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My Plates works to finish TCU license plate design

My Plates works to finish TCU license plate design

Published Jan 19, 2011

Personalized license plates took on a whole new meaning after the My Plates auction Thursday night at the Cowboys Stadium. My Plates spokesperson Kim Drummond said the auction allowed for participants...

‘Grinding’ ban does more harm than good

Published Jan 19, 2011

Every dance I've attended in high school had "grinding" as the featured thing to do. According to Wikipedia, "grinding is a type of close partner dance where two or more dancers rub their bodies (especially...

SGA bill to change student constitution fails

Published Jan 19, 2011

After heated debate in the House of Student Representatives meeting, a bill that would have approved a revision of the Constitution of the Student Body did not pass Tuesday night.

The House's ad hoc committee proposed a change to the constitution that would have removed Programming Council as the body responsible for student programming. It would have replaced it with the new programming organization called theCrew, which formed in August.

TheCrew replaced Programming Council this fall as the primary event-planning group in on-campus events.

Gibbs reaches out to college students for support of health care bill

Published Jan 19, 2011

In an effort to gain support for the health care legislation passed last year, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs hosted a college student conference call to discuss the importance of the Affordable Care Act for young Americans.

The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, will be up for repeal in a House vote Wednesday, he said.

Under the current act, young Americans have been allowed to stay on their parents' insurance until age 26. If the act is repealed, though, this new measure would go away, Gibbs said.

Melnick will return to TCU next fall

Melnick will return to TCU next fall

Published Jan 19, 2011

After finishing in the top 12 in Saturday's Miss America Pageant, senior broadcast journalism major Ashley Melnick said she now plans to return to classes in the fall.

Ashley made it to the evening wear portion of the pageant but was eliminated just before the talent segment. Although Ashley did not win the Miss America title, her mother, Terri Melnick, said Ashley gave it her all.

"She went there prepared, and she did the best that she could do and there are no regrets," Terri Melnick said.

Neeley Entrepreneurship Program recognized nationally

Published Jan 19, 2011

The Neeley Entrepreneurship Program was named the 2011 National Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship annual conference.

Out of the 47 schools that entered, the Neeley Entrepreneurship Program was one of three finalists that presented a formal presentation at USASBE's annual conference in South Carolina, according to a news release from the university.

Anonymous donor funds students trip to Uganda

Anonymous donor funds student’s trip to Uganda

Published Jan 18, 2011

Thanks to the Institute on Women and Gender, senior Catelyn Gray traveled to Uganda for free last summer.

Gray was awarded a travel grant worth $500 from TCU's Institute on Women and Gender and Women's Studies Program.

Again this semester, the IWG Chair of the Women's Studies Student Awards Committee, Karen Steele, said all full-time students from all majors were eligible for the awards.

"These awards were made available through an anonymous donor," Steele said. Students could be awarded up to $500.

MLK Day of Service doubles participation

MLK Day of Service doubles participation

Published Jan 18, 2011

About 170 students followed the slogan of this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day and decided to "Make it a day on, not a day off."

Melissa Gruver, community engagement coordinator, said that compared to its first year, the amount of service sites and students willing to serve doubled.

Almost 200 students volunteered at 10 different service sites in Tarrant County, Gruver said.

Magic show surprises audience with Christian message

By TCU 360 and TCU 360
Published Jan 18, 2011

The illusion show that filled the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom on Jan. 13, "Maze," was advertised as "magic redefined" and "a unique blend of illusion, intuition, psychology, humor, mystery and...

Students should bring back ‘Riff Ram’

Published Jan 18, 2011

As a 1990 TCU graduate and a current graduate student on campus, I am more proud now than I have ever been to be a Horned Frog. I had the great opportunity to be in Pasadena to watch TCU win the Rose Bowl, and celebrating our Rose Bowl championship with a crowd of fans in the Coliseum Sunday afternoon was exciting.

But something was missing at both events: I did not hear Riff Ram, the school's traditional cheer, at either event.

Rangers fail to create ‘dominating juggernaut’

Published Jan 18, 2011

After a successful run in the playoffs, a new owner and a renewed fan base, the Texas Rangers were expected to bully their way through the Hot Stove League sessions to improve their roster and gear up for another baseball season. Texas will still be favorites in the AL West Division this year, but ultimately, the Rangers failed to create the dominating juggernaut that they set out to make.

Flu cases on the rise

Published Jan 18, 2011

The number of flu cases on campus has risen, and the TCU Brown-Lupton Health Center is offering free flu vaccinations to all students.

Health Services Administrator Stacey Simpson said the increase of flu cases was not anything to worry about.

"It is just the winter. People come back from Christmas break with the germs, and it spreads." Simpson said.

Despite the fullness of the Health Center's waiting room, this year's flu season has been shaping up to be better than the 2009-2010 season, Simpson said.