Students can vote for the 2007 Student Government Association officers, including president, vice president, and Programming Council vice president, today at my.tcu.edu from 7 a.m. to midnight.The candidates for SGA president are Austin Uebele, a junior psychology major, and Jace Thompson, a junior accounting major.

Uebele said as president of the student body, his goal will be to change the environment in which students live - anything from entertainment to tuition to safety.

"I want to give students the tools to better succeed," Uebele said.

A tuition increase by 8 percent for the 2007-2008 academic school year was approved by the board of trustees on Friday. The board also approved a two-year residential requirement for all freshmen and sophomores to live on campus beginning fall 2007.Chancellor Victor Boschini said a majority of the tuition increase will go toward bringing the student faculty ratio down to 13 to 1.

Tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students will be raised from $22,980 to $24,820.

In a weekend that saw major changes to the overall Bowl Championship Series standings, the Horned Frog football team continued its winning ways with a victory over the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M.The Frogs (7-2 overall and 3-2 in conference) defeated the Lobos 27-21 and improved to No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference standings behind the BYU Cougars (8-2, 6-0) and the Utah Utes (6-4, 4-2).

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A day of personal bests and improvements rounded out a season of constant uphill climbs for the women's and men's cross country teams as they competed in the 22-team NCAA Division 1-A South Central Regional Championship meet in Waco.Although injuries to juniors Cassie Hostick and Halie Bullin put a damper on the season, the women's team was able to move on and perform during the regional competition Saturday, said head coach Eric Heins.

Sophomore Ashley Young said the team put together a better season than last year.

It was one hour, one night that started as one huge inconvenience.We all have good intentions that often get interrupted by daily activities; my commitment to hand out candy at Boo at the Zoo my freshman year was no exception.

The community service activity of handing out candy to costumed children during the Halloween season sounded like a great idea in early September, but by the time the actual night rolled around, I was regretting my decision. I had papers to write, a test, not to mention a mixer I wanted to attend. Could I really spare an hour of my time?

The TCU community took part in the ranch management program's 50th anniversary ceremony Friday and had the opportunity to witness the first showing of a painting given to the program as a token of appreciation.About 80 students, faculty, staff and members from the board of trustees viewed artist Karen Holt's painting, "Nearby ... there is peace," at the ceremony.

Holt's painting was a gift from TCU to congratulate the program for its accomplishments, said Bonnie Melhart, associate provost for academic affairs.

Out of toilet paper and snacks? Need a mid-morning coffee fix? Need some gas to get home for the holidays? I bet when you think about these questions, a slew of nationally franchised stores come to mind.Like it or not, we live in a nation of chains. Gone are the days of main streets littered with mom-and-pop shops. The old hardware store's been turned into an Ace. The burger shop has given way to the nauseating golden arches of McDonald's, and the local creamery has been replaced with an overpriced Coldstone franchise.

Though you can no longer put your two cents in about which party should rule the House and Senate, you can still make an impact on campus.Student Government Association elections are taking place today and you, as a student, need to vote.

In 2005, SGA had a $275,000 budget split among the House, Programming Council and the cabinet. Students contributed to this fund through each of their $48 student government fees. The way the money is spent should represent the students - something that can only be done through elected representatives.