Alex Castriota, 18, has never been in love and would rather diepeacefully than in a random accident. According to his MySpaceprofile, the Berkeley Preparatory senior who lives in Tampa, Fla.,fears the...

TCU's Board of Trustees met for its spring meeting Friday and decided on a $293 million budget for the 2006-2007 academic year, said Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration.This year's budget is an 8 percent increase from last year's budget, which was $271 million, Gutierrez said.

The $22 million increase can be attributed to a series of initiatives that will fund programs ranging from Academic Affairs to student life, he said. Rising utility costs were also factored into determining next year's budget, Gutierrez said.

Everybody has a different appetite.Some people eat like birds, others like lions. Some eat two meals a day, others eat five. Some only settle for greens, others want straight meat and potatoes.But despite...

When senior finance and accounting major Dan Lienemann first came to TCU, he started his freshman year like many other new students - stocking up on textbooks required for his classes. The total was around $450. Since then, Lienemann, an international finance and accounting major, has used what he has learned in financial management classes - to get more for less. He no longer goes to the TCU bookstore for his books.Lienemann has discovered that just by a click of the mouse, he can save $100 to $300 a semester on his books.

Everyone knows college basketball players can jump.So much of hoops is played in the air. Rebounds, dunks, fadeaways, shot blocking - the list goes on. And for the most part, leaping ability seems to be one thing that most Division I ball players have got figured out.

But there's jumping . and then there's the Jump. And for all the complexities inherent in the game of basketball, nothing may be more difficult for young men and women to understand than that one Jump: moving from high school to college ball.

Mind over muscle

Just like that, on the very day journalism legend Bob Schieffer came to the TCU campus to talk, he was replaced.But maybe even more alarming than the timing of the announcement of Schieffer's successor on the "CBS Evening News" was the person selected - Katie Couric.

Few would question Couric's substantial popularity; even those who don't find her work interesting have to admit that she has a substantial following. But the debate here is not over whether CBS chose a journalist with appropriate notoriety, but whether they even chose a hard-news journalist at all.

The No. 29 men's tennis team gets right into the swing of things when they open conference play against New Mexico tonight.The teams come into their match-up from different paths. The Lobos (9-4) have won four matches in a row, while the Horned Frogs (9-8) are coming off a close 4-3 loss to SMU.

Senior Jacopo Tezza said these are the matches that matter the most.

"We've had some tough losses lately," Tezza said. "The effort has always been good. We're ready to compete in conference."

The first Gary Patterson 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday at Amon Carter Stadium in an effort to help the children of the community and introduce them to TCU, said the secretary treasurer of the Gary Patterson Foundation.Kelsey Patterson, wife of head football coach Gary Patterson and secretary treasurer of the foundation, said the Gary Patterson Foundation was founded in 2005 benefiting children's organizations that include life skills programs, health and family services, and educational programs.