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Baseball and football team finish top in the season

Baseball and football team finish top in the season

Published Jul 1, 2010

FORTWORTH, Texas -- For the second consecutive year, the Horned Frogs' football team finished in the top 10 and baseball team gained entry into the Super Regionals, making TCU one of four teams in the nation to reach both achievements this season.

The only other schools to have a top-10 football program this season as well as a baseball team in the Super Regionals are Alabama, Florida and Texas. The Horned Frogs, Crimson Tide, Gators and Longhorns also played in BCS games in the 2009 football campaign.

Graduate stands out for job among 150 applicants

Graduate stands out for job among 150 applicants

Published Jul 1, 2010

Within one week, Kate Lunati went from having no interviews and no phone calls to having a job as a trauma Intensive Care Unit nurse at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.

Lunati got the call from the hospital on March 19.

"I stopped breathing; I was so excited," said Lunati, a senior nursing major. "So much stress was just gone."

Lunati was chosen from 150 applicants for a position and said she only interviewed once to get the job she wanted.

"It only takes one," Lunati said.

Student-run radio talk show gaining popularity

Student-run radio talk show gaining popularity

Published Jul 1, 2010

FORTWORTH, Texas -- After almost a year of trying to find an open time slot for a campus radio talk show, a group of students aired its first broadcast in January.The hosts of "The Alex Turner Show" have...

Cowgirl has Star Power

Cowgirl has Star Power

Published Jul 1, 2010

FORTWORTH, Texas -- It's the final Friday night at the Fort Worth Stock Show and 1,623 fans clad in Wranglers, boots and cowboy hats file into the John Justin Arena awaiting the big event. The air smells of cattle and carnival food, and excitement fills the arena. The TCU equestrian team prepares for one of its biggest competitions of the year, against rival team Texas A&M. Despite the pressure, senior Horned Frog rider Carrie von Uhlit rides out into the arena in perfect horsemanship position.

Back straight. Head held high.

Theres no place like home

There’s no place like home

Published Jul 1, 2010

Which sounds better to you: Staying in your dorm room located on an empty campus, or staying in a motel room for the duration of Winter Break?

Unless the motel in question happens to be in walking distance of the Las Vegas strip or some other interesting place, students would probably prefer to stay in their own room, even if it is a dorm.

But international students who can't make it home for break don't have that option. They have to seek refuge for the holidays with friends or at hotels.

Student-run campus ministry gaining rapid popularity

Student-run campus ministry gaining rapid popularity

Published Jul 1, 2010

FORTWORTH, Texas -- A recently established student-run campus ministry has caught fire with university students in the past several weeks.

More than 500 students attended Monday night's Ignite college worship. Students from University of North Texas and Texas A&M University joined Horned Frogs at the third Ignite meeting.

Paige Nettles, a senior fashion merchandising major, pioneered Ignite last semester. Nettles said the goal of the nondenominational ministry is to bring college students together to worship and hear the gospel in a comfortable setting.

Police: Residence hall burglar caught, jailed

Police: Residence hall burglar caught, jailed

Published Jul 1, 2010

FORTWORTH,Texas -- A convicted burglar was arrested Monday on charges of burglarizing TCU residence halls, TCU Police said.

Police say they have caught the burglar who broke into two on-campus residences earlier this month while the occupants were asleep.

Fort Worth police arrested Richard Henry Ramfield, 28, at 9 a.m. Monday on charges of burglary of habitation. TCU Police said Ramfield is suspected of stealing a PlayStation, money and a wallet. Ramfield was released from the penitentiary Sept. 1 on similar charges, said TCU Police Sgt. Kelly Ham.

Track and Field have banner outing at championships

Published Jun 29, 2010

Three freshmen TCU track and field athletes have earned top honors at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa throughout the last week of June.

Charles Silmon secured a spot on the United States Junior National Team last Thursday night, placing second overall in the men's 100 meters. Kelsey Samuels and Larissa Matthews were named alternates to the national squad in the women's shot put and 100-meter hurdles, respectively.

Two athletes named to world championship shooting team

Two athletes named to world championship shooting team

Published Jun 29, 2010

Sarah Beard and Sarah Scherer, two members of the women's rifle team, will make their way to the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Munich, Germany as part of the United States squad beginning July 30.Freshmen...

Holaday recieves Johnny Bench Award

Holaday recieves Johnny Bench Award

Published Jun 29, 2010

TCU catcher Bryan Holaday was named the 2010 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award recipient, an award presented to the top catcher in collegiate baseball.Holaday is the 11th player to win the award since...

Texas Rangers honors TCU Baseball

Texas Rangers honors TCU Baseball

Published Jun 28, 2010

June 27, 2010 FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Texas Rangers will honor the TCU baseball team in a pre-game ceremony prior to Sunday's 7:05 p.m. home contest with the Houston Astros at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.The...

Frogs Welcomed As Heroes

Frogs Welcomed As Heroes

Published Jun 28, 2010

June 27, 2010

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Several hundred TCU fans braved 100 degree temperatures Sunday afternoon to greet the Horned Frog baseball team on its return to campus from the College World Series. TCU won three games in Omaha and was one of four remaining teams at the CWS. The Horned Frogs fell just one game short of advancing to the championship series. TCU won a school record 54 games and climbed as high as No. 3 in the national polls.