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UH prof leads team in identifying children at risk for mental health issues Amanda Hilow News editor
A UH researcher’s team is working on a study about children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in South Africa, aiming to provide insight on how to identify and help children with emotional behavior issues. About 5.6 million adults living with HIV lived in South Africa in 2011, according to the Department of Health’s 2011 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV & Syphilis Prevalence Survey in South Africa, and 1.43
percent of the general population was estimated to be infected. According to a 2013 UNICEF report, about 2.5 million children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS were living in South Africa in 2012, making up about 63 percent of all orphans in that region. “There are two factors that cause increased risk for mental health problems in children (who have one or more parents living with HIV). The first is that their parents die from HIV/AIDS, so the
effect on children’s mental health is a well-known fact, and the other result of (having an Sharp HIV-positive parent) on a child’s mental health is by having chronically ill parents,” said Carla Sharp, director of UH’s Developmental Psychopathology Lab and the principal investigator of the study, titled
“Emotional-behavior disorders in South African children affected by AIDS.” “There’s been an increase in the ability to treat HIV/AIDS in adults, so the mortality results have actually decreased, but many children are still living with chronically ill parents.” The study received a $951,147 grant from the National Institutes of Health and aims to develop a reliable and valid diagnostic tool for the early detection of psychiatric
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Conference remembers late cadets
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A panel of UH and ROTC alumni, administration officials, and community leaders were informed of the UH Army ROTC program’s accomplishments from the last calendar year as well as their plans for the future, during the second annual UH Army ROTC Community Leader and Educator Conference. At the end of the conference, held Tuesday at Hofheinz Pavilion, a Memorial Wall Ceremony honored the memory of cadets Benjamin Jones, William Besmar and James Morris III. Lt. Col. Michael J. Smith, commander of the Houston Battalion Army ROTC and military science professor, led the conference and ceremony. After a short video presentation covering the history of the program, the conference detailed the program’s past accomplishments. Among these accomplishments were the acquisition of 40 acres of land behind the Energy Research Park from the University, which the program currently uses for its cadets’ tactical training; the re-establishment of the Cullen Rifles competition drill and shooting team; its selection by the U.S. Army as
disorders as a first step toward successful intervention. “Our research is about how to identify children in the community with emotional and behavior problems, so we developed and evaluated the validity of two diagnostic tools that could identify children with emotional or behavioral disorders,” Sharp said. According to a UH press release, the three-year cross-sectional study
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because it leaves a legacy. Setting up the scholarship program supports the future leaders of America,” said ROTC human resources assistant Audrey Smith. This is the 12th year that the Ben Jones scholarship will be awarded.
As the fourth most populous city in the U.S., Houston follows the lead of other urban centers with a high crime rate. UH, the city’s largest institution of higher education, lies in the heart of the Third Ward, serving residential students and those commuting from surrounding suburbs like Sugar Land, Pearland, Cypress and Katy. Despite the numbers for aggravated assault and forcible-sex offenses — crimes that are far more prevalent in universities the size of UH — being nearly non-existent on recent crime logs, robbery and theft continue to pose a problem for UH public safety. “During the day I feel fairly safe,” said junior Stacy Hensley, who commutes to campus. “But there is definitely a time — 7 p.m. — where
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UH ROTC cadets and professor of military science Lt. Col. Michael Smith, third from left, joined with a friend of the late cadet James Moris III, right most and front, at the 2nd Annual UH Army ROTC Community Leader and Educator Conference and Memorial Service held Tuesday. | Courtesy of Nancy Clark a designated “growth program,” one of seven in the nation; and its incoming class of more than 50 freshman who will enter the program in Fall 2014 with four-year scholarships. “These cadets have the same dreams Ben did; we want to help them achieve these dreams,” said Amy Whitton, Jones’ sister.
“When we look for a cadet to award the scholarship to, we look for a cadet who exemplifies Ben’s desires, someone who is goal oriented and who has the drive.” The Jones and Besmar families set up scholarship programs that award cadets in the ROTC program. “I think this memorial is great
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CAPS takes stress off students The Daily Cougar News Services Final exams begin May 1, and the University will hold several events during the next two weeks to give students ease. Counseling and Psychological Services will host two workshops. The first, the final Food for Thought Workshop of the semester, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. April 23 at Conference Room 210D of Student Service Center 1, titled “Got Stress? How to relax before finals.” The second, “Keep Calm and Make it Through Finals,” will tackle how to cope with stress during finals. It will be held
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adapts a clinical diagnostic interview and questionnaire using multiple informants to collect 750 interviews from children ages 7 to 11, including 250 children orphaned by AIDS, 250 orphaned by other means and 250 non-orphaned. According to Sharp, a large challenge in identifying and caring for children at risk for mental health problems is that there are only four psychologists per 100,000 people in South Africa. “There is a serious lack of trained professionals to deal with the seriously high amount of children put at risk by this disease,” Sharp said. “If a child cannot be identified for help, then there is no way for them to overcome the effects of being an orphan.” news@thedailycougar.com
Carla Sharp, director of UH’s Developmental Psychopathology Lab, accompanied children at a community-based organization in the township of Mangaung, outside the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa, during her research for a National Institutes of Health-funded study. | Courtesy of UH.edu
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I no longer feel safe, and I start to hit the panic button.” According to the University’s annual crime statistics report, incidents of burglary in non-residence areas on campus have climbed to 87 reported in 2012 from 14 reported in 2010. Burglary has also risen in residence halls as well, rising to 75 in 2012 from eight in 2010. Some students believe there is a direct correlation between how much a student pays for housing and the level and amount of security they receive. Alexander Castillo, a sophomore
and Quadrangle resident, said he remembers friends who were burgled as residents. When major crimes are committed within campus grounds, students are notified via text message or email. Castillo and Hensley agree that an improved alert system needs to be put in place. “Sometimes we get the text or email 20 minutes later,” Castillo said. “The alert system definitely needs to be replaced with a better one. What happens if a student runs into a person fleeing the scene of a crime? Now that student has been put in danger because of a substandard alert system.” news@thedailycougar.com
Jones, who passed away after a car accident, was described as a focused and determined student. He wanted to go into the Army and be a part of the FBI and Secret Service, said his mother Doris Jones. The Besmar family set up a scholarship in remembrance of its son, William, who passed away due to a heart condition. “William was provided with a scholarship during his time here,” said Sam Besmar, William’s father. “We would like to provide the same opportunity to other cadets that William was given.” Morris, who passed away after attending his physical training, was also remembered during the ceremony. His friend, Amber Thorne, now a first lieutenant, who was with him the day of his passing, attended for his remembrance. “After his passing, we had a really hard time getting James recognized,” Thorne said. “I’m really thankful that they did this ceremony to honor him.” news@thedailycougar.com
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Painting race in black and white limits diversity
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ace, like most terms, is not merely black and white — symbolically or in terms of ethnicity. The world is growing, and with it a new age of diverse and fantastically unique individuals is emerging. No longer do most romantic relationships remain within the Kelly confines of skin Schafler pigments; people are pushing aside the old stigma and are creating a new age of racially diverse individuals. However, this simple change has made it more difficult for people who periodically fill out a form or two, whether it be for jobs or academic purposes, to pick a race. While the ethnic background question often used to allow only one box to be chosen, most forms now feature more boxes with the option to check multiple boxes as well. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the race categories were mandated by the Office of Management and Budget in 1997. These options include white, black or African-American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. However, while some forms do offer the chance to pick multiple races, UH’s are not among them. On the
I don’t check any box, to be honest. I’m Puerto Rican, so on the outside I would check ‘Hispanic’ as an ethnicity, but then they would break down the race with being either black or white, and I really don’t identify as either one.” Vanessa Phillips, on how exclusionary an “Other” box is for race
UH Faculty Self Identification Form, hopeful faculty members are encouraged — but not required — to fill out the application form to be used only “for the purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of the Affirmative Action Program.” Under the “Race/Ethnicity” option, there are the usual numerous racial categories, but faculty are asked to “please select one.” In addition, on the UH Student Identification Form required to gain admission, under the subhead of “Ethnic Background,” the only options are American Indian/Alaskan Native, African-American/Black, Asian/ Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino and white/Non-Hispanic. While this would not be considered a major offense for one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, it should be noted that these are the only ethnicities mentioned — completely negating an “other” option. This seems odd, especially since the 1980 census added the new category of “Some Other Race” to the mix. According to an article by the Pew Research Center, 6.2 percent of census respondents selected “some other race” in the 2010 census instead of picking a particular race. The article continued by stating that while this percentage may seem small, it is actually a large percentage when looking at the population as a whole. With the “Some Other Race” option, it is obvious that the U.S. Census Bureau was attempting to adapt and be accommodating, but it just seems to be a placeholder to deter the difficulties that will most presumably arise when the bureau tries to make this question more inclusive. When it comes down to it, one cannot blame another for not wanting to shrink their race into the confines of a square box. Media productions senior Vanessa Phillips is part of the population who does not identify with the races shown on such forms. “I don’t check any box, to be honest. I’m Puerto Rican, so on the outside I would check ‘Hispanic’ as an
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David Delgado/ The Daily Cougar ethnicity, but then they would break down the race with being either black or white, and I really don’t identify as either one,” Phillips said. “My skin color would be white … but I don’t identify as a white American. Then my ethnicity is Hispanic, but I can’t identify with such a broad thing. I’m not Mexican, I’m not Cuban, I’m not Spanish. So I just don’t check anything.” In order to fix the discrepancy, the Bureau plans to expand the selection choice by allowing subsections of race. People would be offered a line to supply more detail about their origin, according to the Pew Research Center. These divisions could include German, African-American, Mexican, Navajo, Asian Indian and Samoan. The Census Bureau is continuously attempting to improve the accuracy and reliability of its race and ethnicity data as well as stating that “the racial categories included in the census questionnaire generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country and not an attempt to define
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race biologically, anthropologically or genetically.” With the added subheads that the Bureau plans to enact, it is evident that they are aware of America’s changing demographics. National Geographic celebrated its 125th anniversary with an October 2013 photo issue. Featured inside the magazine was a series of photos taken by Martin Shoeller called “The Changing Face of America” that depicted what the average American could look like in 2050. Gone was the expected face of “blond perfection,” and instead, in its wake, were numerous photos of Americans with dark skin and light eyes, curly hair and light eyes, light skin and dark eyes — a plethora of mixed races that reflected the adaptation of the world. As an addition to the photos, National Geographic asked the models to self-identify their race before stating the race they check on annual censuses. The majority of the checked census boxes were a belittled and
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simplified version of all of the pieces that make up a person. Personally, I have always been among the many who consider these race boxes to be confusing. Stuck in a warp of different ethnicities and heritages, I had no idea how to categorize myself. Told to stick to the generic and simple “white” option to save time, having the option to choose multiple categories would have made the decision much easier as a child. However, although my skin color could be categorized as “white,” my ethnicity is not white, and I am not in favor of being narrowed into a small box. With the way the world is changing, an alternation in ethnic categories is required. Hopefully, someday, no one will have to feel like their heritage is not being properly represented. Senior staff columnist Kelly Schafler is a print journalism junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
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Cougars wrap up season with win against Prairie View
UH has two finish in top 10 at Reunion The Daily Cougar news services Senior James Ross led three Cougars among the top seven leaders during the final day of the Reunion Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon at Reunion Golf and Country Club in Maddison, Miss. With rain shortening the tournament to 36 holes and then halting first round play Monday afternoon, Ross finished his opening round with a 72 on Tuesday and followed with another 72 to tie for second overall at even-par 144 on the 7,305-yard course. Ross overcame a roller-coaster start to his second round that featured three bogeys and a back-toback birdie through his first six holes. However, Ross rallied to play bogeyfree golf with a birdie on the par-5 10th hole during the last 12 holes to post his best finish as a Cougar. Junior Roman Robledo and senior Curtis Reed joined Ross among the tournament’s top 10 leaders. Robledo finished his first round at 73 and bettered that by one stroke in the afternoon to finish in a tie for fourth at 145. Reed completed his opening round with a 1-under-par 71 and finished in a tie for seventh at 146. “Those three guys played great,” said Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke. “They hung in there and posted solid rounds under some tough conditions.” As a team, the Cougars finished third with a score of 593. Nolan earns weekly award Senior sprinter Errol Nolan was named the American Athletic Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week for his top performances at the Texas Invitational on Saturday in Austin. Nolan led the Cougars to a second-place finish (124 points) behind Texas (184 points). It was his first individual appearance of the 2014 season. Nolan took first place in the men’s 400-meter dash with a time of 46.55, the best time this season by any Cougar. He also scored +4.9 for the Cougars after finishing third in the 200-meter with a time of 20.62 (+4.9). Nolan anchored men’s relay teams and helped the 4×100-meter to a win with a time of 40.19, the second-best time of the season. The men’s 4×100-meter relay team still holds the fastest time in the conference (39.89) and the seventh-fastest time in the region, 14th in the nation. sports@thedailycougar.com
The Daily Cougar news services The Cougars finished their season Tuesday with a convincing 7-0 victory against Prairie View A&M on senior day at the John E. Hoff Courts to claim their season-high fourth consecutive win. For UH (19-4), the win notches its 19th victory of the season, which is the most wins since the Cougars claimed 20 victories during the 2006 campaign. The win also marks the team’s third straight shutout victory and its school-record 10th shutout win of the year. After clinching the No. 1 seed in the American Athletic Conference tournament, the Cougars will have a first-round bye. UH will face the winner of Cincinnati against Connecticut on Friday in a quarterfinal match. It was senior Dionne Sanders who helped the Cougars claim their first victory of the afternoon. She teamed up with junior Elena KordolSanders aimi to secure an 8-2 doubles victory on court three. Sophomore Maria Cardenas and freshman Tina Rupert pulled off an 8-0 shutout victory. Junior Charlotte Phillips quickly set the tone in singles play, racing her way to a 6-0, 6-0 victory against PVAMU’s Paris Cunningham to put the Cougars up 2-0. Before the game began, the Cougars honored their three seniors, Celia Fraser, Dionne Sanders, and Jo Garvey. Freshman Tina Rupert helped UH defeat Prairie View Tuesday when she earned her team-leading ninth straight victory while competing in the No. 2 spot for the first time in her career. | Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar
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UH earns No. 1 seed in AAC tournament The Daily Cougar news services UH has been awarded the top seed in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The conference postseason tournament will begin Thursday and will conclude Sunday in Tampa, Fla., with the winner of the event earning an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament and being named the league’s first champion. The Cougars will go for their first
postseason berth since 1998 as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, because UH is the highest nationally ranked squad (No. 27) in the conference heading into the event, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. UH will receive a first-round bye in the tournament. It will take on either eighth-seeded Cincinnati or ninth-seeded UConn at 8 a.m. Friday for a quarterfinal match-up. The Cougars defeated UConn 4-0
on March 8. They have yet to play Cincinnati this season. If the Cougars advance Friday, they’ll take on either fourth-seeded seed Louisville or fifth-seeded Rutgers in the semifinals at 11 a.m. Saturday. UH has been placed as the highest-ranked team in the conference for seven straight weeks. sports@thedailycougar.com
POSTSEASON Finishing strong The No. 1 seed Cougars have momentum heading into the AAC tournament after defeating Prairie View Tuesday. When: Friday at 8 a.m. Where: Tampa Bay, Fla. Follow: @UHCougartennis for instant updates
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Jazz band to play vibrant harmonies Multimedia concert to showcase songbook of historical melodies Zoe Quezada Contributing writer
Appropriately timed for National Jazz Month, the UH Jazz Orchestra will show off its talents by performing a multimedia concert titled “The Great American Songbook.” The performance will feature popular American jazz songs written by composers such as Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and Harold Arlen. Alongside the band, local broadcast veteran Donna McKenzie will provide live narration to provide a complete immersion into the history of American jazz. Jazz Director Noe Marmolejo said he was inspired to create an event that would entice the local community to come out and have a good time with the Jazz Orchestra. Selecting classic jazz tunes from the early 20th century, Marmolejo said he has chosen songs that are well known — music that he feels everyone has heard at some point in his or her lives. “I wanted to play music for the audience where the music was accessible,” Marmolejo said. “Maybe at some point they have heard the music in a movie or in a musical or play. Each of the four people I focused in on individually contributed in their own way to the landscape of American music, primarily built around the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s.”
The event will also provide audience members with an insight into the historical significance of these classic tunes. Marmolejo cited Alec Wilder’s book about the Great American Songbook canon that was influential in helping him pick the tunes. “America had been dominated by opera, but (Wilder) was trying to find an American image,” Marmolejo said. “So I thought it would be good to pick the popular tunes played at parties, tunes by Kern, Porter, Gershwin and Arlen. I have played those tunes before in a jazz setting. They have great melodies, and they have great harmonies that lend themselves to performing in a jazz medium.” In the beginning stages of developing “The Great American Songbook,” Marmolejo recognized the need for something else to complete the performance and capture the essence of what Wilder conveyed in his book. He knew that playing popular tunes could draw crowds and that he had to find a way to provide the audience with the songbook’s history. “It’s one thing to listen to a piece of music that people recognize, but it’s another thing to maybe get the storyline behind it,” Marmolejo said. “I had heard a whole bunch about these tunes that I had never known about before. There are all these stories of how the guy wrote, what he was thinking, what he felt JAZZ continues on page 8
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Debutante to find herself in romantic play JAZZ THEATRE
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Courtney Gregory Staff writer
The School of Theatre and Dance’s upcoming production of “The Philadelphia Story” is about a young debutante trying to find the right man. “In two hours, we follow her in a misunderstanding with her father, a new crush on a journalist and an argument with her first husband all on the eve and morning of her intended nuptials,” said director Carolyn Boone. Third-year design graduate student and set designer Matthew Plamp said the piece looks at the difference between the working class and the upper class. “’The Philadelphia Story’ has the old don’tjudge-a-book-by-its-cover theme,” Plamp said. “The set design for the play is parallel to the progression of the characters in it. This is all possible because of the careful crafting of even the smallest of details, such as the molding of the walls and the shadows casted by the actors, adjusting with the development of the characters.” The leads for the play include Jessica Riley as Tracy Lord, Patrick Poole as Mike Connor and Benjamin McLaughlin as C.K. Dexter Haven. “The play is full of lavish, larger-than-life characters, witty one-liners and in true form of the screwball comedies of the ‘30s and ‘40s,” said Riley, an acting senior. “Also, we all had a lot of fun throughout the process finding impressions of famous movie stars from that era.” “The Philadelphia Story” accompanies Lord as she goes from being divorced to engaged to becoming fascinated with a reporter. “One of the characters that guided the set layout was Tracy, as she must fall from grace or fail in her own standards before she can see who she really is,” Plamp said. “With that, the set goes through a transformation from the perspective of the audience.” Haven, like Lord, goes through multiple role changes throughout the play as he strives to provide his true love’s happiness at the risk of losing his own, the opposite of what can first be assumed from his gruff characteristics. “I had started to pin him down as a somewhat manipulative ‘playboy’ with a penchant for drink
Presented by the School of Theatre and Dance, “The Philadelphia Story” will introduce a journey of romantic drama as a young debutante finds herself by battling love. The play is opening at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Wortham Theatre and will continue throughout April 26. | Courtesy of Eric Shea and yacht designing,” said McLaughlin, a theater junior. “Now, I like to think of Dexter as a hopeless romantic.” McLaughlin said his role relates to UH students because he has a personality and guts that many people wish to have. “Dexter represents the outgoing, romantic personality in all of us. He wants love, and he fights to preserve it even if it isn’t returned,” McLaughlin said. “Who hasn’t thought about winning back a significant other after a breakup?” Behind a great production are long rehearsals that involve hard work, focus and good company to keep the energy up. For “The Philadelphia Story” in particular, actors butted heads and surprised each other. In one scene, McLaughlin missed Poole’s hand with his “butterfingers,” and the ring fell on the floor. “We both bent down to pick it up, and in doing so, we bumped our heads together, reacted with the same sound and then we both touched where our heads had bumped,” McLaughlin said. Even Boone got involved in a little fun on set
as she open-mindedly applauded the alternate ending her cast jokingly presented. “The minute Jessica delivered the (last) line, the rest of the cast emerged from behind the set and started singing Fred Astaire’s ‘Cheek to Cheek,’” McLaughlin said. “The whole time, our director pretended to cry since the show had such a beautiful, new ending.” arts@thedailycougar.com
WATCH IT “The Philadelphia Story” will run from Friday through April 26 at Wortham Theatre. The Production starts at 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and April 24 to 26 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday and April 27. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for faculty, staff and alumni and $10 for students. They can be purchased online or by calling the box office at (713) 743-2929.
Costume run to raise donations for breast cancer Alpha Kappa Delta Phi and Sigma Beta Rho will host their second annual CODE: PINK 5K Costume Run on Saturday. The run will help raise breast cancer awareness, and proceeds will be donated to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. Participants who register for the event can dress up in character to show their support. Check out the full article at thedailycougar.com/life-arts. Courtesy of Kim Tran
and there is a sentimentality.” McKenzie was able to help Marmolejo convey the rich history to his audience. “The opportunity appealed to me on every level,” McKenzie said. “First of all, I love jazz. I was raised on jazz. Secondly, the program is exceptional. Thirdly, the kids are amazing. The players are so good and really talented.” While McKenzie has experience working in radio, she also has a history of collaborating with artists, hosting music concerts and lending her voice to commercials for popular artists such as James Taylor and Elvis Costello, performing as an artist herself in dramatic readings and poetry collectives. “I’d heard her voice, and I thought, ‘that’s a great voice,”’ Marmolejo said. “She has a great instrument, and she conveys pretty well. She can convey all types of different things, whether it’s a rock song on the radio or doing commercials. She’s really adept and malleable in terms of her voice. What I wanted to do in my writing (of the narration) was make her an instrument of the ensemble.” Usually when guest artists come to perform with the orchestra, there are only one or two rehearsals before the big event. “I like being in this environment where there is so much collaboration going on,” McKenzie said. “We are all collaborating really beautifully.” McKenzie said she relished the idea of being able to rehearse alongside the orchestra, and she has rehearsed several times with the students. “I could stay home and practice my lines, but (at rehearsal) what we’re doing is weaving a dance between the music and the narrative,” McKenzie said. “I can run my lines all day, but if I’m not working with the band, then we’re not doing the dance together. In one of the last rehearsals, we were riffing on each other; we were jamming. I could feel it. I could play off of the energy in the room.” arts@thedailycougar.com
GET JAZZY “The Great American Songbook” will take place at 7:30 p.m. today at the Moores Opera House. The Moores Orchestra will play sections of “The Great American Songbook” as part of the free Da Camera Jam at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Houston’s Discovery Green.