Guest Commentary
Palestinians facing real issues in Israel
This commentary is a response to “‘Apartheid’ doesn’t categorize Israel,” which ran in The Daily Cougar on Wednesday. Israeli Apartheid Week, hosted by Students for a Democratic Society at UH, is the most important Palestinian...
‘Apartheid’ doesn’t categorize Israel
Every year, supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement gather in colleges and cities around the world for Israeli Apartheid Week, a time when organizers pass on anti-Israel rhetoric to anyone who will...
A life of achievements fit for a King
The enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. centers on his faith in the inherent goodness of the human spirit. Because King’s focus in the 1950s and 1960s was largely on securing equal rights...
MLK’s message, inspiration live on
To examine a person’s biography from academic disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, research tools of historiography are necessary, especially to study the life of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Too often,...
MLK would be proud of change in society
On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. made famous the words “I have a dream” in his speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for civil rights. King saw 1963 as...
King’s work should be appreciated
This is the third in a series of essays about Martin Luther King Jr. written by University staff members in celebration of his lifetime of accomplishments. “This is the day the LORD has made; let...
King’s legacy more than academic
This is the second in a series of essays about Martin Luther King Jr. written by University staff members in celebration of his lifetime of accomplishments. I never knew him. I was born 10 years...
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Students need more control at UH
Students across the country are protesting the privatization of education. They have joined forces with faculty and staff to fight budget cuts, layoffs, tuition hikes and other reforms. Book publishers have contracts with universities so...