August 3rd, 2011
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Grads struggle with job pursuits
Courtney Kindall, a UH graduate with a master’s in counseling psychology, spends at least four hours a day filling out job applications and combing through internet job search results in an attempt to find...
Staff council addresses UH
The annual “Conversation With Staff Council” meeting was held Tuesday to address how the Texas financial crisis would affect the University, The meeting focused on figuring out how to soothe the University’s financial troubles, as...
Get real: Event encourages natural beauty
Afros, twists and braids appear to be the new trend among black women across the nation, especially in Houston. Women embracing their natural beauty have taken society by storm, and UH is no exception....
Make the best of the last weeks of summer
As summer draws to a close, we can’t help but feel sympathetic toward those Cougars who have been knocking out classes for the last two months in summer school. Of course, that’s certainly a...
Bragging rights settled on the couch
Two-a-days don’t start until Thursday, but the Cougars have been hitting in pads for a while now — digitally at least. Wide receiver Ronnie Williams talked with us about this year’s edition of EA...
Sumlin teaches gridiron basics
Head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff welcomed over 100 Cougar fans to the Athletics/Alumni Center on Thursday for the Fourth Annual Football 101 for Women. Described by Sumlin as the “Oprah of football,” the...
More female techies needed
It’s Christmas morning, and little Timmy and Kate are anxiously opening their presents, eager to find out what Santa has brought them. Timmy opens his package to find a new model car. It can...
End of summer ushers in a semester of new issues
With journalism being a public service, The Daily Cougar’s most important priority is informing our readers about the happenings of the UH community. However, that is not strictly limited to campus events, football games...
Online retailer sales tax raises constitutional questions
With high budget deficits, states like California are trying to squeeze revenues out of online retailers by attempting to collect some sales taxes on goods purchased online. California’s curent rate is 8.25 percent, which...
Study published on the rocks
A study written by a UH professor and her colleagues has been published in the most recent edition of the scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It concerns the history of...