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Jose Aguilar The Daily Cougar Houston City Council member Sue Lovell led a list of speakers who helped celebrate the grand opening of UH’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center last week. The turnout of over 60 people required Lovell to speak on the UC
balcony outside of the center. Lovell, who has been at the forefront of gay rights in Houston since the 1970s, praised the University for opening such a center and also praised the students for choosing to come out at such an early age. “I have three sons… and I am so amazed,” Lovell said. “They have such a mixture of friends. Their friends are out, they accept them, and it’s incredible. I have to say to all of you (students)… thank you.” “You and your age group have made it much easier for my youngest son’s generation to be totally out. It
had to do with you and your wanting to come out and be out. Because of that, they will know freedoms that I certainly didn’t know and that you have experienced,” said Lovell. The opening comes four months after the center officially opened its doors and years after the idea of a GLBT center first took root on campus. “There have been many other staff members who have, for many years, tried to get the resource center established and finally they were see LGBT, page 8
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University police, investigating a claim of aggravated robbery, determined no crime occurred on campus after they re-interviewed the potential victim on Tuesday. The security alert released by campus police last Thursday states that a UH student reported being “robbed by an unidentified male who displayed a knife during the robbery” near the entrance to Cambridge Oaks Apartments. The incident was said to have occurred at 6:55 a.m. but was not reported until after 6 p.m. “Investigators looked at different pieces of evidence and reviewed video from the area and realized that the story was not adding up,” Police Lieutenant Bret Collier said. The young woman who reported the incident recanted her story after coming in for a follow-up interview with campus police. “She came in and recanted that the incident occurred there,” Collier said. “An incident did occur, but far off campus.” Police describe the suspect as a black male in his late 40s, approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a medium build of 190 pounds and facial hair.
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The UH Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center held its grand opening last Thursday. Councilmember Sue Lovell (far right) spoke to students about learning the importance of LGBT history. The center is located on the second floor of the UC.
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esidents from across Houston celebrated American independence at the city’s official Fourth of July event, “Freedom Over Texas with Fireworks Presented by Shell,” on Sunday evening at Eleanor Tinsley Park. Musician Pat Green headlined the event, which included four stages of entertainment. Admission for the event was free with the donation of a canned food item.
After spending over six years at Texas Christian University’s baseball program, it was announced last Friday that Todd Whitting will return to UH as the next head baseball coach. Todd Whitting left the UH baseball program in 2003 as an assistant coach, a position he was hired to after graduating from UH in 1995. Whitting was instrumental in TCU’s run to this year’s College World Series because of his ability to recruit—14 of the 32 players were from the Houston area. Whitting said he hopes to attract the same caliber of athletes to UH. Athletics Director Mark Rhoades said in a press release that many people hold Whitting in high regard. ““When speaking with numerous baseball people across the great state of Texas, everyone spoke very highly about Coach Whitting — the person and baseball coach,” Rhoades said in the release. “He is committed to the development of student-athletes both on and off the field and will work tirelessly to elevate Houston Baseball to the next level in all areas.” Rhoades indicated that Whitting’s successful history of recruiting top players played a big part in the decision to hire him. “Recruiting is a huge factor and if you look at a couple of our hires this year, you can see the ties our coaches have to recruiting in the city of Houston and the state of Texas,” Rhoades said. While recruiting is a significant
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Todd Whitting will return to the school for which he played and served as assistant coach after being named head coach last Friday. Whitting will be the eighth baseball coach in UH’s history. aspect for the team, Whitting said that getting on the same page with his new team is top priority. “Immediately the current team needs to be addressed. I am excited to meet with my current players and learn more about them and prepare them for the upcoming season,” Whitting said in the release. “I am excited to talk to the players and then hire a staff and get on the road recruiting. There is a gold mine at the University of Houston. We have won at a very high level in the past.” According to the release, Whitting has played a role in winning 16 conference regular-season and tournament championships. He has also participated in 13 NCAA Regionals and five Super Regionals. news@thedailycougar.com
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Judy Shepard: Brazos Bookstore located at 2421 Bissonnet, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Judy Shepard became a prominent anti-hate and LGBT-rights activist following the murder of her son, Matthew Shepard. Matthew, who was a gay university student in Laramie, Wyo., was brutally beaten and tortured to death in 1998. Judy will share and speak about the struggles she experienced after the tragedy and discuss her book The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.brazosbookstore.com/event/ judyshepard
Free IT-Training Workshop: Room 107C in the Social Work building, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint. This is a free IT Training class provided by the UH IT Training to our employees, friends and students. For more information, contact Don Perry at (713) 743-1596.
THURSDAY Mates of State with guest Free Energy: Warehouse Live, 9 p.m. Mates of State is an indie rock duo who hail from Lawrence, Kan. Active since 1997, band members Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel collaborate and develop tunes from electronic organs, synthesizers, pianos and even the glockenspiel. They will be joined by power pop band Free Energy. Tickets start at $14. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.warehouselive.com
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Sunday Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema located at 100 West Oaks Mall, 7 p.m., Volumes 1 and 2 will air back to back. Get to see one of David Carradine’s last roles in the bloodsquirting, fast action martial arts movie that makes everybody love Quentin Tarantino. For more information, call (281) 920-9211, or visit www.drafthouse. com Tickets are $12.
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SPORTS
COMING NEXT WEEK: See what kind of impact the World Cup has had for the Houston Dynamo.
EDITORS John Brannen, Christopher Losee E-MAIL sports@thedailycougar.com ONLINE www.thedailycougar.com/sports
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Christopher Losee The Daily Cougar The time has come for UH baseball player Chris Wallace to take the next step. Last month, Wallace was selected by the Astros in the 16th round at No. 483 overall in the 2010 MLB draft, something Wallace did not expect. “I wasn’t really sure what was going to happen,” Wallace said. “I thought I was going to be drafted in the later rounds, so when I was taken in the 16th round, it was really a surprise because I didn’t think I would be taken that early.” The 22-year-old catcher parted with the Cougars after sitting behind the plate for four years and leading the team in the 2010 season with 10 homeruns. By the end of his tenure at UH, he averaged .291 at the plate with a number of g g Chris Wallace accolades. Wallace was born in Pasadena and attended CYFair High School before coming to UH. He said that he was extremely happy slugging for his hometown organization. “I grew up watching the Astros and I have always wanted to play for them,” he said. “Now I have that opportunity, and it’s a dream come true.” Wallace said that UH prepared him for this moment through mental toughness. He said that the hardest part about playing for a professional team is getting used to the schedule. “It’s really just a huge step playing everyday,” he said. “You really have to be there mentally, but if you have a bad game you get a chance to play again the next day.” The Greeneville Astros, a farm league team located in Tennessee, was interested in Wallace and are pleased to have him, says assistant general manager Hunter Reed. Wallace has just begun the 2010 season making his presence known batting .268 with three homeruns. Six other Cougars were chosen in the 2010 draft, including shortstop Blake Kelso in the 10th round and pitcher Michael Goodnight in the 13th round. Kelso reported to the Vermont Lake Monsters in the New York Penn-League, a Washington Nationals farm team. Goodnight has until August 16 to make his decision to sign with a team or remain with the Cougars. Other draftees include lefthanded pitchers Ty Stuckey, taken by the Cincinnati Reds, and William Kankel taken by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Minnesota Twins acquired right-hander Jared Ray. sports@thedailycougar.co
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With Aubrey Coleman changing his position from shooting guard to point guard, he will be one of the primary ball handlers for the New Orleans Hornets summer league team in Las Vegas.
Aubrey Coleman was the nation’s leading scorer averaging 25.6 points per game, and was a key factor in the Cougars’ first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. He said he looks back at his time at UH with pride as he begins the next chapter of his basketball career. “It was a great success. I never thought it would end with us going to the tournament. I feel that I did good,” Coleman said. Coleman was not selected in the NBA draft on June 24, but received an invitation to play for the New Orleans Hornets summer league team in Las Vegas. Coleman said Hornets general manager Jeff Bower wants Coleman to convert from a shooting guard to a point guard to make the roster. To prepare himself, Coleman has been studying the offensive sets of the Hornets “They want to see me turn down scoring and run a team. Getting the plays down, and knowing what to do at the point. Just paying attention to detail when I get to camp and the practices, playing D and doing what I do,“ Coleman said. Coleman has enlisted former Houston Rocket point guard Moochie Norris to help with the position change. While Coleman excelled as a shooting guard, he said he has no doubts about his ability to be an ambidextrous ball-handler and shooter. “He’s a point guard and I knew once I made it I was going to have to play the point and have to know what to do. Left and right, that’s what I’ve been working on with Moochie Norris. Floaters with my left and layups with my left, now I can do it,” Coleman said. Coleman received invites from the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings and see COLEMAN, page 8
Dickey’s basketball camp a slam-dunk By John Brannen the daily cougar Head basketball coach James Dickey, his coaching staff and volunteers, hosted the first ever James Dickey Basketball Camp, teaching over 300 local boys the fundamentals of basketball. The camp was split into three sessions, with the last session ending July 1. Dickey said that while providing a chance to give back to the community, it was also an opportunity for the campers to get acquainted with the University. “I think there’s two things that are important. First, to provide an opportunity for young people to be here and learn the great game of basketball, but also get people here on our campus,” Dickey said. “This is a wonderful university and great campus. The more people we can get on our campus, hopefully, the more students we’ll attract over a period of time as well as teaching basketball skills.” Along with teaching the basics
of the game like setting screens or perfecting a jumper, Dickey also wanted to stress to the campers how important each player’s role is to the team’s success. But most importantly, it was about providing a fun and friendly atmosphere for the kids. “We have three goals. The most important thing is to keep them safe and healthy as best we can. Secondly, we’d like to be able to share some knowledge of the game. The third thing we want it to be fun. It’s summertime and it’s camp so we want it to be fun,” Dickey said. After last season’s NCAA Tournament appearance, Dickey said that he hopes the basketball team will continue to win, which will lead to the camp’s growth. “We’ll build on this camp and it will get bigger and better as we progress. We hope that it will grow as our program develops and our emphasis on camps improves,” Dickey said. sports@thedailycougar.com
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Head basketball coach James Dickey stresses the importance of fundamentals and teamwork to campers at the first James Dickey Basketball Camp. Dickey said he hopes for a more popular camp next year.
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OPINION
COMING NEXT WEEK: Is the passing of Immigration reform likely before November elections?
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E-Books, print destined to coexist E-readers are handy, cool and convenient, but they will never be able to do to reading what MP3 Players have done to music. Despite the high hopes of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and all Casey the other companies Goodwin so desperately hoping to take over the market with their e-readers, the devices simply do not have what it takes to completely extinguish print books. The benefits of e-readers are undeniable, and given the success of the Kindle, the Nook and the iPad, it is clear that the devices will not be going anywhere. Their slim size makes them extremely convenient for on-the-go readers. Their large storage capacity allows them to contain bookshelves worth of books in a size smaller than most hard covers. Best of all, the ability to browse and purchase books from the comfort of your own home (or, in the case of the Kindle which includes global 3G internet coverage, anywhere), makes e-readers perfect for when you want to
read a specific book but don’t want to go to a bookstore. While e-readers are great for pleasure reading, they will never be able to surpass their print companions when it comes to serious reading and comprehension. As any student who has had to deal with an electronic textbook knows, it’s much harder to study staring at a screen and trying to figure out some clumsy way to take notes than it is to simply rest a print book on your lap and scribble notes, questions and diagrams on the margins. Another problem with e-books is that they cannot be sold, traded or lent out as print books can. Once you buy an e-book, it is yours. You can delete it from your e-reader if you do not want to see it, but it is still yours. You cannot even loan it to a friend unless you want to entrust them with your entire $200 dollar e-reader and the rest of your e-book collection as well. You cannot buy a used e-book if you want to be cheap or trade e-books in for store credit. Throw in the fact that e-books are often the same
price as or only slightly cheaper than print books, there often seems to be little reason to buy the e-book format. E-books are strings of data, binary 1s and 0s converted to readable print by the software and hardware that makes up an e-reader. Readers cannot touch e-books, feel them, or smell that used book smell from them. The fact that e-books are incorporeal further decreases their perceived value and makes it so that, when faced with identical prices for an e-book and a print book, the print book often seems like the most logical choice. Barring a drastic change in the way e-books and e-readers are priced, it is impossible for them to overtake print books. Reading e-books on a computer screen is unpleasant, and only serious readers are willing to invest in an e-reader. Both print and e-book formats are here to stay. Casey Goodwin is a mechanical engineering sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
Pride parade is great for Houston Pride Houston, an organization designed to support the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender) community, hosted their 32nd pride festival and parade on Saturday, June 26. The festivities are Erin Rampy traditionally held along several blocks of Westheimer and other surrounding streets in the Montrose area. This annual celebration originated after a series of riots, known as the Stonewall Riots, broke out in New York City. New York City Police Department officers illegally raided local bars with intention of persecuting members of the GLBT community. The victims fought back resulting in a violent frenzy. This display of courage was deemed as the celebratory event of which the gay community celebrates annually. This event is one of the first, noted times, during which the victimized didn’t sit back and accept
their unjust treatment. It is viewed as a milestone towards the progressive movement, specifically regarding homosexual’s rights. The pride festival consists of numerous artists, non-profit organizations and vendors to suit the desires of many individuals. While the pride festivities are supremely based in support, acceptance and benefits for the gay community, they are by no means constricted to these matters. The festival hosts booths for organizations for a variety of social and political issues, from rescuing animals to protesting executions. At night there is a flashy, flamboyant parade complete with illuminated floats and decorated bikes. It can be considered a crossbreed of San Francisco in the 1970s and New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Everybody is partying and walking along the streets. The central theme of this festival and parade is acceptance, and it is
loudly vocalized and felt throughout the festivities. I am proud to be a citizen of one of the few American cities, which hosts such a progressive oriented festival. It is very important that Houston has it’s own pride parade, being the fourth largest city and home to one of the larger gay communities in the United States. The election of the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city, Annise Parker, made for all the more reason to celebrate this year. The feeling of achievement from that milestone was palpable! Regardless of one’s sexual orientation, this progress is something to be celebrated. Above everything, this event serves as an important reminder to raise awareness of the history and politics on which it is based. Erin Rampy is a psychology sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
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COMING NEXT WEEK: Daily Cougar’s night production staff (aka Sarah) reviews Despicable Me.
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Recovery makes up for relapse By Matthew Keever The Daily Cougar In its first week on the shelves, Eminem’s sixth studio album Recovery sold 741,000 copies, and the Detroit rapper is back on top of his game… sort of. On his last album, Relapse, Eminem sang with an accent, rapped his darkest verses since The Slim Shady LP and never finished a track with a laugh or told listeners he was just kidding. “Maybe he just needs a new therapist,” said Ann Powers in a Los Angeles Times review of Relapse. “It’s an impressively focused and clever work. But this music is not transcendent. It’s still stuck in [Eminem]’s muck, his fundamental mistrust of pleasure and love.” On Recovery — within the first 10 minutes, in fact — Eminem denounces both Relapse and Encore, the album that preceded Relapse: “Them last two albums didn’t count; [on] Encore, I was on drugs and [on] Relapse, I was flushing them out.” And throughout the rest of the album, he continues to dismiss his last two CDs as a failure to fans. Fans of Eminem (and even his critics) didn’t see it quite this way, but his finished product
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is definitely stronger this time around. He continues to push the envelope the way he used to, raps about his ex-wife and even angrily address hip-hop as a person whom he can no longer love, a feat not well-executed since Common’s “Used To Love H.E.R.,” which came out way back in 1994. His first single, “Not Afraid,” has received nearly 40 million views on YouTube since it was uploaded a month ago, and his second single, “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna (and interestingly about an abusive relationship), is performing quite well, too. But what about the actual content on the album? Eminem’s original appeal was his disinterested attitude. As he wrote verses condemning homosexuals, the clergy, women and suburban parents, the media asked, “Why would you do this? What are you trying to accomplish?” And Eminem’s response was merely, “Because.” Like a snot-nosed, rebellious child, Eminem pushed people’s buttons just for the hell of it, but as his career continued, his rhymes became more contentoriented, and while he continued to upset parents and conservatives alike, much of his raps became substantial, addressing issues
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Eminem is back with his new album Recovery, where the now aging rapper talks about his struggles over the past few years. like the government, his personal struggles and the importance of his relationship with his daughter, Hailey. Many fans and critics criticized Eminem for the darker and darker directions in which he kept taking his albums. Then, in 2004 right after the release of Encore, Eminem disappeared from the public eye for nearly six years. Upon his return, he told fans of his drug problem, which stemmed from the death of his best friend in a shooting, and he said he had
kicked the habit, and he quickly released Relapse, which was arguably his darkest album (no small feat for Eminem). But on Recovery, fans see a new side of Eminem. Now, not only is Eminem clean, he seems to have come to peace with himself. On the album, he talks about dealing with the death of his friend, his primary role as a father and his career as a rapper being an afterthought and his endurance to continue to be what fans want to hear. Originally, Eminem was a
flavor of the week turned genius. Then, he dropped from genius to a has-been. Recovery finds Eminem somewhere in between, but content with his current circumstances and determined to make it work, if not for his sake, then for his daughter’s. The album is dark and quite self-indulgent, but when you almost kill yourself and don’t die because you realize you have something to live for, that’s kind of expected. arts@thedailycougar.com
How to avoid social networking faux pas By Jack Wehman The Daily Cougar People, know this: Social networking does not mean you can somehow forget to use English. Not a day goes by without people making a regular fool of themselves by saying, “just got back from the mall went 2 get some cute pumps lol hope their going to fit well” with no punctuation, commas or even capital letters. Don’t make yourself look like an even bigger idiot; it only takes another 30 seconds to make your updates borderline acceptable. The biggest cardinal sin you can commit has to be misspelling names. It’s social networking, people. The name is — see if you can follow me here — right there on the screen. You can literally copy and paste it right into whatever meaningless post you happen to be working on. The next mistake is needless punctuation. If you don’t know how to use a comma, don’t use one. It’s better to look like you’re rambling than to look like you’re trying to be smart. The quickest way to look stupid is to try and appear to be smart. In the same regard, don’t overuse exclamation marks. Unless you’re really that excited about that person’s birthday (no one is ever 20 exclamation marks of excitement). Use the same tense throughout
your message or update. Allow the use it. When you’re trying to use things that happened in the past to “too,” think of it as the word “also.” If stay in the past. There’s not a lot to it doesn’t sound good when replaced say about this one, unfortunately; by “also,” chances are you shouldn’t it’s too situational to give a concrete be using it. For almost everything set of instructions. Just try to keep else, use “to.” It’s used too often to it in one tense. Don’t hop around really describe when to use it, but from the past come on — you’re to future tense. not retarded, figure Keep it simple. You’re You’re not Marty it out. not writing The Great McFly; you’re just Another quite retarded. obvious mistake is Gatsby... if you don’t And last, the misuse of the know how to write it, but under no words “its” and circumstances “it’s.” It’s actually don’t worry. least: homophones. means it is; use it “They’re,” “their,” whenever you want and “there” are all different words, to replace the two words. Its, on the people. They all have completely other hand, is the possessive form different meanings. “They’re” means of it, so it’s used when describing a they are; “there” is a place; “their” feature something possesses. is used to describe possession. Most importantly, keep it simple. When words are misused, it not only You’re not writing The Great Gatsby, detracts from the original meaning, so when you want to complement it makes you look stupid. Not the someone or make a joke think of cute kind of stupid, but the “how the simplest way to say it. And if did you pass fourth grade” kind of you don’t know how to write it, don’t stupid. worry — just don’t post it on the A simple way to avoid this Internet. confusion is to look up song lyrics. So, follow this handy guide to While lyrics don’t use the best make your posts the highlight of grammar, they can point you in the your social network. And it’s not just right direction for what word use. for you; make sure to make your Almost as bad as “there,” “their” friends feel terrible about using bad and “they’re” is the misuse of “to,” grammar. That way you can teach “too” and “two.” Using “two” is them and make fun of them at the pretty obvious — it’s a number, so same time. whenever you have more than one but less than three of something, arts@thedailycougar.com
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successful,” newly appointed director of the center Lorraine Schroeder said. “We’re just trying to get the program put together and ready to launch in the fall.” The grand opening occurred at the tail end of Pride month and took place days after the city’s nighttime parade, but that was purely coincidental. “Actually, I wasn’t hired until May and I needed time to plan,” Schroeder said. “It just so happened that it was the same week as Pride week.” One of the persons long involved in the process of getting a center on campus was associate professor of English Maria Gonzalez, who has been advocating GLBT issues since the 1990s and focusing on a campus center for the past decade. “It’s an amazing feeling after all these years to get this set up. It’s almost like we have arrived,” Gonzalez said. “My hope is that someday we will close it down because there will be no discrimination on this campus and we won’t need it anymore because we will have succeeded in dismantling any kind of discrimination, any kind of heterosexism and any kind of homophobia.” Gonzalez stressed that the resource center is not only for students but also for faculty and staff, and she praised the role administration played in making this idea become a reality. “We couldn’t have done this without the support of the administration,” she said. “Kudos goes to the Provost John Antel, and also to our General Counsel Dona Cornell. These two people were pivotal in making this happen.”
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No motive was given as to why a story was made up, and no charge for making a false report to a police officer is being pursued by UHPD. Police presence has been escalated in the Cambridge Oaks area following an armed robbery and carjacking that occurred less than three weeks ago. Collier said police still picked up patrol of the area even though
Beverly McPhail, director of the Women’s Resource Center, served as de facto director of the GLBT Resource Center while the search for a permanent director took place. “I’m really impressed (with the administration), especially in a time of budget cuts, they could have easily said no (to the new position),” she said. “We have to really thank the Provost for making this g g Schroeder happen.” McPhail talked about the number of students who have seen the center during the various summer orientations that are currently taking place. “Students will come in and say, ‘It’s so great to have a GLBT center, I feel welcomed, I know I’m accepted, I don’t have to hide who I am,’ and I think that’s so important,” McPhail said. “I think it makes a statement, not only to GLBT students, faculty and staff but also to straight faculty. We boast about our diversity and this is another part of our diversity that we are really proud of.” Graduate College of Social Work Sen. Josephine Tittsworth is excited that GLBT Cougars now have a place to call their own. “I’m excited, I’m glad it’s finally here,” Tittsworth said. “We finally have a place to have a voice, to be heard and a place to go to when we need to talk. That’s so very important for people to have that sense of belonging.” The center is currently accepting donations of books and DVDs that will build their lending library. news@thedailycougar.com
details of the case pointed to a false report. “We don’t take anything for granted. We worked under the assumption that it did actually happen,” Collier said. Had the incident actually occurred, it would have marked the campus’ sixth aggravated robbery for 2010. The most recent statistics on the UHPD website state nine robberies total were reported in 2008. news@thedailycougar.com
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