TCU inboxes were flooded with e-mails Tuesday in a comedy of errors that turned a small mix-up into a huge annoyance.Dave Edmondson, associate provost of information services, said the chain of e-mails began with a faculty member sending a message, and the problem was exacerbated when William Jackson, a junior psychology major, forwarded the e-mail.

"I was just trying to send it to a few friends because I thought that it was something interesting," Jackson said, "It is a huge accident."

Wall Street made a stop at TCU when Merrill Lynch's vice chairman spoke at the last Executive Speaker Series breakfast of the semester.In addition to being a vice chairman, Bob McCann is the president of Merrill Lynch's Global Private Client Group and a TCU MBA graduate.

At the breakfast, McCann said adaptability is the key to long-term success in any profession.

McCann quoted Charles Darwin: "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

The future of TCU is coming into focus as members of Vision In Action will host a town hall meeting concerning the freshman experience today.VIA is Chancellor Victor Boschini's strategic plan for the future of TCU that creates funding for programs that will enhance the university's future with higher quality, braver visions and nobler purposes, according to the TCU Web site.

Leo Munson, associate vice chancellor for academic support, said the program "will allow us to see who we are and show who we intend to be."

A former TCU student may face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty for the aggravated assault of a TCU Police officer while resisting arrest earlier this month, a police detective said Tuesday. TCU Police Detective Kelly Ham said Connor Rhyne, who now attends Tarrant County Community College, was sent to jail April 4 after police issued a warrant for his arrest. He was released on a $10, 000 bond the next day.

A film screening tonight illustrates what it would be like to wake up in California to find that nearly one third the population had vanished into thin air.Students and faculty will have the opportunity to watch the comedy, "A Day Without a Mexican" at 6:30 p.m. and discuss how the proposed legislation on immigration will affect Mexican immigrant workers, students and their families.

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"Guten Tag" was the phrase of the day here Saturday as more than 100 high school students studying German poured onto the TCU campus.Dallas/Fort Worth area high school students spent the day with about 40 TCU German minors, who served as hosts, speaking only German and learning all about the culture at "Deutscher Samstag" or "German Saturday," said Jeffrey Todd, associate professor of German.

If for some odd reason you have ever walked by the University Recreation Center at 5 a.m. and wondered who would actually be in the weight room that early, the answer is simple: the TCU swimming and diving team.Even in the offseason, the team dedicates itself to early morning practices to go along with some afternoon training sessions in order to better itself for the next season, head coach Richard Sybesma said.

"We have to make a commitment to the offseason to start with a stronger team in the season," Sybesma said. "Offseason commitment equals in-season success."