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Publishing professor evaluations face obstacles

Published Nov 5, 2008

A system to publish professor evaluations supported by a Student Government Association resolution that passed two years ago faces many hurdles, an SGA official said.

Candace Ruocco, SGA academic affairs committee chair, said getting relevant and objective information about professors published for students would be time consuming and require a lot of extra work. The university already evaluates professors as part of a mandatory procedure at the end of the semester, she said.

Patterson: History out the window as Frogs ready to face Utes

Patterson: History out the window as Frogs ready to face Utes

Published Nov 5, 2008

Three days after the Horned Frogs remained undefeated in Mountain West Conference play with a victory against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, head football coach Gary Patterson told reporters at his weekly news conference he was looking forward to Thursday night's game against the University of Utah.

"Our energy is great," Patterson said about his team. "There is no room for weak hearts for this game. We definitely have to be well prepared."

Report: religion becoming more diverse in America

Published Nov 5, 2008

Growing up in a two-faith household, Margaret Foland, whose mother is a devout Catholic and father is a Southern Baptist, said the only fights she remembers growing up were over religion.


The junior theatre major was raised in the Catholic Church, a faith she embraces to this day, with the exception of one little bump in the road.


"My faith wavered and when I got into high school," she said. "So I have come full circle from doubting my own faith to defending it wholeheartedly."

Continue political involvement beyond election season

Published Nov 5, 2008

This election season might be over, but students' political involvement should not be.The presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama is described as historic, not only because of the candidates...

Female roles in movies show women have a long way to go

Published Nov 5, 2008

Last Friday, I was tired and needed a break from the relentless election news, so I checked out two trailers, both for upcoming comedies, from the Internet Movie Database.

The first was 17 Again. In it, Matthew Perry plays a middle-aged man whose wife and two children are apparently not his biggest fans.



Just as Perry is wondering if his life has been a big pit of pointlessness, a chance encounter with a guy who looks a lot like Santa Claus turns him into Zac Efron. Second chances and life lessons are sure to ensue.

Area polling lines slow; High early voting turnout a factor

Published Nov 5, 2008

Long waiting lines were reported in voting stations across the country as Americans stormed to the polls Tuesday in what could be record numbers for the election of President Barack Obama, but traffic was slow at polling stations near campus.

Helen Pierson, election judge at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, said traffic at the station was slow and steady, most likely because of the high percentage of early voters.



Republican John McCain received 55.4 percent of the votes in Tarrant County, and Obama received 43.7 percent as of 11:04 p.m. Tuesday.

Study: College tilts students to the left

Published Nov 4, 2008

New research shows college students tend to shift to more liberal positions on issues like gay marriage, abortion and religion from the time they are freshmen through their junior year.


According to the study, done by the University of California, Los Angeles' Higher Education Research Institute, the changes have less to do with the opinions of students' professors, who generally lean left politically, than with the influence of their peer groups.

Report says energy drinks put enthusiasts at risk

Report says energy drinks put enthusiasts at risk

Published Nov 4, 2008

Energy drinks may have more in them than an energy boost.A report by Johns Hopkins University calls for warning labels on the bottles of energy drinks because of a dangerous combination of ingredients...

Princeton Review features Neeley among top business schools

Published Nov 4, 2008

Business students can count on a top notch education at the Neeley School of Business, according to The Princeton Review.

The Princeton Review ranked the Neeley School of Business as one of the top business schools in the nation in the 2009 edition guidebook released in October.



The 2009 guidebook features 296 of the nation's top business schools. Princeton Review doesn't rank schools in numerical order. Instead, the guidebook features a two-page profile with detailed information on tuition, admissions and other information.

Failure of new meal plan was obvious, predicted

Published Nov 4, 2008

They had all the warning in the world. The outcome was imminent for more than a year. Nearly everybody analyzing the situation said it wouldn't turn out well. But nobody in control elected to do anything about it. It was like somebody seeing dark clouds and hearing the thunder but being surprised it rained shortly after. The lack of foresight is unprecedented and makes it difficult for me to chant the three letters that abbreviate this usually great place.

Students choose McCain in mock election

Published Nov 4, 2008

Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday's election, students, faculty and staff have chosen Sen. John McCain as their presidential pick in a mock election held on campus Monday.

The election was put on by SGA's Programming Council in order to determine "TCU's Favorite Candidate" for president and encourage people to vote.



A booth was set up outside the library as the Programming Council polling site. At the end of three hours of voting, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 276 votes were cast.

Horned Frog fans should take after Texas Tech fans

Published Nov 4, 2008

I drove five hours this past weekend with hopes of watching one of the most anticipated college football games of the season.I was able to see the game, but unfortunately for me, it was on TV.Of course...