The Independent Collegian

by Melissa Chi in News

"It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled ... we are, and always will be, the United States of America," President-elect Barack Obama said during his Nov.

by Nick Bruno in News

Students get the chance to turn the tables at the end of a semester when evaluation forms let them grade their professors. But they might not know what effect those forms could have on a class and its instructor. Bernie Bopp, director of the center for teaching and learning, said he once asked his students what they thought about the evaluations.

by Joe Griffith in News

Darius Weems was only 15 when he and 11 friends set out on the cross-country road trip taking him to the ocean, the mountains and the bright lights of Las Vegas. "My favorite part on the trip would have to be Las Vegas, because I was only like 15 years old and I got to gamble," he said.

by Melissa Chi in News

Around 60 percent of Americans do not believe in evolution, said Susan Wessler, a distinguished research professor at the University of Georgia, Athens, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. A survey by Reuters on 2,455 U.S. adults from Nov. 7 to 13, 2007 found 35 percent of the respondents believed in UFOs and 31 percent in witches.

by Joe Griffith in News

Standing among the many research projects of UT students and professors at the Stranahan Arboretum, Walter Schulisch watched two bucks fight it out for a female. "It was the day after Thanksgiving," said Schulisch, horticulturist at the arboretum. "Ten feet in front of me, they were just oblivious to me.