Massages, manicures and pedicures ... What could be better than a day at the spa? Thanks to Programming Council, you may not have to go far to experience one.PC is hosting its last event of the semester on May 2.

The 2nd Annual Spa Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center Lounge and will include an oxygen bar, free manicures, pedicures and chair massages.

"Spa Day was pioneered last by the Special Events and Spirit Traditions committee last year and we wanted to make it a campus tradition," said Aaron Wolfe, PC Vice Chair.

The men's basketball team charted a landmark win when it upset the then No. 14 ranked Air Force Falcons at Daniel Meyer Coliseum, Feb. 24. It was the first victory over a ranked opponent for the Horned Frogs since they upset the then No. 10 Louisville Cardinals, February 17, 2004.

The Frogs beat the Falcons 71-66; a month earlier Air Force beat TCU 72-39.

The victory knocked the Falcons down to No. 25 and was a factor in keeping the team from earning an NCAA tournament bid.

People depend on a handful of network giants - ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX - that are owned by big media corporations to get information. Corporations present news the way they want it to be viewed. As a democracy, the people have a right to know what is going on in their country so they can exercise their right to play an active role. News companies with integrity have to report unbiased news so that citizens can trust they have the facts and make an educated decision about an issue.

As the racing season closes, greyhounds, from the Harlingen race track, are being bathed and then shipped to foster homes across North Texas to await their adoption destinies, according to the Dallas Morning News.Greyhounds are "graceful, affectionate and clean," said Angel McQuade, a founding member and board chairman of the Greyhound Adoption League of Texas.

As an owner of a retired greyhound, I feel qualified to agree with McQuade. My greyhound is the most gentle and intelligent dog I've ever had.

The past four years have gone by as fast as she swam the 50 freestyle and even though every year was different, each was been equally rewarding.Senior Erica Tate came to TCU as a highly acclaimed high school swimmer and continued her winning tradition throughout her collegiate career. The Grapevine native was a state champion, Swimmer of the Year, team MVP and captain all of which would eventually help her swim into the record books at TCU.

Tate's legacy would begin her freshman year when she and her teammates won the Conference USA championship.

Two football players who were arrested last week on misdemeanor weapons charges after being confronted by an off-duty police officer are out on bond, according to court documents.Robert Leandro Henson, 21, and Stephen Eugene Hodge, 19, were arrested at about 12:15 a.m. April 20 at Southern Oaks apartment complex after a report by Officer K.D. Willingham, who was working security at the complex, according to a police report.

Both men told police they are residents of the apartment complex, located at 5500 S. Hulen St.

Finals are just around the corner, and each student deals with the stress of how to study.Some find comfort in the casual, laid-back atmosphere of their own rooms, while others need the solitude and concentration provided by the library.

Many locations, both on and off campus, create an atmosphere that accommodates stressed-out students.

"I like to study in my own room because everything I need is at my fingertips," said Jonathan Leer, a senior accounting major.

But some students said studying at home allows for too many distractions.

As the only senior to have attended two different colleges before deciding to play as a Horned Frog, Keith Conlon has had some experiences that none of his teammates can match.Before coming to TCU in 2005, Conlon red-shirted at Oral Roberts University and played one season at Weatherford Junior College.

"The baseball was good, but the school wasn't what I was looking for," outfielder Conlon said about Oral Roberts. "I learned a lot and became a better player there."

Weatherford gave Conlon an opportunity to show off his skills to another audience.

In kindergarten, parents encourage their children to follow their dreams and pursue a field they love. In college, when parents have to pay for school, the idea of pursuing a field based on passion changes drastically to pursuing a field that can potentially help pay off loans. This contradiction can make some fields and majors a little more difficult to follow than others."I knew I wanted to study religion coming into college," said Vanessa Van Auken, a senior religion and political science major. "But I was really scared starting as a religion major.

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Forget working after college. A few days after she crosses the graduation stage, Camille Blackerby will join her fellow senior and golf teammate in Sweden for a week. But, when she runs out of money, the mechanical engineering major has a job lined up with a small engineering firm in Dallas starting June 18.

Purdy-McGuire Inc. has 40 members on staff, but Blackerby said that's the way she likes it--small is her style.

A self-professed small-town girl, Blackerby hails from Breckenridge, a town just east of Fort Worth with a population less than 6,000.

This week, TCU received the single largest donation from a corporation in its history.Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation gave a multimillion-dollar donation to support University Career Services and the Neeley School of Business' Next Generation Leadership Program.

In a press release Wednesday, BNSF Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew K. Rose said BNSF wants to help TCU develop leadership programs that will benefit BNSF Railway and other businesses and organizations in the region.