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April 9, 2012
Top 10 Worst Sports Stadiums, In Honor Of ASU's "Tampon With Wings"
This week, Arizona State University unveiled artist renderings of an overhauled Sun Devil Stadium. The project, which will eliminate some 16,000 seats and install a canopy-type roof at the circa 1958 venue, was spearheaded by new ASU athletic director Steve Patterson. (If you remember, Patterson was ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
Broad Prize: HISD a Finalist Again, Goes for a Second Win
Houston ISD got some great news today -- it's been nominated once again as a finalist for the Broad Prize for Urban Education thanks to an increased African-American graduation rate, more African Americans and Hispanics taking Advanced Placement tests and a greater percentage than any other urban di ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
The Former KTRU Being Added to iHeartRadio App
According to a report on Billboard.com, iHeartRadio, an online streaming service with a companion smart phone app owned by Clear Channel communications, Rice Radio (formerly KTRU) is one of 14 college radio station being added to the streaming platform in an effort to broaden the company's radio off ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
College Football Week 1 Recap: 10 Things
Coming up roses, againCollege football is back, and probably for the first time I can remember, the feeling that the return of football brought with it more than anything else was relief. Finally, we can stop obsessing over agents, runners, tattoos, memorabilia, and Nevin Shapiro. The games ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Joan Ginther, Serial Lottery Winner: Lucky Or a Genius Who Gamed the System?
Has the lottery been played?You may remember Joan Ginther, the woman who's racked up four Texas Lottery million-dollar-plus wins over the years. The lottery said she had just gotten lucky, but now one expert thinks she might have figured out how to game the system in a completely legal way. ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
HISD Touts Results on Two National Exams
HISDHISD's graph showing movement in the right direction.The Houston school district says its students have made impressive gains in the latest round of Stanford and Aprenda tests, which measure students nationwide. "HISD students posted especially strong gains in math and science during the ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
HISD Trustees Prove They Can Go Hours Without Peeing
Margaret DowningTrustee Michael Lunceford and Superintendent Terry Grier wade through another marathon budget meetingHouston ISD board members resolutely stayed anchored at the board room table for hours Monday, picking through programs, considering projections (What if there's a 3.3 percent ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Katy Students Protest Teacher Layoffs and Get Away With It
Maybe 200 or so students at Morton Ranch High in Katy took to the barricades this morning, protesting planned layoffs for 350 teachers districtwide. (Video above from KHOU.) A representative group of them got to meet with Superintendent Alton Frailey, who explained Blame Austin to them. None of th ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Between Passing Standards and State Funding, HISD Remains in Free Fall
Margaret DowningHISD Chief Financial Officer Melinda Garrett warns there's no tax increase -- yet.It wasn't just the budget numbers that remain in free fall as Houston ISD trustees discovered at today's agenda workshop. Next fall, board members and Superintendent Terry Grier's administration ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
HISD Trustees Ask For More Data Before They Make Tough Decisions
HISD could use some of 50 Cent's cash.It was another lengthy trek through the budget for Houston ISD trustees this morning as board members considered good news - the shortfall from the state may be several million dollars less than first thought (but still a lot) - and not so great: employee ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
College Baseball: Rice Sweeps the Trojans While UH Struggles Against the Rebs
John RoyalRice's Michael Ratterree tags out USC's Matt Foat trying to advance on a sac flyIn the first weekend of the college baseball season, it was the Houston Cougars pulling off the home sweep of UT-Arlington while the Rice Owls were losing two of three to visiting Stanford. The competit ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Cougars and Owls: Hey, What Do You Know? At Least Some Houston Teams Can Win Baseball Games
John RoyalHouston's Caleb Ramsey knocks a first-inning two-run triple on Friday nightThe expectations for the Houston Cougars baseball team are almost nonexistent. Hustle. Stay competitive. Aim toward being better next season. The expectations for the Rice Owls are high. Win Conference U ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
Casualties of War
Parents who bought into the TAKS hype dealt blow at HISD meeting.
Blogs
November 4, 2010
Houston Aggie Takes On Jeopardy
courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc.If you have a question about victims rights, you're probably going to want to ask Houston's renowned crime victims advocate, Andy Kahan.If you have a question about practically anything else, you might want to try Kahan's son, Kyle. The Texas A&M student ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Rap Goes To College: 5 More Possible Hip-Hop Professors
Rice University just got a lot more... trill. Never thought you'd hear those words in the same sentence? Yeah, us too. But as hiphopdx.com reports, you just might be seeing a lot more "Diamonds and Wood" and "Front, Back & Side to Side" in the Rice University parking lot. That's because B ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
Forbes Says Houston Is The Best City For Young Professionals, So It Must Be, Right?
Better than Boston or San Francisco!The online Forbes empire never tires of putting together lists that rank American cities in any number of categories, all in the vain hope that media in the city named number one will write about -- DAMN! Fell for it again!!Okay, we'll give them an item, since ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
What? Tom Penders' UH Team Had Trouble With Academics?
Go to class!! If you canHere's a surprise -- the University of Houston men's basketball program has been warned by the NCAA about poor academic performance, the Houston Chronicle reported. It's not surprising because of the absolute jaw-dropping notion that UH athletes might not be racking up GP ... More >>
Film
May 27, 2010
Aging Disgracefully
Sex and the City 2 struggles against nature to stay forever young.
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April 15, 2010
Para Vivir
In the Heights explodes off the stage.
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April 1, 2010
In the Heights
All that singing and dancing might help the characters in this musical reach their dreams quicker
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March 18, 2010
Tamler Sommers
A UH professor takes a stab at breaking down the idea of moral psychology
News
January 21, 2010
Net Gains and Losses: Red Herring
Author has his own special take on the fishing industry.
Blogs
December 4, 2009
Game Time: The Week In Tweets
Maybe I'm biased because I use it all the time, but I'm going to make the bold statement that Twitter has surpassed "fad" status and that it's here to stay. Even at this point, people who don't use Twitter recognize kinda sorta how it works, and even recognize a Tweet when they see it -- "it's go ... More >>
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November 20, 2009
Game Time: Rating The Smack Of Mark Mangino
Less than two years removed from taking home the Bear Bryant Award which goes to college football's top head coach, Kansas coach Mark Mangino's mouth is getting him in trouble. No, I'm not talking about the fifth serving of cheesecake he may or may not have had (ok, DID have) after dinner tonight ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Turning the Screw: ESG and Friends, Chamillionaire, Dustin Prestige, 50, Eminem, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Jeezy, Rihanna, Lil' Flip, etc.
Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Break Dem Boys Off," ESG feat. Slim Thug and Big Hawk Wire To Wire Chamillionaire continues to market ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Warfare in Early China and the Pottery Army of the Qin
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April 7, 2009
UT Actually Makes The Final Four For Once: In Chess, And In Brownsville
While UT barely made it out of the first round in this year's college basketball tournament, a lesser known member of the state university system was playing in the Final Four ... of chess.UT Brownsville/Texas Southmost College wiped the geek right off the faces of the players from Stanford to claim ... More >>
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March 18, 2009
Is She Really The "Heidi Fleiss of Houston"?
Photo courtesy HCSOSometimes one flip remark transforms things.One Houston cop calls a woman "The Heidi Fleiss of Houston," and the media goes nuts (Hey, including us.)But we're really not convinced Debbie Turbiville is up to Heidi Fleiss's standards.Until we see Joel Osteen's name on a credit-card ... More >>
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March 3, 2009
Exciting New Job Opportunities At Stanford Financial
Are you an attorney looking to work for a company "that strives every day on every level of our business to achieve a higher standard"?You're in luck!! Such a company advertised in the help-wanted section of the Chronicle Sunday!!The company "has an opening for a skilled, dynamic attorney to partici ... More >>
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January 30, 2009
The Likely Conspiracies Behind The Katy ISD Counterfeit Ring
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2008
Don’t Blame Me. I Voted for the Duck.
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2008
Banned: A Practice We Had Never Heard Of
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2008
The John Royal College Football Top 25, Week Three
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2008
Texas College Football Report
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2008
College Football Preview, Tea Leoni Edition
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2008
Houston Sports, Hurricane Ike Update
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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March 27, 2008
John Royal’s NCAA Basketball Picks, Take Two
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2008
John Royal’s NCAA Picks
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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December 21, 2007
John Royal’s Friends’ Top Twenty Sports Moments of 2007, Part Two
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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October 30, 2007
The New Miracle Play, Coming to You Courtesy of San Antonio’s Trinity University
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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October 15, 2007
The College Football Review, Week Seven: Plenty of Reasons to Get Upset
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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October 12, 2007
The College Football Preview, Week Seven: Babes. Lots and Lots of Babes.
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2007
The College Football Review, Week Six: Plenty of Upsets, Including a Notre Dame Victory
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2007
The NYT Once Again Rides Our Coattails
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2006
Welcome to Football U
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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October 6, 2006
Welcome to Football U
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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June 22, 2006
Show Some Pride
Various news outlets reported Wednesday that the Katy Independent School District received 10 reports of counterfeit bills passed in school cafeterias in the past couple of months. These include several high schools and an elementary school.Steve Stanford, district spokesperson for KISD, tells Hair ... More >>
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October 14, 2004
Party Animals
Politically oriented matchmaking sites are surging toward the election
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December 7, 2000
Today's Horoscope
You'll meet a creative Aries who will shake up your traditional ideas
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