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Jazz festival highlights rich legacy

Published Sep 15, 2005

The third annual Jazz by the Boulevard Music & Arts Festival may take on an even more distinctive New Orleans flair with both musicians and evacuees from Hurricane Katrina in attendance.The festival begins Friday on the lawn of the Will Rogers Memorial Center in the Fort Worth Cultural District and will run the course of the weekend, featuring a number of local and national jazz artists.

Former Frog athletes honored at game

Published Sep 15, 2005

Five former TCU athletes will be honored as inductees into the TCU Letterman's Association Hall of Fame at halftime during tonight's football game against Utah.Current NBA player Kurt Thomas, former MLB player Tim Mauser and former TCU football players John Nikkel, Jim Lucas and Dan Sharp have been chosen from more than 100 applicants to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, said Letterman's Association member and former TCU athletics director Frank Windegger.

Walk-on receiver finds success early in year

Published Sep 15, 2005

Walk-on receiver Derek Moore has only two games under his belt this season, but it is hard to argue that he hasn't already had a successful season.Success probably came with one pass - the touchdown reception that first put TCU on the scoreboard against Oklahoma. Moore not only put his name on the forefront of the statistic charts, but he helped put the Horned Frogs in the national spotlight with their victory in Norman, Okla.

"I was just excited," Moore said about his big play against the Sooners. "I never thought my second (career) catch would be for a touchdown."

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Frogs prepare to take on ‘offensive threat’

Published Sep 15, 2005

Head football coach Gary Patterson detailed the strengths and weaknesses of the Utah football team TCU will face Thursday."They play well on special teams, on offense and on defense," Patterson said at...

Independents feel ostracized

Published Sep 15, 2005

Members of Greek organizations should be more inclusive to rid stereotypeThis year, TCU ranked in the Top 10 schools nationwide for influential Greek scenes.

Indeed, TCU has a reputation, both within the university and outside of it, of having a big fraternity and sorority presence. However, that stereotype does not reflect a majority of the student body.

More than half our student body is not affiliated with the Greek system in any way. Those who are not in a fraternity or sorority can often feel alienated by those who are.

Concert Calendar

Published Sep 15, 2005

The Moon
Thursday: Catfish Whisky and Friends
Friday: Myles Hayes and James Norris CD Release
Saturday: Jill Brewer BoltThe Aardvark
Thursday: TENO, Madera & Joe Kirkland
Friday: Coma Rally, Dirt Merchant, Fist Full of War, Legends of the South & It's Like Love
Saturday: Rebecca Creek, Justcause, Syndikate & Bled for Days

The Ridglea
Friday: The Vanished, Space Cadet, DV8, & One Minute Halo
Saturday: Point Blank, Petty Theft & Riverwind

Album Review

Published Sep 15, 2005

Fans of Switchfoot rejoice: The new album is out and better than the last."Nothing is Sound," Switchfoot's fifth studio release, is catchy and masterfully written, probing the listener into examining today's materialistic society.

A self-proclaimed attempt at "trying to sing something true with a broken heart," Switchfoot's frontman, lead singer Jon Foreman, said the album stemmed from a verse in Ecclesiastes that says, "Meaningless, meaningless, everything is meaningless."

Grades gain weight: plus-sizes actually good

Grades gain weight: plus-sizes actually good

Published Sep 15, 2005

You are a number.You are your Social Security number. You are your credit score. You are your student ID number and your SAT score.

No number can truly define a person, but in a society obsessed with quantifying every possible facet of our lives, all that many will know about you is found in a mathematical snapshot.

This is a fact of life, so the best we can hope for is a formula that makes us a little more photogenic.

For this reason, the university is considering a plan to create a stratified GPA system based on plus and minus grades.

Should SGA donate?

Published Sep 14, 2005

The executive board of the Student Government Association recently passed legislation that set up a $10,000 fund to provide financial assistance to TCU students who were victims, or whose families were...

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Saturday’s loss breathes new life into SMU rivalry

Published Sep 14, 2005

As I sat at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on Saturday night, it wasn't until the SMU section started chanting "Iron Skillet" that I remembered that it wasn't going to be an ordinary loss.We didn't just lose the game; we lost the Skillet too.

And for the first time in a long time, the Battle for the Iron Skillet mattered to me.

I guess the Skillet is just one of those things you don't miss until it's gone. Because TCU has won the "rivalry" game every year I've been here, and I never cared.

Battle against Horned Frogs loses meaning

Battle against Horned Frogs loses meaning

Published Sep 14, 2005

SMU students wearing red "TCU Sucks" shirts cheered loudly as the Mustang band marched down "The Boulevard," SMU's traditional tailgate spot, minutes before kickoff in the battle for the Iron Skillet on Saturday night in Dallas.From the looks of it, one would have thought the SMU-TCU rivalry was as fierce as ever, but instead, SMU alumni, students and administrators said the rivalry has lost some steam over the years and now provides simply an excuse for students to let loose.

Proud ponies boast after capturing first Iron Skillet in years

Proud ponies boast after capturing first Iron Skillet in years

Published Sep 14, 2005

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth - and years later, football.This new creation gave birth to rivalries, which released the competitive spirits among avid football lovers around the country.

The TCU-SMU rivalry dates back to 1915, and the 86th meeting in the series took place Saturday in Dallas.

The SMU Mustangs saddled up against the TCU Horned Frogs in a fierce competition known as the Battle for the Iron Skillet. The original Iron Skillet, created after World War II, has since been lost, but the trophy was revived in 1993.