Results are in for the House of Representatives elections, but not everyone is fully represented.Two colleges have one seat vacant. The College of Communications has five out of six seats filled, while the College of Science and Engineering has seven out of eight.

The vacancies have left students wondering how it will impact them.

Christa Owen, a sophomore early childhood education major, doesn't think the vacancy will hurt students.

"Because (the representatives) are committed, one seat vacancy shouldn't make a difference," Owen said.

Casting Crowns frontman and songwriter Mark Hall continues to write with an endearing honesty that leaves him vulnerable and challenges listeners to do the same with the band's sophomore release, "Lifesong."Hall, a youth pastor from Atlanta, said he writes with the intention of reaching the 400 children he sees every Sunday. The band started with this purpose and they want to ensure it remains their highest priority.

decorating an apartment or college dorm can be quite the task - both expensive and tiring - but it doesn't have to be overwhelming. A little creativity can go a long way.Freshman roommates Megan Harlow and Jessica Cox found creative ways to organize their Colby Hall dorm room.

"I have a lot of shoes, so I got this really cool shoe hanger from Bed Bath and Beyond," Harlow, an interior design major, said.

Cox, a radio-TV-film major, said a picture board above her desk was fun and easy to make.

Relief efforts: The Salvation Army Simon Center on South Cherry Lane in White Settlement (just north of I-30W and just past Ridgmar Mall) needs all the help it can get sorting items that have been delivered for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. North Texans have been very generous in donating items to the Salvation Army, but these items must be sorted into categories (clothing, water, food) in order for the Salvation Army to distribute them.

TCU students who studied abroad at the London Centre this summer experienced firsthand the confusion and fear of the July 7 terrorist attacks on the London transit system."There was always the thought in the back of your mind that it could happen again," said junior English and history major Tyler Brown.

Despite a "sense of paranoia," Brown said the bombings did not ruin his experience in the study abroad program.

When Moran Lavi went home to Israel, she found her people divided."There are definitely those who support the evacuation and those who don't," said Lavi, a senior political science and anthropology major. "There's no middle ground."

Lavi and other TCU students and faculty have differing opinions about the pullout.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the evacuation of 25 Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank in August, after 38 years of occupancy.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, some students say they feel a sense of duty to help the victims.Colleen Lorance, a sophomore psychology and Spanish major, said she feels obligated to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

"I feel it's my duty - everyone's duty - to help out," Lorance said.

"There are people who have lost everything - their houses, their clothes," Lorance said.

Each day, something happens that reminds me that I suck at life.Along with Friday's Skiff, you were given a glorious 2005 Football Preview that I believe not only looked great, but had amazing content about the TCU football team. None of the content of the articles was under my control, only the appearance.

The problem arises at who received credit.

Now I write to you all to highlight a name that was not credited: our very own Sports Editor Mike Dwyer.