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Students, faculty shake, rattle and roll in swing dancing class

Students, faculty shake, rattle and roll in swing dancing class

Published Sep 7, 2006

"Triple step, triple step, rock step" was one of the first swing dance moves that about 65 students learned in the Student Center Ballroom during a leadership course that occurs every Thursday night.Marcy Paul, director for the Women's Resource Center, said she hopes the leadership class, which is offered for the next two weeks, will teach students mutual respect and trust for each other through dance.

Paul said the idea came to her after watching "Mad Hot Ballroom," a documentary about elementary students in New York City who learn how to ballroom dance.

Reviews of the week #2: Son of superstar releases disc full of smooth jazz jams

Published Sep 6, 2006

Kyle Eastwood's third release entitled "Now," scheduled to be released Oct. 10, seems to be the album that will put Eastwood's name forward. While most people know of his father, Clint Eastwood, most have...

Web site changes offer too much information

Published Sep 6, 2006

Facebook has gone Big Brother.More than one year ago, before you could add photo albums to Facebook and tag images of your friends, before you could change your status to let the entire Internet world know when you were "in class" or "eating a sandwich," professors were calling the online phenomenon "Stalker.com."

Students dismissed such warnings and remained loyal to the global communication network, and now Facebook has gone too far.

Reviews of the week #3: Skillet set to release lucky number seven

Published Sep 6, 2006

"Comatose", the seventh full-length album from Christian rock band Skillet, set to be released Oct. 3, produces a whole new direction from Skillet's history. Throughout the album, Skillet attempts to leave...

Reviews of the week #4: Old Skiff comics’ simplicity works well for a good laugh

Published Sep 6, 2006

There is a new book available that contains material several members of the faculty and staff may recognize."Ninja Verses: Old School" is a collection of the cartoons that ran in the Skiff in the late 1990s.

The thing that makes "Ninja Verses" stand out as more than just a book full of comics is that one of the co-creators gives insight on many of the cartoons and the origin of the strip itself.

P.D. Magnus and Chris Mag Uidhir are the co-creators of "Ninja Verses." The strip is penned under the name Don Frederic, the middle names of Magnus and Uidhir.

Reviews of the week #1: Take time to enjoy some ‘Cold Beer & Hot Tamales’

Published Sep 6, 2006

"Texas heart, Mexican soul" is the core song of the McKay Brothers' CD, "Cold Beer & Hot Tamales." While listening to the CD, it sounds like most Texas country artists, but the McKay brothers, Noel and...

Frogs earn win over Baylor Bears

Frogs earn win over Baylor Bears

Published Sep 6, 2006

In front of a crowd of 42,733, the Horned Frogs proved just how important conditioning is Sunday with a win over the Baylor Bears 17-7.The Frogs spent the summer practicing through the heat of the afternoon, readying themselves for what they knew would be a tough game, head coach Gary Patterson said.

"It paid off." said Herbert Taylor, senior left tackle. "Those guys were dropping, and we kept going."

Patterson, players prepare for UC Davis

Published Sep 6, 2006

Coming off a 17-7 win at Baylor, football head coach Gary Patterson talked about the team Tuesday following his weekly luncheon.Patterson and the Horned Frogs look to extend their current winnings, which is second in the nation behind the University of Texas, from 11 games to 12 against the University of California at Davis.

"I don't think our kids are overlooking UC Davis at all," Patterson said. "This team, last year, beat Stanford, and all you've got to do is remind them about SMU. If you don't come out to play every week, you're going to get beat."

Thinking behind fence fails to see inconveniences

Published Sep 6, 2006

It is not unusual that measures taken for safety also prove to be an inconvenience.Anyone who has stood in line barefoot for three hours while trying to catch a plane would agree. And while we have to acknowledge that we'd rather be inconvenienced than wind up in a worst case scenario, at times it doesn't seem worth it.

For example: the new fence going up around Worth Hills.

Dance outside your comfort zone

Published Sep 6, 2006

A couple of weeks ago, I did something I've never done before. I went country dancing at Billy Bob's Texas. I know you're thinking that, as someone who was born and raised in the great state of Texas, I should've been raised dancing to country music.

For some reason, however, I've never felt the urge to go out to country dancing venues. I'm not saying I never went to these places because I don't know how to dance. On the contrary, if you've ever seen me on a dance floor, you know that I definitely know how to "cut a rug," so to speak.

Short attention span human nature

Published Sep 6, 2006

All across the country, millions of children are rushing to the nearest pharmacy to pick up certain prescription medications. Once they have the medicine in hand, they must take it religiously every day, never forgetting a single dose. After all, their doctors did deem it necessary, so it must be of the utmost urgency.What could this all mean? An outbreak of bubonic plague? Tuberculosis? Lyme disease? No. It's just another case of America's favorite little "ailment that could," ADD.

SGA questions plus/minus system

Published Sep 6, 2006

Members of the Student Government Association expressed concern during Tuesday's meeting after professors addressed specifics of the plus/minus grading system, which will be instituted next fall.David Grant, professor and chair of the religion department and Bob Neilson, a chemistry professor, received many questions from SGA members after they made a presentation to SGA about TCU using a plus/minus grading system.