Students admitted to TCU will now have another chance to get familiar with campus before the 2009 academic year begins, a university official said.

Lauren Nixon, an admissions counselor, said Horned Frog Friday will begin Feb. 6 and will provide admitted students and their families with another opportunity to take a campus tour, participate in an information session and have lunch with a student ambassador.

The Horned Frogs never led in Saturday night's 69-52 conference loss against the University of New Mexico Lobos.

The team came into the game in first place in the Mountain West Conference, but is now left wondering how to correct the mistakes that led to New Mexico's convincing win.

"This is a team that's been very, very hot, and we come in here and I thought, for forty minutes, did a lot of good things against them," said New Mexico head coach Steve Alford.

Congratulations to the men's basketball team and head coach Jim Christian for their successful season so far.

With Wednesday night's win over the University of Wyoming, the Horned Frogs now sit alone atop the Mountain West Conference.

Christian has quickly turned his team into a winner. The Horned Frogs are off to a 13-6 record and have gone 4-1 in conference play, their best conference start ever.

No one expected much from this year's team, coming off a 14-16 season that culminated with the firing of former head coach Neil Dougherty.

A group of students and university officials will be lobbying for at least $5 million in financial aid for the university next month.Twelve to 16 students will be in Austin on Feb. 11 and 12 to lobby state...

New policy advantageous to young players

Under a new NCAA rule adopted last week, seventh- and eighth-grade male basketball players are now defined as prospective athletes. The old rule stated that any player entering the ninth grade could be considered as a prospective basketball athlete.

While this new rule might sound a little outrageous at first, closer examination will reveal that it was made with good intentions in mind.

After a protracted debate concerning a proposed on-campus drilling site that involved the city of Fort Worth, Chesapeake Energy, neighborhood and university officials, Chesapeake finally unveiled a plan that - for now - looks like it will satisfy all parties.

The "Meerkat to Seminary Plan" would allow Chesapeake to produce the minerals of some 5,000 acres, including those belonging to the university, a company spokeswoman said.