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ACADEMICS

UH ranked in global top 100 in math, science Matthew Wyatt Contributing Writer

The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics has been ranked in the top 100 NSM programs in the world and top 50 in the United States, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

The ARWU was released on Aug. 15 from Shanghai Jiao Tong

University as part of the annual update of the top 500 world university rankings. ARWU has been presenting the top 500 world Universities for the last decade using transparent methodology and reliable data and has been regarded as the most reliable and trustworthy of university ranking systems.

Houston’s movement into the

top 100 is a big step from last year’s ranking, which only put the program in the top 200. The progress shows that the university’s programs are becoming more prestigious and are being recognized by the international community.

The growth and development of the NSM program in particular is something NSM Dean Dan E.

Wells knows only means good things for students.

“A s U H continues to grow as a Tier Wells One research u n i v e r s i t y, these types of rankings will

continue to raise the university’s stature among U.S. and world universities,” Wells said. “That’s good news for all UH students and alumni.”

ARWU’s ranking system examines the amount of alumni who receive awards in their field and the active staff’s amount of field MATH continues on page 3

ORGANIZATIONS

Bauer claims top prize in Google competition Manuella Libardi Staff Writer

MBA students from the C.T. Bauer College of Business competed against 12,000 students from more than 80 countries to become the winner of the 2013 Google Online Marketing Challenge in the Americas.

“To have a company like Google once again recognize the strength and aptitude of these Bauer MBA students is humbling,” Bauer Dean Latha Ramchand said in a UH news release.

“We are so proud of their achievement and will continue to build curriculum around innovative and evolving aspects of the business world.”

Heather Nguyen, Jason Ruth, Adam Jalfon and James McLellan represented Bauer and UH and received the opportunity to display their skills in advertising, e-commerce, integrated communications, management information systems, marketing and new media technologies.

Bauer teams have been participating in the challenge for four years. 2011’s team received the Global Winner title with a campaign for the Houston Symphony. UH is the only school in the country to have won the global title, said Steven Koch, executive professor and the team’s faculty adviser.

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UH got off to a high-flying start, defeating Southern 62-13 in the season opener at Reliant Stadium on Friday. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

ANALYSIS

Win provides both questions, answers Christopher Shelton Sports editor

The Cougars answered some questions surrounding the team and created new ones.

They cruised to a 62-13 victory against an overmatched Southern squad Friday at Reliant Stadium — it certainly ended better for the Cougars than last season’s opener, a 30-13 loss to Texas State.

With such a talent gap between UH and Southern, it’s tough to know what can be

learned about the team.

The Cougars proved there could be a smooth transition after losing redshirt junior Charles Sims, their leading rusher, when he transferred to West Virginia this offseason.

Last season, the offense struggled to move the ball while Sims, who was a threat to score each time he touched the ball, was injured.

Sophomore running backs Ryan Jackson and Kenneth Farrow combined for 217 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries.

Jackson showed great elusiveness and

averaged 12 yards per carry.

“Those are two young men whose names will become household names at the end of the season,” said head coach Tony Levine. “( Jackson) is very dynamic — certainly, Farrow brings a different element of power, but he still has tremendous speed as well and toughness.”

On defense, UH held Southern to 13 points — the fewest it has allowed since holding SMU QUESTIONS continues on page 5

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Theft: A student reported that someone stole her unattended and unsecured laptop computer. The incident occurred between noon and 3 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Fresh Food Company. The case is inactive.

Theft: A student reported the theft of her unattended and secured bicycle, which was in the Cambridge Oaks grounds. The incident occurred between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 27.

The case is inactive.

Traffic Offense: A student reported that someone struck his unattended vehicle at Cougar Village II and failed to leave the information required by law. The incident occurred between 5:45 and 11 p.m.

Aug. 26. The case is inactive.

Theft: A faculty member reported the theft of his unattended and unsecured laptop computer. The incident occurred between 2:30 and 2:43 p.m. Aug. 28 in Engineering 1.

The case is inactive.

Theft: A student reported his unattended and unsecured wallet stolen. The incident occurred between 8 and 11:30 a.m. Aug. 27 at Cougar Village I. The case is inactive.

Theft: A student reported her secured and unattended bicycle stolen from Settegast Hall. The incident occurred between noon Aug. 13 and 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The case is inactive.

Traffic Offense: A student reported someone struck her unattended vehicle in Lot 12A and failed to leave the information required by law. The incident occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The case is active.

Theft: A student reported that someone stole an electronic tablet and cash from her unattended and unsecured backpack. The incident occurred between 2:40 and 2:45 p.m.

Aug. 28 at Moody Towers. The case is active.

Traffic Offense: A student reported that someone struck her unattended vehicle and failed to leave the information required by law. The incident occurred at 1 p.m. Aug. 29 in Lot 16D. The case is active.

Theft: A student reported his drafting chair was stolen. The incident occurred between 8 a.m. and 2:27 p.m. Aug. 29 in the Architecture Building. The case is cleared by exception.

CORRECTION The India Studies article in Thursday’s issue should have referred to assistant director Anjali Kanojia as she.

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HONORS

Speakers inspire students at annual Convocation Daniela Di Napoli Contributing writer

The room was standing only as students, parents and faculty poured into the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton University of Houston Hotel for the 35th annual Honors College Fall Convocation Thursday evening.

Chancellor and President Renu Khator opened with inspiring words regarding UH, calling it “the best place” and emphasizing how UH is not a university that lives in the “ivory tower,” but in fact is a humble University that is involved with the community.

“Great universities are built by great communities and great communities are subbed by great universities,” Khator said.

Though Khator’s speech evoked a sense of school pride, it was keynote speaker and Honors College founding Dean professor Ted Estess who was the true inspiration of the night, as he spoke on his past personal project regarding a work

by Pablo Picasso.

“A picture holds us captive and

will not let us go. Inevitably each of us is captive to a picture or group of pictures with which and in terms of which we understand ourselves and the world,” Estess said.

“Our pictures can serve us ill or can serve us well, sometimes both.

We can hold to our pictures in a closed intolerant was, or we can hold to our pictures in an open, flexible, imaginative way.”

Estess concluded by indirectly challenging the audience to be flexible with their pictures in order to grow to their full potential.

“I liked how (Estess) was once young and foolish and able to get stuck on an idea.” said electrical engineering freshman Marisa Smith.

“I learned I can definitely become an important student in the Honors College if I work hard.”

Hotel and restaurant management freshman Molly Dyer was excited to see a different side of her professor, and was inspired by Estess’ words.

“I really like to imagine Dr.

Honors students gained a better undersanding of planning their future from professor Ted Estess and University president Renu Khator, both speakers at this year’s Fall Convocation.. | Fernando Castaldi/The Daily Cougar Estess as some young college (professor) who doesn’t know (the answers),” Dyer said.

“I tend get stuck on ideas like Dr. Estess did. If I want to succeed, I need to look at things from many

different perspectives.”

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the world is going. I get emails from all over the world asking, ‘Can you tell us how University of Houston is doing it?’”

Koch selected the students who participated through a course he teaches. He has been advising the teams since Bauer started competing in the challenge four years ago.

He is interested in creating wellbalanced teams, with students from different backgrounds and interests.

“While working toward my MBA at Bauer, I have been fortunate enough to be involved in several programs that focus on ‘real-world’ business problems,” said Heather Nguyen, president of the college’s MBA Society and Marketing club.

“Through these programs and my other courses, I have learned the quality of professors at Bauer are top notch. As Bauer students, winning the Americas Region for the GOMC demonstrates the high degree of excellence of the programs and professors at the University of Houston.”

Koch went on to emphasize on the quality of students at the University.

“It’s not about the faculty or the courses, it’s about the students,” he said. “University of Houston’s students can do this kind of stuff every year.

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Cheering in the new semester UH cheerleaders welcomed new and returning students back to the University at Cat’s Back. At the event, held every fall and spring semester, students played interactive games, participated in an organization fair and enjoyed free food.

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awards. Highly cited research and papers published in credible journals are also calculated in making

these rankings. All of these aspects are put into the perspective of the size of the campus and the amount of achievement per capita.

Students consider ARWU’s a c k n ow l e d g e m e n t o f N S M ’s achievements something to be

proud of.

“It will boost the value of my degree, which will surely improve my resumé,” said mathematics senior Gregory Malek. news@thedailycougar.com

The students prepared for months prior to submitting the team’s first report.

The students selected a client — this year’s team worked with the Children’s Museum of Houston — and analyzed the business and decided on its marketing needs.

The team then drafted a precampaigned report, which was submitted online according to a rubric provided by Google. The students were given $250 from Google to work on a three-week campaign to improve online marketing efforts for the museum.

“I worry that people don’t understand how significant this is.

According to Forrester Research, 35 percent of all dollars spent by advertisers in the United States will be spent on online marketing. In contrast, 12 years ago, the dollars spent on online marketing were hardly measurable. That includes everything; from advertising and marketing efforts to what you see on the side of the bus,” Koch said.

“That’s where our economy is going. Our students are actually being told by academics, industry professionals and Google specialists that they are the best at this new craft. It’s huge. This is where

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CAREER

Students stuck in cycle of poverty F

resh out of the public education system, high school students are effectively hardwired with the notion that going to college is the key to achieving a dream job.

Ask most college students, though, and they’ll tell you that what truly separates you from the rat race of postgrads is not Cara your Dean’s Smith List GPA or the fact that you double-majored.

It’s internships, typically unpaid ones, and many of today’s employers seem to be setting standards for their future work force that are unrealistic, especially when considering today’s economic conditions.

Gone are the days when a graduating senior could step into their Career Center and check out the “Now Hiring” corkboard.

Without internships and field experience, getting hired is becoming an increasingly formidable task.

Unfortunately, with the increasing costs of college, most students can’t afford to take unpaid internships or low-wage, high-hour jobs.

The Huffington Post reports the average cost of four-year public universities increased by 8.3 percent across the nation in 2012.

Today’s economic climate simply can’t foster the luxury of an internship for the majority of college students.

With the rising costs of tuition and living, most college students aren’t in a position to accept a commitment that doesn’t help pay the bills.

Sadly, the larger part of available jobs that provide high wages and flexible hours aren’t applicable to vast fields of study, as they typically fall into the retail, construction, warehouse or hospitality industries.

David Delgado/The Daily Cougar Students who finance their own education through these positions are left with a resumé that undoubtedly details their competitive work ethic and time management skills.

However, as employers increasingly demand post-grads with a plethora of field experience, students fluent in work ethic and time management have become undesirable if they don’t also come equipped with a rudimentary knowledge of JavaScript or Wordpress.

Faced with the rapidly evolving needs of the modern student, David B. Small, executive director of University Career Services, has made fundamental renovations in the way that Career Services approaches students’ professional needs.

“Our Career Services is trying to reach students as early as possible in their academic careers,”

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Small said.

“It’s changed from being a job placement agency, working primarily with seniors, to now looking at the complete developmental range of services for students.”

According to Small, 74 percent of UH students are employed during the academic year, well past the national collegiate average of 58 percent.

It’s not specified whether these students are employed in a field-specific internship or a full-time job waiting tables.

One thing that is clear is that UH students are held to a higher degree of post-grad professionalism than students attending a university in a rural environment.

“Because UH students have the benefit of studying in a sprawling urban environment, many of Houston’s employers

Students that come from impoverished backgrounds (are not financially able to accept these) internships, and that continued cycle of poverty is something people need to be aware of.”

David B. Small, on the effects of unpaid internships on college students. expect their applicants to have experience in the field, whether it be a part-time job or an internship,” Small said.

This catch-22 of attending

a university in a booming city raises more concerns than one.

While the abundance of internships is dramatically higher in Houston than in other Texas cities, so is the students demand for those .

What also separates Houston from other major cities across the nation is widening class distinctions, because of an increasing number of economic distinctions among its residents.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Houston’s average annual income among residents increased last year.

There was also a slight increase in the number of Houstonians living in poverty.

“With a good deal of UH students having to shoulder their own education, many can’t afford to take an unpaid internship.

They’re left with no choice but to keep their source of income alive, (and this pattern) leads to something of a class distinction,” Small said.

“Students that come from impoverished backgrounds (are not financially able to accept these) internships, and that continued cycle of poverty is something people need to be aware of.”

With a demand for the increasingly impractical becoming the norm of the hiring environment, an unstable post-grad future for hundreds of thousands of students seems progressively inevitable.

Businesses that value the budgetary benefits of inflexible, low-wage internships are robbing a countless number of potentially dedicated employees of positions they’ve proven to be qualified for.

As long as businesses choose to demand the impractical, many students will be faced with few options after graduation.

Senior staff columnist Cara Smith is a communications junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

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to seven points in 2011 and forcing four turnovers.

Junior linebacker Derrick Mathews played well in the middle of the defense for the first time since he was a senior at North Shore High School. He helped hold Southern to only 107 yards rushing and less than four yards per carry.

Mathews said he has had a smooth transition to becoming the quarterback of the defense.

“I made that switch in the spring, and I felt at home in the position. I had that experience in high school and, making the change, I felt good,” Mathews said.

However, like last season, the secondary struggled at times.

Southern quarterback Dray Joseph used the quick passing game to complete 19 passes in the first half. Though outside of a 65-yard flea flicker, Joseph was unable to challenge the Cougars’ defense deep. Senior cornerback Zachary McMillian was unhappy about the way the secondary performed.

“We didn’t execute well in the secondary and that’s where that stems from, especially me,” McMillian said.

“It had nothing to do with what they were doing, we just weren’t executing from top to bottom in the secondary. Our safeties played well, but from a corner perspective, we didn’t execute well.”

Perhaps the biggest storyline heading into the season, the quarterback battle, got more complicated.

Junior quarterback David Piland and freshman John O’Korn combined to throw for 255 yards and four touchdowns. The Cougars planned to play O’Korn during the fourth series of the game and most of the second half.

Levine declined to give further details about the quarterback situation moving forward.

With a schedule backloaded with conference contenders, success during the first five games are crucial to reaching the Cougars’ postseason goals. Levine said Piland is his starter, but if he is going to make a change, the freshman will need more meaningful reps before the schedule gets tougher.

The Cougars did what they needed to do on Friday — physically dominating a less-talented opponent — but still need to correct a few issues before the thick of conference play. sports@thedailycougar.com

Junior receiver Daniel Spencer scored three touchdowns and set a career high with nine receptions against Southern on Friday. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

FOOTBALL

Spencer’s speed steals show Andrew Valderas Assistant sports editor

Junior receiver Daniel Spencer envisioned striding into the end zone when head coach Tony Levine called his number.

After sophomore running back Ryan Jackson started the third quarter with back-to-back 12-yard runs, it was Spencer’s turn to make a big play.

Spencer received a toss on an endaround that went 45 yards to give the Cougars a 34-6 lead. It was Spencer’s first touchdown on his first rushing attempt.

“I told Coach I was going to do it. So when my number was called, I knew it was coming,” Spencer said.

Everything on the play was well executed.

Jackson and sophomore running back Kenneth Farrow were lined up in a two-back shotgun set with redshirt junior quarterback David Piland. When Piland snapped the ball, he faked the draw to Farrow and the quick outlet pass in the flat to Jackson.

Southern was taken out of position as they ran left toward the elusive Jackson, who rushed for two touchdowns in the first half and made the misdirection play look like a work of art when Spencer went untouched down the right sideline.

Jackson, who rushed for 120 yards on 10 carries, said he was impressed

with Spencer’s run.

“I rate that a 10 out of 10. I could see where it was going the whole time.”

Spencer’s touchdown run was just one of his many highlights throughout the night. He was able to catch a career-high nine balls, including two for touchdowns en route to 102 yards receiving.

One occurred when he sprinted to the pylon on a quick pass from nine yards out, and the other was for 11 yards when he beat his defender to the far left side of the end zone for an easy score.

Spencer has shown previous ability to explode in games.

Last season against Louisiana

Tech, he caught seven balls for 157 yards to a go along with a 74-yard touchdown reception. He also had games in which he nearly eclipsed the century mark in receiving with 99 and 96 yards against Rice and SMU respectively.

“He’s right up there in terms of the most improved player from the end of last season to this camp,” Levine said. “He’s done a great job in the last four weeks, and I’m proud of his effort tonight.”

Farrow and Jackson may have stole the show in the first half with a combined 144 yards rushing, but the rest of the night belonged to Spencer. sports@thedailycougar.com

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The beginning of a new semester is often a mix of excitement and stress. From moving away from home to getting used to new schedules, adjusting can be difficult for many students.

Luckily, Cougars were able to mix and mingle at one of the biggest on-campus events at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

During the past decade, The Cat’s Back has been established as one of the ultimate campus events. Hundreds of organizations provided games, prizes and giveaways for the estimated 5,000 attendees. Representatives from Amazon, the Astros, Dynamo and Rockets served as a reminder of UH’s widespread establishment across the city of Houston.

Dan Maxwell, assistant vice president of Student Affairs, shared the event’s lasting impact for new and returning students.

“Cat’s Back is an event that kicks off the year for students,” Maxwell said. “When people come back for opening weekend, a lot of the time they’re exhausted, stressed from moving in, starting their classes and getting books. This is kind of that first social event after their classes have started that tells them it’s ok to be involved.”

Bryant Hernandez, a media production junior and member of the Student Video Network, shared the vital platform this festival provides for student organizations that are dependent on seeking out new membership.

“When it comes to Cat’s Back, we’re pretty much here to share our club with as many students as possible,” Hernandez said.

“We’re also here to get new members to talk to students and get them involved. We know getting involved helps your college career a lot.”

Serving as the most dynamic, entertaining representations of the student body, the event catered to students of all backgrounds.

“The Cat’s Back showed me just how many cool opportunities there are at UH, no matter what your major,” said hotel and restaurant management freshman Ashlyn Smith. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Save the Date: Open House, Wednesday, Sept.4th from 10am-2pm

Tuesday,September 3, 2013 // 8

The Daily Cougar

08.28.13 Campus Recreation and Wellness Center 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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