Wrestling. The laughing stock of "sports," right? Just ask Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and he may tell you a different story.

Mayweather, considered by many boxing critics to be one of the best boxers in recent history, and possibly even up there with some of the all-time greats, recently took his professional record of 39-0 and set foot in a slightly different ring than he is used to.

There have been many events in the past couple of years that have greatly impacted our culture and made us question who we are as Americans.Some people might be thinking of the Iraq war, Sept. 11 or Hurricane...

It has cost us billions of dollars and thousands of lives, and the anniversary last week of our invasion has kept the war at the forefront of our minds. Our country hails the troops fighting in Iraq, but when they return home, it's some thanks they get.

Their needs are not being adequately met.

More than 400 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are currently homeless.

Correction: As of March 31, when the public phase of the university fundraising campaign started, the campaign had raised $155 million, or 62 percent of the goal amount.

Bob Schieffer can soon add rock star to his resume after he performs with his band "Honky Tonk Confidential" during the launch of The Campaign for TCU on Thursday.

College is often referred to as the "best four years of your life."

Parties, all-night cramming for exams and everlasting friendships all make up the years spent in life after high school. However, debt and loan issues are ongoing and plague students years after crossing the stage at graduation.

With some companies dropping out of the college loan market, some students are being left without a loan provider.

Off-seasons may not be the most exciting time for football, but new marketing campaigns for spring football are attempting to change the stigma.

The athletic marketing department collaborated with Fort Worth-based Concussion Advertising LLC to launch the "Next Season is Now" marketing campaign Friday for the spring football season.

The bulk of the campaign consists of posters featuring close-up photographs of players and a Web site where fans can download desktop wallpapers and print posters.

About 3,500 students who have federal loans will soon feel the effects of the currently unpredictable federal and private loan market as early as this summer, a financial aid officer said.

Some lenders have dropped out of the loan market, causing students to seek different lenders for next fall, said Mike Scott, director of scholarships and financial aid.

"This is the worst situation we have seen in the 10 years I have been working with loans," said Melet Leafgreen, assistant director scholarships and financial aid.

Earth Hour, which took place Saturday, reminds me of New Year's Eve.

Families sit around their TV sets anticipating that big moment when some city in the world becomes the first to turn off all of its lights to show solidarity in the global effort to save the planet from its environmental ills. The sense of awe and connection to other people is similar to when the ball descends upon Times Square.

You feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself, something that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with you, but at the same time does.