A TCU student has a dream. And, with the help of ABC and its viewers, he's hoping it comes true. Russ Jowell, 22, will appear tonight on the special preview of ABC's new show, "The Great American Dream Vote", at 9 p.m. as one of eight contestants vying for the chance to have their dream realized.

The senior radio-TV-film major from Sugar Land said he came across the show's casting call months ago by chance.

Bob Schieffer, a TCU alumnus and chief Washington correspondent for CBS news, returns to TCU tonight to host the third annual Schieffer Symposium. The symposium, entitled "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the News: The Media's Role in a Democracy," will feature some of today's most influential journalists, including NBC News' Tim Russert, New York Times editor Bill Keller, ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg and Earl G. Graves Sr., founder and publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine.

Besides going home or working over Winter Break, students could soon earn class credit in a January miniterm.The Student Government Association is working toward implementing the January term, or J-term....

On Friday, a 21-year-old TCU student, who is also the owner of a thriving real estate business, will have slightly more than eight minutes to promote his idea for a new business while riding in a limousine.Entrepreneurial management senior Adam Blake left Thursday for Indiana to compete in the Nascent 500 Business Challenge to win $10,000.

The Nascent 500 is a competition for undergraduate entrepreneurs to pitch their original business ideas to a panel of judges at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Flying Frogs begin the outdoor season hosting the inaugural Horned Frog Invitational at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Lowden Track and Field Complex.It's the first of two home meets TCU will have this year, the most in school history.

Competing at the meet will be the UTA Mavericks, the UNT Mean Green Eagles, the Illinois Fighting Illini and the St. Gregory's University Cavaliers.

Head coach Darryl Anderson said the team has to focus on competing with itself, not just the other schools.

TCU is not the only one undergoing construction. From prominent player trades to big-name retirements, the NFL has been experiencing major changes this offseason.Tuna will no longer be served in Dallas after Bill "the Big Tuna" Parcells announced he will not return to the Cowboys. Newly hired Wade Phillips will have to come up with his own nickname as well as have the joys of dealing with a certain receiver.

In today's society, it is possible to live a life of luxury and never leave home. People are able to work from home, shop from home, talk to anyone from home face-to-face using Webcams and enjoy all of the latest music by going online and downloading it. With constant news coverage online and on television, people staying at home won't miss what is going on in the world. In fact, they will probably know more of what is happening than those who are out and about.It seems like everyone has his or her own entertainment center right in the comfort of their own homes.

People are usually locked up in jail for theft, and the unnamed TCU student who admitted to stealing 14 items from the University Recreation Center over the past six months should be no exception.Instead, because, TCU Police say, students who reported missing items declined to press charges on the thief, he or she will be dumped onto Campus Life's doorstep and out of TCU Police's hands.