We live in a media-dominated age. Unless one becomes a hermit and withdraws from society, it is nearly impossible to escape the ever-increasing media presence. Whether it's for the newest Starbucks drink...

Every week, Chancellor Victor Boschini and several student leaders pick who they think will win top upcoming college football games in the Daily Skiff college football pick 'em challenge. Last week, each participant missed the upset of Oklahoma vs. Missouri after Missouri beat previously No. 1-ranked Oklahoma. Sports editor Madison Pelletier and student body president Marlon Figueroa had the highest score last week of 4-1. Pelletier has the lead with the highest cumulative score at 30-10. Boschini and News Now sports director Chris Blake are tied for second at 29-11.

Women's Volleyball

The TCU women's volleyball team will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. to take on Air Force on Friday. The Frogs look to rebound from a 3-1 loss dealt by BYU last weekend. The team also looks to even out its 1-5 road record. TCU is 13-10 overall and 3-5 in conference play.

Volleyball vs. Air Force

Day: Friday

Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Swimming & Diving

Junior strategic communication major Megan Swisher registered to vote in the Oklahoma midterm elections and planned on submitting her absentee ballot by the end of the week. Like Swisher, many university students live outside of the local Tarrant County voting district.

However, filling out an absentee ballot for the midterm elections could have been an option as long as students planned ahead, said Joanne Green, associate professor for political science.

The deadline to register for absentee ballots has passed in most states, she said.

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After the BCS standings came out this past week, Horned Frog fans were pleasantly surprised to see TCU ranked No. 4 in the nation. With a dominating win against the UNLV Rebels, the Frogs could leap Boise State, since the two teams are only separated by .0013 points in the BCS standings. UNLV has had a rough year. The team is 1-6, with its only win coming against New Mexico. TCU should use this opportunity to prepare for the massive showdown with Utah next weekend.

When TCU is on offense

Rewind to 2008: Barack Obama was elected by one of the widest margins ever in a presidential election. He wiped out John McCain and a super-majority of 60 Democratic senators was elected. Voters were frustrated that after eight years of having a Republican in the White House, there were two wars, an economic recession, growing health premiums, an illegal immigration problem, a changing world environment and a national debt.

TCU LEAPS will celebrate 10 years of service in the Fort Worth community Saturday. Since April 2000, students have dedicated a day of their schedules to volunteer at food banks, parks and other locations around the Metroplex.

However, planning for LEAPS, and the nature of the event, has changed over the past decade, Mary Kathleen Baldwin, assistant director of the Center for Community Involvement and Service-Learning, said.

"I feel like there was a lot more staff involvement then, and it's transitioned into student involvement," Baldwin said.