1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (589+ words) Eddie Ducote/ The Cougar Walking into my cousin's house, I noticed the lack of color in her home decor. Gray walls, a light gray couch and even a white Christmas tree with light gold ornaments. As shocked as I was,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (519+ words) Lily Huynh/ The Cougar Rising gas prices linked to the Iran war are placing a financial burden on the commuter population at UH. "I went from paying maybe around $20, $25 for a whole tank, and I paid $40 this morning," said liberal…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (45+ words) The Cougar is the official student-run news organization of the University of Houston. Contents do not necessarily reflect the views of the University or its students as a whole. Author - Wendolee Garcia-Martinez and Gia Mejia Should the Menendez brothers be…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (111+ words) Lily Huynh / The Cougar The University began demolition of the Technology Annex on April 21 to make way for the new Innovation Hub. The Innovation Hub will include a makerspace open to the UH community, the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (290+ words) Take a typical afternoon in a college town. Students fill the soft-lit corners of a local cafe, laptops open, notebooks scattered, hands wrapped around warm mugs. Some are journaling, letting thoughts spill onto paper; others sit quietly scrolling through music…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (669+ words) Isabel Bustos/ The Cougar It's strange to think about what our parents accomplished at our age. During their 20s, my parents moved to a foreign country, secured well-paying jobs without college degrees, married and had a daughter who still can't sleep…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (516+ words) Recent removals of Cesar Chavez's likeness around Texas call into question how UH will handle the bookstore's Chicano mural, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Houston, Texas. Raphael Fernandez/The Cougar Recent allegations of sexual misconduct against C'sar Ch'vez sparked discussions both nationally…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (322+ words) University of Houston students use the new fitness court on campus funded by grants from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Houston. (Oscar Herrera/The Cougar) UH hosted the grand opening of a new outdoor fitness…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (756+ words) The Daily Cougar Project Hail Mary is the newest film by acclaimed and controversial director duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, their own take on the space exploration genre, like such greats as 2001 and Interstellar. With this film sharing an…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (132+ words) Courtesy of Lily Mason through Wikimedia Commons licensed with Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4. 0 The UH Student Program Board announced Alana Springsteen as the 2026 headliner for Frontier Fiesta. "She is set to perform on April 16 at 10 p. m. at the Budlight Stage. Springsteen…...