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Women's Basketball

After going undefeated in the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum for 22 consecutive games and clenching the Mountain West Conference title, the women's basketball team failed to finish their season on a strong note, dropping their final regular season game to Brigham Young University 65-70. Heading into the conference tournament, the Lady Frogs are 22-7 overall on the season.

Men's Basketball

The university should be open to reviewing the plus/minus grading system, which needs some type of uniformity. Although it was implemented three years ago, not all professors use the system, and even within departments there are varying grading scales, which results in discrepancies about what might constitute an A in one class versus another. Because of this, Student Government Association representatives have plans to meet with the Faculty Senate to discuss uniformity and grade equality concerning the plus/minus system.

After winning the first two games in the Houston College Classic during the weekend, the Horned Frogs lost to Rice University, dropping their season record to 8-2.

The loss ended the Frogs' four-game winning streak.

Against Rice, the No. 7 Horned Frog baseball team had runners in every inning, producing 11.

The Frogs had a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, but the Owls delivered the game winning hit to end the game 5-4.

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Editor's note: This article was revised for accuracy at 12:46 p.m. March 10.

Deep in the heart of West Texas desert country, you'll find Scurry County, whose population hovers near the 16,000 mark and calls Snyder its central metropolis. Deep in the heart of Snyder native and book junkie Ammie Harrison, you'll find fond memories of one of the town's capstone attractions, the Scurry County Library. Harrison, a reference librarian at the university, said she still remembers her first, treasured library card that her Aunt Linda helped her acquire.

Education majors at the university have the opportunity to student teach using tortoises, raccoons, space suits and teepees as their teaching tools.

The Museum School at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History provides a preschool education program where students learn from artifacts at the museum. University students enrolled in the introduction to early childhood education classes are student teaching at the school three hours per week.

Editor's note: This article was edited for accuracy at 12:51 p.m. March 9.

The Student Government Association is trying to adjust discrepancies in the plus/minus grading system, an SGA representative said.

The system was implemented three years ago, but not all professors use it. Senior political science and English major Carlton Alexander, SGA Academic Affairs chair, said this stratification led to grade discrepancies, causing concern for students.