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Fine example of leader Today I sat within a chapel and looked out at those who came to pay their last respects to Ed Carson, the late member of our TCU family. As I listened to the stories and tales of remembrance related to this fine and kind gentlemen, I could not help but think of my short acquaintance with him. Within Robert Carr Chapel held the other members of our family here at TCU — students, faculty, staff, friends and Mr. Carson’s relatives all coming together and sharing in the emotions of celebration and thanksgiving that was Ed’s life. Each person held their own stories and relationships with Ed and I’m sure they too reflected upon them. After listening to the words which described Ed’s commitment to his family and that other wonderful mistress of his life, Texas Christian University, I came to hold a better understanding of what this university truly stood for and how one man personified the mission statement through his actions in daily life. I will miss discussing philosophy with him, I will miss his smile, I will miss his continual desire to help in all matters, I will miss his advice, as I am sure all who knew him will. My only personal regret is not having the time to have gotten to known him better and share in his wealth of knowledge and personal experiences. We could all do well to take from this man’s fine example of what it is to be member committed to the high ideals that make TCU such a special and wonderful place to be a part of. Take care Ed; you did it with great style. — Jeff Tucker, TCU Campus Police
CUE should not be ignored I read your combined articles this morning on the CUE, and I was left not quite grasping the issue at hand. It would seem that there are both valid arguments for and against the CUE. Perhaps, in a future edition, you could more clearly explain what all the CUE entails in-depth. I realize that as a sophomore the CUE will not affect me, but I do believe that it greatly has the potential to affect the reputation of the university. This is a big issue and it is one that I do not think should be ignored by the students. I believe that the purpose of college is to learn about a field of study in which one is interested. However, I also believe that it is important as a student to be introduced to other fields of study in which one might not be initially interested. When I first came to TCU my freshman year, it was my intent to be a Business major. I was at first dismayed that I would be in essence forced to take freshman and sophomore English in addition to history, religion, and literature classes. At the time I reasoned that if I was going to be a business major, I did not need such classes. However, mid-way through my Spring semester as a sophomore, I realize that the humanities classes that I was taking were actually far more important to my intellectual development than I had actually realized. he humanities classes I took forced me to think for myself, which none of the business specific classes had forced me to do. It was this intellectual awakening which made me realize that I wanted more and so I became a Religion and English major. However, I am still glad that I took some of the Business courses because they taught me valuable skills and methods for the way our domestic and global economy works. A student might not necessarily be interested in Shakespeare, but a class about Shakespeare is just as important as taking a business class in that it provides a student with a sense of culture that one is not necessarily already familiar with. TCU should be seen as a university that encourages or even requires students to expand the horizons of their studies. After all, is that not what makes a good university? A student should be allowed to focus on the fields of study that they want to, but they also need to be encouraged to explore other fields. If it was not for this encouragement, I would still be a Business major and I don't think I would be happy at all with my studies at TCU if that were still to be the case. —Austin
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