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Wireless Internet available in dorms; new network offers increased security

Published Aug 24, 2007

Residence halls at TCU this school year will sport a new look, one no one can see.Starting this semester, all residence halls on campus, with the exception of Clark Hall, will support wireless Internet in common areas and individual rooms, said Tony Fleming, a senior network engineer at TCU.

The installation of wireless technology is part of a three-phase operation aimed to eventually bring wireless Internet everywhere on campus.

Counterpoint: Coed dorms foster maturity

Counterpoint: Coed dorms foster maturity

Published Aug 24, 2007

Nearly 400 years ago, our forefathers sailed across the Atlantic to begin life anew in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.All in all, they were pretty decent people, armed with steely religious conviction and...

Man robs student at local Walgreens, takes away $1,600

Published Aug 24, 2007

A 20-year-old female student was robbed Wednesday night outside of Walgreens on the 3100 block of McCart Avenue, according to a Fort Worth police report.In the report, an unidentified person told police...

Increasing minimum wage will not alleviate poverty; higher pay rate eliminates motivation to work harder

Published Aug 24, 2007

In reading "New minimum wage a step, still not enough," I would have to disagree with some of the author's viewpoints. As a higher minimum wage is put into place, many people are calling it a victory in the war on poverty. However, I would contend that if people actually examined the effects of increasing the minimum wage, they clearly would not want to raise it.When we see headlines of an increase of the minimum wage, we tend to think of lower income people boosting their income and helping people get out of poverty.

Preseason to end with Cowgirls’ visit

Published Aug 24, 2007

The final days of exhibition play for the soccer team are helping solidify a squad mostly comprised of non-seniors. The team will conclude preseason matches Saturday night when it hosts the No. 23 Oklahoma State University Cowgirls.

"(The preseason) is a matter of getting the players more comfortable with each other," head coach Dan Abdalla said. "It is a gauge to show where our players are."

Meet the Frogs

Meet the Frogs

Published Aug 24, 2007

As the football team dispersed from the south endzone to begin Saturday's "Meet the Frogs" mock game, junior linebacker Robert Henson wanted to fast forward the clock to next week."Why can't it be next week," said Henson, hollering from the sideline before kickoff.

Players, coaches and fans alike took part in Saturday's "Meet the Frogs" festival - one of the final preseason events before next Saturday's much anticipated opener against Baylor.

Sorority ready to recruit first class

Sorority ready to recruit first class

Published Aug 23, 2007

After an abbreviated formal recruitment last week, Gamma Phi Beta will start its recruitment Sept. 10. Invited to join the TCU Greek community March 1, Gamma Phi took part in last week's Panhellenic formal...

Plus/minus system takes effect; professors choose their own scales

Published Aug 23, 2007

With the implementation of the new plus/minus grading system, two students with the same grade of a 71 may not receive the same credit, the associate registrar said. Mary Kincannon, associate registrar, said a grade of a C-minus or below will result in no credit.

After more than two years of heated debates and considerations, TCU implemented the plus/minus grading system this semester. The system will be applicable for incoming undergraduate, graduate and transfer students. Students enrolled before this semester will not be affected by it.

Required P.E. would combat obesity

Published Aug 23, 2007

School is a place where students exercise their minds by learning and growing in knowledge. Academics become more and more important as education becomes more and more competitive. While the classroom may help children succeed in life, it may hinder their physical activity. This inactivity can lead to a state of poor health that progressively gets harder to reverse as the child grows.

According to the American Heart Association, 1/3 of U.S. children are overweight.

Wiggins Hall renovated; fraternities find new homes

Published Aug 23, 2007

Heads or tails? With a simple cointoss, the future homes of two fraternities were decided. Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Sig Ep President Clayton Simons said, determined their future residences in a coin toss last winter. Both fraternities are now housed in the former girls' dormitory, Wiggins Hall , alongside the new sorority, Gamma Phi Beta and freshmen males.

Both fraternities were previously housed in Milton Daniel Hall, which now houses freshman and honors students.

New minimum wage a step, still not enough

Published Aug 23, 2007

So far the Democratic-controlled Congress has not done much in the way of legislation. Seemingly, it has spent more time exercising Congressional oversight. Say what you will. However, this Congress achieved at least one clear success by pushing through an increase in the federal minimum wage, which President Bush signed into law on May 25. The bill provides for a three-stage 70 cents increase. The first stage, effective on July 24, increased the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $5.85. By July 24th, 2009, the federal minimum wage will reach $7.25 per hour.