With a record number of companies and internships available, the University Career Services' Career Expo looks to trump those before it.

Career Services has more than 100 companies coming to the expo Wednesday. Among them will be returning companies such as Accenture, Aldi Inc., American Airlines, Dillard's Inc. and JCPenney. Companies such as VHA Inc., GolinHarris and Hedgemetrix LLC will make their debut, said Kimshi Hickman, interim director of the Alcon Career Center at TCU.

On a typical weekday, The University Pub sees a handful of students. On the weekends, starting Thursday night, bartender Raoul Herrera said it can be a different story.

The bar can become so crowded that there have to be doormen at both ends of the building. Many of its clientele are TCU students, Herrera said.

Meanwhile, on campus on a typical weeknight, the Peer Discipline Board, a group of student volunteers, hear about two or three cases from students appealing alcohol violations.

The City Council of Fort Worth went one step farther than the Texas state legislature and banned chaining dogs in front and back yards.

Last summer, Texas House Bill 1411 was passed, making it a misdemeanor offense to chain a dog overnight, in extreme weather conditions or for longer than three consecutive hours.

They are serious about it, too. A fine of up to $500 comes with a first-time conviction, and jail time is possible for a second conviction.

Students using College Loan Corp. and Sallie Mae as lenders for federal loans will not experience significant problems following the changes the two corporations have made because of subsidies cut from the market, a financial aid officer said.

Federal student loan corporations are either cutting back or quitting loan programs because of congressional actions in September 2007.

Going green. It's one of the hottest trends of 2008.

Recently, tips for going green on everything from cleaning supplies to fuel have sprouted up like rye grass, and not without need. I am 100 percent supportive of protecting Earth. But I want to talk about something green that's more than just a trend and has actually been around for centuries.

Green tea is not just a soothing beverage to complete a delicious sushi meal.

The men's basketball team, which cut its longest losing streak of the season at four games Saturday, takes the show on the road today where it has won only one game this season.

The Horned Frogs play the University of Wyoming Cowboys today at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.

Twice he slammed it home - hard. His parents were in the stands watching their son play for the first time in his college career, and he wanted to make them proud.

Senior power forward Alvarado Parker played his best conference game of the season Saturday against San Diego State University and was a major factor in the Horned Frogs' win that ended a four-game losing streak.

The details of the new dining plan are in the process of becoming finalized.

Residential Services sponsored a meeting Monday outlining the new meal plan and providing visual aids along with taste samplings for students.

Three meal plans will be presented to students once the dining hall in the new Brown-Lupton Student Union is built, which include silver, gold and platinum deals that will be known as either a "frog pass" or "frog passport" ranging from $1,799 to $2,099, said Craig Allen, director of Residential Services.

A Ministers Week workshop will examine how biblical forgiveness is the heart of any healing process.

"The Faithful Struggle to Forgive" will be the subject of a workshop Wednesday sponsored by Brite Divinity School.

"When we are caught in the midst of hurt, betrayal, injury and injustice, that's when we find ourselves struggling with aspects of forgiveness," said speaker Joretta Marshall, professor of pastoral theology and pastoral care and counseling at Brite.

The TCU men's tennis team kept its winning streak alive Monday in a doubleheader against Dallas Baptist and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, improving its season record to 7-0.