That was some send-off the Chronicle gave over the weekend to Max Castillo, outgoing president of UH-Downtown. It was the kind of glowing profile some cynical journalists call a "blow job."In it we learned that Castillo:a) is "a bilingual Hispanic, at a time when 85 percent of college presidents are white -- [and therefore] doesn't fit the mold"b) That, somehow, we're supposed to believe the president of UH-D is a celebrity, yet Castillo remains down-to-earth: "It is less glamorous than you migh
Photo courtesy UHCalhoun Lofts, UH's swanky new facility intended for graduate and professional students, has almost everything: a 24-hour fitness center, private terraces and programming that includes yoga and cooking classes. As of late as last week, though, one thing was missing from the expensive venture: students to live in the building.A friend of Hair Balls told us about a meeting the Division of Student Affairs called Friday to address the issue. The DSA, which oversees housing, announce
When last Hair Balls looked into the sudden closure of the Human Development Lab, UH's venerable and acclaimed (if ominously named) pre-school, the situation was just starting to simmer. By now the stew over on Wheeler is on full boil. A Save HDLS web site has been created, and parents have protested on the UH campus. The university's general counsel is bedeviled with gales upon gales of open records requests, and vicious emails are flying back and forth between outraged parents and the honchos
Photo courtesy UH​Guy V. Lewis last coached the University of Houston men's basketball team in 1986. His last great team lost in the 1984 NCAA title game to the Georgetown Hoyas. He left a legacy of 27 straight winning seasons. Fourteen seasons with 20-plus wins. Fourteen NCAA tournament appearances. Five Final Fours and two championship games. That's a history that many college problems would die to have. But since 1986, the Houston Cougars have been living off of that history. An
