Monday, March 25, 2013 // Issue 93, Volume 78
THE DAILY COUGAR
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
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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OPINION
If at first you don’t succeed... Summer workouts prepared House mentally, physically to contribute
S I N C E
Employers look past body art LIFE+ARTS
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
FACULTY
Professor takes her study to Mexico
Cougars win thrilling game GET SOME DAILY
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Zachary Burton Staff writer
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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THIS WEEK
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.
— Nichole Taylor/The Daily Cougar
Learn about the dance program from the dancers themselves.
COUNTDOWN
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Day until Easter.
The real excitement falls the day after Easter when all the candy goes on sale.