In selecting senior honors student Preston Swincher to be the featured speaker at Thursday's Honors Convocation, university officials wisely shifted the focus of the event toward that which is most important...

A silent march in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students and their supporters is scheduled for Friday at 11:45 a.m.Darron Turner, assistant vice chancellor for...

It is difficult to believe that among the 21st century conflicts that our generation faces - such as the mad dash for alternative energy - that piracy would still be a problem.

But when a nation such as Somalia exists practically without a government, anything is possible. On Sunday, Navy Seals saved Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates after President Barack Obama authorized lethal force if Phillips looked to be in imminent danger. It was an order that was praised by many and criticized by few.

The women's tennis team will close out the regular season at home Friday when they take on No. 5 Baylor.

The Horned Frogs (13-9, 7-1 Mountain West Conference) will bring a six-match winning streak into the match.

"They're one of the best teams in the country," said head coach Jefferson Hammond. "They're loaded from top to bottom. We're going to have to play our very best tennis to beat them. It's possible, we're capable and we just have to come out and really play."

I don't need to remind anyone who goes to the university how much college can cost.Many university graduates who now have jobs are still paying off student loans and there is no end in sight for them -...

The Flyin' Frogs will get to run, jump and throw in their own backyard for a change as the season winds ever closer to next month's Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships in Wyoming. The TCU Invitational takes place Friday and Saturday at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex.

Darryl Anderson, the head coach of the men's and women's track and field teams, said his athletes will try to take advantage of the home meet in an effort to garner more NCAA regional qualifying marks.

Editor's note: This story was revised for accuracy at 10:35 p.m. Saturday.

Braving rain and wind gusts of more than 30 mph, about 30 students, faculty and staff waving signs, rainbow banners and ribbons marched today morning from the Bass Building to the Campus Commons in encouragement of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning community and its supporters.

In one of the top headlines of the week, President Barack Obama finally fulfilled his campaign promise to his daughters and welcomed a new dog into the family.

News broadcasts, Web sites and even the blogosphere are on full blast about the newest Obama in the White House. One headline proclaimed, "The wait is over."

Seriously, is that what we've come to as a media-loving country to the point where getting a dog is headline news?

The United States was formed on the basis of each state having its own sovereignty.

This fact is not new. In fact, it was a founding principle clearly outlined in the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Our Founding Fathers agreed that each state would have the ability to make its own laws and carry them out, with a central government uniting all the states and keeping them together, while making federal laws that would not overshadow the 10th Amendment.

If a team can't win the battle in the trenches it doesn't matter who it has catching, running or throwing the ball. Offensive linemen don't play a glamorous position, but they can be the difference between winning and losing.

In 2008, the Frogs' O-line paved the way for the team to have one of its greatest statistical seasons in school history. The Frogs set school records for points scored with 437 and touchdowns with 56. The team was also 12th in the nation in rushing at 220.2 yards per game.