Hard-hitting riffs, screaming solos and lots of shredding were heard by anyone who stopped by the GameStop on Berry St. Saturday afternon.A Guitar Hero 2 tournament preliminary round attracted 12 contestants, ranging in ages from 15 to 21. There were three TCU students among those, each playing six songs to win a chance to advance to the next Saturday's 10-song final round, said John Zender, a GameStop employee.

The winner of the second round receives a wireless Guitar Hero 2 controller.

Piles of dirt and the groan of trucks have become familiar sights and sounds for current students, but that isn't hindering the recruitment of prospective Horned Frogs, an admissions counselor said.While the middle of campus is consumed with construction, the admissions office is taking advantage of the opportunity to show prospective students the future of the campus, said Mike Mooneyham, admissions counselor and director of Monday at TCU.

"We're making an investment in the future," Mooneyham said.

Click. With one innocent flick of the finger, you've become a pirate. That's all that it takes.We've all seen the ads on TV constantly reminding us downloading movies and music without paying is a crime. Not just a crime but piracy.

In other words, homes have become ships and computers have turned into cannons.

However, should these "pirates" be considered filthy criminals or consumer advocates? The entertainment industry has grown into a bloated giant that exists solely on swindling the American people. It's getting what it deserves.

"Pirates of the Caribbean," one of the most popular movies today, may have taken the world by storm, but there's another kind of pirating that has everyone from college students to studio executives scrambling to their lawyers.Instead of flashy jewelry, gaudy clothes and an eye patch to match, the weapons of choice for today's pirates are a laptop and file-sharing program, like Kazaa or LimeWire. Peer-to-peer file sharing has become wildly popular since the first days of Napster.

A recent independent film, "Hounddog," has drawn negative attention from some critics because a scene with a child rape is depicted in the movie.The victimized child is played by 12-year-old Dakota Fanning, and while in no way is rape being advocated, the real life crisis is displayed.

Realism in cinema is something directors are striving for and while viewers may be appalled, a beauty of film creation can be seen.

Even when his health was failing, Doug Clarke insisted upon being there for his students. When Mr. Clarke was asked by Tommy Thomason, director of the Schieffer School of Journalism, if he needed to stop teaching, Mr. Clarke replied, "What would I do without these kids?"

Mr. Clarke, professor and retired Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter and editor, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007 at his home. He was 67.

Mr. Clarke had been ill for a while and had his second triple-bypass heart surgery in June 2006, his son Zachary Clarke said.

Faculty members of Student Development Services will meet Tuesday to decide how to put out a campuswide calendar that includes activities for more than 30 organizations on their Web site, the chairwoman of the Leadership Council said.Laura Rizzuto, chairwoman of the Leadership Council, organized a meeting of leaders from more than 30 student organizations Jan. 22 in order to develop the calendar. The collaboration in creating the calendar is a small step in unifying organizations across campus, Rizzuto said.