Parking in the center of campus will be gone after May 23, but several new parking lots on the outer parts of campus will offer alternatives, Don Mills, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, said Tuesday at a town hall meeting.Mills said TCU has been working with a parking consultant group, Walker Parking Consultants, to make changes to TCU's traffic patterns. Because of the construction of four residence halls and the new student union building, parking in the area of the quad, including the visitor and 30-minute lots, Colby Hall and Moncrief Hall will all be gone, he said.

The 3-year-old, $30 million University Recreation Center is considered the most attractive place on campus to many students, said senior physics and math major, Clint Ogujiofor.But despite the best efforts of Rec Center staff to keep it that way, occasional breakdowns with Rec Center equipment do occur.

Of the nearly 1,200 students who come into the Rec Center daily, few know what they can do if equipment breaks down or malfunctions.

Being the technophile I am, I could not merely take everyone at his or her word when they said HD radio was a huge improvement. So when Clear Channel offered up a slightly used demo unit, I couldn't help sharing my thoughts on the new technology.Though it took a few moments to pick up the HD signal and switch from analog to digital, once I found the place with the best reception, every station with a digital signal showed a marked improvement in sound. Static is, as advertised, gone when you are on digital.

Most people do not realize it, but the city of Fort Worth is home to the Fort Worth Flyers, an NBA development league basketball team. As a D-league team, the Flyers boast of having players at the NBA-skill level, along with two members of the NBA who are currently playing for the Flyers to strengthen their skills.

The Flyers are affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers.

Each of those teams is allowed to send players down to the Flyers to gain more experience and playing time.

It's important for students to understand college health issues because they impact their bodies, academics and future, said Laura Crawley, assistant dean of Campus Life for health promotions.The top five health concerns for college students listed by the American College Health Association are nutrition and exercise; alcohol, tobacco and drugs; sexual health; depression; and violence.

So how does TCU measure up?

Nutrition and Exercise

TCU kicked off its fifth biennial Latin American Music Festival on Monday evening. The events will continue throughout the week and come to a close Saturday.

The festival was started in 1998 to promote Latin American music and artists, said Liz Branch, international student adviser for International Student Services. She said the artists will showcase classical Latin music, rather than the popular music most Americans know, such as salsa and merengue.

There may be a new trend, but this time, it's not fashion or hairstyles. Over the past year, registered sex offenders have been the target of violence, raising ethical questions about Web sites providing detailed information on sex offenders in nearly every state.Slightly more than a week ago, two registered sex offenders in the state of Maine were found shot to death in their towns, 25 miles away from each other.