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Michael Economides, petroleum engineering adjunct professor in the Cullen College of Engineering, died Saturday of a heart attack while on a flight from Madrid to Chile. Economides, 64, was renowned worldwide as a leader in petroleum engineering. He was known for his friendly, social approach to the issues of hydraulic fracturing and energy geopolitics. “He’s an expert on energy; that’s the simplest way to describe Michael. He’s a very scholarly, fundamental technically oriented
engineer professor who was able to translate things from the research side to the commercialism side,” said Michael Harold, chairman and M.D. Anderson Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. “He was able to bridge the divide very effectively, which is a kind of gift that’s hard to do. (He was) very practically minded, business minded, but he understood the technology at a fundamental level.” Originally a professor at Texas A&M University, Economides came to UH in 1999 as a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. As
his international acclaim grew, he became an adjunct professor in 2005 to focus on traveling and writing, teaching one master’s course per semester and advising petroleum engineering students with their projects. “(He brought) practical knowledge into (the) classroom, which students really appreciated,” Harold said. “He also had a way of breaking down the barriers between professor and student and was a very effective teacher and an enthusiastic teacher. He always brought humor into the situation, and I think that helped him connect
with the students very well — and also the professors.” He published a number of journals and books through the years, the most popular of which was “The Color of Oil: Economides The History, the Money and the Politics of the World’s Biggest Business.” The book, which Economides wrote with authors Ronald Oligney and Armando Izquierdo, examines the oil industry through the lenses of
money, technology and people. It was well-received by not only local academics, but also readers on websites such as Amazon and Goodreads. “(Economides) was very knowledgeable and did excellent research in the area of production, which is part of petroleum engineering. This includes the techniques of hydrolic fracturing, which are very much in the news now,” said petroleum engineering professor and director Thomas Holley. “Another reason he was very REMEMBER continues on page 2
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Tattoos controversial at local businesses Rebecca Hennes Contributing writer
Tattoos have become a trending fad over the years, but their appearance isn’t welcomed by everyone. According to Pew Research Center, an annual survey for human resource professionals showed that 60 percent of respondents viewed tattoos negatively and cited them as one of the reasons not hire applicants. “I cannot talk about what are the policies of Schlumberger, but I can tell you one thing: That at the time of interview, if I look at a candidate with tattoos, I will consider it in a negative way,” said Schlumberger engineering adviser and Global Metier Manager of Modeling and Simulation Jadideva Goswami. “When the tattoos are visible, it really doesn’t give a professional feeling. I interview a lot of interns and, putting legal reasons aside, how professional an intern seems is very
important in the hiring process, and in my field of work — in the research field — I don’t see many interns with tattoos.” However, Forbes recently published an article that claims that tolerance seems to be increasing at corporate, medical and educational facilities such as Bank of America and the University of New Mexico. In other situations, the fine line is between what positions people would be able to work in. “If I was hiring a warehouse guy, I wouldn’t care, but if I was hiring someone who has a lot of visibility, it would be an issue I’d have to consider,” said Mathew Minamyer, national sales manager for Sigma-Piping Products Division. “Visibility with the customer base is most important. If I was going to hire a salesperson and they (had a TATTOOS continues on page 2
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much in demand was because he was very outspoken in how to best do these procedures and also the importance of energy to the U.S. in the world.” According to Harold, Economides was known for his controversial opinions, such as his belief that expending energy, rather than conserving it, is beneficial to the United States’ gross domestic product. “What perhaps set Michael apart was the fact that he was decisive in making judgments about scientific issues and that he did not mind sharing his opinions, so he was very forthright,” said Chief Energy Officer Ramanan Krishnamoorti. “He knew exactly where he was
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lot of tattoos), it would be an issue I’d have to consider. If it was an internal job that didn’t have much customer contact ... then it wouldn’t really matter.” For most tattooed adults from ages 18 to 25, the tattoos are not usually visible. The tension of having a tattoo in the workplace is a reason some college students are careful about where they place their tattoos. “As long as I can hide it, I’ll consider it,” said sociology senior Gabriella Coronel. “I always think, if I want a
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grown-up job, I should probably wait until I get (the job) and then see if I can get it.” Pew Research Center also shows that in non-professional settings, the increase of people getting tattoos is still controversial to some, with 40 percent of people thinking this increase is a change for the worse. However 40 to 45 percent believe it makes no difference, and 7 percent think it is a change for the better. “It’s just about the art for me,” said graphic communications major Juan Martinez III. “It’s not about the social commentary for me. If I could get more, I’d get more.” news@thedailycougar.com
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his is the age of technology. It seems that every day a new piece of technology graces us with its presence, making the older model obsolete. One can pay bills online, shop online and go to school online. So, of course, someone found a way for people to search for love online. Online dating Kelly is a concept that Schafler has been around for a while — and has been considered taboo by many people since its creation. However, online dating has skyrocketed in recent years, making people forgo the idea of actively meeting someone so that they can sign up for a monthly membership. According to statisticbrain. com, there are about 54 million single people living in the United States, and 40 million of them have tried online dating at one point or another. Until recently, it has seemed that the cyber-dating world has been geared more toward older age groups, with TV commercials that star middle-aged couples who are searching for true love after years of prowling the mundane dating game. However, it now seems as if dating sites are beginning to target young adults as well as older couples. The seemingly infinite range of dating websites is categorized by race, sexual preference, religious ideology, hobbies, age and jobs. In addition, there are also dating websites that are geared toward people who are searching for wealthy men, women who prefer men with mustaches, people who are in prison, people who consider themselves less than aesthetically pleasing and people who are looking for an older partner to take care of them financially. As there are sites for all of these interesting categories, there are also sites aimed toward college
students. According to pewinternet.org, more people between the ages of 18 and 29 have onlinedated than people in any other age group. The reason behind each individual’s leap into cyberspace romance differs. Some people are merely looking for a onetime hookup, while others are searching for a casual boyfriend or girlfriend. Then there are the people who are scrolling through a multitude of profiles in an endeavor to find their soulmate. Petroleum engineering senior Sohaib Abbasi has a theory as to why more young adults are being drawn to the Internet for dating. “People now are more used to using (the) Internet, not just for social purposes or educational purposes, but for dating too. People find it easier to talk to others online than face-to-face,” Abbasi said. “(Years ago), there was so much more face-to-face exposure, but now people have cell phones and Internet, and they’re not confident talking to someone face-to-face.” Dating websites are attempting to reel in a younger audience by making the sites more accessible to the average person. Attempting to pique the interest of college students, dating sites are moving toward phone applications. With apps like OkCupid, Tinder, Plenty Of Fish, How About We, Zoosk and Let’s Date, creators try to bring true love — or true lust — directly to the tips of people’s technology-hungry fingers. While some of these apps are free, some charge a monthly fee. College students on a ramen-noodle budget would probably lean more toward the free apps like Ok Cupid, How About We, Plenty Of Fish, Date My School or Zoosk. Sometimes finding someone who shares similar goals and interests can seem difficult in a college of more than 40,000 students, but the fact that people are resorting to filling out questionnaires to find someone is the
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David Delgado/ The Daily Cougar impatient and lazy way out. For everything that these sites are capable of, there is the more socially active option nearby. Instead of signing up for a dating site to find a hookup, one could always go to a bar or somewhere else where inhibitions are lower. As for actual relationships, one could go somewhere that people with similar interests go. If neither of these things sounds appealing, waiting is a viable option. As there are people who will fearlessly “chat” and “wink” with strangers online, there are the people who are skeptical of this somewhat radical relationship option. Some people veer away from dating sites because they fear the exposure it brings. We have all heard the clichéd horror stories of meeting someone online who turns out to be an overweight, shirtless man who
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enjoys playing World of Warcraft in the dimly lit basement of his mother’s house instead of the hunky, animal-loving male model whom he says he is online. After all, MTV created the show “Catfish” about this concept. Usforable.com highlights this concept in a more realistic tone. The article points out that “many (students) overlook the fact that online profiles can easily contain false information or lack thereof — providing misleading information from height and weight to an unknown criminal record.” There have been countless incidents of rape and murder that happened when a person believed that they knew another person well. I’m also sure that dating sites take a fair amount of precautions to ensure that no member of their site is a rapist or mass murderer, but I still feel more comfortable
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meeting a person face-to-face before telling that person any information about my life. I’m a firm believer that if something is meant to happen, it will happen. Searching for love via the Internet seems like a way to expedite the natural course of things. Finding a soul mate is not a priority for me at this time. I’m more focused on finding the answer to financial debt while also finding out how to eat whatever I want without gaining weight or exercising. College students shouldn’t be so concerned with finding someone at this age. Students should be focusing on grades — not the amount of views on their dating profile. Senior staff columnist Kelly Schafler is a print journalism junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
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LOOKING BACK ON A SEMESTER IN NEWS From bomb scares to new amenities such as buses and recycling bins, The Daily Cougar has covered the best in UH’s ever-changing campus. Take a look at some of the biggest stories in UH news from the fall semester.
UH branded as limitless The Marketing and Branding team developed ideas to rebrand the University, which will be its first rebranding in five years. The brand agency that is contributing to the change, 16over90, has also worked with companies such as Nike and Ferrari.
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UH deals out new wheels The Cougar Line introduced new shuttle buses this year. Each one seats 30 to 50 people and has large pictures of real students on the outside. Altogether, there are now 20 buses on four routes available for student transport around the campus. Courtesy of Richard Zagrecki
Khator addresses student success In her annual address, President Renu Khator spoke to the community about her goals and initiatives for the year. “I think that what gives me the most joy is to see (that) the retention of our students has really improved, because that tells me that tells me the many things that we started to do were right on the spot,” Khator said.
Bomb threat keeps students out of class On Oct. 28 in the Charles F. McElhinney Hall, students had to evacuate there classes because of a reported bomb threat later described as a non specific and han written. UH Department of Public Safety swept the main campus buildings, but no suspicious items were found, said Police Chief Caesar Moore.
World Trade Center beam to be housed at UH in spring The Student Government Association applied for the beam in 2009, and in Sept. in was revealed that UH was chosen as a site for the piece of history. In Jan., the beam will be unveiled, along with Phase I of the New UC. Courtesy of UH.edu
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Freshmen bring highest admission scores to UH The UH class of 2017 has the best overall SAT scores and class rankings in UH history. “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.
Shasta VI celebrates birthday UH’s mascot celebrated its second birthday with the company of UH students, alumni and their families at the Houston Zoo Sept. 29. He was adopted by the Zoo and the UH Alumni Association.
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New café brings cozy Nook for work, play The Nook Café expects to open Friday and the coffee shop, which sits across from the Calhoun Lofts, will brew with a $15,000 coffee maker, feature student performers and house a library.
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Astronaut descends Power outage turns to campus up heat on campus
Compactors keep campus clean, green UH has replaced most of its recycling bins with compactors that crush recyclables and then send a signal to alert when they need to be emptied.
The first African-American woman to travel to space, Mae C. Jemison, visited in November to promote the idea of interstellar flight to students. “Space is not just for rocket scientists and billionaires,” she said.
In October, a lightning strike that hit two main electrical feeders led to a campus-wide power outage. Buildings were pre-cooled to keep the heat at bay, but still, the rising temperatures effected some aspects of campus life.
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Senior forward Te’onna Campbell prefers a defensive stop to scoring points of her own. Campbell has an aggressive, defensive mentality that was created through playing with bigger, stronger male players when she began learning the game. The experiences toughened her defensive skills enough that when she started playing team sports, Campbell’s head coach required her to defend the opposing team’s best guard. However, Campbell’s ability to put the ball into the basket has helped the Cougars (3-4) win three of their last four games. Campbell is an integral part of the Cougars’ athletic front line, which includes three senior transfers. After missing the first three games with a suspension, Campbell is UH’s leading scorer with 11.3 points per game. She uses her defensive skills to fuel herself on the offensive end. “I enjoy getting a stop because it gives me the momentum to go finish a layup or to go get an and-1,” Campbell said. “Last year, I didn’t shoot that much, but I’ve got more confidence
to shoot around the rim and take it to the basket.” Campbell and senior forwards Destini Texada and Yasmeen Thompson will be important in scoring and rebounding as UH takes on Washington at Hofheinz Pavilion today. Thompson, Texada and Campbell provide a formidable front line because of their speed and athleticism, said head coach Todd Buchanan. “(The three of them) provide us with a lot of versatility,” Buchanan said. Texada’s journey to becoming a contributor for the team took more than a year. She had to sit out last season after transferring from HBU, but Texada is no stranger to time away from the game. Texada tore her ACL twice, once each during her freshman and sophomore seasons in high school. She missed most of both seasons. “Not to say I’m used to it, but I’m used to it. I just know that when I’m out, I have to just work hard to get better,” Texada said. But the time away from the court made her a better player, she said. “My shot has become a lot more consistent. I know basketball better
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Senior forward Destini Texada is averaging six points and six rebounds after sitting out last season because of transfer. | Caitlin Hilton/The Daily Cougar by sitting on the sideline and watching it,” Texada said. “And being right there with the coaches when they made decisions, I got better as far as knowing the game.” Campbell said their experiences as transfer students forged a bond between the Cougars’ three leading rebounders.
“We all have our stories of transferring and talk about how it prepared us for the next level,” Campbell said. “The three of us, me, Destini and YT, have that hunger just to prove something because we weren’t here for all of our four years.” sports@thedailycougar.com
Sophomore guard Jherrod Stiggers set a Houston freshman single-season record with 67 3-pointers, but he was considered to be more of a one-dimensional offensive player after his 20122013 campaign. “(Head coach James) Dickey pounded it in my head that I had to do something different other than shoot, so n o w I ’m Stiggers trying my best to drive in the paint and get to the free throw line,” Stiggers said. Stiggers averaged 8.1 points per game last season, providing a nice spark off the bench, but UH (6-2) needs more from him this year. The Cougars lost their leading scorer when junior guard Joseph Young, who averaged 18 points per game, transferred to Oregon this offseason. Stiggers has filled Young’s spot in the starting lineup. UH will need even more offensive production after its second leading scorer, sophomore forward Danuel House, suffered a lowerleg injury that will sideline him indefinitely. Stiggers said he was nervous but ecstatic with the increased responsibilities of the starting lineup. The Cougars want him to defend, rebound, drive and get to the free-throw line — and not to settle just for 3-point shots — when they continue their season today in College Station against Texas A&M, Dickey said. “We know he’s a very good 3-point shooter, but we want some balance in his game, and he’s working hard to show that,” he said. “He hit some big shots last year, and he has already hit some big shots this year. He’s got a lot of confidence, so he’ll take big shots, and he’ll make them.” Stiggers said he has accepted the assignment and knows the areas the team needs him to improve on. sports@thedailycougar.com
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As the holidays near and the semester comes to a close, the Blaffer Art Museum approaches the close of its fall exhibitions and prepares for novel pieces in the spring. Amy Powell, the curator of Blaffer and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, said she looks forward to the spring semester and the upcoming exhibitions, and hopes to see more students participating in events. Three upcoming exhibitions opening in January include Anton Ginzburg’s “Terra Corpus,” “Antena” by Jen Hofer and John Pleucker and “Tears and Politics” by Phil Collins and Christian Jankowski. Russian artist Ginzburg will presentparts one and two of a trilogy of works in film, photography, sculpture and painting developed around conceptions of mythical or legendary landscapes Jan. 17. “Antena,” a language-based collaborative founded in 2010 by Hofer and Pleucker, will open Jan. 16. Hofer and Pleucker are writers, artists, literary translators, bookmakers and activist interpreters and will teach an interdisciplinary art class in the spring. Antena’s work revolves around the intersections of social justice, critical views on language,
cross-cultural artististic production, reading, writing, book-making and the visual arts. “Tears and Politics” opens Jan. 17 and is based off of the telenovela, one of the most popular products of Latin America. The exhibit engages the idea of exploiting the world market through the articulation and preservation of cultural difference. With a final goodbye to Blaffer’s exhibitions, students reflect upon their thoughts on Blaffer and their favorite pieces. Art senior Jason Callaway, who has visited the museum for his IART class assignments, said he was impressed with the “Feast” exhibition. “They did a really great job,” Callaway said. “I loved the theme of food and how it’s something so universal that everyone can relate with. Although eating is a necessity, it’s also something meant to be enjoyed. The messages behind each piece make you think deeper about the next time you share a meal with someone or even pick up a piece of candy.” The piece of candy that sparked Callaway’s interest was inspired by one of Blaffer’s “Feast” exhibition pieces. “My favorite pieces of the exhibit would have to be Tom Marioni’s beer salon and the colorful candy displayed in the corner in the front,” Callaway said.
“The piece was created in remembrance of the artist’s past lover who died of AIDS. There was the idea of how a part of him was still there. The piece wasn’t meant to just be viewed, but rather enjoyed. The candy was free for viewers to pick up and eat. It’s as if we get to have a taste of his spirit.” Advertising senior Terrence Henderson said
he feels a sense of sentiment toward Blaffer. “Blaffer allows one to reflect on the everyday things and events in our lives that we all take for granted,” Henderson said. “It allows one to slowly experience those short but sweet moments in time.” arts@thedailycougar.com
After a semester of inspiring galleries, the Blaffer Art Museum prepares for a cultural and historical revolution of exhibitions from various artists in the spring semester. | File photo/The Daily Cougar
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