Dissatisfied students could have to make a quicker decision on grade appeals if a new academic process is accepted, university officials said.The proposed appeals process would limit the time frame to...

Howdy, readers! We've already covered smoking and binge drinking in my whirlwind tour of campus health, so that leaves only one more category to go: fast food. While it doesn't have the social stigma of smoking or the immediate consequences of binge drinking, fast food consumption is easily the most prevalent of my "cardinal sins of health."

By examining the culture of fast food, it seems apparent that our generation has entered some sort of "black hole" when it comes to the health merits of drive-thru cuisine.

Disciplinary actions, which should be completed by late next week, are being taken on three former athletes arrested Friday in connection with a reported sexual assault of a female student, said the vice chancellor for student affairs Monday.Shannon Monroe Behling, 19, Virgil Allen Taylor, 19, and Lorenzo Labell Jones, 20, were asked to leave campus Thursday evening, and the decision to separate them from the university was made early Friday morning, said Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs.

The realities of pursuing peace in the Middle East will be affecting today's generation of young people in a big way, and students should stay informed of the issues, said a TCU director of special projects for marketing and communication. The Jewish Studies Program at the Brite Divinity School is facilitating a place for students to do just that at the ninth annual Gates of Chai Lectureship tonight, said Margaret Kelly, director of special projects.

In an ideal institution, professors would have only a few students in each class. All course work would be tailored to meet a student's individual needs, and students would graduate having fostered great academic relationships and having learned all their professors have to share.Unfortunately, if an institution like this existed, it would either be bankrupt or too small to provide students with a "normal" college experience.

While the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers are fighting it out in the World Series, TCU baseball is just getting set to begin.Sophomore catcher Hunt Woodruff said the Horned Frogs are focusing on improving their fundamentals such as bunting, base running and defense at the corner infield positions during fall practices.

"Fall practice itself is actually seeing what parts of the game we need to work on, and then targeting those during the practice," Woodruff said.

The squad features eight transfers and four true freshmen, including eight new pitchers.

For the second week in a row, the soccer team (5-8-4, 0-3-3) played through another weekend of winless matches, leaving them without a conference win and only one conference game left to play.This weekend's results kept the Frogs at No. 7 in the Mountain West Conference standings just above the last-place Air Force Falcons.

The Frogs were downed against the nationally ranked No. 11 Utah Utes (12-4-0, 5-0-0) 4-0 Friday in Salt Lake City.

The women's swimming and diving team is preparing for Wednesday's same-day meets against North Texas and Incarnate Word.Head coach Richard Sybesma said North Texas is an improving program and will be a measuring stick to gauge the team's progress.

"It will be a real test to see where we are in our season," Sybesma said. "We open the Mountain West meets a week later, so it will be kind of a chance to get our feet wet."

The Horned Frogs, 4-2 overall and 0-2 conference, ended their two-game losing streak Saturday, defeating the 3-5 overall Army Black Knights 31-17 last weekend in West Point, N.Y.Senior tailback Lonta Hobbs...

"Hello, my name is Tasha, and I'll be your server this evening. How are y'all tonight?"I'll stand expectantly at your table while you finish your conversation about who slept with whom on your cell phone, and when you're finished, you won't respond to my question and will simply say, "Diet Coke." After a pleasant meal, you will occupy my table for another 30 to 45 minutes after you've paid, talking on the cell phone again about the sexual habits of your friends and why your most recent crush has ditched you.

Our parents constantly preached responsibility to us, and we routinely rolled our eyes at the discipline we received after we made a mistake. But what happens when our parents or guardians are no longer around to deliver an appropriate punishment when we fail to live up to our responsibilities, our communities, our nation and one another? This weekend, I was able to visit the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site while attending the National Women's History Project Conference.

Following a hard luck loss to Colorado State University Friday, the Horned Frogs(17-7 overall, 5-5 conference) returned to the court Saturday with a dominating performance against the United States Air...