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Redshirt sophomore quarterback David Piland scrambles for yards as Tulsa defensive end Cory Dorris is in hot pursuit. | Justin Tijerina /The Daily Cougar
UH Offense inept without Sims Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor
On Saturday, redshirt junior running back Charles Sims proved he could have an effect on the outcome of a football game from the sidelines. In the two games Sims has missed, the Cougars have lost by 65 combined points and have scored 13, including Saturday’s 41-7 loss to Tulsa. Against Tulsa, UH finished with 78
rushing yards and had trouble moving the ball. Redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Farrow rushed for 55 yards — leading the Cougars in that category on 15 carries. Farrow said the offensive line opened running lanes early but the flow of the game took the rushing attack away. “At the very beginning of the game we had the holes there and we were running pretty good,” Farrow said. “We couldn’t convert on third downs,
just like last week we got down and started passing. We tried to stay balanced in the second half but you can’t do that when you’re down.” Including 139 yards on the ground in a 37-6 loss to UCLA, the Cougars have averaged 108 yards rushing per game in Sims’ absence compared to 149 yards per game with him. Sims has 849 yards rushing, 11 touchdowns and has eclipsed the century mark in four games this season but the Cougars may miss his
presence in the locker room most. Head coach Tony Levine said the loss of both senior corner D.J. Hayden and Sims left UH lacking some veteran guidance. “There’s no question we lost leadership without them,” Levine said. “They’re two of our best players and two of our best leaders. They are two of our four captains, so there’s no question, but there are also no
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SFAC to deliberate organizations’ fates Molly Hill Contributing writer
The Student Fees Advisory Committee hearings came to a close on Nov. 5, marking an end to financial appeals made by numerous campus organizations and departments and the start to the review process that includes deliberation on each request made. The committee of 10 representatives now has the task of deciding as a group where funds will go
and the significance they will have, according to its website. The organizations and departments put reports together using templates provided by the committee to guide them through the requesting process. “The SFAC will discuss each request carefully and thoroughly,” said William F. Munson, associate vice president of Student Development representative in SFAC. “We will come to a conclusion based on reaching a consensus on each request.”
Mu n s o n e m p h a s i z e d t h e importance of these decisions and the process that unfolds after the committee comes to its own conclusions. “The SFAC develops a final report that will include recommendations regarding allocation of Student Service Fees,” Munson said. “The final report will be transmitted to the Vice President of Student Affairs and the President and will also be posted to the SFAC website.”
Final decisions about where finances will go will be made by the UH System Board of Regents in Spring 2013 using the report provided by SFAC, Munson said. This was the second year for the completely electronic budget requests and review process, he said. PowerPoint presentations were made by the groups to present their budgets and what they would like to receive from SFAC. SFAC continues on page 3
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