Published on April 26th, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
With more than 40,000 students at the University of Houston comes an equally large amount of trash that is created. Most of it goes where it belongs. But sometimes, we litter. Trash bins outside overflow or some …... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2017 | by Anthony Cianciulli, Dana C. Jones, Thomas Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images A bill proposed in the Texas legislature known as HB-2787 would protect off-the-clock employees from getting fired for expressing personal political beliefs. It would also protect the jobs of those who attend protests and rallies. …... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
In January, the rusty patched bumble bee was slated to become the first bee to be placed on the endangered species list by the U.S. Department of the Interior. President Donald Trump’s administration later placed a …... Read More →
Published on March 29th, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images When UH announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governator himself, a man whose upbringing and ambition to make dreams into realities could inspire anyone, was going to be the speaker for its third …... Read More →
Published on March 27th, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
The University lost its most prominent unofficial mascot last Monday: the white-tailed squirrel. Yet the squirrel’s passing provided a rare moment for UH students to come together and make something of it. The white-tailed squirrel was …... Read More →
Published on March 22nd, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
The fountain is back at the University for the first time in several years and the journey to filling it as been a long and arduous one. The Cullen Family Plaza fountain has been central to …... Read More →
Published on March 21st, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
At the beginning of March, President Donald Trump tweeted that his home at Trump Tower had allegedly been wiretapped by former President Barack Obama. If anything is going to set the tone for the remainder of …... Read More →
Published on March 15th, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images For the first time since 2012, Somali pirates have hijacked a commercial vessel in the gulf of Aden. There are eight Sri Lankan crew onboard the hijacked vessel that are currently being …... Read More →
Published on March 7th, 2017 | by Thomas Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images Two members of a Georgia group named “Respect the Flag” have gotten double-digit sentences two years after rolling in a convoy adorned with confederate flags through a neighborhood and threatening a black family having a …... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2017 | by Dana C. Jones, German Barbosa, Jorden Smith, Thomas Dwyer
Embed from Getty Images Bitcoin recently became more valuable than an ounce of gold. Because of this, should bitcoin be a commonly accepted currency, or not... Read More →