Features

Fall 2001

Frog of ages

One of the most endearing college mascots, the Horned Frog has changed forms many times but remains an integral part of the TCU tradition and experience.

Summer 2001

In the Green Chair

It’s not the color of the chair but the tint of who sits in it that continues to make the Green Honors Chair something special.

Summer 2001

English Green Chair: Dove Season

While the Green Honors Chair in English warned students that making a living in the arts is a brutal existence, he also proves it is still quite possible.

Summer 2001

Astronomy and Physics Green Chair: Star Struck

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium and a researcher at Princeton University, carries the periodical table of elements in his Palm Pilot. He is prone to quirky moments of “nerd-dom,” such as the time he calculated how many times around the world all the hamburgers McDonalds has served would wrap (13). But this Green Honors Chair for astronomy and physics also spoke frankly to Honors students about his love for the heavens and his second mission … his role in erasing societal stereotypes.

Summer 2001

Radio-TV-Film Green Chair: The Hollywood Pitch

Invite to campus Hollywood producer Kurt Inderbitzen, the Green Honors Chair for radio-TV-film, and he just might bring Hollywood with him.

Summer 2001

Nutrition & Dietetics Green Chair: Olive Toil

International Olive Oil Council member Connie Peraglie Guttersen ’86, the Green Honors Chair for nutrition and dietetics, says what is needed at the nation’s dinner tables is an ethnic cuisine led by the olive itself.

Summer 2001

Three’s a Charm

The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has become the premier career-launching venue for the world’s top young pianists. To have one student among the 30 competitors is a high honor. This year, TCU Prof. Tamas Ungar has three.

Summer 2001

Tadashi Imai

Tadashi Imai is one of 30 competing for Cliburn gold.

Summer 2001

Anton Mordasov

Gifted pianist plans to perform at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition as if it were a concert.

Summer 2001

Yuri Blinov

Studying with Tamas Ungar has taught this intense Belarussian pianist to inject his own style into his performances.