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By Libby Davis
Staff Reporter
A Tarrant County College student lost control of her car at 4:50 p.m. Thursday after taking a turn on Bellaire Drive and hitting a curb.
Ashley Griswold, 22, said that while she was not speeding, the impact with the curb caused her Nissan Xterra to flip onto its passenger side in the median across from the intramural fields.
Griswold was not injured in the wreck and Fort Worth Police and a university police car, which had been on patrol in the soccer parking lot, arrived to shut down a lane of traffic.
Chuck Griswold, Ashley’s father, said that he received a call from her shortly after she had been pulled out of the car by a passerby.
“When you have kids, it’s not a good call to get,” Chuck Griswold said.
K.C. Kleinert, a Fort Worth police officer that responded to the call, said that while anyone can have a wreck, sport utility vehicles tend to flip more often.
Ashley Griswold said that she was able to get out of the car quickly because her seat belt kept her from falling out of her seat when the car flipped.
According to The Dallas Morning News city officials are warning Fort Worth residents that some people have been calling motorists and claiming to be collecting fines for red-light violations. Fort Worth officials said there are four ways to pay for a red-light violation and none involves calling the driver and asking for a credit card number.
According to KTVT Dallas/Fort Worth Morning News
The cameras in Fort Worth are located at the following intersections:
Eastchase Parkway and Meadowbrook Drive
East Long Avenue and Deen Road
South Hulen Street and Bellaire Drive South
McCart Avenue and Westcreek Drive
Bryant Irvin Road and West Vickery Boulevard
Eighth Avenue and Elizabeth Boulevard
North Beach Street and Western Center Boulevard
Any student who receives such a call can contact the Red-light Safety Camera Program office at 817-392-8056.
Microsoft is working diligently to release their newest Operating System to try and make-up for their Vista fumble. Not to say that Vista completely ruins PC user’s experience, but to some it runs close. Windows 7, an appealing and more efficient OS to those who have ran the Beta version, is due for release sometime later this year. As of today, Microsoft has decided to release six versions of Windows 7.
The line-up:
1. Windows 7 Starter Edition - limited availability
2. Windows 7 Home Basic - basic, as the title implies
3. Windows 7 Home Premium - Media Center and Aero included
4. Windows 7 Professional -Vista equivalent
5. Windows 7 Enterprise - large market
6. Windows 7 Ultimate - limited availability
Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium and Professional will be the OS’s most widely availble to consumers. The rest are intended for specific markets.
Maybe TCU can completely bypass the Vista upgrade and head straight for Windows 7 upon release? We won’t know until Windows 7 receives a confirmed release date.
On Feb. 7, Falling Whistles, an organization dedicated to raising money for the DR Congo, is hosting an event in Dallas. The benefit, called “Love Comes to Town,” will include art, photography, live music, social justice organizations such as TOMs Shoes, and Falling Whistles merchandise. All proceeds go directly to Falling Whistles.
Falling Whistles got its start when Sean Carasso, a former UT student, travelled to the Congo. He had a life-changing encounter with five child prisoners who told him their life stories in war-torn Congo. Abducted and too small to carry weapons, they saw small boys given nothing but a whistle and sent to the front lines of battle to frighten the enemies away. Their death was inevitable every time as they took the first bullets.
As violence continues to escalate in the Congo, thousands are being displaced and children are being kidnapped and brainwashed to perform military tasks, such as whistle-blowing. Falling Whistles aims to stop the violence in the Congo. The organization has grown through grassroots efforts of those who believe in the cause.
Musical artists such as Andy Davis will be performing at the event which takes place at the historic South Side on Lamar St. Photographers, including Esther Havens, will have their work on display, and drinks and food will be served.
To register, go to Fallingwhistles.com/love. The registration fee is $20, and attendees must register online beforehand. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the event lasts until midnight.
To read more about the story of Falling Whistles and its founding, go to Fallingwhistles.com
Calling all creative minds-
the 17th annual all student art competition opens Feb. 6, in the Moudy gallery. The competition, called “Crosstalk,” welcomes work from any TCU student, part of the art department or not. Admission is free, and student art will be on display until Feb. 15.
For more information on “Crosstalk,” call 817-257-76543
Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services and the Office of Residential Services want to know what Black History Month means to you.
Students are invited to attend the Flags on the Lawn Reflection from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday,Wednesday, and Thursday on the Campus Commons lawn.
Students, faculty, and staff can take this opportunity to write a personal reflection of Black History Month on a flag and post it in the lawn. The reflection is open to all who would like to share their thoughts.
Flags are available at the University Union Help Desk.
For information on other scheduled Black History Month events, see the event calendar on the tcu.edu home page.
Bundle up, horned frogs! Winter isn’t over yet!
The Associated Press reports the Punxsutawney groudhog saw his shadow this morning, meaning we’re in for six more weeks of winter.
“According to German superstition, if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2 - the Christian holiday of Candlemas - winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says, spring will come early.”
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club reports that Phil has seen his shadow 97 times since 1887.
Stay warm, stay safe and be ready for the possibility of more ice days.
According to an article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, solar panels and other forms of renewable energy are being put on the table at the Texas Legislature. State Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, says something will be passed this session, according to the article.
To read more, click here.
Editor’s note: This post was modified at 2:35 p.m. Monday.
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Worst commercial: “Heroes” playing football…so campy it hurts.
GoDaddy quit teasing
You will show me enhancement?
Please go bankrupt now
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