Admissions data for this year reveal small gains in the number of applications and selectivity but a stagnant gender gap, the dean of admissions said.

The number of students who applied for admission at TCU inched up about 3 percent from last year for a total of 12,016 applications in 2008, according to admissions data. The acceptance rate, or the percentage of students offered admission, rose from about 46 percent to about 47 percent in the same period.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has essentially sealed the GOP nomination, but the Democratic contest between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois continues, and faith could play a role in who occupies the White House come November.

A Zogby poll conducted Jan. 25 to 27 of 1,008 likely voters found that 54 percent of those questioned want a president who mirrors biblical ideals of leadership, such as truthfulness, integrity and belief in God.

It would be much like the Wild West - students coming and going from class packing .44-caliber Magnums and .38-caliber Specials.

There would be nothing preventing accidental shootings, and security on campus would be completely compromised. Despite these facts, there is a group of students across the nation that is lobbying for students over the age of 21 with a gun license to be able to carry concealed weapons onto their college campuses.

It's the spring sports season wrap up - time to look at teams' successes, failures, surprising little tidbits and basically anything else interesting enough to mention all mixed in with a few musings.First...

Nowadays it seems hard enough to get people to vote, but does voting actually help when the only thing people are looking at is what religious preference each candidate chooses?

A January Zogby poll stated that 54 percent of voters want a president who mirrors biblical ideals of leadership, such as truthfulness, integrity and belief in God.

Some people might be relying too much on faith to carry the presidential candidates as opposed to what their platforms actually provide for America.

Gov. Rick Perry's new book tour, which has stirred mixed reactions, is making a stop at the TCU Bookstore on Thursday for a book signing.Perry's book, "On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts...

The success of the "Next Season is Now" marketing campaign can be more accurately gauged by awareness raised rather than tickets sold, the associate director of athletics for external operations said.Scott...