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Tuesday, November 18, 2003
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News blurred with entertainment

COMMENTARY

Sweeps week. Yet another excuse for blatant sensationalism and pathetic attempts at journalism. While networks are stranding people on deserted islands or trying to match-make beauty with the belch, truth has become an obscure idea hidden by the search for drama.

 
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Pay increased wages to combat ‘McJob’ image

COMMENTARY


It’s official: If you have “a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement,” you have a “McJob.”

Fan support is crucial
COMMENTARY

TCU fans crushed more than just Tostitos chips at Saturday’s victory over Cincinnati; they crushed the perception of apathy and low attendance the sporting world has long associated with Horned Frog football.

Student government’s budget spent on valuable causes
COMMENTARY

About a week ago, a fellow columnist said that he can’t see where student government spends its money. Having been involved in SGA for more than a year, I felt it would be pertinent to clear some things up.

SGA needs honest officer
COMMENTARY

While the larger voter turnout this year is an improvement from TCU’s previously apathetic SGA elections, it has been accompanied by a presidential race that brings back recollections of the 2000 U.S. presidential elections and Florida recounts, “hanging chads” and seemingly endless deliberation.

 

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