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Campus escort calls increase after sexual assault reports

Published Oct 16, 2009

Editor's note: This story was revised for clarification at 11:13 p.m. Oct. 19.


The campus escort program Froggie Five-0 has seen an increase in requests for rides after recent sexual assault reports involving students.

A Froggie Five-O driver said he usually responds to 40 calls a night but answered between 50 and 60 Wednesday night, after a student reported Tuesday night that she was sexually assaulted while walking on campus.



TCU Police Officer Pam Christian, director of Froggie Five-O, said she couldn't confirm those numbers.

GI Bill applicants experience delayed payments

Published Oct 16, 2009

When senior Michael Jenkins started his summer vacation, he did not know how to pay for his last year of college. Two days before classes started, the government informed him that it picked up the bill.

Jenkins, a kinesiology major and Navy veteran, said he applied for the post-9/11 GI Bill in May because his old GI Bill ran out. About 16 weeks after he applied, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officer informed him that he qualified for 100 percent of the new bill's benefits.

Bilingual Americans essential to makeup of U.S

Published Oct 16, 2009

Ronald Reagan once said, "By emphasizing the importance of a common language, we safeguard a proud legacy and help to ensure that America's future will be as great as her past."To say that the language...

Free time and boredom lead to destructive patterns

Published Oct 16, 2009

We are concluding the eighth week of classes for the Fall semester.

Fall break blessed us with a short three-day week, the football team has yet to do anything less than impress and the first round of tests are only memories. Whether it affects those with graduate school only a year away, those only months out of high school or anyone in between, the same schedule and inexorable pile of homework can leave many in a state of ennui.

Women’s soccer to face a strong BYU offense

Published Oct 16, 2009

After suffering a 2-1 overtime loss against Wyoming last week, the Horned Frogs will be fighting for a win in Provo, Utah on Saturday against BYU.

BYU is currently ranked No. 11 in TopDrawerSoccer.com's weekly poll and brought a nine-game winning streak to the match against New Mexico on Thursday.



BYU has recorded seven shutouts this season, as well as beating both Utah and UNLV. The Cougars carry an 11-2-2 overall record and a 2-0-1 conference play record.

Frog center was a natural from the beginning

Frog center was a natural from the beginning

Published Oct 16, 2009

When Blake Schlueter graduated, Horned Frog fans worried that his replacement would not be as successful. But senior Jake Kirkpatrick filled the void and more. All it took was one year of high school football.

Kirkpatrick said he transferred to Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler his senior year because his private school growing up did not have a football team.



"My parents weren't too happy about it," Kirkpatrick said. "They didn't think it was a good idea."

Frogs look to slow down speedy Rams

Frogs look to slow down speedy Rams

Published Oct 16, 2009

The No. 8 ranked Horned Frog football team will continue its quest to bust the BCS on Saturday when the Colorado State Rams come to Fort Worth.

TCU is 5-0, its best start since 2003, and coming off a 20-17 win in below-freezing temperatures at the Air Force Academy last Saturday. Colorado State started the season 3-0, but has dropped three straight games, including Saturday's 24-17 loss to Utah.

Free legal advice for students should have been promoted

Published Oct 16, 2009

Universities have the ability to offer students valuable services that they would otherwise not have access to, but unfortunately many of these resources are overlooked by the student body.One such resource...

Alumnus makes Web site home for Frog fans

Published Oct 15, 2009

TCU scored an upset when the Horned Frogs beat Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium 17-10 in 2005 by limiting former Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson to 63 rushing yards.

Scott Nix, owner of KillerFrogs.com, said head coach Gary Patterson thought the Web site KillerFrogs.com posted news about an injury and some schemes that he did not want released. Nix said that when Patterson closed practice to the media, the outcome of the game could have been affected by the lack of media attention.

New Computer Help Desk feature speeds up service

Published Oct 15, 2009

Technology resources implemented two new services on Oct. 1 to help improve customer satisfaction and service, a technology resources spokeswoman said.

The new self-service allows students and faculty to create a service request ticket for any technology problems online through my.tcu.edu, said Lenelda Pennington, associate director of technology resources customer services. Once a ticket is entered into the system, it will be added to other pending tickets and answered by the Computer Help Desk, Pennington said.

Underused attorney leads to cutbacks in legal advice

Published Oct 15, 2009

Katie-Rose Watson, a junior German major, might have been saved some legal trouble if she had known about the free legal service offered to all students by the Student Government Association. After being run over by a car on Stadium Drive in November, Watson felt she had nowhere to turn for legal advice.

"I rolled on top of the car's windshield and the car didn't even stop," Watson said. "When I got back from the hospital, I didn't know who to contact or what to do. I wish I would have known that there was free legal advice available at TCU."

Noted author to speak about newest book

Noted author to speak about newest book

Published Oct 15, 2009

Mitch Albom, the author of "Tuesdays With Morrie," the first book of the university's "One Book, One TCU" program and seller of 11 million copies, will speak about his newest book, "Have a Little Faith,"...