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The Student Program Board is hosting the Hypnotiq Comedy Show from 7-8:30 p.m. today in the Houston Room located in the UC. The show is performed by A.J. LaHaye, a highly trained hypnotist who mixes hypnosis with comedy to ensure a memorable experience for all in attendance.
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The C.T. Bauer College of Business and UH Athletics have collaborated again this semester for their annual Bauer Business Leaders Program. President of the Houston Athletic Foundation Matthew Houston helped start this program, which is in its second year. The objective is to try to connect UH student athletes with important Houston business leaders. The agenda involves allowing two individuals to be guest sideline coaches at UH football home games. This time, James Bashaw, president and owner of Houston-
based financial services firm James E. Bashaw & Co., and David Sheives, chief operating officer of independent member firm Grainer, Donnelly & Desroches, got a chance to experience everything a coach does at Saturday’s victory over Tulane. “It was a fantastic opportunity,” Bashaw said. “We got to see the walk-through and the plays, and we got to meet the coaches.” During breakfast, Bashaw and Sheives got the opportunity to meet the players. The two men have been involved with Bauer for about five years and met at UH 30 years ago. “We like Cougar football,” Sheives said. They both have always been Cougar fans BUSINESS continues on page 6
The fall meeting will consist of a number of faculty speakers, including UH President Renu Khator, Faculty Senate President Mark Clarke and UH Fire Marshal Robert Bowden. The meeting offers a platform for discussion about different policies and procedures at the University. The Faculty Senate will convene following the meeting.
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Two business leaders got to be guest sideline coaches for UH during its 42-23 win over Tulane University on Saturday. | Jessel Parra/The Daily Cougar
New system makes it easier for students to locate belongings
Refreshments will be provided. For more information and to obtain a copy of the meeting’s agenda, go to http://www.uh.edu/fs/agenda.html. — Sara Nichols/ The Daily Cougar
Bob Biggerstaff Featured on both NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” Bob Biggerstaff will be bringing the fun to the Houston Improv at 8 p.m. today. Grab a few tickets and come enjoy a laugh.
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The UH Fall Faculty Assembly invites you to attend its meeting at noon today in the Rockwell Pavilion on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Library.
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For more information, contact the Student Program Board at 713-743-5210. — Danielle Upshaw/The Daily
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The Student Program Board is an organization that strives to involve students within the UH campus through events ranging from movies, concerts, comedy shows and other activities.
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s the Houston weather clears up, psychology senior Lauren Letsos and junior Trey Taylor took time to enjoy the cool breeze and bright sun outside in between classes in front of the UC-Satellite, where many students lounge around on the hills of grass. The rare sunshine and cool weather on campus is expected to last all week. | Hiba Adi/The Daily Cougar
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The UH Department of Public Safety’s Lost and Found unit receives so many umbrellas that they have resorted to closet space rather than drawers to house them. The Lost and Found is also home to multitudes of cell phones, glasses, textbooks, laptops and keys, among many other things. With a new computer database for lost items, the DPS is finding more success in reuniting students with their belongings. “We have revamped our Lost and Found system, as far as the data entry and retrieval,” Lt. Patrick Lollie said. “The older system (made it) hard to connect a known property to a person. Now, it’s easier to connect.” In the new system, a lost item goes into a electronic database that can be searched by different criteria. “Now it will give me everything that matches that criteria, instead of having to try to chase down a piece of paper that has that description on it,” Lollie said. While the Lost and Found has a high success rate with unique and valuable items, students do not always come to claim the belongings that turn up. After a certain amount of time, the items are donated to charity. “We didn’t just throw it in the trash or say, ‘Hey this is nice. I’ll keep that,’” Lollie said. “It would probably make you feel good to know that it went to a worthy cause.” Students can turn in lost items at any of the locations on campus and check if a lost item has turned up by coming into the UHDPS station or calling over the phone. With the new system, all Lost and Found locations are now connected to where items can be tracked, especially if someone came in to report a missing item. “We’ll put that person’s information in, and if we get it later, we can call,” Lollie said. “It’s easier now for us to get it back to them.” news@thedailycougar.com