Ivy. It surrounded former Frog pitcher Andrew Cashner earlier in the winter, as he ran through baseball workouts like he had done so many times before. Actually, it was most likely dead in the cold of a Chicago winter, but Wrigley Field always brings up thoughts of luscious vines of ivy growing all over the outfield fence in the middle of summertime baseball season.

Cashner might have the chance to play inside that ivy, alive and in the warmth of summer as the Chicago Cubs' fifth starter this season.

A group of engineering students learned last week that the university is making specific efforts to build the new admission building to environmentally conscious standards, a university professor said.Engineering...

Horned Frog athletics was in full swing during the weekend with strong performances from several teams.

Swimming and Diving

The H2O Frogs came out on top against Centenary College, setting five pool records at Haynes Fitness Center Pool.

The men stay undefeated, the only team remaining without a loss in the Mountain West, winning 9 of 11 events at Centenary.

Junior swimmer Edgar Peyro proved key in the victory with two individual wins in the 400-individual medley and the 100-breast.

In a new initiative to boost dwindling attendance numbers, theÿBlack Student Association will add speakers and events to its meetings, a BSA official said.Jessica Guillory, BSA program coordinator,...

Two former university athletes will return to campus today to raise money for KinderFrogs School.

Chad Hennings and P.D. Shabay will answer questions about performing under pressure, building positive momentum in the workforce and motivating teams both on and off the field, Shabay said.

Traci Larrison, senior account executive for ISP Sports, said both speakers were chosen because of their ability to talk about these topics to all audiences attending the event.

She said tickets are $20, and the event is open to the public.

With the spring semester underway, intramurals kick into gear in February with a full calendar of team and individual events.

Individual events will kick off tonight at 7 p.m. with a Hot Shot tournament, a single-player event where players shoot basketballs from various points on the floor. The top eight competitors will be showcased during halftime of TCU men's basketball games to compete for a netbook computer.

The fun will continue with a rock, paper, scissors tournament on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. Both individual tournaments are free.

A long-time fixture in American politics will speak to political science students and faculty about his 50 years of experience in federal government when he visits campus Tuesday, a university official said.

Former Sen. George McGovern will be featured at the 2010 Jim Wright Symposium, which will take place in the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom today at noon. All seats available for the event are full.

"(McGovern) is a walking piece of American history," said Jim Riddlesperger, a political science professor.

The Black Student Association should be commended for taking action to increase attendance at its meetings.

Although BSA has more than 100 members, some events have a turnout in the single digits. This sort of issue may be attributed to a lack of motivation on the part of the members.

Membership in a student organization is more than just something students add to their resume. It is meant to enrich students' experience during their years on campus.

The university has joined the likes of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Oxford by launching a channel on iTunes U, a program that will keep students, prospective students, faculty, staff and alumni up to date and in touch through a digital media platform, said a new media specialist.

"Everyone's using it. It's a great way for the university to be out there, to promote itself," said new media specialist Amy Peterson. "Since iTunes U is such a big deal right now in universities, it just made sense for us to have a site also."

Despite below-freezing temperatures Saturday night, the Horned Frog club lacrosse team defeated Centenary College of Louisiana in their spring season opener 15-2.

Despite a slow start in the first quarter, the Frogs quickly hit their tempo, putting up a score of 8-1 by halftime.

Even with steady winds and a temperature of 29 degrees, the Frogs' defense held Centenary to two points, giving up only one goal in each half.

The No. 7 equestrian program (5-5-0) will host the University of Tennessee-Martin on Saturday for the team's only true home event of the spring season.

Head coach Gary Reynolds said the Horned Frogs will move forward into the spring season without Chloe Baker, who graduated in the fall.

"Just keep on going, that's all you can do," Reynolds said. "I've told the girls that Chloe was one of our great riders and was on the national championship team. We wish her the best. She's meant a lot to TCU while she was here, and we were glad to have her for that time."

The Horned Frogs' pitching staff should be the team's strong point this season with 10 players returning from last year's squad and the addition of a first-round draft pick to the pitching staff.Head coach Jim Schlossnagle said he had an idea of what the rotation will be but was not yet set on who will start.

"Some combination of Steven Maxwell, Kyle Winkler, Paul Gerrish, Matt Purke and probably Greg Holle right now," Schlossnagle said. "Those would be the five guys kind of fighting for four spots."