I enjoyed Kathleen Thurber's column "Make Lenten resolves count" very much because she touches upon some very important truths about the Lenten season. An important recognition is that we, as Americans, live in great abundance and surplus. That includes American Catholics, so when Lent rolls around, many times the Lenten sacrifices we end up making is only from our surplus, so, as Thurber pointed out, it's really not a sacrifice. What this demonstrates on the part of most American Catholics is a lack of understanding on what constitutes "sacrifice" in the Lenten understanding of the word.

All the questions of the past two days revolved around where junior guard Natasha Lacy had gone to, and what her Lady Frogs would be able to do without her against No. 3 seed Rutgers Tuesday night.Now...

I am writing in response to the article "Group pushes coffee campaign further" in the TCU Daily Skiff on March 8, 2006. Frogs for Fair Trade appreciates the recent coverage of our cause. However, we were upset to see that there were certain misconceptions about Fair Trade that the article treats as facts. Not only is Fair Trade not a brand, it will not destroy the Jazzman's brand or cause Jazzman's to go out of business.Fair trade is a certification put on products - coffee, tea, chocolate, cheese and bananas to name a few - by TransFair USA.

Everyone knows about the war on terror.Since the horrific events on that September morning nearly five years ago, our country has steadfastly battled the forces that made 9/11 possible. Almost 3,000 people died that day, and America responded.

Across the globe, millions of children are feeling a similar loss, but for a completely different reason - AIDS.

So then where is the war on disease?

TCU Dining Services is planning to change how sushi will be offered on campus throughout the remainder of the semester and into following years."In fall, we are going to renovate the Far East section of The Main, and sushi will be the premier offering," said Legia Aboto, district marketing manager for Sodexho, the food management company with which TCU has a contract.

The major question is whether to continue offering the prepackaged units or change to a made-to-order style of sales, said Rick Flores, general manager for Sodexho.

Senior Shawn Ferguson said is hoping the third time will be a charm for him tonight as the Horned Frogs head to Waco for a night game against No. 22 Baylor (14-6).Ferguson, who will be making his third...

Despite the drenching storm that barrelled through much of Texas this weekend, the region still remains in a drought, officials say.Stacie Hanes, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said Fort Worth is ahead in rainfall for 2006, but it has not been enough to cancel out last year's deficit.

"Normally, we see about 6 inches of rain through March 20, but this year we have already seen over 10 inches," Hanes said. "So we are ahead of schedule for the year, but we still aren't caught up."

Just the thought of walking to class without a cell phone to talk on or an iPod to listen to makes a shiver run up their spines.They get to class, and there is a computer staring them in the face. They can't surf the Internet or read junk e-mails.

Some may think, "Is this kind of life really worth living?"

Worth it or not, four TCU students did it for a day - and lived to tell the tale.