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Point: Criminals’ pain does not compare

Published Mar 1, 2006

This story was corrected from the misprint in the 03/01/06 issue online only on 03/03/06.The punishment, unfortunately, does not always fit the crime.

Michael Morales, 46, a prisoner in San Quentin, California, was sentenced to death for torturing, raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago. The date of his execution was set for last Tuesday. But just one hour before he was to be executed, the punishment was called off due to questions of constitutionality.

Counter Point: U.S. should be above vengeance

Published Mar 1, 2006

Maybe it is because I am a Texan, but I have never had a problem with the death penalty. I have never shed a tear when a murderer-rapist was put to death. I have been known to stifle a cheer when I hear that someone who killed a convenience store clerk during a robbery has been shot and killed by police.The idea seems so perfect: If you take someone's life, yours will be taken as punishment. It speaks to that basic need for justice that is hammered into the mind of all children when they are forced to give their friends equal time to play with a toy.

Director: Play allows cast to use real-world skills

Published Mar 1, 2006

Theatre TCU will stage its first performance of "Misalliance," a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that examines the relationship between children and their parents, tonight at Buschman Theatre.Play director T.J. Walsh said "Misalliance," which was originally written in 1909, remains relevant to the student body today because it illustrates the conflict between generations.

"One of the overriding ideas was the gulf between parents and children, particularly parents and their adult children," Walsh said.

Walsh said he hopes students listen to the ideas in the play.

Celebrities hawk human kindness

Published Mar 1, 2006

Image is everything - even for the American Red Cross.So it should come as no surprise that the organization paid consultants more than $500,000 in the past three years to spread its name around Hollywood, as The Washington Post reported Monday.

Of course the Red Cross needs a little help in the image department. Just what are people supposed to think if every time they hear the words "Red Cross" they think of pain and suffering?

But wait, first-aid kits featuring the Red Cross logo were featured on the Real World? Now that's a step in the right direction.

Inquiry clears past SGA officer of stealing funds

Published Mar 1, 2006

The director of finance for Programming Council resigned last semester after university officials discovered he had mixed student government monies with his personal account, said an assistant dean of campus life.Sebastian Moleski, a senior economics major, said he stepped down from PC after running student government funds through his own account in an effort to create an online payment option for programs and items related to Family Weekend.

Trauma to Triumph

Published Feb 28, 2006

Dr. Pamela Stuntz was hanging up the last of the balloons in a colleague's office at Whitley Penn and Associates accounting firm for the next day's 40th birthday celebration when the phone rang. "Your...

Panelist: Discussion eases tension

Published Feb 28, 2006

The first step toward achieving a more peaceful society is for adversaries to begin talking and stop fighting, a religion professor and biblical scholar said Monday.The professor, David Gunn, took part in a panel discussion that covered political, social and religious issues surrounding the peace process. The discussion was part of International Week, which aims to raise awareness and encourage students to think globally.

Gunn said he is concerned with how religion relates to violence and the number of people using the Bible to advocate violent causes.

Pardon the pill-popping

Published Feb 28, 2006

America - the land of the quick fix and pill-popping to relieve any ache or pain - is being faced with a study supporting just how the mind can play tricks on those seeking relief through any means available.In a recent government study that is part of the effort to examine unregulated health remedies, such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for the treatment of arthritis, it was found that an alarming percentage of participants taking the placebo, or dummy pills, reported an improvement in their pain.

Commentary: Hockey team’s losing record reflects players’ poor attitudes

Published Feb 28, 2006

These Winter Olympics were full of surprises, but at least one thing wasn't a shocker - how easily the men's Olympic hockey team was, well . iced.And you know what? I'm glad. I'm relieved, even. In a Winter Olympics that saw Michelle Kwan tearfully drift to the wayside - and Bode Miller drift pretty much everywhere - it may be safe to say that the squad Don Waddell built is the biggest disappointment so far.

Expert gives inside look at social work

Published Feb 28, 2006

Silence, story and song are tools for promoting social change, said a guest speaker addressing the TCU Justice and Advocacy Network. Anthony Nicotera, a public interest lawyer, social activist and community organizer, presented to a group of about 20 students Sunday evening, most of whom were involved in social justice organizations.

The TCU Justice and Advocacy Network, a group working to create social change on the campus and in the community, organized the workshop called "Thoughts and Tools for Creating Change."

U.S. must change wasteful ways

Published Feb 28, 2006

Peering down from his aerial perch aboard a red Cessna, J. Michael Fay surveyed the African continent in panoramic splendor.To the untrained eye, the digital images he captured from several hundred feet in the air seem to reveal a breathtaking utopia, nature at its most pristine: rolling desert dunes, jagged mountain ranges, spreading plains dotted with antelope and bison and rivers teeming with hippopotamuses.

From Fay's experienced vantage point, however, the human footprint was evident everywhere. And it's growing by leaps and bounds.

Forget the bar; go see a ballet

Published Feb 28, 2006

By the end of this article, you should be running to your nearest fine arts theater to catch the next ballet performance. Okay, maybe not running, but possibly more of a brisk jog.Last week I went to my...

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