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Professor continues conservation effort on Web

Published Feb 1, 2007

A professor is creating a Web site that will enable users around the world to calculate their cars' carbon emissions. "The purpose of envirofootprint.org is to raise awareness about sustainability issues on campus, in our community and around the world," said Keith Whitworth, a sociology professor and the creator of the Purple Bike Program.

The Web site, which will be ready in three weeks, will use a calculator designed to determine carbon emissions from automobiles and provide an opportunity to offset those emissions with monetary donations, Whitworth said.

McCain not right for White House with controversial stance on issues

Published Feb 1, 2007

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has already had his chance to run for president and lost the Republican nomination to President George W. Bush in 2000.I have a great deal of respect for this Arizona senator and former prisoner of war, but his time has passed.

As political science professor James Riddlesperger once said, it is hard for someone who has served in the Senate to run for president because his voting history gives his opponents a source of ammunition to use against him.

News Brief: SGA inagurates new officers

Published Jan 31, 2007

Members of the Student Government Association inaugurated new officers Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the D.J. Kelly Alumni Center. The inauguration was the 93rd in the organization's history. Chief Justice Neal Jackson inaugurated President Jace A. Thompson, Vice President Thomas A. Pressly, Programming Council Chair Kristen Chapman and Treasurer Nathan D. Arnold.

Chapman inaugurated the Programming Council officers.

Tori Hutchens, Speaker of the House, inaugurated the officers of the House of Student Representatives.

ACHIEVE program to teach non-majors basic business sense

Published Jan 31, 2007

For its directors, the ACHIEVE Summer Business Institute at TCU can be boiled down to one concept: business exposure.ACHIEVE, a summer program run by the Tandy Center for Executive Leadership , is a crash course in business for non-majors and, as ACHIEVE Program Director Deb Baker said, a vital knowledge base for anyone entering the workforce.

"Business skills are essential for any major," Baker said. "This is a really good way to give students the skills they need before or after graduation."

Chapel Hill admissions error unfair to Tar Heel hopefuls

Published Jan 31, 2007

Last week, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill heartily congratulated 2,703 freshman applicants on their acceptance to one of America's foremost learning institutions. Tears, cheers and spasms of joy erupted in living rooms across the country as the long-awaited e-mails from the admissions department rolled in. Looks like little Jimmy is a Tar Heel.Oops. Guess again. In possibly the biggest case of broken promises since George H.W.

Loss of friend, fan exceeds playing-field fallouts, defeats

Published Jan 31, 2007

Losses happen in sports. It is part of the essence of what competition must bring so there is a clear winner and loser. The loss of a friend through what the glory of competition brings is often one of...

‘Sister’ university’s paper faces unjustified closure

Published Jan 31, 2007

Student journalists in Mexico have taken a hard hit as a university's unjust act of censorship violated a constitutional right: freedom of speech.La Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, is TCU's sister university. And its student newspaper, La Catarina, was gagged by university administrators and campus police Jan. 16 in possible retaliation for a series of controversial cartoons of Chancellor Pedro Palou. Staff members were abruptly evicted, snatching personal belongings as they were ordered to leave.

No. 16 women’s tennis team chases national indoor title

Published Jan 31, 2007

Two women's tennis players will begin the spring season by traveling to Madison, Wis., on Thursday to compete in the National Team Indoor Championship.Senior Ana Cetnik and sophomore Ana Sydorska earned an automatic bid in the tournament when they reached the final match of the 2006 ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships in November, making them TCU's first female tennis players to reach the final match in a doubles national championship event.

The pair was also the second TCU doubles team in school history to win the ITA Southwest Regional Tournament.

Parking woes continue; get over it

Published Jan 31, 2007

Parking at TCU is always a good way to start a conversation on campus with a complete stranger.Most people would agree: parking here sucks. It's no secret.

But it's time for the complaining community as a whole to get over it; nothing is going to change anytime soon.

The administration is too caught up in its revising of Main Campus to seriously consider what to do about where people can put their cars.

Dorm halls to compete by recycling

Published Jan 31, 2007

A student environmental organization is coordinating a recycling competition between residence halls to promote participation in a nationwide recycling race, the group's vice president said.AV, an on-campus environmental organization, is coordinating TCU's participation in RecycleMania in conjunction with Residential Services.

RecycleMania, a 10-week recycling competition, began Sunday and will end April 7, AV Vice President Kimberly Banzhaf said.

TCU is one of 201 colleges and universities around the country competing in the race.

Horned Frog basketball looks to rebound record

Horned Frog basketball looks to rebound record

Published Jan 31, 2007

The Frogs (10-9, 2-5 conference) will try to erase their five-game Mountain West Conference losing streak tonight against the San Diego State Aztecs (14-7, 3-4 conference).The losing streak has been impacted by an ongoing struggle on offense as the Frogs continue to have woes making their shots, sophomore forward Kevin Langford said.

"We have been struggling on offense but playing good defense," Langford said. "But good defense can only last so long."

In Memory of...

In Memory of…

Published Jan 31, 2007

Adrienne Perner's life will be remembered because of her passion to help people, her love for ballet and the first endowed scholarship made in her name in the ballet and modern dance department.The Adrienne Miller Perner Memorial Scholarship was established by her husband, alumnus Jim Perner, in memory of Adrienne, who died at 67 in a car accident last year.

"Honoring Adrienne with this scholarship at the university I graduated from is a proud and loving moment in my life," said Perner, who graduated in 1960 with a marketing degree.