I have the utmost respect for police officers and the job they do. It takes courage and guts to do their job. I just wanted to make that clear before starting.

Jordan Miles, an 18-year-old Pittsburgh resident and violist who attends the city's prestigious Creative and Performing Arts High School, was beaten by three plainclothes police officers because they thought he had a gun, according to an Associated Press wire report. It turns out it was only a bottle of Mountain Dew, according to the police affidavit.

Is anyone really surprised that the teen pregnancy rate has risen for the first time in 15 years? Sadly, the 3 percent increase is a telling result of the failure of abstinence-only education.Teenagers...

It came down to No. 8 TCU's final rider of the night, but junior Ashley Aikman edged out No. 3 Texas A&M's Randi Standley 71.25-70 in Horsemanship to give the Horned Frogs the go ahead point to defeat the Aggies 5-3 in a rematch of the 2009 Varsity Equestrian Western National Championship.

Had Aikman faltered during the last ride of the event, the match would have been tied 4-4 and the Aggies would have won the tiebreaker by bettering TCU's final raw score 570-565.5.

The No. 8 equestrian program will have a chance to get even with No. 3 Texas A&M under the limelight at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Friday at 6 p.m.

The Aggies handed the then No. 2 seeded Horned Frogs a 7-1 loss last year to win the Varsity Equestrian Western National Championship - and the Horned Frogs are ready for a rematch.

Head coach Gary Reynolds said Friday's event will absolutely be a rivalry match, and that last year's championship loss was extra motivation in practice this week.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Thursday that making it easier for college graduates to pay back federal loans will help improve the national college completion rate and possibly attract more...

Two renowned journalists will speak Monday evening about their experiences in the television industry.

Bob Schieffer, a 1959 university graduate and host of CBS News "Face the Nation," and Susan Zirinsky, executive producer of CBS' "48 Hours," are the featured speakers at the 6 p.m. event, which will take place in the Brown-Lupton University Union auditorium.

The event will include a screening of the movie "Broadcast News," for which Zirinsky was a technical adviser.

Police in Breckenridge, Colo., said Thursday that the department is investigating a January branding incident involving sophomore pre-business major Amon "Chance" Carter as a criminal assault.

Carter, great-grandson of city icon Amon G. Carter, said last week that he suffered second- and third-degree burns on his buttocks after fellow Kappa Sigma members branded him with a hot coat hanger while he was intoxicated. Carter said the incident took place Jan. 9 during a ski trip in Breckenridge, Colo.

A Texas state senator will address issues related to Fort Worth education at public schools in the city's urban areas in a speech today, a university official said.Jennifer Brooks, director of the Center...

If you've noticed any black tape on one of your textbooks, chances are it's the result of a deal between a faculty member at any university nationwide and an independent book buyer.

The results of these deals, publishers said, drive up the cost of textbooks, but they said there is nothing they can do to stop faculty members selling the books.

The black tape covers labels that identify the books as instructor copies, which are sent to professors free of charge, noting that they are not to be resold.

After dropping out of the polls after a devastating road loss against New Mexico, the Lady Frogs gained some momentum by defeating a strong Brigham Young team Wednesday. The Lady Frogs, now 16-5, hope to add another win to their record after a conference matchup at home Saturday.

TCU will face the struggling Air Force Academy Falcons. The Falcons are only 3-18 this season and post a 0-8 conference record. However, TCU head coach Jeff Mittie will not approach this game any differently.

The selling of used instructor's textbooks for students highlights a flaw in the college textbook market. The reselling of instructor's textbooks creates issues not only for college students, but also...

The recent branding incident involving Kappa Sigma members highlights an important issue beyond the obvious question of why anybody would do that. The incident has also led to discussion about whether the university has, or should have, the right to investigate situations like this that occur among its students while they are off campus.

The answer to whether or not the university has the right to exercise in loco parentis authority is actually very straightforward.