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Non-profit finances students in need

Published Sep 12, 2007

For the past 19 years, a private foundation has been helping non-traditional students by rewarding them a monthly allowance in the form of a unique scholarship.According to financial aid representatives, the terms of the scholarship are simple: the gift is to be given to a non-traditional student with financial need. However, some non-traditional students agree it's not the terms of the scholarship that has them asking questions, but rather why the scholarship is not advertised publicly.

Triple-option rush attack to challenge Horned Frogs

Published Sep 12, 2007

Here's a full position-by-position breakdown for Thursday's game in Colorado Springs, Colo., between TCU and Air Force.QUARTERBACK(Probable Starter)TCU: Andy Dalton, redshirt freshmanAir Force: Shaun Carney,...

Students should limit activities, take time to relax

Published Sep 12, 2007

Joining and getting involved too much in college can become more of a hassle than not sometimes. College students generally feel the urgent need to get involved in their school or university in order to belong, to be accepted and to find people with whom friendships and relationships can occur and blossom. Through time, however, these once helpful and genial activities can quickly turn time-consuming and stressful. Yet, college students everywhere still feel determined to be as involved as possible as well as keeping themselves consistently busy.

Be wary of discount food

Be wary of discount food

Published Sep 12, 2007

Discount food: a cornerstone of the college experience. Whether it's Taco Tuesday at Rosa's or some great deal found in the seemingly endless supply of coupon books given out on campus, monetarily challenged...

Displaced freshmen inhabit study rooms

Displaced freshmen inhabit study rooms

Published Sep 12, 2007

While some students study in their living space, usually in dorm rooms, some TCU students are living in designated study rooms.Some male students were placed in study rooms because of an increase in applications,...

Conspiracy theories trivial in long run

Published Sep 11, 2007

You've probably heard by now: The attacks on Sept. 11 may be the result of a government conspiracy. And you shouldn't care.

It becomes clear after looking into the conspiracy theories about Sept. 11, there are many things concerning the attacks that can't be explained. It disappoints me to see so much effort being put into proving something that is essentially unexplainable.

And for what? Has anything been resolved from the creation of countless documentaries, Web sites and activist groups dedicated to exposing the "truth about Sept. 11?"

Volleyball: Squad to face Colorado State

Published Sep 11, 2007

The volleyball team will look to continue its winning ways Wednesday when it travels to Fort Collins, Colo. to face Colorado State in its conference opener.The squad won its eighth consecutive match when it downed Denver in the finals of the Molten/LaQuinta Invitational Saturday, hosted by TCU.

The Horned Frogs are 10-1 in the early stages of the season and prepare for a Colorado State team coming off of a tournament victory of its own at the Hilton Classic on Saturday in Fort Collins, Colo.

Coach: Team to work on unity heading into conference games

Published Sep 11, 2007

After a heartbreaking 1-0 double overtime loss to the Rice Owls, Horned Frogs' soccer returns home for a 7 p.m. match against the UT-San Antonio Roadrunners. With the first conference game less than a month away, the team is primarily focused on building team unity and preparing for conference, head coach Dan Abdalla said.

"We are using these games as preparation to teach the team how to win once we get into conference," Abdalla said.

Frogs stumble against UT

Frogs stumble against UT

Published Sep 11, 2007

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Colleges work toward better alert systems

Published Sep 11, 2007

The Virginia Tech massacre has created an industry. The idea for a modern source of communication during emergencies has evolved into universities trying to better the warning systems, including TCU. Right...

Owner a part of history at local student hangout

Owner a part of history at local student hangout

Published Sep 11, 2007

Not everyone famous in the TCU microcosm needs to wear a tie to work.Known only as "Dave" by patrons of The University Pub, Dave Mitchell, 55, has been a regular face behind those wooden doors for more than eight years, with father-like wisdom and a third-eye that watches over all who enter.

Dry rot covers the wooden door outside his office. A faded sign in red and white paint reads, "The University Pub, Hours Mon-Sat 4 P.M.-2 A.M."

AddRan offers new writing degree following students’ requests

Published Sep 11, 2007

For students who want a future in writing, a new major has been added in the AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences.Writing is available as a major for the Bachelor of Arts degree and as a minor for both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.

There are only 60 to 70 universities in the nation that offer the major, said Brad Lucas, director of undergraduate studies in the English department. In Texas, the University of Texas at El Paso is one of the schools that has a program very similar to the one offered by TCU.