree ultimately be worth more when the whole mess is swept under the rug? Clearly, the first two options are simply not feasible in any organization whose sole function is the expansion of its reach, stature, and profit margins. Who are we to blame the Catholic Church for protecting its revenue streams at the expense of children’s lives? This is America, where a corporation’s bottom line supersedes everything from human rights to environmental concerns to basic decency. To require the Catholic Church and the pope to act in the best interest of rape victims is unwise, fiscally irresponsible and downright unpatriotic. The New York Times, already stained by its absurd traditions of exposing illegal government activities, writing for an educated, literate audience and framing issues through the lens of objective reporting, should know better. Will Barrett is a political science senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
Race relations involve every color As America continues to make progressions in issues of race, certain actions still create controversial issues. As people evaluate certain racially sensitive proposals from virtually every Patrick ethnic group, a Levy fair and impartial mind is necessary to understand their causes. Two months ago, Harris County Deputy Daniel McCool formed a new organization geared toward addressing issues among white people. McCool’s group, the Caucasian Law Enforcement Association, has struck a nerve in many people, while others find the organization perfectly reasonable. “In our own department, as far as the command structure, the Caucasians are actually the minority, and it trickles all the way down,” McCool said in an interview with KHOU Channel 11 reporter Courtney Zubowski. McCool said he isn’t a racist and is only attempting to attain fair and equal opportunities.
In American society, some white people are unfairly regarded because of America’s history. McCool is well within his rights to create such an organization. It is easily forgotten that black people are not the only group discriminated against and are not the only race categorized as inferior or even barbaric by some. McCool’s actions point out what is inherently wrong with some in the general population — the notion that all those of white ancestry and race are born with automatic privilege. There are white supremacists who view blacks and other minorities as inferior, but it is important to acknowledge that there are also those who maintain a degree of animosity toward whites simply because of the color of their skin. Those people need to understand that being white does not automatically entail privilege upon birth; situations occur every day in which a person is given an opportunity over another based on race, and this is not confined to whites only. This issue is also indicative of the
animosity held toward whites by the fact that there exists controversy over an organization designated for them. There are those who point out that whites were not subjected to what other races were in the past. But there is no consideration given to the fact that some people hold all whites in low regard, and some even advocate policies that are fundamentally unequal. There have been three notable unions affiliated with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office: the Afro American Sheriff’s Deputy League, the Mexican American Sheriff’s Organization and the Harris County Deputies Organization. We all need to take a closer look at the message we send when we tell every race that it is acceptable for them to have groups, associations or even months dedicated to their history while simultaneously telling one group that it cannot. Patrick Levy is a communication freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com
he White House announced Thursday that all hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid payments will be mandated to allow patients to decide who can visit and who can help make medical decisions for them. This means gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender patients will now be able to have their partners and loved ones by their side when they are in the hospital rather than having to be alone in a room. A piece of While it may sound too cliché, this is one small step paper should for gay rights and one giant not be the leap toward equality for all. We at The Daily Cougar permission commend President Barack pass needed Obama for this action, yet it is absurd that it has taken this to be with so long for this to your partner country happen. when they Hospitals should never have had the right to decide need you the who can be by a patient’s most. bedside in a time of need and who should sit in the waiting room while their loved ones are suffering, using the argument that if they are not married, then they are not “real” family members. Just because two people do not have a marriage certificate does not mean they don’t love each or respect each other. A piece of paper should not be the permission pass needed to be with your partner when they need you the most. If the country is not going to make it legal for individuals of the same sex to marry because of some faint idea that marriage is a “holy institution,” then this right at the very least should have been granted to individuals a long time ago. Although this is a big step to end discrimination against homosexuals, this new requirement will also protect couples that have chosen not to marry and are not yet considered to be in a common law marriage, as well as individuals who rely on friends, rather than family, for comfort.
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SPORTS EDITORS Phillipe Craig, Robert Higgs
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BASEBALL
UH 8, Memphis 6
UH tames Tigers with pair of wins This weekend’s Conference USA series at Cougar Field between Memphis and UH was a chaotic one, featuring plenty of mistakes in the field, base running blunders and a rain delay in Sunday’s finale. When it was all said and done UH took two or three from the Tigers, with the Cougars snagging the opener 10-7 on Friday, the Tigers claiming the second game 8-2 Saturday, and UH winning Sunday’s finale 8-6. The Cougars are now 16-18, with a 4-5 record in C-USA. “I think it was the team that made the fewest mistakes, and (Friday and Sunday) that was us,” head coach Rayner Noble said of the outcomes. In Sunday’s game, UH was ahead 3-1 after the fourth inning, but Phillip Chapman hit a two-run homer in the fifth to tie the game just before the showers re-emerged. The break seemed to serve both squads well, as Memphis put up a run in the top of the sixth, but the Cougars answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame.
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The rally was ignited when the Tigers botched a sacrifice bunt by UH’s Ryan Still and Caleb Ramsey followed with a two-run single. William Kankel gave up two runs in the ninth, but Codey Morehouse relieved him to save it for winning pitcher James Conlee. The first game featured the most fireworks and mistakes, but UH happened to make the fewest of the latter. The teams committed seven errors combined, with Memphis committing five, including three in the first inning. Two of those first-inning errors resulted in a pair of runs as the Cougars took an early 3-1 lead. The Tigers regrouped and scored six runs over the next three innings, highlighted by Chapman’s three-run homer off lefty Taylor Hammack. The Cougars, though, scored five runs over the next three innings including a three-run sixth inning, which featured a two-run triple by Joel Ansley. They were back in front 8-7 after six. Meanwhile, the Cougars’ bullpen, which has been erratic to say the least, got a strong showing from the trio of Eric Brooks, Chase
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Michael Goodnight gave the Cougars a strong showing Saturday, but his teammates were unable to keep the Tigers at bay, as UH dropped the second game of its series against Memphis. UH took Friday’s opener and Sunday’s finale to ensure a winning weekend. Dempsay and Matt Creel, who prevented the Tigers from scoring a run from the fifth inning on. “As up and down as we’ve been, it doesn’t matter how we get into the win column, it’s just a matter of getting into the win column,” Noble said. “Our starting pitching was non-existent again, but you know, you’ve got to hand
it to the guys that came out of the bullpen.” UH made the costly mistakes in the second game, but it wasn’t so much as how many as much as it was when they did it and how they did it. With the score tied at 2-2 after seven, UH starter Michael Goodnight walked Tyler Huelsing,
who moved to second on a sac bunt. Dempsay relieved him and threw a wild pitch in the dirt that probably should’ve been blocked by catcher M.P. Cokinos, and Huelsing went to third. Huelsing scored the go-ahead run on a sac fly, and the Tigers then scored five more runs off Creel in the top of the ninth to ice the game. The Cougars will hit the road to take on non-conference opponent Lamar at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Beaumont. sports@thedailycougar.com
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Cougar Sports Services The Cougars went to Tulsa, Okla., over the weekend in search of their first road victory, but came away empty handed after dropping both games of Saturday’s doubleheader. Rain forced the cancellation of Sunday’s finale. On Saturday, the Cougars (23-21, 8-9 Conference USA) fell 8-4 in the first game and lost the second game 7-1. In a sign of what was to come Sunday, rain was a factor in both games. In the opener, UH designated hitter Reina Gaber collected her second career home run in the first inning, plating Katy Beth Sherman and Mary Tyler Dobson to give the Cougars a 3-0 lead. After UH added another run in the third, the Golden Hurricane tied it at 4 in the fifth on five hits and an error. Tulsa took its first lead in the sixth on Samantha Cobb’s grand slam with two outs off UH starter Amanda Crabtree. Crabtree fell to 9-10 with the loss. In the second game, the Cougars got on the board first when Dobson singled in Holly Anderson in the third inning for a 1-0 lead. Tulsa responded with a run in the bottom of the frame to tie the game at 1. The Golden Hurricane reeled off six runs over the next three frames while UH managed just four hits during that
The Cougars held their own at this weekend’s LSU Alumni Gold Invitational. With 13 top-five finishes, the Cougars were well represented at the meet, and numerous other Cougars were scattered in the top-10 of their respective events. Christie Jones won her section of the 100-meter dash in 11.90 seconds. Tara Prier earned a personal-best in the 400-meter dash, finishing in 55.04 seconds, good for sixth place in her section. Errol Nolan notched fourth place in the 200-meter dash with a 20.78 split, a personal-best. On the women’s side, Christie Jones finished fifth in 23.59 seconds and teammate Kalyn Floyd was close behind in sixth with a 23.61 second split, a personalbest. Cameron LaCour earned fifth in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at 14.28 seconds. Jumper Thomas Lang finished seventh in 14.98 seconds. In the B section, D’Korian Ford earned second place after clocking in at 14.71 seconds. In the 400-meter hurdles, Jason Perez placed seventh with a 53.51 second finish. In the B section, Darryl Cloud finished sixth in 53.91 seconds. In the B section of the 800-meter dash, Sammie Ivory finished third in 1 minute, 56.62 seconds. Kathryn Ducommon had a
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Melissa Gregson and the Cougars were unable to get many runners on base, let alone score the ones who did reach, in Saturday’s losses at Tulsa. Sunday’s finale was rained out, leaving the Cougars winless on the road this season. period. The Cougars also left five runners on base in the final four frames, including two in the top of the seventh and Bailey Watts took the loss to fall to 10-8. The Cougars will try to bounce back against Texas State at 6 p.m. Wednesday. This will be their last non-conference matchup before hosting their final home conference series against East Carolina on Saturday. Tennis washed out The Cougars’ final regular-season tennis matches were cancelled Sunday due to persistent rain in the area. UH and UAB were tied at 3-3 after the singles portion of the day, but playing conditions deteriorated to the point that officials were forced to call a one-hour break in play. After the delay, both coaches decided to call the match with rain
still falling. Head coach John Severance said that despite the lack of a decision, he was still pleased with the overall play of his team. “It was encouraging that during the start of the doubles matches we were controlling the play and that hasn’t happened in a while,” Severance said in a release. Swimming racks up more awards Three Cougars were honored by the Conference USA head coaches, the league office announced Friday. Senior diver Anastasia Pozdniakova took home Diver of the Year honors, her third such honor. Reka Kovacs earned Freshman Swimmer of the Year honors, and Julia Lonnegren was named Freshman Diver of the Year. sporst@thedailycougar.com
fourth-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 11 minutes, 35.20 seconds. Brandi Witte placed fifth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 18 minutes, 36.43 seconds. The men’s 4x400-meter relay team, which consisted of Errol Nolan, Joseph Irabor, Garrett Hughey and Doug Kelley, came in fifth place with a 3-minute, 11.71-second finish. Tai’shea Reese finished second in the long jump with a jump of 19 feet, 11 1/2 inches. Quin’shundolyn McPherson placed seventh in the long jump with a jump of 19 feet, 1/2 inch. In the shot-put, Kiera Pulliam threw for 45 feet, 8 1/2 inches, good for seventh place. In the men’s shot put, Mike Sanchez was also seventh with a 51 foot, 11 1/4 inch-throw. Sanchez was eighth in the discus, throwing for 156 feet. 7 inches. Rick Fenton finished 10th in the hammer throw with a personal-best heave of 167 feet, 5 inches, the fourth-best throw in school history. Megan Frausto was fifth in the high jump, clearing a height of 5 feet, 6 inches. Karley King was seventh in the pole vault, clearing a height of 11 feet, 2 inches. Brittani Williams was third in the javelin throw with a 144-foot throw. Jonathan Williams finished fourth in the triple jump with a 48-foot, 11inch jump. sports@thedailycougar.com
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‘Funeral’ brings lots of laughter for viewers By Callye Peyrovi THE DAILY COUGAR Death at a Funeral, the renewed version of the 2007 British film by Frank Oz, is one of the fastest remakes in the Hollywood history of American films. A family attempts to gather for the funeral of its patriarch. But it is instantaneously interrupted with a series of unfortunate happenings from start to finish. Despite its plot closely resembling the original, it’s packed with far more laughter. The modern, urban-humorous twist added character to the film and was executed well by the talented cast. The film instantly lends itself as a comedy from the opening scene, unlike the original. It’s an adult humor filled must-see. The cast did an excellent job of meshing its comedic styling together for a continuously chaotic family encounter. Aaron (Chris Rock) and Bryan (Martin Lawrence) attempt to join forces against their usually distant relationship to mourn the loss of their father. Upon the reunion of this dysfunctional bunch, they’re blindsided with an ongoing series
of calamitous events. Aaron’s responsible ways land him in the center of organizing the untimely death of his father. Ryan, the more successful brother, is emotionally and financially disconnected from the situation. He’s seen as the carefree son who lives a bachelor lifestyle that everyone adores. Aaron and his wife Michelle (Regina Hall) — who are trying to conceive — exhaust themselves to guide the clan to a peaceful ceremony. A peculiar man, Frank (Peter Dinklage), appears during the visitation, seeming to be carrying a burdening message. The climax of the film takes off upon his arrival, and the mayhem is amplified by his presence. Norman (Tracey Morgan), a friend of the family, creates disaster and laughter with his ungraceful presence. He adds to the unfortunate circumstances with his careless actions and horrible ideas. Their cousin Elaine (Zoe Saldana) and her boyfriend Oscar (James Marsden) contribute to the family tension when she mistakenly drugs him before the ceremony. Throughout the film, he continues to embarrass Elaine in
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NASA takes off for a new mission By Tricia Haykum THE DAILY COUGAR
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The space shuttle Discovery took off for the Kennedy Space center earlier this month for its important mission to bring supplies to the International Space Station.
On April 5, NASA launched the space shuttle Discovery, one of the final space shuttle flights. All went well as the shuttle launched precisely on schedule at 5:21 a.m. However, there was one minor glitch. Half an hour before takeoff, in the Air Force system, it released signals of self-destruct, but that soon came to a halt. In no time, the backup line was used and afterwards everything proceeded smoothly. As the shuttle launch is quite a notable and memorable event, plenty of people from the surrounding area, including holidayers and reporters, gathered around to watch the shuttle take off. Once the takeoff took place, according to the shuttle’s audience, you could clearly see the flames of the shuttle in the morning sky. Apart from the watchers and the takeoff itself, the Discovery STS-131 is a highly important mission. Because it is one of the space shuttle’s closing missions, the high priority placed on this was to upgrade and bring new supplies to the International Space Station in order to prepare for the end of the space shuttle. The Discovery crew will also conduct three spacewalks in order to further successfully maintain the International Space Station structure. Another consequence of the space shuttle’s end is that NASA will no longer send manned spaceflights from the United States for a while. In the meantime, NASA will rely on its
partners overseas. NASA’s astronauts will be sent to foreign countries, including Russia and Japan, which NASA works closely with in the astronomical sciences. For instance, this turned out to be the case for astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson. In order for Dyson to help at the ISS, NASA paid the Russian Space Agency for a spot on the Russian Soyuz. This will also be the first time in space history where you will see the most women at the ISS in Low Earth Orbit. There are three aboard the Discovery and another already working in the ISS, which makes a total of four women. Once the astronauts reach the ISS, they will be greeted by their coworkers from Japan and Russia’s space agencies. Together, there will be a total of 13 astronauts. Since the Discovery’s successful lift off in space to the space station, the crew has met up with the other astronauts at the ISS. The astronauts have completed one spacewalk, and its sole purpose was to change the ammonia tank, which keeps the ISS cool and stable.However, once the new ammonia tank was attached, a new critical problem arose: The nitrogen valve got stuck. With the valve being clogged, the ISS stands with a huge threat. If there is no nitrogen to pressurize the ammonia, many of the electronics in the ISS will have to be shut down. For now though, the ISS is being cooled an alternate way, but it will not last for long. NASA said that the problem will eventually be fixed. arts@thedailycougar.com
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