Despite an upcoming smoking ban in Benbrook, TCU remains smoker friendly, although the university has considered a smoking ban in the past, said the assistant dean of campus life for health promotions.A new city ordinance in Benbrook, effective today, forbids smokers in the southern Tarrant County suburb to light up within 25 feet of any building in town, except their homes.

While TCU has considered a smoking ban in the past, the university remains smoker friendly, said Laura Crawley, assistant dean of campus life for health promotions.

Chancellor Victor Boschini attended Tuesday's SGA meeting to answer questions on anything from on-campus housing requirements to campus construction.Brian Andrew, SGA treasurer, wanted to know if the on-campus housing requirement will be changed.

The chancellor said the on-campus housing requirement will be increased to two years.

"That is why we are building these new facilities," he said. "We always encourage students to live on campus."

Ignore everything you think a movie should be about, and you have the general concept of "Running With Scissors.""Scissors" is the adaptation of the bestselling memoir written by Augusten Burroughs and tells the story of a boy in his adolescent years.

While that doesn't seem like an interesting plot for a book or movie, the details of Burroughs' life make it far more fascinating.

While walking around campus, students should be able to breathe in and out assuredly without worrying about the health of their lungs. They shouldn't have to choke on smoke as they walk to and from class.Smoking is a choice some choose to make, but many do not. Most nonsmokers abstain from smoking for health reasons. Therefore, having to breathe smoke around campus may anger those who chose not to smoke.

It has been in just about every issue of the Skiff during the past week and has been covered several times in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The amount of coverage of the sexual assault case on campus has been a little overwhelming, and I'm surprised when I see something new in the paper every day. But this very thorough reporting is no reason to restrict the press if it feels the story is important.The recent gag order, as discussed in the Oct. 27 Star-Telegram and Skiff, was issued by District Judge Wayne Salvant at the request of attorney Gwinda Burns.

So you've lived on campus for a year. Congratulations. Are you ready for round two, or are you thinking that one-bedroom apartment sounds better?Let's weigh the pros and cons and make a decision before the housing deposit is due:



Top 10 reasons to live on campus:





1.) Being closer to your classes means more opportunities to sleep in.

2.) Travel time to class is 15 minutes tops, no matter where you live.

3.) Parking is an inconvenience you encounter only occasionally.

All college athletic departments should be on alert - the fashion police have veered off the runway and onto the field. Nobody wants to be subject to brutal criticism of their outer fa‡ade, but lately it seems one writer has had it in for the men who strut their stuff on the gridiron.As most students at TCU are probably aware of by now, at the beginning of the football season, Associated Press writer Nancy Armour deemed TCU's purple and white the second ugliest color combo in the nation, only behind the green and yellow of the Oregon Ducks.

The Horned Frogs, who finished the Mountain West Conference Championships on Saturday, are preparing for the NCAA South Central Regional competition in November.The women's team improved its eighth-place showing from last season in the conference meet earning a fifth-place overall team finish.

Head coach Eric Heins took three freshman runners to the meet with finishes of 25th, 36th and 40th.

Senior Calandra Stewart continued her dominance by finishing second in the 6K race at 21 minutes 10 seconds in the field of 63 runners.

While the Horned Frogs' (5-2, 1-2) Homecoming 26-3 win over the Wyoming Cowboys (4-5, 3-2) was exciting for the team and fans alike, head coach Gary Patterson said at the weekly Coaches' Luncheon Tuesday there's nothing to get too excited about just yet."After the Wyoming win, there was not really much to say," Patterson said. "All you can do is keep your nose down while you are looking up."

Patterson said the team's position in the Mountain West Conference standings, sixth place, is nothing to be happy about.

Thousands of women marched in streets throughout the early 20th century and fought for the equality of women. Those women argued for equality so women could be free of those silly feminine conventions that identified them as second-class citizens - high heels, lipstick, giggles and lace.I'm afraid the civil rights ladies of the Roaring '20s succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Surely they didn't fight for our liberation so we could become a generation of girls with no class.

The rifle team took first place in its competition Saturday against UTEP and Nevada-Reno, giving the team its third first-place finish of the season. TCU finished first in both air rifle and smallbore, junior Rebecca Upjohn said.

"There weren't any setbacks for our team," Upjohn said. "The weekend went very smoothly for the TCU shooters."

Upjohn is a member of the white team, where members don't travel unless they qualify, but was able to travel with the purple team this weekend because she has been shooting well, said Karen Monez, head coach of the rifle team.