The Commons Dining Center, the cafeteria in the Commons basement serving residents of Texas A&M's Southside dormitories, will permanently close at the end of August.

Texas A&M at Galveston is hosting the Texas Maritime Academy's training ship, the Texas Clipper II, Tuesday through Thursday as part of a recruiting effort by the Academy.

Karen Harris, a third-year graduate student in biochemistry, resuspends the RNA from a sorghum plant she previously isolated for use in research that can be used to enhance crops.

Bob Nabours of DeShazer Cattle Co. brushes a bull by Rudder Fountain Tuesday during the 50th anniversary of the Beef Cattle Short Course.

WASHINGTON - The politics of terrorism has Democrats tied in knots.

LAKEWAY - A small plane crashed Tuesday into a luxury home bordering a golf course just outside Austin, causing an explosion and killing the six people aboard.

HOUSTON - Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport began participating Tuesday in a federal test program designed to speed frequent flyers through security checkpoints by using fingerprint and eye scan matches on a special ID card.

David Ford, associate professor, holder of the Kenneth R. Hall Professorship in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M and recipient of the P.E.C.A.S.E.

LONDON - Police conducted anti-terrorism raids in London and several towns Tuesday, arresting 13 people believed involved in preparing terrorist acts.

PATTAYA, Thailand - The pack cruises into town on machines gleaming with chrome, their revving engines startling bystanders. They wheel up to a local bar and park carefully, putting their iron steeds to rest.