Printing policy not well received
Students, professors say new plan infringes on class time, learning

By Chrissy Braden
Staff Reporter

Students and faculty said they are concerned with the new printing policy, which took effect Jan. 16.
The policy limits students to 200 free copies from campus printers before charging 8 cents a page.

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Networking at its best
Experience at inauguration allows for chance meetings with elite

Editor’s note: This is the last of three articles documenting the reporter’s experiences in the days leading up to the Inauguration ceremony.

By Melissa DeLoach
Senior Reporter

WASHINGTON — The lady from the subway was only the first of many interesting people that I met. Wednesday, the day before the opening ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial, I stood shooting the breeze with Andrew Lloyd Webber, not knowing who he was at first. Then I met Jessica Simpson, but I didn’t recognize her because she wasn’t wearing as much makeup as she normally does on video.

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Largest drive to fundraise planned
University aims for $230 million

By Jessica Cervantez
staff reporter

University Advancement is gearing up for the largest fund-raising campaign in TCU’s history.
Although the campaign is still in the planning process, its goal is to raise $230 million in seven years.

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Opinions differ on new SGA committee

By Jonathan Sampson
Staff Reporter

Student Government Association is planning a new communications committee to find a solution for campus apathy, but students have differing opinions on what the committee should do and whether it will be successful.
Amanda Mahan served as chairwoman on a similar committee that existed from fall 1999 until spring 2000.

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Penny pinching
Printing cost is an inconvenience

Time is money. At TCU, time is expensive and now so is copy paper.
The idea of charging wasteful students for the number of pages they print from university computer labs makes sense. It encourages students to use our resources more wisely, and it saves trees.

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Longing for the good old days
Modern electronic video game systems lack originality

Nintendo zapped two years of my life. Yes — two years of my life down the pipes. Shot into oblivion. Erased just as fast as a game cartridge mysteriously loses all of its memory after two weeks worth of intense Metroidplaying.

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Ashcroft mess shows ideological divide

A lot of people fail to realize that the current mess surrounding embattled Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft could’ve been averted. That’s right. And all Ashcroft had to do was beat a dead guy.

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Despite lulls, men’s basketball team gets victory

By Matt Stiver
Skiff Staff

After he ran into press row with 5:36 left to play, senior point guard Thomas McTyer inquired of those seated, “How y’all doing?”

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College has to be about more than just athletics

Head men’s basketball coach Billy Tubbs has finally had enough.
No more below par grades. No more putting basketball before academics. But most of all, no more missed classes.

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Fresh faces help Frogs to forge forward

By Brandon Ortiz
Skiff Staff

Demetric Shaw was stunned.
After calling foul after foul to stop the inevitable, he had just lost. He couldn’t believe it. The former Texas Wesleyan player had just lost to his daughter, Ebony, in basketball.

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