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Helping the Hungry

Published Mar 30, 2007

In the midst of the 1980s famine in Ethiopia, TCU stood up among the rest of the world to fight hunger. In 1982, three faculty and staff members launched Hunger Week. Twenty-five years later, the Heal Hunger Campaign is trying to bring back the old through new methods.Hunger response was a global phenomenon that everyone wanted to be a part of, said Andrew Fort, a religion professor and one of the pioneers of Hunger Week.

Growing trend of coed rooming not expected on campus

Published Mar 30, 2007

Some of the top universities in the nation, including Harvard, Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan are allowing students of the opposite sex to live together. But, according to a TCU administrator, that's not in TCU's future.A new trend in residence halls across the nation is allowing students of the opposite sex to live together, according to an article from The Christian Science Monitor published in 2006.

Golf team ends tourney in fifth

Published Mar 30, 2007

The rain may have washed out 18 holes of a scheduled 54 at the men's golf tournament, but it didn't dampen the team's spirit. The team finished fifth out of a field of 14 at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate, beating, among others, the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys.

The tournament results moved the Horned Frogs up in the national ranking of No. 36 to No. 30 and keeps the team in third place in the Mountain West Conference.

"This is the best tournament we've had all year," head coach Bill Montigel said.

Can-Do Attitude

Can-Do Attitude

Published Mar 30, 2007

LEGOs are no longer the building block of choice for students. Today and Saturday, students are using donated canned food to build creations in a design and building competition called Canstruction.Canstruction is a national charity program created by the Society for Design Administration, according to the Canstruction Web site.

"Not only does Canstruction tap into people's creative juices, it also gets cans to the food bank," said the Rev. Angela Kaufman, university minister and Heal Hunger Campaign sponsor.

Coal cheaper option, too harmful

Published Mar 30, 2007

Burning coal for energy causes more harm to the environment than it is worth. Gov. Rick Perry and Texas utility companies are in favor of 16 newly proposed coal-fired plants. Coal has been used in the past and has been proven dependable. Environmentalists, ranchers and many Texas mayors are concerned about air quality. Texas emits the most greenhouse gases of any state. Coal is a plentiful and cheap energy source, which is partially what makes it so appealing. However, burning coal pollutes the air tremendously.

Hunger Week ends, problem still persists

Published Mar 30, 2007

Although the 25th Annual Hunger Week comes to a close tomorrow, world hunger will remain a serious problem.Across the globe, more than 850 million people suffer from hunger, which charitable organization Bread for the World refers to as "the most extreme form of poverty."

The United Nations' food aid agency, the World Food Programme, reports hunger and malnutrition is the No. 1 risk to health worldwide - greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

Hotenough.org despicable idea

Published Mar 30, 2007

A consumer watch story concerning a Web site that rates people's attractiveness on a scale from one to 10 made big news on CBS 11's Web site Wednesday. HotEnough.org was created and is maintained by Jason Pellegrino and his business partner who said that online dating services do not draw an attractive enough crowd to please a younger audience.

America needs to own up to the idea that relationships are not based solely on attractiveness, they are based on overall compatibility.

Professor to perform 19th century woman’s story with one voice

Published Mar 30, 2007

A professor proves that a woman can handle anything on her own in the production of a one-woman show at the Hays Theatre on Friday. "Shame the Devil! An Audience with Fanny Kemble" is a one-woman show based on her own book, "Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839," that celebrates the life of a 19th century actress, abolitionist, author, wife and mother.

The show is produced by faculty members from Illinois State University School of Theatre.

High school brings life to RTVF script

Published Mar 30, 2007

High school students at Fort Worth Country Day School are performing a musical written by the chair of the Radio-TV-Film department.Richard Allen wrote the play, "Return to Planet Zoloft," in Fall 2005 when a local school asked him to write a musical. However, before he was able to finish the work, the school changed its mind.

"Return to Planet Zoloft" is a comedy about high school students putting on a musical, Allen said. The main character, Drummond, writes the musical to center around a kiss with the girl whom he has a huge crush on, Heather, Allen said.

Bush, Senate need accordance

Published Mar 30, 2007

The U.S. Senate approved a bill Thursday requiring President Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq within 120 days of the passage of the bill.Although President Bush hasn't laid out an end to his Middle East...

Officials seek controlled drill period

Published Mar 29, 2007

In a second natural gas discussion with the TCU community Wednesday, an administrator revealed tentative details of TCU's drilling calendar and said the university would have the authority to temporarily cease drilling during certain periods.Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, told participants that within the first year the producer would put the pipeline underground, drill a test core to ensure gas was in the area and drill one to two wells.

Conference to focus on emerging markets

Published Mar 29, 2007

Like any good Fort Worth host knows, the first thing on the agenda for international visitors is an evening at Billy Bob's.The M.J. Neeley School of Business will play host to entrepreneurial experts from around the world attending a first-ever conference held on campus.

Garry Bruton, professor and academic director for the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center, is coordinating the conference, which will focus on entrepreneurship in emerging markets.