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CRIME
Court refuses lower bond for suspect Mary Dahdouh News editor
The woman charged with capital murder in the death of a UH professor was refused a lower bond when she appeared in court July 22. Harris County Judge Brock Thomas denied 44-year-old suspect Ana Trujillo’s request to reduce her bond from $100,000 to $30,000. According to Houston Culture Map, Trujillo’s attorneys remain optimistic that evidence they plan to present at an August bond hearing
will secure her release in advance of a trial. Tr ujillo confessed to stabbing her then-boyfriend, Andersson Stefan Andersson, 59, and is expected to offer a plea of self-defense. Andersson’s body was found in his upscale apartment on June 9 with numerous puncture wounds to the head, arms and neck from
a high-heel shoe. Trujillo was still in the apartment when police arrived, and she was immediately arrested. Assistant district attorney John Jordan told a district judge that the couple had been at a bar when Andersson became angry after another man offered to buy Trujillo a drink. Upon returning to the condo, the suspect claims Andersson became abusive as the two argued about plans to visit her STILETTO continues on page 3
Although Ana Trujillo was charged with capital murder in the death of research professor Stefan Andersson, her attorneys are hopeful that she will be released before her trial. | Courtesy of KHOU Houston/Channel 11
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Job with Astros gratifies former QB
Survey SNAPs student views
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Since elementary school, Crawford Jones has wanted to make sports a big part of his life. During rides to school, the former UH quarterback would quiz his mom on stats and trivia just so they could talk sports along the way. When Jones was interviewed as a player, he took mental notes and used them to help when he was on the other side of the microphone. Now he has his chance. Jones, who won the Astros’ “You Make The Call” contest last summer, earned a job as the team’s radio apprentice and in-game host. He said he gets an idea of what an athlete is thinking or feeling in certain situations. He also remembers great questions he would get asked and tries to avoid the bad ones. Jones said his success humbled him because he may not have had the opportunity if he didn’t choose to play football at UH in 2008. During 2008 recruitment, Jones was talking to coaches from Rice about playing for the Owls. However, a call from head coach Tony Levine, who was then an assistant coach, helped make up his mind. “If it weren’t for (Levine), I JONES continues on page 5
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students, four UHCL students and a faculty adviser representing each school. “You can’t really have a low gravity environment on Earth, so the teams stimulate a low gravity environment by flying a 747 carrier. They then climb in the air and combine the decent of the air and the gravity, making the people feel as they have more gravitational pull than usual,” said Kwok-Bon Yue, UHCL’s faculty adviser and professor of computer science. “(When the plane) reaches a very high altitude some of the decent field will cancel the gravitational pull, so for a very brief moment, only about ten seconds, the people inside the aircraft will experience low gravity,
Psychology professor Clayton Neighbors is using a unique approach to finding participants for his research: convenience. Neighbors’ five-year $2.8 million study, titled Social Norms and Alcohol Prevention, asks students for their views on health issues through a fourquestion online Neighbors survey. “We’ve tried to make it as easy as possible. We have a mobile-friendly site, so it’s accessible on your iPads or smart phones,” Neighbors said. “It takes one minute. It’s quick. It’s easy.” SNAP is funded by the National Institute of Health and will survey 1,000 students and examine whether their views on drinking habits are in line with that of their peers. Biochemistry junior Wade Tao
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A team of UH-Clear Lake and San Jacinto College students are working with NASA’s Microgravity University program to research how to suppress fires in low gravity situations, which can aid in many circumstances on space shuttles. While it is not absolute zero gravity, NASA’s 747 Carrier is the closest a person can get to weightlessness on Earth. | Courtesy of NASA
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UHCL students fight fires in microgravity Laura Gillespie Assistant news editor
NASA’s Weightless Wonder aircrafts, which follow an elliptic path relative to the center of the Earth, are some of the closest approximations of zero gravity on the planet. They have been used for research, training and movie sets since 1959. A small team of students from San Jacinto College and UH-Clear Lake will get to experience one of these flights in order to conduct research on how to suppress fires in microgravity. Students from universities and colleges nationwide submitted their proposals on why they should be chosen for NASA’s Microgravity University program, but only 14 were selected. The team consists of three SJC
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CALENDAR Today Exhibition: The Andy Coolquitt exhibition at Blaffer Art Museum is free and will be running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Wednesday through Saturday until Aug. 24. The event marks Coolquitt’s first solo museum exhibition. Exhibition: Window into Houston: Jim Nolan “shifting SCALE,” a reception held from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. with the artist’s talk at 8:30 p.m., is a free artist talk at 110 Milam Street in downtown Houston, featuring the works of sculptor Jim Nolan.
Thursday to August 10 Trip: Every day the Department of Campus Recreation will be sponsoring Yellowstone Adventure, a hike through the Rocky Mountains, stopping by Rocky Mountain National Grand Tetons National Park, and backpacking in Yellowstone National Park.
Friday Performance: Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Leah C. Gardiner and performed by the School of Theater and Dance, will be held in the Miller Outdoor Theater from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sunday, then Aug. 6, 8 and 10 as part of the Houston Shakespeare Festival. Admission is free for all, but tickets are required
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Saturday Performance: Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Marc Masterson and performed by the School of Theater and Dance, will be held Satrday and then Aug. 7, 9 and 11 in the Miller Outdoor Theater from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m as a part of the Houston Shakespeare Festival. Admission is free for all, but tickets are required to be ordered in advance covered seat.
August 5 Academic: Last day of class for the fourth summer session.
August 6 Lecture: “InfoEd Training: Funding Opportunities using SPIN” will teach attendees how to build a proposal using the SPIN databse, a comprehensive listing of funding opportunities. The lecture will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Ezekiel Cullen room 407.
August 6 to 7 Academic: Final examination period for the fourth summer session.
August 8 Academic: Official closing of the fourth summer session semester.
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daughter in Waco. Trujillo is expected to appear in court again in August. According to Culture Map, Trujillo’s attorneys are determined to get Trujillo out of custody, despite the judge’s refusal to lower her bond. “The allegation is pretty severe, so I can understand where (the judge) is coming from,” said lawyer Jack Carroll, who joined the defense alongside attorney Lott Brooks, explained to reporters. “We’ll get the bond reduced, if we don’t bond her out in the meantime.”
initially took the survey for the $75 offered to students that are eligible for the study, but now understands its use. “I feel like they were trying to get a feel for how much college kids drink and how the types of risks that are associated with drinking affect those who drink,” Tao said. Tao was also surprised by how different his perceptions on drinking were from reality. “I think it’s an important survey because it will help people realize that college students actually drink much less than you would think,” Tao said. “The first time I took the
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survey, my guesses for average drinks by a student were much higher than the actual averages.” According to Neighbors, who is also the director of social psychology and the Social Influences and Health Behaviors Lab, 45 percent of college students overindulge in alcohol consumption. “We’ll use their responses to help us better understand how to assist students in reducing alcoholrelated consequences, and then share that information with other universities,” Neighbors said. “This may result in new programs or awareness campaigns.” The online survey can be found at UHProjectSnap.com.
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and they call that the microgravity environment.” This is not the first trip for some students. Two UHCL students, Ryan Page and Jarrett Lockridge, participated in last year’s flight when they attended SJC. “Being able to participate in a microgravity flight last April was an amazing experience, and I’m hoping that this will be even better. On your first flight, there are always so many unexpected things that can distract you from the experiment. I remember the dry mouth from the motion
sickness medication being so bad that I couldn’t really talk towards the end of the flight,” said Page, a computer engineering senior, in a press release. “But, the prior flight experience should come in handy and allow us to design and conduct a better experiment.” The team’s experiment, called the Acoustic Flame Suppression Mechanics, will test the use of sound waves to alter the physics of flames and suppress them without using water or fire extinguishers. This knowledge can prove the difference between life and death when flames break out in the closed sections of space shuttles or stations.
“Getting a chance to be on a 747, to have the microgravity experiences, it’s very exciting,” Yue said. “( The students) work with professionals and get a sense of what the real world looks like in a cutting-edge science and engineering institute.” The project is part of the Microgravity University Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges program, which rewards minority serving institutions with the opportunity to research in low gravity environments. The flight is expected to take place in early November. news@thedailycougar.com
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Boy Scouts accept gays, lose church support
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he West Conroe Baptist Church has publicly distanced itself from the Boy Scouts of America after its ban on gay members was lifted. Since the BSA voiced its support for openly gay troop members in Bryan May, more Washington than a handful of organizations decided the kids just aren’t worth it after all. Six other churches broke away from BSA in Conroe alone. At first glance, the BSA’s choice to allow gays to participate in its organization is just another instance of rocky assimilation. Look a second time around, and it becomes an exercise in acceptance. It took decades of lobbying for the BSA to lift its gay ban, but the fence on gay scout leaders still stands. The aesthetics of a decision that’s slapped a deadline on the appropriateness of homosexuality stand suspect in its own right, but some of BSA’s more conservative allies have since voiced their stances. Around 70 percent of the BSA is chartered by religious institutions. The National Catholic Committee on Scouting’s been tentative. The Mormon Church has rolled with the punches. Pope Francis isn’t judging. Historically, hard-line Christianity hasn’t gelled with the notion of normalization. The Bible Belt takes time to loosen. Except for the obvious catcalls — from “Adam and Steve”, to “God Hates” — the route from sidelong glances to over-the-counter acceptance hasn’t been the smoothest. Last month’s Southern Baptist Convention went as far as to suggest the creation of a BSA alternative, deemed the “The Royal Ambassadors.” From a pragmatist’s stance, resistance makes sense for the Church. When you pull the curtain
David Delgado/ The Daily Cougar on gay scouts, you’ll pull the curtain on gay scout leaders. When you pull the curtain on gay scout leaders, all of a sudden it’s OK to be gay. When it becomes OK for gay people to be gay, it becomes OK for gay people to adopt, build homes and teach your children. But it hurts the kids. West Conroe’s discord affects more than 180 scouts in Montgomery County, 31 in Fort Bend and 21 in Harris. The reasons for the break weren’t particularly innovative: Senior Pastor Jay Gross cited homosexuality as “not an approved lifestyle” and “wrong.” He said it’s “disappointing to see where we are heading.” In an interview with KHOU, he found it apt to attack the concept of behavior, rather than the person behaving. “It’s not a rejection of the person,” Gross said. “It’s a rejection of an activity of a lifestyle.” That’s a lot like rejecting the taste of apple juice, but not the apples themselves. Or being convinced that the apple, by sheer force of determination, could will itself into a carrot. Or a chicken. Or a shoe. Or, in any
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From a pragmatist’s stance, resistance makes sense for the Church. When you pull the curtain on gay scouts, you’ll pull the curtain on gay scout leaders. When you pull the curtain on gay scout leaders, all of a sudden it’s OK to be gay.” Bryan Washington, on church resistance to homosexuality case, something that it isn’t and won’t ever be. And even if it could, and the notion of “choice” were a variable in the sexuality question, it introduces a question that’s even less solvent: what is it that’s choosing? Lorraine Schroeder thinks its “fear.” As director of the campus LGBT Resource Center, she’s seen it more than once. “Let’s pretend for a moment that homosexuality is chosen, is a lifestyle, and is a sin. I find it queer that certain religious groups
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zero in on rejecting this particular ‘activity’, this ‘lifestyle’, this ‘sin,’” Schroeder said. “I know there are plenty of other chosen lifestyles and sins that go against religious teaching, but these religious groups do not stop supporting organizations that accept these types of people. What then is the obsession some religious groups have with rejecting homosexuality?” It might stem from their role as a family foundation. Any bricklayer will tell you: slip one out, and you’re starting from the bottom up. One would like to think that an institution as long standing as the Church might be even more viable to difference than its counterparts. But, then again, that might by why they’ve stood so tall for so long. Not that acceptance is strictly a regional issue. It’s anything but. Indiana made applications for same-sex marriage illegal just a few weeks ago. This is an amendment, in an otherwise civilized territory, that threatens to jail the couples who marry, the judge who’d marry them, his local officials, and
members of the clergy. You could face up to a $10,000 fee. You could spend up to 180 days in prison. And, a little further away, the Russians aren’t faring too well either. Foreigners are now being deported for distributing “gay propaganda.” Gay Russians are jailed, ostracized and beaten. Nearly 90 percent of their country supports it. And Vladmir Putin is smiling in the press photos. It comes less than a month after Houston’s own Pride celebration. It was hot outside. Westheimer was cordoned. There were whites, blacks, Hispanics, Spaniards, Germans, French, Chileans, Alaskans and Asians. Kids were running around in sandals. And every single attendee provided a different answer to West Conroe’s question of who gets to choose. Their answer was to accept those who’ve made their choice. And to accept that, regardless of their decision, it was their choice to choose. There’s time to catch up. Bryan Washington is an opinion columnist and an English junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
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For the 23 years after his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, UH legend Elvin Hayes never thought he would be enshrined with his college coach, Guy V. Lewis. Since April, the has have been honored in the same Hall twice. On Monday, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Hayes would be a part of its nine-man and oneteam induction class in November — Lewis was selected in 2007 and joined Hayes in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in April. It was only fitting that it happened this way, Hayes said. “I just think that it is a great omen to say, hey, we both deserved it,” Hayes said. “I was elated (when I found out) because coach got in there and Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell and some of the greatest players to play the game were in the first class.” The 2013 class includes former U.S. Congressman Tom McMillen of Maryland; UCLA great Marques Johnson; Bob Hopkins of Grambling State, a two-time all-American and former Wichita State star Xavier McDaniel. In addition, former Purdue coach Gene Keady and architect of Villanova’s upset defeat of top-seeded Georgetown in the
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UH basketball great Elvin Hayes was selected as a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday — UH legends Clyde Drexler and Guy V. Lewis are already members. | Nichole Taylor/ The Daily Cougar 1985 NCAA final Rollie Massimino, made the Hall. Contributors George Raveling of Nike and George Killian of FIBA are also included. The 1963 Loyola University team will become the first inducted into the Hall. “Having Elvin Hayes, the most dominant player from the Game of the Century, solidifies this class as a strong entry into the Hall of Fame,” said Reggie Minton, deputy executive director of the NABC and chair of the Hall of Fame selection panel in a statement. It has been an exciting few weeks for Hayes, who, before this
honor was a part of the Houston Rockets’ pitch to land free agent center Dwight Howard. Hayes was the Rockets’ first dominant center when the team played its games in San Diego. A litany of great big men followed, including another UH great, Hakeem Olajuwon. “It was great to see the Rockets focused on getting the big man that they needed. I was elated that it happened,” Hayes said. Hayes said he neglected to inform the 6-foot-11 Howard that he was the shortest of the Rockets’
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wouldn’t have gone to UH and that means I wouldn’t have met my fiancé, got this job, or met a bunch of amazing people,” Jones said. Jones was initially a business major, but one Christmas he visited a CBS station with his father in the Fort Worth area and envisioned a career change. “We saw behind the scenes of a live broadcast and how it all works,” Jones said. “The rush I got there was the closest thing to being on the field and I knew that rush was something I would eventually miss.” After a conversation with his father, Jones knew what he had to do. As soon as he returned to school he changed his major to broadcast journalism, which led him to try out for “You Make The Call.” Beforehand, Jones had doubts about entering. While interning at a local radio station his peers talked
One of the perks of former UH quarterback Crawford Jones’ job is that he is allowed to interview sports stars like Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who came to show support at an Astro’s game. | Courtesy of Crawford Jones him into giving it a shot. “Going into a contest with 350 applicants for one position, I was totally skeptical. I had a really good feeling that if I could just get through the first round that I had a shot,” Jones said. “Knowing that there were so many other great contestants it
honestly kind of took the pressure off me and let me just go in there and enjoy it. I went in thinking that if nothing else it would be a good experience and I got a lot more than that.” However, Jones encountered a conflicting schedule, as two-a-days started around the same time the
great big men. “(Howard is) probably the strongest of us too. He’s like a couple of us combined,” Hayes said. “He plays big too.” For Hayes, who averaged 31 points and 17.2 rebounds per game during his UH career, the induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame and inclusion in the Rockets’ pitch are just more pelts on the wall of one of the most illustrious careers in University history.
The Cougars will hold their media day on Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. The first summer practice will take place that evening at 6 p.m., which will be open to the public and media. UH’s fan appreciation day and Cougar Youth Experience will start that afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. inside the Athletics/Alumni Center. It will give fans the chance to meet the players and participate in similar drills they perform in practice.
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top 10 contestants were selected; but Levine allowed Jones to miss a practice in order to pursue his dream. Levine said he was proud that Jones was in the depths of the competition and had confidence in him. More importantly, Levine said, it allowed Jones to do what he loves. Jones spent his first two seasons on the sidelines behind legend Case Keenum. As a junior and senior, Jones served as the holder for field goals and extra points. It was also where he reunited with Levine, who was then the special teams coach. In 2012, Jones started the last two games of the season including a 40-17 win against Tulane in the final game at Robertson Stadium and finished the season with 11 passing touchdowns. “Crawford is an individual that I love because he has a lot of dedication. He will always strive to compete in whatever he does,” Levine said.
New tennis recruit The UH tennis team signed Tina Rupert with a National Letter of Intent Tuesday to join the program for the 2013-14 year. Rupert, the prospect from Ljubljana, Slovenia, becomes the third newcomer for the upcoming season in a class that was rated the nation’s sixth best in the early signing period. “We’re very pleased to add Tina to an already strong 2013 class. She is a tall, athletic lefty that has been well coached and comes to us with a solid foundation,” Sullivan said. “Even though she has experience with her national team and has competed extensively throughout Europe, Tina’s parents have done a great job of giving her a well-rounded childhood. She will be one of the few players coming to us that will be increasing her training and competition workload when she arrives.” Rupert is one of her country’s top four performers and competed as an amateur in the Federation Cup in Israel for the first time in February against Bulgaria and the Netherlands. “We are really looking forward to getting her to Houston and seeing how she develops when plugged into daily high-level competition and a serious strength & conditioning program,” Sullivan said.
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Wednesday, July 31 2013 // 7
The Daily Cougar
LIFE & ARTS EDITOR
Monica Tso
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DANCE
Award-winning choreographer to inspire dancers Sabrina Lloyd Staff writer
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts will play host to award-winning theater director, collaborator and
choreographer Bill T. Jones, as he will be the first speaker at the center’s new event, the Mitchell Artist Lecture, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12. Director of the Mitchell Center Karen Farber said she is proud to be a part of this new lecture series.
lecture by such an individual can make as much of an impact as a year-long residency,� Farber said. “I am thrilled that the Mitchell Center can bring such an important figure to the UH campus and cannot wait to hear what he
The goal of the lecture series is to feature an iconic artist known across disciplines who can motivate students and faculty. “Bill T. Jones is an inspiring presence and a dynamic speaker. Sometimes, a single
has to share with us.� Jones grew up in upstate New York and became involved in theater and arts in high school. He began his dancing career in JONES continues on page 8
TRAVEL
Students to embark on outdoor adventures Ebad Jangda Staff writer
The Outdoor Adventure program has given students the opportunity to hike through mountains, ride in kayaks and numerous other outdoor activities. Students are now preparing for their upcoming trip to Yellowstone National Park in August. Offered by the Department of Campus Recreation, The Adventure was created in 2008. The first out-of-state trip was to Horse Pens 40 in Alabama. The staff consists of a trained group of students who strive to share their knowledge of the outdoors. Assistant Director Caleb Wells emphasizes the importance of safety and what it can mean for enthusiastic adventure goers. “Outdoor Adventure is a program that allows the UH community access to varied levels of adventure in a safe hands-on learning environment,� Wells said. “The best part is that students can get a chance to go places they have never been and do things they would never do on their own. Most people would be surprised that a majority of our participants have little to no experience with the activities they sign up for, so getting a chance to learn how to safely enjoy the wilderness is a great opportunity.� The Adventure offers about 10 trips per semester, two summer trips, skills clinics, a climbing competition, special “101� level classes that are four weeks long and an 8-week adventure leadership program open to students. The upcoming Yellowstone adventure consists of traveling through the Rocky Mountains, stopping in Rocky Mountain CAMPING continues on page 8
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LIFE & ARTS
JONES continued from page 7
ballet and modern dance at Binghamton University. He first helped establish the American Dance Asylum with Lois Welk and his partner, Arnie Zane. Afterward, Jones and Zane formed their own dance company where their creative direction took a dynamic turn. “Bill T. Jones is not only a legendary choreographer, but he is also a quintessential collaborator, having partnered with artists
Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones will speak about his legacy at the first annual Mitchell Artist Lecture, hosted by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12. | Courtesy of Nicole Romano
from nearly every other discipline, including visual artists, writers, musicians, theater directors and beyond,” Farber said. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Dance Company, founded in 1983, incorporates mixed video, text and autobiographical material to create unique choreography often described as “new wave” or “post-modern.” “He has kept pace with the rapidly changing landscape in art making,” Farber said. “He is an outspoken activist, always challenging the status quo and inspiring those around him to do the same.” Jones was the recipient of many awards and recognitions throughout his career such as the Mac Arthur Genius Award in 1994, a Kennedy Center Honor in 2010 and numerous Tony Awards. He has also worked with many legendary dancers and choreographers. “Jo n e s h a s n ow b e c o m e Executive Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, which gives him a physical facility from which he is able to continue experimenting with new forms and ideas, which I have no doubt he will do for many years to come,” Farber said. The lecture is free, open to the public and will be hosted in the Moores Opera House. arts@thedailycougar.com
MUSIC
Alumni has keys to success Pianist recognized as Young Steinway Artist Monica Tso Life and arts editor
Outdoor Adventure hosted a trip to the Grandview Trail in the Grand Canyon over Thanksgiving break in 2011. | Courtesy of Caleb Wells
CAMPING continued from page 7
National Park, Grand Tetons National Park, and spending time backpacking in Yellowstone National Park. “For me, being back in the mountains is always enjoyable, but I’m most excited about teaching this group how to be safe in bear country,” Wells said. “For the students, getting away from the city and exploring will be a great experience.” Through the Adventure, students have traveled to Grand Canyon National Park, Buffalo River, Gila Wilderness, Big Bend National Park, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, Eagle Rock Loop and more. “After doing this for several
years, it’s hard to put my finger on one trip and say it is the best,” Wells said. “Each one is unique, and it usually depends on the group rather than the location.” The Adventure also offers programs for canoeing, kayaking, climbing, caving, cycling, backpacking, surfing and more. “Students should walk away with an understanding of how to camp, how to use the leave no trace principles, a respect for our national parks and wild places and get a chance to get away from the big city and explore a place that is totally different than Houston,” Wells said. For more infor mation on upcoming tr ips and events, visit the OA website at uh.edu/ recreation/outdoor_adventure. arts@thedailycougar.com
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Musicians such as Billy Joel, Martha Argerich, Regina Spektor and Duke Ellington have been noted as Steinway Artists. Now, English and music alumni Terence Yung — along with his piano skills — has joined the prestigious company. Having been a musician since he was 5 years old, Yung found the piano to be seductive and was compelled to play. Recognized by the piano company, Steinway & Sons, he was recently given the distinction of becoming a Young Steinway Artist, a group of prestigious musicians that covers all genres such as jazz, classical and pop. “I am truly delighted to join my distinguished colleagues in endorsing Steinway & Sons,” Yung said. “The Steinway brand is known throughout the globe as the hallmark of high-quality craftsmanship. It is a real privilege for me to join these musicians, who also honor Steinway.” Yung has won top prizes at the Puigcerdà International Music Festival in Spain and the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in New York City. He has also performed in concerts in Philadelphia, Seattle, Spain and France. “I had a chat with my department chair, professor (Wyman ) Herendeen, about this opportunity during the College of Liberal Arts student awards ceremony,” Yung said. “He is always interested about students’ accomplishments in his department, and he asked me what my plans were after graduating in 2012. As I recall, I promised him that I would do excellent things, and I like to keep my promises.” Yung is interested in engaging the world not only as a musician but also as a writer, editor and scholar. He was the director of public relations for Glass Mountain, the University’s undergraduate literary magazine. arts@thedailycougar.com
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