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
Representatives for the youth division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as peta2, petitioned students for more vegan and vegetarian options in campus dining and gathered more than 1,000 signatures from students on campus, a peta2 official said. (2) comments
Saving money is now just a text message away. Local eateries and stores, including Red Cactus, Waffle House and University Couture, have teamed up with Collegetokens.com, a Web site where students can search their area and find coupons to their favorite hangouts and have them sent via text message, one of the site's co-founders, Kelvin Stroud, said. (1) comment
The removal of several food items sold on campus after a chain of food recalls has resulted in a decline in revenues for Anderson Trail Inc., a locally owned producer and distributor of granola products. Justin Avery Anderson, a senior English major and founder of Anderson Trail, said Sodexo Inc. (0) comments
If sophomore social work major Shelly Newkirk could speak freely, she would ask you to look her straight in the eye and tell her what 'educating individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community' means to you. (2) comments
A concept from a historic civil rights activist has inspired a group of students to reach out to local youth through a new mentoring program, the program's coordinator said. Jamarri Aikins, a junior psychology major, said that W.E.B. Du Bois' idea that if one in 10 black men becomes a leader then he can institute social change motivated him to start the Talented Tenth Mentoring Program. (0) comments
The Office of Admissions invited prospective Hispanic students to campus this week as it began a new program called the Hispanic Senior Experience. The two-day program was open to all high school students who identified themselves as Hispanic on their applications. (1) comment
Aspiring law students and Constitution aficionados can try out to compete in a mock Supreme Court with the university's new moot court. Donald Jackson, professor of political science and coach of the moot court team wrote in an e-mail that applicants will be given a practice case and asked to construct an effective five-minute argument. (0) comments
Lonta Hobbs, a former Horned Frog running back from the class of 2006, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for delivery of cocaine. Red River County District Attorney Val Varley said Hobbs was recorded on camera making a drug deal with a confidential police informant and was arrested in March 2008. (0) comments
Students in a communication studies class are working to raise money to donate to a local shelter for the upkeep of abandoned animals. Diane Stamper, an adjunct faculty member in the department of communication studies, said that as a part of her class, six students formed a group named Prestige Worldwide and began formulating ideas to finance the upkeep of a Bengal tiger named Hamilton. (0) comments
A summer study abroad program in London has been cancelled, the latest in a string of eight terminated programs scheduled for this summer, a university official said. "The History of the Industrial Revolution in London," a summer study abroad course, is one of the programs that has recently been cancelled due to low enrollment, said Jane Kucko, director for the Center for International Studies. (1) comment
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