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BOARD OF REGENTS
Perry appoints three regents to board Replacement members bring varied backgrounds, high hopes for University Ryan Rockett
THE DAILY COUGAR The UH System Board of Regents welcomed three new members to their ranks on Thursday, filling the seats of members whose terms expired at the end of August. Officially appointed by Gov. Rick Perry on Aug. 24, Spencer Armour III,
Roger Fleming Welder and Welcome Wilson Jr. started their six-year terms on the board on Sept. 1. The appointment holds a special meaning for Armour, who is a UH alumnus. “It’s a great feeling to be able to serve on the board of your alma mater,” Armour said. “I can’t imagine a better feeling than that.” A native of the small town of Silsbee, Armour has a personal connection to the campus where he obtained a bachelor’s in economics and met his wife. The business owner
from the class of ’76 said the University awakened him as a student and foresees the school reaching great heights in the future. “I truly feel that UH is going to be a flagship university in the state of Texas,” Armour said. “With the Tier One status, the sleeping giant has awakened and we’re on the verge of some really good things.” After attending UH, Armour moved to West Texas where he found his calling in the oil industry. He is managing partner of Armada Gas
and Oil, and in the past has served as president and board member of the Petroleum Club of Midland. Emerging from a blue collar background, Armour said he has accomplished most of his business goals. He dismissed the notion of his new position being merely another notch on his career belt and emphasized that his dedication to the university’s future is genuine. “Look, I’m 57 years old; this is not a resume builder for me,” Armour said. “I’m involved because I want
to be involved; I want to see the University achieve the great things that it can.” While not as familiar with the campus as Armour, Roger Welder possesses an extensive background in the education and business sectors. The Victoria resident and TCU alumnus currently serves as vice-chair of both the First Victoria National Bank and the Victoria College board of directors as well as president of the Victoria ISD REGENTS continues on page 10
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Official reporting day serves as last chance to drop classes
Study finds increase in rate of AIDS infections
Today is the last day that students may drop a course without receiving a W (withdrawals) for the course. Any courses dropped after today will be marked with a W on the student’s record, with the credit hours counted toward the enrollment cap for texas residents. All UH students are allowed to accrue a total of six W’s during the course of their studies at any Texas university. For more information about dropping a class or withdrawal procedure, visit the Registrar’s Office at the Welcome Center or call 713-743-8342. —Cougar News Staff
Gay and bisexual black men most afflicted group John Brewer
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Wolff Center to host forum on entrepreneurship major Students that are interested in starting their own business or majoring in entrepreneurship will have a chance to participate in a Q&A forum sponsored by The Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at 4 p.m. today. The Wolff Center, ranked the number one US entrepreneurship program by The Princeton Review, is currently accepting applications for their Class of 2013. WCE associate director Ken Jones, and marketing & entrepreneurship academic advisor Asha Thomas will host the forum, answering questions and concerns of potential students. This free forum will be held in room 160 of Melcher Hall. For more information please contact Viviana Vargas at vvargas@bauer.uh.edu. —Jennifer Postel
The Bauer team, composed of members Erin Blatzer, Lauren Davis, Carolina Thomas and Jeffrei Clinton, also won the third place NGO Impact Award, earning $5000 for the Houston Symphony. | Photo courtesy of Jessica Robertson Navarro
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Bauer team wins global competition Business MBA students become first team from Americas to win Google marketing competition Estibaliz Garcia
THE DAILY COUGAR A team made of four MBA students from the C.T. Bauer College of Business have been recognized as the new global winners of the 2011 Google Online Marketing Challenge. The all-female team, comprised of Erin Blatzer, Lauren
Davis, Jeffrei Clifton and Carolina Thomas, ranked number one in this year’s competition. More than 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 68 countries split up into 4,429 teams and tested their skills in areas such as advertising, e-commerce, integrated marketing communication, management information systems, marketing and a variety of new media technologies via Google’s own AdWords marketing system. The Bauer team’s victory marks the first time a team from the Americas has won the global challenge title since the competition’s
debut in 2008. “It is not my win. I’m just a witness. It is a validation of the excellent job they have done,” said Steven Koch, executive professor and director of Bauer’s Consulting Lab. In order to come up with a team for the contest, Koch reviewed applications from former students who had previously taken his Internet Marketing class, a course that focuses on e-commerce and emphasizes on the function of AdWords. Another one of the main
A recent report released by the CDC has experts in the HIV community alarmed. The statistics reflect a significant increase in the number of infections of gay and bisexual African-American men between the ages of 13-29. The report cites a lack of sex education for the demographic as one of the main reasons for this increase. Legacy Community Health Center spokesperson Randall Ellis said that the report was disturbing, and that he was discouraged to find that, despite the outreach efforts, HIV infection rates across all demographics have either remained steady or increased. “We have to get the message out to the African-American community, that this is a real disease that is having devastating effects in their community,” Ellis said. “The black community has not been as receptive to the fact that when you have unprotected sex of any fashion with a man or a
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On Sept. 7, 1979, the Chrysler Corporation entered a formal plea to the Carter administration for a federal bailout. The company, which was the third largest in the country at the time, requested federal aid in order to avoid a bankruptcy that would lead to thousands of jobs being lost. They eventually did get a bailout, though other car companies disputed the notion. On Sept. 7, 1940, the London Blitz began. This was the first day of relentless aerial attack unleashed upon the island during World War II. The bombing continued for 57 nights. To see a map displaying where each bomb
On Sept. 10, 1966, the Beatles album “Revolver” hit the top of the charts at number one. On Sept. 11, 1965, their album “Help” did the exact same thing. On Sept. 12, 1970, Timothy Leary, a Harvard professor famous for his experiments with psychedelics and influence on the 1960’s counterculture, escaped to Algeria from his prison in California. Leary was previously described by former President Richard Nixon as the most dangerous man in America. Leary would later claim that the escape was a prank.
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Keith Moon, the drummer for The Who, died today in 1978.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON On Sept. 5, 1971, three UH students successfully kidnapped Sammy the Owl, Rice University’s live mascot, from his cage. They called in to The Daily Cougar with news of their victory, offering a full description of how they got away with it.
On Sept. 7, 1983, a NASA advisor announced the opportunity for students to send their own experiments into space. Students who wanted to participate had to raise $10,000 and adhere to other regulations.
On Sept. 7, 1972, Students gathered at an international luncheon held in the University Center to honor the Israeli athletes that were killed in the Munich, Germany Olympic Games on Sept. 5, 1972.
On Sept. 7, 2001, a $48.1 million project approved by the UH Board of Regents was completed, allowing students to register for classes and conduct school business online.
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woman, you are putting yourself at risk for getting the HIV virus.” Ellis said that he was concerned because the report indicated a slight increase in infections in heterosexuals, accounting for 27
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purposes of the Google challenge is to enable students to demonstrate their marketing expertise by promoting a local business or non-government organization. Using the $200 budget provided by Google, the team employed the AdWords system to make an effective marketing campaign for a non-government organization. Their efforts paid off as the team was also awarded the third place NGO Impact Award, winning $5000 that was donated to the NGO of their choice, the Houston Symphony. Jeffrei Clifton, a former undergrad student from LSU, said that the challenge was one of those life-changing experiences that she was happy to have been part of while studying at Bauer. “Just to have Bauer’s name associated with a company like Google and to be global winners, that is just huge for the University of Houston and also for the Houston Symphony,” says Clifton. This is not the first time though that UH has been recognized in the competition. Last year, the first team from Bauer to enter the competition was a semifinalist, finishing in the top 100. The four MBA students who competed in last year’s competition took the time to coach the winners of this year’s contest.
percent of new HIV infections. “The US infection rate holds steady at 50 thousand people annually,” said Ellis. “We desperately need lawmakers to provide funding so they can get out the message.” But his organization plans to refocus their efforts on the African–American community
because of the dramatic increase in infection rates. “There has been a slight increase (of infections in heterosexuals), but we are mostly concerned with the significant increase in the African-American community,” Ellis said. Ellis emphasized to everyone that abstinence and condoms are
“We are definitely interested in giving our expertise for next year’s team and keep the young people interested in AdWords,” said Lauren Davis, a former undergrad from Duke University. As part of the challenge’s prize, the team will be travelling in late September with their mentor Koch to San Francisco, Calif. There, they will head to Google’s headquarters, Google Plex, to meet with AdWords’ creator and deliver a presentation. “I think that our participation in the Challenge demonstrates that Bauer has great professors, like professor Steve Koch, who are looking to the future and teaching their students tools that will be valuable in real-life situations,” said Thomas, a former University of Texas undergrad, in an email. “It also demonstrates that the University has capable students who can compete on a global level with a company like Google and win.” Erin Blatzer, a former undergrad student from St. Thomas University who will be receiving her MBA from Bauer in December, said that she was recognized by her classmates on her first day back to school. “It gives you proof that UH’s Bauer is number one in Internet marketing in the world,” Blatzer said in regards to their win. “It also speaks about the quality of education at UH.”
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Tier One rating should mean Tier One facilities
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he restrooms at the UC-Satellite are barely usable.
Soap dispensers are broken or unfilled. Paper towel holders are regularly either broken or empty. Waste bins contain overflowing garbage that spills out onto the floor. Cockroaches prowl the halls; it gets worse at night. Apparently, this does not stop students from using the bathrooms — far from it. Most days the floor of the men’s and women’s bathrooms are slick with urine and covered with dirty toilet paper. Sometimes even clothing and food are thrown around. It is enough to make truck stops look sanitary. The filthiness is not confined to the UCSatellite. It is in the Science and Engineering Classroom Building, Agnes Arnold Hall and most of the restrooms in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library as well. That’s only the beginning of a long list. This is not meant to disgust or offend anyone; it is merely a truthful representation of the state of campus facilities. We are not trying to say the maintenance staff is responsible, either. After the current budget went into effect, 11 maintenance positions were eliminated. The few workers we have work hard every day to keep our gathering spaces usable. There is simply not enough manpower to clean everything, and custodians cannot be everywhere at once. Tier One is an admirable goal to focus on; it is something that every university should aspire to. But what does it say about a school when more than $100 million is spent on research, yet students can not even wash and dry their hands before lunch? No one should have to search in multiple buildings to find a clean restroom — it is not supposed to be like a treasure hunt. Students, treat your facilities with respect. This is a place of higher learning, and it should be cared for accordingly. People have to clean up your waste when you refuse to. Administrators, it is your job to make sure the buildings are stocked with supplies and the correct amount of support staff. Cleanliness is not something to strive for — it is mandatory.
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SOCIAL ISSUES:
Florida state rep wants anti-cohabitation law to remain in effect
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here are a lot of strange laws on the books across the US. In Houston, for instance, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday. Don’t expect a SWAT team in your local deli though – these outdated laws are rarely, if ever, enforced. Florida, like many states, has a handful of these laws — including Florida Statute 798.02. It states,“If any man or woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together (...) they shall be guilty Emily of a misdemeanor of the Brooks second degree.” State Rep. Ritch Workman of Melbourne, Fla., is working to repeal this and several other frivolous state laws. Surprisingly, Workman has met with opposition from fellow Republicans. His colleague, Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala, Fla., claims he’s “not ready to give up on monogamy and a cultural statement that marriage still matters.” Unfortunately for Rep. Baxley, the rest of the US doesn’t see cohabitation as a threat to marriage. According to the US Census Bureau, cohabitation rates have increased ten-fold since 1960, and many couples see living together as a state of pre-marriage. The Annual Review of Sociology reports that 75 percent of cohabitating couples plan to marry in the future, and 55 percent of them do. These couples may or may not choose to marry later on, but the data indicates that to these cohabitating couples, marriage does still matter. Though cohabitation rates have risen in all demographic groups, living together has become quite popular with older college students. With students’ low incomes and busy schedules, sometimes it makes more sense for them to live together. Most students today see no problem with living together before marriage,
Cohabitation has its setbacks by Callie Parrish nor do they have a problem with living together long-term without getting married at all. Regardless of one’s feelings on the subject, it is clear that laws attempting to legislate such personal decisions are anachronistic. Baxley is wrong about cohabitating couples. A couple may or may not plan to marry in the future, but that doesn’t mean they are not monogamous. If they choose not to be married or monogamous, that is hardly the concern of state legislators. Americans do not want their government wasting resources legislating personal choices. In a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, respondents were asked which of a set of issues, such as job creation, the deficit, national security and social issues, they felt should be the nation’s top priority. Less than two percent of them chose social issues. In a similar CBS/ORC poll, less than one percent of the respondents were concerned about social issues such as same-sex marriage. Florida has become the latest stage in an ongoing rift in the GOP between
small government conservatives like Workman, who believe the government should limit its reach as much as possible, and social conservatives like Baxley, who would very much like to legislate in your bedroom. Some attempt to straddle the line — one minute demanding complete deregulation and the next fighting to eliminate reproductive rights or to create an amendment forbidding same-sex marriage. For social conservatives, small government is an à la carte issue. The government should be smaller while attempting to regulate businesses or environmental protection, but larger for issues like same-sex marriage or even cohabitation. Where this ideological dissonance will take the GOP is a matter for another day, but Americans seem to agree with Workman on efforts to legislate cohabitation and sexual morality. Emily Brooks is an economics senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
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NN’s newly released “Culture Census” sounds like a nice idea, but its purpose and wording show what the network really wants to know: how you look and which version of Jesus you like best. The survey is part of CNN’s “Defining America Project.” When I first saw the Census, I was excited to see the diversity of CNN followers and compare them to what I see at UH on a daily basis. I was wrong. CNN has Rachel an i-report feature that Farhi lets viewers contribute to news stories. They actually stated that the census “needs” demographic information to “classify” submissions to the site. Why this is necessary is not explained. The beginning of the survey consists
of the standard questions typical of this type of survey, but by the time you get to the “marital status” question the answers go awry. CNN ignores reality by leaving out civil unions, domestic partnerships and cohabitating unmarried couples. The religion section is perhaps the most extensive, but only for some people. Of the religions listed, sixteen are types of Christianity. “Jewish” is just one category, and Muslims do not get to choose between Sunni and Shiite, even though CNN acknowledges the difference by making the category “Muslim (Islam, including Sunni and Shiite).” Of the different sections of the survey, the race section makes the least sense; it is a weird hybrid of skin color, nationality and location of origin. The “Black, African American” option
ignores people who are black but do not necessarily directly identify with others from that continent (Cubans, Haitians, etc.). The race section also lumps people who identify with Arabic culture with either Caucasians or “other Asian.” Pakistanis are the same “race” as Mongolians if they choose “Asian,” or the same as Germans if they choose “white.” “Hispanic origin” has a question of its own, but it is a yes or no question. No differentiation is made between Central Americans or South Americans. Koreans and Japanese get their own categories, but a “race” that claims people around half of the globe is unjustified. The census is America’s mirror. Individuals may not grasp the diversity of our country, but the census attempts FARHI continues on page 5
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Double standards only lead to suffering T
he court case involving a fatal shooting between two students ended in a mistrial on Friday. The accused is a heterosexual, Brandon McInerney, who allegedly shot and killed Lawrence King, a homosexual, in 2008. Both were in junior high school at the time. The mistrial David wasn’t from the Haydon jurors thinking McInerney was innocent. Several wanted to convict McInerney of murder, and others wanted to downgrade to manslaughter. Don’t presume or jump to conclusions; this is not a run-ofthe-mill gay hate crime. First, the school reported that McInerney complained of King taunting him through sexual come-ons and provocative clothing. Secondly, teachers surmised that King was empowering himself by not backing down from those students, and therefore they did nothing. This resulted in McInerney taking matters into his own hands
in the worst possible way. This is the double standard: if a straight student antagonizes a gay student, it’s harassment, no matter what. If the opposite occurs, it’s empowerment. The double standard for McInerney and King is such: one student who identifies himself differently and is in a minority group, seen as the underdog, gets a free pass for deliberate provoca-
tion. He isn’t the bad guy because he possibly and perhaps offended another student and got inside their comfort zone. The other student then drastically reacts, public opinion goes berserk, and hypocrisy shows its head by members of the victim’s very group baying for the bigot’s blood. Admittedly, the LGBT community has had to overcome a
There are plenty of double standards that affect everyone everyday, but the underlying problem is when a double standard goes unchecked. For example, had King been a heterosexual male pestering a heterosexual female, the school would have whipped out its zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment. King would have been suspended or expelled, sent
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for some. The current lack of options forces homogeneity onto us that might contribute to many Americans’ superiority complexes and ethnocentrism. We think that we are more united than we are, so we ignore voices of those who are different, and may be frightened when we see they exist. After all, the census tells us that they are only a tiny portion of the country, or they are not there at all. The CNN Culture Census, and
the government’s real one, should include more options and reform its questions to accurately portray the population, not dictate the peoples’ characteristics from the top down. When the census counts me (I am white) but ignores the person sitting next to me in class, why should I pay attention to it?
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to give us a snapshot. But just looking around UH casts doubt on how the census asks us who we are. When I walk on campus from one building to the next, I see many faces that do not count on CNN’s Culture Census. Race confusion, multiculturalism, lack of options and simple prejudice make this short survey impossible
mountain of oppression over the years. But what is the goal? Is it equality, or is it payback? McInerney was 14 years old, ruled by hormones, and confronted by the ultimate taboo of a straight teenage male. The prosecution accused him of premeditation and tried him as an adult, but do they actually presume he was thinking like a logical adult?
into counseling, and possibly given a warning about being on the sexual offenders list (feminists might still berate the school for not allowing the girl to take care of herself ). The previous example might be an exaggeration, but the truth still stands. The school stood by and did nothing to discourage either student’s behavior. Take away the details and see
The shooting is unacceptabe, but in order to prevent such situations from occuring again it is important to identify the lack of respect, lack of adult intervention, and overall lack of common sense that led to the tragedy.”
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how much bias may or may not exist. Without the gender and sex references: one junior high student shot and killed another. With only the sexuality: one student shot and killed another because of sexual harassment. And the double standard picture: a homophobic student snapped and killed a poor innocent victim. The shooting is unacceptable, but in order to prevent such
situations from occurring it is important to identify the lack of respect, lack of adult-intervention, and overall lack of common sense that led to the tragedy. In this situation, no one is innocent — everyone shares the guilt. If King hadn’t picked on McInerney, the latter wouldn’t have fought fire with fire. King knew that his badgering was taken offensively, yet he did it anyway. The school stood by while King picked on McInerney. Had the school, or any competent adult, simply done their job and intervened, no one would have been killed. This is a perfect example of when everyone decides to do the wrong thing, with each decision exponentially worse than the one preceding it. This is also a cautionary tale: there is a dire need for giving respect, thinking things through, and not letting your bias get the better of you. David Haydon is a political science senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
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Schedule unveiled; former forward finds pro gig The Cougars will up the ante in non-league play, as they announced their 28-game schedule Tuesday. “This is an outstanding non-conference schedule for us,” head coach Todd Buchanan said in a release. “The good news is, with such a young team coming in, we have the luxury of playing the majority of these games at Hofheinz. We’ll have some incredible challenges, which at the end of the day is how you become a consistent top 25 team, and we’re going to continue to raise the bar.” More than half of the Cougars games will be on their home floor, with 16 contests being hosted at Hofheinz Pavilion. “Our alumni season ticket holders really stepped up last year, but our student body has to come out and support,” Buchanan said. “We desperately need them to come out and create a positive atmosphere for us and make it hard for the opposition.” Lesslee Mason is headed to the professional ranks after signing with a team on the Island of Tenerife. Tenerife is one of seven of the Canary Islands and is to the northwest of Africa. In her senior season Mason averaged 11.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. After spending her first two seasons at Ohio State, Mason transferred to UH for her final two seasons of eligibility. — Cougar Sports Services
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UH successful at lone home meet The men’s team finished second and the women’s team earned third at the Johnny Morris Invitational Saturday at Buffalo Bayou Park. Lamar won the team men’s event, scoring 13 points to the Cougars 19. Texas Orange and Texas White placed first and second before UH. The top overall male performer was freshman Yonas Tesfai who completed the three-mile course in 15 minutes, 20 seconds. David Smith was close behind finishing in third with a 15:34 split. “Yonas Tesfai was awesome, I am excited to have him in our program,” head coach Ryan Turner said in a release. “We knew he was going to be good. In our opinion he was one of the top-30 senior distance runners in America.” Absent, however, was senior Wesley Ruttoh, who is dealing with a toe ailment. “We are resting him until the Missouri Southern Stampede,” Turner said. “Once he gets healthy I can see him contributing right away and improving our team.” Junior Kathryn Ducommun was the Cougars’ top performer on the women’s side. She ran the two-mile course in 12:13, finishing in 15th place. Eight seconds later, senior Starla Garcia crossed the finish line to finish in 18th. Senior Megan Munoz finished in 21st with a time of 12:35. “I’m very proud of our women,” Turner said. “I thought they ran exceptionally well considering we were competing against one of the top teams in the country. “We still have room for improvement, but collectively I thought their performance was a success.” — Cougar Sports Services
Senior linebacker Marcus McGraw and is one of the returning linebackers on a defensive unit that features six new players in its starting lineup. McGraw recorded a game-high 16 tackles in the Cougars 38-34 victory. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar
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Defense gets another chance in Denton Players new and old look to grow in second game against North Texas The Cougars’ defense is trying to shed its “bend, but don’t break” image. “I don’t think we’re Joshua where we need to be,” Siegel head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “There were some spots where we played pretty good. There were some spots where we weren’t any good.” There were individual plays where the defense looked strong — sometimes consecutive plays — but many times it took a penalty, fumble or a bad snap to help the Cougars string those plays into stops. “Do we need to get better? Heck yeah we need to get better,” Sumlin said. And the Cougars most likely will get better. Sumlin said that he was impressed with the Cougars’ ability to wrap ball carriers and their lack of missed tackles. Senior linebackers Marcus McGraw and Sammy Brown were all over the field. McGraw finished with 16 tackles, and Brown recorded 3.5 tackles for a loss. Junior cornerback D.J. Hayden and sophomore safety Colton Valencia were also impressive in their first starts. Hayden contributed four tackles and a deflected pass and Valencia chipped in with 10 tackles. The Cougars’ conundrum seems to stem more from inexperience with the defensive system than a lack of talent. Six Cougars made their first collegiate starts on defense against the Bruins. Four of those were transfers (Hayden, Valencia, Chevy Bennett and Dominic Smith), one a true freshman (Derrick Mathews), and the other, Zach McMillian, did not play a down last season as
a freshman. The remedy to the Cougars’ problems is practice and time. “I think we’re getting there slowly, but surely,” McGraw said.
Going home The Cougars are the first opponents to challenge the Mean Green at their new home, Apogee Stadium. “We’re going to be the first game Sims status uncertain there and we’re going to get a chance to Sumlin would not give an update be the first to put up a lot of numbers at on the status of junior running back their stadium,” Beall said. Charles Sims for Saturday’s matchup “Hopefully we can put up a number with North Texas. there that won’t be touched. We’ll be The Cougars would be smart to the first game there, so we’ll be setting handle Sims’ situarecords instantly. tion prudently. “We’re known to be a bigThey have ger school — I guess that’s plenty of depth how they look at it. We just at running back have to go out there and and should handle play our game and play UH whatever the Mean football.” Green throw their For several Cougars, SaturJ Junior Braxton Welford and freshman way. day’s game in Denton will be a Junior Braxton Daniel Spencer could see extra touches if homecoming of sorts. Welford and “We have five or six guys sophomore Charles Sims sits out. freshman Daniel on the team from the MetroWe’re going to get plex area that are starting or Spencer would a chance to be the contributing,” Sumlin said. be next in line to see time if Sims “Chevy Bennett’s from first to put up a lot there, was not in the Everett Daniels, Matt of numbers at their stadium. lineup. Hogan, Ty Cloud, Marcus “Daniel McGraw. All of those guys Hopefully we can put up a Spencer is a are from around there who number there that won’t be great athlete, are starters or play signififor a freshman cant minutes.” touched.” especially,” Senior receiver Justin Senior running back Bryce Beall senior running Johnson attended Berkner On opening UNT’s new stadium High School in Richardson. back Bryce Beall said. “Anytime you get to play “He came right in and open a lot of a game in general it’s exciting,” he said. people’s eyes. He’s talented and he can “But to go back home and have a chance do a lot of things. If he comes in, we to play in front of your friends and expect big things out of him. family? “Same thing with Braxton. Braxton “I’ve had a few calls. I’m sure I’ll have has been here for a little while. He a good amount of friends and family knows the offense. He has great potenthere.” tial. It’s not a question of if he can do it. The new Apogee Stadium seats If he goes out and proves it to coach, I 31,000. The Cougars and Mean Green feel he’ll be a great asset to our team.” get underway at 6 p.m. Saturday. Last season was Welford’s first with UH after transferring from San Diego sports@thedailycougar.com Mesa College.
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THE DAILY COUGAR The losing continues for the Cougars, who fell to LSU 2-1 on their home pitch Tuesday. Head coach Susan Bush said she was impressed by the manner in which her team finished the game, but could not ignore the fact that they are still looking for their first win of the season. “Another loss is hard to swallow,” Bush said. “This is probably our hardest schedule in the program’s history, and it’s tough to build confidence loss after loss.” The Cougars (0-5-0) squandered their best scoring chance of the first half when junior forward Katelyn Rhodes collected a through pass behind the LSU back four and fired a low shot that was deflected away by LSU senior goalkeeper Mo Isom. LSU (2-3) drew first blood 30 seconds later at the 10-minute mark of the first half when senior midfielder Taryne Boudreau received a cross from senior forward Allysha Chapman in close on the right post and made no mistake, slotting the ball past a diving Cami Koski for her first goal of the season. “We need to be sharper in the final third,” Bush said. “We had a great early opportunity and had we put that away, the whole
dynamic of the game would have changed. Whereas LSU put away their first chance.” The Tigers applied pressure for the remainder of the first half, but the Cougars defense held strong. Although penned back in their defending third for the majority of the first half, the Cougars kept the LSU offense to outside shots. “Early on they had a lot of time to sit on the ball and we didn’t have a sense of urgency,” Cami Koski said. “I thought we picked it up as the half went on but we need to be more diligent.” Junior forward Carlie Banks made it 2-0 for the Tigers in the 73rd minute on an easy tap in on the right post after a pass across the box from senior midfielder Natalie Martineau. Senior forward Jessica Zavalza brought the Cougars back to within one when she notched her second goal of the season in the 89th minute. Zavalza collected a rebound off the crossbar and fired the ball past Isom to give the Cougars a chance in the dwindling moments of the game. The Cougar offense applied pressure in a frantic final minute, but it was too little too late as they were unable to find the equalizer. “We play well for five minutes and then we lose it for five and then pick it back up again. We can’t have that,” Zavalza said. The Cougars will next face Texas Southern at 7 p.m. on Friday at Robertson. sports@thedailycougar.com
Sophomore midfielder Jasmine Martinez and the Cougars have struggled to score this season with an overhauled roster that lost last year’s top goal scorer Lauri Byrne. | Catherine Lara/The Daily Cougar
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Got an issue? The Daily Cougar is here to help Let’s be honest: When you’re faced with a dilemma, your mind is racing with unanswered questions. We’re always rushing over to our friends in search of a voice of reason, looking to Google for the best answers or flipping through old magazines to dig up the best help we can Bryan Dupont-Gray find. For college students, there will always be a need for advice, for solutions to situations that come up in everyday life. Anything from how to keep your roommate from stealing your groceries, to where to buy books that won’t kill your wallet, and even how to muster up the courage to ask out the one you’ve had your sights set on. Fortunately, when those problems arise, The Daily Cougar advice column is here to help. Because other magazines and newspapers usually have an advice column or a feedback line, it’s only fitting that The Daily Cougar has one, too. I know that there are plenty of people on campus who are clueless about how to resolve an issue and need someone to shed some light on their situation or offer a word of advice. Let’s be real, though — I’m not an expert on anything. What I do know, however, is that people have come to me with their troubles and I’ve always done my best to steer them in a direction that would benefit them. Even if it’s something small, like deciding which movie to see this weekend or making restaurant recommendations to folks that are new to Houston — simply put, if you need advice, look no further. This column is open to questions concerning relationships, dorm etiquette, finances, family, friends, study habits and just about anything else that a college student is concerned with. I will answer your questions knowing that you need a little guidance and direction in the best way that I know how. While I’m very straightforward with my answers, I aim to be extremely helpful and mindful of your situation. Feel free to ask anything. Also feel free to give me feedback and let me know how I’m doing. I look forward to helping you with anything and everything you can possibly throw at me. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Members of the Vagabond Theatre Project produce plays that come from the members themselves or are written by well-known playwrights. Vagabond’s “Tomato/Tomáto” was written by member Richard Sabatucci. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar
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THE DAILY COUGAR It’s difficult to accurately describe the Vagabond Theatre Project without talking to two of the founders — juniors Artistic Director Caleb Travis and Dramaturge Matthew Padora. As entrepreneurs in the field of theatre, they’ve experienced the humble beginnings of their project and can speculate on its success after graduation. “We have been discussing the possibility of building something at the University of Houston or continuing in the surrounding community, maybe even finding our own space,” Travis said. The Vagabond Theatre Project is all about students from the School of Theatre and Dance gaining real-world
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plays, they decided to officially start a theatre company shortly thereafter. “It was created through a desire to work on our projects in a way that liberated us from the school, but at the same time allowed us to find our own resources, which is the way it’s going to be once we leave the University,” Travis said. “It’s very exciting and also very difficult — a joyful struggle.” So far, the Project has put on several plays in a variety of locations. Some, like the recent production of “Tomato/ Tomáto,” are student-written. Others are written by notable playwrights, like Sam Shepherd’s “Fool for Love.” The final production of this play will be offered free in the Honors College Commons on Sept. 26. “Sam Shepherd is a canonical playwright and a lot of people know him as an actor too,” Padora said. “He’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and ‘Fool for Love’ is one of his difficult plays.
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experience before graduating. Most of the crew is made up of students from UH, but funding does not come from the University. Though the group uses UH facilities and looks to faculty members for guidance, the rest is entirely independent of the School of Theatre and Dance. “They definitely give us a lot of support,” Travis said. “It is not through money, but each faculty member in their own small way contributes to us. For instance, I can ask the head of graduate acting department, Jack Young, questions and he seems to always know the trick; that is a really helpful resource.” The Project began with the right people coming together at the right time. As freshman playwriting majors in the Fall of 2009, Travis, Padora and other members quickly learned how important it was to use their theatre training outside of school. After brainstorming the first year, they created the Backyard Theatre Project. While experimenting with directing
Greek Park will be welcoming back the Zeta Chi chapter of Sigma Nu this fall. The chapter left UH in 2008, and after working with the Center for Leadership and Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Sigma Nu fraternity itself, the Zeta Chi chapter decided to recolonize on campus. Recruiting officials have been at UH this semester to recruit male students interested in the Zeta Chi chapter of Sigma Nu. What most people don’t realize, however, is that it’s a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to be given a bid from any Greek organization in this manner. The recolonizing process works in such a way that Sigma Nu staff searches for students capable of representing their fraternity’s values and are ready to better the fraternity as a whole. “Sigma Nu and the University worked together to decide when the recolonization would take place and based on the goals of UH and the strong support of our local alumni,” Adam Bremmeyer, expansion and recruitment consultant, said in an email. “It was the perfect timing.” Sigma Nu staff has recruited new members of Zeta Chi through the Student
Government Association, working with housing officials, sending out mass emails, attending meetings at other Greek houses and by word of mouth. Alumni are invited to weekly meetings with the expansion staff of Sigma Nu at UH, but are not involved in the recruitment process. Several bids have already been given to students who are interested in Sigma Nu and are perceived as men capable of promoting the fraternity and carrying out its values. Each student given a bid has attended anywhere between two to 10 COMEBACK continues on page 9
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Students Jason Ronje, Kirk Ellis and Andrew Garrett kept the comedy coming in their most recent show. The performance was a benefit for the Houston Food Bank.
In addition to being a member of Glaundor, media production junior Saurabh Pande is also a regular player at Comedy Sportz Houston. Glaundor practices long-form improvisational comedy, wherein the players construct a 20-25 minute sketch from suggestions from audience members.
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“We read it and just fell in love with it because it was so violent in emotions and exciting to us. That’s why we wanted to produce it.” As the founders of the Project look to develop their company, they realize that growth starts with using the right materials and marketing strategies. One of their options includes competing in the Texas Non-Profit Theatre Festival. Closer to campus, however, the members of the Project have to start by involving more students and musicians. They plan to work with the Student Program Board and hold more events for students to attend.
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meetings with the Sigma Nu recruitment staff and has a minimum 2.5 GPA. The Zeta Chi chapter left UH in 2008 for a number of reasons. “Sigma Nu stays firm to its values of love, truth, honor and an opposition to hazing,” Bremmeyer said. “When a chapter chooses to stray from these values then the discussion is brought up as to whether the charter ought to be revoked or not. In this case, this is what happened.”
By the time members of Vagabond Theatre Project graduate, they want their names already established as the forerunners of a successful theatre company that encourages students to reach out and involve themselves in the School of Theatre and Dance. They also hope to inspire other students to start their own ventures. “We want to expand because expansion eventually means we could rely on our art form as a way to earn a living and that’s what it takes to give everything you are to an art,” Travis said. “That’s my biggest goal. If I could live off my art, I could give everything I am to my art, which means I could become the greatest artist that I have the potential to be.”
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