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Provost to act as ‘MacBeth’ in on-campus Halloween performance

Published Oct 31, 2007

Double, double, toil and trouble, and the provost?Halloween night, Theatre TCU will present its third annual performance of "Bard on the Rocks," a scene from Shakespeare's "MacBeth."

This year, there is a twist. Provost Nowell Donovan will be playing the role of MacBeth in the 9 p.m. performance.

Donovan said this will be his acting debut.

"I have not acted since I was a youngster," Donovan said. "I used to do opera a long time ago, but this will be my first real acting experience."

Return from 16-day break brings touted contenders

Published Oct 31, 2007

The wait is over: The Frogs return to the field. The return will not be an easy one as the team welcomes a bowl-eligible conference opponent on a three-game winning streak. Here are the probable starters for Saturday's home game between TCU and New Mexico.

QUARTERBACK

TCU: Andy Dalton, redshirt freshman

New Mexico: Donovan Porterie, sophomore

Advantage: Even

Frogs to face bowl-eligible opposition

Published Oct 31, 2007

During their 16-day break, the Frogs hoped to spend their time recovering from injuries and getting their season back on track. And it looks like it's working, as head coach Gary Patterson said he expects a defensive standout to return from medical leave.During Patterson's media luncheon Tuesday, he announced that senior defensive end Tommy Blake had been practicing all week, and he thinks Blake will play against New Mexico on Saturday.

GPA requirement a good thing

Published Oct 31, 2007

Anyone who has gone through academic orientation at the university knows it. A startling number of the incoming freshmen start college with business as their declared majors.Who can blame them? TCU does have a renowned business school.

But not all are cut out for the Neeley School of Business, and a pending proposal may speed up the screening process.

The proposal, awaiting University Council approval in November, seeks to raise GPA requirements for freshman prebusiness majors, said Bill Moncrief, senior associate dean of the business school.

Ranked doubles duo heads to nationals

Ranked doubles duo heads to nationals

Published Oct 31, 2007

Anna Sydorska will try to make the third time a charm when she makes her third straight appearance in the National Indoor Tennis Championships with partner Macall Harkins on Thursday.The junior duo, ranked No. 14 nationally, received one of three at-large bids to the tournament after defeating three seeded opponents before losing in the finals at the Wilson/ITA Southwest Regional Championships.

Harkins and Sydorska will face Anna Karavayeva and Maria Kolkotsky from Fresno Pacific at the tournament, hosted by Ohio State at the Racquet Club of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio.

Quick Sports: Senior night brings success

Published Oct 30, 2007

What had the potential to be a special night Friday became reality for the soccer team.Senior Night proved to be a good one for head coach Dan Abdalla's team as it notched a 3-0 win against No. 22 Utah.

Sophomore Lizzy Karoly ignited the Horned Frogs attack with two goals on the night.

With the win, TCU improved to 8-9 on the season, while ending Utah's 13-match winning streak.

Sports editor Tim Bella

Women’s golf: Squad swings to top-10 spot

Published Oct 30, 2007

After the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, the No. 22 Horned Frogs women's golf team is in 10th place heading into today's second-round action.The tournament features eight of the top 25 teams, but the competition level should not affect the team's play, head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said. Ranked teams include No. 9 Arizona, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Kent State, No. 14 Pepperdine and No. 16 Oklahoma State. Tennessee has a three-shot lead ahead of second-place Arizona.

Tim’s Take: One dream ended early; Hopeful’s career stunted

Published Oct 30, 2007

Thaddaeus Williams had a dream.At 5 feet 11 inches and 280 pounds, Williams, an 18-year-old freshman from MacArthur High School in San Antonio, had enrolled in Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif., with plans of extending his football career.

"When he got there, his personality stood out," said Matt Collins, Hartnell's head football coach. "Just a real happy person, full of energy."

This is where it gets good: After his two years at Hartnell, he wanted to put on the purple and white.

Williams aspired to be a Horned Frog.

Quick Sports: Team edges out home win

Published Oct 30, 2007

Things got a little too close for comfort during the volleyball team's win Friday.The team avoided squandering a 2-0 match lead and downed New Mexico, 3-2, at the University Recreation Center.

Behind a double-double performance by freshman outside hitter Christy Hudson and a 21-dig outing by senior libero Calli Corley, the team moved to 19-9 on the season and 6-4 in conference play.

Sports editor Tim Bella

Schools must fill in parenting gaps

Published Oct 30, 2007

Distributing birth control pills to middle school students is a gamble.There's controversy over this issue because city officials in Maine passed a plan that will allow middle school students to receive birth control pills without direct parental consent.

King Middle School will become the first middle school in Maine to make a full range of contraception available, according to an article by the Associated Press.

A Ghostly Presence

A Ghostly Presence

Published Oct 30, 2007

When John Seahorn was a boy on his uncle's farm in East Texas, he said he saw some things that were not quite normal.Along the banks of the Sabine River, a group of Native Americans were squatting by the water gathering some supplies. The problem is, there had not been Caddo Indians in this area in more than 100 years.

This was one of Seahorn's first experiences with paranormal activity.

Seahorn, now 62, is a member of Tarrant County Paranormal, a group dedicated to investigating and finding answers to explain the unexplained.

Quick Sports: Men’s runners secure sixth-place

Published Oct 30, 2007

finish A top-15 finish from a sophomore was one of the highlights for the cross country teams at Saturday's conference championships.Festus Kigen finished 15th overall for the men, whose finish served as the catalyst for the men's team's sixth-place finish. He was a little more than five minutes off the lead.

Freshman Tanja Ivandic led the women's team during its eighth-place finish, good for 33rd place and almost six and a half minutes off the lead.

Sports editor Tim Bella