From a copy boy to the managing editor of The New York Times, Arthur Gelb told the story of his rise through the ranks and the changes in the newsroom over the years to journalism students and the TCU community Monday night.As in his autobiography, "City Room," Gelb described The New York Times when he began in 1944.

There was no such thing as privacy in those days, the former managing editor said. Reporters worked with their desks side to side, wall to wall and the sounds of manual typewriters always filled the room.

Despite losing both conference games over the weekend, the Horned Frog volleyball team walked away with nothing but optimism and excitement for the remainder of their schedule."The morale on the team is still very high," head coach Prentice Lewis said. "We know what we need to improve upon and we're still very confident."

The team lost to Nevada-Las Vegas on Friday and San Diego State on Sunday. The game with UNLV ended in three matches, but not before freshman setter Nirelle Hampton tallied 23 assists to move into fifth place on the Frogs career assist list with 763.

Those on a tight budget will not be feeling the heat this winter.Energy costs have been increasing for some time now, but the recent hurricane double shot could cause an additional 33 percent to 50 percent jump in fuel costs this winter.

Price increases are related directly to demand. If everyone uses more heating fuel, the price skyrockets.

While this winter is expected to be warmer than average, many people will not be able to afford another price hike.

Becky Munson has no desire to drink.She has friends who do it, and she knows fully where to get it, but it doesn't interest her in the least.

"I don't think I need to have alcohol to have fun," said Munson, a freshman ballet and kinesiology major. "And I have too much stuff to do to get wasted. The aftereffects are not somthing I'm crazy about."

Her lack of interest in drinking was echoed by two other freshmen who were seated with her at The Main.

The Horned Frogs looked sluggish at times against a winless Army team Saturday night, but they put together a solid second half to beat the Black Knights 38-17 at Amon G. Carter Stadium.Despite the 21-point margin of victory, the Frogs had to sweat out the win. The Black Knights brought the game within one score in the fourth quarter before bowing to TCU.

"I don't think we particularly played well in any of the three categories -- offense, defense or special teams - but it's a (win)." head coach Gary Patterson said after the game.

The TCU bulletin for undergraduate studies can be some interesting reading, especially the part where it says that, "All undergraduates will have some courses in AddRan College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering, for a broad, liberal arts-based educational background in the humanities, natural and social sciences."Therefore, in coming to TCU, I was looking forward to studying many varied subjects, including Latin.

The Flyin' Frogs will send six men and seven women cross country team members to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete Saturday in the Pre-National Invitational.Although the meet is not a national qualifier, 30 of the top 35 teams in the country will attend, and the event will still require strong performances from the team, cross country coach Patrick Cunniff said.

Cunniff also said he hopes TCU's running squads will eventually develop into nationally recognized programs.

The Frogs will play their final two home games of the 2005 season when they host Nevada-Las Vegas and San Diego State this weekend at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium.Head coach Dan Abdalla said he wants to treat the game against UNLV like any other game, even though he served as the Rebels head coach from 2000-2004.

"It's just going to be another game," Abdalla said. "They're going to play hard, we're going to play hard and it's just going to come down to which team will be able to execute."