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By Alexandria Bruton Staff Reporter As the university continues working toward becoming a more eco-friendly campus, it will face some challenges, university officials said. Last spring the university signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. (0) comments
A feminist sociologist will be speaking about the extent of her research as well as the misconceptions and stereotypes of feminism Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center . Karen Steele, the women's studies program director , said speaker Monica Casper will intertwine the responsibilities, obstacles and experiences of being a woman, mother and feminist in her speech, "Body Politics: Private Talks of a Public Feminist. (0) comments
Changes to a teaching certification program in the College of Education will give students more flexibility as they enter the workforce, an associate professor in the program said. With the new EC-6 program, certified students will be qualified to teach grade levels from early childhood to sixth grade, rather than through only the fourth grade with the former EC-4 program. (0) comments
The Bank of America Foundation donated a $20,000 grant that will benefit the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, the chairman of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department said. Christopher Watts, chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders, said the money will be used to offset costs in providing speech and hearing therapy. (0) comments
TCU Police detained two men and one woman on suspicion of motor vehicle burglary Monday night, but no arrests were made, a TCU Police official said. Sgt. Alvin Allcon said TCU police stopped and searched a maroon Ford sedan after a suspected burglary in the parking lot of the Bayard H. (1) comment
Residential Services is sponsoring the first diversity poster competition on campus to encourage students to visually express how they perceive diversity and what it means to them. Ashanti Williams, the hall director for Brachman, Martin Moore, and Wiggins halls, said the competition is designed to get students to visualize and think about diversity on a broader spectrum. (0) comments
Traveling and spending time outdoors led Ian Dalziel to apply to the Navy; however, after learning that a lazy eye would keep him from being enlisted, a keen curiosity for the Earth led him in another direction. Dalziel, a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his lecture "Is There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years" Monday night at the Sid Richardson Building. (0) comments
The noise was nearly deafening as about 17,000 people rallied to support Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. on Wednesday at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Obama said the country is at a defining moment in history for politics and referenced Martin Luther King Jr. early in his speech. (0) comments
A resolution condemning a gossip Web site was passed unanimously by the Student Government Association's House of Representatives on Tuesday. Student Body President Thomas Pressly said JuicyCampus.com is "sick and disgusting" and "derogatory toward TCU students. (35) comments
The Center for International Studies has expanded its London program by aligning with the University of Westminster, U.K., making it a full-time fall and spring program in addition to its summer program. Students now have a chance to access courses in every discipline, and the entire course catalogue at Westminster will be available to them, said Susan Layne, coordinator of TCU in London. (0) comments
Two telephone poles and another smaller pole fell Tuesday afternoon when a Coca-Cola delivery truck's top corner caught some wires in Worth Hills, and students will not be able to drive through the area near the accident for a while, a TCU police officer said. (0) comments
A fast food restaurant on West Berry Street has closed its dining room to late-night customers after an armed robbery last week, an employee said. The Whataburger restaurant located at 2401 W. Berry St. was robbed about 1 a.m. Feb. 11 by a man wearing a mask and wielding a shotgun, said Lt. (0) comments
Injuries, painful procedures and prolonged stays at hospitals can increase a child's anxiety and fears. However, students may soon have an opportunity to study a field that works to alleviate a child's stress when hospitalized. A child-life option within the School of Education will be proposed in March. (0) comments
As the demand for secondary math, science and bilingual elementary school teachers continues to grow, TCU education graduates are apparently hot commodities. TCU students get picked up right away by area school districts, said Molly H. Weinburgh, director of the Institute of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education for the College of Education. (0) comments
The number of undergraduate applications from minority students has doubled in a span of two years, but a large portion of students don't complete them, said the director of admissions. Of the minority students who applied for admission last fall, about 43 percent did not complete their application, according to admissions data. (0) comments
He wears a red, white and blue pin on his sports coat that reads, "Hillary 2008." It doesn't take much to figure out which candidate former House Speaker Jim Wright is supporting in what has been called a dead-heat in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination. (0) comments
A successful clean-up event involves 50 participants for the on-campus environmental club. For a local chapter of a national human rights awareness organization, a concert draws 150 people spread throughout the day. A justice and advocacy movie week attracts about 10 to 15 people a night. (0) comments
Residential Services is providing yet another opportunity for students to bond together. Rachel Siron, hall director for Samuelson and Carter halls, said seven new residential programs called Living Learning Communities will begin next fall. The programs offer students a chance to live in communities based on common interests, Siron said. (0) comments
Congress is working to pass new legislation to help off-set tuition increases at universities. Members of the Education and Labor Committee, which address present issues for students and workers, think the College Opportunity and Affordability Act will expose colleges with large tuition increases that make it difficult for prospective students to afford a higher education by placing the institutions on a "watch list. (0) comments
A viewing for the last total lunar eclipse visible in Fort Worth until 2010 will occur tonight, an astronomy instructor said. Instead of eclipsing in the early hours of the morning as it did during the last eclipse in August, the earth will cast its full shadow on the moon at about 9:30 p. (0) comments
TCU students are again participating in the most prestigious public relations competition in the country to win up to $2,500, an advertising/public relations professor said. Cowtown Communications , a student public relations group that is competing in the Bateman public relations competition, is promoting car safety to children this year, said Amiso George, associate professor of journalism and academic adviser to the Bateman team. (0) comments
Beds, desks and a lounge equal excitement for one on-campus sorority. Wiggins Hall, located in the Worth Hills area of campus, will house He Is Sufficient, a Christian sorority, next fall, said James Parker, assistant dean of Campus Life. Parker said HIS was chosen for the spot because it has enough members to fill the rooms and would benefit most from them. (1) comment
Sunday, a young Ugandan boy, dreams of becoming a doctor because he's seen so much suffering. He has spent his childhood struggling with hunger, disease and death. The boy is featured in Invisible Children Inc.'s newest documentary, "Black is for Sunday." Volunteers from Invisible Children Inc. (0) comments
It is 1940, and Jefferson is doomed to a fate his kind knows all too well. He had five weeks to learn to walk like a man for all blacks of his time, and for years to come. Jefferson is the lead character in the play "A Lesson Before Dying," which depicts his journey to find dignity and strength as a black boy living in a prejudice era, after being wrongly accused of murder. (0) comments
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