The illustrious growth in Dubai over the past decade has been one filled with industry and development, but also one with whimsy and fanciful buildings being constructed alongside islands shaped like palm fronds. Though originally just another oil-powered fixture in the Persian Gulf arena, the recent expansion was funded only partly by petroleum. The opulent hotels and rapid rise of business centers saw this city in the United Arab Emirates garner interest from both high-dollar corporations and jet-setting vacationers alike.

Over winter break the British government announced a 50 percent tax on banker bonuses of more than $40,700. Like the United States' banks, British banks were also bailed out in the current recession, and many were outraged by these bonuses. Many say that the U.S. should follow suit with the Europeans' example. To do so, however, would be idiotic, unthinkable and downright unconstitutional.

Thankfully, our Founding Fathers were intelligent enough to write down the rights we have as Americans. They learned from their previous rulers that laws can sometimes be unfair and unjust.

Greenhouse gas emissions regulations and current economic issues will be the main focus of two guest speakers at the ranch management department's annual Roundup Saturday.

Ron Gill, associate department head for extension at Texas A&M University, said he plans to talk about emerging issues in animal agriculture and different regulatory programs that impact Texas agriculture.

Mark Welch, an assistant professor and Texas AgriLife Extension Economist at Texas A&M University, will give an update on the economy as it pertains to ranchers.

Junior nursing major Amanda Bebout's parents hope that a newly established scholarship in her memory will help others fulfill their daughter's dreams, the student's mother said."This is a horrible tragedy...but...

Faculty, staff and students visiting the library were evacuated when steam released from a busted pipe in the fire sprinkler control valve set off the building's fire alarm Thursday afternoon.

University police responding to the fire alarm were on the scene and people were sitting outside on the steps of the library while Russell Kintz and Ted Echols, employees from Physical Plant, worked on the problem in the fire sprinkler control valve room under the library, which had been slightly flooded with water from the broken pipe.

Yesterday you were a prospect; today you're a client. Isn't that what they say? Gone are the days of free fajitas after a tour of campus, or purple sprinkled doughnuts during a Monday at TCU session. Now...

Sports in general are riddled with cliches. Each sport has its own, but some have more than others.

With basketball, one of the most common cliches is "basketball is a game of matchups." And when a team is starting from scratch or trying to make a name for itself, this cliche becomes much more evident because, quite simply, rebuilding teams are often overmatched.

The men's basketball team could be considered to be in the rebuilding stage.

Coming off a strong performance in College Station last week, the university track and field program looks to advance its season this weekend at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.

TCU holds the No. 1 spot in the Mountain West Conference in seven events and have record times in the men's and women's 5,000 meters and 4x400-meter relays.

At their season opener in College Station, the Frogs won six events and broke 13 meet records.

They also set two school records in both the men's and women's weight throw.

Millions of Chinese men are going to be growing old alone due to the country's outdated one-child policy, according to the news service AFP. As many as 24 million men could find themselves with no wives by the year 2020. Could China not see this one coming?

The rule, which has been in place for over 30 years, was originally enforced due to overpopulation worries. This has caused there to be a glut of male births and sex-selective abortions, according to the AFP article.