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Future of bookstore umbrellas uncertain after injury to student

Published Mar 30, 2010

Bookstore officials have not decided what to do, if anything, with the umbrellas in the patio area of the university bookstore after a female student was injured by one before spring break.

On March 11, the student, whose named was withheld by campus police on a police report, was struck on the head when wind knocked one of the bookstore's outdoor umbrellas loose, said Roman Coronado, bookstore textbook manager.

Faculty Senate holds first All-Faculty Picnic

Published Mar 26, 2010

The Faculty Senate hopes to strengthen community among staff, faculty and students with its first All-Faculty Picnic on Saturday through live music, a Faculty Senate official said.The picnic for faculty...

Student body fee increase necessary

Published Mar 26, 2010

Currently, students pay a $24 student body fee each semester. This fee covers:

 Major events such as Homecoming, Howdy Week and Family Weekend



 Limited funding for student organizations and sport clubs



 Student services such as airport shuttles during Thanksgiving break



 SGA operating expenses



The fee has remained constant since 2005 - BEFORE the creation of the Campus Commons and the two-year residential living requirement, which changed the culture of our campus.

University makes agreement with WBAP to broadcast football games

Published Mar 26, 2010

The university will have a new radio provider for the upcoming football and basketball seasons, an athletics official said.

Mark Cohen, director of athletics media relations, said the university made an agreement Thursday with WBAP 820 AM/96.7 FM in Arlington.



"WBAP has long been a pillar here in Fort Worth," Cohen said, adding that it was Fort Worth's first radio station and was established by Amon G. Carter.

H20 Frogs heading to Ohio NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Published Mar 26, 2010

Sophomore Edgar Crespo is set to compete this weekend in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2010 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio, at the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of Ohio State University.

After at least 18 swimmers and one coach were hospitalized for gastrointestinal problems, each division of the men's championships has been postponed one day. Saturday marks the new day when Crespo will become the second Horned Frog to compete at the NCAA Championships since 1997.

Peer alcohol-awareness program may be more effective

Published Mar 26, 2010

When taking advice on alcohol and drugs, students are probably more likely to listen to other students than professors or parents. That's the thought behind the creation of a new peer education program called Frogs CARE. The purpose of the group is to increase alcohol and drug awareness.

The university hasn't had a program like this in recent years and, given the prevalence of underage drinking both on and off campus, it's a good idea.

Dog Chapman receives big turnout at signing

“Dog” Chapman receives big turnout at signing

Published Mar 26, 2010

Almost 1,000 people came to the campus bookstore Thursday night to see Duane "Dog" Chapman, star of the A&E television show "Dog the Bounty Hunter."

Chapman was signing copies of his book, "Where Mercy is Shown, Mercy is Given." Chapman, his family and entourage arrived 45 minutes late, but that did not deter his fans and followers, who filled the first level of the bookstore. Attendees included more Fort Worth and Tarrant County community members than TCU students.

Gala Spring Concert honors 60 years of dance

Published Mar 26, 2010

The School for Classical and Contemporary Dance will continue its celebration of 60 years of dance at the Gala Spring Concert this weekend.

Ellen Page Shelton, director of the dance school, said she is very excited both for the concert and the ability to use the Scott Theatre as a venue.



"(It will be) a very diverse and interesting program," she said. "A mix of everything from our classical tutu ballet...to the new works by the guests and Susan Roberts and Elizabeth Gillaspy."

DWI arrest on 3500 block of Bellaire Drive North, no injuries reported

Published Mar 26, 2010

Fort Worth Police arrested a 21-year-old male student on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after the student's car struck an electrical pole and spun out of control on the 3500 block of Bellaire Drive North late Thursday night, police said.

TCU Police Cpl. John Thornhill said no passengers were in the car, also adding that no pedestrians were injured. The student driver was not injured, Thornhill said.



The student was driving a black Lexus westward on Bellaire Drive North when he hit an electrical pole and lost control of the vehicle, police said.

Football program awarded for positive media attention

Published Mar 26, 2010

The university's football program was awarded the Dateline Award by the American Advertising Federation's Fort Worth chapter at a luncheon Thursday.

The award pays tribute to positive media attention brought to Fort Worth by the Horned Frogs' performance in the 2009 season, according to the AAF-Fort Worth Web site.



Jason Byrne, director of athletics marketing, said the award was a reflection of TCU football's impact on Fort Worth.

New peer program created to spread alcohol and drug awareness

Published Mar 26, 2010

The university's Alcohol and Drug Education Center is developing a new peer education program starting this spring called Frogs CARE to increase alcohol and drug awareness across campus.Yvonne Giovanis,...

Panel discusses the next step for innovation in journalism

Published Mar 26, 2010

Journalism is a process, not a product, and just because newspapers may become extinct doesn't mean journalism will as well, said one of three industry entrepreneurs Thursday afternoon as part of the Schieffer School of Journalism Green Chair "Far Out: The Frontiers of Journalism" panel.

"I think too often we equate journalism with the newspaper...journalism is a process, it is a series of things we do," said David Cohn, founder and director of the Web site Spot.us, a nonprofit open source project to pioneer community powered reporting.