Representatives of the TCU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community expressed a lack of unity within the gay population in addition to the broader campus, according to a study on the support of LGBT students within the university. A research project led by sophomore social work major Shelly Newkirk and her mentor Tracy Dietz, associate professor of social work, extensively surveyed five students from the gay community. (1) comment
Exchanging their troop fatigues for plainclothes and trying to fit in with other TCU students, military veterans adjust to a new life where lessons are learned in the classroom and not on the battlefield. Suzanne Weldon, who handles Veterans Affairs issues and academic eligibility in the Registrar's Office, said there are 72 veterans on campus, 16 of which are listed as disabled. (0) comments
The Benjy Davis Project, with its sparse production and straightforward songwriting, has a no-frills approach to music. With their fourth album, "Dust," the band has successfully stripped down the songs of any pretentiousness in favor of honesty, both lyrically and musically. (0) comments
Radio-TV-film instructor Greg Mansur encourages his students to use their creativity to find answers to existential questions. Through his work in film and experimental photography, he's still looking for answers of his own. Mansur said he had no idea what to expect when the university hired him to teach filmmaking in 2001. (0) comments