TCU Daily Skiff

Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Refocus
Core discussions need student input

Today TCU faculty meet in an open forum to discuss the proposed core curriculum.

Today an already heated debate will be moved from e-mail and watercooler talk to person-to-person, voice-to-voice.
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Opinions from around the country

The events of Sept. 11 spawned many a political debate, one of the more recent ones being whether illegal immigrants should be granted driver’s licenses. Allowing illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses is a good idea, as the ones obtaining the licenses would be the ones who are already contributing positively to our society, despite their illegal status.
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Demand to control life useless
Commentary by Samuel Rose

As we begin a new year and a new semester, we often make so-called “resolutions” that more than often serve to resolve nothing. In fact, these resolutions only create more problems as we find ourselves caught up in a frustration-filled battle to gain control over our lives.
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Plagiarism after graduation: Consequences not adequate

Plagiarism is one of the hottest issues facing the academic community. Almost every syllabus and every universityÕs code of conduct contain stipulations regarding plagiarism and the punishment for plagiarizing.
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Thoughts on ‘thinking outside the box’
Random musings from Dave Matthews to homophopia
Commentary by Tim Dragga

First off, let me say something to all you people out there who listen to Dave Matthews Band because you believe it says something about your great musical taste and how unique and different you are.
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