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Honors College to host screening of documentary The University of Houston will host a free screening of the film “An Encounter with Simone Weil,” directed and produced by Julia Haslett, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library’s Honors College Commons. Along with the screening, the event will feature a question and answer session with Haslett. The film follows the life of Simone Weil, a French philosopher, activist and mystic who lived from 1909 to 1943. “Filmmaker Julia Haslett confronts profound questions of moral responsibility both within her own family and the larger world,” said a UH press release. “The film takes us on an unforgettable journey into the heart of what it means to be a compassionate human being.” — Cougar News Services
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Red Block Bash to provide free food, entertainment The Blaffer Student Association is putting on their Red Block Bash from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the School of Fine Arts’ courtyard. The event will feature free food and live entertainment, as well as activities, although the Blaffer Gallery is still closed for renovations. This event is free and open to all students. — Cougar News Services
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Recyclemania winners to receive catering, certificate The Recyclemania closing ceremony will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday on the outside patio of the UH Satellite. Recyclemania is an annual event that encourages university campuses to go green by having teams of faculty, staff and students compete to raise recycling awareness. Three winning teams will receive $100 in catering credit for their group and a certificate. The event began on Feb. 5 and ended Saturday. — Cougar News Services
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College dropped from rankings School misreported research expenditures, lost spot on top graduate universities in United States list Mohammed Haider
THE DAILY COUGAR U.S. News and World Report pulled the University of Houston’s College of Education from the magazine’s 2013 Best Graduate Schools because of the University’s overreporting of research expenditures in 2011. According to the magazine, the amount spent on research is a significant component when it comes to ranking a particular program in a college or university. Through this way, a school can offer a wide variety of
programs and services to the students. U.S. News and World Report measures financial resources by using the average spending per student on instruction, research, student services and related educational expenditures. Representatives of the college say the error was regretful and unintentional. The person filling out the report provided an accurate number for aggregate expenditures, but the magazine asked for annual expenditures. Both the aggregate and annual data were on the same page. “It’s simply a case of the person pulling
We feel bad about the mistake, but are confident the college did the right thing by reporting it.” Shawn Lindsey, on why the University reported the mistake the number from the wrong line. The correct figure should have been $3.5 million for RANKING continues on page 3
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Workshop outlines citing for academic writing Max Gardner
THE DAILY COUGAR A high demand from professors and students caused the librarians at M.D. Anderson Memorial Library to add a citation workshop, “Cite It Right for Academic Writing,” to the Spring 2012 Discovery Workshop series. Assistant Librarian Irene Ke instructed the workshop, which was held Friday in a basement classroom in the M.D. Anderson Library. “Our goal is to give students the skills so they can further develop themselves,” Ke said. “Whatever skills I have, I want to give that to students so they can carry on and be really successful in their careers.” The class began by incorporating clickers and a slide show of hypothetical situations to determine what students were specifically struggling with. Ke then moved on to exploring the differences between APA, MLA WORKSHOP continues on page 3
Students lined up on the College of Technology grounds, East Courtyard for free hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks during Grill Fest, which was put on by the College of Technology’s Student Body Council Thursday. | Nine Nguyen/The Daily Cougar
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Grill Fest showcases students’ research College of Technology hosts event with free food, drinks, music John Loner
THE DAILY COUGAR Students braved the stormy weather Thursday for free food, drinks and music at the fourth annual Grill Fest on the College of Technology grounds, East Courtyard. The event gave students an
opportunity to display their current research, as well as capstone projects. The College of Technology’s Student Body Council — which is comprised of all the college’s student organizations chairs — hosted faculty, alumni, students and industry representatives. Dean William Fitzgibbon was on hand to kick-off the festivities and to also remind everyone about being safe. “This is a more informal way for the students to interact with the some of the companies that
have sponsored the event,” said Director of Development Lisa Burns. “We do run several workshops educating students on how to network and interact, but this is for students to primarily relax and enjoy the atmosphere of the College of Technology.” President of Supply-Chain Industry and Distribution Organization and logistics senior Christopher Lazok said the University provides each individual GRILL FEST continues on page 3