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THE DAILY COUGAR UH professors are using virtual reality to research food cravings and addictions in females. Tr a c e y L e d o u x , a s s o c i a t e professor of health and human performance, and Professor Patrick Bordnick, director of the UH Graduate College of Social Work, will be using a virtual reality lab to spark food cravings among participants in order to study their food addictions. “Food cravings are intense urges to consume specific foods regardless of physical hunger. They have been shown to be related to eating in the absence of hunger, weight, and unsuccessful weight loss attempts. Food cravings are typically for energy dense palatable food items,” Ledoux said. “Obesity has become a global public health crisis and most efforts have not been sustainable. Finding causes, such as food cravings, for overeating is vital to addressing this problem more effectively.” The virtual reality lab will require the female participants to wear a helmet which contains the FOOD continues on page 3

President Khator, faculty and industry representatives cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony for the new ConocoPhillips Petroleum Engineering Building in the Energy Research Park. | Courtesy of the University of Houston

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THE DAILY COUGAR UH’s petroleum engineering program is on track to help UH meet its Tier One goals by becoming a more energy-focused university. To help with these efforts, the petroleum engineering program has worked with local corporations to introduce an undergraduate program and hire new faculty, with plans in the works to introduce a doctorate program as well. “Two of the focus areas (of President Khator’s Tier One strategy) are energy and medicine, and those two are recognitions of the fact that Houston is the center of the world petroleum industry, and we have what is now the largest medical center in

the country,” said Tom Holley, director of UH’s petroleum engineering program. In response to the industry’s demand for new workers, UH introduced an undergraduate petroleum engineering program in the fall of 2009. Partnering with corporations will help UH reach research goals that will have a practical use in the industry, Holley said. “You’ve got to have some sort of integration or some sort of partnership, collaboration with industry because ultimately they’re the ones who use the workforce and the research, so having their input is key,” said Mark Putnam, director of corporate relations for UH. UH has an advantage over other universities building up their petroleum engineering programs because of the level of support from the industry in Houston, which was made evident when ConocoPhillips made a donation of $1 million last week, with PETROLEUM continues on page 3

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additional proposed donations of $1 million each year for 2012 and 2013. “Universities such as UH are well-positioned to prepare the workforce for tomorrow and the opportunities that lie ahead and to inspire them in this passion for the many exciting facets of this evolving industry,” said Carin Knickel, vice president of human resources for ConocoPhillips at the dedication ceremony for the new petroleum engineering building. “We rely upon universities such as UH for top notch candidates, both for internships and for fulltime

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THE DAILY COUGAR UH Resident Assistant Bryan Haver, who just completed his freshman year, was awarded the First Year Experience Award from the National Association of College and University Residence Halls at a conference in May. Haver was the only student in the nation to be presented with the award, which is given to freshmen who contribute to the growth of their university’s residential community. He was representing the Southwest region of NACURH after winning the regional award in November. “I feel extremely honored,” said Haver. “I was not only representing UH, I was representing the entire

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remembered after being absent from the field for so long. However, his body of work throughout the years has solidified his right to be included among the great leaders in optometry, and he believes that his role at UH was critical in obtaining this level of prestige. A World War II veteran with a Bachelor of Arts from Pacific University and doctorate from Indiana University, Baldwin served as dean of the College of Optometry from 1979 to 1990 following stints as dean of Pacific University and president of the New England College of Optometry. During these years, Baldwin helped expand the College and build its reputation as an international visual research center. “We added half a dozen research faculty members the first year, and many had developed international relations,” Baldwin said. “They added to a strong research team that was already established.” During his 11 years at UH, Baldwin experienced a number of fundamental changes in optometry as a profession. Along with its official classification as a health profession, curriculum changes and changes in entrance requirements, he also

Southwest Affiliate of NACURH. Winning this award pushed me to influence new students to become more involved.” Haver first became an involved resident through the UH Residence Halls Association. “I became interested in being an RA when I found out how much living in a residence hall can impact a student,” he said. “When you live in a residence hall, you are more likely to make good grades, lifelong friends, and become involved.” As an out-of-state student from North Carolina, Haver said he wanted to become involved as soon as possible. After being a RHA member for a semester, he applied for an officer position. In Spring 2011, he became an RA for Taub Hall in the Quadrangle. “Being an RA allowed me to have a direct impact on students,” said Haver. “As a new student from North Carolina, it was extremely helpful to have someone I knew I

saw a gender shift in the traditionally male-dominated field. When he first started, around 15 percent of students studying optometry were women, Baldwin said, but towards the end they composed about half of his students. Baldwin was also involved in humanitarian efforts, such as traveling to Africa to address the problem of river blindness disease. The trip directly led to the founding of the River Blindness Foundation, which he served on as executive director and chairman of the Board of Directors. He accredited much of this trip to Houstonian John Moores, who helped contribute financially to the foundation. The last time Baldwin visited the UH campus was in 2003 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Optometry school. Now, 21 years after his tenure as dean of the school ended, he is cognizant of the strides the school and the profession have made since then and is optimistic about the future. “It’s fair to say that optometry has changed almost as much since I left as it did during (my tenure). I think it has changed for the better in that optometrists are still leading professionals in diagnosing ocular disease.” news@thedailycougar.com

could count on for anything, and I really liked the idea of being that person for future new students.” In the next few years, Haver hopes that UH will put more emphasis on campus life. He wants UH to become more of a residential campus. RHA, he said, is instrumental to this process. “I really want to make living on campus something that people love to be a part of,” he said. “I believe living on campus is vital to the college experience. As an RA, I try to make (students) connect with other people.” For the 2011-2012 year, Haver will be an RA for the Moody Towers. Now a sophomore, he plans to stay involved for the rest of his time at UH, especially while working as an RA. “I want (students’) time at UH to be the best time of their lives,” he said. news@thedailycougar.com

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scenery of a typical restaurant setting, including the different aromas of food, sounds of silverware and plates, and various sights. The participants will be able to encounter waiters, tables with guests, a bar and a buffet by use of a joystick, according to Ledoux. “Men and women tend to differ in how they experience food cravings, their frequency and the foods they crave. For this reason, we wanted to restrict our sample to one gender,” Ledoux said. “The virtual reality tool can be used to improve our understanding of the aspects of the real world environment that trigger food cravings. It also has the potential to be used as a treatment tool for reducing the frequency of food cravings and increasing resistance to acting on

employment.“ The petroleum engineering program also has plans to introduce a doctorate program, with hopes it will eventually lead the program to becoming its own department. Holley said that there are currently about 20 petroleum engineering departments in the United States, with two leading programs being offered at the University of Texas and Texas A&M. “We’re very grateful to ConocoPhillips and the other donors as well,” Holley said. “(Donations are) a critical part of what is needed to make this program go, and we intend to use (them) to make a success of the program.” news@thedailycougar.com

them.” Ledoux decided to conduct this study to help those who suffer from obesity and other health problems having to do with being overweight. “Obesity and unhealthy diet increase risk for chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer,” said Ledoux. “Food cravings may promote overeating and weight gain, but more evidence is needed to say this definitively. If this is the case then we want to know more about food cravings and how they affect diet and weight.” Bordnick has used virtual realities in the past to investigate phobias and other addictive behaviors. He has the lab resources for this study to take place. The software for this experiment was acquired from an Italian researcher named Giuseppe Riva, Ledoux said. news@thedailycougar.com

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Casey Anthony acquitted, “CSI effect” sways jury

or years now, America has been following the Casey Anthony trial with bated breath. The public watched as the prosecutors and defense made their cases, listened to the witness testimonies and mulled over the evidence as we watched the events unfold on TV. On Tuesday, the chaos of media coverage finally came to a head when the court delivered their verdict: not guilty. The shockwave of public outrage will, no doubt, reverberate for many weeks to come. Dennis Romero, a writer for LA Weekly, said, “We haven’t seen this much public outrage over a the jury’s allegedly shortsighted decision since a man named O.J. Simpson was widely believed to have gotten away with murder right here in L.A.” The fury is justified — despite the strong circumstantial evidence, the jury has acquitted Anthony and let a guilty person go free. A large part of this misguided ruling is due to the “CSI effect,” a psychological phenomenon that refers to how crime shows such as “Bones” or “Law and Order” have raised jury member’s expectations of forensic science, particularly with respect to crime scene investigation and DNA testing. Because of these unreasonable standards for physical evidence, a number of court cases have ended with an acquittal despite overwhelming non-forensic evidence (a ruling most recently seen in the Durst case in Galveston back in 2004, when a man accused of beheading his neighbor went free because prosecutors didn’t have the victim’s head). The phenomenon highlights how many jurors may have unrealistic expectations and choose instead to perpetuate the misconception that forensic science is somehow infallible. Though Casey Anthony will still be sentenced this Thursday on a conviction on four counts of giving false information to law officers, such a ruling ignores the greater crime. There’s more than enough circumstantial evidence surrounding Anthony to get a conviction, but popular media has bred ridiculous expectations for physical evidence for jurors. The ruling does a disservice to justice, and the courts have let the death of an innocent 2-year-old go unpunished.

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IN FOCUS: SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Slutwalks attack victim-blaming misogyny, destigmatize assault

A miniskirt is not consent T

his Saturday, Cherryhurst Park will be host to “Slutwalk Houston.” Don’t let the name distract you. A score of similar marches have been taking place all over the world since they first took place in Toronto this April. The first slutwalk was formed in response to a speech given to a group of female law school students by Toronto police officer Michael Sanguinetti. During the speech, Sanguinetti told the female students that if they wished to avoid sexual assault they “should stop dressing like sluts.” Organizers of the original Toronto walk Emily wrote on their website, Brooks slutwalktoronto.com, that they organized the event because “being assaulted isn’t about what you wear; it’s not even about sex; but using a pejorative term to rationalize inexcusable behavior creates an environment in which it’s okay to blame the victim.” Slutwalks exist to bring attention to the victim-blaming misogyny that is still inherent in our culture. Rape is a violent crime, and what a woman wears has no relevance, nor does it in anyway excuse their victimization. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, 44 percent of rape victims in the US are under the age of 18, and 15 percent are under age of 12. Clearly, the state of dress or sexual appeal of a woman is not the issue. It is also worth asking what constable Sanguinetti thinks of men. How many male readers could confuse a miniskirt for consent? A minority, I am sure. The reasons that sexual assaults are committed are varied and controversial.

On June 4, 2011, Chicago women took over the Windy City’s streets for “Slutwalk Chicago.” Slutwalks are put together to destigmatize sexual violence against women and to enforce the notion that choice of clothing does not indicate consent. | photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons According to the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, sexually violent men are frequently diagnosed with a similar variety of personality disorders as other perpetrators of violent crime. Rape is a violent crime that has nothing to do with sexuality. And, unfortunately, 15 out of 16 rapists never spend a single night in jail. This is largely because 60 percent of rapes and sexual assaults go unreported. These crimes go unreported because there are people in power, like constable Sanguinetti, who make rape victims feel as if the rape was their fault. The slutwalk movement has drawn more attention than similar protests in the past. This is possibly attributable

to slutwalk’s provocative title. Some feminists think that the word “slut” is so deeply intertwined with gender traditions as to make the word irredeemable. Others think that the redemption of such a word, and indeed such a concept, could strike a powerful blow against myths that tie women and girls’ self-esteem to their perceived purity. Regardless of what we call this march, which has become the most successful feminist actions in 20 years, telling women to change how they dress is the wrong solution to the problem of sexual violence in this country. Emily Brooks is an economics senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

Texas sonogram bill contradicts party ideals

ouse Bill 15, effective Sept. 1 of this year, features a host of requirements for women considering having an abortion. The bill requires doctors to disclose the risks associated with both having an abortion and carrying the child to term, legal rights regarding paternal support, abortion alternatives, where to find more information and Rachel other necessary, helpful Farhi information. Women must sign a document certifying her knowledge of the risks and options involved, just as patients receiving anesthesia are informed of risks associated with the drugs — it’s standard protocol. The recently added sonogram requirement, however, contradicts traditional Republican viewpoints. HB 15 specifies what a doctor must do and say during the sonogram procedure, as well as when and how he must perform it. The Texas Medical Association has voiced concerns over the legislature’s mandate; the bill includes disciplinary action by a board of directors, and it takes away their discretion as well. The modified bill that Gov. Rick Perry signed into law changed the requirement of discipline from “may” to “shall.” This makes discipline, regardless of the circumstances, mandatory. Physicians that fail to perform

sonograms exactly in the stipulated manner face license revocation and shall not have their license renewed. So, doctors are punished for making medical decisions — apparently the Texas legislature must know better. Perry has a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Texas A&M, and most members of the legislature are businessmen, politicians and lawyers. How is this group qualified to make this decision? The party cherishes the sacred doctor/ patient relationship and patients’ rights of choice. They used that argument to oppose Obama’s health care legislation. In this case, however, these rules do not apply. According to Republicans, health care regulations are evil when trying to reducing inequality, but fine when pushing Christian moral agendas. Economic consequences reveal the same hypocrisy. Republicans are enamored with privatization and are convinced that efficiency and doing more with less are vital to a thriving economy. So why force something that may or may not be necessary based on an individual’s health? If a licensed physician does not deem a service necessary, performing the service is nothing but a waste of the physician’s time and the patient’s money. Is this the efficiency that Republicans champion? The cost of a sonogram can discourage poorer patients from having an abortion. And insurance plans often refuse to pay for

According to Republicans, health care regulations are evil when trying to reduce inequality, but fine when pushing Christian moral agendas.” services that are not medically necessary, so even patients lucky enough to have insurance could have to pay for an extra, unnecessary service. What about patients without insurance? The Texas legislature is in the process of cutting medical care for the poor and has already cut much funding from Planned Parenthood and other institutions that provide free reproductive services, such as sonograms, to women. Is this not economic discrimination? If the Texas legislature forces people to make certain choices regardless of economic realities, it should step up and foot the bill. And, the next time Republicans gloat about protecting individual rights and economic efficiency, consider how their actions fail to conform to their rhetoric. Rachel Farhi is a senior English literature, political science double major and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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Cougars expected to rebound; Keenum on radar for award Dave Campbell sees the Cougars bouncing back from last year’s disappointing season to win Conference USA in 2011. Campbell predicted the Cougars will lose their home opener to UCLA, but will respond by running winning their next 10 games to go 11-1. Campbell’s predictions would lead UH to a postseason date against Auburn in the Liberty Bowl. The preseason awards are beginning to pile in with senior quarterback Case Keenum being named to the watch list for the 75th Annual Maxwell Award on Tuesday. The award is given to the best offensive player in the nation, and has been handed out for the past 73 seasons. In 2010 Auburn quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton claimed the trophy. Others on the watch list include junior Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones, Oregon running back LaMichael James, Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill and. USC quarterback Eric Barkley. Keenum led the NCAA in total offense during the 2008 and 2009 campaigns, but was limited to three games last season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament against UCLA. Keenum’s trophy case already displays the 2009 Sammy Baugh trophy, 2009 Conference USA Most Valuable Player, the 2008 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year and the 2007 Freshman of the Year awards.

The days of chicks digging the long ball are long gone. The NCAA took the ping out of its bats this season, and as a result it changed college baseball from a slugfest to a contest won inside the park. Hitters were armed in the batter’s box without aluminum bats for the first time since 1974. They wielded compositemetal bats intended to imitate the qualities of a wooden bat, and scoring fell by almost a run and a half per game. The Cougars home run total dropped to 19 this season after they clubbed 44 bombs the previous year. Chase Jensen and M.P. Cokinos shared the team lead for home runs with three. Chris Wallace led the Cougars with 10 in the 2010 season. Ten Division I schools hit over 100 home runs in 2010, but only four

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Former UH standout sees success in first pro outing Pitcher Donna Bourgeois earned her first victory in her professional debut for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league. Bourgeois threw 6 1/3 innings in the Bandits 7-4 win over the NPF Diamonds on Sunday. She allowed 12 baserunners and four earned runs, but struck out five. “I’m definitely excited for this opportunity,” Bourgeois said in a release. “I’ve always wanted to play pro ball. This is my chance to continue playing. It’s what I’ve always worked for.” In her lone season at UH, she earned Conference USA Newcomer of the Year with a 17-6 record and a 1.67 ERA. She joined the Cougars after earning Sun Belt All-Conference selections in each of her three seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette. Bourgeois is the fifth Cougar to play in NPF, following Kim Nesloney, Laurie Wagner, Jessica Valis and Angel Samblin. — Cougar Sports Services

managed to break 80 this year. the warning track that would have been “A number of factors went into the bombs before.” consideration from the Baseball Rules The smaller sweet spot also means Committee for changing the bat testing that pitchers no longer have to nibble standards,” said Cameron Schuh, an on the corners and can learn how to associate director of PR for the NCAA. pitch instead of living in fear of having a “Some of these included ensuring the line drive take their head off or sail out fairness and integrity of the game, the of the park. safety concerns for the student-athletes “It gave myself and a lot of other and to maintain the balance between pitchers more confidence,” Lewis offense and defense.” said.“We worked inside a lot this year The change in material impacts the and we heard over and over from coach speed at which the ball comes off of the to pound the zone. With these new bats bat and back at the fielders. you can get flyouts and softer ground “Every now and then you balls.” have to give that thought This year’s Colbecause you see how hard lege World Series NCAA Scoring Decline it’s hit off of the bat that you Championship Category 2010 2011 worry about that,” pitcher game ended with HR per game .85 .47 Jordan Lewis said. South Carolina The new bats have a sweet Gamecocks defeatRuns per game 6.98 5.63 spot that is almost a foot ing the Florida Batting average .301 .279 and a half smaller, making it Gators 5-2, or ERA 5.83 4.62 harder to make contact and one-fifth of the Shutouts 277 444 drive a pitch with the same total runs scored Midseason figures provided by the NCAA in USCS’s 21-14 authority as an aluminum bat. win over Miami in “I definitely noticed,” 1998. Lewis said. “Balls that were barely making it to sports@thedailycougar.com

THE DAILY COUGAR During the offseason, head coach James Dickey can still be found on the hardwood at Hofheinz Pavilion, except instead of barking at 6’7 student-athletes, he is teaching the game to middle and high schoolers. Dickey held the annual camp last summer before his first season as head coach of the Cougars. During the three camps this summer, Dickey and his staff work with players ranging from first grade through high school seniors. When the summer ends, the teaching won’t end for Dickey as he will welcome eight new players to the UH roster in the fall.

Q: What do you enjoy most about

putting on these summer camps and working with the campers?

A: I love summer camps for a couple

of reasons. One, it allows us to be in the gym teaching basketball. Two, we get an opportunity to have all of these young people on our campus. Not all of them are going to be basketball players at the next level, but they could all be possible students at the University of

Second-year head coach James Dickey enjoys teaching campers the importance of hard word on the basketball court, but between coaching drills, he also likes to show off his 3-point shot by taking on and defeating his campers at HORSE. | Joshua Siegel/The Daily Cougar Houston. We want to give them a great experience about Cougar basketball and the University of Houston. We have three simple goals for our camp. One, I want their health and safety – that’s the paramount. We’re going to keep them as safe as we possibly can. There’s always a few bruises, scrapes and bloody noses, but I want to keep them safe. Second, we want to teach them some basketball. We want to teach them the game. And third, we want them to have fun being here in Hofheinz, this historic building, being on campus at the University.

Q: How do you approach coaching and teaching differently with the campers than your players?

A: I’m a big proponent of, if you’re in

the gym, coaching is coaching. There are different levels. Obviously the NBA is the highest level – they have the greatest coaches in the world. There are great college coaches. Certainly the talent level is different. Teaching basketball

and seeing those guys improve makes you like being in the gym. You like teaching the game, but obviously there is a difference in talent.

Q: What is the one quality that your try to impress upon the campers the most?

A: Work habits. I tell them three things.

If you want to help your team win next year, you play harder than anybody else on the court. Two, you can defend if you want to. And if you learn how to shoot the ball correctly and put it in the hole, you can help your team win. But if you can’t score, you better be able to play hard and you better be able to defend.

Q: How many of these kids will be walking on for you in the fall?

A: You always hope that someone comes through your camp, but there aren’t any seniors here this year. You always hope, but not this summer.

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If you had to select one album as your all-time favorite, what would it be? Mary Baak: Ben Gibbard owns my heart

Julian Jimenez: The Shins take the cake

It’s hard to definitively say which album has consistently been my favorite, but if I had to choose, it would likely be Death Cab For Cutie’s 2005 album “Plans.” This was my first taste of Death Cab For Cutie, and from then on, I’ve been in love with everything Ben Gibbard has created musically — from Postal Service to Death Cab and everything in between. “Plans” has always been an album that I’ve had a connection with. It’s one of the few albums that I have been able to listen to on repeat for days and weeks without growing tired of the music, and it’s still in heavy rotation — even after six years. To me, it is one of those albums that inspires creativity and is a go-to album for every occasion. Another aspect I love about “Plans” is that every song I hear is my favorite. Each track is better than the last. There is something on the record fitting for every mood and it sometimes feels like the entire album was written solely for me because the music speaks to me on a completely different, almost emotional level. As a whole, Death Cab has been described by Spinner as a “baroque blend of achingly personal lyrics and hauntingly epic music,” which I couldn’t have said better myself. Well played, Gibbard.

My favorite album of all time is easily “Oh, Inverted World” by The Shins. It’s a definitive standout in my mind because it mixes the acoustic brilliance in tracks like “The Past and Pending” or “New Slang” with the joyfully aching melodies of songs like “Caring is Creepy” or “Girl Inform Me” — throw in a dash of some solid indie rock with the energy of “The Celibate Life” and you’re left with something that’s truly unique. And the lyricism! The song “Pressed in a Book” blew me away with lines like “the untied shoelaces of your life.” This was my default album to listen to for I don’t know how long, and despite the thousands of times I’ve played it on my iPod, for me, the album encapsulates a mood that’s somehow new and nostalgic at the same time. James Mercer’s musical genius shaped my love of music into what it is today. As the album that helped me survive high school (and pushes me through the rough patches in college), “Oh, Inverted World” has a special place in my heart. With great, feel-good music that nourishes the soul, it’s something I’d recommend for anyone to listen to.

John Brannen: Whatever is clever People like to attempt to narrow down their music collection to a single piece of work. We like to make our views fit perfectly into a list, or tag something as our favorite. But it isn’t worth defining your tastes by one album. When I was 11, the first two CDs I bought with my own money were “Devil Without a Cause” by Kid Rock and “Running With Scissors” by Weird Al. Over the years I thought they would get their occasional play on the stereo, and that they would be classic parts of my music collection forever. Both albums eventually met their demise when they were tossed in a wastebasket not 10 years removed from their purchase. Taste is temporary, and last month’s favorite might not get played for months. Whatever CD I’m listening to the most qualifies as my favorite by default. Currently it’s “Return of 4Eva” by Big K.R.I.T. He’s a rapper and producer from Mississippi, but makes music that a typical Houston hip-hop fan would appreciate. It technically isn’t an album, but it’s better than most rap albums on the charts. It’s a free mixtape that’s been available online since March 28.

Jack Wehman: Muse triumphs eternally As far as my favorite album goes, I cannot be entirely sure. If we base it off of how many plays I’ve given an album, though, there’s only one contender: “Origins of Symmetry” by Muse. I’m a huge Muse fan, and this is by far my favorite album they have. Every single song is solid, the musicianship is excellent and no one I have talked to disagrees. It’s got at least five tracks in my iTunes top 25, and a few songs still make it onto my mixed CDs from time to time. My all-time favorites — although every song is excellent — have to be “New Born” and “Feeling Good.” Both songs build up for a while and then absolutely tear it down; I can’t listen to either one of these songs without getting a little pumped up. If I had to choose a runner-up, it would be Streetlight Manifesto’s “Everything Goes Numb.” Ska may not be in fashion anymore, but the songs here are so complex that every listen gives something more — from the elaborate drum beats to the ridiculously fast-paced lyrics, I’ve never been able to get sick of it.

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ACROSS 1 Tigger’s pal 5 Atahualpa subject 10 Bottom feeder 14 Bear constellation 15 Yo-Yo Ma’s instrument 16 Fridge stick 17 Count on 18 Rattletraps 19 Pretoria coin 20 Spacious 22 Bikers’ maneuvers 24 What we have 27 Wood-shaping tool 28 Lurking about 32 Hannibal’s foe 36 NATO turf 37 Abrasive mineral 39 Feminine side 40 Snapshots 42 City near Inchon 44 Give off heat 45 Eat between meals 47 Weatherman Al 49 Is, to Fritz 50 Matter of dispute 51 Royal regime 53 Authentic 56 Identification 57 Just treatment (2 wds.) 61 Banded stone 65 All, in combos 66 Vestige 69 Totally amazed 70 Airport summons 71 Luminous 72 Bank offering 73 Molt 74 Actress Witherspoon 75 Jazzy Fitzgerald

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Louisiana band gives listeners a new spin on indie pop Benjamin Muths

THE DAILY COUGAR It isn’t very often that Louisiana provides a home for a band in the indie pop scene. Cities such as Portland, Austin, Toronto and New York are the usual mass producers of the independent music industry. However, Givers upsets the stereotype, reinventing the genre while managing to subtly represent its Cajun influence (a few members of the band have been involved in the Cajun/zydeco genre). “In Light” is Givers’ first full length LP, containing all of the self-titled EP’s tracks and a handful more. This Lafayette-based quintet takes the uplifting, feel-good style shared by so many bands in the world of indie pop and severely messes around with it. They take it apart, slow it down, and build it back up again, all by the end of the first track. Be warned: using “In Light” as background music for conversation may be difficult. Givers demands your attention with incredibly catchy harmonies, and then taunts you when they refuse to finish a musical section the way you’re accustomed to. The use of metric modulation (slowing down or speeding up the tempo without warning) can be confusing at first, a feeling similar to the first time you listen to dub-step.

Givers’ first full-length album, “In Light” was mixed by Ben Allen and Chris Coady, who have worked with the likes of Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, respectively. It was released on June 7, 2011. | Photo by Eliot Brasseaux However, because of the seductive vocal melodies of Tiffany Lamson and Taylor Guarisco, many of the tracks beckon the listener to try again and figure out what is happening musically. Very rarely does this level of complexity find its way into the pop genre. Every member of the group is multitalented, each contributing at least two instruments to the mix. Instrumentation includes the typical set-up of guitar, bass, keys, and drums, with an additional percussion section (played by Lamson) as well as

a flute and a saxophone, both played by keyboardist Nick Stephan. Though their responsibilities are numerous, Givers project a vibe of complete confidence and cohesion. The constant drift into new tempos is decorated with complex rhythmic fills (i.e. a transition between a verse and a chorus) that are consistently accurate and together. Each track contains several parts with varying styles and time signatures, with each section fitting together perfectly like a musical puzzle. Typically, a songwriter with

this many musical themes would isolate each idea and expand it, thereby producing a new track. Givers doesn’t take the easy way out, and instead creates longer and more involved songs. Yet the album never loses steam, even with the average track length being five minutes. The longer tracks give room for the listener to breathe and take in all that Givers is offering. Guitar solos sound heavily influenced by The Allman Brothers Band, with the two guitarists playing the same solo in parallel intervals

(a musical interval is the distance between two notes). Disregarding the technical merits of the band members, “In Light” provides ten accessible, fun-loving tracks. The second track, “Meantime,” is a perfect example of this, with its friendly chord progressions (the basic musical structure of a song), and eventual upbeat mantra: “Don’t get stuck in the meantime / No such thing as the meantime.” Throughout the album, Givers uses their collective vocal talents (three of the five members sing) as an impact moment, such as the opening lyric of “Up, Up, Up” and “Saw You First.” The album continues to impress with “Ceiling Of Plankton” (another track borrowed from the EP), and features possibly the most powerful chorus of the album. Nearing the conclusion, Givers shows their calmer side with the more straight forward “In My Eyes,” “Atlantic,” and “Go Out All Night.” The finale is “Words,” with another heavy, pumped-up chorus and an emphasis on vocal harmony in the verses. “In Light” is a fresh perspective of what can be done musically in the genre of indie pop. Givers successfully delivers a new product, ready to be technically analyzed or simply enjoyed. This is an album that keeps on giving. arts@thedailycougar.com

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On the rocks, please: Houston bars to keep you cool this summer Alexandra Kuchik

THE DAILY COUGAR This summer has already proven to be a scorcher, and it’s only the beginning of July. With so many places to choose from, finding that air conditioned bar or umbrella-covered patio can

be challenging. The Daily Cougar scoured the city and found a few of Houston’s best summer patios to enjoy those refreshing libations on. The Shady Tavern This outdoor bar is located on 18th street on the outskirts of the

Heights, which leaves just the bartender in a garage-like structure. It is an icehouse, if you want shots or a mixed drink you are more than welcome to bring your own bottle. The Tavern has numerous fans that circulate cool air throughout their large backyard, and trees to

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