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Dean appointed to head business college Provost John Antel named Latha Ramchand dean of C.T. Bauer College of Business on Wednesday. Ramchand has served as interim dean since March, when Dean Arthur Warga stepped down. “Ramchand is uniquely situated to lead Bauer to greater heights,” Antel said in a press release. “(Ramchand) is a respected scholar. She has significant administrative experience. And, she is already extending Bauer’s programs and building bridges for the business community.” —Cougar New Services
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Former FBI art detective to speak about career, book Robert K. Wittman, founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team and now a best-selling author for the book Priceless, will speak for free at the Cullen Performance Hall today at 9 a.m. For tickets go to https:// blaffer.tix.com. — Travis Alford
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Book symposium on 17th century colonial New England The UH department of history will host a symposium featuring “Making War and Minting Christians: Masculinity, Religion, and Colonialism in Early New England,” a book by professor Todd Romero, today at 4 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion at the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. — Cougar News Services
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Conner Clifton, the station’s director; Josue Garcia, the music director; and Andrew O’Keefe, the muscle, are a just a few of Coog Radio’s eclectic staff. Coog Radio aims to play music that their listeners wouldn’t normally hear on the mainstream radio. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar
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THE DAILY COUGAR Coog Radio emerged this semester as UH’s first and only student-run radio station, gaining over 2,000 listeners in the first week. Co-founder Connor Clifton, along with Markley Rogers and Matt Womack formed the station shortly after watching an inspiring film in 2009. “We had just finished watching the movie Pirate Radio. I was interning at KUHF at the time, so I was familiar with radio equipment. Then, we just decided we could do this. We could start a radio station,” Clifton said.
For the first year, the station lacked the organization it needed to proficiently broadcast live. But in March 2011, things began looking up when Gloria Cheng took position as public relations and marketing director and Sofia Strauss as director. “It took us about two years to create the station. Things really came to a point in March of this year. We have a lot of good UH administrators on our side as well as allies at KUHF who I made while interning there. They actually donated us all of our equipment,” Clifton said. As far as what kind of music is streamed, the answer is simple. “Our ground rule is if you can hear it on
the radio now, we don’t play it. There are stations that play music from the 90s, for example, and we don’t want to hear that either,” Cheng said. DJs at Coog Radio are encouraged to find the music that interests or intrigues them and delve into that for the most obscure set. That’s how the playlists are formed. DJs have the choice of playing music or hosting their own radio show. Coog Radio’s DJ Rashad Eaglin made the choice to play music. “We play a bunch of EDM (electronic dance music), UK Garage and UK-style dub stuff. Those are pretty much the big three COOG RADIO continues on page 2
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THE DAILY COUGAR The most popular daily business news show in America, Nightly Business Report, will soon have a Houston bureau located at UH’s PBS station. Houston PBS will be partnering with Houston Public Radio in order to provide content to Nightly Business Report by using their established knowledge of the Houston business community. “(The) bureau will provide a
greater opportunity to showcase Houston’s economic, technology and business news impact locally, nationally and around the world,” Houston PBS Executive Director of Content Patricia Torres-Burd said. Previous Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Rodney Ward said in a New York Times article that the show’s recent reformatting will provide viewers with more analysis, perspective and context. In the same article, news consultant Jim Russell said that the reformatting will not change the
show’s primary goal of educating its audience and empowering viewers to make better financial decisions. KUHF’s Jack Williams, the reporter and anchor for the radio show All Things Considered, said that the move is just the first step in an ongoing trend. “(It’s) probably the first of many similar projects as radio and TV become one organization over the next several months,” Willams said. Ten stories per year will be
delivered to the Nightly Business Report, featuring interviews with local leaders in the business community. Stories will likely include subjects such as the impact of the drought on local farming and ranching industries, as well as the lack of qualified engineers available to Houston’s oil industry. Other stories might focus on Houston’s Medical Center, which is the largest in the world. NBR continues on page 2
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right there,” said Eaglin. DJ Garron Ballard — who is fond of astrology — prepared 15 weeks worth of music with astrological themes, and will discuss that on his show. While people may not normally care about astrology, Garron relates it to the music and draws people in, Clifton said. Coog Radio’s overall hope is to provide another avenue for students to have a voice on campus. The station intends to work with local businesses and charities to boost student involvement across all domains. “We are about the music, but if students have something they feel needs to be heard, they can come to us. We will make sure that it’s radio-friendly, of course,” Clifton said. The station is particularly fond of local musicians and strives to play up and coming artists as much as possible, while informing students about dates and times of obscure performances. “We want the station to be
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THE DAILY COUGAR Something historic happened on UH President Renu Khator’s Twitter account Wednesday: she tweeted in response to a question someone asked. On Tuesday, Khator told The Daily Cougar that she only uses her Twitter account to send out messages promoting campus events and programs — a strategy some students consider ineffective. “I don’t tweet back,” Khator said. “I use it in a sense of giving out information.” Khator said she uses email to receive and respond to questions from students, promising a reply within three days. However, on Wednesday, she responded to Twitter user @NIAHSPRIGGS who tweeted, “@UHpres If you live in the towers can you go to The Village for tutoring?” Khator responded, “@NIAHSPRIGGS fyi...Tutoring Center is open to ALL students.” In a research study by Pew Research, 18 percent of college presidents surveyed said they use Twitter at least occasionally. Khator said she tweets regularly, at least five times a week. Her account has more than 3,500 followers and nearly 1,000 tweets. Khator said she went home and set up her own account, which she operates herself, after a discussion about Twitter with her staff. She said she wanted to try
UH President Renu Khator tweets under the handle @UHPres. She has owned the account since June 13, 2009, and has tweeted more than 950 times. | Daily Cougar File Photo out the technology in efforts to be more visible and connected with the UH community. She often tweets event info, pictures and scores during UH football games. “It was my real, sincere desire to connect with the University,” she said. “My idea was to really be able to reach out to students, staff and faculty.” Katherine Hughes, a hospitality management graduate student, said Khator needs to respond to tweets in order to connect with students and her colleagues. Hughes is currently taking a class on social media. “It’s always better in social media to be responsive to your audience,” she said. “Then, more people will read what she has to say.” It is unclear if Khator will begin responding to tweets frequently or if her response on Wednesday was a one-time occasion. She said her focus for now is to use Twitter to share information about the University. “Even if I can’t be out there, I want people to know that I’m here,” she said. “I’m letting them know the great things about the university and the challenges we face.”
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Conference change-ups can create opportunity
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he NCAA conference realignment apocalypse almost started yesterday.
Texas A&M was set to move to the Southeastern Conference, but as a survival mechanism Baylor has threatened to sue. The litigation card is being waved because Baylor does not want to be abandoned. The Aggies leaving the Big 12 could be a deciding factor if the Big 12 lives or dies. Big 12 schools like Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are flirting with the idea of a move to the Pacific-12. But no BCS conference is dying to invite Baylor. The Big 12 is a modified reincarnation of the nowdefunct Southwest Conference. When the SWC folded, UH, Texas Christian, Rice and Southern Methodist were demoted to leagues that make them ineligible to automatically qualify for a national championship or a BCS bowl game. Baylor sees the writing on the wall. As it stands, there are six conferences that give teams an automatic qualification. If the Big 12 ceases to exist, UH could again be left out. Whether it is in football, women’s basketball or softball, UH has consistently shown it can be competitive against schools from the power conferences. The Cougars belong in a better conference. The UH Athletics Department and administration should consider going the unorthodox route. TCU decided to transfer to the Big East. A university based out of Fort Worth will be traveling along the East coast for conference competition. Many Houstonians are upset about A&M’s departure, but at least the Aggies playing southern schools makes sense. TCU playing schools like Pittsburgh and West Virginia does not. It would be beneficial for the state if a combination of Texas universities formed to make a BCS conference. But the powerhouses like A&M and UT don’t want to budge. TCU seemed to know this. Given its interference with A&M, Baylor officials do too. Greed is the root cause of this conference upheaval. The cool kids at the lunch table are a discriminating bunch. Conference USA and the schools in the other three non-AQ conferences have been repeatedly strong-armed out of opportunities to get promoted. So maybe UH should look to the East or West.
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Suicide survivors know life is not always easy, but being alive is worth it
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y son, Kelsey Buzzanco, should be enrolled and taking classes in his final semester at UH. Kelsey was an incredibly bright kid and really popular. He had a sarcastic and clever sense of humor and he was an adrenaline junkie. Riding motorcycles, he’d blow by me doing 130; riding bicycles, he’d lose me on the rugged trails at Memorial Park; paddling kayaks, he’d get in the wake of a Jet Robert Ski and try to capsize his Buzzanco vessel. I’m using the past tense, as you’ve probably noticed, because I lost Kelsey; he killed himself on March 11th, 2010. I’m a “survivor” of suicide, as the families and friends of those who died by their own hand are called. There are many, many survivors like me. I live every day with the indescribable pain of missing my son. But I’m not writing this to tell you what a great kid Kelsey was, or to offer comfort to other survivors. Suicide, especially among college age people, is a grave and growing problem. And this week is National Suicide Prevention Week, and Saturday, September 10th, is World Suicide Prevention Day. And we all could use more information about this national health crisis. The statistics on suicide are alarming. About 35,000 people kill themselves per year, almost 100 a day. Those who study this issue estimate that for every successful suicide, there may be 50 to 100 attempts, which would amount to more than 1 million a year. Females attempt suicide
three times more frequently than males, but males complete suicides almost four times more often, usually because they use deadly force like guns (as Kelsey did), which account for over half of all successful attempts, or hanging. Among young and college-age people, suicide is the third leading cause of death, at about 4,300 per year, behind accidents and homicides. In the past few years, suicide rates among the middle-aged have risen alarmingly, certainly to some degree because of the economic calamities in
It’s not weak to ask for help, or simply say, ‘I’m stressed out,’ or ‘I don’t know what to do’.” which we find ourselves. The issue of suicide can’t be separated from larger issues of mental health, which is why campuses can be particularly risky environments. College can be a wonderful experience, but brings stresses and obligations that are generally new to young people. Many college students have ADHD; many students are on medications or selfmedicate; alcohol is abundant; and many kids are stressed, anxious, or depressed. Over 90 percent of completed suicides can be linked to some type of mental disorder, like those mentioned above. Put in the added pressure of paying tuition, perhaps working a job, taking care of families, and getting good grades, and many young people find themselves in crisis.
So how do you spot a potential suicide, and what do you do if you’re struggling? Unfortunately, many of the warning signs of suicide reflect the daily worries of any teen or young adult. Obviously, if someone mentions suicide, that person should be taken seriously and encouraged to get help. A history of psychological problems that seem to worsen can be a sign. Alcohol or substance abuse or a sense of hopelessness or nihilism might be a tip off. If someone is acting erratically and has the means for harming oneself nearby — pills, guns, etc., — then it’s worth talking to that person and encouraging help. I always knew Kelsey had psychological issues, and I talked to him about it all the time — “all you do is bitch and moan” he said to me often. Still, I couldn’t predict how bad he felt, how weary and hopeless he was. If you feel that way, or someone you know does, try to talk to them. It’s not weak to ask for help, to simply say “I’m stressed out” or “I don’t know what to do.” The UH Counseling Center is trained to help out college students. Talk to your family, your friends, a mentor, a counselor, whomever. Silence can, in fact, be deadly. Stay away from guns and other means of harming yourself. As bad as you feel, things will change. It won’t always be easy, and life will always throw you some curveballs. The world isn’t full of unicorns and rainbows, but there are people who care about you, and want you around. And we don’t need any more “survivors.” Robert Buzzanco, Ph.D., is a UH history professor.
Tea Party not the party of Jim Crow
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mong talking heads, politicians and political groups on the left, the popular narrative is that the Tea Party is either inherently racist or harbors sympathy for those who are. This seems a bit odd for a movement that selected Herman Cain, a prominent black conservative, in its first annual policy summit presidential straw poll. Or one whose champions include the likes of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a senator of Cuban descent. These ad Steven hominem attacks only Christopher make people afraid of the movement itself and conceals its true ideals from being known. A few short weeks ago, Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., decided he was not content with mere insinuations about racism within the Tea Party and simply came right out to accuse members of Congress who identify with the movement. According to Politico, Rep. Carson told a group of African-American congressmen that “some of them in Congress right now of this Tea Party movement would love to see you and me .... hanging on a tree” and referred to the actions of these Congressmen as “the effort that we’re seeing of Jim Crow.” Despite the absurdity of his comments, Rep. Carson has thus far refused to apologize for the remarks, and why should he? The poor guy probably believes it. The Tea Party, although not a
homogeneous group sharing identical political and personal beliefs, is at its core very much Libertarian. That’s why it champions people such as Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), who ran for president on the Libertarian ticket in 1988, as well as his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). The Tea Party’s chief goals are fiscal responsibility, a constitutionally-limited government and free markets. How can wanting people to be free from government coercion and plunder be considered racist? The Tea Party’s ideals reject the very notion. Its philosophy sees people as individuals, not as collective groups. It acknowledges that no person of a given ethnicity is inferior to that of another and that people have rights because they are an individual, and not for any other reason. It is important to understand that the “Jim Crow” that Rep. Carson refers to was not a product of limited government and free markets. Jim Crow refers to a set of laws — discrimination that was sanctioned and enforced by the state, not by free individuals left untouched by government interference. The Tea Party’s desire for limited government seeks to prevent situations where the state can sanction and compel immoral acts, not to promote them. What has happened since the dissipation of Jim Crow laws and the social change that followed for decades is that
the concept of racism has been completely turned on its head. It is no longer racist to politically and financially favor one racial group over another, as long as racial minorities are on on the receiving end. The vision of modern anti-racists is that racial minorities, such as African-Americans and Hispanics, need help to attain racial equality and social justice. In order for this to be achieved, they believe that a system of laws must be in place, which include progressive taxation, free credit, welfare schemes and affirmative action in order to level the playing field so that minorities can succeed. Suddenly, everyone who disagrees with these political schemes are the new racists, and these people need to be slandered, derided and shouted down because clearly they have ulterior motives. As Carson continues to smear the Tea Party by way of verbal attacks with no shred of evidence to support them, one should consider which political philosophy hinges on harboring racial resentments and causing dependency in order to buy votes, and which one espouses principled ideals that benefit all Americans, regardless of the meaningless color of their skin. Steven Christopher is a graduate finance student in the C.T. Bauer College of Business and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
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THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars start their fall season with the seventh annual Gopher Invitational at Spring Hill Golf Club on Sunday. “It’s an exciting time of the year,” head coach Jonathan Dismuke said. “It’s our first event. The guys have been working really hard. “It’s an avenue for us to showcase our ability. The main thing is to go up there and get prepared
and do the things that we need to do to be successful.” The Cougars starting lineup will feature sophomores Curtis Reed, Wesley McClain, Jesse Droemer, junior James Ross and freshman Roman Robledo. Reed, McClain, Ross and Robledo qualified for the tournament and Droemer was chosen by Dismuke. “It’s a very traditional golf course, tree line, there are a lot of roughs,” Dismuke said. “There’s GOLF continues on page 6
Sophomore offensive guard Ty Cloud and the Cougars will look to start 2-0 for a third straight year against the Mean Green. UH is 5-7 all-time against UNT, but the two schools haven’t played since 1998. UH has won the last two meetings. | Newton Liu/The Daily Cougar
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THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars (4-2) will travel to Lexington, Ky., today to compete in the UK Invitational hosted by the Kentucky Wildcats. UH will begin tournament play against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Friday. They will round out competition Saturday when they play Loyola Marymount and tournament host UK.
Junior outside hitter Katie Norris leads the Cougars with 67 kills. On four occasions this season she has reached double digits in kills for a match. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar
Even as the favorite for Saturday’s matchup against North Texas, the Cougars are not expecting a win to be a shoo-in. “Just like we looked at UCLA,” senior running back Bryce Beall said. “I’m pretty sure they put us at the beginning of the year, wanting to play us, an in-state opponent, and I feel like they’re
“If we’re busting our butts at 80 percent, it’s not going to cut it,” head coach Molly Alvey said. “Eighty percent isn’t enough against these teams. We have to go 100 percent, point after point.”
going to come out and play as hard as they can. “We have to look at it the same way and match their intensity if not take it further and go out there and play well.” For the Mean Green, this is their first year under head coach Dan McCarney and also their first game at their new home stadium, Apogee Field. “They’re going to be well coached,” Sumlin said. “The other thing that excited us was opening that new stadium, a brand new venue.” Even after falling 41-16 to
Florida International to open its season, Sumlin would not discount the challenge UNT might present. “They played an FIU team that on tape people are selling short,” Sumlin said. “They’re conference champions and bowl champions last year. They have some pretty good players. They look pretty good to me. “They’ll be excited to play. There’ll be a lot of pride and a lot of electricity. It’ll be a fun game for us.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Winless Cougars, Tigers compete for first victory Joachim Clarke
THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars will face a Texas Southern team also looking for its first victory at 7 p.m. Friday at Robertson Stadium. Both the Cougars (0-5-0) and Tigers (0-3-0) have been anemic on offense. TSU has yet to score this season and UH has only two goals. “For us it’s about capitalizing on our chances and building on that,” head coach Susan Bush said. “That will bring us confidence and more energy.” Sophomore goalkeeper Cami Koski believes that UH’s mechanics are solid, but they lack the finishing touch needed to win. “We need to have more of a sense of urgency and threat in front of the goal,” Koski said. “We need
to work out a few kinks. We’ve had our chances here and there, but we need to take advantage of our opportunities.” Senior Jessica Zavalza, who has scored both of the Cougars’ goals, said the team needs to settle mentally and work as a cohesive unit. “We talked about how it’s an opportunity to build our confidence,” Zavalza said. “As a team we believe we’re going to win on Friday.” Although the Cougars have scored only twice in their first five outings, Bush feels that their goals will come as the season progresses. “We know the intensity we have to bring to score,” Bush said. “We have tons of potential but until we put it all together it’s a tough road.”
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going to be a premium on driving the ball. The green speeds are one of the things you hear a lot about at Spring Hill Golf Club. The greens are going to be really,
really fast. There’s a lot of slope. We’ll have to factor that into the decision a lot.� The tournament will be the first starts as Cougars for Ross, who transferred from Michigan State, and Robledo. It will be Robledo’s first time to play outside of Texas.
“That will be a good learning experience for him and help him with his overall development,� Dismuke said. Dismuke said he isn’t worried about the field, just the Cougars playing well. “We’ve put a lot of emphasis on controlling things we have control
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After suffering losses against No. 23 Dayton and No. 4 Illinois at the State Farm Illini Classic last weekend, the Cougars look to regroup against West Virginia with high expectations from their front line. “We definitely got better after the Illinois game,� Alvey said. “We got kind of put in check, but now we have to come out and learn from that experience.� Third-year players expected to step up Alvey and her staff will look to juniors Katie Norris and Stephanie Nwachukwu to lead the offensive push. Nwachukwu’s individual play has been a determining factor for UH’s success. The junior’s strong showing at the Flo Hyman Cup led to a quick 3-0 start for the Cougars, but has struggled with consistency as of late. “When Stephanie plays well, the team plays well,� Alvey said. “She adds a whole other dynamic to the team when she’s on. That’s something that comes with her position.� Going into the weekend, the Cougars will also depend on outside hitter Katie Norris to continue her dominance at net. The junior averaged 11 kills during the State Farm Classic in Illinois and has quickly appeared as an offensive mainstay in early season play. “So far she’s our point leader, and she’s got solid experience as a transfer coming from Ole Miss,� Alvey said. “She’s definitely come into that role as leader.� sports@thedailycougar.com
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