by Sean Brown

The boxes were packed, the carpet was steamed clean and the truck was filled to the max. As the break lights let off, my parents had officially moved out. I was left alone to fend for myself, albeit in a semi-furnished three-bedroom house. Most people would say, "OK, big deal. (2) comments

by Ed Board

Students in charge of rewriting the honor code at The University of Texas at San Antonio were caught in a lie earlier this week when it was discovered that the new honor code looked far too similar to another university's. Officials cried foul when they found entire sections had been pulled from Brigham Young University's honor code. (1) comment

by Lena Glover

On Aug. 24, 2006, the FDA approved over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptive for adult women, but kept the prescription requirement for teens younger than 18. EC is extremely time-sensitive - it must be taken within 120 hours after unprotected sex to be effective. (5) comments

by Sophia Shah

When I was about 12 years old, I developed an instinctive nature to glance at the clock at 10:43 and wake up without an alarm at 6:43 a.m. I overlooked the number at first, claiming it was a coincidence. However, when I purchased an item and received 43 cents in change or my tax cost me an additional 43 cents, I stopped complaining about the sound of loose change in my pocket and the outrageous tax rate of 8. (25) comments

by Matt Goodman

NOD to youthful, wide-eyed curiosity. Fifth grader Kenton Stufflebeam viewed the same exhibit millions of others had at The Smithsonian Museum but caught a mistake that had been overlooked for 27 years. The exhibit alleged that Precambrian was an era, something the fifth grader's teacher corrected after she mentioned it to the class. (0) comments

WELLINGTON (AP) - A policeman in a small New Zealand town did not let the fact that he was naked hold him back from chasing a thief trying to steal his car. The off-duty constable was asleep at his home in Balclutha, in the lower South Island, when his wife woke him in the early hours, the New Zealand Press Association reported. (0) comments

MADRID, Spain (AP) - A burglar who broke into a funeral home tried to fool police by playing dead, but two things gave him away. First, he breathed. Plus, he wore grungy clothes rather than the Sunday best of those settling in for eternal rest. Police and the Crespo Funeral Home said Wednesday they had no idea what the 23-year-old Spanish man was trying to steal in the March 17 break-in at Burjassot, a small town just outside Valencia. (0) comments