The very mention of the name Microsoft conjures up many different ideas in people's minds, but lately these ideas tend toward legal matters. Anti-trust litigation that began a few years ago has now spread overseas, where the European Union is investigating more monopoly claims.

The Texas A&M Department of Journalism came one step closer to meeting its demise last week when University Provost and Executive Vice President David Prior gave a tentative thumbs up to Dean of Liberal Arts Charles Johnson's plans for a journalism education operating without a department to guide it.