Monday, November 19, 2012 // Issue 48, Volume 78 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
THE DAILY COUGAR
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Marketplace at University Dominick LeGrande grabs Crawford Jones’ leg and hangs on as he tries to scramble for yards in his first career collegiate start | Andrea Steele /The Parthenon
Bowl out of reach after final road loss The final play of the Cougars’ game against Marshall is indicative of the bumps and scrapes that has shaped their year. The Cougars have taken steps forward Christopher and backward Shelton this season — at times they have shown growth, but regression has been apparent at others. With seven seconds remaining at their own 19 yard line, redshirt senior quarterback Crawford Jones threw a
9-yard pass to junior wide receiver Dewayne Peace. Two laterals went backward to the UH 15, before redshirt freshman running back Kenneth Farrow scampered 10 yards and fumbled. When Marshall sophomore linebacker Cortez Carter recovered the ball and sealed a 44-41 victory, the Cougars’ postseason hopes were finished. At 4-7 UH can’t win the necessary six games to become bowl-eligible. Head coach Tony Levine said he was disappointed that his seniors will not reach a bowl game.
“I told the seniors ‘I’m sorry.’ This isn’t the way anybody envisioned the season going. We hope to get back home and send them out with a win next Saturday,” Levine said after the game. UH has not won a game outside of the city, and until Saturday’s contest, those games hadn’t been close. The Thundering Herd was its last opportunity to secure a victory outside of Houston. Next week UH faces Tulane at home in the final game at Robertson Stadium. The Cougars lost by 31 in Pasadena at UCLA, 30 in Dallas against
SMU and 20 in a contest with ECU. Against Marshall the Cougars exhibited progress in their 3-point loss, but still made some of the same mistakes. For the third consecutive game UH got off to a slow start. Against Tulsa, ECU and Marshall UH was down at least 17 points in the first half. This week the Cougars made the game close and they were facing more adversity. On offense, the Cougars were injured at key positions. BUMPY continues on page 5
Greater Houston Partnership awards Khator Juliet Childers Staff writer
UH President Renu Khator was honored by the Greater Houston Partnership and the Kiwanis Club of Houston as International Business Executive of the year. Presented annually for 25 years, the International Executive award recognized Khator for her global leadership that continues to make Houston the center of international business. Concentrating on innovations, business strategies and
vision, the International Executive of the year is one of GHP’s most prestigious international business awards and events, said University associate director of media relations Shawn Lindsey. “The award was completely unexpected,” Khator said. “When you look at the list of previous honorees, including former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister, Texas Medical Center President Richard Wainerdi and the late four-term KHATOR continues on page 3
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Khator mingles with attendees at the International Business Executive of the Year award luncheon on Thursday. | Rebekah Stearns /The Daily Cougar
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Days until Thanksgiving
But what really matters is that you get a five day weekend