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Web site changes offer too much information

Published Sep 6, 2006

Facebook has gone Big Brother.More than one year ago, before you could add photo albums to Facebook and tag images of your friends, before you could change your status to let the entire Internet world know when you were "in class" or "eating a sandwich," professors were calling the online phenomenon "Stalker.com."

Students dismissed such warnings and remained loyal to the global communication network, and now Facebook has gone too far.

Short attention span human nature

Published Sep 6, 2006

All across the country, millions of children are rushing to the nearest pharmacy to pick up certain prescription medications. Once they have the medicine in hand, they must take it religiously every day, never forgetting a single dose. After all, their doctors did deem it necessary, so it must be of the utmost urgency.What could this all mean? An outbreak of bubonic plague? Tuberculosis? Lyme disease? No. It's just another case of America's favorite little "ailment that could," ADD.

Campuses find need to expand

Published Sep 6, 2006

TCU is not the only campus in the nation spending money to renovate the campus to fit student needs, said the Residential Services director. Craig Allen, Residential Services director, said the housing shortage issue is a common problem on college campuses as student populations continue to increase.

Allen said the University of Texas at Arlington, Baylor University, Southern Methodist University, the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University are all adding or have recently added new residential halls to accommodate students.

Reviews of the week #3: Skillet set to release lucky number seven

Published Sep 6, 2006

"Comatose", the seventh full-length album from Christian rock band Skillet, set to be released Oct. 3, produces a whole new direction from Skillet's history. Throughout the album, Skillet attempts to leave...

Reviews of the week #4: Old Skiff comics’ simplicity works well for a good laugh

Published Sep 6, 2006

There is a new book available that contains material several members of the faculty and staff may recognize."Ninja Verses: Old School" is a collection of the cartoons that ran in the Skiff in the late 1990s.

The thing that makes "Ninja Verses" stand out as more than just a book full of comics is that one of the co-creators gives insight on many of the cartoons and the origin of the strip itself.

P.D. Magnus and Chris Mag Uidhir are the co-creators of "Ninja Verses." The strip is penned under the name Don Frederic, the middle names of Magnus and Uidhir.

SGA questions plus/minus system

Published Sep 6, 2006

Members of the Student Government Association expressed concern during Tuesday's meeting after professors addressed specifics of the plus/minus grading system, which will be instituted next fall.David Grant, professor and chair of the religion department and Bob Neilson, a chemistry professor, received many questions from SGA members after they made a presentation to SGA about TCU using a plus/minus grading system.

Theatre students await chance to perform

Published Sep 6, 2006

From the first round of auditions to the final curtain call, students involved in a Theatre TCU production find they have time for very little else - but few seem to mind."I'm basically studying as I'm walking to class, I'm studying as I'm eating and whenever I get the chance," said Kal Anderson, who has worked as a stage manager on numerous Theatre TCU productions. "Working on a show takes up most of my time."

Reviews of the week #1: Take time to enjoy some ‘Cold Beer & Hot Tamales’

Published Sep 6, 2006

"Texas heart, Mexican soul" is the core song of the McKay Brothers' CD, "Cold Beer & Hot Tamales." While listening to the CD, it sounds like most Texas country artists, but the McKay brothers, Noel and...

Residential Services: off-campus dining option not priority

Published Sep 6, 2006

Even though the idea has been on the back burner for more than a year, students will have to wait longer for Residential Services to make a decision about using TCU ID cards as a form of payment at off-campus restaurants, said the director of Residential Services. Craig Allen, director of Residential Services, has been at TCU for a year and said he knows that while the issue of off-campus dining has been discussed before, staff members agree that it is not an issue to be addressed immediately.

Frogs earn win over Baylor Bears

Frogs earn win over Baylor Bears

Published Sep 6, 2006

In front of a crowd of 42,733, the Horned Frogs proved just how important conditioning is Sunday with a win over the Baylor Bears 17-7.The Frogs spent the summer practicing through the heat of the afternoon, readying themselves for what they knew would be a tough game, head coach Gary Patterson said.

"It paid off." said Herbert Taylor, senior left tackle. "Those guys were dropping, and we kept going."

Old rivalry brings high attendance

Old rivalry brings high attendance

Published Sep 6, 2006

TCU and Baylor may not be in the Southwest Conference anymore, but when these two teams played each other for the first time in 10 years, game attendance peaked an all-time high, said members of Baylor...

Patterson, players prepare for UC Davis

Published Sep 6, 2006

Coming off a 17-7 win at Baylor, football head coach Gary Patterson talked about the team Tuesday following his weekly luncheon.Patterson and the Horned Frogs look to extend their current winnings, which is second in the nation behind the University of Texas, from 11 games to 12 against the University of California at Davis.

"I don't think our kids are overlooking UC Davis at all," Patterson said. "This team, last year, beat Stanford, and all you've got to do is remind them about SMU. If you don't come out to play every week, you're going to get beat."