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Frogs set for weekend matchups

Published Oct 6, 2005

The Horned Frog volleyball team will continue its conference play when Air Force and New Mexico come to town this weekend.Friday, the team will play Air Force, whose current record is 4-14 overall and 0-4 in the Mountain West Conference.

The Frogs face New Mexico, which is 9-5 overall and 1-3 in conference, Saturday. The match is at 7 p.m. at the University Recreation Center.

Junior outside hitter Calli Corley said she has high hopes for the team and herself this weekend, as well as this season.

Commuter parking woes still evident on campus

Commuter parking woes still evident on campus

Published Oct 6, 2005

I've always thought the whole parking problem was exaggerated.So, when I heard a commuter student say he didn't go to class because he couldn't find a parking spot, I rolled my eyes.

What? You drove to campus, attempted to park and couldn't find a spot, so you skipped class? Are you serious?

He was, and, actually, that excuse might be legitimate.

As of Sept. 12, the TCU Police Department said it had sold 3,700 commuter parking stickers.

TV personality: 'Stay in school as long as you can'

TV personality: ‘Stay in school as long as you can’

Published Oct 6, 2005

The Honors Program and Fogelson Honors Forum on Wednesday night featured a well-known lawyer, economist, presidential speechwriter, newspaper columnist, actor and talk show host named ... anyone? ... anyone? ... Ben Stein.Stein made his grand entrance into a question and answer session with TCU honors students before the speech in a suit, pink shirt and gray sneakers. No introduction was necessary for a man as well-known and down-to-earth as he.

Stein grabbed his Diet Coke and began by saying how happy he was to be among the people of middle America.

Top conference defense awaits Frogs

Top conference defense awaits Frogs

Published Oct 6, 2005

After dealing with more than 165,000 hostile fans on the road this year, the 32,000 the Horned Frogs will face at Wyoming on Saturday might be the most intimidating."I heard that it's the toughest crowd...

Actor entertains at honors forum

Published Oct 6, 2005

Ben Stein is known by many as "the-Clear-Eyes-guy," or "Ferris Bueller's teacher" in the 1986 cult classic "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."But there's another Ben Stein.

"He spreads across groups and generations," said Mark Murtagh, a senior political science major and Fogelson Honors Forum coordinator.

TCU had its slice of Stein last night, when Stein was the featured speaker at the Fogelson Honors Forum.

Murtagh said it asked Stein to speak because of his diverse resume and his widespread appeal.

College loans increasing

Published Oct 5, 2005

TCU is in the hole to the tune of $50 million - not the university, but the student body.Student loans went from helpful tools to necessity as tuition skyrocketed across the country.

It is dangerous to build up a great deal of debt in college, but what are students to do if that debt is the only way to get into college in the first place?

As nice as it would be to have someone step in and make this debt go away and ensure education for anyone who wants it, a government with a rising debt of its own would have a hard time finding the funds.

SGA branch aims to reach campus

Published Oct 5, 2005

Programming Council wants to know what a dream day at TCU would be like for students.Would it be walking past the Brown-Lupton Student Center where the latest hit band is playing at Frog Fountain with a buffet of free food to munch on?

Members of PC say that it's not out of the question.

PC is a branch of the Student Government Association that works to produce events for the TCU community, said Vanessa Flores, a junior social work major.

Future teachers get expert advice

Published Oct 5, 2005

England's highest-ranking education official told a classroom of education majors Tuesday they need to have an enthusiasm for reading in order to imbed a love of literature in their students."Teachers must be interested in reading in order to pass that enthusiasm on," said David Bell, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England.

Bell is a friend of Samuel Deitz, the dean of the School of Education, and used it as an opportunity to come speak at TCU.

Bell spoke to a class of seven women who are all interested in how to teach reading to children.

News Brief

Published Oct 5, 2005

No more tickets are available for Wednesday's on-campus appearance of actor Ben Stein, said event coordinators. The event, which is free, is open to the public with reservations, said Mark Murtagh, coordinator of the Fogelson Honors Forum. However, reservations are no longer being taken because the venue is full, said Murtagh, a senior political science major.

The eighth annual Fogelson Honors Forum is sponsored by the TCU Honors Program, Murtagh said. Each year, the Honors Program brings a speaker who represents modern American culture to campus, he said.

University crisis plan boosts student preparedness, knowledge

Published Oct 5, 2005

For one student from Dillard University, the Hurricane Katrina evacuation was far from perfect, raising questions about how TCU would react in a similar crisis.For Cecile Mitchell, a sophomore biology...

Mosque opens nearby

Mosque opens nearby

Published Oct 5, 2005

A new mosque opened less than four miles from campus Friday, with members at the door all day eager to welcome in those in the community interested in learning about the new facilities and the Muslim religion."I am so happy for the new mosque," said Saddyna Belmashkan, a freshman international communications major and mosque member. "Now we can accommodate more people."

The 35,000 square-foot, two-story Masjid Al-Ibrahimi mosque opened at 4901 Diaz Ave., only a few blocks from the older and smaller facility on Fletcher Street.

Iraq: Six degrees from perfection

Iraq: Six degrees from perfection

Published Oct 5, 2005

I should start by mentioning that I support the concept of Iraqi liberation.Perhaps I was precocious, watching the news as a seven-year-old in 1991, but I clearly remember knowing that something important was happening as I watched the lime-green tracers dance above the darkness of Baghdad's skies. I also remember being confused when the war ended: A bad man had done bad things across the sea and we fought to stop him. So why was he still in power?

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