Officials say more than 30 students from the Metroplex, who are enrolled in universities in the New Orleans area, contacted TCU by Wednesday about its offer of admission to fall classes.Four have already enrolled, offials reported.

In a campuswide e-mail, Chancellor Victor Boschini said TCU will be admitting students who were attending colleges that were evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina.

Thursday: The Aardvark: Hollow, Sattori, Protest & Jason Corcoran
The Moon Bar: Catfish Whiskey

Friday:

The Aardvark: 3/4 Ton, Pressure Tap, State of the Union, All the Above
The Moon Bar: Kevin Aldrige, Fred Manrique Band
Axis: Stephen Speaks, The Hero Factor, Five Times August
The Wreck Room: Dirt Merchants, Legends of the South

Saturday:

The Aardvark: Recommit, Reminisce, Ashmore, Paper Lantern & Solar Eyes
The Moon Bar: Josh Weathers and the All Sorts, Jayden Frost

Many students around campus can be seen sporting the ubiquitous white earbud headphones of the iPod. Students come through the Skiff newsroom with iPods on a daily basis. This is not surprising when one considers 21 million of the 28 million MP3 players sold last year were iPods, according to a New York Times article this week.

The Times went on to say the Apple iPod still holds roughly an 80-percent share of the MP3 player market, and Apple's iTunes Music Store is the source for an estimated 75 percent of all digital music sales.

The protests in Crawford have been all over the news lately, so in case you're planning a last-minute trip to join the ranks of the protests, here's a little guide to help you find a home among the five protest camps.You might belong at a pro-Bush camp (Reality, George or Qualls) if:

- You and your spouse have a mutual agreement to divorce if either George or Laura Bush becomes available.

- You are either wearing an article of clothing with an American flag printed on it, or you have actually draped yourself in one.

You just spent four years of your life as an undergraduate, but why not delay the job search for another two years at your alma mater?The graduate program at TCU has been ranked among "The Best 361 Colleges" by students signed up on the Princeton Review Web site.

According to the TCU Fact Book, there were 1,478 graduate students in fall 2004.

While admission requirements may differ, basic guidelines include a bachelor's degree, appropriate test scores, certified transcripts and recommendation letters.

Once SATs, ACTs and college applications are in the past, undergraduate days of hungover 8 a.m. classes and Fridays off feel like they will last forever.Unfortunately, reality catches up with the easygoing collegiate life, and the option of attending graduate school needs to be addressed.

When should students begin investigating graduate schools?

Now.

"You need to know what's out there. and what you don't know can hurt you," said Dan McGrew of Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.

The personal crusade of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan that has drawn thousands to the small town of Crawford has also galvanized TCU students.Sheehan, whose son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in April 2004, has camped outside President George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford since Aug. 6. She asked to meet with him for one hour during his five-week vacation, which ended Tuesday.

The protest has drawn continued national attention, and Bush's approval ratings have dropped to an all-time low.

When the mayor of a city surveys the damage and sees the death toll following a powerful hurricane, it is completely understandable when he says, "This is our tsunami." We can completely understand a reporter putting this quote into a story. Hearing at least 55 people are dead is going to warrant a strong emotional reaction, and the reporter has a right - if not an obligation - to show the reaction of an elected official in the face of tragedy.

However, the media have crossed the line by using the victims' emotional reactions to sell papers.