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Swimming & Diving: Team gains experience, ready for five-team home meet

Published Oct 25, 2007

The first long meet of the season left some room for improvement for head coach Richard Sybesma's swimmers after the teams' performances at Colorado State last weekend."We need to get a little bit stronger and better conditioned as a whole team," Sybesma said.

One of the factors affecting the swimmers was the change in altitude, and for freshman-heavy squads, the thinner air did have an impact during the three days of competition. The combination of altitude and the lengthy meet took its toll on the swimmers by the end of the weekend, Sybesma said.

Police meet technical snags locating harassing KTCU caller

Published Oct 25, 2007

Technical difficulties arose Wednesday when police tried to trace the threatening phone calls made to KTCU FM 88.7 "The Choice" that caused the station to shut down Tuesday night, a source close to the investigation said. The source said police wanted to look at phone records, but the phones at the station don't have caller ID because they are analog. The source said police were looking for other ways to track the call Wednesday.

Alumnus takes position at United Way branch

Published Oct 25, 2007

A TCU graduate said his love of Fort Worth motivated him to take over as CEO of United Way Tarrant County after more than 30 years in the banking industry.Tim McKinney will join the United Way on Nov. 19 after serving as executive vice president of Texas Capital Bank, said Tom Hund, chairman of the United Way's board of directors.

"I grew up here. I was raised here," McKinney said. "I worked here, and I have a special place in the community."

He Said: Though good for social life, lack of college men alarming

Published Oct 25, 2007

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.

KTCU shut down after DJs receive phone threats

KTCU shut down after DJs receive phone threats

Published Oct 24, 2007

KTCU FM 88.7 "The Choice" was shut down Tuesday at about 8:45 p.m. after a threat was phoned into the station, according to police.TCU Police Sgt. Alvin Allcon said the threat against the station, located on the first floor of Moudy Building South, came from a person who had called a number of times over the past couple of weeks to complain about the format of the station.

Reportedly, there were three disc jockeys in the station at the time of the call.

Symposium to discuss education’s role in citizen’s development

Published Oct 24, 2007

Faculty and students will share a platform tonight to understand what it means to be responsible citizens during the Searchlight Symposium.At the symposium, Mike Sacken, a professor in the College of Education, and Michael Dodson, a political science professor, will discuss how education and international politics relate to being a responsible citizen.

Sacken said the topic of the event will relate to rights, respect and responsibilities.

Competitive eating hardly an athletic event

Competitive eating hardly an athletic event

Published Oct 24, 2007

Every Fourth of July, before the food is grilled and uncle Kevin almost blows your brother to Hades with an industrial-sized box of fireworks, ESPN airs its' coverage of the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.Every year they spew the same propaganda. It's all about how competitive eating is one of the fastest growing sports in America, surpassing pedestrian efforts such as lawn mower racing and professional ice hockey in attendance and advertising revenue.

Volleyball: Team tries to climb rank ladder in Texas

Published Oct 24, 2007

The volleyball team will try to maintain a near-perfect record against Texas opponents tonight.When the Baylor Bears visit the University Rec Center tonight, TCU will attempt to earn its fourth victory in five matches this season against in-state opponents.

Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Otto said she and her teammates have been looking forward to the matchup.

"We want to be the best team in Texas," Otto said. "(We want to) be able to beat everyone else out so we can pull up the rank in Texas."

Sports fans should not judge athletes based on steroid use

Published Oct 24, 2007

The NBA is dealing with the Tim Donaghy gambling scandal, and the NFL is being dogged by Michael Vick. What is Major League Baseball dealing with? It's still steroids.Baseball players may seem larger than life on the field, but they're still just people off of it. We shouldn't be so quick to attack them whenever controversy arises.

I'm sure every Texas Rangers fan remembers former slugger Rafael Palmeiro wagging his finger at Congress while stating, under oath, that he had never done steroids.

Tuition increases not essential

Published Oct 24, 2007

Tuition has increased across the board yet again.Both public and private four-year universities report a tuition increase higher than last year's.

According to a College Board survey released Monday, public and private four-year university tuitions have risen 6.6 percent and 6.3 percent, respectively. Both of these increases are higher than those of the previous year.

College Board reported a 5.3 percent increase in room and board at public four-year universities and a 5 percent increase at private four-year universities.