Is the image of God something tangible, like a mother figure, or an abstract concept, like wisdom? About twenty students and members of the Fort Worth community gathered at the Kelly Alumni Center on Tuesday to hear three professors discuss this question for the lecture "The Meaning of the Image of God. (1) comment
Parlez-vous francais? If so, you are in luck because a new French honor society is on campus this semester. Candace Ruocco, a senior French and political science major and president of Pi Delta Phi, the new honor society, said she first got interested in starting a chapter at TCU a few years ago. (1) comment
The athletics department, feeling the pressure of campus-wide budget cuts, is making adjustments with frugality in mind. But a university official said the budget cuts won't affect the performance of the department. Jack Hesselbrock, associate athletics director for internal relations, said the athletics department will experience the budget cuts starting in June as part of a campus-wide effort to slash 8 percent from the budget. (3) comments
The idea of building relationships and challenging social norms was reiterated at the African-American Firsts Dinner on Wednesday night at the Kelly Alumni Center. Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services hosted the dinner, which honored five black TCU pioneers for their individual accomplishments, and celebrated Black History Month. (0) comments
Facebook's chief executive officer announced Wednesday morning that Facebook is reverting to its original terms of use because of negative user feedback about a revision to the terms earlier this month. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, wrote in a Facebook blog post Monday that users license Facebook to use their content when they create an account. (0) comments
The biggest gender issues women face in the workplace are in the United States, not abroad, a global management consulting firm executive said to about 50 people Tuesday evening in Smith Hall. Accenture executive Julie Coffman said that when working overseas she felt she wasn't viewed by her gender, but by her business capabilities. (0) comments
The university will ensure that all licensed gun holders undergo the necessary training if the Texas Legislature passes a bill that would allow students with concealed carry licenses to bring their weapons on campus at public and private universities, a university official said. (9) comments
A Dallas neighborhood showed some good old-fashioned Texas hospitality to former President George W. Bush and his wife because of a student's idea. Sophomore economics major Patrick Bibb started a lucrative business by making signs to welcome the Bushes to his Dallas neighborhood. (3) comments
Student Government Association representatives wearing bright blue shirts will be available to hear suggestions today as part of the second annual Improve TCU Day. The event encourages students to submit recommendations to SGA on ways to improve the student experience. (0) comments
Young women can stop counting calories and start taking control. That's the message of award-winning author and journalist Courtney Martin, who is coming to campus Monday to discuss her book, "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters," and how disordered eating, food and fitness obsession have become normalized among college women, a university official said. (0) comments
The university intends to honor the commitment made by the veterans who have served the country by pledging to participate in the Yellow Ribbon program, which would fund tuition for incoming veterans, Chancellor Victor Boschini said. Boschini said agreeing to participate in the program seemed like the right thing for the university to do to help veterans. (1) comment
University police have released the name of the man connected to the burglary of a vehicle at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on Feb. 9. Sgt. Kelly Ham said Darayl Alexander, a 29-year-old man, is being pursued because he failed to turn himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest. (0) comments
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