Film, television and digital media students who are fans of watching the characters on "The Office" make fools of themselves on a weekly basis will soon have the chance to pick the brain of an assistant director of the hit show. Julie Harrison, a sophomore film, television and digital media major, said "The Office" was her favorite TV show. (0) comments
A recent effort by Dining Services to go green could help plants grow even greener by providing gardens with used coffee grounds as a fertilizer. Dining Services plans to start offering free used coffee grounds to students, faculty and staff Monday, said Kelly Raw, marketing manager for Dining Services. (0) comments
The Student Government Association's Programming Council has scheduled Frog Follies as part of the homecoming agenda after a three-year absence, a Programming Council representative said. Kendal Rader, a junior speech pathology major and Programming Council homecoming director, said Frog Follies is a group skit competition, not a talent show. (0) comments
The music played during halftime at Saturday's Homecoming football game will reflect the Halloween holiday. JP Wilson, TCU band drum major and senior music education major, said fans in attendance can expect to hear something different Saturday. "We're going to play some 'Ghostbusters,' and we're going to play 'Thriller,'" Wilson said. (0) comments
After days of careful carving, students' pumpkin creations were put on display and judged in Market Square Thursday night. Kelly Raw, marketing manager for dining services, organized the event that took place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Raw wrote in an e-mail that the pumpkins were available for students to pick out Oct. (0) comments
Lisa Albert said she was never expecting a promotion, but that was exactly what she received when she was recently named director of communications in the university's Office of Communications. The position was vacated by Tracy Syler-Jones earlier this year after she was named vice chancellor for marketing and communication at the university. (1) comment
Residential Services is no more - by name anyway. Heather Miller, associate director of Residential Services, said the department has changed its name to Housing and Residence Life in order to make it easier for students to understand the purpose of the office. (0) comments
Princesses, ghouls and superheroes lined the university sidewalks in search of candy and Halloween fun Tuesday. It could only mean it was the time of year when the residents of Colby Hall opened their doors for the 37th Annual Colby Halloween. University faculty and staff brought their children and grandchildren to trick-or-treat through the halls of Colby, where candy was not the only thing given away and some familiar faces waited to greet visitors. (0) comments
University policies do not sanction fighting as acceptable behavior, unless pillows are involved that is. The university's first intramural pillow fight will take place Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m in the Campus Commons. The winners in each division, men's and women's, will win two tickets to the Dallas Cowboys vs. (0) comments
Hip-hop has bridged the gap between blacks and corporate America, author and marketing expert Erin Patton told students at the Kelly Alumni Center on Tuesday night. Patton, who wrote "Under the Influence: Tracing the Hip-Hop Generation's Impact on Brands, Sports & Pop Culture" and helped Michael Jordan create Nike's Jordan Brand, said he was lucky to grow up in a time when hip-hop was beginning to shake the identity of the generation. (0) comments
The Student Government Association announced the candidates for the 2010 executive board Tuesday night. Polls will open for voting Nov. 10 and close Nov. 11. From now until the polls close, the university will start to see students campaigning for their position. (1) comment
A frog-filled Friday awaits students, faculty and anyone else interested in taking part in Homecoming activities on campus this weekend. One of the newest additions to the festivities, Frog Fest, will take place at 8:00 p.m. on Friday immediately following the Homecoming Parade which is scheduled to begin at 5:45 p. (0) comments
When it comes to Horned Frog spirit, seniors Kelly Barnes and Nile Elam travel the distance to show their purple pride. Although both seniors have internships in Washington this semester, Barnes, a political science major and Elam, a history major, fly to all of the university's home football games to cheer the Frogs on as members of the TCU Rangers, a new student organization on campus. (1) comment
Decked out in disguises, freshmen can dance the night away at Brachman Hall Council's Halloween dance party tonight at Pond Street Grill. "The dance party is a chance for the freshman class to bond with each other and relieve stress from all their classes," said Blake Cluck, freshman representative from the Brachman Hall Council. (0) comments
Lindsay Randall and Preston Thompson won two Dallas Cowboys tickets apiece in the university's first intramural pillow fight Wednesday evening in the Campus Commons. Straddled across a padded wooden beam over an inflated, red and blue apparatus, participants swung pillows at each other while trying to maintain their balance. (0) comments
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