By KEVIN HARRIS Asst. sports editor

University football has taken the next step in preparation for their first season in the NCAA as Texans’ owner Robert McNair and the Mc-Nair family donated three million dollars to the University.

This donation will assist in the preparation of the new, on-campus football stadium and is expected to be ready for the fall 2014 season.

“My wife, Janice, and I believe HBU is one of the leading univer-sities in Christian higher education. We also recognize the values of

football and see this as a worthwhile contribution to continue that excel-lence,” McNair said in an article posted on hbuhuskies.com.

“As we’ve seen with the Texans, the sport of football provides a rally-ing point for the whole community. We see that same dynamic taking shape at the University, and we are proud to be a part of it.”

The donation comes on the heels of the University’s National Sign-ing Day Feb. 5, when the University signed 22 student-athletes to Na-tional Letters of Intent for the fall 2014 season.

“I’ve always thought that athlet-

ics has had a great impact on the University,” President Robert B. Sloan Jr. said.

“I believe that these young re-cruits bring an attitude and excite-ment to the University, along with discipline and a sense of success, and that tends to have a positive im-pact on the rest of the University.”

The Huskies are scheduled to face McMurry University Sept. 6 at home in their soon-to-be on-campus stadium as an official NCAA Divi-sion I FCS and Southland Confer-ence competitor. See page 15 to view the full list of student-athletes who signed Feb. 5.

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The sound of over 17,000 students praising God rose to a deafening level as lights flashed and hands filled the air inside the arena.

The singers and instruments were almost drowned out by all the voices worshipping God at the first ever Houston Passion Confer-ence Feb. 14-15.

Thousands of students from the ages of 18-25 filled the Toyota Center to hear Louie Giglio, Judah Smith, Francis Chan and Beth Moore speak. The Passion band – consist-ing of artists such as Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, Matt Redman, Kristian Standfill and

Brett Younker – also drew students to the two-day event. Hillsong United and Crowder also made special appearances.

According to a press release issued by Pas-sion, Giglio – who began Passion in 1997 – has watched the conference series grow into a national spotlight.

“Millions of students from across the globe have joined the Passion movement, united across ministry and denominational lines, to seek the face of God in worship and prayer at nine conferences, four world tours and mul-tiple one-day and regional events.”

Prior to the event, Giglio stated how ex-cited he was for the Houston conference.

“Houston is a new destination for us, so we are praying people will come through the door ready to dive in with all they’ve got,” Giglio said. “If people are hungry for Jesus and re-ally want to see something shift in their hearts, they need to be at Passion Houston.”

The energy that built up at the conference seemed to fulfill Giglio’s hopeful desires. Sophomore Morgan St. John attended the con-ference and said she was forever changed.

“Everything was completely worth it. The

thing that had the greatest impact on me was the fact that 17,000 college students could join together and worship the Son of God as one united people,” St. John said. “We did not worry about backgrounds or denominations. We were all there to give glory to God our Father.”

Students were not only united in worship, but also in supporting a cause. This year, Pas-sion joined forces with the End It Movement. According to their website, those who are part of the End It Movement raise awareness

McNair donates $3M for stadium University ranks 6th most diverseBy ALLISON THAICartoonist

Situated in the heart of Hous-ton and very much an active part of the cityscape, Houston Baptist University has been named the 6th most diverse campus in the country by BestColleges. U.S. News and World Report places the Univer-sity—maintaining a diversity index of 0.76 out of 1.0—4th among the list of top diverse regional universi-ties in the West.

According to College Prowler,

the University’s student body con-sists of 18% African American, 13% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% international and 4% out-of-state. These evenly spread percent-ages are indicative of a balanced student population.

Opportunities abound with ex-posing a myriad of cultural activi-ties, organizations and perspectives. Students ethnically representing the Philippines, Vietnam, Latin Ameri-can and African countries are just a few of the student associations

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Students are taking their educa-tion outside of the classroom and into the political arena. Through internships, junior Joshua Jones – student intern at Senator Ted Cruz’s Houston office – and sophomore Megan Shields – college intern for Texans for Greg Abbott – show that it is possible to gain experience while influencing the community.

Shields is majoring in legal studies and intends to eventually go into politics. She hopes that this ex-

perience will reinforce her decision to pursue a future in this field.

“I think it’s going to solidify for me that yes, I do want to keep fol-lowing this career path,” Shields said.

According to Jones, interning also provides real life examples to follow, especially when it comes to integrating faith with politics.

In addition to gaining experi-ence, this opportunity allows Jones to work under a model politician.

“It’s unavoidable that I’ll have to walk this balance between what it means to be a Christian in a secu-

lar state,” Jones said. “Looking at Senator Cruz’s example really gives me an interesting model. He is a man who’s walking out his con-victions and beliefs about the world in a political arena.”

As interns, Jones and Shields have had to rally supporters, con-duct research, make phone calls and attend events.

“Campaign work can be hard and nerve wracking so people don’t want to do it but because of that, politicians are really appreciative of people who are willing to do it,” Jones said. “So if you’re willing to do it then you can find the jobs, you can find the place to plug in.”

Through carrying out these tasks, alumna Shelby Tankersley said that she learned essential skills that she can now apply in her ca-reer.

Tankersley previously interned for a government official while pur-suing a double-major in philosophy and government at the University.

She now works as the assistant editor of The Imaginative Conser-vative and is able to apply the les-sons gained from her experience interning for Senator John Cornyn.

“I gained a wealth of under-standing about the way government works on the inside,” Tankersley

said. ”This knowledge helps me in my current profession as an editor of a journal of political philosophy and cultural commentary; I am less inclined to paint politicians with whom I do not agree as ‘clearly wrong.’

It is much harder than we as-sume it to be to actively speak for and assist any large group of peo-ple.”

Ultimately, these students hope to enter the world of politics to take action and take a stand.

“I don’t want to be a person who sits idly by and has to witness injus-tice or people doing unwise things in the state,” Jones said. “I don’t want to be in a place where I have to just watch that and can’t do any-thing about that.”

Whether one is interested in politics or not, Shields said that it is important to be involved because everyone is impacted by politics.

“A lot of people say they’re not interested in politics, but politics is all around us even if we don’t real-ize it. It’s important to know about what’s going on around you so you can know what laws are in your city and who’s representing you,” Shields said. “I think it’s great for people to get some awareness and broaden what they see.”

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Capella Choir and Cambiata Orchestra and Parker Elementary Chorus will per-form at Dunham Theater beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

Northwestern Mutual Reception

Northwestern Mutual will be holding a reception pro-moting their company and employment opportunities. The reception will be held Feb. 20 in Dillon 2 from 5-6 p.m.

Boot Scootin’ for Babies

HBU students for life will host a dance at Dillon II Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. Admission will be free.

“How Science Undermines Evolutionary Theory” Molecular Biologist Dr. Douglas D. Axe will speak on the substantiality of evolu-tion Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in Belin Chapel and Feb. 27 at 12 p.m. in the Cullen Science Parlor.

“Shine a Light on Slavery Day”

On Feb. 27, draw a red “X” on your hand to take a stand against modern day slavery. Visit enditmovement.com for more information.

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Protests sweep across Ukraine, leaving the political situation unstable.

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Mock trial advances

By CHELSEA TYSONEditor in Chief

The HBU Mock Trial team com-peted in the American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Texas Re-gional Tournament at the Univer-sity of Texas in Dallas Feb. 14-16. After four rounds of competition, the team placed seventh out of the 21 teams that competed, qualify-ing them to move onto the Opening Round Championship Series Tour-nament in Memphis, Tennessee, March 21.

The mock trial team has been around since 2001. According to HBU Mock Trial coach, Derrick Owens, the team recruited new members this year and added alum-na Shelby Tankersley as a team coach, giving them a competitive edge.

“The HBU Mock Trial team is re-establishing itself as a highly competitive and successful pro-gram,” Owens said. “The team put in hours of practice every week and

I’m happy they were rewarded for their hard work.”

One of the team captains, senior Laura Strack, won an Outstanding Attorney Award for her perfor-mance as the defense. She was one of 16 competitors to receive the award.

During the competition, the Uni-versity’s seven team members tied the team from Rhodes College – the team that placed second in last year’s national tournament.

“In our last round, we were up against the second-ranked team in the nation and had to at least tie the round with them in order to advance,” Tankersley said. “I was very proud that our team was able to do so and earn their spot at open round championships.”

If they place in the top six at the open round championships, the HBU Mock Trial team will advance to AMTA’s National Champion-ship Tournament in April and have a shot at being ranked No. 1 in the nation.

PASSION: Conference unites students

of human trafficking by exposing the issue to others.

“Stand up for the 27 million men, women and children trapped in slavery around the world today. In brothels. In factories. In mines. On street corners. In homes. In the shadows, hidden. Yet out in broad daylight, in plain sight here in America.”

Passion leaders encouraged stu-dents to raise awareness of human trafficking by marking their hands with a red “X” Feb. 27 to shine the light on slavery and end it.

Tickets for Passion were sold for approximately $130 this year, but sophomore Gairet Snow said the conference was worth the expense.

“Passion was amazing,” Snow said. “The conference this year was definitely worth the price to spend two days worshiping God with so many others.”

Towards the end of the confer-ence, Giglio announced to a stunned and ecstatic audience that Passion would return to Houston Jan. 30-Feb. 2 the following year. Snow said he wants to attend the confer-ence again.

“Hopefully the earliest prices are affordable because I definitely want to go again,” Snow said.

Those interested in attending Passion 2015 Houston can visit 268generation.com for more infor-mation and registration.

noticeably present and active on campus.

There is diversity in the Univer-sity not only in ethnicity, but geo-graphically as well. According to senior Lori Earl, a business student originally from Canada who is also going on the international business trip in May with the University, the diversity on-campus helps teach students about different cultures.

“The diversity on campus is amazing,” Earl said. “There are so many people from other countries and so many individuals that have different cultural backgrounds. Not only do we learn what is in the textbook, but we have firsthand knowledge and experiences about how some of the things we learn change from country to country or culture to culture. It definitely

broadens our learning in a very positive way.”

International students are also present on campus, coming from as far as Germany and Scotland — among many other foreign coun-tries — to receive an American education. The diversity of HBU reflects a huge variety of people who come to Houston for different reasons, yet share a common need and desire for a higher education.

“I think we are very reflective as an institution of the population of Houston,” said Borges, director of admissions. “Because the Uni-versity is one that attracts students from all different walks of life and all different cultures, I think we end up being a small microcosm of what the greater Houston make up is in terms of cultural diversity.”

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Houston Olym-pian goes to SochiBy TAYLOR GIBSONStaff writer

Jonathan Garcia was the only Houston athlete to compete in this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The Katy speed skater had hoped for gold but placed 28th among forty speed skaters.

Garcia competed in the men’s 1000m speed skating event Feb.12 at Sochi’s Adler Arena. The 27-year-old finished the race at 1:10.74, which was 2.35 seconds behind the gold medalist, Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands.

Jonathan’s father, Joseph Garcia, told Houston’s KPRC Local 2 News that Jonathan’s dream of becoming an Olympian began after he went to a birthday party at the Diary Ashford Roller Rink in Houston. He later be-gan to skate competitively on ice at the age of seven.

According to the US Speed Skat-ing Organization, Garcia’s sporting philosophy is “never give up.”

He embodied this philosophy at the US Speed Skating Olympic Tri-als in Utah last December. Garcia finished second in the 500m race, but almost disqualified himself after he forgot to put on time tran-sponders. Despite this downfall, he persevered and landed a spot on the Olympic team after competing in his 1000m race.

“He sucked it up and took it in stride and went out the next day and did what he had to do,” Joseph said to Houston’s KTRV 13. “That’s a heart.”

Assistant director of athletic me-dia relations, Mary Ellen Leisering, added in that she was responsible for the Division I women’s ice hockey program at Wayne State University in Detroit, served as the public re-lations intern for College Hockey America and was the acting com-missioner at the 2007 CHA Wom-en’s Hockey Tournament in Pitts-burgh, PA. She said that Garcia’s perseverance and philosophy makes him a role model for not just Hous-tonians, but also for people living in the southern states.

“It goes to show that Winter Olympians in this country don’t have to come from cold-weather states like Wisconsin, Minnesota or Colorado,” Leisering said. “He shows kids that, if they believe in their talents, they can reach for the stars.”

Leisering said that student ath-letes and aspiring Olympians could learn from Garcia’s testimony about never giving up.

“That’s all today’s athletes have to strive to do: perform to the best of their abilities, believe in their tal-ents, and never give up,” Leisering said.

Athough Jonathan Garcia is done competing in this year’s Win-ter Olympics, athletes from all over the nation will continue to fight for the gold until Feb. 23. The next few days will be crucial for all Olym-pians who hope to bring home a medal. Some events that take place throughout this week include hock-ey, skiing, and snowboarding.

Students journey to EnglandBy Meaghan KellyStaff Writer

On June 29, University students will embark on an adventure to Eng-land to follow the path of the Eng-lish Bible. The trip will be led by Dr. David Davis, director of the Master of Liberal Arts and assistant profes-sor in history at the University, and Dr. John Hellstern, personal friend of Archie and Linda Dunham and donor to the Dunham Bible Collec-tion.

Hellstern has personally orga-nized the trip with Pilgrim Tours travel agency. The tour will last for nine days and will cover the cities of London, Gloucestershire, Oxford and Cambridge.

Students will meet many learned scholars at various destinations and listen to lectures on William Tyn-dale, John Wycliffe and the Refor-mation as a whole.

Sightseeing opportunities will not be overlooked, though; visits to Oxford and Cambridge Univer-sity, the British Museum, St. Pauls’ Cathedral and the Parker Library — the location of some of the most important, preserved Reformation literature — are planned. There will also be an opportunity for students to attend an afternoon service at Westminster Abbey.

University junior Lauren Otto expressed her excitement over the trip.

“It’s a really cool idea to give people the opportunity to experi-ence something they wouldn’t have on their own,” Otto said.

This tour counts as a three-hour credit class and requires one paper due at the end of the trip. The $3,299 cost of the trip includes tuition and the first deposit is due March 1.

If money is a hindrance, Dr. Da-vis suggests participating in the “A Piece of the Past” essay contest. The annual competition is currently underway and requires students to write over one of the various articles housed within the University’s mu-seums.

The contest offers cash prizes varying between $250 and $500 among four categories; the Grand Prize winner will receive $1,500. The contest is being held by Dr. Anthony Joseph, assistant professor of history, and all entries are due to him by Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. The contest winnings can also be used to pay for the trip to Boston hosted by Dr. Rex-ilius the first few weeks of the first summer session.

Davis understands that college students are busy with school, jobs, and other obligations. Still, he en-courages any student to join the trip and explained that the cost of the trip cannot be weighed in just dollars.

“Travel changed the way I look at myself and the world,” Davis said. “Study abroad is the best kind of education you can get.”

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Mock trial members celebrate a successful tournament spon-sored by the American Mock Trial Association.

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The University is expanding their faculty with the addition of Dr. William Lane Craig, an inter-nationally-known philosopher and theologian, who will join the fac-ulty in Fall 2014, according to the University website.

“The addition of Craig is an example of the direction the University wants to go- by adding qualified and recognized faculty to the departments.”

Craig has written and edited over 40 books as well as 150 jour-nal articles but is best known for his book, “Reasonable Faith”.

Craig is best known in the apol-ogetics community for his work in philosophy on time and religion.

As the newest addition to the

University’s School of Christian Thought, Craig bring his experi-ence and renown to campus.

Not only is Craig qualified to teach in Christianity but he is also a famous debater. In the past, Craig has debated well-known atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens.

The courses Craig will be teaching are geared more towards graduate students. However, he will not only be working with graduate students, but will also conduct public events hosted by the University each semester to benefit the students and the sur-rounding community.

As a professor and internation-ally known philosopher and theo-logian, Craig will be coming on campus twice a year to work with students and deliver lectures.

President Robert B. Sloan Jr. is excited about the growth and improvement Craig will bring to the University along with his experience and work.

“William Lane Craig is a formidable proponent of the Christian faith, and his scholarly expertise is surpassed only by his love for Jesus Christ,” Sloan said. “We are thrilled to have him join our already exceptional cadre of nationally and internation-ally known School of Christian Thought faculty.”

Notable faculty additions will continue as the University carries out plans for expansion.

Lee Strobel, award-winning for-mer legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and best-selling author, can now add professor of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University to his resume after teach-ing a University course Feb.17-21.

It was announced in May 2013 that Strobel had joined the University staff, though he had not taught a course for students until this week. Strobel is teaching a one-hour credit course titled Special Topics: Evangelism every day this week from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Strobel shared that he has friends who teach at the University and liked President Robert B. Sloan Jr.’s vision for the University. He had been interested in joining the

University’s faculty since visiting the campus for the [un]Apologetic Conference in February 2013.

“I visited the school to speak at an apologetics conference and felt like this could be home,” Strobel said. “I had been praying for an opportunity to build into young people and this seemed like the ideal place to do it.”

On May 28, 2013 — just a few months after his initial visit for the conference — the University announced that Strobel was to join the staff. Since then, it has taken almost a year for Strobel to teach his first class on campus.

Provost John Mark Reynolds said that it is valuable to have Strobel on campus since he is a great teacher. Reynolds also said that, as Strobel travels, the University’s name will spread as well, increas-ing the value of a degree from the

University. “Lee really demonstrates an

important approach, which is to take big ideas and make them com-prehensible to people,” Reynolds said.

Although Strobel has a busy schedule of writing books and speaking at events, he said he has made the decision to dedicate some of his time to teaching University students.

Senior John LaChapelle said that he appreciates the University hiring such high caliber professors.

“I’m grateful for the leadership and administration for the opportu-nity and pleasure to study under Dr. Lee Strobel. His heart for evange-lism and teaching is nothing short of pure, passionate, and refreshing,” LaChapelle said.

“We always seem to find time for what’s most important in life, and I think it’s vitally important to invest in the next generation,” Strobel said. “I want them to under-stand the huge difference they can make as salt and light in their sphere of influence. I hope students will catch the vision for how they can lead others into life-changing and eternity-altering relationship with Jesus Christ.”

His next book, “The Case for Grace,” aims to show people that knowing Jesus as Savior leads to radically transformed lives. It is scheduled for release on April 1.

“I see HBU as a launching pad for revival in America and beyond — one person at a time,” Strobel said.

Author Lee Strobel speaks at Convocation Feb. 19. He began teaching Special Topics: Evangelism at the University Feb. 17.

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While director Jose Padilha’s exceptionally violent and event-ful film, RoboCop, should not be the budding climax of a romantic rendezvous, it certainly deserves a spot in the box office.

Featuring high-action robot-ic encounters, the film revolves around a police officer named Alex Murphy, played by Joel Kinnaman, who is nearly killed after an unfortunate, yet planned event that leaves him severely maimed.

The officer is revived by Dr. Dennett Norton – played by Gary Oldman – of OmniCorp, a robotic company, via a robotic suit and interface linked with 90 percent of his body that keeps him alive. He became RoboCop.

While the new crime unit con-sisting only of RoboCop himself is overwhelmingly successful in eliminating crime, critical issues begin to develop and bring to

light the moral sacrifices required to create the perfect combination of robotic efficiency and mindful human judgment.

Through a heart-wrenching progression of saddening engage-ments between officer Murphy and his family, and a disappoint-

ing amount of emotional expres-sion from the newly created half-human cop, Padilha leads viewers to believe that there is no hope for the conflicted hero.

All American citizens watch as RoboCop is tossed about through the politics of the year 2008 and slowly turned into more of a machine – showing his human side only through short dialogues between his old friends and employers that end in emotion-al torture for the characters who maintain their humanity.

Eventually, his conscience, breaking through the firewall of programming embedded in his nervous system, drives him to seek out the perpetrators of his attempted murder.

After making several discov-eries that push Murphy past the point of his calm and collected robotic manner, he is shut down for a small period of time dur-ing which the CEO of OmniCorp, Raymond Sellars – played by Michael Keaton – makes the executive decision to exterminate Murphy.

Rescued by the doctor who created him, RoboCop seeks out and destroys Sellars in a display of human steadfast determination and heart.

Padilha’s film teaches the importance of the human element in everything done, warning view-ers not to stray too deep into the Robotic or mechanical world, lest they find themselves overcome or outsmarted by anything created.

The film was complex and intricate, but still easy to follow, giving viewers an experience worth seeking a second time.

The acting was phenome-nal with the exception of a few less than believable interactions between RoboCop and his young son, David Murphy – played by young Canadian actor John Paul Ruttan.

RoboCop is the perfect movie for the technology-apocalypse-concerned American looking for a movie that does justice to their concerns and is an entertaining way to pass two hours and a min-ute of the day away.

Four stars for this 1987 throw-back.

By KATIE BROWNEntertainment editor

“Selfie,” a word coined in January 2011, has taken social media by storm.

The hashtag “selfie” is one of the top hashtags on Instagram to date.

According to the online Oxford Dictionary, “selfie” is defined as “a photo-graph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smart-phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.”

Despite their popularity, selfies receive a lot of hate from social media users.

Some roll their eyes whenever they see a new photo of a friend’s face pop up on their feed. Words like “conceited,” “self-obsessed” and “prideful” begin to be flung around.

There are three reasons why these selfie-haters are wrong.

First, social media users actu-ally like selfies.

Contrary to popular belief, these photos are the most liked snapshots on Instagram; in fact, most users can look back on their feed and find that their top liked photo is a selfie.

People do, indeed, want to actually see the person they are following – why else would they follow that individual and interact with their photos?

Interaction with followers is key on social media, thus selfies prove to be important.

Secondly, selfies are not a new commodity.

The word “selfie” is relatively new, but selfies have been around ever since art was created.

Self portraits have been around since the Renaissance period and have been growing more popular ever since.

Thirdly, a photo of someone doing an activity instead of just a photo of the activity itself – such as eating or hiking – offers so much more emotion and personal-ity in the photo.

A picture of a slice of pizza is great, but a picture of the photog-rapher about to dive into a slice of pizza gives so much more infor-mation to a viewer.

The emotions on faces “speak a thousand words,” as the old say-ing goes.

Those who hate on selfies should cut selfie-takers a little more slack.

Can those haters honestly say that they have never endorsed a selfie on social media by liking it?

Selfie nation should feel free to continue taking photos and not let the judgment from haters cramp their style.

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After much deliberation over several other cadidates, Jimmy Fallon finally began his reign as The Tonight Show host Feb. 17. His younger manner and the fact that he brought the show back to New York City has already earned him popular points with The Tonight Show crowd.

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For those old enough to remember the once-great child actress, Shirley Temple Black passed away from natural causes Feb. 10. America’s little darling was surrounded by her family when she peacefully departed. She is remembered for her lifetime of achievment and clas-sic talent.

From the producers of the History Chan-nel’s “The Bible” miniseries, “Son of God” is a full-feature film that details the life and death of Jesus Christ. Created from scenes first shown through the miniseries, producers hope for viewers to fall in love with Jesus by focusing on his love story for an undeserving audience. The film hits theaters Feb. 28.

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Breakfast Burritos Anonymous urges patrons to wake up early to try their breakfast delights. Customers can create their own burritos with their choice of 30 combos of tortillas, meats, cheeses, toppings and sauces. There are also ready-made items such as The Breakfast Bowl, The Breakfast Melt, breakfast tacos and The Nutty Frenchman, a sweet treat to get the day started. Located on 1953 Montrose Boulevard, Breakfast Burritos Anonymous’ low prices and high quality can turn grumpy mornings into savory sunshine.

Although new to the Houston food truck scene, The Hungry Lumberjack has already taken a huge leap in street cuisine by featuring Cajun flavors such as fried catfish, hot links and brisket sandwiches. Their signature dish is fried pieces of cluckified goodness filled with dirty rice and corn named the Stuffed Chicken Wing. A constant fixture in the Houston Food Truck Park on Saturdays, The Hungry Lumberjack will satisfy those looking for comfort food or risky indulgence.

Bernie’s Burger Bus

To those looking for a great burger on the go, flag down Bernie’s Burger Bus. From the meat ground in-house to the lettuce, tomatoes, onions and homemade ketchup, every part of their burgers is fresh. Each menu item is named after a school- related subject or character. Choose from items such as The Principal, Recess, Detention and the unique assortment of French fries named “Extracurriculars” to satiate one’s appetite. With great ingredients and unique combinations, Bernie’s Burger Bus has burgers to satisfy anyone’s taste buds.

Cultural cuisine has become a big hit for food trucks across the country. One of the first trucks to market Korean-Mexican fusion was Chi’lantro. Stationed around the Rice Village area, the truck feeds the late night cravings of adults and college students alike. Popular dishes range from Kimchi Fries–French fries topped with caramelized onions, Kim chi, cheese, spicy mayo, sriracha and any choice of meat–and Korean-inspired quesadillas, burritos and tacos will send customers’ mouths into a sweet and spicy excursion through the markets of Mexico and the Far East. Check them out and see why this fast food is something no one wants to miss.

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By ANGELLE COLE Lifestyle editor

Beauty begins with a clean can-vas. To begin tailoring a custom skin care regimen individual’s must first determine what type of skin they have.

1. Dry: flaky or rough 2. Oily: shiny, greasy and may

have large pores 3. Combination: dry in some

places and oily in others, dry patch-es tend to be the cheeks, oily places tend to be the forehead, nose and chin

4. Sensitive skin: may sting or burn after the use of certain makeup or skin products

5. Normal skin: balanced and clear

After determining skin type, the next step is choosing a cleanser to suit the needs of skin type.

Cleansing the skin is very im-portant since it removes environ-mental debris and makeup that would otherwise clog pores and cause wrinkles.

For dry skin, the most important part of a healthy skin care regimen is moisturizing the skin. Choose a cleanser that effectively cleans skin but does not dry out the skin. Pick a product that is alcohol and fra-grance free; these can often cause extra dryness.

For oily skin, cleansing is impor-tant to remove the oils from skin. Choose a cleanser that is oil free and foams; wash face in lukewarm to cool water. Be gentle, harsh scrubbing does not aid in cleaning the skin.

For normal to combination skin: tailor what type of cleanser can aid in remedying problem areas, such as oversized pores, oiliness in t-zone which is the forehead and the bridge

of the nose or hormonal acne. For those with sensitive skin,

choose a cleanser that is alcohol and fragrance-free; look for cleansers containing calming ingredients such as aloe or chamomile.

Toning and moisturizing: Contrary to popular belief,using

a toner is not essential for all skin types. An alcohol-based astringent is only beneficial to those with ex-cessively oily skin.

For all other skin types, toner is optional, over use of toner can lead to more dryness.

For all skin types moisture is extremely important. Effectively moisturizing skin allows for better makeup application and maintain-ing youthful-looking skin.

For dry skin, look for heavier moisturizers such as creams and oils. Some of the best oils for dry skins are jojoba oil and almond oil.

For oily skin, stick to light-weight moisturizers and light oils that absorb quickly into skin. The best oil for oily skin is grapeseed oil, a product that can help regulate how much oil the skin produces.

For combination to normal skin choose a moisturizer that restores moisture and treats problem areas. The best oil for normal to combina-tion skin is coconut oil.

After cleaning and moisturizing the skin, the next step is protecting the skin. Apply either a moisturizer with SPF or regular sunscreen to protect skin from harmful sun rays.

Apply moisturizer and any type of topical medicines to the face to help with blemishes at night.

The last essential part of a healthy skin care routine is once-a-week and once-a-month treatments, such as exfoliation and deep cleans-ing masks.

Depending on your skin type,

these treatments can be done more or less frequently. Exfoliation re-moves the top layer of dead surface skin, helps unclog pores and speeds up the process of skin renewal.

Deep cleansing masks remove excess oil, dirt along with dead skin cells to give the skin a smoother

texture and healthier appearance. For normal to dry skin, choose a deep cleansing masks that also has extra moisturizing ingredients.

With these essential steps, build-ing a personalized healthy skin rou-tine will be simple. Remember to wash twice daily and moisturize.

How to build a skin care regimen

LIFESTYLE

Do We Still have a Dream?

K e e p i n g y o u r s p a c e c l e a n A clean environment is a step in the right direction. As busy college students, the maintenance of our living space often get neglected; upon realizing the negligence the thought of under-taking a huge cleaning project can be overwhelming. Here are a few tips to make keeping a clean environment easy! Write it down: At the beginning of the week, make a to-do list and post it somewhere it will be seen everyday. List all activ-ities pertaining to cleaning, organizing and maintaining a dorm, such as laundry, cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming and washing the dishes. Make time: Set a specific time and day for each activity. If a little work is done each day, the clothes, dishes and dirt will not pile up. For example if laundry is on the list, make Monday’s from 8-9 p.m. wash days, and stick to it. Repeat: Do the same for each task accordingly; washing the dishes and cleaning personal space will call for different time frames. Do not exceed two hours on each task and allow time for breaks depending on how extensive each task is. Having a clean environment can aid in focus when com-pleting assignments and can create perfect study environment. A clean living space is a more peaceful place to work, relax and spend time with friends. Remember to do at least one task each day, to prevent the clutter from piling up.

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By ANGELLE COLELifestyle editor

Many African American homes undergo a trans-formation in the month of Febru-ary; the walls are decorated with

cultural pieces and children began memorizing the speeches of great civil rights leaders. As a people, we began to more wholly embrace the culture from whence we came.

In recent years, respect for ac-complishments of African Ameri-can leaders have been less evident; each generation is becoming less vocal and politically present. In-stead of bonding in unity, many are resolved to remain quiet and divided.

Issues such as differences in skin tone, hair texture and social status have been dividing factors among the African American com-munity.

These issues are still prevalent among the new generation, one of the most prevalent issues are the divisions within the race itself. Beginning with the misconcep-tion that those with light skin or mixed race were better than those of darker complexion, social media is littered with images satirizing the issue of the feud between light-skinned African Americans and people of mixed race, and dark- skinned African Americans.

More recently, many African American women have began to wear their hair in its natural state. There has been division among people with different textures of hair; the stereotype that hair with a looser more defined curl pattern is better than kinkier textures. As a new generation of African Ameri-cans is growing up, it is our duty to inform them of the rich history that they come from and unique African American traditions rather than perpetuating stereotypes and divisions.

Honor and respect for the Af-rican American culture must be shown through not only words but also actions and accomplishments. It must be a badge of pride one should never leave home without and one should feel challenged to do greater and larger exploits such as getting a college degree, starting a non-profit organization or start-ing a mentorship program to em-power and encourage young adults.

Let the words of Dr. King’s speech not just be words upon in-active lips; dare to dream and make a difference for all.

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Dr. Robert F. Curl, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 1996, explained his discovery of the Bucky Ball to the University’s science students and faculty. The event - hosted by the University’s American Chemical Society chap-ter - took place Feb. 11 in Mabee Theater and was hosted by the University’s American Chemical Society chapter.

Dr. Treacy Woods, professor in chemistry and chair of the depart-ment of chemistry, explained how the lecture was organized.

“We were asked by the Greater Houston Section of the American Chemical Society (GHS-ACS) to be the hosts “It was their meeting and they invited Dr. Curl to speak. It was an honor to be asked to host such a wonderful speaker as GHS-ACS could have gone anywhere in Houston for their meeting.”

The Bucky Ball- also known as Buckminsterfullerene- is a chemical structure consisting of sixty carbon atoms arranged in pentagons and hexagons, form-ing a soccer ball shape. Curl and his colleagues, Harold Kroto and Richard Smalley, discovered the Bucky Ball through using Smal-ley’s supersonic cluster beam ap-paratus.

The main parts of the cluster beam apparatus are the helium tank, vaporization laser, integra-tion cup and mass spectrometer. Curl said that the purpose of the apparatus is to make clusters of atoms.

The helium tank sends out he-lium and then the laser vaporizes the carbon, which goes through the integration cup. The carbon continues to travel to the mass spectrometer where the ion signals are measured.

According to Curl, the Bucky Ball was actually discovered unin-

tentionally.“When Smalley built this appa-

ratus, he envisioned lots of things he would find, but he never envi-sioned the discovery of fullerenes and C60,” Curl said.

Originally, Kroto wanted to see if carbon makes straight chains when it condenses after seeing that there are straight chain carbons around Red Giant Stars.

In 1985, the team imitated the Red Giants in the lab, using a graph to find the correlation be-tween the cluster size and ion sig-nal. The sixty carbon cluster size showed the strongest ion signal, or peak.

After discovering C60, the team had to figure out how to ar-range sixty carbon atoms together without edges. Kroto suggested the atoms should be arranged similar to the 1949 Buckminster Fuller’s Dome, a geodesic dome composed of a sphere made of tri-

angles. Smalley first made a paper model of C60 using hexagons, but he could not make a closed struc-ture.

Kroto suggested that Smalley use hexagons and pentagons in-stead. Smalley was able to make a paper model of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons that looked like a soccer ball. The official name of the structure is Buckminsterfuller-ene, but it is also called a Bucky Ball.

Dr. Treacy Woods, professor in chemistry and chair of the depart-ment of chemistry, explained how

Curl’s discovery of the fullerenes hugely impacted the chemistry field.

“It gave chemistry a whole new family of compounds called fullerenes to try to synthesize and study,” Woods said. “It gave the state of Texas a state molecule, the Bucky Ball.”

So far, there is only one com-mercial use for the Bucky Ball. Konarka Technologies developed the photovoltaic pad composed of a conducting polymer and the Bucky Ball to charge electronics with solar energy.

After Curl finished speaking, there was a question and answer session. When asked what advice he would give to young chemists, Curl encouraged chemists to in-vestigate problems.

“Get interested in some prob-lem or issue,” Curl said. “Ask questions that nobody has ever asked before.”

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BUSINESS & SCIENCE

By RAMON MADDEN Business and science editor

College stu-dents are constant-ly warned not to plagiarize due to the consequences enforced not only in college, but also

in the real world. The creator of the mobile media sensation Flappy Birds recently experienced these consequences.

The iPhone sensation Flappy Bird was released in May 2013 and was updated for iOS 7 in Sep-tember 2013; by the end of this past January, the application was the most downloaded application on the App Store.

On January 30, Google re-leased the game on the Google Play store and it started to earn about $50,000 a day through in-game advertisement.

To the surprise of many addict-ed players, Dong Nguyen— the developer of Flappy Bird— made the decision to remove Flappy Bird from Google Play and the Apple App store.

Nguyen was allegedly ap-proached by Apple concerning the game. Apple explained that rep-resentatives from Nintendo, who had an issue with the similarities between the graphics of Flappy Birds and their legendary game Super Mario Bros, and confronted them about it.

“It turns out that Nintendo got in touch with Apple regarding the art assets in Flappy Bird, claim-ing that they’re in direct violation of their copyrights,” said Trevor Sheridan of Apple’N’Apps. “Ap-ple contacted Mr. Nguyen regard-ing the copyright claim, and that’s why we saw the new updated ver-sion with graphic changes to the pipes.”

It is rumored that Nintendo gave Nguyen 48 hours to remove the game or they would be sure to take legal action against him and both Apple, and Google immedi-ately.

Nguyen later released a state-ment saying that the legal issues regarding the copyrights that Nin-tendo possesses has little to do with the removal of the popular app.

However, if the game had not been removed, he could have been sued by Nintendo for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The recent situation of this popular mobile gaming applica-tion is a real life example of a consequence of plagiarizing and not following copyright laws. Stu-dents be careful not to plagerize.

Nobel Prize winner speaks at the University

Dr. Robert F. Curl speaks about his Bucky Ball discovery

Flappy Bird rem-woved for al-leged plagerizing

No one’s favorite food would taste right without the correct ingredients. Piz-za needs sauce, cheeseburgers need cheese and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches need bread. However, few know that most of their favorite foods include many ingre-dients that are not listed on the nutrition labels.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows a certain amount of strange ingredients in food produced and distrib-uted to the public.“The FDA claims a cer-tain amount of contamination is unavoid-able in commercial food processing, so it allows for a small amount of ‘filth’ before

taking action,” Aina Hunter of CBS News said. This might be acceptable if their term “filth” was not defined as objective matter contributed by insects, rodents and birds, decomposed material and oth-er miscellaneous objects.

Bug a la modeThe last ingredient someone wants to

find in their food is an assortment of bugs. However, FDA allows for a certain amount of bugs to exist in packaged food. If there are over 20 maggots of any size per 100 grams of drained mushrooms, the FDA will take action; in tomato sauce, a limit of 15 fruit fly eggs and one or more maggots per 100 grams of sauce is allowed. These values are not even the worst. The FDA al-lows for fish like water herring to have as many as 60 parasitic cysts per 100 fish.

AnimalsMeat is not the only part of animals

that is placed in food: the FDA allows an average of one rodent hair per 100 grams of peanut butter. This is enough to make people want to put down that sandwich

and pick up a seemingly safe candy bar, however, chocolate and candy are known to have animal feces in them. That choco-late all of a sudden does not taste so sweet anymore.

Anything and EverythingPeanut butter typically comes in two

different textures, smooth and chunky. However, there is actually a rarely known third texture that can be best described as “gritty.” The FDA allows up to 25 mil-ligrams of grit per 100 grams of peanut butter. In addition to that, the FDA even possesses guidelines for foreign matter which they define as “objectionable mat-ter such as sticks, stones, burlap bagging, cigarette butts, etc., also including the val-ueless parts of raw plant material, such as stems.”

As the saying goes, “you are what you eat.” There are many ingredients not listed on the nutrition labels that many people would not want to eat, so carefully choose what to place on the table; there are more ingredients in the food than what is men-tioned on the nutrition labels. It’s weird!

What’s not on nutrition labels. The gross things allowed in food!

Dr. Robert F. Curl, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry 1996, speaks to University students about his amazing discovery in the world of science.

It gave the state of Texas a state molecule,

the Bucky Ball.

-- Dr. Treacy Woods

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“by COLE KNEBLIK

I love basket-ball. Growing up, one of my favor-ite teams was the Los Angeles Lak-ers. I liked their players, their flash

and, most of all, their Hall of Fame coach, Pat Riley. Riley once was quoted concerning what made his teams winners all those years: mo-tivation was the key. However, it was not simply about being moti-vated to win that made the great players great; it was something more.

“There’s always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that,” Riley said. “But a champion needs, in his or her attitude, a mo-tivation above and beyond win-ning.”

Success has to be driven by an inner motivation not simply to win, but to do what you do to the very best of your ability. Win-ning at the University is eventual graduation, but true success as a student is so much more than that.

So, let me ask you: why are you here? What do you hope to ac-complish? What motivates you to not only win, but to succeed in be-

coming everything God has called you to be?

These are questions I con-stantly ask myself, and I encour-age our student leaders and others to ask themselves as well. Others are also asking this question, par-ticularly in connection with higher education.

Dr. Ken Bain published a recent book titled, “What the Best Col-lege Students Do.” In the book, Bain discusses multiple charac-teristics discovered in research that propel students to succeed not only during college, but also in life. One aspect of successful stu-dents that Bain shares is the con-cept of motivation.

Students who succeed know what drives them, what their goals are and work hard daily from those internal desires and passions to fulfill what it is they are passion-ate about. HBU faculty and staff can teach, guide, lead, walk be-side, council and pray for each of you, and trust me, we do. How-ever, you will be most successful when you realize what it is that sparks your curiosity, thought and action. It goes back to the ques-tion of “why are you here,” “what

are you passionate about,” and “what gives you purpose?” Only you can answer that.

If you will take the opportu-nity, HBU can help you discover and hone that intrinsic motiva-tion that successful students and graduates have. Join a student organization to tap into your de-sire to learn with and serve oth-ers; carry out research with one of your professors to feed your academic curiosity and discover the joys of not only discovering knowledge, but also creating it; visit Career and Calling to better understand or discover what it is you have been gifted to do and apply those strengths and gifts to achieve your academic and pro-fessional aspirations.

HBU offers opportunity, and I just hope students will connect with their inner motivation and learn today so they can carry out what they are most passionate about tomorrow. It is not sim-ply about getting the degree, it is about realizing who you are, what you love and how you can use those things to be all God has called you to be in college, the work place and beyond.

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Even though the semester has just begun, the Student Govern-ment Associa-tion is already busy planning

events and looking into different aspects of the everyday student at the University.

An upcoming event for stu-dents to mark on their calendars is the State of the University Ad-dress. President Robert B. Sloan Jr. will address the student body, March 5 at 6 p.m. to inform them of future plans for the Univer-sity. At this event, students will also be allowed to ask questions during the question and answer session.

“Smash Fest” is another event in the works by SGA. Similar to “Smash Finals, Smash Can-cer,” students will be allowed to smash a car in this event. The money raised is going to help children with cancer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

In addition to planning events for the student body, SGA is try-ing to solve problems around campus.

One of the problems current-ly being looked into is defining the parking by Sharp Gym and the UAC for both students and faculty. Currently the parking is being used by the faculty at the school.

Another problem being looked into is bringing hand san-itizer dispensers to the Baugh to help keep students healthy.

Although the semester is just starting, SGA is already entertaining and informing the student body by offering events and services to students. As the semester progresses, remember to check The Collegian paper to see what SGA is planning for the future.

For more information, stu-dents can attend the weekly SGA open door general meetings on every other Monday at 6 p.m. in the Lakehouse Parlor.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Students at the University need to take advantage of wonder-ful opportunities outside of the classroom to improve their over-all experience and knowledge. As a school located in the heart of a diverse, metropolitan area, students can participate in a vari-ety of events. From concerts and shows to conferences and intern-ships, students are able to immerse themselves in many different, off-campus activities.

Students can be easily absorbed in school, work and friends, but it is important to make a point to seek out diverse experiences. School must be a priority for any student, but education is about more than books and classrooms. The Uni-versity does a great job of support-ing students seeking internships;

if students take advantage of this support — along with other ser-vices the University offers —the transition from college to work-life will be more manageable.

Students do not have to venture beyond the University to encoun-ter opportunities to have new ex-periences. The University is large enough to offer a variety of differ-ent experiences, but small enough that students across all disciplines are able to take advantage of them. There are many different organi-zations that students can join and, for an individual, it is important to find the best fit.

Because this school is one of the most diverse universities in the country, students are exposed to a variety of cultures. When people take the time to learn about cul-

tures other than their own, they broaden their understanding of the world.

While it is important to look for opportunities for learning beyond the walls of a classroom, the Uni-versity also offers classes that can have a long-term impact on stu-dents’ lives.

The University has brought in renowned author and Christian apologetic Lee Strobel to teach a class this semester; students

should take advantage of this op-portunity. While it is too late to register for his course titled Spe-cial Topics: Evangelism, students should be on the watch for future classes that could have an impact on how they live their lives.

Students need to take advantage of the many activities offered at the University and in the surround-ing area to become well-rounded individuals who are aware of and engaged in the world around them.

University offers many opportunities

By ANONYMOUS

Today’s society has developed its own sense of style that pushes the limits of sportswear and casu-

alwear. When used correctly, high-end fashion lines pro-ducing these new styles are stylish.

A casual style does not necessarily

mean a sloppy style. People who wear pajamas to Wal-Mart do not display prime characteristic of the overall American sense of style. The overall American style reputa-tion should not be damaged by the style choices of a few. It is impor-tant to remember icons such as John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy who have embodied today’s casual American style while they traveled the world.

American fashion has also been revolutionized by iconic designers such as Michael Kors and Marc Jacobs.

Although Americans do have casual clothes, they are still able to exhibit elegance and poise as part of their fashion culture. J. Crew has introduced casual concepts that are pleasing to the eye and consid-ered upscale casual. People such as Oscar de la Renta and Vera Wang maintain traditional standards while creating contemporary designs.

Although some may take com-fortable styles to the extreme, American style has not fallen to the dumps.

Have Americans taken casual dressing too far?

Antithesis

By DAKOTA BOWMANContributing writer

Americans have taken casual dressing to an extreme in recent years. Less than sixty years ago,

one’s appearance was a source of dignity, cleanli-ness and elegance: women would sleep in curlers to style their hair just right

and men wore ties everyday, view-ing neckwear as a mark of being a gentleman rather than a noose. To-day, casual dressing has gotten so out of control that a lawmaker in Louisiana pushed for a ban of pub-lic pajama wear in 2012. When did Americans lose their self-respect and become lax about their clothing choices?

While it is not biblical to ob-sess over one’s outward appear-ance, taking the time to look nice and dress appropriately for an oc-casion can not only give one con-fidence, but can also honor God. Christians go to church to worship in the Creator’s house, yet some wear workout clothes or pajamas. In retrospect, this seems disrespect-ful. Each piece of clothing was de-signed for a different purpose and is suitable for a different occasion. Americans need to make more of an effort to discern when it is appro-priate to wear casual clothing ver-sus dressier attire. College students should not neglect to wear proper clothing even amongst the exhaus-tion and busyness of college life.

God’s grace is true loveThis column focuses on how God’s grace applies to everyday life.

Love is often viewed as a feel-ing and tends to revolve around how someone or something makes one feel.

The phrase “I love you” is ap-plied to anything from people to food, but that selfish view of love pales in comparison to God’s gra-cious love for humanity.

According to the Bible, love is not a self-centered feeling that needs to be sustained and main-tained through lavish gifts; love is a selfless action.

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends:” John 15:13.

It is safe to assume that people would not lay down their lives for a gallon of ice cream or a televi-sion show regardless of how much they claim to “love” it.

There are so many distractions and false portrayals of love in to-day’s society that it is easy to for-get the real depth and significance of love according to God.

In his book “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” Joshua Harris contrasts the world’s understanding of love to the picture of love Jesus illus-trated on the cross.

“The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says, ‘This is love.’ God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and blood-ied man hangs and says, ‘This is

love,’” Harris said. “Every rela-tionship for a Christian is an op-portunity to love another person like God has loved us.”

Understanding this expression of God’s grace should change the way we express love whether it be to a significant other or a friend.

It is hard to grasp and under-stand a love so selfless and a sac-rifice so big for a people so unde-serving.

God’s model of love has noth-ing to do with feelings. In fact, it is more about giving your all wheth-er you feel like it or not and not expecting anything in return.

That is exactly what Jesus did on the cross: He paid the price for our sins out of pure, unconditional love.

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us:” Romans 5:8.

Jesus did not wait until we loved Him back before He gave His life for us, yet we often wait until we receive love before we agree to give it, especially when it comes to loving God.

In his book “Crazy Love,” Francis Chan poses a question to Christians: “Are we in love with God or just His stuff?”

God loved us, sin and all. That alone should compel us to love Him and others, despite what we may or may not receive in return.

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is seeking MENTORS for the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP)! We want compassionate men and

women who can provide Houston’s youth with a friend and positive influence.

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February 20, 1963: NBA power forward Charles Barkley was born. He played 16 seasons in the NBA, including his last four with the Houston Rockets. He is only one of four players in NBA history to compile at least 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.

February 20, 1998: American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medal winner at the Olympics.

February 20, 1988:American figure skater Brian Boi-tano from Sunnyvale, California wins 1988 Olympic gold medal.

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By KEVIN HARRISAsst. sports editor

courtesy of ERIK WILLIAMS

Huskies’ junior forward Shanice Steenholdt led the team as they defeated Oral Roberts 84-75 for the first time in HBU history Feb. 13 at Sharp Gym. Steenhodlt earned her 13th double-dou-ble, scoring 27 points and securing 14 rebounds in the win.

After defeating Oral Roberts at home for the first time in the Uni-versity’s history 84-75 Feb. 13 at Sharp Gym, the Huskies were de-feated in a 57-55 thriller by the Cen-tral Arkansas Sugar Bears Feb. 15 at Sharp Gym.

Central Arkansas erased a nine-point halftime deficit as they held the Huskies to 22 percent shooting and only 23 points in the second half.

Sophomore forward Monet Neal was the only player to score in dou-ble figures for the Huskies, leading the Huskies with 11 points.

The Huskies had a decent start, leading 8-7 four minutes into the game. Junior forward Erin McGar-rachan scored a layup that sparked a 16-5 run, increasing the Huskies lead 24-12 with less than nine min-utes left in the first half. McGar-rachan finished the game with six points and two steals off the bench.

The Huskies led 32-23 at the end of the first half with a shooting per-centage of 52. Their defense proved to be effective, allowing the Sugar Bears to shoot only 36 percent from the court.

However, the game proved to be far from over. As the Sugar Bears came out of the second half, Uni-versity sophomore guard Rachel Arthur fouled Central Arkansas’ junior guard Kelsei Ewings, giving Ewings two free throw attempts.

Ewings made both free throws, igniting a 16-9 run to cut the deficit to 41-39 after only nine minutes in the second half.

During this run, the Huskies scored all nine points from the free throw line.

Central Arkansas’ senior center Courtney Duever scored a layup and was fouled in the process, tying the game 41-41 and giving her an op-portunity at a three-point play. She converted the free throw, giving the Sugar Bears a 42-41 lead with just over 10 minutes left in the game. This gave Central Arkansas their second lead of the game, the first being their 4-2 lead early in the first half.

Two Central Arkansas jump shots put the Sugar Bears up 46-41. Huskies’ junior guard Wiebke Bruns scored a jump shot, convert-ing the Huskies’ first-made basket of the second half.

This brought down the deficit to 46-43 with just over eight minutes left in regulation.

Bruns’ jump shot sparked the Huskies’ offense, using a 6-2 run to take a 49-48 lead over the Sugar Bears. The Huskies managed to stay in the game through their accurate free throw shooting, making 13-of-14 from the jump shot in the second half.

Both teams were chipping away at each other, tying the game 55-55 with 13 seconds left in the game.

The Sugar Bears proved great under pressure as Duever hit a go-ahead jumper, giving Central Ar-kansas a 57-55 lead with just sec-onds remaining on the clock.

The Huskies had a chance to tie the game but could not prevail as Neal missed a long jump shot at the buzzer.

The Huskies’ next challenge comes when they host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Feb. 22 at Sharp Gym.

Huskies fall to SLC leader Central Arkansas

2014 SIGNING CLASSFOOTBALLCJ Barner OLHouston, Texas (Lamar)

Dominique Barnett CBHouston, Texas (Alief Elsik)

Derek Broussard CBBeaumont, Texas (Beaumont Central Magnet)

Jonathan Buffin DBCedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)

Kevin Butts OLThe Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands)

Mike Cole DBShawnee, Oklahoma (Milwood/NE Oklahoma A&M)

Trae’ Gardner DLSan Antonio, Texas (Roosevelt)

Greg Hadley OLAmory, Mississippi (Amory/Itawamba CC)

Isaiah Hall QBBurleson, Texas (Burleson)

Corey Hayes DESan Antonio, Texas (Brandeis)

Taylor Holmes LBCypress, Texas (Cypress Woods)

Josh Jones DETulsa, Oklahoma (Thomas Edison Prep/NE Oklahoma A&M)

Caleb Malveaux DTPort Arthur, Texas (Nederland)

Trey Owens LBGrand Prarie, Texas (South Grand Prarie)

Terrence Peters Jr. RBHouston, Texas (Stratford)

Kyle Tamase OLPearland, Texas (Manvel)

Brandon Taylor WR/KRAntioch, Tennessee (Brentwood Academy)

Steven Thompson RBHouston, Texas (Alief Taylor)

Taaron Timmons DBHouston, Texas (Austin)

D’Angelo Wallace WRCibolo, Texas (Steele)

Chad Whitehead TE Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park)

Demarko Williams DE/TEBeaumont, Texas (Ozen)

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The Huskies dominated at home defeating Texas Southern 14-6 Feb. 18 at Husky Field.

The team did not waste time to secure the lead. Sophomore Kirsten Schwirtlich opened up the first in-ning for the Huskies with an RBI double to left center. Huskies’ se-nior captain Lauren Schwirtlich RBI double to center field. The Huskies ended the first inning ahead 6-0.

Huskies’ senior pitcher Kendall Stiefel started the game but was re-placed as she allowed two hits, five runs and three walks.

Freshman pitcher Emily Muel-ler finished the game, making it her third win this season. She allowed four hits, one run and one walk with three strikeouts.

At the top of the second inning, junior pitcher Sammantha Jimenez gave the Tigers an opening to score five runs.

Jimenez went 2-for-3 at the plate and one RBI for the Tigers. Freshman utility position Gisella Paranich had two RBI.

Huskies’ junior short stop Victo-

ria Granchelli made a great catch, stopping the Tigers to tie the game.

In the bottom of the second, Kirsten Schwirtlich advanced to third, scoring on a throwing error.

This gave the Huskies a 7-5 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, Hus-kies woke up and took over, scoring four runs and leading 11-5. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kirsten Schwirtlich and sophomore second base Shay Orsak caught the Tigers

off guard and stole two bases.The Huskies scored two more

times in the fourth inning. The Ti-gers tried to come back and score one last time in the fifth inning, but it was to late.

The Huskies finished the game early after scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning due to run-rules. When a team is ahead by at least eight runs after five innings, the team automatically wins.

Orsak went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and one run scored. Lauren Schwirtlich went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Junior first base Mellissa Herman had six puts outs and two RBIs.

Lauren Schwirtlich was happy to win at home and is looking for-ward to the UTEP tournament.

“It was awesome coming back home and being able to win. The team is excited and confident with the upcoming tournament,” Schwirtlich said. “It will be a new experience and a great way to get the team ready for the Southland Conference.”

The Huskies will head to El Paso for the UTEP tournament this weekend.

SPORTSFebruary 20, 2014 16 The Collegian

Huskies come home to defeat TSU 14-6

by JAMILETH RUBIO

Huskies’ freshman pitcher Emily Mueller winning her third game of the season Feb. 18 at Husky field.

By JAMILETH RUBIOSports editor

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HUSKYSPORTS REWIND

Feb. 15 SE Missouri State 6-3 W

Feb. 15 ULM 1-4 L

Feb. 16 Eastern Illinois 3-4 L

Feb. 18 Texas Southern 14-6 W http://www.google.com/imgres?q=sports&start=86&

BASEBALL (4-0)

Feb. 14 Prairie View A&M 6-2 W

Feb. 15 Prairie View A&M 12-5 W

Feb. 16 Prairie View A&M 4-3 W

Feb. 18 University of Texas SA 9-7 W

SOFTBALL (4-6)

Feb. 6 Abilene Christian 70-82 L

Feb. 8 Incarnate Word 70-65 L

Feb. 13 Oral Roberts 84-75 W

Feb. 15 Central Arkansas 55-57L

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (11-14)