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Meeting aims to unite protesters An open forum was held on the Rice University campus to bring students and community members together to try to stop the sale of the school's radio station. Rice Alumni John Bins is outraged by the news of the possible loss of the station. “The university’s president has sold the students, faculty and community out for $9 million,” Bins said. Joey Yang, KTRU’s station manager, is in dismay as he expresses his feelings about the situation. “Rice university decided to sell a student-run station without any input from students, which really violated the trust between students and the administration," Yang said. The sale of KTRU to UH is not yet finalized. — Charne Graham/The Daily Cougar

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Wilson ends run Recent chair looks back on UH accomplishments, advancements Sarah Raslan

THE DAILY COUGAR At the beginning of Welcome Wilson Sr.'s term as chair of the UH System Board of Regents, the position of system chancellor and UH president was vacant. His first task was to find the person who would fill the position. “My first objective was to hire a world-class president, which we got. It was an extremely important endeavor because I felt like we needed just the right person,” Wilson said. “The search committee came in with three

people the first month that I was chairman. We interviewed them, and I was so lucky to have the opportunity to hire Dr. Renu Khator. She has just been absolutely outstanding and she has been a game changer for the University of Houston.” In the last three years, Wilson has put most of his emphasis on clearing a pathway to Tier One status for UH. “I’ve always felt that (UH) was on the runway to greatness, but still needed to change its upward slope from a 15-degree angle to a 45-degree angle,” Wilson said. Upon taking the position, the faculty senate WILSON continues on page 8

Tagore scholarship open to graduate students in arts, humanities and sciences The Tagore Scholar Passport Operating Scholarship initiated by the Department of English and the Tagore Society of Houston is not only offered to creative writing graduate students, as reported earlier this week.

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Full-time graduate students in the creative and performing arts, literary studies and the humanities, social sciences and sciences are encouraged to apply. The $5,000 award aims to commemorate scholar Rabindranath Tagore by rewarding students whose research is influenced by the Nobel-prize winning writer. Application deadline is on Oct. 15. Call Judy Calvez at 713-743-2935 for more information.

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Beyond the Wall - Poster and print sale Today is the last day of the poster sale! Now is the time to grab a few prints for that new dorm, or just spice up your old room. They will be there almost all day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the UC. Chai and Samosa Night The International Christian Fellowship would like to invite international students out for some Chai and Samosas. Come by and make some new friends! The event will be held on the 2nd floor of the A.D. Bruce Religion Center from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. Find more campus and local events or add your own at thedailycougar.com/calendar

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tudents interested in taking their college experience across borders learned about the various programs offered by the University at an event hosted by the Office of International Studies and Programs Interested students unable to attend the event can stop by the office or visit www.uh.edu/studyabroad/. Pauline Alderete/The Daily Cougar

A website known for rating professors has spawned a new website geared towards the entire college experience, and many of its services are free to UH students. MyEdu.com, from the same team that created pickaprof. com, still offers professor ratings, but also offers a new set of features designed to make class scheduling and degree planning more efficient. Chris Chilek, one of the co-founders of the new project, has worked to expand the online services' network of colleges and universities. “At its core, (the new site is) really about saving families and students money through the education process by achieving a higher efficiency in completing courses and completing their degree,” Chilek said. The degree timeline app is a key feature of the website that allows students to map out degree plans. Students can plan their coursework semesters ahead while reviewing the workload of each course specific to their university. “By balancing that work load, we find that students are actually able to raise their GPA, drop fewer courses and graduate on time,” Chilek said. A Facebook integration feature allows students to log onto the website and view their friends' class schedules. The new website expands on the concept of professor ratings by adding official records from universities to graph grades, drop rates and GPA averages for each professor. “As opposed to ratemyprofessors.com, MyEdu gives more descriptive reviews on both the professor and class material in general,” Hussein Aladin, public relations senior, said. “It has more navigation options and lets you choose specific courses for the professors; that way, you can have all the ratings for that course on one page rather than all scattered.” Hussein credits the site for helping him choose one of his communication courses this semester. A textbook price comparison feature lists required textbooks along with a list of vendors and prices so you can save money on buying textbooks. Other features of the site include a course and credit manager, GPA calculator, academic dashboard, and career WEBSITE continues on page 8


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