By Ashton Hooker / Posted April 28, 2013
With graduation just weeks away, senior music major Lydia Garrett is looking forward to following her dreams of using music as a tool to help others.
Garrett will be attending Texas Woman’s University in Denton to continue her education in a music therapy program. According to Garrett, it is one of the oldest music therapy programs in the country.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted March 20, 2013
In an effort to unite the running community on campus, first-year criminal justice major Chris Gresens created the TCU Running Club this semester.
Gresens said he noticed the gap in the various clubs offered at the university and immediately took action.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted February 8, 2013
Women of all ages gathered in the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility for the fourth annual TCU Women’s Baseball Clinic, a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Julie May, assistant director of marketing for TCU Athletics, said she was pleased with the turnout at this year’s clinic, noting that attendance has grown every year.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted January 28, 2013
Over 200 middle school students involved in the after-school organization Generation Hope Laptop Program visited TCU Saturday afternoon to encourage college readiness.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted December 11, 2012
Twenty-four students will have an opportunity to study the business of art and design while taking a trip to New York in a new Maymester course.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted November 30, 2012
The university's Habitat for Humanity chapter will send up to 10 students on a trip to Houston over spring break to build a house as part of the Collegiate Challenge program.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted November 29, 2012
Fort Worth is taking strides to become a more “bike-friendly” city by adopting a new bike-sharing program by April 2013.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted November 28, 2012
At just four years old, Yannick Tona watched as hundreds of frightened people ran down the street outside his grandmother’s house in Butare, a town in southern Rwanda.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted November 7, 2012
The Lone Star Film Society hired TCU’s student-led strategic communication agency, Roxo, to create marketing strategies for the 2012 Lone Star Film Festival.
LyTer Green, a copywriter and account executive for Roxo, said the agency has created a cross-promotional marketing strategy that utilizes social media, guerilla marketing, trivia and various contests to raise awareness throughout the community for the festival, which will take place from Nov. 7-11.
By Ashton Hooker / Posted October 24, 2012
In an effort to bring awareness, promote human rights and globalize the campus, the Intensive English Program (IEP) is sponsoring a young man from Rwanda to help improve his English skills and assist his goal of becoming the future president of his home country.
This is the first year the IEP has offered the scholarship, which covers all expenses including program tuition, housing, food and textbooks, said IEP Director Kurk Gayle. The university has partnered with Lewis & Clark College, located in Portland, Ore., to support rebuilding efforts and English education programs in Rwanda.
