It is the deepest, most experienced unit for this year's No. 22 Horned Frogs football team and the unit head coach Gary Patterson trusts more than any other on the team.The linebackers for this year's team have established themselves as forces to be reckoned with in college football.

The member of the unit who was perhaps most honored and recognized in the off-season was junior Jason Phillips.

An Interfraternity Council tradition spanning more than 50 years continued Wednesday night as 282 men crossed over the TCU seal in Sadler Hall. After going through three rounds of IFC Men's Recruitment, 318 men gathered in the Brown-Lupton Student Center Ballroom at 6 p.m. to receive their bid cards.

Josh Schutts, coordinator of fraternity and sorority life and IFC adviser, said recruitment started last Saturday with an information session. The first round started with 336 men visiting all the IFC houses.

As a true freshman, Aaron Brown rushed for 163 yards on 17 carries in a nationally televised game against the University of Utah Utes, officially bursting into the Horned Frog scene.Two years later, Brown, now a junior, will begin his second year as TCU's featured running back, and is no longer in need of an introduction.

Last season, Brown led the team in rushing with 801 yards and finished first in the Mountain West Conference with nine rushing touchdowns. He also averaged an impressive 5.2 yards per carry.

Losing a starting quarterback is bad. Losing a starting quarterback who helped lead a team to a 19-2 record during his tenure as a starter is worse.Head coach Gary Patterson saw this situation develop with the graduation of Jeff Ballard.

After an open competition that spanned from spring practices up until a couple of weeks ago, Patterson named redshirt freshman Andy Dalton as the starter for Saturday's season opener against Baylor University. The thought of Dalton not having taken a snap at the college level isn't forcing Patterson to lose sleep, he said.

The university's international enrollment has increased from 90 to 126 students since last fall, according to a report from the Office of Undergraduate Admission. The office's efforts to increase cultural diversity are well received.Karen Scott, director of international admission, said the office has been advertising in magazines, books and on the Internet in an effort to recruit students internationally and is now working with placement agencies in China.

With the 55th U.S. presidential election on the horizon, the TCU Democrats hope to encourage student activism across campus.Wednesday evening, the TCU Democrats hosted its first Democratic Awareness Rally...

One hundred twenty-six international students enrolled for the fall semester, compared to 90 enrolled last fall, according to undergraduate admission enrollment statistics.Karen Scott, director of international admission, said there are many reasons why international enrollment is increasing, many of which are the same for why U.S. admission at TCU has increased.

Scott listed the business school rankings, word of mouth, Saudi Arabian exposure and conference the university hosted a year ago as reasons for the increase.

Last Saturday was a long day for me. I was at a retreat all morning and spent the afternoon studying. About 6:30 p.m., I was ready for dinner so I headed off to The Main with a couple of my friends. When I got there, I was shocked. The Main was closed.As many of you have probably noticed, The Main has changed its weekend operating hours. It's now only open from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturdays. So, what are students supposed to do for dinner on weekends? Walk to Worth Hills and wait in an exceptionally long line to pay an inordinate price for food at Pond St.