In addition to offseason preparation that includes player recruiting and game planning, football head coach Gary Patterson now has the task of filling a coaching vacancy.

Mark Cohen, athletics media relations director, confirmed Friday that TCU cornerbacks coach Charles McMillian has taken a position with Texas A&M.

McMillian, who has been TCU's cornerbacks coach since 2004, will be A&M's defensive backs coach.

Cohen said the team is already looking for a replacement and has several prospects.

A senior interior design major won a $400 scholarship Thursday at Bass Performance Hall after she presented environmentally efficient design methods.The scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building...

The men's basketball team opened up its 2007-2008 home conference schedule Saturday with an 83-56 win against the Wyoming Cowboys.

Wyoming entered Saturday's game averaging 73.6 points per game, ranking fourth in the Mountain West Conference, but the Horned Frogs' defense kept the Cowboys from hitting that mark.

We all get tired.And I am not talking about the kind of tired you get the morning after a long night of responsible - or careless - partying, or the level of tired you might be after pulling an all-nighter in the library for an 8 a.m. final.

No, I am definitely not talking about the mornings that ask yourself, "Why did I order that last drink?" "Why did I order that second taquito at Whataburger?" or "Has it really been three days since my last shower?"

It is the tired you get when you are frustrated or disappointed.

I am writing in response to an article regarding processing delays of financial aid for some TCU students, "New system causes financial aid delays," published Thursday.The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board administers all financial aid programs for the state, including the College Access Loan program. In the last 40 years, we have provided in excess of $1.5 billion in low-interest loans to more than 200,000 Texas students in an effort to increase participation in higher education.

As a non-profit state agency, we are charged with helping students and their parents.