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Faculty and staff adjusting to Scharbauer Hall

Published Mar 5, 2010

Morrison Wong called one of the temporary on-campus trailers his home since 1984 until this semester, when he moved into his new location at Scharbauer Hall, which opened this spring.

The trailer was not actually home, but where his office was located for about 25 years, he said. Wong, chair of the department for sociology and anthropology, said the trailers were supposed to be temporary, but when the master plan for the campus was put together a social science building was never part of it.

Patterson chef for a day to raise funds for musical theatre group

Published Mar 5, 2010

The art of cooking is buried near the bottom of head football coach Gary Patterson's long list of daily concerns, but when the cookin' is for kids, the list doesn't matter.

Patterson rounds out a list of "notable Texans" who will participate in the 13th annual Cookin' for Kids cook-off Sunday to create a winning dish to benefit Kids Who Care, a Fort Worth-based non-profit musical theatre organization, according to a press release.

Distinguished violinist to offer instruction and lecture to students

Published Mar 5, 2010

A distinguished concertmaster violinist who has performed in France, Israel, Russia and Carnegie Hall will be sharing his musical knowledge and life experience with university musicians today.Emanuel Borok...

Speaker: Nurses should have more influence in medical field

Published Mar 5, 2010

Student nurses should be courageous and focus on developing health care solutions when they enter the professional nursing field, one industry expert said.

Susan Hassmiller, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Advisor for Nursing and the director of the Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine, visited campus Thursday as part of the W.F. "Tex" and Pauline Rankin Lectureship in Nursing and called for nurses to take the initiative to lead new nursing developments, engage in their own research and embrace technology.

Suspension of veteran’s money unfair to those depending on it

Published Mar 5, 2010

As if military spouses didn't have enough to worry about already, now they will have to worry about how they will pay for college.

Though the government only began giving grant money to military spouses last year, many would have already begun to count on that money to get them a promotion or a new job.



The problem here is that the government promised these husbands or wives money that it cannot deliver. Some were already approved to receive up to $6,000 in grant money before the program was suspended in February.

Improving patient care topic of Harris College speaker

Published Mar 4, 2010

A senior adviser for nursing at the nationally known health care philanthropy Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will explain the eight areas that need improvement in order to improve future patient care at a lecture at the Kelly Alumni Center tonight.

Susan Hassmiller's lecture, "The Future of Nursing and Healthcare," is sponsored by The Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences and will focus on the future of nursing.

Championships in view for equestrian team

Published Mar 4, 2010

Ashley Aikman is continuing to propel No. 8 TCU toward another Varsity Equestrian National Championship as the Lady Frogs head into the VENC brackets April 15.

Aikman, a junior from Mission, secured the Horned Frog victory over defending national champion Texas A&M on Feb. 5 in front of 1,623 spectators inside the John Justin Arena. She beat Randi Standley in Horsemanship, 71.25-70.



Sophomore Courtney Chown continued to rally the Frogs in the event, defeating Katie Lisabeth, 72.75-72.5.

First season tournament on the horizon for baseball team

Published Mar 4, 2010

After winning a high scoring home game Tuesday night against the Roadrunners of UT-San Antonio, 17-12, the baseball team's record moved to 6-1 on the season.The Frogs now look to build upon this season's...

Eco Rep program has potential to succeed

Published Mar 4, 2010

A new Residence Hall Association initiative aims to offer students yet another opportunity to get involved in sustainable living. The program, Eco Reps, would call for selected students from residence...

New residential hall position to promote sustainability

Published Mar 4, 2010

Students with a passion for sustainable living will be able to help lead the environmental awareness movement in their residence halls because a new position in the Residence Hall Association, the Eco Rep, will be available for students to apply for next semester.

Brian Sullivan, a junior business and environmental science major, came up with the idea while enrolled in the Chasing Carbon class last semester.

Navy should have allowed women on subs earlier

Published Mar 4, 2010

Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told Congress of plans to finally allow women to serve aboard submarines, according to a CNN article.

It's about time.



I was actually unaware that women were not allowed to serve aboard submarines until reading the CNN story, and I wondered why they were not allowed to serve there when women were initially allowed to enlist in the late 1970s.

Weather extremes directly advocate reality, existence of global warming

Published Mar 4, 2010

Yes, it is indeed March, and the temperature outside is still dipping into the 30s. Does this simple fact and the U.S.'s abnormally cold winter indicate that global warming is a myth? Absolutely, positively...