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Double vision dorms UH spends more than $100 million on residence halls, dining options SPECIAL REPORT
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THE DAILY COUGAR With a combined estimated project cost of $107.8 million, the University of Houston will invest more in its campus life by building two new residential halls and a new dining hall toward the west side of campus. Both Cougar Village II and Cougar Place II will expand student housing options by adding about 2,000 beds to the system when they open in the fall 2013 semester, said Executive Director of Residential Life and Housing Don Yackley. According to Yackley, both will be modernly stylized to fulfill the demand for this type of facility, indicated by the success of Cougar Village. “These projects have been developed with student engagement and success as lead themes,” Yackley said. “Both facilities offer great community spaces, such as lounges, study rooms, fitness rooms and computer labs.” Cougar Village II, located parallel to Cougar Village, is estimated to cost $50 million and will boast roughly 1,144 beds. It will be closely modeled after Cougar Village with double rooms sharing a bathroom area. The main distinction is the transition to a compartmentalized bathroom area. “This means there is a room for the shower
Every Tuesday, The Daily Cougar will discuss the University’s current and future construction plans and how they will affect the student body. April 3: Construction overview April 10: Parking and construction Today: Residence and dining halls April 24: Building Renovations Track this series at thedailycougar.com/tags/construction and a room for the toilet so that three or four people can use the bathroom at the same time while maintaining privacy,” Yackley said. At an estimated cost of $48.5 million, Cougar Place II will resemble an apartment-style living area where Cougar Place was originally located and will be targeted toward sophomores and upperclassmen. It will be four stories tall and consist of two buildings connected by walkways with around 800 beds, according to project manager Katherine Miller. “In most cases, there will be four single rooms that share a bathroom, kitchenette and living space,” Yackley said. “The bathrooms will be compartmentalized
Students pass this construction site on their way to the University Center. | Jack Chaiyakhom/The Daily Cougar
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Graduate class to host chai sampling at Cougar Grounds Students have an opportunity to sample and name a potential addition to the Cougar Grounds menu from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday and Tuesday inside the entrance of the cafe. As part of a semester project, students in the graduate level Food & Beverage Management Systems class created a new chai recipe that will be sampled and compared to the drink currently offered by Cougar Grounds, said Hillary Davidson, one of the students from the class. “There are two chai recipes, the current chai on the menu and the chai we have produced in class by two of our student who had the winning recipe. There will be a short survey comparing the two recipes and at the end of the survey there is a spot to either choose one of three names we have come up with or a blank to write in a name,” she said. “Just under the voting of the product
name there will be a spot for the student to put his or her name and email address which we will enter into an excel spreadsheet and let excel randomly choose a winner.” The student whose name is drawn will receive 10 free chais from Cougar Grounds. “The recipe is not guaranteed to be on the menu at this time,” Davidson said. “We are conducting this as to see how it would do in Cougar Grounds.” The event is open to UH students, faculty and staff. — Cougar News Services
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Advisor to give informational session on exchange program Fulbright Program Advisor Veronique Tran will be giving an overview of the Fulbright Program from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today in room 212S of The Honors College in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. — Jennifer Pearson
Faculty propose revisions to bylaws during meeting Audris Ponce
THE DAILY COUGAR The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences faculty discussed changing promotion and tenure bylaws to increase scholarly productivity of teachers. The topic was discussed in the faculty meeting Friday that was held in Agnes Arnold Auditorium 2. “We really want to help, in particular, associate professors who are trying to get a project done in order to quality for promotion,” said CLASS Dean John Roberts. “We have a lot of tenure associate professors. In terms of morale, reputation and aspirations we need to move the needle on that situation.” CLASS Faculty and Governance Committee Chair Karen Stokes presented other proposed bylaw revisions that will be voted on by the faculty members until April 25. “There’s been housekeeping done on the bylaws,” Stokes said. “The bylaws in this college
have not gone through revision through a number of years. This year we underwent making the revisions with the suggestions the dean made.” The bylaw changes suggested by Roberts propose creating a research and scholarship committee and terms of tenure and promotion in the college. “It’s a committee that is actually not that uncommon in other universities that serve in an advocacy position for the faculty of that college in terms of mentoring junior faculty and serving as a liaison between the departments and dean in terms of research and scholarship,” Stokes said. Amendments will be adopted if a two-thirds vote is reached by voting faculty members. Core curriculum changes Texas is putting in a new core curriculum in 2014 for all higher education institutions. CLASS continues on page 2
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(as well).” The new residential halls will be open for sign up in the spring 2013 semester, and residential assistants will also be hired at that time. Dining halls The estimated $9.3 million west dining hall will be located at the corner of Wheeler and Cullen and will open in the fall 2012 semester. Its entrance will open north toward the campus and it will be surrounded by a park setting, as said in the proposal plan for the building. As a replacement for the
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Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies David Phillips introduced the core curriculum changes at the meeting to the faculty members. “There are changes to the kinds of requirements the core curriculum courses have to satisfy. The current 1999 core curriculum involves these exemplary educational objectives, of which there were 37,” Phillips said. “The new one has just six core objectives, so a smaller number, and there are different categories.” Phillips watched a web seminar that discussed the Texas core curriculum changes to the current policies. “The way they made it sound, it’s about rethinking what the most important goals of a university education are, and the way they presented them, these key core objectives, would be ones that would be agreed on by faculty members and by employers who are looking to hire students with a certain set of skills,” Phillips said. “It’s not just UH — it’s UT, A&M,
current Oberholtzer dining hall, the west dining hall will be operated by Real Foods on Campus and will feature seven stations: pizza, grille, salad, specialty, entrée, dessert and bakery, according to the plant operations website. According to the proposal plan, it will also feature a more modern look with large expanses of glass opening to the park area and the Fiesta Dancers sculpture by Luis Jimenez situated on the southwest-northeast sidewalk. A competition was held to rename the dining hall, but the voting process was delayed indefinitely on March 29 according to the competition’s Facebook page. news@thedailycougar.com
Texas State; all the state universities across Texas are having to do this.” The changes came after the Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee suggested that the core curriculum be reassessed in its January 2009 report, “Designing Texas Undergraduate Education in the 21st Century,” to the commissioner and coordinating board staff. The UEAC developed recommendations for a revised core curriculum after a comprehensive review of requirements at more than 100 public and private universities nationwide. “They are updating this (core curriculum) in a number of ways,” Phillips said. “What they have in mind is they are simplifying it and they are tying the core curriculum to assessment as well. Assessment needs to be done for accrediting agencies and various purposes.” The current core curriculum policies and procedures will remain in effect until Fall 2014. For more information about the core curriculum changes, go to www.thecb.state.tx.us/ corecurriculum2014. news@thedailycougar.com
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Graduate student gets research opportunity Jennifer Pearson
THE DAILY COUGAR Liberal Arts graduate student Carmina Martinez has received the Fulbright Fellowship, which will allow her to conduct research in Yucatan, Mexico in the comparative studies of the 2012 Mayan end-date movement, both ancient and modern. The Fulbright Fellowship, sponsored by the US Department of State, is awarded to students who intend to take their research, job or studies abroad. “Knowing that my research would eventually require traveling abroad, I began to inquire about several grant options and attended a Fulbright Information Session,” Martinez said. After contacting several professors and Fulbright Program Advisor Veronique Tran, Martinez said she applied for the fellowship, hoping to take her career international. “The funny thing is that I was out all day and did not take my phone with me so I did not have access to email. When I arrived in late afternoon and accessed the internet and saw Dr. Tran’s emails titled ‘Congratulations!’, I jumped up and grabbed my husband’s hand before opening it. I was delighted and overwhelmed with
My ultimate and most sincere goal is to publish my research and contribute not only to academic studies of millenarian movements, but most importantly, capture the voice of local Maya people during this global event. ”
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2012 Campus Recreation Sports Festival Looking for a Sunday fun-day? On April 22nd, from 9AM–5:30PM, the department of campus recreation is holding the 2012 Sports Festival at the Houston Amateur Sports Park. We welcome all UH student and alumni to take part in our sports festivities, including a co-ed kickball tournament, co-ed 7v7 soccer tournament, rugby 7v7 alumni game, and intramural soccer championships. The 7v7 co-ed soccer tournament is the only event that contains a registration fee, $10/ player, but also includes various prizes. This tournament is held in conjunction with the UH men’s and women’s soccer club.
Crawfish Boil & Pool Party For StressFree Finals Week, the Department of Campus Recreation will be hosting its 2nd Annual Crawfish Boil & Pool Party. The event will take place on Thursday, April 26th from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the Campus Recreation’s outdoor leisure pool. Students in attendance will have a chance to participate in a variety of activities, some of which include a peel and eat contest and sand volleyball. In addition to the food and the fun, participants will have a chance to win a “Staycation” and experience what our city has to offer, courtesy of University Centers. Don’t be the one that misses out on the fun! For additional information please visit our website: http://www.uh.edu/recreation
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Seamus controversy unnecessary
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itt Romney’s dog Seamus received some good news this week: He will never again have to ride in a crate strapped to the top of his owner’s car. As a potential “first pup” candidate, Seamus obviously does not deserve such treatment. Bo, the current first pet, has likely never experienced something that degrading. But then again, Bo was adopted after the Obamas made their home in the White House. It would be ridiculous for the Obamas to attract unnecessary attention to themselves in such a way. It would also be ridiculous if the media continues to cover this story for the remainder of Romney’s campaign. Yes, you should not strap your pets to the roof of your car while going on a vacation, even if they seem to enjoy the overexposure. However, with everything Romney stands for, the fact that he strapped his dog to the roof of his car should be considered a minor issue. It’s as if the media is trying to promote this story because it displays some sort of character flaw of Romney — a flaw they are trying to carefully develop. Romney has plenty of flaws already. There is no reason to try to brand him as a heartless animal abuser. Ann Romney gave a great explanation for the incident to ABC’s Diane Sawyer: “Once, he — we traveled all the time and he — he ate the turkey on the counter. I mean, he had the runs. But — he would see that crate and, you know, he would, like, go crazy because he was going with us on vacation. It was to me a kinder thing to bring him along than to leave him in the kennel for t – in — in — in a kennel for two weeks,” Ann said. Could you argue with her decision? This is a situation where the media should just let sleeping dogs lie.
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or many of America’s right-wingers, the race for the GOP nomination was, at the very least, painful and humiliating. At most, it was a very compelling reason to apply duct tape to the old “Vote Republican” bumper sticker — that is, until the election ends. But with Rick Santorum out of the running, James the race has essentially Wang fallen into Mitt Romney’s lap. Newt Gingrich is likely to divorce our nation and marry China for the money, so long as our largest debt holder ignores Gingrich’s 84 ethics violations. Ron Paul, sad to say, is apparently a figment of our imagination. He is a good guy, running an honest, consistent politician running on the merits of financial responsibility and independence, not muddling his hands in the social dogma that’s distracted our country for the last several months. He hasn’t been absorbed with the never-ending bouncing from social issue to social issue that our country has partaken in while our gas prices continue to rise up and over that four-dollar mark. For the sake of argument, let’s say that Paul is just a character in a how-to manual for politicians, quietly collecting dust in the bottom of a desk somewhere. Romney is the Republican nominee for the presidency. What are we working with, Republicans? This is what Republicans are working with: a consistently inconsistent, white-collar, super suburbanite whose
Romney represents a very select percentage of the Republican Party ... But when the stereotype of the Republican’s stance on on social issues is brought up, gone are the suits of the one percent, and on are the cowboy hat and overalls of the average Joe.” most damning quote is “Corporations are people too, my friend.” His idea of social welfare is general indifference — why care about them if they already have a “safety net?” The GOP’s current champion against President Barack Obama is the most far-removed person from your typical Joe Schmoe since Mr. Magoo. I watch NASCAR. I would love to meet Dale Earnheart Jr. and shake the man’s hand. Romney is friends with NASCAR team owners. He says he’s hunted all his life. He’s hunted once when he was 15, then again six years ago. He makes $10,000 bets just because he can and his idea of fresh air for his dog is strapping it to the top of one of his wife’s two Cadillacs. Romney represents a very select percentage of the Republican Party. One might be tempted to say the very top percent. The first percentage, if you will. But when the stereotype of the Republican’s stance on social issues is brought up, gone are the suits of the one percent, and on are the cowboy hat and overalls of the average Joe. Now we have the true base of the
Republican party: simple working class men and women, the people that are sitting next to you on the bus, next to you in class and eating in front of and behind you at the McDonald’s. The Republican base is supposed to be the blue-collar backbone of America. Don’t spend what you don’t have and don’t take a dime if you hadn’t earned it. That’s blue-collar philosophy. That’s Southern philosophy. That’s Texas philosophy. Romney doesn’t respect any blue-collar values. He smears caviar all over them. When he tries to sympathize with us, he patronizes us. As a note, not a mention of his policies has been made thus far. I haven’t spoken a word about what he’s said on the economy, on foreign policy or on social issues, and it is mostly because it is difficult to keep up with the rate of stances he keeps changing. I speak on his character as an individual and as a man, and he doesn’t hold a grain of salt to what the Republican Party needs in a candidate because what the GOP needs is someone who can, at the very least, hold a train of thought for more than five seconds without flipping tracks. But at the way the primaries have been going and the way the media is treating a certain more respectable, honorable and consistent candidate, Romney’s essentially got the nomination on a golden, jewel-encrusted platter. So congratulations to presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on his victory — by default. James Wang is a history freshman and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.
New leader; same military Failed rocket launch or not, US should not have been surprised
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f nothing else, the failed North Korean launch is a stark reminder that sweet talking doesn’t always deter initiative. Friday’s heavily publicized and largely dismal launch violated international law and United Nations resolutions. North Korea went back on its word with Bryan the US food deal and Washington as a result, showed a stubbornness to cooperate. This isn’t to say that North Korea and its leaders are incapable of the socioeconomic, militant and hierarchal changes necessary to make a comeback on the world stage. North Korea’s timing really couldn’t be better. With the new leadership of Kim Jong-un, a man young enough to be a graduate student, and the improvement — though it’s a slight one — in communication between his country and those surrounding it, the stars are aligned for the regime to take an about-face on their current agenda. The cards are in North Korea’s favor if they should choose to recant, and the rest of the world is watching, waving posters and rooting them on from their respective corners. But there aren’t any promises either.
North Korea could just as soon follow this failed launch with another. The cycle may just continue. In spite of the downswing, Jong-un may decide that worldwide disapproval isn’t so bad after all or that it’s at least something he could live with. It could happen; other countries have done it. And can we fault them? There was no pretense. There were no lies. They said that this was something they’d do, and it’s exactly what they did. No one can fault the wasp for stinging a child. It might upset the parents and child, with the bruising and the inevitable crying. All this is followed by the manhunt to kill not only the offending wasp but its mother, father, grandparents and siblings. It might even offend them and all of the other people who thought they were exempt from the laws of nature. But, at the end of the day, no one can rightfully fault the wasp. And for a simple reason: It’s a wasp. Do we expend our energies in earnest, throwing bones and egging them on while hoping for the best? Or do we call the children in, stock up on “Raid” and expect the worst? Concurrently, when a country deems its national policy as “military first,” in spite of repeated international suggestions to do otherwise, the
And can we fault them? There was no pretense. There were no lies. They said that this was something they’d do, and it’s exactly what they did.“ livelihood of its people hinging on foreign aid and a succession of rulers whose agendas have been similar, if not the same, to their predecessors, there should be no surprises when they finally launch long-range missile into orbit without warning. No one should be shocked that the country’s leaders jeopardized its starving citizens for the sake of failed tests or the fact that forthcoming aid has been indefinitely suspended. And no one should be flabbergasted when, after the missile launch, which disintegrated less than three minutes after take-off, the country’s leaders celebrate with a military parade the following Sunday. This is what “military first” means. This is what wasps do. Bryan Washington is a sociology freshman and may be reached at opinion@ thedailycougar.com.
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Under construction The squads that the Cougars have run out in head coach James Dickey’s first two seasons won’t Joshua be confused with Siegel UH’s legendary Phi Slama Jamma teams, but in each of Dickey’s first two seasons, their record and his recruiting classes have gotten stronger each year, and there’s no reason to not believe that the Cougars will continue that trend in the upcoming season. Houston is a hotbed for high school sports and produces some of the nation’s top talent. Dickey and his staff, who also deserve a lot of credit, have been able to something that his predecessors could not — sell that top talent on playing basketball at the Univrsity of Houston. This year’s incoming recruiting class was ranked 18th in the nation by ESPN, and features two top-50 prospects, Danuel House and Danrad “Chicken” Knowles, and intriguing 6-10 prospect, Valentine Izundu. With two scholarships remaining, Dickey and his staff have an opportunity to augment an already impressive class that plugs a few holes on the roster. This will be the Cougars’ last season in Conference USA before moving to the Big East, still a powerhouse hoops conference even without Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia. This is the year for Dickey and UH to make a splash and lure in more big time prospects with a winning season. House should make an impact right away. His body is developed. He has an explosive game and can get to the rim at will — just the type of player that the Cougars need. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him in the starting lineup on opening night at the 3. Knowles, a 6-9 forward, has a nice jumper and a good handle for a player of his height, but he’s going to need to pack on a few pounds to bang inside at the college level. He might not start as a freshman, but it’s not hard to imagine him being
In their last meeting on March 13, UH beat SHSU 12-2 at Cougar Field. | Hendrick Rosemond/The Daily Cougar
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Thomas Lang finished fourth in the men’s triple jump with his season best mark of 51-06.50. Lang had the second best jump among collegiate athletes and was the men’s top performer for the Cougars. “This is probably the best team work that we had as a unit, we are extremely excited of how they are coming together,” Adigun said. ”We’ve done a lot of team bonding exercises, and we’ve done a lot of networking between the teams allowing them to link up and just being able to enjoy one another.”
The Cougars will return to Conference USA action this weekend against Marshall, but before they get ready for their stretch run, they’ll head to Huntsville to take on Sam Houston State in a midweek contest. Swept by Texas Tech over the weekend, the Cougars (12-21-1, 1-7-1 C-USA) will look to rebound against the No. 24 Bearkats (25-10, 15-3 Southland Conference). The two teams have already faced each other once this season on March 13 at Cougar Field, with UH winning 12-2. In that game, the Cougars pounded out twelve hits and used a nine-run fifth inning to breeze to the win. The team also put their leadoff runner on in each of the first five innings and had hits in six-ofeight innings. The Cougars did something in that game they haven’t been able to do consistently this season; they were able to play a complete game. “We needed to come out, pitch the lights out, play errorless baseball, and have a great offensive game; that’s what we did,” head coach Todd Whitting said after the March 13 game. Since that game, the two clubs have headed in opposite directions; UH is 5-13 and SHSU is 3-16. The Bearkats have also won 14 out of their last 15 games. Designated hitter Anthony Azar leads the Bearkats with a blistering .417 batting average. He also leads the team in hits (49), doubles (nine) and RBI (32). For the Cougars, Codey Morehouse and John Cannon will look to continue their hot-streaks at the plate. Cannon had eight hits, one run and two RBIs, while Morehouse had six hits, three runs and three RBIs over three games against the Red Raiders. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Don Sanders Stadium in Huntsville.
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From his first to second season, head coach James Dickey has improved the Cougars’ record from 12-18 to 15-15. Another jump in the standings is expected this season as Dickey and his coaching staff have put together the 18th best recruiting class in the nation according to ESPN. The Cougars still have two scholarships left. | Josh Siegel/The Daily Cougar a key contributor off the bench as a stretch-4. Izundu has a ton of potential. He is an active defender and incredible shot blocker — check him out on YouTube against Fort Bend Bush’s Cameron Ridley. Unfortunately, Izundu is at least a year away from being a major contributor; he needs to add more weight to his frame. He only began playing basketball in the ninth grade, though, and the coaching staff already loves his feel for the game with such limited playing experience. Taking all of that into consideration, Dickey and Co. have added a potential star on the wing, a forward off of the bench that can stretch the D and their potential center of the future. Not bad. UH still has hole though and it will be imperative for UH to fill those with their remaining scholarships. On the agenda for the Cougars
are a point or combo guard, someone that can handle the ball, and another post. The Cougars should look for a JUCO point guard that can help right away, and they are still in the hunt for a few of the top remaining prospects. In the post, the help they need might already be on their bench. J.J. Richardson transferred to UH from Pittsburgh last season and had to sit out. He will be able to team with TaShawn Thomas and fill major minutes in the post. Dickey and his staff have assembled a solid roster and have added depth with this recruiting class. The roster now consists of players that he brought in. How the Cougars use their remaining two scholarships could be the difference between another so-so season or UH reestablishing itself as a winner.
Where they stand The Cougars currently have two scholarships remaining with 11 players on their roster. Not including walk-on players, here’s a look at the current roster: Pos. G G G G F F F F F F C
Player J.J. Thompson Joseph Young Jherrod Stiggers LeRon Barnes Danuel House Mikhail McLean TaShawn Thomas J.J. Richardson Leon Gibson Danrad Knowles Valentine Izundu
Ht. Yr. 6-0 So. 6-3 So. 6-5 RS-Fr. 6-6 RS-Fr. 6-6 Fr. 6-8 RS-So. 6-8 So. 6-8 Jr. 6-9 Sr. 6-9 Fr. 6-10 Fr.
Incoming freshmen in italics.
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Cougars ahead of the pack at UT Invitational Eduardo Venegas
THE DAILY COUGAR The Cougars’ womens team earned a top-five finish at the UT Invitational at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Saturday. “We had some personal records coming through and it was really windy out there, but a lot of them stepped up and were able to get it done,” hurdles coach Seun Adigun said. “They kind of treated it as if this are the conditions at conference and nationals. “We are really proud of them and
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her first win of the season in the 800m run with a time of 2:11.69. Reese also took first in the women’s long jump with a jump of 20-05.00, her best mark this season. Dominique Brisco added another first-place finish in the women’s triple jump with a jump of 39-03.00.
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THE DAILY COUGAR With more than 80 vendors and an estimated 3,000 visitors, the fifth annual “Houston Indie Book Festival” at Menil Park on Saturday was the largest yet, according to festival officials. UH-based journals “Glass Mountain” and “The Aletheia” were present as were as Arte Público Press and Brazos Bookstore at the event hosted by NANO Fiction and UH’s Gulf Coast magazine. The only event of its kind in Houston, the festival is a way for many of these journals and books to reach a broader audience. Magazines and books are for sale throughout the day. “Not only does it give Houston’s literary culture the chance to converse with the community, but the chance to talk to itself,” said Edward Garza, an editor with “The Aletheia.” Arte Público Press has attended since the festival began in 2008. New titles from the press, like “American Copia: An Immigrant Epic” by alum Javier O. Huerta, were showcased. Children were kept entertained with an hour-long bookbinding workshop, face painting and readings from Andrea White and Ana María Rodríguez. There was also a poetry workshop with Janine Joseph, alumnus Ryler Dustin and “Gulf Coast” Editor Rebecca Wadlinger. The end of the event featured a first-ever panel discussion from editors of various lit mags that shared tips on submitting work to journals. Read the full article and see photos online at www.thedailycougar.com. arts@thedailycougar.com
This film is what audience members would get if “Scream” met “The Breakfast Club” and had a run-in with “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” From Director Joseph “Torque” Kahn comes “Detention,” a hilarious, fasttalking and witty high school film with a stellar sound track and a serial killer named Cinderhella who terrorizes the students. The film stars Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games”), Spencer Locke (“Resident Evil: Extinction”) and comedian Dane Cook (“Dan in Real Life”). Like “The Breakfast Club,” “Detention” defines the younger generation by focusing on high school life. However, “Detention” is shown in such a way as to mimic the multi-tasking, texting youth of today with a complex story line that compels viewers to watch and never look away. Kahn explained in an interview that if you turn away from the screen for five minutes and come back, you will be lost. “Detention,” in all its hilarious ’90s references and mature subject matter, makes for a new kind of midnight movie experience that will possibly make it a cult classic years from now. College students will no doubt find it entertaining and relevant in the sense of pop culture. Kahn has blended all of the known filmmaking aesthetics and made one of his own that goes to ridiculous heights,
“Detention,” with a limited Houston engagement, blends humor, horror and fantasy in a way that does not exploit the usual formulas of each genre. | Courtesy of Sony Pictures but remains entertaining and original. Hutcherson and Cook’s acting hit career high in this film; you can’t help but laugh at almost everything they say or do. The master of cameos, Jesse Heiman, also makes an appearance as a nameless nerd in the midst of the film. Kahn mentioned the fact that “music changes a lot more than movies,” and that this film was the best way to challenge the new generation of youths by making a John Hughes-type film. Kahn, with his expertise in music, adds a killer sound track. He also co-wrote the unique script that is both hilarious and weird. Kahn’s film, though, has to do with more than just witty dialogue, it also has elements of fantasy and horror.
By the time the film ends, audiences will need a few moments to process what exactly “happened.” It’s an all-new flavor of mental chewing gum. “Detention” is something you don’t want to miss if you are tired of the same old, exploited formulas of filmmaking. arts@thedailycougar.com
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