From cross country road-tripping to backyard game-watching parties, students got creative in their efforts to catch the away games of the undefeated Horned Frog football team, a senior student said. Geoff Dice, a marketing major, said he and his roommates traveled to the Clemson game, but took a different approach when the Frogs faced BYU.

A recently-acquired set of projector equipment and a 110-inch screen enabled the three men and about 80 of their friends to view the game from their own backyard.

Because of the frequency and sensitivity with which the fire alarms are activated, students have been ignoring the alarms in the GrandMarc apartment complex, a GrandMarc official said.

Although the GrandMarc has only actually had the alarms go off four times this semester, instances like the one on Oct. 23, when the alarms went off at about 3 a.m. for a period of two hours, desensitize students to the seriousness of the alarm system, said Tobi Sander, the GrandMarc's director of community operations.

The new TCU uniform that will be worn during the Utah game Nov. 14 has been put on display by members of the Nike Street Team in the TCU Bookstore on Friday. The complete uniform is hidden in a large lockbox, which will be unlocked by one patron Sunday. The patron who punches in the correct code on an electronic lock and will receive a replica of the new jersey.

The bookstore is also selling t-shirts with a picture of the new helmet the Frogs will wear Nov. 14 along with a black "Won't back down" t-shirt.

The GrandMarc apartments have been dealing with residents who are apathetic about fire alarms following a rash of false alarms. One of those incidents had the fire alarms sounding for two hours at 3 a.m.,...

On campus, the buzz about an upcoming TCU football game has reached levels of craziness that would drive any Horned Frog to spit blood out of its eyes. But that hype surrounds the Utah game, which is in two weeks, and the Frogs still have San Diego State to get through before the Utah game.

The Aztecs come into the game a mediocre 4-4, with wins over four very poor teams - Utah State, New Mexico, New Mexico State and Colorado State. Their rush defense ranks very low in the Football Bowl Series, coming in at a dismal 66th.

The student publications pick'em team is back for more college football action. Each participant will get one point for a correctly selected win out of the chosen games and two points for an upset pick. The standings remained the same this week with News Now's Maddy Foxx leading the pack with 33 points followed by Skiff editor-in-chief David Hall with 30 points. In third is Skiff reporter Mary Sue Greenleaf with 28 points and Skiff sports editor Travis L. Brown with 27 points. Trailing the pack is Skiff news editor Michael Carroll with 24 points and KTCU's Phil Mann with 22 points.

Police are investigating whether an attack on campus Thursday night was related to the sexual assault reported on Oct. 13, a police official said.

Police Lt. Ramiro Abad said TCU and Fort Worth police departments would work together on the investigation. An increase in nighttime campus security that stemmed from the first assault is still in effect.

A female student reported late Thursday that a man grabbed her from behind while she was walking near Jarvis Hall at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, but the student was able to get away, according to campus police.

Editor's note: This story was revised for accuracy at 6:37 p.m. Nov. 6.

A memorial celebration for Don Punchatz, illustrator and adjunct professor of graphic design who died Oct. 22, will be held Saturday. The celebration will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the PepsiCo Recital Hall.

The memorial will be open to the public, said Lewis Glaser, associate professor of graphic design. Punchatz's son, Greg, will speak at the memorial. It will also feature a presentation of Punchatz's life and work.