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Filibusters have prevented Democrats from addressing urgent national priorities

Filibusters have prevented Democrats from addressing urgent national priorities

Published Oct 6, 2010

The U.S. Senate has been working about as well as a car without gasoline lately.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin recently wrote in The Nation, "Despite record-high persistent unemployment, Republicans have repeatedly used the filibuster to kill attempts to extend benefits to the long-term jobless...filibusters have prevented Democrats from addressing urgent national priorities ranging from climate change to immigration reform to energy transformation."

Doug Newsom is one of two honorees who will be inducted into the Schieffer School Hall of Excellence.

Two honorees to be inducted into Schieffer School Hall of Excellence

Published Oct 6, 2010

Two honorees will be inducted into the Schieffer School Hall of Excellence for their contributions to the Schieffer School of Journalism on Oct. 12, the chair of the selection committee said.

Professor Tommy Thomason, founder of the Hall of Excellence and chair of the selections committee, said Doug Newsom and Steve Buttry earned their nominations for their outstanding contributions to their fields.

Thomason started the Schieffer School Hall of Excellence to recognize people who have brought national and international acclaim to the Schieffer School.

New service allows for personalized license plates

Published Oct 6, 2010

There is a new way for students to express themselves 8212; sometimes in six characters or less.

My Plates, a specialty license plate marketing vendor, is striving to make personalized license plates more popular and diverse throughout Texas, including college campuses, spokesperson Kim Drummond said.

Drummond said that although a purple Texas Christian University license plate design is not currently sold by My Plates, one complete with a horned frog is waiting to go through the state approval process. It is expected to be released by My Plates March 15 of next year.

Former student makes it to the fourth week of ‘The Apprentice’

Published Oct 5, 2010

Alumnus Clint Robertson said he would do whatever it takes to make it to the end of the third season of NBC's show "The Apprentice," according to an NBC video.

Robertson made it to the fourth week of the show so far and will make an appearance on "NBC5 Today" this morning to share his story.

This season of "The Apprentice" focused on a recession-era apprentice 8212; non-celebrity contestants who lost their jobs or had trouble finding jobs compete against each other for a position in the Trump Organization.

Trial remains unscheduled due to heavy court dockets

Trial remains unscheduled due to heavy court dockets

Published Oct 5, 2010

The trial regarding the 2006 sexual assault case filed by a former student against the university has not yet been rescheduled from its original court date of Oct. 4 because of a heavy court docket, according to the 141st District Court Coordinator in Tarrant County.

The trial, originally set for this week, was postponed because it was one of several cases on the docket, said Jennifer Littman, one of the attorneys representing TCU.

Positive change can come from tragic loss

Published Oct 5, 2010

In the midst of trouble, it is often difficult to cling to optimism.

Though death and disaster could lead to despair, often positive change arises in the wake of tragedy.

The partnership formed by the Brown-Lupton University Union and Gamma Phi Beta to bring the Rachel's Challenge College Program to campus is one example of the positive changes that can come from loss.

Frogs need to step it up

Frogs need to step it up

Published Oct 5, 2010

As the cliche line goes, "You never know what's going to happen" and in college football, the weekly rankings are a constant reminder of that.

Of course, the rankings have been very favorable to BCS conferences, which is to be expected. The Horned Frogs still stand at a respectable No. 5, but after seeing what some teams have done in recent times, the Frogs need to step it up if they want to make a case for a high-level BCS game.

Accuracy more important than apparent biases

Published Oct 5, 2010

A few members of the Texas State Board of Education believe that the history books in the Texas school systems have a pro-Islamic bias based on Middle Eastern countries investing in textbook publishing companies. The board wrote a proposal this summer that would send a message to the publishers, convincing them that if they want to continue selling books in the American school system, they must keep a balance between Christianity and Islam.

Personalized license plates coming to Texas

Published Oct 5, 2010

There is a new way for students to express themselves 8212; sometimes in six characters or fewer.

My Plates specialty license plate marketing vendor is striving to make personalized license plates more popular and diverse throughout Texas, college campuses included.

My Plates spokesperson Kim Drummond said the company is a relatively new license plate vendor aimed to get Texas more excited about special license plates. The company was contracted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in 2009 to provide personalized plates to Texas drivers, Drummond said.

Social media threatens the college student’s most important resource

Published Oct 5, 2010

Sleep is such a glorious word. "Five more minutes!" is a familiar refrain on weekday mornings, especially when a pesky 8 a.m. class awaits. Sleep deprivation has always been a problem on college campuses....

Sorority to host event commemorating fallen member

Published Oct 5, 2010

The university's Gamma Phi Beta sorority chapter and the Brown-Lupton University Union are teaming up to bring the Rachel's Challenge program, which honors the first student who was killed at Colombine High School in 1999, to the university at 7 p.m. today in the BLUU Ballroom.

According to fliers posted around campus by Gamma Phi Beta, the event will be held in memory of Amanda Bebout, a junior nursing major and member of the sorority who took her life in January.

Student found dead at off-campus residence

Published Oct 5, 2010

A university senior was found dead in his residence on Sunday, according to a Fort Worth Police report. The Fort Worth Police Department was called to a residence in the 2800 block of Forest Park Boulevard...