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North Korea is again asking a former president to travel to the country on behalf of an imprisoned American, U.S. officials said. An article posted to USA Today's website stated government officials have confirmed that former president Jimmy Carter will be traveling to the Communist country to seek the release of Boston native Aijalon Mahli Gomes. Gomes is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence after being arrested for illegally entering the country. Former president Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea last August to free two journalists arrested under the same charges.
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Sunday afternoon brought blazing temperatures and a heated protest on the Rice University campus. Around 300 students, faculty and community members gathered in front of the William Marsh Rice statue in the university’s academic
quadrangle to protest the sale of KTRU, the student-run radio station, to UH. “The purpose of the rally was to raise awareness about the sale, and show administrators from both UH and Rice that KTRU’s listeners are real people who are passionate about the station,” said station manager PROTEST continues on page 3
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As the United States slowly makes its way out of one of the worst economic recessions in recent history, government officials are once again calling for reform. The calls come in the form of a new bureau, named the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The new office would give the government the right to regulate everything from credit cards to online banking. The idea is to make lending safer for American consumers. A coalition of 141 professors from major universities across the U.S. have banded together and signed a petition urging Pres. Barack Obama to consider UH alumna and former Law Center professor Elizabeth Warren to head the bureau. Among those that signed the letter is Richard Alderman, Associate Dean and Dwight Olds Chair in Law at UH. “One of (Warren’s) former students who now teaches consumer law came up with the idea and the letter quickly spread through the academic community,” Alderman said. Warren is well-suited for the WARREN continues on page 6
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Kasey Yule. Students, alumni and faculty spoke out about their feelings on the sale and the importance of the station to the community. KTRU General Manager Glen Bradley spoke to the protestors about the importance of media diversity. Programming at KTRU includes a variety of independent music shows that many believe are important to the FM dial. UH intends to use the frequency for an all-classical station, but supporters believe KTRU’s programming is more in line with what students want to listen to. Rice students are not the only ones upset about the loss of KTRU. “KTRU was a student channel and now UH wants to turn it into a fully functional faculty station,” UH finance senior Derek Broussard said. “This leaves Houston without an indie outlet.” KTRU will still be online but supporters of the station say the sale of their FM frequency will cost them listeners. “FM frequency is incredibly important to our listenership,” said
Yule. “We rely on listeners stumbling upon us on the dial.” It is not just the sale of the frequency that has people heated; the Rice administration’s failure to notify the students who run the station or the community that listens to it of their intent to sell also has protesters riled up. “Our administration has all these lofty policies about student input and open dialogue but covertly did this behind our backs,” Yule said. “I can think of no legitimate reason that people weren’t notified when Rice put KTRU on the market.” A recent Texas Watchdog article stated that Rice officials might have led UH to believe that listenership at KTRU was low, and therefore resistance to the sale of the station would not be an issue. The Rice administration was proven wrong after the public outcry when the news of the sale was announced in an article in the Houston Press. Yule says that although the station could be taken off the air as soon as the deal is signed, KTRU supporters fully intend to continue the fight until the FCC approves the sale, which could take up to 30 days. news@thedailycougar.com
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s the new school year starts, the University is touting our environmentally friendly green policies more than ever. In reality, however, there are quite a few practices that happen on campus every day that are nowhere near being green. Outside the UC Satellite there are three recycling cans for aluminum and plastic bottles. As of right now, all three are so full that there are bottles protruding from the top of each one. And for all of the University’s efforts to clean up our campus, there is a lack of cigarette ashtrays around, leaving most smokers no choice but to flick their butts in the grass or on the concrete. If there were a few more cigarette butt receptacles placed around campus, this problem would cease — no smoker wants to litter, but there is little choice when there are no other options. The tables outside of the Satellite are still a health hazard as well. There are sticky messes on each one, with bits of trash left lying around everywhere. This isn’t just the University staff’s job, either; students need to take responsibility for their messes and actually try to clean up their own areas so that other people can enjoy the tables as well. Along with the trash, cigarette butts and table messes, there is another glaring problem with UH’s green efforts: the go-karts University staff uses to transport things around campus. While some of the time the staff is transporting materials around, more often than not it seems that these vehicles are being used for the sole purpose of transporting people. And this isn’t about the golf carts that have been appropriated for transportation purposes; these are maintenance vehicles that are supposed to be used for loading and unloading materials. This is, to the Cougar’s knowledge, at least, an improper use of University funds. Students are expected to walk around campus; does the same principle not apply to everyone who works at UH as well? Just this first day back there were numerous vehicles spotted transporting nothing but people. We certainly don’t get the luxury of driving around, and yet we’re paying to watch professors and UH staff drive wherever they need to go. It isn’t fair and it certainly isn’t worth paying for.
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he Republican Party has become a party of hate. Rather than appealing to its followers’ desires for a stable economy, a better education system or similarly productive issues, Republican politicians are wasting time and money on catering to voters’ irrational feelings of hate and fear for people who are different. This tactic not only forces others to side with the Casey conservatives or risk Goodwin seeming un-American to brainwashed and unhappy voters, but is also a catastrophic waste of resources. Politicians, the media, and the American people have wasted a truly ridiculous amount of time and money on issues like the proposed mosque near Ground Zero and insane ideas to repeal the 14th Amendment. Both the issues boil down to the average American’s basic prejudice against anyone who is not white,
Christian, and a native English speaker. By catering to the basic feelings of hate and fear these individuals bring out, Republicans distract voters from more important issues. For example, take South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. Sen. Graham, who in recent months has made numerous deals with Senate Democrats, has decided to increase his popularity with voters by picking on an easy target for their hate: illegal immigrants. Senator Graham did not even bother choosing an issue he had a chance of affecting. Instead, he has started a campaign to repeal the 14th Amendment and prevent babies born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally from being automatic citizens. To change the Constitution and do that would require the support of three-quarters of all states and two-thirds of the House and Senate. This movement will never gain the support it needs for the repeal to become
a reality. The Republicans who spread the idea know this. However, by playing on voters’ prejudice, hate, and fear of an immigrant population willing to work for less in a time of economic crisis, Republican politicians manage to gain popular support without actually doing their jobs and passing productive and necessary legislation. The futile attack on the 14th Amendment is far from the only example of the Republican strategy of gaining votes by taking a strong view on an issue they have no hope of actually affecting. The nearly constant attacks on a private developer’s plans to build a Muslim community center and mosque near Ground Zero are an example of this. For whatever reason, a group composed mostly of Republicans, but which also includes a handful of vote-hungry Democrats, has decided to throw out their Goodwin continues on page 5
Rice students lose voice, UH gains little
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f you tuned the radio to KUHF 88.7 FM this past week you might have discovered that UH will buy KTRU 91.7 FM, a Rice University run radio station. If you tuned into 91.7 FM, you might have listened to the student disk jockeys implore you to "save KTRU" from this fate. This information does David not seem too important; Haydon Rice loses a radio station, UH gains one. But then I realized why the student-run station was protesting: no more strange and obscure underground music on 91.7 FM. UH would take its programming and split it into two, implanting half on 91.7, erasing it’s previous style of hypnotic, bizarre and otherwise impossible to find music. What makes this all the more interesting (and slightly upsetting) is that the students at Rice weren't aware this was going to happen, and they didn't hear
it from Rice. UH gave a press release breaking the information about the deal (which began in the spring under close confidentiality), yet when a Houston Press article hinted at the deal most passed it off as idle gossip from a less than credible source. The next day the Houston Chronicle printed an article about the UH governing board voting for the purchase, and Rice students started protesting and petitioning. Since KTRU is a student-run radio station this really comes as a shock. But Rice students who work at KTRU are being told that they aren't losing anything since the station will be able to exist on the Internet as KTRU.org. The main reasoning behind this is that the FM station is overkill for the minor amount of people who tune in. So yes, if you don't count control of the station and the broadcasting tower, students working at KTRU haven't lost anything. Now I have to wonder, will UH
students gain anything? What will UH get out of this deal, other than a $9.5 million bill for a station and tower? In essence, KUHF 88.7 FM will switch to an all-news format and KTRU will be known as KUHC and broadcast the art scene and classical music. So in essence, nothing new. No jazz or alternative music station, no UH student broadcasting, nothing that KUHF wasn't already giving us. Just a radio station looping NPR every 24 hours and a sister station broadcasting what KUHF had been broadcasting all along, sans news. Still, like many of the proponents have pointed out, this will be a victory of sorts for the Houston community. It's not uncommon for large metropolitan cities to have an all news radio station and an all classical one. Those who love classical won't have to endure the Haydon continues on page 5
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morning commute listening to NPR or BBC news, and those who love to be informed won't have to sit through Beethoven's "9th symphony" before hearing the
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knowledge of the First Amendment and attempt to prevent a mosque from being built. The First Amendment specifically states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Since the only reason these individuals are against the building of the mosque is because it is a center of Islam, and the same religion (in name, not in beliefs or even basic principles) as the radicals who performed the 9/11 terrorist attacks, their entire argument is futile. If the same section of land were made into a supermarket, a Catholic Church, or even an Afghani restaurant, it would hardly
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weather forecasts. But I still don't see this as a victory for the UH community. Not the students, at least. Does the University really need two radio stations in order to be a Tier One institution? If you have to compare, Texas A&M does indeed have KAMU and KANM
have been a national issue used to make or break political careers. Once again, it is an issue that plays off voters’ fear and prejudice but one that Republican politicians will never actually be able to do anything about. It is time for the Republican party to grow up and stop using the least common denominator — hate — as a tool to win votes. America is at war, deeply in debt, and stuck in the worst economic disaster of the past 70 years. Now is not the time for any politician to waste rhetoric and brainpower on inconsequential issues he cannot affect for no reason besides his own self-centered desire to be re-elected.
as broadcasting stations, but the University of Texas broadcasts through only one station, KVRX. And as many have pointed out, Rice will have zero radio stations as a result of this purchase. Two stations doesn't make UH an automatic Tier One candidate. Tier One schools don't have to
have two radio stations. Perhaps increased exposure is what drove UH to purchase KTRU from Rice; since UH will control both, it can advertise to two different audiences. KTRU was a student-managed station, and as it's already been pointed out, KUHF has little to no UH
student affiliation. If the students at Rice haven't lost anything, then students at UH definitely haven't gained. I don't feel like bragging about that. David Haydon is a Political Science junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com
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job because she came up with the idea for the institution of the new bureau, Alderman said. “It was she who first presented the idea for such an agency, and no one in the country has exhibited more concern for the rights of consumers,” Alderman said. “She is knowledgeable about both the workings of the institutions the bureau will regulate and the nature of the problems consumers face in the marketplace.” Alderman has been a faculty member at the UH law center since 1973, and had the privilege of working alongside Warren during her years at UH. He said that her work ethic was the first thing that struck him as a sign that she was destined for great things. “She was an over-achiever from her very first day,” Alderman said. “She was very bright, hard working and someone you knew would go
places in the academic world.” Warren is currently the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel, which regulates the corporate bailout money authorized by Congress in 2008. She graduated from UH with a bachelor’s degree in 1970. She went on to earn her J.D. at Rutgers School of Law in 1976. Since then, she has taught law at many prestigious universities, including UH from 1978-83 and the University of Texas at Austin from 1983-87. She has been the Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard Law School since 1995. Alderman says that Warren’s ability to speak in front of the camera will add to her effectiveness as chief of the bureau. “(Warren) has a media presence second to none and will be able to insure that the Bureau’s work is communicated to the people it is designed to protect,” said Alderman. news@thedailycougar.com
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the daily cougar The Cougars started their 2010 season with a 1-0 victory over the Sam Houston State Bearkats despite playing an inconsistent game. “It’s early in the season and I’m always happy to get a win as a result,” coach Susan Bush said. “But I think we struggled to find a rhythm tonight. Sam Houston played very well; they put us under a lot of pressure and they created some chances for themselves. I thought they were quicker to the ball. I thought they outplayed us at times. In a way, I think we were lucky to get our result.” Despite getting off to a slow start and struggling to find a flow to their game, the Cougars took the lead on a goal by senior Melanie Adelman at the 19:12-mark. “It’s better to get it in early, so we play with confidence and we won’t have to worry about, ‘Oh we need a goal, we need a goal’. So it’s very important, it’s key,” Adelman said. Although the goal held up as enough to clinch the victory for the Cougars, coach Bush saw several areas where the Cougars could improve before their next match. “I think part of the reason we struggled was because we played very well against HBU,” Bush said. “And maybe we came out a little cocky. Sometimes having a really
good result is bad for a team. Look, we started the season with two wins — one in our exhibition and one in our first official game. So I’m not complaining too much, but we have a lot to work on this week. “I think our defense needs a lot of structure, just in terms of organization. Our shape needs a lot of work and so does our aggressiveness. Getting first to the ball, battling, getting the first tackle in. We’ll touch on that a lot this week.” Coach Bush did not feel like the Cougars found a groove as a group and tried several different formations with different pairings of players. “I thought we struggled with playing a 3-4-3,” Bush said. “So actually in the end we changed it a bit. We’re not set on any specific formation. We want to do what will get us the best results and what our players are most comfortable with, so we might have to tweak it a little bit and we have the personnel to do that. It’s still early so we can try some different things.” The Cougars’ highly regarded freshman class was also on display, with nine of the ten getting on the field and walk-on goalkeeper Chelsea Meyers shutting down the Bearkats. “I think the freshmen are very talented,” Bush said. “We had four or five freshman starting and maybe that lends a lot to our nervousness and how we came out to start the game. These kids are going to help us a lot this year. So the quicker
Things got physical during the Cougars' season debut on Sunday as UH midfielder Kylie Cook battled for possession against Sam Houston's Kirby Zak. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar they get more comfortable on the field and play like sophomores, juniors and seniors, the better off we’ll be.” The Cougars begin their first road
trip this weekend against LouisianaLafayette on Friday and McNeese State on Sunday with much for coach Bush to decide. “I’m not sure who will start. I don’t
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'Big George' motivates UH student-athletes Former boxer tells tales of how he turned hardships into success By John Brannen
the daily cougar To begin the start of the semester with a bang, UH Athletics Director Mack Rhoades enlisted the help of George Foreman to give athletes a pep talk Sunday for Shasta Blast at the Athletics/ Alumni Center. The former heavyweight champion shared his tales of hard times and how he overcame them to inspire Cougar athletes. First, Rhoades took the podium. He urged the athletes to do the best they can on and off the field, and highlighted the importance of attending classes. Rhoades asked the crowd several questions, equating classes
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I believe there are so many studentathletes who get a great opportunity to go to school. The most important thing for them to understand that this opportunity they're given, you never know when the door is going to be closed. to practice. “How many of you do not go to practice and still play in a game? How many of you don’t go to class and still play in a game?” Rhoades asked. No athlete raised their hand. “You can’t go to class, you can’t play in a game,” he said. FOREMAN continues on page 14
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Former heavyweight champion George Foreman was delighted to give encouraging words to UH athletes Sunday at the Athletics/Alumni Center. | Christopher Losee/The Daily Cougar
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August 23 and 24, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Dozens of IT volunteers will provide you with information about campus computing, directions to buildings and departments, and plenty of water. We’ll also be passing out cool giveaway items.
Email & CougarNet Accounts • Blackboard Vista Support Services that can be obtained at the ITSC: D Set up Cougarnet accounts and resetting passwords D Accessing People Soft Accounts / MY.UH.EDU D Set up Mail.uh.edu / Exchange email accounts D Install and setting up VPN / UH Wireless on client laptops D Provide information on how to access and manage Blackboard Vista accounts Visit the University of Houston Information Technology Web site at www.uh.edu/infotech for current news, continued support, and a complete list of available services D Assist with the installation of antivirus software and automatic updates D Provide access to and answer questions about Skillport E-learning D Provide discount software to the departments for UH faculty/staff through volume purchasing arrangements with vendors
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Saturday’s scrimmage marked the end of the football team’s preseason camp. With no major injuries, the Cougars are looking forward to the season opener against Texas State on Sept. 4. Quarterback Case Keenum said he is eager get on the playing field and is enjoying the attention surrounding the team. “I’m really excited. It’s cool the buzz we have going on around campus. I think everybody’s excited about Cougar football,” Keenum said. While the starters received plenty of snaps, the scrimmage was like a tryout for second and third string players. Head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff will use footage to determine who travels with the team. “We had a lot of work with our second and third units. We’re trying to figure out who’s going to get on the bus and go with us to the games. We’ll watch tape and see, because there are a lot of things that happened away from the ball and the line of scrimmage. I thought there were some big plays and some guys stood out,” Sumlin said. For the most part tensions have run low, but the Cougars are ready to start competing against someone besides their teammates. “I think our guys have competed well against each other. The term we use is ‘competitive but not combative.’ We haven’t had a whole bunch of fights but we have had some hard hits and good competition,” Sumlin said. Sumlin said it’s his job to worry about every facet of the team, but one of his concerns is the lack of players who have competed at UH for the entirety of their college career. “Even though we have 15 seniors, it’s really split down the middle with the number of seniors who have been here four or five years. Seven of the guys have been, and the other guys are first or second year junior college players. We don’t have a tremendous amount of senior leadership,” Sumlin said. One of the inevitabilities of training camp is the competition for a starting spot. True freshman Richi Leone challenged Jordan Mannisto for the starting punting position and appears to have won the battle. “He’s getting better every week. It‘s just a consistency matter with him. He’s extremely talented and he’s going to be the guy there,” Sumlin said. After the scrimmage’s conclusion, Sumlin also said that the offense captains will be Keenum and wide receiver James Clevland. Defensively, the captains will be linebackers Marcus McGraw and Matt Nicholson. The captains were chosen by their teammates. sports@thedailycougar.com
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29-95, once just an online publication, has now launched a weekly print edition. The addition of yet another weekly entertainment magazine will only continue to highlight the bright spots in Houston's flourishing local art, restaurant and music scene. | Kendra Berglund/The Daily Cougar
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Eminem takes the No.1 spot “Love The Way You Lie” is number one on the charts. Eminem and Rihanna are at the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100. The addition of the Rihanna’s voice to the single gives the song an additional edge. The list also includes two singles ,“California Gurls” and “Teenage Dream” from artist Katy Perry, who was recently on the cover of both Rolling Stone and Esquire magazines. Ending the Billboard at number 100 is “Hot Tottie” by Usher featuring Jay-Z.
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No. 1: Choose your words carefully There is a lot to be learned from Mel Gibson. The man’s movie career is packed full of lessons. In "Mad Max", he taught us all about the importance of fuel efficiency. Throughout the "Lethal Weapon" series he taught us that we are never too old to do anything. The list keeps going, with the movie "Ransom" giving instruction on what to do if your son is kidnapped. He even gave us important knowledge of the lengths that one must go through to protect their freedom. It is in Mel’s personal life that he gives us our first life lesson of the college semester. That is, “Choose your words carefully.” During the summer, Gibson had several of his angry rants toward his ex-lover Oksana Grigorieva made public. The fuming words destroyed Gibson’s reputation as the good-guy action hero.
Last week, the Houston Chronicle’s 29-95 became the newest addition to the city of Houston’s ever-growing number of entertainment publications. Named for the latitude and longitude of our very own city, 29-95 is led by Chronicle writers who previously wrote for the Chronicle's Star section. For years, in-the-know Houstonians along with those who just happen to be looking for something to do over the weekend have turned to the Houston Press for information regarding arts, entertainment and music, especially local events. And a lot of young readers get their
news primarily from the Internet, so shouldn't all entertainment news have migrated to the Internet by now? In the age of Internet-savvy college students reading about entertainment, it would seem a no-brainer for them to simply read and research online, but print ads pay much more than online ads, so the revenue stream is still entrenched in print. But 29-95 was launched in an interesting way, because visitors to the website cannot easily tell that it is affiliated with the Chronicle. And the site has a lot of sexually-related content that didn’t show up in the first print issue (and probably won’t in the future either). Perhaps this is why 29-95 was marketed in such a way, but that’s pure speculation on our part. “By adding another Internet-based weekly publication, the public will become more informed and the overall quality of all the publications [in Houston] will increase because now they have something to compete against,” says Jack
Wehman, a former writer and intern for the Chronicle’s Star section. 29-95 is almost all listings, music and food writing, which are the bread and butter of traditional weekly papers, both for readers and advertisers. In the same way that the Internet picked off the most profitable parts of traditional newspapers — movie listings, classified ads, etc. — the Chronicle is taking aim at a piece of altweeklies' business. The Chronicle is probably trying to use its web credibility to attract people to the print product, because print ads pay better than online ads. And the paper, if nothing else, will serve as another outlet for local artists, which is never a bad thing. “Hopefully, young and older Houstonians will have a better grasp of everything there is to do in the city,” Wehman says. “Which will lead to more people supporting the local music and art scenes.” arts@thedailycougar.com
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Start this semester with some easy steps By Stewart Williams
THE DAILY COUGAR Fall semester has started and students are beginning to feel the constant pressures of school again. Changing just a few lifestyle habits can have a huge impact in your overall health and make school much more manageable. First, stop smoking. The nicotine in cigarettes causes the blood vessels of stressed out college students to constrict, which makes your heart beat faster. Cessation of smoking is the fastest thing you can do to decrease your blood pressure and manage stress. Next, exercise. One of the best ways to manage the pressures of college is to burn off some fuel in the gym. Once students
stop being lazy and looking for reasons not to exercise, you will find that it is a great way to clear your mind. Plus, it helps you sleep better. You also need to forget the diet. Diets are not meant to be long-term; instead, the majority were created to be a shortcut to unhealthy weight loss. The majority of dieters gain around 10 precent back in the first two weeks after their diet ends. Instead, change your exercising and eating habits and make these more sustainable for long-term success. Another thing to keep in mind is that not all fats are bad. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are very healthy. These fats are found in nuts, seeds and oils. Stay away from trans-fats and saturated (animal) fats. Drinking water is also vital. Our bodies
are made of 70 percent water. Most people neglect their water intake each day. Living in Houston makes this topic even more important. Most Houstonians walk around dehydrated on a daily basis. This can lead to many problems — including death. Rule of thumb: if you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Finally, never deprive yourself from the things you enjoy. Personally, I have a huge sweet tooth for Skittles and PEZ, and sure enough, I eat them. In fact, I have a bag next to me right now. If it makes you happy then it is good for you, just make sure you enjoy them in moderation. Another rule of thumb: unless you stole it from a child, never beat yourself up about the foods you eat. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Rhoades asked a table of seven athletes of the 350 to stand. He did this to stress how few of the athletes in the room will advance to the professional level, and that they
will need to rely on their education. Rhoades then said how frequently former professional athletes have financial trouble after their playing days. “After they play, 50 percent of them are broke. They have no money. So your education is your insurance,” Rhoades said.
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Foreman admitted to past turmoil like truancy and mugging people, but he eventually used his ability to fight to become an Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics, propelling him to the status of an elite boxer. Foreman grew up in Houston’s Fifth Ward where he said his own
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Occasionally I would get a table or a chair and carry it home,” Foreman said. After the speech Rhoades awarded Foreman a medal and plaque making him an honorary Cougar for life. Foreman is now an ordained minister. He preaches at The Church of Lord Jesus Christ in north Houston. Foreman said that he speaks to students to make them aware of the chances they have. “It’s important to me because I believe there are so many student-athletes who get a great opportunity to go to school. Three, four years go by and a lot of them leave without even a degree. If I can say something to help them get that degree and make an impact in the community, I will.” “The most important thing for them to understand that this opportunity they’re given, you never know when the door is going to be closed,“ Foreman said. These days Foreman is the manager and trainer for his son George Foreman III, who has nine fights under his belt and has yet to lose. Although he still is involved with the sport, do not expect Foreman to step back into the ring. “My wife told me if I even think about boxing again she was going to beat me up. When you’re more afraid of your wife than another boxer it’s time to leave the sport alone,” he said.
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