With the absence of four hall directors on Main Campus, head residential assistants have taken on additional responsibilities in their halls, said the director of Residential Services. When the hall directors of Waits, Jarvis and Foster halls and the Tom Brown-Pete Wright Residential Community left, Residential Services needed to quickly fill those positions, said Craig Allen, director of Residential Services.

Some of the dorms have been without hall directors since the beginning of last semester, Allen said.

TCU was graded by the Sustainable Endowment Institute, and the grade the university received would send any parent running toward a parent-teacher conference.Overall, the university scored a D but was hit with an F in two areas concerning investment practices.

The institute evaluated the university endowment's ability to meet the needs of the present without impairing future generations.

The new chick flick "Blood and Chocolate" will meet the expectations of budding romantics but not veteran moviegoers.From the producers of both "Underworld" movies, this film leaps into the world of werewolves.

But, in this film, there is a new spin.

The creatures are not vicious, blood-sucking animals but humans with the mystical ability to transform into wolves.

After watching the film "Freedom Writers," one student was motivated to create a group with the hopes of impacting children throughout the Fort Worth area.Jason Jacobus recently joined several other students to start F.R.O.G.S. for Our Future, a new student organization on campus.

F.R.O.G.S. stands for "Frogs Respect Our Growing Society." The organization aims to provide guidance for students who want to help area youth and act as a liaison between students and local community service organizations, said Jacobus, a senior psychology major.

Looking back through the history of film, one can easily notice the evolution from methodical films of the past to the new fast-paced pictures of today that cater to the instant-gratification needs of today's youth."Smokin' Aces" epitomizes this growing trend even when tackling the seedy world of the mob, a genre that has, in the past, produced extremely long, meticulous films such as "Goodfellas" and the genre's flagship "The Godfather."

From a young age, people are taught to help the needy. If approved at TCU, a project called Campus Kitchens would do just that.Campus Kitchens, a student-initiated program currently at 11 universities, takes unused and donated food from universities and cooks it for a designated beneficiary for a minimum of three years, said Rick Flores, manager of Dining Services.

Schools with thriving Campus Kitchens projects include Marquette and Wake Forest. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Dillard University, in New Orleans, also hosted the program, Flores said.

A professor is creating a Web site that will enable users around the world to calculate their cars' carbon emissions. "The purpose of envirofootprint.org is to raise awareness about sustainability issues on campus, in our community and around the world," said Keith Whitworth, a sociology professor and the creator of the Purple Bike Program.

The Web site, which will be ready in three weeks, will use a calculator designed to determine carbon emissions from automobiles and provide an opportunity to offset those emissions with monetary donations, Whitworth said.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has already had his chance to run for president and lost the Republican nomination to President George W. Bush in 2000.I have a great deal of respect for this Arizona senator and former prisoner of war, but his time has passed.

As political science professor James Riddlesperger once said, it is hard for someone who has served in the Senate to run for president because his voting history gives his opponents a source of ammunition to use against him.

After five straight losses, the Horned Frogs frustrations continued mounting as TCU dropped its sixth straight conference game.The quick-strike offense and athleticism of the San Diego State Aztecs kept the Frogs at bay for all 40 minutes, ending in a 76-71 final score.

From the field, senior guard Brandon Heath was like the plague against the Frogs as he made 22 points on the night, putting the Frogs in a deficit that was impossible to overcome.

When the TCU Bookstore caught fire last year, the plans for renovation were cast in as much haze as the night itself. Now, Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said design and logistical elements will be finalized within the next few weeks for the new bookstore. He said it will become an icon of the university.

The fire produced an opportunity to design, from the ground up, something that would really represent TCU, said Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is the best candidate for president in 2008.He has numerous advantages over the candidates of the last decade, including a heroic military service record and broad, bipartisan...