Staff Editorial
Texas A&M bus incident overblown, still wrong
The Daily Cougar editorial board used this space Monday to criticize those responsible for vandalizing the buses of the Texas A&M football team before their game against Texas Tech. Since then, reports have surfaced that...
Football beef no excuse for vandalism
Maybe it isn’t such a bad thing after all that UH will not be included in the Big 12 Conference. On Saturday, Texas A&M visited Texas Tech in Lubbock for a football game. The...
Tech pioneer and Apple visionary dies at 56
You probably didn’t know him personally, but Steve Jobs has impacted your day-to-day life more than you can realize. His death Wednesday has already sent shock waves throughout social media and news organizations — the...
Occupy Houston starts national protest trend
The Occupy Wall Street protests are gaining steam — and they’re spreading. Houston, Dallas and Austin are all hosting protests on Thursday, and nearly every major US city is as well. This is exactly how...
Amanda Knox case shows media misogyny
Justice has finally come to Perugia, Italy. After spending four years in an Italian prison for a crime she did not commit, Amanda Knox has finally had her murder conviction overturned. One of the most...
Wall Street protestors speak for Coogs
For the past few weeks, protesters have been gathering in larger and larger numbers along the sidewalks of Wall Street. It’s about time. For far too long, Americans have been sitting on the sidelines just...
Brownie-eating cops were irresponsible
Of all the people under investigation for possession of drugs, most people wouldn’t expect the ones enforcing the laws to be the ones that are breaking them. Ironically, that’s the case for three Houston police...
Newly freed US hikers were irresponsible
After being held captive in an Iranian prison for over two years, Americans Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattall were finally released on Sept. 21 and arrived on US soil four days later. The two were...
Khator offers sound solution to future of higher ed
UH president Renu Khator recently had an article published in the U.S. News & World Report on Sept. 13. In her article, Khator addresses the current state of the American higher education system, and...
Coogs should be inspired by Saudi women
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud announced on Sunday that the women of Saudi Arabia will now have the right to vote and run for public office. In a region that typically puts females in...