As a child growing up in Arkansas, Ray Drenner had a pet raccoon named Rebel. Drenner and Rebel spent most of their time together, fording streams, catching crayfish and learning about the ecosystems of the creeks and streams of Arkansas.

Rebel, Drenner explained, had imprinted on him; the animal thought the boy was his parent. It appears, however, that the animal may have imprinted something even more enduring on the man.

A series of four motor vehicle burglaries in Lot 4, located on the north side of the Amon G. Carter stadium, over spring break are the latest in a rash of such crimes recorded by campus police.

TCU Police Lt. Ramiro Abad said the department does not know who broke into the vehicles, and police are not sure if one person or multiple people were responsible for the crimes.

So far this month, 10 motor vehicle burglaries have been reported to police, a higher incidence than in past years, according to campus police crime logs.

The Horned Frogs rode stellarly combined pitching efforts from senior Paul Gerrish and junior Trent Appleby to beat the Texas State Bobcats 4-0 Tuesday night and end a two-game losing streak.Head coach...

Fundraising for large-scale concerts, sports clubs and student organizations are the primary reasons behind an initiative to raise the student body fee by 87.5 percent, Student Body President Marlon Figueroa said to the House of Student Representatives Tuesday night.

The House voted 37 to 2 in favor of a bill that would call for a student body referendum on whether to raise the student body fee from $24 to $45 in the 2010-2011 school year. According to the legislation, an increase in the fee has not been made since fall 2006.

After snapping a three-match losing streak last Thursday with a victory over Sacramento State, the men's tennis team will try to make it two in a row as team members travel to Dallas today to take on the Southern Methodist University Mustangs.

TCU is ranked No. 42 with a 6-5 record and is facing an SMU squad that has won two matches in a row and has a 9-9 record. The Mustangs' top doubles team is ranked No. 29 in the country and beat an undefeated doubles team from Oral Roberts on Friday.

Expansion of the East Greene Avenue parking lot, adjacent to the Air Force ROTC building on West Lowden Street, is scheduled to begin sometime in the future, a Physical Plant official said.

"Right now we're in the process of moving staff from the Rickel to the Reed building," said Harold Leeman, associate director of major projects for the Physical Plant. "Once that is done, we will move the ROTC into the Rickel Building and start work on the East Greene lot."

Panera Bread's decision to list calorie information beside items on its menu boards creates advantages to both the company and consumers. According to Linn Parrish, vice president of public relations for Panera, the decision to add calorie information originated from a 2008 mandate in New York City. By expanding the original decree beyond New York City, Panera sets an example of transparency by willingly sharing calorie information with its customers without them having to look up the information online.

The Panera Bread on South University Drive will start posting item calorie counts on its menu boards today.

Linn Parrish, vice president of public relations, said Panera Bread is the first national restaurant chain to voluntarily post calorie counts on its menus across the nation. The motivation for publishing calorie counts initially came from the 2008 mandate in New York City for all restaurants to disclose the information. She said she thought other restaurants may make the same move toward transparency either voluntarily or by federal mandate.

The TCU Paintball Club is gearing up for the 2010 National Collegiate Paintball Association's National Championship in Lakeland, Fla.The team consists of six members, five of who will be traveling to the...

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Brent Skoda said he was only 20 years old when he went to the treasurer of CBS to ask for $3 million to start his business, collegefitness.com.

Although Skoda did not get the funds from CBS, he did raise that money by contacting other investors. Skoda, a junior general studies major, said the treasurer told him he liked the idea, but he could not give him the money because no audience for Skoda's product had been determined.