November 2009
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RUMOR HAS IT: ‘Unscripted’ programs remain popular
It's official: reality television has rotted holes in Americans' brains. 'Get out of my television!' Networks like to insert unknown people into 'realistic' situations, such as going to the club every night and fighting...
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Privacy key to adult cohabitation (COUGAR SUTRA)
The best roommate is someone who is never there. When you first start to live with someone, you should make some sort of arrangement with the other person so they don't burst into your...
FIVE MINUTES OF FAME: Evening student dishes on campus
Mildred Scott: What are some of your hobbies? Joel Colvin: I teach people how to fly airplanes and I play the saxophone. Scott: What do you think of the H1N1 scare? Colvin: I'm not...
Group offers aid to students with children
Students in college are often weighed down under the pressure of midterms, finals and class projects, but an issue that seems seldom discussed, at least among students in day-to-day conversation, presents an even tougher...
Obama, Holder fight for terrorists’ rights
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced last week that the admitted mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would be transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and tried in New York City, just...
STAFF EDITORIAL: Gubernatorial candidates would be wise to heed education issue
With 2010 fast approaching, Texas gubernatorial candidates have increased their efforts to let voters know where they stand on important issues before the March primary. Here's to hoping that the candidates don't hold back...
Comics – Nov. 18, 2009
' Dim Sum by Ho Yi Lau ' A.D.D Circus by Chris Jacobs ' Limbo by Paulo Aninag ' Robbie & Bobby by Jason Poland '...
UH Dining plans to add options as part of facilities upgrade
Renovation plans will renew dining hall facilities and increase vegetarian and vegan options with input from students and the UH community. 'Currently, we have vegetarian features at each station,' UH marketing manager for Dining...
Undergraduate office’s scholarship program affords students research opportunities
The Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program offers a scholarship open to juniors and seniors at UH, giving students a chance to participate in a research project with assistance from a UH faculty mentor. The...
UH physics applies solar research
A UH physics professor has partnered with a solar powered-technology company to research efficient solar cells. QuantaSol, a United Kingdom-based company, entered into an agreement with physics and electrical and computer engineering professor Alex...