Lorrie Novasad / The Daily Cougar

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Open the floodgates: Freshman biology major Karen Terpenning watches as water begins to fill Cullen Fountain on Monday. The fountain, which has been empty throughout the semester, should be filled by this afternoon.

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The Student Government Association election season may be over, but votes will still be cast Wednesday. The Residence Hall Association is having its elections for RHA president, vice-president of administration, vice-president of special events and hall council members. Residents may vote at the Oberholtzer cafeteria and in the Moody Towers Commons area.

Taking someone's money against his or her will is typically known as theft, unless you work for the Internal Revenue Service, in which case it is called "taxation."

Sex scandals, beef with fellow rappers and countless bootlegging did not stop the debut of the long awaited hip-hop/r&b collabo, The Best of Both Worlds. This album features the two most popular artists from both hip-hop and r&b, Roc-A-Fella's Jay-Z and Jive's R. Kelly.

The Houston baseball team maintained its position at No. 5 in the Baseball America poll after going 3-1 last week