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10/31/2025

Happy CougarWeen Cougars 🎃👻
Be scary and stay safe tonight! 🎃👻🎃

Unsurprisingly, AI companies have found ways to embed systemic oppression into their algorithms. The weaponization of fa...
10/30/2025

Unsurprisingly, AI companies have found ways to embed systemic oppression into their algorithms. The weaponization of facial recognition and the constant surveillance of urban communities for capitalistic gain raise urgent questions about how society values human life and the ethical implications of reducing people to data points.

As times change, maybe Halloween will keep evolving, too. But I hope that somewhere between the parking lots and the par...
10/30/2025

As times change, maybe Halloween will keep evolving, too. But I hope that somewhere between the parking lots and the parties, we still find ways to keep that same sense of connection alive, even if it’s just through a knock on a stranger’s door and a shared smile behind a mask.

After Houston stumbled to a 4-3 start last year, many people counted them out and questioned how good the team could act...
10/29/2025

After Houston stumbled to a 4-3 start last year, many people counted them out and questioned how good the team could actually be.

That was until then, the team went 31-1 through the rest of their schedule and made it to the championship game for the first time since 1984.

A student-led movement called “Get Back SFAC” marched outside Student Center North on Monday, Oct. 27, to protest the ap...
10/29/2025

A student-led movement called “Get Back SFAC” marched outside Student Center North on Monday, Oct. 27, to protest the appointment of student representatives to the Student Fees Advisory Committee, claiming that they were chosen by University faculty rather than through a student vote.

This is a developing story and The Cougar will continue to report on it.
10/28/2025

This is a developing story and The Cougar will continue to report on it.

The Evergreen Negro Cemetery, a long-neglected African American gravesite, is being given new life, thanks in part to ef...
10/28/2025

The Evergreen Negro Cemetery, a long-neglected African American gravesite, is being given new life, thanks in part to efforts from UH anthropology students.

John Gorczyk, an affiliated researcher with the Comparative Cultural Studies department, and other volunteers are working to build a twelve-foot by twelve-foot plot to reinter the 38 bodies discovered underneath Lockwood Drive.

The Cougar is looking to hire a Sports Editor for the Spring semester! You can send your resume to editor@thedailycougar...
10/27/2025

The Cougar is looking to hire a Sports Editor for the Spring semester! You can send your resume to [email protected] or apply through The Cougar's Get Involved page.

Join our editorial board to gain experience that will prepare you for a career in sports journalism or sports communications!

10/27/2025

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UH should not remain reactionary like it did on the lighting project last semester, or like it has with mental health.Fo...
10/24/2025

UH should not remain reactionary like it did on the lighting project last semester, or like it has with mental health.

For the sake of student rights, UH needs to reverse these appointments and hold fair elections that put student voices first.

The Cougar reached out to UH for a statement regarding the appointment allegations and is still awaiting a response. Pre...
10/24/2025

The Cougar reached out to UH for a statement regarding the appointment allegations and is still awaiting a response.

Presentations to SFAC are on Monday, Oct. 27 at Student Center North in the Senate Chambers. There is a 10-minute public comment period at 1:20 p.m. where students could speak to the committee.

Get Back SFAC organized a protest, which will be on the second floor of Student Center North on Oct. 27 from noon to 3 p.m.

“We need people who understand our issues, unafraid, unabashed in standing up for our issues,” Menefee said. “That’s who...
10/23/2025

“We need people who understand our issues, unafraid, unabashed in standing up for our issues,” Menefee said. “That’s who I’ve been in Harris County, that’s exactly who I’ll be in Congress.”

For Harris County voting information and sample ballots, visit HarrisVotes.com.

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