Pandemic Studios returns to the forefront with its new title, "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames." Mercs 2 serves as a loosely tied sequel to the original, which made its premiere back in January 2005. This re-entrance into the sandbox genre for Pandemic was highly anticipated by fans of the previous release. With revamped gameplay and controls, and a much richer, tropical habitat to destroy, Mercs 2 has all the flash needed to draw a crowd.

A Fort Worth City Council ordinance aimed to keep duplexes from popping up in the Paschal neighborhood east of TCU may hurt a few student renters now, but in the long run it will be good for the TCU community,...

College is expensive. This is normal. TCU is exorbitant. That is not.

Tuition has been hiked twice since I arrived two years ago.

With a marked increase in the price of meal plans ($1,200 per semester last academic year to $1,799 this semester for the minimum plan), and more expensive dormitories becoming prevalent ($3,450 per bedroom per semester for a four-bedroom suite in Wright Hall), working class collegians like myself are beginning to feel the strain.

What do you want done?

With that simple phrase, the creation of a walking, talking, screaming Horned Frog spirit machine begins.

To join in, you don't have to be crazy, and it doesn't hurt.

Here are some steps on how you can become part of this living tradition.

STEP 1: Gather supplies

To transform yourself from a regular fan to a super fan, you will need a couple of items:

Washable paint - It comes in 16-ounce containers in various colors and will cost about $5.

The women's tennis team will hit the courts today at the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Ga. for its first tournament of the fall season.

The tournament, hosted by the University of Georgia, will be a round robin event of singles and doubles matches and will feature the women's tennis teams of Georgia, Duke, Mississippi, Indiana, Virginia, Wake Forest and TCU, according to the University of Georgia's Athletics Web site.

Doubles matches will begin today at 10 a.m., and singles matches will follow at 12:30 p.m. The tournament will last through Sunday afternoon.

As the house lights dimmed, a commanding voice came over the crowd announcing cast changes, condemning photography, cell phones and food and drink, and warning, "platform boots and white spandex are featured...

Despite increasing unemployment nationwide, TCU graduates are still finding jobs, a Career Services official said.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported last week the nationwide unemployment rate increased from 5.7 to 6.1 percent in August.

Kimshi Hickman, associate director of employee relations, said there is a job market for college graduates despite the current economic situation.

The start of the Saturday's football game versus the Stanford University Cardinal has been changed from 6 p.m. to noon due to possible severe weather in the evening caused by Hurricane Ike.

According to the National Weather Service's Web site as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, there is a 70 percent chance of rain with wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph Saturday night.

The Saturday afternoon forecast has a 60 percent chance of precipitation with wind gusts of 15 to 45 mph. Rain is predicted to start around 1 p.m.

Even college officials hate it when they make bad grades.Coming off the heels of the 2008 U.S. News & World Report's college rankings in which TCU fell five places, the university made a D-plus in the...