The TCU men's tennis team, ranked No. 42 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's rankings, beat the University of Texas at Arlington 5-2 Wednesday. The Horned Frogs, which improved their season record to 2-0, is now 14-1 all-time against the Mavericks.

The Frogs swept the doubles matches. Seniors Rafael Abreu and Jacopo Tezza won the No. 1 match by a score of 8-6 and the No. 2 senior/freshman combination of Jordan Freitas and Kriegler Brink finished 8-4. Freshman Cosmin Cotet and junior Radu Barbu brought up the rear with a strong 8-2 victory.

TCU faculty and staff members who hope to increase wellness and lower health-care costs will start taking a step in the right direction next week. Actually, thousands of them.The University Recreation Center and Human Resources are teaming up to kick off the TCU Pedometer Challenge on Tuesday, Valentine's Day, in honor of Heart Health Month. The challenge is a program in which participating faculty and staff will wear pedometers, devices that track the amount of steps a person takes each day.

Politics and money are inextricably linked.Trying to keep them apart is like the cartoon character attempting to plug leaks in a boat with his fingers - it always ends with someone getting sprayed in the face.

Originally, only the wealthy were allowed to vote. Then the common man was allowed to vote and it became everyday practice to buy votes. Even well-respected presidents like Abraham Lincoln actually bought newspapers to give an apparatus of support during elections. No matter what, you have always needed money to get elected.

The first week of a new semester is often associated with students wanting to make good impressions on fellow classmates and teachers. Often times, students wear their best and most expensive clothing. But what happens when expensive becomes the key word?My first day at TCU -- also my first week in Texas - I was taken aback at the standard of dress, especially when I noticed what seemed to me a majority of students going to class in expensive designer jeans almost every day.

There's no need to panic. It's only a politician who has kept the same position on multiple issues for over a year. Don't worry; we can get through this together.After the State of the Union Address, many expressed frustration from President Bush expressing many of the same sentiments as he had last year. I am glad, as many of the items have not been resolved, and I applaud Bush for not giving up.

A gathering of professionals exchanged business philosophies, jokes and laughter Tuesday morning at the latest installment of the Charles Tandy Executive Speaker Series breakfast.Michelle Peluso, Travelocity president and CEO, talked about how her former company, Site59, went from being on the upswing in the business world, to almost crashing after the attacks of 9/11, to being bought by Travelocity. She then worked her way up to become the company's top executive.