Contrary to findings from an article out earlier this month on SmartMoney.com, applying early to some colleges might not be a sure bet to secure adequate financial aid, a university official said. Mike Scott, director of scholarships and student financial aid, said while the university did have an early action application deadline in November, decisions from his office on financial aid would not be made until February. (2) comments
The TCU Wellness Center and Recreation Center will organize the TCU Turkey Trot 5k run-walk Friday, a human resources official said. The event stars at 3 p.m at the entrance to the University Recreation Center. Marilyn Porter, data control coordinator for the office of human resources, said the event should be a hit. (0) comments
Each day, Jo Carter, the liaison specialist for homeless students in the Fort Worth Independent School District, sorts through a massive stack of forms on her desk. The forms, which steadily increase in number each day, ask a series of questions that help to identify students in need of assistance because they are homeless. (0) comments
The Fort Worth Police Department has not made any arrests in the search for the suspect in the Oct. 13 sexual assault, Sgt. Chad Mahaffey wrote in an e-mail Tuesday. He said he could not release anymore information because the investigation is ongoing. Sgt. (0) comments
When an event is advertised as a "free concert" or "dishing on everything from guys to fashion," no one expects to hear the name "Jesus". In fact, people have gotten upset about it. AFTERdark and Girls' Night Out, two recent campus events, were not advertised as outreaches, and many people were surprised when the Christian gospel was presented to them, students said. (2) comments
This holiday season students may be surprised to find there will be no Christmas tree on the steps of Sadler Hall. The traditional tree at Sadler during Holidays at TCU will be relocated to the Campus Commons. Brad Thompson, student activities coordinator, said the 6,000 pound, 46-foot tree will be lifted by a 168,000-pound crane up and over the Brown-Lupton University Union Auditorium to place it in the BLUU Plaza on Nov. (7) comments
Christmas tree? Check. Light show in Texas? Check. Reindeer? Check. Ice Rink in Texas? Check. This year for the university's celebration of the holiday season, the Student Government Association will have an artificial ice rink in the Campus Commons to add to the festivities. (0) comments
Three Democratic candidates for Texas governor told their audience of about 50 people on campus Wednesday that schoolchildren should not be forced into a mold, with two of them expressing criticism about standardized testing. Candidate Tom Schieffer, Hank Gilbert and Felix Alvarado met in the first Gubernatorial Candidates Forum of the 2010 election at the Brown-Lupton University Union ballroom. (1) comment
The university's Tom Brown-Pete Wright apartments have experienced a recent increase in student misconduct. The incidents included students removing trash cans from the trash rooms, stealing toilet paper from the Tom Brown-Pete Wright common bathrooms, stealing cleaning supplies from housekeeping and urinating in the laundry room. (0) comments
Four Democratic primary candidates for Texas governor will kick off their 2010 campaigns today with a debate at the university. The TCU Democrats and the Tarrant County Young Democrats worked together to present the first Gubernatorial Candidates Forum for the election. (0) comments
Department of Film-TV-Digital Media students have had more opportunities to meet film industry professionals because of a large, anonymous donation made to FTDM for a student experience fund. Elizabeth Selzer , regional director of development for the university, said the two purposes of the fund are to bring film industry experts and FTDM alumni to the university and to send FTDM students to film festivals and workshops. (0) comments
For Fort Worth native Liz Johnston, owner of the eco-friendly wares store The Greener Good, educating the community motivated her to open a retail location to accompany a growing online business, she said. So far, the flagship location, which opened Nov. 11, embodies the "it's all good" attitude that is the company's slogan. (0) comments
Ethan Casey and Fawad Butt gave two main reasons for the current Pakistani situation: lack of education and poverty. In a Tuesday lecture called "Pakistan: The Human Dimension," American journalist Ethan Casey and collaborator Fawad Butt provided insight into the human element between the West and Pakistan. (0) comments
"Let your voice reconstruct our campus" is the theme for the third annual Improve TCU Day Wednesday, a member of the Student Relations Committee said. "The purpose of Improve TCU Day is to get ideas and reveal resources to strengthen the relationship between the student body and the student government," said Myra Mills, senior music education major and chairwoman of the Student Relations Committee. (0) comments
A record number of early action undergraduate admissions applications were submitted for this month, an admissions official said. Nov. 1 marked the first deadline for prospective students to submit their application for the 2010-2011 school year. This year, the university received 5,705 early action applications. (0) comments
A new $90,000 walkway completed in September is making walking from the Worth Hills area to the Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium safer and more convenient for students, a university official said. The walkway, which begins near the driveway leading to the former location of Pond Street Grill, passes over a creek and ends in the parking lot of the stadium. (0) comments
The sisters of Pi Beta Phi raised $2,000 for impoverished Ugandan women with their first ever BeadforLife party Friday at the Brown-Lupton University Union, said a student who helped organize the event. Items sold at the event included various styles of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, beads and jewelry bags. (0) comments
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