When I came to college, I prepared myself to have my beliefs, ideas and pre-held conceptions challenged and turned inside out. Yet when I got here, it seemed that people were clinging even more tightly...

The choice of books selected for university common readings was criticized in national publications, but the university's selection goes beyond the "common" in the reading, as it tries to choose a diverse set of works each year, a university common reading committee member said.

According to the Inside Higher Ed website, the book selections colleges make were too similar, left-leaning and not sufficiently challenging.

Faculty and staff can enhance parenting strategies for raising responsible and independent children in a "Lunch and Learn" event today, a Camp Fire USA representative said.

DeVonna Wicks, who will present the seminar, said the event is part of the Child Care Network, a pilot program through Camp Fire USA, which partnered with the university to help faculty and staff find child care.

A phrase often attributed to former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli reads, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." I hate to be cliché, but I think this quote is a perfect example of a situation of which I have become aware.

An article in the Sept. 29 edition of the Daily Skiff titled "Contrary to idea, inequality exists" included the line, "the poverty rate has climbed to its highest point in 15 years, with an astounding 43.6 million Americans in 2009 (a rate of 14.3 percent) living below the poverty line of $22,050 for a family of four."

North Texas students and faculty can attend a free event for university communities tonight at the Kimbell Art Museum, said an education coordinator.

The Kimbell Art Museum is hosting University Evening from 4-6 p.m. Students can go on tours of a Mayan exhibit, have refreshments and learn about available internships at the museum, Connie Hatchette Barganier said.

Barganier, an education coordinator at the Kimbell, said reservations are no longer being accepted for the event, but half-price admission to the exhibit is available from 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.

The Drum Cafe of Texas will initiate the public launch of a new community renewal movement tonight in the campus commons, a program director in Student Development Services said. Daniel Terry said the...

It has been almost two years since Barack Obama was elected president. Two years ago, in a decisive victory, people of varying ages and political affiliation, from Democrats to independents and even some Republicans, united for change.

Now many of the same independent and Republican voters are calling for change again in Washington, D.C. Many of the same Democrats who ran with Obama's momentum are left to fight for themselves for re-election.

Head football coach Gary Patterson spoke about his team's chance to play for a national title at this week's press conference, a subject he usually avoids.

"I think I have a lot more argument this year (than last year)," Patterson said. "If you can get through the kind of schedule we have and still win at Utah, even though you still have a game left, I think you have an argument."

Patterson also talked about his team's resilience in Friday's win at SMU and the challenges the fifth-ranked Horned Frogs will face during conference play.

The political "party" getting the most attention right now is not the Democratic or Republican Party. It is the tea party. The tea party, which stands for "Taxed Enough Already," has shaken up the political culture in America. The Democrats see it as a microcosm of how the Republicans are becoming more and more radical and out of touch with regular people. The Republican Party sees it as a fringe conservative group that could help but will probably hurt the GOP in November.