Take a Look
Improvements have long-term benefits

The first round of tuition and other university fees has been billed and paid. For those grumbling about the costs, take a look around.
Seventy-eight classrooms in 10 buildings were renovated over the summer. Technological amenities were updated, new carpet laid, walls painted, desks replaced — all for the benefit of students, the number-one priority of this university.
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Skiff staff, readers have obligations
Feedback, cooperation needed from the campus community to meet goals
by Melissa Christensen
managin editor

We hear you loud and clear. You hate the TCU Daily Skiff.
In a summer public relations writing course, journalism department chairman Tommy Thomason asked his class to research the image of the Skiff on campus. What they returned was not pretty.
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Growing Pains
Housing shortage rightly anticipated

There is no doubt TCU is growing.
The university is growing in prestige and size, but importantly, it is growing up and making better decisions.As in previous years, the university was faced with a housing dilemma. Fall 2001 brought the largest percentage of incoming male students in the past four years, creating a deficit of male housing.
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TCU community should steer Skiff
Editor in Chief asks students, faculty and staff for input
By Ram Luthra
Editor in Chief

A couple of weeks ago I went to a seminar and people asked me what I do for the paper.
Naturally I told them I was going to be the editor next semester. The next question shot at me was, “What is the name of the paper?”
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Opinion page belongs to all who read it
Exposure to new ideas, opinions that begins here should continue
By Bethany McCormack
Skiff Staff

As a reader of the TCU Daily Skiff, there is something you should know — the Skiff belongs to you. The Skiff isn’t the exclusive property of the editorial board, the journalism department or even Chancellor Michael Ferrari. This is your paper, your opinion page.
You, as a reader of the Skiff, are the most important element of this paper. A newspaper would be useless and unable to be informative without readers. You provide the paper with a purpose when you read it.
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Editorial Staff
Demographics

Click here for the demographics of the Skiff’s fall 2001 leaders

Features post more than just free CDs and movies
By Angie Chang
Features Editor

I can honestly tell you that I have never wanted this much responsibility in my life. Truth be told, I first applied to be features editor of the TCU Daily Skiff because I had some great ideas to share and I thought it would be great to get some free albums, books and movie tickets.
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