Mauro Alvarez/The Daily Cougar

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Shotokan, shotocanit: Jaime Gonzalez, an UH alumnus from the class of 1996, kicks in the foreground as the UH Shotokan Karate Club practices at Lynn Eusan Park on Wednesday night. The club/class has been on campus since i78.

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The Cullen Family Plaza was alive with festivities Wednesday in celebration of UH's 75th anniversary. The freshly filled Cullen Fountain flickered with reflections of the brightly shining sun as students, faculty and staff united in dancing to the Rolling Stones' "Harlem Shuffle."

I never understood the white flight of my parents and grandparents or the current trend to participate in the gentrification of the inner city, pushing the poor and usually minority residents outside the Interstate 610 loop, as if predominately white yuppies have introduced a new attitude of pioneerism.

Note: The following is a list of films opening this weekend. Along with a brief synopsis, the list is intended to provide moviegoers with general
information about the films. These are not movie reviews.

The UH softball team began well enough in its Wednesday doubleheader to earn some bragging rights as far as Texas softball is concerned, but the Cougars failed to sweep Texas rival Texas-San Antonio.