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Wolff founder shares war experience | PG 4

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Celebrating their 35th Anniversary, the students and alumni of Good News Gospel Choir presents an evening of gospel music.

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CALENDAR TODAY

 Graduation Fair UH will host a campus-wide, four-day graduation fair. During this event, Spring 2015 graduates will be able to stop by the bookstore to pick up essentials for graduation. This event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

 Spring Career Fair The College of Technology will host a career fair its students to meet employers, hiring for a wide variety of positions. This event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Houston Room of the Student Center.

 Your Brain on Art:

Understanding the Brain in Creative Action and Context Blaffer Art Museum will host a lecture

by Jose L. “Pepe” Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz. Designed to amplify the exhibition’s role as a catalyst for cross-disciplinary learning, the series’ lectures, presentations, gallery talks and interactive programs will highlight collaborations across the University of Houston community and

 Sports |  Campus events |  City events |

THE COUGAR HOSTS: 2015 SGA PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

THURSDAY, FEB. 26

The Cougar will host its annual SGA Presidential Debate at 6 p.m. this Thursday in Rm. 144 of the UH Law Center. The three candidates for SGA president (see pages 6 and 7 for details) will hash out major issues that affect the student body. The moderator for the event will be Faculty Senate President Wynne Chin. In the second portion of the debate, questions will be taken from the audience and tweets using #UHDebate. Light refreshments will be served. See you there! beyond. This event will begin at noon at 4173 Elgin St. Lunch will be provided, and the event is free, but RVSPs must be made at blafferartmuseum. org/tickets.

 Grand Budapest Hotel Screening UH's Center for Creative Work will host a screening for Wes' Anderson's magnus opus, "The Grand Budapest Hotel," from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Honors Commons. All students are invited.

THURSDAY, FEB. 26

 Trailer Park Boys Having answered to the law in the “Community Service Variety Show,” preaching the dangers of substance abuse to avoid jail time, the crew are now on the road without parole officers. Spend an evening with the boys

as Bubbles tries to create a new career for himself in the movie industry, Julian puts his latest money-making scams into action and Ricky has an idea that can ‘change the world’. This event will be from 8 p.m. to midnight at Cullen Performance Hall.

 BP Energy Outlook 2035 UH Energy, the C. T. Bauer College of Busines and the Cullen College of Engineering will host 'What will the world's energy mix look like in 2035?' presented by energy economist Mark Finley of BP. This event will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Melcher Hall, Rm. 180. Light refreshments will be served. RSVPs can be made at bauer. uh.edu/BPEvent.

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The University of Houston is conducting the National College Health Assessment this February. We will be raffling off these prizes for students who complete the survey.

Check your email, as you may have been one of a limited number of students asked to participate! You will be helping shape the programs and services on-campus.

For questions, contact UH Wellness at (713) 743-5430.

Engineering Fair of Houston SEFH serves as one of the largest regional science and engineering fairs for all public, private, chartered and home-schooled junior and senior high school students in Houston. Chevron Corporation will host this event from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the UH Alumni Center, Rm. 201. This event will run until the 28th. Registration for SEFH is open and available at sefhouston.org.

 UH Baseball The Cougars, 6-1, will face Columbia from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Cougar Field.

Tickets start at $5.

 UH Racquetball Singles Tournament This marks the last day to register for the Intramural Sports Racquetball tournament. Students can register

from 3 to 6 p.m. at the UH Campus Recreation and Wellness Center or at imleagues.com.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28

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MONDAY, MAR. 2

 University Choruses Concert

The Moores School of Music will host A Capella Groups, Betsy Cook WEber, Jeb Mueller, with works by Schubert, White, Brahms and Pinkman. This event will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Moores Opera House.

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FACULTY

For Wolff Center co-founder, the change is forever Wolff Center founder and co-chairman Bill Sherrill was honored at the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima last Thursday.

Sherrill, along with Iwo Jima Marine veteran Earl Culmer, answered questions from the audience, speaking about the battle, the raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi, and life after.

Sherrill joined the Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the age of 15. In 1945, he along with 30,000 Marines landed on the beach of Iwo Jima, where the battle lasted five weeks.

Sherrill also witnessed the first raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi.

For the full feature story on Sherrill, visit thedailycougar.com/news.

Top: Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship founder Bill Sherrill present to a class of students.

Left: Sherrill answers questions at a Q&A with the audience at the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Right: Sherrill accepts an award from Sargent Major Jimmy Sanchez. | Left and right: Justin Tijerina/The Cougar; Top: Pablo Milanese/ The Cougar

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EDITORIAL BOARD

EQUALITY

Female CEOs break glass ceiling, try not to get cut REBEKAH BARQUERO

MANAGING EDITOR

Jenae Sitzes

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

OPINION COLUMNIST

The women that have been able to shatter the glass ceiling are now faced with a balancing act in order to keep themselves from falling over the edge of the cliff.

Research by the University of Exeter defines "the glass cliff" as the “phenomenon where individuals belonging to particular groups are likely to be found in leadership positions associated with a greater risk of failure and criticism.”

It is a sad reality of workplaces around the world, where only five percent of Fortune 500 CEO's are women.

Women should not make up such a small percentage in powerful positions of the corporate ladder.

Gender diversity can increase performance within a company, but many people — including women — still do not view females as capable of being a CEO or in upper management.

According to The New York Times, while it is possible for women to crack the glass ceiling, "they still account for a small fraction of chief executives at public companies, and at least a quarter of them confront activist investors.”

Activist investors generally target companies with poor performance, but also challenge women, as they are deemed “softer targets.”

Recent research has proven there is a gender bias amongst activist investors.

Academics at the University of Utah and Washington University in St. Louis conducted a 2012 study in which they showed a prospectus for an initial public offering to a group of 222 M.B.A. students, 45 of whom were women. The study found that women were viewed as being less capable than their male counterparts, despite having identical qualifications.

Women are seen as less capable

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Christopher Shelton NEWS EDITOR

Sara Samora PHOTO EDITOR

Justin Tijerina

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Taelor Marquetti-Gadison SPORTS EDITOR

Sean Alder

LIFE & ARTS EDITOR

Joshua Cochran OPINION EDITOR

Kelly Schafler ASSISTANT EDITORS

Glissette Santana

STAFF EDITORIAL The Staff Editorial reflects the opinions of The Cougar Editorial Board. All other opinions, commentaries and cartoons reflect only the opinion of the author.

Opinions expressed in The Cougar do not necessarily reflect those of UH or its students.

Only five percent of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are women because of persistent sexism in the corporate sphere. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

to “take risks” and “solve problems” compared to males in the work environment. In reality, any person can gain the ability to manage and direct if they have the intellectual capacity to do so.

According to a Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, “most Americans find women identical to men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, yet about half believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future.”

Women studies professor Maira Alvarez said she believes gender is not an issue, and that "any individual can do any job if they have the capabilities and education to perform those responsibilities."

"Changing the environment in the corporate world, giving credit to the individual for what they do and creating a sense of community in the environment creates a space where everyone can take responsibility within the company," Alvarez said.

Alvarez said she has experienced gender stereotypes firsthand as

a female educator since “most students tend to question the authority of a female professor compared to a male professor.”

In a study led by New York University psychologist Madeline Heilman, participants evaluated the performance of a male or female employee who choose whether to stay late to help colleagues prepare for an important meeting.

“For staying late and helping, a man was rated 14 percent more favorably than a woman. When both declined, a woman was rated 12 percent lower than a man," the study showed.

The root of these issues goes back to culture and education at home and within the educational systems. The corporate world has always been dominated by white males, but the information young generations are receiving from the media and popular culture reflects the future equality in the corporate world.

Women must not fall into perpetuation of male power. Working as a community, creating awareness

and taking an interest in these issues is a small step towards altering these stereotypes.

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the most important change starts with a shift in mindset.

"If we want to care for others, we also need to take care of ourselves," Sandberg said.

The pipeline for female leaders is expanding and becoming easier to climb. Women have made significant gains in educational attainment in recent decades, thus positioning themselves better not only for career success, but also for leadership positions.

No matter what gender, race or background, every individual has the capacity to hold top positions in the corporate ladder. Young generations have to act now to break the social roles and societal stereotypes in order for equality in the workforce to prosper.

Opinion columnist Rebekah Barquero is a print journalism sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Cougar welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH community. Letters should be no more than 250 words and signed, including the author’s full name, phone number or e-mail address and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Anonymous letters will not be published. Email them to letters@ thedailycougar.com. Letters are subject to editing.

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The 52nd Era THE “WE” PARTY II*

With Student Government Association elections only a week away, here’s what you need to know about the potential leaders of the 52nd administration of SGA. Tweet @thedailycougar using #UHDebate for a chance to have the candidates answer your questions during the debate on Thursday.

INDEPENDENT

REDVOLUTION

“I’m not doing this for my resume or my career; I’m doing this because it puts me in the best position to help people.”

“(I want) to continue pushing forward the momentum that (SGA has) generated over the last year and really enhance the student and residential life that we have on campus.”

CONTENTION POINTS • COMMUNITY • ELEVATING OPPORTUNITY • EMPOWERING THE PRIDE

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ELISHA DIAZ An increased SGA presence around campus is the goal for The “We” Party II candidate Elisha Diaz and his running mate, digital media freshman Solida Chem. Increased student involvement and a “better student lifestyle” are also on their docket.

CONTENTION POINTS

CONTENTION POINTS

• ENRICH STUDENT/RESIDENTIAL LIFE

• SECURITY

• STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES

• CAMPUS LIVING

• SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

• EASY PATH TO GRADUATION

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SHAUN SMITH

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAM PEREZ

The only current SGA member among the three candidates, REDvolution candidate Shaun Smith and running mate and civil engineering junior Tanzeem Chowdhury hope to highlight diversity and opportunity among students.

VP CANDIDATE SOLIDA CHEM

“I want to represent...the heroes we don’t see, like the mothers with children and students that work part-time or full-time jobs.”

VP CANDIDATE TANZEEM CHOWDHURY

Political science senior Sam Perez hopes to improve parking issues and advising procedures with running mate and kinesiology junior Joshua Selvidge. Perez said that “finding common ground” between students and administration is the key to handling conflict.

VP CANDIDATE JOSHUA SELVIDGE

Senator Candidates by Party REDvolution

The “We” Party II

Indpendent

How to vote

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NAME

SEAT

Architecture senator

Hunter Bodiford

Honors College senator

Canyon Sanford

Engineering senator

Yousef Afifi

Business senator

Maria Hernandez

NSM senator

Ahren Esquenazi

HRM senator

Ahmad Shareef

CLASS senator

Elliot Kauffman

NSM senator

Edwin Mascorro

Pharmacy senator

Lauren Tolat

Engineering senator

David Gratvol

Business senator

Michael Scheinthal

Technology senator

Rishabh Jain

Engineering senator

Rohini Sethi

Business senator

David Kochinski

Technology senator

Bonnie Scott

Engineering senator

William Martinez

Business senator

Vidha Dixit

Undergraduate-at-large 1

Justin Moss

Engineering senator

Richard Beaubouef

Business senator

JR Ferguson

Undergraduate-at-large 2

Javid Sultan

CLASS senator

David Kazanci

Honors College senator

Brinda Penmetsa

Undergraduate-at-large 2

John Fields

HRM senator

Ahmad Shareef

Undergraduate-at-large 3

Hugo Salinas

Technology senator

Christopher Sanderson

Undergraduate-at-large 1

Mehroz Khan

Undergraduate-at-large 4

Alan Garza

Undergraduate-at-large 4

Rebecca Deal

Graduate-at-large

Roberto Martinez III

CLASS senator

Paul O’Brien

CLASS senator

Jonathan Maurer

CLASS senator

Matthew Wiltshire

CLASS senator

Brandon Wilke

Engineering senator

Clint Kirchhoff

Engineering senator

Maha Muhammad

Education senator

Meghan Galvan

*The “We” Party II is not recognized as an official party by the SGA Election Commission due to it’s lack of having at least six candidates running for offices.

NAME

Voting will take place March 3-5.

Students will be able to vote at one of six locations: • • • • •

Student Center University Center Satellite Recreation and Wellness Center M.D. Anderson Library lobby Science and Engineering Classroom building • Classroom and Business building lobby

T E A B E D A G S Moderated by

Dr. Wynne Chin

Event Date

Thursday, February 26

Faculty Senate President

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Place

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Joshua Cochran, EDITOR

EVENTS

Social media: A stress conduit rather than stress factor SONIA ZUNIGA

STAFF WRITER

While much discussion has revolved around the negative effects of an increased dependency on social media, a 2015 Pew study found that frequent technology and social media use doesn't always increase stress.

At least, not for women. In fact, women who use Twitter, email and share cell phone pictures, reported 21 percent less stress than their less-connected counterparts.

“With technology and social media, there are no clear inherent effects, but rather it has to do with how the user chooses to interact (with technology and social media),” said social psychology doctoral candidate Mai-Ly Steers.

Psychology department director Arturo Hernandez said he agrees with this theory.

“The most important factor – at least for women – is knowing that someone else may be going through a stressful event,” Hernandez said. “Almost like stress by empathy.”

The Pew study used the term “cost of caring” for participants who suffered stress by empathy.

“Technology doesn’t really create effects; it’s how the users choose to use technology,” Steers said.

Steers and associate professor of psychology Linda Acitelli conducted a two-part investigation titled “How Facebook Usage is Linked to Depressive Symptoms,” associating the increased use of Facebook and the user’s level of depression, focusing on gender differences.

"Some people become obsessed with the lives of others through social media," Acitelli said. "For others, there's more of a balance between relation ships

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“Some people become obsessed with the lives of others through social media... for others, there's more of a balance between relationships in the cyberworld and the real world. There may be an optimal level of usage beyond which (the effects of social media) become detrimental.”

Linda Acitelli, associate professor of psychology

in the cyberworld and the real world. There may be an optimal level of usage beyond which (the effects of social media) become detrimental."

The initial survey found a stronger effect on men because of their tendency to compare themselves with others. In the second investigation, a 14-day diary section where students recorded their feelings, no

gender differences in depression symptoms were found.

“Stress levels would be related to anxiety levels,” Steers said.

“Overwhelming levels of stress could lead to depressive symptoms.”

Business finance senior Trevor Wiedeman said the procrastination encouraged by social media was more stressful than social media alone.

“I do believe these networks… (make you) less productive,” Wiedeman said.

Wiedeman got rid of his social media presence in 2012, deleting all platforms except Snapchat to live "without worrying about anyone or feeling you have to post anything, and allowing (himself) to be (physically) present.”

“Getting rid of the social networks trimmed my acquaintance circle, but I have a solid core group of friends (who)… (are) just a text or call away,” Wiedeman said.

Hotel and restaurant management sophomore Sydney Brown is active on more than five social media platforms, including a secondary Twitter account and said juggling networks hasn’t increased her stress.

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LIFE & ARTS

Joshua Cochran, EDITOR

STRESS-REDUCING FOODS

If you eat your feelings, make sure you’re really eating to feel better. Here are several natural compounds that help combat stress & boost the immune system, which stress can weaken.

Zinc

Boosts immune system, olfactory functions (oysters, chickpeas, almonds, cashews)

Magnesium

Relaxes muscles, nerves (soybeans, avocado, bananas, dark chocolate)

Vitamin C Boosts immune system, combats stress (oranges, strawberries, kiwi, broccoli)

Folate

Mood stabilizer (asparagus, avocado, soy, peanut)

Tea Relaxes, helps induce sleep (chamomile, green tea, mint, lemon balm) Infographic by A.Tomic

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Continued from previous page “They’re just another form of entertainment,” Brown said. “If anything, reading the blogs and amusing posts help to keep me level.”

Brown understood the cost of caring when her friend was suffering from depression.

“She would constantly post her feelings on Twitter, and I always knew to keep her in my prayers,” Brown said. “She’s now living a much happier life, and shows photos of her and her fiancé often.”

While social media has an increasing influence in how society functions, a medium is only as powerful as the interactions that people have through them.

“The relation between well-being and social media is complex,” Acitelli said. “It is not all positive or all negative. On one hand it provides a way to connect with others, but, as with all relationships, it can also be a source of stress.” arts@thedailycougar.com

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ANALYSIS

Tide take final game against commanding Cougars HARRISON LEE

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Junior redshirt junior pitcher Kyle Dowdy was the only Cougar to take a loss this weekend against the Alabama Crimson Tide as sophomore Andrew Lantrip and junior Bubba Maxwell each picked up wins. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

Maxwell both moving to 2-0 on the season. Lantrip went seven innings, handcuffing the Alabama batters on Friday, while Maxwell played fireman during the offensive brawl on Saturday.

The final game saw senior pitcher Aaron Garza be solid

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“Alabama’s a good program, a post-season program that’ll probably be in Omaha. When you have opportunities on Sunday, you’ve got to take advantage."

The Houston pitching staff started strong with right handers Andrew Lantrip and Bubba

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For the first nine innings of their three game series, Alabama and Houston played to the pitching and defensive duel that their fan bases expected.

A 3-1 Houston win on Friday had a Chris Iriart homerun as the only real scoring display of note.

But sometime on Saturday evening, the event horizon of offense was crossed, with Houston surviving a back-and-forth 14-9 night before Alabama found their bats and took Sunday’s game 8-3.

A total of 25 runs spread through the trio of games dispelled any notion that the first game was a harbinger of slow, one-run-at-atime defensive struggles.

With his team still standing at 6-1 for the season, head coach Todd Whitting wasn't satisfied just with winning the series.

“I thought we had a good weekend. We had a chance to go for the killshot in the middle of the game but we didn’t take advantage of it,” Whitting said.

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through five innings before giving way to the bullpen and seeing the Alabama hitters take control.

Alabama head coach Mitch Gaspard, who finished his college baseball playing career as a Houston Cougar, was pleased with his team win in the finale game.

“After a long night (and) tough game, I thought our guys responded well,” said Gaspard.

“We were able to put some offense together, especially in the middle of the game. It was a good game for us.”

The game and series for Alabama centered the singular performance of Alabama rightfielder Casey Hughston, a one man band of hitting who finished the series 5-12 and hitting a mythical 19-25 on the season.

“It feels good, but never perfect,” said Hughston of his swing, good for three RBI during the series. “I guess there’s always something you need to work on.”

Called everything from Babe Ruth to Roy Hobbs by his teammates and media, the sophomore played down any overwhelming feelings of drama.

“They’re a really good team,” Hughston said of the Cougars.

“We had to fight and keep throwing punches. That’s what this team is.” sports@thedailycougar.com

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