The university admitted more students from its wait list this fall because of concern among students about being able to afford going to college, an admission official said.

Ray Brown, dean of admissions, said the university was short in its expected number of students deposited in April. By April 29, the university was about 140 deposits behind the previous year, Brown said. He said he believes the reason for this was concern about the economy.

The university admitted about 300 students from the wait list, about 200 of which enrolled, Brown said.

Chesapeake Energy has withdrawn its request for the City Council to review a high-impact gas well permit for a proposed well site on campus north of Amon Carter Stadium, a university official said.Tracy...

While many students used fall break to relax and get some much-needed rest, several athletes spent the weekend in action.

Football

The football team became bowl eligible by defeating Colorado State 13-7. Junior quarterback Marcus Jackson started his second straight game under center and this week rushed for 54 yards while throwing for 166. Joseph Turner rushed for 39 yards and scored the eventual game-winning touchdown with 6:52 left in the second quarter.

Swimming and Diving

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It's a bad grade for TCU. The university should have at least deserved a better grade than a D-plus.

According to the 2008 U.S. News & World Report's college rankings, TCU made a D-plus on the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card. How could TCU receive such a bad grade when the school looks eco-friendly with purple bikes and bags and the university's efforts toward building energy efficient buildings?

Food has always been a point of contention between TCU students and the administration. The quality of the food, the variety, the cost, the nutrition-- - all have been argued about countless times, fortunately without any bloodshed.

But I'm not going to waste my time ranting about TCU dining. That's been done. What I am fighting for may seem insignificant to the majority of the university, but it is something that needs to be addressed.

As most students do several times a day, I have to cross University Drive to get to and from classes scattered about campus.

Simple enough in itself, it is made somewhat slower by the heavy "green" traffic on bicycles and the folks who congregate in large blobs and have conversations in the middle of the walkways. I am willing to look past all those distractions so long as I make it to class on time.

Some students will be going clubbing over Fall Break. But they won't be going dancing, they will be playing for their club sports teams.

Two TCU club teams - ice hockey and men's soccer - are scheduled to be in action this weekend, all in the midst of Fall Break. However the club tennis team opted out of a tournament because of the break.

Matt Benvenuti, a junior from Newport Beach, Calif., said he isn't too distraught to be playing club ice hockey over Fall Break.

Most would point to next Thursday's showdown with No. 8 BYU as the biggest upcoming game for the Horned Frogs. At his press conference on Tuesday, head coach Gary Patterson said Saturday's game with Colorado State is the only one that matters right now.

"This week's meeting with the players only lasted about two minutes," he said. "I told the guys this Colorado State team is the second-best team they have faced to this point, and they will have to bring the energy on the road."

Credit card payments of student accounts have decreased by more than half after the university implemented a new credit card policy this fall that card users are required to pay a convenience fee for student...