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UHPD arrests third suspect Julie Heffler News editor

A third arrest was made yesterday in the Sept. 19 gunpoint robbery on campus. The suspect who was arrested yesterday, LeDarian Dwayne Bimage, is alleged to be the driver of the getaway vehicle, according to a mass email sent out by UH Department

of Public Safety. He was charged with aggravated robbery. Police said Friday they were looking at four persons of interest, three of whom may have been the driver. Bimage is not one of those three, but UH Chief of Police Ceaser Moore said the police are still looking into them. Bimage was arrested in his apartment earlier today by the UHDPS

Anti-Crime Team, which was established Sept. 21, UHDPS said in a press release. The Anti-Crime Team involves multi-level cooperation between different law enforcement divisions, UHDPS said. Thursday, two other suspects, Ricardo Jamel Tangarife and Anthony Theis, were arrested in ARREST continues on page 3

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UH at a crossroads LeDarian D. Bimage was arrested yesterday. | Images courtesy of UH Media Relations

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An unscientific poll of 100 students showed some issues important to UH students. A majority said the economy is the most pertinent issue to consider when voting. This is in line with what voters think nationally, as 92 percent of Americans want the next president to prioritize jobs, according to a Gallop poll released June 30. Digital media senior Reginald Jones said the economy is his biggest voting issue. “The future of our country is in our hands. We must continue to move forward so that our children can have the same chances to succeed that we have been afforded,” Jones said. “In order to reestablish what makes this country so great, we have to do what we know in our heart is right.” The economy is a broad topic and many students have different opinions. Economics senior Cristina Davis said unemployment rates worry her. “Unemployment is high, and you’ve got a lot of uncertainty,” Davis said. “With graduating and looking for a job, you want to know that companies are hiring, and they’re willing to make a long-term investment in you.” For finance junior Stephanie Reyes, foreign policy is a major

THE MAIN ISSUES IN 2012

concern. “Whoever is elected president in November A straw poll was conduced by will have a tough job when contributing reporters. Students it comes to fixing our relawere asked “What is the top issue tionship with other counin the 2012 election?” tries,” Reyes said. “Something needs to be done to Immigration 3% 0% 1 protect our people across cy o li the world, as well as in our nP own country.” Same sex marriage 3% Many students have opinions about immigration reform because of Texas’ proximity to Mexico 100 STUDENTS WERE ASKED and America’s diversity. Mechanical engineering freshman Paulin Serrano Abortion 1% expects more reform efforts. “Most of my family immigrated here, and I Kn 5 want to know what (the) ow n1 o i 25 t reform plan will be,” Serca % E du rano said. “Kicking people out of the country is not Graphic by Andres Garcia // The Daily Cougar good. Hopefully, they do more than the act that they “I personally think we will be was, “I don’t know,” or “I don’t care.” recently passed; it’s not enough.” According to the USA Today’s ruined as a nation if we don’t invest Chemical engineering senior Loc Ngo Diversity Index, nine Texas counties in education — most importantly, is one of those who feels apathetic are among the 40 most diverse in the higher education,” Donovan said. “An about the upcoming election. educated (citizenship) is essential to nation. “Really, I don’t know,” Ngo said. “I For political science freshman a healthy democracy.” don’t pay attention to the elections.” Despite many students’ knowlDenny Donovan, education and its edge on the issues, a popular response news@thedailycougar.com viability are important.

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OUTDOOR Integration’s semicentennial celebrated MOVIE FESTIVAL Ellen Goodacre

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UH celebrated the 50th anniversary of its integration Monday by inviting two black alumni who witnessed the initial challenges of desegregation and the award-winning author of a novel set during that time period to discuss their experiences. The department of political science, in conjunction with other UH departments, hosted “Revolution on Cullen: The Personal Challenges of Integrating UH in the 1960s” to commemorate this semicentennial. The event featured a discussion panel with Don Chaney, the first black basketball recruit at UH and former NBA player and coach; and Gene Locke, one of the first black students at UH, political activist and former mayoral candidate. Keynote speaker Attica Locke, daughter of Gene and author of “Black Water Rising,” called for recognition and awareness of the hard work required to achieve integration. “My hope is that people pause to contemplate that the University that they’re walking around in is the way it is today because of other people’s efforts 50 or 60 years ago,” Attica said.

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“Remember that and do not take for granted how great this University is now and that it took a lot of work to get here.” UH President Renu Khator began the event by welcoming those in attendance and thanking Locke and Chaney for coming to the event and all they had done for UH. “You’re two heroes here, both of you in different ways — one in sports, one in activism — here on campus. You both broke barriers. You both took a lot of risks that were totally unconventional. What courage it must have taken,” Khator said. “Thank you so much for coming back here, for gracing us, for giving us part of you and part of your wisdom. Your involvement and your engagement and your encouragement are going to push us to really continue on this path to excellence.” During this discussion, Gene and Chaney touched on why they chose to come to UH. For Chaney, the decision wasn’t truly up to him; his mother decided he should come to UH. “She got together with Guy Lewis (head coach in 1964 when Chaney enrolled), and they made the decision for me. She said, ‘This is where you’re going. Here’s an opportunity for you to be one of the first black athletes at the University of Houston,’” Chaney said. “For her, it was an easy decision just because the opportunity was there. I didn’t see that. First of all, I didn’t want to go anywhere where I’d have to make an adjustment.” Chaney was also being recruited by the University of Chicago, which already had an integrated basketball team. He was less interested in

being a pioneer and more interested in enjoying the game. Gene, on the other hand, was more willing to serve as one of the first in the movement. “Somebody had to walk through the door. And for me at least, I had seen the police dogs on people at Wiley College. I had seen the civil rights movement throughout the South,” Gene said. “If folks could ride the freedom ride and know that the bus was gone be burned and they might die in it, and somebody was saying all I had to do was go to school?” Both men talked about their unique struggles as the first black students. For Chaney, the challenge was in making an adjustment and getting used to interacting with white students. “It was a different type of situation. I grew up in Baton Rouge and went to an all-black high school, lived in an all-black neighborhood. So it was very different coming here in that I had to make the adjustment with the integration situation,” Chaney said. “We lived in an athletic dormitory, which was great and all — athletic housing — but I still didn’t feel comfortable watching TV with everyone because there were certain people who didn’t like blacks and didn’t want to be around blacks.” Gene focused on changing race relations at UH and in the surrounding communities. He served as the chairperson for the Committee on Better Race Relations, a multiracial student organization. “That was a more in-your-faceorganization for the University,” Gene LECTURE continues on page 3

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Professor Alex Warren (left) leads percussion ensemble as they play “Hemisphere” by Kevin Bobo. | Hendrick Rosemond/The Daily Cougar

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connection with the case. According to the email, two others were apprehended during Bimage’s arrest in relation to other cases. Police are still looking for a fourth suspect in the case, a stripper named Sue Ortiz, Moore said. “We have information that she’s dancing at another club,” Moore said. “It’s OK that she knows we’re

Saxophone senior Darrel James (front) and doctoral candidate Gerald Massoud (back) are performing at the weekly recital in the Moore’s School of Music. James said he has been playing since middle school. These recitals are every Tuesday at the Moore’s school. | Hendrick Rosemond/The Daily Cougar

looking for her. She’s pretty transient, so someone will turn her in. That’s the hope.” It has not been determined if the Sept. 19 incident is related to the other two robberies that occurred the same week, according to the press release. “UH police are vigorously pursuing additional leads and suspects,” Moore said, according to the press release. Additional reporting by Joshua Mann. news@thedailycougar.com

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said. “I think after a year of kind of begging and talking and politicking trying to get things done, we were an impatient group at a time when most people were impatient, and we were unapologetically impatient.” Some demands made by the committee included creating an AfricanAmerican studies department, hiring more black faculty and staff, providing more financial aid for students, recruiting more minority students

and requiring that service workers be paid minimum wage. Malachi Crawford, assistant director of African-American studies, emphasizes the organization’s significance. “This is profoundly important principally because we talk about this — these speakers and these events — in our classes all the time. And as Gene Locke said, we are the most ethnically diverse in the nation, and we need to have an understanding of how that came to be,” Crawford said. At the end of the discussion, Gene

left those at the University with a bit of advice. “I’d like to say with regard to the University that I like the idea of UH as a Tier One school. I like the concept of UH being internationally recognized, but part of being a Tier One school is not just the academics,” Gene said. “It’s also the service. And if the University is going to swing Tier One status, you’ve got to have a footprint in this community. We’ve got to see you here and know that you’re making a difference in people’s lives.” news@thedailycougar.com

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EDITOR Lucas Sepulveda EMAIL opinion@thedailycougar.com ONLINE thedailycougar.com/opinion

UH needs to embrace or evolve Lucas Sepulveda Opinion editor

ith a four-year graduation rate of 16.5 percent and a six-year graduation rate of 45.7 percent, it’s difficult for UH to rival the best Texas colleges when almost half of the student body doesn’t have a degree after six years of enrollment. Granted, many UH students are nontraditional. Many work at night to pay for the classes they take during the day. Many have bills to pay and families to support, and many are older students coming to college years after graduating high school. The fact that it takes these students longer than four years to graduate has nothing to do with laziness. Choosing to add school to an already demanding schedule proves ambition, but there are only so many classes these students can take. If you do have the luxury of time and can manage 15 hours a semester, then it’s probably best to take them. Financially, it doesn’t make much sense to stick around longer than needed. In 1936, Hugh Roy Cullen said, “The University of Houston must always be a college for working men and women and their sons and daughters.” To this day, it has been. Still, UH is unsatisfied with the graduation rates and understandably so. The statistics don’t look good for a school trying to rise in the national rankings. The University has urged students to take 15 hours a semester to ensure on-time graduation, and though it would be ideal for all the students to do so, for some it’s impossible. UH proudly claims to be a school for the working man and woman, but it pushes for full courseloads and quick graduations

UH proudly claims to be a school for the working man and woman, but at the same time, pushes for full courseloads and quick graduations.” at the same time. Does UH want to be a school that truly supports working students and provides an opportunity for those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend a major university? Or does it want to be a traditional school with traditional students, on-campus communities and four-year graduates? Until the University decides, it’s going to be hard to change. If UH is to compete with Texas’ most respected colleges, we need stricter admission standards. It’s not outlandish to expect our incoming students to be the best. Our professors are just as qualified as those schools with stricter admission policies, and they deserve students dedicated to class. However, by tightening up admissions, a significant number of students dependent on UH would have to look elsewhere. Not every student walking on campus today had perfect scores coming out of high school, but each of them contributes to the character and personality of our school. If we began to accept only the top students, our reputation would improve, but UH would be a very different university. Whether we should sacrifice the demographic of our campus to increase numbers is not an easy choice to make, considering how important diversity has become to the school’s identity. Our diversity is something to be proud of, and though our

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graduation rates undoubtedly need improving, there’s a reason the numbers are the way they are. Being a unique school creates unique dilemmas. Whether you’re a part-time commuter or a full-time student living on campus, we’d all love to see UH get more recognition for

the great school it is. But as we push toward becoming a school like UT or Texas A&M, we lose a bit of our foundation in the process. If we’re a school that caters to the worker, then we should embrace it. If we want quick graduates, then we should focus on traditional students.

UH is trying to commit to both, and as great as that would be, it seems too difficult to actualize. All it’s done so far is to create stagnancy. Lucas Sepulveda is a creative writing senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.

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Levine, Piland connected on, off field The Cougars’ success is tied to development of their coach, quarterback in their first year at helm of program Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor

Despite some early struggles, head football coach Tony Levine never wavered in belief of his sophomore quarterback David Piland. “He’s done a great job of always being supportive,” Piland said. “He has never really gotten down on me, never questioned anything I’ve done — even though sometimes I question myself. I sit there and think ‘Why am I doing this or throwing that ball? I shouldn’t be doing that.’ It’s a great feeling to know that he has your back.” Levine entered his first full season as the Cougars’ head coach, and Piland has taken over as a team leader this year. Both are following a lineage of success. The two previous head coaches, Kevin Sumlin and Art Briles, elevated the football program to a new level of expectations. In the nine year span that saw Briles and then Sumlin as head coach, UH reached six bowl games. Both were whisked away by Big 12 schools. Case Keenum, the NCAA’s alltime leading passer, and Kevin Kolb, a former Heisman candidate,

David Piland drops back to pass before breaking the pocket and preparing to scramble. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar are both NFL quarterbacks who put up gaudy statistics during their tenure at UH. Levine and Piland follow in the footsteps of giants and are expected to wear the big shoes right away. UH did not find success immediately, Levine and Piland received the brunt of criticism after a 0-3 start. Now 1-3 after getting back on

track Saturday with a 35-14 victory over Rice, Piland said the adversity they have already faced has created a tight-knit bond. “We talk, and (Levine) treats me well. There are a lot of things we have to kind of work through because we’re both obviously new at this,” Piland said. “And he does a great job. If I ever have any problems, I can go to him. He’s the first one to be like ‘OK, I’ll help you with

this situation.’” Piland’s season has been filled with highs and lows. He threw for 580 yards — a Robertson Stadium record — against Louisiana Tech and played well against Rice. But the offense as a whole struggled against Texas State and UCLA, and the team scored 19 points in the two games combined. Some of Piland’s inconsistency this season can be attributed to

injuries on the offensive end, Levine said. Two starting offensive linemen, redshirt sophomore Rowdy Harper and redshirt junior Kevin Forsch, have missed time. Junior running back Charles Sims did not play against UCLA, and his backup, freshman Ryan Jackson, was injured after a few plays. Levine said Piland’s ability to keep steering the ship through injuries and his willingness to take an expanded role that extends past Xs and Os is most gratifying. “The thing I am more proud of him for, more than anything, is his leadership,” Levine said. “To become a leader, you have to carry yourself a certain way and hold yourself to high standards and expectations. Some guys can’t handle that, and he’s shown me he can.” Piland said the two are linked on and off the field. “It’s almost like a family, where he’s a father-figure and you want to make him proud,” Piland said. “Going out day to day, you want to make him proud and prepare and think about that going in.” sports@thedailycougar.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

UH opens practice with plenty of new faces Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor

Todd Buchanan, head coach of the UH women’s basketball team, said he was happy swap his casual clothes for some basketball shorts and get back to practice. “It feels wonderful. This is what we live for. This is what we do. It’s not just our livelihood; it’s our heart,” Buchanan said. The Cougars opened practice Tuesday with a new crop of players, adding nine new players to the team. The class features six high school players, two junior college transfers and an international prospect. Gone are veterans Roxana Button and Michelle White, the only healthy seniors last season. Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ravon Justice said the

team is meshing well together. “There’s a lot of positivity; a lot of energy. They’re working hard, and they’re doing a lot of talking because communication is big in basketball,” Justice said. “They’re fitting in. Chemistry is big. In the summer when we weren’t able to have practice, they were able to do their strength and conditioning and a couple hours of skill work. That chemistry is carrying them over.” Redshirt senior guard Porsche Landry will be returning to the court after missing most of last season due to injury. Through three games, Landry was on pace to average 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists a game. Buchanan said he was glad to have his floor general back on the court. “We were like the Indianapolis Colts of old when they lost Peyton

Manning. They faltered,” Buchanan said. “When we lost (Landry) we faltered. The words can’t describe how excited I am to have her back.” Landry felt good getting back on the court and is retaking the role of leadership that her position demands. “Personally, I feel that since my freshman year, I’ve taken over a leadership role. I know since I’m a point guard, I’m a general on the floor,” Landry said. Buchanan said he is looking forward to opening the season Nov. 9 at Mississippi State. “This is obviously what I’ve done for the past 24 years,” Buchanan said. “I’m blessed to be able to do what I love, not many people in the world can say that when they wake up.” sports@thedailycougar.com

Head coach Todd Buchanan celebrates with his team as he attempts to fire them up during a time-out against SMU last season. | File photo/The Daily Cougar

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DANCE

Salsa lessons groove CEO Dance teachers put the magic in salsa to honor heritage week, teach students

Dance teachers Favian Bustos and Cythia Mendez gave students the groovy steps needed in order to successfully perform salsa dancing moves on the floor. | Bethel Glumac/The Daily Cougar Jessica Portilla Staff writer

Music filled the Houston Room in the University Center on Thursday evening as the Council of Ethnic Organizations held a salsa-dancing lesson with the Salsa Magic dance school in honor of Hispanic Heritage week. Despite the slow start, members of CEO were optimistic and held out for more students to show up. They set up a raffle for people who signed in to win a free t-shirt, flash drive or water bottle.

Su re e n o u g h , l a t e c o m e r s arrived, and soon there were about 50 students ready to groove. “We were really happy with the amount of students that came to the event because we still had enough space for them to dance and not bump into each other,” said CEO Assistant Director Erica Tat. “We feel that interactive events help students learn more about the culture through hands-on participation.” Professional dance instructors Favian Bustos and Cynthia Mendez helped students unleash their

inner dancer by beginning the lesson with bachata, a style of dance from the Dominican Republic, and took it one step at a time. Feeling confident in the students, Bustos asked the group to form an outer circle of men, an inner circle of women and to practice each new step with a partner. The partners danced, and the women rotated partners, where they combined old and new moves before continuing the cycle. “We thought the instructors were very patient and helpful because they took the time to

explain the steps and were willing to answer students’ questions,” Tat said. There were an uneven number of people at several points during the lesson, but the members of CEO put on their dancing shoes to make sure everyone had a chance to participate. The bachata lesson continued until there were nine learned steps, with Bustos and Mendez demonstrating the correct way to dance. “It was really fun, and it taught me how to do the salsa in very easy steps,” said hotel and restaurant management senior Weini Tsai. “I would definitely go again.” Even though CEO cultural programming chairman Jimmy Mai announced the winners of the raffle to conclude the event, the music was loud, and students were too excited to pay attention as they continued to dance. Instead, CEO approached people as they were leaving to see if their name had been drawn. “I love teaching and was excited to do this lesson for UH,” said Bustos. “I would love to do something like this next year. It was such a great turnout.” Additional reporting by Channler Hill. arts@thedailycougar.com

Even after raffle ticket winners were announced, students could not stop moving to the music. | Bethel Glumac/The Daily Cougar

FINE ARTS

Ensemble concert pays homage to director Zachary Burton Staff writer

Inspired by the contemporary and often outlandish works of John Cage, AURA, the Moores School of Music’s contemporary music ensemble performed “Caged In” on Monday night. Directed by Moores’ associate professor of composition Rob Smith, the show included various works by Cage and the artists he inspired, like Ida Gotkovsky, Paul Rudy and Kirk O’Riordan. Cage was not only a musician, but also a philosopher, renowned for the abstract belief that music was

more than just defined notes and rhythm but arguably any sort of sound. AURA made this idea quite clear in its awe-inspiring performance of many complex pieces. AURA opened with “The Wonderful Widow of 18 Springs,” a duet by Cage, featuring music composition sophomore Samuel Hunter on vocals and music performance senior Matthew Turner on percussion. The wildly abstruse piece set the mood for the rest of the evening. The rest of the night’s music included odd pieces like “Radio

Music,” which consisted of 14 different boom boxes being tuned and adjusted during the entire piece. What sounded like mind numbing noise was subtly complex. “Radio Music” had the stereos split by frequency and silences notated by the “maximum amplitude.” The next act unveiled “Story,” also by Cage, and the second movement of “Living Room Music.” The work illustrated the power of the spoken word — four performers recited the same paragraph of text but changed the way in which they did so: changing the pronunciation, enunciation,

volume and arrangement of words. Though the piece sounded comedic, AURA succeeded in honoring Cage’s work. Throughout the performance, AURA’s ability to play incredibly syncopated and difficult music was astounding. Every element of the performance seemed deliberate, including the dark chords and cacophony of sounds. The night ended with “Ductus Figuratus,” a concerto for saxophone, and a chamber ensemble written in honor of saxophone performer and professor Eugene

Rousseau. Dan Gelok, affiliate artist in saxophone at the Moores School, performed outrageously difficult music and reached notes not normally possible on an alto saxophone with a special technique. AURA played sent Cage’s message to the audience with superb style. The show was hosted on Cage’s birthday in honor of his musical expertise. With that in mind, AURA successfully paid homage to a legendary figure in abstract musical works. arts@thedailycougar.com

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8 \\ Wednesday, October 3, 2012

General Meeting

LIFE+ARTS MOVIES

Student organizations collaborate to ease worries over midterms Come and ﬁnd out about our upcoming MVP events for the rest of the Fall semester!! Great chance to learn about various volunteer events we have throughout the semester.

There will be a great speaker as well as music, great people and free food!!

Date: October 4, 2012 Time: 5pm-6pm (UC-Houston Room) Perimeter Room

Location:

Your perfect

all nighter t te companion.

Channler Hill Staff writer

With midterms a few weeks away, the Student Program Board and Student Video Network have a series of events planned for students to ease the woes. Tuesday evening, SPB and SVN co-hosted a showing of “The Hunger Games” in Lynn Eusan Park, marking the beginning of SVN’s outdoor movie festival. “(We put on this event) for students to have a good time watching a movie, and plus it’s ‘The Hunger Games,’ who doesn’t want to see it?” said SPB cinema and novelty chair Anjuli Tuck. “It’s an awesome movie, you get a chance to get free food, hang out with your friends, get some information about SVN and SPB and just come and have fun for tonight.” Earlier this semester, SPB had more than 400 students attend its showing of “21 Jump Street” and have upcoming Halloween movie plans, with a showing of

“Insidious” on Oct. 25 and “Operation” on Oct. 31 in the Cullen Performance Hall as part of UC OctoberFest. Later this week, SVN will continue its outdoor movie festival with “Outsourced,” where students will also receive free henna tattoos before the film on Oct. 3, followed by “Cabin in the woods,” which will show Oct. 4 after a live performance by local UH band The Costigans from 7 to 7:30 p.m. There will be additional incentives for students who come out to events by SVN. “(In addition) there will also be a few free movie passes to a couple of films coming out later in the month; there is also going to be free promo items,” said SVN President Ali Iqbal. “One promo item that I know about is Ouija boards. If you ask the Ouija board a question, you get a Ouija board.” Each SVN film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Lynn Eusan Park. arts@thedailycougar.com

In “Outsourced,” Todd Anderson and his co-workers are uprooted to India.

| Courtesy of Student Video Network

In “The Cabin in the Woods, ”five friends venture to a remote cabin. | Courtesy of Student Video Network