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Banking CEO talks global economy with employees, public
Issues including the global economy, particularly the Euro-crisis, sovereign debt and the effect of the financial crisis on capital markets worldwide were the focus of a lecture given by JP Morgan Chase & Co’s...
Cougars discuss public school sex education
Texas Freedom Network Student Chapter focused on advocacy for HISD schools while showing “Let’s Talk About Sex,” a documentary on how American attitudes towards sex affect teens and holding an open-floor discussion Tuesday in...
25,000 guests fill park for Japanese festival
Vendors and performances sprawled out over Hermann Park and more than 25,000 guests flooded the grounds for Houston’s 19th annual Japan Festival on Saturday and Sunday. “The Japan-America Society of Houston instituted the festival in...
Shasta makes debut at Houston Zoo
A sea of albino white and scarlet red swarmed the cougar cages at Houston Zoo Saturday to welcome the first incarnation of UH’s live mascot since 1989: Shasta VI. The 7-month-old cougar was released into...
Coogs fight hunger through empty bowls
UH students sculpted bowls for the hungry Tuesday in the fourth annual UH Bowl-A-Thon. The clay bowls, created by students and potters in the community, will be donated to Empty Bowls Houston, a grassroots effort...
Acclaimed journalist talks politics, religion
Faith is an influential tool in American politics, and campaigns now resemble “religious litmus tests,” said guest speaker and Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts. Pitts gave a lecture on Wednesday called “Religion in the 2012...
Reinventing news
The director of photography for the New York Times Magazine assigns photos that challenge her photographers to get out of their comfort zone, she said in a lecture Monday. Kathy Ryan lectured in a room...
Public transportation provides convenience
Amid soaring gas prices and parking woes on campus, university students looking for a way out have begun to embrace public transportation as a way to commute to campus, opting for either a ride...
Panelists discuss Houston housing market
As the US housing market continues to be taken through the ringer, executives of the Houston Apartment Association paneled up and answered questions Thursday at UH about how the economy is affecting their market. The...
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