The City Council of Fort Worth went one step farther than the Texas state legislature and banned chaining dogs in front and back yards.

Last summer, Texas House Bill 1411 was passed, making it a misdemeanor offense to chain a dog overnight, in extreme weather conditions or for longer than three consecutive hours.

They are serious about it, too. A fine of up to $500 comes with a first-time conviction, and jail time is possible for a second conviction.

Students using College Loan Corp. and Sallie Mae as lenders for federal loans will not experience significant problems following the changes the two corporations have made because of subsidies cut from the market, a financial aid officer said.

Federal student loan corporations are either cutting back or quitting loan programs because of congressional actions in September 2007.

Going green. It's one of the hottest trends of 2008.

Recently, tips for going green on everything from cleaning supplies to fuel have sprouted up like rye grass, and not without need. I am 100 percent supportive of protecting Earth. But I want to talk about something green that's more than just a trend and has actually been around for centuries.

Green tea is not just a soothing beverage to complete a delicious sushi meal.

The men's basketball team, which cut its longest losing streak of the season at four games Saturday, takes the show on the road today where it has won only one game this season.

The Horned Frogs play the University of Wyoming Cowboys today at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.

Twice he slammed it home - hard. His parents were in the stands watching their son play for the first time in his college career, and he wanted to make them proud.

Senior power forward Alvarado Parker played his best conference game of the season Saturday against San Diego State University and was a major factor in the Horned Frogs' win that ended a four-game losing streak.

A political struggle may end in a struggle students must bear.A Congressional move last September is leaving mid-sized college lending companies scrambling.Mike Scott, director of scholarships and student...

The Student Government Association's House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday supporting the establishment of a day for students to voice their opinions on how to change TCU for the better.

Improve TCU Day will be March 5, said Student Relations Committee chair Justin Brown, who introduced the resolution.

The day the music died has come and gone.

It was Saturday night when I decided to log onto my computer and purchase tickets to a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert only to discover that ticket prices started at $96. I quickly logged off the Internet, quietly cursing the wind under my breath. There was no way I could justify spending so much on a concert while I still had school books to pay for.

Imagine entering your favorite restaurant only to find that the prices of everything on the menu had doubled. Or tripled.

Instead of paying a $15 bill, you're now shelling out $30 or $40.

Are you going to keep eating there, paying the new ludicrous prices?

That's the problem many women are currently facing on college campuses.

Paying $50 a month.

Six hundred dollars a year.

For birth control.

It is known that half of the new facade of the south end zone fell into a pile of dust and twisted metal early Friday morning.

Although the surveillance tapes are not being released to the public, the commendable action of the administration and construction companies is the swift response taken toward investigating this incident.

Luckily, the structural collapse did not happen while crews were on the work site and moreover, it did not happen during a football game when the stands would most likely be full of fans.