You all know the movie scene. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. An unrealistically short period of time passes and boy pops the question ...Will you promise me?

Wait, that's not right. You must have heard wrong.

And you'd be right. You did hear wrong because I can't think of any movie that fits the "happily ever after category" and adds the step of a promise ring.

By this time of year, you have visions of finals and projects dancing in your head. As if you didn't have enough to deal with, you have to get your significant other a present. Don't fret, the perfect holiday gift giving guide is right here. Most students said clothes and gift cards are the most popular gift items to give to their significant other.

Rob Coffman, a senior economics major, said he thinks clothes are also an easy way to go.

The TCU Dining Services catering department is getting ready for the holiday season and preparing for more orders.Kathryn Carter, catering director, said the number of orders can pick up during the holiday season, especially when specials are offered.

"During Thanksgiving this year, we had around 40 pick-up orders for all of the fixings in a Thanksgiving meal," Carter said. "Lots of people ordered just a turkey or gravy."

Along with the Thanksgiving staples, desserts were ordered as well, Carter said.

Q: I heard while you were filming on location, you were injured. Can you tell us a little bit about that?A: We all got pretty banged up. We had some pretty extensive action sequences. In dangerous situations, you have to take a hiatus from your character and realize you just have to get from point A to point B. We knew getting into this project, it would be a rough experience.



Q: The movie is very political. How much did that weigh on your decision to take the role?

Over the last several weeks, two controversies have exposed the ugly, hidden reality in much of American society. Michael Richards' comedy club rant exposed racism against blacks and the film satire "Borat" exposed anti-Semitism. While it is easy to castigate Richards' judgment or the fools in Borat, it is not so easy to recognize that the heart of the nation is still haunted by its racial past.

A couple of summers ago, I worked as a to-go server at a Houston-area seafood restaurant. One day, receiving an order that amounted to a grand total of $175, I got hyped for a colossal tip to come that...

Students do care about their physical health and diet, but some are not taking advantage of the healthier options provided by TCU Dining Services, said the general manager."The weight-loss and healthy diet trend is not just happening here at TCU," said Rick Flores, general manager for TCU Dining Services. "Sodexho, the company in charge of Dining Services, is nationally and globally giving out information about what is healthy and what is not."

After arriving in a helicopter over the soccer field, Ross Perot Jr., founder of Hillwood Development Corporation, will speak at the School of Business' sold-out Tandy Executive Speaker Series on Tuesday morning.Perot Jr. is recognized for his high-profile development projects and has been named one of the top 10 developers in the United States by Dallas Business Journal and National Real Estate Investor.

Between being a full-time nurse, showing miniature horses, making a 22-year marriage last, watching her high school daughter march in the band and supporting Texas A&M University football for her freshman Aggie, Carla Crider finds time to go to school by taking online classes.Crider graduated from Tarleton State University and went to teach for one year at an East Texas public high school in 1982. It was a less than pleasant experience, Crider said. After working in a number of jobs she didn't like, she decided she would be a nurse and has been for 11 years.

Hirings and firings are a part of sports.College football is no different when Dark Monday and Tuesday put head coaches on the proverbial chopping block and their careers in jeopardy."Dark Monday and Tuesday...

The Horned Frogs will take the field at Amon Carter Stadium for the last time this season when they play the Air Force Falcons on Saturday afternoon.This will be the sixth meeting all-time between the two schools. The Frogs (9-2, 5-2) have a 3-1-1 record in the series. TCU beat the Falcons (4-7, 3-4) 48-10 last season on the road.

It was the first meeting between the two since the Frogs won 35-34 against the then No. 23 Falcons in Fort Worth, when both teams were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The two teams played to a scoreless tie in the 1959 Cotton Bowl.