"The cult of beauty is a cultural insanity," according to The Hindu Magazine. Truer words about beauty have never been spoken. In today's age, everyone must be and is beautiful. Some people go to surgeons for cosmetic operations, others seek tanning salons to darken their skin and most everyone has changed their hair color or tweezed their eyebrows from time to time. Why do we do all this?

Even though Universidad de las Americas officials have returned the university newspaper to its students 16 days after shutting it down, not everyone is commending the administration.On Jan. 16, UDLA, TCU's sister school in Puebla, Mexico, stopped publication of its newspaper, La Catarina, in what the administration told students was an effort to restructure the publication to better reflect the community service project it was intended to be.

I often open the newspaper and wonder why I never see words more than eight or nine letters. Sentences longer than 15 words? Out of the question. It seems like I'm back in middle school - reading at a...

The women's tennis team got a taste of some of the country's best last week when it traveled to Madison, Wis., for the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships.The team, ranked No. 15 in the country by the International Tennis Association, fell 5-2 to the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels in the first round of the tournament Thursday.

After the Thursday loss, the Frogs were matched up against the No. 13 Pepperdine Waves in the consolation bracket Friday. The Horned Frogs got off to an early 3-1 lead but couldn't hold on as the Waves came back to win 4-3.

Calling all prospective world travelers! Studying abroad just got 25 percent cheaper.TCU and the Center for International Studies have come together to reduce prices on Study Abroad summer programs.

The various programs include studies in dance, environmental issues and journalism in places as diverse as the British Isles, Costa Rica, Japan and Spain.

Studying abroad is an enriching experience, but the high cost of doing so has likely kept many students at home during the summer instead.

Some students revealed to anyone walking through the Student Center their deepest fears, desires and dreams, knowing that no one will ever find out which secrets are theirs.Students sent in their secrets on postcards to the women's studies department to participate in "V-Week" activities.

The postcards will be displayed in a Student Center hallway during ticket sales for "The Vagina Monologues" and during the show, said Stella South, a senior political science major and project director for "The Vagina Monologues."

Next fall, the price of textbooks could leave students with extra money in their pockets.A bill was submitted to the Texas Senate that proposes a 10-day period beginning the second Friday of each semester for students to buy textbooks without the sales tax. Senate Bill No. 49 was submitted by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Texas, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance on Jan. 23.

Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira talked about everything from his college days at Georgia Tech to Babe Ruth on Friday night at the Annual First Pitch Banquet, which supports the TCU baseball program. Teixeira answered questions in front of a group of about 300 current Horned Frog players, alumni and community members at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth.

Teixeira, who head coach Jim Schlossanagle called "an ambassador for college baseball," said he never regretted his decision to go to college instead of straight to the Major Leagues.