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Athletes should be more responsible with their fame and fortune

Published Feb 17, 2010

Some professional athletes just can't get a clue. The law and their respective league officials have told them what not to do, yet they're either too dumbfounded or naive and do it anyway. I'm talking about professional athletes who tarnish the image of themselves and their leagues with headlines of drug possession, reckless driving, illegal firearms, assault and a plethora of other broken laws.

I don't know what compels athletes who are making more than six figures to act so irresponsibly. They risk their money, anger their fans and ruin their image.

SGA passes resolution to bring horned lizard to campus

Published Feb 17, 2010

Bringing a horned frog to campus is junior political science major Preston Patry's pet project, but he said he isn't the first to propose the idea.

With the help of finance chair and junior business and political science major Ryan Hoff, Patry proposed a resolution to bring a horned lizard to campus at Tuesday night's House of Student Representatives meeting. The resolution passed with 37 out of 38 votes. The House's Student Relations Committee will take the lead on the project along with the resolution's author, according to resolution.

Lent should involve a more spiritual sacrifice

Published Feb 17, 2010

As we approach both the Lenten and beach seasons, we forget all about our New Year's resolutions and start worrying about spring break plans. We tried losing our "winter weight" through resolutions, but it is time for a new challenge: sacrifices. We hope that we can "sacrifice" an extra cookie at the BLUU to participate in Lenten promises as well as cut a few extra calories off our diet before we hit the beach.

Federal money shouldn’t be thrown at an already well-funded education

Published Feb 17, 2010

Idiocy once again reared its ugly head when an article in the Skiff came out saying that Gov. Rick Perry not accepting money for schools was going to hurt public schools.The article was even titled "Refusal...

RateMyProfessors.com expands with iPhone app

Published Feb 16, 2010

Students no longer have to wait to get back to their computers to leave a rave review or complaint about their professors.RateMyProfessors.com has launched an iPhone application version of the popular...

Good parenting walks a fine line

Published Feb 16, 2010

Parenting is an enduring paradox of humankind. It's considered negative if a parent lives vicariously through his or her child, but an uninvolved parent is also frowned upon.

Ideal parenting in the U.S. features a middle ground between two styles: crazed controlling and easy-going empowering. Crazed controlling parents often pressure their children to the point of social awkwardness and an inability to fail. Easy-going empowering parents encourage their children to a fault, which leads to overt self-centeredness.

A greater understanding of Islamic culture removes stereotypes

Published Feb 16, 2010

In 2005, Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, made the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam, the subject of an assignment for 12 editorial cartoonists. The result was a variety of images, some of which included violent motifs, including one in which Muhammad's turban is represented as a ticking bomb, lit fuse and all. The result was immediate outcry and oppositional organization by much of the European Muslim population.

RateMyProfessors app not worth the impulsive criticism or money

Published Feb 16, 2010

Ranting about professors is fun, but it's not worth 99 cents. That's the cost of the new iPhone application by RateMyProfessors.com that would allow students to post comments and thoughts about professors...

Men’s basketball prepared for San Diego

Published Feb 16, 2010

After gaining a win on the road against Wyoming, the Horned Frogs (12-14, 4-7 Mountain West Conference) hope to find success against a strong San Diego State team at home tonight.TCU lost the away game...

Womens basketball moves up to No. 23 with win against Wyoming

Women’s basketball moves up to No. 23 with win against Wyoming

Published Feb 16, 2010

After yet another home victory against the Wyoming Cowgirls on Saturday, the TCU women's basketball team moved up the Associated Press Top 25, tying LSU with 128 votes for the No. 23 spot.

After dropping out of national rankings following a loss to New Mexico on the road, the Lady Frogs appear in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive week.



The Lady Frogs still hold the No. 1 spot in the Mountain West with a one-and-a-half game lead at 9-2.

2010 Winter Olympics update

Published Feb 16, 2010

It's only been three days and the U.S. is off to a rousing start at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

Hannah Kearney won a gold in freestyle skiing at the ladies' moguls finals Saturday with a score of 26.63, putting her almost a full point ahead of favored Canadian competitor Jennifer Heil. The 23-year-old Kearney is competing in her second Olympics, after failing to qualify at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino with a No. 22 finish. Shannon Bahrke of the U.S. finished out the podium bringing home the bronze.

Weekend sports roundup

Published Feb 16, 2010

Men's Basketball

On Saturday, the Frogs (12-14, 4-7 Mountain West) took on the University of Wyoming Cowboys (9-16, 2-9 MWC) on the road with a looming reality over their heads. TCU had never recorded a single win in Laramie at Arena-Auditorium and were tied at 7-7 in all-time series against the Cowboys.



The Frogs defeated the Cowboys 76-68, moving them to the No. 7 spot in the MWC.