Baseball season is right around the corner and I can't wait.

I was the kid in first grade who replied "Baseball," when asked what my favorite season was.

God didn't give me the talent to play in college or at the professional level. But I do feel He gave me an incredible mind for the sport, which isn't really helpful unless I want to bug everyone I am watching a game with or I'm going to be a sports writer.

At least I'm not wasting what I do have.

When the men's basketball team takes the court Saturday night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, it will be the last time in front of the home crowd for two seniors.

Forwards Kevin Langford and John Ortiz said they want to end their career at the coliseum with a win.

"Right now it feels like any other game coming up," Langford said. "That might change on game day. But sometimes you don't want it to end, playing college basketball has been pretty fun."

Just like school, work and other stressful situations can take a toll on students' bodies, so can they affect their mental health. Many refrain from seeking therapy or counseling because of the social stigma attached to mental health problems, but more people are struggling with those issues than students may realize.

Linda Wolszon, director of the TCU Counseling, Testing, and Mental Health Center, said the number of counseling appointments has increased about 8 percent compared to last year.

Some hate the distraction iPods create in the classroom, but podcasts are quickly becoming a tool in the 21st-century classroom..

According to business magazine FastCompany.com, psychologists studied students who listened to lectures on podcast versus lectures in class to see who performed better on a test.

The study resulted in 72 students performing better after listening to the podcast, while 61 performed better after attending the in-class lecture.

The university will be more proactive in alerting students of future safety issues, a university official said Thursday.

University officials sent out a campuswide alert via e-mail Thursday informing students of the tainted peanut butter cracker packages removed from Bistro Burnett on Feb. 11.

Shawn Kornegay, associate director of communications, said the alert was sent out of an "abundance of caution."

After reading "University not reflective of 'Christian' in name," I felt compelled to address an issue that has been bothering me for a while.

When I am walking in the hallway, I hear people saying "pop" instead of "Coke." In the library, I hear people greeting one another with "Hello" instead of "Howdy" after talking about a night spent at Purgatory instead of Billy Bob's. After observing these attitudes and actions on campus, I have to wonder about the significance of attending a Texas university.

Andrew Weatherford needs to come down off of his cross. Mr. Weatherford's Feb. 25 column "University not reflective of 'Christian' in name" is an example of the kind of intolerant, self-righteous hogwash that drives people away from Christianity. He implies that his particular fire-and-brimstone brand of southern-fried Protestantism is the only true faith, scorning interpretations of scripture that don't mesh with his views. He eagerly passes judgment on anyone who does not subscribe to his particular guilt-based moral code.