Texas and Oklahoma lead the country in tornado activity, so it would make sense that universities in those states have thorough emergency weather plans of which all students are aware.

Director of Housing and Residence Life Craig Allen said resident assistants are supposed to place magnets on every on-campus refrigerator with information about tornado safety. Though these magnets do include useful information, most are overlooked or simply ignored by students living on campus.

After strong fall seasons, the TCU men's and women's golf teams entered the competitive spring season with high hopes that the tournaments they have played in so far will give them valuable experience for the upcoming Mountain West Conference Championships.

The No. 22 TCU women's golf team made a mark at the MWC Championship in Seaside, Calif., on the Black Horse Golf Course. The lineup consisted of freshman Louise Kristersson, sophomores Rachel Raastad and Brooke Beeler, junior Melissa Loh and senior Valentine Derrey.

Seventy-six students applied for 48 spots in the House of Student Representatives. It would be great to think that 76 students applied. However, there are more applications than applicants because candidates...

Equestrian

The women's equestrian team wrapped up its season this weekend with a No. 4 overall finish at the 2010 Varsity Equestrian National Championships, its highest overall finish in program history.

The Hunt Seat squad recorded a sixth place finish after dropping its final competition to Oklahoma State 2-4. The Western squad finished at No. 4, beating Oklahoma State 6-2.

Georgia won the overall title and Hunt Seat title, and Texas A&M clutched the Western title.

Baseball

The football team has had a tradition of families playing for the purple and white, from the Renfros to the Schobels. Brothers Logan and Tanner Brock are adding another family to the list.

Tanner saw extensive action at linebacker last season as a true freshman. He racked up 32 tackles and led the team with 14 special team tackles. He also made national headlines with a helmet-less block against Southern Methodist University that resulted in punt return touchdown and a No. 1 spot on ESPN's plays of the week.

What was more surprising than the unannounced display of flags outside the Brown-Lupton University Union depicting a representation of the Palestinian villages that have been destroyed by Israeli forces...

With cost-cutting all the rage and "in this economy" becoming the year's catchphrase, the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay recently made a forehead-slappingly obvious call to save a few bucks.

It switched the default font on its e-mail system from Arial to Century Gothic - a basic change that could save thousands of dollars in printer ink.

TCU should consider a similar change. After all, how often do you worry about what font you're reading?

Seventy-six applications were submitted for the 48 seats in the House of Student Representatives by the cut off this past Tuesday.

However, the number of applicants is fewer than the number of applications.

According to the Student Body Code, there is no rule prohibiting candidates from applying for multiple positions, but they cannot win more than one, said Speaker of the House Merillat Pittman.

Although students would not have to shell out $45 to $150 like other fans to watch their Horned Frog football team open at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, they will still have to pay $35 to watch their team.

Sean Conner, director of ticket operations, said student pricing for the season opener against Oregon State University would be $35. Athletic officials were waiting to determine the final information for exactly how students will purchase tickets.

"We are still trying to work out.how we are going to distribute student tickets," Conner said.

A thin layer of debris that included energy drinks and chip bags was strewn about his room. An unmade bed sat next to him as he typed away.

Most college students are familiar with this setting, and for Ryan Fleisch, a junior entrepreneurial management and marketing major, it became a typical scene, even though he wasn't like most students. He was starting his own Web-based business.

Fleisch said he got the idea for his business, Purplerenter.com, last year while apartment hunting with a friend.

It's the group's inaugural season, and TCU Elite is already off to a running start.

The team recently won dance awards at two national competitions, said TCU Elite Director Megan McDonald.

In March, the team went to the American Dance and Drill Competition in Denton and placed second, beating the Southern Methodist University team, which has won the past five years, said McDonald, a junior Spanish major.

Earlier this month, the team flew to Daytona, Fla., for the National Dance Alliance Nationals after receiving a bid to attend.

Members of the equestrian team will enter this weekend's Varsity Equestrian National Championships with an odd matchup in the individuals bracket - they will be facing themselves in the opening round Friday.

Senior Carrie von Uhlit and junior Kelsey Huffman will face each other in the opening round of the individual competition around 3:15 p.m., something that head coach Gary Reynolds said was an odd situation that went away from the seeding formula.