After suffering two consecutive losses, the Frogs are looking to rebound and regain something the team has not had for two years: the Iron Skillet.As SMU comes to Amon Carter Stadium on Saturday, the Frogs face an opponent they have not faced since their 21-10 loss in 2005 - the first win for the Mustangs against the Frogs in seven previous games.

With the team being in a situation similar to the one it was in last season when it lost to BYU and Utah in back-to-back weeks, head coach Gary Patterson said the team has experience in having to overcome consecutive defeats.

The nearly 300-year history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is one of the most shameful episodes in Western history. Yet it has taken centuries for those responsible for this operation to acknowledge and apologize for their roles.Recently, London Mayor Ken Livingstone tearfully apologized for the role London played in the slave trade. Both former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair and Livingstone have admitted how deeply sorrowed they are about this aspect of their country's history at events prior to Livingstone's recent remarks, but without official apologies.

We've seen him on television nearly every Sunday since 1987. His five o'clock shadow, beer belly and catchphrase "D'oh" have turned him into an animated celebrity.Homer Jay Simpson has become the TV dad that, despite his downfalls, zany schemes and shortcomings, has shown a love for his family that is missed by some modern animated TV parents.

Of course, animated fathers such as Peter Griffin of Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy," Stan Smith of "American Dad" (also by MacFarlane) and Hank Hill of Mike Judge's "King of the Hill," also face family situations.

Students strutted their stuff in a fashion show Thursday to help the TCU Guild raise money for seven scholarships.TCU Guild president Shirley Baird said of the 174 people who paid to attend, 159 people...

A proposal regarding the punishments for four fraternities involved in a bid-night fight has been finalized.The fraternities involved in the fight will do community service hours as their proposed punishment, according to the Interfraternity Council's sanction proposal.

The proposal was released Thursday evening by James Parker, assistant dean of Campus Life after the final draft was presented to him by IFC Chief Justice Dane Pearson.

The punishment will not be final until Campus Life has approved it, Pearson said.

In today's world of travel, cultural pluralism is everywhere. The world is truly a small place. The number of different ethnic groups present in countries and communities today is amazing compared to 50 years ago - take TCU for example. America is the least nativistic country in the world. A poll in 2000 indicated that 10.4 percent of the U.S. population is foreign-born. So it's not a surprise TCU has more than 7,000 students enrolled and just more than a quarter are international students.

As the deans of the business and communication schools step down, a search committee is being formed to fill their positions.Daniel Short, dean of the M.J. Neeley School of Business, has decided to step down from his position by the end of the 2008 academic year.

Short said he believes he has done a good job as dean for four years and now he wants to give someone else an opportunity do a better job.

"I will miss being a dean," he said. "It is the greatest job in the world to work with other deans and alumni."

As the volleyball team prepares for its home match tonight against conference foe Wyoming, the team will look to extend one of the best starts in the program's history.Head coach Prentice Lewis has helped lead the squad to a 13-2 start, highlighted by three tournament championships. Although the team is off to a strong start, the Horned Frogs are still trying to secure the first conference victory of the season. The team stands at 0-1 in Mountain West Conference play, losing to Colorado State in a 3-0 sweep.

The equestrian team will look to build off its inaugural season when it starts up its second season this weekend against a trio of nationally ranked opponents. The team is looking at a busy weekend with a Friday match against the Auburn Tigers and Sunday matches against the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs.

South Carolina, the defending varsity equestrian national champions, beat the Horned Frogs 5-3 in the first round of the western tournament, knocking them out of that event.