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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Students will no longer be able to pick up newly released movies at any time of the day near campus. DVDNow rental boxes, the automated DVD rental machines, will be moving farther from campus, said Tobi Sander, the GrandMarc's director of community operations. (2) comments
Junior Marlon Figueroa was named Student Government Association president Wednesday along with sophomore Jackie Wheeler as vice president, Chase Bruton as treasurer and Alex Collins as Programming Council chair. "I was nervous up until the very last minute because all eight of us who ran for elections are great people and very qualified," Figueroa said. (0) comments
Dining Services is collecting canned foods today in a nation-wide attempt to set a Guinness World Record for collecting the most non-perishable food in a 24-hour period. Cans can be dropped off at the entrance to Market Square in the Brown-Lupton University Union, said Kelly Raw, marketing manager for Dining Services. (0) comments
Students and families in the community will have an opportunity to celebrate the holiday season in another way this December, an Interfraternity Council official said. IFC President Evan Berlin said the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (0) comments
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief said he supports the university's football program and encouraged city residents and employers to show their pride this Friday as part of the first-ever "Go Purple Day." As part of the day of Horned Frog awareness, Moncrief said people should go casual and wear purple to work to recognize the team. (0) comments
The university's Veterans Day celebration allowed students to write messages and post pictures to honor veterans and current members of the armed services. Allie Garner, a junior broadcast journalism major and cadet in Air Force ROTC, said the large wall of honor provided students with a way to remember and support friends and family that have served or are away serving the country. (0) 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
The university has plans to renovate five more campus buildings to environmentally-friendly standards in addition to the recently-completed Sherley Hall, an industry expert said. By fall 2010, all the buildings would be in either the construction or design phase of production. (0) comments
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Student Government Association on Wednesday announced the names of its 2010 officers: President: Marlon Figueroa Vice President: Jackie Wheeler Treasurer: Chase Bruton Programming Council Chair: Alex Collins (0) comments
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