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University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts has a thriving arts program, and tonight they are giving us a taste of what's in store for the fall season. The UH Arts Open House will feature on-site screen printing, a student dance performance, readings from the Creative Writing Program, live music from the UH Jazz Trio, inflatable sculptures and free food and drink. We're excited about the possibility of fondling period garments at the costume and stage prop "petting zoo". There's nothing like a hoop skirt and petticoats to get our motor running.
From 1982-84, the high flying act of Phi Slama Jama which starred future hall of famers Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler, helped lead UH to a 31-3 record and three Final Four appearances.
University of Houston released a statement last night regarding a PROBABLE case of swine flu at its downtown campus. According to the UHD website, a student exhibited symptoms consistent with Type A flu and swine flu, as well has having traveled to Mexico recently. Health officials are working to finalize the diagnosis. In the mean time, UHD is open for business as usual. Remain calm and wash your hands, people.
Dave Maggard, who helped steer the University of Houston from a WAC also-ran to Conference USA juggernaut (well, except for basketball. Thanks, Memphis!), announced today that he will retire, after seven years as athletic director.
Well, it's not what University of Houston basketball fans wanted, but it's the best they're going to get so they'll take it.
In 1979, Carl Lewis came to the University of Houston via New Jersey after being recruited by track and field coach Tom Tellez. From there, the two would pair up for the rest of Lewis' career which would go down as arguably the greatest ever in Olympic history.
On Saturday, the Houston Cougars (5-4, 4-1 CUSA) routed the Tulane Green Wave (2-7, 1-4 CUSA) 42-14 at Robertson Stadium.
After an outstanding stint at Yuba Community College where he was named a top-100 junior college basketball player in California; Rodney Hannah came to the University of Houston and contributed to the team during the 2004-05 season.
The Rice Owls took care of business on Sunday night by bouncing the Texas Longhorns back to Austin with a 7-4 win at Reckling Park. The Rice Owls now advance to the Super Regionals next weekend in which they will host as they await for the winner between Houston and Texas A & M tonight at Olsen Field in College Station.
It's official. Your great city of Houston is the baseball capitol of America. How many other cities can say they have three colleges in the NCAA Regionals? None! The action gets started Friday as Texas Southern, the University of Houston and Rice, all prepare for their journey to Omaha, Nebraska, home of the College World Series.
You name it, Brad Lincoln won it. 2006 was a very special year for the University of Houston All-American. He became the first UH and C-USA player to win a national player of the year award. He led the Cougars in wins (12) with a 1.69 ERA and 152 strike outs. He also belted 14 home runs and led UH with 53 RBI. He was the fourth overall pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brad was on cloud nine until he felt discomfort in his pitching elbow while in the minor leagues. He was checked out by team doctors and it was discovered he had torn elbow ligaments that would require Tommy John surgery. Houstonist had the chance to talk to this UH legend to discuss his road back to recovery.
University of Houston graduate and Miss Texas winner, Crystle Stewart, won the Miss USA pageant this past Friday which was held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino located in Las Vegas.
Well, Houstonist, you asked for her and now she's back. UH's Taucha Hogue is once again in a competition and she needs your vote.
Robert McKiver exploded for 52 points last night as the Houston Cougars (21-6, 10-3) ripped apart Southern Mississippi (15-12, 7-6) for a much need 95-67 win.
As the Astros start their Spring Training schedule today in Osceola County, the college baseball season has been underway for a couple of weeks now. The annual Houston College Classic returns to Minute Maid Park this weekend as one of the premier regional showcases of top-level NCAA baseball.
Professor Trinh T. Minh-ha, renowned film artist and curator, will be at the MFA today, tomorrow and Saturday to discuss her career and work. Currently a Professor of Rehtoric and Gender Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Minh-ha has focused on film and cinema as a medium for cultural critique. She has completed installation exhibitions at the Kyoto Art Biennale, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, and most recently at The Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France. In addition to installation work she has completed numerous other films, music pieces and publications.
Former Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon has been named amongst the 15 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Arguably the face of Houston sports, the Dream has been synonymous with the Bayou City since first emigrating from Nigeria in 1980 as a skinny prospect with a world of potential.
::Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space::
Texas schools came out of Saturday's college basketball action with a collective 3-2 record, spread across two different conferences. (Big XII and Conference USA)
Houstonist interviewed the darling of the Bayou City last week, Taucha Hogue, as she was in the quarterfinals for the College Cheerleader of Year Award. Now, after a convincing win over Mississippi St., Taucha has advanced into the Final Four against Kansas. Houstonist will continue to follow Taucha as she looks to capture the coveted crown as Cheerleader of the Year.
CBSSports.com hand-picked 16 cheerleaders around the nation and decided to hold a College Cheerleader of the Week Playoff system with the winner being crowned College Cheerleader of the Year on January 21. UH's Taucha Hogue defeated what Southern Cal had to offer in the first round and now she's in the quarterfinals. Hogue took time out of her busy schedule to chat with Houstonist.
Tonight’s Texas Bowl is going to be a throwback to the days of the Southwest Conference with an exciting match-up between the University of Houston and Texas Christian University. From a football point of view, it’s a classic match-up of high powered offense (Houston) against a formidable defensive squad (TCU).
After speculating about unearthing former head coach Jack Pardee, the University of Houston Cougars decided today to go with Oklahoma University assistant coach Kevin Sumlin as their replacement for the departed Art Briles. At OU, Sumlin rose to the rank of "co-offensive coordinator, passing game coordinator, and wide receivers coach", which has to be the damn longest job title in the world, short of Elizabeth II. He's been a journeyman, having coached at five other...
::Nights on Blue Bayou: DeKam vs Nalepa:: We know, we know. You're ALL gonna be at the Houstonist 2nd Burfday Happy Hour tonight at Monsoon. So why should we bother even telling you what else there is to do tonight? Why? Because, well, you gotta have somewhere to stumble to when our tab runs out. A spectacle beneath the bridges of the Sabine Promenade on the banks of the Buffalo Bayou, this environmental light and...
The Biomimicry Guild and the AIA Committee on the Environment will host a lecture this Wednesday (12/05/07) on Biomimicry its uses and applications. Dayna Baumeister, PhD, and co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild, will give the evening lecture which will then be follow by two workshop sessions on Thursday and Friday. For those less familiar, Biomimicry is "a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and imitates them to solve human problems." But wait, aren't...
Some pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty cool stuff opening this weekend, kids. Check it out: Jeanne Cassanova / Reginald Rachuba The Joanna Gallery "Those in attendance can be assured a multi sensory onslaught of 'image spillage'." Oh, really. We have to admit, the term "spillage" sort of scares us, but the image at right is so cool, we're willing to risk it. Both Cassanova and Rachuba pull from contemporary images and create narratives woven between each other...