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Impromptu cricket group stimulates hope for club team

Impromptu cricket group stimulates hope for club team

Published Apr 1, 2009

taff Reporter

The game of cricket continually fills stadiums in many parts of the world. A group of students hope that creating a club team will raise awareness of the sport a little closer to home.



Nitesh Kalwar, a sophomore accounting and finance major, and 20 other students began playing cricket together last semester, Kalwar said. The players are all experienced but newcomers to the sport are welcome to come play, he said.

Baseball team to host neighboring Mavericks

Baseball team to host neighboring Mavericks

Published Apr 1, 2009

A slumping Horned Frog baseball team hopes to return to the win column tonight at Lupton Stadium against a streaking UT-Arlington team.The Horned Frogs (15-9, 3-3 MWC) are coming off a disappointing weekend...

Installation of bike racks hindered by limited space, construction

Installation of bike racks hindered by limited space, construction

Published Apr 1, 2009

Physical Plant is facing delays in installing bike racks the Student Government Association funded last semester because of construction and compatibility issues, a Physical Plant official said.

Hollis Dyer, superintendent of maintenance at Physical Plant, said there were reasonable explanations behind the absent bike racks, many of which were placed near their intended locations because of the inability to physically make room for them in walkways, Dyer said.

Frog House keeps building despite downturn

Frog House keeps building despite downturn

Published Mar 31, 2009

This year's FrogHouse team has already raised more than $42,000 over the past two semesters and students working for the group say they are still working hard toward their goal of $56,000 despite a weakened economy.

The team has worked since the beginning of the school year to raise money and build a house for someone in need. For the third year in a row, the junior class has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build a house for less fortunate.

Quick Sports: Flyin’ Frogs collects awards in Louisiana

Published Mar 31, 2009

Flyin' Frogs rack up regional qualifying marks in Baton Rouge

The track and field teams set 15 NCAA regional qualifying marks while competing in the LSU Relays on Friday and Saturday.



Whether it was running, jumping or throwing, the Horned Frogs found success in all facets of the sport during their two days in Baton Rouge.



Friday, in the men's and women's 4x100 relay teams, senior Kishelle Paul (400-meter hurdles), freshman Whitney Gipson (long jump) and junior Neidra Covington (long jump) all set regional qualifying marks.

Officer’s conduct in Moats incident shameful

Published Mar 31, 2009

Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats and his wife were pulled over March 17 by Dallas police officer Robert Powell for running a red light.The events that followed are unfortunate and a gruesome example...

Marijuana prohibition two-faced

Marijuana prohibition two-faced

Published Mar 31, 2009

The March 8 death of University of Kansas student Jason Wren from alcohol poisoning raised a question in my mind: Why is it legal to drink yourself to death while marijuana and hemp are still illegal substances?The...

Baseball team falls apart late

Published Mar 31, 2009

You know you have a pretty good ball club when an MLB Hall of Famer says so, but the Horned Frogs still couldn't manage to top Tony Gwynn's San Diego State University team in a weekend series at Lupton Stadium, dropping two of three games.

A loss on Friday and a win on Saturday set the stage for a series-clinching finale Sunday.



With one out in the top of the ninth, it seemed like the Horned Frogs were going to take the series against SDSU with a 1-0 win. But three hits and two errors later they were suddenly behind.

Women's tennis team splits San Diego trip

Women’s tennis team splits San Diego trip

Published Mar 31, 2009

The No. 32-ranked Horned Frogs opened conference play with two matches on Friday and Saturday at the Aztec Tennis Center on the campus of San Diego State.

Friday's match pitted the team against the No. 29-ranked Aztecs. The Horned Frogs walked away with a 5-2 victory.



Things went well for the team from the get-go as it claimed the doubles point when the duo of freshman Kayla Duncan and sophomore Katariina Tuohimaa defeated the Aztecs' twin-sister pairing of Roxanne and Sierra Ellison, 9-7.

Teach for America sees increase in applicants

Published Mar 31, 2009

Joey Parr, a senior double majoring in radio-TV-film and political science, is in no rush to enter the workforce after his graduation in May. Parr said that through Teach for America he will instead teach elementary school students in the school with the second lowest performance in Louisiana.

"I'm doing Teach for America because it's primarily about other people," Parr said. "I want to help give passion and ambition to these students before I enter the workforce, and everything becomes mostly about me and my income."

Disney competition summons students’ creativity

Published Mar 31, 2009

How would you like karaoke with the Jonas Brothers and have Simba from "The Lion King" in the audience? That is exactly what some senior interior design students are creating for a competition hosted by...

Weather update: Area under thunderstorm watch

Published Mar 31, 2009

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has been placed under a severe thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m. Tuesday, said Jason Dunn, a forecaster for the National Weather Service. Storms are currently moving down southern Oklahoma all the way down to Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County and may enter the Metroplex area in the next few hours, Dunn said.

A high of 70 and a low of 44 is expected for Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature will rise Wednesday with a high of 79 and a low of 56, according to NWS.

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