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Recovering sex addict to discuss porn effects

Published Sep 20, 2006

Pornography will be a hot topic tonight at "Porn Nation," a multimedia-based event that will discuss the truth and consequences of pornography and sexual addiction, said the event promoter.Speaker Michael Leahy will talk about how pornography has affected his life and will share with students the dangers of addiction, said the event's promoter, Matt Syme, a freshman broadcast journalism major.

Scholarships to allow students to study abroad

Published Sep 20, 2006

The provost is working to raise money for scholarships that could allow more students to study abroad.Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said he believes studying abroad is an important part of the college experience and would like to make it more affordable for students.

"TCU has a commitment to giving our students an international experience, even students who can't afford an overseas trip," Donovan said.

Cats gain nine more lives

Published Sep 20, 2006

Since 2004, faculty members have volunteered to trap, neuter and release feral cats living on and around campus, as part of Frogs and Cats Together, a project aimed at controlling the feral cat population.Cari Alexander, TCU librarian and founder of Frogs and Cats Together, began the organization after 34 cats were captured in Worth Hills, taken to animal control and euthanized during summer 2004.

People "don't understand, you can't take them somewhere else - there is nowhere else to take them," Alexander said. "They go to animal control and die."

Ridiculous rules require quick re-evaluation

Published Sep 20, 2006

No paddling, branding, drugs, forced drinking, theft, screaming or scavenger hunts. Wait? Scavenger hunts?

While an anti-hazing policy is essential to the success of Greek and student life, some of the specific restrictions may be a bit extreme.

TCU's general hazing policy mirrors Texas state law stating that situations cannot cause new members of student organizations any mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule. However, some specifics of TCU's policy, although created with good reason, may need to be periodically re-examined.

Music Review: ‘Outsider’ wanders aimlessly

Published Sep 20, 2006

DJ Shadow made a name for himself with "Endtroducing...," his 1996 debut which flows so perfectly it's hard to tell when one track ends and another begins. Six long years later, Shadow finally issued his official sophomore effort, "The Private Press." Equally as moody as the first album, "Press" also showed Shadow could do more than just dark, instrumental hip-hop. Tracks like "Walkie Talkie" and "Mashin' On the Motorway" revealed an appreciation for the cocky and the comical, respectively.

Movie Review: ‘Last Kiss’ gives love 2nd look

Published Sep 20, 2006

"Scrubs" star Zach Braff follows up his "Garden State" success with a story about love and the decisions that go into it in "The Last Kiss."While many moviegoers will look for this film to be a sequel...

Art Review: Museum features Japanese artist

Published Sep 20, 2006

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is offering a retrospective exhibit of one of Japan's most famous artists for the first time.The exhibit titled "Hiroshi Sugimoto: End of Time" displays 30 years of Sugimoto's photographs including his series "Seascapes," "Dioramas," "Theatres," "Architecture," "Portraits," "Conceptual Forms" and "Sea of Buddha."

The majority of Sugimoto's photographs are taken in black and white.

"People can project their own imaginations with black and white photographs that they can't do with color photos," Sugimoto said.

Team starts from scratch

Published Sep 20, 2006

Sophomore Kriegler Brink said this season will be one of learning about each other and transition."We are starting from scratch - new coach, small team, new guys coming in," Brink said.

Head coach Dave Borelli said he is approaching this season as multistep process to improve every player's individual game.

Seeing how the players hit the ball at the Baylor tournament, where there will be 30 Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranked players, will be the initial step, he said.

Music festival delivers days of entertainment

Published Sep 20, 2006

The 2006 Austin City Limits Festival was once again held at Zilker Park in Austin for its fifth year, and it proved to be yet another successful year for the three-day event as more than 50,000 people filled the park each day, according to the ACL e-mail newsletter. The first obvious change for the festival was planting grass in Zilker park to eliminate the dust-bowl incident of last year, when the wind made the park look like a Sahara sandstorm.

Q & A: Festus Kigen

Published Sep 20, 2006

Q. How long have you been running competitively?A. This is my second year running competitively. I've been training the last two years back at home with both track and cross country. I started in 2005, now it is 2006. I have been running at TCU for only one month though.

Q. Did you run in high school?

A. I used to run in meets, but I was not serious in high school. I used to run in the class, but that was all.

Q. Would you like to have an Olympic Trial?

A. I would like to have that at some point.

Campus cliques separate students

Published Sep 20, 2006

Remember the days of "Sesame Street" teaching us our ABCs? Everyone knows the tune "next time won't you sing with me?" But in any college where Greek life prevails, that's out the door - and in prances Alpha, Beta, and Chi.Freshmen are forced to learn the alphabet again, given the prevalence of Greek life on campus. Every other car has a bumper-sticker that associates the drivers with one group or another, and a majority of people wear at least one Greek T-shirt a week.

Internet blogs invade privacy

Published Sep 20, 2006

Xanga scared me from the beginning.The idea of posting a diary online, for all the cyber world to see, appalled me. Throw in the fact that not everyone on Xanga is my age, although they might claim to...