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The anthropology department will be hosting an ethnographic film presentation early this February. Miguel Leatham, director of anthropology, said this will be the first of hopefully many films to follow, as the department’s goal by fall is to have a film cycle of anthropology related films showing every semester.
Leatham said the department also added three new courses to its program this spring, all revolving around the theme of globalization. They are planning on submitting four more courses for next semester.
These additions are just the beginning for the anthropology department, Leatham said.
The department is making a move to Scharbauer Hall in 2010 after more than 20 years in their beloved trailer. Leatham said their new location will be much more accomodating to the 38 professors, and will even include a lab of their own.
“We have a possibility of developing the program even more once we are not so crowded and have more room,” Leatham said. “We will feel like we finally have a place on the map.”
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If you are one of the millions of people who use Facebook, your “status” may reveal more about yourself than you think, according to one study.
Students often use the short statement to tell friends how they feel, what they’re doing, or even where they’re at. According to the study, however, updating your status may also reveal personality traits and personal beliefs.
This was extremely apparent on Nov. 4, 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president and status updates of people expressing their excitement or displeasure cluttered the social networking site. While many people voiced their opinions in an educated manner, others used Facebook as a tool to voice ignorant, hateful, and offensive comments about the president-elect or the future of our nation.
In fact, a University of Texas football player was dismissed from the team for the derogatory comments expressed in his status. Buck Burnette, a former offensive lineman for the Longhorns, was kicked off the team by coach Mack Brown after posting racist language aimed at Obama on his page.
The study also said that Facebook statuses expressing depression, bragging, or new relationships only draw attention to the person posting.
For more information on the study, click here.
Programming Council will be hosting Movies at The Union which will feature “High School Musical 3″ Friday, Jan. 16. The movie will be played at both 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in the Union Auditorium.
“High School Musical 3″ has not been released on DVD and is no longer showing in theaters. The movie is set to be released on DVD Feb. 17, 2009. All students who want to see the movie before it is released to the general public are welcome to watch.
This event is just one of many events sponsored by Programming Council and it is free for all students. Other upcoming events Programming Council has planned are “Inauguration Watching Party” on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and a Nelo concert on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The Mary Couts Burnett Library will be adding a nursing and health sciences subject librarian to its ongoing liaison program next Tuesday.
Tracy Hull, associate dean of the library, said the liaison program has subject librarians who are available for library instruction, who buy books, materials, and make recommendations for electronic sources, and who provide specialized references to students in their subject area. Hull said there are currently subject librarians for science, business, arts and humanities, music, and the Divinity School.
Hull said she has worked on revamping the program within the last year in order to make it a much more reference-based model. She said the goal of the program is to provide students with timely and in-depth assistance from librarians who know the collection as well as the subject area. The librarians have backgrounds in their disciplines either from related past jobs and/or a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree in the subject, Hull said.
Call the Mary Couts Burnett Library reference desk at (817) 257-7117 to find out more information or to make an appointment with a subject librarian.
Dr. Donald Jackson will discuss “Civil Rights in an Era of Change.” Jackson is a Herman Brown Professor of Political Science who specializes in civil rights and the U.S. Constitution.
The event is open to the entire TCU community but spaces are limited. Contact ISS if you are interested in attending.
ISS’s mission is to advocate and promote diversity, inclusiveness, and cultural awareness throughout the TCU community.
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An accident occurred at the intersection of W. Berry Steet and University Drive on Friday involving a TCU student and a non-student.
The student said his car was hit in the intersection when the non-student ran a red light. Both the student’s Toyota 4 Runner and the non-student’s Mitsubishi Lancer were damaged, but neither driver was injured.
Fort Worth police officer Eli Reyes said four witnesses claimed the non-student was at fault for the accident.
The student is not going to press charges, the non-student said.
Jackie Rodriguez contributed to this report.
The 2008 Presidential Elections took technology by storm.
First, it was YouTube. Now, there’s Facebook.
Facebook added a new application, VoterTools, in which facebook members may register to vote.
Upon adding the application, users will be directed to the StateDemocracy Foundation website (http://www.StateDemocracy.org) where they will be able to register to vote, apply for absentee ballots and find the nearest polling locations.
The user will then be asked some questions that will determine if they are eligible to vote. The applicant’s information will then be entered to an electronic application. There will also be a pdf file that gives the applicant the option to send their application for voter registration and/or absentee ballot by mail.
VoterTools could also be added in other websites aside from Facebook.
To add the application to your page, go to (http://apps.facebook.com/votertools)
Google released its new web browser, Chrome, to the world a few weeks ago. It is currently only available for the PC.
Chrome boasts a unique design and is an open-source browser like Firefox, meaning that users of Chrome will soon have the ability to customize their web browsing experience.
According to Google, “Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.”
You can download the program here.
The penny’s tail dons four stages of Abraham Lincoln’s life as they kept Lincoln’s profile in the head’s side.
The U.S. Mint released the new designs yesterday to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the 16th president’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the first Lincoln penny.
The coins will be put in circulation on February 19,2009, Honest Abe’s birthday, and the coins will be issued three months apart.
Here are the new designs: http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=Photo#2009LincolnOneCent
It was in one of my journalism classes that I learned about Twitter. Among those fancy, informational Web sites introduced in class which most people don’t know about, I found Twitter just a little bit more attractive.
Besides the clean and simple layout of the web page, Twitter is just about “What are you doing?”
It’s overall a free service that lets you keep in touch with people using the Web, your phone, or IM.
You sign up for an account to keep your followers updated about what you are doing right now or what happened to you that’s memorable for the day, much like the “what are you doing right now?” function right next to your profile picture on Facebook but more organized.
According to New York Times, Twitter is one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet.
Time Magazine said Twitter is on its way to becoming the next killer application.
Interested in checking it out? Some people already joined the trend.
Barack Obama is now using Twitter. Keep up with his campaign tours.
TCU has launched Twitter to keep students, faculty, alumni and even perspective students stay connected to campus information.
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