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Whether they are waiting in between classes or are exhausted after a big exam, students can rely on on-campus dining options to provide them with an easy meal without a second thought.

However, this past week gave many students reason to think twice about where they eat at UH. Pictures of what appeared to be a worm on a brownie from Fresh Foods began circulating last week on social media, and more pictures like it came in the days following.

Many students voiced their opinions, including media production freshman Michelle Debelen, who was present at the initial incident.

“I felt a little traumatized afterwards," Debelen said. "I didn't know

what to do, but my friends took it to the people in the dessert area and informed them of the (worm).

The person working there said she would tell her manager. As we sat near the dessert section, we noticed they didn't remove the brownies and continued to serve them.”

University officials involved with dining and health safety were notified soon after the incident.

“University of Houston Dining Services, Auxiliary Services and Environmental Health and Life Safety are aware that an image is circulating online that purportedly show contaminated food alleged to have been served in the Fresh Food Company,” said UH Dining Services Director of Operations Shannon Mariani.

“We take such allegations

extremely seriously. We have spoken with the student who reportedly took the photo and are investigating the claim thoroughly.”

Mariani, along with Joe Tremont, director of Environmental Health & Life Safety, and Deborah Davis, assistant director for Auxiliary Services took The Cougar on a tour through Fresh Foods Company to demonstrate some of the procedures in place to maintain a clean environment. Constant hand washing, floor sweeping and frequent visits from the health inspectors are just the beginning.

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everything we do during our daily operations," Mariani said.

"We maintain rigid standard operating procedures for the entire flow of food production. This includes providing an environment that protects the safety and integrity of food from its delivery throughout its storage, preparation and transport and ultimately to the point of service to the customer.”

Many students had strong reactions to seeing the photo, including mechanical engineering sophomore Conner Judson.

“It has definitely kept me from eating at Moody at all,” Judson said.

“I think that says enough.”

Other students haven’t had quite as extreme a reaction, but still express reluctance.

“This event, and the posts on social media it's incited, reflect student’s cynicism toward the dining halls,” Debelen said. “I feel a bit uneasy about visiting a certain dining hall, but I believe honest mistakes are made.”

Mariani and Tremont also encouraged students to inform management of any problems or questions they might have concerning the sanitation levels of the dining halls.

Incidents are reviewed on a caseby-case basis and are all treated with the same amount of importance.

“We do ask anyone who has a concern about food safety or quality in any of our campus dining establishments to please let management know immediately so the situation can be addressed and rectified,” Mariani said.

“Input from customers is very important and allows us to provide the best service possible.”

Students can call 832-842-5989 or email uhdining@uh.edu if they have concerns about any of the dining facilities on campus. news@thedailycougar.com

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THURSDAY, OCT. 16

 Coffee with a Cop

 Gender Talk

The University of Houston Police Department will host a morning of coffee, donuts and conversation with UHPD Sgt. Dina Padovan and other UH law enforcement personnel from 9 to 10 a.m. in the UC Lobby.

 A Talk With Gwendolyn

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Houston's inaugural Poet Laureate will talk about her life and her poetry from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Honors College Commons.

 Poetry and Prose: Faculty

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The Creative Writing Program will host an evening of poetry reading from some of its faculty from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Honors College Commons. Light refreshments will be served.

 City Hall Farmers Market Houston will host a farmers market from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on both sides of City Hall's reflection pool, with a variety of fresh and prepared food at the heart of the city.

The Women's Resource Center will host a discussion concerning intimate partner violence and its portrayal in the media from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the WRC.

 Reality Bytes The Women's Resource Center will watch and discuss reality television programming from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the WRC. Free lunch and Cougar trading cards will be provided. This week's program will be "16 and Pregnant."

 Robyn Ochs Presents Beyond Binaries: Identity and Sexuality The Council of Ethnic Organizations and LGBT Resource Center will host Robyn Ochs, an award-winning activist who will speak about awareness of complex identities and more at 6 p.m. in the UC Ballroom East.

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The Student Program Board will host an evening of prizes, flag footbal, food

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and drinks from 5 to 9 p.m. at Lynn Eusan Park. All students are invited to participate.

FRIDAY, OCT. 17

 Adult CPR Certifications Register by Oct. 15 with $70 for CPR training from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

 UH Family Weekend For parents that have already registered, the weekend of activities and fun will start at 9 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m. and continue between the same times on Saturday. Parents are invited to attend classes with their students on Friday, participate in campus tours, including a behind the scenes tour of the UC, attend the Family Tailgate for Friday's football game, and more!

 UH Volleyball The Cougars will play against Temple from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Athletics/Alumni Center. Students get in free with their Cougar Card.

 UH Football The Cougars, 3-3, will face Temple at 8 p.m. at TDECU Stadium.

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MONDAY, OCT. 20

 El Greco

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The Hellenic Cultural Center of the Southwest and the UH Faculty Senate will present "El Greco" by Giannis Smaragdis, and talk about Domenicos Theotokopoulos on the 400th anniversary of his death from 5 to 8 p.m. in the UC Theater and Ballroom. For more information, contact info@hcc-sw.org.

 2014 Korean Festival A full day of Korean music, local Korean folk dance and Taekwondo will be hosted at Discovery Green from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Attending the festival is free.

SUNDAY, OCT. 19

 'Wings of the City' by Jorge Marin Witness Marin's 9 bronze sculptures throughoug Discovery Green, where they will be present until Feb. 8.

 UH Volleyball The Cougars will play against Temple from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Athletics/Alumni Center. Students get in free with their Cougar Card.

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Volunteers are needed to assist with various on-campus service projects, including preparing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless and making various holiday cards at 6 p.m. in Cougar Village Rm. 119.

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UH Faculty Success Kick Off Symposium: Advancing the Gender Mix in Stem Ruth Simmons, the first female president of Brown Univeristy, will deliver the keynote speech concerning attracting and retaining more women faculty in STEM disciplines from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Health and Biomedical Science Building Rm. 186.

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Booming population puts Houston on nation's radar

The growth in Houston's population has put the city on the Forbes list of "One of the Coolest Cities to Live in." | Valli Chala/The Cougar

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Houston’s population is exploding and currently has the second highest growth rate in the country.

According to census data from 2010 (the most recent data available), Houston's population stands at around 2.1 million people — the largest in the state and the fourth-largest in the nation. In 1850, Houston's population was approximately 2,396.

The city has toppled growth rates from all over the nation and was listed at No. 4 on a list of “One of the Coolest Cities to Live In” by Forbes this year.

Many Houstonians would agree with Forbes, and it seems the rest of the world is catching on. However, many question as to why.

Houston is a boomtown for business and a melting pot of people and cultures, giving it a population unlike anywhere else in the nation.

Among other factors, Houston is booming because its employment rate is at an all-time high.

Houston has the biggest economy in the state, and was number four in the nation, according to its 2013 GDP ranking.

Finance junior Michael Nguyen said he moved to Houston for the chance to find a job once he graduates.

“Knowing that Houston has the second-most Fortune 500 companies, I knew I'd be making the right decision by going to school in a city in which I can have as much first-hand exposure to employers,” Nguyen said.

Nguyen also said he loves Houston because of its culture.

According to the Houston Business Journal, the U.S. Commerce

Department said Houston has the fastest growth in foreign visitors.

“People from outside the U.S. come here nearly every day, so people of all ethnicities (and) religions are welcome and embraced as a part of our city's diverse cultural palette,” Nguyen said.

Houston is also home to some of the best universities in the nation and the state. Rice University was ranked #1 in the state by Forbes this year and #18 in the nation. As one of the three tier-one research universities in Texas, UH was ranked in the top 50 American Research Universities and undergrad business schools. Last month, the Princeton Review named UH one of the top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs for 2015.

Marketing junior Lincoln Scott said he moved to Houston to attend UH’s C.T. Bauer College of Business.

“The C.T. Bauer College of Business (has) the No. 1 rated entrepreneurship program in the nation,” Scott said. “Houston is a city that lays all of its opportunities on a platter; all you have to do is reach and take bite.”

Cuisine styles from all over the world can be enjoyed by foodies in Houston, from the Fifth Ward to the Woodlands.

“I was always told that the food in Houston is good,” Nguyen said. “I've yet to go to a truly bad restaurant in town.”

It's no wonder, then, that Houston is such a popular place for residents both new and old.

“Houston is a gold mine,” Scott said. “(It) is a springboard to the life you want to live.”

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Students in the African American Studies department are taking on the challenge of recreating an honor society on campus for students.

The Ankh Maat Wedjau Society is a national honor society for academically driven black students interested in the study of the African diaspora. The UH chapter, Songhai, prides itself as an organization that focuses on being a safe haven for students to discuss topics relating to Pan-African topics and as a place for community engagement. The organization’s president,

graphic design senior Da’Vonte Lyons, is focused on bringing this culture to life on campus.

“It’s important to have a space available to engage in discussion on Afro-centric issues,” Lyons said.

“I want the students that join to understand that this is a place for critical thinking and creating solutions to problems that plague our community.”

Topics of discussion for the group range among African history, current social issues and life as a black college student. The organization aims to create solutions to problems within the black community and finding ways to address future goals. Representatives of the

“One of my main goals is to raise awareness amongst issues that affect African-Americans. I want to create a flow of conversation amongst us and to have a space available for students to share their thoughts without feeling the pressures that sometimes happens in the classroom discussions.”

Da'Vonte Lyons, Ankh Maat Wedjau President

organization were present at the recent department led Ferguson discussion that took place at the UC in September.

“We want to stay aware of what’s going on in our community every day, and we want to find out how to halt some of the tragedies that continue to strike us,” Lyons said.

Although the organization is new for this year’s board members, the society has been at UH before. Due to difficulties with maintaining membership and leadership roles, the board is looking at ways to make sure that the organization is sustainable.

“I think that trying different avenues of advertising our society to get the word out there for students is extremely important,” said liberal studies senior Ashley Davis, the group’s secretary. “If students know about us and what we do, I believe they will come out and provide ideas for our group.”

Students have already heard about the organization through flyers and word-of-mouth.

“Da’Vonte told me about this organization that sounded very great and different than other organizations that I’d heard of on campus,” said biomedical engineering freshman Lionel Namga.

Members of the Ankh Maat Wedjau Society Nikki Ndukwe, Da'Vonte Lyons, Ashley Davis, BerQuisha Henry, Lionel Namga and Dana Maule meet every first Thursday of the month. | Kayla Stewart/The Cougar

The Honor Society takes its lessons of community engagement outside of its meetings. The group seeks to empower the lives of university students, surrounding neighborhoods and wherever they can extend their reach to.

“We’re definitely looking to get involved with our community leaders and members to create a true impact,” said communications senior and sergeant at arms Dana Maule.

To qualify for membership, students must fill out an application and meet the minimum 2.7 GPA

requirement.

“One of my main goals is to raise awareness amongst issues that affect African Americans," Lyons said. "I want to create a flow of conversation amongst us and to have a space available for students to share their thoughts without feeling the pressure that sometimes happens in classroom discussions.”

The Anhk Maat Wedjau Society meets every first Thursday of the month in the African American Studies conference room. news@thedailycougar.com

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Some of her responsibilities CASEY HALL include growing enough BIOLOGY SENIOR food to donate to local food pantries and to assist living facilities, education in and outside the garden and promoting events for the garden.

During the summer, Hall, along with about 20 other students, took part in a research project called the Summer of Apps, where students created a mobile app, Local Leaves, that pairs people with the types of plants they could potentially grow in their yards.

The Cougar: What’s the most interesting thing to you about gardening?

Casey Hall: Getting to grow your own food and teach others how to grow in more ways than just memorizing a book.

TC: Can you tell us about your research and how it was funded?

CH: My research was primarily focused on the plant app (Local Leaves) and the farmer's market app (Houston Farmers Markets).

TC: What is Local Leaves and where can students download the app?

CH: Local Leaves is a plant dating app of sorts. It matches the user with the ideal plant for them based on a variety of inputs from the user and other data from other users. It will be on Google Play and in the iTunes store soon.

TC: What kinds of plants work best in Houston soil?

CH: Those that are both desert

plants and tropical plants, but a perfect answer would be native plants that have evolved to the environment for a millennia or more.

TC: What’s been the best part of being a student here at UH? CH: The campus environment.

It offers what you want from it.

You can just go to class or you can become known to every faculty member/staff/student on campus and do most anything you can think of with the many departments.

TC: What is your philosophy on life? Can you tell us why?

CH: "Que sera, sera." I've spent too much of my time worrying about what others think of my decisions, myself, and what I should do. To be happy as a person is what I strive to be.

TC: What has been your

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CH: I can't say there has been just one memory that stands among the rest. There are so many from the years that I have been here that highlight different things about my life, past and present.

TC: What do you think about UH? CH: It has changed a lot and it will continue to do so, hopefully improving the community around it.

TC: Are you part of any student organizations, and can you tell us which ones and why you chose those programs?

CH: I'm only a part of Horticulture Society but serve as the VP because I am so busy with my various jobs and other volunteer requirements. I chose Horticulture because I was already interested in plants, and they were a perfect gateway (before I got involved in the garden) to allow me to be outside and have my own little green spot in the city.

TC: Are you going to graduate school and if so, where?

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CH: Help people, be happy, and travel the world. However that happens, I don't care.

TC: What is the most significant turning point in your life?

CH: When I decided to live for myself and not worry about what others thought.

TC: What advice would you give to an incoming freshman?

CH: Do what you want, but do it well. If you say you will be there, be there no matter how late you are/will be. And this is a thing for me because I can't say no to anyone asking for help or doing cool activities, but say no occasionally.

TC: If you could meet a younger version of yourself (maybe a 16 to18 year old you) in the future, what advice would you give yourself?

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250 words and signed, including the author’s full name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major.

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The reports are in and they show that UH has the second highest number of sexual assaults on a college campus when compared to Texas A&M University, University of North Texas, University of Texas and Texas State University. | Infographics by A. Tomic

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Sexual assault: Focus more on prevention, not reaction ALEXANDRIA SKOEKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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H offers many programs to help prevent crimes as well as educate students about what they need to do to protect themselves from being assaulted while on campus. With the amount of programs they offer, it’s a mystery as to why the amount of on-campus assaults went up in the year 2013.

According to the 2013 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, the amount of forcible sex offenses increased from two in 2012 to 11 in 2013, causing one to wonder what UH is doing wrong.

Before incoming students start their first day at school, they attend orientation, and in one session get lectured about consent and what it means, part of a campaign on campus known as “Coogs Get Consent.”

Their website defines consent as “agreeing to an action based on your knowledge of what that action involves, the consequences of that action and having the option of saying no. In a sexual situation, consent works the same way — before engaging in a specific sexual activity, an agreement must be made between the partners.”

“I feel a lot of people have had very good feedback about (the consent lecture at orientation), but it concentrated solely on alcohol-related sexual assault," said physics freshman Richard Kemp. "The way (the lecture leads) treated consent, it was very watered-down and I feel like they could address it a lot better."

The University’s Police Department of Public Safety website lists preventative measures students can take to protect themselves

from sexual assault which include being aware of surroundings, communicating with sexual partners and trusting one's instincts.

UHDPS offers advice about self protection, which include verbal resistance and physical resistance.

These forms of resistance advise students on whether the situation may call for screaming, talking calmly or using your body or other available weapons to protect oneself from the attack.

Additionally, UHDPS offers a Rape Aggression Defense Program. In this program, students are taught to "combat various types of assaults by providing them with realistic self-defense tactics and techniques."

Many universities throughout Texas offer the same services to students, but other major universities had different statistics in 2013 than what UH had. Between UH, Texas A&M University, University of North Texas, University of Texas and Texas State University, UH had the second highest number of forced sexual assaults last year; Texas State had the highest.

The population of the compared universities may have an impact, as UH has about 40,000 students.

While 11 sexual assaults may seem like a small number, UH only has the third-highest student population between the five schools.

But one sexual assault is one too many. School should a place where students can go to feel safe and prepare for their future.

No man or woman here should have to feel afraid of being assaulted. A&M has the highest student population, yet has less forcible sexual offenses than UH. The issue here is while UH offers all of these great programs, they

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don’t seem to be advertised well.

It’s much easier for students to know how to report an assault as well as going to the Counseling and Psychological Services.

It’s scary to think that assault is even a possibility, but the University should not focus just on how to help students after they have already been attacked. UH is not the only Texas school that could use a bolstering of sexual assault awareness.

A&M does have a brochure to educate students on the subject, but the brochure also equally emphasizes stalking and domestic violence. While all three topics are important, they should be treated and advertised separately.

On the other hand, UNT offered events and services throughout the entire year to students in 2013, and it had the lowest number of sexual assaults last year — most likely due to the school’s constant involvement in preventing sexual assault.

UNT has flyers educating

students about sexual assault that defines sexual assault, presents statistics and breaks myths.

UNT's Dean of Students website shows 13 different posters that give not only brief but comprehensible "no means no" mantras and "it's my decision." There should be multiple fliers throughout the UH campus similar to the ones at UNT. While the "Consent is Sexy Campaign" can be found advertised on UH's campus, its presence is scarce. UH should look to the way other universities advertise different sexual assault programs.

Sexual assault should not be a topic of discussion every now and then. Sexual assault should be a topic that is forced to be discussed because it is covering doors, walls, windows and bulletin boards and is unable to be ignored.

Contributing writer Alexandria Szoeke is a broadcast journalism junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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Tough act to follow: Pride Houston moves downtown

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nnually at the end of June, Montrose becomes the site for Houston’s LGBT Pride Festival and Parade. The street becomes overrun with musicians and celebrations consisting many different people, some of whom dress in drag attire and others who wear the bright colors of a rainbow, but all of whom KELLY SCHAFLER are fearlessly OPINION EDITOR proud to be themselves.

For the last 36 years, this electric event was held along the Westheimer strip.

On Oct. 1, Pride Houston’s board of directors announced that the Houston LGBT Pride Celebration will relocate to downtown Houston for the June 2015 festival and parade.

According to pridehouston.org, the reason for this move was to “create new and exciting activities for attendees while providing opportunities to leverage other events to commemorate the history of Montrose.”

Click2Houston.com reported that Pride Houston President and CEO Frankie Quijano said the move from Montrose is about evolution, and it will “help break additional barriers of inclusion and integration.”

Hotel and restaurant management and anthropology junior Ryan Foley stressed the amount of work and planning that goes into creating and removing the Pride Celebration, and he said that the uncertainty concerning parking and shutting down the downtown area makes him uncomfortable.

“A lot of the queer community in Houston is centered around the Montrose area and the Heights area, so it being in Montrose (makes sense) — especially since they’ve already figured everything out,” Foley said. “They’ve been doing Pride in Montrose for years now, they already have a system; they know where to block off traffic, they know how everything is going to work.”

The Daily Kos published an article about the origin of the gay community in Houston, lending to the significance of many people wanting Pride Houston to remain in Montrose. This celebration first came to Houston in 1979, a decade after the historic 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in New York City.

A huge step towards LGBT solidarity in Houston was made when Anita Bryant, an anti-homosexual-

2014 Pride Houston celebration. | Cara Smith/The Cougar

ity speaker and singer, was invited to sing at the Texas State Bar Association’s meeting on June 16, 1977.

Strongly parading forth in its own Stonewall moment, approximately 3,000 gay and lesbian Houstonians protested Bryant's show.

Following this act of togetherness, Montrose became the boiling pot for LGBT activism.

The Daily Kos said Montrose originally attracted the gay community because of the cheap housing options, and as more single gay men took up residence in this community, gay bars, organizations and establishments appeared.

“Montrose is the epicenter of so many movements in the GLBT community. It is where we were pushed out to in the ’60s and ’70s and where we claimed our place in the city,” English senior Brandon Wilke said.

Modern day Montrose still has a strong presence of musicians, artistic types and members of the LGBT community, but an article by the Houston Press reported that gentrification plaguing the rest of Houston is seeping into Montrose, calling for new townhomes, bars and other businesses that seem to be taking away the charm and quirkiness that Montrose held.

Director of the LGBT Resource Center Lorraine Schroeder said she believes that the move to downtown Houston will ultimately be beneficial, as it will provide

more room for the parade participants and spectators.

“I think Montrose has changed a lot and it still is the LGBT community, but it’s not like that is the only place that LGBT people live; LGBT people live all over the city and beyond,” Schroeder said.

“I think moving downtown symbolizes that we are a vibrant part of this whole community.”

Foley described his experiences at Pride Houston as a “incredibly welcoming” experience where beads, necklaces and cold water were offered in abundance by friendly and accepting Montrose residents.

“I do agree that the queer community having more visibility is never a bad issue, but at the same time, it is a trial run. And if it goes that badly they may not be open to doing it again,” Foley said.

Physics freshman Richard Kemp also said that he worries about acceptance of this celebration in a part of town that isn’t Montrose.

“It’s taking that major event away from the queer community and placing it somewhere else,” Kemp said. “On top of that, Montrose is a very queer-friendly area. It has quite a bit more queer individuals than the rest of the city, so when you move downtown … it’s more likely that there will be people there that aren’t queerfriendly.”

Adding the gentrification of a once-predominantly gay neigh-

borhood to the relocation of Pride Houston, some members of the LGBT community feel segregated, despite the intention of Pride Houston board members to integrate this culture into greater parts of the Houston area.

Wilke is a consistent attendee of the Pride Parade at Montrose and a resident of Montrose for the past eight years. Witnessing the gentrification firsthand, Wilke said that seeing the shift in community is “really sad.”

“Those that once condemned Montrose as a dirty and unsafe place now feel justified in moving into it and changing it to their own level of comfort and familiarity, with blazon disregard for the community or the history found in it,” Wilke said. “Growth is inevitable and can be a good thing, but growth in an area at the expense of those that originally made the area great is atrocious.”

Additionally, the parties after the Pride Festival and Parade help give back to remaining establishments in the Montrose community that donate time and money to prepare for Pride Houston every year. Foley said that by moving Pride Houston from Montrose, it’s taking potential fiscal gains away from these businesses.

Years ago, Montrose was able to accommodate and accept the gay community in a way Houston was not yet fully able to. Houston is now attempting to barrel forward — without much warning — to bring celebration of the LGBT community to center stage.

There are definitive pros and cons for moving Pride Houston from Montrose to downtown.

While Pride Houston should listen to the multitude of voices of the community and allies they are trying to relocate to the center of the city, which are proving to be unfavorable of the move, bringing awareness to the LGBT community on a wider scope is beneficial and worth stepping out the comfort-zone for.

Although the relocation of the celebration from Montrose may be taking away from the classic Montrose community residing there, having the festival — no matter the location — is the main goal. At his first Pride Festival, Kemp said he was blown away by the unity shown during the celebration.

“It was wonderful to see everyone come together,” Kemp said.

“I was like, ‘Wow, people are OK being themselves here.’ ” Opinion editor Kelly Schafler is a print journalism junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

Vote now or forever hold your peace

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ime spent at college is time involving a lot of decision-making. Most students feel pressured to find an occupation they’ll stick with for the rest of their lives.

As students we are so boggeddown in our own world, and many of us are only able to look to those tough post-graduate years where we try our hardest to hack away at our student debts and pick out the best job we can.

What many tend to shut out are the happenings in the world around them.

In spite of what many would term political ugliness between gubernatorial candidates Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott, it’s an issue in which everyone’s voices matter – especially students'.

Don’t cite modern American political hostility as another reason to neglect important issues that can and will affect you, or even your children, should you decide to raise them in a state where primary education has long lost its luster.

Texas' education system is currently facing potential changes promised by both Davis and Abbott. Pay attention to who will push the most for equality in every sense, and who aims to make colleg more affordable and easier to pay off.

As students, it’s imperative that we involve ourselves with politics now, which can be difficult for many of us who have had subpar government and politics courses at the high school level.

It may be confusing, but that’s no excuse to leave the issue alone and try not to understand it. The better we understand our government, the better we can work to get it to do what we want and achieve a bit more balance in our lives.

As we rise in society, it’s time we take responsibility for a government that largely depends on us to function.

We are college students; we no longer have the security of blissful ignorance in which we can hide from the big issues. We are here to tackle those issues and engineer a brighter future for ourselves and those who come after us.

If there’s something we don’t know or understand, we should actively seek enlightenment — that is the student’s prerogative.

If you don’t know enough to vote, you have the tools at your disposal to learn. If you do know, get out to the polls and show Texas that all 40,000 of us Cougars can — and will — make a difference.

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100% Taquito is owned by alum Marco Garcia. The restaurant takes pride in serving authentic Mexican food, which is different than Tex-Mex. | Maritza Rodriguez/The Cougar

IN FOCUS CITY

Becoming business-minded With abundant resources and support, Houston has become a hotspot for generations of Hispanic entrepreneurs MARITZA RODRIGUEZ

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Going to school and opening a business often sounds like the best way to succeed in life.

Although that may be true, in many cases what motivates an individual to pursue their dreams is remembering their roots.

Learning the ropes Houston is already known as one of the most diverse cities in the nation, something also reflected through its local economy. According to this year’s report from Wallet Hub Houston, the Space City was ranked 39 out of 50 top cities with Hispanic entrepreneurs, due to the pur-

chasing power and the friendly nature of Hispanic businesses.

UH's Hispanic Business Student Association aims to educate and transform interested students of every major and ethnicity into professional individuals. HBSA offers workshops to help build resumes, train students on interview and presentation skills and sponsor companies to find students that are eligible for their internships.

Supply chain management junior and HBSA public relations officer Ivan Bonilla said he believes everyone should have professional skills, so that they are prepared when they are looking for a job.

“The change of mentality is what makes a person open their

The Hispanic Business Student Association at Bauer hosts career building events such as resume critiques and mock interviews that give members the tools to stand out from other students. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

eyes for new opportunities,” Bonilla said. “If I ever want to open up a business, I know that HBSA taught me where to go and who to talk to.”

Accounting senior and HBSA President Jose Perez said he was glad that Houston was in the top 50, knowing that Hispanics

in Houston and throughout the country are now pushing themselves to greater accomplishments.

“Houston is a really good place to start a business because of the Hispanic population,” Perez said.

“Many and different Hispanics are going to college now and

they are working together to become successful, and that’s what keeps us going.”

Bauer helps its students find the right internship for their career and to network with different companies based on

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New music director aims for perfect notes ALEXANDRA DOYLE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER @ALEXLOVESLEMONS

Sometimes change is not such a bad thing.

Andrew Davis stepped up as the new director of the Moores School of Music over the summer and has been surprised most by the sheer complexity of the vast organization he now spearheads.

“It’s just so many different things happening all at once," Davis said. "It’s a very complex school. It’s like running a small college. In the school of music there are about 90 faculty and basically 12 small departments all running themselves, and there’s somebody like me acting as the dean and coordinating them.”

Davis worked closely with Bill Monroe, dean of the Honors College, to complete UH’s 2009 and 2012 applications for a Phi Beta Kappa Society chapter, an

honor society for liberal arts and sciences.

“It really did prepare me quite well in terms of complexity and the number of people I had to deal with, although that was mostly internal communication, whereas most of what I do now is external,” Davis said.

Monroe said he agrees that the Phi Beta Kappa application was a contributing factor to Davis’ ability to lead the music school.

“Taking the lead in this process allowed Andrew to meet scores of faculty leaders across campus and establish working relationships with them,” Monroe said.

“These relationships will be invaluable now that he has assumed the position of director of the Moores School.”

Davis said he felt prepared for his new position because of his prior experiences at the Moores School, where he has been a

Davis took on his new role over the summer. | Courtesy Andrew Davis

member of the music theory faculty for 11 years. He spent eight years as the director of graduate studies.

“I ran degree programs, I got to

understand committees and the relationship between UH and the State Board of Higher Education and more administrative things like that,” Davis said.

Davis said the mentors in his life have helped prepare him to take on this enormous responsibility.

“My two most important mentors in this context are former director of the Moores School) David (Ashley) White and Bill Monroe,” Davis said.

Monroe said he believes that Davis is ready and able to take the Moores School to the next level of success as both an educational institution and an arts organization.

“Andrew is an innovative and generous leader," Monroe said. "He is very personable and incredibly hard working. He will build important relationships both on and off campus for the Moores School and enhance the

University's reputation as well.”

Davis isn’t expecting to make enormous, immediate changes to the day-to-day life of students in the Moores School.

“Because the school itself is stable, Davis intends to focus on building its reputation.

“We figure pretty prominently in the arts in Houston. I have a mission to be engaged and to make us a major part of that arts scene.” Davis said.

Davis said that is ultimate objective is to increase the value of degrees from the Moores School and therefore the University as a whole.

He also has plans to increase community involvement through partnerships with other local arts organizations.

“I’ve spent a lot of time with the management at the Hous-

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Continued from page 11

The reasons to start a business vary by entrepreneur. Either they are taught to be a great entrepreneur or they see the success of others; their roots and dedication of their families motivates them.

Bonilla said that the report gave him an extra motivation to strive for what he wants in his career, though his roots have always been what kept him going.

“Houston being so diverse gives so many opportunities for minorities, especially the Hispanic community,” Bonilla said.

"When you see a family member dedicating and pushing themselves to become something, you automatically get that motivation to do it too."

ton Symphony... We don’t have anything specifically in place yet, but they are very interested in collaboration and community outreach,” Davis said.”

Davis said he understands that this outreach is an integral part of a musician’s education.

“Part of learning that to be a modern professional artist is learning how to engage other people that aren’t normally engaged by our art forms,” Davis said.

He also hopes to form a partnership with a local music-oriented charity.

“We are working with Music Doing Good to find ways to provide resources to their charity, including people and equipment,” Davis said. “They need teachers for school programs, and we have people who are training to do just that, so that’s an obvious opportunity.”

He is planning on forging collaborations within the University as well by creating a link between the Moores School and the Honors College.

“I have charged our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Blake Wilkins, with investigating ways to improve the day-to-day experience of underclassmen Honors music majors,” Davis said. “I thought mainly about Honors sections of music theory and musicology. I think we’ve got a critical mass of students that would be interested in those classes.”

Monroe seconded that notion and said he believes these classes will be coming fairly soon. Davis also hopes to pool the recruiting resources of both organizations and recruit new students to UH as a team effort.

This resource pool would include jointly issued scholarships.

Monroe added that this partnership is already beginning on a micro level.

“The Honors College is partnering with the Moores School on a number of projects this fall, including the Fall Convocation, held at the Moores Opera House, and a special lecture and recital

by Richard Kogan on Nov. 7,” Monroe said.

After a few months on the job, Davis said he is confident that he is moving the school in the right direction.

“I used to say that if I contact somebody new every day and tell them what we’re doing here, by the end of the year, a lot of people will know about us and will know what we’re doing,” Davis said. “That’s how you move an organization like this along.”

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their major. Perez plans to open an accounting firm in the future and believes that Bauer is preparing its students by exposing them to different people from various parts in the city.

“I think what Bauer focuses on is the diversity,” Perez said.

“They help us empower ourselves, how to learn to market in the workforce and how to find those businesses that exist here in Houston.”

More than just numbers A report from Houston Business Journal showed that between 2002 and 2007, Hispanics owned almost 40 percent of Houston businesses. The numbers jumped from 75,165 to 104,368, and they're growing.

One of these entrepreneurs is a UH alumnus who opened up an authentic Mexican restaurant known as 100% Taquito at 3245 Southwest Freeway.

Owner and founder of the restaurant Marco Garcia graduated from the University in 1998 with a bachelors in business and entrepreneurship. He and his sister came up with a project for authentic Mexican food and decided to introduce Houston to real Mexican cuisine.

“I remember coming at 9 years old from Mexico trying Tex-Mex, and I had no idea what that was,” Garcia said.

“My sister and I knew for sure that if a person from Mexico came to our restaurant... they

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In 2007, 40 percent of all businesses in Houston were owned by Hispanics, according to the Houston Business Journal.

Statistics in the last census revealed that over two million businesses nationwide are owned by members of the largest growing demographic

According to the most recent census data, most of Hispanicowned businesses nationwide are in the areas of construction, repair and maintenance.

would know exactly what they’re eating.”

(in the business), I think Houston is definitely in the top 10 in the list.”

Endless reasons to try

Dreams become reality After growing his business from a trailer into a restaurant, Garcia is proud of the work he has put into it. He decorated the walls and added objects to provide customers with a Mexican atmosphere.

After looking at the results from Wallet Hub Houston, he was disappointed that his city was ranked at 39 among other cities and thinks it should have been at the very top.

“For somebody graduating from UH, if they are Hispanic and their target market is going to be Hispanic and they want to have a big business that is stable, they would probably prefer a city like Houston,” Garcia said.

“If you’re hoping to make it big

An effort of many Another entrepreneur agreed with Garcia’s views on Houston.

Freelance journalist Patti Gras opened up her own production company and has run her business for 22 years.

She said believes Houston is a great city for starting a business due to its economy and the hard-working nature of its Hispanic community.

"Many of the entrepreneurs that come from other countries give up their old lifestyle to start a better life," Gras said.

"When you come here, you have to start making money right away to survive, and that way is by opening up your own business."

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With new regime, Cougars commit to 'chasing greatness' SEAN ALDER

“Once we got things down, it all sped up.”

The Cougars hope that this speedy progression can carry them closer to their season goals as practice continues. Junior guard Jessieka Palmer is excited for what Hughey brings to the table in this regard.

“Coach Hughey is really big on defense and that’s something that my high school was big on, so getting back to that is really exciting for me," Palmer said.

While the team continues to develop throughout preseason practices, Palmer and her teammates hope to adhere to their new motto of “chasing greatness.”

“Chasing greatness is never being content with where you are, it’s something unattainable,” Palmer said.

“So if you’re chasing greatness, you’re never always on your toes and you’re never comfortable settling with where you are.”

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The Cougars got back to work this past week, preparing for what they hope will be a big year with their new head coach.

Junior forward Marché Amerson said she is confident this season is going to be entirely different from last season's disappointing finish.

“I don’t know what you heard about the past, but we put the past in the past, so come out and support," Amerson said. If you don’t, you’re missing out on something great.”

Amerson is looking forward to the Cougars’ upcoming season with new head coach Ronald Hughey. After the first day of practice, the returning starter was confident in the growth of the team as a unit.

“We knew today was going to be a lot of learning since we haven’t really been through drills with (Hughey) yet,” Amerson said.

committing to this coming season is something that coach Hughey keeps a close eye on as he steps into an already established group of players.

“The girls play with heart,” Hughey said.

“The one thing we talk about is trusting, protecting and empowering each other, and I think you’ll be able to see those things out on the court. Regardless of whether we win or lose, we’ll always play hard.”

Hughey has some ambitious goals for the Cougars this year, and while most of them include the enforcement of “chasing greatness,” he wants the girls to feel strong about their individual pursuits.

“When they get up in the morning, I want them to understand that they matter,” said Hughey, “and not a day will go by when they can’t say that 'I can, I will or I must.' ” sports@thedailycougar.com

Junior forward Marche' Amerson, who led the team in scoring last season, is one of only two returning starters. | File Photo/The Cougar

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UH drops fourth straight during winless AAC weekend JD SMITH

Despite redshirt junior outside hitter Kadi Kullerkann picking up her fourth and fifth consecutive 20-kill matches this weekend, Houston volleyball couldn’t capitalize as they dropped two road matches against strong AAC teams.

It was the Cougars' fourth consecutive American Athletic Conference loss.

Friday night, Houston traveled to Dallas to take on SMU. The Mustangs (14-3, 3-2) retained the best overall conference record with a four set victory (13-25, 18-25, 25-23 and 14-25).

The Mustang defense proved to be a challenge for the Cougars holding them to a .101 hitting average and 29 hitting errors to go along with their 12 blocks.

The Cougars rebounded coming out of the half after dropping the first two sets to pick up the third set victory 25-23.

The SMU defense didn’t go away. It held Houston to 14 points in the decisive fourth set.

Kullerkann’s 21 kills on .325 hitting led the way for the Cougars offensively, while freshman setter Keandra McCardell recorded her fourth double-double this season with a season-high 18 digs to go along with 25 assists.

Following a tough loss to in-state rival SMU on Friday night, Houston traveled to Tulsa, Okla. and lost a close match against

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The Cougars were unable to end their skid Sunday afternoon in Tulsa, dropping the match in five sets (25-16, 29-27, 25-23, 14-25 and 12-15), bringing the current losing streak to four.

After dropping the first set, the Cougars rebounded well to win a close second set and go into the half tied at 1-1.

The Hurricane got off to a quick start in the third set but the Cougars never gave up and went on to score the final six points of the set to take it.

Tulsa didn’t let this get them down, though, as they went on to handily win the fourth and fifth sets.

Kullerkann added another 22 kills on .265 hitting to lead the Cougars, with senior Cortney Warren not far behind putting up 18 kills.

Senior libero Natalie Keck eclipsed the 1,800 career dig mark (1,809) picking up 23 in each match for the Cougars. She has now ten 20-dig performances this season and is on a streak of 17 consecutive matches with double-digit digs.

McCardell played strong for the Cougars again Sunday, picking up her fifth double-double with 11 digs and 50 assists.

The Cougars look to end this current skid as they host AAC newcomer Temple at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 and UConn at 1 p.m. Oct. 19. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Cougars fail to pick up win over tough weekend SEAN ALDER

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The Cougars have had a bit of a rough season this year, as they have failed to pick up their first conference win.

Houston took on AAC opponents UConn and Temple over the weekend, JORDAN picking up BROWN GOALKEEPER another loss and another tie.

Thursday’s game against UConn came down to the strong defensive play from both teams, as two periods of extra time couldn’t warrant a single goal.

Junior goalkeeper Jordan Brown’s strong individual performance earned her the third shutout of her season.

The Huskies tried their best to take down the Cougars as they produced 18 shots, but the strong Houston defense forced UConn to commit seven offside penalties, with only five of the 18 shots being on goal.

Sunday’s game was a different story, as the Cougars fell 1-0 against the Owls after an hour and 23 minute long weather delay.

Brown tallied another seven saves in the game, bringing her weekend total to 12.

Brown currently leads the American Athletic Conference in average saves per game with five after totaling 55 saves over 11 games.

Head coach Chris Pfau was expecting a tough challenge this weekend, but was hoping for results better than what was produced.

“I knew this was a tough weekend with UConn and Temple, who was in second place coming into this week,” said Pfau in a press release.

“We did a great job on Thursday with UConn and getting a result, but I was very disappointed in the performance in the first half of today’s game. We had a chance to show that we can compete in this league, and to come out as flat as we did was just not good enough.”

The Cougars look to pick up their first conference win from one of their final two away games of the season as they travel to East Carolina to take on the Pirates on Oct. 16, and then Cincinnati to play the Bearcats on Oct. 19. sports@thedailycougar.com