Clear

77°

Wednesday
May 23, 2012

April 28th, 2011

You are browsing the archive for April 28th, 2011.

Hate the player and the game

Hate the player and the game

If you’ve ever been in a dating situation and you’re unsure whether your sweetheart is interested in you or not, you know what incertitude feels like. However, it could be that they are just...

Search continues for Student Affairs leader

Search continues for Student Affairs leader

A committee to find a new Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs has been formed with the intent of filling the position within the next six months. The position opened up Feb. 17 when Elwyn...

Catcher John Cannon and the Cougars could not stage a rally and have lost three of their last four contests. | Courtesy of UH Athletics

Missed opportunities allow Lamar win

UH headed east to Beaumont, looking to avenge a loss to Lamar earlier this month. Instead it ended up losing to Lamar for the second time this season, 7-4. The Cougars (20-22) started the game...

Benefit packages questioned

Some UH employees have expressed concern over the withdrawal of state-contributed funds for their retirement benefits plans. The assumption of these employees is that once they terminate their jobs at UH, they can withdraw...

UH sets path for flagship

UH’s recognition by the Carnegie Foundation in January as a Tier One school does not mean its work is over — the University has many more goals it must achieve. The two major goals are...

Burrell a big name at Penn Relays

A conference or national championships will not be on the line, but many UH athletes are competing in the biggest meet of their young careers starting today. The Cougars — and more than 20,000...

Family-owned eatery makes dinner zesty

Four words that you would never expect to see in the same sentence are, “Fine-dining Mexican food,” yet it is exactly what you will find at Hugo’s on the corner of Westheimer and Mandell. An...

Fining Bryant was punishment enough

These days the word “fag” carries more weight than ever before. It’s no longer a tease to encourage buddies to act more manly. Instead, it’s an insult of the highest order, a slur in...

Bernanke is optimistic — sort of

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference Wednesday after the first Market Committee meeting opened to the press saying, “The central bank has no real timetable for ending its low interest-rate policies.” ...

Endeavor’s last mission may unlock mysteries

When the space Shuttle Endeavor blasts off from Earth for its last mission Friday, it will be transporting one of the most important things to ever reach space. The AMS-02, or the Alpha Magnetic...