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Not every college Spring Break has alcohol
For a group of UH students, the clichés associated with Spring Break — like beaches, drinking and wild parties, didn’t have an affect on their week off. The 200 acres of land housing Six...
Election Day arrives, students weigh in on presidential race
Today, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney will see the effects of months of campaigning as voters cast their ballots. For many students, trying to decide between the two...
Armed gunman reportedly seen at Texas A&M
Texas A&M has issued a Code Maroon — the University's emergency notification system — because a man reportedly armed with a wooden-handled gun is on campus. The subject is described as a white male in...
The importance of the first amendment
The following is the winner of The Daily Cougar's Constitution Day essay contest. When we consider our rights as codified in the Constitution, we should always remember the first amendment as foremost among the rest....
Redistricting will affect November election
After the major power shift in the 2010 midterm elections, redistricting became a priority when 2010 Census granted Texas four new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The point of contention for these district lines,...
Metro makes a stop at Austin
President Renu Khator and the SGA went to Austin for the festival. | David Haydon/The Daily Cougar AUSTIN — A three-person panel at The Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday on trade and transportation entitled...
Unanimous turn of voter ID law
The proposed Texas Senate Bill 14, which would have required government-issued photo ID be presented at the election polls, was struck down Aug. 30 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. in a...
Campus adjusts policy regarding minors
At the end of the spring semester, the UH System implemented a policy regarding campus programs for minors in compliance with a 2011 state law. “Once the law passed, we looked at it and wanted...
USS Houston exhibit shown at UH for survivors, family
Friends, family and survivors of the USS Houston’s crew gathered around an exhibit featuring memorabilia from the ship — including blueprints and a photograph of the crew — in the University of Houston library...
Proposition to extend loan program
In the wake of rising tuition costs and state budget cuts in college funding programs, UH students have the opportunity to vote for some extra help in the form of low-interest student loans proposed...
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