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Decisive win over rivaled Owls

U.S. rank brings Cougar pride

OPINION

UH chills Rice in cook-off

LIFE+ARTS

Cougars take prep to heart

SPORTS

FOOTBALL

Solid defensive effort, career day for Sims’ helps Cougars reel in fi rst victory of season

Andrew PateSports editor

Led by junior running back Charles Sims’ 158 rushing yards and career-high three touchdowns, UH retained the Bayou Bucket for the fi rst time since the 2006-2007 season defeating the Rice Owls 35-14 at Reli-ant Stadium.

“That was a great team win,” said head coach Tony Levine. “It was not

perfect by any stretch of the imagi-nation, but we made some plays on offense. We played particularly well on the defensive side of the football, and we did some good things on spe-cial teams.”

With the win, the Cougars improve to 1-3 for the year and 1-0 in confer-ence play.

“Everyone was going into this game with the mindset that what’s done is done,” said redshirt

sophomore quarterback David Piland. “We needed to learn and get back to where we want things, and we did a great job of that.”

Defensively, the Cougars held the Owls to 120 total offensive yards through the fi rst 30 minutes, the few-est yards allowed in that time frame since limiting Penn State to 115 yards at last season’s Ticket City Bowl.

“The last three games didn’t go our way, and we knew we would have to

prepare more so we would have a better look on our opponents,” said senior linebacker Phillip Steward. “We all came in at 6 a.m. this week to watch fi lm, and it paid off tonight.”

Against the run game, UH was particularly stout, allowing just 69 yards on 34 carries. Freshman defensive back Trevon Stewart led all players with 11 tackles while Steward

Charles Sims slips past a Rice defender on his way to the end zone on one of his many explosive plays. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar

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Police arrest two in robberyJoshua MannEditor in chief

Police arrested two men Thurs-day in connection with the Sept. 19 robbery of a UH student in Lot 9C.

Police have charged Ricardo Jamel Tangarife, known as “Pretty Ricky,” and Anthony Theis in con-nection with the robbery, UH Police Chief Ceasar Moore said in a press conference today.

Police suspect Tangarife as the gunman and Theis as the “cleaner” who knowingly accepted the stolen credit card, Moore said.

“Surveillance photos clearly depict the gunman,” Moore said. “The gunman and a female suspect both made purchases with a credit card taken in the robbery.”

Investigators then identifi ed Tangarife through his Elsik High School yearbook photo, Moore said.

“All we had was this video of him in the store buying things, and we end up in Elsik High School looking in the yearbook,” Moore said.

Moore said police are still look-ing for the female suspect, Sue Ortiz, who is a stripper at the Millionaire Boyz Club under the stage-name Roxie, Moore said.

Police are also investigating four other persons of interest, one of whom may be the getaway driver, Moore said.

“We are still investigating the possibility that the rest of the parties are a part of a criminal enterprise operating throughout our city,” Moore said.

Moore said Tangarife went to the Memorial City Mall within 45 min-utes of the robbery, where he and Ortiz spent several hundred dollars at the two shoe stores.

Investigators are still looking into the possibility that the robbery was related to the other two robberies that occurred in the same week, Moore said.

“We’re looking at this from the standpoint that there may be city-wide ramifi cations to this group working throughout the city,” Moore

said. “There have been cases in the immediate area away from UH where I see the MO is the same, so we’re exploring those possibilities as well.”

Moore said he wants the UH community to know the police department is confi dent in its ability to keep the campus safe.

“All efforts are being made to protect the security of the UH students, faculty, staff and visitors,” Moore said. “I just want the citizens of this city to be safe regardless of

where they are.”The victim of the robberies, who

asked to remain anonymous, said that while he’s happy the police have caught someone, he isn’t bitter.

“I’m not angry at the guy who robbed me, and I hope that coming to justice, or whatever you want to call this, gives him the opportunity to get a new start,” the victim said. “I hope that this is a restorative experience.”

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Ricardo J. Tangarife (left) and Anthony Theis (middle) have been arrested and charged. Police are still searching for Sue Ortiz (right). The arrests were made Thursday by UH Police and announced Friday. | Courtesy of Richard Bonnin

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TodayCougar Woods Dining Hall

opens: At 7 a.m., all day at the corner of Wheeler Street and Cullen Boulevard.

SWIBC I Bowling Tournament: From 9 to 10 a.m in Edmond, Okla.

Free Lunch: From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center, Atrium.

Aura Contemporary Ensemble: From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Moores Opera House.

Tuesday

UH Hillel Free Lunch: From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center in the Hillel Lounge.

Cougar Conversations: From 1 to 2 p.m. in the UC, room 279A.

UHPD National Night Out: From 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in Lynn Eusan Park.

Poker Tuesdays: From 6 to 7 p.m. in the UC Games Room.

Outdoor Movie Festival: The

Hunger Games: From 7 to 10 p.m. in Lynn Eusan Park.

Wednesday

President’s Fall Address: From 10 a.m. to noon in the Moores Opera House.

LGBTQIA Support Group: From 10:30 a.m. to noon at CAPS.

Interfaith Dialogue/ Free Lunch:

From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the A.D. Bruce Religion Center, Atrium.

Gender Talk: From 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Women’s Resource Center.

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Web & RefWorks: From 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library, room 10F.

GET INVOLVED InfoShop: From 2 to 3 p.m. in the UC Spindletop Room.

SGA Senate Meeting: From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.

Outdoor Movie Festival:

Outsourced: From 7 to 9 p.m. in Lynn Eusan Park.

Thursday

Outdoor Movie Festival: The

Cabin in the Woods: From 7 to 9 p.m. in Lynn Eusan Park.

THICK Infrastructure Exhibit -

Opening Reception: From 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Serious Money: From 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Jose Quintero Theatre.

Friday

Soccer vs. East Carolina: At 7 p.m. in the Robertson Stadium.

Volleyball vs Tulane: At 7 p.m. in the Athletics/Alumni Center.

Serious Money: From 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Jose Quintero Theatre.

Saturday

Football vs. UNT: At 6 p.m. in Robertson Stadium.

Serious Money: From 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Jose Quintero Theatre.

Sunday

Soccer vs Marshall: At 1 p.m. in the at Robertson Stadium.

Volleyball Vs UTEP: At 1 p.m. in the Athletics/Alumni Center.

Life in Seven Colors: From 7 to 9 p.m. on www.CoogRadio.com.

Serious Money: From 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Jose Quintero Theatre.

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7 Learning beyond memorizing Tues. 10/16 @ 3pm Fri. 10/19 @ 4pm

8 Building organizational skills Mon. 10/15 @ 4pm Wed. 10/17 @ 3pm

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Khator drops by UC eatery

At 12:15 p.m. Thursday, UH President Renu Khator

visited the newest addition to the University Center Satellite restaurant assortment, Tan-doori Nite. The food court addition opened its doors Sept. 10 between Burger Studio and Kim Son. Additionally, all meats are Halal, said the owner, Sakun Mehra.

— David Haydon/The Daily Cougar

Laura GillespieStaff Writer

In celebration of its 40th anni-versary, the UH Center for Mexican American Studies, along with its director, Tatcho Mindiola, was featured as the cover article of the September issue of “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.”

Founded in 1972, CMAS serves as not only a provider for a minor in Mexican American studies as well as courses in Hispanic history, politics, culture and psychology, but also for scholarships and academic oppor-tunities for Latino students.

“The idea (of our program) came about in the late ‘60s, early ‘70s, when students, both African-American and Mexican American, across the coun-try were beginning to ask universities to set up these kinds of programs,” Mindiola said.“It was the fi rst time in the history of the United States that so many African-American and Mexican Americans had appeared on college campuses. ... It was a movement that brought society under criticism for a variety of reasons, and part of that criticism, of course, concerned gen-der issues and racial issues.”

CMAS reaches out to Latino high school students in the greater Hous-ton community, tutors and mentors them from tenth grade. According to Mindiola, of the 200 students that have gone through the CMAS men-toring program, 72 percent have graduated college, compared to UH’s average of 48 percent.

Chicano history lecturer Monica Perales said CMAS has played an important role in the Houston.

“Not only has it been an intellec-tual home where scholars have gener-ated cutting-edge research on issues of vital importance to Latinos, but it provides scholarship and mentoring support to students at the under-graduate and graduate levels with the goal of creating a new generation of leaders,” Perales said.

CMAS helps students who wish to focus graduate research on Mexican American studies. According to its website, CMAS promotes community-oriented qualities.

“I hope that CMAS continues to grow, and continues to play a vital role in shaping the minds of our future leaders,” said Perales. “I hope that through CMAS, students continue to gain an appreciation for the diversity of our community.”

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James WangOpinion columnist

Drive up to campus and head down University Drive toward the E.

Cullen Building, and you’ll see that UH is No. 1. Go into one of professor Simon Bott’s introduc-

tion to chemistry lectures, or listen to one of UH President and Chancellor Renu Khator’s speeches, and

you’ll hear that UH is No. 1. Spend an evening in the

stands at Robertson Stadium, or Reliant Stadium if you were at the game Saturday, and once your ears stop ringing after the Coog Crew and Bleacher Crea-tures finish trying to outshout one another, then you’ll feel that UH is No. 1.

But the reality isn’t as pretty. Recently, we’ve dealt with a spree of robberies, recurring parking problems and an incredibly disappointing football season. The sun pounds down on us day after day, unless it’s raining or humid — or some ungodly, cruel combination of the three. Some things just can’t be helped.

What can be helped is our ability to adapt, change and push ourselves past the line. For the first time, U.S. News & World Report featured UH in its annual list of the nation’s best colleges. UH has broken into the pack.

We received Tier One recogni-tion last year, joining the ranks of A&M and UT as Carnegie-recognized schools. This year, we made the list of the top 200 universities in the nation. We already know what’s ahead of us

next year: the Big East, glory and more recognition.

These accomplishments aren’t one-year achievements. A year of shutdown football doesn’t mean the next year will be smooth sail-ing. We made Tier One because of our research. For years, our fellow Cougars dug themselves in and began to pick at what they could and find something new because the status quo just wasn’t enough.

This year’s ranking is undoubtedly because of our commitment to expand and accommodate the wave of freshmen joining our pride. It’s because of our leadership — the faculty and staff, especially Khator — for spending years shaping UH into a top-ranked university.

Our continued success relies not only on the student body, but on participating staff and faculty as well.

Football head coach Tony Levine spent all week drilling and practicing with the team, know-ing the match at Reliant would be challenging.

Once Saturday rolled around, it was on our players to deliver a tremendous beating to our cross-town rival.

Khator and the UH Depart-ment of Public Safety cracked down on the crime problem and while some local thugs had students holed up in terror for a week, the next week we all let out an easy breath once arrests were made.

This is what defines a modern university. We’re not some old boys club they have up north, nor do we pretend to be. We don’t have our noses in the air, but in the books, because we know

despite next year’s rank, we still have midterms tomorrow.

The rankings and accolades are nice, and it’s great to feel rec-ognized. But, at UH, we have the luxury of not feeling accustomed to these titles. They’re new, they’re fancy and they’re great to

have, but it’s not what defines us.It’s our pride that defines us

and what earned us those neat rankings in the first place. As we continue to rise in the ranks, soar past city and state rivals in sports and academics, it’s important to remember that above all — no

matter what, no matter how good or bad today is — we’re still UH, and we’ll be Cougars until the day we die.

James Wang is a history sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Joshua MannMANAGING EDITOR Amanda HilowNEWS EDITOR Julie Heffl erSPORTS EDITOR Andrew PateLIFE & ARTS EDITORS Channler Hill Bryan Dupont-GrayOPINION EDITOR Lucas Sepulveda

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Ellen Goodacre,Christopher Shelton

Cougars on the come-upFor the fi rst time, U.S. News & World Report ranks UH among top 200 schools in the nation

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SEPT. 1L, 30-13 Texas State

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SMU

SEPT. 8L 56-49

Louisiana Tech

NOV. 10vs.

Tulsa

SEPT. 29W 35-14 @ Rice

OCT. 27vs.

UTEP

OCT. 6vs.

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NOV. 17@

Marshall

SEPT. 15L 37-6

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NOV. 3@

East Carolina

OCT. 13vs.

UAB

NOV. 24vs.

Tulane

GAMEDAY

Scoring summaryFirst quarterUH — McDuffey 25 yd pass from Piland (Hogan kick), 09:01Second quarterUH — Spencer 31 yd pass from Piland (Hogan kick) , 02:47Third quarter

1 2 3 4 FinalUH 7 7 14 7 35Rice 0 0 7 7 14

Game leadersPassingUH — Piland, 26-43, 361 yd, 2 TD, 1 INT

SIDELINE REPORT

SAY WHAT?

STAND OUTS

REPORT CARD

Charles Sims played a key part in the Cougars’ victory over Rice rushing for 158 yards and a career-high three touchdowns including a 48-yard scamper to put UH up 28-0. For the year, the playmaker has rushed for 300 yards and fi ve touch-downs while adding 16 receptions for 111 yards.

| Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar

Freshman defensive back Trevon Stewart led all players with 11 tackles including eight solo. On the season, the Patterson, La. native is second on the team in tackles with 39, 27 of which were solo.

Off ense: David Piland pushed through a slow start to the game while UH

did a superb job of getting the ball to its playmakers. Charles Sims

rushed for 158 yards and accounted for three UH scores. As a group,

the Cougars averaged 5.6 yards on the ground and exceeded 600

yards in total off ense. Two fumbles and an interception prevented

turning a good off ensive game into a great one. | Grade: B

Defense: The Cougars put together easily the best defensive eff ort of the

year. The Owls only managed 69 rushing yards and Rice quarterback

Driphus Jackson was constantly under pressure being sacked fi ve

times. With the exception of Rice phenom Sam McGuffi e’s 88-yard

touchdown reception, UH kept its rival in check. | Grade: A-

Special teams: Matt Hogan missed two fi eld goals from 45 and 47 yards. A

Dewayne Peace fumbled punt return allowed the fi eld possession

necessary for the Owls to score their fi rst touchdown. Punter Richie

Leone was the lone bright spot punting four times for a 46 yard

average including a 62-yard bomb. | Grade: D

I pass by the Carl Lewis Auditorium and there are 20 players in there, on off ense

and defense, watching video on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning with no setup by a coach.” Tony Levine, UH head coach on the players preparation leading up to the 35-14 victory over Rice

Christopher SheltonAssistant sports editor

Head coach Tony Levine said UH helped secure a victory in the Bayou Bucket over the bye week.

“They get so invested in preparation that they refuse to lose the game,” Levine said. “When you go into an exam as a college student, and you feel prepared and you’re confi dent that you know the answers to the test you are about to take, you perform well. That’s what you saw this (Saturday).”

Their pre-planning resulted in a 35-14 victory over Rice at Reliant Stadium on Saturday and helped the Cougars attain balance offensively. Junior running back Charles Sims rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns while redshirt sopho-more quarterback David Piland threw for 361 yards through the air.

Piland said the balanced numbers were a result of the hard work the team put in before the game.

“It again goes to preparation. How we

prepared this week and our understand-ing of what to do, what the look was, where the ball would be and just that kind of understanding really put us over the top this week. You get a confi dence when you’ve seen it 50 times,” Piland said.

Levine was impressed that players put the onus on themselves to improve in areas where they were struggling.

“What I saw our guys do the last two weeks which they haven’t done is get together,” Levine said. “I’d be up there in the morning at 6:30, and there’s 20 guys watching videos at 7 a.m. on their own. When I pass by our Carl Lewis Auditorium, there’s 20 players on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with no set up by a coach, (and) no coach in there with them.”

The difference in both offense and defense this week compared to the previ-ous 37-6 loss is large. UH scored 29 more points on offense and gave up 23 less on defense against Rice.

The Cougars have particularly struggled in the fi rst and third quarters of their first three contests. UH has

been outscored 42-16 in the first and 34-10 in the third. Against Rice, UH won the fi rst and third quarter by 14 points combined.

Throughout the week, Rice’s start-ing quarterback Taylor McHargue was a gametime decision. It was unclear if McHargue or redshirt freshman Driphus Jackson would start. Jackson was inserted into the line-up after McHargue injured his shoulder against Marshall.

Senior linebacker Phillip Steward said extra preparation allowed the team to play fast and anticipate the challenges that both players bring.

“We were prepared for both of them,” Steward said. “It didn’t make a difference on defense what we were going to do. Either quarterback, we were going to put pressure on them because that’s what we do as a defense. It didn’t matter who started tonight, we were going to come after them. We stuck with the same game plan we had all week.”

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For Coogs, preparation is key

UH — Sims 3 yd run (Hogan kick), 10:27UH — Sims 47 yd run (Hogan kick), 07:39Rice — McGuffi e 24 yd pass from Jackson (Boswell kick), 04:30Fourth quarterUH — Sims 16 yd run (Hogan kick), 11:15Rice — McGuffi e 88 yd pass from Jackson (Boswell kick), 06:50

Rice — Jackson, 17-35, 272 yd, 2 TD,

RushingUH — Sims, 24 att, 158 yd, 3 TD UH — Welford, 9 att, 36 ydRice — Ross, 13 att, 52 yd

ReceivingUH — McDuffey, 8 rec, 100 yd, 1 TDUH — Spencer, 5 rec, 99 yd, 1 TD UH —Farrow, 4 rec, 61 ydRice — McGuffi e, 6 rec, 119 yd, 2 TD

The Cougars gang tackle Rice freshman Luke Turner. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar

Freshman wide receiver Larry McDuff ey led UH with 100 yards receiving on eight receptions. McDuff ey recorded the Cougars fi rst touchdown on a 25-yard reception as UH faced a 3rd and 15.

BUCKETcontinued from page 1

contributed eight.“What you saw tonight was guys playing

with passion and guys tackling,” Levine said. “You saw us hit the quarterback and create some turnovers.”

Under center, Piland completed 26 of 43 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target of the day was freshman wide receiver

Larry McDuffey who caught eight balls, totaling 100 yards including a 25-yard reception on third and 15 for the game’s opening touchdown. For Levine, the pro-duction from young players like McDuffey is encouraging.

“The thing I’m excited about is we’re a young team,” Levine said. “I’m going to enjoy the next two months watching this football team grow up in front of our eyes.”

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This week in college football by Andrew Pate

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27 Ranking suit, after the bidding

31 ___ Tues-day (Mardi Gras)

34 “Mine! I called it!”

37 “It’s been ___ plea-sure”

38 You may take your

last shot at this

42 Unwritten exams

43 Bring home bacon

44 Do some tailoring

45 Tasteless and showy

47 Blarney Stone land

50 Unstable particles

53 Copy machine supplies

57 Like some reactions

60 Sunset, in Los Angeles

61 Israeli Nobel Prize winner

62 Olympic event

65 Went ___ for the ride

66 Highly placed bosses

67 ___ impasse (dead-locked)

68 Pagoda instrument

69 Makes a choice

70 Pollywog’s home

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utensil

2 Garlicky mayo

3 How some cracks are made

4 Damascus citizen

5 “Man’s best friend”

6 ___ out (supple-ment)

7 Direction indicator

8 Like some habits

9 Critical point

10 Fix a faux pas

11 Porgy 12 You, in the

Bible 15 Cold wind of

France 17 Nobel prize

site 21 Morsel a

horse’ll eat 23 Pop 26 Golfer’s

front or back

28 Citi Field team

29 Fancy chopped liver

30 Vast num-ber

31 Croakin’ critter

32 Subtle quality

33 Emperor of Russia

35 Bosom buddy?

36 Like many, post-work-out

39 Losing weight

40 Giving out 41 Sergeant’s

command 46 Ad-___

committee 48 Like an

optimist’s outlook

49 Catch in a snare

51 Prefi x meaning “drug-related”

52 Insomniac’s lack

54 A sister of Clio

55 Puerto ___ (San Juan resident)

56 Play the high roller

57 Steep, rugged cliff

58 Angelic headgear

59 Black, in poetic circles

63 Studio site 64 Balaam’s

mount

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UH chills Rice in cook-offFOOD

Alexandra DoyleStaff writer

The drizzle Saturday may have been enough to obscure the sights of the tailgate area at Reliant Sta-dium, but there was one thing it could not disguise — the smell of chili cooking in the open air, which was sure to send salivary glands into overdrive during the fourth annual UH vs. Rice Chili Cook-off.

Teams began cooking early morning in the hopes of win-ning the cook-off trophy for their schools.

While UH has won the People’s Choice Award for each of the pre-vious three competitions, Rice has won the judges’ favor for the last two.

Jeff Clark, a nutrition junior and member of the UH team, found the challenge inspiring.

“This is my second year com-peting and after losing last year,

I’m out for revenge,” Clark said.“We have a new chef, a new

recipe and a new approach. We’re

here to win.”Five judges were selected to

put that new approach to the test. There were to be two judges from Rice, two judges from UH and one independent judge. The chili samples from both Bayou Bucket teams were ranked on originality, taste, texture, presentation and overall quality.

Students and tailgaters were encouraged to sample the chilis and cast their votes in the People’s Choice competition.

The recipe revamp was enough to impress the judges, and the UH team recaptured the People’s Choice Award this year. They also recovered the championship from the Owls and took home the trophy.

Hotel and restaurant manage-ment sophomore Carlos Ortiz was enthusiastic about how the entire event turned out.

“It’s been a great experience through and through,” Ortiz said.

“It’s especially fun because it’s just a whole new level of being a fan.”

The special ingredient within the Cougars’ chili was a success at this Bayou Bucket — after two years of disappointment. UH hopes to win again at next year’s battle for the Bucket.

Grant Keaton, 2012 graduate of the Hilton College and the current production manager for the Fresh Food Company in Moody Towers, took pride in his cooking during the competition.

“We used ten different kinds of chilies, including dried and fresh, orange and red Habanero, some fire roasted. It’s an absolute sym-phony of spice,” Keaton said.

The chili took four hours to fin-ish cooking, with limes, top sirloin and a little thirst for revenge.

“It simply screams for owl blood,” Keaton said.

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Special recipe in dish wins UH championship gold during contest

UH and Rice teams had their eye on the prize as they pre-pared chili dishes for the judges and students in attendance. |Alexandra Doyle/The Daily Cougar

Dark worldin UH play

THEATER

Christopher SheltonStaff writer

UH School of Theatre and Dance opened its season with Caryl Churchill’s “Serious Money,” a rel-evant depiction of greed run amok in a fi nancial sector.

Directed by Christopher Owens, “Serious Money” is a snapshot into the infant stages of globalization and the possible perils that follow. Though the story starts in Britain in 1987, it eventually spreads to the U.S. with the conniving Marylou Baines and has tentacles in Africa and Peru.

Audiences take a front row seat to the world of shady, leveraged buyouts through the journey of Scilla Todd as she investigates the death of her brother, Jim.

Scilla untangles a world where corporations use shell companies, deception and underhanded deals to accrue the capital and stock nec-essary to gain an ownership stake in another organization.

The setting of “Serious Money” is placed in a world where the absence of greed and presence of compassion can immediately remove competency, and life on Wall Street — or its British counterpart — is antithetical to life on Main Street.

Billy Corman, a ruthless CEO, exemplifi es the difference.

“Being in debt is the best way to get rich,” the character said.

Corman encourages employees to cheat and lie. He also personally and illegally woos investors with prom-ises of cash and stock in his other corporations.

Others are playing both sides of the fence. Jim Todd, Jacinta Condor, the Peruvian millionaire and Baines all work for or against Cormin, depending on the money.

It’s a world where double-crossing should be expected.

Rex Koontz, the director of the School of Art said the play will teach the audience about how history can repeat itself.

“We’re still living with a lot of those problems, and I don’t think (Margaret Thatcher) solved them, and I don’t think we’ve solved them yet so it’s good to think about. I’m proud of these guys for putting this on.”

“Serious Money” will run at 8 p.m. Oct. 3 through 6, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 7, in the Jose Quintero Theatre.

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Team UH consisted of members Shelby Gerdan, Grant Keaton, Carlos Ortiz and Jeff Clark. These four chili experts helped win the 2012 Bayou Bucket trophy at the cook-off on Saturday. | Alexandra Doyle/The Daily Cougar

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