Texas Legislature House Bill 1287, which makes all Texas high schools offer an elective on "religious literature, including the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on history and literature," will become effective for the 2009-2010 school year. Never mind whether the bill violates separation of church and state, but consider that if Texas is going to teach dogma in high school, it should choose the Koran instead of the Bible.

Ever since Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" came out in 2006, environmentalism has been a political issue.

As well it should. The environment should be on the minds of politicians worldwide. But the wrong people are getting credit for the idea in the first place.

I've found that it's assumed that environmentalist and liberal are synonyms, and that's just not true.

Michael Lauck's point about increasing government regulation, while true, avoids the basic truth that we as members of society reap what we sow. If there weren't so many people proven to be talking or texting on a phone when they got into an accident, then we wouldn't need so many laws about what we may or may not do. Let's face it: we haven't exactly shown ourselves to be the safest drivers, and when it comes to school zones, I for one wouldn't mind a few less children getting hit per year, even if it means (God forbid) I have to wait 30 seconds to call someone.

The band that took us down to strawberry fields and reminded us that all we need is love is back and remastered.

Beatles fans everywhere will revisit their favorite classic songs today with the release of all the Fab Four's CDs remastered, and the university is commemorating the event with its own unofficial Beatles Day on campus, said Brad Thompson, student activities coordinator.

The university will have "The Beatles: Rock Band" available for students to play, which also comes out today, along with a screening of the film "A Hard Day's Night," Thompson said.

A presidential address to American students about the importance of staying in school is not indoctrination. With 6.2 million high school dropouts (according to CNN) in 2007, we should be more concerned about having a society that keeps students in school so that they can realize their potential than we should be about the evil President Barack Obama turning poor, innocent children into liberal demons.

Looking for a parking space on campus? No problem. Just make your way to the commuter parking lots by 8 a.m. before they fill up. Don't have class until 9 a.m.? No worries there either. There are always the parking lots by the football stadium.

The parking situation on campus has long been a topic of complaint among those who frequent the lots, but this semester it has reached a new level of hair-pulling frustration. Finding a convenient spot close to the building you need has become nearly impossible. Even the overflow lot on Sandage Avenue has been full at peak times.