ELECTION 2013
VOTERS’ GUIDE: A LOOK AT THE MAYORAL RACE AND THE PROPOSALS THAT WILL AFFECT THE CITY AND STATE
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AWARENESS
Houston hub for human trafficking Rebecca Heliot Staff writer
a nostalgic replay of his nine touchdown passes against Rice, but the 30 minutes following the break was a plot twist that turned a romantic comedy into a tragic drama. Those who watched Keenum during his six years at UH weren’t surprised when he hit Johnson in stride deep twice for first quarter
The film “Slavery Out of the Shadows: Spotlight on Human Trafficking” will be screened, followed by a discussion panel with representatives from law enforcement agencies and anti-trafficking organizations from the Houston area. To raise awareness about human trafficking, the film will be shown from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Graduate School of Social Work Auditorium Room 101. Social work graduate student Esmeralda Sotelo hopes this will shine a spotlight on the issue in a local context. “The goal of the event is to raise awareness about human trafficking and to emphasize the different ways the Houston community can take a stand against the issue, which is very prevalent in our city,” Sotelo said. For Dixie Hairston, a second-year social work graduate student, the discussion will further the event’s mission because of the great minds they were able to attract. “We (are bringing) experts in the field, including city officials,
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Case Keenum nearly won his first home start against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
NFL
Texans doomed by Colts’ second-half surge Christopher Shelton Sports editor
With two minutes left in the game, the largest crowd in Houston Texans’ history began filing out of the stadium, assured that their team would fall just short to the Indianapolis Colts. Just an hour earlier, it seemed as if quarterback Case Keenum would lead the Texans to a victory, as he had so many times at UH. He threw three
first half touchdowns to receiver Andre Johnson, leading the Texans to a 21-3 halftime lead. But it wasn’t to be for Keenum and the Texans, as Houston native Andrew Luck led his team to a 27-24 victory at Reliant Stadium on Sunday. The Texans received the ball with 48 seconds and drove down the field, but a 55 yard attempt fell short, pushing the Texans to 2-6. Keenum’s first half followed the narrative of
CAMPUS
Bus brings Congress to campus Laura Gillespie News Editor Washington came to UH on Thursday as the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network bus, a 45-foot custom-built bus stuffed with the latest technology, rolled up to campus to show students the best that C-SPAN has to offer. C-SPAN is a nonpartisan,
nonprofit cable network that provides raw, unedited streams of federal government affairs, as well as other political and public affairs programming. The bus, which has been visiting schools and events nationwide since 1993, parked near Entrance 14 on Thursday afternoon by request from the Jack J.
Valenti School of Communication and assistant professor Arthur Santana. The bus was packed with MP3 players, smartphones, tablets, TVs, touchscreen computers and a smartboard to show the variety of programming, both online and on C-SPAN continues on page 3
Students were immersed in a multimedia experience as they enjoyed a variety of programming. | Laura Gillespie/The Daily Cougar