After years of asking, students will have 24-hour library access on weekdays next semester, a library administrator said.June Koelker, dean of the library, said the new hours for the library will benefit...

Dining Services has been working to appease students' complaints about the new dining plan, but it seems they are still coming up short.

In the works is an update to the almost $2,000 meal plan required of students living on campus that would allow a certain number of off-campus dining points to be given to students when they purchase the plan.

Although this is something that has been much requested and anticipated by students, it seems that it's short.

Many people might believe that "There Will Be Blood" is too long and uneventful to be entertaining.

However, it must be understood that the film is not an action movie, but a character sketch. As a film, "There Will Be Blood" is not necessarily a terrific, must-see motion picture, but it is a good, solid movie and I recommend it.

Students may be able to pay with their student ID cards at off-campus restaurants beginning next semester, a university official said.

Emily Burgwyn, director of Student Affairs and Information Services, said the university is outsourcing the project to Off-Campus Advantage, a company which, according to its Web site, is based in Ithaca, N.Y., and specializes in building off-campus payment networks channeled through student IDs.

Off-Campus Advantage staff members did not return phone calls about the program.

I live two blocks from the TCU campus. Our houses have single-car driveways.

Many of us park one car in the driveway and one on the street to keep from shuffling cars around all the time. We are further hampered by having parking on only one side of the street on weekdays.

The parking problem is made worse by students who chew up the available parking. This would not be so bad if they parked in the morning and removed their cars at the end of the day. Many times, though, they come in the evenings, park and leave their cars for three to seven days at a time.

The men's basketball team will hit the road this weekend in search of a victory against the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City.

With three consecutive conference wins under their belts, the team is confident it can come out on top Saturday.

The Mountain West Conference record for being named diver of the week the most times now belongs to a TCU diver.

R.J. Hesselberg broke the previous single season record of six last week when he was named MWC Men's Diver of the Week for the seventh time.

"I'm a lot more focused this season," said Hesselberg, a junior communication studies major. "Last year, it was just about completing the dive. This year, I'm focusing on specific details."

A Democratic Party rally scheduled to take place at Smith Hall on Saturday presents a great opportunity for students to express political interest and get involved.

James Russell, a sophomore religion and anthropology major, said students will have the chance to meet 30 Tarrant County Democratic candidates. This will be an easy way to get to know the candidates' policies before primary voting for the Texas House takes place March 4.

Seven of the 30 candidates are scheduled to speak.