Alumni visiting campus for Homecoming weekend will find rubble and piles of dirt where the familiar Frog Fountain once stood. Instead of allowing campus construction to hinder weekend festivities, the Programming Council is embracing it by making this year's Homecoming theme, "Building Toward the Future," said Aaron Wolfe, PC director of spirit and traditions.

"We wanted to incorporate it and make it a celebration," Wolfe said. "Let people know we're growing in a great way."

Looking for a good scare this Halloween weekend? There are numerous haunted houses and other attractions in Fort Worth you can visit to get a good fright.The closest haunted house to campus is Hangman's House of Horrors where this year's theme is "Hangman's Most Wanted," but Hangman's offers more than just your typical haunted house.

There are actually four attractions at Hangman's for people to enjoy. Each attraction charges separately, or you can buy the combination package to save a little money.

Halloween is approaching, and it's not too late to grab a costume for the weekend or Tuesday night.The problem lies in finding that original, one-of-a-kind costume no one else will wear to the big party.

Fort Worth Costume Magic Etc. is the closest costume shop to campus and has plenty of outfits.

Patrick O'Gorman, Magic Etc. employee, said there are costumes that are clearly the most popular.

"For guys, it's pirates, and for women, it is buccaneers," O' Gorman said.

A berth in the Mountain West Conference Championships may be in the cards for the Horned Frogs soccer team, said head coach Dan Abdalla.The final conference match against the San Diego State Aztecs will be one of two factors determining a placement in the tournament.

"We need to win and we need Air Force to beat the University of New Mexico," Abdalla said. "(We) need to win our game and put some goals in the back of the net."

Conference play for the Frogs up until now has kept the team winless but three overtime ties keep the Frogs in contention.

He's been all over America, and now, Pat Green is back home. But calling Texas home for Green might be a bit of an understatement; he was born in San Antonio, raised in Waco, attended college at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and lived in Austin. Now, Green is right in our own backyard - Fort Worth, where he's lived for the past two years.

Fort Worth played a significant role in Green's life even before he became a resident.

The Aardvark, a favorite bar among TCU students, is just one of the places Green has played at in the past.

The Horned Frogs, 4-2 overall and 0-2 in conference, look to build a brand new winning streak and get their first Mountain West Conference win of the season Saturday when they host the Wyoming Cowboys for Homecoming.In last year's game, the Frogs won the first interconference clash between the two teams.

"We had seven takeaways last year and still only won 28-14," said Gary Patterson, head football coach, about last year's game.

One of the biggest changes from last years game to this year's will be where quarterback Jeff Ballard is in his maturation as a starter.

The women's golf team will travel to Las Vegas next week for the Las Vegas Founders Collegiate Showdown.The tournament is a three-day affair lasting from Monday, Oct. 30, through Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Last season the Frogs took 13th in the tournament. This year TCU will be facing three other Mountain West Conference opponents.

Included in the field of competitors will be top 100-ranked teams No. 23 BYU, No. 34 UNLV and No. 92 Colorado State, who are all Mountain West Conference teams. The Frogs are ranked No. 35.

Little Bo Beep has lost more than her sheep. Where is the other half of her costume? Judging from what's on the costume shelves this Halloween, a woman may be out of luck unless she is ready to push up, tape up or bare all.

I'm not the modest type, but I have to admit that I blushed even in the privacy of the dressing room at a local costume store as I attempted to squeeze into a white nurse's outfit - one of this season's best selling costumes.

Do people really wear this stuff? In public?

The rifle team will head to Austin today to face the Nevada-Reno and UTEP on Saturday.The team has already competed against both Nevada-Reno and UTEP, said Karen Monez, head coach for the rifle team.

The team came in second at its last tournament in Nevada on Oct. 15.

"All shots will be fired on paper targets this weekend," Monez said. "Our tournament a week and a half ago, shots were fired on electronic targets, so that has been a change in our training this week."

In previous columns, I have urged students to break out of their comfort zones and embrace the possibility of a more diverse university. I also pointed out both the moral rightness and social necessity of integration for the future of the nation.What I have yet to point out are the personal risks involved in taking steps toward a harmonious, multicultural society. The reality is that many who choose to cross cultural boundaries will have to endure misunderstanding not only from the cultures they seek to embrace but also from the cultures they're from.

I have two of the hardest jobs in the world. For one, I am a student trying to better myself by getting an education. For the other, I am a nanny.

That's right, a nanny. A there-when-the-baby-wakes-up, feeds-him, dresses-him and changes-poopy-diapers kind of nanny.

I believe it is an important job, and I make a difference.

I'm not trying to start an argument about whose job is most difficult. For example, many students who work long hours in restaurants could justify that their jobs are physically demanding and exhausting. And, that's true.

Audience members will have the chance to throw in their two cents during this year's Frog Follies by casting votes for their favorite acts in the new People's Choice Awards. Frog Follies, a homecoming event where students perform skits to reflect this year's theme "Building Toward the Future," now features People's Choice Awards. Students, faculty and audience members will vote for four winners in four categories: theme development, costumes, musical selection and crowd-pleaser.