Going to the justice of the peace with your sweetie to obtain your marriage license should be a cause for celebration. It wasn't very much fun last week for Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay, residents of Hammond, La.. This young, happy couple was denied their right to a marriage license by Justice Keith Bardwell. Apparently, Bardwell never heard what I told my own daughter when she was a toddler. God makes us all different on the outside, but we are all the same underneath; we all have the same heart.

Students remember Karen Adrian as someone who would always make them believe in themselves even when they were on the verge of calling it quits.

Adrian, a flute instructor at the School of Music, died of cancer Saturday at the age of 65.

Adrian taught flute at the university, where she regularly performed recitals. Colleagues remember Adrian's spirit and love for music and her students.

Today's society is not as physically active as it once was because of the rise of sedentary activities and concerns about children's safety. One of the issues that has emerged out of this society is whether or not morbidly obese children should be removed from their parents' custody. Some medical and government officials believe that by removing these children their weight issue can be fixed in a timelier and more effective way. However, the parents are not the only ones responsible for the problem; taking children away would only make the problem worse.

Who couldn't resist the soothing intonations of the folksy melody in Bob Dylan's classic "The Times They Are A-Changin'?" The harmonica riffs and easy-going style make it just too catchy to resist the...

The Beatles might have retitled their famous album "Yellow Submarine" to "White Submarine" if some recent events concerning drug-smuggling had happened forty years ago during The Beatles' prime. It just feels appropriate with recent leaps in drug-smuggling technology. According to CNN.com, drug cartels, especially ones based in South America are now transporting their cocaine, also known as white, to the U.S. through miniature fiberglass submarines.

When Chancellor Victor Boschini began the search for a new athletics director, a top concern was continuing to raise funds for renovations on Amon Carter Stadium. New athletics director Chris Del Conte...

It's Saturday and you are headed to a home football game.You get out of your car, apprehensive about the long walk ahead of you. You pass the dorms, Frog Fountain, the sizzling sausages, the juicy bratwursts...

From the beginning, "Paranormal Activity" seems like the next generation of filmmaking.

With a very low budget, the filmmakers compensated the special effects with creativity and atmosphere. Rather than having a glitzy press tour, the filmmakers promoted it by using Facebook and other social networking sites. The film even feels "real" in the sense that it looks like a video blog you could find on YouTube.