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Forum examines topic of living wage

Published Oct 20, 2005

At TCU's Living Wage Movement forum Wednesday, panelists said starting wages at TCU should be raised to the living wage, but did not say where the money for the increase would come from.The panel included professors from four fields: social work, political science, religion and management. Stephanie Sherwood, a junior social work major and president of the Living Wage Movement, led the discussion.

Officials: Student information is secure

Published Oct 20, 2005

TCU's computers are protected on a number of levels in an effort to prevent hackers from obtaining personal information stolen from servers, officials said.TCU uses several lines of defense, said Bill Senter, manager of technical services. There are security measures built into both the databases and the servers that host the databases. Also, network access to those servers is restricted through firewalls and limitation of physical access.

Dealth penalty topic of discussion

Published Oct 20, 2005

As she stared at the black cross tattooed on her wrist, Jeanette Popp told students Wednesday how both redemption and revenge drove her to fight for the life of the man who robbed her of her daughter.The...

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE! – Zoning debate could affect commuter students who live nearby

Published Oct 20, 2005

Residents in University Place have their work cut out for them.In the latest phase of a resident-requested zoning change in the neighborhood, not all homeowners can agree on what they want to see happen...

SAVING YOUR PENNIES

Published Oct 19, 2005

College students are broke. Everyone knows that. And as graduation is approaching, the financial situation many seniors face may get stickier.Many college students will have to take on financial responsibilities they have not previously known, and the disconnection from Mom and Dad's pocketbook sends many into frenzied fear.

Larry Lockwood, a professor of finance, said, "A financial planner can help, but there's no substitute for reading and studying on your own."

SPENDING & BUDGETING

Wild weather

Published Oct 19, 2005

More often than not, when a conversation has run out of steam, you talk about the weather.These days though, the weather is pretty important.

With a possible record number of storms this season, it is important to keep in mind that, despite the high amount of media coverage that has sensationalized natural disasters, students are still responding to needs of those who have been affected.

2006 Baseball Schedule

Published Oct 19, 2005

Feb. 4 Alumni game Time TBAFeb. 10 at Tulane noon

Feb. 11 at Houston 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Rice 6 p.m.

Feb. 14 vs. Texas State 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 at Arkansas 1 p.m.

Feb. 18 at Texas-Pan American 5 p.m.

Feb. 24 vs. Wright State 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 vs. Wright State 2 p.m.

Feb. 26 vs. Wright State 1 p.m.

Feb. 28 vs. Dallas Baptist 7 p.m.

March 3 vs. Florida Atlantic 7 p.m.

March 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 2 p.m.

March 5 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 p.m.

Fall practice gets Frogs into swing

Published Oct 19, 2005

With the Major League Baseball playoffs closing in on the World Series and its final games of the season, the Horned Frog baseball team has quietly been on the field for two weeks in preparation for its 2006 campaign."We're almost two weeks into (fall practice), and I think it has gone about as well as we could expect it to," head coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "We've had some new players that have shown themselves to be good ones and make an impact in our program."

Astronomers discover distant celestial body

Published Oct 19, 2005

"Xena," debated to be the 10th planet of the solar system, apparently has a sidekick - a moon.Astronomers at the Keck Observatory on the Mauna Kea Volcano in Hawaii found the moon, dubbed "Gabrielle" for Xena's fellow heroine of the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess," after taking images of the planet with an advanced telescope, according to the Web site of "Xena's" discoverer, Mike Brown.

Sharing wisdom

Published Oct 19, 2005

Against a purple backdrop bearing his name, CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer told journalism staff and students that journalists have more fun.Schieffer came Monday afternoon for his first visit since the Schieffer School of Journalism was named after him in March 2005.

"The number one reason to be a reporter is because it's just so much fun," he said.

In his purple shirt and purple-striped tie, Schieffer shared stories to encourage students in the field.

Web applications up; TCU not changing policy

Published Oct 19, 2005

With the early-decision admissions deadline approaching for prospective TCU students, admissions office staff members said they expect half of applications to arrive over the Internet.Over the past five years, Internet applications, at TCU and across the country, have grown in popularity, according to www.collegeboard.com.

The Web site also reports 98 percent of students applying to college this year have access to Internet applications.

Be courteous: Clean up after pets

Published Oct 19, 2005

Evil doo-dooers beware.You may someday be in deep doo-doo.

The number of people who own dogs but don't pick up after their dogs is amazing. Walking for about 15 minutes around various neighborhoods, I would say I usually see three to four unclaimed dog doodles sitting there just waiting to be stepped in.

My family's two dogs are usually pretty good at finding them with the sniffing thing they do.