Long waiting lines were reported in voting stations across the country as Americans stormed to the polls Tuesday in what could be record numbers for the election of President Barack Obama, but traffic was slow at polling stations near campus.

Helen Pierson, election judge at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, said traffic at the station was slow and steady, most likely because of the high percentage of early voters.

Republican John McCain received 55.4 percent of the votes in Tarrant County, and Obama received 43.7 percent as of 11:04 p.m. Tuesday.

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The Student Government Association House of Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday night in support of a legal studies minor.

A legal studies minor would allow students to conduct research of political processes and institutions and engage in professional development along with community service.

Students who are interested in law school will have more leverage against other students with a pre-law degree, according to the resolution.

An armed robbery involving a member of the TCU community on the 3000 block of South Hulen St. was reported Tuesday night, according to a campuswide TCU Police e-mail.

The TCU community member was robbed at gunpoint near Charleston's Restaurant on Tuesday night. According to the e-mail, the suspect was described as a man driving a blue Honda or Toyota.

Neither TCU Police nor Fort Worth Police were available for comment.

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Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday's election, students, faculty and staff have chosen Sen. John McCain as their presidential pick in a mock election held on campus Monday.

The election was put on by SGA's Programming Council in order to determine "TCU's Favorite Candidate" for president and encourage people to vote.

A booth was set up outside the library as the Programming Council polling site. At the end of three hours of voting, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 276 votes were cast.

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There is no doubt America needs a change in direction. We're in trouble, fighting a rough economy and a war in a distant land.

The kind of change America needs will make the country stronger both economically and abroad, and though Sen. Barack Obama has made change the cornerstone of his campaign, promising to reshape government in a way we haven't ever seen, only Sen. McCain offers the kind of change to lead America to a stronger future.

College is a time to grow and explore.

A study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles showed strong percentage changes in students' feelings on gay marriage, abortion and religious views during their first two years in college. Interestingly enough, the study showed the change in opinions was due more to peer influence than that of professors.

This is an encouraging statistic because it shows that colleges are still doing their job to educate students about the world around them.