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According to the university website, today’s scheduled town hall meeting with T. Boone Pickens may be cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions in New York City.
Pickens appeared on “The View” this morning and was scheduled to fly from New York City to Fort Worth this afternoon.
The university energy club is scheduled to host the meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom.
Check the university website for updates.
According to dfw.com, KDFW/Channel 4’s co-host of Good Day is leaving the show.
Henderson said it was one of the hardest decisions she’s ever made.
Henderson will take a job in Los Angeles because of family ties, according to myFOXDFW.com.
Friday is Henderson’s last day.
Link to Megan’s bio: www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/about_us/Megan_Henderson
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.
Students get a chance to help area high schoolers experience college life for a day.
The Minority High School Conference, in conjunction with College Student for a Day, pairs TCU students with Fort Worth area high schoolers to show them what a typical college school day is like. The event will take place on Sunday Feb.22 and Monday Feb.23.
According to Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services, the program is designed to help area kids piece together their future in hopes of encouraging them to pursue higher education.
The student-volunteers, who will spend the day mentoring, are required to participate in a brief training session prior to interacting with the high school students. There is one more training session tomorrow, Feb. 17. If interested, contact Amie Lewis as soon as possible at a.lewis@tcu.edu.
The third installment of the “Negotiating in the Gendered Workplace” series continues at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Smith Hall, room 104 with a panel discussion on international gender issues across cultures.
According to the Neely Fellows website, the four-part symposium is presented by the Neeley Fellows, BNSF Next Generation Leadership and the TCU Institute of Women and Gender to make aware some common problems women face in today’s business world.
The series will conclude on Tuesday Feb. 24 with a panel discussion on how women can achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life, also scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public; however, online registration is required. Register at www.genderednegotiation.tcu.edu. For more information, email Gayla Todd at g.todd@tcu.edu.
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.
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