The House of Student Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to standardize candidate election signs, by a vote of 22-4 with 10 abstentions. Perry Cunningham, Neeley School of Business representative and...

Not only are Latino immigrant churches changing the culture, they are impacting the religious climate of America, said a theology professor from Puerto Rico on Tuesday night."The world of Latino immigrant congregations is diverse, challenging and changing," said Luis Rivera, director of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Theology and Ministry at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. "They have changed the face and faith in this country."

All dogs go to heaven, but first they must be blessed.Members of the TCU community can bring their animals to the 3rd Annual Blessing of the Animals service Wednesday.

The Rev. Angela Kaufman, minister to the university, said the Blessing of the Animals is a service that goes on at schools and churches as well as many other places of worship all over the world.

Kaufman said this service usually takes place around the Feast Day of St. Francis, the saint of animals. All animals are welcome from dogs, rabbits, chickens, even lizards have been known to attend.

One of the largest student-run philanthropy event in the university's history, Up 'Til Dawn, is getting bigger.The Up 'Til Dawn program, which supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., will raise funds through a letter writing campaign Wednesday.

With an 11-hour letter writing campaign, compared to last year's nine-hour campaign, students will have more opportunities to support the fundraising goal of $45,000, which is $10,000 more than last year, executive director Sarah Durkee said.

A newborn baby, still bloody from the womb sits to the right - the size of a large pickup truck. On the left, a couple lies cuddling with worried looks on their faces, and each of them no more than one foot long.This is a scene viewers will experience at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which is currently hosting the works of renowned contemporary sculptor Ron Mueck.

According to the Modern's Web site, Mueck, who began his career making puppets for Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show," has lent 13 of his sculptures to the museum for this special exhibit that opened June 24.

Three women's tennis players were shut out at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif.The doubles team of juniors Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska, ranked No. 14 in the nation, fell 8-4 to Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong of Cal Poly.

In singles competition, sophomore Nina Munch-Soegaard lost to Pepperdine's Bianca Dulgehru, 6-3, 6-0, and Harkins lost to Alex Haney of Auburn, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The Horned Frogs will travel to Lubbock, on Oct. 19 for the ITA Regionals.

Staff writer Alex Zobel

By winning its first conference game Saturday, the soccer team has extended its winning streak to three matches.The Horned Frogs got off to a quick start during the 3-1 win against Air Force, scoring two goals on the Falcons within the first 10 minutes.

With an assist from freshman forward Jackie Torda, sophomore midfielder Michelle Nguyen netted TCU's first goal in the fourth minute.

Just seconds later the Falcons evened the score with a penalty kick.

Most sprinklers don't shoot 40 feet in the air.That was the case Monday morning, however, when construction workers hit an irrigation line in the Worth Hills area just outside of the Kappa Alpha Theta house, spilling water for about 10 minutes.

"It was just shooting as tall as the house," said Whitney Freeman, a sophomore nursing major and member of Kappa Alpha Theta. "It was pretty high up there."

The volleyball team managed to work a split of the matches in a weekend road series against the BYU Cougars and Utah Utes.Saturday's match with the Utes marked a historic moment for senior libero Calli Corley as she set the all-time record for digs in a career. She notched 33 digs during the match giving her 1,229 for her career.

She is the first Horned Frog to pass the 1,200 dig milestone. The 3-2 match win over Utah broke a four-match losing streak and brought the team to 3-3 in conference.

The confidence gained from the equestrian team's first victory of the season Saturday will hopefully carry over for the rest of the season, the head coach said. Coming off a 9-7 win against Stephen F. Austin, head coach Gary Reynolds said the dominance of the Western team was a big key to Saturday's win. Junior Chloe Baker led the way for the Western team, accumulating a 73.5 score.

Senior Kindel Huffman and junior Carrie von Uhlit took home MVP honors, with two and one, respectively.