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UH event to raise awareness of human trafficking The UH Dept. of Residental Life and the Houston Rescue & Restore Coalition will host a human trafficking awareness event at 6:30 p.m. today in the ballroom of Oberholtzer Hall in the Quadrangle. MSNBC anchor Richard Liu will be among the guest speakers at the Call for Student Activism event. Liu has reported on child trafficking and exposed the issue from Ghana to the brothels of Indonesia. The evening will consist of a reception, fair trade and art exhibit. Admission is free for the public. — Paulina Lam/The Daily Cougar
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THE DAILY COUGAR Debt is a four-letter word that is all too familiar to most Americans, especially young adults. UH Graduate College of Social Work student Steven Hayes is no exception. In order to solve his financial woes, Hayes is one of five contestants from across the US participating in a “Money Makeover” contest. The finalists were chosen based on
video submissions that detailed their need for a money makeover and their short-term financial goals. “Although all the students chosen were in different places and stages in life, they all had similar issues managing their finances,” said financial literacy and consumer advocacy manager for Higher One Mary Johnson. “What made Steven’s video stand out was that he talked about taking time to re-examine his lifestyle and find ways to do things for free.” The contest, sponsored by Higher One and the New York Stock Exchange’s Money Sense, was created with the goal of helping students learn how to better manage their money and achieve financial freedom. The top five videos submitted were
chosen to be featured bloggers on Higher One’s Game Time site and the contestants received $500 to put toward their goal. The finalists submit weekly blogs detailing their journey to financial freedom and in November. The person with the most votes and the most improvement will receive an additional $1,500 reward. Hayes said that his debt crisis is the result of travel and entertainment expenses and he is currently taking steps to change those spending habits. “I got rid of my extra cable channels and used the money I would have spent on my cable bill towards my credit card bill instead,” Hayes said. “I also stopped MONEY continues on page 3
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The UH Mock Trial Debate Team all ranked at the mock trial competitions after extensive preparation. The team showed the extent of their efforts at the Air Force Academy’s first annual Thunderbird Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Oct. 21. This was the team’s first competition of the season. “This year, we’ve been meeting every week to review the case and detail our strategy. With the help of our attorney coach and UH Law Center grad Elise DeBroeck, we were able to structure a very strong case,” captain Joe Mendoza said. “For the month heading up to the debate, we met twice a week to practice our examination questions and statements.” Every member of the team was ranked at least once at the competition, and some ranked five out of eight times. Mendoza ranked every time, which led to his winning of the competition’s Outstanding Attorney Award. “I’m humbled to have been the one to win it, but I can’t stress enough that it was a team effort,” Mendoza said. “Our team worked very well together, so it’s not my award. The DEBATE continues on page 3
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THE DAILY COUGAR The Student Fees Advisory Committee continued their four-day long session on Wednesday to discuss various campus groups’ budget requests. The Wednesday meeting followed the previous day’s trend — showing that most organizations and departments asked for more money than last year, with the exception of two. Frontier Fiesta is a student-run, studentled festival hosted by the University to promote the scholarship, community and education of UH students, faculty, staff and the Houston community, as stated on its website. The organization asked for $209,420, which is slightly less than last year’s request. According to their presentation, the most consistent area in funding is the Frontier Fiesta Committeemen program, which encourages prominent alumni and community members to sponsor the event through small donations.
“We’re working hard and we definitely want to provide the caliber of what the event should be, and for the whole University to participate,” Director of Productions Joseph Boudreaux said. “We’re definitely passionate.” The Academic Achievers asked for $262,923, which is around $20,000 less than last year. The group receives other funding through alumni and fundraising. “The center has to work with the very little money we get from the school and make it last,” program manager Rebeca Trevino said. “Our sole fundraising event last year was not very good, but this year it was a lot better.” The Athletics department asked for $32,934,348, which is more than they asked for last year. According to the presentation, the challenging economy and “the John and Rebecca Moores Endowment are likely not to give way proceeds for the third straight year. The $2,308,000 in operating revenue provided by this endowment reflects an enormous challenge for athletics to balance an increased SFAC continues on page 3
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Alumnus shares army war stories Michelle Reed
THE DAILY COUGAR UH alumnus and For ward Observer for the U.S. Army Artillery Branch Sgt. Stephen Dornbos distinctively recalls the sounds of explosions in insurgent attacks during the time he’s spending in Afganistan — and one in particular more than others. “I heard the call on the loudspeaker for incoming — it became quickly evident this was no ordinary attack,” he said in an e-mail. “The mortar rounds continued, and .50 caliber guns from our towers were firing away. Attack helicopters circled the air near my barracks, and then the call on the loudspeaker for an attempted breach.” Though he describes his warfare obstacles, Dornbos said that his tales of attacks are only a few of the challenges he faces in Afghanistan, and unlike what is being portrayed in the news, life in Afghanistan can be normal. “It is rough and scary, but people tend to go about each day routinely, in spite of the dark cloud that hangs overhead,” Dornbos said. In fact, Dornbos said that his scariest moment yet was his decision to swear into active duty after years of longing to do so. Dornbos said he initially joined the Army Reserves in 1985 to help with college money. “I finished in 1993 and decided it wasn’t for me, so I re-enlisted with
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eating out all together, which has helped my wallet and my waistline.” He admits that as a graduate student with a packed schedule that includes classes, internship hours, serving as president of the Black Social Workers Association on campus and writing grants for a non-profit organization, it is sometimes tempting to grab food
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team as a whole feels it’s a great indicator for how the rest of the year is going to go.” The Outstanding Attorney Award is given to the competition’s top lawyer with strict qualifications. Each team has three attorneys who provide opening and closing arguments and three witnesses who portray characters provided in the case. Everything else about the trial is exactly like a shortened version of a real trial, Mendoza said.
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revenue generation.” The University Center Transf o r m a t i o n Pro j e c t a s k e d f o r $1,116,985. The funding will go toward the facility’s new amenities, including enhanced dining options, updated technology, shaded outdoor lounge spaces and more. “The two leaders behind the UC transformation project were looking for something a little bit more
the Navy Reserves in 2003 when things kicked in with Iraq,” Dornbos said. “I wanted to go into active duty, but I was at the age limit.” A few years later, the Army raised the age limit for active duty so he transferred as a Sergeant. “I left behind a civilian life, friends, family and a good job as a graphic designer,” Dornbos said. It wasn’t until he started active duty in the Army that he began writing. “It was a way of cataloging my experiences and emotions while providing an avenue of communication to everybody I know,” Dornbos said. “Many of them look forward to the journals as if they were reading a book.” One of these people is UH English professor Irving Rothman. A former student of Rothman’s, Dornbos’ passion for writing started a friendship between the two. “He was an outstanding student,” Rothman said. “While always calm and objective in his outside appearance, he wrote with a passion.” This friendship carried into Dornbos’ military years, especially since Rothman is a military man himself — having provided service in the 107th artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard as corporal SP4. “He goes the extra mile for his students and he is very smart,” Dornbos said. “He was in artillery when he was a soldier, which provided a further bonding point when I went into active duty and became part of
the artillery.” In the future, Dornbos’ journals may become published. “He records every piece of information in his mind. His most intimate feelings are recorded, like Samuel Pepys in his famous diaries written between 1660 and 1667,” Rothman said. “When these diaries are published, they will provide a unique image of soldiering in Iraq and Afghanistan.” While some entries in his journal are considered vulgar, most focus on his inner emotions about his personal life — like his concern for his wife Jeongwha during a monthlong communication hiatus, for example. “Bullets and explosions don’t worry me nearly as much as her welfare,” he said. “It’s funny that I face danger, but all I think about is her safety, and that of our possible child.” Although Dornbos will switch to public affairs broadcasting next year when his deployment is over, he writes that the memory of being greeted inside an airport by grateful strangers is something that will never be forgotten in his journal. “Words cannot express the emotions of this sort of welcome. I had not expected it. I am grateful for this. It is good to see our country treating its service members in such a fashion,” he said. “To all of this, I can only feel gratitude of my own.”
on the run. “Seeing as how that (eating out) is part of the reason I am in debt in the first place, I opt instead to stop at a grocery store for fruit and water,” Hayes said. Another step Hayes has taken to reduce his burden of debt is by challenging the interest rates on his credit cards. “I managed to talk them down from an outrageous 29 percent to a more manageable 12 percent rate,” Hayes said. “They also refunded $200 that I had already paid at the
higher interest rate back onto the card.” Hayes said he has received a tremendous amount of encouragement and support from colleagues, friends and students in the social work program, and hopes this contest will be a catalyst to a whole new financial freedom. The contest ends Nov. 19. To check out Steven’s blog and vote for the UH contestant, log on to www.higherone.com/gametime.
“We have presiding case law, opening and closing statements, questioning of witnesses and expert witnesses, as well as objections and the use of evidence,” he said. The next competition is Nov. 20 and 21 at the University of Texas at Dallas. Mendoza said he credits much of the team’s success — and what he hopes will be future success to their sponsors and coach. Open to students, the team will be holding an information session Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Pacific Room of the UC-Underground.
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Sex offender laws need to be restructured
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fter allegedly trying to sneak a peek at a four-year-old girl in a bathroom stall, a Houston man has been taken into custody. UH alumna Tracey Harris Gabel was eating at Café Express in Meyerland with her daughter when the event took place. It was a typical lunch between mother and daughter, and until she took her daughter to the restroom, Gabel was enjoying herself. While in the restroom, Gabel’s daughter told her that a man was looking up at her. Gabel looked under the stall, saw nothing at first — the man was standing on the toilet — but finally did see the man in the next stall, along with what she described as a rape kit. “He had a recording device, electrical tape, duct tape, a clear plastic bag (and) a sock with a pacifier inside of it,” Gabel told ABC-KTRK. “(It was) all indicative of intent to commit an act beyond voyeurism.” The man in question, 59-year-old Lincoln Moreno, has been arrested nearly 20 times before, including his first conviction for sexually abusing a child in 1980 — but he’s not a registered sex offender. Why? Because the transgressions took place before the current registration laws applying to sexually-based offenses were established. Since 1980, criminal trespassing has been the only conviction he’s received. However, it’s important to note that he received multiple convictions — many involving voyeurism geared toward young children. That would seem like a serious enough offense to register someone as a sex offender, but it just isn’t so under current law. The city’s Crime Victims’ Advocate Andy Kahan, State Representative Garnet Coleman and Gabel are working together to change the law. “You can still have criminal trespassing but say, ‘if it’s for a sexual gratification, it is a sex crime, and the penalty is this, and they have to register,’” Coleman said. In the meantime, watch your children closely, because Moreno will more than likely be released from jail before Coleman even gets to pitch the proposed bill in the next legislative session.
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he results of the midterm elections yesterday are almost completely in and the outcome was an enormous surprise. The results tell us that the country as a whole voted more conservatively. How on Earth could this happen? Don’t Americans realize that our current president has already accomplished so much that he should be Andrew regarded as the best Taylor president in history? If you take the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into consideration, conservative voting makes sense. This government stimulus bill saved our country’s economy from collapsing. Sure, the current unemployment rate is still at 9.2 percent — but everyone knows that’s President Barack Obama and his party’s fault. Many Tea Party and Republican candidates touted issues like jobs during the midterm races that would decide this election. Congressman-elect John Boehner was the one to refrain, “Where are the jobs?” shortly after the stimulus was passed. Everyone should be glad that Boehner
will soon become the Speaker of the House, because he has a plan to fix the economy. “And for all those families asking ‘where are the jobs?,’ it means ending the uncertainty in our economy and helping small businesses get people back to work,” Boehner said last night during his GOP victory speech. Boehner has been carefully listening to the American people, unlike his president. Boehner has a plan for those worried American families — even more uncertainty. Boehner has aggressively campaigned for extending the Bush tax cuts — tax cuts that will add $4 trillion to the deficit over ten years and $830 billion of that will go to the richest 2 percent of Americans. This is nothing to worry about, though, and the American people know it. It doesn’t matter that Boehner or any Republican or Tea Party candidate can’t explain how they’ll make up for this loss in government revenue — what matters is that future generations won’t be buried by mountains of debt. It also doesn’t matter that tax cuts are extremely unpredictable. When the economy is recovering or struggling to recover, Boehner and many other supporters
are positive that the Bush tax cuts will instantly create jobs. That neighbor you have who has been out of work won’t be unemployed for much longer — just wait until Boehner and his republicancontrolled house roll up their sleeves. Simple logic — the kind your instincts provide for you — is what Boehner and the GOP capitalized off of. That same logic, though, is also what should have you worried. When unemployment is high because of a weak economy and there’s a weak demand for American products, instincts tell us to save all the extra cash we can get our hands on. This good logic also has a downside, though, because businesses use it too. The companies that employ us know that business cycles and the economy can be volatile. Unexpected things happen. When they do, it behooves companies to have extra cash on hand. Given our economic climate, our instincts should tell us that tax cuts would be wise to hold on to. Very few businesses or people don’t enjoy the ability to daydream about how they would spend a tax cut. Boehner was savvy, though — he TAYLOR continues on page 5
LETTER TO THE EDITOR The University of Houston was awash in marijuana when I got my MA (Sociology) in the ’70s. It largely replaced alcohol among grad students — also at St. Thomas later. Hope grew after the Jerry National Commission Epstein on Marijuana and Drug Abuse reports of 1972 and 1973 laid out the facts so well, but stuff happens — read insanity, panic and propaganda. Zeke Barrera is right on many counts. Prop 19 in CA — which was financed by my friend and former Houstonian, Richard Lee — is just the first step in a process.
The federal government cannot force state officials to enforce federal law and the DEA simply lacks the resources to do more than make a few busts for show on their own. Prop 19 was actually designed to mimic Texas laws for alcohol and any major confusion will be the result of inept local leaders. Reformers around the nation are prepared to launch similar initiatives and many conservative representatives are secretly very supportive. The federal position will not be tenable — reschedule and traditional experimentation by the states will become inevitable.
Ultimately, with marijuana out of the picture, the country will come to realize that very few people (less than 1 percent of us) have a problem with prohibited drugs, and that legality has nothing significant to do with their use or access to drugs. Strict regulation will simply mean those few people will get their drug from a doctor, instead of cartels and drug dealers — with much better outcomes for all of us. Signed, Jerry Epstein President of Drug Policy Forum of Texas and University of Houston alumnus
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bypassed his instincts and logic and sold many Americans on conservative rhetoric that was based upon something completely illogical. Boehner, along with many Republicans and Tea Party candidates used a tactic that you’re likely familiar with. Car salespeople are notorious for hounding you on the benefits and avoiding the costs. If you were considering another car from a different maker, forget about it — those cars are poor quality and less American. Great ideas and movements sell themselves, which is why it is so surprising that the GOP and Tea Party supporters spent the most for the midterm elections. According to a story published on NPR.org, FEC data tallied by the Sunlight Foundation reported $119.2 million in spending for Republicans compared to $74 million for Democrats. Outside political groups, the US Chamber of Commerce spent $30 million alone on ads for Republicans in congressional races, according to opensecrets.org. The re-election of Rick Perry was also a huge surprise. Perry employed the same tactics that his own party used in the congressional races. It was even less surprising of Perry to use the car salesman approach. It was no surprise that Perry started campaigning on the strong economy of Texas. The facts behind the economic strength of Texas have much to do with industries that were not affected by the recession and have little to do with anything Perry implemented. Education is becoming the fastest growing problem for our state and Perry has no solution. Texas ranks 49th in verbal SAT scores according to the Texas Comptrollers website. Texas also ranks 36th in high school graduation rates and 33rd in teacher salaries. In 2005, Texas was the only state to cut per-pupil spending, resulting in a ranking of 40th nationally. It won’t be a surprise when things get worse, because Texas ranks 6th in public school growth. When it comes to higher education, tuition and fees for public universities increased by 61.4 percent and 51.3 percent for community colleges during the 2002-2006 fiscal years. The spending per student in real dollars was cut by 20 percent for universities and 35 percent for community colleges in the 20022007 fiscal years. But to those who follow politics closely, the midterm elections were no surprise. Many who study politics know about the pendulum effect — after the sweeping democratic victories of 2008, the pendulum was due to swing conservative. It doesn’t matter if the policies of the current administration have worked or had positive effects, what matters is that it isn’t easily seen and — in this case — poorly communicated. The only thing that is truly surprising is that both Republicans and Democrats have failed at solving our nation’s real problems together. The only thing either party has managed to do is reelect themselves — and the most surprising thing of all is how Americans seem content with this. Andrew Taylor is an economics senior and can be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
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Cougars prepare for cream of C-USA crop Team braces for difficult opponent in UCF Christopher Losee
THE DAILY COUGAR Leading the Conference USA West division, the Cougars will square off against UCF on Friday in what could be the deciding factor in determining home field advantage for the conference championship game. The Cougars (5-3, 4-1 C-USA) grabbed the top spot in the division after defeating Memphis last week. As the team heads into Friday’s televised game, they are averaging 468.6 yards offensively. Head coach Kevin Sumlin said that both the team members and coaching staff are keeping the focus on executing their part, rather than worrying about their opponent. “Our guys are getting better every week,” Sumlin said. “This week is good. We have been on the road for a while, and it’s good to be back home.” Sumlin said that UCF brings a different style of play, coming out of the Eastern division. “UCF is highly disciplined,” Sumlin said. “They know what they want to accomplish and they are going to play defense because that’s who they are — that’s their
identity.” UCF (6-2, 4-0 C-USA) is undefeated in conference play and leads the league in time of possession. The Knights pose a threat on both sides of the ball. The defense is currently seventh best in the nation, while the offense has scored 35 points in each of its last four games. Though the two programs are from different divisions, they are similar in that they both rely on the performances of their true freshman quarterbacks. UCF freshman quarterback Jeff Godfrey has the highest passer efficiency rating in the nation for true freshman quarterbacks. “He (Godfrey) has been very effective,” Sumlin said. “He has done a great job of managing the game, controlling the football and not turning it over.” In just four starts, UH quarterback David Piland has taken the starting role well — completing 92 of 157 attempts with 11 touchdown passes. Wide receiver Tyron Carrier said that the offense was eager to play the team again after being defeated by the Knights last year 37-32. “We are looking forward to the matchup this week,” Carrier said. “You always want to play the best, and I feel like they are one of the FOOTBALL continues on page 7
The UH defense will have plenty on its plate when they try to limit UCF running back Ronnie Weaver and the rest of the Knights’ offensive unit Friday at Robertson Stadium. | Pauline Alderete/The Daily Cougar
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best in college football. When you have the opportunity to play the best, you just want to rise to the occasion. “They are a tough defense,� Carrier said. “They are really aggressive, too. They don’t sit back and let something happen. “I think it will be won in the trenches. Who can block the best or who can make the other team make the most mistakes. Usually, when you play a defense like that, that’s what it comes down to.� Senior linebacker Matt Nicholson is aware of the challenge that the team faces this Friday. Nicholson is second on the team in tackling with 51 solo and assisted tackles so far this season. “I think we are ready for the challenge,� Nicholson said. “Obviously, they are going to run the ball at us. We know we got to stop the run and we got to get takeaways. Those are the two things that we are most focused on.� The offense has played to a level that was prevalent during Case Keenum’s tenure as quarterback. Running backs Bryce Beall and Michael Hayes have carried the team to its last couple of victories. Hayes rushed for 125 yards on 23 carries in the win over Memphis. Beall was injured at the beginning of Saturday’s game against Memphis. Hayes said that the performance of his freshman quarterback has a lot to do with the success over the last few weeks. “Through it all, David Piland has been great,� Hayes said. “I am
really happy about that, and how Bryce and I are starting to click as far as when we come in and how much we can help our team out.� The one-two punch that Hayes and Bryce bring to the Cougar offense creates problems for opposing defenses. Hayes said that sharing the backfield with Beall has made him better. “We have a great understanding with each other and a great relationship,� Hayes said. “We both have to be there for each other, so we take it upon ourselves to do what the coaches tell us to do. I feel comfortable with all the backs we have.� Hayes was featured in ESPN’s top plays of the weekend after he was captured flipping into the end zone at the end of the Memphis game. He said that UCF has a great front four after watching tape during the week. “We have to come out and execute the things that we practice,� Hayes said. “They are a great defense. All of them have a motor, and we are just ready to go out there and play like we did last week.� Returning to practice this week after suffering an injury against Miss. State, senior nose tackle Matangi Tonga could start on Friday, but Sumlin said that he will make no guarantees. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. kick off at Robertson Stadium. The matchup will be nationally televised on ESPN2. After playing the Knights Friday, the Cougars will prepare for the Nov. 12 Homecoming game against Tulsa. This will be the last home game of the season.
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UH dropout is Houston’s newest design star Former engineering student is taking on the world fashion with her first show Ashley Evans
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Former Cougar Chigozie Anaele was one of 18 featured up-andcoming designers at Houston’s Inaugural Fashion Week and will have her first ever trunk show on Saturday, Nov. 6. Anaele grew up in London, spent two years in Nigeria and settled in the United States at the age of 15. At the tender age of 23, she had already earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Texas Southern University. While studying for her master’s in engineering at UH last spring, her career took an unexpected turn. Anaele designed clothing as a hobby and had contributed a few pieces for her sorority Delta Sigma Theta’s fashion show back in January. Shortly thereafter, she started receiving calls about the clothes. “The amount of interest really took me by surprise,” Anaele said. “I wasn’t quite sure if I was ready.” But soon, business was booming — and Anaele could hardly keep up
with the orders coming in — much less her engineering courses. So at 24, Anaele dropped out of the University to start her own company — KACHI Designs. With no formal training in fashion design, she plunged head first into creating her collection. “Without even looking at a sewing machine, I just told myself, ‘you can sew,’” Anaele said. “I was always good at math, so I would just look at the shape of the material and break it down. I can’t explain it — I just have to put it on God because it all came so natural to me.” Soon she had a full collection filled with bright, bold and colorful prints. Anaele attributes her style to the two years she spent in Nigeria as a young girl. “My parents thought it was important for me to learn about my culture,” Anaele said. “The time I spent there has had a huge impact on my fashion design, style and use of bold colors. That is where I learned the value of material.” A chance meeting with Time Broadcasting’s Houston public relations specialist Linda Anukwuem at the AfriPRO Expo — an event for Houston African business professionals — set KACHI Designs on the fast track to success. Anukwuem was blown away by
Anaele’s talent and immediately offered her PR services. The two began working together, and shortly thereafter Anukwuem was able to secure KACHI Designs a coveted spot in the Houston Independent Fashion Group’s Fashion in the Park runway show. Being so new and inexperienced, Anaele was intimidated by the prospect but she accepted and worked from dawn until dusk completing and perfecting her runway pieces. “It was intimidating at first — I was afraid that people wouldn’t see my work the way I see it,” Anaele said. “But the collection turned out great, and everyone was so helpful and encouraging.” Since the fashion show, KACHI Designs has taken off and Anaele hopes to open a few boutiques in the upcoming year. As for the immediate future of KACHI Designs, there will be a “Daytime Fun: Sip and Shop” trunk show Nov. 6 at Zanzibar. The soiree kicks off at 2 p.m. with a mini fashion show, finger foods, and free drinks until 3 p.m. Anaele will also be launching her website and guests are invited to browse the collection and pick up a KACHI original. arts@thedailycougar.com
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It’s Nosaprise Houston rap is good Matthew Keever
THE DAILY COUGAR Nosa Edebor is better known as Nosaprise in Houston’s underground music community. The soon-to-be UH student — he’s transferring from Houston Community College in January — is a talented, ambitious young man; he’s quite the lyricist, too. Having been nominated three years running as Houston Press’ Best Underground Hip Hop artist, winning once in 2008, Edebor knew his recently released album, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, would be held to a high standard. And it surpassed even the heftiest of expectations. The album is a must-have for everyone who’s grown tired of the bass-heavy, over-produced, clubbanging, substance-lacking songs constantly played on popular radio stations. And this isn’t even his first attempt, either. “(On) my first album, I really aimed to get a message of social responsibility across,” Edebor says. “This album isn’t as heavy on that side; it’s more an EP of progression, moving from one time of my life to the next. I ultimately would like to use my music as a vehicle for change… locally, nationally, globally — wherever my music goes.” He’s not far off. Anyone who knows Edebor knows that, similar to many of the players in Houston’s underground hip hop scene, he’s not just another rapper trying to get famous, buy a Caddy and rap about his fame and fortune. No, not for Nosaprise; instead, he’ll focus on writing rhymes about life, love, society and whatever else might be on the mind of an educated, young musician. He’ll even unabashedly call out
faux rappers and the industry — “Why is every music station only playing blaxploitation?” — and it helps that he’s good at it. Really good. “I aim to be a full time artist, playing music, writing music, writing raps — just wrecking 24/7,” he says. “But I still plan on working within my community to help any way I can.” While he has been (and plans to continue) studying business management, Edebor says he is leaning toward social work. And as if school, a girlfriend and the demands of being a major contender in America’s fourth largest city’s music scene weren’t enough, Edebor happens to be in another band, too — Screwtape. He tries, however, not to get the two endeavors mixed up with one another in fans’ minds. “I play guitar and keys and do vocals in Screwtape, but it is a completely separate entity from myself,” he says. “I’ve tried to kind of separate them, because I don’t want people to consider it a Nosaprise side project. It’s really eclectic, but I’m not looking to incorporate the two. If you go to a Screwtape show, it’ll be completely different than my Nosaprise shows.” And while many show disrespect toward Houston’s music scene, Edebor loves his city, its music and the community he has contributed to and become a part of. “I love the Houston music scene. I grew up in it, and I think, poundfor-pound it trumps any Texas city, and yeah that means you, Austin,” he says. “I think we really need to spread it around though, (because) it tends to be the same 20 bands in the same five venues (playing) over and over. So let’s start mixing it up more.” Log onto http://thedailycougar. com to hear a song off of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Hoops squad anticipates preseason matchup The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball season will come to an unofficial start Saturday when the Cougars play Abilene Christian in an exhibition game at Hofheinz Pavillion at 4 p.m. The official start is Nov. 12 when Nicholls State comes to Hofheinz for a 7 p.m. matchup. Swimming and diving team to host Miami The Cougars are set to compete with the Miami Hurricanes in their first home meet of the season Saturday at the Natatorium in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. Swimming head coach Mark Taylor said Miami has a team that is rich in talent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are loaded this year and are stronger than theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in probably the last 10 years,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said in a release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have several fantastic international swimmers who are fast.â&#x20AC;? Taylor said the Hurricanes will be difficult to beat in the relay events and that the team will have to earn points elsewhere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are stronger than us in the relays,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the individual events are where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to make our mark this time.â&#x20AC;? The Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; next meet is the Phil Hansel Cougar Classic Invitational between Nov. 18-20, also at the CRWC Natatorium. sports@thedailycougar.com
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CALENDAR OFEVENTS Saturday, November 6,2010
5k Fun Run/Walk Registration begins at 8:30AM Run/Walk begins at 10:00AM – Kicks off from the University Center Cooglympics (Co–Sponsored by Coog Spirit) 12:00 – 4:00PM – Recreation and Wellness Center facilities
Sunday, November 7, 2010 Paint the UC 1:00 – 8:00PM – University Center
Paint Shasta/Banner/T–Shirts Due 1:00PM – University Center
Monday, November 8, 2010
Opening Ceremonies/Kick–Off Pep–Rally 12:00PM 12:00P – University Center
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Strut Your Stuff 7:00PM – Houston Room, University Center
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Go Coogs Day 11:30AM – Lynn Eusan Park Food and beverages given
Thursday, November 11, 2010 Canned–Food Sculpture 6:00PM – University Center Arbor
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Charcoal Challenge at Homecoming (Sponsored by Frontier Fiesta Association) 12:00PM – Tailgate Pavilions Homecoming Parade 3:30PM – Route: Cullen Boulevard and Tailgate area Live Cougar Exhibit 5:00PM – 7:00PM – Robertson Stadium Parking Lot Homecoming Game Houston Cougars v. Tulsa Hurricanes 7:00PM – Robertson Stadium
For info and more highlights, check out
www.uh.edu/homecoming
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