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Aimee Buras
- April 28, 2010
‘Date Night’ should have stayed home
The Fosters (Steve Carell and Tina Fey) are a married couple who are stuck in a rut. A spur of the moment decision moves their monotonous date night from suburban New Jersey to the...
- April 23, 2010
Students lobby bill in nation’s capital
The Capital Fraternal Caucus was in Washington D.C. over the weekend, lobbying for a bill that will allow organizations to make charitable donations to non-profit, non-university sponsored housing for college students without losing their...
- April 16, 2010
Service trumps wins for University group
The University of Houston Forensic Society has won 12 national debate championships since its revival in 2002 after a four-year absence due to a lack of funding. Professor and UHFS Director Michael Fain attributes...
- April 15, 2010
College of Social Work’s success excites dean
For Professor and Dean of the Graduate College of Social Work Ira Colby, there wasn’t just one event, experience or person that influenced his career choice. Colby was born and raised in western Massachusetts and...
- April 6, 2010
Put back the kraken
The passage of time is often cruel and this could not be truer in regards to 1981’s Clash of the Titans. The stop-motion animation effects were out-of-date almost 30 years ago, Harry Hamlin’s portrayal...
- April 5, 2010
Employment rate rises in local areas
A recent Houston-area household survey conducted by the Census Bureau concluded that the local unemployment rate has fallen to 8.5 percent. Director of the UH Institute for Regional Forecasting Barton Smith said that the job...
- March 31, 2010
Dean named to prominent society
Graduate College of Social Work Dean Ira Colby was recently inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a distinguished scholar, where he will serve on various task forces, aid in writing healthcare policy,...
- March 8, 2010
SGA vice president to run again
The Student Government Association elections are underway today through Thursday, and Vice President Prince Wilson hopes to become president alongside running partner and vice presidential candidate Johnnie Jackson. Wilson, a biochemistry senior, said he plans...
- February 22, 2010
Professor takes on new position
Tracy Hester has been named director of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center at the UH Law Center. The UH adjunct professor has been a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP for 16 years,...
- February 10, 2010
Group suggests name for freshman residence hall
The name Cougar Village was not approved at the meeting, and approval has been pushed back to the next meeting. “It is going to be the heart and soul of the freshman Cougar spirit,”...