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Flu vaccines should be utilized

Published Nov 7, 2007

Fall is here and consequently, so is the seven-month flu season.Luckily, this bug that comes with the change in seasons is being handled during this year's Mini Health Fair.

For 500 students and 500 faculty and staff members, flu vaccines will be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis enabling some people to prepare for sickness that may come during the winter months. This is the first year students are included in the heath fair vaccine group. Last year, faculty and staff were the only ones privy to the treatment.

Equestrian: Team tries to harness Metroplex opponent

Published Nov 7, 2007

After a solid performance at the Baylor Fall Tournament, the equestrian team rested with a week off and is ready to jump back into action.The team will face Metroplex rival SMU in Mansfield on Saturday.With...

Colleges offer group, individual advising

Published Nov 7, 2007

The College of Communication and the Neeley School of Business exercise different advising techniques - individual versus group advising.Lynn Cole, assistant dean of the Neeley School, said the business school advisers usually speak to groups of 20, mostly freshmen, because the coursework for the students is similar.

However, she said, students who feel their advising needs have not been met in the group session are advised to set up an individual session.

Don’t play election day guessing games

Published Nov 6, 2007

Today is the first Tuesday in November. Guess what that means? It's election day.It seems people claim to be patriotic, politically active and have national pride long before they either vote or step into...

Student involvement vital to elections

Published Nov 6, 2007

It's November, and the smell of ballots is in the air.Campaign teams have been formed, stickers have been handed out and front yards have been decorated with candidate endorsement signs.

Don't let it go unnoticed - exercise the much-envied freedom to vote.

Whether it's for city council members, state representatives or Student Government Association officers, students have a say, so they should use it.

Speaker choices show university prejudices

Published Nov 6, 2007

If you had the choice of letting the president of Iran or the former president of Harvard University speak at your school, whom would you choose?Maybe before you make a decision, you should know that the former president of Harvard is Lawrence Summers. Summers resigned from his post at Harvard last year after a lengthy spat with faculty that began when he suggested women may not have the same natural abilities as men in some fields.

Tim's Take: Team turns around during shutout win

Tim’s Take: Team turns around during shutout win

Published Nov 6, 2007

We all get tired at one point or another during any given stretch of time.And I am not talking about the kind of tired you get the morning following a long night of responsible - or careless - partying, or the level of tired you might be after pulling an all-nighter in the library for an 8 a.m. final.

No, I am definitely not talking about the mornings that have you asking yourself, "Why did I order that last drink?" "Why did I order that second taquito at Whataburger?" or "Has it really been three days since my last shower?"

Quick Sports: H2O Frogs Splash Competition

Published Nov 6, 2007

Another meet and another big day for head coach Richard Sybesma's swimming & diving teams came Friday.The men's and women's teams swept Air Force by scores of 131-112 on the men's side and 127-102 for the women.

The men's team rolled behind strong outings from seniors Scott McCracken and Jonathon Berrettini, with first-place finishes in the 50-freestyle, 100-freestyle and 200-backstroke events.

Freshmen Nikki Pappas and Jessica Miles would help pace the women with wins in the 50-freestyle, 100-freestyle and 200-freestyle events.

Grading the Graders

Published Nov 6, 2007

Beating almost 6,000 schools and more than 1 million professors, TCU secured sixth place for having the highest-rated professors in the nation on RateMyProfessors.com, the largest professor-rating Web site."It is certainly a testament to what great professors you have at TCU, and how much students value them and think of them," said mtvU General Manager Stephen Friedman. MtvU bought RateMyProfessors.com in January.

Quick Sports: Playoffs Begin With Ranked Foe

Published Nov 6, 2007

Following an overtime loss to cap off its regular season schedule, the soccer team found out it will go on the road for the first round of the conference tournament.With an 8-10 record, the Horned Frogs will travel to Provo, Utah, on Wednesday to take on the nationally ranked No. 24 BYU Cougars. In the season's lone matchup between the two teams, the 14-3 Cougars defeated TCU 4-1 in an Oct. 11 match in Provo, Utah.

Frogs get close to bowl eligibility with win

Frogs get close to bowl eligibility with win

Published Nov 6, 2007

Staph infection scare hits close to home

Published Nov 6, 2007

It was Family Weekend when Lindsay Moore found out she had it.During a time usually reserved for catching up with parents and siblings and enjoying a football game at Amon Carter Stadium, Moore, a senior graphic design major from El Paso, noticed that a simple bump on her right elbow had turned into an open cut, with a sharp tint of red.

"At first, I didn't really pay attention to it, but then it started to hurt a lot," Moore said. "It was probably the most painful thing I've ever been through."