The Daily Cougar

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The Daily Cougar
Type Student newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner University of Houston
Editor Kristen Young
Founded 1934
Political allegiance Neutral
Headquarters Houston, Texas USA
Website: The Daily Cougar

The Daily Cougar is a daily newspaper run entirely by students at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas USA.

In publication since 1934, The Daily Cougar is one of only two independent daily college newspapers in Texas. The Daily Cougar staff take pride in the paper's roles both as a student-managed forum for the university community and in its role as the source of campus news for students, faculty, staff, and administrators at UH.

The Daily Cougar publishes Monday through Friday during the school year, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Summer, though it has run Mondays and Wednesdays in previous summers. The Cougar also maintains a website in which content is distributed electronically online on a daily basis.

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[edit] History

The Daily Cougar was founded in 1934 by University of Houston students.

During Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, the newsroom was severely damaged, yet the staff continued production of the newspaper as scheduled (on a summer schedule) in the cramped quarters of the business office, which sustained only minimal damage.

As of 2003, The Daily Cougar was Houston's second largest English-language daily newspaper, with a circulation approaching of nearly 12,000 and a readership approaching 40,000.

[edit] Newspaper staff

As of May 2006, The Daily Cougar consisted of:

  • Editor in Chief: Kristen Young
  • Managing Editor: Matt Dulin
  • News Editor: Johnny Peña
  • Opinion Editor: Robyn Morrow
  • Sports Editor: Chris Elliott
  • Life & Arts Editor: Fabian Sifuentes
  • Photo Editor: Paul Kim

The paper is printed in a facility located on the UH campus, and is circulated on campus and mailed to subscribers.

[edit] Awards

  • 2004:
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - certificate of merit, Single Page Color Photo Layout
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - certificate of merit, Tabloid Feature Page Design for Newspapers
  • 2003:
    • College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers, Inc. - first place, Rate Card
  • 2002:
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, General Feature in Newspapers
  • 2001:
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, Newspaper Tabloid Overall Design
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, Newspaper Advertising Page
    • College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers, Inc. - first place, Best Newspaper Promotion Campaign
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - third place, Newspaper Feature Photo
    • College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers, Inc. - third place, Best Newspaper Promotion Ad
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - certificate of merit, Newspaper Feature Photo
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - certificate of merit, Newspaper Single Advertising
  • 1999:
    • College Media Advisers, Inc. - first place, Best Advertising Campaign
    • College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers, Inc. - second place, Best Advertising Campaign
    • College Media Advisers, Inc. - second place, Strip Cartooning
    • Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper of the Year - third place
    • Best of Collegiate Design 8 - fifth place, Nameplate Design
  • 1996:
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - Gold medalist, spring 1996
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - Gold medalist, fall 1995
  • 1994:
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - medalist, fall 1994
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - medalist, spring 1994
  • 1993:
    • Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence Awards, first place, Feature Writing
    • Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence Awards, second place, Editorial Cartooning
    • Society of Professional Journalists Region 8 Mark of Excellence Awards, third place, In-Depth Reporting
  • 1992:
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association - first place, fall 1992
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association medalist, spring 1992
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, Page One Design
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - first place, Large Color Advertisement
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - second place, Editorial Writing
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - second place, Advertising Page Made Up of Several Ads
    • Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award - third place, News Publication Advertising: Series of Ads
  • 1991:
    • Associated Collegiate Press - first class honor rating, 1991-1992

[edit] Criticism

The September 15, 2005 editorial cartoon [1], which portrayed Hurricane Katrina refugees in an unfavorable light, evoked criticism from readers who considered it "racist". The cartoon was removed from the online database and replaced with the same editorial cartoon from September 16, 2005. [2] Subsequent efforts and calls for the Editor-in-Chief Matt Dulin and Opinion Editor James Davis to resign proved fruitless.

[edit] Trivia

Various games have been invented in the newsroom, such as "Googly," which involved a 5-gallon water jug and a 4" ball. The search engine Google was not involved.

The Daily Cougar, with the exception of a syndicated crossword puzzle, contains 100 percent student produced content.

[edit] External links


University of Houston System

Universities: University of Houston | UH–Clear Lake | UH–Downtown | UH–Victoria

Satellite campuses: UHS at Cinco Ranch | UHS at Sugar Land

Media: KUHF | KUHT | The Daily Cougar | The Dateline Downtown | The Flame | The UHCLIDIAN
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