From Fort Worth to New York City and all places in between, TCU graduate Adam Golka is making a name for himself.After being awarded the Gilmore Young Artist Award, Golka is now traveling the country, playing in major concert halls, said Dana Ramos, Golka's agent..
The Gilmore Award is given to two students under the age of 22 every two years. Each recipient receives $15,000 to further his or her musical career..
The candidates for the award are judged discreetly instead of in competition form for musicianship and performing abilities over a long period of time.
TCU's vaunted defense took a blindside hit this week as James Vess was ruled ineligible to play this season. Vess, a junior defensive tackle from Fort Worth, was one of nine starters slated to return for a defense that ranked No. 2 in total defense in the country last season. Despite the season-long suspension, head coach Gary Patterson said he was informed Tuesday that Vess is still allowed to practice with the team.
The incoming rookie talent for the soccer team has gained recogonition in the collegiate soccer world as exhibition play begins.With a recruiting class ranked 40th by Soccer Buzz Magazine and 16 returning players, head coach Dan Abdalla said the preseason training was used to get the players acquainted with one another to see how the team will fit together.
The Horned Frogs first preseason game is tonight against the Stephen F. Austin University Ladyjacks in Nacogdoches.
The president of the Brite Divinity School said he hopes through his background in the history of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) he can help the church evolve with the changing times instead of dwelling in the past. President Newell Williams was elected as moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) this summer at the church's biennial general assembly in Fort Worth.
Dallas/Fort Worth experienced a series of rains of Genesian proportions last summer. For nearly seven weeks straight, rainfall drenched the Metroplex causing dams and floodgates to be opened.While these daily showers continued, work progressed as planned for the construction on the TCU campus. The Amon G. Carter and the Kellye Wright Samuelson residence halls are open for business in what used to be a crater in the heart of the university. The construction is still on schedule for a spring opening of the Teresa and Luther King and the Mary and Robert J. Wright residence halls.
TCU has suspended all activity with University Financial Services, a student loan vendor, because of accusations from the New York Attorney General. The TCU Athletics Department is one of 40 university...
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A relatively small Colby Hall elevator wasn't the reason paramedics chose to treat their patient on the third floor Thursday, rather than transporting him elsewhere, a MedStar representative said.But freshman Kristin Partyka, the man's daughter, said she was worried that if a serious incident occurred and immediate MedStar assistance was needed, someone's life could be in jeopardy because the stretcher doesn't fit in the elevator.
Three college students, one of them from TCU, saved a Fort Worth woman from an early morning house fire and helped to extinguish the fire that engulfed the woman's front porch, said the woman's neighbors.Chris Hillis, a junior political science major, and two high school classmates, said they came out of their house at roughly 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 11 and saw the woman's front porch ablaze. After a neighbor told them someone was inside the house, the students said they ran through the smoke onto the porch and began to knock on windows in an attempt to wake the woman.
Chancellor Victor Boschini kicked off the semester by announcing the "R-Rated" theme for the semester and presenting the Chancellor's Staff Award for Outstanding Service during the annual Opening Luncheon on Friday. Boschini said the "R-Rated" theme stands for rights, responsibilities and respect.
"The student body is well aware of their rights, but we would like them to learn responsibility as well," Boschini said.
Boschini said the theme "is designed to encourage dialogue and respect for others."
M.J. Neeley School of Business representatives were in high spirits Monday as they joined the elite 25 in Fortune's ranking of America's best colleges for entrepreneurs.The ranking was released with a brief description of why the school was chosen, also naming the Neeley School among the top five undergraduate schools for entrepreneurs in Texas. In the explanation, Fortune reported that TCU has the largest chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization with more than 350 student members.
After months of discussion about drilling for natural gas on TCU grounds, the administration has a proposed date to begin work on a natural gas well.Four Sevens Oil Co. will be working in conjunction with...