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Take charge, role model says

Take charge, role model says

Published Feb 2, 2006

In order to get ahead in the business world, students should have tenacity, believe in themselves and be frugal with their money, a leading businesswoman said Wednesday night at a meeting hosted by the CEO Club.Nancy Tartaglino Richards, the founder and chairwoman of three different companies, told about 60 students how she worked her way to become the owner of the fourth largest woman-owned business in Texas.

Q & A Michael DePriest

Published Feb 2, 2006

When did you really first realize, "Man, I'm really fast?"I say my senior year of high school. I didn't start off fast; as a freshman, I ran like a 4.9, 5 flat in the 40. A lot of other people were fast since the eighth grade and were fast when they came to high school.

What do you run your 40 in now?

Actually, I got a little slower recently. I run like a 4.36, but when I graduated high school, I was at a 4.28. I was also only 167 pounds, too.

You said in a class once that you had a manta ray?

Democrats, Republicans not leaders; government needs reform

Democrats, Republicans not leaders; government needs reform

Published Feb 2, 2006

Tuesday night's State of the Union address and subsequent response solidified the notion that this country's political system is sick, stagnant and in desperate need of change on both sides of the congressional...

Question & Answer Harrison Ford

Published Feb 2, 2006

Forget what you've heard about Chuck Norris - Harrison Ford has been kicking butt on the big screen since the '70s. After the premiere of his new movie "Firewall" at the Angelika Film Center, Ford came out to answer questions from the audience about a variety of topics - and not without his famous sarcasm.On how he got started...

A. The first time I was in a movie studio somebody offered me a job, so that is dumb luck of the most gigantic proportion I've ever heard in my life. But then it took me 15 years to actually make a living in the profession.


Trio releases catchy new album

Published Feb 2, 2006

We Are Scientists' new album "With Love and Squalor" delivers infectious hooks through the entirety of this strong pop album - just don't dig too far below the surface.Every track is single-worthy and very radio friendly, with generic lyrics filtered through faux-Cure-style vocals. In fact, dance beats and a singer trying to be Robert Smith make WAS sound like The Killers' demo tapes before they discovered the synthesizer.

Limit speech to proper times

Published Feb 2, 2006

As Americans, we should cherish the rights protected by the First Amendment, but we should probably use a little discretion before exercising them. Free speech and the right to peaceably assemble are two of the most important rights protected by the First Amendment. Combined, they give us our right to protest.

Last week, former presidential envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer came to TCU to promote his book "My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope." With Bremer's visit, we saw a rare display of student activism.

Plus/minus grading motivates students

Plus/minus grading motivates students

Published Feb 1, 2006

TCU is making the grade with its new proposed system of evaluating student academics.The Academic Excellence Committee of the Faculty Senate is currently working to implement a new grading system as early as Fall 2007. Instead of the existing system consisting of simply A's, B's, C's and so on, pluses and minuses will be thrown into the mix. Though the OK has not yet been given, this new method of grading has already been the catalyst of much controversy around campus.

Environmentalist stresses conservation with pictures

Published Feb 1, 2006

Seven-year-old Emily Wurk watched from her seat on her mother's lap Tuesday evening as J. Michael Fay lectured on pictures he took that show human impact on the African environment. Wurk and brother Dominic, 9, were brought to the lecture by their mother, Nancy Lung of Benbrook, who said that although she was hesitant to bring them, she thought her children mostly understood the lecture.

The Main, Frog Bytes offer healthier late-night options

The Main, Frog Bytes offer healthier late-night options

Published Feb 1, 2006

The Main will begin offering healthier late-night options today, and Frog Bytes now carries organic food in response to student demands, a Sodexho representative said.The Grill in The Main is offering wraps so that students still have healthy options after 8 p.m., said Legia Abato, marketing director for Sodexho.

Alissa Garner, chairwoman of the Dining Services Committee for the Student Government Association, said: "That's something that always comes up, the healthiness of cafeteria food. After a semester of pushing for it, we're finally starting to see some changes."

TCU Black History Month 2006 Calendar of Events

Published Feb 1, 2006

TCU Black History Month 2006Wednesday, February 1
Kickoff - Real Talk
SC Lounge
12:00 p.m.
Student-led discussion on various topics that revolve around the Black community in Fort Worth and on the TCU campus.

Worship Service & Fellowship Dinner Honoring Black History
Robert Carr Chapel
5:15 p.m.
A nod to various leaders who have been instrumental in the Civil Rights arena, theology, social issues and more. A free fellowship dinner immediately following the service. Fellowship dinner immediately following service.

SGA elects new House Speaker

SGA elects new House Speaker

Published Feb 1, 2006

A new Speaker of the House was named Tuesday for the Student Government Association at the first official House of Student Representatives meeting of the semester. John Campbell, a junior political science major, resigned from the position two weeks ago for personal reasons before ever serving at a meeting, Vice President Jace Thompson said.

Thomas Pressly, a freshman political science major, was elected 18-4 to fill Campbell's position as Speaker of the House after submitting an application and answering questions in front of the House.

Postwar climate more dangerous, speaker says

Published Feb 1, 2006

The postwar violence facing journalists, such as ABC News' Bob Woodruff who suffered serious injuries in Iraq on Monday, is much worse than the wartime situation in 2003, said a veteran photojournalist Tuesday.Mike Heimbuch, a photojournalist for NBC 5, spent eight weeks in 2003 on patrol around Iraq embedded with Marine Corps Task Force Tarawa.

Heimbuch said Iraq is different for journalists today because of the increased use of improvised explosive devices.