October 2011
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A Case of awesomeness
The ball that quarterback Case Keenum threw his record-breaking 135th career touchdown pass with almost ended up as a hot commodity on eBay instead of in the hands of the Heisman hopeful. “I was yelling...
Cougars push Owls to the brink, come up short
The Cougars needed a win over Rice on Friday at Robertson Stadium to earn a berth in the Conference USA Tournament. The Cougars (6-11-2, 3-6-2 C-USA) did not lose. They dominated the Owls (10-7-3, 4-5-2)...
Common sense will prevail in fight against science
Historically, it seems that Republican presidential candidates have always been at odds with science. And while the practice hasn’t contributed to their demise or benefit, it has separated them from the thousands of citizens...
Occupy Houston needs to refocus if it wants to survive coming winter
The protestors at Occupy Houston no longer have to worry about mosquitoes, but they have a new problem: the cold. Last week a group of the protestors requested that the Houston City Council let them...
Remembering Andrew Taylor
Today, Houston is a less vibrant city. There is a hole in the heart of The Daily Cougar; our former opinion editor and UH alumnus, Andrew Taylor, died on Saturday. He was 23. On Saturday...
Latest Depp film doesn’t rock weekend box office
A small plane glides over the clear, blue Caribbean with a banner attached saying something about Puerto Rico. Our eyes follow the plane through beautiful sights when the lens finally focuses on a hotel...
Houston needs to be bike friendly
Houston has an enormous amount of people who use the roads to express their need for speed, their hunger for adrenaline, a desire to sightsee and explore, and for health benefits. These people are...
Beirut makes Houston return
It was just a few months ago that Beirut rocked Free Press Summerfest at Eleanor Tinsley Park, and today they are back in support of their new album “The Rip Tide.” Doors open for the...
Save some green on Halloween costumes
Halloween is finally here, and as usual, that involves parties, candy and monsters. But for many college students, buying a costume is a luxury they cannot afford. In an effort to go a little...
History haunts UH-D parking lot
Ron Gillory says he may have found his great-great-great-grandfather buried under several tons of asphalt. Charles Gottschalk committed suicide over 125 years ago “with a bullet through his heart,” wrote The Galveston Daily News in...