Instead of sleeping late for one more day of Fall Break, five TCU journalism students spent Sunday morning at a simulated train wreck.Three students played the roles of victims and two students simulated reporters at the scene of the mock train collision, hosted by the Trinity Railway Express, said Amiso George, associate professor of journalism.

George said she thought a full dress rehearsal of a crisis situation would be relevant for students in her public relations principles and international and intercultural communication classes.

More than 600 tickets have been sold for tonight's Fogelson Honors Forum where a CNN medical correspondent who has written medical segments for "ER" will discuss his experiences.Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon in Atlanta, will share his background in covering issues such as Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Sri-Lanka and battlefield hospitals throughout Iraq as part of the TCU Honors Program's annual Fogelson Honors Forum.

Today is the deadline to register to vote in Texas' Nov. 7 general election, a process students can complete online. Students can visit the Texas Secretary of State's Web site, sos.state.tx.us, and click on the link for "Elections and Voter Information" on the home page to print a voter registration form.

The next step is to mail the completed registration form to the voter registrar in the voter's county.

Official applications to register to vote are postage-paid by the state of Texas, meaning a voter won't need a stamp to submit his or her registration.

With 13 1/2 semester hours and 3 1/2 hours of piano practice every day, Sam Hong has more to do than most 12-year-olds."Some people thought it would be ridiculous for me to come to college, but I'm happy," Hong said. "I love it."

Although Hong has adjusted to college life, TCU made some changes to help him adapt better, said Susan Adams, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of campus life.

College instructors are discovering more ways to catch cheaters, and students are finding more and elaborate ways to cheat. But the cheaters are just hurting themselves and those around them.People come...

TCU's equestrian team had their first regular-season competition Saturday at Oklahoma State, and it was inexperience that plagued the first-year team in their loss to the Cowgirls, said head coach Gary Reynolds. The Frogs fell 15-1 to the OSU riders, but for the new team, they put up a good fight, coming in a very close second in several events.

In horsemanship, TCU's Allie Royder fell short by one point with a 71.5 score, falling to OSU's Sam Davidson who received a score of 72.5.

Two and a half weeks ago, the Horned Frogs were riding high - leading the nation in consecutive wins and looking to dominate the competition by winning their second Mountain West Conference championship...

You've heard all about her lady humps and how her "London Bridge" goes down, but there is something you might not know about Stacy Ferguson, aka Fergie. She actually has a set of pipes on her.While her voice isn't on the level of an Aretha Franklin or even a Christina Aguilera, she can hold her own with a Pink-like voice.

On her new solo CD, "The Dutchess," Fergie displays the versatility in her voice going from rapping in "London Bridge" to belting out a slow love song on the closing track, "Finally."

The Horned Frogs will look to redeem themselves after the disappointing loss last week to BYU when they go on the road to face the Utah Utes."BYU played with more purpose than we did," said head football coach Gary Patterson. "We got banged around because I didn't think we played with a lot of passion."

The Frogs and the Utes have met three times before, including the 23-20 overtime win for the Frogs last season at Amon Carter Stadium.

That was TCU's first win against Utah, who had lost to the Utes twice while members of the Western Athletic Conference.

If students want the chance to kick some butt and do it with TCU's blessing, there's now a place for you.About 60 members have joined the Tae Kwon Do Club , which brought home six trophies, five for first place, at Grand Master Han's Texas Championship 2006, the club's first tournament.

Kat Barseth, a senior health and fitness major, started the club and said she wants to share her love of the sport.

"I am passionate about martial arts and love to teach," Barseth said. "I wanted other students to have the experience."

Besides the obvious anticipation for my weekly column, last Wednesday was an important day. No, you didn't forget your mom's birthday or your parents' anniversary - but Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys was accused of attempting to commit suicide.It's always a curious thing anytime some big scandal makes headlines, speculation arises from the media's talking heads to make things sound more significant and imperative than they really are. But has anyone stopped to think of how crucial these happenings are to our everyday lives?

Last week, lunchtime commuters on Hulen Street witnessed a bizarre incident at Arlington Heights High School. Fort Worth police arrested 20 people, ordering them to the ground and handcuffed them in the school's back parking lot, according to a story in the Sept. 28 Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The arrests are the result of the Police Department's stepped-up zero-tolerance policy to gangs and comes after a series of gang-related incidents on school campuses in the area.