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newslineFACULTY PRESENTATIONProfessor co-hosts discussion at Menil on Wednesday

UH Associate Professor Kairn Klieman and Menil Col-lection Curator Kristina Van Dyke will hold a discussion titled “History of the Slave Trade and Visual Cultures in Cameroon and Nigeria” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Menil Collection (1515 Sul Ross Street).

“The program is the result of collaboration between The Menil Collection and University of Houston for a graduate public history course co-taught with Van Dyke this fall,” Klieman said in a news release.

The discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Klieman at 713-743-3106.

— Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATIONUH parking to present plan for 2011-2012 school year

UH Parking and Transportation Services will present its 2012-2013 parking plan at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the University Center Big Bend room.

Director of Parking and Transportation Services Bob Browand said in a press release that UH is committed to addressing the long-term needs of the campus, and his presentation will include information about proposed projects and fees.

Members of the campus community are encour-aged to attend and provide feedback.

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The brothers of Omega Delta Phi–Pi chap-ter woke up early Thanksgiving morning with one thing on their minds; it wasn’t football or preparations for Black Friday, but rather com-munity service.

Omega Delta Phi teamed up with the Multi-cultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) organization to donate turkeys and side dishes to Houston families in need.

“It’s a very big tradition for us,” Omega Delta Phi Service Chair Erick Mariscal said. “The more you get involved, the more you see the big pic-ture, and you see how good it is to help others. It’s really honorable.”

The turkey drop-off culminated a three-day event that began with a community dinner hosted by MECA, and catered by Omega Delta Phi on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, the fra-ternity hosted its own Thanksgiving dinner for family and loved ones.

The charity work began in 1997 when Rogelio Salinas, one of the alpha class members, contacted his mother, Liz Salinas, associate director of programs at MECA, and performed the fi rst turkey drop-off.

This year, nine brothers of Omega Delta Phi, three guests and Liz Salinas drove primar-ily throughout the First Ward to hand out the turkey dinners.

“I felt good about helping out families in need,” Christopher Aranzabal, Omega Delta Phi recording secretary, said. “Times aren’t that great, and some people can’t afford a simple Thanksgiving dinner. It feels good to help these families out.”

As each turkey was delivered, each brother took turns speaking to the recipients. The recipients did not wish to comment when asked to speak on the record.

Omega Delta Phi participates in numerous community service projects, which include tutoring and mentoring at the Barrio Center, the

The UH o! ense produced more than the Red Raiders, but Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts (15) was still able to have his way with the Cougar defense. | File Photo/The Daily Cougar

Beginning at 8 a.m., members of UH’s Omega Delta Phi-Pi chapter delivered 13 turkey dinners to numer-ous families in need, making Thanksgiving dinner possible. | Courtesy David Landon Williams

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Being ineligible for a bowl game, out of contention for the Conference USA Championship and finishing under .500 was not exactly what the Cougars had in mind at the start of the season.

But that is exactly what happened,

losing 35-20 Saturday against Texas Tech, in what turned out to be the fi nal game of the season.

For the fi rst time in six years, UH will not advance to a postseason game.

The Cougars (5-7, 4-4 C-USA) rushed for 150 yards as a team, but could not convert in short-yardage

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Diwali dinner caps fi rst semesterNaheeda SayeeduddinTHE DAILY COUGAR

Biology freshman Jessica Blake dressed up in an eye-catching outfi t and joined over 100 UH students to ring in the new year – but it wasn’t the start of 2011 that they were celebrating.

Diwali, also known as the “festival of lights,” is a fi ve-day Hindu festival that commemorates triumph over darkness and evil. It also marks the New Year on the Hindu lunar calendar.

In its inaugural year at UH, the Hindu Students Association held a Diwali dinner party at the Cambridge Oaks Apartments on Nov. 18 with around 120 attendees.

The dinner included Hindus and people of other religious backgrounds. For Blake, who is not Hindu, this was a whole new experience.

“I had never dressed in Indian clothes (before Diwali). We got com-pliments all night over how good we looked in them, and how happy they were to see different races there embracing their culture,” she said. “Never once during the dinner did we feel left out.”

As guests entered, they were required to leave their shoes outside.

“That’s in our religion, where if there is anything related to God inside, we keep our shoes outside,” HSA vice president Supriya Aggarwal said.

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ARABIC NATIONSWikileaks documents reveal global concerns

Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is once again the center of attention as it released information regarding tension between national leaders in the Middle East, CNN reported Sunday. Various transmitted diplo-matic cables unveiled by the website shows worry for Iran and their nuclear program by other Arabic leaders. In one message, Saudi King Abdullah was documented as telling Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki that “you as Persians have no busi-ness meddling in Arab matters.” The king proceeded to dissert with US counterterrorism adviser John Bren-nan and told him that Iran’s ambitions are problematic. Other details of King Abdullah’s views were also provided in the reports. The king showed approval of President Barack Obama’s seat in of-% ce and criticized Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki and suspected him of being an Iranian agent. Similar senti-ments regarding Iran was shared by Bahraini King Hamadbin Isa al-Khalifa. Many of the cables obtained were originally delivered in 2009.

OREGONMosque set on ! re after bomb plot

An Islamic mosque was set ablaze Sunday as a result of arson in Corvallis, Ore., after the botched car bomb in Portland that occurred Friday evening, BBC News reported. The center was reportedly the mosque 19-year-old Mohamed Osman Mohamud attend-ed. Mohamud was arrested Friday after attempting to set o& a car bomb

in Portland at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The teenager was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Despite the events, police stated that retaliating attacks for Mohamud’s actions would not be tolerated.

NORTH KOREAChina calls meeting as South Korea prepares

China has arranged for an emer-gency meeting between nations concerned with North Korea’s recent actions, BBC News reported. Reports state that nations involved include both Koreas, the US, China, Japan and Russia. Meanwhile, tensions have risen even higher with US and South Korea military drills commencing in an attempt to prepare for any unplanned attacks. The North Korean press responded to the drills as “no more than an attempt to % nd a pretext for aggression and ignite a war at any cost,” CNN reported. North Korea has warned the US that advancing its aircraft carrier to the Yellow Sea would yield consequences.

SHOPPINGMore shoppers to go cyber than wait in line

Today is marked down as what many holiday shoppers would call Cy-ber Monday. Cyber Monday is known as the online version of Black Friday. With more deals appearing online, retailers are expecting to see record numbers in goods sold online today. For all those who missed out on Black Friday deals, check out what’s online.

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Monday, 7 p.m. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline Houston, TX 77002 Downtown. For more informa-tion call 888-402-5837 or visit www.hob.com/hous-ton. $20 to $25.

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ton, TX 77007. For more information call 713-862-3838 or visit www.fitzlive.com. Free.

Slim Thug & Friends Album Release Concert

Tuesday, 7 p.m. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline Houston, TX 77002 Downtown. For more informa-tion call 888-402-5837 or visit www.hob.com/hous-ton. $15 to $40.

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Robert Ellis & The BoysThursday 8 p.m. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak

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Attack Attack! with Emmure, Pierce The Veil, Of Mice & Men, and In Fear & Faith

Thursday, 7 p.m. House of Blues, 1204 Caroline Houston, TX 77002 Downtown. For more informa-tion call 888-402-5837 or visit www.hob.com/hous-ton. $18:50 to $21.

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West’s new album delivers Newton LiuTHE DAILY COUGAR

There might be several thoughts or words that the mind conjures up when anyone mentions the name Kanye West. West — or for familiarity’s sake — Kanye, is no stranger to controversy. He is loved and hated by many, hated more often than not, and one whose actions are frequently fated to be shunned.

I am not here to talk about Kanye, though, or what he has or has not done. While his ego hasn’t done him any favors (or has, if you conspire all of his actions as publicity stunts), his talent and love for music has not changed.

You see, Kanye released a new album Nov. 22, titled “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” Those who have dis-liked Kanye’s work as a result of disliking his persona may continue to do so. And while it is not of my interest to convince these individuals otherwise, I feel as if it is important to point out that listeners should approach his music without regard for his personality. With that out of the way, let’s get to work with Kanye’s newest release.

Graced with explicit, yet oddly allur-ing cover art for the album — which has already been censored or banned at many retail stores — “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” is Kanye West’s fifth studio album. Featuring numerous guest artists, recording began shortly after the release of the fourth album, “808s & Heartbreak,” in 2008.

Kanye’s fans may have already been acquainted with several of the tracks on the new album. The single “Power” made its debut in July of this year, along with the singles “Runaway” and “Mon-ster” following suit in October, despite that Kanye performed a few of the songs even before their official release.

Kanye went on to showcase a short film of his titled “Runaway,” which was released in October. Bewildering at first

to viewers, “Runaway” is essentially a half-hour music video compilation of several of the songs featured in the album. Filmed and edited in an avant-garde fashion, “Runaway” was fluid enough to maintain a storyline, but dismissive enough of cohesion to have little regard for contemporary filmmak-ing. Artistically however, the film shined in almost all aspects, hindered only by its questionable style of editing and Kanye’s on-camera performance.

In a manner similar to the short film, “My Beautiful Dark” opens with the track “Dark Fantasy,” an elegantly deco-rated, yet beat-driven song that is airy in spatial quality and a strong lead-in to the rest of the album.

“Dark Fantasy” makes its transition to “Gorgeous,” the second track, which features alternative hip hop artist Kid Cudi. “Gorgeous” relies on a consistent Lo-Fi electric-guitar-based beat. Though not the strongest contender in this 13-song lineup, the song flows exceptionally well, thanks to the talents of Kid Cudi.

Though far from one of Kanye’s worst, the single “Power” contributes little to what very well may be his finest album. Its sound is backed by a looped rock-influenced tribal chant throughout the track, which fails to achieve an out-standing tune and especially wanes in comparison to the tracks that succeed it.

The next two tracks — which, in actuality, is one piece with an interlude — are perhaps among the greatest sounds to adorn anything of Kanye’s. “All of the Lights” begins with an interlude, carried only by classical elements, which prepares the listener for the anthem that is the main course. “All of the Lights” is an incredibly well-performed track, backed by singers Rihanna and Alicia Keys as well as more than half-a-dozen other guest artists.

“All of the Lights” initiates a momen-tum for the album which carries over

into the next several tracks. “Monster” represents what may be considered strongest rap song on the album with a unparalleled flow. The track has con-tributions from Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver, with Minaj’s appear-ance as a significantly worthwhile one.

Kanye continues to impress with “So Appalled” and “Devil in a New Dress,” two tracks which would have blown me away on any Kanye album. Both are melodically sedated in tone, especially coming off of “Monster.”

“Runaway” takes the prize as the most beautifully composed track on the album. A delicate surprise from Kanye, “Runaway” is only dragged down by Kanye’s inability to deliver a high note and an annoying “Look at ’cha!” loop in the studio version.

The song “Hell of a Life” joins the ranks of “POWER” as one of the less prominent tracks on the album. However, the latter half of the album is redeemed by its final three songs which wrap up the show in a classy manner, with “Lost in the World” plugged in such an order that makes it seem like a song that would be performed in an encore performance.

It’s somewhat important to note, especially for the audiophiles and those with picky ears, that the mastering quality is surprisingly average with “My Beautiful Dark.” The album falls victim to the loudness war and clips at various points.

However, that doesn’t take away from the music on this album. “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” is the best thing to come from Kanye West in a long time, if not the best album ever delivered by him. Demented in nature and divine in sound, the album is fantastic in nearly every way. For this, I would, with confi-dence, nominate this album as the best mainstream hip hop album for 2010.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

D uring the Texans’ shutout of the Ten-nessee Titans Sunday afternoon, Cortland Finnegan and Andre Johnson got into a

bit of a brawl, and both players ended up being ejected from the game. The repercussions of the squabble have yet to be seen, but the NFL is surely concocting punishments for both players as you read this — but will they fi t the crime?

Hopefully, Finnegan receives a harsh punishment and Johnson gets a slap on the wrist. It’s not surpris-ing that the city he plays for is on his side, but if you watch what happened (even if you live in Tennessee), you’ll most likely agree.

What you won’t hear about is how both players were pushing and shoving during the play before. Similar to sound bites taken out of context, the incident will be replayed over and over again around the country, but both players were at fault to a certain extent.

But it was Finnegan who threw the fi rst punch. The players ripped each other’s helmets off, and Johnson hurled Finnegan to the ground after he was hit, countering with a few solid punches.

Finnegan has been warned about playing dirty before. The NFL fi ned him $10,000 on Oct. 8 for being a little too spirited, and he has a reputation of being a dirty player.

It’s more than likely that Johnson will come out of this with praise, while Finnegan should come out with a suspension given his history.

Andre Johnson is the highest paid receiver in NFL history. Unlike prima donna receivers like Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco and Randy Moss, Johnson has remained a team player who stays out of the spotlight.

The only time he grumbled was last season when he demanded his contract get restructured for a new salary, which is $10.5 million a year for seven years.

His teammates are backing him up, too. “Great win today,” Texans running back Derrick Ward tweeted. “And yes, I’m saying it: Titans are some straight punks, especially that lil’ leprechaun Fen-nigan. [I] can’t wait to see them again.”

But the Houston Chronicle columnist Jerome Solomon put it best: “Text from NFL player: If [John-son] passed a hat around the league, he could pay his fi ne and have money left over for a new car.”

It was a long time coming, and Finnegan got what he deserved

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A fter the recent controversial events involving allegations against Auburn quarterback Cam

Newton, the constant pressure on college athletes to do well is extremely evident.

Cam Newton was fi rst accused of leaving Florida, pre-expulsion, for cheating on tests rather than leaving in order to avoid remaining a backup behind Tim Tebow. This allegation turned out to be a dead end, but it

did lead to a new report surfacing. This time, Cam Newton and his father, Cecil, are being accused of asking for payment in return for Cam’s willingness to attend Mississippi State to play quarterback. The current NCAA probe that is investigating the issue should hopefully uncover some valuable facts in order to vindicate the current Heisman front runner and poten-tial BCS champion.

Mark Emmert, the NCAA president, thinks that investigations like these should be done as quickly as possible, but only as long as the NCAA gets its facts straight. Emmert went on to say, “You’re dealing with young people’s careers and education. You’re dealing with institutional reputations. You’re dealing with a process, that is, by its very nature, complicated.”

This is very true. These athletes face a monstrous amount of pressure during the course of their college careers. The never ending necessity to do well in school and sports to maintain scholarships and such forces athletes to sometimes make poor decisions, such as in the case of Newton.

Additionally, Emmert compared the opportunities available for a college student who wants to be an accountant, such as internships to the opportunities available to a student who wants to be a professional athlete. Athletes aren’t allowed to talk to anyone in their desired

profession because it allows them the opportunity to make improper contact with agents, which usually involves the exchange of money. To allow a profes-sional opportunity for one student while ignoring the potential opportunities for another doesn’t make a lot of sense at all.

Additionally, athletes face the added pressure of being in the public eye com-pared to the average student on campus.

Student athletes are always going to come under constant scrutiny and pressure because of what they do. Their actions will always be analyzed more in depth than others. But that shouldn’t dis-qualify them to aspire to eventually make a profession out of athletics. There’s no inherent right to being a student athlete, so if you have the privilege to be on the team, you should make the most of it.

Travis Gumphrey is a communication sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

T he U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recently implemented new pat-down procedures through

the Transportation Security Administra-tion. TSA’s airport security attempts to ensure that travelers do not bring

contraband items on the airplane. I was fi ne with the new procedure until I heard that the TSA is now authorized to frisk in

more regions.I have a problem with the following

options: photos taken of me fully clothed, yet naked, and strangers touching my genitals before I can board an airplane. This procedure is standard for everyone: your grandmother, your spouse, your daughter, transgender people, handi-capped people, cancer survivors with prosthetics and rape victims.

Strangers in blue uniforms in the

airport will now touch men and women in inappropriate ways. Some rape victims are so traumatized by the experience of being raped they cannot hold hands with someone they love. Now this same popu-lation is given the option in some cases of being touched on the genitals and breasts, or not fl ying to their destination.

Moreover, I am offended that TSA can do this to children. If any mother or father thinks that it is ok that their child be touched in this way, that parent should be arrested. The laws in this country are so strict about this that if you see a stranger touching a child inappropriately, you have to call the police or CPS and report child abuse.

In any other non-medical situation, these pat-downs would be completely unacceptable. This policy constitutes borderline rape. It is comparable to if you were out on a date and the person driving

the car says, “Let me grope you, or I don’t let you ride home with me.”

The TSA is the same organization that should have stopped the 9/11 terrorists from bringing box cutters onto airplanes. If they were not able to stop these men, why should I be convinced that they can stop a dangerous nonmetal from entering a plane because they touch my genitals?

In a time of big government, we should not be surprised to see that a government organization is invading privacy in a novel way. Without intending to do so, they are using high and low tech ways to psycho-logically degrade and terrorize humans. Maybe some people feel more secure by being seen naked and touched by strang-ers, but the rest of us need to be protected from this insult to privacy.

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gameday

SEPT. 4vs. Texas State

W 68-28

SEPT. 10vs. UTEP * W 54-24

SEPT. 18at UCLA L 13-31

SEPT. 25vs. Tulane *

W 42-23

OCT. 9vs. Mississippi

StateL 47-24

OCT. 16at Rice *

Rice Stadium L 31-34

OCT. 23at SMU *

DallasW 45-20

OCT. 30at Memphis *

Memphis, Tenn.W 56-17

NOV. 5vs. UCF * L 33-40

NOV. 13vs. Tulsa *

L 25-28

NOV. 20at So. Miss *

L 41-59

NOV. 27at Texas Tech

L 20-35

Linebacker Marcus McGraw and the Cougars had a di! cult time limiting Red Raider running back Baron Batch (25) and the Texas Tech o" ense. | File Photo/The Daily Cougar

Scoring summaryFirst quarterTexas Tech — Lewis, Detron 6 y pass from Potts, Taylor (Williams, Matt kick), 11:03Hou — Hogan, Matt 49 yd ! eld goalHou — Johnson, Justin yd pass from David Piland, (Hogan, Matt kick), 9:36Texas Tech — Stephens, Eric 26 yd run, (Wil-liams, Matt kick), 1:13Second quarterTexas Tech — Lewis, Detron 9 yd from Potts, Taylor, (Williams, Matt kick), 12:19Hou — Hogan, Matt 19 yd ! eld goal, 0:00 Third quarterTexas Tech — Batch, Baron 8 yd pass from Potts, Taylor, (Williams, Matt kick), 12:34Fourth quarterHou — Carrier, Tyron 13 yd pass from David Piland, (Hogan, Matt kick), 10:00Texas Tech — Leong, Lyle 19 yd pass from Potts, Taylor, (Williams, Matt kick), 7:15

Hou TulsaFirst downs 29 22Rushes-yards 36-144 32-115Passing yards 441 373Comp-att-int 32-61-3 32-46-11Sacks-yards 0-0 0-0Punts 5 6Time of possession 33:17 26:43

Team stats

1 2 3 4 FINALTexas Tech 14 7 7 7 35Houston 10 3 0 7 20

Defense fails to clamp down

The frustrating thing is the seniors having to

go out this way. They put in a lot of hard work. You just hate to see it end like this.” — Junior receiver Justin Johnson

SAY WHAT?

STAND OUTS

GAME OF THE WEEK

This week in college football, by John Brannen

STAT ATTACK

#.#$%&The Cougars would convert just one of 15 third-down plays, making for a rate of less than one percent.

Receiver Tyron Car-rier ! nished with 95 receiving yards and one touchdown — his ! rst of the season. He has now made a reception in 39 straight contests - every game of his career at UH. He also returned six kicko" s for 99 yards.

Efrem Oliphant: In his third career start, the freshman linebacker recorded seven total tackles and recovered the ! rst two fumbles of his collegiate career.

Instant Classic: No. 2-ranked Auburn and defending national champion No. 9 Alabama squared o" in the 117th annual Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa, Ala. It appeared the Crimson Tide were ready to put the BCS standings in a tailspin, holding a 24-0 lead until 5:20 in the second quarter. Behind the clutch play of quarterback Cam Newton, Auburn would reel o" 14 more unanswered points to make it 24-21. Alabama kicked a ! eld goal to make it 27-21 late in the third quarter. The Tigers responded with a quick touchdown to take a 28-27and held on to win.

Auburn 28Bama 27

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situations. The Red Raiders forced fi ve punts, and the

Cougars went for it on fourth down eight times, converting fi ve of them. Similar to the other six losses this season, costly turnovers and incon-sistency on the defensive front keyed the losing effort.

UH made crucial stops and improved on its third-down defense, but was the victim of too many big plays. Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns.

The running attack of the Red Raiders pro-duced 132 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown run from running back Eric Stephens.

“You can’t pinpoint it on one thing,” head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “We had third and short, and we had trouble running it. When we got into some longer yardage situations and they blitzed us, we got hit a couple times. We had some dropped balls that forced us to go for it on fourth down a couple times. We struggled on third down which is not characteristic of our team this year.

“When you go on the road and you’re not able to convert on third down, this is the result.”

The Cougars were active offensively in the fi rst half, taking a brief 10-7 lead with 3:20 in the fi rst quarter when quarterback David Piland threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to receiver Justin John-son. Kicker Matt Hogan nailed two fi eld goals of 49 and 19 yards, but the Cougars trailed 21-13

at the half.“Our inability to score touchdowns early in

the game instead of fi eld goals gave us a larger defi cit than we needed at halftime,” Sumlin said. “The disappointing thing was even after all that to get back into the game, they went all the way for another score to put us away again.

“Our defense kept playing hard. There were times during the game that we got off the fi eld, created turnovers. We just didn’t do enough offen-sively in those times to win the game.”

Plenty of questions abound as the Cougars prepare for the spring season. The team is wait-ing on the NCAA’s decision on Case Keenum’s appeal for another season. If Keenum does not return, the team will have David Piland, Terrance Broadway and Cotton Turner returning at the quarterback position. Head coaching vacancies at Minnesota and Miami has led fans to speculate if Sumlin could be lured to another program.

Much was expected of this team. Before the season began, players said that they felt every game on the schedule was winnable. Instead the team will fi nish with half of its win total from last season.

“There is no question this is not how we wanted to end it,” receiver Justin Johnson said. “We are going to use this as motivation. We’re going to come in the offseason, and I can promise we’re going to work hard. We are going to embrace this season right now, at this point, so we never feel like this again.”

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More than 120 people attended the Hindu Students Association’s ! rst-ever Diwali dinner and celebration at the Cambridge Oaks clubhouse. | Courtesy Hindu Students Association

Young Knights program and Operation School Supplies.

“Every day we strive to be gentle-men filled with morals that are strengthened through service, and we always look for an opportunity to

roll up our sleeves and make a strong effort to create a huge impact in the community,” chapter President Jorge Reyes said.

“It’s a gratifying experience seeing the looks on their faces and knowing that we have made a difference in their lives.”

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The dinner party opened with a presentation on Diwali. A traditional Indian dinner was served, followed by a diya lighting ceremony.

Every year, Hindus light special candles called diyas and place them all around the house.

“Lightness symbolizes happiness and joy, whereas darkness symbolizes ignorance,” Ami Patel, HSA co-pub-licist, said. “We light our houses with lamps and diyas.”

Many of the guests including Blake learned about the origins of Diwali and how it is celebrated.

“I learned that, on Diwali, you are supposed to be nice to your enemies,

which I found interesting,” Blake said.

The HSA was initiated at the begin-ning of this semester.

“We are trying to spread aware-ness about Hinduism on campus,” Patel said. “Our meetings are open to everyone”.

Aggarwal added that another pur-pose of the organization is to welcome international students and make them feel at home.

Following the success of its first major event, HSA plans to hold more celebrations in the future, including a Holi celebration in March.

“I encourage everyone to learn about other cultures other than your own,” Blake said.

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