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	Friday, October 19, 2001 Editorial
	Here at Home University should teach, not parent Once acclimated to university life, students often make TCU their home away from home. And in many ways, TCU does become a second home for students. full story	Click on image for a larger view.
	Bioterrorism fear not new — and overplayed Commentary by Rebecca Meyer We speak of networks and computers being infected by a virus. We speak of terrorist cells where nefarious plots hatch and anti-American sentiment breeds like bacteria cultured in a petri dish. Viruses, cells, hatching, breeding — these idioms betray a pervasive anxiety about biological menaces. Biological threats have superseded nuclear ones as the lodestar of our apocalyptic fears. full story	Ideal job offers more than dollars Commentary by Jaime Walker For students graduating in December, or even May, finding that ideal job after graduation is an even more daunting task today than it was one month ago. The American economy, which was booming when they entered school, isn’t slowing — it’s flatlining. full story
	Private life should not overpower public service Commentary by Morgan Landry Some of history’s greatest battles were not fought on the battlefield, but in the mind. During World War II, one such battle was decoding Nazi messages. One of the winners of this battle, the forgotten soldier, was Alan Turing. full story	Letter to the Editor Football commentary offensive to team, coach While the right to publish Rusty Simmons’ “commentary” (“Patterson could be jobless by year’s end,” Oct. 18) is unequivocally protected by the First Amendment, you demonstrate an offensive lack of judgment and knowledge of collegiate football in your musings over Coach Patterson. full story
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