Yesenia Rojas is a senior at Paschal High School, a Mexican American and a hopeful first-generation college student.

Rojas, who wants to be a maternity nurse, said one of her concerns in choosing where to go to college is her ability to afford it.

A 2008 report tracking changes in Latino freshmen at four-year institutions since 1975 found that one in five Latino students expresses a major concern about their ability to finance college at the start of the school year.

This has been an amazing year for women in politics, but somehow we still seem unable to escape the urge to marginalize women based on their fashion sense and appearance.

Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin have shattered the glass ceiling and made something possible that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago.

They have stood strong on the issues and made meaningful contributions to the political debate that is so desperately needed in our country right now. So why is the media intent on focusing on how they look and what they wear?

Sitting among friends and acquaintances from his church, one student forces a smile while the others laugh hysterically at a gay joke.

A TCU student, who asked that his name be withheld to protect his privacy, said this is just a mild one-second reflection of the lives of Christian homosexuals, some of whom feel forced to live in the closet in order to avoid losing their standing in the church and community.

Horned Frogs won the singles competition and came in second in doubles at the finals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Regional, played Monday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

Junior Nina Munch-Soegaard took home the singles championship to clinch a spot at the ITA indoor championships at the University of Virginia beginning Nov. 6.

"I played really well today," Munch-Soegaard said after her 6-0, 6-3 win over No. 34 Taylor Ormand of Baylor University.

The Bowl Championship Series used to be the bane of my existence.The rankings weren't fair; the bowls were boring, and everyone was clamoring for a playoff system.I used to follow the herd blindly on the...

The expression, "Better late than never," can now be applied to TCU's political organizations. After being practically dormant for the past two months, TCU College Republicans and TCU Democrats are taking the initiative to step up and take part in this year's presidential election.

The Republican party rallied together Monday to kick off early voting on campus, and the Democratic party will have a Professor Dunk-a-thon at 3 p.m. today at the Campus Commons.

A new book claims American universities' tendency to disengage from the world of politics leaves students unprepared for citizenship in a democratic society, but some university officials, administrators...

Regular readers of this column may remember my feelings toward playing NFL games abroad: Don't do it.

I wrote a column saying just that before the Giants-Dolphins game in London last season. A few weeks later, I found myself on a British Airways flight to London, which gave me a chance to talk to some genuine Brits about their feelings regarding the NFL in Europe. Mostly the reaction was, "They played a game over here?" followed by, "Why?"

The office portables in the parking lot behind Beasley Hall will be vacated in December 2009 after more than 20 years, the dean of the college of liberal arts said.

The two portables that house the sociology, criminal justice, anthropology and economics departments have stood there since the mid-1980s, said Andrew Schoolmaster, dean of the AddRan College of Liberal Arts.

Schoolmaster said the reason the move from the portables took so long is because the university had other priorities that were pursued before building a new facility for the AddRan College.

It's almost impossible to avoid talking politics during an election year, especially when you spend a lot of time near a university. But the latest place politics is popping up might come as a surprise.Political...