When Sarah Palin became John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential election, I don't think she knew exactly what she was getting herself into.

With an all-American persona and little political experience, she suddenly became a prime media target. She went from a successful governor to Katie Couric's verbal punching bag and she hasn't necessarily done anything to prevent such treatment.

Where innovation springs forward, technology and advancement are quick to follow; however, protests are usually equally responsive, grating against the smooth gears of progress. A current example arises...

Shortly after wringing the sweat from his soaked purple shirt after a humid morning practice in the indoor facility, head football coach Gary Patterson poured out his thoughts on something TCU football...

Alcohol will return to tailgates on campus, but students will not be able to bring their own alcohol as it will be provided by a third-party alcohol provider, a university official said.

Kelsie Johnson, student body president, Lindsay Ray, Panhellenic Council president, and Evan Berlin, Interfraternity Council president, led the tailgate proposal, which recognized students' dissatisfaction with last year's alcohol ban for university-sponsored tailgates.

The propsal was approved in early June, Berlin said.

The death of Sen. Ted Kennedy prompted former Speaker of the House and current adjunct professor Jim Wright to remember their long-lived friendship.Wright said that while he invited Kennedy to the university...

This headline was corrected on August 27 at 5 p.m.

The number of students being treated for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, jumped from 10 on Monday to 88 by Wednesday, a university official said.

Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said faculty are being made aware of who is absent as a result of the flu and faculty will work with the student to catch them up on their work.

A revamped GI Bill designed to help veterans afford public and private schools alike is being used by 40 incoming student veterans this semester, a university official said.

Stephanie Hules, a veteran affairs officer, said a total of 60 student veterans are currently using the bill at the university.

The university's veteran student population could continue to increase thanks to the new post-Sept. 11 GI Bill, which provides free tuition to veterans who served on active duty for at least 36 months since Sept. 11, 2001, according to the GI Bill Web site.

It's safe to say that it really is never easy to deal with viral outbreaks. And it is even more difficult if the outbreak is of the swine persuasion.Even though the cases of H1N1, commonly known as swine...

Looking for a way to save money on college textbooks? There's an app for that.

A new iPhone application that will help students save money on textbooks was announced Aug. 12, said Jeff Sherwood, CEO of BIGWORDS.com.

The BIGWORDS free iPhone application can help students find the best deals on their textbooks from Multi-Item Price Optimization which calculates the cheapest combination of textbooks from stores with multi-item orders and finds the best deals available, Sherwood said.

The lights were bright and the stands were full Tuesday night as the Horned Frogs women's soccer team faced off against the Mexican women's national team. Although they fought aggressively the whole game,...

The soccer team is anticipating even more improvement since the team and many returning players have continued to progress during the preseason practices, Dan Abdalla, head coach, said.

According to a press release, the team ended last season with 14 wins, the best record in team history.

Abdalla said the team is expecting more success this year.

"I'm just really excited," Abdalla said. "We've come together really well as a team."