Campus News: Alma Matters

Spring 2003

Getting hitched, not scammed

Sociologist Angela Thompson offers her expertise on avoiding wedding pitfalls.

Spring 2003

Home, smart home

Computer science students are developing technology that we won’t be able to live without in the houses of tomorrow.

Spring 2003

Woman’s world

In developing countries, women entrepreneurs are on the up and up.

Spring 2003

To catch an e-thief

Fighting online crime is as big as, well, the Internet.

Spring 2003

Lights, camera … Library!

The Gwendolyn P. Tandy Memorial Film Library houses more than 11,500 titles.

Spring 2003

What a find!

The Tandy Memorial Film Library houses a trove of treasures.

Winter 2002

Lifetime teachers, lifetime learners

English professor Bob Frye and religion professor Ron Flowers arrived at TCU in 1966 and conclude their full-time careers at the end of the semester. They sat down to talk about life at TCU, their fondest memories, the role of a professor and even some things they would change.

Winter 2002

Off their rockers

What kind of grandparents are the Baby Boomers? Healthier, wealthier and a lot more active than the gray-haired grannies we’re used to, a TCU sociologist says.

Fall 2002

Precious gems

Oscar Monnig Meteorite Collection finds new home in 17,000-square-foot museum in Sid W. Richardson Building.

Fall 2002

Riding it out

There is no sense sitting around waiting for a cure for paralysis, says kinesiology professor Darryn Willoughby. He’s helping those with spinal cord injuries to possibly walk again — and they get a workout in the process.