Student Government Association passed three bills Tuesday evening, including one that promotes the sale of tax-free textbooks and could save Texas college students $40 million, said an SGA delegate Tuesday evening.The bill to support the sale of tax-free textbooks in Texas could help remove the 8.25 percent sales tax charged on college textbooks, said Mickey Ley, delegate from the AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Ley also said the cost of college textbooks has increased by 62 percent since 1994.

"American Idol" has done it again. Kellie Pickler's debut album, "Small Town Girl," released on Oct. 31, is sure to be a hit with "Idol" fans.While Pickler was voted off the fifth season of the top-rated...

Today, 75 students from Tarrant County school districts will get a firsthand look at college life as part of the College Student for a Day program.The goal of the program is to show middle school and high school students that college is an option, said Molly Baldwin, a representative for Americorps VISTA Center for Community Involvement and Service Learning.

Students follow TCU student-volunteers to class and through their daily lives at college, Baldwin said.

It's exactly what you would expect it to be - Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose" is bombastic, over-the-top melodrama and simply one of the best albums to come out this year.In what marks Loaf's ninth studio album, and supposedly the last in the "Bat" series, this disc delivers the goods. Opening track "The Monster is Loose," which is about war and famine, is more than seven minutes in length and sounds like something off a Styx record from the 1980s; it is clear that Loaf has been brushing up on his vocal abilities.

There is room for improvement for the H20 Frogs following their first two meets against Mountain West Conference opponents, said head coach Richard Sybesma.Thursday, the women faced the Colorado State Rams, and Saturday, both the men's and women's teams took on the BYU Cougars.

The H20 Frogs lost by 12 points to the Rams on Wednesday, while the men's and women's teams lost by a combined total of 134 to the Cougars on Saturday.

Elections in Texas, for the most part, are one-sided, but thanks to this year's gubernatorial race, this may no longer hold true. Among the candidates we've been dealt, Democratic candidate Chris Bell stands out from the crowd. For the younger voting population in Texas, Bell's policies are the most sound and hold the most promise for a positive change in the state.

Bell keeps the young voters in mind, focusing on policies that will have a lasting impact on them.

With two conference matches remaining, the Horned Frogs will try to recover from their weekend losses before the Mountain West Conference Championships.Friday night, the Frogs flirted with a possible upset against the No. 9 Utah Utes, but they fell short after a four-game match in front of a school record of more than 850 fans.

Led by freshman outside hitter Lauren Otto, the Frogs started to mount a comeback Friday against the Utes, but it was too little too late

"We needed to finish what we had in game three," head coach Prentice Lewis said.

The men's and women's basketball teams finished out preseason play with two exhibition games at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.The Lady Frogs hosted the WNBA Lake Truck All-Stars on Sunday and took the victory 76-70 after regaining their composure following a slow first half.

"We were trying too hard in the first half," said Jeff Mittie, women's head coach.

The second half brought new life to the Lady Frogs as they quickly erased their 34-32 halftime deficit and took control of the game, in part due to junior Adrianne Ross' leadership on court.

Friday's article on student debt did not cover the entire story concerning student debt and the profitability of a college education. Just to clear a couple things up, you do not have your entire life to pay off student loans. Most student loans are required to be paid in a period around 15 years. So unless you plan on being ready to retire at around 37, then you may have a problem with that calculation. It is also obvious that most 18-year-olds do not do a lot of analysis on how they will profit from their education after graduation.

Election Day. On this magical date once every couple of years, the halls of local middle schools are turned into the heart of the American political system. When you drop your ballot in the box, you can rest assured that you've done your civic duty, and you are now an upstanding citizen - minus the tax evasion and littering and whatnot.As much fun as voting is, I'd have to say my favorite part about election season is the attack advertisements. Seriously, nothing glues me to the television like two people taking pot shots at each other, especially if they're politicians.

The sidewalk adjacent to the Mary Couts Burnett Library is bare once again after two students moved out of the car parked there as part of last week's Chevrolet Aveo Challenge.Chris Qualls, a junior communications major, and Cohlby Youtsey, a senior middle school education major, placed third in Chevrolet's Aveo Challenge, where they were required to live in a 2007 Chevy Aveo from 10 a.m. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 at 11 p.m. central time.

Turn on the TV or take a look at a newspaper this week and all you'll see is election, election, election. From bumper stickers on cars, to signs stuck in lawns, even "Facebook" has a section for "campaign issues" this fall, the upcoming midterm elections seem to be everywhere.

Everywhere that is, except TCU.

"I didn't even know there was an election on Tuesday," said senior nutrition major Jennifer Gitchell. "What are we voting for?"