Tubbs to step down after end of season
By Matt Stiver
Skiff Staff

The Texas heat had yet to burn off the early morning fog as men’s basketball coach Billy Tubbs, as he does every morning, fired golf balls into the gloaming from a driving range Monday morning. Nothing had changed, he insists, and nothing will.
“The bad thing is, when I hit them, I could see where they landed,” Tubbs said.
A different sort of heat finally evaporated Tubbs’ coaching tenure at TCU.
Citing the effects of rumors and a lack of support from university officials, Tubbs announced his resignation Monday from TCU effective at the end of the 2001-2002 season.
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Erin Munger/Photo editor
Head men’s basketball coach Billy Tubbs announced he would resign at the end of the season in a quickly called press conference. Tubbs said rumors surrounding the program about his job security had finally taken a toll on him.

TCU student leaving D.C. internship early
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Senior finance major Sally Spencer hoped to learn about the legislative process as an intern in Congresswoman Kay Granger’s Washington office this semester, but the events of Sept. 11 and subsequent anthrax scares have her packing to come home.
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Senior brick campaign kicks off for class of ‘02
By Jill Sutton
Staff Reporter

The 2002 Senior Appreciation Program brick campaign began this week, allowing seniors to give back to the TCU community and honor those who have influenced their lives, said Karen Nichols, Director of Student Programs.
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With Strings Attached
Faculty member debuts as a solo violinist
By Heather Christie
Staff Reporter

Curt Thompson, violin assistant professor and director of chamber music studies at TCU, will be a solo violinist when the Texas Chamber Orchestra debuts in Fort Worth Nov. 18 at Bass Performance Hall.
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All-nighters benefit students, study says
By Hilaire Fong
Daily Bruin

LOS ANGELES (U-WIRE) — Instead of catching a few more hours of sleep the night before an exam, pulling an all-nighter may prove to be beneficial, according to a new sleep study.
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Armed man gets past airport security
By Mike Robinson
Associated Press

CHICAGO — Private security workers at O’Hare International Airport were accused of allowing a man to pass through a checkpoint with several knives and a stun gun in his carry-on luggage.
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Russia, U.S. close to missile defense deal
By Vladimir Isachenkov
Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russia and the United States have come closer to ending their dispute over Washington’s missile defense plans, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday, raising expectations for a breakthrough at next week’s summit.
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U.S. jets target Taliban positions in northern Afghanistan
By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — B-52s hammered away at Taliban positions outside a town near the northern border with Tajikistan and along the Kabul front Monday in hopes of helping the opposition gain ground before winter.
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Anthrax found in two post boxes at Pentagon
By Susanne M. Schafer
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Two postal boxes at a post office inside the Pentagon have tested positive for anthrax and individuals renting other boxes are being screened at a Pentagon health clinic, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
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Attacks cause rise of concealed weapon permits
Associated Press

DENVER — Applications to carry a concealed weapon are on the rise around the country as Americans deal with fears of terrorism.
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Detained Baylor alumnae write from Afghanistan
By Stephen Dove
The Lariat

WACO (U-WIRE) – In letters released by their church Wednesday, two Baylor University alumnae detained in Afghanistan said they remain hopeful for their release and request continued prayers for the people of Afghanistan.
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