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Spears won’t win respect with sleazy new behavior

Published Jan 18, 2007

Oops! She did it again.Before the Christmas break, the Web site livejournal.com printed an article titled "She's Bringin' Slutty Back" referring to Britney Spears' wild, new lifestyle minus a husband, Kevin Federline. By slutty, the headline refers to photographs taken of Spears getting out of a car - photos of her private region.

The photographs reveal a drunk Spears with fellow bad girl Paris Hilton. They leave nothing to the imagination; you can even see the scar from her cesarean section from the birth of both of her children, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Student reports break-in attempts

Published Jan 18, 2007

A TCU student whose report of an attempted break-in spurred a campus crime alert Tuesday told police Wednesday a prowler shone a light into her back door in a separate incident. The woman called Fort Worth...

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...

Business decision not political

Published Jan 17, 2007

On Jan. 8, a Dallas-based pizza chain, Pizza Patron, began accepting Mexican pesos, in addition to the U.S. dollar, as a form of payment from customers.The decision by any business to accept an additional currency is entirely that: its decision.

Andrew Gamm, Pizza Patron's director of brand development, said the chain caters predominantly to Latinos and began accepting pesos as an additional service to its patrons.

Like all businesses, Pizza Patron has a desire to make a profit by serving customers and keeping them happy. Accepting pesos is one way to do that.

New student center to update dining options

Published Jan 17, 2007

When the new student union opens in 2008, both a new campus life and a new way to eat will come along with it. TCU Dining Services is replacing the present a la carte plan with a buffet-style program.

Rather than using an ID debit card at all of the dining facilities, students will swipe their IDs to gain access to the residential dining hall in the new Brown-Lupton Student Union, said Rick Flores, the general manager of TCU Dining Services.

Students will then choose their meal from a buffet of choices.

Gentlemen turn into boys around other men

Published Jan 17, 2007

Why does it seem that all men, especially those in their teens and 20s, turn into rude, noisy, childish boys when they are with their friends?Is it all about the alpha male?

Where are the gentlemanly Rhett Butlers of "Gone with the Wind?" All I see are men who might have starred in "Jackass."

For the most part, men show no respect for women and their beauty. Instead of calling a woman "beautiful" or "stunning," they call her "hot" and then start discussions about how much they would like to get into her pants.

Camp conquers cold

Published Jan 17, 2007

Even the cold weather could not stop many transfer and first year students from attending the first ever winter session of Frog Camp. While attending a two-day camp Thursday and Friday, students were given the chance to meet upperclassmen and faculty members and get to know their fellow classmates just like a regular summer session.

The summer Frog Camps usually last three to five days, in order to allow more time for games and outdoor activities.

The cold weather, however, spurred some changes in the original plans for activities.