There you are, walking out of the Student Center on a seemingly normal Wednesday afternoon. The sun is shining, the clouds are fluffy and the skies are devoid of Russian fighter jets for yet another day. Everything seems to be okay, right?Wrong. Someone's watching you. Little do you know that everyone, everywhere in the world can scope out every student who walks into or out of the Student Center. They can even take your picture. All it takes is a visit to the Residential Services Web site.

Scared? It's only natural.

Violence has become a part of many television shows. It is used in combating terrorists in the popular show "24," crime-busting in "CSI" or in nightly news reports. Violence has a way of creeping into the media and making an impact. Viewers should have the option to avoid blood, guts and gore as they surf through a sea of channels.The Federal Communications Commission has tried to fight the growing violence on television by promoting the v-chip, a device that picks up a coded rating from TV shows and blocks whatever rating it is told to.

A best-selling author stressed the importance of courage and confidence in being a successful leader in a lecture Tuesday evening.Chin-Ning Chu, an international author and expert on the business application of military general Sun Tzu's "Art of War," talked to about 150 students, faculty and community members in the Student Center Ballroom as part of the Frost Foundation Lectureship for Global Issues.

She told the audience that they would each get something different from her presentation because of their varying ages.

The Panhellenic recruitment director said Delta Zeta could be a dicey choice to join campus this fall."It will be a concern because if you bring on a sorority with nationwide conflict," said Rachel Knapp,...

A TCU student reported a sexual assault in the GrandMarc to police Monday night, according to Fort Worth police.Fort Worth Police Sgt. Jim Thomson said a woman reported that she woke up Sunday morning and saw a man she did not recognize in her residence at the GrandMarc at Westberry Place.

Thomson said police were contacted when the woman went to the hospital Monday after the reported incident. At the hospital, Thomson said, a sexual assault evidence kit was administered to the woman.

Racial and class diversity have become a priority in admissions offices across the country, and TCU is no exception.These concerns stem less from an affirmative action point of view and lean more toward...

Without a job, how can one afford a suit? Without a suit, how can one interview for a job?The TCU chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs is helping to solve this problem by hosting a suit drive to benefit Dress for Success Dallas.

NAWMBA is a nonprofit organization for graduate students in business that focuses on mentoring and community service projects, said Julie Baker, faculty adviser of the TCU chapter of NAWMBA. This year's project is Dress for Success.

A TCU student became one of 16 finalists last week in the Fox 4 Good Day Karaoke Contest and could soon be singing the "Good Day" theme song every morning to thousands of viewers across the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Junior radio-TV-film major Lauren King said she auditioned to be the next star of the morning show "Good Day" last Friday when she sang the Emmy-award-winning theme song, "Have you had a Good Day," to a panel of six judges.

Finalists' audition tapes were posted Monday on myfoxdfw.com, and whoever receives the most votes by March 2 will get the job, King said.

TCU has yet to sign a lease with a local oil and gas company that is telling residents in a nearby neighborhood that it's a done deal, a top administrator says.Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, confirmed Monday in an e-mail that no agreement has been reached with Four Sevens Resources Co., who distributed fliers in the Colonial Park neighborhood announcing that Four Sevens "has been awarded the TCU gas lease!"

Gutierrez said Thursday that TCU is still assessing the feasibility of drilling on campus and discussions with Four Sevens are ongoing.