The art and history of William Shakespeare's play "Henry IV" will be compared during a podcast this afternoon.

Kathryne McDorman, associate professor of British history, said she planned to discuss the historical accuracy of the production and which aspects were embellished to entice audiences on KERA's daily "Think" podcast.

She will join Kevin Moriarty, artistic director of the Dallas Theater Center, to discuss the play. The discussion will broadcast on the radio show "Think" at noon Thursday on KERA 90.1 FM, according to the KERA website.

Having more natural gas-powered cars would make the U.S. less reliant on foreign oil imports at the unveiling of a new natural gas-powered car in the Tucker Technology Center, a professor said Wednesday.

Ken Morgan, director of the TCU Energy Institute, said there will be a big change in the U.S. toward natural gas-powered cars in the next two to three years.

Morgan, a Geology professor, said the Honda Civic GX, which the car company donated to the university, was the first of its kind to be owned by a college campus.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new prescription drug Aug. 13 that will allow women to take a pill up to five days after sex to prevent pregnancy.

Plan C is an emergency contraceptive pill that works more effectively than Plan B, the most-used emergency contraceptive, because it has different ingredients and allows a longer window of time that it can be effective.

Women who use Plan C would be able to reap the same benefits of taking it on the fifth day as they would on the first.

The TCU equestrian team has relocated to a larger practice and competition facility after years of looking for a new home.

The team had been looking to move to a new facility for the past four years, assistant coach Kindel Huffman said.

The partnership between October Hill Farms and the TCU equestrian team began when the owners of October Hill Farms met head coach Gary Reynolds a couple of years ago, said owner Wendy Davis. Davis said both parties began to explore a possible relationship between the venue and the team at that time.

The success of the university's athletic programs is partially responsible for the increase in freshman applications, a university official said.

Ray Brown, dean of Admission, said applications have more than doubled since 2001 and increased by over 2,100 since last year alone.

Brown said being able to gauge the exact effect athletics had on enrollment is hard to quantify, however they do have an impact.

"It's difficult to prove, but it is equally difficult to discount," Brown said.

The exceeding of the campaign goal and the ranking of the school among the 100 best colleges of 2010 will be featured in the university's 138th annual Fall Convocation. Chancellor Victor Boschini will...

I've been writing these opinions for two years and a lot has changed around TCU. The university added Scharbauer Hall, and Milton Daniel Hall is now a pleasure to live in. One thing I've noticed, however, is that environmentalism has changed on campus. Instead of being pushed in my face like it was freshman year, the issue has, thankfully, softened up. The change made me think back to a column I wrote as a freshman but never got published. I thought recalling it would make a statement to environmentalists or those who have environmentalist tendencies.

Certain types of films are inherently formulaic. Whether it's a Western, a cop flick or, in this case, a certain sub-sub genre: the heist film. In such cases, it is not what the director does as much as how he or she does it. Although this is true for plenty of films, it is especially true with a heist flick.

This is why I can forgive "Takers" for its formulaic plot, to some extent. Beyond this grace, it is hard to absolve a film so trite and clichéd. The film places style firmly above substance 8212; and the style is not that interesting.

Riding the bus would be more convenient if The T would run every 30 minutes during busier hours, or if it would run at different times, said TCU Systems Librarian Walter Betts, who commutes to work every day.

However, bus hours were changed due to a $2.1 million decrease in sales tax revenues, which helped fund The T, according to its website. The changes will save over $700,000 annually.