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Movie Review: ‘V’ captures comic book’s tone

Published Mar 24, 2006

With weekend ticket sales making "V for Vendetta" the country's No. 1 film, it seems America's love of comic-book movies has gone beyond mainstream characters and into what is traditionally considered comic-book-fanboy territory.The film is based on a series originally featured in a British comic anthology in the early 1980s, which was later published as its own comic book and later compiled by DC Comic's Vertigo as a graphic novel.

Team needs to improve clutch hitting, coach says

Team needs to improve clutch hitting, coach says

Published Mar 24, 2006

Horned Frog head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle is looking for his team to loosen up a little bit heading into a three-game series with Central Florida at Lupton Stadium this weekend. "Our guys are really putting a lot of pressure on themselves to do well, and it's hard to play baseball when you're putting pressure on yourself," Schlossnagle said. "The game puts so much pressure on you anyways."

'Ruffing' it

‘Ruffing’ it

Published Mar 24, 2006

For senior Lindsey Whittington, it's a dog's life.It starts at 6:30 a.m., when Whittington's roommate, TCU alumna Natalie Madden, starts getting ready for work.

Madden makes her way to the kitchen, all the while her 1-year-old Dachshund, Tucker, nips at her heels.

In Whittington's room, Tulip, her 2-year-old Maltese, hears the commotion outside the door and begins to whimper, hoping to be let out.

A few rooms down, Natalie's twin sister and fellow TCU alumna, also named Lindsey, is awake too.

Two takes on South by Southwest: Take one

Published Mar 23, 2006

Ten minutes into English punkers Art Brut's set, I remembered why I voluntarily gave up my Spring Break to cover the South by Southwest music conference."Look at us! We formed a band!" declared Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos to a crowd huddled inside a tent in the Emo's parking lot .

In the midst of all the big names, it's easy to forget SXSW is really about uncovering that hidden gem of a band that played at the same time everyone else was fawning over the Arctic Monkeys or realizing their 16-year-old dream of seeing former-Smith Morrissey live.

High school a time to explore

Published Mar 23, 2006

Changing majors: Almost every college student considers it. Classes are getting too hard, too boring or maybe, in the process of exploring the different avenues required by the core curriculum, a student decides there is another course of study that is more interesting.

There's nothing wrong with changing majors. Who can really be sure of what to do at 18? The indecision around choosing a major can stretch the college experience from four years into five or even six.

Police arrest assault suspects

Police arrest assault suspects

Published Mar 23, 2006

Two students were arrested in connection with an assault in Moncrief Hall in December, a TCU Police detective said.Detective Vicki Lawson said Matthew Hunter, a TCU student, and Bryce Hudman, a student at Southern Methodist University, turned themselves in the week before Spring Break after police issued warrants for their arrests.

On Dec. 4 at about 4 a.m., TCU Police Officer Brad Murphey responded to a verbal dispute that escalated into a physical confrontation in Moncrief Hall, according to a police report.

A day in the life

A day in the life

Published Mar 23, 2006

More than 80 high school and middle school students caught a glimpse of college life Wednesday during the College Student for a Day program.College Student for a Day is a program that works in partnership with Communities in Schools, a nonprofit agency that works within the Fort Worth Independent School District to help at-risk students stay in school through high school graduation.

TCU hosts CSFAD twice a year and has participated in the program for three years.

Engineering organization urges women to enter field

Published Mar 23, 2006

When Becky Bittle, a senior lecturer in the engineering department, earned her bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State University about 30 years ago, she was the only woman in a class of more than 100 engineering majors.In 2005, women comprised 20.3 percent of undergraduate engineering majors nationally, up from about 3 percent that were enrolled when Bittle graduated, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Students aim to raise funds for children’s aid campaign

Published Mar 23, 2006

A group of TCU students is determined to raise awareness and funds for the Invisible Children campaign, an organization that provides financial assistance to abducted children in Uganda, said a student involved in the campaign.Kelly Krammer, a sophomore social work major, said she helped create TCU's chapter of the League of Nations, an organization devoted to raising awareness for the Invisible Children campaign. The League of Nations also operates at Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University.

Your View: Fair trade issue needs fact-clearing, consideration

Published Mar 23, 2006

Recently there has been a lot of buzz about coffee on TCU's campus. As co-coordinator of Frogs for Fair Trade I am ecstatic about the commotion. It was reported March 8 that we, Frogs for Fair Trade, would soon be part of a national campaign aimed at converting all Jazzman's Caf‚ locations to provide 100 percent fair trade coffee, cocoa and tea. This is true; however, some facts regarding the campaign must be cleared up.

Ultra-thin not example of healthy body weight

Ultra-thin not example of healthy body weight

Published Mar 23, 2006

In America, body image is everything.We hear continually about the obesity crisis, how to lose weight, the next big diet or pill.

Hasn't anyone heard of moderation?

It is certainly not healthy to weigh 400 pounds, but it's not healthy to weigh 100 pounds either, unless you are very short.

Last week, I tuned in to "The Real World" and there was a 95-pound girl talking about how ugly she feels - of course she's ugly; she's skin and bones. But just 15 pounds would turn her into a very attractive woman, though still skinny.

Men’s Swimming and Diving: Senior dives at NCAA finals

Published Mar 23, 2006

Another year at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships means a new mindset for TCU men's diver Kelly McCain, who will compete today in the NCAA Championship Meet.McCain, a senior, made history last...