Staff Editorial
UH should put current students first
It seems like all UH officials ever talk about anymore is how the University is striving to meet up to Tier One standards to attract the best and brightest students and athletes. We’re trying to...
US press freedom ranking plummets
The First Amendment was compromised in many ways in 2011. Perhaps one of the most troubling ways it was compromised, if you can really rank them against each other, was through the arrests of...
Student fee increase comes to a vote
Students will get the chance to vote on whether or not they want to increase their Student Service Fee by $50 a semester Tuesday and Wednesday. The 26.3 percent fee increase would cover the...
Arizona public schools ban Mexican studies
Cultural despots in Arizona are flexing their hegemonic muscles yet again. This time they are taking on, or taking out, textbooks intended for a now defunct Mexican-American studies class. Earlier this month, Arizona Superintendent for...
University’s reputation tarnished by calendar
Two Bauer students have started a business that has placed our University in a spotlight, albeit a tiny one. These two enterprising Cougars have created a calendar that features scantily clad female UH students...
SGA bill would protect transgendered students
A bill designed to amend the University of Houston System’s Non-discrimination Statement in the Student Handbook will be introduced at the SGA’s next meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The bill will request that the...
SGA sends smokers to campus sidewalks
A bill designed to make UH a smoke-free environment was passed by SGA on Jan. 18. The bill requires smokers to stand a minimum of 25 feet away from campus buildings while smoking —...
SOPA threatens to shut down the Internet
Students who tried to log on to Wikipedia on Wednesday should have noticed something curious — it was blacked out. Those who tried to log onto Wordpress, TwitPic, Reditt or Mozilla would have noticed...
Perry’s star has fallen in his home state
Gov. Rick Perry entered the 2012 presidential race with the gusto only someone nicknamed “Governor Good-Hair” could muster. His southern charm promised to propel him to the top of a cast of candidates who...
Welcome back to campus life, Coogs
All good things must come to an end — including winter break. And although waking up for 8 a.m. classes or hunting for a parking spot for 30 minutes every day may seem torturous...
