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The new normal?

Obama's free community college proposal is designed to help students like those at UH. But there's a cost to everything.

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Getting the recognition they've earned A culture shift: Respecting the elderly After advancing to the Super Regionals last year, the Cougars came within spitting distance of a College World Series performance. Even so, the nation took notice. | PG. 11

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On Monday morning, Veterans Services Director Celina Dugas received two emails from a couple of service members who are also UH students.

These service members had seen on a Facebook post that if anybody had been adversely affected by the tuition assistance suspension, they should contact her. They said they were in “dire need of assistance.”

After spending two hours researching the students' background, Dugas discovered they were not in dire need as they claimed they were. One was eligible for VA education benefits (such as the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill), while the other was eligible for the Hazlewood Act, a state benefit for service members who left the service on honorable discharge and enlisted in Texas.

However, it doesn’t mean

that the suspension of tuition assistance does not affect other service members. History senior Mike Hateberg said he had to go through his savings to pay for school, money he says he earned through working with the Army.

“I’ve been strung along by the school, constantly hearing, ‘Oh yeah, it’s going to be in before the semester starts, don’t worry about it. Don’t pay for your classes out of pocket,’’ Hateberg said.

Hateberg has applied for financial aid, and will apply to receive state tuition assistance. The latter, however, is on a first-come, firstserve basis.

“At this point, the University has done everything they can,” Dugas said. “I don’t know about the timeline that predates me being here, but what I do know is that we did everything that we possibly can and everything that

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The cost of a free education State of the Union Address advocates free community college proposal "for those willing to work" CARA SMITH

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Kiara Carter wanted the full college experience. That’s why she’s been at UH since her freshman year, she said, instead of going to community college.

The creative writing junior made it work, taking out federal and private loans, knowing that it’ll be on her to pay up after graduation.

“I didn’t want to split up my time between community college and a university,” Carter said. “I’ve had to take out loans each and every semester, and it’s been a lot of stress. Our family is middle-class, so we’re kind of stuck in the middle. (The loans) are racking up more than I thought. And I don’t know how I’m going to pay for them, but it’s going to be fine.”

Carter is far from alone. Most of UH’s nontraditional students have used nontraditional means to pay for college. Some split the cost between loans and help from their parents. Others work countless hours in order to graduate debtfree.

So when President Obama said “free” and “college” in the same sentence during his State of the Union address on Jan. 20, ears perked.

The points Obama brought up were abstract – he rallied behind an idea most of his party’s members (and UH's very own President and Chancellor Renu Khator) have historically rallied behind, like the need to provide institutional access to all.

“Some (college students) are young and starting out. Some are older and looking for a better job,” Obama said. “Some are veterans and single parents trying to transition back into the job market.

Whoever you are, this plan is your chance to graduate ready for the new economy, without a load of debt.”

The proposal, which would guarantee free tuition for two years of community college, would have serious impacts on higher education. Obama said his ultimate goal is to make college as “free and universal in America as high school is today,” citing Tennessee

For creative writing senior Kiara Carter, accruing debt through her student loans has been a major source of stress. "They're racking up more than I thought. And I don't know how I'm going to pay for it, but it's going to be fine," Carter said. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

and Chicago as examples that prove free college is something to be seriously considered.

But neither program has taken effect, so completion numbers aren’t yet available. No one can say whether the program “works” yet.

Economics professor Aimee Chin said although Obama has been shy on proposal’s details, he’s communicating how important it is that more young people attend college.

“It’s not like this has never been done before. Many states have merit scholarships that say that students can attend a state college for free, as long as you attended high school in our state and maintain a certain GPA,” Chin said.

“So it’s not unprecedented…

But there’s more complexity to implementing this — it might not be entirely free.

That’s a major risk you’re taking by enrolling. What if you enroll and you don’t meet the grade requirement? Are you unenrolled?

That’s a tricky risk to take by assuming that expenditure.”

In his State of the Union

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The balancing act

There isn't one formula for paying for college — often, it's up to the students to figure it out. While some depend on aid, others juggle work and school to finance their education, especially at UH.

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"I have financial aid that pays for half, and I pay for half. I have a loan… And right now, I work at Kroger in produce. I work the night shift when all the people are going home… I get the orders and organize everything in my department. I just work 20 hours a week."

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“I’m receiving financial aid, give or take... I came here because of the (University’s) rates of graduating students with the lowest amount of debt… But each year, my tuition has gradually gotten more expensive. And I’m like ‘Something’s gotta give.’”

“For the first two years of college, it was grants that were paying (my tuition). This semester’s a little different. Grants paid for all of my tuition, but it’s a little hard to manage with what I have left after that…

Book and transportation."

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Continued from page 4 we need to do to make sure that we get it signed.”

Since Jan. 23, Dugas and UH Financial Bursar Andy Startz have been emailing the Office of the Secretary of Defense, checking the status of the Memorandum of Understanding between the school and the Department of Defense. The MOU is an agreement to institute the principles of excellence for veterans, service members, spouses and the rest of their families.

However, this agreement affects more than those using tuition assistance.

While the main UH campus awaits confirmation, satellite campuses such as UH-Downtown, Clear Lake and Victoria have already been approved since July or September of last year.

“I only found out about it after the tuition assistance people sent an email saying, ‘Your school has been suspended,’ and that was at the end of November,” Hateberg said.

While the Registrar's office processes VA education benefits, the Financial Aid office processes Hazlewood and the Bursar's office handles TA.

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“(The Bursar's office) initiated that process back in December, and that’s where it is right now,” Startz said. “It has been signed, and it has been submitted to the (Department of Defense).”

Startz said he knows this is important to the students and is doing everything he can to ensure they are kept in communication and getting some answers.

“We are following up with the military, because this is something we want to get corrected,” Startz said.

In addition, Startz said he did not receive the MOU back in December, and is “working diligently on trying to get it signed and fixed so the students won’t have any problems."

It is unknown who was in charge of the MOU prior to Startz taking over.

At printing time, Dugas had barely received a reply from OSD. A checklist was sent requesting additional information. There was no answer on whether service members will receive an extension.

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Continued from page 5 Address, Obama didn’t give specifics on his national free tuition initiative and didn’t mention any mentorship BARACK OBAMA or oversight U.S. PRESIDENT accompanying the program.

He only said that the U.S. needs it in order to be nationally competitive. By 2020, Obama said, two of three jobs will require “some form of higher education.”

Nontraditional students like many at UH already face unique challenges. Aside from getting accepted, there’s the question of how to pay for transportation, books, fees and maintain the GPA necessary to continue receiving aid. TIME reports that the free tuition initiatives of Chicago and Tennessee also included strict monitoring of “student progress, careful alignment of courses to transfer and job requirements… and help for students to make better choices about what to study.”

Economist Gary Becker published a study in 1975 that aimed

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to quantify the value of high school and college educations. Given that his study is 40 years old, relevant information that can be gleaned from it is limited. But Becker made an observation that rings true in 2015, especially for UH students. “(A student’s) earnings are usually less than if he were not in school since he cannot work as much or as regularly,” the study reads. “Tuition, fees, books, supplies and unusual transportation and lodging expenses are other more direct costs.”

In other words, giving somebody a cell phone and saying that they have a free cell phone is true, but only to an extent. They’ll have to find the means to buy a charger, a case and to pay the monthly

“It's not unprecedented...

It might not be entirely free. And that's a major risk you're taking by enrolling.”

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bill. Time that they would otherwise devote to making money or generating a dispensable income, Becker would argue, has now been devoted to making money to keep the cell phone. The same could be said about paying for tuition and nothing else. "'Free for those willing to work' is a salesman’s slogan, writes Al Jazeera America’s Malcolm Harris.

“The premise of capitalism is that everything is free if you’re willing to work for it; work is money too.

Truly free college would compensate students for their indirect as well as direct costs.”

In Texas, most community college funding comes from property tax. Chin said to consider “redistributive” consequences that could follow a nation-wide change in higher education – one that would affect precisely the students UH caters to.

“It’s not just about increasing community college enrollment,” Chin said. “There will be shifts in enrollment in other places.

There will have to be a way to fund community colleges dealing with the increased enrollment, unless people are OK with raising their taxes… It’s the classic federal-local tension.” news@thedailycougar.com

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he elderly of this nation, and of all nations, possess vast amounts of wisdom, experience, passion, love and understanding. However, the elderly are often not treated with the respect and care they deserve due to some individuals' beliefs that HENRY STURM the elderly OPINION WRITER are senile or ill-tempered.

According to pewglobal.org, we live in a "time when the global population of people ages 65 and older is expected to triple to 1.5 billion by mid-century."

The article said the United States is one of very few countries where many people believe individuals are primarily responsible for their own well-being in old age.

Thinking about the elderly sometimes gives one thoughts of one's own aging and the accompanying troubles. This pushes people to look at age as a bad thing.

Because of this view — which is widely shared as more and more people avoid and forget cultural rituals of respect — humans, especially in Western civilizations, look at their elders as a source of disgust and worry.

This situation is not just related to economics. A whole array of subjects, ranging from money to marriage to general respect, are involved in the deterioration of society's admiration and respect for their elders.

Japanese professor David Nakamoto of UH's Modern and Classical Languages department is 73 years old and said he has lived in America for almost 40 years. Because of this, he said he's seen how differently Americans and his fellow Japanese treat their elders.

"You know, young people, they don't know how to behave before elders in America," Nakamoto said. "Now it’s all breaking down,

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all these orders: respect, traditions ... people don't have any patience."

The situation is changing slightly in Japan. The youths are becoming less respectful towards the elderly — just as they are in America — but due to the strong cultural rituals, such respect still exists quite strongly.

"In Japan, we take care (of our elders) very well. That’s why I might return when I get a little older," Nakamoto said.

All of this probably isn't a shock to most; age is a large cause of discomfort these days.

Nobody wants to feel as though death will soon be upon them — at least, that's the way it is in America.

According to the "National Textbook Company's Dictionary of Japan's Cultural Code Words"

by Boye Lafayette De Mente, "Buddhism taught the Japanese that life is a fragile thing, and should be cultivated to the fullest ... out of this philosophy ... came the concept that age — in all things — is to be venerated."

This perspective understands and respects death, and in doing so erases the fear that is associated with the elderly. Get rid of

If you visit older folks in America, wow, they are lonely ... Kids visit (their) older mom or dad once a month (and say), 'Mom, we came to let you sign a check.'”

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the death aspect, and these folks are just older people who have been through life and have a lot of wisdom to share.

This isn't an easy philosophy to embrace, especially among denizens of the West, who often view death as something to be feared.

But in this manifest destiny-style philosophy, the younger generations gain their own kind of senility: we forget to ignore death and celebrate life. We

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Continued from page 7 forget to honor those who have trudged up the long hill and reached the top, no matter the number of scars, and we forget how to treat older human beings with respect, love and justice.

The years have weighed heavy on the human race, and personal baggage has somehow become more deserving of more attention than the open arms and hearts of our elders, who faithfully paved the way.

"If you visit older folks in America, wow, they are lonely," Nakamoto said. "Kids visit (their) older mom or dad once a month (and say), 'Mom, we came to let you sign a check.'"

Lafayette De Mente also wrote that "respect for age, in things as well as people ... played an important role in Japanese life from ancient times, and although considerably weakened now by the insensitivities of mechanized civilization, it is still a vital factor in Japanese society."

What this all comes down to is that younger people have been trained to wear their individuality on their sleeve. As such, they now contain as much disdain as

they do resourcefulness, and this disdain is directed at none other than those who taught them to be individuals.

But when does individualism become isolationism? Perhaps people could choose their own destiny and make their own way while still turning to their elders for love and wisdom.

The way through life is only lonely if one chooses it to be that way.

"There’s a ( Japanese) proverb: Oite wa fo ni shitagae,” Nakamoto said. “As you get older, you obey your children. When you get older ... (you) let your kids take care of you. And you obey them."

Just as "The Lion King" taught us, there is a circle of life. When it comes to aging and wisdom, that circle — if properly adhered to — results in one gaining wisdom while also being able to repay one’s elders for the care they gave.

There is nothing cool or punk rock about avoiding, disliking or ignoring the elderly. It is almost the same as biting that hand that feeds you.

Opinion columnist Henry Sturm is a journalism junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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The Cougar Board's 15 predictions for 2015 Students will continue to complain about parking, but will refuse to leave their house 15 minutes earlier to avoid rush. UH sidewalks will continue to send skateboards and ankles alike to their demise. Houstonians will still root for their city's teams, but will notice a much more attractive bandwagon late in the season. That means you, Astros fans. Fire alarms will continue to wake up students at 3 a.m. Students will get parking tickets, but will continue to park in the same spot.

Incoming freshmen will eat, sleep and live at the gym to avoid the Freshman 15. Students will adopt a vegetarian diet, dine exclusively at Freshii, then will succumb to Chick-Fil-A in 7-10 business days. The old elevators in M.D. Anderson Library will continue to be creepy.

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That one guy will continue to stand in front of M.D. Anderson Library proclaiming that 95 percent of us are going to hell.

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MLK Day of Service: A dream of giving back achieved

Outside or indoors, volunteers spent the day improving the community around them. | Photos by Kayla Stewart/The Cougar

KAYLA STEWART

STAFF WRITER @ALYAK_1291

Students layering fresh paint on old walls and polishing windows while cheering on fellow volunteers could be seen throughout the city during the MLK Day of Service on Saturday.

Cougars helped out with

different Houston organizations including Forge for Families, Generation One, the Houston Food Bank, the Houston Public Library, Interfaith Ministries and the Office of Sustainability.

With big hearts, students decked out in red and mobilized to help the surrounding community, joined by members of the

community from children to the elderly.

“I volunteer with various community groups in the area already, and I hope that people that are volunteering for the first time today really make an effort to (make) giving back a part of their daily lives,” said public health graduate student Sugun Ilori.

Volunteers showed up for both the morning and afternoon shifts to complete tasks like painting walls of community centers and delivering meals to neighboring communities, spending between three and six hours helping the selected areas in whatever way possible.

“I try and remain humble — it’s extremely important to always remember where you came from, and to go back and help the people that helped pick you up once youreach a certain level of successt,” said construction management junior Alex Sem. arts@thedailycougar.com

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FOOD

and come in a large container, making them easy to save for later. The three soup options seem to be a distant cousin to the Vietnamese soup, pho, sans the accompanying hoisin and red chili pepper sauces.

A fresh take on healthier eating

Frozen Yogurt

KELLY SCHAFLER

The soups taste similar to pho. | Kelly Schafler/The Cougar

Freshii’s frozen yogurt is perfect for the hungry student attempting to dodge the candy section of the C-Store. The lowfat yogurt is sweet on its own, so even as a stand-alone this treat will be perfect for warmer weather — which comes and goes as unpredictably as the rest of Houston's climate.

Burritos

Juices and Smoothies

Students may be tempted to satisfy their hunger with the menu board’s picturesque burrito.

While the ingredients inside the burrito are delicious and warm, this entree doesn’t really have a right to call itself a burrito since at least half of the time it’s merely a large wrap.

It’s a toss-up when it comes to receiving a tortillacooked in the panini press long enough to rightfully earn its title.

Juice at Freshii is refreshing and simple. You can’t really go wrong with juice, especially when it is made with fresh ingredients.

The smoothies were unavailable the few times I braved the long lines of Freshii, so have a back-up plan. But don’t count on getting what you want even if you wait in line for a long time. Everything is in high demand, and there's a chance what you want may not be there when you get to place an order.

OPINION EDITOR @KELLYSCHAFLER

For those at UH who wonder what tofu, falafel and quinoa taste like, Freshii is the place to go. One of the few locations in Houston, Freshii's opening in the Student Center is a welcome change to the monopoly of standard fast-food places.

The menu may be compact, but the tastes are expansive and easy to customize to suit a particular taste. Freshii is another option for health-conscious students and brings variety to the table.

Salads and Wraps The salads at Freshii are arguably the best salads on campus.

While a salad at McAlister’s Deli can be comparable with some additional vegetables, Freshii’s salads are colorful, flavorful and fresh. Because Freshii shakes the salads in a bag, there is no more worrying over trying to get the

Though the rice's texture may not be perfect, these large wraps are sure to fill the hungriest of students. | Kelly Schafler/The Cougar

dressing to reach the dry pieces of lettuce that inevitably remain at the bottom of the bowl in a regular salad.

Bowls The bowls are delicious, but be prepared for a lot of rice. The main ingredient in most of the bowls is brown rice — rice that could be cooked a little longer to achieve the texture that properly cooked rice is supposed to have.

Despite the rice, the bowls are very filling and a good source of grains for the healthy student on the go.

The yogurt will get popular as the weather gets warmer. | Kelly Schafler/The Cougar

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BASEBALL

Success breeds recognition, expectations After reaching a Super Regional last season, UH is in the top 10 of many preseason polls HARRISON LEE

SENIOR STAFF WRITER @HARRISONCLEE

The number seven, commonly associated with luck by everyone from gamblers to athletes, bears a different meaning to the UH baseball team.

For them, it is the summation of hard work and the beginning of a season among the elite.

The 10 teams in the D1baseball. com poll, with UCLA being the only outside-the-South team to appear, showed Houston at No. 7, resting among college baseball's legacy programs.

The highest ranked team from the Lone Star State, Houston now shows the gilded effects of hardwork, skill and the occasional dash of luck.

"It's definitely an accomplishment," said head coach Todd Whitting, the man voted best

The Cougars got back out on the field for the start of Spring practice last Friday and have a high standard to meet after their preseason praise. With the seventh spot on D1baseball.com's 2015 preseason poll and head coach Todd Whitting's recognition of best coach in Houston by the Houston Press, the Cougars are ready to go. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

coach in the city of Houston by the Houston Press. "It's gratifying to know that we're (respected) around the country for what we've done the past few seasons.

For us, that's all part of the operations."

The Cougars’ strong performance last season has shown others that Houston is not a team

Senior pitcher Jared Robinson made a big impact on the Cougars after his strong showing in last year's Baton Rouge Regional. Robinson plans to continue strengthening the Houston rotation this season as they finished out the end of last year seeing time at the top of the nation's leaderboards in pitching categories.. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

to overlook. However, a higher ranking creates higher expectations.

"I think people are starting to notice us," junior outfielder Kyle

Survance said. "This time, we're not going to sneak up on anybody.

We're going to have a target on our backs."

Houston has progressed from 18-35 to 48-18 in three years and run all the way to the Super Regionals in Austin against Texas.

These feats show why UH has finally earned a top 10 ranking, helping them to move from the blue shadow cast from Reckling Park.

"It's nice that people think higher of us than they did last year," senior pitcher Jared Robinson said.

"But we have to stay within ourselves and not get too carried away with the feeling."

Robinson, who rose to fame within his sport for his performance in the Baton Rouge Regional last season, was calm in his thoughts about the upcoming season.

"It feels the same as it always does," Robinson said. "People expect us to do well, but nothing really changes. We still have to

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

After tragedy, Pollard rebounds on the court SHARDANNA JONES

STAFF WRITER @SHAYGOTIT

By now the UH community has heard the back story of transfer forward Devonta Pollard.

It isn't the typical tale of overcoming odds and excelling at sports — he has transitioned from two previous schools and Pollard's mother, also his biggest supporter and fan, is in prison.

Pollard has made his mark in Houston, racking up multiple accolades, including player of the game marks and American Athletic Conference Player of the Week. The Cougar sat down with Pollard as he continues to push not only his team, but himself toward succeed.

The Cougar: When you left high school, you didn’t really want to be far from home. How do you like it at UH so far? Do you ever feel homesick?

Devonta Pollard: I’m not really

homesick, and I can’t even remember the last time I went home. When I first arrived, I wanted to go home.

Guys like Coach Kellen (Sampson) and Coach (Kelvin) Sampson just make me feel comfortable, so I really don’t have the want and desire to go home like I thought I would.

(However) I like UH because it’s only

eight hours away from home. I can get up and go when I want, but at the same time, I didn’t want to be able to just get up in the middle of the night and go.

That was the perfect situation for me because I felt like I needed to get away from the city, but also if I wanted to continue pursuing the life of basketball. At the end of the day I also felt like this would be the best thing for me and my mom, to put us in the best situation is for me to come here and be successful at basketball.

TC: Now you’ve been player of the game and on the AAC weekly honor roll twice. Are you feeling like the player you once were before the personal issues happened?

DP: I feel like I’m getting my swagger back. After the games against Murray and Morgan State, my confidence started to build back up. I think it’s carrying over to practice, because when I first started here my practices were up and then they were down (and so on). Now they’re steady, and I’m always going into practice with the same amount of energy that I had the day before. I’m not on a rollercoaster anymore. All of that comes with my swagger, and I think I’m getting it back.

TC: What kind of presence do you want to be on this team?

DP: Every day Coach talks to me about bringing the most energy to practice and playing the hardest. I feel I’ll bring a lot of athleticism offensively and defensively. Also, one thing I believe I can do that no one else can at my rate is rebound — on the offensive and defensive end. Coach would bring me in film, sit me down and would tell me each and every day that whenever I want to rebound, no one else on the team can do it like I can.

He’d show me film and let me see that for myself. He stayed on me about that because he knows that we can do it, and since we’re so undersized as a team, we need rebounds. We need to keep teams to one shot and not let them hurt us with our second and third shot. So that’s what I took on.

TC: What would be a storybook ending for you?

DP: The thing that I want to happen the most, that I dream about and that I see is me getting signed then getting a degree, or getting a degree then getting signed. Then I would get drafted in the first round and be able to go get my mom and put her in her own house. That would be my storybook ending.

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After transferring from Alabama and East Mississippi Community College, Pollard is making a name for himself at UH. | Samantha Villarreal/The Cougar

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Here's how the Cougars stack up in Baseball America's 2015 preseason poll.

1 2 3 4 5

VANDERBILT COMMODORES 51-21 IN 2014

Vanderbilt returns four All-Americans and after a College World Series Crown.

LSU TIGERS 46-16 IN 2014

LSU has pitching and defense down to an art, despite youth.

HOUSTON COUGARS 48-18 IN 2014

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Continued from page 11 work hard and try to go a little farther than we did last year."

As far as momentum, a word used often in the world of sports,

Robinson was skeptical of the concept.

"We like to say that the past is history and the future is a mystery. Last year is over and we're starting new."

The mindset of letting their

work speak for themselves, echoed by Survance, seems cemented in to the team's personality.

"Honestly, I don't think many of us are paying too much attention to it," Survance said about the top

ten spot. "Everyone's just been doing that same thing they've been doing. The only poll that matters is the one at the end of the season." sports@thedailycougar.com

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VIRGINIA CAVALIERS 53-16 IN 2014

Virginia, CWS Runner Up, boasts half a new team, but the same brilliant coach.

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS 45-21 IN 2014

Texas Tech, the new kid in town, lack the pedigree, but retain some powerful hitters.

6. FLORIDA GATORS 40-23 IN 2014

Florida missed a post season run, but the team has more experience.

7. TCU HORNED FROGS 48-18 IN 2014

TCU, forever a force under Jim Schlossnagle, has defense galore.

8. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS 48-18 IN 2014

Oklahoma State benefits from the cannibalistic nature of BigXII baseball.

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 UH Ethics in Science Series: The Devil's Heritage The talk will focus on Masuo Kodani, the "Nisei Problem" and social stratification at the Atomic Bomb Casuality Commission in Japan between 1946 and 1954. The speaker, Professor Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis of the University of Florida, will explore Kodani's dual identity as an intermediary between the survivors and the American officials and scientists as they collect genetic data, among other issues surrounding this topic. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Philip G. Hoffman Hall, Room 232. This event is free and open to all students.

 Blaffer Art Museum

Innovation Series: Jason Eriksen Jason Eriksen, UH associate professor of pharmacology, discusses research into Alzheimer’s disease drug interventions. Eriksen draws on Janet Biggs' "Echo of the

Unknown," which features works inspired by the artist’s memories of the effects of Alzheimer’s on family members.

This event is from noon to 1 p.m. at the Blaffer Art Museum, and lunch is provided.

 UH Men's Basketball The Cougars, 7-12, will face the Rice Owls at 7 p.m. in Hofheinz Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN3.

THURSDAY, JAN. 29

 "The Elixir of Love" The Moores School of Music will host a producation of this comedy, set in rural Texas, in the 1930's. The play will be sung in the original Italian with English subtitles.This event is from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the Moores Opera House.

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 Sports |  Campus events |  City events | exercises to help broaden their understanding of gender, and snacks provided. This event will be from 2 to 3 p.m. in the LGBT Resource Center.

 UH Track and Field The Cougars will compete against various teams in the Howie Ryan Invitational. This event will be all day long, starting at 9 a.m. at the Athletics/Alumni Center's Yeoman Fieldhouse.

 Affordable Care Act Information Forum At this event, attendees will receive information about Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace plans.

Enrollment assistance will also be provided. This event will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center on 6500 Rookin St.

 Pronoun Hoedown

 Friday Night Flicks at the

This interactive informational event is about spreading awareness and respecting the preferred pronouns of others.

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ton's (short) winter season. It's encouraged that guests bring blankets and chairs to watch the movie from the Promenade and Lake House Deck. Food, beer and wine can be purchased at the Lake House. Guests can also skate on The Ice for $13.

This week's movie is "Oz the Great and Powerful," which will start at 7:30 p.m.

 Acapella Concert

SUNDAY, FEB. 1

TUESDAY, FEB. 3

 UH Men's Basketball

 Cultural Conversations: Religion vs. Spirituality

The Cougars, 7-12, will face the University of Connecticut Huskies from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hofheinz Pavilion. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

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 "The Vagina Monologues" Auditions The Women's Resource Center will host auditions for "The Vagina Monologues," a theatrical performance celebrating women and their bodies. Auditioners will be given a piece from the play to read. No acting

experience is required. This audition will be from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Women's Resource Center.

The Acabellas, Ardore, Floreat, Men of Moores and Rhapsody will perform sacred works from 7 to 9 p.m. in the A.D Bruce Religion Center.

As A.D. Bruce Religion Center celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion will host an intercultural dialogue about religious and spiritual identities and experiences in SC South Room B12. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to all students.

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STUDENT

CENTER Connect.

Eat.

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Shop.

The ribbon has officially been cut! We invite you to visit and explore new ways to Connect, Eat, Relax, and Shop at your Student Center.

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Eat.

The new Student Center expanded food options include Shasta’s Cones & More featuring Blue Bell Ice Cream and Freshii, a new food concept that provides fresh and nutritious meal choices.