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Speaker: Lack of worldwide compassion led to 9/11

Speaker: Lack of worldwide compassion led to 9/11

Published Oct 7, 2009

Karen Armstrong doesn't place the blame of 9/11 on policies, individuals or even hate of the western world. According to Armstrong, a lack of compassion for the outside world brought upon the events of that day, and many of the world's struggles.

"If you deny the pain of the world, that pain will come to you in a terrible, distorted form," Armstrong said Tuesday night in the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom.

Senate proposes idea of childcare for graduate students

Published Oct 7, 2009

Ben Wyatt, a graduate student in the MBA program, juggles being a full-time student with being a full-time father to twins.

His daily routine starts at 6:30 a.m. when he gets his girls ready for day care and drops them off before going to school. Ava and Macy stay at day care until their mother leaves work at about 4 p.m. on a good day, Wyatt said.



Other days, Wyatt has to leave class early to take care of his 1-year-olds.

Annual animal blessing ceremony canceled

Annual animal blessing ceremony canceled

Published Oct 7, 2009

The university will not hold the annual Blessing of the Animals service this year because of safety issues and low attendance in recent years, a university official said.

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life held the ceremony every October to coincide with the peace day celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, associate chaplain Jeremy Albers said.



"The Blessing of the Animals is a way to acknowledge God's creation and the relationship humans have with that creation," Albers said.

Athletics director search remains ongoing

Published Oct 7, 2009

The search for the university's new athletic director is ongoing, but there is no timeline for finding a replacement, a university official said.Mark Cohen, director of athletic media relations, said it...

Letter to the Editor: Skiff unfair to Greek community

Letter to the Editor: Skiff unfair to Greek community

Published Oct 7, 2009

I was disappointed to hear about a certain video post that was uploaded to the Daily Skiff Web site last week. In this video, members of the Skiff can be found mocking the fraternity community. It appears the Skiff has deemed brands of frat clothes and shoes to be newsworthy as well as philanthropies. I do agree with the Skiff in one aspect. Philanthropies are newsworthy because they raise money for international charities. However, the video mocks the efforts of the Greek community to raise money and awareness about Greek philanthropies.

Schooling methods outdated, more time in school won’t help

Published Oct 7, 2009

In an interview several months ago, President Barack Obama said he doesn't think American students spend enough time in school. Increasing the length of the school day and amount of school days per year are just the beginning of what is being proposed. More hours in the classroom will likely improve our children's report card grades and standardized test scores, but will also be incredibly expensive and might drive the students insane.

School-free summers should be parent’s choice

Published Oct 7, 2009

It's amazing how people can see a disagreement where it should never exist.

The debate of whether schools should be closed all summer is a fairly hot one in the education world. Advocates say that summers off give kids a chance to just be kids and experience life without the burden of school. Opponents say the summers-off policy is outdated and keeping us behind in world rankings for education.



Both sides have got it all wrong. The correct cure to this problem is the correct cure to nearly every problem in society: choice.

Football player might get feet wet on baseball diamond

Football player might get feet wet on baseball diamond

Published Oct 7, 2009

Frog head coach Gary Patterson knows exactly what kind of athlete he recruited in wide receiver Jeremy Kerley. Every time Kerley's name is mentioned by the media, Patterson goes on to say how he was a 25-foot long jumper in high school and could throw a baseball 95 miles per hour on top of his football talent. Frog fans have witnessed his ability on the gridiron and, this spring, they might get to see what he is made of on the diamond.

Patterson: Frogs pull through in tough situations

Published Oct 7, 2009

Head coach Gary Patterson had few complaints about his team's performance in this weekly press conference, but said he expects a tough road game against Air Force.Patterson said losing in the team's last...

Frogs weather non-conference storm

Published Oct 7, 2009

The Frogs secured the Iron Skillet for one more year, made it through the non-conference schedule unscathed and broke into the top 10 faster than any Frog team since 1959. The troubling thing is they haven't played up to their potential yet and head coach Gary Patterson is well aware of it.

Going into conference 4-0 is all Patterson said was good about the Frogs' performance Saturday. It seems that for every adjustment the Frogs make each week, two or three more problems arise.

Pack lunch instead of relying on free food

Published Oct 7, 2009

It is sad that the free peanut butter and jelly sandwiches provided by Disciples on Campus on Mondays have been temporarily suspended. There are plenty of students with packed schedules who lack the motivation to pack a lunch the night before and wind up scarfing down chips on the way to class. The Disciples on Campus group provides students with a free meal and help take some of the stress out of Mondays.

Health department halts distribution of free sandwiches

Published Oct 7, 2009

The free peanut butter and jelly sandwiches supplied by the Disciples on Campus every Monday were temporarily suspended because of a surprise visit from a Fort Worth health inspector on Sept. 28.

Whitney Peters, a junior middle school education major, was working at the table run by the DOC when the health inspector came and forced her to stop distributing the sandwiches.



"A lot of people had to miss out on lunch that day," Peters said.