Author: Sergio Salazar

The company at the intersection of NASA, UHCL, and humanoid robotics

Persona AI has been making big strides in their goal of incorporating humanoids into challenging hard labor environments since their founding two years ago. See how both UHCL alumni and current students are helping that process along.

by Sergio Salazar | May 9, 2026

Film Production students show storytelling alive and well at UHCL

After 24 hours spent on the road, a 22 year-old Graphic Design Major from Channelview, Texas took the stage at the Brightside Film Fest in Jersey City, New Jersey, to talk about a short film he made that had been nominated for an award. It was late, the temperature outside was in the 30s, and

by Sergio Salazar | May 7, 2026

Family, Community at the heart of Gulf Coast Toy Expo

The biggest toy show in the Houston area brought hundreds of people to the Pasadena Convention Center this past Sunday. Read more to see some of the things on display and what it was like inside.

by Sergio Salazar | February 24, 2026

I See Eye Spots: UHCL Art Gallery’s current exhibition

Get a close look at a select few pieces from the exhibition on display in the UHCL Art Gallery.

by Sergio Salazar | January 26, 2026

Fire destroys Molly’s Pub in Clear Lake

A collection of images taken in the aftermath of a Monday morning fire at Molly’s Pub in Clear Lake that collapsed the building’s roof.

by Sergio Salazar, Severin Gawlik | November 13, 2025

Newly rebranded campus Spirit Store opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

The store, which was moved as a part of UHCL’s Campus Construction Assistance Program, is now located by the Bayou Building’s West Entrance.

by Sergio Salazar | November 12, 2025

MIXED SIGNALS: Discarded note and notebook depicting UHCL “Shadow Student” found outside The Signal office

Found on the edge of the entrance to the school’s basement, the note tells of a spirit that’s said to seal the fate of one student’s grades each Fall semester. The notebook gives insight into the story of their most recent victim. (This is a mock-informative news piece under the MIXED SIGNALS banner)

by Sergio Salazar | October 30, 2025

Flyers advertising adult site spotted around campus

Multiple copies of an apparent recruitment flyer for an adult website has been spotted in several restrooms and bulletin boards around both the UHCL Bayou Building and SSCB. The unsanctioned flyers, which encourage viewers to join the platform and claims users can “make real money online” through their service, features a web address as well

by Sergio Salazar | October 17, 2025

Psychological Services Clinic offering free mental health screenings this Friday

In honor of the WHO designated World Mental Health day, the event will take place in Arbor Building South from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

by Sergio Salazar | October 8, 2025

K-pop takes over UHCL as Bayou Theater hosts girl group VIVIZ

Hear from fans and learn how the group came to perform at UHCL.

by Lisa Alvarado, Sergio Salazar | October 1, 2025

Hundreds gather at UH Main for hearing on congressional redistricting plans

In the second-planned hearing over recently announced plans to enact a proposed mid-decade congressional redistricting, Texas lawmakers and citizens alike from across the state gathered on Saturday at the University of Houston Student Center. Of the hundreds in attendance, the overwhelming majority of those who traveled to–and gave testimony at–the hearing were there to voice

by Sergio Salazar | July 29, 2025

Texas House Bill 160: What does it mean for immigrant students?

A proposed Texas bill could require thousands of current and former undocumented immigrants to pay out-of-state college tuition, affect their future residency status, and require institutions to report students to law enforcement.

by Sergio Salazar | March 18, 2025