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Cinematic ambition plays out abroad

Published Jan 25, 2006

It's called "Il Mio Viaggio in Italia," and half of the dialogue is Italian and the other half is English.It sounds like a foreign film, and in a way, it is.

Last July, 18 radio-TV-film students overcame the language barrier to make a film in Italy.

The film, directed by TCU professor Charles LaMendola, is 38 minutes long.

The film is about an American college girl named Haely who answers an online advertisement to go to Italy to take care of an old man for the summer in exchange for room and board.

Playwright proves Invincible

Playwright proves ‘Invincible’

Published Jan 25, 2006

Many young playwrights dream of having their names in lights, but for one student, the dream has become a reality. "I didn't know what to think. I was really excited," said Hillary Benefiel, a sophomore English major. "I didn't expect to hear back from them after I submitted my play."

Benefiel's one-act play, "Invincible," is being produced by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. The San Antonio native, is the first TCU student to receive such an honor selected by a panel of judges.

Undefeated teams fall in rank

Undefeated teams fall in rank

Published Jan 24, 2006

Eleven weeks of flawless basketball and then, on one tragic Saturday, it all came screeching to an ugly halt.It's been a long time since every undefeated team in men's college basketball lost on the same...

Coach: Player inspires, leads

Coach: Player inspires, leads

Published Jan 24, 2006

According to Webster's New World College Dictionary: Fourth Edition, the word eternity is defined as time without beginning or end; a long period of time that seems endless; or the endless time after death. For senior forward Chudi Chinweze, the definition is much more specific: exactly 548,627 minutes.

Since Chinweze suffered a season-ending left knee injury against Kansas on Dec. 9 of last year, the countdown to his return has been anything but quick.

In the line of duty

Published Jan 24, 2006

In times of war, the troops receive the support and backing, and deservedly so, from the American people; however, there are numerous other noncombat roles that seem to fall under the radar. We often hear in the news of journalists being captured and killed but then nothing more. Where are the national tributes and memorials for them? Their families and friends are the only ones left to remember. In the most recent case, Jill Carroll, a freelance writer for the Christian Science Monitor, was captured Jan. 7 in western Baghdad, according to CNN.com, and is still missing.

Official: Drought looms despite rain

Published Jan 24, 2006

The drought in the Dallas/Fort Worth area has caused many widespread wildfires, but the region could soon face more serious effects even after Sunday's rain, said representatives from the National Weather Service.Steve Fano, a representative of the National Weather Service's Fort Worth office, said that aside from the apparent wildfires, the region is beginning to see other major problems caused by the drought.

"Ranchers are being forced to move their cattle out of the area or truck in hay," Fano said. "Without rain, they can't grow an adequate food supply."

Experts: Flu shot may avert sickness

Published Jan 24, 2006

Paying to get stuck with a needle may seem far from enjoyable, but experts say the benefits of the flu shot are worth the initial sting.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web site, 5 percent to 20 percent of Americans get the flu each year and the best prevention from getting the bug is to get a vaccination every fall.

Laura Crawley, assistant dean of Campus Life for health promotions , said students need to get a yearly flu shot.

Project tries to recreate Earth

Project tries to recreate Earth

Published Jan 24, 2006

Tony Burgess learned that the smallest things could make the biggest difference in the ecosystem during his 19-year experience with the Biosphere 2 project.Burgess, a professor of professional practice with the TCU Institute of Environmental Studies, spoke about the Biosphere 2 project, which he said was an attempt to see if it was possible for man to create a self-sustaining community of organisms that the physical environment would sustain.

Web classes impersonal, students say

Published Jan 24, 2006

Despite the fact that several Texas universities make undergraduate online courses available, TCU decides not to offer them, said a coordinator for electronic learning.Public schools such as the University of Texas, Texas A&M University and the University of North Texas all offer online courses to undergraduates.

Many private universities, including TCU, have chosen to keep their universities personal by only offering on-site classes, said Romy Hughes, coordinator of eLearning in the Center for Teaching Excellence.

Classrooms getting too cozy; Closed-class permits to blame

Classrooms getting too cozy; Closed-class permits to blame

Published Jan 24, 2006

Kevin Roney, a senior criminal justice major walked into his Greek history course, The Greek World, and found a seat. But it wasn't easy.The classroom in Winton-Scott Hall, he said, is made to fit 15 to 20 people, but according to my.tcu.edu, the class currently holds 25 people with five on the wait list.

"It's tiny," he said of the classroom. "You're sitting right on top of the teacher."

The first day there were not enough chairs for the whole class, he said, but now fewer people come to class, so there is one person to each chair.

Zoning issues affect students rights

Zoning issues affect students’ rights

Published Jan 24, 2006

The City of Fort Worth held a meeting Wednesday to hear citizens' concerns about zoning issues affecting, among others, TCU students. The meeting was conversely heated and reserved at the same time. Reserved in that open discussion of a controversial issue separates American government from, say, Cuban dictatorship.But heated in that we heard reports of flying potatoes launched into residential property by TCU students using PVC-pipe weaponry.

ACL rehabilitation slow process

Published Jan 24, 2006

Returning to the court after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament, most commonly know as the ACL, has proven to be a difficult task for some athletes.Tennessee redshirt freshman Candace Parker suffered through two tears, the second while trying to come back from the first one. TCU senior forward Chudi Chinweze has yet to recover fully from his tear.

But TCU sophomore Adrianne Ross doesn't want to hear those stories.