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Athletics smart to emphasize studies

Published Nov 1, 2007

Student-athletes have been long maligned by education and media outlets for putting the "athlete" before the "student."The relatively low graduation rates among athletics programs nationwide, long considered one of the gold standards for having a successful program, have even gone so far as to question whether institutions of higher learning put too much emphasis on successful athletics.

With that being said, it should make the TCU football program and their fans feel proud knowing the program has maintained graduation rates above the national average for its sport.

Volleyball: Opponents come in hungry for win

Published Nov 1, 2007

The volleyball team welcomes two conference opponents from the state of Utah to the University Recreation Center starting tonight.The Horned Frogs take on BYU tonight and will follow up with a Friday match with the Utah Utes.

At 15-6 overall and 7-4 in conference play, BYU has already proven it can beat TCU when it swept the Frogs on Oct. 5 in Provo, Utah.

"BYU is a very good program," head coach Prentice Lewis said. "They're ranked in the top three in our conference, and they're nobody to be taken lightly."

Team preps for playoffs

Team preps for playoffs

Published Nov 1, 2007

With last week's 3-0 victory against Utah, the Horned Frogs clinched a conference tournament spot and a couple of team honors.Sophomore forward Lizzy Karoly was named the Mountain West Conference co-offensive player of the week for her two-goal performance against Utah. Karoly also earned a place on the Soccer America team of the week for the second time this season.

Karoly said the credit she received also belongs to her teammates.

"Being recognized like this is so great, because it finally shows that the hard work of the whole team is paying off," Karoly said.

Gore not always strongest method of inciting fear

Published Nov 1, 2007

Another Halloween has come and gone, but some timeless horror classics are still around for us to be shocked, appalled and amazed by.So even if it is November, dig through the discount bin at a local blockbuster for these thrilling gems.

"I'm Chucky, wanna play?"

"The power of Christ compels you!"

"Priority One. Insure return of organism for analysis. All other considerations secondary. Crew expendable."

Global change brought forth by political activism of youth

Published Nov 1, 2007

"Me and all my friends, we're all misunderstood. They say we stand for nothing, and there's no way we ever could." - "Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer.In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the executive order that created the Peace Corps, and young adults across the nation joined and embarked on missions across the globe. That same year, college-aged students served as freedom riders, rallying and protesting for civil rights in the South.

Social skills impeded by technology

Published Nov 1, 2007

You walk across campus. You see a friend from class. You wave at him but instead of waving back, he continues, focusing his eyes on his cell phone screen, texting intently. You walk through the Student Center lounge on your way back to the dorm. You see your roommate hanging out there. You try to say hi, but your words are wasted because he has headphones on, blasting music into his ears.

Former basketball player indicted on sexual assault charge

Published Nov 1, 2007

One of three former TCU athletes accused of sexually assaulting another student in a dorm room last year has been indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury, according to court records.Shannon Monroe Behling...

Talent show to benefit campus organizations

Published Nov 1, 2007

The stars will come out on campus tonight.The Mu Phi Epsilon music fraternity and the Music Educators Organization will present "The Stars at TCU" talent show in PepsiCo Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.

From baton twirlers to dancers, to singer/songwriters, Christa Bentley, director of the talent show and member of Mu Phi Epsilon, said there will be an eclectic group of acts.

"All the acts are really incredible," Bentley said. "I just hope that people come out and watch the talent that the students have."

Skivvies not acceptable costume attire

Published Oct 31, 2007

When pumpkins start appearing on front porches and miniature-sized candy swamps the supermarket shelves, you know Halloween is fast approaching.And with Halloween comes the celebration of certain traditions: hitting the haunted house circuit, carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating.

But there's one tradition that has staked its claim on college campuses, and TCU is no exception. It's the skimpy costume tradition.

Students design pumpkin display for annual zoo event

Students design pumpkin display for annual zoo event

Published Oct 31, 2007

There is a new addition to the Fort Worth Zoo for Halloween that isn't animal or human. Several art and design students showed off their tricks of the trade last week in a colorful pumpkin patch lighting display for the zoo's annual Halloween event, Boo at the Zoo.

Cameron Schoepp, associate professor of art, said the zoo contacted him with the idea of having students carve the pumpkins for the display. He said this was the first time the College of Fine Arts has partnered with the zoo for the event.

SGA votes to add challenge course

Published Oct 31, 2007

The Student Government Association's House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to allocate money toward the creation of a challenge course. Perry Cunningham, Neeley School of Business representative, and Chad Dresser, Student Body representative, said they wrote the bill after delegates from the University Recreation Center approached the Campus Advancement Committee about the possibility of a new challenge course.

Cunningham said the Recreation Center will start the planning process. The total cost is estimated at $63,825, he said.

Broken sprinkler floods dorm, forces residents out

Broken sprinkler floods dorm, forces residents out

Published Oct 31, 2007

The rain came down and the sun came up and roommates exited the building two by two.A broken sprinkler head caused flooding in Samuelson Hall on Monday, said Richard Oliver, assistant director of facilities.

Oliver said a resident's visitor hung his clothes on a coat hanger from the sprinkler hanging from the bathroom ceiling.

"When he went to take his clothes down, the head of the sprinkler broke causing the apartments to flood," Oliver said.