Forty-three percent of 5,610 undergraduate TCU students transferred credits from fall 2002 to spring 2005, most of which were from community colleges, and 68 percent were from juniors and seniors, said the dean of AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences.After a task force evaluated TCU's summer school policy, it decided to amend the transfer policy so 12 hours can be transferred in from a community college before a student reaches 54 hours at TCU, said Mary Volcansek, dean of AddRan College.

Motivational speaker Allen Fishman spoke to around 120 business school students, faculty, alumni and local business owners about his new book "The Seven Secrets of Great Entrepreneurial Masters."He also talked about his company The Alternative Board, the largest franchise system in the world, which provides coaches for small business owners.

"Move a business to the next level," he said "and also your personal life to the next level."

The completion of the steel and brick fence around Worth Hills has been delayed until Sept. 29, about a month after the original completion date, said the associate director of major projects. The bricks for the fence's columns, which were ordered in June from Acme Bricks, arrived two weeks ago, said Harold Leeman, associate director of major projects at the Physical Plant.

"The brick manufacturing plant probably just bumped us down in priority since we were not ordering so many bricks," said Leeman.

A recent study found the number of American students who finish college is diminishing, but TCU, which has rising rates, is bucking this trend, said the director of Scholarships and Student Financial Aid, Michael Scott.The study, which was conducted by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, found 51 percent of full-time, first-time students in Texas colleges graduate within six years- - a graduation rate 13 percent below the national average.

The men's tennis team will travel to Tulsa, Okla. Saturday to play in the biggest tournament of the fall, the ITA All-American Championships.After being in Waco all weekend at the HEB Intercollegiate Tournament at Baylor, players are now preparing themselves to face what could be the toughest competition of the year.

"It's going to be a little different league than last weekend," said sophomore player Kriegler Brink. "The best schools in the nation will be there, but I'm excited to see how we'll do."

Most newspaper connoisseurs would deem the Cheers and Jeers section as something worthy of a high school or neighborhood newspaper - not a reputable university paper such as the one we know as the Daily Skiff. But in the days of songs that proclaim "chivalry is dead, but you're still kind of cute," I feel the responsibility to qualify this statement with a cheer to the TCU men and to say that chivalry isn't dead.That's right, girls. For once I am going to commend them rather than get mad they didn't bring more of their male friends to school with them.

The only thing more traumatic for a TCU student than losing a student ID card is losing it on a Friday evening.Thus begins a weekend of digging for whatever leftovers you can find out of the fridge and...

The other week, I was invited by a few friends to a social mixer that was hosted by one of the Greek organizations on campus. I decided to attend, and I also invited a few of my friends to come along....

The Horned Frog volleyball team will try to bounce back this week after being swept by the Colorado State Rams last weekend, ending a three-match winning streak.The Frogs face Mountain West Conference...

The atmosphere was inviting and the smell of freshly baked bread met me as I entered what resembles a quaint Italian bistro in Sundance Square.A friendly member of Fort Worth's Taverna Pizzeria and Risotteria staff took me to my table, where I observed the tall ceilings and beautiful decor that covered the walls.

The unique curtains and lighting would have made for a romantic setting had it been dinner and not lunch.

The sounds of the semi-exposed kitchen along with a very modern mix of jazz music was quite relaxing.

The Horned Frogs used their bye-week practices to recharge before conference play opens Thursday against the BYU Cougars, head coach Gary Patterson said at the weekly coaches luncheon Tuesday."It's 'get better' week," Patterson said. "We hadn't had a bye week yet, and we had big practices on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday working on ourselves. Then on Saturday, we started getting ready for BYU."

Patterson said the Cougars have made improvements from last year and are a better team as a result.