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Schools plan to hire more faculty soon

Published Feb 12, 2004

Sixteen new faculty positions will be divided among seven schools in part to help improve the student to teacher ratio, university officials said.

William Koehler, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, worked with the deans of several colleges to decide which schools would get new faculty and how many.

TCU hosts reading event for elementary kids

Published Feb 12, 2004

Thousands of elementary school students from all over north Texas will travel to Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Saturday for the third annual Fall in Love with Reading Festival.Nonprofit organization Score a Goal in the Classroom sponsors the event, which is expected to bring in about 4,000 children ages 4 to 11, said Ernie Horn, executive director of Score a Goal in the Classroom.

Contest will decide who makes the best ‘mocktail’

Published Feb 12, 2004

Alpha Delta Pi’s “Mocktails Blend-Off” will benefit Ronald McDonald House charities.

Ethics discussion deserves attention

Published Feb 12, 2004

It’s been a project in the works for the past nine months.

And tonight, following the work of TCU athletics director Eric Hyman, it is finally here. At 7:30 p.m. in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, a collection of the highest profile names in NCAA athletics will gather to discuss ethics in college sports.

Landmark ruling poisons politics

Published Feb 12, 2004

The recent ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in favor of gay marriages has sparked controversy across the nation. In a 4-3 decision the court decided to completely redefine marriage, without the...

Homosexuals denied a basic human right

Published Feb 12, 2004

Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to get married. I envisioned myself wearing a big, white princess dress, walking down the aisle getting closer and closer to living happily ever after with my Prince Charming.

Heart disorder can’t keep Champ from pool

Heart disorder can’t keep Champ from pool

Published Feb 12, 2004

It was just another swim meet for junior Lisa Champ.

On Nov. 16, 2002, she won the 100-yard backstroke, and contributed to the winning 400-yard freestyle relay in the TCU women’s swim team victory over Centenary College.

Former Miss Arizona speaks out against eating disorders

Published Feb 11, 2004

Stacey Kole, the 1998 Miss Arizona USA, asked students Tuesday night to throw away their preconceptions about beauty queens as she spoke about the pressures the beauty industry had in her battle with anorexia.

“I want to bring a message of hope to college women,” Kole said. “My goal is to help them find fulfillment in all areas of life.”

Brite e-mail chills student free speech

Published Feb 11, 2004

So much for free comment or criticism. Obviously, that sort of freedom might be dangerous to Brite Divinity School.

An e-mail sent by a Brite administrator threatening to take disciplinary action against students who comment on possible allegations against faculty members squelches academic expression and free speech rights.

Sex sells, ethics absent from advertising industry

Published Feb 11, 2004

It is no surprise that the No. 1 marketing tactic these days is sex propaganda. Sex and crude behavior are being used to sell all ranges of products to Americans. The worst part is that the targeted age...

Truth will not always set you free; little white lies never hurt anyone

Published Feb 11, 2004

There is a saying, honesty is the best policy.

What the originator of this message didn’t realize, was that this was in fact, a lie. I find that in very few situations this message actually rings true, especially when it comes your parents.

What you are probably thinking is that I am a dirty rotten liar. In truth, I am not.

Tuition hits hard for some students

Published Feb 11, 2004

Where am I gonna get $3,000? This is the question that has been plaguing many TCU students over the last few days. As you probably know by now, the Board of Trustees has decided to raise tuition rates...