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Teaching fellows’ voices heard Natalie Harms News editor
A chalked statement outside of Ezekiel W. Cullen Building advertises the English teaching fellows’ campaign to attain a raise. | Nichole Taylor/The Daily Cougar
The English department’s teaching fellows have made their voices heard by the administration, requesting a re-consideration of a wages, and President Renu Khator has responded, saying she will take the necessary actions to make their requests a reality in a statement to the UH community. Khator said she was away celebrating the birth of her granddaughter for the last ten days, but was immediately briefed on the goings-on in her absence. She said the budget restrictions make it difficult for any immediate salary adjustment. “While decisions related to TF and TA salaries are entirely under the domain of the colleges and departments based upon their priorities,” Khator said, “I understand that colleges’ decisions may be shaped by budgetary allocations from the University.” While the president’s office does not directly control individual salaries, Khator said she will allocate funds to the deans, along with the provost, who will decide how
the money is distributed. “Funding will come from monies designated to support our broad commitment to student success,” Khator said. “This pool of money will provide assistance to TFs and TAs, whose salaries are most compressed and who teach undergraduate CORE classes.” Secondarily, Khator said she will create a “university-wide task force on Graduate Assistant Success.” The TFs sent an email to members of the press acknowledging Khator’s statement. They said they appreciate the promise to take action and now wait on College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dean John Roberts to find out more details. “We are waiting on a concrete wage adjustment figure from Dean Roberts, who has been working closely with us throughout this process,” the TFs said in the email. While they wait to hear more details, the sit-ins have been suspended, according to the email.
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COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Students improve payroll process Makenzie Seman Contributing writer
The Lean Six Sigma project team has been working on a process to reduce payroll-processing errors for the UH System payroll department. Team members, who are enrolled in the Quality Improvement in Project Management course, have ironed out the wrinkles for a
smoother process and have helped prepare the UH Payroll Department for a rollout of a new electronic payroll process Kovach later this year. “Lean Six Sigma concentrates on improving efficiency and reducing
variability in all types of business processes,” said Jamison Kovach, an assistant professor in the Project Management Program. “This level of performance is a tremendous improvement over where most organizations currently operate.” The department’s investigation, which began last year, was looking for ways to implement electronic time reporting for biweekly
employees. However, members soon found that major process advances were needed before employing a new system. While investigating, it was discovered that the payroll department was continually running payroll, sometimes as much as twice a week during off-cycles. After analyzing
In a Corpus Christi competition that required building a working canoe using only concrete, UH engineering students took home third place against 24 other schools.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers sponsored Texas/Mexico Regional Concrete Canoe Competition also brought the UH canoe team, Cougar Construction, second place in a Texas Section ASCE Centennial, to host the University of Texas at a later date.
Jerry Rogers, associate professor of civil engineering, said the first Texas ASCE concrete canoe race was on the San Antonio Riverwalk in 1975. The competition is sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and is completely
student-run, said Reagan Herman, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. Herman said the ASCE has more than 140,000 members worldwide and it is America’s oldest national CANOE continues on page 3
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Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: At 2:09 p.m. April 2 at Cullen Oaks Apartments, a UH visitor reported his unattended and secured vehicle was burglarized. The case is inactive. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: At 4:24 p.m. at Cullen Oaks Apartments, a student reported his unattended and secured vehicle was burglarized. The case is inactive. Theft: At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cambridge Oaks Apartments, a student reported someone entered his room, went into his closet and stole a pair of his shoes, which contained money. The case is inactive. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: At 2:43 p.m. Wednesday at the Cullen Oaks Apartments garage, a student reported two secured and unattended motor vehicles were burglarized. The case is inactive. Theft: At 10:12 p.m. Wednesday at Philip G. Hoffman Hall, a faculty member reported someone stole personal property from her office. The case is inactive. Public Intoxication: At 12:31 a.m. Thursday at Bayou Oaks Apartments, a student was observed by security officers to be highly intoxicated. The student was transported to hospital because of his level of intoxication. The case is cleared by referral. Theft: At 5:09 p.m. Thursday at Moody Towers, a student reported the theft of her wallet from her
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Theft: At 6:01 p.m. Thursday at the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library, a student reported an unknown suspect or suspects stole his laptop computer. The case is inactive. Theft: At noon Friday at the E.E. Oberholtzer Residence Hall, a contract employee advised that an unknown person or persons stole liquor from a secured metal cage inside the hall’s kitchen area. The case is inactive. Theft: At 2:42 p.m. Friday at the General Service Building, a staff member reported a golf cart missing. The case is active. Public Intoxication: At 2:55 a.m. Sunday at Calhoun Lofts, a UH visitor was found to be intoxicated in the lobby of Calhoun Lofts. The visitor received a criminal trespass warning and was released to a responsible party. The case is cleared by exception. Theft: At 4:20 a.m. Sunday at Cougar Village, a student reported an unknown suspect or suspects stole his laptop computer from his dorm room. The case is inactive. Theft: At 4:48 p.m. Sunday at the Athletic Alumni Building, a staff member reported an unattended and unsecured laptop computer was stolen from a secured officer. There are two possible suspects. The case is active.
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engineering society. “In the competition, the students design, build and then race their concrete canoes. The competition gives an opportunity for the students to see a complete project from concept to final product,” Herman said. The concrete canoe made by Cougar Construction weighed 240 pounds and took several months to build. While a concrete canoe may sound too heavy to maneuver in water, it was designed to be light
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in weight. The regular density for concrete is 150 pounds per cubic foot, Herman said, but the density of the concrete used to construct the canoe was around 60 pcf, allowing it to float. Building the canoe was a long task, but Cougar Construction was not alone. “We received help from 30 undergrad students and came to rely especially on our junior captains William Regner and Jared Williams, who will be taking over the project next year,” said team captain Scott Wallace. Instead of testing the completed canoe in Buffalo Bayou,
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the competition’s location, Cougar Construction chose Lake Houston for it’s windy conditions, said cocaptain Hayley Redweik. While University of Texas-Tyler placed first and Texas A&M placed second, Cougar Construction is satisfied with third place. “The prize is just the pride of being recognized for all our hard work,” Wallace said. “Our team is very happy about how we placed this year, especially since the level of competition at the regional meet has risen significantly in the last few years.” news@thedailycougar.com
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their findings, the team members found more efficient ways to address the need for major improvements that would allow preparations for a new electronic system to begin. “Initially, it had been a great idea to run more payroll cycles and meet employees’ needs to get paid on time, but the growing overdependence on going around our established process to serve our customers presented another set of problems,” said Joan Nelson, executive director of human resources. “Our challenge was to figure out a way to reduce the number of offcycle payrolls without causing payment delays for employees.” The Lean Six Sigma project team is based around a business philosophy that focuses on a specific methodology. Their success is based on a formula used for a business approach. They define the problem, measure the process performance, analyze the cause of the problem,
improve the process and then control the improved process and fix the problem permanently. “Being able to implement these strategies in a real-life setting has proven to be a valuable learning experience for our students,” Kovach said. “There is no better way to learn these kinds of things.” The team developed strategies to reduce the cause of errors, which include online orientation for students and implementing an employee acknowledgement form to alert new employees to the payroll process. With the improvements put into place, payroll-processing errors decreased to 6.77 percent from 10.35 percent and the amount payroll processing cycles reduced by 50 percent. “We learned an efficient method to improve our process by partnering up with our students,” Nelson said. “We are very proud of our students and we know they will have great success in their transition to the real world.”
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“We are incredibly hopeful and experiencing a great deal of support from the administration,” the TFs said in the email. “We have contacted Dean Roberts in order to find out when he will be able to allocate the funds given to him by President Khator.” At the end of her letter to the UH community, Khator said the provost asked for an external review of the English Department—the last one was nine years ago. “The review will help the dean and provost evaluate competitive information, learn best practices, get advice from aspirational peers, show accountability to the public, and help rectify not just the wage issue, but all issues related to the learning and working environment of the teaching fellows and teaching assistants,” Khator said. Additional reporting by Zachary Burton.
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Students who wake up and get to campus in the earlier hours of the morning have an easier time finding available parking spots. | Jacob Patterson/The Daily Cougar
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Early bird gets all the benefits Students say night owls miss out on campus amenities by sleeping late Waking up at an early hour may not seem pleasant for many college students, but imagine all of the benefits it has. You could find an open parking spot in less than a minute; enjoy a stress-free workout at the Campus Recreation and Jacob Wellness Center, Patterson not having to wait to use any equipment; or perhaps study a bit in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library, absolutely silent from the lack of students. Afterward, you can grab a bite from Einstein Bros Bagels without waiting forever in line and then go on to class without feeling groggy. This scenario is no pipe dream for kinesiology senior Nicholas Levine, who wakes up most mornings at 4:30 a.m. “It’s better because you can
finish your classwork early on,” he said. “You can get a parking space early. It really frees up the rest of the day.” It doesn’t take waking up as early as Levine to find parking, as there still many parking spaces available around 8 a.m., but the earlier you arrive, the better your chances at a good space. Also, during that time, the gym is generally less crowded, allowing for a better chance of an uninterrupted workout. People haven’t started filing in en masse, making finding a good spot to study without too much noise simpler. Still, the longer you wait, the more crowds you have to deal with, as everything is pretty busy by 9 or 10 a.m. It helps some students so much that not getting up early throws a wrench in the day’s works. Kinesiology senior Chelsea Fowler said that not getting up early has a negative impact on her day. “If I wake up early, it forces me
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to start up sooner,” she said. Yes, waking up early means getting out of your comfortable bed with not as much sleep as you would like and starting the day slow and groggy for a while, but mechanical engineering sophomore Mery Arce said the early mornings are totally worth it. “When I wake up, I don’t feel great, but as the day goes on, I get excited because I feel like I can accomplish more things during the day,” Arce said. Getting an early start, though, is more than just taking advantage of having the campus to yourself or being healthier; it could also give you a good shot at boosting that GPA. According to a 2008 study by the University of North Texas, early birds actually performed better academically than night owls — a whopping one grade point better, to be exact: 2.5 average GPA for laterisers as opposed to a 3.5 average
Wait-time for weight machines at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is cut drastically before 9 a.m. | Jacob Patterson/The Daily Cougar
GPA for early birds. Morning people tend to be more proactive, tend to be able to anticipate problems, have higher optimism and get better, more restorative sleep, though it may not feel like it in the early morning. If you are looking for a change, aren’t feeling as productive during
the day or could use some extra time to get things done, consider delaying that gratification for a bit and set that alarm clock back a few hours. It could do wonders. Jacob Patterson is a management information systems senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
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the Hall of Fame, and that this moment was long overdue. “To me, this is one of the greatest wrongs that has been made right. I am ecstatic. It is tremendous to hear that Guy V. Lewis is in the Basketball Hall of Fame... He was a hard worker, he was dedicated to the University, his players and his family, and he made sacrifices … to take on another family (his teams) each year. He is just a super, unique and caring person.” Rhoades said induction is an official validation to the entire athletics department and Lewis’ career. “I think it’s just validates the great success the University has had in all of its sports programs, and certainly now the men B-ball program,” Rhoades said. “It was a very well deserving honor. If you think about the great players he coached — an Elvin Hayes, a Clyde Drexler or Hakeem Olajuwon — it’s a great moment.”
Despite scoring 22 runs over the three games, the Cougars were victorious only in the finale of their three-game series against Marshall. The result of UH’s journey to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains was a 24-9 overall record and a 6-3 record in Conference USA play. Though the Cougars dropped the first two games, there were bright moments. The first game of the series, a 19-13 affair in favor of Marshall, saw redshirt sophomore shortstop Frankie Ratcliff drive in four RBIs, a career best for him, off of three hits, one being a homerun. Junior outfielder Landon Appling went three for five with two RBIs and scored a run, while freshman outfielder Kyle Survance went two for four Appling and scored two runs. Despite the loss, all the freshmen in the lineup for UH were able to reach base via a hit and got an RBI. Infielders Josh Vidales and Justin Montemayor, along with outfielder Ashford Fulmer, were the trio to do it. Senior righthander Austin Pruitt lost for the second time this season in the second game of the series, despite surrendering only three earned runs over 7.1 innings. He now stands at 6-2 after the 4-0 loss. The final game of the series saw junior catcher Caleb Barker go three for six with three RBIs, while freshman infielder Justin Montemayor knocked out a three-run home run. Freshman righthander Jake Lemoine got his fifth win of the season, while junior righthander Chase Wellbrock got his fifth save of the year. After two weekend road trips in two consecutive weeks, the Cougars will return home for eight straight games at Cougar Field, with a series against the Pirates of Seton Hall University starting Friday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m.
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While a player, legendary head coach Guy Lewis (37) was team captain of the University’s first two teams in 1946 and 1947. | Courtesy of UH Athletics
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Hall makes it official After Lewis gave a lot of himself to University, one alumnus was able to return the favor Christopher Shelton Sports editor
Nearly 20 years after Guy V. Lewis called his last play in 1986, he was still helping the Cougars win basketball games. Lewis visited practice the day before a 2005 contest with Memphis, and the players responded with a win that then-head coach Tom Penders dedicated to him. “You think of (Lewis) coaching and playing here, and he was involved in about 70 percent of the wins here, and that’s unbelievable. Hopefully, he’ll get some recognition for this, because he is the University of Houston,” Penders said after the game. On Monday, Lewis officially got the recognition that Penders sought eight years ago. National broadcaster and UH alumnus Jim Nantz hosted Lewis’ official enshrinement press conference into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Nantz said Lewis was instrumental in getting his broadcast career going, so it was fitting that he was allowed to announce
Lewis’ enshrinement. “He’s a teacher, a mentor and a believer in people. It’s a great thrill to be able to say for the man who actually started my career as a student. He trusted me to be his host. A man I deeply admire,” Nantz said. “I know Houston is rejoicing right now at this very sentence. Welcome to the Hall Guy V. Lewis.” Athletics director Mack Rhoades, who took the trip to Atlanta to watch the press conference, said it was a special moment to see Nantz announce Lewis. “Knowing him as well as I do, I know how much this meant to him as well. He has great love for the University and coach Lewis,” Rhoades said. “With him being an alum, you couldn’t have scripted it any better.” The others announced Monday at the Final Four ceremony were former UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian and Sylvia Hatchell of North Carolina, former NBA stars Bernard King and Gary Payton and former University of
Virginia star Dawn Staley. Lewis’ career as head coach didn’t start the way that it finished. He had three losing seasons in his first three years as head coach finished his career with 27 consecutive winning seasons, winning 592 games from 1956-86. Lewis engineered 11 20-win seasons and two 30-win seasons. Lewis also helped grow the college basketball into the sport it is today. He coaxed legendary UCLA head coach into participating in the “Game of the Century,” which was the first nationallytelevised college basketball game ever. The Cougars defeated the Bruins 71-69, snapping their 47-game losing streak at the Astrodome in 1968 in front of more than 50,000 fans. Elvin Hayes, perhaps the greatest player in UH history, couldn’t have played at UH if Lewis wasn’t the Cougars’ head coach — Lewis was the first coach in Texas to recruit black players. Hayes said he is happy that Lewis is finally getting into
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Opera house ends season on a high note Yasmine Saqer Staff writer
The Moores Opera Center proved they can take on anything with their first-time rendition of the classic Italian opera “Rigoletto.â€? An absorbing and fast-moving opera, the story begins when the shameless Duke of Mantua fools around with the wrong girl, whose father then puts a curse on the Duke and his snide court jester, Rigoletto. Rigoletto’s curse is realized when the Duke falls in love with his sheltered daughter, Gilda. But when Rigoletto reveals the Duke for the deceitful womanizer he truly is, murderous plots spiral out of control. Written by Giuseppe Verdi, and directed and produced by Moores Opera House director Buck Ross with music direction by conductor and assistant professor Brett Mitchell, the opera opened Friday night to a large attendance at the Moores Opera House. Accompanied by an exceptional orchestra, graduate students James Rodriguez and Ashly Neumann carried the show with impeccable vocals and engaging character developments. Rodriguez’s outstanding solos and impassioned commitment to his character transformed the conniving entertainer to a concerned father. His versatility as an actor and stamina as a singer left the opera house in shock and awe. An equally powerful counterpart, Neumann gave a mesmerizing performance as the naĂŻve and lovestruck Gilda. From curious and in love to a woman betrayed, Neumann breaks our hearts and leaves us wanting more. Her voice a powerhouse in contrast to her sweet and helpless character, and the audience went wild after each of her solos. Together, the two leads manifested a perfect father-daughter dynamic and the drama of a classic Italian opera. In addition to the extraordinary performances, the production itself was put together with stunning visual effects and an elaborate set design. The video effects gave the show fantastic veracity, projecting artwork found in the real Duke of Mantua’s Palazzo Te by Italian Renaissance artist Giulio Romano in Act II. The production also prepared a two-story tavern set piece for Act III, further demonstrating a knack for showmanship. With a music staff in high demand, this was also a farewell
performance for many long-time members, including conductor Stephen W. Jones, pianist Katherine Ciscon, and music director Mitchell. An enjoyable and thoroughly impressive production, the Moores Opera Center ends the season on the right note. Announcements for next season will be made in May. arts@thedailycougar.com
Graduate students James Rodriguez and Chris Trapani played the leading roles. | Courtesy of Moores school of music
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Detail gets lost Optometrist analyzes progression of cataracts in historical painters, its effects on masterpieces Jessica Portillo Assistant life & arts editor
The chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Methodist Hospital presented a world where science and art collide to make something unique and powerful, and he explored how much of that art is science, and how much is experimentation. Dr. Richard Fish presented the lecture as an optometrist and as a lover of art. His lecture, The Eye: Ocular Diseases and Visual Artists, showcased famous artists and how their works might have been influenced by ocular diseases. “Ma n y p e o p l e t h i n k t h a t impressionists suffered myopia (nearsightedness),” Fish said. “But when you look at some of their earlier work, you can see that it’s very clear and has plenty of detail, so it’s much more likely that they were just experimenting with technique.” That wasn’t the case for some artists, though. Claude Monet and Mary Cassatt suffered from cataracts later in life that impaired their work. Fish presented their work before cataracts and as the disease progressed. As it did, the vibrant colors and rich detail were lost to muddy reds and simple sketching.
“Genius is genius, whether or not it’s been impaired by some loss,” Fish said. “Beethoven wrote his last symphony when he was deaf and had to imagine what it would sound like. That’s an incredibly impressive accomplishment.” Artists like Charles Meryon and Paul Henry were red and green color-deficient, but this didn’t prevent them from creating paintings. Meryon did black and white sketches and Henry painted in blues, yellows and browns. Edvard Munch’s left eye hemorrhaged, but he simply drew things the way he saw them. As a retinal surgeon, Fish said that he, and many of his colleagues, consider themselves artists. They use color to help identify the area of the eye that needs the surgery. Retinal surgeon’s primarily use white, blue and green, and Fish described how different artists used those colors and how those colors are used in his profession. Fish encouraged the people in the audience to experience the art in person instead of looking at it through a monitor, which he said will help them gain a better appreciation of the work each artist put into their piece. “Go see art. The internet can’t do justice to seeing the masterpieces in person. So much detail gets lost that you can’t experience them the way the artists painted them.”
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