The first Gary Patterson 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday at Amon Carter Stadium in an effort to help the children of the community and introduce them to TCU, said the secretary treasurer of the Gary Patterson Foundation.Kelsey Patterson, wife of head football coach Gary Patterson and secretary treasurer of the foundation, said the Gary Patterson Foundation was founded in 2005 benefiting children's organizations that include life skills programs, health and family services, and educational programs.

Praise Fest 2006, "Boasting in Christ," will be held Saturday to promote unity among different denominations and to support the Invisible Children campaign, its coordinator said.Feleceia Benton, a senior...

Although alcoholic beverages will not be served, the student body will get a free taste of "Everclear" as Texas-country singer Roger Creager performs after the baseball game Sunday against Air Force.Creager, who is known for his laid-back music, puts a distinctive twist on traditional country as demonstrated in some of his most popular songs such as "The Everclear Song," "I Got the Guns" and "Love."

More than 200 students will venture out to community centers and YMCAs Saturday to volunteer as part of TCU LEAPS spring 2006, a campuswide day of community service.Students will perform various tasks including sorting clothes, painting, landscaping and interacting with children.

TCU has held LEAPS in the fall since 2000, but LEAPS was canceled last fall because of the threat of Hurricane Rita entering the area.

Once upon a time in the 1950s and 1960s, the western film ruled the silver screen.The best westerns of all time were released in the these two decades, each decade having its own distinct style. The 1950s were characterized by the good-versus-bad, noble John Wayne films. The 1960s westerns were defined by the more violent, less-polarized "spaghetti westerns," known as such because they were written, directed and produced by Italians.

Starting in the early 1970s, however, the production of western films dropped consistently until stopping almost completely in the mid-1980s.

Hurricane Katrina displaced 1.5 million people, leaving them homeless and wondering where to go.But when two seniors heard about one family affected by the immense tragedy, they set out to put a human face on the disaster through a documentary film.

"Your whole life is taken from you in one day, how do you cope with that?" senior radio-TV-film major Jeff Keith said. "I think that is what I'm trying to do with this documentary - show the process of rebuilding a life."

A new role and a new audience face NBC's "Today" anchor Katie Couric.Couric announced Wednesday that she would step down as the 15-year anchor of "Today" to join the "CBS Evening News," which is currently anchored by Bob Schieffer, who was the moderator of "The Changing Communications Landscape" symposium Wednesday evening in the Student Center Ballroom.

Couric's fate in her new capacity will be determined by viewer reaction.

"CBS Evening News" draws an audience of 7.5 million, where "Today" brings about 6 million.

"Return To The Sea," the debut disc by Montreal-based collective Islands, starts out on an ambitious note.At nine-plus minutes, "Swan (Life After Death)" is a risky choice for a disc-opener. With its heavy...