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  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    On-Campus Houston Concerts Now Ancient History

    ​ For lots more posters from Hofheinz, see below and our slideshow. Essentially, universities in Houston don't have rock concerts anymore. In fact, pretty much all across America, institutions of higher learning are focusing less on bringing in live entertainment for students and more on bui ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Embargo

    UH and Rice make deal with Chron

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    UH Agenda Items May Be Too Cryptic for the Public Good?

    ​Questions continued today about the pending sale of Rice University's student-run radio station to the University of Houston as Texas Watchdog asked whether open meeting notification  requirements were met in the official meetings. According to the Texas Watchdog, attorney Joe Larsen, who i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    KTRU: U Of H Regents Approve Purchase Of Rice Station

    UPDATE (12:15 p.m.): Rocks Off will have more on the pending change of ownership at KTRU and its fallout this afternoon, with further comments from members of the Houston music scene including several current and former KTRU staffers. See you on the Web, KTRU...​Moments ago, the University of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    KTRU: The Death Knell Rings, Thanks To UH

    Turn that music down!!​Moments ago, the University of Houston Board of Regents approved the purchase of Rice University student station KTRU (91.7) FM, reports Rocks Off's Matthew Keever, who is at the board's quarterly meeting at the Hilton University of Houston.The motion carried by a margin of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    The Shameless Chef: Tex Mex Ramen Explosion

    Yeah, if you've got some kind of principled objection to what is traditionally known as "junk food", you'll wanna go ahead and move right along to the next article.​ Ah, the hazy, crazy days of dorm life. I stayed in the dorms at the University of Houston for two-and-a-half years, had some gre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    UH Hoops Still Dreaming Of Making It Back To March Madness

    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 appearanc ... More >>

  • News

    June 18, 2009
  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    The Closing Of UH's Pre-School Is Getting Nasty

    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 proteste ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2009

    UH Gets the Brush-Off from Nike

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    UH Grapples With The Guns-On-Campus Issue

    The Texas Legislature is moving forward with a bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses. Not a fan of the move: The University of Houston faculty senate. They've passed a resolution opposing the legislation.Not a fan of the faculty resolution: Some UH students.Seth Chandler, the law prof ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Phi Slama Jama Lives On...But Not In Houston

    Photo courtesy NikeWith a 31-3 record and slam-dunking skills like no other, the "dunking fraternity" Phi Slama Jama put University of Houston men's basketball on the map in 1983. So much so that Nike will soon be releasing a shoe commemorating the team: a limited edition release, the Big Nike Hi LE ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Last Chance Weekend: This Week's List Of Shows That Are Closing

    Lawndale Art Center closes down its quartet of shows this weekend, so get over there on Saturday if you want to see "Ritual Prototypes for the Afterlife" by Dennis Harper, "Ta Marmaruga" by David Waddell and Kelly Ulcak, "Silent Topographies" by Brent Fogt, and "The Listening Post" by Tim Brown. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    The Epic 1969 UH-Harvard Debate Competition Still Haunts

    Photo courtesy Debate TeamThings we did not know until today: The University of Houston had a kick-ass debate team in 1969, one that swaggered in to the national finals predicting victory only to lose to Harvard. And one of the members of that team has never gotten over the loss, and gotten so depre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    UH Reporters Won't Have To Hand Over E-Mails After All

    Photo courtesy Debate TeamThings we did not know until today: The University of Houston had a kick-ass debate team in 1969, one that swaggered in to the national finals predicting victory only to lose to Harvard. And one of the members of that team has never gotten over the loss, and gotten so depre ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    University of Houston Architecture and Public Art Walking Tour

    GHPA will turn your eews into aahs with unknown facts about the Cougar campus

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2008

    Students Against (Possible) Sweatshops Fight On

    GHPA will turn your eews into aahs with unknown facts about the Cougar campus

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    UH Sweatshop Protest, Part XVII

    GHPA will turn your eews into aahs with unknown facts about the Cougar campus

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2008

    Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas

    The boys in orange try to break their ties with Dallas

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Q&A with Brazilian Musician Djavan

    The boys in orange try to break their ties with Dallas

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    Pop Quiz with UH President Renu Khator

    New UH president, same commuter school

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2008

    One Shot

    The Society for the Performing Arts presents Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Art Briles Hired by Baylor

    The Society for the Performing Arts presents Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    The College Football Review, Week Four: Coogs Win Despite Mascot Shame

    The Society for the Performing Arts presents Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2006

    A Real Fun "Group"

    The Society for the Performing Arts presents Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Reading Series

    The Society for the Performing Arts presents Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company

  • News

    October 2, 2003

    Go, Baby, Go

    Behind the barricades with the Pro-Life Cougars and their dead-fetus pictures

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Poet

    Adam Zagajewski

  • News

    October 24, 2002

    Cram Shop

    A-Plus makes the money even if students don't make the grade

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Architect

    Carlos Jimenez

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    Hot Springtime for Sheridan

    UH faculty discontent targets the controversial provost

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Too Small for the Two of 'Em

    A nasty divorce forces a UH dean's departure

  • News

    May 25, 2000

    Catching Flack

    UH's new communication school plan puts the priorities on PR

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Computer Math, UH-Style

    Clashes over class sizes cause a Bear to oust a chairman

  • Dining

    April 13, 2000

    Big Meal on Campus

    Back in school, Eric's teases those poor UH students with its enticing menu and hotel-like prices

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    The Insider

    Where Have All the Women Gone? Discrimination charges spotlight UH's lack of female leadership

  • Dining

    February 25, 1999

    Hot Plate

    Where Have All the Women Gone? Discrimination charges spotlight UH's lack of female leadership

  • Calendar

    October 29, 1998

    Night & Day

    October 29 - November 4, 1998

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Frontier Fiesta

    The annual western party at UH is not everyone's idea of a good time

  • Dining

    August 7, 1997

    Grade A

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • Calendar

    May 22, 1997

    Press Picks

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • News

    February 27, 1997

    Lunch with LLaughing BBoy

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    The Insider

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    The Insider

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • News

    November 21, 1996

    The Insider

    At the University of Houston, Barron's makes college food like you've never seen

  • Culture

    July 4, 1996

    Crossed Cultures

    Is "A" for Asia, America -- or both?

  • News

    February 8, 1996

    Station Break

    Beset by budget problems, bereft of substantive local programming, Channel 8 finds itself at a crossroads. Perhaps it's time to put the "public" back into Houston Public Television.

  • Culture

    July 20, 1995

    Picture Perfect

    Digital technology blurs the real, the imagined and the meaning of photos as art

  • News

    March 17, 1994

    Adding Insult to Injury

    UH professors go for the goal of dumping athletics

  • Culture

    January 6, 1994
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