October 4th, 2011
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Knowles family graces campus
The UH Friends of Women’s Studies organization recognized Tina Knowles, best known as Beyoncé Knowles’ mother, as part of their 15th annual “The Living Archives” series in the M.D. Anderson Library on Monday. The building...
Khator to discuss enrollment, goals at Fall Address
President Khator will give her annual Fall Address today from 10 a.m. to noon at the Moores Opera House. All students, faculty and staff are welcome. Assistant Director of Freshman Admissions Christian Backstrom said she...
Cigarettes have uncertain future
Students showed up in force to last Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting to protest an upcoming bill that will ban smoking on campus. The 31 member group included both smokers and non-smokers. About half of the...
First tenured Latina in Texas honored
UH Law Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson plans to use her recognition by the Hispanic National Bar Association as the first Latina tenured law professor in Texas to encourage the continued hiring of Latino faculty...
Walk in the Dark campus tour to search for security risks
The UH Student Government Association, Department of Public Safety, Parking and Transportation services and Plant Operations encourage all students, faculty and staff to attend the 2011 Walk in the Dark. Participants will gather tonight...
Crime log: Sept. 27-29
The following is a partial report of campus crime between Sept. 27 and Sept. 29. All information is selected from the files of the UH Police Department. The information in bold indicates when the...
University offices announce Assistant Dean of Students
DuJuan E. Smith was named assistant dean of students Monday. Smith will be in charge of UH student disciplinary policies and procedures, and will provide support for the UH Conduct Assessment and Response Team. He...
Artistic renaissance needed at colleges
Movies aren’t what they used to be. But then again, neither is the mainstream music scene. And it would be a stretch to say that contemporary literature hasn’t taken a recent dive as well. In...
Oil company flare stacks are wasteful, pollute the environment
While grasslands and forests continue to burn across Texas, flames of a more nefarious sort are deliberately marring the state’s landscape and poisoning its air. In acts of environmental mismanagement, the oil industry is routinely...
Amanda Knox case shows media misogyny
Justice has finally come to Perugia, Italy. After spending four years in an Italian prison for a crime she did not commit, Amanda Knox has finally had her murder conviction overturned. One of the most...
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