Volume 7, Issue 2 University of Houston
Cougar Basketball Update
Pin Lim/Breaking News
Christmastime in the city: Holiday shoppers -- and ice skating aficionados -- are dwarfed by The Galleria’s Christmas tree with only two more shopping days left until Christmas Day.
Lot 1A closing for garage construction
A long-awaited campus parking garage moves a step closer to being a reality this week with the closure of part of Parking Lot 1A, which will be the site of the 1,500-space structure.Student fee cap may make
FY 2006 budgets tight
The Student Fees Advisory Committee may be dealing with a shortage of funds to allocate to student service units if the Student Government Association does not raise the Student Service Fee cap.Fire damages 68-year-old fraternity house
Eleven members of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity lost their home when a fire damaged their house last week.UH offers its own holiday greetings
It's three days till Christmas and you haven't sent your holiday cards. But there's still a chance for redemption.
Some songs not fit for Christmas carolers
So we're getting pretty close to Christmas, and I'm sure you have all been swarmed with the usual holiday song list of oldies (some are also goodies), modern classics ("Christmas in Hollis" by Run-DMC comes to mind), current bands revamping old standards (none of which are really outstanding) and of course the yuk-yuk cheesy humor tracks like the hillbilly favorite "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (please listen to Manic Hispanic's "Santa Got Run Over by My Chevy" instead).Anderson creates an 'Aquatic' classic
Love, loss and adventure meet on the open sea with a Wes Anderson twist in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Anderson's latest piece that tells the story of Zissou (Bill Murray), an underwater documentary filmmaker.
Curb the hate for the holiday
My lease is up Jan. 15, and I recently quit my steady job as a waiter. Mix that in with the fact that I'm saving up to go to school out of the country for a year, and this holiday season should be full of question marks and desperate attempts at stabilizing my turbulent life. But it's not.Staff Editorial: Student fee hitting its head on $150 ceiling
If the Student Service Fee is not increased next fiscal year, there may be less money to go around to student groups like the Student Government Association, the Student Program Board, this newspaper and dozens of other valuable organizations.
Pumped up Cougars overpower Tigers
In one of their most physical and intense battles this season, the Houston Cougars finished up their short three-game home stand in style, defeating the Louisiana State Tigers 81-72 on Tuesday at Hofheinz Pavilion.Lady Cougars lose second to 49ers
The Lady Cougars pinned their hopes on a three-pointer from senior guard Daphne Andre to give them the win Monday night, but time ran out, and the shot missed the mark.As a scholar, Hawkins scores -- again
Whether it's putting them on the board or improving her GPA, UH senior midfielder Nikki Hawkins knows how to score points.UH junior pitcher wins local honor
UH junior infielder and pitcher Kevin Roberts was named the Greater Houston Area's Preseason College Player of the Year by the Houston Athletic Committee, which will officially award Roberts in January.