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Skilled player should get promotion

Skilled player should get promotion

Published Apr 19, 2006

In August of 1994, Major League baseball went on strike, prematurely ending the season, breaking the hearts of baseball supporters and denying fans the World Series. The far-reaching effects of the strike irreparably damaged the relationship between fans, owners and players. Fans' immediate, angry and justified divorce from the nation's oldest game plagued the minds of owners and players looking for ways to re-attract fans back to baseball.

Weight training necessary for fitness, experts say

Published Apr 19, 2006

Women on the "cardio deck" and men in the weight room - that's the dichotomy of the University Recreation Center. Men want to be muscular; women want to be slender. But experts say females who don't weight train are missing out, and men who don't weight train properly aren't doing any good for their bodies. Experts say while cardio activities such as running and walking have their benefits, weight training works a body in an different way - one that too many people are missing.

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Standardized test scores remain admission factor

Published Apr 19, 2006

Although some universities have stopped considering standardized test scores as part of their admissions processes, TCU is not changing any time soon, said an admissions official.Wes Waggoner, director of freshman admissions, ensured that the university continues factoring ACT and SAT scores into admissions decisions.

Currently, there are no four-year universities in Texas that are doing away with the SAT and ACT scores, said Beth Hancock, a guidance counselor at Arlington High School.

Faculty, staff also asked to donate to university’s budget

Published Apr 19, 2006

While some faculty and staff members contribute money to TCU every year, others say it is not financially feasible for them.The Annual Fund, a program that garners contributions from faculty and staff members, alumni and parents to support the university's operating budget, has launched this year's Faculty/Staff Annual Campaign, which ends on April 24, but not every faculty and staff member is able to participate in it.

America speaks one language

Published Apr 19, 2006

With the immigration protests making headlines across the nation, many people have expressed their respective views on immigrants living in the United States, one comment being, "Learn the language or get out of the country." Learning the language of the country you reside in is not an absurd idea, but most of the people who make such abrupt comments have never stopped to think about the ignorance of Americans.

Dance Dance for P.E. classes

Published Apr 19, 2006

With the help of a TCU professor, video games are now a part of gym class in the Fort Worth Independent School District.Students in FWISD physical education classes are exercising to Dance Dance Revolution...

SGA considers diet needs

SGA considers diet needs

Published Apr 19, 2006

From junk food to vegan, organic to sugar free, TCU Dining Services has accommodated the myriad diets of students for years, but the meal offerings have yet to encompass the dietary needs of Muslim students.Student representatives engaged in little dispute as the House passed a resolution to support the Muslim Student Association in its efforts to have more offerings consistent with Islamic dietary requirements.

Foreign player says new home is helping game

Foreign player says new home is helping game

Published Apr 19, 2006

Though it may be difficult to leave behind a family and home country to attend school in the United States, TCU women's tennis players have managed to do it, while at the same time mastering their games.Junior...

Professor: Arts administration minor gives students options

Published Apr 19, 2006

The College of Fine Arts will provide students with the opportunity to get out of the studio and into the business world with the development of a new arts administration minor.Eric Salisbury, a College...

Death Row inmate given too much special treatment

Death Row inmate given too much special treatment

Published Apr 19, 2006

The law requires that inmates understand why they are being executed.Fifteen years ago this month, a Tarrant County jury condemned Steven Kenneth Staley to die for killing restaurant manager Robert Read....

Model U.N. group takes high honors at conference

Published Apr 18, 2006

TCU's Model United Nations chapter took home the second highest ranking last week in a competition against 200 schools in New York City. Model U.N. is a simulation of the United Nations that aims to help students learn how the United Nations actually works, said Lily Toner, head delegate for TCU's Model U.N. chapter.

At the National Model U.N. Conference, delegations from each school were assigned a different country, she said.

Minimum salary for MLB would force small-market owners to spend money

Published Apr 18, 2006

Last Monday actor Michael Keaton - star of "Batman," "Batman Returns" and, of course, "Jack Frost" - threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates' home opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Keaton, a Pittsburgh native and lifelong Pirates fan, raised eyebrows by taking shots at the Pirates' management, notorious for not spending any money on salary, after he threw out the first pitch."I fear they will take advantage of the goodwill of the people who continue to show up," said the Actor Formerly Known as Bruce Wayne. "For my money, it's disrespectful.