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Program to group students by interest

Published Jan 19, 2007

Soon, upperclassmen will be able to participate in a new on-campus housing program that will group them with students of similar interests.TCU Residential Services will launch the "Living Learning Communities" program February in the dorms.

The program will allow students to select an interest they share with other students and group them in the same wing of their residence hall.

Leadership not shown in ‘new’ Congress

Published Jan 19, 2007

The Democratic Congress is in the throes of finishing up its "100-hour" legislation, which ended up taking almost two weeks, or 336 hours. It would seem that the Democrats, despite taking an entire day off for the BCS Championship Bowl, are finally in a position to take a stand against the Bush administration.

And so, one would expect that in the midst of Bush's increase of more than 20,000 troops to Iraq, the Democrats would be on fire with opposition.

Meet Mr. July

Meet Mr. July

Published Jan 19, 2007

In 2007, TCU systems librarian Walter Betts will be known by a different name: Mr. July.Betts, who joined the Mary Couts Burnett Library staff in August, is among 18 Texas librarians and library supporters featured in the 2007 Men of Texas Libraries calendar, a fund-raiser put together by the Texas Library Association.

Proceeds from the calendar will benefit the TLA disaster relief fund, a fund established to help libraries affected by natural disasters. The fund has been in need of extra resources in recent years, due to the hurricanes that hit the Texas Gulf Coast.

No time like present to celebrate sports

Published Jan 19, 2007

Now is the time for all sports fans to rejoice.There is just so much going on in the world of sports right now that even the most diehard sports fans in the world struggle to keep up with everything.

The biggest sport at the moment has got to be football, since we are two days away from finding out who will be playing in the biggest sporting spectacle in the United States, the Super Bowl.

Even if you are a Cowboys fan, things are interesting right now. Who knows if Terrell Owens or Bill Parcells will be back next season?

Service-learning center offers students grants for community programs

Published Jan 19, 2007

Undergraduate students can now receive grants for projects supporting community service, thanks to a growing service-learning program at TCU.Mark Dunleavy, a junior physics major, received $500 this semester to fund a physics olympics program for local high schools.

The olympics, in its second year, is coordinated by TCU's Society of Physics Students and will expose high school students to experiments and presentations in the sciences.

Don’t let relationships hinder a fulfilling, rewarding college experience

Published Jan 19, 2007

At a bar in Kansas City, I ran into an ex-boyfriend who asked me if I was single. It made me sad to answer no - and not just because he's cute.Even though I'm currently in a relationship, more or less, in my last year of college, I have always been someone who has loved being single and free - and for good reason.

I barely have time for a boyfriend my senior year of college; it amazes me how people have made time for relationships their freshman year, a time of transition into an entirely different environment.

Out Cold

Out Cold

Published Jan 18, 2007

Craig Jerpi woke up at 8 a.m. Wednesday to good news: the second day of classes were canceled.The frigid Texas weather shocked many students when they looked out their windows Wednesday morning to see a blanket of snow on the ground. Some went right back to sleep or out to play, but others headed off to class.

Jerpi, a freshman graphic design major, was one of many students outside taking pictures or playing in the snow. Jerpi and his friends said they did not expect the weather but were enjoying "frolicking in the snow."

Director: Student attendance low

Published Jan 18, 2007

Student attendance at college sporting events around the country is dropping, and TCU is no exception, an athletic administrator said.Scott Kull, associate athletic director for external operations, said the size of the average basketball crowd at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum is 3,000 to 4,000 people, most of whom are young children and their parents.

Despite the Lady Frogs' 13-4 record and reaching No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll and the men's team sitting at 10-5, Kull said students are not making the trip out to Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on game days.

Administration makes bad call

Published Jan 18, 2007

It seems the Bush administration is finally waking up to a situation that is already a nightmare for most Americans. But their most recent solution to the problem doesn't seem to be sitting well with American public.What was once just a step in the wrong direction for the United States has left us stranded in the wrong direction, and rather than turning around and going back, the recent troop surge is simply digging America in deeper.

Weather puts practices on hold

Weather puts practices on hold

Published Jan 18, 2007

Weather may not only be affecting the classrooms at TCU; the Flying Frogs are having trouble scheduling their practices, the track and field head coach said."It's 27 degrees, and we have to take our time with what the weather is doing," said head coach Darryl Anderson. "I told the kids to run on their own in the Rec Center."

Two members of the team who were continuing their training this week were shot put and discus throwers, freshman Trey Jordan and sophomore Tommy Killem.

Conference offers help to students graduating

Published Jan 18, 2007

University Career Services will give seniors a look into professional life this weekend at the annual Senior Conference.The conference, which features keynote speakers, employers and alumni, offers a head start in life and rewards seniors for coming this far by preparing them for challenges in the future, said Kimshi Hickman, associate director of employer services.

Patrick Combs, an alumni motivational speaker and author of "Major in Success," will show seniors how to aim for success during an often difficult transition from student to professional life, Hickman said.

Professor sees purple, thinks green

Published Jan 18, 2007

A sociology professor said he is using purple bicycles to preserve the world for future generations. The Purple Bike Program, which creator Keith Whitworth, sociology professor, said has become nationally...