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Library late fees bring little to overall budget Max Gardner

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Late fees account for less than one percent of the $18.4 million annual budget of the library system. | Daniel Renfrow/The Daily Cougar

Considering UH holds a large population of commuters, it would seem the possibility of late returns on library items — and subsequent late fees — would be great. However, the library system has only accrued $1,484 in late fees since the beginning of its 2011-2012 fiscal year and $5,563 for 2010-2011. Both figures seem small in comparison to the library system’s approximate $18.4 million budget, said Lee Hilyer, head of Information and Access Services. “The amount we collect in fines is less than one percent of our overall budget,” said Hilyer. “It’s not a revenue stream for us. It’s really just a deterrent to bad behavior.” What is mainly responsible for this small income of

late fees is the library system’s policy on overdue items. Some students do not have to incur the replacement and $25 processing fee if they eventually return the materials. “It’s a different situation and a different issue with each student, and it depends on how high the fine is,” said weekend service desk manager Fransisca Sanchez. “If I get a legitimate answer and I know they are sincere, I go ahead and wave the fine for that student.” Reserved materials, including textbooks, electronic equipment and other specific course materials are the only library services that seem to pose a risk of strict punishment. Reserved materials have a fine of $3 for every hour past the allotted time; for electronic equipment, the fine is $9 each day late. For the library staff in these areas, overdue items do not seem to be a frequent issue. LATE FEES continues on page 3

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SPC chair steps down Vice chair to take over responsibilities until new student is elected Taylor McGilvray

THE DAILY COUGAR The chair of the Student Publications Committee resigned during Thursday’s meeting to ensure The Daily Cougar remains unbiased during the Student Government Association elections. “It was a conflict of interest for

me to be running for student body president while being chair of the Student Publications Committee,” said Jeff Syptak. “As chair of the SPC, I could influence the editor in chief to write more positive stories about me than the other candidates. The committee would like the image of the paper to remain unbiased and fair.” The committee oversees the Cougar in monthly meetings and discusses the paper’s inner-workings — like advertising, production or content — and elects each

semester’s editor in chief. It is comprised of students, faculty, SGA representatives and professional representatives. Joshua Siegel, who also serves as sports editor for The Daily Cougar, was voted in as vice chair of SPC at the meeting on Thursday. He previously served as The Daily Cougar representative to the SPC. He will take over the responsibilities of the chair until a new student is elected by the voting members. news@thedailycougar.com

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UH holds Q&A with deaf African Americans Students, faculty, staff Moderator: Event highlights previously unknown subculture in community Tristan Tippet

THE DAILY COUGAR As part of the final celebration of Black History Month, UH’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the UH American Sign Language Interpreting Program and the Communication Axess Ability Group hosted a panel discussion featuring five deaf black men Saturday. The event, called “Untold Stories of Black Deaf Men,” consisted of a panel moderator relaying

questions to the five guests in sign language and their respective responses being relayed via interpreters. The goal of this discussion was to highlight these fascinating people, who hardly get any exposure at all, said assistant professor Sharon Grigsby Hill, who moderated the discussion. “What I think we accomplished was exposing people to a hidden part of a community … that people don’t even know exists,” Hill said. “People UNTOLD continues on page 3

want mural to stay put Courtney Johns

THE DAILY COUGAR Students, activists, staff members and alumni met to discuss the daunting future of the Chicano Mural Thursday. The 19 people at the discussion searched for a way to keep the University from moving the piece from

where it currently resides in the University Center Cougar Den. Recent concerns with preservation of the mural were first discussed in December because of plans to begin renovations on the UC this summer. The University does not intend to destroy the mural; their goal is to preserve it in MURAL continues on page 3

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Students can vote online from 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. each day until Thursday at www. election.uh.edu, said Speaker for the Senate Reyes Ramirez. The past administration has dealt with several big issues like the smoking bill and the athletics fee referendum. This is indicative of the larger role that the SGA has begun playing in campus affairs, Ramirez said. “We need to follow that momentum up,” he said. “If there’s any time to start voting, it’s now.” —compiled by Taylor McGilvray

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Educators learn methods to teach autistic children Mohammed Haider

THE DAILY COUGAR Families for Effective Autism Treatment hosted a workshop for individuals who have experience in working with children with developmental disabilities. The individuals learned different techniques and methodologies of Applied Behavior Analysis, the science of modifying behavior using modern behavioral theory. The workshop consisted of a series of lectures led by Ellen Catoe of Texana Children’s Center for Autism, and break-out sessions, where the participants divided in to groups of five and applied the theories and methods of ABA through role-play. Catoe presented power point lectures called “ABC’s of ABA,” which illustrated basic ways an instructor can deal with a child with autism – such as prompting, assistance in getting a response from individual and fading out where less assistance is needed. “Approximately one in 100 children are diagnosed with some form of autism. Our goal is to provide education and information on how they can help children with autism,” Catoe said. “The goal of these workshops is to help further educate the public on how

to help these children to be successful and independent.” Ellen Goudeau, member of FEAT, has a 21-year-old son who suffers from autism and is grateful for how much the organization has helped her tackle adversity. “If it was available to us when he was three — when we knew what the diagnosis was — I think he would have progressed a lot faster. It has literally saved my life. One of us was going to have to leave home. He destroyed everything,” Goudeau said. “This program helped. He has more verbal and cognitive skills now.” Even with the advanced technology and programs, some instructors are still having difficulties dealing with children who have autism. There are still many challenges these teachers face: the child not looking at the instructor, not sitting at a desk and throwing away the training materials. “Autism is still prevalent and on the rise. Some schools still have funding difficulties and cuts. A lot of the population needs more individualized treatment that the school can’t provide. Unfortunately, a lot of the school personnel isn’t trained,” Catoe said. news@thedailycougar.com

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“We rarely have a problem with people turning in the electronic equipment late,” said Learning Commons Technician Fernando Zamora. “They get the items for three days, which is usually enough time for them to finish whatever they are using it for.” Although the fine amounts have increased over the years, the loan period was extended from three weeks to six weeks for undergraduate students. The main focus is on student accessibility rather than financial gain on the library’s part. “Loan periods are arbitrary. The undergrad today is different from the one of five years ago or 10 years ago. Their needs are different,” Hilyer said. “We are about getting materials into people’s hands. If they need the material for six weeks and nobody else wants it, why not keep it for six weeks?” For some students, the ease with which they can access materials at the library, as well as the lenient late policy, was surprising. Journalism student Blythe Nguyen began utilizing library resources this semester and was impressed with the process. “It’s been incredibly easy to find what I need. I’ve been going back and continuing to get the books I need for class as well as books I would just like to read,” Nguyen said. “I think I have about 14 books out right now, and I just renewed almost all of them online. It relieves a lot of stress knowing that there’s one less administrative deadline to worry about.”

another area on campus, The Daily Cougar reported in January. “This is not a living thing. It’s on a wall, but it comes off as something real, and I don’t want to see it moved or destroyed,” said prebusiness freshman Kristal Rios. Everyone attending agreed they

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he Graduate College of Social Work held a round table discussion Friday on how Houston can contribute in changing the society as we know it through multiculturalism. | Amanda Scott/The Daily Cougar

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UNTOLD aren’t even aware that there’s a culture of sorts and a language of sorts and that within that community, you have this subgroup of black individuals who have their own unique sign styles, their own identity issues, their own issues with discrimination.” UH has the only bachelor’s program in ASL interpreting in Texas, Hill said. “This is an educational institution that is training individuals that are going to go out and

interpret and now they have a broader experience, they have exposure to this community, norms, languages, terms and so we raise it for them and the community,” he said. The tone of the discussion wasn’t sorrowful but upbeat and occasionally humorous. Marcus Sylvester, a graduate of Barbara Jordan High School in Houston, recalled an incident in which a white interpreter was struggling to interpret a rap song, and it turned into a comical disaster. Hill said another goal of the discussion was to reveal the

personality and sense of humor of these individuals. “I think culturally, it’s a part of black culture that we deal with the issues of oppression and pain,” Hill said. “It’s just a typical part of our culture that even though we delve into these painful things, there’s still a lot of joking and laughing, and I think that it’s normal for anyone dealing with oppression or the abuse of power to try to find some humor and laughter, because that’s often the best medicine.”

did not want the mural moved. Removing the mural without damage would cost the University about $3 million. “This mural is a valuable part of history for the University; it recaptures roots with visual language and examines rebirth of a social consciousness in a time when people of color had no voice,” said Lorenzo Cano, professor and associate director of Mexican American

studies. “It empowers and is reconfirmation of who we are as Mexican Americans on campus — we are here to stay.” The group said many students are not aware of what’s going on with the mural — let alone what it is. “Students have always had the most power in the University,” said alumna Jezer Urena. “And we will do whatever we have to do to

publicize this and let people know that this isn’t just a treasure for the University but a cultural treasure for the city of Houston.” At noon Friday, another UC Board meeting will be held to further discuss the details of the mural. “I am willing to put the dedication in to save this mural,” Rios said. “What about everyone else?”

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News from Syria gained at great costs

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They call it widows’ basement. Crammed amid makeshift beds and scattered belongings are frightened women and children trapped in the horror of Homs, the Syrian city shaken by two weeks of relentless bombardment.”

Those were the first lines of journalist Marie Colvin’s final report from the war torn Syrian city of Homs before her untimely death on Feb. 22. Covin, an American expatriate, was in Homs covering the Syrian uprising for The Sunday Times, a British newspaper she had worked at for 20 years. She died alongside 28-year-old French photographer Remi Ochlik in a rocket attack on a make shift press center that injured French journalist Edith Bouvier and British photographer Paul Conroy. According to the U.N., an estimated 5,400 people have died in the Syrian uprising over the last 11 months. As passive consumers of news, we often forget that some of the information we consume was gathered at great danger by journalists like Colvin. While the U.N. can offer estimates on the number of Syrians massacred by their government, we need people like Colvin to humanize those numbers, to tell the stories of the dead and injured. Colvin and Ochlik did not die in vain. They died serving the people of Homs; they died heroes’ deaths. CBS News correspondent Laura Logan, who suffered a brutal sexual assault while covering the uprising in Egypt last year, remembered Colvin while a guest on “CBS This Morning,” on Jan. 23. Logan told hosts Charlie Rose and Gayle King that she felt guilty about and responsible for Colvin’s death. When King asked her why she felt that way she responded, “For doing what she was doing. For being there on the ground, like Marie was, telling the story of people whose voices cannot otherwise be heard. “If you’re not there to record the truth about what’s happening to them, then it cannot be stopped. No government can ever be pushed into stopping it.”

E D I TO R I A L P O L I C I E S STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Daily Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250 words and signed, including the author’s full name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Anonymous letters will not be published. Deliver letters to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to letters@thedailycougar.com; send them via campus mail to STP 4015; or fax to (713) 743-5384. Letters are subject to editing. ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the University or the students as a whole. GUEST COMMENTARY Submissions are accepted from any member of the UH community and must be signed with the author’s name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Commentary should be kept to less than 500 words. Guest commentaries should not be written as replies to material already printed in the Cougar, but rather should present independent points of view. Rebuttals should be sent as letters. Deliver submissions to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to letters@thedailycougar.com; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. All submissions are subject to editing.

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hen Navy SEAL Team Six slid down their zip lines in the wee hours of May 2, 2011, a 10-year reign of terror was about to come to an end. In a matter of minutes, one of the most hated and wanted men in the entire world had met his reckoning. That day, the world was allowed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the actions of a few James avenged the deaths Wang of thousands of innocents. Osama bin Laden was dead. Yet there is still a legacy that follows bin Laden, one outside of his villainous story. Just as the brave men and women who were a part of Operation Neptune Spear were fathers and mothers and sons and daughters, the world’s most hated man was a father and grandfather. In the aftermath of the shooting, bin Laden was survived by several of his wives, four children and five grandchildren. The elimination of bin Laden was a necessary action, and if the hands of time could be turned back, the only change to be made would be finding bin Laden sooner. Though we should show no regrets or remorse in our actions towards bin Laden, according to Zakaria al-Sadah, his brother-in-law through his fifth wife, the 9/11 mastermind had seen the error in his ways towards the end of his life and cautioned his own children and grandchildren to “study, live in peace and don’t do what I am doing or what I have done.” He pleaded for his descendants to turn away from the road of bloody jihad. It’s easy to say that bin Laden’s revelation is a sign of his acknowledgement that the Westerners are not all harlots and infidels. It might even show bin Laden’s desire to lay down his arms, end all the senseless violence and live

A chapter in history has already been written. There’s no need to ... tell how the revenge-driven offspring of bin Laden joined their father’s terrorist network and declared a new war against the west. Osama bin Laden is dead, but his children are not our enemies.” a life of peace with the West — had his actions not caused the freedom-loving world to demand his head on a silver platter. But as a father and a grandfather, bin Laden showed there was some sort of humanity left in him, one that might still be present in other terrorists. It’s easy to demonize our enemies in times of war. In America, the Muslim population has had to put up with the same type of racial fear that plagued the Japanese, Germans and Italians in the 1940s, when World War II caused their neighbors to doubt their allegiances. Although immoral and unjust, it is a purely human and natural thing to doubt someone who could be connected to our enemies, just as it is a purely human and natural thing to want the best for our children. What was best for bin Laden’s children was, apparently, peace with the west and an education in America. A chapter in history has already been written. There’s no need to open a new book and tell how the revenge-driven offspring of bin Laden joined their father’s terrorist network and declared a new war against the west. Osama bin Laden is dead, but his children are not our enemies, nor are the children of the insurgents who have already been put down in the name of ridding the world of this plague called terrorism. The effects of an American 10-year occupation of a Middle Eastern country can be felt in Iraq and Afghanistan. An entire generation grew into early

adolescence developing a familiarity with American culture through the presence of US boots on the ground. With our presence, countless little Iraqi children have learned to listen to the music US Soldiers and Marines listened to when they were on patrol. They’ve tasted the food we eat. They’ve learned the way we think. With their own eyes, they learned that the American people are a proud and industrious people, not demons and infidels as Taliban leaders would preach to them. We have won the hearts and minds of a new generation of Iraqis, one that will never tolerate the hate preached by al-Qaeda and their allies. Just as the hateful days of the Jim Crow laws have passed into the annals of history, so too might the days of Western hatred, and an entire people will no longer have to suffer under the oppressive thumb of the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The surviving wives and children of Osama bin Laden are being held by Pakistan’s Inter-service Intelligences. These are the same people who were either too negligent to realize bin Laden was living on their own mail delivery route or were actively acting to hide bin Laden. Either way, the ISI should not be trusted with the survivors of the Abottabad raid. Children should not be held as prisoners for their father’s actions. They need to be released into the care of their uncle or be given safe passage to the United States. Terrorism is a crime of treason against the human race and bin Laden was a terrorist, but his children are not terrorists. His grandchildren are not terrorists. And to ensure they understand why the entire world wanted their father dead, they must be given the chance bin Laden never had but always wished for them: A chance to live in the US and learn the ways of a freedom-loving people. James Wang is a history freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

Monday, February 27, 2012

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Freshman guard Joseph Young impressed with a career-high 28 points to lead the Cougars to a 62-59 win over SMU. Head coach James Dickey said Young’s game showed how he can evolve into “more than just a three-point shooter.” | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

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Freshman guard leads Cougars to 62-59 win against SMU with career-high 28 points Eli Daniels

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars survived a close one Saturday night against SMU at Hofheinz Pavilion thanks to a career night from freshman Joseph Young. Young scored a career-high 27 points and helped UH (13-14, 5-9 Conference USA) seal the 62-59 win. “I just felt like I had the hot hand tonight,” Young said. “My teammates did a great job of attacking the gaps and

finding me open in my spots.” UH came out firing, opening the game on a 10-2 run. “I told our guys I was pleased by the way we came out,” head coach James Dickey said. The Mustangs (12-17, 3-11) rallied back to take a 20-19 lead on a 3-pointer by guard London Giles with three minutes to go in the first half. With 5:12 remaining in the first half, sophomore Jimmie Jones checked into

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After splitting the first two games of the series with Texas State, the Cougars dropped the rubber-match 6-0. The loss gave the Cougars (4-3) their first series loss of the season, and it was the first time they have been shutout this season. “I thought we played really hard,” head coach Todd Whitting said. “I told the team after the game, ‘Today’s game, for the first five or six innings, was the effort and energy that I’ve been looking for all year.’ We’ve gotten away with it a few times and won a few games, but if we play hard like we played today, we’re going to win more than we lose. “I’m leaving here today knowing they gave me everything they had.” Runs were hard to come by in the first five innings, as both teams’ pitchers were dealing. UH starter Aaron Garza pitched five-and-one-third innings allowing two runs and six hits, with three strikeouts. “He’s as good as any freshman in the country right now,” Whitting said. Texas State (4-3) starter Kyle Finnegan also had stellar numbers. He tossed six innings of shutout ball, scattering five hits and striking out four. “I thought they pitched well,” Whitting said. “You have to cash in and you have to execute the offense. It’s paramount that you get leadoff runners on. We’re doing a very poor job of getting leadoff runners on.” Texas State broke the scoring drought in the sixth inning when they put up three runs on two doubles and two singles. They added another run in the eighth and two additional runs in the ninth to push the score to 6-0. The UH offense had five hits, but were not able to crack the scoreboard. The Cougars opened the series with a dramatic, lateinning win Friday. Entering the bottom of the ninth with the score knotted up at 1-1, the Cougars pieced together four walks BASEBALL continues on page 8

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THE DAILY COUGAR Senior Roxana Button set the tone for the Cougars (3-24, 2-13 Conference USA) during the first leg of the game with her early scoring, followed by Danielle Parks who carried UH to the finish line as they pulled away late and won 66-53 against UCF (12-15, 7-8) on Sunday. It was the last game at Hofheinz Pavilion for Button and fellow senior Michelle White, who were both honored before the game. But Parks, who scored 24 points, stole the show. Parks wanted to win so that her teammates would go out on top. “I wanted it for them,” Parks said. “I wanted them to know how it feels to win their last senior game on their

home court.” UH found a way to overcome the emotions of Senior Day and thwart comeback attempts by UCF. “I feel like ... the epitome of today and just full circle was (how) we played to win the basketball game today,” head coach Todd Buchanan said. UCF opened the second half by doubling Button and it stymied the Cougars’ offense. After two Button turnovers and three UCF buckets, UH trailed 41-38 with 11:45 remaining. Button responded with three assists that opened up the UH offense and swapped the momentum. Button’s dish to Parks out of a corner trap for a straightaway 3-pointer gave UH a 45-41 lead. UH never again relinquished the lead and cruised to victory, ending their

12-game losing streak. White was optimistic while continuing to compete in the last leg of their schedule. “I think if we come with the same mindset that we did today, we can beat anybody on any given day,” she said. Buchanan echoed White, who was the first recruit that he signed as a head coach at UH. “We finally played together as a team,” Buchannan said. “We finally caught that intensity and they really showed, and played like, for the first time, in my opinion, that they really cared about each other.” Button and White exited the court with a tenth of a second left to a standing ovation from the crowd and an embrace from their head coach. sports@thedailycougar.com

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,-)),#(./(,0)(#0.The communal love generated after the Gym Class Heroes and VerseCity show produced by UH’s Student Program Board was felt on campus and across the Twitter-verse. The Heroes gave a shout out to UH while opening act VerseCity, whose members include UH alumni, were happy to represent UH and their alma mater. —Cougar Arts Staff

Thank you University Of Houston! We had a blast hope you did too! <3 After party at @richsnightclub — @GymClassHeroes, 24 Feb

Early morning after a sick show last night w/ #GymClassHeroes (really nice dudes)…#UHCoogs — @MicaiahWalker, 24 Feb

Still feeling rushed from the @VerseCity and @ GymClassHeroes Concert.... WOOOOOOHOOOO AMAZING NIGHT!!! AMAZING BANDS!!! — @Sheena_Alwani, 24 Feb

An amazing performance last night w/ @VerseCity & @GymClassHeroes. A bigger thanks to @brittlovesmusic for a great event. @UHSPB #SWAG — @A_Hobbs, 24 Feb

Exhausted after an amazing day with the whole @UHSPB crew! The @GymClassHeroes concert was more than amazing! Cant wait to do this again!! — @DorianQD, 24 Feb

TOO MUCH FUN TONIGHT!!! @ VerseCity & @GymClassHeroes were AWESOME!!! UH has never been this fraking fun … — @izthewiz89, 23 Feb

@GymClassHeroes Thanx for an awesome nite!!! <3 ya guys!! N thank u UH n SPB for makin it happen! :) #GoCoogs — @LvLvLrn, 23 Feb

Sickest concert ever?? I think yessss!!! I <3 @VerseCity always & forever!! PRESSURE sounded AWESOME! — @RiveMariana, 23 Feb

Only at UH will you have a free concert!!! Other schools need to step up their game #gocoogs!!! — @CYNcity_7, 23 Feb

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THE DAILY COUGAR The Daily Cougar: When did you join the band? Disashi: I joined the band actually before “The Papercut Chronicles,” was released. (The band’s second album released in 2005.) The day I joined the band we actually wrote “Cupid’s Chokehold,” so it was kind of crazy. TDC: Well, that makes me think you are the mastermind behind the song. Disashi: (Chuckles) Yeah, well, no comment. TDC: The new album, which came out last year, is the second part to (“The Papercut Chronicles”). What is different about this one? Disashi: The big differences are that we have just grown as individuals and have had a lot of different experiences, you know, between the time that the album was written and now. Our band has grown in so many ways just in terms of our, I guess, popularity. People know about us a lot more. We have all had different family experiences. Just life has happened. We’ve gotten a lot of new musical inspirations along the way and all of that has made its way into influencing the sound of the new record. TDC: Since you have been with the band, you saw the rise (in popularity) compared to some bands out there — it was quick. How did that feel? Disashi: Well, even though it was quick in a sense, it always felt pretty gradual because we started out in a 15-passenger van just touring around the country for two or three years straight without any specific mainstream success. Just playing clubs, opening up for whoever we could open up for — punk bands and hip-hop bands, whoever would listen. By the time that “Cupid’s Chokehold” finally got recognized by MTV and radio stations and stuff like that, we’d been doing it for what felt like a chunk of time for us. Then, once that happened, things really escalated at a quick rate, like you were saying. TDC: For the album, “The Quilt,” you guys collaborated with a lot of people including Adam Levine. How was that? Disashi: It was awesome. The first

Gym Class Heroes’ Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and vocalist, Travie McCoy, rocked the crowd of UH students at Cullen Performance Hall on Thursday. | Nine Nguyen/The Daily Cougar day that we were rehearsing “Stereo Hearts,” ... we were like, “All right, lets practice the song, we have to practice since it’s the first single.” We started playing the song for the first time and apparently — unbeknownst to us or Adam Levine — we were both in the same rehearsal space. He was filming for “The Voice,” his show. So we start playing the song and then all of sudden, I guess Adam and his people were there and they were like, “Is that ‘Stereo Hearts’ playing right now?” So we were playing the song and (when) we get to the chorus, Adam just bursts through the door and just picks up the mic and starts wailing the chorus. TDC: Was the sun beaming behind him? Disashi: He had a cape on in my recollection — that’s how I remember it. TDC: The hiatus that you guys had, there were so many rumors going around. Disashi: Well, Travis was doing his stuff, and I think that it spawned a lot of talk about (GCH) being broken up, which we weren’t. The rest of us were always working on music for “The Papercut Chronicles II” while all of that was going on, and then eventually, after that, we got the lyrics in tune — so we have been working on that album for a long time. TDC: Well, in 2008 you guys played with Paramore. Who would you like to play with — not just at a Warped Tour, but in a general tour? Disashi: I would actually like to do a tour with Paramore in general. I love them and their music. I would love to tour with Radiohead.

TDC: I know all of you guys bring different genres to your music. What do you think your genre is? Disashi: I would go with classic rock — that vibe, just guitar and rock and roll. TDC: You guys have all the genres in your albums. Disashi: I think that is just a part of what it means to be in our band. We are lucky enough that our band is not limited to one kind of thing, because I think, as an artist, that could get boring. TDC: It adds to your mass appeal also. Where are you guys going to play next? Disashi: We are going to be at the NBA all-star game. I don’t know if our performance is going to be televised or not, but we are going to be performing for it. Then we are going to be doing a lot of college tour dates in March. TDC: Yeah. No other dates then? Disashi: Aside from the one in Australia, there is nothing specific but, you know, the door is always open. TDC: And you guys are Gym Class Heroes, you can book whenever you want. ( Disashi: Yeah, we do whatever we want. arts@thedailycougar.com

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THE DAILY COUGAR “I’ve got a big crush on Justin Bieber,” comedian Melissa Villasenor confessed to a UH crowd. “I think it’s his voice. It’s so sexy.” Suddenly Villasenor’s voice shifts, “Ooooh wooah-wooah oh,” she sings, deftly mimicking the 17-year-old pop star’s unmistakable croon. Villasenor, widely known for her appearance on “America’s Got Talent, showcased her ability for dead-on impersonations in the University

Center’s Houston Room Thursday in an event sponsored by the Student Programming Board. The list of cultural icons she mimicked ranged from Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus to Wanda Sykes and Dora the Explorer. At the age of 12, she’d begun impressing her friends by mimicking Britney Spears. At 15, she’d performed her first stand-up set at the Laugh Factory Summer Camp in Los Angeles. Now, at age 24, with nearly 10 years experience, she seemed amazingly at ease and confident on stage, as if she was still just trying to

make a group of friends laugh. Her material wasn’t all just funny voices though; she also shared hilarious anecdotes about awkward high school experiences, annoying boyfriends, and her time working retail at Forever 21. Daniella Garcia, assistant director of UH’s Council of Ethnic Organizations, enjoyed the chance to see the comedian. “I loved the sort of uncomfortable moments ... where I’m laughing and cringing at the same time,” she said. arts@thedailycougar.com

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the game and swung the momentum back in the Cougars’ favor. After entering the game, the walk-on point guard scored four points and recorded four steals to help UH go into the half on a 9-0 run with a 28-20 lead. “I thought Jimmie gave us a great lift tonight,” Dickey said. “He really invigorated us right before the half. “I thought he made some good decisions, really putting a lot of pressure on their transition defense. Guys like playing with Jimmie — he’s a pass first type of guy.” The second half was a battle that Young was prepared for. The Cougars held a close lead for most of the second half. However, a late surge from SMU led by Robert Nyakundi (24 points) fizzled when freshman TaShawn Thomas took a charge from SMU guard Aliaksei Patsevich with 11 seconds left, giving UH the ball back with a two-point lead. In game’s final six minutes, Young scored eight points and knocked down two free throws that gave UH its decisive threepoint lead. “We all know that Joe can score, so we try to get him open shots. We have a lot of confidence in him,” said Thomas, who had 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Dickey was pleased with the continued progress he saw from Young as he continues to evolve after redshirting last season. “Sitting out a year is a tough task,” Young said. “You just have to build up your confidence and find your rhythm as each game goes by.” Young definitely found his rhythm Saturday night against the Mustangs, helping him have one of his best games yet. sports@thedailycougar.com

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and a fielder’s choice to push the winning run across the plate. With the bases loaded and one out, Casey Grayson hit into a fielder’s choice, where the runner from third was forced out at the plate. Jacob Lueneburg came up next and was hit by the pitch, driving in the winning run. Starting pitcher Jared Ray had another strong outing, going seven innings while allowing one run on two hits and striking out seven. Jordan Mannisto blanked the Bobcats in the final two frames. With the win, the Cougars ended a six-game losing streak against the Bobcats. Saturday’s game was less of a pitcher’s duel. The Bobcats pounced on the Cougars 6-1 and evened the series at one game apiece. Texas State cranked out 11 hits and used a three-run fourth inning and a two-run seventh to cruise past the Cougars. The Cougars also had doubledigit hits (10), but were unable to string them together to put runs on the scoreboard. sports@thedailycougar.com