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February 18th, 2011

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“I’m so happy that it’s a new year that you can’t believe it,” football coach Kevin Sumlin said on Thursday. | Tap Nguyen/The Daily Cougar

Coffee, cuts & football

In a breakfast sponsored by the Bauer College Alumni Association on Thursday, UH football coach Kevin Sumlin said that the football season has begun for him and his team and he’s ready to start...

Changing the world ‘oneshirt’ at a time

More than 100 universities and colleges from 35 states, including UH, will mobilize thousands of student volunteers to make a difference during SustainU’s “oneShirt National Collegiate Clothing Drive,” to be held Feb. 21 and...

Cougars seeking team effort against Miners

After dropping the second of a two-game homestand to SMU, the Cougars will have a shot at redemption as they embark on a two-game road trip to take on the top two teams in...

Courtney Taylor and Lesslee Mason continued their dominance of opposing C-USA frontcourts as each notched a double-double on Thursday. For Taylor, it was the 56th of her career with 12 points and 12 rebounds. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar

UH continues march toward title

The Cougars moved another win closer to locking up the top spot in Conference USA with a 72-56 victory over Tulsa on Thursday. Strong defense powered the Cougars (21-4, 12-0 C-USA) to easy baskets...

UH tries to pick up where it left off

The Cougars look to build on recent victories over Texas A&M at the Presidents Day Invitational Challenge Cup this weekend in Tomball, the first competitive tournament of the spring season. Head coach Susan Bush wants...

I Am Number Four

‘I Am Number Four’ should be No. 1

Director D.J. Caruso and Michael Bay have teamed up with DreamWorks in the new sci-fi thriller “I Am Number Four.” The film opens in theatres everywhere today, and will surely delight the sci-fi crowd...

Budget shortfall means debt collection

If you’re one of the people who has an outstanding fine in the city of Houston, get ready to pay up. City officials are gearing up to collect on the almost $1 billion in...

Perry proves problematic for Texas

In an article published Wednesday in the New York Times, writer Gail Collins astutely pointed out that it might be time for Gov. Rick Perry to honor his words. “Perry used to be famous...