Every winter break many international students have had to find temporary housing because a flight home was too expensive and the residence halls were closed for the holidays. This year, several dorms will remain open during the break. Carter, Samuelson, Foster, Waits, Tom Brown-Pete Wright and Moncrief halls will give students the option to stay in their dorms during the break, which will be from... (0) comments
He is the ultimate multi-tasker. He chairs the geology department, teaches a freshman geology class and directs TCU's new Energy Institute. But Ken Morgan is more than that. On his personal time, he plays music with his band, who will take the stage at The Moon Bar on Dec. 6. For about ten years, he has been training horses for his son, who suffers from cerebral palsy, a disease that causes difficulty in muscle control. He is now on the board of directors for a volunteer organization that provides about 100 children with the opportunity to ride horses for therapy... (0) comments
The Brite Divinity School is hoping to save $2 million on its expansion project by moving the groundbreaking up two years, a Brite administrator said. Newell Williams, president of Brite and a professor of modern and American church history, said plans have been in the works for a few years... (0) comments
Not even a year after the most horrific school shooting in this country's history, the debate has been brought back to college campuses. The debate as to whether students should be allowed to carry a concealed firearm into a college classroom has been a prevalent topic among special-interest groups, university administrators, lawmakers and students alike since that fateful... (8) comments
A new 24-hour media center, to be located between King and Wright halls, will be equipped with a pool table, flat screen TVs, game tables and a mini-bar and it will be available for all students at the beginning of the spring semester. The center is scheduled to open on the first day of spring classes... (0) comments
With the help of student volunteers, hundreds of immigrants will soon be able to call themselves U.S. citizens. A citizenship workshop on Dec. 1 will give students an opportunity to volunteer and experience something new - the citizenship application process... (0) comments
As the curtain closes on the fall semester and on the college years of winter graduates, the next step in life - a career - begins to unfold for the fresh alumni. Some December graduates are still looking to find a place in the job market after walking across the stage... (0) comments
One more commencement will pass without the iconic figure of TCU - Frog Fountain. Harold Leeman, associate director of Physical Plant administration, said the fountain is still being reconstructed... (0) comments