Tuition to attend TCU: $22,980. Estimated annual textbook cost: $810. Room and board: $4,320. Having to pay $20 for a new ID card: What a sham.With more than $28,110 in estimated annual costs, it seems TCU administrators are still trying to squeeze more blood from the stone.

The ID center recently raised the cost for purchasing a replacement ID from $10 to $20.

Shouldn't there be something that doesn't increasingly cost more at TCU?

The Horned Frogs (1-3-3 conf., 6-8-4 overall) notched a shutout over the San Diego State University Aztecs (2-3-2. 6-10-2) ending the season just short of a bid in the Mountain West Conference Championships.Placement in the championship tourney would have depended on TCU winning Saturday and the New Mexico University Lobos losing to the Air Force Falcons. New Mexico won 3-0 eliminating TCU from a postseason berth.

TCU scrapped to a 1-0 win Saturday on the shoulder's of senior goalkeeper Katy Buchanan and her career high 10 saves.

Looking for a good scare this Halloween weekend? There are numerous haunted houses and other attractions in Fort Worth you can visit to get a good fright.The closest haunted house to campus is Hangman's House of Horrors where this year's theme is "Hangman's Most Wanted," but Hangman's offers more than just your typical haunted house.

There are actually four attractions at Hangman's for people to enjoy. Each attraction charges separately, or you can buy the combination package to save a little money.

In previous columns, I have urged students to break out of their comfort zones and embrace the possibility of a more diverse university. I also pointed out both the moral rightness and social necessity of integration for the future of the nation.What I have yet to point out are the personal risks involved in taking steps toward a harmonious, multicultural society. The reality is that many who choose to cross cultural boundaries will have to endure misunderstanding not only from the cultures they seek to embrace but also from the cultures they're from.

A district court judge imposed a gag order Thursday in the sexual assault case involving former TCU student-athletes because of what he termed a media "feeding frenzy" over the past week.Judge Wayne Salvant, of Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2, granted a motion by attorney Gwinda Burns to restrict publicity in the case. Burns represents Virgil Allen Taylor, 19, and she represented Shannon Monroe Behling, 19, in filing the motion. Glynis McGinty represents Behling.

Halloween is approaching, and it's not too late to grab a costume for the weekend or Tuesday night.The problem lies in finding that original, one-of-a-kind costume no one else will wear to the big party.

Fort Worth Costume Magic Etc. is the closest costume shop to campus and has plenty of outfits.

Patrick O'Gorman, Magic Etc. employee, said there are costumes that are clearly the most popular.

"For guys, it's pirates, and for women, it is buccaneers," O' Gorman said.

A berth in the Mountain West Conference Championships may be in the cards for the Horned Frogs soccer team, said head coach Dan Abdalla.The final conference match against the San Diego State Aztecs will be one of two factors determining a placement in the tournament.

"We need to win and we need Air Force to beat the University of New Mexico," Abdalla said. "(We) need to win our game and put some goals in the back of the net."

Conference play for the Frogs up until now has kept the team winless but three overtime ties keep the Frogs in contention.

I have two of the hardest jobs in the world. For one, I am a student trying to better myself by getting an education. For the other, I am a nanny.

That's right, a nanny. A there-when-the-baby-wakes-up, feeds-him, dresses-him and changes-poopy-diapers kind of nanny.

I believe it is an important job, and I make a difference.

I'm not trying to start an argument about whose job is most difficult. For example, many students who work long hours in restaurants could justify that their jobs are physically demanding and exhausting. And, that's true.

Alumni visiting campus for Homecoming weekend will find rubble and piles of dirt where the familiar Frog Fountain once stood. Instead of allowing campus construction to hinder weekend festivities, the Programming Council is embracing it by making this year's Homecoming theme, "Building Toward the Future," said Aaron Wolfe, PC director of spirit and traditions.

"We wanted to incorporate it and make it a celebration," Wolfe said. "Let people know we're growing in a great way."

He's been all over America, and now, Pat Green is back home. But calling Texas home for Green might be a bit of an understatement; he was born in San Antonio, raised in Waco, attended college at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and lived in Austin. Now, Green is right in our own backyard - Fort Worth, where he's lived for the past two years.

Fort Worth played a significant role in Green's life even before he became a resident.

The Aardvark, a favorite bar among TCU students, is just one of the places Green has played at in the past.