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Frogs baseball beats Baylor in extra innings 5-4

Published May 2, 2010

The TCU Horned Frogs (31-8) pulled out an extra inning win against the Baylor Bears (24-17) Tuesday night at Lupton Stadium. TCU has won 11 of their last 12 games.With one out and runners on second and...

Horned Frogs gain victory over the Utes with 8-2

Published May 2, 2010

OGDEN, Utah - The No. 5 TCU Horned Frogs won its fourth straight series sweep, the first in the university's history, with an 8-2 victory against Utah Utes on Sunday afternoon.

TCU improved to a 34-9 conference winning streak on the season and 14-3 in league play. The Frogs will take the week off for finals and return to travel to New Mexico for a pivotal Mountain West Conference showdown with the Aztecs. Friday's series-opener is set for 1 p.m. (CST).

Colts select Hughes in first round

Colts select Hughes in first round

Published Apr 23, 2010

The Indianapolis Colts drafted former Horned Frogs outside linebacker Jerry Hughes with the 31st pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. Hughes will join the defending AFC champions as the 12th first-round draft pick out of TCU.

"I'm really happy for him for the simple reason that he could have gone out in the draft last year but he came back to get his degree and help us win a championship," said head football coach Gary Patterson. "I was really hoping that he'd get an opportunity because he did so much for everybody else."

Q&A: Author gives job tips

Published Apr 23, 2010

Harvey Mackay, author of five New York Times best sellers, including the runaway No. 1 best seller, "Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive," is back with more advice about the hostile job market.

His new book, "Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You," was 15th on the New York Times list for Hardcover Business Best Sellers as of April 1.

Moments full of laughter to be remembered most

Published Apr 23, 2010

It's hard to recall memories in terms other than as momentous occasions. Our brains have this perception that our most pleasant remembrances should be embellished and compiled into montages complete with moving audio backtracking. And yet, this is not how I will remember this university. Certainly, it is something great and magnificent and has offered me a fantastic background for whatever career I choose in the future.

Tips for a stress-free finals week

Published Apr 23, 2010

Finals are fast-approaching and many students know that when faced with such an important time, anything that can go wrong, will. But mastering skills like pre-planning, time management and list making will help students cope with the stress of finals week, a psychology professor said.

Psychology professor Mauricio Papini said pre-finals nerves come from several factors.



"A major source of stress is the overlap of exams and uncertainty about how grades are determined in each course," Papini said.

University helps students discover their true potential

Published Apr 23, 2010

When I started at TCU in 2006, I had no clue who I was or what I wanted out of life. I was divorced, 30 years old and the mother of one child. Four years later, it's like a fog has lifted and it's all become clear.

I found myself. On the tree-lined sidewalks of the gorgeous campus, in the basement stacks of the library, in the sunshine-filled commons and in the computer labs inside Moudy. This school, this amazing place, has filled me with so much more than just knowledge.

Four years provide life lessons to carry into real world

Published Apr 23, 2010

Fifteen days - that's how long I have left at TCU as I sit here pondering how to summarize my college experience in 500 words. Do I talk about how I was scared to death of my screaming Frog Camp facilitators...

University has high undergrad return rate for grad school

Published Apr 23, 2010

Josh Noble spent one year working for SurfRay, a partner of Microsoft, before he realized he would need a graduate degree in order to further his management skills.

Noble, a 2008 university graduate with a degree in biology, said he will return to the university to begin the Evening Professional Master in Business Administration program in fall 2010.



Noble returned to the university's graduate program because of the proximity to home, the team-focused environment and the quality of the programs available.

Graduate stands out for job among 150 applicants

Published Apr 23, 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 campus ministry gaining rapid popularity

Published Apr 23, 2010

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.

Sorority grad gains leadership role with national chapter

Published Apr 23, 2010

As a freshman going though recruitment, senior Polly Niccoli said she never imagined she would one day be employed by her sorority. Niccoli, a graphic design major, has been a member of Pi Beta Phi since her freshman year.

"I really think it was meant to be," Niccoli said. "I know it sounds cliche but I think it's true, the sorority chooses you just as much as you choose the sorority,"