Half a semester into the experience of a college student and finally my woes of being a commuter are about to burst. For the sake of not knowing where to start, I'll just start at the beginning of my day - three hours before class starts and at least one hour earlier than my classmates. What does this mean for me? An additional, and dreadful, 60 minutes alone to contemplate my thoughts as I get ready for school.

The three disqualified Ms. TCU candidates are back on the ballot as of Tuesday night. The Student Government Association's Judicial Board decided to reinstate Katie Williams, Liz Hamner and Jill Rutherford as Ms. TCU candidates because the rule they were disqualified for is too ambiguous to enforce in a fair and judicial manner, said Chief Justice Neal Jackson.

The three seniors were disqualified last week because of promotional Facebook groups created on their behalf. The groups violated a Mr./Ms. TCU guideline that banned solicitation.

When TCU's Ranch Management program needed a new director, Kerry Cornelius became the man for the job.Cornelius, who has been a part of the Ranch Management program for more than 11 years, received the news he had become the director Aug. 21.

After he was chosen for the job, Cornelius met with the board of trustees about the director position.

"After the meeting, I wasn't sure if I had gotten the position," Cornelius said. "Luther King, chairman of the board of trustees, then walked over to congratulate me."

At my first TCU Homecoming, I didn't even realize we had a Mr. and Ms. TCU. After years of high school homecomings, this was a relief. Instead of selecting a queen and king, which implies royalty as well as popularity, we have Mr. and Ms. TCU - students who represent the ideal college student through contributions and involvement in the university and community. But the best part was that I didn't even know there was a competition.

Preaching can change lives, nations and the world, said a reverend Tuesday, in a sermon that ended the second annual Power of Black Preaching Forum. The Rev. Frank Thomas said Tuesday's sermon was about the fear of failure.

"Mistakes can be lived through, and failures can be faced," Thomas said.

He also said many people are afraid of failure.

"Many of us are afraid to fail and think that if we fail, our world falls apart, and we feel worthless," Thomas said. "To fail is to be human."

The Honors Program has been preparing for today's meeting where a committee of faculty and honors students will discuss how to transform the current program into an honors college, said the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.The committee was set up to research different honors college models and find a model that suits TCU, said Nowell Donovan, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Remember the days when Robin Williams was considered one of the funniest working actors in the business with hits such as "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Aladdin" and "Death to Smoochy"? Well it's sad to say, but we may never see that Williams again.In his recent endeavors such as "RV" and "Robots," Williams just doesn't cut the mustard, so to speak, and his latest attempt, "Man of the Year," fails to muster many laughs.

The plus/minus system was once again the topic of discussion at Tuesday's Student Government Association meeting when a chemistry professor asked SGA and other students to continue learning about the system. "I challenge the SGA and the students of TCU to go out and ask two or three of your professors about what they think on the issue of the plus/minus system," said Bob Neilson, a chemistry professor.

Neilson said he wanted to make sure students know how faculty members feel.

The sky is the limit at KTCU 88.7 FM The Choice as the station seeks to replace the outdated logo with something a little more hip, said the station manager for The Choice.Russell Scott, KTCU's station manager, said the station is holding a contest open to all listeners, but said he wants the logo contest to appeal to students in particular.

"We're hoping it has some purple in it, but it's certainly not limited to just purple," Scott said.

The only requirements Scott said he has for the new logo is that it contains KTCU, The Choice, FM 88.7 and Fort Worth.

Although the Frogs are just better than .500, the team, which went 0-1-1 during the weekend, played hard and worked on its fundamentals.The Frogs (6-7-3, 0-2-2 MWC) tied the Wyoming Cowgirls Friday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium and lost to the UNLV Rebels Sunday in Las Vegas.

Freshman midfielder Michelle Nguyen said although the Frogs didn't win the game, the team played to its fullest.

Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror? How many times have we heard this question, particularly directed toward women? But seriously, do you like what you see?

In the movie "Mean Girls," to quote a beloved and, of course, credible source, one of the main characters who comes into the "popular crowd" observes she "never knew there could be so many things wrong with your body." Another girl looks at her hands and says, "My cuticles are horrible."

Seriously?

The Mr./Ms. TCU competition isn't exactly gaining popularity from the student body this year due to the disqualification of three Ms. TCU candidates last week.Seniors Liz Hamner, Jill Rutherford and Katie...