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Lack
of updated core will not affect SACS The
lack of an updated core curriculum will probably not prevent TCU
from receiving re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, said William Koehler, provost and vice chancellor for
academic affairs. |
Visits
increase at Health Center There
is a 36 percent increase in the number of daily visits to the Brown-Lupton
Health Center from last fall, said Marilyn Hallam, assistant to
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Students
to spend break in Scotland program Spring
break is almost here and a group of TCU students won’t be on
the beach taking in the sun. Instead they are taking the opportunity
to do a leadership study abroad program in Scotland, said Penny
Woodcock, director of the TCU Leadership Center. |
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Minority
applications, admittance increase The
TCU Office of Admissions has seen an increase this year in minority
applications and in the number of minorities admitted, said Ray
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Morales
and Sanchez to debate in Spanish AUSTIN
— On the eve of a historic Spanish-language debate, Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Dan Morales claimed Thursday that rival
Tony Sanchez is dividing voters by race, ethnicity and language. |
Guantanamo
inmates refuse to eat after guards remove man’s turban GUANTANAMO BAY
NAVAL BASE, Cuba — More than a third of the detainees at this
remote U.S. military outpost refused to eat breakfast Thursday after
two guards stripped an inmate of his turban during prayer. |
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Marines
visit Kabul orphanage; conditions improve slightly KABUL,
Afghanistan — U.S. Marines handed out teddy bears, candy, wool
hats and gloves to children at Kabul’s largest orphanage, where
youngsters sleep two to a bed in unheated rooms but where smiles
replaced tears for a few moments Thursday afternoon. |
Russell
Yates testifies on wife’s mental state HOUSTON—
The husband of Andrea Yates testified Thursday that she never told
him she heard voices and saw visions that she later claimed led
her to drown their five children. |
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American
scientists rescued by search team SANTO
DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Two American scientists lost
in a mountainous park for a week were rescued by a Dominican search
team and were recuperating Thursday from exhaustion, officials said. |
Changes
proposed for FBI WASHINGTON —
Two senators called for sweeping changes in the FBI Thursday, including
mandated lie detector tests of people working with sensitive information,
letting Justice Department investigators independently look at the
agency and protecting whistle-blowers. |
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