Channler HillAssistant news editor

When Robertson Stadium was destroyed, so were 2,016 student parking spaces — only 771 of which will be returned following the com-pletion of the new stadium.

Students have three options when purchasing a parking pass: Garage, Student Commuter or Economy.

The Stadium Parking Garage was designed to help offset the loss of Robertson Stadium parking, but some students are unable to afford the $322 annual fee.

Psychology sophomore Jasmine Joseph, who now parks in Lot 9C across from Cullen Oaks Apart-ments, parked at Robert Stadium and said the number of students who lost spaces preceding its demo-lition is ridiculous.

“My friend had to park around the Ponderosa to get to class,” Joseph said.

“You have to worry about buses. They’re not the same size, so not as

many people can fi t at one time. You have to literally wait for God knows how long for a bus and then you have to get to class.”

Spring 2013 students have been encouraged to try the Energy Research Park, which has been open to students since 2009, with its own

campus bus route.Di re c t o r o f Pa rk i n g a n d

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The majority of people in estab-lished career fields have at least one boss or authority figure to whom they report. President and Chancellor Renu Khator has 10.

The UH System Board of Regents, who appointed Khator five years ago, will meet at 12:45 p.m. today to discuss the delega-tion of University-related respon-sibilities to her, among other things.

“Our top priority remains stu-dent success,” Khator said. “We are all involved in creating and sus-taining an environment at UH that fosters genuine understanding and achievement by our students.”

The Board of Regents is the governing body of all universities in the UH System. It consists of nine regular members and one student regent appointed by the Texas governor and legislature to uphold the System’s public image and provide policy direction.

A large role of the board is to hire and manage university

presidents and chancellors. They also have the duty to delegate cer-tain authorities as seen fit.

The meeting looks to approve Khator’s authoritative measures on matters concerning Fiscal Year 2013 insurance contracts, the pur-chasing of natural gas, lease space for the development of housing and the writing off of aged finan-cial delinquency accounts.

According to the Board of Regents’ meeting’s agenda packet, the FY2012 accounts that need to be written off total about $6.7 mil-lion, up from about $5.8 million last year.

“State universities are required by law to extend credit to students without consideration of credit history or the ability to repay,” the agenda said.

The Board of Regents also looks to approve the addition of an industrial design master’s pro-gram, a master of athletic train-ing degree, an integrated com-munication concentration and a

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Regents cover concernsBOARD OF REGENTS JAN. 30, 2013 MEETING, AGENDA OVERVIEW

For the full meeting agenda, visit: v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.

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ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUCCESSPresenter: Chair Jacob M. Monty

Approval of UH honorary degreesApproval of master of science in industrial design degree at UHApproval of master of athletic training degree at UHApproval of a bachelor of arts in communication with a concentration in

integrated communication degree at UHApproval of a bachelor of arts in world cultures and literature degree at UH

FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION & MASTER PLANNINGPresenter: Chair Tilman J. Fertitta

Approval of the naming of Building 1 at the University of Houston Energy Research Park to be named the Schlumberger Building

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONPresenter: Chair Jarvis V. Hollingsworth

Approval is requested to delegate authority to the chancellor to negotiate and execute insurance contracts for Fiscal Year 2013 – UH System

Approval is requested to delegate authority to the chancellor to negotiate and execute contracts for banking and credit card processing services - UH System

Approval is requested to delegate authority to the chancellor to negotiate and execute a contract amendment for lease space for UHS Lone Star College University Park - UH System

Approval is requested to delegate authority to the chancellor to negotiate and execute a ground lease for development of housing on University property on Calhoun Road - UH

Approval is requested to delegate authority to the chancellor to negotiate and execute a contract for providing comprehensive facilities and event management services for UH athletic facilities - UH

Approval is requested to write off aged delinquent accounts and notes receivable for FY2012 - UH System

THIS WEEKThe Board of Regents decides on new measures.

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FLASHBACK

The M.D. Anderson Memorial library, built in 1950, endured a time-consuming renova-tion project in 2003 with the new south wing and staircase to connect it to the old portion.

As a courtesy to students, the library staff monitored the noise level — low, medium or high — on a dry-erase board at the entrance and also posted signs to notify students which fl oors would be most quiet. Students were sup-plied free earplugs to offset their discomfort.

This construction also included the 24-hour student lounge and special events rooms.

Until this construction, the library was without WiFi throughout the facility in addition to a lack of computers, printers and reading rooms available to students.

Dana Rooks, the dean of libraries in 2003, said the renovation and con-struction was based on a master planning project in 1998.The library increased its seating from 800 to about 2,600 and from about 140 to 350 computers, according to the Cougar archives. Study spaces increased to 2,630 from 880 and the building increased by 170,015 square feet.

From 2003 to 2004, about 13,000 students visited the library on a daily basis.

— Channler Hill

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Transportation Services Robert Browand said the ERP offers 1,000 spaces on a regular basis with an additional 200 for overfl ow parking when needed.

“Students do not have to drive from parking lot to parking lot look-ing for a parking spot or wait for another student to leave in order to park,” Browand said.

Garage 1A, the newest parking garage located in former Lot 1A across from the Moody Towers, will open Fall 2013 and house 1,500 spaces, adding 850 spaces to the former 650.

Browand anticipates there will be a time where commuting UH students will have the luxury of driv-ing to campus during anytime of the day without wondering if they’ll fi nd parking.

“However, their expectations cannot be to park next to their building. It will still be necessary to have and use remote parking areas such as economy and ERP,” Browand said.

“When that time will be depends on how quickly parking supply equals parking demand. As long as campus construction takes away parking lots and the users are reluc-tant to absorb higher costs to build more parking, that time will remain in the future.”

Parking costs are infl ated every school year because parking is an auxiliary unit and receives funding only from its users, Browand said.

“With each garage, our debt ser-vice grows up to $5.5 million,” Browand said.

“Our shuttle c o s t s h a v e doubled since 2004 reaching $2.5 million last year.”

Both parking garages and surface lots are oversold with the garages being oversold at reduced ratio.

“We certainly do not want to

oversell the parking lots as much as they are,” Browand said.

If we stop selling permits at a certain level, we will still have stu-dents that need parking, and what are they to do.”

Groome Transportation, the University’s new bus company, has added fi ve buses since the fi rst day of class to accommodate the buses’ peak times.

If students don’t swipe their Cou-gar ID when boarding the shuttle, Parking is unable to identify when more buses are needed.

“By not swiping, service demands are underestimated. We use the card data as a way of gauging ridership, and it helps us manage the opera-tion better,” Browand said.

Computer science sophomore Matthew Allen has started his fi rst semester and is overwhelmed by the parking chaos.

“It’s pretty diffi cult to fi nd a spot unless I come really late or really early. I typically have to ride the bus even though I pay for a student commuter pass,” Allen said.

“Right now, I’m at the Energy Research Park. I’d rather park on campus, but right now I really don’t have many options.”

For students who are still having trouble fi nding a space before class, Browand advises students to arrive early and avoid old habits.

“If the parking lot was full last week, don’t go there this week. Try another lot. The garages still have spaces available so consider upgrad-ing your permit,” Browand said.

“Car pool if you can and save your space for a fellow cougar,” Browand said.

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Chrystal GrantStaff writer

University of Houston profes-sor and creator of the radio show, Engines of Our Ingenuity, cel-ebrates the 25th year of airing.

John Lienhard, emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and His-tory, created the show to recognize human creativity of inventions that make our civilization operate.

“Humans have the capacity to invent, create and do good things,” Lienhard said. “It’s fascinating to see culture formed by human creativity. I wanted to share my interest with the public.”

Engines of Our Ingenuity was originally two to three minute stories hosted and written by Lienhard. In 2001, other voices were added to the show: UH fac-ulty, engineers and people from humanities believing technology serves as a basic culture building

block, Lienhard said.“The contributing writers and

myself are the engines behind what you hear,” Lienhard said. “We are real people drawn in by an aspect of human ingenuity in motion.”

The show is aired on more than 30 National Public Radio affi liates, fi ve days a week, Lienhard said. The fi rst station to produce the show was KUHF-FM, Houston. The

writers volunteer to share history with the public and write for free.

“The audience is a participant,” Lienhard said. “You can sense their reaction.”

Lienhard writes his stories based on the interest of the public.

“ Technology has a l lowed humans to be more knowledge-able,” Lienhard said. “The internet has helped to develop access to

unique areas of history, allowing the human mind to understand the past in areas other than their own expertise.”

The radio show has gone from editing audio tape with a razor and Scotch tape to editing audio on-screen. Making the stories available in Spanish, podcast and classroom support.

“Many people believe tech-nology has corrupted the human mind,” he said. “I believe it has allowed humans to retain history from many generations back.”

The stories provide insight on inventions such as cable cars, civil war submarines, Victorian science and the barcode.

“Making a radio program hardly differs from designing and manu-facturing a product,” Lienhard said. “Users are the fi nal product of design. Listeners are the people who have determined this series form and shape and for that, I’m thankful.”

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bachelor of arts in world cultures and literature — all of which were approved by the Academic and Student Success Committee in a meeting Tuesday.

The Board of Regents will also look at a proposal to award hon-orary degrees to “individuals who

have made significant contribu-tions to the community and the University of Houston,” according to an item approved in Tuesday’s ASSC meeting.

The board will meet in the Wal-dorf Astoria Ballroom in the UH Hilton Hotel.

Additional reporting by Joshua Mann.

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Joshua MannMANAGING EDITOR Amanda Hilow

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Samantha WongNEWS EDITOR Natalie Harms

SPORTS EDITOR Christopher SheltonLIFE & ARTS EDITOR Paulina Rojas

PHOTO EDITOR Rebekah StearnsOPINION EDITOR Aaron Manuel

ASSISTANT EDITORS Channler Hill, Kathleen Murrill, Jessica Portillo

OPINIONEDITOR Aaron Manuel EMAIL opinion@thedailycougar.com ONLINE thedailycougar.com/opinion

The following is a continuation of running guest essays by faculty members for UH’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. this week. Essays will run all week.

—The Daily Cougar editorial board

Maria SoliñoGuest contributor

As we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, we should remember the ideas that underlie his message: that all of us, irrespective of our race, are brother and sister; that each of us has an obligation to dedicate our lives to something larger than ourselves. Years ago, I started donating blood every eight weeks to the point that it has become an essential part of my routine.

Ironically, one of the times I experienced discrimination in a classroom, it was because of my blood. As part of a lesson on blood types, my chemistry teacher distributed kits to allow students to determine their own type. The test revealed that my blood is O-negative, but the teacher gave me an “F.” She claimed that since she had never had a student of that blood type, I must have made a mistake. In fact, I do have O-negative blood. This blood type isn’t all that rare; it is found in about 6.6 percent of the population of the U.S.

I hadn’t thought about the importance of blood types until 1999 when I needed a transfusion. People with O-negative blood are universal donors — anyone can receive our blood, but we can only be given O-negative. There was none available when I needed it. Other hospitals would only release some of their reserves if I were to die without the transfusion. Without the blood, I was told my recovery period would last nine months to a year. That prognosis was correct. It was a week before I could even stand by myself, and for months, I felt like a pale shadow of myself. I don’t want anyone else to ever have to suffer as I did if there is anything I can do to prevent it.

The benefi t of giving blood is not only for those who receive my blood but for myself as well. When my father was dying of cancer, he received platelets. Thanks to the kindness of strang-ers, I had a few extra conversations with my father. All of us carry debts we must strive to repay.

Every day, I drive through the medical center on my way to campus, right by the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann, where 10 years ago, the doctors saved my infant son’s life. I think of all the patients inside, as well as all the daughters and mothers sitting helplessly by their bedsides as I once did. I can’t think of a better way to be con-nected to my community.

Given the diversity of Houston’s population and that O-nega-tive blood is what is used in emergency rooms when there is no time to determine the patient’s own type, it is likely that people of every ethnicity and age group have received my blood. While there are important differences in rates of violent crime among people of different races, tragedy really does not discriminate. Donating blood allows me to help others in the direst moments of their lives. It reminds me that regardless of the color of our skin, the same red fl uid runs through our veins.

Maria Soliño is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR STUDENT FINANCIALS

A fee that is bad for your fi scal healthMónica RojasStaff columnist

In comparison to other col-lege expenses — tuition, food, transportation, textbooks — the

mandatory $84 per semester fee required for the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is not essential to the UH experience. For students who do not use the facility, that is money wasted, and they will never get it back.

The Recreation Center should function like a professional gym: Those who wish to use it must pay membership dues, while those who cannot for whatever reason take advantage of it — or do not want to do so — do not have to support it.

Because of its considerable size and many amenities, the Recreation Center, in comparison to a profes-sional gym, where certain areas must be paid extra for, is a cheaper alternative than paying for every extra amenity offered at a professional gym. That is the case if students who use the extras take full advantage of them.

If someone wants to only use the elliptical or treadmill, pools or indoor soccer courts may not be of interest. Likewise, if a student wanted to use the facility solely for its soccer court, one could simply join a league at an indoor soccer facility.

The Recreation Center is con-venient for students who live on campus. As of December, 85 percent — 33,847 of UH students — are commuters, according to nationalap-pcenter.com.

Life for commuters tends to be much like high school: They arrive, go to class, maybe hang out with some friends or attend a club meeting once in a while and then leave. Unlike high school, students are not required to spend eight hours a day on campus, and many spend half that time here any day.

Each semester averages about three and a half months; this averages about $25 per month in fees. For an extra $7 to $17 per month — depend-ing on the plan — a student can

instead become a member at 24 Hour Fitness, which is open all day, every day instead of about 17 hours on weekdays, 14 hours on Fridays, 10 hours on Saturdays and about 11 hours on Sundays that the Recreation Center offers, according to its website.

To someone living on campus, this might be plenty of time for a workout, but to a commuter whose likely purpose of being on campus is to go to class or to briefl y work on an assignment, this is not ideal. Not to mention the late hours are not neces-sarily convenient for someone who must make a long commute.

There is also the apprehension students might have about being on campus after dark considering the facility was a hot spot for criminal activity last semester.

Assuming all commuting students decided to opt out of paying for a membership, the Recreation Center would lose about $3,344,880 a semester, and if moving to a gym membership system results in

insuffi cient funds to maintain the Recreation Center, then maybe that means it doesn’t need to be so inclusive.

Since it has already been built, it could instead work like gyms that have a monthly membership for the “basics” and extra fees for other areas like the pool, group classes or a hike in price for those who use it to be able to use it all. It’s not exactly ideal, but it is a viable option.

Rather than being a mandatory fee, the Recreation Center fee should be grouped in with the student health insurance and other optional fees.

Although about $84 every three months may not seem like a lot, to students who pay for their own expenses or those who simply do not wish to use the Recreation Center, it is money they could use for gas, food or entertainment. We should be allowed to choose how that money is spent.

Mónica Rojas is print journalism freshman and can be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com.

Though the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center offers a wide range of amenities, not every student takes advantage of it or its features, like the rock wall. | File photo/The Daily Cougar

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Harrison LeeStaff writer

For the batters and pitchers alike, the start of spring practice is a crucial time to further improve on the diamond. The Cougars opened practice Jan. 25 to prepare for their Feb. 15 season opener.

After the struggles of last season, the pitchers do not lack motivation according to senior lefthander Matt Hernandez.

“Things didn’t really go. We never really caught a break through the season,” Hernandez said.

“This year, we got a new group of guys and everybody is on the same page. Everyone is hungry to go out there and just get after it.”

The staff, which includes six lefthanders, are focusing on stay-ing ahead of the count so they can be aggressive around the strike zone.

“Our focus is really just attacking the hitters. The game is a little different, so you just let them put it in play and they’ll get themselves out most of the time,” Hernandez said.

“We’ve got a bunch of guys that you can put them in during

any situation. We’ve got a lot of versatility. That’s always a luxury to have.”

From the mound to the bat-ter’s box, the Cougars’ lineup

has a new sense of focus and is working to be mentally prepared for games.

Junior outfi elder and infi elder Jonathan Davis said the team

hopes for more wins as a result.“We’re motivated by how we’ve

done in the past,” Davis said.“We just want to win 30 more

games this year. That’s been our

goal all off-season and what we’ve been focusing on.”

As far as a pre-season progress goes, Davis said he is hoping for the team to score more runs.

“We’re ready to get the season started and see what we can do. I think the offense is going to look really good this year. We actually have a lot of hitters and I think we’ll be able to knock the ball around the park a little bit,” Davis said.

The fi rst pitch of the 2013 season will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 against Northeastern and the annual Alumni Game and Fan Appreciation Day will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 2.

Both games will be at Cougar Field.

Admission is free and there will be autograph sessions.

Last year’s disappointing season looks to have no effect on the staff as they have already laid out their goals.

“Ultimately, we want to go to Omaha. We want to take this sea-son as far as we can go. I feel like we’re going to have a really great year,” Hernandez said.

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BASEBALL

Cougars open practice with high expectations

Junior outfi elder Jonathan Davis, who batted .306 with 38 hits scoring 19 runs last season, said the Cougars will be much improved offensively and will aim for 30 more victories this season. | File photo/The Daily Cougar

Amber JenningsContributing writer

After years of dedication and hours of grueling practice, track and field athletes only get moments — sometimes seconds — to perform.

The UH track and field team spent Friday and Saturday putting its training and dedication to the test against 18 colleges at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multis.

The Houston men came out on top in the 200-meter dash with freshman Eric Futch coming in first at 21.78 seconds and fresh-man Leshon Collins in third. Senior Kevin Johnson and freshman Sean Spiehler dominated in the heptath-lon, which includes 60-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 60-meter hurdles, pole vault and 1000-meter run. Johnson had a total of 4858 to put him in fi rst, and Spie-hler received a 4630 to put him in third place. In the 60-meter hurdles, redshirt junior Leon Bullock took

fourth with an 8.27.The women’s team also saw suc-

cess, as the 4x400 relay team, which consists of junior Ngozi Onwumere, freshman Kelli Hardnett, freshman Mayorca Young and senior Brittany Wallace, beat out the competition with a 3:48.97 performance. The closest competition was three sec-onds behind them.

Junior Cassie Wiley placed in the top 10 of six events and tied for fi rst place in the high jump and second in the shot put.

Redshirt junior Xavier Boyd, who received sixth in the 400-meter dash and twelfth in the 4x400-meter relay, is already preparing for his next meet in New York for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational next weekend.

“I felt pretty solid, but I’m really trying to prep myself for the next meet,” Boyd said.

Boyd has had some challenges with injuries this year, but his dad, who also competed when he was younger, inspires Boyd to keep on

going.“He has been very instrumen-

tal,” Boyd said.The men’s team also placed with

redshirt senior Richard Fenton in

the weight throw and freshman Joseph Beck in the pole vault. Fenton threw 17.67 meters and took fi fth, while Beck cleared 4.90 meters and placed eighth. In the

long jump, sophomore John Horton made seventh, and redshirt senior Simon Stewart placed 14th.

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UH secures three fi rst-place medals at invitational

Angelica Thompson placed eighth in the high jump, soaring 1.54 meters for 666 points. | Esteban Portillo/The Daily Cougar

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LIFE & ARTSEDITOR Paulina Rojas EMAIL arts@thedailycougar.com ONLINE thedailycougar.com/life-arts

What I like about MEME

Q & A

Q: What did you enjoy most about play-ing Lidochka?

A: I loved playing the part of Lidochka because she is very dynamic. She is a total nerd, but as the opera continues we see her different layers unfold.

She is witty, loyal, vulnerable, a little unpredictable and she is not afraid to say what is on her mind. For this reason, she seems very real and I really identi-fi ed with her.

Q: How would you compare “Moscow, Cheryomushki” to other operas that you’ve participated in?

A: Moscow, Cheryomushki” is different from other operas because it hasn’t been done very much, so the performers and the audience don’t have much to

compare it to. When you’re dealing with operas that have such a rich performance history, many roles come with certain traditions or carry certain expec-tations with them.

With this show, there were no preconceived notions and no legends to live up to. It was more or less a blank slate that we were able to bring to life, which can be challenging as an actor, but it also takes off some of the pressure.

Q: How did you feel after opening night?

A: I felt great after opening night, mainly because the audience enjoyed the show so much. We had a great turnout and they gave all of us so much energy during the show. It’s such a pleasure to perform a show that makes an impact on the audience. Ev-

eryone seemed to walk away laughing, smiling and humming the tunes.

There is no better feeling as a performer. It makes you feel like you really did your job.

Q: What did you take away from being a part of this production?

A: Our music director, Buck Ross, did a fantastic job coaching us through the dialogue. We don’t get a chance to perform very dialogue often in opera. Sometimes we tend rely on the music to help us communicate, and here we couldn’t use that as a crutch. Buck really helped us to communicate ef-fectively through our dialogue and I will apply what I learned from that experience into the work I do in the future.

KATRINA VAN MAANENTHE DAILY COUGAR CAUGHT UP WITH THIS FIRST-YEAR VOICE PERFORMANCE GRADUATE STUDENT TO GET BEHIND-THE-SCENE DETAILS OF THE RUSSIAN THEATRIC SPECTACLE.

Moscow lead gives the Cougar the scoop

Literature sophomore Kyndal Jones is developing her creative side.“I have a lot of ideas and I’m really creative.”

Electrical engineering sophomore Marcos Rodriguez is a guitar hero.“I am really good at playing the guitar and I’m very proud of that.”

Katrina Van Maanen, Lidochka in “Moscow, Cheryomushki,” said she thought the audience enjoyed her and her cast mates’ performances. | C ourtesy of Moores School of Music

— Compiled by Paulina Rojas and Jessica Portillo

Mahler & Mendelssohn January 31, February 2, 3, 2013Christoph Koenig, conductorMendelssohn: Octet for Strings – for Full String OrchestraMahler: Symphony No. 1Mahler’s First Symphony is filled with some of the young composer’s most brilliant and contrasting musical ideas. You’ll be taken on an epic journey that guides you from folk melodies to the enigmatic awakening of nature, while the familiar “Frére Jacques” melody is transformed into a chilling funeral march. Also, hear Mendelssohn’s youthful and brilliant Octet for Strings, performed by the entire Houston Symphony string section.

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LIFE+ARTS

Fish with a Spanish twistSalmon CevicheA dish that is so easy to make and needs very little attention. Ceviche is fi sh that has been cooked in citric acid, it literally cooks itself. You could leave everything to cook before heading out to the gym and it will be ready to go by the time you get back.

Ingredients:1 lb salmon fi llet, skinless, small diced

1 red onion, thinly sliced

1 bunch of cilantro, chopped

13-14 limes, juiced

2 tbsp of your favorite hot sauce

1 Large avocado, chopped

Salt, to taste

Instructions:Add everything together into a large food storage bag and mix well by hand before sealing the bag, make sure to get as much air out as possible. By removing the air this will help to promote even cooking and seasoning as opposed to leaving everything in a bowl. Place in the fridge for about 2 to 3 hours.Pull out the ceviche, transfer to a serving dish and toss in avocado then enjoy.

• Notes

Some may question the cooking time, but with the small dicing and the food storage bag technique, the fi sh cooks faster than it would have had you left it in big chunks sitting in a bowl or pan.For the onions, I like to use a mandolin to get those consistent thin cuts.

— Jorge Porras, staff writer

RECIPE