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Alumnus, family narrowly escape Boston Marathon bombs
One UH alumnus decided to take his wife to Boston for Patriot’s Day — she wanted to run in the marathon, but the annual Boston Marathon saw cheers from a half million spectators and...
Author, professor shares on national television
Graduate School of Social Work professor and best-selling author Brené Brown and Oprah Winfrey explored on Sunday the importance of staying true to oneself and embracing one’s imperfections using Brown's dozen years of research. ...
Students share sequestration frustration
In the next eight months, 4,720 low-income students in Texas will lose their financial aid, and another 1,450 students will either lose or be unable attain work-study jobs because of the sequester that went...
UH to suffer from US budget cuts
The effects of the nation’s sequestration that is an impending $85 billion in federal spending cuts is expected to trickle down to UH, cutting funds for research and financial aid. At midnight Friday, the government...
Cougar falls in Algerian siege
The four-day hostage crisis in an Algerian natural gas facility concluded Saturday when the nation’s military wiped out the remaining terrorists. The death toll continues to rise, and as of Monday, had reached nearly...
Impulsivity invades shopping sprees
Stores across the country are having major sales for the Black Friday shopping spree. | Hannah Laamoumi/The Daily Cougar As all serious shoppers know, the day after Thanksgiving, commonly known as Black Friday, marks...
Electoral College debunked by UH professors
The Electoral College is one of America’s oldest political institutions, and yet, its history and role in determining the winner of presidential elections is not common knowledge. The result of the electoral college we have...
Today is last day for students to register to vote
Taylor Tompson (center) helps a student register to vote. Students can stop by any booth today to register to vote for the November 2012 presidential and congressional elections. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar Today...
Green party candidate campaigns at UH
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visited campus last week. | Julie Heffler/The Daily Cougar Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, visited UH on Thursday — the first stop in a long weekend tour through...
Students chime in on country’s concerns
By Andres Garcia An unscientific poll of 100 students showed some issues important to UH students. A majority said the economy is the most pertinent issue to consider when voting. This is in line with...
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