An engineering professor and two undergraduate students are working to develop new technologies with the help of grants from two Dallas/Fort Worth-based companies.Edward Kolesar, W.A. Moncrief professor of engineering, Brandon Least, junior mechanical engineering major and Jeff Tippey, junior electrical engineering major, are using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to create a wireless sensor for helicopter blades and a mechanical eye.

The sky is the limit at KTCU 88.7 FM The Choice as the station seeks to replace the outdated logo with something a little more hip, said the station manager for The Choice.Russell Scott, KTCU's station manager, said the station is holding a contest open to all listeners, but said he wants the logo contest to appeal to students in particular.

"We're hoping it has some purple in it, but it's certainly not limited to just purple," Scott said.

The only requirements Scott said he has for the new logo is that it contains KTCU, The Choice, FM 88.7 and Fort Worth.

Although the Frogs are just better than .500, the team, which went 0-1-1 during the weekend, played hard and worked on its fundamentals.The Frogs (6-7-3, 0-2-2 MWC) tied the Wyoming Cowgirls Friday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium and lost to the UNLV Rebels Sunday in Las Vegas.

Freshman midfielder Michelle Nguyen said although the Frogs didn't win the game, the team played to its fullest.

Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror? How many times have we heard this question, particularly directed toward women? But seriously, do you like what you see?

In the movie "Mean Girls," to quote a beloved and, of course, credible source, one of the main characters who comes into the "popular crowd" observes she "never knew there could be so many things wrong with your body." Another girl looks at her hands and says, "My cuticles are horrible."

Seriously?

The Mr./Ms. TCU competition isn't exactly gaining popularity from the student body this year due to the disqualification of three Ms. TCU candidates last week.Seniors Liz Hamner, Jill Rutherford and Katie...

Good students need not be punished for being well-liked.On behalf of the three ineligible Ms. TCU nominees, I, along with several other angered individuals, would like to express our complete disgust for the way our university has handled the situation of disqualifying Ms. TCU nominees due to Facebook groups.

Yes, you read correctly: Facebook. Ludicrous? I know. But we'll get to that later.

Since having Facebook groups made without their knowledge, three women have been deemed ineligible from the race by the university.

With the men's golf fall season coming to an end, the Frogs are looking to regain focus so the team does not repeat the performance it had at this past weekend's tournament, said Bill Montigel, the head men's golf coach.The team placed 11th among the 15-team field this weekend at the annual Ridges Intercollegiate in Jonesborough, Tenn.

For the first time in seven years, the team finished outside the top three.

Hubba Hubba! Flex those muscles and raise those water bottles high because, according to Men's Fitness magazine, TCU is currently rated the eighth fittest campus in the nation.Good? Sure. But could we do better? Definitely.

According to the report, TCU received an A- for sleep and exercise, an A+ for gym hours, and a B for overall culture of fitness.

Our downfall? Unhealthy habits. We received a C- in consumption of tobacco, alcohol and fast food. However, when one applies a little common sense, it's a relatively easy problem to fix.

TCU's Campaigns Team, which now has Coca-Cola Classic using its new Web site to recruit students and sell atypical TCU shirts to raise funds for competition, the Campaigns Team adviser said.Since the first campaign in 1999, TCU's Campaigns Team, a student-run advertising agency, has been responsible for constructing marketing plans for national clients, said Mike Wood, the adviser and an advertising/public relations instructor.

He said this year presents the biggest client yet, Coca-Cola.

The volleyball team finished the first half of its conference season with an even-conference record that has the Frogs in the middle of the Mountain West Conference pack.The Frogs swept both their weekend matches against New Mexico, a conference opponent, and UT-Pan American, in their last nonconference home game.

The team's winning weekend started with a Friday night match against the New Mexico Lobos, winning all three games 30-23, 30-21 and 30-27.

The TCU Muslim Student Association is hosting TCU's first annual Fast-A-Thon today to raise money for the West Africa Food Relief Fund.Participants will fast from sunrise to sundown, meaning they will abstain from consuming all types of food and beverage.

Danielle Richter, president of the Muslim Student Association, said fasting is an opportunity to practice self-discipline and a reminder to not take for granted our privileged way of life.

"You fast so that you feel the pain of the hungry so that you contribute more to charity," Richter said.