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Slideshow: Dog Day Afternoon

Published Oct 2, 2008

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Aztecs no trouble for Horned Frogs

Published Oct 2, 2008

QuarterbacksTCU: Sophomore quarterback Andy Dalton had trouble moving the ball against the now-No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners, throwing for 212 yards, and he threw his second interception of the season in the...

First diving meet with Missouri State to test team’s ability

Published Oct 2, 2008

The diving team will spring into action Saturday as part of the first dual swimming and diving meet of the season against Missouri State in the University Recreation Center natatorium.

Head diving coach Wayne Chester said this weekend will be a good test to see what his squad of four divers will be capable of this year.



"We don't know what we're looking for with Missouri State," Chester said. "We don't know what to expect, and don't know what kind of divers they have."

Honors launches mentoring program for freshmen

Published Oct 2, 2008

For freshman students entering the Honors Program, navigating the system can be overwhelming.

This year, honors students will have the opportunity to participate in the new Watson Mentoring Program, which will pair freshmen with an advanced honors student to facilitate a more smooth transition into college, said Maddison Grigsby, Honors Cabinet vice president.



Grigsby, a junior international finance major, said she took this on as her project for the semester.

Parking problem needs attention on, off campus

Published Oct 2, 2008

Although it might rub students the wrong way, neighborhoods surrounding the university have every right to ban student parking during school hours.

Such a measure wouldn't be necessary if students would park legally and courteously on city streets.



Blocking driveways and mailboxes of residents in an effort to get to class on time is not behavior becoming of students.



Commuting students also have no choice but to obey such bans if they are properly passed through the city.

Office looks to hire director to oversee Greek life

Published Oct 2, 2008

Fraternity and Sorority Life is looking to fill a new post after the staff reorganized positions and responsibilities within the office, an assistant dean of Campus Life said.

James Parker, assistant dean of Campus Life, said the director of fraternity and sorority affairs position was created based on the former position of assistant director of fraternity and sorority life. After weeks of ruffling through resumes the search has narrowed down to three candidates, said Robin Williamson, one of the eight members of the search committee.

Neeley provides MBA students opportuntity to network with executives

Published Oct 2, 2008

Neeley School MBA student Jeremy Berry had the opportunity to probe the mind of the vice president of a major company while sipping cocktails.

Berry is one of several MBA students who got to hobnob with a Textron executive.



MBA students will gain access to exclusive information with the introduction of a new program called C-Level Confidential. The program gives students rare opportunities to network with top business executives from across the country, said P.D. Shabay, Neeley alumnus and cofounder of C-Level Confidential.

Plans for new music building in the works

Published Oct 2, 2008

When Richard Gipson accepted the position of director of the School of Music seven years ago, he was charged with taking the music program to the next level.A new music building is a step toward that vision...

Student cars frustrate neighbors, prompts talks of parking restrictions

Published Oct 2, 2008

Patricia Nava said she almost always parks on a neighborhood street because she can't find parking on campus.

"I've got a sticker, but I usually end up parking on the street," the senior geography major said.



She's not the only one.



Residents of the Bluebonnet Hills Neighborhood Association are in the midst of discussing parking bans for the 3100 block of Wabash Avenue nearest campus and possibly the surrounding parallel streets of Odessa Avenue and Rogers Avenue, a member of the neighborhood association said.

Area RadioShack front shattered by car

Area RadioShack front shattered by car

Published Oct 2, 2008

Prepaid phone cards and shattered glass covered the entryway of the RadioShack near campus after a man drove a car through the storefront Wednesday.

At about noon, a man driving a gold Chevrolet Impala accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and drove his car into the front of the RadioShack at 3107 Greene Ave. and Berry Street from his parking place, said Officer Rodney Jones of the Fort Worth Police Department.



Along with the driver were two passengers, one in the front seat and one in the back seat, none of who suffered injuries.

Review: Coens film offers Fargo-like humor

Review: Coens’ film offers ‘Fargo’-like humor

Published Oct 1, 2008

When they're not filming grim dramas like "No Country for Old Men," the Coen brothers usually fall back on screwball comedies like "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

"Burn After Reading" seems to find a balance between the two, reminding me most of the Coens' "Fargo" and their shaggy dog story, "The Big Lebowski."



The latter film had a quest that seemingly led nowhere. Here the quest leads nowhere but leaves a trail of bodies.

Faculty, staff launch car pooling program

Published Oct 1, 2008

Dusty Crocker, an assistant professor of professional practice in art, had to replace what he calls his "gas burner," a Ford Explorer, with a Ford Escape, a smaller sport utility vehicle, in order to get better gas mileage on his car.

Crocker lives 30 miles away from the university and has noticed cars driving the same direction to school with TCU parking stickers during his morning commutes.



"I have asked casually just to see if some other professors can carpool with me," Crocker said.



A solution to his problems is in the works.