After the first week of school, students are voicing their opinions about the new dining hall.

Legia Abato, the marketing manager of TCU Dining Services, said Market Square, the new all-you-can-eat dining option on campus, has enjoyed a successful opening.

"As openings go, especially when you are changing your format completely from what we had at the Main to what we have now, it's actually been a very smooth opening," Abato said. "We are very happy with it."

At college campuses, tailgate parties are just as important an attraction as the football game itself. This is especially true of TCU, a university that prides itself on its athletics. Tailgates rally students, faculty, staff and alumni for food, drink and entertainment in a celebration not only of sports but also of community. However, a new university policy threatens to dampen the spirits at the student tailgate.

Students will not be tailgating as usual this football season.

The official student tailgate, or Frog Frenzy, will move to the Commons - the open, grassy area between the dormitories and the Brown-Lupton University Union, TCU officials said. Alcohol consumption, even for those of age, will not be allowed because alcohol consumption is prohibited by university policy on campus grounds.

However, TCU officials said they hope the relocation will have a positive outcome.

Hillary Clinton's Tuesday night speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver was as effective as her gaudy, orange pant-suit. It kept my attention, served its purpose and was aesthetically disturbing.

It all began with a stunning video homage to the former first lady's life work followed by a heartfelt introduction by daughter Chelsea Clinton, whom I actually had the opportunity to speak with when she came to campus last semester.

For the last time, and the love of all that is good and holy, yes, I did graduate last year. That was me flopping up on stage, shaking hands with Chancellor Boschini. No, I didn't intoxicate my way into...

TCU has added a new fancy dining hall and fully renovated, state-of-the art facilities to campus. But that's not all. In addition to the new buildings, more academic programs have been introduced to enhance...

The 2009 Nissan Maxima SV is advertised by Nissan USA as the return to Nissan's past, with the reinvention of its four-door sports car concept. This is a much needed change as the past few editions of the model have simply been large, soft and alloy Altimas. This was Nissan's shot at fixing this problem, and it has still missed the mark. I could sit here and ramble on about the features it has or needs, but, really, the problem is simple.

For the TCU theatre department, summer without Shakespeare just didn't seem sweet.

"A community that is as rich in culture and fine arts as Fort Worth, it needs to have a professional Shakespeare company," said Harry Parker, theatre department chair. "It's really a dearth."

Parker and associate theatre professor T. J. Walsh hope to help fill that void with the June 2009 debut of the Trinity Shakespeare Festival at TCU.

University officials from some of the nation's best-known colleges are pushing for lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, but the chancellor said he is unsure of his stance on the issue.

Chancellor Victor Boschini said he is weighing both sides and has yet to make a decision.

However, Boschini said the university will abide by state and local laws regarding alcohol consumption.

"Barcelona, my mind is full of foreign people faces ..., I don't exist any more, Barcelona; ... being your sounds wife, your extroverted labyrinth" tells us the song that accompanies the characters along the latest Woody Allen film, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." Narrated by Christopher Evan Welch, this rueful comedy is one of the best films of the year as it ingeniously combines art, passion, romance and madness in an exotic ambience.