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Obama video won’t patch relations with Iran

Published Mar 25, 2009

In an attempt to backpedal from former President George W. Bush's declaration that Iran is a key figure in the "axis of evil," President Barack Obama released a video message, subtitled in Farsi, to Iranian...

Legalizing casinos in Texas a smart move

Legalizing casinos in Texas a smart move

Published Mar 25, 2009

What happens in Texas stays in Texas?

The Texas Legislature is considering allowing casino gambling at resorts and Indian reservations and slot machines in horse racing tracks.



With the economy in a horrible mess, politicians are resorting to legalizing things they once fought to make illegal.



Texan columnists, politicians and citizens are talking about the need for casinos that would invigorate the economy. They say it will create millions of jobs and put money that is currently being handed over to Louisiana and Nevada back into Texas.

Baseball team to face Stephen F. Austin

Baseball team to face Stephen F. Austin

Published Mar 24, 2009

While students were away soaking up rays on a beach somewhere the Horned Frog baseball team was hard at work, playing seven games in nine days.The Horned Frogs lost their first series of the season March...

Government should have foreseen AIG mess

Government should have foreseen AIG mess

Published Mar 24, 2009

American International Group, the massive failing insurance firm which is now 80 percent owned by the U.S. government, recently announced $218 million in bonuses to top executives working in the financial products unit of the company, the division that drove the company into financial ruin only a short time ago.

Public outcry against this apparently egregious act erupted immediately after the news broke and Washington was quick to point fingers at Wall Street and join in on the protest.



Why the sudden outrage?

Quick Sports: Lady Frogs fall to South Dakota; Horned Frogs end season

Published Mar 24, 2009

While Spring Break is a time for leisure for most students, Horned Frogs athletes were working hard over the week.Several teams were in action last week while students were away. Three squads saw their...

Communist homeland, other destinations influence professor

Published Mar 24, 2009

The Present

Sitting in the back of the room of his fifth-grade physics class, 12-year-old Kiril Tochkov was just another number at his school in Sofia, Bulgaria. Literally.



The teacher would ask a question and call on No. 17 for the answer. Or maybe it was No. 22's turn.



One of the teachers liked to play games.



"What day is today?" the teacher would ask. "Today is the 29th, minus four, plus three, divided by two. That number will be answering the question."

Hispanic enrollment at university continues to rise

Published Mar 24, 2009

Ruth Lopez, sophomore radio-TV-film major, is a first-generation college student. Her parents never made it past high school. That is the case for the majority of the growing Hispanic population enrolled...

Energy efficiency achievable in more than one way

Published Mar 24, 2009

In a recent study conducted by Virginia's George Mason University, known as the index of personal and economic freedom, Texas ranked as the fifth most free state in the nation. The index took into account...

Mountain West presents eight-team playoff proposal

Published Mar 24, 2009

Many college football fans across the country screamed for change during the bowl season. The Mountain West Conference answered and will direct the battle against the current Bowl Championship Series system.

The conference presented an eight-team playoff proposal to the BCS, said Javan Hedlund, associate commissioner for communications of the Mountain West Conference. The nine university presidents known as the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors prompted the decision, Hedlund said.

Campus Voices: Should the legal drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18?

Campus Voices: Should the legal drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18?

Published Mar 13, 2009

At the age of 18, you're still living at home. Your parents can teach responsibility through drinking and it's less of a taboo subject.Sara Hauck, freshman graphic design major from Eden Prairie, Minn.If...

Obama’s motives for stem cell research support questionable

Published Mar 13, 2009

Stem cell research is chock full of opinionated dynamite, and adding politics to the mix creates an explosive debate.

Science has progressed in leaps and bounds in recent years and President Barack Obama wishes to continue the momentum by allowing stem cell research to move forward.



In most cases, unused, previously fertilized zygotes in fertility clinics are utilized for therapeutic stem cell research. The zygotes are then allowed to continue their division until they reach the blastocyst stage and are then destroyed for the use of their undesignated cells.

Award-winning student writer inspired by strangers

Award-winning student writer inspired by strangers

Published Mar 13, 2009

For most, the airport is a place for departures, arrivals, goodbyes, reunions, hugs, kisses and sometimes tears, but for sophomore writing major Kelli Trapnell, it is her favorite place for inspiration.

As businessmen with suitcases mindlessly rush to their gates and parents wearily send their son on his first trip alone, Trapnell simply watches and imagines, creating backgrounds, personalities and relationships for these people.