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SGA relief bill upheld despite objections

Published Sep 30, 2005

The Judiciary Board upheld the Hurricane Relief Bill, denying one student's claim it violated the Student Body Code, on Wednesday night.Rep. Thomas Guidry, of the College of Science and Engineering, filed a complaint about the bill last week arguing it violates the charitable contributions clause in the Student Body Code.

The clause states: "No charitable contributions shall be made from the student body fund. Charitable contributions include, but are not limited to, payments made to charitable organizations."

Team prepares to face Lobos

Published Sep 30, 2005

When it comes to Saturday's game against the University of New Mexico, everyone in the TCU football program can agree on one thing: Win or lose, the Lobos are going to leave a mark."They come to get into a bar fight," head coach Gary Patterson said. "I think they're one of the most physical teams in the Mountain West Conference. It'll be the hardest hitting game we play in all year."

Senior defensive tackle Jared Kesler said UNM takes pride in its physicality.

Hard work pays off for teams

Published Sep 30, 2005

The TCU men's and women's cross country teams will compete this weekend in the North Texas Invitational in Denton."This is one of the smaller meets we will compete in this year," Senior Katrina Zielinski said.

Cross country head coach Patrick Cunniff said this weekend's meet will be very interesting.

"I have not received a final list of the number of schools who will be competing this weekend," Cunniff said. "The level of competition will be determined by the schools that actually compete."

Soccer gets ready for two-game weekend

Published Sep 30, 2005

The Horned Frog soccer team will host Sam Houston State and Boise State over the weekend at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium.The game against Sam Houston State, originally to be played last Sunday, was rescheduled...

Encouraging diversity

Published Sep 30, 2005

University newspaper: place where all students can express opinionsYesterday's diversity forum organized by the TCU chapter of the NAACP was a valuable dialogue between students and the administration....

Perils at the pump

Published Sep 30, 2005

In the back of a small floral shop on University Drive, four employees, three who commute to Fort Worth from surrounding cities, sat around a table of half-arranged bouquets. One woman, Judy Prater, looked up and said among nods from the other three, "There are lots of sacrifices, some I won't even admit." This circle of wage-earning women picked at their lunches, which they now bring to work, with frowns on their faces as they explained the effects of rising gas prices on their jobs and their lives.

Rankings demonstrate potential

Published Sep 29, 2005

While TCU ranked 97th nationally for academics, it took 12th for fitness and 10th for the influence of the Greek community.One might be quick to say that TCU should study as much as it exercises.

It is easy to draw connections between these numbers and jump to conclusions, but we must remember the magazines doing these rankings were entirely independent and used different methodologies.

We can't link these factors scientifically, but it does raise questions for some.

Women’s Golf

Published Sep 29, 2005

Five TCU women's golfers combined to finish 13th out of 18 teams Wednesday at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.Junior Catherine Matranga led TCU by tying for 28th place with a score of five-over-par for the three-round tournament.

Matranga finished 13 strokes off the championship pace set by Pepperdine's Eileen Vargas, who finished at eight strokes below even.

Junior Elin Emanuelsson shot a 227, eight over the 219-stroke par, and tied for 38th in the 98-golfer field.

Underfrog – William Jackson

Published Sep 29, 2005

Q & AWhen did you start playing football?
4th grade

Who is your role model?
Mom

What's your idea of a perfect day?
A calm day with no worries. I wake up, it's raining out, and I just sit home and watch TV.

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I always wanted to play football

Favorites

Author: Fredrick Douglass

Type of music: R n' B

Song: None really right now

Movie: Anything with Denzel Washington

TV Show: Law and Order

Texas musician gives fans what they want

Published Sep 29, 2005

Bob Schneider said he has been playing at the Aardvark for about 10 years, and he plans to keep coming back."The Aardvark is just one of those nitty-gritty, sweaty little clubs," Schneider said. "You have to leave to get away from the music."

Schneider has spent the last year touring behind his 2004 release, "I'm Good Now." The album is a melting pot of styles and genres, ranging from rave-up rockabilly to dreamy electro-pop.

Schneider first gained attention playing with Austin-based bands like Joe Rockhead and Ugly Americans.

Frog fullback clears way for teammates’ touchdowns

Published Sep 29, 2005

In discussing the Horned Frog backfield, overlooking sophomore fullback William Jackson is forgivable. People may see the usual suspects such as Lonta Hobbs, freshman phenom Aaron Brown, Tye Gunn or maybe even recent star Jeff Ballard, who led the Frogs to the team's recent victory over Brigham Young. But consider this: When Cory Rodgers scored the game-tying touchdown in overtime against BYU, it was a block by Jackson that cleared the way."Rodgers would not have scored if it wasn't for Jackson making that block," running back coach Mike Schultz said.

Removing ‘under God’ will cause more harm than good

Published Sep 29, 2005

He's at it again. Michael Newdow is out to see that the words "under God" are removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. This guy will not relinquish his beliefs.

Last year, Newdow experienced a setback in his case against a California school district. He claimed the words violated his daughter's First Amendment rights, but his case was nullified because he did not have custody of his daughter.