TCU freshman Lauren Fred said she has never been very involved in community affairs activities. However, this semester she is deeply involved in a community project on campus, she said. The advertising/public relations major is part of a group of students trying to instate an open campus meal program that would allow students to use their student ID cards to purchase food at local restaurants.

Senior Kip Kangogo placed 33rd in the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday.The event, which was held at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, featured 31 men's and women's teams.

Wisconsin senior Simon Bairu won the event, leading the Wisconsin team to victory with three runners registering in the top 10.

Northern Arizona junior Johanna Nillson won the women's event with a time of 9:58.

Kangogo, who was awarded All-Region honors at the NCAA Cross Country South Central Regional Championships in Waco, was happy with the results.

Players and coaches shuffled into the press room after Saturday's 68-59 loss to Division II Tarleton State, perhaps looking for more answers than the reporters there to ask about TCU's first home-opener loss in 24 years.TCU fell before a Daniel-Meyer Coliseum crowd that watched the Texans (2-0) dominate the paint in almost every aspect. Tarleton out rebounded an overmatched TCU team 43-29, and Texans forward Mookie Works had more blocks (5) and almost as many rebounds (11) as the entire TCU starting five (0 and 14).

A memorial in memory of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be on display today at the entry-way of the Brown-Lupton Student Center as a joint project of Chi Upsilon Sigma and Delta Sigma Theta."We felt that a display would be an appropriate act to do for this amazing woman," Roxanna Latifi, president of Chi Upsilon Sigma, said. "We also believe this is something we should not overlook, so I thought this would be a nice tribute to highlight her wonderful accomplishments."

It's Felicity meets The Sopranos.The cast of the radio-TV-film student-led production, "Southern Comforts," was chosen after more than 100 students auditioned for a part, professor Richard Allen said.

He said the soap opera will be filmed and aired next semester.

Allen said 16 students were cast in the main roles of the soap opera, including three freshmen, three sophomores, three juniors and seven seniors. Though the majority of the students are RTVF or theatre majors, the cast also includes a broadcast journalism major and a biology major, he said.

Recently, the Senate passed a ban on the torture of any suspected terrorist in U.S. custody.This ban has come following allegations that cruel and unusual methods of retrieving information were being used in Iraq by U.S. personnel.

The move to prevent this type of action against captives is a good move.

It is the responsibility of the United States as a world superpower to act in such a way as to be a role model for other nations.

Why did the frog cross the road?Crossing the street seems simple enough, until you watch students crossing University Drive.

Few complaints about jaywalking have made their way to the police, but almost everyone has either been witness or party to a group of students darting in front of vehicles so they can make it to Sub Connection or the Brown-Lupton Student Center 30 seconds faster.

Safety seems to be irrelevant if taking precautions would inconvenience a pedestrian on campus.

TCU Police can only warn students not to jaywalk.

Whether it was cooking up 65 pounds of fajitas, roasting a pig or simply grilling hamburgers, students and alumni this past football season showed that the way to a good tailgate party was with pounds of food and the company of good friends.TCU alumni Tod and Laura Miller and Frank and Kathy Kyle have been tailgating in the same parking spot at TCU football games for 20 years, and Tod Miller said the spot will remain in the family for years.

"The children are already fighting over who gets the spot when I die," Tod Miller said.