Computers replaced, upgraded across campus
By Jordan Blum
Staff Reporter

More than 900 computers on campus have been replaced or upgraded during the summer or will be by October, said David Edmondson, assistant provost of Information Services.
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Campus Briefs

TCU in second tier of
annual college report
TCU is ranked in Tier II among select universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2001 college rankings, released Thursday.

“TCU remains solidly ranked among a select group of the top 128 universities in the nation in Tiers I and II,” Chancellor Michael Ferrari said in a written statement. “We will continue to work on improving the factors listed in the rankings, not merely to affect our standing in the best college guide, but because it will make us a better institution.”

Ferrari also complimented TCU’s engineering program, which garnered national recognition.

“We are especially proud of our engineering program, which is ranked nationally in the top 50 among the best undergraduate engineering programs at universities whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s degree,” he said in the statement. “And as we’ve believed for some time, TCU remains a ‘best value’ in higher education, ranked in the top 50 great schools at great prices.”

Convocation address highlights goals
Enrollment cap, graduate studies top list of initiatives
By Jacque Petersell
Staff Reporter

Capping freshman enrollment, enhancing graduate programs and completing the revision of University Curriculum Requirements were among nine institutional goals Chancellor Michael Ferarri established Thursday at Fall Convocation.
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Brite hires faculty for Jewish Studies Program
By Heather Christie
Staff Reporter

After seven years of planning the Jewish Studies Program, Brite Divinity School has hired two new faculty members to begin the program’s academic agenda.
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Don’t be a part of campus apathy; do something
Indifferent professors contribute to holdup of UCR revision
Commentary by Jamie Walker

The lesson to be learned from the ongoing revision of the University Core Requirements is that TCU officials should rethink the university’s mission statement so it reads: To confront campus apathy on all levels and implement other lofty goals until either we are satisfied with our reputation or we run out of money.
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Rivals collide
Frogs ready for Metroplex-foe SMU
By Kelly Morris
Skiff Staff

Head TCU football coach Gary Patterson said Saturday’s game against cross-town rival Southern Methodist at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas will be nothing like last year.
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Movie reviews
The Musketeer
Rockstar

Marching onward to success
Dallas-based band Chomsky keeps fun in check
By Emily Ward
Skiff Staff

Energetic. Angular. Entertaining. Quirky.
Dallas is home for a multitude of rock/pop bands, yet it’s difficult to believe many others in the city have as much spastic enthusiasm as Chomsky.
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Deep in debt
Average student owes more than $2,000 in credit
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Fall most affordable time of year to buy new cars
James Zwilling
Staff Reporter

Several viable loan options available to students
By Sarah McClellan
Staff reporter

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