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Family
tradition
Being
a legacy does help in application process
Applications
to the university still request alumni information from
prospective students despite criticism of the practice.
TCU
will continue to ask for family information about prospective
students in the admissions process, even though some state
schools have decided against it because some people say
legacy inquiries are unfair.
Texas A&M University, one of the first public universities
in the state to stop requesting legacy information, came
under attack by the state legislature and minority-rights
activists. They claim the practice is unfair to minority
applicants and first generation college students. |
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Sarah
Chacko/Photo Editor
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generations of Horned Frogs: (From left to right)
Lee A. Joyner, Dinah Martinec, Gary Martinec and
Case Martinec. Sophomore biology major Case Martinec
listed his family’s history at TCU when he
applied. |
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Campaign
to boost alumni donations
A
new alumni-giving campaign will begin in March, and University
Advancement officials would eventually like TCU to have
the No. 1 alumni-giving rate in Texas. |
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Voting
is not just for ‘Old People’
T-shirt
misses its intended message by a mile
With
the battle lines clearly drawn in this year’s presidential
election, we here at the Skiff think we’ll vote in
November.
That’s why we’re so outraged by a new vintage-style
T-shirt from Urban Outfitters that displays the phrase
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Kerry
steps up on issues
For
those of you who don’t know, John Kerry is the front-runner
in the Democratic primaries. At this point, he is almost
guaranteed the Democratic nomination for president. During
the last presidential election, the candidates, George
W. Bush and Al Gore, had many of the same platforms and
the two hardly ever made a solid stance on any issue. |
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Lady
Frogs ‘jonesing’ for fourth C-USA title
A
fourth consecutive Conference USA championship is on the
line tonight in Houston.
The
Lady Frogs have played many big games during the Jeff
Mittie era, but only a handful compare to the magnitude
of tonight’s battle in Houston.
A win at Hofheinz Pavilion would give the Lady Frogs a
split against No. 14 Houston (23-3, 12-1 C-USA) and, more
importantly, a share of the Conference USA championship
with the Lady Cougars. |
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Movie
strikes chord with student viewers
Megan
Doiron walked into the theater around 9 p.m., still in
her purple TCU scrubs and with ashes on her forehead.
She had come to see Mel Gibson’s “The Passion
of The Christ,” and there were still a few red-eyed
people from a previous showing leaving the lobby.
“The Passion” opened Ash Wednesday, and crowds
of people flocked to theaters that were showing the film.
Several students and faculty members were among those
who made an effort to see the movie on its opening day.
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What's
your B.H.I.Q.?
(Black
history intelligence quotient)
Black
History Month began with historian Carter G. Woodson,
who early in the last century came up with the idea for
a “Negro History Week,” which he envisioned
as a celebration of black history and achievement, as
well as a time for education. |
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