A monthlong celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture is underway to educate the TCU community on the significance of the Hispanic community and to recognize influential Hispanic figures.Friday marked "el dieciseis de septiembre," or Mexican Independence Day, and the kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Co-sponsored by the Programming Council, Intercultural Services led the celebration of Mexico's independence from Spain with food and music on the lawn of the Brown-Lupton Student Center.

Sandya Klein is a familiar face to Intercultural Services, but this time around, she's helping to promote diversity through her position as program coordinator.Monday was the first day on the job for Klein in the newly renamed and restructured office of Intercultural Services.

"I think it will be a wonderful opportunity to implement all the things I thought TCU needed to work on when I was there," Klein said.

I stand my ground as another TCU student in favor of a non-Greek way of life. I have nothing against any particular sorority group, I simply value other organizations and my academics over a forced sense of "sisterhood." I pity the fact that a majority of students at this school view going Greek as the only means to a social life. Greeks may seem prevalent on campus, but in reality, only 40 percent actually pledge. Students have the skewed perception that TCU is mainly Greek, causing certain others to believe that non-Greeks have nothing to do on campus.

I know that, as women, we are described as the fairer sex, but we have come a long way to be accepted in an equal light with our male counterparts. So I was surprised to learn that some women on this campus were against the idea of a female Froggie-Five-O. What can she do for us, some asked. It's like walking with a buddy, or I would rather have a man, said others. Wait! Did we just step back in time? Because the last time I looked it was 2005.

The Air Force ROTC vigil for prisoners of war was postponed until today because of hazardous weather conditions, Cadet Maj. Matt Stewart said.More than 100 cadets were in uniform and ready to guard the...

As if prom court, homecoming court and other popularity contests weren't enough, now high school students can add another to the list: Facebook.Until Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his plans to target high school students, Facebook had been a college-exclusive online directory and social networking product. Students at colleges around the United States enjoy the luxury of having at their fingertips a social connection to their friends and classmates.

The Amon Carter Museum's current exhibition, "In The American West: Photographs By Richard Avedon," offers a snapshot of American art both novices and aficionados alike can appreciate.Since its inception n 2002, Avedon worked with Amon Carter Museum Senior Curator of Photographs John Rohrbach until his death in 2004 to create and design this exhibit. The exhibit will open to coincide with, and commemorate, the 20th anniversary of the original acclaimed exhibition.

He photographed Christopher Reeve and a rather bare Charlize Theron, but Saturday, 78 portraits of cowboys, pioneers and even an oil-rig worker will be reintroduced to the Fort Worth audience.Almost one year after the death of world renowned photographer, Richard Avedon, the Amon Carter Museum brings home a portion of his original collection of portraits from "In the American West."