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Q&A: Students share plans after graduation

Published Dec 3, 2009

Chris Gillett

Psychosocial Kinesiology major



Q: What's your favorite memory of your time at the university?



A: Passing Biomechanics.



Q: What are your plans after graduating?



A: Building prosthetic limbs somewhere in the area.







Meghan Leal



Graphic Design major



Q: What is your favorite memory of your time at the university?

Afghanistan troop surge poorly planned

Published Dec 3, 2009

President Barack Obama's 2008 White House run was characterized by many great speeches. Fantastic illustrations. Emotional anecdotes. Personal stories. People cried, people laughed, and Republicans fumed...

Taking land from African farmers unfair

Published Dec 3, 2009

Africa is known for its natural beauty and roaming troves of animals. Unfortunately, it is perhaps more easily recognized for its negative aspects that include persistent ethnic conflicts, which are primarily...

Two entrepreneurs join board of trustees

Published Dec 3, 2009

Two oil and gas entrepreneurs have joined the university's board of trustees.

The new trustees, Bruce Hunt and Duer Wagner, attended their first board meeting in November. Hunt is president of Dallas-based oil and gas company Petro-Hunt Corp. He is a parent of two TCU graduates and one current undergraduate student. Wagner, who is an alumnus, heads an oil and gas company named Duer Wagner III Inc., with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Volleyball sets new team record in wins

Published Dec 3, 2009

It has been quite a year for the TCU volleyball team.

The Horned Frogs' 26 wins and 13 conference victories are the most in school history, and the second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference marks the best finish since the team was runner-up of the 2004 Conference USA regular-season.



But now, TCU can add another monumental feat to the record book -- its first NCAA tournament appearance.

Swap trash for treasure at the Frog Trade

Published Dec 3, 2009

Holiday shopping is for the brave among us. Who really wants to stand in endless lines, waiting for hours on end for mechanical hamsters or $3 toasters?

Frog Trade, offered by the university's Public Relations Student Society of America, provides a great alternative to sore feet and bad attitudes. Today and today only, bring your used items to Sadler Lawn from noon to 4:30 p.m. and trade them for other students' used items.

Photo courtesy of George Cagle

Student film doomed from the beginning

Published Dec 3, 2009

This article was edited for accuracy on Dec. 5 at 5:47 p.m.

The student-directed and produced film "Dormitory of Doom" has a catchy title with potential. That potential is quickly stomped on with the bad acting in the first scene that foreshadows the majority of the movie.



The film begins with some friends hanging out in their dorm, complaining about how dirty, loud and unlivable the place is. A strange man claiming to be the new resident assistant eavesdrops and begins to tell them a tale of true hell in their very dorm.

SGA installs clicker voting system

SGA installs clicker voting system

Published Dec 2, 2009

The words 'yea' and 'nay' will no longer be heard echoing in the Brown-Lupton University Union Chambers when the Student Government Association's House of Student Representatives gathers to vote on legislation. Thanks to new technology that was installed last month, a simple click will do.

The electronic voting system, including a laptop and wireless keypads, allows the House to record the representatives' votes accurately and quickly, said Kim Turner, assistant director of Student Activities.

Improve TCU Day sparks creative suggestions

Published Dec 2, 2009

Out of more than 400 students that submitted ideas for change on campus during Improve TCU Day, only one suggested floating the Brown-Lupton University Union above the ground using helium balloons.

This, and many other more practical ideas, were submitted to the Student Relations Committee of the Student Government Association by students writing on graffiti boards around campus or talking to representatives at booths stationed around campus two weeks ago.

African issues more important than entertainment news

Published Dec 2, 2009

Instead of being targeted in protest and receiving denouncement of their skin color, albinos in east Africa are so highly valued for their unique skin conditions that people have taken to killing and dismembering...

AddRan to fill Scharbauer Hall later this month

Published Dec 2, 2009

Eight AddRan College of Liberal Arts departments, along with the AddRan dean's office, will be moving into the new Scharbauer Hall in late December.

Andrew Schoolmaster, the dean of AddRan College, said the John V. Roach Honors College and the departments of political science, modern languages and literatures, Spanish and Hispanic studies, philosophy, economics, sociology and anthropology and criminal justice will move into Scharbauer Hall Dec. 28 and 29.

Schieffer school plans to launch program in Washington

Published Dec 2, 2009

Next fall, Schieffer School of Journalism students could have the option to spend the semester in the nation's capital.

The director of the Schieffer School, John Lumpkin, said the department planned to launch The Schieffer School in Washington program in fall 2010.



"The Schieffer School in Washington will be a program for juniors and seniors that will provide virtually a full-time internship and also a way to continue to make progress toward their degrees," Lumpkin said.