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Eat fresh at the Calhoun LoftsCAMPUS

Jessica CrawfordStaff writer

Students will have another dining location in January when Subway opens its doors inside the Cougar Xpress Market of Calhoun Lofts.

“We explored several locations on campus, but Calhoun Lofts was the best fit in terms of proximity to the UC and space availability,” said Amber Arguijo, the marketing manager of UH System Dining.

Currently, there are two Subway locations on campus with another one located on Scott Street. This will be the fourth Subway on or near campus.

Vocal performance and music education junior Gregory Brigham, who lives in the Lofts, said resi-dents are pleased about the new

restaurant.“From whom I’ve talked to who

lives at the Lofts, they are excited. I’m personally excited, because I love Subway and I won’t have to travel so far away to get food,” Brigham said.

The flow of traffic in the former location at the University Center was key to the decision of opening a new Subway on campus, Arguijo said.

“Subway was one of the most popular locations in the UC, so it was only fitting that we try to find it another home on campus,” Arguijo said.

Undeclared sophomore Gabri-ela Custodio said she is glad stu-dents will have additional meal choices.

The Subway restaurant chain draws many students in with a food option health-ier than many other fast foods. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily CougarSUBWAY continues on page 3

UH has announced that another Subway location will be available to students in January

Jones steps up; where does that leave Piland?Christopher SheltonAssistant sports editor

Amid several lasts and a disap-pointing year, one Cougar got a positive fi rst.

Redshirt senior Crawford Jones garnered his fi rst victory in his second career start at quarterback. He paced UH with 368 passing

yards and three touchdowns. With Jones behind center, UH pushed the ball down fi eld with a vertical passing game.

The team had fi ve passing plays that accounted for more than 20 yards, including a 61-yard catch-and-run by freshman receiver Deontay Greenberry.

Jones said the Cougars’ quick

start aided the success of their offense.

“We defi nitely got off to a quick start, and that was one of the things we needed to do this week. We were able to hit some things quick in the fi rst two drives,” Jones said.

Against Marshall, Jones passed for 325 yards and fi ve touchdowns

in relief of redshirt sophomore quarterback David Piland, who was out with a leg injury.

Quarterback changeAside from Piland’s injury,

head coach Tony Levine said Jones earned the position through a

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“I thinks its a healthier choice, because all we have at UH is junk food. We don’t really have too many options for healthy food,” Custodio said.

Despite the positive feedback, pre-pharmacy sophomore Jamaal Bailey said business will prob-ably build slowly for the new restaurant.

“At first, it’s not gonna have a lot of people, but eventually when word gets out, people are gonna go and get sandwiches,” Bailey said.

Brigham said the restau-rant’s location might affect its popularity.

“It just depends if the people that love Subway can find it in the Lofts, just like there’s a Starbucks in the business school that nobody knows about,” Brigham said.

Custodio said that even though the location of the restaurant doesn’t work for her, she’s happy the school made the choice of building a new Subway on campus.

“I would prefer Subway over some fast food restaurant chain because we have enough of those already,” Custodio said.

The new restaurant will ben-efit students in a variety of ways, Arguijo said. Its goal is to ensure they have convenient, affordable access to dining.

“This takes one more worry off of their minds and allows them to focus on what is important — getting a good education,” Arguijo said.

“We are always working to pro-vide students with quality, conve-nience, value and variety.”

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The University Center Games Room closed on Wednesday to help facilitate the renovations to the UC and will remain closed until Phase One of the transformation project is complete in January 2014.

The main staircase in the UC Arbor that currently connects the three levels of the UC needs to be taken down to complete the first phase of renovations, a press release said. All occupants of the ground

level will need to vacate for the building to remain in compliance with the Texas fi re code.

At the end of Phase One, the entire ground level will be avail-able to students. The game room will reopen at that time.

Additionally, the UH Forensics Society will begin relocating to room 102 in the Oberholtzer Hall today and will continue the transition until Dec. 7, the release said.

UC ground fl oor services such as the TV lounge, public microwave,

computer kiosk, lactation center and restrooms will no longer be available to students, the release said.

Students seeking other locations for evening hang-outs are encour-aged to utilize the 24-hour lounge in the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.

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James WangStaff columnist

Forget about an economic crisis; it’s time for the winter holidays. In the U.S., that

means as soon as Thanksgiving dinner concludes, it’s off to every Wal-Mart and department store in town for Black Friday.

This national shopping day gives the rest of the world a reason to hate the U.S.

While Americans were fi ghting with each other for the last talking Elmo toy, Israeli and Hamas forces maintained a shaky ceasefi re after several days of intense violence placed between the innocents on both sides of the war zone. In Afghanistan, American troops chowed down with a different kind of family.

As Americans, we forget how good we have it. No citizen has to worry about being lined up against the wall and shot for being the wrong race or believing in the wrong God. No American has to watch the road for improvised explosive devices when they drive down to Target to pick up a TV for 50 percent off.

There shouldn’t be a reason for Americans to constantly fi ght and grab for the best deals for things that can wait until later. The vio-lence this year was unremarkable, a much welcome change from previ-ous years. There wasn’t a gunfi ght outside of a Toys “R” Us like in 2008 in California. No one was trampled this year either, thankfully.

The physical damage of this year’s Black Friday frenzy was mini-mal, but the cultural and societal

damage gets worse every year.Lines at my local Toys “R”

Us started as early as 7 p.m. Thanksgiving. My family hadn’t even sat down to say grace by the time others were squatting outside Academy, eager to buy little Billy that BB gun he desperately needs for Christmas.

Christmas has invaded Thanks-giving and that’s a problem. It’s not about keeping Christ in or out of Christmas, it’s about keeping Santa’s shopping list out of the turkey.

Thanksgiving used to be for three things: getting fat, getting drunk, and getting into fi ghts regarding who sucks more -- the Cowboys or the Lions. Some people give thanks for their families and assets. In 1941, there was a fi scal element added to Thanksgiving:

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave an executive order changing the offi cial date of Thanksgiving from the last Thursday of Novem-ber to the fourth, specifi cally in order to give a boost to the World War II era economy.

At this point, it’s out of hand. Black Friday’s bumping into turkey Thursday. People are lined up at stores that have been playing “Jingle Bells” since Halloween for no reason other than to get people to start thinking about Christmas presents rather than the spirit of Christmas itself.

There’s too much tragedy and struggle this holiday season. For many, this rampant shopping will provide a much-needed respite from having to think about what bills to pay or who’s next to get fi red from work. It’s a welcome break

from reality.It doesn’t mean the holidays

have to be fi lled with thoughts on what to buy next. Gift giving and receiving shouldn’t have to be an obligation or a task simplifi ed into a single holiday shopping spree. There should be a sudden compulsion inspired by great love for friends and family to go out and get that special thing for them, not because there’s an advertisement in the paper saying they’ll give you a good deal if you line up at the door at 2 a.m.

If putting the spirit back into the holidays is too much to ask, for crying out loud, then keep Black Friday on Friday.

James Wang is a history sophomore and may be reached at [email protected].

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KICKING CLINIC

Phillip Steward, Everett Daniels and Derrick Mathews made plays that changed the game. Steward caught an interception that led to a 14-0 lead. Daniels broke up fi ve pass attempts. Mathews had six assisted tackles, placing him as third-best all-time on the UH single season list with 80.

When the game concluded, Richie Leone was alone in the record books. He broke the UH single-season highest average per punt record with a 2012 average of 45.6. Chase Turner, the previous owner of the record kicked for a per punt average of 45.5 in 2008.

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STAND OUTS

Freshman running back Ryan Jackson was one of the Cougars’ explosive players. He had a career-long 72-yard touchdown rush that helped put the game out of reach in the second half. Jackson also reached the end zone on an 89-yard screen pass that was called back by a penalty. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar

Senior punter Matt Hogan knocked down four fi eld goals, and didn’t miss an attempt. He put himself in the record books, becoming the 10th kicker in NCAA history to record more than 400 points. His 405 points is second in UH history behind former kicker Roman Anderson’s 423.

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combination of his practice and game performances.

But Piland was active on the roster and available to play on Saturday.

After Jones’ helmet was knocked off in the second quarter, Piland entered the game and threw a 2-yard pass to redshirt senior receiver Ronnie Williams. Jones re-entered the game on the following play.

Quarterback controversyJones’ ascension to starter cre-

ates questions about Piland’s future in the program.

Piland has struggled the past three weeks since returning from a concussion he suffered against SMU.

In two of Piland’s past three starts, he failed to pass for more than 200 yards with 174 passing yards against UTEP and 184 against Tulsa.

Injuries have contributed to Piland’s struggles too, and has hin-dered the Cougars’ offense.

Several members of the offensive line have battled injuries. Redshirt junior running back Charles Sims — the Cougars’ leading rusher — has missed time, making the offense less-dynamic.

Recruits could bring competitionStill, the Cougars may have

competition for the quarterback position in the off season.

John O’Korn, a 6’3” senior quar-terback from St. Thomas Aquinas high school in Fort Lauderdale Flor-ida, is verbally committed to UH. He is a three-star recruit, according to rivals.com. The Cougars are also

in the running to sign Billy Cosh, a quarterback out of Butler Junior College who initially transferred from Kansas State.

Levine looks forwardSeveral returning players con-

tributed heavily to Saturday’s victory.

Freshman running back Ryan Jackson rushed for 136 yards and broke the game open with his speed, and Greenberry had 97-yards receiving in the fi rst half. Freshmen defensive backs Trevon Stewart, Erick Eiland and Adrian McDonald all caused turnovers.

Levine is excited about the future of the program.

“I’m encouraged moving for-ward,” Levine said. “I’m looking forward to getting them even big-ger, faster and stronger.”

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“Sleeping Dogs” fans looking to get back on the streets of China will be proud to know that an expansion pack released by Square Enix will allow them to do so, only this time the streets are infested with ghosts, ghouls and zombies.

The story of “Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point” illus-trates Detective Wei Shen coming back from seeing a horror movie with his date.

While joking about the idea of Jiang Shi Chinese ghosts, one sud-denly appears and captures Wei’s girlfriend.

It’s now up to him to track down this mysterious ghost who goes by the name of Smiley Cat, to get her back.

The expansion pack brings back some familiar faces throughout the story, including one deceased friend who keeps popping up only to talk about food.

The story is meant to be a

Halloween-themed spoof rather than a horrifying game, but the overall presentation is lacking.

The spooky change in Hong Kong’s atmosphere does a good job of portraying a bad comedic horror flick.

The streets are littered with pedestrians who have turned evil and attack Shen at any time and cars will randomly blow up as he rides out into the streets.

On the downside, players will be strictly limited to the starting

city of North Point, despite the huge map that fans are familiar with and the few missions and side quests that are in this expansion are repetitive and familiar.

As for the story, the intro starts off clunky without much build up. The plot line is so simple that it seems like it was thrown in to give players an excuse to exercise demons via Kung Fu beat downs. The monster-slaying adventure only lasts for a couple hours and will ultimately leave players

wanting more.“Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare

in North Point” could have been longer with better effort put into the story, but fighting these new enemies in a Halloween version of Hong Kong is still a lot of fun.

The expansion pack does have its shortcomings, but with the downloadable content costing less than $5, players will find it hard to complain.

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