The Duke lacrosse team was accused of a heinous crime last March involving the alleged rape of a stripper at a party.Three players were indicted on charges of rape, sexual offense and kidnapping.

Because of this, the nation was thrown into an uproar, and the team canceled all of its games after March 21, 2006, last season.

Now, 10 months later, the team is preparing to take the field once again, and I am imploring all of you to drop everything that has happened and let the athletes play.

The stress of college can be overwhelming. Classes require massive amounts of readings, writing papers and studying. Outside of the classrooms, there are nonstop organizational meetings, entertainment and other various campuswide programs. With a combination of trying to succeed academically and becoming an active participant in campus activities, college life is a constant whirlwind of activity from the first day of the semester through the end of finals week.

After playing basketball for a year in Germany, a former TCU star has returned to Fort Worth and is doing what he loves.Corey Santee, 23 and native of Flint, Mich., is playing basketball for the Fort Worth Flyers.

Santee had been playing professional basketball in Germany for the Nuremburg Baskets from 2005 to 2006. Following his one year stint, Santee felt Germany was not the place for him.

After 41 seasons, the Frogs' quarterbacks coach Dick Winder is hanging up his whistle. Head coach Gary Patterson announced Winder's retirement Wednesday night at the Frog Club Recruiting Reception. Winder, 65, spent the last five seasons coaching quarterbacks like Tye Gunn, Brandon Hassell and most recently Poinsettia Bowl offensive MVP Jeff Ballard.

"I don't think you replace a Dick Winder," Patterson said. "He's very unique."

Winder said he had thought about it last year but he wanted to stay with Ballard and end on a winning note.

Chili, basketball, a mechanical bull and the TCU Showgirls will come together Saturday for a new event to benefit the Showgirls.TCU Athletics will be hosting its first chili cook-off, sponsored by Sheriff Blaylock, a food company, on Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. between the women's and men's basketball games, said Jason Byrne, director of marketing.

There will be music, a TCU-themed inflatable obstacle course, a mechanical bull, a slam-dunk show and a performance by the Showgirls, Byrne said.

An international lighting design association gave interior design and lighting majors a chance to discuss the practice of lighting design, review resumes and critique work Thursday afternoon in the Design,...

More than 300 ministers and religious leaders from around the U.S. gathered at TCU this week to explore contemporary issues within the religious community.The event, begun in Texas in 1888, was first held at TCU in 1944. Now, Minister's Week is held in cities around the U.S. The Brite Divinity School, the TCU religion department and University Christian Church sponsored the events throughout the week.

Skiff staff writer Kimberly Burton had the chance to interview Gaspard Ulliel, the star of "Hannibal Rising." Ulliel plays a teenage Hannibal Lecter in the newest prequel to the Hannibal movies. French actor Ulliel has also starred in the 2004 international film "A Very Long Engagement." This is Ulliel's first major American film.

Q: What was it like stepping into this role?

A: It was scary. Coming after Anthony Hopkins is not an easy thing. It is also frightening, being French. It (the character) is very addictive.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your blenders.Women and men alike from organizations across campus joined together Thursday for Alpha Delta Pi's seventh annual Mardi Gras Mocktails Blend-Off philanthropy.

The event, which raises money for the Ronald McDonald House, comprises 20 Greek and non-Greek organizations dressing up as part of a group's collective theme and making "mocktails" to be judged later in the evening.

Fall Out Boy is screaming "This Ain't a Scene," but why don't we believe it?Playing the first song on "Infinity on High," the new Fall Out Boy album, may confuse a few people.The first voice you hear is...

Human bones, muscles and skin all preserved by plastic for the sake of science and art. It may seem unlikely that people donate their bodies to have them displayed in a museum, but they do - making Body Worlds as real as both you and I.Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds turns science and anatomy into an educational art form, fascinating for all ages. The exhibit is currently on display at the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas.