Members of Greek organizations should be more inclusive to rid stereotypeThis year, TCU ranked in the Top 10 schools nationwide for influential Greek scenes.

Indeed, TCU has a reputation, both within the university and outside of it, of having a big fraternity and sorority presence. However, that stereotype does not reflect a majority of the student body.

More than half our student body is not affiliated with the Greek system in any way. Those who are not in a fraternity or sorority can often feel alienated by those who are.

I write to report despicable TCU fan behavior I witnessed at the TCU-SMU game last Saturday. My family and I sat near a large group of TCU students, male and female. A number appeared to be inebriated. Some were sporting Greek insignia. All appeared to be spoiled children of material privilege. We were seated near SMU students of like description. Throughout the game, there was trash talking between the two obnoxious student groups.

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Fans of Switchfoot rejoice: The new album is out and better than the last."Nothing is Sound," Switchfoot's fifth studio release, is catchy and masterfully written, probing the listener into examining today's materialistic society.

A self-proclaimed attempt at "trying to sing something true with a broken heart," Switchfoot's frontman, lead singer Jon Foreman, said the album stemmed from a verse in Ecclesiastes that says, "Meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless."

The employment of a female Froggie-Five-O student escort driver has drawn mixed reactions across campus, with some in favor while others doubt her capabilities.Pamela Christian, TCU's crime prevention officer said Sara Kinney, a freshman advertising/public relations major, was selected among some 30 applicants to escort women across campus based on her communication skills and her conscientiousness.

The lack of female professors in the business school is noted, but not dwelled upon, school faculty and students said.Women represent 16.9 percent of the full-time faculty in the School of Business, according to statistics provided by the Office of Institutional Research.

The college that is closest in numbers to the business school is the College of Science and Engineering, with females representing 25 percent of the faculty, according to the Fall 2004 Fact Book.

TCU finds itself again in a Top 10 national ranking, but not everyone is rooting for it.This fall, The Princeton Review ranks TCU No. 10 out of 361 schools as a major fraternity and sorority scene, but it draws mixed reactions from administrators and students.

Jim Atwood, assistant to the dean of admissions, said the ranking can affect the type of students coming to TCU.

"Some students come because their parents came to TCU and were part of Greek life, but to others, Greek life is irrelevant,"Atwood said.

The executive board of the Student Government Association recently passed legislation that set up a $10,000 fund to provide financial assistance to TCU students who were victims, or whose families were...