I am broke and I've never been happier.

I sit with a grand total of $200 to my name. If there ever were a run on the bank, I could walk.

All of the money I earned over the summer sits in some bank account for TCU and once I write the check, I don't really know where it goes.

When I give campus tours for prospective students and their parents, one of the most common questions is how students can be expected to close the gap between what they have and what they owe.

Last week, the Horned Frogs struggled offensively and barely escaped Fort Collins, Colo., with a 13-7 victory over the Colorado State Rams.

"Last week, we were very fortunate to get out of there (Colorado State) with a win," Patterson said. "It's a good thing when you can go on the road in the conference and come out with a victory, especially with as many mistakes as we had."

Now the Frogs will put their undefeated conference record to probably its biggest test of the season against the No. 8 Brigham Young Cougars.

The university admitted more students from its wait list this fall because of concern among students about being able to afford going to college, an admission official said.

Ray Brown, dean of admissions, said the university was short in its expected number of students deposited in April. By April 29, the university was about 140 deposits behind the previous year, Brown said. He said he believes the reason for this was concern about the economy.

The university admitted about 300 students from the wait list, about 200 of which enrolled, Brown said.

Chesapeake Energy has withdrawn its request for the City Council to review a high-impact gas well permit for a proposed well site on campus north of Amon Carter Stadium, a university official said.Tracy...

While many students used fall break to relax and get some much-needed rest, several athletes spent the weekend in action.

Football

The football team became bowl eligible by defeating Colorado State 13-7. Junior quarterback Marcus Jackson started his second straight game under center and this week rushed for 54 yards while throwing for 166. Joseph Turner rushed for 39 yards and scored the eventual game-winning touchdown with 6:52 left in the second quarter.

Swimming and Diving

This Thursday's game against No. 8 BYU is this year's "Pink Out" game, which gives TCU and the Susan G. Komen Foundation an opportunity to raise money for breast cancer patients.While this game is immensely...

  The cost of campus construction projects have managed to remain stable despite a national increase in the cost of construction materials, a university official said. Harold Leeman, associate...

The latest fashion trend in communities seems to be banning saggy pants.

The Fort Worth City Council, along with a handful of other city councils, is looking for ways to get young people to pull their pants up.

Because actually banning saggy pants could be considered a violation of people's first amendment rights, city councils have been unsuccessful in creating city ordinances that ban saggy pants, according to a Dallas Morning News article.

TCU alumnus Carl Kozlowski thought he and writing partner Tim Joyce had finally found their big break.

"We were on WGN-AM radio in Chicago on a show that is one of the biggest book-related talk shows in the country," Kozlowski said.

The book critic who hosted the show had worked with Kozlowski at the Chicago Tribune and decided to devote all two hours of his program to Kozlowski and Joyce's book, "Life: the Final Frontier," which offers humorous advice on life after college.

If you're having a bad hair day, in need of a cover up for the purple dye that won't wash out of your hair from last week's game or just looking to put a little Humphrey Bogart in your life, the fedora hat is coming back in style.

Typically made of felt, with a curled brim that is creased down the length of the hat, a fedora will definitely put a little gangster back in your life (Roger Rabbit, anyone?).