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Game against Utah ranks highest in past four years

Published Nov 17, 2009

In reflection on this weekend, which I know was the greatest football experience, if not the greatest experience of any kind during my four years here at TCU, many of the other great football games I've taken in came back to me one by one. So, to honor this weekend, the growth of TCU football and my four years here at TCU, I ranked my top five games in the past four years:

1. 2009 TCU 55, Utah 28

Journalist to give realistic view of Pakistan

Journalist to give realistic view of Pakistan

Published Nov 17, 2009

Author and journalist Ethan Casey and his collaborator Fawad Butt will focus on stripping misconceptions about the Pakistani people during a two-day stay at TCU.

Casey's Web site, ethancasey.com, lists a biography stocked with international experience. This past summer, Casey said he traveled in India and Pakistan and will call upon his experiences there, as well as some background information, to address the university in his lecture, titled "Pakistan: the Human Dimension," at 7 p.m. tonight in the University Christian Church.

Film captures wild ride of being young

Film captures ‘wild’ ride of being young

Published Nov 17, 2009

After years of false starts, delays and threats of reshoots, the film version of "Where the Wild Things Are" has finally made it to a theater near you. The wild and wooly translation of the popular book was well worth the wait.

For a story about a hyper kid with an overactive imagination, "Being John Malkovich" director Spike Jonze seems like an adult version of the book's hero Max. Bursting with energy and creativity, he builds the world and inhabits it with wonderful players like the main actor, 12-year-old Max Records.

Convicted murderer unsafe for campus community

Published Nov 17, 2009

Raymond Luc Levasseur was the leader of the Marxist revolutionary group United Freedom Front, which plotted a series of nine bank robberies and at least 20 bombings along the East Coast between the years 1976 and 1984. The group attempted to kill two Massachusetts state troopers and succeeded in killing a New Jersey state trooper. The group's members, including Levasseur, were convicted of conspiracy, murder and attempted murder, among other charges. Levasseur was released from his 18-year prison sentence in 2004.

Alternate avenues needed to lessen impact of tuition

Published Nov 17, 2009

Students received an e-mail Monday from Chancellor Victor Boschini informing them of the tuition increase for the 2010-2011 school year, which will bring the university's year-long tuition to $30,000.Annual...

Weekend recap: Lady Frogs win their 10th season opener

Published Nov 17, 2009

Women's Basketball

The Lady Frogs won their 10th season opener in 11 years under head coach Jeff Mittie as they blew away the Houston Baptist Huskies 109-30 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Sunday.



The game featured the second largest margin of victory in school history behind an 80 point win in 2001, as TCU scored more than 100 points in a game for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Field rush gave students a deserved celebration

Field rush gave students a deserved celebration

Published Nov 17, 2009

Between an all-time record crowd at the Amon Carter Stadium, a 27-point margin of victory over No. 16-ranked Utah and the most successful "Frogs for the Cure" game to date, there were a lot of winners...

Skiff editor-in-chief, advertising manager selected

Published Nov 17, 2009

The TCU student publications committee selected the spring 2010 Daily Skiff editor-in-chief and advertising manager Friday.Senior news-editorial journalism major Julieta Chiquillo was selected as the new...

Letter to the Editor: Coach grateful for attendance

Published Nov 17, 2009

Dear TCU Community:

On behalf of our football program, I would like to thank everyone for their tremendous support in providing a record crowd of over 50,000 Saturday night at Amon Carter Stadium. The energy and excitement on campus and throughout Fort Worth all week was outstanding, and our players fed off it. All of you make a difference for us!



With ESPN's College GameDay being here, we were able to put TCU and Fort Worth in the most positive light. We are especially grateful to Mayor Mike Moncrief proclaiming Friday "Go Purple Day."

YouTube videos not what they used to be

Published Nov 17, 2009

YouTube has been a staple of my college career since I first sat down in my room in Moncrief. At the time, it was a catch-all of anything entertaining: TV shows both old and new, music videos, movies and...

Honors College dedication shows character of program

Published Nov 17, 2009

The theme throughout the dedication ceremony Friday of the John V. Roach Honors College was what sets the college and its students apart. A banjo interlude, a speech delivered in Spanish and several skits showcasing students' individual skills got the message across.

President of the Honors Student Cabinet, senior finance major Maddison Grigsby told a story about meeting her best friend through the Honors Program. She said the students are what set the program apart.

Q&A: mtvU Woodie Award nominees talk music

Q&A: mtvU Woodie Award nominees talk music

Published Nov 17, 2009

The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards will acknowledge artists who have made an impact on college audiences for its sixth year on Nov. 18. Eric Conte, executive producer of the Woodie Awards, said the Woodies are...