Health insurance prices will increase by 14 percent next year for students using the university-offered insurance plan. The price will rise from $483 a semester to $552, according to a release from the Health Center.Marilyn Hallam, assistant to the director of the Health Center, said the price increase is due to rising health costs in the community. She also said the coverage is the same as last year: The plan still carries a $500,000 policy maximum and still has an out-of-pocket pay system.

A nutritionist visited TCU Thursday and compared America's health status to global warming: The problem does not seem dangerous at the moment, but our country is slowly eating its way to destruction, she said.Nutritionist Shannon Jones of the U.S. Department of Agriculture visited TCU from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and spoke at 6 p.m. in the Student Center. Jones came to TCU to introduce the new food pyramid, MyPyramid.gov.

The purpose of college is to help young men and women grow into adulthood and to not only educate its students, but also allow them to exist in an environment that preaches camaraderie and self-sufficiency.So...

By the weekend, Bryce McGuire can't wait to hit the trail."There's nothing like zooming along some sweet single track nestled in the forest and getting some air on a nice rock cropping," said McGuire, president of the Cowtown Area Mountain Bike Association.

Mountain biking can offer many general health benefits, including weight loss, lower blood pressure and relief from lower back pain, said Allen Johnson, who teaches beginner's mountain biking clinics.

"It keeps me feeling great," Johnson said. "I run circles around the 20-year-olds that work for me."

For the first time since 1980, there are no No. 1 seeds in the NCAA 2006 Men's Final Four. The Final Four, which begins tomorrow night in Indianapolis, will feature a team that already has 11 NCAA championship...

As you may know, thousands of high students have been skipping classes this week to protest new federal laws that will try to stop illegal immigration into the United States. With all the protests, sign-waving, and school-skipping, we feel like perhaps the community is confused about how the United States works. We wanted to take this opportunity to explain it to you.The United States is like a library. The library is open to the public and can be visited by anyone. The library welcomes all visitors.

Hundreds of students from a local middle school will get an opportunity to tour TCU's campus today through a field trip hosted by the School of Education.More than 400 students from Tannahill Intermediate School from low-income families will receive tours from 40 volunteers and students from the School of Education.

Volunteers for this event were found through a mass e-mail sent to international students and minority undergraduates.