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Above: Nicole Myers, a sophomore ballet major; Joy Atkins, a sophomore ballet major; and Brooke Spittler, a sophomore ballet major, construct background scenes for the TCU theater department’s production of “Extremities” as part of their stage craft class.

Belowt: Ashley Flowers, a sophomore ballet major, works on scene construction for “Extremities.”

Undergrad applications at all-time high
Admissions reports increase of 18.5 percent as highest ever

By Carrie Woodall
Staff Reporter

Increased national and regional exposure of the university is bringing in a record-breaking number of undergraduate applications to the office of admissions, Dean of Admissions Ray Brown said.
Last year, the incoming application record was set at 5,055. However, admissions received application No. 5,056 last week and has already gotten more than 400 more applications since then.

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Academic cowboy
Philosophy professor to pass the reins after 38 years in teaching

By Melissa Christensen
Staff Reporter

In Ted Klein’s home office, a sculpture of an aged, overworked cowboy boot rests atop a bookcase bulging with German philosophy books, a tangible symbol of his contradictory interests.
A seasoned rancher in Bosque County, Klein holds a doctorate from Rice University with an emphasis in the complicated modern continental philosophies of Germans like Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger.y

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Job well done
Growing numbers deserves praise

The office of admissions announced this week that undergraduate applications have increased this year by more than 18.5 percent, so far, and that number will be even higher when the application deadline comes.
This is a record-breaking number of applications for TCU.
Ray Brown, dean of admissions, said the spotlight that has been set on TCU in the past year has been a key factor in applications increasing.
He said the publicity that was received when the football team was ranked in the top 10 and LaDainian Tomlinson was nominated for the Heisman Trophy is more than could have bought in advertising.

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Texas governor saving lives
Gov. Rick Perry restores faith in justice by supporting DNA bill

By Emily Ward

One of the first things that came to my mind last summer when I thought about George W. Bush becoming our 43rd president was who would be the one to replace him as the governor of Texas. When I realized it would be Rick Perry, I was not pleased.
I have never been aquainted with Perry’s political background because he has never seemed to be the center of attention in newspaper and magazine articles.

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Life lessons learned from Dad, class
School subjects help foster more appreciation for father’s choices, musical taste

By Melissa Deloach
Senior Reporter

As soon as the commercials start, Dad starts dancing.
He swings his arms and shakes his hips to any advertisement that plays music. Be it the Fruit of the Loom men or the Budweiser frogs, he always has a unique move — or not — that fits with the theme of the advertisement.
When I was younger, my sisters and I would join him in front of the television and dance until the show came back on. How could we not? He was so cool.

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Letter to the editor
Moore’s letter ignorant of facts about journalism, reporting

This is in response to Linda Moore’s letter in Thursday’s Skiff about the coverage of the dismissals of two basketball players. Her arguments as to why the Skiff should not pry into matters of the athletic department are unfounded and ignorant.
First, Moore questions how Skiff reporters can write an article about people they don’t know.

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Career Changes
Olmstead continues playing ball despite early snags

By Brandon Ortiz
Skiff Staff

Walter Olmstead was through with baseball.
Olmstead was a junior in high school. He barely made the junior varsity squad his freshman year, and he hadn’t really played much his sophomore year at MacArthur High School in San Antonio.
His baseball career was going no where.
“I didn’t play much, didn’t have any fun and didn’t think I was ever going to amount to much,” Olmstead said. “I saw no future in baseball, and I figured why continue with it?”

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Frogs face Hawaii for top spot in WAC

By Kelly Morris
Associate Sports Editor

As the TCU women’s basketball team headed into its final road trip of the season Feb. 15, the team still had a perfect 11-0 record and the top spot in the Western Athletic Conference.
After losing two of the their last three games, the Frogs have their top spot challenged.
While the Frogs remain in first place, they are only one loss away from being in a first-place tie with Hawaii, which they play at 2 p.m. Sunday at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

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What Happened?

The nominations for the 73rd annual Academy Awards were announced Feb. 13 in Hollywood by Oscar winner Kathy Bates and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President Robert Rehme. Although there were numerous well-deserving actors, directors and writers who were recognized, there were plenty of omissions that deserved to be distinguished.

Her View vs. His View
By Emily Ward and David Reese

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CD Review
Dave Matthews Band

By Hemi Ahluwalia

The Dave Matthews Band is releasing its fourth album Tuesday. “Everyday” is the first studio album the band has released since “Before These Crowded Streets” in May 1998.
“Everyday” features 12 new songs from the band and was recorded in Los Angeles this fall after it completed its Summer Tour 2000.

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A Blurred Distinction
Stalking through dark alleys in a trench coat and sunglasses this week, staff reporter
Ram Luthra slyly dug up information about the general public, including Skiff editors.
(Or maybe he just used the Internet and $19.95.)

By Ram Luthra
Staff Reporter
By simply clicking on the surface of a mouse anyone in the world can access both public and private records over the Internet. The Internet has been a “well” for people to locate all types of information. Some people use this information simply for innocent purposes, while others use this information to perform illegal activities.

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Lines vary between public, private info
Driver’s license numbers, marriage records some of basic items available

By Chrissy Braden
staff reporter
Roger and Cheryl Cullen may not be familiar names to most people or even to themselves.
According to A&E television network’s “Investigative Reports: Stolen Identity,” the couple used the identities of 12 people by collecting information from driving records, which gave them the most important credit card qualification: social security numbers.

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Identity theft rises to top of crime list
Guidelines help protect people from being taken advantage of

By Jaime Walker
Senior News Editor
In the 1995 blockbuster film “The Net,” Sandra Bullock’s character, Angela Bennett, had her driver’s license, credit cards, bank account and identity stolen. Moviegoers agonized with her as she fought to take back herself — literally. Identity theft is not something that troubles just film heroines anymore.

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