PeopleSoft not people friendly, some university officials say
By Sarah McClellan
Staff Reporter

Entering the wrong query into PeopleSoft caused the admissions office to overestimate the number of freshman minorities to enroll in Fall 2001, said Ray Brown, dean of admissions.
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U.S. gauging
international ties
By Jordan Blum
Staff Reporter

The terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11 has sent shock waves through the world of international diplomacy, forcing America and foreign nations to re-evaluate their relationships.
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Former senator to speak about international conflict
By Kristin Campbell
Skiff Roporter

Former U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell will speak about international conflict and resolution at the TCU Fogelson Honors Forum at 8 p.m. tonight in Ed Landreth Auditorium.
The event is free and open to the public.
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Metroplex implosions halted indefinitely
By Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter

Implosions of both the Bank One Tower downtown and the Hyatt Regency at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport have been postponed as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers. The projects have not been rescheduled.
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Fundraising campaign on target
Advancement hopes to raise $230 million by May 2007
By Jill Sutton
Staff Reporter

University Advancement officials are proceeding with “The Campaign for TCU” despite delays because of the terrorist attacks, said Bronson Davis, Vice Chancellor of University Advancement.
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Taliban warned to give up bin Laden
By Ron Fournier
Associated press

WASHINGTON — President Bush said Tuesday that Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban will suffer certain consequences for the Sept. 11 attacks on America unless it meets his demands that it turn over Osama bin Laden and his followers. “There is no timetable ... there are no negotiations,” he warned.
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United, American to add steel security bars
Associated Press

CHICAGO — American and United, the nation’s two biggest airlines, said Tuesday that they will immediately begin installing steel bars on the cockpit doors of all their planes. Other airlines are set to do the same to protect pilots and calm nervous passengers.
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Sen. Thurmond collapses in chamber
98-year-old Congressman remains hospitalized Wednesday after fainting
By Jesse J. Holland
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, 98 and ailing, fainted in the Senate chamber Tuesday and was taken to a hospital.
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Rumsfeld to visit Middle Eastern countries
By Robert Burns
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will travel to the Middle East for talks with political and military leaders as the Bush administration presses its war on terrorism, spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said Tuesday.
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