Frog fans will get the chance to experience College GameDay live this week leading up to the Nov. 14 game against Utah. According to espn.com, GameDay will bring their set to the campus of TCU to broadcast their weekly show and spotlight the TCU vs. Utah game. (4) comments
The university made improvements to go green in recent years, but according to a study released Oct. 7, it still doesn't make the grade. The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its annual College Sustainability Report Card, a survey of 332 colleges and institutions in the United States and Canada, including those with the 300 largest endowments, on their overall sustainability. (0) comments
Michael Beschloss, an award-winning author and historian, said that only time will show how recent presidential bills affected the country. Beschloss spoke Tuesday night about presidential history at the inaugural Paul F. Boller Jr. Symposium. The BLUU ballroom was filled with people who held copies of his books while listening to the speech. (0) comments
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority's Pink Out promotion to raise awareness for breast cancer and benefit the nonprofit Susan G. Komen for the Cure has run into a competitor far larger than a "Black Out" Facebook event: Nike. Despite a Nike display staffed by members of the Nike Street Team, Frogs for the Cure T-shirts sales have already passed last year's total of 3,660, said Ann Louden, the chancellor's associate for external relations. (0) comments
Interfraternity Council has partnered with the athletics department to order 10,000 purple towels with pink ribbons for the Saturday football game against Utah. IFC originally planned to order 3,000 black towels with pink ribbons in an effort to find a compromise between the Pink Out vs. (0) comments
Even though students' suggestions have prompted changes to the student tailgates this football season, tailgates still have room for improvement and would benefit from a move to the Campus Commons, a student body officer said. Kelsie Johnson, student body present, said a move to the Campus Commons was one of the main suggestions from a recent survey sent out to students. (2) comments
Harriet Cohen, an associate professor of social work, will present her research on Holocaust survivors Thursday as part of the Dallas Holocaust Museum's 12-part series of programs and seminars, "Holocaust Legacies: Shoah as Turning Point." The university is co-sponsoring the series along with Southern Methodist University and the University of Dallas. (0) comments
Students and faculty ate spicy food, dressed in sari's, and danced to Indian music at the Students for Asian Indian Cultural Awareness's Mela carnival on Saturday. More than 110 students and faculty members attended the carnival, said Nitesh Kalwar, the organization's president. (0) comments
Fifth-grader Dusty Leenhouts got to talk to undercover officers Friday. First-grader Magdelene Evans said police sirens were cool, but they hurt her ears. The sirens didn't seem to bother third-grader Cade Curtis, who said that he might like to be a police officer one day. (0) comments
Programming Council canceled this year's Battle of the Bands because of a lack of interest, a Programming Council representative said. Emily Chan, director of live events and a sophomore strategic communication major, said the event was canceled because the word was not sent out early enough and because bands were not interested. (0) comments
Not since Frogs played the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2006 in a 12-3 Horned Frog win has Amon G. Carter Stadium been filled to capacity. As of Monday, 44,358 tickets had been sold for Saturday's game against the Utah Utes, according to gofrogs.com. Standing room only tickets are still being available. (0) comments
Police investigate possible connection between attacks An attack reported by a female student early Friday morning is still under investigation. Campus police Lt. Ramiro Abad said Friday that the university and Fort Worth police departments were looking into whether Thursday night's attack was related to a sexual assault reported Oct. (0) comments
A Philly cheesesteak cooked up in Texas probably isn't expected to taste like an original cheesesteak from Philadelphia - especially when the owner of the joint is from Florida. Scott Wilkes opened up Billadelphia's II, located at 2110 West Berry St., eight weeks ago. (0) comments
The Interfraternity Council has added a new position to its office by splitting an old one, an IFC official said. Grant Gossett, IFC vice president of student recruitment, said the council has decided to split the position of vice president of finance and administration into two separate positions. (0) comments
Even as she was sitting outside Fort Hood Army Base waiting for the lockdown to end Thursday night, university alumna Stacey Uhorchak said that she and her husband had always felt safe living at the base. "I love Fort Hood," Uhorchak said. "We have always felt very safe and very taken care of. (2) comments
Police are investigating whether an attack on campus Thursday night was related to the sexual assault reported on Oct. 13, a police official said. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. near Jarvis Hall, according to the e-mail sent early Friday morning. (0) comments
With the Frogs on the road at San Diego State University, students looking for excitement over the weekend won't have to look far. The university's Programming Council will be holding a campout in the Campus Commons on Friday night. Activities include making s'mores at 8 p. (0) comments
Award-winning author and renowned historian Michael Beschloss will speak on campus at the inaugural Paul F. Boller Jr. Symposium on the American Presidency Tuesday evening. Beschloss has worked as a political analyst for CNN and has a reputation of appealing to a wide audience, according to a university press release. (0) comments
A memorial celebration for Don Punchatz, illustrator and adjunct professor of graphic design who died Oct. 22, will be held Saturday, Nov. 7. The celebration will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the PepsiCo Recital Hall. The funeral will be open to the public, said Lewis Glaser, associate professor of graphic design. (1) comment
In an effort to find a compromise between the Pink Out vs. Black Out controversy for the Nov. 14 Utah home game, the Interfraternity Council has voted to order 3,000 black towels with pink ribbons attached, said Evan Berlin, IFC president. A Facebook event urging students to wear all black during the same game as TCU's fifth annual Pink Out game in support of breast cancer research and awareness, has sparked controversy across campus. (3) comments
The Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium will be filled with sounds of Bollywood music and the smell of South Asian foods this Saturday evening. The Students for Asian Intercultural Awareness plans to hold a Mela carnival Saturday to educate students about South Asian customs. (0) comments
Due to the frequency and sensitivity with which the fire alarms are activated, students have been ignoring the alarms in the GrandMarc apartment complex, a Grandmarc official said. Although the GrandMarc has only actually had the alarms go off four times this semester, instances like the one on Oct. (1) comment
TCU is continuing its support for the Susan G. Komen Foundation by playing pink out bingo, pinking out Resident Assistants, and wearing "Frogs for the Cure" T-shirts at the Utah game this week. TCU's annual event, "Frogs for the Cure," started Nov. 9, closing with the "Frogs for the Cure" football game Nov. (0) comments
The new TCU uniform to be worn during the Utah game, Nov. 14, has been put on display by members of the Nike Street Team in the TCU Bookstore Friday. The complete uniform is hidden in a large lockbox to be unlocked by one patron Sunday who punches in the correct code on an electronic lock and will receive a replica of the new jersey. (9) comments
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