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University to hold program about suicide prevention

Published Apr 23, 2010

More community members than have attended in past years will attend the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course May 20 and 21, said the university's program head.Monica Kintigh, ASIST program...

Heroin is a global issue that must be dealt with

Published Apr 23, 2010

As U.S. and NATO forces continue to engage the Taliban and provide security to a fledgling democratic Afghanistan, the American and Afghani people don't have all that much in common, but there is one thing...

Saying goodbye allows personal legacy to begin

Published Apr 23, 2010

I hate goodbyes.

No, seriously, I hate goodbyes.



I'm the worst at them.



Not in the "I leave without saying goodbye to anyone so it's easier" way, but in the "I dwell on and almost relish in the despair" type way. So of course I've done a lot of retrospection and introspection in the past year. Everything is a "last."



My last football game.



My last campus tour.

Nicaragua bound: Nursing grad plans international career

Published Apr 23, 2010

Not many college juniors have babies named after them, especially after having just helped bring them into the world. That is, however, exactly what happened to senior nursing student Ayla Landry when she volunteered to work at a local clinic in Nicaragua during her spring break in 2009.

Landry barely even spoke to the woman before helping her through labor. She was young and scared, Landry said, and she wasn't sure who the father of her baby girl was.

Sodexo employees deserve representation

Published Apr 23, 2010

Staff Assembly would benefit Dining Services workers at the university in considering the addition of a Sodexo representative to the assembly. Dining Services workers do not currently have a voice on campus,...

Leaving a legacy makes every moment last

Published Apr 23, 2010

Being a TCU student for four years has taught me many things, but the one that stands out the most is simple: enjoy every moment. I've done a lot of things in my time as a Horned Frog. I've been Panhellenic President, Student Foundation President, a Neeley Fellow, a Frog Camp facilitator and a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, just to name a few. However, it hasn't been the big, organized functions I will remember most after graduation.

Officials hire firm to study streetcar project

Published Apr 22, 2010

City of Fort Worth officials moved closer to finalizing a modern streetcar system with a unanimous vote to hire engineering and consulting firm HDR Inc. to begin developing phases one and two of a three-part plan, a city official said.

David Gaspers, a senior planner in the city's planning and development department, said the company will begin planning a recommended alignment route and developing a business plan for the streetcar system as early as next week.

Senior concert to debut Q&A session

Published Apr 22, 2010

The senior class of the School for Classical and Contemporary Dance will showcase its artistry to the public this week by featuring a new question and answer portion with the choreographers, a senior choreographer said.

Natalie Henry, a senior modern dance major, said that for the first time, all choreographers of the night will be available to answer questions from the audience about their pieces following the concert. She said the students and professors added this component as a way for choreographers to talk about their work.

Student organization to honor retired professor

Published Apr 22, 2010

The university's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America is in the process of re-naming the campus organization to honor a retired professor for the notable work she did both locally and nationally for public relations education, a PRSSA representative said.

Amiso George, the PRSSA head faculty adviser, said Doug Newsom deserves to be a part of the student organization's title. Newsom taught at the university and was also actively involved with the Public Relations Society of America.

Jewish studies gets new director

Published Apr 22, 2010

Brite Divinity School officials found a new director of the Jewish Studies Program last week.

Nancy Ramsay, Brite Divinity School dean, said Ariel Feldman, a current Newton Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Manchester in England, accepted the position early last week and would join the staff as the Rosalyn and Manny Rosenthal Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and director of the Jewish Studies Program in fall 2011. Both posts are currently vacant.

Letter to the Editor: Flat tax would benefit only the wealthy

Published Apr 22, 2010

Columnist Michael Lauck is right that tax reform is needed.Unfortunately, his proposals for much-needed tax reform are short-sighted. Neither flat nor lump sum taxes are answers for tax reformation. Repealing...

General policy needed to discourage ‘sexting’ at work

Published Apr 22, 2010

You graduate from TCU and get a job. Your employer gives you a company cell phone, which you then use for personal business like making plans to meet a friend for drinks after work. No big deal, right?

Wrong.



Jeff Quon, a SWAT sergeant in Ontario, Calif., is facing charges from his employer after sexting on his company-paid cell phone. Now, a Supreme Court ruling could block personal use of employer-issued phones altogether, which seems to be an extreme consequence for a pretty minor offense.