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newslineELECTIONSPolls open today for early voting
Today marks the beginning of early and absentee voting for the Nov. 2 midterm elections. Absentee voting by mail ends Oct. 26, and early voting in person ends Oct. 29.
Students who want to vote can contact the elec-tions administrator of the county in which they are registered for information about early voting locations. For students living on campus, the closest early voting locations are at the Justice of the Peace o% ce at 5300 Griggs Road and the Fiesta Mart at 8130 Kirby Drive. — Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar
CAMPUS EVENTNobel prize-nominated poet to speak at Anderson
Three-time Nobel Prize nominee and Arab poet, literary critic, translator and editor Adonis will visit UH from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today in the Honors Commons on the second & oor of M.D. Anderson Library.
Literary and cultural critic Edward Said called Adonis “today’s most daring and provocative Arab poet,” ac-cording to a news release. Adonis has written more than 20 books in Arabic and has been called a modern-day T.S. Eliot for his work with the prose poem.
The English department brings Adonis to UH, and the event is free and open to the public. For more in-formation, contact Professor Aboul-Ela at [email protected]. — Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar
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Various demonstrations, including how to create rain, fog and fire for television, are only a small portion of what UH chemistry students will be presenting this week to educate the community about science and chemistry.
The student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) at UH will be host-ing the week-long National Chemistry Week event through Friday.
Chemistry and biochemistry junior Jus-tin Khine, serves as ACS student president, and is also a fire-performance artist.
Khine will use his fire-manipulation skills and his knowledge in his “Chemistry of Pyrotechnics” demonstration from 10
a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thursday in Lynn Eusan Park.
“The day will be centered around the chemistry of fire, its uses, safety and design,” Khine said. “I hope to show people some tricks of a trade-secret industry.”
Another activity that Khine is looking forward to is “Wear Your Lab Coat Day,” Tuesday’s campus-wide event.
“While this event will predominately be focused on Fleming Hall and the Old Science Building,” Khine said. “We (ASC) have been trying to reach out to as many students and faculty members from around the campus to join us in showing our pride in being scientists.”
Students and members of the ASC who wish to take part in the event may do so by renting a lab coat from the ASC student chapter.
Other events during chemistry week, like “Chemistry of Film and Movies,” from 11 a.m.
Running back Bryce Beall’s 109-yard performance was not enough to pull the Cougars through for a win Saturday. | An-thony Vasser/Rice Sports Information
UH Chemistry students show o! their Coog and lab coat pride. Tuesday is “Wear Your Lab Coat Day,” one of the many events taking place on campus for National Chemistry Week. | Courtesy of Kim-Ngan Ngo
John BrannenTHE DAILY COUGAR
Despite overcoming a 20-point defi cit at halftime, the Cougars were unable to pull out a win against Rice, losing 34-31 Saturday at Rice
Stadium. A fumble on fourth-and-inches
by quarterback David Piland sealed the Rice win, dropping the Cougars (3-3) to 2-1 in Conference USA, and breaking a tie with SMU — the next
31-34 loss to Rice ends team’s undefeated mark in Conference USA, drops team to 3-3
Week-long events to focus on practicality of science
Legacy on education focus of book eventSara NicholsTHE DAILY COUGAR
Former lieutenant governor of Texas William “Bill” Hobby visited UH to discuss his new memoir with his former chief of staff and co-author Saralee Tiede at the University Hilton on Thursday evening.
“How Things Really Work: Lessons From a Life in Politics” provides insight into Hobby’s vision for education, and
presents i t i n a humorous fashion.
D u r -i n g t h e
discussion, Hobby said that his father has “always been (his) role model,” and he describes his political disposition as a “genetic defect.”
Hobby was born into a politi-cal family, and he followed in his father’s footsteps as an advocate for education.
“I think he’s got a really big brain, and a really big heart to go along with it,” Hobby’s public relations manager Margaret Justus said. “I think that’s what Texas should know about Bill Hobby.”
UH’s Center for Public Policy was renamed in May 2010 in honor of Hobby. Hobby Center Director Jim Granato introduced Hobby Thursday evening.
“The political world, as Hobby sees it, needs to be in print,” Granato said of the memoir.
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AROUND TOWNBoodah’s Open Mic Dean’s Credit Clothing located at 316 Main St. will host an open mic night at 9 p.m. The stage will be open to puppet shows, comedies, poetry readings and anything else art-ists want to express. The show will be free.
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WASHINGTONMountain goat attacks, kills man
A hiker in Washington was killed after a mountain goat attacked him Saturday, reported BBC News. Robert Boardman, 63, was taking a walk on Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park with his wife and a friend when a goat butted and pierced his leg. The man was air transported to a hospital in Port Angeles before he was pro-nounced dead. Reports state that the goat was later killed by rangers, which was known its aggressive behavior. Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes told the local press that the particular goat had been pelted with rocks and shot before due to its nature. Maynes, however, said that the goat has never seriously hurt or killed anyone before.
NORTH CAROLINALesbian couple thrown out of shopping center
A lesbian couple was told to leave a shopping mall in Raleigh, N.C. after they were seen kissing one another on the cheek Wednesday, reported CNN. A security supervisor ap-proached the women and asked the women to vacate the premises. When one of the women questioned the guard if they would be asked leave if they were a heterosexual couple, the guard replied, “No.” The o% cer then told them that “nobody wants to see that here at Cameron Village.” The women met with management on Saturday after voicing the incident. They discussed anti-discrimination practices and management acknowl-edged responsibility.
UNITED STATES
Veggies recalled, bits of glass found inside
Packs of frozen vegetables sold by Wal-Mart and Kroger throughout the southeastern US may contain glass fragments, a report by CNN said Sunday. There have been no reports of injuries, but Tennessee supplier Pictsweet Co. is advising consum-ers to not eat these foods and to return them for a full refund. A& ected products include: Kroger 12-ounce Green Peas (UPC 11110 89736), Kroger 12-ounce Peas and Carrots (UPC 11110 89741), Great Value 12-ounce Steamable Sweet Peas (UPC 78742 08369) and Great Value 12-ounce Steamable Mixed Vegetables (UPC 78742 08026). Those with questions or concerns may contact the company.
GEORGIARapper T.I. sentenced to 11 months in prison
Rap music artist T.I. has been sen-tenced to 11 months in jail for violat-ing his probation, reported BBC News Sunday. Thirty-year-old Cli& ord Harris, who goes by his stage name T.I., has been on probation after serving 10 months in jail for a weapons charge. He was stopped by the police, who suspected him of possessing ecstacy in Hollywood, Calif. on Sept. 1. Harris begged in front of U.S. District Court Judge Charles Pannell to not send him back to prison. He apologized and stated that drugs destroyed his life. T.I. was seen earlier this week trying to help a suicidal man o& of a skyscraper.
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Nintendo invites us to visit its trailer
Nintendo just passed through Houston with its swanky trailer full of games, and I was lucky enough to get the chance to step inside for a sneak peek at what’s out and what’s new for the gaming powerhouse.
After a few minutes of awkward searching, I found the Airstream — which is covered in Mario, Yoshi and other characters — and made my way inside. Nintendo isn’t known for their lackluster press meets, and they carried on the tradition quite well; the trailer was stuffed with Wiis and three new Midnight Blue DSi XLs, all run-ning different games. After calmly explaining that yes, I did know how to use a Wii, the press agent and I fi red up the new Wii Party game.
If you’ve ever played “Mario Party” (and let’s face it, if you’re reading this, you have) then you know exactly what to expect from “Wii Party.” Instead of Nintendo characters you use a Mii, and there are a few slight differences — when you win a mini-game, you get to roll bonus dice — but overall, it’s exactly what you’d expect. It’s a good time, especially because some of the games use the Wiimote in new ways; one has you hiding the remote somewhere, while another plays a new version of hot potato. You can pick up Wii Party now — it was released Oct. 3.
Kirby fans, rejoice, as your fl uffy pink god is coming back for another game. “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” dropped on the Wii Oct. 17, and it’s just as weird as it looks. Don’t worry, though; the game is great. Although the whole yarn thing looks like a gimmick at fi rst, the developers did a great job fully fl eshing the mechanics out, and it shows.
Kirby can pull zippers down to open up new parts of the level, swing on buttons to reach high platforms and transform into almost anything — including a fi re truck, a tank and a spaceship. There’s also a two-player mode, where the second player takes the place of Kirby’s new teammate Prince Fluff. It’s a solid game, and anyone who is a Kirby fan should take note.
Anybody who follows Disney at all should know that the company is hard at work on “Epic Mickey.” The game is coming along nicely — in fact, it’s shaping up to be one of the best games to come from Disney Interactive in quite some time.
You take the shoes of Mickey Mouse in an entirely new narrative that deals with a lot of skeletons from Disney’s animated closet. The game will be available Nov. 30.
Keep your eyes peeled for more gaming news and reviews coming up soon. If you have any suggestions on upcoming games to review, let me know in the comments.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and while awareness of breast cancer — which is most definitely a wor-
thy cause — receives most of the attention this month, domestic violence is an issue we should all be paying attention to. According to Houston’s KHOU, over 20,000 calls to Dallas police are made per year from women who feel threatened by their significant others.
KHOU went on to tell the story of Shatavia Roberts, a mother of two who is now homeless, hungry and on the streets looking for a safe haven after she was threatened at gunpoint by her boyfriend.
After that, every violence shelter in Dallas turned her away.
Debra Nixon-Bowles, who operates a domes-tic violence outreach organization called Women Called Moses Coalition, heard of Roberts’ situ-ation and raised enough money to put Roberts and her two children in a hotel for the night of Oct. 17.
Only 150 beds are available in Dallas to bat-tered women and children.
“I have not had to sleep outside, I have not had my kids taken from me,” Roberts said, who still feels blessed in spite of her terrible ordeal. “I’m hoping that somewhere I can get some help soon.”
“The shelters are dancing as fast as they can,” said Jan Edgar Langbein, executive director of the Genesis Women’s Shelter, who told KHOU that the lack of beds in Dallas is no secret. “We all have to roll up our sleeves, it can’t just be the shelters or police.”
So as everyone is busy talking about the upcoming election — partisan politics and the like — perhaps we should all take a minute to remember how lucky we are, be thankful for the roofs over our heads and the friends and family we oftentimes take for granted. It’s easy to get caught up in trivial things, but most of the important things in our lives have become expected, unfulfilling. And just maybe we can all dip into our own pockets and donate to a worth-while cause from time to time.
Try it. You might feel better.
Domestic violence leaves people abandoned
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opinion EDITOR Andrew TaylorE-MAIL [email protected] www.thedailycougar.com/opinion
T he University of Houston is touted as one of the most diverse cam-puses in the nation. In addition to
the students of all different backgrounds we attract from around the country, we
are the fi rst choice Uni-versity for thousands of international students.
On a superfi cial level, the University accom-
modates this diversity and also portrays itself as “diverse” in thinking. For instance, UH offers nearly 320-degree programs in a number of different fi elds. Unfortunately, this diversifi cation does not translate for one important concen-tration: Middle Eastern studies. This is surprising, given the fact that our country is embroiled in the Middle East economi-cally, politically and culturally. It’s not like the region has lost its importance.
Unlike UT and Texas A&M, UH does not offer an Arabic major or minor. In fact, the Arabic course offerings have been drastically reduced in the past year since the great Dr. Tawhida El-Askary passed away, and the University has refused to hire a qualifi ed candidate to
take her place. On the general University level, there is
no “Middle Eastern studies” major. In the History department, the course offerings for studies in the Middle East are few and far between. There is only one adjunct professor teaching a few classes every semester. Likewise, in the Political Sci-ence department, the Middle East track in Comparative Politics is missing from the otherwise well-established program. As with the History department, there is only one adjunct professor teaching the Middle East-related classes, and said professor specializes in American politics.
So what kind of message does this University-wide omission send to our community and internationally?
The answer is very simple. To the rest of the country and to our own students, WE LOOK BAD.
Our University administration pursu-ing Tier One status can’t realistically attempt to be a competitive, fulfi lling place of learning if our school lacks even the basic offerings in important and pertinent subjects.
As for our international students,
many already think twice about attending a school that does nothing to help their future in their own countries. Middle Eastern students in many departments looking to expand their knowledge here and applying it at home are sorely disappointed at the lack of expertise and attention they receive from our University.
For American students like myself, the lack of attention this fi eld of study has received is detrimental to our future success.
We cannot pursue our ambitions and passions when the University utterly disregards signifi cant topics concerning the Middle East.
Most importantly, we cannot possibly compete in an increasingly connected world without having some basic under-standing of its important regions.
If the administration is serious about improving our academic standards, a seri-ous overhaul of Middle Eastern studies in all departments is undoubtedly vital.
Dana El Kurd is an economics and political science junior and can be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
Austin Vaughn’s Tea Party accu-sations are unsubstantiated
I’m by no means a fan of the Tea Party, but Austn Vaughn’s letter to the editor contribution published last Wednesday horribly misrepresents the Tea Party. While trying to make the Tea Party out to be a bunch of extremists, he manages to paint himself as an extremist.
Vaughn straight up defines the Tea Party as “a racist group that will stop at nothing to get rid of our current president.” Now, to blindly call a whole
group racist on the basis of the actions of a minority of its members — which all groups have an extreme minority — is just plain ignorant.
Next he makes the claim that “every-thing the Tea Party says and does is nothing but lies and a cover up for racist Republicans.” How in the world can someone claim that EVERYTHING that the Tea Party says and does is a lie? The claim is so outrageous it’s amazing The Daily Cougar printed the article.
Instead of painting yourself as an extremist by broadly misrepresenting an active political movement, actually
talk about the policies that are currently being debated and discussed amongst these political movements.
For instance, instead of painting Tea Party members as racists that reject Obama because he’s half black, you could talk about something truthful like how they reject his usage of Keynes-ian economics. Much like economics, though, politics can be hard to under-stand. Unfortunately extremist and false articles are printed in the media.
Ryan Vollert is an economics and political science senior.
UH fails at Middle Eastern studies
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In front of 26,432 fans at Rice Stadium, the UH defense couldn’t come up with the stops to win, playing a significant part in the 31-34 loss in Saturday’s down-to-the-wire rivalry game.
The Cougars were shredded by the Rice offense, surrendering 138 yards rushing and 206 yards passing. The defense was handicapped after a disappointing first-half performance that ushered a 27-14 Rice lead. The Cougars would respond, but it would be too late.
“Very few teams can play a poor half and win a game,” head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “We’re not there yet. We made adjustments in the second half and had a little better execution. We can’t come out and play for a half and win a game that’s a crosstown rivalry.”
Rice quarterback Nick Fanuzzi and running back Sam McGuffie mounted a consistent offensive assault. Fanuzzi completed 14 of 21 airing out 206 yards and three touchdowns, while his counterpart rushed 19 times for 63 yards.
“You can’t flop around for a half, come
out and play for a half, and win games in a crosstown rivalry,” Sumlin said. “I thought our guys came out after halftime and accepted the challenge.”
The Cougar defense responded in the third quarter, allowing 92 rushing yards on 40 attempts. Maintaining the pressure in the fourth quarter, the defense prompted Fanuzzi to complete a 13-yard pass to wide receiver Vance McDonald to clinch the 34-31 Rice lead.
“It’s not so much what you do, but how you do it,” Sumlin said. “A good or bad defense’s upset is usually not a whole bunch of guys, it’s one or two guys on one play.”
Aside from the poor defensive performance, linebacker Sammy Brown stood out, posting eight tackles, with five of them resulting in losses totaling 31 yards. Middle linebacker Marcus McGraw made 11 tackles and registered one for a loss.
McGraw said that as a member of the defense, he was disappointed in the way the team performed in the first half.
“I hope our team realizes what we are going to have to do to win games now,” McGraw said. “We can’t come out and be a second half team. We are going to have to come out and be able to play from the start.”
Absent in Saturday’s contest was a collective effort by the UH special teams.
sidelinereport
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 24-47
OCT. 16at Rice *L 31-34
OCT. 23at SMU *
Dallas2:30 p.m.
OCT. 30at Memphis *
Memphis, Tenn.6 p.m.
NOV. 5vs. UCF *
7 p.m.
NOV. 13vs. Tulsa *
7 p.m.
NOV. 20at So. Miss * Hattiesburg, Miss. 6 p.m.
NOV. 27at Texas Tech
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Safety Nick Saenz and the rest of the UH secondary hand their hands full after allowing 27 points in the ! rst half, including three touchdowns through the air from Rice quarterback Nick Fanuzzi. | Anthony Vasser/ Rice Sports Information
Scoring summaryFirst quarterRice — Eddington, Jere 1 yd run, (Boswell, Chris Kick failed), 12:07Rice — Willson, Luke 29 yd pass from Fanuzzi, Nick, (Boswell kick), 7:26Hou — Edwards, Patrick 10 yd pass from Piland, (Hogan kick), 3:17Second quarterRice — Peterson, Turne 1 yd run, (Boswell kick), 11:10Rice — Kitchens, Randy 59 yd pass from Fanuzzi, Nick, (Boswell kick), 6:23 Hou — Edwards 38 yd pass from Piland, (Hogan kick), 5:07Third quarterHou — Edwards 49 yd pass from Piland, (Hogan kick), 10:55Hou — Beall, Bryce 1 yd run, (Hogan kick), 4:17Fourth quarterHou — Hogan 37 yd ! eld goal, 8:55Rice — McDonald, Vance 13 yd pass from Fanuzzi, Nick, (Boswell kick), 4:24
Hou RiceRushes-yards 39-154 51-138Passing yards 154 138Comp-att-int 23-45-1 14-21-0Punts 4 4Time of possession 25:04 34:56
Team stats
1 2 3 4 FINALVisitor 13 14 0 7 34Home 7 7 14 3 31
Defense a no-showUnit needs a makeover after weekend upset at Rice
We’ve got too many people here along for
the ride — and not stepping up to make plays.You don’t have to be the man, you have to be a man.” — Running back Bryce Beall
SAY WHAT?
STAND OUTS
GAME OF THE WEEK
This week in college football, by John Brannen
STAT ATTACK
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Quarterback David Piland made his second career start Saturday completing 23 of 45 for 282 yards and three touchdowns. The true freshman threw one interception and rushed for 30 yards on ! ve attempts.
Patrick EdwardsThe junior wide receiver made nine receptions for 169 yards and three for a touchdown. Edwards recorded his seventh 100-yard game of his career.
No. 1 falls again: For the second week in a row the top-ranked team in the nation fell to an underdog. The Badgers rushed to a 21-3 lead at the half. Ohio State responded scoring in the third, and to start the fourth to get within 21-18. But on the ensuing drive, Wisconsin drove 73 yards to make the score 28-18, and a ! eld goal three minutes later notched a Badgers victory. In Sunday’s rankings Oregon took the title as the new No. 1, while Boise State moved up to No. 2. Oklahoma took the No. 3 spot.
Wisconsin 31Ohio St. 18
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The Cougars returned three kickoffs for 53 yards, which was overshadowed by what Rice was able to do. Rice special teams averaged 25.7 yards on six kickoff returns for 154 yards.
“I think the team is really going to take this one to heart,” McGraw said.
Sumlin said that as diffi cult as the loss is to the team, they must move on.
“I still think that, as a football team, we are still in the thick of going to a conference championship,” Sumlin said. “Obviously, we have to do some things to get some things fixed, but I believe we can get these things corrected.”
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opponent on the team’s sched-ule — for fi rst place in the western division.
“We’ve got to be able to convert on fourth-and-inches,” running back Bryce Beall said. “We’ve to get more serious about what we’re doing. We’re taking it too lightly right now. If we want to be champions, we have to play and practice like that — I don’t think we’ve been doing that so far.”
The defense allowed 27 points in the fi rst half, but only one score in the second half with 4:24 left in the game. It proved to be just enough for the Owls. The defensive unit was able to apply pressure and hurry Rice quarterback Nick Fanuzzi, but got burnt on the go-ahead score.
“In the second half, we gambled and lost on that last touchdown,” head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “The quarterback made a fi ne throw and catch.”
The offense was out of sync through two quarters, but showed comfort in the second half, reeling off 24 unanswered points. Piland threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns — all to receiver Pat-rick Edwards — and one intercep-tion. Beall broke the 100-yard mark in the running game and added a touchdown.
“We operated very efficiently,” Sumlin said. “We didn’t have a lot of time of possession in the first half and the score got a little out of whack. We had some bigger plays in the running game but we had some zero yardage plays too. It was hit-and-miss with our 10 or 11 carries in the fi rst half. There were plays there to be made.”
When the team reviews the game tape it will see that dropped passes, mis-tackles and unforced errors doomed Saturday’s performance. Burning two timeouts in the second half was costly; when Rice took over after the fumble on fourth-and-inches only one timeout remained, allowing Rice to milk the clock.
Despite collective struggles on the fi eld, Sumlin said he felt respon-sible for the team’s performance.
“It’s our job as coaches to have the team ready,” Sumlin said. “We gener-ate a lot of electricity. Starting has not been our problem. It’s something I will look at. Certainly we should have been ready to play. If we’re not ready to play, that falls on me.”
Beall called his teammates to action after the loss.
“We’ve got too many people here along for the ride, and not stepping up to make plays,” he said. “Every-body has to be there. Like coach said — you don’t have to be the man, you have to be a man.”
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to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, is another chance for students to become involved with science.
“This year’s focus of National Chemistry Week is ‘Behind the Scenes with Chemistry,’ which is a theme that tries to explain all the science and chemistry that takes place in the production of film mak-ing,” Khine said. “We’re going to go as far as cosmetic effects, theatrical rain, snow and fog, Hollywood-style explosions and crime scenes.”
Khine hopes students who attend the event will have a better understanding of how movies and television shows use science and chemistry to make movie magic.
“When I see a mystery crime movie, I just don’t sit idly there and eat up all the dialogue,” Khine said.
“The reason shows such as CSI and NCIS got so popular is because they started out showing and explaining all the really neat chemistry involved in investigating a crime scene.”
Besides trying to grasp the atten-tion of students on the importance of chemistry, ASC Demonstration Coordinator Kim-Ngan Ngo wants the week-long event to reach younger individuals as well.
“My job is to contact elementary and middle schools locally and arrange chemical demonstrations and hands-on activities,” biochem-istry junior Ngo said.
“Our goal is to stir up the interest in science, particularly in chemis-try, already existing in these young students.
“We hope to bring a smile, a laugh to the students when they realize how cool and unique these events are, and how practical the many concepts in chemistry are to us,” Ngo said.
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