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MVP collects and packages donations for millitary personnel MVP will be collecting personal letters of encouragement and nonperishable snacks, drinks, toiletries and face towels to donate to our military men and women. Donations should be dropped off in the MVP office located in the UC Underground. “I have some brothers in the armed forces and that’s what really inspired me,”said MVP volunteer coordinator Jeremy Rollings. “I wanted to do something to give back to them and in talking to them I realized care packages and letters would help lift the spirit of the troops.” The letters and care packages will be packaged from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 22 in the UC Underground. If you are interested, please show your support and gratitude by contacting Jeremy Rollings and the MVP staff in the MVP office. — Jasmine Umenyi/The Daily Cougar

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Michael Lawrence was appointed as the interim vice chancellor and interim vice president for student affairs by President Renu Khator. Lawrence has been a student affairs administrator for more than three decades. He served five years in his last position as vice president for student development at Nazareth College in N.Y. before retiring. Other positions in his resume include his tenure as both assistant dean of life and director of housing and residence life at Southern Methodist University and the dean of students at Keuka College in Keuka Park, N.Y. Lawrence will serve until a replacement is found. A search for the position is beginning immediately and is expected to take no longer than six months. — Julian Jimenez/The Daily Cougar

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THE DAILY COUGAR Tragedy struck the UH community with the sudden passing of head swimming coach Mark Taylor. He suffered an apparent heart attack in Austin on Friday while he was attending the NCAA Championships to support the two UH divers at the meet. “He cared about everyone around him so much,” senior swimmer Andrea Kells said. “He would do anything for his swimmers

and the people he worked with. “He was a good person and a good role model to have as a swimmer and as a friend. In his nine seasons at UH, Taylor, 50, led the Cougars to seven top-30 finishes at the NCAA meet, with the most recent being a 17th! Head swimming coach Mark Taylor place finish in 2009 His .511 winning had just completed percentage makes him his ninth season. the winningest swim coach in program history. He ranked second among UH coaches in dual-meets with 45

wins. He was awarded the Conference USA coach of the year in 2009, after he helped guide UH to a second place finish at the conference meet. Upon graduating from high school, Taylor’s career aspiration was to one day coach swimming. He graduated from Arizona State in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation management. Taylor continued his education, earning a master’s degree in physical education from the University in December of 2010. Between 1994-1998 he worked as an TAYLOR continues on page 7

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As part of UH’s goal to reach the status of a residential campus and Tier One, renovations at the Moody Towers are scheduled to commence at the end of the semester. The proposed $3 million budget will provide new movable furniture, paint, flooring, window treatment and micro-fridges in every room. The renovations are scheduled to take three months starting on May 15. “We have a specific window of opportunity,” said Javier Hidalgo, associate director of operation at Residential Life and Housing. “This window is critical to get the most bang for your buck.” Residents should also expect changes in the lounges and bathrooms. The bathrooms will include new lighting fixtures, stalls and sink counters. Hidalgo said the concerns students raised to him at numerous forums were addressed, such as elevator repairs and the aesthetics of the rooms. “The nature of the buildings lend themselves to certain things and not MOODY continues on page 10

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THE DAILY COUGAR Students of the First Year University of Houston Cougar Paintball Club are trying to raise funds for an April tournament. The National Collegiate Paintball Association tournament starts April 15 in Lakeland, Florida. “The Cougar Paintball Club was founded in the fall of 2010,” said Steven Schade, program coordinator for sports club. “It’s the fifteenth sports club at UH.” Hotel and restaurant management junior Anthony Galvan is both founder and captain for the club. He looks forward to the upcoming competition. “On average, 50 college teams attend nationals,” Galvan said. “It is an NCPA

Nationals Tournament, which means all the teams are composed of full time students in their particular school team. Colleges such as TCU, Georgia Tech, Baylor, UNT, University of Texas and Texas A&M are among the few attending.” Galvan has high hopes for the UH team’s success. “I’m excited about the tournament,” Galvan said. “It’s the NCPA Nationals; most of the colleges that have a team participate in this tournament. We have a good team and we know that we can go to nationals and strongly represent UH.” Galvan’s confidence about the tournament is due to a recent regional game. “We participated in our first regional NCPA tournament against colleges such as Texas A&M, Sam Houston University, Baylor University and UNT,” Galvan said. “We placed first among all the teams in attendance and also received an invitation to attend the NCPA PAINTBALL continues on page 3

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Women’s history month events feature poetry and performance Shows highlight female issues Kolbe Ricks

THE DAILY COUGAR To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring several motivational and inspirational events. Beverly McPhail is the director of the WRC and has worked with several professors and departments within the University to put together these shows and performances. “We do our young women a disservice on some level,” McPhail said. “We’re trying to raise women’s consciousness, raise awareness and empower them.”

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Nationals in April.” “This is a huge opportunity for our team as well as for our school,” Galvan said. “And I believe that we have a really strong and competitive team.” Galvan explains how the team has done in past tournaments, along with their preparation for the upcoming tournament. “There are currently 15 members in the competitive team,” Galvan

One of the events, Perfection and Tiger Moms, is co-sponsored by Asian-Americans Against Domestic Violence and the North American Taiwanese Women’s Association. It will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on March 31 in the Pacific Room at the University Center Underground. Californian filmmaker Karen Lin, along with counselors from the Counseling and Psychological Services Center, will be present to discuss Lin’s film “Perfection.” The film addresses the pressure to excel that is often felt by many AsianAmericans, among others. “You are not alone in feeling that often overwhelming pressure to be the perfect daughter, perfect student, perfect colleague, perfect partner and overall perfect woman,” Lin said in an e-mail

interview. “Find outlets for this pressure, whether it be friends to talk to, meditation, exercise or even professional help, whatever works best for you.” Similar types of issues are highlighted in the memoir “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” by Amy Chua. Such pressures will be one of the topics in the discussion section of the event. “I see this phenomenon in a lot of our South Asian, Indian, Nigerian and a lot of immigrant students,” McPhail said. “There’s just this high pressure to succeed, but sometimes it can taken to such an extreme. There’s probably a balance, but we’re going to have a discussion about these issues.” A second event on March 31 will be a live performance by MilDred

Gerestant. A question and answer session will follow. “This woman is going to be talking about her male alter-ego,” McPhail said. “I think it will be a really fun performance that will just sort of play with gender.” Gerestant uses poetry and movement as a way to express her male persona and explain her refashioning on gender notions. Sima Shakhsari, a postdoctoral fellow, worked with the WRC to book the event. “Her performance is more than a drag show,” Shakhsari said in an e-mail interview. “As an educator, she makes her audience think about the meanings of manhood and womanhood and the racial connotations of these categories.” A showing of MilDred

Gerestant’s “I am the One I Always Wanted to Marry: A One-Woman Performance” will be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 31 in the Dudley Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building. “Women have come a long way and a lot of people say we’ve achieved equality, but we’re not quite there yet,” McPhail said. “I like to think that there’s still challenges so our work is still to inform women and empower women.” The Women’s Resource Center is located in room 279A at the UC. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays. More information can be found on their website, www.uh.edu/wrc.

said. “All the players have experience in paintball. We’ve been practicing all year to get to nationals as a strong team and proved it when we took first at the NCPA SCCC #4.” “We also have played in national events for Promotional Sports Paintball, which is one of the Pro Leagues for paintball as well as other tournaments in the Texas area,” he said. But before they can show their strong competitive spirit and skills off at Nationals, there is one thing that the team must do first. “One of our main goals to get to Nationals is to just raise enough

funds to help get us there,” he said. “We are continuing to work as a team to improve, but as for attending nationals, it all depends on if we are able to come up with the funds or not.” To raise funds, Cougar Paintball is receiving donations from different resources. “So far we have only raised $500,” Galvan said. “We are currently looking for Corporate Sponsors in the Houston area, to help us get to Nationals and we are also going to be doing fundraisers at school.” Corporate sponsors and school

fundraisers aren’t the only way that the club can achieve their dream of going to Nationals. “The club is also looking for community donations to help fund their dream of representing UH at Paintball’s Collegiate Nationals,” Schade said. “More than anything, the club needs donations to fund the travel and tournament expenses that going to Florida requires. The Paintball Club is asking anyone and everyone to help out if they can.” With fingers crossed about raising funds for Nationals, supporters for the club, such as Steven Schade,

have nothing but confidence for the team. “I am very excited about the possibility of UH being represented at Paintball’s Collegiate Nationals,” Schade said. “The Sport Club program within Campus Recreation is growing and the Paintball Club has been a great addition. This tournament would not only benefit the club, but would promote Sport Clubs, Campus Recreation and the University of Houston as a whole on a new national stage.”

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UH loses a swimming legend, friend to all

hough the UH community lost a beloved figure in head swimming coach Mark Taylor, his ambitious vision for the University and the Athletics Department will carry on until it is fulfilled.

Taylor unexpectedly died Friday night in Austin while attending the NCAA Championships. In his nine years at UH, he embodied what it means to be a Houston Cougar. Taylor placed a high importance on academics for his swimmers. Excelling in the classroom was just as significant as excelling in competition for him, but he could back it up — he recently earned his master’s in physical education from UH in December of 2010. In an interview with The Daily Cougar in February, Taylor said he once had to pass on a job opportunity as an assistant coach at Arizona State because he was lacking a college education at the time. Legendary coach Ernie Maglischo pressured him into enrolling into classes, which led to his coaching career blossoming into a successful one. He gave an endorsement to the quality of education he received at UH. “This is a powerful university with a great message: Come here, get smarter and learn the things you need to learn,” he said. Not only did Taylor perform his duties as a collegiate coach, but he took it upon himself to mold young people into responsible adults, by holding them to high standards. He helped guide dozens of athletes balance the challenging schedule of being a student-athlete. He was a supporter of other UH sports, and could often be seen displaying his Cougar Pride at basketball and football games. Director of athletics Mack Rhoades described him as a “terrific coach and an even better person.” Taylor leaves behind a wife and two sons. He will be remembered for being an effective teacher, his positive personality and as a strong ambassador for the University. In this difficult time of grief and loss we would like to send our sincerest condolences Taylor’s immediate and extended family.

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he Campus accessibility tour occurred March 2 to give students and faculty a chance to participate in traversing the UH campus while disabled. The goal was to increase awareness of the issues that the disabled deal with on our 600+ acre campus everyday. Participants moved about blindfolded or in wheelchairs. I participated by touring the campus for David two hours with a group Haydon of others, using nothing but a walking cane and a CSD member to guide me. Participating as a blind student wasn’t easy. The loss of sight forced my other senses to pick up the slack. Hearing was the primary source of direction, but construction sites at several areas on campus only made it more difficult. Memorization was key. Knowing the correct steps, direction, and sounds to listen for are basically the replacement for looking around, something most

people take for granted. The participants who navigated in wheelchairs had a lesser time finding locations, but accessing them was the trade off. Students who weren’t familiar with the difficulties of gravity either struggled up or flew down ramps. Accessing buildings and walking around isn’t as much of an issue, as problems with getting around campus are reported and fixed rather quickly. However, a social stigma still exists when it comes to the disabled. People hesitate in conversation to say handicapped, not knowing if the term disabled is better or worse. Others have the “elephant in the room” mentality, where they ignore the disability of a person to avoid the awkwardness of discussing it. And most students aren’t even aware how many disabled members of campus are around them. The director of the CSD, Cheryl Amoruso, explains why. “If they aren’t registered with us we have no way of knowing if a student has a disability because you can’t ask that on

a college application. And it‘s not always a physical disability.” Amoruso said. This addresses one of the first things people mistake about disabled students: not all disabilities are immediately noticeable. Most students who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder count as having a disability, as do students suffering from Bi-Polar disorder or severe depression. People who aren’t disabled probably don’t think disabilities are a modern issue. On the one hand, it’s not. Most disabled students out-skill the rest of us. They find solutions around obstacles and manage to function in a society built upon the premise that everyone can use a flight of stairs. On the other hand, there’s still the social faux pas of outright mentioning that someone has a disability if they don’t mention it themselves. The only true way to remedy this is to step into their shoes, so to speak. David Haydon is a political science junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar. com.

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Campus gun rights don’t make sense Do you think that Texas College students and Professors should be allowed to carry a concealed weapon around campus? Many supporters of these proposals may say it should be allowed to help prevent Zoe future shootings on Wales school campuses that we have seen in the past. Or that it would be great for selfdefense. They think that carrying a concealed weapon around school will somehow make it safer, and will argue that it’s a “guns right” issue. Many who are against these proposals know and fear that allowing guns on campus is extremely dangerous. All students know that college campuses are not safe no matter how much

security there are. Everyone receives the emails where someone is robbed, or sexually assaulted. Do you think that carrying a weapon is going to magically stop these acts from happening? It could only make matters worse. Who’s to say that student A would or would not pull out there gun as a joke and it accidentally fires off and someone across the yard gets hit. Who’s to say student B receives a failing grade and pulls there gun on to their teacher to change their grade. Who’s to say that student A and B leave The Den and get into a brawl and pulls their guns out, shooting each other. All of these scenarios could in fact happen. Allowing guns on campus could lead to a rise in suicide attempts and many

confrontations. Personally, I fear that someone will pull out their handgun just to get there own way or to win a dispute. There are a lot of irresponsible people that really do not need to be bringing concealed weapons on campus. A Republican Rep. Joe Driver who is filing this bill explained that he is not encouraging students to go out and become a licensed weapon holder, but to encourage students to protect themselves. So basically he’s saying guns are the only way to protect us on campus! The question and answers to this issue should be in the campuses hand, to make the safest decision keeping both sides in mind but also keeping all scenarios open. Zoe Wales is a UH student.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR I was reading the article about how the media is to blame for the misconceptions of Islam and the portrayal of Muslims in general. I thought it was very interesting and thought-provoking to say, “If it bleeds, it reads.” This statement really caught my eye because it seems to be so true; it is like I never realized it until it was put into words. I was never able to put in words the way the media seems to display the Muslim faith. Being Muslim, I always feel like I need to be careful with the things I say and do

around friends and co-workers, when so easily someone who looks Muslim or has the same skin tone as me…will do something completely crazy like Osama Bin Laden and claim it to be something to do with religion. It was really nice to know that 93 percent of Muslims do not approve of his behavior and see that September 11 is not in any way justified. There are extremists in every religion, but it seems like the media shows that Islam is the only religion with extremists, but also that this is the way the whole religion is defined!!

That is OUTRAGEOUS! I feel like there is no way that the nonextremist Muslims can express their points of view. I have always been taught from a young age that even if you do not agree with someone, then you should agree to disagree. To be tolerant, understanding and accepting of everyone and their beliefs is the only way I know that we can live in a peaceful world. This article is the best way to create awareness in the world even if it is only my little world; it makes me feel better.

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So I really would like to thank Ms. Anam Ghias and Mr. Scott C. Alexander for bringing awareness and their points of view to the table while not knowing how or what the reaction would be like. Thank You, Afsheen Budhwani UH Student This letter to the editor was written in response to the article ‘Media blamed for misconceptions,’ which ran in the opinion section on Feb. 12. Send your responses to editor@thedailycougar. com.

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Cougars get out to slow start in conference play The Cougars stumbled out of the gate to open conference play, losing four of their first six Conference USA games and compiling a 2-6 record over their last eight games overall. UH (18-12, 2-4 Conference USA) is no longer ranked, but did take two of three from Memphis in its most recent series over the weekend. The Cougars took the first two games, outscoring the Tigers by a margin of 15-1, but fell in the finale 2-0 Sunday. Tigers pitcher Carly Hummel would take her no-hit bid into the top of the seventh, before a Brooke Lathan stroked the Cougars lone hit. Amanda Crabtree took the loss for UH, dropping her to 11-6, after throwing four innings, allowing two runs, neither of which was earned. The Cougars hit the road for a mid-week twigh-night doubleheader against Texas State kicking off at 5 p.m. Wednesday in San Marcos. — Cougar Sports Services

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UH dominates Puerto Rico The Cougars received well-rounded performances from the men and women’s teams this weekend, winning both meet titles at the Puerto Rico Spring Break Classic in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The men won, with the nearest team coming in 27.5 points behind, the women won by 45 points. — Cougar Sports Services

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Cougars finish in middle of the pack Wesley McClain was one of four Cougars to shoot par or better Saturday in the final round of the Desert Shootout to help UH finish ninth out of the 15-school field. The Cougars rallied with a strong last day of play, shooting the third lowest total, 283, to finish with 856 -- just one stroke behind eighth place Denver. McClain led UH, as he turned in his second consecutive threeunder performance of the tournament, shooting a 69, rounding out his best totals for the season after 36- and 54-holes. McClain finished 17th overall for the tournament, 16 shots behind tournament leader Abraham Ancer of Oklahoma. The Sooners easily won the tournament with a score of 816; second place Iowa State trailed with 838. UH will next compete against 18 other schools as the host of the Border Olympics on Friday in Laredo. — Cougar Sports Services

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Cougars go undefeated during spring break In the past week UH has seen its fair share of success, winning all five of its matches in the past nine days. The Cougars got the broom out for Arkansas-Little Rock on Sunday, winning 5-0. With the win the Cougars improved to 12-6 on the year. “I’m excited that we went 5-0 over our spring break,” head coach John Severance said in a release. “We now have two weeks until we play again, and we just need to stay healthy These scores are just a reflection of how tough we are when we’re at full health. UH beat Xavier 6-1 on Wednesday. This victory came after UH defeated IUPUI, 7-0, Butler, 6-1 and Wright St., 7-0. The Cougars next round of matches will be at the John E. Hoff Courts. UH will be back in action against Southern on April 3. — Cougar Sports Services

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Kent State prevents UH sweep Gilbert Requena

THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougar dropped the finale 8-5 to Kent State on Sunday at Cougar Field, after winning the first two games of the series. Kent State (9-8) got on the scoreboard early, taking a 3-0 lead after the first inning. The Cougars (11-10) managed to get the score within one run on several occasions Kent State responded every time. UH had multiple opportunities to score, but failed to drive in a single run after getting the bases loaded in the fourth, fifth and ninth innings. “We didn’t deserve to win,” head coach Todd Whitting said. “When you kick the

ball around and leave the bases loaded three times and don’t throw strikes, you don’t deserve to win.” Starting pitcher Codey Morehouse kept the game close, lasting seven innings and allowing five runs on nine hits and striking out five. On Saturday, the Cougars beat Kent State 4-3. With the score knotted up at three apiece in the fifth inning, Chase Jensen hit a homerun, his third of the season, to left field to give the Cougars the lea The lead proved to be more than enough, as the Cougars held Kent State scoreless through the final five innings to win the game. Starting pitcher Jordan Lewis went six-and-two-thirds innings, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out four.

Jordan Mannisto entered the game in the sixth inning and pitched two-and-onethird innings of scoreless baseball to earn the save and preserve the win. The Cougars opened the series with a 5-3 victory behind a strong pitching performance from Mo Wiley. Wiley pitched a career-high seven innings and allowed two runs on four hits. Dakota Dill relieved Wiley and recorded the save, pitching the final two innings. “Wiley was big time,” Whitting said. “He was effectively wild around the strike zone. He allowed us to save our bullpen. The Cougars next game will be against l Rice at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Reckling Park. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Cougars make early exit from tournament Remarkable season comes to a close after West Virginia outhustles UH in first round Joshua Siegel

THE DAILY COUGAR The curtain came down on the Cougars’ season, as the final act played out with a 79-73 loss to West Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars were held to 25 points in the first half, and despite speeding play up in the second half and scoring 48 points, they were ill-equiped to handle the Mountaineers size and length. The Cougars made several pushes in the second half and were within five points several times, but could not overtake the Mountaineers. West Virginia was well prepared for the Cougars breakneck-offensive pace and kept them from consistently setting the tempo. The offense was especially limited in the first half when Courtney Taylor only played six minutes because of foul trouble. Brittney Scott and Lesslee Mason kept UH in the game when Taylor was out and Porsche Landry was struggling -- 0-for-4 from the field with three turnovers in the first half. Scott would finish with a team-high 24 points, knocking down four 3-pointers. Mason finished with a double-double, recording 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Taylor would score 14 second half points to finish with 17. Taylor’s absence was notable, as the Mountaineers outscored UH 22-4 in the first half in the paint. With Taylor playing the entire second half, the Cougars would win that battle 22-18, but it was not enough. West Virginia was able to slow down the Cougars with possessions that consistently used a healthy chunk of the shot clock.The Mountaineers extended those

Stumbling in games became somewhat of a foreign concept to Brittney Scott and the Cougars this season, but West Virginia proved to be the better team Sunday. Despite several comeback attempts the Mountaineers beat UH in the first round of the NCAA tournament. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar possessions by dominating the offensive glass by a 26 to 10 margin. Madina Ali and Korinne Campbell combined to grab 23 rebounds for West Virginia, 15 of those coming off at the offensive end. As a team, the Mountaineers outrebounded UH 52 to 36. Liz Repella scored a game-high 26 points for West Virginia, converting on 11-of-12 from the line and pulling down seven rebounds. Several important players from this year’s team have run out of eligibility, including seniors Taylor, Mason, Scott, Brittany Mason, Jasmine Johnson and Megan Morton. Landry and Roxanna Button are the only returning rotation

players, but the Cougars do have a strong class of players coming in. sports@thedailycougar.com

AT A GLANCE SCOREBOARD

Houston ............25 48 West Virginia... 37 42

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WHAT’S NEXT?

No. 9 West Virginia will advance to play No. 1 seed Baylor at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday in Waco.

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NCAA BASKETBALL

TAYLOR

March Madness in full effect, Sweet 16 field set John Brannen

THE DAILY COUGAR Even if it were but a tiny glimpse, 68 teams had an opportunity to win the national championship less than a week ago. Now just 16 remain. Spectators have been taken on the emotional rollercoaster that March Madness entails. The season has come to a disappointing end, and even abrupt ending for 52 schools - breaking the collective hearts of the coaches, players and supporters in the process. Buzzer-beating shots have been hit, and the entertaining level of parity that fans come to expect with the NCAA Tournament has been prevalent. Plenty of brackets are busted including commander and hoops junkie-in chief President Obama’s. With No. 1 seed Pittsburgh falling to No. 8 seed Butler 71-70 in the closing minutes of second-round play Saturday. Butler was the runner-up last season, and is now two wins away from a repeat trip to the Final Four. With the Panthers’ exit, the Southeast region is up for grabs. Butler will face Wisconsin next weekend, along with the other game between BYU and Florida. The Cougars defer to sensational scorer Jimmer Fredette for the majority of their offense. The Florida Gators are guided by head coach Billy

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Donovan, and won back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007. Yet the other three No. 1 seeds have survived, and will look to defend that status. Duke, the defending national champions, is the No. 1 seed of the West region. The Blue Devils and advanced through the first round against Hampton and hung on to beat Michigan 73-71 Sunday. With the win, legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski picked up his 900th career victory. Eight games into the season, speedy freshman point guard Kyrie Irving broke a toe in December. He returned in the first round to score 14 points and added 11 yesterday. Duke’s next game is against Arizona. The Wildcats defeated Texas by one point yesterday in a contest that had four lead changes in the last four minutes. Duke or Arizona will face the winner of No. 3 seed UConn and No. 2 San Diego State. The Aztecs were the team to beat in the Mountain West Conference throughout the regular season. Head coach Jim Calhoun and the Huskies won the Big East Tournament. The dynamic play of junior guard Kemba Walker has contributed significantly to the Huskies’ run. Walker carried UConn to the Maui Tournament Title in November, and then won five games in five days to become the 2011 champions of the Big East Tournament.

yesterday by 22. The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight will conclude this weekend with the East regionals being hosted in Newark, N.J. and the West in Anaheim, Calif. The Southwest regional final is in San Antonio and the Southeast will wrap up in New Orleans.

assistant coach at Arizona St. He also had experience on the international circuit. Throughout his career he spent time coaching for Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, the U.K. and Zimbabwe. Sophomore swimmer Reka Kovacs, who came to UH from Hungary, said Taylor was more than a coach to her. “I am very thankful to know him, just for the fact he was the one who made me able to come here to this team,” Kovacs said. “He was like my father here. I came here alone, and had no one that I knew — but I could always talk to him. He was someone I could fully trust.” Those around Taylor said he had a supportive personality and infectious sense of humor. “He was a funny guy, and made jokes all the time,” Kovacs said. “If you had a bad day then talked to him, he made it better.” There will be a viewing today from 1-3 p.m. at the Crowder Funeral Home at 111 E. Medical Center Blvd. in Webster. His funeral is tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 1802 Gunwale Road. Taylor wanted his swimmers to aspire for greatness, and that message will live on in those he taught. “The best thing I learned from him was to never give up,” Kells said. “He never gave up on his dreams and what he wanted to do with his life. He never gave up on anyone around him when they were going through a hard time and struggling.”

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With the Arizona Wildcats beating Texas 70-69 yesterday, there are no more Texas schools remaining in the NCAA Tournament. | Shane Keyser/Kansas City Star/MCT The Southwest region has three teams vying to become this year’s Cinderella and No. 1 seed Kansas. The Jayhawks will face Richmond who beat Vanderbilt and fellow midmajor Moorehead State. No. 11 seed Virginia-Commonwealth has been the darling of the tournament beating Georgetown by 18 in the first round and Purdue

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DJs rock it Thre3style at SXSW LL Cool J finishes show with Z-Trip for a fitting finale to Austin festival Jack Wehman

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Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group with Zechs Marquise Tonight, 8 p.m. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak Houston, TX 77007. For more information call 713-862-3838 or visit www. fitzlive.com. $20.

Of Mice and Men with Woe Is Me, I Set My Friends On Fire, Sleeping With Sirens, The Amity Affliction Tonight, 7 p.m. Warehouse Live, 8813 St. Emanuel Houston, TX 77003, East End. For more information call 713-225-5483 or visit www.warehouselive.com. $15.

Das Racist with Fat Tony, Muhammad Ali and Simple Success Tuesday, 8 p.m. Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak Houston, TX 77007. For more information call 713-862-3838 or visit www. fitzlive.com. $12 - $16.

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Red Bull certainly knows how to throw a concert. As Austin was invaded for SXSW, the Red Bull Thre3style tour rolled in and brought a free show to over 10,000 fans. Eight world-class DJs came to the event, including DJ Jazzy Jeff, Switch, DJ Q-Bert, Mich Boogie and DJ Z-Trip, along with rap group De La Soul. The biggest guest of the night, though, was rap legend LL Cool J. He showed up at the end of Z-Trip’s set and rocked the house. The crowd had its hands in the air the entire time. The show was free to the public — and the public took notice. Hipsters, bros and most of the crowd from SXSW flocked to the entrance gate; the line wrapped around the block for the entirety of the show. Bar lines weren’t much better, and the MC had to reassure the crowd a few times that it was worth going through the line; otherwise, the show went off without a hitch. All of the performances were good, but world-class DJs usually don’t disappoint. DJ Jazzy Jeff was definitely an audience favorite, though — he had everyone

LL Cool J rocked a crowd of over 10,000 people with his appearance at the end of DJ Z-Trip’s set at Red Bull’s Thre3Style event Saturday night in Austin. | Jack Wehman/The Daily Cougar dancing for his entire set, thanks to some key Biz Markie and Jay-Z beats. Even Jazzy Jeff was shown up when DJ Z-Trip took the stage, though. He had the audience in the palm of his hand from start to finish — and then blew them away when LL Cool J showed up. He played two songs — “Go Cut Creator Go” and “Mama Said Knock You

Out” — then moved into the finale, a mix of “I Need Love” and the beat to “Sweet Home Alabama” that had the audience begging for more. At the end of the night, only empty cups and crushed Red Bull cans remained. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Thousands of people packed into Reliant Stadium Saturday night — 73,835 patrons to be exact, according to the Houston Chronicle — to see the rodeo events and, of course, Brad Paisley’s performance. The night started off with what the rodeo is all about: the competition. Since the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo closed Sunday, the finals for tie-down

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roping, bareback roping, team roping, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, bull riding and barrel racing were all Saturday and more than $400,000 was given out to the various winners. After the main events, there was the world’s largest calf scramble. The audience chuckled and cheered while teens ran after calves, hoping to catch one and drag it into the square in the middle of the arena. After they managed it, they got to keep their calf to raise it for one year and return to the rodeo in 2012 to sell it and

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keep the proceeds. After the scramble, five-year-olds showed their mettle by riding sheep, hanging on for dear life as the sheep tried to run out from under them. The audience applauded the little cowboys and cowgirls enthusiastically. The excitement really hit, however, when Brad Paisley took the stage at 7 p.m., once again proving himself a Rodeo Houston favorite. Although the atmosphere

Matthew McConaughey stars as Mick Haller in the film adaptation of “The Lincoln Lawyer” alongside Marisa Tomei and Ryan Phillippe. | Lionsgate Publicity

Matthew McConaughey’s latest film, “The Lincoln Lawyer,” opened Friday and brought in $13.4 million to the weekend box office. Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly, the film features cynical defense attorney Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) who uses Lincoln Town Cars as his office. With multiple clients depending on him, Haller continually turns tricks in the interest of those clients — but not without receiving a paycheck in return. After being hired by Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) for an assault case, Haller thinks he’s finally found the case that will make him rich.

However, as he digs deeper into the case, more and more inconsistencies pile up. He suddenly finds himself between a rock and a hard place as his life is put at risk and the lives of his family are being threatened. The movie begins with opening credits, random pictures of the city and Haller’s Lincoln, which reminds viewers of a theme song at the start of a TV show such as “Law & Order.” “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City” — the song that was picked top play over the opening credits — was questionable and the different music that play throughout the movie never seem to really fit. Right from the beginning, minor points of the book are rearranged in the movie. LAWYER continues on page 9

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was slightly calmer and the audience slightly more subdued than they could have been, Paisley delivered a solid country music performance. Paisley played to the crowd, making them laugh by dedicating his hit Celebrity to Charlie Sheen and changing the chorus of his song American Saturday Night to “Texas Saturday Night.” “I love everything about Houston — except the humidity,” he said to chuckles and murmurs of agreement. His set list included hits such as “Ticks” and “Waiting on a Woman,” and new songs, like “This is Country Music,” the title track on his upcoming album. He switched between funny and upbeat to sweet and slow effortlessly and the audience was happy to sing along. The performance included a life-size bobblehead of Paisley running around the outside of the arena, a multitude of beautiful, colorful guitars and Paisley himself taking a spin around the front row and shaking hands. The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is definitely worth the time. Everyone who has ever considered themselves a Houstonian should go once, if only to see what all the fuss is about. arts@thedailycougar.com

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The film’s main focus is the Roulet Case and how Haller deals with it, and all other cases shown in the beginning of the movie seem to be there only to show Haller’s characteristics. As the movie continues, some elements were omitted or changed, but the overall story is mostly the same. McConaughey portrays the fast-talking and cynical lawyer surprisingly well. This role allowed him to display a wide range of emotions that many of his previous films have not. However, what wasn’t displayed in this film was McConaughey’s abs, which is an interesting turn in his film career. The plot is very characterdriven and McConaughey continues to deliver throughout the whole movie. The supporting cast of ex-wife Maggie (Marisa Tomei), investigator Frank Levin (William H. Macy) and driver Earl (Laurence Mason) bring out more sides of McConaughey’s character. The actors clearly work well together — they have great on-screen chemistry. As the movie draws to a close, Haller’s latest trick is only hinted at and aims to keep the audience guessing. The court room is where everything falls satisfyingly into place as he attempts to make things right. A small plot twist happens right after the case, something he had assumed turned out to be wrong. But it didn’t seem to affect the story overall and the issue was quickly resolved. For anyone who likes movies involving court drama, they are in for a treat. The cast is excellent and the book itself is a New York Times Bestseller. arts@thedailyccougar.com

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THE DAILY COUGAR Houston lawyer and former state district judge Alvin L. Zimmerman will give a lecture on family law and forensic psychology at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Rockwell Pavilion, located on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. Zimmerman, a UH alumnus, was invited by the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology Club, who to brought him to campus through a collaboration

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to others,” Hidalgo said. “We can only tackle a few things at a time due to the financial constraints.” The constraints will not change the target completion date of Aug. 15. Residents will receive a six percent price increase. The price increase for residents will be between $28 and $36 dollars.

with the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Honor Society in Political Science. “His work in both forensic psychology and law has led us to want to collaborate with Phi Alpha Delta and Pi Sigma Alpha,” said Ashley Moore, Psi Chi club president. “Dr. Zimmerman’s work as a lawyer and judge has contributed to forensic psychology by illustrating that it can be interwoven into the world of law and be a useful tool to those familiar with it.” “We hope to learn from Judge Zimmerman’s experience to generate early integration between psychology and pre-law that will be useful as students prepare for

legal careers,” said Lolin just as he has,” said Wang-Bennett, the Vicky Cantu, Phi Alpha psychology department Delta Pre-Law director of director of development. communications. Tuesday’s lecture As an active lawyer in will focus on Judge ZimHarris County, Zimmermerman’s experience man’s legal experience and how family law and includes presiding as a forensic psychology state district judge of the ! Zimmerman come together in the 269th Civil District Court, courtroom. It will focus the 309th Family District on his legal experience and how Court, Municipal Court of the City his interest in psychology has of Houston and as Assistant Attorfurthered his career. ney General for the State of Texas. “Judge Zimmerman has extenAs Chairman of the Board for sive experience in the legal field, the law firm, Zimmerman, Axelrad, and this is a great opportunity for Meyer, Stern and Wise, P.C., Zimpotential law students to hear how merman specializes in family law, they can incorporate their very civil litigation and alternative own interests into their legal career dispute resolution.

But for one former Moody Tower resident, the renovations are not enough for her to move back in. “My experience at the towers was not the best,” said Kelly Sanchez, a junior at the Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. “The Towers were meant to be a staple at the University of Houston. A place with which everyone is familiar, but I think it didn’t quite work that way. I do support the renovations because I feel that students deserve to be in a

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Pepe by Felipe Campos

ACROSS 1 Fishing float 4 Not chubby 8 Cite 13 Earthen pot 14 Maui neighbor 15 Pitch-black 16 Total 17 Urban greenery (2 wds.) 19 Small parachute 21 “Harper Valley —” 22 Egg-grading org. 23 Big Dipper bear 25 “— cost you” 27 Bug catcher 31 Trawler nets 35 Huntsville loc. 36 Sound reasoning 38 Passed out cards 39 Do horoscopes 41 Kind of pool 43 Oblong tomato 44 Kuwaiti leaders 46 Four-door model 48 Kiosk buy, slangily 49 Battle of Marathon loser 51 Road crew’s task 53 Fringe — 55 Long — no see 56 Becomes baggy 59 Naval off. 61 Signed over 65 Cheesy treat 68 Shuttle launch sound 69 Foul-smelling 70 Sly look 71 Miscalculates 72 Copy a drawing 73 Move in the breeze 74 Tierra — Fuego

Must Be Something in the Water by Brandon Alexander

sudoku How to play Each row must contain the

numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3-by-3 boxes must also contain the numbers 1 to 9.

Previous puzzle solved

DOWN 1 Become fuzzy 2 Melange 3 First-rate (hyph.) 4 Bone of contention (2 wds.) 5 Thai language 6 Hotcake letters 7 Civilian clothes 8 Sine — non

54 59

53 58

38 42

21 24

23 27

52 55

9 Naughtier 10 Mercury rival 11 Neck and neck 12 Vulcan’s forge 13 O’Hare code 18 Pistols, once 20 River to the Caspian 24 Sponsorship 26 Was in front 27 Confronted 28 Pack animal 29 Mr. Arafat 30 Policy addendum 32 Supermodel Campbell 33 Jazz trumpeter Ziggy 34 Inventor of the huddle 37 West Point student 40 Period of the first dinosaurs

42 Gem cutter 45 Big —, Calif. 47 Moniker 50 Acorn, to an oak 52 Swerved 54 Indigo plants 56 House meas. (2 wds.) 57 Comic actor Mischa 58 Japanese clog 60 Large number 62 Gilded 63 “Fatha” Hines 64 Rx givers 66 Lemon cooler 67 Open meadow

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