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...

The lawsuit filed by a former student against the university for its actions before and after a 2006 sexual assault case is set for trial at 11 a.m. on Monday. The personal injury lawsuit filed by the...

The United States has always prided itself as a place of equality, a place where a person could arrive, regardless of his or her background, work hard and make an economically sound life for him or herself and family.

Indeed, equality and social mobility comprise a huge part of the "American Dream" and contribute heavily to the allure America has to immigrants. Yet this is not so anymore. Studies have shown that inequality in the United States is growing.