In this issue: Winter 2016
Alumni
Where’s Karl Lagerfeld?
Alumnae created the fictional Fleur de la Sabine to trace the fashion icon around the world.
Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery
Understanding the Silent Treatment
Paul Schrodt conducted the first meta-analysis of the demand-withdraw communication pattern.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Faculty Roundtable on Influential People
Who is the most important person alive today? Why?
Campus News: Alma Matters
Chancellor Boschini on Today’s Library
Mary Couts Burnett Library is befitting a great national university.
Campus News: Alma Matters, Research + Discovery
Brenton Cooper’s Research on Vocal Learning
The psychology professor studies how songbirds develop the ability to make sounds, and his results could benefit humans.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Yoga for Musicians
Music majors learn to improve focus, build strength and relax.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Object Lesson: The Sephardic Torah
The holy book survived World War II and found a home at the Brite Divinity School Library.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Q&A – Schieffer College dean Kris Bunton
We sat down with Bunton to listen to her thoughts on ethics in the rapidly evolving field of communication.
Mem’ries Sweet
Protesting the Library in the 1960s
The Mary Couts Burnett Library used to close on Sundays … until students waged a gentle protest.
Alumni
Michael Bloomberg – Romance CEO
Marriage proposal expert Michael Bloomberg ’99 MLA started a new venture last summer — Get Engaged!, a teambuilding venture.
Alumni
Chelsea Hawley of Sanglier Cellars
After an early career in New York City fashion, she’s now the lead marketer and tasting room manager for the family vineyard.
Alumni
Spreading the love of Banner Butter
With the help of 19th century dairy journals, Andrew McBath ’92 creates a better butter.
Campus News: Alma Matters
Infographic – Library Facts
We break it down, book-by-book.
Sports: Riff Ram
First Person Q&A with … Zahna Medley
TCU’s record-shattering senior point guard talks leadership, eating fire and the other Coach P.
Alumni
Howard G. Wible
1920-2015
Popular teacher and administrator rose from night professor in the Evening College to provost and acting chancellor during a 27-year career at TCU.
Alumni
Scott Nix
1959-2015
The 1982 grad was a TCU football letterman, owner of Killerfrogs.com and one of the most passionate supporters of TCU Athletics.