Despite recent controversies about U.S. colleges and their athletic teams' social networking snafus, the university does not have a policy about student athletes having social networking pages, a university official said.

Mark Cohen, director of athletic media relations, said he and other athletic officials remind student athletes to use good judgment on their Twitter or Facebook accounts.

Three straight losses doesn't mean the team isn't playing well and hard, TCU head soccer coach Dan Abdalla said.

"I'm pretty happy with how we're playing," Abdalla said. "Now the challenge for us is can we get it to the final bit, that last little piece in terms of the hunger, the desire to do whatever it takes to not give up goals and (to) score goals."

The women's soccer team faces UNLV Thursday night in Las Vegas after dropping three straight conference matches.

Former Rice athletic director Christopher Del Conte will be the new athletics director for TCU, the chancellor's office confirmed this afternoon.A press conference announcing the appointment of the new...

The Office of Communications did not disclose details about the Oct. 13 campus sexual assault when it sent a police flier through a campuswide e-mail Monday to protect the student's privacy, a university official said.

"The university typically does not discuss the details of an assault out of respect for the privacy of the student," Lisa Albert, associate director of communications for the university, wrote in an e-mail. "The university continues to share pertinent and new information as it previously stated."

Students might have the option of avoiding lines at certain campus eateries next year by preordering meals on a Web site.

Webfood, the online ordering system that would make this possible, could be available at the university as early as fall 2010, a Dining Services official said.

The system, which is used at universities across the country, is currently being researched by Cedric Rogers, operations manager for Dining Services.

Marquette University sorority members generated some news buzz recently after banning Facebook from rush so recruitment and pledging decisions can be based on face-to-face interaction.

At Purdue University, officers placed two fraternities and a sorority on probation in March after pictures of hazing activities were posted on Facebook.

When it comes to Facebook, sororities and fraternities at TCU have different ideas and attitudes about what can and cannot be posted on the popular social networking Web site.

College students should strive to build their network throughout their college careers, a recent university graduate told students Tuesday night.

Abe Issa, president and CEO of Abe Issa Real Estate, spoke as a part of Neeley Week, a week-long event that included speakers and fundraisers. Different clubs within the Neeley School of Business organized the events.

Issa said networking is important and that he had benefitted from it since graduating in May 2005.

"Build your network," he said. "That's one piece of advice I give everybody."

Fraternities on campus might have an extra day to impress potential members during recruitment. On Thursday, the Interfraternity Council plans to vote on the addition of an extra day to the formal recruitment process, an IFC member said.

Grant Gossett, IFC vice president of recruitment, said IFC will add the extra day after the first day of recruitment when potential members visit all 10 chapters.

Gossett, a senior history major, said that this year IFC added an early signing option, which fraternities found very effective.

Athletes are often portrayed as academically inept. Television shows present viewers with the star quarterback who has astounding athletic skills and a 'C' average, which may actually be lower in reality. There are common speculations, such as student athletes don't attend their classes and teachers manipulate their grades throughout their athletic careers.

Recent developments have led some people to deem such stereotypes accurate.