March 2012
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Weekend features performances from opera, theatre schools
UH's performance art community opens the second half of the spring season with two productions this weekend. The Moores Opera Center presents "Der Rosenkavalier" at 7:30 p.m. today in the Moores Opera House. The opera, with...
Bauer student raise funds for playground
Bauer students organized the Run For Recess 5k marathon at Frontier Fiesta to raise money to improve a local playground for underprivileged kids. The funds raised by the Students In Free Enterprise marathon will benefit...
‘Party’ DJs send revelers into spectacular seizures
Electronic Dance Music has hit the US like it did in the mid-90s and, just as before, has come to us from other continents to consume the pulsating beats found in American nightclubs. EDM has swept...
Band bares all in fab lights at Houston show
Though there was a lack of enthusiasm with the venue being House of Blues, there was still a bit of excitement as the backlit sign near the entrance read The Naked and Famous. The New Zealand...
Hotel and Restaurant Management hosts green carnival
The Conrad Hilton’s College of Hotel and Restaurant Management ended the month of the RecycleMania contest with a green carnival on Wednesday in the Hilton’s student lobby. The HRMA Green Team, a student organization created...
No contingency plan in place for health care law
“There’s no contingency plan in place,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest during Wednesday’s White House briefing. “We remain fully confident in the belief that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional.” However it is beginning...
There are no privacy settings
In an age where the definitions of privacy and security have undergone a dramatic change, one question has arisen: Who or what has the ability to force a user to give up their social...
SGA candidates to be replaced
Although the Student Government Association Court of Appeals decided to disqualify four members of the McHugh-Aijaz party from the elections, it did not order a new election. The disqualified students will be replaced by the...
UH students get full ride
Two students from the University of Houston received the highly-competitive Hogg Foundation Bilingual Scholarship, which is awarded to students who are bilingual and intend to work in Texas mental health care services. Victoria Reyes and...
Cougar fights for women’s rights
Frustrated with recent legislation, like the mandatory sonogram bill, alumna Reesa Graham decided to create an event, “Wear White For Women’s Rights,” which will take place Monday. The purpose of the event is to encourage...