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November 30, 2010 AROUND TOWN HI 60 LO 34 CORRECTIONS Recycle this paper: Share it with a friend! the “Reading Period” next week, while others are under pressure this week. The last day of classes is Saturday. Spanish sophomore Elizabeth Martinez took time to study in between her classes in the UC-Satellite on Monday for an upcoming exam. To see a complete list of the final exam schedule, visit http://www. uh.edu/academics/courses-enrollment/final-exam-schedules/. | Issue 68, Volume 76
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newslineSchool of Theatre & Dance to hold performance
The UH School of Theatre & Dance will perform its annual Choreographers Showcase titled “Synthesia” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jose Quintero Theatre at the UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.
The show will feature pieces worked on by UH stu-dents and faculty. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for senior citizens and students.
For more information, contact the School of Theatre & Dance box offi ce at 713-743-2929.
— Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar
Student art exhibition opens this week at Blaff er
The 2010 UH School of Art Annual Student Exhibi-tion opening reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Blaff er Art Museum.
“This show has a lot of variety. It’s very energetic and fresh,” John Reed, director of the UH School of Art, said in a news release. “This is our chance to open a window and let members of the community see what we do. It is a popular event for the school and the museum.”
The opening will be sponsored by KUHF 88.7 FM and Real Ale Brewing Co. For more information, visit www.class.uh.edu/blaff er.
— Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar
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Cutbacks have been made continuously by uni-versities throughout the recent economic crisis. This year, the state of Texas reduced its revenue, leaving its public universities, including UH, with less money.
“Last year, the University was required to reduce our budget by 5 percent, which we tried to do strategi-cally, with a maximum of reform and a minimum of brute force,” Provost John Antel and Executive Vice President Carl Carlucci said in a joint e-mail sent to all UH faculty and staff.
As the holiday season approaches, UH has installed a different policy regarding festivities because of the budget cuts. Carlucci and Antel have asked faculty and staff to remember those who had to leave the University and the possibility of future lay-offs.
“Our wish is not to abandon our traditions or the holiday spirit, but to celebrate in a manner that respects this circumstance,” the e-mail said. “With this in mind, we want to caution against holiday cel-ebrations or events funded from university sources. Celebrations of the season supported by our own contributions are not a problem.”
They discouraged any large or lavish celebrations or off-campus celebrations, and said the University will not support it.
Antel and Carlucci requested that any events be approved beforehand to make sure that it is not a ‘large or lavish’ one. In order to properly do so, a form called Addendum A is available through the UH events policy page.
“We can expect to see a similar letter for the new reduction shortly,” Carlucci said. “We will post it when it arrives, but until then, we have no details as (to) the size and duration of the reduction.”
Carlucci also said that Chancellor and UH Presi-dent Renu Khator has been soliciting cost-saving ideas for the UH campus, which have been posted on her website.
Paulina Lam and Naheeda SayeeduddinTHE DAILY COUGAR
In this fast-paced technological age, where students depend on electronics for everything from text messaging to surfi ng the Internet, a traditional textbook still prevails over its newer counterpart — the electronic book, or e-book.
“One of the reasons I don’t buy e-books is because I don’t like looking at the com-puter screen too long,” interdisciplin-ary studies junior Thi Nguyen said. “I’m
more traditional. I like the whole textbook thing.”
Students have the ability to write in the margins and highlight passages in tradi-tional textbooks, which they may refer back to at a later time.
They may also flip through the pages of their physical copies without worrying about failed Internet connections or slow page loadings.
“It sometimes takes about 15 seconds for each page to load on an e-book,” political science freshman Angela Kao said. “They are cheaper than textbooks, but they don’t include some pictures that are included within the textbook edition.”
When purchasing an e-book, students have the option of either downloading
the book or having access to the Internet version.
If there is limited Internet connectivity where a student would like to study, they are unable to access their digital book, Kao said.
“You can resell textbooks, but some e-books are limited for a period of one year. You are given a username and a password and you can’t access it after that year,” Kao said.
With the rising costs of tuition and expensive textbooks, some students have turned to e-books as an outlet. The elec-tronic books are cheaper and help stu-dents juggle the expenses of their college
UH considers budget cuts for holiday season
Students opt for textbooks
Final days
S ome students will be studying for their fi nal exams during the “Reading Period” next week, while others are under
pressure this week. The last day of classes is Saturday. Spanish sophomore Elizabeth Martinez took time to study in between her classes in the UC-Satellite on Monday for an upcoming exam. To see a complete list of the fi nal exam schedule, visit http://www.uh.edu/academics/courses-enrollment/fi nal-exam-schedules/. | Hiba Adi/The Daily Cougar
Hard copies of books remain popular as more electronic versions become available
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AROUND TOWNCitizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio The Museum of Fine Arts will present the premiere of a new fi lm named “Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio.” The fi lm documents the teach-ings of a revolutionary architect. The screening will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets can be found at mfah.org.
Slim Thug Houston rapper Slim Thug will be performing at the House of Blues tonight at 8:30 p.m. His new album “Tha Thug Show” is scheduled to be released today.
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Kevin Kendrick, member of the band Cadre, played songs from the group’s new album at the Avant Garden bar before Thanksgiving break. | Lauren Mathis/The Daily Cougar
LIVE MUSIC
Local band making moves at Avant Garden
Lauren MathisTHE DAILY COUGAR
Cadre band members Kevin Kendrick and Nathan Quick, both of Houston, performed a few songs from their self-titled album at the Avant Garden’s bar during last Tuesday’s open mic night.
Kendrick, a guitar, banjo and mandolin player, said that the band’s music is comprised of a little of everything.
“Essentially, we play folk music, but it’s mostly world music, hon-estly,” Kendrick said. “Our music is also very tribal, with the drum beats along with a southern guitar style.
“You could say Cadre’s music is a lot of things put together.”
With the combination of folk, southern and tribal music that Cadre is known for, it’s no wonder the group has grown substantially since its start in December 2009.
“Well, originally there were four of us in the band,” Quick said. “About a year ago, the original four were Curran Rehm, Chris Smith, me and John Zamer. This past summer, Chris pretty much dropped out and Kevin Kendrick joined at the beginning of last summer.”
By September, after Kendrick joined the band, Cadre took on more members.
“Now we have 10 band mem-bers,” Kendrick said. “We have two female back-up singers, two hand drummers, one pit drummer, a bassist and a trumpet player. It’s pretty tight having so many of us in the group.”
Before Quick took the stage to play his guitar and sing, “Coming Home,” from Cadre’s album, he gave his perspective on being a musician and performing at Avant
Garden.“I love performing here because
of the atmosphere,” Quick said. “There’s a great vibe and lots of people with open minds.
“Playing on stage is what gives me a rush, and I like to take something I’ve created and tell my story with it. It’s great to be able to share a concept or emotion with someone in an audience and have them feel what I feel, interpreted in their own way.”
UH-Downtown criminal justice sophomore Zach Mathis, an Avant Garden regular, is one of the many fans of Cadre that watched Kend-rick and Quick play.
“These guys have got talent,” Mathis said. “If it is all of them on stage or just one member of Cadre, they each have what it takes to get a crowd’s applause.”
Musician, vocalist, songwriter and Avant Garden bartender Chase Hamblin performed also at open mic night.
“I have had a lot of shows with Cadre lately,” Hamblin said. “In late December, my full band that is called the Chase Hamblin Band for now, is performing here and, of course, with Cadre also.”
Though Hamblin does perform with Cadre, he still has his own style of music.
“My music is very psychedelic, very late 60s-inspired pop, rock and roll,” Hamblin said. “I am both a band and solo musician, and I have been performing most of my life.
“I put out my fi rst album last year called ‘A Fine Time,’ and with that out, I am currently doing my solo album.”
Like Hamblin, Kendrick and Quick have their own hopes and aspirations for their album and the years to come for the group.
“I think it’s a great band for
movie sound tracks,” Kendrick said. “Cadre’s music can be put in a lot of situations, and that’s why I can see our songs in movies someday.”
Still, as the group strives to reach stardom, Kendrick made sure to say one thing that he felt was important.
“I think everyone should come and see Cadre, at least once in their life.”
“Before they die,” he added jokingly.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
The Daily Cougar has done its best to supply students with information for more than 75 years. Every day, we strive to publish a quality
publication fi t for a fl agship institution. Increased readership — both online and in print — are signs that our efforts are being noticed. Yet, our most diffi cult task has been dealing with criticism from a single entity.
The Student Government Association has decided, without consulting us (or students for that matter), that the USA Today is what students want to read. SGA also decided that the chair of the Student Publications Committee was unfi t for her position. Again, the group did so without consulting the board fi rst. Instead, it went straight to Vice President of Student Affairs Elwyn Lee’s offi ce and complained. Now our bylaws have been challenged.
Excuse us, but we put out a fi nished product every day, so forgive us for not wanting to waste time talking to no apparent end. Our bylaws need no revisions; our staff is diverse, hardworking and accomplished, and the chair of SPC is doing an exceptional job. Still, we are constantly questioned thoughtlessly — and expected, more or less, to be a compilation of press releases from different organizations. Especially SGA.
Increased readership and feedback seem to point toward our accomplishments, but is it enough? Have we guaranteed two-way communi-cation throughout this entire process? The e-mails, letters and comments we receive would make it seem so, but apparently that’s not enough for the SGA.
So we ask you the students, our readers and our peers, how are we doing? Does the Cougar deserve to be around?
We are always looking for student journalists, and we encourage everyone to spread the word about the great opportunities students have when they write under their own names. Writing for the University newspaper is a resume builder if there ever was one, and the opportunity to have your work published will never again be so readily obtainable. The Cougar is online, and its content is available for accreditation and fl agship audits.
So, put bluntly, where’s the beef, SGA?
Student-run organizations should remain student-run
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T he time spent in an airport waiting to board a plane and pass through security check-in may now be
greater than the time spent in the air. This past Thanksgiving, many traveled by car or plane to spend time with family. Those
who traveled by plane were met with a myriad of delays due to security.
Prior to the 1970s, anyone could enter an airport and walk to the boarding gate, even without a ticket.
Passengers and security, or lack thereof, took it upon faith to trust the other people around them. For years, people assumed that no one would commit acts of violence in the air. The terrorist attacks of September 11 completely changed our views on safety and protection.
We questioned everything about the effectiveness of airport security. Four of the hijackers set off the metal detector
alarm, and despite being waved down with a hand-held detector, they still managed to make it onboard. This is something that never should have hap-pened, but the United States is learning from its mistakes and trying to make it better.
When the Transportation Security Administration was introduced in November 2001, most people had never heard of it; in recent months, the TSA has become a household name. This is largely because of its critics. Some say that the body-imaging machines are invasive and dehumanizing. Perhaps they are a little invasive but dehumanizing, no. TSA members that screen the body images are placed in a room hundreds of feet away from the machine so they do not know exactly who they’re looking at. As far as the pat-downs go, the method follows about a 10-second standard procedure. If that’s still unsatisfactory, it’s very possible that you could avoid the pat-downs and
body screening all together. Most women and children are not required to do either.
The TSA’s job is to keep fl ying as safe as humanly possible. If we reverted back to the old ways, most people would not feel safe boarding any airplane. If the US eliminated the new security measures, the major steps we took toward preventing another Sep-tember 11 attack would be in vain. If those opposed would take a step back and look at the big picture, they would see that the TSA wasn’t created to embarrass anyone. It was created to prevent anyone dangerous from ever being onboard.
If the TSA’s methods are not up to par by someone’s standards, then they simply shouldn’t fl y. Airport security is a human system that won’t be perfect; it’s important that we take all measures necessary to come out on top.
Merina Mesa is a communications junior and may be reached at [email protected].
T he quality of food on campus is a whole lot better than it was this time last year. More selections in
the UC Satellite plus a new and improved cafeteria in Moody Towers combine to provide UH students with a wider variety
of good food.Despite all of this, the
food offered on campus is not even close to hav-ing the levels of quality, convenience and affordability it should have. The new cafeteria
is a huge improvement over the old one, but it has steadily gone downhill in quality and variety since the school year started. This has left students with the impression that the new Moody Towers cafeteria may eventually degenerate to the same level of mediocre monotony embraced by its predecessor. That is a completely unacceptable outcome if UH wants to
encourage its students to live, eat and socialize on campus.
Despite the improved quality of the new cafeteria, few students who do not live on campus are aware that for the same price as a sandwich, fries and a drink at Chick-fi l-A, they can enjoy an all-you-can eat lunch full of healthier, more diverse options.
Another major issue with food on campus is that buying a meal at any of the restaurants or convenience stores on campus is signifi cantly more expensive than simply walking or driving off campus to a similar, non-University sponsored eatery.
The high cost is understandable, as it is simply good business practice, but the weird operating hours campus locations keep aren’t. According to the College Board, 13 percent of UH students (and 27 percent of UH freshmen) live on campus, meaning they’re on campus at meal times
at least 10-15 times a week. It’s absolutely ridiculous that the vast majority of UH’s dining options close shortly after the lunch rush.
The restaurants offered on campus contain very few options that a health-conscious student can enjoy guilt-free. New options offered this year are headed in that direction, but Wendys and Star-bucks still dominate the late UH dining market.
A crucial part of becoming a big-name school and earning Tier One status is encouraging students to spend time on campus and be active in campus life. Hav-ing a wide variety of quality, inexpensive food available at the odd hours students prefer is an obvious way to encourage that sort of behavior.
Casey Goodwin is a mechanical engineering sophomore and may be reached at [email protected].
TSA deserves better public image
Campus food still leaves bad taste
MerinaMesa
CaseyGoodwin
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VOLLEYBALL
Cougars fall to Rice, end season on 3-game losing skidKeith Cordero Jr.THE DAILY COUGAR
It’s not a rivalry match unless it goes five games.
The Cougars ended their first season under head coach Molly Alvey with an entertaining, yet brutal 3-2 (25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 14-16) loss in a showdown against rival Rice on Saturday at Tudor Fieldhouse.
UH (19-13, 13-7 Conference USA) held a 2-0 match lead before Rice (16-16, 11-9) rallied to win three consecutive games and take the match.
“I think Rice did a good job of keeping their composure and continuing to stay in the match,” Alvey said. “It would be very easy to go down two sets to zero and check out, but they didn’t. It was very clear at times that we stepped up and played really great volleyball.
“It was clean, good ball control and really smart swings. It comes down to when you are playing good teams, you’ve got to do that consistently start to finish.”
Lucy Charuk led the Cougars with 17 kills. Ingrida Zauere chipped in with 23 digs and nine kills while Chandace Tryon added 11 kills.
“Lucy played unbelievable” Alvey said. “I think she zoned in. She honed in on blocking, and she just got in the zone and really played incredibly.”
In the opening game, the Owls were up 7-4, but the Cougars answered with a 10-0 run to go up
14-7.On their senior night, the Owls
battled back to go on a 7-2 run to cut the UH lead to 16-14. The Cougars ended the first set on a 9-4 run to get the win.
The second game was tied at 15 before the Owls pulled away to take a 21-18 lead. However, they let it slip late, as the Cougars ral-lied to end the match on a 7-2 run and take a 2-0 game lead.
The Cougars were up 8-7 before the Owls went on a 6-1 run to take a 13-9 lead in the third set. The Owls increased their lead to 17-12 before the Cougars rallied to pull within 21-20. Rice scored four of the final five points to win the game.
“After the third set, we were still kind of together, but a few things were falling apart and after that it was really hard to get going,” Charuk said. “I think we just needed a few more people to step up a little bit more.”
The fourth game was back-and-forth until the Owls went on a 7-0 run to take a 19-13 lead and hold on to win 25-19.
The fifth and deciding game had Rice carrying the momentum. The game was tied 9-9, 10-10 and 11-11 as the teams stayed even. Rice took a 14-11 lead as their comeback was nearly complete.
The Cougars rallied to score three consecutive points to tie it 14-14 and force extra points, but the Owls would score back-to-back points and capitalize on a UH error to win 16-14.
The Owls swept the season
series against UH.“I think it kind of summed up
the match,” Alvey said. “I think, when it came down to it, we made too many errors.
“If we would have eliminated
a few of those, what would the circumstances be otherwise? Hindsight is 20/20, so you learn from it and you get better imme-diately for next season.”
The Cougars finished their
campaign in sole possession of third place in C-USA, despite consecutive losses at SMU, Tulsa and Rice to end the season.
First-year head coach Molly Alvey and the Cougars improved their record from 9-23 (6-10 Conference USA) in 2009 to 19-13 (13-7) this season and hope to make a postseason appearance in 2011. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar
MEN’S BASKETBALL
UH prepares for Bayou Bengals, hopes to notch fi rst road win Joachim ClarkeTHE DAILY COUGAR
The Cougars will attempt to cure their road woes today when they travel to Baton Rouge, La., to take on LSU.
While sporting an impressive unbeaten home record of 4-0, the Cougars (4-2) are 0-2 in games away from Hofheinz Pavillion this season.
UH is coming off a 79-63 loss at TCU on Saturday. Although four players scored in double figures, they were overwhelmed by a stingy TCU defense that limited the Cougars to 40 percent shooting.
UH kept the game competi-tive into the second half, until a turnover and 3-pointer gave the Horned Frogs enough momentum to put away the Cougars.
LSU (4-2) is coming off an 80-65 victory over South Alabama. Tuesday’s game is the first of a seven-game homestand for the Tigers, who have lost games only to No. 14 Memphis and Nicholls State.
In the first game of the season, the Cougars edged Nicholls State 63-62 in overtime. Head coach James Dickey and his squad hope the Tigers’ loss to the Colonels can play into their hands.
Seniors leading the chargeJust as Dickey predicted before
the season, the most experienced players are setting the tone.
The Cougars are led in scoring by guard Adam Brown, who’s averaging 15.5 points per game. In each game this season, Brown has been the go-to guy when the Cougars need instant offense. Shooting 53.8 percent from behind the arc, he has proven that he can be a threat from long range, in the paint and on the fast break.
Senior forward Maurice McNeil is just shy of averaging a double-double with 11.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. McNeil’s style of play complements the speedy Brown on the floor.
While a 6-9 forward may be small by NBA standards, for the Cougars he is the designated down low player. So far, his role on offense has been to post up
defenders as well as drive to the rack to draw whistles. When away from the ball, McNeil sets screens and fights for rebounds.
The Cougars will have to stop freshman guard Andre Stringer,
who is off to a hot start, averaging 16.7 points and three assists a contest. Guards Ralston Turner and Aaron Dotson have also made solid contributions on offense, averaging 12.2 and 11.7 points. respectively.
Guard Trumaine Johnson and the Cougars hope to improve upon their 0-2 record in road games. Their current three-game road trip concludes Saturday when they play Sam Houston State in Huntsville. | Newton Liu/The Daily Cougar
Senior guard
Adam Brown
leads the team in
scoring (15.5 ppg).
Workman-like approachUH is no stranger to slow
starts. The first half of games has not been kind to the Cougars, who have been outscored in the first half of all but one contest this season.
Brown said that this is an area the Cougars needs to improve on soon.
“I say every time we get on the floor, it is like we’re on the clock,” Brown said. “When you punch in, you’ve got to work. You have to
earn that paycheck or earn that scholarship.”
First time for everythingIt will be the fi rst time that LSU
head coach Trent Johnson and Dickey have coached against each other.
In 14 contests against the Tigers, UH has a 9-5 advantage. When playing at LSU, the Cougars have compiled a 2-2 record.
When the two teams last met in 2005, the Cougars won 84-83.
The game tips off at 7 p.m. at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
UH at LSUWhen: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
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created in 2007 by fi ve of the lead-ing educational material publish-ers, aims to provide campuses with “better exposure and access to digital course materials.”
Karen Marotta, a public relations representative with the company, touts the cost-saving advantages of e-books for students.
“E-textbooks at CourseSmart are up to 60 percent off the cost of print textbooks,” Marotta said.
E-books also have the advantage of digital effi ciency, with the ability to carry several electronic textbooks on a digital device without the weight of traditional textbooks.
Marotta also cites added func-tions of e-books that print textbooks do not have.
“You can search for one thing across all those books,” Marotta said. “You can (also) e-mail a passage from a book to your classmate.”
Although traditional textbooks are still preferred over the electronic competition, e-books are seeing a rise in usage.
“CourseSmart has experienced over 400 percent growth (in revenue) over last year. That alone shows that people are choosing the e-textbook option,” Marotta said.
Students will have to weigh their options and decide whether to pur-chase a hard copy or digital version of a required book for the spring semester.
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ZUHAIR SIDDIQUI THE DAILY COUGAR
Alumna leaves legacy in artsBy Amenah Khalil
THE DAILY COUGAR
Prominent alumna and
philanthropist Cynthia Woods
Mitchell, died Dec. 27 at age 87,
after almost a decade of living with
Alzheimer’s disease.
Mitchell was a valued donor to
various projects and causes, most of
which involved her love for the arts.
“She was a visionary
philanthropist whose dedication
to the arts was apparent in the
founding of the Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Center,” Karen Farber,
director of UH’s Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Center for the Arts, said in
an e-mail.
Mitchell was an enthusiastic
supporter of the arts and believed
that everyone, not just the wealthy,
should be able to enjoy musical
performances. This desire became
a reality when the Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Pavilion was created in The
Woodlands.
Mitchell’s philanthropy extends
throughout Houston, Galveston
and College Station.
For UH, the Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Center for the Arts remains
her greatest legacy.
With a $20 million donation from
Mitchell, the center has been able
to cultivate collaborations between
performing, visual and literary arts.
“Just as she lived a productive
and creative life with extraordinary
commitment to our community,
she has left a legacy that will fuel
creativity for future generations in
our community and far beyond,”
UH President Renu Khator said in a
release. The Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Center for the Arts went through
renovations in 2005 and 2006 and
was renamed in October 2006 to
honor Mitchell’s long-standing
support for the arts.
“Mrs. Mitchell’s and the
Mitchell family’s commitment to
create the Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Center for the Arts — a center that
celebrates the arts and encourages
collaboration — has helped to
position UH arts as one of the
University’s key priorities,” Khator
said.Mitchell was also a generous
donor to UH’s Texas Music Festival
and the Gerald D. Hines College of
Architecture. She also created UH’s
Distinguished Authors Program.
“Mrs. Mitchell and her family’s
generosity has made dozens of
significant new artworks possible
and left a lasting legacy that will
continue to infuse the entire
University and City of Houston with
creativity and innovation. On behalf
of the Mitchell Center board and
staff, I extend the deepest sympathy
and gratitude to the Mitchell
family,” Faber said in an e-mail.
d tFraternity to help
id i Haiti reliefsee MITCHELL, page 3
A group of local and national pro-
life advocates gathered to protest
the opening of a new Planned
Parenthood facility. The 78,000-sq. ft. facility
will be the largest Planned Parenthood
building in the nation and will be located at
4600 Gulf Freeway. Keith Fry, right, traveled
from Abilene to be among the thousands of
participants in the demonstrations, which
occurred Sunday and Monday.
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THEDAILYCOUGAR.COM
Speaking up
ZUHAIR SIDDIQUI THE DAILY COUGAR
Alumna leaves
legacy in artsBy Amenah Khalil
THE DAILY COUGAR
Prominent alumna and
philanthropist Cynthia Woods
Mitchell, died Dec. 27 at age 87,
after almost a decade of living with
Alzheimer’s disease.
Mitchell was a valued donor to
various projects and causes, most of
which involved her love for the arts.
“She was a visionary
philanthropist whose dedication
to the arts was apparent in the
founding of the Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Center,” Karen Farber,
director of UH’s Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Center for the Arts, said in
an e-mail.
Mitchell was an enthusiastic
supporter of the arts and believed
that everyone, not just the wealthy,
should be able to enjoy musical
performances. This desire became
a reality when the Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Pavilion was created in The
Woodlands.
Mitchell’s philanthropy extends
throughout Houston, Galveston
and College Station.
For UH, the Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Center for the Arts remains
her greatest legacy.
With a $20 million donation from
Mitchell, the center has been able
to cultivate collaborations between
performing, visual and literary arts.
“Just as she lived a productive
and creative life with extraordinary
commitment to our community,
she has left a legacy that will fuel
creativity for future generations in
our community and far beyond,”
UH President Renu Khator said in a
release.
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Center for the Arts went through
renovations in 2005 and 2006 and
was renamed in October 2006 to
honor Mitchell’s long-standing
support for the arts.
“Mrs. Mitchell’s and the
Mitchell family’s commitment to
create the Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Center for the Arts — a center that
celebrates the arts and encourages
collaboration — has helped to
position UH arts as one of the
University’s key priorities,” Khator
said.Mitchell was also a generous
donor to UH’s Texas Music Festival
and the Gerald D. Hines College of
Architecture. She also created UH’s
Distinguished Authors Program.
“Mrs. Mitchell and her family’s
generosity has made dozens of
significant new artworks possible
and left a lasting legacy that will
continue to infuse the entire
University and City of Houston with
creativity and innovation. On behalf
of the Mitchell Center board and
staff, I extend the deepest sympathy
and gratitude to the Mitchell
family,” Faber said in an e-mail.
d ntsFraternity to help
aid in Haiti reliefsee MITCHELL, page 3
A group of local and national pro-
life advocates gathered to protest
the opening of a new Planned
Parenthood facility. The 78,000-sq. ft. facility
will be the largest Planned Parenthood
building in the nation and will be located at
4600 Gulf Freeway. Keith Fry, right, traveled
from Abilene to be among the thousands of
participants in the demonstrations, which
occurred Sunday and Monday.
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