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As the College of Communication continues to work toward developing a sports broadcasting degree, the college's radio station is ahead of the curve. (17) comments

The Student Government Association House of Representatives approved two new members of the Judicial Board in Tuesday's meeting despite reservations about how three of the five board members belong to the same Greek organization. President Thomas Pressly nominated representatives Alex Carr and Chad Dresser, whose approval required a two-thirds vote from the House. (0) comments

Q&A: Second presidential debate will reap no dramatic change

Political Science professor Adam Schiffer is an expert in American politics. He earned an undergraduate degree from Chapman University in Orange, Calif., a master's degree from Arizona State University and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina. (0) comments

Q&A: Candidates' promises on economy need reality checks

Thomas Moeller is an assistant professor in the finance department. His areas of expertise are corporate finance and corporate governance among other things. He has a Ph.D. in finance from University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Kentucky. (0) comments

By Alexandria Bruton Staff Reporter As the university continues working toward becoming a more eco-friendly campus, it will face some challenges, university officials said. Last spring the university signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. (0) comments

Changes to a teaching certification program in the College of Education will give students more flexibility as they enter the workforce, an associate professor in the program said. With the new EC-6 program, certified students will be qualified to teach grade levels from early childhood to sixth grade, rather than through only the fourth grade with the former EC-4 program. (0) comments

A feminist sociologist will be speaking about the extent of her research as well as the misconceptions and stereotypes of feminism Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center . Karen Steele, the women's studies program director , said speaker Monica Casper will intertwine the responsibilities, obstacles and experiences of being a woman, mother and feminist in her speech, "Body Politics: Private Talks of a Public Feminist. (0) comments

The Bank of America Foundation donated a $20,000 grant that will benefit the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, the chairman of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department said. Christopher Watts, chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders, said the money will be used to offset costs in providing speech and hearing therapy. (0) comments

Credit card payments of student accounts have decreased by more than half after the university implemented a new credit card policy this fall that card users are required to pay a convenience fee for student account payments, a university official said. (0) comments

Fort Worth native monk leads meditation sessions on campus

Sitting in the garden of his family home in West Fort Worth with the sunlight shining on his light brown hair, he is not what one might expect when going to meet a Buddhist monk. But John Freese is just that. A Fort Worth native who now lives in India nine months of the year, Freese is hosting Tuesday evening meditation sessions on campus throughout October and is planning a half-day retreat and picnic during Fall Break. (1) comment

The university is currently working on a new system that will increase the size of student e-mail accounts, said Bryan Lucas, executive director of Technology Resources. (0) comments

No arrests made in vehicle burglary

TCU Police detained two men and one woman on suspicion of motor vehicle burglary Monday night, but no arrests were made, a TCU Police official said. Sgt. Alvin Allcon said TCU police stopped and searched a maroon Ford sedan after a suspected burglary in the parking lot of the Bayard H. (1) comment

A recently reported sexual assault case near campus is being described by Fort Worth Police as a date rape incident, but police have made no arrests, a police spokesman said Friday. (0) comments

Residential Services is sponsoring the first diversity poster competition on campus to encourage students to visually express how they perceive diversity and what it means to them. Ashanti Williams, the hall director for Brachman, Martin Moore, and Wiggins halls, said the competition is designed to get students to visualize and think about diversity on a broader spectrum. (0) comments

Traveling and spending time outdoors led Ian Dalziel to apply to the Navy; however, after learning that a lazy eye would keep him from being enlisted, a keen curiosity for the Earth led him in another direction. Dalziel, a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin, presented his lecture "Is There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years" Monday night at the Sid Richardson Building. (0) comments

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