The House of Student Representatives voted Tuesday to table a resolution to support Fair Trade at TCU to two committees, and Speaker of the House Sebastian Moleski stepped down from his position because...

TCU signed Texas' No. 1-ranked junior women's tennis player, head coach Dave Borelili announced Tuesday.Nina Munch-Soegaard, 17, of Amarillo, signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Horned Frogs in fall 2006.

"We are thrilled that Nina will be joining our program, and we are really excited that she chose TCU over other schools such as Texas and UCLA," Borelli said. "This, I feel, is an advantage to us, since she is ranked in the juniors top 10 in the country."

Instead of raising money for the university or erecting a monument, the class of 2007 is building a home for Habitat for Humanity.The class of 2007's project is FrogHouse, for which they are fundraising, organizing and will build a house for Habitat for Humanity, said Matt Owens, FrogHouse fundraising director.

Luda Chuba, director of FrogHouse recruitment and retention, said FrogHouse will become a lasting tradition at TCU.

"It's so fascinating to be a part of something so wonderful," said Chuba, a junior political science and history major.

The United States has traveled a long road toward our diverse population. Such growth has been accompanied by growing pains.Our history is marked with bouts and fits of xenophobia against new immigrant groups and repressive laws against minorities. Even in 2005, we have issues with immigration and respecting the rights of minority groups.

France's geographical location enables people to immigrate to France from North and sub-Saharan Africa in effort to have more opportunities in life, such as better jobs and higher education.

Many students already take advantage of the shuttle between Worth Hills and the Student Center, but taking the T to other destinations in the city will help both students and the city itself.The T is a public bus system that services downtown Fort Worth and various places in Tarrant County.

From TCU, you can catch the bus and go to various restaurants, movie theaters and shopping malls.

These trips do not take long, and buses run throughout the week.

The morning after student body elections on Tuesday, I anticipated the coverage the winners and run-off candidates would receive in the Skiff, as they do every year. Instead, I was appalled at the miniscule textbox, with an even smaller font, merely listing the winners. No quotes, no voter turnout, no referendum results, and certainly no "Check out more at www.tcudailyskiff.com." I later found an article covering the elections on the Web site but only because I was seeking it out, not because the Skiff told me it was there.

As most of us know, the Student Government Association elections were this past Tuesday, Nov. 8. But what not all of us know is who was actually running. True, they do post signs up and down the sidewalks on the way to class, but who are they really?As a member of a sorority, I was exposed to some of the candidates and what their agendas would consist of if elected. However, only one running for treasurer, one for vice president, and four of the five candidates for president came by.