Fifty FAU students traveled to Austin, Texas last weekend to support the football team in their season opener against the University of Texas Longhorns. For $265 each, students took part in a three-day and night visit to the Lone Star state. Student Government subsidized the trip along with help from FAU Athletics, the Alumni Association, and other private donors.… Post the First Comment

FAU's offense was its saving grace Saturday against the University of Alabama-Birmingham. The Owls scored on seven of nine drives and defeated the Blazers 49-34.… Post the First Comment

FAU's 49-34 win over UAB offered a display of two very different quarterbacks, each successful in their own style. By now, most of the college football world has heard about FAU's prolific passer Rusty Smith. He was the Sun Belt Player of the Year in 2007, New Orleans Bowl MVP, and is projected by coach Howard Schnellenberger to be a first round draft pick someday.… Post the First Comment

A week after getting stymied by an improved Texas defense, FAU's offense rebounded to score 49 points and rack up 554 yards of total offense against UAB on Saturday. The Owls moved the ball nearly at will as they scored on seven of their nine offensive possessions.… Post the First Comment

With the Democratic and Republican national conventions making waves on every major news station, E! aired "Top 20 Political Scandals" on Saturday, quietly reminding everyone why politics can be fun. Topping E!'s chart at number one was Eliot Spitzer's famous, and highly publicized, fall from grace.… Post the First Comment

Last season, viewers were left wondering who Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) called from the airport and asked to marry him in the season six premiere - finally our questions were answered. Viewers figured it was one of three people: his ex-girlfriend Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush), who is a fashion designer, his ex-fiancÈe Lindsey Strauss (Michaela McManus), who edited his book and left him at the altar, or Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton), the love of his life.… Post the First Comment

For any student who isn't too lazy to walk to the University Center on the Boca campus, there's a free paperback book filled with coupons and discounts. There's always a stack of them at the information desk. Sure it's disguised as an ordinary, boring FAU planner, but skip all the calendar pages and go straight to the back of the book-which is where coupon heaven is located for FAU students.… Post the First Comment