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Proposed additions to shuttles commendable

Published Mar 11, 2010

While many students at the university have reservations about the parking situation, the Student Government Association and the administration should be commended for their efforts to make the best of it by providing a shuttle service and taking extra steps to improve it.

Other universities have similar, or worse, parking situations on their campuses, and many do not have a shuttle option.

Letter to the Editor: ‘Women in sciences’ article inaccurate and offensive

Published Mar 11, 2010

Dear Skiff editors, I am writing in regards to your recent front-page article outlining women in science at TCU. As a woman in the science department I found the article offensive and misguided. First, the picture on the front of the newspaper was of senior biology major Megan Canady. She is the president of Alpha Epsilon Delta, a pre-health honor society at TCU. She was presenting before our professor Dr. Phil Hartman gave his annual talk on the requirements to go to medical school, among other health professions schools.

Generation gap evident in use of outdated vocabulary

Published Mar 11, 2010

I am, by all accounts, a non-traditional student. I graduated high school in the 1990s and I am the proud mom of two kids. I have always felt right at home at TCU, even among my younger peers. However,...

Humor: Hangovers eased by oxygen

Published Mar 11, 2010

Goodbye, hangovers? Sort of.In the next couple of weeks, American college students will embark on their own quasi-religious pilgrimages, be it Cancun, Panama Cityor Aspen. There will be stops on the way...

Bus Route 7 service hours halved

Published Mar 11, 2010

Grant Eubanks commutes on a bus from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority every morning to help cut down on his cost of living. However, schedule changes for the T bus system planned to go into effect in May could have him waiting around an extra half hour every morning.

The T is in the process of reducing bus services by cutting the frequency and time of nine bus routes in Fort Worth, said Dick Ruddell, president of the T, a public hearing Tuesday night.

GPS for shuttle system possible

Published Mar 11, 2010

Senior Ido Farhi said the overcrowded shuttle he rode each morning from the Sandage parking lot to campus was both dangerous and inefficient.

Students cram into the bus, stand in the aisles and hit their heads when the bus goes over a bump, said Farhi, an electrical engineering major. When the bus is full, it leaves many students still waiting for it to return, which takes about 10 minutes, and consequently students arrive late to class, he said.

Schieffer School program changes to debut in the fall

Published Mar 11, 2010

Editor's note: This article was revised for accuracy at 10:25 p.m. March 11.The Schieffer School of Journalism will implement a new curriculum in the fall to keep up with changes in media because of new...

Nutrition expert to discuss obesity

Published Mar 11, 2010

For students with mid-term papers, exams and projects piling up, it's easy to forget about a well-balanced diet. Students of all majors will get the chance today to listen to one of the leading doctors in eating disorders and behavioral science.

Daniel Kirschenbaum, professor of psychiatry and behavioral health sciences at Northwestern University Medical School, will explain the details about obesity rates in America and his recent work with professional golfers, said Gloria Solomon, associate professor of kinesiology.

Women, men split in science

Published Mar 10, 2010

Editor's note: This article was revised for accuracy at 10:15 p.m. March 11. The caption for the article's accompanying picture was revised for accuracy at 11 p.m. March 10.

Sophomore Elisa Elizondo said she noticed fewer women than men in her physics class when she was an astronomy major. The same thing happened when she changed her major to geology. When Elizondo chose environmental science as her major, she still noticed fewer women than men in her classes.

Filibuster handicaps a cohesive Congress

Published Mar 10, 2010

Last week, a one-man filibuster stalled the U.S. Senate in passing a bill that extends unemployment benefits to Americans who have been out of work the longest. The display was a microcosm of how bad partisanship...

SGA examines proposal to raise student body fee

Published Mar 10, 2010

Student body officers presented a proposal to raise the undergraduate student body fee by more than 87 percent next year at the House of Student Representatives meeting Tuesday night.The change, from $24...

Police still searching for public indecency suspect

Published Mar 10, 2010

Police investigating Feb. indecent exposure on campusPolice said Tuesday that they are still searching for a suspect involved in an indecent exposure incident in the Sid Richardson Building last month.According...