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Sports Networking Club holds volleyball Food Bank fundraiser

Sports Networking Club holds volleyball Food Bank fundraiser

Published Oct 14, 2010

The TCU Sports Networking Club will help fight hunger in Fort Worth by holding its first sand volleyball fundraiser today.

"TCU Sports Net Spikes Hunger" will be a 12-team tournament, with two males and two females on each team, benefiting the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

Junior marketing major David Lindow, president and co-founder of the organization, said club members were looking forward to getting involved on campus.

Horned Frogs and Rangers fans face a dilemma

Published Oct 14, 2010

Many students have a tough decision to make on Saturday.

Two of Texas' top-ranked sports teams will start their games at the same time. The Horned Frogs football team takes on BYU at the annual Frogs for the Cure game at 3 p.m., and the Texas Rangers baseball team will make its first ever American League Championship Series appearance at the same time in Arlington against the New York Yankees.

While the decision is a tough one, some students who are Rangers fans, like Toby Teakell and Shawn Redd, had the decision made for them.

BYU no match for the Horned Frogs

BYU no match for the Horned Frogs

Published Oct 14, 2010

The TCU football schedule starts to get tougher this weekend with a game against Brigham Young University. BYU has had a rough season so far, losing four straight games until it looked much better in a win against San Diego State University this past week. After that win, the Cougars will be fired up when they roll into Amon G. Carter Stadium on Saturday. Last week the Horned Frogs shut out Wyoming and the defense will look to continue dominating opponents. TCU is currently top-ranked in the nation in total defense.

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2010 NCAA Football Challenge competition to visit campus

2010 NCAA Football Challenge competition to visit campus

Published Oct 14, 2010

A student could be on the road to becoming $10,000 richer when a football-fortress-on-wheels visits the university this weekend.

LG Electronics' football-fortress-on-wheels is a big rig lined with HDTVs and state of the art gaming stations and amenities. The vehicle, sponsored by LG and EA Sports, will stop by Fort Worth on its nationwide tour of some of college football's biggest rivalries. The tour is part of the EA Sports 2010 NCAA Football Challenge, which includes an NCAA Football 11 Tournament, according to a press release.

TCU demonstrated utter dominance and confidence against Wyoming

TCU demonstrated utter dominance and confidence against Wyoming

Published Oct 13, 2010

Last week I wrote a fairly critical article of the Horned Frogs football team. In that article, I argued that the Frogs needed to start showcasing their talent against weak teams, as opposed to merely chalking another mark in the win column. After TCU's 45-0 rout of Wyoming, I am convinced that head coach Gary Patterson reads and abides to my opinion. This has stoked and inflated my ego.

Regardless of whether the coaching staff actually reads my critique or not, TCU did what they needed to on Saturday.

Injustice continues to plague North Korea

Published Oct 13, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. once said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. For more than 60 years, a great injustice has plagued the nation of North Korea, and the cries of its citizens have gone almost totally unheard abroad. Since the mid-1990s, an estimated two million people have died from malnutrition. The recent transfer of power from Kim Jong-il to his son, Kim Jong-un, should be a reminder of the atrocities committed by the North Korean government and a call to action against it.

Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure given a warm welcome

Published Oct 13, 2010

The founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Nancy Brinker, showed the personal connection she shares with others in the fight against breast cancer as she signed copies of her new book "Promise Me" at the university bookstore Wednesday.

Brinker received gifts from Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief and musician and alumnus Tim Halperin and took part in the Frogs for the Cure tradition of planting a pink flag in front of Sadler Hall. Brinker said she began Komen for the Cure to keep a promise she made to her sister Susan G. Komen, the organization's namesake.

Campus memorial service to be held Thursday

Published Oct 13, 2010

A service of remembrance and celebration for Stephen Scherer is scheduled for 2 p.m. today in the John V. Roach Professional Development Center.

Scherer, who was a senior health and human sciences major, took his own life in his home Oct. 3.

The service is open for the campus community to join Scherer's family for an exchange of memories, encouragement and condolences to all that knew Scherer.

Rescue of Chilean miners a global effort

Published Oct 13, 2010

Major news outlets are currently featuring a story that is not only uplifting and emotionally gripping but has achieved the status as one of the most watched Web events, ever. The mesmerizing live footage of a camera-equipped capsule being lowered half a mile into the bowels of the earth to assist in the rescue of 33 Chilean miners was the product of current advancement in technology and an amicable Chilean government.

Mark Zuckerberg donates $100 million to moderate in-movie criticism

Published Oct 13, 2010

After seeing "The Social Network," all I could think of was why Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, felt the need to announce a $100 million donation to Newark, N.J., public schools on "The Oprah Winfrey...

Fort Worth’s $4.5 million expenditure for Super Bowl justified

Published Oct 13, 2010

In times of financial belt-tightening, city and local governments have to trim budgets to avoid shortfalls and inability to function. Big spending projects fall under suspicion of being unnecessary to the goals of a city.

Such is the case with the City of Fort Worth's plan to spend $4.5 million on preparations for the upcoming Super Bowl XLV, to be held in February 2011 at Cowboys Stadium. However, there are significant reasons why the $4.5 million price tag for the city is both justified and necessary, and the Super Bowl will bring great returns on Fort Worth's investment.

Newly-installed ID card swipe will keep library exclusive to students

Newly-installed ID card swipe will keep library exclusive to students

Published Oct 13, 2010

A newly-installed ID card swipe outside of Mary Couts Burnett Library gives exclusive access to the library for students during the hours of midnight to 7 a.m., June Koelker, the dean of the library, said.

The new card swipe location is not for security purposes, but was implemented to enhance library use for students by keeping out non-students during the later hours, Koelker said.

Students entering will now have to swipe their TCU ID to get in the front door, then again at the turn-styles in the entryway.