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Cougars defeat Falcons 34-28 in Armed Forces Bowl

Houston snaps 28-year bowl game losing streak

By Zaneta Loh

A streak that has haunted the Cougar football team for almost three decades came to a screeching halt in the form of a ball swatted down by Houston senior linebacker Cody Lubojasky in the final minutes of the Armed Forces Bowl. With the Air Force Falcons trailing Houston by six points with less than three minutes to play, Lubojasky stopped Falcon freshman quarterback Tim Jefferson's fourth-down pass to give Houston the ball with 2:33 in the game.

UH improves campus fire safety

Existing problems, damage from Hurricane Ike stifling plans for expanding fire safety efforts

By CARLOS GIAMBI

A year after inspectors from the State Fire Marshal Office found 120 fire safety violations at the University, officials at UH say the school is well on its way to rectifying the problems. "We have a number of renovations going forward now, and will be going forward in the next year that will make some major improvements (for UH)", said Dave Irvin, the associate vice president for Plant Operations at UH.

Houston real estate market shows stability

Database on Houston area housing trends to be compiled by UH

By SHAYLA LAMOTTE

The National Science Foundation announced on Nov. 19 that it is giving the University of Houston Center for Public Policy a $49,500 grant to create a database to reflect Houston's stagnant housing market. The Regional Real Estate Database, a fused project with the UH Institute for Regional Forecasting, will be used to enlighten researchers and policy makers on the causes and complexities of foreclosures, slow housing sales, declining home prices and the economic crisis.

Government must be secular

By Abdul Khan

For years this country has been in a "me first" trend. My satisfaction, my happiness - screw the country. "I don't believe in God. No children should be forced to say God in the pledge." "I don't believe in Jesus. My office can only have a 'holiday' party.

Cougars to play Texas Southern at home

By MATT MILLER

UH women's basketball head coach Joe Curl will have his first chance to obtain career victory No. 300 tonight when the Cougars host Texas Southern at 7 p.m. at Hofheinz Pavilion. Curl, who is 161-144 in his 11 years as the Cougars' head coach, is more focused on the task at hand than the milestone he could reach with a win tonight.

Ask Coog: Kind words for semester's end

The semester is wrapping up right along with the year. Some of us will be here in the spring, and some of us will have moved on. Wherever life takes you, know that UH will always be a part of you. AskCoog provided an outlet for UH students with questions and concerns that may have been relevant to other students in similar situations, and though it began well into the semester, the response was amazing! With limited space each week, it was impossible to answer everyone, but I did the best I could in choosing topics everyone could relate to.