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Student organization resolves bake sale citation

Student organization resolves bake sale citation

Published Oct 21, 2009

A student group that received a citation from a city health inspector after distributing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on campus may resume its activities after it clarified that the products are...

Greek community uses caution on social networking sites

Published Oct 21, 2009

Marquette University sorority members generated some news buzz recently after banning Facebook from rush so recruitment and pledging decisions can be based on face-to-face interaction.

At Purdue University, officers placed two fraternities and a sorority on probation in March after pictures of hazing activities were posted on Facebook.



When it comes to Facebook, sororities and fraternities at TCU have different ideas and attitudes about what can and cannot be posted on the popular social networking Web site.

Speaker: Students should always be networking

Published Oct 21, 2009

College students should strive to build their network throughout their college careers, a recent university graduate told students Tuesday night.

Abe Issa, president and CEO of Abe Issa Real Estate, spoke as a part of Neeley Week, a week-long event that included speakers and fundraisers. Different clubs within the Neeley School of Business organized the events.



Issa said networking is important and that he had benefitted from it since graduating in May 2005.



"Build your network," he said. "That's one piece of advice I give everybody."

Interfraternity Council to vote on additional rush day

Published Oct 21, 2009

Fraternities on campus might have an extra day to impress potential members during recruitment. On Thursday, the Interfraternity Council plans to vote on the addition of an extra day to the formal recruitment process, an IFC member said.

Grant Gossett, IFC vice president of recruitment, said IFC will add the extra day after the first day of recruitment when potential members visit all 10 chapters.



Gossett, a senior history major, said that this year IFC added an early signing option, which fraternities found very effective.

Fair Trade coffee not as fair as you think

Fair Trade coffee not as fair as you think

Published Oct 20, 2009

You know times are strange when people are excited about paying more for something.

Last Wednesday, Union Grounds began brewing Fair Trade coffee, a brand of coffee which cuts out the middle man and pays coffee growers more than the market price for the coffee they grow.



I have no problem with Fair Trade at all. If people want to pay more for coffee to benefit poorer people then they should do that.

No arrests made in sexual assault cases

No arrests made in sexual assault cases

Published Oct 20, 2009

The Fort Worth Police Department has not made any arrests in an Oct. 13 sexual assault case on campus or in a different sexual assault reported Oct. 1, a police spokesman said.

"The sexual assault unit is still conducting its ongoing investigation into each sexual assault," police spokesman Sgt. Chad Mahaffey said. "No arrests have been made as of (Monday), however both cases are very active and are still under investigation. Due to the sensitive nature of sexual assault investigations, public information is very limited until the case reaches a conclusion."

Free speech codes need second look, not complete overhaul

Published Oct 20, 2009

The Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom recently issued "red lights" to TCU, the University of North Texas and other local colleges telling them that their free speech codes are unconstitutional. While the group's ideas about suppressing freedom of speech with regards to religious ideas are mostly focused on public universities, TCU is a curious case because it has "Christian" right there in its name.

H1N1 flu vaccines to be available on campus soon

Published Oct 20, 2009

While concern about the H1N1 flu remains, vaccines for the disease are scarce but should be available on campus soon, a university official said.

Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said Texas has not received the vaccines the state requested.



"The state of Texas had originally asked for 8 million doses and right now they've been granted 142,000," Mills said. "Those are being allocated to people at risk and health care workers. We expect to get some vaccine towards the end of the month, but we don't know how much or exactly when."

Piano prodigy keys into his abilities

Piano prodigy keys into his abilities

Published Oct 20, 2009

When Sahun Hong is doing what he loves, his hands are suspended between movements, awaiting their next pursuit of the black and white below them. He takes his time and makes his next approach as he plays Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11, smoothly connecting the graceful and patient to the swift and deliberate. His face is solemn despite the dynamic sound that is emanating from the great instrument before him.

Median construction to improve landscape of campus

Median construction to improve landscape of campus

Published Oct 20, 2009

  Trucks, traffic cones and dirt piles make up the landscape on the median that is under construction on South University Drive. Harold Leeman, associate director of major projects at the university,...

Campus community should use security resources

Published Oct 20, 2009

The campus community is experiencing a heightened sense of caution after a recent series of sexual assaults involving female students.

Last Tuesday's assault involving a female student being threatened with a knife while walking on campus grounds was a tragic reminder of the times in which we live. Terrible things done by even more terrible people can happen to students -- even when they think they are in one of the safest places imaginable.

Frogs not the only strong defense during the games

Published Oct 20, 2009

A team with more members than any football team that will play on the field at Amon Carter Stadium is present at every home football game, but most people would not give anyone on this squad a second look.

It is the group of security officials that roam the parking lots, locker rooms, press box and bleachers.



Campus police chief Steve McGee said 17 out of 24 of the university's police officers work every home game. With three more assigned to patrol campus, very few days off exist when the Horned Frogs play at home.