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Future Pell Grant recipients will receive loans from federal government, not banks

Published Mar 23, 2010

The effects of a federal student loan program overhaul passed with the health care reform bill Sunday will be felt by future, and not current, Federal Pell Grant recipients, a financial aid official said.

Melet Leafgreen, assistant director of loan programs for the university, said the student loan bill would not affect students who receive a Pell Grant immediately, but it could affect students in the future if the program works as planned.



Currently about 11 percent of university students receive Pell Grants, Leafgreen said.

Alumna returns to play piano with quartet

Alumna returns to play piano with quartet

Published Mar 23, 2010

An internationally acclaimed pianist and university alumna will accompany the Cavani String Quartet's performance tonight as part of the Mitchelmore Master Series, the School of Music's special funding program named in the pianist's honor.

Laurana Rice Mitchelmore wrote in an e-mail that she always had a love for the piano and studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York and the Vienna Academy of Music in Austria after graduating. She wrote that she was delighted to return to the university to perform.

Students to feel the effects of health care reform

Published Mar 23, 2010

With the passing of the health care reform bill on Sunday, young adults can now stay on their parents' health insurance until they are 26 years old.The benefits that come with the age extension would give...

Rifle earns the NCAA National Championship title

Published Mar 23, 2010

The Horned Frogs earned the overall NCAA Rifle National Championship with a title by the women's rifle team March 13.

In addition to the team overall championship over Alaska 4,675 - 4,653, the Frogs also brought in a championship in air rifle with a score of 2,361 and an individual championship in smallbore by freshman Sarah Scherer.



Senior shooter Erin Lorenzen fired a 104.4 in the air rifle finals clenching her a No. 3 finish, followed by team member Scherer in sixth with a 102.2.

Non-conference football matchups announced

Published Mar 23, 2010

The football team announced its finalized non-conference slate for the 2010 campaign Monday.

The Horned Frogs are set to face the Pac-10's Oregon State Beavers in their first-ever meeting at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Sept. 4. This game, along with the Frogs' crosstown showdown with Southern Methodist University on Sept. 24, will be televised on ESPN.



The Frogs are also set to face Tennessee Tech on Sept. 11 and Big 12 opponent Baylor University on Sept. 18 in Fort Worth.

Knowledge of health care reform important for students

Published Mar 23, 2010

With the debate still raging over the passage of health care reform legislation, many questions still linger regarding what changes will be made. Some of the changes outlined in the bill include young...

Spring break sport recap

Published Mar 23, 2010

Women's Basketball

After losing to Utah in their first game at the Conoco Mountain West Conference Championship in Las Vegas, the Frogs headed to Tennessee with an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. In their 57-69 loss to the Utes, the Lady Frogs shot only 29.3 percent from the field.



As the No. 9 seeded team at the Memphis Regional of the NCAA Tournament, the Lady Frogs lost to the Dayton Flyers in the first round, 66-67. This was the Frogs' ninth NCAA appearance in 10 years.



They finished their season with a 22-9 overall record.

Donor and her family deserve recognition for medical contribution

Published Mar 23, 2010

Henrietta Lacks was a poor tobacco farmer who died in 1951 from cervical cancer. Doctors took samples from her tumor, samples that were unrelated to her medical care. They had been trying without success...

Last Call: Oui Lounge bartender remembered as a philosopher

Published Mar 14, 2010

With patrons abuzz in conversation, beer in hand, and cigarette smoke snaking into a haze above the din, this might appear to be a just another Saturday night at the Oui Lounge, a staple neighborhood hangout in Blue Bonnet Circle. But a familiar face - one with a cowboy hat and a foot-long graying beard - is missing.

Guitarist Bill Hamm and a group of musicians suddenly cease playing.



"Stand up and hoist it up," a male voice says, as dozens of patrons packed in the bar raise their drink. "To Trent!"

Frogs baseball pulls out a win 8-7 over the Texas Tech Raiders

Published Mar 13, 2010

The No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs (10-2) held onto their one run lead to down the Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-7) Friday night at Lupton Stadium, 8-7.

The win was sealed after Texas Tech's Jamodrick McGruder was picked off by redshirt sophomore third baseman Aaron Schultz in the final inning.



TCU's starting pitcher, junior Steven Maxwell, tallied four strike outs in the first three innings of play.

Rifle team owes success this season in part to team of two

Published Mar 12, 2010

With two talented freshmen shooters on the same team - sharing the same name - -things can get a little confusing. Sarah Scherer and Sarah Beard have played an instrumental role in the rifle team's success this season, and they've also become fast friends.

"We call each other clones," Beard said. "It's just fun, it's interesting with two Sarahs."



Head coach Karen Monez said the duo has added incredible depth to this year's team. She also claimed responsibility for Beard's nickname: Palin, after the former vice presidential candidate.

Frog golfers head to tournaments

Published Mar 12, 2010

The golf teams will travel to compete in their respective invitational tournaments this weekend.

The men's team will play at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas. The Frogs finished ninth overall in the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational earlier in the month.



The women's team will compete in the Tiger/Wave Classic in New Orleans. The tournament roster consists of 23 teams, nine of which are currently ranked among the top-20 programs in the nation.