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TCU Sports Weekend Preview

TCU Sports Weekend Preview

Published Sep 23, 2010

Volleyball The Horned Frog Volleyball team travels to San Diego, Ca. to take on conference rivals San Diego State University Saturday. The Horned Frogs' volleyball overall record is 9-5 after losing to...

Con: Pregnancy centers should not trick patients from getting abortions

Con: Pregnancy centers should not trick patients from getting abortions

Published Sep 23, 2010

Pregnancy care centers that try to dissuade their patients from abortion should have to advertise this purpose to the public. According to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram articles, there have been many crisis...

Texas State Fair begins today, brings out the deep fryer

Texas State Fair begins today, brings out the deep fryer

Published Sep 23, 2010

One bus stop, two train stops and a $15 ticket stand between university students and the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, which opened today.

The fair, a modern-day reincarnation of an event that began in 1886, will feature cooking contests, garden exhibits, livestock shows and live performances and music this year. Per tradition, the event takes places at the historic Fair Park, according to the organization's website.

Purple Poll Results

Purple Poll Results

Published Sep 23, 2010

Would you specifically purchase non-sweatshop products?

Kelly Turner

sophomore international political science and French double major

"Yes I would. And I would do it because I just like to go out of my way and purchase something that I know people are benefiting from."

Nicole Corwin

sophomore pre-major

"Yes, because it's just not right to have people make that kind of stuff. The way they do it should be in a factory in a fair way."

History of the Iron Skillet

History of the Iron Skillet

Published Sep 23, 2010
In 1915 the Horned Frogs battled the SMU Mustangs for the first time in a game that later became known as the Battle for the Iron Skillet. Ninety-five years later the Iron Skillet is getting even hotter.

SMU’s “Fry the Frogs” not a success

Published Sep 23, 2010

Southern Methodist University's "Fry the Frogs" fundraiser seems to have croaked. After striving to obtain 1,000 young alumni donations by Sept. 23, SMU Second Century Campaign's "Fry the Frogs" fundraising...

Men charged with instrument theft looked like students

Published Sep 23, 2010

Two men charged with more than $100,000 worth of theft on campus were able to steal from the university because they looked like college students, a TCU police officer said.

TCU Police Sgt. Kelly Ham said the thefts were spread out and unnoticed because the men who were charged did not look suspicious on campus.

"They look just like students, so they fit in," Ham said.

Azim Ansari, 21, and Umair Khan, 24, were both charged with Theft $20,000-$100,000. According to the police report, 14 Apple iMac computer monitors and 26 musical instruments were stolen.

Horned Frogs offensive weapons are Dalton, Kerley and Wesley

Horned Frogs offensive weapons are Dalton, Kerley and Wesley

Published Sep 23, 2010

The TCU Horned Frogs travel to SMU tonight to try and keep possession of the Iron Skillet for the fourth year of the row. The last time the Horned Frogs lost to SMU was in 2005 when the score was 21-10....

Letter to the Editor: New stadium should mean more seats

Published Sep 23, 2010

"Funds for stadium complete." That headline in Wednesday's edition of the Skiff spoke volumes about the tremendous support TCU has from its alumni, the Fort Worth community and other donors who gave us...

SGA approves $20 000 to bring live horned frogs to campus

Published Sep 23, 2010

Permits from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are the only thing standing between the university and two live mascots next semester, a student said.

Senior political science major Preston Patry said he has tried to get live horned frogs on campus since his freshman year. Last spring Patry helped pass a resolution in the House of Student Representatives to gain support for the initiative. In Tuesday's Student Government Association meeting, the House passed a bill providing $20,000 to make it happen, he said.

TCU Daily Skiff – Weekly Winning Matchups

Published Sep 23, 2010

Every week, Chancellor Victor Boschini and several student leaders pick who will win the top upcoming college football games in the TCU Daily Skiff college football pick'em challenge. Last week Daily Skiff sports editor Madison Pelletier went 5-0 after predicting the winners from all five matchups. Pelletier leads with the highest cumulative score while Student Body President Marlon Figueroa has a 60 percent accuracy rate.

TCU vs. SMU

Arkansas vs. Alabama

Auburn vs. South Carolina

Oregon State vs. Boise State

W. Virginia vs. LSU

Campus Life investigating sexual assault, criminal investigation dropped

Published Sep 23, 2010

The criminal investigation of an open sexual assault case that was reported on Sept. 9 ended upon the victim's decision to turn disciplinary actions over to Campus Life, a law enforcement official said. Detective...