Issue 66, Volume 78

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 // Issue 66, Volume 78

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HONORS COLLEGE

Honored Lence Master to lecture Mary Dahdouh Contributing writer

Cougar Voices celebrate MLK Vice Chairman of the UH System Board of Regents Jarvis Hollingsworth, who was named one of the 75 most powerful black men on Wall Street, began by quoting King saying, “What are you doing for others?” and advocated volunteering in the community.

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The professor emeritus of political philosophy and dean emeritus of James Madison Honors College at Michigan State University has been selected to serve as Lence Master Teacher and will be a guest lecturer in a series hosted by the Honors College.

“It’s wonderful that William B. Allen is this year’s Lence Master Teacher for all the reasons one might think, but also because he was friends with professor Lence for many years,” said Terry Hallmark, a faculty member of the Honors College and Department of Political Science.

Through the Ross M. Lence Master Teacher Residency, the Honors College celebrates the life and legacy of the political science professor Lence, who was at UH from 1971 to 2006 when he passed away from pancreatic cancer.

His legacy has become this program, which invites a renowned scholar to UH every year to lead a series of lectures and discussions with staff, students, faculty and friends.

A team of friends, alumni and colleagues of Dr. Lence, who meet regularly to organize activities and speakers for the Lence Program, choose a group of professors

worthy of the “master teacher” position.

The Lence committee then passes these candidates to the dean of the Honors College, who makes the final decision with numerous Honors faculty and staff.

“Ross’s students and colleagues reunite every year to celebrate his legacy,” said William Monroe, Dean of the Honors College.

“He was a provocateur of the intellect. He had a reverent comic style that naturally appealed to young people and to people young at heart. We want that kind of spirit to live on and to introduce new generations to the Lence legacy.”

Allen, through his published works and lectures, such as “ReThinking Uncle Tom: The Political Philosophy of H.B. Stowe,” shares Lence’s passion for provoking the mind.

“I regard this as a fine opportunity to benefit from exchanges with the many people who take as seriously as Ross Lence did the continuing conversation about the contours and purposes of Unites States political principles and practices,” said Allen.

“In his ‘Union and Liberty’ Dr. Lence reminded us all to pay due

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DINING SERVICES

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Town hall meeting chooses to end meal plan

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Evelyn Hurtado Staff writer

For Fall 2013, UH Dining Services made changes to some of the meal plans. The All Access 5 Plan, in addition to the Lifestyle 21 plan, will no longer be available for students to purchase.

The Lifestyle 21 meal plan allowed students to eat three times a day and some students will miss it.

Others, like education freshmen Antonia Adams, will not. She would rather recommend the Lifestyle 160 plan.

“I got the Lifestyle 21 at first

because it had the most meals,” Adams said. “Then I heard of the 160 meal plan, which has more Cougar Cash than the Lifestyle 21.”

On Thursday, the Food Service and Student Housing Town Hall held a meeting regarding the 20132014 calendar.

UH-System dining marketing manager Amber Arguijo discussed dining accomplishments on campus and the plans for opening more establishments.

In Fall 2012, 610 students had the Lifestyle 21 meal plan.

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COUNTDOWN

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CRIME REPORT The following is a partial report of campus crime between Tuesday and Sunday. All information is selected from the files of the UH Department of Public Safety. Information or questions regarding the cases below should be directed to UHDPS at (713)-743-3333.

Possession of Marijuana – At 12:06 a.m. Jan. 22 in Lot 6A, a student was arrested for possession of marijuana and released to the Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

2:22 a.m. Friday in the 4400 block of Cullen Boulevard, a student was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and released to the Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

Theft – At 8:40 a.m. Jan. 22 at the University Center bookstore, a staff member reported that an employee stole unattended and unsecured electronic equipment. The case is active.

Failure to Stop and Render Aid – At 1:10 p.m. Friday at the University Drive entrance, a student reported someone struck her vehicle and fled without providing the information required by law.

The case is active.

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle – At 5:48 p.m. Wednesday in Lot 12A near the UH Police Department, a staff member reported her unattended and unsecured vehicle was burglarized. The case is active.

Theft – At 11:31 p.m. Wednesday at the Moores School of Music, a student reported a theft of her unattended and unsecured trombone. The case is active.

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Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – At 12:01 a.m. Thursday in Lot 9C, a student was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, issued a Harris County citation and released. The case is cleared by citation.

Assault – At 6:28 p.m. Thursday in the 3500 block of Scott Street, a student reported someone assaulted him. The suspect was located, arrested and released to the Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

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Driving Under the Influence, Minor – At 4:51 a.m. Saturday in the 4300 block of Wheeler Avenue, a student was issued a Harris County citation for driving under the influence as a minor. The case is cleared by citation.

Possession of a Controlled Substance – At 4:18 p.m. Saturday, a visitor was arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance and released to the Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

Public Intoxication – At 1:35 a.m. Sunday in Lot 9C, a student was arrested for alleged public intoxication, was issued a Student Life Referral, and then released to a responsible adult. The case is cleared by referral.

Traffic offense – At 5:48 p.m.

Sunday at the Stadium Parking Garage, a student reported someone struck his unattended vehicle and failed to leave the information required by law. The case is active.

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heed to the tradition of contested interpretations of our political principles. That is the spirit I look forward to experiencing at UH next week.”

Allen will be visiting the UH campus from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4 to deliver a series of four lectures. All lectures are free and open to the community.

Along with faculty and staff, students are looking forward to the event.

Honors students in the Human Situation class are encouraged to attend and may re c e i v e e x t r a Allen credit upon the d i s c re t i o n o f their discussion leader.

“I have heard phenomenal things about Dr. Allen and am eager to hear his insightful opinions,” said Diane Stout, political science junior and Lence Program intern. “This series has such a potential to impact and inspire that I cannot help but be excited to participate in the knowledge of Dr. Allen and legacy of Dr. Lence.”

For more information about the Lence Master Teacher lecture series, visit thehonorscollege. com.

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“The Lifestyle 21 plan was redundant with the All Access 7 plan and did not offer as much flexibility for students who desired to enter the dining halls more than four times per day to study with friends, snack or eat regular meals,” said Arguijo.

Environmental science junior Kelly Underkofler will miss the Lifestyle 21 meal plan. She eats three times a day and also uses her meal plan in the weekends.

“I like being able to have my friends and parents visit me and not have to worry about having to spend money in restaurants,” Underkofler said. news@thedailycougar.com

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SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

Professors granted research opportunities Zachary Burton Staff writer

With the new semester in full swing, the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication professors begin their grant-funded research efforts.

Temple Northup, an assistant professor at the Jack J. Valenti School, received $3,000 from the University’s Small Grants Program.

“The money is being used to develop a website for the Gulf Coast Food Project, which is an interdisciplinary project started within the center the Center for Public History,” said Northup. “This city has such incredible diversity of cultures, and this is reflected in the food that we all eat.”

The project was pushed ahead by his and associate professor Monica Perales’ efforts in the course they taught together last semester.

“The course brought together graduate students from history and undergraduate students from the Valenti School of Communication,”

said Northup. “Students had to produce a 10-minute long documentary that somehow related to food in this city.”

“These projects served as the impetus to really develop a website to showcase these projects, as well as many of the other projects that other faculty members had been working.”

The project is already well on its way with an image being created to associate with it.

“I have already started using the funds,” Northup said. “For one, I have a designer working on a logo for our project so that we can start branding what we have going on.”

Students have also began piecing together a website and organizing the content to be published once it is completed, Northup said.

“My hope is that once the website launches, people around the University, city and region will start going to it to see all the great projects that students and faculty have been working on,” Northup said. “This could also

get more students across the University interested in the project.”

“The grants were awarded by two organizations: the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Knight Foundation.”

Lindita Camaj, assistant professor in the School of Communication, also received a research grant this year, starting this summer with $6,000 provided by the New Faculty Research Grant.

“The aim of this study is to analyze the implementation of Freedom of Information legislation in Montenegro, a transitional society in SouthEastern Europe, exploring factors that facilitate or hinder journalists’ ability to acquire public records,” Camaj said.

This research falls in line with her interests in media’s role in the FOI legislation, democratization, elections and agenda-setting and priming.

“This project is an extension of a previous study I conducted in Kosovo and Albania,” Camaj said. “That study

found that journalists in both countries share similar problems due to discrepancies in the overall legal environment that facilitate the culture of secrecy in Northup which these laws operate.”

The plan for the current project is to compare the cases of Montenegro, Kosovo and Albania, looking at the major differences their government institutions have and how it may be of consequence for their democratization plans, Camaj said. The data collection for the research is set to begin summer of 2013.

“In-depth interviews will be conducted with thirty journalists to assess media access to public records,” Camaj said. She will be hiring a research assistant who will help conduct and transcribe the interviews news@thedailycougar.com

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Computer donation sparks ideas for future Julie Heffler

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Computing power for faculty and researchers at UH is about to get a boost thanks to a donation of a cluster consisting of 128 nodes from Total Gas & Power North America, Inc. This cluster, a collection of individual computers that can be used for increased computational power, is not only a cutting-edge piece of hardware but will also be programmed and used by UH as an attempt to increase efficiency, said professor of computer science Barbara Chapman.

“One of the challenges is being able to program these kinds of machines efficiency. We try to use them to solve very big problems. You need to have a good way to write programs and get them to run. Total has funded both Dr. Gabriel and myself in different activities that support different ways of programming them.

There’s not just one way to do it,” Chapman said.

Efficient programming of clusters and multi-core systems can lead to increased productivity when it comes to data analysis. Accounts to the cluster have already been distributed to some departments, allowing them to use the computational power.

“Generally speaking, (the cluster

is useful) if you have these very, very large problems that you need to solve.

Like analyzing a lot of data from oil, or in Houston it’s very popular to get simulations from NASA, simulating the re-entry of space vehicles. The problems are very large, and you need to split them up into chunks that fit onto one PC at a time. We give out a number of accounts to faculty members within our department as well as outside our department,” said associate professor of computer science Edgar Gabriel.

This technology can be used not only for number crunching, but also for keeping UH competitive, Gabriel said. The access UH students have to this state-of-the-art equipment allows them to learn how to use it properly before entering the job market.

“The oil companies complain that when our students graduate, they don’t have all the required expertise,” Gabriel said. “These kinds of donations are actually helping us to overcome that and make sure that they have access to that.”

While this donation gives the University a leg-up, it also helps Total, said Jing Wen, a technical computing supervisor for the company. The company considered proximity, housing capabilities and the types of research occurring at the universities

“We did some comparison of candidates for universities to receive the cluster donation. All the factors ended up saying the University of Houston,” Jing Wen, supervisor of Total said about the gift. | Courtesy of UH.edu when it was considering places to put the cluster.

“UH and Total have had a very good alliance in technology in the past. We have a good relationship. It’s also a win-win situation for an oil and gas company that has research topics associated with it,” Wen said.

This progress-inducing donation is hopefully the start for more efficiency and research for the University for all departments, Chapman said.

“Nowadays there is a very high correlation between having high-

end computing resources — HPC resources — and research output.

Computations are so central, not just for hard-core physics or chemistry but even in social sciences or even English, there are many research projects that rely on computing,” Chapman said.

“The University believes it needs to have better provision of HPC resources. I’m hoping that this won’t be the end of the story.” news@thedailycougar.com

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The following is a continuation of running guest essays by faculty members for UH’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. this week.

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Fallen hero must continue to live strong

Irene Guenther Guest contributor

I

t’s tempting to respond to the question, “What are you doing for others?” with a list of voluntary efforts, contributions to this or that organization, and countless community activities that would put a glow in anyone’s halo.

While I could certainly spend my allotted space describing the numerous ways I engage in those sorts of “doing,” in my experience it isn’t the more impressive activities, but rather the smaller kindnesses that often make the biggest difference in someone’s life — the extra time I spent with a student who really needed someone to talk to about things other than school; the shoulder I offered a stranger in the doctor’s reception area as she waited for the results of a biopsy; the child’s hand I held as she stood petrified at the top of the escalator in the bookstore; the UH Women’s Resource Center several friends and I worked so hard to open in the hope that it would provide future students with the resources that weren’t available when we had desperately needed them; the English-language lessons I am giving to the woman who does not want to clean my neighbor’s house anymore; the classes I teach that focus much less on dates and names and military tactics and much more on human beings permanently scarred by notions of race and prejudice or irrevocably lifted by the kindnesses of others.

When my family moved to the United States many years ago, we came with nothing but what fit into two small trunks. We were very poor and without any friends or relatives close by. My father warned my sisters and me that our first Texas Christmas, less than six weeks away, would be scant. Nonetheless, that

Christmas Eve the six of us sang carols in the matchbook-size rental house we called home, my father read the Christmas story from the old family Bible he had brought across the ocean, and my mother reminded us that the richest lives are those filled with love.

In the years that followed, but especially during the 15 years I have been fortunate to spend in the classroom, I understand more clearly what she meant those many Christmases ago: Love teaches us courage and empathy, motivates us to give more selflessly of our time, encourages us to foster personal connections and urges us to find ways, however small, to make our families, our communities, our world a better place.

We don’t always know if our gifts of love make a difference, but that isn’t really the point; we give them nonetheless. Every once in a while, sometimes years later, we learn that the love we gave did matter.

At the end of last semester, in the midst of the frenzy that accompanies final exam week, an envelope appeared in my faculty mailbox.

Inside of it was a note from a student I had taught nine years ago.

She wrote, “You never knew it, but you had a huge impact on my life. Thank you for being you.”

I could have been offered the moon and stars at that moment, and I would have responded that I was holding the biggest gift of all in my hands, the gift of love reciprocated. Our culture fosters competitiveness and describes successful people as those who do not need others, but we human beings require connectedness. Our need for others is unquestionable as is our need for love.

The very last words my mother said to me before she died so unexpectedly a few years ago were, “It’s all about love; that’s why we’re here.”

Dr. King, most assuredly, would have agreed with her. The “light of creative altruism” that he wrote about is love. What am I doing for others? Simply put, offering love.

Irene Guenther is a history professor in the Honors College.

THE DAILY COUGAR EDITORIAL BOARD Joshua Mann Amanda Hilow ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Samantha Wong NEWS EDITOR Natalie Harms SPORTS EDITOR Christopher Shelton LIFE & ARTS EDITOR Paulina Rojas PHOTO EDITOR Rebekah Stearns OPINION EDITOR Aaron Manuel ASSISTANT EDITORS Channnler Hill, Kathleen Murrill, Jessica Portillo EDITOR IN CHIEF

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eople had a lot to say about the disgraced, former seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, and his “apology tour,” which started with a two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Many feel that Sarah there is no way Backer for him to make up for the cheating, deceit and annihilation of those who stood in his way.

A former teammate’s wife, Betsy Andreu, appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 and expressed her hurt and frustration over Armstrong and his interview.

“This was a guy who used to be my friend, who decimated me,” Andreu said. “He could have come clean. He owed it to me. He owes it to the sport that he destroyed.”

In a Jan. 18 article by Dan Loumena of the Los Angeles Times, Kathy LeMond, the wife of another former teammate, refused to believe or accept Armstrong’s apology.

“He’s a liar, and it never stops,” LeMond said. “I don’t think he’s sorry.”

John Fahey, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, was not softened by the interview in comments made to the Associated Press.

“He was wrong, he cheated and there was no excuse for what he did,” Fahey said. “If he was looking for redemption, he didn’t succeed in getting that. My feeling after watching the interview is that he indicated that he probably would not have gotten caught if he hadn’t returned to the sport.”

I watched the two-part interview, and I certainly feel for the many people who Armstrong admittedly and relentlessly bullied, berated and browbeat. Many of them merely told the truth when threatened with prosecution by authorities. Armstrong admitted to Oprah that his drug of choice was

Though his career as a cyclist is tarnished, Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Foundation lives on as positive legacy, helping cancer sufferers. | Wikimedia Commons erythropoietin, which increases red blood cell count and improves athletic performance.

Armstrong is a human being after all. He was involved in a cycling culture at a time when it was plagued by nearly ubiquitous blood doping and hormone abuse.

To claim Armstrong destroyed the sport of cycling by taking such a drug is an overstatement.

The great good that Armstrong has done for those who have struggled with cancer cannot be overlooked. As stated on livestrong. org, Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996. In the following year, he established the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which became The Livestrong Foundation in 2003. The foundation is designed to encourage and guide people who are suffering of cancer.

“Since our inception, we have raised more than $470 million dollars for the fight against cancer, and 81 percent of those funds have gone directly to support our programs and services for survivors,” according to the website.

That is $380.7 million dollars — quite a chunk of change.

According to The Daily Telegraph, Stephen Cummings of BMC Racing Team was not prepared to completely throw away Armstrong’s

contributions.

“It is easy to say and point your finger on all the bad things, but you could look at the good things he has done as well,” Cummings said. “So, he has done a lot of good things, like his cancer charity, you know. When I met him, he was a nice guy to me.”

We put celebrities on these pedestals of perfection, whether they are singers, actors or athletes. When these heroes inevitably behave in less than heroic ways, we claim they have violated our trust.

We do not know these people, and in Armstrong’s case, I do not believe he has done anything to the American public. Sure, he lied and cheated, but that is a problem for only those who were directly affected by his duplicity. Fame magnifies the flaws of people.

The media expects an apology to be given to all of America when it really only belongs to those he has maligned.

Contrary to what is being said of Armstrong, he is not evil. He is a man who has made many mistakes and will certainly make many more.

He does not need America’s forgiveness, he owes us nothing.

Sarah Backer is a business sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

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Jane Figueiredo has been awarded C-USA diving coach of the year each season since it was created in 2002. Firgueiredo has led 14 divers to 79 NCAA Championship appearances, two divers to eight NCAA titles, 14 of her athletes to 51 All-American honors and two former Cougars to win Olympic medals. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

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Coach swims in wins, awards Figueiredo first epitomized UH student athlete success, now she does it as a coach Kathleen Murrill Assistant sports editor

Jane Figueiredo coaches while perched on the edge of a red cooler. Her soft voice delivers instruction and encouragement to her divers as they flip Figueiredo through the air and slip into the water, and her Zimbabwean accent is just noticeable in between her contagious laughs.

But Figueiredo is not an ordinary coach.

She is the longest tenured coach in UH history and one of the most decorated, but she sometimes finds herself cancelling practice in favor of Starbucks or beach volleyball to keep things fresh and fun, which is not often a priority for highly competitive coaches and their teams.

Figueiredo was selected as Conference USA Diving Coach of the Year every year since the award’s inception in 2002 and is a fourtime recipient of the NCAA Diving Coach of the Year. In 2010, she was

inducted in the UH Hall of Honor joining the ranks of Carl Lewis, Elvin Hayes and Wade Phillips.

Her divers have won eight national championships since 2001, a record in the NCAA. The Houston diver has also won C-USA Diver of the Year every year since 2002 as well. Throughout her 22 seasons as coach, Firgueiredo has led 14 divers to 79 NCAA Championship appearances, two divers to eight NCAA titles, 14 of her athletes to 51 AllAmerican honors and two former Cougars to win Olympic medals.

“Coaching is just in my blood.

I always wanted to be a teacher and I didn’t realize that at first. I thought I could have a big impact on students,” Figueiredo said. “This is just where my forte lays. I think it is really my calling.”

More than a coach Figueiredo said her biggest priority is not to be a good coach, it’s to be a good person and teach her divers that there is life outside of diving.

“I always tell my girls that the most important thing is that people won’t ever remember your accomplishments, but they will always remember the person that you were and are,” Figueiredo said.

“Just to prove my point, I’ll ask my girls if they know who won the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.

None of them will have a clue. But I remember, not because they won gold, but because of who they were as a person.”

During her four years at UH as a student, Figueiredo won the 1984 Southwest Conference title on the 3-meter springboard, was a fivetime All-American and finished second at the 1985 NCAA championships establishing herself as one of the top divers in UH history.

She competed in two world championships and the 1984 Olympic Games.

Swimming head coach Augie Busch is happy to have Figueiredo by his side.

“Jane knows the sport as well as anyone. She is an incredible teacher and very patient. She works with her walk-ons the same way she works with her NCAA champions. She is a very passionate and energetic teacher,” Busch said.

“Her divers know how much she cares about them. What she does transcends way beyond practice time.”

Figueiredo has high expectations, and she tries to teach her athletes that there is a meaningful life after diving. She returned to UH after her successful diving career concluded and contributes as a coach. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

Setting a benchmark Entering into her 23rd season, Figueiredo has the same goals for her divers as she has every year — qualify as many divers to the NCAA championships as possible and for those divers to perform their best once they get there.

“This is our last year in C-USA, so I want to go out with a bang and make sure we finished what we started,” Figueiredo said. “It has been 10 years of winning pretty much every event, which is a great feat. Now, we are moving on to bigger and better things and hopefully

we can keep that going.”

Diving senior Julia Lonnegren believes that Figueiredo’s lofty goals are what make the team so successful.

“She has the ability to bring out the best in everyone. She has the kind of leadership style where you just always want to perform for her. You just never want to see her disappointed but in a good way,” Lonnegren said. “You want to live up to her expectations, which are high and that makes you just set the bar higher yourself, and I think that is why she is able to bring athletes

to a whole other level.”

Life is bigger than sport Figueiredo said that when she does decide to retire, she dreams of traveling, spending months discovering a new place and then opening a small café.

“Most coaches in any sport live, breathe and eat their sport. I actually don’t. I do it when I’m here at the pool,” Figueiredo said. “There is life after diving. There has to be. I always tell my girls that.” sports@thedailycougar.com

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UH welcomes 1st peace walk Aisha Bouderdaben Contributing writer

The cast of “Moscow, Cheryomushki” worked hard during rehearsals to make sure they were hitting the right notes. | Image courtesy of Moores School of Music

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Moscow hits all the right notes Yasmine Saqer Contributing writer

This season the Moores Opera Center bravely took on “Moscow, Cheryomushki,” a strange and lesser known opera, and made it a hit.

A show written and scored to entertain, “Moscow, Cheryomushki” tells the story of three Russian couples and their friends as they fight for new apartments in Cherry Town and find love with unexpected people.

Directed by Buck Ross and conducted by Jake Sustaita, the opera premiered Friday night and was well-received.

The production was put together with darling vintage costumes and visual stage effects that gave the show a whimsical element, reflecting the originality of the opera.

Dancers Katie Mae Kennedy, Nicole Young, Erik Sampson and Jorge Cardozo performed ballet numbers throughout the show that added to its charm.

Lead performers Brandon Grimes and Katarina Van Mannen gave a terrific performance from their

effortless on-stage chemistry to their breathtaking vocals.

Grimes swept the audience off its feet with his cool boyish attitude, bringing trouble and wit to the main stage, while Van Mannen brought the saintly and adorable character, Lydochka, to life with her graceful manner and flawless solos.

Amongst the many endearing characters, another dynamic duo shared the spotlight: supporting cast members Nicole Woodward and Tyler Tucker brought laughs as the charismatic love-struck couple Masha and Sasha.

Together the cast and chorus were vibrant and wildly hysterical, carrying the comedy with personality as it unraveled from start to finish.

Opening night attendee and theater enthusiast Jessica Owens described the production as “not a traditional” opera.

“In most operas I’ve seen, the acting isn’t as good, but the acting was very well done,” Owens said.

“It was very different, very lively, a lot of comedy — overall it was really nice.”

A group of UH students and volunteers gathered at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday at Lynn Eusan Park for the first Peace Walk, organized by the Student Government Association and Peace Worldwide Organization.

“Right now, our focus is awareness,” said the founder of PWO, Mehdi Alavi, who graduated from Texas Tech University and received a Master of Business Administration from UH in 1982.

Alavi’s organization is a nonprofit, and he created the “Civility Report,” which is a document that “grades” more than 120 countries in the United Nations on democracy, peace, and human rights to determine a “civility score.”

“Knowledge is power,” Alavi said.

The event was almost held at Texas A&M University, but UH won out because it is the most diverse campus, said SGA president Cedric Bandoh.

PWO African Ambassador Sam Dike, a former SGA president, was also present. Dike was the facilitator, using his ties to UH and PWO to bring the two together and create this event.

“Dr. Alavi approached me about a year and a half ago,” Dike said. “I was absolutely on board because it was a great mission. Peace begins from within.”

Alavi also talked about reaching out to start chapters elsewhere.

“We’ve been talking to China, Kenya and two other countries,” he said, “because implementation is the next step.”

The next chapter would most likely be in Kenya, Alavi said, because they already have connections there with a man who ran an orphanage filled with over 400 girls.

“Educating girls and women is

important,” Alavi said, “because they will teach children.”

“I love grassroots efforts,” Dike said, “because it starts with you.

Grassroots movements build a sustainable future because more people are involved and that pushes things forward. It builds a movement.”

About three student organizations came out to show their support, said Mark Solano, the director of External Affairs from SGA. “If this turns out well,” Alavi said, “we will hold it at the University of Houston every year.”

The walk started off with opening statements from Sonia Azad from ABC13, who then brought Dike, Bandoh, and Solano to the stage to talk about SGA’s goals.

Afterwards, members of the four student organizations talked about why they were there and their goals for their respective groups.

Thony Ngumbu, an Impact Congo Student’s Association member, and a GLOBAL member spoke.

Kevin Lacson, accounting junior and concerts chair of the Student Programming Board was also representing his organization, and kept the walk alive with his beats.

“I’m happy to bring music in the name of peace,” Lacson said.

After a three-mile trek around the campus, starting from and ending at Lynn Eusan Park, Dike took the microphone and got back up on stage for closing statements.

“I’m going to challenge you today,” he said. “Dedicate your life to giving to others.”

The walk ended with a surprise performance from Alavi’s daughter, Sarah, with her song, “Dream of Peace.”

The Civility Report can be accessed for free at www.peaceworldwide.org. arts@thedailycougar.com

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A dreary Soviet look took over the Jose Quintero theatre during rehearsals. | Image courtesy of Moores School of Music

Cedric Bandoh led the walk around the fountain outside Farish Hall, past Agnes Arnold, and looped around back to Lynn B. Eusan Park. | Aisha Bourdebaden/The Daily Cougar

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BRIGHT LIGHT Broadcast journalism sophomore Andrea Allen mixes it up

Sweater: Taxi Taxi Bracelets: Gifted Bag: Gifted Shoes: Buffalo Exchange

ALL AMERICAN Electrical enigenering sophomore Alan Garza adds a quirky touch

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RECIPE Add some zest to your pasta Lemon Dill Chicken pasta: A filling meal that is simple to throw together after a full day of class or if you want to impress that special someone with some home cooking. This is a great tasting dish that anyone, who can boil water, can execute in no time.

Ingredients: 1 large lemon, zested and juiced 1 clove of garlic, chopped 1 bunch of dill, chopped 1 box of dry bowtie pasta 1 chicken breast ½ cup of kalamata olives 1 cup of cherry tomatoes 3 tbsp olive oil Salt to taste Instructions: - Put some water on the stove to boil and begin to marinate the chicken in the juice, garlic and half of the dill. Allow to marinate for about 15 minutes.

- Cook and strain pasta from the water. Oil pan and sear chicken. Then remove chicken, slice and finish cooking.

- Once the chicken is fully cooked, combine remaining ingredients and serve.

Notes: -When marinating the chicken, don’t do this too far ahead of time because the lemon juice could start to cook the chicken.

-When searing your chicken make sure the pot is dry and hot before adding the oil to avoid popping — Jorge Porras, staff writer