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The second annual University of Houston Green Building Components Expo will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 in the UH Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture’s atrium. The UHGBC Expo runs through Dec. 1. The faculty will showcase new sustainability-focused projects and products from Galveston Green Build, Nexus Power Cart and many others. At 6 p.m., George Beylerian, founder and CEO of Material Connexion, will deliver a short lecture. For more information, visit http://www.uh.edu/newsevents/stories/2010articles/Oct2010/1014UHGBCExpo. php.
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THE DAILY COUGAR The UH Honors Commons was filled with verses of leading Arab poet, Adonis, in a unique public appearance hosted by the UH English department. “Today’s guest Adonis is considered the most important living Arabic language poet, and one of the Arab world’s most significant philosophers,” said associate professor Hosam Aboul-Ela at the Oct. 18 event. “It is in no way an exaggeration to call him a leading international thinker and one of the most watched poets in the world.”
Adonis, whose birth name is Ali Ahmad Said, was born in 1930 in Qassabin, a small village in Syria. He studied literature and philosophy at Damascus University shortly after Syria became an independent postcolonial state — after being a French protectorate. As a student, he became interested in radical politics and joined the Syrian National Socialist Party. Adonis was among Syrian and Arab activists who felt that liberation from colonialism should mean societal liberation. This ideology put him at odds with authorities and eventually led to his exile to Beirut, POET continues on page 3
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In the Tuesday issue, an article titled “Bullying issue at center of suicides” misattributed an interviewee. Dr. Brent Lane was not interviewed in the article. Dr. Christine Henry, however, was. In the Oct. 13 issue, an article titled “UH official takes on new task” mistakenly states that Emily Messa is a UH alumna. She is not a graduate of UH, but is currently enrolled in a UH graduate program in the College of Education.
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he Women’s Resource Center has launched its Red Flag Campaign to put a stop on dating violence in part of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Bundles of red flags were distributed and placed throughout campus, as shown above, in front of the UC-Satellite. | Hiba Adi/The Daily Cougar
Slime in the ice machine. It’s more than likely that every Houstonian has heard of it; but what news anchor Marvin Zindler — who was known for reporting on this issue — didn’t know was that the slime in the ice machine could walk. In the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Science, UH assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Jacinta Conrad and a team of researchers announced they had translated microscopy footage of bacteria into databases of bacterial behavior, and found that bacteria can stand and walk along hard surfaces. “What we found was that instead of crawling with their long axis, parallel to the surface, they could walk with their long axis perpendicular to the surface,” Conrad said. “And they could move in all directions this way and cover surprisingly large distances.” This movement, supported by pilli — tiny hook-like tentacles on the surface of the bacteria — allows the organisms to more efficiently explore the surfaces they encounter to determine their suitability for forming a biofilm, Conrad said. “They’re probably looking for food. They’re probably looking for a good place to settle down,” Conrad said. “Why do people move? They (the bacteria) are looking for a good place to live, looking for a good place to start forming a family or a biofilm. And once they find a place that might be suitable, they want to move there as quickly BACTERIA continues on page 3
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The U.S. military has started accepting recruits who are openly gay, reported BBC News on Tuesday. However, the U.S. Department of Defense says that there is still a possibility that the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell� may be overturned. The Pentagon is appealing the decision and is asking the judge for the ban to be reinstated in the interim. The judge refused the request. A few gay activist groups have planned to send members to enlist at recruiting stations for the sake of testing the new policy. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is working to release a report docu-
Soldiers in Mexico have seized 105 tons of marijuana not far from the U.S.-Mexico border in the city of Tijuana. The drug bust comes as one of the largest in recent history. A total of 10,000 packages were collected by the authorities. Eleven people were arrested during the bust and at least one person was injured when a gunfight broke out. The Mexican military stated that the drugs are worth about $340 million, but could go for up to three times as much in the U.S. Compiled by Newton Liu
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Lebanon. In Lebanon, Adonis associated with reactionary Arab elites and began his life-long journey of speaking truth to powerful Arab officialdom and pointing to the debilitating role of the more backward elements in contemporary Arab Society, AboulEla said. Adonis’ experiences eventually led him away from party politics and made him an independent thinker. Adonis founded an avant garde
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as possible.” Biofilm isn’t just an ice machine phenomenon; it’s everywhere. It grows on teeth and inside water pipes. They’re on water filters, and there’s probably at least one in a household shower. Up to 80 percent of all microbial infections, like meningitis or infections around implant sites, are
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television,” Roseberry said. “I think that tangible newspapers are a dying art, which is why we have seen a surge of online newspapers such as the New York Times, which happens to be on my homepage browser.” However, business freshman Steve Johnson said that checking the news frequently while being a fulltime student isn’t easy for him, and when he does, he uses the newer sources. “I really don’t watch too much news because I’m always busy with my work and school,” Johnson said. “The only chance I really do get to listen to the news is in my car. Instead of reading a newspaper or watching the news on television, I like to listen to the news on the radio more so.” Other students like chemical engineering second year graduate Mengting Yu still prefers the original source of news — print newspapers. “I watch MSNBC in the morning and I read the newspaper (referring to The Daily Cougar) about twice a week,” Yu said. “My main focus when I watch the news is primarily about jobs, breaking news but mostly entertainment news. “When I look for news on the Internet I use www.163.com,” Yu said. “It’s a Chinese website that I use a lot.” Advertising senior Vanessa Hammands said she uses The Daily Cougar for news, coupons and deals. Many students on campus keep up with international news through foreign sources. Regardless of their source preference, most students agreed that it’s important to maintain a habit to read or watch the news. “Being up to date with current events is absolutely a necessity,” Roseberry said. “With the 7 million people that occupy this planet, someone or something that has made news is going to affect you.” Additional reporting provided by Jessel Parra, Karisha Lucero and Henok Tekeste. news@thedailycougar.com
poetry journal, called Simply Shi’r, in Beirut by fellow poet Yusuf al Khal. Later, Adonis founded a second journal called Mawaqif, meaning “positions” in Arabic. As the editor, he promoted liberalism in Arabic poetry. Adonis’ poetry and journal opened opportunities and options to Arab poets. An excerpt from his journal, Mawaqif, reads, “Culture is creativity. It is not using tools, but inventing them. Culture from this standpoint is a struggle, unity of thought and action, inventing the world, life and man, with his goal in mind: to change the world and to transform
life and man; a culture that is also a revolution.” Adonis has received a long list of awards and prizes from all over the world. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize three times. “The lecture was outstanding and I hope we will have many more such opportunities at this campus,” said Hildegard Glass, chair of the modern and classical languages department. “To me, it is of particular interest to bring in people from other cultures to initiate and continue a dialogue from which we will all benefit.”
caused or exacerbated by biofilmforming bacteria, Conrad said. The FDA estimated in 1997 that about 9,000 cases of food poisoning per year are caused by microbial contamination, costing the country about $35 billion. Biofilms double fuel costs when they form on ships’ hulls and create drag; oil and water companies have reported significant damage to pipelines where bacteria ate through the pipes or created a significant blockage.
Conrad and her team have shed light on possible solutions to the slime problem with the discovery. “This work shows that how individual bacteria move on a surface impacts the structure of the biofilm they form,” Conrad said in a UH news release. “Designing surfaces that change how bacteria are able to move might be a very directed and rational way of preventing biofilm formation.”
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Response to Bieber controversy ridiculous
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ustin Bieber, teen superstar and the fancy of a million pubescent girls, is being investigated for what happened last week during a game of Laser Tag, when he allegedly assaulted another young boy. Canadian officials say the 12-year-old boy in question, who sustained minimal injuries, has officially filed charges. The original articles reported that, while playing a game of laser tag in a Vancouver suburb, someone called Bieber an anti-gay slur he didn’t take kindly to. Then a few hours later, they reported that there never was any name-calling. The boy has yet to be identified, and it’s understandable why: One can only imagine what Bieber’s fans would do to the boy and his family, even if it were only via the Internet. But that wasn’t the end of the media’s onslaught on Bieber. Soon after, reports and blogs were posted online that Pattie Mallette, Bieber’s mother, was suing her son and his camp, because she was feeling left out and wasn’t getting her fair share. Mellette was the person who first uploaded videos of Bieber to YouTube, arguably making him the star he is now. But a quick Twitter search cleared the whole mess up. “How absurd,” his mother tweeted. “Heard the ‘news’ today. Just rumors. Don’t believe everything you hear.” But wait, maybe her account was hacked. Or perhaps her son is really a 51-year-old man. “To clear up other rumors, Justin is not dead and he is not a 51-year-old man. For further clarification, go buy his book!” Mallette tweeted. So what was all the news about? The kid’s successful, clean-cut and amiable with his fans and is as close to untouchable as a child star has ever been. So why all the rumors and hate mongering? Now, we’re not Bieber fans ourselves, but we can appreciate the star’s (previously) squeakyclean image, which we hope, for the sake of teenagers nationwide, will still be intact when everything clears up. And if you don’t like the swooping haircut, get over it; we don’t either, but he’ll grow up and grow out of it eventually. Leave it alone.
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rather controversial reception awaits President Barack Obama on his first visit to India, as both Congress and the Indian parliament feel the countries’ relationship status currently pending. The over-arching objectives for the meeting in New Delhi this November include an economic alliance between the two Trisha democracies and a seat Thacker for India on the UN Security Council. India’s economic and political status has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, and both India and the US acknowledge that an alliance would enable each nation to push further ahead. Obama said, “India is moving toward a higher place in its global posture. A stable Pakistan would help.”
While this strategy undoubtedly pays off for the US — by giving Obama an out from Pakistan — India is shoved directly into the line of fire. The hard-line Pakistani military and jihadist factions whom, despite civilians longing for peace, find their purpose in the attrition of other nations, and will not take a settlement lying down. However, a more stable Pakistan-US relationship would alleviate many American concerns. Bruce Riedal of the Council on Foreign Relations said, “President Obama’s strategy for dealing with Afghanistan and Pakistan always needed a Kashmir component to succeed; that need is becoming more urgent and obvious now. His trip to India in November will be a key to addressing it.” Evidently, India’s national security can wait as it would appear that the US is currently preoccupied with looming threats from Pakistani-based al-Qaeda. The Obama administration has not released
any plans offering the slightest aid in terms of intelligence or military support to India, but has been quite vocal in its desire to form an economic alliance. The administration’s decision to dangle the seat of the UN Security Council and the opportunities for economic advancement merely perpetuates the notion that the west is just the big, bad wolf. Many foreign nations view America’s version of a strategic alliance to be conceding to its predetermined political agenda — the central objective being that once America huffs and puffs, it gets what it wants, no matter what is blown down. This presumed lack of regard leads to distaste towards the current administration and its goals. The power of straight-forward negotiations ought not to be underestimated. Trisha Thacker is a biology freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
Perry avoids White with simple scheme
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he race for Governor of Texas is a few weeks away, with no hope for the Perry/White debate. For those not in the know, current Gov. Rick Perry refuses to go on public debate with former Houston mayor Bill White, demanding that White must first make his tax records from when he was deputy US secretary in the 1990’s public. However, White refuses David to do so, stating he’s Haydon published his records all the way back to his time as Houston mayor. Debates are the norm in politics. Although it doesn’t actually produce a winner or a loser, it gives undecided voters an idea of where the politicians stand. Yet, Gov. Perry has refused to debate White. He also shuns interviews by newspaper editorial boards and questions at
the end of his well-prepared speeches. This is a truly masterful sleight of hand. Perry has turned the tables on White, making him the villain for not publishing arbitrary tax records, and in doing so keeps from ever having to deviate from his script. The catch-22 for White is, if he doesn’t publish the tax records he will be at fault not only for appearing to hide something, but also for failing to get Perry to the podium. If he does make the records public, White essentially submits to his opponent, and in all likelihood Perry would just come up with another reason for not debating White. From a strategic standpoint, Perry’s strategy is smart. He is ahead in the polls, and has a strong voter following. It would be risky to debate or be interviewed where he might be asked to answer a question that doesn’t come from a pre-written speech.
Yet how could an undecided student cast a vote for a governor who refuses to be asked questions? Inquiries like these are lost in the campaign hustle. The theme for this year seems to be stubbornness among candidates. What motivates them so? Why is it Rick Perry is pushing so hard for a third term, and why is Bill White so adamant on a minor issue, when it could cost him the race? To answer the former, there is a legacy to be had, and a historic point of being one of the longest running governors. As for White, there is the possibility that he is actually hiding something in his tax records, but there is just as good of a chance that he is sticking to his guns, so to speak. The question that should get answered is, who’s going to budge first? David Haydon is a political science junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.
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Koski is a presence in the net Freshman goalkeeper earns reputation as a stingy defender Joshua Siegel
THE DAILY COUGAR Cami Koski is fearless. She throws her body in front of shots, into oncoming defenders and even into the middle of the Cougars pre-game huddle as she leads her teammates in getting pumped up before matches. “I have a go-get-em attitude,” Koski said. “Being a goalkeeper, you have to be aggressive because you have to control your box and be off of your line to stop the balls coming through. “I just stepped in myself. We always did a big circle and I decided this year that I would step up and try something new, just a way to get the girls pumped up and intense and ready to win.” Koski has held the opposition scoreless seven times this season, a Cougar single-season record. She has also helped the Cougars reach the top of the Conference USA standings with a 6-1-1 record. The Cougars have only allowed a total of nine goals in 16 matches this season — and much of that has to do with the play and communication of the goalkeeper and the backline.
“Communication is key as a goalkeeper,” Koski said. “You have to see the field of play, and direct your defenders and midfielders. You have to know when to step up, when to push it outside. It’s just important because I can see more of the field than they can see. I’m kind of their eyes. “It’s great walking off the field knowing nothing got past you. I have a lockdown defense. I make a few saves here and there, but I have them to thank for everything.“ Lives for the pressure Koski loves being a leader on the field, and she embraces the responsibilities of being the last defender before an opponent can put a ball in the back of the net. “I like the action,” she said. “It’s an adrenaline rush back there in the box. I like the pressure of being the last person the ball goes through before there’s a goal.” Redshirting her first season with the Cougars proved to be beneficial for Koski as she was able to gain experience at the college level. She worked on her technique with assistant coach Jenna Huff – without sacrificing a year of eligibility. Head coach Susan Bush agrees and feels that Koski is “getting better every game”. “She’s coming off of a redshirt
year,” Bush said. “So with more game experience, she’s getting more confidence and everyone feels good about her performance; she did great today.” Glimpse into the future Koski is playing at a high level and already beginning to push her way into the UH record books, despite this being her first season on the field for UH. If her .59 GAA holds up, it will set the Cougar single-season record. Koski is on pace to take down the current record for wins in a season, 10, currently held by Shelby Scott. Scott also holds the career-record for wins (20) and shutouts (14) – two records within reach for Koski over the next few years. Adding to her credits, Koski earned the C-USA Defensive Player the week of Oct. 4. She went to Elkins High School in Missouri City, where she also participated in the marching band. She also played club soccer for the Houston Express Soccer Club. With Koski playing well between the posts, and a mix of talented freshman and upperclassmen helping, the Cougars are playing at the top of their game and look to build on their success through the remainder of this season and into future years. sports@thedailycougar.com
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Cougar Village hosted a student art show last Sunday evening, obtaining the works of UH’s own prospective artists Kentra Gilbert, Matt Manlao, David Dawkins, Mike Smith and Cammy Bui. Unfortunately, some of the artists were unable to be in attendance but the profound attributes emanated in their work expressed their artistic
establishments. Luckily, I had a chance to speak with a few of the performers. Painter David Dawkins is a UH sophomore whose collection entailed a number of African-American women who possessed a peculiar yet captivating style of beauty. I was curious to discover the foundation of his inspiration, and Dawkins simply said, “My inspiration is what I like to call Christian world views. I enter the culture and objectively examine the aspects of ethnicity.�
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synopsis of the portrait, saying, “Simply put, it is a portrait of complimentary colors and muted tones. It’s part of a series in which I explored what the significance of what it means to be black or ethnic.” Kendra Gilbert, a UH senior, provides most of her artwork via YouTube and Facebook but graced the gallery with her profound artistry, entrancing her audience’s attention. Most of her muse elicits from pure entertainment, with an emphasis on the hip-hop genre. During our short discussion she accredited the influence that hip-hop contributed to her work. The piece that she exhibits the most admiration for was the portrait of the popular rap group, “Outkast,” using a sharpie, spray paint, and acrylic paint to articulate the masterpiece. This appeared to be the crowd’s favorite. Overall, the show evoked an appreciation for the essence of art and the illustrators who projected a great passion for philosophical creativity. The remarkable art work left an admirable impression on the viewers, initiating anticipation for more shows displaying this type of originality. arts@thedailycougar.com
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