New positions for Image magazine and the Daily Skiff were named Friday.Senior news-editorial journalism major Courtney Reese was named editor in chief of the Skiff; senior advertising/public relations major Holly Johnson was named ad manager for the Skiff; and senior news-editorial journalism major Jenny Eure was named editor in chief of Image magazine.

"I want to make sure we continue to give them (the readers) what they want and need to hear," Eure said.

Johnson said she is excited about the semester ahead.

Many students already take advantage of the shuttle between Worth Hills and the Student Center, but taking the T to other destinations in the city will help both students and the city itself.The T is a public bus system that services downtown Fort Worth and various places in Tarrant County.

From TCU, you can catch the bus and go to various restaurants, movie theaters and shopping malls.

These trips do not take long, and buses run throughout the week.

TCU put an exclamation mark on its first Mountain West Conference season Saturday night, pounding the Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels 51-3 at Amon Carter Stadium.The win, TCU's tenth straight, capped a 9-0, championship run through conference for the 11-1, No. 18 Horned Frogs.

"I told them that we wanted to play this game like we were champions," head coach Gary Patterson said. "I think we did."

A stingy TCU defense held the last-place Rebels to six first downs, 25 rushing yards and 157 yards of total offense.

The practice of affirmative action has been controversial at universities throughout the country, including TCU, where Ray Brown, dean of admissions, said taking race into consideration in admissions decisions is standard policy.Brown said since he arrived at TCU in 2000, the university has taken race and ethnicity into account in admissions, despite the Hopwood decision, a court case that essentially outlawed affirmative action in Texas universities.

"Does TCU practice affirmative action?" Brown said. "You bet we do."

Forget about the impossible advanced organic chemistry lab. For most new college students, adjusting to a roommate is one of the hardest issues they will face in their collegiate career. Whether a student goes potluck or arranges a roommate before arriving on campus, the adjustment is time-consuming for someone who has never had to share such a small living space.

Barbara Hawkins, the associate director for residential services, said she has been dealing with roommate situations for many years - both good and bad.

In efforts to create a more environmentally friendly campus, I voted for Wyatt Goolsby's resolution to reduce paper towel usage on campus. This simple, single-lined resolution seemed harmless and was written for a good cause. In efforts to "reduce, reuse and recycle," the resolution addresses the fact that many of us recycle and reuse, but we forget to reduce our use. Goolsby called for the support of the Student Government Association to hang friendly signs on paper towel dispensers to remind students to reduce usage of paper towels.

After she and her husband had commuted more than 160 miles a day - and spent more than $600 a month on gas - Paola Chernosky saw a need for change.The Fort Worth Transportation Authority provided an answer.

Chernosky, an administrative assistant in the office of admissions, lives 40 miles south of Fort Worth in Grandview. She used to spend 50 minutes commuting by car to campus; she now spends just over an hour but has cut her family's monthly gas usage in half.