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A recent study found Hispanic students are choosing colleges and universities because they are close to home, which could be good news for schools like TCU that say they want to raise their minority student population. TCU is in the middle of a community that has a high percentage of minorities - especially Hispanics - yet the number of Hispanic students at TCU remains low... (0) comments
Fort Worth just got beat out by Muncie, Ind. But Cowtown still finished better than 117 other college towns for housing affordability. The third annual Coldwell Banker College Home Price Comparison Index concluded Fort Worth is the second most affordable college town in the nation, behind Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. Coldwell Banker based their study on cities and towns that are home to 119 Football Bowl Subdivision (I-A) schools. The subject home for the study was a 2,200 square-foot home with four bedrooms and 2.5 baths. The 2007 average price for this type of home in Fort Worth is $151,250. Other Texas schools on the list include fifth-ranked Texas Tech in Lubbock, the University of Houston and Rice University, which were tied for eighth place with an average price of $169,736... (0) comments
A fraction of a percent separates the two remaining Student Government Association presidential candidates heading into Thursday's run-off election. Out of 2,131 votes cast for president, there was a .32 percent difference - seven votes - dividing Nate Arnold and Thomas Pressly... (0) comments
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity showed its support for the men's basketball team by camping out in front of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Monday night for the game against Rice on Tuesday. "We're just trying to start a new tradition to get some support for the basketball program and have a good time doing it," said SAE member Griffin Guthneck, a sophomore finance and economics major... (2) comments
The campus radio station is installing new devices to ensure the safety of its staff, after threatening phone calls forced the station to be evacuated two weeks ago. On Oct. 23, a man called and threatened to come to the station, KTCU FM 88.7 "The Choice," after he made complaints about the music and said racial slurs about a disc jockey... (0) comments
It's not every day students get to make sandwiches during class - and get graded on it. Students in the generalist practice with communities class and a few volunteers met at University Christian Church and made about 575 sandwiches to distribute to the homeless at the Presbyterian Night Shelter on Wednesday... (0) comments
Alpha Phi Alpha will crown its ninth Ms. Black and Gold - the recipient of $1,000 in scholarship money - at the annual pageant today. This evening in the Student Center ballroom, Alpha Phi Alpha will judge eight contestants to see who is eligible to hold the crown... (0) comments
The spring 2008 editor-in-chief and advertising manager for the Daily Skiff were announced at the Student Publications Committee meeting Friday, and both said they plan to make changes to the online edition of the publication next semester. Andrew Chavez, a senior news-editorial journalism major, was selected as editor-in-chief, and Erica Savage, a senior advertising/public relations major, will be the Skiff's new advertising manager... (0) comments
White privilege and racial tension are serious problems on the TCU campus, the social work chairwoman said Wednesday. Linda Moore, professor and chairwoman of the Department of Social Work, spoke at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center as part of the monthly inclusiveness luncheon held by Inclusiveness & Intercultural Services... (4) comments
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