Counseling center testing for depression
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Students, faculty and staff can receive free anonymous depression screenings today in the TCU counseling center.
To coincide with national depression screening day the center will offer 10 to 15 minute depression screenings that include a written survey and a one-on-one consultation with a clinician, said Monica Kintigh, a licensed professional counselor at the center.
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Nobel laureates to discuss peace
Skiff Staff

The visiting Nobel Peace Prize Laureates are four examples of what one human can do to help all of humankind, said Jim Wright, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Four of the five living Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from the Americas will address student questions about peace tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium as part of the American Airlines Leadership for the Americas Congress. full story

Today in history

1975 — Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham tied the knot in Fayetteville, Ark. Bill was 29 and Hillary was 27 years old.

Benefits being considered for same-sex partners
By Kristin Campbell
Staff Reporter

TCU employees could receive same-sex domestic partner benefits if a proposal is approved by the Cabinet and ultimately the Trustees, said John Weis, assistant vice chancellor for human resources.
The possibility of extending insurance and tuition benefits to same-sex partners of employees is ready for review by the TCU Cabinet because the Retirement and Insurance Benefits committee has already researched the program, Weis said.
Weis said nothing has been approved and eligibility criteria is yet to be determined.
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Speaker to focus on social justice
Sam Eaton
Staff Reporter

Betty DeGeneres, mother of homosexual comedian Ellen DeGeneres, will emphasize the importance of social justice in relation to sexual orientation rights at 8 p.m. tonight in the PepsiCo Recital Hall.
The event, sponsored by eQ Alliance, a support group for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender students, coincides with National Coming Out Day. TCU has commemorated this day for the last four years.
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Assembly considers establishing staff fund
By Piper Huddleston
Staff Reporter

Ireri Garcia, a residential housekeeping employee, said she was approached by a co-worker last semester who could not afford to have her deceased brother brought to Fort Worth from Canada for burial, but she was unable to help her co-worker.
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Terror fight ‘our calling,’ Bush says
By David Espo
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — With American pilots poised to unleash “bunker-busting” bombs against the Taliban in Afghanistan, President Bush declared Wednesday that “our calling” is the eradication of terrorism around the globe. “Now is the time to draw the line in the sand against the evil ones,” he said.
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Networks asked to limit use of videotaped messages
By Sandra Sobieraj
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Suspicious that Osama bin Laden is using American TV to send coded messages, the White House asked the networks Wednesday to think twice before airing his terrorist organization’s videotaped messages.
“At best, this is a forum for prerecorded, pre-taped propaganda inciting people to kill Americans,” White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said.
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Student dies trying to prevent car theft
By Kristina Hodgson
Daily Texan (University of Texas)

AUSTIN (U-WIRE) — Less than two months after enrolling at the University of Texas, Samarth Gupta’s dreams to one day become a commercial airline pilot ended tragically when he was killed over the weekend after attempting to prevent a theft.
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Anthrax concerns linger in U.S.
By Amanda Riddle
Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. — FBI agents wearing white moon suits and gas masks scoured the newspaper offices of two men whose exposure to anthrax has prompted heightened fear of bioterrorism across the country.
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