Economics professor Stephen Quinn has a theory about saving the economy, and The New York Times Magazine noticed. The magazine published Quinn's theory - the Quinn Solution - in its "Year in Ideas" issue last month. (0) comments
Some public universities in Texas plan to reward professors who receive high marks on student evaluations, but TCU will not join these efforts anytime soon, Chancellor Victor Boschini said. The university is always willing to consider new ways to reward faculty, Boschini wrote in an e-mail. (0) comments
Students are making good use of a new to-go dining option, campus officials said. Simply To-Go, which opened Jan. 19 at Sub Connection, allows students on any of the Silver, Gold or Platinum Frog Pass plans to purchase a pre-packaged sandwich or salad meal that includes a fountain beverage and the choice between a cookie, fruit or a bag of chips for the cost of a swipe, said Legia Abato, marketing manager of Dining Services. (0) comments
A new SAT score-reporting option that allows students more flexibility in the college application process will not affect TCU, a university official said. The College Board option, Score Choice, allows students to decide which scores - by test date - universities will be able to see, said Wes Waggoner, director of freshman admissions. (0) comments
A proposed sports broadcasting major in the radio-TV-film department stands a chance to become part of the fall 2009 class lineup, a university instructor said. The major will teach students sports video production in coordination with the athletic department, said Charles LaMendola, an instructor in the RTVF department and the main professor behind the sports broadcasting movement. (0) comments
The Internal Revenue Service's recent investigation of colleges and universities should not have an effect on TCU, a university official said. Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, wrote in an e-mail that the university is always careful about tax compliance in case an inquiry is received and has not been contacted about its tax return. (1) comment
Students admitted to TCU will now have another chance to get familiar with campus before the 2009 academic year begins, a university official said. Lauren Nixon, an admissions counselor, said Horned Frog Friday will begin Feb. 6 and will provide admitted students and their families with another opportunity to take a campus tour, participate in an information session and have lunch with a student ambassador. (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
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
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