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Sad boy in sneakers with asperger's syndrome sits alone in his room. (iStock.com/KatarzynaBialasiewicz)

Navigating the spectrum of child discipline through the generations

By JD Pells
Published Apr 27, 2022
In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Don’t press send: Cyber ‘sextortion’ of students becoming more common at TCU

By JD Pells
Published Apr 18, 2022
The TCU Wind Symphony prepares to play on opening night at the Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU. (JD Pells/Executive Editor)

A dedication to sound: The Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU officially opens

By JD Pells
Published Apr 8, 2022
Raya Shelashska and her family in Ukraine. Courtesy of Raya Shelashska

Desperate call: TCU student from Kyiv drops everything to help people in her homeland

By JD Pells and Haeven Gibbons
Published Mar 23, 2022
John V. Roach Honors College

Longtime TCU champion John V. Roach dies at 83

By JD Pells
Published Mar 20, 2022
Following CDC guidance, masks are optional for the TCU campus community beginning March 1, 2022. (JD Pells/TCU 360)

Students react to TCU’s mask-optional policy

By JD Pells and Tristen Smith
Published Mar 1, 2022
A sign in English, Spanish and Vietnamese points to the polling station at Tanglewood Elementary School Tuesday morning. (Breana Adams/TCU 360)

Live blog: Texas primary election day 2022

By JD Pells
Published Mar 1, 2022
First-year SGA Representative Landon Bonadiman holds two frisbees while bracing TCU for some exciting news. (JD Pells/TCU 360)

SGA seeks to retrieve funds for on-campus disc golf course

By JD Pells
Published Feb 23, 2022
Fort Worth Police began pursuing the suspect in South Hills and the chase ended at the Sid W. Richardson Building on TCU campus Tuesday night. (Photo by Derek Lytle)

Fort Worth Police arrests man on TCU campus after city-wide pursuit

By Derek Lytle and JD Pells
Published Feb 8, 2022
The TCU campus stays closed until Saturday, Feb. 3 at noon. Tarrant County is enduring cold weather with wind chill of 3 degrees fahrenheit. (JD Pells/TCU 360)

Winter is here: TCU extends campus closure into the weekend

By JD Pells
Published Feb 2, 2022
2021 TCU Esports Project. (Courtesy of Asa Tuten)

Creating a legacy: Tuten talks TCU Esports competitions, funding and more

By JD Pells
Published Jan 22, 2022
The updated TCU School of Medicine Logo. (Courtesy of the Office of the Chancellor)

TCU takes the helm of medical school

By JD Pells
Published Jan 13, 2022
TCU vs Texas A&M women's basketball in Fort Worth, Texas on December 12, 2021. (Photo by Sharon Ellman)

TCU women’s basketball upsets No. 18 Texas A&M

By JD Pells
Published Dec 12, 2021
TCU vs Southeastern Louisiana women's basketball in Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Dec. 1, 2021 (Photo/Gregg Ellman)

TCU women’s basketball takes first of seven home game stretch

By JD Pells
Published Dec 3, 2021
tcu fountains

Final judgment disposes of all claims in discrimination lawsuit

By JD Pells
Published Nov 28, 2021
First-year Paige Bradley (10) runs the point in her college basketball debut against Tulane on Nov. 17, 2021. (Courtesy of gofrogs.com)

TCU women’s basketball nearly pulls off magic in New Orleans thriller

By JD Pells
Published Nov 18, 2021
TCU guard Aahliyah Jackson (1) plays over 30 minutes in the Frogs victory of the HBU Huskies. (Courtesy of gofrogs.com)

TCU too cold for Huskies in women’s basketball opener

By JD Pells
Published Nov 12, 2021
A Texas Christian University sign displayed on campus on Oct. 7, 2021. The TCU Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition for the 2022-23 year. (Ella Gibson/Staff Reporter)

Tuition to increase by 4.5 percent for fall 2022

By JD Pells
Published Nov 10, 2021
FILE - In this March 18, 2015, file photo, the NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball tournament. NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will be played without fans in the arenas because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

NCAA undergoing a ‘redefining moment,’ discusses major changes to autonomy

By JD Pells
Published Nov 8, 2021
The Harrison Administration Building

Settlement reached between TCU and former students, alumni in lawsuit

By JD Pells
Published Nov 4, 2021
TCU coach Gary Patterson left, shakes hands with Minnesota coach Jerry Kill after an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Minneapolis. TCU won 23-17. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)

Coach Patterson’s choice: Jerry Kill

By JD Pells
Published Nov 4, 2021
Gary Patterson, who announced his departure from the TCU football program on Oct. 31, 2021, was the Frogs' all-time winningest coach over his 21 years leading the program. (Cristian ArguetaSoto/Staff Photographer)

Former, current players react to Gary Patterson’s departure

By JD Pells, Derek Lytle and Colin Post
Published Nov 1, 2021
The TCU Police Department. (Heesoo Yang/Staff Photographer)

Suspect identified in indecent exposure involving TCU student near campus

By JD Pells
Published Oct 28, 2021
TCU campus is currently requiring masks in all indoor spaces (Staff Photographer/ Leah Bolling)

From public health to politics: has an end come for vaccine politics?

By Leah Bolling and JD Pells
Published Oct 4, 2021
Scharbauer Hall

Judge dismisses more discrimination claims based on a statute of limitations

By JD Pells
Published Sep 21, 2021
Johnny Hall, in white, Texas Christian University halfback, found lots of opposition, but managed a five yard gain against Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., Jan. 2, 1939. (AP Photo)

The ‘whirlwind’ of TCU football’s conference realignments

By JD Pells
Published Sep 18, 2021
Fashion Merchandising students work on their mannequin display

Faculty Senate talks COVID-19 mandates in first meeting of the semester

By JD Pells
Published Sep 3, 2021
Moudy Courtyard

TCU Student Media earns recognition from Texas APME Awards

By JD Pells
Published Jun 17, 2021
Team 516 of TCU places second in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), the highest a TCU team has ever placed. The second-place finish came with an award of $2,500. (Courtesy photo)

TCU places second in the National Student Advertising Competition, the highest in school history

By JD Pells
Published Jun 6, 2021
A long-time Fort Worth police officer died Saturday from complications of COVID-19 and on-duty injuries (Photo Courtesy of TCU News)

Former Fort Worth, TCU Police Department officer dies of COVID-19 and on-duty injury complications

By JD Pells
Published May 6, 2021
In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin's trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Students react to guilty verdict in Chauvin trial

By JD Pells
Published Apr 21, 2021
West Virginia beats TCU, 74-66.

West Virginia beats TCU, 74-66.

Paddle-out in Maui honors Floyd, other black lives

Paddle-out in Maui honors Floyd, other black lives

By JD Pells
Published Jun 1, 2020
Photo by Cristian ArguetaSoto

Living on campus during a pandemic

By JD Pells and Ryan Bunnell
Published Apr 15, 2020
Several airlines with canceled flights are shown on a departures board at JFK airport's Terminal 1, Friday, March 13, 2020, in New York. The coronavirus outbreak is affecting the airline industry hard. Travelers from most European countries to the United States are banned for the next 30 days after President Trump announced the ban earlier in the week. Returning passengers will be screened. The global travel industry is already reeling from falling bookings and canceled reservations as people try to avoid contracting and spreading the virus.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The journey home for international students

By JD Pells
Published Apr 3, 2020
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, right and Tennessee Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Hodgen Mainda survey storm damage, in Nashville, Tenn. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing many people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville and leaving hundreds of people homeless. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)

What we’re reading: Tornado death toll rises, Trump meets with Taliban leader

By JD Pells
Published Mar 3, 2020
DFW students protest for climate action

DFW students protest for climate action

By JD Pells
Published Mar 2, 2020
Photo by Heesoo Yang.

Engineering professor dies, cause remains unknown

By JD Pells
Published Jan 21, 2020