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UH philanthropist Rockwell dies On the day when the UH community was celebrating UH’s first step into flagship university status, Elizabeth Rockwell, a longtime supporter of the University, died.

Rockwell’s endowments to UH have impacted many areas of the school, from the business and science departments to the libraries. Rockwell’s name can also be found on numerous places across campus — most recently, the Rockwell Career Center in Cemo Hall.

“We would not be in a position to celebrate our Tier One achievement without the contributions of wonderful people like Elizabeth,” Khator said in an article.

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An on-campus memorial service is currently being planned for Rockwell.

Info day geared toward research Research Career Information Day will be held from 2:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday in the UC Houston Room.

Presentations at the event are geared toward students interested in finding a career in research. Professionals and panelists attending the event will discuss internships, research opportunities and summer research programs.

Attendees will have a chance to network with faculty and alumni.

The event is open to all students, though reservations are required for the “Applying to Graduate School and Professional School” roundtable discussions. For more information, visit http://www.career.uh.edu/careersuccessseries/ research/.

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THE DAILY COUGAR A host of adminstration members and guest speakers converged in the Cullen Performance Hall on Friday to celebrate the tier one recognition bestowed upon UH. The Carnegie Foundation recognized UH as a Tier One university on Jan. 18, citing the University as one with “very high research activity.” UH achieved this milestone five years ahead of schedule, UH President Renu Khator said.

“Our journey, our pursuit of excellence, our journey toward Tier One, of being a nationally and globally competitive

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university will continue,” Khator said. “It is absolutely essential that it does, whether the times are good or bad.”

Khator stressed the need to increase alumni participation, which is currently at 13 percent, and broaden faculty research outside of science and engineering.

Guest speakers for the event included U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), Jeff Moseley, Larry Kellner, Melvyn Wolff and William P. Hobby.

Green addressed the importance of this event and the future of current and potential students.

“Now you can stand toe-to-toe with Texas and Texas A&M and say you’re Tier One,” Green said. “I’ve always been proud of UH. You make a lot of us who are alumni

even more proud.”

Moseley, president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, chronicled the establishment of Proposition 4, which established a fund for emerging universities.

Moseley acknowledged the population increase in the Houston area as one of numerous reasons to support the pursuit of Tier One. Khator highlighted the role of faculty, staff and students in the pursuit of Tier One that ended with a “Whose House?” chant.

Khator invited UH quarterback Case Keenum, who made an appearance CELEBRATION continues on page 3

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Taking numbers to the extreme Moniqua Sexton

THE DAILY COUGAR For the first time a UH team advanced to the finalists round of a taxation competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

“Each year, 38 schools participate, which equals 445 teams, 2200 students,” Paul Peacock, partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and chairman of the accountancy and taxation advisory board’s curriculum committee at UH, said. “One winner is chosen from each of the 38 schools to advance to a review, and only five finalists are chosen.”

The xTREME Games consist of two challenges — extreme accounting and extreme taxation. Each school that competes is chosen for one of the challenges.

Michael Newman, advisor to the UH team, was amazed at how well the students did in the taxation competition.

“I am extremely proud of the students,” Newman said. “They did a phenomenal job of researching and presenting.”

Each year, PwC holds the national xTREME games in Washington, D.C. UH has been participating for the past four years.

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Professor Advincula holds the prototype of the handheld sensor he hopes to develop. The sensor detects various chemicals through molecular imprinting. | Courtesy University Communications

Sensory overload Development in molecular studies may impact airport screening methods Miguel Cortina

THE DAILY COUGAR A team led by a UH professor has developed a chemical sensor that has the capacity to detect many kinds of chemicals, including explosives, drugs and food toxins.

For now, the sensors are only in the laboratory phase, but Rigoberto Advincula is trying to put the sensors into portable devices in order for users to obtain information faster and more reliable.

“What I want to do is to bring the capability and reliability of the lab to a handheld sensor,” Advincula said. “That means the information is there, powerful, reliable and

they can make a decision right away.”

The sensor works through a system of molecular imprinting, where the shape of the molecule is replicated into a film, using a lock-and-key mechanism similar to enzymes.

The key breakthrough in the team’s work is a combination of electro-deposition on a gold surface and novel molecules developed in his lab.

Because the chemical of interest can be imprinted into the film, the madeon-demand sensors can detect explosive materials, like TNT, which could be useful in airport screening.

It can be used to detect food toxins and infestation coming from salmonella. It can also be used to detect drug toxins.

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The following is a partial report of campus crime between Jan. 20 and Friday. All information is selected from the files of the UH Police Department.

The information in bold indicates when the event was reported to UHPD and the event’s location. Information or questions regarding the cases below should be directed to UHPD at (713) 743-0600.

Theft – 1/20/11 5:50 a.m. – Cougar Place Apartments — A visitor reported that someone stole property from her apartment. There are no suspects.

Criminal Mischief – 1/20/11 8:04 a.m. – Ezekiel Cullen Bldg. — A staff member reported that someone attempted to force open a door to a locked E. Cullen suite to gain entry.

There are no suspects.

Traffic Offense – 1/20/11 4:01 p.m.

– Lot 15 D — A student reported that someone struck and damaged his vehicle while it was parked in lot 15D. The striking driver did not leave the information required by law.

Criminal Mischief – 1/21/11 4:55 a.m. – Entrance 14 — Two staff members reported that someone damaged their vehicle while they were parked on Entrance 14.

Theft – 1/25/11 3:03 p.m. – Moody Towers — A student reported that someone stole his unattended and unsecured backpack and its contents.

There are no suspects.

Traffic Offense – 1/25/11 3:58 p.m. – Lot 12 B — A student reported that someone struck and damaged his vehicle while it was parked in lot 12B. The striking driver did not leave proper information as required by law. There are no suspects.

Theft – 1/25/11 6 p.m. – Melcher Hall — A visitor reported that someone stole his unattended cell phone from Melcher Hall. There are no suspects.

Theft – 1/25/11 7:58 p.m. – Campus Recreation and Wellness Center — A student reported that someone stole his unattended and unsecured cell phone from his backpack.

Theft – 1/26/11 10:45 a.m. – Hilton Hotel — A student reported that someone stole her unattended and unsecured cellular phone from the

women’s restroom on the first floor of the Hilton Hotel. There are no suspects.

Burglary – 1/26/11 1:11 p.m. – Cambridge Oaks Apartments — A student reported that someone stole his laptop computer from his unattended and unsecured dorm room. There are no suspects.

Theft – 1/26/11 2:21 p.m. – University Center — A bookstore manager reported that someone reported witnessing the possible theft of a textbook from the bookstore.

Theft – 1/26/11 3:34 p.m. – Campus Recreation and Wellness Center — A student reported that someone stole an unattended and unsecured mobile phone from the UH recreation center.

There are no suspects.

Burglary – 1/26/11 10:57 p.m. – Moody Towers — A student reported that someone possibly known by him entered his room and stole his secured and unattended personal property.

Traffic Offense – 1/27/11 2:52 p.m. – Lot 8 A — A student reported that someone struck and damaged his motor vehicle while it was parked in lot 9C. The striking driver did not leave the information required by law.

There are no suspects.

Criminal Mischief – 1/27/11 3:11 p.m. – Lot 20 A — A student complained that someone vandalized his unattended vehicle while it was parked in lot 20A. There are no suspects.

Theft – 1/27/11 6:45 p.m. – M.D. Anderson Library — A student reported that someone stole his unsecured and unattended laptop from M.D. Anderson Library. There are no suspects.

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weeks to research and present a given topic and compete against each other.

Three judges from PwC review each team and pick the five teams to go to nationals.

The competition was created to gain recognition on major college campuses throughout the nation and for students to get the opportunity to compete on a higher level than in the classroom and in a real world business-like setting, Peacock said.

The teams must consist of fi ve members — two sophomores, one junior and two other members from any level. The team members must be in a first-year accounting course or an accounting major/minor at the undergraduate or graduate level.

UH was the only team this year with a freshman team member to go to nationals.

“In preparation of competitions, I was nervous the entire time,” freshman Jonathan Cohen-Kurzrock said.

“I’m a theater student, so I rarely get nervous, but every time someone

Over the weekend, a UH team traveled to D.C. for the final round of the PwC taxation competition among the top five universities nationwide. | Courtesy Hilary Sheinbaum brought it up the night before at dinner, I felt my heart thumping in my throat. When we actually walked on the floor, I felt calm.”

All team members from the finalist teams walk away with a monetary award, and each student in the competition is offered an internship with PwC, subject to each vuniversity’s

rules, Peacock said.

When asked whether he is looking forward to next year’s competition, Cohen-Kurzrock dispels any doubts of his excitement.

“You kidding me? Next year we’re going to win it.” news@thedailycougar.com

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instrument, and has a provisional patent filed at UH. “I don’t have a particular customer right now, but I’m trying to find a company that can manufacture this device,” he said.

Ph.D. graduate students Roderick Pernites and Ramakrishna Ponnapati helped Advincula with his project. They have dedicated more than two years of their time researching in the laboratory.

“I learned a lot,” Pernites said.“But aside from learning, I got to meet different people outside the lab from different companies.”

Ponnapati, who graduated and

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following the news that he will be allowed to return for a sixth year.

Former Faculty Senate President Mark Clarke highlighted faculty who won awards in the past five years; almost 500 awards have been received. Clarke also acknowledged the metamorphosis of the goals towards Tier One. “Our share of achievement is the culmination of a journey that

is now doing more research at the University, said that working on this project has been good because of the research that it offers.

“The beauty of this project is not just that you take one molecule and detect that particular molecule, it’s that you apply this principle to various different molecules,” he said.

Mark Smith, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, supports the innovative work that is taking place at UH. “Projects like this make the college and the University stronger and enable us to attract more students,” he said.

Advincula’s work was recently published in three of the most prestigious scientific journals.

Advincula was inducted into

began before I came to UH,” Clarke said. “When I first joined the faculty, my perception of our goals for Tier One were more aspiration than concrete.

“However, in the last three years those goals were transformed into strategic plans, strategic plans into action items, and action items into results.”

Current president of the Senate Monica McHenry emphasized progress and education.

“We are now a Tier One University and it feels brilliant, but that’s not the

Rigoberto Advincula’s research could impact airport screening for explosives. | Courtesy University Communications the fellows program of the prestigious American Chemical Society in 2010. news@thedailycougar.com

end of the story. We have larger goals in mind,” McHenry said.

“We’re committed to building a nationally recognized university. One that strives for overall excellence — not only in research, but in the many other elements that go into making a truly great University,” McHenry said. “In academics and education; in music, theatre and the arts; in athletics; in community outreach and public support; and in student success.” news@thedailycougar.com

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US only solution for lasting peace in Egypt

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or those who have watched the anti-government protests unfold over the past week in Egypt, it is clear that government reform is the only solution.

Suffering more than 30 years of authoritarian rule under President Hosni Mubarak, the people of Egypt have grabbed national attention with their outcries of government reform and self-representation.

With pressure from President Barack Obama and the tens of thousands of protesters swarming the streets, Mubarak believed he did his part by firing his cabinet members and electing the first-ever vicepresident — not at all what the people wanted.

His government shut down Internet access, cell phone services and issued mandatory curfews following growing unrest over the economic and political situation plaguing Egypt.

Much of the news coming through the wires is restricted to the 140 character limit imposed on Twitter. Through social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, the world has been able to get a close-up of what is going in the front lines of the demonstrations. Social media’s role over the past week has played a significant part in gaining foreign support and informing those outside of the reach of Egypt’s censorship.

Mubarak could have easily solved the unrest that has claimed the lives of more than 100 people in the cities of Suez, Cairo and Alexandria by just resigning, but he remains in power. Sixty-eight people lost their lives during Friday’s protests.

It seems the only country able to calm the situation is the US, which annually allots approximately $1.5 billion to the suppressive government. The US must be modest in its involvement, but at the same time free elections must be sanctioned in order to guarantee peace in the region.

Egypt’s role in the Middle East has greater implications, but at this time it is about the people.

In the days following last week’s highly publicized demonstrations, Egypt has remained unstable with thousands still loitering the streets.

The people demand a democratic Egypt, and the US should heed the call by pressuring Mubarak into leaving office before the county further destroys itself.

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Saving money saves sanity, lowers stress

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tudents are under great stress in this economy.

Obviously, school pressures are the largest contributing factor. One’s family life, social problems and personal issues are in the mix as well. The high cost of living, however, is an often-overlooked issue that is affecting everyone now.

This is partially understandable.

Young, David inexperienced full-time Haydon college students have the hardest time finding employment when jobs are scarce.

Tuition rates and fees are not getting any lower, and the cost of living in general — food, gasoline and rent — only requires more income.

Nevertheless, this does not mean the situation is hopeless. Today’s students will have to change with the times. For some, living off ramen noodles and

ketchup packets is already a harsh reality.

For others, however, the concept of thrift is alien.

The latter group needs to learn how to live within acceptable means. Eating out or getting Starbucks everyday isn’t wise.

Some of the rising costs are easily remedied with a little pride swallowing. If fuel prices are too high, it is simply a better idea to invest in a bus pass or a bicycle.

When movie theaters charge $10 per ticket (not counting the outrageous prices for 3-D), watching a movie at home is simply more frugal. When parking passes exceed what you can afford, it would not hurt to find one of the further away but completely free parking areas on campus.

It is no question that switching from an American dream lifestyle of consumption to that of thriftiness is difficult.

Using credit cards or cashed paychecks to fuel a ravenous appetite for commercialized needs is more than irresponsible. Spending is both important

and unavoidable in today’s world, since less spending equals a more stagnate economy, but doing so correctly and moderately will help out far more than overspending.

Textbooks are a perfect example. Buying on campus (any campus) is always the most expensive.

Compared with finding a used book online, or renting off campus, it is simply foolish to waste money on something that is easily more affordable somewhere else.

Yet students have not realized this, or are living in denial. Buying overpriced goods or spending more money on something that could easily be purchased cheaper with a little added effort isn’t wise.

If a student wants a way to reduce stress, saving a little money in the bank is definitely one of them.

David Haydon is a political science junior and may be reached at opinion@the dailycougar. com.

The right to carry should remain protected

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arlier this month, as a woman and her husband were dining at a restaurant in Houston, a patron’s gun fell from his pocket and discharged.

Diana Barker, a grandmother from Kingwood, was struck by the bullet in her buttocks. “The bullet’s upward trajectory hit my mom on the left buttocks and then continued through her hip, into her abdomen and Travis ended at the right side of Gumphrey her chest,” Barker’s sons wrote on caringbridge.org.

Although the bullet missed all arteries and vital organs, a significant amount of damage was done to Barker’s intestines.

Thankfully, Barker is beginning to make monumental strides toward recovery.

Barker’s incident — and the shootings in Tucson involving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) — have prompted a swell

of gun control debates among politicians.

President Barack Obama is expected to unveil a new gun control plan within the next few weeks. He will most likely propose strengthening current gun control laws that currently allow mentally unstable people to obtain certain weapons.

Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, downplayed the supposed talks by saying that “there isn’t a timetable, but it seems as though it is inevitable,” Gibbs told New York Times reporters last Wednesday.

In Texas, gun rights are a hot-button issue. While it is perfectly reasonable to strengthen laws that currently allow mentally unstable people, like alleged Arizona shooter Jared Loughner, to purchase certain firearms, drastic changes are unnecessary.

The main reason for that is people who shouldn’t have guns will continue to get them. There is no way to stop it, especially

when there are over 300 million guns owned by civilians in the United States, according to justfacts.com.

Reducing the occurrence of accidents like Diana Barker’s is a huge part of gun law reform.

“What we ask is that anyone who legally carries a gun ‘remember’ that they have it, ensure that it has a functional safety, that the safety is in use and not carry unreasonably dangerous weapons,” wrote Barker’s sons on caringbridge.org.

If you are lawfully carrying a gun, be responsible. It’s that simple. Adjusting the laws to allow for a reduction in sales to those who are unstable or criminals is necessary, but forcing law-abiding citizens to also endure those adjustments is not.

Travis Gumphrey is a journalism sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

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Cougars squeeze by Mustangs UH comes from behind in final minute to win, maintains undefeated C-USA record Jesus Acevedo

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Cougars keep pace steady at home meet As the indoor season begins winding down, UH appears to be finding consistency after several notable performances at the Houston Indoor Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

Junior transfer Kelvin Furlough continued his successful transition to UH, winning the 400-meter dash Saturday in 48.11 seconds. Furlough also anchored the 4x400-meter relay team, which won first place with a 3 minute, 14 second time. The lineup before Furlough was Errol Nolan, Joseph Irabor and Doug Kelley.

Lamar Delaney placed fourth in the long jump with a 7.17 meter leap.

Chris Carter followed him for fifth place with a jump of 7.04 meters.

Seth Arnold placed third in the pole vault, clearing 4.85 meters.

Christie Jones placed third in the 60-meter dash, clocking in at 7.44 seconds. Grecia Bolton placed fourth with a 7.45 second split. Whitney Harris took the fifth spot in 7.50 seconds.

In the shot put, Kiara Pulliam notched fifth place with a throw of more than 48 feet.

Next weekend is the New Balance Invitational in New York, and Feb. 18 is the LSU Twilight in Baton Rouge, La. The Cougars will host the Conference USA Indoor championships from Feb. 25-26.

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UH sweeps through Louisiana The Cougars redeemed their 0-1 start by beating Cenetary and Grambling State this weekend, improving to 2-1.

In two doubles events and five individuals, the Cougars beat Centenary 6-0 Friday in Shreveport, La., for the first win of the season.

On short rest the Cougars eased past Grambling State Saturday for a 7-0 victory.

The Cougars will prepare for a six-match homestand on John E. Hoff Courts from Feb. 4 to Feb. 13, starting with a match against St. Edwards on Friday.

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Cougars show dominance against conference opponents The Cougars could not topple No. 23-ranked LSU, but can take comfort in their performances over Conference USA foes Rice and Tulane at the LSU Dual Invitational Friday and Saturday.

UH outscored Rice 192.5 to 148.5. Against Tulane, the Cougars cruised to a 235-112 meet win. LSU pulled ahead as the meet’s strongest team, beating UH 212-135.

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UH student wins despite hiatus Lightweight Justin Reiswerg jump-started his fighting comeback with a victory over Rey Trujillo in the Legacy Fighting Championship at the Houston Arena Theatre last Saturday. After being away from the cage for over a year, Reiswerg won by armbar submission in the third round.

Reiswerg appeared to be in trouble after being pinned to the floor by Trujillo, but his mastery of Brazilian Jiujitsu and training ended the fight before the round was up. The kinesiology and nutrition junior improved his record to 2-1.

- Tess Livingston

The streak continues for the Cougars, as they pulled out a thrilling comefrom-behind victory in the final seconds to beat SMU 72-67 at Hofheinz Pavilion.

The Cougars faced a six-point deficit with 38 seconds, but willed themselves to an improbable win.

The Cougars (17-4, 8-0 Conference USA) have now gone eight games without a loss and remain undefeated in C-USA. “Words cannot describe how proud I am of our kids,” head coach Todd Buchannan said. “I’ve been doing this for a long time, and that’s just incredible 30 seconds to a minute of basketball as I’ve ever been associated with.”

The Cougars went on an 11-0 run in the final 38 seconds to finish the comeback.

“The game is never over until it’s really over — until there is not time on the clock,” Lesslee Mason said. “We had some downfalls in the game, but we came through.

“We kept playing hard and making good decisions at the end of the game — and we came out with the win.”

Brittney Scott was the catalyst for the comeback, hitting two 3-pointers in a span of 12 seconds to tie the game at 67 with 15 seconds remaining.

“Both of them didn’t feel like they were off,” Scott said. “They both felt good and I shot it unconsciously; I didn’t think about it.”

On the ensuing inbounds pass, Mason stole the ball and found a wide open Brittany Mason.

Mason was fouled on the play and went to the free-throw line where she calmly hit both shots.

“Her free throws were amazing,” Buchannan said. “To have that kind of mentality and that kind of heart to miss, come back and knock them down — that’s championship basketball in its

Senior forward Courtney Taylor continued her stellar season, contributing 13 points and 14 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season and 54th of her career. She also made her presence felt on the defensive end, with two steals and one block. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar finest hour.”

The Cougars were pesky on the defensive end, with a combined 13 steals and eight blocked shots.

“I want to be aggressive defensively,” Buchannan said. “And we’re going to have to pick our spots sometimes and I feel like we did that today.”

The Cougars starters all scored in

double figures with Porsche Landry leading the way with 16. Courtney Taylor recorded another double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

The Cougars will travel to Tulane on Feb. 6 before returning home for a Feb. 10 rivalry matchup against Rice. sports@thedailycougar.com

MEN’S BASKETBALL

UH squanders late lead in loss to Pirates Joachim Clarke

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars dropped their third straight contest 74-71 at East Carolina, as a 13-point second half lead slipped away Saturday in Greenville, N.C. The Cougars (11-9, 3-4 Conference USA) scored first and held the lead for the entire game until Jamar Abrams put the Pirates ahead with 1:46 left. The Cougars advantage eroded during a sixminute span in the second half that saw the Pirates go on a 20-4 run. ECU (12-9, 4-3) was 11-13 from the free-throw line during that stretch.

Fouls killed the Cougars in the second half; they put themselves in the penalty at the 11:32 mark, and the Pirates took full advantage of opportunity, connecting on 24-of-28 second-half free throws. The Pirates shot and made

The Cougars’ chances of weathering the ECU comeback were hurt when Zamal Nixon fouled out late in the second half.| Newton Liu/The Daily Cougar 15 more free throws than the Cougars, which made up for the Pirates 4-24 performance from deep.

The Cougars outshot the Pirates by a good margin from the floor – 49.1 percent to 37.5.

Maurice McNeil and Alandise Harris had strong performances in the post for the Cougars, but Kendrick Washington’s play was inconsistent. Washington committed four fouls in 20 minutes of action and was 3-9 from the field. McNeil posted his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Harris had a nice bounce back game, going 6-7 from the field and 4-6 from the line to tally 16 points and five rebounds.

The loss drops UH to eighth in C-USA, but they stand only two games behind UTEP (17-5, 5-2).

The Cougars will take on Marshall at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hofheinz Pavilion. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Lines, good food await at The Breakfast Klub

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Walking into a restaurant that is significantly hyped by the Houston area always proves to be disappointing from my personal experience.

However, as soon as I arrived at The Breakfast Klub, I could tell that something was different about this place.

Parking was completely full â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a long line of cars wrapped around the building â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and it was only a Tuesday morning. I understand if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a weekend when everyone eats out, but it was shocking to see this occurring on a weekday morning.

After the 20 minute wait outside, I finally entered the building only to find another shorter five-minute line.

During the second wait, I was able to gain a feel for the ambience of the eatery.

The atmosphere was vibrant.

Sunshine illuminated the darkly painted interior as the noise of dozens of ethnically diverse customers bounced and filled the mediumsized room. Small interesting paintings representing AfricanAmerican culture adorned the walls, adding a certain distinctness to my overall impression.

I was finally able to place my order of wings and waffles when a certain sticker-shock hit. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not used to paying $10 for breakfast due to my frugal tendencies, but five

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THE DAILY COUGAR As technology dictates how society consumes music, and generations have shifted from 8-track tapes to cassettes to CDs to MP3s, vinyl records continue to endear themselves to a new generation of listeners.

CDs continue on their trail to extinction, but vinyl has outlasted its competition and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while it is no longer the dominant medium of its market â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it has carved out a consistent niche in the music industry and is the only physical format that has grown in sales for the last five years.

Vinyl remains viable because it offers listeners qualities, both functional and aesthetic, that just are not provided by faceless MP3 files. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it makes music less disposable,â&#x20AC;? Vinyl Junkie record store owner Titus Haage said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So you listen to 10 seconds of a song and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like this. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grab me,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and you delete it. It makes music completely disposable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay for it, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put any effort into finding it, so it means nothing to just delete it and forget that it ever existed in the first place and kind of ruins the point of music as an art form.â&#x20AC;?

Other mediums of music are going the way of the dinosaurs, but vinyl records have found a small but steady market. Sales grew by 33 percent from 1.9 million in 2008 to 2.5 million in 2009. | Joshua Siegel/The Daily Cougar The uncompressed sound of vinyl is another reason why it remains a popular format. The quality of a CD is compromised when they are compressed to achieve maximum volume. Vinyl is an analog recording, which means that it catches the entire sound wave.

There is something romantic about buying a record and putting it on a turntable. The initial crackle of the needle hitting record is a unique experience. Eddie Vedderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pearl Jam song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spin the Black Circleâ&#x20AC;? is about his experience with his record-player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;See this needle, see my hand/ Drop, drop, dropping it down, oh so

gently.â&#x20AC;?

Big album artwork is another aspect that is lost with digital music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comparatively to the other formats, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the largest format of art. You can sit down with it,â&#x20AC;? Haage said.

Vinylâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vitality also lies in its ability to be shared through generations.

It can offer a view into what your parents or grandparents may have enjoyed at different times in their lives. Who knew that at one point your mom or dad wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t such a square and boogied to Led Zeppelin and T. Rex? RECORDS continues on page 8

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