Football is god in Texas. And football runs the show for colleges in Texas. So when football wants to change conferences, all other athletic programs must go along for the ride.

One of the most important principles in Michael Mezey’s life is to not take it too seriously.

“I try to take life one day at a time,” said Mezey, one of three provost candidates. “I try not to take myself too seriously and I try to find humor in a lot of situations. Otherwise life would be pretty boring.”

Eating disorders among college women will be discussed at 9 p.m. today in the Student Center Ballroom. 

Stacy Kole, former Miss Arizona 1998, will be speaking and has made eating disorder awareness and prevention her goal. Kole, who has battled anorexia and bulimia, has traveled to universities across the United States to share her story.

Members of the CEO club plan to launch a magazine later this week that will focus on in-depth stories. Marlin Gusman, editor in chief of the magazine and vice president of publications, said the magazine, named “WHAT’SUPTCU!”, will try to cover information not covered anywhere else.

Cheers: To our readers who have taken the time to write us letters to the editor. Keep your letters of praise — especially praise — scorn and ridicule coming.

Jeers: To superstitious people who get all worked up over Friday the 13th (the day, not the movie.) That kind of thinking is bad luck! (Irony intended.)

We’ve been sitting and waiting ever since the news that Louisville and Cincinnati would be leaving Conference USA for the Big East Conference. Waiting for that invite to get TCU the heck out of Dodge.

I am writing you in regards to your article “Frats try to avoid fines” in the Jan. 30 issue of the Skiff. I, as a member of Phi Gamma Delta, feel dumped on once again by the Skiff.