The TCU Bookstore will undergo a makeover in February to accommodate student demand that has earned it a spot in the top-five college Barnes & Noble bookstores in the nation, said the bookstore's general manager.Barnes & Noble will add 8,000 retail square feet to the TCU bookstore toward the end of February, said Llisa Lewis, the general manager.

Stan Frank, the marketing director for Barnes & Noble, said the company tries to renovate college bookstores every three to five years but said that the more business a store does, the more attention the store gets.

Being president of the TCU Student Government Association is not necessarily a stepping stone into a political career, but it is a pathway to learn time-management, to sharpen people skills and to learn a great deal about yourself, say two former SGA presidents.Jay Zeidman, SGA president in 2004, said being president while juggling 15 hours of class taught him a lot about time-management, discipline and himself.

"You find out what you're strongest and weakest at," Zeidman said.

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In the NCAA's first attempt at nationwide academic policing for college athletics, TCU received mixed grades for its men's and women's sports programs.While the TCU men's basketball team received a perfect grade and scored in the top-10 percent of college basketball teams nationwide, men's golf ranked in the 10-20 percentile. However, these scores are based only on the 2004-2005 academic year and are not representative of a program's long-term record.

Many students wake up an hour earlier than necessary to compete for parking spaces, while others complain that parking shortages should be a top priority on the university's agenda.In the midst of these complaints, students fail to take advantage of the opportunity to use public transportation free of charge.

Although students take for granted the luxuries TCU provides with something as simple as the TCU identification card, like the free bus fare, Sodexho employees will now have the chance to pick up the slack.

The TCU Lady Frogs split this weekend's games in the Caribbean Classic in Mexico.The Lady Frogs defeated Mississippi State on Friday 72-52. Four players scored in double figures, led by junior guard Natasha Lacy's 17 points.

Lacy also had a team-high eight rebounds and five assists.

Redshirt sophomore guard Adrianne Ross scored 15 points and dished out five assists. Senior center Vanessa Clementino scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Senior forward Ashley Davis scored 12 points.

When the residence halls close at the end of the fall semester, not all students have the opportunity to go home and spend time with their families. For several international students, going home is not an option, and they are left to make other living arrangements until campus reopens.

"They either stay with family or with other students," said John Singleton, director of International Student Services. "Some travel."

Dimitar Zlatkov, a sophomore computer science major from Bulgaria, said he spent Winter Break last year in a motel.

TCU's Brown-Lupton Health Center has received an additional 100 flu vaccines to be available to students."We are encouraging students to get their flu shots as soon as possible," said Marilyn Hallam, assistant...