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Although the University offers students garage and economy permits, there are 1.8 students allotted for every parking spot, which means not everyone is guaranteed a spot. | Pablo Milanese/The Cougar
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Despite plans for new lots, students petition for more solutions to campus parking woes KAYDRA GREEN
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It’s no secret that parking is one of the University’s biggest flaws. With over 40,000 students enrolled, commuters make up about 85 percent of the entire undergraduate population, making it nearly impossible to
accommodate everyone. During a recent meeting, Parking and Transportation Services and the Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee announced two new parking lots would be built by Fall 2019. A $2.3 million asphalt lot by the Energy and Research Park to
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accommodate 1,000 spaces will be ready by next fall. Plans for a five-story garage located near the law center and Hines College of Architecture and Design were discussed as well. The $30 million project is likely to be finished by Fall 2019 and will be accessible to all students and staff. “The new garage will be in lot 18A,” Director of Parking and Transportation Bob Browand said. “We’re looking at an 18-month project with the space count of the stadium garage which is about 2400 cars.” Even with TPAC’s efforts, many students currently enrolled are unsatisfied because they said they will not reap the benefits of the new parking lots. Law student John Hwang began a petition addressed to President Renu Khator urging the administration to take measures to alleviate the parking issues. With 1,818 supporters so far, Hwang said the wasted hours in the parking lot daunt his Cougar pride. However, he believes solutions are possible with the help of students. “I got involved in making a difference because of James Lamey,” second year law student and petition supporter Grace An said. “He actively pushed law students to fight against UH regarding parking issues and helped us become more aware on how we could make a difference.” Elliot Kauffman, a TPAC chair, said he is aware of the petition
and takes students' concerns over parking seriously. "There are so many steps that go into building these new lots and garages but we hope to have many of (Hwang's) ideas implemented in our master plan," Kauffman said. "As a student and commuter myself, I didn't just join TPAC as a resume builder — I experience the same obstacles. More importantly, I encourage students to come to the town hall meetings and contact us directly with any questions or concerns they have." The University is working with Parking and Transportation Services and the Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee to come up with new alternatives and solutions. Hwang and Lamey’s supporters know a quick and easy solution is probably not possible and that change will most likely occur when they are gone. Both hope the administration will make parking concerns a priority so that students won’t graduate UH with a bitter taste in their mouths. “I hope people have seen John Hwang’s petition to President Khator, and more importantly, read it and added their signature to the cause,” Lamey said. “John is a friend of mine and fellow law student, and although we may not see the benefits of our efforts before we graduate, we and many other concerned students have tried to improve our school." news@thedailycougar.com
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Rise in sexual assault reports means greater awareness KARIS JOHNSON
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Reported sexual offenses at UH have increased to 22 cases in the most recent CLERY police report from the three reports recorded in 2012, but the reason behind these numbers may lie in the increased awareness of sexual assault on campus. “Over the past couple years, there has been a significant national discussion about sexual assault awareness on college campuses, and a response by campus communities, UH included, to encourage reporting these crimes and getting assistance,” UH Police Department Lt. Bret Collier said. “Seeing an increase in reports in this light is encouraging, even if it is a small increase.” Increased crime reports of this nature often reflect students’ awareness of sexual offenses and how to file a report, said Malkia Hutchinson, program coordinator at the Women and Gender Resource Center. “I think there's been an increase in reported sexual offenses because the campus community is becoming more aware that they have rights as victims of sexual assault and rape on campus,” Hutchinson said. “Very likely, the visibility of the issue, both broadly and on campus, has empowered more people to report.” At other Texas campuses, sexual offenses on the CLERY reports
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have also increased since 2012. According Texas A&M University's CLERY report, sexual violation numbers on campus went to eight reports from six in 2014. Texas Tech University's sexual violence reports increased to eight – up from five reports in 2012. These universities have over 35,000 students enrolled and match UH in their campus sizes. They also all have some form of a women’s resource center, dedicated to providing sexual awareness within the student
populations. At UH, the Women and Gender Resource Center has been working to implement sexual awareness programs and events which stimulate growth and diminish fear on campus. Hutchinson said there are many factors which make it difficult for students to report sexual crimes, including guilt, fear of the legal process and stress because of what they have experienced. Programs like My Safe Campus are available to students to help
them with the process of anonymously filing a report. According the My Safe Campus website, the purpose of the program is to "create a bridge" between users, employees and individuals with their organization. It works by providing a completely confidential reporting service, complete with passwords and user names to protect identities while monitoring the status of the report. There are also awareness events
such as “Take Back the Night” and “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”, which use campaigning and community to encourage students to talk about the issue of sexual offenses on campus. Hutchinson said she would still like to see more programs brought to campus for students to realize they are not alone. “There's a larger rape culture that perpetuates myths about people who survive sexual violence," Hutchinson said. "Such as (the belief) that they brought it on themselves, or are not to be believed for some reason, for example, that they have been sexually active in the past or presently so therefore they're 'unrapeable'." Collier said there is more to staying safe on campus than just knowing when to say no or yes. He said UHPD’s first priority is the safety of the students at UH, and to make sure that safety is preserved and students stay aware of their surroundings, without being paranoid, just attentive. With greater sexual awareness and safety on the UH campus, there has been an increase in the number of sexual offense reports in the 2014 CLERY report. “The number of crimes didn't necessarily increase, the reports of crime increased,” Collier said. “It's an important distinction that isn't often considered when looking at these types of statistics.” news@thedailycougar.com
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More money, less problems? Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Budget request for FY17:
Counseling and Psychological Services
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Budget request for FY17: $1,654,373
One-time request for FY17: $250,000
Base augmentation request: $153,509
Justification for OT Request: to help fund the Advocare Texas Kickoff at NRG stadium Sept. 3, 2016 against the University of Oklahoma.
Justification for base augmentation: to hire two additional licensed clinicians.
Athletics would spend $150,000 for 5,000 student tickets, $25,000 for transportation to and from NRG and $75,000 will pay for a student-only tailgate.
To help fund programs like "Let's Talk," a drop in service that allows students to meet with a licensed therapist.
These groups asked for big money in their SFAC presentations. We broke them down for you.
Student Program Board Budget request for FY17: $160,591 Base augmentation request: $140,160 One-time request for FY17: $142,544
Justification for base augmentation: to help fund additional programming for events like Six Flags trip and a Rocky Horror Picture Show. Justification for OT request: Comedy programming for homecoming week festivities.
Frontier Fiesta Budget request for FY17: $173,260 Base augmentation request: $476,915 Justification for base augmentation: to accommodate the increase in operations expenses, fund a nationally-recognized concert artist and add attractions in Fiesta City. To cover the fee charged to Frontier Fiesta to rent the parking lot at TDECU Stadium.
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Julie Kastner is an assistant professor of music education at UH and shares her love of music with students at Lockhart Elementary through the Preparatory and Continuing Studies outreach program. | Dailey Hubbard/The Cougar
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Moores School connects with Third Ward elementary students through music MARISSA PERSAUD
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UH is building a relationship with Third Ward through the language of music. As part of an outreach program, the Preparatory and
Continuing Studies Department at the Moores School of Music teaches children music in an after school program twice a week. Assistant professor of music education Julie Kastner, teaches
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part-time at Lockhart Elementary School. She has a strong passion for children and the arts. “I have always loved making music, but in a playful way,” Kastner said. “With the children, I love getting to provide experiences that are playful, fun and enjoyable.” "One of the main goals of the outreach program is to ensure that children involved have a positive experience with the University and can enjoy the gift of music," PCS Director Cara Spinks said. Lockhart Elementary is home to a STEM magnet program and has cut fine arts funding. Spinks believes that the arts should be included in core curriculum because of the reward that it offers. “Music is a way to bridge gaps," Spinks said. "It’s a language that is universal that we can use to reach out to people who have troubles in various arenas in their lives.” Kristy Towner, a post-baccalaureate student at MSM, participates in the outreach program alongside Kastner. Towner had not considered elementary music education until her husband suggested it to her. She then came back to school to get her music education degree. “You’re having fun with kids all day... singing and playing instruments,” Towner said. “Why not do that every day?” Kastner is the only educator
from UH who is participating in the Lockhart Elementary program and she has made an impact on other faculty and the students she mentors. “To watch Julie in that classroom just gives me chills,” Spinks said. “It doesn’t matter what is going on, she can get them to focus on her and get them to do things they have never done before and with great ease.” Kastner said a special part of the outreach program is seeing the effects the children have on Lockhart, her graduate assistants and herself. “Many of (the participants) come from suburban programs that are highly funded and they also don’t have much experience working with young children,” Kastner said. "This program allows them to work with children, learn from them and go into a school that may be different than a school they attended." A big lesson that Kastner and Towner have learned from the outreach program at Lockhart Elementary is that children are capable of a lot. “They can understand a lot about music and they love music,” Kastner said. “It helps them grow as a whole person.” Towner also experienced this feeling with Kastner while being in Lockhart Elementary. Students have repeated rhythms to her that she would deem difficult, but they do it
easily. Towner said that the environment of teaching kids is different than teaching her peers. “Your peers know if your wrong, but kids don’t know if you’re wrong,” Towner said. “You don’t have to apologize to them because they are just having a good time.” Spinks believes that a good relationship with this part of Houston is important for UH. “I think it is important for the University to know that we are out there and that we are doing great things for the community,” Spinks said. “We are representing the University and giving people really great experiences.” The outreach program is being funded by the Jay Marks Family Outreach Initiative. “The Jay Marks family donated funds to help this program for the first five years and we hope to continue it beyond that through other donations and other sources of funding,” Spinks said. “We would not be able to do this without that generous donation.” Kastner said she is grateful for the chance to work with students through music. “UH is situated in such a unique space, being an urban-metropolitan campus in this city,” Kastner said. “To have this opportunity (to connect) with kids and schools in this city makes it very special.” news@thedailycougar.com
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(HERO) is written dangerous. The ordinance as written, will give protection to heterosexual predators that prey on individuals in private spaces – because of that, because the lawyers drafted poorly and because the council and city mayor adopted it just for the political expediency it is a bad ordinance. I will not enforce as written but we can go back to the table and draft it better.
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Don't just blame the Third Ward for campus crime SARAH KIM
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s a freshman, I was told not to shop at the H-E-B near campus because it was in Third Ward and therefore dangerous. Frankly, these warnings and apprehensions are not totally unfounded, since the Third Ward was ranked the fifteenth most dangerous area in the U.S. SARAH Many stuKIM dents believe ASSISTANT that UH’s OPINION EDITOR proximity to Third Ward is a negative influence on crime on campus. Without evidence, this is a common assumption. According to annual campus crime reports, the crime rate has decreased on campus. However, Rice University has significantly less crime although it is less than half an hour away. UH’s current crime rate is similar to that of the University of Texas at Austin. Looking at this data, it’s no surprise students believe that UH’s proximity to the Third Ward is the cause of crime. “Proximity and opportunity are two significant factors,” Lieutenant Bret Collier said. “Of the arrests made by UHPD over the last five years, roughly twothirds of those arrested were not directly affiliated with UH. So for one-third of those arrested, the proximity question is answered. They are on campus legitimately when they commit a crime.” In other words, one-third of crime on campus is caused by those who are somehow invited on campus, or otherwise affiliated with UH. As for the other two-thirds, crime comes from outside of campus. However, we have no concrete evidence to claim that it’s because of the Third Ward. Yes, it’s near campus, and some might see this as an easy opportunity to commit crime. But just because something is likely, doesn't mean that's actually the case. “We know that they arrive to campus any number of ways, and we have seen criminals from all over the greater Houston area,” Collier said. In reality, it’s difficult to determine the primary source of crimes committed on the UH
Many students perceive the Third Ward as being a negative influence to crime on campus. | Esteban Portillo/The Cougar
campus, as neither HPD nor UHPD specifically tracks the sources of crime. Alexander Bunin, Chief Public Defender for Harris County, is also not able to disclose information beyond what is released in the press. In other words, there’s insufficient evidence to show that crime on campus is primarily a result of UH’s proximity to the Third Ward, as opposed to other areas of Houston. But perception is powerful. “I think the Third Ward is one source of crime on campus,” political science post-graduate Mary Garcia said. “UH's location allows for students and their belongings to become easily accessible targets... UH students are targeted for crime much more frequently than other Houston universities such as Rice.” Many students believe that the Third Ward is the primary source of crime on campus, but this perception is two-fold. Some students believe that Third Ward is a negative influence on UH, and others believe that UH is a positive influence on the Third Ward. Some think it’s an unbalanced relationship. But it's not as if UH is purely a positive force on the Third Ward community. The city takes what it defines as "blighted property,” and attempts to give the property a new purpose or value. Although there’s a plethora of factors, lower-income families are displaced and replaced by residents who are wealthier, thus gentrifying the area. UH is not in a parasitic relationship with Third Ward. There is harm that comes along with the benefits of Third Ward’s proximity to UH. Until more concrete information explicitly stating the
Third Ward is a primary cause for crime on campus is found, students should withhold their judgment. Beware of the harm that can
result from assumptions made. Assistant opinion editor Sarah Kim is a political science senior and may be reached at opinionassist@ thedailycougar.com
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The Cougar Editorial Board stands for equal rights in Houston
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here has been a lot of misinformation thrown around about the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance on the ballot this election. All across Houston, there are signs reading "no men in women's bathrooms" in an effort to distort and confuse the general public on what the bill actually does. To summarize, the bill prohibits discrimination in city employment and city services, city contracts, public accommodations, private employment, and housing based on an individual’s "sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, family status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or pregnancy." The bill isn't specifically about transgender individuals, it expands protection against all forms of discrimination to many groups, including religion and even those in the military. The controversy stems from a false belief that this legislation will open the door for "troubled men who claim to be women to enter women’s bathrooms," as former Astros star Lance Berkman so eloquently puts it. This is not what this ordinance will do.
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It is already illegal to sexually assault anyone, regardless of if the instance happens in a bathroom. There has been virtually no evidence in any other city with similar ordinances that these laws open the door for men to enter bathrooms to violate women. Denying equal rights is a form of discrimination. This ordinance is meant to have Houston join the over 225 cities and coun-
ties, which includes every other Texas city, that have passed laws that extends protection against discrimination to those in the LGBTQ community. Current laws only protect against racial, gender, and other minority group discrimination. Take the case of Michael Hughes, a fully-bearded, transgender man, who tweeted a picture of himself in a women's restroom with the hashtag
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#wejustneedtopee. If a woman sees someone with a beard in their restroom, they won't immediately assume they're transgender. In this case, both Michael and the women in the restroom felt uncomfortable, and this is something HERO means to prevent. Houston is currently on track to become the third largest city in the U.S. We need this law to show that this is an all-inclu-
sive city that is fully accepting of everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or sexual identity. Not passing this bill could potentially harm Houston businesses and hurt our chance of hosting major sporting events like the Super Bowl, too. Even Houston Texans owner Bob McNair recanted his opposition to HERO, saying he does not believe in "personal or professional discrimination of any kind." Business groups like the Greater Houston Partnership say this ordinance is important because we need a fully inclusive and diverse workforce for the "continued success of the region’s economy." No one is asking that someone completely understand transsexual lifestyle. Many believe that God made you who you are and you shouldn't go against that. That's understandable. But you cannot force your understanding or belief of what a human being is or should be on everyone else. Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the country. We need to live up to our reputation of being all-inclusive. —The Cougar Editorial Board
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ack in the 1930s, when I was a boy still wearing short pants or knickers, my daddy taught me that wearing boxer shorts and long pants does not make you a man. He made sure that I was aware that my actions in life, especially with women, is what determined whether I could consider myself a real man. I lost my dad KEN in 1977, but still LEVIN thank him for OPINION those lessons. COLUMNIST Recently, there were two articles in the Houston Chronicle, one of which filled me with pride, while the other filled me with rage. The first article reported that the Republican presidential debate would be coming to our University of Houston campus in February. This is great for the Republican party and the city of Houston, but especially for our already outstanding university. It is recognition of our school’s
importance we can all be proud of. The second article made me feel shame for the state of Texas. The junior senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, a pip-squeak, is coming to be on our University’s debate stage. Why am I ashamed and angry? Because that article showed him to be at the forefront of the war on women that is being waged in our country. Ted Cruz is leading a group of nine Texans and 15 other so-called conservative, but actual yellow-belly cowardly, legislators to demand that the bust of Margaret Sanger be removed from the National Portrait Gallery in our nation’s capital. Margaret Sanger dedicated her life to battling the backward-leaning Ted Cruz’s of her day to guarantee safe women’s contraception and the availability of women’s health services that are still pertinent to women today. Margaret Sanger is most notable for founding Planned Parenthood. Most Planned Parenthood clinics are a source, often the only source, for a woman to obtain an abortion. I do not favor abortion
but, as a son of a mother, the brother of a sister and the father of six daughters, I believe it is my place to advise that it is the women’s need and right to make her own choice and decisions about her health. I ask no one to accept my beliefs as their own. Her bust is on display in the “Struggle for Justice” exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution. These namby-pambies accuse this magnanimous woman’s hero of holding values “deeply antithetical to the very values most Americans hold dear.” This horrible nothing of a man claims, in writing, that Sanger’s bust represents, “hatred, racism and the destruction of unborn life.” This is the view of a man, an office holder, who would have us return to the good-ole days of the 1850s when women were barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. If thinking like his persisted to its ultimate conclusion, this campus would be devoid of women. Margret Sanger’s actions have saved countless human lives. What has Ted Cruz ever done for mankind? I challenge this coward to bring
Margaret Sanger founded Planned Parenthood and coined the term birth control. | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
up this issue on our debate stage on the 26th of February. I know that he is too chicken to, but my real challenge is to UH women. In a political debate, I want to hear all points of view, but this prehistoric person should be met with protest that shows the true, rational feelings of the female
population of our campus. Make yourselves heard. Shame this neanderthal when he comes to our campus. Opinion columnist Ken Levin is a political science senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com
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Whether by barreling through defensive lines on the field or being vocal in the locker room, senior running back Kenneth Farrow is always aiming to mirror
the culture and expectations of his coaching staff. Although he led the American Athletic Conference with 15 touchdowns last season, Farrow said his goal is never solely to make it into the end zone, but simply to produce for his team.
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“It’s always about helping the team win,” Farrow said. “But, it just so happened that I got in the end zone a little bit more. Every weekend, it’s about doing what I have to do, whether it’s three touchdowns or no touchdowns.” As a three-time appointed team captain, Farrow is always looking to go above and beyond. He feels there’s always room for improvement, something head coach Tom Herman said led him to do too much at the beginning of the season. “I think he would be the first to admit that he had a couple games where he didn’t play as good as he’d like,” Herman said. “It takes a while for a running back to get used to a system...I think he got used to a different style for three years. It takes time.” With more practice and game experience in Herman’s system under his belt, Farrow said he’s finally able to relax. “Coming out every day and working on the little things has helped,” Farrow said. “But also that game experience and being able to really feel things out with the new offense and the flow to the run game has definitely helped a lot week to week.” After starting his career at Houston as a redshirt safety and seeing success when transitioning to running back, Farrow believes hard work can overtake the little things—even the pressure to produce for his senior year. “All I knew was to work hard,” Farrow said. “If you come out with that attitude – to just work hard
and do your job, then everything falls in place.” Although they are different, Farrow said both he and his teammates have reaped the benefits of Herman’s new system and the workload required of them during the offseason. “I think (Herman’s system) was easier for a lot of the older guys because they were willing to buy in and do whatever it took to be in this situation that we’re in now,” Farrow said. “I think it took a while for some of the younger guys, but that’s on the older guys to bring them along. Now everyone loves it.” As team captain, Farrow marvels at seeing the younger players step up, having the entire team grow as a whole and be on the same page. “Being captain has been pretty easy because all of the guys have pretty much been brought in,” Farrow said. “We’ve got a lot of guys who really want to win.” Although one aspect of the team’s ability to win is run plays made by quarterback Greg Ward Jr., Farrow doesn’t wallow in the fact that his chances to make plays in the end zone are sometimes lessened. “I’d rather be 6-0 with (Ward) than 1-5 with 20 touchdowns,” Farrow said. “It’s really fun being able to get down there and the (opposing) defense has no clue what you’re about to do.” Backup running back Ryan Jackson said that selfless is just the type of teammate Farrow is. “He’s a great dude and a great
player,” Jackson said. “I’ve been around him since my freshman year. If something is sliding in the locker room or on the field, he’ll address it, and that rubs off on you at the end of the day. He uplifts us and does a lot for everyone on the team.” Jackson said Farrow took him under his wing and instills in the running back unit core values of reaching success, not as a group, but as a team. “As a unit, we just look to do the best we can—continue to contribute to the team’s success, but as a whole, play like a family,” Jackson said. “We’re not selfish at all. We never get caught up in attributes and stats. If we get a little success, we pat each other on the back.” Keeping defenses off balance, Farrow welcomes switching personnel up and said successful games are a set expectation. “We kind of have our goals for explosive runs per game and yards a game and things that we want to do like that,” Farrow said. “Each week we want to do better than the last week.” Although he enjoys defenses not knowing what to expect from him, being a player, leader and teammate to count on is Farrow’s personal standard. His head coach is appreciative of his growth. “His leadership has been great,” Herman said. “(He is) vocal when he needs to be, but certainly leads by example. He’s a coach on the field and in the locker room.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Breaking down the Cougars run through UCF, strength of the win
This week, The Cougar sports staff looks at the win over UCF and the progression of the defense from the start of the season
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Does a win like this give you confidence going into the tough back end of the schedule?
How do you think the play of the defense has progressed this season?
I wouldn't say this game gives me any more confidence than I already had in this team. This was supposed to be an easy win and it was. The Cougars are now one of the 12 remaining undefeated teams in college football, and they've done it in a convincing fashion. If that doesn't give you all the confidence you need in this team, I don’t know what will.
The defense continuously impresses me. Game after game, they are making plays happen. Although they gave up yardage in the first quarter, they allowed only one touchdown. UCF was unable to score in the second, which makes it the second-straight game that UH did not allow any second-half points.
MICHAEL CALDERON Staff writer How do you grade the Cougars play against UCF? I give the Cougars an A+ for the game. Sure, they started slow, with the exception of Brandon Wilson's strip touchdown. But, they turned it around and dominated like a 21-point favorite should. Mostly, I give them credit for overcoming their own tendencies and falling into the trap game that this team would have in its recent past. The Cougars' rushing offense was firing against the University of Central Florida. UH combined for 366 total yards rushing on just 48 attempts, an average of 7.6 yards per carry. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar
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After last year’s 13-19 season, head men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is determined to see major improvements in the Cougars' play on the court and in the team’s win-loss record. He plans to use the experience that last year’s players gained and utilize UH’s newest transfer players. Sampson recruited players who would improve his fast-paced offense and also have good playing experience. “We’re going to play as fast as we can,” Sampson said. “Knowing how you’re going to play, you have to go recruit players that fit your system. You don’t just arbitrarily grab somebody and say 'Hey, we want to play fast, so you come play for us'.” These specifications led to Houston gaining junior guard Ronnie Johnson, junior center Kyle Meyer and sophomore guard Rob Gray Jr., among others. Each player will fit into the team system in their own way, but they
Head coach Kelvin Sampson finally has the depth he craves and the players to fill out his system, so he'll be looking for increased performance on the court. | Bryce Dodds/The Cougar
are prepared to adjust to different roles. With 10.8 points per game, Johnson was the second leading scorer at Purdue University during the 2013-2014 season. Sampson plans to develop Johnson into more of an assisting point
guard than a scorer. “I don’t think that (Johnson) will be our second leading scorer,” Sampson said. “That’s not what I got him for. I want him to push up the court. I want him to facilitate and initiate the offense more. We’re trying to teach Ronnie how
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to be a better point guard.” Johnson said he enjoys the changes that Sampson is placing on him. “I like (the system) a lot," Johnson said. "It’s different from Purdue. It’s a good setup for any guard and really anybody.” Experience is something Sampson wants his players to thrive on, and Johnson wants to prove that he can provide just that. “I’m really competitive and experienced,” Johnson said. “I’ve played against a lot of great guards like Trey Burke and a lot that are in the NBA now, like Marquis Teague and Gary Harris.” On the other hand, Gray said that his role with the team will amplify his strengths. “I feel like coach Sampson tries to utilize everyone’s strengths and one of my better strengths is scoring,” Gray said. “I feel like he’s going to use me a lot to score the ball...as well as makes plays for other people.” Gray’s thinking falls in line with Sampson's plan to have Johnson to embrace his new role as a facilitator. If Gray can be a consistent scorer, it would aid Johnson’s
assisting role and spread the floor to open shots for other players as well. Meyer said that his specialty fits in well with the team and can help them succeed. “I think I spread the floor really well,” Meyer said. “Danrad 'Chicken' Knowles and I are the only ones as big as we are and can rebound the way we do and step out to the perimeter. We both can be that type of player to spread out the floor.” Sampson considers Meyer one of the better players on the team and plans to utilize his strengths. “The thing I like about (Meyer) is that he does not have a lot of great strengths,” Sampson said. “He’s very athletic and also a great rebounder, but there’s not one thing in the game of basketball that he’s not pretty good at… but what he’s really good at — he’s a great team player. He understands how to make this team better, and he understands how to fit into it.” The biggest thing Sampson is excited about is the depth on the roster. With the amount of work his players received last season, combined with the experience he received from his transfers, Sampson said Houston’s depth is going to be an advantage that other teams do not have. “There’s a difference between depth and depth," Sampson said. "You may have 15 players on your team, but only six can play well. We’ve got good depth. We’ve got 13 guys on the team, and I feel comfortable with them.” Sampson has full confidence in his team and expects it to be a better team than last year. He also anticipates these improvements to be more than a one year deal. “I think all three are going to be good players for us,” Sampson said. “The good thing about those three guys is that they will all be back next year." sports@thedailycougar.com
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The Cougars are still undefeated after beating the University of Central Florida Knights 59-10 on the road, but the game was not as easy as the score might make it seem. So let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the game.
The good: winning tendencies What a difference a year makes. Through the first seven games of their 2014 season, Houston sat at 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the American Athletic Conference. This year, the team is 7-0 and 4-0 in conference and sits atop the AAC West. This year, the unbeaten Cougars have not trailed any team by more than seven points, and only once in the second half, while beating teams by an average of 27 points per game. Last year, Houston stumbled out of the gate against an eventual 4-8 University of Texas San Antonio team after being unable to find the end zone until late in the fourth quarter, with the game already out of reach. Two weeks later, against No. 25 Brigham Young University, Houston fell behind 23-0 early before they were able to get going offensively. Two more games later, Houston again fell behind, this time to the University of Central Florida, and had to mount a comeback attempt after trailing 17-6 late in the third quarter. The game against Louisville has been the team’s only tightly contested game this year, entering the fourth quarter and they came up big when they needed to, taking a three-point lead with 3:09 left to play and blocking a field goal attempt to keep it. And, despite a rough first half in Orlando, UH fell behind by a field goal for just two minutes and 11 seconds before taking over the game and avoiding falling into a trap game situation.
The bad: a…slow…start Even though the Cougars won the game, they are still on the hook for the poor start to the game against a winless Knights squad. UCF came into the game owning the worst offensive unit in the AAC, yet were able to move the ball against the Houston defense with ease on the opening drive.
Junior quarterback Greg Ward Jr. has been the offensive catalyst for the Cougars all season, and continued his play against UCF, passing for 210 yards on 16/23 passing with two total touchdowns. | Bryce Dodds/The Cougar
Just two plays into the game, the Knights had moved the ball down to the Cougars' 24 yardline and would likely have taken an early lead had UH junior cornerback Brandon Wilson not stripped UCF receiver Shawn Moffitt and returned the fumble 85 yards for the score. That play aside, the Knight's 127th ranked offense shredded the Cougar defense for most of the first half, picking up 11 first downs in six drives and gobbling up yardage, including plays of 23, 44 and 46 yards. After scoring a touchdown on their first possession in the first six games of the season, the UH offense struggled early, picking up 49 yards on 23 plays and looking like a shell of the fifth ranked unit in the country for their first four drives.
Then, the end of the first half came. In the two minutes and 27 seconds before the break, the Knights
threw two interceptions, gave up 17 unanswered points and lost all of the momentum they had gained.
Things didn’t get any better in the second half, as the Cougars scored 21 points in the third quarter before calling off the dogs heading into the fourth. Meanwhile, the UCF offense picked up just 58 yards and two first downs the entire second half. Now sitting at 0-8 at the bottom of the conference, the wheels have officially fallen of the bus for UCF. The Knights' collapse against the Cougars may have been the straw that finally broke the camel’s back for UCF this season. Following the game, 12-year head coach George O’Leary was forced to retire after leading the team to five bowl wins and a 81-68 overall record during his time there. For the Cougars and their firstyear head coach Tom Herman, however, the road looks bright as they get ready to face off against the 3-4 Vanderbilt Commodores Halloween night at 7 p.m. sports@thedailycougar.com
The ugly: un-Knightly breakdown After three straight seasons with a winning record and back-to-back pieces of the AAC championship, the Knights have lost a ton of talent to both injuries and departures, going from one of the best non-power conference teams in the country to one of the worst. Coming into the game against UH on a seven-game losing streak, UCF had nothing to lose and played the first part of the game like a team with its hair on fire. They looked like the team many expected to see entering 2015, moving the ball on the ground and through the air with relative ease and played stingy and relentless on defense.
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