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TCU 360

Use tact, ignore errant e-mails

Published Apr 13, 2006

E-mail inboxes were flooded with responses Tuesday after a chain e-mail discouraging consumers from buying certain gas suppliers somehow made its way to the entire university. To students. To faculty and staff. To alumni.The issue is not about how the e-mail was sent in the first place - it's about all of those people, not just students, mind you, who seized the opportunity to reply to all. Perhaps these people did not actually take the time to think of their discourteous actions, but everyone else sure made note of them.

Meaning of Easter lost to eggs, bunny

Published Apr 13, 2006

One Sunday morning each spring, sunrise brings as much excitement as Christmas morning for millions of American children, as they spring from their beds in search of what the famous bunny has left in their baskets this year.Soon, the backyard is turned upside down in search of brightly colored eggs. The house is covered in foil candy wrappers, along with the infamous plastic green grass that is sure to get stuck in mom's vacuum.

Fire causes 3 months of delay

Published Apr 13, 2006

Construction on the TCU Bookstore, which was supposed to be completed by August, will be pushed back at least three months because of the fire, said the associate director of major projects.Even if the...

Program to carry on despite low turnout

Program to carry on despite low turnout

Published Apr 13, 2006

A town hall meeting intended to generate student feedback about a reading program for incoming freshmen lacked the response and attendance coordinators expected.Vision In Action members hosted a meeting pertaining to a first-year student common reading plan, which calls for students to read and discuss texts with faculty, and fewer than 20 people attended.

The common reading, funded with $26,300 in VIA grants, is supposed to get students to think academically and get to know professors before classes, said Andrew Fort , a religion professor who led the discussion.

CD Review: Album not average folk fare

Published Apr 12, 2006

Willy Mason's debut record, "Where the Humans Eat," is a collection of thoughtful tunes from the 20-year-old songwriter that shows an artist speaking far beyond his college age.The record is a fabulous bunch of folk songs with a modern twist. Rather than talk about folk standby topics like tall tales and politics, Mason opts to use the folk form to verbalize the 20-something experience. If nothing else, Mason is undoubtably the first performer to use the name "Ritalin" in a folk song.

Men’s Golf: Freshman records third top-20 finish

Published Apr 12, 2006

The men's golf team wrapped up its play at the U.S. Collegiate tournament in Georgia Tuesday with a seventh-place finish - and a ranking to be proud of."I think we're getting better," said head coach Bill Montigel. "I think we beat some good teams."

The Frogs, with an overall score of 890 (+26), finished ahead of schools like Texas, Tennessee and Florida State. Montigel said not only did the team play well, but the individual athletes did as well.

Pointing the way

Pointing the way

Published Apr 12, 2006

When you look up the term 'point guard' in the dictionary, the definition reads: A guard who runs his team's offense, usually from the point. According to TCU's point guards and basketball coaches, though, this job entitles much more than that. Brent Hackett, a sophomore point guard for the TCU men's team, lists off a number of tasks he is responsible for while bringing the ball down the court.

Counterpoint: French reforms rewarding

Counterpoint: French reforms rewarding

Published Apr 12, 2006

For the past several weeks, youths all over France have protested a law that would give workers under 26 a two-year trial period where employers could fire them at any time for any reason.This law was aimed at increasing youth employment in France. According to The Associated Press, youth unemployment is currently at 22 percent overall, but approaches 50 percent in some areas with heavy immigrant populations and high poverty rates.

Monday the law was overturned, to be replaced by initiatives that would create more internships and reward companies that hire youth.

Statistics show Greeks maintain academic excellence

Published Apr 12, 2006

Some might associate Greek organizations around the country with crazy parties, drunken students or not attending class, but many TCU organizations did not get the memo.TCU Greek organizations have been shown to have just as much success in the classroom as non-Greek students.

Fourteen Greek organizations on campus have cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher, according to records posted on the TCU Greek Web site.

Chain message packs campus e-mail inboxes

Published Apr 12, 2006

TCU inboxes were flooded with e-mails Tuesday in a comedy of errors that turned a small mix-up into a huge annoyance.Dave Edmondson, associate provost of information services, said the chain of e-mails began with a faculty member sending a message, and the problem was exacerbated when William Jackson, a junior psychology major, forwarded the e-mail.

"I was just trying to send it to a few friends because I thought that it was something interesting," Jackson said, "It is a huge accident."

Vice chairman says adaptability crucial for professional success

Published Apr 12, 2006

Wall Street made a stop at TCU when Merrill Lynch's vice chairman spoke at the last Executive Speaker Series breakfast of the semester.In addition to being a vice chairman, Bob McCann is the president of Merrill Lynch's Global Private Client Group and a TCU MBA graduate.

At the breakfast, McCann said adaptability is the key to long-term success in any profession.

McCann quoted Charles Darwin: "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

Town hall to deliberate freshman experiences

Published Apr 12, 2006

The future of TCU is coming into focus as members of Vision In Action will host a town hall meeting concerning the freshman experience today.VIA is Chancellor Victor Boschini's strategic plan for the future of TCU that creates funding for programs that will enhance the university's future with higher quality, braver visions and nobler purposes, according to the TCU Web site.

Leo Munson, associate vice chancellor for academic support, said the program "will allow us to see who we are and show who we intend to be."