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Don't try this at home

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Pin Lim/The Daily Cougar

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UH's Karate-Do club held a free self-defense clinic Saturday in the University Center's World Affairs Lounge. Sensei Kazumasa Yokoyama, standing, demonstrated one of the defense techniques on Chris Doynof, a member of the club.

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Thursday was an evening of recognition for the annual Houston Alumni Organization, which distributed four Distinguished Alumni Awards, two President's Awards and one Distinguished Service Award at its 51st annual awards dinner.

I live my life in a perpetual state of fear. The Man is after me. My editor in chief, Brandon Moeller, is also hunted down by The Man. The nihilistic presence of The Man is but one of the many things that keeps me in a constant state of cat-like readiness.

Chicks rock.

Dixie Chicks rock even harder.

The country trio proved this brilliantly during Friday's concert at the Compaq Center.

The UH women's volleyball team entered the 2000 NCAA volleyball tournament with high expectations as they faced No. 23 Texas A&M in the first round of the tourney. It was the Cougars' 10th consecutive invitation and its 11th in 12 years.