More than 200 students drummed in unison to celebrate the final meeting of Connections, a bonding program for first-year students, and formal beginning of the Community Renewal program at TCU Thursday...

The trial stemming from the lawsuit filed by a former student against the university for its alleged actions before and after a 2006 sexual assault case, originally set for Monday, has been postponed, according to a university defense attorney.

The attorney, Jennifer Littman, wrote in an e-mail that the law firm representing the university was notified yesterday afternoon that the trial had been reset. Calls and e-mails to clarify whether individuals associated with the university named in the suit are still being held personally liable were not immediately returned.

Lady Antebellum will perform at the university Saturday Oct. 2 in the Campus Commons.

Gates will open at 6 p.m. and the concert is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free for all university students, faculty and staff with a valid ID card. Each attendant may bring one guest to the concert. Outside beverages are not permitted, but food and drinks will be available for purchase on the TCU meal plan or with cash at the event.

Martin Luther King, Jr. made a timeless point when he said, "Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness." An act of violence, in general, is bad enough. Add to that the possibility of worsening or encouraging that act, especially when such action would be preventable, and you have exactly the issue I have with allowing college students to carry guns on campus.

The heated commentary of two women from the Fort Worth community at the "Who's Afraid of Muslims?" public forum Thursday helped to humanize Muslims for students in attendance, a university professor said.

The two female audience members stood up during the discussion period and raised questions about Islamic law in the U.S. One woman, who said she was a TCU alumna, held a stack of papers in the air and said she could cite a modern Muslim scholar who taught that Islamic law was not compatible with democracy.