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Fraternity holds law event in Honors college Pre-law students can attend Phi Alpha Delta’s Pre-Law meeting at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Honors College Commons to learn about personal statements, internships and to find out information on how to join. At Thursday’s meeting, students can hear Helen Godfrey from Career Services discuss ways to get started with their personal statement. She also has many tips about things to avoid and will talk about how to start finding internships in the law field. Phi Alpha Delta is a pre-law organization open to all students interested in law. Members learn about how to apply to apply and the different career choices in law. Prospective members can find out more information by visiting www.uh.edu/phialphadelta.

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Khator's annual checkup Second Fall address a progress report on flagship status, shows how far we've come Jack Wehman

THE DAILY COUGAR President Renu Khator gave her second annual Fall Address in front of a packed Moores Opera House Wednesday. She spoke with grace, delivering facts and figures on the University’s progress toward flagship status.

Khator focused on the positive steps the University has taken toward achieving flagship status, touching on everything from the six-year graduation rate to the success of the Fresh Food Company. “It was clear that we were headed in the wrong direction, or headed in a very slow direction. We had to systematically and intentionally break this pattern (in graduation rates), and we did so by launching a ninepoint student success plan,” Khator said. “In just one year, the results are spectacular. In KHATOR continues on page 3

2010 election lacks debate

Business school hosts Fall 2010 career fair The C.T. Bauer College of Business is holding a Business Career Fair from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the UH Hilton on the second floor.

Incumbent refuses to debate, while opponent feels pressure

Companies participating in the Bauer Business Career Fair are seeking a variety of students and alumni for positions in their companies and/or organizations. All are welcome to attend. Professional dress is required.

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For more information visit http://www.bauer.uh.edu/ Career/calendar_details.asp?id=1665&dte=9/24/2010.

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The 2010 elections are less than two months away, and the constituents of Texas have yet to see a gubernatorial debate. The current news surrounding Texas politics seems to be the assumption that Texas gubernatorial candidates, former mayor Bill White and incumbent Gov. Rick Perry have been avoiding a public debate. Political science professor Kent L. Tedin said he feels that a public debate between the two candidates will not make much of a difference with regards to the polls anyway. “Perry has little to gain and a lot to lose. I don’t think he’s got any upside to debating White. He’s ahead in the polls,” he said. Tedin also expressed his thoughts about what changes could possibly come about within UH after the November elections. “Perry has appointed every single one of the Board of Regents at UH, of course they are all Republicans, and, might I add, I think they have done a very good job,” Tedin said. “If White is elected, of course, he will appoint all Democrats, and they might take a somewhat different approach to what UH should stand for and should be, so I think it would determine who is appointed to the Regents.” DEBATE continues on page 3

Social networking for college students again Naheeda Sayeed

THE DAILY COUGAR Many people are unaware that long before Facebook became a worldwide phenomenon, it was a small social networking site for college students only. For that reason, longtime users complained when

they had to adjust to the change. Three University of Massachusetts Amherst students took advantage of this opportunity and decided to build a brand new social networking platform for college students. CampusLive.com launched in 2008 as a student resource website with local

restaurant listings and reviews, weather updates, links to campus resources such as e-mail and more. A new format was recently implemented for the live feed feature to reach out to other students in a network. Jesse Morgan, marketing director for WEBSITE continues on page 3

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Perry has requested that Democratic nominee, Bill White, publicly release tax returns from his time working in public service. “He’s got an easy out to the debate, because White’s not going to release his taxes; most Republicans are going to vote Republican, and most Democrats are going to vote Democrat,” Tedin said. Both candidates have publicly released tax returns for their time

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2010, we improved the graduation rate by ten percent — 10 years of progress in just one year.” A large part of the speech focused on the academic improvements UH has accomplished. Khator recognized four new National Academy professors during her presentation, and said that they were the first four National Academy members hired since 1984. She touched on the Bauer College of Business regaining the number one entrepreneurship program in the nation after falling to second place for two years. Khator also gave an update on her promise to raise money for students in need of financial support. “I, on your behalf, pledged to raise 100 million dollars towards undergrad scholarships and programs. You will be pleased to know that we have raised 63 million dollars toward that goal,” Khator said. “As a metropolitan public university, it is our mission to provide access to students, irrespective of their financial difficulty.” She said there are currently 1,675 students supported by Cougar Promise, a program which grants scholarships to students who come from families making less than $45,000 a year. The speech wasn’t completely focused on positives, though. Khator spoke about the multibillion dollar deficit that Texas will soon face. Even though funding was slashed by 5 percent this year and last year, the legislature has warned UH to prepare for another 10 percent reduction. “We hope to convince our lawmakers that the best of universities were built in the worst of times,” Khator said. In addition to all of this, Khator spoke about the success of the athletic department. Football season ticket purchases have increased 82 percent just this year, and she fully expects the Cougars to make a strong showing the rest of the season. “Our football team, even though going through a difficult patch right now, will rebound and fight back,” she said. “I promise you that — they will show their national character.” news@thedailycougar.com

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as elected public officials. In an article released by the Dallas Morning News on Sept. 14, White said that he does not intend to release more information as a condition to debate. “He’s a career politician who thinks that giving your opponent an opportunity to debate is a favor to the other campaign that should be withheld or bestowed on your terms, that’s the wrong principle,” White said in the news release. “Public debate is a principle of accountability that is owed to the public. He wants to avoid a

debate.” Political science teaching assistant Bianca Easterly said she feels that all candidates should debate. “For Perry to not want to debate is problematic, I don’t think that any candidate can afford that kind of arrogance,” Easterly said. “He needs to debate — whether he’s incumbent or not — because White is definitely a strong contender.” Easterly said that there are real issues that need to be addressed outside of the mudslinging and accusations between the two candidates.

Students can reach out to others by posting information regarding upcoming student organization meetings — or even sell off a used textbook. Another popular CampusLive feature is the Food Finder. Philosophy student Vicky Cantu is a regular user of the site and particularly this feature. “I love all the quick links to UH

services and the list of open restaurants around campus,” Cantu said. “I just wish the restaurant list was a little more accurate, but it's a great start.” CampusLive is free to UH students. However, a Facebook account is required to log on to the site to access all its features.

These two gubernatorial candidates are not the only elected officials that have been unwilling to debate over real issues. According to a press release sent out by Daniel Miller, president of The Nationalist Movement, seven other elected officials in Texas have been asked to publicly debate and have not responded. In March, a letter from seven Texas legislators was sent to Attorney General Gregg Abbott, in which they expressed their disappointment in Abbott’s decision to sign on to a lawsuit against the Federal

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Khator knows what we're up against, ready to fight

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e’re in trying times; it’s difficult being a college student, and when President Khator addressed a deficit of nearly $21 billion last night in her annual address, you could almost hear a collective gasp within the University’s community — it was similar to when Case Keenum and Cotton Turner were injured in the Cougars’ loss to the UCLA Bruins last Saturday, but on a different level. But in typical Khator fashion, our president focused on the high points, stressing our University’s accomplishments over the past 365 days — the increased average SAT score of UH students, the largest freshman class ever recruited by The Honors College and, of course, how we’ve gotten closer to Flagship status. She told attendees that the annual research awards are up to $114 million, and private donations reached a record $102 million, despite the economic slump, as reported by the Houston Chronicle. Dr. Khator hasn’t been the president of our University for very long, but since she’s joined the ranks of our already prestigious faculty and staff, the national spotlight seems to be on us more and more. And we couldn’t be more thankful to have her. Her continued hard work doesn’t go unnoticed by faculty, staff or students, and we feel it best if UH continues to accommodate her to the best of its ability. We aren’t in the pocket of the University — far from it, actually — but we do feel the need to recognize when someone employed by UH has gone above and beyond, and we feel that Khator has done just that. In the long run, assuming her plans continue to go the way they’re going, all of our degrees will be worth more, valued in a way we all hope our college degrees to be. So with all of these successes, what we hope for is that the proposed budget cuts don’t go through. Khator and the leaders of many other public universities have (and will continue to) lobby against the proposed cuts, but even if worse comes to worse, she said that UH will not let fall its aspirations of being a flagship University with a nationally competitive research program. We, the students, are right there with her, and we wish her the best as she continues to try and further our education and our University.

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n Sept. 12, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, a coalition of global regulators from 27 nations, proposed a historic revision of the world’s collective banking regulations. These new requirements, coming a full two years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, have been crafted to hinder the furtive activities that perpetuated the finanSagar cial crisis of 2008 and Shah dramatically decreased the solvency, stability, and reliability of the international global system. The new rules represent a tremendous compromise of regulatory perspectives throughout the international financial system, as the last crisis soured international relations. The framework of the regulations are largely credit-sensitive: the reserve requirement, designed as a leverage mechanism by which banks hold a minimum percentage of demand deposits in the Federal Reserve Bank, will be expanded by a factor of three. As an asset to each bank, the reserve requirement perpetuates the stability of the entire banking system and, when low, allows for the liquidity across the financial system.

The new regulations allow for banks to have large amounts of capital that are much more protected against the inconsistencies of the stock market. The proposed increase in the reserve requirement has a significant trade-off: while it will decrease the volatility of the financial system, it will also decrease the collective amount of funds within each bank, translating to a lesser amount of loans and credit distributed. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued a press release, exclaiming that the accord “represents a significant step forward in reducing the incidence and severity of future financial crises.” Notably, the Obama administration has pursued this proposal with fervency, intending to use this landmark safety regulation as proof of their reliability in time for elections. Individually, the regulations will also decrease the profit margins for banks. A higher reserve requirement will discourage speculators from investing in risky, but lucrative, business deals. The regulations will also lead to a gradual international credit crunch that will make people less inclined to invest their capital

in the banking system. The regulations also mandate for banks to increase the amount of common equity they hold from 2 to 7 percent. This allows for a 2.5 percent buffer banks could extract during times of crisis – but this, too, has its provisions: it limits the amount executives and shareholders can be paid. Joe Peek, professor of international banking and financial economics at the University of Kentucky, summed up the regulations well: “It will make banks less profitable, but it will [also] make the system safer, because there will be more of a cushion from insolvency.” Regulatory interests have been pressured to phase out the changes over a period of years; the regulations in their entirety will be completed by Jan. 1, 2019. In the meantime, due to tremendous potential for these regulations to be mandated, banks are in the process of voluntarily depositing more money in the Federal Reserve, hoping to transition well and cause less of a domestic credit crunch. Sagar Shah is a chemistry and economics freshman and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sweatshops are anything but trivial I read The Daily Cougar’s editorial entitled, “Progress in fight against sweatshops trivial.” In this article, the journalist writes about how Knights Apparel has made great strides in raising salaries for the workers, so concerned students can now rest easy. First of all, while it is good that Knights Apparel is now paying their workers wages that they can live on, it is not a stride but a step. But this is only one factory. What about all the other factories that pay workers next to nothing for long hours,

prevent them from asking for more rights, and demand that they work in awful conditions? Instead of The Daily Cougar saying you can relax because everything is fine, it should have encouraged us to ask ourselves how we can convince other companies to follow Knights Apparel. The writer titles the article as, “Progress in fight against sweatshops trivial;” I, among many others, strongly disagree. At the Fair Labor Action Committee (FLAC) we know there is no quick fix for sweatshops, and that it will be difficult

to rid the world of slave wages in our lifetime. Does this mean we should give up? Absolutely not. There are many social evils that people fight against their entire lives, such as racism, sexism, religious discrimination, and human trafficking. Does The Daily Cougar think that fighting against these evils is trivial, too? We should always fight for basic rights that human beings deserve. Susan McGregor is a english literature major.

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Team hopes for repeat performance at LSU Head coach Ryan Turner and his team will head to Baton Rouge, La., for the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival Saturday. Last season, both squads came away with the meet title. The trip marks the first meet out of Houston for the team. Turner said the team traveling together forms a bonding experience. "It's nice to be able to travel," he said. "We went to Rice and competed away from home, but really it's like another home meet. It's good for our kids because they're not missing a lot of class and their families get a chance to watch them run, but I think going away from campus is good. It gives our team an opportunity to grow and spend some time together. We'll stay in the same hotel together, eat together and spend a lot of time around each other. They get a chance to really develop and grow as a group." — Cougar Sports Services

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THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars' first golf tournament of the season is next week at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic on Sept. 27-28 in South Bend, Ind. The golfers will compete at the Warren Golf Course on the Notre Dame campus. UH is led by head coach Jonathan Dismuke. — Cougar Sports Services

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Alabama, Arkansas to square off; Longhorns to host UCLA Several marquee matchups occur this weekend, with the most notable being the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide taking on the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks in an SEC showdown. The game will be played at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Running back Mark Ingram, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, has recovered from his knee injury and will be playing in his second game of the season. The game starts at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised on CBS. The No. 7 Texas Longhorns will take on UCLA, who beat the Cougars last week, at Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Texas beat rival Texas Tech 24-14 after the Longhorn defense allowed 144 yards. Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert completed 21 of 36 throwing for 227 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. UCLA got a much-needed victory against UH last weekend 31-13 after coming off of two embarrassing losses. The game is slated for a 2:30 p.m. start and can be viewed on ABC. — Cougar Sports Services

A new chapter in UH football begins Saturday at Robertson Stadium when the Cougars take the field against Tulane. With season-ending injuries to Heisman Trophy candidate Case Keenum and junior backup Cotton Turner, the future has suddenly become the present. Head coach Kevin Sumlin released a new depth chart Tuesday after practice listing true freshman Terrance Broadway as the starting quarterback for Saturday's game. Fellow freshman quarterback David Piland will be on backup duty. It is the second conference game of the season, which allows the team to get back to focusing on its top priority. "Our goal is to win the conference championship," Sumlin said. "Whether we won or lost last Saturday had no effect on that. Our goals are still the same, those won’t change, and our expectations won’t change for our players." For Broadway's first act, running back Bryce Beall said the supporting cast must raise the level of play. "Great players have to elevate their game to another level," Beall said. "I think we’re taking this personal to do what we can for our quarterbacks and make their jobs easier." "We took pride in taking care of No. 7, and now we have to take care of whoever they put that back there. The offensive line and running backs need to do a great job at pass protection." Changing of the guard

Beall is in his third year of playing for the team and knows that he must fill the void in leadership in Keenum's absence. "I have to do more of the leadership," he said. "I have to pick that up. Case was a big leader for us vocally and now the older people have to be the leaders vocally.” In the Cougars' two wins, they put up 68 and 54 points respectively. The offense scored quickly and often to jump out with a sizable advantage. Head coach Kevin Sumlin said he does not plan on changing his philosophy on offense with new passers, and ! " Head coach Kevin feels they can keep Sumlin the same pace. "I think so," Sumlin said. "If we can’t, we can’t. But I think we can." The defense showed its first sign of vulnerability against UCLA. Sumin said it is essential to force punting situations, but when the offense gives the ball away, it puts added pressure on the defense. "Our inability to get off the field on third downs in the first half, combined with five drives on offense which we punted twice, turned over twice and kicked a field goal," Sumin said. "That’s the ballgame right there. In a game like that, it’s a team loss." "Times have changed, but the key to defense to me is getting off the field on third down." Tulane is led by head coach Bob Toledo. The Green Wave began the season with a 27-21 victory over Southeastern Louisiana. Last weekend, they fell to Mississippi 13-27. UH has defeated Tulane for eight straight seasons. Last year, the Cougars beat Tulane 44-16 in the Superdome, but Sumlin is not expecting a cakewalk. "They’ve had a by-week, a week to sit around and practice, and we got beat up

last week,” he said. New defensive additions The Green Wave has two impact transfer players on defense. Linebacker Trent Mackey, who transferred from Duke, leads the NCAA in tackling, and defensive end Dezman Moses is making his season debut against UH. “They’ve got a whole new crew of guys over there," Sumlin said. "Statistically, they’re leading C-USA in rush defense. Trent Mackey is leading the country in tackles. "Dezman Moses was an excellent player in high school. He went to the University of Iowa and transferred. He was suspended the first two games and now he'll play against us, so there is no tape of him. They have had an influx of talent on defense." The Cougars have won 17 games in a row at Robertson. The previous two home games were sold out with 32,119 fans in attendance. The UCLA loss and Keenum’s injury have UH loyalists wondering if support from fans will be consistent. Sumlin says that Keenum and Turner could use moral support from their teammates along with the UH community — another packed crowd could be the kind of support he's talking about. As of Wednesday, the Athletics Ticket Office reported that less than 2,000 tickets remain. Beall said fans should still show up despite losing one of the faces of the team. "Keep coming. We’re going to be all right," Beall said. "We’re going to go out and there and play hard." The game is at 2:30 p.m., and will be televised on CBS College Sports. It can be heard on 790 AM. Three more home games remain after Saturday. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Miranda were planning on releasing a remix-only album by January, but they hit a snag. “The original idea was to have the remixes and the originals all on one CD, and we were trying to figure out the legal way to go around that, without having to do the whole sample-clearances thing, because we can’t afford it,â€? Vento said. “It costs thousands per sample, so what we plan on doing now‌is a digital release of the remix album.â€? They hope to have their album released digitally by January. So far, Simple Success has worked with the likes of Fat Tony, Hollywood FLOSS, Lux, Shiner Ray, Mike Skills and are in the process of working with the Ton Tons, Bianca and B L A C K I E, whom they already have a few tracks recorded for. “We’re music producers,â€? Vento said. “We’re not claiming ourselves to a specific genre.â€? Some of the tracks they’ve worked on sound like backingtracks to the likes of Nine Inch Nails. Others sound like something MGMT, Passion Pit or even Kid Cudi would lay vocals to. The creative process for these two musicians is always well thought out, but occasionally the final product is stumbled upon by accident. “Sometimes, you already have a track laid out, and you just go with it,â€? Miranda said. Vento, who also plays guitar for a few of the group’s tracks, will record drums with every intention of doing a hip-hop sound, but once Miranda does his part and the two begin to produce something, the final product may have more of a grunge or rock sound. “We just do what we want, really,â€? Miranda said. The group has even recorded a jazz track with Vento’s old jazz instructor. “On the album, we want to give everyone a little taste of everything. Usually when you buy an album, it’s all rock or it’s all hip-hop, and we just want to spread the word that there’s more music out there and open their minds.â€? From hip-hop to dance to '80s-era music, if you can put your preferred genre aside and simply enjoy music for the sake of enjoying music, Simple Success is simply one of the best acts in Houston you can listen to. Simple Success plays Walter’s on Washington this Saturday, Sept. 25 at 11:30 p.m. Log on to thedailycougar.com to hear two tracks by Simple Success. arts@thedailycougar.com

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