August 31st, 2007
You are browsing the archive for August 31st, 2007.
Dine on a Dime: Fend off the summer heat with cool treats
As temperatures continue to rise here in Houston, cool off with an easy, refreshing desert. For a Latin fruit fusion of flavors, try making a licuado -with only a few easy steps to follow,...
Get technical: From cheap knock-offs to high demand
Want a $299 iClone? Go to China. Want a Ferrari knock-off for under $30,000? Go to China. Chinese manufacturers have gone from cheap textiles and poor-quality radios to copying major electronics. And in some...
It’s more than just a job
As the newest addition to the School of Art, faculty assistant art professor Cory Wagner doesn't see teaching as just a job, but rather, as another form of art. "I look at teaching as...
Cougar volleyball plays Longhorns
The University of Houston volleyball team came up short in its last match at Kansas State, but now the players are home and ready to try their hand at yet another Big 12 opponent...
UH opens at Baylor Invitational
The Cougar cross country team kicks off its 2007 season 6:30 p.m. today at the Baylor Twilight Invitational in Waco. The UH men's team will be running a 6K relay, while the UH...
Cougar soccer has little hope of defeating UCLA
As far as debuts go, head coach Susan Bush and the incoming freshman class could probably have chosen an easier opponent. While the third-ranked UCLA Bruins will bring a number of fans...
Virginia Tech not responsible for one man’s actions
After four months of reexamining what occurred at Virginia Tech on April 16, a governor-appointed panel placed the blame on school administrators for being too slow to contact students and too quick to assume...
Life, liberty and the pursuit of securing them
Responsible parents know it; irresponsible children loathe it. It is the "engine of our ingenuity," to borrow a phrase well known among Houston listeners of John Lienhard's show on NPR, 88.7 FM. It...
Fund set up in professor’s honor
A new scholarship has been established in honor of retired UH professor Wilford Weber, who died in his home on June 28. A total of $10,000 was raised for the scholarship through donations so...
UH System exceeds fund-raising goal
As the 2007 fiscal year draws to a close today, University Advancement said this was the most successful fund-raising year for the UH System in over a decade. "We had a tremendous year...
- newer articles
- 1
- 2
- older articles