Features

Spring 2005

Maybe it was the hat

A cool fedora — and guidance from mentors — helped Bob Schieffer ’59 in his rise from ambulance-chasing reporter to seasoned international journalist.

Spring 2005

Our top story: Journalism school named for Bob Schieffer ’59

Since its founding in 1927, the Department of Journalism has trained reporters, editors and photographers, and in recent years broadcast journalists, producers and a host of advertising and public relations professionals. With the March elevation of school status and a new, respected moniker, the story is just beginning.

Winter 2004

The face of TCU

From college fairs to conversations with strangers, life as an admission counselor is a series of amazing encounters.

Winter 2004

Why TCU is the “hot school”

A spectacular campus, nationally acclaimed programs, winning athletic teams and increasingly recognized academics give Frog Land a distinct advantage.

Winter 2004

Making the class

Though applications flood into TCU in record-breaking numbers — more than 8,000 this year — the Office of Admission makes sure each one gets personal consideration. Here’s how they do it.

Winter 2004

Conventional wisdom: donkeys, elephants, Frogs

Every four years presidential conventions take the national stage for a week. And every four years TCU students charge into the media fray.

Winter 2004

Presenting 100 years of the Horned Frog Band

Frogs first gathered in 1904 in Waco to blow a horn or beat a drum.

Winter 2004

Record-breaking boot scoot

Frogs try to bring Guinness line dance world record to Texas, where it belongs.

Fall 2004

Squared away

For one officer, not letting his guard down is the toughest challenge of daily life in Iraq.

Fall 2004

The Oz of Abu Ghraib

Mistakes were made at Abu Ghraib — just like they are at every prison in America.