The men's basketball team pulled out a narrow victory at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Wednesday night, beating the Wyoming Cowboys 79-78 in overtime.

With 19 seconds left in overtime, junior forward Edvinas Ruzgas hit a three-point shot to put the Horned Frogs in the lead for good. Senior forward Kevin Langford passed the ball to junior guard Keion Mitchem at the top of the key who then swung the ball to Ruzgas in the corner for the open shot.

"I was wide open and confident, shot it and made it," Ruzgas said. "I tried to keep myself confident and make the shot."

A group of students and university officials will be lobbying for at least $5 million in financial aid for the university next month.Twelve to 16 students will be in Austin on Feb. 11 and 12 to lobby state...

New policy advantageous to young players

Under a new NCAA rule adopted last week, seventh- and eighth-grade male basketball players are now defined as prospective athletes. The old rule stated that any player entering the ninth grade could be considered as a prospective basketball athlete.

While this new rule might sound a little outrageous at first, closer examination will reveal that it was made with good intentions in mind.

After a protracted debate concerning a proposed on-campus drilling site that involved the city of Fort Worth, Chesapeake Energy, neighborhood and university officials, Chesapeake finally unveiled a plan that - for now - looks like it will satisfy all parties.

The "Meerkat to Seminary Plan" would allow Chesapeake to produce the minerals of some 5,000 acres, including those belonging to the university, a company spokeswoman said.

About 70 nursing students are working to improve the safety and health of Mansfield ISD students walking and biking to school, a university instructor said.

Sharon Canclini, a clinical instructor for the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences and supervisor of the project, said the students are conducting Safe Routes to School assessments in collaboration with the City of Arlington. Safe Routes to School is a national organization that enables and encourages students to safely walk or bike to school, she said.

I had the great privilege of working with Michael R. Ferrari Award for Distinguished University Service and Leadership winner Tara Perez for two years. My work with her, however, was not on the College...

National colleges and universities that offer music degrees are beefing up their degree plans to make students more marketable, but TCU is ahead of the curve and already has a marketable system in place, a School of Music official said.

According to an article on Insidehighered.com, many universities, including the University of Colorado, the University of Rochester and Babson College in Boston, have begun to add entrepreneurial courses to their music degree plans to help students find jobs.

As historic events unfolded at the inauguration in Washington, closer to home the Student Government Association held its own inauguration in the Chancellor's Dining Room.

SGA President Kelsie Johnson, Vice President Matt Dietrichson, Treasurer Marlon Figueroa and Programming Council chair Kennedy Stewart took the oath of office in front of Chancellor Victor Boschini, students, staff and their families.