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Patterson: Backups are still crucial to success

Patterson: Backups are still crucial to success

Published Oct 5, 2010

Even though the Horned Frogs are the No. 5 team in the nation, the only ranked team in Texas and surrounded by polls, critics and BCS dreams, head football coach Gary Patterson said he is keeping his...

LT moves into seventh place for all-time career rushing yards

LT moves into seventh place for all-time career rushing yards

Published Oct 5, 2010

On Sunday afternoon former TCU and current New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson passed Tony Dorsett to move into seventh place on the NFL's career rushing yards list. LT was drafted fifth overall...

Social media plays vital role in national disasters

Social media plays vital role in national disasters

Published Oct 5, 2010

Tweets. Status updates. Blog posts. Our lives are saturated with social networking sites. Known among college students as the great tool of procrastination, Facebook is especially notorious for sucking much-needed time out of an already busy day. There's no indication that social network users will stop visiting these sites anytime soon. In my opinion, then, it's important that something be done to put them to good use and let something worthwhile come out of all the time that people spend online.

Students bring home cooking to campus

Published Oct 4, 2010

Two students plan to bring home cooking to campus with their food delivery service called Close to Home: Cooking Delivered.

Sophomore business major Alex Winston and junior business major DJ Walsted started the business to make some extra money and to spend time cooking, a hobby they both enjoy.

The company will offer the flavor of homemade food with the quality of a fine dining restaurant and the option of delivery, Walsted said. The company plans to takeorders online and will deliver on campus.

Professors to bring student research opportunites to TCU

Published Oct 4, 2010

Two new chemistry professors are working to bring notoriety to the university and to give students the opportunity to participate in potentially life-changing research. Eric Simanek, Robert A. Welch...

Senator Wendy Davis, breast cancer survivors, to speak at luncheon

Published Oct 4, 2010

The annual "Feed Your Pink Side" Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center.|

State senator Wendy Davis will speak at the event, along with a panel of three breast cancer survivors and their children, said Anne Barrett, administrative assistant to Ann Louden, TCU Chancellor's associate for external relations.

Horned Frogs in the NFL

Horned Frogs in the NFL

Published Oct 4, 2010

Name: LaDainian Tomlinson Position: Running back Current Team: New York Jets Outcome of game: New York 38 Buffalo 14 Stats: Rushing Attempts: 19 Rushing Yards: 133 Rushing Touchdowns: Two Receptions:...

Legal jargon obstructs legislation

Published Oct 4, 2010

We are fast approaching the six-month anniversary since the passage of the controversial health care reform bill. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which amended the previous bill, were the subject of numerous controversies, ranging from the bill's constitutionality to whether health care reform was truly needed in the United States.

University would respond to threats through the TCU alert system

University would respond to threats through the TCU alert system

Published Oct 4, 2010

If there was a potentially suicidal student that could endanger other students, like in a situation that prompted a lockdown at a Dallas community college campus Monday, the university would respond by using the TCU ALERT, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Don Mills said.

According to a Dallas Morning News online article, Brookhaven College had a brief lockdown on campus Monday after several people reported a student intended to kill himself. Students were alerted of the lockdown through e-mail, text messages and Twitter messages.

Lady Frogs fall to San Diego State 1-0

Published Oct 4, 2010

The TCU soccer team opened Mountain West Conference play Friday night with a 1-0 double overtime loss to San Diego State University, but the team rebounded Sunday to finish its non-conference schedule with a 5-2 win over Houston Baptist University.

TCU traveled to SDSU to open its conference schedule. The Horned Frogs kept the ball on the Aztecs' end for most of the game but were unable to net any goals. They had multiple good looks, including a wide open shot attempt by sophomore forward Kim Castleberry in the waning minutes of the game that hit the crossbar.

Lady Antebellum’s performance drew the largest crowd to date

Published Oct 4, 2010

Lady Antebellum's performance Saturday night drew the largest crowd to date at the university's fall concert, Student Government Association officials said.

Student activities coordinator Brad Thompson said as of Monday, attendance was estimated to be around 6,000, but that a more accurate count would be available later in the week.

Usual attendance for the university's fall concert was around 3,500, but the large crowd was expected because of the high profile group, he said.

SGA transperancy, awareness increases with student participation

SGA transperancy, awareness increases with student participation

Published Oct 4, 2010

The TCU Student Government Association performs complicated and demanding tasks through a network of branches, committees and advisors. The student body cannot hope to gain full awareness of each decision occurring in its government. However, one of the most significant changes in student government since the end of the last academic year has been the transition of much student programming authority from the Programming Council to a newly-minted organization known as TheCrew.