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Marriage sacred, not right for everyone

Published Feb 15, 2007

Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband to love and to cherish ...Sounds familiar, right? That's because for most of its history, the definition of marriage has been confined to a man and a woman. And by passing laws that allow same-sex marriage, states are redefining what a marriage was meant to be. For me, marriage is still defined as a promise between a man, a woman and God.

Administration creates pandemic plan in case of disease, viral outbreak

Published Feb 14, 2007

A communication plan is now in place in case of an outbreak of an airborne virus or disease. Campus Life has implemented a pandemic plan that includes ways of trafficking information to the public with extra phone lines and Web sites.

Laura Crawley, assistant dean of campus life and health promotion, said the university is trying to be proactive by coordinating plans for an outbreak on campus.

She said a pandemic could be the avian flu or even something the public doesn't know about yet.

Holiday should be realistic; don’t compare relationships

Published Feb 14, 2007

Every year, one day comes around where candy, flowers, cards and gifts are exchanged in the name of love. It is the inevitable Valentine's Day. There is some skepticism about how Valentine's Day came to be or why we celebrate it.

In one legend, St. Valentine wrote a letter to a girl he liked during his confinement in prison expressing his love for her before he was sentenced to death, according to history.com. After his death, Feb. 14 became a day for lovers to celebrate their love for one another.

Love not fair for all, favors some more than others

Published Feb 14, 2007

Ah, Valentine's Day. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and sweethearts walk hand-in-hand down the sidewalk whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears. Flowers, candies, dates and greeting cards. Love is in the air.However, for the single people (myself included), Valentine's Day arouses a much different, less euphoric set of emotions.

Loneliness. Despair. Jealousy. Sound familiar? Maybe these feelings rise as the couple at the table across share a romantic kiss. I know, I despise them as well.

The Dating Game

The Dating Game

Published Feb 14, 2007

Going out on Valentine's Day with a complete stranger and not having to pay for the meal? Four couples will be experiencing a very different Valentine's Day this year. The Programming Council held its first event of the semester Tuesday night called The Dating Game. In honor of Valentine's Day, PC was looking for a way to put a different twist on the most romantic day of the year.

Jodi Settle, director of the event, said the purpose of the game was to get students involved in a fun activity on campus.

Trick play leads to Horned Frogs home victory

Trick play leads to Horned Frogs’ home victory

Published Feb 14, 2007

Baseball is often described as a game of inches, and the home opener for the Horned Frogs baseball team was no exception.After two ejections, one home run and an unlikely hero to cap off the evening, TCU pulled out a thrilling 6-5 victory against the Dallas Baptist University Patriots in a 12-inning marathon.

The Frogs (3-1) started out the evening with sloppy fielding after committing four errors in the first four innings, as the team found its way on the wrong end of a 5-0 deficit and digging into its bullpen.

NCAA regulations pitch Diamond Darlings to marketing dept.

Published Feb 14, 2007

To comply with an NCAA rule, the Diamond Darlings, a group that supports the baseball team, has moved from an arm of the athletic department to a part of the marketing department in its fifth year of operation.Associate Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance Andrea Nordmann said the rule that facilitated the move from athletics to marketing pertained to an October 2004 regulation regarding "student hosts" for perspective student athletes, although Diamond Darlings President Carey Ellison, a junior movement science major, said the group has never been involved in any recruiting activities.

V-Day offers simple way to show traditional tokens of love to all

Published Feb 14, 2007

Think back to elementary school in February. The arts and crafts activities for the week have come to a screeching halt and the valentines box is prepped with pink paper, maybe some bows, and it is dripping with colored Elmer's glue. This little card chest on the front of the desk is screaming donations and love, in a totally non-biased way. Every student gives at least one card to every other student. There is no worry about boys giving cards to boys or boys to girls.

Single status shouldn’t stop Valentine’s Day activities, fun

Published Feb 14, 2007

So, it's Valentine's Day, and, once again, you find yourself alone. Instead of dressing in all black to mourn the loss of America's soul due to commercialism, renting all of the chick flicks in your local video store before any happy couples can get their hands on them or calling in to every radio show and requesting "Love Stinks," consider that being single is not a death sentence.

No one is chaining you to your couch and forcing you to eat those five gallons of Ben and Jerry's. Enjoying Valentine's Day - or not - is your choice.

Valentine’s for everyone, not just one

Published Feb 14, 2007

It's that time of year again - the one and only Valentine's Day.Today is traditionally the day to profess love for that special someone and to fill the pockets of Hallmark, Olive Garden and chocolate manufacturers around the world.

And for singles, today is traditionally the day to lament their lack of a loved one or attempt to ignore the over-commercialized holiday all together.

It's no doubt Valentine's Day has multiple meanings depending on where one is in life. For some, it can be good. For others, it can carry a bad stigma.

Alumnus starts entrepreneurial scholarship

Published Feb 14, 2007

More students could be starting businesses in Fort Worth next fall.Alumnus Bill Shaddock is working with the Neeley School of Business to establish the Bill Shaddock Investment Fund to support student-run businesses. The fund would provide resources to students who either need the money to further grow their businesses or to students who have ideas and need a little money to get their ideas started, said David Minor, director of the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center.

Fair gives opportunity to obtain passports

Published Feb 14, 2007

After a relaxing Spring Break in Bermuda, you're ready to hop back on the plane before school starts again. Just one problem ... you can't board the plane.Due to a new travel regulation, people re-entering the United States by air are required to present proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport.

To help students, faculty and staff prepare for this change, Mailing Services and the Brown-Lupton Student Center are hosting a passport fair Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center Lounge, said Glen Hulme, post office manager.