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Life off campus garners freedom

Published Apr 8, 2008

For the first time in her college career, junior Stephanie Chlipala was able to delete the numerous e-mails reminding her to sign up for on-campus housing.


Like many juniors and seniors, she has made plans to live off campus in the fall.


The benefits of on-campus housing, such as being part of a tight-knit college community and living within walking distance of classes make some wonder why students would want to move off campus.

On-campus living community focused

Published Apr 8, 2008

The alarm clock rings.James McCombs opens his eyes and looks at the clock. It shows 7:55, just five minutes before his first class starts.McCombs, a resident assistant for Wright Hall, rolls out of bed...

Movie Review: ‘Leatherheads’ showcases actors’ talent

Published Apr 8, 2008

Whether the film's story is necessarily true, "Leatherheads" successfully captures the time period of the 1920s with its speakeasies, jazz music and struggling institution called pro football. This is...

Quick Sports

Published Apr 8, 2008

Women's tennis still undefeated in conference


The Horned Frog women's tennis team returned from its two-game conference swing in Las Vegas still on top of the Mountain West.


TCU edged past the University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4-3 and then added a 5-2 win over San Diego State putting it at 5-0 in conference.

Campus campout to raise awareness about crisis in Darfur

Published Apr 4, 2008

When Danielle Boyd wore a shirt that said "Save Darfur," someone asked her if "Darfur" was a band.


"Times like those just encourage me to keep doing what I'm doing," said Boyd, vice president of a student anti-genocide coalition.


Members of the TCU chapter of Students Taking Action Now: Darfur have organized a camp out on Sadler Lawn to confront what they call a "lack of awareness" about the conflict in Darfur, the sophomore education major said.

Only conference opponents remain for women's tennis

Only conference opponents remain for women’s tennis

Published Apr 4, 2008

The women's tennis team takes its six-game winning streak on the road as it continues its Mountain West Conference schedule in Las Vegas today.


The No. 24 Horned Frogs will square off against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lady Rebels at noon today and play another 24 hours later against the San Diego State University Aztecs on Saturday, also in Las Vegas.

Baseball looks to improve conference standing against Air Force

Baseball looks to improve conference standing against Air Force

Published Apr 4, 2008

The baseball team will pick up conference play today, starting a three-game series against cellar-dwellers Air Force.


The Horned Frogs have won their last two games, but are in second-to-last place in the Mountain West Conference with a 2-4 record.


The Falcons have had an incredibly rough stretch, failing to win a conference game all of last season, and starting this season 0-5 in the Mountain West.

Money to be divvied up to liquor-free events

Published Apr 4, 2008

Today is the last day for student organizations to apply for $200 to finance alcohol-free or alcohol-awareness events in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, the assistant director of the Alcohol and Drug...

Professors to debut compositions at cello concert

Published Apr 4, 2008

Mozart, Vivaldi or Bach's compositions often grace Ed Landreth Hall, but for the first time Saturday, the cello ensemble will perform original compositions by faculty.


"Symphony for Violoncelli" and "Anxieties of the Heart" will echo through the music hall along with the sounds of classical compositions, said Jesus Castro-Balbi, founder and director of the TCU Cello Ensemble.

Accounting department toughens course retake policy

Published Apr 4, 2008

Correction: Lower-level accounting classes are not allowed to be retaken once a student has taken an upper-level accounting course. This includes only ACCT 20153 and 20163, and not ACCT 20653, which is a new accounting course for business minors only.


While the Faculty Senate is investigating a new course retake policy, the accounting department is implementing its own.

Student organization to bring Holocaust museum to campus

Published Apr 4, 2008

Beginning Monday, a Jewish student organization on campus will host a series of events in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom Hashoah, which falls on May 2 this year.


The organization, TCU Hillel, will create a Holocaust mini-museum in the Brown-Lupton Student Center that the public can visit Monday through Wednesday, said Belle Marco, TCU Hillel president.


Arnold Barkman, an associate professor of accounting and Hillel's faculty adviser, said this is the first time the group has ever attempted to create a mini-museum.

Students should get involved in AIDS awareness

Published Apr 4, 2008

The invisible monster rears its head to ravage you from the inside out, and you are completely unaware. And, what's that? You don't care? This monster has killed millions and it's only 25 years old.

That is, the first cases of AIDS, were documented in newspapers 25 years ago. This monster stems from the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, and it's invisible because no one seems to care anymore.