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CNN correspondent, surgeon to speak at Honors Forum

Published Oct 10, 2006

More than 600 tickets have been sold for tonight's Fogelson Honors Forum where a CNN medical correspondent who has written medical segments for "ER" will discuss his experiences.Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon in Atlanta, will share his background in covering issues such as Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Sri-Lanka and battlefield hospitals throughout Iraq as part of the TCU Honors Program's annual Fogelson Honors Forum.

Texas voting registration ends today for upcoming elections

Published Oct 10, 2006

Today is the deadline to register to vote in Texas' Nov. 7 general election, a process students can complete online. Students can visit the Texas Secretary of State's Web site, sos.state.tx.us, and click on the link for "Elections and Voter Information" on the home page to print a voter registration form.

The next step is to mail the completed registration form to the voter registrar in the voter's county.

Official applications to register to vote are postage-paid by the state of Texas, meaning a voter won't need a stamp to submit his or her registration.

First-year gallopers trip out of gate during debut match

Published Oct 10, 2006

TCU's equestrian team had their first regular-season competition Saturday at Oklahoma State, and it was inexperience that plagued the first-year team in their loss to the Cowgirls, said head coach Gary Reynolds. The Frogs fell 15-1 to the OSU riders, but for the new team, they put up a good fight, coming in a very close second in several events.

In horsemanship, TCU's Allie Royder fell short by one point with a 71.5 score, falling to OSU's Sam Davidson who received a score of 72.5.

Championship dreams vanish after first losing streak

Published Oct 10, 2006

Two and a half weeks ago, the Horned Frogs were riding high - leading the nation in consecutive wins and looking to dominate the competition by winning their second Mountain West Conference championship...

Beliefs should not affect right to health

Published Oct 10, 2006

There is one thing I don't like about college other than the atrocious amount of parking tickets I get: The infuriating issues that I encounter in my classes. Some days I would rather stay in bed and pretend that while I slept, no one was being taken advantage of, no one was being forced from his or her home or injustice did not occur. But I go to class or I read the paper and my utopia becomes riddled with the bullets of reality.

Lady Frogs scoreless in home tournament

Published Oct 10, 2006

The Frogs (5-6-2) enter the final third of their season with five conference matches left to play with their record hovering at the .500 mark.Mountain West Conference play began last week with a pair of matches against the BYU Cougars (10-2-1) and the New Mexico Lobos (6-4-3), both held at TCU.

TCU was held scoreless by No. 15 BYU in a 2-0 loss Thursday and the Horned Frogs fought to a 0-0 double-overtime draw against New Mexico, Sunday.

Honesty prevails over cheating

Published Oct 10, 2006

College instructors are discovering more ways to catch cheaters, and students are finding more and elaborate ways to cheat. But the cheaters are just hurting themselves and those around them.People come...

Students play roles in mock train wreck

Published Oct 10, 2006

Instead of sleeping late for one more day of Fall Break, five TCU journalism students spent Sunday morning at a simulated train wreck.Three students played the roles of victims and two students simulated reporters at the scene of the mock train collision, hosted by the Trinity Railway Express, said Amiso George, associate professor of journalism.

George said she thought a full dress rehearsal of a crisis situation would be relevant for students in her public relations principles and international and intercultural communication classes.

12-year-old pianist plays way into college classes

Published Oct 10, 2006

With 13 1/2 semester hours and 3 1/2 hours of piano practice every day, Sam Hong has more to do than most 12-year-olds."Some people thought it would be ridiculous for me to come to college, but I'm happy," Hong said. "I love it."

Although Hong has adjusted to college life, TCU made some changes to help him adapt better, said Susan Adams, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of campus life.

TABC meeting draws a small crowd

Published Oct 4, 2006

If college students and Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission investigators have a mutual disdain for each other, it's because they only meet when their two worlds collide, a TABC agent told faculty and students Tuesday.TABC Agent David Welsh said he had hoped to clear the rift between students and TABC at a campus crime prevention event in the Student Center sponsored by TCU Police. But there were only nine people at the gathering.

Health Center not to follow federal HIV advice

Published Oct 4, 2006

Even though HIV cases are increasing nationally, the university will not be following a new federal recommendation to routinely test people ages 13 to 64.The federal government now recommends routine HIV-testing for people ages 13 to 64 without requiring pretest counseling or signing a patient consent form, but TCU will continue to give HIV tests only upon request, said Marilyn Hallam, the assistant to the director of Health Services.

Class of 2008 plans to raise $53,000 for February build

Class of 2008 plans to raise $53,000 for February build

Published Oct 4, 2006

The class of 2008 aims to raise $53,000 by Dec. 1 for FrogHouse, the junior class Habitat for Humanity project, which provides a new volunteer-built home for a family in need.The $53,000 is the standard fee required by Habitat for Humanity for the build, said Melissa Boyd, associate director of the TCU Leadership Center. The money will pay for everything from land to needed materials, she said.