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Prediction: Experience to lead Steelers to victory

Prediction: Experience to lead Steelers to victory

Published Jan 30, 2009

Sunday's Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, Fla., will feature the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the final teams left standing at the end of a long, exhausting NFL season.

The Steelers, a team that won Super Bowl XL just three seasons ago, are aiming to cement their position as the franchise with the most championships in the history of the league. With a win, the team would collect its sixth Lombardi Trophy -- a total that would give the team more than any other. Pittsburgh, Dallas and San Francisco currently have five Lombardi Trophies apiece.

Horror remake Uninvited barges into theaters

Horror remake ‘Uninvited’ barges into theaters

Published Jan 30, 2009

"The Uninvited" is the latest in a long line of Asian horror remakes, which has become a genre all its own. The cinemas have been flooded with Korean remakes (K-horror) and Japanese remakes (J-horror),...

University should provide students with converter boxes

Published Jan 30, 2009

TCU Connect officials have moved swiftly to ensure that the campus is prepared for the digital transition, which should be commended. However, it seems that in their quest to bring students the superior picture and sound quality that digital provides they have left them on the short end of the stick.

Currently, students without a converter box receive channels 2 through 38, even though they are still paying for the other channels their TV does not get.



TCU Connect's solution is for students to go out and buy a conversion box for their TV.

Religion literacy lecture series to honor professor

Published Jan 30, 2009

The department of religion is honoring a former professor by bringing prominent speakers to discuss the issues of religious literacy, a professor said.

Darren Middleton , associate professor of religion, said the department started the Daryl D. Schmidt Lecture Series to promote religious literacy, which Middleton said is a fuller understanding of religion's nature and function in the world. Middleton said religious literacy was important to Schmidt, former chair of the religion department.

Study: Engineering programs too theoretical

Study: Engineering programs too theoretical

Published Jan 30, 2009

Engineering students can get applied professional practice as early as their freshman year, giving them valuable training once they enter the workplace, a university engineering professor said.

Despite a study that finds engineering schools too focused on teaching theory rather than real-world situations, the university aims to ensure a hands-on environment with students, engineering professor Stephen Weis said.

Professor: CEOs should be open about ailments

Professor: CEOs should be open about ailments

Published Jan 30, 2009

A business professor's research is sparking new interest in the disclosure of CEO health information.

Alexa Perryman, assistant professor of management, researched and wrote an academic paper on how different firms handled CEO illnesses over the past decade.



Perryman said three other authors researched and wrote "When the CEO is Ill: Keeping Quiet or Going Public."



Perryman said her research included the recent controversy surrounding the health of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc.

Letter to the Editor: Moral standards personal, not political

Published Jan 30, 2009

As a Christian, I would like to comment on the Jan. 28 column "Proposed abortion law attests to loose morals" by Andrew Weatherford.

First, I would like to state that from my personal religious standpoint rather than a moral one, that abortion is wrong. Biblically there seems to be plenty of evidence to support this case with verses like Jeremiah 1:5 which states, "before I formed you in the womb I knew you." However, the Conservative right seem to misunderstand the fact that religious morals do not necessarily translate to societal morals.

Bailout money should go to taxpayers

Bailout money should go to taxpayers

Published Jan 30, 2009

I watch "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" a lot. I don't normally consider him to be extremely profound so much as amusing, but in an episode this week he said something so intriguing I'm still thinking about it days later.

When discussing the new bailout plan with guest Gwen Ifill, moderator of PBS' "Washington Week," Stewart proposed a "trickle-up theory" of economics in which the corporate bailout money goes first to the taxpayers with the sole purpose of paying off the consumer debt and mortgages they have with banks.

Medical schools consider boosting enrollment

Published Jan 29, 2009

Pre-med students may have reason to relax when it comes to applying to medical school next school year.According to a survey released Jan. 21 by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, nearly half of medical...

Weather update: Warmer conditions expected

Published Jan 29, 2009

Icy weather conditions caused 246 school closings in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Wednesday, according to nbcdfw.com.

The university canceled classes for the second day in a row.



As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the high temperature was 34 F and the low was 19 F, according to the National Weather Service Web site. Temperatures were expected to rise into the upper 30s before dropping into the 20s Wednesday night, creating possible icy conditions for Thursday, according to the Web site.

Official: Digital TV to benefit students

Official: Digital TV to benefit students

Published Jan 29, 2009

The university has switched to a new television system in anticipation of the national transition from analog to digital television in February, TCU Connect officials said.Patti Sellers, supervisor of...

Parking garage better alternative to shuttles

Published Jan 29, 2009

Every day as the clock strikes nine at TCU, campus parking lots are full of unfortunate students.Circling the lot, they hope against hope that someone is on the way out.In the likely event that a student...