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TCU News Now 10/21/2020

By NewsNow Staff
Published Oct 21, 2020
Texas sees record turnout in early voting; COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the state; the Day of the Dead celebration happening at TCU.
Exam Corp Lab employee, left, conducts a COVID-19 test at the parking lot of the facility in Niles, Ill., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

What we’re reading: US COVID-19 cases rapidly increasing, Pope Francis announces support for same-sex civil unions

By Tyresa Oluyide
Published Oct 21, 2020
The support from the pope has the chance to shift the debate on same-sex unions across the world.
Milton Daniel Hall. (Heesoo Yang/Staff Photographer)

Milton Daniel residents engage in friendly competition

By Asia Soliday
Published Oct 21, 2020
Many TCU students find the transition to college stressful, but honors students face different pressures.
Students went to vote early on a trip organized by The Office of Multicultural & International Student Services on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at the Southwest Regional Library. (Heesoo Yang/Staff Photographer)

Students encourage others to vote in this year’s presidential election

By Hailey Lyon
Published Oct 21, 2020
TCU students are preparing to vote in the upcoming election.
In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, Barron Trump right, stands with President Donald Trump and  first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What we’re reading: Melania Trump will not attend Pennsylvania rally, murder victim identified 35 years after found dead in Florida

By Raines Nagel
Published Oct 20, 2020
Trump's immigration policies are under review, and a murder victim was identified over three decades after being found dead in Pensacola, Florida.
Riff Ram Vintage held a pop-up at Common Grounds on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (Asia Soliday/Staff Reporter)

TCU student starts a new business to bring nostalgic school spirit

By Collin Gray and Collin Gray
Published Oct 20, 2020
A new business has been introduced to the TCU community.
With over 50% of classes online, it has been easier to find parking on campus this semester than ever before. (Cole Marchi/Staff Reporter)

Online classes increase parking availability for students

By Cole Marchi
Published Oct 20, 2020
Students are enjoying more parking availability as online classes have reduced the number of on-campus students.
In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google alleging antitrust violations marks the government’s most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

What we’re reading: Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google, Supreme Court declines to block Pennsylvania mail-in ballot extension

By Molly Kuhl
Published Oct 20, 2020
The Justice Department is suing Google, and 31 states are experiencing more than 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 since last week.
In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, students line up to have their temperature checked before entering PS 179 elementary school in the Kensington neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. President Donald Trump’s startling COVID-19 diagnosis serves as a cruel reminder of the pervasive spread of the coronavirus in the United States and shows how tenuous of a grip the nation has on the crisis, health experts said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

What we’re reading: Surprising COVID-19 test results since New York City schools open, US Supreme Court to review major immigration policies

By Ben Kasper
Published Oct 19, 2020
Tropical Storm Epsilon formed in the Atlantic while New York City saw surprising COVID-19 results.
TCU Theater students, first-year Caden Large (left) and sophomore Nijel Smith (right). (Photos courtesy of Caden Large and Nijel Smith)

Leveling the playing field: TCU’s new way to admit fine arts students

By Haley Cabrera
Published Oct 19, 2020
TCU's College of Fine Arts has been forced to make changes to their admissions process, but these new changes could help prospective students in the long run.
The Office of Multicultural & International Student Services provided transportation to the Southwest Regional Library polling location on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Students, faculty and staff were invited to register in advance to be able to vote. (Heesoo Yang/Staff Photographer)

TCU will not open as a polling location this year

By Cole DeLuca
Published Oct 19, 2020
TCU will not open as a polling location this election due to COVID-19.
Students study out on the Commons.

Chancellor talks enrollment increase, DEI initiatives and campus connections

By Alexis King
Published Oct 16, 2020
Chancellor Victor Boschini talked about changes going on at TCU with TCU News Now.