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Seminar provides veterans with entrepreneurship information The UH Veterans Service Office will host a seminar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Pacific Room of the UC underground for military veterans on Entrepreneurship, Education and Veterans in the 21st century.

As the summer approaches, rising gas prices have commuters uneasy and struggling to get to class

The seminar’s keynote speaker, Stephen Cremona; will be discussing updates on the G.I. Bill, medical benefits, training programs and certificates available to veterans.

The seminar will also include discussions from other guest speakers about entrepreneurship, details about mortgages and using the VA loan to buy a home and the various programs offered through the Texans Veterans Land Board.

Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

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The difficulties abroad causing increases in gas prices have students scrambling for cash and considering carpooling. | Jasmine Umenyi/The Daily Cougar

You’re sitting in your car wondering whether or not you can tolerate the slight discomfort of mid to upper 70 degree weather without turning on the gas drainer that is your air conditioner.

Every drop of that Texas average $3.42 per gallon gasoline hinges on overseas affairs. The prices have been leaving many motorists feeling helpless, both in their cars and at the pump.

Prices have seen a plateau over the past week following the disastrous GAS continues on page 3

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Phronesis discussion attacks freedom, ethical dilemmas The Honors College will host a panel discussion and Q&A session at noon on Friday in the Rockwell Pavilion, “Banning the Burqa in France: Where Multiculturalism and Secular Values Collide,” sponsored by Phronesis: A Program in Politics and Ethics.

The event will discuss the implications of the French Senate’s decision to ban the wearing of burqas and other face coverings.

Panelists Dina Alsowayel, Ron Mallon, Robert Zaretsky and Fatima Hye, a student, will address the ethical dilemmas the law creates, such as how it enhances or restricts the freedom of French Citizens.

Leaders needed to address issues Reps review campus living improvements

The event is free and open to the public.

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EVENTS Choral Artists The Moores School of Music is presenting Choral Artists by directors Charles Hausmann and Paulo Gomez. The event will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dudley Recital Hall in the Fine Arts Building.

Surfer Blood The band is headlining at the Bronze Peacock Room at the House of Blues tonight at 9 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m., and tickets are on sale for $15.

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The Residence Hall Association of University of Houston, which was reinstated last semester is now looking for student leaders and representatives.

The association aims to improve the living environment for students by encouraging them to become more involved in the election and decisionmaking process.

Representatives at the biweekly meetings addressed program sponsorship, current issues and policies regarding the housing environment for residential communities.

“In the biweekly meetings, the executive board members discuss upcoming programs or ideas for programs. We also go over any funding request forms that we have received to sponsor any programs,” said Rymonda Davis, the RHA President. “The hall representatives play a major role in helping with programming efforts. Elections are coming up and we are hoping to increase our programming efforts.”

RHA plans to improve on-campus life for residential students.

“We are in the process of planning a Pajama Jam, an all night event in which students can come hang out in RHA continues on page 3

Tacos for scholarship money

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embers of the Hispanic Business Association sold tacos and baked goods Monday to raise money for scholarships. Each year, the organization gives $4,000 in scholarships to UH students and an additional $1,500 to teens and youths.

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CONSTRUCTION

Funds en route to Hofheinz Private donations keep facelift project afloat and timely Jesus Acevedo

THE DAILY COUGAR UH’s athletic department is closer to getting the funds needed for the renovations to Hofheinz Pavilion and a new football stadium.

The department has currently raised $40 million, but is still trying to cover the cost of $75-80 million for the football stadium.

“We are in the fundraising arm, but what

we are getting are commitments,” Cassie Arner, associate athletics director for communications said. “People aren’t writing checks at the moment, but we have commitment for about $40 million.”

Even though the university faces budget cuts, the renovations to Hofheinz Pavilion and the new football stadium are safe because the funds come from private donations, according to Arner.

The department is only counting money from people who have made firm commitments, HOFHEINZ continues on page 3

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FEATURED COMMENTS Re: After controversy, Harding wins runoff “You’ll find that Michael McHugh is in Washington D.C. discussing drug policy with senators and representatives at a conference. You’ll also find that Jared Gogets just returned from Austin after joining Chancellor Khator to discuss budget cuts, concealed handgun laws and national research university fund issues with state reps and senators. Where are Michael Harding and Craig Premjee? McHugh is the in D.C. area looking out for UH. Gogets is doing the same in Austin and is becoming more of an influential person within SGA than Harding and he doesn’t even hold a position in the organization! ... Regardless though, it is RIDICULOUS that Harding and Premjee treat spring break like a vacation just like any other student does. You are in SGA now guys – you are held to a HIGHER standard.”

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Re: Republicans look to arm students “How often do you read about someone successfully defending himself? How often do you read about someone actually using his or her gun to fight back? You can answer this question yourself — almost never.

How do you know who the shooter will be, when there are thousands of

students on the campus and everybody pulls his gun out? You do not.

You think you will be safer, but that is far, far from reality.”

— user “Sven” Re: Guns on-campus don’t make any sense “Step one: Military veterans with a CFL could carry on campus; no firearms allowed for on campus residents. Step Two: All CFL holders could carry on campus; no firearms allowed for on campus residents.

Step Three: CFL holders can carry on campus; on campus housing such as Cullen Oaks or Cambridge Oaks allows firearms, because they are apartments rather than dormitories.”

— user “Emil Helfer” Re: After controversy, Harding wins runoff “I think people should quit bashing UH itself. I have worked in the admin office before and I’ve seen our administrators put in so much work in the university. Because it’s a public institution (under our idiotic governor Perry) and working with the Texas Government, changes do not happen over night. There is a lot of work the university is doing.”

— user “UH.. Not SGA” Re: Judicial branch tries, fails to serve fair ruling “I’m ashamed to be a UH student at this moment, the “trial” was a mockery and everyone knows how the judges should have ruled.”

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earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan and its nuclear power plants. But prices are still around 40 cents a gallon higher than they were a month ago — the highest they’ve been in three years.

“I am worried and irritated by gas prices,” said Gabriel Durham, an anthropology senior. “They have risen due to civil unrest spreading across the Middle East and West Africa. This has caused uncertainty in the economy of those regions that

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not those who have shown interest, according to Arner. They are focusing on getting additional commitments from individuals before moving on to the corporate side.

“We’ll sit down and talk about what interest they have in being a part of the project,” Arner said. “There are things like naming rights — and not

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their pajamas, play Wii and Xbox, watch movies on a 500 inch projector and, of course, eat food,” David said. “We are also looking for student feedback on what they would like to see. There are a number of things we want to do as an organization and right now, the executive board is working hard to make that vision into a reality.”

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has caused prices to escalate. Also, the Gas Tax is not being handled properly in D.C.” Along with British and French forces, America began bombing key Libyan defense targets over the weekend, which has only added to the chaos and revolutions that are brewing in the Middle East.

When asked about gas-saving methods, UH students were open to carpooling, but hesitant about taking public transportation.

“It’s getting ridiculous,” said Quinton Melonson, human foods and nutrition sophomore. “So much so that if, for whatever reason, a

carpool is not an option, the unreliable Houston metro has become the next best thing.”

Durham has had to make changes and hasn’t ruled out moving out of Houston all together.

“I usually have a weekly/biweekly drive out to the country or some park because I have to get out of the city at times,” Durham said.

“I have been giving those up to save gas. Carpooling is an option, though I would like to get out of Houston.

Houston’s infrastructure makes it impossible to have any good or effective public transportation because of our population density, so I would

like to move to a city that does have good public transportation until an electric car is affordable.”

The gas prices can be attributed to a large drop in demand from Japan after their disaster.

According to an LA Times article

by Ronald D. White, refineries off the west coast will likely be tapped

by Japan as a supply source after its nuclear power plants took tremendous damage. This will likely result in less fuel available in the U.S., and with demand increasing around the world, $5 per gallon could be on the horizon by 2012.

Whether it’s carpooling, Metro,

going out less or turning off the AC, money-saving ideas for students who already have to contend with rising tuition, rent, cell phone bills and car notes are a constant subject of conversation, and it is unlikely the discussion will die down in the near future.

Chemistry junior Chris Punch has an idea that can help the wallet and make us a cooler city: “Ride a motorcycle to school.”

Additional reporting by Taylor McGilvray, Moniqua Sexton, Jasmine Umenyi and Tess Livingston.

just stadium naming rights, but the individual parts of the facilities that are open to naming rights.”

Arner said facilities like the lockers rooms, press boxes, and academic facilities within the new football stadium will all be open to naming rights.

“We feel confident that we need to get to $75-80 million to advance the program to be able to move forward and start with the designing phase of the project.”

While the university will unveil its

new football stadium in 2013 to replace the 68-year-old Robertson Stadium, Hofheinz Pavilion will be getting a facelift in large part to keep most of its storied tradition.

“It’s an honor to walk in that building and see so many banners and jerseys and being around Elvin Hayes, Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon, just to name a few,” said James Dickey, men’s basketball head coach. “It’s important to honor that tradition and those people.”

Arner said the tradition will be kept alive because the renovations will be made to the existing structure, which will give it the same look and feel.

Head coaches Todd Buchanan and Dickey have been allowed to have an input on what amenities the new Hofheinz Pavilion should have.

“We share ideas about what we think will be important,” Dickey said.

“Obviously we want to fit in cosmetically with what the university is doing, but at the same time we want to have

as many amenities as possible for the student athletes.”

The renovations include hospitality seating, loge boxes and suites, as well as practice facilities for the basketball team and necessary amenities such as sports medicine and academics.

The renovated Hofheinz is already playing an intricate part of the recruiting process for Dickey and his staff who have begun to use it for recruits.

chosen through an election process.

Residential students are encouraged to vote because the decisions representatives make directly affect them.

“Representatives are chosen in the election by students. These students come to a general meeting, which includes all the hall representatives as well as the RHA officers. In the meeting we go over upcoming programs and what needs to be done to make them successful,” said Edwin Hoff, RHA Vice President of Special Events . “We also ask the students for their personal opinions

on the programs as well as their own ideas for programs. RHA’s main goal is to increase the appeal of living life on campus by offering opportunities for the students to get involved in on campus life through programming and other various social situations.”

The Hall Council is a part of the RHA administration that works as the governing body. They convey issues and concerns, new facilities or other living area needs to the RHA. “A Hall Council is a group of residents that get together and talk to

their hall representatives about various things they like or dislike about on campus life,” Hoff said. “Ideas for programs are also discussed in the general meetings.”

Davis encourages students to join the leadership positions.

“We are still looking to increase student involvement, we need students to fill these important leadership positions. The hall representatives are the students that represent their entire residence hall,” Davis said. “The floor councils are representatives for

their floor, and they report to their hall representatives to discuss any issues that they might want to present to the executive board. We encourage students who want to get involved in any of those positions to come visit us in room 100-A in Oberholtzer Hall for more information.”

The General Assembly is open to any students who don’t want committed leadership positions within RHA but still want their voices heard.

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The University of Houston’s 24th Annual Faculty & Staff Golf Challenge.

The entry deadline is Friday, April 29th.

Registration will open Tuesday, March 29th The event will take place Monday, May 16th at the Herman Park golf course.

The shot gun start will be at 8:00am.

The cost is $60 for those with a membership with Campus Recreation and $75 for non-members.

The cost includes green fees, cart, bucket of balls, polo shirt, goodie bag and lunch.

If you have any questions please contact Adam Finney at afinney@uh.edu or 713-743-9506.

Outdoor Adventure Trip Schedule Saturday, March 26 – 27 Huntsville Trail Bike Ride -- $50/$60 (Mandatory Meeting 3/22 @ 5pm) Hop on a bike and cruise around Huntsville state park for a weekend of cycling and relaxing by the lake.

Friday, April 1 - 3 Canoeing in the Guadalupe River -- $80/$90

(Mandatory Meeting 3/29 @ 5pm) Get outside with Outdoor Adventure as we paddle the scenic Guadalupe River.

Saturday, April 16 Farmer’s Market Bike Tour -- $10/$15 Explore Houston’s historic neighborhoods as we bike to several Farmer’s Markets, eat at a café & relax at Discovery Green.

Saturday, April 23 Beach Saturday in Surfside -- $25/$30 Take a break from the city as we travel to the local Gulf Coast to surf, kayak, play Frisbee, bocce ball & relax on the beach.

Friday, April 29 – May 1 Kayak and Hike Through the Big Thicket -$50/$60 (Mandatory Meeting 4/26 @ 5pm) Paddle down the cool water & take in Texas history, natural plant & wildlife, & camp on the riverbed’s gravel bar.

Tuesday, May 3 Lake Day-- $25/$35

Unwind & clear your mind before finals begin by spending a day at the lake, including activities such as: swimming, hiking, biking, kayaking, grilling, & relaxing.

Monday, May 16 – 21 Ozark Mountain Experience-- $200/$225 (Mandatory Meeting 5/10 @ 5pm) Unwind from finals with Outdoor Adventure as we head to Arkansas to explore the Ozarks. We will backpack, canoe the buffalo river, and climb in horseshoe canyon ranch.

Saturday, July 24-30 Southwestern Colorado Tour -- $300/$325

(Mandatory Meeting 7/12 @ 5pm) Spend your summer vacation in Colorado! We will be heading to four national parks to explore sand dunes, mesas, canyons and reservoirs. To top it off we will spend a day Whitewater rafting. Don’t miss this trip!

All Outdoor Adventure trips are alcohol, and illegal substance free.

For more information contact Caleb Wells at (713) 743-0808 or stop by CRWC Room 1007.

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Boy who stood up for himself not at fault

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ullying is once again the topic of discussion, thanks to a viral video that shows an Australian student standing up for himself.

In a Youtube video, 15-year-old Casey Heynes is punched in the face and body several times before finally picking up his attacker, Ritchard Gale, and slamming him to the ground. The video went viral quickly, spawning news stories and blog posts around the world within a few hours.

Through a few short moments of standing up for himself, Heynes started a discussion on Fox News, The View, TMZ and dozens of other mainstream media outlets.

What started as a schoolyard scuffle has escalated into a full-blown phenomenon. People from around the world have posted Youtube videos and comments congratulating Heynes for his acts.

As of Monday night, the Casey Heynes page on Facebook has almost 165,000 likes. Penny Arcade, one of the most popular webcomics of all time, wrote a strip dedicated to Heynes on Monday.

The Internet group known as Anonymous hacked Heynes’ school webpage because of the suspension he received for refusing to take any more abuse.

“We have had enough of this bigotry. They failed at providing a violence-free environment for their students,” Anonymous’ attack letter said. “When Zangief Kid (Casey) took things in his own hands they (the school) b****slapped him for defending himself.”

The media has a somewhat different opinion, though. Some news outlets — CBS among them — reported that the retaliation was unnecessary, and that the right thing to do would be to get an adult involved. The video tells a different story.

It’s clear in the video that Heynes was simply defending himself; after being punched repeatedly, self-defense becomes one of very few options.

As for telling an adult, well, where were the adults when the incident first took place?

The outpouring of support seems to echo that same sentiment. Maybe if people knew they would be held responsible for their actions, bullying wouldn’t be a problem in the first place.

E D I TO R I A L P O L I C I E S STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole.

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Clinton criticizes American media

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ecretary of State Hillary Clinton stated earlier this month to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the US was losing the information war. She cited international news networks such as Al-Jazeera as examples of agencies that do a better job at providing quality Wendy news programming than Gobin their domestic commercial counterparts.

“You may not agree with it, but you feel like you’re getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and, you know, arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which, you know, is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners,” Clinton said.

The rise in demand for Al-Jazeera in the U.S. came in on the waves of the Egyptian revolution, with record numbers of American internet users visiting the English Al-Jazeera website.

According to an article published in the Huffington Post, viewership on the

Al-Jazeera English network rose 2,500 percent at its peak.

Contrary to Clinton’s observation, domestic cable news networks have world news coverage, opinion and political commentary. And casual perusal of the Al-Jazeera English website will reveal indepth analysis and opinion articles galore, just as in other networks.

However, the quality of reporting and the coverage of world events is superior in foreign media, which is why more viewers are turning to outlets such as Al-Jazeera, BBC and others.

Frank Sesno, former CNN bureau chief, astutely observed that the attention span of American cable and network news was shorter than international programs.

The emphasis is to cover the breaking news but a lack of follow-up in the aftermath. The competition between the numerous US outlets creates a ratings war, and it is much cheaper to compete using inflammatory comments and “talking heads,” than employing expensive international divisions and

correspondents.

The spike of Al-Jazeera and other international networks might also point to a rising group of viewers that would prefer to get their news without the added twist of the celebrity scandal of the day.

Predictably, pundits like Fox News’ Glenn Beck have railed against Clinton and her comments. Beck stated Clinton’s view about Al-Jazeera was “insanity,” while calling the network “the propaganda arm of the Middle East and Islamic extremism.” What is telling is the lack of comment from many of the more mainstream networks.

As the demand for cable providers to produce these types of programming increases, perhaps the networks will take note and re-evaluate their choices. If the proposed sweeping cuts to public media budgeting take hold, many viewers will be looking for new outlets for information.

Wendy Gobin is an Organizational Leadership and Supervision junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

UN military involvement may go too far

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or the past couple of weeks, the Libyan people have been fighting to the death against the oppressive regime that controls their country. Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to cruelly punish the citizens of Libya for rebelling.

Since then, fighting between the regime’s forces and the rebels has led to the deaths of many innocent Libyans.

Dana Yet, the Libyan people El Kurd have continued to fight for their dignity and freedom despite the casualties, because their cause is just and their struggle is legitimate. After weeks of sustaining the regime’s brutal attacks, the Libyan rebellion called on the international community to impose a no-fly zone on Gaddafi’s forces.

For once, the world acted, and even the Western nations were supportive. The UN passed Resolution 1973, imposing a no-fly zone and permitting member states to take “all necessary measures” to oust Gaddafi and protect civilian life.

This course of action is, of course, in direct contrast to our response concerning Bahrain or Yemen. Although people are dying in those countries as well, our strategy is to feign ignorance and implicitly support friendly, though authoritarian, regimes. Luckily for the Libyans, Gaddafi has been previously condemned as the “mad dog” of the Middle East and is an easier target for a principled stance.

Although this UN resolution does correctly legitimize the Libyan rebellion, it has some dangerous consequences for their revolution.

The term “all necessary measures” goes far beyond the concept of a no-fly zone and as recent events prove, makes foreign air strikes and even other types of military involvement possible. France and the United States have now engaged Gaddafi’s forces by air and have not ruled out more intrusive measures.

The Libyan rebels, however, do not want foreign military intervention. The rebels have made their demands quite clear: the imposition of a no-fly zone and recognition of their legitimacy. Recent actions are do not maintain the no-fly zone — in fact, they blatantly ignore the Libyan position. Five countries abstained during the vote on this resolution over concerns of harmful foreign intervention as well.

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Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of this resolution is the wording that anticipates long-term engagement. For instance, the accountability system for interfering armies is measured in months, not days.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

Long-term foreign intervention may result in a stalemate or worse, the division of the country.

UN Resolution 1973 and the West’s eager military actions prove that preserving civilian life is only a secondary concern.

According to UN representatives themselves, member countries voted in favor of this resolution because “Gaddafi had to go.”

While many people obviously agree with this sentiment, to pass a UN resolution on this basis authorizes military action for regime change, not humanitarian concerns. This basically means that we

are getting involved to ensure that Gaddafi is removed and replaced with an acceptable regime.

Implicitly, we are trying to keep out “undesirable” factions of the Libyan opposition by indebting the new government to our military intervention. We are not allowing Libyans to decide the outcome of the revolution and we are not respecting their wishes.

Although the effect of the UN resolution is still unclear, it does pose the threat of aborting the homegrown revolution altogether.

If UN Resolution 1973 is to be used effectively, it must be used sparingly and in line with the rebellion’s demands.

Coupled with mass mobilization of the Libyan people, limited use of international force can topple Gaddafi’s regime without resorting to damaging, all-out foreign intervention.

Dana El Kurd is a political science and economics junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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UH to host college All-Star competitions Rims will rattle and the nets will rip on March 31 as Hofheinz Pavilion hosts the 23rd Annual College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championship.

The final list of participants will be announced this week, with the final roster spots being decided by fan voting and announced on March 29.

The field for both the Men’s and Women’s Three Point Championship will feature 12 competitors on each side. The men’s and women’s champions will then compete in the Mercedes-Benz Battle of the Champions.

Tickets are available for $15 for adults and $10 for youth, with a $3 discount for UH season-ticket holders.

— Cougar Sports Services

SWIMMING & DIVING

Two Cougars conclude season at NCAAs After the heart-breaking news of head swimming coach Mark Taylor’s death, divers Lacey Truelove and Julia Lonnegren completed the season this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Austin.

Truelove placed 18th in the platform dive with a score of 246.40 points. In the 3-meter dive she placed 15th in the preliminary round with a score of 313.90, advancing her to the consolation finals. She put forth her best performance to date with a score of 381.45 points Lonnegren placed 24th in the platform event with 254.70 points. In the 1-meter dive she came in 28th place, scoring 254.70 points.

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UH player tries to take game to international level A hiatus from competitive volleyball during the offseason is not a priority for one Cougar.

Junior middle blocker Lucy Charuk spent the weekend attempting to gain a spot on the roster of the Canadian National “B” Team.

Though Charuk tried out for the “B” team, a good impression could vault her onto the “A” team. Charuk was among 52 other players at the tryouts vying for a spot.

The final cut will be made on April 8. If she makes the team she will travel to Manitoba for a four-day selection camp from May 8-12.

The team will be training for the 2011 International Sports Federation Games on Aug. 12-23, which are being played in Shenzhen, China.

Charuk is a native of Tswwassen, British Columbia. She was instrumental to the Cougars’ turnaround season in 2010, leading the team with 361 kills, and making the All-Conference USA First Team.

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Cougars set to resume Silver Glove Series Rival Rice expected to give the Cougars heavy opposition Gilbert Requena

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars will take on archrival Rice on Wednesday, the first game of a ninegame road swing.

The game will be the first game of the Silver Glove Series this season and the 158th meeting between the two clubs.

“Coach Graham is always going to have a great club,” head coach Todd Whitting said.

“I have a great deal of respect for that program. I’m anxious to play against them.”

Recent success belongs to Owls The last time the teams faced each other was in last season’s conference tournament, where Rice clobbered the Cougars by a margin more reminiscent of a football score, 24-3.

The Cougars (11-10) were swept by the Owls (13-9) in last season’s series and have managed only one win in the Silver Glove Series in the previous two years.

The last win over Rice was in May 2009, and the most recent UH win of the Silver Glove Series was in 2000, when the Cougars won four out of six contests.

Rice leads the all-time series by a

margin of 91-66.

No. 24 Rice is riding a three-game winning streak after sweeping Louisiana Tech over the weekend.

Professional prospect and potential Player of the Year candidate Anthony Rendon leads the Owls with a .338 batting average and a team-high of 24 walks.

Rendon is considered by numerous scouts to be the top draft pick in the upcoming MLB draft.

Chase Jensen and Caleb Ramsey will try to swing the Cougars to a victory against the Owls. Jensen and Ramsey are leading the Cougars and C-USA in hits (37, 33) and RBIs (24, 26) respectively.

Prior to the Cougars’ loss to Kent State on Sunday, they had reeled off four consecutive wins. However, UH has struggled to consistently put together a complete game.

When the UH bats are on, the pitching

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After bowing out in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, the Cougars likely haven’t immediately shifted focus to next season.

Being eliminated in the first round was not what the CouJohn gars had in mind Brannen after achieving a perfect 16-0 record in Conference USA and 20-plus wins in the regular season.

UH made a habit of turning games into track meets under first-year head coach Todd Buchanan’s up-tempo philosophy.

The Cougars won 17 consecutive games in a mixed bag of blowouts, and nail-biters.

But in Sunday’s game there were far too many mistakes, and West Virginia was the superior team. Similar to other UH sports, our players looked undersized compared to the other team’s.

The Cougars didn’t pack it in by any means, but every comeback attempted was met with a quick response. The Mountaineers were able to trade baskets with UH, until taking full control in the closing minutes.

The second round of the C-USA tournament was when the Cougars fell back down to earth, as Tulane was able to get the best of the Cougars, winning 70-60.

This was the same Green Wave squad that UH needed overtime to win 90-84 just six days before.

Tulane was too familiar and caught the Cougars at the wrong time.

Some thought the loss would take some pressure off of the Cougars going into the NCAAs, but it will now be remembered as the beginning of the end of the Cougars’ season.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Youthful coach’s enthusiasm propels career Joshua Siegel

THE DAILY COUGAR Eleven years into his coaching career, Ulric Maligi is a seasoned veteran who has helped develop future NBA players, but at 26 years old, he is only a few years older than some of the players on the UH roster.

Maligi’s spot on head coach James Dickey’s bench can be traced back to when Maligi was an 18-year-old AAU coach and Dickey was an assistant at Oklahoma State.

“I’ve known him for a long time and

observed him when he was still going to school at Howard,” Dickey said.

“He was a natural at it, very competitive, great relationship with the players. They really responded to him and ! " Ulric Maligi he had a really good eye for talent and an unbelievable work ethic.”

Dickey and Maligi’s relationship grew as Dickey recruited Byron Eaton, who played for Maligi’s AAU team, the Dallas Mustangs.

Eaton would play for Dickey at Oklahoma State and Maligi would go onto take assistant coaching jobs at Texas-Arlington and Stephen F. Austin after he graduated.

“We would always see each other on the road and always stayed in contact,” Maligi said. “When he got the head job here he called me and there was no hesitation; I wanted to be with him and at the University of Houston. It was a no-brainer.”

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together winning streaks like the Cougars did.

A regular season championship and a national ranking were both attained. While just earning a berth in the NCAA tournament was not the ultimate goal, supporters should understand that the program has an opportunity to bolster its status.

That mark means little now as the Cougars finished 26-6, earning Buchanan the C-USA Coach of the Year.

Buchanan is a motivator who is adamant that his style of basketball is the right way. His voice would echo throughout Hofheinz Pavilion during games, shouting encouraging messages or compliments to his players.

The people of Cougar Nation are more than tired of hearing the same phrase of “there’s always next year,” but given this pace things are bound to improve.

After Sunday’s loss, UH is now 1-5 in its NCAA Tournament appearances. But the strong showing this season must be the building block to something greater.

by attending Oklahoma State practices.

“I had my eye on him as someone that I respected. He was really wise and mature beyond his years,” Dickey said.

“I knew right off the bat that he was a student of the game. He used to come our practices when I was at Oklahoma State - and ask questions.”

Recruiting is a group effort for the coaching staff. Maligi’s ability to connect with people and his ties to Dallas AAU programs makes him a major asset.

“Relationships are a big part of recruiting,” Maligi said. “The comfort level that coaches have with you. I’m usually recruiting from high school programs or AAU programs with the coaches I’ve known since I’ve played against them or since I was 18, 19-years old in college. “ Maligi’s people skills have already paid dividends as the Cougars look to move forward next season with a solid recruiting class coming in after a disappointing first season.

“We’re laying the groundwork to be successful in the future,” Maligi said. “The biggest thing is putting in a foundation.

“It’s kind of frustrating at times, but at the end of the day, the future is bright and next year we will be able to build on the foundation laid this year.”

Maligi has his eye on being a head coach, but is in no rush. He is still soaking up information from a coaching staff ripe with experience.

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staff seems to struggle. And if the pitchers are dealing, then the offense slumps or the defense has miscues.

Regardless of the Cougars’ frustrations, there is no question about the effort they have been putting in.

“They’re trying hard,” Whitting said. “They’re giving me everything they got. We just have to get better.”

Squad gets rare day off While the student body had time off last week for spring break, the Cougars were far removed from anything relaxing.

The Cougars usually play games on Tuesdays, and will have an extra day to prepare for Rice.

The bullpen logged significant playing time during the eight contests played over spring break.

The extra time off gives the staff a chance to rest their often-used arms.

“I think physically playing 10 games in two weeks, they can use that extra day,” Whitting said. “It’ll be interesting to see how they come out and respond.”

The game will begin at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Reckling Park. It will be televised on Comcast Sports Southwest (Ch. 129), the first time a UH game has been televised this season.

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Departing seniors will be missed But make no mistake — the Cougars are losing four cornerstone players from the program.

Two-time C-USA Player of the Year Courtney Taylor will finish as the fourth-most prolific scorer at UH with 1,684 career points. Her 1,012 rebounds are the best in school history, and she also holds the top mark in career double-doubles with 60.

Guard Brittney Scott will leave UH with the most made 3-pointers.

Lesslee Mason transferred to UH as a junior, but she was an important contributor who could take over games. And Brittany Mason’s versatility will be difficult to replace.

The successful year will shine a brighter spotlight onto local players, and Buchanan’s style of play will be attractive to prospects.

As a starting point, speedy point guard Porsche Landry will be back for her senior campaign.

Help should soon be on the way, especially in the post.

Taylor and Tyler Gilbert, a pair of 6’2 twins from Hightower High School, verbally committed to UH in February. The sisters will give the Cougars some much-needed

In his first season at UH, head coach Todd Buchanan was not shy about letting his voice be heard on the court. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar height.

Right man for the job The change in the program starts at the top. The athletics department made the correct coaching choice by hiring Buchanan in April of 2010.

Fans may have been puzzled with the hire when they saw that in his last season at Houston Baptist his team had a record of 3-25.

But what that number does not tell you was HBU’s conflict from changing from the NAIA to the NCAA. “When we considered Todd, that was the one thing we really had to get our arms around.” UH athletic Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades said to the Houston Chronicle shortly after Buchanan’s hire.

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Hagar sees green ... men Van Halen’s former front man, Sammy Hagar, claims to have been abducted by aliens decades ago, TMZ reported Monday.

“They uploaded something from my brain,” Hagar told MTV. “They were tapped into my brain and the knowledge was transferred back and forth.”

In his new book, “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock,” Hagar only describes the event as a dream, but he has since come out to say that it “friggin’ happened.”

He also claims to have seen a UFO at age four, but neglected to put that in his book.

CELEBRITIES

Sheen might get his job back — he really is #winning Though he’s been fired from “Two-and-a-half Men,” there have been rumors that CBS wants Charlie Sheen back, RadarOnline reported Monday.

According to the reports, top executives at Warner Bros. have been in discussions with CBS President and CEO Les Moonves, who wants Sheen back on televison.

Question is, can anyone blame them? With the media storm that has been surrounding Charlie Sheen for the last few weeks, he’s a guaranteed cash cow for the television network.

The temporary restraining order that ex-wife Brooke Mueller had against him expires today, and she’s not planning on filing a permanent restraining order because Mueller has “settled her differences with Charlie,” TMZ reported Monday.

ALBUM REVIEW

The Strokes’ new album is a hit Fans expecting ‘Is This It’-Part Two will be sorely disappointed with The Strokes’ fourth album ‘Angles’. This is more like The Strokes tribute to the Cars, than it is the Strokes trying to recapture their sound from ten years ago.

Overall, the record does not sound like a cohesive, polished effort because of the genre jumping that ensues after the first two tracks, but each has its own charm that will get stuck in your head at some point upon subsequent listens.

The album kicks off with a bang as the 80’s reggae bounce of ‘Machu Picchu’ turns into a total dance party, and is followed by ‘Under Cover of Darkness’, which sounds like it could have come off of their debut record.

Guitarists Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi do an excellent job of making their guitars sound like synthesizers, a la “12:51”, especially on “Taken For A Fool” and “Two Kinds of Happiness”.

“Gratisfaction” is straight up Thin Lizzy from Julian Casablancas’ vocal delivery to the guitar sound.

Casablancas is the star of the record. On the first two Strokes records, he used his voice more as a stylistic tool to establish musical texture. He breaks out on “Angles” though, showcasing his full vocal range and exploring different octaves.

“Angles” closes on a strong note with “Life is Simple in the Moonlight,” which features a Steely Dan guitar solo that brings the song to climax as Casablancas finishes the record with the lines, “Don’t try to stop us/Get out of the way.”

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Get back in the swing of things Mary Baak

After a week of being free do to pretty much whatever you want, getting back to the daily grind will always be tough.

You might find yourself too relaxed to get back into the academic mindset — especially since the weather is warmer and everything is in bloom, which makes it even more tempting to skip class and occupy your time with everything else besides school. Since there are only a few weeks left, here are a few pointers on how to finish the semester with a bang.

used to the time off from school to catch up on sleep, but if you went somewhere over the break, there’s a good chance you haven’t slept in your own bed for a couple of nights.

Set out to get a solid seven or eight hours — only you know how much sleep you need to perform your best — and avoid hitting the snooze button in the morning. Once your feet hit the ground, try your best to be productive — if you’ve got extra time, read a chapter to get ahead in class, work out or do whatever you need to do to get your blood flowing. This will keep you on your toes for the rest of the day.

Catch plentiful shut-eye The most important factor involved in getting back in the groove after spring break is getting your sleep schedule back on track. Some might have gotten

Dust off your planner Now more than ever, it’s important to write down upcoming events and tests on your calendar or in your planner.

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quizzes scheduled for after spring break got pushed to the back of your mind as excitement for the break itself stole a majority of your thoughts. However, nothing is going to help regain focus better than writing down everything you need to remember in the coming weeks.

It’s also a good idea to organize your binder, desk, bookshelf and anything else that’s a part of your academic life.

Even going so far as to clean out your closet and rearrange your room can break the monotony to help you clear your mind.

As far as getting focused goes, you can’t go wrong with the number one organization tool of all time — the to-do list.

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Sugarland noodle house makes the grade Jorge Porras

THE DAILY COUGAR Tucked away in a strip center in Sugarland, Pho Mia noodle house, with its simple menu and spacious dining room, is serving up the best Pho for miles.

There is only a handful of soups I would be satisfied eating as a standalone meal, a good French onion, Mexican Pozole and Pho. Pho is a spicy Vietnamese rice noodle soup that is simply the most basic of dishes, yet it holds a wealth of history and culture in its recipe.

When deciphering what constitutes a good noodle house, you have to look at the little things, mainly because the soup you get at one noodle house

will taste fairly the same at a hundred others.

First things first when walking into a noodle house, I always check to see if they make limeade. It may sound a bit strange, but it just makes the flavor of the soup that much more enjoyable and having that contrast of sweet and spicy is always great.

At Pho Mia they always make their limeade to order, and it is never too sweet. There have been other places I have visited where the sugar just sits at the bottom without being mixed and you are left with a straw full of sugar crystals and water. You would think that if millions of children can sell this stuff every summer on street corners, it should be a no brainer for a full-grown adult.

Some may disagree, but the broth is what truly makes and breaks the soup.

Though most places stick to pretty much the same recipe, there are those few places out there that like to over do it with the spices, which leaves you with indigestion in about 20 minutes. The broth is typically flavored with toasted coriander, anise, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.

At Pho Mia, the broth is light, yet full of flavor. The seasonings have been integrated into a single taste that is well balanced, and though you may try to point out the distinct flavors, you will probably be to busy enjoying it to care.

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Newton Liu: I had to make up my mind

Mary Baak: My friends just couldn’t win

By far the worst spring break I have ever endured occurred during March of 2002. It was going to be the perfect spring break. I was going to take a road trip with my closest family members and my best friends to the California coast. We had a boat at the time, and we were prepared to tow it with behind my father’s eight-seat SUV. I was anticipating an entire week of wakeboarding and surfing off the coast of San Diego, and the weather forecast indicated 70 degree and sunny days all week.

Things were going well and we were ahead of schedule in the days leading up to the trip. However, there was an issue, a personal issue that I’ve battle for all my life. I have never been one to be assertive about my decisions, and making tough decisions have plagued me my entire childhood. On the day we were prepared to leave for California, I woke up at 7 a.m. that Friday morning and faced one of the most difficult dilemmas ever. I knew it was Friday because Thursday was the day before and Saturday came after. As I walked to the driveway and opened the SUV door, I asked myself, “Which seat can I take?”

TALK BACK

I’ve never had a particularly bad spring break per se, but I witnessed my friend’s most disastrous spring break just last week.

I ran into a friend from another school at CVS in South Padre the first night I arrived.

He and his friend were burnt to a crisp and looked exhausted. When I asked how their week had been, they explained that one of their friends had to go home because he got mono, leaving them with no money and no place to stay on the island.

Since they’d been sleeping in my friend’s Jeep Grand Cherokee all week, I decided to offer them a place to stay in the house I rented and they pretty much spent the remainder of the week with us in Padre.

We left South Padre and went to Austin for SXSW and they tagged along since they’re from San Marcos.

After the show, we got to our friend’s apartment. As we were discussing how great the latter part of the week was, my friend came to the realization that his MacBook (which had been under blankets in the back of his jeep) was nowhere to be found. As it turns out, someone had broken into his car and stolen that and a few other things.

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Andrew Taylor: Going back is the hardest part

I’m a senior and throughout my college career I’ve had various types of spring breaks. My freshman year I spent it trying to get over my ex, my sophomore year I spent it working and my junior year I spent it partying.

The worst spring break memories during college are the ones where you’re suffocating from school work that must be done prior to returning back. Luckily that wasn’t completely how it went for me this time around.

Since I’ll be going to law school in August — effectively and willingly killing myself in work — I decided to take my senior spring break easy. I planned to sleep in, shop and start sorting through memories for when I move out this summer.

Unfortunately, about a week beforehand I was informed I needed gum grafts. So instead of lounging, I took my seven prescriptions and had my little sister drive me to surgery.

My stomach must not have liked the combination because as I arrived, I puked on the tile and carpet waiting room, my shoes, pants and jacket. Embarrassed and smelly, I went into surgery where I was poked with needles and listened for two hours as my doctor and nurses gossiped.

Why couldn’t they just shut up and let me sleep?

Spring break is really the most crucial time to regain energy and momentum. Students need the week long break in order to let loose before returning to stressful scholastic schedules that steal our sleep and sanity.

This can become hard if not impossible to do with paper assignments and midterms waiting for you once spring break ends. In order to regain my sanity and to enjoy some much needed relaxation, finding a balance between studying and having fun was a must. In between waking up on my own, without an alarm clock, sleeping in was one of the best parts of spring break.

The absolute best part was a trip to New York City.

It isn’t always possible to get away during spring break — especially on a student budget — but if you can, you should. A change of scenery and quality time with great friends will cure just about anything. The trip combined with sleeping in on numerous occasions made coming back to school the worst part.

So on top of being homeless for the greater part of the week, his most valuable possession was stolen.

What a terrible way to end spring break.

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Beginning in August, the Educational Testing Service will no longer be administering the current format of the Graduate Record Examination and only the Revised GRE will be available. “We’ve been working on revising the GRE General Test for about eight years. We’ve undertaken a massive public communication process to universities, test takers, score users and others that began more than a year ago� said Tom Ewing of ETS, via email.

The GRE is a standarized test that is an admissions requirement into graduate school. It is offered via computer at testing centers.

One of the notable differences students will encounter between the current GRE and the Revised GRE are changes in scoring. In the current GRE, the verbal and quantitative section’s score between 200-800.

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GRE Scores are valid for five years from the test date. Therefore, even though the GRE format changes in August, students can apply using the score for the current GRE for up to five years from now. “This mix of score reporting will be most prevalent in the first year of the revised test, but can continue for the next five years until prior scores are no longer valid. It’s important for you to know that all official GRE scores are valid and should be considered with equal preference in your admissions decision,� said ETS in a statement. “However, if an applicant presents two sets of scores, use the new score as part of your consideration for admissions, since the revised test is more closely aligned with the skills needed in graduate and business school programs.�

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The section questions will also change, and each section in the current GRE will be revised.

Reading Comprehension questions will replace the antonyms and analogies in the GRE verbal section. In addition, the revised GRE will be extended to four hours from three.

One of the most discussed differences, though, is that test takers will be allowed to skip questions and return to them later, meaning that aspects of exam that test adaptability have been removed.

Test takers will now be allowed to use calculators, but not all students are pleased. “I’m going to take advantage of the GRE before the change occurs in August. I heard that the new test is going to let testers use calculators, which means the math sections are going to be even more difficult,� said production senior, Monique Andy. “Math is not my strongest subject, so I got to take the test that’s going to help me.� “The ETS and the GRE Board wanted to update the exam so that it more closely reflected the skills and abilities people will need in graduate and business school. We also wanted the test to contain more real-life scenarios and less test questions that relied upon vocabulary out of context,� said Ewing.

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Cilantro, Basil, Mint, jalapeno, bean sprouts and limes are added to the broth by the customer, and the heat from the Pho allows the ingredients to steep and permeate the soup like a tea. Pho is best enjoyed if you are in a hurry and plan to eat fast.

Pho Mia always has fresh tasting bean sprouts and herbs, and this will make the soup taste that much better in the end and add texture as well. This is important when you have a dish that relies so heavily on fresh herbs and

tasks, buying yourself a new pair of shoes or that video game you’ve been wanting — should help get the ball rolling when it comes to completing tasks. However, be reasonable and reward yourself with things that are proportional to the tasks you’re completing.

Otherwise, you’ll eventually reward yourself without doing the work required.

Don’t let yourself drop the ball at this point in the semester — there are only six weeks left. Losing steam is natural, but remember that summer will be here soon enough. If you find yourself wanting to skip class on a beautiful day, at least be as productive as possible. Now’s the time to kick it into high gear, Coogs. arts@thedailycougar.com

produce, and it’s for this reason that freshness is a priority at Pho Mia. I am not sure why I prefer it (maybe it is my Mexican pallet and willingness to eat any part of the cow), but I always ask for Pho with soft tendon. In this dish, cow tendon is pressure cooked to the point where it feels like a juicy hunk of cartilage. I recommend you try it at least once.

Now that all the preparations for the soup have been made, grab fresh herbs and produce, some soft tendon, a nice glass of ice-cold limeade and some extra srirachi sauce, you are ready to enjoy. arts@thedailycougar.com

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