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Panel seeks to stop suicide stigma Laura Gillespie Assistant news editor

While suicide remains the third leading cause of death for young adults aged 15 to 24, more than half of the 30,000 Americans that commit suicide every year are men aged 25 to 65, according to the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education. World Suicide Prevention Day, held this year on Tuesday by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, seeks to change these numbers. UH held several events this year for World Suicide Prevention Day, including a panel of

three members from Crisis Intervention of Houston, an organization that provides a free, confidential hotline for those who are considering suicide. The panel sought to break down the stigma on discussing suicide, as it briefly covered how to help a loved one who is having suicidal thoughts and, perhaps most importantly, how to recognize when to turn the person over to a professional. The panel stressed the importance of breaking down the fear of talking about suicide. PANEL continues on page 3

A group of three panelists, all with different personal experiences with suicide, gave advice on how to help a friend or loved one who is thinking of taking their own life at the World Suicide Prevention Day discussion at UH. | Fernando Castaldi/The Daily Cougar

ANNIVERSARY

College celebrates 20 years Lesley Saenz Contributing writer

In 1993, the first group of doctoral candidates began their journey toward advancing their education in social work. This year, the Graduate College of Social Work’s doctoral program is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Professor Patrick Leung served as the first program director and helped make the program a reality.

“I am very excited,” Leung said. “It touched me a lot because I was the first director, and the program kept growing and growing and it has had a wonderful impact on the community.” Director of the doctoral program Sheara Williams is proud that the College has been able to sustain the SOCIAL continues on page 3

ACADEMICS

Never forgotten Capt. Kevin Braswell addressed the Houston Army ROTC Battalion in front of Hofheinz Pavilion on Sept. 11 to remind students that each year gives another opportunity to remember the sacrifices that have been made and to hold in memory the lives that were lost. Fernando Castaldi/The Daily Cougar

Hobby Center evolves into school Erika Forero Staff writer

UH will soon welcome another building on campus, as the construction of the Bill Hobby School of Public Affairs was approved by the UH System Board of Regents Jim Granato, director of the UH Hobby Center for Public Policy, said the decision is just one more step in the process. “The Hobby Center staff is working on expanding on their existing activities,” Granato said. “They are

outstanding and are ready to ramp up.” Fundraising activities are also going to expand as the center’s advisory board begins to adapt to the transition from being a center to being a fully operating school. The board will also provide guidance on planning issues, including the development of pre-existing bylaws. Granato said the idea for the school started as far back as 2005 and took a lot of work to finally become a reality.

“It was always the long-term goal. We would only proceed so long as we passed certain milestones,” Granato said. “About three years ago, the milestones were met, and it then was a question of the vision we had for the School and how that vision would differentiate us from other policy schools.” “We knew what other top policy schools were offering and we also knew we had strengths that we could HOBBY continues on page 11

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Fair: The Fall 2013 Engineering Career Fair, hosted by the Cullen College of Engineering will welcome engineering students to meet potential employers and get the chance to promote their organization. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the UH Hilton. Fair: The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management’s 16 student organizations will all be at the Hilton College Student Organization Fair, which is held at the beginning of every semester. Students will have the chance to find out about upcoming events and will learn about each organization and how to get involved. The event is free and will be from 10 a.m. to noon in the south lobby on the first floor of the UH Hilton. Lecture: Proper Etiquette Workshop will be held by Sigma Lambda Gamma for free in front of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meeting: The C.T. Bauer College of Business and the Bauer College Alumni Association 2013 annual meeting will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Stubblefield Auditorium in Michael J. Cemo Hall. A reception

will follow at the Insperity Center within the University Classroom and Business Building. Meeting: The annual Bauer Honors fall mixer and Bauer Honors Commons Grand Opening, a mix-and-mingle reception at which alumni, faculty, staff and students can network and learn about the current honors program, as well as celebrate the grand opening of the new commons, will be held for free from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m at the Bauer Honors Commons in Melcher Hall Room 250.

Friday Cross Country: The Cougars are participating at the 38th annual Justin F. Cooper Memorial Rice Invitational on Friday. Teams from Houston Baptist, Lamar, McNeese State, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, Texas State, Stephen F. Austin and host Rice will compete this weekend.

Sunday Soccer: UH travels across town to take on Houston Baptist, on Sunday at 7 p.m. in its last road game before conference play begins Sept. 26 against Temple. The Cougars’ next home game is a Sept. 20 contest against Louisiana-Lafayette.

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Oil company gives ERP $2.35 million The Daily Cougar news services Schlumberger Limited donated $2.35 million to UH for renovations and the expansion of the Energy Research Park. ERP’s Building 1, the location of the former office of Pierre Schlumberger, son of the company’s cofounder, Marcel, will be renamed The Schlumberger Building in gratitude. UH has already begun work on the building, and a formal renaming dedication was held Monday. In 2009, UH purchased the former Schlumberger North American headquarters, a 74-acre property at 5000 Gulf Freeway. Rod Nelson, Schlumberger vice president of government and community relations, is a member of President Renu Khator’s Energy Advisory Board, and Schlumberger deputy general counsel Dianne Ralston is the company’s executive ambassador to UH. Software and licenses have also been donated to engineering and natural sciences students. news@thedailycougar.com

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An individual wouldn’t wait for a professional before attempting to assist a person bleeding or choking, said panelist Troy Bush, so they shouldn’t wait for a person with a mental illness. “Get involved, and make sure that if you know someone (who is thinking of committing suicide) that you can help them get help. Know those resources. We all know how to do CPR, we all know how to do the Heimlich maneuver, but when it comes to mental health, we kind of shy away from it. We’ve got to break down that stigma and get to a place where our community is accepting of someone who has depression, (like you would be) accepting of someone with cancer,” he said. Crisis prevention is keeping up with modern technology by providing assistance through texting, web chat and social media. “We have much more ways of communicating with each other, and with that, we have the responsibility of knowing how and where to refer somebody. We are finding on Facebook, there are ways that you can go on and flag someone and say, ‘This person needs to talk to someone,’” Bush said. Despite the emphasis that was placed on the importance of the

We all know how to do CPR, we all know how to do the Heimlich maneuver, but when it comes to mental health, we kind of shy away from it.” Troy Bush, a World Suicide Prevention panelist meeting, attendance was low, and another World Suicide Prevention Day event on campus was outright cancelled because of low attendance. This is not a new problem. “But my hope is that … we can get enough to have a (Question, Persuade and Refer — the steps to help someone with suicidal thoughts) training, and my hope is that the next time, we can get an outreach program to come and address some of these concerns,” said panelist Suzette Sova Shaikh, mental health first aid coordinator. There are numerous hotlines that exist to provide instantaneous support for those who are depressed or who are thinking of suicide. Texas Crisis Intervention reaches 38 southwest Texas counties 24/7 and be reached at (713) 970-7000. The National Suicide Hotline reaches the entire U.S. and can be reached at (800) 273-8255. news@thedailycougar.com

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program. “We’ve had 71 graduates in 20 years, so I think that speaks to the fact that we are serving a need and that we are helping to develop scholars who are all around the country and even the world,” Williams said. International students seek out the GCSW for the work they do in other countries, Williams said. They enroll, graduate and take what they’ve learned back to their countries and contribute to the social causes that are important to them. “The 20 years means that we have accomplished — we are accomplished. We have our roots, we have stability and this gives us an opportunity to reflect and look forward and think about what we do next, what we can do better and how do we get ready for the next 20 years,” Williams said. The year-long celebration started with a cocktail reception at the National Association of Social Workers conference on Labor Day

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The Graduate College of Social Work has had 71 Ph.D. graduates since 1993 and many came to celebrate the 20th anniversary. | Courtesy of Connease Warren weekend in Austin. The next two events take place in November and January at other conferences in Texas. The last celebration is during the weekend of April 25, when the college will host its scholarship gala and have an alumni reunion. Social Work Dean and professor Ira Colby said technology and the influence of the global community dramatically redirected and reframed doctoral education throughout the years. “The anniversary provides the faculty, staff and alumni a time to reflect on the program and the many accomplishments of its graduates,” Colby said. For alumnus and research

professor Larry Hill, it’s a surreal experience to be on the other side of the spectrum, calling some of his former professors colleagues. “I still feel as though I learn a lot from the different professors, but I think they give me room to grow, so in a sense it feels a little strange, but on the other end it feels like it’s completing the circle,” Hill said. As the program continues to celebrate its anniversary, Williams wants to let all GCSW alumni know that “you have made us very proud. We want to hear from you; we want to celebrate your accomplishments and come home and see us.” news@thedailycougar.com

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FOOD

Something fishy swims into US

Putting a label indicating whether food like basa has been affected by harmful steroids, made by companies like Monsanto, could assuage concerns about what’s in our food. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar

It’s as simple as labeling, which meals have been subjected to GMO’s. You can even tell us the ones that haven’t ... We just need to know what it is that we’re eating. We can slip them right beneath the labels in small print.”

From Auckland, New Zealand, to the viewing rooms in Moody Towers, it’s hard to gain immunity. It’s even harder to stay immune, because size matters, and Monsanto is aware of this. The only variable more significant than the quantity of its produce is the cost — a variable largely contingent upon the weight of the haul. In an investigation on similarly “improved” salmon, Time Magazine said the extra genes “keep a vital growth hormone activated rather than shutting it down after a point.” It’s like when go to get your shots from the doctor; only here, it’s the threat that’s being injected. The side effects just so happen to make the fish fatter. Traditional reproduction looks like a lottery ticket in comparison. And there are repercussions. You don’t just eat poison like a pop-tart. In 2005,

f you visited the CampusDish website this Sunday, you probably saw basa on the menu. They’re a little like catfish, but uglier — the ugliest fish you’ve ever seen. The only thing uglier than the fish is its likely methods of distribution Bryan are in Vietnam, where Washington food additive regulations are basically nonexistent. Unless, of course, it’s basa we’re talking about. Bred in the Mekong River, it lies among the nation’s cheapest investments. In a dissertation on the subject, Margaux Grosman of Griffith University cites the low cost as high returns for affluent entities. But from Trader Joe’s and Adli to Whole Foods and Marsh Supermarkets, grocery chains are tentative to join the equation. One of this equation’s biggest benefactors is Monsanto. Its website proclaims it as a “sustainable agriculture company” focused on “empowering farmers large and

small to produce more from their land.” This is a polite way of saying “we sell steroids at reasonable rates.” Last week, business was good. Thomson Reuters reported Monsanto appeals from more than 73 American farmers, seed companies and public advocacy groups challenging their authority in Supreme Court. These American heroes intend to “challenge Monsanto’s aggressive claims on genetically engineered seed patents and to halt the company’s aggressive lawsuits against anyone whose fields are contaminated” by genetically modified organisms. They’re losers — RT News logged more than 100 successful lawsuits by Monsanto for patent infringement — but they’re persevering nonetheless, fighting the good fight. But companies are fighting about the wrong thing. Monsanto is worried farmers are accidentally stealing steroids; farmers are worried Monsanto will sue them for the

accident. No one is worried about the steroids themselves, or that these steroids accidentally end up on farms, or the fact that these accidental incidents accidentally land on dinner tables around the world.

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nine years after the genes’ 1996 introduction, Johns Hopkins University’s Kathryn Ann Paez noted the number of Americans with chronic illnesses had doubled. Food allergies skyrocketed. Autism, reproductive disorders and digestive problems multiplied. The Food and Drug Administration doesn’t require a single safe study, most genetically modified crops inherit herbicidetolerant traits and once a farmer’s introduced GMOs to his till, they will likely outlive his children’s children. Self-propagating GMO pollution outlasts global warming and nuclear contamination. Nor is it a secret. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit saw a case in June regarding the “incidental” spreading of Monsanto’s genetic traits. If the government’s word isn’t good enough, Dr. Oz defamed the merits of genetically inordinate produce on daytime television. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine defamed the merits of genetically inordinate produce to all medical personnel. There are petitions, online and physical, requesting permission to know what it is that we’re eating in America. Houston Real Food Nutrition amassed statistics for a film, and Montrose instigated a “March Against Monsanto” last month. In light of all this open negative publicity of Monsanto, UH could do a better job of putting the information out there. It’s as simple as labeling which meals have been subjected to GMOs. You can even tell us the ones that haven’t. It isn’t 50/50. We’re already halfway there: Our dining halls have nutrition cards detailing caloric quantity, fat and cholesterol. There’s a surplus of information detailing how the food’s been made. We just need to know what it is that we’re eating. We can slip them right beneath the labels in small print. We can slip them under the campus dish nutrition tab in italics. We just need it there. And there’s plenty of time after Sunday’s blackened basa at the bistro; we’ll be grilling the fish on sliders two days afterward — not that it’ll be a problem. We won’t run out. Senior staff columnist Bryan Washington is an English junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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Women’s golf head coach Gerrod Chadwell is attempting to create the same success for the program that softball head coach Kyla Holas has had during her 14 years at UH. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

FEATURE

STANDARD BEARER Since UH created a softball team 14 years ago, Holas has built it into one of the most consistent winners at the University with five NCAA tournament appearances

Model of success For women’s golf, which competed in its first tournament this week, the example of creating a successful program from scratch is within the same athletics department Kathleen Murrill Senior staff writer

TOURNAMENT REGULAR

Head coach Kyla Holas has been a regular in the NCAA tournament since her team first made the Big Dance in 2004. The Cougars have five NCAA tournament appearances with two trips to the super regionals. 2

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After 11 consecutive winning seasons, Holas has steered UH into national prominence and as a consistent threat to win a conference title.

DEVELOPING PLAYERS

During her 14-year tenure, Holas has coached four NFCA All-Americans — Haley Outon (2012), Angel Shamblin (2008), Laurie Wagner (2008) and Jessica Valis (2008) and three conference players of the year. Graphics by Andres Garcia

Before the conference championships and super regional appearances, there was no softball program, no mitts or bats, no field and no players for 72 years. Then came Kyla Holas. Holas joined the UH coaching staff 14 years ago to build the University’s first-ever softball team and ended up creating one of the most successful programs in school history. “It took a long time. Our biggest thing back then was that what we are now is not where we will be,” Holas said. “We were just trying to be the best we could be, and hard work is what kept us on the ground and what kept us moving forward every single day.” Now, as UH attempts to incorporate a women’s golf program, head coach Gerrod Chadwell is sure to look to softball’s 11 consecutive winning seasons to see how he can translate that success from the diamond to the putting green.

Lofty goals Chadwell comes to UH after spending three seasons with Oklahoma, where the team had two consecutive NCAA Championships berths and three successive appearances in the NCAA Regionals. His expectations are just as high for this new program. “I expect to be competitive in the post-season,” Chadwell said. “The way our system is set up is that based on our body of work for the season, the team will receive an invitation to the regional tournament, and I expect to be at regionals next year.” During its first season, which began Monday at Texas A&M University for the “Mo”Morial Invitational, the women’s golf team will compete solely on an individual basis and will therefore not have a team score. Year one challenges That is just one of the inconveniences of being a new program, inconveniences that Holas clearly STANDARD continues on page 7

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Before joining UH on June 1, head women’s golf coach Gerrod Chadwell’s team earned three straight appearances in the NCAA Regionals while he was an assistant with Oklahoma. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

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remembers facing during softball’s inaugural and only losing season. “For the whole first year, we practiced off-site at Baseball U.S.A. I mean, it’s one of those things not to have excuses for a losing season, but we had to get in vans everyday and drive almost an hour out to Beltway 8,” Holas said. “The team always ate lunch in the car before we practiced, and then we would have to fight 5 p.m. traffic driving back to campus. We would just sit for hours on the freeway, and the girls would do their study hall in the vans. It was definitely an interesting environment that first year.” Three conference championships, five NCAA Regional appearances and two Super Regional appearances later, the softball program established itself as one of the top programs in UH’s former conference. High expectations Freshman golfer Emily Gilbreth hopes the same success will

soon be seen by the women’s golf program. “I’m really excited about this year. In being the first ever, whatever we do will be a record,” Gilbreth said. “And I’m really confident that we will have a shot at a national title.” In looking back at her nearly decade-and-a-half career as softball head coach, Holas thought of all the hurdles she leaped over in the beginning, going through many staffing changes, including three athletic directors. She thought of hosting University of Lafayette, her alma mater, in the Super Regionals, where she was engulfed by a sea of red, and she had just one piece of advice for Chadwell and his golfers. “Don’t be so rigid on the time it takes to get to a certain place. Just let that flow. Work hard, and it’ll end up happening in its own time,” Holas said. “It’s one of those things that you can’t rush. There is a big plan and a big picture, and when it all gets right and the right people are there, it will be successful. It will be exactly what you wanted it to be.” sports@thedailycougar.com

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EVENTS

Astros give tickets to win Cougars’ spirit Nora Olabi Contributing writer

The Houston Astros have reached out to a student organization to get more Cougars involved with the team and the local community. An Astros representative gave the Student Program Board 100 free tickets to distribute for the upcoming game at 7 p.m. Monday at Minute Maid Park. The SPB Trips and Tournaments Chair Jessica Ordoñez said she was excited about the opportunity to give students a chance to enjoy themselves with a free night downtown with their peers. “I feel like it’s the easiest way to get to know Houston. There are a lot of people in Houston who have never gone to the Minute Maid Park — never gone to a baseball game,” Ordoñez said.“You get to go experience something new.” For many Cougars, though, baseball might not be something they fancy. Ordoñez stressed the goal of these student-organized trips as a way to branch out and socialize. “It’s more for UH school spirit and learning more about Houston,” Ordoñez said. “If a student doesn’t like baseball, but you can get in it for really cheap, then why not? It’s a new experience, and you always get to meet new people.” It has been almost two years

The Houston Astros gave the Student Program Board 100 tickets for the upcoming game at 7 p.m. on Monday at Minute Maid Park. To encourage involvement in the Houston community, the SPB hopes for students to enjoy a game and gain a fun experience and memory. | Courtesy of Jessica Ordoñez since SPB organized an Astros trip. Health junior Simone Jordan reminisced about the fun she had on her first trip as a freshman. “The Astros trip was my first event that I attended at UH as a student. It was my first weekend on campus, and I didn’t know anyone,” Jordan said. “One of the girls that I met on the trip — I still see her around campus two years later, and we still say ‘hi’ and see

how each other are doing.” It’s stories like Jordan’s that SPB president Anjuli Tuck hopes to continue fostering. “This is a great way to leave your room or take a break from homework,” Tuck said. “We want students to get a chance to explore what Houston has to offer, especially the Astros.” Registration for the trip ends at

5 p.m. the day of the game. They will be given on a “first-come, firstserve” basis. SPB will be offering transportation for students at a nominal fee of $5, which should be paid at the Business Office in the University Center, room 274. About 33 seats are reserved for students interested in taking a bus to the game. Students will congregate on UC Circle Drive for check-ins at 5:30 and will leave

around 6 p.m. Other trips are being organized through SPB, including trips to Six Flags Fiesta Texas and the Renaissance Festival. More information can be found at their Facebook page, UH — Student Program Board, and reservations can be emailed to Ordoñez at spbtrips@central.uh.edu. arts@thedailycougar.com

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Centers provide aid, guidance for students in need Sabrina Lloyd Contributing writer

The Women’s Resource Center and the LGBT Resource Center promised students, faculty and staff that it would continue to provide supportive services, awareness and a safe haven despite shake-ups from the construction of the new University Center. The WRC’s program coordinator, Malkia Hutchinson, said she is proud to be involved in a program that is so hands-on with aiding students and uses her past experience in helping women to make a difference in students’ lives. “Sometimes students get overwhelmed with school situations, and it’s important they have somewhere to go for help and advice,” Hutchinson said. “We have books, documentaries

The Women’s Resource Center offers “Gender Talks” on Wednesdays, and the LGBT Resource Center creates events to strengthen its community, awareness and elimination of discrimination. | File Photo/The Daily Cougar and movies to lend to students so they don’t feel alone in whatever it might be that they are going

through.” The WRC has “Gender Talks” ever y Wednesday that allow

s t u d e n t s o f d i f f e re n t b a c k grounds and ideologies to come together and discuss topics like

gender issues, abortions and eating disorders. History senior Lyndsie Harris said one of her favorite activities to do with the group is an event called “Tableing.” “Every so often we set up a table and hand out information to students as they pass by to try and educate them on important issues,” Harris said. “It’s a great way to inform people about things not everyone knows about. Last year, we presented information on Cancer Awareness Month and also about female condoms.” The LGBT Center’s goal is to strengthen its community at UH and to eliminate attitudes of homophobia, heterosexism and SUPPORT continues on page 9

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gender-identity oppression. Biology junior Allyson Gulihur has been involved with the center for two years and said she feels as if it is a home away from home. “My sorority did an event last year called ‘Love Your Body Week.’ We had students write down what they love about their bodies, despite what society thinks women should look like,” Gulihur said. “The center provided us with books, resources and different photographers to help us with our event. They also helped us spread the word.” The LGBT center has many events planned for this semester such as an alumni network reception; guest speakers like Faisal Alam, who will discuss struggles facing sexual and gender minorities within the Muslim world; and several Speaker’s Bureau training sessions. The Speaker’s Bureau training sessions consist of a panel of LGBT students willing to speak about their lives to educate campus organizations.

Serving as safe havens for students who need guidance and advice, the Women’s Resource Center and the LGBT Resource Center hope to provide adequate resources and promote the elimination of discrimination. Coordinators have organized many events for the fall semester and encourage student participation. The Women’s Resource Center and the LGBT Resource Center are in the University Center in room 279. Fernando Castaldi/The Daily Cougar

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