Beginning next fall, freshmen won't have to worry so much about the interview to get into the business school.Currently, TCU students are required to have 60 hours, including business prerequisites, and pass tests over Microsoft Office programs to be able to apply. Then, the students go through a formal interview process, said Dan Short, dean of the business school.

Next fall, freshmen will be admitted directly into the business school, Short said. The business school will give the TCU admissions office a target number of freshmen to base admissions quota on.

He wrote some of the most popular songs of the last century. He's been a movie star and sells out stadiums worldwide. His latest offering, "12 Songs," was called "his best work in ages," by E! Online and the "most entertaining, satisfying album Diamond has ever released," by All Music Guide.But can Neil Diamond be cool again?

Some, including more than a few loyal Diamond fans, wonder if his latest effort falls between his old audience and a younger, hipper crowd, raised on Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Two hundred people in their best suits and dresses began to serve themselves at the buffet lines full of pasta, chicken and steak.It was a typical formal for Sigma Phi Epsilon.

As the formal continued, the fraternity president received word that someone was ill from drinking too much alcohol. In a matter of minutes, a cab was called, university officials were contacted, and the female student was safe and sound in her residence hall.

TCU's swimming and diving team will compete in its first big meet of the season, the Texas Invitational, Thursday through Saturday in Austin."This tournament really gives the kids a chance to swim in one of the fastest pools," said head coach Richard Sybesma. "We really use this tournament as a chance to compete against some to the best teams in the country."

Sybesma said about 30 teams will be at the invitational, including Southern California, which is one of the best.

TCU has $100,613 to buy a scientific instrument to allow genetic sequencing, officials said.LI-COR Biosciences, a company that manufactures scientific equipment, gave around $50,000 of the amount through an education matching fund program, said Phil Hartman, professor of biology.

The TCU biology department matched the LI-COR grant to reach the $100,613 needed to buy the genetic sequencing equipment, Hartman said.

As a basketball player, Sheryl Swoopes has won three gold medals, four WNBA titles and is the reigning WNBA MVP, but all that seems to matter now is that she is a lesbian.In a recent article in ESPN The...

The TCU Lady Frogs will face 20th-ranked Oklahoma on Wednesday night in Norman.TCU head coach Jeff Mittie said the Sooners were led by a good freshman inside player.

Oklahoma freshman center Courtney Paris is averaging 21.7 points and 12.3 rebounds a game, according to www.soonersports.com.

Paris was recently named Big 12 Rookie of the Week.

Mittie said Oklahoma also had veteran perimeter players.

"They are a good, hard-nosed basketball team," Mittie said.

He said Oklahoma has played more games than the Lady Frogs.

Too often ladies tell me the dating scene here at TCU is dead or dying, that it is lost forever to modern society's preoccupation with sex and alcohol and that nothing can bring it back.Well, guess what:...

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.The age-old question of what men and women want in the hectic world of dating always seems to linger in the air, especially in the social scene of a collegian.

So men, here is your chance to set the record straight. Of course, answers varied between each guy, but several conclusions could be made. Ladies, pay attention. I hope this will help solve some of your frustrations.



What is the college guy looking for?