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April 7th, 2010

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Experts weigh in on recent earthquakes

The earthquake scare began in January with a 7.0 magnitude in Haiti and then progressed in February to an 8.8 magnitude in Chile, and it all starts with a release of energy in the...

UH will cut $4.1M from budget to appease state

The first phase of the state-mandated 5 percent budget reduction began last week and the implementation is expected will continue into the summer. In January, deans from each college were asked to look into possible...

Architecture book on display at MFAH

Past the photos of blasted rock, bland buildings and burning paper is a book from UH’s William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The exhibition, Ruptures...

Prof awarded part of cancer grant

A researcher from the College of Education received a portion of a $6.8 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas earlier this month. Eleven other programs in Texas also received a...

UH snaps four-game losing streak

The Cougars received a yeoman-like performance from righthander Michael Goodnight against Sam Houston State on Tuesday night. Goodnight tossed 5 2/3 shutout innings in his first midweek start of the season, striking out eight batters...

Cougars thrash helpless Panthers

It wasn’t raining Tuesday, but the Cougars relentlessly poured down a deluge of hits in their doubleheader against Prairie View A&M. UH dumped the Panthers in the first game with a 10-0 decision before ending...

iPad searches for place in illustrious Apple family

“A magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price” — for those who have been living under a rock for the past few months, this is the newest slogan for Apple’s iPad. The lightweight tool...

People should respect boundaries

Whether you’re culturally aware, athletic or want to dedicate your free time while on campus to standing up for a cause you believe in, there is truly something for everyone at UH. The University is...

Apple’s creation fails to live up to hype

Consumers lined up this weekend to get their hands on the newest addition to Apple’s family of electronic products, the iPad. The iPad comes with a starting price of $499 for the 16 gigabyte Wi-Fi...