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Students’ cross-country journey comes to a close Evelyn Hurtado Staff writer
Two students cycled across the country this summer in support of people with disabilities — of which about 37 to 56 million reside in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Supply chain management senior Matthew Docimo and construction management junior Michael Brooks said their journey was meant to teach others to empathize with people living with disabilities. Their goal was to cover 15 states in 68 days, cycling 3,800 miles in total. On average, the two pedaled 80 miles per day. “We learned empathy as we struggled and made our way through our journey,” Brooks said. “People living with disabilities cannot turn off their disabilities, so we rode every mile we could and faced the weather and harsh climates and spread awareness to people and children.” Both students are members of the Beta Nu chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, which organized the ride through its national philanthropy program, “Push America.” Docimo, who joined the fraternity in 2009 and knew that he would volunteer for Push JOURNEY continues on page 3
Supply chain management senior Matthew Docimo and construction management junior Michael Brooks cycled a total of 3,800 miles across 15 states, finishing in Washington, D.C., to spread awareness and empathy or the millions of Americans with disabilities. | Courtesy of Michael Brooks
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Business meets creativity in class Course causes students to rethink entrepreneurship experiences Nora Olabi Contributing writer
The India Studies program was established in 2011.| Courtesy of Karun Magon
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India studies program gains financial support Sabrina Lloyd Contributing writer
The India Studies Program teaches the impact of India on a global scale and has received generous donations from Houstonians to ensure its success. The program focuses on the
cultural, political and financial impacts India has made on the world through classes such as anthropology, Hindi language, religion, literature, political science and sociology. INDIAN continues on page 5
Students at the C.T. Bauer College of Business sketched, conceptualized, surveyed and produced user-centric applications during the debut of the User Experience Fundamentals course this summer. Teams of three and four bonded for a single cause: creating streamlined, interactive user experiences, or UX. “The most interesting aspect of the course is the combination of lecture and practical application. If a class is three hours a week of a professor telling us things I can read on my own, I don’t attend,” said management information system senior Andrew Douglass, who has a personal interest in the topic. “When a class engages me on the level that UX did and makes me actually do the work to learn the material, I get excited for every session.” The four-week class condensed the basics of creating web and mobile applications through a
collaborative, hands-on approach. For Jason Wheeler, a graphic design graduate student, the prospect of being exposed to different disciplines outside the fine arts was exciting, and he tapped into his background while working intently with his peers. “I discovered a much clearer way to look at the human aspect of everything from software development to basic interactions in everyday life,” Wheeler said. “My team created a syllabus management application that could graph a student’s workflow across multiple classes and send an array of interactive reminders for things like assignments, tests and papers.” Professor Kelsey Ruger, a user experience consultant for Haliburton, led the students every step of the way. They learned that a good UX was achieved not only by creating visual appeal for a product, but by grasping customer psychology and recognizing complex problems. “Today we are starting to spend more and more time BUSINESS continues on page 3
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Today Lecture: “InfoEd Training: Getting Started with 8 Steps and Setup Questions to Create a New Proposal” will teach how to use UH’s new research administration management system. The lecture will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in Ezekiel W. Cullen Building Room 407. Lecture: The Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship Informational will show how to apply for its program in a free session from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Classroom and Business Building’s third-floor event center. Lecture: The Accelerated Energy Executive MBA at the Woodlands will be a free information session hosted by the C.T. Bauer College of Business about the Global Energy Executive MBA program and the Bauer College from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Lone Star College in the Woodlands.
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Friday Volleyball: The Cougars face Quinnipiac from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in San Marcos. Lecture: The Bauer Speaker Breakfast – Culturally Diverse Teams: Challenges and Opportunities will feature Cindy Bigner, the senior human resources director of Global Diversity and Inclusion for Halliburton, as she talks about personal experiences in her career and the types of leaders that are needed in the modern global workforce. The breakfast will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the Classroom and Business Building’s special events room on the third floor. This is a free event. Football: The Cougars take on Southern from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m at Reliant Stadium.
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America, is not the only member of his family to work and help those with disabilities. “My mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all worked with children with autism,” Docimo said. Docimo and Brooks rode as part of a 26-member team of cyclists and were supported by a 10-member crew. During their cross-country journey, they also stopped at high schools, spoke to students about some of the challenges that people with disabilities face and even held a puppet show for children. Their goal was to raise more than $650,000 for Push America’s efforts to help support people living with disabilities. Brooks and Docimo plan on continuing to cycle in the future and will be participating in the Summer 2014 Gear Up Florida event and are encouraging other students to help and volunteer. Brooks said that we can all help others out and will continue to raise money for Push America. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude,” he said.
The ride was organized by the Beta Nu chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in support of people with disabilities. | Courtesy of Michael Brooks
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looking into cognitive processes, decision-making and persuasion as users demand more for the software and services they interact with daily,” Ruger said. “There are really three things we look at: Is this thing usable? Is this thing useful? Is this thing desirable?”
Through these three underlying principles of UX, students married creativity with an entrepreneurial spirit. “UX is more than just coding, drawing and designing.UX is highly interdisciplinary, and can also benefit people with skills in things like research, psychology, business and communications,” Douglass said. news@thedailycougar.com
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The assistant director Anjali Kanojia said he is thrilled to have this program under the umbrella of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. “Our University is situated in one of the most diverse cities in the country, and Houston is home to a large South Asian population while being a hub for international businesses that have an important presence in India. Knowledge of Indian cultures and traditions is essential to our current and ongoing relations with this global giant,” Kanojia said. Launched in 2011 and approved as a minor in 2012, the program has recently received generous donations to help advance its success. Alumnus Durga Agrawal and his wife donated $100,000 that was used to fund the program’s first postdoctoral fellowship. Other donors include Rahul
and Jainism,” Kanojia said. “Also, 18 percent of the world’s population lives in India. One in every six people on the planet is Indian.” Kanojia believes the new study abroad program will benefit students immediately by giving them knowledge of India and its culture and will benefit students in the long term by helping them feel comfortable as citizens of the world. President Renu Khator said she believes the program is yet another admirable example of our school’s commitment to supporting the diverse and international character of our city. “As this ambitious program continues to develop,” she said, “it will foster important scholarship about one of the world’s most significant countries and offer the opportunity for current and future generations of our Indo-American students to connect with their cultural heritage.”
The goal of the study abroad is to provide a comprehensive cultural immersion to what India is.” Anjali Kanojia, assistant director of the India Studies Program support and overall program support. The donations will also help support a new study abroad program that is being planned for Winter 2014. “The goal of the study abroad is to provide a comprehensive cultural immersion to what India is — a land rich in tradition, the world’s greatest democracy and the birthplace of four religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism
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Replacing Robertson for a season Off campus game day turnout in the hands of willing Cougar commuters
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ast November, UH students enjoyed their final view of the Houston skyline from the bleachers of Robertson Stadium. In a matter of weeks, bulldozers and drills charged in and demolished decades of history, tradition and legacy. The Frontiersmen will continue to rush across the field waving UH flags and the crowd will keep counting Shasta’s Ciara touchdown Rouege pushups in unison, but it won’t be the same without that brilliant view of the Houston skyline in the background. Football will return to campus upon completion of the new stadium, but until then, student turnout at football games is at risk while the facility is under heavy construction. To combat unenthusiastic fans, the Athletics Department will charter students to and from our temporary home at Reliant Stadium in 50-passenger buses in which students will be able to reserve seats online prior to the
games. The buses are a viable option, but not all students are interested in attending the entire game or might have immediate reasons for leaving early. According to Athletics Communications Director David Bassity, student parking will be available at Reliant. The required commute will be a true test of the student fan base after Robertson’s highly convenient location. Presenting this new distance might make students less willing to come out when the odds are not in Houston’s favor. Despite these problems, head coach Tony Levine and the players are eager to compete at Reliant. Traveling around the city for home games while managing the conference schedule will be difficult, but Levine said he is confident that the situation will have little impact on the team’s spirit and performance. “I think it’s going to have a tremendous effect on the ticket manager,” Levine said jokingly at the first season press conference. “Going into the Reliant — one of ROUEGE continues on page 3
Just add Coogs: Reliant Stadium comes with all necessary ingredients, including affordable price tag
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he Cougars have called Robertson Stadium their home for the past 15 years. In that time they have risen to No. 6 in the Bowl Champion series rankings, hosted ESPN College Gameday, and were led by the all-time leading passer in NCAA history, but a lack of a consistently Euan good football Leith program has been out of the Cougars’ grasp. That will all change in Fall 2014 once the brand-new 40,000-seat stadium is unveiled where Robertson
Stadium used to be located. It will bring in more donations, national attention and high school recruits. We live in a world in which many people believe the newest thing is the best thing. So while Cougar fans wait to see what the new stadium will look like, they will need to make their way over to Reliant Stadium for the 2013 season if they want to watch their football team live. I think that it will be a great change of scenery for the fans and for the football team. It’s interesting choosing Reliant Stadium as opposed to BBVA Compass Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo, or Rice Stadium, home of
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the Rice Owls? First of all, Reliant Stadium is cheaper. The home of the Texans is charging a $75,000 license fee per game, while the Owls and Dynamo charge $115,000 and $130,000 respectively. Also, UH will collect all of the ticket revenue, with the exception of suite tickets, from every home game played at Reliant. Another reason that Reliant Stadium is a good fit for Cougar fans to cheer on their team is the stateof-the-art facilities Reliant Stadium can provide. With a retractable roof, students will be able to stay cool in an
air-conditioned dome instead of slapping on the SPF-50 for those Saturday afternoon games in the early months of the season. Couple the dome with the newest addition at Reliant Stadium and I think Cougar fans will be very excited about the game day experience for Fall 2013. Reliant Stadium is adding two new video boards that will be the widest in all of professional sports. According to the bleacherreport. com, they measure up to 14,549 square feet of highlight-watching, touchdown-replaying pleasure for fans on Saturday afternoons while the Cougars stomp their American
Athletic Conference competition. “When we built Reliant Stadium everybody looked at it and said, ‘Wow, there’s nothing like this in football,’” said CEO of Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show Leroy Schafer in an interview with the Houston Texans earlier this year. “We came to the end of the life of this board and we looked at it and said, ‘OK, we can just replace that up there, but let’s see what we can do to make it the best, let’s see what we can do to make it the biggest out there in the NFL, for the Rodeo, or whatever we may bring into Reliant LEITH continues on page 3
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the nicest NFL stadiums in the nations — our players are excited about it.� Athletics announced that the game against Cincinnati, which is anticipated to be our toughest conference win, will be held under the gray and blue at Rice Stadium. In addition, the department recently secured BBVA Compass Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo, for other home games. Senior kicker Richie Leone started playing at Robertson Stadium his freshman year, but like many other players on the team, he finds Reliant Stadium inspiring and is ready to kick field goals in the home of the Texans. “I can’t wait to play at Reliant. We played there last year and it was a lot of fun,� Leone said. Clearly, the football team and coaching staff is willing to travel the distance, but there is reasonable doubt that the students will follow. Reliant Stadium will be a memorable experience for the school, but competing in a new conference with a predominantly freshman and sophomore team, Houston will need all the visible support that the University has to offer.
Stadium.’� Well, Mr. Schafer, “whatever� is going to turn into 30,000 or more screaming Cougar fans cheering on their team as it makes new strides in its new conference, and they’re ready for a state-of-the-art stadium of their own. Opinion columnist Euan Leith is journalism junior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com
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After getting his first start in week three, sophomore free safety Trevon Stewart led all freshman nationally with 126 tackles last season. | File photo/The Daily Cougar
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Cougars evolve a safety net Andrew Valderas Assistant sports editor
The Cougars’ secondary hopes for a productive year for its two underclassmen safety starters. The Cougars’ defense surrendered more than 290 passing yards per game last season — in which they were No. 115 of the 120 teams. “A lot of people said the weak part of our team was our seconda r y, ” s a i d sophomore safety Trevon Stewart. “We think the Stewart opposite of that and feel we actually have some great players at the position when it comes to corner, safety, nickelback and dime. We’ve been making plays throughout spring and fall camp and feel our chemistry is there this time around.” The Cougars will return senior cornerbacks Zach McMillian and Thomas Bates, but when it comes
to the back end, Stewart will return as free safety, and sophomore Adrian McDonald will start at strong safety. Both are relatively new to their positions. Stewart was recruited to UH as a cornerback. It wasn’t until week three — against UCLA — that defensive backs coach Zac Spavital told Stewart he was going to start at free safety. Since then, Stewart nationally recorded 126 tackles to lead all freshmen, earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors and was selected as a Freshman All-American. Now after the luxury of spring practices and offseason workouts, he said he is more relaxed in the position. “I am way more comfortable than I was last year because I’m getting to talk to (defensive coordinator David Gibbs) and Coach (Spavital) as far as knowing what to look at — my reads, coverage skills and tackling. It’s going to be a great secondary for the team this year,” Stewart said. SAFETY continues on page 11
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The 2013-14 schedule for the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team will consist of 15 home games and 14 contests against postseason squads from a year ago, including the NCAA champion Connecticut and runner-up Louisville, for their debut season in the American Athletic Conference, the team announced Wednesday. The Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first game will be on Nov. 8 against Mississippi State with their first conference game set to tip-off on Dec. 28 against UCF, both of which are home games set for Hofheinz Pavilion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re incredibly excited about competing in the American Athletic ConBuchanan ference this season, which is arguably the toughest league in the nation,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Todd Buchanan in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a marquee home schedule between our league games and some of our non-conference match-ups and will need our â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sixth manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Hofheinz behind us more than ever.â&#x20AC;? UH will be presented with a non-conference slate that includes four postseason teams from a season ago and four contests against opponents from the Southeastern Conference and Pac-12, including in-state foe A&M. It will be the first match against the Aggies since 2003, when former great Chandi Jones helped the Cougars edge out a 46-40 victory. The Cougars will go head-tohead against all nine members of the American in a home-andaway series, which will continue the rivalries with UCF, SMU and Memphis while facing Rutgers, Connecticut and Temple for the first time in program history. With Connecticut and Louisville ending the 2013 season ranked No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, in the USA Today coaches poll, the Cougars potentially have an opportunity to host a top-five opponent for the first time since hosting No. 2 Georgia in 1999. sports@thedailycougar.com
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The secondary returns four players who have each started at least three games last season. The secondary surrendered more than 290 yards per game, which was last in Conference USA. | File photos/The Daily Cougar
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Before coming to UH, McDonald never played defense — he was recruited from high school as a dual-threat quarterback. McDonald played defense in the final nine games last season, including three starts in the secondary. He proved to have a knack for the ball and made consistent plays. He had interceptions against UTEP and Marshall and forced two fumbles and recovered another in the season finale against Tulane. Head coach Tony Levine said he knew McDonald had great ability, even if he was forced to play a position that was foreign to him, as he developed throughout the course of the season on scout team defense and scout special teams. “Stewart, last fall, at every practice, created a turnover — primarily with interceptions. (McDonald) is now in that role,” Levine said. “I mentioned him going into our first scrimmage, and he comes up with an interception on the opening play and, two plays later, forces a fumble and recovers it. He loves to play the game, is very instinctive and loves to come up and tackle. He is one of our most sure tacklers.” Spavital said his secondary has adjusted better and thinks they’re a more developed football team. “I think we have a better understanding of the system. They’ve seen just about everything you can see in college football,” Spavital said. “We’re a year-better football team, and the thing I’ve noticed is that we’re ... more developed at the secondary than we were last year.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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TWEETS OF THE WEEK Oh how I missed the funky smells of the old College of Technology! #GoCoogs #Back2School @Andrew_Leal
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The Blaffer Art Museum is under construction to prepare for its upcoming events. Blaffer will be hosting the grand opening and public reception to Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art on Sept. 6. | Monica Tso/The Daily Cougar
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Travel: Find out study abroad opportunities to countries like Spain, Russia, Mexico, Italy, France and more. Learn about course credits, qualifications and internships from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.
Off-Campus: A Thousand Colors, the Raven Charter, the Blackout Heist and Catch Fever are performing at 8 p.m. at Fitzgerald’s. Tickets are $5 and available online.
Movie: The Student Program Board will be showing “Fast & Furious 6” from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lynn B. Eusan Park.
Friday Religion: The Muslim Student Association is hosting a weekly prayer from 1 to 2 p.m. at the A.D. Bruce Religion Center. Off-Campus: Representing traditional Chinese acrobatics, the Golden Dragons — a team of skilled acrobats who started more than 25 years ago — will perform dances and theatrical techniques at 8 p.m. at the Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Fashion: Luxury brand dresses and beautiful evening gowns may not always fit your budget, but Rent the Runway is having its semi-annual online clearance sale. Several dresses will sell for 50 to 70 percent lower than the retail price. The sale ends on Labor Day, so visit their website at renttherunway.com.
Sunday Off-Campus: To celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema and Bollywood, the Indian Performing Arts will be presenting dances, music, magic and drama at 8 p.m. at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. Off-Campus: Director Jem Cohen will feature shorts, performances
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and music videos in his latest film, “Museum Hours.” The film takes place in Austria and shows the development of a museum guard and an American who explore the city and art. Watch the screening at 5 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts. Tickets are $9.
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Monday Religion: The Baptist Student Ministry is holding an oldfashioned barn dance, Howdy Party, with line and square dancing, bingo and country desserts. It will be from 7 to 10 p.m. at the BSM Building on Calhoun Road. Fashion: More than 170 restaurants across Houston teamed up to fight hunger in the city. Together, the restaurants raised more than $1.2 million in 2012. Houston Restaurant Weeks 2013 ends on Labor Day, so check out houstonrestaurantweeks.com for menus and prices. arts@thedailycougar.com
ONLINE EXTRAS Actress Lake Bell, known for her roles in Boston Legal and No Strings Attached, directed a film, “In A World...,” that was released on Aug. 23. Read about it online at thedailycougar.com/life-arts.
Cougars show their pride at Cat’s Back housands of students attended Cat’s Back from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. Organizations passed out free T-shirts and Amazon raffled prizes. Read about the excitement in Tuesday’s edition.
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How was your first day of school?
After a hectic first week, students are not only ready to start their three-day weekend but also eager to start the new semester. We asked them how their first day went. Here are their responses:
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My first day of school was a bit overwhelming since I came from a really small school. I got lost a little, but there was always someone there to help. I am excited about college life and meeting new people. — Arsheen Memon, supply chain management freshman
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It was awesome to be back. I have great professors and I’m looking forward to learning sign language this semester.
The first day was pretty routine — same old. I’m getting an internship this semester though. — Brady Nash, economics senior
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It is nice to be back on campus and get in the swing of things, and I’m excited about a possible internship. — Lauren Gallegos, consumer science junior
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It was hot on the first day of class, but my classes seem easy. I’m looking forward to getting all A’s. — Brayan Paris, computer science senior
— Quotes and photos compiled by Paulina Rojas and Monica Tso
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