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Lecture to explain bipartisan extremes in US government Probably the only two consistencies in Washington politics are the terms left and right, which describe our bipartisan political structure — progressivism and conservatism. Thomas Spragens, political science professor at Duke University and author of “Getting the Left Right” and “Reformation of American Liberalism,” will speak at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Honors College Commons as a part of the “Conservatism and Progressivism in America” Phronesis Lecture Series. Spragens will articulate on behalf of the liberal progressive in hopes of giving us a better understanding of today’s “left.” The lecture is open to students and the public; food and beverages will be served. — Travis Alford

Engineering program grows Cullen college sees enrollment increases in all courses offered Love Patel

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cullen College of Engineering is bringing in 16 percent more undergraduate students this fall. Undergraduate enrollment increased by 330 students in the 2011-2012 academic year, bringing the total to 2,399. Every class enrolled more students than the previous fall. Freshman enrollment increased to 603 students — up 25 percent from last year. Total

enrollment for the college increased 10 percent to a total of 3,286 students. Master’s enrollment decreased in 2011; but enrollment of doctoral and post-baccalaureates students increased by nine and 28 percent, respectively. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs David Shattuck said that the spike in freshman enrollment was due in large part to UH’s recently acquired status as a Tier One university and the introduction of the undergraduate petroleum engineering program. “We’re only just beginning and students keep coming in as we move forward,” said Shattuck. Five out of the six departments in the college experienced increases in enrollment of at least 28 percent, with mechanical engineering

Houston to host Occupy Wall Street solidarity protest today The Occupy Wall Street movement is coming to Houston today to protest “the corporate corruption of democracy.” Peaceful protestors will gather at 8:30 a.m. at Market Square Park and march to JP Morgan Chase Tower for a rally and then head to Hermann Square for a peaceful occupation. For more information search Facebook or Twitter for Occupy Houston or go to www. occupyhouston.org and join the discussion. — Brian Jensen

standing as the most popular program among undergraduates. Shattuck said the state of the engineering industry is another possible reason for the increase in enrollment. “Engineering in general is considered to be a hot field, because industry is hiring engineers,” said Shattuck. “Companies offering money and jobs to graduates is going to be viewed as something worth looking at, and we’re riding that wave right now.” The college has been pushing to increase its admission standards, but there is a program in place for freshmen who don’t quite meet those ENGINEERING continues on page 3

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The Dean of Students Office invites students and their families to take part in the UH Family Weekend this Friday and Saturday throughout campus. The weekend will provide the opportunity for families to learn about the activities and facilities available on campus, meet staff and faculty and attend the UH football game. Visit http://www.uh.edu/ parents/events/ to find out more information about the schedule of events and overnight accommodations. Parking instructions are also provided. — Michelle Casas

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Students, faculty talk politics at Speak Out Event series aims to give University a voice Nicole Carter

THE DAILY COUGAR Capitalism, the war in Afghanistan and children’s rights were just a few of the issues speakers discussed at Wednesday’s Speak Out event, hosted by the Fair Action Committee. Held at the UC Satellite, Speak Out events are designed to

raise political awareness among students and to gather support for the Fair Action Committee. Students and faculty were encouraged to attend and speak about pressing issues in their communities. Brendan Laws, a sociology senior and the head of the Fair Action Committee, emphasized the importance of fighting societal injustices, specifically targeting the ongoing 10 year war in SPEAK OUT continues on page 3

A Counselling and Psychological Services workshop on Wednesday increased depression awareness by offering students information on the illness and the resources for treatment that are available on campus. “Depression is one of the more common mental health problems, and it is very treatable,” said Lucy Phillips, a CAPS practicum therapist who led the workshop, which was held in the Student Services Center. The University of Michigan Depression Center says the peak onset of depression and other psychiatric disorders is between 15 and 24, with as many as 15 percent of college students reporting symptoms of depression. Though depression is often perceived as merely sadness, Phillips said there is a distinction between general sadness and actual depression. “Most of us do feel a bit down occasionally, but these feelings might not last very long,” said Phillips. “In any case we usually know we’ll feel better in a day or so.” Feelings of sadness are mostly fleeting, while symptoms of depressive disorders are usually long-lasting and increasingly difficult to manage in daily life. Phillips said these feelings often affect other areas such as grades and attendance in school, relationships, an increased use of drugs and

alcohol, and problems controlling behavior. Other symptoms of depression include feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, withdrawal from normal activities, loss of pleasure and enjoyment, changes in appetite and sleeping habits, fatigue, poor concentration and feeling worthless. Phillips said that people from different cultures might express their depressive symptoms in different ways, or cite some symptoms over others. There is not one specific cause for depression, but many possible causes as sufferers cope with multiple pressures and stressful situations such as the loss of a loved one, major life changes, health problems, school and financial stress. Depression can also be caused by genetics and biochemical imbalances in the brain, including the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, which are often the target of medications used to treat depressive disorders. The presentation also touched on bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, which is characterized by major swings between emotional high points and low points. This point hit home for sophomore human development and family studies major Andre Adourian, who said the manic symptoms described one of his friends to the letter. “It makes a lot more sense, DEPRESSION continues on page 3

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requirements. The college used to have an undeclared program that contained about 50 students every semester. Shattuck said the college has revamped the program this semester, providing an opportunity for freshman to prove themselves. Currently 100 students are enrolled in the program. “Our theory is, how students do in courses in engineering is the best indicator of how well they’ll do,” said Shattuck. “It’s a program for students to show they can do what it takes to be in engineering.” Shattuck said class size is an issue. The increase in enrollment means there will be more students, and class size and availability will be affected. Shattuck said they will have to find solutions by finding ways to teach larger classes. “When the class size grows, that has an incremental effect on how effective I can be when teaching class,” said Shattuck. “Having more high quality students is a good problem; and we are happy to deal with it, but it is a problem.” news@thedailycougar.com

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Afghanistan. “There is a serious problem with invading a country that doesn’t have a lot to do with terrorism, if any at all,” Laws said. “Its not even where the terrorists are from. A lot of companies are vested in the war.” Among the speakers was Fred Schiff, an associate professor at UH. His speech focused on the economy, with an emphasis on Keynesian Economics, a school of thought that supports a mixed economy in which the government and the public sector play a significant role. “The whole idea of current economic policy supported by Democrats and Republicans is a mistaken repudiation of Keynesian economics,” Schiff said. “In the last 35 years, some people have gotten super wealthy, but 80 percent of people in the US have had the same minimum wage for 35 years. There is class conflict — and the upper class has won.” George Reiter, a UH physics professor, discussed children’s rights. “As a society, we tend to look at physical punishment as a method of correction. This is a part of what is known as ‘internalized oppression,’” Reiter said. “Rules and regulations we feel we have to follow as a society. Let the playful child be.” Other speakers included Don Cook, an activist with the Green party and regular at Speak Out events, and Dustin Phipps, the lead organizer of Occupy Houston, who talked about the need for more political action among young people. “Communication and interaction are key,” Phipps said. “Getting together as a group promoting popular interest is key. It’s time to create our own media. Share ideas. Don’t ever be afraid to do that.” news@thedailycougar.com

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Study diagnoses teen mental illness Research finds personality disorder in young adults Lindsey Falcon

THE DAILY COUGAR A UH professor is conducting a new research study with the purpose of detecting borderline personality traits in adolescents before it puts these individuals at risk for interpersonal and relational complications. “Theory of Mind and Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Adolescents with Borderline Traits” is led by Carla Sharp, director of the developmental psychopathology lab clinical psychology, and indicated borderline personality traits in 23 percent of 111 inpatient adolescents. “We started a research program at the Menninger Clinic at the adolescent treatment program with some collaborators including Peter Fonagy with University College London and some others,” Sharp said. “When I left Baylor, I continued that research program with the people there and added some of my UH grad students. They make the rest of the team.” Sharp focused her doctorate and post doctorate on theories of mind, or mentalizing how a person

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because before, I thought maybe he was just emotional, like minor things affected him,” Adourian said. “I didn’t realize it could be something as serious as depression or bipolar disorder.” Society’s view of the illness may prevent many sufferers from getting treatment. Phillips said that 54 percent of people believe depression is a personal weakness. Adourian encouraged others to promote awareness and reduce the stigma of mental health issues. “I think we should have public service announcements and more information available about this kind of stuff if it’s getting to that

attributes thoughts and feelings to other people in order to explain or predict behavior. “I became interested in borderline personality disorder because I was involved in a study of BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) in adults. But, because I am a child person, I am a developmental psychopathologist,” Sharp said. “I am interested in studying borderline personality traits in kids because I believe it’s important to look at some of the precursors to adult BPD and try to catch them in children early before these personality patterns become entrenched.” The study, which took two years to complete, had the 111 participants view a film with different characters whose feelings or thoughts they were asked to calculate and interpret. “There are many different tasks that we use in psychology to probe social cognition. This (film) task is a brand new one that was developed by Isabel Dziobek in Germany,” Sharp said. “We are the first group to be using it in adolescents and we’re the first group to be using it in relation to BPD. “The reason it’s such a neat task is because it’s got more ecological validity, which means that it’s more real than self report,” Sharp said. “If you just ask people in a

severity,” Adourian said, citing the large numbers in America. “ When something’s accepted, it’s easier to get help because there’s less stigma on it,” he said. “By accepting something, you’re making it easier and better for everyone to obtain treatment, so I’m a huge advocate.” Leaving depression untreated can have devastating consequences, including suicide and attempted suicide. “In the past 15 years depression has doubled and suicide has tripled,” Phillips said. “By 2020 suicide will be the second-largest killer in the US next to heart disease.” This story is abridged due to space constraints. To read the entire story, go to thedailycougar.com.

self-report measure if they are good at mentalizing or not, you may get socially desirable responses and you may get all kinds of bias. But, when you ask them to look at movie clips and they need to say what a person thinks or feels, it becomes harder to betray their real mentalizing capacity.” Every inpatient at Menninger Clinic is properly examined and evaluated with the inclusion of film testing. Participants for this study elected to have their results used for clinical research purposes. With doing clinical studies comes a complication university labs do not typically face. “The research is not the priority and it shouldn’t be the priority. The clinical intervention and treatment is the priority,” Sharp said. The research team’s next step is to use brain-imaging techniques, such as functional MRI, in collaboration with the film task in hopes of deepening the findings. However, these techniques can be costly and somewhat challenging. “The fMRI is complicated to do. It requires a new team of researchers to pull up an fMRI study,” Sharp said.

Professor Carla Sharp was previously a professor at Baylor College of Medicine and director of research for the adolescent treatment program at the Menninger Clinic. | Courtesy of Melissa Carroll “We would need more money coming in order to do it. But certainly this task has been done in fMRI so we’ve got the precedent to work from. The biggest challenge is to have the funding to run the study.” This story is abridged due to space constraints. To read the entire story, go to thedailycougar.com.

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Tech pioneer and Apple visionary dies at 56

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ou probably didn’t know him personally, but Steve Jobs has impacted your day-to-day life more than you can realize. His death Wednesday has already sent shock waves throughout social media and news organizations — the world is in mourning. Losing Steve Jobs is devastating. His hand has been felt in every major computing breakthrough of the past three decades. The Macintosh, released in 1984, was the first computer to use a mouse and have icons instead of command prompts. His study of calligraphy led to the invention of fonts for personal computers. Jobs believed that computers weren’t just machines; they were tools for normal people to do great things. In 1985 — at least five years before the Internet existed in any discernible form — Jobs said, “The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it into a nationwide communications network.” Jobs’ genius wasn’t limited to computing, either. He purchased a struggling computer graphics firm from George Lucas in 1986. He renamed the company Pixar. In 1995, Pixar’s “Toy Story” changed the way an industry saw animation and established the art of computer graphics. And then, of course, he pioneered the invention of the iPhone — a device so inventive it sparked the smartphone market overnight. Jobs lived his life the way he wanted to, without letting anyone or anything get in his way. He dropped out of school after one semester and started Apple Computers out of his garage when he was 20 years old. He set a standard for living life the way you want. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking,” Jobs said in his 2005 Stanford commencement speech. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” Farewell, Steve Jobs. The world is emptier without you.

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No love for Liberal Arts CLASS majors bring valuable skills to economy, don’t deserve criticism

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he College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) students are getting a bum rap. Even before the bad economy lowered the job prospects for graduates, these students faced ridicule for studying easy majors for years. When the recession hit, the ridicule bloomed. However, there is no college, department, field or major that guarantees David a young student Haydon employment in today’s market. Nurses are coming back into the workforce, lawyers won’t retire, hospitals are overstocked with physicians and businesses don’t want to hire. Somewhere in the middle are students in CLASS. These are students who study languages, psychology, politics, economics, health and human performance, and yes, these are the students who study art. These same students face criticism for not going into computer science, biomedical science, chemistry or engineering. The negative stereotype emerges because most of what is studied in CLASS isn’t quantifiable. Even the social research of political science and psychology have no true scientific method — when you’re studying people, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Not to be cliché, but isn’t quality more important than quantity? To concede a few things: It is true that, because of demand, science, technology, engineering and mathematics students have better chances of finding

employment than CLASS students. Likewise, STEM majors will have a better chance at high pay. According to payscale.com, engineering and computer science majors are at the top ten for 2011 to 2012 salaries. However, these are umbrella generalizations. Economics majors were above majors like mathematics and biochemistry. And political science was above information technology and architecture. In a nutshell, CLASS students might face more competition in the career they want, and their salary might not be the highest. Many of the criticisms of Liberal Arts and Social Science majors are just stereotypes. The most frequent one is that CLASS majors don’t work as hard as STEM majors, that they won’t contribute to society and that they’re lazy rich kids who can’t hack it in the hard sciences. These critics probably never spent hours upon hours digging through the library in order to stitch together a 10 page research paper on the history of Anarchy in 20th century Spain. They probably never poured over dozens of mathematical formulas in order to prove or disprove a null hypothesis during a psychology statistics class. And the critics probably didn’t study a second language during college. Furthermore, most of these critics probably don’t realize that most psychotherapists, lawyers, judges, politicians, reporters, writers and the hundreds of faceless people in non-profit groups are former CLASS majors. You might know students who have these criticisms of CLASS majors. These

The truth is that CLASS majors are at a disadvantage; there is less demand for them, they get less respect and less instant gratification. Students in these majors will have to work harder to prove their worth, not only to the job market, but to society at large. But these students know that this is all worth it in the end.” are the students who stopped taking political science after 1337, who sat in the back of the auditorium on their laptop, loudly complaining to their friends about the boring professor. The next time someone criticizes CLASS, ask them to define the terms. A true critic would accurately say that Liberal Arts is about a broad introduction to the arts, Social Sciences and humanities. A cop-out would be saying something about junk science and easy grades. The truth is that CLASS majors are at a disadvantage; there is less demand for them, they get less respect and less instant gratification. Students in these majors will have to work harder to prove their worth, not only to the job market, but to society at large. But these students know that this is all worth it in the end. David Haydon is a political science senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

Killing of Al-Awlaki ushers in new era

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ith the announcement last week that the federal government assassinated suspected al-Qaida member Anwar Al-Awlaki by way of a US predator drone, politicians on both sides of the aisle furiously nodded their approval. President Barack Obama called the killing a “success” and vowed to “remain Steven vigilant against any Christopher threats to the United States.” Texas Governor Rick Perry took time out at a campaign stop to congratulate the President “for getting another key terrorist.” And Scott Rassmussen joined Matt Patrick on KTRH Friday morning to discuss how much Obama’s poll numbers may rise as a result of the killing. The whole debacle indicates that we have reached a whole new era in American History: Al-Awlaki, an American citizen born in New Mexico, was assassinated at the direct discretion of our chief executive, and few have done so much as bat an eye. The alleged terrorist certainly had numerous allegations against him. He was accused of being a regional commander of al-Qaida in Yemen, being a spiritual advisor to two of the 9/11 hijackers, giving direct instructions to the underwear bomber of

2010 and corresponding with Major Nidal Hassan prior to his Fort Hood attack. Whether or not he is guilty of these and other crimes I do not pretend to know, and certainly the evidence against him did not look good. But appearing to be incontrovertibly guilty does not provide the government the right to order your assassination without trial. Despite being on the CIA’s hit list, Al-Awlaki was never formally charged or indicted with a crime in the United States, much less given his constitutional right to due process of law. It would be a gross understatement to note that the killing of Al-Awlaki is a stunning and dangerous precedent. Being deemed a terrorist in this country has now elevated even American citizens to a new class of criminal, one that can be targeted for assassination by the CIA’s shadowy secret operations with the simple approval of the President. Once it becomes accepted that any American citizen can be killed at any time, so long as they are a threat to national security, the only thing left to do is determine who is a threat. You then have a recipe for offing your own citizens that rivals that of any tyrannical dictator of recent memory. In Milton Mayer’s book, “They Thought They Were Free,” the author recounts his colleague’s explanation of what happened in Nazi Germany:

“If the last and worst act of the whole regime had come immediately after the first and smallest, thousands, yes, millions would have been sufficiently shocked ... But of course this isn’t the way it happens. In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next ... It has flowed to a new level, carrying you with it, without any effort on your part. On this new level you live, you have been living more comfortably every day, with new morals, new principles. You have accepted things you would not have accepted five years ago.” We have now reached a stage in which we are no longer sufficiently shocked that an American president ordered the killing of one of his citizens without even so much as charging him with a crime. We have even accepted it with outspoken approval. Perhaps we should stop and ponder the great maxim” that Mayer cites in his book: finem respice, or consider the end. A government that can assassinate its own citizens is one that knows no limits to its power. Steven Christopher is an economics alumnus and graduate finance student in the C.T. Bauer College of Business and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

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UH’s weekend plans: Sink Pirates’ ship Struggling ECU could get Cougars back on track Ricardo Rivera

THE DAILY COUGAR After suffering their first back-to-back losses of Conference USA play, the Cougars will aim to rebound Friday when they head to Greenville, N.C., to take on East Carolina (2-12, 0-5 C-USA) for two weekend matches. For UH (10-5, 3-2), the brief stop in North Carolina will provide an opportunity to right the ship after their three-set loss to Tulsa sank the momentum of its surging offense. “You have to forget those losses,” head coach Molly Alvey said. “We played great volleyball for a lot of those matches, but just couldn’t pull through at the end of sets. “It’s important for us this weekend to move on and let ourselves get back on track instead of dwelling on those losses.” Successfully re-igniting the offense begins with putting the hitters in opportune positions. Freshman setter Caitlin Ogletree shoulders a lot of that weight. “I’ve definitely been pleased with her decision-making thus

far,” Alvey said. “She really played a smart match against SMU and is still developing. “We have different girls with different styles — the way Stephanie (Nwachukwu) gets going isn’t the way Katie does, and it’s on her to manage that.” Olgetree leads the team in assists (10.64 per set), and ranks fourth in C-USA. ECU limps into weekend While UH looks to return to their winning ways Friday, the Pirates enter the matchup desperately searching for answers. In 14 tries, ECU has dropped all but two matches, with their most recent victory coming against UNC Wilmington on Sept. 9. At outside hitter, Britney Roper leads the Pirates in with 110 kills and 3.11 points per set. “I’m comfortable with where we are right now,” Alvey said. “We’re not where we need to be, but I think we’re figuring that out. We have to learn to be winners, and that can take time.” UH has the opportunity to make good on that challenge as they take on the Pirates at 1 p.m. Friday, and again at noon Sunday at Minges Coliseum. sports@thedailycougar.com

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UH prepares for season with Red and White Meet Derrick Durham

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars hosted their intra-squad Red and White Meet in preparation for the upcoming season Wednesday at the CRWC Natatorium. “Our teams were split into two teams to see were we’re at, and to set the A-line for the Boston meet next week,” head coach Augie Busch said. For Busch, who was hired in May, this was the first time he got to see his swimmers and divers in action. “I just wanted to see the best times and see them come together and believe they can do something by the end of the season, and to do

good in conference by February,” Busch said. The Cougars will be in action next weekend against Boston University on Oct. 14 and Boston College on Oct. 15. “Every meet is a challenge,” Busch said. “Especially in conference, but our biggest challenges will be to make sure to trust each other.”

Don’t sleep on the Pirates. ECU’s record is deceiving. They come to Robertson Stadium with a 1-3 mark, but East Joshua Carolina will proSiegel vide the Cougars with their toughest challenge yet. Their lone win was against winless Alabama-Birmingham, but their three losses came at the hands of No. 12 South Carolina, No. 11 Virginia Tech and a 4-1 North Carolina team. Teams have taken advantage of the Cougars porous run defense this season, but this contest might be the first true test of the Cougars’ defense against the pass. “This really presents some challenges defensively that may be a little different from some other games,” head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “Just from the standpoint of the type of offenses that you’re going to play against and you’re going to see.” ECU plays a similar offensive style to UH. They play fast. They like to get their receivers open in space and let them use their speed. The biggest challenge for the Cougars’ secondary will be how they compete against the size of the Pirates’ receivers. The last time UH faced an oversized receiver, 6’8 UCLA tight end Joseph Fauria, he lit them up for 110 yards and a touchdown on six receptions. The Pirates don’t have anyone

Sophomore Zach McMillian and the Cougars will be challenged by an ECU offense boasting quarterback Dominque Davis and receiver Lance Lewis. | Joshua Siegel/The Daily Cougar quite as gigantic as Fauria, but Lance Lewis (6’3), Justin Hardy (6’1) and Andrew Bodenheimer (6’3) will create matchup problems. Like UTEP, sophomore cornerback Zach McMillian said he feels his size (5’10) might make him a prime target to pick on. “They have some bigger receivers that like to jump ball with you,” he said. “You know they’re going to try and pick on me because I’m a smaller size. We would like to get up close and try and slow them down at the line of scrimmage since they’re so fast and big.” Thankfully for the Cougars, defensive backs D.J. Hayden, Chevy Bennett and Colton Valencia should all be ready Saturday. It will be important for the

Cougars to get off the field quickly and get the offense back on to score. “We like to win, let’s just say that,” McMillian said. “But there’s also a win and loss battle every time you step out on the field — third down, fourth down. When you get off of the field on third down that’s a win. “We really do enjoy winning, but it seems like we’re not making as many plays as we should defensively and getting our stops because it’s one mental error here, one mental error there. If we cut those out, I think we can be a pretty good defense.” Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Robertson Stadium. It will be televised on CBS Sports Network and broadcast on 790 AM. sports@thedailycougar.com

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THE DAILY COUGAR Houston will be enriched with the second CounterCrawl culture and art bike crawl this Saturday. UH students, local artists, musicians and creative culture pioneers have put together a biking route that takes people through non-profit urban farms, art car graveyards in a defunct grain silo and a secret bike-only stop that promises intrigue and satisfaction. The Facebook page for Countercrawl will bring up a black and white ad with a bicycle and the name of the event. Beyond that, the houstoncountercrawl.tumblr.com link brings the visitor to a site with plenty of videos and music to give an idea of the absolute dedication that these cultural creatives are giving of themselves in order to bring an amazing experience to our community. There are videos for each stop on the bike route, with

videography, photography and music compiled from submissions by artists whose work will be experienced this weekend. The stated mission of Countercrawl is, in part, to create an event in which art is something we can interact with and therefore understand by experiencing, rather than the typical time spent at art functions where we find ourselves standing in front of another famous painting we’ve seen in thousands of advertisements. The Countercrawl creators and participants are inviting the Houston community to interact in ways that, as the tumblr website states, will allow “local artists with limited means� to “organically grow into a community of self-sustaining artists� through exposure in this “revolutionary, evolutionary event.� Dialogue is welcome and monetary exchanges are, to the great emphasis of those involved, not the focus of the event. This will prove to be a great community event for cyclists and creative types alike. There will be vegan food and drinks available for consumption, but the party atmosphere that

goes along with beer is not a focus, either. If you do not have a bicycle but want to participate, local legend Dr. Veon McReynolds, who runs the Compound at 2305 Wheeler, has generously offered to loan some of his bikes. They will be located at the first stop, The Last Organic Outpost Emile Street Community urban farm, open at 2 p.m. and available for use during the whole event, which ends at 2 a.m. at The Silo next door. Dr. McReynolds hosts the weekly Tour de Hood bike ride, which addresses physical and mental health through community awareness and bicycling tours of Houston to view architecture and our city’s history. More information on his work can be found at TourDeHood.org/ about. For further information about the CounterCrawl, check out their Facebook event page or visit countercrawlhouston.tumblr.com. The first stop will be at The Emile Street Community Farm, located at 711 N. Emile, Houston, TX 77020. arts@thedailycougar.com

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