Bonnie Melhart found the perfect place to start TCU's new study abroad option on a recent trip to Brazil."When I went there, it seemed so perfect we stopped looking," said Melhart, associate provost of...

I saw a great little number on YouTube.com a few days ago by some influential celebrities attempting to use reverse psychology to get people to vote. The video was called "Don't Vote." It was effective.

I'm already a registered voter and although I believe my vote is merely a grain of sand, it's my piece of the beach. We can all agree if everyone thought cynically about his or her voice in the world, the system would collapse. So, thank you to all those positive people out there who acknowledge that although you don't really matter, it's important to let people know you exist.

The Christmas season seems to start earlier each year. Just the other weekend, I saw Christmas decorations for sale already at my local Home Depot.

Even singers are getting an early start, if Faith Hill's "Joy to the World", which was released Sept. 30, is any indication.

It's surprising because Hill's holiday output before now has been limited to the song "Where Are You Christmas" from the film version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and a duet with Josh Groban on his own holiday album.

Dining Services is ushering in changes to the main campus dining areas in response to student requests, but other demands have gone unheeded.

Students can expect to see the return of old favorites in the form of a make-you-own-wok station in Market Square and a rolled sushi station in 1873. The recently installed frozen yogurt machine in Market Square has proved popular, prompting lines of students looking to satisfy their sweet tooth. In addition, new sandwich options have been added to the menu and more salad choices are in the works.

Sophomore quarterback Andy Dalton practiced Monday after he sat for the second straight game due to a knee injury, a 13-7 win at Colorado State.Monday's practice was not in full pads, but Dalton was participating...

As the College of Communication continues to work toward developing a sports broadcasting degree, the college's radio station is ahead of the curve.

KTCU FM 88.7 "The Choice" has added a high school football game-of-the-week broadcast to its weekly lineup, said Russell Scott, director of the station. Radio-TV-film students are responsible for the on-air content, Scott said.

"Instead of just going into the classroom and talking about it, now we can give them experience," Scott said.

The show airs Fridays from about 7:15 p.m. to 10 p.m.

A recently reported sexual assault case near campus is being described by Fort Worth Police as a date rape incident, but police have made no arrests, a police spokesman said Friday.The female victim and...

It's a bad grade for TCU. The university should have at least deserved a better grade than a D-plus.

According to the 2008 U.S. News & World Report's college rankings, TCU made a D-plus on the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card. How could TCU receive such a bad grade when the school looks eco-friendly with purple bikes and bags and the university's efforts toward building energy efficient buildings?

Food has always been a point of contention between TCU students and the administration. The quality of the food, the variety, the cost, the nutrition-- - all have been argued about countless times, fortunately without any bloodshed.

But I'm not going to waste my time ranting about TCU dining. That's been done. What I am fighting for may seem insignificant to the majority of the university, but it is something that needs to be addressed.

As most students do several times a day, I have to cross University Drive to get to and from classes scattered about campus.

Simple enough in itself, it is made somewhat slower by the heavy "green" traffic on bicycles and the folks who congregate in large blobs and have conversations in the middle of the walkways. I am willing to look past all those distractions so long as I make it to class on time.