While running late to class, I heard the question, "So, what's the word on the street about this class?" echo from a lecture hall.

As a senior, this left me to wonder about my own choices. Had I selected classes on the recommendation of a classmate? A professor-rating Web site? Or perhaps an overheard conversation between students - essentially strangers?

The reality is that often, despite "the word," you have to take the class that's available, one that fits a time slot, or fills a degree requirement regardless of the teacher's reputation.

Many people might believe that "There Will Be Blood" is too long and uneventful to be entertaining.

However, it must be understood that the film is not an action movie, but a character sketch. As a film, "There Will Be Blood" is not necessarily a terrific, must-see motion picture, but it is a good, solid movie and I recommend it.

Students may be able to pay with their student ID cards at off-campus restaurants beginning next semester, a university official said.

Emily Burgwyn, director of Student Affairs and Information Services, said the university is outsourcing the project to Off-Campus Advantage, a company which, according to its Web site, is based in Ithaca, N.Y., and specializes in building off-campus payment networks channeled through student IDs.

Off-Campus Advantage staff members did not return phone calls about the program.

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In its last regular season meet, the H2O Frogs women's swim and dive team took a stroke forward in the Mountain West Conference as seniors and freshmen shined.

TCU beat the University of New Mexico Lobos 124.5-116.5 to close out the team's regular conference season.

In response to your article "Vegans have it rough in Cowtown," it was encouraging to see it is getting easier and easier to find vegetarian and vegan options, as the demand for these products increases.

As the author mentions, almost a quarter of college students consider vegan options to be important to them, which is a clear sign of the growing trend toward healthier, more humane cuisine.

Twelve Student Government Association candidates were elected to vacant house seats Monday.

Addran:

Amanda Edmiston

Stephen Davis

Business:

Justin LaPoten

Tony Harrell-MacNeil

Ben Witten

Ryan McCrory

Ben Frederick

Communications:

Anna Waugh

Jason Carley

Science and Engineering:

Matthew Williams

Nobody wants to mess with John Rambo.

Since his first appearance in 1982, Rambo has been a name associated with butt-kicking, arrow launching, bad-guy-killing mayhem.

The 2008 version of "Rambo" picks up where he last left off - destroying everyone.

Similar to the Rambo movies of the past, the new edition is short on inspiring dialogue, opting for the action as often as possible.

At 61 years old, Sylvester Stallone still looks like he was built to hurt.

It amazes me how many hours I devote to TV.

Out of those hours, it amazes me even more how little time I spend watching newscasts.

In one of my journalism classes, I found that a majority of my peers do not watch news on TV.

My generation as a whole has grown accustomed to the Internet, and this trend continues to grow.

Norms change, and people change with them.

In our society, we have more opportunities to access news than our forefathers did.

It is noon, one of the busiest hours of the day for lunch. The dining line ends near the entrance. By 12:30 p.m., the dining halls will be full.

With 10 minutes in between each class, some students are in such a hurry, they take their food with them and eat it at their next destination.

However, starting in August, lunch at TCU may be a different experience, one that experts say could have mixed effects on TCU's nutritional status.

Thank you for Alex Zobel's informative article exploring the many reasons why a growing number of people from coast to coast - even in Cowtown - are choosing to eat vegan foods.No matter how you slice...