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	Tuesday, November 6, 2001 Editorial
	Signing Off Fill DMC and support Tubbs Billy Tubbs’ abrupt announcement of resignation as head men’s basketball coach immediately after the season means more than just to sports fans at TCU. He was more to TCU than a basketball coach. He was a catalyst for TCU’s transformation toward national prominence. After coming to Fort Worth in 1994, Tubbs anchored a much-needed turnaround for TCU. full story	Banning drugs created the problem By Brad Cohen, Columnist for the Cavalier Daily at the University of Virginia. After years of an ineffective war on drugs, it is time to reconsider the nation’s handling of the critical issue. Banning this vice has not done a single positive thing for this country. Instead, it has started a costly and interminable war against an elusive enemy. The attempts to curb drug-related deaths have only created crime and societal problems. Drugs and alcohol are similar in most respects, yet the government is years behind in its regulation of drugs. full story
click for readable image	Leaders ready for action, but waiting for passion By Jaime Walker Skiff Staff TCU is a silent campus. Students aren’t politically active. We aren’t prone to protest. We don’t use the Reed-Sadler Mall to stage rallies for human rights causes. We don’t make a fuss about war or poverty or even money (if it grows on trees). Students don’t typically challenge administrative decisions. Some students say they are frustrated classes are getting larger. One student said he thinks he “won’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of registering for classes because things fill up so fast now.” full story	Advertisers, media working hard to sell patriotism Laura B. Weiss is a columnist for the Daily Utah Chronicle at the University of Utah. In a time of international crisis, Uncle Sam is quivering in his greenback-lined boots. After the Sept. 11 attacks, citizens of the nation were numb. However, while the rest of society was slowly regaining feeling, executives in the advertising industry were gearing up for their largest challenge yet — convincing Americans to buy. full story
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