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Exhibit explores portraits

Published Apr 6, 2006

Artist Chuck Close laughed and joked as he led a group of reporters through his latest exhibit, "Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration," at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on Wednesday."Painters are performance artists," Close said. "You just don't watch the performance."

The exhibit brings together not only the best of Close's work, but also the "rough drafts" and early prints that lead up to the final product.

Close said he had been waiting for a chance to exhibit the work behind the final product.

Dispelling the iPod hermit myth

Dispelling the iPod hermit myth

Published Apr 6, 2006

I can't help it, I'm plugged in.I check my e-mail when I wake up in the morning, and I listen to podcasts in my car on my way to school via my iPod, which I plug into an FM transmitter to play on my stereo. Later in the day, I call home on my pocket-size cell phone and pick up movies I rented online via Netflix. As much as anyone, I'm part of the digital age.

But I'm also a late techno-bloomer. I can remember my family's first computer and spending hours (illegally) downloading Wallflowers on Napster.

Players handle changed game

Players handle changed game

Published Apr 6, 2006

Imagine leaving everything you know, traveling thousands of miles, only to arrive in a place full of uncertainty. Just to play a sport that you love. You know nobody, and nobody knows you. This is a taste of what two players on the TCU men's tennis team have been experiencing recently. They have had to learn an entirely new culture different from their own, a new language and even a different style of tennis.

TV not a valid investment

Published Apr 6, 2006

The Student Center is about to have a new addition - a big-screen, high-definition television for the Student Center Lounge. Its cost: $5,700, approximately a quarter of a tuition scholarship.Wednesday's Skiff reported that the Permanent Improvements Committee is purchasing the TV; the House of Student Representatives voted to give the committee the funds, with a 20-16 vote. It believes that the TV will benefit students.

Alternative fuels worth research

Published Apr 5, 2006

A few years ago, the things we have today were unthinkable: Hybrid cars? What kind of crazy hippie are you?But now, with hybrid cars hitting the luxury market and becoming mainstream, cleaner energy is entering the realm of possibility. And with it, a whole new spectrum of alternative fuels and clean energy is becoming available to us.

The temptation would be to blow them off. After all, only liberals worry about the environment.

But before you do this, take a closer look: Our Republican president is supporting this measure. Big business is hopping on board.

Weighing in on Plus/Minus grading

Published Apr 5, 2006

Freshman radio-TV-film major Jeff Thurber works hard for his grades.He studies about 20 hours a week, more when he has tests, to maintain his 3.2 GPA, a solid B average.

Under the new system proposed by the Faculty Senate, however, Thurber's B average could be a plus.

Under the plus/minus grading system, recommended by the Senate in September 2005, Thurber would be a B+ student.

Since the debate first began two years ago, the proposed plus/minus system has been one of the most debated and misunderstood issues on campus.

Professor: Proposed laws to favor immigrants

Published Apr 5, 2006

Although some of the recent illegal immigration proposals have stirred up the U.S. Hispanic population, causing widespread protests and demonstrations across the nation, some new legislation may cause Latinos to turn their heads, said Valerie Martinez-Ebers, associate professor of political science.This new legislation was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last Monday, which, if approved by the Senate, could potentially allow illegal immigrants to seek citizenship and provide temporary work for these immigrants, said an article from The New York Times.

House majority leader to step down

Published Apr 5, 2006

What do political observers on campus think will be the political upshot for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's pending resignation? It just depends on who you ask.DeLay, who is fighting felony money laundering and conspiracy charges in Texas stemming from contributions made to GOP legislative candidates in 2002, told The Associated Press Tuesday that he will resign sometime before the middle of June.

Student Center high-definition TV

Published Apr 5, 2006

Big changes are planned for the construction of the future Student Center, but a big screen TV can be expected even sooner.The Permanent Improvements Committee is purchasing a 60-inch high-definition TV that will be in the Student Center Lounge by fall, said Ashley Bachmayer, permanent improvements chair.

With a vote of 20-16, the House of Student Representatives opted to allocate $5,700 from the Permanent Improvements budget to purchase the TV.

Archivists asks for donations

Published Apr 5, 2006

The archivist at the Mary Couts Burnett Library, Mike Strom, asked staff for donations of any historical significance, from photos to correspondences to data sheets, that could be beneficial to the archives database at the Staff Assembly meeting Tuesday.The archives contain primary source material in three different areas: TCU history, Fort Worth history and Southwestern writers.

Students, outside researchers, biographers and faculty from all TCU departments use the archives for research purposes.

New immigration reform bill oversteps boundaries

New immigration reform bill oversteps boundaries

Published Apr 5, 2006

House Bill H. R. 4437 has created a wildfire of protests across the nation and has led many to question what exactly makes one worthy of living in this country. There is no doubt that some immigration reforms need to be made in the interest of national security and that border protection needs to be tightened in the face of increased violence and drug trafficking. However, this bill not only goes too far in its measures to accomplish these goals, but it also places severe penalties on individuals who violate immigration law.Now, you may be saying to yourself, "Gee, how hard can it be?

Your View: Illegal aliens not U.S. citizens, but not always for lack of trying

Published Apr 5, 2006

Because of overwhelming response to Brian Wooddell's Thursday column "Citizenship nonnegotiable; live here legally or leave" and Friday's letter to the editor "Illegal immigration like stealing," we are...