University of Houston

:This article is about the University of Houston. For other UH System institutions, see University of Houston System.

Media and entertainment

UH is a destination for all who enjoy theater, concerts, lectures, and intercollegiate sports. The university has an inter-collegiate sports program, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, in Division I-A.

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The official student newspaper is The Daily Cougar, which is the second largest English-language daily newspaper in Houston. Another student publication is The Houstonian, the official University of Houston yearbook.

Related Topics:
The Daily Cougar - Houston - The Houstonian

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The University of Houston operates KUHT-TV Houston PBS, the nation's first educational television station, and KUHF-FM. The KUHT-TV Houston PBS is housed in the LeRoy and Lucile Melcher Center for Public Broadcasting on campus.

Related Topics:
KUHT - KUHF

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Featured in films

• Independence Day (1996) - In an attempt to defeat an invading alien force, the University of Houston and the city are destroyed in a nuclear attack as ordered by the President of the United States
• Tin Cup (1996) - Kevin Costner's and Don Johnson's characters were former teammates on the powerhouse University of Houston golf team; in reality, the U of H golf program won 16 national titles under its former coach, Dave Williams, and produced professional players Fred Couples, Steve Elkington and Fuzzy Zoeller, along with sports broadcaster Jim Nantz
• Any Given Sunday (1999) - Jamie Foxx's character played a professional quarterback from the University of Houston
• Arlington Road (1999) - Partially filmed on campus, Jeff Bridge's character and his girlfriend are seen walking between Melcher Hall and the University Center