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Teleconference helps students learn about immigration law The American Bar Association of Litigation’s Immigration Litigation Committee is holding a teleconference Thursday.

The Section of Litigation is a part of the ABA that specializes in helping lawyers become better advocates for clients. The section has legal publications, provides programming and is a source of news.

The series will provide future lawyers and students information about various aspects of immigration law and litigation.

The topic of this teleconference is “The Varying Definitions of Conviction,” where attorneys will lecture. The discussion topics will range from the intersection of criminal and immigration law, how the definition of “conviction” can differ for criminal versus immigration purposes and why it is important for criminal and immigration attorneys to work together in advocating their non-citizen clients.

The teleconference is free and open to the public. For inquiries and to RSVP, email klaskoonline@klaskolaw.com.

— Ayesha Mohiuddin/The Daily Cougar

COMMUNITY

Free t-shirt trade at Frontier Fiesta Thursday through Saturday Frontier Fiesta will be working with the Trade in Other School’s Shirts Program to host “T-shirt trade-up” event Thursday through Sunday in the Robertson Stadium Parking Lot.

Annual fest prep begins Proceeds go towards scholarships; carnival and contests begin Thursday David Gonzalez and Jesus Acevedo

THE DAILY COUGAR Construction began this week in preparation for this weekend’s traditional annual Frontier Fiesta.

The three-day event was founded in 1939, with various discontinuances. It has been ongoing since 1991 and has remained an honored tradition to Cougars.

This year’s festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Saturday, with most of the revenue going to scholarships for UH students.

With budget cuts set to reduce the number of grants and scholarships students receive next year, this version of Frontier Fiesta could play a part in relieving the funding shortfall.

“This past year specifically, we gave $11,000 to undergrad UH students, graduate UH students and incoming freshmen,” said Amanda Sigurdson, director of development for Frontier Fiesta. “There are academic and community service scholarships that we award.”

Sigurdson said the budget cuts have not

Frontier Fiesta set up began this week. The traditional festival will include carnival rides, games, contests and concerts. Proceeds support scholarships. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar affected the festival as much due to Frontier Fiesta getting the majority of their funding via fundraisers.

“Frontier Fiesta gets better and better every year,” Sigurdson said. “We upped the

scholarship amount of how much we give out, we’ve upped the participation of the diverse University organizations on campus and we’ve FIESTA continues on page 3

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Participants in the event can trade in old T-shirts representing other universities for a brand new “I Am the Pride”T-shirt from 5-7 p.m. on March 24 and 25, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 26.

Research fair helps grads apply

For more information about TOSS or the event, contact Gus Forward at email gjforwar@central.uh.edu.

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“It’s fun,” said Andrew Thar, marketing senior and last year’s winner. “It’s good to be creative.”

The tables were filled with empty Coke boxes, aluminum cans, old issues of The Daily Cougar and various other products that would typically be found in a recycling bin.

Students will have a chance to learn about research opportunities and information about applying to graduate and professional schools from faculty and area professionals.

A Research and Career Information Day is scheduled from 2-6 p.m.

Thursday at the University Center Houston Room.

“This is a way for students from all fields and disciplines, undergraduate and graduate students, to find out what research can really do for them,” said Karen Weber, director of the office of undergraduate research at The Honors College. “Whether it’s graduate school or it’s a research

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EVENTS Piano Works The Moores School of Music is presenting pianist Michael Bukhman and works by Ben-Haim, Schumann, Shostakovich, J.S. Bach and Beethoven. The event is free and will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Dudley Recital Hall.

Cirque De Soleil: Ovo Venture to Sam Houston Race Park to watch Cirque de Soleil’s Ovo. Show begins at 8 p.m., and ticket prices range from $45 to $250.

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Artwork from trash, recyclables Recyclemania continues, art winners given gift cards Taylor McGilvray

THE DAILY COUGAR Students were challenged to make art out of recyclable materials Tuesday at the RecycleMania art of recycling contest.

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The following is a partial report of campus crime between March 15 and March 20. All information is selected from the files of the UH Police Department. The information in italics 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.

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March 20, Moody Towers — Two UH students were involved in a fight in the Moody Towers Fresh Food Cafeteria. Both students were issued Harris county citations for Disorderly Conduct (fighting in public) as well as Student Life Referrals and were released.

The incident occurred between 9:46 p.m. and 9:48 p.m. on 3/20/11.

Criminal Mischief: 2:54 p.m. March 20, Cambridge Oaks Apartments — Two residents of Cambridge Oaks reported that unknown individual(s) scratched (“keyed”) the paint on their parked and unattended vehicles. The incident occurred between 7 p.m.

3/14/11 and 6 a.m. on 3/15/11.

Public Intoxication: 3:07 a.m. March 20, Lot 15D — A visitor was detained for possible Public Intoxication when he was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and asleep behind the wheel of his parked vehicle in UH lot 15 D. No criminal charges were filed in the case and the visitor was released to a responsible party.

Criminal Trespass: 5:27 p.m. March 19, Moody Towers — One juvenile and one adult were observed stealing a bicycle from a bike rack located on the east side of the Moody Towers Building. At this time there is no complainant on this case. The adult was released without charges and was issued a Criminal Trespass Warning campus wide. The juvenile was arrested for Criminal Trespass and was released to the custody of a legal guardian.

Criminal mischief: 3:41 p.m. March 19, Lot 4A — A UH student reported that someone “keyed” his while it was parked in UH lot 4A. Public Intoxication: 3:17 a.m.

March 19, Bayou Oaks Apartments

— A visitor was detained for possible Public Intoxication when she was determined to be under the influence of alcohol in the Bayou Oaks parking lots, after UH DPS was called to the scene. No charges were filed in this case and the visitor was released to a responsible party.

Fail to Stop and Render Aid: 6:48 p.m. March 18, Scott and Elgin — A staff member was involved in a traffic crash at the intersection of Scott and Elgin streets, while operating his personal vehicle. The driver of the striking vehicle failed to stop and render aid as required by Texas law.

There were no injuries.

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: 4:57 p.m. March 17, Parking Garage 1 — A student reported that an individual had possibly forcibly entered into a vehicle parked on the third floor of the Welcome Center Parking Garage.

Upon investigation it was determined there was forced entry into the vehicle and a laptop was stolen.

Theft: 5:40 p.m. March 16, 9:53 a.m. Tuesday, M.D. Anderson Library — Three juveniles were arrested in connection with the theft of a bicycle from a bike rack near the M.D. Anderson Library. The juveniles were released to guardians pending criminal charges and were also issued Criminal Trespass warnings for the entire campus.

Theft: 2:57 p.m. March 15, UH Campus — A student reported the theft of her unattended and unsecured laptop computer from an undetermined location between 4 p.m. Monday and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Feminism and hip-hop Sabreena da Witch, a Palestinian hip-hop artist, came to confront the stereotypes that misrepresent Arab women in the media.

On Monday night the Department of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender orchestrated the event to bring to light the misrepresentation of women in the culture of Palestinians.

The existence of feminism holds weight and Sabreena da Witch proclaimed this message boldly, “There is no revolution without women!”

Arabs celebrate Mother’s Day on the first day of spring because “women are the beginning of the universe and are infinite,” she said.

As a hip-hop artist, Sabreena da Witch aims to reach and to break the taboos that society has placed on women, in general. Focusing on the portrayal of women in film, Sabreena da Witch mentions how women are forced into a subordinate position that makes them afraid to simply be.

Sabreena da Witch will be performing at the Viva Palestine Outdoor Concert at 4 p.m., March 22 at UH’s Lynn Eusan Part (behind the Hilton Hotel, in front of the Cougar Village dorms. Mohammad Al-Farrah and many more musicians will be in attendance.

There will be free food, nice weather and a variety of music. For more information, please contact the LGBT department.

— Jasmine Umenyi/The Daily Cougar

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upped alumni participation.”

Students can look forward to carnival booths, carnival rides, concerts, shows, and cook-offs sponsored by organizations and departments.

The festivities begin at 4 p.m.

Thursday with an opening parade and continue until the Saturday

night awards end at 1 a.m.

Beth Kungel Borck, who was Frontier Fiesta’s chairman in 2002, said the event has grown since her time as chairman — specifically, the number of attendants to the event.

She points to Frontier Fiesta’s website as a key factor.

“Back in 2002 websites were a little bit different,” Borck said.

“There just so much more plugged in right now, so they’re able to reach

a wider audience and are able to get the message out about the event significantly better than we did back then.”

As chairman in 2002, Beth Borck took on the challenge of reaching out to groups on campus who had not participated in the past.

“My goal when I was chair was to increase the diversity of the people attending and participating in Frontier Fiesta and I am very pleasantly

surprised to see it continue,” said Borck. “It is wonderful to see across the board participation by all kinds of groups now because that’s really what the event was made for. It’s made for the entire University of Houston community.”

Beth Borck, who now works as the Director of Development at The Honors college, recalled Robert Earl Keen being the headline performance in 2002. This year, Wale is scheduled to

Headline Friday Night.

A complete line-up and schedule can be found online at www.uh.edu/ fiesta.

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Frontier Fiesta brings fun, games, history

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n 1939, UH established its most important tradition, Frontier Fiesta, which continues today.

Every spring student organizations and departments build Fiesta City from the ground up and host shows, carnival rides, games, concerts, cook-offs and auctions. This year Frontier Fiesta is in the Robertson Stadium parking lot; festivities begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday with a parade and ends at 1 a.m. Saturday night.

The proceeds from the festival help provide scholarships to graduate, undergraduate and high school students. In the past 15 years Frontier Fiesta has raised more than $70,000 in scholarships.

However, the most important function of Frontier is the tradition and camaraderie the festival instills.

It is a time in which students work together and build something great. UH’s diversity allows for many different types of experiences, and Frontier Fiesta is a shining example of this.

Students plan and prepare for months ahead of time to make it successful and memorable. It caught so much attention that LIFE magazine called it “the Greatest College Show on Earth” in 1958.

Students in the past have gotten so caught up in the festivities that administrators had to limit who could participate by GPA and then finally had to cancel it for 32 years in 1959. The only other time it had been cancelled was for WWII. In was reinstated in 1991 and since then has flourished, but still not lived up to what it once was. It seems that the University as a whole has forgotten its greatness.

Throughout the years many aspects have changed. It used to be held in the same space where the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is now. It also used to be the Fat Stock Show — now the Houston Lifestock Show & Rodeo. However, the fundamentals haven’t changed. It’s an opportunity for students to come together.

As one of our only traditions more students should know about it and attend. It is open to the public and can be an opportunity to get more involved on campus. It is easy to be a commuter student, but it’s rewarding to care about what UH does.

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Illinois abolishes capital punishment

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n Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, bringing the number of states that don’t allow capital punishment to a total of 16; with any luck, other states will soon follow.

It should be common knowledge that no justice system is devoid of flaws, and it is in our best interest to seek out the defects and systematically correct them in the most practiMarcus cal way possible.

Smith An increasing amount of Americans are against capital punishment, and for good reasons.

Let’s ignore the ideas of cruel and unusual punishment, government-sponsored murder and the sense of justice, which some believe can only come from the execution of the criminal, in order to focus on reasoning and facts.

The death penalty in Texas costs tax payers an average of $2.3 million per

person, three times the cost of imprisoning a criminal in a high security cell for 40 years, according to FNSA.org. State governments have been seeking ways to balance budgets during the financial crisis. As the other 16 states have seen, this is a good place to start.

Advocates say the death penalty deters crime. There is no evidence for this. States that enact the death penalty the most, often southern states, still have the highest regional crime rates in the country according to research published by deathpenalty.org.

If the object is to lower crime rates, the best method would be to abolish capital punishment and give the savings to law enforcement, which have faced layoffs in a number of states this past year, and provide compensation to the victims’ families as the precedent has been in the past.

Life without parole is the best method of incarceration. Citizens want criminals off the streets – life without parole fulfills

that request, and more economically.

Also, juries and judges are statistically less likely to convict when the death penalty is sought.

There is a question of who will speak for the victims if the death penalty is abolished. It needs to be understood by everyone that victims speak for themselves and don’t lack the ability to do so.

Not every victim is a death penalty advocate, and it’s borderline offensive to say every victim needs the death penalty in order to get closure and fulfill their sense of justice.

Wrongful executions are a serious problem, the error rate is simply too high; even the wrongful execution of one person is enough to warrant steps to ensure it never happens again.

Somewhere a man or woman is incarcerated and sentenced to death for a crime they didn’t commit. The death SMITH continues on page 6

Republicans look weak in 2012 elections

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resident Barack Obama has consistently been under fire since his first day in office because of the bitter Republicans who outwardly opposed the president on all political issues.

However, the president may have the last laugh come November 2012 when Americans go back to the polls to potentially re-elect the Neimon current leader of the free James world.

Moreover, the economy is showing positive indications of growth and Obama’s shift to the center after the 2010 midterm elections are key pillars to a winning foundation.

In a daily presidential tracking poll published on Rasmussenreports. com, Obama had below 50 percent in favorability, but 26 percent of the

nation’s voters strongly approve of how the president is performing, though it’s hard for many to strongly approve of what anyone does these days.

Another Rasmussen report also shows that 31 percent of voters give the president good or excellent marks for handling the economy; less than half indicate that he’s doing a poor job.

But despite these early polls, Obama is still the best man for the job and that fact wins overwhelming support everywhere, or at least in places like key swing-states that matter politically.

In all four early primary states (Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina) Obama would beat the Republican nominee if elections were held today, according to polls done by politico.com.

A CNN poll taken just days after the resounding Republican victory in the 2010 midterm elections suggest, and

this one’s a game-changer, that both Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney could dethrone the president.

Both Huckabee and Romney continually trend first and second in most national polls of potential 2012 Republican contenders; Palin has trailed third for the most part.

But have we forgotten what happened in 2008? Have we forgotten the most important asset the Obama campaign has: the Obama starpower?

Obama’s popularity among many famous celebrities is the single most important asset of the Obama campaign.

Republicans have this in Sarah Palin, but due to recent trends, her popularity has become less of an asset and more of a liability.

Yet, the Obama starpower is like a JAMES continues on page 6

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cooling star, waiting patiently for its final explosion in 2012.

Another important asset the Obama campaign has, which nearly guarantees his hold on the White House, is the media.

The media will play a significant part in who will win in November 2012.

Furthermore, Obama’s got a campaign funding machine and a grassroots network that never went away, leave him posed to take on whatever challenge is brought his way.

Admittedly, Obama has lost many white male voters and several independents tackling the big issues, but the Republican nominee hasn’t exactly won them over either. The GOP nominee and Obama will battle for these votes early in the primaries.

Lastly, with Republicans demonizing Hispanics with an aggressive anti-immigration

agenda and as students fight funding deficiencies in financial aid, Obama will be able to keep his base of minorities and students.

Should white female voters also re-join that base, Obama would be in a good position to win by more than his last victory.

African-Americans remain

nominee simply will not have access to.

The president has taken a lot of critical hits in the last few years, all of which have served to diminish his starpower.

However, Obama’s political finesse and perpetual openmindedness to those critiques and allegations have made him

identified as the opposition party of old, white conservatives.

Furthermore, the GOP has been consistent in its approach to target white voters only, while making lackluster efforts in any other demographic area, which has contributed to its limited abilities.

However, it has nearly perfected many of Obama appears more presidential than any of his possible its most effective contenders for his willingness to stay above the fray while sticking strategies as seen in the 2010 midto leading and inspiring the nation by seeking solutions through term elections.

Yet, to those compromises.” who would cite the midterms in solidly behind Obama, especially admirable.

2010 as indications of Obama’s after personal attacks on the Obama appears more presitroubled waters, remember president’s character by Tea Party dential than any of his possible the electoral map of 2008, the aggressors in the 2010 campaign contenders because of his willing- speeches and the man. season, which many considered ness to stay above the fray while Obama is simply more identifito border on racism. sticking to leading and inspiring able and relatable than any of The Obama starpower will the nation by seeking solutions the current potential Republican likely be enhanced as the nation’s through compromises. contenders. brightest stars and celebrities The Republican party has been The power of money can’t be endorse and campaign in their consistent in obstructing progress forgotten, either. own right on behalf of the using their strategy of saying no.

Obama can raise money from president, a force the Republican As a result, they continue to be a vast network, and has a political

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team that is unrivaled.

Demographic shifts are in the president’s favor, and if the economic conditions keep improving, the economy will become less of an effective platform for any opposition candidate.

Healthcare may be an issue, but the president strategically tucked it away in 2014, the year the mandate will potentially go into effect.

Obama will tout a resurging economy, a de-escalation in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and unveil an agenda for the future that will remind Americans why they elected him in the first place: a hope for change.

How will the Republicans and their conservative philosophy contend with this? They may not be able to. Thus, they may have to be satisfied with applying their philosophies in the House, while setting up for possibilities in 2016.

Neimon James is a political science junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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penalty limits the amount of time someone can appeal and have their innocence proclaimed.

Once an innocent person is executed, there’s no going back.

Gov. Quinn answered the death penalty debate best when he said, “Since our experience has shown that there is no way to design a perfect death penalty system, free from the numerous flaws that can lead to wrongful convictions or discriminatory treatment, I have concluded that the proper course of action is to abolish it.”

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Jumper awarded by conference Senior Chris Carter’s performance at the Conference USA and NCAA championships earned him his first Conference USA Male Field Athlete of the Year yesterday.

He dominated the C-USA championships, claiming the top spot the long jump and triple jump. He won the long jump with a leap of more than 20 feet. He jumped more than 50 feet to claim the title in the triple jump.

That performance qualified Carter for the NCAA Championships where he placed fourth. He landed a jump of 54 feet and nineand-a-half inches. The fourth-place finish earned him All-American status.

“I’m excited for Chris for his excellent performance this year,” head coach Leroy Burrell said in a release. “He’s a leader on this team and did well all year long, and really showed up strong in the biggest meets of the year. This was a well-deserved award for Chris.”

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The greatest sports spectacle of all — the NCAA men’s basketball Tournament — is upon us.

Even John better, the Brannen culmination of March Madness will be in our backyard at Reliant Stadium.

No other event gives fans such overwhelming coverage. The number of different games to choose from is unlike any other competition.

The World Cup comes close because it shares the same element of unpredictability, but it only comes around once every four years. Plus, a team can lose a World Cup game, but still manage to win the championship. Teams have to earn their spots, and are disappointed or even outraged if they do not make the cut. (See this year’s Virginia Tech team for proof.) There is no cheap automatic invitation for the host team in the tournament

— if that was the case UH and Rice would have qualified this year regardless of their subpar regular seasons.

The win-or-go-home circumstances of the tournament gives a slim margin for error; the loser is given no chance to respond like in a seven-game series.

Basketball purists may argue that the NBA provides a better product because there are less missed free throws, and better decision-making on the court. But the league is part of the problem.

While the NBA does not allow players to enter the draft straight out of high school anymore, the alternative was hardly any better. To gain eligibility to the draft the player must be 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft.

For American players, they must be a year removed from graduating high school.

This has led to the “oneand-done” sensation, where

FIGHTIN’ WORDS

The 16 remaining teams in the tournament will be trimmed to the last four

by Sunday. Expect to see players doing whatever it takes to insure their team gets a trip to Houston. | (Ethan Hyman/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT) players go to school for a year and quickly bolt for the draft, consequently hurting the college game.

The alternative to that is to go overseas and play for a season, but that blueprint has yet to gain popularity.

Kevin Durant attended Texas for a year before being drafted No. 2 overall in 2007.

Derrick Rose played at Memphis the length of one season and was drafted as the COMMENTARY continues on page13

Talking smack and sports

Which four schools will survive the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in this weekend’s action?

Chris Losee: Going with Jimmer and the top dogs

Jack Wehman: Experience trumps all

John Brannen: Picking up the ruins after the upsets

Judge Siegel: Regulating the Madness

As March Madness whittles down to its last four teams, I have no is no doubt that you will see the likes of Ohio State, Duke, Kansas and Brigham Young as the final four squads standing. These powerhouse programs will have no problem winning their next two games to make the cut for the Final Four.

Chris, I hope you filled out a bracket just for fun and didn’t place any money on your Final Four picks, because your predictions are sure to waste any fan’s money.

Clearly Chris and Jack were too busy during their spring breaks to soak up every minute of the tournament. I, on the other hand, was glued to the television, because frankly having a social life is overrated during March Madness.

John, you do make the best arguments for your picks and I am leaning towards giving you the facetime, but am undecided because I don’t entirely agree with your Final Four picks.

Kentucky will lose to Ohio State, and North Carolina will top Marquette. The Buckeyes should have the Tarheels’ number and win the East, but the NCAA should already be dreading UNC next year.

Jack, you’re also in the running because I am madly in love with this Carolina team. I think that they have the best frontcourt in the nation and Harrison Barnes is an assassin on offense and underrated defender. Unfortunately, your Florida pick just ruins everything. Billy Donovan hasn’t won anything in March since Joahkim Noah and Al Horford left.

Also, guess who knocked the Gators out in the first round last year? The BYU Jimmers.

First off, Ohio State is a force that won’t be beat with forward Jared Sullinger averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game. So, the question is what team will be seeing them in the Final Four from the West division? Well, the answer is last year’s NCAA champion — Duke. After they handle the Arizona Wildcats, the Blue Devils are going to have their hands full with Cinderella story San Diego State University. But that fairy tale will end for the Aztecs on Saturday.

On the other side of the bracket, I have Kansas and Brigham Young. No. 1-seeded Kansas is going to dominate the Southwest region.

However, the Southeast division isn’t as easy to predict. No. 4 seed Wisconsin will overcome the Butler Bulldogs and will face No. 3 seed Brigham Young. BYU will come away with that win, and Jimmer Fredette will likely score at will, increasing the media’s fascination with him.

That leaves Ohio State, Duke, Kansas, and the BYU in Houston.

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Starting with the East region, I can’t really argue with you over Ohio State. The size of the No. 1 seed Buckeyes should get them past the inexperienced Kentucky Wildcats, and out of the Sweet 16. No. 2 seed North Carolina should advance against Marquette. That leaves the Tarheels and Buckeyes in an Elite Eight showdown.

I’m going with UNC. Head coach Roy Williams led his team to two titles in the past six seasons, and you know he’s hungry for his third.

In the Southeast, I have Florida over BYU. Jimmer is great, but the Gators are more tested from competing in the SEC. Butler’s run will end against Wisconsin, and the Badgers will fall to Florida. Head coach Billy Donovan knows what it takes to get wins in this time of year.

Then we come to Duke and the West region. They’re deep and the defending champions, and will handle Arizona. Connecticut will take care of San Diego State, and I have them beating Duke. Despite a wishy-washy regular season, their team is built for a run of this nature.

Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond and Florida State are all good stories but let’s be real — the Southwest region belongs to the Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas, Florida, Connecticut and North Carolina will be coming to the Bayou City.

Since Pittsburgh’s loss killed the Southeast, I’m going with Butler over Wisconsin and BYU eliminating Florida.

Butler will beat BYU, mainly because the cameras like Jimmer, but they love panning in on Matt Howard, who looks like a beefed up version of the guy from “The Social Network.”

In the West, Chris totally discounted UConn, then called San Diego State a Cinderella team — I wouldn’t call a No. 2 seed and winner of its conference an underdog. In the west we can all agree it will be Duke and UConn, but I too have the Huskies. They’re playing with a nothing-to-lose mentality right now.

Kansas was my original pick in the Southwest, but seeing any of those three Cinderella teams would be worth the continued destruction of my bracket. Virginia Commonwealth has been bulldozing through teams, and if they can get past Florida State, they could give the Jayhawks fits.

That leaves it as Ohio State, Butler, UConn and Kansas (begrudgingly).

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Chris, you’re eliminated. Do you just read ESPN.com headlines? You’re so confident that Ohio State will just breeze through to the championship, but you don’t take into account that they will need to beat North Carolina or Duke. Sullinger is a below the rim player and I think Henson’s length and athleticism will bother him. And Mason Plumlee is no slouch. Also San Diego State is not a cinderella team — get it together, man.

Verdict John Brannen the “Original Grouch” gets the Facetime as he makes the best case for the win.

Facetime You haven’t whispered until you’ve done it in a careless manner. Also, UH is Final Four bound in 2012!

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First spring football scrimmage draws near Cougar Sports Services

After wrapping up their fifth spring practice yesterday, just one more remains before the Cougars will have their first game-like experience.

The backup players and newcomers will receive another opportunity to impress their coaches and teammates Saturday when UH has its first scrimmage.

Saturday’s scrimmage will be at Robertson Stadium and fans are invited to attend; however, the time has not been announced yet.

The second scrimmage will be at 10 a.m. April 2 at Carl Lewis Field. The spring season will end with the annual spring game at 2 p.m. April 9 in Robertson Stadium.

The Cougars received more help on the offensive line with the commitment of lineman Josh McNeill.

McNeill is 6-6 sophomore who weighs in at 285 pounds. He redshirted in his freshman season, and then played one season at Blinn. He attended Magnolia High School. He was also recruited to play for Purdue.

“Josh is a big body with a lot

On Saturday at Robertson Stadium the Cougars will be seeing where they stand three weeks into the spring season. | Jack Wehman/The Daily Cougar of athletic ability. He will add some much-needed depth to our offensive line,” head coach Kevin Sumlin said in a release.

“He has three years to play after redshirting at Blinn, so there’s time for him to really learn our system and grow.”

Today’s double-header postponed until April The Cougars were originally scheduled to play a pair of games against Texas State in San Marcos today, but that is no longer the case. The two-game set has been moved until April 22.

UH will play its next game in Hattiesburg, Miss., to play the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles (9-16, 0-3).

The Cougars (18-12, 2-3) first game is at 1 p.m. Saturday. sports@thedailycougar.com

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ENTERTAINMENT

Snoop Dogg & the Snoopadelics, Ghostland Observatory perform Over 10,000 people flooded Schlitterbahn in South Padre Island to see Snoop Dogg & the Snoopadelics perform with Austin-based Ghostland Observatory last week for the Red Bull SoundClash.

The event featured both artists on stages that faced each other with DJ Z-Trip in the middle, serving as MC. There were five rounds in the SoundClash. In the first round, the musicians were given a chance to warm up. Snoop Dogg & the Snoopadelics opened with “The Next Episode.” Ghostland Observatory then took their respective stage and performed hits, the most notable of which was “Sad Sad City.”

In the second round, both bands covered “Fame” by David Bowie in their own style. The third round, appropriately named The Takeover Round, had each band take over a song performed by the other artist. Snoop started off with “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” which was followed by Ghostland performing “Codename Rondo.”

Round Four — The Clash — allowed each artist to perform three of their hits in different stlyes: reggae, funk and techno. The most notable songs performed were “Gin N Juice” by Snoop Dogg in reggae and “Dancing on my Grave” in techno by Ghostland Observatory.

In the fifth and final round, each band brought special guests to perform with them on stage. Ghostland Observatory had Apache Tribe members dance with them during their final performance of “Kick Clap Speaker.” On the other stage, Snoop Dogg & the Snoopadelics invited Bootsy Collins to perform “What’s My Name” during the last round.

It’s safe to conclude that Red Bull knows how to throw the concert of the year, as more than 10,000 co-eds were left begging for more.

— Mary Baak

MOORES

Guest pianist to perform solo recital Michael Bukhman is set to give a solo recital at the Dudley Recital Hall at UH. No stranger to the stage, Bukhman, 27, has performed internationally in Turkey, Canada, Israel and the US. Tonight, he visits UH as a guest artist and doctoral candidate from the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City.

As a concerto soloist, he has also performed with the Corpus Christi Symphony, Clear Lake Symphony, Houston Youth Symphony and has given a performance of the Rachmaninoff “Piano Concerto No. 4” with the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra.

Tonight, Bukhman offers UH the opportunity to hear an impressive program that explores a wide range of musical styles — from the Baroque to the Modern. They include J.S. Bach’s “Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major,” Beethoven’s “Six Bagatelles,” Schumann’s “Humoreske,” Shostakovich’s “Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major” and a work written by a more recent Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim.

Bukhman also has close ties to Houston. He was born in Azerbaijan, then relocated to Israel before coming to Houston in 1998.

He is an alumnus of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and studied piano with the renowned Houston piano teacher John Weems as well.

The recital is free and open to everyone. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Dudley Recital Hall. — Terence Yung

Eating while you’re stressed can do more harm than good. Instead of turning to chips, candy or pizza to beat your stress, anger or boredom, seek out healthy alternatives like meditation and exercise. | Photos.com

HEALTH CHECK

Don’t let stress eat away at you Reesha Brown

THE DAILY COUGAR Stress and unhealthy eating sometimes go hand-in-hand. When we feel depressed, stressed, sad, bored, angry or downright emotional, we seek comfort in food — and let’s face it, fruits and veggies are not on the menu.

When there’s a big test in the morning, we get cheese pizza delivered the night before to save time. After a sad breakup, some delve into the sweet stash hidden in that cozy spot under the bed. Early risers may try the pick-me-up approach by downing fizzy drinks the morning after a long night of studying or work. These happy unhealthy habits are the perfect way to send your diet packing and on a one-way trip back to weight-gainville.

Don’t eat your feelings out. It’s time to stop taking your stress out on your potato chips and ice-cream and try some healthy alternatives for when you’re feeling blue or hungry.

Are you a zero or a ten?

Sometimes we tell ourselves that we are hungry without actually being hungry. I stumbled across an article online, written by college nutritionist Melanie Jatsek, which as based on the book “The Rules of ‘Normal Eating’” by Karen R. Koening. It was a food consumption guide for emotional eaters, and it had a very interesting tidbit in it asking the reader to rate the level of hunger they are feeling based on a zero to ten scale; zero being the lowest, “empty” and ten being the highest, “full.” For those who feel like their hunger is lower than a five, that means you’re still full and should wait until it reaches a level ten before eating again.

During stressful times, we tend to eat even when our level of hunger is at a ten. Jatsek mentions that one must be able to identify when you’re eating in response to true hunger (a grumbling stomach) or “head hunger” (emotional eating). When you eat during emotional hunger, it can lead to weight gain in the

future, especially if the habit continues over a long period of time.

What’s eating away at you?

If you notice you are eating continuously when your hunger is above a level five, based on Jatsek’s emotional eating scale, you need to figure out why you’re doing it then try to change this habit before it becomes problematic. Eating just because can lead to a binge eating disorder, where you not only overeat, but you eat large amounts of food at once. Oprah Winfrey a while back announced that she was a binge eater at one point, and it helped contribute to her weight gain.

Try this for a change Ask yourself why you are stressed, angry, sad, bored, etc; then, ask yourself how you can tackle these emotions without taking it out on food.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Bright ‘Lights’ shines from Great Britain Emily Holley

THE DAILY COUGAR Ellie Goulding, the 24-year-old from Hereford, England, first released her album “Lights” in the UK during 2010, but on March 8 she released a version for America through Cherry Tree records. This US release contains three extra songs but took away two from the chart-topping UK version.

Ellie has gained much popularity across the pond and thankfully has decided to grace us with her musical talents. In 2010, she was the recipient of the Critic’s Choice

Award at the BRIT awards. Her album “Lights” sold over 380,000 copies by the end of the year and debuted at number one.

The album begins with title track “Lights,” and its pop melodies mixed with the soft vocals leaves the listener in a conundrum of its musical complexity. It is a track that one can dance with or just relax and enjoy the melody. The theme of love and romance in the forefront of the song is a re-occurring theme in most of the tracks.

Then it leads straight into the acoustic intro of “Guns and Horses.” It does not have the same pop feel as “Lights,” but still contains some of that essence with a strong electronic beats in the background. It is not

as strong a track as others on the album.

“Starry Eyed” is next and is decidedly a track filled with pop melodies, claps and electronic flair. It is one of her best works and coupled with “Animal” would sound excellent at a club. Both of these tracks show off her prowess as an electronic pop artist.

“This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)” is similar to “Guns and Horses” with a mixing of genres using piano melodies and electronic beats. Her voice is drowned out slightly by the background beats during the chorus but as a whole the track is LIGHTS continues on page 11

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example, try to pinpoint what triggered your anger and go exercise. I haven’t tried it yet, but I have been told that hitting a punching bag is a really good way to flush out frustrations.

If you’re eating because you are bored, try making yourself busy by walking around campus or going to the park (Hermann Park is a really nice area) and distancing yourself from restaurants and your cabinet full of sweet treats.

If you know you are going to be bogged down for the night with a lot of work, prepare for the occasion ahead of time and fix some cucumber sandwiches or a chicken salad to feed your hunger, instead of relying on the pizza man to drive your dinner to you.

If you just broke up with your significant other and are in an emotional frenzy, try going out with friends or going out by yourself and meeting someone else.

This way you can pass the time with healthy conversation and, who knows, you may get yourself someone new.

Either way, it’s important to remember that there are other methods for coping with stress.

Relying on food to solve your problems is not going to be of any use to you and your issues. Take some time out to really meditate and work out your problems next time before reaching for that box of cupcakes. arts@thedailycougar.com

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a fun piece of pop. It leads into “Under the Sheets” and is quite similar in sound with the previous track with background beats occasionally taking the front seat but is redeemed with an ethereal synth powered chorus.

“The Writer” is musically one of the best songs on the album.

It opens with a beautiful melody being plucked away on the piano.

It then swells into a chorus of xylophones, drums and acoustic guitars and when coupled with her voice is a fantastic example of what she is capable of without the electronic overtones. Sadly, the message of allowing oneself to be controlled by one’s partner to keep the relationship can leave it on a sour note, but if ignored the track is truly fantastic.

“Your Biggest Mistake” seems to change the genre game with an acoustic guitar intro but leads into an electronic synth chorus.

“Salt Skin” is an interesting track vocally with staccato verses and over-laying her voice again and again for a choir effect behind electronic beats.

Ellie saves the best for last with a cover of Sir Elton John’s “Your Song.” It begins with her voice, a piano and a violin. This shows what she is truly capable of without synth and pop beats.

It feels real and raw. It is a stirring and emotional song that can truly stand up next to the original.

It is truly no wonder why Ellie Goulding is a chart-topper with such excellent song writing and genre bending. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Guest professor discusses Peruvian photography Terence Yung

THE DAILY COUGAR Dartmouth professor Silvia Spitta visited UH on Tuesday afternoon to give a lecture on the Cuzco School of Photography in the Honors College Commons.

The lecture explored the artistic, cultural and historical importance of the movement.

Lois Parkinson Zamora, a Latin American scholar at UH, said that the Cuzco School exemplifies a “golden age” of photography

in Peru during the first decades of the 20th century. The most prominent artists included Martin Chambi, who was the most famous, along with Luis Manuel Figueroa Aznar and the Cabrera brothers.

“Peruvian photographers during the first decades of the twentieth century were among the best in the world at that time,” Zamora said. “They were both artists and documentarists. They recorded the lives of individuals, families, and communities in the

Andes, and at the same time they produced beautiful visual art.

“It is a pleasure to enter into the history and culture that they recorded, and to celebrate their artistry.”

The lecture was part of a series of events arranged through the Center for the Americas at UH. The center invites prominent scholars to talk about a wide range of contemporary issues and topics that affect Latin America.

Speaking to a crowd of students, Spitta identified three

artistic strains — indianismo (the idealization of the Inca past), indigenismo (lettered intellectuals and artists creating a political and artistic movement in defense of indigenous peoples and the terrible conditions they were experiencing in the present) and the ultimate goal of having natives represent themselves.

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Women shouldn’t be the only ones allowed to carry purses Daniel Renfrow

THE DAILY COUGAR I was recently in a situation where I had to hold a purse for a female friend. I found myself assessing the practicality of her purse, imagining what I could put in it if it belonged to me. It was made of braided brown leather, a somewhat masculine material, and embellished with a rather large tassel that I would have promptly snipped off if it had belonged to me.

I was tempted to empty out the contents of her purse onto the ground to see if what I was carrying with me would fit inside. The situation caused me to question why men do not generally carry purses in American culture.

Murses, or man purses, are generally maligned in popular culture as effeminate, but this could not be further from the truth. What is more masculine than the Scottish sporran that men wear with their kilts? Sporran actually translates to “purse,” not “man purse.” Kilts do not come with pockets, so Scottish men who wear them must, by necessity, wear a sporran.

They pull off their kilt and sporran wearing with an air of masculine nonchalance that possibly reveals that they are more comfortable with their masculinity than their sporran-abstaining counterparts.

Obviously sporrans are

generally just worn on special occasions, but the fact that they are worn at all reveals that there is really nothing inherently un-masculine about a bag with a strap on it. Before the invention of the brief case or the backpack, how do you think men carried their possessions around? William Wallace wore a murse, and it’s possible that Jesus carried one as well. How else would he have carried around his carpenter tools?

I have been carrying murses for the past couple of years. I like to think that I am continuing the tradition of male purse-wearing that William Wallace and Jesus were a part of.

I started out with a rather large military-style messenger bag. After carrying my larger messenger bag for some time, I decided to downsize to a smaller messenger bag that teeters on the line that separates a messenger bag from a purse.

Murses tend to be smaller than messenger bags, but slightly larger than an average sized purse.

Whether a bag is a messenger bag or a murse really just depends on how it is utilized.

I originally just carried this bag to school and to coffee shops, but towards the end of last semester I started carrying it to movies, the grocery store and to coffee shops when I wasn’t there to study. I now carry it whenever I am out.

This means that my bag made the transition from a messenger bag to

a murse.

I sometimes get weird looks from other people while I am carrying it, or get followed by vigilant employees in stores who think I am stealing things. But I couldn’t be happier with my murse, as it frees up my pockets and decreases the discomfort of having to sit on a wallet.

Before I started carrying a murse I would stuff everything into my pockets before I went anywhere. It looked like I had tumors growing out of my thighs.

I can now throw my cell phone, iPod, keys, wallet, Altoids and chapstick into my murse and forget about them until I need them. I now even have room to throw in an extra tube of chapstick, or even a bottle of something if I so choose.

What’s even better is that I am now able to sneak drinks or subway sandwiches into movies without having to awkwardly try to hide them under my shirt. I can answer my phone without accidently turning it off while removing it from my pocket, and I can put my hands in my pockets while waiting in line.

These are all things that I could not do before my murse-wearing days.

So, the next time you see someone with a murse and are prepared to say something snarky about him, you should instead follow the example of William Wallace and Jesus and start wearing one instead.

There’s something to be said for convenience. Male purse-wearing comes with a bit of stigma, but it makes carrying necessary items a lot easier. | Photos.com

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by some of the most celebrated indigenous photographers of the movement. They ranged from Chambi’s stylized portraits to the ludic and carnivalesque elements of the Cabrera brothers and others.

Many of the photographs existed as small carte de visites and had a social function as exchanging cards.

Spitta also discussed the challenges of her archival work with the Center Bartolomé de Las Casas in Cuzco, Peru, to preserve and catalogue glass negatives of photographs taken from the period. The Cuzco photographs were largely taken from the late 19th century onward until about 1950 and are part of the Andean Photography Archive. They exist in fragile glass negatives that have been well-preserved with the assistance of Cuzco’s dry climate.

Spitta noted that the archive keeps thousands of photographs taken by numerous photographers, and is a visual testimony of the modernization that took place as well as the many cultural and historical transformations of Peruvian society

and the city of Cuzco in particular.

She also commented on the cultural importance of the photographs themselves.

“The photographs record extraordinary events of the time, such as the inauguration of the first rail line, the arrival of the first car, motorcycle and plane to Cuzco, and then of course a train derailment and a car crash,” Spitta said.

“Perhaps most importantly, (they capture) the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of Cuzco in 1950.”

Silvia Spitta visits the University from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where she is chairperson of the Comparative Literature program. She also teaches Spanish as well.

She has written articles on Latin American topics and published two books. They include “Misplaced Objects: Migrating Collections and Recollections in Europe and the Americas” and “Between Two Waters: Narratives of Transculturation in Latin America.”

Spitta is now working on her third book project. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Quiet shortstop wields loud bat Transfer student adjusts to new team quickly Joshua Siegel

He’s a really quite guy, but he has a workhorse kind of attitude. He’s one of the leaders of our team. A leader is a guy that is always on time and always stays late.”

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;G:: I6M 6HH>HI6C8: In his first season at UH, sophomore shortstop Chase Jensen has been the Cougars’ best offensive player through 21 games. | Newton Liu/The Daily Cougar Jensen admits to not being the most vocal amongst his teammates, but Whitting points out the adage that actions can sometimes speak louder than words in terms of being a leader.

“He’s a really quiet guy, but he has a workhorse kind of attitude,” Whitting said. “He’s one of the leaders of our team. A leader is a guy that is always on time, and always stays late.”

Whitting was known for helping build TCU into a national power, and if he continues to recruit players like Jensen, he will have a consistent winner at UH as well. sports@thedailycougar.com

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longer it would add intrigue and give college basketball more fanfare. It would also provide players more time to develop their skills.

Before the NBA changed the rule in 2005, All-Stars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James never had to seriously weigh the option of playing in college.

If the NBA made prospects play in college for two years, they would be doing the NCAA and its fans an unforgettable favor, and there would be plenty more classic moments in the tournament.

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Todd Whitting Head coach “But he has gotten much better.

I think he’s a much better player than he was after a year at Weatherford. He’s already a better player since he has been with us since the fall.”

Jensen’s improvement has helped alleviate the loss his predecessor, Kelso.

“Obviously those are big shoes to fill,” Jensen said. “I knew about him before I even thought about coming here. He’s a great player and I’ve talked to him a few times.”

Despite once being known more for his slick glove-work and strong arm, Jensen now hits third for the Cougars and has posted a slash line of .378/.402/.551.

Jensen leads Conference USA in total bases with 54 through 21 games.

COMMENTARY first pick in 2008. Both players were obviously ready for the jump, but just imagine if they spent just one more year in college.

There is no shortage of dynamic players in this year’s tournament.

Any college coach would want the talents of BYU’s Jimmer Fredette, or UConn’s Kemba Walker.

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“Physically he has gotten stronger,” Whitting said. “He’s always been a slender kid. He always had a good glove, but I thought he was a little light with the bat.

THE DAILY COUGAR When Todd Whitting signed on to take over as the head baseball coach at UH, he noticed a large hole on his depth chart at shortstop.

“Blake Kelso was gone, he had signed a professional contract, and there was no one returning,” Whitting said.

Whitting had a solution, though, remembering a tall, skinny kid from Arlington that he had scouted while at TCU — Chase Jensen.

“You can’t just recruit what you want all the time,” Whitting said.

“You have to get what you need. I watched him play summer ball, but at TCU at the time we didn’t have a need for him.

“It was better for him to go to junior college, and when I got here there was a glaring need at shortstop.”

Jensen spent one season at Weatherford College, where he had the opportunity to play every day and fill out his frame.

“I thought I developed a lot more,” Jensen said. “I didn’t think I was ready for Division-I out of high school.”

Whitting said that the difference between Jensen now after a season of junior college and when he scouted him in high school is tremendous.

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“I think it’s very nice,� said art junior Lauren Mohan. “It gives the student body a chance to do something they

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opportunity while you’re in school, or once you graduate, we’re trying to help students accomplish these goals.�

The Research and Career Information Day consists of three parts that includes a series of lectures about research in different fields, applying for graduate and professional schools and a career-information fair that will have employers looking for researchers.

Weber hopes that students will take advantage of the opportunities

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normally wouldn’t. Students from all the different colleges can get involved.�

Students are invited to vote for their favorite pieces from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the M.D. Anderson Library lobby. “There are some good ones this

year,� Thar said.

The first, second and third place finalists will receive Best Buy gift cards ranging from $25 to $75. “The art created helps us to promote the campus green initiatives,� said Billy Garner, university services marketing coordinator.

This contest was part of a series of events Green UH has been holding to get students involved in RecycleMania, a ten-week nationwide recycling contest that aims to increase recycling on college campuses.

The next and final RecycleMania

event is the closing ceremonies on April 5.

St u d e n t s c a n l e a r n m o re about Green UH and RecyleMania by going to www.uh.edu/ recyclemania.

provided even if they are not thinking about graduate school yet. “I hope that students will take this opportunity to find out the different ways that research can leverage their careers,� Weber said.

From 2:30-4 p.m., the lecture series will take place in various rooms around the UC. Faculty and other professionals will discuss research methods and their current undertakings.

There will be three different tracks of lectures for students to choose from. Track one is Science, Technology, Engineering and Math based and will take place in the San Antonio room. Track two is for

Business and Hotel and Restaurant management and will take place in the El Paso Room. Track three is Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Education based and will take place in the Dallas room.

The second part of the day will be the Applying to Graduate and Professional School session from 4 to 5 p.m.

Roundtable sessions will be held in the various rooms in the second floor of the UC where faculty members will be discussing whether graduate school is right for you, what committees are seeking and how you can put your best foot forward.

The third aspect of the event is

the Research Career Information Fair. It will be going on simultaneously with the graduate and professional school session, and runs from 4 to 6 p.m. UH faculty who are currently seeking undergraduate or graduate researchers will be on hand.

There will also be members of the community who are looking for researchers from the University, and UH graduate school programs will be there representing their programs.

Student wanting to attend the graduate and professional school session should RSVP at www. career.uh.edu/careersuccessseries/ research/ by today.

The event was originally schedule to be in February, but weather caused the event to be rescheduled.

More than 300 people were slated to attend the event on its original date and organizers do not believe that rescheduling will hurt attendance.

The event is hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, UH Learning through Discovery Programs, University Career Services, the Biomedical Engineering Society — UH Chapter, Rockwell Business Career Center, Engineering Career Center and the Houston Undergraduate Research Network.

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