The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity is working to meet university standards to reclaim their on-campus living facilities after being suspended for misconduct last summer, an officer of the Interfraternity Council said.

Evan Berlin, the council's president, said the fraternity lost its charter and was kicked out of its house over the summer after being suspended for misconduct.

Gerald Ewbanks, a senior supply and value chain management major and the president of Phi Kappa Sigma, declined to comment on the specifics of the misconduct.

A study conducted by members of the kinesiology department found that of young women who don't exercise regularly, those who complete a single bout of exercise may improve their metabolism, indicating that any exercise can be useful in controlling triglycerides.

The study, published in the February edition of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, reported that women who exercised before eating a meal high in carbohydrates reduced the elevation of triglycerides in their bodies.

In response to the economic downturn of 2008, the university will try to decrease operating costs by 8 percent across the board, Chancellor Victor Boschini said.

Achieving this goal will affect the faculty and academic areas the most, leaving areas such as fundraising and admissions mostly unaffected, Boschini said. The process of cutting expenses and promoting cost consciousness is ongoing, he said, and administrators are encouraged to continue sharing any ideas they might have to cut costs in their departments.

The university art department now has a permanent collection of 157 works by Andy Warhol, a pop art icon and pioneer. TCU is one of more than 180 institutions to receive such a donation.

Thirty-seven of those are on exhibit at the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts gallery by the GrandMarc. The art department applied for the collection with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City.

On Jan. 5, President-elect Barack Obama named a TCU alumnus to his White House staff.

Brad Kiley was given the position of director of the Office of Management and Administration, according to a press release from the office of Obama. Kiley held a similar position, deputy assistant to the president for management and administration at the White House, under President Clinton in which he organized White House operations, according to the release.

A feminist sociologist will be speaking about the extent of her research as well as the misconceptions and stereotypes of feminism Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center .

Karen Steele, the women's studies program director , said speaker Monica Casper will intertwine the responsibilities, obstacles and experiences of being a woman, mother and feminist in her speech, "Body Politics: Private Talks of a Public Feminist."

Buried in a casket bearing the logo of the New York Yankees? No, it's not the fate of Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig. It could be your Uncle Sal if he's willing to pony up the dough.

According to a Dec. 15 article in The New York Times by Francis X. Clines, the Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown, N.Y. has begun selling caskets with either the Mets' or Yankees' logo emblazoned on the open cover and pillow.

The cost? A mere $5,000. Style points? 37 billion.

Who says death needs to be solemn and dignified anyway? No one's going to remember you for that.

As a retail worker at an area mall, I had an up-close and personal view of Black Friday last year and am still wondering: what in the world happened to good will toward men, 'tis the season to be jolly and all that other stuff the holidays are supposed to be about?

Was Wal-Mart's Black Friday sale really worth trampling a New York man to death? Were people so consumed with greed that they didn't notice the pregnant woman, who later had a miscarriage, on the floor? It doesn't make sense to me.