About 70 million people watched on Sept. 26, 1960, as a handsome young senator charmed the cameras while his opponent dripped sweat and appeared confused beneath his receding hairline during America's first televised presidential debate. The young senator, John F. Kennedy, knew how to take full advantage of television - the latest in technology - to outshine his opponent, then Vice President Richard Nixon.

It's time to help pitch in at the on-campus apartments.Residents of the Tom Brown-Pete Wright apartments have been provided with individual recycling bins in their apartments in hopes of initiating a campus wide movement, a resident assistant said Monday.

Ryan Hambley, one of the RAs who put the program in motion, said the idea for individual recycling bins was brought up at an RA brain-storming session.

The university's international enrollment has increased from 90 to 126 students since last fall, according to a report from the Office of Undergraduate Admission. The office's efforts to increase cultural diversity are well received.Karen Scott, director of international admission, said the office has been advertising in magazines, books and on the Internet in an effort to recruit students internationally and is now working with placement agencies in China.

Readers might remember Steve Best, the University of Texas at El Paso associate professor of humanities and philosophy who came to TCU in spring 2005 to defend the Animal Liberation Front, a group the FBI rightly considers a terrorist organization. For example, the ALF members have claimed responsibility for bombing university biomedical research facilities in their quest to "liberate" animals.

A new face is already turning heads around the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Basketball Complex nowadays during men's basketball practices.Kornelija Kairyte's resume and experience in both overseas and professional basketball was able to secure her a job as the director of basketball operations for the men's program.

The position became available after Sean Woods, then the director of basketball operations, filled a vacant assistant coach position left by Chris Crutchfield's July departure to Oral Roberts University.

A professor in the philosophy department at Princeton University, coined the term "speciesism" which is analogous to racism and sexism.Professor Peter Singer says animals have traits which make them different from humans, inherited from genes and DNA, and yet are viewed as inferior.

Being more intelligent does not make one superior.

As Jeremy Bentham, an 18th century reformer wrote about animals, "The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer?"

Four days before the season's opening game against Baylor, head football coach Gary Patterson talked about what it would take for the Frogs to pull out a win.Patterson talked for a half hour and answered questions from local media affiliates about Saturday's showdown at Amon G. Carter Stadium during the first media luncheon of the season Tuesday at the John Justin Athletic Center.

"You never know what kind of football team you have until you see them play that first Saturday," Patterson said.

Here is a position-by-position breakdown of probable starters for Saturday's opening weekend showdown between TCU and Baylor.QUARTERBACK(Probable Starter)TCU: Andy Dalton, red shirt freshmanBaylor: Blake...

The SGA House of Student Representatives is calling for new members.The elections will occur Sept. 6 to fill vacant seats left open after the spring elections, SGA President Jace Thompson said.

Thompson said the spots open for election are two positions for first-year student representatives, one position as an education representative and one as a health and human sciences representative.




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