January 2009
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1977: Baby Shasta arrives at UH
This week in history on Jan. 28, 1977, The Daily Cougar reported UH would welcome Shasta IV to the campus. The cougar cub weighed 4 pounds and was flown into Houston on a private...
‘Uninvited’ screams uninventive plot
The Uninvited has almost no marketing push behind it, little-known actors instead of big names and a title that's weirdly similar to another recent horror flick, The Unborn. A coherent, believable plot, something that's...
Senate: Green your commute
The Student Government Association Senate said Wednesday students should consider using alternative forms of transportation rather than complain about lack of parking. 'Our natural instinct is to point fingers and lay blame, but that's...
Airstrikes drive student protest
Students protested President Obama's decision to continue U.S. airstrikes in Pakistan by carrying a protestor and a baby doll smeared with red food coloring to the University Center on Thursday. The protest was intended...
Degree change upsets seniors
College of Technology students went before the Student Government Association on Wednesday with complaints that changes to their degree plans were unfair and prevented them from graduating. Computer engineering technology seniors David Harden and...
Act’s qualification necessary to fill legal loophole
President Obama signed his first bill into law Thursday. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is the latest in a long line of laws - beginning with the Equal Pay Act of 1963 -...
Change of university’s name is change for the better
UH-Downtown is weighing the pros and cons of changing its name and proponents of the initiative mentioned there is some confusion between our campus and theirs. Confusing names are a real problem. As if...
Satellite campus should consider leaving identity as is
The University of Houston-Downtown may no longer be seen as part of the UH system. According to the Name Change Exploration Survey Executive Summary, published in December by UHD, a study was conducted to...
Gilliam’s trey leads SMU past Cougars
Southern Methodist junior guard Brittany Gilliam hit a 3-pointer from 22 feet away to lift the Mustangs to a 59-56 win over UH on Thursday at Moody Coliseum in Dallas. Gilliam's trey was one...