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December 2009

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UH NOTEBOOK: Basketball’s Coleman garners conference honor

Senior guard Aubrey Coleman has been named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. Coleman played a key role in the Cougars' 2-1 showing last week at'...

CONVENIENT TRUTHS: Texans mired in mediocrity, in need of regime change

Four weeks ago, the Houston Texans' record stood at 5-3 and the team looked like a serious playoff contender. Sunday, the Texans dropped their second close game to the Indianapolis Colts this season and...

FIGHTING WORDS: Who should be the Texans’ next head coach?

At issue: Who should the Texans hire if they fire head coach Gary Kubiak? Tyler Robinson: Go old-school with the next hire Why not stick with the Denver connection and get Mike Shanahan, the...

FabergÈ hatches in Houston

Take some time to celebrate master jeweler Peter Carl Faberg'eacute;'s exquisite royal designs for diamond-encrusted necklaces, crowns and even cigarette lighters. The Houston Museum of Natural Science exhibition Faberg'eacute;: Imperial Jeweler to the Tsars...

LIVING GREEN: Campus ripe with green activities

' The following' is a list of' some green trends, events and activities to look for on campus and in Houston during 2010. 10. Carbon Footprint Study The most recent...

Events will honor memory of those who died of HIV, AIDS

Today, several local organizations will pay respects to' victims of AIDS and HIV' and attempt to raise awareness' through events such as art exhibits and' vigils. On campus The UH Wellness Center will display...

Poor grammar ain’t no big deal … or is it?

With the proliferation of MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, our writing has become much more visible. Where previously only one unlucky soul would be on the receiving end of an e-mail with un-capitalized letters, missing...

Print media suffering, not quite dead

Ten years ago, anywhere you went in the morning you would see a handful of people reading the paper, reading about what they missed yesterday, catching up on what happened while they were asleep,...

Application makes simple task even easier

With its new Facebook application Wisk-It, the laundry detergent company Wisk can now help students clean up their dirty images. The application goes through photos that a user has been tagged in and removes...

STAFF EDITORIAL: Media should focus on more pertinent news stories

Tiger Woods has been under scrutiny since he was involved in a one-vehicle accident early Friday near his home in Orlando, Fla. Woods hasn't spoken of the incident to authorities or the public; instead,...