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Chavez referendum warning against unbridled government

Published Feb 20, 2009

Facing the prospect President Hugo Chavez's final elected term in office, the Venezuelan people voted to approve a referendum that gave the leader the opportunity to rule their country for life.

The passage effectively removes the previous restrictions that placed term limits on elected officials. Despite a flurry of protests and staunch opposition to the proposal, Chavez is now slated to stay in power beyond 2012, when he will be up for re-election.

Student welcomes Bush to neighborhood with signs

Published Feb 20, 2009

A Dallas neighborhood showed some good old-fashioned Texas hospitality to former President George W. Bush and his wife because of a student's idea.Sophomore economics major Patrick Bibb started a lucrative...

University’s efforts to aid veterans commendable

Published Feb 20, 2009

The university's decision to participate in the Yellow Ribbon program should be commended.

Beginning in August, the program, a component of the new GI Bill, will allow private universities where the tuition is higher than the most expensive in-state public university to waive some or all of the remaining tuition.



Each private university can elect whether to participate in the program, and colleges are even given the flexibility to choose how many veterans they will waive tuition for and how much of the tuition they will waive.

Speaker to discuss body image issues in college women

Published Feb 20, 2009

Young women can stop counting calories and start taking control.

That's the message of award-winning author and journalist Courtney Martin, who is coming to campus Monday to discuss her book, "Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters," and how disordered eating, food and fitness obsession have become normalized among college women, a university official said.



Martin said she was encouraged to write her book after college when she began mentoring young women.

University to help fund incoming veterans’ tuition

Published Feb 20, 2009

The university intends to honor the commitment made by the veterans who have served the country by pledging to participate in the Yellow Ribbon program, which would fund tuition for incoming veterans, Chancellor Victor Boschini said.

Boschini said agreeing to participate in the program seemed like the right thing for the university to do to help veterans. He said the university looks for opportunities to help bring students with a diversity of experiences to campus and he hopes the Yellow Ribbon program will accomplish that goal.

On the homefront: From combat to college

On the homefront: From combat to college

Published Feb 20, 2009

Exchanging their troop fatigues for plainclothes and trying to fit in with other TCU students, military veterans adjust to a new life where lessons are learned in the classroom and not on the battlefield. Suzanne Weldon, who handles Veterans Affairs issues and academic eligibility in the Registrar's Office, said there are 72 veterans on campus, 16 of which are listed as disabled.

Coming home

Study: Campus lacks support for LGBT community

Published Feb 20, 2009

Representatives of the TCU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community expressed a lack of unity within the gay population in addition to the broader campus, according to a study on the support of LGBT students within the university.

A research project led by sophomore social work major Shelly Newkirk and her mentor Tracy Dietz, associate professor of social work, extensively surveyed five students from the gay community.

Horned Frogs may play Clemson University next season

Published Feb 20, 2009

The Frogs are attempting to improve the strength of their non-conference schedule by adding a second team from the Atlantic Coast Conference to their schedule.A South Carolina newspaper is reporting the...

Baseball season begins against highly ranked Fullerton

Published Feb 20, 2009

Following coach Gary Patterson's lead from the 2005 football season, head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle scheduled a national powerhouse to test the Horned Frogs in their first series of the season.The...

Lady Frogs aim for fifth straight win

Published Feb 20, 2009

The last time the Lady Frogs' basketball team played the University of Wyoming, it was a high-scoring affair.

The Lady Frogs (17-8, 9-3 MWC) eked out a 81-78 win in Laramie Jan. 21, but will look to do better defensively when they face the Cowgirls on Saturday.



"Giving up 78 points is far more than we would like," associate head coach Brian Ostermann said. "We have to do some things better defensively against them."

Freshman finding her way at right time for busy tennis team

Published Feb 20, 2009

The No. 21-ranked women's tennis team, with up-and-coming freshman Gaby Mastromarino, looks to continue its recent strong play this weekend when it hosts North Carolina State University and a No.15 University of Miami squad at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on Saturday and Sunday.

Mastromarino and the team are 3-2 this spring after topping Auburn University 4-3 nearly two weeks ago.



Head coach Jefferson Hammond said Mastromarino has made a smooth transition to becoming a college tennis player, especially with the demands of school and shorter practice time.

Facebook revokes new terms of use after backlash

Published Feb 19, 2009

Facebook's chief executive officer announced Wednesday morning that Facebook is reverting to its original terms of use because of negative user feedback about a revision to the terms earlier this month.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, wrote in a Facebook blog post Monday that users license Facebook to use their content when they create an account. According to the original terms of use, this license expired when a user deactivated his or her account.