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Political parties should focus on important issues, not point fingers

Published Jan 15, 2010

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) got himself into some hot water for his comments regarding President Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election. In the recently released political gossip book, "Game Change," authors John Heilemann and Mark Halperin wrote that Reid, in an off-the-record comment, referred to the president as a "light-skinned" African American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Reid's shocking comments do very little to help his troubled reelection bid and serve as a mild embarrassment for the president.

Capital punishment relies on flawed logic and system

Published Jan 15, 2010

Ohio is currently one of more than 30 states in the U.S. which permit capital punishment, according to CNN.com.A recent controversy has arisen in which a new one-drug method of injection was used to execute...

Students create a prospectives for sports networking

Published Jan 15, 2010

Without an opportunity to break into sports management or marketing, David Lindow found a way. He started the TCU Sports Networking Club, alongside sophomore business majors Kevin Able and Carrie Patterson.

Lindow, a sophomore marketing major and president of the club, said he started the club because he wanted to work in the sports industry one day and wanted to help others on the same path.

Health center: H1N1 should continue to decrease

Published Jan 14, 2010

The university administered about 42 percent of the 2,900 H1N1 vaccine doses it received in December and returned the rest, according to the Brown-Lupton Health Center.

Stacey Simpson, administrative assistant at the Brown-Lupton Health Center, wrote in an e-mail that the health center received the 2,900 doses from the Tarrant County Public Health Department and administered 1,211 to students and faculty before returning 1,600 to the health department. The health center began offering the vaccine to all enrolled students Dec. 11.

Library Web site receives a new look

Library Web site receives a new look

Published Jan 14, 2010

The library's revamped Web site reflects the simplicity that people in today's Google world have become accustomed to, a library official said.

Tracy Hull, associate dean of the Mary Couts Burnett Library, said a main feature of the new Web site is organization, which is now cleaner and features increased accuracy and little repetitiveness. The site design includes three main tabs designed for different types of users from beginner to expert.

Brite should be praised for its caution

Published Jan 14, 2010

Brite Divinity School should be commended for showing restraint during the economic downturn.

Brite President D. Newell Williams told the Skiff that the school is holding off on beginning construction of a new academic building because the school is still about $4 million short of its financial goal. The divinity school is not only budgeting for the building's construction but also looking ahead and planning maintenance.

Climate change policies should come domestically

Published Jan 14, 2010

The 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference took place in December and ended in what many considered to be, if not an utter failure, a near disaster. Pressure from the European Union, the United States and China resulted in an inability to agree on a pact for limiting future carbon emissions. President Barack Obama's pleas to the Chinese Prime Minister resulted in a skimpy five-page document.

Fans should be supportive no matter what the outcome

Published Jan 14, 2010

It was a good run. Twelve victories in one season, a nationally-recognized team and a magnificent coach that ended the year and the decade with a bang. Sadly, the Horned Frog football team was bested by...

Students chill out with global warming video competition

Students “chill out” with global warming video competition

Published Jan 14, 2010

College students nationwide will have the opportunity to win grant money and prizes for their on-campus environmental sustainability efforts by participating in the National Wildlife Federation's Chill...

Womens swim team returns for a match against UNT

Women’s swim team returns for a match against UNT

Published Jan 14, 2010

The women's swim team returns home Friday to face the University of North Texas in the first meet since the Frogs' recent loss to conference rival Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on Jan. 8.

Senior swimmer Stephanie Futscher stressed the importance of the home pool advantage.



"We always do better when we compete at home in our home pool," she said. "I love racing at home."



Futscher, who has won first place in the 200-fly during four meets this season, said she is confident Friday's meet will go well.

The law should punish cheating spouses and their lovers

Published Jan 14, 2010

Finally, there is a way for scorned spouses to make the person who broke up their marriage pay.Literally.Laws in seven states, including Utah, North Carolina, South Dakota, Hawaii, Mississippi, Illinois...

Intramural update

Published Jan 14, 2010

Campus intramural events boast good attendance records. More than 3,500 students-about 39 percent of the student population-participated in intramural sports through Campus Recreation in the fall, said Mike Hackemack, assistant director of intramural sports. One hundred teams participated in flag football during the fall, and 63 teams participated in indoor soccer. Tournament events, like paper football and pillow fights, brought in dozens of participants. Winners of these events received Dallas Cowboys tickets.