The theme for this year's Texas State Fair, "The Sky's the Limit," might not apply to the attractions alone. The economic impact the fair has on Dallas annually is approximately $350 million, and the food and ride revenues in 2006 reached a record-breaking $26 million, said Nancy Wiley, a public relations consultant for the fair.

The fair offers more than 200 concessions, and the No. 1 reason people come to the fair is the food, Wiley said. About three million fairgoers are expected during the event's 24 days, Wiley said.

When I was growing up, the most exciting times of the year were always on Sunday and always during the football season.The best of these fall Sundays came when Dallas would play Green Bay or San Francisco, all three of whom were top teams in the NFL. The latest decade had seen them decline into obscurity, but to quote Thin Lizzy, "The boys are back in town," with all three of the teams now leading their respective divisions.

But before we get into this week's stuff, here are my thoughts:

After sitting on the bench last season because of transfer rules, junior Macall Harkins will team up with Anna Sydorska in the prequalifying game on Saturday to compete in the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championsips in Pacific Palisades, Calif . The women's tennis team will split up this weekend, three players competing in the HEB Baylor Invitational in Waco and four playing in the ITA All-American in Calif.

The team welcomes two new players, freshmen Maria Babanova and Idunn Hertzberg.

Staff reporter Ana Bak

Two men, one game, a mission, a hope, a passion: "Donkey Kong." Wait. "Donkey Kong" - the video game with the large ape-like creature who throws barrels at Mario as he ascends the steel girders of the construction site?

"King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" is the story of arcade game gurus Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe, and it has been taking a trip through independent movie theaters nationwide. Last Friday it made its premiere in Fort Worth at the newly opened Hulen Movie Tavern.

The experience gained from last year's record-breaking season should provide a strong start for the rifle team's season opener at the Horned Frog Invitational, the head coach said.Head coach Karen Monez said the experience this season's group of sophomores gained as freshmen should prove beneficial. The team did not finish lower than second until their fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships - the first appearance in the program's history.

"We're just so much further ahead with this first competition," Monez said. "I think we'll start a lot stronger."

A TCU student who said he drove into the Wesley Foundation's building last week is working to repay the foundation.Police said a black Toyota Tundra struck the building on W. Lowden Street early on the morning of Sept. 19.

The student identified himself to a Skiff reporter as the driver of the vehicle.

The student's father said Wednesday his son fell asleep at the wheel and the family's insurance company is working with the foundation to pay for the damage to the building.

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the head coach or players.The volleyball team will look to rebound from its third loss of the season when it travels to Albuquerque, N.M., for its fourth Mountain West Conference match.

The Horned Frogs, whose record is now 15-3, swept Wyoming and Air Force on back-to-back nights before running into a Texas State team that had won five in a row before their meeting.

One of the goals of higher education is to increase awareness to those areas that might be outside of a person's comfort zone. Columbia University followed that goal and did so successfully when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the university for a speech this week.

Although Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger has been criticized for allowing Ahmadinejad to speak about his radical viewpoints at the university, he should be applauded for continuing to educate and spread awareness to not only his students but also to the country.

A dining plan will go into effect next fall giving students unlimited access to meals in the new dining hall at the Brown-Lupton University Union, said the general manager of Dining Services.

"The resident meal plan is going to be a big difference from the retail, declining-balance program we currently have," said Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services. Flores said the meal plan essentially gives students membership to the dining hall at the new student union.

The women's golf team wound up in 15th place at the season's opening tournament Wednesday.The Horned Frogs with a No. 21 preseason rank shot 33-over as a team in three rounds of play at the NCAA Preview in Albuquerque, N.M.

The team finished 21 shots back of conference foe New Mexico and two shots back of another conference opponent in BYU.

Sophomore Valentine Derrey led the way for the team, shooting 2-under and tying for 15th place in the individual standings.

Sports editor Tim Bella

Looking to bounce back from a pair of weekend losses, the soccer team prepares for two matches this weekend.The 3-5 Horned Frogs welcome Colorado College to Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium on Friday before traveling for a Sunday match against the University of Houston Cougars. Houston is 4-2-1 heading into its Friday match with UTSA.

The team will look to freshman forward Jackie Torda for offense as the Colleyville native has scored in all but three games this season.

Thank you, Mike Gundy.For those of you who don't know, Gundy is the head football coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys who blasted a reporter earlier this week for questioning the toughness of his junior quarterback Bobby Reid.

Gundy ranted for about four minutes during a press conference about a column written by Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman.

"That article had to have been written by a person that doesn't have a child," Gundy said, "and has never had a child that has had his heart broken and come home upset ..."