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FORT WORTH BOWL UPDATE:

Houston melts under national spotlight 
as Jayhawks out-cougar the Cougars
 

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'Tis the season ... :  Shopping, ice skating and a 65-foot Christmas tree bring thousands of people to The Galleria each holiday season.

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HRM prof wins whistleblower 
lawsuit against UH

A Harris County jury found Dec. 14 Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management professor Stephen Barth was retaliated against for reporting possible criminal activity by the college's former dean. 
 

Parking Enforcement more 
than just meter maids

UH Parking Enforcement officials want the campus community to know their responsibilities go beyond writing tickets. They also assist students, faculty and staff in whatever way they can.
 

Staff survey deadline 
extended to Thursday

UH staff members have until Thursday to complete and turn in the Staff Needs Assessment Survey, which will be used to inform the Staff Council and the administration.
 

Faculty Senate elects new officers

The Faculty Senate elected officers and committee members for 2006 during its Dec. 7 meeting.

DePeche Mode more likely 'Playing' the fool

Depeche Mode has gotten “the comeback” down to a science, releasing an album every four or five years in hopes that fans who have already forgotten about the band will feel nostalgic again. 
 

Christmas boils down to nothing but hot cocoa

Christmas time is here at last, which means lots of holiday good cheer and very few available parking spaces.
 

Breaking News Comics

Pirates: plunderers of souls, rapiers of innocence

It's a widely known fact that Johnny Depp is an attractive man. Only the fringe lunatics of the scientific community and the most audacious of those normally hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners journalists on the E! channel would suggest otherwise.
 

Editorial Cartoon

Staff Editorial: Enjoy your time off this winter

After one-year bowl absence, 
Houston seeks victory in Fort Worth

The Cougars will enter their second postseason play in three seasons on Friday, when they take on Kansas in the Fort Worth Bowl. With a 0-2 all-time record against Kansas, the Cougar's go into this bowl game with a slight chip on their shoulders. 

Men's basketball leaves Top 25 after upset

The men's basketball team was allowed five days to experience life as a Top 25 team, before falling victim to its first upset of the season. 

Two Lady Cougars post season highs in loss

The Lady Cougars dropped their third straight game after Dartmouth rode a 14-8 run in the final minutes of Monday night's game, defeating UH 76-69 at Hofheinz Pavilion.