With the Virginia Tech shootings unfolding throughout the day Monday, Lauren Pope could envision herself on the grounds of the 2,600-acre campus.As names and faces are being put together to the 32 slain victims and gunman of the Virginia Tech attack, TCU students, such as Pope, and faculty with ties to Virginia Tech and the state of Virginia continue to reflect and mourn days after the most catastrophic school shooting in U.S. history.

Fourteen environmental science graduate and undergraduate students will host a symposium Monday to address local and global energy usage. Stephanie Eady, who is an environmental science graduate student and one of the 14 organizers of the symposium, said the panel of speakers attending will comprise a variety of backgrounds to highlight the necessity of a variety of perspectives in order to determine what the future holds regarding energy.

"We're committed to have carbon in the next 20 years," Eady said. "To find one single alternative to carbon is ridiculous."

Seniors of the interior design department displayed their favorite work to the public last night, drawing the attention of some big names in the business, said Jennifer Jackson, senior interior design major.Interior designers came from all over the globe to attend the show, including Barbara Bouyea, a lighting specialist from Connecticut, and Ken Flower, a lighting specialist from Australia.

Phi Gamma Delta will gamble for a new cause this Saturday at Casino Night to honor and support one of its own members.Nathan Mitchell, a sophomore neuroscience major, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last fall and has inspired members in his fraternity to join him in fighting the disease, said Connor Sanders, a junior supply and value chain management major and former president of the fraternity.

Here's something you don't hear everyday. A local Fort Worth band, describing itself as the baby of U2 and Tom Petty, will be going to Uganda this summer to do humanitarian work.Guitarist Josh Jenkins, 21, and lead vocalist and guitarist Jamey Ice, 22, both for Green River Ordinance, said their trip will start in Kenya building wells with the humanitarian group Blood:Water Mission.

After building wells in Kenya, GRO plans go to Uganda for three weeks to help in any humanitarian work they can.

There might not be anyone having as much fun as Maxine Clark.Clark, the founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, spoke at a breakfast Thursday morning for the Neeley Tandy Executive Speaker Series.

"The more you love what you do and do what you love, the more successful you will be," Clark said. And her story confirms it.

She said Build-A-Bear Workshop is a "theme park within a mall," a store where children ages 3 to 93 create their own custom bears and other plush animals.

Style comes to TCU when the Black Student Association sponsors a spring fashion show that will give students a chance to keep up with the newest fashions.Tiffany Willis, a sophomore psychology and education of exceptional children major and social interaction chairperson for BSA, said the show is the biggest event BSA has had this year. It is a mixture of a fundraiser and an opportunity for BSA to get the attention of the campus, as it is a new organization, Willis said.

Humans have an impact on each other and the world. Music has the ability to divide or unite people. And the members of the local Fort Worth band, Green River Ordinance, are using their impact as musicians and human beings to make a difference in the world.This summer, GRO members Josh Jenkins, Joshua Wilkerson, Jamey Ice, Geoff Ice and Denton Hunker and their manager Paul Steele are traveling to Uganda and Kenya to do humanitarian work for at least a month.

These guys will be helping the non-profit group Blood: Water Mission build wells and help with anything else possible.

Liberty is learned through education, said a professor and world-recognized political theorist at Thursday's annual Honors Convocation. About 150 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the hour-long ceremony focusing on students' performance in a global community with performances by the 3-year-old Steel Drum Band and a keynote speaker, Benjamin R. Barber.

Barber, University of Maryland professor of civil society, is a best-selling author, president and director of CivWorld, a non-governmental organization campaigning for democracy.

Life does not always have to be so serious. This is a terribly difficult concept to grasp in this hustle-and-go society. According to Yahoo! News, a retired New York couple let go and took a trip they will remember for the rest of their lives.Betty and Bob Matas started their journey in New York City by hailing a taxi in their Queens neighborhood. Neither Betty nor Bob Matas drive, and they wanted to spare their cats, Pretty Face and Cleopatra, from a plane ride to their new home, according to Yahoo! News.

Tragedy struck Virginia Tech University this past week. The weight of the situation tore at the country's heartstrings this week as families and distant friends mourned for those gunned down, Monday.Students donned shirts of maroon and gold and anxiously awaited the latest breaking coverage in the investigations. Families called loved ones back east, and, yet again, baseball became the rock for a nation in a time of crisis.

Today's 45th annual Honors Convocation will focus on making students aware of a global community as a best-selling author and professor delivers the keynote address.Honors Convocation is a ceremony held to celebrate the conclusion of senior honors presentations, the announcement of the Honors Scholar Award, the Faculty Recognition Award and an opportunity to hear a lecturer speak on an academic or current issue, said Katie Quinn, honors program coordinator.