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Military should pay more heed to troubled individuals

Military should pay more heed to troubled individuals

Published Nov 11, 2009

With the recent shooting at Fort Hood outside of Killeen, one has to wonder what the exact causes of the horrific shooting were and ways to alleviate them to prevent similar problems in the future. Is...

Game tickets still available on broker Web sites

Published Nov 11, 2009

The Horned Frogs' football game against Utah has completely sold out Amon G. Carter Stadium for the first time since 2006, when the Horned Frogs played Texas Tech.

Although the university box office has sold out of tickets, they are still available on ticket broker Web sites such as Texas Tickets and StubHub, ranging in price from $85 to $500 each as of Tuesday evening.



Craig Baima, Texas Tickets in Arlington spokesman, said that once the most recent football rating was released, the store began getting a lot of calls for tickets.

Patterson: 'Everybody likes a Cinderella story'

Patterson: ‘Everybody likes a Cinderella story’

Published Nov 11, 2009

Frog head coach Gary Patterson put country singer Taylor Swift to shame talking about Cinderella fairy tale stories Tuesday at his weekly press conference.Patterson addressed the excitement around this...

More campus buildings to get green renovations

More campus buildings to get green renovations

Published Nov 11, 2009

The university has plans to renovate five more campus buildings to environmentally-friendly standards in addition to the recently-completed Sherley Hall, an industry expert said. By fall 2010, all the...

SGA announces election winners

Published Nov 11, 2009

The Student Government Association on Wednesday announced the names of its 2010 officers:

President: Marlon Figueroa



Vice President: Jackie Wheeler



Treasurer: Chase Bruton



Programming Council Chair: Alex Collins



Check dailyskiff.com for updates.

University receives C-minus on green report card

University receives C-minus on green report card

Published Nov 11, 2009

The university made improvements to go green in recent years, but according to a study released Oct. 7, it still doesn't make the grade.

The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its annual College Sustainability Report Card, a survey of 332 colleges and institutions in the United States and Canada, including those with the 300 largest endowments, on their overall sustainability.



For the second consecutive year, TCU received a C-minus on the report card, which gives colleges and universities a grade based on nine equally weighted categories.

Pink Out shirts selling despite competition

Published Nov 11, 2009

Zeta Tau Alpha sorority's Pink Out promotion to raise awareness for breast cancer and benefit the nonprofit Susan G. Komen for the Cure has run into a competitor far larger than a "Black Out" Facebook event: Nike.

Despite a Nike display staffed by members of the Nike Street Team, Frogs for the Cure T-shirts sales have already passed last year's total of 3,660, said Ann Louden, the chancellor's associate for external relations. More than 4,000 Frogs for the Cure shirts have been sold, and more have been ordered for this week, she said.

Speaker discusses what makes a good president

Published Nov 11, 2009

Michael Beschloss, an award-winning author and historian, said that only time will show how recent presidential bills affected the country.

Beschloss spoke Tuesday night about presidential history at the inaugural Paul F. Boller Jr. Symposium. The BLUU ballroom was filled with people who held copies of his books while listening to the speech.



The Symposium was held in honor of Paul F. Boller Jr., the first Lyndon B. Johnson Chair in American History at TCU in 1976, Chancellor Victor Boshini said.

Survey shows students suggest new tailgate location

Published Nov 11, 2009

Even though students' suggestions have prompted changes to the student tailgates this football season, tailgates still have room for improvement and would benefit from a move to the Campus Commons, a student body officer said.

Kelsie Johnson, student body present, said a move to the Campus Commons was one of the main suggestions from a recent survey sent out to students.



"I'm taking those (surveys) into account as well as just seeing the tailgates themselves, and I think we need more space," Johnson said.

Council orders additional towels for Utah game

Published Nov 11, 2009

Interfraternity Council has partnered with the athletics department to order 10,000 purple towels with pink ribbons for the Saturday football game against Utah.

IFC originally planned to order 3,000 black towels with pink ribbons in an effort to find a compromise between the Pink Out vs. Black Out controversy that stemmed from a Facebook event urging students to wear black to the Utah game, which had been designated as the Pink Out game in support of breast cancer awareness, said IFC President Evan Berlin.

Students experience Indian culture at Mela Carnival

Published Nov 11, 2009

Students and faculty ate spicy food, dressed in saris and danced to Indian music at the Students for Asian Indian Cultural Awareness Mela carnival on Saturday.

More than 110 students and faculty members attended the carnival, said Nitesh Kalwar, the organization's president.



Kalwar said the booths with henna tattoos and authentic South Asian dress were the most popular attractions.



The carnival also had booths with foods from different cultures, cricket demonstrations and rangoli, a popular Indian art form, he said.

Elections give chance to make voices heard

Published Nov 11, 2009

To many students, student body officer elections are just a time for campaign stickers and free food that candidates sometimes offer.

However, the importance of the elections should not be lost on the student body. Student Government Association represents every student on campus.



While taking free breakfast tacos or rocking a fashionable campaign sticker might be nice for a day, students shouldn't forget what all of the fanfare is about.