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Review: James Taylor 'Covers' better than originals

Review: James Taylor ‘Covers’ better than originals

Published Nov 7, 2008

It's no secret James Taylor embodies the singer-songwriter genre, having contributed to it for almost four decades.So it may come as a surprise to some that Taylor's latest album, simply titled "Covers,"...

Review: ABC's new time-traveling show innovative

Review: ABC’s new time-traveling show innovative

Published Nov 7, 2008

This summer, I picked up two addictions in my free time: computer solitaire and "Quantum Leap" reruns, the latter thanks to the ION Media Networks.

As I reacquainted myself with the adventures of intrepid scientist Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula), I was pleasantly surprised to find a show that's almost as old as I am still holds up pretty well.



That's one of the advantages of time travel stories, I suppose appropriately enough: framing their stories in the past gives them a timeless quality.

Bookstore a stop for Mayor’s signing tour

Published Nov 7, 2008

The spotlight will be on Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief on Saturday at a book signing at the TCU Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

Allan Saxe, an associate professor of political science at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the author of the book, "Decades of Caring: A Chronicle of the Political Life of Mike Moncrief."



Taylor Witt, event coordinator for the campus bookstore, said Saxe will also be signing books but wants the attention to be on Moncrief.

Rumors over Patterson’s departure denied

Published Nov 7, 2008

Despite reports from GoPowercat.com that Head Coach Gary Patterson was headed to Kansas State, both TCU's and Kansas State's athletics directors have denied the allegations.



The site reported Friday afternoon that multiple sources said Patterson had signed a five-year contract worth $2 million to coach in Manhattan, Kan., but later reported that Patterson's agent, George Bass, denied the initial report.





TCU athletics director Danny Morrison has also denied the rumors through director of media relations Mark Cohen.

Author discusses new ways of green living

Published Nov 7, 2008

People can buy some strange things on the Internet.

When author and New Mexico resident Doug Fine wanted to change his life to live more sustainably, he went online to search for ideas.



"I bought my goats on Craig's List, and when I went to get them, I realized I did not even know if that was legal," the author of "Farewell, My Subaru" told about 50 students Thursday at the Kelly Alumni Center.



"Farewell, My Subaru" describes the challenges Fine overcame to make his life more green on a goat ranch in New Mexico.

Director candidate: Journalism industry needs a change in business model

Published Nov 7, 2008

As a journalist who has worked for the Associated Press for more than 30 years, John O. Lumpkin has seen the industry change several times.

In the midst of staff cuts and layoffs, Lumpkin said it is time for his industry to change its business model.



Lumpkin, a candidate for the open director position of the Schieffer School of Journalism, spoke to students and faculty in the school Thursday in Moudy Building South.

Lady Frogs survive scare in exhibition game

Published Nov 7, 2008

The Lady Frogs pulled off a 56-55 come-from-behind win over the Oklahoma City University Stars in the closing seconds of the team's final tune-up before the start of the regular season."We're going to...

Enjoy the outdoors before the chills set in

Published Nov 6, 2008

Last year's winter season seemed to last forever. I remember being so eager for flowers to start blooming again and flip-flops and Nike shorts to make their 2008 spring debut. It was heaven when that day...

Author to speak about living green

Published Nov 6, 2008

Doug Fine, author of "Farewell, My Subaru," will speak to the campus community about living green, sustainability and how it dramatically changed his life at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center tonight.

"Farewell, My Subaru" is Fine's real-life account of how everything can go wrong when an average man tries to cut oil out of his life. Fine struggles with coyotes eating his chickens, a near-death experience while installing solar panels and many other challenges of going green.

Students partner with area nonprofit for domestic violence victims

Published Nov 6, 2008

Fashion merchandising students are using their design skills in a project for a local nonprofit organization to support ongoing services for the victims of domestic violence.


Students in Patti Warrington's promotion principles class are partnering with SafeHaven of Tarrant County to create window displays in the department of design, merchandising and textiles building.


The displays use clothing from the organization's local resale retail store, Berry Good Buys, in order to help better promote the business to students.

Administrator robbed at gunpoint on Hulen Street

Published Nov 6, 2008

A TCU administrator was robbed Tuesday night near Charleston's Restaurant in the 3000 block of S. Hulen St., according to a Forth Worth Police report.


The administrator was held at gunpoint at 6:29 p.m. Tuesday while walking to a friend's birthday dinner, according to the report.


The suspect took the victim's purse from her and jumped in the passenger side of a car, according to the report. The suspect then drove off in the car, heading south on S. Hulen Street, according to the report.

National organization suggests changes to history programs nationwide

Published Nov 6, 2008

When history professor Jodi Campbell first read a National History Center report calling for the revamping of undergraduate and graduate history curricula in schools nationwide, she thought the history department would have to play catchup. But after reading it, she found that the department was ahead of the game.

Campbell, who is also on the department's undergraduate committee, said the changes the report is pushing, such as focusing on broader ideas instead of names and dates, are exactly the things the department has been stressing.