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RAs work to establish on-campus movement; apartments first to get purple recycling bins

Published Aug 30, 2007

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.

Lack of home crowd presents challenge

Lack of home crowd presents challenge

Published Aug 30, 2007

After finishing off a 2-1 trip to Florida, the volleyball team hits the road again this weekend for three matches as part of the Maine Invitational in Orono, Maine.The tournament starts Friday with the host team, the University of Maine, and concludes Saturday with a match against the University of Cincinnati and a rematch with Maine. Team members said they are eager and excited to face off against Maine and Cincinnati. Although neither team is part of the Mountain West Conference, both have competed against TCU in the past.

Diversity doesn’t stop at race

Published Aug 30, 2007

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.

Campaign: Little hope for White House run

Campaign: Little hope for White House run

Published Aug 30, 2007

A presidential hopeful spoke to the campus community about border security Wednesday despite a lack of confidence from his campaign. Roy Tyler, campaign director of communication for Duncan Hunter, said the chances of Hunter winning the candidacy were about as good "as pushing a string through a maze."

Students and interested locals gathered in the Brown-Lupton Student Center lounge to hear Hunter, R-Calif., campaign for the 2008 presidency.

Point: Eating meat a cruel practice; all creatures need protection

Published Aug 29, 2007

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?"

Upcoming game against Baylor may be pivotal, Patterson says

Published Aug 29, 2007

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.

Republican presidential hopeful to speak on campus

Republican presidential hopeful to speak on campus

Published Aug 29, 2007

A Republican on the TCU campus might not usually turn heads, but tomorrow could be an exception as presidential candidate Duncan Hunter will be speaking to the TCU community for this semester's "Rights, Responsibilities and Respect" theme.Hunter is a Republican candidate for the presidency in 2008 and a congressman representing the 52nd District of California, a position he has held since 1980.

The event was organized by the TCU Center for Civic Literacy.

I-35 Showdown: Who’s who on the gridiron

Published Aug 29, 2007

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...

Elections scheduled for open house seats

Published Aug 29, 2007

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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Students’ political apathy intolerable

Published Aug 29, 2007

Universities used to be places of demonstration, political discussion and a general challenging of society and ones' beliefs. Think of University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s. What happened? It seems now more than ever - and especially at TCU - students are taking a step back and coasting through their four, five or even six years here without ever really listening to what the other guy has to say. There is an attitude of apathy that permeates our campus. While TCU is changing on the outside, it's imperative that we start looking inward.

Legal online behavior no basis for work discrimination

Legal online behavior no basis for work discrimination

Published Aug 29, 2007

With the explosion of technology across the globe during the past 30 years, our world has become increasingly smaller with each passing minute. Too small, some might say.

With the advent of social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook, peoples' lives are suddenly on display to the entire world. Such a widespread proliferation of personal information has never been seen before.

With the joys of being able to connect with old friends half a world away, however, come consequences.

Sports drink company funds research

Published Aug 29, 2007

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute is funding a kinesiology research project by providing $19,000 - but the research will not involve Gatorade. the kinesiology department chair said.Joel Mitchell, chair of the kinesiology department, said the research attempts to study the effects of exercise and fluid on sodium levels in the human body.

Gatorade, which contains sodium, would be an additional variable and, therefore, water is being used, Mitchell said.