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Thursday, August 28 
New to the library?
Vote early, vote often...
50 Years of descant
Voter Registration Applications Available at TCU Library
Can’t Find Your Favorite Reference Librarian?They’ve got newly renovated digs! The TCU Library Reference Department Librarian Offices are still located across from the Information Commons Desk -- in room115 -- on the main floor the library. Stop by to schedule a one-on-one instruction session or just to say “hello”. |
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...but first visit the Music/Media Library’s new exhibit, Decisions: Song, Stage and Screen on Elections and the Presidency. Featured songs from 1789-present include campaign tunes and political satire, as well as two works by Charles Ives that, through both annotations and lyrics, reflect the composer’s still-relevant observations about elections and politics in general. Stage offerings include Gershwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Of Thee I Sing, 1931 – containing the unforgettable song, “Who Cares?” - and Bernstein’s White House Cantata; films include Darryl Zanuck’s little-known, Oscar-nominated musical, Wilson, 1944.
Mary Couts Burnett Library celebrates 50 years of descant, the world renowned literary journal, with an exhibit beginning April 1st. The magazine, published by the TCU English Department, is a forum for finely crafted and experimental literature in the poetic and prose formats. It has printed the works of emerging and established authors since it began in 1956.
To register to vote, an applicant must be 18 years old on election day, a United States citizen, and a resident of Tarrant County. An applicant must not be a convicted felon or have been declared mentally incompetent. To vote in the general election in November, applications must be postmarked by October 6, 2008. Applications are available in the 