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Girls participate in Dance Marathon February 2017.    Photo courtesy of Paige Megyesi

College students say clubs and organizations are fulfilling

By Anna Adamek | Jun 22, 2017

Going to class isn’t the only essential college activity, students say joining organizations are also a key to future success. Being in a club or organization helps students gain valuable skills such...

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UK research brings social media issues to light

By Mary Wilder | Jun 22, 2017

Researchers in England have found a link between social media use and mental health in teens - Instagram, a photo sharing app, has the most detrimental effect. Instagram, the second most popular social...

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Programs hope to reduce college sexual assaults

By Elizabeth Flaherman | Jun 22, 2017

First-year women are most at risk for sexual assault on a college campus. They tend to have less experience being in environments with heavy drinking and so do not know how to drink safely, or take measures...

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Voting rates of millennials don’t reflect their numbers

By Bianca Escamilla | Jun 22, 2017

Millennials are nearly even with Baby Boomers when it comes to the ability to influence an election, but they lag behind their elders because they don’t vote. Less than half of eligible millennials...

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Colleges work to raise first-year retention rate

By Alesha Davis | Jun 22, 2017

Finances, rather than academics, are what usually prompts first year college students to drop out. Among 2,142 students surveyed by the Pew Research Center, 57 percent said they dropped out to work and...

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TCU works to keep the campus safe

By Vanessa Rodriguez | Jun 22, 2017

TCU has a police department dedicated to keeping the campus and surrounding area safe. In recent years, video cameras have been installed across campus to help deter crime. There are also more than 1,500...

Newscast: Angelina Alcantar & Victoria Jackson

Newscast: Angelina Alcantar & Victoria Jackson

By The Leap | Jun 24, 2016

Alcantar and Jackson discuss the Brite Divinity school vigil for the Orlando shooting victims, the gun control filibuster, SAT changes and other news.

TCU posts gains in student diversity

By Victoria Jackson | Jun 24, 2016

TCU is expecting one of its most diverse classes this fall. “The incoming freshman class is going to break every previous record with respect to students of color,” said Dean of Admission Raymond...

TCU fraternities hope to emphasis leadership

By Samantha Fisher | Jun 24, 2016

Students considering joining a Greek organization is college should expect to learn about leadership, connection and belonging to a group. Being involved in greek life is a great way to learn a lot about...

TCU nearly split evenly greek to non-greek

TCU nearly split evenly greek to non-greek

By Joanna Westwood-Booth | Jun 24, 2016

Almost 50 percent of the TCU community is involved in one of the 39 on-campus sororities or fraternities. TCU Junior Brooke Morrissy is a member of Eta Iota Sigma (ΗΙΣ) Sorority. “I wanted to find...

Facts behind the first year weight gain

Facts behind the first year weight gain

By Zhana Woodard | Jun 24, 2016

Many first year college students expect to gain weight, but instead the “freshman 15” most gain 2.5 to 6 pounds, and experts say there are ways to keep from putting on pounds. Some weight gain is...

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Hollywood takes on classics with this year’s remakes

By Alyssa Alanis | Jun 24, 2016

This year’s crop of summer remakes includes several movies that are getting more than update. The redux of the 1984 classic, “Ghostbusters” has a gender switch. While Disney’s “The Jungle Book,”...

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