Beautiful flowers and neatly cut grass come at a price - not just a monetary one. Their pollens cause millions to suffer from allergies each year and have for thousands of years, allergists say."Allergy is a sign of immune strength, not weakness. It may signify those people who have ancestors that survived parasites," said Bob Lanier, an allergist and clinical professor for the University of North Texas.

The Southwest Journalism Congress, comprised of colleges in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, awarded 12 TCU students for their excellence in journalism. Five students from the Schieffer School of Journalism...

The New York Times reporter Adam Clymer, made famous by a crude remark President Bush made during his campaign in 2000, is coming to speak to TCU students at 7 p.m. Monday in Moudy Building South, Room 320.During a Labor Day weekend rally, Bush turned to his running mate, Dick Cheney, and said, "There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole from The New York Times."

Bush was unaware that the microphones were on, and the sound byte was picked up and heard by several crowd members and reporters.

After the soccer team's impressive wins last weekend, head coach Dan Abdalla said he is interested to see how the momentum carries into the start of conference play this weekend.With a victory against...

The Horned Frog volleyball team will continue its conference play when Air Force and New Mexico come to town this weekend.Friday, the team will play Air Force, whose current record is 4-14 overall and 0-4 in the Mountain West Conference.

The Frogs face New Mexico, which is 9-5 overall and 1-3 in conference, Saturday. The match is at 7 p.m. at the University Recreation Center.

Junior outside hitter Calli Corley said she has high hopes for the team and herself this weekend, as well as this season.

For two and a half years, the only men's soccer TCU has seen has been through pick-up games, clubs or intramurals.It's time for this to change.

Soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in the nation. Since its inception in 1996, Major League Soccer has grown to include 12 teams in two conferences. In August, the Metroplex's own FC Dallas changed venues to a brand-new stadium in Frisco. The team's popularity is growing, boasting attendance of 11,000 to 15,000 at home games.

The Writing Center is doing something new this fall.The center created a graduate writing program that caters to students working on in-depth works such as theses and dissertations, the associate director of the Writing Center said.

"I was happy to hear a specific graduate section was formalized," said Katie Low, a doctoral student at Brite Divinity School.

Graduate students used the Writing Center in the past and contributed to last year's number of tutorials, which was more than 4,000, said Dave Kuhne, associate director of the Writing Center.