Even college officials hate it when they make bad grades. (0) comments
The start of the Saturday's football game versus the Stanford University Cardinal has been changed from 6 p.m. to noon due to possible severe weather in the evening caused by Hurricane Ike. (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Green showed his newfound TCU spirit entering the stage in the Campus Commons waving Horned Frog hand signs to the sea of students and closing the concert by referring to himself as Pat "Texas Christian University" Green. (0) comments
In a couple of weeks, students who live on campus might find parking a little easier after the addition of 55 new parking spaces, a university official said. (0) comments
Free food, drinks and face painting attracted crowds of students to the Frog Frenzy tailgate party at the Campus Commons on Saturday despite suggestions that the new tailgate policy would lower attendance at the party. (0) comments
Freshman premajor Alyssa Posey feared she wouldn't be able to go to her first choice school because she couldn't get a private loan. "I applied (and got denied) twice and got a loan the third time," Posey said. Despite national credit crisis reports, most TCU students applying for private loans have ultimately managed to secure the money needed to pay for school, said Mike Scott, director of scholarships and financial aid. (2) comments
When Jeffrey Geider wanted to learn more about environmental conservation, he went deep in the heart of the Amazon. (0) comments
The Campaign for TCU will reach its goal of $250 million ahead of schedule, Chancellor Victor Boschini said Tuesday at the annual University Convocation. (0) comments
The art and art history department will receive a $95,000 federal grant to support a summer workshop program for art teachers working for the Fort Worth Independent School District, a U.S. congresswoman said. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, said at a press conference Friday that the money is a portion of a $941,570 federal grant for the Fort Worth ISD. (0) comments
About 375 men crossed over the TCU seal in Sadler Hall on Tuesday as a part of bid day for fraternities on campus. Josh Schutts, Interfraternity Council adviser, said fraternities have crossed the TCU seal since Fraternity and Sorority Life started at TCU in 1955. (0) comments
Students and employees traveling abroad will now have experts providing services from health care to political evacuations under guidance of TCU, an official in the Center for International Studies, TCU Abroad said. (0) comments
Even though funds were allocated for it, a Frisbee golf course won't be built on campus. (0) comments
Keith Whitworth, professor of sociology, is known campuswide for the Purple Bike Program. His latest project revolves around the sun. Whitworth partnered with engineering professor Bill Diong this fall to develop an environmental project that aims to exploit solar energy using solar-powered carts. (1) comment
The Student Government Association's House of Representatives is starting its fall semester tonight with a slew of legislation. "A Bill to Modify Campaign Rules" Introduced by: Elections & Regulations Committee This bill would more clearly define when a candidate could campaign for office, as well as runoff procedure and election days. (0) comments
Female students at TCU can expect a reprieve from the high cost of birth control. (0) comments
Dining Services is looking for a company that can supply organic food for Market Square next year, a dining services official said. (0) comments
New tailgating policies have some members of fraternities and sororities looking to make alternative plans, Greek leaders said. (2) comments
An international certificate program designed for students interested in gaining international or intercultural competency is accepting applications now, an officer for the Center for International Studies said. (0) comments
TCU does not plan on following in the footsteps of Abilene Christian University by giving free electronic devices to students, a university official said. This fall, ACU distributed a free Apple iPhone or an Apple iTouch to all 950-plus incoming freshmen. (1) comment
The Student House of Representatives met Tuesday for the first time this semester and unanimously passed two pieces of legislation in The Chambers on the third floor of the Brown-Lupton Student Union. One bill that passed specifies campaigning times, which will now begin at midnight two weeks prior to the first day of elections and continue until the polls close on the last election day. (0) comments
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