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UH mining for diamonds Two new personnel packages add variety, manipulation to Cougar offense, defense Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor

Manipulation and misdirection have been a staple of what quarterbacks’ coach Travis Bush has installed in the offense since his promotion to play caller.

UH has implemented new wrinkles and formation variations in an attempt to keep the opposing defense off-balance.

In Bush’s first game as play caller, redshirt junior running back

Charles Sims was thrown more designed passes behind the line of scrimmage and finished with 11 receptions. In Sims’ following five games, he had 21 receptions.

“Misdirection not only helps the run game, but it also helps to get the defense focused on what they shouldn’t be focusing on,” said head coach Tony Levine. “It freezes the linebackers when you are able to run a successful misdirection play.”

Against UTEP the Cougars’

misdirection plays helped them strike quickly. They had four scoring drives with five or fewer plays, leading to a 45-35 victory on Saturday.

Sims’ 43-yard touchdown run in the first quarter came on a variation of a play the Cougars ran with their success against North Texas, Levine said. Sims finished with 119 yards.

“The second series with Sims’ long touchdown run was another misdirection play that our staff put

in place this week,” Levine said.

“We ran it against North Texas, but ran it tonight in a different look and different formation.”

UH’s diamond package — which involves a two or three running back set — was formed to get Sims and redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Farrow on the field at the same time, Levine said.

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Today Free Lunch: From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the A.D. Bruce Religion Center atrium.

Guest Master Class, Francesca Arnone & Jeffrey Peterson: From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Dudley Recital Hall. Francesca Arnone, assistant professor of flute at Baylor School of Music, and Jeffrey Peterson, assistant professor of voice at Baylor School of Music, who will be exhibiting instrumental performances. Admission is free.

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OctoberFest fourth annual Haunted Penthouse: From 4 to 7 p.m. in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, Campus Recreation will present its fourth annual haunted house. Canned good donations are encouraged.

Interfaith Dialogue and Free Lunch: From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the atrium of the A.D. Bruce Religion Center.

Gender Talk: From 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Women’s Resource Center located in room 279A in the UC. The event is a brown-bag lunch forum where participants can discuss current gender events.

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ELECTIONS

What the Electoral College really does Amy Carl Contributing writer

The Electoral College is one of America’s oldest political institutions, and yet, its history and role in determining the winner of presidential elections is not common knowledge.

The result of the electoral college is a compromised version of what various founders wanted in the U.S. voting system, said Elizabeth Simas, UH associate political science professor.

“The origins of the Electoral College are interesting. There was a lot of compromise. The Framers feared that voters would not be able to make a reasoned and informed choice if the president

were elected through a direct election,” Simas said.

“They worried that, in such a large country, voters would have difficulty learning about the candidates and would most likely vote for candidates from their own state, giving large states a huge advantage. They were also concerned about a rule by a democratic mob.”

The Electoral College was devised as a way to make sure the elite leaders of the states would elect the president, giving rise to a semi-democratic system, said Brandon Rottinghaus, UH associate political science professor.

Representation in the Electoral College is equal to representation in Congress, so each state gets one

electoral vote for each member of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Washington, D.C. also has three electoral votes, bringing the national total to 538 votes.

While the assumption is whoever wins a plurality of the popular vote will win the election, that is not always the case, Rottinghaus said.

“Usually the popular vote does correspond to the Electoral College, but in very rare cases, it may not,” Rottinghaus said.

“The 2000 Election was a very notable case, and it drew national attention to the Electoral College and the American electoral system.”

According to Rottinghaus, there

are two alternatives to the Electoral College.

The first would distribute votes according to House districts, awarding one vote to the candidate who won each House district and two bonus votes to the candidate who wins the state popular vote.

The second would allocate state electoral votes to whoever wins the nationwide popular vote. Nine states — California, Washington, Hawaii, Illinois, D.C., Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland and New Jersey — have adopted this method of distributing votes.

Although the majority of states are not considered active in presidential elections, Rottinghaus and Simas emphasized the importance of continuing to vote.

“While many people may feel that their vote is ‘wasted’ if it is counter to the majority of the state, the presidential vote share sends important signals. Many use this as an indication of the general partisan balance of a state. It is then used to determine which states may have Senate seats or governorships that can be won in upcoming elections and even which states may be competitive in 2016,” Simas said.

“Even though people may feel the impact of their vote on the current election is somewhat limited, there is great potential to influence the competitiveness of their state and lower-ticket elections.” news@thedailycougar.com

CAMPUS

Construction at UH stays on schedule Max Gardner Staff Writer

The continuing construction of the New UC, Cougar Place and Cougar Village II are on track for the scheduled completion dates.

The New UC project is one of the biggest projects and is in the early stages of transformation according to a University construction update and is not expected to be finished until December 2014.

The northeast side of the building is being inspected to make sure it is safe to demolish so that work can begin on expansion into the area previously used for parking lot 1E. Sanitary and storm sewer lines have already been installed for the new northeast corner.

Workers are also clearing dirt from the roof of the UC

Underground to begin filling it in and building on top of it and have begun plans to remove a portion of the UC’s concrete lid.

Project Manager John Posch is overseeing the construction of parking garage 1A and Cougar Village II. “On 1A right now, we are putting in the foundation footings. We are installing some underground plumbing and electrical utilities,” Posch said.

Construction of the frame of the garage is expected to begin in late November and will be finished for the Fall 2013 semester.

The garage will have five levels of parking, including the roof.

Cougar Village II is already standing and is being built in two parts. Crews are beginning work on the sixth floor in the first section,

while construction of the second floor has started in the second section. It will also be linked to the main UH tunnel system, Posch said.

“They’re also finishing up the connection to the left tunnel.

That’s what’s going on, on the left side,” Posch said. “There’s a lot of excavation where they will basically tie the building into the tunnel.”

The new residence hall is expected to open on time for the Fall 2013 semester and will add roughly 1,144 beds, Posch said.

Cougar Place will also open in Fall 2013 for sophomores and upperclassmen. Its rooms will be apartment-style, minus individual kitchens, and will add an additional 800 beds. Parking will be provided for students living

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Cougar Place is also set to be completed by Fall 2013 and plans for the building are on schedule.

The foundation for Garage 1Ais currently being built but construction is on schedule. The completion of the garage is scheduled for Fall 2013.

This information and more can be found on the UH Plant Operations website, www.uh.edu/plantops/departments/fpc/under-construction

in the dorm at a separate undisclosed location, according to the UH website.

Finally, Metro has begun work on the light rail line near the intersection of Cullen Boulevard and

Wheeler Street. While its construction has seen some complications, it is expected to be finished by 2014. news@thedailycougar.com

BRIEF

Organizations prepare for SFAC presentations The Daily Cougar News Services Every year, the Student Fee Advisory Committee hears presentations from student organizations and recommends the funding allocations for Student Service Fees, based on independent needs of each organization.

Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the University Center

Bluebonnet Room, organizations including the Student Government Association, Homecoming Board, the New UC Project, Metropolitan Volunteer Program and The Daily Cougar will stand in front of a board of seven students, two faculty members and one nonvoting adviser to request funds for the next fiscal year — Fall 2013 to Spring 2014.

After the presentations conclude

Nov. 4, SFAC board members will deliberate and forward allocation recommendations to the Vice President for Student Affairs, Richard Walker, and to UH President Renu Khator.

The two will make the final decisions based on SFAC recommendations.

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OPINION

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

Fulfilling your responsibility to vote

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James Wang Staff columnist

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merica was founded on one principle — a government can be run by the popular election of leaders. To that end, the U.S. holds elections every four years to decide who is worthy of leading the nation as a whole and its citizens as individuals.

I exercised that right Friday with the full knowledge that during this election year, as in past elections, only half of our fellow Americans will bother getting up and voting, either out of complete apathy or disgusting lethargy.

As a first-time voter and a proud patriot, it was an honor to fulfill my political obligations to my country. On the grand scale of politics, my vote was

essentially insignificant, as many political cynics are quick to point out. Texas has swung as a red state for some time now, and it’s unlikely it will go blue for Obama this year But as an individual, my vote matters more than any other vote in the country. It’s not that it was my first vote in a federal election, but because it was the first of many chances for me to show my contempt or support on the current administration’s policies. I have officially bought a license to complain for the next four years.

As an opinion writer, I have to be able to speak my mind on public policy and administrative decisions.

Up until this point, though, I’ve essentially been blowing hot air because I have not voted, and have not officially committed one way or another for how I

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persecution. People from across the world have come to America because they would rather live in a land that lets them decide for themselves how they would like to be ruled, instead of being ruled by some iron-fisted autocracy or outdated monarchy.

Not too long ago, CNN showed videos of Iraqi citizens — some of them young men and women — showing off their thumbs, covered in the black ink they used to vote at the polls. Some folks will criticize America’s place in Iraq and call it a hypocrisy.

The true indisputable hypocrisy is how the American government said we went to Iraq to bring them democracy while half of the country doesn’t even vote.

No matter which party you affiliate with — Republican,

If people still want to complain about which of the candidates ruined the country best, they have to exercise their right to vote.”

Democrat or otherwise — there will be unhappiness with the president. In politics, everyone’s a critic. If people still want to complain about which of the candidates ruined the country best, they have to exercise their right to vote. Then they will get the right to complain.

James Wang is a history sophomore and can be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

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believe the country should be run.

Any citizen who refused to vote in the last election could not have any reason to complain about anything President Barack Obama has or hasn’t done; if they were eligible to vote and be at the polls that day but chose not to because they thought they were wasting their time or that their vote didn’t matter, they have no right to complain.

Even with political tensions on both sides so high, and with such a tight race going on this year, there will still be people who won’t vote. They see no use for it and have no appreciation for the simple act of voting.

Millions have fought and died to preserve the right to vote. Men and women have marched and suffered countless indignities just so they can vote without

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L, 30-13 Texas State

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L 56-49 Louisiana Tech

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L 37-6 @ UCLA

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W 35-14 @ Rice

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W 44-21 North Texas

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GAMEDAY SIDELINE REPORT This week in college football by Christopher Shelton

STAND OUTS D.J. Hayden took over the second quarter on defense. He caught two interceptions, returning one 97 yards for a touchdown. It is his second consecutive game returning an interception for a touchdown. Hayden was good in zone and man coverage on Saturday. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar

Charles Sims eclipsed the century mark in the first half. His day ended early in the third quarter after a minor leg injury and amassing a 45-7 lead. Sims started swiftly, taking his first carry of the game 43 yards for a score. He finished with three touchdowns on the day.

D.J. Hayden takes a peek behind him to make sure the path is clear on his 97-yard interception return. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar

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wide receiver Larry McDuffey was able to score on a 24-yard touchdown reception out of the diamond package. McDuffey lined up in the backfield — next to Sims and Farrow — but broke open because the play-action fake to Sims froze the UTEP linebackers, Levine said.

“Larry McDuffey was back there in the three-set, which he doesn’t usually do,” Levine said. “That is a way to get our quick players in space and one-on-one against a safety.”

Redshirt sophomore quarterback David Piland said the diamond package still has room to grow.

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“We’re just kind of getting the beginning parts of what we can do with it,” Piland said.

The Cougars have made similar adjustments on defense to get more pressure on the quarterback.

Senior linebacker Phillip Steward played defensive end in passing situations, Levine said. UH finished with five sacks and six tackles for loss.

“We put in a new package this week where Phillip played defensive end on third and long situations,” Levine said. “He was standing up, so he may have not looked to the naked eye like a defensive end, but we pulled one out and put him in at end.”

WEEKEND UPDATE

PEACE SUSPENDED Cougars’ leading receiver out indefinitely

ROLE REVERSAL

Following the Cougars 45-35 win against UTEP on Saturday at Robertson Stadium, head coach Tony Levine announced the indefinite suspension from games for junior wide receiver Dewayne Peace.

Cougars win the turnover battle

Peace

“He committed two rule violations within our program, and was why you did not see him out there this afternoon,” Levine said.

The Grand Prairie native had recorded 458 receiving yards and two touchdowns this season including 141 yards against Louisiana Tech. Peace’s 42 receptions leads all players and he is second behind sophomore wide receiver Daniel Spencer in receiving yards.

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Scoring summary First quarter UH — Sims, 43 yd run, (Hogan kick) 05:57 UH — Greenberry, 9 yd pass from Piland, (Hogan kick) 02:34

Second quarter UTEP — Jeffery, 9 yd run, (Valadez kick) 14:56 UH — McDuffey, 24 yd pass from Piland,. (Hogan kick), 13:01 UH — Hayden, 97 yd interception return , (Hogan kick) 07:08 UH — Sims, 6 yd run, (Hogan kick) 02:46

Third quarter UH — Sims, 1 yd run, (Hogan kick) 12:49 UH — Hogan, 24 yd field goal 10:50 UTEP — Jordan, 42 yd pass from Jones, (Valadez kick) 05:49

Fourth quarter UTEP — Jeffery, 2 yd run, (Valadez kick) 14:53 UTEP — Edwards, 16 yd pass from Sullivan, (Valadez kick) 08:57 UTEP — Edwards, 6 yd pass from Sullivan, (Valadez kick) 08:57

Game leaders Passing UH — Piland, 16-30, 174 yd, 2 TD UTEP — Lamaison, 8-18, 76 yd, 4 INT

Derrick Mathews took his shoes off in the UTEP backfield because he was there all game. He finished with 13 total tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss. Mathews along with Phillip Steward and Everett Daniels provided pressure on UTEP’s quarterbacks.

UTEP — Sullivan, 6-10, 105 yd, 2 TD

UTEP committed six turnovers and the Cougars scored 31 points from them. It was a role reversal for UH from last week when it committed nine. UTEP head coach Mike Price said that he felt like Levine did last week after the game. The Cougars fumbled twice and lost both of them but winning the turnover battle by four is a successful recipe.

NOT SO SPECIAL TEAMS UH mishandles two punts The Cougars still made mistakes fielding punts. In the second quarter, Damian Payne instructed players to clear from the incoming punt with a call of “Peter” but the live ball touched Alex Tillman and UTEP recovered.

Late in the third quarter UH misplayed another punt.

Payne muffed one that became a touchback.

Rushing UH — Sims, 12 att, 119 yd, 3 TD UH — Farrow, 8 att, 28 yd UH — Piland, 4 att, 23 yd UTEP — Jeffery, 33 att, 137 yd, 2 TD UTEP — Sullivan, 10 att, 66 yd

Receiving UH — McDuffey, 3 rec, 61 yd, 1 TD UH — Ros, 3 rec, 24 yd UH —Greenberry, 3 rec, 17 yd 1 TD UTEP — Edwards, 6 rec, 55 yd, UTEP — Leslie, 4 rec, 95 yd 1 TD UTEP — Harrison, 2 rec, 47 yd

PILAND’S RETURN QB puts injury concerns to bed David Piland threw two touchdowns and 174 yards. He was not sharp early but eventually found rhythm late in the first half, helping the Cougars stretch their lead to 45-7 early in the third quarter. Piland managed the game by facilitating the offense. He did enough to see UH get a victory.

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SPB crowns Mr. UH Desiree Alvarez Contributing writer

fan favorite and brought glitz and glam to the water with all groups showing their Delta Gammathemed outfits and dance moves.

Many dancers wore anchor symbols and sailor hats while others took the pink swimming cap and black Speedo approach.

Every group got the crowd going in some way with songs from Britney Spears and N’Sync to Fun and Awolnation.

Thanks to the competitive spirit,

The Student Program Board carried on its new tradition with the second annual Mr. UH competition and crowned another stand-up guy as the winner Thursday evening.

Thirteen men entertained a crowd of more than 200 in the University Center as they competed for the 2012 Mr. UH title.

All proceeds from the event were donated to the charity of the winner’s choice.

SPB Special Events Chair Kelly Poblete and Student Government Association member Rani Ramchandani orchestrated the event with specific goals in mind.

“Me and Rani’s initial goal was to make Mr. UH a new tradition here,” Poblete said. “We knew we wanted to raise money for charity. We wanted to unite the campus and get everyone to give back to the community some how.”

Ramchandani was all smiles as she crowned biochemistry junior Derick Maduka-Okafor this year’s Mr. UH and announced the event raised $1,400.

“This being our second year, it not only unified the student body but it had a philanthropic element, which is giving back to a charity and this time it’s a local charity which makes it that much better,“ Ramchandani said.

Ramchandani also had a few positive words for Maduka-Okafor.

“He personally puts his time out there. For me, I was so happy,” she said.

The contestants had to endure three categories: swimwear, talent and formal wear. Maduka-Okafor came out on top as he won the hearts of judges and the students, who also had a hand in the judging process by sending in their votes via text.

Maduka-Okafor humbly thanked the crowd and chose to donate the money raised from the event to the True Gospel Men’s Home.

“I chose True Gospel Men’s Home because it truly touched my heart,” Maduka-Okafor said. “I wanted to give the money to a place that really needed it — a place that doesn’t get as much shine as some of these major corporations.”

Maduka-Okafor’s charity began when he created the HEAR organization two years ago and put on its

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The Blaffer Art Museum opened its door for the LGBT Resource Center’s first Rainbow Friends “Friendraiser” event Thursday evening. The center plans to increase its prominence on campus by expanding its offices and directly working with faculty and staff. | Nine Nguyen/The Daily Cougar

Center fundraises, garners support Maria Romero Contributing writer

Supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center attended the organization’s first Rainbow Friends “Friendraiser” on Thursday at the newly renovated Blaffer Art Museum.

The event invited mostly alumni to donate so it could continue to build a stronger and more accepting environment for LGBT students on campus.

“We’ve received a lot of inquires from people who are former alumni of the University, that

wished that they had something like this when they were on campus, to people who just believe in our cause,” said honorary co-chair Nick Brine.

Brine and other fellow honorary co-chairs — Gary Wood and Carol Wyatt — are responsible for bringing visibility to the center as well as the greater Houston community.

According to UH’s alumni database, the University does not offer a LGBT alumni group.

“What we’re really hoping to do is identify gay and lesbian alumni of the University of Houston to

create an actual UH alumni network for the LGBT alumni and this event is the first step in reaching that goal,” Brine said.

The event had an immediate friendly atmosphere as guests were given name tags and greeted

by Lorraine Schroeder, the LGBT director.

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More than $4,000 raised by sorority Molly Hill Contributing writer

We d n e s d a y e v e n i n g c o n cluded Delta Gamma Sorority’s 35th Annual Anchor Splash at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

Anchor Splash is a week-long fundraising event that supports Delta Gamma’s philanthropy — Service for Sight, a foundation that helps people of all ages with visual impairments — and ends with various pool competitions that 11 other Greek organizations took part in.

Delta Gamma welcomed divers out to a California Pizza Kitchen restaurant for its Penny Wars fundraising event and other functions that lead up to its water competitions.

“I wanted to expand Anchor Splash to reach more people by adding more events,” said Coordinating Chair Jessica Tegethoff. “This made all the events more competitive, which escalated the interest in helping DG and our cause.”

The pool events included biggest splash, free-style and medley

relays, Ping-Pong-ball-on-a-spoon relay, pull-your-coach relay, synchronized swimming and a wet T-shirt contest in which swimmers swam in a T-shirt and had to take it off and put it on the next racer as quickly as possible.

“A lot of fraternities and sororities have naturally competitive individuals so letting them know how they are doing in a race and overall help drive them on to beat their competition,” said Shannon Orlando, Delta Gamma president.

Synchronized swimming was the

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exhibited here already,” Schroeder said.

Guests were treated to Feher’s art as they socialized with live music, drinks and snacks.

There were faculty and staff members who had red buttons pinned on

their shirts with labels that indicated that they could offer more information to attendees.

UH faculty member Guillermo De Los Reyes wore a button that read “LGBT Minor.” Reyes is the director of the minor and interim co-director of the women’s, gender and sexuality studies program and is also indirectly involved with the resource center.

Reyes was one of the faculty

members who submitted the proposal for the LGBT studies minor in 2009 and helped craft the initiative to begin the resource center in 2010.

“I decided that it was important because we have a lot of interest within the student community on sexuality and if you match that interest with the faculty — people that do research on sexuality already — and so we thought it was very important

to offer that expertise to students,” Reyes said.

Future goals for the center include an office expansion, student outreach and direct training to faculty about creating a LGBT inclusive environment in the classroom.

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Delta Gamma raised more than $4,000 and had about 200 people attend.

With a quick hush of the crowd, the sisters of Delta Gamma awarded the winners of all the individual events and crowned the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Chi Omega sorority as the overall winners.

Loud cheers and congratulatory screams rang out and the evening came to a successful end.

“Gathering chapter support for Anchor Splash has never been difficult,” said Orlando. “This is one of our biggest events of the year and everyone is given an equal chance to participate so we never have a hard time finding everyone we need to make the event bigger and better than ever.” arts@thedailycougar.com

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first event where the organization raised more than 500 canned goods to give to the Houston Food Bank, before he expanded his philanthropy elsewhere.

“It’s a place for men that are going through the trials of alcoholism, drug addiction or they just hit rock bottom and are being rehabilitated through Christ. They don’t know we’re doing this. We actually are not going to tell them. They personally know me so I’m trying not to show up,” he said.

“I want my group to go and present it to them. I want them to not think that it came from me, but the general well-being and the good of people. That’s the image I want to portray, people giving back.”

The founders and many volunteers who helped execute the event this year hope to come back as alumni to find a bigger and better Mr. UH competition.

“Ultimately for me, it was about giving the people a good show, letting them have a good time knowing it was meant for a good cause,” said Master of Ceremonies Domonique Champion.

“As for our second year, I think we’re on a really good roll right now.” arts@thedailycougar.com

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