August 2003
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Soccer kickoffs season
The UH women's soccer team is heading to Waco to play North Texas at 4:30 p.m. today and Eastern Washington at 4:30 p.m. Sunday as part of the Baylor Tournament. Ten of the 16...
Coogs look to quench hunger against Rice
The Cougars are coming off a disappointing season and feel they have something to prove. The quarterback situation is unsettled, with little proven talent at the position. Houston is also trying to replace important...
Young volleyball players keep their eyes on the prize
Six freshmen and two transfers. Sounds like a combination of players more equipped for ice-breaker games than volleyball matches, right? But as UH coach Bill Walton watches his group of newcomers prepare for their...
Students invest in UH through fees
Higher fee bills suck. Just wanted to get that part out of the way. However, let's do a quick higher education cost comparison. The estimated cost of education for a resident student living on-campus...
Simple reasoning snubs complexity
This week's topic is not quite, well, topical. Not that there isn't anything of importance to discuss. The northeast blackout, for example, is one issue that deserves someone's immediate attention. But still, I am...
Seniors give advice on class, friends for freshmen
With a new semester beginning, upperclassmen are more than willing to give guidance to new fishies, and one piece of advice prevails: Go to class. "You usually do better, and you don't necessarily have...
IT officials take on SoBig; campus feels worms’ bite
Information Technology officials stepped up efforts to combat a triumvirate of computer worms disrupting University networks Thursday by broadcasting alerts to the UH community, sending out repair teams and tracking down infected computers, but...
Ex-UHPD cop accused of excessive force
A recently dismissed UHPD officer has been accused of excessive force in a February incident off-campus, raising the ire of a local activist. Anitra Randolph said Officer Thomas Trout began shouting at her and...
Enjoy sun on Labor Day, not new movies
The coming two weeks offer college students plenty of entertaining things to do. You can go to a football game, enjoy a drunken boat ride on Labor Day, go to the finale of your...
Sprite Tour too corporate for hip-hop lovers
Dark skinned red painted toes walked alongside old ripped converse shoes. Dreaded two-year-olds in their parents' arms, Woodlands high schoolers, UH students, the trendy, the dirty, the "punk rockers", the b-boys, the clean cut,...