Lorrie Novosad/The Daily Cougar

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Take us to your leader: Brooke Hawes, English senior, and Erin Jones, theater education sophomore, participate in the HomecomingWeek "Strut Your Stuff" step show Thursday night in the UC Houston Room.

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In a contest marked by one-liners, verbal gaffes and shrill backbiting, the three major candidates in the Houston mayoral race met face-to-face in the third and last of their televised debates Thursday night.

At a time when Americans feel paralyzed by fear, it is difficult to ignore the news. This past week has been especially depressing. Not only have civilians been killed during our air strikes on Afghanistan, but anthrax outbreaks have also swept through our nation, leaving us all afraid to check the mail.

From Hell opens today and provides plenty of gore in its twist on the classic Jack the Ripper tale.

The Cougar football campaign has evolved into a season of missed opportunities -- a bad snap here, a blocked field goal there, a dropped pass in the end zone.