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.

During many holiday breaks, a lot of students go on vacation with their families and friends or stay at home to work on homework or hang out with old friends. What a lot of them don't do is relax. They...

Americans drink a lot of coffee. More than 150 million Americans drink coffee, and the United States is the largest importer of coffee. Many coffee producing countries are some of the poorest in the world, and they depend heavily on the coffee trade for revenue. The market price for coffee today is 45 cents per pound, which is below the cost of production, according to the United Students for Fair Trade Web site. According to the Starbucks Web site, the coffee company sells imported coffee starting from at least $9 per pound.

In an open discussion Thursday, administrators told members of the TCU-area community that a gas lease with Four Sevens Resources Co. was far from finalized and would have to satisfy "stringent" requirements before drilling would be allowed to commence.The meeting, which filled a conference room in the Tucker Technology Center, was a chance for interested students, faculty, staff and TCU-area neighbors to express concerns and ask questions about the pending lease.

After performing for a Texas audience in February, the wind symphony will perform for a national audience next week.Bobby Francis, director of bands, said the wind symphony was chosen as one of the top bands in the nation to perform at the College Band Directors National Association's national conference, which occurs every other year. The symphony will play in an evening performance March 29 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

"I don't see the purpose of SGA." "SGA is just wasting my money." "I didn't even know we had a student government." These are just a few of the reactions we hear mentioned about the Student Government Association. When I first heard these responses, I was shocked. Most students seem either apathetic about SGA or hold a negative opinion of it.

Chelsea Smith, a freshman English major, said that she really doesn't know much about SGA.

"Basically, my only involvement with Student Government is when it says 'SGA Presents...' on the menu in The Main," she says.

The Center for Instructional Services wants to make TCU more podcast-friendly in the classroom. Jess Price, media producer for CIS, said he hopes to build a comprehensive database of recordings of events held on campus as well as information from classes. Berkley and Stanford universities already have podcasts available through iTunes, and Price hopes he can do the same for TCU.

"We want to use podcasting as a value-added component to what students are learning in the classroom," Price said. "It's like reading an extra chapter outside of class."

Kenneth Starr is trying to "Tinker" with the law.According to an argument transcript from March 19, Starr has repeatedly quoted the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community...

A case study for a public relations class at TCU will end up meaning more than just a letter grade. For five students and one professor, it will be about putting into action a vision of making the lives easier for family caregivers in Fort Worth.Amiso George, associate professor and faculty adviser for TCU's team, along with five students, first began working the case study for the 2006-2007 Bateman Case Study Competition in September.

A student who police say admitted to 14 thefts during a six-month period in the University Recreation Center will not have to face the Texas court system, TCU Police Sgt. Kelly Ham said.The student, whose identity administrators say is protected under the Federal Privacy Law, was caught March 5 in the act of stealing from the storage compartments on the south side of the weight room in the Rec Center, Ham said.

After subsequent questioning from TCU Police, Ham said the accused admitted to the 14 prior thefts that took place in the same area since Aug. 23.

This is a story about a man and his athletes. It doesn't matter whether they're in the Major Leagues, Independent League or college level, the baseball team's head trainer said he just wants to help.

Danny Wheat, now in his third year with the Horned Frogs, ended a 27-year career with the Texas Rangers system in 2002. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 1975, Wheat joined the staff of the San Antonio Missions, the Rangers' Double-A affiliate in the Texas League and later the Tulsa Drillers.