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Innovation Grant offers three new programs for students Ellen Goodacre Assistant news editor
Three new arts programs have recently been launched by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts as a part of the Innovation Grants Program. A graphic novel workshop, a Materiality lecture series and an art exhibit centered around communal gatherings will be available to UH students and the community. “These are public programs — not necessarily classes,” said Karen Farber, director of the Mitchell Center. “There is one program that
is a class and that is the graphic novel course, which will be available when spring registration opens.” Creative writing professor Mat Johnson will teach the graphic novel workshop and several professional artists will also visit the class throughout the semester. The Materiality lecture series, co-hosted by the School of Art and Blaffer Art Museum, is open to the public and will be running through both the fall and spring semesters. The lectures will feature conservators, curators, anthropologists and artists who discuss the meaning of
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coming to UH in Fall 2013. It will be a collaborative effort between several artists and will focus on the theme of meals and communal gatherings. “The exhibition looks at the meal as a medium and in particular the relational aesthetic of the meal and how the meal is represented in contemporary art,” said Claudia Schmuckli, director and chief curator of the Blaffer Art Museum. “The exhibit explores the meal through props and how they employ the meal as a medium, PROGRAMS continues on page 3
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the use of material objects in art. The first lecture in the series will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 29 in room 110 of the Fine Arts building and will feature wellknown contemporary artist Diana Al-Hadid. “The reason that these lectures are so important is they’re the first major lecture series the School of Art has had in a long time and in partnership with Blaffer, which raises the bar for the caliber of speakers they’ll be able to bring in and increases visibility within the program,” Farber said. Lastly, the Feast Exhibit will be
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UH Professor looks for unconventional abuse therapies Most domestic violence programs focus on helping the victims, but research is being conducted to aid the perpetrators. Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor
A UH professor is taking a different view on domestic violence research with an experiment that examines the perpetrator instead of the victim. “It’s a no-brainer to study the perpetrator,” said Julia Babcock, associate professor of psychology and co-director of the Center for Couples Therapy. “Most criminologists study the perpetrator of crime, not the victim, if they are trying to understand the causes of violence and how to stop it.” Babcock said she was patronized when she displayed her results, despite positive findings, as many funders are hesitant to give money to research anything other than the victim of abuse. “I was presenting once at the
Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies convention and a panelist laughed when I talked about teaching the perpetrator communication skills. She said, ‘Good luck’ as if it were an impossible task,” Babcock said. “My results show otherwise. If you don’t think people can change, why are you doing research?” Babcock’s research found that they could improve batterers’ communication skills. She said the results displayed decreased aggressive attacks on the female partner, less contemptuous behavior and fewer criticisms from both parties. Babcock and her research team recruited 120 Houston-area couples who were experiencing conflict in their relationships. The research centered around RESEARCH continues on page 3
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male abusers because men are the perpetrators in about 85 percent of abuse cases, and women are 10 times more likely to be murdered by an intimate partner than men, she said. The couples were given surveys and one-on-one therapy to examine the issues that incited violent behavior. T h e re s e a rc h t e a m t h e n observed couples in a 15-minute argument. Both were monitored for heart rate, respiration, skin conductance, movement, pulse, transit time of blood flow from the periphery to the heart, and skin temperature, Babcock said. Halfway through the argument the researchers interrupted and gave the men options to communicate better. They were randomly given either a time out, a request to edit out the negative where the man would make the same points in a more neutral fashion or a request
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to accept influence, where the man listens to the woman’s ideas, Babcock said. Adam Majzo, a geology junior said this research could benefit the perpetrator. “(This research) could aid in the behavioral approach and provide modification for that person and maybe help them,” Majzo said. The male abusers were taught these communication skills and then asked to use them in the second half of the argument. Babcock said the status quo is not good enough. “Our existing intimate partner violence interventions don’t work very well. Some violent families could benefit from communications skills training and couples therapy, provided that the perpetrator is not character logically violent and that the victim is not in fear,” she said. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For more information, go to www.ncadv.org/takeaction/DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.php news@thedailycougar.com
Sonja Alhäuser entertains at a catering performance with butter and marzipan sculptures, various foods and miniature watercolors at the Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago. Her art will be staged at Blaffer Gallery on Aug. 30. | Courtesy of Claudia Schmuckli
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particularly in the early 1900s and continues to the present.” The Innovation Grants Program is intended to foster interdisciplinary art projects at UH. All Mitchell
Center member units—the School of Art, the Blaffer Art Museum, Creative Writing Program, Moores School of Music and the School of Theatre and Dance—may apply for the annual grant to propose projects that correspond with grant requirements. “ ( T h i s g ra n t ) h e l p s f u n d
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Viral video reveals Morman practices Mónica Rojas Staff columnist
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new YouTube video, “Behind The Veil: NeverBefore-Seen Footage of Secret Mormon Temple Rituals” was posted Oct. 16 under the account of Newnamenoah. The video’s content is summarized in its title. In 7:44 it shows Mormon religious rituals. The secretly filmed video, although both educational and fascinating, was disrespectful to the Mormon church. Mormonism fascinates people. Perhaps it is their colorful history related to polygamy or the special underwear it requires followers to wear to the temple. Whatever the reason, its peculiarity makes people interested. Curiosity does not excuse filming this video and unveiling it to the public. Religions are sacred; even when disagreed upon they should be respected. This video does not do that. So what if the producer believes Mormon rituals are bizarre, as long as these traditions do not harm anyone it doesn’t matter. Perhaps Newnamenoah meant it as a wake-up to Mormons, but really what it does is just embarrass them because the reality is, to those outside Mormonism, the rituals depicted in the video are strange. Call it tradition, call it blind faith, the point is, this video will not change any Mormon’s mind. According to one of Newnamenoah’s comments, the video has been years in the making and did not start as a political tool, which has become a new-found interpretation of it. In the video he includes comments about Gov. Mitt Romney and his family.
David Haydon/The Daily Cougar He brings to light the reason that Romney’s ancestors fled to Mexico, which was to keep his four wives. He also informs viewers of a secret oath of vengeance during the time period of Romney’s parents, which vocalized the need to punish the U.S. for killing Mormon prophets, Hyrum and Joseph Smith. Nevertheless, Romney can only be held accountable for his actions, not those of his parents, or grandparents.
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If the purpose was to embarrass Romney and to make him seem unqualified for presidency, the task would have been much simpler. It would have been effective to use Romney’s not elegantly stated comment or binders of women, just to name the most
recent ones. Furthermore, if Newnamenoah meant to make a political statement, he could have done it through a different method, but involving Mormonism to expose Romney was unnecessary and impertinent. With a religion as private and
unique as Mormonism, there are bound to be inquiries concerning it, but unless Mormons chose to release answers it is extremely disrespectful to expose it by one’s own accord. If you don’t agree with Mormonism, fine, but keep it to yourself. Respect what is not yours, just as you respect what is. Mónica Rojas is a journalism freshman and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
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UH avenges early-season loss to cross-town rival Harrison Lee Staff writer
Katie Norris spikes a ball past Pepperdine defenders and teamates Natalie Keck and Olivia O’Dell prepare to return if necessary. | File photo/The Daily Cougar
A total of 801 fans saw UH turn in an all-around balanced effort to topple Rice 3-1 and advance to 6-6 in Conference USA on Friday. “There were a lot of people here and they were super excited about being here,” said head coach Kaddie Platt. “The crowd had a big impact on the win.” Freshman middle blocker Emily Howard was motivated to win so the upperclassmen could get a victory against Rice. “It feels amazing to beat Rice,” Howard said. “I know a lot of girls that have been here for four years, and we really wanted to win this game for them.” Despite the first set, the Cougars rallied to take the second 25-12, with the UH defense holding Rice to its lowest point total in a single set all season. Senior middle blocker Chandace Tryon aided the effort and kept the Rice defense off-balance with four straight kills. Senior outside hitter Katie Norris matched Tryon’s total.
Howard also put in four kills to contribute to the Cougar’s offensive rout in the second set. In the third set Howard and freshman outside hitter Shelby Vance tallied block assists while Norris continued her offensive output with several kills later to help the Cougars outpace the surging Owls and take the penultimate set 25-18. The Cougars’ offense was in full swing for the entire match with the team totaling 14 and 16 kills respectively in the fi nal two sets. The Owls’ defense committed 28 attacking errors and could not keep up with the Cougars 55 total kills, of which Howard contributed 11 for a new career-best total. Norris put in 17, the most of the match, while senior setter Abby Simmons and her 43 assists paced the offense. The defense tied their seasonhigh with 26 block assists. Junior defensive specialist Meredith Ware put in a career-best, 18 digs, while freshman defensive specialist Olivia O’Dell added 12. “I think we played really well together as a team,” said redshirt freshman middle blocker Courtney
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Decked out in pink uniforms in honor of breast cancer awareness, the Cougars took to the field to face Rice and fell 1-0 on a penalty kick. “It was my senior night and last home game, I played my hardest,” said senior defender Ciara Slayton. “ T h a t penalty was really stupid. We s h o u l d have taken care of the Slayton game anyway but the ref cost us the game.” The Owls retained ball possession for the majority of the first half. Senior forward Katelyn Rhodes managed to get possession during
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Smith. “We pushed through and when we were down, we didn’t let that get to us. We just kept fighting.” Smith played an important role as she filled in for injured star Tryon, who went down because of an injury midway through the second set. “At first, when I saw her go down, I was like, ‘Oh gosh’, but I knew that my teammates had my back,” Smith said. “I knew that no matter what was going to happen we were going to stay together and win.” The final set showed the Cougars and Owls trade points, even going so close as to being 12-12, before UH broke ahead to go up 18-13. Rice reeled off three straight points to make it 22-19, but a welltimed kill by Norris and several blunders, including an attack error at the end of the game, put Rice out of contention. “It feels spectacular,” Platt said. “Obviously, it’s a Houston rivalry and we recruit a lot of Houston kids, so to be able to take it at home is a good feeling.”
“I’m excited for us to go to the tournament and see how we do. We’ve had our ups and downs but overall we’ve played hard, well and we’ve gotten far.” Ciara Slayton, UH senior defender on making the C-USA tournament for the first time since 2010.
the 17th minute, passing two defenders and taking the ball to the 10-yard line before attempting a shot that was blocked by the Rice keeper. With two more goal attempts, the Cougars held off the co-Conference USA champion team for the first half with zero scores. An attempt at a UH goal during the
62nd minute transformed into a Rice run on the other side, where a Cougar penalty was committed. The awarded penalty shot, delivered by Rice senior defender Lauren LaGro, resulted in the sole goal of the night. UH continued to try for a goal, and came close with a shot by sophomore forward Kelsey Zamora. The final goal attempt of the night came with 2:17 remaining. “One little error made the difference because we had them,” said senior midfielder Morgan Vela. “I was disappointed with the score but we’re going to hopefully see them again in the tournament and it’s a whole different story there.” Even with a loss to the Owls, the Cougars are moving on to the C-USA tournament in El Paso hosted by No. 3 in standings, UTEP.
“I’m very excited for the team on this great accomplishment,” said head coach Chris Pfau in a press release. “They have worked so hard on going 3-2-1 over the last five matches.” The top eight on the standings table advance to the tournament. The Cougars, who have not made the tournament since 2010, will play their first match against coconference champions Colorado College at noon on Wednesday. As a single elimination tournament, four teams will move on to the semifinal on Friday and two will fight for the championship on Sunday. “I’m excited for us to go to the tournament and see how we do,” Slayton said. “We’ve had our ups and downs but overall we’ve played hard, well and we’ve gotten far.” sports@thedailycougar.com
PRACTICE UPDATE Sims probable Redshirt junior running back Charles Sims didn’t practice with the team on Monday due to a leg injury he received during the UTEP game on Saturday. Head coach Tony Levine said Sims is probable for the game this week against ECU. “He didn’t practice tonight. We’ll be back at it tomorrow in full pads and reevaluate him then,” Levine said.
D.J. Hayden awarded Senior corner D.J. Hayden was announced Conference USA defensive player of the week Monday. Head coach Tony Levine said he knew Hayden was headed for a touchdown after he caught the interception. “As soon as he caught the ball, I was signaling for the field goal team,” Levine said.
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COMEDY
GRAND OPENING
Comedian delivers unfiltered jokes
Dining celebrates Cougar Woods
Susan Moosavi Staff writer
The Student Program Board presented a comedian who showcased a mix between an R-rated sex education class and an in-depth discussion of Asian culture on Wednesday at the University Center, which was nothing short of hilarious. Ali Wong walked onstage in a stylish oversized button up, leggings and knee-high boots. Her routine catered to the mindset of a teenage boy, but appealed to everyone in the crowd as they thoroughly enjoyed her sexual jokes. Wong was theatrical throughout the show — she distinctively switched from a loud voice to a low and satirical whisper. She would also add in a few bizarre body movements to keep the energy high among the crowd. She shared amusing stories about relationships, dealing with parents and her everyday life, all while giving advice from her experiences. The style of her material is reminiscent of comedian Chelsea Handler, which is controversial and may be uncomfortable to some people. She gave them uncensored advice on how to approach women, which prompted a young man in the audience to shout “I love you” when she presented one of her sex education demonstrations. The best thing about Wong was that she never wasted time — she got right to the point and delivered each joke with enthusiasm. She didn’t hold details back and was transparent with her personal life, making her jokes real and relatable. Wong gave the audience a good idea of what it’s like to be an AsianAmerican when she mentioned the time she introduced her boyfriend to her parents allowing her to discuss diversity within the Asian community. Some members of the audience may have been confused if they weren’t familiar with the AsianAmerican culture, but the laughter of the diverse crowd never ceased. SPB concluded the event with Wong taking pictures with students after her performance. arts@thedailycougar.com
Replacing the Oberholtzer dining hall, Cougar Woods is located at the corner of Cullen Boulevard and Wheeler Street, adjacent to the residence halls in the Quadrangle. | Hannah Laamoumi/The Daily Cougar Molly Hill Contributing writer
A group of hungry students and staff members gathered Thursday for the grand opening of Cougar Woods dining hall that not only represented the University’s efforts to create an environmentally friendly building, but also shifting the UH image from a commuter to
a residential campus. The dining hall has been available to students and staff since Oct. 1 and brings a new environment to those who come to eat, study or socialize. It has been a vision for more than a year and half now and further helps UH to be recognized as a Tier One university.
“This building is another jewel in the crown that is the University and none of this would be possible if it wasn’t for all the supporters we’ve had for this project,” said Geoff Herbert, resident district manager of UH Dining Services. The Central Market atmosphere greets visitors as they walk in with a visual of assorted food and open
spaces. Different prizes were given out to students at the opening and Shasta made an appearance to top if off, showcasing UH spirit. Student opinions were vocalized in unison regarding their experience at the dining hall. “I like this place better than the (University Center),” said junior Kristie Uribe. “It seems to have a better opportunity for student interaction and I really like the atmosphere of the building.” The grand opening projected the anticipation of those involved in preparations for the event and what it means to the University. “We decided to celebrate the opening now to get the faculty and staff into the groove of the new place,” said Amber Arguijo, marketing coordinator of UH Dining Services. “The real opening usually brings in the crowd so we all wanted to be ready when the time came.” Key contributors gave speeches outside the building that overlooks the new Xpress Mini Market and campus community garden — a place to appreciate the University’s green vision. DINING continues on page 8
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2012 STUDENT FEES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
UH Libraries collaborated with Cynthia Mitchell Woods Center for the Arts as part of “The Art of Death and Dying” symposium and hosted conceptual artist Dario Robleto who presented “The Boundary of Life is Quietly Crossed” guest lecture at
Presentation Schedule TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 BLUEBONNET ROOM, UC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 BLUEBONNET ROOM, UC
8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
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10:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
Committee Business Dean of Students Office Break Counseling and Psychological Services Campus Recreation Public Comment Lunch Student Publications/Center for Student Media The Daily Cougar Break Health Center UH Wellness Student Video Network Coog Radio Adjournment
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012 BLUEBONNET ROOM, UC
10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m.
Committee Business Metropolitan Volunteer Program New UC Project Break University Career Services Marching Band/Spirit Squad Public Comment Lunch Urban Experience Program Forensics Break Veterans Services Office Blaffer Gallery Adjournment
Committee Business University Centers Center for Student Involvement Break Student Government Association Frontier Fiesta Association Public Comment Lunch Council of Ethnic Organizations Activities Funding Board Student Program Board Break Homecoming Board A.D. Bruce Religion Center Children’s Learning Centers Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life Adjournment
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The occasion was not complete without a balloon artist who weaved his way through the crowd and entertained them with intricate art. Students also gave experience feedback through their own artistic skills by painting on white banners called “My Sustainable Dining.” Their interpretations included pictures of flowers, food, gardens and sun. The dining hall offers various options for breakfast, lunch and dinner to satisfy students. “I know that hungr y and grumpy students do not perform well,” said Bryan Haver, student representative for the Food Service Advisory Committee. “The future of this University is a residential campus and this building is what can help with that.” arts@thedailycougar.com
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 BLUEBONNET ROOM, UC 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Committee Business Center for Students with DisABILITIES Break Intercollegiate Athletics Public Comment Lunch Dr. Richard Walker; Vice President for Student Affairs Adjournment
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