Every dog has its day, and today Nova, the German Shepherd, enjoyed her blessing and treats at the TCU Blessing of the Animals.Nova was one of the many animals at the blessing, including chickens, cats and rabbits. All the animals mingled for an hour without too much disruption.

The blessing was a gathering of owners and pets to celebrate the lives of animals and creation.

Nova, and her owner, Leah Metzger, a junior biology major, attended the pet blessing at 5:15 p.m. outside Robert Carr Chapel.

Ben Stein is known by many as "the-Clear-Eyes-guy," or "Ferris Bueller's teacher" in the 1986 cult classic "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."But there's another Ben Stein.

"He spreads across groups and generations," said Mark Murtagh, a senior political science major and Fogelson Honors Forum coordinator.

TCU had its slice of Stein last night, when Stein was the featured speaker at the Fogelson Honors Forum.

Murtagh said it asked Stein to speak because of his diverse resume and his widespread appeal.

Students will visit their high schools during upcoming breaks to raise interest and awareness about the university as part of the TCU Ambassadors program.The students will answer questions and hand out TCU literature as part of the hometown recruiting program through TCU Ambassadors, the student-run group that promotes the university.

"We get to share our experiences at TCU and communicate them at our home high schools," said Courtney Klink, TCU Ambassadors president.

For one student from Dillard University, the Hurricane Katrina evacuation was far from perfect, raising questions about how TCU would react in a similar crisis.For Cecile Mitchell, a sophomore biology...

Tonight, North America will regain its fourth sport, but not without some major changes to the game and promotions to attract fans.After a yearlong work stoppage, the National Hockey League is returning to the sports scene, and will have to deal with what Major League Baseball faced after its season-ending 1994 strike: an apathetic fan base.

The strike, which wiped out all 1,230 regular season games last year, has caused many problems for the sport of hockey and its fans.

After a decade on the music scene, Sponge's latest release, "The Man," represents a shift from radio-friendly hard rock to fan-pleasing live anthems."The Man," released on Dallas-based Idol Records, carries many of the same glam-rock anthemic hooks of its older material that drew comparisons to Grunge-era bands like Spacehog and Alice in Chains. Under many of the tunes, however, there is an added influence of detuned nu-metal groups.

America is Waiting's debut EP, "In the Lines," is geared toward those who seek an album more progressive and fast-paced than many recent releases.The EP, like a Hitchcock thriller, aims to build the tension...

After two weeks of Saturday evening sneak previews, where the median age of attendees left me searching for retirement home buses, "In Her Shoes" opens in theaters this Friday.Aside from the fact half...

Programming Council wants to know what a dream day at TCU would be like for students.Would it be walking past the Brown-Lupton Student Center where the latest hit band is playing at Frog Fountain with a buffet of free food to munch on?

Members of PC say that it's not out of the question.

PC is a branch of the Student Government Association that works to produce events for the TCU community, said Vanessa Flores, a junior social work major.