Most 14-year-olds aren't exactly wrestling with life's more important decisions. Their big decisions usually involve whom they should sit by at lunch, whom to ask to a school dance or how to stretch that...

At TCU, students are flung into the whirlwind of Greek "rush" before they know what hit them. The noun rush, as defined by means "the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner."

Curiously, "rush" is also a term used by many to describe sorority and fraternity recruitment. Coincidence?

Recruitment for Greek organizations begins even before classes do, taking precedence over academics and denying students the opportunity to experience TCU from outside the Greek lens.

His cramped office in University Career Services doesn't have a window.Papers, cards, an umbrella, a mug and compact discs lie scattered over his dark wood desk, and his computer screen is propped on several books to bring it up to eye level for his 6-foot-4-inch stature.

His office may be cramped and cluttered, but Chuck Dunning, associate director of University Career Services, said he has his ideal job, and it took him lots of searching to find it.

It may not be March yet, but the Lady Frogs are already being wary of the Madness that college basketball has defined it with.Although TCU faces an 8-15 team in Colorado State tonight, junior forward Ashley Davis said the Frogs are guarding against coming out flat.

"We've been talking about how their record doesn't tell you how good they are," Davis said. "We have a feeling they'll upset someone ... we have to make sure it's not us."

The TCU swimming and diving team looks to put a stamp on a solid first season in the Mountain West Conference when the it travels to Oklahoma City today for the conference championships.The MWC has shown more depth and dedication regarding its swimming programs than TCU's previous conference, Conference USA, forcing the Horned Frogs to be in top form at every meet. The new conference also provides a chance for the men's team to compete in a championship meet, an opportunity it was denied in C-USA as the end-of-season meet was considered an invitational, head coach Richard Sybesma said.

The Horned Frogs (4-3) finished their weekend tournament in Edinburgh with a 2-1 record, capped off by a no-hitter from junior Brad Furnish in TCU's 7-inning victory Sunday against Stephen F. Austin (2-8). Furnish's 13-strikeout performance was a career best and marked the eighth no-hitter in TCU history. The cold bats that plagued the Frogs in their Feb. 14 home loss to Texas State seemed a distant memory over the weekend, as TCU managed more than 15 hits in two of its three games. The lone loss of the tournament came courtesy of No.

While heavy machinery rips up a quarter mile of concrete between Waits and McCart avenues, the effect on businesses has been mixed.The $3.03 million reworking of Berry Street, which began a month ago and is expected to last a total of 18 months, calls for tree-lined sidewalks, a wider median and parallel parking spaces in either direction, said Fort Worth City Council member Wendy Davis.

A TCU graduate and former influential figure in the Mexican government told students and community leaders to know their passion and what they want to do with their lives.Juan Hernandez, a former adviser to Mexican president Vicente Fox, was the keynote speaker at the Leadership Council and Leadership Center's 12th Annual Leadership Institute Dinner on Friday.

Hernandez said it is important to recognize passion, determine a plan and what makes a person angry.