The world is at our fingertips, literally. Answers to everyday questions can now be found instantly on these newfangled Internet enabled phones without opening a book.While technology has had an enormous...

The psychology department is expanding its curriculum by adding a child development major this fall.

The department's Web site said the child development major is a multidisciplinary program that spans across four colleges -- Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, AddRan College of Liberal Arts, College of Education and College of Science and Engineering.

The major provides a core of courses in child development that will then be combined with courses in children's studies from other departments.

No one ever thought the day would come.But almost two years, millions of dollars and 143,000 square feet later, the pinnacle of TCU's Campus Commons is finally complete. Sounds of jackhammers and cranes...

Welcome to fall 2008 Horned Frog athletics.

Whether this is your first semester here, or your ninth semester, like myself, prepare yourself for a full slate of sports action.

Football

The program you probably care about the most is the football team. And what's not to love?

The team isn't half bad and is making strides to bring home its second Mountain West Conference title. But a couple of things have to fall the Frogs' way to achieve this goal.

The soccer team is back on the pitch, and after the season opener this young team is ready for a successful season.

Junior forward Lizzy Karoly scored twice on six shots and had an assist in the season-opening 5-0 win against Stephen F. Austin on Friday night.

"It was important to come out and set the tone for the rest of the season," Karoly said.

And set the tone is what the team did, scoring twice in the first 10:15 into the match.

Once again, TCU has more students wanting a place on campus to lay their heads than spaces available.

It's no surprise that there is such a demand for housing. With gas prices still high, there's no need for a long commute, and residence halls promote much needed community and consistency for students during a time where they are undergoing one of the biggest transitions of their lives.

For new freshmen, the excitement of living on their own for the first time can go hand-in-hand with the anxiety that comes with any major life change.

Monica Kintigh, staff counselor at the Counseling, Testing and Mental Health Center, said it is not uncommon for freshmen to come by the center during their first semester for help with dealing with their anxieties.

Trevor Hoffman, Padres closer and all-time save leader, enters the ninth inning to "Hell's Bells" by ACDC. Yankee great Mariano Rivera walks to the mound to "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. What song does junior closer Andrew Cashner intimidate opposing batters with? "Guitar Town" by Steve Earle - a song that describes his personality more than his sizzling upper '90s fastball or knee-buckling slider.

Cashner had a simple answer for his peculiar song choice as he spoke between spits into a cup from a front lip full of chewing tobacco.

When students need help landing a job, building a resume or finding other career advice, many turn to the University Career Services office, especially to Mary Kathleen Baldwin.

Baldwin, a TCU alumna, is the assistant director of marketing and events for Career Services, but does so much more, said her coworker Darin Ford, an associate director of Career Services.