At Hangman's House of Horrors the volunteers have a large role in the planning and production of the haunted house.They play a part in everything from the theme to the sets, said Aryn Young, a 2002 TCU graduate and production assistant for La-De-Da Productions, the theatrical production company that sponsors Hangman's.

According to www.hangmans.com, "It takes more than 1,000 volunteers to bring this house to life!"

In a creative meeting in late spring, the volunteers selected the "Final Cut" movie theme as well as the overall direction of the house, Young said.

President George W. Bush will start looking for a female candidate with credentials similar to those of Chief Justice John Roberts following Harriet Miers' withdrawal from the nomination process, faculty members said Thursday.The White House said Miers had withdrawn because of senators' demands to see internal documents related to her role as counsel to the president, according to the Associated Press.

TCU is awarding above-average financial aid packages to Hispanic students, according to university records, beating a national trend that shows Hispanics receiving the lowest average amounts of any racial or ethnic group.A study by Excelencia in Education, an organization that studies Hispanics and higher education, reports that the percentage of Hispanic students receiving financial aid to pay for college is at an all-time high. However, in 2003-2004, Hispanics received the lowest average award packages nationally.

It was expected but rather sudden when the announcement was made Thursday morning.During an interview with NBC News' "Today" show co-anchor Matt Lauer, conservative political columnist and author Ann Coulter discussed the possibility that Harriet Miers would likely withdraw her nomination as Supreme Court justice in the media pandemonium of the anticipated indictments of White House officials. Miers would simply disappear in the chaos.

Then it happened.

It was our impression that the Living Wage Forum last Wednesday was set up to open discussion on a delicate issue. As students in Dr. Klopfenstein's Labor Economics class, we have studied this issue thoroughly and felt the economic side of the issue was well underrepresented.Economists are viewed, much like businessmen, to be for nothing but profit and void the human factor completely, but that just is not the case.

We believe we have some possible solutions, but first let's take a look at the problems.

University ministries wants the community to walk a mile, or 3.1, in another's shoes.University Ministries and local organizations are coordinating the annual 5K CROP Walk to benefit worldwide and local hunger relief efforts at 2 p.m. Saturday at Frog Fountain.

The walk is both functional and symbolic, said Laura Hagadone, a junior religion and social work major helping to coordinate the event.

"It's to educate people about worldwide hunger and how to alleviate hunger," Hagadone said. "The theme of the CROP Walk is, 'We walk because they walk.'"

At my urging, members of my labor economics class attended the Living Wage Forum with a panel of four TCU faculty members (one each from social work, religion, political science and management) last week. We have spent weeks exploring the causes and consequences of growing income inequality in the United States as well as policies, including the living wage, directed at compressing the income distribution, so my students had valuable insights to contribute. However, their voices were not welcome at the forum.

"Final Cut: No lights. No cameras. All Action!"At Hangman's House of Horrors, one of the top-ranked attractions in Tarrant County, new scares can be found.

Hangman's doesn't claim to be the scariest, but instead, the most fun, said Aryn Young, production assistant for La-De-Da Productions, the theatrical production company that sponsors Hangman's.

"We're definitely the most entertaining," Young said. "And I think that's why we've been so successful."

Sophomore setter Loren Barry said preparation could make the difference in TCU's upcoming games against No. 13 Brigham Young and Utah this weekend.The Horned Frogs enter the second half of conference play on a three-game winning streak, including a come-from-behind win over the Colorado State Rams on Tuesday.

"We've been working really hard this week, and any team can win on any given day," Barry said. " It's just about who comes out more prepared and whose mind is in the right place."

The cross country teams begin the championship season this weekend, as they travel to Fort Collins, Colo., for their first ever Mountain West Conference Championships.The race at Collindale Golf Course on Saturday will mark the first time a TCU athletic team has competed in a MWC tournament, coach Patrick Cunniff said.

"We are very excited about being the first TCU team to represent the university in a Mountain West Conference championship," Cunniff said.