November 7th, 2011
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HISD member gay-bashes in election flier
HISD trustee Manuel Rodriguez is running for reelection in HISD District III against Ramiro Fonseca. Fonseca is gay, and Rodriguez made several mentions to that in one of his campaign fliers. It is entirely inappropriate...
Hollywood needs more non-white leads
Unfortunately, last year’s “The Last Airbender” race-debacle seems to have taught Hollywood casting agents nothing. The Japanese cult-classic “Akira” is now being remade by an American studio, and most fans of the classic have...
Premature baby bill stalled in Congress
Government inefficiency becomes more than merely frustrating when it undermines public health, and it rises to a particular level of indefensibility when the lives of infants are put at risk. An act that will...
Keenum makes history in UH victory
Through two quarters, UAB did not resemble a one-win team. But the Cougars could only be contained for so long. The Cougars won 56-13, but the Blazers gave all they had. UAB took the lead...
Advocates show support for Dream Act at summit
The decade-long battle for the passage of the Dream Act united students, advocates and families at the third annual “Dream Act Summit” on Saturday at the HCC East Campus. Immigrant Families and Students in the...
Former 9/11 commission director talks at lecture
As the crowd of students, professors and Houstonians brushed off the cold, Philip Zelikow stepped to the podium in The Honors College Commons on Thursday to discuss the US government’s defense against terrorism. Zelikow, the...
Cougars celebrate festival of lights
The Hindu Students Association celebrated its second Diwali festival with traditional Indian food, clothing and decorations on Friday at the World Affairs Lounge in the University Center Underground. “It’s a festival of lights, celebrated in...
Student Affairs reorganized
Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Student Affairs J. Richard Walker announced the reorganization of the Division of Student Affairs in an email to all full-time employees of the division after business hours on Friday. “As we...
Recipes: Vegan Pozole
For the cool weather to come, nothing beats a nice hot bowl of soup, great for lunch or dinner and — most importantly — won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Ingredients: 2 quarts Vegetable...
Needle, thread weave the way
Houston’s annual International Quilt Festival made a promise and kept it well — phenomenal artistry and imagination abounded. There were competition pieces on display, the likes of which draw in quilters from across the...
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