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First Pitch Banquet marks season’s start

Published Feb 10, 2009

Awards and speeches, not hits and stolen bases, began the 2009 baseball season.

The Horned Frogs attended the sixth annual First Pitch Banquet Friday night at Ridglea Country Club in the presence of a four-time World Series champion.



The team was proud to welcome Bobby Brown, four-time World Series winner and former American League president, as the keynote speaker for the evening.

Green River Ordinance shows range in new album

Green River Ordinance shows range in new album

Published Feb 10, 2009

Green River Ordinance has a sizable following here on campus, having spent much of its time playing at local venues like The Aardvark before it hit it big last year with a major record label deal with Virgin Records America. With "Out of My Hands," the band makes a solid debut, polished and mainstream yet still in tune with its roots.

The songs range from the anthemic pop-rock songs like "Different (Anything At All)" to softer ballads like top 40 radio-ready "On Your Own" and "Last October" that call to mind radio-dominating bands like The Fray.

Gossip site shutdown good riddance

Published Feb 10, 2009

There are many things college campuses could do without. One of them is gossip.

College gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com shut down citing the economic downturn, which left the site without sufficient resources to support its "exponential growth."



Advertising companies involved with JuicyCampus soon realized the harmful nature of the Web site and decided to pull their ads. Google and AdBrite pulled their ad platforms from the Web site, bringing some bad press for JuicyCampus.

VW GTI needs no replacement

VW GTI needs no replacement

Published Feb 10, 2009

Volkswagen's MkV GTI has been out for sometime now, and after winning many awards, it is now about to be phased out for the upcoming GTI MkVI. So now is the last chance to go and pick one up.As almost...

Alumnus shares entertainment industry tips

Published Feb 6, 2009

A radio-TV-film alumnus will share with students his experience editing movie trailers, as well as the transition from college to entering the entertainment industry.

Chris St. Pierre will be speaking at 8:30 p.m. Monday in Moudy South 164.



St. Pierre said he works for MOJO, a post-production advertising company that edits trailers for movies such as "Watchmen," "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," the "Harry Potter" movie series, "300" and "I am Legend."

Team aims to keep rising in profile

Published Feb 6, 2009

With steady aim and help from a young gun, the rifle team is looking to stay in Fort Worth come NCAA Championship time.

Coming off last season where the women's rifle team finished third in the nation, head coach Karen Monez is optimistic about the team's prospects for the rest of the spring.



The last competition of the season is the NCAA qualifier match against the Air Force Academy where Monez said it isn't crucial that the team wins, but that the team has to shoot a high score to qualify for the championship.

Western-style riders hope to defend national title

Published Feb 6, 2009

As the equestrian team prepares for a game against Sacred Heart University at their home field in Mansfield on Feb. 7, the women riding Western style are focused on defending the national title while the hunt seat style riders aim at making a name for themselves in the national competition.

Head coach Gary Reynolds said he feels confident in the ability of his riders.



"I expect continued success with the Western team," Reynolds said. "We'll bring our hunt seat team up to compete at a national level. I expect Final Four for both teams."

Ghana may become study abroad destination

Published Feb 6, 2009

A study abroad program that will include field trips, hiking to waterfalls, traveling to historic sites and studying at a West African university is in the works, a university professor said.

Komla Aggor, professor of Spanish and program director of the trip, said he knew when he came to the university two years ago that he wanted to establish a study abroad program in Ghana to expose students to culture that are often misunderstood or misrepresented.

Lady Frogs top Rams for second time

Lady Frogs top Rams for second time

Published Feb 6, 2009

The Mountain West Conference's top-scoring offense was on full display Saturday night as the Lady Frogs beat Colorado State University 71-59 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Although the Lady Frogs' high-flying offense was impressive in the win over the Rams, the team proved it can play a little defense too.



"I think we did a really good job of shutting down their shooters," said sophomore forward Rachel Rentschler.



The Lady Frogs held the Rams to just 31.3 percent shooting on the night.

Women’s golf team kicks off season in Puerto Rico

Published Feb 6, 2009

You know you picked the right sport when playing it involves walking along the ocean in Puerto Rico, which is exactly where the women's golf team will begin its spring season Sunday.

The Lady Puerto Rico Classic, hosted by Purdue University, will be the Horned Frogs' first tournament since the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in October.



The Puerto Rico tournament will be held at the Coco Beach Golf and Country Club in Rio Grande and is scheduled to last Sunday through Tuesday.

Quick Sports: Lady Frogs to host Colorado State

Published Feb 6, 2009

Women's basketball team begins second half of conference play.

The Lady Frogs will host Colorado State University (7-14, 2-6 MWC) on Saturday in the first of two straight home games.



The team returns to its home court after a 73-63 road loss to the University of Utah, undefeated in the Mountain West Conference.



With the loss, the team now sits in a tie for third place in the Mountain West with a 5-3 conference record. The Lady Frogs' overall record fell to 13-8.

RTVF alumna carves out career in Hollywood

RTVF alumna carves out career in Hollywood

Published Feb 6, 2009

In the seven years since she left TCU, Kate Simonides has worked with vampires, awkward writers, FBI agents and farmers.

An alumna of the radio-TV-film program, Simonides, which rhymes with "commodities," has worked in the production of over 10 television shows, including "Angel," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Criminal Minds" and the reality show "Farmer Wants a Wife."



She returned to TCU to lecture to RTVF majors on her production work in the television industry on Feb. 2.