The drought in the Dallas/Fort Worth area has caused many widespread wildfires, but the region could soon face more serious effects even after Sunday's rain, said representatives from the National Weather Service.Steve Fano, a representative of the National Weather Service's Fort Worth office, said that aside from the apparent wildfires, the region is beginning to see other major problems caused by the drought.

"Ranchers are being forced to move their cattle out of the area or truck in hay," Fano said. "Without rain, they can't grow an adequate food supply."

Paying to get stuck with a needle may seem far from enjoyable, but experts say the benefits of the flu shot are worth the initial sting.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site, 5 percent to 20 percent of Americans get the flu each year and the best prevention from getting the bug is to get a vaccination every fall.

Laura Crawley, assistant dean of Campus Life for health promotions , said students need to get a yearly flu shot.

Throw on a cowboy hat and pull up some boots because the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is here again.Throughout this month and into February, the Will Rogers Memorial Center will host the event, which has taken place annually since 1896.

Participants from 40 states and even a few foreign countries are attending the event with more than 21,000 bodies of livestock.

Also attending are some of Fort Worth's more notable citizens.

1The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo boasts that it has the "World's Original Indoor Rodeo." Held nightly, the rodeo features everything from barrel racing to bull riding. Although the livestock competition is always the centerpiece of the show, the in between event entertainment, such as Tijuana stud poker, in which four men play a game of poker with a wild bull on prowl in the ring, providing both laughs and thrills. Oftentimes, the rodeo clowns steal the show with their sarcastic in-between bull banter.

You were at a crossroads.Fresh out of high school, immature, dazed and confused. Confronted with the overwhelming task of selecting a university to attend, you drifted through piles of flyers and brochures with little clue as to what to care about and what to bypass. But there is one thing we too often forget when organizing our applications: culture.

Too often college students lose themselves in the hustle and bustle of academia, desperately striving for a certain grade or graduate school acceptance, and in the process, completely miss their surroundings.

Three days after giving up 38 points in the paint and a minus-21 rebounding margin to San Diego State, the Frogs will face forward Jason Smith and the Colorado State Rams Saturday at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.Head coach Neil Dougherty said Smith, a sophomore, is the best interior player in the Mountain West Conference.

"He's a legit 7-footer," Dougherty said. "They have the best post-player in the league."

Students from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast region who came to TCU may qualify for a portion of a $50,000 grant awarded to the School of Education.The grant, which was provided by the United States Department of Education, will be used by the Student Support Services of the TRIO program to provide tutoring, academic advising, counseling and other services to eligible students, said Steve Hodnett, director of the TRIO program.

"We look at students on an individual basis and try to make the transition as easy as possible for them," Hodnett said.