Let's face it: A big law enforcement agency like the FBI, even with its substantial political clout, doesn't have the resources to keep the smaller cases from falling through the cracks.Crime victims deserve justice even if their attacker doesn't make the Most Wanted list.

In that spirit, Oprah Winfrey has brought the full force of her considerable fan base and bank account to bear on a particularly insidious breed of criminals: child predators.

Despite losing both conference games over the weekend, the Horned Frog volleyball team walked away with nothing but optimism and excitement for the remainder of their schedule."The morale on the team is still very high," head coach Prentice Lewis said. "We know what we need to improve upon and we're still very confident."

The team lost to Nevada-Las Vegas on Friday and San Diego State on Sunday. The game with UNLV ended in three matches, but not before freshman setter Nirelle Hampton tallied 23 assists to move into fifth place on the Frogs career assist list with 763.

Led by two senior captains, the TCU men's tennis team will use this fall's tournaments to prepare for the more competitive spring season, assistant coach Jeff Beaman said. "The fall season focuses more on conditioning," Beaman said. "We also focus on individual things and find doubles pairing because in the spring, from day one, it is competitive."

Head coach Joey Riv‚ said the fall season is used to improve players and that they do not think about rankings.

Those on a tight budget will not be feeling the heat this winter.Energy costs have been increasing for some time now, but the recent hurricane double shot could cause an additional 33 percent to 50 percent jump in fuel costs this winter.

Price increases are related directly to demand. If everyone uses more heating fuel, the price skyrockets.

While this winter is expected to be warmer than average, many people will not be able to afford another price hike.

Becky Munson has no desire to drink.She has friends who do it, and she knows fully where to get it, but it doesn't interest her in the least.

"I don't think I need to have alcohol to have fun," said Munson, a freshman ballet and kinesiology major. "And I have too much stuff to do to get wasted. The aftereffects are not somthing I'm crazy about."

Her lack of interest in drinking was echoed by two other freshmen who were seated with her at The Main.

The TCU bulletin for undergraduate studies can be some interesting reading, especially the part where it says that, "All undergraduates will have some courses in AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering, for a broad, liberal arts-based educational background in the humanities, natural and social sciences."Therefore, in coming to TCU, I was looking forward to studying many varied subjects, including Latin.

The image of German actress and cabaret performer Marlene Dietrich was recreated on stage in "The Moons of Venus" in Pepsico Recital Hall Thursday night. Associate professor of German Scott Williams organized the event to acknowledge 15 years of German unity.

"It is an important month for Germany, as they celebrate their reunification," Williams said. "We wanted to do something nice that celebrated German Heritage Day."

Karen Kohler performed her own interpretations of songs from Dietrich's films, cabaret shows and the World War II USO tour.