An increase in tuition isn't ever a big surprise at TCU, but it still creates a great deal of conversation.However, a bigger change is going to take effect at TCU that is worth a lot of consideration.

On Nov. 10, the board of trustees approved new housing requirements at the university, requiring all freshmen and sophomores to live on campus beginning Fall 2007.

While immediate responses might strongly oppose this decision, the change in residential requirements has many promising factors.

At 8 a.m., anyone would need a cup of coffee as the smell fills the little corner office and the early sun washes through the second floor window onto the carpeted floor. Posters of European countries and French sayings adorn the white walls. Everything is in order for a Monday morning. It's just another early day for Jean Knecht, who will spend almost 40 minutes preparing for his four 50-minute classes.

"You think after all these years I would know my material," Knecht said.

The Frogs collect their eighth postseason berth in nine years as they are set to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies in the second annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl."It's a reward for the kids and how they played all year," head coach Gary Patterson said during a press conference Monday afternoon.

Mark Cohen, director of athletics media relations, said the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 19 will be the first bowl in the 2006 NCAA Bowl season and will come 17 days after the Frogs' regular season ends.

Computers controlling people. While it might sound like a plot from a really bad science fiction movie starring some washed-up actor, our society grows more and more dependent on our little mechanical friends every day. Sure, I understand that computers are needed for saving lives and controlling our nuclear weapons silos, but we could live without recreational computer-use for a week.

Let's start with the GPS systems that are becoming more and more common in today's automobiles.

Students involved in student government have to face many challenges - from gaining the support of their peers to working with university administrators; student government leaders find themselves working to overcome many obstacles. Student Government Association President Trevor Heaney said the goal of student government is to act as a liaison between the administration, the students, alumni and the surrounding community.

The Lady Frogs have found their way into the win column with a pair of home wins against the Houston Cougars and Rice Owls during the holiday.After starting the season 0-3, the Frogs have brought their record to 2-3 with a two-game winning streak led by junior shooting guard Adrianne Ross.

Ross leads the team in scoring with 89 points on the young season and made a career-high seven steals against the Owls on Saturday.

Other notables include senior forward Ashley Davis and freshman point guard Danielle Nunn.

We have all been guilty of this at one time or another. It's different when it's the phone call that just needs to be answered, the papers that have to be everywhere or the bag of chips that has to be eaten.

But when it is someone else committing these crimes against your studious ways, the call is the last thing you're interested in hearing, the papers seem a little bigger, and the chips always sound a little louder.

A library is a place to study, to start or finish a paper or do a little research.

With the college football season entering its final week, the Bowl Championship Series rankings have gone through a number of changes culminating in a projected national championship between wire-to-wire No. 1 the Ohio State Buckeyes and last season's national champion runner-up the USC Trojans.But with so many changes resulting from a multitude of factors, the question of the ranking system's integrity and makeup has seemingly been a subject of national debate since its inception in 1998.

The replacement student ID card price was raised from $10 to $20 as a deterrent to students losing cards and for security reasons, said a university director -- but whether this has caused a decline in the number of replaced ID cards remains to be seen.Emily Burgwyn, the director of student affairs and information services, said as of Nov. 17, there have been 1,312 cards replaced, which is about 290 fewer cards than last year. There have also been about 211 fewer cards found and re-encoded, she said.

While most students will be packing up and heading home for Thanksgiving today, students such as John Gilliland will be staying in Fort Worth because of rising airfares.Gilliland, a sophomore marketing major from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, said he's staying in Fort Worth because he waited until the last minute to buy a plane ticket, and now the prices are too high.

"The tickets were going to cost anywhere from $800 to $1,500," Gilliland said. "I've never seen prices that high."

Roasted Turkey with Mushroom Herb SauceAmy Halford - Editor in Cheif

Ingredients for turkey:
1 1?2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
1?2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
1?4 teaspoon salt
1?4 teaspoon ground black pepper
16-pound turkey, thawed, if frozen
No-stick cooking spray

Sauce:
2 tablespoons Fleischmann's Original-stick
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1?2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1?4 teaspoon salt

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Thanksgiving?Roasted Turkey? The smell of homemade pumpkin pie? Stuffing? Family? Friends?

These are all great things, but something is missing if this is the only list - the concept of being thankful.

Of all the days in the year, this one day is set aside to be thankful.

In Barbara Ann Kipfer's book "14,000 Things to Be Happy About," the writer gathers phrases, words and scenarios that should be appreciated.