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Cougar fights for women’s rights
Frustrated with recent legislation, like the mandatory sonogram bill, alumna Reesa Graham decided to create an event, “Wear White For Women’s Rights,” which will take place Monday. The purpose of the event is to encourage...
Court disqualifies four candidates
The Student Government Association Justices struck down the Election Commission’s decision to disqualify four members of the McHugh-Aijaz party due to code violations, but determined three of them participated in election fraud. President-elect Michael McHugh...
Stadium to be built in current location
The UH system Board of Regents decided to build a new football stadium in Robertson’s current location instead of the proposed site near the intersection of Cullen Boulevard and Interstate 45. This was decided...
Group wins first place at home
The University of Houston Filipino Student Association hosted and won the annual GoodPhil festivity at the Stafford Centre. GoodPhil is a weekend event which began in 1991 where FSA groups from universities across the state,...
Commission, appellants make cases at hearings
The Student Government Association Court of Appeals has until 1 a.m. Wednesday to decide whether or not to uphold the SGA Election Commission’s disqualification of four members of the McHugh-Aijaz party. President-Elect Michael McHugh and...
Student inventor competes
A recent graduate of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston is competing for one of the three winning spots, decided by popular vote, in Walmart’s “Get on the...
UH Professor wins grant to work in bacteria detection
University of Houston’s assistant professor Wei-Chuan Shih has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the first from the NSF’s Biophotonics Program granted in the greater Houston area. Shih was awarded a five-year, $400,000 grant...
RAs told to return financial aid to UH
Around 30 UH residential assistants were caught off guard at a staff meeting on Feb. 29 when they were told they owed money back to the university because they were over-awarded financial aid. Sophomore Journalism...
Candidates challenge disqualification
The Student Government Association Court of Appeals will decide whether or not to uphold the Election Commission’s decision to disqualify four candidates at 8 p.m. today in the Large Conference Room in the University...