United States citizens' right to free speech and privacy was reasserted when U.S. District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled President Bush and his administration's warrantless wiretapping unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt August 17.Taylor said the wiretapping and eavesdropping conflicted with the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which requires the government to obtain a warrant from a special intelligence court before it can intercept communications from Americans.

Cowtown is traveling back in time - all the way back to 1950s Cuba with Embargo, a nightclub that opened downtown Thursday.Co-owners Brian Forella and Andrew de la Torre said they wanted to establish a unique atmosphere that is not found in Fort Worth.

De la Torre, a TCU alumnus, said Embargo is not going to lend itself to the fraternity and sorority scene. He said he was in a fraternity while at TCU, and he wants to establish a different vibe.

Graduation from TCU is a day many students wait at least 22 years for, but for some of the littlest Horned Frogs, that day comes sooner.In June 2006, the KinderFrogs School graduated seven children, its largest class since the school began in 2000.

KinderFrogs is a laboratory school located within the School of Education. It provides educational services for children who have Down syndrome and other developmental delays.

The TCU Health Center now requires vaccinations for mumps and measles and is making an effort to alert students of a recent concern of national viral outbreaks.The American College Health Association and...

Several groups of TCU students participating in summer study abroad programs in the United Kingdom had homebound flights affected by a foiled bomb plot that targeted planes flying to the United States.According to The New York Times, more than 20 suspects were arrested Aug. 10 on suspicion of plotting to bring liquid explosives disguised as drink bottles on as many as 10 passenger planes.

A group of TCU theater students in Edinburgh, Scotland were scheduled to fly back Aug. 16, but returned a day early because of the threats.

When three people broke into two cars in the recreation center parking lot June 13, they probably didn't know that somebody saw something that would ultimately lead to their arrests and the arrests of several others involved in a metroplex-wide crime ring.A partial license plate number recorded by a witness led TCU Police Detective Vicki Lawson to a rental car agency in San Antonio that would eventually lead to arrest warrants for four suspects involved in a Dallas/Fort Worth area crime spree, said TCU Police Detective Sgt. Kelly Ham.

Traveling is usually stressful. Punctuated often by delays, missed flights and the hustle of weary nomads, airports provide anything but solace. Many would view increased security precautions merely as added hassle and hardly worth it. But the protection of countless people is of greater importance than bypassing a few safety provisions.Confused and harried air travelers are supposedly faced with tightened security and longer lines since the foil of a would-be terrorist attack just more than one week ago.

The defending Mountain West Conference champions, the Horned Frogs, finished last season (11-1, 8-0), including a win in the EV1.net Houston Bowl, and are now looking for a repeat performance this year."We have to play with energy to be great," said Gary Patterson, head football coach.

If the Horned Frogs are going to reach a BCS bowl this season, they will have to do so without some key players from last season. The Frogs lost a total of 11 starters, according to the 2006 Horned Frog football media guide.

Former TCU football standout Cory Rodgers, who was drafted last spring by the Green Bay Packers, is showing improvement after a less-than-stellar summer of training camp and weapon charges. Rodgers was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round as the 104th pick overall.

He signed a four-year, $2.075 million contract with the Packers on July 26. The deal has a $465,120 signing bonus and a starting base salary of $275,000 for the 2006 season.

Rodgers decided to enter the draft last spring instead of finishing his senior year with the Frogs.

The Horned Frogs continued their streak of hitting the ball and getting on base, but they couldn't continue their small winning streak of two games against the Utah Utes Sunday.The Frogs collected 10 hits in the ballgame, but couldn't get the timely hit when it mattered the most. Nine men were left on base in a game the Frogs lost 6-3.

Senior centerfielder Ryan Pack said he and his teammates know why they lost and will not dwell on it too much in going into next weekend's home series with University of Texas-Pan American.