Freezing temperatures and ice couldn't keep the Red Hot Chili Peppers away from Texas on Saturday. Despite canceling their Oklahoma City show the night before, the Chili Peppers rocked out Dallas' American Airlines Center in a high-profile concert that showcased the band's exceptional music skills.An all-star cast of drummer Chad Smith, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea and frontman Anthony Kiedis put on a show that lived up to their stature as one of the world's most talented rock bands.

A celebratory spirit was in the air at the admissions office Tuesday as the staff mingled near silver balloons forming the number 10,000 and munched on Horned Frog cookies. The admissions staff members were celebrating their 10,000th application received, a milestone reached Friday.

For the 2006 school year, TCU received about 8,700 applications. This year's applications are ahead of last year's record, according to the admissions office, and the year isn't over yet.

We've all done it: As the new year rolls around, we make promises to ourselves to eat healthier, work out more often and get in shape.But, as school starts, priorities other than the food pyramid and the gym take over, and healthy living takes a backseat to grades and partying.

Not surprisingly, nutritionists agree food and exercise are fundamental parts of staying healthy.

The men's basketball team looks to continue its early success in conference play when it hosts the Colorado State Rams at 7 p.m. tonight in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.During the holiday break, the Horned Frogs (10-5, 2-1 in conference) sported a 4-2 record while downing two conference opponents, the New Mexico Lobos and the Utah Utes. The 10-5 mark through 15 games matches the record of the 2004-05 team, and is a six-game improvement from last season's record of 4-11 through 15 games.

On Jan. 8, a Dallas-based pizza chain, Pizza Patron, began accepting Mexican pesos, in addition to the U.S. dollar, as a form of payment from customers.The decision by any business to accept an additional currency is entirely that: its decision.

Andrew Gamm, Pizza Patron's director of brand development, said the chain caters predominantly to Latinos and began accepting pesos as an additional service to its patrons.

Like all businesses, Pizza Patron has a desire to make a profit by serving customers and keeping them happy. Accepting pesos is one way to do that.

When the new student union opens in 2008, both a new campus life and a new way to eat will come along with it. TCU Dining Services is replacing the present a la carte plan with a buffet-style program.

Rather than using an ID debit card at all of the dining facilities, students will swipe their IDs to gain access to the residential dining hall in the new Brown-Lupton Student Union, said Rick Flores, the general manager of TCU Dining Services.

Students will then choose their meal from a buffet of choices.

"This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house and have their lives taped." This is "The Real World." But this definition of the notoriously feared chapter of our lives only works for those seven people. What is the real world for the rest of us? Because, aside from potluck dorm assignments, it is unlikely that any of us will live with strangers, let alone have our encounters filmed.

The first home swimming and diving competition of 2007 gave the H20 Frogs confidence with the conference meet just six weeks away, the head coach said."This was a great win for our guys," head coach Richard Sybesma said. "Last season, Utah defeated us in the dual meet and conference meet, so this was a huge upset for us."

Last season the Utes swept the H20 Frogs men's team on two occasions, but this time around, TCU won 15 of 16 events.

An educator and author of 15 books will lecture to an audience of local school administrators and teachers about her ideas on improving education today and Wednesday.Nel Noddings, this year's school of education Green Honors Chair, is a Professor of Education at Stanford University.

During her visit, Noddings will give two lectures, the first of which will be on her book, "Happiness and Education." The lecture will focus on great thinkers of the past and their ideas on happiness, Noddings said.

A star emerged from TCU's Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery when the director of the gallery appeared on the pilot episode of a new science TV show. Teresa Moss, director of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery, appeared on the first episode of "Wired Science," a PBS series that debuted nationally Jan. 3.

"Wired Science" is "a new show about science, technology, adventure and innovation," according to a PBS press release.

Moss appeared in the "Meteorite Hunters" segment of the show.