So, it's the time of year where I am supposed to say my goodbye. I've been putting this off for almost two weeks now. It's not that I am not excited to leave, because anyone who knows me realizes I've had a countdown going since the first day of school ... three months, 24 days; two months, 18 days; one month, 10 days; and now, finally, only 15 more days until I graduate. But there is a part of me that is sad to be leaving.It's amazing what I've learned since I've been here. Most has taken place outside of the classroom.
As utility prices continue a steady upward climb, local universities, including TCU, are coping with price increases by raising tuition, budgeting more for utility costs and renovating buildings to make them more energy-friendly.TCU is proposing to increase its $8 million utility budget by $1.5 million in the next fiscal year to accommodate the rising costs, said Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration.
Texas Secretary of State and TCU alumnus Roger Williams spoke to students Tuesday about the realities of the business world.Williams, who is the chairman of the board of Roger Williams AutoMall, gave advice on how to get jobs and keep them. He said it is the responsibility of an individual to convince an employer to hire them.
"Life is retail," Williams said. "No one will sell yourself like you will."
Williams gave students tips on interviewing and respecting their elders in the workplace. He said it is important to be nice to everyone and network.
A young woman steps on the TCU campus for the first time as a high school grad and entering college freshman. She is nervous, but excited; scared, but thrilled; anxious, but ready.She is 1,200 miles from home, away from her familiar Minnesota territory - the one she grew up in. And the only person she knows is her roommate.
That young woman was me three and a half years ago. Now my college career is about to end, and I feel like I've matured quite a bit since freshman year.
On Dec. 13, a new chapter will begin for graduating military seniors Charlie Jones and Clint Roland.Jones and Roland will be commissioned in a ceremony where they will take an oath as officers for the Army. The ceremony will grant them the rank of second lieutenant. After accepting this leadership position, likely they will be platoon leaders who will lead 20 to 40 soldiers, said Maj. John Agor, department chairman of military science.
This weekend the women's basketball team will head west to face off against Southern California on Sunday, knowing it will be greeted by Associated Press No. 1 Duke at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Tuesday.TCU played USC last season and fell 71-70 at home. Sophomore forward Lorie Butler-Rayford said the loss will serve as motivation Sunday.
"We lost to them by one point on the final shot, so that was a heartbreaker," Butler-Rayford said. "I know it's important to get back there this year."
Gordon England '75England is the acting Deputy Secretary of Defense by the U.S. Senate. England fills the No. 2 position in the Pentagon after serving two terms as Secretary of the Navy. He is only the second person to hold this position for two separate terms. He has also served as first Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Amid the talk surrounding several planned campus projects, such as a new student center and increased parking, the athletics department is pushing another agenda - a renovated Amon Carter Stadium.Athletics...
Travis Willingham '03Has had a role in "Ray," "Friday Night Lights" and "Secondhand Lions." He is acting in the Touchtone/Disney feature film, "The Guardian," starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.What...
The TCU football program has put 20 years between itself and the scandal that sparked NCAA sanctions in 1985 - and time can be a healer. In 1985, head coach Jim Wacker turned the team in to the NCAA after learning players received illegal cash payments from boosters, an action that led to the dismissal of seven players from the team, including 1984 Heisman Trophy candidate Kenneth Davis.
Davis admitted in 1985 to illegally receiving $18,000 over three years but declined to comment further on the specifics of the situation.
Watching people fall flat on their backs during the 2003 snow day is senior Gina Wilson's favorite memory of TCU."On our snow day, all these TCU students get the idea they can walk to their friends' and they all fell over," said Wilson, a movement science major. "Every five seconds someone would fall over."
Wilson and other December graduates said TCU prepared them for the real world.
"(TCU) opened up my eyes to different types of people," Wilson said. "It opens up your eyes to more of the real world."
Though most students go to college to get a degree and further their careers, some students seem to make a career out of going to college - but not on purpose.Chris McNabb, a fifth-year senior, said he would have liked to graduate in four years. He said he thinks the reason he has had to stay an extra year and has had to take more than 20 hours a semester the last two years is due to taking too much time picking a major.
