At 17, she was an Olympics representative and ranked ninth for her sport among women in her weight class. Now 21 and a full-time communication studies major, Nikki Kubes is training for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where she hopes to once again leave her mark.Kubes' sport is judo, a modern Japanese fighting style known for its throwing techniques, choke holds, pins and arm locks.

Her goal is to make the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where she said she is confident she will improve on her last Olympic finish.

Student dormitories on TCU's campus will soon undergo a major makeover.Sherley Hall will be completely gutted to make way for new entities and features, said Harold Leeman, associate director of the TCU Physical Plant.

"The interior of the building will be gutted in a similar fashion as the College of Education was last spring," Leeman said. "New rooms, laundry rooms, day rooms, study rooms (and) bathrooms will be replaced. An elevator or two will be added, as well."

Director Wes Anderson, with the help of three remarkably talented actors, managed to craft a film that is not only inspiring and funny, but is also one of the most original films of the year. Perhaps the most atypical attribute of "The Darjeeling Limited" was its prologue, "Hotel Chevalier," a free short film released on iTunes last month starring Natalie Portman and the films' co-writer Jason Schwartzman. The prologue will accompany the movie when it is released in Fort Worth theaters this Friday.

What's the deal with all of these sandwich shops?The surrounding area and TCU are under invasion.

Sandwich shops are running wild and it's getting a little out of hand.

By my count there are eight different sandwich shops to choose from.

Go ahead and do a little sandwich math and you'll probably come up with more sandwich options than a human could ever need.

Deco Deli, Lenny's Sub Shop, Loafin' Joe's, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Quizno's Subs, Sub Connection, Subway and Which Wich? are all available to satisfy the public's sandwich needs.

Located in the woodlands of Waxahachie, Screams Halloween Theme Park resembles an abandoned New England Colonial village straight from the Salem witch trials of 1692.Trees tower over the pathways, and shrieks of the night lead customers to vendors, including tarot card readers, henna tattoo artists and gift shops. The park is filled with ghostly noises and new fear lurks behind every corner.

Screams targets from ages 12 and under, who played in the Spooky Hollow Children's Area, to college students and adults, who drank from the five different beers at The Taboo Tavern.

I think the Beach Boys had the right idea when they sang, "Two girls for every boy." I'm no betting man, but I know favorable odds when I see them, and attending a school where the undergraduate majority is the opposite sex has its advantages.

With a TCU population that is 58 percent women, it is easy to see how in the next few years the Beach Boys' light-hearted tune could turn prophetic in the realm of higher education at least.

That's quite alright with me.

Men once chose to exclude women from higher education; now they choose to exclude themselves. A recent article in the Star-Telegram stated BMOC - Big Man On Campus - might as well mean "Boys Missing On Campus."

Females make up 58 percent of TCU's student body, about 1 percent above the national average. For this reason, I would like to introduce the acronym WMMOC - Women Missing Men On Campus.

I don't miss the men who aren't around as much as I miss the men in the boys who are.

The volleyball team's loss to the Baylor Bears on Wednesday night boiled down to passing, the head coach said following a 3-0 defeat."If you can't pass, you can't win," head coach Prentice Lewis said after the 23-30, 27-30, 24-30 loss.

Lewis said the team could not get sophomore middle blocker Kourtney Edwards the ball because of their poor passing. Edwards would finish with 11 kills for the Horned Frogs, who now move to 18-9 on the season.

Universities nationwide strive to uphold the standards established by the idea of academic freedom.Although the necessary means for maintaining standards of truth, responsibility and acceptability in the learning process are present at most institutions, the end result has not been that of academic freedom for some university professors. Middle-Eastern studies professors have sometimes gotten the short end of the stick.

It's about that time again. There is a chill in the air, and the holiday season is upon us. Only one month stands in the way of Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa aren't far behind.It's...