Danielle Alberson, a senior at Bryan High School, surfs on an old ironing board suspended from trees during a youth fun night at the Church of the Nazarene in Bryan. After a hamburger cookout, the group of junior- and senior-high school students had a paint war, water balloon fight and egg toss.

Scientists from Texas A&M's Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have drilled a hole in the Atlantic Ocean that will allow scientists to examine Earth's evolution in that area over the past few million years.

Texas A&M will offer six new Asian language and history courses with an emphasis on China after receiving a $178,000 two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Becoming a head coach is something a lot of student athletes dream of, but realizing this dream may be more difficult for black basketball players, according to a recent study by two Texas A&M researchers.

Relief work following the tsunami that hit Southern Asia in December of 2004 has dealt with many issues not covered by the media, said relief worker Chandra Anil. Anil, a graduate of Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani University in India, spoke Monday at the Memorial Student Center.

Helping others in need at a moment's notice is all part of a day's work for Texas A&M's Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Composed almost entirely of students, A&M's EMS provides ambulance service and emergency medical care to students and faculty on the Texas A&M campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, said EMS chief and senior community health major John Tuohy.