Headlines are practically proclaiming the end of the world.

"The U.S. economy faces the guillotine," says Newsweek.

"Echo of first Bush: Good economy turns sour," says the New York Times.

At least TIME shows some hope with "Surviving the slowdown: what you can do now."

Glancing at headlines like these throughout the last few weeks has nearly convinced me that I'm on my way to Hooverville.

I better enjoy my apartment, my every meal, before they're gone.

There have been horror movies that have truly terrified us. Movies such as "Psycho," "The Exorcist," "Alien" and "The Shining" have terrified audiences long after they left the theater. "The Eye" is not one of them.

Every musician's dream of going head-to-head against legendary guitar hero Slash became a reality last October when "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" was released.

According to the NDP Group, the franchise has sold more than 14 million copies in North America alone, and its popularity reached a record high this month when it surpassed $1 billion in sales.

The men's basketball team extended its poor shooting streak, hitting only 17 of its 54 shots against the Air Force Falcons, which also helped extend its losing streak to three games.

In the first half TCU shot 26 percent from the field, including 4-for-18 clip from 3-point land. The Falcons shot a solid 52 percent from the field in the first and were five out of 11 from behind the arc.

"We tried to get to the ball into the paint," head coach Neil Dougherty said. "They were very good at collapsing and we just could not get our outside shots to fall."

Canvas is in. Plastic and paper are out. Students will be able to say no to paper and plastic bags soon through the Purple Bag Program, a new green initiative created by the sociology and anthropology...

The honors program is initiating a new option for its second-year students to gain honors elective hours, the program's assistant director said.

Ronald Pitcock, assistant director of the honors program and assistant professor of English, said The Contemporary Reading Symposium will meet on three different nights throughout the semester, and participants will meet with an honors professor and discuss the professor's chosen text.

Practice makes perfect and University Career Services is trying to help students achieve, well, perfection.

Career Services hosted mock interviews Wednesday and Thursday in hopes of better preparing students for the interview process when they apply for jobs. This year the event was different from mock interview sessions in the past, Kimshi Hickman, interim co-executive director of the Alcon Career Center said.

Consistency is paramount in golf - for the women's program, top-25 finishes when the seasons come to a close are the status-quo under coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin.

Since entering the Mountain West Conference, the Horned Frogs have earned three consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament bids and have taken a conference championship title.