The season for recruiting has begun, and campus admissions counselors are at high schools around the world scouting prospective students.The heavy recruiting season is from early September to late November, and a group of about 15 staff members in admissions are visiting 35 states and 25 countries this year, said Ray Brown, dean of admissions.

Brown, who in previous years traveled to recruit in England and Scotland, just returned from a week-long trip visiting 12 high schools all over the Hawaiian Islands.

The Horned Frogs' soccer team will travel to Boise, Idaho to play a Sunday afternoon match against the Boise State Broncos. Last Saturday's 3-0 shutout of UTSA has TCU riding into the match with a 5-5 record.

The play of freshman striker Lizzy Karoly helped carry the team to victory logging two goals and an assist against UTSA. Karoly earned Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her performance in the game.

TCU sports clubs have new guidelines to follow when it comes to travel and coaches.Among these changes are the need for driver application forms and proof of insurance for cars and drivers. Also, a trip check, which involves getting the car checked by Ewell's Automotive (paid for by TCU), is now required before every trip, said Cristie Carpenter, assistant director of intramural sports.

If the sports club has a coach, he or she has to go through a background check, Carpenter said.

"You never know these days," Carpenter said.

Happily ever after - it's the fitting ending for a fairy tale, or should I say a Hollywood romance? It's also the very wrong assumption we often make about long-term relationships based on silver-screen fiction.

From the classic "Gone with the Wind" to modern teenybopper chick flicks, Hollywood portrays a predictable progression of the romantic relationship: Boy and girl fall for each other, they face some difficulties along the way, but in the end they are left madly in love. Cut.

Greek versus non-Greek. Christian versus non-Christian. "Rocker" versus "gangsta." The list goes on.All of these divisions have been criticized as methods of segregating campus, but what many do not take into account is integration begins in the classroom.

Many concerns have been raised about whether TCU is effectively adhering to its mission statement by producing "ethical leaders" in the "global community."

There are 5,000 student seats reserved for this evening's football game, but students also paid for about 1,000 seats in classes during the same time.The 5 p.m. kickoff tonight against Brigham Young University has created a dilemma for many students - will they choose to attend their classes or the game?

Provost Nowell Donovan said students must make that choice for themselves. Donovan also addressed faculty members' attendance in an e-mail Monday morning.

His message: No classes are to be canceled because of the football game.

For the first time, students are evaluating Career Services' biannual Career Expo, said the assistant director for career advising. Students were handed evaluation sheets upon entrance to yesterday's Career Expo, an event that gave students a chance to meet with up to 107 potential employers.

"We value students' input and want to know how we can improve future expos," said Jenny Cureton, assistant director for career advising.

Forty-three percent of 5,610 undergraduate TCU students transferred credits from fall 2002 to spring 2005, most of which were from community colleges, and 68 percent were from juniors and seniors, said the dean of AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences.After a task force evaluated TCU's summer school policy, it decided to amend the transfer policy so 12 hours can be transferred in from a community college before a student reaches 54 hours at TCU, said Mary Volcansek, dean of AddRan College.

Motivational speaker Allen Fishman spoke to around 120 business school students, faculty, alumni and local business owners about his new book "The Seven Secrets of Great Entrepreneurial Masters."He also talked about his company The Alternative Board, the largest franchise system in the world, which provides coaches for small business owners.

"Move a business to the next level," he said "and also your personal life to the next level."

Students had their chance to express their opinions on the plus/minus grading system last week, and now, it's the faculty's turn. All faculty members may assemble today to debate and vote on the plus/minus grading system.

Faculty can discuss the issue for as long as necessary, said David Bedford, chair of the Faculty Senate Student Relations Committee. After the debate, all members present will vote on it, Bedford said.

TCU football: not just a sport, a tradition. Weekends are often planned around tailgating, watching the game and taunting the opposing team. Not only is this a chance for students to socialize and make...