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Weekend Calendar

Published Oct 27, 2005

The Aardvark
Today: Calhoun, Petracovich, The Happy Bullets & Tyler Jermstad
Friday: Cracker Unplugged Featuring David Lowery & Johnny Hickman plus special guests Sorta & Shawn Russell Tickets at www.frontgatetickets.com
Saturday: Halloween PartyThe Moon
Today: Catfish Whisky and friends
Friday: Chatterton w/ Lomita
Saturday: Halloween Party: Pablo & the
Hemphill 7

The Ridglea Theater
Today: Orchard, The Monarch Box
Friday: Invincible Czars, Shaolin Death Squad, Golden Arm Trio

Sociology Society hosts Katrina lecture

Published Oct 27, 2005

Hurricane Katrina may have ended in August, but its effects live on, say TCU faculty members and community workers.The Sociology Society is sponsoring a lecture on the current and future situations of Hurricane Katrina evacuees at 5 p.m. today in the Woodson Room, rooms 207 and 209 of the Brown-Lupton Student Center.

More than 10,000 evacuees are settling in Fort Worth and although the city is moving the evacuees into housing, their futures are unclear, said Jean Giles-Sims, a sociology professor and a coordinator of the event.

Album Review – Rouge Wave

Published Oct 27, 2005

Bay-area band Rogue Wave returns with album "Descended Like Vultures," the follow-up to 2004's "Out of the Shadow." From the first few notes, it's clear this Sub Pop band has taken another step forward.

More mature that its predecessor, "Descended Like Vultures" pulls from a wide variety of styles. Some elements recall memories of early Pavement whereas others seem at home with contemporaries The Shins.

Facebook for faculty, too

Published Oct 27, 2005

"How cool are you? You're on Facebook!" a TCU professor's stepson told her after he found her profile on the popular Web site.Almost 7,500 TCU accounts are registered on Facebook, a Web site students check as often as their e-mail.

But the Facebook is not reserved for students only.

Fourteen faculty members are registered on Facebook; Nine joined this semester.

Carol Thompson, an associate professor of sociology, is a TCU faculty member on Facebook and is seen as "cool" by her stepson at the University of California, Berkeley.

Your View

Published Oct 27, 2005

How are we supposed to save money on gas when the city deprives us of the most basic alternatives?The lack of sidewalks and bike lanes along the streets of Fort Worth is appalling. Bike lanes simply do not exist in this city. As I travel down South Hulen, I notice the sporadic placing of sidewalks - they exist in front of Compass Bank but stop at the end of its property.

This is a pattern throughout the southwest portion of the city.

Your View

Published Oct 27, 2005

After reading "Time to grow up: Limits not suitable for 18+," I felt the article served as little more than as bitter diatribe.I understood its point, but I felt the argument lacked substance. However,...

Is a scholarship enough?

Is a scholarship enough?

Published Oct 27, 2005

A talented high school football player is promised a full scholarship to a top-tier Division I school.All his problems are over, he thinks. He will go to college, get a degree, take a free ride toward a four-year education and, if he's really lucky, he'll go on to play in the NFL.

Sounds like a good deal: free room, board and tuition, the opportunity of a lifetime - all for doing something fun. Nothing but easy street ahead.

Your View

Published Oct 27, 2005

As a person who is 18 twice over (and then some), I should be able to drive as fast as my car will go. I should be able to drive on the sidewalk to avoid traffic jams. I should be able to leave my trash...

News brief

Published Oct 26, 2005

The TCU campus will be buzzing with high school students that are being mentored by student volunteers for TCU's "College Student for a Day" event today."College Student for a Day" is an event to help students at risk of dropping out of high school find the motivation to go to college, said Terence Kennedy, an Americorps VISTA volunteer at the Office of Community Outreach and Service Learning at TCU.

The event, hosted by the office of Community Outreach and Service Learning and the Multi-Cultural Greek Council, expects 100 high school students to attend the all-day program.

Drummers pick up the rhythm

Drummers pick up the rhythm

Published Oct 26, 2005

The sound of Indian and African drums bounce loudly and freely off the front walls of the Brown-Lupton Student Center bringing another flavor to the TCU campus.The rhythms come from a drum circle formed every other Wednesday night by members of the TCU Percussion Club.

"People wanting to get a late-night snack can come, jam and hang out," said Manny Arciniega, senior music education and music theory/composition major.

Darrin Hicks, president of the TCU Percussion Club, said he brings a bag full of shakers, tambourines and cowbells for anyone to play.

Your View – What would you do to improve Texas Christian University?

Published Oct 26, 2005

A monorail, moving sidewalks, free laptops and iPods are just a few outlandish ideas students, faculty and staff have suggested over the years. While these ideas may cause your knees to grow weak, do not get too excited, because few of their ideas will ever materialize. On a more optimistic note, there are numerous ways the TCU Community can implement a better life on campus.One thing I would like to see happen on campus is for all professors to start using real life examples in the classroom setting.

Sex offenders deserve some dignity, too

Sex offenders deserve some dignity, too

Published Oct 26, 2005

This Halloween, Parker County officials are trying something new. While children are trick-or-treating through neighborhood streets, the county's registered sex offenders will be behind closed doors at the probation office."It's a community safety issue," said Michael Stack, the director of the county's community supervision and correction department.

Stack said that, as part of probation, the offenders must follow this and any other requirements set forth by his department. This Halloween, they must stay in a classroom at the department's building from 6 to 10 p.m.