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CLASS opens nominations for Teaching Excellence award The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will present three of its faculty members with the Ross M. Lence Teaching Excellence Award in the following categories: visual and/or performing arts, or social sciences and humanities.

Students, fellow faculty and alumni are encouraged to nominate faculty who have shown outstanding teaching merits.

Nominees must be full-time undergraduate or graduate faculty members in their third year of service in the college. A selection committee will review the teaching excellence of all nominees over the course of several years.

Nomination forms are available in the CLASS dean’s office located in Agnes Arnold Hall. Forms will also be available in departments, schools and programs within the college.

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Professor joins elite science group Awards ceremony in D.C. honors science researcher Neal Dasgupta

THE DAILY COUGAR Richard C. Willson was named a 2010 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science society, and publisher for the journal “Science.”

Willson was among 503 members named Fellows for 2010. The award winners are selected by their peers based on

their work towards the advancement of science and their scientific and social impact.

“I’m very honored, and I’m particularly happy to be recognized by AAAS because it’s a very important group in the US, and one important to me as a teenager,” Willson said.

Willson was selected for his “distinguished contributions to bio-molecular recognition sciences and its applications and for development of technologies for rapid characterization of catalysts and nucleic acids,” according to the AAAS. “Attending their Denver meeting when

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Ambassador program to help students gain experience An ambassador program through Kno, Inc., was announced last week for college students wanting to gain career building, technology and marketing experience.

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After finishing the project ambassadors will receive a discount on a Kno tablet, a touch screen online bookstore and resource center. The program is open to all college students actively involved on their campus. To apply they must fill out an application and submit a resume. For more information, visit http://blog.kno.com.

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IT Training A free class for students and faculty introducing cascading style sheets will take place in the Social Work Building in room 110-L. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.

Instructors will also be offering a free workshop introducing Word 2010 from 2-4 p.m. in room 110-L.

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The Mighty Orq Catch the talented blues guitarist at The Big Easy located at 5731 Kirby. The show begins at 8 p.m., and it’s free.

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Selected students will be given a Kno tablet and receive training and feedback with company representatives. Then, the ambassadors will be able to develop leadership skills when they take the tablets to their campuses to share with organizations and departments.

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I was in High School was a great inspiration to me,” Wilson said.

Willson cites the influence of his family as a driving force behind his passion for the field of science.

“Many generations of the first-born sons of my family have been chemists, chemical engineers, biochemists, and brewers,” Willson said. “We’ve even traced it back to alchemists. It seems to be a genetic defect. I considered going to medical school, but for me this is a better way to contribute to human health.”

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Crews around UH’s Central Plant are busy installing a new section of underground chilled piping, causing disruptions in foot traffic in and around the center of campus until Fall 2011. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

The ongoing renovations to the UH power plant have caused fencing to go up, blocking off walkways near the Technology Annex building and the MD Anderson Library.

The construction is part of the Central Plant expansion project, which is set to be completed in spring of 2013.

“The new additional fenced area is to accommodate a new section of chilled piping that will be directly buried in the ground,” Richard Bonnin, executive director of media relations for UH, said. “The new piping will alleviate a congested area of the existing utility tunnel ensuring the FENCING continues on page 8

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Warhol grant funds art faculty projects Award aids blog on forgotten artists, research article Ashley Evans

THE DAILY COUGAR Twenty of the nation’s best art writers recently received grants from the Creative Capital-Warhol Foundation; among them were two professors from the UH School of Art. The Creative Capital-Warhol Foundation, through the Arts Writers Grant Program, provides the grants to authors in genres

ranging from articles and blogs to books and scholarly journals. Raphael Rubinstein and Sandra Zalman are the two UH art professors receiving the grants.

The program was designed to recognize and reward arts writers who provide critical analysis of art that is both engaging and thought-provoking. The money will go to fund specialized projects that each professor is currently working on.

Rubintein’s grant will fund the continuance of his blog where he profiles artists who are overlooked by other critics.

In his blog, Rubinstein uses the archival

potential of the Internet to address artists from a range of mediums and nationalities who were not as well known because their work did not fit with the prevailing styles of the time.

Rubinstein, a poet and art critic, said he turned to blogging because he realized we were in midst of a revolution in publishing.

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Willson will be formally honored at a ceremony in Washington D.C. “AAAS is in D.C. because it’s nationwide, and works on science policy and societal impact issues as well as science and technology,” Willson said. “This lends a certain extra feeling of significance.”

Despite being officially recognized, Willson knows his work is not done.

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of the same,” Willson said. “I will develop ways of making biotech pharmaceuticals, and diagnosing cancer and infectious diseases using nanotechnology tools.”

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Abortion legislation not necessary or advised

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n the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Gov. Rick Perry announced that he is placing a bill that tightens abortion regulation on the expedited legislation list.

In plain English, Perry doesn’t like the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution, and he’s trying to do something about it.

The problem is, the bill in question (that is also endorsed by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Houston state Sen. Dan Patrick) is a cumbersome, costly piece of legislation that helps no one.

The bill makes all women receive a sonogram, listen to a doctor speak about the attributes of the fetus and listen to its heartbeat. The women would also have to be notified of choices other than abortion 24 hours before the procedure.

This isn’t the first time Perry has tried to pass the so-called sonogram bill. A less restrictive version was voted down in the Texas House in 2009.

However, this time Republicans hold a majority in both sides of state Congress, which means the bill will have a much easier time passing through.

In a time where Texas is facing a multi-billion dollar deficit, a bill requiring more government intervention — and therefore, more tax dollars — this is not the best fiscal option. It’s not the most ethical option, either. The proposed measures this piece of legislation takes are extreme. Making pregnant women receive a sonogram is one thing, but requiring them to listen to the heartbeat and the physical state of the fetus is nothing more than a guilt trip.

Whether or not people agree with abortion, it is fact that the highest authority in the US, the Supreme Court, decided it was legal. For the state to come in and decree more red tape is completely contrary to the entire Conservative doctrine Texas lives by. Perry isn’t trying to stay neutral on this issue, either; on Saturday he called the Roe v. Wade decision a “tragedy” at a pro-life rally, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Unfortunately, this law seems destined to pass, regardless of its actual merit. Hopefully Perry and Congress will give the budget a more thorough read-over than this bill.

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Long distance dating can be done

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n Jan. 7, the New York Times published an article claiming that technology, particularly Skype, has revolutionized long-distance relationships, yet there is still debate whether longdistance relationships are emotionally healthy for incoming University freshmen.

Given that longdistance relationships are tough, they have the potential to hinder Camila college experiences, and Cossio thus many people feel that starting fresh after high school is a smarter decision.

However, it is hard to make any kind of judgment when you are not in the relationship yourself because only the couple really knows their situation. Regardless, if the couple has access to technology with the ability to connect the love birds, then long-distance relationships, I would argue, are emotionally and academically healthy as long as the couple is on the same page.

Long-distance relationships often fail for many different reasons — including the fact that physical intimacy is totally intangible, missing your significant other is a constant feeling that one has to learn to deal with, and jealousy — even in its smallest form — can easily become unbearable.

Relationship and sex advice columnist Dan to decipher a message’s meaning.” NeverSavage gave a speech last year at Manitoba theless, when a couple is truly committed where he argued that unlike most successto each other, mature enough to put petty ful relationships, long-distance ones need things aside and have the capacity to speak a “really solid don’t ask don’t tell policy,” so without evasiveness, there are many posthat jealousy and pain can be avoided. sible ways to succeed.

Essentially, longUnfortunately, uncerdistance relationships call tainty and vulnerability “Unfortunately, for space. It’s important are common features in all for the couple to be honest uncertainty and relationships, especially with each other, yet not when dealing with young vulnerability are necessarily disclose things people who are not exactly common features in all that are meaningless. sure what they want. For Saying the wrong thing a long-distance relationrelationships, especially could cause pain because to remain healthy, when dealing with young ship it’s harder to see things the a couple has to compeople who are not same way when people municate but not obsess. are not in the same place Instead of trying to talk all exactly sure what they and can’t constantly have of the time, there should want.” reassurance. be a sense of trust and This policy can work understanding that does for college students. The relationship not need constant reassurance. remains important, but in a way is put If couples have reached the point in aside — allowing the student to spend their relationship where trust is concrete more time on school, instead of constantly and they know how to deal with each worrying about his or her significant other. other, then distance should not be that Abigail Sullivan, author of the article, challenging and could potentially help “Long-Distance Affair,” discovered that couples academically. “late response or poor word choice in a Camila Cossio is a creative writing sophomore text can leave girlfriends [and boyfriends] stewing for hours about the state of their and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com. romance and asking friends and therapists

views How do you feel about long distance dating in college?

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Long distance relationships are worth it depending on the relationship and how much you are in love and willing to dedicate yourself to your significant other.

True love is not defeated by distance.

If a strong bond between two individuals exists, there is no reason why the relationship would fail due to distance. I don’t do routine well, so having a long distance relationship helps my relationship.

I think that for a long distance relationship to work, the couple needs to love and trust each other. It doesn’t have to be tough if there is real love between the two.

I don’t know if I would try a long distance relationship again. It’s not what people typically want because the point in being in a relationship is to be with someone you really care about.

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UH tops Arkansas-Little Rock, falls to Razorbacks The Cougars started off their weekend with a loss Friday, but redeemed themselves with a win Saturday.

No. 19-ranked Arkansas beat the Cougars 153-90, but the Cougars did show some fight with Kim Eeson and diver Lacey Truelove winning two events each.

Eeson won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 50.98 seconds. She also captured the title in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in 1 minute, 50 seconds.

Reka Kovacs won the 200-yard IM with a 2 minute, 3 second split.

Truelove won the 1-meter dive with a score of 293.7 points. She also won the 3-meter dive with a 324.68 score. Julia Lonnegren placed third in the 1-meter event with a 291. Lonnegren placed second in the 3-meter dive with a 312. — Cougar Sports Services

TRACK & FIELD

Cougars post respectable showing in Nebraska The Adidas Classic offered UH a chance to compete against some of the nation’s top teams. The trip proved to be successful, as the men’s team placed second overall with 134 points and the women’s team placed third with 68 points.

Christie Jones won the 60-meter dash with a 7.47 second split. Teammate Grecia Bolton was in close pursuit, placing second with a 7.51 finish - good for second place.

Bolton also placed second in the 200-meter with a 24.32-second finish. Jones was third with a finish of 24.34 seconds. Kalyn Floyd took the fourth spot with a time of 24.58.

Ciera Johnson placed fourth in the 800-meters, with a time of 2 minutes, 13 seconds. Doug Kelley of the men’s team won the 800 with a 1 minute, 52 second finish.

Errol Nolan won the 60-meter dash with a personal best 6.72-second performance. Isaiah Sweeney also ran a PR in the 60, finishing in 6.8 seconds.

Tyron Carrier placed fourth with a 7.04.

Nolan was victorious again in the 200-meter dash, finishing in 21.45 seconds. Kelvin Furlough won the silver with a 21.63-second split. Sweeney earned third place in 21.64 seconds, and Joseph Irabor notched fourth with a finish of 22.03 seconds.

Chris Carter won the triple jump with a leap of 16.12 meters.

The men’s 4x400-meter relay won with a 3 minute, 13 second time. The lineup was composed of Furlough, Kelley, Irabor and Nolan. — Cougar Sports Services

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Program offering youth camps The Cougars are holding four clinics that are focused around hitting and pitching.

The clinics, which are geared for high school students only, are split into two sessions. Each session costs $70 and lasts about an hour and a half.

The first clinic is scheduled for Jan. 30. The other scheduled spring camp dates include Feb. 13, March 13 and April 17. High school students that are interested can register online at Cougarsoftballcamp. com. — Cougar Sports Services

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

UTEP capitalizes on late errors Cougar Sports Services

A firm grip on missed shots and a more aggressive mindset on offense are sure to be the focus in practice this week for head coach James Dickey.

The Cougars missed several opportunities to close out the game and were outhustled by UTEP in the final minutes for a 57-52 loss Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion.

UTEP lingered, never trailing by more than four points.

The Miners had 14 offensive rebounds, leading to 12 second-chance points. UTEP was also fouled more often, shooting 22 shots from the freethrow line compared to 10 for UH.

“They made big plays when they had to down the stretch,” Dickey said.

“They were terrific defensively and really made us work. Free throws and offensive rebounding were the difference tonight.”

A made free throw by Adam Brown with 3:04 remaining put the Cougars up 50-49 — the last time they would have a lead. Jeremy Williams made two free throws, putting the Miners back up by one with 1:54 left.

Darian Thibodeaux forced Randy Culpepper to miss a shot, but forgot to box out, giving the Miners a fresh shot clock. With 19 seconds left in the game Julyan Stone sank a wide-open 3-pointer to make it 54-50.

“He just made a great offensive play,”

Thibodeaux said. “I didn’t box out and find my man.”

Brown led all scorers with 22 points.

Kirk Van Slyke chipped in with 12 points.

With an announced attendance of 4,513, it was the largest fan turnout of the season at Hofheinz.

“I’m disappointed since we had the biggest crowd of the year,” Dickey said.

“I’m sorry because they seem to really like this team, and we couldn’t give them the win tonight.

“I’m sorry for them and our players, but we just have to go back and get ready for Rice.”

The Cougars next game is against Rice at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Autry Court. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Cougars trample Memphis in second half Taylor, Scott excel; sixth win in a row leaves UH as last unbeaten team in C-USA Ryan Tang

THE DAILY COUGAR After a slow first half, the Cougars revved up the offense in the second to beat Memphis 81-68 Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion in a nationally-televised contest.

The Cougars are off to their best start ever in Conference USA play. The win keeps the Cougars (14-4, 5-0 C-USA) at number one in the conference standings, and they remain the only undefeated team in the league.

“They came to play us real hard,” Brittney Scott said. “We have a target on our back now being number one.”

The Cougars had a five-point lead at halftime, but dominated in the second half by opening up in transition to score easy baskets off of rebounds. When the Tigers managed to shut off the lane, the Cougars hit back-to-back threes to go on an 8-0 run, pushing the lead to 48-38.

The Cougars seemingly sealed the game when Scott hit back-to-back threes to push the cushion to 64-48 with 7:27 left.

Head coach Todd Buchanan said he feels his squad is earning a reputation as a second-half team.

“We have to stay aggressive,” Buchanan said. “When we get lackluster or we’re out of it, we’re mediocre.

“When we push the basketball in transition and keep people on their heels, we can be really good.”

Both teams exchanged runs in the first half, with the Tigers (14-5, 3-2) coming out with a 9-6 lead.

The Cougars answered with an 11-0 run to make it 17-9 and never relinquished the lead, despite several comeback attempts by the Tigers.

Senior guard Brittney Scott was too much to contain for the Memphis defense, as she eases her way in for two of her 20 points Sunday. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar Overcoming slow starts Even with the advantage, the Cougars’ early play frustrated Buchanan. He said the team needs to begin games with a bigger sense of urgency, “We didn’t play well the first half,” he said. “We were not aggressive as much as I’d like.

“We have to take care of the basketball better and we have to be able to read defenses better and get into our press offense quicker.”

Senior forward Courtney Taylor fell one rebound shy of recording another double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Scott led the Cougars with 20 points, and went 4-8 from the 3-point range.

The confidence level remains high for the Cougars, as they will shift their focus to the UCF Knights.

Buchanan said if the team keeps putting defense as its top priority, they will be a contender to win C-USA. “If we continue to guard people the way we have guarded people to this point, I like our chances against everybody in this conference,” Buchanan said.

The Cougars will now prepare for a brief road trip. Their next game is a 6 p.m. matchup Thursday at UCF Arena in Orlando, Fla. Afterward the team returns home to face SMU at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion. sports@thedailycougar.com

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‘No Strings Attached’ grabs No. 1 spot in weekend box office Travis Hensley

THE DAILY COUGAR “No Strings Attached� starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman opened this weekend and topped the box office, making about $20.3 million, according to studio estimates. It is a raunchy comedy disguised as a romantic comedy.

When sitting down to watch it for the first time, I expected just another generic romantic movie experience. It could even be something some folks would consider a chick flick. Instead, I got enough dirty jokes and foul language to make me giggle throughout the entire movie.

It’s fun to watch pretty people spouting locker room humor.

Before seeing the movie, I jumped to some false conclusions.

The first stemmed from the movie’s title and it made me think that this would be disappointing.

If you’ve ever noticed, most romantic movies have titles that are derived from the main conflict that’s going on.

For example, you have a girl who is writing a story about how to get dumped in 10 days and you get “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.�

In “Knocked Up,� the girl gets pregnant, and in “Win a Date with Todd Hamilton� — well, you see what I mean. The same can be said with pretty much every formulaic comedy out there.

Also upping the potential disaster factor were the stars of the film, Natalie Portman and Ashton

Kutcher. Now, Portman is up for an Oscar. She’s the talk of Hollywood and the movie media these days with her performance in “Black Swan.� And we all know that people nominated for the Academy Award are usually pretty good actors.

But sometimes we forget that they have been in some terrible movies. For Portman, the albatross that she will carry will be the “Star Wars� prequels, and for Kutcher — well, he’ll have to overcome just about everything he’s done, with the exception of “The Butterfly Effect.�

Now this is what I thought going into the movie, and maybe it was because of this that I ended up really enjoying it. Then again, there is just something to be said about low expectations. Regardless, it was a real surprise to find myself laughing within the first minutes of the movie and enjoying pretty much the entire experience.

There is this escalation in jokes that carries throughout the whole flick, making for not a single dull moment in the 90 or so minutes.

Of course, most of these pranks, word humor and nuances are obscene in their very nature. That is something that should be taken into account when you choose to see the movie — be prepared for some pretty fun trash talking and a lot of sex scenes.

Taking a date to this movie would be a good idea — unless of course, that date finds the idea of sexually based jokes to be appalling. Then you are going to be in for a rough night.

Ashton Kutcher plays Adam and Natalie Portman plays Emma in the raunchy “No Strings Attached.â€? | Photo courtesty of Paramount Studios This is a comedy for adults in their twenties. It moves from risquĂŠ to raunchy and back again.

A variety of scenes will make you laugh, from fake tans to a menstruation mix tape.

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west side of campus will continue to have ample chilled water.”

The fencing has made it difficult for some students to reach their classes with the ease they did in past semesters.

“It makes it hard to get to class on time,” biotechnology junior Victoria Castaneda said. “I didn’t think it was going to be that much of an inconvenience until I walked it.”

Huy Vo, an engineering graduate student who has classes in the Technology Annex building, said the fencing makes it more difficult to get to his classes.

L a s t s e m e s t e r, a w a l k w a y between the central plant and the technology annex provided access to the library from north campus, but the construction has caused it to become a dead end this semester.

The walkway now provides access only to the Technology Annex building.

Traffic coming from the North and South will be diverted to the Technology Annex breezeway or around the east side of the library and central plant.

“The library is in a central location so this is where I spend most of my time, and if I’m trying to get to a class on the other side of campus, it adds a good five to ten minutes,” Wasil Ahmed, a business student, said. “It plays an inconvenience to students instead of making it easier.”

The expansion project comes after the federal government and the Environmental Protection Agency requested that the

the new equipment will reduce energy use by three to four percent.

It will also reduce the University’s carbon output.

Students can expect the additional construction fencing to be up until at least the beginning of the fall semester.

couldn’t pass up the opportunity, even if it meant writing without getting paid, but luckily the Warhol Grant has changed that for me.”

Zalman’s grant will fund the research for her article “Whose Modern Art?”, a case study on the significance of Huntington Hartford’s Gallery of Modern Art, which opened in 1964 just a few blocks away from The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

The article focuses on an important, and often overlooked, moment in art history where Hartford, a millionaire playboy, challenged the paradigm set forth by MOMA. “This is a project I have wanted to do for some time now, so I am thrilled for the opportunity to pursue it,” Zalman said.

“What interested me in this topic was that this was the first time someone from outside the art world came in and tried to change the contours of what could be considered art.”

Zalman did preliminary research last summer through a grant from UH and plans to use the Warhol Grant to fund the completion of her study.

“I don’t know if it’s anything more than a coincidence that two of this year’s grantees teach at the UH School of Art,” Rubinstein said, “but we shouldn’t be surprised.

“Houston is one of the most important art centers in the country, and the faculty and graduates of the UH School of Art make a significant contribution to the Houston art scene,” Rubinstein said.

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Renovations to UH’s Central Plant have prompted officials to cordon off a large part of the central campus. The safety fencing limits access between M.D. Anderson library and north campus, and is scheduled to remain until Fall 2011. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar University replace the existing e q u i p m e n t w i t h n e w l ow e rpolluting equipment to meet the standards of air quality mandated for Houston by the EPA. “The existing equipment in the Central Plant is past its manufactured recommended life,” Bonnin said, “and it is increasingly expensive to maintain and repair.”

By restoring the older equipment UH will be a more green campus as well.

“Because it is older equipment, our current plant is not as clean as new state-of-the-art technology,” Bonnin said, “which is a major problem in an air quality non attainment zone like Houston.”

Once construction is complete,

Cougar Voices Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “From Gandhi to King: The Globalization of a Dream” Tuesday, January 25, 2011 The UH Student Video Network All Day Features (titles subject to change) “Kennedy and King: Promises and Dreams” “King, Montgomery to Memphis” “Martin Luther King Jr: Letter from Birmingham Jail” “The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. “ “Citizen King” “Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years” Wednesday, January 26 – Monday, January 31, 2011 Third Floor M. D. Anderson Library And Freedom For All, a photo documentary exhibition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, by LOOK magazine photographer Stanley Tretick.