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s t u d e n t - r u n s i n c e v o l u m e o n e DatelineNewspaper for the University: D ofowntown Houston-Downtown Volume 40, Issue 5 April 7 - April 21 www.uhd.edu/dateline 4% Tuition And Fee increase For Fall Small Increase will pay for library expansion, new website, and Student Services

By James philpot possible increases in student service fee, computer use fee, used to enhance services in edItor research projects. and library fee, will increase the Enrollment Services area, Although UHD’s tuition by modest amounts. Students including the Financial Aid Tuition and and fees will increase, it is may initially be upset about Office. The university also fees will increase the lowest increase in the UH another hike in fees, but these expects to see an enrollment 4% next year, system. Both UH and UH- are necessary expenses that growth of 3% next year, and adding another $84 Clear Lake are raising their students have asked for in some of the revenue generated for students taking tuition by 6% adding $185 SGA meetings, and at the by this growth will be used to twelve hours, but and $136 respectively. So even Town Hall Meeting. The update some of the security the revenue is going though UHD tuition and fees increased computer fee will be features on campus and in the towards improvements will go up, it still remains one used to pay for a new website parking lots. students have wanted of the most affordable schools and improved e-services. The As these fees increase, the for several years, including in Texas. higher library fee will be used resulting revenue will be used an expanded library, new The actual tuition cost will to pay for operating costs of to improve student services. website, security updates, and not be raised, but the fees that the expanded library. Increases It’s not like the administration you pay, such as the student in student services will be see TUiTiON on page  Making A Difference the exceptional uHd Student Body

By David Bradley him how things were going, who he VIce preSIdent for admInIStratIon planned to fight next, and how school and fInance was going. Articulate and engaging, he truly could not have been more On the first two Saturdays of March gracious. 2008, I opened my Houston Chronicle Over the past couple of years, Juan’s to find stories about two young men status as an active UHD student had with strong connections to UH- been mentioned prominently in several Downtown. One is quite well known. articles about him in the Chronicle. Juan Diaz is a champion boxer whose In the interviews Juan talked about fights are shown on pay-per-view on the value he and his family placed on HBO. The other, Orlando Perez, was education. He spoke of his goal to earn Spc. Orlando A. Perez a fighter as well but of a different kind. a CJ degree then enroll in law school. the boxing world, Juan continues to He was a soldier, and he’d been on the I was skeptical. I thought that if he steadily knock out the courses he needs Photo boxingforum.com by front lines in the war in Iraq. Both were to ever win a championship belt to graduate. I have little doubt that have brought honor to our university. Juan Diaz with Don King after a victory bout. we probably wouldn’t see him around in the not-too-distant future Juan will I can’t say that I know Juan Diaz, clothes, and a backpack. When I did UHD any longer. walk across the stage at Minute Maid although I have met him twice on recognize him I could not resist the Juan has won not one but two Park and receive his UHD diploma. campus. If I wasn’t something of a temptation to strike up a conversation. championship belts. And it turns out On Saturday night, March 8th, in sports junkie, there really would have He seemed almost embarrassed that that the relentlessness that he’s shown Cancun, Mexico, Juan lost the first been no reason to recognize Juan as I knew who he was. I got the sense in the ring carries over to his pursuit fight of his pro career, a 12-round split anything other than a typical UHD that he greatly appreciated the relative of a degree. Despite the growing decision to Nate Campbell. Juan was student – Hispanic, early 20s, baggy anonymity he still enjoyed. I asked pressures of being a major player in see DiFFErENCE on page  page 2 april 7 - 21, 200 dateline : downtown StuDent Life Culture On The Bayou this Year’s theme: caribbean

By Marika Stepankiw American Medical Student Student Activities and Staff wrIter Association, Alpha Lamda, Events hosts several events Sigma Tau Delta, and the throughout the year. Maria On Wednesday, April Houston Scholarship Fund. Garrett, Coordinator of 16 between 11:00 AM to Organizations will be selling Student Activities, and Gain Experience 2:00 PM on the south deck, food that ranges from their Michelle Falcon, Assistant UHD student organizations own unique culture to Director of Student Activities, Get Published are gathering to celebrate traditional concession food. help in the organization our school’s diversity at In addition to flavorful food, and preparation of student the annual Culture on the there will be a steel drum activities and events, Get Paid Bayou. Generally every year, band, and a henna artist will including Culture on the 25 different organizations be creating masterpieces on Bayou. According to Garrett, come together to celebrate a students’ bodies. “Student Activities puts on 300 words = $25 unique part of UHD’s culture; UHD is nationally events where the students can Submission does not guarantee publication. this year the theme is the recognized for its student have a traditional experience Suggestions/ complaints / rants / Ideas Caribbean. diversity. With students on an untraditional campus.” Although organizations and faculty from almost Student Activities encourages are still in the process of every continent, UHD has everyone to come to the [email protected] registering, some of the a lot of culture to represent. celebration on Wednesday, organizations in attendance At Culture on the Bayou, April 16 between 11:00 AM to this year include Sigma everyone is welcome to 2:00 PM and enjoy the food, Lambda Gamma, the express their own culture and music, and fun. Black Student Alliance, the traditions.

Faculty Profile more like he has all those ideas consist of drinking and fires. Basically its an upper- fire dynamic Simulator god get destroyed. So because of doing math and engineering level engineering classe that this new philosophy on life he problems until the sun comes requires a ridiculous amount Frank raia has already retired from his up. He’s like Bender from of math and skill to complete. contrIButIng wrIter line of work. He plans to do Futurama. If you take his He’s taught his art at several research, teach and travel for booze away he could die. And conferences and spoken in Traveling all over the wild the rest of his life. he smokes constantly to always front of hundreds of people. world of Texas I noticed there He said he retired so early be near fire because it inspires He was born in Houston, is only one Fire Dynamic because, “Why wait and do a him to do great and bad things. raised in Greenspoint, also Simulator person in the few major things at the age of He was a firefighter and known as Guns-point, and Lone Star State. His name is sixty or sixty-five when you EMT for 3 years. Witnessing a loves soccer and says “Fuck Kristopher James Overholt and can do a bunch of small things number of different situations you Yankees!” He is known he’s an adjunct professor here now.” For example, he and dealing with fire inspired him to blast as loud

at UHD. Photo courtesy of Frank Raia a few friends plan to walk to do what he does. as physically possible. Kris is A very-soon-to-be-alumni of Austin after graduating in May Kris was certified as the looking for a woman that can UH-Downtown, he teaches the Kristopher James Overholt just to see how beautiful this Texas Fire Dynamic Simulator solve ongoing questions in the engineering classes Structural “Travel has broken every state really is. Once he arrives badass a few years ago. world that are not bullshit but Fire Safety, Fire Dynamics and dream that I’ve had in a most in Austin he will ride back in a Fire Dynamics (FDS) is a something meaningful. He Introduction to Fire Dynamics fantastic and progressive way.” car with other friends he plans computational fluid dynamics wants to eventually join the Simulator. This doesn’t make much sense to meet up there. (CFD) model of fire-driven Peace Corps and drink, smoke Kris was born “at the end at first, but when you think Kris has been known to fluid flow. The software and enjoy the simple things in of the Led Zeppelin era”, and about it it’s a true statement. improve his intellect when numerically solves a form of life as much possible. he frequently travels all over He has done lots of traveling he consuming large amounts the Navier-Stokes (describes Kris is good friend and a this beautiful country. One and has spent many nights of alcohol and he smokes the motion of fluid substances kickass teacher, so take a class of his favorite travel places is wandering around in forests constantly. He will drink such as liquids and gases) he teaches and go drink with Harrisonburg, Virginia. His and other places. When you and start working on random equations appropriate for him and you will learn all next travel goal is Canterbury travel around enough you start mathematic and engineering low-speed, thermally-driven kinds of things about fire and in New Zealand. He spends to gain knowledge of natural problems that have been flow, with an emphasis on life. lots of time traveling because things, but if you travel even bothering him. His nights smoke and heat transport from dateline : downtown april 7 - 21, 200 page 

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If Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. what our identity is as a something much larger at UHD is ever to develop the edu in microsoft word format. all submissions become school. UHD and have a closer esprit’ de corps that major property of dateline and may not be returned. If you Let’s face it. UHD is a affiliation with the University institutions possess this has to have any questions, please call (713) 221-59. four-year, degree-granting of Houston System. be a priority. page 4 april 7 - 21, 200 dateline : downtown campuS newS Metro Unveils New Q Card new fare System Still offers Student discount, But In different method By Tamara Wise at METRO RideStores, Park using ones to reload your card hours in one direction. What’s stolen you will first have to go Staff wrIter & Ride lots, Ticket Vending you will half to repeat the steps nice is that your card balance to UHD’s student accounting Machines (TVM), and Q Card for each dollar. will be protected if office to get your account It’s official, the last day Reloaders on the bus. There is Though the U-Pass seemed your card number. Then you will need to use your U-Pass was on a TVM located on the outside to be more of a value, the Q- to notify METRO so they March 31. Now if you want to of UHD’s main building facing card is still beneficial to can stop any activity on your ride with a student discount Main Street. Additionally, you you. You will receive a card, the value will be stored you will have to use the new can reload your card at various 50 percent discount if and transferred to your new Q Card. Don’t worry, the retailers such as Krogers, you’re taking at least one, but if your card isn’t balance on your U-Pass will Fiesta, and Valero. nine credit hours, and registered though you will be transferred to your Q Card, To reload your card at a you get five free rides lose your balance. There will however the maximum you TVM, you can insert your after 50 paid ones. be no charge for your first can transfer is $150. You can money in the slot and then Unlike the U-Pass replacement card. get your Q Card at any Transit place your card in the Q Card the five free rides For more information Center location. The closest holder. Your card will then be will not be added as dollars call the METROLine at to the university is at 6910 reloaded and your balance will to your account; once you’ve is lost or stolen, but you must 713.635.4000. Or you can Fannin, but be sure to take be displayed on the screen. reached your 50 rides the next register the card before you search METRO’s website your student ID and a copy of Unfortunately the TVMs only five will be free, this includes will be protected. www.ridemetro.org , which your class schedule. take paper money - no change- rides on the commuter bus, According to Julie Harris of has a lot of information about Once you have your card you and you can only put in one train, or local bus. Transfers UHD’s Student Accounting the Q Card. can reload it with up to $500 bill per reload. So if you’re will be free and valid for two office, if your card is lost or Houston Area Woman’s Center rep Speaks at UHD By regina panis abuse are not forced to stay exposed to violent situations, or domestically abused. She Staff wrIter in a shelter because it is their such as “a child who has explained that those who are choice. “The minimum of been around parents that are in the country illegally are In honor of Women’s days people stay at a shelter constantly fighting with each afraid to report their crimes History Month UH- is 30 days, and the maximum other.” Children are special because “they are scared of Downtown welcomed special is 90 days”, said Taylor. The cases. Taylor emphasized, deportation,” but that is not Photo courtesy of Regina Panis Panis Regina of courtesy Photo visitors from the Houston Area Women’s Center “encourages “Abusers are not allowed to the goal of the center. “HAWC Women’s Center (HAWC) independence” and people pick up their kids. The center will not report you. They can to speak about sexual and are allowed to leave, but the cooperates with elementary arrange to pick you up at a domestic abuse. On March center’s doors remain open to schools and provides a public place if you need a ride.” 25th, students were given the those who come back. “One bus to get kids to school.” HAWC’s website and 24- opportunity to receive insight woman left and came back six Taylor added, “The kids are hour crisis hotline is able HAWC’s services, and how Taressa Taylor, HAWC Representative times,” explained Taylor. She encouraged to speak the truth, to assist anyone who has to recognize different types Anyone who seeks help can was able to do that “because even to draw what they’ve questions about abuse or feels of abuse. The guest speaker, be sure that all services are she didn’t leave on a bad note.” seen if they can’t say it.” Their they have been abused. “The Taressa Taylor, is part of confidential. It is important that people descriptions can be used “to root of domestic and sexual HAWC’s Education Outreach The services begin with a who need the Women’s Center help testify in court.” abuse is control. The abusers program. questionnaire provided by the follow their guidelines for The center has speakers of victimize those who they know The HAWC provides help to center. The questionnaire is a admittance. Taylor related, different languages in order won’t fight back.” If you feel anyone who has experienced tool to determine how much “One woman’s pastor dropped to cross language barriers. you are not in control of a domestic and sexual related help that person needs and her off to the shelter. This is Taylor encourages anyone, domestic or sexually related violent situations and crimes. whether or not the victim will not acceptable.” No one is even if they are in the country situation, you may be at risk There is a 24-hour crisis need to be placed in a shelter. allowed to know, for the safety illegally, to contact the center for abuse. hotline, and since the center This can be crucial since, and privacy of the victims, if they have been sexually is a non-profit organization, according to Taylor, “Women where the shelters are, even if HAWC Hotlines it offers free services, which are especially at high risk of it’s a member of the church. domestic Violence and Information: 713.52.2121 includes counseling and shelter being killed for leaving.” The purpose of the shelter is Sexual assault: 713.52.7273 to those who need it. Women, Taylor explained that the to provide a confidential safe www.hawc.org children, and even men can locations of the shelters are haven for abuse victims. UHD police Department receive assistance, even if it is kept secret for safety reasons. HAWC provides counseling on-campus emergency: 713.221.911 to simply provide information. Victims of sexual or domestic for children that have been on-campus non-emergency: 713.221.05 dateline : downtown april 7 - 21, 200 page 5 “Voices of the Tempest” in The O’Kane Gallery artist Showcases war at Sea and the Struggle for Survival Frank raia U.S. It is also part of Fotofest Cultural Recoleta, in Buenos contrIButIng wrIter 2008. Aires, Argentina back in What happened is a war 2005 and eventually made its I was cruising around at between Argentina and the way to the Maritime Museum school and I was taking along United Kingdom was fought of Ushuaia in Argentina. an epic journey of soldiers over the Falkland Islands, Searches for the remains of getting attacked in the sea. South Georgia and the South the ship started back in 2003 Some died and others lived Sandwich Islands. The when Groisman accompanied to tell a tragically horrific Falkland Islands consist of a National Geographic but killer story about their two large and many small expedition to find the ship. adventure. islands in the South Atlantic Sea conditions prevented the The O’Kane Gallery Ocean east of Argentina. Their expedition from finding the Photo courtesy of O’Kane Gallery has done it again with the name and ownership have wreck, but Groisman took a Adriana Groisman’s “Voices of the Tempest” displays the struggle for survival when an Argentinan ship is sunk during a battle over the Falkland Islands. A survival raft in brilliant display of “Voices long been disputed. Anyway, ton of great photographs and which viewers can sit occupies the floor of the gallery. of the Tempest” by Adriana a British Royal Navy nuclear conducted many interviews Groisman. This exhibit submarine torpedoed the with survivors. Adriana Groisman was born Museum of Fine Arts of displays the conflict of the General Belgrano, sinking it. The black and white in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Houston. She is represented by Falkland Islands and the Islas The attack killed a total of 323, photographs reflect on human She currently lives in New Contact Press Images. Malvinas during the early including two civilians who loss and hardship in the fight York City but often travels For more information 1980s and the sinking of the were on board at the time. The to survive. She connects back to her native Argentina. contact Mark Cervenka or General Belgrano on May 2, rest were rescued by Argentine everything together using Groisman’s photographs have Brad Thomason at the O’Kane 1982. and Chilean ships. They saved letters sent home and from been published in Newsweek, Gallery, 713-221-8042. “Voices of the Tempest” will 770 men in all from May 3 to interviews with survivors. The Atlantic Monthly, The occupy O’Kane Gallery from May 5. This is an epic, emotional Smithsonian and Aperture. Gallery hours March 7 to April 17. This is “Voices of the Tempest” rollercoster of sadness and Her work is part of the Mon-Sat, 10:00 -- 5:00 first time this is showing in the premiered at the Centro triumph. permanent collection at the Houston’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart based group. They began and the center of the dome David was created from the the architectural process has an 8 foot circular stained same marble. by sending a design team glass window. A 40 foot The Co-Cathedral is located to Europe to study various tall and 20 foot wide stained at 1115 St. Joseph Parkway, cathedrals. As a result glass window, with an image on the southern edge of the exterior architecture of Jesus above a Houston Downtown. For information is inspired by the Italian skyline, decorates a face of the about mass or guided tours Romanesque style. They cathedral. call Yvonne Gill, 713-659- accomplished their goal The Co-Cathedral also 1561, ext. 15 or visit the church beautifully because the features two one-of-a-kind website at www.diogh.org. cathedral has clean, simple marble statues which stand lines without appearing 12 feet tall and weigh 12,000 pretentious or overly ornate. pounds. One sculpture is

Photo courtesy of Flickr The Co-Cathedral is built called Mary of the Immaculate Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart during construction. in the shape of a cross, which Conception in the West, and is the customary style for the other is Jesus of the Sacred By regina M. latson million dollar project. The European cathedrals. The Heart. Artist Roberto Pedrini contrIButIng wrIter Co-Cathedral seats 1,820 dome on the Co-Cathedral is sculpted both statues in Italy people and, if necessary, can clearly inspired by the famed and flew to Houston to oversee Whatever your personal squeeze in an additional 200. dome of the Santa Maria del their installation. Pedrini used religious affiliation happens to It features a 140 foot bell tower Fiore Cathedral in Florence, white Carrara marble to sculpt be, the new Co-Cathedral of (campanile), a 117 foot dome, also known as the Duomo. both statures. That marble the Sacred Heart is definitely a 72 foot interior nave, and The copper dome is topped quarry, in Carrara Italy, has something to talk about. contains about 30,000 square by a 16 foot gold leaf cross. been owned and operated The Co-Cathedral has been feet of marble on the interior. The interior of the dome is by the same family for many Photo courtesy of Flickr under construction since The Co-Cathedral was encircled by 12 stained glass generations. The family Stained-glass window at Co-Cathedral. The Houston skyline can be seen at the 2005. April 2, 2008 marked designed by Ziegler-Cooper windows. Each window confirms Michelangelo’s bottom the completion of this 39 Architects, a Houston displays one of the 12 apostles, page  april 7 - 21, 200 dateline : downtown artS & entertainment DiFFErENCE from a tough background but found doing good things in Iraq. They were hope to point out something that too continued from page 1 a means to overcome his difficult cleaning up neighborhoods to make often gets overlooked. Namely, that circumstances. For Juan it was the sure they were safe. He said they were a considerable number of the almost in control of the fight until Campbell ring; for Orlando it was the ROTC doing good stuff.” 12,000 students who collectively make opened a deep gash over his left eye program at Bellaire High. He was As I sat at my breakfast table up the UHD student body are quite in the sixth round. Juan fought the eager to join the service after high thinking about Orlando, I found myself exceptional individuals. And despite second half of the fight squinting as school, but elected to go to college first reflecting on how similar our lives had the bad rap it tends to get, this coming- the blood ran down his face into his and chose UHD. Two years later, when been for those two years he attended of-age generation of Americans is eye. When the fight was over, there his best friend joined the Marines, UHD. I may have played a pick-up strong and ambitious, and capable of was no excuse-making from Juan. He Orlando decided to enlist as well. He basketball game with him over at the great things and noble service. gave Campbell credit, acknowledged joined the Army and was assigned to SLC, or stood in line behind him at So as you pursue your education at it wasn’t his best fight, and said that the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. our Starbucks. The connection was UHD, as you walk these halls walked he was proud to have finished out the On Sunday, February 24th, as obviously very direct for the students by Orlando and Juan, take inspiration fight, given the situation. “I wasn’t his unit searched for insurgents and who knew him and the faculty who from their example. Admire their going to give up,” Juan said, “I have a weapons in abandoned neighborhoods had him in their classes. However you courage, commitment, and ambition. lot of heart.” in Baghdad, Orlando Antonio Perez look at it, Orlando was very much one Emulate their passion, perseverance, I’d read about Orlando a week earlier was killed in action. The Defense of us, a member of this loosely bound and humility. As your life’s journey than Juan, on Saturday, March 1st. Department announced on its website community that is the university. plays out, be proud of your connection The article twice mentioned Orlando’s that Orlando died from “small arms As I write about these two young to them through UHD. Enjoy the time as a UHD student, which made fire during dismounted operations.” men, I don’t mean to equate boxing, a future successes of your fellow student me think that the time he’d spent with Orlando’s high school sweetheart and sport, with the life-and-death nature of and local boxing champion – there will us had been important to him. wife of eight months, April Perez, said military service. Juan would probably be more down the road for him, both Like Juan, Orlando was a first- several times in the article that Orlando be the first to make this point. Neither inside and outside the ring. And never, generation American. His parents was proud of his efforts in Iraq. “He do I intend to offer any commentary ever, forget Orlando Antonio Perez. immigrated to the United States from didn’t want to worry me too much,” on this war that cost Orlando his El Salvador. Like Juan, he came April said, “but he said they were young life. By their stories, I simply Horton Hears A Boo movie sends wrong message to kids

By Kristi Seidel In the film, Horton, a giant intentions to send the Staff wrIter elephant, teaches the children message: stand up for of the jungle animals. The what you believe in no Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears film does not specify what matter the cost, and A Who! hit theaters Friday, he teaches but does state that respect all people and March 14. For most, it was he is a teacher. After Horton things no matter how a wonderful film to take hears noises coming from a big or small. Those the children to enjoy. Some speck on a flower, he becomes messages get mixed parents felt as though the film convinced that tiny people live when the Kangaroo’s wasn’t really for their children, on it. He states, “A person’s obsession with that the film was just another a person, no matter how big controlling the jungle way for the media to send or small.” That statement is animals takes over mixed messages to people great to teach your children the screen. I read into After watching the film with to them.” As if parents don’t about society. As an avid film to respect those around them, the film that the Kangaroo’s my five year old and being have a hard enough time to buff, I enjoy watching all kinds BUT as the movie progresses character mimics our political, disturbed by its messages, I get their children to mind and of films and analyzing the this simple message gets out of historical, or belief systems. tested my son to see if it really listen to them, now we have underlying messages in the hand and becomes more than I noted such things as did pass off to children in the films telling our children it’s film. I was very disappointed just that. symbolism of oppression, rule wrong context. I asked him okay not to listen to authority when I read some reviews The other jungle animals, by the majority and threats of what Horton was standing figures because those figures by parents who made in particular the Kangaroo, the minority, rage and riots. up for and why he didn’t don’t know what they’re disappointed claims about the leader of the jungle animals, Near the end of the film it listen to all the other jungle talking about. That’s media film, but after reviewing the get very upset and disturbed almost had me thinking about animals. He replied, “Because slapping parents in the face. film myself, I have to agree that Horton is making such Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi no matter what grown ups Don’t go see this film with with those unhappy filmgoers. a big deal about a speck on people. tell you, if you think you your children, you’ll regret it. a flower. The film had good know something don’t listen dateline : downtown april 7 - 21, 200 page 7 Our Town new play In o’Kane theater

By James Quiroga example of people’s inability Staff wrIter to appreciate life as it is being experienced. He goes on to Beginning April 4 the UH- summarize my situation Downtown’s O’Kane Theater using concepts from the play, will begin its run of “Our “Wilder is saying, ‘enjoy life’.” Town”. The piece is directed Nearly a decade before this by Thomas J. Lyttle, Doctor interview, I had seen a filmed of Theater, and a professor of performance of “Our Town” in Arts and Humanities. a tenth-grade English class. Dr. Initially published in 1938, Lyttle’s description suddenly Thornton Wilder’s play is now brings to my mind the words regarded as a modern stage of the play’s narrator, spoken classic. When asked what the during the final act. Asked piece is about, Dr. Lyttle first by another character, Emily, instructed me to sit down and if people ever appreciate life to take a deep breath, and while they live it, the narrator then offered me bottled water. replies: “No…The saints and His response is that the play poets, maybe they do some”. is about, “you, me, and our Tickets are on sale in the everyday life, and how we fail Cashier’s Office as of this to appreciate it like we should.” writing. Performances run Dr. Lyttle cites the state of April 4 through April 12 and hectic disarray I am in after will be staged in the O’Kane taking six flights of stairs, Theater at the University of running to reach his office in Houston, Downtown, located time for this interview, as an at 1 Main. CD rEViEW: raconteurs’ ‘lonely’ will make you cooler

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