The design, merchandising and textiles department will be the newest addition to the College of Fine Arts, but the dean of its previous home said she is not happy about the change and the way it was handled.The...

It's taken Perrotti's Pizza longer than expected, but a property company representative said the pizzeria's move to the GrandMarc is right around the corner. In November, Andrew Harris, assistant asset manager for Phoenix Property Co., which owns and operates the GrandMarc, told the Skiff that Perrotti's was expected to move in by the first of the year, but "a few minor issues" have delayed the move.

"(The interior) is already built," Harris said. "(But) it's taken a little longer than we thought it would."

You know the adage "there are always two sides to every story"? It's true for news reporting, too.Last month, news agencies worldwide reported the abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad. Most agencies' stories shared a common ground of what, where, when and how. There was, however, some discrepancy about who and why.

It's widely reported that masked men abducted Jalal Sharafi from his car at gunpoint Feb. 4. Exactly who orchestrated and conducted the kidnapping is disputed by Iranian and U.S. government officials.

Conservative political comedienne Ann Coulter should be proud of the amount of publicity she can generate for herself with one well-placed controversial statement.Coulter joked, among other things, that John Edwards was a "faggot" at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference and has drawn criticism from both liberal and conservative groups.

Coulter actually said, "I was going to have a few comments about the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards. But it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot.'"

"Black Snake Moan" rolls in artistic splendor, but it's certainly not intended for the casual moviegoer.The film is set in a small Tennessee town where two unlikely characters are brought together at a crossroad between rage and love. Lazarus, played by Samuel L. Jackson, stumbles across 22-year-old Rae, played by Christina Ricci ("Monster"), beaten and helpless on the side of the road, and takes it upon himself to rescue her. Desperate for a change himself, Lazarus holds Rae prisoner and sets out to "cure" her of her wicked ways.

The University Council made a good decision last week in extending the deadline to change a class to the pass/no credit grading option from the fourth week to the eighth Wednesday of the semester.At a...

The puzzle thriller "Zodiac" kills from the very beginning and ends leaving the viewer wondering if the killer was in the audience while they were watching. This unique situation sets "Zodiac" apart from every other fright movie out there.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal ("Brokeback Mountain"), Mark Ruffalo ("Just Like Heaven") and Robert Downey Jr. ("Wonder Boys"), "Zodiac" recreates the case of the mass-murderer by the self-proclaimed name who was never apprehended by authorities for the killings of his victims during the late 1960s and '70s.

The Student Government Association was intentionally overbudgeted in 2005 in order to raise the student government fee, said a former SGA president.Former SGA President Dave Watson said he, former Chief of Staff Sebastian Moleski and others purposely overbudgeted SGA by $30,250 for 2005.

However, Watson said, the rest of SGA didn't know his intent and it wasn't in any of the bills, but raising the fee was his personal goal.

Larry Markley, SGA adviser, said he advised SGA officers against this sort of fiscal policy.

Growing up and eventually having to get job in the real world is a scary thought.But, with the thoughts of getting older come the thoughts of how we got to where we are today.

There is a lot of focus placed on churches and schools when it comes to molding young adults for the future.

Our characters were shaped, not because of our education or religious views but because of the cartoons we watched growing up - and frankly, the ones we still love today.

The cartoons we watched growing up can show us a lot about who we have become.