November 9th, 2011
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Healthy serving of highlights in win
It might have only been an exhibition game, but there was a different energy on the court at Hofheinz Pavilion that has been missing in recent years. The Cougars flew up and down the court,...
‘Battlefield 3’ doesn’t measure up to popular competition
It’s clear that Electronic Arts is sticking its neck out and showing its spirit of competition against Acitivision’s juggernaut title “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3”, but with the lackluster single-player campaign mode and...
Astronaut lands on University grounds
NASA’s first Houston-born astronaut to launch, Shannon Walker, presented a keepsake to the College of Natural Science and Mathematics on Tuesday in the auditorium of the Science and Engineering building and talked about her...
White collars and handcuffs
Most of the time when we think of crime we think of street crime, not white collar crime. After all, it is street crime that we are more likely to hear about from local...
Freshman sets UH up for success
Caitlin Ogletree wasn’t especially interested in the University of Houston when she began mulling over choices for higher education. Ogletree was coming off quite a successful high school volleyball career at Montgomery High School when...
Smoking bill to be reviewed
A bill that would ban smoking in some areas of campus will be reviewed by the Student Government Association at 7:30 p.m. today. Before the last senate meeting, many students expected legislation that would ban...
Dismal voting turnout gives HISD wrong trustee
Houston had its yearly election Tuesday — but the numbers suggest many people had no idea. Only about 8.8 percent, or around 164,000 of Houston’s 1.9 million voters showed up to voice their opinions. To...