Buried last week underneath actual news, such as an approaching hurricane and a certain vice presidential nominee's first big interview, was this gem: Lance Armstrong is coming out of retirement for 2009.

That's right. The seven-time Tour de France winner announced last Tuesday that he's going to compete in several races after three years away, and Armstrong hopes to win his sport's most prestigious title for the eighth time. Armstrong said he's coming out of retirement to increase cancer awareness - no doubt a noble act.

TCU may be favored by more than three touchdowns in this upcoming DFW Duel, but all of the pressure to win is still on the Horned Frogs.The Mustangs have absolutely nothing to lose. They have already lost...

Gender imbalances on college campuses may contribute to a culture of sexual promiscuity, two journalists said.

Journalists Richard Whitmire and Laura Sessions Stepp interviewed college students and found hooking up as the preferred form of relationship on campuses with a gender imbalance.

"I've received several hundred e-mails from campuses all over the country saying that hooking up is the main way students relate to each other," Stepp said.

Every time I look at the new University Union, I cannot help but feel a small part of my TCU experience has been robbed from me. With a $49.3 million price tag, the Brown-Lupton University Union was finally finished Aug. 18, ushering in a new era of students paying an average of $8 for a meal and getting lost in the process. It has replaced the Brown-Lupton Student Center, a building most sophomores and above could appreciate.

We have all gone the extra mile when it comes to studying for a test, finishing those last repetitions in the gym or perhaps cooking dinner for a special person in our life.Last week, it occurred to me...

If the Student Government Association wants to improve support among students, it has to pass the bill allowing student organizations to support candidates.

There doesn't seem to be a reason for SGA to not allow this bill to pass.

The worst that can happen is students will become more knowledgeable about the candidates and can decide to support them. Isn't that what all politicians, no matter how powerful, want?

A TCU alumnus returned to campus Wednesday as part of the university's celebration of Constitution Day.

Jeffrey Richard, president and chief executive officer of the Austin Area Urban League, said he geared his speech, "Racism and the Constitution: Then and Now," toward being a reflection on how far our country has come and how far it may have yet to go.

Richard earned a Bachelor of Science in political science and economics at TCU and a master's degree in urban economic development from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Milton Daniel Hall will soon receive new plumbing, heating and air conditioning in every room as part of a $10 million renovation at the end of the 2008-2009 school year, a university official said.

Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the hall will be gutted and rebuilt from the inside out. Student input was considered in the design of the hall's renovations, which will require closing the dorm for a year, said Milton Daniel Hall Director Christopher Sewalish.

A recent voter registration incident at Virginia Tech has prompted concern among students that registering using their university addresses might cost them their financial aid.

TCU students need not worry about voting penalizations, because voter registration is not used to determine residency in consideration for federal financial aid, said Michael Scott, director of scholarships and student financial aid.

"It's a nonissue," Scott said.

But at Virginia Tech, students were led to believe it was an issue.

Men's Soccer

TCU's men's club soccer team will head to Nacogdoches to take on Stephen F. Austin University at 3:00 p.m. Saturday. It will be the club's first game of the season.

Kyle Connor, the team's president, said the club is excited about getting the season started.

"We played Stephen F. Austin pretty competitively last year but tied them both times," Connor said. "I think we can beat them this time around."

The team has a lot of new talent and should be more competitive than ever, Connor said.