After much debate, the House of Student Representatives voted against a resolution to support the implementation of a plus/minus grading system.If passed, the resolution would have given the House's endorsement...

Toward the end of every semester, students head to their academic advisers to decide which classes they should take or to discuss the directions their degree plans are taking.But what about the student...

Daryl D. Schmidt, a John F. Weatherly professor of religion and former chairman of the religion department, died of colon cancer Tuesday morning. David Grant, professor and current chairman of the religion department, said Schmidt was "a wonderful presence in the department."

"Dr. Schmidt was a gentle, thoughtful, engaging scholar of the New Testament," Grant said. "He was a wonderful teacher and mentor to students and a bridge-builder among scholars with different approaches to the Bible."

In the world of indie rock, Austin-based musician John Vanderslice is an anomaly.Over the past decade he has established himself as a jack of many trades through his accomplishments as a meticulous musician, prolific photographer and owner of the successful Tiny Telephone recording studio.

After the 2005 release of "Pixel Revolt," his fifth full-length album, Vanderslice toured Europe with rising stars Death Cab for Cutie before returning home for a handful of shows at last week's SXSW music conference.

TCU Dining Services is planning to change how sushi will be offered on campus throughout the remainder of the semester and into following years."In fall, we are going to renovate the Far East section of The Main, and sushi will be the premier offering," said Legia Aboto, district marketing manager for Sodexho, the food management company with which TCU has a contract.

The major question is whether to continue offering the prepackaged units or change to a made-to-order style of sales, said Rick Flores, general manager for Sodexho.

Senior Shawn Ferguson said is hoping the third time will be a charm for him tonight as the Horned Frogs head to Waco for a night game against No. 22 Baylor (14-6).Ferguson, who will be making his third...

Despite the drenching storm that barrelled through much of Texas this weekend, the region still remains in a drought, officials say.Stacie Hanes, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said Fort Worth is ahead in rainfall for 2006, but it has not been enough to cancel out last year's deficit.

"Normally, we see about 6 inches of rain through March 20, but this year we have already seen over 10 inches," Hanes said. "So we are ahead of schedule for the year, but we still aren't caught up."

Just the thought of walking to class without a cell phone to talk on or an iPod to listen to makes a shiver run up their spines.They get to class, and there is a computer staring them in the face. They can't surf the Internet or read junk e-mails.

Some may think, "Is this kind of life really worth living?"

Worth it or not, four TCU students did it for a day - and lived to tell the tale.