At a time when most students will be graduating and looking for a career, one will pursue his dream of being funny for a living.

Grayson Howe, a senior communication studies major, is a member of the local comedy troupe Curtis Needs a Ride, which he plans to continue performing with after college.

Howe said everyone around him has been supportive of his decision to pursue a career in sketch comedy, even his mother and father.

Students may think twice about lighting up a cigarette to ease the stress of school now that a new tobacco tax increase has gone into effect.

The largest federal tax increase in history, which went into effect April 1, raises tobacco taxes from 39 cents per cigarette pack to $1.01 per pack. According to the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, it increases excise tax rates on cigarettes as well as cigars, cigarette papers, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco.

Fresh from stealing No. 18 New Mexico's spot atop the Mountain West Conference with a weekend sweep, the Horned Frog baseball team hits the road this week brimming with confidence.

Now in a first-place tie with San Diego State, they'll need that confidence as they play eight of their next nine games away from Lupton Stadium, including a showdown with Texas in Austin tonight and a rematch with Oklahoma in Norman next Tuesday.

Jose Feghali locked himself in a room, fidgeted with his mind and played with his computer when his project didn't live up to his expectations.

The university artist-in-residence, piano professor and self-proclaimed geek wasn't satisfied with the sound quality of the software he was using during a class he conducted between the university and London's Royal Academy of Music in 2008. He said he wanted people to experience music in its best quality regardless of technology and distance.

Students walking to class flood the sidewalks until the crowd is parted by a golf cart or a micro truck, causing them to either move to the grass or stop in their tracks. One group of political science students say they are determined to give the sidewalks back to the students.

Senior political science major Patrick Thomas said off-road vehicles, like the utility trucks the Physical Plant uses, pose a danger to pedestrians so the group is raising awareness of the issue by pushing legislation through SGA.

Senior outfielder Chris Ellington immediately made his mark in Horned Frog baseball when he joined the team last season, starting 45 out of the 55 games he played in. He was named second-team all-conference when he led the team in slugging percentage, .579, and on-base percentage, .380. This season, he ranks second on the team and 17th in the Mountain West Conference in batting average at .354, and ranks first on the team with 20 RBIs. After Wednesday night's 2-1 victory over UT-Arlington, Ellington reflected on the season so far.