Members of the athletic department say last semester's high cumulative student-athlete GPA is a great achievement, but expectations will remain high."We are very pleased with the academic performance of our student-athletes in the fall semester," athletics director Daniel Morrison said in a press statement. "It's a great tribute to the teamwork between our athletic academic services office and our coaching staff."

It will be an unconventional night at the Bass Performance Hall, to say the least.Icelandic rock band Sigur R¢s rarely comes to the United States. Rather than play dark, smoky clubs and bars, however, the band is taking its act to the symphony hall stage.

Often compared to Bj”rk and Radiohead, Sigur R¢s, pronounced "si-ur rose," is Icelandic for "victory rose." The band was formed in 1994, on the same day that lead singer and guitarist Jonsi's sister was born. Her name, Sigurros, gave the band its name.

A lot has happened in the three years since Cat Power's last studio album.Following "You are Free," she's dropped Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder in favor of the Memphis Rhythm Band, and she filled out her trademark spare sound with more than just a piano and guitar.

The brains behind the name, Chan Marshall, will release "The Greatest" on Jan. 24. Despite the name, "The Greatest" will feature 12 brand-new tracks from the Atlanta-bred troubadour.

After a half-season hiatus, "Scrubs" is back on NBC for the 2006 season.So far, we've watched J.D., played by "Garden State" star Zach Braff, morph from intern into resident, and Elliot, played by Sarah...

My best friend doesn't understand why I keep going to sports movies. "It's not like you don't know who's going to win," she always tells me.

"Glory Road," the true story of the Texas Western University men's basketball team, which opened Friday, reminded me exactly why knowing the ending doesn't matter.

Josh Lucas ("Sweet Home Alabama", "A Beautiful Mind") plays a convincing Don Haskins, a coach who leads the unknown 1966 Miners to a 27-1 season and an NCAA championship over the University of Kentucky.

In Fort Worth's meat and potato desert, Spice International Cafe is an oasis for the palate.The menu offers multinational selections inspired by a mom and pop duo who own and cook in the cafe.Located next...

Tucked away on the corner of Berry Street and McCart Avenue sits Zam Zam Cafe, a small Mediterranean eatery with a surprisingly extensive menu.Zam Zam's menu offers nearly everything a starving college student is, in fact, starving for - and for a reasonable price.

Co-owner Hossein Tabaei, who previously owned the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants that once occupied Zam Zam's spot, started the restaurant so he could offer more products than the franchises would allow.

TCU employees can now access their Form W-2 online as part of a broader effort by TCU to make payroll services more efficient and employees' private information safer.Form W-2 is used to report wages and taxes of employees for the previous calendar year.

TCU Human Resources adopted the service in order to encourage customer service and help avoid identity theft, said Debby Watson, director of payroll services.

TCU could see new foreign language classes implemented into the curriculum if students demonstrate a genuine interest in learning new languages, said Mary Volcansek , dean of AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences.In his budget proposal for the 2007 fiscal year, President Bush requested $114 million for the study of foreign languages, with most of that money coming through the State and Education departments for the National Security Language Initiative.

Money is a sensitive subject for many college students - from budgeting a monthly allowance to having a regular job and paying for living and school expenses. On July 1, students and their families may face one more hiccup when it comes to managing their finances. Although the director of financial aid at TCU said lenders will be most affected by a bill recently passed by the Senate to cut $12.7 million from federal student loan programs over the next five years, many worry students and families will be burdened with even more college-related debt.