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.

The TCU volleyball team extended its losing streak to four Sunday with a loss at Air Force.The Horned Frogs fell to the Falcons in three games.

Sophomore Loren Barry had 10 digs and three aces for TCU, and freshman Devon Kirk provided three kills in the first game.

Air Force's Kristin Hamlett had 16 kills. She finished the match hitting .333.

The loss followed another losing effort against New Mexico on Friday.

Students will voice their opinions today by voting for the next student body officers.Students can learn more about the candidates at www.sga.tcu.edu and www.tcudailyskiff.com. To vote, students can go to my.tcu.edu.

Student Government Association President David Watson said when students vote, they should keep in mind the candidates' platforms and look at leadership experience.

"(Students) should vote who they think is the best instead of who's their friend and who they know," Watson said.

The TCU men's golf team finished its fall season with a 12th-place finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga., this weekend, a tournament that the head coach said was one of the most difficult of the season.The tournament featured 18 teams, some of which are the best in the nation, said head coach Bill Montigel.

"But I would have liked to finish higher," he said. "We could have done better."

The greens were perfect, but the team had a terrible first round and Sunday was breezy, Montigel said.

The new goal of TCU's improvisational troupe, Senseless Acts of Comedy, is no laughing matter.The six-member troupe hosting "Improv for the Cure" is making its way through residence halls Wednesday nights for the remainder of the semester to raise money for breast cancer research.

"If we haven't been there yet, we will be soon," sophomore advertising/public relations major Michael Flusche said of their tour.

Flusche, a member of the troupe, was inspired to organize the efforts after his girlfriend's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer over the summer.

On Sprinkle's comments, my personal favorite was as follows: "This amendment will have an impact on the TCU community and affect Recruitment and retention, Camp said." How do you figure? So he believes that a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman affects TCU's Recruitment and retention? Now that's a stretch if I've ever heard one. And this person is teaching TCU students? I'm am truly blown away.Amy Shackelford Curry, class of 2000

The TCU Horned Frogs clinched their first outright conference title since 1958 in commanding fashion Saturday night, knocking off the Colorado State Rams 33-6 at Amon Carter Stadium.The title comes in...

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