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UH considers branching out to Katy THE COUGAR NEWS SERVICES

UH has plans to request more funds from the state in order to build a new Katy campus, as reported in the Houston Chronicle.

The school plans to ask the state legislature for $58 million in tuition revenue bonds. However, the state has not approved

funds for UH since 2006.

"The Katy area is easily recognized as one of the fastest growing in the region, if not the state, if not the country," said Richard Phillips, associate vice chancellor for the UH System at Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch as reported in the Houston Chronicle. "The Cinco Ranch Teaching

Center has served a good purpose, but its location and its size is not ideal."

If the state disapproves the request, one of the school's alternatives would be to team up with HCC and share a location in the Katy area. news@thedailycougar.com

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Potbelly CEO, who hopes to build a global brand, to be presented with a Distinguished Alumni Award REBECCA HENNES

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When Aylwin Lewis started his undergraduate career at UH in 1972, he thought he would become a college professor and write great American novels.

After returning to UH in the '90s to pursue his MBA, Lewis changed course and entered the food service industry. Fast forward to the present day and Lewis is the president and CEO of Potbelly Sandwich Works, a Chicago-based sub shop that has grown significantly under his direction to a multi-million dollar company with several hundred stores across America.

Lewis is one of five successful Cougars that will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 2015 Alumni Awards Gala May 2 at the Westin Houston. He juggles multiple hats as CEO and

“Enjoy the experience while you're (at school), but recognize that your life journey is just starting.”

Aylwin Lewis, Potbelly President and CEO is also a board member at the Walt Disney Co. and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

“It’s an amazing honor from an institution I hold in tremendous regard,” Lewis said. “The education I received at the University was really the foundation of my career.”

Lewis said his undergraduate career at UH was an “explosive” time in his life that taught him the

skills he needed to be successful.

“It was literally just like walking through a tunnel and having another world open up, a world of possibilities,” he said. “It gave me a roadmap of skills on how to process information, how to be curious and how to take that curiosity and make something real out of it.”

Being CEO of a company that makes $350 to $400 million in sales annually is no walk in the park.

Lewis wakes up every day at 4:30 a.m. and works 70 hours a week so he can be the first person in his building. As the head of Potbelly, Lewis said he is never really off, but that doesn’t bother him one bit.

“It doesn’t seem like work, it’s just a part of my life,” Lewis said. “I have to devote time to family and to friends, I work out every day, my wife and I have date day every Saturday. I have a full and complete life, and I am grateful.”

Lewis is currently working towards making Potbelly a global brand with thousands of stores around the globe. He took the company public in October 2013 and said he is excited to turn Potbelly into everyone’s neighborhood sandwich shop.

“We’ve stayed true to our culture and to our principles,” Lewis said.

“It is a longer term focus, the fundamentals of the business are very strong, and I feel very positive about our outlook.”

Lewis said his time at UH gave him the “appetite, the attitude and the skills” to get where he is today.

His advice for current UH students is simple.

“Take your education seriously, enjoy the experience while you’re there, but recognize that your life journey is just starting.”

Lewis returned to UH for his MBA in the '90s before becoming the president and CEO of Potbelly. | Courtesy of Purdue University

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Top right: Lizbeth Perez, Jori Alexander and Jennifer Nguyen show their presentation, "Eclipse." | Pablo Milanese/The Cougar

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"Serbot" was one of many robots shown during the 13th annual Mars Rover Model Celebration and Competition. | Pablo Milanese/The Cougar

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The competition is a way to introduce children the STEM fields.

“Programs like the Mars Rover Model Celebration give students the opportunity to feel what is like to be a scientist or engineer, (and) we think this will help these students see themselves working in STEM careers later in life,” UH Professor and Mars Rover founder Edgar Bering said.

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H appears honest in its own pride, and the University is authentic — for the most part. It's a reasonably-priced Tier One university, and with education being both pricey and necessary, UH is a haven for the financial majority.

HENRY Yet in these STURM days where OPINION WRITER details are often scrutinized to the point of harsh critique, there is a slat of shadow over the image of UH. Affordability is one of the main draws at UH; therefore, one would justifiably be shocked to find that tuition changes based on a student’s course load.

According to uh.edu, the course load minimum for a full-time student is 12 hours. On the other hand, the maximum course load ranges from 12 to 18 hours — depending on classification and status with the University.

One would think that for a full-time student, the price should remain the same as long as one falls within the accepted

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Texas A&M University, along with UH and the University of Texas, is one of three Tier One universities. According to tamu. edu, all full-time students — those who take between 12 and 18 credit hours — pay the same amount of tuition as long as they fall within the designated full-time parameter.

Such is not the case at UH. Here's a made-up example based off the cost calculator at uh.edu: John Smith is a full-time student at UH. He is a resident of Texas and a junior in the College of Architecture. Smith decides to take 12 credit hours for the Spring semester of 2015, resulting in an estimated tuition of $4,617 per semester.

Now take the case, also made-up, of Jane Doe, who is in the same situation except that she is taking 16 hours. Doe will pay an estimated tuition of $5,997 per semester, essentially making four credit hours worth

more than $1,000.

The issue here is that a fulltime student is now discouraged to do as they see fit in relation to course load.

A student may feel they could take 18 hours in one semester and not only survive, but thrive; however, if students don't have the extra $1,000 to take one more class, that ambition is shattered.

American education is diseased, with rot in the marrow and poison in the brain. And change does not seem to be happening for students.

Fortunately, many people — ranging from students to politicians — are talking about the issue. Talk may be cheap, but it is better than nothing, and it could be the first step before action.

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said he was sending Congress a "bold new plan" to extinguish the cost of community college.

This is the direction in which all components of the educational system should be moving,

“American education is diseased, with rot in the marrow and poison in the brain. And change does not seem to be happening for students.”

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but instead, there are many obstacles slowing things down.

Similar to the fixed rate for full-time students at Texas A&M, there is a program here in Houston called "UH in 4."

This plan rewards full-time students who graduate in four years by offering them a fixed tuition rate.

UH officials in the Division of Administration and Finance said that only first-time-in-college students who have chosen the fixed-rate tuition option will have a fixed-rate tuition per semester.

Students who are not on the plan will have to pay a varied amount dependent on major, number of semester credit hours, residency, specific course fees and other variables.

“Most fixed-rate tuition plans assume a student will take 30 hours a year for four years, allowing them to complete their degree in four years," said UH officials.

"This is a great option for some students, but for a variety of reasons, it may not be the best option for all of our students, such as those working full-time jobs or those taking fewer than 15 hours.”

The University, which claims to be "committed to creating an educational environment in which student success can be ensured" is flawed, but UH is not the only one.

UH does have a good reason

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Pros and cons of Obama's free community college proposal

During the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama revealed his plan to make the first two years of community college free. What does this mean for education?

Pro: College students would receive two free years of community college.

Con: Although Chicago and Tennessee will be implementing similar programs in the future, there is currently no program in place in the U.S; therefore the effectiveness of the program cannot be determined.

Pro: This proposal would allow for people who may not normally have the opportunity to attend college.

Con: Community colleges would need to make substancial accomodations for the influx of young adults who would be eligible to receive free schooling.

Tell us your opinion on Obama's proposal by tweeting @TheDailyCougar. for its tuition-by-the-hour rate, and its "UH in 4" program is a good alternative, but the fixed-rate plan is only offered to incoming freshman or transfer students who want to go to college for four more years.

The result is many upper-class students and transfers who have to pay as they go; therefore, it comes down to the oft-realized fact that things are not where they should be.

Impatience leads to anger, and so one must analyze the current step and then assist with moving the nation up the

stairs. As with most issues, UH is not the enemy; it is trying to get along the best it can.

A student who has the ambition and confidence to take up to 18 hours should be encouraged to do so and applauded for such composure.

This determination and subsequent success among students should be the goal for all universities.

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

STAFF EDITORIAL

Next week, The Cougar gets dirty Let’s talk about sex—not from a place of fear or ignorance but with an open mind.

This is a tough time for a positive conversation about sex on college campuses — most universities are struggling to control sexual assault, the female identity is breaking away from objectification and our ideas about sexual orientation and gender are constantly expanding and undergoing controversy.

Today, sex is everywhere in pop culture — television, movies and magazines — but it's rarely talked about in a positive light.

The Cougar will change that.

After more than 70 years in publication, The Cougar will publish its first issue devoted entirely to sex next Wednesday.

The issue will cover everything from the act itself to abstract topics surrounding sex like the definition of virginity, societal shame and the conjoin-

ing of religion and the LGBT community. Don’t worry – we’ll also have plenty of information on vibrators, contraception methods, Spotify playlists that are great to get down to and different ways women orgasm that you might not have heard.

While you're reading this special issue and watching the editorial videos online, we hope that some of your conceptions about sex will be challenged.

We want you to step out of your comfort zone.

We want to deconstruct the definitions you thought you knew.

You and I are already leading the conversation about sex. In the 1950s, you might not have known what to call yourself if you were asexual. Despite being the anti-label generation, we have created more terms and titles than all generations combined.

That we fill our Newsfeeds

with terms like side chick, lumbersexual or thirsty is proof that our generation is not afaid to talk about sex. It’s also the hashtags like #YesAllWoman or #HeForShe that show we are more actively engaged in the politics of sex than our predecessors.

We've thought about it, talked about it and demystified it. To us, sex has become a daily conversation.

Going to college has always facilitated two life-altering experiences for young people: discovering crippling debt and exploring sex — most of us for the first time.

Sex is complex. Next week, we invite you into an open discussion of all its components. Join the conversation, be sure to check out our online exclusives at thedailycougar.com and use the hashtag #coogsexedition to open the dialogue.

It’s OK if it gets a little dirty.

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Shasta's Cones and More gives UH a student-made taste GLISSETTE SANTANA

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Cougars wanted ice cream, and they got Shasta's.

Shasta's Cones and More has been around since 2005 as a student-run and student-led store.

Now that Shasta's has returned from a three-year hiatus with a shiny new venue in the Student Center, it continues to develop the legacy it has created for a decade.

"We had a vacancy (in the old Student Center)... and our policy board of students said, 'You know, we like ice cream and we'd really like to have a student-oriented shop,' " said Keith Kowalka, assistant vice president for Student Affairs.

"We went to Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham, a local company... and asked them if they thought about having an on-campus store, and their first reaction was 'no.' " After convincing Blue Bell that it would only cost them a few

Part of the negotiation with Blue Bell included selling things other than their ice cream . | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

renovation dollars for the store and the promise that they would sell more than just ice cream, Blue Bell agreed, and Shasta's Cones and More was born.

"They loved the idea (after) we took some students... to advocate for (us)," Kowalka said.

Shasta's original location in the old University Center was off the beaten path, and it rarely topped $1,200 in revenue on a good day.

When Shasta's closed its doors in 2012, it wasn't forgotten.

When Phase Two of the Student

Center opened, students got a dose of healthy eating with Freshii.

What was left for Shasta's? With a new prime location and extended hours in the renovated Student Center, Shasta's is the only store aside from McDonald's that opens on Sundays.

"It's all run by students," Kowalka said. "That way of running things is a bit different, but that's the way they wanted things run — and it works."" arts@thedailycougar.com

Shasta's has gone from a small cart in the Student Center Satellite to another fixture of the Student Center. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

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Controversy outside film: Academy nominations lack diversity NICK TIFFANY

STAFF WRITER @NTMOBILETEEN

This year, the big hubbub in film talk is the alleged political agenda of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Several upsetting truths were revealed after the dust had settled.

Ninety four percent of the Academy is white, and roughly 77 percent of the members are male, with a median age of 62.

These are the people charged with “unbiased” voting toward work that stands out as the best (note that voters can only vote for their own branch of the Academy, but all vote for the Best Picture.)

“Selma” not being nominated was one of this year’s biggest snubs, in spite of its compelling performance from David Oyelowo. Director Ava DuVernay is more than worthy of a nomination, and would have been the first black female nominated for Best Director. The large amount of praise “Selma” has received speaks for itself. Oyelowo missed a nomination as well.

DuVernay screened “Selma” mid-December at the American Film Institute Fest, but the film wasn’t yet ready to be put into

"Selma" has won critical acclaim but only two nominations, and neither are for Best Picture or Best Director. | Courtesy of the "Selma" official website

the hands of voters. Note that having screenings ready by a certain point plays a large factor in whether or not voters see the film in time.

Paramount, the film’s distributor and production company, held back on critic screenings, and the Broadcast Film Critics

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Society, responsible for nominating both DuVernay and Oyelowo, were just able to see the film.

“Selma” missed the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America nominations.

For those who did see “Selma” in the Academy, it was apparently worth a Best Picture and Best Song (“Glory” by John Legend featuring Common), and not being nominated for more seemed a crime. Half the fault comes down to the film not being ready in time, but the film was certainly one of the year’s best for those that have seen it.

All of the 20 nominated actors and actresses are white. Oyelowo should have been nominated for Best Actor and Gugu MbathaRaw (“Belle,” “Beyond the Lights”) should have been a Best Actress contender. Both categories were tough to choose for, but there’s a glaring issue with an all-white group of nominees.

“Gone Girl,” a film critics and audiences universally praised, was also heavily snubbed at the Oscars. Rosamund Pike was the film’s lone nomination, and will likely lose to Julianne Moore’s portrayal of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease.

Worst of all is Gillian Flynn missing for Adapted Screenplay.

Her adaptation of the bestselling novel is easily the year’s best adapted screenplay, but she got no love.

Had she been nominated, she’d be the only woman nominated in 87 years for adapting her own work.

“The LEGO Movie” was left out

of the Best Animated Feature race after having swept nearly every award show. The Animated branch of the Academy believed the film wasn’t as unique and didn’t tell a “normal” story, despite the film’s commentary on a dynamic that still categorizes the world we live in. The Animated branch is more partial to claymation and a wholesome story, which unfortunately rules “The LEGO Movie” out.

Meryl Streep earned her 19th nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actress for “Into the Woods,” a role well-played but not one of the year’s best. Laura Dern earned a Best Supporting

Actress nomination for her 20 minutes as a mother in “Wild,” but her portrayal as a mother in “The Fault in Our Stars” is far deeper and more involved.

These two nominations come at the expense of Jessica Chastain for “A Most Violent Year.” Since Chastain missed for “Zero Dark Thirty,” she's been killing it and providing hope for female roles. In the past year she’s starred in “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” “Interstellar,” “Miss Julie” and “A Most Violent Year.” That snub hurts, considering she’s one of the year’s best.

American Sniper, currently the biggest film in the world, is the most curious of the bunch.

From someone who’s seen 170 films in the past year, “American Sniper” totes a great performance and has some great aspects to it, but its screenplay is repetitive and lacks depth. Those who have seen only a few movies this year are claiming it’s one of the best ever.

“American Sniper” portrays a patriot and has a lot of realworld controversy surrounding its authenticity and honesty that viewers are either ignoring or embracing.

But the film’s nomination over “Nightcrawler,” “Gone Girl” and the more emotionally resonating “Fury” is something to be reexamined.

Unfortunately, we live in a world that proves precedents are still set against women and people of color. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Returning talent caters to Cougars' high ranks SEAN ALDER

SPORTS EDITOR @SEAN_W_ALDER

For successful college baseball teams, the Major League Baseball draft always includes a cost.

After 48 wins and an appearance in the Super Regionals, the Cougars lost of some of the biggest components of the team to professional baseball.

Pitchers Chase Welbrock, Jared West and Tyler Ford were all drafted, as well as first baseman Casey Grayson.

However, head coach Todd Whitting isn’t worried about filling the holes before his team's fast approaching season.

On Saturday, the Cougars will compete in the annual Alumni Game, where prominent former players will return to take on the current squad. And the Cougars open the year on February 13 against Minnesota at Cougar Field.

“We did lose some key components of last year’s team, especially

in the bullpen, but I feel like we recruited well enough that hopefully we can make up the difference,” Whitting said.

The national pundits aren't concerned about the Cougars' ability to replace its key players either.

The Cougars enter the 2015 season with multiple Top-10 nods from polls across the nation, most recently Baseball America’s and D1basebll.com’s spots of three and seven, respectively. With a wellversed group of returning talent UH hopes to reach its predicted mark.

The team ended last season with a postseason run, concluding in a super regionals loss to the Texas Longhorns after a huge 48-18 season. They tied for most wins in program history and reached a national ranking of No. 5 late in the year that they look to improve upon in the coming games.

“I’m excited about the fact that we’ve got so many returners from what was a really successful 2014 season. That gives us all a little bit of

confidence when we have so many guys returning.”

Whitting isn’t the only one looking forward to the opportunity to get a high caliber team back out on the field, as offensive weapon Justin Montemayor returns for the Cougars as their junior first baseman. Montemayor lead the Cougars during conference play with a .322 batting average and looks to bring in the Cougars’ recruits to what could be an even better season.

“We just need to build off last seaon and come in with all these new guys we’ve got, the new team we have and try to get to Omaha,” Montemayor said.

Returning junior infielder Josh Vidales feels the team has already established a strong relationship between its new and old players.

The junior started in all of his 65 appearances last season and the adept defender is assured of the

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 UH Men's Baseball

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The Cougars’ defense locked down the Huskies attack from the field as they were limited to a 39.1 shooting percentage from the field in the game.

Cougars’ coherence going into the season, as well as his own individual performance.

“We came up short last year, but there’s a lot of positives to the season, and I feel like the chemistry between us through the fall has been going really well,” Vidales said.

“I just need to keep playing the game and have fun while I’m doing it because the game’s already stressful enough. From a team standpoint, we just need to play as a team and have fun while we’re doing it.”

Montemayor and Vidales are joined by junior outfielders Ashford Fulmer and Kyle Survance as returning third-year players of Houston, all of which are being looked upon by Whitting to step up and make a difference for the team this season.

“I will expect a lot out of our returning players, especially guys in the middle of the lineup and those that get the ball on the mound on the weekend,” Whitting said. “Hopefully it’s a consistent team effort, and it’s not just one or two guys carrying the load.”

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The Cougars celebrate with their fans after defeating the defending national champion UConn Huskies 70-68 Sunday afternoon. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Cougars defeat defending national champions THE COUGAR NEWS SERVICES After Jherrod Stiggers’ two free throws in the final four seconds sealed it, the Cougars earned their first conference victory.

The Cougars derailed the

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The Cougars withstood a barrage by senior guard Ryan

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