Spectators pack the room, an-ticipating the proceeding ahead. All rise as the honorable judges enter the room for the final round. A civil suit has been brought against a fic-tional toy manufacturing company whose product may have caused the death of a 2-year-old boy.

Sophomore Shelby Tankersley stands and delivers the opening ar-gument for the defense. Co-coun-sels Joseph Strack, a junior, and Dillon Smith, a senior, deliver their questions with persistence and pre-cision as they extract answers from

the witnesses. This trial ends the last of four rounds, and the judges hand their ballots over to be tallied. After the count, the University mock trial team is one of five teams to advance to the Open Round Championship in Memphis, Tenn., and walks away with four individual awards.

The mock trial team competed against 10 other teams from Texas and Louisiana in the American Mock Trial Association Regional Championship Tournament held at the University Feb. 4-6. The Uni-versity has hosted the Regional Championship for the past two years, filling classrooms in the Hin-ton Center with student attorneys and witnesses. This year, however,

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It’s amazing to see how much the mock trial team has grown since I went to

HBU,”—Tim Rothberg

Mock trial team head coach, B.A. ‘02

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Campaign targets next generation

A billboard on U.S. Highway 59 displays one of the quotes used in the University’s new marketing campaign.

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BACKINGLEWISPETITION DEFENDS APOLOGIST’S VIEWS

by Daniel CaDisManaging editor

President Robert B. Sloan Jr. will present the student body with a picture of a university on solid fi-nancial footing with expectations of growth during his State of the Uni-versity address on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in Dillon II.

“Financially, the University is very strong,” Sloan said. “Our en-dowment is getting close to its all-time high. Our budget numbers are very strong. We’re in the black.”

Sloan added that next year’s freshman class could set University records for number of enrollments and for highest average SAT score, news he plans to share during his address.

Student Government Associa-tion approached the office of the president with an idea for the ad-dress to allow students to hear about the state of the University directly from Sloan.

Senior David Toney, SGA presi-

by Justin sChneewinDEditor in chief

Sloan plans speech

see STATE, page 4

see TRIAL, page 4

Mock trial defends home court in regionalsby saira siDDiqiStaff writer

The men’s soccer team walked onto Sorrels Field on Feb. 5 pre-pared for a challenging game against the Houston Dynamo.

The Huskies left the field with-out a victory but with lessons learned from playing the Major League Soccer franchise.

Senior goalkeeper Chris Dodd,

in one of his last games with the Huskies, made 10 saves during the game and said he noticed an im-provement in the team from when it played the Dynamo for the first time last spring.

“Our team organization was amaz-ing,” Dodd said. “We put in less indi-vidual effort and more teamwork.”

The Huskies lost 2-0 against the professional team, a great improve-ment from last year’s 6-0 score,

head coach Steve Jones said. “We should not be better than

these guys,” Jones said. “The Dy-namo are at that level for a reason. Our boys fought hard, and they played well.”

The game served as a scrim-mage for the Huskies and a pre-season game for the Dynamo.

Freshman midfielder Khristo-pher Tyrpak experienced playing a professional team for the first time.

“If I want to play profession-ally, I need to get to where they are,” said Tyrpak, who attempted two shots during the game. “I now know where I need to be.”

The Huskies will face its next

by ayla syeDOpinion editor

Dodd

Huskies test skills against Dynamo

Read about the fans inattendance at the scrimmage. See page 14.

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Men’s soccer hosts city’s pro team in scrimmage at Sorrels Field

President setsState of University address for Feb. 21

by Daniel CaDisManaging editor

Junior midfielder Tanner Fyfe runs to the ball ahead of Dynamo midfielder Alex Dixon during the scrimmage at Sorrels Field. For more photos from the Feb. 5 game, visit hbucollegian.com.

by DINA ROHIRA

see CAMPAIGN, page 5

see DYNAMO, page 14

$1,300 grant cuts tuition hike in half

The University continues to trumpet the message that current students who register full time for the fall semester will receive a $1,300 grant aimed at cutting the recent 9.9 percent tuition increase in half for continuing students.

Combined with a letter to par-ents from President Robert B. Sloan Jr., the office of financial aid and scholarships sent an e-mail to undergraduates on Jan. 31 remind-ing them of the continuing students’

see GRANT, page 5

Court date set for BrownSee page 5.

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Relationship seriesCampus Living and Student

Programming Board are hosting a series on relationships: • Feb. 10: Relationship Q-and-A

Panel in the Lake House at 7 p.m. • Feb. 11: Crafts of Love in the Lake

House Parlor at 7 p.m.• Feb. 12: Dinner and a Movie

at 5 p.m. in the Baugh Center, Poker Night at 7 p.m. in the Men’s Residence College and Spa Night at 8 p.m. in the Women’s Residence College.

Thursday ConvocationDr. Ernest Liang, associate profes-

sor in finance, will speak on “Spiritual Wealth: Is Money Good or Evil?” in Mabee Teaching Theater on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. The event will be worth one Community Life and Worship credit.

Sunday servicePresident Robert B. Sloan Jr. will

speak on overcoming discouragement from 2 Corinthians 4 in Belin Chapel on Feb. 13. The event will be worth two CLW credits.

Valentine’s Day socialThe African Student Association will

host a Valentine’s Day social at the Husky Village Club House on Feb. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. The social will be open to all students.

Prince-Chavanne lectureThe School of Business will host

Lawyer Ralph “Skip” McBride of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, who will give a lecture on “Just One Thing” in Belin Chapel on Feb. 17 at 6:15 p.m.

Post-game danceStudent Programming Board will

host a dance following the basketball game against New Jersey Institute of Technology in Glasscock Gym on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m.

For more information contact Becky Crandall, assistant director of student life, at rcrandall@hbu.edu.

Organization fairA Preview Weekend Organization

Fair will be held in McNair Hall on Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

If any student organization would like a table, contact Becky Crandall, assistant director of student life, at rcrandall@hbu.edu.

Fashion showStudent Programming Board is look-

ing for models for their Spring Fashion Show on Feb. 25.

Those interested in taking part in the show should contact junior Danielle Williams at williamsdk@hbu.edu.

Psi Chi new membershipPsi Chi, the University’s Psychology

honor society, is currently taking appli-cations for its spring induction.

General requirements include having completed nine hours of Psychology and having a 3.0 cumulative and psychology GPA.

Applications are available on the door of Dr. Ann Owen, professor of psychol-ogy and sociology, in the University Academic Center, room 145.

All membership applications are due on March 11.

For more information, contact Owen at aowen@hbu.edu.

Campus Briefing

Whit Goodwin leaves his office in the Lake House every day, walking to his on-campus residence to video chat with his wife Leighanne and 2-year-old daughter in Birmingham, Ala.

Goodwin, appointed as the new director of student life on Jan. 24, said he wanted to begin work in his new position without delay despite the distance from his family. His wife, who is expecting the couple’s second child on Apr. 18, will remain in Alabama until May to complete a nurse anesthesia program.

“I miss them incredibly and would much rather not be separated from them,” Goodwin said. “I have, however, had time to really focus on what we are doing here and dedicate some needed time to the job, staff, students, and to learning what the campus is about.”

The position opened in August when Dr. Kathy Anzivino resigned to pursue a job oppor-tunity at Blinn College. Goodwin applied in the fall and was interviewed by staff in the student life department as well as several student lead-ers from different organizations in December.

Colette Cross, director of spiritual life and University chaplain, served as interim director of student life prior to Goodwin’s appointment. Cross, who was present at his interview, said the opening needed to be filled and that Goodwin possessed the background in both higher educa-

tion and theology required to fit the role.Goodwin previously worked at Samford

University, a private Alabama-Baptist affiliated institution where he served as coordinator of the Samford Scholars program, designed specifi-cally for students pursuing ministerial careers. He also worked as a resident life coordinator, directing many campus organizations.

Cross said Goodwin supports the mission statement of the University and believes in the Ten Pillar Vision.

“He loves the Lord and strives to serve the Lord every day in his life,” she said.

Since his arrival on campus, Goodwin at-tended the Christian Association of Student Leaders conference from Jan. 28-30, giving him the opportunity to work one-on-one with the 11 students who attended the conference.

“I was really encouraged just seeing the leadership, seeing the community and seeing the ideas these students have to really make the University an even better place,” he said.

Junior Haseeb Khatri, who attended Good-win’s student interview in December and the CASL conference, said Goodwin is a good ad-dition to the University.

“He is a very capable man for this position and he will help make President Robert B. Sloan Jr.’s vision a reality,” Khatri said.

Student Life will hold a meet and greet to welcome the new director on Feb. 14 from 1:30-3:30 p.m in the Lake House Parlor.

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Millershouldhavebeenclassifiedasasenior.

• Onpage9, in “OscarNominations,” thebest actor for 2010 was Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart.”

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CAMPUS SCENE

Junior Anthony Perez, senior Tracy Gastineau, Director of Student Life Whit Goodwin, and sophomore An Nguyen play the ThinkFast Game, a trivia game show, for a chance to win prizes. Campus Living hosted the event in McNair Hall on Feb. 8.

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New semester brings recruits to fraternities

Rush resumed for fraternities this se-mester after last semester’s change in Uni-versity policy deferred the period for fresh-man recruitment until spring.

Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Kappa Psi, Al-pha Pi Kappa, and Beta Upsilon Chi began the three-week process Jan. 24 and will fin-ish Feb 14.

According to assistant director of cam-pus recreation and spirit coordinator Todd McElroy, the decision for deferred recruit-ment was made by the University in an at-tempt to raise grades and to help retention rates within the Greek community.

“We want the freshmen who pledge a fraternity to be active in the Greek commu-nity throughout their entire college experi-ence,” McElroy said.

Junior Robert Foster, Phi Psi president, said having to wait to rush freshmen until the spring semester has proven to be a posi-tive experience for the fraternities and un-derclassmen.

“It has allowed us to get to know the rushees better and has given the freshmen the opportunity to become better adjusted to college life before they commit to a fra-ternity,” Foster said.

Some fraternity members have ex-pressed concern about one problem.

Junior Justin Paul, Phi Psi correspond-ing secretary, said not rushing in the fall has caused some potential rushees to lose inter-

est while waiting for the spring semester.“There are some people that we lose the

chance to connect with because their first semester is not the experience they thought it would be, and they decided to transfer out,” Paul said. “However, by waiting to rush, we can be sure that our pledges will be guys who are committed to being a part of our fraternity and who will take it seri-ously. They will not use it just as a resume booster.”

Fraternity members have noted some other positive aspects of waiting to rush freshmen until the spring.

Junior Israel Adedipe, a member of BYX, said that not only has it given frater-nities more time to get to know the fresh-men, it has also allowed more time for rush preparation and organization advertise-ment, in addition to positively affecting freshmen.

“The freshmen have had a semester to see for themselves what each fraternity stands for and to discover the extent of its involvement on campus, which allows them to rush for the fraternity that best suits them,” Adedipe said.

Paul said the number of freshmen who have expressed interest in pledging a fra-ternity is down but the fraternities’ expecta-tions remain positive.

“We still expect to have a solid turnout this semester,” he said. “The guys who are rushing make up a great group who will be committed to impacting the fraternity as a whole once they are pledges.”

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contact the cashier’s office immediately to 

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their ranks were slimmer as a winter storm as well as other issues caused 10 teams to drop out, trimming the competition prior to the tournament.

The teams were assigned the wrongful-death case at the begin-ning of the school year and were charged with preparing to try the case as both plaintiff and defendant. The teams are judged on individual performance and team performance.

“We assigned attorney and wit-ness roles to the team members, depending on which side we’re ar-guing,” said Tankersley, who played an attorney.

Each student was awarded points or ranks out of 20, based on his or her performance as either attorney or witness. The team achieved the most awards they have earned in a regional tournament with four awards, including an 18-rank wit-ness award that was given to Strack for his plaintiff’s witness testimony. Team member David Toney was awarded the 13-rank witness award as an expert witness for the defense. Tankersley received the 17-rank at-torney award, and Smith received a near-perfect 19 rank for his perfor-mance as attorney.

With each announcement, Smith clenched his fists and let out an au-dible “Yes!”

“It feels really good,” said Smith, who has been on the team for four years.

Head coach Tim Rothberg, B.A. ‘02, said since the inception of the Open Round Championship three years ago, the University team has advanced each year. The team has yet to advance to the National Championship, but Rothberg is hopeful for the team’s success in the coming tournament.

The team members garnered sev-eral individual awards, but prepara-tion for the tournament has not been without its challenges.

In addition to several personnel changes within the team, the Ameri-can Mock Trial Association changed minor elements of the case, said Strack, who is in his third year on the team.

Changes regarding witness affi-davits and additional case law had a minor impact on preparations. Strack said that the team developed

new themes and adjusted case strat-egy, especially on defense in re-sponse to the AMTA-administered changes.

Rothberg said these changes are not uncommon, adding that AMTA will distribute further changes for the Open Round Championship, held March 25-27.

As team captains, Strack, Tank-ersley and Smith were in charge of navigating through the organization-al details, as well as keeping team members up to date with changes in their roles as they responded to the

case changes.“A lot of being a team captain is

organization, but it’s still a lot of fun,” said Tankersley, who has been on the team for two years.

Rothberg was also in charge of coordinating tournament logistics as host school.

He, along with assistant coaches Neil Hoffman, a local attorney, and Derrick Owens, B.A. ‘07, divided duties to tackle team preparation and hosting responsibilities.

Rothberg, who also serves as chair of the University’s alumni as-

sociation, noted a remarkable inter-est by alumni that became attorneys who were interested in participat-ing and attending the tournament. More remarkable to him was the attendance by Houston-area high school students interested in apply-ing to the University, specifically to compete on the mock trial team.

“It’s amazing to see how much the mock trial team has grown since I went to HBU,” Rothberg said, re-ferring to the team’s ranking in the region behind only the University of Texas at Austin.

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ABOVE: Senior Dillon Smith illustrates a fictional case involving the death of a 2-year-old child at the American Mock Trial Association Regional Championship Tournament held on campus Feb. 4-7. RIGHT: From left, junior Joseph Strack, freshman Laura Strack, sophomores Shelby Tankersley, Judy Rosa and Ben Hebert, senior Dillon Smith, junior LaCrecia Porter, freshman Nefi Lopez, and senior David Toney stand with the mock trial team’s awards after the tournament.

photos by DINA ROHIRA

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TRIAL: Team finishes 7-1, garners awardsContinued from Page 1

dent, said the idea for the Univer-sity address stemmed from the fo-rums held three years ago during which Sloan presented and dis-cussed the Ten Pillars Vision with students. The organization sought to host a similar event to fulfill its role in facilitating understanding between the student body and ad-

ministration.Sloan will conclude with a ques-

tion-and-answer session. Students have been encouraged to send their questions to sga@hbu.edu ahead of the event.

Sophomore Jeremy Klutts, SGA public relations director, said the organization has received “great

response” from students who are interested in attending.

Sophomore Amanda Koester intends to attend the address with several of her friends in order to gain insight on the state of the Uni-versity.

Klutts plans to promote the event with flyers, slides during Convoca-

tion and Quest and inclusion in the weekly student newsletter.

Toney said he wants to see the State of the University held annu-ally.

“Hopefully, it will become a yearly event to provide updates and answer students’ questions,” he said.

The spring semester will be drawing to a close as the court battle over the Brown Administra-tive Complex begins.

The Hurricane Ike-damaged building serves as the basis of a lawsuit that has been given a long-awaited court date in early May.

The University brought the suit against ACE American Insurance Company to recover damages in order to repair the building.

Ike struck Sept. 13, 2008, caus-ing damage to the roof and water damage to the M.D. Anderson Student Center and the HBU-TV studio.

The University lost the use of the offices and classrooms in the building and was forced to shutter the popular student center.

President Robert B. Sloan Jr. said the insurance company bears the responsibility of providing the funds for repairs.

“We have replacement cover-age, and that means that building should be completely repaired and restored,” S l o a n said.

T h e b u i l d i n g has not been used for nearly two and a half years, a period w h i c h Sloan calls an “enormous time de-lay” on the part of the insurance company.

This period created a business interruption and hurt retention, recruiting and student life, Sloan said.

A growing number of the stu-dent body has not been inside the University’s original building or seen the once-popular M.D. An-derson Student Center.

Freshman Kristin Canjura, one of the students who has never en-tered the building, has only heard of the M.D. Anderson Student Center from upperclassmen.

Canjura said the campus feels cramped in many places and that the M.D. Anderson Student Cen-ter could have provided a more natural home for the Java City Cafe.

“Java City Cafe could have been in there and would not have disrupted the library,” Canjura said.

Students familiar with the M.D. Anderson Student Center agreed with Sloan’s assessment of the damage to student life.

Senior Phuong Huynh said she spent much of her time there dur-ing her freshman year and said that atmosphere has not been du-plicated on campus.

Senior Kim Do said she found less to do on campus without the student center that closed early in her sophomore year.

“It took away from the overall campus experience,” Do said.

Court date set for Brown case

Sloan

STATE: Sloan aims to showcase successes, progressContinued from Page 1

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grant that was originally reported in the Collegian on Oct. 7.

The e-mail addressed the grant that the board of trustees unani-mously approved in September, when the board also passed a mea-sure to increase freshman and trans-fer student tuition 9.9 percent for the next academic year. Coupled with a hike in required fees to $1,250 from $1,210, the total amount incoming freshman and transfer students will be charged for the next academic year will be $25,395.

For continuing students who reg-ister for 12 or more credit hours, the grant effectively slices the tuition in-crease to 4 percent after it is applied automatically to their accounts. Current full-time students will be charged $24,095 in tuition and fees for the next academic year, or $915 more than they currently pay.

“It’s important for students and their families to be able to plan,” Sloan said about the University at-tempting to keep students and par-ents informed. “The actual rate for continuing students, once you factor this in, is only four percent. That puts us in the low range in higher education in tuition increases.”

The grant puts the 4 percent tu-ition increase for continuing stu-dents more in line with 75 percent of private four-year institutions, ac-cording to a 2010 report by the Col-lege Board.

Jene’ Gabbard, senior director of financial aid and scholarships, said the team of financial aid profession-als have fielded some questions re-garding the grant and its impact on the tuition increase.

“A lot of students have been ap-preciative,” Gabbard said about the grant that will be awarded to all

current undergraduates who reg-ister fulltime for the fall semester. Part-time students will also receive a continuing students’ grant, but the amount they receive depends on the number of credit hours for which they register, she added.

In the past two years, the Univer-sity has given continuing full-time students nearly $2,000 in grants to offset consecutive 9.9 percent increases in tuition. The overall increases were aimed at covering

rising operational costs as well as a substantial boost in academic schol-arships and grants, administrators said, adding that they did not want current students to bear the full brunt of the hike.

While many agreed that the ad-ditional grant is good for current students, some students said they would struggle to afford the increas-ing cost of attending the University.

Sophomore Raymond Stafford, a history and political science double

major, said he can afford attending the private four-year non-profit in-stitution with the increases, but con-tinual price increases will force him to take out student loans, something he has attempted to avoid during his University tenure.

“When I first came to the Uni-versity, with scholarships, grants and working part time, I was able to avoid incurring debt,” he said. “I can’t afford to have debts coming out of college.”

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Students with family and friends in Egypt have been personally af-fected by the unfolding revolution that has captivated the world’s atten-tion since Jan. 25.

Junior Maria Henry, who was born in Egypt and lived there un-til she was 14 years old, first heard about the revolution in a phone call from her mother, Fayrouz Youssef, who told her to watch the news.

“I could tell my mother had been crying,” Henry said. She has two aunts, an uncle and cousins living in the nation that recently erupted with massive demonstrations against the president, Hosni Mubarak, an American ally who has retained power for 30 years.

Anti-Mubarak protestors have rallied continuously against the president since the beginning of the movement more than two weeks

ago. The government, in retaliation, shut down cell phone services and the Internet for a period of several days, effectively cutting students off from their overseas relatives.

Junior Michael Kozman, who was also born in Egypt, said his family could not contact relatives for two days because of the commu-nications cutoff.

“I called my mother right away when I heard the news to see if my

family was OK, but we couldn’t get in touch with them for two days be-cause the phone lines were down,” Kozman said.

Protesters continue to flood the streets of Cairo, the capital of Egypt, to show their deep disapproval with the current president and their de-sire for an end to his autocratic rule. Some of the protesters include fami-ly members of current students, such as sophomore Sarah Naguib, who

said she had relatives and friends rallying against the president until the regime began violently cracking down on protesters.

Kozman said members of his family also experienced the crack-down on protesters who rallied in Tahrir, or Freedom, Square in cen-tral Cairo for the last several weeks.

“One of my cousins was battered by a cop and is now in intensive care at a hospital,” he said.

Naguib said a friend escaped the city and fled to Dubai, adding that friends and family still there have to protect their homes from looters by standing outside with knives.

As the Obama administration has wrestled with handling the uprising, several students offered their advice for returning stability to Egypt.

While protesters in Cairo contin-ue to call for the immediate ouster of the president, junior Marie Fouad, another Egyptian student, said she believes a transitional period is nec-essary.

“Making Mubarak leave at this second is not a good decision be-cause they need an orderly transi-tion which will take a few months,” Fouad said. “It is time for the pro-testing to stop, especially now that things have turned violent.”

Fouad added that it remains dif-ficult for people in Cairo to shop for groceries because of food shortages and price increases caused by the violence.

Henry said that people who would like to help can do so by pray-ing for the nation.

“The best thing people can do is pray for Egypt and the families liv-ing there because it is getting dan-gerous for people to go to work and just take care of their families,” she said.

Uprising hits close to home

by Brooke FuchsStaff writer

Junior Maria Henry, who was born in Egypt and lived there until she was 14 years old, asked her fellow students to pray for the nation that has been embroiled in a revolutionary conflict since Jan. 25.

by JUSTIN SCHNEEWIND

Egyptian students keep wary eye on clash 7,000 miles away

STEPS TO GETTING YOUR GRANT

1. Register for 12 or more credit hours once priority registration opens on April 4 or when regis-tration reopens on May 20. 2. Review your account on Husky-Net to make sure that the grant has been accredited to you.

posted around Houston, the new campaign aims to move the University onto the radar screens of high school juniors and seniors who are looking for more than just a typical college experience, said Kim Gaynor, vice president for University Communications.

“HBU wants to communicate that we are about faith and academics, but that we also want to prepare students for life and to excel in their jobs,” he said.

The new strategy is the first major market-ing initiative since 1998, when the University promoted itself with a campaign featuring the slogan “Houston’s Best University; Houston’s Blessed University.” Commencing on Jan. 31, the new marketing initiative endeavors to em-phasize the University’s Christian foundation as well as its academics.

Its advertisements highlight quotes from some of the most well-known names in history, such as Winston Churchill, the prime minister of England during World War II, Gaynor said.

University Communications spent eight months developing the campaign, part of that time working with Houston advertising agency FKM, whose clients include the Houston As-tros, Chick-fil-A and Volkswagen of America. Aimed at reaching 80 percent of the Universi-

ty’s target audience, Gaynor said the campaign would reach prospective students and their par-ents an average of 21 times.

The work began last summer with a bench-mark study to discover if people, such as high school students, were aware of the University and its reputation among these groups. The study showed that many knew of the University but lacked a complete understanding of its aca-demics, among other things.

In addition to this step, the team studied President Robert B. Sloan Jr.’s Ten Pillars Vi-sion document in order to better understand the University. The team also analyzed the demo-graphic and geographic information of current students, then surveyed research findings from Noel-Levitz, a higher education consulting firm, to discover the target audience of the mar-keting campaign.

The review included an examination of past recruitment materials, the University’s website and an examination of the websites of competi-tive educational institutions.

Then, last October, University Communica-tions had four focus groups analyze proposed marketing concepts, with the goal of finding ideas that worked well with each group.

The most successful concepts from the fo-

cus groups were synthesized to produce the new campaign, which began on Jan. 31 when radio spots began playing around the city and when a photograph of junior Albert Ceniceros was uploaded to the front page of the University’s website.

In the photo, Ceniceros stands in a wooded part of Memorial Park and holds a sign with a quote from Seneca, a Roman philosopher.

“It helps put a face to the school,” Ceniceros said about the campaign that features current students.

Senior Wesley Gant, University Commu-nications graphic designer, is another student whose photograph will be used for advertise-ments. He also provided his voice for a radio spot in which he discusses the foreign policy course that he is taking from Dr. Paul Bonicelli, provost.

“I think that it was a great idea to use the students,” Gant said about the campaign, which will also feature a photograph of Sloan holding up a sign in Belin Chapel.

Gaynor said the campaign would continue after its initial run, albeit involving updated ads.

“There is much longevity in this idea,” he said. “Great ideas are what make great commu-nications.”

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A petition that was started by a faculty member intensified a con-troversy in the Christian commu-nity as the document aims to pre-serve the legacy of C.S. Lewis, the Christian apologist, by calling for the retraction of a new Bible.

Dr. Louis Markos, professor of English and scholar in residence, began a petition in December against the recently published “The C.S. Lewis Bible” from Harper-One. He said the book undermines the renowned author’s values be-cause Lewis based his understand-ing of biblical teachings on the King James Version while the Bible is based on the New Revised Stan-dard Version, a version Markos said Lewis would not have approved.

Released in November, the de-votional Bible presents readers with selections from various works of Lewis as they pertain to certain Bible passages.

The controversy, Markos ex-plained, stems from the NRSV use of nonsexist language, which op-poses the complementarian ideas held by Lewis. As a complementa-rian, Lewis believed that men and women were created to comple-ment each other.

“He believed that there are es-sential differences between men and women, and God made it that way,” Markos said.

Markos added that this differ-

ence in ideals between the KJV and the NRSV is what caused him to start the petition. He said a great injustice is being done to the legacy of Lewis by printing his views with this version of the Bible.

One scholar disagreed with the petition and said he thinks Lewis would have approved of the Bible.

“Although C.S. Lewis knew his Greek well enough to know that the NRSV occasionally distorts the meaning of certain texts regarding gender, I imagine that he would be delighted with an enterprise such as ‘The C.S. Lewis Bible’ that will get some of his readers into the Scripture,” Dr. Lyle Dorsett, Billy Graham professor of Evangelism at Beeson Divinity School, said. “In the final analysis I think he would be grateful to HarperOne.”

Markos went through a rigorous process preparing the petition be-fore sending out the official draft to more than 1,000 people.

He began by sending the peti-tion to 15 people to read and revise. After careful consideration, Markos sent the petition to 50 people who met his criteria: published authors, top administrators at a college or university or holders of a special chair or editor/head/president of a journal or Lewis-related society.

One person who received and signed the petition was President Robert B. Sloan Jr., an accom-plished author and theologian.

Sloan agrees with Markos’ as-sertion that the translation is incon-

sistent with Lewis’ views.“Lewis was pretty staunch about

maintaining translation traditions when possible and not being swept along by fads. We think that is pre-cisely what this Bible is doing,” he added. “It is being swept along by certain cultural fads, and it is very inconsistent to call it ‘The C.S. Lewis Bible.’”

Markos reflected those senti-ments in saying that calling the publication a “C.S. Lewis Bible” implies that it is the Bible Lewis would have approved, which is confusing for the readers.

According to an article in Chris-tianity Today, HarperOne has al-ready obtained 30,000 advance or-ders from the 50,000 Bibles it plans to print in hardback and leather-bound, creating slim chances for the publisher to withdraw the work.

In the article, Mickey Maudlin, vice president and editorial director of HarperOne, said he did not really know how to react to the petition.

“It is embarrassing for the evan-gelical movement and fans of Lewis to have this kind of issue come up,” Maudlin said, adding that Markos is starting a debate over language, not theological doctrines.

Markos said what he would like students to take from this is to read the classics on their own terms rather than bending the works to fit modern sensibilities and prejudices.

“We need to stop making excus-es for past mistakes and learn from them,” he said.

Super Bowl XLV lacked something else be-sides cheerleaders this year — God.

Early last week, Fox Sports decided to reject a religious-themed commercial planned for the Super Bowl.

Fixed Point Foundation, an organiza-tion that promotes the enrichment of Chris-tian minds and challenges skeptics’ faith, wanted to air a commercial that would en-courage viewers to read the Bible verse John 3:16 at lookup316.com.

The 30-second ad features football fans watching the Super Bowl and noticing “John 3:16” written on a player’s eye black, the reflective paint under players’ eyes. Two of the fans decide to look up the verse during a commercial.

Fox Sports made an unwise decision to not run the ad during the Super Bowl. Not only did they lose money by not showing the commercial, they also denied many fans a chance at salvation.

After reviewing the ad, the company decided it would not air it due to the ‘re-ligious doctrine’ it contained. However, some Fox Sports affiliates, like Birming-ham, Ala., and Washington, D.C., opted to air the ad during the Super Bowl.

Christians could have also benefited from the airing of the commercial. The

website promoted during the ad gives viewers a message of hope and explains the meaning of John 3:16.

Football fans, Christian and non-Chris-tian alike, have continuously been exposed to ads and signs in the end zones of stadi-ums that display the verse John 3:16. Some fans have even worn it on their shirts at televised games.

Larry Taunton, the head of Fixed Point, said in an article in Politics Daily that his group is not trying to bring something that is not already present in the game.

“We are not trying to import Christi-anity into a sport or into part of the cul-ture where it is not,” Taunton said. “We are trying to draw people’s attention to the fact that it’s al-ready there.”

Many National Football League teams pray before

and after each game, and most sport-ing events offer a moment of silence for prayer. Religion has been present in sports for years, and Fixed Point only wanted to bring more attention to that idea.

The religious ad was not meant to be a way for Christians to push their beliefs on football fans.

The commercial was created as an edu-cational tool. Fixed Point Foundation’s goal was to have some of the more than 100 million people who watched the Su-per Bowl to look up and consider the true meaning of the verse, not necessarily con-vert all viewers to Christianity.

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by Ashley DAvenportAsst. managing editor

Lewis Bible engenders debate

Super Bowl ignores God

by Ashley DAvenportAsst. managing editor

by JUSTIN SCHNEEWIND

Dr. Louis Markos, professor of English and scholar in residence, began a petition in an attempt to remove “The C.S. Lewis Bible” from circulation after HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins, published it last year in the New Revised Standard Version.

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Americans enjoy many of life’s ma-terial luxuries but may not necessarily delight in the gratifi-cation of longevity.

While the na-tion is known for having high living standards and the most favorable lifespan, lapses in wise health hab-its in recent decades have placed the United States below other developed countries in life expectancy gains.

According to a report on longev-ity prepared by a panel from the Na-tional Research Council of the Na-tional Academies, Americans are the most sedentary population, matched only by Poland. More alarming, though, are the health problems that result from this inactivity epidemic.

The population of the United States overall is more obese than that of any other country in the world, quite apparently due to lethargy en-suing from luxuries that eliminate the utility of routine physical activ-ity. In addition to the risk of lowered self-esteem and mental health, dia-betes, stroke and heart disease also manifest under these circumstances.

Some argue that these life-threat-ening diseases pose few threats be-cause the U.S. ranks high in heart attack survival and cancer screening and recovery. Healthcare expendi-tures, however, are roughly double those of citizens of other devel-oped countries. Ironically, financing physical comforts, including health-care, forces Americans to work more, which causes fatigue and in-activity that lead them back into the waiting room.

The conclusion that Americans are lazy is a superficial, oversim-plified explanation for the current threats to American wellness. There is no perfect remedy, but excessive materialism stemming from high living standards has likely contrib-uted to a deadly correlation between the fulfillment of physical desires and the infliction of bodily harm.

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A solar panel is a flat rectangle ranging from the size of a radiator to the area of a door. The glass-covered cells of which the panel is composed are usually blue or black octagons about the size of an adult’s palm.

Shedding light on producing wattsSolar cells contain two stacked plates of silicon.

Each plate is treated, or doped, to enable a desired flow of electricity. The lower layer is doped so that it has too few electrons, giving it a positive charge, and the upper layer is treated to bear the oppo-site. The stacking of these layers creates a barrier at their junction through which no electrons may cross. Photons from the sunlight that reaches the cell, however, transfer energy to the silicon atoms, which enables electrons in the lower layer to enter the top sheet and flow around the circuit.

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P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast pump life back into the “House of Night” series with their eighth book, “Awakened.”

The Casts created a world where vampires are accepted and revered because they do not kill humans.

The “House of Night” series, which appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today best-seller lists, creates a refreshing spin on vampire literature.

In these books, a goddess named Nyx chooses young people to be-come vampires.

Unlike many other vampire books in which people are attacked and changed into creatures of the night, these teens are selected by a loving goddess to make the change from fledgling to adult vampire.

In the first book, readers meet Zoey Redbird and follow her as she is marked.

As a fledgling, Zoey must leave her normal life to go to the Tulsa House of Night, a school that pre-pares fledglings for adulthood.

Zoey discovers unique abilities, finding that she has the power to control the five elements: wind, wa-ter, fire, earth, and spirit.

The series tracks Zoey and her friends as they battle evil.

In “Tempted,” the sixth of the 12-book series, the Casts took a fresh approach to their novels by present-ing different characters’ points of view.

This method keeps the series in-teresting despite the slow pace of some of the books.

“Awakened,” the eighth book of the installment, takes place where its predecessor, “Burned,” left off.

Readers find Zoey and Stark in Scotland, where they decide to stay indefinitely.

Stevie Rae, Zoey’s best friend, wades through her feelings for Rephaim, the son of an immortal.

She also must find a way to keep the rouge red-fledglings from mas-sacring more humans.

While Zoey hides from the world and Stevie Rae tries to understand her own, the evil High Priestess , Neferet, plots to take over the hu-man world.

Back on the island, Zoey leaves her oasis and returns home due to an unexpected death.

During the funeral, Neferet causes trouble for Zoey and her friends, changing the lives of the characters.

“Awakened” provides interesting exposition, but it is in the last 100 pages that the readers find action and turmoil.

P.C. and Kristen Cast do an ex-ceptional job of keeping readers in-terested and continuing the House of Night saga.

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by Ashley DAvenportAsst. managing editor

Authors bring new life to series

“Awakened”

The eighth book in the “House of Night” series is now in stores.

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The new year often means fresh beginnings, but this year’s spring fashion trends

have instead revamped styles from the past.

The new fashion trends for spring are reminders of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.

For women, lace has again be-come a popular fabric, along with floral print and high-waisted bell-bottom jeans.

The delicate feminine look from the ‘70s is re-emerging.

Designers have put an emphasis on bold color as opposed to last spring’s focus on neutral colors.

Orange has been the color pre-dicted to flourish in women’s clothing and accessories.

These spring trends find inspira-tion from the conservative looks of the past, bringing back the ankle-length skirts of the ‘70s.

This spring’s fashion theme could be called “anything goes.”

Women can now mix floral and zebra print without breaking the old laws of fashion.

The mixture of different prints

and patterns has become more popular.

For a more formal look, women have been seen wearing backless or crossed-back dresses, which can be dressed up or down depending on the accessories.

The wedge shoe has been known in the past as a daytime summer look but will be featured in many evening looks this spring.

Men will also have a very clean look this spring, complete with khaki pants, corduroy jeans, sweat-er vests, and leather jackets that have been featured in NYLON and GQ magazine.

Tweed and brown print suit jack-ets are also in style.

The old “Cary Grant reporter” look has come back into fashion with its debonair suit jackets, dress pants and suspenders.

Men have also been seen wear-ing fedoras.

With all the new takes on old styles, it seems that this year’s spring fashions are aiming for a more polished look than of those in the past.

Many fans of theater and dance in the Houston area are making plans to see “Billy Elliot: The Mu-sical,” the 2009 Tony Award-win-ning musical at the Hobby Center this month.

The musical follows an original British drama written in 2000 by Lee Hall. In 2008, it was adapted into a musical performance on Broadway, and major theater com-panies have toured the U.S. with the production ever since.

The story is set in the mid-1980s in a fictional town located in Eng-land. Michael Dameski stars as Billy Elliot, a young boy who is pressured by his father to pursue boxing.

While practicing at the gymna-sium, Billy becomes distracted by a ballet school on the other side of the gym, which sparks his new pas-sion.

When Billy is given an opportu-

nity to audition for the Royal Bal-let School in London, his father discovers Billy’s secret and be-comes furious but still recognizes his son’s talent. Eventually, Billy’s father agrees to let him continue to pursue his dream.

Though unable to make it in time to the audition for the school because of a discrepancy with Bil-ly’s older brother, his father is de-termined that Billy will be able to show the judges his extraordinary talent.

The Theater Under the Stars production of “Billy Elliot: The Musical” will show at the Hous-ton Hobby Center from Feb. 23 to March 13.

Kristopher Thompson-Bolden, a graduate of Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, will be playing the role of “Man No. 5” in the production.

While touring in Tampa, Fla., he was able to participate in a phone interview before his acrobatics class started.

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Q: How did you go from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts to Broadway?

A: Scouts from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio came to HSPVA while doing a college tour. The scout invited me to audi-tion. After graduation, I moved to New York in 2004. In 2006, I got my first part in a Theater Under the Stars production.

Q: What is your role in “Billy Elliot?”

A: I play one of the featured

ensemble members. My charac-ter’s name is “Man No. 5,” and we back up Billy Elliot’s character. I am also the acro-surpervisor on the show, meaning I teach acro-batics to keep the actors’ stunts sharp. I also rehearse with Billy’s character before shows.

Q: What is it like working with the “Billy Elliot” boys?

A: They’re awesome. It’s like working with little professionals, but at the same time they’re fun to be around.

Q: What motivated you to pur-sue theater?

A: One of the first productions I saw was “Annie.” I thought, “I want to do what they’re doing down there.” And so my mom got me started.

Q: Of the productions you have been in, which is your favor-ite?

A: I would say “The Color Purple.” I was in it for three years and met many famous people like Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.

Interview with Kristopher Thompson-Bolden, a Housto-nian who performs in “Billy El-liot: The Musical”

Meeting new friends in college can be an exciting experience, but when a student ne-glects to take her medication, her new room-mate is destined for a terrifying freshman year.

“The Roommate” adds mild paranoia to the adaptation of an older film with a simi-lar plot. The psycho-thriller updates 1992’s “Single White Female,” the first adaptation of John Lutz’s thriller novel of the same name.

In Lutz’s original story, Allie seeks a new roommate after breaking up with her cheating fiance. Her new roommate, Hedy, begins to dress like her and delete her ex’s phone calls.

Soon, she learns about Hedy’s actual iden-tity. Allie discovers that her roommate, whose real name is Ellen, suffers from a mental disorder spurred by her twin’s death during childhood.

With a more recognizable and younger cast, director Christian E. Christiansen sur-passes the boundaries of modesty and dives into a psychotic roller coaster of reality while keeping Lutz’s plot in mind.

Leighton Meester stars as Rebecca, a psy-chotic freshman who suffers from schizophre-nia, bi-polar disorder and a newfound obses-sion with her roommate, Sara Matthews.

Meester flawlessly portrays Rebecca’s ex-treme schizophrenia.

As she pushes the limits on the big screen, the audience can easily lose itself in Rebecca’s insane thought process and abnormal actions.

The role of Rebecca calls for deep animos-ity toward herself and anyone else involved in her roommate’s life. From self-mutilation to cold-blooded murder, Rebecca will do any-thing to isolate her roommate and keep her to herself.

Sara, the roommate played by Minka Kelly, seems nonchalant about the odd hap-penings, such as Rebecca wearing her late sister’s necklace and a friend telling her about Rebecca’s overly-protective behavior.

Sara grows suspicion when, while visit-ing Rebecca’s family, her roommate’s mother asks if she has been taking her medication.

Rebecca later reveals her new tattoo which is an exact replica of the one Sara has on her chest with the name of her late sister, Em-ily. Rebecca then asks Sara to call her Emily, which turns her suspicions into fear.

Kelly portrays a frightened young fresh-man who wants to protect her friends, but she seems bland and uninteresting compared to Meester’s character.

Unlike many psycho-thrillers, “The Room-mate” jumps right into the plot and leaves little room for suspense as Christiansen blurs the line between friendship and obsession.

When it comes to superhe-roes, anything goes, but for many Americans, the recent trend of casting foreign actors

to play iconic all-American roles such as Batman, Superman and Spi-derman causes concern.

The outsourcing of these superhe-roes brings unease to many Ameri-cans. So why are the leading men in tights coming from other countries?

Many argue that American actors are no longer manly enough for these roles.

Today’s leading men from the United States have a more boyish appeal mak-ing them less believable in the superhero roles.

Jesse Eisenberg and Michael Cera, for ex-ample, are not up to par with handsome heroes of the past such as John Wayne and Christo-pher Reeves.

In director Zack Snyder’s remake, British-born Henry Cavill will bear the red cape — playing the American hero, Superman.

One reason for the sudden appearance of

foreign actors in Hollywood could be that Eu-ropean actors undergo more training.

For the most part, American men are dis-couraged from participating in theater as a training ground for movies. After they reach a certain age, sports and video games become the focal point in many of their lives, while in

other countries like England, it is not unusual for a teenage boy to go from rugby practice to voice les-sons or acting class.

There are, however, many American actors who look the part of a superhero yet still decline the role. The reason may be that these actors feel they are above playing comic book heroes.

Chris Evans is the exception. He recently accepted the role of Captain America though it was only offered to American-born actors.

In the end, it should not matter whether an American or an Australian plays the next su-perhero. If the actor suits the role and can leave the accent at home, then a Scot should be al-lowed to play Professor Xavier as in the case of James McAvoy in the upcoming summer blockbuster “X-Men: First Class.”

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by Jessica aldanaEntertainment editor

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Should Valentine’s Day be celebrated?

STAFF EDITORIAL

Each Collegian front page ap-pears to be the product of a few minutes’ effort. The arrangement of photos and stories seems like a natural occurrence, but the stories featured on the page land in their places after several redesigns.

As a publication of record, each issue must clearly display the changes affecting the University and the milestones it reaches.

As a student newspaper, the is-sues should attract readers and fo-cus on student achievements.

This issue presented special challenges for the selection of front-page coverage.

There were many choices for “hard news” coverage in this issue. President Robert B. Sloan Jr. will deliver a State of the University ad-dress, University Communications launched a marketing campaign and a court date was set for the Brown Administrative Complex.

With stories with such impact on the history of the University, it becomes easy to place priority of this coverage over the activities and accomplishments of students.

This issue’s front page cen-tered on the men’s soccer team’s scrimmage against the Dynamo. The coverage allotted to this game strived to highlight the chance, not only to play, but also to host the city’s professional soccer team.

The soccer players faced some of the best in their sport and played them on their home turf, a rare op-portunity in college athletics.

On another front, the mock trial team hosted a regional competi-tion, and the team members earn numerous individual awards.

There were many stories wor-thy of front-page attention, but the student newspaper must not forget to cover the students.

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Student Government Associa-tion and the office of the president collaborated to bridge the com-munication divide between ad-ministrators and students during a time of significant change at the University, showcasing a strong example of leadership with the upcoming State of the University address.

President Robert B. Sloan Jr.’s address will cover topics rang-ing from University finances to the prospect of a record-breaking freshman class size next academic year, and it will include a question-and-answer session moderated by SGA officers in which students can ask the president about their con-cerns.

The address should promote a

stronger union between the stu-dent body and the administration, which is particularly necessary be-cause of the far-reaching changes that are reorienting the University toward Sloan’s Ten Pillar Vision.

A lack of direct communica-tion to students explaining these changes has hindered their under-standing of this process.

The president, by entrusting students, will hopefully lessen this confusion and allow them to bet-ter understand the process behind many of the critical decisions that have recently been made, such as the switch to the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum or the changes to aca-demic programs across campus.

SGA should be commended for their behind-the-scenes efforts

to facilitate this discussion, which will give students a chance to learn firsthand about the exciting devel-opments at the University.

The organization should also be commended for their dedication to representing the student body, con-sistently working to improve what they can and helping students find a medium of communication to better understand changes affect-ing the University.

Communication is the key to success for any organization, whether it is the student govern-ment of a university or the univer-sity president.

Both SGA and the president have showcased a willingness to communicate effectively, im-proving student understanding by establishing a stronger union be-tween the administration and the student body.

Valentine’s Day should not be celebrated because it promotes needless spending on material

gifts that are soon forgotten.

The material aspect of this holi-day even causes emotional distress. According to a re-

port by www.sheknows.com, 15 percent of women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day be-cause they have been characterized by those around them as lonely on Feb. 14.

Hallmark has produced more than 1,600 card designs every year since 1913, according to www.corporate.hallmark.com, a clear attempt to commercialize Valen-tine’s Day. People now feel obli-gated to spend money on gifts that have lost any meaning.

The typical Valentine’s Day gift is a box of chocolates and a bouquet of roses. Candy is eaten, boxes are thrown away, flowers die within two weeks, and the effort of giving these gifts is forgotten before long because it is a yearly expectation.

Why spend money on items that do not come from the heart and make those without a significant other worry about what people will think of their giftless status?

People should be dedicated to showing love every single day of the year free of charge, not just on Feb. 14 with a few presents or the obligatory card.

by Kayla StewartContributing writer

by Justin Schneewind, editor in chief

Illustration by MAX ANTON

Finding front-runnersValentine’s Day was originally

celebrated with the intention of honoring St. Valentine’s apprecia-

tion for love. This simple tra-

dition has grown into an extravagant affair, complete with customary acts ranging from

dinner and a movie to wedding proposals. While some are skep-tical of the thrills and frills of the day, Valentine’s Day should be cel-ebrated with joy and appreciation.

A holiday dedicated to convey-ing feelings of love for one another could be used as a catalyst to lift the spirits of many people. Thanks-giving and Christmas extend a day dedicated to expressing gratitude or thankfulness. Similarly, Valen-tine’s Day gives members of soci-ety the opportunity to convey feel-ings of love for each other.

Those in relationships have the opportunity to use the holiday as a romantic opportunity to reaffirm their mutual love. Those who are single can focus on celebrating friends, family and others in their lives.

People should keep it simple. The country is in an economic recession. They should skip the diamonds, get creative and not fail to take the opportunity to show ap-preciation for those they love.

People should do St. Valentine a favor by celebrating the holiday with its original intent in mind —the celebration of love.

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Matt Perri and Amber Goodson led the Huskies on Saturday with a win by Perri and a program record by Goodson at the Howie Ryan All-Comers meet at the University of Houston.

Head coach Theresa Fuqua said she was impressed with her team’s progress from last season, its in-creasing depth of talent and com-petitiveness at meets.

With this meet being their third of the season, Fuqua said she was pleased with its progress so far and looks forward to its conference meet in late February.

Perri, a sophomore, took first in the men’s 3000 meters with a time of 8:39.92, outperforming Universi-ty of Texas-San Antonio junior Ivan Garcia by two seconds.

“I was upset after the mile and felt like I needed to run a smart-er race,” Perri said.

Goodson, a freshman, set a pro-gram record in 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.99, placing fourth.

Senior Maximo Mendoza led the Huskies in the men’s mile with a time of 4:17.38, placing second overall, with Perri finishing close behind. Perri, second in conference standings, said he enjoys the friend-ly rivalry with Mendoza, third in conference standings.

“Friendly rivalries are always good, but seeing each other run well is more important,” Perri said.

Mendoza came short of first by less than half a second in Saturday’s race, fueling him for the next meet with hopes to lower his times in the 5000-meter and one-mile races.

In men’s weight throw, junior Jarrett Gillman and sophomore Jake Adkins were in close competition, nearly finishing in the top three. Gillman, with his longest throw of 15.03 meters, and Adkins, with a 14.61-meter throw, finished fifth and sixth overall.

The women’s 4x400-meter dash, run by freshman Sharonda Bryant, juniors Zelda Abadom and Trami-sha McGrew, and sophomore Mor-gan Pressley finished fourth with a time of 4:02.52, just behind Gram-bling University, Texas Southern University and Sam Houston State University.

The Huskies will next compete in the Tyson Invitational.

Selected members of the track and field team will travel to the Uni-versity of Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Track Center for the meet held Feb. 11-12.

Perri bouncesback, takes first place

Perri

Runner claims 3000 meter after finishing 6th in mileby Christopher JamesContributing writerEarly Saturday morning, doz-

ens of onlookers gathered at Sor-rels Field to watch the men’s soccer team play the Houston Dy-namo.

Within the first few minutes of the game, the bleachers were full, leaving a few fans standing on the sidelines.

Husky and Dynamo support-ers alike were clothed in orange and blue, ready to cheer for their teams.

Members of Pack Attack, a stu-dent athletic fan organization, at-tended the game wearing blue face paint and waving flags, undeterred by the chilly weather.

For freshman Richard Cano, president of Pack Attack, waking up early on the weekend was not part of his plan, but like the rest of the spectators, he was ready to cheer with everything he had.

“I’m here for the guys,” Cano said.

The game was filled with cheering and music coming from both sides. The attendees brought an atmosphere of fun and intensity to the game with screams, cheers

and chants. Even though the Huskies lost,

fans were not left discouraged. “It was pretty much a win for

us,” said sophomore Mandi Fol-ger. “They were so good, a great improvement from last year.”

The excitement of the Huskies going up against the pros seems to have left an impact on fans.

“I think they did really great,” said freshman Delcio Sachango. “I love how they played overall. They

have a lot of potential this year. I give five stars for the goalie.”

In fact, everyone in the stands seemed to agree that Huskies goal-keeper Chris Dodd did a standup job during the entire game.

Dodd stopped all but two shots during the game, sending specta-tors into a frenzy as they chanted his name whenever they got a chance.

A few Dynamo fans who call themselves the Hooligans agreed

about the Huskies, praising Dodd’s performance as well as the other Huskies.

The outcome of the game seems to have given students hope for the coming season.

As the game came to an end, the crowd left the field with smiles on their faces.

“Before the game, I was not optimistic.” Cano said. “But from what I’ve seen, I couldn’t be more proud.”

Spectators fill bleachers for scrimmage against Dynamo

Fans show their support

Freshman Richard Cano, freshman PatRick Zepeda, freshman Sarah Davis, freshman Samira Gevara, and freshman Josh Wilson show their “Dawgs Up” signs during the scrimmage at Sorrels Field. The Pack Attack members showed up with flags and face paint in support of the Huskies.

by DINA ROHIRA

by JessiCa aldanaEntertainment editor

MLS team on Feb. 15 when they play FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas.

College programs often schedule games against professional teams as a recruit-ment tool to attract prospective students in-terested in playing at the colle-giate level.

“It is great for our players to get that exposure,” Jones said. “It is also great for our program and the University just to be associated with a professional

team.”Jones added that these games

offer his players opportunities to be noticed by MLS coaches and to learn from a professional team. He also said the games bring positive attention to the University.

Dynamo outside defender Jor-dan Graye, who played 46 minutes, said he was impressed by the skill level exhibited by the Huskies and would classify them as NCAA level.

“I thought they were very com-petitive throughout the entire game, and they did a good job,” said Graye, who is in his second MLS season after four years at the Uni-versity of North Carolina. “They look like a NCAA tournament team to me.”

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Sophomore forward Leonel Munoz shields the ball from Dynamo defender Eddie Robinson during the match.

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Collegian quizAll of the following are true except:

A. Collegian staff members learn marketable skills at an award-winning publication.B. Collegian staff members make friends while covering the campus news.C. Collegian staff members come from majors and disciplines across the University.D. Collegian staff members do nothing but write articles.

Answer: D. Collegian staff members learn to take photos, produce videos, design pages, operate websites and sell advertisements all while forming friendships with talented, intel-ligent students.

Interested? Pick up an application today in the University Academic Center, room 205B.

What is the best arcade game? “Pac-Man.”

What song would you sing on American Idol? “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha.

Who is your favorite athlete? Craig Biggio. If you were an animal, which one would you be? A lion.

Nike or Reebok? Nike.

What is your favorite Adam Sandler movie? “Happy Gilmore.”

If you had a magic carpet, where would you fly? California.

What is your favorite professional sports team? The Dallas Cowboys.

What would you use to kill a zombie? I would use a chain saw.

What is your favorite stadium in which you have played? Texas Tech University’s Rocky Johnson Field.

As men’s basketball head coach Ron Cottrell watched the final sec-onds tick by on the scoreboard, he could only think of what could have been.

The Huskies dropped another game, this time to first place Utah Valley University 73-66.

“This was a game that we needed to win the most,” Cottrell said after the Huskies fell to 2-5 in conference.

Offensive rebounds hurt the Hus-kies in the first half as the Wolver-ines grabbed seven, which led to seven second-chance points in the half.

The Huskies had to dig them-selves out of a 40-27 halftime hole to start the second half, and it seemed to be too much for the team to overcome in the last 20 minutes.

Senior guard/forward Andrew

Gonzalez said that the struggles the Huskies faced developed from a slow first half showing.

“We had a poor first-half, and we just could not get past the deficit,” he said.

The Huskies could look back on missed lay-ups and turnovers in the second half that cost them the game.

Senior guard Mike Moss said it was the offensive play that cost them the game.

“It seemed like we got four or five stops, but we just could not con-vert on our end,” he said.

The Huskies shot 48 percent from the field, but the Wolverines’ 3-point shooting caused the Huskies defense trouble all night, as they were 45 percent behind the arc.

“I thought we had a lot of good looks offensively all night,” Cottrell said.

With 3:48 remaining in the game, the Huskies cut the lead to 65-58, but a missed lay-up and an offensive foul after a defensive stop prevented the Huskies from trimming the lead even more.

“It took so much energy to fight from behind,” Cottrell said. “It de-

flates a team emotionally when you cannot score.”

Gonzalez led the Huskies in scoring with 21 points. Senior guard Shawn Echols added 13 points, and Moss had 11.

“This loss hurts a little more since it is at home and it was a win-nable game,” Gonzalez said. “We just have to take the positive out of this game and build on it.”

With another conference game coming up at the University of Tex-as-Pan American, Cottrell said he wants his players to forget about this game and focus on the Broncs.

“I told the guys to take the day off, get some rest and get ready Monday because we have a big ri-valry game coming up that is going to be big for us,” he said.

The close loss to the Wolverines provided the players with optimism for the rest of the season and for the conference tournament as they feel like they have a shot to take the title.

“Playing the first-place team close like that tells me we can turn it around,” Moss said. “If we can play with the same energy that we did in the second half, we will be OK.”

Gonzalez’s 21 points not enough for a comeback

Mollye MlcakPos: ShortstopHt: 5’8” Classification: SeniorLeader in batting average, runs, hits and RBIs

The baseball team won 17 more games last year than in 2009 after

a productive offensive season. And although they lost important parts of the offense, they should be a win-ning team this year and led by their pitching staff.

Head coach Jared Moon said that success at the collegiate level begins on the pitcher’s mound, making their veteran pitching rotation crucial con-sidering the losses to the batting or-der.

The Huskies will be without four of the top five hitters, losing players such as Paul Prestera, who hit .384 last season and had a 23-game hit-ting streak and Johnathon Moore,

who was drafted by the Texas Rang-ers after last season.

The pitching staff will be led by upperclassmen as junior Dal-ton Schafer and seniors Jamie Sto-rey, Chase Hernandez and Stephen Nikonchik return. Schafer led the rotation last year, throwing 99.2 in-

nings and striking out 50. The pitchers will have a new

coach this year after the departure of assistant coach Steve Hughes. Moon added former Houston Astros pitcher and University alumni Xavi-er Hernandez to the staff, an addition expected to quickly improve the ro-

tation with his vast knowledge and experience.

A major concern for Moon last year was the walk total. Moon said he wants the 221 walks from last season to be much lower and that it is something Hernandez preaches to his players.

The changes to bat standards will be another reason the pitching staff should see improvement as the NCAA is forcing all colleges to use different bats this season. The metal bats that the players will use act more like wooden bats and will cause a sharp reduction in offensive statistics.

In order for the Huskies to finish above .500 for the first time since joining to the NCAA, pitching will play a vital role. With a mature rota-tion this year, a conference champi-onship will not be out of reach.

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Feb. 13 2:05 p.m. East Texas Baptist

Feb. 17 7:35 p.m. NJIT*

Feb. 22 7:35 p.m. Middle Tennessee State

Feb. 17 5:15 p.m. NJIT*

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Feb. 12 1 p.m. Army

Feb. 12 3 p.m. Army

Feb. 23 2 p.m. Stephen F. Austin State

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First-place Utah Valley holds off Huskies’ rally

TheX-Man ReturnsHe was a superhero when he

played inside the eighth wonder of the world. He had an arsenal con-taining a variety of weapons. And now, after nine years away from the city he calls home, the X-Man has returned.

Assistant coach Xavier Hernan-dez, known as the X-Man from his days as a pitcher for the Houston

Astros, is back at his alma mater and the first place he coached after retiring from Major League Baseball in 1998. Hernandez played 10 seasons in the major leagues, including five sea-sons inside the Astrodome with the Astros. After

spending the last nine years coaching for the Tampa Bay Rays’ mi-

nor league affiliates, family brought him back to Houston.

“I spent 23 of the last 25 years in professional baseball, the last nine as a

minor league pitching coach,

which is a lot of time on the road when you have a wife and four children,” Hernandez said. “Every spring it would get more and more difficult, so my wife and I decided that last season would be the final year.”

Heading home

Head coach Jared Moon re-mained in constant contact with Hernandez after he left the Uni-versity following the 2001 season to coach for the Rays’ Class A af-filiate, the Charleston RiverDogs. During the last few years, Hernan-dez expressed a desire to return home, and after assistant coaches Chris Hill and Steve Hughes left following the 2010 season, coach-ing positions became vacant.

Moon said hiring Hernandez was an easy decision. He said that success at the collegiate level must begin with the pitching staff, and having someone with Hernandez’s background makes a difference.

Recruitment

Hernandez’s new role with the program extends further than just

pitching coach. He will also lead recruiting efforts. Moon said that though Hernandez’s strengths lie in evaluating pitchers, Moon and assistant coach Russell Stockton listen to him when he talks about a hitter or position player.

“If there is a hitter or position player, then Stockton or myself will follow up,” Moon said. “He knows talent, but when he is out recruiting, he is looking more at pitchers than position guys.”

Hernandez said he can use his connections to the city of Hous-ton when recruiting high school prospects, but his reputation helps mainly with the parents because some of the athletes were still in diapers while he was playing for the Astros.

Last season, the Huskies pitch-ing staff had a combined ERA of 6.64, giving up 366 earned runs in 496 innings and walking 221 bat-ters. The pitching staff for the Class AAA Durham Bulls in 2010, Her-nandez’s last season in minor league b a s e b a l l , had an ERA of 3.57, giv-ing up 504 earned runs in 1,269 in-nings and striking out 1,051 bat-ters.

Moon said that he hopes that Hernandez can have the same suc-cess with the University that he had throughout his minor league career. He stated that it will be an immedi-ate benefit having Hernandez with the team.

Baseball career

In his four seasons with the Bulls, the team finished first in the International League South Divi-sion, advancing to the finals each season and winning the league championship in 2009. In Hernan-dez’s last season with Class AA Montgomery Biscuits, the Bis-cuits finished ranked second in the Southern League and won the 2006 league championship. Each team finished with losing records before he joined them.

Although his coaching career is best known from his time in the Rays’ organization, it began at Hus-ky Field in the fall of 1999.

After hanging up his cleats fol-lowing the 1998 season with the

Texas Rangers, Hernandez looked to finish the education he aban-doned upon leaving the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1986 when the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the fourth round.

The University was a place where he had thrown bullpen in preparation for spring training while playing for the Astros. After enrolling for classes, he met former head coach Brian Huddleston and asked to help the program, extend-ing his career in baseball.

Hernandez has been adjusting his coaching style after almost a decade in the minors.

“The main adjustment we are having to get through is that when he was in minor league ball, it was about development,” Moon said. “We do not need to be so much in development mode, rather we have to get them ready now.”

Player perspective

The pitchers pointed out the benefits of a coach dedicated to pitching. Senior pitcher Jamie Sto-rey said that it is “phenomenal” having someone with the baseball knowledge Hernandez has in the program.

“He has a great attitude and de-meanor every day at practice,” Sto-rey said. “He is calm, but he wants results and he does it in such a pro-fessional manner.”

Junior pitcher Dalton Schafer said that Hernandez’s profession-alism has created a sense of unity among the pitchers on the roster.

“He comes out every day and expects us to work hard and to put in the time,” Schafer said. “To put in the running and to, as a unit, real-ize that we are our own little broth-erhood and that we have to work together,” Schafer said.

Hernandez said he is elated with the path his career has taken. He is excited to see his son play his senior season at Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, his two young-est children experiencing middle school and high school and an op-portunity to give back to the univer-sity that gave him so much.

“Houston Baptist is one of the best-kept secrets in the area,” Her-nandez said. “I think it is a great university, and its baseball program is starting to get its footing at the Division I level. I have enjoyed be-ing here, and right now I am trying to give back to this great university whatever I can.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL (3 - 19) (2 - 5) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (2 - 20) (0 - 7)Jan. 27 South Dakota* 90-73 LJan. 29 North Dakota* 83-73 LFeb. 3 Chicago State* 97-94 W (OT)Feb. 5 Utah Valley* 73-66 L

Jan. 27 South Dakota* 62-33 LJan. 29 North Dakota* 104-54 LFeb. 3 Chicago State* 79-50 LFeb. 5 Utah Valley* 79-75 L

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