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CAMPUS
Center for Student Media considers big changes Zachary Burton, Laura Gillespie Staff writer, assistant news editor
The new Center for Student Media held the first meeting of the Student Media Advisory Committee at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. Replacing the Student Publications Committee, SMAC brings together The Daily Cougar Editor-
in-Chief Channler K. Hill, Student Video Network President Sophia Pereira and Coog Radio Station Director Samantha Wong, along with representatives from all three organizations, the Student Government Association and local professional committees. At the meeting, each student leader presented the improvements
made by their section since the beginning of the school year. SVN has given out more promotional material and is producing new shows and reviews, while Coog Radio boasts a re-launched website, new projects and more giveaways such as free tickets to local concerts. The Daily Cougar also launched
a new website and front page design and is marketing itself more with a new slogan, promotional tables and an open house. What’s more, all three organizations are extending collaboration efforts. Several suggestions were made for the improvement of the Center, largely focused on The Daily Cougar. One of the major propositions was
a suggestion made by Center for Student Media Director Matt Dulin to transition The Daily Cougar to a more online-based publication, with only one or two print issues a week. “We surveyed students and their reading habits, we surveyed editors CHANGES continues on page 12
RESEARCH
HISTORY
UH dusts off moon for data
Former Frontiersman reignites UH tradition Kathleen Murrill Senior staff writer
Nora Olabi Staff writer
The University is joining NASA in the international effort to collect detailed information about the moon. The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, which was launched into space on Sept.6, will orbit the moon for 100 days to gather data that could potentially answer many long-standing questions that continue to boggle the scientific community. Questions about its surface boundary exosphere — a thin, atmospheric layer very prevalent in this solar system — lunar dust and surface conditions, like composition and global density, have yet to be fully answered. Alex Ignatiev, the director of the Center for Advanced Materials and a Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Physics, is working on a project with his team to harvest lunar dust for the creation of solar cells. This In-Situ Resource Utilization project would create energy and fuel in space to further research and, eventually, drive down costs of deep space exploration. “Little is known about lunar dust in the lunar atmosphere, both from the scientific viewpoint and from the technological viewpoint, as the dust will affect everything that will be done on the moon in the MOON continues on page 11
The Frontiersmen organization was started in 1948 to promote the University’s school spirit before it went dormant. It was recreated in 1991 by Russell Hruska. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
The whistles of a siren, the running of the flags and the sight of men in wranglers and tan dusters aligned along the side of the field have become synonymous with a UH football game — and to think that may have never been the case if it wasn’t for an ugly, yellow siren. Originally founded in 1948 as an on-campus organization dedicated to promoting school spirit and increasing the community’s morale, the Frontiersmen organization was filled with some of the most spirited and dedicated leaders on campus. Despite its strong beginning, however, the Frontiersmen fell dormant for years. That is, until architecture
student and Sigma Chi fraternity brother Russell Hruska saw the siren brought by former coaches Jack Pardee and John Jenkins into the football stadium to celebrate a Cougar touchdown. “I noticed right away that it wasn’t an overly attractive siren. It was yellow. I actually quoted it as a yellow piece of something or another,” Hruska said. “So I approached Coach Jenkins with the idea of creating a siren that would be more impressive. And he said, ‘Well good gosh, that sounds great.’ And he told me that they had actually ordered another siren that was coming in the next couple weeks and that now I was in charge of it, so I said, ‘OK.’” FRONTIER continues on page 7
ACADEMICS
Glacier researcher hot on climate issues’ trail Julia Davila Staff writer
A UH assistant professor is joining an international team to study the shrinking of mountain glaciers using satellite remote sensing measurements. Hyongki Lee, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has once again found himself working with his doctoral alma mater, Ohio State University, which is leading the initiative. OSU recently received a three-year, $600,000 grant from NASA, with approximately $145,000 of that given to Lee’s part of the project. GLACIER continues on page 3
Assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering Hyongki Lee was awarded a $145,000 grant to study glacier shrinkage. | Courtesy of UH.edu
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CALENDAR Today Fitness: UH faculty and staff are invited to a 14-day free trial of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center from Sept. 16 to 29. Any who wish to participate in the trial must email crmember@uh.edu with “14 Day Free Trial” in the subject line along with their Peoplesoft number and bring their Cougar Card to the Recreation Center. Lecture: “Hispanic Health Summit: Challenges and Solutions” will discuss health issues affecting the Hispanic community and changes that are going into effect to resolve these issues. The summit will feature State Rep. Carol Alvarado as a guest speaker, and will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kiva Room of Farish Hall.
Exhibit: Visiting Artist and Scholar Series: Fallen Fruit’s David Burns and Austin Young will host the art of Matias Viegener, Burns and Young as part of the ongoing “Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art” series. The exhibit is free and will be from 1 to 2 p.m. in Fine Arts Building room 110. Debate: Incumbent Mayor Annise Parker will debate mayoral election opponents Ben Hall and Eric Dick. The event is free and will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Classroom and Business Building Commons. Business casual attire is preferred.
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Exhibit: “Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art,” a free art exhibit, will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every Tuesday through Saturday at the Blaffer Art Museum.
Orientation: The Bauer Graduation Orientation will not only give future Bauer graduates the information they need to know about graduating from the College, but will also celebrate the most recent graduates. This event is free and will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Hofheinz Pavilion.
Training: Cougar Ally Training will equip the faculty, staff and student leaders with the necessary knowledge to become allies for the UH and Houston LGBT community. The event is free and will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at McElhinney Hall room 341.
Sale: The collaborative Californian art group Fallen Fruit will host “Lemonade Stand” from noon to 3 p.m. in front of the Blaffer Art Museum. The group is offering free lemonade for those who express sadness or positivity in self-portraits drawn on lemons.
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ACADEMICS
Freshmen bring highest admission scores to UH Zachary Burton Staff writer
Reflecting an increasing trend, UH’s incoming class of 2017 has the distinction of having the best SAT scores and class ranking to date. In recent years, student enrollment has become more about success and graduation and less about head count on campus, as reported by a UH press release. This class also reached the University’s goal of 3,300 first-year students, in a student population of 39,503 — 31,598 undergraduates and 7,905 graduate students. As the university has grown, its additions
GLACIERS continued from page 1
“My role is to process satellite radar altimetry data over the mountain glaciers and ice caps to generate their elevation change time series, from which we eventually computer their mass changes,â€? Lee said. The satellites used in this project are those of NASA, European Space Agency, Centre national d’Êtudes spatiales — a French government space agency — and Indian Space Research Organization. “Dr. Lee’s glacier research is a shining example of the diverse, collaborative and cutting-edge projects our faculty members are taking on,â€? said Cullen College of Engineering
have attracted new students. “I chose to attend UH because of its Center for Creative Work in The Honors College and the graduate program for writing. My SAT score (was) 1970, and I was 36th (of the) 566 in my class,� said creative writing freshman Eppie Farrell. Through work with community colleges and junior colleges, UH has begun to streamline student education by “advising students who start at a community college to complete their first year or, if possible, both years there before transferring to UH,� according to a press release. Thus far, the University has met
these goals while keeping school affordable. Tuition has been climbing at a slow rate, reaching only half of the average cost of tuition in 2011 nationwide, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. “UH gives you more education for a lower price,â€? said music performance and education freshman Matthew MondragĂłn. Enrollment in the UH System has surpassed 65,624 students, with UH-Victoria seeing its 16th consecutive year of growth in fall enrollment.
Dean Joseph Tedesco. With the role glaciers play in ecosystems and societies, it is important to understand the implications of glacial melting. “It can provide researchers worldwide with a better understanding of the contributors to climate-change-based sea level rises,� Lee said in a statement. Once the model is developed to interpret the altimeter data, the algorithm can be extended to be used for altimeter measurements over non-oceanic surfaces such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, ice sheets and topographic surfaces. Lee described a satellite radar altimeter tailored to measure the height based on how radio waves scatter when they bounce off objects.
According to a press release, Lee is developing a new model for interpreting altimeter data that is tailored specifically for glacier surfaces and will provide more accurate height information, as well as developing a technique to measure height changes along the entire path of each satellite. The readings collected by the team can then be used to calculate the mass of the ice lost over the past few decades, leading to a better understanding of climate change and rising sea levels. “I take great pride in our faculty researchers’ boundless ambition to make the world a better place, and this study seeks to do exactly that,� Tedesco said.
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CONSTITUTION DAY ESSAY WINNER
A country with freedom for all T
he reason many people migrate to the United States in search of a better life is because it is a nation of freedom. In the beginning freedom was only granted to those of a certain skin color and status, but we have evolved from those egotistical ideas and extended freedom to any person within the boundaries of this great nation. This is why I believe the first amendment, which gives anyone in the United States the right to exercise any religion, freedom of
speech and use of press, and the right to assemble and petition, is the most important amendment and the one that gave way to other important amendments like the thirteenth, fifteenth and nineteenth, also known as the Civil Rights amendments. Freedom is something no one should take for granted. In countries like Cuba and North Korea people are incarcerated for speaking up against the government, in places like the Middle East people are prosecuted for practicing a different religion, and
in these places no one is allowed to petition the government in the presence of grievance. The U.S. is a better country for allowing its citizen’s to speak their mind and have an opinion on the way laws will be imposed. Having these freedoms allowed for people to lobby for other rights that are necessary, like the thirteenth amendment which abolished slavery and began the notion that all human beings are truly equal. If the first amendment had not been set in place we would be
stuck in olden times with olden ideas. One of the most important freedoms that came about by having the first amendment is the right to vote. The fifteenth amendment gave voting rights to any person regardless of color or race and the nineteenth amendment did the same for women. Having the freedom of speech and press allowed people to pressure the government into allowing all citizens the right to decide who the next leader would be.
Many people now don’t vote because they believe it is useless and that the Electoral College decides the outcome, but if that is the case there would not be so many people trying to creates laws to make it much more difficult to register to vote. And this is why the first amendment is so important, because it allows us to have the freedom to be heard. Brenda Madrigal is an accounting junior and may be reached at brendamadrigal71@yahoo.com
SOCIAL ISSUES
Feminism not a bra-burning spectacle
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he word ‘feminism’ seems to get a rise out of people nowadays. If you claim to be a feminist, most people assume that you’re a man-hater who thinks women should have an advantage in society. UH creative writing and literature doctoral candidate Allie Rowbottom studied Sexuality and Gender Studies as an undergraduate. Her definition of Blake feminism is one that speaks of Mudd equality. “Feminism, for me, is a movement made up by multiple approaches and ideologies pointed at achieving equal social, economic, sexual and political rights for all, regardless of gender identity or biological sex.” The idea that all feminists must be women is horrendous. Rowbottom has a theory as to how this stereotype may have come about. “The emphasis on women’s rights in feminism stems from the simple fact that women have historically been denied the same rights as men,” Rowbottom said. However, one thing most feminists try to preach is that it does not mean you have to be a woman to support women’s rights, just as you do not have to be gay to support gay rights or a minority to support racial equality. In regard to she feels about the stereotype that feminism has garnered, Rowbottom said it’s frustrating. “I run up against these stereotypes every single semester in the classroom, and what I find the most
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disheartening about them is that the majority of students supporting them are female. Most girls, it seems, don’t want to be perceived as man-hating, because they’re not – and this is understandable,” Rowbottom said. “What I try to show in the classroom is that feminism is not, as is the popular myth, an effort to dethrone men and put women in their place. It’s simply an effort to level the playing field, which, ultimately, is better for everyone.” If feminists should have any stereotype, it should be the wish to achieve equality for all. It is a shame that such hatred is put on those who call themselves ‘feminist,’ because after all, wanting equality for everyone — regardless of their anatomy — should not be a crime. The concept of feminism is not to hate on a specific gender, male or female; it is about achieving the equality every person in this country deserves — within natural rights. “There’s so much pressure on young men and women alike in the culture today. These burdens can only be dissolved by working together,” Rowbottom said. Had feminists not been present in this country’s history, women would still be in the kitchen, and men would still be on the battlefield. “(Feminism) is not about getting up on a soapbox with a megaphone, but about being the change you want to see,” Rowbottom said. “You do not have to be Gloria Steinem to be a David Delgado// The Daily Cougar
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John Grimmett // via thedailycougar.com As an alumnus of the Moores School of Music, I have to question whether or not Ms. Lee spoke to anyone at the music school regarding this topic. I hardly say that playing in the Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band (for which I was the drum major in 2008 and 2009) for one year is ample time for one to be making such a broad generalization about careers in music. Many, many of our alumni have gone on to successful careers in military bands as a way to advance their performing careers. Our graduates have also gone on to play in some of the most prestigious performing organizations (including music festivals and professional orchestras) in the world. I feel like this article is implying that the Moores School of Music does little to prepare its students for financial success in the future, which is an absurd notion (made more absurd by the fact that the author of the article is an English major). No student becomes a music major to make money; ask any artist out there why s/he is making art, and I guarantee soul will always come before commercial interests. Instead of partaking in “the greatest our country has to offer,” why not focus on what music and the arts offers to our country? We create experiences, not products; we create conversation, not sound bites; we create culture, which is worth far more than tax-free take-home pay. If the intent of the students at the Moores School of Music were to make Benjamins (Franklins, not Brittens), then you would see empty halls and classrooms, and that, my dear, would be truly “tragic.”
Kacee duGas // via thedailycougar.com Even as a string player, I knew about military band programs before I left high school. A few circumstances of uninformed people should not reflect on the Moores School of Music’s responsibility to “push” students into a specific career. The information is available from the best advisor any college could have, an extremely experienced staff, or possibly from fellow peers -- if someone is willing to research and ask about their options.
Dane Manuel // via thedailycougar.com I can understand the sentiment of the article. When I was a blue-eyed and bushy-tailed freshman I thought there were a very limited number of options available. I could be a director, a performer, or lesson teacher. It took me quite some time to get to know people and find out that there were other things to do. I do all three of those now, but I also work as a recording engineer from time to time as well and I’m starting my own nonprofit for wind players and percussionists (which makes me a business “owner”, marketer, and journalist). Earning money as a musician can be difficult, but as you get more experience and expand your abilities you can increase your earnings.
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feminist. The feminists I most look up to are my female friends who get out there every day and effect change — either in the classroom, the office, in their creative writing or on the Internet,” Rowbottom said. Other countries that are behind the United States in terms of social issues could look at our country’s feminist movement as part of the amazing progress that could not have been achieved without everyone, men and women, standing up for what is right. “So we’ve come a long way and I think that’s something to celebrate and respect,” Rowbottom said. People can assume all feminists are bad people, but when it comes down to it, feminism is not a bad thing. It has affected this country in a positive way, and we still need it around to help everyone fully and freely live their lives. Opinion columnist Blake Mudd is a journalism freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
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W 62-13
vs. Southern
W 22-13 @ Temple*
W 31-26 @ Rice
SEPT. 28 @ UTSA
OCT. 12
vs. Memphis*
OCT. 19 vs. BYU
OCT. 26
@ Rutgers*
OCT. 31 vs. USF*
NOV. 9 @ UCF*
NOV. 16
NOV. 23
NOV. 29
@ vs. Louisville* Cincinnati*
vs. SMU*
* conference game
GAMEDAY: PREVIEW
SIDELINE REPORT
WEAPONS The Cougars have a talented group of skill position players that have helped smooth the transition of freshman quarterback John O’Korn to starter. Sophomore running back Ryan Jackson has become a threat as a runner and a receiver this season. Jackson has used his elusiveness to score four rushing and one receiving touchdown. Sophomore receiver Deontay Greenberry, the Cougars’ first ever five-star recruit, is living up to the hype. He leads UH in receptions and yards this season and has also recorded back-to-back 100yard receiving games. Junior receiver Daniel Spencer has become a big-play threat. He caught a momentumswinging touchdown with five seconds remaining before halftime that helped propel the Cougars to a win.
Sophomore receiver Deontay Greenberry is ranked 5th nationally by averaging 127 yards per game. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
FOOTBALL
UH hopes to unleash full arsenal Cougars believe success of inside receivers will create chances on outside Andrew Valderas Assistant sports editor
The Cougars’ inside receivers had success in their first three games. Sophomore Deontay Greenberry has already eclipsed his last season’s halfway mark for total receptions, with a current total of 26 in three games compared to 2012’s 47 throughout 10 games. Junior Daniel Spencer has already amassed three receiving touchdowns, equaling his 2012 mark. However, outside receivers like sophomore Larry McDuffey and senior Xavier Maxwell have been unable to achieve similar
recognition. “This offense is predicated on what the defense does,” said outside receivers coach Brandon Middleton. “If the opposing defense is trying to take away the outside guys, then the inside guys are going to have a lot more balls come their way, and vice versa.” McDuffey, who led the team with four receiving touchdowns last season, has been unable to make as many plays, as he only has four catches for 17 yards. Maxwell has 12 catches for 102 yards. “We expect for each other to have big numbers,” Maxwell said. “We’re all just waiting our turn and let the plays develop and let everyone know we have a strength in our receiving corps, inside and outside.” McDuffey had zero catches Saturday against Rice. Head coach Tony Levine said Rice played a lot of
press coverage on McDuffey, along with a safety, to make it m o re c h a l lenging to get open. “ O f f G re e n b e r r y and SpenMiddleton cer’s success, ideally, most teams now are going to start focusing on those two,” Middleton said. “With that, now the outside receives will see more catches. So it’s kind of a pick-your-poison scenario.” Offensive coordinator Doug Meacham said having the youth at the quarterback position dictates what their offense can accomplish. “Right now, we’re not necessarily as balanced in (ball disbursement). A lot of our early progressions are on the inside,” Meacham said. “We’ve got an 18-year old
quarterback that is still trying to figure it out, but at the same time, the defenses have taken away some of those throws to the outside … We’re not to the point where we are specifically targeting a position group.” UH took shots down the field against Rice. Freshman quarterback John O’Korn connected with Greenberry for 61 yards on the Cougars’ third play from scrimmage and sophomore running back Ryan Jackson on a wheel route for 32 yards and it loosened up the defense. “We took some shots down the field. We didn’t complete all of them, but when you attempt them, you give yourself a chance. And that’s something in the first two games we really haven’t done,” Levine said. Levine said the Cougars need to throw the ball down the field more as the season progresses. sports@thedailycougar.com
PASSING Player
YD
TD INT
John O’Korn
49-79 621
6
1
Eric Soza
93-145 1026
6
3
Player
YD
TD
Ryan Jackson
326
4
Kenneth Farrow
175
0
David Glasco II
169
3
Eric Soza
134
0
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RECEIVING Player
REC
YD
TD
Deontay Greenberry
26
381
2
Daniel Spencer
16
218
3
Xavier Maxwell
12
102
0
Kenny Bias
8
163
2
Kam Jones
15
145
0
Brandon Freeman
10
130
0
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in charge of it, so I said, ‘OK.’” The original siren was initially hand-cranked by Sigma Chi brothers exclusively, but Hruska wanted to share the new siren with all UH students. “I wanted to make (the siren) something more than it was,” Hruska said. “I knew if it just stayed in (Sigma Chi), others would belittle it, and it would never be something that everyone supported.” Hruska then set out with a few of his fraternity brothers to find other members of Greek organizations and create a separate group that would rally around this new siren. He came up with seven guys: Inter-Fraternity Council President Pat Brown, Sigma Nu Commander Tom Dalton, Sigma Phi Epsilon President Bob Patman and Sigma Chi brothers Gavin Kaszynski, Mike Hoover, Scott Kirkland and T.J. Debello. After flipping through some old yearbooks, Hruska discovered the Frontiersmen, a group that not only supported athletics, but also Frontier Fiesta and all of the University’s endeavors. The eight men then became the Frontiersmen and reestablished a tradition that had been lost years ago. After forming the group, Hruska spent the his time doodling in class and trying to think of how to make this new oil field siren impressive as he promised Coach Jenkins. At the homecoming celebration in 1991, the siren was unveiled and adorned with the name ‘the Blaze’ in honor of David Carl Blazek, a spirited supporter of UH and former Sigma Chi brother who had passed away that summer. “I wasn’t nervous to unveil it. I was proud. I think I did realize that we were creating something at the time, and we hoped it would be something that stayed around forever,” Hruska said. “But we definitely knew we were creating something special.” After two decades commemorated by the donning of wranglers and tan dusters by many Frontiersmen, the Blaze has sounded at countless games, creating two well-established traditions in the UH community. First semester Frontiersman and pre-med senior David Gelovani expressed pride and a sense of honor in being a member. “Becoming a Frontiersman was a higher calling, in my opinion. It’s something that not too many people get to experience. If you look at how many students are on
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UH alumnus Matthew Robbins served as a member of the Frontiersman before he graduated in May. | File photo/The Daily Cougar campus and how many get this opportunity, it really is something different,” Gelovani said. “Being a part of these traditions makes me feel a lot more a part of this campus. I feel more tied into what UH stands for and what it does and more related to our Athletics department and spirit department.” Hruska is now the owner of an architectural company named Intexure Architects and is pleased
at what he was able to do as a young college student. “When you are younger and in college, you don’t think about what something is going to be like in 22 years,” Hruska said. “And now we have had over 100 people who have become Frontiersmen. It’s a strong, viable tradition now, and it is something we are definitely proud of.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Musical talents collaborate for opera Nora Olabi Contributing writer
A spotlight shone on the stage of the candlelit bar as singers performed classic show tunes and operatic arias. The troupe of musicians from the Moores Opera Center descended onto McGonigel’s Mucky Duck for the fifth annual “What’s Opera, Duck?” which included 35 student singers, two accompanists, a voice teaching assistant and opera director Buck Ross. “We like the informality of the venue. It puts everyone at ease, both the audience and the performers,” Ross said. “It gives a chance to see our performers up close and to also meet the new up-and-coming stars of the program.” Though many of the singers had performed at McGonigel’s, the experience of performing as a classicallytrained singer in a pub was radically different for Alphonso Seals, a first-year graduate student of vocal performance. “I’ve actually never performed in a bar before. It puts you in a different perspective of everything and I think, with people being so close, it’s a more interactive experience between the singer and the audience,” Seals said. “I think it takes the steam off of being extremely perfect — being able to share my voice with other people
Singers, actors and performers joined Buck Ross, the Moores Opera Center director, in the 5th annual “What’s Opera, Duck?” Tuesday evening at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck. | Nora Olabi/The Daily Cougar so they can be able to see who I am as a singer.” For Nicole Woodward, an alumna of the graduate program in vocal performance pursuing her performance certificate in voice, “What’s Opera, Duck?” was a great tool to “see opera singers let their hair down” and further the art form through outreach. “When people think of opera, they tend to think of the stuffy person — who’s not acting on stage, who’s like 500 pounds and singing very loudly
— and it might be beautiful, but there’s nothing modern about it, and that’s just not the case,” Woodward said. “I think people get a chance to see that when they come out to events like this. We are average people. We’re not 600 pounds, without emotions; we’re all storytellers. This is just one way we get out into the community and show them that, besides our productions.” For Grace Brooks, a voice TA for
the opera center and a doctoral student in vocal performance, this event was more than just having a great time, it was about extending Moores’ community outreach through casual productions. “When they’re on the opera stage with the set and the makeup and the orchestra, they’re removed from the public,” Brooks said. “So this is an opportunity to sort of get up close and personal with the singers. While we love all the glamour
of the costumes, the sets, the lights and the orchestra, there’s something very honest about a simple performance in a small space.” Compared to traditional opera house productions where audiences are expected to follow strict theater etiquette, guests were able to react to the performers. For Rameen Chaharbaghi, giving that breathing room to the audience made performing more enjoyable. “What I love is the same thing that caused them to laugh, which is much less formal. I think people should treat opera a little bit more like modern rock concerts,” Chaharbaghi said. “If somebody does something you really love, you should be able to ‘whoo!’ That’s part of the reason why I think so many people don’t want to go — because it’s so formal. People don’t want to pay money to be suppressed.” It wasn’t just the patrons that enjoyed the music. Michael Bergeron, who works at McGonigel’s, liked the singers, too. “I love working this show; I’ve done about three or four of them,” Bergeron said. “The thing is, when I’m watching, sometimes I’m moved to tears. It just reminded me that this is such a pure way to experience music.” Opera continues on page 9
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For librarian Kerry Creelman, students come first. She dedicates her time and energy to guide students toward success and educates them on information literacy. | Bridget Sanchez/The Daily Cougar
In the centrally located office, the hidden gatekeepers of the library are hard at work in their individual lairs until they are called away by faculty, students and administrators. Kerry Creelman, the Coordinator of Undergraduate Instruction and Outreach, is one of a team of 17 people working in liaison services, the front line of student outreach and education. Creelman is dedicated to finding ways to better serve students and improve grades and, in turn, student success. “I really like working with students,” Creelman said. “Whether it’s teaching them, working one-onone with them, helping them find their research or helping them use the library in a way that they didn’t know before that all of a sudden saves them time — that, to me, is very rewarding.”
With the advent of technology and aggregator sites like Google, Yahoo! and Bing, some students at UH have never met their section librarians, who specialize in specific subjects, like English, math, music, law or science. “I think you’ll hear people say, ‘With the Web, why do we need libraries or why do we need librarians,’ and I actually think you need us more. Some of the basic needs that people went to the library for in the past are gone. That opens the way for far more complex needs,” Creelman said. “There’s so much information out there. When you have an abundance or an overabundance of information, how do you sift through that? So we are here to provide access to quality search tools — to provide instruction on searching well and how to navigate the information landscape, which is ever becoming more complex.”
Her top priority is educating students on information literacy. It’s all about properly using the approximately 400 different search tools for the behemoth amounts of data stored in the University’s collections and systems. Whether it’s scientific research or a term paper for English literature, Creelman works relentlessly to help students find their way in the ever-growing information age. “A lot of our students will make appointments for a consultation. I flip my monitor around, give them the keyboard, the mouse, and we sit here and we look for information on their topic. We talk about whatever information literacy concepts come up,” Creelman said. “As we’re searching, whatever questions they have, we try and answer.” Creelman moved from Canada LIBRARIAN continues on page 9
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Through this type of programming of theater, jazz and operatic songs, Moores connected to new and old patrons of the opera center. Paul Abdullah, one of the troupe’s
pianists who has performed with them several times, appreciates the community outreach that the opera center fosters. “It’s important to get out in the community and work in less-thanideal circumstances,” Abdullah said. “The important part is people enjoy it and people realize what we’re
communicating, and that’s what it’s about.” As quickly as the show ended, calls for more were made. “Once a year isn’t often enough; it needs to be twice a year,” Bergeron said. arts@thedailycougar.com
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four years ago to work at UH, first as an English subject librarian before her promotion, which came after her graduation from the University of Western Ontario in Library and Information Science. For Shawn Vaillancourt, an education subject librarian who also works in liaison services, Creelman is a natural leader who is very sensitive to students and the impact she can have on their education. “She is very mindful of the pedagogical impact of her interactions with students,” Vaillancourt said. “(She’s) always very conscientious about what impact her approaches, even at the smallest level, are going to have with students.”
Though Vaillancourt appreciates that Creelman is invested in working with students, he said that she doesn’t receive much visibility. “I think this is a perennial problem amongst all librarians. But I think fewer students get the deeper relationship with her that they did when she was a liaison,” Vaillancourt said. “Because she does a lot of behind-the-scenes work that helps all librarians working with undergraduate students, they don’t get to see her in her role as directly as they do the librarian in the classroom.” Creelman and her colleagues in liaison services have a wealth of knowledge that they’re ready to divulge to students, but sometimes students don’t know where to go to begin their journey.
“Sometimes the students don’t even know they need us, and that’s the great part,” Creelman said. “We don’t want to be a hidden gem; we want to be right out front, shining bright — glittery, sparkly gems that you can’t hide.” For UScholars freshman Sarah Hinds, Creelman has been invaluable in helping her navigate the library for her first time. Hinds and her classmates from ENGL 1302 participated in an instructional session with Creelman. Hinds plans on carrying her newfound information literacy skills throughout her college career. “I think she just helped me make all my papers better. Now I just have to learn how to write,” Hinds said. arts@thedailycougar.com
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