The bill that would expand concealed handgun-carry laws to Texas college campuses was revised last week by the House Public Safety Committee to allow private colleges to override the legislation and establish rules to continue campus gun bans, said state Rep. Lon Burnam, a Democrat from Fort Worth.

Under the revision, the university would be able to make its own choice on banning guns on campus. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Don Mills said if the bill passes as written, the board of trustees would most likely vote to make the decision for the university.

Although I am certainly both, I would say I am an American before I would say I am a Texan.

I am a part of a union and thus I believe in working to solve a national crisis rather than "running away" from it.

After reading the statements of Gov. Rick Perry and some of my fellow Texans, I must say I feel rather confused. Secede? These are chants from either frustrated extremists or ignorant protesters.

It's amazing how history repeats itself, even when the history only happened last year.

President Barack Obama, in his infinite wisdom, made a budget in which we would no longer have subsidized loans made by private banks but by direct government lending instead.

The most infuriating thing is that we already tried this.

People complain about how banks gave loans to people that didn't need them and blame the banks for the economic mess. How is the government doing the same thing any different?

The women's tennis team left the indoor courts Friday with a little better idea of what it will need to work on before this week's Mountain West Conference Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., after a 4-1 loss to a No. 5-ranked Baylor squad.

The Horned Frogs, ranked No. 28, were on a six-match winning streak before suffering the loss.

The team got off to a good start when it claimed the doubles point but was unable to win any of the singles matches that followed. The team closed the season with a 7-1 record in the MWCand a 13-10 record overall.

Charge it. That's often a term you'd expect to hear at the mall, but what about at the Office of Financial Services?

As studies show an increase in the number of college students using credit cards to pay for college expenses, the university has seen the opposite, following the implementation of a 2.75 percent convenience fee last summer, said Brad Davis, business systems analyst for Financial Services.

Only one starter from the Frogs' 2008 defensive line will be returning for the upcoming season. But if you had to pick one player to return to the D-line in 2009, it would certainly have to be consensus All-American defensive end Jerry Hughes.

Hughes, a 6-foot-3-inch, 257-pound senior from Sugar Land, racked up a nation-leading 15 sacks last season to go along with a total of six forced fumbles, also the best in the nation. A relative unknown until his breakout 2008 season, Hughes started just one game during his first two years with the Frogs.

The TCU Facebook Fan Page, "TCU - Texas Christian University," is quickly becoming an active online tribute to the university.

Launched April 2, it has accumulated close to 2,000 fans. The page, which is updated several times daily, runs updates on everything from sports scores to photos of new buildings and videos of speeches given on campus.

What sets this site apart from others is that this site is run by the university rather than students.

The 23-11 baseball team will return to action today to begin a two-game series with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

The Islander hitters are lead by senior infielder Martin Parra who comes into the series with a .329 average and 35 RBIs. Sophomore pitcher Trey Hernandez leads the team in long balls with 11.

Sophomore Roy Ferdin leads A&M-Corpus Christi's pitchers with a 5.15 ERA in 57.2 innings pitched. Brett Carnline has tallied the most wins for the Islanders with a 3-4 record in 12 appearances.

The Flyin' Frogs will get to run, jump and throw in their own backyard for a change as the season winds ever closer to next month's Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships in Wyoming. The TCU Invitational takes place Friday and Saturday at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex.

Darryl Anderson, the head coach of the men's and women's track and field teams, said his athletes will try to take advantage of the home meet in an effort to garner more NCAA regional qualifying marks.

Editor's note: This story was revised for accuracy at 10:35 p.m. Saturday.

Braving rain and wind gusts of more than 30 mph, about 30 students, faculty and staff waving signs, rainbow banners and ribbons marched today morning from the Bass Building to the Campus Commons in encouragement of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community and its supporters.