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Tuition
raise to compensate shrinking endowment
In
order to make up for dwindling endowments and increasing
costs, universities across the country have raised prices.
If
it’s any consolation, TCU’s continued increases
in tuition is keeping in step with a national trend toward
boasting upfront costs to compensate for decreasing endowments.
And it could get worse before it gets better.
Tuition has risen more than 60 percent since the 1999-2000
academic year, from $12,290. Flat rate-tuition and fees
that began in fall 2001 have risen to $19,700, a 30.9
percent increase.
Although TCU’s endowment is on the rebound, the 2004-2005
tuition hike will still be necessary to cover expenses,
said Carol Campbell, vice chancellor for finance and administration. |
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Ty
Halasz/Staff Photographer
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movie director Emily Gipson (center), a senior radio-TV-film
major, directs a staff of RTVF students in filming
for a Video III class project. |
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Black
History Month shouldn’t be ignored
Students
of all races need to learn cultural past
This
month, TCU is celebrating Black History, but who on campus
is really celebrating is questionable.
Though there are several programs planned to commemorate
significant people and issues, student participation,
like at most campus events, could be better. |
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Terror
alert system not clear
It
seems like everyday there are news conferences about intelligence
picking up suspicious chatter and possible unspecified
threats. Usually these briefings lead to a change in the
Color-Coded Terror Alert chart. The colors green, blue,
yellow, orange and red, represent and correlate with the
increase in level of threat: low, guarded, elevated, high,
and severe, respectively. |
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Streak
ends with win over OSU
Hot
bats against Oklahoma State leads Frogs past the Cowboys.
The
Horned Frogs snapped a four-game losing streak Thursday
afternoon as they defeated Oklahoma State 14-6 in the
opening game of the first Southwest Diamond Classic.
The Frogs, who were averaging 5.6 runs per game, exploded
for 14 runs on 22 hits. Senior first baseman Chris Neuman
led the way for the Frogs with four hits, including a
three-run home run, two doubles, a single and four RBIs. |
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Review:
Miracle on Ice
Disney’s
take of Olympic hockey captures feelings of the time
Disney’s
new movie “Miracle” is based on the true story
of Herb Brooks and the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. All true
hockey fans already know the story of “The Miracle
on Ice,” even though it happened more than 20 years
ago. To put that in perspective, only a few undergraduates
were even born when this happened, but yet the story is
still inspiring today. |
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