Bush, Putin pledge to strengthen relationship
No agreement reached over U.S. missile shield plans
By Kristina Iodice
Copy Desk Chief

When President George W. Bush was in high school, Russia was an enemy. Now, students can know Russia is a friend to the United States and both countries are working to break the old ties and establish a new spirit of cooperation, Bush said Thursday at a high school in Crawford.
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Where presidents play
Crawford is a one-light town in the heart of “Bush Country”
By Kristina Iodice
Copy Desk Chief

It’s easy to see when President George W. Bush is staying at his ranch 10 miles outside of Crawford — when the barely-paved streets are lined with satellite vans and roving reporters roll into town.
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Billingsley elected as House VP in run-off
By Kristin Delorantis
Staff Reporter

Junior accounting major John Billingsley won the run-off election for vice president of the House of Student Representatives with 677 votes.
Sophomore speech communication major Abby Crawford received 612 votes of the 1,318 students who voted.
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Skiff editor in chief and ad manager named for spring
Skiff Staff

Next semester’s editor in chief and advertising manager for the TCU Daily Skiff were selected Thursday by the Student Publications Committee.
Melissa DeLoach, a senior news-editorial major, was selected editor in chief and Brain Schneider, a sophomore advertising/public relations major, was selected advertising manager by the committee which comprise of faculty, staff and students.
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Weighing the costs of news
By Emily E. Ward
Skiff Staff

With little more than 15 minutes before class begins, the get-to-the-point news network, commonly known as CNN, broadcasts the day’s top news stories.
Bombs have hit Afghanistan, President George W. Bush is to speak about anthrax, the mayor of New York City is to be knighted and a new World Trade Center death toll has been released. Now that all the day’s news has been absorbed, there’s still plenty of time to get to class.
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TCU makes no decision on newspapers
By Erin LaMourie
Staff Reporter

Faculty, staff and students will not know whether they will be able to read the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The New York Times and USA Today for free until early spring, said Don Mills, vice chancellor of student affairs.
If the program is implemented, students will be provided with the three newspapers on weekdays, Mills said.
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Senate to vote on new committee
By Piper Huddleston
Staff Reporter

The Faculty Senate will vote Dec. 6 to establish a University Safety and Environmental Committee proposed by the Risk Management and Safety departments, Jill Laster, assistant vice chancellor for administrative services, said Thursday.
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Housing sign-ups move to the Internet
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Students living on-campus this semester were sent residence hall room assignments for next semester Wednesday via e-mail, marking the first time for all housing sign-ups to be completed online, Associate Director of Residential Services Karen Baker said.
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Congress plans to vote on aviation bill
By Jim Abrams
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Airport screeners would become federal employees under a compromise aviation security bill aimed at restoring the confidence in flying unhinged by the terrorist hijackers.
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Terrorist materials found in Kabul lab
By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — Materials left behind in a compound used by Osama bin Laden’s al-Queda network — including a booklet offering advice on how to survive a nuclear explosion — suggest the terrorist group may have been trying to develop chemical arms and other unconventional weapons.
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Auburn suspends 15 students for KKK costumes
Associated Press

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University said Thursday it has indefinitely suspended 15 students who wore Ku Klux Klan costumes and blackface to fraternity Halloween parties.
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Downey Jr. focuses on drug rehab
Associated Press

INDIO, Calif. — Robert Downey Jr. told a judge Thursday he is focused on his drug rehabilitation, and his attorney said the actor plans to return to the big screen one day.
“Furthering my endeavor in recovery ... is really my priority for right now,” Downey said at a hearing to evaluate his progress since he was placed on probation in July for drug offenses.
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Turbulence causes American Airlines’ jet crash
By Larry Neumeister
Associated Press

NEW YORK — American Airlines Flight 587 twice ran into turbulence left by a jumbo jet, including a blast of air that sent it careening sideways seconds before it crashed, investigators said Thursday.
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