When Derrick Anene enlisted in the Army, he did not expect to be deployed to Iraq two weeks after returning from basic training."There is chaos. Unpredictable, spontaneous, nerve-racking waves of chaos, not knowing if your life will be included in the following day," said Anene, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and sophomore political science major.

Anene, then 18, reported to his National Guard unit base in Fort Worth where he was told, "Say your goodbyes. You have two weeks."

The San Diego State Aztecs fell short of a chance to put another hurdle in front of TCU's postseason pursuit.Instead of being a hurdle, the football team was little more than a speed bump en route to a 45-33 loss to the Horned Frogs at home Saturday night.

Last year, SDSU was dominated by the Horned Frogs on the road to the tune of 52-0 in Fort Worth. The Aztecs were down 38-0 at halftime and were out-gained by 537 yards.

It was an ugly showing in an even uglier season in 2006.

Even though it was late in the evening after a whole school day, Candace Marie Ruocco kept up her excitement and energy.As a junior, Ruocco, along with some other political science majors from TCU, became one of the 100 fall 2007 interns for the White House.

"It's so real," Ruocco said. "There were times I couldn't believe I was really working there."

Ruocco said she admired Bush's political attitude.

"She is very passionate and she targets directly toward the domestic issues, for example, health care for women," she said about the first lady.

Political science professor Ralph G. Carter said he chose political science in college while looking for a major with easy A's."You can do almost everything you want with a political science degree," said Carter, who has been teaching political science at TCU for the past 25 years. "You learn how to think critically and analytically. You get better working with people, and you learn how to express yourself."

Carter said students who graduate with a political science degree obtain skills they can apply to all aspects of their lives.

Teaching offers one history professor a chance to get a change of scenery."One of the best things is to be a teacher," said history professor Juan Sola-Corbacho. "In an office you see only the same people. That's boring."

As a teacher, you get to meet so many different people each semester, Sola-Corbacho said. He believes the best way to teach is to think of each student as a universe and as a human being. It is only when you accept the differences between people that you are able to help them learn and be at their level, he said.

Thursday's front page photo of a student walking by a "For Rent" sign was staged by the photographer.It's the Skiff's policy not to intentionally alter events, and photos are supposed to represent real...