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UH takes lead in Gowalla check-in application, UT close behind Cougars have been relentless in showing their school spirit since last weekend’s Homecoming and tailgating festivities, making UH number one in the country for the Gowalla university check–in challenge. UH is currently neck-and-neck with the University of Texas Austin, with UH beating UT by only seven points at press time.

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“UH has always been a prideful school, so I’m not surprised that we have the number one slot,” biochemistry junior Dustin North said. “Go Coogs!” Students can check in at five hot spots: UH (basically anywhere on campus), the University Center, Robertson Stadium, the baseball field and the statue at the UC. There is one check-in allowed per person per location per day. The points are tallied and updated every night. If students mention their check-in on Twitter or Facebook, an additional five points are added for the school. The grand prize, a $10,000 donation to the school’s scholarship fund, is within UH’s grasp. Prizes from Apple are also still up for grabs. “I’m really excited about the opportunity to win a free iPad or MacBook Air,” psychology sophomore Natalie Guerra said. “And if using this app is all it takes, I will do it as often as I can.” The winning university will be determined at the end of the NCAA’s regular football season. — Charne Graham/The Daily Cougar Got an item for Newsline? Let us know! E-mail newsline@thedailycougar.com

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Running back Bryce Beall was a non-factor Saturday, being held to 17 rushing yards on 10 carries. | Joe Harper/BGN Photo

The UH offense is always dangerous to any defense, but the Cougars found no success when they let the opposing offense mimic their strategy. The Cougars’ defense was unable to slow down Southern Miss., losing

59-41 Saturday. The Cougars’ goal of reaching the C-USA Championship Game was officially dashed with the loss, because SMU beat Marshall 31-17, and Tulsa outlasted UTEP 31-28. If SMU (6-5, 5-2 C-USA) wins next week, they will represent the West division; if they lose, it will be Tulsa (8-3, 5-2). FOOTBALL continues on page 6

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The Student Publication Committee unanimously appointed print journalism junior Jack Wehman as editor in chief of the Daily Cougar for Spring 2011. Wehman previously served as a staff writer and copy editor for the Daily Cougar, and currently serves as the paper’s copy chief. Wehman, who ran unopposed, hopes to improve newsline writing, reaching out to student writers and editors, and improving the Daily Cougar’s staff retention. “I’ve always been involved in journalism at some level, and I really wanted to bring my skills to the Daily Cougar,” he said. “ I’m glad that now I have the chance to do just that.” Wehman is also an intern at the Houston Press, and previously served as an intern with the Houston Chronicle. Wehman plans to hold several workshops and seminars for writers, editors, copy editors and photographers to improve the quality of the newspaper. He added that he wants to see editors to begin planning not only for the next day, but thinking about content and events they need to cover in the coming weeks or months. Daily Cougar editors were pleased with the committee’s decision. “Jack has shown that he can do it all and that is what you need in this PUBLICATIONS continues on page 8

“We’re here to support the walk and to do an assignment for our class,” senior basketball players Adam Brown, left, and Alandise Harris said. | Lauren Mathis/The Daily Cougar

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THE DAILY COUGAR UH students stepped up for the Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. UH’s Cougars for Kids, which raised $3,490, contributed to the total of $10,722 raised by UH representatives. “The funds that were raised for this event will go toward research to find cures for the different types of diabetes and to fund awareness programs for people at risk of developing the disease,” member of Cougars for Kids and communications and marketing manager for the College of Technology Sharon Lahey said. Now that this year’s goal is completed, Lahey wishes for another accomplishment. “Cougars for Kids hopes to become the supporting organization behind a yearly effort to support this walk and to eventually encourage 10,000 people from the UH

community to walk,” Lahey said. Raising money was the main priority, but some, like UH mathematics senior Daniel Ortiz, walked to support his family. “I signed up for this because of the cause and I have family members that have diabetes and some who have died from complications,” Ortiz said. “I think people with and without diabetes need to be educated about the disease, and I think this (event) will help.” Free screenings for blood pressure, glucose and BMI were available at the event, along with sugar-free and healthy snacks, which were good for people like Ken Cole, captain of local bicycling team Team Red. Cole, whose family has a history of Type 2 Diabetes, made a decision to change his life around after being diagnosed in January of 2007. “I knew I needed to figure out what I could do to get healthy, so I could live a better and DIABETES continues on page 8

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TSA chief maintains position on pat-downs After numerous complaints and protests from travelers around the nation, Transportation Security Administration’s administrator John Pistole gave a word on his stance of the situation Sunday, the Associated Press reported. Pistole acknowledged the disapproval by many of the aggressive screening procedures conducted by the TSA at security check-ins in airports. He told the press that the agency will strive to make the process “as minimally invasive as possible.� At the same time, Pistole stated that full-body scans and pat-downs were necessary and that such methods to ensure to safety of airline passengers were not going to be altered any time soon. During an interview on TV, Pistole agreed that “clearly it’s invasive, it’s not comfortable.� Many travelers this holiday season will be subjected to a full-body scan or a pat-down which involves screeners checking all areas of the body.

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Three children, one adult discovered dead A medical examiner is investigating the causes of the death of four people who were found inside a home located in Florida on Saturday, CNN reported Sunday. Police are calling it a homicide at the moment, stating that violence was present. Among the victims are a mother, two six-year-old children and one three-year-old child. The relationships between the dead are unclear. Investigators are now

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In between satirical songs and sarcastic jabs at pop culture, Bo Burnham read a few haikus on Thursday night to a packed house at Numbers Nightclub. At one point, he turned the open pages toward the crowd, showing them to be blank. | Kendra Berglund/The Daily Cougar

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THE DAILY COUGAR Houston crowds are tough, and plenty of musicians, standup comics and other entertainers hate coming here. If you know this, it should come as no surprise that during Bo Burnham’s show, one member of the audience felt it was her right to heckle the young comedian incessantly. Burnham quickly shut her up, and each time she came back for more, he proved his wit quicker, his tongue mightier and his microphone louder than her voice. Eventually, he asked security to escort her out. It all started with (what I’d like to think was) a big misunderstanding. A few skits into the show, a woman approached Burnham with a clear plastic cup, left it onstage and informed Burnham that it was for him.

The 20-year-old reached down, picked it up, took a whiff and then said, “Uhhh… would someone please call the cops?” The crowd laughed, and Burnham put down the beverage. It could have been left at that, but the soon-to-be heckler wouldn’t be denied that easily. “It’s club soda,” she yelled from her seat in the back. Burnham, who had returned to his piano at this point, continued on with the intention of brushing the incident off. In a few of his songs, Burnham has openly expressed his distaste for alcohol. On top of that, he’s enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of Arts; put simply, the kid has a lot to lose. Halfway through a skit later in the show, the same woman sounded off again. “I know you paid 30 bucks to see me, but the key words there are, ‘see me,’” Burnham responded as the crowd burst

into laughs. “Go ahead and call your dad and work out those emotional issues.” Luckily, the woman stayed silent for the last bit of the show, and the night wasn’t completely ruined by one attentionstarved individual. Burnham’s show, as a whole, was entertaining in spite of itself. Those who went to hear his new material heard a lot of old material (and vice versa), and those who went to hear satirical music ended up listening to a lot of traditional standup comedy. It wasn’t a conventional show, but that’s fitting for an artist like Burnham whose rise to fame has been anything but. His content is bold in nature too, so trying new things and succeeding is nothing new to the young, up and coming comedian. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Harry Potter charms muggle nations Mary Baak

THE DAILY COUGAR The first of the two-part-final installment of the Harry Potter movies opened Friday and topped the weekend box office, bringing in an astonishing $330 million worldwide, according to the New York Times. David Yates, who also directed the fifth and sixth installments, delivered a superb screen adaptation of the first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In contrast with previous Harry Potter movies, this one does a decent job of giving its written counterpart justice. With a well-adapted screenplay by Steve Kloves, the movie successfully captures the key

plot elements of the book — that which others have not (especially Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.) It is important to note that this film stays truer to the book than any of the others have. It focuses more on the hunt for horcruxes than the element of romance — which often leaves significantly more important storylines on the backburner because, as we all know, sex sells. They also manage to include important characters and events that previous movies have mistakenly left out. Cinematographer Eduardo Serra did a fabulous job in capturing the essence of J.K. Rowling’s work. Visually, this film is significantly grimmer than those of previous movies; it is shot entirely in dismal, muted tones, which is a great contrast

from the bright, cheerful colors we’ve seen in the past. The animation — yes, for the few of you who have yet to see the Deathly Hallows, there is an animated segment in the film — is absolutely phenomenal and is arguably the most memorable part in the movie. As usual, cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint nailed their roles as the magical trio. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One is arguably the best film yet. It ends at the perfect moment, setting the second part of the seventh movie up to be (for lack of better words) extremely epic. All we can say is that July can’t come soon enough. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Thanksgiving is a time to show how much you care

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hanksgiving is right around the corner, and most people will say thanks for family and friends. Which is good — everyone needs to stop and think about the people who help get them through each day. But what about the people who work relatively unseen and get little or no recognition? There are people who work for the University who are almost never recognized for their good work. Janitors, Starbucks employees and generally any person who works in administration get almost no positive feedback — yet most of them do their jobs to the fullest and never seek feedback from anyone. In fact, most of these people get told continually they aren’t performing well. When there’s a problem, these people are the first to be blamed; when they fix it, no one notices because the problem suddenly vanished. Yes, these people are paid to do a job; however, they aren’t paid to do a good job, or to care about working hard. But they do, of course, and they do it every day. Imagine if the janitors decided to just do half the work necessary to clean the bathrooms or to sanitize the kitchen; people would certainly notice them then. And it wouldn’t take very long for people to get completely annoyed with a Starbucks line that moves at one-third normal speed. Anyone who works on-campus — whether it’s a student at Starbucks or a security guard standing outside of Calhoun Lofts — deserves a thank-you. It’s that simple, yet most people (including the ones working in the Daily Cougar office) often forget to do it. Well, now’s the chance. There are two days left in this short week to thank every person on campus. The clerks working the cash registers in the UC-Satellite, the maintenance people fixing everything from air conditioners to sewage pumps and the janitors cleaning up someone’s Taco Bell mess — all of them deserve to be thanked. We shouldn’t lose our common decency, and we hope you’ll join us in giving thanks for the little things. That’s what the Daily Cougar staff is really the most thankful for.

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US courts can’t be terrorized by injustice

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here is a schism on the recent case of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, an alleged al-Qaida accomplice and former Guantanamo detainee, who was charged for his role in the suicide bombings in 1998 at a US embassy in Africa. The bombings resulted in the deaths of 224 people. A New York federal jury hasn’t yet sentenced Ghailani, who could receive 20 years Marucs to life in prison. A ManSmith hattan jury acquitted him on more than 280 charges including murder. This verdict is cited as clear evidence that civilian courts, and furthermore, the Obama administration’s strategy, lack the ability and efficiency to properly handle terrorism prosecutions, reinforcing the understandable fear that in the future, juries will produce lenient sentences or acquit the defendant altogether.

After the conviction, those who argued for the incapability of civilian courts were quick to denounce Obama’s strategy, and call this case a travesty and miscarriage of justice, even though this is not yet true. Justice is not synonymous with death. There is no doubt that the government will seek a sentence of life without parole for Ghailani, as assured by Preet Bharara, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. It is often forgotten that Congress never officially declared war on al-Qaida, making Bush’s “War on Terrorism” spoken, not declared. As a result, the rule of law is our greatest, if not only, weapon. US District Judge Lewis Kapal who presides over the case has been heavily criticized for refusing a key government witness to testify after discovering that the information had been produced through torture. The information which might have led to the murder convictions, but Kapal was correct in doing so. Any confession obtained from a subject

under duress and/or through torturous methods is unacceptable in any court of law. By relying on that information for convictions, we risk becoming no better than the Soviet Union, which used similar methods for their show trials where there was little opportunity for defendants to defend themselves. American courts are not a place where the guilt of the defendant is decided before they walk inside the courtroom. If anything, the jury and judge Kapal should be commended instead of condemned. No matter how horrendous or reprehensible the actions of any person, foreign or domestic, we cannot throw out our Constitution to fit the whim of public opinion — or to simply get our way. To say otherwise is claiming no faith in the justice system and the rights provided by our Constitution. Marcus Smith is an English freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

Countries apart, START treaty isn’t smart

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bama signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, last April. The treaty requires that the United States and Russia cut down their 2200 warheads to 1550, and keep one another informed about their nuclear arsenals. While the treaty may prevent another arms race, it ignores several other pressing issues on Trisha the security front, not to Thacker mention that it will cost a whopping $84 billion. Among the strongest advocates of the treaty are many smaller European countries such as Denmark, Norway, Latvia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Lithuania, which desire the treaty’s ratification in the name of furthering the trans-Atlantic alliance, NATO, and enhancing European security. Such countries see Russia’s expanding

arsenal as a major security threat and hope the treaty will open doors to further communication about their concerns. Many of Obama’s advisors see the treaty as an opportunity to restore his political momentum after suffering heavy losses in the midterm election. They fear that pushing back the deadline of the ratification vote any further will only serve to foster an even weaker standing for Obama. Republicans in the lame duck senate encourage waiting for the new Congress to convene in January before putting the treaty to a vote. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona has drawn the most attention on the matter, citing concerns about the modernization of the nuclear triad and the budget for the nuclear weapons complex. In order to sway the vote, Gen. Kevin Chilton approached Kyl with a proposal from Obama to spend a total of $180 billion on nuclear weapons from 2012 to 2016.

START requires the reduction of warheads and inherently puts the United States at a disadvantage. America is the target of several violent and nuclear weapon-possessing countries, and a treaty that proclaims to the world that the US must reduce its number of arms merely begs for trouble. The immense spending on the nuclear triad and nuclear weapons complex would also mean less to spend on security measures for nations such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. On the Russian front, it is true that we could all sleep a little better knowing that the apocalypse won’t transpire between the two superpowers. Ultimately the treaty boils down to which is worse: the possibility of a slow and painful death at the hands of extremist factions, or an arms race with Russia. Trisha Thacker is a biology freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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STAND OUTS David Piland was mistake-free, except for a meaningless last-second interception. He completed 28 of 47 passes and threw for 467 yards. He also accounted for most of the UH offense with four passing touchdowns.

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Defense gets pushed around Christopher Losee THE DAILY COUGAR It all seemed to fall apart for the UH defense in Hattiesburg, Miss., this weekend. The Cougars (5-6, 4-4 C-USA) were shredded by a Southern Miss. offense led by junior quarterback Austin Davis. Davis completed 24 of 31 for 293 yards, two touchdowns and pierced the defense 17 times rushing for 111 yards and four scores. Unable to contain the Golden Eagles’ rushing assault, the Cougar defense gave up 349 yards on the ground in the 59-41 loss. In the backfield for Southern Miss., freshman running back Kendrick Hardy sliced through the defensive front and rushed for 205 yards on 26 carries. Head coach Kevin Sumlin wasn’t pleased with the performance on both sides of the ball. He said that the key problem was being unable to stop the Golden Eagles in third-down situations. “We couldn’t get off the field with our defense,� Sumlin said. “It was a tough situation. Our third-down defense wasn’t very good, and our third-down offense wasn’t very good either. “We needed to get some stops. I think the statistics speak for themselves in the third quarter from a yardage and time of

possession situation. We couldn’t get off the field and we couldn’t stay on it.� On the upside, freshman Efrem Oliphant has posted two consistent performances in a row after replacing senior Matt Nicholson at linebacker. Oliphant, along with junior linebacker Sammy Brown, led the defense with 12 tackles each. Brown recorded one sack and two tackles for a loss. It wasn’t just another weekend matchup for Brown. Born in Hattiesburg, it was a small homecoming for the team’s thirdleading tackler. Last season, Brown played for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College before transferring to UH in the spring. “It felt good,� Brown said. “I haven’t seen my family in a long time. I had a chance to talk to my brother and see my old teammates.� With Texas Tech on the horizon, the Cougars are looking to end the season on a high note Nov. 27 inside the confines of Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock. Even though the Cougars are no longer in contention for the conference championship, Brown said that the team’s philosophy hasn’t changed. “We’ll go in on Monday, lift weights, watch film, look at our mistakes and get better at it,� he said. sports@thedailycougar.com

Scoring summary First quarter Hou — Hogan, Matt 37 yd field goal, 12:41 USM — Davis, Austin 1 yd run, (Hrapmann, Danny kick), 9:57 Hou — Johnson, K. 54 yd pass from David Piland, (Hogan kick), 7:27 USM — Davis, Austin 2 yd run, (Hrapmann Kick), 6:07 Hou — Hogan, Matt 27 yd field goal, 3:24 Second quarter USM — BOLDEN, Kelvin 52 yd pass from Davis, Austin, (Hrapmann kick), 14:49 USM — Hrapmann, Danny 22 yd field goal, 5:30 Hou — Carrier, Tyron 89 yd missed field goal return, 0:00 Third quarter USM — Hardy, Kendrick 17 yd run, (Hrapmann kick), 12:11 USM — Davis, Austin 1 yd run, (Hrapmann kick), 7:30 Fourth quarter USM — Hardy, Kendrick 1 yd run, (Hrapmann kick), 14:15 Hou — Cleveland, James 6 yd pass from David Piland, (Hogan kick), 13:14 USM — Hodges, Deon 13 yd pass from Davis, Austin, (Hrapmann kick), 10:53 Hou — Edwards, Patrick 11 yd pass from David Piland, (Hogan kick), 9:18 USM — Davis, Austin 10 yd run, (Hrapmann kick), 5:18 Hou — Edwards, Patrick 13 yd pass from David Piland, (Hogan kick), 3:11

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Owls play spoiler: For the second time this season, Rice played up to a heavily-favored opponent, beating ECU 62-38. The Owls raced out to a 34-14 lead in the second quarter, but the Pirates scored two touchdowns to make it 34-28 at halftime. The Owls would score two touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter, while only allowing 10 points in the second half. ECU spent most the season atop the Conference USA East standings but has likely given UCF a clear path to the championship game. Rice is 3-8 and 2-5 in C-USA but has turned the tables twice on two contending teams in UH and ECU.

SAY WHAT? It seems like the end of the season, but it’s not. We plan on showing up Monday, going to work and plan on going out to Lubbock and win the game.�— Head coach Kevin Sumlin said to the Houston Chronicle after Saturday’s loss

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The Cougars (5-6, 4-4) have one more chance to extend their season next weekend at Texas Tech. Things got interesting when the Cougars scored as the first half expired to make the score 24-20 at halftime. Wesley Scourten blocked the field goal and Tyron Carrier picked up the ball and weaved his way for a 57-yard return for a touchdown. “I tried to hold off just long enough to get them to think that the play was over,� Carrier said. “As soon as they got close enough, I picked it up and I had a lane.� Afterward, the Cougars’ offense was shut down, being held scoreless in the third quarter while the Golden Eagles tacked on another 14 points, making it 38-20 at the start of the fourth quarter. “We were hoping to get a big momentum shift going into the half,� Carrier said. “It helped us out a lot, but unfortunately we didn’t come out and start like we were supposed to. We tried to get some plays in to shift the momentum. We had it for a little bit but it didn’t work out as well.� The offense got back on track in the fourth quarter to score 21 points, but the defense was not capable of shutting down the Golden Eagles as they too scored 21. “That’s what is disappointing about the third quarter,� head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “We did go into the locker room with some juice after the block and the return to get back to within four. We kicked off to them and we couldn’t get off the field.� For the second straight

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candidate Debra Medina was the keynote speaker; other speakers included chairman of the Houston Area Liberty Campaign Al Jameson and Ken Hoover from the John Birch Society. “The Federal Reserve is a private entity of select bankers who are given the freedom to manipulate our currency as they see fit,� political science junior Tamara Zalud said. “They are bringing America to its knees.� Congressional candidate Steve Susman equated Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to a ring leader of a crime syndicate. “After the failure of its many economic policies, it should be blindingly obvious that our government has been high-jacked, and our newly

elected officials are willing players in this giant Ponzi scheme,� Susman said. Political science major Kyle Young expressed his dissatisfaction with not only the elected officials but also the general public. “Nobody gets it,� said Young. “It’s not a matter of liberal or conservative, it’s a matter of right and wrong.� The jogging trail and busy thoroughfare allowed for an assortment of curious onlookers. Attendees welcomed them, provided information and answered questions. The event ended with a raffle of silver coins and the rallying cry of “End the Fed!�

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