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February 1, 2012

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Congress to take up DREAM Act after Thanksgiving break

Civil actions that have taken place across the country will culminate with a vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act on Nov. 29. The Share the Dream Vigil was held at...

Republicans retake House, make gains in Senate

The Republican Party on Tuesday rode a wave of anti-Democratic sentiment and voters’ growing frustration with President Barack Obama to regain control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2006. Republicans also...

Compromise, team spirit called for at ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’

Compromise, team spirit called for at ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’

WASHINGTON — “We live now in hard times, not end times,” Jon Stewart said at Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity. “And we can have animus and not be enemies.” One of Stewart’s messages was...

Tea Party movement making presence felt at polls

Student voters understand what the traditional Democrat and Republican parties stand for, but many are unaware of the impact that the Tea Party Movement is having on this year’s election. Tea Party members’...

Bullying issue at center of suicides

With the growing number of social networking sites comes a swift increase in the prevalence of cyberbullying, the deliberate, repeated, hostile behavior by a group or individual intended to harm another, whether online or...

Congressman Paul speaks at TSU law school

Congressman Paul speaks at TSU law school

Texas Rep. Ron Paul spoke to an enlivened audience at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law on Tuesday. Paul, the Lake Jackson Republican known for his dedication to upholding the Constitution and his belief...

Broadcast journalism sophomore Aspen Enoch studies in the basement of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library as Muslim students pray behind her. | Naheeda Sayeeduddin/The Daily Cougar

‘Islamophobia’ gaining notoriety with recent controversies

Not long ago, Raheel Ramadan and his wife, Sara Meghani, both UH alumni, entered La Madeleine intending to enjoy a pleasant lunch. What began as a typical day soon turned into a...

A new masjid, or mosque, stands in Ross, Idaho, the small town where the first masjid in the U.S. was built by Muslim immigrants in 1929. | Courtesy of Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali

Muslim duo visits 30 states in 30 days, documents experiences

Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali knew something bad had happened as they saw smoke rising from the front of their Chevy Cobalt. They were on a strict schedule, and delay was not an option. Adhering...