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Texting and driving isn’t worth the risk

Published Sep 3, 2010

We've all seen it or done it. You look down at your phone, rapidly punch a few keys, glance back up at the road, look down and type some more. Look up, look down. Look up, look down.

These days texting and driving is a common occurrence and a dangerous problem we must try to eliminate. According to a 2009 study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, people who send text messages while driving are more than 23-times more likely to be in a crash than nondistracted drivers. Texting is a serious visual and cognitive distraction.

Future of MWC unsure

Future of MWC unsure

Published Sep 3, 2010

Brigham Young University will leave the Mountain West Conference starting next season and Chancellor Victor Boschini said he is unsure of whether the conference will make further changes in the future. "The...

Football team has high hopes for 2010

Football team has high hopes for 2010

Published Sep 2, 2010

Last season, the Horned Frog football team raised its expectations with a second-straight one-loss season and an appearance in its first Bowl Championship Series game.

This summer, the team piled up individual and team accolades, culminating in a No. 6 preseason ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 8212; the highest preseason ranking in the history of the program, according to TCU Athletics Media Relations.

Lady Frogs stepping up to face undefeated Cougars

Lady Frogs stepping up to face undefeated Cougars

Published Sep 2, 2010

The Horned Frog women's soccer team is in search of an offensive rhythm to help outperform the undefeated University of Houston Cougars Friday night, junior forward Jordan Calhoun said.

"Our defenders have done a great job this season," she said. "Offensively, we need to find a rhythm and that comes from playing more together."

Head Coach Dan Abdalla said he thought, with so many new players in the lineup, the outcome of the game would come down to how the team plays offensively.

Stronger Frog lines should mean victory

Published Sep 2, 2010

Former Clemson standout C.J. Spiller may be a distant memory to the TCU defense, but this year's team could learn a lot from TCU's top out-of-conference opponent last season. Like last year's Tigers,...

Restaurants around Cowboys Stadium to hold tailgates

Restaurants around Cowboys Stadium to hold tailgates

Published Sep 2, 2010

From free shuttles to reduced prices on food and drinks, hot spots around Cowboys Stadium offer both hospitality and discounts to fans on game days, including the Horned Frog football season opener this Saturday.

Arlington-area restaurants are preparing to make this weekend's game day memorable and convenient for fans.

Humperdink's Restaurant & Brewery is an American-style restaurant with a very versatile menu. Adam Hernandez, Humperdink's manager, said the restaurant is known for its burgers, pizzas and salads, along with its beer, which is fresh-brewed on the premises.

Volleyball team facing three opponents in TCU Molten Invitational

Published Sep 2, 2010

The TCU volleyball team kicks off the home portion of its 2010 schedule tonight against the Lady Braves of Alcorn State.

The Frogs are hosting the TCU Molten Invitational, which includes Alcorn State, Central Arkansas and the No. 21 LSU Tigers.

In an effort to pack the house for the tournament at the University Recreation Center, the TCU athletics marketing department is running a promotion for the game against LSU on Friday night. The first 250 fans to come to the game will get a free rally towel.

Frog Feature: Psychology lecturer Ellen Broom

Frog Feature: Psychology lecturer Ellen Broom

Published Sep 2, 2010

Students in Ellen Broom's psychology classes will earn extra credit for showing school spirit and supporting for breast cancer if they wear a pink or purple shirt on Friday.

Broom, a breast cancer survivor, will give participating students in her classes a free activity grade for supporting Frogs for the Cure, the university's annual fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

What made you decide to give a free activity grade to the students who participate in this event?

Findings attained from stem cell research invaluable

Findings attained from stem cell research invaluable

Published Sep 2, 2010

Embryonic stem cell research has the power to treat the world's most destructive diseases and politics are preventing this vision from becoming a reality. According to a CNN report, embryonic stem cell...

The American news media not fair and balanced

The American news media not “fair and balanced”

Published Sep 2, 2010

Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., the parent company of Fox Broadcasting Company , recently donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association.

This hardly comes as a surprise to anyone who has watched Fox News. They are as reliably anti-Obama and pro-Republican as MSNBC is the other way around.

The real issue it presents is the inability for one to receive, as Fox ironically boasts, fair and balanced news.

Rare is the media outlet today that actually gives an equal voice to both sides.

Tickets still available for Saturdays Oregon State game

Tickets still available for Saturday’s Oregon State game

Published Sep 2, 2010

After two hours under the sweltering Texas sun, sophomore speech pathology major Lacey Gardell slowly moved forward in a line wrapping around the parking lot of TCU's Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. She was hot, tired and frustrated but stayed in the line for another hour hoping to procure the best seats available for Saturday's Cowboys Classic against the Oregon State University Beavers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

Tickets were made available online to students for $35 from August 21-25 but due to the overwhelming amount of student interest, TCU requested additional student tickets.

TCU receives $500,000 for chemistry and work-study

TCU receives $500,000 for chemistry and work-study

Published Sep 2, 2010

The university received nearly $500,000 in stimulus funding last year to help support part-time student employment and chemistry research, according to a U.S. government website.

According to Recovery.gov, the Federal Work-Study program, which funds part-time student employment at the university, received a $148,446 grant on July 1, 2009, while the Trans-National Science Foundation Recovery Act awarded the university an additional $345,000 in grant money for chemistry research on July 23, 2009.