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Frogs to take on Houston Cougars Friday

Frogs to take on Houston Cougars Friday

Published Mar 24, 2011

Head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said he never doubted his teams attitude or effort, but a win over the Texas State Bobcats Tuesday evening may have taken some of the steam out of his doubts regarding No. 14 TCU's situational intelligence and execution going into TCU's weekend series.

The Horned Frogs (13-7) will face the University of Houston Cougars (11-11) in a three-game series beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Times’ fees push readers away

Published Mar 24, 2011

I don't read The New York Times. Given that many students pay for a subscription to The Wall Street Journal in student fees and that the BBC and Reuters offer more up-to-date articles on practically everything...

Facebook redeems itself as emergency communication

Published Mar 24, 2011

Finally, Facebook "stalkers" may have helped someone out.

Facebook users employ it as a distraction, a photo album, a networking tool and even sometimes as a joke. Never would I have thought that Facebook could potentially be a life-saver as well.

According to a March 18 Associated Press article, Nitesh Bhakta, a 20-year-old Georgia college student, saved his family from masked intruders when he asked for help via his Facebook status.

Weekend sports preview

Published Mar 24, 2011

Equestrian The No. 8 Horned Frogs will close their regular season at home tomorrow against No. 4 Oklahoma State. "Oklahoma State is a strong team and this will give us a good chance to get ready for April...

Panel discussion takes rare stance

Published Mar 24, 2011

On Wednesday, three TCU political science professors, Manochehr Dorraj, Ralph Carter and Michael Dodson, hosted a panel about the recent uprisings in the Middle East. The professors said they wanted to provide a proper context as to why these events were occurring so students could be informed on an issue that most know little about.

The major point of discussion was about just how essential social media websites, like Facebook and Twitter, have been in organizing protests as well as in keeping open lines of communication with other resistance members.

Introspective of an iPod: Musical philosophy with John Harris

Introspective of an iPod: Musical philosophy with John Harris

Published Mar 24, 2011

The intellectual journey of philosophy is definitely the road less traveled by TCU undergraduate students. Every year, the university awards degrees to a handful of brave souls who have spent nearly half...

Time was right for TCU to part ways with Jim Christian

Published Mar 24, 2011

As the men's basketball team hung with BYU two weeks ago, it was evident: TCU could care. The players could win. Fans would watch. And last week, basking in the afterglow of a 64-58 loss to the then-No....

Student struggles to reach family in Japan

Published Mar 24, 2011

Junior accounting major Cathy Lammers said communicating with her family in Japan, located 35 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has been difficult because of downed phone lines.

Lammers said her aunt, uncle and cousin were forced to evacuate their hometown of Fukushima because they did not have water. She added that she has been following the news, but feels helpless about the situation.

Freshman pitchers help Frogs stay afloat

Freshman pitchers help Frogs stay afloat

Published Mar 23, 2011

It's scary to think what No. 14 TCU baseball's record would be without the stellar pitching that they have gotten from freshman pitchers this year.

Freshman Andrew Mitchell started on Tuesday night for the Frogs and in six innings gave up one earned run. He struck out five Bobcats and walked one batter in an 88 pitch effort. Mitchell began the year on opening night throwing 94 mph heat.

"We saw Mitchell's best stuff when the lights came on," head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle said.

Internet offers valauble exchange of ideas

Published Mar 23, 2011

Everybody isn't doing it, but the majority is.

At least that's what it appears to be from the results of a Pew Research Center study conducted during the 2010 midterm elections. According to the study, 73 percent of adult Internet users went online in 2010 to get news or information about the 2010 midterm elections or to get involved in the campaign in some way.

The Internet has revolutionized political activity in a positive way by giving the common person access to everything from campaign progress to donation possibilities to fact-checking.

Freshman’s score helps TCU jump to 15th place finish

Published Mar 23, 2011

Freshman Sanna Nuutinen's 72 helped TCU move up two places to finish 15th after Tuesday's final round of the Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego.

Nuutinen, a Helsinki, Finland, native, recorded four birdies in a seven-hole stretch. She tied with teammate Brooke Beeler for 25th individually.

Beeler birdied four of her final seven holes en route to a final-round 73. She dropped her score each round of the tournament.

TCU women’s tennis stretches winning streak to 3

Published Mar 23, 2011

The TCU women's tennis team stretched its win streak to three matches after a 5-2 win over UT-Arlington at the UTA Tennis Center. The Frogs improved their season mark to 5-6. The 59th-ranked Mavericks...