November 2009
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FOOTBALL: Best in the West
The Cougars unceremoniously whipped the Rice Owls on Saturday night to return the Bayou Bucket trophy to Cullen Boulevard. With one more win, UH can bring home a more prestigious trophy - the Conference...
Groups educate student on AIDS prevention
World AIDS Day has been annually held on Dec. 1 and is used as a global effort to help eradicate the ignorance and stigmas associated with the disease by drumming up public support via...
Bill aims to protect journalists, ‘shield’ sources
The Free Flow of Information Act, also known as the 'shield bill,' would protect news reporters from disclosing confidential information, if enacted. The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to consider the...
FOOTBALL ANALYSIS: Unfinished business
The No. 18 Cougars have performed quite impressively in their last two games, but fans shouldn't expect another blowout in next Saturday's Conference USA championship game. UH's 73-14 throttling of Rice on Saturday and...
UH NOTEBOOK: Basketball takes third at Alaska tourney
The men's basketball team traveled to Anchorage, Alaska for the Great Alaska Shootout, and returned with a mixed bag. Along the way to a third-place finish, the Cougars (3-2) posted a 100-93 upset over...
VOLLEYBALL: Head coach’s 24-year tenure ends after disappointing season
Five days after the women's volleyball team was eliminated from the Conference USA Tournament, head coach Bill Walton resigned. The move, which was announced Wednesday, comes after Walton's squad had one of its roughest...
Leisure reading: Give your favorite bookworms the novels, gadgets they’ve been desiring all semester
It's true that studying separates even the most avid readers from their favorite books. With the holidays on the horizon, friends and family can help bookworms find their most anticipated arrival or organize...
OUT AND ABOUT: Annise Parker races for mayor
Early voting begins today for the runoff election to decide Houston's next mayor. The two candidates, Annise Parker and Gene Locke - who won 30.5 and 25.9 percent of the vote, respectively, in the...
FIVE MINUTES OF FAME: Cook has wide variety of talents
Callie Thompson: How did you get started in cooking? Kate Venable: I started cooking with my grandmother when I was still in elementary. I would go visit her in Oklahoma during school breaks, and...
Abortion ban would just endanger women
I was appalled to see the Genocide Awareness Project displaying its grotesque posters on campus this week. This far-right group tours college campuses and compares the legal medical procedure of abortion to the genocide...