Some hate the distraction iPods create in the classroom, but podcasts are quickly becoming a tool in the 21st-century classroom.. According to business magazine FastCompany.com, psychologists studied students who listened to lectures on podcast versus lectures in class to see who performed better on a test. (1) comment
Students may have more difficulty securing internships during an economic downturn, an official with Career Services said. John Thompson, executive director of University Career Services, said downturns typically result in an increase in internship opportunities as well as increased competition because graduate students and people who have been out of school for years are also applying for the internships. (0) comments
The creator of a plan to ease the country dependence of foreign oil will speak to the Energy Club as a way to boost the club's membership numbers and give students and the community a better grasp on the current energy crisis. T. Boone Pickens, chairman of the hedge fund BP Capital Management, is not only one of the richest men in the U. (0) comments
The university will be more proactive in alerting students of future safety issues, a university official said Thursday. University officials sent out a campuswide alert via e-mail Thursday informing students of the tainted peanut butter cracker packages removed from Bistro Burnett on Feb. (0) comments
The Student Government Association plans on contacting the advertisers featured on CollegeACB.com in an attempt to get them to cut ties with the anonymous college gossip site, the SGA president said. Advertisements on CollegeACB are run through AdBrite, the same advertising network that pulled its ads from JuicyCampus last year after declaring that the gossip site violated its acceptable-use policy. (0) comments
Student Government Association representatives said there is a need to prevent voting blocs from forming in the House of Student Representatives given the strong presence of competing organizations in the House. Joey Parr, chair of the Elections and Regulations Committee and member of Pi Kappa Phi, said the competition between Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Kappa Phi can sometimes bleed over into the House and influence voting on legislation. (0) comments
While China's economy was once booming, it has now hit a great wall. About 50 students and members of the community gathered in Palko Hall to listen to the lecture, "China Succeeding: Who Does the Chinese Development Model Challenge?" Barry Naughton, a graduate school professor of Chinese and international affairs at the University of California at San Diego, said China's successful economy has led developing countries to look more to the country as a model, even though the country's growth has decreased over the last several months. (0) comments
Despite the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a scholar on the Middle East told a crowd of about 75 people Tuesday that he remains optimistic about U.S. engagement with the Muslim world. Juan Cole, a history professor at the University of Michigan, said in his presentation at the Kelly Alumni Center that one of the biggest problems concerning the United States' relationship with the Muslim world is the misunderstanding. (0) comments
Even with tough economic conditions around the country, the percentage of freshmen returning for the spring semester has increased for the third year in a row. The percentage of freshmen who returned for the spring semester rose to 96 percent this year from 94 percent last year, said Mike Scott, director of scholarships and student financial aid. (0) comments
Some programs have found ways to survive the expiration of the Vision in Action grant while others struggle to find other means of support. Like the RealWorld ad agency, the Science and Engineering Research Center's VIA grant will also expire, and without additional funding the program will most likely be shut down, said Dick Rinewalt, associate dean of the College of Science and Engineering. (0) comments
Worries about finding a job after graduation and the economic crisis are just a few of the reasons why more students are seeking help from the university's mental health center, a university official said. Linda Wolszon, director of Counseling, Testing, and Mental Health services at the counseling center, said the number of counseling appointments has increased about 8 percent since this time last year, and the number of walk-in appointments is up about 16 percent from this time last year. (0) comments
The admissions office is making a novel addition this year to the familiar campus tour. For the first time, prospective students were given guided bus tours around Fort Worth in addition to the usual walking-tour around campus, said admissions counselor Lauren Nixon. (0) comments
FrogHouse and Residential Services will team up to host the TCU Project Runway, a fashion show fundraising event based on the popular Bravo TV show. In the show, scheduled for March 7 in the Brown-Lupton University Union auditorium, residence hall floors will compete against each other in a fashion contest using only environmentally friendly materials, said Laura Lee, a resident assistant and the director of service and learning for FrogHouse, a student Habitat for Humanity project. (0) comments
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