"Wild Hogs" is hard to hate, and moviegoers will appreciate its slapstick humor - though it only poses as a great comedy.Doug (Tim Allen), Woody (John Travolta), Bobby (Martin Lawrence, "Bad Boys II") and Dudley (William H. Macy, "Thank You For Smoking") are four guys, in the throes of middle-aged mediocrity, who set out on the open road with only the wind at their backs. Only two things stand in their way: a highway patrolman (John C.

An administrator said TCU will recommend to the board of trustees today that Four Sevens Resources Co. be named the university's "natural gas operator." Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, said in an e-mail Thursday that the designation would jump-start negotiations with Four Sevens to generate a lease allowing exploration for natural gas on TCU property.

Chancellor Victor Boschini is giving Chef Boyardee a run for his money.Kids Who Care will host its 10th annual Cookin' For Kids on Sunday at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center to raise money for scholarships and youth leadership training.

Boschini is one of the featured guests.

"I really believe in Kids Who Care," Boschini said. "I think they are a wonderful organization."

Broadway, television and film actor Michael Kostroff will share his professional acting experience with theatre students in Buschman Theatre today.Kostroff will discuss getting into the acting business, how to overcome obstacles and the often-made mistakes actors should avoid, said Harry Parker, chair of the theatre department.

Some of Kostroff's television career includes "General Hospital," "Boston Legal," "Veronica Mars," "The West Wing," "ER" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," according to the Internet Movie Database Web site.

Children should be taught about same-sex marriage as they grow up to avoid confusion later on in their lives. Same-sex marriage has become a regular issue in the news lately, and children will wonder what all the fuss is about if they are not presented with the facts of life. From an early age, kids are taught that men and women get married from fairy tales, television, movies and from observing others around them. What happens when children see same-sex marriage argued on the news?

Less than three months after a bicycle accident left him in a coma, the former TCU Reformed University Fellowship leader has been transported back to Fort Worth.Dustin Salter, former RUF leader, was moved...

The International Student Association will host its first International Olympics today as part of International Week events promoting cultural diversity.Students will have the opportunity to participate...

A new position in the Honors Program has been created to help the growing program in its transition to becoming the Honors College in 2009.Peggy Watson, director of the Honors Program, announced at the Honors Achievement Celebration on Feb. 11 that English professor Ron Pitcock will become assistant director of the program, beginning fall 2007.

"The Honors Program has grown so much recently that it needs more than just one person," Pitcock said. "This is just one way of meeting those needs."

NHL coach Lindy Ruff, of the Sabres, was fined $10,000 for sending his players to rough up the Senators in a game last Thursday between Buffalo and Ottawa, according to the MSNBC Web site.Ruff's coaching tip came after his forward took an elbow to the forehead from the Senators' Chris Neil. Ruff got what he wanted when every player on the ice started fighting.

After the game, Ruff was not reluctant to admit what he had done.

"Yea, I told them, 'Go out and run 'em,'" he said in an Associated Press article.

Panhellenic representatives voted Wednesday on which sorority to invite to campus, but the results will not be released until the acceptance process has been finalized.Panhellenic sorority representatives voted between Alpha Phi, Delta Zeta and Gamma Phi Beta. The sorority with the highest votes will receive an offer to come to TCU in the fall. The three sororities were chosen from eight applicants.

The victorious powers of World War II created the United Nations in hope of staving off another war. What they ended up doing was creating a bureaucratic and ineffective organization that does not have the power to preserve peace. Primarily, the Security Council, the U.N.'s most important decision-making body, does not work. The five nations with veto power on the council are Russia, China, France, England and the United States.

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