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UH health begins new Ph.D.

Today marks the final day for students to add classes to their fall schedule.

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UH’s newly established biomedical engineering doctoral program has admitted its first students and is on track to producing its first graduates. The program is expected to gradually expand over the next two semesters after being approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board this past summer. “This fall we have a few students who have already transferred into the program,” Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Suresh Khator said. “We will accept some more students in Spring 2011 and beginning Fall 2011, we will

Enrollment services will finalize all schedules in anticipation of next week's official reporting day. Official reporting is scheduled for next Wednesday, Sept. 8, which will be the last to day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving any grades. Any courses dropped by this date will not count towards student's official enrollment caps.

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be in full swing.” Suresh explains that the gradual expansion will allow administration to hire several new faculty members and prepare the lab space that will be needed for the program. UH already offers bachelor's and master's degrees in biomedical engineering, and the new doctoral program will allow students in those programs to pursue a Ph.D. and continue their studies at UH. Khator noted the proximity to the Texas Medical Center, one of the world’s largest medical centers, when explaining why UH decided to push for this new program. “Being only miles away from the medical center, it made perfect sense for us to start a Ph.D. in (biomedical engineering),” Khator

said. “Several of our faculty in the College of Engineering are already collaborating with researchers at Texas Medical Center, (and) last year the University of Houston became a full member of the (medical center).” Khator hopes the program will continue to promote close collaborations between medical centers and college institutions. According to a UH news release, there will be three main areas of research: neural, cognitive and rehabilitation engineering; biomedical imaging; and genomics and proteomics. An overall goal of students will be discovering the causes of diseases and ensuring proper health care. BIOMEDICAL continues on page 3

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Law fraternity to host information session UH's law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta, will be having a Pre-Law Basics & New Member Info Meeting tomorrow, Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. The information session will take place at the University Center Underground in the Rodeo Room. Any students interested in possibly attending law school are encouraged to attend and "find out what it means to be a Pre-Law student." The group will provide pizza for all attendees. Phi Alpha Deta Pre-Law has been helping UH students interested in law school since 1997. Visit www.uh.edu/phialphadelta for more information .

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Promethean's ActivClassroom in Motion parked itself outside UH's Farish Hall to provide College of Education students and faculty information on cutting edge technology in the world of interactive instruction.

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The ActivClassroom in Motion, an RV that has been transformed into a mobile classroom, rolled onto campus last Friday to introduce College of Education students and faculty to new educational technology.

Promethean, which is headquartered in London and has offices across the globe, is the company behind the travelling classroom. The company bills itself as a worldwide leader in interactive learning technology. “The College Of Education’s Promethean partnership will allow our faculty and students to become a part of the world’s largest whiteboard community and have access to over 21,000 lesson plans and professional development resources,” Sara McNeil, an associate professor of instructional technology, said. Students and faculty were introduced to

Promethean’s technology, including the ActivBoard, when they boarded the refurbished RV. The College of Education will be installing 24 of the boards in Farish Hall. For teachers familiar with Microsoft Power Point, Promethean’s representatives claim that using the board will come quickly. The board allows a user to take snapshots of nearly anything they find on the Internet and manipulate them in any number of ways. Promethean’s online network allows its RV CLASSROOM continues on page 3

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The following is a partial report of campus crime between Aug. 21 and Friday. All information is selected from the files of the UH Police Department. The information in bold indicates when the event was reported to UHPD and the event’s location. Information or questions regarding the cases below should be directed to UHPD at (713) 743-0600.

Theft: 8:08 p.m. Aug. 21, Robertson Stadium — A visitor was arrested while working as a contract employee and was observed stealing money during a soccer game. The visitor was transported and released to the custody of the Harris County Jail. Smell of Marijuana: 10:46 p.m. Aug. 21, Calhoun Lofts — A residential advisor reported smelling the odor of burnt marijuana coming from a Calhoun Lofts apartment. After investigation, no marijuana was found. The resident was found to be a student and was released with Residential and Student Life Referrals. Theft: 8:36 a.m. Aug. 23, Philip G. Hoffman Hall — A student reported that a bicycle stolen from him earlier was found at a bike rack in the PGH breezeway. Theft: 10:17 a.m. Aug. 23, Agnes Arnold Hall — A student reported that someone stole his cell phone while he was sitting on a bench at Agnes Arnold Hall. There are no suspects or witnesses. Theft: 3:11 p.m. Aug. 23, Cambridge Oaks — A student reported that someone stole food from her apartment. During the theft, another student reported being touched on the hand in an offensive manner by another man. Criminal Mischief: 3:03 p.m. Aug. 23, Hilton Hotel Parking Garage — A visitor reported that someone damaged his unattended vehicle while it was parked in the Hilton Hotel parking garage. There are no suspects or witnesses. Theft: 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, General Services Bldg. — A staff member reported that she believes an unauthorized person is taking gasoline from the gas pump, located in the rear

of General Services. An investigation is underway. Traffic Offense: 12:38 p.m. Wednesday, Lot 15 D — A student reported that a vehicle, driven by an unknown person, struck his unattended vehicle. The unknown driver failed to leave the information required by law. There are no suspects or witnesses. Disorderly Conduct: 2:51 p.m. Wednesday, Welcome Center — A student created a disturbance in the Welcome Center by throwing his backpack in anger, and damaging a chair. The student received a Student Life Referral for his actions and was released after assuming financial responsibility for the damaged chair. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: 3:12 p.m. Thursday, Lot 12 B — A student reported that someone burglarized his unattended and secured vehicle while it was parked in lot 12 B. There are no suspects or witnesses. Traffic Offense: 5:39 p.m. Thursday, Lot 20 C — A student reported that another student saw a vehicle strike and damage his illegally parked and unattended vehicle. There are witnesses and the incident is under investigation. Public Intoxication: 12:59 a.m. Friday, 4900 Calhoun — A UH DPS police officer arrested a student for Public Intoxication after determining the student was intoxicated and a danger to himself and others. The student was transported to UH DPS police station and issued a Student Life Referral. The student was released, without charges, to a family member.

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690,000 members — all of whom are educators — access to premium content created specifically for Promethean users by educational companies like Brain Pop, McGraw-Hill Education, Scholastic, Pearson Education and National Geographic Explorer. Members also have access to an online forum where they may post questions in blogs or forums and receive responses from teachers all over the globe. Denise Polt, a national education strategist for the company, said they also consider improving student's achievements extremely important. “If I had this technology (when I was teaching), my students would have really benefitted,” Polt said. “I want the students to benefit from the technology, and they are.” Robert Marzano, an education researcher, is in the midst of a multiyear study of the ActivClassroom’s effectiveness and, according to

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“Our program will discover, develop and deliver technological solutions aimed at reducing health care costs,” Metin Akay, founding chair of UH’s department of biomedical engineering, said in the press release. “That’s the difference between our program and the more than 90 others in the

Promethean, is already seeing marked improvement over students taught using traditional methods. A study of 79 teachers across 50 schools claims student achievement rates jump 17 percent after using the technology in the ActivClassroom. Achievement rose 29 percent when instructors used the technology over 75 percent of the time for instructional purposes. The study also states that in order to achieve this 29-percentile gain, teachers need a “high confidence level in using the technology.” The amount of time that must be spent using the technology, however, has some questioning its viability in the public school system. “You can’t spend 80 percent of your instructional time using technology,” Susan Wood, a retired middle school teacher said. “An important part of the learning process is getting your kids to interact with each other. Every district I’ve worked for has put heavy emphasis on group work, which is limited by the use of a board,” Wood said. news@thedailycougar.com

United States.” Khator adds that the new program will benefit more than just UH. “Our unique program brings new ideas and additional dynamics to the existing biomedical industry in Texas. It will promote the biomedical and the biotechnology industry to grow in the city of Houston, in the state of Texas and in the US,” Khator said. news@thedailycougar.com

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Website allows students to gamble on their GPAs

any places allow people to gamble on any number of different things — sports games, horse racing, even who is going to win Best Picture at the Oscars — but very rarely do you find a site willing to let you gamble on your college transcript. Ultrinsic is a new website that lets you do just that; the company allows its visitors to wager what their grades will be in individual classes, an entire semester’s GPA, or even allow them to buy “grade insurance” that pays off if they make a bad grade in the class. There’s a certain bluntness to the concept, but at first glance it seems pretty solid. Students can place bets on events where they have no control; why not let them bet on their own successes? The amount you can wager is capped at $20 a class (with a minimum of $5), so it’s not as if a person is running for their lives from debt collectors if they fail to make their wagered grade. The company, which already allows 36 different college campuses to place their money where their report card is, just expanded, allowing students at UT-Austin, Texas Tech and Texas A&M to take part in the action. And the other members aren’t small, unknown institutions, either; Harvard, Duke and Columbia are all supported schools. Ultrinsic states on its website that its name is derived from an ULTerior motivation that produces [an] intRINSIC love of knowledge. Whether or not they re in it for the money, if someone bets on themselves and makes their goal, they get paid for it according to the website, students can make up to $2,000 a class for each $20 they invest. With HISD contemplating giving Fifth graders money for achieving goals on the TAKS test (and already providing bonuses to the teachers who make it happen), it seems that education is beginning to start to pay off a bit earlier than most people expect it to. What remains to be seen is if this concept is any good in a realistic environment; is it moral to pay someone merely for making the right (or in some cases, wrong) grade? Only time will tell; until then, it sure does sound tempting to have a big check waiting for a pile of A’s.

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Beck rally is poisonous for America

or anyone who may not watch television, heavily browse Facebook, or have an unhealthy appetite for frenzy, it might come as news to you that Glenn Beck held a rally recently to “Celebrate America’s heroes and heritage” officially known as the Restoring Honor Rally. David It took place Aug. 28 at Haydon the Lincoln Memorial, the same day and location of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have A Dream" speech. Beck reported this as a coincidence, something many civil rights leaders rightly did not buy. Celebrating heroes and heritage is great, but after heavy inspection and scrutiny, this seems more like a “get heavily political-religious-extremists riled up about fringe politics” rally. Tea party members were well represented; former Alaska governor and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was present, and Alveda King (niece of

Martin Luther King Jr.) made an appearance, among others. No chalk board to draw out contrived “connect the dots” illustrations (Beck‘s preferred style of explanation) is necessary; let’s put two and two together. Beck held a supposedly non-political and non-religious rally (and co-hosted the "Divine Destiny inspirational patriotic meeting" with David Barton at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the day before) supposedly to honor America’s heritage. He had Sarah Palin, a possible 2012 Presidential candidate as a guest; for most of the rally the message was, according to Beck, about “Restoring America and its honor,” and, “America today begins to turn back to God." Out of the sheer irony of possibly inspiring a conspiracy theory, can’t you see what is going on here? I think we all know whom Beck is going to endorse for presidency in 2012.

It’s not reassuring that he is garnering the support of thousands of voters, some of who may be UH students and can easily point them in any direction he wants. The situation where an obscenely popular person sways the opinions of overeager and frighteningly unquestioning listeners isn’t a situation where you can close your eyes and expect it all to go away on its own. The problem is, Beck’s also a bit of a fear-mongerer. He excels at stirring up emotions of the extreme variety through paranoid conspiracy theories, occasional audience baiting, and the frequent reference to divine mandates from God. This is not a positive aspect for someone who has a radio show, a television program, and owns a media company. What is potentially dangerous is that Beck is exaggerating truth in the hopes HAYDON continues on page 5

UH freshman get lucky in new dorms

he residential class of 2014 is unbelievably lucky. Not only do they get to break in gorgeous, state of the art freshmen dorms, they also may never need to know the horror that is normal college cafeteria food. The campus the new freshman class experienced in their first week of living at the University of Houston is almost completely different from the one my Casey class came to a year ago. Goodwin That change is almost entirely for the better. Cougar Village, which opened this semester, caters mostly to first-year students, although upperclassmen in the Honors College join freshmen on the top three floors. While Cougar Village could have used another few weeks to finish being built (many rooms are still missing trim and were dusty on move-in day), the

new dorms are a huge step up in both quality and atmosphere from both the Quadrangle and Moody Towers. It still lacks a Convenience Store and a post office—and when those important additions will be completed remains unclear—but Cougar Village has all the basic facilities students need to get by. Each floor has a couple huge lounges. great for socialization, along with four smaller study rooms. While the study rooms do not have white boards (necessary for any serious group cram session) about a quarter of them have workout equipment to help bored students blow off steam. One of the biggest improvements about Cougar Village, though, is its bathrooms. Each four-person suite contains two sinks, a toilet, plenty of cabinet space, and a full bathtub, complete with a showerhead. Considering that the showers in the Quadrangle provide barely enough

room to move and Moody Towers residents do not even get their own showers, this is a huge improvement. The dorm rooms themselves are long and narrow, but come with furniture designed with students’ needs in mind. The upper stories provide gorgeous views of both campus and downtown Houston. Residents can pull flaps out of their desk, dresser and cabinets to provide extra study space. The height of the beds can be adjusted to accommodate students’ storage needs and the hard, cold concrete floors are easily spruced up with a throw rug and are perfect for the rolling desk chairs that come with each room. Perhaps, the most important feature of Cougar Village is the speed of its internet: fast. Using Ethernet connections from one of the dorm rooms, download speeds can reach almost 100 Megabytes/second GOODWIN continues on page 5

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(fast enough that downloading a television show from iTunes takes under 10 minutes), and the wireless internet in the lounges is just as impressive. The cafeteria at Moody Towers is almost completely unrecognizable since it was remodeled and rebranded over the summer. Where stale cookies and greasy pizza once were served at Real Food on Campus, students now use their meal plans to feast on white chocolate bread pudding still warm from the oven and salmon that has been cooked right before your eyes at the Fresh Food Company. While there has already been a slight decline in the meal quality since the first days of school, the food at the new cafeteria is still more like what one would expect to find at a four- or five-star restaurant than on the main floor of a college dormitory.

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The atmosphere to this cafeteria fits its high-quality cuisine. An artistic theme of red and black, coupled with a wide array of booths and tables, makes dining at the Fresh Food Company feel more like you’re eating at a restaurant than in a penny-pinching college dorm. The only true downside to all of these improvements, from the freshman standpoint, is that next year most freshmen currently dwelling in Cougar Village will have to find somewhere else to live. If they want to stay on campus and continue enjoying the new cafeteria, they can downgrade to living in the Quadrangle or Moody Towers. Otherwise, their options are move back home or get an apartment. Either way, it seems like all their options are going to be disappointing after a year of college luxury.

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of gaining support of millions; this is not something that should be left unchecked. If they were serious about putting aside differences, Republicans

and Democrats would have been working together for months — if not years — and partisanship amongst both parties would be the norm. This obviously is not the case. Since Beck loves to take quotes from founding fathers and remove them from context as much as possible,

I’m sure this quote from Benjamin Franklin will be appropriate: “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” David Haydon Is a political science junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com

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Fans furious with critique of football These comments were written in response to ‘UH football is great but not for me’ by Casey Goodwin, which ran Friday, Aug. 27 in The Daily Cougar. Ah, the naiveté of the college student. College football is essential to earning national recognition. Do you know how Harvard and Yale became the bastions of education that they are today? Football. I think that, though your heart seems to be in the right place, you took a wrong turn with this article. Instead of lambasting our football team for doing well, becoming a major source of revenue for the facilities used by our women's soccer team, earning national recognition for a school itching to gain Tier One status, and drawing attention to our "beautiful campus," you might have instead encouraged our other programs to measure up and lambasted them instead. -Commenter UH Cougar for Life Students have a right to choose not to become excited about athletic programs. They should just channel that energy into obtaining an internship experience and perhaps an international travel experience before they graduate. Employers know who they are looking for and nothing 'trumps' a solid internship experience except perhaps international internship experience with exposure to the culture of another country. And take a moment also to check out the magnificent UH Library and the Moores School of Music. Google is your friend if you don't have the time right now to go there! -Commenter @GPackwood From what you wrote I find it hard to believe that you love being at our university, I really do. I see that Aamir posted before

me, and I just want to tell everyone how talented this man is. HE IS BRILLIANT! I know students from that school of music that I see on a daily basis and they blow me away every time I see them perform. I LOVE (Moores) school of music. You can go to the theatre district here in Houston (which also rocks) and spend 40 dollars to sit in the balcony and watch an opera or a musical, or you can enjoy an equally beautiful production at UH for 5-10 bucks! It's very evident you've never gone to any of these, otherwise you would have never made that "uninspiring" comment. And as an Honors College student, I can't even express how disappointed I am that another Honors student wrote this. Have you not heard of Bleacher Creatures? We're supposed to be the ones with the most school spirit and loving of our university. I am PUMPED every day to be at my university. I BLEED Cougar Red, as evidenced by the award I received at our Honors Retreat this year. I spend ridiculous amounts of money to get custom red and white shoes that have "COOGS" embroidered on them so that people can see how much genuine love is in my heart for this University, and as I write this my eyes are filling with tears because I'm so passionate about our university and support EVERYTHING it does!!! I am extremely proud to be a part of this institution, and quite frankly I am furious that you would write something so offensive. I really don't know what advice to give you; all I can hope for is that your opinion of this University changes dramatically. I hope that you can be proud of being part of this school as much as I am, and as much as all the people posting here are. I love this University and for the rest of my life I will be screaming at the top of my lungs GO COOGS! -Commenter Diego L

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Texans outperform Cowboys in preseason matchup After two pride-deflating preseason losses against the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints, the Texans finally showed some promise by soundly beating the Cowboys 23-7 Saturday at Reliant Stadium. With 3:39 left in the first quarter, quarterback Matt Schaub connected with Jacoby Jones on a 24-yard touchdown strike. The offense didn't slow down after that, with the starters playing late into the third quarter. Running back Arian Foster looked solid in the backfield, finishing with 110 yards on 18 attempts and one touchdown. Andre Johnson had seven receptions for 79 yards. The Texans improved to 1-2 with the win in preseason play, and the Cowboys dropped to 2-2. Their final preseason game is Sept. 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Texans and Cowboys will play again Week 3 on Sept. 26. — Cougar Sports Services

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Mets drop Astros 5-1 in series finale Starting pitcher R.A. Dickey and the Mets took two of three games from the Astros in this weekend's series. On Sunday, Dickey limited the Astros to just one run with a single in the top of the third inning by Michael Bourn sending catcher Jason Castro home. Saturday the Astros got the win behind a solid seven inning performance from pitcher Brett Myers, who fanned six batters. Carlos Lee finished 2-4 behind the plate with one home run and three RBI's. Houston's Brandon Lyon notched the save, his ninth of the season. Going into the ninth frame in Friday's game, the Astros faced a two run deficit. Jason Michaels hit a single, bringing Carlos Lee around to score. The rally attempt was cut short by closing pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, and the Astros lost 2-1. — Cougar Sports Services

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Hawaii eliminates Texas from U.S. title; Chinese Taipei routs in consolation Hawaii defeated Texas in the game that determined whether or not the little league team would move on to the series championship. Their hopes were cut short in a 10-0 loss to Hawaii in the U.S. championship qualifying match. The Pearland little league team ended their Series journey on Sunday with a 14-2 loss in the fight for 3rd place.against Chinese Taipei at Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pa. Texas was at a 10-0 deficit by the third frame. In the final matchup of the Little League World Series, Japan faced off against Hawaii. Japan came out on top 4-1 after making their first World Series appearance since 2007. — Cougar Sports Services

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Squad sweeps opponents, sees offensive productivity in first road trip to Louisiana Joshua Siegel

The Daily Cougar For the first time in UH history, the UH Women's soccer team has begun their season 3-0 by earning shutouts in each victory after squeezing by the Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-0 last Sunday, trumping the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 2-0 Friday and rolling the McNeese St. Cowgirls 6-0 Sunday. “It was great to see all the hard work we have put in on scoring opportunities, and more importantly turning those

opportunities into goals,” coach Susan Bush said in a release. “The defense is starting to gel and we’re all getting on the same page. I’m very pleased with the two road wins we achieved this weekend and we’re all ready to get back to work on Monday to get ready for this weekend’s opponents.” The Cougars 6-0 win was their largest victory since defeating Texas Southern 12-0 during the 2006 season. The Cowgirls held the Cougars scoreless for the first 42 minutes of the first half, until freshman Sami Sackos recorded her first career goal. Senior Melanie Adelman started off the second half for the Cougars by scoring her second goal of the season at the 47-minute mark. Over the next 24 minutes the Cougars would reel off four

more goals. The Cougars were aided against the Ragin’ Cajuns by goals from freshman Nicole Duarte and junior Stephanie Derieg. Duarte’s goal was assisted on a cross by freshman Kylie Cook that she headed in. It was Cook’s second assist of the season. Red-shirt freshman Cami Koski shined as goalie this weekend, saving all six shots aimed her way. The Cougars will head out on the road again next weekend as they face the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday at 7 p.m. and the Baylor Bears on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Horned Frogs are 2-2, but are coming off of a 6-0 victory against Sam SOCCER continues on page 11

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Team gets one out of three in Austin Keith Cordero Jr.

The Daily Cougar The Cougars kicked off the 2010 volleyball campaign under the direction of new head coach Molly Alvey at the Austin Invitational with a 3-1 win against McNeese State, sandwiched between two 3-0 defeats at the hands of No.3 Texas Saturday night and TCU Friday afternoon. The Longhorns proved a tough opponent in the 3-0 win (25-19, 25-15 and 25-18) Saturday night while flexing their muscles, but Houston took away some positives after the match. “There were a lot of positives (in the loss to Texas). One, I think we competed extremely well, we played them well point for point, which is what you have to do against good teams,” Alvey said.

Junior Lucy Charuk’s solid tournament garnered her a selection to the All-Tournament Team highlighted by a 24-kill game in the Cougars win against McNeese State. “I thought Lucy played awesome. Our system is really geared towards the middle. I thought one thing that Lucy has 100 percent improved on is making herself available every g g Middle blocker single opportunity,” Lucy Charuk led the Alvey said. Cougar offense over Houston gave it the weekend. all they had in the third set against the Longhorns, taking a 10-8 lead despite dropping the first two games. Texas held their ground and tied it at 14-14 as

the teams exchanged points until it was 18-18 with the Cougars staying alive. Texas finished strong with seven consecutive points to close out the match, and went on to win the Burnt Orange Invitational as the host team. In Friday’s matches, Houston won their first game of the season against McNeese State 3-1(28-26, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16) led by Charuk’s 24 kills. Defensive specialist Amanda Carson had a huge match with 33 digs and UT-San Antonio transfer Amber Brooks notched 56 assists. “We dropped the TCU game and moved directly forward to McNeese (State) and we won,” Alvey said. “What’s more important than the end of the first one is that we bounce back after a loss and are able to perform.” VOLLEYBALL continues on page 11

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Houston State. TCU is led by head coach Dan Abdalla, who is in his sixth season. The Bears are 3-1 after suffering their first loss of the season, 3-1, to Arizona State Saturday. Marci Jobson coaches the Bears and is in her third season. The Cougars will follow that weekend with one more of non-conference games before beginning conference play. sports@thedailycougar.com

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McNeese State proved to be a difficult opponent for UH on the second half of the doubleheader, as the first set went into deuce with the Cougars surviving 28-26. Stephanie Nwachukwu had six kills in that winning set, finishing with nine kills in the match. Houston went up 2-0 against McNeese State, gave up the third set losing 25-21, but made sure to get the victory in the fourth and deciding set with a 25-16 win. “I was definitely very pleased with Stephanie Nwachukwu. She is a young player. I thought for being so young she had a good weekend,” Alvey said. “Regardless (if we) win, lose or draw, we got to get better and I think Stephanie did a nice job of that.” In the tournament and season opener Friday afternoon, Alvey made her coaching debut as Houston played three tough sets, dropping the match to TCU 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, and 25-17). Amber Brooks, Christine Pinder and Alex Edwards all made their first career starts. Houston led the match with Charuk’s eight kills, while Brooks chipped in with 18 assists. The Cougars played fairly well in the season opener against the TCU Horned Frogs, but more importantly were able to bounce back and beat McNeese State later that day. “Right away we build on what we did this weekend at practice, but we also say this past weekend is over,” Alvey said. “We take what we did well and we take what we didn’t do well and learn from it and try to get better.” The Cougars return home this weekend for the Houston Invitational to take on out-ofconference foes Oklahoma, Tennessee and Florida State in the home opener September 3-4 in the Athletics Alumni Center. sports@thedailycougar.com

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who are bankrupting the educational system. I wish people could study up on the issues before they write this drivel down. The unfounded opinions expressed in the entire section are dangerous. When will you realize that your writings may affect the weak-minded? Where are your facts? Republicans are spreading fear? Democrats brainwashed an entire race of people just for votes! Racism was used to get a complete idiot elected as president. The African American community, my community, suffers greatly because of the lies spread by people like you. Republicans don't hate anybody. We want people to do for themselves and not be a burden to society. But democrats have sunk into the ideology that you can just

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'The Last Exorcism' No. 1 at Box office “Exorcism is alive and well,” Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) says in Daniel Stamm’s end-of-summer horror fest “The Last Exorcism.” The same can be Ryan said for horror Popham films of the same genre, with movies such as “Exorcist: The Beginning”, “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and “An American Haunting” being released in the last five to six years. “The Last Exorcism” shows far more substantial quality with its realistic documentary-style presentation and a series of great performances by its actors. Produced by Eli Roth (director of “Cabin Fever”, “Hostel” and “Hostel: Part II”) as well as “Dawn of the Dead” (2004) co-producers Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss, and Eric Newman, the flick creates a healthy balance of comedic relief and scares that keeps the viewer engaged throughout the film. The movie follows Reverend Cotton Marcus, cleverly played by Patrick Fabian, from his home in Baton Rouge to the Sweetzer Farm in Ivanwood, Louisiana where the presumed demon possession is waiting. The film takes place in 2009, and Reverend Marcus, with over 47 exorcisms under his belt, is traveling to his last patient. Extremely skeptical about the legitimacy of demon possession, Reverend Marcus convincingly stages fake exorcisms to psychologically comfort victims that believe they are possessed. With the dramatics of demonic noises, boiling water, bed shaking and even taking the “demon” into himself, Reverend Marcus successfully cons religious fanatics into believing their demons are gone and cast out. But this case is different. The possession of young Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is real. The demon controlling Nell is Abalam, a powerful demon that preys on the flesh of the innocent and compels Nell to slaughter the farm’s livestock. The film turns in a different direction and ultimately shows Reverend Marcus trying to save the Sweetzer family, the documentary crew and himself, all on empty faith. The documentary style of fictional horror films has been popular recently with films such as “Cloverfield”, “Paranormal Activity” and “Quarantine”. The overly emphasized “shaking” of the camera that was predominantly displayed in “Cloverfield” is practically unseen in this film, resulting in minimum dizziness and discomfort. Overall, the film is in the same vein as “The Blair Witch Project”, but has an original and unexpected twist before a more usual and predictable type of ending. The film does have its flaws, but it keeps viewers thinking and re-assessing what actually happens in its deranged conclusion; that’s all a good movie should do anyway. “The Last Exorcism” is an enjoyable film that scares and enlightens evenly throughout the entire one hour and twenty-seven minute duration; it will also make horror fans proud. Plus, it shows that an all-star cast is not needed

for a film to really stand out and be extremely enjoyable. It was released last Friday, Aug. 27 on an estimated 3,500 screens at 2,874 locations and made $21.3 million this weekend, overcoming “Takers”, “The Expendables” and the release of “Avatar: Special Edition.” And here’s a note for those viewers who don’t believe in demon possession: Reverend Marcus cryptically tells us “if you believe in God, you have to believe in the Devil.” arts@thedailycougar.com

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Pecha Kucha night at Domy books an experience for everyone Sara Nichols

THE DAILY COUGAR Twenty slides, 20 seconds and a unique opportunity to see and be seen. Ten members of Houston’s creative community participated in the city’s third Pecha Kucha Night Thursday at Domy Books in the artistically vibrant Montrose neighborhood. Pecha Kucha is Japanese for the “sound of conversation,” and originated in Tokyo in 2003. The event offers a platform for creative people to share 20 slides of whatever their heart fancies — but there’s a catch. Presenters have only 20 seconds to talk about each slide before the slideshow automatically switches to the next picture, which allows for a fun and interactive experience for both artists and art-lovers. “The thing I really like about Pecha Kucha Night is the variety,” said Tony Medrano, a strategist and interactive art director at Six Foot Studios. “You will hear (from) a

graphic design student right after a city planner of 20 years. It’s both young and established folks from every field you can think of coming together for one night — you can’t get that kind of variety all in one night anywhere else.” Medrano started the Houston chapter of Pecha Kucha Night, an occurrence that has taken place in over 230 cities across the globe, according to the event’s website. “We have a lot of great talent here, but each group tends to stick with their own circle,” Medrano said in an interview. “My hope is that by offering something that is open to everyone, we can get new conversations, ideas and collaborations happening.” Thursday night’s presenters included architects, designers, illustrators and even a cancer researcher with M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. According to Pecha Kucha’s website, anyone can participate, and contributors are encouraged to share their passions, projects, artwork, snapshots and

anything else that tells their individual and unique story. It isn’t surprising that a city as culturally rich and diverse as Houston would have a budding creative scene, but Medrano said Pecha Kucha Night surprises its typically artistic audience. “Every time we have one of these events, I get the reaction, ‘I didn’t know there were so many of us in Houston,’” Medrano said. “That, to me, is an indication that I’m doing my job right.” A fourth Pecha Kucha Night is in the works for November 2010, but people interested in presenting, volunteering or sponsoring can contact Houston’s Pecha Kucha chapter at www.pecha-kucha.org/ night/houston/. “We are looking for and reaching out to new groups, organizations and individuals all the time,” Medrano said. “So we can make sure we are representing the gamut of what Houston has to offer.” arts@thedailycougar.com

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