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Foreign applicants face delays in getting visa

Published Mar 26, 2009

Two years ago, Nabih Yousuf left her home in Abu Dhabi to come to Fort Worth. She had to make the trip alone. Although Yousuf, a sophomore engineering major, was able to obtain a student visa after being accepted to TCU, her father was not as fortunate. The U.S. Embassy in Dubai spent an entire year reviewing his application for a tourist visa, and denied her father the opportunity to accompany his daughter to college.

Yousuf said her father had a job in United Arab Emirates for more than 30 years, but that wasn't enough for the U.S. Embassy to grant a visa.

Speech against homosexuality should not be censored

Published Mar 26, 2009

There has been considerable debate in recent years about what is considered hate speech regarding homosexuality.

A recent Ad Council public service announcement uses Wanda Sykes to try and deter the use of "that's so gay" among teens.



In a March 19 article in Pink News, Europe's largest gay news service, Rowan Atkinson, of Mr. Bean fame, said he appeared before Britain's House of Lords to protest the removal of a free speech clause in a homophobic hatred offense.

Stem cell research funding to bring scientific progress

Published Mar 26, 2009

President Barack Obama has finally lifted the ban on federal funding for stem cell research.

Of the two types of stem cells, adult stem cells are multipotent and have the potential to become any of several mature cells associated with specific functions or organs and tissues for the body, while embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, and have the ability to become any of the more than 220 types of human cells.

International students’ hurdles detrimental to university

Published Mar 26, 2009

There is something to be said when international students hoping to attend a university in the U.S. find it difficult to get their visa in a timely manner or worry about if they will even get one at all. A possible staff shortage, a plethora of forms to be filled out and a cap of 65,000 on the number of visas being issued per year, that have been known to run out quickly, are some of the reasons why international students are having difficulty acquiring their ticket to the U.S.

Proposed playoffs better for BCS games

Published Mar 25, 2009

Since the Bowl Championship Series began in 1998, it seems that each year has brought greater opposition from fans to the selection system that decides which college football teams compete for the national...

Admissions numbers resist national trend

Published Mar 25, 2009

A national study is predicting college enrollments to drop, but the university isn't necessarily worried.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education released a study in 2008 detailing how changing demographics may curtail the success universities have had recruiting students during the past decade.



The 141-page report predicted that as the number children of baby boomers levels off, colleges could see an 11 percent drop in white non-Hispanic high school graduates, historically the most likely group to attend college, by 2015.

Obama video won’t patch relations with Iran

Published Mar 25, 2009

In an attempt to backpedal from former President George W. Bush's declaration that Iran is a key figure in the "axis of evil," President Barack Obama released a video message, subtitled in Farsi, to Iranian...

Legalizing casinos in Texas a smart move

Legalizing casinos in Texas a smart move

Published Mar 25, 2009

What happens in Texas stays in Texas?

The Texas Legislature is considering allowing casino gambling at resorts and Indian reservations and slot machines in horse racing tracks.



With the economy in a horrible mess, politicians are resorting to legalizing things they once fought to make illegal.



Texan columnists, politicians and citizens are talking about the need for casinos that would invigorate the economy. They say it will create millions of jobs and put money that is currently being handed over to Louisiana and Nevada back into Texas.

Basketball teams end season poorly

Published Mar 25, 2009

With only 16 teams left in both the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments, March Madness is well under way. But for the Horned Frogs and Lady Frogs, basketball season fizzled out in a most disappointing fashion.

Early in the season, the men's team appeared to find new life under the guidance of new head coach Jim Christian. The team jumped out to a 13-6 record, just one win shy of the 14 wins it accumulated during the 2007-08 season.

SGA approves fine for campaign violations

Published Mar 25, 2009

After nearly three hours of debate over the course of two meetings, the Student Government Association House of Student Representatives passed a bill that would require students running for office to pay a $100 deposit to cover election violation fines.

Joey Parr, chair of the Elections and Regulations Committee, said the bill was written in order to provide greater accountability among students running for office.

Skiff racks up SPJ awards

Published Mar 25, 2009

  Student journalists and staff won 15 awards at the Region 8 Society of Professional Journalists Convention in a competition between major college journalism programs in Texas and Oklahoma on Saturday. The...

Professor to share research on urban outcasts

Professor to share research on urban outcasts

Published Mar 25, 2009

Every day Jeff Ferrell packs up his things, gets on his bike, and takes an hour-long route home, rummaging through about 50 dumpsters on the way.

"These shoes I just found recently, which are like $200," he said as he pointed to the brown leather shoes on his feet.



Not only has Ferrell studied trash rummagers, hip hop graffiti artists, social movement groups, homeless groups and other types of outcasts, but he has done it from a scholarly standpoint. The professor of sociology will discuss his research tonight at 7 p.m. in Palko Hall.