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Polluted people support filthy show

Polluted people support filthy show

Published Apr 7, 2006

I turned on the tube the other day to catch the start of my favorite television show: Jerry Springer. For some reason, the volume was too low to hear the words, but I could very easily imagine what was being said. "Today, on Jerry Springer: Watch as we throw a bunch of people with ridiculous problems in a room together, provide an extremely annoying catalyst and watch them verbally, and possibly physically, assault each other." Now that, my friends, is entertainment.

We need more western movies

Published Apr 7, 2006

Once upon a time in the 1950s and 1960s, the western film ruled the silver screen.The best westerns of all time were released in the these two decades, each decade having its own distinct style. The 1950s were characterized by the good-versus-bad, noble John Wayne films. The 1960s westerns were defined by the more violent, less-polarized "spaghetti westerns," known as such because they were written, directed and produced by Italians.

Starting in the early 1970s, however, the production of western films dropped consistently until stopping almost completely in the mid-1980s.

Paintball team prepares for tourney

Paintball team prepares for tourney

Published Apr 7, 2006

The TCU paintball club team is preparing to outshoot its opponents in the National Collegiate Paintball Association Championship this weekend at Xdrenalin Zone, located on Lake Grapevine.There are no qualifying rules for this tournament; however, only about 30 teams are allowed to sign up on a first-come, first-served basis. TCU will be playing in a division of 28 teams, with the possibility of playing 15-20 games if it wins the tournament.

Library liquidation

Published Apr 7, 2006

When senior finance and accounting major Dan Lienemann first came to TCU, he started his freshman year like many other new students - stocking up on textbooks required for his classes. The total was around $450. Since then, Lienemann, an international finance and accounting major, has used what he has learned in financial management classes - to get more for less. He no longer goes to the TCU bookstore for his books.Lienemann has discovered that just by a click of the mouse, he can save $100 to $300 a semester on his books.

Making the jump

Published Apr 7, 2006

Everyone knows college basketball players can jump.So much of hoops is played in the air. Rebounds, dunks, fadeaways, shot blocking - the list goes on. And for the most part, leaping ability seems to be one thing that most Division I ball players have got figured out.

But there's jumping . and then there's the Jump. And for all the complexities inherent in the game of basketball, nothing may be more difficult for young men and women to understand than that one Jump: moving from high school to college ball.

Mind over muscle

Is Couric good fit for hard news?

Published Apr 7, 2006

Just like that, on the very day journalism legend Bob Schieffer came to the TCU campus to talk, he was replaced.But maybe even more alarming than the timing of the announcement of Schieffer's successor on the "CBS Evening News" was the person selected - Katie Couric.

Few would question Couric's substantial popularity; even those who don't find her work interesting have to admit that she has a substantial following. But the debate here is not over whether CBS chose a journalist with appropriate notoriety, but whether they even chose a hard-news journalist at all.

Online Exclusive!!! Men’s Tennis: Team opens conference play against Lobos

Published Apr 7, 2006

The No. 29 men's tennis team gets right into the swing of things when they open conference play against New Mexico tonight.The teams come into their match-up from different paths. The Lobos (9-4) have won four matches in a row, while the Horned Frogs (9-8) are coming off a close 4-3 loss to SMU.

Senior Jacopo Tezza said these are the matches that matter the most.

"We've had some tough losses lately," Tezza said. "The effort has always been good. We're ready to compete in conference."

Baseball: Frogs to play Falcons in first MWC series

Baseball: Frogs to play Falcons in first MWC series

Published Apr 7, 2006

TCU's bats have started booming - and the surge of offensive production couldn't have come at a better time for a Frog baseball team set to host its first Mountain West Conference series this weekend against Air Force. In its last five games - a span that included four wins - TCU plated 53 runs, including 12 in the opening frame of an 18-8 victory at home Tuesday over No. 22 Baylor.

Sophomore infielder Matt Carpenter said the team has been taking a better approach at the plate as of late, driving the ball to the opposite field and making the proper two-strike adjustments.

Band makes big splash

Published Apr 6, 2006

"Return To The Sea," the debut disc by Montreal-based collective Islands, starts out on an ambitious note.At nine-plus minutes, "Swan (Life After Death)" is a risky choice for a disc-opener. With its heavy...

Women's Tennis: Coach plays fatherly role

Women’s Tennis: Coach plays fatherly role

Published Apr 6, 2006

This is a story.About a man named Borelli, who was busy with 13 girls he called his own. They were tennis players, working all together, and they were anything but all alone.

Yes, that's the way this team became the Borelli bunch.

And, as it would seem, everyone is more than willing to admit that TCU women's tennis head coach is exactly the gifted father figure he's made up to be - except for Dave Borelli himself.

Exhibit explores portraits

Published Apr 6, 2006

Artist Chuck Close laughed and joked as he led a group of reporters through his latest exhibit, "Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration," at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on Wednesday."Painters are performance artists," Close said. "You just don't watch the performance."

The exhibit brings together not only the best of Close's work, but also the "rough drafts" and early prints that lead up to the final product.

Close said he had been waiting for a chance to exhibit the work behind the final product.

Players handle changed game

Players handle changed game

Published Apr 6, 2006

Imagine leaving everything you know, traveling thousands of miles, only to arrive in a place full of uncertainty. Just to play a sport that you love. You know nobody, and nobody knows you. This is a taste of what two players on the TCU men's tennis team have been experiencing recently. They have had to learn an entirely new culture different from their own, a new language and even a different style of tennis.