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The Cougar (newspaper)

The Cougar is a weekly newspaper run entirely by students at the University of Houston.

Type

Department of Student Publications (Independent student organization)

Cindy Rivas Alfaro

1928

Independent

4465 University Dr.
Room N221, SC North
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204

~12,000 Bi-weekly

In publication since April 6, 1928, The Cougar was originally named The Cougar but was renamed The Daily Cougar and again renamed The Cougar in the fall of 2014 when the print edition turned weekly.[1] The Cougar operates as a student-managed, school-funded forum for the university community.


The Cougar publishes on Wednesday during the school year, but stories area added daily to its website presence.

Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker Award Winner

Houston Press Club 2016 Lone Star Awards - Best Student Newspaper winner

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2002:

Dan Cook

[3]

Saul Friedman

[4]

Jack Valenti

Welcome W. Wilson, Sr.

[5]

Donald Barthelme

Adrees Latif - 2008 Pulitzer Prize

The Daily Cougar

University of Houston