"Third time is a charm" was not the case Wednesday night as TCU men's basketball lost 73-60 to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.It was the third time in TCU history that the two teams faced off at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, and once again, the Rebels got the better of the Frogs, as big plays and timely shooting proved to be too much to overcome.

Despite the lopsided score, TCU was very much in the ball game. The Frogs were only down two at the half thanks to a last second tip-in by senior forward Chudi Chinweze, who finished with 9 points.

In order to get ahead in the business world, students should have tenacity, believe in themselves and be frugal with their money, a leading businesswoman said Wednesday night at a meeting hosted by the CEO Club.Nancy Tartaglino Richards, the founder and chairwoman of three different companies, told about 60 students how she worked her way to become the owner of the fourth largest woman-owned business in Texas.

Tuesday night's State of the Union address and subsequent response solidified the notion that this country's political system is sick, stagnant and in desperate need of change on both sides of the congressional...

The women's tennis team heads to Wisconsin Thursday for one of TCU's most competitive tournaments of the year.The USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships event, which lasts through Sunday, is an invitational event that grants automatic bids to last season's top 12 teams. The final four spots are allotted by an Intercollegiate Tennis Association committee.

Head coach Dave Borelli said the invitation is a testament to the team's recent successes.

"We're pretty honored," Borelli said. "We'll play some real good teams. It's a chance to go out and make our mark."

English is an excellent language. It's changeable and flexible, full of slang, obscure words, foreign words and synonyms, all of which make it easier to express extremely precise shades of meaning.But there are areas where English is lacking.

For instance, how do you answer a question asked in the negative?

This can be very important. Answering your girlfriend's "I'm not fat, am I?" with a simple "yes" or "no" could get you in trouble. You might mean "Yes, you're not fat," or "No, you're not fat," but that's not necessarily how she'll take it.

TCU is making the grade with its new proposed system of evaluating student academics.The Academic Excellence Committee of the Faculty Senate is currently working to implement a new grading system as early as Fall 2007. Instead of the existing system consisting of simply A's, B's, C's and so on, pluses and minuses will be thrown into the mix. Though the OK has not yet been given, this new method of grading has already been the catalyst of much controversy around campus.

The Main will begin offering healthier late-night options today, and Frog Bytes now carries organic food in response to student demands, a Sodexho representative said.The Grill in The Main is offering wraps so that students still have healthy options after 8 p.m., said Legia Abato, marketing director for Sodexho.

Alissa Garner, chairwoman of the Dining Services Committee for the Student Government Association, said: "That's something that always comes up, the healthiness of cafeteria food. After a semester of pushing for it, we're finally starting to see some changes."