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UH to put on MLK Jr. roundtable discussion The Cougar Voices will host a discussion titled “How Faith Shapes Despair & Hope: Protestant and Jewish Perspectives on Dr. King’s Life and Legacy” starting at 11:30 a.m. in the University Center Houston Room. The discussion will feature remarks by UH President Renu Khator and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dean John Roberts, Reverend Victor Thomas and Rabbi Kenny Weiss, and anyone who attends will be able to take part in a roundtable session. Also at the event, an art showcase will feature the work of local artists Ted Ellis and Leonard Freeman. Light refreshments will be provided, but attendees are asked to bring their own lunch, and doors open at 10:30 a.m. Cougar cards will be available to attendees. — Cougar News Services
ORGANIZATIONS
Fair to introduce students to campus organizations The Student Organization Fair will be put on by Center for Student Involvement from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the UC Houston Room. Representatives from over 100 student organizations will be available to meet with students. Students will have the opportunity to win prizes, and free food will be provided. A database of student organizations can be found online at www.uh.edu/csi/studentorglist — Cougar News Services
CAREER SERVICES
Workshop to prepare students for recruitment A Campus Recruitment Workshop at 10 a.m. today will take place in room 106 of the Student Service Center 1. The workshop, which will be put on by University Career Services, will teach students how to find and request certain kinds of interviews and is mandatory for students who wish to take part in campus recruitment or on-campus interviews. The workshop can also be taken online by logging in on the University Career Services website at www.career.uh.edu/. — Cougar News Services
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January 24, 2012 Issue 62, Volume 77
FEES
Students to vote on fee raise $45 increase would go to maintenance of athletics facilities Taylor McGilvray
THE DAILY COUGAR Students will get the chance to vote on an $50 per semester increase in fees Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The 26.3 percent Student Service Fee increase would be split, with $5 offsetting the decrease in state funding and $45 would go to the construction, maintenance and operation of the athletic facilities — with the building of a new football stadium and the renovation of Hofheinz Pavilion being the first improvements made, as The Daily Cougar reported in November. The referendum cites five reasons for the proposed increase: the new facilities would make UH nationally competitive and help recruit student athletes; it will increase school pride by providing better facilities for athletics, graduation and on-campus events; Robertson Stadium will be structurally sound until December, when the athletics department will have to find new housing for football games; UH athletics plans to
become more self-sufficient and wean itself off of student funding; and the new facilities would open up internship and job positions for students, while admission remains free. There are 12 polling stations open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Athletics Center, Campus Recreation and Wellness, Cougar Village, the Engineering Complex, M.D. Anderson Library, Melcher Hall, Moody Towers, Moores School of Music, Philip Gunthrie Hoffman Hall, the Science and Engineering Research Center, the University Center and the UC Satellite. Students need their peoplesoft ID number and their date of birth to cast their vote, said Student Government Association President Michael Harding. The $45 athletics fee will be in effect for no longer than 25 years, and the athletics department has said it will not come back to the Student Fees Advisory Committee for more money, the Cougar reported in November. The increase, if voted in, will be the first time the University has raised student fees by more than 10 percent, said Associate Vice President for Student Affairs William Munson in an interview with the Cougar when the fee was first
The increase is not effective unless approved by a majority vote of the students voting in an election called for that purpose — that is, to increase it over 10 percent — or by a majority vote of the duly elected student government” William Munson, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, as reported in The Daily Cougar in November
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$45 of the $50 will fund the construction, renovation and operation of athletics facilities
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introduced. SFAC asked SGA to send the increase to student referendum when it submitted its final recommendations in November. SGA voted for the increase to be sent to referendum by a one-vote majority in its last meeting of the fall semester, the Cougar reported in December. “If students really care, as we know they do, they will turn out (to voice their opinion),” College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Senator Lee Arnold said in the meeting.
Proposed increase of student fees to $240 from $190
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Athletics Center Campus Recreation and Wellness Cougar Village Engineering Complex M.D. Anderson Library Melcher Hall Moody Towers Moores School of Music Philip Gunthrie Hoffman Hall Science and Engineering Research Center University Center UC Satellite
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Source: SGA President Michael Harding
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he newest dining hall, which has been under construction since October, is in need of a name. Students who want to name it should submit their ideas to http://tinyurl.com/738xgzw by Feb. 29. Dining Services and Auxiliary Services will narrow the ideas down to five and the finalist the Food Service Advisory Committee chooses will receive a bicycle and have his or her name on a plaque in the new hall. | Courtesy of Billy Garner