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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...

Horned Frogs fail to hold lead in final inning

Published Mar 29, 2009

With one out in the top of the ninth, it seemed like the Horned Frogs were going to escape the rubber match against the San Diego State Aztecs with a 1-0 win. But three hits and two errors later they were suddenly behind.

The Aztecs were able to turn those this and miscues into two runs and earn a 2-1 victory Sunday at Lupton Stadium.



"It's tough for us right now to put a complete game together," head coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "We're finding ways to lose games. We've lost a lot of games like that this year."

TCU takes game two in SDSU series

Published Mar 28, 2009

The Horned Frogs baseball team plated five runs in the fifth to recover from a 4-1 deficit and win 8-5 at Lupton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Two of the five runs came when catcher Bryan Holaday hammered the ball out, breaking a then 4-4 tie.

After being stymied in much of Friday's loss, TCU's offense got started early, scoring in the second off doubles from Bryan Holaday and Jason Coats. Coats collected three hits in the contest while Holaday had two. The Horned Frogs also got a Taylor Featherston single in the first and a double from Chris Ellington but failed to score.

Visiting Aztecs to kick off home stand

Visiting Aztecs to kick off home stand

Published Mar 27, 2009

They say home is where the heart is. But the Horned Frogs are hoping home is where the wins are starting with Friday's series opener against conference opponent San Diego State.

Baseball season will officially kick into high gear for the Horned Frogs this weekend when they begin a string of seven straight home games in a span of 10 days. The homestand will tie the team's longest of the season. The team has another extended stay in late April.

Quick Sports: Lacrosse team to take on Aggies; club baseball battles SMU

Published Mar 27, 2009

Club baseball team to face SMU

The TCU club baseball team will be playing at SMU 2 p.m. Saturday.



Sophomore Bobby Wilson, the president of the team, said the club is 1-3 on the season so far after playing both North Texas and Texas A&M twice.



Wilson said the team is well-rounded and has a good mix of players.



"We're a young team with a lot of freshmen and sophomores," he said.



The team's goal this season is to establish itself with strong play in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Wilson said.

Campus Voices: Do the crime rates around campus make you feel less safe?

Campus Voices: Do the crime rates around campus make you feel less safe?

Published Mar 27, 2009

No, I have always felt safe. Campus security has definitely increased since I have been on campus. Still, always being aware of your surroundings is the best way to avoid putting yourself into a bad situation.

Will Leahy, junior psychology major from Carrollton



I feel safe walking on campus when I see emergency phones and campus police in the area. I always take advantage of Froggie 5-0.



Addie Leins, freshman nursing major from Irving

Student helps school children through creative dance

Published Mar 27, 2009

As pop star Lady Gaga says in her song, just dance.

That was junior modern dance major Summer McGowan's goal as coordinator of her Project Junior Giveback program, Just Dance.



McGowan recently met with about 65 students at Oakhurst Elementary School in Fort Worth to teach first graders the art of movement through dance.



"It's creative movement; it's not actually a technical dance class," she said. "But it's something that just gets kids moving ... and introduces dance to them in a fun way."

Students work opens hearts and ears to cause

Student’s work opens hearts and ears to cause

Published Mar 27, 2009

As a child, Elizabeth Boschini said she read books which portrayed deaf children as different and passive. Now given the chance to write her own books, she wanted to portray them as normal people in control...

Bands, fans descend on Austin for SXSW festival

Published Mar 27, 2009

Road Closed. Detour.

The sign on Sixth Street in downtown Austin was a clear indication that something was going on. The place was the epicenter of the South by Southwest music festival.



Sixth Street was a musical mecca with an estimated 1,900 bands during the five-day musical mayhem that started March 18. More than 400 bands played Saturday - some for the first time and others for the third or fourth - in the 87 designated venues throughout Sixth Street and the surrounding neighborhood.

Counterpoint: Perry wrong to turn down aid for unemployed

Published Mar 27, 2009

After all the tough talk Gov. Rick Perry did regarding the great stimulus rejection of 2009, he had to reject something, but for goodness' sake - unemployment benefits?

Perry rejected the plan on the premise that it would create a bill for the state later on down the line because of what he would have you believe are completely unreasonable changes to the current unemployment criteria.

Campus groundskeeper embraces cowboy life

Published Mar 27, 2009

3:30 a.m. and Danny Meyer is already awake.

4 a.m. and he's walking out the door of his two-story log cabin.



5 a.m. and he's headed southeast on U.S. 287 in his yellow Volkswagen Beetle.



6 a.m. and Meyer pulls into his parking spot on campus, 101 miles from the front gate of his ranch.



As supervising groundskeeper for the east side of campus, Meyer leaves his country home in Buffalo Springs, where ranch land is rolled out like a lumpy blanket, and enters the concrete jungle that is Fort Worth.