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Running a red light may now result in a $75 fine in the mail

Published Oct 7, 2010

Caitlin Cecil, a recent graduate, hurried to make it through a yellow light on her way down South Hulen Street.

She was not pulled over and she did not have to explain herself to an officer for her speeding through the intersection, but several weeks later she received her punishment in the mail 8212; a citation for $75 and a photo of her car speeding through the intersection under a red light.

The red light camera, located at the intersection of South Hulen Street and Southwest Loop 820, is one of many issuing citations citywide.

Fiesta de Los Frogs targets prospective minority students

Published Oct 7, 2010

The Fiesta de Los Frogs event aims to bring more minority students to the university with an admissions information session, concert, tailgate and luncheon, all before the football game Saturday, an admissions counselor said.

Houston-based admissions counselor Victoria Herrera, said that the event specifically targets prospective minority students, though other students can attend. Herrera has been involved with the annual Fiesta de Los Frogs event since its inception in 2001.

Week 6 of the Skiffs college Pick Em poll

Week 6 of the Skiff’s college Pick ‘Em poll

Published Oct 7, 2010

Every week, Chancellor Victor Boschini and several student leaders pick who will win top upcoming college football games in the Daily Skiff college football pick'em challenge. Last week TCU News Now sports director Chris Blake and TCU head twirler Skyler Mathis went 5-0 after predicting the winners from all five matchups correctly. Blake currently has the lead with the highest cumulative score at 21-4.

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Student’s memorial service to be held Friday

Published Oct 7, 2010

A memorial service for Stephen Scherer is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Southcliff Baptist Church, a church minister said.

James Brown, minister to families with children at Southcliff, said the service will be open to all university students, faculty and staff. Brown said there is no firm schedule for the service, but that Senior Pastor Caroll Marr would share a brief message and some of Scherer's friends would share stories. Scherer's family will be present at the service, he said.

"[The service] will be a celebration of his life," Brown said.

New red light cameras will increase safety awareness

Published Oct 7, 2010

Attention local speed demons 8212; the City of Fort Worth is watching you, but don't worry, it's for your own good.

As anyone who has driven down some of the major streets in the university area would know, red light cameras have been popping up at many intersections recently. Flooring it at the last minute as you approach a light may seem like a good way to save time, but you won't be feeling so sly when a $75 ticket arrives at your doorstep a few weeks later.

Schools, government need to be proactive about cyberbullying

Schools, government need to be proactive about cyberbullying

Published Oct 7, 2010

Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi's suicide on September 22 refocused national attention on cyberbullying, a problem that occurs across college campuses in growing severity. The tragedy started...

Filibusters have prevented Democrats from addressing urgent national priorities

Filibusters have prevented Democrats from addressing urgent national priorities

Published Oct 6, 2010

The U.S. Senate has been working about as well as a car without gasoline lately.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin recently wrote in The Nation, "Despite record-high persistent unemployment, Republicans have repeatedly used the filibuster to kill attempts to extend benefits to the long-term jobless...filibusters have prevented Democrats from addressing urgent national priorities ranging from climate change to immigration reform to energy transformation."

Doug Newsom is one of two honorees who will be inducted into the Schieffer School Hall of Excellence.

Two honorees to be inducted into Schieffer School Hall of Excellence

Published Oct 6, 2010

Two honorees will be inducted into the Schieffer School Hall of Excellence for their contributions to the Schieffer School of Journalism on Oct. 12, the chair of the selection committee said.

Professor Tommy Thomason, founder of the Hall of Excellence and chair of the selections committee, said Doug Newsom and Steve Buttry earned their nominations for their outstanding contributions to their fields.

Thomason started the Schieffer School Hall of Excellence to recognize people who have brought national and international acclaim to the Schieffer School.

New service allows for personalized license plates

Published Oct 6, 2010

There is a new way for students to express themselves 8212; sometimes in six characters or less.

My Plates, a specialty license plate marketing vendor, is striving to make personalized license plates more popular and diverse throughout Texas, including college campuses, spokesperson Kim Drummond said.

Drummond said that although a purple Texas Christian University license plate design is not currently sold by My Plates, one complete with a horned frog is waiting to go through the state approval process. It is expected to be released by My Plates March 15 of next year.

Revitalized Connections program fleshes out mission statement

Revitalized Connections program fleshes out mission statement

Published Oct 6, 2010

The thirteenth year of Connections ended with a celebration of interactive drumming and tribal dancing last Thursday evening. The grand finale was just one of the ways the program was almost unrecognizable...

Frogs for the Cure is more than a pink-out game

Published Oct 6, 2010

The sixth annual Frogs for the Cure event will take place in just a couple of weeks, and many more than just breast cancer survivors are impacted during its planning. Frogs for the Cure is more than just...

Rachel’s Challenge sends message of caring, remembrance

Published Oct 6, 2010

Sharon Bebout said students should practice openness and acceptance to make the world a little better at an event Wednesday dedicated to her daughter.

The TCU chapter of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the Brown-Lupton University Union co-hosted the Rachel's Challenge presentation, held in memory of Amanda Bebout, a junior nursing major who took her own life in January. Sharon Bebout opened the presentation by saying what people can do to help further the challenge's goals.