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News
Arrest warrants out for two Tarleton basketball players
May 09, 2012
By Amber Ward, Editor-in-chief, Texan News Service
Tarleton police have obtained arrest warrants for two basketball players suspected of burglarizing apartment in a series of Spring Break crimes.
May 09, 2012
By Amber Ward, Editor-in-chief, Texan News Service
Tarleton police have obtained arrest warrants for two basketball players suspected of burglarizing apartment in a series of Spring Break crimes.
Tarleton choral director reflects as he moves forward
May 09, 2012
By Robert Benton, Texan News Service
Before Dr. Charles Rives final Tarleton campus performance on May 5 as choir director, the day before this concert Dr. Rives and I talked about his time at Tarleton and the future.
May 09, 2012
By Robert Benton, Texan News Service
Before Dr. Charles Rives final Tarleton campus performance on May 5 as choir director, the day before this concert Dr. Rives and I talked about his time at Tarleton and the future.
Features
Bookstores advise students: protect your books from theft
May 10, 2012
By Robert Benton, Texan News Service
The value of the humble college textbook has multiplied, along with the costs of tuition and fees, creating a new dimension to campus crime. In light of recent textbook thefts, Tarleton students are keeping a more watchful eye on their book bags and backpacks.
May 10, 2012
By Robert Benton, Texan News Service
The value of the humble college textbook has multiplied, along with the costs of tuition and fees, creating a new dimension to campus crime. In light of recent textbook thefts, Tarleton students are keeping a more watchful eye on their book bags and backpacks.
Tarleton communication students honored at student media awards
May 10, 2012
By Lance McFarlin, Texan News Service
Tarleton Communications students were honored last week at the first annual Student Media Awards. Awards were given to communications majors and minors as well as DJ's and staff members of Tarleton's student radio station, 100.7 FM.
May 10, 2012
By Lance McFarlin, Texan News Service
Tarleton Communications students were honored last week at the first annual Student Media Awards. Awards were given to communications majors and minors as well as DJ's and staff members of Tarleton's student radio station, 100.7 FM.
Students Share Quirky Methods to Prepare For Finals
May 09, 2012
By Chelsey Burke, Texan News Service
Throughout college students discover methods to study that can sometimes be out of the ordinary. While walking through the library I asked a table of students what they have discovered about their study habits while in college.
May 09, 2012
By Chelsey Burke, Texan News Service
Throughout college students discover methods to study that can sometimes be out of the ordinary. While walking through the library I asked a table of students what they have discovered about their study habits while in college.
Sports
Wade's 25 carries Heat past NY, 104-94
May 01, 2012
By TIM REYNOLDS,AP Sports Writer
As the Miami Heat expected, the New York Knicks were much improved in Game 2.
May 01, 2012
By TIM REYNOLDS,AP Sports Writer
As the Miami Heat expected, the New York Knicks were much improved in Game 2.
Texan football spring game a “nail-biter”
April 27, 2012
By Shawnie Wagner, Texan News Service
Texan football gave the fans a really good taste of what they are going to be cheering for in the upcoming season at this year’s spring game.
April 27, 2012
By Shawnie Wagner, Texan News Service
Texan football gave the fans a really good taste of what they are going to be cheering for in the upcoming season at this year’s spring game.
Thunder, Mavericks set for rematch of West finals
April 27, 2012
By JEFF LATZKE, AP Sports Writer
Oklahoma City's penalty for scuffling down the stretch and getting passed up for the top seed in the Western Conference is a first-round playoff showdown with an all-too-familiar foe toting championship credentials.
April 27, 2012
By JEFF LATZKE, AP Sports Writer
Oklahoma City's penalty for scuffling down the stretch and getting passed up for the top seed in the Western Conference is a first-round playoff showdown with an all-too-familiar foe toting championship credentials.
Associated Press
World
Invisible man casts shadow over US-China talks
May 01, 2012
By MATTHEW LEE,Associated Press
The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level strategic and economic talks set to begin on Thursday.
May 01, 2012
By MATTHEW LEE,Associated Press
The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level strategic and economic talks set to begin on Thursday.
Dutch ban takes aim at foreigners buying pot
April 27, 2012
By MIKE CORDER and TOBY STERLING, Associated Press
This country of canals and tulips is also famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuccinos share the menu. Now, the Netherlands' famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.
April 27, 2012
By MIKE CORDER and TOBY STERLING, Associated Press
This country of canals and tulips is also famous for "coffee shops" where joints and cappuccinos share the menu. Now, the Netherlands' famed tolerance for drugs could be going up in smoke.
With or without Hunt, the Olympics march on
April 25, 2012
By DANICA KIRKA,Associated Press
With or without him, the London Olympics will go on.
April 25, 2012
By DANICA KIRKA,Associated Press
With or without him, the London Olympics will go on.
National
Mom, son die in accidents hours apart in Wisconsin
May 01, 2012
By GRETCHEN EHLKE, Associated Press
A Wisconsin woman and her adult son were killed in separate traffic crashes just hours apart in a Milwaukee suburb, police said Monday.
May 01, 2012
By GRETCHEN EHLKE, Associated Press
A Wisconsin woman and her adult son were killed in separate traffic crashes just hours apart in a Milwaukee suburb, police said Monday.
Dolphin wanders into Calif. wetlands
April 27, 2012
By Associated Press
Marine mammal experts have decided to rescue a dolphin that wandered into Southern California's Bolsa Chica wetlands near Huntington Beach.
April 27, 2012
By Associated Press
Marine mammal experts have decided to rescue a dolphin that wandered into Southern California's Bolsa Chica wetlands near Huntington Beach.
Mad cow case in Calif. found in USDA testing
April 25, 2012
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA,Associated Press and TRACIE CONE,Associated Press
The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country.
April 25, 2012
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA,Associated Press and TRACIE CONE,Associated Press
The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country.
Texas / Regional
Federal judge stops Texas law on women's health
May 01, 2012
By CHRIS TOMLINSON,Associated Press
A federal judge on Monday stopped Texas from preventing Planned Parenthood from getting funds through the state's Women's Health Program — a decision the state immediately appealed.
May 01, 2012
By CHRIS TOMLINSON,Associated Press
A federal judge on Monday stopped Texas from preventing Planned Parenthood from getting funds through the state's Women's Health Program — a decision the state immediately appealed.
University of Texas allowing fight at Sun Bowl
April 27, 2012
By JIM VERTUNO and JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press
The University of Texas System chancellor announced Friday he will allow a high-profile boxing match to be held on the school's El Paso campus if law enforcement can ensure a safe environment, reversing a 3-day-old ban that had upset city leaders.
April 27, 2012
By JIM VERTUNO and JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press
The University of Texas System chancellor announced Friday he will allow a high-profile boxing match to be held on the school's El Paso campus if law enforcement can ensure a safe environment, reversing a 3-day-old ban that had upset city leaders.
Woman gets more than 10 years over meth in beer
April 25, 2012
By Associated Press
Prosecutors in South Texas say an Illinois woman must serve more than 10 years in prison for smuggling methamphetamine in beer bottles.
April 25, 2012
By Associated Press
Prosecutors in South Texas say an Illinois woman must serve more than 10 years in prison for smuggling methamphetamine in beer bottles.