The men's golf team will look to capitalize on its hard work as it opens spring play Wednesday at the UH Hilo Intercollegiate event in Waikoloa, Hawaii, the team's coach said.

Five out of the eight golfers on the team travel to each event, and coach Bill Montigel said success will hinge on a total team effort this year. All five golfers will have to play their best golf at the same time, Montigel said.

College baseball teams usually start with known commodities such as a tested pitching staff and an experienced batting lineup, but TCU's baseball team is starting the 2008 season from scratch in most areas.

The team lost the 2-5 hitters in its batting order, the entire starting pitching staff and All-American closer Sam Demel.

A student organization is celebrating African culture and raising support for an HIV-affected Kenyan girl today.

The African Heritage Organization is sponsoring the girl in association with Teenage Mothers and Girls Association of Kenya.

The university will increase academic scholarships at the same percentage rate as tuition next year, the director of scholarships and financial aid said.

Tuition will increase 8.4 percent to $26,900, and each academic scholarship will increase 8.4 percent also, said Mike Scott, director of scholarships and financial aid.

During the last few months, red light cameras have been installed all around my home turf.

I see technicians out there regularly, adjusting the complicated equipment and wonder if anyone other than me is getting into the habit of looking up to see if there are cameras before deciding to slide through a yellow light?

I must mention, I have never gotten a ticket for running a red light, but I have lots of questions about the new camera system.

Who pays if someone borrows a car and runs a red light? What if the cameras and red lights get out of sync?

I seriously have to disagree with a house editorial published Jan. 24, about head basketball coach Neil Dougherty's actions to get more fans at games.

Dougherty is not "going above the call of duty to gain student support."

He wants support now that the team is winning games, but he never tried to do that when it was in the process of winning 21 games in the past two seasons.

The first men's basketball home game since coaches and players asked Greek members to start showing up to games featured strong support from fraternities and sororities.During the past two weeks, head...

The communication studies honor society is getting ready to undergo a face-lift of sorts as the chapter prepares to join a national organization.

Sigma Pi Chi is in the process of merging with the National Communication Association honor society Lambda Pi Eta, said Jennifer Salim, a senior communication studies major and SPX president.

Construction behind the south end zone of Amon Carter Stadium is on schedule and is planned to be completed by July 1, an associate athletics director said.

The Dutch Meyer Athletics Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center have been under construction since the beginning of the 2007 football season.

Ross Bailey, associate director of athletics, said all construction is going as planned and no problems are expected.