A damaged security camera. Obscene scribbles on a wall. Stolen artwork. Soiled elevators.

This isn't a dilapidated building in a bad neighborhood. It's the GrandMarc.

Once touted as one of the most pleasant and exclusive places to live near campus, the GrandMarc has lost its luster after persistent student vandalism has damaged the property and turned some of its features into eyesores.

When students return from fall break, a new option will be brewing at Union Grounds in the Brown-Lupton University Union.

Next Wednesday, the coffee shop will begin offering organic Fair Trade blends from a local business called Aduro Bean.

The new option is the result of years of feedback from students who requested that the university provide Fair Trade coffee, said Kelly Raw, marketing manager for Dining Services.

The recent stories of the alleged extortion and blackmail involving David Letterman, Mackenzie Phillips' alleged incestuous relationship with her father, and the retelling of the Roman Polanski case should have elicited a shocking response from most people. However, our society has become so desensitized to sexual scandals that the crowd at the "Late Show with David Letterman" applauded when the host said he had slept with female staff members in the past.

The executives at Sony Pictures have really outdone themselves this time with the upcoming release of the movie "Legion." Every premise in the movie is utterly blasphemous to Christians, and generally to anyone who has a moderate dose of ethics and morals. It is as if the only goal of executives at Sony Pictures is to slap God in the face with its new movie and anger Christians everywhere. It sure has worked.

The women's soccer team faces a quick turn around game Saturday against Wyoming after beating Air Force in overtime Thursday.

"We got the win today and in conference play; that is all that matters," head coach Dan Abdalla said. "We found a way to get the result against a Mountain West Conference opponent."

Senior midfielder Michelle Nguyen scored the deciding goal in the contest against Air Force in the 93rd minute off a penalty kick. The goal was her second this season.

After sitting out his freshman season, Edgar Crespo is ready to live up to the men's swimming team's motto for the season: "Don't hold back."Although Crespo competed in a handful of world championships,...

The pressures accompanying the adjustment to college can be rough, but a new program designed to bring incoming students together could help make the transition much smoother.

Fusion, a women's support group, was created this month for incoming freshmen, transfer students and students troubled with adjusting to college.

The group was designed to offer support in an interactive, fun and discussion-based environment, said Kelsey Latimer, a counselor at the university's Counseling, Testing and Mental Health Center.