SGA looks to extend health service hours

By Jonathan Sampson
Staff Reporter

When Marna Jane Williams accidentally cut her hand on broken glass at 9 p.m. she went to the Health Center for help. She knocked on the door and rang the doorbell, but no one answered. She finally found a friend to give her a ride to an emergency room, where they immediately helped her.
Brian Wood, Student Government Association president, said TCU students, like Williams, need to have access to health care at all hours in case a problem arises. He said SGA wants to evaluate students’ needs and send a recommendation to administration, but Health Center representatives said they think the current hours already meet the needs of the students.

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Other universities vie for law program
Private school best option, some say

By Chris Gibson
Skiff Staff

Of the three schools involved in discussions about the possible acquisition of or joining with Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, a private school like TCU would be the best fit, said Sheila Hansel public relations manager for South Texas College of Law.
The University of North Texas and Texas Tech University have publicly shown interest in increasing their presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and Texas Wesleyan officials have also contacted TCU.

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Transfer enrollment not expected to vary
Flat rate should have no affect, Ferrari says

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories examining the impact comprehensive tuition will have on the university.

By Carrie Woodall
Staff Reporter

Although flat-rate tuition is a characteristic of many distinguished schools, the new pricing policy will not affect the number of students who chose to attend community college before coming to TCU, Chancellor Michael Ferrari said last week.
“Based on my experience at a university comparable to TCU with a comprehensive-tuition structure, no significant difference was found (concerning the number of transfer students),” he said.

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Summer registration begins early
Changes to dates, times to help ease Internet traffic, some say

By Alisha Brown
Staff Reporter

Students using FrogNet are receiving a jumpstart this semester on summer course enrollment.
Beginning next week students may start registering for summer sessions a week before registering for their fall courses, which is a change in procedure since the online enrollment program’s inception in May 1999.
One reason registrar Pat Miller made the date change is to decrease traffic on FrogNet.

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School of ballet, modern dance sees faculty shortage
Budget constraints force university to set priorities

By Kelly Marino
Staff Reporter

As each semester begins, the department of ballet and modern dance continues to expand performing and educational opportunities for students. But the department has not been able to expand the amount of faculty to work with the students.

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Bold move
Law school plan needs to be examined

It’s just a cloudy game of wait and see as to whether TCU will acquire the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law or possibly start one from scratch.
The facts, however, are these: Chancellor Michael Ferrari has had talks with officials from the law school about the possibilities. TCU doesn’t currently have a law program, but competitors such as Southern Methodist University and Baylor University have had well-respected programs for some time. Ferrari has made a point of wanting more highly-competitive graduate school programs.
TCU has boosted its business school which would make for a very attractive dual degree when combined with a Juris Doctor degree.

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Turning 21 is really no big deal
Birthday brings on adulthood; just another step to next milestone

By Jack Bullion

By all accounts, I absolutely wasted Spring Break. I spent it not in a traditional hub of hedonism, but in ho-hum Columbia, Mo. It’s a town so diametrically opposed to Cancun or Padre that I might as well have bought a ticket to Port Barrow, Alaska. The sun managed to worm its way out periodically, allowing me just enough light to visit such famous Columbia hot spots as my house and the family car.

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Tax rebate will lift faltering economy
Lieberman’s plan doesn’t favor rich; would increase consumer confidence

I am overwhelmed with Liebermania, five months too late.
I never shared the same love of Al Gore’s running mate that the rest of the nation did. I am not terribly fond of the “New Democrats,” those lovable centrists who spit at both conservatism and liberalism alike. Joe Lieberman, as we all know, is one of the leaders of the new Democrats. He has stuff like morals and decency that set him apart from those evil liberals.

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Hearing should not mean believing
Conspiracy theories provide alternate views to government answers

During Spring Break, a show was aired called “Conspiracy Theories.” The shows main subject was primarily about whether or not the moon landing ever happened and if a man has ever walked on the moon. It also showed how the government may have led so many people to believe that, in 1969, a man had actually set foot on the moon, when in reality it probably never happened.

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Tennis team extends winning streak to four
Frogs capture all doubles points in victory against Broncos

By Sam Eaton
skiff staff
The TCU men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to four matches by defeating No. 71 Santa Clara 4-1 at the indoor courts at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center Wednesday.
The TCU doubles teams swept the Broncos after losing all three of its matches to No. 30-ranked California Tuesday. Senior Trace Fielding and sophomore Jimmy Haney defeated Michael Bruggemann and Ryan Livesay, 8-4.

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Senior Esteban Carril crouches as his doubles partner, sophomore Antonio Gordon, serves in Tuesday’s match against California. The Frogs defeated Santa Clara, 4-1, Wednesday on the indoor courts at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

Track team enters season looking for redemption

By Kelly Morris
Sports Editor

Before the men’s track team competed in the final event of the NCAA Indoor Championships March 10, it was sitting in first place and looking at its first NCAA indoor title.
But after senior sprinter Anthony Amantine dropped the baton in the 4x400-meter relay, the Frogs finished last in the event and second in the tournament.

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Frogs improve despite recent rain outs

By Brandon Ortiz
skiff staff
A TCU baseball team’s game was rained out for the eighth time this season Wednesday.
The Horned Frogs (20-9, 11-2 Western Athletic Conference) were scheduled to play Texas-Arlington at the TCU Diamond. A make-up date has not been determined yet.
Head coach Lance Brown said the rain out will not alter who he plans to start this weekend against WAC front runner Rice (25-6, 14-1 WAC). The plan is to start senior Chris Bradshaw Friday and junior Justin Crowder Saturday. Brown said he would pick either senior Chad Durham or senior David Tombrella to pitch Sunday.

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This Week
Review by LeeAnn Mutchler

Recently, it has become increasingly apparent that TCU students have a tendency to do what is readily available to them. We all know this is true because if this were not the case, we would not all be overly aware of the term “going local.”
This tiresome weekend redundancy has its drawbacks. The first and foremost of the disadvantages is the feeling that one gets at a small university — that it’s “the same thing” every weekend. Although I must praise the university bars for allowing me to play on their turf in my younger underage years, now that I’ve turned the 21-year-old leaf, my horizons are expanding.

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