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A former UST employee was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison on Oct. 31 for possession of child pornography.
College females should know they are prime candidates for contracting human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer, according to Amanda Alvey, director of Health and Wellness promotion. College women also need to know that a vaccine is now available that protects against warts and cancer caused by the virus, Alvey said.
Parking on the section of Yoakum Boulevard extending 120 feet south of West Alabama Street is now illegal, following a change in the parking designations carried out by the City of Houston in early November.
Lewd photos of a student dressed up as women's volleyball coach Jill Reynolds that surfaced on the Internet resulted in serious consequences for several students. Two student workers were removed from their part-time jobs in Jerabeck and a third student is banned from the building except to attend class. The punished students deny any wrongdoing and insisted University officials overreacted to an innocent prank.
At a feast of famine students experienced a banquet analagous to the world's distribution of food on Nov. 16. Of the group of 30 or so participants, 60 percent experienced the plight of "low-income" people by dining on mere rice and water. Twenty-five percent ate rice and beans, while 15 percent enjoyed a three-course meal. The hunger banquet was sponsored by the Office of Volunteer Opportunities, Bread for the World and Pax Christi's UST chapter.
The Council of Clubs voted against formally recognizing a UST chapter of the Human Rights Campaign on Nov. 9 with a 12-16 vote. "The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality," according to the organization's Web Site.
Memories of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution remain vivid for its survivors, according to a panel that spoke at a symposium in Cullen Hall on Oct. 27. A group of 30 people participated in the symposium that featured two panels and a movie that chronicled the journey of a couple that escaped Hungary 50 years ago.
Mayor Bill White recently appointed UST's assistant vice president for facilities, Howard Rose, to Houston's Public Parking Commission. The citizen-led commission consists of nine members appointed by the mayor, and six other members with previous city appointments. None of the positions on the commission are paid. The appointment of Rose came after Commissioner Mary Jo McFadden resigned her position.
For almost a week, community members driving down Yupon Street were redirected by detours as Rothko Chapel prepared to unveil Illumination I, a new outdoor sculpture, on Nov. 12.
Students straggled outside of Guinan Hall on Nov. 20 to discover that fire engines were responding to the Moran Center's heater. "It was just steam," HFD Engineering Operator Jeremy Benefeld said. "It was totally a false alarm."
Oct. 8: An intoxicated trespasser became belligerent and began cursing at security officers when he was told to vacate the property. The subject left before HPD could arrive. The incident occurred at 7:55 p.m.