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Students in the Partnership for the Advance-ment and Immersion of Refugees program have been hard at work helping refugee children adapt to a new life in America.

“The only thing they have contact with is a school environment and other American kids,” said senior Cecilia Cai, the chapter’s president. “But they tend to stay with kids who speak their own language so it’s hard to get them to open up.

PAIR is here to fi ll that gap.” In 2010, Cai joined Rice University’s nonprofi t

refugee service organization as an after-school community volunteer. But after a few months at the Rice chapter, she wanted to bring the program to her own school.

That fall, Cai and her friends established the UH chapter of PAIR, and have been providing academic and socially enriching activities to refugee students at Las Americas Middle School in HISD ever since.

Twice a week, volunteers mentor, teach and play games with students at Las Americas, a school exclusive to recent immigrants. The program, known as Global Learners, is for middle school students and is one of three PAIR

programs available to Houston’s young refugees. “Many of these children have experienced

disrupted education,” said board president Renee Stern. “Some refugee camps are well-organized and provide education, but some don’t have schools.”

Global Learners Las Americas is host to over 40 kids whose families have fl ed persecution and poverty in their native countries and come to Houston in search of social tolerance and economic opportunities. From the largest to smallest demographics, students come from Iraq, Eritrea, a range of other African countries and Burma. At only 11 to 14 years old, most of

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With the recent addition of an undergraduate interior architecture program, students enrolled in the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture have another way to master their craft as they pursue a degree.

Serving as director of the newly-established program is Gregory Marinic, a former instructor at

Pratt Institute. The head of a self-established architectural

design team known as Arquipelago, Marinic said he believes the interior architecture program uti-lizes multiple skills pertaining to architecture, such as decorative arts and the preservation of historic buildings.

While access to these abilities requires knowl-edge and attention to detail, Marinic emphasizes the importance of cohesiveness in all projects, a key concept that serves as a component of many successfully completed interior designs.

“Interior architects must acquire a broad awareness that considers the social, spatial,

structural and performance opportunities of intervening within existing buildings,” Marinic said. “Students will participate in studios that will enrich the experience by connecting them with the real-world collaboration that is inherent to the design disciplines.”

The studios have a wide scope, fi lled with every tool that architects and designers will need in order to bring their projects to life. Students will be able to get hands-on with materials and will use digital media for their research as they build models.

Degree program aims to teach students to use a cohesive skill set

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Student work to be featured at Undergraduate Research Day

More than 100 research projects conducted by undergraduates from UH and the Summer Undergradu-ate Research Fellowship program will be on display at Undergraduate Research Day 2011 Thursday in the Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Library.

“This event honors the out-standing work of our undergradu-ate researchers. These students make real contributions to their fi eld of study just a few years into their education,” Karen Weber, director of the UH Offi ce of Under-graduate Research, said in a recent press release.

The event starts at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

— Jennifer Postel

HEALTH

Well Woman Extravaganza to provide information at seminarThe Collegiate Cancer Council, Changing Communities Movement Foundation and other student health organizations will host the 3rd Annual Well Woman Extravaganza from 2 - 6 p.m. Thursday at the University Center’s Houston Room.

The Extravaganza, open to all students, faculty and staff, gives the community access to information about various health and wellness issues. A panel of health profession-als will answer questions, and there will be free health screenings, music, raffl es and door prizes. The fi rst 100 people to be screened will receive free dinner.

For more information, contact Meisha Brown at [email protected].

— Zahra Ahmed

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Award winning designer to speak at architecture lecture

Lisa Krohn, creative director of brand and design practice Krohn Design, will give a lecture titled “The Ten Commandments of Design” from 6 - 7 p.m. Thursday in the Ger-ald D. Hines College of Architecture Theater, Room 150.

Krohn, who earned a Fulbright Fellowship to work with designer Mario Bellini in Italy, has had her award-winning designs featured in museums around the country, including the San Francisco and New York Museums of Modern Art.

The event is free and open to the public. Call (713) 743-2400 for more information.

— Michelle Casas

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On Oct. 16, 2007, University of South Florida Provost Renu Khator was unanimously approved as the sole fi nalist in the search for the next president and chancellor of UH. Khator was confi rmed for the posi-tion at a Board of Reents meeting on Nov. 5, 2007.

On Oct. 13, 1994, Houston SWAT team offi cers shot and killed 20-year-old Derrick Barnes after a 10-hour standoff at an apartment adjacent to TSU. Barnes held police at bay with a semi-automatic pistol to his head, as he occasionally fi red shots indiscriminately into the air.

Important EventsOn Oct. 13, 1912, Teddy

Roosevelt was shot while giving a speech during his Bull Moose Party campaign.

He continued to speak, unaware that the bullet had hit him until a hole in his overcoat was pointed out to him.

The attempt on his life effec-tively halted his campaign.

On Oct. 12, 2010, the rescue of 33 trapped miners in Chili began with Florencio Avalos.

The miners had been trapped for more than two months, and had supplies delivered through a hole smaller than one foot across.

On Oct. 13, 1792, the first edi-tion of the Farmer’s Almanac was published.

BIRTHDAYS

Oct. 12, 1968 Hugh Jackman Oct . 13, 1925 Margret Thatcher Oct. 13, 1941 Paul SimonOct. 13, 1947 Sammy HagarOct. 9, 1940 John Lennon

DEATHS

Oct. 12, 1997 John DenverOct. 13, 1974 Ed SullivanOct. 14, 1977 Bing CrosbyOct. 16, 1793 Mary AntoinetteOct. 17, 1979 John Stuart

Fun FactsOn Oct. 12, 1978, Sid Vicious

was charged for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. After being released on bail, Vicious killed himself. There remains controversy over the charge and the suicide.

On Oct. 12, 1933, John Dillinger escaped from jail. He proceeded to rob several banks before eventually being shot and killed by the FBI.

On Oct. 14, 1980, Bob Marley played his last concert.

On Oct. 14, 1982, President Ron-ald Reagan began his war on drugs.

On Oct. 14, 1979, Wayne Gretzky scored his fi rst NHL goal. He went on to command the highest career goals, a record which still stands today.






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This weekly article aims to show that historical events are comparable with events transpiring today; however, there will be interesting events and fun facts as well. In addition, I will be delving into the historical goings on at the University of Houston. I hope you enjoy it — If you have any suggestions or events that you would like to share, don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

— Zach Boudreaux

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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

On Oct. 16, 2007, University of South Florida Provost Renu Khator was unanimously approved as the sole fi nalist in the search for the next president and chancellor of UH. Khator was confi rmed for the posi-tion at a Board of Reents meeting on Nov. 5, 2007.

On Oct. 13, 1994, Houston SWAT team offi cers shot and killed 20-year-old Derrick Barnes after a 10-hour standoff at an apartment adjacent to TSU. Barnes held police at bay with a semi-automatic pistol to his head, as he occasionally fi red shots indiscriminately into the air.

Important EventsOn Oct. 13, 1912, Teddy

Roosevelt was shot while giving a speech during his Bull Moose Party campaign.

He continued to speak, unaware that the bullet had hit him until a hole in his overcoat was pointed out to him.

The attempt on his life effec-tively halted his campaign.

On Oct. 12, 2010, the rescue of 33 trapped miners in Chili began with Florencio Avalos.

The miners had been trapped for more than two months, and had supplies delivered through a hole smaller than one foot across.

On Oct. 13, 1792, the first edi-tion of the Farmer’s Almanac was published.

BIRTHDAYS

Oct. 12, 1968 Hugh Jackman Oct . 13, 1925 Margret Thatcher Oct. 13, 1941 Paul SimonOct. 13, 1947 Sammy HagarOct. 9, 1940 John Lennon

DEATHS

Oct. 12, 1997 John DenverOct. 13, 1974 Ed SullivanOct. 14, 1977 Bing CrosbyOct. 16, 1793 Mary AntoinetteOct. 17, 1979 John Stuart

Fun FactsOn Oct. 12, 1978, Sid Vicious

was charged for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. After being released on bail, Vicious killed himself. There remains controversy over the charge and the suicide.

On Oct. 12, 1933, John Dillinger escaped from jail. He proceeded to rob several banks before eventually being shot and killed by the FBI.

On Oct. 14, 1980, Bob Marley played his last concert.

On Oct. 14, 1982, President Ron-ald Reagan began his war on drugs.

On Oct. 14, 1979, Wayne Gretzky scored his fi rst NHL goal. He went on to command the highest career goals, a record which still stands today.






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The Daily Cougar OPINION Wednesday, October !", "#!! ! 3

W all Street is occupied, but the roads from Lower Manhattan to Washington, D.C., are not. Firemen huddle with homemade signs,

stapling calls of distress in Sharpie and Crayola, as the newlyweds strum folk songs in their tents. Housewives manage the makeshift library while house cleaners distribute coffee. Sprinkled across the grass are the uni-versity students, noses hidden behind cell phones, with

Macbooks in their laps. News conglomerates attempting

to confi ne the Occupy movement to a single demographic have been

unsuccessful, because their aim is too narrow. Despite the youthful advances of these protestors, their frustra-tion is universal. Few have prospered from the wealth consolidation of the Tea Party and the upper sector of the country, so many have joined the conversations gaining steam across the country.

What they’re asking for, who is leading them and when they will be satisfi ed are shifting variables, but this openness serves as a bigger banner than any concrete doctrine.

Those seeing no reason for protest probably haven’t asked. Any participant would be more than happy to tell you exactly why they’re occupying. The only true surprise

should be the variety of responses. Nannies and liquor store owners chat side by side, taking turns at expressing their inability to fi eld steady jobs. Google consultants and circus performers swap cigarettes as they point to the increasing ranks of the poor, citing extreme fi nancial inequality as the catalyst of a permanent underclass. Undergraduate and graduate students alike mill at make-shift performances in Zuccotti Park, but they’re quick to tell you that the jobless rates for students under 25 is sit-ting just under 10 percent, while the rate for high school graduates nears 22 percent. The fact that our society has grown comfortable enough with these gaps to the point that many accept them should be reason enough for a major protest, but there are more than enough contribut-ing factors to punctuate the gesture.

All major political movements begin faceless and spontaneous. Martin Luther King, Jr., did not material-ize at the crack of the fi rst civil rights shot. It took time for Gandhi to hone the methods of civil disobedience that came to characterize the movement for Indian independence. If the 21st century has shown us anything, it’s that our interconnectedness allows for many faces to be seen in the same light. Having accepted this notion in the workplace, on television and over the Internet, should we expect the fi rst major protest of the century to be any different?

As it turns out, the same parties asking when these protests will end are in direct control of its extension. The job of a protestor, as fate would have it, is to protest. A legislature that fails to fulfi ll its obligations has no right to haggle the people for fulfi lling theirs. In this way, it’s plausible that neither group has been keeping tabs on the other for the past few years, but this is where the difference lies: Occupy Wall Street has shown that we are ready to try.

So the men and women of New York, Seattle, Chicago and Houston will continue to mill about. They’ll chant their chants and sip lattes as their coat and tie counter-parts pass them on their way to work. They’ll sing songs and tweet about the weather, crowding under umbrellas in the afternoon and blankets in the night. The back-grounds are diverse, and the reasons for participating are even more so, but this gathering has painted as poignant a picture of the American community as any we’ve seen. They are upset and would like to see change.

But it’s no rush. They’ve got all day.

Bryan Washington is a sociology freshman and may be reached at [email protected].

The Occupiers

Occupy Houston will continue making its presence felt downtown this Saturday during Energy Day, an o! cial City of Houston event that “celebrates the importance of energy in our lives,” according to the Energy Day website. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

Occupy Houston announed on Tuesday that they have moved their occupying space from Eleanor Tinsley Park to Hermann Square Plaza outside of City Hall at 901 Bagby St. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

The Occupy Houston move-ment o! cially began on Oct. 6. There are now " ve other Occu-py movements in Texas: Dallas, Austin, McAllen, San Antonio and El Paso. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar

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STAFF EDITORIAL

T he FBI and DEA thwarted a terrorist plot that included the assassination of Adel Al-Jubeir, the

Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US, and bombings of the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tues-day that the attack was planned by Iran and that the US “is committed to holding Iran accountable for its actions,” according to ABC News.

First and foremost, it is good to know that, despite the current stalemate between the executive and legislative branches, parts of our government are still doing their job. But what hap-pens next?

Offi cials from President Barack Obama’s admin-istration said they do not plan to take military action against Iran, and they do not have evidence to suggest Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had anything to do with the assassination plans.

Four of the fi ve people the U.S. Treasury Depart-ment announced sanctions on, however, are senior Quds Force offi cers, which is a special unit of Iran’s Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and reports directly to Khamenei.

Ahmadinejad has accused the US of fabricating the plot.

Regardless of who is to blame, this is not encouraging for the US. Obviously, the FBI and DEA have a handle on this, as they knew of the plot since June, but it causes concern for what schemes might be hatched in the future. The way in which the potential assassin was found out is worrisome.

An Iranian-American man from Corpus Christi by the name of Manssor Arbabsiar approached a DEA informant he thought to be a member of a Mexican drug cartel for help with the assassination plot.

This speaks volumes about the handling of terrorism, but also our border control. Arbabsiar approached the DEA informant thinking he was a cartel member. What good reasons can there be behind that? Finding him to be the planned assas-sin was something of a fl uke.

Foiled Iranian terror plot raises troubling questions

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A side from core classes introduc-ing students to college, there are few resources that give students a

taste for all majors. It should be no won-der that students in certain disciplines know little about their polar opposite.

Case and point: Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences.

“It’s an argument that’s made by all kinds of people: which is the better fl avor of ice cream?” Chemistry professor Simon Bott said.

The University of Houston contains a plethora of colleges and departments, giving students plenty of fl avors to choose from. Excluding Business, Education, and Technology, there are two veins that branch out at UH: the College of Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS).

Without a doubt, there are several mis-conceptions students have for the two.

The fi rst misconception is that NSM majors have better chances of getting a job.

“It is the case that the major you choose determines what type of job you get,” Eco-nomics professor Scott Imbermann said. “Employers want to hire people who have training in the business they’re doing.”

Imbermann points out that job prospects are better for students learning technical and math centered majors, but that grouping all CLASS and NSM majors blindly ignored the variations in the indi-vidual departments.

NSM majors, however, are not guaran-teed work in a bad economy.

“It doesn’t really matter what your major is right now because there aren’t jobs, new ones aren’t being created, and no one is retiring,” Biology professor Donna Pattison said. “A lot of students come back to my offi ce after graduating. They hadn’t

planned to go on to medical school, clinical professions, or graduate school, they’re not fi nding positions and they’re saying ‘help, where do I even look?’”

The second misconception stems from the fact that more students are enrolled in CLASS than NSM. If math is diffi cult, then NSM classes are diffi cult. Therefore, less skilled students choose CLASS majors.

“That’s because there’s this societal thing that equates intelligence with the ability to solve math problems,” Bott said. “Give

me a quick and dirty way on how to tell if someone is more intelligent than someone else, in a lot of cases it’s the obvious ‘solve a math problem’.”

But this does not mean CLASS doesn’t involve science and math. Economics majors still get their daily dose of numbers, and political science students chew through as many research journals as anyone else.

“(CLASS) has its own methods and standards for its research. The questions being asked are so different,” Pattison said. “It’s hard to have controls when what you are studying are human beings. They’re not mice.”

According to the UH website there are roughly 16 departments in CLASS and 6 departments in NSM. As a result, approxi-mately 10,000 students are in CLASS, and almost 5,000 students are in NSM.

“Where is kinesiology housed? It’s not under NSM, but that major requires a lot of

science background. Our biotech program is under the college of technology, it’s not under the NSM umbrella,” Pattison said. “The nutrition majors, the kinesiology majors, these students take a lot of science classes, but they’re not counting towards our NSM numbers.”

The third misconception: Critical think-ing skills, the ability to analyze and evaluate both creatively and methodically, belongs only to CLASS majors.

“Liberal Arts and Social Sciences give you critical thinking skills, but it’s not like the other sciences don’t,” Imbermann said. “No one major has the monopoly on providing critical thinking.”

Still, there are opinions that critical thinking skills are exclusive to NSM and not CLASS.

“You tend to think of natural sciences as more critical thinking because you have problems that you have to solve your way through,” Bott said. “But the more ways you can approach a problem, the better educated you are.”

According to Pattison, the size of a class determines the instructors ability to teach critical thinking that exceeds the content of the class.

“It’s not a skill specifi c to either,” Pattison said. “If you have to give scantron exams because you have 500 people looking at you in the lecture hall, it’s hard to design an exam to cater to critical thinking skills.”

Majors exist in both CLASS and NSM that can give students money, prestige and gratifi cation. Don’t choose an ice cream fl avor based on the general opinion.

“Different types of people are attracted to different types of subjects. For me, chem-istry and math were great,” Bott said. “I don’t think liberal arts needs to be perceived as better or worse, it’s different.”

David Haydon is a political science senior and may be reached at [email protected].

A matter of tasteCLASS and NSM majors are equal, just attracted to di$ erent % elds

R aise a glass to Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Their new documentary “Prohibition” aired on PBS last

week and was widely watched and criti-cally acclaimed. Burns has been an institution in the historical docu-mentary fi eld since his ground-breaking work in “The Civil War.” He is one of the most visible chroniclers of American history. This time, Burns

has taken on the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale of intoxicating bever-ages in 1920, and the cut-throat politics surrounding its ratifi cation and later repeal. In reality, prohibition was all about politics.

Through skilled political manipulation, Temperance brought together a hodge-podge of Americans with different values. It stirred anti-immigrant sentiments and targeted saloons frequented by immigrants and the poor – a tactic that brought them the support of Southern Democrats and the Ku Klux Klan. Yet, Frederick Douglass also supported prohibition, believing that alcohol contributed to discrimination. Feminists came to the Temperance move-ment early, believing Prohibition could help

to end spousal and child abuse. Business owners believed alcohol lowered worker productivity, and socialists believed it paci-fi ed the worker. Together, the efforts of these unlikely bedfellows saw, not only the ratifi -cation of the 18th Amendment, but also the birth of the modern political machine.

The Anti-Saloon League, under the leadership of Wayne Wheeler, was the fi rst political action group to have offi ces and a full-time staff. Wheeler is even credited with the invention of pressure politics, or “Wheelerism.” Hundreds of telegraphs from non-existent or uninvolved citizens fl ooded congressional offi ces. Politicians that stood against the “drys” were politically blacklisted and smeared.

The temperance movement was undis-turbed by the deception and intimidation perpetrated by Wheeler and his ilk, believ-ing it was all for the greater good. “Dry” forces were realized as one of the most effective political smear campaigns in his-tory against “wet” presidential candidate Al Smith, largely attacking his religious beliefs as a Catholic.

In the words of Mark Twain, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” Today, we see the legacy of the Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition everywhere in politics. Single-issue political action

committees, smear campaigns, irrational obfuscation and deceptive campaign prac-tices dominate the political landscape. The political machine born of Wayne Wheeler and the Anti-Saloon League is more well-tuned and well-funded than ever before, and is pulling strings on both sides of the aisle.

What we seem to have forgotten about this era is that the Temperance movement failed largely because of the absolutist con-victions of its proponents. Organized crime exploded all over the country, speakeasies sold liquor to children, and prohibition fostered a general ambivalence towards the law. Most Americans were disillusioned with Prohibition, though not all were willing to say so aloud. In the end, Herbert Hoover’s unwillingness to re-evaluate the law due to political pressure from the “drys” led to the growth of the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Repeal under Pauline Sabin, and later, the repeal.

It can be tempting to devote oneself to one ideal and to place it before all other considerations, but rarely does this sort of thought result in sane policy-making.

In response to Americans dying or becoming disabled as a result of drinking

GOP adopts Prohibitionist mentality

EmilyBrooks

BROOKS continues on page 5

DavidHaydon Majors exist in both

CLASS and NSM that can give students

money, prestige and grati! cation. Don’t choose an ice cream " avor based on the general opinion.”


STAFF EDITORIAL

T he FBI and DEA thwarted a terrorist plot that included the assassination of Adel Al-Jubeir, the

Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US, and bombings of the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tues-day that the attack was planned by Iran and that the US “is committed to holding Iran accountable for its actions,” according to ABC News.

First and foremost, it is good to know that, despite the current stalemate between the executive and legislative branches, parts of our government are still doing their job. But what hap-pens next?

Offi cials from President Barack Obama’s admin-istration said they do not plan to take military action against Iran, and they do not have evidence to suggest Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had anything to do with the assassination plans.

Four of the fi ve people the U.S. Treasury Depart-ment announced sanctions on, however, are senior Quds Force offi cers, which is a special unit of Iran’s Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and reports directly to Khamenei.

Ahmadinejad has accused the US of fabricating the plot.

Regardless of who is to blame, this is not encouraging for the US. Obviously, the FBI and DEA have a handle on this, as they knew of the plot since June, but it causes concern for what schemes might be hatched in the future. The way in which the potential assassin was found out is worrisome.

An Iranian-American man from Corpus Christi by the name of Manssor Arbabsiar approached a DEA informant he thought to be a member of a Mexican drug cartel for help with the assassination plot.

This speaks volumes about the handling of terrorism, but also our border control. Arbabsiar approached the DEA informant thinking he was a cartel member. What good reasons can there be behind that? Finding him to be the planned assas-sin was something of a fl uke.

Foiled Iranian terror plot raises troubling questions

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A side from core classes introduc-ing students to college, there are few resources that give students a

taste for all majors. It should be no won-der that students in certain disciplines know little about their polar opposite.

Case and point: Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences.

“It’s an argument that’s made by all kinds of people: which is the better fl avor of ice cream?” Chemistry professor Simon Bott said.

The University of Houston contains a plethora of colleges and departments, giving students plenty of fl avors to choose from. Excluding Business, Education, and Technology, there are two veins that branch out at UH: the College of Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS).

Without a doubt, there are several mis-conceptions students have for the two.

The fi rst misconception is that NSM majors have better chances of getting a job.

“It is the case that the major you choose determines what type of job you get,” Eco-nomics professor Scott Imbermann said. “Employers want to hire people who have training in the business they’re doing.”

Imbermann points out that job prospects are better for students learning technical and math centered majors, but that grouping all CLASS and NSM majors blindly ignored the variations in the indi-vidual departments.

NSM majors, however, are not guaran-teed work in a bad economy.

“It doesn’t really matter what your major is right now because there aren’t jobs, new ones aren’t being created, and no one is retiring,” Biology professor Donna Pattison said. “A lot of students come back to my offi ce after graduating. They hadn’t

planned to go on to medical school, clinical professions, or graduate school, they’re not fi nding positions and they’re saying ‘help, where do I even look?’”

The second misconception stems from the fact that more students are enrolled in CLASS than NSM. If math is diffi cult, then NSM classes are diffi cult. Therefore, less skilled students choose CLASS majors.

“That’s because there’s this societal thing that equates intelligence with the ability to solve math problems,” Bott said. “Give

me a quick and dirty way on how to tell if someone is more intelligent than someone else, in a lot of cases it’s the obvious ‘solve a math problem’.”

But this does not mean CLASS doesn’t involve science and math. Economics majors still get their daily dose of numbers, and political science students chew through as many research journals as anyone else.

“(CLASS) has its own methods and standards for its research. The questions being asked are so different,” Pattison said. “It’s hard to have controls when what you are studying are human beings. They’re not mice.”

According to the UH website there are roughly 16 departments in CLASS and 6 departments in NSM. As a result, approxi-mately 10,000 students are in CLASS, and almost 5,000 students are in NSM.

“Where is kinesiology housed? It’s not under NSM, but that major requires a lot of

science background. Our biotech program is under the college of technology, it’s not under the NSM umbrella,” Pattison said. “The nutrition majors, the kinesiology majors, these students take a lot of science classes, but they’re not counting towards our NSM numbers.”

The third misconception: Critical think-ing skills, the ability to analyze and evaluate both creatively and methodically, belongs only to CLASS majors.

“Liberal Arts and Social Sciences give you critical thinking skills, but it’s not like the other sciences don’t,” Imbermann said. “No one major has the monopoly on providing critical thinking.”

Still, there are opinions that critical thinking skills are exclusive to NSM and not CLASS.

“You tend to think of natural sciences as more critical thinking because you have problems that you have to solve your way through,” Bott said. “But the more ways you can approach a problem, the better educated you are.”

According to Pattison, the size of a class determines the instructors ability to teach critical thinking that exceeds the content of the class.

“It’s not a skill specifi c to either,” Pattison said. “If you have to give scantron exams because you have 500 people looking at you in the lecture hall, it’s hard to design an exam to cater to critical thinking skills.”

Majors exist in both CLASS and NSM that can give students money, prestige and gratifi cation. Don’t choose an ice cream fl avor based on the general opinion.

“Different types of people are attracted to different types of subjects. For me, chem-istry and math were great,” Bott said. “I don’t think liberal arts needs to be perceived as better or worse, it’s different.”

David Haydon is a political science senior and may be reached at [email protected].

A matter of tasteCLASS and NSM majors are equal, just attracted to di$ erent % elds

R aise a glass to Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Their new documentary “Prohibition” aired on PBS last

week and was widely watched and criti-cally acclaimed. Burns has been an institution in the historical docu-mentary fi eld since his ground-breaking work in “The Civil War.” He is one of the most visible chroniclers of American history. This time, Burns

has taken on the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the sale of intoxicating bever-ages in 1920, and the cut-throat politics surrounding its ratifi cation and later repeal. In reality, prohibition was all about politics.

Through skilled political manipulation, Temperance brought together a hodge-podge of Americans with different values. It stirred anti-immigrant sentiments and targeted saloons frequented by immigrants and the poor – a tactic that brought them the support of Southern Democrats and the Ku Klux Klan. Yet, Frederick Douglass also supported prohibition, believing that alcohol contributed to discrimination. Feminists came to the Temperance move-ment early, believing Prohibition could help

to end spousal and child abuse. Business owners believed alcohol lowered worker productivity, and socialists believed it paci-fi ed the worker. Together, the efforts of these unlikely bedfellows saw, not only the ratifi -cation of the 18th Amendment, but also the birth of the modern political machine.

The Anti-Saloon League, under the leadership of Wayne Wheeler, was the fi rst political action group to have offi ces and a full-time staff. Wheeler is even credited with the invention of pressure politics, or “Wheelerism.” Hundreds of telegraphs from non-existent or uninvolved citizens fl ooded congressional offi ces. Politicians that stood against the “drys” were politically blacklisted and smeared.

The temperance movement was undis-turbed by the deception and intimidation perpetrated by Wheeler and his ilk, believ-ing it was all for the greater good. “Dry” forces were realized as one of the most effective political smear campaigns in his-tory against “wet” presidential candidate Al Smith, largely attacking his religious beliefs as a Catholic.

In the words of Mark Twain, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” Today, we see the legacy of the Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition everywhere in politics. Single-issue political action

committees, smear campaigns, irrational obfuscation and deceptive campaign prac-tices dominate the political landscape. The political machine born of Wayne Wheeler and the Anti-Saloon League is more well-tuned and well-funded than ever before, and is pulling strings on both sides of the aisle.

What we seem to have forgotten about this era is that the Temperance movement failed largely because of the absolutist con-victions of its proponents. Organized crime exploded all over the country, speakeasies sold liquor to children, and prohibition fostered a general ambivalence towards the law. Most Americans were disillusioned with Prohibition, though not all were willing to say so aloud. In the end, Herbert Hoover’s unwillingness to re-evaluate the law due to political pressure from the “drys” led to the growth of the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Repeal under Pauline Sabin, and later, the repeal.

It can be tempting to devote oneself to one ideal and to place it before all other considerations, but rarely does this sort of thought result in sane policy-making.

In response to Americans dying or becoming disabled as a result of drinking

GOP adopts Prohibitionist mentality

EmilyBrooks

BROOKS continues on page 5

DavidHaydon Majors exist in both

CLASS and NSM that can give students

money, prestige and grati! cation. Don’t choose an ice cream " avor based on the general opinion.”


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alcohol that was intentionally poisoned by manufacturers, Wheeler recommended that the alcohol con-tinue to be intentionally poisoned as a ‘disincentive’. Have we not seen this same callousness in crowds that cheer for sick people being abandoned to die when they cannot afford healthcare?

Last month during a GOP debate, the candidates were asked if they would accept a budget deal including $10 in cuts for each $1 tax increase. The hypothetical proposal was more than reasonable, yet it was still promptly rejected by each candidate. The House seems to have adopted a policy of crossing their arms and stomping their feet. Some have even wished openly for the economy to continue to get worse in the hopes of winning the next election. We’re still putting politics fi rst and our people second.

Fortunately for all of us who love a drink now and then, the Temperance movement’s callous allegiance to a single goal cost them everything. Hopefully our leaders will remember to put aside petty, partisan ideologies and get Americans back to work.

Senator Robert Byrd once said, “It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship.”

I’ll drink to that.

Emily Brooks is an economics senior and may be reached at [email protected].

BROOKScontinued from page 4

I f there was ever a textbook example of corporate greed, it would be Bank of America CEO

Brian Moynihan. In a statement issued last Wednesday, following Bank of America’s declaration that it will now start charging a

$5 fee on debit cards, Moynihan claimed that the act was not out of greed, but rather a sound business tactic focusing only in helping the bank make

ends meet. According to Moynihan, just like everyone else in America, banks “have a right to make a profi t.”

First let me express that I understand just as much as the next corporate CEO how everyone is entitled to make money. There is no reason to argue against the saying “money makes the world go round.” If I want to keep the lights on at home and food on the table, I need money. But there is a fi ne line between maintaining a business and being outright greedy. On one side, we have a blue-collar man making ends meet and a small business owner keeping his store running. In the middle, there’s the CEO straddling that very fi ne line between keeping the shareholders happy without curb stomping the general public with unnecessary fi nes.

In defense of Bank of America’s new fees, Moynihan cited the Dodd-Frank Act, stating that the

bill will cost Bank of America and big banks billions in revenue. Although Bank of America has been taking the brunt of the backlash so far, it isn’t the only bank deciding to institute these new charges. Citibank has also decided to put in place fees in response to the Dodd-Frank Act. Wells Fargo and Chase are still testing the waters. What’s the lost revenue the banks are citing as drastic enough to start implementing fees on debit and credit transactions? Evidently,

it’s the Durbin Amendment, an amendment that contains a provi-sion allowing the Fed to dictate how much banks are allowed to charge on service fees for transactions with credit and debit cards.

The banks acted according to the laws of economics and fi xed costs; the government made run-ning a business more expensive, so banks put in the new fees to com-pensate. However, does this make it any less of a slight to the American people? Are the banks, therefore, absolved from the guilt that should now be focused on the Fed for interfering in the free market?

Absolutely not.While the banks are simply

reacting to fi xed costs, it does not change the fact that the American

people are still getting the short end of the stick. It’s one thing to charge a small service fee for transactions with a card. After all, it is through the bank’s system that you’re able to use your card instead of having to carry cash with you at all times. It’s another thing to impose a $5 monthly fee to an account, even if it does appear to even out the estimated $2 billion in lost revenue that the Dodd-Frank Act is said to cause. However, what isn’t taken into consideration are people who

don’t use their card for every pack of gum and lottery ticket they buy. By the end of the year, every one of the estimated 57 million Bank of America customers is estimated to lose $60 a year. This will result in $3.42 billion in new revenue for the bank. That’s right, the Dodd-Frank Act just helped out Bank of America by giving them a weak justifi cation for about $3.42 billion of scraped together American money.

The decision to replace lost revenue with a fee was easy for the banks to make, especially when the compensation they receive is more than the revenue they lost. They can cite it as reactionary, not malicious — just another reason why the government should stop meddling in Wall Street’s fi nancial

affairs. There’s no argument here that suggests that the government should clamp down even further on the banks, because, as is appar-ently the trend, banks have no soul and will just pass the cost onto consumers. This is usually the case with fi xed costs. So what should average consumers like me and you do to overcome this? Engage the free market for what it’s worth and stop banking with these banks. Or, at least the ones that have imple-mented the fees.

In the end, it’s up to the cus-tomer and how willing they are to keep putting up with the banks and the politicians. What needs to be reiterated is that these banks should be bowing down to the American people, not the other way around. It shouldn’t be us that “understand what (Bank of America is) doing” as Moynihan said. It should be the banks that under-stand that we’re fed up with all this nonsense and that whatever action we choose is a result of it.

If your bank is implementing these fees, tell them what you think by closing your accounts and moving to a competitor that won’t charge you for them. They can’t make up for lost revenue with fees when they’re suddenly running low on accounts to charge. Moynihan is right, Banks do have the right to profi t and we have the right to choose.

James Wang is a history freshman and may be reached at [email protected].

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Midseason CheckupA look around Conference USA at the midway point

Houston (6-0, 2-0)

UH is the only ranked school and the last unbeaten team in the conference. The Cougars enter their ! rst bye-week of the season with the momentum of a 6-0 start.

Quarterback Case Keenum and the o" ense have looked smooth so far, and he has been assisted by three capable options at running back. The defense has had two dominant performances against FCS school Georgia State and East Carolina. They allowed 91 points through the ! rst three games, but have allowed 45 in the last three.

Southern Miss. (5-1, 1-1)

Austin Davis is the best quarter-back Hattiesburg, Miss., has had since Brett Favre. The Golden Eagles have an athletic roster and are hoping a 26-20 loss to Marshall in their second game of the season was uncharac-teristic.

Back-to-back matchups with East Carolina and Central Florida will determine if the Golden Eagles can make their first appearance in a C-USA Championship game in eight years.

Tulsa (2-3, 1-1) Situations out of the Golden Hurricane’s control have made this season more di# cult than they planned. A coach in his ! rst year in the collegiate ranks and the suspension of its best players, receiver Damaris Johnson, means Tulsa will have to scrap its way in the West.SMU and UH will be tough to topple, but the Golden Hurricane’s experi-ence against Boise State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could help them.

East Carolina (1-4,

1-1)

Despite the Pirates’ dismal record, they should be favored to win their next two conference games against Mem-phis and Tulane. That should at least keep ECU in the mix until November.

ECU has struggled with turnovers — senior quarterback Davis leads C-USA with 10.The Pirates started the season with a di# cult set of opponents, and they have a chance to rebound from their worst loss of the season last weekend at Robertson Stadium.

UTEP (2-3, 0-2)

It will be an uphill battle for the Miners, but they are better than their record indicates. UTEP’s of-fense is productive and averages nearly 400 yards per contest.

UTEP could surprise some of the remaining teams on its schedule, but the Miners will need to string together consecutive wins. They should not be totally eliminated from the conversation.

Rice (2-3, 1-1)

The Owls have a better team than previous years, but have yet to be truly tested. Rice has either beat below-average teams such as Purdue and Memphis or lost to stronger teams like Baylor, Texas and Southern Miss.

The Owls will come to Robertson Stadium on Thursday Oct. 27 for the Bayou Bucket. You can bet that Rice will be eager to prove last season’s slim 34-31 win at Rice Stadium over the Keenum-less Cougars was no $ uke.

Tulane (2-4, 1-1)

When your team gets blown out by Duke, and loses close games to Syracuse, the season is headed toward the brink of irrelevancy. That’s what the Green Wave did.

Playing at the Superdome in New Orleans is about all the Tulane football team has going for it right now. Nearly all of Tulane’s opponents (except UH) can circle that game on the calendar and consider it a virtual lock to win.

Marshall (2-4, 1-1)

The Thundering Herd may be tied for second in the East Division but they are destined to fall. Bouts with UH, Tulsa and East Carolina should knock out Marshall from contending in the East.

Marshall is the next opponent for UH and has several playmakers on the defensive side. Senior defensive end Vinny Curry will likely be selected in the NFL draft and will be looking to disrupt Keenum and the Cougars. If Marshall wants to stay in the C-USA running, it has to win and needs UCF and Southern Miss. to lose.

Memphis (1-5, 0-2)

Memphis athletics director R.J. Johnson said his school deserves to be in the SEC. He must have forgot the Tigers are known for their success on the basketball court, and not their legacy of futility in football.

In 15 years in the conference, the Tigers have never won their division. The Tigers have ! nished last in the East four times since 2005. Faithful Memphis fans are eager for basketball season to forget about football.

Alabama-Birmingham (0-5, 0-2)

There is no hope for the Blazers. UAB is best o" looking to the future and let younger players get playing time. UAB averages just 10 points a game on o" ense, and surrenders more than 30 a game.

Tulane defeated the Blazers 49-10, signaling that they are at the bottom of the C-USA totem pole. It would not be too much of a surprise if UAB had the wrong kind of perfect season and lost its remaining seven games.

Southern

Methodist

(4-1, 2-0)

The Mustangs started the season with a loss to Texas A&M but have gone undefeated since. SMU has an argument to be in the top 25, and is the biggest threat to UH in the West Division.

The Mustangs run a similar o" ense to the Cougars, and their Nov. 19 match-up at Robertson Stadium — the last home game of the season — will likely have championship implications.

Central Florida

(3-2, 1-0)

UCF may be ending its time as a C-USA school — head coach George O’Leary told reporters yesterday that he expects the Knights will be invited to join the Big East.

It’s too close to call in the East Division, but the defending C-USA champions should consider themselves the frontrunners.

After a stellar freshman campaign, sophomore quarterback Je" Godfrey appears to be slumping, but UCF has the top-ranked passing defense in the NCAA, and is No. 2 in rushing yards allowed.

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Receiver Tyron Carrier and center Chris Thompson have helped power the top o" ense in the NCAA. UH averages 603.7 yards and 47 points per game. | Brianna Leigh Morrison

SMU quarterback J.J. McDer-mott has thrown for 1,482 yards , eight touchdowns and four interceptions. | Courtesy of SMU Athletics Dept.

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Senior running back Michael Hayes leads the Cougars in rush-ing yards with 348, and is tied for the lead in touchdowns with six.

He is also the sixth-leading receiver on the team with 223 yards and two touchdowns.

The Daily Cougar spoke with Hayes on Tuesday to ask about his thoughts toward the midpoint of the season.

Q: After six straight wins UH is ranked and the offense is putting up impressive numbers, yet it doesn’t seem to phase you. What is that about?

A: The rankings and stats are good for everybody else. For us we need to focus on Marshall and what we need to prepare to do to beat them. Without that, the rank-ings and everything else won’t help us win.

Q: The win against East Carolina made the team eligible for a bowl game. Is there a sense of relief that you have guaranteed yourselves a postseason?

A: We have goals that we set before the season, and we still haven’t reached them. We still need to do the things to reach them.

Q: Are you feeling the wear and tear of the season after six games or does having Bryce Beall and

Charles Sims keep you rested?

A: With the rotation the three of us have, we all stay fresh. Six games into the football season everyone has little nicks and is a little tired. All in all it’s a good thing, all of us are feeling healthy right now.

Q: You’ve been contributing for special teams on kickoffs this season. Is that something you volunteered for?

A: I did. I haven’t played on special teams since I was in high school. But going into my senior year I thought it would be a better opportunity for me to help con-tribute to the team.

Q: Are there any specific running backs that you try to borrow parts of their game, or do you follow your own style?

A: I’m a huge Emmitt Smith. But today’s running backs I like watching Ray Rice on the Balti-more Ravens. But I also want to be the running back everybody else looks up to, so I try to make my own style.

Q: Starting with the UCLA game you have been making big plays all season. Not to look too far ahead, but do you feel like you have helped your chances to make it to the next level?

A: I really don’t think about that too much. The plays that I make, and everything that’s happening I’m sure that people will see. It would be a dream of mine to play in the NFL, but that’s the last thing I have to worry about right now.

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SWIMMING & DIVING

Cougars ship up to Boston for !rst o"cial fall actionBethel GlumacTHE DAILY COUGAR

The Cougars will open the fall with their only away competition of the season when they take on Boston University on Friday and Boston Col-lege on Saturday.

UH’s most recent activity was the intrasquad Red and White Meet that took place Oct. 5 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.

At the meet, the White team won by a score of 200-195.

They were led by freshman diver Heather Coutts as she took first place in the 50-free, 100-back and 75-fly

competitions.The Red team was led by last

year’s Conference USA Diver of the Year, Lacey Truelove, who took first place in the 1M and 3M dives.

“I learned they were excited to get racing,” head coach Augie Busch said in a release. “I’ve asked them to work on a lot of the little details over the past six weeks and for the most part. Overall I was pretty pleased and pleasantly surprised in a few areas.”

Their next meet after returning home is on Oct. 21 against the Miami Hurricanes. Last year, they had the upper edge on the Cougars, with a score of 139-103.

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Sophomore energizes Cougars, protects netJoachim ClarkeTHE DAILY COUGAR

Soft-spoken sophomore Cami Koski doesn’t look very intimidating off the field.

But on it, she is one of the fiercest competitors to don Cougar red.

“I love the adrenaline rush when I’m about to step onto the field to play,” Koski said. “I love going out there and making a difference.”

She does her best to transfer some of that energy to the team before each game as the squad gathers around Koski, who leads them with the pregame pump-up speech. Koski said that what she says in the middle of the huddle varies from week to week.

“Everybody puts in their two cents,” Koski said. “I try to get everybody as pumped up to get the win as I can. Just reminding them what we play for and getting them riled up.”

Koski redshirted her freshman year, which gave her time to develop her skills. Head coach Susan Bush said that the extra year allowed her to become one of the more elite goalkeepers in the conference.

“She was really raw when we recruited her out of high school,” Bush said. “Redshirting her freshman year was a blessing. She achieved all kinds of accolades last year and she’s doing well this year.”

Last year, Koski started 19 of the Cougars’ 20 games, allowing 13 goals and posting nine shutouts. Her accomplishments earned her All-

Conference USA second team and C-USA All-Freshman team honors.

Koski owns the Cougars’ single season record for goals against aver-age (0.63) and wins (11).

This season, the Cougars cur-rently sit at 11th in the conference standings with an overall record of 4-10-0. But Bush said that the team record is not indicative of Koski’s individual performance.

“She’s a leader,” Bush said. “She’s a hard worker and she’s as fit as some of our field players which is really difficult to accom-plish as a goalkeeper.”

Despite their record, Koski said that nothing can take away from the camaraderie she has with her teammates.

“This is my family away from home,” Koski said. “It’s comfortable.”

Originally from Missouri City, Koski played club soccer for the Houston Express while attending Elkins High School. She said her decision to attend UH was influenced by a number of factors including her family.

“That was a big part of it,” Koski said. “I’m very close to my family and so I wanted to stay close to home. When I came to visit I liked the atmosphere and saw the team chemistry.”

Koski majors in health with a minor in psychology.

She would like to pursue a career in sports medicine. But for the time being, Koski said she just enjoys playing for UH.

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Breast cancer awareness: Are you at risk?

Happiness is a green thumb

Reesha BrownTHE DAILY COUGAR

Three decades ago, a promise was made. While Susan G. Komen battled cancer for three years, she spent many of her days in the hospital contemplating ways to help others who had been diag-nosed with the same illness.

During her final days she made a request — she asked her sister, Nancy Brinker, to find a cure. That promise has flourished into a billion-dollar organization committed to helping others like Komen by providing support and empowerment, and by funding research programs dedicated to finding a cure.

Since then, the breast cancer survival rate has improved significantly. In fact, the five-year survival rate for women diag-nosed with breast cancer today is 90 percent, according to the American Cancer Society.

If breast cancer is detected early on, the survival rate jumps to 98 percent. But we still have a long way to go. In the US, there are about 2.5 million breast can-cer survivors.

Despite grass-roots efforts by the world-renowned Komen Foundation, the disease is still the second leading cause of death for women, preceded only by lung cancer. In 2007, more than 200,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 died of the disease.

While they are less commonly affected, men are also at risk for the disease. The CDC says that men account for one in every 100 cases of breast cancer. Signs and treatment for men and women are almost identical.

The causes of breast cancer are still unclear, but researchers have found several risk factors that may increase the chances of getting the potentially deadly disease.

Among other things, old age, being younger at menarche, not

breastfeeding, being overweight, having a family history of breast cancer, consuming more than one alcoholic beverage a day and oral contraceptives can put you further at risk.

A new frontier of research has

taken flight which suggests that eating healthy and exercising can help reduce the risk.

According to an article pub-lished in USA Today, exercise may not change the inner-workings of the tumor cell, but it can change

its environment — also referred to as the microenvironment — including blood vessels, the immune system and surrounding tissues.

Daniel RenfrowTHE DAILY COUGAR

I had an orchid. I use the passive tense when I mention my orchid, because it has long since passed away. The problem with orchids is that some variet-ies require a lot of sun, and this asked too much of my first floor apartment.

I bought the orchid because I thought having something alive inside my apartment would bring me a little extra happiness. I didn’t realize that orchids are difficult to keep alive, and that by watching my orchid slowly succumb to sun underexposure, I would spiral into a green-thumb depression.

Since the death of my orchid, I

have realized that it is important to be realistic when it comes to bringing plants into my home. Although the orchid, in its short life, lent an exotic flare to my apartment, I should have brought home something that would have stayed alive for longer than two weeks.

The most important thing to consider when adding extra greenery to your home is whether or not you have a green thumb. If you are like most college students, your thumb is black. But don’t beat yourself up about it. You can still add greenery to your apart-ment by choosing hardier plants.

When selecting an inside plant, look for something that requires minimal amounts of water and sunlight. You should gravitate

toward cactuses, ferns and palms. These plants are much hardier and easier to take care of than most flowering plants. And the great thing about these plants is that you can find most of them inside grocery stores. If a plant can survive for a week next to the dairy section of a grocery store, you can rest assured that it will flourish inside your home.

People who have exception-ally black thumbs and cannot keep another living thing alive should go with artificial plants. A good place to search for realistic looking artificial plants is Ikea. If you have no luck there, try Homegoods or, surprisingly, Hobby Lobby. You may have to

October encourages women to learn the facts to reduce risk, stay healthy

Adding greenery can bring life to your living space, but it’s best to avoid plants that wilt easily or require a lot of maintenance when deciding what’s best for decorating your dorm room or apartment. | Photos.com

Though Houston’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure took place Oct. 1, organizations affiliated with breast cancer awareness urge women to educate themselves about the risk factors, warning signs and screening methods this month. | Photos.com

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GREEN continues on page 9


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HEALTH CHECK

DANIEL’S DISH

Breast cancer awareness: Are you at risk?

Happiness is a green thumb

Reesha BrownTHE DAILY COUGAR

Three decades ago, a promise was made. While Susan G. Komen battled cancer for three years, she spent many of her days in the hospital contemplating ways to help others who had been diag-nosed with the same illness.

During her final days she made a request — she asked her sister, Nancy Brinker, to find a cure. That promise has flourished into a billion-dollar organization committed to helping others like Komen by providing support and empowerment, and by funding research programs dedicated to finding a cure.

Since then, the breast cancer survival rate has improved significantly. In fact, the five-year survival rate for women diag-nosed with breast cancer today is 90 percent, according to the American Cancer Society.

If breast cancer is detected early on, the survival rate jumps to 98 percent. But we still have a long way to go. In the US, there are about 2.5 million breast can-cer survivors.

Despite grass-roots efforts by the world-renowned Komen Foundation, the disease is still the second leading cause of death for women, preceded only by lung cancer. In 2007, more than 200,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 died of the disease.

While they are less commonly affected, men are also at risk for the disease. The CDC says that men account for one in every 100 cases of breast cancer. Signs and treatment for men and women are almost identical.

The causes of breast cancer are still unclear, but researchers have found several risk factors that may increase the chances of getting the potentially deadly disease.

Among other things, old age, being younger at menarche, not

breastfeeding, being overweight, having a family history of breast cancer, consuming more than one alcoholic beverage a day and oral contraceptives can put you further at risk.

A new frontier of research has

taken flight which suggests that eating healthy and exercising can help reduce the risk.

According to an article pub-lished in USA Today, exercise may not change the inner-workings of the tumor cell, but it can change

its environment — also referred to as the microenvironment — including blood vessels, the immune system and surrounding tissues.

Daniel RenfrowTHE DAILY COUGAR

I had an orchid. I use the passive tense when I mention my orchid, because it has long since passed away. The problem with orchids is that some variet-ies require a lot of sun, and this asked too much of my first floor apartment.

I bought the orchid because I thought having something alive inside my apartment would bring me a little extra happiness. I didn’t realize that orchids are difficult to keep alive, and that by watching my orchid slowly succumb to sun underexposure, I would spiral into a green-thumb depression.

Since the death of my orchid, I

have realized that it is important to be realistic when it comes to bringing plants into my home. Although the orchid, in its short life, lent an exotic flare to my apartment, I should have brought home something that would have stayed alive for longer than two weeks.

The most important thing to consider when adding extra greenery to your home is whether or not you have a green thumb. If you are like most college students, your thumb is black. But don’t beat yourself up about it. You can still add greenery to your apart-ment by choosing hardier plants.

When selecting an inside plant, look for something that requires minimal amounts of water and sunlight. You should gravitate

toward cactuses, ferns and palms. These plants are much hardier and easier to take care of than most flowering plants. And the great thing about these plants is that you can find most of them inside grocery stores. If a plant can survive for a week next to the dairy section of a grocery store, you can rest assured that it will flourish inside your home.

People who have exception-ally black thumbs and cannot keep another living thing alive should go with artificial plants. A good place to search for realistic looking artificial plants is Ikea. If you have no luck there, try Homegoods or, surprisingly, Hobby Lobby. You may have to

October encourages women to learn the facts to reduce risk, stay healthy

Adding greenery can bring life to your living space, but it’s best to avoid plants that wilt easily or require a lot of maintenance when deciding what’s best for decorating your dorm room or apartment. | Photos.com

Though Houston’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure took place Oct. 1, organizations affiliated with breast cancer awareness urge women to educate themselves about the risk factors, warning signs and screening methods this month. | Photos.com

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Researchers argue that a healthy environment for cells is as impor-tant as what they have inside them.

Exercising helps keep these cells in line so they don’t become trouble makers. The article further men-tions that failing to exercise puts the tumor cells in a “bad neighbor-hood,” which can cause them to terrorize the body.

How it worksExercise and a diet that is low

in fat and high in fruits and veg-gies lowers your level of estrogen. Although women need estrogen to mature and develop strong bones, overexposure to estrogen can lead to breast cancer.

Researchers are currently trying to discover ways the tumor envi-ronment can stop cancer before it starts.

Doctors already use Avastin, which targets the cancer’s blood supply. The article states that learning more about cancer’s environment could provide more resources and new drugs that curb infl ammation and help battle breast cancer.

Decrease your risk of getting breast cancer by getting regular mammograms, eating healthy and exercising. Also, make sure you know the signs.

ScreeningIf you are experiencing any of

the listed changes to your body, make sure to screen your breasts for cancer.

There are three main methods to choose from, including the mammogram, which is an x-ray of the breast, a clinical breast exam, a manual examination by a doctor or nurse who checks for lumps or a breast self-exam, where you check your own breasts for lumps or changes in the size or shape of your chest.

Those between the ages of 50 and 74 need to get examinations regularly every two years. Remem-ber — routine examinations help lower your risk of dying from breast cancer.

StagingIf breast cancer is diagnosed,

tests are conducted to fi nd out if the disease has spread within the breasts or to other parts of the body.

Different versions of treatment, including chemotherapy, surgery, hormonal, radiation and biological therapy are used, depending on how far the cancer has spread.

What you can do to helpParticipating in clinical trials

can help researchers fi nd new methods of treatment and it can bring scientists one step closer to fi nding a cure.

For those who have not been diagnosed with cancer, showing your support can go a long way. Get involved in organizations to raise money for the cure. You can also participate in the Race for the Cure alongside thousands of men and women who have helped raise bil-lions to go to the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation.

The races have not only raised billions of dollars, but they are also a source of hope for grieving loved ones. The event is held all around the world in different cities toward the end of October.

Where to go to get testedIn observance of Breast Cancer

Awareness Month, the UH Health Center will offer free manual breast exams from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today and Thursday, Oct. 20 to all students, faculty and staff with a photo ID. No appointment is needed.

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New lump in the breast or underarm !

Thickening or swelling of part of the breast !

Irritation or dimpling of breast skin !

Redness in nipple area !

Pulling or pain in nipple area !

Nipple discharge other than breast milk !

Pain in any area of the breast !

SYMPTOMS

Older age !

Early menarche !

Choosing not to breastfeed!

Obesity !

Family history of breast cancer !

Drinking more than one alcoholic beverage !

a day Taking oral contraceptives !

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Another good thing about artificial plants is that they tend

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Bringing some extra greenery into your apartment, even if it is fake greenery, will help take the kick out of a stressful day. A pot-ted amaryllis will always be the best post-midterm de-stressor.

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Seventh-grader Razqia Atluma, who recently emigrated from Iraq, said she misses her family back home, but she likes learning in America.

“Living in America is good,” she said. “Here, I read English. I like English.”

At Las Americas, students are placed into different levels of English classes based on their knowledge and fl uency of the language. Program manager Jenelle Thomson said preliterate students are in English classes almost all day at the fi rst level.

As their English progresses, core subjects such as math and science are added to their curriculum.

Atluma, who is a fi rst-level student, said her favorite subject in school is reading and writing.

“In the kids, the biggest improve-ment I’ve seen is in their English, participation and involvement with other kids,” said mentoring coordi-nator Kanza Muzaffar.

She said though they often have reservations with other students who speak different languages, they learn to play and work together inside and outside of school.

“The true focus of the program is about being good in school,” said Muzaffar. “But it’s also about being the best for yourself and others in the community.”

Cai said in addition to social activities, PAIR also educates the students about American culture and cultures found within the school. For her, volunteering was a matter of being able to relate. She was also

in middle school when her family immigrated to the US.

“I can understand their struggle with learning English and the culture shock,” she said.

“As a PAIR volunteer, you can really become a refugee child’s men-tor and friend,” said Cai. “It is most satisfying for me when my mentee greets and openly talks with me.”

Program coordinator Cassie Gianni said that seeing students con-nect across the distance of cultural difference is rewarding.

“PAIR is not just an organization,” Gianni said. “PAIR is a family and foundation of friendship.”

Next semester, UH PAIR plans to start a Global Leaders program at Lee High School, where most Las Americas students will go. “PAIR goes where the kids are,” said Stern.

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According to Marinic, extended use of these tools can heighten a student’s likelihood to land a job where the need expertise in interior architecture is rapidly growing.

“Interior architecture is an expanding fi eld that needs special-ists, and our University is one of the few schools in the United States that offers a degree in interior architecture,” Marinic said.

“Our students will certainly be in demand not only here in Hous-ton, but beyond the region and around the world, and they will be well-prepared upon graduation to continue their studies for advanced degrees in architecture, interior architecture, interior design, and industrial design.”

With the interior architecture degree being listed alongside other undergraduate programs and with its recent start-up this semester,

the level of designs are expected to soar, invigorating interior concepts and transforming the way people get a feel for each room inside a building.

For Marinic, he is eager to share his wisdom and experience with students in the program in hopes that they can develop the work ethic that it takes to hone their skills and create rewarding designs.

“After nearly 20 years of profes-sional practice, I have come to learn that the design disciplines require a remarkable level of resilience and endurance,” Marinic said. “Consequently, I am fully dedicated to helping our students build a broad-based, internation-ally engaged, and adaptable aware-ness that serves those needs.

“I continually explore oppor-tunities to publish the output of my studios and students and I am committed to guiding them toward future success in this profession.”

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them know life only as being raised in refugee camps.

Seventh-grader Razqia Atluma, who recently emigrated from Iraq, said she misses her family back home, but she likes learning in America.

“Living in America is good,” she said. “Here, I read English. I like English.”

At Las Americas, students are placed into different levels of English classes based on their knowledge and fl uency of the language. Program manager Jenelle Thomson said preliterate students are in English classes almost all day at the fi rst level.

As their English progresses, core subjects such as math and science are added to their curriculum.

Atluma, who is a fi rst-level student, said her favorite subject in school is reading and writing.

“In the kids, the biggest improve-ment I’ve seen is in their English, participation and involvement with other kids,” said mentoring coordi-nator Kanza Muzaffar.

She said though they often have reservations with other students who speak different languages, they learn to play and work together inside and outside of school.

“The true focus of the program is about being good in school,” said Muzaffar. “But it’s also about being the best for yourself and others in the community.”

Cai said in addition to social activities, PAIR also educates the students about American culture and cultures found within the school. For her, volunteering was a matter of being able to relate. She was also

in middle school when her family immigrated to the US.

“I can understand their struggle with learning English and the culture shock,” she said.

“As a PAIR volunteer, you can really become a refugee child’s men-tor and friend,” said Cai. “It is most satisfying for me when my mentee greets and openly talks with me.”

Program coordinator Cassie Gianni said that seeing students con-nect across the distance of cultural difference is rewarding.

“PAIR is not just an organization,” Gianni said. “PAIR is a family and foundation of friendship.”

Next semester, UH PAIR plans to start a Global Leaders program at Lee High School, where most Las Americas students will go. “PAIR goes where the kids are,” said Stern.

news@thedailycougar

PAIRcontinued from page 1

According to Marinic, extended use of these tools can heighten a student’s likelihood to land a job where the need expertise in interior architecture is rapidly growing.

“Interior architecture is an expanding fi eld that needs special-ists, and our University is one of the few schools in the United States that offers a degree in interior architecture,” Marinic said.

“Our students will certainly be in demand not only here in Hous-ton, but beyond the region and around the world, and they will be well-prepared upon graduation to continue their studies for advanced degrees in architecture, interior architecture, interior design, and industrial design.”

With the interior architecture degree being listed alongside other undergraduate programs and with its recent start-up this semester,

the level of designs are expected to soar, invigorating interior concepts and transforming the way people get a feel for each room inside a building.

For Marinic, he is eager to share his wisdom and experience with students in the program in hopes that they can develop the work ethic that it takes to hone their skills and create rewarding designs.

“After nearly 20 years of profes-sional practice, I have come to learn that the design disciplines require a remarkable level of resilience and endurance,” Marinic said. “Consequently, I am fully dedicated to helping our students build a broad-based, internation-ally engaged, and adaptable aware-ness that serves those needs.

“I continually explore oppor-tunities to publish the output of my studios and students and I am committed to guiding them toward future success in this profession.”

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crosswordcomicsChili Fingers by Nam Nguyen

Blundergrads by Phil Flickinger

crossword

sudokuHow to play Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9; and each set of 3-by-3 boxes must also contain the numbers 1 to 9.

Previous puzzle solved

ACROSS 1 Complain habitually 5 Baker’s dozen? 9 Actress, director and

producer Foster 14 Arti! cial bread

spread 15 Blinds piece 16 Andrew Lloyd

Webber musical 17 Adam and Eve’s

second son 18 Vegetative state 19 Some undercover

cops 20 Garrison Keillor’s

! ctional hometown 23 An article you use

every day 24 Gem unit 25 Command to a dog 27 Hearty main dish 33 Put into piles 34 One making choices 35 Hollywood legend

Gardner 36 Su" x with “robot” or

“tact” 39 Ending for “puppet”

or “pro! t” 40 Opposite of WSW 41 Cost after deductions 44 Wasn’t honest 45 Plainsong 49 Mandela’s one-time

org. 50 Campaigned for

another term 51 “A" rmative!” 54 California tourist

attraction 59 Arcade game pioneer 61 Hug needs 62 Ear-piercing 63 Egged on, in a way 64 You may wear it out 65 About, in legal

memos 66 “All joking ___ ...” 67 Some hosp. workers 68 Loch of monstrous

fame

DOWN 1 Black vein contents 2 Jessica of “The Love

Guru” 3 Emit a foul stench 4 Stinker of a mammal 5 Do an usher’s work 6 Worldwide 7 Reproductive cells 8 Doe’s counterpart 9 Beals of “Flashdance” 10 They’re fertilized in

biology 11 Soap’s target 12 Restless desire 13 “At ___, soldier!” 21 Verb in a

retrospective 22 “___ Mio” (popular

aria) 26 What 67-Across

provide 27 A wandering dog?

28 Speak in a pompous manner

29 “Whiz” or “whillikers” preceder

30 Had a pizza delivered 31 French Impressionist

painter Claude 32 Operated a stud farm 33 Belted out a ballad 36 Raymond Burr TV

series 37 Approximately, in

dates 38 ___-! (book genre) 42 Club with clubs in its

logo 43 Pendant jewelry

item 44 Wool fat 46 ___ Marcus (retail

chain) 47 Wave tops 48 Cauldron stirrer

51 “And so on,” when tripled

52 Airport monitor info, for short

53 Bollywood ! lm costume

55 Chemist’s condiment

56 “No-# y” area 57 Belonging to us 58 Ceremonious poetry 60 Bad ink color for

business

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