The more someone looks, the easier it is to lose hope in NCAA football. With the Miami Hurricanes drawing calls from the public for the death penalty due to multiple NCAA infractions, they join not only...

James Frey infamously did it with "A Million Little Pieces," and now bestselling "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson is being accused of it too: memoir fraud. The New York Times-bestselling novel, which earned millions, is coming under fire for multiple alleged inaccuracies and discrepancies concerning timelines and events.

The Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) authorized the creation of a .xxx suffix for pornography websites on March 18, according to a March 19 article from The New York Times. The plan would eventually require the sites to register with a .xxx suffix so they aren't confused with other businesses of similar names. ICANN would not regulate the information on such sites.

Hearing the news that a bill passed in the Texas House last Wednesday allowing the Department of Transportation to have the power to raise the speed limit on highways to 85 mph was, for me, long overdue. I will admit it, I speed, and, according to a research study done by the TomTom GPS company, so do 61 percent of Americans. Time is valuable in our society, and Americans are willing to do what they need to do to maximize that time. The study also showed that 71 percent of Americans change their route depending on road conditions or time to navigate the fastest route.

I hate to quote "Spider-Man," but — with great power comes great responsibility. Apparently, however, video game companies are exempt from that. Such is the case for "Duke Nukem Forever," a sequel game to 1996's "Duke Nukem 3D," which is being made by Gearbox Software and will be sold for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and digital distribution for computers starting June 19.

Breakups hurt, and now there might be a real excuse as to why you physically feel that way. According to a March 2 article from The Associated Press, a new study by the University of Michigan shows that psychological or social events can affect the regions of the brain associated with physical pain. This means that one can literally feel physical pain from non-physical events, like breakups.