Dormitory construction has made freshman housing scarce in recent years, but a larger-than-expected incoming class has forced administrators to find off-campus housing for this year's freshmen, university officials said.

During the summer, the university took out leases on six town houses on Cantey and Parmer streets, which will provide housing for about 20 freshmen beginning this semester, said Craig Allen, director of Residential Services. Another 20 freshmen have been placed in the GrandMarc apartments because of the shortage of on-campus space, Allen said.

Changes to dining choices this semester include new menu items, a larger selection of off-campus restaurants that accept Frog Bucks and a breakfast Convenience Swipe option, a university official said.Craig...

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The Horned Frogs women's soccer team was victorious in Austin Friday night by the score of 2-1, dethroning the No. 15 ranked team in the nation.

Sophomore Jordan Calhoun netted the game winning goal in the 85th minute . Junior Jackie Torda played a through ball between two Longhorn defenders, setting up Calhoun for the finish past Longhorn keeper Alexa Gaul.

Calhoun also netted the first goal of the game in the fifth minute of the match from 15 feet out off an assist by Sophomore Kaylie Garcia.

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Despite an early exit from the conference tournament, the university has been chosen as a host site for the 2009 NCAA Division 1 Baseball Tournament, according to NCAA.com. This is TCU's first time to host an NCAA baseball regional. Being named as a host site grants the Horned Frogs a spot in the field of 64, which will be released Monday at 11:30 a.m.

The university is one of three Texas schools to host a tournament this year, the others being Rice University and the University of Texas. The University of Oklahoma also received the nod for a site.

TCU kept its hopes alive in the Mountain West Conference Baseball Championships as it rode freshman hurler Kyle Winkler to a 9-2 win over BYU in an elimination game Thursday at Lupton Stadium.

Winkler stifled the Cougars' bats, allowing two runs over nine innings and striking out six. He improved to 6-0 on the season and equaled his longest outing of the year. Adam Miller (3-3) took the loss for the Cougars, allowing two runs over five innings of work.