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Professor to appear on History Detectives

Professor to appear on History Detectives

Published Jun 28, 2011
Paul F. Boller, TCU professor emeritus of history and best-selling author will appear on the television program History Detectives on PBS at 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to the PBS website, "History Detectives is devoted to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."
Tomlinson makes time for TCU youth camp

Tomlinson makes time for TCU youth camp

Published Jun 27, 2011
TCU alumnus and NFL running back LaDanian Tomlinson held his football camp, “CampLT” Monday at the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility. The event, titled “LT’s Challenge” was for kids from kindergarten through fifth grade, and focused on football fundamentals and the life-skills needed in any subject the students choose pursue with their lives.

Erekson: Neeley partnership with UNTHSC sparked by demand for health administration courses

Published Jun 26, 2011

The Neeley School of Business and the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth have teamed up to allow students in both programs to take courses in the...

Number of student applications to TCU explodes

Published Jun 26, 2011
A boost in applications indicates a growing number of young people want to attend Texas Christian University, including record numbers from outside the state. A decade ago, about 5,000 potential students applied to TCU. But Ray Brown, the dean of admission, says a record 19,000 have applied to attend the upcoming fall semester. He says 61 percent of the increase was from out of state. The university will admit only about 1,800 freshmen.

Faculty Senate encourages limitations on weight given to student evaluations

Published Jun 26, 2011

TCU Faculty Senate passed a motion that will suggest limitations on the way student survey feedback is used in overall teaching evaluation in the Senate's final meeting of the school year Thursday...

Behnke remembered as both teacher, student

Published Jun 26, 2011

Friends, family, students and coworkers gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the life of Ralph Behnke and to share stories of the professor's love for both teaching and learning. Behnke, who passed...

Halperin debuts video for ‘The Last Song’

Published Jun 26, 2011
TCU alumnus Tim Halperin debuted a music video for his single "The Last Song," Monday morning on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, a nationally syndicated radio program. The song was originally released on YouTube after Halperin was eliminated from American Idol on March 3. Halperin wrote on his Twitter feed that the video was independently created, and the $8,000 budget was funded entirely by fans. Some of the people who helped on the music video were TCU students themselves.
TCU School of Music announces new director of jazz studies

TCU School of Music announces new director of jazz studies

Published Jun 26, 2011
Saxophone professor Joe Eckert was named the new Director of Jazz Studies of the TCU School of Music, according to a release from the university. Eckert will take over the position from Curt Wilson, who retired from the university at the end of the school year after a career that spanned 35 years at the university. Eckert has taught at the university since 2007. Before coming to TCU, Eckert was the lead alto saxophonist/woodwind specialist and music director of the Air Force "Airmen of Note," the top jazz ensemble of the armed forces for over 20 years.

Mortenson’s story disrespects readers, villagers

Published Jun 26, 2011
James Frey infamously did it with "A Million Little Pieces," and now bestselling "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson is being accused of it too: memoir fraud. The New York Times-bestselling novel, which earned millions, is coming under fire for multiple alleged inaccuracies and discrepancies concerning timelines and events.

XXX domain is necessary for safe surfing

Published Jun 26, 2011
The Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) authorized the creation of a .xxx suffix for pornography websites on March 18, according to a March 19 article from The New York Times. The plan would eventually require the sites to register with a .xxx suffix so they aren't confused with other businesses of similar names. ICANN would not regulate the information on such sites.

Faster speed limit couldn’t come soon enough

Published Jun 26, 2011
Hearing the news that a bill passed in the Texas House last Wednesday allowing the Department of Transportation to have the power to raise the speed limit on highways to 85 mph was, for me, long overdue. I will admit it, I speed, and, according to a research study done by the TomTom GPS company, so do 61 percent of Americans. Time is valuable in our society, and Americans are willing to do what they need to do to maximize that time. The study also showed that 71 percent of Americans change their route depending on road conditions or time to navigate the fastest route.

Video game pushes the limits with no remorse

Published Jun 26, 2011
I hate to quote "Spider-Man," but — with great power comes great responsibility. Apparently, however, video game companies are exempt from that. Such is the case for "Duke Nukem Forever," a sequel game to 1996's "Duke Nukem 3D," which is being made by Gearbox Software and will be sold for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and digital distribution for computers starting June 19.