When we graduate, we will face stiff competition from more than just our peers.

According to a New York Times article, university graduates will also face competition from experienced professionals now willing to work for lower salaries. Because of the dramatic rise in the unemployment rate, overqualified individuals now fill many jobs that might traditionally be filled by recent college graduates.

A new Web site that allows users to connect randomly with one another via webcam has exploded in popularity, but many experts find the site to be disturbing and warn that it's a paradise for predators, according to a press release from the Texas Attorney General's office.

Chatroulette connects people of all ages to one another for private, anonymous chats. A 'next' button on the top of the screen allows users to cycle at will through the 20,000-plus viewers who are logged on at any given time.

Sex abuse scandals have once again engulfed the Catholic Church and raised questions about its policies on celibacy and the proper handling of priests and others who commit the abuses. What's stunning with this new round of allegations is its reach, both globally and administratively. Abuses have been reported throughout Europe in Ireland, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands. The Irish abuses became public after a government inquiry known as the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse released the findings from its nine-year investigation.

As of March 2010, the university endowment is worth $1.1 billion, a value that is close to the peak endowment worth of $1.25 billion, a university official said.Jim R. Hille, chief investment office for...

Student athletes earned the highest cumulative GPA ever reported for the university's student athletes at the end of the fall semester, a university official said.

Chris Uchacz, director of Athletic Academic Services, said student athletes earned a 2.975 cumulative GPA in the fall 2009 semester. In addition, 36 TCU athletes were named to the fall 2009 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team.

The Mountain West Conference named 384 student athletes to the fall 2009 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, according to a conference press release.

When Keri McMullen of New Albany, Ind. updated her Facebook status before heading out to a concert, she had no idea she was inviting a criminal into her home. While she was gone, someone from her friend list broke into her house and stole more than $10,000 worth of electronics and jewelry.

Luckily, a surveillance camera she had recently installed caught all of the action on tape and upon closer inspection, McMullen realized one of the men was someone she had recently accepted a friend request from on Facebook.

Following increased publicity during the past football season, a contest was created to recognize artistic creativity with student videos highlighting Horned Frog football, an athletics marketing representative said.

To enter the TCU Student Football Video Contest, students must submit a video that demonstrates their school pride, said Julie May, assistant director of athletics marketing.

"We just wanted to add a student element to the spring football game and get students excited for football again," May said.

The Campus Commons was awash in red, white, green and Frank Sinatra tunes Tuesday night during Froggo Italiano, the fifth annual Frog Aides spring project.

The group put on Froggo Italiano as the grand finale to a year of learning about leadership and planning, said Erik Peters, a freshman political science major and Frog Aides member.

Peters said planning for the event began in January. After discussing several ideas, Frog Aides team members chose an Italian night-on-the-town theme, and Froggo Italiano grew from there.

Online polls will open at 12:01 Thursday morning for students to vote on an increase in the student body fee from $24 to $45 per semester.

If passed, the vote will allow the Student Government Association president and vice president to submit the increase to the university Board of Trustees for approval April 8. If the increase receives the board's approval, SGA members will put the proposed budget into effect for the 2010-2011 school year, Student Body President Marlon Figueroa said.

Pi Day, a program sponsored by SAE International and the TCU engineering department. The event also started with pizza eating contests and ended with students pieing their professors in the face.

With a 6-4 record and an undefeated clip in its division of the Lone Star Alliance Conference, the TCU men's club lacrosse team is gearing up to face its crosstown rival Southern Methodist University...

Proud Horned Frog football fans should take advantage of the new video contest sponsored by the athletics department. The contest allows students to show their appreciation for and pride in the Horned Frogs by highlighting the team's achievements from the 2009 season with videos and photos. The winning video will be featured at the 2010 season opener against Oregon State on Sept. 4 at Cowboys Stadium.