Coming to TCU from South Texas on a football and baseball scholarship was like dropping in by parachute, said the 1960 alumnus inducted into the National Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame on Friday.In the classroom, Rodemiro Gonzales said he developed a deep appreciation for education. He began to realize the potential he never thought he had growing up in Hebbronville, where the median income is less than $25,000 and the population is 90 percent Hispanic or Latino, according to the 2000 census report.

During the past week, TCU financial aid officials have been going toe-to-toe with the New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in regards to allegedly unethical revenue sharing practices.TCU has a partnership with Education Finance Partners, the key lender for TCU financial aid support. This partner is being heavily scrutinized by the attorney general's office for "unlawful and deceptive acts and practices."

One of TCU's preferred lenders, amidst the threat of a lawsuit, is changing its policies on its revenue-sharing program, but an administrator said Monday that the university already complies with the new policies.In a press release, Tamera Briones, founder and chief executive for Education Finance Partners, said the company will increase disclosure and require explicit terms for what revenue-sharing payments can be used for.

In a second natural gas discussion with the TCU community Wednesday, an administrator revealed tentative details of TCU's drilling calendar and said the university would have the authority to temporarily cease drilling during certain periods.Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, told participants that within the first year the producer would put the pipeline underground, drill a test core to ensure gas was in the area and drill one to two wells.

Students will have a chance this afternoon to do more than just spin their wheels for the environment.The TCU Purple Bike Program is hosting Le Tour de Frogs from 4 to 6 p.m. today to start up the organization and educate students about their impact on the environment.

Le Tour de Frogs is a 20-minute bicycle ride, beginning on the lawn in front of Sadler Hall and continuing to three other stops on campus where students will take a quiz of 10 to 15 questions about the environment, said Keith Whitworth, a sociology professor and founder of the Purple Bike Program.

Like any good Fort Worth host knows, the first thing on the agenda for international visitors is an evening at Billy Bob's.The M.J. Neeley School of Business will play host to entrepreneurial experts from around the world attending a first-ever conference held on campus.

Garry Bruton, professor and academic director for the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center, is coordinating the conference, which will focus on entrepreneurship in emerging markets.

It's incredible that violence and bloodshed has occurred for more than 400 years in an area the size of Connecticut that has a current population just slightly larger than the city of Philadelphia, but lasting peace may finally be in sight.Monday marked the first face-to-face meeting between leaders of Northern Ireland's two dominant rival parties, Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party, according to a recent New York Times article.

Fairy tales tell girls to wait for their Prince Charming to come and sweep them off their feet. However, a recent trend reveals that young women would rather "hook up" than pursue and maintain a long-term relationship. According to the March 16 ABC News article, "Searching for Mr. Right Now," 23-year-old Evi Lalangas says, "(Hooking up) means there's no emotional element. We hooked up, I'm physically satisfied, and I went on my way."

"Hooking up" can span from kissing to having sex with a complete stranger.

It is easy to get lost in the never-ending rush that defines college life. Time seems sparse and does not allow for completing one task at a time. Multitasking has become a huge part of not only college life, but also the American culture, as well.Whether one talks on instant messenger while studying for a major exam or drives while talking on the cell phone, trying to juggle tasks so that everything crams into a microscopic schedule has become a huge fact of life.

While society tells us to go, go, go, I believe that sometimes we should just take a chill pill.

A second discussion about the status of the university's natural gas opportunities will take place at 12:15 p.m. today.Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, will lead the discussion again to follow up on their discussion Thursday about the gas-drilling operations.

They provided an update on the progress being made toward an agreement and said safety requirements must be met before any lease will be signed.