Junior music and Spanish major Janie Bergamasco said she has had a few problems with advising at the university. Recently she wanted to change to a double major, but when she asked for advice, she kept being referred to different people, she said. "It took a semester to finally happen when all I needed them to do was click a button that says I now have a double major," Bergamasco said. (0) comments
Alumnus and host of CBS' "Face the Nation" Bob Schieffer said he could not imagine a country without a newspaper in front of a sold-out crowd at the fifth annual Schieffer Symposium in the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom on Wednesday night. This year's Symposium focused on the economic crisis, the media coverage of President Barack Obama's performance and the future of journalism. (2) comments
The Office of Residential Services and Living Learning Communities will start a new program this fall designed by a group of students to help strengthen the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender student body as well as educate others on campus, a university official said. (3) comments
Physical Plant is facing delays in installing bike racks the Student Government Association funded last semester because of construction and compatibility issues, a Physical Plant official said. Hollis Dyer, superintendent of maintenance at Physical Plant, said there were reasonable explanations behind the absent bike racks, many of which were placed near their intended locations because of the inability to physically make room for them in walkways, Dyer said. (0) comments
Despite an uproar over a potential crippling computer worm around the country, TCU and its computers will not be affected, a university official said. The worm, called Conficker, is a program that attacks a loophole in the Microsoft Windows operating system and currently has infected more than 12 million personal computers since its conception in November, according to a Microsoft blog. (0) comments
Bob Schieffer, 1959 alumnus and moderator of CBS' "Face the Nation," will discuss Barack Obama's presidency, the economic crisis and the future of journalism in the fifth annual Schieffer Symposium hosted by the university. Schieffer, who recently interviewed Obama on "Face the Nation," said even though Obama had made appearances on news shows all week, there wasn't a shortage of issues to talk about. (1) comment
A proposed bill that would allow students, faculty and staff to carry concealed firearms on campus is facing opposition from a university official who visited Austin to sway the Texas Legislature from passing the bill. Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said he opposed the bill before the Public Safety Committee of the Texas House of Representatives on Monday. (5) comments
The Daily Skiff advertising staff won four awards at the 37th annual College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers Inc. convention, which took place March 25 to 29 in Charlotte, N.C. The CNBAM represents more than 150 school newspapers nationwide. The advertising staff placed first for best training program among all newspapers, as well as best advertisement rate card/media kit in Division 2, which includes publications that publish fewer than 40,000 copies a week. (0) comments
University Drive isn't just a street name anymore. TCU alumnus Marc Istook co-created a Web site by the same name in order to offer prospective college students some guidance in choosing a university, as well as some helpful tips for settling into college life. (1) comment
Business students in the Neeley Fellows are extending their hand to United Way in an effort to encourage the campus to get involved in the community. This week, the group hosted Live United Week, a week-long series of events supporting the nonprofit, to tie in with United Way's current campaign, said Emily Taylor, a junior accounting major. (0) comments
Students may soon be able to make a trip to downtown Fort Worth without worrying about driving and fighting for a parking spot, but when the option will be available is currently uncertain. Twelve student body representatives proposed the idea of the "Sundance Shuttle" to the Board of Trustees on Thursday afternoon in the Spring 2009 Student Relations Committee Meeting. (2) comments
Search the Archives
On the Web
TCU Daily Skiff readers shop Toy Stores online and throughout Fort Worth for birthday gifts and more.
See the freedom debt relief profile
Compare free Texas moving quotes for your college move
Daily Skiff readers who are accounting majors should get familiar with the CPA Exam to prepare for a future in accounting