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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
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 SFAC hearings will be held in the UC Bluebonnet Room from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public comments are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. every day of the hearings. All information below can be found at www.uh.edu/sfac/ fy14_requests/index.html
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10:45 10 :45 :4 45 a.m. a.m. a.m m. Cam Campus Campus p Recreation Recre Re creeati ation onn is is asking aski ask king ing for for a base base request reques req uestt of of $ 9,698 andd $7,300,000 $57 $7,300,000 from a pre-determined budget. They are $579,698 asking for an augmentation of $13,366. Their SFAC form projects a budget deficit of $0 for FY13.
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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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9 a.m. The Dean of Students Office is asking for a base request of $871,141 with a base augmentation of $80,900. Their SFAC form projects a budget deficit of $0 for FY13.
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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