Fifty shiny, purple bikes. That means 100 tires, fenders and pedals, 50 chains, brake sets and seats, and only two grubby hands to fix their broken parts. That used to be the undertaking of the Purple Bike Program's only student volunteer, Quinn Garcia. With the accumulation of 35 more volunteers this semester, Garcia, a Brite Divinity student and maintenance coordinator of the program, said he is happy to have a few more helping hands. (0) comments
The Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences has been rewarded for its retention and graduation rates in 2008 with a state grant, according to a university official. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded the college a grant of more than $280,000 for the school's improvement in graduation rate, said Shawn Kornegay, associate director of communications. (1) comment
Escalating violence in Mexico led the university to issue a travel alert advising spring breakers of the potential dangers in traveling to the country, a university official said. Lt. Ramiro Abad, head of the campus police patrol division, said the university received the travel alert from the U. (1) comment
The School of Music and Opera Studio will bring a little piece of Italy to Fort Worth this weekend with a performance of L'Ormindo, a 17th-century baroque comedy. Ten students and one guest artist will perform in the opera, said associate professor Richard Estes, director of the studio and of L'Ormindo. (0) comments
The current economic situation is causing universities across the country to prepare for possible enrollment decreases in their liberal arts departments, but the university's program is not following that pattern, a university official said. Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said enrollment in liberal arts classes has increased. (0) comments
Programming Council and the Student Filmmakers Association are hosting a red carpet event that will showcase student-produced films on Friday. Jason Knutzen, senior radio-TV-film major and president of the Student Filmmakers Association, said the event is a premiere of the projects that students have been working on for the past three semesters. (0) comments
Campus officials said they still expect the Campaign for TCU to meet its $250 million fundraising goal by May 2012 despite tough economic conditions around the country. According to an Inside Higher Ed article, universities around the country are reporting a sharp drop in donations this year. (0) comments
Latina women living on the border between the U.S. and Mexico are facing tough conditions that put their lives in danger, a visiting scholar said Tuesday. About 95 people gathered at the Kelly Alumni Center to hear Milagros Pena, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research at the University of Florida, speak at the lecture titled, "A Question of Justice: the U. (0) comments
The Student Government Association House of Student Representatives debated a bill aimed at increasing the accountability of candidates running for office for more than an hour Tuesday night before deciding to table the bill to committees for clarification and consideration. (0) comments
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