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Christopher Shelton Sports editor
When freshman forward Danuel House first arrived at UH, he wasn’t hitting game-winning shots like he did Wednesday to lift the Cougars to a victory against Texas at Hofheinz Pavilion. In fact, he had a hard time staying on his feet at first. “I always go back to one of his first days of practice. He was practicing with Leon (Gibson) and guys that are grown men basically,” said Bryan Lewis, assistant director of Sports Performance. “He was 18, and he was driving in the lane and landing on his back almost every time.” Lewis said summer practice
allowed House to get prepared for the season because he got knocked down several times. House saw that he needed to get into the weight room and that he couldn’t be content to just work on his jump shot. He had to get stronger to prepare himself for the physicality of the college game. Summer practices allowed House to get ready for the pace of college basketball, said assistant coach Daniyal Robinson, because the speed of the game was faster than the tempo House saw at Fort Bend High School. If he continues to build strength, House could be handing out the punishment, Robinson said. “With added strength, not necessarily having to get bulky, he’ll be putting guys on their back — not falling on his,” Robinson said. HOUSE continues on page 7
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If at first you don’t succeed... Summer workouts prepared House mentally, physically to contribute
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Fiesta city lit up by concert SPORTS Freshman forward Danuel House is the Cougars’ third-leading scorer at 12.4 points per game and was named C-USA Freshman of the Year. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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Every year, many fall victim to the endless violence in Mexico brought on by narcotics and the cartels pushing them. As early as 2006, the BBC tallied deaths at about 60,000. This summer, a member of the UH community will be living in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico to study the side effects of this violence, with funding from the Core Fulbright Scholar Program. “I taught a class on globalization and violence in Latin America using films, novels, short stories and testimonial narrative,” said associate professor Anadeli Bencomo. “The class was very popular, MEXICO continues on page 11
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Fun-tier weekend Frontier Fiesta continued its 20 years of revival, bringing UH faculty and staff together to support talent, leadership and scholarship. During the event, which took over a parking lot from Thursday through Sunday, students exchanged money for Fiesta Bucks upon admission to enjoy Fiesta food, games and activities and variety shows.
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Students hungry for justice Dina Kesbeh Contributing writer
Students for a Democratic Society held its Hungry for Justice banquet with guest speaker Alison Weir to talk about Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to protest their incarceration without due process. Weir is the executive director of If Americans Knew, a nonprofit organization she founded following an independent investigation as a freelance journalist after the second Palestinian intifada — an Arabic term that means “shaking off” and symbolizes the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza — in 2001. “I was so outraged at what I learned has been going on, not only the tragedy I saw there and
the obligation I had to tell people what I saw, I just think that it’s a determination and that they won’t get away with it — that keeps me going,” Weir said. Hunger strikes are commonly used as non-violent resistance in all parts of the world. Samer Issawi is a Palestinian on hunger strike for more than 200 days. He was among the prisoners who were initially released by Israeli authorities in an October 2011 prisoner swap. He is hospitalized and refuses to break his fast until he is guaranteed release. Issawi has been held in administrative detention — when a person has not yet been formally charged with a crime — since July. He will continue his hunger strike until he is formally charged with a crime, given a fair trial or
released. “Being Palestinian and seeing what happens, I wish to just inform people of what’s going on. I want to tell everyone to really do more research about the conflict and read about the Nakba. Just Google Gaza, and see what you get. Truth is in the pictures that our media won’t share with us,” said nutrition senior Baraah Asaad. Asaad was an attendee of the banquet and said he enjoyed meeting Weir. “One of the things that sort of give me an advantage to not give up is that I didn’t know about it before. I sort of know that there are all these people out there like me that I could have reached 20 years ago if I knew that don’t know. If we could just get them in the room and just see the documentaries, photos,
Guest speaker at the Hungry for Justice banquet was If Americans Knew Executive Director Allison Weir. | Dina Kesbeh/The Daily Cougar billboards and websites, then we could get the results we are looking for.” Weir has spoken at many universities, lecture halls, churches, mosques and conventions and
hopes to make her way to many other places to share the information and experience she had while visiting the West Bank and Gaza. news@thedailycougar.com
Easter comes early Children scurried around the University Center Park with their parents and guardians collecting candy-filled eggs and additional Easter prizes. The event included sing-a-longs, balloons, basket making, a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny. This is the 23rd year the University Staff Council has held the event for UH staff and faculty families. — Isabella Serimon/The Daily Cougar
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Bodies of work: empty canvasses During the recession, more employers are looking past potential employees tattoos and piercings
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e are told at a young age to “be who you want to be.” In a world full of social stereotypes and economic step ladders, we are also told to “dress for the job you want — not for the job you have.” When a person’s aspirations do not match his appearance, it makes one wonder exactly how much of the interviewKelly ing process Schafler is based on physical appearance rather than qualification. The person we appear to be in the workplace is not a full version of ourselves to begin with. No one would walk into an interview dressed in street clothes, speak in slang and use profanities around superiors. Some companies believe that going into work with visible tattoos, piercings, an unusual hair style or an odd hair color can be just as off-putting as profanities or inappropriate clothing. Society has come to believe that if an individual shows blatant acts of individuality, they will have a more difficult time obtaining a job in a professional setting. Many people are inflamed by this, but you have to abide by your employer’s philosophies since he’s the one signing your paychecks. “When you’re hiring a person you need to look not at the physical parts. You have to
look at their knowledge,” said accounting sophomore Anara Vakhitova. If people feel that they are not going to let anyone dictate what they do to their body, they do need to be aware that while some places are becoming more lenient concerning visible tattoos, other companies are still going to take issue. Body art affecting one’s eligibility for certain professions is a widely accepted concern, but less people in today’s society are having to deal with it. “Liberal arts types of jobs are usually more lenient with those things, but when you’re in that corporate office or business atmosphere, tattoos and facial piercings are frowned upon,” said University Career Services career counselor Reggie Toussant. More companies are attempting to look past physical appearances during the hiring process. There are some companies that welcome employees with body art. According to Biola University’s Career Center, such companies include Whole Foods, Hot Topic, Journeys, Home Depot, Petco, Half Price Books, Applebee’s, Best Buy, Forever 21, Target and Google. The Great Recession is also a big point of discussion concerning tattoos in the workplace. While some places feel that with the low job opportunities, they need to be more particular with the hiring, other places feel that they need to look beyond appearances to gain a good employee. “I would say that the recession would make people more lenient to tattoos because with the job market being so saturated, we can’t just base decisions off of image no matter what discipline you’re in. I want
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to hire someone who is a solid investment, not just someone who looks good on the brochure or in the office,” Toussant said. Tattoos, piercings and unusual hair colors are another form of speech. People use their appearance to make a statement they do not feel the need to vocalize. This expression should not be penalized. Our mothers always told us not to judge a book by its cover. The same should apply to our colleagues.
Kelly Schafler is a creative writing sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
As the job market becomes more crowded with viable candidate, more employers are looking past tattoos and unique piercings like biology graduate Farzana Toly’s nose stud and unique ear piercings. Businesses like Google and Home Depot now have official policies preventing discrimination against body art. | Shaimaa Eissa/The Daily Cougar
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Cougars survive for extra-inning win, sweep Harrison Lee Staff writer
It took 10 innings, 10 hits, five pitchers and some very tense moments for the Cougars to emerge with their 21st win of the season and a 3-0 record in Conference play. With their 5-4 win against ECU, the Cougars completed a first sweep in their first Conference USA home stand. While never having the lead until the game-winning run, five Cougar pitchers were able to keep the Pirates from scoring more than four runs throughout the game. Freshman righthander Jake Lemoine pitched 6.2 innings and surrendered three runs, only two of them earned. Relievers sophomore Ryan Vruggink and juniors Tyler Ford and Chase Wellbrock held the line and allowed only one run between them. Senior lefthander Matt Hernandez earned the win. The Cougars just survived and advanced, said head coach Todd Whitting. “Never die,” Whitting said. “For the first seven innings, that was the
The Cougars didn’t score until the bottom of the eighth inning and didn’t lead the game until the winning run crossed the plate in the 10th inning. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar worst ballgame we’ve played all year, but you look up and we’re still in the game. That’s what we do, we keep fighting. I never doubted the effort of the ball club today.” After the Pirates took a 3-0 lead, the Cougars battled back in the
bottom of the eighth and ninth to tie the game and force extra innings. Junior outfielder Landon Appling had his biggest hit of the season as he drove in freshman outfielder Kyle Survance to tie the game at 3-3. “It was awesome, you know,”
Appling said. “We knew this game was going to be a dog fight today and we kept playing and playing. (The opposing pitcher) gave me a pitch I could handle, and I didn’t try and do too much with it.” At the start of the 10th inning,
ECU took the lead when junior outfielder Dylan Brown hit a leadoff homer on the first pitch he saw, shifting the score to 4-3. But the Cougars took advantage of opportunities in the bottom half of the inning. Freshman third baseman Kyle Kirk extended his hitting streak to ten games as he singled to start the contest. A misplayed bunt put a runner on first. Freshman outfielder Kyle Survance came off the bench and singled in sophomore third baseman Chris Waylock to tie the game at 4-4 before freshman designated hitter Jacob Campbell drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly. “I came in looking for a good pitch to hit. I was able to put the ball in play, and luckily, it got through the infield,” Survance said. “Getting this win is huge for us. We’re about to hit the road for a couple of weeks, so for us to come from behind and get the win was big for us.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Redshirt sophomore guard Joseph Young leads Conference USA in scoring at 18.54 points per game. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
Young hopes to travel a familiar path Kathleen Murrill Assistant sports editor
As the crowd of almost 4,500 stood anxiously watching redshirt sophomore guard Joseph Young sink four three-pointers and lead the UH to a 13-year-coming win against Texas, no one was thinking of his father’s retired jersey hanging high above the court. Instead, as Young leaped into the student section, the fans thought only of this new generation. With an average of 18.54 points per game, Joseph is ranked among C-USA’s top individual leaders in scoring, three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made per game. He also led the Cougars this season in minutes played, steals, three-pointers made and three-point attempts, and he received
All-Freshman team honors along with sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas last year. Although Michael Young’s jersey casts a big shadow after having been worn during the Phi Slama Jama era by the All-American and UH Hall of Honor inductee, it hasn’t kept Joseph out of the light. “He’s a different type of player than his father was, and he knows that. I think he embraces and respects that fact and has great admiration for his dad playing during one of the greatest basketball eras of all time,” said head coach James Dickey\. “But he is just trying to be Joseph, not Michael.” Waking up at 5:30 a.m. for his own pre-practice workout, Joseph Young says his confidence comes from the gym and from bettering himself. He
even opted for the jersey number zero to remind himself of where he started. “I choose number zero because I was nothing at first,” he said. “Now, I’m getting better.” In high school, Joseph led the Yates Lions to their first set of back-to-back state championships. Averaging 27.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 3.8 assists per game, he was named Texas Gatorade Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year and selected to the All-State team his senior year. After sitting out a year, he became one of only six players to compete in all 30 games for the Cougars as a freshman. Dickey and assistant coach Alvin Brooks have now come to rely PATH continues on page 9
Redshirt sophomore guard Joseph Young has added a new element to his game by taking the driving to the basket more. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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CBI win proves itself bigger than basketball Kevin Cook Staff writer
UH and Texas aspired to be a part of the NCAA tournament in November, but both underperformed and wound up in the College Basketball Invitational, a six-year, 16-team tournament airing on Mark Cuban’s new AXS TV network. But Wednesday’s game was bigger than the CBI. This tilt was about rivalry and birthright; it was about which team can rightfully lay claim to the Best in Texas title. On Wednesday, UH was that team. Dating back to 1976, when the Cougars joined the Southwest Conference, Texas and UH had a storied history of basketball competition, which continued until 1996 when Texas left for the newly-formed Big 12, leaving UH on the outside looking in. In the 52 SWC games between Texas and UH, the Cougars won the series 28-24. During that period, UH employed legendary head coach Guy V. Lewis, who was recently nominated as a Naismith Hall of Fame finalist, and fielded such luminaries as Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Otis Birdsong and made the Final Four on three occasions, advancing to the
NCAA championship game twice. That was a long time ago, though. The Cougars have struggled at times this year with losses to Prairie View A&M, Rice, UCF and a disappointing early exit in the Conference USA tournament against UTEP. When given a one-and-done shot at the big-name program that has seen LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant and D.J. Augustin taken in the NBA draft recently, the Cougars notched a satisfying victory against their former conference foe to even the all-time series at 32 wins apiece. In response to criticism about the perceived inelegance of the Cougars’ above-the-rim style attack, Lewis once said, “I like the dunk. It’s a high percentage shot.” The Cougars, despite the setbacks and adversity, took Lewis’ advice to heart, scoring first on an alley-oop pass from redshirt sophomore guard Joe Young to freshman forward Danuel House for a rim-rattling slam that set the tone for the night. “We knew that if we punched them off early that we could sustain their run,” House said. “Our main focus was to punch them before they punched us. That dunk just punched them, and our momentum just went through the roof after that.”
After going 4-4, redshirt freshman Leron Barnes celebrated the win by crowd surfing. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar The Cougars powered their momentum by muscling for position and battling for boards during the win against Texas, whose appearance in the CBI this year broke a 14-year consecutive string of NCAA tournament bids.
“We came out with a lot of emotion, which you need in a game like this. We were a big physical team,” said head coach James Dickey. “We knew the game was going to be about energy, defense, rebounding and toughness. We got off to a terrific
HOUSE
But for House to live up to the fivestar expectations placed on him by his ranking coming out of high school, he has to take another developmental step. He is already making his way partially up the ladder. House is the Cougars’ third-leading scorer with 12.4 points per game and was named Conference USA’s freshman of the year. He was also named to the league’s five-man AllFreshman Team after being named C-USA Freshman of the Week three times. House had five 20-point games, including a career-high 28 points during the Jan. 9 game against SMU. House is the first Freshman of the Year in any league in school history. Dickey said the offseason will be instrumental in House and the team’s development next season, because House is surrounded by a young but talented team. The Cougars’ top four scorers are freshmen and sophomores. UH has only one senior, forward Leon Gibson, who hasn’t been a consistent starter this season. The Cougars will also add Danrad Knowles to their front line. Knowles — who had offers from Baylor,
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Redshirt sophomore guard Joseph Young has added a new element to his game by driving to the basket more. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
Because he put the work in before the season, House has been a contributor on the team since the first game of the season. More importantly, said head coach James Dickey, the players and coaches expect him to to make big shots late in the second half, because he has a track record. “He made the huge shot against Texas Southern here to put the game in overtime,” Dickey said. “And when he got that ball against Texas, I felt very good that it had a good chance to go in, and he made it. I was really worried about how much time was going to be left and defending on the other end.” Taking big shots is nothing new to House. He has the confidence to take shots in crunch time, because he has been taking them since eighth grade. He estimates that he has hit six game-winners during his career. “It takes a lot of heart, and it takes a lot of hard work to work on it. It takes a lot of mental focus,” House said.
start.” The start propelled the Cougars to a 22-11 advantage on a Young jumper after the first eight and a half minutes of play. TEXAS continues on page 9
Arkansas and Missouri and was the seventh-ranked high school player in Texas — will join their front line after sitting out a year. House said the Cougars will just need to connect a complex puzzle to reach their goals for next season. “We are just going to have to connect the pieces. That’s how I look at it,” House said. “The offseason gives us a lot of time to connect them and get stronger with one another and trust one another even more.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Frontier Fiesta ignites with Lights Maritza Rodriguez Staff writer
As many sudents roamed around the tents and food trucks at Frontier Fiesta, many made their way to the Bud Light stage to get a glimpse and hear the artist who was performing that evening. Electropop singer-songwriter Lights performed during the festival and was welcomed by a crowd of roaring fans. Coming from Toronto, Lights was prepared to bring a different type of music to the audience, which included many of her fans and also students who had never heard of her. “I thought it was cool the way the school organized the event. It was the first time I heard of Lights, and she threw an amazing show,” said advertising junior Bryan Salas. Lights performed music from
both albums “The Listening” and “Siberia,” exciting the crowd by rocking out her keyboards and synthesizers. Most of the audience brought glow sticks and neon bracelets, since Lights is known for having colorful lights during her shows. Lights played “Heart of Glass” by 80s dance- and punk-rock artist Blondie. As the music went on, Lights stopped for a couple of minutes and told the audience how thankful she is for coming down to the University. Many students who were already fans, such as construction management junior Darcy Gomez, were excited that the school managed to get an artist like her. Gomez said that Lights seemed comfortable at UH. “She’s awesome for coming out to play for the University,” Gomez said. “I love her even more for
Electro-pop Canadian artist Lights performed at Frontier Fiesta on Thursday. A crowd of old and new fans welcomed her onto the stage and sang along to their favorite songs. | Maritza Rodriguez/The Daily Cougar doing that, and she is very caring and loving to her fans.” As Lights and her band members walked off stage, as per
usual, the audience chanted for an encore. They came out to perform again. “Thank you so much University
of Houston, you guys are awesome,” Lights said. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Creative writing senior Joy Lester demonstrated to the group how to properly use a condom. | Anthresia McWashington/The Daily Cougar
Sexually active women are in danger of two things: sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. “I think the job is even more on us to make sure that we can prevent pregnancy. Right now, there are things that we can do that can forestall that or make sure that we can prevent unwanted pregnancies,” said Women’s Resource Center program coordinator Malkia Hutchinson. “I don’t want it to be a burden for women to think of these things. I want them to know that they have options out there.” The WRC hosted its first Gender Talk since Spring Break on Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. This week’s topic revolved around contraceptives, birth control and the issue of consent when it comes to sexual activity. Gender Talks are held weekly in the WRC — Room 279A of the University Center. The talks, which are open to both men and women, are designed as a safe space to discuss gender and female-related issues. Talks in the past few weeks have ranged from everything from interracial relationships and revenge porn to “Fifty Shades of Grey” and
this week’s talk, which discussed how to have safer sex. “We usually just talk about whatever is in the news, the media, sometimes if there’s nothing really going on we have a standard topic. But if there’s something major that happens, we focus more on that,” said history senior Lyndsie Harris. “I like that women can get together … and men sometimes, too … we can all converse, it’s good to talk about topics that affect women and both genders.” Hutchinson led the talk as she discussed different forms of birth control such as copper intrauterine devices, cervical caps, diaphragms and hormonal medications, shots and implants. She explained how each method is inserted, how it is possible to obtain them and their advantages and disadvantages. Proper usage of both female and male condoms was also shown. With recent losses in funding of family planning clinics and more and more laws coming up to shorten the window of time in which abortions can be held, if they can be held at all, Hutchinson believes it is important to know about safe sex. In the wake of the recent Steubenville rape case that is setting
the media on fire, the issue of consent during sexual intercourse was also brought up. Exactly what consent means was discussed, as was the concept of rape culture, or the thought that modern society dismisses, or is even accepting of, sexual assault. “I think it’s important for specifically women to have a space where they can go to to speak up about things, talk about things that may not be open to talk about in either their friend groups or in relationships at home with their families,” Hutchinson said. “I like the idea of having different topics to talk about each week so that … maybe if you have friends who are not like-minded, or if you’re feeling kind of like you have no other support … things like this give people the space to (receive help).” In the weeks to come, the WRC will be hosting more Gender Talks as well as a Salary Negotiation Workshop on April 5, where women can learn how to negotiate for equal pay with their male colleagues. The center will also be presenting “The Vagina Monologues,” a play exploring women’s issues and sexuality, on April 19. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Then it became a fight. Over the course of the contest, the Cougars and Longhorns tied or exchanged leads 17 times. It was the sort of game that tests endurance and mettle. The Cougars won as a team. They played as a single unit, with singular purpose by communicating and adjusting to one another in the artful synthesis of disparate parts that makes basketball beautiful to watch. They battled. They fought. And in the biggest moments, someone was there to step up and contribute. “One thing I hope our guys learned from this game … is how fine of a line it is between winning and losing,” said Texas head coach Rick Barnes. “It goes back to listening, where guys haven’t understood exactly what they need to do to be part of a team. They don’t understand how a team comes together.” UH had a balanced attack with four players scoring in double figures plus timely contributions from redshirt freshman LeRon Barnes, who was a perfect 4-4 from the floor for eight points off the bench. Sophomore forward TaShawn Thomas notched his 15th doubledouble of the season with 15 points on 6-12 shooting and 10 rebounds. Senior forward and veteran leader Leon Gibson posted 11 points, six rebounds, and also got into the spirit of the evening. He channeled Phi Slama Jama with a posterizing of Texas freshman center Prince Ibeh. The dunk gave UH a 64-62 lead with five minutes remaining in regulation and gave the home crowd reason to leap to roar their approval. Young was the only Cougar accurate from behind the arc at times, hitting four of his nine three-point attempts and racking up five assists to go with his team-high 18 points. With less than 40 seconds remaining, Young put the ball in the hands of House. House, calmly – almost like he was born to do it – raised up and stroked a 12-foot elbow jumper that found the bottom of the net, just as every one of the 4,407 in attendance
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The Cougars hold the all-time edge against the Longhorn in basketball. UH leads the series 28-24. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar knew it would from the second it left his hands. With 17 seconds left to play, the Cougars had a one point lead on their old SWC rival. On Texas’ final possession, sophomore guard Julien Lewis played like he felt the full weight of the enmity, the Big 12 jilting, the big-brother little-brother discord on his own shoulders. So with 11 seconds left to play, it was Lewis with the last shot. Down by one, any made shot would seal it for the Longhorns. He was efficient on offense, scoring his game-high 25 on 10-19 shooting from the floor, 3-6 from deep. He was a perfect 2-2 from the charity stripe, grabbed four boards and tallied one assist, one block and one steal. And then everything could go back to the way things were supposed to be. It didn’t because Lewis missed. “We couldn’t get a better shot,” Barnes said. “We got what we wanted. You have to take the shot. If you miss it, you miss it.” There is no record of a last-second shot by Young, though there was an attempt, and it drew back iron, though it was hurled from nearly half-court. Drunk on the frenzy of the crowd, Young can perhaps be forgiven for his exuberance. The significance of the matchup, the battle for Texas basketball dominance it might be said, and the first meeting of the two not-entirely-
friendly neighbors in 13 years, was not lost on any of the Cougars. “I know having been in the old Southwest Conference for years and having not played Texas for 13 years, this was a big game for our fans,” Dickey said. “Back in the SWC, it was always a big game.” Young summed it up perfectly. “It’s a big time win for our students, fans, alumni and for the University,” he said. “Coach Dickey had us in the gym since we had found out we were playing Texas. We took it, practiced hard and got the win.” While many have noted that the last matchup between 13 years ago was a lopsided road win for the Longhorns, the Cougars won 58-50 on March 13, 1993 in Dallas — the last time the two teams met in a postseason game. “We came out with a lot of emotion, which you need in a game like this,” Dickey said. The Cougars go on to play George Mason University, whom some might remember from their “Cinderella” 2006 run to the Final Four, on Monday. The Longhorns go home to Austin. Until they meet again – perhaps not for another 12 or 13 years if Texas continues in the fashion it pleases – they do so with the knowledge that they were not the best team in Texas on Wednesday.
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on the 6-foot-3-inch Houston native for his consistency, efficiency and scoring. “We look to Joe to continue to give us consistent effort on both ends of the court and get us off to a good start. We need him to help us get through rough patches when we struggle and then help us finish the game,” Brooks said.
“That’s a lot of responsibility but that is what we have come to expect from him. He is just fearless when it comes to his ability to score or make plays to help his team win when the game is hanging in the balance.” Joseph said he expects nothing less and looks to the summer to continue to improve his game once again. “I’m going to have a big time summer and work harder than I did this past summer. Work harder, get better and become a better teammate by helping these other guys get in here
and do it with me,” Joseph said. Adorned with tattoos of memories including a large one of his father, Joseph said he is never too far from his family history especially when he is in Hofheinz, but he sees this only as motivation. “It’s just basketball. There’s no pressure or anything. I’m just to trying to go out there and beat (my dad’s) records,” Joseph said. “I want to do what he did but better.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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and I offered it three more times. It was an intense experience for both the students and I. I decided not to teach the class again and continued with the research, and I have been invited to lecture about this topic in Mexico.” According to the site, the Core Fulbright program sends 800 U.S. professionals internationally each year, where the receivers of this grant give lectures and conduct research in a vast spectrum of fields. To attain the grant, Bencomo was required to apply. “I wrote a proposal, and then as a finalist, I was interviewed by a committee of Mexican scholars who asked different questions about the project,” Bencomo said. At UH, Bencomo normally teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on Latin American studies. She will be leaving mid-summer to spend a year in Mexico. There, she will be teaching about narrative accounts written in Latin American journalism called “cronicas.” “I will be teaching at the University of Guadalajara on the writings by the young authors who cannot avoid writing about current violence in their country,” Bencomo said. During her year there, she will be missed. “She is incredibly adept at making students Bencomo feel like their opinions matter and are important, but also worth revisiting and challenging,” said UH alumnus Gabriel Barbieri. “This enables her to manage discussion classes very well and promote debate and healthy criticism in a classroom setting with a variety of proficiencies.” Bencomo feels the work she does there will tie into her research well, and will be seeing what impact the violence of Mexico has had on journalism itself. “Latin American new journalism is one of the core subjects of my research as a literary scholar,” Bencomo said. “Journalism in Mexico has a long tradition, and reporting on the new realities and escalating violence is a recent version of these types of engaged writing.” news@thedailycougar.com
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UH remembers WWII efforts Laura Gillespie Staff writer
In a joint effort between UH’s Center for Public History and the UH Digital Library, the UH Memories project has presented its first documentary surrounding the history of the University and its relationship with the greater Houston area entitled “University of Houston, War and Growth, 1939-1950.” “(The project is a) cross-departmental collaboration at the University of Houston aimed at producing a digital photo documentary that chronicles the history of the University as the people’s university, as it approaches its 85 year anniversary,” said Michele Reilly, head of Digital Service and one of the directors and writers for the UH Memories project. The free film, available on the UH website, discusses the effect World War II had on the University through photos, voice-overs and interviews with prominent UH alumni such as Judge Shearn Smith and GSL Welcome Group chairman Welcome Wilson Sr., who both attended the University during the WWII era. The 30-minute-long film documents how UH, a tuition-funded school at the time, adjusted to life during the war and the possibility of losing enrollment. “It should say something about the spirit of the University of Houston that when it became obvious that we would be short of students during the war, we had an opportunity to serve the country and a variety of schools, and we put on a Navy training program, and we had some aviation work and two or three other programs during the war,” said Charles Hiller, UH
The video, which highlights UH’s history, can be found on UH.edu by searching “UH Memories Project.” bursar at the time of the war in the film. According to the video, the war and the part UH played in Houston during the time propelled the school into the future. The video aims to offer a more interesting way to learn UH’s history than a trip to the library to read a musty book does. “What we’re trying to do is harness the unique talents and ingenuity of the university students, staff and faculty and to use the campus resources and support scholarships through digital humanities,” Reilly said. “Using this new digital medium that we’re able to do now, we can integrate the memories of our alumni, our students and our faculty,” he said. The UH Memories project was founded in fall 2011, the brainchild of the Center for Public History and UH Libraries. Future documentaries will discuss subjects such as the desegregation of the University and the greater Houston area as a whole. “This was all done collaboratively,” Reilly said. “We really felt like this was a great opportunity for our students to do historical research, to do writing for film, to making a film. We just wanted to make it a uniquely university product. The video cameras were checked out from the library … the voice actors were all university faculty, students and staff.” news@thedailycougar.com
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