The Horned Frog volleyball team said it is ready for the break from the conference circuit that will come this weekend when it plays in the UT-Pan American Tournament. "I think it will help us in the long run because it will give us a break from the pressure of conference," said senior middle blocker Erin Estep.

The team has already played each conference team once, except Colorado State, and head coach Prentice Lewis said the tournament is a great break to divide the two rounds of conference play.

TCU's computers are protected on a number of levels in an effort to prevent hackers from obtaining personal information stolen from servers, officials said.TCU uses several lines of defense, said Bill Senter, manager of technical services. There are security measures built into both the databases and the servers that host the databases. Also, network access to those servers is restricted through firewalls and limitation of physical access.

As she stared at the black cross tattooed on her wrist, Jeanette Popp told students Wednesday how both redemption and revenge drove her to fight for the life of the man who robbed her of her daughter.The...

While some lament the political apathy on university campuses, at least one movement is gaining steam.Universities have seen a growing presence of living wage advocacy groups on campus.

A living wage ensures that someone working 40 hours a week will spend no more than 30 percent of their income on housing.

A unique feature of living wage that sets it apart from minimum wage is the degree of local control.

The living wage is determined based on the cost of living in the area.

TCU students, staff and faculty raised more than $10,500 for the American Red Cross, collected more than 1,000 pounds of food and filled two rooms full of clothing to aid in Hurricane Katrina relief, according to a University Ministries record.Red Cross donation cans were located in the Brown-Lupton Student Center, department offices and the TCU Bookstore. Resident assistants also had collection jars.

"I think we did really well," said the Rev. Angela Kaufman, minister to the university.

Residents in University Place have their work cut out for them.In the latest phase of a resident-requested zoning change in the neighborhood, not all homeowners can agree on what they want to see happen...

While Greek involvement has declined at many universities, TCU saw a rise in students participating in fall 2005 Recruitment from the previous year, according to the office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs.In 2005, 601 women participated in fall sorority Recruitment, more than a 4 percent increase from 2004. Fraternity Recruitment saw an increase of almost 2 percent.

The numbers come as many universities have seen a significant drop in Greek life.