Tuition to attend TCU: $22,980. Estimated annual textbook cost: $810. Room and board: $4,320. Having to pay $20 for a new ID card: What a sham.With more than $28,110 in estimated annual costs, it seems TCU administrators are still trying to squeeze more blood from the stone.

The ID center recently raised the cost for purchasing a replacement ID from $10 to $20.

Shouldn't there be something that doesn't increasingly cost more at TCU?

Before the baseball team wrapped up its fall workouts Monday, the Frogs took the field Sunday for the annual Purple/White World Series at Lupton Stadium. While the Purple team captured the series 2-1,...

The Horned Frogs (1-3-3 conf., 6-8-4 overall) notched a shutout over the San Diego State University Aztecs (2-3-2. 6-10-2) ending the season just short of a bid in the Mountain West Conference Championships.Placement in the championship tourney would have depended on TCU winning Saturday and the New Mexico University Lobos losing to the Air Force Falcons. New Mexico won 3-0 eliminating TCU from a postseason berth.

TCU scrapped to a 1-0 win Saturday on the shoulder's of senior goalkeeper Katy Buchanan and her career high 10 saves.

For better or worse, athletes are the face of a university. They draw national attention to schools and attention to themselves faculty and other students do not get.But there is another side that goes with being the center of attention. It is the added level of responsibility and behavior expected and required of these men and women.

Because of the importance the media places on athletics, athletes must adhere to this level of responsibility and show respect for the university.

A district court judge imposed a gag order Thursday in the sexual assault case involving former TCU student-athletes because of what he termed a media "feeding frenzy" over the past week.Judge Wayne Salvant, of Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2, granted a motion by attorney Gwinda Burns to restrict publicity in the case. Burns represents Virgil Allen Taylor, 19, and she represented Shannon Monroe Behling, 19, in filing the motion. Glynis McGinty represents Behling.

Students might soon be able to take extra classes and receive credit for them in a miniterm just before the start of spring semester.The idea is called a January term, and members of the Student Government Association are researching the possibility of implementing one at TCU, though Keith Whitworth, secretary for the Faculty Senate, said the idea needs more research before it could be considered.

"It is a great idea to explore, but we do not have enough of the details figured out yet," Whitworth said.

Despite busy college lives, students said they're still making time in their schedules to volunteer at the 15th annual Boo at the Zoo. Nicole Barendt, senior economics major, said about 15 Alpha Phi Omega members planned on attending the Fort Worth Zoo event.

"Its a fun way to get community service hours," said Barendt, service vice president of Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity.

The Fort Worth Zoo festival provides fun that's not too scary for children, said Lyndsay Nantz, the Zoo's public relations and development director.

The School of Nurse Anesthesia exceeded national accreditation standards on the first try and received 10 years of accreditation.Kay Sanders, the director of the School of Nurse Anesthesia, said she discovered the school received 10 years of accreditation Tuesday after talking to the director of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia.

Paulette Burns, dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, said a 10-year accreditation is the maximum amount of years a program can be accredited.

Students are encouraged to attend the 12th annual Major/Minor Fair on Monday, organizers from the Center for Academic Services say.Students of any major and classification can benefit by attending, said Donna Schonerstedt, an academic adviser for Academic Services.

Freshmen and sophomores can learn about all the majors TCU offers, and juniors and seniors can benefit if they want to add a minor to their degree plan, Schonerstedt said.