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Republicans retake the House The Republican Party on Tuesday rode a wave of antiDemocratic sentiment and voters’ growing frustration with President Barack Obama to regain control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2006. Republicans also made significant gains in the Senate, but the Democrats managed to maintain a slim majority in that chamber by holding onto hotly contested seats in West Virginia, California, Connecticut and Nevada. The Democrats’ biggest victory of the night came in Nevada, where embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid survived a fierce challenge from Tea-Party backed Republican Sharron Angle to win a fifth term.
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Republican Gov. Rick Perry defeated Democrat and former Houston Mayor Bill White on Tuesday to win his third four-year term. Perry, who won with 56.6 percent of the vote, has been in the spotlight during his campaign for criticizing President Barack Obama’s policies and crediting Texas for having one of the strongest economies in the nation. White took the time to address the public by giving his concession speech before
complete results were released. He told the crowd that early polls showed that it would be difficult for him to win. “Tonight, despite the hard work of tens of thousands of Texans, it does not look like we will elect a new governor,” White said during his speech. “(Wife) Andrea and I want to congratulate Rick Perry.” He then took the time to thank his supporters for all their efforts during his campaign and encouraged Texans to continue their effort beyond the election. “We’re going to see that a record number of Texans have gone to the ballot box
today,” White said. “To those Texans, your work is not finished as a citizen when you vote.” Introduced by wife Anita, Perry walked onstage at his victory speech to an enthusiastic crowd with a smile on his face. “Texas has spoken, and we’re on the right track by exercising the most precious right,” Perry said. “The citizens of our state have sent a very clear message with their votes.” He said voters recognized the importance ELECTION continues on page 3
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As of press time, The Washington Post reported the Republicans had claimed 225 House seats and Democrats had 150, with 60 races still undecided. The Post also had Democrats with 51 total Senate seats and the Republicans holding 46 — with three races still up in the air.
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The Republicans’ takeover of the lower chamber means that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will presumably replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) when the new Congress convenes in January. Pelosi has been House Speaker since 2007.
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University departments and student organizations met with the Student Fees Advisory Committee on Tuesday to discuss budgets for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The committee is comprised of 10 members: seven students, two faculty members and one nonvoting advisor. The four-day-long session continues today, Thursday and Monday. Each group seeking funds sends J Prince Wilson a representative to present and pitch their budget request. Most departments and organizations have requested more student funding than last year, and it’s more than likely due to budget cuts. The Dean of Students Office asked for $943,707, the largest increase for the day from last year. The reason for the increase is the New Student Orientation Program, originally developed in 1986 and supervised by staff in the Dean of Students Office since its inception. It was transferred to the Enrollment Services unit in the Academic Affairs Division. The group contended that this move resulted in the loss of $510,000 in annual income for the Dean of Students Office. The Center for Student Involvement asked for $681,341 SFAC continues on page 3
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THE DAILY COUGAR Former UH Law Center dean and longtime professor John Brewster Neibel died Oct. 8 after more than 40 years at UH. Neibel, 80, succumbed to heart failure during a surgical procedure. He was the
third dean of the law school and was dedicated to the University’s goal of achieving flagship status. “John was instrumental in building the quality of the Law Center, including playing a lead role in initiating the Law Center’s health law program,” Law Center Dean Raymond Nimmer said in a UH news release.
Neibel attended Lamar High School and graduated from the UH Law Center in 1956. A. A. White, the law school’s first dean, recruited Neibel as a student after he emerged as a champion debater at UH. “John did well in law school, and when OBITUARY continues on page 12
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Just after police stormed a church in central Baghdad on Sunday where at least 52 people died, a series of bombs detonated across the capital Tuesday, claiming dozens of lives, reported BBC News. At least 63 people were killed as multiple car bombs, at least one roadside bomb and several mortars went off around Baghdad. The attacks left at least another 280 wounded. Officials say that the explosions seemed to have gone off in areas populated by Shiites. At least seven neighborhoods were targeted. Police are trying to conclude if the attacks were all connected, which is believed to be the case at the moment. BBC reporter Jim Muir commented that several funerals for victims of the Sunday incident were just underway when more bombings sent the public into panic.
At least 14 lives have perished in the island country of St. Lucia located in the Caribbean after Hurricane Tomas struck, reported BBC News. The now-tropical storm triggered landslides and destroyed numerous buildings. The storm system is projected to travel toward Haiti and could regain its hurricane status once again according to forecasters.
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Parcel bomb sent to German chancellor A package from Greece addressed to Chancellor Angela Merkel was discovered to be equipped with explosives Tuesday, reported BBC News. The parcel was intercepted and deactivated in the mail room after a routine inspection of the package was conducted. Merkel’s spokesperson told the press that the mail was handed over to the police for further investigation. In several possibly related cases, numerous bombs have been discovered in and around Athens, the capital — some addressed to officials in various parts of Europe.
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— which is about $40,000 more than last year’s approved budget. CSI Director Marcella Leung said that her organization does a lot of programming and events, so the main objective for funding is to get students connected with the University through the webpage. “We want to be an electronic handbook,� she said. The University Center asked for $9,911,454. Its officials intend to enhance or modify retail services. “We want to keep students coming and make them feel like this is their living room,� said Keith T.
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of “good jobs, safe neighborhoods and accountable schools for their kids.� Perry, the state’s longest-serving governor, survived a re-election battle in a year when frustrated voters routinely tossed out incumbents. “In the weeks and months leading
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Kowalka, assistant vice president for student development. Two of the student-run organizations, Student Video Network and the Student Program Board, also asked for more than last year. The A.D. Bruce Religion Center is requesting student fees funds this year for utility costs not covered by the endowment from the Rockwell Foundation. The center asked for $158,482. According to its presentation, fluctuations over the years is due to space limitations during past renovations/facility repairs, rental fee fluctuations, changes with the economy and more recently changes with the financial markets.
up to this election, we have heard a lot about enthusiasm gaps and antiincumbent sentiment,� he said. “The issue at hand is not on how long a person has been in office, but how hard they work to limit the size and reach of government.� He also said that Texas citizens are tired of big government raising taxes. “I am genuinely optimistic that we’re one day closer to seeing
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A group that requested less than last year is the Student Government Association. It asked for $130,573. SGA’s presentation and the SFAC website said that the organization had “$8299.18 in fund equity for the FY2010. The major portion is from lapsed salary.� As for the funding, $7,465 will go toward computer upgrades and the purchase of a digital projector. There are no external funds for SGA except student fees. “A computer is one of our No. 1 requirements,� SGA President Prince Wilson said. “It will definitely affect us if we are not given the funding.� news@thedailycougar.com
physical conservative approaches applied at the national level as well,� Perry said. “I want to challenge those new faces in Washington to press for change sooner than later — I want them to go in there and really go to work.� Perry will be handling major budget battles in Austin in the future, but he said he is ready to face them.
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The cost of right to vote: right to free speech?
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uesday was heavily occupied by voters scrambling to cast their ballots at the last minute, along with a field day for the media as election coverage had both broadcasters and viewers on their tip-toes. Little did anyone know, Tuesday was also the day the Supreme Court heard the case Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association. While Democrats and Republicans were going head-to-head with one another yesterday, the governor of California was being butted by the EMA, an organization upset at what Gov. Schwarzenegger thinks about violent video games. The state of California has officially made it the government’s job to say if minors can purchase vvideo games — specifically, games it considers to be violent. And as violent video games are a medium for free speech — despite the repulsion many take it for — how the justices decide may just set a dangerous precedent for the future of our First Amendment rights. It’s not as if minors were able to purchase violent video games previously, but their inability to purchase these games have always been a ruling of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, an industry-led regulatory organization. And they’ve done quite well, without any government oversight. We’re not solely concerned with how California wants to veil their minors from digital renditions of blood and sex, though. Herein lies the issue: If the Supreme Court agrees that the Governator can withhold violent video games from minors, it would be presumable that the Court thinks the same of R-rated movies or music albums with explicit lyrics. We don’t agree that minors should be capable of buying violent video games, we definitely don’t agree that the government should have a say in this. Censorship is no laughing matter, and it’s always something to take seriously. The game industry already has a governing body — why add another?
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any will be discussing the results of the midterm elections tomorrow, including Tony Perkins, president of the evangelical Family Research Council. Perkins, along with Jim DeMint, senator of South Carolina and Steve King, the republican congressman of Iowa, will weigh in on the results and most likely the number of victories for their party Daniel during a webcast on Renfrow their website www.frcaction.org. These men won’t be focusing just on the election results — they’ll be focusing on what it means for their agenda. Perkins and the FRC are promoters of the ex-gay movement. It is a movement that claims that homosexuals can change their orientation, and that it is healthy to do so. In an article published in the Washington Post, Perkins wrote that the
gay movement is responsible for the depression and suicides of homosexuals because they tell them that they cannot change their orientation. “There’s no correlation between inacceptance of homosexuality and depression and suicide,” said Perkins, in an interview given to NPR. “This — and not society’s disapproval — may create a sense of despair that can lead to suicide.” So, how exactly would one go about changing their orientation? They could begin by consulting Exodus International. Exodus International is the premier ex-gay factory. Exodus retains this status even though former Exodus leaders have renounced the organization and returned to the homosexual lifestyle. This should raise some serious questions about the validity of ex-gay therapy. Early into my college career I attended “Love Won Out,” an Exodus-sponsored conference. The event was meant to be an informational and motivational seminar
on how to change your orientation. While attending the conference, I came to the realization that the ex-gay movement was a total joke. The catalyst for my transition into accepting and embracing my orientation came in the form of a speech given by an ex-lesbian at the conference. Upon walking onto the stage, the ex-lesbian made a joke about how she was still getting used to wearing heels and dresses. It would have been funny if she hadn’t seemed so serious when she said it. Her statement revealed a lot about what the ex-gay movement is really trying to accomplish. They don’t want to just get individuals to change their orientation; they want them to accept traditional gender roles. The FRC believes that the inability of a man or woman to fill their traditional gender role is what causes them to become a RENFROW continues on page 5
WikiLeaks show government failure
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ikiLeaks, the controversial media organization, has gained a reputation for leaking classified government documents regarding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The notfor-profit organization recently published 400,000 military logs, mainly written by ground personnel. In these documents, there are details of activities ranging from Travis IED disposals to civilian Gumphrey killings. The primary force in the latest leaks is that of detainee abuse and torture. Shortly after taking office, President Barack Obama promised to return America to a “moral high ground” by vowing to ensure that terror suspects weren’t tortured or abused and ensuring American personnel comply with the Geneva Convention. Additionally, the implication was
that US forces would make sure that the authorities to whom the detainees were handed over to for detention or interrogation were not torturing or abusing them. One document filed on April 2, 2009, details the claims of a prisoner who says he was hog tied and beaten with a shovel as a part of a day-long torture ordeal. The report makes note of “minor injuries” including rope burns and a busted ear drum. While there is no proof in any of the files of direct detainee mistreatment at the hands of US forces, there are allegations of abuse even after President Obama signed the order to put an end to torture. Officials at the Pentagon have stated that the release of classified documents has the potential to put American lives at risk. “All of that, (given the) thinking and adaptive enemy we’ve been facing in Iraq and Afghanistan, can be used against us,” Pentagon news secretary Geoff Morrell
said. Most of the documents leaked actually contain no real substantial information on the operations of troops. They are largely devoid of context and provide useless information in terms of the possibility of counterintelligence use by our enemies. A lot of the documents don’t even contain words, but only abbreviations. How is that useful information for our enemies? When it comes down to it, the leaked information is only useful when examining the job our government is doing. In cases where potentially innocent people are being abused and tortured or when troops have fired on civilians, it is necessary for the public to have access to the information in order to call for a change in policy. Americans as free people deserve the right to actively investigate the authorities GUMPHREY continues on page 5
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homosexual. They are not only trying to change the orientation of a person, but also trying to change the person’s personality. This is very dangerous. And people at the FRC and Exodus wonder why many of the homosexuals who seek their treatment are depressed. Perkins and the FRC are sending the message to gay Christians that in order to be considered a part of the church they must not only change their orientation, but start acting like the men and women of that congregation. The majority of the people who decide to try ex-gay therapy are really just trying to reconnect with their families and churches, churches that have rejected them and families who have assigned them to a separate but equal status. We have learned from the past that separate is by no means equal. The “love the sinner, hate the sin,” mentality leads to a lot of confusion on the part of the sinner — who has to complete the difficult task of figuring out how they are being loved, while an integral part of who
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around us in order to keep them in check. And by being aware of what exactly is going on with military controversies, the public population
they are is being hated at the same time. The FRC, Exodus and similar groups claim to be the promoters of family values, yet they are the ones who are destroying many families. They are the ones that tell parents that it’s okay for them to refuse to let their child’s partner sit at their Thanksgiving table, or that it is okay for them to send their child to ex-gay therapy. Perkins and his affiliates couldn’t be more wrong. The unnacceptance of homosexuality does have a correlation with depression and suicide. It is fortunate that the gay community is a close-nit family. It is a family that accepts gay men who enjoy watching football, and gay men who enjoy watching “Sex and the City.” It is a family that accepts lesbians who enjoy baking petit fours in high heels, and lesbians who enjoy barbequing in combat boots. The gay and lesbian community embraces diversity, a true family value. Perkins, his organization and their affiliates should follow the true example. Daniel Renfrow is an Anthropology junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
as a whole has a much larger say in what changes need to occur to keep America on the “moral high ground.” Travis Gumphrey is a journalism sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
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Lovers, The Kimonos, Wails, Locke Brady Thursday, 8 p.m. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak. Houston, TX 77007. For more information, call 713-8623838 or visit www.fitzlive.com. $5.
Fun. with Steel Train and Gold Motel in the Bronze Peacock Room Friday, 6:30 p.m. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline. Houston, TX 77002. Downtown. For more information call 888-402-5837 or visit www.hob.com/houston. $15.
Appleseed Cast, Analog Rebellion, Co-Pilot Thursday, 8 p.m. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak. Houston, TX 77007. For more information, call 713-8623838 or visit www.fitzlive.com. $5.
GWAR w/ The Casualties, Infernaeon, Mobile Death Camp Friday, 9 p.m. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline Houston, TX 77002 Downtown. For more information call 888-402-5837 or visit www.hob.com/houston. $22 to $30.
Perpetual Groove in the Bronze Peacock Saturday, 8 p.m. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline. Houston, TX 77002. Downtown. For more information, call 888-402-5837 or visit www.hob.com/houston. $15.
Aaron Lewis — of Staind fame — played a set of everything under the sun, including selections from Staind to Cyndi Lauper to Creed. Lewis is not the average frontman for a band of Staind’s magnitude; he’s grounded, down to earth and fun to watch. | Matthew Keever/The Daily Cougar
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THE DAILY COUGAR The front man for Staind Aaron Lewis put on an amazing show Monday night at Verizon Wireless Theater – even for folks who were going in with some doubt as to what the show was going to be like. Lewis’ band has received a lot of airtime on local radio stations, almost to the point of irritation. But stripped down with just an acoustic guitar, sitting in front of a large American flag, smoking a cigarette, he
put on one of the best shows that I’ve ever seen. Out of all the Staind songs, which sound better when played acoustically, the best songs are from his new album. He played a great deal of cover songs; nothing was safe when it came to this portion of the show. The biggest surprise of the night was his impression of Axl Rose. It was so good that it barely sounded like Lewis’s own voice. The funniest cover that he did, besides “Time after Time” by Cyndi Lauper, was his version of Scott Stapp of Creed’s “Arms Wide Open.” He slurred words, forgot lines and made almost everyone laugh. That is, everyone laughed except for Creed fans. But let’s face it; if they didn’t get the joke when they bought “Human Clay,” they’re not
going to get it now. Everything that Lewis did was well done and entertaining. He played with the crowd and probably sold a copy of his solo project to everyone there. He makes you want to go out and buy a guitar and start playing — not because of the desire to get famous but because he makes it all look like fun. He played songs that he liked, sometimes not even the whole song. He would just go, “Well, that’s really the only part that I like,” or, “I should learn another verse to that.” The problem with the show wasn’t him; it was the crowd. I’ve been to a lot of different shows and always wondered why Houston gets such a bad reputation LEWIS continues on page 7
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Best Coast, Sonny & The Sunsets Saturday, 9:30 p.m. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak. Houston, TX 77007. For more information, call 713862-3838 or visit www.fitzlive.com. $5.
Lady Antebellum Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Cybthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, 2005 Lake Robbins Dr. Spring, TX 77380. For more information, call 281-363-3300 or visit www.pavilion. woodlandscenter.org. $30 to $150.
BITTER END, Cruel Hand Friday, 8 p.m. Walter’s on Washington, 4215 Washington Avenue. Houston, TX 77007. For more information, call 713-862-2513 or visit www. 4215washington. com. $15.
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THE DAILY COUGAR The Life and Arts Desk at the Daily Cougar has just made its first impulse buy of the semester. There were a lot of possibilities that came across the desk, mainly the Shake Weight. There was never any intention to work out with the Shake Weight; we just wanted to see how many people we could get to use it and laugh. Thankfully, we managed to keep from handing out money until coming across the Pick Punch. We have The Rod Ryan show to thank for giving us the tip to buy this. The Pick Punch is a punch product that creates guitar picks. What could be more awesome than that? Scratch that. There are a lot of things that would be more amazing than
With the Pick Punch, you can now turn almost any substance into a suitable guitar pick. Want to play with a credit card or an old room key? Now you can. | Wiki Commons sitting at home alone turning everything plastic in your house into a guitar pick. A few products that come to mind are Lamborghinis, a Taylor acoustic guitar
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as a bad crowd — until now. Members of the audience were downright rude to Lewis. One lady behind me screamed, “It’s been a while” after every song that he played. And there where others who screamed “Free Bird.” No one really wants to hear “Freebird.” It’s just a long song that has become a way to heckle an artist. One of the biggest problems in the crowd was with cell phones. It’s really cool that your new iPhone can take videos and you can post them to them Internet almost instantaneously, but
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comes on television, we get a little teary-eyed thinking of how if Barney told us to “suit up,” we couldn’t even be as well-dressed as Ted. But all of that aside, we are happy with the purchase we made. Now, the product says that it is able to turn credit cards into picks. This will probably be the first thing that we do. We can’t be getting all crazy with impulse buys, or our mothers will get upset. Now, there are a lot of things that are plastic. Around us on the desks are rulers, CD cases and CDs, a DVD case (strangely no DVDs) and expired gift cards. At home, there are Tupperware lids and old toys. All of these things will be pick-ified in the coming days.
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What we want to see now on the comments to this story on our website is a list of things that you would like to see turned into a guitar pick. Next week, we will report some of the best ideas back and how the picks work when we use them as actual guitar picks. There is going to be two categories — things that are the funniest to turn in to picks, and things that work the best. Now we don’t get to shove a lot of things in the faces of the other desk. People care about sports, opinion gets comments online, and news claims actually to be professional. But none of them can play the guitar, so take that with your actual reporters — we can play music and use the royal we.
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do you really need to record the whole show and post it to Youtube? Isn’t just going to a show enough anymore? Now you have to sit with your arm propped up and your finger on record. I would like to think that this was only happening where I was sitting, but I really don’t think so. This would have been a truly amazing show, if it weren’t for the crowd. My only hope is that this isn’t the last of Lewis that we see. I would come back to see him again. He is a much more talented musician than I ever gave him credit for.
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Game time of regular-season finale announced; parking changes for Friday The Texas Tech Athletics Department announced Tuesday that the UH-Texas Tech game will start at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock. The final regular season game will be nationally televised on Fox Sports Net. Beginning at 7 a.m. Friday, the lots surrounding Robertson Stadium will be marked off for alumni and fans attending the televised game against Central Florida. — Cougar Sports Services
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Bush honored as C-USA Coach of the Year; team racks up awards UH soccer head coach Susan Bush was named Conference USA Coach of the Year. Bush lead the Cougars to finish third overall in regular season play, posting a 11-4-4 record. “I had heard that it often takes three or four years to establish yourself in a program and have the players become entrenched in what you are teaching them,” Bush said in a release. “I can see truth to that. We had a great group of girls that bought into the coaching and committed themselves to the program and this award is a testament to all the hard work they put in.” Four players were honored with all-league accolades and three of the freshman were picked to be on the All-Freshman team. Senior Lauri Byrne and sophomore Katelyn Rhodes were selected to the All C-USA First Team — Cougar Sports Services
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UH to host camp in December After posting a 5-3 record in the 2010-2011 fall campaign, the UH softball team announced Tuesday that it will host the Cougar General Skills Winter Camp Dec. 4-5. The camp will focus a wide variety of skills ranging from fundamentals to the same drills that the Cougars go through. The first day of camp is tailored towards young girls ranging from eight to 13 years old. The second day is structured for high school players. The registration fee is $85. — Cougar Sports Services
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Fans can win prizes by showing up to sporting events The Houston Hardwood Tip Off will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow; fans can register to win two sideline passes for Friday’s football game against UCF at Roberston Stadium. At Friday’s volleyball game against UAB, fans can win a $50 gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings. — Cougar Sports Services
Todd Buchanan has his sights set high in his first season as UH head women’s basketball coach and second stint with the program. Between 2000-05, he served as an assistant coach and recruiter for the Cougars. | Courtesy of UH Athletics
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The Cougars are hoping new head coach Todd Buchanan and an experienced team will create a perfect storm to give the team its first NCAA tournament berth since 2005. The beginning of the Buchanan era brings a change in philosophy for the team. While the team continues to condition itself for the season, players are hoping to develop mentally as well as bring the program back to an elite status. “The first couple weeks, the challenge hasn’t been on the floor but the mindset,” Buchanan said. “We have an incredible basketball team athletically, obviously senior-laden with a tremendous amount of experience. The thing is just trying to get used to one another as far as the length and time of practice. “Getting accustomed to my style and our style is the biggest challenge as far as practice is concerned. We’re all trying to adjust together and be the best team that we can be. We want to be an NCAAchampionship caliber team.”
on how this game is supposed to be played,” he said. “I truly believe with all my heart the talent is here. What you put into something is what you get out. I think it’s a change in attitude, confidence and work ethic. “We have the athletes and talents in pace to play an up-tempo style on offense and aggressive defensive style. We’re going to take advantage of that in every possible way.” Buchanan said he is close to establishing a consistent rotation of seven to eight players to start the season. He will entrust in Porsche Landry point-guard duties and said she will be given the freedom to call plays on offense. “I’m going to put a whole lot of pressure on our point guards,” he said. “I want them to be an extension of the coaching staff. If we’re doing our jobs as coaches in practice, the games will be easier and the communication will already be in place.” In practices, Buchanan tries to capture the intensity of high-pressure situations. He said he is not opposed to leveling up the difficulty in practice in order for his team to be ready for real playing experience. “You always make practice harder than a game could possibly be,” he said. “Our biggest challenge is simulating a game. You have to go at it, go as hard as you can.”
A change in culture Even in his opening season, Buchanan has set the bar high for his team. He has been drilling the players profusely with lengthy practices – something they are not quite accustomed to. The team hopes to apply a new style of play that will enhance the skills of each player. He said he is trying to instill discipline by teaching the lesson that hard work pays off. “I came into this from the very beginning with very strong convictions
Stressing individuality Buchanan’s father Tom also coached, making stops at Texas and Kentucky. Buchanan said he uses an adage his father told him about coaching players according to their own distinct strengths. “At the end of the day, my father said the cliché and the truth of it is - you’re only strong collectively as a team as you are individually,” he said. “Our first 20 to 30 minutes of practice is usually individual work. We split them up in
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positioning whether it be guard, post or wing. “If you make every player better and stronger, you will automatically make your team better.” Buchanan will also have the help of seniors Brittney Scott and Courtney Taylor – both who were named to the Conference USA Preseason First Team based on their strong campaigns last year. Taylor is expected to have a big season, being recognized as the Preseason C-USA Player of the Year. “I don’t think it’s pressure,” Taylor said. “I think it’s another reason for me to play hard.” Taylor averaged a double-double with 15.1 points and 10 rebounds a game. Scott led the team with 17.3 points per contest. With the season-opener less than two
Courtney Taylor, left, and Brittney Scott will be called upon to lead the Cougars on and off the court. J
weeks away, the team’s biggest concerns are healing bumps and bruises and acclimating to game shape. “We need to get healthy,” he said. “We’re down to eight or nine kids. Shoulders, knees and such need rest. That’s the first thing we’ve got to do. The other big thing is making sure that we’re truly in basketball shape. Nobody has the magic wand for that. The thing you have to do to get into true basketball conditioning is to play.” Buchanan brings over 20 years of coaching experience, and is the sixth head coach in the history of the program. He BASKETBALL continues on page 9
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In defeat, Dallas still one-ups Houston John Brannen
THE DAILY COUGAR The San Francisco Giants downed the Texas Rangers 3-1 Monday to win their first World Series since 1954 in five games, and somehow the city of Houston lost. It is a distinct pattern that Dallas sports teams have a knack for giving fits to Houston fans and teams alike. The Rangers couldn’t respond to the Giants’ potent pitching, and watched the other team celebrate on their home field. Yet they still did something the Astros have never accomplished – win one World Series game. Some may remember in 2005, (or maybe not since it was the span of five days) that the Astros made a World Series appearance against the Chicago White Sox. The Astros put up a lackluster effort. They were swept in four games, and watched the White Sox celebrate their championship victory on the field of Minute Maid Park. They lost all four games by a combined margin of six runs, so it was one of the closest sweeps in history if that provides any consolation. Both the Astros and Rangers couldn’t bring a World Series Championship to the state of Texas, but it gave ammunition to Dallas sports fans – at least they got one. In the football world the Texans soundly beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-7 in a meaningless preseason game on Aug. 28, they managed to fall flat less than a month later when it actually counted. The Cowboys returned to town Sept. 26, and exposed the Texans in an ugly 27-13 loss – the team’s first loss of the season. It wasn’t as if the Cowboys found a rhythm in that game – they haven’t won since. The Texans continue to play spotty, while the Cowboys are in the cellar of the NFL standings. This makes the Week 3 loss worse because it came to a below-average team. When it comes to the NFL, Houston fans have little room to talk trash to Cowboys’ fans. The Cowboys have not dominated the league in over a
decade, they have five Super Bowl championships to boast to Houston’s zero. The Cowboys have been mediocre lately, but have a legacy of winning championships. The Texans have a legacy of being mediocre. In the 2005 NBA Playoffs, the Rockets were dealt a crushing 40-point loss in game seven of the first round. After opening the series with a 2-0 advantage, the Rockets showed an innate ability to choke against a team from Dallas. The Mavericks won four of the next five, and walloped the Rockets 116-76. It was later revealed that Tim Donaghy - a referee who would bet on games he called - officiated several games in that series. But even a crooked official couldn’t help a team win by that large of a margin. The next year, the Mavericks made the NBA Championship but fell to the Miami Heat in six games after winning the first two contests of the series. While this may have satisfied Houston fans, and the Rockets have two championships in franchise history - the Cowboys’ five Super Bowls may trump that in an argument. At least UH beat SMU 45-20 on Oct. 22 to take the lead in Conference USA West. Coincidentally, that win came a night after the Rockets lost a preseason game to the Mavericks on a tip-in with fractions of a second remaining. Championships in sports come in cycles. The Astros, Rockets or Texans could perhaps rise to the occasion and win a championship one day. In the meantime, Dallas has more sports bragging rights than Houstonians. But wait - there is some hope. Houston teams have won more professional sports championships than Dallas in recent years. Between 1997-2000, the now defunct Houston Comets established themselves as the first dynasty in WNBA history, winning four consecutive championships. The Houston Dynamo repeated as MLS champions in 2006 and 2007. So take that, Dallas.
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spent the last five seasons at the helm of HBU’s basketball team, where he compiled a record of 80-68. Before that he was an assistant at UH between 2000-2005 under previous coach Joe Curl. The Cougars’ season will tip off Nov. 14 against UT Arlington at Hofheinz Pavilion at 5 p.m. Their second game will be in Las Cruces, N.M. when they play New Mexico State.
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