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She said: Quality of men on campus inferior to that of women

Published Oct 25, 2007

Men once chose to exclude women from higher education; now they choose to exclude themselves. A recent article in the Star-Telegram stated BMOC - Big Man On Campus - might as well mean "Boys Missing On Campus."

Females make up 58 percent of TCU's student body, about 1 percent above the national average. For this reason, I would like to introduce the acronym WMMOC - Women Missing Men On Campus.

I don't miss the men who aren't around as much as I miss the men in the boys who are.

California fires threaten students' families

California fires threaten students’ families

Published Oct 25, 2007

The heat from the Western wildfires can be felt more than 1,000 miles away as families and friends of TCU students leave all memories behind to escape the blazes.

Volleyball: Bears take bit out of Horned Frogs

Published Oct 25, 2007

The volleyball team's loss to the Baylor Bears on Wednesday night boiled down to passing, the head coach said following a 3-0 defeat."If you can't pass, you can't win," head coach Prentice Lewis said after the 23-30, 27-30, 24-30 loss.

Lewis said the team could not get sophomore middle blocker Kourtney Edwards the ball because of their poor passing. Edwards would finish with 11 kills for the Horned Frogs, who now move to 18-9 on the season.

Varying teaching styles, beliefs deserve respect

Published Oct 25, 2007

Universities nationwide strive to uphold the standards established by the idea of academic freedom.Although the necessary means for maintaining standards of truth, responsibility and acceptability in the learning process are present at most institutions, the end result has not been that of academic freedom for some university professors. Middle-Eastern studies professors have sometimes gotten the short end of the stick.

Holidays may bring gift from university: increase in tuition

Published Oct 25, 2007

It's about that time again. There is a chill in the air, and the holiday season is upon us. Only one month stands in the way of Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa aren't far behind.It's...

Frogs' graduation success rate ranks high among top programs

Frogs’ graduation success rate ranks high among top programs

Published Oct 25, 2007

TCU football has a player graduation rate 12 percent higher than the national average, a study found.According to a recent NCAA study on graduation rates, TCU is graduating an average of 78 percent of its senior football players, while the national average is 66 percent. The Horned Frogs also ranked in the top five for graduation success rates.

At TCU, student-athlete graduation rates are a top priority, head coach Gary Patterson said.

Swimming & Diving: Team gains experience, ready for five-team home meet

Published Oct 25, 2007

The first long meet of the season left some room for improvement for head coach Richard Sybesma's swimmers after the teams' performances at Colorado State last weekend."We need to get a little bit stronger and better conditioned as a whole team," Sybesma said.

One of the factors affecting the swimmers was the change in altitude, and for freshman-heavy squads, the thinner air did have an impact during the three days of competition. The combination of altitude and the lengthy meet took its toll on the swimmers by the end of the weekend, Sybesma said.

Study abroad program in Greece now available

Published Oct 24, 2007

Students now have the opportunity to study about the ancient world in Greece. English professor Richard Enos was notified Tuesday that TCU had been approved as a cooperating institution with the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

ASCSA is an institution in Greece where American scholars can conduct advanced research in the areas of language, literature, art, history, archaeology and the philosophy of Greece, according to the university's Web site.

Thursday game brings record turnout for TABC

Published Oct 24, 2007

There were more Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers than usual at the TCU vs. University of Utah football game Thursday, said an assistant vice chancellor.Darron Turner, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs who manages tailgates for football games, said there were more TABC officers at this event than ever before.

Turner said he didn't have an average number of how many TABC officers are usually present at tailgates, but said the number at this game was high.

KTCU shut down after DJs receive phone threats

KTCU shut down after DJs receive phone threats

Published Oct 24, 2007

KTCU FM 88.7 "The Choice" was shut down Tuesday at about 8:45 p.m. after a threat was phoned into the station, according to police.TCU Police Sgt. Alvin Allcon said the threat against the station, located on the first floor of Moudy Building South, came from a person who had called a number of times over the past couple of weeks to complain about the format of the station.

Reportedly, there were three disc jockeys in the station at the time of the call.

Symposium to discuss education’s role in citizen’s development

Published Oct 24, 2007

Faculty and students will share a platform tonight to understand what it means to be responsible citizens during the Searchlight Symposium.At the symposium, Mike Sacken, a professor in the College of Education, and Michael Dodson, a political science professor, will discuss how education and international politics relate to being a responsible citizen.

Sacken said the topic of the event will relate to rights, respect and responsibilities.