School shootings have unfortunately become an all-too-common occurrence lately and calls into question the right to bear arms outlined in the Bill of Rights.

Not only confined to educational campuses, the amount of firearm-related violence in the U.S. can hardly be overlooked, and begs the question of whether we need to give up our Second Amendment Right to bear arms for our own security?

In the first week of early voting throughout Texas, election officials saw a record turnout for the March 4 Texas primaries. After one week of early voting in 2004, Tarrant County reported fewer than 800 voters for the state's Democratic primary. This year, more than 40,000 have casted votes to determine who will earn the Democratic nomination, more than twice the votes cast for the Republican primary, according to Tarrant County early voting reports.

One of the leading scorers for the men's basketball game was suspended indefinitely for "conduct detrimental to the team," head coach Neil Dougherty said.

Junior guard Henry Salter, who averages 13.3 points per game, missed Wednesday's game against the University of Utah, which the Horned Frogs won 67-61.

Factory-like conditions at farms where the nation's meat is raised are leading to devastating ramifications on the environment and consumers' health, said the coordinator of a student animal-welfare group.

Veronika Terrian, founder and coordinator of People for Animal Welfare, said not only are pigs at a factory farm living in unhealthy conditions where disease can spread, but the runoff from waste can pollute waterways, and the smell of the farms can spread to the community.

The first baseball series of the 2008 season featured a familiar topic that has been prevalent for the majority of the spring season: attendance.

The basketball teams have openly campaigned for support, students have slept outdoors to encourage support, new fan clubs were established and as a result, numbers increased slightly. But many seats still remain cold and unused, and the basketball team started dropping more games at home.

The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the races are becoming more numerous. With the Cowtown Marathon last weekend, soon all weekends will quickly be filling up with one mile walks, 5Ks, 10Ks, half and full marathons.

In order to run these races, you train for weeks, even months to get in shape. But good nutrition training is just as important as physical activity when it comes to performance. Here are some tips to train nutritionally before, during and after race day to help you maximize your potential for a run.

More than one-quarter of Americans have left the religion of their upbringing by either claiming a new religious affiliation or becoming a non-believer altogether, according to an article by The Associated Press.

Regardless of our individual religious views, and without stirring a religious debate, it is astounding. I am intrigued by this statistic mainly because I am one of those individuals who changed his or her religious affiliation.

President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that he would campaign for Sen. Hillary Clinton even if she weren't his wife.

"Hillary is change you can count on," he said.

The former president spoke about the Democratic candidate's views on health care, the economy, the war in Iraq and education at two separate early vote events in Fort Worth.

"Hillary is the only candidate with a plan for affordable health care for everyone," President Clinton said. "If it is good enough for my family, it is good enough for yours."