The equestrian team hopes to bounce back from a weekend loss against Southern Methodist University and gain some momentum for the National Championships as they take on the New Mexico State University Aggies this Saturday in Mansfield.

It will be the first time the team has faced the Aggies, and head coach Gary Reynolds said his riders are looking forward to competing against them because they have a great team and could be a great rival for TCU.

Student Government Association representatives said there is a need to prevent voting blocs from forming in the House of Student Representatives given the strong presence of competing organizations in the House.

Joey Parr, chair of the Elections and Regulations Committee and member of Pi Kappa Phi, said the competition between Sigma Phi Epsilon and Pi Kappa Phi can sometimes bleed over into the House and influence voting on legislation. He said competition between the Pi Kaps and Sig Eps stems from the similarities between the two fraternities.

The baseball team improved its record on the young season to 3-1 Tuesday night, winning its home opener against Dallas Baptist University 6-0.

The long ball was the driving force behind the majority of The Horned Frogs' scoring, as four of the team's six runs came off of home runs. Senior Matt Vern drew first blood in the bottom of the second inning, going deep to left to score the game's first two runs. Freshman Jason Coats hit an identical two-run shot in the bottom of the third, driving in junior Matt Curry.

The university response, or lack thereof, to the discovery of recalled products being left on the shelves of Bistro Burnett is baffling and disturbing.

According to Shawn Kornegay, associate director of communications, Sodexo Inc., the university food provider, found after a full inventory that at least one package of the potentially tainted crackers were purchased. Kornegay wrote in an e-mail that she did not know the exact number of packages sold. Sodexo did not elaborate further on its inventory.

Things couldn't be going much better for sophomore forward Emily Carter and the rest of the Lady Frogs as they prepare to exchange blows with the University of New Mexico on Wednesday night in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

The team, in sole possession of second place in the Mountain West Conference, has won five straight conference contests and is inching closer to the regular season's end.

Despite the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a scholar on the Middle East told a crowd of about 75 people Tuesday that he remains optimistic about U.S. engagement with the Muslim world.Juan Cole,...

The Student Government Association plans on contacting the advertisers featured on CollegeACB.com in an attempt to get them to cut ties with the anonymous college gossip site, the SGA president said.

Advertisements on CollegeACB are run through AdBrite, the same advertising network that pulled its ads from JuicyCampus last year after declaring that the gossip site violated its acceptable-use policy.

While China's economy was once booming, it has now hit a great wall.

About 50 students and members of the community gathered in Palko Hall to listen to the lecture, "China Succeeding: Who Does the Chinese Development Model Challenge?"

Barry Naughton, a graduate school professor of Chinese and international affairs at the University of California at San Diego, said China's successful economy has led developing countries to look more to the country as a model, even though the country's growth has decreased over the last several months.

Frogs officially add Clemson to schedule

Rumors late last week proved true Friday when the Frogs announced they have completed their non-conference schedule by adding a Sept. 26 game against Clemson University.

The Frogs now have two road games against Atlantic Coast Conference foes next season. The team will play the University of Virginia two weeks earlier on Sept. 12.

TCU and Clemson last met in the first-ever Bluebonnet Bowl in 1959 when the Tigers topped the Frogs 23-7.

Coming off a season-opening series win against a highly ranked Cal State Fullerton team over the weekend, the Horned Frog baseball team will continue its season tonight against Dallas Baptist University.

TCU (2-1) will take on the Patriots (2-1) in the first of back-to-back games at home. The Horned Frogs will play the Texas State University Bobcats (3-1) Wednesday night.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Steven Maxwell is expected to start tonight's game. Maxwell appeared in three games last season before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery on his elbow.