This Tuesday will be the last week of a series about issues regarding women in the workplace.
Three TCU groups joined together to bring speakers and panelists every Tuesday of the month in February. “Negotiating Gender in the Workplace” kicked off on February 3 with a breakfast with Myrtle Bell, professor of human resources at UTA.
Dr.Bell discussed professional, personal and social issues for women in the workplace.
The series will wrap up this Tuesday, February 24 with a discussion on how women can achieve balance between work and life. The panel discussion is from 5:30 to 7:30 in Smith Hall in the Neely School of Business.
It will be free to anyone who would like to attend.
For those of you pondering the purchase of a new Ford or GMC “gas guzzler” but also wondering how it may affect your environmental footprint, don’t think twice, it’s alright.
With the rising price of gasoline, diesel has become the clean and more efficient alternative, according to MSN.
Even better, just because you may not drive a diesel-powered truck or are not a potential buyer doesn’t mean this won’t apply to you!
Volkswagon is putting out the Jetta TDI and the Jetta SportWagen TDI, both of which will be turbocharged diesel.
For more on making dirty the new clean, visit http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=761450&topart=pickups.
TCU basketball magazine will host basketball coach’s Jeff Mittie for women’s and men’s coach Jim Christian at the Brown-Lupton University Union today at 6 p.m., said gofrogs.com.
This broadcast will be aired on KTCU (88.7) and Big Country (1460) AM.
Christian has guided the Frogs to a 13-11 and 4-6 record in conference so far this season. The Frogs will return home on Saturday at 6:30 to face the BYU Cougars and will be home on Wednesday to face Air Force at 7 p.m.
Mittie had led the Frogs to a 14-8 overall record and are 7-3 in the Mountain West conference action which puts them at third place in the conference. Mittie is trying to take the Lady Frogs to its eighth appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Lady Frogs play-by play man will broadcast the first half of the show while the voice of the Frogs Brian Estridge will handle the second half.
Horned Frog basketball fans are encouraged to come out and meet the leaders of the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
MTV is currently casting for its third season of the reality television show that depicts how exciting and sometimes stressful young love can be.
Stephanie Prepon, a casting associate for “Engaged and Underage,” said they are looking for couples 18 to 22 years old who are getting married in February or March and, more importantly, love each other.
“We basically capture who they are, their friends and family, and fun and cool events up to and including the big day,” said Prepon in an e-mail.
The show wants couples who have interesting stories to share: romantic proposals or honeymoons, encouraging or opposed parents, or plans for future living situations and children.
Students who want to apply can go to http://www.mtv.com/ontv/castingcall/index.jhtml?castingId=1509138 to fill out the application or e-mail the casting directors at engagedandunderage@mtvstaff.com.
The Geology Department will host world renowned geologist Dr. Ian Dalziel next week as the Green Honors Chair.
Dr. Ian Dalziel is a research professor at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin. He is known for his work in the Andes mountains and his work on the Antarctic tectonic plate.
Dr. Hanson, chairman of the geology department said Dr. Dalziel is an authority on global tectonic evolution of the earth as well as the geology of Antarctica.
Dr. Dalziel will be giving three lectures next week. His first lecture titled “A Geologist in Antarctica” is Monday, Feb. 9 at 12:00 p.m. in Sid Richardson 217. Hanson said this lecture will discuss Dr. Dalziel’s experiences in Antarctica and the challenging conditions he overcame.
The second lecture takes place Monday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Sid Richardson lecture hall 3. It is titled, “There a Supercontinent Cycle in Earth History: Paleontology over the Last Billion Years” and Dr. Dalziel will discuss the revolution of the earth.
Dr. Dalziel will then give a final lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 2:00 p.m. in Sid Richardson lecture hall 1. The lecture is titled “Geological Controls on the Antarctic Ice Sheet and Its Future.” Dr. Dalziel will talk about the future of Antarctic ice sheets and its effect on climate change.
The lectures are free to the public. For more information about the event you can visit www.geo.tcu.edu.
By Libby Davis
Staff Reporter
A Tarrant County College student lost control of her car at 4:50 p.m. Thursday after taking a turn on Bellaire Drive and hitting a curb.
Ashley Griswold, 22, said that while she was not speeding, the impact with the curb caused her Nissan Xterra to flip onto its passenger side in the median across from the intramural fields.
Griswold was not injured in the wreck and Fort Worth Police and a university police car, which had been on patrol in the soccer parking lot, arrived to shut down a lane of traffic.
Chuck Griswold, Ashley’s father, said that he received a call from her shortly after she had been pulled out of the car by a passerby.
“When you have kids, it’s not a good call to get,” Chuck Griswold said.
K.C. Kleinert, a Fort Worth police officer that responded to the call, said that while anyone can have a wreck, sport utility vehicles tend to flip more often.
Ashley Griswold said that she was able to get out of the car quickly because her seat belt kept her from falling out of her seat when the car flipped.
According to The Dallas Morning News city officials are warning Fort Worth residents that some people have been calling motorists and claiming to be collecting fines for red-light violations. Fort Worth officials said there are four ways to pay for a red-light violation and none involves calling the driver and asking for a credit card number.
According to KTVT Dallas/Fort Worth Morning News
The cameras in Fort Worth are located at the following intersections:
Eastchase Parkway and Meadowbrook Drive
East Long Avenue and Deen Road
South Hulen Street and Bellaire Drive South
McCart Avenue and Westcreek Drive
Bryant Irvin Road and West Vickery Boulevard
Eighth Avenue and Elizabeth Boulevard
North Beach Street and Western Center Boulevard
Any student who receives such a call can contact the Red-light Safety Camera Program office at 817-392-8056.
Microsoft is working diligently to release their newest Operating System to try and make-up for their Vista fumble. Not to say that Vista completely ruins PC user’s experience, but to some it runs close. Windows 7, an appealing and more efficient OS to those who have ran the Beta version, is due for release sometime later this year. As of today, Microsoft has decided to release six versions of Windows 7.
The line-up:
1. Windows 7 Starter Edition - limited availability
2. Windows 7 Home Basic - basic, as the title implies
3. Windows 7 Home Premium - Media Center and Aero included
4. Windows 7 Professional -Vista equivalent
5. Windows 7 Enterprise - large market
6. Windows 7 Ultimate - limited availability
Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and Professional will be the OS’s most widely availble to consumers. The rest are intended for specific markets.
Maybe TCU can completely bypass the Vista upgrade and head straight for Windows 7 upon release? We won’t know until Windows 7 receives a confirmed release date.
On Feb. 7, Falling Whistles, an organization dedicated to raising money for the DR Congo, is hosting an event in Dallas. The benefit, called “Love Comes to Town,” will include art, photography, live music, social justice organizations such as TOMs Shoes, and Falling Whistles merchandise. All proceeds go directly to Falling Whistles.
Falling Whistles got its start when Sean Carasso, a former UT student, travelled to the Congo. He had a life-changing encounter with five child prisoners who told him their life stories in war-torn Congo. Abducted and too small to carry weapons, they saw small boys given nothing but a whistle and sent to the front lines of battle to frighten the enemies away. Their death was inevitable every time as they took the first bullets.
As violence continues to escalate in the Congo, thousands are being displaced and children are being kidnapped and brainwashed to perform military tasks, such as whistle-blowing. Falling Whistles aims to stop the violence in the Congo. The organization has grown through grassroots efforts of those who believe in the cause.
Musical artists such as Andy Davis will be performing at the event which takes place at the historic South Side on Lamar St. Photographers, including Esther Havens, will have their work on display, and drinks and food will be served.
To register, go to Fallingwhistles.com/love. The registration fee is $20, and attendees must register online beforehand. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the event lasts until midnight.
To read more about the story of Falling Whistles and its founding, go to Fallingwhistles.com
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