From inflation and the juvenile justice system to Hispanic Heritage Month, Horned Frogs are being featured in the news.
TCU prepares for 150th anniversary by ringing New York Stock Exchange bell Sept. 15, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Representatives from Texas Christian University will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. TCU leaders, including Chancellor Victor Boschini, Jr. and Daniel Pullin, the John V. Roach Dean of the Neeley School of Business; students and alumni are gathering at the stock exchange Friday as a lead-up to the university’s 150th anniversary. “For 150 years, we have been educating students to lead in the global community,” Boschini said.
Texas Universities Named Among Best Colleges In America Sept. 14, 2022 KQXT-FM (San Antonio, TX) It's college application season, and with big decisions right around the corner, U.S. News and World Report revealed its “Best Colleges” list for 2022-2023. A chunk of those universities is right here in Texas, with Texas Christian University ranked at No. 89.
How did these Texas universities make Forbes’ 2022 Top Colleges list? Sept. 9, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas Christian University lands at No. 143 on Forbes’ 14th annual list of America’s Top Colleges. In Texas, 26 universities made Forbes’ 14th annual list of America’s Top Colleges, featuring 500 schools to “showcase the finest in American education.”
Design of TCU’s Med School reflects main campus style, respects Near Southside architecture Sept. 9, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TCU is bringing its signature style and ambitions to become a medical education powerhouse to the Medical District. Construction is underway for a traditional four-story, yellow-brick and red-roof home of the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine, scheduled to open in 2024.
Virginia's 'Election Integrity Unit' achieves the opposite of its stated purpose Sept. 14, 2022 The Washington Post Opinions In covering the debate over legislation in Texas that would restrict voting, the word “purity,” in electoral and other contexts, has a long and inglorious history in Southern politics. “Appeals to ‘purity of the ballot,’” wrote The Post’s Hannah Knowles, “helped deprive Black Texans of their right to vote around the turn of the 20th century,” according to Gregg Cantrell, a history professor at Texas Christian University.
The Single Best Thing You Can Do to Improve Learning Sept. 14, 2022 Substack.com TCU Professor Debbie Rhea visited Finland in an effort to figure out what Finnish schools were doing that could explain their top-tier international education rankings. There were many differences between the Finnish system and the American, but what she found most noteworthy was that Finnish students had PE every single day – even through high school. Rhea came back to the U.S. and created the LiiNK Project, which requires participating elementary schools to include four recesses per day.
Boxing is the perfect prescription for these Parkinson’s patients Sept. 13, 2022 Spectrum News Christopher Watts, the Marilyn and Morgan Davies Dean of Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, has partnered with Punching Out Parkinson’s to learn why boxing is the perfect prescription for Parkinson’s symptoms. “What we’re doing right now is we’re conducting a small-scale research project where we follow nine people individually over a year,” said Watts. “There’s no cure. Now, there’s a lot of very talented, amazing people working on that right now as we speak. And there’s exciting research going on to try and find a cure.”
Inflation is a lot worse than it seems, as companies do not always pass on the costs Sept. 12, 2022 Supply Chain Dive Travis Tokar, professor of supply chain management, co-authored an op-ed on inflation. Consumer food prices in grocery stores and restaurants have risen 15% since the pandemic began, the article said, and policymakers have repeatedly blamed these price increases on multiple factors such as COVID-19 related issues and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Queen Elizabeth II's role in British diplomacy was more than ceremonial Sept. 10, 2022 The Washington Post Brandy Jolliff Scott, an instructor in the political science department at Texas Christian University, wrote an analysis about Queen Elizabeth II's role in British diplomacy. “While a full accounting of the role played by Elizabeth on the political, economic and social affairs of Britain will not be realized for many years to come, the country has lost its most significant statesperson and stabilizing force of the post-World War II era.”
How some true-crime YouTubers are trying to solve cases, rather than just talking about them Sept. 10, 2022 Business Insider Some true-crime YouTubers are taking a more active role in trying to solve cases. Police concerns include the endangerment of would-be investigators, the misidentification of a perpetrator or sullying an investigation that needs to hold up in court. “If your incentive is to make money, you might be overzealous in pursuing something or doing something that is more sensational to get views,” said Johnny Nhan, a criminal justice professor at Texas Christian University who also serves as a reserve officer for the Fort Worth Police Department.
The birth, evolution and resurgence of disco Sept. 7, 2022 The Shorthorn Disco hit its peak in 1979. With synthesizers, horns, syncopated bass lines and electric rhythm guitars, disco was smoother and more polished than funk yet more complex than straight soul. “Disco shifted the traditional narrative of a white picket fence and two and a half kids from the ’50s,” said Frederick W. Gooding Jr., Dr. Ronald E. Moore Honors Professor of Humanities. “It became a free space for people to express who they were and how they felt. With disco culture, there’s this promotion of the individual, this idea that you are unique, that you have value.”
Kennesaw State Bailey School of Music to offer Hispanic Heritage Festival Sept. 6, 2022 Yahoo News Kennesaw State University's Bailey School of Music will celebrate the cultural traditions of Hispanic heritage with a week of concerts. The week culminates with the KSU Symphony Orchestra, led by festival artistic director and guest conductor Germán Gutiérrez. Bringing diverse cultures to higher education is his specialty, as Gutiérrez has directed Texas Christian University's Latin American Music Center and biennial Latin American Music Festival since 1996. He is also the director of orchestras and professor of orchestral studies at TCU. “The way to be successful is to take care of each other, to provide the opportunity for every single culture to feel inclusive and not isolated,” Gutiérrez said.
Keep kids out of solitary confinement Sept. 4, 2022 The Dallas Morning News Brie Diamond, associate professor and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Brae Young, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, wrote a column on the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The department is reportedly having difficulty maintaining staff within its residential facilities. These staffing problems have forced the juvenile justice department facilities to keep youth in isolation for up to 22 hours a day and cut rehabilitation programming.
Fashion to function: How women's military uniforms have evolved Sept. 2, 2022 The 19th In the last decade, there has been a wave of changes to women service members’ uniforms — which many experts and historians agree reflects broader efforts to improve gender equity in the military. Kara Dixon Vuic, LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in Twentieth-Century America, said the changes are long overdue. “Broadly, all of this is indicative of the military’s paying attention to gender-specific needs in an overall effort to more fully integrate women,” she said. “It’s almost like death by 1,000 paper cuts for women in the military: You’re paying more for your uniform, you have to go buy the things you need off-post, you can’t wear your hair the way you need.”
How do you get ready to run a food bank during COVID? Gulf War, 9/11 experience helps Sept. 15, 2022 Fort Worth Report Just three months before the pandemic, Julie Butner ’88 had accepted a position as president and CEO of the Tarrant Area Food Bank. When COVID-19 hit and the shut down began, Butner's experience in the Army Reserves and airline industry kicked into gear. “Having a great team and not being afraid to change and to take risks and to try things differently and think outside of the box also helped,” Butner said.
TCU grad launches uplifting swimwear for women with itty bitty fit issue Sept. 12, 2022 CultureMap Fort Worth "Hartley Lynn ’14 took it upon herself to create form-flattering swimwear for women like her. Her new brand, SABAL, launched in August and is aimed at women with smaller chests. “I really just want our customers to feel comfortable in their own skin,” Lynn says. “If [SABAL] can help any one person feel that way, then I will feel great at night going to bed.”
Connie Rensink, Changing the World on Her Own Terms Sept. 5, 2022 Medium TCU alumna Connie Rensink ’89 is changing the world on her own terms – by starting a global education consultancy. “Global competency is not about teaching something different. It’s how you teach what you teach so that children and adults have the skills and the attitudes that they need to operate in our interconnected world today,” she said.
‘We grind to remember’ during 9/11 remembrance Sept. 13, 2022 DVIDS Texas Christian University Cadet Luke Taylor never got the opportunity to meet his father, Col. Kip Taylor. His father was killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. “I was born six weeks after my father died at the Pentagon,” Taylor recalled. “I grew up only learning about 9/11 through stories, documentaries and reading old news articles.”
New documentary tells story of change after tragedy Sept. 13, 2022 KDFW-TV TCU students debut a new documentary about protections for survivors of sexual assault that came after the rape and murder of a college student from Fort Worth, Molly Matheson. Molly's mother, Tracy, and Charity Robinson, TCU film instructor, joined Good Day to talk about the film Beloved. Tracy also started a charity in Fort Worth to help survivors of sexual assault. “As part of our coursework and documentary production in the film, television and digital media department at Texas Christian University, we adopt a nonprofit for this class every semester. We work alongside those nonprofits with a 20-minute short film that helps that advocate for their cause,” Robinson said.
TCU 'punter from down under' gives back to charity for every punt in the 20 yard line Sept. 6, 2022 Yahoo News TCU punter Jordy Sandy donates $20 for every punt inside the 20-yard line. He is pledging those donations to the Hope Center for Autism in Fort Worth. “The reason why I chose that charity is that I have a 9-year-old cousin back home who suffers from autism. I thought it was good to be able to relate what I've done here with some stuff that's affected my family back home,” Sandy said.
Big 12 changed offensive identity over the years Sept. 6, 2022 Weatherford Democrat The Big 12 has changed its offensive identity over the years. New TCU coach Sonny Dykes saw a drastic shift in Big 12 offenses during his first stint in the conference in the early 2000s. “Man, it's changed. When I got in the league, it was a two-back power league. And by time I left the league, it was everybody being Air Raid,” said Dykes. “I think at some point there's been an adjustment that's happened since then.”
TCU receiver Derius Davis named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week Sept. 5, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TCU wide receiver Derius Davis has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. Davis had a 60-yard punt return touchdown in the season opener at Colorado that put TCU ahead for good. Head coach Sonny Dykes said “For us, having Derius make that play was a big confidence boost for us. Colorado came out and they were playing really hard and really fast. They were playing at a really high level. I felt like at that point we were kind of on our heels and then Derius made a play and I think it changed our mindset to a degree.”
TCU coaches say social media is a part of the equation when evaluating recruits Sept. 1, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram College coaches are now considering recruits’ activities on social media as a factor in offering scholarships and adding them to their programs. For head football coach Sonny Dykes, an athlete’s social media footprint is the latest thing to consider when he recruits the next Horned Frog. “It’s big, I think it gives you a snapshot of who they are. I think at the end of the day, it a snapshot into who somebody is. Who do they follow? Who do they like and who do they pay attention to?” Dykes said. Volleyball coach Jason Williams said, “Social media helps athletes pick up on certain things that you might not pick up on over the phone.”
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