The economy. Healthcare. Unemployment. Obesity. One of these things is not like the other 8212; or so it seems.

For one reason or another, pressing issues in the United States are placed into what seem to be organized compartments. Consequently, any form of correlation is thrown to the wind and different groups must fend for themselves.

In the case of obesity, it will only be so long until ignoring correlation leads to an undeniable causation.

The global community is concerned with domestic American politics because of our nation's status as a world power, a reporter for The Economist told a university reporting class Wednesday.

Mark Doyle, who covers American politics for The Economist, said he left his headquarters in London to learn more about reporting on the U.S. He arrived in Washington, D.C. in July to begin reporting on the congressional elections.

As a senior in my last semester of college, I've encountered one question more than any other: "What are you doing after graduation?"

There is no question I dread answering more.

Growing up, everyone goes through a laundry list of possible career options: ballerina, doctor, marine biologist, rock star, but eventually most people settle on one. But what about those of us who can't? We have to suffer the embarrassment of answering, "I don't know yet."

There is no reason to be embarrassed.

Tickets are sold out for the upcoming Horned Frog football game against rival Baylor at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

As of Wednesday, the only option for non-student fans who had not purchased tickets for Saturday's game was to purchase standing room tickets for $15. The last sellout at Amon G. Carter Stadium was against Utah last November with a crowd of 50,307.

Current students only need to show their valid student ID for admittance to the game.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few days, you have probably heard about the controversy surrounding Ines Sainz, a female sports reporter for Mexico's Azteca television network. Last Saturday, Sainz entered the New York Jets locker room before their season opener against the Baltimore Ravens and waited to interview Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. While waiting, she was the subject of catcalls, jokes and lewd remarks from some of the players, largely because of her attire 8212; tight-fitting jeans and a tight white blouse.

Two North Texas men have been accused of stealing computers and musical instruments from campus valued at more than $100,000 after TCU Police said one of the items was spotted on the Craigslist website.

Umair Khan, 24, of 900 Mulder Drive in Arlington, and Azim Ansari, 21, of 3609 Mackenzie Lane in Richardson, were each charged with two counts of theft, according to documents from the Tarrant County District Clerk's office.

After spending her summer teaching preschoolers at The da Vinci School in Dallas, senior early childhood education major Libby Franks said she knew she had chosen the right major. Franks was one of 75 college students selected to take part in local internships paid for by the Exxon Mobil Community Summer Jobs Program last summer. According to the Exxon Mobil website, the selected full-time undergraduate students get eight weeks of real-world experience in community organizations while working during busy summer months.

When I was a little girl, my mother allowed me to keep a candy drawer in the kitchen. It was not locked and I was rarely scolded for partaking in the occasional before-dinner indulgence. For years I had...

Sharp shooting and TCU cowboy boots are two things that led President Obama to nationally recognize the university's rifle team.

Members of the university rifle team joined 32 other schools Monday on the South Lawn of the White House for a celebration of 2009-10 NCAA Championship teams and, of course, they wore their TCU cowboy boots.

Ross Bailey, associate director of athletics, said the TCU rifle team was one of two teams the president individually recognized.

Chancellor Victor Boschini said the event was a once in a lifetime experience.

The university chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity will be held to higher standards after receiving national recognition as the fraternity's top undergraduate chapter for 2010, the chapter's president said.

TCU Pi Kappa Phi President and senior entrepreneurial management major McCall Grimes said it felt good to be recognized after all the hard work the chapter put in during the year.