Skip to Main Content
75° Fort Worth
All TCU. All the time.

TCU 360

TCU 360

All TCU. All the time.

TCU 360

Student belly dancers to start club by spring semester

Published Sep 29, 2009

A group of students is hoping to add belly dancing to the university's recreational activities for a fun workout and an interesting cultural experience.

The TCU Belly Dancing Club will try to be up and running by the spring semester, club creator and junior middle school education major Farhin Hasan wrote in an e-mail.



So far the club has two advisers from the music department, administrative assistant in the School of Music Sue Ott and Web services coordinator Kristi Kolpanen, who are belly dancing enthusiasts, Hasan wrote.

Marching band deserves funding for game travel

Published Sep 29, 2009

Dressed head-to-toe in purple, white and black, performing what they have practiced for weeks, these Horned Frogs know what it's like to sweat.

No, not the football team, but our beloved band. Long sleeves, gloves, dress pants, furry hats and a relatively heavy instrument are the perfect elements for an uncomfortably hot experience. Yet they are there in full, every home game, to make it noisier, louder and more spirited.



They lift school spirit for free, yet no one could pay to give them a lift to the football game at Clemson University this past weekend.

Horrors to hoedowns: October events to fall for

Horrors to hoedowns: October events to fall for

Published Sep 29, 2009

International food and art festivals span the Dallas-Fort Worth area this month, along with a healthy dose of Halloween haunting. Remember to check the Web sites of the Texas Ballet Theater, the Fort Worth...

Q&A: Senior soccer player uses passion on field

Published Sep 29, 2009

Senior Lizzy Karoly has taken on a leadership role as one of just three seniors on the Horned Frog soccer team. Karoly took the school's all-time goals scored record on Sept. 6 in a match at Rice, when she netted her 25th career goal in a 2-1 win. The soccer team won two home games last weekend, 5-2 against Stephen F. Austin and 4-0 against Texas Woman's University.

Q: Because there are only three seniors on the team, how does that affect the team makeup and the seniors' roles as leaders?

BCS spotlight not distracting Frogs after Clemson win

BCS spotlight not distracting Frogs after Clemson win

Published Sep 29, 2009

Despite the Frogs' move up to 11th in the Associated Press top 25 poll, head coach Gary Patterson said he is not letting his players "drink that BCS Kool-Aid."

After beating Clemson in Death Valley 14-10, the Frogs moved up four spots from No. 15 to No. 11 this week in the AP poll and from No. 14 to No. 10 in the USA Today rankings. However, even just right after celebrating a huge win toward the Frogs' post-season opportunities, Patterson's players were still focused on the small, game-to-game picture.

TCU football deserves TV broadcast time

TCU football deserves TV broadcast time

Published Sep 29, 2009

Andy Dalton threw for 226 yards and two scores to lead the Frogs to an impressive victory over Clemson.And you missed it because you have cable? Or so the popular football game day commercials go.However,...

Live from Death Valley: TCU vs. Clemson chat replay

Published Sep 27, 2009

Join sports editor Travis L. Brown for a live chat during the TCU vs. Clemson football game. Come chat about the game and give your commentary on the Frogs' performance. The chat will open at 2:30 p.m....

Frogs win nail-biter against Clemson, 14-10

Frogs win nail-biter against Clemson, 14-10

Published Sep 27, 2009

As rain fell like tears from the sky over Death Valley, the Horned Frogs and their faithful reveled during what seemed like a funeral procession out of the stands after the Frogs beat the Tigers 14 to 10.

With the rain coming down in sheets, the Frog defense came down on the Tigers twice with less than five minutes to play, shutting out Clemson's chance to get back in the game and locking up the victory.

Parking meters installed near campus

Parking meters installed near campus

Published Sep 25, 2009

The City of Fort Worth has installed new multi-spaced parking meters on Bellaire Drive, across from Palko Hall and also on West Bowie Street.

Mark Russell, a neighborhood patrol officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, said a single meter feeds four spots that are labeled with a corresponding letter on the curb. The four spots are divided into two white tees that vehicles should be parked inside.

Council creates small events to build campus community

Published Sep 25, 2009

The Programming Council is banking on the success of smaller programs to create more interactive events on campus.

The Programming Council is trying a new concept this year - small-scale programs at the Brown-Lupton University Union - to promote a sense of community on campus, a representative from Student Activities said.



Brad Thompson, student activities coordinator, said the concept was designed to create smaller, more interactive and engaging programming for students in the BLUU on a regular basis.

University officials question logic of college ranking system

Published Sep 25, 2009

The university was ranked No. 149 out of 258 schools surveyed in this month's The Washington Monthly magazine report on social mobility, research and service within national universities.

Paul Glastris, the magazine's editor-in-chief, said the annual survey, which received funding from the Lumina Foundation for Education this year, aimed to estimate each institution's contribution to the country by examining publicly available data.

Funding issues leaves marching band at home

Funding issues leaves marching band at home

Published Sep 25, 2009

Clemson might see the presence of purple and white in its stadium Saturday, but fans there won't hear the songs that have provided the soundtrack at the Horned Frogs' home football games.

The football team will be traveling to the out-of-state game without the Horned Frog Marching Band because of funding issues.



Brian Youngblood, director of the Horned Frog Marching Band and associate director of bands, said that he had seen various message boards in which people have criticized the band for not being at away games to represent the university.