Gov. Rick Perry's decision not to compete for up to $700 million in federal money for education may be a move that will make Texas schoolchildren suffer, a university professor said.

James Riddlesperger, a political science professor, said Perry's decision will only put funding for Texas education further behind.

"That money will be spent," Riddlesperger said. "It's already been appropriated. It's going to be spent somewhere, and what that means in terms of Texas is it puts Texas even farther behind in the competition than they would be."

The university might be far removed from the crisis in Haiti, but two student organizations are doing their part to encourage student involvement in the disaster relief efforts.

Members of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc. and The Interested Ladies service group of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc. will hold a candlelight prayer vigil for Haiti tonight on the steps of Sadler Hall.

In a fight to regain Mountain West Conference respectability, the men's basketball team couldn't carry the momentum for a full 40 minutes, dropping a 64-55 decision to the Utah Utes Wednesday night.

The game was hard-fought on both sides, featuring nine lead changes and seven ties.
The Horned Frogs (11-14, 3-7 MWC) kept it close in the first half of the game holding the Utes (11-12, 4-5) to 42.3 percent shooting, going to the locker room with a 32-29 deficit.

As of now, the future of both health care bills remains uncertain. When Republican Scott Brown was elected to the open Massachusetts seat in the Senate on Jan. 19, the Democrats lost the 60-vote supermajority...

I would like to correct some information that ran in the Daily Skiff concerning why Dustin Naegle and Erin House were in attendance at the SGA meeting Tuesday night. We were simply there to answer any questions regarding the services offered at Froggie Five-0. A statement in Wednesday's article that "Sadeghi passed both his resolutions with the help of Erin House, a dispatcher for Froggie Five-O, and Dustin Naegle, head supervisor for the safety-escort service" is a gross misrepresentation of our role at that meeting.

Author William Paul Young said he wasn't trying to write a best-seller when he wrote "The Shack." He merely wrote the story for his six children, with no intention of it being published, according to the author's Web site.

Young will speak tonight as part of the Ministers Week activities sponsored by Brite Divinity School.

"The Shack," which was on The New York Times Best-Seller List for nearly a year, is a story that offers a unique perspective on the nature of God, especially in the midst of suffering, according to Brite's Web site.

Ever since a TCU student reported a sexual assault on campus last fall, the TCU community has become very concerned about the overall safety on campus. TCU Police and university administration reacted quickly to the incident and have made various efforts to provide the highest security within the premises of the university. For example, the university has made sure every landmark and walking path on campus is well lit at all times.

Student owners of recently recalled Toyota vehicles are pondering the next steps to ensure their safety.

Toyota issued a nationwide recall in late January for problems with sticking accelerators and floormat entrapment, according to the Toyota Web site. Toyota recalled more than eight vehicle models, with the Prius recently added to the list.
Toyota dealers nationwide received the parts needed to fix the malfunctioning accelerator pedals, according to the Web site.

Editor's note: This article was revised for accuracy at 10:15 p.m. Feb. 10.The House of Student Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday night that encourages the university to extend Froggie Five-0...

Nearly everyone has a favorite teacher. I can distinctly remember two of mine, Ms. Paque and Ms. Collins. They were great educators, spinning torrents of exciting material out for their students to attempt to catch. They were pleasant and kind, but demanded extraordinary effort. At the time, it seemed a bit overwhelming, and I remember distinct moments when I was ready to quit. Of course, they were experts in encouragement as well.

Editor's note: This column contains explicit lyrics.

I was in my car the other day when "Down Rodeo" by Rage Against the Machine came on the radio. There's no doubt these guys are talented musicians, but their philosophical consistency is lacking.

There were some lines in the song that made me chuckle: "A thousand years they had the tools/ We should be taking them/ Fuck the G-ride! I want the machines that are making them."

The struggling Horned Frog basketball team will welcome another squad that has fallen on tough times, the Utah Utes, to Daniel-Meyer Coliseum tonight. Both teams have lost four of their past five games with a win over Air Force, the common denominator for both.

TCU (11-13, 3-6) topped the Falcons 65-51 Saturday in Colorado Springs behind junior guard Greg Hill's career-high 23 points. Prior to the victory, the Frogs had not won a game since they beat UT Pan-American on Jan. 20.