In a recent Public Policy Polling survey of 1,151 registered voters, 49 percent, the highest for any network, stated that they trust FOX News. That's 10 percent higher than CNN, the network that calls itself "the most trusted name in news."

Overall, these numbers are quite scary. If more Americans think that FOX News offers the most credible information, then we are truly on our way to hell in a hand basket.

Ivy. It surrounded former Frog pitcher Andrew Cashner earlier in the winter, as he ran through baseball workouts like he had done so many times before. Actually, it was most likely dead in the cold of a Chicago winter, but Wrigley Field always brings up thoughts of luscious vines of ivy growing all over the outfield fence in the middle of summertime baseball season.

Cashner might have the chance to play inside that ivy, alive and in the warmth of summer as the Chicago Cubs' fifth starter this season.

A group of engineering students learned last week that the university is making specific efforts to build the new admission building to environmentally conscious standards, a university professor said.Engineering...

Horned Frog athletics was in full swing during the weekend with strong performances from several teams.

Swimming and Diving

The H2O Frogs came out on top against Centenary College, setting five pool records at Haynes Fitness Center Pool.

The men stay undefeated, the only team remaining without a loss in the Mountain West, winning 9 of 11 events at Centenary.

Junior swimmer Edgar Peyro proved key in the victory with two individual wins in the 400-individual medley and the 100-breast.

In a new initiative to boost dwindling attendance numbers, theÿBlack Student Association will add speakers and events to its meetings, a BSA official said.Jessica Guillory, BSA program coordinator,...

Two former university athletes will return to campus today to raise money for KinderFrogs School.

Chad Hennings and P.D. Shabay will answer questions about performing under pressure, building positive momentum in the workforce and motivating teams both on and off the field, Shabay said.

Traci Larrison, senior account executive for ISP Sports, said both speakers were chosen because of their ability to talk about these topics to all audiences attending the event.

She said tickets are $20, and the event is open to the public.

With the spring semester underway, intramurals kick into gear in February with a full calendar of team and individual events.

Individual events will kick off tonight at 7 p.m. with a Hot Shot tournament, a single-player event where players shoot basketballs from various points on the floor. The top eight competitors will be showcased during halftime of TCU men's basketball games to compete for a netbook computer.

The fun will continue with a rock, paper, scissors tournament on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. Both individual tournaments are free.

A long-time fixture in American politics will speak to political science students and faculty about his 50 years of experience in federal government when he visits campus Tuesday, a university official said.

Former Sen. George McGovern will be featured at the 2010 Jim Wright Symposium, which will take place in the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom today at noon. All seats available for the event are full.

"(McGovern) is a walking piece of American history," said Jim Riddlesperger, a political science professor.

The Black Student Association should be commended for taking action to increase attendance at its meetings.

Although BSA has more than 100 members, some events have a turnout in the single digits. This sort of issue may be attributed to a lack of motivation on the part of the members.

Membership in a student organization is more than just something students add to their resume. It is meant to enrich students' experience during their years on campus.

The university has joined the likes of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Oxford by launching a channel on iTunes U, a program that will keep students, prospective students, faculty, staff and alumni up to date and in touch through a digital media platform, said a new media specialist.

"Everyone's using it. It's a great way for the university to be out there, to promote itself," said new media specialist Amy Peterson. "Since iTunes U is such a big deal right now in universities, it just made sense for us to have a site also."

The women's tennis team has already bested its 2009 national ranking without even stepping onto the court.

The Frogs, who are set to make a play at the national championships, opened the season ranked two spots ahead of last year's finish.

The Frogs were ranked No. 27 on the initial Campbell/Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll.

Head coach Jefferson Hammond said that it was nice to be ranked in the top 30, but that his expectations were not yet met.

J.D. Salinger's death signals another loss to the world of American literature. Salinger's most famous book, "The Catcher in the Rye," is a staple of high school reading lists all over the country. It is arguably one of the most beloved books published in the 20th century, but it is also one of the most challenged books of the century. The book quickly became an icon in American culture, solidifying itself as the ultimate insight into teenage angst. Holden Caulfield was the figure adolescent, youth and adult alike could identify with.