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November 16, 2010
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Prominent civil rights lawyer to give lecture today
Cuts take center stage Monthly meeting tackles upcoming budget difficulties, campaigns for senate leadership
Civil rights attorney Jeffrey Haas will visit students and give a lecture on behalf of the UH African American Studies Program at 10 a.m. today in Agnes Arnold Hall, room 628.
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Haas is the author of “The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther” and has worked on cases involving prisoners’ rights, police torture and the wrongfully accused. For more information, visit the African American Studies website at www.class.uh.edu/aas.
Carl Carlucci, vice president of administration and finance, told Faculty Senate members of upcoming measures UH would take to counter cuts in state funding. | Jack Wehman/The Daily Cougar
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Resource center hosts awardwinning filmmaker Thursday The UH Women’s Resource Center and the nonprofit group Women Healing and Empowering Women are bringing Brooklyn-based filmmaker Stacey Muhammad to the University for a screening of her new documentary “Out of Our Right Minds: The Rise of Depression Among Black Women” at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in room 279A of the University Center. The screening will be followed by a question-andanswer session, and drinks and popcorn will be served at the event. For more information, contact the director of the Women’s Resource Center, Beverly McPhail, at 713-743-8156.
The state is facing a budget shortfall of up to $30 billion, and the repercussions for the University will be dire. The Faculty Senate has already been told to expect a 10 percent cut in state funding, but the cut could be as deep as 20 percent. Because the budget deficit won’t be officially announced until next
year, the Senate is focused on making sure it isn’t caught off guard. “Unfortunately, it does appear that on the larger end of the cuts we’re looking at cutting operations that impact faculty directly,” Senate president Mark Clarke said. “It’s making everybody a little nervous.” Vice President of Administration and Finance Carl Carlucci spoke about the deficit, giving specific FACULTY continues on page 3
BUSINESS
Author speaks, inspires students
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ON CAMPUS International Attire Day As a part of International Education Week, today is International Attire Day. Feel free and be proud to wear international clothing! Study Abroad Forum In the spirit of International Education Week, those who are interested in studying abroad can attend a session which will seek to answer any questions you may have. Visit the Rockwell Pavilion inside the library today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Taekwondo Demonstration A quick Taekwondo demo will be held at the Hilton courtyard today from 6:15 to 6:30 p.m.
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Over the course of three days, author and entrepreneur Peter Thomas shared advice and exciting stories about his life with UH business students and members of the Houston community. Thomas visited UH from Wednesday to Friday as part of his “Be Great” book tour, which was presented in Houston by the C.T. Bauer College of Business and the Bauer Leadership Consortium Advisory Group. What motivates Thomas on his journey is the opportunity to give back to the community. “I have had a very blessed life, so to have the opportunity to be able to give back is what keeps me going,” he said. Thomas shared with people the advice he talks about in his new book “Be Great: The Five Foundations of an Extraordinary Life.” As simple as it may sound, Thomas says that having values, focus, visualization, inspiration and reflection as important foundations in your life can make one a successful person. “When your values are clear, your decisions are easier,” Thomas said. Every person has his or her own values, and having one’s own values straight is always essential. THOMAS continues on page 3
Freshman Bethel Glumac collected a full deck of UH trading cards, earning a $1,000 scholarship. The program is offereing a total of 35 scholarships to students. | Jack Wehman/The Daily Cougar
STUDENTS
Cards traded in for a cool grand UH trading card program encourages campus activities Charne Graham
THE DAILY COUGAR Students that are dedicated to collecting UH trading cards are also collecting free prizes — some are even receiving scholarships. No essay writing or certain GPA is required. The only requirement is that a student collects all the cards. “I heard about this opportunity from heavy advertising on campus at my freshman orientation and I started to collect after the first day of the semester,” media production freshman Bethel Glumac said. Glumac is the second and most recent student of the Fall 2010 semester to win the $1,000 scholarship. Pharmaceutical science senior Anthony Vu won the scholarship in mid-October.
“I think this was a really good chance for other students and myself to become aware and get involved with things on campus,” Glumac said. Students can collect the cards at various events on campus, from instructional seminars to softball games to poetry readings in the library. Besides attending the many campus events, a key to gaining cards that are needed is meeting up with other students to trade cards. “I received about a quarter of my cards through trading. I don’t think I was as active in trading as other people, because I really wanted to attend many of the events,” Glumac said. “When I did trade, though, it really simplified the process, especially since I eventually had so many extra cards to trade off.” UH chemistry professor Simon Bott developed the trading card program last fall. CARDS continues on page 3