The Dalai Lama, leader of the Buddhist faith, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday to provide spiritual support to the families of more than 500 people who died in the recent Typhoon Morakot. His trip was loudly...

The university is not releasing the number of students affected by the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, at the request of Tarrant County Public Health, a university official said.

Don Mills, vice chancellor of student affairs, said that because the university is not testing everybody for H1N1, it would be misleading to release numbers.

"To say we have X number of cases is a guess, and it's not really helpful," Mills said.

The 2010 list of America's Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report may give readers a quick fix list of the top colleges in the nation, but a flawed ranking system means that the best schools are not always at the top of the list, the university's dean of admissions said.

TCU climbed the list three places from its rank of 113 last year to 110 on the recently released list of America's Best Colleges. According to the U.S. News & World Report Web site, peer assessment or reputation accounts for 25 percent of the score used to determine rank.

Latin America, a region extending from the southern border of the United States. all the way to the southern border of Chile and Argentina, has long been considered one of the world's most underperforming collective economies. Generalized as a whole, this continent and its close peninsular friends have been viewed more so as a peach tree, ripe with fruit and host to a plethora of pickers. However, beyond its oil and other natural resources, Latin America offers the possibility not only for a regional economic boost, but perhaps an even greater global effect.

On the Arctic Monkeys' first two albums, the most distinguishing factor was the amount of punch that frontman Alex Turner delivered in his riled-up vocals and lead guitar riffs. Songs like "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "Still Take You Home" are the epitome of club rock: high energy with a little bit of crazy and a little bit of raunchy. Their lyrics focused on sour relationships, awkward one-night stands and jam-packed nightclubs.

With many Americans leaning the direction of green, doing their best to recycle and reuse here in the U.S., some may be overlooking the label attached to the goods they purchase. It's the one that reads,...

Last week our university was hit by the swine flu bug, yet the administration insists on withholding the number of students who have been infected. While university officials have done a good job alerting the student body of the situation and treating the infected, they have not done their job of being straightforward with all the information they have. Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said that the numbers fuzzy up the real issue -- the efficient treatment of sick students.

For the love of God, never visit the city of Indianapolis, which is where I assume "The Final Destination" took place.

It's full of rogue ambulance drivers, shoddily constructed racetracks and escalators and construction safety standards that would make an Occupational Safety and Health Administration agent take a nail gun to his own head. Worst of all, the city's denizens are constantly being killed by the items mentioned above.

At least that's what "The Final Destination" would lead you to believe.

It was never a question if I wanted to "go Greek" or not. I knew early on that I wanted to be a part of the sisterhood that my friends had always mentioned. Although the media portrays sororities in a...

For its 10-year anniversary, the Staff Assembly is considering some changes in its mission, vision and goals, a university official said.

The needs of the university and the Staff Assembly have changed in the last 10 years, said the Rev. Angela Kaufman, Staff Assembly Chair and minister to the university. Kaufman said the questions the assembly will address in the meeting are whether or not Staff Assembly is still fulfilling its original purpose and, if so, how the group could continue to carry out its mission.