As the government officials meet to find a way for the $700 billion bailout of U.S. financial institutions to benefit taxpayers, many students may wonder where they stand when it comes to the financial system's crisis.

House and Senate negotiators from both parties said Thursday they had reached general agreement to move forward with the administration's proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system, authorizing unprecedented government intervention to prevent what President Bush warned could be a widespread economic collapse, The New York Times reported Thursday.

The State Fair of Texas returns to Dallas blending traditional fair festivities with out-of-the-ordinary experiences that keep both Texans and out-of-state visitors coming back each year. Students and faculty can experience it at a $2 discount if they purchase tickets from the Information Desk in the Brown-Lupton University Union. The fair runs from Monday to Oct. 19. Times and dates are subject to change. Check the State Fair of Texas Web site for updates.

Listen to the Music

A student admitted Thursday to throwing away more than 1,300 copies of Tuesday's edition of the Daily Skiff.

Charles Beecherl, an entrepreneurial management major, said the Skiff went overboard in publishing the picture of a professor in a news story about a dispute between two professors. The student said he is an avid reader of the Skiff but did not like what the paper published, so he threw away the copies.

We need to discuss an issue which we've all had to deal with recently. We've avoided it as long as we can, but this mockery must to be stopped.

I'm going to come out and say it: Crocs shoes are ugly and worthless. I figured people would have come to this conclusion without an editorial, but my faith in mankind has been shattered. People have obsessed over these monstrosities for so long, they've been brainwashed into believing they are fashionable and trendy. I'm here to break the curse.

Quarterbacks

TCU: Sophomore Andy Dalton continues to be successful running the Horned Frogs' offense and protecting the ball, in both his passing and rushing. Dalton has accumulated just under 800 yards of total offense through four games this season, 606 yards passing and 184 rushing yards.

OU: Fellow sophomore Sam Bradford is considered a Heisman trophy candidate and has played well enough this season so far to show he deserves the recognition, throwing for 882 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.

Advantage: OU

TCU is among the University of Wyoming and Air Force Academy as the only three schools in the Mountain West Conference that do not field a women's softball team.

Tyler Lockwood, a junior starting pitcher for the university's baseball team, said he doesn't understand why TCU wouldn't have a team.

"[Softball] was a pretty big deal in high school," Lockwood said.

Lockwood said he isn't clear on the guidelines of how a team is made, but he thinks a softball team would give women fair recognition.