NEW YORK - The chants of protesters and speeches of supporters faded away outside as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran addressed students and faculty at Columbia University on Monday afternoon, asserting his nation's right to develop nuclear energy and asking for additional research perspectives on the Holocaust.Lee C. Bollinger, president of the university, opened the discussion, which was part of the World Leaders Forum, sponsored by Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.

Whether it's on ice or steaming hot, caffeinated or decaf, mixed with cream and sugar or made into a latte, coffee drinkers know it's all about options. For the past five semesters, they've have had the choice of ordering a fresh cup of Cafe Estima Blend, Starbucks' newest Fair Trade certified coffee, but this semester, the Fair Trade blend has disappeared from Frog Bytes and Bistro Burnett Cafe, giving coffee drinkers one options less.

The New York Times reported Sept. 10 that federal prison chaplains, acting under government orders, have been removing thousands of religious texts per penitentiary so only about 150 titles for each major religion will remain. These titles appear on an unreleased list of books approved by unnamed "experts."The Bureau of Prisons, an agency of the Justice Department, wants, in light of the 9/11 attacks, to prevent prisoners from reading books that might advocate violence or radicalize.

The nearly 300-year history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is one of the most shameful episodes in Western history. Yet it has taken centuries for those responsible for this operation to acknowledge and apologize for their roles.Recently, London Mayor Ken Livingstone tearfully apologized for the role London played in the slave trade. Both former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair and Livingstone have admitted how deeply sorrowed they are about this aspect of their country's history at events prior to Livingstone's recent remarks, but without official apologies.

Fantasy football is all about sure bets and calculated risks, but no one expected the big three running backs of this year's draft to become risks on game-day rosters.LaDainian Tomlinson, Steven Jackson and Larry Johnson are all struggling so far this season, even though LT is still finding ways to rack up points by playing quarterback and wide receiver.

Though Jackson apologizes to teammates, and Johnson takes a random day off, make sure to stick it out with these guys and not to take any cheap deals from owners looking to buy low.

We've seen him on television nearly every Sunday since 1987. His five o'clock shadow, beer belly and catchphrase "D'oh" have turned him into an animated celebrity.Homer Jay Simpson has become the TV dad that, despite his downfalls, zany schemes and shortcomings, has shown a love for his family that is missed by some modern animated TV parents.

Of course, animated fathers such as Peter Griffin of Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy," Stan Smith of "American Dad" (also by MacFarlane) and Hank Hill of Mike Judge's "King of the Hill," also face family situations.

After suffering two consecutive losses, the Frogs are looking to rebound and regain something the team has not had for two years: the Iron Skillet.As SMU comes to Amon Carter Stadium on Saturday, the Frogs face an opponent they have not faced since their 21-10 loss in 2005 - the first win for the Mustangs against the Frogs in seven previous games.

With the team being in a situation similar to the one it was in last season when it lost to BYU and Utah in back-to-back weeks, head coach Gary Patterson said the team has experience in having to overcome consecutive defeats.

Students strutted their stuff in a fashion show Thursday to help the TCU Guild raise money for seven scholarships.TCU Guild president Shirley Baird said of the 174 people who paid to attend, 159 people...