Coming off a disappointing finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships, a senior runner said he hopes to make good this weekend on what did not happen at the conference championship meet.Senior Matt Manly and sophomore Festus Kigen will vie for a chance to run in the NCAA National Championship on Saturday when they compete in the NCAA South Central Regional Championship.

Head coach Shawn Winget said the top four individuals not from the winning two teams get an invitation to Nationals.

Fall is here and consequently, so is the seven-month flu season.Luckily, this bug that comes with the change in seasons is being handled during this year's Mini Health Fair.

For 500 students and 500 faculty and staff members, flu vaccines will be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis enabling some people to prepare for sickness that may come during the winter months. This is the first year students are included in the heath fair vaccine group. Last year, faculty and staff were the only ones privy to the treatment.

After a solid performance at the Baylor Fall Tournament, the equestrian team rested with a week off and is ready to jump back into action.The team will face Metroplex rival SMU in Mansfield on Saturday.With...

The College of Communication and the Neeley School of Business exercise different advising techniques - individual versus group advising.Lynn Cole, assistant dean of the Neeley School, said the business school advisers usually speak to groups of 20, mostly freshmen, because the coursework for the students is similar.

However, she said, students who feel their advising needs have not been met in the group session are advised to set up an individual session.

Students in the College of Communication are not satisfied with academic advising. Although the college is looking toward advising models on campus, administrators say there are no easy answers.The College...

Voted in with applause, the House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that aims to improve student body and representative relations.A bill to re-establish two constituency days a semester passed unanimously after being moved last week to the Elections and Regulations Committee for discussion. Constituency days serve as time for SGA representatives to get feedback from students about what they want in new legislation.

I recently came across a copy of the Oct. 26 issue of the Daily Skiff in which I read an article in the Opinion section titled "Death row inmates deserve harsher execution method."I enjoy taking the time to read the Skiff in between classes and catching up on my classmates' viewpoint on current affairs.

However, in this particular issue I was disappointed in the effort put forth by one of your writers.

I understand the nature of the opinion section of the paper, and I of course respect the writers who are willing to share their opinion to so many people.

The Frogs might be back, but head coach Gary Patterson's team will be put to the test against the conference's best on a short week of rest. Coming off a possible season-changing 37-0 win against New Mexico on Saturday, the 5-4 Frogs head to Provo, Utah, for a Thursday night showdown with the Brigham Young Cougars. The TCU defense hopes to exact revenge on an offense that has had its way with the Frogs in the past two seasons. Here is a breakdown of the probable starters for Thursday's game between TCU and BYU.

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TCU: Andy Dalton, redshirt freshman

The most successful people are not the smartest people in the world, but they are men and women who are willing to do whatever it takes to be successful, a motivational speaker said Tuesday.Jim Jacobus, president of Champion Education Resources, wore a button that said "I love my wife" and a smile as he spoke about living a compelling life during the Martin Delta Gamma Memorial Lectureship in Values and Ethics.

Jacobus said rights and responsibilities are like the two sides of a coin and are valued only when both sides are intact.