April 2010
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Metro addresses rail concerns
Issues regarding safety, traffic flow, emergency vehicle access and even the playground of the UH Child Care Center were addressed during a packed meeting with Metro representatives on Thursday afternoon. The meeting covered the Wheeler...
Fatwa examines views on Muslim radicals
As an increasing number of suicide bombings and terrorist attacks have been claimed under the banner of Islam, a Muslim scholar publicly condemned those acts by issuing a 600-page fatwa in March he hopes...
UH looking to build on win
After enjoying a measure of revenge against Lamar by winning Wednesday’s rematch at Cougar Field in similar fashion to their game a week before, the Cougars hope to use the momentum gained from ending...
Houston rappers join forces again
Nearly seven years after Chamillionaire and Paul Wall last hit a stage together in Houston — because of differences in their joint careers — the late Pimp C’s (of UGK) vision of reconciliation has...
Cougar has come far, still needs help
Life in the communication business was simpler when I first arrived at The Daily Cougar in August 2005. Facebook was a fledgling website known then as “Thefacebook.” Twitter hadn’t been heard of yet. The iPhone...
Network wrong to cater to terrorists
Following the airing of South Park’s 200th episode, which poked fun at the show’s inability to depict Prophet Muhammad, a veiled threat was made against creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker on a radical...
Saying goodbye to friends not an easy thing to do
This is the last issue for a lot of the members of The Daily Cougar staff. To paraphrase the immortal Chuck Dickens, it can be a good thing, and it can be bad. Working at...