Diversity is a wonderful thing. And it's hard to argue with the benefits of knowing another language, especially if that other language is Spanish and you live in Texas. However, TCU's decision to teach...

Reports show that the people behind Myspace.com have been quietly developing software that will allow parents to see some of the information their children are posting on the Web site.The new tool is to allow parents to protect their children while not invading their privacy. The program, called "Zephyr," will allow parents to see the username, age and location their children have listed on Myspace.com, as long as the child logs in from a home computer.

Barack Obama is one of the more promising presidential candidates to come along in the last few years.He's easy on the eyes, speaks well and claims to be a moderate. He sounds like a shoo-in. However, it's likely there's more hype than substance to this presidential hopeful.

Obama's voting record is very short and, from what we have seen, has been extremely liberal. An independent, liberal, political organization, Americans for Democratic Action, gives Obama a 95 percent liberal rating, which matches Sens. Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.

Where there's smoke, there are fire trucks, police cars, maintenance workers, tennis facility staff and alarm contractors.Members of the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center staff saw smoke coming out of an air vent shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, said Craig Smith, tennis center director.

The alarm system signaled TCU Police, who dispatched vehicles to the scene and contacted the Fort Worth Fire Department, said DeAnn Jones of the TCU Police Department.

Though students may not notice a major difference when logging on to the my.tcu.edu portal Monday morning, there will be many unseen advantages to the newly upgraded system, an administrator said.New hardware...

The 10 Panhellenic sororities voted unanimously to invite three sororities to present their organizations in an effort to become the newest sorority on campus.The Panhellenic extension committee suggested Alpha Phi, Delta Zeta and Gamma Phi Beta as the most qualified sororities to join the university this fall.

"The committee spent three weeks reviewing in-depth applications," said James Parker, assistant dean of Campus Life.

Bill Nye "The Science Guy" and the Lovehandlers share a common fondness - ultimate frisbee. The women's ultimate team got a new logo and took the name the Lovehandlers when it separated from the men's team for its 2007 season.

Jessica Gamwell, a junior biology and chemistry major, said the team joined with women from the University of Texas at Arlington last spring and fall but will compete this semester solely with TCU students.

A new program supporting the research of women-related and gender-related issues opens its doors to campus and the community today. Religion professor Claudia Camp said she thinks the Institute on Women and Gender will be an asset to the university.

"I think (the institute) will benefit TCU in terms of national recognition," Camp said. "It creates a structure where students and faculty can work together to do research."