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Annise Parker wins in landslide mayoral race Laura Gillespie News editor
As the early votes began to trickle in Tuesday night, incumbent mayor Annise Parker was announced the winner of the 2013 mayoral election. Lead opponent and Democrat Ben Hall conceded late Tuesday night,
while Republican attorney Eric Dick came in a “distant” third, according to the Houston Chronicle. The other six
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candidates received a small fraction of the vote. Proposition 2, which proposed a $217 million bond to reuse and renovate the Astrodome, barely failed, and the so called “eighth wonder of the world” will likely be demolished. The nine state propositions passed.
Incumbent city controller Ronald Green was reported to have won against opponent Bill Frazer. Incumbent Houston School Board members Anna Eastman and Harvin Moore will also retain their positions. This year’s election pulled a high number of early voters and 20 percent
of registered voters at the polls on Tuesday, according to Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart in an article with the the Houston Chronicle. This will be Parker’s final term as mayor, beginning January 2014. news@thedailycougar.com
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Campus organizations make their pitch Groups short on space, services Laura Gillespie News editor
Office space, marketing changes and overlooked students — from commuters to aged-out foster youth — were the topics of choice at this fall’s first day of Student Fees Advisory Committee meetings. SFAC, which consists of seven students, two members of faculty and a non-voting adviser, receives and reviews requests from student organizations and departments that are funded through student fees. Last year’s total projected revenue at $240 — the amount that
students who take six or more credit hours pay in student fees — totaled out to $20,096,842. This amount is split among more than 30 student organizations which must ask SFAC for the amount they desire, with justification. The Daily Cougar receives funding allocated by SFAC. Tuesday saw the Dean of Students, Counseling and Psychological Services, UH Wellness, the Health Center, Department of Campus Recreation, the Center for Students with DisABILITIES, University Career Services and Urban Experience Program speak.
Forensics was scheduled to speak, but was delayed to Monday. The Dean of Students Office representatives spoke on how they plan to improve engagement, support and community in order to help transfer and commuter students. “Our target is not to bring more transfer students; our target is to contribute to the students who have already been admitted,” said Associate Dean of Students Kamran Riaz. The office will implement a
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The Department of Campus Recreation has struggled to keep up with facility and equipment maintenance, so it has appealed to the Student Fees Advisory Committee for a fee increase to help cover costs and ease its budgetary strain Tuesday in the Rotunda Meeting Room of the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. In the presentation for SFAC,
DCR Director Kim Clark expressed her dismay at the state of facility maintenance and athletic equipment caused by several factors — including time and duration of use, design and natural aging — and told committee members that maintenance is a crucial component for sustaining the center. “(In) the last couple years, we’ve really discovered that both our equipment as well as this facility in general had not been as well-
Committee members saw eight of the more than 30 presentations Tuesday, which requested funds for the next fiscal year
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maintained as they should have been,” Clark said. “And so the result of that, there was a long list of deferred maintenance, facility projects, as well as the need to replace capital equipment.” As a result, Clark asked for an $8 increase in the dedicated recreation fee from the current $84 per student. This increase would provide an additional $688,000 that could go toward HIKE continues on page 3
Base budget: $1, 052, 065 Requested to increase by: $37, 397 Base budget: $1, 470,823
Requested to increase by: $73,824
UH Wellness
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UH Health
Base budget: $425, 564
Base budget: $474, 154
Urban Esperience Program
Counseling and Psychological Services
Base budget: $287,858
Base budget: $1,741, 541
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Recreation center requests increase Nora Olabi
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Department of Campus Recreation
Base budget: $131, 602
Base budget: $799, 173 Requested to increase by: $52, 457 One-time request of: $26, 228
University Career Services
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FLASHBACK 2013 Student Fees Advisory Committee Presentation Schedule WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Noon 1:00 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
Committee Business Marching Band/Spirit Squad Center for Student Media Break The Daily Cougar Student Video Network Coog Radio Public Comment Lunch University Centers Student Affairs IT Services Break Children’s Learning Centers New UC Project A.D. Bruce Religion Center Blaffer Gallery Adjournment
Cougars hit the booths Every two years, Houstonians swarm to the voting booths solidarity of their democratic society by voting for the next mayor, other city officials and propositions. Centers open across the city and constituents take the time to have their voices heard. The University is home to a large population of voting-age constituents and has, in the past, housed booths to encourage student engagement in local politics. During the 2005 elections, the majority of Houstonians supported the re-election of former Mayor Bill White.
— Nora Olabi
All sessions will be held in the Rotunda Meeting Room in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. SFAC is charged with recommending funding allocations for Student Services Fees, making recommendations on behalf of all students. All presentations are open to the public, and a daily time is set aside for public comment. If you require disability accommodations, please call the Dean of Students office at 832-842-6183 to make arrangements.
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Jewish studies uncovers mysticism The Daily Cougar News Services A guest lecturer on Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah will be giving both graduate and undergraduate seminars across campus today and Thursday. Sponsored by the Martha Gano Houstoun Foundation, Visiting Distinguished Professor Daniel Horwitz will explain fundamental aspects of Kabbalah, including the
10 concepts known as “the Sephirot,” which seek to explain the nature of the created and the relationship between a divine, infinite God and the universe. The graduate seminar will be from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Roy G. Cullen Building, Room 108. The last lecture of the week will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday in The Honors College.
Horwitz received his doctoral degree in Jewish studies from the Spertus Institute in Chicago and serves as an orthodox rabbi at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston. The lectures were hosted by the Department of English and supported by the Jewish Studies Minor. news@thedailycougar.com
The Natatorium at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is one of the most expensive projects that Director Kim Clark wants to focus on. It requires $1.5 million to completely gut by replacing pumps and pipes to bring it back in working order. Director Kim Clark has appealed to raise student fees to meet this and other maintenance costs. | Courtesy of UH.edu
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facility and equipment maintenance as critical ongoing projects. “Without this, we will have a very difficult time continuing to make progress toward equipment maintenance, as well as continuing to chip away at the deferred maintenance list, as well as tackling (projects) on the critical projects list.” Some of the critical projects include a $1.5 million budget for the natatorium. Clark said the pumps need to be gutted and replaced because of design and maintenance issues, many of which stem from when it was originally constructed. Another is almost $1.5 million for the Cullen Field Project to install lights and have an appropriate field for athletics practice. In terms of maintenance, the Recreation Center replaced 64 pieces of fitness equipment last year for
$209,348.95. Clark said that she would like to work toward replacing almost all of the equipment in the center about every five years. When presenting the annual budget to the committee, SFAC Chair Charles Haston, who is also the graduate at-large member of the Student Government Association, pointed to the center’s lack of substantial outside budgetary funding and support, especially in the area of facility rentals, which makes up about 1 percent of the center’s income. He believes this could be an untapped source that could be priced to appeal to more students and alumni. “What we don’t do well is utilizing our assets in a way that is effective,” Haston said. “And this center is a great tool for this university to bring alumni — especially young alumni — back here because if we don’t keep them
engaged on this campus, as state funding for this institution continues to decline, the only real sources we have are student tuition and alumni giving. And we don’t do a good job of addressing that.” The annual budget for the Recreation Center is around $8.4 million, around $7.7 million of which come from both dedicated fees and student service fees. This includes spending on intramural sports, sports clubs, fitness, outdoor adventures and other activities. For Clark, the DCR is an integral part of campus and student lives. Now that they are fully staffed, she can work toward improving the center. “We really feel like we do contribute to the quality of life, and we give students an opportunity to get involved as well as co-curricular development outside of the classroom,” Clark said. news@thedailycougar.com
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commuter assistant program in order to bring that contribution. The money requested would provide wages for 25 commuter assistants who will provide a support system for incoming students. “What we are interested in, and what is the number one in goals of the president and of the division, is student success,” said Associate Vice President for Students Affairs and Dean of Students William F. Munson. “So when they get here, we want to make sure that they succeed.” The majority of the day, however, was dominated by campus health services. CAPS, UH Wellness and the Health Center all boasted positive feedback and results from students as they also discussed understaffing and a lack of space. “More and more students are on campus expecting to receive health care services … Because of that, and recognizing that, there’s a need to grow the Health Center and grow the Counseling Center,” said Health Center Executive Director Dr. Scott Spear.
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“( We have) been looking at exploring construction by itself for the Counseling Center and Career Center. Where that will be, who will be in it, how it will be constructed — those are issues that are still being worked on.” The health services aren’t the only organizations in small spaces. “Office space is a challenge. Our office space is approximately 550 square feet, and (we have) 126 students on our roster,” said Rachel Adams, the office coordinator for the Urban Experience Program. The organization’s desire for growth is one of the primary justifications for requesting fees. Though many Urban Experience Program members are Pell Grant recipients, the organization reaches out to only a fraction of total Pell Grant recipients at UH, something the SFAC commented on. Today, the Center for Student Media, University Centers and the Blaffer Art Museum and other organizations will present to SFAC. Additional reporting by Andrea Pizzolo. news@thedailycougar.com
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Abortion rights fight continues in Texas
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he war has begun. Here in the great state of Texas, a person would have to be living under a rock to not have heard of the abortion regulations signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry, Rachel a law that was Lee filibustered for more than 11 hours by Democratic Rep. Wendy Davis, who is now in the Texas race for governor herself. But one day before the law would have taken effect, The New York Times reported that Judge Lee Yeakel of the United States District Court in Austin blocked part of the law. The law would have made it mandatory for doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the place of termination. Judge Yeakel replied that “the act’s admitting-privileges provision is without a rational basis and places a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion of a nonviable fetus.” And then came the unexpected. Three days after the law was blocked, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans overturned the decision and reinstated the law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting rights while the courts hash out the final decision. The debate was pushed deeper into turmoil as supporters of the block push for the law’s continued obstruction partially because of the enormous cost the law will impose on abortion facilities. The New York Times reports that even the Court of Appeals acknowledges the costs, saying the admitting privilege rule may “increase the cost of accessing an abortion provider and decrease the number of physicians available to perform abortions.” But an earlier abortion case heard by the Supreme Court was cited by the Court of Appeals,
Thanks to the overturn of SB 5, facilities such as the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast center will no longer have to worry about losing funding . | Aisha Bouderdaben/ The Daily Cougar
claiming that as long as a guideline has a beneficial purpose, whether it has “the incidental effect of making it more difficult or more expensive to procure an abortion cannot be enough to invalidate it.” Yet Planned Parenthood isn’t giving up. “This fight is far from over,” said the president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, in a statement. “This restriction clearly violates Texas women’s constitutional rights by drastically reducing access to safe and legal abortion statewide.” Fox News reported that some hospitals would not grant abortionperforming doctors admitting privileges because of religious affiliations or out of fear of protests. Thus, it’s been hard for many doctors to get those admitting rights. With so many obstacles facing women’s health, the lines seem blurred. On the one hand, making abortions safer for women is a good thing, since it is nearly impossible to be rid of abortion practices
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permanently; there will always be a demand. Yet abortion is already one of the safest procedures practiced in America. ProChoice.org reports that 0.05 percent of women have serious complications involved with a medical abortion. With such a good safety rating, it seems like these extra precautions are unnecessary. Perry had his own thoughts about the most recent ruling, saying the “decision affirms our right to protect both the unborn and the health of the women of Texas.” Perry also made it clear he one day hoped to have abortion abolished in the state of Texas — to have it become a thing of the past. Abortion will never be just a thing of the past. Where there is demand, there will always be supply, in one shape or another. Dr. Lester Minto, from Harlingen, Texas, does not have those admitting privileges and made clear that he would not perform
STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Daily Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250
abortions as long as the law disallowing him to practice without them was in place. He told the Washington Post that the women he sees will begin doing “drastic things.” “Some,” he predicted, “may even commit suicide.” He described women he had seen resorting to unbelievable tactics, including women having their partners beat them in the abdomen with baseball bats and drinking assorted mixtures trying to terminate their pregnancy. Right here in Houston, at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, abortions are commonly performed. The medical director of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is Dr. Paul Fine. He said there are quite a few abortion-performing doctors that don’t tell many people, if anyone, that they perform abortions at all, for fear of violence from protesters or activists. Yet Fine believes firmly that the benefits doctors performing
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abortions provide definitely outweigh the risk of violence because of what he saw women endure before the famous Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court verdict. “I remember women coming in with a coat hanger,” Fine recalls. “Deaths were common and tragic, and I’ll never forget the look in those women’s eyes.” During the appeals, Fine was asked by the state the approximate number of abortions he completed in the past year. Fine’s answer was “probably several hundred.” There is no doubt that abortions are in demand and will happen. With so many clinics closing, many women are unable to receive safe health care. One day, the bickering about who is right will end; we can only hope women aren’t the ones destroyed in the midst of it. Opinion columnist Rachel Lee is an English sophomore and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com
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Coogs top Celts Jordan Lewis Contributing writer UH struggled early, but pulled away in the second half to defeat St. Thomas 81-63 for its home exhibition game. Junior forward TaShawn Thomas led his team with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Cougars entered the second half up by six, but jumped out to a 47-34 lead, forcing St. Thomas to call a quick timeout. Head coach James Dickey said he told his team to use their size as an advantage against the smaller opponent. “(St. Thomas) was obviously not as big and strong as we are, but they’re skilled, they shoot the ball with confidence and swarmed us defensively,” Dickey said. St. Thomas had three players in double-figures, but the Cougars jammed the ball inside the paint in the second half helping them earn this victory. UH hit a plethora of jump shots and layups, but the inside-out game complemented the shooting from behind the arc Sophomore guard Jherrod Stiggers had four 3-pointers, and senior guard Brandon Morris scored 11 off the bench with three 3-pointers. sports@thedailycougar.com
Junior receiver Daniel Spencer was all smiles after he and his teams’ explosiveness propelled them to a win at UTSA on Sept. 28. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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Spencer launches receiver skills Andrew Valderas Assistant sports editor When he first came to UH, Daniel Spencer did not know what position he was going to play. The coaching staff placed him at a number of positions, including running back — his position in high school — inside receiver, outside, then back to the inside, a position that has allowed him to wreck havoc toward opposing defenses. Spencer has developed into one of the Cougars’ most explosive players, as his 34 receptions and 562 yards are both second-best on the team. “To his credit, he busted his butt in the spring, in the summer, and has really rose to the occasion. His production as far as his speed,
his explosiveness, has pretty much been night and day compared to last season,” said receivers coach Brandon Middleton. “Last year, he looked like a running back trying to play receiver. Now, he’s looking like a legit receiver. If I looked at him this year for the first time, I wouldn’t have known he was initially a running back.” It not only took Spencer a while to get acclimated into the new position, but also the tempo of playing at the next level. “The biggest thing for me was to get used to the speed of the game. It was obviously a whole lot faster at the college level versus high school,” Spencer said. “There were dudes who came in that were like 25, and I was just
17.” Since then, Spencer has been a receiver whose play-making abilities have made him a threat by allowing him to turn a negative play into a positive. One of his decorated plays of the season was when he took a screen pass, ran across field and evaded defenders en route to a 41-yard touchdown against BYU on Oct. 19. “He’s one of the — if not the most explosive player we have on offense,” Middleton said. “That’s why we have to continue to try and get him the ball, and get him the ball in space.” Spencer’s explosiveness has opened up plays for teammate sophomore Deontay Greenberry, and he serves as a mentor for
Greenberry as well. “He played as an inside receiver pretty much since I’ve been here. He’s got an extra year under his belt and has really helped me out,” Greenberry said. “He lets me know that we’re always going to be a target because, no matter what the play is, you’re always going to be looking for the ball because, as an inside receiver, (we’re) one of the first reads that the quarterback has.” In the Cougars’ first game this season against Southern, Spencer’s name was called for a reverse handoff, which he took 45 yards for a touchdown. He said it took him back to his days in high school. sports@thedailycougar.com
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UH’s progress prepares for challenging schedule Alyssa Cervantes Contributing writer Head coach Todd Buchanan has lofty hopes and views that the progress of his team is ahead of where it was last year. Because the coaches were able to work and practice with the athletes for two months during the summer, there was more time to perfect technique. By way of preparation, the Cougars have had close to 20 practices and one scrimmage. The scrimmage brought to light what Buchanan’s players need to improve on. Not only does the new conference bring new competition, it also brings
rule changes. Importantly, the coach and his players have learned the new standards for officiating. “Our game has completely changed as far as contact, lack of contact ... we’ve got a lot of work to do in that phase of changing and adjusting,” Buchanan said. The aim is to have a less physical game with higher scoring. The alterations to the game include backing up the 3-point line and changing to a 10-second back court violation from an 8-second one. Buchanan said he is confident that his defense’s “pressing and trapping” style will play to the team’s advantage. The American Athletic
Conference is arguably the toughest in the nation, but Buchanan said his teams’ experience will keep it competitive. “We have a very solid foundation and a lot of experience and scoring coming back, with only the loss of Porsche Landry. Obviously that’s a huge piece of the puzzle to lose,” he said. Despite the loss of Landry, Buchanan said he is optimistic about the new season. The team will present leadership with five returning seniors and with the sophomores as well. Sophomore guard Alecia Smith was a threat from beyond the arc, as she lead the team in 3-point field
goals made. Buchanan said Smith will lead as point guard. Smith was also honored as Conference USA Freshman of the Week. Sophomore Marche’ Amerson is also returning. During her freshman year, she was named part of the C-USA All-Freshman Team. Amerson was ranked second on the team with 9.1 points per game and also set a Cougar freshman record by starting all 30 games. Amerson said that her confidence will be one of the biggest aids to her success. “I felt like I lacked a lot of confidence last year, and my teammates and coaches have helped me to
understand to be the player that I can be,” Amerson said. “I’m trying to use that to fuel the fire going forward and also be a leader and help my teammates get through difficult situations.” Amerson said she plans to make this season a stronger one than last because she now has a full year under her belt. “We’ve gotten past those learning steps,” Amerson said. Our communication has grown, our team chemistry has grown a lot and I feel that’s going to be a great positive going into the season.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Artists serve feast of flavorful galleries Exhibition to display fusion of arts, creativity through beer, friends
In continuation of the exhibition, “Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art,” the Blaffer Art Museum will host Tony Marioni’s “The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art” on Thursday. | Paulina Rojas/The Daily Cougar
Paulina Rojas Life and arts editor
From the start of the semester, the Blaffer Art Museum has hosted a unique exhibition — “Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art.” The exhibit takes the artistic multi-course-orchestrated meal and puts it under the microscope. This different take on food will be featured until Dec. 7. The exhibition was pioneered at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago.
At Blaffer, it has taken advantage of local flavor with collaborations with local restaurants like the sushi hot spot Uchi. There have also been national collaborations. The two components that make up the individual events within the exhibition are a gallery presentation and a performance project that patrons can participate in. Thursday, the Feast will continue with Tom Marioni’s “The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art.”
The exhibition grew out of Marioni’s love for beer. It premiered at the Oakland Museum of California in 1970 and is now celebrating its 43rd birthday. Guest celebrity bartenders will be The Menil’s curator of modern and contemporary art, Toby Kamps, along with Project Row Houses’ executive director, Linda Shearer, who will both perform the beer salon. “It’s basically a bar put into a museum as an artwork,” said Marioni in a promotional video.
Blaffer postdoctoral curatorial fellow Amy Powell has worked with numerous artists that have installed their galleries and exhibitions in the museum. “Curating participatory artwork is a lot of fun and also a great deal of work. It requires every department of the museum to work together to organize an event,” Powell said. “Most interesting for me is how many different aspects become part of the artwork than they might otherwise for other kinds of art — things like marketing, photo
documentation and even the conversation during the event.” The goal is to create an environment for audiences to experience the work and be social with one another at the same time, Powell said. Those 21 and older are welcome to attend from 6 to 9 p.m. and enjoy brews provided by Saint Arnold. For more information about upcoming events and gallery hours, visit blafferartmuseum.org. arts@thedailycougar.com
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