Wednesday, October 31, 2001

Brief review
Cheers and jeers to current events

Cheers to junior quarterback Casey Printers’ valiant effort to bring the Frogs back from a 27-3 deficit in the first half Tuesday night. Printers, who did not start because of a shoulder injury, threw 24-50 passes for 319 yards.

Jeers to the alleged woman in Pennsylvania for sending anti-President Bush mailings to the radio-TV-film department office. While free speech cannot be denied, the sender should have allowed common sense to prevail. The letter brought unnecessary fear to the campus in a time of national alert.

Cheers to the School of Education for hosting the second annual mini-university program Saturday. The program enlightened more than 300 Fort Worth fourth-graders on the wonders of math and science, while also aiding parents on children’s learning process and college admission procedures.

Jeers to Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr for publicly discouraging trick-or-treating. Promoting paranoia is not the path for a return to normalcy.

Cheers to the Frog fans who ventured to Amon Carter Stadium on a weeknight to support their team. Now the nation knows Horned Frog pride prevails in Cowtown.

Jeers to yet another proposal by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) to restrict student visas. Denying students admittance to the United States solely because of their nationality is an injustice.

Cheers to the repair work to the front of Jarvis Hall. The mended cracks add both safety and aesthetic value to the university’s oldest building.

Jeers to the freshmen who did not show up after being invited to the homes of local alumni as part of the Frog F.A.N.S. program. A gracious invitation for free food and companionship should be welcomed and respected. Your blatant disregard for alumni generosity sends a sour message about TCU students.

Cheers to Lockheed Martin for winning the joint strike fighter bid. Fort Worth residents can breathe a little easier knowing thousands of jobs will be created in their community in the coming years. Additional cheers for the opportunities now available to engineering students as a result of the JSF program.