Women on the "cardio deck" and men in the weight room - that's the dichotomy of the University Recreation Center. Men want to be muscular; women want to be slender. But experts say females who don't weight train are missing out, and men who don't weight train properly aren't doing any good for their bodies. Experts say while cardio activities such as running and walking have their benefits, weight training works a body in an different way - one that too many people are missing.

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Although some universities have stopped considering standardized test scores as part of their admissions processes, TCU is not changing any time soon, said an admissions official.Wes Waggoner, director of freshman admissions, ensured that the university continues factoring ACT and SAT scores into admissions decisions.

Currently, there are no four-year universities in Texas that are doing away with the SAT and ACT scores, said Beth Hancock, a guidance counselor at Arlington High School.

While some faculty and staff members contribute money to TCU every year, others say it is not financially feasible for them.The Annual Fund, a program that garners contributions from faculty and staff members, alumni and parents to support the university's operating budget, has launched this year's Faculty/Staff Annual Campaign, which ends on April 24, but not every faculty and staff member is able to participate in it.

With the immigration protests making headlines across the nation, many people have expressed their respective views on immigrants living in the United States, one comment being, "Learn the language or get out of the country." Learning the language of the country you reside in is not an absurd idea, but most of the people who make such abrupt comments have never stopped to think about the ignorance of Americans.

With the help of a TCU professor, video games are now a part of gym class in the Fort Worth Independent School District.Students in FWISD physical education classes are exercising to Dance Dance Revolution...

The College of Fine Arts will provide students with the opportunity to get out of the studio and into the business world with the development of a new arts administration minor.Eric Salisbury, a College...

Computer portals will be set up today in the Student Center Lounge to allow students to vote for Student Government Association representatives, a convenience that representatives said they hope will curb a history of low voter participation. While SGA does not tabulate the exact percentage of students who vote, Sheldon Pearson, a member of the SGA Elections and Regulations Committee, said voter turnout has been "pathetic."

He estimated that less than 10 percent of students participated in the last election.

TCU's Model United Nations chapter took home the second highest ranking last week in a competition against 200 schools in New York City. Model U.N. is a simulation of the United Nations that aims to help students learn how the United Nations actually works, said Lily Toner, head delegate for TCU's Model U.N. chapter.

At the National Model U.N. Conference, delegations from each school were assigned a different country, she said.