"If I let Jim die, is that the same thing as killing him?" These words that reverberate throughout the trailer are both intriguing and confusing.In Sandra Bullock's most recent movie, "Premonition," she portrays an average housewife with a loving family. But, when a policeman comes knocking on her door with news that her husband, portrayed by Julian McMahon ("Nip/Tuck"), was involved in a fatal car accident, her world slowly begins to unravel. The next day she wakes up to find her husband alive.

Administrators are hosting a meeting with the TCU community today to discuss the status of the university's natural gas operations.According to a press release posted on the TCU Web site, Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, will lead the dialogue, which will touch on the board of trustees' letter of intent to negotiate exclusively with Four Sevens Resources Co. and the university's subsequent steps in the process.

The return of senior Radu Barbu from an NCAA suspension has sparked a recent surge for the men's tennis team.As the team prepares for the No. 31 Texas A&M Aggies, head coach Dave Borelli said Barbu's presence has lifted the team's spirits and changes it for the better.

"We'd definitely have a tougher time winning without him," Borelli said.

Since coming back to the courts of Bayard-Friedman Tennis Center, Barbu has lost only one singles match and been a party of every winning doubles tandem.

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.

Eighteen-year-old Ana, a first-generation Mexican-American from Los Angeles, thought her life was set when she received a scholarship to Columbia University. Her parents had different ideas. They wanted...

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.

The Fort Worth Public Library is considering adding filters to regulate Internet access at public libraries, according to an article in Tuesday's Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The filters would be implemented to help control the material users under 17 could have access to on public computers.Our libraries should remain free of restrictions, despite concerns from parents and watch-dog groups about obscenity and what young people should be allowed to explore.

TV commercials. Most people hate them with a passion only surpassed by their ire for Satan's favorite confection: candy corn. In fact, we all know someone, possibly even ourselves, who begins compulsively flipping channels the microsecond advertisements grace the screen.But why? As sacrilegious as it may sound, commercials play a much bigger role in everyday life than most people think.

First of all, commercials give us pop culture icons who can define generations. Who among us wouldn't be able to pick out Jared?

For Jeff Roet, the best way to explain the world is by looking down.The geography lecturer said he was "born with a spatial hardwiring and 3-D awareness" that enables him to envision the world as a map.

"By the time I was 6, I could read a map better than anyone," Roet said. "I could glance at one that was upside down and still understand what it all meant."

Although Roet showed an early propensity for geography, it took a sudden change for his gift to evolve into a near-obsession.