“keeping an eye for news” THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN STUDENT RUN NEWSPAPER SINCE VOLUME ONE DATELINE DOWNTOWN Aug. 26 - Sept. 6, 2013 Volume 51 Issue 1 special back to school edition Time to serve: UHD offers students volunteer opportunities TOP STORIES College Life Dana C. Ayres Your Staff Writer textbook There comes a moment in our purchasing lives when we are called to sac- guide rifi ce our time and ourselves for the sake of others. Our motives Page 4 for doing such an altruistic act may be personal, but the impact it leaves on those served can be Back to immeasurable. That sacrifi ce is school best described as volunteering. suggestions The word “volunteer” derives from the Latin word “volun- for all tarius” meaning “willing or gators voluntary.” Within the city of Houston, there are strong roots Page 9 of community volunteerism. One such entity, the Houston Food Bank, built its foundation on the hard work and dedica- tion of a few determined and empathic individuals. Why you shouldn’t Since 1982, the Houston Food leave home without Bank (HFB) boasts of humble UHD SGA’s Community Outreach committee is specifically aimed to help at volunteering func- your UHD i.d. card tions around Houston. The committee helps in various projects year round and welcomes any beginnings. A few volunteers interested students who would like to join them. (courtesy of UHD SGA) (continued on page 8) Page 6 News Opinion Seven month search results in August, unsafe Get month for your reappointment of interim provost sleeping ciate vice chancellor and associate returning schedule back on track vice president for planning. students of Hugetz began his journey with Page 8 UHD in early January under a tem- summer aboard porary appointment to replace for- INSIDE: mer provost Richard Brian Chap- programs News...............................2 man. In his initial address to the List of events.................2 community concerning the tempo- Editorials.........................4 rary appointment of Hugetz, Presi- Opinion............................5 dent Flores closed his letter stating Arts & Entmt..................6 he would “move forward quickly Sports..............................8 Ed Hugetz’s position has been extended to identify permanent leadership (courtesy of uhd.edu) for this important role.” College Life.....................9 Elizabeth Padgett On January 28, the search for a Science & Tech............11 Staff Writer permanent replacement officially Backpage.....................12 began with the university’s an- Consulate General of India in Houston The search for UHD’s new pro- nouncement to establish a Search (Theodore Shull / Dateline Downtown Find us online: vost ended two weeks before the Committee as well as hiring the Theodore Shull fall semester begins with President firm Witt/Kieffer. Aside from the Staff Editorial Flores’s announcement to extend esteemed committee pooled from Ed Hugetz’s position as provost UHD’s faculty and staff, President The United States Govern- and senior vice president (SVP) of Flores validated Witt/Kieffer’s cre- ment imposed a worldwide Academic Affairs. The announce- dentials, pointing out they are one travel alert declaring August ment questions the extension based of the nation’s top ten executive as not a good month for citi- on whether it was Hugetz’ tremen- search firms stating, “I am confi - zens to travel abroad. The dous work ethic or the University dent that this firm will identify the warning, extended to specifi c /datelinedowntown of Houston’s decision to eliminate best pool of national candidates for regions of the Middle East and Hugetz’s former positions as asso- (continued on page 3) (continued on page 5) /thedateline Aug. 26 - Sept. 6, 2013 NEWS Page 2 Editorial Staff: Editor-in-Chief: Jacqueline Reyes New concentrations now avaliable Email: [email protected] Office: (713) 221 8192 Fax: (713) 223 7466 for UHD English majors In addition to the giving students better Assistant Editor: Alma D. Garcia Email: [email protected] standard B.A. Eng- opportunities within Office: (713) 221 8569 lish majors at the their respective major. University of Hous- Time was seem- Business Office: ton- Downtown can ingly opportune for Business Manager: Tianna Thomas Email: [email protected] now choose optional the English Depart- Office: (713) 221 8275 concentrations to ment to implement Fax: (713) 223 7466 complement their concentrations in degree. Starting this Film Studies and Cre- Advisor: semester, the College ative Writing as befit- Anthony Chiaviello Email: [email protected] of Humanities and ting additions to the Office: (713) 221 8520 Social Sciences will english education offer three new con- concentration. Stu- Staff Reporters: centrations for stu- dent demand for Film Theordore B. Shull Lauriston Brewster dents: Film Studies, Studies and especially Jessica Hernando Creative Writing and Creative Writing was Secondary English formidable enough Staff Columnist: Education (replete to warrant these new Mark Steven Caffey with state teaching changes. Dr. Dahlberg Staff Writers: certification). maintains that the Juan A. Hernandez While this is per- student exit surveys Dana C. Ayres ceivably good news The new concentrations will also offer a teacher certification after were invaluable tools Elizabeth Padgett for english majors, requirements are complete. (creative commons) for garnering these Stephanie Claybourn Alicia Callender these new concentra- secondary education certifica- particular student tions stem from a rounded mo- tion within the same four year needs. Staff Photographers: tivation that transcends beyond time frame. Dr. Dahlberg, citing Dr. Dahlberg hopes these Louie Galvez the CHSS: UHD striving to the Department of Education, changes will put us on par with Tam Ngyuen meet the needs of students. acknowledges that “employ- surrounding institutions and Professor of English Dr. Sandra ers in the school district prefer prepare students for success. Submission Policy Dahlberg, who presides over that.” In addition to new concentra- these new curriculum changes, Besides english, students of tions, there are other tweaks to asserts that there is a prevalent the english curriculum. For in- Dateline Downtown welcomes history, the natural sciences, and need in the area of facilitating stance, new Professional Writ- submissions to the editor from any mathematics can benefit from secondary education certifica- ing majors will notice that their member of the UH system. Submis- UHD’s revamped emphasis on tion. core requirements have been sions should be no more than 300 teaching certifications. In a process that took a num- restructured to include concen- words, include the author’s full While Texas is not entirely ber of years, there has been a trations in Theory, Research or name, phone number or email ad- supportive of separate degree huge concerted effort between Software. Coming 2014, UHD dress, and affiliation with the Uni- programs at the moment (which the Department of Urban Edu- will unveil a Masters in Rheto- versity, including classification and is why the proposed B.F.A. did cation and other departments to ric and Composition. Visit the major. Anonymous submissions will not come to fruition), a concen- ensure UHD students pursuing Department of English in Room not be published. tration is a good way to avoid their bachelors could also obtain S-1045 for more information. Deliver submissions to room S-260, state impediment while also email them to dateline.editor@ya- hoo.com or fax them to (713) 223 LIST OF EVENTS 7466. Letters to the editor may be edited for space. They will be edited President’s Cabinet, Student Activities Room City Hall Tour Thursday - August 29, 2013 Time: 1:30 pm Location: 900 Bagby for spelling, grammar and malicious Street, Houston, TX 77002 or libelous statements. Submissions SGA Friday - August 30, 2013 Fall Back Bash from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at PURE, 505 Main Street . Show UHD ID at the entrance, must be the work of the writer and ladies get in for free until 11 p.m.; guys will pay $5 dollars until 11 p.m. Drinks, hookah and other items will be on discount for must be signed. All submissions UHD students. become property of Dateline Down- town and will not be returned. AMSA - Be The Match @ UHD, Sept 23-26! Save lives by joining the Marrow Donor Registry! There will also be Zumba, games and more!! Be The Match is an organization with a purpose of adding people to the Registry so blood cancer patients have Dateline Downtown is the official HOPE for a cure. You could be someone’s MATCH! student-produced newspaper of The University of Houston-Downtown. SUCCESS - Sam Houston Boat Tour Friday - September 27 Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Location: 7300 Clinton Dr. Houston TX Editorials, cartoons, columns and 77020 letters are the opinions of individual SUCCESS - Day of The Dead (Fashion and Art Show) Oct 24th, 3-6PM RM A300 This Day of the Dead event will be featuring students and do not necessarily re- Artwork from local artists, Clothing from local vendor My Flaming Heart Fashions and new works from HCC School of Fashion. flect the opinions of other individual Fajitas will be served. Fun for everyone! student writers, editors, advisors of the University of Houston-Downtown, SUCCESS - UHD Empowerment Day Mixer Nov 14th 6-8pm in A300. This event brings esteemed professionals in all fields of its administration or students. business from around Houston to UHD to talk to students in a laid back setting, giving them guidance on how to achieve suc- cess in their field of study. Their will be food and drinks served. Please come in professional attire. Aug. 26 - Sept. 6, 2013 NEWS Page 3 UHD welcomes new sorority, Sigma Kappa Omega Elizabeth Padgett lenic Conference (NPC). The sisters realized Staff Writer what they had built with each other was truly one-of-a-kind and did not want to sacrifice With the start of a new semester, UHD wel- their unique bond to join the NPC.