Prenuptial agreements are not only a fairly common part of getting married, but they are also a reasonably accepted form of financial stability.

According to The Washington Post, 73 percent of divorce lawyers reported seeing an increase in the demand for prenuptial agreements over the past five years. This could be because of the current economic situation in the United States. People do not want to take on their future spouse's debt, nor do they want to share pension plans or have to worry about difficult divorce proceedings dealing with money.

No. 2 pencils will no longer be necessary for the new Student Perception of Teaching evaluations that will be given this semester, a university official said. Catherine Wehlburg, assistant provost for...

When the new BCS polls were released this week, Auburn was the new No. 1 after Oklahoma fell to then No. 18 Missouri.

The number one teams in the country have been falling like dominoes since Alabama lost to South Carolina on Oct. 9. That would mean it's only a matter of time before TCU takes over that number one spot and we should start booking our tickets to Glendale and the title game, right?

I wouldn't count on it.

Before advising begins Nov. 1, students may soon be driving up the traffic at ratemyprofessors.com by looking up which professors they want for the spring semester.

A lack of regulation on comments posted to the website, however, limits its credibility, Department of Mathematics Chair and mathematics professor Robert Doran said.

"Any student can say anything without any requirements or being held accountable for what they put down," he said.

In the midst of steadily increasing college expenses, more students can get a better break from the government this year.

Students are eligible to receive a tax credit of up to $2,500 thanks to the American Opportunity Tax Credit.

According to the IRS website, the tax break was designed to expand the reach of the existing Hope Credit, which applied to 2008 and earlier tax years and could not be refunded.

Conflicts that divide the Palestinian region and its people were showcased in a film screening and a question-and-answer session with filmmaker Matt Sienkiewicz Monday evening.

The documentary film "Live from Bethlehem" tells the stories of three journalists and the struggles they faced trying to produce news in a region torn by war and occupation, Sienkiewicz said.

The film followed the Ma'an News Agency over a one-year span and narrated the daily challenges that news makers in the region faced.

The Candlelight Walk for Peace, a university fundraiser for Pennies for Peace, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Pennies for Peace is a national fundraising project to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Jeff Giraud, adjunct professor of communication studies, said he assigned Pennies for Peace to his group discussion and intercultural communication classes as a service learning project.