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Super Bowl XLIV: Live coverage of the lighter side of the Super Bowl

Published Feb 5, 2010

Join former editor-in-chief David Hall for a live chat during the Super Bowl. Come chat about the commercials, game and teams. Give your commentary on their performances. The chat will open at 5:00 p.m....

Men’s basketball mentally prepares for Air Force

Published Feb 5, 2010

Following a 20-point loss to Brigham Young in Provo, the 10-13 Horned Frogs will stay on the road to take on another Mountain West opponent, the Air Force Academy Falcons. TCU head coach Jim Christian ran an intense practice Thursday afternoon to prepare the team for the showdown with Air Force.

The main theme of the practice was finishing plays and playing hard.



"It's hurt our team," Christian said. "We break down on the big possessions before they do. They have to have a resolve to win in order to win."

Campus and students hold Super Bowl watching parties

Published Feb 5, 2010

After two years in America, international student and Chile native Leonardo van Beek said he had come to appreciate one of the nation's most-watched sports - football.

Van Beek, a junior entrepreneurial management major, said he never watched football, including the Super Bowl, until he came to the U.S. Now he looks forward to throwing his own watch party.



"I plan on having a barbecue and watching the game with close friends," van Beek said.

2010 Horned Frog football signups

Published Feb 5, 2010

Jonathan AndersonAnderson is a safety from Corpus Christi, Texas. Ranked by Rivals.com at the No. 32 safety in the country, he averaged 9.1 yards per carry as a senior at Carroll High School for a total...

Beatings and profiling should not be part of police’s job description

Published Feb 5, 2010

I have the utmost respect for police officers and the job they do. It takes courage and guts to do their job. I just wanted to make that clear before starting.

Jordan Miles, an 18-year-old Pittsburgh resident and violist who attends the city's prestigious Creative and Performing Arts High School, was beaten by three plainclothes police officers because they thought he had a gun, according to an Associated Press wire report. It turns out it was only a bottle of Mountain Dew, according to the police affidavit.

Pregnancy increase unsurprising

Published Feb 5, 2010

Is anyone really surprised that the teen pregnancy rate has risen for the first time in 15 years? Sadly, the 3 percent increase is a telling result of the failure of abstinence-only education.Teenagers...

Equestrian team defeats rival Aggies 5-3 at championship rematch

Published Feb 5, 2010

It came down to No. 8 TCU's final rider of the night, but junior Ashley Aikman edged out No. 3 Texas A&M's Randi Standley 71.25-70 in Horsemanship to give the Horned Frogs the go ahead point to defeat the Aggies 5-3 in a rematch of the 2009 Varsity Equestrian Western National Championship.

Had Aikman faltered during the last ride of the event, the match would have been tied 4-4 and the Aggies would have won the tiebreaker by bettering TCU's final raw score 570-565.5.

Equestrian team faces off against rival Aggies at Stock Show and Rodeo

Published Feb 5, 2010

The No. 8 equestrian program will have a chance to get even with No. 3 Texas A&M under the limelight at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Friday at 6 p.m.

The Aggies handed the then No. 2 seeded Horned Frogs a 7-1 loss last year to win the Varsity Equestrian Western National Championship - and the Horned Frogs are ready for a rematch.



Head coach Gary Reynolds said Friday's event will absolutely be a rivalry match, and that last year's championship loss was extra motivation in practice this week.

IBR plan makes college more affordable with capped payments

Published Feb 5, 2010

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Thursday that making it easier for college graduates to pay back federal loans will help improve the national college completion rate and possibly attract more...

Bob Schieffer and Susan Zirinsky to speak about television industry

Published Feb 5, 2010

Two renowned journalists will speak Monday evening about their experiences in the television industry.

Bob Schieffer, a 1959 university graduate and host of CBS News "Face the Nation," and Susan Zirinsky, executive producer of CBS' "48 Hours," are the featured speakers at the 6 p.m. event, which will take place in the Brown-Lupton University Union auditorium.



The event will include a screening of the movie "Broadcast News," for which Zirinsky was a technical adviser.

Colorado police launch investigation in branding incident

Published Feb 5, 2010

Police in Breckenridge, Colo., said Thursday that the department is investigating a January branding incident involving sophomore pre-business major Amon "Chance" Carter as a criminal assault.

Carter, great-grandson of city icon Amon G. Carter, said last week that he suffered second- and third-degree burns on his buttocks after fellow Kappa Sigma members branded him with a hot coat hanger while he was intoxicated. Carter said the incident took place Jan. 9 during a ski trip in Breckenridge, Colo.

City to hire consultant for streetcar system

Published Feb 4, 2010

The city of Fort Worth plans to move forward with bringing in a nationally recognized consultant to finalize aspects of a modern streetcar system that would consist of an initial loop through downtown...