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54-year-old hand-cranked elevator to be demolished with stadium

54-year-old hand-cranked elevator to be demolished with stadium

Published Nov 16, 2010

Amon G. Carter Stadium has been standing for 80 years and in that time, seats have been refinished and lights have been added. But the same elevator has taken fans and media to the upper deck for 54 years. A...

Discussions between groups can reveal parallels

Published Nov 16, 2010

Students begin learning about the civil rights movement as early as middle school. Tonight students will discuss whether or not the current gay rights movement is comparable to the initiative of the 1950s...

Amon G. Carter grandstand to be imploded then renovated.

Amon G. Carter Stadium: 80 years of history

Published Nov 16, 2010

In 1929, TCU went 9-0-1 and won the Southwest Conference title, starting talks that the team's former home, Clark Field, was not big enough to hold the number of fans attending games. Construction to build Amon G. Carter Stadium started after the season.

In 2010, TCU is 11-0 and has clinched a share of the Mountain West Conference title. Talks began that the stadium did not match the quality of the product on the field, and a renovation project will start with a Dec. 5 implosion.

Black Student Association, Gay-Straight Alliance to discuss civil rights

Published Nov 16, 2010

Two organizations will partner to discuss controversies that have arisen during the fight for civil rights, the president of the Black Student Association said.

Olivia Stribling, BSA president, said her organization chose to partner with the university's Gay-Straight Alliance for the topic discussion, titled Proud vs. Pride.

"It is a discussion about the historic civil rights movements and the current gay rights movement and whether or not they are comparable," Stribling wrote in an e-mail.

TCU’s top five football games

Published Nov 16, 2010

Last Saturday's San Diego State University match-up marked the last Saturday the Frogs will play in Amon G. Carter Stadium as fans have known it for so many years. Amon G. Carter Stadium has been the site of both tremendous victories and heartbreaking losses since it opened in 1930, when the TCU Horned Frogs shellacked the Arkansas Razorbacks 40-0.

It's time to take a look back at all the good times over the years, and bid our dear stadium a fond farewell.

MSNBCs suspension of Olbermann overreactive, inappropriate

MSNBC’s suspension of Olbermann overreactive, inappropriate

Published Nov 16, 2010

MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann was suspended Nov. 5 for donating the maximum amount to three Democratic candidates who were running in the most recent Senate and House of Representatives election.

According to a Huffington Post report, Olbermann donated $2,400 each to two Democratic candidates for House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords from Arizona, and a Democratic candidate for Senate, Jack Conway from Kentucky.

Event to showcase unity between religions

Published Nov 16, 2010

Misunderstandings between student religious organizations in past semesters spurred Interfaith Community to bring TCU Coexist to campus today in its first big event of the semester, the organization's vice president said.

Katie Caruso, vice president of Interfaith Community, said TCU Coexist will consist of booths in the Campus Commons from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., each displaying information about different religious and world views, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Secular Humanism.

Students promote petition for social work awareness

Published Nov 16, 2010

University social work majors in the Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations class are asking for student and community support to raise awareness for social work incentives.

Senior social work majors Hannah Knipp, Skye Newkirk and Marci Milhollin are trying to promote the Social Work Reinvestment Initiative, a national project to address problems facing the social work industry through loan forgiveness programs for social work majors. Knipp said the initiative's goals are to improve recruitment, retention, reinvestment and research in the social work industry.

SGA adopt resolution to improve wireless network

Published Nov 16, 2010

A new resolution was adopted Tuesday night by the House of Student Representatives to support the improvement of the university's student wireless connection.

The resolution was adopted to support the efforts of Technology Resources in seeking solutions to wireless connection problems, Rachel Adcock, SGA student body representative, said.

Student Wireless is getting worse, she said.

Patterson joins the ESPN car wash

Patterson joins the “ESPN car wash”

Published Nov 16, 2010

Head coach Gary Patterson will travel to the ESPN headquarters in Connecticut to participate in what is known as the "ESPN car wash" Friday, a series of shows that includes "Mike & Mike in the Morning," "SportsCenter," and "College Football Live."

He will be making the trip during the Frogs' first bye week. Patterson said the bye week was well-deserved after going 11-0 in 11 straight weeks.

Sarah Palin corrosive to Republican Party

Sarah Palin corrosive to Republican Party

Published Nov 16, 2010

In a recent poll, Sarah Palin was found to be the most polarizing potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate. She's also one of the top picks for the Republican Party. According to the poll, conducted by the Associated Press, she is loved within the Republican Party, but of other Americans, 49 percent view her unfavorably, and 5 percent don't know what to think about her.

Honestly, no one outside of Alaska had really heard of her before John McCain seemingly picked her out of nowhere to be his running mate. Now she's everywhere.

Survey to determine community’s understanding of sustainability

Published Nov 15, 2010

The environmental science department's Chasing Carbon course will conduct a survey testing students, faculty and staff on their knowledge of the university's sustainability policies.

According to an e-mail sent by Shannon Jones, a student in the class, the survey was designed for the class to gain insight for future university sustainability and energy-saving projects.

Becky Richards, an environmental science professor, said the survey is meant to gauge the whole student populace's understanding of sustainability, not just those already with an interest in the topic.