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Dean unhappy with changes in department

Published Mar 8, 2007

The design, merchandising and textiles department will be the newest addition to the College of Fine Arts, but the dean of its previous home said she is not happy about the change and the way it was handled.The...

All in the Family

All in the Family

Published Mar 8, 2007

Three Fort Worth women work side by side for TCU Dining Services. Not only are they co-workers and friends, they are also family.Shirley Camp, 63, her daughter Sandra Camp, 38, and her granddaughter Julia Barnes, 16, represent three generations of a family that serves students each day in the on-campus dining facilities.

Sandra Camp said she chose to work for TCU when her mother, Shirley Camp, who has worked for Dining Services for more than three years, told her about an opening two years ago in September.

Bring on the 'Stangs

Bring on the ‘Stangs

Published Mar 7, 2007

The No. 26 women's tennis team is riding a two-game winning streak and will face the No. 52 SMU Mustangs tonight. These matches will be hotly contested as the SMU, TCU rivalry continues. "TCU and SMU...

Christian school curriculum needs more scrutiny

Published Mar 7, 2007

The NCAA prides itself on creating scholar athletes and preparing the top standouts for careers in professional sports. Scholar athletes. Let those words sink in for a moment. Those elite few students...

A Balancing Act

Published Mar 7, 2007

On the first day, she whirls into the classroom wearing big jewelry and a bright smile, her magnetic personality summoning the students' full attention. She enthusiastically reviews the syllabus with her...

Golf team faces top-10 opponents

Published Mar 7, 2007

After coming off of a 10th-place finish this week at the USC Ashworth Intercollegiate, the men's golf team will face two top-10 conference opponents in an upcoming tournament in Austin.The No. 28 Horned Frogs will take on the No. 8 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels and the No. 9 Brigham Young Cougars at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate on March 26.

Following the touney in Los Angeles the Frogs are currently in third place in the Mountain West Conference.

Men to face strong rival

Men to face strong rival

Published Mar 7, 2007

Following a shutout last weekend at the hands of the No. 4 Baylor Bears in Waco, the men's tennis team will face local rivals the No. 42 SMU Mustangs this evening at they Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.Sophomore Kriegler Brink managed to win the only set against the Bears, but his effort was to no avail as the No. 56 Horned Frogs were quickly outed.

Tonight, on the home hardcourts, TCU has a chance to get closer to drawing even in the season standings. The team is currently 1-4 this spring.

Student caught stealing, admits to Rec Center thefts

Published Mar 7, 2007

A student, caught in the act of stealing Monday at the University Recreation Center, admitted to 14 prior thefts that have been reported in the building since Aug. 23, TCU Police said.Since the beginning of the academic year, there have been 14 instances where valuables have been stolen from the storage compartments at the south end of the weight room in the Rec Center, TCU Police Sgt. Kelly Ham said.

Ham said a group of people in the weight room caught the suspect stealing items from a compartment at about 12:15 p.m. Monday.

Sorority honored by Commission for Women for volunteering, community service efforts

Published Mar 7, 2007

The Fort Worth Commission for Women honored Alpha Chi Omega last night with the Outstanding Young Women Who Volunteer Award.Alpha Chi was selected because they're an example of outstanding young women who volunteer, said Dorothy Wing, city staff liaison to the Commission for Women.

"Alpha Chi made a commitment for not just a single occasion but an extended period of time," Wing said.

This is the first time in the history of the award an organization has been selected; normally the committee honors individuals.

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Published Mar 7, 2007

Music-lovers will be able to indulge in the first on-campus festival to feed their musical appetites during TCU CelloFest today through Friday.The music department will host TCU CelloFest, a three-day event that celebrates the cello.

"I love the cello," said Belinda Viesca, a graduate student and a teaching assistant who has played the cello for 17 years. "Its tone is closest to the human voice, and it's very touching. It's the perfect way of communication with no language barrier - just emotions and feelings."

Popular knowledge of eating disorders should also encompass binge-eating

Published Mar 7, 2007

When one considers the term "eating disorder," they generally link it with people who either do not eat or purge themselves after every meal. However, a recent study by researchers at Harvard shows that another eating disorder more common than anorexia nervosa and bulimia is binge-eating. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or D.S.M.-IV, lists all three of the disorders but classifies binge-eating as a topic of further study rather than a definite diagnosis.

SAT poor example of students’ true talent

Published Mar 7, 2007

Every spring, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors anxiously await the arrival of their college acceptance letters. However, if one did not receive a favorable piece of paper in the mail, he or...