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Can you graduate in four years? 84% didn’t Khator: Current turnover rate for students at University ‘not where it needs to be’ Julie Heffler News editor
Compared to the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, the University of Houston’s four- and six-year graduation rates are not acceptable to UH President and Chancellor Renu Khator. The four- year and six-year graduation rates among UH students have risen to 16.5 percent and 45.7 percent, respectively, placing UH below the six-year or less average of 57.4 percent for public Texas universities. UT has a four-year graduation rate of 50.7 percent and a six-year rate of 82.9 percent, while A&M graduates 53 percent in four years and 83.6 percent in six years. “Our graduation rate is not where it needs to be,” Khator said. “When I meet successful alumni, I always tell them how proud I am of them. But for every successful alumnus, there’s another student who is left behind.” Student Government Association President Cedric Bandoh shares with Khator’s disappointment. “We have an incredibly talented and diverse student body, with many of our students at the top of their high school class and the first GRAD continues on page 18
The majority of UH students take more than six years to graduate. | File photo/The Daily Cougar
Textbooks take their toll on student wallets Ellen Goodacre Assistant news editor
Like many students this week, Justin Shaw, an English grad student, is looking for books for his Literary Theory course. | Joshua Mann /The Daily Cougar
Students preparing for the semester have probably spent the last week scouring the Internet for ways to save money on textbooks required for many of their classes. The National Association of College Stores’ Student Watch 2012 found that students’ estimated spending was approximately $655 on required course materials in 2011, down $12 since 2010. Much of the cost stems from physical textbooks, which are still the preferred option for many students despite the often hefty costs and difficulty reselling them that are not as common as their e-book alternatives. “I prefer traditional textbooks because of the availability — you can carry it around with you,” biology
sophomore Jonathan Chang said. “Compared to e-books, you don’t need to turn it on; you can just open it. If you’re stuck on a certain area or want to get back to the area you were in, just (use) a bookmark,” Chang said. However, the price and hassle often associated with traditional textbooks has convinced some students to opt for e-books instead. “They’re cheaper, and sometimes you can download them for free legally,” biology senior Chandler Collins said. “There’s nothing physical to turn, no pages, so sometimes it doesn’t feel like you’re making as much progress. But, having said that, you get the search function so that’s better than (physical) textbooks.” Despite what may seem like the BOOKS continues on page 17
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EDITOR’S NOTE Providing news coverage for a school like UH is a lot of things — exciting, challenging, exhausting — but it’s never dull. The campus is always changing. Construction alone could fill the pages of every one of our issues — sports facilities, residence and dining halls, classrooms, the Metro light rail and the University Center are all under construction. The Student GovernJoshua ment AssoMann ciation under President Cedric Bandoh is restructuring its bylaws, the campus is on its way to becoming smoke-free and the organizations are rolling out their Collegiate Link website. And those are just the obvious things; behind the scenes, money is moving, policies are changing and research is being done. Even The Daily Cougar is changing; returning readers may notice our hip new look or the shiny new blog and calendar sections on our website. And if you aren’t content with just reading, send us a letter or a news tip through thedailycougar. com or, if you’re a student, apply to write, draw, take pictures or edit for us. There’s a lot going on, and the Cougar is dedicated to being the eyes and ears and voice of our university’s students, faculty and staff amidst all the change. What follows is 56 pages of what we thought would be a good start to understanding the campus around you, so sit back, sip your coffee and read on.
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UH battles income inequality
AT A GLANCE 2012 Semester Calendar: Dates you should know
Brenda Resendiz Staff writer
Some important deadlines every Cougar should know.
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27 First day of class September
3 Labor Day — No class 4 Last day to enroll in a class for the fall 12 Last day to drop a class without a grade 28 Fall 2012 regular graduation filing deadline October
26 Fall 2012 late graduation filing deadline November
2 Last day to drop a class with a “W” 22 Thanksgiving — No class December
11 Final exam period 20 Fall semester officially ends
The Pew Research Center released a study that reveals residential segregation by income is rapidly rising across the United States, and Houston is not exempt. Houston alone has a 37 percent share of lower-income households residing in majority lower-income neighborhoods. Houston, along with Dallas and San Antonio, was almost at the top of the list. UH has been acclaimed by the Princeton Review and the US News & World Report as being notably affordable for obtaining useful degrees. “The (University) was founded for the children of middle-class workers. The tradition lives on today. The overwhelming majority of students come from lower middle-class and working-class families,” said sociology associate professor Jon Lorence. Bridging the gap between upperand lower-income families comes from a rise in higher education enrollment rates, said the Center for Houston’s Future in its 2012 Community Indicator Report. One survey in the report shows an unemployment rate of 5.4 percent or less for Houstonians who obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher. This is less than the 10.3
percent unemployment rate for those with only a high school diploma. The Board of Regents voted in May not to raise tuition costs. UH continues to be one of the schools from which students graduate with
The income inequality is affecting our students more because their families are not increasing their income.” Jon Lorence, sociology associate professor the least amount of debt, said Frank Kelley, associate dean of undergraduate studies of the C.T. Bauer College of Business. “The income inequality is affecting our students more because their families are not increasing their income. It makes it more difficult for them to pay for the expenses of college,” said Lorence. Biology senior Marisol Bustamante feels that coming from a middle-class family has greatly affected her education. “It’s taken away from my study
time. If I didn’t have to work, I would have more time to study. It takes away from potential opportunities,” Bustamante said. For those that do have to work and study, solutions for saving money are all over campus, from living offcampus to using secondhand school supplies. “An economic program could be developed where students network to pass down books. Something like this would really help with book expenses,” said neuroengineering junior Joel Uribe. While the economic gap may cause some struggles, Kelley believes that the issue will remedy itself over time as new students adjust. “Houston is a gateway for immigrants. On the surface, there is a growing disparity between classes, but beneath the surface, the number rises because many individuals are new to Houston and new to the United States,” Kelley said. To help reduce debt, UH gives approximately 70 to 72 percent of students some sort of financial aid, whether that be a waiver or a loan. “I will not have student debt when I graduate,” said finance senior Ileana Perez. news@thedailycougar.com
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Improvement on all campuses UH progresses in research expenditures, enrollment and degrees awarded, not just on the main campus, but on all other campuses. Each university improved in their research expenditures, with UH-Clear Lake more than doubling. Degrees awarded has also increased for all four universities in the UH System despite most course completion rates staying constant. Expenditures per student across the system dropped.
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Student debt can overwhelm Joshua Mann Editor-in-chief
History senior Johnathan Richards, like many other students, took out governmental student loans to help pay for his education — his student debt totals somewhere on the order of $60,000, he said. When he graduated high school, he tried to apply for scholarships, but an error on his Free Application For Student Aid form forced him to miss the deadline and take out loans to pay
for school. “I took all AP classes, my GPA in high school was a 3.74 and I had decent scores on my SAT, so I was hoping to get some sort of scholarship,” Richards said. “After that first semester, my GPA wasn’t that good, so I was never able to get scholarships after that.” UH Director of Media Relations Shawn Lindsey said that in the 20112012 school year, 20,783 students at UH took out loans totaling $158.4 million — an average of a little more
than $7,620 per student — using the Federal Stafford Loan program. According to U.S. News & World Report, 44 percent of 2010 UH graduates had taken out loans, graduating with an average of $14,922 in debt, compared to 46.7 percent and $22,243 at Texas A&M and 51 percent and $24,667 at the University of Texas at Austin. “Some of (my loans) are Stafford loans from the government. What DEBT continues on page 12
Center leads for Tier One Channler Hill Staff writer
Despite UH’s efforts to reduce debt, students still struggle. | Hendrick Rosemond/The Daily Cougar
Since opening in 2009, The Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling has grown and gained success and recognition for its research, making it an important factor in UH’s Tier-One achievement. The center is working on 26 projects and has received more than $18 million in funding so far in 2012. “Excellence in research is an important criterion for a university to reach and maintain Tier-One status,” said Jan-Åke Gustafsson, director of the CNRCS. “Tier One status is determined by a number of factors, including research awards and expenditures. A productive research environment is one of the key foundations in building a nationally competitive research university,” said Shaun Zhang, UH professor and CNRCS researcher, in an email. “The Center is designed to contribute to the Tier One mission not only in research productivity, but graduate student enrollment and graduation as well as other areas.” The CNRCS’ funding has increased since its first year at UH, when grants awarded totaled $2.1 million. While part of the success of the CNRCS can be attributed to the significance and usefulness of its research, another part of what makes this center so successful might lie in the way it pursues funding. “We have grants from several sources, (such as) NIH, CPRIT and private funds,” Gustafsson said. “We are very active in writing grant applications, and we expect to see an increasing number of grants coming to our center over the next few years.” Another factor in its success may be that the center has recruited a variety of people who have helped to build a successful department. “There is a strong team feeling in the center and everybody is interested in collaborating with one another,” Gustafsson said. The center’s research is focused on the parts of molecules that allow for communication between and inside of cells. “Most of our projects concern nuclear receptors, (such as) proteins, in the cell nucleus, which are activated by certain hormones like male and female sex hormones. (These) bind to genes, thereby regulating the rate by which these genes CNRCS continues on page 17
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Affordable care for Cougars Taylor McGilvray Staff writer
Insurance coverage for students will change because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to uphold the Affordable Health Care Act. It consists of a series of deadlines for health insurance reform, was signed into law in March 2010. The Daily Cougar spoke with Patricia Gray, director of Research and External Affairs at the UH Law Center’s Health Law and Policy Institute, to learn how these changes will affect college students specifically. — The Daily Cougar: What major changes will university-aged students see? Patricia Gray: Universities may review their own offers of insurance coverage for students when the insurance exchanges are up and running. However, that is still speculative at this point, as Texas has not made a decision about whether it will offer its own exchange or allow the federal government to create it. That decision will influence whether policies that would be beneficial and affordable. TDC: Does Texas have a deadline to decide whether or not it will offer its own exchanges? PG: Technically no, but since the exchanges are supposed to be up and running in 2013, time is running out for them to do their own. The governor has said he doesn’t want any part of it, but there appears to be some behind-the-scenes communication between relevant state agencies and federal agencies about how to make this happen in Texas. In my view, it would be better for Texas to design its own since it could take into account the needs of various populations in the state — rural, urban, families with children, single adults, etc. — but there is a mechanism for the federal government to set up such a program. TDC: How will health care coverage change for students who are under their parents’ insurance plan and for those under their own plan? PG: Coverage for students under their parents’ plans will change in a good way. Students may stay on their parents’ policies until they are 26 whether they are in school or not, whether they are being claimed as a dependent or not and whether they are married or not. This provision is in effect now. Previously, students who left school, were no longer claimed as a dependent or got married could not be maintained on their parents’ policies. Students who have their own policies will see no change as long as the insurer continues to offer the policy and does not make changes to the coverage. TDC: How will students who don’t CNRCS continues on page 17
The UH Health Center not only offers doctor appointments to students, faculty and staff, but it also has a pharmacy. | Hendrick Rosemond/The Daily Cougar
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CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE UConstruction Campus construction continued throughout the summer with much of the progress occuring in July. From parking closures to painting signs to building dormitories, UH has kept itself busy.
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Statue moves from the UC Joshua Mann Editor in chief
The statue that was in the UC Arbor came down Aug. 14 and was put in storage. | Hendrick Rosemond/The Daily Cougar
This semester, returning students may notice something missing from the University Center, assuming that they can find a way past the sheetrock quartering off the UC Arbor. UH had the untitled statue removed from the UC Arbor and placed in storage in the Energy Research Park to allow for the next step in the New UC project. The statue, which depicted a cougar attacking a longhorn and an owl, had to be cut in three, carted through the UC Underground and hoisted through a skylight by a crane. “The biggest problem here is just access,” said Justin Griswold, owner of CrateWorks Inc., the company that removed and transported the statue. “Luckily, it’s lightweight, which makes it easier to work with.” Michael Guidry, curator of the University Art Collection, said the ultimate fate of the statue lies in the
hands of the System-wide Art Acquisition Committee, but the statue won’t be going anywhere before several weeks of conservation work. “We need to find a nice, new home for it,” Guidry said. “It was one of the first pieces in the collection.” Texas artist Bob Fowler built the statue in 1966. He died in November 2010. “Bob used to come out once a year and clean it,” Griswold said. “That’s what it really needs, yearly maintenance.” Louis Albizu, a graduate art student who works for Griswold, said he would like to see it back on display. “I hope they put it in a spot where everyone can enjoy it,” he said. “It’s a pretty cool statue. If you look at it, it’s pretty intricate.” One possible location for future display could be the Metro light rail stop to be built on Scott Street, Guidry said. news@thedailycougar.com
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WWII-era buildings down one Julie Heffler News editor
The demolition occured the week before class. | Joshua Mann/The Daily Cougar
The long-anticipated demolition of the Y Building finally happened. The mid-July party hosted by the Cullen College of Engineering ended the era of the Y Building. The Y was the old laboratory building for the College of Engineering, but the hazards associated with the building became too great for continued use. More recently, the old pre-WWII era hangar has been used as an informal place for students to relax. “It was not safe and incredibly ugly, and I say that as someone with no aesthetic sense,” said David Shattuck, associate professor in the Cullen College of Engineering and director of the Honors Engineering Program. “It was not appropriate for faculty and students to be in. It had used up its time as a useful
building.” The Y came before WWII and before the influx of temporary metal buildings necessary after the influx of students associated with post-WWII. “The Y Building was in use already during the war, so it was not part of the group of temporary metal buildings bought by UH later, after WWII,” said Oscar Gutierrez, assistant to the Chancellor and President for Communications. “The book, ‘In Time,’ mentions that at the conclusion of WWII, President Kemmerer, preparing for the anticipated influx of returning war veterans, obtained 12 temporary classroom buildings from the Federal Works Agency from Camp Wallace and Camp Bowie. These were sold to UH as surplus Army property.” Only two temporary classrooms are still in existence, each one already repurposed. “One is on Cullen across the
street from Cullen Oaks. Channel 8 was based there — this was Channel 8’s second home, the first being in E. Cullen — prior to the construction of the Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting. It is now used by TLC2,” Gutierrez said. “The second one is near the architecture building. It now houses the Burdette Keeland Center Design and Exploration Center.” The plans for the Y are less certain than those for the other two temporary metal buildings. “In the short term, the space will be turned into a temporary parking space. In the long term, we are obviously hoping it will become another building,” Shattuck said. “ We think we need more space, but everyone thinks they need more space. We’d love a new building so that we could improve upon undergraduate and graduate education.” news@thedailycougar.com
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heavily populated with the military academies and highly endowed private institutions,� he said. The Center for College Affordability and Productivity, which compiles the rankings, graded each university according to five weighted categories: post-graduate success, student satisfaction, debt, four-year graduation rate and academic success. Debt accounted for 17.5 percent of each score, fouryear graduation rate accounted for 11.25 percent and student satisfaction accounted for 27.5 percent. “The Forbes methodology also places great weight on the four-year graduation rate, which UH continues to work to improve,� Bonnin said. “Most rankings look at the six-year graduation rate, for which UH has made significant progress.�
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Forbes Magazine ranked UH as 482 out of 650, the bottom of the third quartile, in its annual list of top American colleges. “Last year when the football season went very well, people were excited to say, ‘Yes, I go to UH!’â€? said pre-pharmacy sophomore Jessica François. “But no one wants to go around saying, ‘Yeah, I go to UH and we’re ranked 482 on the Forbes list.’ It makes the University seem a lot worse than it actually is.â€? Richard Bonnin, executive director of media relations for the Office of University Communication, said Forbes places a strong emphasis upon student debt at graduation. “That is why the top of the list is
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According to the CCAP, only 15 percent of UH students graduate in four years. This number is considerably low compared to other Texas universities — such as the University of Texas at Austin, graduating 53 percent of students in four years, Southern Methodist University graduating 60 percent and Rice University graduating 79 percent. “The four-year graduation rate is inappropriate for UH in terms of rankings,� said John Antel, provost for UH. “We are an urban public university. Many of our best students work to pay for their education, so it is unrealistic for many of our students to graduate in four years.� Student satisfaction was judged FORBES continues on page 19
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growing popularity of e-books, digital textbooks still only account for a small percentage of the market. Less than 8 percent of respondents to an eCampus.com survey preferred e-books. “We also have news for anyone thinking that print books are heading the way of the dinosaur,� eCampus. com CEO Matt Montgomery said in a press release. “College students flat-out prefer old school, hardcover textbooks to e-textbooks.� Aside from decisions about the format, students also must decide between online retailers, discount stores and the on-campus bookstore.
They may have to do research to learn where they really save the most money or which store is most reliable. “The University of Houston Bookstore is a full-service operation, and its mission is to ensure that the right book for the right course is on the shelf at the right time,� said Felix Robinson, manager of the UH Bookstore. “Online retailers can’t guarantee that or accept financial aid or provide revenue, services or benefits to the students or school.� Buying is not the only way to acquire traditional textbooks — renting textbooks allows students to save a significant amount of money. “Students really do save a lot from renting. Rental prices can be
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are transcribed into messenger RNA, which in its turn is translated into protein,� Gustafsson said. “In this way, nuclear receptors are extremely important regulatory molecules which are essential in health and disease.� The key to understanding and treating many diseases lies in the function of nuclear receptors and how different parts of cells and tissues communicate. “As much as 20 percent of prescribed drugs target nuclear receptors, and further targeting of nuclear receptors constitutes high priority programs in the pharmaceutical industry,� Gustafsson said. Zhang is working on a way to combat cancer by manipulating the function of a virus. “My group is focused on cancer virotherapy and specifically devoted to repurposing the herpes simplex virus two to combat cancer cells,� Zhang said in an email. “That project and others will hopefully see clinical trials in the future, with the ultimate goal of providing better treatment options for patients.� The CNRCS currently has ongoing team projects within the UH Center and various UH departments along with other universities and institutes, including The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas at El Paso. “There are many projects both at the Center and throughout UH with intramural and extramural collaborators,� Zhang said in an email. “Moreover, many of the projects involve collaborators from outside institutions, either in the nearby medical center, or across the entire nation.�
currently have insurance or are no longer eligible apply for insurance? PG: Students who don’t have coverage could be maintained on their parents’ policies or apply for coverage through the exchange once it is functioning. Until then, students may still seek coverage under a policy offered by the University or may contact independent insurance agents about coverage as an individual. If students seek individual coverage, they may want to consider a high deductible plan that would cost them a lower premium — higher out-of-pocket costs for routine care but could give
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anywhere from 55 to 60 percent off the list price,� said Sean Johnson, online marketing manager for eCampus.com. Aside from the lower prices, other motivations to rent textbooks are free shipping and large inventories. In a recent survey conducted by eCampus. com, 79 percent of customers rented their textbooks and preferred it to buying used copies or e-books. “I would say the only possible drawback would be that you might get a book in bad condition,� mechanical engineering sophomore Hosanna Escalante said. “But (renting websites) usually say what condition the book is in. I’ve never gotten a book in bad condition.� While textbook renting does have
some restrictions — like not being able to highlight or write in the book — it allows students to return books they do not wish to keep once they have completed a course. “There are no worries about selling them back and getting much less than what you paid,� Escalante said. “Plus, if you decide you might need to keep the book, there’s always an option to do that and you only have to pay a little extra.� Students are also advised to use peers and classmates as a resource. “Being involved in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, books generally don’t change too much,� Escalante said. “So I find other people who’ve used the same books before.�
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experience coming from classes taught by instructors,” said the CCAP in “Compiling the Forbes/ CCAP Rankings.” Students who post ratings on the website are viewed as experts because of their significant experience with the professors they are evaluating. While some may be surprised by the overall ranking, there are
some positive statistics found in the article, François said. “I was actually very glad that there were about 80 percent of students receiving financial aid, because I think that’s a lot better than other universities,” François said. “I don’t believe this ranking is truly representative of UH because this doesn’t get the whole picture
of the University. It focuses on very specific details and doesn’t consider things like student involvement.” Although UH may be ranked low on the Forbes list, the University has fared well in other comparative studies this year. UH was ranked among 150 institutions nationwide on the list of “Princeton Review Best Value
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