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Cruz, who competed in 2011 but was not able to this year because of her position, is already planning to compete next year. “I love the experience,” Cruz said. “I remember the feeling of waiting to hear your trader name and hear that you pass to the next and final round.” Sameed Gagai, Alyson Quintana, Ben Barr, Pete Watson and Lateef Frierson were the other five Bauer students who placed in the top 10. The members chosen to compete began practicing in the fall. “This is a once in a lifetime experience,” said Perez who is also the treasurer of the Finance Association. “When can you say you hung out with traders of the New York Stock Exchange?”

The Student Government Association senate will take a look at the first code reform bills by the task forces set up by the SGA President Cedric Bandoh. This bill, written by Chief Justice of the SGA Court of Appeals Taylor Kilroy, deals with the fact that some of the students on the SGA Court of Appeals also sit on the University Hearing Board. “Most of the time that’s cool,” Kilroy said. “It fails, though, when you have election complaints go to the dean of students.” Students disqualified from SGA elections because of fraud could appeal to the University Hearing Board if they think university rules were broken during their original hearing. If this happens, Kilroy said, some of the students who heard the original fraud case would be on the bench at the next court. “Fundamental ideas of unbiased tribunals and fair hearings are implicated when the same student members judge two different stages of the same matter,” the bill says. The bill will be the first of many reforms to the SGA’s various codes and bylaws, but the rest of the reforms may not be so quick to appear, Kilroy said. “We’re trying to make sure these are good changes and lasting changes,” Kilroy said. “It’s better to do a good job then a quick job.” Bandoh set the task forces to work on the reforms partly in response to the problems SGA experienced during the last two election seasons, but they cover much more than the election codes; Bandoh said he wants SGA to “clean house.” “Part of it does stem from elections … (but) we’re doing a complete overhaul of SGA,” Bandoh said. “If we’re going to be effective in the things we do, we have to clean up internally.” The three task forces are going over the SGA constitution and bylaws, which govern the general operation of SGA: the election codes and procedures and the judicial codes. When the task forces finish their work, they will package the reforms together in one bill, which will be presented to the SGA senate sometime in the summer, Bandoh said. “Hopefully the senate will pass it and send it to my desk to sign,” he said.

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Students learned hand gestures, terminology and the way to react to the fast-paced atmosphere of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s trading floor. Blythe Perez, above, won third place in the competition. | Courtesy of Amanda G. Sebesta

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THE DAILY COUGAR Bauer School of Business students took six of the top 10 spots in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Commodity Trading Challenge, a competition mimicking the world of energy trading on March 31. The two-phase competition, organized by the Finance Association at the University of Houston, gives students the opportunity to simulate the CME’s trading floor, using hand gestures, shouting trading terminology and reacting to the fast-paced energy market. The second portion of the competition gives participants the opportunity to meet with representatives of the industry. “We put this event together so that students who are interested in commodity, options and equity trading industry can have a hands on feeling and meet companies and professionals who are currently in this industry,” said Yvette Cruz, finance and entrepreneurship junior and corporate relations officer for the association. The first phase of the competition

I love it because while getting to compete, you also get to network with traders and listen to what their job is really like behind all the glamour and money ... This is a once in a lifetime experience ... When can you say you hung out with traders of the New York Stock Exchange?” Blythe Perez, on her experience at the CME Commodity Trading Challenge gives teams the opportunity to experience real-time electronic trading, and the second phase uses the open-outcry method commodity traders use when executing orders on their clients’ behalf. “I love it because while getting to compete, you also get to network with traders and listen to what their job is really like behind all the glamour and money,” said Blythe Perez, pre-business sophomore and the third-place winner. The competition judges participants based on how well they execute their clients’ orders and also awards scholarships. “I personally met representatives from OTC Global Holding, Topstep Traders, Flow Traders, Shell, CME group (and) BP,” Cruz said. “I learned about the different jobs in the commodity industries.”

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THE DAILY COUGAR The treatment of unpaid interns has recently come under fire, but UH students are continuing to apply for and accept these positions with the hope they will gain experience in their anticipated field of work. Marketing junior Colleen Seitz currently has an internship with UH’s Athletics and Marketing Department. She finds the environment comfortable and easy to work in. “There’s no sort of, ‘You have to do the grunt work and I’m your boss.’ That mentality is not there at all. It’s very much, ‘If you need help, I’ll help you,’” Seitz said. “It’s kind of like a big family in a sense because I spend so much time with them.” Seitz says she has gained valuable insight into the inner workings of a sports marketing position and is receiving handson experience with the types of projects she could face in her future career. “They respect that we’re there to work and to learn,” Seitz said. “Anytime we express an interest in something, they’ll try to make an opportunity for us to learn if we haven’t been given that yet.” For journalism junior Jennifer Pearson, her experience with the Houston Chronicle is much different. She has done photo galleries, but she has not received direct credit for her work. “I’m stuck in a position where I’m kind of doing menial tasks,” Pearson said. “I know other students who have really good supervisors and are getting the work they need to show for their

I’ve gotten life lessons and experiences that are much more valuable in the long run than financial compensation ... The tradeoff in spending that time and having the chance to gain the currency of human experience is far more valuable than getting $10 an hour.”

Jene Harper, on his experience with unpaid internships portfolio. It depends on the people that you begin with.” She is obtaining credit through UH for the internship, but Pearson is not sure whether the experience is helpful. “I paid for the college credit and if I get that credit, it’s fine. But the experience along the way to obtain that credit is not wholesome,” Pearson said. “While I’m not wasting money, I don’t think I’m wasting time.” Anthropology senior Jene Harper believes the chance to gain experience outweighs the monetary expenses. He holds an internship at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and helps veterans adjust to civilian life. “I’ve gotten life lessons and experiences that are much more valuable in the long run than financial compensation,” Harper said. “The trade-off in spending that time and having the chance to gain the currency of human experience is far more valuable than getting $10 an hour.” news@thedailycougar.com

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ny Texan who wants to know why the State Board of Education recently lost much of its control over setting the standards for educational materials for Texas public schools should watch a new documentary titled “The Revisionaries.” The documentary, which recently debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, focuses on Don McLeroy’s campaign to insert creationist teaching into public school textbook material requirements. McLeroy, a dentist, was appointed as chair of the State Board of Education by Gov. Rick Perry. The Sunday school teacher was later replaced by fellow conservative Barbara Cargil. The documentary focuses on McLeroy’s opposition to scientifically sound material that he believed should not be taught to Texas students. The material that was the main focus of contention for McLeroy and social conservative members of the board were lessons that included sections where students are instructed to compare chimpanzee and human skulls, learn about the fossil record — if only bones could talk — and a section on cell complexity. According to a reviewer of the contentious material — a reviewer who was appointed by members of the board — the material is the lessons contained some “errors”. By errors it is safe to assume the reviewer meant that the material was not supportive of creationism. Cargil was willing to compromise with fellow members of the board, even if they were very small compromises. If one watches the trailer of the documentary they will hear this little gem of a quote from McLeary: “Our religion says that we are all created in the image of God. And because every little child is created in the image of God, I want to see that they have the best opportunity possible.” It’s no wonder these buffoons have been all but stripped of their power. Now publishers of textbooks will be able to go straight to schools with their materials, instead of having to go through the board first.

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Madman or nationalist, Breivik thinks himself first but not last

nders Breivik, the Norwegian accused of conducting a bombing and shooting in his home country last year, decided to represent himself in the court proceedings which began April 16. Breivik is charged with destroying basic Igor functions of society Tretyakov under Norwegian law. Authorities say he killed eight people last year by bombing a government building in Oslo, only hours later opening fire at a youth camp at Utøya island, allegedly killing 69 people. Breivik’s defense is just that — he was defending. He asserts that he was protecting the culture of Norway. He said there is a dictatorship of multiculturalism in the country, and that those trying to advocate for nationalism are prosecuted as racists. He said only small amounts of immigration are useful for society; large percentages are too much, citing info from the Department of Statistics in Norway that said native Norwegians would become the minority group by 2040. He also cited examples from Japan’s nationalist policies which lead an economy and research culture while rarely garnering criticism for racism. It is doubtful the law will accept these assertions as a valid justification for his charged crimes. The media describes Breivik as a far-right fanatic, a crazed madman and a violent terrorist. Breivik thinks of himself as a nationalist, a crusader against Islam and a defender of Norway. The question is, what collection of words describes him? What he did was both violent and political, both attentiongrabbing and horrific. The label of terrorist might be closest. Terrorism is the use of force or the threat of force to make a political statement. If Breivik’s actions are seen as terrorism, he cannot qualify as an insane madman. More specifically, he cannot be saved by an insanity plea, not

IF YOU LABEL YOU NEGATE by Igor Tretyakov that he is asking for one. Breivik has said he was surprised to have survived after the massacre and that he finds even a life sentence an insult. He said he would prefer either complete acquittal or capital punishment — the death penalty. The outline of why he deserves either complete freedom or the ultimate price is less explained by his defense and better relayed by his manifesto. Breivik’s 1,500 page manifesto, which he distributed electronically en masse around the time of the massacre, incorporates his ideas about nationalism, Zionism and Islam. It also includes his justification for his actions. In a nutshell, Breivik wrote that

people like him see no government action or media attention of the soft intervention of the Islamic world into Norway. As such, the only action that can promote attention is drastic and violent action. If Breivik gets the death penalty, which Norway does not typically institute, he would be seen by extremists as a martyr. This is probably the title he would prefer. However, Norway is likely to incarcerate him. Breivik will have to settle for the title of inmate. Igor Tretyakov is a computer science senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

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ccording to the U.S. Department of Justice, nearly 20 percent of college women and six percent of college men will become victims of attempted or completed sexual assault. This was made evident last week when a female UH student was attacked at a nearby gas station. She was luckily victorious in fighting off her three attackers who attempted to sexually assault her, but not many individuals are so lucky. The Violence Against Women Act enacted in 1994, reauthorized again in 2000 and 2005, is up for reauthorization again. The reauthorization addresses campus disciplinary proceedings and would force campuses to hold perpetrators accountable to stricter punishments according to the National Task Force

to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women. Even the National Network to End Domestic Violence has shown that VAWA provides federal money to their Sexual Assault Services Program and prevention programs, created a National Resource Center on Workplace Responses, and provides training to law enforcement and health professionals to improve their responses to domestic violence and sexual assault victims. The costs associated with domestic violence and sexual assaults alone are staggering. According to the Bureau of National Affairs, domestic violence is estimated to cost US employers up to $13 billion a year. Costs to victims of rape are estimated by the National Institute of Justice to be $127 billion a year.

Studies have shown that since its enactment, VAWA has saved lives of countless individuals and money for the United States, up to $12.6 billion in averted costs within the first six years. VAWA is necessary because it creates safer communities, supports victims and holds offenders accountable. Support for reauthorization should not be a debate; it should be supported unanimously. Please contact your local members of Congress to let them know you support the VAWA reauthorization to end the war on domestic violence and sexual assault. Maria Reyna, Christina Veillon, Scarlett Badal, Amanda Deloy are first-year Master of Social Work students and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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THE DAILY COUGAR An eight-run second inning powered the Cougars to a 12-4 run-rule victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday at Cougar Softball Stadium. Haley Outon started the inning with a walk and stole second and third base. Jennifer Klinkert drove her in with a double to center field. Jennifer Hooker, filling in at first base for the injured Jamie Edwards, knocked in two runs with a single. Outon came to bat again in the inning and capped off the eightrun inning with a two-run home run, her team-leading 15th of the season. But the Tigers weren’t out of the game just yet. TSU has the fourth highest team batting average in the nation and their bats came to work in the third inning. They scored two runs on three hits off freshman pitcher Summer Groholski to cut the deficit to 8-2. The Cougars answered the attack by scoring four runs in the

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UH used an eight-run second inning to pick up a run-rule win against Texas Southern. It was the Cougars’ tenth run-rule win of the season. The Cougars will play again at 6 p.m. today against HBU. | Joshua Siegel/The Daily Cougar bottom of the inning to pad their lead to 12-2. Melissa Gregson hit a two-run home run and finished the game batting 2-3 with two runs scored and five RBI. TSU tried to extend the game in the fifth inning but scored only two runs.

UH is now 14-0 against their cross-street rival and have runruled TSU in 13 straight games. Groholski threw a complete game and gave up eight hits and four runs while striking out two to improve to 7-4. All 11 batters that played in the game for UH reached base.

Nine reached base by a hit, one reached on an error and the other hit by pitch. Despite the gaudy offensive numbers, head coach Kyla Holas believes there is still room for improvement. Holas stressed better pitch selection and execution.

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Freshman Roman Robledo finish tied for fifth at the Conference USA Championship. Robledo shot a 76 in the final round. He went into the round tied for first place | Courtesy of UH Athletics

The Cougars finished sixth at the Conference USA Tournament on Tuesday at Texarkana Country Club. UH finished 25 shots behind winner Memphis, who finished five under. Central Florida finished two shots behind them. East Carolina took third at five over, and UAB and SMU tied for fourth at nine over. Coming into the final round of play, freshman Roman Robledo was tied on top the leaderboard, but ended up tying for fifth after shooting a 76. Robledo opened the

final round with bogeys on four of the first five holes, and totalled seven bogeys for the round. Robledo finished with a score of 214 (-2) and was named to the All-Tournament Team. Last season, sophomore Curtis Reed also tied for fifth and was named to the AllTournament Team. This season, Reed shot a 74 in the final round to finish at 220 (+6) to finish 20th. On May 7, the NCAA will announce the 81 teams and 45 individuals that qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

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“Offensively we need to get better, we have to choose strikes,” Holas said. “We have been working really hard on our bunting and our base running and I thought neither of those showed up today.” UH has a chance to improve in those areas tonight against Houston Baptist. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. This is the second ever meeting between the two teams with the Cougars taking a 6-0 victory over the Huskies. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Artistic talents revealed Students submit works of arts for Honors College crafts festival Julie Heffler

THE DAILY COUGAR Professors Gabriela Maya and Kimberly Meyer are showcasing their student-work exhibit “Dionysia 2012: The Agora & Ekphrastic Art Exhibit.” Prepare to watch the Honors College commons transform into an ancient Greek agora — or marketplace — from 6 to 9 p.m. In hopes of extending the beauty that students have created for their fellow classmates, these two professors have joined with Director for the Center of Creative Work John Harvey to create a springtime festival — a Dionysia — for the University. “The Dionysia is the spring celebration of the ancient-city Dionysia that was held in Athens,” Harvey said. “(It is) a celebration of plays, a celebration of the god Dionysis and a celebration of the

city.” In accordance with this celebration and the play — Aristophanes’ “Frogs” — there will also be an all-encompassing art show held. “(The ancient Greek agora) is where people met not to just trade and do marketplace sort of deals, but also to talk and philosophize what it means to be a citizen,” Maya said. “We are trying to work with that idea but we are also trying to bring in art. We want to honor the talent of the students here at the Honors College — the artistic talents.” One of the main ideas of this exhibition is a focus on Ekphrastic art — art responding to art — in addition to a theme of Hades. “(The art) could be a painting or a book or a dance piece — really anything at all,” Maya said. “In our case, we have chosen to use the ‘great books’ as those pieces that we want our students to respond to so that they have the chance to think about those books not only academically or philosophically as they might in class, but in a ‘new mode.’ We

hope that that helps them see them in a different perspective or to understand them in a different way.” This year a new twist has been put into the show. Beginning the Agora is a compilation of scores assembled by Honors College and music student Alex Winkler. The musical pieces scheduled are not only all creations by music students at UH, but also winners of a competition that Winkler held, said Harvey. “There is always talent here. We don’t always know from what genre it is going to come,” Maya said. “(People) need to see how talented their fellow students are and because art is good for the soul.” “The Dionysia 2012: The Agora & Ekphrastic Art Exhibit” is held in conjunction with Harvey’s adaptation of “The Frogs” which will be held April 26, 28 and 29 at the Rockwell Pavilion, April 30 at Fitzgerald’s and May 1 at Khon’s Bar.

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THE DAILY COUGAR The Counseling and Psychological Services hosted its annual Diversity Institute that had the theme of “Acknowledging Our Similarities, Celebrating Our Differences” on April 20. The event included a multicultural lunch with Mexican and Jamaican food, a fashion show which showcased designs from China, the Bahamas, India, Liberia, Mexico and Senegal, and activities for students to win a variety of prizes. Vice President of Student Affairs Richard Walker began his opening remarks by acknowledging the progress that the University has done to become the second most racially diverse college campus in the nation. He also remarked on the work that is still needed such as adding gender identity and expression in its anti-discrimination policy. Moderated by Director of the Women’s Resource Center Beverly McPhail, a discussion titled “Dumb Things WellIntended People Say” based on the book “35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say” by Maura Cullen took place. Though the theme of the event was one of acknowledging similarities and celebrating differences, education was heavily stressed throughout the event since it’s education that most often promotes diversity. arts@thedailycougar.com

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