The University Council approved changes in the number of credit hours that can be transferred in and the number of classes a student can take during the three-week session in May.The changes were approved in May and will be implemented before advising begins for the spring 2007 semester.

The University Council is made up of academic deans, elected and appointed representatives from each college and students, said Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

The women's volleyball team will start conference play this weekend against Wyoming.The Horned Frogs enter conference games following a disappointing tournament loss to Mississippi Saturday that snapped a five-game winning streak.

"We competed hard and played great," head coach Prentice Lewis said.

"It was really the most solid we have ever played," said senior middle blocker Anna Vaughn said. "There were no pushover games. Each team was competitive."

When the Rev. Fred Phelps and his congregation picketed the funeral of Matthew Shepard in 1998, carrying signs that read "God hates fags" and "Matthew Shepard rots in hell," most Americans reacted in outrage. And rightfully so.We live in a culture that preaches tolerance.

As educated college students, we pride ourselves in being open-minded. Through years of schooling, we have learned to accept, or at least tolerate, those of different races, creeds, sexual orientations and abilities.

The Internet is a scary place.It is an incredible tool, a breakthrough in technology and a luxury our generation often takes for granted.

But it is also, in many cases, a blueprint of our private lives.

With the ever-advancing progress in the capabilities of search engines, virtually limitless archives of information are, literally, at our fingertips. We use Internet searches daily, but still barely scratch the surface of the never-ending black hole of information the World Wide Web has to offer.

They are found in downtown areas with megaphones, preaching of Scriptures and threats of eternal hell at the top of their lungs. These people believe the only proper way to live a fulfilling life is to do it their way. If you are lucky, you might even see them on TV performing "miracles," which almost always involves somebody fainting, while hysterical spectators look on with awe and reverence. I'm talking about extreme evangelists.In various parts of the Bible, the Scriptures urge Christians to rapidly spread the Gospel to all parts of the world.

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Ben Affleck doing his best Superman impersonation.In the new movie "Hollywoodland," Affleck portrays George Reeves, the man who assumed the role of Superman in the original 1950s TV series.

"Hollywoodland's" first scene dates back to June 16, 1959, the date of Reeves' death, and attempts to shed some light on exactly how the former Superman died.

Just like any great murder mystery, the details of his death are hazy at best.

A tailgate should be something to enjoy, not an occasion to fear. Tailgating should feel spontaneous, so efforts to control it only make students hesitant to partake in the festivities. If the administration wants to raise attendance at the student tailgate, it should encourage students to conduct their tailgates the way they please. There's no need for overly strict rules and regulations.

One concern is underage drinking and, so far, the efforts have been ineffective.

The Student Government Association voted Tuesday night to further discuss a resolution supporting the plus/minus grading system next week.At Tuesday's meeting, Jason Ratigan, a senior history major, presented the proposal to SGA.

"It would be great if students saw this in terms of the principle," Ratigan said. "It's for better representing your grade and being accountable for your performance in the classroom."

The annual prisoner of war/missing in action remembrance ceremony, which begins today, is meant to remind students that not everyone who goes to war returns home, said the commander of the Air Force ROTC's Arnold Air Society.The POW/MIA ceremony at TCU intends to raise awareness among students about missing soldiers, said Jessica Murray, the Arnold Air Society commander.

Murray, a senior kinesiology major, said the Arnold Air Society is an honorary service organization within ROTC that coordinates this ceremony.

A TCU student was victimized by a 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of committing two sexual assaults and four robberies in the west Fort Worth area, said a Fort Worth police spokesperson on Tuesday.Fort...