History was made Tuesday when the presidential election ended in a landslide victory for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the first black president in U.S. history.

Students sit on the grass field outside of Aston Hall and watch coverage of the election as Barack Obama was named president.

An accident involving a motorcycle and pickup at Holleman Drive and Harvey Mitchell Parkway Tuesday night left a motorcyclist in critical condition.

Democrat Bill Turner was re-elected as district attorney of Brazos County Tuesday.

Election results according to the unofficial Brazos County cumulative report issued Tuesday, when 82 of 83 (98.8 percent) precincts were accounted for.

Chet Edwards, Class of 1974, won re-election to the House of Representatives for District 17 in Texas Tuesday night by defeated Republican opponent Rob Curnock.

CHICAGO - Obama campaign's efforts to harness young voters paid off at the ballot box.

The cowards never started, and the weak died along the way. That is the slogan worn proudly by the Texas A&M Recon.