The Student Government Association in its first meeting of the 50th administration introduced, debated, voted and put into effect a bill advocating for LGBT rights.  | Mary Dahdouh/The Daily Cougar

The senate of the 50th administration has sworn in, is now in session and hopes to save campus resource centers.

The administration passed the Resolution in Opposition to Texas Senate Bill 1 Amendment Zedler-1 unanimously with only two abstains during their first senate meeting.

“Texas Representative Bill Zedler introduced an amendment to eliminate state funding for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Resource Centers like the one that created a safe space for me and my friends to come out,” Lee said. “The Zedler-1 Amendment would not only remove state funding for LGBT Resource Centers but would also eliminate state funding for women’s centers and all gender and sexuality centers at Texas universities.”

The bill is authored by political science senior Sen. Guillermo Lopez, junior CLASS Sen. James Lee and political science and liberal studies senior Sen. Yesenia Chavez.

Lee is also responsible for the “Get Off My Backpack” campaign which allows supporters to sign a petition to keep the at-risk resource centers available to students.

Students in the audience spoke to support the bill before any voting occurred, giving their personal experiences with how the resource centers have helped them. SGA President Cedric Bandoh spoke out in support as well.

“In 2011, they tried the same thing with a different technique,” Bandoh said. “They said universities must also provide funding for centers for traditional family values, and how do you define traditional family values?”

“The resource centers play a key role here on campus. Let’s pass this and send it to my desk, so I can sign it,” he said.

Although this was the first reading of the resolution, the senate voted to discharge the rules for the resolution to allow voting because the Zedler Amendment will be up for vote today in the Texas Senate.

Those interested in pledging their support to save the resource centers can sign the “Get Off My Backpack” petition at signon.org/sign/texas-get-off-our-backpacks.

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“It’s one of the only spots on campus that isn’t University owned. It’s a nook,” Shaw said. | Courtesy of Derek Shaw

The University Starbucks locations and Einstein Bagels will have to find innovative ways to draw in students with the summer opening of a new campus coffee shop.

The Nook Cafe, owned by alumnus Derek Shaw and Sam Wijnberg, will open on July 15 in the new center being built next to Chinese Star. Of its many features, the cafe hours will rank highly among students. The Nook will be open from 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, 7 to 1 a.m. Saturday’s and 8 a.m. to midnight Sunday.

Biochemistry junior Katherine Buitrago was unaware of the new cafe but said she is excited about its hours.

“I think the hours are huge on that. I remember we were studying for our organic test (my friends and I) and everyone after that needed caffeine for their exam, and Starbucks was closed. So they were kind of inconvenienced,” Buitrago said. “Either that or they had to get an energy drink out of a machine or from the C-Store. So yeah, that’s awesome.”

Shaw and Wijnberg, who have been friends for 15 years, always wanted to work on a project together and now have the opportunity to do so. Alumnus Ian Rosenberg of Infill Designs is also working with the duo to design the interior of the cafe.

The Nook will proudly brew Cougar Blend coffee, which is sold in Houston HEBs and owned by Shaw and Wijnberg. UH alumnus Avi Katz who graduated with a degree in hotel and restaurant management owns Katz’s Coffee and roasts Cougar Blend coffees and espressos at his roasting plant located off of South Shepherd Drive, something Shaw said he is proud of.

“Our beans are roasted 15 minutes away and delivered weekly. It’s hands downs the best pot of coffee you’ll get on campus,” Shaw said. “They’re really isn’t a place on campus where you can get a glass of wine, and our selections will be red and white. Everything there (at The Nook) is going to be local. We will also have Houston-Press-award-winning pastries and cake from a couple of local vendors.”

For a fresh atmosphere, Shaw and Wijnberg hope UH students will make The Nook their home by putting their art canvases on its walls and using their stage for acting, music and poetry open mic nights.

“The place is really for the students, whatever they want from us we’ll try and accommodate,” Shaw said.

Shaw said he would stand in line at the Starbucks in the C.T. Bauer College of Business when he was getting his MBA and he would think to himself, “Why couldn’t I have just called in and had my order waiting on me.” It is because of this thought that The Nook will also be known for its relationship with technology.

“The unique piece of The Nook that we’re actually proud of is a smart phone app where you can actually order your coffee the way you like it. You tell us when you’ll show up, you pay with your credit card and come to the pick-up counter and pick it up,” Shaw said. “It’ll be sitting there waiting for you. We’re hoping that will draw a lot of students. Anything on the menu, except for alcohol, can be ordered on the phone app, The Nook.”

The grand opening is in July, but there will also be a celebration in the fall to welcome back UH students.

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As the end of the semester nears, UH students looking to go abroad during Summer 2013 start their search.

The filing deadline for the first few summer sessions is April 19, and the orientation follows a week later.

The Office of International Studies and Programs, which has sent more than 4,500 students abroad since 2002, has five types of study abroad programs, including special and Visiting International Studies Program, faculty-led, exchange outgoing, exchange incoming and affiliated. With all of these options, students can go to their perspective country of choice during any time of the year, ranging from three weeks to one year.

“I tell students all the time, travel is the best education, and experience is the best teacher,” said Parul Fernandes, director and one of the founders of UH’s OISP. “If you want to be globally competent, you can’t sit in one room or place; you have to step out of your comfort zone.”

Fernandes, along with other staff members in the OISP, work year round to host study abroad fairs and be available as a resource for students looking to broaden their educational horizons.

While the process to study abroad can be overwhelming, students can begin their journey online at uh.edu/academics/intlstu, beginning by setting an appointment with an OISP adviser and ends with a compilation of the lessons learned while on the trip. Because these steps take time, students should get an early start on the process.

“Students can go online to the OISP website to begin the five-step process for studying abroad through UH,” Fernandes said. “Four of the five steps are completed before students go abroad, and the final step is completed when students return.”

Even with a direct system to studying abroad, many students find it difficult to implement the abroad opportunity into their schedules. Marketing senior Tiffany Trevino is one of the many students who said she shares this concern.

“I would love to go to Western Europe, but work holds me back. Keeping an income is the only way I can be able to afford studying abroad,” Trevino said.

The OISP offers financial assistance for those attempting to study abroad. Its two most popular scholarships, the International Educational Fee Scholarship and the Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, both have deadlines during the first half of the semester.

Aside from these scholarships, there are several other scholarship and financial aid opportunities offered throughout the year.

Fernandes encourages students who haven’t explored their options to look into the chance to get an excellent balance of education and fun.

“Many people haven’t explored. They must realize, it isn’t what you look at in a book, but what you see and feel in person,” Fernandes said.

For more information on studying abroad, visit the office on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ezekiel W. Cullen Building.

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Three teams from UH are competing in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a global program that asks students to design, build and test the most energy-efficient vehicles.

Last year’s Shell Eco-marathon Americas event brought competitors of all ages. | Courtesy of Stephanie Lasseigne

Whichever team creates the car that goes the farthest distance using the least amount of energy, wins the weekend-long competition — hosted by Houston for four years in a row — in Discovery Green Park and George R. Brown Convention Center.

The goal is to challenge last year’s 2,188 miles per gallon accomplishment.

Mechanical engineering technology senior Quan Ta, the leader for team Gladius, said he is confident in his team’s vehicle — a biodiesel-powered vehicle about the size of the original Mini Cooper.

“We are passionate and dedicated,” Ta said. “Our focus is to win the competition in the Urban Concept category with our biodiesel car.”

Leading the rival Daedalus team, mechanical engineering technology senior Michael Aselin said he has worked for 11 months and is hopeful his team’s hydrogen-fueled cell car will win.

“We have a good, robust design,” Aselin said. “Our team work and communication skills have proved to be our strongest assets.”

Shell Eco-marathon started as the Shell Mileage Marathon in 1939 between employees of Shell at a research laboratory in Wood River, Ill. The engineers asked themselves, “How far can we go on a gallon of gas?”

The answer then was 50 miles.

With more than two successful decades in Europe, this mileage challenge came back to the U.S. with the debut of Shell Eco-marathon Americas in April 2007 to continue to challenge the brightest minds for innovative solutions to the energy challenge.

“As the energy capital of the world, as well as Shell’s US headquarters, Houston seemed a natural choice for this new setting,” said Project Manager Ignacio Gonzalez.

“Moving the mileage challenge to Shell’s US hometown also provided the chance to demonstrate to employees and Houstonians alike our deep commitment to find responsible, sustainable solutions to address the growing demand for energy worldwide.”

From design to finance, Shell Eco-marathon students learn to manage a project from start to finish while continuing to build their skills in science, technology, mathematics and business.

“This competition has challenged me as an engineering student in both design and fabrication,” Ta said. “Logistics with suppliers and outside services have to be well maintained to get products on time — this is something you can’t teach in a classroom. There will always be a better way to do something. Sometimes it is hard to spot the defect.”

New to Shell Eco-marathon Americas is an interactive learning experience that provides visitors who are interested in engineering and technology a unique opportunity to engage with energy solutions through hands-on displays and activities.

In addition to the vehicle challenge, this year’s event will include a “Mobility Footprint Zone” that includes a kinetic dance floor and allows visitors to race toy cars powered by salt water.

Also included is the Formula 1 Car Display by Shell, a “Yellow Brick Road Tour” that guides visitors through the past, present and future of energy efficiency as well as the “mPowering Action Mobile Recording Studio” debuted at the 2013 Grammy’s that offers visitors the chance to record songs or messages about their own energy solutions for the future.

Shell introduced a new off-track award – The Global Energy Challenge: A Look to the Future. This new award asks the students participating in Shell Eco-marathon to share their thoughts on how the world can meet its changing energy demands.

Participating students were asked to submit an infographic answering an energy-related question prior to arriving at the event. Winners will be announced during the award ceremony on Sunday night.

This program is part of Shell’s efforts to find alternative sources of energy.

“Concerns are escalating about the planet’s finite resources and the increasing pressures they will be placed under by a growing, aging and more affluent population in the coming decades,” Gonzalez said.

“We are going to need to work together to find a solution to the problem, so these hands-on displays and activities are a manifestation of our desire to engage everyone, not just participating teams, in thinking about a sustainable future.”

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Students were dressed to impress employers they make work for post graduation. | Courtesy of UH.edu

Students at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management will wine and dine their financial supporters and guests at the annual, student-run Gourmet Night Saturday.

Guests will be transported back through 40 years of UH tradition. The team of students has been hard at work executing the event.

“These students work very hard for nine months planning and making sure every detail is up to par,” said Erin Oeser, executive director of Gourmet Night. “This is a class A event and nothing but the best is given to our guests, and the students make sure this happens.”

Students who are interested in the managerial team go through an application and interview process with faculty. The selected students receive credit hours towards their major. Some expected the large work load, but welcomed it.

“When we are applying for these positions, we are told just how vigorous the workload is and to expect to put a lot of time into it,” HRM senior Matthew Euresti said, one of the two event managers. “Even though we are extremely busy all throughout the year, I love it. The whole planning process is something I really enjoy. Seeing the ideas that we came up with come to life is a surreal feeling.”

HRM junior and marketing manager Cali Smith said that this year’s inspiration for the theme, The Wizard of Oz, comes from many different places.

“We are going for an elegant, rich, dark, diamonds and rubies kind of night,” Smith said. “Coincidentally, the Great and Powerful Oz movie just came out last month so we were able to draw a lot of inspiration from it for the event, and the 40th anniversary gem stone is a ruby, which reminded us of our Cougar red.”

Aside from all the planning buzz, one of the main highlights of the night is the food. HRM junior Daniel Capetillo is the executive banquet chef this year, a coveted position he has transitioned to since serving as a sous-chef for last year’s Gourmet Night.

“The main difference is the scope of control and power I have with the menu and volunteers,” Capetillo said. “As sous-chef, I was tasked with scaling and costing the recipes for the event last year. This year I have final say over the menu and honestly it’s very rewarding to have transitioned to this position.”

The menu ideas are thought up by Capetillo and his two student sous-chefs, who then prepare two tastings for the executive committee, who then approve or disapprove. Once approved, they convert each course from small scale, for about 10 to 15 people, to large scale, for about 360 to 380 people.

Capetillo said he hopes his menu will go beyond what is expected and what has been seen in the past.

“This event is a way to market what talent the school has to offer and to showcase what we learn here,” Capetillo said. “So you know, no pressure.”

The team is made up of about a dozen students, and Smith said that this year’s general manager, Sarah Robinson, oversees the entire team and makes sure every part of the process is running smoothly.

“She’s our boss,” Smith said. “We would be a mess if she wasn’t keeping us in check, along with our individual advisors.”

Oeser said that the students are prepared and anxious to see the results of their work this weekend.

“Nerves are present, but so is the excitement,” Oeser said. “They have been eating and breathing this event for the last year and now for five hours all of their hard work is going to unfold. Talk about a tough final exam.”

The hard work pays off as the money raised from Gourmet Night, the college’s biggest fundraising event, is used partly for the budget for next year’s event. The rest goes to HRM scholarships for students.

Once the event is over, it’s back to the drawing board for next year’s team, which is chosen almost immediately.

“As soon as the event happens, the applications for next year’s team goes out that night,” Smith said. “This year’s event is April 6, and next year’s event team will be selected April 24. Then you have your first meeting and you start brainstorming different themes.

“Then over the summer everyone kind of relaxes and as soon as you get back you really get into the planning process. It’s intense.”

Oeser, who has been director of Gourmet Night for the past nine years, said that it is being with the students at the very end of the night that she looks forward to the most.

“I feel like a proud mama watching her little chicks fly from the nest.”

HRM senior Mehak Adamjee, who is president of the National Association for Catering and Events Houston Student Chapter and event manager this year, said that Gourmet Night brings a sense of unity within the community.

“This event really brings our entire college together,” Adamjee said. “It is unspoken, but the week of the event, some classes are canceled or they may end a little early. With over 300 of our 1,100 students at the college volunteering, this event brings professors, faculty, alumni, and students all together under one roof for one night of magic.”

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The UH English department teaching fellows met Monday at the graduate lounge in the Roy G. Cullen Building to address the steps they have taken toward increased pay, reduced fees and insurance coverage.

“In the meeting, we briefed everyone on the actions we’ve taken so far. We’ve been trying to talk to the administration since the beginning of the year,” said Talia Mailman, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in fictional writing.

The issues with salary began last semester when a group of teaching fellows realized they were being charged an extra $121.05 in fees, billed as tuition, which they were supposed to be granted remission, Mailman said.

They also discovered that TFs in the English department hadn’t had a raise in 20 years.

“We found that to be striking,” Mailman said. “Our wages were way below the poverty line.”

According to its Facebook page, “UH English TFs UNITE,” the fellows of the department make $11,200 yearly, which is below the federal poverty line that rests at $11,490. The organization issued a letter to UH President Renu Khator with the hopes of having a meeting Monday.

“We just want a response to our letter, we would like to get a fair and just salary,” Mailman said.

The group recently took its case to Houston Press, where an article ran on the issue. The UH administration later released a statement to the same publication that said the administration was in talks with the fellows.

UH has issued a statement that explains the payment process.

“Teaching fellows are students in the graduate program who receive a stipend as partial compensation for providing teaching support as a part of their education,” said Executive Director of Media Relations Richard Bonnin.

“These stipends are modest and not intended to serve as a living-wage salary. Students are here to study, learn and work with their graduate advisers to help them prepare for their careers,” he said.

Bonnin said UH knows about the petition and is conversing with the TFs about the issue.

“We value the service the fellows provide,” Bonnin said.

“To attract the best and brightest students, we recognize the need to offer competitive stipends within our financial and budget constraints. This will be one of many priorities the University will be evaluating when building the budget for the next biennium.”

The teaching fellows organized a sit-in 8 a.m. Tuesday at Khator’s office in the Ezekiel W. Cullen Building. After an hour and a half, the core committee of the TFs met with Interim Provost Paula Short, Chief Financial Officer Carl Carlucci and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Dean John Roberts.

“When our core committee met with them, they were told the administration couldn’t speculate on any possible wage increase, and that was all they could promise.” said creative writing doctoral candidate Jennifer Lowe. “They would make the issue a priority in the July budgetary meeting.”

The TFs were joined by various faculty from the English department and will be with them during their stay for the remainder of the week with hopes that it will give their cause strength, Lowe said.

“The goal is to get a pay increase, or at least a range, some kind of numbers talk, not ‘We’ll make it a priority later,’ when they’re all hoping we’ll just given up and gone away,” Lowe said. “We’re not going anywhere. We’re just gonna stay until we have a meeting that yields what we’ve voted on.”

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A grant from NASA will take a UH engineering professor’s research to orbit for study aboard the International Space Station.

The grant, totaling slightly less than $100,000, was awarded to Professor Peter Vekilov and will allow his theories on how proteins in a liquid solution form crystals to be further explored in orbit 230 miles above the earth.

“I am very excited,” Vekilov said. “Myself and others have put in a lot of hard work and I am happy we are getting some recognition for ourselves and the University.”

Vekilov has been persistent in his work. In 2004 he made a discovery on the illusive process in which liquid transforms into crystals. He discovered that before forming a crystal, the proteins in a solution combine in compressed droplets, where they possibly begin to develop into the shape they take when crystallized. He proved his theory three years later through direct observation.

Much of this phenomenon is not thoroughly understood because of inaccuracies when working with 100 or 1,000 liters of the solution, which is the amount needed to produce various chemicals and products like medicine. Vekilov said he believes this is because the liquid flows in a system at uneven speeds, or sheer flow. Vekilov said there is no way to test this theory on earth due to the effects gravity inflicts on the outcome.

“We have relevant scientific questions that can only be answered by doing experiments in space,” Vekilov said. “We hope to see a difference between the nucleation rate on earth and in space.”

Astronauts associated with the European Space Agency will perform these experiments onboard the ISS sometime in 2016.

“There is a big mystery about how sheer flow affects nucleation,” Vekilov said. “If we prove that sheer flow affects the nucleation of proteins, it is possible it affects the nucleation of all types of systems.”

Back on Earth Vekilov and his peers at research institutions in Europe will construct contraptions and perform further experiments on crystal formation and the effects of sheer flow and develop more adequate models of the procedure.

“This goes past proteins and solutions,” Vekilov said. “This is really about the essential science, the primary knowledge of the crystal formation.”

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With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between UH and Houston Community College, more undergraduate and graduate programs will be offered to students. “Our plan is to start with offering courses in Subsea Engineering beginning in Fall 2013,” said Marshall Scott, associate vice chancellor for Planning and Administration. | Aisha Bouderdaben/The Daily Cougar

The UH System recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Houston Community College-Northwest that will expand degree options for students in the West Houston and Katy areas.

UH System at Cinco Ranch is a college that offers undergraduate and graduate programs, and many of the undergraduate programs will be moved to HCC-Katy campus. In turn, HCC-Katy will also begin to offer more professional programs like cosmetology, horticulture and EMT.

“Our plan is to start with offering courses in Subsea Engineering beginning in Fall 2013,” said Marshall Scott, associate vice chancellor for Planning and Administration.

“Over the next few years, we are looking to add programs in other areas that align with the needs of the energy industry like engineering, geosciences, supply chain and logistics and non-credit short courses for working professionals. The first new courses will be offered in Fall 2013 with more expansion to take place in 2014 and 2015.”

The partnership will offer more professional and graduate programs for UHS at Cinco Ranch, thus turning the campus into a graduate degree center. Subsea Engineering, offered at UH since Spring 2011, is the only degree program of its kind in the nation.

“The main point of the affiliation with HCC-Katy is that it allows UHS to transition many of its undergraduate programs from UHS at Cinco Ranch to HCC-Katy,” Scott said.

“Over the next few years, UH and UHS will be expanding programs that align with the career and professional development needs of major employers in the Katy area, especially energy companies. The goal is to create a high-quality, graduate and professional education center to serve the greater Katy area,” he said.

Full-time faculty and adjunct professors from UH will be teaching the new programs offered by UHS at Cinco Ranch, allowing for students living in West Houston or Katy to study much closer to home.

“We are committed to working in tandem with the UH System to offer a wider variety of academic programs leading to a Bachelor’s degree,” said HCC-Northwest President Zachary Hodges.

“We are also exploring programs and partnerships to better serve the workforce needs of West Houston, especially health careers in partnership with Coleman College.”

The memorandum states the partnership between UHS and HCC is planned to be long term. UH students who are interested in enrolling for classes at UHS at Cinco Ranch can do so in the way they enroll for classes at the main campus. For more information about UHS at Cinco Ranch, please visit cincoranch.uh.edu.

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After perfecting their craft for years and working hard the past several months, UH improvisational group Glaundor won first place at the National College Improv Tournament, at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theatre.

“Well half of us freaked out, and I think the other half of us just breathed and unclenched for the first time since we had gotten to nationals,” said acting senior Adam Sowers.

There were four teams who made it to the final round on the last day at the National CIT. When the team didn’t hear its name called for fourth, third or second place, Glaundor teammates said they knew they had won.

During rehearsals, Sowers said he and his teammates build off of one another’s energy, creating what they feel is a truly comical routine.

“I personally think that improv is just the grown-up version of playing on a playground when you’re a kid,” Sowers said.

Like in any discipline, there are rules for improv, but Glaundor doesn’t necessarily play by them.

“When playing by the rules, it then becomes a piece of art that people enjoy watching. Then, you become smart enough to know when breaking those rules is the right choice to your advantage,” said teammate and acting senior Jason Ronje.

Acting seniors Kevin Lusignolo and Colin David were first introduced three years ago in theater class, and they immediately hit it off.

We slowly began bringing in other like-minded teammates who were interested in forming an improv group, David said.

The team first performed in May 2011, after months of practice. Different Houston venues and national tournaments began inviting the group to perform shortly after.

Since winning the national championship, the team members are planning to put on a thank-you show to honor their supporters.

And Glaundor hopes to put Houston on the map as a place of comedy.

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The following is a partial report of campus crime between March 26 and Monday. All information is selected from the files of the UH Department of Public Safety. Information or questions regarding the cases below should be directed to UHDPS at (713) 743-3333.

Online Impersonation: At 11:30 a.m. March 26, a student reported that a person she may know placed her cell phone number on a classified ad website without her authorization. The case is active.

Theft: At 1:12 p.m. March 26 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, a student reported that his cell phone, keys and wallet were stolen from a secured locker. The case is inactive.

Criminal Mischief: At 1:28 p.m. March 26 in Lot 8A, a student reported damage to his unattended and secured vehicle. The case is inactive.

Criminal Mischief: At 9:18 p.m. March 26 in Lot 18A, a student reported her legally parked and unattended vehicle was “keyed.” The case is inactive.

Disorderly Conduct: At 3:29 a.m. Wednesday at Calhoun Lofts, a student complained of an altercation between him and a visitor. The resident was issued a Student Life referral. The case is cleared by referral.

Traffic Offense: At 4:54 p.m. Wednesday at the Stadium Parking Garage, a student reported her vehicle was damaged, and the striking driver did not leave the information required by law. The case is inactive.

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: At 8:51 p.m. Wednesday at Cambridge Oaks Apartments, a student reported that her unattended and secured vehicle was burglarized. The case is inactive.

Disorderly Conduct: At 2:56 a.m. Thursday at Cullen Oaks Apartments, a student reported that her roommate was involved in a dispute with another student. Both parties agreed to separate and cease contact. The case is inactive.

Criminal Mischief: At 11:58 a.m. Thursday at the Welcome Center parking garage, a student reported that an unknown person or persons cracked his vehicle windshield. The case is inactive.

Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: At 9:58 p.m. Thursday at the Engineering 1 building, a staff member reported that an unknown person or persons stole three unattended and unsecured hazardous lab packs from a UH truck. The case is inactive.

Theft: At 10:30 a.m. Friday in the 4005 block of Elgin Street, a student reported that her cell phone was stolen by an unknown male suspect who fled the area. A search failed to find the suspect, but the student’s phone was recovered. The case is active.

Traffic Offense: At 1:26 p.m. Friday in Lot 20C, a student reported that someone struck his secured and unattended vehicle and failed to leave the information required by law. The case is inactive.

Theft: At about 5 p.m. Saturday at the Health and Biomedical Sciences Building, a staff member reported that an unknown individual removed one of the coffee tables from the lobby. The case is inactive.

Public Intoxication: At 11:58 p.m. Saturday at Entrance 19, an unaffiliated person was determined to be intoxicated in public during a field interview. The subject was arrested, transported and released to the Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

Theft: At 7:36 p.m. Sunday at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, a student reported his cell phone was stolen while playing basketball. The case is inactive.

Traffic Offense: At 9:18 p.m. Sunday in Cullen Oaks Parking Lot, a student reported her unattended and secured vehicle was struck by a driver who failed to leave the information required by state law. The case is inactive.

Public Intoxication: At 11:58 p.m. Sunday at Entrance 19, an unaffiliated subject was determined to be intoxicated in public during a field interview. The subject was arrested, transported and released to Harris County Jail. The case is cleared by arrest.

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