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Administrators said that the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library’s computer lab food ban was cre-ated to protect computer equip-ment, and the rule would remain in effect unless the staff heard more complaints.

The policy, which was enacted at the end of the summer

semester, bans food from com-puter labs and has also been used as a guideline for similar bans at other computer labs in colleges around the University.

Lee Hilyer, head of information and access services, recalls the decision to initiate the policy as a mutual agreement across the board.

“We were actually approached by the people who run the central site lab, to talk about harmoniz-ing policies so that whenever students went to a computer lab, they would encounter the same

policy,” Hilyer said. “We have had a problem with food and students not being able to clean up after themselves. They left crumbs, mayonnaise and just different bits of food that led to damaging the keyboards. So, we decided that at the end of the spring semester to let people know that there would be a ban and we gave them plenty of time to prepare for that.”

Hilyer also said the policy has received more support from students than complaints. If more complaints come in, however, Hilyer said the library would enact

a policy change. “We would certainly listen to

what students have to say. At this point right now, most people like the policy. Not everyone is going to like it, of course, but for the majority of time, comments have been positive,” Hilyer said. “If we got 100 people saying that they would like eat around the comput-ers then we would have to fi gure out a way to balance everyone’s needs.”

Many students have agreed

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The Advanced Research Proj-ects Agency-Energy has awarded a $3.1 million grant to a research team led by Venkat Selvaman-ickam, a chaired professor of mechanical engineering, for his efforts to form a superconducting wire that increases the efficiency of wind turbines.

“ARPA-E is a very competitive program,” Selvamanickam said. “I’m certainly happy that we’ve been able to get this award.”

Though the Department of Energy received more than 80 proposals, only 14 were awarded grants.

Selvamanickam said two of the 14 winning proposals were based on superconducting wires.

Currently, wind turbine gen-erators use permanent magnets made from rare earth elements. China holds 93 to 97 percent of the world’s rare earth elements supply and placed an embargo on exports of these rare materials.

Selvamanickam said this has

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Communication, social issues to be addressed at seminar

The Hobby Center for Public Policy is hosting the third annual Community-Engaged Research Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the University Center Houston Room.

The workshop will focus on the theme of communication and social issues in research, such as health, employment and education.

Speakers will interact with the

audience through discussions and presentations.

“CEnR is a dynamic partner-ship between the researcher and the community,” said host Joan Sieber, HCPP research associate and former psychology professor at California State University.

Faculty, staff and students interested in attending will need to purchase a ticket. A discount is available for students.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Mike Angel at [email protected] or 713-743-3976.

— Zahra Ahmed

COOK-OFF

UH, Rice to compete in chili cook-o� before game

UH and Rice’s battle will begin in the kitchen before heading out to the field today. The University will be hosting the third annual UH vs. Rice Chili Cook-off at 4 p.m. in lot 15F across from Rob-ertson Stadium.

Brent Gorman, UH Executive Chef, and several students who won the student cook-off chal-lenge earlier this month will put their skills to the test against

Rice’s professional chefs. “This event will allow us to

showcase what our chefs and students can do,” said Billy Gar-ner, marketing coordinator of UH auxiliary services.

“We want to get the student body more involved.”

Judges and tailgaters will vote on the best chili at 4:30 p.m. Two awards, the People’s Choice and the Judge’s Choice, are given each year.

For more information, contact Garner at [email protected] or 281-804-7184.

— Zahra Ahmed

MOORES

Orchestra, Cecilia Chamber Choir to collaborate

The UH Chamber Orchestra and the Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir will have a concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Moores Opera House.

“This piece is epic and the interplay between the orchestra and the choir is extremely detailed,” said Pierre-Alain Chevalier, University Orchestras general manager.

For more information, visit www.music.uh.edu/events.

— Bryan Dupont-Gray

FACULTY

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Research grant awarded to prof

Cougars show pride for school

Students, faculty and sta� gathered around the walk-

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How do you feel about the possibility of UH moving to the Big East Conference?

“I think it’d be really nice. I’m in marching band; it would be kinda cool to see other people and get the funding to go to away games.”

Olivia NaboursMusic education freshman

“I think it’s good because it’s one of a few ways we can get into a better bowl game. Right now, even if we go undefeated, there’s no way we can get into a BCS game. And, it would help us with recruiting from around the nation, not just the south.”

Kyle PilgrimBusiness Freshman

“I don’t think they should do it. Big East is kinda weak looking now. It had the potential to be a good conference, but now, losing so many members, I don’t see it. It’s just another weak Conference USA.“

Jose ValladaresArchitecture sophomore

“I think it’s a good thing. It means more revenue. We’re 7-0 — why not? Yeah, we’re not joining the Big 12, but Big East is a start. We’re Tier One, we’re moving up, might as well play those big name football teams.”

Hugo RodriguezBusiness administration freshman

“I think it’s really good for our football program. We’ve been dominating in Confer-ence USA for a while now so I think it’s better for us as a football team, and people get to see us on a bigger stage and give us more validation for being in the top 25 in BCS.”

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How do you feel about the possibility of UH moving to the Big East Conference?

“I think it’d be really nice. I’m in marching band; it would be kinda cool to see other people and get the funding to go to away games.”

Olivia NaboursMusic education freshman

“I think it’s good because it’s one of a few ways we can get into a better bowl game. Right now, even if we go undefeated, there’s no way we can get into a BCS game. And, it would help us with recruiting from around the nation, not just the south.”

Kyle PilgrimBusiness Freshman

“I don’t think they should do it. Big East is kinda weak looking now. It had the potential to be a good conference, but now, losing so many members, I don’t see it. It’s just another weak Conference USA.“

Jose ValladaresArchitecture sophomore

“I think it’s a good thing. It means more revenue. We’re 7-0 — why not? Yeah, we’re not joining the Big 12, but Big East is a start. We’re Tier One, we’re moving up, might as well play those big name football teams.”

Hugo RodriguezBusiness administration freshman

“I think it’s really good for our football program. We’ve been dominating in Confer-ence USA for a while now so I think it’s better for us as a football team, and people get to see us on a bigger stage and give us more validation for being in the top 25 in BCS.”

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with the policy and follow its rules, but largely to protect their wallets — students that dam-age something accidentally are required to pay for the repairs.

“I think the policy is important. If you spill your drink or food on a computer, then you’ll end up hav-ing to pay for it. We’re all college students and not a lot of us have that much money to pay for a full computer, so it’s better to avoid it,” said Nelson Ulloweua, a politi-cal science senior.

Some students, however, are accustomed to eating beside the computers, and feel that the policy is practically nonexistent.

“No one really cares about the policy, people are still eat-ing. Are they really enforcing it?” said Umer Arian, a biochemistry senior.

Hilyer emphasized that the library staff performs regular scans of the computer areas to remind students violating the policy of the rules. He urged students to report any violations they see.

“We ask our staff and our security offi cers to make regular sweeps through the computer labs to ensure compliance with the policy,” Hilyer said. “Students who observe a violation of the no-food policy can contact a member of the library staff to have the situa-tion immediately addressed.”

The student reporting method may be neglected by students who sport a to-each-their-own mental-ity. It would be hard for students, such as accounting freshman Brenner Sinquefi eld, to report a student biting into a cheeseburger while switching through Firefox

tabs and working on an essay. Sinquefi eld said he feels that

the library went too far for placing the policy on the entire student body.

“I think that people should be able to eat and drink whatever they want wherever they are,” Sinquefi eld said.

“It’s obvious if someone spills something on the computer, then they’re liable for paying for the damage, but the library should hold that individual responsible.

“The library shouldn’t have to put a ban on all the students who have been responsible enough to not spill food and drinks on the computers. Everyone here is 18 or older, and everyone should know how to take responsibility for their own actions.”

Some students said the policy could have been avoided if others took care of library equipment.

“If you treat the property like it’s your own, then it should all be fi ne,” said Nusrat Uddin, a bio-chemistry senior. “I think if people had that type of mentality before the ban then the situation would be better than it is now.”

Hilyer noted that students can eat anywhere in the library, as long as they don’t eat next to University computers.

“I’ve talked to a number of students, especially the fi rst couple of weeks of the fall semester — we were reminding people that there’s no food allowed,” Hilyer said.

“So far, I’ve never had any blow-ups or push back from any of them. My point is that students can eat pretty much anywhere else in the library, but eating by the computers is an issue we’d like to stay away from.”

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Lecture talks origin of political philosophiesJohn BrewerTHE DAILY COUGAR

Author Patrick Deneen told several dozen political science students that all Americans are lib-eral in a lecture entitled “Different Sides of the Same Liberal Coin: The Consensus of ‘Conservatives’ and ‘Progressives’” on Tuesday in the Honors College Commons at M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.

Deneen, associate professor of government at Georgetown Uni-versity and author of “Democratic Faith” came to UH as part of a two piece lecture series, “Conservatism and Progressivism in America,” hosted by the Phronesis Program in Politics and Ethics and the Honors College.

“Today the Conservative party’s and the Liberal party’s roots can both traced back as far as political science philosophers as John Locke and Niccolo Machiavelli,” Deneen said.

He went into detail about how today we are divided because of constant media exposure and a 24-hour news cycle.

“There are more of us speak-ing out now, which also gives the impression of a very divided coun-try,” Deneen said. “We have the Tea Party people on the right and now

Occupy Wall Street folks on the left. At least, this is what we have been told.”

But Deneen posed the question of how far away people’s political motives are and if they all want reform.

“(With) the current political makeup in the White House and Congress, one would think we have no unifi cation now,” Deneen said. “Today political scientists suggest that we are born with either a progressive mind or a conserva-tive mind, or point of view. With that being said, then one might conclude there is never going to be a consensus on issues, but, as we know, that is not necessarily true.”

Deneen concluded his lecture by relating and giving empirical examples of historical philosophies and modern-day politics.

“Whether progressive or con-servative, all the ideas came from the same liberal philosophy that was written about centuries ago,” Deneen said. “Modern-day politics, if you are a progressive or a con-servative, all came from the same liberal platform that was put into place so many years ago. We now are focused on the divisive issues instead of the many similar views and issues.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

R egardless of your stance on the Occupy Wall Street movement, the events that occurred on Tuesday

in the streets of Oakland, Calif., are a red fl ag for the direction that the movement is going.

After 97 protesters were arrested for setting up illegal campsites and the remaining groups removed from the grounds on Tuesday morning, several hundred people made their way back to the area later in the evening. It was in their march from a downtown library to City Hall that they were met with police in riot gear that things got out of control.

Rising tension between the opposing forces came to a head when something was thrown at the offi cers, who then fi red tear gas in the area — not once, but fi ve times — according to the Huffi ngton Post.

It has also been reported that police offi cers allegedly used fl ash bang canisters, allegations which they’ve denied adamantly.

It’s appalling that the Occupy Wall Street movement has grown to the point where doing harm to protesters is deemed necessary.

Events like these will only add fuel to the fi re — because Oakland was the fi rst instance of tear gas use in the Occupy movement, the protesters have seemingly gained recognition as martyrs, which will further infl ate the outrage of the people involved.

As per the Geneva Protocol, the use of bio-chemical weapons is illegal during war, but we’re still able to employ this kind of weaponry in instances of riot.

However, the problem is not the use of tear gas.

The problem is that what started as the fi ght against Wall Street fat cats has evolved into some-thing so much more than it needed to be.

These protests should have never grown to the point where people are so enraged that violence is an acceptable solution.

This might be a sign that all Americans need to reconsider their actions in this movement — and who and what it is exactly that we’re fi ghting for.

Even in protests, violence is never the answer

STAFF EDITORIAL The Sta� Editorial re� ects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons re� ect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily re� ect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Daily Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250 words and signed, including the author’s full name, phone number or e-mail address and a� liation with the University, including classi� cation and major. Anonymous letters will not be published. Deliver letters to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to [email protected]; send them via campus mail to STP 4015; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. Letters are subject to editing.

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GUEST COMMENTARY Submissions are accepted from any member of the UH community and must be signed with the author’s name, phone number or e-mail address and a� liation with the University, including classi� cation and major. Commentary should be kept to less than 500 words. Guest commentaries should not be written as replies to material already printed in the Cougar, but rather should present independent points of view. Rebuttals should be sent as letters. Deliver submissions to Room 7, University Center Satellite; e-mail them to [email protected]; or fax them to (713) 743-5384. All submissions are subject to editing.

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EDITOR Daniel RenfrowE-MAIL [email protected] thedailycougar.com/opinionOPINION

THE DAILY COUGARE D I T O R I A L B O A R DEDITOR IN CHIEF Jack WehmanMANAGING EDITOR John BrannenNEWS EDITORS Taylor McGilvray, Julian JimenezSPORTS EDITOR Joshua SiegelLIFE & ARTS EDITOR Mary BaakOPINION EDITOR Daniel RenfrowCHIEF COPY EDITOR Natasha Faircloth

T here are some simple rules people should follow when engaging in civil discourse: let everyone have

their say; don’t interrupt when someone else is talking; and keep your hands and feet to yourself at all times. The average third-grader understands these rule.

Unfortunately, the 2012 GOP presidential candidates can’t seem to master them.

In last week’s presi-dential debate, the fi ght continued to see who would face President

Barack Obama in the polls next year. Once again, the Republican candidates spent the night pummeling each other with charged accusations and pointed jabs that did little to help any of them. This infi ghting is helping Obama more than any campaign committee ever could.

Of greatest note was the tussle between former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry over the topic of immigration. It wasn’t the actual issue of immigration that the two candidates had the greatest confl icts over, it was the talking part. After Perry’s accusation that Romney had hired illegal immigrants to work on his home, the two candidates began trying to shout down the other’s dissenting claims, with Romney fi nally reprimanding the Texas governor with: “You have a problem with allowing someone to fi nish speaking. And I suggest that if you want to become president of the United States, you have got to let both people speak. So, fi rst, let me speak.”

However, Romney made an apparent exception in his “let both people speak” rule when he repeatedly interrupted Hermann Cain over his 9-9-9 plan. He kept breaking in and inputting his own

argument, making it hard for Cain to make a concise rebuttal.

At the end of the night Newt Gingrich summed up the debate with what most Republican viewers were probably already thinking.

“Maximized bickering is probably not the road to the White House,” said Gingrich.

There’s no probably to it. The way the candidates are conducting open season on each other only undermines the party’s main goal: to get one of them elected President of the United States. The purpose of these debates is to give each candidate a chance to coherently state their case for President. The disregard for professional courtesy that was evident throughout the debate not only under-mines the presidential qualities of the candidates, it also leaves little room for actual meaningful development on other pressing issues. Issues like housing and education were noticeably absent from last week’s debate.

The senseless squabbling of the candidates is by no means a new develop-ment. Just two weeks ago, Hermann Cain unveiled his 9-9-9 fl at tax plan that would impose a standard, across-the-board 9 percent tax on consumption, business and income. Cain’s proposal would do away with the current tax code entirely and overhaul it with this simplifi ed tax rate.

There were several opportunities dur-ing the debate for the other candidates to civilly address Cain’s plan. It would have strengthened their platforms, while at the same time diminished Cain’s. One of the candidates could have pointed out, as an independent study of the plan sug-gested, that Cain’s plan might not provide enough tax revenue for the government

to function in its current faculties. The candidate could have pushed for surgical cuts to the federal budget in non-essential facilities. They could have also raised concerns about the plan imposing both a national income and sales tax. Or, they could have chosen to counter Cain’s plan with a plan of their own.

What a candidate shouldn’t do during a debate, however, is make a poor joke about how if you happen to fl ip the plan upside down, it turns into the 6-6-6 plan — the tax rate of the Devil.

But that’s exactly what Michele Bachmann did — in addition to being a bit of a cringe-worthy joke in the fi rst place. This is not the type of behavior the American people want to see in their future president. At this point, it might be safe to assume that if Cain had gone with an 8-8-8 plan, Bachmann would have suggested turning the plan on its side to create an infi nite loop of taxes where hopes and dreams are sucked into another dimension.

Statesmanship has clearly taken a hit in this country. And the GOP presidential debates are a perfect example of this. These debates have become less a matter of presenting plans for the presidency

JamesWang

Statemanship is deadThe GOP presidential candidates need to stop bickering, start debating

At this point, it might be safe to assume that if Cain had gone with an

8-8-8 plan, Bachmann would have suggested turning the plan on its side to create an in� nite loop of taxes where hopes and dreams are sucked into another dimension.”

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4 ■ Thursday, October 27, 2011 The Daily Cougar

STAFF EDITORIAL

R egardless of your stance on the Occupy Wall Street movement, the events that occurred on Tuesday

in the streets of Oakland, Calif., are a red fl ag for the direction that the movement is going.

After 97 protesters were arrested for setting up illegal campsites and the remaining groups removed from the grounds on Tuesday morning, several hundred people made their way back to the area later in the evening. It was in their march from a downtown library to City Hall that they were met with police in riot gear that things got out of control.

Rising tension between the opposing forces came to a head when something was thrown at the offi cers, who then fi red tear gas in the area — not once, but fi ve times — according to the Huffi ngton Post.

It has also been reported that police offi cers allegedly used fl ash bang canisters, allegations which they’ve denied adamantly.

It’s appalling that the Occupy Wall Street movement has grown to the point where doing harm to protesters is deemed necessary.

Events like these will only add fuel to the fi re — because Oakland was the fi rst instance of tear gas use in the Occupy movement, the protesters have seemingly gained recognition as martyrs, which will further infl ate the outrage of the people involved.

As per the Geneva Protocol, the use of bio-chemical weapons is illegal during war, but we’re still able to employ this kind of weaponry in instances of riot.

However, the problem is not the use of tear gas.

The problem is that what started as the fi ght against Wall Street fat cats has evolved into some-thing so much more than it needed to be.

These protests should have never grown to the point where people are so enraged that violence is an acceptable solution.

This might be a sign that all Americans need to reconsider their actions in this movement — and who and what it is exactly that we’re fi ghting for.

Even in protests, violence is never the answer

STAFF EDITORIAL The Sta� Editorial re� ects the opinions of The Daily Cougar Editorial Board (the members of which are listed above the editorial). All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons re� ect only the opinion of the author. Opinions expressed in The Daily Cougar do not necessarily re� ect those of the University of Houston or the students as a whole.

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T here are some simple rules people should follow when engaging in civil discourse: let everyone have

their say; don’t interrupt when someone else is talking; and keep your hands and feet to yourself at all times. The average third-grader understands these rule.

Unfortunately, the 2012 GOP presidential candidates can’t seem to master them.

In last week’s presi-dential debate, the fi ght continued to see who would face President

Barack Obama in the polls next year. Once again, the Republican candidates spent the night pummeling each other with charged accusations and pointed jabs that did little to help any of them. This infi ghting is helping Obama more than any campaign committee ever could.

Of greatest note was the tussle between former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry over the topic of immigration. It wasn’t the actual issue of immigration that the two candidates had the greatest confl icts over, it was the talking part. After Perry’s accusation that Romney had hired illegal immigrants to work on his home, the two candidates began trying to shout down the other’s dissenting claims, with Romney fi nally reprimanding the Texas governor with: “You have a problem with allowing someone to fi nish speaking. And I suggest that if you want to become president of the United States, you have got to let both people speak. So, fi rst, let me speak.”

However, Romney made an apparent exception in his “let both people speak” rule when he repeatedly interrupted Hermann Cain over his 9-9-9 plan. He kept breaking in and inputting his own

argument, making it hard for Cain to make a concise rebuttal.

At the end of the night Newt Gingrich summed up the debate with what most Republican viewers were probably already thinking.

“Maximized bickering is probably not the road to the White House,” said Gingrich.

There’s no probably to it. The way the candidates are conducting open season on each other only undermines the party’s main goal: to get one of them elected President of the United States. The purpose of these debates is to give each candidate a chance to coherently state their case for President. The disregard for professional courtesy that was evident throughout the debate not only under-mines the presidential qualities of the candidates, it also leaves little room for actual meaningful development on other pressing issues. Issues like housing and education were noticeably absent from last week’s debate.

The senseless squabbling of the candidates is by no means a new develop-ment. Just two weeks ago, Hermann Cain unveiled his 9-9-9 fl at tax plan that would impose a standard, across-the-board 9 percent tax on consumption, business and income. Cain’s proposal would do away with the current tax code entirely and overhaul it with this simplifi ed tax rate.

There were several opportunities dur-ing the debate for the other candidates to civilly address Cain’s plan. It would have strengthened their platforms, while at the same time diminished Cain’s. One of the candidates could have pointed out, as an independent study of the plan sug-gested, that Cain’s plan might not provide enough tax revenue for the government

to function in its current faculties. The candidate could have pushed for surgical cuts to the federal budget in non-essential facilities. They could have also raised concerns about the plan imposing both a national income and sales tax. Or, they could have chosen to counter Cain’s plan with a plan of their own.

What a candidate shouldn’t do during a debate, however, is make a poor joke about how if you happen to fl ip the plan upside down, it turns into the 6-6-6 plan — the tax rate of the Devil.

But that’s exactly what Michele Bachmann did — in addition to being a bit of a cringe-worthy joke in the fi rst place. This is not the type of behavior the American people want to see in their future president. At this point, it might be safe to assume that if Cain had gone with an 8-8-8 plan, Bachmann would have suggested turning the plan on its side to create an infi nite loop of taxes where hopes and dreams are sucked into another dimension.

Statesmanship has clearly taken a hit in this country. And the GOP presidential debates are a perfect example of this. These debates have become less a matter of presenting plans for the presidency

JamesWang

Statemanship is deadThe GOP presidential candidates need to stop bickering, start debating

At this point, it might be safe to assume that if Cain had gone with an

8-8-8 plan, Bachmann would have suggested turning the plan on its side to create an in� nite loop of taxes where hopes and dreams are sucked into another dimension.”

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The Daily Cougar OPINION Thursday, October 27, 2011 ■ 5

D enmark has instituted a tax on foods contain-ing more than a certain

amount of saturated fat. Approved by nearly 90 percent of the Danish parliament, the tax mainly targets

dairy and meat products. It raises retail prices of goods (such as butter, cream, certain cheeses, pork fat, and especially lard) by up to 35 percent.

Danes justified the measure by citing their nation’s rising obesity rate, the desire to increase and improve Danish life spans and the health care industry’s burden of treating symptoms of obesity. The Danish lifespan of 79 years is falling below that of their Western European counterparts, and their obesity rate is almost 10 percent. In comparison, the obesity rate in the US is almost 34 percent.

If the Danish tax sounds like an invasion of privacy, consider that about forty states in the US have also adopted taxes on some unhealthy drinks and snacks; an example is sugary soda — diet soda is exempted. In contrast, many countries simply subsidize certain healthier food products, like vegetables, in their fight against obesity.

One problem with the Dan-ish plan is that the demand for these unhealthy products might be inelastic; even with price increases, people will adjust and keep consuming the same amount. If a Danish package of butter used to cost around $6, and it now costs $6.50, Danes might just pay more for the sake of their toast. Some Danes might not even realize how much more they are paying because of the tax.

This is because the relatively low price for each food item could fool people; since they do not realize how proportionately large the increase is, they might not adjust.

Tax on unhealthy foods may not decrease obesity rates

RachelFarhi

Danish restaurants that serve unhealthy foods are also targeted by this law. They have two choices after the increase: either raise prices of entrées, or use less of the taxed goods in the entrées. The hope of Danish lawmak-ers is that these restaurants will keep their prices stable and instead curb their use of butter and other fatty ingredients. But there is no way to know which option the restaurants will choose.

The owner of “Relae,” a

restaurant in Copenhagen, plans to raise his prices slightly, not start serving healthier items. He would rather produce what people

will keep buying than risk chang-ing his product.

If I go to Wendy’s and discover that the price of a value burger has increased from $1 to $1.25, I will

still choose to buy a few of these burgers rather than the small, probably stale, $6 salad. However, if the salad’s price is decreased,

consumers may be more likely to change their choices. The same prob-lem exists in the grocery store; even

if the price of butter increases, it is still cheaper than “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.”

Adjusting prices to affect con-sumer behavior is common, and

doing so to protect people’s health is a praiseworthy idea. Not to men-tion the additional revenue will bring to the Danish government.

However, the Danish govern-ment might see better results in their campaign against obesity if they simply try to better educate their citizens on the negative consequences of obesity. Due to the global recession, this tax is just another fi nancial burden Danish citizens will have to deal with.

Rachel Farhi is a senior political science and English literature double major and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

One problem with the Danish plan is that the demand for these unhealthy products might be inelastic; even with price increases, people will adjust and keep

consuming the same amount. Danes might just pay more for the sake of their toast.”

WANGcontinued from page 4

and laying out a road map about what path each candidate wants the country to take, and more about slandering everyone else. The candidates seem to believe that in the end they will appear as the lesser of two evils. But that’s exactly the problem. Americans shouldn’t have to feel like they are choosing the lesser of two evils. They should feel safe and confi dent in who they elect.

The people of the United States can’t possibly put their trust in a pack of politicians who snap at every opportunity to get the majority of the room to laugh with them. This insistent and insubstantial backbiting is going to destroy the chances of any of the GOP candidates winning the election.

The childishness of their bickering is going to destroy the integrity of the Republican Party as a whole. If this happens, they will have no one to blame but themselves.

James Wang is a history freshman and may be reached at [email protected].


6 ■ Thursday, October 27, 2011 OPINION The Daily Cougar

When asked what tort reform is, most Americans will scratch their heads

and shrug their shoulders before replying with a nervous “I don’t

know.” This is because

most Americans don’t know a lot about their civil justice system.

Many people have heard the

term “frivolous lawsuits” mentioned by politicians, and how tax dollars are wasted on these frivolous lawsuits through court costs. Upon hearing this, people jump to agree with politicians. The politi-cians then cite the now infamous McDonald’s hot coffee case, when Stella Liebeck sued McDonald’s for making coffee that was “too hot.” Or, at least that’s how the politicians spin it.

What really happened with the Liebeck case, and what politicians don’t talk about, is this: A 79 year old Stella Liebeck suffered third degree burns on her groin and inner thighs while trying to add sugar to her coffee at her local McDonald’s. McDonald’s knew that keeping its coffee at 190 degrees was trouble-some. They had settled about 700 previous cases of scalding coffee incidents before Liebeck.

However, during the trial

McDonald’s testifi ed that it did not know its coffee was that hot, and that they hadn’t consulted with a burn specialist. But the Shriner Burn Institute had indeed warned McDonald’s not to serve coffee above 130 degrees. And so the jury came back with a decision to award $2.7 million to Liebeck. Ultimately, Liebeck settled for an undisclosed amount with the corporation.

Gov. Rick Perry, has touted tort reform as one of the reasons for the “Texas miracle.” And, former President George W. Bush used tort reform as one of his platforms when he ran for Governor in 1994. Since 2003, the Lone Star state has adhered to the policy of “loser pays,” which means that the losing party of a lawsuit must pay the court costs of the opposing party.

Stories like this happen all the time, and the civil justice system is in place to protect citizens. However, what tort reform really amounts to is the reduction of citizen protections.

In Texas, big businesses pump money into the election campaigns of conservative legislators and judges. This leads to a court system that sides with businesses nearly all of the time.

An unfortunate effect of this is that there is a cap on non-economic damages. If someone wins a lawsuit for medical malpractice,

the maximum amount of money they can receive as a settlement is $250,000 from a doctor and $750,000 from a hospital.

If one of your family members is gravely injured by an incompetent doctor, and you sue that doctor for the amount of money your family member will need to pay in healthcare costs for the rest of their life, you can only receive $250,000. Even if their actual healthcare costs are closer to $6 million, the cap remains at $250,000. Even if the jury awarded you more money, the judge would reduce the amount to $250,000.

Politicians might say tort reform protects taxpayer money, but I think we all know who it really protects.

Alejandro Caballero is a creative writing junior and may be reached at [email protected].

AlejandroCaballero

In Texas, big businesses pump money

into the election campains of conservative legislators and judges. This leads to a court system that sides with businesses nearly all of the time.”

Not reformedTort reform favors businesses over families, causes hardship

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starting lineup, and the team stat leaders //8

Award radarPlayers across the NCAA are vying

for Heisman Trophy hype // 9

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

8 ■ Thursday, October 27, 2011 OVERTIME The Daily Cougar

STARTINGLINEUP Seniors circled in red.STARTINGLINEUP

DEFENSE

OFFENSE

59 King (RE)

76 Ashworth (LT)

83 Edwards (WR) 35 Carrier (WR)

64 Cloud (LG)

3 Johnson (WR) 88 Smith (WR)

70 Thompson (C)

7 Keenum (QB)

29 Hayes (RB)

63 Forsch (RG) 74 Harper (RT)

99 Miller (NT) 95 Hunter (LE)

54 Mathews (LB)55 McGraw (LB)

42 Steward (LB)8 Brown (LB)

12 Bennett (FS) 24 Brooks (SS)

2 Hayden (CB)10 McMillian (CB)

TEAM LEADERSPassing

Rushing

Receiving Tackles

InterceptionsKicking Punting

Returns Pass defense

Sacks/Tackles for lossPlayer Comp Att Yds TD Int Rtg

Keenum 194 266 2685 23 2 184.8

Turner 34 52 389 2 1 137.1

Player Att Yds Avg TD Lg YPG

Hayes 66 384 5.8 6 71 54.9

Sims 44 330 7.5 6 50 55.0

Beall 50 286 5.7 6 23 47.7

Welford 12 48 4.0 1 9 6.9

Keenum 26 74 2.8 0 18 5.7

Turner 7 30 4.3 1 14 7.5

Player Rec Yds Avg TD Lg YPG

Carrier 46 553 12.0 3 54 79.0

Edwards 44 751 17.1 6 70 107.3

Johnson 31 462 14.9 5 55 66.0

Hayes 25 313 12.5 4 54 44.7

Smith 24 271 11.3 2 52 38.7

Sims 14 219 15.6 1 84 36.5

Spencer 10 151 15.1 1 41 25.2

Peace 8 76 9.5 — 26 15.2

Lazard 8 65 15.7 — 18 10.8

Williams, R. 6 57 9.5 1 22 8.1

Player Solo Ast Tot

McGraw 31 41 72

Mathews 29 24 53

Brown 31 21 52

Steward 16 23 39

McMillian 21 13 34

Brooks 15 16 31

Valencia 18 12 30

Hayden 20 6 26

Hunter 11 13 24

Daniels 13 11 24

Player INT TD Yds

Bates 3 — -3

Mathews 2 1 24

Steward 2 — 25

King 1 — 69

Player FGM/FGA Lg

Hogan 5/7 35

Player Att Avg Lg

Leone 22 46.2 63

Player KR Yds PR Yds

Edwards — — 7 65

Carrier 17 344 — —

Brooks — — 4 -1

Lewis 1 26 — —

Player PD BU

Bates 4 7

Hayden 3 4

McMillian 3 3

Steward 2 4

Player TFL Sks QBh

Brown 16.5 7.5 11

Mathews 7.0 1.0 1

McGraw 6.5 2.5 3

Steward 6.0 1.5 3

Hunter 4.5 0.5 1

King 3.5 2.0 2

Bamfo 3.0 3.0 1

Daniels 2.5 — 1

Hayden 2.0 — —

Miller 1.5 0.5 2

The Daily Cougar OVERTIME Thursdday, October 27, 2011 ■ 9

THEBIGBOARD // College football at a glance

COUGARFLASHBACK

2002 Houstonian Yearbook

HOUSTON 14, SOUTHERN MISS. 58Misery prolongs in blowout loss

The year 2001 is a time that will live in infamy for UH football.

Under head coach Dana Dimel, the Cougars � nished the season 0-11 in what was easily the worst mark in program history.

On Oct. 27, 2001, the Cougars trav-eled to Hattiesburg, Miss., to take on the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles — and it wasn’t even close.

Southern Miss. won decisively 58-13 to give UH its seventh consecu-tive loss.

The Cougars nearly won their � rst game of the season the week before in a 29-28 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats.

— Cougar Sports Sta�

AP TOP 25RK TEAM RECORD PTS

1 LSU (49) 8-0 1489

2 Alabama (10) 8-0 1448

3 Oklahoma State 7-0 1326

4 Stanford 7-0 1318

5 Boise State (1) 7-0 1269

6 Clemson 8-0 1225

7 Oregon 6-1 1136

8 Arkansas 6-0 1003

9 Michigan State 6-1 964

10 Kansas State 7-0 945

11 Oklahoma 6-1 912

12 Wisconsin 6-1 887

13 Nebraska 6-1 756

14 South Carolina 6-1 675

15 Virginia Tech 7-1 673

16 Texas A&M 5-2 614

17 Michigan 6-1 508

18 Houston 7-0 400

19 Texas Tech 5-2 350

20 Southern California 6-1 340

21 Penn State 7-1 312

22 Georgia 5-2 290

23 Arizona State 5-2 239

24 Cincinnati 6-1 71

25 West Virginia 5-2 64

Others receiving votes: Auburn 62, Southern Miss. 48, Bay-lor 47, Washington 32, Georgia Tech 30, Texas 26, Syracuse 24, Miami (Fla.) 6, TCU 4, Rutgers 3, Illinois 2, Brigham Young 2

TV GUIDESATURDAY, OCT. 29 NETWORK TIME (CT)Michigan State at Nebraska ESPN 11 a.m.

Missouri at Texas A&M FX 11 a.m.

Purdue at Michigan ESPN2 11 a.m.

NC State at Florida State ESPNU 11 a.m.

Northwestern at Indiana BTN 11 a.m.

Syracuse at Louisville ESPN3.com 11 a.m.

Central Michigan at Akron ESPN3.com 11 a.m.

Arkansas at Vanderbilt ESPN3.com 11:21 a.m.

Virginia Tech at Duke ESPN3.com 12:30 p.m.

Boston College at Maryland ESPN3.com 2 p.m.

Baylor at Oklahoma State ABC/ESPN2 2:30 p.m.

Oklahoma at Kansas State ESPN 2:30 p.m.

Illinois at Penn State ABC/ESPN2 2:30 p.m.

Georgia at Florida CBS 2:30 p.m.

West Virginia at Rutgers ABC 2:30 p.m.

Navy at Notre Dame NBC 2:30 p.m.

Iowa at Minnesota BTN 2:30 p.m.

Wake Forest at North Carolina ESPNU 2:30 p.m.

Bu� alo at Miami (Ohio) ESPN3.com 2:30 p.m.

Hawaii at Idaho ESPN3.com 4 p.m.

Ole Miss at Auburn ESPNU 6 p.m.

Kansas at Texas TLN 6 p.m.

Mississippi State at Kentucky ESPN3.com 6 p.m.

South Carolina at Tennessee ESPN2 6:15 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette at Mid. Tenn. ESPN3.com 6:30 p.m.

Clemson at Georgia Tech ABC 7 p.m.

Stanford at USC ABC 7 p.m.

Wisconsin at Ohio State ESPN 7 p.m.

Nevada at New Mexico State ESPN3.com 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3 NETWORK TIME (CT)Akron at Miami (Ohio) ESPNU 6:30 p.m.

Florida State at Boston College ESPN 7 p.m.

Tulsa at UCF CBS Sports 7 p.m.

C-USA SCHEDULESATURDAY OCT. 29 NETWORK TIMEUAB at Marshall CSS 11 a.m. CT

Tulane at ECU N/A 2:30 p.m. CT

SMU at Tulsa FSN 2:30 p.m. CT

Memphis at UCF CSS 3:00 p.m. CT

Southern Miss. at UTEP CBS Sports 7:00 p.m. CT

EAST W L W L

Southern Miss. 6 1 2 1

East Carolina 3 4 2 1

Marshall 3 5 2 2

UCF 3 4 1 2

Memphis 2 6 1 3

UAB 1 6 1 3

WEST W L W L

Houston (18) 7 0 3 0

Tulsa 4 3 3 0

SMU 5 2 3 1

UTEP 4 3 1 2

Rice 2 5 1 3

Tulane 2 6 1 3

C-USA STANDINGS

SAY WHAT?

“We still have goals we want to reach, and we just see this as another stepping stone to reaching our goals. We are going to prepare as much as we possibly can and try to accomplish the task.

— Junior tackle Jacolby Ashworth on playing against rival Rice for the Bayou Bucket on short rest

RACE FOR THE HEISMAN

COURTESY OF UH ATHLETICS

This quartback-heavy group has seen a shake up in recent weeks.

Stanford’s Andrew Luck and Boise State’s Kellen Moore have been at the top of the heap all season, but several others like Tajh Boyd of Clemson have broken out in recent weeks to throw their names into the coversation.

Luck, a Houston native, and last year’s runner-up, entered the season as the top candidate and has done little to relinquish that title as the Cardinal are in position to play in another BCS bowl.

— Cougar Sports Services

4. Trent RichardsonRUNNING BACK | ALABAMA (8-0, 5-0)

5. Sammy WatkinsRECEIVER | CLEMSON (8-0, 5-0)

Andrew Luck

Kellen Moore

Case Keenum

QUARTERBACK | STANFORD (7-0, 5-0)

QUARTERBACK | BOISE ST (7-0, 2-0)

QUARTERBACK | HOUSTON (7-0, 3-0)

Last week: 16-21, 169 yds, 2 TD

Last week: 17 att, 77 yds, 2 TD

Last week: 8 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD

Last week: 23-29, 281 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

Last week: 24-28, 376 yds, 6 TD

Season: 1,888 yds, 20 TD, 3 INT, 180 Rtg

Season: 149 att, 989 yds, 17 TD

Season: 54 rec, 819 yds, 9 TD

Season: 2,010 yds, 24 TD, 5 INT, 180.7 Rtg

Season: 2,685 yds, 23 TD, 2 INT 184.8 Rtg

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2

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Others in the running: Russel Wilson, QB, Wisconsin; Robert Gri� n III, QB, Baylor; Brandon Weedon, QB, Oklaho-ma St.; Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma; Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson; Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma; Robert Woods, WR, Southern California

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EDITOR Mary BaakE-MAIL [email protected] thedailycougar.com/arts

Alana MousaviDinThe daily cougar

T he spirit of Halloween is taking over UH, and it’s any-one’s guess what’s lurking

in the shadows. Only one thing is certain — the brain biters and flesh eaters are coming back to life this weekend in a production of “Zombie Prom”, a musical that opened off-Broadway in 1996.

A Zombie Prom, dancing flash mob and zombie prom king and queen are all on the bill starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Alley Theatre performer and UH alum Paul Hope returns to the School of Theatre & Dance as the guest director of “Zombie Prom”, which tells a classic story of two high-school lovebirds, peer pressure, death and reanimation as a zombie due to nuclear exposure.

“It’s a fast-paced show that is very much like a 1950s pulp comic book,” Hope said in a press release. “It plays on the period’s nuclear hys-teria when everyone was building bomb shelters and schools had civil defense drills. Also, it was a time when monsters in the movies were created by nuclear fallout.”

Director of the School of The-atre & Dance Steve Wallace said that the production of “Zombie Prom” being housed in the Cul-len Performance Hall is not only

The Dancing Dead Left: Senior acting

major Jenna Sim-mons takes the stage as Toffee, Jonny’s high school sweetheart. Jonny is on a mission to profess his love and convince her to take him back, decompos-ing flesh and all. | Johnny Peña/The Daily Cougar

Left: Before Satur-day’s performance of the musical, there will be an ac-tual zombie prom in the Lynn Eusan Park along with a “Thriller” flash mob, a costume contest and the crowning of the zombie prom king and queen. | Johnny Peña/The Daily Cougar

Left: “Zombie Prom” opens at 8 p.m. on Friday night and will show throughout this weekend and next, with a special performance at midnight on Satur-day and at 8 p.m. on Monday. | Johnny Peña/The Daily Cougar

The School of Theatre & Dance is opening “Zombie Prom” this weekend in the Cullen Performance Hall. This is the first time the Hall has housed a theatre production since the School moved to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for Arts in the ’80s. | Johnny Peña/The Daily Cougar

First-year MFA actor Philip Orazio stars as Jonny, a high school student who is killed when he crashes into the Francis Gary Powers Nuclear Power Plant and comes back to life as a zombie in the 1950s. | Johnny Peña/The Daily Cougar

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a homecoming of sorts for the School, but attempt to reach out to the student body through proximity and to bring the Hall back into the limelight of social activities on campus.

“It’s somewhat of a return for the School of Theatre since we were housed there so many years ago,” he said. “That was the last time they performed there. Since then, Cullen Performance Hall has slowly waned as a central focus point.”

Hope said that the cast is “phenomenal” and he has had an amazing time working with them; they are hard workers, learn quickly and have done a terrific job. They began rehearsing six days a week in September and Hope says it’s all paying off.

The show has only a small amount of dialog, but the requirements for the choreog-raphy and musical demands are tremendous.

“The choreographer and the musical director have the lion’s share of the job,” he said.

Many of the music scores give a nod to the ’50s and ’60s music genres, taking on various artists that were popular during the period. He said this piece is a great opportunity for UH students because of the musical aspect.

This type of show is the next best thing to having a musical theatre program,” he said. “It’s challenging — valid training is only going to make (students) more marketable.”

He talked about the popular-ity of the show and said he can understand why it has become a favorite in theatres across the nation.

“This piece was handed to me,” he said. “I did not choose this one and it seemed thin at first but it’s grown on me — I love it now.”

The production of “Zombie Prom” will be held in the Cullen Performance Hall, which hasn’t been done since the last play went up in the ’80s — a production in which Hope himself was a part.

This is his second time back to UH since he received his Master of Fine Arts in Theatre. It was in his last semester of working on his master’s that he was asked to direct “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for UH just two years ago.

The show was such a huge suc-cess they asked him to come back. He cherished the experience then and said he is happy to be working at UH again on “Zombie Prom.”

At Tuesday’s rehearsal, Hope watched with excitement as the cast and the band performed together for the first time. “This cast has thoroughly amazed me,” he said. “I feel like I’ve had to do very little but get out of their way — they continually put more of themselves into every rehearsal.”

“Zombie Prom” is a musical that is appropriate for all ages. It runs about 90 minutes and will have no intermission.

“You just want it to keep on going,” Hope said. “You don’t want to break the spell.”

Before Saturday’s midnight performance, audience members are invited to get out their best zombie gear or prom attire for the actual Zombie Prom at 8 p.m. in Lynn Eusan Park next to the Cul-len Performance Hall.

You can also learn a few clas-sic moves with UH dancers just before the “Thriller” flash mob at 9:15 p.m.

Performances of “Zombie Prom” will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, Monday, and Nov. 3, 4 and 5; 2 p.m. on Sunday and Nov. 6; and at midnight on Saturday.

To purchase tickets and for information, call (713) 743-2929 or visit www.theatredance.uh.edu.

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Football

Bayou Bucket loses its luster

The rivalry between UH and Rice is overstated. The geographic location between the two universi-ties breeds familiarity, but there

is little hostility between Cougars and Owls.

Neither school is mentioned in the

other’s fight song, and the annual Bayou Bucket usually isn’t a game that defines the season. The deep-est the rivalry goes is a few off-hand remarks on T-shirts.

Against Rice, UH owns an all-time record of 26-11, and has won four of the last six matchups. The No. 18 Cougars (7-0, 3-0 Confer-ence USA) have several advantages

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Head coach Molly Alvey is aware that the Cougars have a way to go before conference standings are made a priority in team meetings.

UH (16-5, 9-2 Conference USA) inched its way up the C-USA lad-der to second place last weekend with back-to-back wins against Memphis and streaking UAB, but with nine matches remaining, Alvey insists there is still plenty of heavy lifting to do.

“The players have all bought into this system start to finish. Our wins have come out of that, and not necessarily our position in conference,” Alvey said.

“It comes down to looking at each individual match versus the big scene — each match is the single-most important item on our agenda. So instead of saying

‘Oh, we’re winning, how do we not lose?’ our mindset is focused on that night’s opponent.”

After dropping two early away matches against Tulsa (19-5, 10-1) and SMU (9-14, 5-6), the Cougars have streaked through their conference schedule, riding the play of middle blockers Chandace Tryon and Lucy Charuk to a six-game winning streak.

UH currently claims the high-est hitting percentage per match (.273) against C-USA opponents, but again face strong road tests

as they visit Central Florida (13-9, 5-6) and UTEP (16-8, 6-5) for two of their final five away matches.

“We prepare as if it’s a brand new match every time: We get a new scouting report, we watch new film, we make adjustments based on what UCF is doing now, not compared to when we beat them earlier in the season,” Alvey said.

“So we don’t as a staff say, ‘Let’s go get them again.’ The number

Freshman Roman Robledo played his � rst out-of-state tournament this fall at the Gopher Invi-tational in Minnesota, � nishing tied for 14th. Since then he has improved in each subsequent tournament, tying for 11th and 4th-place in UH’s last two events. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

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Freshman gives UH hope

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UH golfer Roman Robledo has all the leadership qualities and natural abilities that the Cougars are looking for, but in actuality he is just another freshman making the arduous transition from high school to college.

“It’s a big difference, you really have to get into time management, especially with all the tournaments right now,” Robledo said. “It’s basi-cally like a job. It’s a big difference going from high school to college.”

Robledo has been identifi ed as one of the key players in bringing an NCAA championship back to UH and under-stands the importance of what is riding on his shoulders.

The Cougars boast one of the most successful college golf teams in NCAA history. UH has captured 16 NCAA championships, 19 conference championships and produced golf greats like Masters Champion Fred Couples and Senior PGA Championship winner Fuzzy Zoeller, who also won the Masters in 1979.

But it has been 26 years since the Cougars have won an NCAA title and 10 years since their last appearance in the tournament; the team has struggled to gain back its prominence in the college golf world.

That’s where Robledo comes in.“We have a job to do,” Robledo

said. “Our job is to bring that NCAA championship back to UH, to bring that legacy back.”

Robledo, who won four straight

District 31-5A individual champion-ships while attending Harlingen South High School, was heavily recruited throughout the state and head coach Jonathan Dismuke was immediately impressed with Robledo.

“More so than anything else, his composure on the golf course really stood out to me,” said Dismuke, who is entering his third year as head coach. “His ability to focus on what he needed to do stood out to me more so than anyone I’ve ever

recruited.”It’s that composure

and attitude that has lead Robledo to quickly become one of the Cougars’ most consistent players, fi nishing 2nd in last month’s Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic in South Bend, Ind., and tied for 4th in San Antonio’s Lone Star Invitational, where he lead for the fi rst two individual rounds until a strong and unexpected cold front blew in.

Despite wind gusts upwards of 40 mph, Rob-

ledo pushed on, focused on the task at hand.

“There, of course, was some frus-tration,” Robledo said. “But I always try to keep myself focused on each shot and keep the same composure every time I play.”

Saddled with a heavy work load that includes workouts and prac-tices along with classes, Robledo, who has yet to declare a major but has a burgeoning interest in busi-ness, holds onto inspiration from his late mother, whom he lost to cancer his junior year of high school.

“My mom was one of the biggest leaders I’ve ever seen and she is big example of how I am today,” Robledo said. “I try to be the best golfer I can be — and that has never changed.”

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Junior Chandace Tryon has broken out in the Cougars last six matches, averaging 12 kills per match since Oct. 8 against East Carolina. | Catherine Lara/The Daily Cougar

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Football

Bayou Bucket loses its luster

The rivalry between UH and Rice is overstated. The geographic location between the two universi-ties breeds familiarity, but there

is little hostility between Cougars and Owls.

Neither school is mentioned in the

other’s fight song, and the annual Bayou Bucket usually isn’t a game that defines the season. The deep-est the rivalry goes is a few off-hand remarks on T-shirts.

Against Rice, UH owns an all-time record of 26-11, and has won four of the last six matchups. The No. 18 Cougars (7-0, 3-0 Confer-ence USA) have several advantages

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over the Owls (2-5, 1-3), but with the recent back-and-forth history, at least it appears to be competitive on the fi eld.

Head coach Kevin Sumlin and the Cougars lost 56-42 to the Owls at Rice Stadium in 2008, but domi-nated them with a 73-14 victory in 2009 at Robertson Stadium.

Sumlin is 1-2 overall against Rice. The Cougars lost to the Owls in heart-breaking fashion last season by rallying from a 20-point defi cit, only to go down to the wire and lose.

But of course, quarterback Case Keenum did not play because of his season-ending injury. He had to helplessly watch the Cougars lose to their cross-town rival — likely a memory he hasn’t forgotten.

For fans, this year’s Bayou Bucket should be considered the second-most important grudge match after UCLA. Last season Rice beat UH

in baseball, men’s basketball and football in a clean sweep, and that should mean something to Cougar Nation.

Despite close proximity, the identities of UH and Rice could not be more different academically and athletically. UH is a public school with a strong tradition in basket-ball, football and track and fi eld. Rice is a private institution with a perennially dominant baseball program.

With as much hype as there is for the football team, there should be a more fun, student-involved atmosphere. Instead, it just looks like another less-than stellar opponent on the Cougars’ sched-ule. Given the unpredictability of conference realignment, this has the potential to be one of the last times UH and Rice play.

Today’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Robertson Stadium, and will be televised on Fox Sports.

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one importance is beating UTEP — this UTEP, this week.”

This road trip, the Cougars face a Miner team far from the streak-ing offensive powerhouse they beat two weeks ago. UTEP (16-8, 6-5) has lost three out of four recent matches, with their most recent defeats coming against Rice and a struggling Southern Miss.

With its chances to make a push in C-USA standings narrow-ing, UTEP will look to rely heavily on sophomore Xitlali Herrera for

offensive consistency.Herrera currently ranks third

in blocks per match (1.29) and fi fth in overall hitting percentage (.334).

“We have the clientele, we have the offensive, we have the serving and passing,” Alvey said. “But we still have to learn how to control the momentum of every single point, every single game.

“If we learn how to keep that consistency in momentum over the next few weeks, that’s what will put us in the number one position.”

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over the Owls (2-5, 1-3), but with the recent back-and-forth history, at least it appears to be competitive on the fi eld.

Head coach Kevin Sumlin and the Cougars lost 56-42 to the Owls at Rice Stadium in 2008, but domi-nated them with a 73-14 victory in 2009 at Robertson Stadium.

Sumlin is 1-2 overall against Rice. The Cougars lost to the Owls in heart-breaking fashion last season by rallying from a 20-point defi cit, only to go down to the wire and lose.

But of course, quarterback Case Keenum did not play because of his season-ending injury. He had to helplessly watch the Cougars lose to their cross-town rival — likely a memory he hasn’t forgotten.

For fans, this year’s Bayou Bucket should be considered the second-most important grudge match after UCLA. Last season Rice beat UH

in baseball, men’s basketball and football in a clean sweep, and that should mean something to Cougar Nation.

Despite close proximity, the identities of UH and Rice could not be more different academically and athletically. UH is a public school with a strong tradition in basket-ball, football and track and fi eld. Rice is a private institution with a perennially dominant baseball program.

With as much hype as there is for the football team, there should be a more fun, student-involved atmosphere. Instead, it just looks like another less-than stellar opponent on the Cougars’ sched-ule. Given the unpredictability of conference realignment, this has the potential to be one of the last times UH and Rice play.

Today’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Robertson Stadium, and will be televised on Fox Sports.

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one importance is beating UTEP — this UTEP, this week.”

This road trip, the Cougars face a Miner team far from the streak-ing offensive powerhouse they beat two weeks ago. UTEP (16-8, 6-5) has lost three out of four recent matches, with their most recent defeats coming against Rice and a struggling Southern Miss.

With its chances to make a push in C-USA standings narrow-ing, UTEP will look to rely heavily on sophomore Xitlali Herrera for

offensive consistency.Herrera currently ranks third

in blocks per match (1.29) and fi fth in overall hitting percentage (.334).

“We have the clientele, we have the offensive, we have the serving and passing,” Alvey said. “But we still have to learn how to control the momentum of every single point, every single game.

“If we learn how to keep that consistency in momentum over the next few weeks, that’s what will put us in the number one position.”

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