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Dance Dance for P.E. classes

Published Apr 19, 2006

With the help of a TCU professor, video games are now a part of gym class in the Fort Worth Independent School District.Students in FWISD physical education classes are exercising to Dance Dance Revolution...

SGA considers diet needs

SGA considers diet needs

Published Apr 19, 2006

From junk food to vegan, organic to sugar free, TCU Dining Services has accommodated the myriad diets of students for years, but the meal offerings have yet to encompass the dietary needs of Muslim students.Student representatives engaged in little dispute as the House passed a resolution to support the Muslim Student Association in its efforts to have more offerings consistent with Islamic dietary requirements.

Foreign player says new home is helping game

Foreign player says new home is helping game

Published Apr 19, 2006

Though it may be difficult to leave behind a family and home country to attend school in the United States, TCU women's tennis players have managed to do it, while at the same time mastering their games.Junior...

Professor: Arts administration minor gives students options

Published Apr 19, 2006

The College of Fine Arts will provide students with the opportunity to get out of the studio and into the business world with the development of a new arts administration minor.Eric Salisbury, a College...

Death Row inmate given too much special treatment

Death Row inmate given too much special treatment

Published Apr 19, 2006

The law requires that inmates understand why they are being executed.Fifteen years ago this month, a Tarrant County jury condemned Steven Kenneth Staley to die for killing restaurant manager Robert Read....

Athlete brings energy to team

Published Apr 19, 2006

When junior tennis player Ana Cetnik takes to the court, she brings a contagious energy, head coach Dave Borelli said."She's like a battery for our team," Borelli said. "She charges us up."

Cetnik, who began playing tennis as a 6-year-old in Serbia, says this energy comes from her mental toughness that she brings to the game.

"On the court, I am mentally very strong," Cetnik said. "When I'm losing, I can be positive to myself and come back on top to win."

Skilled player should get promotion

Skilled player should get promotion

Published Apr 19, 2006

In August of 1994, Major League baseball went on strike, prematurely ending the season, breaking the hearts of baseball supporters and denying fans the World Series. The far-reaching effects of the strike irreparably damaged the relationship between fans, owners and players. Fans' immediate, angry and justified divorce from the nation's oldest game plagued the minds of owners and players looking for ways to re-attract fans back to baseball.

Weight training necessary for fitness, experts say

Published Apr 19, 2006

Women on the "cardio deck" and men in the weight room - that's the dichotomy of the University Recreation Center. Men want to be muscular; women want to be slender. But experts say females who don't weight train are missing out, and men who don't weight train properly aren't doing any good for their bodies. Experts say while cardio activities such as running and walking have their benefits, weight training works a body in an different way - one that too many people are missing.

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Standardized test scores remain admission factor

Published Apr 19, 2006

Although some universities have stopped considering standardized test scores as part of their admissions processes, TCU is not changing any time soon, said an admissions official.Wes Waggoner, director of freshman admissions, ensured that the university continues factoring ACT and SAT scores into admissions decisions.

Currently, there are no four-year universities in Texas that are doing away with the SAT and ACT scores, said Beth Hancock, a guidance counselor at Arlington High School.

Faculty, staff also asked to donate to university’s budget

Published Apr 19, 2006

While some faculty and staff members contribute money to TCU every year, others say it is not financially feasible for them.The Annual Fund, a program that garners contributions from faculty and staff members, alumni and parents to support the university's operating budget, has launched this year's Faculty/Staff Annual Campaign, which ends on April 24, but not every faculty and staff member is able to participate in it.

Speaker describes Holocaust experience

Published Apr 18, 2006

No matter the color of a person's skin or his or her religious beliefs, no one should be discriminated against, a holocaust survivor said Monday evening in the Student Center Ballroom.Rosalie Schiff, a speaker for the Dallas Holocaust Museum, addressed an audience of students, faculty and members of the Fort Worth community about her experiences during the Holocaust.

Schiff shared a number of events that she witnessed while in various concentration camps and ghettos during her imprisonment.

Convenience of computers to assist SGA voting process

Published Apr 18, 2006

Computer portals will be set up today in the Student Center Lounge to allow students to vote for Student Government Association representatives, a convenience that representatives said they hope will curb a history of low voter participation. While SGA does not tabulate the exact percentage of students who vote, Sheldon Pearson, a member of the SGA Elections and Regulations Committee, said voter turnout has been "pathetic."

He estimated that less than 10 percent of students participated in the last election.