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Organizations gain support

Published Nov 9, 2005

The office of Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services hosted a discussion Tuesday evening to promote attendance and devise strategies for advertising events on campus.Student leaders from various organizations attended to discuss the success of recent events and promote upcoming programs they are hosting.

"The purpose of our office is to provide support and make things happen," said Sandhya Klein, program coordinator for Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services.

Football - Team focused for final game

Football – Team focused for final game

Published Nov 9, 2005

Head football coach Gary Patterson said TCU won't be accepting any trophies until Saturday."We want our rings to say 10-1," Patterson said Tuesday. "It's all about what goes on the ring."

Patterson said representatives for the Liberty Bowl approached him after Saturday's 33-6 win against Colorado State that clinched the Mountain West Conference title during TCU's first year in the conference.

In spite of the Liberty Bowl's interest, Patterson said he does not wonder what bowl TCU will go to.

"I'm not closing doors at which bowl game we go to," he said.

Suggested plus/minus system not for TCU

Suggested plus/minus system not for TCU

Published Nov 9, 2005

For some time the Faculty senate has been debating whether to use a plus/minus grading system. The faculty has offered a range of arguments detailing why the new system would be better than the current system. First, it would give teachers a better way to reflect how well students did in the class. Second, most of the schools that TCU compares itself to use the plus/minus system. Third, it would put more focus on education because a student would be less likely to calculate what he or she needed to pass the class.

Football – BCS sparks more debate

Published Nov 9, 2005

Get your calculator ready.Last season, Southern California finished No. 1 in the Associated Press and USA Today polls, No. 2 in the BCS, received two first place votes out of the six BCS computer rankings and had a BCS average percentage of .9770.

Seems simple enough, right?

With the ever-changing components and calculations, the Bowl Championship Series continually causes disputes among coaches, commentators and fans.

The alternative option in determining a national champion would be a playoff system.

Hasty e-mails show poor etiquette

Hasty e-mails show poor etiquette

Published Nov 9, 2005

I do not, by any means, consider myself the grammar police.Yes, I do work for the Skiff, and we do care about the grammar used in the articles we print. Personally, however, I don't walk around correcting...

Irwin

Commentary – No luck needed: Frogs belong in Mountain West

Published Nov 8, 2005

This season, everyone in the Mountain West Conference has been waiting for something. Something that everyone was sure would happen week after week. And the more weeks that passed, the more sure everyone became that it would eventually happen.But everyone is still waiting. TCU is still undefeated in the Mountain West.

And, even an SMU-like loss to lowly Nevada-Las Vegas can't take away the Frogs' conference championship.

I don't really have a problem with the original skepticism. TCU was coming off a subpar season and entering a much more competitive conference.

Your View – Attributed motives incorrect

Published Nov 8, 2005

This letter is in response to Mr. Guidry's commentary about the student body fee published in the Nov. 2 Skiff. It is not correct that the library was "more than willing to offer more money to cover costs so that the SGA would not have to spend so much." The pods would not have happened last year without SGA funding. The library enthusiastically supported this project since the need for group computing was so great here in the building. There was no funding in last year's budget for this project. SGA made it happen when it did.

TCU should make standard software available

TCU should make standard software available

Published Nov 8, 2005

These days, Microsoft Office is essential. As much as I hate to give any credit to the world's largest software manufacturer, without Word, Excel and PowerPoint, it is incredibly difficult to be productive.And...

Swimming and Diving - Sports Brief

Swimming and Diving – Sports Brief

Published Nov 8, 2005

The TCU men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed this weekend in meets against Air Force and Nevada-Las Vegas at the University Recreation Center.The women's team defeated the Falcons 143-91, but the men's team lost 121-120. The women improved to 2-1 in conference play, and the men dropped to 0-2.

The women won 11 of the 13 events. Senior diver Kelly Seely broke the record in the 3-meter diving event with a 6-score of 322.28.

Women’s Tennis – Horned Frogs look to strengthen game

Published Nov 8, 2005

The women's tennis team is back in Fort Worth after a tough weekend in Columbus, Ohio, at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship.The Horned Frogs had three players, an all-time team best, competing in the grand slam tournament.

Sophomore Nicole Leimbach, who was seeded No. 1 heading into the tournament, won her first-round singles match Thursday against No. 16 Natalie Frazier of Georgia.

Renovations, improvements introduced

Published Nov 8, 2005

The $94 million construction plan to build the University Union and renovate the Brown-Lupton Student Center was unveiled to community members Monday by TCU officials.Construction on the campus commons area, which will include four new residence halls, the University Union, renovation of the Student Center and a grass area between the Student Center and the Union, was approved by members of the Board of Trustees on Friday. The project is scheduled to begin in Summer 2006.

Suicide second leading cause of college-age deaths

Published Nov 8, 2005

Students who have had thoughts about suicide should be aware that they are not alone and help is at hand if they choose to seek it out, said a campus counselor.Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds and the second leading cause of death among college-age students, according to the National Mental Health Association.

"One in 17 people have had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year," said Monica Kintigh, a licensed professional counselor in Mental Health Services at TCU.