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
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
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
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
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
A preliminary report indicates that a structural engineering miscalculation caused the new seating section in the Amon Carter Stadium to collapse, the director of athletics said Thursday. Danny Morrison, athletic director, said Dallas-based architectural firm HKS Inc. (0) comments
Although many students have expressed mixed feelings about the new plus/minus grading system, research shows its implementation had little effect on students' average GPAs. Cathy Coghlan, assistant director of institutional research, said the average GPA from 2006 freshmen without the plus/minus system was 2. (0) comments
Rachel Sauer is not worried about making enough money to support herself when she graduates. Sauer, a senior from Fredericksburg, is studying management and plans to work in corporate law. Management is the highest-paid occupation in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and legal occupations are second, according to the National Compensation Survey released earlier this year by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (0) comments
President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that he would campaign for Sen. Hillary Clinton even if she weren't his wife. "Hillary is change you can count on," he said. The former president spoke about the Democratic candidate's views on health care, the economy, the war in Iraq and education at two separate early vote events in Fort Worth. (0) comments
Two students were arrested and another escaped TCU Police after a car chase that started in the freshman lot ended on Wabash Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to a TCU Police report. Andrew White, 18, was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest in a vehicle, a state jail felony, and Don Tran, 19, was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest, a class B misdemeanor, and received a general complaint citation for possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a Fort Worth police report. (8) comments
A nonpartisan, nonprofit political organization will address the importance of voting in this year's presidential election Thursday at TCU. The Programming Council worked with the Student Government Association to bring the organization, Project Vote Smart, to campus to present an unbiased account of the presidential candidates and issues in the election. (0) comments
Factory-like conditions at farms where the nation's meat is raised are leading to devastating ramifications on the environment and consumers' health, said the coordinator of a student animal-welfare group. Veronika Terrian, founder and coordinator of People for Animal Welfare, said not only are pigs at a factory farm living in unhealthy conditions where disease can spread, but the runoff from waste can pollute waterways, and the smell of the farms can spread to the community. (0) comments
The Schieffer School of Journalism is partnering with a think tank in Washington, D.C., and this evening starts a series of monthly dialogues with Bob Schieffer to discuss national issues, a university official said. The purpose of the dialogues is to bring the Schieffer School to the attention of national news, discuss important issues relative to the public and employ TCU graduates, said Larry Lauer, vice chancellor for marketing and communication. (0) comments
Rock, rock and more rock. The echoes of the drums, guitars and vocals will rise tonight. Johnnie Cochran, Automorrow, Soulever Lift and Veloura are bands that are staging their performances in a music festival celebrating International Week. The International Student Association organized this event to assimilate American culture into international culture through music, said Lyndsay Cole, a junior marketing major and one of the coordinators of the music festival. (2) comments
Language is the greatest obstacle for students studying abroad, an associate professor in English at DePaul University said. During a question-and-answer meeting, student heard about Green Honors Chair speaker Michele Morano's adventures abroad, and students voiced their concerns about international travel. (0) comments
"Fort Worth, si se puede," Illinois Sen. Barack Obama chanted Thursday at his rally in the Fort Worth Convention Center. Supporters chimed in, chanting, "Yes we can" in Spanish. The capacity crowd's voices echoed throughout Cowtown at Obama's presidential campaign rally. (0) comments
The gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com has found a new advertising platform after its previous ad provider ended its agreement because of the site's content, the site's founder said Wednesday. Matt Ivester, JuicyCampus' founder, said his Web site adopted AdBrite soon after Google pulled out of an agreement with JuicyCampus. (0) comments
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continued his attack Thursday on Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., foreign policy comments in Tuesday's Democratic debate regarding al-Qaida in Iraq. Obama, who already said he wants to bring troops home from Iraq, said Tuesday that if al-Qaida is forming a base in Iraq, the U. (0) comments
Praise Fest is a day to worship God with music, come together as one community and show the love of God, the Praise Fest coordinator said. Saturday marks the third annual Praise Fest, a daylong free event that includes a conference and an evening concert, said Ricky Anderson, the coordinator. (0) comments
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