The football team is practicing as hard as ever despite the recent decision, made by head coach Gary Patterson, to close practice to the public, said tight end Chad Andrus.Patterson said the decision protects...

Employee compensation will be one of the most important issues the Faculty Senate will tackle this semester, said Andy Fort, faculty senate chairman and professor of religion."We want TCU to be a place where everyone can earn enough to live on," Fort told an audience of faculty and staff at Monday's opening luncheon in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

The Faculty Senate and Staff Assembly have created a university compensation task force to further examine the issue.

Jeff Mittie, 39, the winningest women's basketball head coach in TCU history, reached an agreement with TCU on a multi-year contract extension in July.The terms of the contract were not disclosed per TCU policy.

The 2005-06 season will be Mittie's seventh at TCU, where he has compiled a 133-60 record. His career mark is 284-119 and he has compiled a 12-8 postseason record.

Athletics director Danny Morrison said TCU appreciates the winning tradition that Mittie has created at the university.

Motion City Soundtrack's "Commit This to Memory" grabs you by the ears from the first few chords and doesn't let go.With its second full-length release on Epitaph Records, MCS avoids the sophomore slump and sticks to the style that has made it one of the darlings of the indie music scene.

Singer/guitarist Justin Pierre leads the quintet with his reserved, yet occasionally powerful, voice through catchy, hook-filled pop songs that have a narrative-like quality to them.

Seniors defensive tackle Ranorris Ray, quarterback Tye Gunn, and center Stephen Culp have all been named to postseason award watch lists at their respective positions. Gunn is a candidate for the 2005 Davey O'Brien Award, the nation's oldest award for quarterbacks. The award is given to the country's top signal-caller.

Ray has been nominated for the 2005 Rotary Lombardi Award, a prize given to college football's top lineman on either side of the ball.

Culp was placed on the 2005 Rimington Award watch list for the honor given to the nation's top center.

Although all four members have hectic day jobs, Goodwin is already more accomplished than many local bands, emphasizing "quality over quantity."The band was recently named Best Rock Band in the 2005 Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards. In 2003, Goodwin was named Best Local Band by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Best Unsigned Band by the Fort Worth Weekly.

"I was ecstatic (about the recognition) because I'm working with the best musicians in D/FW," said Tony Diaz, one of the band's vocalists.

Four TCU golfers and one TCU alumnus failed to make the cut Tuesday at the 105th U.S. Amateur Championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. Two freshmen, Jon McLean and Jesse Speirs, and two sophomores, Franklin Corpening and James Sacheck, made up the TCU-record four qualifiers. 2005 graduate J.J. Killeen also qualified for the tournament.

Head men's golf coach Bill Montigel said his golfers played well in a field that included the world's best amateurs.

As soon as one school year ends, it seems, the next one begins.So here we are, preparing for the new semester (my last).

In front of the residence halls, refrigerator boxes have formed interesting sculptures on the freshly mowed lawn - kitty corner to the dumpster, might I add.

Parking is a fire hazard in itself, not to mention I couldn't afford the $75 parking permit if I wanted one.

To solve that problem, I've invested in running shoes; now all I'll need is a shower in the Moudy Building South. Oh how I'll glisten - and stink - in class.

They don't call me a super senior for nothing, you know? That's right. I'm here a semester later than I should be. And it's super.Anyway, being super doesn't come easy. Besides the extra $15,000 in loans,...

As Opinion Editor, I am not only expected to keep my positions consistent and cogent, but I must do so with the views of others, even when I do not agree.I have no shortage of opinions, but I try to give...