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.

TCU spoiled an opportunity to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee in its bid to host a regional, losing to Utah on Wednesday night. Sloppy play and three errors contributed to the Horned Frogs' 9-7 loss on day two of the Mountain West Conference Baseball Championships at Lupton Stadium.

The team led 4-2 after three innings, but allowed the Utes to score six runs in a fourth inning that saw 10 hitters come to the plate and the Horned Frogs never regained the lead. Utah's C.J. Cron delivered the inning's big hit with a two-RBI double.

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The baseball team clinched its fourth straight Mountain West Conference regular season championship Friday by defeating the Rebels of UNLV, 14-10.

TCU (34-14) clinched the title with a conference record of 14-5 and still has one more game to play against UNLV Saturday at 2 p.m. San Diego State and BYU currently share second place in the conference with 14-8 records and one game remaining.

The Traffic and Parking Appeals committee decided last week that, on North Drive, in front of Scharbauer Hall, the university will offer four special parking spaces for faculty and staff who drive environmentally friendly vehicles, TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said.

The idea for the parking passes was brought up when Scharbauer Hall sought to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, which demonstrates the university's dedication to its green initiative, McGee said.

While some alumni can only be seen around campus for football season, charity events and fundraisers, others can be found on campus every day.

Alumnus Jason Eagar, director of student programs and young alumni for TCU Annual Fund, said that after he graduated in 2002 he began work at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He said the job was a good opportunity, but when he was notified of an opening for a position at TCU, he could not turn it down.

Poor communication and non-classroom skills continue to hurt new college graduates in the workplace, a university official was told by local business leaders.

Bill Moncrief, senior associate dean of undergraduate studies at the Neeley School of Business, conducted a focus group with 10 Dallas-Fort Worth business executives to discuss what college graduates are lacking upon entering the workforce. Moncrief said he and members of a "curriculum task force" were told that interviewing, critical thinking, and teamwork were areas where college graduates need the most improvement.

Sitting down in front of a white screen with a small cursor marker blinking at the top left - I think that pretty much sums up college anxiety for me.

In some way, the dichotomy built up between that little cursor and me is what I have to thank for every single achievement of my somewhat crippled and routinely underachieving student career. It was that cursor that ferociously stared me down when I decided to apply for an exchange program taking place between my Swedish college and TCU.

Many graduates will bid farewell to their alma mater on May 9, but not before a few final remarks from the man upstairs --- on the third floor of Sadler Hall, that is. Chancellor Victor Boschini said because...