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Wheels turn on loan deal despite discord Mary Dahdouh News editor
The Senate plans to vote on bipartisan legislation this week that will tie the student loan interest rate to the financial market in an effort to mend loan rates that doubled this month, despite division among Democrats. According to USA Today, the deal is likely to pass Congress and be signed by President Barack Obama
because, without action, students will face higher fixed interest rates on loans in the coming academic year. On July 1, student rates doubled to 6.8 percent from 3.4 because Congress could not reach an agreement on how to handle the loan rates. Under the new legislation, federal student loans will be calculated and fixed to the interest rates on the 10-year Treasury bill and will
allow all undergraduates this fall to borrow at a 3.85 percent interest rate, graduate students at 5.4 and parents at 6.4. The House approved a similar Republican bill in June to tie loan rates to the financial markets; yet, liberal Democrats were afraid that this motion could allow rates to rise higher than the 6.8 percent rate set by Congress. The final deal was agreed upon
after Democrats won a protection for students in the bipartisan debates that set certain ceilings on the interest rates — 8.25 percent for undergraduates, 9.5 for graduate students and 10.5 for parents. The deal secures these rates only through the 2015 academic year. With higher rates still looming in the near future, the deal has attracted a great deal of criticism. According to Fox News, students
with subsidized loans could easily be paying higher rates than the average person paying off a car loan. “The U.S. loans to big banks at less than 1 percent interest, and here we turn around and demand profits on the back of our kids. That’s wrong,” Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren told The Boston Globe. “We need to invest in our LOAN continues on page 3
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Cougars get new threads In midst of change-filled offseason UH adds fresh uniforms to its updating list Christopher Shelton Sports editor
With so many changes for the Cougars’ 2013 season, it’s only fitting that an aesthetic update followed. After joining the American Athletic Conference, replacing prominent senior leaders on defense and their leading rusher from last season and possibly a quarterback, unveiling eight new uniform options on Tuesday was a relatively small step. For head coach Tony Levine, the changes that the Cougars will face this season set them up for recruiting success.
“We’ve got a number of recruits for 2014 and this has all played a huge factor. There are major things they look at, whether it’s proximity to home (and) exposure. At the end, the move to the American, the new stadium (and) the new practice fields, it all adds up,” Levine said. “Social media has changed. When you put out new helmets, new uniforms, new turf practice field, new stadium, new conference; it becomes national news instantly and again, recruits see that.” The new threads, which were modeled by senior offensive lineman Ty Cloud, sophomore running back Kenneth Farrow, junior linebacker Derrick Mathews and senior defensive back Zachary McMillian, should help the Cougars UNIFORMS continues on page 5
UH debuted four versions of its new uniforms, which feature cut-off sleeves that don’t allow opponents a good grip, on Tuesday in the Athletics/Alumni Building. | Courtesy of UH Athletics
ACADEMICS
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Hundreds of distinguished professors from 73 universities like Rice, Princeton and Yale are contributing to the 395 massive open online courses Coursera offers. When UH announced an agreement with Coursera in May, several UH professors joined those ranks and are contributing to select courses. “There are a number of faculty members who are currently creating exciting MOOCs in a variety of areas, from the history of human space flight to the programing of handheld devices,” said Jeff Morgan, interim associate provost for education and technology innovation.
“At present, none of these are courses taught at the University of Houston, although a few of them are related to courses that we teach.” The contribution will allow eager learners all around the world to experience an education for free — and for college credit in some cases, Morgan said. In addition, some of the learning materials will become supplements to kindergarten through 12th grade education worldwide. Ioannis Pavlidis, professor and director of the Computational Physiology Lab in the Department of Computer Science, leads an instructional team creating a course for Coursera in ubiquitous computing and supports a team creating a course in science
ethics. Pavlidis finds teaching for the web vastly different than in the classroom. “There is need for a lot more visuals, think YouTube. There is need for formulating quizzes and problems for mass online delivery, ensuring effectiveness and fairness; and there is need to incorporate some sort of discussion and interaction via social media,” Pavlidis said. “A great challenge — to which no one has an answer right now — is to engage and maintain some modicum of personal connection with thousands of people you never met or saw.” MOOCS continues on page 5
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The following is a partial report of campus crime between July 8 and July 18. All information is selected from the files of the UH Department of Public Safety. Information or questions regarding the cases below should be directed to UHDPS at (713) 742-3333. Theft: A visitor reported leaving a gym bag in the Moody Towers cafeteria, and when the bag was recovered, an electronic tablet was missing. The incident occurred between 12:25 and 12:40 a.m. on July 8. The case is inactive.
his car in Lot 20C. It was determined the individual was intoxicated and unfit to operate a motor vehicle. The individual was released to the care of a responsible adult. The incident occurred between 3:15 and 4:04 a.m. on July 14. The case is inactive.
Driving While Intoxicated: A nonUH affiliated driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated at the intersection of US 288 at South MacGregor Way and was released to Harris County Jail. The incident occurred at 1:32 a.m. on July 9. The case is cleared by arrest.
Theft: A student reported that someone stole her unattended and unsecured cell phone from Melcher Hall. The incident occurred between 9:45 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. on July 15. The case is inactive.
Terroristic Threat: A former student was arrested for making alarming statements in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library, which forced the evacuation of the building. The incident occurred at 2:45 p.m. on July 9. The case is cleared by arrest. Criminal Mischief: Two Hilton Hotel staff members reported that someone damaged their vehicles by the University Hilton hotel. A suspect has been identified. The incident occurred between 2:48 p.m. on July 9 and 2:40 p.m. on July 15. The case is active. Driving While Intoxicated: A nonaffiliated individual was arrested for driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop at 5000 Calhoun Rd. and was then transported to Harris County Jail. The incident occurred between 2:19 and 6:17 a.m. on July 14. The case is cleared by arrest. Public Intoxication: A non-affiliated individual was observed asleep in
Theft: Three students reported the theft of unattended and unsecured property from a Campus Recreation and Wellness Center locker. The incident occurred between 4:25 and 5:15 p.m. on July 15. The case is inactive. Theft: A staff member reported on July 18 that a leased golf cart has been missing for 10 months from the Athletics/Alumni Building and is possibly stolen. The incident occurred between 10 p.m. on Sept. 8 and 8 p.m. on Sept. 10. The case is inactive. Traffic Offense: A student reported that her unattended vehicle was struck and damaged in the stadium parking lot, and the driver did not leave his or her information behind as required by state law. The incident occurred at 1:30 p.m. on July 17. The case is active. Theft: A faculty member reported the theft of her unsecured and unattended cell phone from the Engineering 1 Building. The incident occurred between 3 and 6:30 p.m. on July 18. The case is inactive.
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Both of the courses Pavlidis is contributing to are expected to go live in Spring 2014. Despite the different learning and teaching techniques necessary when working with MOOCs, Pavlidis said the transition to Pavlidis online learning has more perks than disadvantages. “There are always good things and bad things with every transformation that the society undergoes. Overall, the balance is usually positive, and I think this will be the case with MOOCs,” he said. “You can compare the MOOCs’ benefits to students with the benefits Internet shopping brought to consumers. We still go to the mall for some specialty items, but a lot of commodity items we prefer to order online. Beyond that, MOOCs (are) likely to instill a healthy competition in the instruction world.”
kids, not make it harder for them to get an education.” The latest figures from the College Board show that the price at public four-year colleges is up 27 percent beyond overall inflation during the last five years. This past year alone it rose nearly 5 percent to an average of $8,655 nationwide. On the same day the deal was first announced, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also estimated outstanding student debt at $1.2 trillion — up 20 percent in just two years. According to Fox News, student loans are now the largest form of consumer debt behind mortgages. Some senators, such as Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the top Republican on education issues, believe the bill is beneficial. Alexander told Politico it would save students in 11 million families billions of dollars and the deal was estimated to reduce the deficit by $715 million in the next decade. Although an agreement has been reached to avoid a costly loan rate for students returning to campus this fall, Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, chairman of
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the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee, said he would revisit the deal this fall when his panel takes up a rewrite of the Higher Education Act, according to Fox News. “Can we change it? Sure, we can change it,” Harkin said. “It’s not the Ten Commandments for God’s sake.” Yet, Jorge Jerez, a recent UH graduate who is beginning to pay off his student loans, believes that students and senators are sitting in a gridlock for the moment.
We need to invest in our kids, not make it harder for them to get an education.” Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, said to the The Boston Globe “Politically they can’t accomplish anything more than that (deal),” Jerez said. “It will lower the rates for this year and the next, and hopefully by then we’ll have a Congress that is bold enough to side with the students. But I wouldn’t hold my breath.” news@thedailycougar.com
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tudents who comprise the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community at UH may eventually see Texas transform in their favor in the upcoming years because of two landmark cases, which took place this Monica summer. Rojas The first case is concerning California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in the state. The second case involves the Defense of Marriage Act, a bill signed into law by former President Bill Clinton that defends traditional marriage between a man and a woman and excludes everything else. Because the Supreme Court dismissed the Proposition 8 case, the verdict of a lower court was upheld, and gay marriage was reinstated in California. What is particularly interesting about the DOMA and Proposition 8 cases is although they regard the same core topic of same-sex marriage, their rulings can have different effects. Lorraine Schroeder, director of the LGBT Resource Center, sees the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Proposition 8 as giving validation to young people in the LGBT community. “Any state or federal law that promotes equality for LGBT people helps to validate any young LGBT person’s identity and experiences. This results in less stress, less depression and increase selfesteem,” she said. Marriage is not mentioned in the Constitution. It is a power reserved for the states. On that account, this makes DOMA, a federal law, unconstitutional. At the same time, it upholds Proposition 8 because it was a state decision. “More concretely, any LGBT Texan can go to California (or any other state with legalized same-sex marriage), get married and benefit
Callie Parrish/The Daily Cougar from the federal benefits that the repeal of DOMA just allowed,” Schroeder said. Proponents of same-sex marriage often cite Section One of the 14th Amendment as support for their cause. The quoted section reads: “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The Supreme Court was justified in upholding the lower court’s decision concerning Proposition 8 because if marriage is limited to a man and a woman, that is not equal protection for these samesex couples’ rights. The First Amendment says everyone is entitled to “life, liberty
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Marriage is not mentioned in the Constitution. It is a power reserved for the states. On that account, this makes DOMA, a federal law, unconstitutional.” Monica Rojas, on Prop 8 and the pursuit of happiness.” Opponents of same-sex marriage use religious appeals and quote studies that show that samesex parents cause their children psychological and social damage. The first argument is invalid because religion is theoretically — thought not always in practice — supposed to be separate from law. However, the second argument
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would merit some value if it were true, but because of conflicting studies supporting and opposing these “findings,” that is also not a valid argument either. Schroeder said some arguments made by the Texas legislature are delaying progress for more than just the LGBT community. “At the state level, I feel the issues regarding LGBT people as well as women are being held back. For example, the legislature frequently works on bills that will abolish LGBT Resource Centers on college campuses,” Schroeder said. Without the allowance of samesex marriage, same-sex couples would only be left with civil unions, which do not provide the same benefits as a marriage. Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the DOMA case, is a same-sex widow who was forced to pay $363,000 in inheritance taxes when
her wife died, a fine a heterosexual couple would not have to pay. According to glaad.org, other benefits previously unavailable to same-sex couples include but are not limited to “military family benefits, social security benefits, multiple areas of tax categories, hospital visitation rights and healthcare benefits.” According to a Bloomberg National Poll conducted from May 31 to June 3, 52 percent of those polled support same-sex marriage while 41 percent oppose it. Likewise, of the 52 percent of supporters, 61 percent want a national decision rather than a state-by-state approach. These numbers give hope to homosexual couples in Texas who are looking to wed. Mónica Rojas is an opinion columnist and print journalism sophomore. She may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
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Lone senior prepares to spike competition on, off court Harrison Lee Staff writer
It’s a little misleading to hear Meredith Ware talk about her schedule nonchalantly. Between being a senior leader on the women’s volleyball team and a long list of extracurricular activities, the defensive specialist has a lot on her plate. Ware is on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, involved in greek life and a member of the Athletic Department’s leadership academy, on top of her academic and team responsibilities. “My planner is super detailed. I have to block out my time by every 30 minutes so I know exactly what I’m doing. Everything that I’m doing, I really love it,” Ware said. Ware isn’t intimidated by her new role on the team and credits the four
seniors who graduated last season for helping her move up the leadership ladder. She plans to impart wisdom to the team’s promising underclassmen. “I’m trying to get other people involved to empower them to try and help other people learn how to lead the team. I was given the opportunity by different seniors in the past and so that’s been my job now to train other leaders to step up next year,” Ware said. Her efforts have been noticed by head coach Kaddie Platt, who is also working toward her second season at the helm. Platt said Ware is the truest definition of a student athlete who can handle leadership well. “Meredith is really good, so I don’t really see it as a challenge. I don’t see there being lots of difficulties with
it,” Platt said. “She’s organized and a great communicator — plans ahead, thinks ahead. She’s a caring person so she knows what to look for.” Ware’s college goals extend beyond the realm of horizontal nets. She has a niche for science as well. Last year, Ware received the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship for her work in evolutionary biology under professor Tony Frankino’s research on chemotherapeutics using fruit flies. “I basically studied how organisms evolve resistance to chemotherapeutics over time,” Ware said. “We looked at how the flies would evolve resistance to the drugs and hopefully that will translate to cancer research.” Ware plans to go into pediatric oncology, which is research of kids
Senior defensive specialist Meredith Ware, a leader on the volleyball team, was awarded the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship for her work in evolutionary biology. | Photos courtesy of UH Athletics and young adults with cancer. “Cancer has always been a topic that I’ve always been interested in,” Ware said. Besides teaching communication and organization skills to the underclassmen and preparing them for the Cougar’s first season in the American Athletic Conference, Ware also has also set a few personal goals. “I want to go into (this season) prepared and confident that I have
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On Tuesday UH released its white helmet design. | Courtesy of UH Athletics
win one-on-one contests in the trenches because the sleeves are shorter. McMillian said he was happy that the players were given an input into the new design. “Our other jerseys featured longer sleeves and made it easier for teams to grab you and hold you. That was the first thing that was brought up when discussing what we wanted as players,” McMillian said. “We wanted these cutout sleeves. As far as the uniform, I can play in a blank uniform
trained properly, and that (during) this past summer and spring offseasons, I’ve done everything that I could to perform my best,” Ware said.“Looking back on it, I want to have no regrets. I want to have played my best and my hardest every single game, every single practice — just knowing that I’ve left it all out on the court.” sports@thedailycougar.com
if we can go line up with the word ‘Houston’ across our chests.” The Cougars will have red and white helmet options for both home and away uniforms. Their red home uniforms feature white letters, while road red jerseys feature the opposite color pattern. Both have breathable mesh side paneling. “The new look going into a new conference is exciting,” Mathews said. “We plan to go in and compete with the best of them. We are great team going into a great conference. It’s going to be a great season.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Gender research uncovers intoxication double standard Jasmine Tamez Staff writer
A recent gender study found differences in the perception and social acceptability of drinking among college students, who have a tendency to minimize female intoxication levels.
the intoxication levels of the main characters. The researchers changed the characters’ gender, number of drinks consumed within three hours and a description of their behavior. The participants rated the characters on a scale of
The Research Institute on Addictions at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York found that students misinterpret levels of intoxication because of gender differentiations and social norms. The study had 145 college students read a scenario and estimate
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New iPads enhance Blaffer tours Nora Olabi Staff writer
Blaffer Art Museum can be an intellectual challenge for some patrons as they struggle to grasp or initiate the dialogue between them and the artwork. Blaffer is trying to eliminate this wall to progress the dialogue between spectators and the bold, contemporary art that the museum is known for through cutting-edge technology. With the acquired $4,500 grant from the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts, Blaffer has revamped its tours by adding iPads. Additional pictures, notes and 1-minute video interviews of the artists, curators and the museum’s director will give Cougars and visitors a chance to create a sphere of better understanding and appreciation. “iPads will offer visitors an opportunity to hear from the artists themselves, which bring the works to life,” said Curator of Education Katherine Veneman. “They also provide an extra layer of interactivity with the exhibitions. They’re interpretative tools that enhance the museum tour experience.” Andy Coolquitt’s “Attainable Excellence” presents his construction of abstract expressionist sculptural installations and is exhibiting on the Museum’s first floor. His work presentation will be the first collection to receive the supplementary iPad treatment by including short interviews of him and his curator, Rachel Hooper. “I think that it is exciting to see how much imaginations are activated by offering so many platforms EXHIBITS continues on page 8
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for learning — a video, a picture, an audio clip — that can respond to what is interesting and important to the viewer’s experience,” Veneman said. Guided tours like the Saleri Studio Saturday are just one of the ways the Blaffer has intertwined art and technology. “Visitors have thus far embraced the technology naturally, as an integral part of their tour,” Veneman said. “In the future, the learning environment of museums is becoming more and more interactive,
and visitors will continue to participate — our upcoming exhibition, Feast, will showcase this.” The induction of new iPads has enabled the museum to extend its reach to those who might have otherwise stumbled out of the doors as quickly as they stumbled in. “You kind of have to give them a foundation and structure,” said Kristin Lehmer, a docent and communication sciences disorders graduate student. “I know I get more out of it when I meet the artist. It allows you to open your world bigger to see things.” arts@thedailycougar.com
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one to five using moderate drinking terms including “buzzed” and “tipsy.” They also chose from 11 heavy drinking terms including “obliterated” and “tanked.” When asked to reflect on characters who had reached higher levels of intoxication, participants described females with less scrutiny than males. Male characters whose behavior indicated obvious drunkenness were labeled as “hammered” or “plastered”. Female characters who displayed the same drunken behavior and consumed the same number of drinks, however, continued to be described as “tipsy” or “lightheaded.” Ash Levitt, University at Buffalo researcher, suggests that women downplay their level of intoxication to fit societal expectations. Sociology professor Russell Curtis teaches alcoholism and addiction and also studies social movements and behavior. “Females have been ascribed the role of ‘carriers of morality’ or, in parental terms, models of ‘good.’ There is, in my view, a double standard for drinking,” Curtis said. “Drunkenness is a male expectation. To get loaded and raise hell for males is ‘boys will be boys.’ Society’s role expectations of women is to maintain more sobriety.” Business management sophomore Andrew Rodriguez agreed with the study’s findings. “I think that the amount of alcohol women drink is downplayed by both genders in order to display a more courteous or proper appearance,” Rodriguez said. Hotel and restaurant management junior Austin Windom described why intoxication may be skewed. “It is more socially acceptable for a man to drink casually,” Windom said. “As a society, we hold women to higher social standards.” The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism noted that about half of college students who drink also consume alcohol through binge drinking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that binge drinking is twice as common among males. “Drinking for guys is better accepted in society because it is considered ‘masculine’,” said nutrition sophomore Marianne Beristain. “On the contrary, a girl of similar intoxication could easily lose her cool and classy reputation.” arts@thedailycougar.com