Subject: University of Houston-Downtown

• Will UH Try To Take The "UH" Out Of UH-Downtown?

  August 11, 2008

• A UH-Downtown By Any Other Name

  As we first reported back in August, UH-Downtown is trying very, very hard not to be UH-Downtown anymore.The rumored change is more or less a done deal; all that's left is to decide what the new name will be.Why give up the brand name of UH, especially as UH is embarking on an aggressive (if possibly quixotic) attempt to be one of those esteemed "Tier One" universities?Because, UHD president Max Castillo tells Hair Balls, UHD is not part of UH.

  December 18, 2008

• A Star Is Porn

  January 13, 1994

• Press Picks

  February 17, 1994

• Still Lives

  April 21, 1994

• Press Picks

  August 18, 1994

• Crisis on Cullen Boulevard

  September 1, 1994

• UH-Downtown Gets Set To Vote On World's Least Necessary Name Change

  Max Castillo, president of UH-Downtown, confirmed to the Houston Chronicle what he told us last month: he really, really wants to change the name of his school.And now he's taking it online!The school has put up on its webpage a whole collection of facts, lists, criteria and suggested names for students, staff and faculty to ponder.Among the highlights: The "Current Name List" includes such winners as Seguin State University (Come again?), Texas Gulf Coast State University (Can we get more modif

  January 21, 2009

• Press Picks

  February 29, 1996

• Seguin State University, Here We (Don't) Come

  This is it, people - the pivotal moment we've anticipated for weeks, nay, months.The new name for the University of Houston-Downtown is...in the final stages of being decided. UH System Chancellor Renu Khator and UH-D President Max Castillo will pass on this afternoon five tentative finalists to the UH Board of Regents. And Sue Davis, UH-D's head of public affairs, tells us those names will be made public today! Or possibly Monday. A wise man once said, "Waiting is the hardest part." The name ch

  January 30, 2009

• Press Picks

  February 27, 1997

• Press Picks

  August 7, 1997

• Night & Day

  September 3, 1998

• Night & Day

  November 26, 1998

• Night & Day

  February 25, 1999

• Floyd Newsum's "Primary Concerns"

  Joan Wich & Co. Gallery presents recent work by a local artist

  October 16, 2008

• "American Civil War Field Notes: Sketches from Cairo to Columbia"

  October 9, 2008

• It's Ale Over

  A popular British pub will become a developer's parking lot

  May 31, 2001

• Press Picks

  January 4, 1996

• Capsule Art Reviews: "City Glow," "Ellen Orseck," "Nexus Texas," "RED HOT" and "Sawing Logs"

  October 11, 2007

• Art Capsule Reviews

  A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  September 27, 2007

• Art Capsule Reviews

  A picture of our opinions on local exhibitions

  September 20, 2007

• “Suddenly One Summer”

  Trifecta of art

  August 16, 2007

• Scooby-Dooby-Done

  The Sinatra magic fails, and baffles, in rural Texas

  March 16, 2006

• The Princess Diaries

  The HMNS presents a phenomenon that just won't Di

  October 20, 2005

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  October 6, 2005

• Stylish Scavenging

  Troll for art at the Downtown Stomp Around

  September 8, 2005

• Letters

  December 9, 2004

• For Whom the Hell Tolls

  Heights residents fear the toll road authority's new land acquisition plans

  November 25, 2004

• Going Batty

  Efforts mount to make downtown home to a new kind of nightlife

  June 10, 2004

• Look Back in Anger

  A short-film series plumbs a dark cultural data bank

  June 3, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  April 15, 2004

• Training Day

  Light rail's first day brings one high after another

  January 8, 2004

• I Got You, Babe

  Stan Killian puts his money where his mouth is

  December 25, 2003

• Film Buff

  The naked truth about why Houston isn’t the third coast

  May 29, 2003

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  April 10, 2003

• Jorma Kaukonen and Blue Country

  Wednesday, February 5

  January 30, 2003

• Roger Cooper

  Oenophile, Bert Wheeler's Liquors, 6518 Westheimer

  September 20, 2001

• Mercenary or Media Martyr?

  A self-proclaimed journalist has had a paying job -- private eye

  August 23, 2001

• Letters

  Adoption Option, Hot Spell, No Opinion

  January 11, 2001

• NoDo Invades; Rebels Skirmish

  A downtown taxing zone flushes the Warehouse District from its quaint quarters

  October 5, 2000

• Best Place to Get a Traffic Ticket

  Revitalized section of downtown

  September 21, 2000

• Press Picks

  March 3, 1994

• UH-Downtown's Max Castillo, We Hardly Blew Ye

  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

  May 5, 2009

• Cielo High

  A new Mexican bistro downtown serves up strong cocktails and tasty tapas for low prices.

  April 30, 2009

• Light-Rail Will Be Limited In Downtown This Weekend

  Photo by pfrench99Metro's announced they'll be doing track maintenance this weekend, so if you're planning on cruising the light rail through downtown, think again.There will be no service between the Downtown Transit Center and UH-Downtown from 5:30 am til 2 pm on both Saturday and Sunday, Metro's Carolina Mendoza says. Instead riders will get to experience the luxury of connector buses, which will run every 15 minutes.Light-rail service won't be affected between Fannin South and the DTC, by th

  May 28, 2009

• "RAW"

  August 27, 2009

• Here's Your Chance To Ask The Next Mayor A Question

  ​Whether you like it or not -- and it seems most people couldn't care less -- there will be a mayoral election in two months.Your next mayor will either be the city controller (in which case Houston will be the largest city in the U.S. to elect an open gay or lesbian as mayor), a city council member (in which case Houston will be ruled by a moneyed white guy, not for the first time), a former city attorney (in which case Houston will be having Lee Brown flashbacks) or an admitted Republican (i

  September 3, 2009

• Don't Believe The Hype! The Press Mayoral Debate Is Not Only Still On, It's Already Been Broughten!!

  ​Anti-trust lawyers began searching collusion law last night as word began to emerge that Houston's field of mayoral candidates had agreed to drastically cut back on the number of forums/debates they'd attend.Then they put the law books away, because even they agreed there were far too many mayor's-race forums, especially when you have candidates who pretty much agree on everything.But what did the announcement mean for the Houston Press/University of Houston-Downtown forum set for September 3

  September 16, 2009

• Last Call For Art: Retablos And UH-D's Musical Debut

  Among the annual must-see shows is Lawndale Art Center's "Retablo Exhibition." The show is winding down, with Saturday as its last day, so if you haven't seen it yet, get to it.Dozens of Texas artists re-interpreted the Mexican tradition of retablos or devotional paintings for the show. The artists, including The Art Guys, Adrian de la Cerda, Gonzo0247, and Houston Press writer Kelly Klaasmeyer, produced work that runs from whimsical to cutting-edge. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, noon to 5 p.m.

  November 6, 2009