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Panel to discuss immigration The UH Center for Immigration Research and the UH Sociology Students Association are hosting a panel discussion concerning immigration, citizenship and law from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today in the Honors College Commons, located on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. The panel will feature four UH faculty members and is co-sponsored by the Immigration Law Clinic, the UH Law Center and the Center for Americas.
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The session is free and open to UH students, faculty and staff. For more information, please contact the SSA at uhsociology@gmail.com.
GreenReportCard.org recently released its 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, awarding UH a grade of B-plus for the 2009 school year. The Green Report Card, a list of the most environmentally friendly
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Scholar to speak about conflict between Palestine, Israel As part of the Honors College, Mient Jan Faber will give a lecture titled “One Hundred Years of War in the Middle East” at 4 p.m. today in the Honors College Commons, located on the second floor of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. Faber is a visiting scholar to the University and is teaching a class in the Honors College this semester. Following his lecture, two UH alumni who attend Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service will speak to students about graduate school and careers in public service or international affairs. For more information, contact the Honors College at 713-743-9010. — Sara Nichols/The Daily Cougar Got an item for Newsline? Let us know! E-mail newsline@thedailycougar.com
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universities in the US and Canada, began in 2006. Since then, green programs on campuses have skyrocketed. “The green groundswell on campus is evident in a wide variety of energy-saving initiatives, such as sourcing food from campus farms and reducing hot water use REPORT continues on page 3
CAMPUS EVENTS
World of education promoted this week Activities include passport help for interested students Diane Sanchez
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ON CAMPUS International Marketplace Organized for International Education Week, International Marketplace welcomes people to check out international cultures and cuisines. Visit the Butler Plaza in front the library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. International foods will be available for purchase.
AROUND TOWN Ahn Trio Ahn Trio is a classical music group which consists of three Korean-American sisters who trained at Juilliard. They will be performing at 8 p.m. today in the Wortham Theater at 501 Texas Ave. Find more campus and local events or add your own at thedailycougar.com/calendar
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UH is in the middle of celebrating not only the world, but also the students of the world. The Committee for International Education Week announced the beginning of International Education Week on Monday with music and dancing provided by international student organizations. “We are a very diverse university, and this gives us an opportunity to showcase all of the programs and services that we have here at UH that promote international education,” Director of International Student and Scholar Services Anita Gaines said. International student organizations and international offices on campus set up booths to provide information on programs offered. “It’s an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide,” Gaines said. “These celebrations are going on in campuses, elementary, middle and high schools, and businesses around the US.” International Education Week is a joint effort of the US Departments INTERNATIONAL continues on page 10
Participants in the 2010 National Indoor Wheelchair Soccer “Blue Northern” Championship take the court at the Recreation and Wellness Center. | Travis Masterson/The Daily Cougar
SPORTS FEATURE
Wheel goals of able athletes Travis Masterson and Edgar Veliz
THE DAILY COUGAR The Campus Recreation and Wellness Center was busy as normal last weekend with basketball teams, rock climbers and even badminton players. The gym was also host to the players of an uncommon sport: wheelchair soccer. As the sweat dripped on Courts 1 and 2, the participants of the 2010 National Indoor Wheelchair Soccer “Blue Northern” Championship brought a competition full of joy, skill and desire to win not only the title, but also to promote the fledgling sport. The United States Association of Indoor Wheelchair Soccer hosted the national championships of a sport that is a hybrid of soccer and basketball, and resembles water polo without the water. William Lardi, chairman of the USA-IWS, and Dave Stephenson, co-director of the Greater Houston Athletic Association for the Physically Disabled, organized the event, which
was both competitive and well organized. “We sponsor local, regional and national tournaments and occasionally hold clinics to provide exposure of our sport to the disabled population,” Lardi said. “This is a sport that, when the athletes come and play it, they don’t want to leave it. They don’t want it to die. There is so much dedication between the coaches and athletes that this sport keeps living.” IWS is a year removed from leaving its former umbrella organization, the National Disability Sports Alliance, which financially supported regional and national tournaments. IWS has faced numerous challenges on and off the court, ranging from handling finances to finding resources. “When you have an umbrella organization, you have financial backing. You have access to facilities and a lot of support,” Lardi said. “When you are alone, financially, it is very difficult. Nationally and locally, that has been our WHEELCHAIR continues on page 9