The Varsity Equestrian National Championships start today and the TCU team enters with the No.1 ranking in Western Horsemanship.

The team went undefeated in the regular season in Western riding, which is the first time a team has accomplished this in NCAA history.

The No. 1 ranking means the team receives a first-round bye and will face the winner of the No. 8 New Mexico State-No. 9 Baylor University matchup.

Renowned philosopher Simon Blackburn will address students and faculty today at the 46th annual Honors Convocation.

Blackburn, a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, will deliver the keynote address at the annual honors event, which brings a distinguished guest to campus to conclude a week of senior honors presentations. Blackburn will also be the keynote speaker at this weekend's symposium "Nietzsche and the Philosophical Life."

The Korea University Business School and the Neeley School of Business are joining together to provide TCU's first partner exchange program in Asia for undergraduates, said professors in the business school.

The exchange will start in spring 2009, said Steve Lim, an associate professor of accounting and an alumnus of Korea University.

Gov. Rick Perry signs copies of his book, "On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts are Worth Fighting for," today in the TCU Bookstore. The book details what he feels are hypocrisies in liberal agendas, specifically those of the American Civil Liberties Union, which attacks the Boy Scouts of America because of its policies restricting homosexuality and atheism for troop masters.

Perry wrote the purpose of Boy Scouts is not to engage in debate about these issues.

Read the April 15 "Hamlet" story

Catherine Weidner no longer works at George Washington University and is an associate professor at DePaul University. Because of an editing error, her title and employer were incorrect in an April 15 Skiff article.

In 1882, German existentialist and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "God is dead and we have killed him," sparking outrage in Western society.

That's one of his many radical ideas that will be interpreted by internationally renowned philosophers on campus this week.

The symposium "Nietzsche and the Philosophical Life" will take place today through Saturday in Ed Landreth Auditorium.

The art exhibit "Lifting," which displays various works of theft and vandalism at the TCU-owned Fort Worth Contemporary Arts gallery, seems to portray the newest edge in art.

According to a Skiff article, one piece by Ann Messner depicts her attempting to steal T-shirts by putting on as many as she can in front of a security camera. Although a risky and somewhat odd move, Messner said the short film from 1978 wasn't about stealing, , but rather the art of theft, because she was not seen leaving the store with the shirts.

I would like to heartily disagree with the Skiff's view that faith should not be a deciding factor in a candidate's race for president.While I agree that religion and politics should remain separate, faith...

The year is coming to an end and the difference between August and May is incredible.

Students, whether it is the first or last year, people tell you to gain a wealth of knowledge, independence, responsibility, friends and skills. The list could go on. Although these are beneficial, there is one gain we should be wary of: the gain of the freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, "15." Those pesky pounds students tend to pack on during their time of freedom.

Next season, NCAA varsity equestrian might have a ranking system for individual and team standings for the first time, said the chair of the selection committee.

Kevin Hurley said this season varsity equestrian experimented with a ranking system that Rob Beuerlein, a TCU Athletics media relations student assistant, developed.