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College football is a parade of colors, from neon to neutral, primary to pastel. The Crimson Tide, the Golden Eagles, the Blue Devils, the Red Raiders, the Purple Aces, the...

Once a week, David Ring puts on a tight-fitting, blue-and-black Star Fleet uniform for his "Star Trek" studies lecture series at Southern Methodist University. The popular professor's courses are filled...

Americans move once every 11.8 years, on average, according to an analysis of housing turnover rates in 1994. That was faster than in either 1993 or 1992, when the average...

Illinois Last season: 7-5. Coach: Lou Tepper. Record at school: 18-17-1. Coach's bowl record: 1-2. Returning starters: 12. Key players to replace: LBs Dana Howard and John Holecek, TE Ken...

"We want to ask for another home room for our 12-year-old son, but we don't want to cause them more trouble than they need," says Joe, a father of four....

Gender doesn't interest the "Star Trek" saga's first female starship captain. She also sternly resists being labeled a feminist. Yet "In a way, this show is the ultimate feminist statement,"...

Men at the grocery store. A survey by the American Dietetic Association finds 21 percent of men make all the food-buying decisions in their households and another 11 percent make...

Looking for more than pineapple to grill for dessert? How about barbecued bananas? From the "Good Eating, Good Health Cookbook," here's how: Cook 4 unpeeled bananas on the rack of...

Who would have thought bugs would be this popular? Thousands of visitors have flocked to the Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center in Westminster since it opened in July. "We had...

Creating an al fresco living space is as easy as putting up a hammock or as complicated as re-landscaping your back yard with decks, lighting, music and dining areas. Here...