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OPINION

HONORS COLLEGE

Literary program inspires teens Mary Dahdouh Contributing writer

The Honors College and the Houston Scholar Program invited a group of almost 20 high school juniors to study “The Iliad” this semester at UH in a lecture and discussion program.

Students from the KIPP and YES Prep schools will visit the University one Saturday every month for lectures lead by Honors College staff and discussions led by student mentors to help prepare them for the transition into college studies.

“As I was thinking about getting this program started, it was obvious that this would be a good thing to do for high school students,” said Kimberly Meyer, a professor at the Honors College who has helped envision and create the curriculum.

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UH uses A+ grading system LIFE+ARTS

Key into the piano festival Professor Kimberly Meyer of the Honors College said she wanted to make her lectures available to younger students to help them prepare for their college careers. | Mary Dahdouh/The Daily Cougar

DINING SERVICES

SPORTS

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Footlongs not measuring up Cougars’ Evelyn Hurtado Staff writer

The first Subway store opened its doors in 1965. Fifty years and more than 35,000 stores later, the restaurant received some controversy when customers started posting pictures of their footlongs on the Internet.

Last month, Subway was sued by multiple people that claimed its advertising was misleading and its sandwiches were not a foot long.

Business senior Amin Abdelwahab thinks the lawsuits against Subway are ridiculous.

“I’m a business major, and I have learned that not all products are the same length or weight but they must fall within a certain range,” Abdelwahab said. “I have never thought of measuring the footlong myself, and I don’t know anyone who has.”

UH Retail Food Service Director Misty Pierce decided to visit the Calhoun Lofts location and put the footlongs to the test by measuring them.

“Depending on the way in which you measure the bread, you will get different results,” Pierce said.

“When measuring both the wheat and Italian Jalapeno Cheddar footlongs from the top, they are 12 inches, but when measured from the bottom, they are both around 11-and-a-half inches.”

Unlike the Lofts Subway, the location across from the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is not affiliated with UH or UH Dining Services. It is licensed and follows corporate policies and procedures along with the same amount of toppings as other Subway locations.

Not all students are happy with

the location of the new Subway at the Lofts. Some wish it would have been relocated to a different part in campus.

“I am satisfied with the service and the food there, however it is kind of far and was hoping they would have opened a Subway closer to the library because that’s where I usually hang out,” Abdelwahab said.

In a June 4 press release, Subway said its restaurants have become SUBWAY continues on page 3

The Subway in Calhoun Lofts, which opened in January, had its sandwiches put to the test. | Hannah Laamoumi/The Daily Cougar

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Respect your elders GET SOME DAILY

Katherine Morris Contributing writer

Students will be able to make their voices heard to their SGA representatives with the development of a few interactive resources.

Through Improve UH, formerly known as MindMixer, students will be able to connect with their constituents directly and voice their concerns.

According to SGA President Cedric Bandoh, SGA Vice President Turner Harris is focusing on general discussion items to get things started. When Improve UH is up and running, students can submit ideas and feedback for SGA to consider The new web service is expected to launch within the next two weeks and will be available at improve. uh.edu.

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Theft: At 3:02 p.m. Jan. 29 at Science and Research Building 2, a staff member reported the theft of her unattended and unsecured purse and its contents. The case is inactive.

a.m. Thursday at Agnes Arnold Hall, a student reported that she was verbally threatened by another student. A Student Life Referral was issued for the threatening behavior.

The case is active.

Possession of Marijuana: At 1:32 a.m. Wednesday in Lot 4A, a student and a visitor were detained on a suspicious vehicle stop. The visitor was found to have marijuana in his possession and was arrested for possession of marijuana and taken into Harris County Jail. The student was issued a Student Life Referral and released without charges. The case is cleared by arrest.

Criminal Mischief: At 4:23 p.m.

Thursday at Bayou Oaks Apartments, a student reported that someone broke an exterior window of his fraternity house. The case is inactive.

Theft/Credit or Debit Card Abuse: At 5:26 p.m. Wednesday at Cullen Oaks Apartments, a student reported that someone stole his credit card and made unauthorized charges. The case is active.

Assault: At 8:23 p.m. Wednesday in Agnes Arnold Hall, a UH student reported she was physically assaulted. The case is active.

Student Life Policy Violation: At 4:23 a.m. Thursday in Cullen Oaks Garage, a UH Police Department officer found a BB gun pistol inside a student’s vehicle. The student received a Student Life Referral after willingly turning over the gun. The case is cleared by referral.

Terroristic Threat: At 11:13

Off Campus Offense: At 4:19 p.m. Thursday off campus, a student reported that his property was stolen when someone he wanted to make a purchase from drove away with his belongings. The case is active and has been reported to Houston Police Department.

Theft: At 3:53 p.m. Friday at M.D. Memorial Anderson Library, a student reported the theft of her unattended and unsecured laptop computer. The case is active.

Driving While Intoxicated: At 02:14 a.m. Saturday at 4700 TX Spur 5, a visitor was arrested for driving while intoxicated and released to Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

Theft: At 12:39 a.m. Sunday at Cullen Oaks Apartments, a student reported several of her personal belongings were removed from the common area of her apartment.

Several other items are also missing. The case is active.

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SCIENCE

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Three members of the UH faculty have been awarded the name of charter fellow by the National Academy of Inventors.

Dan Luss and Benton Baugh are both a part of the Cullen College of Engineering. Luss is a professor of chemical and biomedical and Baugh an adjunct professor of mechanical. Paul Chu is a physics professor and the director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH. The fellow status is highly sought after, with 101 scientists named, eight of who are Nobel Laureates, according to the NAI website. All three UH charter fellows have received multiple awards and have had their work published in high-impact journals, said UH press release.

Luss’ work has been centered on making diesel engines more environmentally friendly, in turn making travel more efficient.

“What we have been doing in recent years is reduction of pollution from diesel engines. Everybody thinks now we’re going to start using diesel engines for automobiles. The reasons are that they’re more efficient, you need a smaller amount of fuel than you need for a gasoline-driven car, and also, the engine lasts at least twice as long as a gasoline-driven car,” said Luss.

A porous ceramic filter, or monolith, is used to trap nitrogen oxides and soot that is usually emitted. Like most filters, these need to be cleaned regularly, Luss said.

This regeneration is done automatically, by burning the buildup.

Occasionally, if the driver slows down and stops during this process, it may continue for too long.

“The engine essentially works, but there’s no driving and he doesn’t need the power,” Luss said.

“That happens to give a very high temperature. That essentially can melt it, give it cracks, holes and so on. It’s highly undesirable to get this Luss phenomenon.

Essentially, this is done by running again, inside a monolith, but the walls are no longer porous.

“The only thing that happens is that the walls, each one of the walls, you put a very thin layer. It’s maybe 50 microns, a very thin layer. It contains a catalyst. What happens

when the gas blows through is it is essentially converted and decomposes the nitrogen oxide and you have just have nitrogen coming out.”

Chu is also working on groundbreaking research. Superconductivity is a phenomenon that certain materials exhibit when cooled to a particular temperature that will allow them to lose all electrical resistance.

Scientists in this field are trying to make this process more efficient by raising the temperature, Chu said. Chu’s team at TCSUH currently holds the world record for highest temperature at which superconductivity is displayed.

“It would be even better if we could develop a material that does not even need to cool.

That’s the room temperature conductor that my colleague Chu and I are chasing. We hope one day we can get it,” Chu said.

“Based on all the indications, there’s no reason why it can’t be there. I strongly believe that this center plays a prominent role in the world.”

In 1987, Chu said he and his team invented the most promising high temperature superconductor: Yttrium barium copper oxide.

Chu said he thinks YBCO will be the most likely candidate when it comes to using superconductivity in technological application.

Both Chu and Luss said they enjoy working at UH with the interdepartmental collaboration that exists between all the schools and research teams.

“The University has really developed a lot. You now have many more colleagues, and the facilities are significantly better. It’s much easier now to do research and have your own analytical tools. When I first came here, you had to find a colleague in some other university,” Luss said.

“You could either work together with him or you fly there and do the experiment. Now we can do a lot more things right here on the campus. The environment is much more conducive here for doing research. It has improved greatly over the years.”

For more information about the NAI, visit academyofinventors. org. news@thedailycougar.com

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HONORS

Academy honors faculty Julie Heffler

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Light up the night Cougar Village II emits an evening glow to by passing students. The construction should be completed in Fall 2013.

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students through Improve UH, SGA will be hosting TweetChats every other week starting 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“It will be like a forum between SGA and students,” said Jeanette Rivera, director of Public Relations.

“If students have any questions, they can submit them, and we will be there to answer.”

Students are also encouraged to submit questions to Facebook that they would like to see answered during the TweetChat.

The chat is accessed through tweetchat.com#askUHSGA, which can be accessed through a Twitter account.

Three students who were selected

by Bandoh for the new Election Trial Board went up for election at Wednesday’s meeting.

“I’ve selected people who are outside of the SGA community, and that’s on purpose since they will be serving in the judicial capacity. We need impartial members of this new board,” Bandoh said.

After much debate, Bryan Haver and Yasz Shaikh were elected to the board.

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the first in the industry to meet and receive the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check meal certification by providing heart healthy and nutritious options without taking away from the taste or quality of the food.

“I am happy with the new

Other appointments at the meeting included Senator Tanzeem Chowdhury for the Activity Funding Board, Senator Kirby White for Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee and Senator Sean Tarver as Speaker.

SGA hopes to have students involved is with its Rebuild Cullen Boulevard campaign. The campaign was a hot topic at the meeting. Director of External Affairs Mark Solano, Chief of Staff Lauren Rosenbaum and Rivera backed it in separate reports.

SGA will be setting up signs in the near future to spread the word about the campaign.

“We are working on getting signs prepared that will be placed along Cullen Boulevard so when you hit a bump, you can see where to go to complain,” Solano said.

A Facebook page has been set up that will act as a petition to get Cullen rebuilt.

“We want roughly 1,500 likes; that’s our way to show the City of Houston that something really needs to be done about Cullen Boulevard,” Rosenbaum said.

“We’re tired of bouncing up and down when driving down the street.” news@thedailycougar.com

Subway location, their great customer service and their subs can help you lose weight,” said management senior Dave Savage.

“The reason I like the workers at Subway is that if you take the time to tell them ‘Hi,’ they will remember you and your favorite order. I appreciate what they do for me,” Savage said. news@thedailycougar.com

to think or write in a certain way yet, so this is just one idea of how to ease this transition or get people thinking earlier about certain kinds of questions and doing this sort of critical thinking and engaging with critical reading.”

The text chosen for this semester, “The Iliad,” is studied widely at the university level and is a bridge into the world of western collegiate studies, Meyer said.

“I think they chose ‘The Iliad’ because it’s a monumental text that you can spend an entire semester working on,” said sociology and philosophy junior Kevin Meinhardt, who is serving as a student mentor in the program.

“It also marks the beginning of the western canon of literature, so it’s a good place to start.”

The participating students have been chosen through an application process that narrowed 118 applicants to 18 participants, said Jovanny Orellana, the director of the Houston Scholar Program that aims to help children from disadvantaged communities succeed academically.

“One of the major things that I see from students in college that come from underserved communities is that they really struggle in their writing and critical thinking skills. It’s not that they’re not smart — these are brilliant kids — but it’s difficult and this program really helps with that,” Orellana said.

“It strengthens their writing so that what they learn here creatively, they’re able to apply in a lot of different areas — not just in their class and in their school, but when they’re applying for different colleges, universities and programs.”

Likewise, the high school students enjoy being able to work with students mentors in the program.

“Honestly, what I want to take away from this is more English skills because I feel like I’m not the best at it,” said Rafael Soto, a junior at the YES Prep Southwest campus.

“It gives me a boost to do better on something that I need help on and I get to work with college students, as well, that I can connect with on a more personal level so they really help me out with things.” news@thedailycougar.com

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EDUCATION

Grading system a plus?

Sarah Backer Staff columnist

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magine working hard all semester for that coveted A only to fall short with an 89 and a 3.0 grade-point average that a regular B would get. Lucky for us, we have a plus/minus grading system in which that B+ will be rewarded as such.

The plus/minus grading system is predominant across the state, and UH has been operating under this system for more than three decades. However, students have raised concerns about the system over the years.

One concern of students is the inability to make an A+, no matter how high the final grade.

Students also dislike the fact that minuses are given a lesser GPA in the plus/minus system than under a standard system.

Nevertheless, students are rewarded more accurately in the plus/minus system rather than just being grouped in an allencompassing category.

In an Oct. 26, 2000 report by Chad Mohler of Truman State University in Kirksville, Miss., he examined the advantages and disadvantages of an incremental grading system.

“Advantages of the plus/minus grading system (include a) more accurate reflection of differing levels of student achievement in class and more informative feedback to students on the quality of their work,” Mohler said.

“Students in the middle of a letter grade range will find themselves with greater

motivation to do end-of-the-semester work.”

With a normal grading system, it is much more difficult to achieve an end-of-the semester boost in grade, so students are more apt to give up.

Mohler also said that this system gives “A-level students” a competitive edge in graduate school admissions. His logic follows that a 4.0 from a school where an A- is a 3.667 GPA is more valuable than a 4.0 from a school where an A- does not exist. After all, under the standard system, a 4.0 could be awarded to a student who had made all 90s and 91s.

The disadvantages cited by Mohler are a slight decrease in overall GPAs and the greater possibility of clerical error in recording grades. Mohler cites the Wake Forest and NC State studies in which the GPAs decreased on average between .04 and .08 from what they would have been under a normal grading system. This is a very small difference in the grand scheme of things.

In a Nov. 13, 2007 article for Illinois State University’s Vidette Online, assistant vice president of Enrollment Management and Academic Services Jonathan Rosenthal sees things differently, in that the plus/minus system provides no significant benefit.

“Studies indicate that overall GPA across four years of college doesn’t change much at all, indicating that pluses balance out minuses over time,” Rosenthal said. “Plus/ minus grading doesn’t really allow a finer ranking of student at time of graduation.”

Other universities in the state provide

Kathleen Kennedy/The Daily Cougar some interesting alternatives to the straight plus/minus grading system. Texas Tech University operates a plus/minus grading system.

Pluses and minuses are not taken into account when it comes to awarding grade points — an A+ awards the same as an A or A-.

The usage of plusses and minuses is merely superficial. Baylor University uses only B+ and C+, awarding students who try hard, but can’t quite reach the next grade, while having no minuses doesn’t punish

anyone. Still, neither alternative is a fair or accurate representation of one’s work.

Whereas some students may bemoan minuses, this grading system offers an extra challenge to hard working students who may wish to put in the extra effort required to earn pluses, thereby boosting their grade.

With all things considered, the plus/ minus grading system racks up more pluses than minuses.

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

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NOTES

Program sees plenty of change, development Preceding signing day, the football squad has updated in the offseason Cougar sports services The Daily Cougar

Even future Cougars raise their paw print in unison with current and former players when the school song is played. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

BASEBALL

Past and present collide Cougars grab a victory against letter winners in Fan Appreciation Day and Alumni game Harrison Lee Staff writer

As far as a tune-up game went, the UH baseball team would have had a hard time picking a better one than they had Saturday.

More than 500 fans and 60 baseball alumni — ranging from members of the 1967 squad that reached the College World Series to members of last year’s team that have been drafted — attended the annual Fan Appreciation Day and Alumni game.

Past greats such as Doug Drabek and Woody Williams and current major leaguers Jesse Crain and Brad Lincoln played in the game.

“It was great to have all the former players back at the University of Houston for our alumni game” said head coach Todd Whitting. “It was a great turnout once again. Two years ago this became the alumni game and

fan appreciation day as well and to have this crowd out was really great.”

The team noted that this game was a great way to see how improved things are after a season of extensive weight training and defensive adjustments.

“It’s a great day for us to come out here and have fun and get better,” said senior pitcher Ryan Bonnot.

Houston pitchers held the alumni scoreless through the seven-inning game, with senior Matt Hernandez, juniors Daniel Poncedeleon, Chase Wellbrock, Dylan Rucker and Tyler Ford participating along with sophomore Aaron Garza and freshman Jake Lemoine. It was the second straight shutout that a current Houston squad has put on an alumni team.

From the batter’s box, it was a good day for the Cougars as several players racked up multihit games. Junior catcher Caleb Barker put up three hits, leading the team.

“Thing’s couldn’t have turned out better the way that we played today,” Barker said.

When the game finally wrapped and the players departed the field to sign autographs, the

Recruiting news UH’s next class of football players will take shape Wednesday, college football’s national signing day.

After some troubles behind center, quarterback has been a premium position for the Cougars during this signing period. The Cougars have verbal commitments from two quarterbacks, William Cosh and John O’Korn.

Cosh, a junior college transfer from Butler Community College in Kansas, threw for 2,856 yards in 12 contests. O’Korn passed for 2,552 yards, 22 passing and 15 rushing touchdowns.

O’Korn and Cosh headline a projected class of 25, where four players have signed letters of intent, and 21 have committed but have not yet signed.

Riser moves on Defensive lineman Zeke Riser was granted his release from the football program and plans to transfer after graduating in December.

He’s enrolled in graduate school at UH, but after Riser transferring, Riser will be able to play immediately.

“I appreciate the well wishes and support from all the Coog fans out there,” Riser said Saturday night on Twitter.

“Thank you for respecting my decision.”

come this season. It was really good to get all the old guys back

Teammates again After four years of eligibility, linebacker Phillip Steward and Jacolby Ashworth put on the same jersey once again in the Texas vs.

The Nation game Saturday.

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For the second straight year, a consortium of baseball alumni was shutout by the current Cougars. The current team won 9-0. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar score was 9-0, a result that left head coach Todd Whitting happy and hopeful.

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Q &A Behind the music LARISSA DEDOVA Is an award-winning pianist and professor at the University of Maryland. She sat with the The Daily Cougar for a conversation on being a part of the international piano festival.

Q: Is this your first time visiting UH? What do you think of the Moores School of Music so far?

A: Yes, this is my first time. So far, I like it very much; it’s a great school. I was practicing yesterday in one of the studios, and there were two wonderful pianos. I was very impressed. The piano in the halls where I had the master class has quality, and that’s very important.

Inon Barnatan is an award winning pianist . He performed along with Larissa Dedova and Abbey Simon during the 30th annual international piano festival at UH’s Moores School of Music. | Courtesy of Moores School of Music

MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Piano festival strikes a chord Yasmine Saqer Contributing writer

The International Piano Festival brought together piano students and enthusiasts to revel in the talents and teaching of three great artists.

Founded in 1984 by American classical pianist and Cullen distinguished professor Abbey Simon, the International Piano Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary with pianists Inon Barnatan and Larissa Dedova.

Simon opened the festival Friday night with a breathtaking recital at the Moores Opera House, reflecting his stamina and passion for music. Simon performed pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev.

The accomplished and regarded pianist and professor, who turned 91 years old last month, has been a faculty member of the Moores School of Music since 1977 and is one of the most recorded classical artists

of all time.

An audience of students, faculty members and the music community all gathered to listen and praise the wonderful Simon.

Piano performance sophomore Jack McLaughlin called Simon’s performance “spectacular.”

“Something about Abbey Simon — just the sounds he’s able to create with the piano — has always been amazing,” McLaughlin said.

“It’s evident of the years and years he’s been playing.”

Dedova was impressed and had nothing but good things to say when asked about her visit to the Moores School of Music.

“So far I like it very much, it’s a great school,” Dedova said.

On Saturday evening, Barnatan performed “Darkness Visible,” his second and highly praised solo recording.

The Israeli-born pianist has rapidly gained international recognition for his engaging and communicative

TAKE NOTES If you were not able to make it to the festival you can still experience the music by checking out the artists’ websites.

Abbey Simon: www.abbeysimon.com/ Inon Bartanan: www.inonbarnatan.com/web/home.aspx Larissa Dedova: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/larissa-dedova/id436364524

performances, pairing insightful interpretation with impeccable technique. Like Simon, Barnatan began playing piano at age three after his parents discovered he had perfect pitch.

Barnatan’s recital consisted of pieces

by Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten and Ronald Stephenson, Thomas Adès, Maurice Ravel and Robert Schumann.

“Darkness Visible” reflects an awareness of what lies beneath, an examination of different characteristics that are represented in the music.

Barnatan captured the audience with his fantastic piano styling in a musically and visually mesmerizing performance, followed by master classes for students.

Dedova closed the festival Sunday with an enchanting recital, performing pieces

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin and Debussy.

Dedova has appeared in solo and chamber recitals in concert halls throughout the world for more than 30 years and has appeared as an artist for numerous music festivals.

Dedova said she was thrilled to be invited to this year’s festival because a great deal can be taken away from such musical gatherings.

“The environment and the purpose of any festival is actually to meet with people and just share what you know, what you love, with as many people as possible,” Dedova said. arts@thedailycougar.com

Q: You’ve been a part of many piano festivals. How does it feel to be a part of this year’s International Piano Festival?

A: I’m thrilled. There are such wonderful artists playing. The concert yesterday — I enjoyed it so much. I never heard Mr. Simon play live, and it was a fantastic opportunity. It was amazing.

Q: You will be performing Mozart, Chopin and Debussy at your recital tomorrow night.

What inspired this music selection?

A: Well, I love all this music. This is my favorite music. Debussy was inspired because for the last three or four years, I was doing a very big project. I recorded works by Claude Debussy. So it was all about Debussy, Debussy, Debussy. I love his music. And Chopin is Chopin; so what can you say?

Q: As an accomplished pianist and professor, what advice do you have for the students studying music here at UH?

A: First of all, love music. If you love music, then the rest comes naturally.

You practice a lot because you love it. You learn, and you listen to many things — not only your instrument, for example, not only from the piano, but orchestras and other things. If you can’t live without it, and you think, “This is my life,” then do it. If not, then I don’t know if it’s worth it because the profession is extremely hard.

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and bring them back home,” Whitting said. “We saw a pretty good test with Jesse Crain, Garrett Mock and some of those Major Leaguers and upper level minor leaguers. It was a good day. I thought the team played well.”

The regular season will open Feb. 15 when the Cougars host Northeastern University for a three-game series through Feb. 17 at Cougar Field.

A 60 baseball alumni attended the annual Fan Appreciation Day and Alumni game.

2012 MLB Draftees Mo Wiley and John Cannon participated in the game.

Doug Drabek and Woody Williams headlined the former greats who attended.

The Cougars will open the season Feb. 15 against Northeastern at Cougar Field in a three-game series.

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Junior Caleb Barker, #27, had three hits in the Fan Appreciation Day and Alumni game. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

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Statistics are not readily available because organizers did not take official stats for the game.

Steward was also an addition to the Senior Bowl, where he registered one tackle.

Learning Support Services Room N109 Cougar Village (Building # 563)

Schedule available at www.las.uh.edu 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Mon - Thurs 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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Saturday 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Sunday

All Students Welcome

L SS WORKSHOPS

SPRING 2013

Location: N112 C Cougar Vill Village (b (building b ildi 563) Leng Length: ngth: 50 minutes. i t

Please be on time. No admittance after 5 minutes past the hour.

Register: “Workshop Signup” at www.las.uh.edu/lss On–line registration is necessary to obtain a spot.

Problems Registering? Call Laura Heidel 713-743-5439 or Delphine Lee 713-743-5462

GET YOUR SPRING SEMESTER

OFF TO A GOOD START Improve Your Concentration Mon. 2/4 at 3 p.m. & Wed. 2/6 at 5 p.m.

Time Management - Schedule Planning Tues. 2/5 at 3 p.m. & Fri. 2/8 at 10 a.m.

Studying For Natural Science Courses Mon. 2/11 at 3 p.m. & Thurs. 2/14 at 11 a.m. ** Workshops will be added when necessary throughout the semester.

Please visit the “Workshops Signup” link on the LSS website www.las.uh.edu/lss for the most up to date information.

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WORKSHOPS Time Management Part 2 Tues. 2/5 at 4 p.m. Rm. N112 Concentration Part 1 Tues. 2/12 at 4 p.m. Rm. N112 Concentration Part 2 Tues. 2/19 at 4 p.m. Rm. N112 Study Skills for your particular classes Tues. 2/26 at 4 p.m. Rm. N112 Organizing academic & home materials Tues. 3/5 at 4 p.m. Rm. N112

JUMP START YOUR SEMESTER Tuesday Jump Start Series Tues. 11a.m. 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 Rm. N112 Wednesday Jump Start Series Wed. 3p.m. 2/6, 2/13 Rm. N112 Thursday Jump Start Series Thurs. 4p.m. 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 Rm. N112

GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP SERIES Using APA writing style effectively Mon. 2/4 at 4 p.m. Rm. N112 Preparing a research article for publication Fri. 2/15 at 10 a.m. Rm N112

New beginnings UH football will put a shovel in the ground for its groundbreaking ceremony Friday.

The stadium, which is set to open in August of 2014, will host an open-to-the-public groundbreaking at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the southeast corner of the construction site near Cullen Boulevard and Cougar Place.

Parking for the event will be available in the stadium parking garage on Holman Street. sports@thedailycougar.com

TEST PREPARATION Learning Beyond Memory Tues. 2/12 at 9 a.m. & Fri. 2/15 at 11 a.m.

Improve Your Memory Tues. 2/19 at 3 p.m. & Fri. 2/22 at 4 p.m.

Test Anxiety Reduction Wed. 2/20 at 2 p.m. & Thurs. 2/21 at 3 p.m.

Test Preparation Mon. 2/25 at 2 p.m. & Thurs. 2/28 at 5 p.m.

Studying Math Wed. 2/27 at 2 p.m. & Thurs. 2/28 at 11 a.m.

ENDING THE SEMESTER SUCCESSFULLY Ending Semester Successfully Wed. 3/6 at 3 p.m. Thurs. 3/7 at 4 p.m.

Study Groups Tues. 3/5 at 5 p.m. Fri. 3/8 at 2 p.m.

Overcoming Procrastination Tues. 3/19 at 4 p.m. Fri. 3/22 at 2 p.m.

Making Connections on Campus

FEATURES UH’s new stadium has differences from Robertson More shade: After a sun and shade study, UH decided on an East-West orientation for greater shade and a view of the skyline.

Expansion: Despite the stadium opening with 40,000 seats, it has the ability to become a 60,000-seat stadium.

More food: A total of 160 concession points of sale

Wed. 3/27 at 3 p.m. Fri. 3/29 at 11 a.m.

throughout the stadium.

Giving Professional Presentations

New View: A new state-of-

Tues. 4/2 at 11 a.m. Fri. 4/5 at 3 p.m.

Critical Thinking

Tues. 4/9 at 3 p.m. Fri. 4/12 at 4 p.m.

Overcoming Procrastination Mon. 4/15 at 4 p.m. Thurs. 4/18 at 2 p.m.

Motivation Tues. 4/16 at 1 p.m. Fri. 4/19 at 3 p.m.

Coping with Finals

Tues. 4/23 at 11 a.m. Wed. 4/24 at 3 p.m.

the-art HD LED wide screen video board will be located on the west end of the stadium.