Neighbors discuss speeding
No agreement made; Fort Worth police initiate ‘zero-tolerance’ policy

By Ram Luthra
Staff Reporter

Members of the area neighborhood met Thursday night and discussed, but could not reach a solid agreement on, how to reduce speeding around Alice Carlson Elementary School.
TCU officials, Fort Worth Police officers, Transportation and Public Works officials, area church members, neighborhood residents and concerned parents were in attendance at a University West Neighborhood Association meeting to address the major issues of speeding, parking and the safety of children who attend the elementary school.

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Institute to focus on improving communities

By Jennifer Koesling
Staff Reporter

TCU Leadership Council is presenting the seventh annual Leadership Institute “Building for the Future” today and Saturday in the Student Center.
The Institute will bring emerging and experienced leaders together to discuss the importance of building and sustaining supportive and effective communities, said Penny Woodcock, coordinator for the TCU leadership center.

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Coming to America
Mexican Leadership Program Exchange hosted by students

By Jennifer Koesling
Staff Reporter

For the seven students who are visiting TCU from La Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico, this week offers campus leaders an opportunity to share ideas and explore the issues related to student government.
As part of the Mexico Leadership Program Exchange, student leaders from UDLA are hosted by TCU student leaders. The group will participate in campus activities and spend the majority of its time exchanging ideas with TCU’s Student Government Association officers, Programming Council officials and residence hall administrators.

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Recycling bins give students chance to help environment

By Kelly Marino
Staff Reporter

Each month TCU pays to rent recycling bins in hopes that students will recycle and contribute to providing a safe environment, but not everyone does.
John Butler, university minister, said TCU pays $30 for each recycling bin and about $190 when they are taken away each month.
Bevin Kurtz, director of Foster Hall, said it is very convenient to have the recycling bins in the dorms. She said she recycles every time she gets the chance.

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Depression an issue for students, Kintigh says
Communication the key to killing the blues

By Chrissy Braden
Staff Reporter

Everyone suffers from an occasional case of the blues, but depression is a severe case of the blues that people just can’t shake, and it can need attention, said Monica Kintigh, a staff psychologist from Mental Health Services.
According to the Satellite Health Channel’s Web site (www.depression.com), depression affects more than 17 million Americans each year. The Web site reported that depression is a serious problem in any age group, but especially for those in their teens and early 20s.

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Ever inevitable
Abortion safety should be priority

It is easy to fall under the guise of invincibility when in college. The normal stories of crime, death and pain are few and far between in the “safe confines” of campus life.
But from time to time, there are stories of bad decisions that need adequate attention in order to not multiply the problem.
We would love to think no one is having unprotected sex on campus, but that is unreasonable.

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Compassion not part of agenda

Compassionate conservatism. This little slogan has some big problems. First, is the republican agenda really compassionate? Second, is compassion all this country needs? Third, can compassion ever be conservative?
With the Republican emphasis on family values, I guess we should expect compassionate, family-friendly measures on the agenda, right? Health care for everyone. No more worrying about finances when the kids are sick. Wouldn’t that relieve a lot of family stress? A dose of honest talk about our health system would be helpful, too. The World Health Organization released its rankings of countries’ health and the United States came in No. 33, causing the inequalities of health care in the United States to become glaringly apparent. We may have the best health care in the world — but only for the rich.

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Letters to the editor

Work hard to make good grades, your future could depend on it
On Jan. 24, I read the Skiff and came across the article written by Rick Perez titled “Concentrate on knowledge, not grades.” Perez expresses that we are “trying to learn for the sake of the expectations of others instead of our own.” He also feels that as students, we shouldn’t concentrate on making the grades but learning from the experience we obtain as college students outside the classroom. I believe grades are just as important, if not more than the knowledge we obtain in school.

Life experiences outweigh the importance of classroom grades
I am writing in response to Rick Perez’s article, “Concentrate on knowledge, not grades.” According to the article, students should not allow grades to be the center of attention during their college years. For the most part, I agree with this argument. Although we are constantly tested and evaluated, life is not only about grades. Life is about experiences you learn both in and out of the classroom.

Stock Show better classified as fund raiser for child’s future
When I first saw the article about the livestock sale at the Stock Show I was very upset. I read on and realized the author did not have the facts he needed.

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Frogs playing for record 17th win
Women’s basketball looks to end decade-long losing streak to SMU

By Kelly Morris
Associate Sports Editor

The TCU women’s basketball team will attempt to record its 17th win of the season, the most victories it has ever recorded in its history, today against a team they haven’t beaten in 10 years.
The Frogs will be playing against cross-town rival Southern Methodist at 7 p.m. in Dallas. TCU hasn’t defeated the Mustangs since a 60-53 win Jan. 3, 1991. SMU leads the all-time series 37-7.

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Basketball team prepares to avenge loss vs. Rice

By Matt Stiver
Skiff Staff

TCU men’s head basketball coach Billy Tubbs threw his notebook on the table after watching his team lose at home to Rice 73-66 on Jan. 20.
“We got out-played, out-hustled and out-scrapped,” Tubbs said after the game.

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Silent Perseverance
Tennis player recovers after stoic bout with brain tumor

By Natascha Terc
Skiff Staff

His tan is a California brown that any college woman would envy. If you played tennis against him, the only way you’d win is if he let you. He would easily tell you he cherishes the simple things in life — family, friends and health.
But you still wouldn’t know why he puts that extra force behind every swing of his tennis racquet or jumps out of bed a little quicker than everyone else.

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Inside Abortion

By Melissa DeLoach
Senior Reporter

Since the Federal Drug Administration approved the steroid hormone, RU-486, women are no longer required to visit an abortion clinic to end a pregnancy, said Mary Beth Walker, director of Harris School of Nursing’s learning center.
RU-486, also known as mifepristone, is only one drug that when used with misoprostol, a prostaglandin, can end a pregnancy without surgery.
Walker said a prostaglandin is a drug that causes the uterus to contract and end the pregnancy.

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Playing God?

By Yvette Herrera
Features Editor

Economic status, race, religion and education vary between abortion rights opponents. Each person, however, has one thing in common — each believes in the concept that humans, especially the innocent unborn, have an inherent right to life.
Almost 30 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade legalized abortion in all 50 states for social and economic reasons.

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Remember When . . .
Entertainment highlights for Sunday to Feb. 17:

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In Hollywood

Movies, Music, Awards, and Books

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