June 2010
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Patron of arts and music dies
The UH Blaffer Art Museum benefactor, arts patron and philanthropist Jane Blaffer Owen, 95, died last week in her Houston home. Owen held a life-long dedication to art, culture and history. “Her passion for the arts,...
Merit-based raises defined
The UH Finance and Administration Committee for the Board of Regents approved the fiscal year 2011 budget in one of their most recent meetings. The budget includes funds for a 3 percent raise pool for...
Valenti awaits facelift
Renovations for the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication building, originally set to begin in January, have been postponed until mid-August. Administrators gave no reason for the delay. Despite the slow start to the construction, senior...
Nolan moves to global stage
Errol Nolan added another accomplishment to his freshman season this weekend at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, by winning the 400-meter dash. Nolan won the preliminary race and...
Fighting Words: Kobe Bryant
Joshua Siegel: What Kobe can do, Jordan could do better With his fifth title, Kobe Bryant moves ahead of Oscar Robertson and Jerry West and now has to be considered the third best guard to...
Truth about what calories really are
We all require energy to function. Our cars require gas to get from one place to the next and our iPhones require a daily charge to survive eight hours of texting and game play...
How to make your references pop
In today’s complicated celebrity-driven culture, pulling off the perfect pop culture reference is much harder than it used to be. Carelessly firing off a Family Guy reference is the social equivalent of stabbing yourself...
Current donation rules outdated
The 1980s have been over for longer than many current UH students have been alive; therefore, America is long overdue to move on from the stereotypes embraced during that period. Specifically, the Federal Drug...
The Pill needs wider distribution
On May 9, 2010, the birth control pill, commonly known as a contraceptive turned 50 years old, marked by its approval by the FDA. The pill has changed the way women live, and most...
McCrystal wanted to leave anyway
President Barack Obama decided to accept the letter of resignation from General Stanley McChrystal on June 23, 2010. This decision was widely seen by many as president Barack Obama firing McChrystal, a decision that...