TCU Daily Skiff

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Board expected to vote today on Boschini as new chancellor
By Jacque Nguyen
Staff Reporter

Vic Boschini Jr. is expected to be formally introduced as the new chancellor at a press conference this afternoon following a special Board of Trustees meeting and a vote, trustees say.
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Director looks at relations
By Nyshicka Jordan
Staff Reporter

Tiffany Abbott, director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, said sorority life was her fondest college experience. She said being a sorority member first led her to a career choice and then to an opportunity to become a Horned Frog.
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Stephen Spillman/Photographer

Andrew Pennington, a sophomore finance history major, Jason Sloan, a sophomore finance real estate major and Jordan Benold, a senior management major gather in the Mary Couts Burnett Library to write a paper for class.

Professor studies sect, stresses differences

Civil rights activist uncertain about future

WORKOUT
New recreation center pricey, but good

It’s pretty amazing what $30 million can buy.
The University Recreation Center, an expansion and renovation of the Rickel Building, is a state-of-the-art gem (no pun intended). Its glass entrance, open air work-out room and treadmills with flatscreen televisions resemble something out of a science-fiction movie.
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Oakland Raiders’ center hospitalized
Former TCU player has history of depression
By Janie McCauley
Associated Press

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Barret Robbins was incoherent and didn’t know where he was the night before the Super Bowl, Oakland Raiders’ coach Bill Callahan said Wednesday in his first public comments about the troubled All-Pro center.
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Litigation not a good weight-loss plan
Lauren Cates

Doctors more unhappy about less pay than jobs
Technician

Affirmative action allows for guaranteed success later in life
The Dallas Morning News

University of Michigan Law School policy unfair for everyone
Patrick Jennings

Commissioners consider moderate changes to Title IX

Ten Eagles on NFC Pro Bowl roster

Cordero signs one-year deal with Rangers

Ginobili to replace Ming during All-Star weekend

Faith vs. Shania
COMMENTARY
David Reese
Features Editor

The media’s infatuation between the dueling female country superstars, Faith Hill and Shania Twain, has become a little disgusting over the past six months. Every time, some entertainment show like “Access Hollywood” or “Entertainment Tonight” tells a story about one of the two women, there is something about the other one as well.
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The Hours
By Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In sync with the onset of the winter blues, “The Hours” is the pro-suicide movie America’s been waiting for. Yes, it’s beautifully acted and lovely to look at, but the punchline of this prestigious production is that if you’ve got the soul of a poet, you might as well toss yourself out a window.
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Frog of the Week:Robin Cromwell

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