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Behnke remembered as both teacher, student

Published Jun 26, 2011

Friends, family, students and coworkers gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the life of Ralph Behnke and to share stories of the professor's love for both teaching and learning. Behnke, who passed...

Halperin debuts video for ‘The Last Song’

Published Jun 26, 2011

TCU alumnus Tim Halperin debuted a music video for his single "The Last Song," Monday morning on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, a nationally syndicated radio program. The song was originally released on YouTube after Halperin was eliminated from American Idol on March 3. Halperin wrote on his Twitter feed that the video was independently created, and the $8,000 budget was funded entirely by fans. Some of the people who helped on the music video were TCU students themselves.

TCU School of Music announces new director of jazz studies

Published Jun 26, 2011

Saxophone professor Joe Eckert was named the new Director of Jazz Studies of the TCU School of Music, according to a release from the university. Eckert will take over the position from Curt Wilson, who retired from the university at the end of the school year after a career that spanned 35 years at the university. Eckert has taught at the university since 2007. Before coming to TCU, Eckert was the lead alto saxophonist/woodwind specialist and music director of the Air Force "Airmen of Note," the top jazz ensemble of the armed forces for over 20 years.

Price defeats alumnus Jim Lane in mayoral runoff

Published Jun 25, 2011

After an additional month of campaign for the two mayoral candidates, former Tarrant County tax assessor-collector Betsy Price was elected the new mayor of Fort Worth over former councilman Jim Lane. More...

New parking lot proposed at neighborhood association meeting

Published Jun 25, 2011

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Don Mills, met with the Frisco Heights Neighborhood Association Wednesday night to discuss plans for a parking lot on the 2800 block of Lubbock and Merida avenues. Mills,...

Sadler construction set to finish by July

Published Apr 20, 2011

The current construction on the second floor of Sadler Hall has displaced all of the offices on that level, but crews are on track to finish the construction in late July. Associate Provost for Academic...

University construction: No end in sight

Published Apr 14, 2011

Harold Leeman, associate director of major projects for TCU, said the university might never reach the end of its construction to-do list. The university has been working with a master plan since the...

Stadium construction will cause seat relocation, decrease parking for 2011 season

Published Apr 11, 2011

The ongoing renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium will cause seat relocation, decreased parking and a more temporary nature for 2011 season ticket-holders TCU Athletics Director Chris Del Conte said. According...

TCU Cheerleaders advance at nationals

Published Apr 7, 2011

TCU Cheerleaders advanced to the finals of the National Cheerleading Association's national competition Thursday. They will compete in the finals 5 p.m. Friday. The team did not perform the basket...

Frogs’ game against SFA rescheduled due to weather

Published Mar 28, 2011

Frogs' junior right fielder Brance Rivera is in the midst of a 23-game hit streak as the Frogs are set to play game five of a 13-game homestand against Stephen F. Austin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rivera,...

Implosion debris clears way for stadium construction

Published Jan 11, 2011

After the Dec. 5 implosion of the football stadium's west grandstand, crews began clearing away the rubble to begin the $105 million renovation of TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium. Ross...

Construction begins for the Brite Divinity School

Published Jan 10, 2011

Construction crews began breaking ground behind Beasley Hall and the Moore Building over Christmas break to make way for the new Harrison Building, D. Newell Williams, president of the Brite Divinity School,...