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KPFT brings world music concert to Houston KPFT Houston is sponsoring a world music concert from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The concert will feature four brass bands: the Texas Brass Band, Mariachi Imperial, the Rice Brass Ensemble and the Free Radicals. Members of each group will come together for the grand finale. Admission to the concert is free and the Miller Theatre Advisory Board invites people to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Reserved covered seating is also available through www.kpft.org. — Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar

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Officials finalize KTRU sale Rice students take legal action against administrators’ decision Ashley Evans

THE DAILY COUGAR The Rice administration has finalized agreements to sell the frequency of KTRU, Rice’s student run radio station, to UH. As a result, KTRU’s student staff has retained the legal counsel of the Washington D.C.-based Paul Hastings Law Firm that handles a multitude of issues, some of which include mergers and acquisitions as well as telecommunication laws. “The lawyers at Paul Hastings have

taken on our case with a great deal of sympathy for our predicament,” KTRU station manager Joey Yang said. “I think that with their experience and knowledge they are well suited to handle the case.” The case will be brought to the Federal Communications Commission for review as soon as the administration petitions for a transfer of the license. When the petition is filed with the FCC, there will be a 30-day window for public input, then the FCC will decide whether a transfer of the license is in the best interest of the public and the community. Yang and 5,000 other petitioners support the decision to file a petition denying the transfer. Despite the outcome of the

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proceedings, KTRU will still be operational as an online radio station, but Yang said that the loss of their position on the FM dial will be a “huge blow,” and would take away some of the legitimacy of working at the radio station and hinder the station’s outreach opportunities within the community. Many community members are shocked that the UH and Rice administrations would go forward with the deal, considering the amount of opposition that has already been expressed throughout the Houston community. “Student broadcasting is non-commercial radio. It’s something that’s supposed KTRU continues on page 6

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Students from the UH Moores Opera Center will perform a 21st-century production of the 1866 Parisian opera “La Vie Parisienne” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the UH Moores Opera House. Jacques Offenbach’s operetta “follows the exploits of tourists caught up in an elaborate hoax in the ‘city of love,’ regardless of any trickery, passions flow — as does wine — and everyone experiences a slice of Parisian life,” Moores Opera Center Director Buck Ross said in a news release.

Director warns students to be aware of online safety precautions

The show will run at UH through Monday. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and $15 for everyone else.

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ON CAMPUS IT Training on UNIX A free class for students and faculty introducing UNIX 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. La Vie Parisienne (The Parisian Life) The Moores School of Music will be presenting a stage performance by Jacques Offenbach at 7:30 p.m. at the Moores Opera Center. The opera will portray the contemporary Parisian life. Find more campus and local events or add your own at thedailycougar.com/calendar

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he Chi Omega sorority held a Make-a-Wish Foundation charity event. The foundation focuses on helping children with life-threatening conditions and allowing people or groups to help support their cause. For more information on the organization or how to donate visit http://www. wish.org/help. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness month, UH and UIT are working on-campus and system wide to promote safe computing practices. UIT has launched several initiatives to educate faculty, staff and students about the many threats that are posed in the everyday use of the Internet. With a growing dependence on information technology, the threat to that information looms. Interim executive director for UIT Security and UH’s chief information security office Mary Dickerson said she feels the biggest risks students take are not properly securing computers and posting personal information online. “We need to make sure that our computer anti-virus software is up to date and that we are not posting a lot of information on public websites,” Dickerson said. “We just need to be more aware of the things we are doing to properly protect ourselves.” All month long, UIT representatives have been meeting with various groups on campus and carrying out presentations that stress the importance of cyber safety, including the Cyber Security Video Contest that will be launched later this month. “Students can create videos that they can enter into the local contest that we are having here on campus, and then the winner here will be entered into the national contest,” Dickerson said. UIT also sponsored a tech conference, which included several different sessions on social networking safety and Facebook settings, cyber safety at home and work and ways to download music safely. Many of these resources have been made available on the UIT Security website. Other programs being launched soon are the computer safety training for students and TECHNOLOGY continues on page 6

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Friday, October 22, 2010

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TEXAS

Bacteria in food cause death of four

Expanded Program for Teaching Excellence Awards A new plan has been put in place to expand the size and scope of the Teaching Excellence Awards, which are the highest form of recognition the University of Houston offers for excellence in teaching. The new awards structure was created with the endorsement of the UH Board of Regents, and unified recommendations from the Provost appointed Accountability Task Force, the Teaching Excellence Awards Committee, and the new Center for Teaching Excellence. The amounts of the awards have been substantially increased. There are also new categories of awards including:

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Group Teaching Excellence Awards. Two awards ($30,000) Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Award ($15,000) Teaching Career Award ($12,000) Community Engagement in Teaching Award ($8,000)

All awards for faculty offered in the past are have been increased to 8,000, and the awards for Teaching Assistants have been raised to $3,500. Details are available on the Provost web page http://www.uh.edu/provost/awards/, under “Teaching Excellence Awards” or on the CTE website http://cte.uh.edu/ under “Faculty Grants Awards and Incentives”. If you would like to nominate someone for these awards, contact Heidi Kennedy at: HAKennedy@Central.UH.EDU.

Nominations from students are encouraged.

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A food processing plant in Texas has been shut down following the discovery of bacteria, which has been tied to at least the death of four people, CNN reported Thursday. Sangar Produce and Processing Co. was ordered by The Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday to immediately halt its food production and all products exported from its San Antonio plant. State laboratory results revealed Listeria monocytogenes in its celery, a harmful bacteria known to cause fatal illnesses. Department spokesperson Carrie Williams said that four people have died after consuming the infected celery. The connection was made after an investigation of 10 cases in which people contracted listeriosis over an eight-month period.

PRESS

NPR commentator booted, refutes Long-time journalist and political commentator to National Public Radio Juan Williams was fired Thursday for making controversial remarks against Muslims, reported the Associated Press. Williams stated on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” Monday that he becomes nervous when seated on planes with Muslims. Although Williams expressed his opinion on how moderate Muslims and extremist Muslims need to distinguished, Islamic communities have been outraged at the comments. NPR is now being criticized by some for having gone too far in terminating Williams’ contract. NPR’s relationship with Williams has

also been increasingly difficult as the station had asked Williams to refrain from mentioning its name when appearing on Fox News. Meanwhile, Williams has responded to the firing by stating that his remarks were honest viewpoints of his. When Williams brought up the subject of journalistic integrity, NPR fired back stating that journalists are to report news in a fair and unbiased manner. Fox News has agreed to sign Williams once again for a multiyear deal.

FRANCE

Unions warn of more protests, strikes Unions in France have proclaimed to continue protests for two more days, reported CNN Thursday. The protests are in response to a government proposal to raise the age of retirement. Six major unions have called for national demonstrations on Oct. 28 and Nov. 6. More than a million people have taken to the streets around the country, causing mass amounts of riot police to be discharged.

ENTERTAINMENT

Kanye West draws more attention Rapper Kanye West once again makes headlines as he unveils more about his life. In addition to admitting suicidal thoughts in the past, West also appeared on “The Ellen Degeneres Show” and showed off his new teeth. Apparently, the 33-year-old hiphop artist replaced his entire bottom row of teeth with diamonds because he thought “diamonds were cooler.” Compiled by Newton Liu

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Paranormal Activity 2 Rated: (R) For some language and brief violent material Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller Director: Tod “Kip” Williams

ALSO IN THEATERS

Red Rated: (R) Intense sequences of action violence and brief strong language Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy

Students and community members come together to listen to poetry presented by different writers. | Amanda Starghill/ The Daily Cougar

Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker

POETRY

Jackass 3D

Creative writing hosts poets

Rated: (R) For male nudity, extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout and for language Genre: Comedy Director:Jeff Tremaine Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, Wee Man and Preston Lacy

Case 39 Rated: (R) violence and terror, including disturbing images Genre: Horror, Suspense/Thriller Director: Christian Alvart Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper

Let Me In Rated: (R) Strong bloody horror violence, language and a brief sexual situation Genre: Drama, Horror Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins

Nowhere Boy Rated: (PG-13) language and a scene of sexuality Genres: Documentary, Documentary Drama, Drama

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THE DAILY COUGAR Upon entering the M.D. Anderson Library and taking a sharp right up the stairs toward the Honors College Commons, you can feel the overwhelming support for the Creative Writing Program. Cheese, fruits, chocolate assortments and juice were provided to instill an aura of comfort in the room amongst family, faculty and friends. The Creative Writing Program is not one to be overlooked at UH, as the students and faculty members possess honest talent and vast potential. The excerpts that were read from their current untitled works sparked the interests of potential readers and provided an awesome opportunity for listeners to catch a glimpse before the finished products are presented to the public. With the sun setting Wednesday evening, UH faculty member and master of ceremonies Carey Gillman welcomed guests and writers to the 11th Poetry and Prose readings. Creative writers read excerpts from their upcoming novels.

Writers included Mat Johnson, Jameelah Lang, Quincy Flowers and Edward Porter. Writer Mat Johnson is a UH creative writing faculty member who presents an excerpt of a young man’s expedition to Antarctica. He is the published author of “Drop,” “Hunting in Harlem” and” Incognegro,” just to list a few. He is currently working on his doctorate in literature and creative writing. Following Johnson was Jameelah Lang’s narration of two passages from her current project, “Things You Cannot Tell,” in which she humorously notes that her mother reconfigured it in its entirety and wrote her own novel. Lang’s achievements include a batchelor’s in English literature and a master of arts in creative writing in which she received from yours truly, UH. With the mission to merge creative writing with community, Lang co-founded the Bathtub Kansas Writer’s Collective. She is currently working on her doctorate in fiction and nonfiction at UH. Nervous at the start but ending with a commanding finish, Quincy Flowers was the next writer to present. After receiving

a master’s in American literature from New York University and winning the Ludwig Vogelstein Award for fiction by the New York Times, Flowers continues to pursue the fruitful insight and benefits of education in his fourth year working on his doctorate in literature and creative writing. To close the evening Edward Porter read an excerpt from his untitled upcoming novel. Porter is a third year doctoral student in the UH Creative Writing Program. He has already received a master of arts from Warren Wilson College. Each of the writers captivated the audience with a range of emotions ranging from laughter to stillness during the teasers of their unfinished works. There will be more opportunities to support your UH family — like the following event. Mark your calendar on Oct. 29 for the 6th Annual Great Pumpkin Carving Contest hosted by the M.D. Anderson Library and Student Government Association. Excitement, prizes and pumpkins will be accompanied with complimentary cider and donuts for your support. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Bruce Willis comes through in ‘Red’

Director :Sam Taylor-Wood Starring: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Thomas Sangster

It’s Kind of a Funny Story Rated: (PG-13) mature thematic issues, sexual content, drug material and language Runtime: 1 hr. 41 min. Genre: Art House/Foreign, Drama Director: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden Starring: Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts

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THE DAILY COUGAR Frank Moses (Bruce Willis), ex-CIA black-ops agent, is in love. He flirts with the clerk that handles lost retirement checks on the other end of the phone while tearing up the checks he receives. He reads the books she reads and even bought plane tickets to come visit her. Frank’s quiet life is shattered as a black-ops squad suddenly descends upon his home. Now, he must keep the object of his affections safe while gathering old allies to find out why he is

being targeted. The story moves at a very fast pace as Frank is chased across the country while trying to stay one step ahead of the agents trying to kill him. Travels from one city to another are noted with close-ups of postcards. The dialogue is sharp and full of wit, and delivers humor on top of explosive action throughout the entire film. Action sequences are over the top, but not too unbelievable. The original story was published by Homage Comics as a three-issue comic of the same name by writer Warren Ellis

and illustrator Cully Hamner. Much has changed for the movie adaption and many new characters were added. The most noticeable change might be that the movie included a lot more humor than the comics. Although the plot is not necessarily new to the genre, it brings great fun in the form of intense action and witty humor throughout the whole movie. The powerful cast and the characters they portray is worth the movie ticket price by itself. arts@thedailycougar.com

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IN FOCUS: SCHOLASTIC EROSION IN TEXAS TEXTS

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Students should be in class, no exceptions

e here at the Daily Cougar are a busy bunch. Between writing, interviewing, editing and laying out the next day’s paper, it’s hard to find time to go to class sometimes. We’ll admit there are more than a few days where we’d like nothing more than to sleep in and forget about school. But — and this is the important thing — we don’t. We’re here to go to class every day, regardless of how tired or overworked we are. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like many other students feel the same way. Just a few days ago there was a group outside the UC-Satellite bragging about what classes they had skipped that day. People seem to forget — or don’t care — that every class costs quite a bit of money to sign up for. Not only are students wasting their money by not attending, they’re also hurting themselves by being unproductive. Now, we definitely aren’t perfect, and we’re not trying to be preachy; we’ve missed our share of classes (although we try as hard as we can not to.) But we do need to realize this isn’t high school anymore. There are people who take pride in the education they’re receiving from the University and to see others bragging about how they seemingly don’t care about their degree, it’s annoying — to say the least. We’re not trying to condemn people for missing class because they’re too sick to get out of bed or because a family member is in the hospital. Those are legitimate excuses. However, the students that do nothing but smoke cigarettes and ramble on about their terrible test scores are simply a waste of space; if you don’t want to be here, then drop out and get a job. Don’t just sit around and waste money — do something with your life. At the end of the day, students are here to (and this may come as a surprise) study and graduate. The University is intently focused on attaining the much-coveted flagship status, but without students taking their school seriously it’s just another unattainable dream. So wake up, find a parking space and listen to your professors. Who knows — you just might learn something.

E D I TO R I A L P O L I C I E S STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Daily Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250 words and signed, including the author’s full name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Anonymous letters will not be published. Deliver letters to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to letters@thedailycougar.com; send them via campus mail to STP 4015; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. Letters are subject to editing. ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements published in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the University or the students as a whole. GUEST COMMENTARY Submissions are accepted from any member of the UH community and must be signed with the author’s name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Commentary should be kept to less than 500 words. Guest commentaries should not be written as replies to material already printed in the Cougar, but rather should present independent points of view. Rebuttals should be sent as letters. Deliver submissions to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to letters@thedailycougar.com; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. All submissions are subject to editing.

The targeting of scholastic textbooks is something newly advanced by rogue groups who are afraid of unsubstantial claims. The education of children has come under the attack of partisan politics. | Miko Tsubai/The Daily Cougar

Textbooks become more abridged to build a bridge to a more

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ast spring, Texas school children experienced a change in their social studies curriculum. Thomas Jefferson, a founding father who helped draft the Constitution, was removed and replaced with the religious right-wing icon, John Calvin, whose philosophy reflects Christianity. The reason for this change was to embrace religious teachings over Jefferson’s (the founding father who coined Mai the phrase, separation Tran between church and state) secular beliefs. After a victory for social conservatives last spring, the Texas school board is at it once again. This time, they are debating whether textbooks are tainted with proIslamic bias. The resolution, which was adopted Friday after passing with a school board vote of 7 to 6, cites “politically-correct whitewashes of Islamic culture and stigmas on Christian civilization” in current textbooks and warns that “more discriminatory treatment of religion may occur as Middle Easterners buy into the US public school textbook oligopoly.” The assertions held in this resolution are that textbooks provide sanitized definitions of “jihad,” and that texts ignore Muslim practices involving slavery, persecution of non-Muslim groups and sexism. This is all while tending to “dwell” on atrocities committed by Christian crusaders during the Middle Ages, while ignoring similar acts by Muslims, and devotes substantially more coverage of Islamic beliefs, practices and holy

writings rather than Christianity. Being the largest of the 20 “adoption” states that craft decisions at a central level, Texas dictates about $4.7 million of the textbook market and determines what K-12 public school students in the state will read. The size of Texas’ textbook market and the state’s requirements translates into implications for what publishers produce. Dan Quinn, a spokesman for the Austin-based Texas Freedom Network said, “Publishers will do everything in their power — rewrite and revise — to make sure their book doesn’t become a hot button point of contention.” This means that its rules will influence what children across the country will learn at school. Like the previous debate drew heavy fire, this current debate has drawn fire as well. While proponents of the textbook resolution state that they merely want to provide balance in the curriculum, charges of Islamophobia are being developed. The Texas Freedom Network, a liberal religion and education watchdog group, performed a point-by-point analysis of the resolution and described it as “ill considered” and “filled with superficial, misleading and half-baked claims designed simply to promote fear and religious prejudice.” The issue has also drawn in critiques nationwide. Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Washington D.C. based Council on Islamic-American Relations said, “It’s clearly just an attempt to propagandize the state’s student population against the faith of Islam.” As if the historical revisions did not

Now, this new resolution portrays Texas in a light of prejudice that is on a crusade to eradicate the part of the curriculum they hold to be against their belief instead of relying on empirical facts. .

illustrate that when the Constitution and founding fathers conflict with ultra conservative principles, changing the historical fact to reflect their beliefs is reasonable. This new resolution portrays Texas in a light of prejudice that is on a crusade to eradicate the part of the curriculum they hold to be against their beliefs instead of relying on empirical facts. When empirical analyses done by a national poll show that Americans hold a generally unfavorable opinion of Islam, 45 percent say it is a religion that “encourages violence” while only one in ten Americans believes that either Christianity or Judaism “encourages violence.” As a native resident, it is clear that Texas is already succumbing to the lunacy of ultra-conservative principles. The resolution, which was proposed by a one-time board candidate who failed to get elected, is that this will not just have implications on students nationwide, it will no doubt continue to fuel the crusade of prejudice in favor of ultra-conservative principles. Mai Tran is a political science junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

Friday, October 22, 2010

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sports overtime C-USA SOCCER

UH wishing for ties or losses in other conference games With UAB and Memphis coming to town to play the Cougars, they’ll also play the fourth-place Rice Owls. Rice will play Memphis on Friday and UAB on Sunday. Third-place UCF looks to move up, hosting Tulsa and SMU in Orlando. Tulsa and SMU are in the bottom three in C-USA.— Cougar Sports Services

NCAA FOOTBALL

Several teams put undefeated record on the line; notable Conference USA matchups In Big 12 action No. 3 Oklahoma will face off against No. 18 Missouri at 8 p.m. on ABC. After being upset by Texas last weekend, No. 16 Nebraska will try to bounce back in Stillwater, Ok., when they play No. 14 Oklahoma State at 2:30 p.m. on ABC. No. 6 LSU travels to Alabama to play No. 5 Auburn in what will be a showdown of the two remaining undefeated SEC teams at 2:30 p.m. on CBS. In the Big Ten play, No. 10 Wisonsin and No. 13 Iowa will compete for the Heartland Trophy in their annual rivalry game at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. In Conference USA, Rice (1-2 C-USA) will try to make it two wins in a row, when they host UCF (2-0 C-USA) Saturday at 2:30 p.m. UTEP (2-2 C-USA) will play host to Tulane (0-2 C-USA) at 8:05 p.m. ECU (3-0 C-USA) is set to play Marshall (0-2 C-USA). UAB faces off against No. 24 Mississippi State. — Cougar Sports Services

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SOCCER

Squad hopes to remain on top Joshua Siegel

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars will have a tune-up against UAB tonight in Birmingham, Ala., before taking on perennial Conference USA power Memphis on Sunday afternoon. The last time the Cougars went on the road they came away without any wins for the weekend. Now sitting atop the conference, they are looking for different results this time around. “We have to focus on working together as a team,” goalkeeper Cami Koski said. “It’s always harder to play on the road. We had great practices this week, all three days. I feel like we’re playing pretty solid as a team.”

The Athletics Department invites former UH track and field athletes for a reunion Nov. 12-13. The former athletes will be honored at halftime of the football game between UH and Tulsa. The same weekend, the UH men’s track team will be presented their 2010 indoor and outdoor Conference USA championship rings. — Cougar Sports Service

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Team strives to make statement against conference powerhouses

The Cougars are back home for two games this week against the top two teams in Conference USA in Tulsa (19-2, 9-0 C-USA) Friday, and SMU (16-4, 8-1 C-USA) Saturday. UH (12-9, 6-3 C-USA) has won 11 of its last 14 games, but Tulsa comes to town having won 18 straight games. SMU has also been playing at a high level, winning nine of its last 10 games. “We are really pumped up,” setter Amber Brooks said. “We’re really excited. We came off a 1-1 weekend, so we’re very excited and we’re very focused.” Tulsa, ranked No. 42 in the NCAA, started the season 1-2, but hasn’t lost since being swept 3-0 Aug. 28 to Saint Louis. The Golden Hurricane are led by Tyler Henderson’s staggering 463 kills this season. “I think mainly we just need them to set up good blocks,” head coach Molly Alvey said. “It’s important that we work our defensive system and not get out of system just because of one person.” The back-to-back games against the Golden Hurricane and Mustangs can’t quite stack up to the brutal stretch at the Houston Invitational Sept. 3-4 when the Cougars played No. 17 Florida State, No.19 Oklahoma and No. 12 Tennessee in a twoday stretch. “Our mentality has been focus,” Alvey said. “That’s the only thing we’ve talked about. We’re coming in each day from the start of practice focused on whatever it is that we are working on.” SMU, ranked No. 49 in the NCAA, has only lost one conference game. That defeat came at the hands of Tulsa 3-2 at home Oct. 6.

TRACK AND FIELD

Maintaining that focus is something that freshman Nicole Duarte says starts with everything the team does, including everyday things like eating right and getting enough sleep before matches. The Cougars are focused on staying on top and winning the program’s first C-USA title. “No matter what, even if we lose, we’d still be going to the conference tournament, but we want to stay number one,” Duarte said. “We’ve never been here. “I think we have to obviously be more focused, but I think we’re there. We’re going to conference and it reassures us that we can do this. We’re number one, so let’s keep ourselves at number one.”

Big tests in Tulsa, SMU await Cougars

The Texans have the weekend off and hope to regroup and heal before their next game on Nov. 1 against Indianapolis. The game will be televised on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the first time in franchise history the Texans have played on a Monday.

Track greats to be honored Homecoming weekend

The Blazers have allowed the second most goals in C-USA and have endured a rocky season with a 2-4-2-conference record. The Tigers might prove to be a tougher foe and will be a good benchmark for where the Cougars are before the season finale at Rice. The Tigers have won C-USA the last three seasons, and currently trail the Cougars in the standings by two points. They bring a balanced offensive attack and have several players who can put the ball in the back of the net with four players scoring four or more goals for the season. “Memphis has always been tough,” Koski said. “They’re traditionally a good team in the conference, but we’re looking to be focused on the road and just win.”

VOLLEYBALL

Keith Cordero Jr.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will play the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday 12 p.m. on CBS. — Cougar Sports Service

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Texans get a break; Kolb to start against Titans

In other AFC South action, the Tennessee Titans will play former UH quarterback Kevin Kolb and the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday at 12 p.m. on Fox. Eagles head coach Andy Reid named Kolb the starter Thursday.

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The weekend’s slate of games presents a big hurdle for the Cougars, but setter Amber Brooks (1) and middle blocker Lucy Charuk (13) feel it’s one the team can clear. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar The Mustangs don’t have a player like Tulsa’s Henderson and present a more balanced attack against UH with five players over 100 kills, Dana Powell leads Tulsa with 245. “We watched film and we scouted them,” Brooks said. “We are focusing on the things that they are going to do and the things we are going to do to stop them.” A sweep this weekend is not out of reach for the Cougars, having played tough opponents games all season, and being winners of five of their last six. “We prepare for each opponent, do our scouting reports and watch film the same way. We make our subtle adjustments the same way. So, there is no different preparation,” Alvey said. Lucy Charuk leads the Cougars attack

with a team-high 224 kills and 94 blocks. Brooks is atop in assists with 792 and defensive guru Amanda Carson leads the way with 373 digs. The Houston Cougars football team is on the road this weekend at SMU and with two home games on tap for volleyball, coach Alvey expects a good crowd. “Our crowd has been phenomenal so far,” Alvey said. “I expect no less out of them and I expect my No.1 team to step out here and play at our top level as well as the crowd being the same that they’ve been, great supporters and great fans.” Following Tulsa and SMU on the schedule, UH heads back on the road next week for a doubleheader at Marshall Oct.29 and at East Carolina on Oct. 31. sports@thedailycougar.com

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to be an educational experience,” Yang said. “It’s a public service we do out of pure altruism and the fact that all that has to be sacrificed for a few million dollars, in my mind, is tragic.” Yang said that there is a sentiment resonating throughout the community that, sadly, this is about money. “The fact that Rice has chosen to ignore the students’ and community’s concerns really speaks volumes to how much they regard their opinion and intellectual creativity,” Yang said. This has increased the level of curiousity as to how UH is getting the $9.5 million to pay for the license and what Rice is planning to do with it. In a letter released to students, faculty and staff Rice President David

Leebron said the funds would be used for a “food service venture.” This statement has led many to believe that the Rice administration is selling KTRU to obtain funding, after coming up short in their latest addition to the campus — the new east servery. According to public documents, UH plans to take on a 20-year taxexempt bond to fund the creation of the university’s new 24-hour classical station KUHC. According to the business plan provided to the Board of Regents, KUHF, the current UH radio station, “will service 100 percent of the debt from fundraising through the community.” In a recent statement UH President Renu Khator said, “The acquisition of a second public radio station delivers on our promise to keep UH at the forefront of creating strong cultural, educational and artistic opportunities that benefit students and the city of Houston.

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“We now have the cultural assets to deliver NPR news, public affairs and classical programming to Houston 24 hours a day, placing UH in the company of an elite group of universities.” The petition of transfer is expected to be filed within the next two weeks. Yang said the station will then, with the help of The Paul Hastings firm, submit an informal complaint to the FCC. Students, alumni, faculty and staff from both sides of the issue are encouraged to voice their opinion on the sale with the FCC during the 30-day window, which Yang said he feels is important. “Historically, universities are places where free thought and experimentation are encouraged,” Yang said. “Universities embody the intellectual and educational mission that KTRU represents.” news@thedailycougar.com

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the green initiative that alerts web users that they are on an authorized UH website when they see a green bar on the page. Pre-Optometry student Megha Parikh said that one of the biggest dangers of phishing is identity theft. “Students are at a bigger risk, because they have to use the Internet all the time now,” Parikh said. Dickerson said that among all the

Dozens of Rice University students immediately held a Save KTRU demonstration in August when the sale of the radio station was announced to object the administrators’ moves on the Rice campus. | Courtesy of Nick Schlossman

threats out there, reports of phishing are constantly coming into the UIT Security Office. “Phishing is one of the biggest problems that we have. It’s one of the reasons why we are going with the green bar,” Dickerson said. “If it is not an official UH site, it will not have the green bar.” National Cyber Security Awareness month, observed in October, is a national campaign sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and nationally endorsed by UH. More information about NCSA and cyber safety can be found

at http://www.uh.edu/infotech/ security. The website offers students a list of tips and includes free downloads for free anti-virus software, VPN and Identity Finder security. For a visual lesson, students can watch videos to learn safe computing habits. “We’ve gotten very good as a society about being aware of our physical safety,” Dickerson said. “But we don’t necessarily take precautions when it comes to our online safety.” news@thedailycougar.com

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