TCU Daily Skiff

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Halie Sawyer scored a career-high 24 points and tied her career best with 15 rebounds as fourth-seeded Utah upset No. 1 seed TCU 69-57 in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Friday. Kalee Whipple added 14 points and eight rebounds and Iwalani Rodrigues scored 13 points for Utah (22-10), the defending tournament champion.

Usually when you pick up the Skiff, you'll notice a sports picture on the left-hand side inviting you to flip to page 6. Or maybe you just want to check the weather forecast at the bottom of the page. Unfortunately, that space has been devoted to housekeeping this week with a slew of corrections and clarifications, which is something we are not proud of.

Thank you for bringing attention to the T's proposal to cut back bus service. Fort Worth and TCU need better bus service, not less bus service. TCU students and employees need to oppose this reduction in service on Route 7, which runs by the university. It's bad for everyone! Contact the T at- tboard@the-t.

When I read articles like last week's "Neglect of Clean Water Act troubling," by Courtney Baker, it makes me wonder what world some people are living in. The article makes it seem like pollution is getting worse than it really is and that Americans are suffering from some sort of poisoning epidemic.

A bartender well-known among university students will be honored by friends and his family at Oui Lounge this weekend. Trent Reid was a bartender at the Blue Bonnet Circle location for 28 years before he died of cancer March 1 at the age of 56. Co-workers and "regulars" will hold a memorial for him Saturday night with music by guitarist Bill Hamm, a friend of Reid's, and barbecue.

There are just some things students would rather not experience during spring break. Getting caught up in a foreign country's judicial system; worshipping the porcelain god before, during and after a hangover; and waking up next to a stranger might compete for the top spot on that list.

The art of DJ Perera, a senior studio art major, will be displayed in two exhibitions in the Metroplex during the months of March and April. The first exhibition, titled "Introducing DJ Perera," will be hosted at the ThirdSpace Gallery in downtown Dallas until April 3 and will feature between 12 and 15 paintings.

An outdated Jack in the Box restaurant on West Berry Street was torn down to be completely rebuilt and renovated, a company spokesperson said. Brian Luscomb, spokesman for Jack in the Box, said the West Berry Street site, built in the 1970s, was one of the older storefronts and was going to be updated by the company.

Former Fort Worth Mayor Bob Bolen lives by the simple motto "Always leave a place better than you found it." After a recent gift to the university to create the Bob Bolen Leadership Scholarship, he continues to practice exactly what he preaches, a university official said.

I am, by all accounts, a non-traditional student. I graduated high school in the 1990s and I am the proud mom of two kids. I have always felt right at home at TCU, even among my younger peers. However, it has come to my attention that perhaps one generation gap could provide many amusing misunderstandings.

Dear Skiff editors, I am writing in regards to your recent front-page article outlining women in science at TCU. As a woman in the science department I found the article offensive and misguided. First, the picture on the front of the newspaper was of senior biology major Megan Canady.

Goodbye, hangovers? Sort of. In the next couple of weeks, American college students will embark on their own quasi-religious pilgrimages, be it Cancun, Panama Cityor Aspen. There will be stops on the way - Gulf Shores, Ala., South Padre Island, New Orleans, and anywhere in between.

While many students at the university have reservations about the parking situation, the Student Government Association and the administration should be commended for their efforts to make the best of it by providing a shuttle service and taking extra steps to improve it.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will be coming to town this weekend to play the No. 7 Horned Frog baseball team in a three game series beginning Friday. The Raiders may be looking for redemption as they lost to TCU 11-2 in the 2010 Houston College Classic on Friday.

While most students are hitting the slopes and the beach, the men's and women's tennis teams are hitting the courts this spring break. The men's tennis team jumped to No. 39 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's rankings after a victory over Tulsa, and will compete against the University of Oklahoma in their next challenge tonight.

The Schieffer School of Journalism will implement a new curriculum in the fall to keep up with changes in media because of new technology, a university official said. John Lumpkin, director of the Schieffer School, said the university will offer only one bachelor of arts journalism major for the incoming freshman class in the fall, and students can choose to add certificates to the major.

Senior Ido Farhi said the overcrowded shuttle he rode each morning from the Sandage parking lot to campus was both dangerous and inefficient. Students cram into the bus, stand in the aisles and hit their heads when the bus goes over a bump, said Farhi, an electrical engineering major.

Grant Eubanks commutes on a bus from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority every morning to help cut down on his cost of living. However, schedule changes for the T bus system planned to go into effect in May could have him waiting around an extra half hour every morning.

For students with mid-term papers, exams and projects piling up, it's easy to forget about a well-balanced diet. Students of all majors will get the chance today to listen to one of the leading doctors in eating disorders and behavioral science. Daniel Kirschenbaum, professor of psychiatry and behavioral health sciences at Northwestern University Medical School, will explain the details about obesity rates in America and his recent work with professional golfers, said Gloria Solomon, associate professor of kinesiology.

Students should never add employers as friends on Facebook, a university official said. John Thompson, executive director for Career Services, said "friending" employers can do more harm than good. He said he has seen no benefits to adding employers. "You don't want to have the kind of familiarity that the Facebook stuff implies," Thompson said.