A couple of summers ago, I worked as a to-go server at a Houston-area seafood restaurant. One day, receiving an order that amounted to a grand total of $175, I got hyped for a colossal tip to come that...

After arriving in a helicopter over the soccer field, Ross Perot Jr., founder of Hillwood Development Corporation, will speak at the School of Business' sold-out Tandy Executive Speaker Series on Tuesday morning.Perot Jr. is recognized for his high-profile development projects and has been named one of the top 10 developers in the United States by Dallas Business Journal and National Real Estate Investor.

Between being a full-time nurse, showing miniature horses, making a 22-year marriage last, watching her high school daughter march in the band and supporting Texas A&M University football for her freshman Aggie, Carla Crider finds time to go to school by taking online classes.Crider graduated from Tarleton State University and went to teach for one year at an East Texas public high school in 1982. It was a less than pleasant experience, Crider said. After working in a number of jobs she didn't like, she decided she would be a nurse and has been for 11 years.

Two recent TCU graduates' documentary films have gone to the Emmys - the Lone Star Emmys that is.The Lone Star Emmys are the regional Texas version of the Emmys, said Greg Mansur, the radio-TV-film instructor who taught the students' documentary film class.

This was the first time TCU entered the contest, Mansur said.

"It's a big deal because we beat out other Texas universities across the state with strong film and news programs," Mansur said.

Former radio-TV-film student Chris St. Pierre produced "Detached," one of the films that won an award.

The act of censorship should be reserved for extreme circumstances. The censorship imposed on a sculpture in Tandy Hall was uncalled for.Not only does censorship breach the right to free speech, but it also undermines the intelligence of the students on campus.

A 2-foot sculpture of a monkey that was anatomically correct was removed after two days of being on display in the building.

Faculty and staff said the piece of art was removed because they did not feel it was appropriate to be displayed in a workplace setting.

By this time of year, you have visions of finals and projects dancing in your head. As if you didn't have enough to deal with, you have to get your significant other a present. Don't fret, the perfect holiday gift giving guide is right here. Most students said clothes and gift cards are the most popular gift items to give to their significant other.

Rob Coffman, a senior economics major, said he thinks clothes are also an easy way to go.

Q: I heard while you were filming on location, you were injured. Can you tell us a little bit about that?A: We all got pretty banged up. We had some pretty extensive action sequences. In dangerous situations, you have to take a hiatus from your character and realize you just have to get from point A to point B. We knew getting into this project, it would be a rough experience.



Q: The movie is very political. How much did that weigh on your decision to take the role?

The Sigma Chi chapter at TCU is on probation for hazing, said the international fraternity president.Mark Anderson, president of the Sigma Chi Fraternity Corp., said in a phone interview that the TCU chapter was not suspended but put on probation by Sigma Chi headquarters and TCU officials at the request of the chapter after a hazing incident occurred in late September.

Anderson said he didn't know the specifics of the hazing incident.

Three different professors will offer their opinions about the war in Iraq and whether it is justified during the second Searchlight Symposium on Thursday in the Kelly Alumni Center, said the host of the...

'Tis the season to be jolly. At least for the obnoxious Christians, right?

As it is with every year, the approach of the holiday season calls for a fresh batch of the Christmas controversy. Apparently, in the United States, the land of the free, the land of a myriad of faiths and ethnicity, "Merry Christmas" is not politically correct.

Because not all of Americans can identify with the phrase and the meaning behind it, the phrase should be done away with in public places altogether until people can understand the true meaning behind it.

The cold weather came just in time to enhance the winter spirit at tonight's Holiday Tree Lighting on Sadler Lawn, said a Programming Council director.The live Christmas tree on the steps of Sadler Hall will be lit tonight by Chancellor Boschini who will ride in on a sleigh with Santa and Mrs. Claus, said Natalie Boone, SGA adviser.

New purple and white suits were made for Santa and Mrs. Claus this year, said Aaron Wolfe, PC director of spirit and traditions.

"We went a little more all out this year," Wolfe said.