Money for books and college fees was awarded to three staff members who received the 2006 General Staff Award in early November.The award provides $45 per semester hour to Kathryn Schruba, Niki Thrasher and Maria Puente.

"This is such a wonderful benefit for staff who are returning to school at TCU but need a little help with fees and cost of books," said Hao Tran, chairwoman of the Staff Assembly. "Past recipients of the award have gone on to receive their degrees, and I like to think that the staff scholarship did its part in helping them reach their goals."

Texas Secretary of State and TCU alumnus Roger Williams spoke to students Tuesday about the realities of the business world.Williams, who is the chairman of the board of Roger Williams AutoMall, gave advice on how to get jobs and keep them. He said it is the responsibility of an individual to convince an employer to hire them.

"Life is retail," Williams said. "No one will sell yourself like you will."

Williams gave students tips on interviewing and respecting their elders in the workplace. He said it is important to be nice to everyone and network.

This weekend the women's basketball team will head west to face off against Southern California on Sunday, knowing it will be greeted by Associated Press No. 1 Duke at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Tuesday.TCU played USC last season and fell 71-70 at home. Sophomore forward Lorie Butler-Rayford said the loss will serve as motivation Sunday.

"We lost to them by one point on the final shot, so that was a heartbreaker," Butler-Rayford said. "I know it's important to get back there this year."

Gordon England '75England is the acting Deputy Secretary of Defense by the U.S. Senate. England fills the No. 2 position in the Pentagon after serving two terms as Secretary of the Navy. He is only the second person to hold this position for two separate terms. He has also served as first Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.



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Travis Willingham '03Has had a role in "Ray," "Friday Night Lights" and "Secondhand Lions." He is acting in the Touchtone/Disney feature film, "The Guardian," starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.What...

The TCU football program has put 20 years between itself and the scandal that sparked NCAA sanctions in 1985 - and time can be a healer. In 1985, head coach Jim Wacker turned the team in to the NCAA after learning players received illegal cash payments from boosters, an action that led to the dismissal of seven players from the team, including 1984 Heisman Trophy candidate Kenneth Davis.

Davis admitted in 1985 to illegally receiving $18,000 over three years but declined to comment further on the specifics of the situation.

Watching people fall flat on their backs during the 2003 snow day is senior Gina Wilson's favorite memory of TCU."On our snow day, all these TCU students get the idea they can walk to their friends' and they all fell over," said Wilson, a movement science major. "Every five seconds someone would fall over."

Wilson and other December graduates said TCU prepared them for the real world.

"(TCU) opened up my eyes to different types of people," Wilson said. "It opens up your eyes to more of the real world."