Entering into its 14th season (195 episodes and a full-length Oscar nominated film), "South Park" has become the unequivocal national forum for unabated political cynicism and social commentary for just about anyone who isn't a member of the AARP.

Where other shows stop short, "South Park" will go. Its ability to spew real and formulated commentary on any subject or event is why it is the smartest show on television. AIDS is not off limits. Neither is pedophilia or the Catholic Church. Global warming? LOL.

Editor's note: This article was revised for accuracy at 5:58 p.m. Feb. 24.

In a sun-bright studio, surrounded by paintings saturated in vibrant colors, a lone artist stoops to pour acrylic paint into opaque blobs on a white canvas. Hours later, when the acrylic has dried, he dips his brush into oil paint and whooshes it across a canvas - the first abstract forms of an interpretive figure.

The process is a messy one, DJ Perera explained as his wide eyes, held inches away from the canvas, followed the brush as it traced a green line across the artwork.

Still in the lead for overall medals, the U.S. added another today in the men's nordic combined 4x5 km relay. Consisting of Brett Camerota, Todd Lodwick, Johnny Spillane and Bill Demong, the team brought home the silver. This is Spillane's second silver medal of the 2010 Winter Games.

The U.S. raked in another silver last night in the pairs ice dancing category in the free skate event. Meryl Davis and Charlie White scored a total of 215.74, putting them at No. 2 behind the Canadian team of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

The Horned Frogs will play the Oregon State Beavers at Cowboys Stadium on Sept. 4 during their 2010 football season, a university official said.Earlier reports identified the date of the game as Sept....

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams will look to carry their success from in-season competition into the Mountain West Championships on Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

The undefeated men's team won the Dual Meet Season Championship after defeating the University of Nevada-Las Vegas at home 177-117. The women's team lost the meet against UNLV, but both teams will have the chance to become champions when the conference tournament starts and all the teams competing for the championship have records of 0-0.

The House of Student Representatives is looking into cleaning up the kitchen and the campus.Student representatives Tuesday night voted to research a plan for recycling food at Market Square and postponed...

Every morning, campus buses are filled to the door when they leave the Sandage parking lot, senior Ido Farhi told student government representatives last night. Most days, buses have to leave some students behind to wait for the next bus.

"We're not complaining about parking far away, as long as we get transportation," Farhi said. "I think we pay enough tuition to have a bus to ride."

While some colleges and universities across the nation are waiving or reducing application fees to boost enrollment numbers, one admissions official said such measures would not be necessary at the university.

Ray Brown, dean of admissions, said the university does not need to lower its application fees. Instead, by keeping the admissions fees steady over the last 10 years, it has already helped out applicants.
The last increase in application fees came in 2002, Brown said.

Running back LaDainian Tomlinson was released from the San Diego Chargers on Monday after nine years of playing for them. While this was inevitable, it still upsets me to see that the former Horned Frog...

Other than voting, it's difficult to think of an easier way to make a difference than to participate in the census.Federal law mandating participation in the census gives significant power to citizens...

Editor's note: In light of an editorial error, this article was revised for accuracy at 8 p.m. Feb. 23.

The Frogs kicked their season off to a solid start and are now 3-0 after a weekend series against the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

The No. 11 Frogs scored 31 runs on 40 hits in the series.

Friday night showcased first-class pitching from juniors Steven Maxwell and Trent Appleby and senior Eric Marshall, which led to a 4-0 victory for the Frogs.

Wandering around the Cross/Talk student art exhibition, sophomore Spanish major Betty Gerecht said she had no expectations for her first visit to a Cross/Talk exhibition. She said she was drawn to an oil painting of a headless woman in a dress. The harsh brush strokes provided texture, and the pastel colors caught her eye.

The painting Gerecht saw is titled "Speechless" by Casee Safford, a junior psychology major and painting minor.