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Monday, October 28, 2013
Issue 36, Volume 79
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IMMIGRATION
Undocumented students work to receive education Tim Payne Staff writer
Five organizations are collaborating to make sure undocumented students can fulfill their dream of receiving an education and having a place to work after graduation. Unauthorized immigrants, who call themselves “Dreamers,” are aspiring to see immigration reform to become a reality with the help of Youth Empowerment Alliance, Hispanic Student Association, Mexican American Studies Student Organization, Neighborhood Centers Inc. and We Own the Dream. The student groups put together the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals forum Thursday to inform and pre-screen students on whether they are eligible for deferred action. At the forum, students were
able to learn more about DACA and its benefits. “This is the first DACA clinic on campus led by immigrant youth. We are organizing this event in an effort to raise awareness about the issues undocumented Cougars face and also assist in the DACA application process those who haven’t applied,” said psychology junior and YEA President Javier Hernandez. According to the student groups, up to 1,500 UH students may be undocumented. The forum therefore stressed the importance of student groups helping their peers get deferred action so they will be able to work in their field of study. “This event is important EDUCATION continues on page 3
UH student groups that are helping their peers learn more about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals say that there could be as many as 1,500 undocumented students attending the University. | Fernando Castaldi/The Daily Cougar
FOOTBALL
O’Korn shows short memory on road Freshman quarterback has career day following three interceptions against BYU last week Andrew Valderas Assistant sports editor
At the healthcare seminar, Harvard University professor Daniel Carpenter, said that the Affordable Care Act is not social welfare, but much needed competition for the insurance industry. | Emily S. Chambers/The Daily Cougar
LECTURE
Harvard professor talks health care Veronica Reyes Contributing writer
Health care was the subject of discussion Thursday evening as Harvard University professor Daniel Carpenter stood in the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion to discuss everything from the future of the industry to how politics shape it. Health care, Carpenter said, has become a market where price, competition and the consumer matters.
Regulation has had to co-evolve with the markets. Carpenter is also the winner of the 2011 Herbert Simon Award of the Midwest Political Science Association for his contributions as a lead scholar. “I want people to re-think about what is regulation in the markets. It is not only social welfare,” Carpenter said. Trust has become a large issue
among consumers and physicians, including trust in the Food and Drug Administration. The Drug Efficacy Study Implementation was the first systematic attempt to withdraw drugs on the basis of efficacy alone. By using DESI to take certain drugs off the shelves the FDA saved 42,000 to 148,000 lives. “The primary benefit of approval HARVARD continues on page 3
Following the Cougars’ first loss last weekend against BYU, offensive coordinator Doug Meacham said the next time freshman quarterback John O’Korn — who threw three interceptions in that game — steps on the field, he’ll be more re l a x e d a n d O’Korn “concentrate on making routine plays.” O’Korn got the message. He went through his progressions and saw an opportunity for his receivers to make plays against Rutgers. It resulted in touchdowns — many touchdowns. O’Korn shredded Rutgers’ secondary with a combination of short, medium and long passes,
resulting in career highs of passing yards (364) and touchdowns (5) in a 49-14 blowout victory. “It feels great to go out there and beat a team like them and put the hammer on them,” said junior receiver Daniel Spencer, who had six catches for 117 yards. O’Korn was instrumental all afternoon as he made throws that Rutgers defenders just couldn’t stop. On the first touchdown, he found sophomore receiver Deontay Greenberry from 10 yards out on a fade toward the left side of the end zone. The defender didn’t even have a chance to make a play on the ball as Greenberry simply out-jumped him. “He looked at me and liked what he saw with me in the corner, so he took advantage of the mismatch, and we made the play,” Greenberry said on the scoring play. “We knew that going into the week, that they were going to play two freshmen (defensive backs). It was in our game plan to go in and attack them.” O’KORN continues on page 7