The women's soccer team faces a quick turn around game Saturday against Wyoming after beating Air Force in overtime Thursday.

"We got the win today and in conference play; that is all that matters," head coach Dan Abdalla said. "We found a way to get the result against a Mountain West Conference opponent."

Senior midfielder Michelle Nguyen scored the deciding goal in the contest against Air Force in the 93rd minute off a penalty kick. The goal was her second this season.

After sitting out his freshman season, Edgar Crespo is ready to live up to the men's swimming team's motto for the season: "Don't hold back."Although Crespo competed in a handful of world championships,...

Each week, members of student publications make their picks on the big NCAA football games. Each correct pick is awarded one point and a correct upset pick is worth two points. Coming into week six, News Now reporter Maddy Foxx and Skiff editor-in-chief David Hall lead the pack with 23 points. Skiff reporter Mary Sue Greenleaf is close behind with 20 points followed by Skiff sports editor Travis L. Brown with 17 points and news editor Michael Carroll with 16 points. KTCU's Phil Mann is in last this week with 15 points.

Mary Sue Greenleaf

A damaged security camera. Obscene scribbles on a wall. Stolen artwork. Soiled elevators.

This isn't a dilapidated building in a bad neighborhood. It's the GrandMarc.

Once touted as one of the most pleasant and exclusive places to live near campus, the GrandMarc has lost its luster after persistent student vandalism has damaged the property and turned some of its features into eyesores.

When students return from fall break, a new option will be brewing at Union Grounds in the Brown-Lupton University Union.

Next Wednesday, the coffee shop will begin offering organic Fair Trade blends from a local business called Aduro Bean.

The new option is the result of years of feedback from students who requested that the university provide Fair Trade coffee, said Kelly Raw, marketing manager for Dining Services.

The recent stories of the alleged extortion and blackmail involving David Letterman, Mackenzie Phillips' alleged incestuous relationship with her father, and the retelling of the Roman Polanski case should have elicited a shocking response from most people. However, our society has become so desensitized to sexual scandals that the crowd at the "Late Show with David Letterman" applauded when the host said he had slept with female staff members in the past.

If the weather report is any indication, TCU might have a tough time throwing the ball against Air Force in a cold, wet game Saturday night. Fortunately for the Frogs, relying on the running game should be a safe bet.

TCU has won its last 26 games when rushing for more yards than passing, and has won 33 straight when they rush for more than 167 yards.

Senior tailback Ryan Christian won't play at Air Force, but the Frogs' run game should be fine, said head coach Gary Patterson.

"Well, it's a lot easier for you guys to get in anyway ... it's harder for me!" After hearing this from a friend of mine, I felt a great sense of uneasiness. My friends and I were discussing graduate school and acceptance. As far as America is concerned, I am "African American." My background is null. In accordance with that, I believe that affirmative action can actually hurt minorities in an effort to diversify the classroom.