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TCU to match national average by raising costs

Published Feb 8, 2006

Projected increases to the TCU budget will take into account rising costs in tuition, housing, health insurance, utilities and athletics, the vice chancellor for finance and administration said Tuesday.Vice Chancellor Brian Gutierrez said at a Staff Assembly meeting that while TCU currently remains under the national trend line for increasing tuition costs at four-year private universities, an anticipated rise in tuition would cause the university to meet the national average by 2007.

Unchanging Union speech commendable

Unchanging Union speech commendable

Published Feb 8, 2006

There's no need to panic. It's only a politician who has kept the same position on multiple issues for over a year. Don't worry; we can get through this together.After the State of the Union Address, many expressed frustration from President Bush expressing many of the same sentiments as he had last year. I am glad, as many of the items have not been resolved, and I applaud Bush for not giving up.

PC to host game for singles

Published Feb 8, 2006

The TCU Programming Council is hosting its own version of "Singled Out" tonight at 7 p.m. in the Student Center lounge.Kristen Chapman, director of special events for the council, said she hopes the knock-off...

Travelocitys CEO talks business philosophies

Travelocity’s CEO talks business philosophies

Published Feb 8, 2006

A gathering of professionals exchanged business philosophies, jokes and laughter Tuesday morning at the latest installment of the Charles Tandy Executive Speaker Series breakfast.Michelle Peluso, Travelocity president and CEO, talked about how her former company, Site59, went from being on the upswing in the business world, to almost crashing after the attacks of 9/11, to being bought by Travelocity. She then worked her way up to become the company's top executive.

Womens Basketball: Team to get 2nd shot at Cowgirls

Women’s Basketball: Team to get 2nd shot at Cowgirls

Published Feb 8, 2006

Life does not often grant second chances. The Lady Frogs, however, have exactly that.TCU will look to avenge its Jan. 7 road loss to Wyoming tonight in a game that marks the halfway point of in-conference scheduling.

Head coach Jeff Mittie said that although the Frogs have learned things from their earlier defeat, every game is unique.

"Every game presents a different set of challenges," Mittie said.

Sophomore guard Adrianne Ross said the team knows exactly what went wrong the last time the Frogs faced the Cowgirls.

A cowtown twist on a creole classic

A cowtown twist on a creole classic

Published Feb 8, 2006

The only thing lacking from Fort Worth's own Caf‚ New Orleans is a couple of waiters and a man playing a soulful jazz trombone. Other than that, it's not too bad.Dwarfed in the mega-shadow of Central Market and often passed by in favor of Cold Stone Creamery, it is as though this intimate setting is yearning to be overlooked and forgotten, left only for friends and lovers looking to hide or possibly students searching for a quiet place to study.

Wiretapping needs court approval

Published Feb 8, 2006

It's amazing how little can be resolved after a full day of Congressional hearings on a topic as complex, and uncomfortable, as President Bush's approval of the National Security Agency's international "surveillance program." The policy, which has recently fallen under legislative criticism, allows the NSA to wire-tap phone calls between suspected foreign al-Qaida supporters and American affiliates. Although the program is intended to further safeguard American citizens from terrorist attacks like the ones they endured Sept. 11, 2001, logic may reveal that it is fundamentally flawed.

Teams deserving of spirited fan support

Teams deserving of spirited fan support

Published Feb 8, 2006

TCU students have become the ultimate example of fair-weather fans.It is hypocritical to expect our basketball team to do well if we, the student body, do not back them up. Our lack of support is a weakness in the team's game.

I am always disappointed when I hear a TCU student, who does not show up in the arena to cheer on the team, complain about our season. How can we expect a stellar season if we neglect to root for our team?

When the players do not have fans counting on them and yelling for them, they are disadvantaged by a loss of motivation.

Jazzman’s Cafe may transition to new location, manager says

Published Feb 7, 2006

Low sales, profits and student traffic have led to an uncertain future for Jazzman's Caf‚.TCU Dining Services and the dining committee, a group of students and faculty members interested in the dining options on campus, have been meeting in recent weeks to discuss the possible options to increase business at Jazzman's Caf‚, located in the basement of the Tucker Technology Center, or move it to a new location, said Rick Flores, general manager of Dining Services.

University endowment almost reaches previous $1 billion pinnacle

Published Feb 7, 2006

Following a severe drop earlier this decade, the TCU endowment has nearly recovered to its peak level of $1 billion.Although the endowment reached $1 billion in 2000, economic troubles in the stock markets and 9/11 led to a dramatic decline throughout the early part of this decade, assistant treasurer Dick Hoban said.

Despite the continuation of the war, the stock markets and, in turn, the endowment have experienced recovery, said Mauricio Rodriguez, chairman of the department of finance.

Students dig Mayan dirt

Students dig Mayan dirt

Published Feb 7, 2006

Students will have the chance to experience the lush rainforests and shady trees of Belize while excavating thousands of ancient Mayan artifacts in a two-week research program this summer, said the program's director. For the past 14 summers, the nonprofit Maya Research Program has given students, regardless of their majors, the chance to participate in a two-week field research session in the Blue Creek Village in Belize, a country in Central America.

Step show start of coprogramming

Published Feb 7, 2006

With the speakers blasting Lil' Jon's "Snap ya fingers," that's exactly what the performers did Saturday evening at the first annual Funkytown Stompdown step show competition.The show raised more than $1,700 in ticket sales, which will be donated to charities decided on by the Eta Psi chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and the sorority members of Zeta Tau Alpha, the event's hosts, in the coming weeks.

Jerret Holmes, a senior Alpha Phi Alpha member, said he was pleased with the success of the event and the positive response of the people in attendance.