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Coog Career Week: first two days Coog Career Week begins 11 a.m. Monday on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Library with a workshop committed to helping students improve their interview skills. A panel of professionals from different areas will also discuss the fastest growing careers. Lunch will be provided between the two events. University Career Services will hold its Mock Interview Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in room 106 of the Student Services Building. The Mock Interview Day allows students an opportunity to participate in 30-minute interviews with real employers and companies, who will then give the students feedback to make their job hunt a more successful one. Reservations are required to attend the event. Go to http://www.career.uh.edu/careerweek for more information. — Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar
Donation event for the School of Communication The Jack Valenti School of Communication, which is looking to increase support for the construction of its new building addition, is hosting a reunion party at 3 p.m. on Oct. 10 at the Alumni/Athletic Center. A groundbreaking ceremony at the School of Communication building will also take place an hour later. Demolition for the Lance T. Funston Communication Center’s expansion began in September. Tickets for the event will cost $25. To purchase tickets or for sponsorship information, call 713-743-9529 or email Kim Howard at klhoward@central.uh.edu — Jimaniece Ware/The Daily Cougar Got an item for Newsline? Let us know! E-mail newsline@thedailycougar.com
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IT Training on Web Development A free class for students and faculty over HTML I will be held in the Social Work Building in room 110-L. You must register at www.uh.edu/ittraining beforehand. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Sara Bareilles and Greg Laswell with Javier Dunn Singer-songwriters Sara Bareilles and Greg Laswell will be joined with indie musician Javier Dunn tonight at the House of Blues. The show will began at 7:30 p.m. Visit livenation.com for ticket info. Find more campus and local events or add your own at thedailycougar.com/calendar.
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Group hopes for student impact Jesus Acevedo
THE DAILY COUGAR Today is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 2 elections, and students who have yet to register are being urged to do so. ReEnergize the Vote, a nonpartisan, youth-focused voter registration and mobilization campaign run by the Sierra Club, manned various stations around campus the past two weeks and will continue today. The organization is taking the process a step further by asking students to sign a “Yes, I’m Voting” pledge sheet. The nationwide organization has also implemented a text message service, which will send text messages regarding information about early voting, as well as a reminder to vote on Nov. 2. “With the texting campain, we have found that there is much more of a response, especially with students,” lead campus organizer for ReEnergize the Vote Liana Lopez said. “This campaign has risen in numbers in other parts of the country, so we are doing it here.” Members of Chi Upsilon Sigma, a UH sorority, have joined forces with ReEnergize the Vote to help register students before today’s deadline. “We’re always ready to help out in a variety of ways and I have always wanted to get involved politically,” human development senior Priscilla Benitez said. The group has also taken their campaign online by starting both a Facebook page and a Twitter feed. “The Obama folks used the Internet most effectively in 2008,” UH political science professor Timothy Howard said. “However, what impact social networks have on this election remains unseen.” Voter registration tables will be set up at the University Center, the Wellness and Recreation Center and the Cougar Den throughout Monday. For anyone unable to register on campus, the Texas Secretary of State has set up a website, votexas.org, where people can register as well as find out when early voting starts and precint locations, among other voting-related information. news@thedailycougar.com
Although UH has numerous recycling bins located all around campus, they are sometimes neglected to the point of overflowing. | Jourdan Vian/The Daily Cougar
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Overfl owing bins get trashed Jourdan Vian
THE DAILY COUGAR Green UH’s efforts to turn UH into a completely green campus are going well, but the overflowing recycle bins are a problem for students. “Maybe the cans could be emptied more often throughout the day, they are usually really full when I see them,”architecture student Hannah Young said. The bins are currently being emptied once or twice a week, Jonas Chin, the constituent relations coordinator of UH’s University Services department, said. The bins were placed all over campus last year through a joint effort between Green UH and UH’s Plant Operations, with the latter in charge of their day-to-day upkeep. “If anyone sees a bin overflowing, they can help our Plant Operations team by calling (713) 743-4948, the Fix-It line,” Chin said. The overflowing bins are one of a few kinks in UH’s recycling program that have to be worked out. Overall, the efforts of Green UH and UH’s Sustainability Task Force to turn UH into a fully green campus are paying off. UH was recognized for its recycling program by the Princeton Review over the summer, who named UH one of its 286 Green Colleges of 2010. “We also want people to know UH has a title to defend,” Chin said. “UH finished first amongst universities across the country in
actual weight recycled last year during the three-month RecycleMania contest. The UH community recycled over 200,000 pounds.” UH’s program continues to improve. In Spring 2010, UH recycled 815,000 pounds of paper, plastic and aluminum, 35.65 percent of its total waste. For comparison, throughout all of 2009, UH recycled 1.47 million pounds, 34.13 percent of waste that year. “Waste minimization is a big part of our campus,” Chin said. “Last year, with the implementation of the new reusable to go container program, UH was able to divert over 90,000 styrofoam boxes from going to the landfill.” Green UH also continues to hold and sponsor events all over campus to support sustainability. The Sept. 26 football game against Tulane was the offical UH GO GREEN game. Green UH volunteers were seen promoting simple ways to conserve and recycle. The group’s next big event is Green UH Day, which will take place on Thursday, Oct. 28 at Butler Plaza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Green UH welcomes the criticism, according to Chin. “It’s simple to recycle and we want to continue to make it simple. We welcome suggestions on where recycling bins should go,” Chin said. Additional reporting by Lauren Mathis and Paulina Lam. news@thedailycougar.com
“I try to do the best I can when it comes to recycling at home and on campus. I think the bins on campus need a little improvement, to be honest. Sometimes the bins are overflowing. Whoever is in charge of emptying the bins needs to be a little more proficient about emptying them.” !
Billy Van Pelt, history senior
“It’s good to hear that we are one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, but I don’t know if we’re doing enough. UH should have it to where each class has a recycle bin or can, that way people won’t have to go out of their way everyday to recycle.” !
Kimberly Guel, advertising junior