For the Rev. Angela Kaufman, minister to TCU, a hive of bees was one of the best wedding gifts she said she received. Nine months ago at Kaufman's wedding, social work professor Tracy Dietz donated a hive of honey bees in Kaufman's name to Heifer International, a non-profit organization.

Kaufman said Heifer International appealed to her because it is not just about providing temporary relief to people in need, but it is also about creating sustainable development.

The Horned Frogs volleyball team opens up its second round of conference play as it hosts the Colorado State Rams and the Air Force Falcons this weekend at the University Recreation Center.The team, which is 16-6 overall and 4-4 in conference play, heads into this weekend after two consecutive wins against New Mexico and Texas Pan-American last weekend.

Freshman middle blocker Kourtney Edwards said the team felt good coming off of last weekend's performances.

"We all came together as a team," Edwards said. "We really seemed to put everything together."

Coming off of a winless weekend against the Wyoming Cowgirls and the UNLV Rebels, members of the soccer team, 5-7-3 overall and 0-2-2 in conference, said they are determined to come out on top this weekend."I'm...

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After assessing student and alumni surveys about Career Services' most recent Career Expo, staff members say they will try to host companies relating to a wider variety of student majors in the future.Many students commented on their surveys that there was too much of a focus on jobs relating to the School of Business.

"A strong business focus is common at most career events," said Abby Hicks, assistant director of Career Services. Hicks said Career Services is trying to recruit more employers targeted at health and liberal arts majors to sign up for the next expo.

Members of TCU's Athletics Academic Center staff said they want to ensure student-athletes are assimilated into the academic community.The staff's goal is to oversee that all athletes earn a degree, said Chris Uchacz, athletics academic director.

"We make sure athletes are enrolled in the right classes, passing and taking enough hours for their degree plans," Uchacz said.

Student-athletes have the same responsibilities as any other student, men's basketball coach Neil Dougherty said.

"They are just asked to play a sport as well," Dougherty said.

Almost all people can recall their mothers telling them to brush their teeth before going to sleep and to say "please" and "thank you" when applicable. But there seems to be one piece of motherly advice many people seem to forget - how to act in the restroom.I can't begin to count how many times I have witnessed someone leaving the restroom without visiting the sink before the door - not just students but faculty, too.

There is some simple bathroom etiquette everyone should follow.

Sitting at 7,160 undergraduates this year, the university was advised by the Board of Trustees to cap the total of undergraduates in an effort to protect the quality of education, said the vice chancellor for academic affairs.A plan to cap the undergraduate total at 7,200 for five years began last year and concerns the imbalance of too many students and not enough faculty across TCU's schools and colleges, said Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Today marks the beginning of the 2006 Wilson/ITA Men's and Women's Regional Championships hosted by TCU.This is the first time the regional tournament has been held in Fort Worth, said Ana Cetnik, senior captain of the women's team.

The women's team will play the Southwest region, which includes some of the top-ranked teams from 23 Division I-A schools such as UT, LSU and Baylor.

An amazing sense of curiosity, wit and vitality are what co-workers say characterize the TCU alumna who will host the new KERA 90.1 radio talk show "Think." Krys Boyd, who graduated in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in radio-TV-film and a minor in news-editorial journalism, begins hosting the show Nov. 6, said Steve Anderson, public relations manager for KERA.

"She really wants to know what the people she is interviewing have to say," said Anderson, who has worked with Boyd for five years.