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The University of Houston-Victoria may soon switch parent system to Texas A&M. State representative Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, filed HB 2556 in March that would switch UH-Victoria to Texas A&M-Victoria. Morrison and a group of Victoria business leaders thinks that the UH System did not have the same vision as the Victoria campus. In a video [...]
Undocumented students and allies will a hold press conference to urge the passage of the DREAM Act. Who: UT student Raul Zamora, who is under deportation proceedings, religious leaders, and UT staff and professors will be speaking on the issue of deportations of DREAM Act eligible students. When: May 21st, 2011 @ 3:30 PM Where: [...]
Gilberto Barragan Balderas the head of the Gulf Cartel was arrested Friday when he was going to a party in the border city of Reynosa. The cartel is present in 13 Mexican states and based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The U.S. has a bounty on his head that’s worth $5 million. No word if anyone has [...]
The following personal story is from an undocumented student, a Dreamer, whom attends college in Houston and is finally speaking out to help others in her situation. Photo by: Katy Umana In 2004, I passed through the hardest experience of my life. I had received the news that my mother had cancer. She started treatment but [...]
The following personal story is from a Dreamer that just recently started graduate school. Going through school, I never saw myself any different from the other students until I realized my lack of “papers” would slam the door of opportunity in my face. For some people, graduating is a dream come true; for others, like [...]
Remember the time when going through the family photo album was a private and personal experience? Before the big leap in digital photography or social networking, when the only people that could see your baby pictures were those who came into your house and, after much defeated resistance, dating partners? Yes, I am sure you remember. [...]
One day, I woke up not knowing what to do the rest of my life. This wasn’t the first time that this happened during my three years in college. Since my freshmen year I changed my major three times; three times too many my parents would say. Deep inside I knew that my choices [...]
The University of Houston men’s track and field team won their third consecutive Conference USA Outdoor Championship Sunday night. Errol Nolanled the Cougars in points as the sophomore sprinter captured the Performance of the Meet award. The women finished third and set a school record in the 4x100m. Tai’shea Reese, Whitney Harris, Kalyn Floydand [...]
The Art Car Museum in the Heights is the perfect escape for a college student on a tight budget. According to Jim Hachett, the museum curator, the Art Car Museum is a privately funded contemporary art museum that has been around for 12 years. They have 12 cars in their collection but also display cars [...]
The University of Houston’s Catholic Newman Center bids one of their own a bon voyage. With tears and smiles in their eyes, the individuals that got to know Fr. Dan Walsh recalled memories they shared with him as the chapter of his life at the University of Houston comes to a close. Walsh, Director of Campus [...]
