Council doesn't commit to core curriculum
Web site offers gifts from unique to downright wacky
Three-point baskets
score for youth programs
Hooverphonic
to display new sound at concert
Very Bad Things takes a stab at finding the dark heart of cinema
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Today's Top Stories
The Undergraduate Council rejected a proposal from Provost Edward P. Sheridan to round out the new state-mandated core curriculum Wednesday, ensuring that a final map for the 42 hours of required courses will remain a thing of the future.
On Campus Today . . .
Cougar basketball players now have two goals in mind when attempting to score a three-pointer -- points and money.
Each time a basketball player scores a three-point shot, money is donated towards the Aspiring Youth Foundation, a Houston nonprofit organization that supports youth programs.
In Opinion Today . . .
I've had a great excuse lately, and I've found that it pretty much works for anything I apply it to, especially Christmas gift shopping. This "excuse" is simple and one that we all (at the University) can use: We're college students.
In Entertainment Today . . .
On Hooverphonic's freshman effort, A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular, many critics wondered about the chilling lyrics of former vocalist Liesje Sardonius and the cold electronic basis of the music.
In Sports Today . . .
After finishing his sixth season at the helm of the Houston Cougars, head coach Kim Helton is already looking forward to what the next year will bring.
This Week's Feature
There are many reasons why someone would want to jump out of airplane -- the adrenaline rush, the chance to tell people "I went skydiving" or to fulfill a death wish.
Heat Wave
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Studio art senior Nick Tannous tends a fire earlier this week to finish ceramics outside the Art and Engineering Annex.
