Junior strategic communication major Megan Swisher registered to vote in the Oklahoma midterm elections and planned on submitting her absentee ballot by the end of the week. Like Swisher, many university students live outside of the local Tarrant County voting district.

However, filling out an absentee ballot for the midterm elections could have been an option as long as students planned ahead, said Joanne Green, associate professor for political science.

The deadline to register for absentee ballots has passed in most states, she said.

Though it may be a great inconvenience and is certainly unpleasant at times, fear is an exceptionally useful emotion to have. Perhaps our most valuable weapon, fear has kept the human race alive for millennia. After...

After the BCS standings came out this past week, Horned Frog fans were pleasantly surprised to see TCU ranked No. 4 in the nation. With a dominating win against the UNLV Rebels, the Frogs could leap Boise State, since the two teams are only separated by .0013 points in the BCS standings. UNLV has had a rough year. The team is 1-6, with its only win coming against New Mexico. TCU should use this opportunity to prepare for the massive showdown with Utah next weekend.

When TCU is on offense

Rewind to 2008: Barack Obama was elected by one of the widest margins ever in a presidential election. He wiped out John McCain and a super-majority of 60 Democratic senators was elected. Voters were frustrated that after eight years of having a Republican in the White House, there were two wars, an economic recession, growing health premiums, an illegal immigration problem, a changing world environment and a national debt.

TCU LEAPS will celebrate 10 years of service in the Fort Worth community Saturday. Since April 2000, students have dedicated a day of their schedules to volunteer at food banks, parks and other locations around the Metroplex.

However, planning for LEAPS, and the nature of the event, has changed over the past decade, Mary Kathleen Baldwin, assistant director of the Center for Community Involvement and Service-Learning, said.

"I feel like there was a lot more staff involvement then, and it's transitioned into student involvement," Baldwin said.

The No. 4 Horned Frogs are leaving the Dallas-Fort Worth area for just the second time this season to take on the UNLV Rebels on Saturday.

The Rebels have a 1-6 season record under first-year head football coach Bobby Hauck, and rank near the bottom nationally of almost every offensive and defensive category.

UNLV hasn't beaten TCU since the Frogs joined the Mountain West Conference in 2005, but the Rebels have had a week off to prepare for the No. 4 Horned Frogs. Head football coach Gary Patterson said the off-week is big for UNLV.

University technology resources detected a phishing e-mail sent to students, faculty and staff Thursday morning, compromising the network and e-mail account of several users who fell victim to the attack, Technology Resources Information Security Services Director Jim Mayne said.

The e-mail contained an attachment asking users to enter their username and password, Mayne said.

At least 25 students, faculty and staff responded to the e-mail by entering their information, he said.

Some elementary school students will not have to wait until Halloween to get their candy fix.

The TCU Staff Assembly, a group of staff representing all areas of the university, will hold a trick-or-treat event today for students from StarPoint School and KinderFrogs School to celebrate Halloween.

Although this will not be the first time for this event, this will be the first year that SuperFrog will make an appearance, a coordinator for the event Doris Wallace said. SuperFrog will be there to help pass out candy and take pictures with the students, she said.

Prenuptial agreements are not only a fairly common part of getting married, but they are also a reasonably accepted form of financial stability.

According to The Washington Post, 73 percent of divorce lawyers reported seeing an increase in the demand for prenuptial agreements over the past five years. This could be because of the current economic situation in the United States. People do not want to take on their future spouse's debt, nor do they want to share pension plans or have to worry about difficult divorce proceedings dealing with money.

No. 2 pencils will no longer be necessary for the new Student Perception of Teaching evaluations that will be given this semester, a university official said. Catherine Wehlburg, assistant provost for...