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Volleyball: Team to face MWC bottom-dwellers

Published Oct 18, 2007

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the players for this story. The volleyball team is heading west this weekend to take on two conference opponents in the lower half of the Mountain West standings.

The Horned Frogs will play an Air Force team that is 0-8 in conference play Thursday at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The last time the Horned Frogs faced Air Force, the match ended in TCU's favor.

Men’s Tennis: Area opponents await squad in Austin

Published Oct 18, 2007

After a two-week break, the men's tennis team will head to Austin for a tournament featuring regional opponents.Head coach Dave Borelli and the team return to the court Saturday for the third tournament of the season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Central Regional at the University of Texas' Penick-Allison Tennis Center.

Teams from across Texas and Louisiana will be at the tournament. Notable opponents include the hosting Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU, UT-Arlington and Centenary.

Dining plan debacle continues

Published Oct 18, 2007

The dreaded dining plan, which could cost students up to $2,100 a semester, will be implemented next fall despite student opposition.Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services, announced details of the new plan at the Student Government Association meeting Tuesday.

Myra Mills, a sophomore music education major, said she thought the price increase of the new meal plan was a bad idea.

"I really like the idea of more community dining, but the price was a big deal for me," Mills said.

Dining plan costs to rise next fall

Published Oct 17, 2007

Dining Services announced Tuesday at the Student Government House of Representatives meeting that the dining plan will rise in cost fall 2008 and representatives expressed concern about how it will affect the student body. Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services, told representatives the cost has not yet been determined, but he thinks the new plan for on-campus residents will cost between $1,900 and $2,100. The current plans offered range from $1,400 to $1,800.

Childrens shows lack lessons

Children’s shows lack lessons

Published Oct 17, 2007

Back in my younger days, before I became a cynical college newspaper columnist, I was a fresh-faced lad who loved children's television.My favorite channel? Nickelodeon.

The programs that graced this cable network during its golden age, 1991 to 1996, helped make me who I am today. They made me laugh, wonder and even filled me with unspeakable terror on occasion.

Why do I have such fond memories of shows that ended more than 10 years ago? Because they had something that today's children's television lacks: moral lessons.

Smoking bans effects on area unpredictable

Smoking ban’s effects on area unpredictable

Published Oct 17, 2007

In Plano, it's a typical late night at Kelly's Eastside restaurant - typical, that is, since the city's smoking ban was enacted June 1.Before then, Kelly's co-owner Carin Kelly said, the restaurant was host to a bustling late-night happy hour. These days, she said, the once-packed patio is only populated by a few non-smoking stragglers and the restaurant's employees.

In Arlington, Saltimbocca's Italian Bistro sits empty - the victim, its owner says, of Arlington's smoking ban.

Center to host discussion about South African issues, economy, life

Published Oct 17, 2007

The Center for Civic Literacy will host a discussion on major issues in South Africa for TCU and the Fort Worth community at 7 p.m. tonight at University Christian Church.Eric Cox, associate director of the center, will speak about South Africa's economy, life after the apartheid and the effect of AIDS, and will lead a discussion on how to deal with those issues.

Donald Jackson, director of the center, said the event is part of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Program 2007.

Company more than just soda, VP says

Published Oct 17, 2007

PepsiCo's Performance with Purpose strategy has made them more than just a soda and chip company, the company's vice president of human resources told Neeley students Tuesday.Ron Parker, TCU graduate and 24-year PepsiCo veteran, said one of the company's greatest skills is its "intellectual agility," that is, its ability to adapt to changing market trends to improve performance.

"It has allowed us to go from a soft drink company, to a total beverage company, to a full food and beverage company," Parker said. "That's how we transformed ourselves."

Be courteous, save cell phone temper tantrums for private places

Published Oct 17, 2007

Hi, Annoyance? It's me, Common Courtesy. If you were getting coffee Monday morning in the Mary Couts Burnett Library, you might have heard what could have been the voice of your nightmares.

Well, if your nightmares include a petite girl outfitted in sorority letters screaming into a cell phone, then you would be right.

This girl should win an Oscar for the loud argument, dramatic hand gestures and grimaces.

If only she were acting.

Couples considering marriage should understand commitment

Published Oct 17, 2007

Almost every little girl dreams of the flowers, the white wedding dress and Prince Charming standing beside her. Then comes the happy ending. A relationship that holds fast to the vow "to love and to cherish from this day forward until death do us part." But, according to a new census survey, that happy ending is unobtainable for the majority of Americans.

More than 50 percent of Americans who would have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversaries since 2000 did not because of death, divorce or separation.