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	Friday, October 26, 2001 Editorial
	Prevention Students are never invincible University of North Texas sophomore Lydia Evans was taken to the hospital after a party on Sept. 22. A mere 30 days since being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, Evans lost both her legs and part of her fingers to the disease. Although there have no cases of meningococcal or bacterial meningitis reported at TCU, people should not wait for an outbreak, rather they must be proactive and get a vaccination. Meningococcal meningitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection, but may be prevented by getting a vaccine. If caught early, it is treatable with antibiotics. full story	Evaluation forms should be balanced By Julie Ann Matonis Skiff Staff Students are evaluated throughout the semester in the form of tests, papers and presentations. There is one opportunity for us to measure the effectiveness of a professor and their teaching abilities. That opportunity is at the end of a semester through a series of Scantron questions and written comments on a teacher evaluation form. full story
	Evaluations are not worth the effort By Chrissy Braden Skiff Staff Each semester, students have the opportunity to fill out a teacher evaluation form for each of their teachers. The forms TCU uses consist of a multiple choice section and a short answer or comment section. Presented as an opportunity for students to say what they think about the teacher, the forms do provide this opportunity. However, in most cases, only the teacher will find out what the student thinks about him or her. full story	Shameless celebrities only interested only self-promos Tyler Vincent is a columnist for the Northern Star at Northern Illinois University. o In the expanse of time following a national tragedy, it can appear for a moment that everything is going to be all right. It may appear those of different races and beliefs would come to a certain reconciliation in regards to Sept. 11. That we, as humans, have put a little love in our hearts and are more patient and compassionate with each other. full story
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