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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.

Sister Power

Sister Power

Published Jul 1, 2010

FORTWORTH, TX -- The volleyball team ended its spring play Saturday and is aiming to advance further this upcoming season after its first NCAA tournament appearance in the fall.

Head coach Prentice Lewis said the team is excited for next season and could be the most gifted that she has coached in her eight years at the university.

"We are going to have a very dynamic team, a very athletic team, and as long as everything comes together we'll be a pretty darn good team," Lewis said.

Two players who will be key to the team are the Hester sisters, Irene and Kristen.

Frogs CARE program created to spread alcohol and drug awareness

Frogs CARE program created to spread alcohol and drug awareness

Published Jul 1, 2010

The university's Alcohol and Drug Education Center is developing a new peer education program starting this spring called Frogs CARE to increase alcohol and drug awareness across campus. Yvonne Giovanis,...

University to examine effects of health care reform for employees

University to examine effects of health care reform for employees

Published Jul 1, 2010

The university will work with benefits consultants to determine the effects the recently passed health care reform legislation would have on faculty and staff members' health insurance plans, a human resources official said.

It is too early to determine what effects, if any, the legislation will have on employees' plans, said Tracy Thompson, benefits manager for the human resources department. The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Columnist - New health care law not appropriate reform

Columnist – New health care law not appropriate reform

Published Jul 1, 2010

Come on. You knew this was coming sometime. If you've ever read my column, you could probably infer that I would be displeased with the health care reform bill that just became law. Rather than get all...

International orientation helps students embody Fort Worth way

International orientation helps students embody Fort Worth way

Published Jul 1, 2010

While classes started Aug. 21, international students arrived for a two-day orientation Aug. 10, which was aimed to integrate more than 500 international students from more than 80 countries into the local, academic and national communities, according to the International Student Services Web site.

International orientation is one of more than 20 departments, programs and organizations to aid international students in daily life, according the International Student Services Web site.

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...

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.

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.

Letters to the Editor - Everyday should be Mother's Day

Letters to the Editor – Everyday should be Mother’s Day

Published Jun 28, 2010

Walking past a display of pink and white cards last week at Target, I noticed that Mother's Day falls the day after graduation. I pondered this for a minute and snickered out loud. Mother's Day? One whole day devoted to appreciating moms that toil year round? Wow.

I thought about my own mother, and how we had both almost died during birth in an emergency C-section so harrowing it could have been a plot line for "ER" or "Grey's Anatomy". Instead, we persevered, me weighing a tad over 5 pounds and my mother proud, but exhausted.