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Second gunpoint robbery Julie Heffler, Joshua Mann News editor, editor in chief

For the second time this week, a student was held up at gunpoint.

At approximately 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, a UH student was threatened with a firearm in UH Parking Lot 9C, said a UH Department of Public Safety news release. UHDPS said the suspect is African American, average height and with short dreadlocks.

This is the second time in less than a week a student has been robbed with a gun. The first incident was reported by UHDPS on Tuesday. That student was robbed on Holman Street near Scott Street. Neither students’ names were released to the public.

The victim of yesterday’s incident, whose identity will be withheld for his safety, said he was at his car in parking lot 9C when he was approached by a man wielding a gun.

“I don’t normally park there, but I had to move my car Monday morning so that I didn’t get a ticket for being in the wrong lot,” he said.

“Thanks to it being Monday

morning, every spot on campus was full. So the lot I normally park in, which is smaller and safer, I couldn’t fit in, I had to go to the very back of the lot. At the time I didn’t think of it as a big deal.”

After placing his bag in the car, the victim felt someone grab him.

“I was like, ‘Oh, it’s someone I know, a friend, trying sneak up on me or something.’ They physically contacted me. I turned around and I was like, ‘Who is this man?’” the victim said.

The suspect took the victim’s iPod, wallet and phone.

“He was pointing a gun at my stomach and said, ‘Give me your stuff.’ I pull my phone out of my pocket, and I was holding my iPod in plain sight so he took that. After all that, he was like, ‘Wallet.’ I kind of hesitated for a second, because a thought was flashing through my mind,” he said. “Do I try to talk to the person or what? I was like, ‘Nah, I’m not going to talk to him.’

“He saw me hesitate and was like, ‘Wallet,’ again, and I was just like,

‘OK.’ I actually answered him kind of frustratedly, ‘Alright. Here is the wallet.’ That is really funny that I reacted like that.”

After the incident, the victim said he was in a slight state of shock but not panicky.

“I was just standing there thinking, ‘Well, that could have been a lot worse. Man that stinks,’” he said.

“I got into my car, and I was just going to drive to my next class without my license. Then I was like, ‘You know, I should probably report this.’

“I walked into (my residence hall) and I went to the front desk. I was like, ‘Hey, I was just robbed at gunpoint.

Do you have a phone I could use to call the police?’”

The incident did end up having some later consequences with the wallet containing his debit card.

“He’s already spent $600 on my debit card within a few hours of it happening,” he said “I have a deficit of over $300 already, because I don’t keep a lot in my debit account.”

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Colleges handle bomb threats Amanda Hilow Assistant managing editor

With the recent rise in threats of violence to American universities, students, staff and faculty might be beginning to question if their home-away-from-home are actually as safe as they once thought.

Arkansas State University was marked on Tuesday afternoon as the sixth since Friday to receive a bomb threat, forcing them to evacuate a residence hall and the International Student Center for the day while law enforcement agencies combed the area.

“It is one of those situations we hope we never have to encounter,” Chief of UH Police Ceaser Moore said.

Other universities receiving threats include North Dakota State University, Ohio State and University of Texas at Austin on Friday; University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College on Sunday and Louisiana State

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Arkansas State University evacuated two buildings after receiving a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon

No explosives were found on any of the campuses and all students have been allowed to return to campus.

The police do not think that the cases are related.

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DID YOU KNOW? Industrial Design Did you know, a weekly column, will highlight interesting facts about majors offered on campus with the hopes to peak interest among the student body. Adam Wells, professor of industrial design, provided the supporting information for this week’s column.

1. Industrial design is the study of design and creation of objects. This could be its function, the relationship between it and the user, aesthetics or the manufacturing and mass production of a product or service.

2. Over a 4 year span in industrial design, students are expected to spend 4,300 hours in studio and 12,900 hours outside of studio.

3. All student projects are self-funded, and the budget is set per individual. It is not at all uncommon to spend at least $1000 dollars per semester on supplies, tools and materials.

4. Recent industrial design graduates typically average $40,000 a year.

In Texas, the highest concentration of design consultations are found in Austin. Nationally, industrial designers tend to gravitate toward New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago.

5. The first UH industrial design graduating class was in 2007.

6. Graduation is only possible in completion of a thesis project and design related internship. These students are responsible for finding their own internships and documenting in a portfolio all the work they’ve done over a four year period.

7. Upon graduation, said portfolio is the only evidence an industrial design student has to prove they are worthy of hiring.

8. Industrial design is a male-dominated profession however, but current trends — especially those in UH — show that more women are entering this field.

9. Eunsook Kwon, director of the program, was nominated by Design Intelligence 10. In the past 5 years, HP has selected UH industrial design students 3 times in a national search for interns. Other places students have interned at are BMW, FOC design, Make My Day, Elaine Turner and Rigid.

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CLASSmates connects students D’Arika Green Staff writer

Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences are participating in a program that creates a community-style learning environment that focuses on retaining freshman from one semester to the next.

This fall commemorates the second year of the program, “CLASSmates,” in which the college’s academic advisers came together to assist first-time college students to navigate successfully through their first year at the University.

“The CLASSmates program is a pilot program that we developed,” said Chadi Lewis, program manager for the CLASSmates program and CLASS advisor. “The goal of the program is to get a cohort of students into the same courses.”

According to its website, CLASS is the largest and most diverse of the 12 colleges at the University, “These are all orientation students that we have put in the same courses.

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University on Monday. To date, three arrests have been made and no explosives have detonated at any of the universities.

Authorities say it is unclear if these threats are in any way linked, but campus safety agents encourage universities to prepare for disasters or emergencies at any time.

“Decision makers need to evaluate each threat on a case-bycase basis,” Alison Kliss, executive director of the Clery Center for Security on Campus, told The Texas Tribune. “There is no prescription for how to react to an emergency.”

According to the University of Houston’s Department of Public Safety, UH has its own policy for procedure after receiving bomb threats; however, they do not wish to disclose it to the public.

“Number one, we really want to be as limited as we can in discussing our policies,” Moore said.

“We anticipate our response being very quick. We’ve already discussed various scenarios.”

Moore said UHPD has no fear of an impending threat but is trained and prepared for the possibility.

When receiving a bomb threat via phone, the most common medium for such threats, UH’s

It’s good actually because they created a student group — a cohort of students — where hopefully they can all grow and graduate together. It’s like a support system,” Lewis said.

The intent is to get the students accustomed to college-level curricula and campus life, Lewis said.

“Our goal is to get them connected and help them their first semester to get them more connected to the UH community. Coming from high school and a classroom of 30 and then going to a classroom where you are 300 or more, it is intimidating.,” Lewis said.

If the students’ academic progress starts to slip, the program offers tutoring and other academic support.

“We had the Writing Center go to the history course to talk to the students and tell them about the services.” Lewis said. “They also told them not to wait until the midterm or finals but to go now and take advantage of those resources for those research papers.”

The program participants are able to experience college life together.

“Bomb Threat Checklist” asks the recipient of the threat to remain calm and keep the caller on the line for as long as possible, getting as much information as he or she can.

After the phone call is over, the individual should quickly write down as much as he or she remembers from the conversation and immediately contact the police or UHDPS. After a bomb threat, individuals should not use radio or cellular devices, activate fire alarms, touch or move any suspicious packages or evacuate the building until police arrive and evaluate the threat.

“We teach people to be smart and think throughout the process.

Don’t not be aware of the situation,” Moore said.

Despite the preparation, Moore notes that most threats are false and that the news hype may be sensationalist.

“I just hope such an event doesn’t happen here. I think it creates an environment of fear,” Moore said.

“People make threats and do these things, and it impacts people for years. Ninety percent end up being hoaxes.”

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“We have noticed that the students are actually connecting in their individual sections too, because they already see a familiar face. If you have a group of 150 or so students, when they go to the bigger or smaller ones, they still are a group,” Lewis said.

“They go to tutoring at the same time. Learning and Support Services has tutoring Monday through Sunday, but these groups tend to go at the same time.”

Debreka Young, a political science freshman, said she’s glad she got involved with the program.

“It has helped me make new friends, and it is easier for us to form study groups,” said Young With these tools and each other, this year’s association is on the path to sure success “We are encouraging them to be more connected to UH. I feel that if you’re more connected, you stay and you grow and get better grades,” Lewis said. news@thedailycougar.com

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OPINION Romney camp in crisis control EDITOR Lucas Sepulveda

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fter months of passionless campaign rhetoric, Americans finally got a glimpse of what Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney looked like without his public mask, and it was not a pretty picture.

The leaked video of Romney speaking at a private fundraiser provided quote after quote of potentially campaign-ending remarks. It was Romney’s most detrimental gaffe yet — which is not a light statement — and called for some first-rate Republican damage control.

But instead, Romney responded with no apology and simply said his statements were “not elegantly stated.”

No kidding.

“There are 47 percent who are with (the president), who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them,” Romney told the room of donors.

“My job is not to worry about those people, I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

Even for those who expect the least of Romney, this has to be surprising. The statement is so lacking in the etiquette a presidential nominee should have that it’s almost laughable. For any person to disregard 47 percent of Americans as hopelessly dependent and expect to become president afterwards is absurd.

Romney has made it pretty clear who he intends to help if he wins the election and who he intends to ignore. It should go without saying that a president needs to have the best interest of all citizens, not just those who voted for him.

If the show stopped there, then perhaps a right-wing revamp wouldn’t be too far-fetched, but it doesn’t.

Romney went on to talk about the Hispanic vote, obviously an important element in the upcoming election. Hispanic voters have been skeptical towards Romney thus far, primarily over his immigration policies, and Romney has made efforts to win over their support. His comments, however, don’t seem to be helping his chances.

“My dad, as you probably know, was the governor of Michigan and was the head of a car company.

But he was born in Mexico. And had he been born of Mexican parents, I’d have a better shot of winning this,” he said, as the room laughed. “I mean, I say that jokingly, but it would be helpful to be Latino.”

All jokes aside, it’s belittling to assume that Hispanic voters would suddenly be in support of Romney’s policies if he were Hispanic. Romney continues to treat Hispanic voters differently than other Americans, and his disconnect with one of the most vital demographics in the country is going to cost him in the election.

Hispanics’ skepticism towards Romney has nothing to do with ethnicity; it has all to do with policy, just like the rest of voters.

Perhaps, if Romney’s father had been born of Mexican parents, his immigration policies would be a little different. Then he could expect some support from Hispanics. Of course, support from the GOP would be a different story.

Romney is out of touch with America, and there’s more than enough material in the video to prove it. You can’t lead people that you don’t understand. It’s pitiful to see so much of the work Romney put into his faux image be immediately reversed by a YouTube video, but he was bound

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to be exposed eventually.

He just took 10 steps backwards, and the Romney camp will have to work fast if they want to salvage what’s left of his campaign.

Because by the time everyone stops talking about the video, it’ll be time for the debates, and surely then Romney will give us all something new to talk about.

Despite all the bullet holes in Romney’s foot, he’s still standing, but President Barack Obama and the Democrats have to be feeling pretty good right now.

As for the GOP, their chosen nominee has not delivered as well as they expected, and they should be nervous. For seven more weeks, the GOP will have

to cross their fingers and watch what seems to be becoming a train wreck, exchanging glances with one another thinking, “Maybe we should have went with Huntsman.”

Lucas Sepulveda is a creative writing senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

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UH long snapper deserves recognition, provides leadership Andrew Pate Sports editor

You could take die-hard college football fans from across the country and it’s certain most could not name the starting long snapper for his or her school.

“No one notices a Hartson snapper until he does something wrong,” said special teams coordinator Jamie Christian. “I don’t ever worry about him doing anything wrong; a bad snap or anything; he’s real

consistent.”

At UH, that no-name guy is No. 86 Brandon Hartson — a long snapper who seemingly defined perfection last season. Through 92 PATs, 17 field goals and 15 punts, Hartson had no errant snaps.

“You’ve got to be perfect 100 percent of the time,” Hartson said. “You’ve got to always be looking to be stronger and faster.”

The Fairfield native — who was also recruited by Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M — grew up around football. In fact, Hartson’s cousin, Grady Allen played in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons for five seasons and his second cousin, Dennis

Allen is the current head coach with the Oakland Raiders.

“In third grade, I was water boy for the varsity team until eighth grade so I went to every football game, every basketball game,” Hartson said. “I’ve been around the sport my whole life.”

One of Hartson’s most memorable experiences around the UH football program is actually one that came before he ever took a snap in red and white.

“Once I graduated from high school, my mom passed away,” Hartson said.

“It was amazing because when she passed away, at the funeral were coach Sumlin, coach Levine and Mikado Hinson (the UH FCA campus director); three people in

the football team that didn’t have to be there and they were there the whole time. They all text me every day; just having people to rely on was a big help.”

After redshirting in 2008, Hartson competed in all 14 games with the Cougars in 2009 and has since grown into a mentor for the younger players — especially through the tough opening start this season.

“It’s our first time being 0-3 right now, but we have a lot of young starters, and we’ve just got to keep their mind-set right and keep them in the game,” Hartson said.

“It’s been a rough season, but we’re still undefeated in conference so that’s the main thing.

We’ve just got to keep on pushing as hard as we can because it will all pass.”

Beyond this season, the redshirt senior has aspirations of following in his cousins’ footsteps, something of which his current special teams coach believes he has a chance.

“You never know with that,” Christian said of Hartson. “I think he’s talented enough, and he gets it back there fast enough to where I think he could have a chance.”

Hartson and the Cougars will seek to get back on track next weekend when they take on the Rice Owls at Reliant Stadium. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Program releases schedule Christopher Shelton

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When the Cougars open the season with an exhibition contest against Concordia on Nov. 6, the first 18 games will be played at Hofheinz Pavilion.

UH starts the regular season three days later against Florida A&M. Most of the early portion of UH’s schedule is at home, where the Cougars will play 10 of their first 14 games.

The Cougars will face the neighboring Texas Southern University at Hofheinz on Dec. 8.

UH will initiate an old Southwest Conference rivalry when the team takes on Texas A&M on Dec. 1 at home in perhaps the headlining game on their schedule.

“Playing a rival like Texas A&M in Hofheinz Pavilion will be one of the highlights of our home schedule,” said UH head coach James Dickey.

“This was a tremendous rivalry when both teams played in the Southwest Conference, and we look forward to resuming this series with the Aggies.”

UH has not squared off against A&M since 2004.

Conference play begins on Jan. 9 against SMU at home. The Cougars face hometown rival Rice on Jan. 30 at Tudor Fieldhouse and March 6 at Hofheinz Pavilion.

UH will begin workouts for this season on Oct. 12. sports@thedailycougar.com

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NAACP encourages students, staff to advance themselves Bryan Dupont-Gray Assistant life & arts editor

The University of Houston’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted its second general meeting of the semester Tuesday night in the

Oberholtzer Ballroom.

With more than 50 students in attendance, current chapter president, Jessie Smith, elaborated on this year’s theme titled, “Redefining the Dream.”

Among encouraging students to vote early, Smith also noted the

importance of education.

“We are not just getting a degree in school, but a degree in life,” Smith said.

Students were later separated into groups and asked to discuss their ideas on the stereotypes associated with African Americans and

education.

Some students stressed the problems with African Americans and education lies with the lack of ambition and accountablility in black students, a sense of distorted priorities, failure to utilize available resources and a high level of pride that prevents

them from asking for assistance.

“I know that I can further my career. It doesn’t have to stop at the undergraduate level. I can get my Ph.D. if I choose,” said exercise science senior Justin Davidson.

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The editors and writers of “Glass Mountain,” an undergraduate literary journal at UH, hosted a public reading at Cafe Brasil on Tuesday evening that included presentations from two students and a performance by musical guest Thanushka Lewkebandara Quartet.

English senior Katherine Robb and sophomore Joseph Roberts were two students who read their works.

A month prior, Robb and Roberts met with Jameelah Lang, a graduate in UH’s Ph.D. writing course, to revise their writings before reading it aloud to the public.

Roberts began the event by narrating a short story he wrote last summer. Filled with finely detailed what-if situations, “Hangnail” truly showcased the unknown projections of a first date experience.

Robb took a humorous approach to a bad French date as she told a story of a man who left her completely uninspired in the romantic language.

Funny and dark in her own way, she later goes on to tell of Aunt Rosie’s tumor, an unfortunate yet funny spin on a family situation.

Lang read three emotional shorts. Her readings had an intense depth and the clarity of a black-andwhite photo.

It was an account retold and reedited, with help from her mother, of a his-or-her relationship perspective and how the viewpoints greatly differed.

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Guest speaker Frederick Cooper from the Houston chapter of NAACP challenged students to be more than average.

The second speaker was Robin Evans, director of Urban Experience — an on-campus program founded in 1994 to help African-American students graduate and attend graduate school.

“It focused on redefining the students, but we won’t know to what degree the meeting has impacted the students until we move forward. We are in a good position,” said English junior Marcus Smith.

Brief presentations were given by School 2 School, Habitat for Humanity and Finding Me as they talked to students about cyber-bullying, building homes for underprivileged families and staying active and healthy.

“This meeting gave a lot of opportunity for those who want to mentor children. We have plenty of volunteer opportunities for that,” said Ashley White, human development and family studies junior and UH NAACP Community Coordinator.

The meeting adjourned with a round of applause for the students’ eagerness and efforts.

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