Events
Creative writing students attend author’s lecture
New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond gave a brief talk on the merits of self-publishing Friday in the Honors College commons. The audience was primarily composed of enthusiastic graduate and undergraduate creative writing students...
May art festival to hold performances throughout city
The Mitchell Center, in collaboration with Aurora Picture Show and DiverseWorks Art Space, presents the Insight/Out Festival on May 19 and 20 at various locations across the city. The festival opens at 2 p.m. May...
Panel holds discussion on diversity
UH is already considered one of the most diverse institutions in the nation but that doesn’t mean the campus community is resting on its laurels, as proven by a recent seminar that focused on...
Poets bring histories to the table
The Student Program Board and the Council of Ethnic Organizations hosted the inaugural Poetry Slam featuring poets Bobby LaFebre and Carlos Robson on March 13 at the World Affairs Lounge in the University Center. Cultural...
Dragging for a GLOBAL cause
Gender dressing roles flew out the window as a student organization celebrated its annual drag show to a packed house. GLOBAL, the University of Houston’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning student organization, held the...
UC patio to be site of outdoor film screenings
Each semester, an interesting cross-section of movies is featured on the University of Houston’s version of the big screen, making the annual Outdoor Movie Festival an interesting facet of UH life. Last year, “Kick Ass”...
The great table talk
Alison Leland, special assistant to the Provost and political science professor embodies compassion and courage. On Wednesday, 23 years after the death of her husband, congressman Mickey Leland, she had the hot table in...
Student veterans at UH honored
University of Houston’s most important tradition, Frontier Fiesta, honored the veterans on campus for the first time in years on Saturday. Family Fun Day included the Joe Koppel Military Appreciation Ceremony and a cook-off awards...
Parade, ribbon cutting open annual UH festival
Frontier Fiesta 2012 kicked off Thursday with music, cheers, and marching from various campus sororities and fraternities. The opening event started at 4 p.m. with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and parade at Robertson Stadium. This year’s...
Poet tickles, inspires crowd
Frontier Fiesta always has a lot to offer students and on Thursday, with the help of the Mexican American Studies Student Organization, a Hispanic-Polish American self-named “Pocho Joe” took to the stage to tickle...