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UH receives piece of Sept. 11 history Steel from World Trade Center to be displayed at new University Center
“It will probably be displayed in a memorial-type fashion.” Until the completion of the new University Center, the steel will remain in storage. “If we were to display it somewhere on campus right now and then move it when the new UC is opened, it just wouldn’t be cost efficient because it’s such a large piece,” Bandoh said. The piece cost $1,500 to ship and was funded by the University Center, said Keith Kowalka, assistant vice president for student development at the University. The steel has been stored in the Energy Research Park since its arrival in October. The SGA has been largely responsible for
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THE DAILY COUGAR UH has received a piece of steel from the World Trade Center, which will be put on display in the new University Center once construction is complete. “We are still... deciding how it will be displayed,” said Cedric Bandoh, chief of staff for the Student Government Association.
the acquisition of the steel, after a student proposed the idea to former SGA President Kenneth Fomunung, Bandoh said. “It really started with the Kenneth administration ... (and) it got more recognition with Prince’s administration. He really pushed for it to get here, but there were just a lot of (contractional) hold ups,” Michael Harding, president of SGA, said. “Then it came across my desk, and we were having the same trouble.” Another reason for the lengthiness involved was the amount of time required to complete the application process, Bandoh said. “We had to submit an application to
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School invites international violinist to peform in series The Moores School of Music is hosting University of Michigan’s faculty violinist Stephen Shipps as a part of the A. I. Lack Series Guest Master Class at 7 p.m. today in the Dudley Recital Hall located in the Fine Arts Building. Shipps is the professor of violin and senior advisor to the dean for international study at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance as well as director of the International Music Academy Pilsen in the Czech Republic. This event is free and open to public. For more information, contact Moores School of Music at 713743-3313. — Jennifer Postel
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UH Sugar Land to expand academic programs An educational expansion at the UH Sugar Land Teaching Center that will increase the number of degree plans offered on the campus to nine was approved by the UH Board of Regents. “This is a tremendous opportunity for the city of Sugar Land and UH,” said Sugar Land Mayor James A. Thompson in a press release. “To have strengthened access to UH’s programs is a great thing.” The campus will be renamed UH Sugar Land, and the new degree programs will begin January 2012. — Jennifer Postel
(The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey),” he said. “Gladly, we were approved to receive a piece of the steel, and then it was just a matter of waiting for the Port Authority to divide up the steel.” Eventually, however, the problems were sorted out and the steel arrived. “We’re really excited to have this piece of American history on our campus,” Harding said. “I want to say it’s 3800 pounds, and it’s not something that’s shiny at all. It really looks like it’s straight from the site. ... It’s
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ccounting junior John Warren Vollmer passed away from unknown causes in his dorm at Cullen Oaks on Nov. 12. He was a part of the UH intramural sports staff and a member of the Coog Crew. Students and friends signed a memorial poster in his honor on Thursday at Cougar Village. | Paul Crespo/The Daily Cougar
The Cancer Collegiate Council rounded up multiple student organizations for Wednesday’s third annual “Great American Smokeout” to promote education about the effects of tobacco use. “I think it is vital that people are informed about how they can help prevent disease and educate themselves about the different things that are going into their bodies or the environment,” said Meisha Brown, co-president of CCC and a senior health major. Booths lining the walkway between Philip Guthrie Hoffman Hall and the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library displayed graphic images and facts about the harmful effects of tobacco for users and those in proximity to their smoke. Other CCC Co-President Kristin Tang said that the event’s timing is very appropriate with the buzz circulating regarding the smoking bill in the SGA, because while smoking is a personal choice, smokers are not the only ones affected by their decision. “Of course you have the right to smoke, but you should not compromise someone else’s health,” Tang said. “You don’t have that right.” When it comes to choosing to use tobacco, education is key. This is especially true for younger people
who, the Center of Disease Control says, are more prone to pick up smoking. Lane Watkins, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s booth representative, stressed the significance of a nicotine addiction, one that has been equated with the addictive properties of alcohol, cocaine and heroine. “We see some guys that have had their voice boxes removed and have a hole in their throat,” Watkins said. “They still smoke through the hole because they are still addicted.” The American Student Dental Alliance set up a display showing the graphic effects of tobacco use on oral health. The presentation featured Mr. Grossmouth, a mouth modeling the not-so-glamorous manifestations. Alumnus and ASDA member Nazi Motahari said that seeing the oral side effects of tobacco can change the way people think, because the effects are visible. “They actually see what’s going to happen to their teeth — they are going to turn yellow, they get gingivitis,” Motahari said. “Teeth are something everybody sees; we’re always talking and smiling.” Alpha Epsilon Delta displayed the comparison between a healthy lung and a smoker’s lung by using real pig lungs connected to air pumps. The healthy lung represented one of a non-smoker — it was soft SMOKE OUT continues on page 8