The Women's Study Weekly Seminar Series focused on a controversial topic about women's rights to contraception and abortion in a presentation titled "Beyond Choice," Wednesday at noon in Stevenson Hall. Alex Sanger, the featured speaker, is the grandson of Margaret Sanger and an activist for women's reproductive rights and served as the President of Planned Parenthood of New York.…

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -Gaining strength with frightening speed, Hurricane Rita swirled toward the Gulf Coast a Category 5, 165-mph monster Wednesday as more than 1.3 million people in Texas and Louisiana were sent packing on orders from authorities who learned a bitter lesson from Katrina.…