August 27th, 2012
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Nesbitt takes command of air-raid offense
Offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt will seek out ways to get the ball to play maker Charles Sims. Against Tulane last season, Sims averaged 20.7 yards per carry, breaking a 58-year school record. |...
Campaigns cost too much
The United States Supreme Court made an unprecedented ruling in the case of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission in 2010, which allowed unlimited political campaign spending from corporations and unions. This exacerbated a problem...
Metro rail blurs line between city and campus
(Hendrick Rosemond // The Daily Cougar) Construction of the Southeast Line of the Metro light rail along UH property sparked a dispute between the University and the Metropolitan Transit Authority that was recently settled. The...
Students’ debt puts forward challenge unmet
Less than a decade ago, finding several thousand dollars for a decent degree at an average university wasn't uncommon, if not implied, among even the most modest of family incomes. There weren’t any hoops to...
UH sticks to tough grading
(Kathleen Kennedy // The Daily Cougar) While attending a university, you’re going to come across the viewpoint, “I pay tuition, so I deserve a better grade.” Unfortunately, the University of Houston is no different. This...
UH battles income inequality
The Pew Research Center released a study that reveals residential segregation by income is rapidly rising across the United States, and Houston is not exempt. Houston alone has a 37 percent share of lower-income...
Vegas casinos need more regulation
(David Delgado // The Daily Cougar) The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating Las Vegas Sands Corporation and its connections with money laundering and bribery transactions. The head of Sands Corporation, Sheldon Adelson, is a major...
Another run would be no fun
It has been about eight months since Gov. Rick Perry backed out of the running for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for president. Any politician that runs for office, in today’s split-second society, is bound...
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