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newslineVoting campaign focused on registered students

The Sierra Club’s ReEnergize The Vote, a non-partisan campaign with the goal of increasing youth voter registration and turnout in the 2010 election cycle, are planning to increase their UH participation by having a table registering students every Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Center, and every Wednesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

“We thought we might only find the most interested students in politics in government and political science classes, but after receiving such a good response in a few liberal arts and communications classes this week, we’re intent on doing our 5-minute presentations in as many UH classes as possible,” Lead Campus Organizer Liana Lopez said.

The official ReEnergize The Vote campaign goals are to register 2500 UH students and get 5000 Cougar signed pledges to vote on Nov. 2. The nationwide campaign began last month and plans to register 32,000 voters.

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Alumni take seats on board UH College of Pharmacy alumnus Bruce Biundo has

been elected Vice President of the Texas Pharmacy Association. Other Pharmacy Cougars newly elected to TPA positions are Carole Hardin-Oliver as Chair-Elect in the Academy of Chain Pharmacists. Also, Molly Graham Minze, A.J. Day, Jennifer Downing and Joseph Maxwell as directors in different academy fields. In addition, alumna May Woo was installed as TPA Speaker of the House, which includes a seat on the TPA board.

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Obama emphasized the ongoing unem-ployment issue on his Labor Day week-end speeches. | WIKICOMMONS

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President Barack Obama put a new meaning to Labor Day when he held a speech tackling the unemployment issue.

Obama stood in front of labor unions on Sept. 6 in Wisconsin, and touched on the fall of the working man and the dissipating middle class. After pulling troops out of Iraq and modi-fying health care plans, Obama is focused on this next big issue.

In his speech, Obama said he hopes that Congress will approve his stimulus package sometime before the Nov. 2 recess. He also plans to focus on 150,000 miles of roadwork, along with better rail and air travel infastructure

included in his plan to stir up the economy and create jobs.

Education senior Patricia Miller said she sees this as an act of good will, and expects Obama to find the solutions to these problems.

“I put my trust in our president and our country. If he says it will help create jobs then I believe he will make the right decision,” Miller said. “As long as it doesn’t cost me anything I’m sure it will help."

Obama did assure his audience and the world during the speech that this new project would not be built with their money. It will instead be raised in-house if the package is granted.

Obama said in a speech on Sept. 3 at the

President Barack Obama focused on solving unemployment

UH Alumni create online petition

Job market remains an issue

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A severe weather alert for the Texas Medical Center

area, which includes UH, was issued, calling for severe thun-derstorms, heavy rainfall and wind gusts up to to 50 mph yesterday. Regardless, students managed to make it to class. For continuous updates see the Emergency Communications Page (www.uh.edu/emergency). Kendra Berglund/The Daily Cougar

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oN camPUSIT Training on Photoshop A free class introducing students and faculty to Adobe Photoshop CS5 will be held in the Social Work Building in room 110-L. You must register at www.uh.edu/ittraining before-hand. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.

Green Commuter Fair This two day event will promote green commuting solutions including METRO bus and light rail services. Commuter or not, come by the PGH Breezeway or the UC Satel-lite to find out more between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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UH found itself in the midst of a media disagreement recently over their decision to purchase the broadcast tower and FCC license of KTRU from Rice University.

Faculty, students and alumni from both sides are outraged at both UH and Rice administration’s secrecy. Since the news broke on Aug. 17, Rice students and KTRU supporters have risen up in protest with rallies, meetings and petitions. Now some of UH is stepping up to show the administrations that Rice students aren’t the only ones opposed to the sale.

A group of UH alumni and students have created their own online petition specifically targeting President Renu Khator and the UH administration for their involvement in the “secret deal” to buy KTRU.

In the petition it states, “by voting to authorize the pur-chase of KTRU without informing students or the general public prior to the vote, we believe that the UH Board of Regents failed in its responsibility as the governing body of a public institution to keep the community informed of important University decisions.”

Both the Rice and UH administrations are being accused of negotiating in secrecy, and disregarding the need for student and public input in the decision.

“This is a blemish on the University,” UH Psychology junior Lauren Colmer said. “Taking this channel away from the students not only makes us look bad, but also deprives the Houston music scene of the eclectic music broadcast on KTRU.”

Colmer and other KTRU advocates believe that the student-run format of Rice radio allows for a diverse and enjoyable listening experience, unlike the commercially viable music played on most other FM stations.

UH and Rice alumni have voiced their intent to cut fund-ing to the universities if the deal goes through. Whether

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oklaHomaSatanist church want equality, respect

The only legal satanic church in Oklahoma will be hosting an event at the Civic Center Music Hall in October that will include a "public satanic exorcism," according to CNN.

"Our job is to provide a commu-nity and a basis where people can meet and practice their religious beliefs peacefully," said the church's head minister, who wore a mask during the interview to hide his identity."

The exorcism is meant to be a parody of the Catholic Church, but the Church of the Four Majesties insists that its church is meant to be taken seriously, CNN reported.

One of the key principles of the Four Majesties is that "man created god and that man can destroy god. Thus man is god."

oHIoStrippers protest outside of church

"As a Christian community, we cannot share territory with the devil," Pastor Bill Dunfee said. "Light and darkness cannot exist together, so The Fox Hole has got to go."

The church has been video taping those in attendance at The Fox Hole and showcasing the videos for the public to see, which has more or less shut down the venue. The strippers claim that they are being judged and have taken to picketing outside the church, fueled by nicotine and potato chips, to protest the church's actions.

"We're going to keep coming until

they stop," said one dancer. outside the church. "When they stop, we'll stop."

Pastor Dufee says that it's not a personal vendetta against the danc-ers; instead, he says, it's a battle of morality between right and wrong.

Dunfee welcomes the dancers to sit outside his church to their hearts' content, and he hopes that while they are there, he and his congrega-tion will take the opportunity to minister to them.

HoUSToNHand surgeon turns himself in, pulls advertisements

Michael Brown, a Houston-area hand surgeon and proprietor of the Brown Hand Center, turned himself in on Aug. 24 on the charge of beat-ing his fourth wife.

The day before, his marketing department pulled his advertise-ment from the airwaves, in which Brown tells viewers that he'll care for them the same way he cares for his own family.

Years ago, Brown stopped practic-ing and merely resides as the patent owner of the technology his center uses. Nowhere in his commercials does he say that he no longer practices.

"It's a close call," UH law professor Seth Chandler said to the Houston Chronicle, assessing whether Brown's advertisements constitute a violation of the state's Medical Practice Act. "The ads are misleading, but I don't see a slam dunk for anyone looking to prosecute."

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White House that he does see progress in the economy in terms of numbers.

“Now, the month I took office, we were losing 750,000 jobs a month,” Obama said. “This morning, new figures show the economy produced 67,000 private sector jobs in August -– the eighth consecutive month of private job growth. Additionally, the numbers for July were revised upward to 107,000.”

Obama also emphasized that still more needs to be done.

“Now, that’s positive news, and it reflects the steps we’ve already taken to break the back of this recession,” he said. “But it’s not nearly good

enough.”Obama put emphasis on the

Labor Day weekend on his new “no we can’t” motto, when he mentioned the division between the two parties on Capital Hill.

Some students on campus feel as if the division between the two par-ties will prolong economic success.

Education senior Samantha Vala-dez said she feels the pressure build with this issue as she finishes her last year in school.

“ I don’t think it will take that long to find a job. I’m in a teach-ing program," Valadez said. "But for those who aren’t in their profession I feel it would take a lot longer since there is a division in Congress."

As mentioned before, Obama put emphasis on small businesses, which he said accounted for over

60 percent of job losses in the final months of last year.

“These steps are part of the rea-son about 70,000 new Small Busi-ness Administration loans have been approved since I took office,” Obama said.

He recognizes that solving the overall economy issue will not nec-essarily be a fast one, considering the facts.

" As I’ve said from the start, there’s no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the Great Depression," Obama said. "The hard truth is it took years to create our current economic prob-lems, and it will take more time than any of us would like to repair the damage."

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or not the public disagreement will be enough to stop the agreement is still unclear.

The petitioners for UH for KTRU have called on the University to “restore openness and transparency to the university’s administration by ending all negotiations with Rice Uni-versity for KTRU.”

The signatures of the petitioners are from a ranage of different areas across the nation.

"As a Rice alum, I am deeply disap-pointed by the decision to eliminate a distinctive piece of Rice and Houston culture," online petitioner Frederick Gray from Colorado said on the KTRU petiton website. "I hope that UH will use more careful thought than Rice's shortsighted administration has done here."

Some of the local petitioners were specific with their complaints, target-ing the fact that UH would change the content of the radio station.

"I love public radio, but Houston needs the diversity of KTRU," Christo-pher Spadone wrote on the petition's website. "Additionally, I would prefer not to have a 24 hour news feed. I love KUHF's current balance."

UH alumni who signed the peti-tion shared their thoughts on being longtime listeners.

"I have been listening to KTRU since I arrived in Houston in 1980. I understand the reasons why the Rice board sold (the station) and the reasons why KUHF decided to buy. Those rea-sons are rational," UH alumnus Daniel Massey wrote. "The problem is that a creative non-establishment open-minded voice has been silenced."

So far, 195-plus signatures have been collected toward the overall goal of 1,000. The online petition is avail-able at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/UH-for-KTRU/.

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It's distractions. I get distracted with TV shows, Netflix or Facebook in class. Classes are just boring, they don't tie you in. It's sort of like a crutch, it inhibits them from the future. People don't really need it, it's an excuse.

Jonathan AbasnearEngineering sophomore

If it helps in school I don't have a problem with another student taking it. In the long run, it's going to become something you're going to have to break out of. Maybe in the workplace you're not going to need it..

barret JonesMechanical engineering sophomore

I can understand if there's a need , but I think a lot of students want to use prescriptions, they don't need to.

ben heidoraUndecided Freshman

I think they're just trying to find an easy way out. I'm already used to school; it's not a big deal. You're pretty much cheating to get better, why not do it the natural way.

robert CastroJournalism freshman

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How do you feel about drugs like Adderall,dexedrine and Vyvanse?

Ask anyone if they take a stimulant and most people will have to say yes. Why? Well, who doesn't take

a little caffeine in the morning? Either in coffee or tea — or for the more direct

approach, caffeine pills, stimulants give you the alertness to get up and go. However, an unavoidable tolerance builds up and

then causes you to need caffeine just to function like you did before you ever

started. If you quit you'll be worse off from withdrawal, so the only choices are to keep taking the same amount, which will only make you as good as anyone not taking it, or increase the dose, thereby damaging your heath over time.

Now imagine everything just mentioned times ten. Welcome to amphetamines.

Adderall, Vyvanse, and Dexedrine are forms of amphetamines, psychostimu-lants similar to caffeine and nicotine. These are drugs with cognitive enhanc-ing properties. For those not taking stimulants, cognitive enhancing drugs act as brain food that may aid in focusing. However, the difference between caffeine and amphetamines is stark.

Legally, amphetamines treat ADD,

ADHD, narcolepsy, and a few other obscure syndromes. Once discovered by those who are not legally prescribed, stimulants may have a high potential for recreational use. Recreational use may be the product of those who make the connection to its academic performance enhancing abilities. Sure, this is the drug your parents and teachers probably want you to take, but there is a divide between most doctors and students on the issue. Some advocate the widespread use of amphetamines since the world could easily do with more clear-thinking indi-viduals; others point out the temporary fix that these drugs bring, as well as the health concerns over extended use.

If used as prescribed, amphetamines may increase a student's ability to focus for extended periods, leading to increased academic performance. However, some students resort to abusing these stimu-lants, ingesting high doses for last minute cramming, a method not recommended by most physicians. Take a few more than recommended, and you can cram enough to just remember what you need for an exam the night before. However, cramming doesn't help you retain information in the long run. Not to sound like a prescription medication ad, but

amphetamines aren't a cure. Using stimulants as a crutch will slowly

weaken your natural ability to do without it, and as with many drugs, there are withdrawal syndromes, side effects, and health concerns. This is where the cost of taking heavy stimulants will catch up with you: tolerance. Over time it will take increased doses to get the same effects, which will only increase the chances of abuse and overdose.

This is what students have come to, using alternatives to eating, sleeping, and studying to get the highest grades possible. It's not difficult to see why many consider stimulants performance enhancers, and why there is an growing underground market for students. Some might say it's an unfair advantage equal to athletes using PED's.

Inevitably, the use of amphetamines is a personal decision. In an academic set-ting, it can create an unfair advantage. In the end, if you're not affecting or infring-ing on anyone else's freedom, what right does society have interfere with what you put in your body?

David Haydon is a Political Science junior and may be reached at [email protected].

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CrAIGSLIST by Jason Poland

As if the heated and ongoing debates sur-rounding the Ground Zero mosque didn't generate enough controversy, Florida pas-

tor Terry Jones is planning to add fuel to the fire by burning a few Qurans this Sept. 11. And despite national opposition of the idea and even the strong discouragement by Gen. David H. Petraeus, Jones is dead-set on throwing the books into a campfire so he and his absurd disciples can sing "Kumbayah."

There's little anyone could do to stop Jones from committing his childish "Gah, let's burn 'em and show 'em who's boss" act, as the First Amendment protects both Islam and America haters alike. Petraeus had our soldiers in mind when he urged the Dove World Outreach Center pastor to quit his shenanigans. Petraeus stated that the message communicated by Jones can further endanger the lives of our soldiers overseas and evoke global violence. The most we could do now is send Jones a little "F*** You!" message in hopes his actions wouldn't entirely degrade the image of Americans internationally. Hey Cee Lo, mind if we modify the lyrics to your song?

Above all, the important concept here is to understand that burning the Quran won't accomplish anything. But we're sure most of us understand that already. See, the one senti-ment shared by Americans (including Jones) is that everyone wants radical Islamic terrorists to perish. While that's agreeable in just about all aspects, Jones fails to realize that the Quran is read and venerated by more than just radical Islamists. The Quran is actually regarded as the holy book by all followers of Islamic faith. Oh, and almost all Muslims just happen to be peace-loving individuals. The more you know, Terry Jones!

Really though, just because American flags are being torched overseas doesn't mean any Ameri-can should respond in the same manner. Issues such as these don't cool off when fire is literally fought with fire. Let the leaders duke it out with a little diplomacy. Maybe they can engage in more peace talks. And maybe the media can stop exploiting the issue any further. Yeah, we'll shut up now.

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As a defensiwwve team captain, middle linebacker Marcus McGraw exemplifies what it takes to be the leader of the UH defense. McGraw led the team in 2009 with 156 tackles and 75 solo stops, averag-ing 11.1 tackles per game, good for fifth in the nation.

Lingering performances in the final two games of the 2009 season gave McGraw and his teammates motivation for next year. Setting the tone for the 2010 season, McGraw led the Cougars in Saturday’s season opener posting 11 total tackles, four solo, one sack and a forced fumble.

“We feel like we have a bunch of unfinished business out there,” McGraw said. "Their last opinion of us is probably not the best, so as a whole that is what we have our mind on coming out here and showing that we are a good team. I think we have a lot to prove to the national audience.”

Changes aboundMcGraw and the rest of the

defensive unit migrated to the 3-4 defensive front in the offseason. He said that the transition hasn’t changed his role on the defense, but that practice has helped make adjustments.

“When you play with the number one offense in the nation, you have to bring your A-game every day in practice,” he said. “By us doing that, we get better as an overall team. Defensively, the tempo we run helps us get conditioned and in shape for other offenses that do not even run that

type of stuff."“I think we are better prepared

after what happened last year. We put more focus on getting better, and with a new defense we have put a lot more emphasis on trying to be a perfect team and do better than we did last year.”

Love for the gameMcGraw’s involvement with

sports started at an early age, and from the start he had his heart set on playing football.

“Football has always been my heartbeat,” he said. “It’s the first sport that I played back in little league.”

His success in the sport carried on to Bowie High School, where he excelled in more than just football. As a junior and senior, he was selected to all-district first team and helped lead his team to a 13-2 record in his final year. McGraw's talent captured the eyes of Wash-ington State University, as well as Tulsa's, but in the end he made UH his home.

“In elementary I played only football, but once I got into high school I couldn’t play basketball, so I did wrestling all the way through my senior year," he said.

"I pretty much did sports year-round. Whatever sport came up, I did it," he said.

The moments prior to kick-off are usually emotionally charged for players, but McGraw takes a different stance in getting pre-pared before the game.

“I just stay relaxed and listen to my music,” he said.

“Usually everybody jumps around five minutes before game-time, I just relax my nerves and empty my head — because come game time, stuff is going to run through it left and right."

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A cornerstone for the defense, linebacker Marcus McGraw (55) is known for disrupting the run. He had 11 total tackles against Texas State Saturday. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

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The UH cross-country teams hosted the Johnny Morris Invita-tional Friday.

The women’s team was runner-up, while the men’s team notched third place overall.

Kat Ducommun was the top runner for the women’s team, plac-ing eighth overall. Megan Munoz and Starla Garcia were right behind; Munoz finished with an 11 minute, 40 second split, and Garcia was two seconds behind — placing 10th and 11th, respectively.

The men’s team saw progress. Nate Pineda broke the 15-minute mark in the three-mile race with a time of 14 minutes, 51 seconds, placing third. David Smith earned eighth place, finishing in 15 minutes, 22 seconds. Cole Bessner finished in 15 minutes, 41 seconds.

The Cougars next meet is the Rice Invitational on Sept. 17.

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Alumna leaves legacy in artsBy Amenah Khalil

The Daily Cougar

Prominent alumna and

philanthropist Cynthia Woods

Mitchell, died Dec. 27 at age 87,

after almost a decade of living with

alzheimer’s disease.

Mitchell was a valued donor to

various projects and causes, most of

which involved her love for the arts.

“She was a visionary

philanthropist whose dedication

to the arts was apparent in the

founding of the Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Center,” Karen Farber,

director of uh’s Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Center for the arts, said in

an e-mail.

Mitchell was an enthusiastic

supporter of the arts and believed

that everyone, not just the wealthy,

should be able to enjoy musical

performances. This desire became

a reality when the Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Pavilion was created in The

Woodlands.

Mitchell’s philanthropy extends

throughout houston, galveston

and College Station.

For uh, the Cynthia Woods

Mitchell Center for the arts remains

her greatest legacy.

With a $20 million donation from

Mitchell, the center has been able

to cultivate collaborations between

performing, visual and literary arts.

“Just as she lived a productive

and creative life with extraordinary

commitment to our community,

she has left a legacy that will fuel

creativity for future generations in

our community and far beyond,”

uh President renu Khator said in a

release. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell

Center for the arts went through

renovations in 2005 and 2006 and

was renamed in october 2006 to

honor Mitchell’s long-standing

support for the arts.

“Mrs. Mitchell’s and the

Mitchell family’s commitment to

create the Cynthia Woods Mitchell

Center for the arts — a center that

celebrates the arts and encourages

collaboration — has helped to

position uh arts as one of the

university’s key priorities,” Khator

said.Mitchell was also a generous

donor to uh’s Texas Music Festival

and the gerald D. hines College of

architecture. She also created uh’s

Distinguished authors Program.

“Mrs. Mitchell and her family’s

generosity has made dozens of

significant new artworks possible

and left a lasting legacy that will

continue to infuse the entire

university and City of houston with

creativity and innovation. on behalf

of the Mitchell Center board and

staff, i extend the deepest sympathy

and gratitude to the Mitchell

family,” Faber said in an e-mail.

By David Haydon

The Daily Cougar

uh students from different

colleges got the chance to compete

against each other and teach high

school students at PetroChallenge

2010, held Jan. 9-12.

The PetroChallenge is a team-

based competition concerning oil

and gas, created and conducted by

Simprentis, a company that trains

students and young professionals

with its oilsim software.

“To me, it’s a great way to get the

various colleges working together,”

director of Petroleum Technology

initiative Christiansen said.

During the competition, student

groups work with a computer-based

program that simulates situations

dealt with by oil workers.

“We’re giving them a real sense

of what it’s like to work in the oil

and gas industry,” Simprentis’

Business Development executive for

uSa graeme Slaven said. “They’re

handling data and making decisions

that replicate and simulate what it is

like to work in an oil company going

through an exploration campaign.

it mimics almost exactly the same

process that an oil company goes

through as it explores for oil.”

Slaven said each group starts

with a budget of $200 million. The

students take the budget and must

indicate the best prospects.

“The way they identify the best

prospects is by purchasing industry

standard data such as seismic data,”

he said. “They learn how to interpret

By Hiba AdiThe Daily Cougar

The uh chapter of the Phi Beta

Sigma fraternity is transforming its

monthly hump Day into a volunteer

effort to help raise money and

canned goods to send to haiti, which

is reeling in the aftermath of last

Tuesday’s magnitude-7.0 earthquake

that killed tens of thousands and left

multitudes of survivors without food

and water.

The hump Day will take place

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at

university Center-North Patio.

“We would like to raise over

$500 and 75 pounds in cans to

send to haiti. We know that it is a

small amount in the large spectrum

of things, but we also know that

everything helps,” fraternity member

Michael odwumi said.

all proceeds will be sent through

the american red Cross.

“We are all privileged to be in

college and in this position in our

lives,” odwumi said “all college

students should step up and help the

community when there is need for

help.”other campus organizations such

as the Black Student union will help

in putting together relief drives.

BSu will put designated drop

boxes around campus from today

until Feb. 4 for the collection of basic

necessities such as clothes, food,

pillows and blankets.

“if we have it, we should be able to

give it to (haitians),” BSu president

Brittany osazuwa said.

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Students who competed in PetroChallenge 2010 get a real perspective of what the oil indus-

try can offer them in the future.

see MITCHELL, page 3

see PETRO, page 3

a group of local and national pro-

life advocates gathered to protest

the opening of a new Planned

Parenthood facility. The 78,000-sq. ft. facility

will be the largest Planned Parenthood

building in the nation and will be located at

4600 gulf Freeway. Keith Fry, right, traveled

from abilene to be among the thousands of

participants in the demonstrations, which

occurred Sunday and Monday.

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Jack WehmanTHE DAILY COUGAR

Many movies call for someone to act like they’re the president, and unfortunately Obama doesn’t answer most Hollywood agent’s phone calls, so the job ends up going to some well-dressed A-list celebrity. Most of the time they do a decent enough job — it’s not that hard, you just have to sit in a suit and act respectable — but some-times an actor does such a good job you’d actually elect him if given the chance.

Although he doesn’t quite fit the so-called “normal” presidential guidelines, Terry Crews does a great job of playing the president in an insane world in “Idiocracy.” In a future where the average IQ rests firmly between 18 and 30, Crews walks into the House of Representatives with a machine gun and starts firing off rounds into the ceiling just to get everyone’s attention. Add to the fact that Presi-dent Camacho’s middle name is Mountain Dew and you get a truly great (if fake) commander-in-chief.

Morgan Freeman excels at just about every movie he makes, and

it’s no surprise that he’s an amazing president as well, even if it is in a terrible movie. Tasked with leading the country through an asteroid catastrophe in “Deep Impact,” Freeman does his job as every real president should — exuding strength, calmness and sincerity, while at the same time choosing which Americans will live and die.

In that same vein, Jack Nichol-son makes quite a good president, even if he does drop the ball on the whole murderous aliens situation a bit. In “Mars Attacks!” Nicholson tries to take the diplomatic approach and reason with the alien invaders. Unfortunately, the aliens

don’t want much more than to kill every human being, and eventually Nicholson ends up in the body count as well. Even though he very nearly caused Earth’s demise, he still looks pretty good playing a politician.

Michael Douglas always acts well, whether he’s being seduced by Sharon Stone or trying to single-handedly run the stock market. He embodies the president in many ways — he’s good-looking without being overtly attractive, he seems smart and he has great hair. He can also play a scumbag pretty well,

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BulletproofLa Roche

California GirlsKaty Perry

Trapped in the ClosetR. Kelly

If I had youAdam Lambert

My WayUsher

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so that gives him bonus points. In “The American President,” a young Douglas is trying to impress a girl, and of course he does; he looks like Michael Douglas and just happens to be the most powerful man in the world. How could he possibly lose?

The best fake president, how-ever, goes to the man most fit for the job in real life. He’s flown star-ships, saved the world from Nazis and was thrown hundreds of feet in the air from a nuclear explosion — while being safely tucked inside a refrigerator. He is, of course, Har-rison Ford and his terrorist-bashing ways only continue in “Air Force

One.” Ford is one of those people who command attention the way rich 16-year-olds command their fathers — instantly and effortlessly. He only has to walk in a room and everyone’s eyes are already on him. That alone could probably get him elected in real life; it’s only a plus that he’s good with a submachine gun.

Although there have been a ton of fake presidents in every kind of situation imaginable, few stand out as much as these five do. And even if they weren’t real presidents, peo-ple still look to them (well, except perhaps Terry Crews) to embody the spirit of the presidency; in the end, that’s how they made the list.

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