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ight months.

That's how long its been since I took over as editor in chief, and in that short amount of time, so much has changed.

I'll be the first to admit that we didn't do everything right last semester, and GLISSETTE SANTANA that's OK. We're EDITOR IN CHIEF called student journalists for a reason.

But on the other side of the coin, we need to be held accountable.

That's where I need your help as a reader. I want you to give us the most constructive criticism you can at all points of the semester on our stories, our photos and our social media content.

2015 was a monumental year for The Cougar in terms of reader feedback. More than ever, readers were able to share how exactly one of our stories affected them. We don't know how we're doing unless you

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tell us, so I want to thank everyone who commented, liked or shared one of stories, regardless of whether or not it was because they liked it or hated it.

Last semester, we had the most vocal proponents — and opponents — appear on our social media feeds. Our only complaint was that there wasn't a more diverse group of commentors. Most of the time, we only had five or six of the same voices give us feedback.

HOLY CHUTE!

If you don't want to give feedback publicly or over a social media forum, feel free to email me at editor@thedailycougar. com or you can even tweet me @ glissettetweets. I'd be happy to pick your brain about improvements that can be made.

A goal of mine is to be more transparent with the UH community, and if that means putting myself front and center of the action, so be it. I want all readers to

understand that we're a hard-working, committed student news organization, and I can't wait to hear from every type of voice in the UH community.

We can't grow as an organization without someone — everyone — holding us accountable.

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Researcher finds promising treatment for lupus SONIA ZUNIGA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

With the help of a $300,000 Lupus Research Institute grant, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering Tianfu Wu is working on promising research that could change the way lupus is treated.

Lupus is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that occurs when a person's immune system attacks their own tissues and organs.

According to the Lupus Foundation of America, Lupus has affected an estimated 1.5 million Americans and it is believed at least five million people worldwide live with a form of lupus.

Approximately 16,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, according to the Lupus Foundation of America website.

Almost 90 percent of those diagnosed with the disease are women between the ages of 15 and 44.

As he embarks on this new project, The Cougar sat down with Wu to discuss his research and his goal of finding a potential stepping stone to a lupus cure.

The Cougar: How will this funding be distributed into your research?

How long do you expect it to take?

TC: What is the significance of this research and, specifically, researching the enzyme PLK1?

Tianfu Wu: The $300,000 LRIfunded research will take the course of three years. I just began my work last Friday, and (am) still deliberating certain details for the preliminary research.

Wu: Doctors want to find a drug that is potent but not an immune suppressant, without causing side effects. We’re looking at how the enzyme PLK1 affects the immune system and if blocking its activity can reduce inflammation and other symptoms of lupus.

TC: You stated you have been in this field for over 10 years. What has been the development of finding a successful treatment for lupus, and how has it improved in any way?

Wu: Over the course of 50 years, the FDA has approved only one drug, GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Benlysta, for the specific treatment of lupus. Major trials, such as the treatment with the experimental drug tabalumab, failed to help patients in its clinical trials, making a potential cure a distant possibility. After scanning cell’s inner proteins, (I) determined that one molecule called polo-like kinase 1, or PLK1, might contribute to the onset of the disease.

TC: What are the key points of your research?

Wu: (Our goal is) uncovering a molecular basis for the immune cells that express PLK1 as well as signature pathways used by PLK1 to regulate upstream and downstream molecules. Next, (I) aim to determine whether or not PLK1 is an effective therapeutic target for treatment of lupus in animal models. By blocking this molecule, (I) hope to show that it could improve several manifestations, bettering kidney functions and reduce inflammation, among other symptoms of lupus.

TC: Can you explain the potential side effects?

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Wu: (Treatment) would be good for the patients, but on the other hand you can’t get infected, because of that same suppression. It would be a danger… they will have lost the ability to defend itself from other diseases…it would have lost its only defense.

TC: How could this be a game changer into finding a cure against Lupus?

Wu: We often see the phenomenon, but we are still are trying to figure out the mechanism and the molecular basis of how Lupus works. Thus we can get a better understanding of how to find the next step to a possible solution.

We believe blocking this enzyme (PLK1) can provide a viable therapeutic target for treating lupus. It’s promising. news@thedailycougar.com

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UH has marked a new track of innovating expansions and grand accomplishments — from claiming the top spot in the Best Online Programs for 2016 to head coach Tom Herman shaping UH history.

8 The football team took the No. 8 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, the Cougars’ best end-of-year ranking in 36 years. The Cougars are also ranked No. 8 in the final USA Today Amway coaches poll.

Now, the Cougar football team will have all eyes set on them when they open the season Sept. 3 against Oklahoma, which finished the season ranked No. 5., in the Advocare Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium.

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For the second year, the College of Education’s graduate online programs have been ranked No. 1 by the U.S. News & World Report.

From July 2014 to June 2015, 108 students enrolled in the college’s online graduate programs, which graduate nearly 30 students a year. The online venue has grown in popularity, and it aims to add more efficient ways to get a degree.

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12 UH reached another milestone when it became the 12th school in Texas with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the oldest honor society for the arts and sciences.

"It is a historic moment for UH and for Higher Ed in Texas," UH President Renu Khator tweeted when the announcement was made.

3 Bauer College is ranked No. 3 on The Princeton Review's 2015 list of leading undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the U.S. for Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the ninth consecutive year that Bauer has been included on the top of the list.

According to the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, 65 percent of students have started a business while in school. With 24 percent of undergraduate students at Bauer who participate in the program, UH is bound to see more successful businesses in store.

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Bauer students gear up for a semester in Washington LEEN BASHARAT

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Walking up the Capitol's steps, a gust of wind shakes the cherry blossom trees and creates a shower of pink and white petals.

She passes each statue one by one, each memorialized by a different story. She peers to her right to see the home of the nation’s senators. She peers to her left to see the iconic building housing state representatives.

At the end of her path, she looks above to see the white dome of the Capitol Building, her home for the spring semester. "(It's a) funny story," marketing and management junior Rebecca Negri said. "I didn't actually get (in) at first."

Because of additional funding, Negri was selected as the fifth student to participate in the Bauer College of Business Honor's D.C. Internship Program, where students spend their spring semesters interning among the nation’s legislative and executive branches.

“At the time I applied, only four students were allowed to go," Negri said. "I ranked fifth, placing me as the first alternate.

Then one day, (I was told the) program had received more funding and that I was going to D.C. Honestly, it was a little overwhelming.”

This year hosts the largest group of students to go on the trip, said Colleen Davies, creator and academic adviser for the Bauer Honors Program since its debut in January 2013. “(The program) offers outstanding undergraduate business students a unique opportunity to live, learn and intern in Washington, D.C.,” Davies said. “This is an opportunity to see the intersection of the business world and government.”

While in D.C., Negri will be working under a fellow Texan as she interns in the Corporate Social Responsibility department of the Financial Services Roundtable.

Davies said all applicants undergo a "competitive selection

process," including an interview by a panel of faculty and staff from Bauer. Once selected to the program, the students determine what department they would like to work in based on their interests, then apply for that position.

“We do not place students in internships, but rather assist the students with the application process for the organizations of their choosing,” Davies said.

“This is why our students have internships in a variety of places around Washington, D.C.” Finance senior and D.C. intern Maycie George believes the extensive application process is worth it.

“I applied because I believed the program would merge my interests in business and government together,” George said. “I am so appreciative for this opportunity. While in DC, I hope to make connections that will last throughout my careers and foster relationships that will blossom into opportunities.”

Along with George, account-

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The five D.C. internship recipients. | Courtesy of Bauer School of Business

ing and finance senior Joshua Ferguson is one of the applicants selected to intern at the White House.

“I still have the voice mail Colleen Davies left me regarding my acceptance," Ferguson said. "I remember jumping up and down and hugging two of my friends as they listened to the message with me. My heart was beating fast, and I just sat on the floor in disbelief. I am so humbled and blessed to have this opportunity.”

The White House is one of many places students choose from. Departments include the federal government, agencies involving the environment, micro finance organizations, business related organizations, international relations and law organizations, think tanks, the Smithsonian Institute and Congress.

For some of the students, selecting where to intern was second nature. However, for students like supply chain management senior Hayimate Beyene, stepping out of their comfort zone was critical when deciding where to work.

“I am interning with Congressman Carson's Office, who represents the 7th District of Indiana, which is most of Indianapolis,” Beyene said. “I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone as well as get extensive insight on how the government functions, and boy, did I hit that spot through this internship. I would have never thought in a million years that I could attain a spot in such an esteemed program.”

Along with the internships, students will take online classes to ensure they do not fall behind.

In the occasion a student needs an elective credit, the internship can be used for that credit. In addition, some internships are

paid.

A typical day for the interns would be working in a professional office environment, attending a briefing at Capitol Hill, organizing logistics for upcoming events, drafting correspondence on behalf of their designated office or promoting policy on social media, Davies said.

Supply chain management junior Daniel Ortiz will be interning for the Department of Agriculture as a Human Resources intern for the Food Safety and Inspection Services agency.

“I've heard that Washington D.C. is the Athens of our era," Ortiz said. "I cannot think of where more decisions that affect the globe are made. I would like to begin networking here and find start-ups and projects I can play an integral role in.”

Davies said she believes the program’s purpose properly exhibits the business and government’s intersection in action and develops the student’s character in the months they spend there.

“Many of our students intern with federal agencies or trade organizations, so we hope the program will instill a love of public service,” Davies said. “By learning to navigate a new and dynamic city, our participants grow both professionally and personally through this experience.”

Negri said she is fortunate to have been allowed the fifth spot on the trip and is eager for the semester to come.

"I don't regret not taking chances when I had the opportunity," Negri said. "Don't be afraid to try. You never know what will happen. " news@thedailycougar.com

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CITY

Architecture students enlisted to help with Port Authority's ship channel project GREG FAILS

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Graduate students from the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture's Graduate Design and Build Studio program will officially begin work for the Port Authority of Houston Wednesday.

The authority approved plans

for a $75,000 proposal to design and construct the entranceway that will welcome visitors through its main gate by the 610 East Loop bridge over the Ship Channel.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with such an exciting group and such an excit-

The students will work on the project from start to finish, including construction. Pictured above is a former architecture student working on a previous project during its final stages. | Photo courtesy of Patrick Peters.

ing location," Graduate Design and Build Studio director and architecture professor Patrick Peters said.

Ten graduate students were recruited to help after Erik Eriksson, the Port Authority's chief legal officer, visited the architecture school last fall and saw a student exhibit called Risky Habitat that showed student's design ideas for Houston waterways including Buffalo Bayou and the ship channel.

The design ideas included a “ship gate” made out of a re-purposed vessel that could be used to block storm surges. Eriksson later met with students, architecture dean Patricia Oliver and other Port Authority members to discuss their involvement with the project.

"It's an opportunity for two local institutions to work together and for us to learn about each other, and for students to make a mark on our facility," Eriksson said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.

"We're both public institutions, so in a way the public benefits from us collaborating at a reduced cost."

The $75,000 project is more cost effective than the previous designs that would've cost between $200,000 to $400,000.

The project aims to build an open shade structure for a security checkpoint where officers would check I.D.s. under the protection of a canopy.

“That exchange is currently happening in the open air,” Peters said. “At the bare minimum this project will allow that exchange to be done under a shelter. But at

The student's idea for an entranceway will help provide shade for security officers and will also serve as an landmark to the opening of the port. | File photo

the same time, the opportunity architecturally, is to make that shelter mark the experience of entering into the port. So on the outside you’re basically in unsecured area, and once you pass through this exchange you’re in the first level of security."

The students involved with the project will see it's entire completion, from designs and construction drawings to actual construction. The final design will be presented for approval to the port on Feb. 10. By the summer students will work on building the structure themselves. The entire project is set to be completed by August.

"The benefit of this kind of exercise is they go through all those studies and steps but then they continue the process of full scale fabrication and construction on site, which ultimately gives them much more powerful feedback into their designs," Peters said.

"So they test the hypothesis of the design at full scale in the context of real world constraints."

First year graduate student Andrew Rowell is one of the students involved with the project and said he is excited to work on

such a large project.

"The design-build program in general is an invaluable resource and experience for architecture students," Rowell said. "This hands-on experience is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a legitimate project from start to finish, working with real-world professionals. I believe that anyone in any field would benefit from such a program tailored to their area of study."

Most of the previous projects tackled by the program include open shade structures for parks and schools. This is the 27th year and project for the program.

“These projects are like crucibles," Peters said. "Often students don’t know how they’ll rise to the occasion but it’s been proven for almost 30 years that students will be able to. The prospective gain from seeing that whole process from beginning to end is incredible confidence building and also incredibly powerful in the lessons it offers. A student has become exposed to the full range of professional skills and experience in that one exercise." news@thedailycougar.com

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Doctorate student co-founds school for 'twice-exceptional' students REBECCA HENNES

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Among the objects within the yellow plastic toolbox found in the small classroom at the Journey School of Houston are a homemade kaleidoscope, pinwheel and stress ball.

To most people, these are just random toys but to the Journey School students, they are imperative to their ability to just get through the day.

"The kaleidoscope is for focus, the pinwheel for breathing and the stress ball is for anger," Jeanette Salinas, doctorate student and co-founder of the Journey School said.

Salinas uses the toolbox and the objects inside to help her students cope with their emotional and social skills. After working more than a decade in education, Salinas founded the Journey School of Houston, a non-profit special education school for children in fifth to eighth grade.

The Journey School is not just a special education school, though — it's one of a kind in that it caters to the needs of "twice-exceptional students," a term educators use to describe students that are both gifted and talented but also emotionally and socially limited.

These students have some sort of secondary diagnosis like ADHD, anxiety, or even a trauma like divorce or adoption, that interferes with their learning in school.

“With public school education, there are special education programs that tell teachers how to teach certain students... but there’s nothing that brings it all together when you have a student that has gifts and talents but also has a diagnosis that interferes with their education," Salinas said.

Twice exceptional students are an at-risk population. According to the Texas Education Agency, there are approximately 3 million gifted students served in the K-12 U.S. school system and 6 million 6 to 21-year-old students served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Of those students served under IDEA, an estimated six percent are gifted and could be identified as twice-exceptional, according to the National Educational Association. Of the 128,000 students served in Houston special programs, an estimated two to five percent of those are unidentified as twice-exceptional.

“...there are millions of students not being served,” Salinas said.

“These students are at risk of dropping out of school, failing classes, ending up with more severe mental illnesses because they just continue (to) internalize these failures they have throughout their school life.”

The Journey School focuses on meeting the needs of the "whole child.” According to Salinas, the needs of the whole child include not just academic needs but also social and emotional needs.

The school follows a curriculum that teaches students coping methods and does not focus on punishment.

“A typical mindset for most teachers in the classroom is that you’re thinking about achievement in an academic sense,” Salinas said. “But we are thinking of achievement in a social sense and emotional sense, and trying to strive to help children bring together behaviors, thoughts and feelings and help them to put words to what they’re experiencing.”

The Journey School is private with tuition is set at $25,000.

Salinas said the school strives to offer scholarship opportunities for students, and through a GoFundMe account has previously raised $30,000 for prospective students.

Thanks to community involvement and outreach, Salinas was able to open the school this September.

“We’ve had so much support, especially in the Heights community, that has allowed us to get a really good jump start to building what I think will be a really long lasting future for these kid,” Salinas said.

The school serves only four students, but Salinas said she hopes to steadily increase that number to 10 or 15 students, an ideal number that will allow her and other teachers to adequately connect with students.

Students are deemed twice exceptional based off assessments, standardized testing, IQ scores, report cards and an observation period.

“It’s really difficult to assess a child and say 'OK, this is exactly what is happening and this is what we need to do,'" Salinas said. "With children, if you have a child that has an IQ of 150 and has anxiety, I can’t necessarily tell you 'Here’s the curriculum and here is how you’re going to handle this student,' because it looks different in every child.”

Graduate student Jeanette Salinas co-founded the Journey school of Houston to help "twice-exceptional" students thrive in the classroom. | Justin Cross/The Cougar

The Journey School is different in that children are given individualized attention and build relationships with teachers that help them advance academically, socially and emotionally.

The curriculum relies on community outreach and cross-age training where younger children are placed with older children.

The older child acts as a model for the younger one, with the method benefiting both children.

Another key aspect of the school are the licensed clinicians that provide additional one-onone support for the students and their families. Each week, the clinicians meet with the families to discuss a child’s progress and methods to help develop their social skills.

Adriana Crane is one of the school’s family consultants and helps provide psychoeducational sessions where parents can better understand the emotional development of their child.

“The family consultant is essential to a therapeutic school because we close the gap between home and school," Crane said.

Crane said gaining the students’ trust is essential to making progress with them.

“Listening to them, thoughtfully observing them and withholding criticisms and judgments about their behaviors is key to gaining their trust,” Crane said. “We see their behaviors as their way of communicating very important thoughts and feelings that simply don't have words yet.”

Co-founder and clinical

coordinator Jennifer Brown said one the biggest misconceptions about these students is that they are often labeled as behavioral problems, and this label impedes their ability to succeed in school and life.

“Once they are given that label, it’s hard for anyone looking at that child to let go of that,” Brown said. “Our students definitely need a lot more support but they are not bad for that.

They just need to learn and not everyone learns the same way.”

Salinas said after so many years in education she has personally seen the wrong approach used for these types of students.

“I’ve had experiences in public school settings before where parents were told by teachers to just take their kids home and beat them and they would be okay, but that’s not what these kids need,” Salinas said. “They really just need the language of what they are feeling. We are constantly talking them through emotions and feelings and social situations.”

This approach reflects one of the school’s ultimate goals: to be a shame free place that does not rely on punishment.

“They don’t respond to punishment well because they internalize that. It’s basically a difference between guilt and shame,” Brown said. “Guilt is’ I’ve done something bad, I need to fix it’ and shame is ‘I’ve done something bad, I am bad.’”

Salinas said her time at UH has been instrumental to founding the Journey School and the approach it follows.

“For me, community is important and UH has that service environment. Any time I’ve talked to anybody — professors or fellow students about either what they’re doing or what I’m doing, it’s always met with support,” Salinas said.

Salinas said she hopes her school and its one of a kind approach will eventually become a learning model for others to gain the skills to be able to help students that fit this demographic, adding that she would like to increase community involvement by working toward recruiting student teachers from UH. “We are a small group of people, we are a small school, so there’s only so much we can do to impact the greater good," Salinas said. "But if we can have a program through UH or another university we are able to help people that are going into classrooms to develop those skills, that’s going to really help impact more populations of students.”

With high hopes for the future, Salinas said she is ready for the days to come and cannot wait to expand her reach.

“When I got into this environment where you’re not only meeting the academic needs but also the social and emotional needs of a child, you’re there to completely wrap yourself around that child — I couldn’t say no to that. It has really opened my mind as an educator and as a person.” news@thedailycougar.com

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Student Center celebrates first birthday In celebration of the Student Center's one year anniversary, several events and discounts will be available Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m..

SC South - Basement Floor: The Game Room will house a drawing to win a Play Station 4 Star Wars Bundle.

In addition, students will also have the opportunity to bowl, play table tennis and enjoy billiards for $1 from 9 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.

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SC South - Second floor: At the Bayou City Room, students can get customizable mini-license plates. At the Heights Room, students can capture the moment using a photo booth sponsored by the Center for Student Media. In addition, students can divulge in Food Demo sponsored by the Council of Ethnic Organizations. At the Houston Room, students can obtain a free t-shirt using their Cougar Card. At the Multipurpose Room, a DJ will perform while students enjoy large board games and free journals.

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Houston Rodeo needs newer faces

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veryone who's lived in Houston long enough knows that every year when March comes around, it's time to get out your boots and get your rodeo on over at NRG Stadium. It's almost tradition that every year, we go enjoy amazing barbecue, ride the ferris wheel and stuff our faces with funnel cake and fried Oreos. Then the night ends by seeing a performance by one of our favorite artists.

But this year, the world's largest indoor rodeo doesn't seem that much more exciting then last year. Last week Rodeo Houston announced its concert lineup, and there are almost too many familiar faces. From Pitbull to Brad Paisley, we get that sticking with the same people is a safe choice, but these are artists we've seen more than once.

We want some big new faces.

Most of the bands in this year's lineup have made more than two appearances in the past five years, with this year being Brad Paisley's 10th appearance for Rodeo Houston. Jason Derulo is a good addition, but in 2015 we had John Legend and in

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2014 both Usher and Maroon 5.

Now understandably the artists are meant to lean more toward country artists, and with Keith Urban and Luke Bryan coming, the country is covered

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pretty well. But this will be Urban's sixth Rodeo appearance and Luke Bryan's fifth in a row.

Every year there is meant to be an artist from every major genre: rock, country, R&B/ hip-hop and pop. This year all that's covered is one R&B singer, Jason Derulo, a truckload of country artists and then Kid Rock who fringes more on the southern-rock side then actual rock and roll. Last year Fall Out Boy came, bringing in more of a younger audience and covering that alternative rock area. Is Kid Rock really the only rock artist

covering that genre this time around?

In 2014 REO Speedwagon showed up and the year before that Styx.

There has consistently been a top 20 Billboard artist every year, but this year the only top artists lay in the country category.

We expect every year to at least try to outperform the last.

Hopefully 2017 will be a bigger year for the Rodeo Houston concerts.

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All this political rhetoric is sounding familiar KEN LEVIN

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e are in a presidential election year, and though all presidential elections are special, this one is unique. Many of these candidates, like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, are unique in the number of new voters they are bringing out.

Whenever I come across these new voters, I always ask them one question for which I generally get the same answer from both camps: “If your candidate doesn’t win the nomination, who KEN will you vote LEVIN for?”

OPINION They usually COLUMNIST tell me that if their candidate doesn’t win, they "ain’t gonna vote!”

Back when I was young, two political parties emerged on the world scene. One was led by a man named Adolph Hitler and the other was Benito Mussolini.

These two men came to

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power by telling half-truths, using deceitful rhetoric on their people and gathering the less-educated demographic in their countries who had feelings of hopelessness and of not being part of the system.

Hitler eventually had his people gathering while wearing

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distinctive black shirts, and Mussolini had his people wearing brown shirts.

So, what color shirt will you wear?

Today, we have a phenomenon called Donald Trump. He preaches prejudice against whole groups of people just as

the eventual dictators of the 1930s did. He tells of the danger of the Hispanics “pouring across our southern border” when actually, according to the Pew Research Center, immigration is statistically way down.

He speaks of protecting us from an entire religion, Islam,

when our problem is with radicals of all religions. And what is the demographic of his followers? Persons with a high school diploma or less who feel deprived. Look at the ethnicity of his crowds — they're pure white.

One of our major problems is a great lack of knowledge by the greater part of our population of the real history of our nation and the potential actual ramifications of their actions.

This year, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are doing much to bring potentially new voters into their respective political parties. If these new people actually vote and caucus, this will be good for our democracy.

But we know that the average American voter is lazy, so we do not know if these new people will show up to actually vote.

Please vote this year. But do so after collecting information and becoming knowledgeable.

Then you can vote with your mind and your heart.

Opinion columnist Ken Levin is a political science senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

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The Academy Awards do not dictate artistic quality

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ver half a century ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech that continues to echo. Segregation no longer remains, to the naked eye, that is.

Instead, traces remain, showing us how much more work still must be done to bring about true KRISHNA NARRA equality.

OPINION History was COLUMNIST once again repeated by The Academy despite the viral 2015 #OscarsSoWhite hash tag.

Regardless of the backlash and criticism, the same problem remains.

The demographic of the Oscar votes, being 94 percent white and 76 percent male, seems to override the voice of artists who do not fall in the same category.

“Change is not coming as fast as we like,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Issacs. “We need to do more and better and more quickly.”

Despite the fact that movies like "Straight Out of Compton" and "Creed" garnered the hearts of many, as proven by the box office, The Academy is

seemingly unimpressed based on the number of nominations these films received. Even more noteworthy was how those who contributed to these projects that earned the major Academy nominations were also white and male.

UCLA’s 2015 Hollywood Diversity Report noted how 94 percent of the film studio heads were white, while 100 percent were male.

Based on these statistics, it is no surprise that such is the outcome the Film Industry.

As someone who religiously watches the Academy Awards every year, I have nothing but the utmost respect for those who win or get nominated.

It is time that we learn to accept the current situation as it is. Let it motivate us to work even harder to chase our dreams.

As a minority who dreamed of becoming an artist, I understand the unique hardships that stand before us.

Most of us endure the heavy concern and criticism from friends and family while pursuing a seemingly unrealistic dream. On top of that, the success stories presented to instill confidence in us are highly minimal.

When we look out in the real world, it may seem as if our

Not a single non-white actor is nominated in any of the best acting categories | Illustration by Tamor Khan/The Cougar

ethnic background, gender or even sexual orientation only hinder our ability to succeed.

That is why we must look within ourselves for the validation we need. Even though

lack of diversity is a problem, the enemy does not lie in the Academy Award voters, the film studio heads, or even those who refuse to support us.

It lies within us.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, actress Jada Pinkett Smith released a Facebook video. In it, she said “begging for acknowledgment diminishes dignity, and it diminishes power.”

That only means we must learn to provide ourselves with the acknowledgment and credibility we need to continue treading along the path of an artist, regardless of what the outcome may be.

“You have to detach yourself from the result,” actress Constance Wu said. Following that motto, she won the leading role in Fresh off the Boat and was nominated for the 2016 Critic’s Choice Television Award.

The approval of our family members, society and those who award us is not something we can control. The only thing we can control is the work we do and how much effort we put into it. Our focus, as artists, must remain solely on the creation rather than the reception.

Opinion columnist Krishna Narra is a marketing senior and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com

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In defense of students who record class with phones

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tudents of perfectly sound state of body and mind who record lectures with their phones are being treated unfairly by professors. These students with their phones, or “phonies,” deserve a certain amount of respect that other students should not receive.

Just because they do not have any physical obstacle to writing notes down does not mean they should not be able to record a SAMUEL PICHOWSKY lecture. Asking OPINION a professor on COLUMNIST the first day of class if the student is permitted to record a lecture takes courage.

This leads to the first misconception of phonies: They do not

pay attention to anything during lecture.

Professors assume that the phony student can sit back and relax while his or her phone does the learning. That is simply not true. There are several obstacles to achieving true relaxation during lecture, and phony students are more aware of this than students who write down their notes with pens or pencils like barbarians.

These obstacles include the recording session itself.

“I’m almost always focused on messages or the internet on my phone while I try to record a lecture,” said political science freshman Saul Hardington.

“People assume I can just relax while everyone else does their work, but that is simply not true.

This is discriminatory.”

The second misconception of phonies is also the most popular one: They will not participate during lecture. Why is it that

Students shouldn't be chastised just for having their phones out. | Justin Cross/The Cougar

phony students have to constantly reassure professors that they will participate during lectures while they record them?

“I always have to tell a professor that they don’t have to worry about me not participating, and I have no idea why they won’t believe me,” said marine biology

freshman Albert Herring. “It gets even worse after I ask them if attendance is mandatory for every lecture. They just don’t take me seriously after these simple and reasonable questions.”

The third misconception of phonies is the most stinging: students who record lectures do not

appreciate other students. Whenever a student asks if they can record a lecture they are always questioned on why they think it would be fair in comparison to the other students writing their notes down on paper.

“Why is it that I have to feel obligated to consider other students’ needs in the classroom?" said physical therapy freshman Harold Armstrong. “They don’t understand that it’s hard for me to keep up with the teacher talking.”

Theses students work just as hard as any other student. They have to listen to these lectures later on while they are supposed to work on another class’ work.

These students deserve just as much attention as their phones do in class.

Opinion columnist Samuel Pichowsky is a political science sophomore and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com

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When Cougar fans come into Hofheinz Pavilion, they should expect to see three-point shots raining in from all over the court.

Head coach Kelvin Sampson has shooters at every position, but if fans started to wonder who could possibly be the best shooter on the team, one player always comes to mind: sophomore guard Wes VanBeck.

VanBeck grew up in Houston and started playing basketball at a young age. His childhood days were filled with basketball memories. Like many '90s kids, his career started on a plastic kiddie hoop. Of course, he progressed to more competitive ball.

“I was shooting on those play goals ever since I could walk,” VanBeck said. “Organized basketball, my first year was in the fourth grade in a little referee league where my dad coached me. My dad taught me a lot in basketball. (He) taught me how to play the game, how to play hard and how to shoot.”

VanBeck credits his father as the person who placed the love of basketball into his life, bond-

Sophomore guard Wes VanBeck may not play much, but high praise from his coach speak to more levels to his game. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

ing with him over the game.

“I went to some camps where they work on your shot, but the

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most influential would have to be my dad,” VanBeck said. “If my shot wasn’t falling, he would just

say one or two words. I’d fix it, then it would go in. I was always amazed how he could come in the gym without shooting for months and just make shots.”

VanBeck graduated from Westside High School in Houston, where he played basketball.

VanBeck had a successful career, as he was selected as the team’s offensive player of the year as well as being selected as an HABC All-star player. He also played for AAU basketball with T.J. Ford Elite.

“I had a good high school (career)...My junior year we ended up going undefeated in district." VanBeck said. "That was probably our best team that year. And my senior year we lost one district game."

His time with T.J. Ford aided him in his attempt to walk-on the Cougar basketball team.

“I didn’t even know who (VanBeck) was until T.J. Ford called me,” Sampson said. “I said ‘T.J., I’m looking for a good walk-on.

I’m not looking for someone that wants to come in here and think he’s going to beat everybody out.”

As a member of the Cougars, VanBeck has proven that he

is more than just a walk-on.

In a year and a half, VanBeck has become a fan favorite. The crowd explodes when he checks in to the game.

His teammates truly believe in the hype.

"He’s the better shooter on the team, and he never has a bad day," Junior forward Danrad Knowles said. "He’s efficient, he doesn’t miss. He makes you work, he makes you work hard.”

Sampson believes they found a diamond in the rough.

“We got lucky with Wes,” Sampson said. “He’s (like) a scholarship player. He’s more than that.

He also knows, while he may not be the most prolific players in terms of stats or minutes, VanBeck has had a huge impact on this team.

“One of the best things to happen to our program since I’ve been here is when Wes VanBeck decided to walk on and be a part of this program,” Sampson said. “He makes guys better, he exposes guys… If Wes stays here until he’s a senior, he will be on scholarship. He’s earned it.” sports@thedailycougar.com

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Head coach Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars' men's basketball team is off to a strong start this season, with a 13-4 record overall and a 3-2 mark in conference play. | Justin Tijerina/The Cougar

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Men's season off on the right foot, with potential for a lot more success Head coach Kelvin Sampson has UH playing better than they have in the past few seasons thanks to recently-added talent SHARDANNA JONES

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After a 13-19 season last year, the Cougars matched that win total in 16 fewer games this season. | Justin Cross/The Cougar

After starting the season off hotter than before, the men’s basketball team is looking to prove itself actual contenders as it enters American Athletic Conference play.

With 13 wins under its belt, including Louisiana State University and conference rivals Temple University, Houston has shown it isn't just a product of easy scheduling.

Although fifth in the AAC after winning three of its five conference matchups, there are 12 games remaining to play, and from the perspective of opposing teams, Houston is still viewed as an automatic win on their schedules.

Still evolving, the Cougars have potential to change their opponents' opinion along the way—it’s just a matter of them going out and competing.

They have depth, their greatest value, big guys to place in the post, which they lacked

in previous seasons, two true point guards, both of which have starting potential, and they have scorers.

Sophomore combo guard Rob Gray Jr., a transfer from Howard Junior College, emerged as a seemingly overnight success for the Cougars after being placed into the starting lineup because of an injury to senior guard LeRon Barnes. Gray leads the AAC in scoring with 17.7 points per game.

The Cougars are out-rebounding their opponents, led by junior guard Damyean Dotson, who continues to be a driving force for the Cougars. Dotson, a transferred from the University of Oregon, brings a different spark to the program, averaging 11.6 points per game and ranking in the top 10 in the AAC in rebounding.

Point guards Ronnie Johnson and Galen Robinson Jr. bring talent, energy and a breath of fresh air to Houston fans who watched the Cougars battle a large part of last season without

a true point guard. Although Robinson is the starter, Johnson brings talent and skill, while Robinson plays hard with great energy.

The Cougars have elevated their game since November, growing into a better team altogether.

With their depth solidifying them into a more stable team, the Cougars, who are 10-1 inside Hofheinz Pavilion, must continue to improve defensively and carry that energy on the road to win against the better teams in the AAC. Its record says that its a pretty good team, which is true.

However, its a good team that has only been together for 18 months and will probably still be a step behind teams whose coaches have had more time to build the program.

It’s all a part of developing. One thing is certain: the Cougars are headed in the right direction. sports@thedailycougar.com

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Cougars look to bounce back after bad start to season EFREN DIOSDADO

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Houston’s tennis team is expected to perform well this season after ranking as high as No. 29 last season and earning a berth in the NCAA Championships First Round.

The Cougars put up 18 wins in a row last season before losing to Tulsa, 4-3, in the final round of the American Athletic Tournament.

Houston entered the 2016 season No. 38 in the initial Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.

Junior Despoina Vogasari finished the fall season with a 10-3 record. She went 3-0 at the Rice Invitational and was scheduled to play in the top flight finals before bad weather cancelled the last day of singles.

Vogasari enters the spring season as No. 34 in the Women’s National Singles Rankings.

Vogasari and junior Tina Rupert got a doubles victory

against No. 36 Arkansas as they defeated Makenzie Craft and Flavia Araujo 6-4.

In the singles competition, Vogasari defeated Shannon Hudson, 6-4, in the first set before losing set two 2-6.

Vogasari won the tie breaker 10-7, improving her record to 66-20.

Although the Cougars didn’t start off 2016 with a win there’s no doubt the team has potential with junior Despoina Vogasari and seniors Maria Cardenas and Rocio Martin leading.

Head coach Courtney Steinbock acknowledges her team needs to make some adjustments and is positive that they will make the changes as they move forward.

“It obviously wasn’t the result we were looking for, but it was good to get back out on court and see everyone play finally,” Steinbock said in a news release.

“We have a lot to work on, but I’m confident this team will bounce back and continue to

Head coach Courtney Steinbock will relie heavily on the experience of veterans like Despoina Vogasari, Maria Cardenas, Rocio Martin and Mina Markovic, above, this season. | File photo/The Cougar

improve and grow.”

There’s no doubt Steinbock has some pretty big shoes to fill as a first year head coach as the expectations are high for Hous-

ton after last season’s success.

We’ll see what kind of adjustments Houston makes when they play Texas Christian University at the ITA Kick-off Weekend

in Fort Worth this Friday before beginning their spring season in Wisconsin on Jan. 29. sports@thedailycougar.com

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New additions to Cougars' roster likely to impress

Junior pitcher Andrew Lantrip had a 9-3 record in the 2015 season, with a 2.62 earned run average, collecting 115 strikeouts in 113.1 innings pitched. | File photo/The Cougar

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It’s a clean slate for the Cougar baseball team as they get ready for the season with promising

prospects stepping onto Cougar Field for the first time.

With the disappointing finish at the 2015 NCAA Houston Regional behind them, the

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The offseason proved to be eventful as Houston managed to get some good prospects.

Houston’s pitching staff consists of sophomore Seth Romero and junior Andrew Lantrip, however, the pitching rotation will be a treat to watch this season as the Cougars signed three pitchers — a left-hander in Tanner Lawson and two righties, Mitch Ullom and Nolan Bond.

Lawson pitched a perfect game in his freshman year and a no hitter in his sophomore year of high school, while Bond was ranked 35th in Texas. Ullom doesn’t fall far behind as former Co-Player of the Year and an All-District MVP. But if the rotation isn’t enough to warrant your attention, then UH’s freshman catcher Joe Davis will be sure to impress.

Davis was ranked second in the state and sixth in the nation in his position. His hitting prowess is impressive as well, as he led Texas in home runs and won

the 2014 Area Code Home Run Derby.

The Cougars also managed to land some players that are multi-sport athletes, including Wendell Champion was a starting running back at St. Thomas High School.

Wendell’s running back past will give the Cougars an advantage on the base path.

Although the new prospects will face the challenge of transitioning from the high-school level to college, they’re sure to be solid additions to Todd Whitting’s squad.

It’ll still be an interesting season as the new prospects can showcase their skills that earned them their accolades and improve under the watchful eye of Whitting. sports@thedailycougar.com

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