Famous band to have concert at UH
Student Program Board President Jared Gogets announces the organization’s inaugural show in its “Large Concert” series via microphone as fellow board members unveil the event posters behind him. New...
View ArticleHypnotist entrances Cougars
| Emily Chambers/The Daily Cougar When the hypnotist said he needed 15 students to volunteer for a demonstration, students quickly flocked to the stage. When he further explained that some people under...
View ArticleVerseCity returns home for performance
The members of VerseCity reflect the diversity of Houston, their hometown. The band consists of five musicians who are culturally different, but united by their music. | Courtesy of Lynn Lane A Black...
View ArticleGym Class Heroes, VerseCity take on UH
| wikicommons UH’s Student Program Board is ready to let UH students fight for their right to attend the first of its “Large Concert” series. The limited-entry event — there will only be 1,500 people...
View ArticleStudents line up for ‘Heroes’ welcome
An hour before UH’s Student Program Board was set to hand out wristbands to only 1,500 UH students on campus at Lynn Eusan Park, a line stretched from the concrete stage through the middle of the park...
View ArticleEnergized bands, audience combine for rockin’ night
On a stage that usually sees the likes of Nobel Peace prizewinners, hard-rocking bands Gym Class Heroes and VerseCity put on an energetic show for an equally energized crowd of UH students. The...
View ArticlePoets bring histories to the table
The Student Program Board and the Council of Ethnic Organizations hosted the inaugural Poetry Slam featuring poets Bobby LaFebre and Carlos Robson on March 13 at the World Affairs Lounge in the...
View ArticleConcert review: Grammer delights students with campus concert
Pop singer Andy Grammer was honored with the Most Innovative Video award for “Keep Your Head Up” at the 2011 MTV O Music Awards. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar An enthusiastic audience sang along...
View ArticleSPB crowns junior as winner in competition
The Student Program Board carried on their new tradition with the second annual Mr. UH competition and crowned another stand-up guy as the winner Thursday evening. Thirteen men entertained a crowd of...
View ArticleAsian-American comedian delivers unfiltered jokes
The Student Program Board presented a comedian who showcased a mix between an R-rated sex education class and an in-depth discussion of Asian culture on Wednesday at the University Center, which was...
View Article‘My Two Moms’ author comes to UH
Straight and gay students enjoyed the points that Zach Whals made during his lecture given the mixture of rhetoric, personal and political elements in his speech. The YouTube celebrity says that while...
View ArticleAn explosion of snow at program’s annual holiday event
The temperature read 60 degrees, but Wednesday afternoon the Lynn Eusan Park was covered in 120,000 pounds of snow for the Student Program Board’s fourth annual Winter Wonderland. Hundreds of students...
View ArticleSPB concludes Winter Wonderland with film screening
Following the the Student Program Board’s fourth annual Winter Wonderland, the organization invited students to the Cullen Performance Hall for a free screening of Warren Miller Entertainment’s “Flow...
View ArticleOutdoor concert aims to relieve stress
Maggie McClure and Shane Henry as they perform their duet song from their collaborative EP “First Thing on My Christmas List.” | Julie Heffler/The Daily Cougar In an effort to relieve students from the...
View ArticleCoogs get a little country
Two Houston-based country bands that will be performing in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and free food brought together 120 students and half a dozen organizations. Justin van Sant and The...
View ArticleCoogs feel the shake of the pride
Students were excited about the Harlem shake. Hundreds of students dashed onto the stage of Lynn Eusan Park on Wednesday to film UH’s version of the Harlem Shake. The Harlem Shake is an outdated dance...
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