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Group encourages textbook donations The time of the year to sell back textbooks is right around the corner, and UH students have a critical decision to make: sell the book back or donate the book and have a chance to help students across the globe. From Monday to May 14, the American Humanics Nonprofit Management Program, with help from Better World Books, will be hosting a book drive in which all books collected will be resold by Better World Books with the proceeds going to Nonprofit Literacy Partners

worldwide. “This isn’t like a normal book drive,” UH American Humanics Community Outreach Chair Christen Egge said. “A big difference of what we are doing compared to other schools is we have been working on this since January. “We have a marketing plan that we have been working on, and we tried our best in planning. We didn’t just put out bins to collect books; we tried to make an effort to let people know exactly what our book drive is for.” see BOOKS, page 3

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Freshman Heavenly Flores decided to donate her textbooks to the American Humanics Nonprofit Management Program. All donated books will be sold and profits will go to Nonprofit Literacy Partners worldwide.

the University.” Evidence of the University’s many green accomplishments, big and small, can be found all over. It can seen from the implementation of more than 300 recycling bins across campus and reusable to-go containers in the dining halls to a partnership with METRO for student discounts and green commuting, as well as UH’s participation in this annual RecycleMania competition. see GREEN, page 3

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Bauer boss gets down to business Arthur D. Warga didn’t set out to become dean of the C.T. Bauer College of Business when he first came to UH, but since taking over in 2001, he has helped the college become one of the most prestigious business schools in the country. “Being a dean was not necessarily something I aspired to,” Warga said. “(But) I will be dean at least for a few more years … I would hope.” Warga came to UH in 1997 as the Judge James A. Elkins Endowed Chair of Finance and Banking. He went on to teach banking and finance and served as associate dean from 19992000. He said he was named dean by chance, but he calls the opportunity an honor and a joy. “When I took a job at UH, I ended

up on a dean search committee, and when they couldn’t find anyone for about four years, they asked me,” Warga said. “(And) as it turned out, I had a few talents that made it possible for me to make a dramatic difference.” There is not one thing he enjoys the most of his job, as he said he likes all aspects, including working with students, alumni, faculty and making Bauer one of the nation’s best colleges. “What do I like about my job? Almost everything. I like building great schools and building the Bauer College,” he said. “The most rewarding thing for me is watching our students graduate and get jobs in the real world of business.” In his time as dean, Warga has gained the respect of Bauer faculty see WARGA, page 10

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Students praised C.T. Bauer College of Business Dean Arthur D. Warga for his willingness to work with students and for bringing real world experience to the college.

University recognized for green initiatives By Sarah Wiggins-Goff The Daily Cougar The University’s recycling and green initiatives are starting to gain national attention. The Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council released the “Guide to 286 Green Colleges” and named UH one of three most environmentally conscious institutions in Texas institutions. Texas Christian University and Texas A&M were the other two Texas

institutions named in the survey of 697 universities. According to the guide, UH ranks among the most environmentally sound universities in the country because of its commitments to recycling, sustainability, conservation and environmental education. “We are excited for the University of Houston to receive recognition for being a living-learning laboratory for sustainability,” Assistant Vice President of University Services Emily Messa said. Messa attributes the University’s

success on “going green” to an array of accomplishments over recent years, beginning with the establishment of the Sustainability Task Force, which meets on a monthly basis to discuss GreenUH initiatives. “We started with small steps, like recycling, reducing on-campus waste and learning how to be green commuters,” Messa said in a press release. “We then tackled a carbon footprint for the entire UH campus and are working toward a greenhouse gas reduction plan for

By Roland Henshaw The Daily Cougar Renovations for the Moody Towers cafeteria are set to begin in May, and Friday will be the last day the dining hall will be open to students. University Services announced the dinning hall will close to finish the $9.8 million renovation, which begun last summer. Students with meal plans will have to go to Oberholtzer Hall for the rest of the semester and summer. It is expected to reopen in late August. Once renovations are completed, the “Horizons,” as many students refer to it, will include a fire burning furnace for gourmet pizzas, international cuisine stations that will include American, Mediterranean and Mongolian grills. There will also be a vegetarian station and a gourmet salad station. Residential Food Service Director Edward Wigley said the renovation means change for the dining services department. “The main point of the Fresh Food Co. is to give our customers fresh food that is prepared right in front of them for a healthy and fun experience,” he said. Students are excited about the services that will be offered once the renovations are completed. Communication junior Jordan Hill said the renovation will make her utilize her meal plan. “There is not a variety of food in the horizons. I’m very tired of eating the same old thing (chicken and pizza),” she said. “Hopefully this change will be for the better.” South Tower Area Coordinator, Habiba Milam, is thrilled about the renovations and said the students will be pleased with the outcome. “The cafeteria will be more spacious and consist of a variety of foods that were not available to students before,” Milam said. “Aramark’s multi-million dollar renovation is exciting for our community and I can’t wait to see the finished product.” The Fresh Food Co. will be

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Better World Books is an online book company whose mission statement is “to capitalize on the value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally, nationally,

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Messa said that the University has more plans in the works, including “greenhouse gas reduction, continuing to educate the community about waste minimization and conservation, and campus engagement working specifically with the residence hall students to incorporate sustainability and residential hall living.” President and CEO of USGBC Rick Fedrizzi said he believes wholeheartedly that a green university will attract more prospective students as well as benefit the university by saving on energy bills. “Beyond the cost savings to an institution, even the simplest aspects of a green campus, such as increased use of natural light, have been found to improve student learning and quality of life,” Fedrizzi said in a press release. “Higher education is a top priority market segment for USGBC because graduates of green

and around the world.” “Better World Books collects used books and resells them online like Amazon does, but all the money they get from reselling the books is donated to non-profit organizations throughout the world,” Egge said. “It’s a really neat project that UH can get involved in.”

colleges become incredible drivers of change when they call for similar surroundings in their jobs and communities.” Messa said going green is the responsible thing to do. “It creates opportunity for the University to reduce carbon emissions, become more efficient and reduce costs and, most importantly, build community,” she said. “We see sustainability as a tradition at the University of Houston. Because the University is home to so many cultures, being green is something that everyone can embrace, no matter their home country. In fact, when we are out at events, students from all cultures and nations stop and say, ‘Wow, we do this at home.” The colleges were chosen based on the “green rating” scores the schools received last summer from The Princeton Review. Only those universities with a score in the 80th or higher percentile were included in the guide. news@thedailycougar.com

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Egge and her peers remain passionate about the book drive and are doing everything they can to encourage UH students to donate their books instead of reselling them at the bookstore. “There are so many people who are less fortunate than students at UH. There are children in the world

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who walk 10 miles to school to learn how to read,” she said. “If each student would donate just one of their books, we would have a chance to help eager students around the world. Some of the books are even sent to Books for Africa, a program in which books are sent straight to African library’s for students to read.”

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UH would benefit from using Web Have you ever walked across campus and run into a large group of people and you weren’t sure what they were doing? That happened to me last week when the C.T. Bauer College of Business’s Michael Padon entrepreneurship class held its annual burger cook-off. I attended last year’s event, but this year I didn’t even know it was happening until I was in the thick of it (and without any cash, to boot). When walking around campus, students are exposed to banners and signs everywhere, but the most effective way of advertising an event is still by word of mouth. Some small groups have e-mail systems, but those can get annoying and eventually students ignore most of the messages. For example, some students don’t care if there will be different industrial design courses

offered next semester — those only apply to industrial engineering majors in the College of Engineering — but every engineering major receives those e-mails. UH has many forms of online media, from The Daily Cougar’s events section to Green UH to the residential dining menus. There are also many student organizations that mostly operate through Facebook groups. The bottom line is that students need to check many sources to get the entire picture of what is going on at UH in any given day. What the University should work for is digital transparency — allowing all UH activities to be available online on one place. There are places like that on the Web and there are even sites dedicated exclusively to UH, but none of them have the backing of the University or

even University integration. It would be great if anyone could go to UH’s Web site and see a calendar of events for the whole day on the home page. Such a centralized form of school events would portray a unified school and would foster greater participation in on-campus events. One of the main problems with the University is that it is not perceived well by the surrounding community, which stems from the way it is perceived by the UH students who live in said community. There are many incredible events and organizations on campus; student life at UH truly is vibrant. The University should play that up in school marketing. Two things above all others make UH students open to attending University events. First, most students are online see PADON, page 5

Immigrant law creates unfair stress The state of Arizona passed a law April 13 that makes being an illegal immigrant in the state a crime. The bill states that police can ask any person for proof of their U.S. citizenship, and if they fail to furnish such proof, they can be arrested. This law, which is supposed to go into Andrew effect this summer, Taylor is widely unpopular and rightfully so. Issues pertaining to immigration have long been federal issues, not in the hands of states. Furthermore, state police and jails shouldn’t be burdened with the task of targeting federal issues such as immigration. Police forces in every state already have enough to deal with as a result of diminishing budgets; passing a law that would further burden them with unreasonable tasks is unintelligible. Following the bill’s passage, the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police

released a statement expressing the group’s opposition of the law. “The Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police remains in opposition to Senate Bill 1070,” the release said. “The provisions of the bill remain problematic and will negatively affect the ability of law enforcement agencies across the state to fulfill their many responsibilities in a timely manner.” Many officers throughout Arizona and other states have also expressed concerns that the law will effectively reduce cooperation between police departments. In an interview with Educationnews. org, Police Chief Richard Meyers of Colorado Springs, Colo., discussed his concerns for the law. “Enacting local or state laws to compensate for the inadequacies of the national system merely shifts the burden to an already overwhelmed police community,” Meyers said. “Almost every police department in the U.S. is struggling with shrinking resources and fewer police officers, and we’re still

adjusting to the higher expectations on Homeland Security in the post-9/11 era. “This is an example of the worst kind of unfunded mandate to local police that would diminish our ability to provide basic, core services to our communities.” George Gascon, chief of the San Francisco Police Department and a former chief in Mesa, Ariz., was another voice in opposition of the law. “It would have a negative impact on community policing and public safety, neighbors (in Hispanic neighborhoods) would be more hesitant to report crimes if they think their neighbors and family are here without authority,” Gascon said in an April 21 interview with Newsobserver.com. One thing that makes this bill so different from other illegal immigration legislation is that it allows citizens to file suit against police departments if it appears the law is not being enforced enough. Giving people the power to see TAYLOR, page 5

hen common sense is not enough, bad publicity can right all wrongs. Nothing has the power to change the behavior of the famous and the powerful like bad publicity. Even the Catholic Church has finally fallen under its might, though, it must be said, they put up a long and valiant fight. But what is the source of its power? The ‘court of public opinion’ is a term often bandied about to explain the sway bad publicity holds over the elite, and with each of us holding the position of judge, jury and executioner, it is a large court indeed. But the question remains, “Why do the elect care what us schmoes think?” And a better question, “Why does it take us schmoes to point out the difference between right and wrong?” Can it really be that as your life gets more successful, you get less able to tell what should and shouldn’t be done? Does power corrupt absolutely, or does it attract the absolutely corruptible? Or does it just attract the stupid? Take, as an example, a recent story from Galveston. After its building was damaged during Hurricane Ike, the local Humane Society was given use of a vacant police building by the city government. All the castaway puppies and kitties had found a new home. A happy ending, right? That is, until the big bad landlords sent an eviction notice to the shelter, giving them one month to vacate the premises. And just who were these cretins who didn’t bat an eyelash at the thought of kicking discarded pets to the curb? It was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Obviously not learning any lessons about acting responsibly after their shoddily made levees caused the flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, the Corps saw no problem in denying the Humane Society’s pleas to wait the six months it would take for their new building to be finished. That is, until their actions became public. Fearing the backlash the bad publicity would create, they quickly reversed their position and released a statement saying that they had no intention of evicting the Humane Society. And all it took was the fear of bad publicity. Without it, where would we be?

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Daily Cougar doesn’t understand church This commentary is a response to a staff editorial titled “Church’s continued silence sending wrong message,” which ran in The Daily Cougar on Wednesday. The Daily Rolando Cougar editorial board Garcia clearly has no idea what excommunication is, which is not surprising considering the laziness and sloppiness that characterizes so much journalism about the Catholic Church. Excommunication is not a punishment for bad behavior, but a call to repentance. The church does not deny the sacraments to a confessed and repentant believer, and it is odd that a newspaper editorial board would presume to

tell the church to whom it should give its sacraments. Nobody knows whether this priest is receiving communion and it’s really none of our business. It is a private spiritual matter between him and his confessor and pastor. When clerical misbehavior is alleged, the church is obligated to remove the priest from ministry so he is not a threat to parishioners and refer the issue to the proper authorities, and that is exactly what happened in this case. If you don’t like the sentence, take it up with the prosecutor.

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organizations. It’s a way for students to make new friends through hobbies they already have. Basically, this could create a much greater sense of school solidarity by making on-campus activities available to the entire student body through a centralized, school-maintained Web application.

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anyway, either in class or in one of the many computer labs on campus. Second, UH is a commuter school and once a student gets to campus for the day, they are here until their last class is over. Theoretically, this means if those students did all their homework at home, they would have time to devote to UH

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sue officers for not enforcing a particular law enough is absurd. Arturo Venegas, a former chief of the Sacramento, Calif. Police Department, also disapproved of the provision that allows departments to be sued. “Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 essentially legislates racial profiling, putting police in the middle of the train tracks to face an onslaught of civil-rights violations lawsuits,” Venegas told the San Francisco Chronicle. “No other law in the country allows citizens to sue a government agency for not arresting enough people, but under Arizona’s S.B. 1070, any Arizona citizen can sue a local or state police agency because they’re not doing enough immigration law enforcement. “At a time when Arizona and its local governments are having difficulty funding public safety properly, this makes no sense at

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all. S.B. 1070 will hurt people and divide communities, and it will do nothing to solve the ongoing failure of the federal government to reform our messed-up immigration system.” President Barack Obama addressed the bill last week before it was signed into law. The New York Times reported Obama said that “failure to enact immigration reforms would open the door to irresponsibility by others.” Obama said the law would threaten “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.” If the president looks for one more issue to reform before November, it should be immigration. It is an issue that is above partisanship and one that is fundamental to everyone. Andrew Taylor is an economics senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com

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On campus 7:30 p.m. at the Moores Opera House, Symphony Orchestra For more information, contact the Moores School of Music Box Office at 713-743-3313 or visit the website at http://www.music.uh.edu 8 p.m. at Wortham Theatre Spring Dance Concert Featuring guest choreographers and performed by the UH Dance Ensemble. For more information, go to www.theatredance. uh.edu or 713-743-2929

Around town Doors open at 7 p.m. for HIM, We Are Fallen, Dommin, and Drive A at House of Blues For Tickets and information, go to www. houseofblues.com Starting at 8 p.m. Finntroll, Swallow the Sun at Wired Live For tickets and information, go to www.meridianhouston.com Starting at 8 p.m. Phoenix, and Two Door Cinema Club at Verizon Wireless Theater For tickets and information, go to www.livenation.com or call 713-203-1600

At the movies Nightmare on Elm Street (R) with Jackie Earle Haley and Kyle Gallner, Furry Vengeance (PG) with Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields.

01SATURDAY On Campus 8 p.m. at Wortham Theatre Spring Dance Concert Featuring guest choreographers and performed by the UH Dance Ensemble. For more information, go to www. theatredance.uh.edu or call 713-743-2929

Around Town From 8-10 p.m. Pink Martini at Jones Hall For tickets go to www.houstontheaterdistrict. org or call 713-224-7575 Starting at 8 p.m. Trans Siberian Orchestra at Verizon Wireless Theater For tickets and information go to www. livenation.com or call 713203-1600 Doors open at 8 p.m. The Dead Weather, and The Ettes at House of Blues For Tickets and information go to www.houseofblues.com

02SUNDAY On Campus 2 p.m. at Wortham Theatre Spring Dance Concert Featuring guest choreographers and performed by the UH Dance Ensemble. For more information, go to www. theatredance.uh.edu or 713-743-2929

Around Town Doors open at 7 p.m. for Dr. Dog, and Deer Tick at Warehouse Live. For tickets and information go to www. wiredlive.com Keith Emerson and Greg Lake at Verizon Wireless Theater For tickets and information go to www.livenation.com or call 713-203-1600

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Motorola CLIQ XT impressive battery and low price gives a new edge for those who use the T-mobile service.

CLIQ XT an easy choice By Matthew Keever The Daily CougaR While the iPhone is oftentimes seen as the must-have, all-doing tech device for college students and young professionals alike, it is currently only available on the AT&T network. Sure, there has been talk of the it being available for other networks as early as this summer, and jail broken iPhones are available in abundance on Craigslist, but there are many other alternatives, too. One of which, the Motorola CLIQ XT, is quietly but surely segmented a niche market for itself. The CLIQ XT is a revamped version of the original CLIQ; the two phones look almost identical, but the XT is sleeker and slimmer. It has done away with the slider keyboard and now has a touch screen for input. While reviewing the phone, I used the T-Mobile network

and was pleasantly surprised with the quality of service. I never had to ask anyone to repeat themselves or say, “Slow down. You’re breaking up.” The touch screen may have replaced the slide-out keyboard, but the soft touch navigation pad, located directly below the phone’s screen, gives users the option of scrolling through websites, search results and text messages instead of having to try and touch the miniscule item they wish to pull up. It also keeps the screen clean, which has always been a pet peeve of mine. Like most phones are now expected to, the CLIQ XT provides a seamless web browsing function. The home page, which is fully customizable, has Twitter, Facebook and Gmail synced to update automatically whenever users receive a message on any website. Of course, this can get somewhat annoying if you’re on all the social networking Web sites

like me, but the function can also be turned off or set to only notify you for certain things. I set it to notify me when I received a text or an e-mail, leaving Facebook and Twitter updates on my to-do list for when I had time. The CLIQ XT seems to cater to a younger, more Internet-savvy audience. It’s much more fun-oriented than any other phone I’ve ever used, and the 5-megapixel camera, which, unlike many other phones, has a flash (a bright one, at that) along with the video capture/playback option make capturing moments and sharing them with friends and family easier than ever. Despite the similarity in size and weight to its competitor, the iPhone, and its big brother, the Droid, the CLIQ XT’s screen is 0.4 and 0.6 inches smaller than the other phones’, respectively. It see CLIQ, page 7

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Indie pop band deserves play American pop music is in a coma, brought on by the industry drowning its sorrows in Disney stars and American Idols. Consequently, popular music has become more of an act than an Ben art. All the while, Muths Europe maintains a strong pop music culture that is accessible to a mainstream audience. In 2003, Swedish pop band The Radio Dept. debuted and proved to rival its influences in musicianship. On April 20, they released their third studio album Clinging to a Scheme. This album can

be easily described in one short phrase: Synth with class. Too often is the synthesizer used as a tool to add layers to an already thin texture. Instead, listeners are left with an absurd amount of high frequencies being shoved down their throats. Synths are meant to color a band’s sound and create another instrument that can be used for background foundation or solo features. Though The Radio Dept. didn’t debut with the synth as a main focus, they have been able to incorporate the instrument into their mix in a practical way. However, some fans bailed after their second album Pet Grief, because of the strong attention it

gave to the new-age synth sound. Clinging to a Scheme starts with strong bass underlining lofty, light and layered guitar riffs. Harmonization is used in both vocals and guitars to create a full sound, and gives a strong foundation for the pianist. From there, The Radio Dept. finds itself by channeling its influences. First comes The Smiths in “Heavens on Fire.” They take the next few tracks to feature minimalist themes that stay constant throughout the song, yet maintain originality. The lyrics are on the same par as their ‘80s pop influences such as Pet see B-SIDE, page 7

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might not seem like much, but the difference is noticeable, and it took some time to get used to the text-messaging function. Turning the phone on its side and taking advantage of the wider keyboard is the best option. But that’s my only gripe, really. The phone is wrapped in a textured, plastic shell that provides grip for the phone both in your hand as well as on your desk or on your dash in the car. I have owned an iPhone, and my least-favorite aspect of the phone

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Shop Boys. These tracks never get boring, nor do they diminish by the end of the album. Sometimes groups tend to fit the best tracks in the first half of the album – for instance, MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular was amazing until the end of “Kids,” then loses all musical value. With Clinging to a Scheme, I could listen to the whole album once or twice over and be ready for

was its slippery feel. I always had to hold it tight, because I feared that it would slide out of my hand like a bar of soap if I didn’t grip it firmly. The CLIQ XT’s battery life is impressive, too. One day, I made a point to use the phone for everything. I was constantly checking Facebook updates, tweeting, reading e-mails and catching up on the latest College Humor videos. And in case my mom reads this, I wasn’t doing it while in class. The phone lasted for 13 hours before it prompted me to charge the battery. Unfortunately, the battery and SIM card are located below

the shell, which may very well be the most difficult case I’ve ever removed. It took me two days to get up the courage to do it, because at first, I thought it wasn’t supposed to come off and was afraid I was going to break the phone. Overall, the CLIQ XT is a solid phone. It’s cheaper than the Droid or the iPhone, but it does everything they do and is perfect for someone who’s looking for a reliable, sleek, user-friendly interface without the big price tag. College students might want to check it out.

another read. “A Token of Gratitude”, perhaps The Radio Dept.’s best track, is a romantically expressive piece with lyrics and vocal melodies that exceed most popular bands’ imagination. But it’s the rhythm of the song that makes it so unique. It keeps a steady pattern the entire track, but moves the rhythmic line to showcase various percussive platforms, giving it a great dynamic that most bands don’t achieve. Some parts of the album may not please listeners that don’t favor

the synth feel. “Four Months in the Shade” is one of these, and it admittedly does get a bit redundant at times. Some of you may write these guys off as another tweeny-glam group, but if you are in the mood to give pop another chance, this is the album to do it with. In its entirety, this album creates an outlet for my indie pop craving without the superficial stardom that our society’s music culture subscribes to.

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UH benefits from solid pitching By Tristan Tippet The Daily Cougar In a rematch between Houston and Lamar at Cougar Field just a week after Lamar defeated UH on a walk-off home run, the Cougars won in walk-off fashion themselves. With the game tied with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Caleb Ramsey was at the plate, with runners on first and third base. The center fielder was behind second base and the center field gap. Head coach Rayner Noble ordered a suicide squeeze and Ramsey popped up the bunt, but it dropped in, and Ryan Still scored the winning run, giving UH an 8-7 victory. It was a game of base runners and missed opportunity on both sides, the type of game the Cougars tend to lose, but, with the win, they snapped their fivegame losing streak and improved to 17-23. Ramsey, who was 0-for-4 prior the at bat, said it felt good to just contribute. “It was great, (because) I wasn’t really seeing the ball well tonight,” Ramsey said. “It was just good to be able to execute and put it down. It was just fun to get a win period.” The Cougars struggled with runners in scoring position and with the bases loaded, where they were 0-for-4. Noble said those are key situations.

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“You’ve got to take advantage of those situations,” he said. “That’s where you break the opposition’s back, but we hit into a lot of double plays. It was just a hard fought night.” One of UH’s two errors came at the hands of lefty Ty Stuckey, when he attempted to pickoff off Ted Zentek toward Lamar’s bullpen. Kevin Roebuck scored from third to tie the game at one a piece. Andy Mena proceeded to hit a two-run double to left center, and the Cardinals went up 3-1 after two innings. Stuckey has been one of the Cougars’ best pitchers this

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Caleb Ramsey drove in the winning run in extra innings for the Cougars, but it was the relief pitching of Tanner Shiflett that kept Houston in position to take the victory over Lamar, 8-7. season, with a 3.10 ERA. Stuckey’s problem, though, has been with his command. Coming into this game, Stuckey had walked 22 hitters in 20 1/3 innings pitched, and he was facing a patient team in Lamar, which has drawn 209 walks with a .398 on base percentage. In addition to mistakes in the field, Stuckey issued six walks

in 4.1 innings. Yet, despite it all, Stuckey was able to get through a jam with runners on second and first and nobody out in the first inning and a bases loaded jam in the third inning. It came back to haunt him, though, when he allowed one run in the fourth and two in the fifth, putting UH in a 6-1 hole. Lamar had their share of walks

too in the bottom half of the fifth inning, when two of UH’s three runs were walked in and the lead was cut to 6-4. The Cougars then scored two runs in the eighth inning to tie the game at six, and the game continued into extra innings. The Cougars had opportunities see BASEBALL, page 9

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On the eve of the 2007 NBA Draft, the question on the mind of many observers was who would be the better pro, Kevin Durant or Greg Oden. They were seen to Salomon be once-in-aFuentes lifetime players who would be a surefire franchise cornerstone. Oden was taken first overall by Portland, and Seattle took Durant second. Everyone assumed that both teams would, in due time, become title contenders. But that narrative quickly unraveled. Seattle lost the team that it had called its own for 41 years just one year after drafting Durant. Oden has sadly become the spiritual successor to Sam Bowie in every facet, right down to Portlanders’ broken expectations. Seattle’s loss has been Oklahoma City’s gain, through and through. If any player has exceeded people’s expectations these three years, it’s

Kevin Durant. People knew that he was talented, but few thought he could carry the Thunder into a competitive series with the defending champion L.A. Lakers in just his third season at the age of 21. Durant has shouldered much of the load for the Thunder on his own, with an impressive stat line of 30 points per game on 48 percent shooting while grabbing eight boards a night. Yet, as good as his game is, there is always room for improvement. The Lakers figured out in Game 1 that stifling Durant could entirely derail the Thunder’s game. It doesn’t help that the biggest shortcoming in his game is his passing. Contemporaries like Bryant and LeBron James have each averaged north of 4.5 assists for their careers, with James often drawing comparisons to Magic Johnson, one of the great distributers of all time. Durant isn’t there yet, and that’s see SALOMON, page 9

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Late run could redeem season By Christopher Losee The Daily Cougar The last Conference USA tripleheader of the season for the UH softball team begins on Saturday when it plays Marshall in Huntington, W. Va. Saturday features a doubleheader beginning at noon, and the series concludes Sunday with the finale at 11 a.m. After getting a pair of wins over first-place foe East Carolina, the Cougars (26-22, 10-10 C-USA) will now take on the conference’s lastplace team. The Cougars, though, are winless on the road in conference play, a fact head coach Kyla Holas called unacceptable. “We have to go in and take some games this week,” Holas said. Coached by Shonda Stanton, the Herd (24-25, 3-15 C-USA) returns 11 players from last season’s team. Marshall dropped a pair of games against Southern Miss on Sunday, committing 10 errors and allowed 14 runs. “They do have a good offense. (Marshall) is one of

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via 12 hits and five errors committed by Lamar. Both sides however were battling a tight strike zone and had plenty of walks. Houston walked 11 batters while Lamar walked nine. The pitcher of the night for UH was Tanner Shiflett, who went 5 2/3 innings, walking three while allowing one run and striking out seven.

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“It’s just nice to win again,” Noble said. “It’s been a little bit of a drought. The guys played hard tonight, and we got quality pitching out of Tanner Shiflett. It just goes to show you, good pitching usually results in a victory.” The Cougars are next off to Birmingham, Ala., where they will play a conference series against UAB, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

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why he is almost certain to lose this series. Bryant’s Lakers have the depth, size and experience that Durant’s squad does not. History also suggests that Durant will fail, since the eighth seed has won just three times over a top seed in the NBA playoffs. But it’s hard to root against Durant, even if you’re a Sonics fan. For all the scandals the NFL has faced over the last few offseason, the NBA has quietly managed to rebrand itself and is shedding its reputation as a league of thugs. It has its new generation of stars, Durant included, who, so far, have managed carefully their wealth and fame. The NBA could have, and should have, done a better job in helping Seattle keep its team. Unfortunately that moment has passed, and the basketball-crazy Pacific Northwest won’t be the same for some time. Kevin Durant’s story will be a different one in Oklahoma City, but it wouldn’t be much of a spoiler to say that this story has a lot of gold hardware at its end. sports@thedailycougar.com

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used in place of the “Real Food on Campus Program” that is currently in use. Chefs will prepare the food directly in front of the diners, in what Food Service calls “mini restaurants.” English junior Virginia Lowman, who dines in the cafeteria daily, said she looks forward to the new facilities. “I think it is definitely something that should have been implemented long ago,” she said. “I often feel like students who live on campus are overlooked because our school is primarily a commuter school. A new cafeteria that is somewhat ‘up to par’ with that which we receive when we dine out is definitely something I look forward to. Having something to eat other than pizza, hamburgers or a salad when I’m hungry will be great.” The cafeteria will not be limited to only Moody Tower residents;

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just coming downstairs to eat their meals. The sky bridge is intended for students who will be living at Cougar Village and for their convenience,” Wigley said.

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May 17, 2010 at 5 p.m. 1st Prize: $300 and framed version of Handbook cover 2nd Prize: $100 3rd Prize: $50

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+ examples of diversity that reflect the vibrancy and beauty of the University of Houston + demonstration of/ appropriateness to the theme (abstract or literal)

»»Making up for lost time Believe it or not, I’ve actually had some “off-days” during my tenure as editor in chief. However, a day off from the office usually means a day on somewhere else. On rare days off from the office, I typically make up for lost time in other areas of my life. My bed is where I typically prefer to spend this “free time,” but I can hardly afford to waste it there. Too much work to be done. The extra labor comes in the form of schoolwork and time spent at the Houston Chronicle, my other place of employment. I try to take Wednesdays off from the Daily Cougar, thereby gaining the opportunity to start on schoolwork well before the early morning hours. Every now and then, I slip a nap in there. My hours at the Chronicle don’t really take away from my responsibilities at The Daily Cougar. I work weekends at the Chronicle, returning to the Cougar on Sunday afternoons to start things all over again. I’m a workaholic by nature, so this schedule works to my advantage. I’m able to stay on the move each day. There’s hardly a day that goes by when I’m not

engaged in some kind of work. However, I am still human. I crave my sleep like any other person. That’s why the rare offdays are essential to my wellbeing. And not just for health reasons, though those are just as important. Without an occasional offday, my academic career would probably be non-existent. I would never be able to finish any of my major assignments. Essentially, I would forever be making up for lost time.

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Re: “Radicals don’t understand religion” —

“I’m a Muslim, and you are right about that Mr. Dennis; not all Muslims are like these Revolution Muslims.” — Daily Cougar User “Muslim”

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»»New course for Fall 2010

A new course on the history of the Ottoman Empire will be offered starting in the fall. Students will learn about the main periods, the society, the cities and many other facets of a fascinating empire that lasted five centuries and spanned three continents. The class times are Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-7 p.m. The catalog number is HIST 3395 and section number is 34726. Students do not need any pre-requisite knowledge on the subject to enroll. Those who enroll will become eligible for a scholarship for a study abroad trip to Turkey upon successful completion of the course.

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Re: “Quality care requires competition” —

“Sorry. While your ideas are solid, the train has left the station. Priority No. 1 was political, and Priority No. 2 was to add patients (see Priority No. 1). And it is coming to appear that all the grand predictions of cost containment were bogus as well (big surprise). Oh well, we get to vote again in November.” — Daily Cougar User “William Johnson”

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