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Senior quarterback Case Keenum completed 33-of-46 passes for 457 yards and five touchdowns, four of which went to senior receiver Patrick Edwards. | Stephen Pinchback/UH Athletics Communications

Cougars close, but one challenge remains The No. 6/7 Cougars are 12-0 after a convincing 48-16 win against Tulsa. UH broke a tie with the Golden Hurricane and won the Conference John USA West Division, Brannen while earning an opportunity to accomplish its most important goal — to play in the C-USA Championship game. The margin of victory in nine of those 12 wins may make it seem like this road has been effortless. It hasn’t been. No team has ever won all of its C-USA games, but there was no other option. UH and Tulsa

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Instead of planning for the nation’s top offense, opponents have to prepare for senior linebackers Sammy Brown and Marcus McGraw and junior cornerback D.J. Hayden in the secondary. It has been a dream-like season for the Cougars. NCAA records have been shattered, and quarterback Case Keenum is a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate. If UH wins one more game, it will likely receive an invitation to play in a BCS bowl. Every program in the country wants that kind of exposure, but the buzz will fade if UH does not win its 13th game. No. 24 Southern Miss. (10-2, 6-2)

is the latest foe aiming to spoil the Cougars’ historic run. As a measure of how significant this game is for the University, the matchup with the Golden Eagles will be televised on ABC. It has been 18 years since the Cougars have had a game on the network, and it is the first time a C-USA Championship has received coverage this large. The offense and defense will have to show up. The Golden Eagles are second behind the Cougars in points scored per game, and their defense allows less points than UH. In his four years as head coach, Kevin Sumlin has never won a

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were deadlocked in the West for weeks — a slip-up would have been unaffordable. The Golden Hurricane played the likes of No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 9 Boise State for three of its four nonconference games. The UH defense continued to show significant progress, limiting Tulsa to its second-lowest point total of the season. The unit’s emergence makes it safe to say that defensive coordinator Brian Stewart, his assistant coaches and the personnel have shed the Cougars’ bend but don’t break label.

Jackson, 13 tk, 1.5 TFL, 1 Sacks

Senior receiver Patrick Edwards hauled in eight passes for 181 yards and four touchdowns — his fifth multi-touchdown game of the season. Edwards has caught a pass in 46 consecutive games, and now leads the NCAA in touchdowns (18) and is second in yards with 1,496. | Stephen Pinchback/UH Athletics Communications

C-USA championship; neither has Keenum. A win Saturday cements their legacies, and puts this year’s team into hallowed college football territory. A loss would be bitter, as the Cougars would go from BCS busters to playing in the Armed Forces Bowl or Liberty Bowl. The Cougars will be favored to beat Southern Miss., and have the empowerment of controlling their postseason fate. The hopes of a city and university will be on the line at 11 a.m. Saturday at Robertson Stadium. sports@thedailycougar.com

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The Cougars’ defense allowed under 20 points for the fourth straight game, and held Tulsa to 6-17 on third-down conversions. Senior linebacker Marcus McGraw (55) led UH with 15 tackles, three for a loss. Freshman linebacker Derrick Mathews (49) picked off his third pass of the season. | Stephen Pinchback/UH Athletics Communications

TEAM

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3 Ok. State

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4 Stanford

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11-1

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6 Houston

12-0

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7 Boise State

10-1

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8 Arkansas

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9 Oregon

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10 Oklahoma

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11 Kansas St.

9-2

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12 S. Carolina

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On Nov. 27, 1095, Pope Urban II gave a speech urging European Christians to go to war against Muslims to claim the Holy Land, launching the first Crusade. On Nov. 28, 1520, Ferdinand Magellan entered the Pacific Ocean by navigating around the Southern tip of South America, becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic. On Dec. 1, 1981, the US began arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union. On Dec. 3, 1984, the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, leaked a deadly cloud of methyl isocyanate into the air. 2,000 people died immediately, with 600,000 injured. The Indian government sued the company for $470 million, but because so many people were affected by the disaster, average victim compensation totaled $1,300. On Dec. 3, 1818, Illinois joined the Union, becoming the 21st State of the US.

On Nov. 28, 1895, Frank Duryea won the first motor-car race in the US. It was held during a snowstorm and the race ran 54 miles along the lakeshore from Chicago to Waukegan, Ill. On Nov. 28, 1582, playwright and poet William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in Stratford-uponAvon, England. On Nov. 30, 2004, Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings ended his 74 game winning streak. His $2.5 million in winnings set a record for game shows and propelled him to temporary fame as he spoke on a number of talk shows. On Dec. 1, 1959, 12 nations, including the US, signed the Antarctica Treaty, banning all military activity on the continent. On Dec. 3, 1967, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant. Lewis Washkansky, a 53-year-old grocer, received the heart from 25-year-old Denise Darvall, who died in a car accident.

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Nov. 28, 1859 Washington Irving Nov. 28, 1954 Enrico Fermi Nov. 28, 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer Nov. 29, 1872 Horace Greeley Dec. 3, 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON On Dec. 1, 1987, The Daily Cougar announced that Barnes & Noble won the bidding war to run the UH bookstore, paying $4.6 million for the privilege and beating competitors Lone Star College Book, Inc., and Follett. The Board of Regents approved the bid at a meeting on Dec. 16.

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On Dec. 3, 1987, UHPD officials praised three students, Ahmad Kashami, Rob Payne and Terry Drew, for helping foil a suspect’s attempt to steal a student’s car. The suspect, 18-year-old Tony O’Brien Armstrong, was arrested by campus police and taken to Harris County Jail, where he faced a third degree felony charge.

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SFAC adjusts The Daily Cougar’s budget Committee decreases Student Publication’s annual influx of fees, increases one-time allocation Cougar News Services

THE DAILY COUGAR The Student Fees Advisory Committee has recommended a decrease in the amount of funds given to Student Publications in fiscal year 2013 to $100,000 from last

year’s budget of $186,778. The Daily Cougar will, however, be receiving more fees than were requested, but only as a one-time allocation. SFAC Chair John Evans said the decrease in base funds — the amount of student fees an organization receives in a fiscal year — is in response to the Cougar not using fiscal year 2011’s allocation the way the committee requested it be used. The discrepancy was regarding the surplus $90,117 Student Publications used in the fiscal year 2011. SFAC said the surplus should be given back to the committee, while Student Publications said it was money

generated through advertising and, therefore, did not need to be given back. Instead of granting a continuation of this fiscal year’s base budget or the base augmentation of $43,789 Student Publications requested, SFAC granted the Cougar a onetime allocation of $130,567 to cover all the expenses the previous base budget would have paid for. If the Cougar would like to increase its base budget to the previous value, it can request for an augmentation for fiscal year 2014 when SFAC meets next year. news@thedailycougar.com

Luncheon honors Rodeo Scholars

he University brought Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo officers and Rodeo Scholars to campus on Monday to recognize their work and efforts. According to the Houston Rodeo website, the organization has donated $283 million to educational initiatives since its creation in 1932. More than $165 million of that cost went toward direct support for educational programs since the scholarship was first awarded in 1957; nearly 2000 students are currently supported by the scholarships offered by the Rodeo, with more than 200 students studying at UH. UH President Renu Khator was also present to offer words of encouragement to and support for the group. | Photo courtesy of Cesar Muniz

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SFAC to discuss fee allocation recommendations at meeting

UH team brings home awards in insurance sale competition

The Student Fees Advisory Committee will meet to discuss whether or not to change its fee allocation recommendations for the UH Forensics Society from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the University Center Rodeo Room in a closed meeting. The Forensics Society requested an increase in their base fees received for the fiscal year of 2013. The increase they requested would be the same amount and one-time allocation that SFAC had given them for this fiscal year. John Evans, SFAC chair, said the committee was unaware of the one-time allocation of fees for this fiscal year and in the meeting they will reevaluate their recommendation and determine if they should give the Forensics Society another one-time allocation. — Cougar News Staff

Students in the Program for Excellence in Selling won several awards at the first State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition, hosted at the University of Central Missouri. The event brought students from different colleges together as they competed to close auto insurance sales in mock situations with young adult customers. The UH team, which consists of Grace Moceri, Daniel Rodriguez, Rebekah Elliott and Alex Lyons, placed second. Moceri also won first place for her work in the Sales Role Play portion of the competition. — Cougar News Staff

LAW CENTER

Arbitration teams move to compete at national level Several students won the American Bar Association Arbitration Regional Competition, hosted this weekend at the UH Law Center. Team members Frank Carroll, Whitney Wester, Susan Sweeney and Casey Jordan swept the other schools to earn a place in the ABA Arbitration National Competition, which will take place in Chicago. — Cougar News Staff

FACULTY

UH employees compaign and raise money for charity The UH State Employee Charitable Campaign raised $75,634, which will be given to the favorite charities of the University’s donors. The campaign raised more than double the amount of funds as last year, according to an email written by Elwyn C. Lee, UH Vice President for Community Relations and Institutional Access. Lee is also the chair for the UH SECC Campaign. The 2012 SECC state directory will include the names of people who donated $1,000 or more if consent is given. — Cougar News Staff

Jury backs Cougars

H alumna and Judge Judy Warne was met by 12 jurors and one alternate juror dressed in the colors of her favorite teams on Nov. 21 after the Cougars beat Southern Methodist University 37-7. Warne said one of the jurors had given up on football until he saw the Cougars reach 11-0. She said he bought a shirt the next day. | Courtesy of Judy Warne

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Kansas teen stands up for First Amendment

hildren are taught to respect elders while at the same time forming opinions for themselves. Adults are expected to be able to voice a reasonable opinion — even if some people disagree. But a teenager in Kansas found out the hard way that Gov. Sam Brownback feels differently. Emma Sullivan, 18, attended a Youth in Government event in Topeka, Kan., when she tweeted, “Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.” Sullivan did not actually say those words at the event. Brownback’s office, however, saw the tweet and contacted the Youth in Government program. Sullivan was chastised by Shawnee Mission East Principal Karl R. Krawitz and was asked to write an official letter of apology to the governor. She has refused to do so, and even said she would do the same thing again if she had the chance. The problem here isn’t with the statement — expressing distaste with elected officials is completely fine, according to the First Amendment. The problem comes when a governor decides to get an eligible voter in trouble with his or her school because of something that was said on a social media site. Apparently Brownback does not have thick skin, nor does he seem to value the opinions of young voters. If Sullivan was a college student or older, there would be no problem; nothing would happen. But when a high school student expresses an opinion, he or she is reprimanded and told to apologize. The double standard is obvious. Even worse, Brownback has refused to comment, other than having spokeswoman Sherriene JonesSontag say that the comment was not respectful. Unfortunately, the way Brownback or Krawitz handled the situation was not respectful either. Placing a person in the principal’s office and trying to force an apology is not the way an adult should act. If Brownback thinks that the comment was disrespectful, he should change his policies and focus on winning the votes of people like Sullivan — not turning dissenters over to the authorities.

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Eager to take advantage of Black Friday’s low prices, shoppers enter a crowded Target. Target, like many businesses this year, decided to open their doors earlier on Black Friday, cutting into the amount of time shoppers and workers could spend with their families on Thanksgiving. | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Here we come a shopping The holiday season has morphed into a consumer-driven nightmare

hile Halloween is regarded as the day for masquerades and make-up, the more noteworthy season of transformation begins soon after the trick-or-treaters return home. This calendar period has become so expansive and removed from any one date that it is now referred to as the nebulous holiday season. During this time we are no longer students, parents or even everyday citizens. Rather, we take on the hideous guise of Marc consumers and acquiAnderson esce to the will of the market. As the American public takes up this annual role, we readily fall prey to a ceaseless barrage of advertisements that drive us further into a spending frenzy. In the end, we allow our worth to be determined by how much we purchase, with the thrifty being cast as scrooges and the profligate being held as virtuous. Despite this, we remain vaguely aware that such behavior is slowly eroding society, and by Dec. 26 we vow that next year things will be different. Yet the continued advancement of the beginning of the holiday season makes it clear that such promises are made in vain. This year has witnessed Black Friday morph into Black Thursday, as a number of storefronts decided to trample Thanksgiving with a stampede of ambitious shoppers. Toys“R”Us opened its doors at 9 p.m. on Thursday, with Walmart starting its sales at 10 p.m. Target opted for a midnight opening, but given that crowds

were forming as early as 5:30 p.m., they might as well have been open all day on Thanksgiving. Marketers defend their actions by claiming that they are simply meeting consumer demand, and that people gladly sacrifice time with their families for the chance to save a few dollars on that perfect gift. But no matter what day of the week retailers choose to paint as black, the fact remains that most of the commotion and fervor surrounding these sales is manufactured by the stores. The holiday specials are rarely limited to a single day, and often prices are reduced further as the season progresses. Many stores keep a limited supply of popular items in order to create a sense of immediacy, only to restock the shelves in the coming weeks. Perversely, retailers would have us believe that shopping after Thanksgiving is some sort of an American tradition that is inseparable from the rest of the holiday festivities. Such deception accomplishes little more than bringing out the worst in people. On Friday, a woman in a Los Angeles Walmart used pepper spray to ward off other shoppers from a coveted Xbox 360 gaming console, sending 20 people to the hospital. In 2008, a temporary worker at a New York Walmart was trampled to death by a voracious crowd of Black Friday bargain hunters. An angry mob in New York broke into and looted a clothing store that had the audacity not to open before midnight. Some retail chains went as far as hiring riot control experts in order prevent

outright chaos.

Those who lament of secularization of the Christmas season are sadly mistaken, religion is alive and well, just in altered form. For the misguided masses, worship now takes place at the alter of the almighty dollar, and salvation is purchased from store shelves. And so we carry out our duty as ever faithful consumers.” Across the country, reports of fist fights, shoplifting and armed robberies marked the passage of another typical day of this fine shopping tradition. Yet, the barrage of advertisements continues unabated as retailers seek to perpetuate this crazed spending spree. Shamefully, we buy into this propaganda and crater to the siren song of sales. Those who lament the secularization of the Christmas season are sadly mistaken; religion is alive and well, just in an altered form. For the misguided masses, worship now takes place at the altar of the almighty dollar, and salvation is purchased from store shelves. And so we carry out our duty as everfaithful consumers. Marc Anderson is a third-year cell biology doctoral student and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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Evidence-supported approach to sex education is needed in Texas

e’re confused. We thought conservative policy-makers oppose wasteful federal programs and want taxpayer dollars to go only to programs that work. Yet, Gov. Rick Perry opposes federal funding for programs that require evidence of effectiveness in favor of policies James Lee, already proven to Debra Hauser be ineffective by a 10-year congressionally mandated evaluation. The reasons underpinning this contradiction become a bit clearer once one realizes that the issue is sex education, a subject that often makes policy-makers ignore evidence — not to mention basic common sense. Following discussions with Perry’s office, state officials have twice — in less than a year now — nixed applications for federal funding for Personal Responsibility Education Programs. PREP requires sex education projects to be evidence-based effective programs. Yet Perry continues to embrace federally funded Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage programs that have been found to have no impact on teen behavior. Compounding the already fiscally irresponsible policy is the fact that Title V requires a state match while the PREP program does not. This means recipients have to fork over an additional three dollars, or equivalent in-kind services, for every four Title V dollars that come into the state. This politics over evidence approach not only ends up throwing

good money at bad programs, but also puts the health and wellbeing of young people at risk. Title V programs prohibit spread of information about the prevention of pregnancy and disease such as information regarding condoms and birth control. Denying young people complete, medically accurate information about sexual health is promoting ignorance in the AIDS era. Child-bearing teens cost the state $1.1 billion per year. Nationally, that figure is $10 billion. In Congress, many of the most ardent proponents of deficit reduction are also supporters of abstinence-onlyuntil-marriage programs, a given due to the importance of these programs to religious conservatives. Yet, one cannot be a credible deficit hawk when one turns a blind eye to failed federal programs just because they appeal to your ideological base. That’s not authentic deficit reduction; that’s playing politics at the expense of public health. Young people have a right to comprehensive sexual health information. Providing such education and information is one of the most important ways to help young people take personal responsibility for important life decisions. Demanding responsible behavior from young people while at the same time denying them the knowledge necessary to act responsibly is hypocritical. The evidence and science demonstrate that comprehensive sex education programs that include information about abstinence,

condoms and birth control help young people who are sexually active to protect themselves and delay the decision to have sex in the first place. In other words, evidence-based programs are more effective at promoting abstinence than abstinence-only programs. It’s certainly disappointing that Perry and other Texas politicians haven’t shifted course on sex education. Still, the authors of the PREP legislation had the foresight to include a clause mandating that the funds become available to individual non-profit organizations if state policy-makers fail to seek them after two years. In addition, polling shows that 80 percent of likely voters in Texas support teaching about condoms, contraception and abstinence in public schools. So change is coming, even if Perry is slow-walking it. Students at the University and other college campuses across the state are already pushing that change by mobilizing young people in support of an evidence-based approach to sex education. It’s encouraging to know that even if state policy-makers chose to place ideology over evidence and the health of young people, a new generation won’t make the same mistake. James Lee is the president of the Texas Freedom Network Student Chapter, University of Houston; Debra Hauser is the executive vice-president of Advocates for Youth. They may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

A Daily Cougar wedding

 D C    Kristen Nicole Young and Zachary James Lee were married November 26 by Justice Jeff Brown at Studio 5226 in Bellaire, Texas.

Kristen, 27, is the public policy director for the Alzheimer’s Association, Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter. She graduated cum laude from UH and received her J.D. from the UH Law Center.

She is the only daughter of Skip and Karen Young. Her mother is an account representative for Americold Logistics in La Porte, Texas, and her father is a patrol lieutenant in the Leon County, Texas, Sherriff ’s Department. Kristen’s stepmother, Linda Young, is a municipal judge for Jewett and Normangee, Texas. Zach, also 27, is a briefing attorney for Justice Jeff Brown at the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston. He graduated magna cum laude from UH and also received his J.D. from the UH Law Center.

He is the eldest son of Jim and Jennifer Lee. His mother is a freelance writer based out of Kingwood, Texas, and his father is a highschool teacher in Alpine, Texas. The happy couple would also like to say: “GO COOGS!”

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Mispricing risks creates problems

he European Union is facing a sovereign debt crisis because many European nations took on debts that eventually became unmanageable. Greece and Italy have a high risk of default on their sovereign debt, which could create a contagion effect that would threaten the economic stability James of the EU and the Johnson rest of the world. This crisis, though not entirely like the complex 2008 financial crisis, is underlined by the same principles. The 2008 financial crisis and the current European sovereign debt crisis were ultimately caused by a miscalculation of risk. In the United States, investors thought that the securitization of sub-prime mortgage loans was a safe investment because they bundled several loans together and were backed

by homes — it was thought that home prices couldn’t fall. This meant that many financial institutions invested in risky investments that were mislabeled as AAA-rated safe investments. These risky assets were falsely labeled by credit rating agencies that were hired by the banks that sold the assets. This is an obvious conflict of interest that made it virtually impossible for credit rating agencies to accurately and honestly assess and price the risks of these assets. If investors had appropriately appraised the risk on mortgage-backed securities, the 2008 financial crisis could have been averted. Sovereign debt is usually considered safer than private debt; it is thought that a nation is less likely to default on its debt than a corporation or an individual. This idea is founded on the belief that a government can always raise taxes to pay its debts. Italy and Greece were able

to indebt themselves so heavily because investors did not consider them to be risky borrowers. If the risk of default on Greek and Italian government bonds were appropriately priced, Greece and Italy would not have been able to indebt themselves to nearly the current levels and the crisis could have been averted. The important thing that we should learn from these crises is that the incorrect pricing of risk — or the lack of transparency or symmetrical information in markets — can lead to an economic crisis. In both crises, investors misunderstood the risks associated with the investments they made. In reality, there is risk in any investment and the appropriate pricing and assessment of risks can prevent economic catastrophes. James Johnson is a psychology senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

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THE DAILY COUGAR With the Cougars leading 80-79 with :06 on the shot clock, TCU point guard J.R. Cadot sped through the lane and sent an errant shot at the rim. In a flash, Cadot caught his own miss, flipped the ball over his head into the basket and hushed Hofheinz Pavilion. On a night when TCU grabbed 15 offensive rebounds, it was fitting for UH’s (3-2) double-digit comeback to fall short 81-80 because of a second-chance basket. “I think it’s pretty simple, the play that beat us is the one true telling stat, 15 offensive rebounds,” head coach James Dickey said. “We talked to our guys, and it’s not the first shot that beats you, but more times than not it’s the second shot. We just did not defend the last six seconds well.” The Cougars went into the half down 43-34, shooting 48 percent from the field. The offense ran smoothly at times, but UH’s ten

first-half turnovers allowed the Horned Frogs to put up nine more shots than they did in the first 20 minutes. Houston faced an 11-point deficit before freshman J.J. Thompson and sophomore forward Alandise Harris provided an offensive jolt to start the second half. Down 55-49, Harris closed the gap to within four points with a layup. Harris finished the evening with 16 points on 8-10 shooting to go with three blocks and four rebounds. “I wasn’t just going to let them put the game away,” Harris said. “As a team, we’ve got to take clutch situations more seriously, in the game and in practice.” With just under six minutes remaining, UH’s defense gained intensity, as Thompson forced two turnovers to awaken the offense, and stir the 3,357 attendees. With the momentum of their defense, the Cougars stayed within striking distance of the Frogs as the clock dwindled down. With 44 seconds left on the clock, redshirt freshman Joseph Young nailed back-to-back 3-pointers from the

corner to put the Cougars within a point of TCU. Out of the media timeout, Thompson drove through the lane and put in an off-balance runner to give the Cougars their first lead since the five-minute mark of the first half. “Those threes really got the crowd hyped,” Harris said. “It got us back the lead, but also got us back into the game too. “Those shots built up our momentum to try and finish off the game.” With the clock showing six seconds, TCU’s out-of-bounds play failed initially, but worked well enough to give Cadot a path to basket. A bit of luck helped Cadot as he flicked the ball over his head, but it was UH’s broken defensive effort that did them in. “I was proud the way our guys competed, but when you get down and analyze it, we’re not defending very well,” Dickey said. “We give up 81 points. We give up 43 in the first half. There are areas we’ve got to get better in for us to have as good a team as we can have.”

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The Devil Wears Prada with For Today, Enter Shikari, Whitechapel 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Warehouse Live, 8813 St. Emanuel Houston, TX 77003, East End. For more information call 713-225-5483 or visit www.warehouselive.com. $20 to $23.

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Whether you’re making a dessert for the whole family or for your own snacking pleasure, gingerbread cookies are a classic holiday treat. For decoration, gingerbread house-building kits are available. | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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As November winds down, people are already making plans for the holiday season this year with Christmas shopping, buying plane tickets and planning Christmas dinner. If the responsibility of bringing a dish to the family’s Christmas dinner has been bestowed upon you, there’s really no way to go wrong with contributing a dessert — the course essential in making the classic holiday dinner experience complete.

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Everyone remembers when they built their first gingerbread house, and — perhaps more so — the stomach ache that soon followed its demolition. When done right, this dense holiday cookie is perfect for dunking in a glass of milk or eggnog.

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Pumpkin Pie An interchangeable baked good that bounces from Thanksgiving to Christmas and is equally welcome at both occasions, pumpkin pie is a celebration to human ingenuity of taking something naturally unsweetened like a pumpkin and turning it into a seasonal favorite. Eggnog A by-product of frothing up eggs, milk and sugar, then hit with a shot of hard liquor, eggnog finds its way onto the table every year in most homes in America.

While the alcohols may change from rum to whiskey, and in some cases moonshine, the tasty end result remains the same. Figgy Pudding Most people get confused by the name, but figgy pudding is a more of a custard dish. It is reminiscent of what would happen if flan and bread pudding made a baby. It is probably one of the more decadent of the classic Christmas desserts. It even has its own verse in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. While each of these desserts are unique, I have the hardest time when it comes to baking them. I am a savory chef before a pastry chef. Thankfully, I have found a dessert that I can make with my eyes closed — and if I can make it, surely anyone can. arts@thedailycougar.com

RECIPE Molten Peanut Butter Mint Chocolate Cake Ingredients: ! " 4 tablespoons unsalted margarine at room temperature ! " One-third cup granulated sugar, more for muffin tin ! " 3 large eggs ! " 6 tablespoons peanut butter ! " 2 teaspoons mint extract ! " One-third cup all-purpose flour ! " One-fourth teaspoon salt ! " 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted ! " Powdered sugar, for dusting ! " Fresh mint, for garnish

Instructions: ! " Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 6-cup muffin tin and dust with granulated sugar. ! " With an electric mixer, beat margarine and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Reduce speed, and beat in flour, salt and extract. Beat in chocolate. Divide batter among muffin cups. ! " Place tin on baking sheet, take one tablespoon of peanut butter and press into the center of each cup with a spoon, making sure the peanut butter is completely submerged. ! " Allow to cool for one hour before baking; bake until cakes no longer jiggle when tin is shaken, eight to 10 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. ! " Turn out cakes onto serving plates, bottom sides up. Dust each with powdered sugar, and serve with mint. Additional thoughts: ! " Be sure that the peanut butter is completely covered up, the peanut butter will drain out if you don’t. ! " You can substitute a hazelnut chocolate spread or fruit preserves for peanut butter if desired. ! " Recipe makes six cakes Source: Jorge Porras

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Freshman Caitlin Ogletree helped set up UH hitters with 61 assists in the Cougars’ 3-2 win over Rice. Ogletree finished the season fifth in Conference USA with 10.66 assists per set, the most amongst freshman. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

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Houston fought to gridlock the match at 13-13, before Riddlesprigger tied her career-high, hammering in her 20th kill to give Rice match point. With the match on the line, freshman setter Caitlin Ogletree looked to Tryon to the deliver the Cougars a much-needed offensive jolt. Taking the set from Ogletree, Tryon laid in a deep kill to the back of the court to tie the match 14-14. After a UH timeout, Tryon and Ogletree connected on back-to-back plays to put away the Owls 16-14 in the fifth set. Tryon finished the night with 15 kills and two digs. “I’m so proud of this team,” Charuk said, fighting tears. “We’ve put so much into it, and it’s all paid off. I couldn’t be happier to end the season and my career this way.” With the victory, UH finishes the season in a third-place tie with Central Florida.

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After struggling with pressure execution for weeks, UH’s frontline committed only six attack errors through sets one and two, and went into the break hitting an efficient .371 as a team. The Owls charged back in the third set with clutch hitting from outside hitters Nancy Cole and Mariah Riddlesprigger pushing the Cougar defense from both ends of the floor with a balanced attack. With Rice leading 15-12, Alvey called a timeout to stop the bleeding, but the Owls continued their onslaught out of the break and finished the set 25-21. Playing her last game as a Cougar, middle blocker Lucy Charuk continued her stellar senior year, pounding in 12 kills on a .375 hitting clip. “We kept talking,” Charuk said. “Communication was good. It didn’t matter if we got blocked or served the ball into the net. We were still looking to the next point. “There was no turning back. There was nothing more we could do. We just had to find a way to keep hanging tough with those guys.” After stealing the fourth set 25-20, the Owls’ momentum stalled to start the fifth, as the Cougars rebounded from the offensive drought. Through 11 ties and five lead changes,

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