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	Wednesday, October 31, 2001 Editorial
	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. full story	Click on image for a larger view.
	Computer labs should be first priority Mandatory ownership plan unnecessary waste of already-established resources Commentary by Bethany McCormack Eventually students coming to TCU may have to add a computer to their list of school supplies, next to textbooks, notebook paper and highlighters. That’s if TCU begins requiring incoming students to own computers, which the university is in the early stages of planning. full story	Financial aid for tuition, not drugs Commentary by Simon Perng In their latest assault on personal responsibility and standards, campus leftists and socialists sniped at the new financial aid ineligibility rules, defiantly defending student drug use. These new rules in the Higher Education Act of 1998 would deny financial aid eligibility to those that have been convicted of drug offenses with penalties ranging from one year to indefinite ineligibility. full story
	Portrayal of Muslim women innacurate, insulting to Islam Commentary by Saima Hussain The media has been in the process of trying to teach Americans about Islam since the attacks of Sept. 11. As is to be sadly expected by now, it is not always truthful in its information and reinforces the negative stereotypes people have almost always held about Islam. full story
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