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Annual jazz festival to feature ’50s vocal ensemble

Published Mar 28, 2008

This weekend, the past will meet the present in a concert by popular '50s vocal group The Four Freshmen during the 31st annual TCU Jazz Festival.To open this year's festival, the TCU Jazz Ensemble will...

Letter to the Editor: Skiff confuses president’s name in Thursday coverage of speech

Published Mar 28, 2008

Many thanks to the Daily Skiff for covering Professor Paul F. Boller Jr.'s wonderful presentation on presidential pastimes. His knowledge, insight and wit as a presidential scholar have no equal and made for an informative and entertaining occasion. Your reporter's article from March 27 captured the highlights but misidentified Franklin D. Roosevelt as "the most active of presidents" who sparred with the boxing heavyweight champion of the world the night before his inauguration.

Horned Frogs take weekend opener against Rams

Horned Frogs take weekend opener against Rams

Published Mar 28, 2008

The No. 22 ranked TCU women's tennis team kicked off its Mountain West Conference play Friday with a 6-0 win against Colorado State at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

The Horned Frogs, who beat the Colorado State Rams last year 7-0, improved to 11-4 this season while the Rams fell to 6-4.



Last year, the team shut out all three opponents they are scheduled to play this weekend and head coach Jefferson Hammond said Friday's win was a good start to the conference regular season.

Students ultimately responsible for making healthy food choices

Published Mar 28, 2008

Eden's and Deco Deli were truly a garden of freshness and were delicious and healthy on-campus dining options. The colorful salad bar, sizzling wok and made-to-order sandwich bar allowed students to create...

Women's tennis takes weekend match against Air Force

Women’s tennis takes weekend match against Air Force

Published Mar 28, 2008

The No. 22 TCU women's tennis team shut out Mountain West Conference opponent Air Force 7-0 Saturday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

This victory brought the Horned Frogs one step closer to dominating the same three-day series they swept last season without losing a match, having also already blanking the Colorado State Rams. Sundays' match against the Wyoming Cowboys is the Horned Frogs all that stands in their way of two consecutive years of sweeping the three-day, three-team series.

Black church leaders defend Wright at Summit

Black church leaders defend Wright at Summit

Published Mar 28, 2008

DALLAS - The Brite Divinity School continued to defend the decision it made a year ago to honor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at a press conference Friday at the Friendship-West Baptist Church.Stacey Floyd-Thomas,...

Study: Youth vote will play key role

Published Mar 27, 2008

His favorite movies include "The Godfather" I and II, and he enjoys watching "SportsCenter," playing basketball and listening to the jazz sounds of Miles Davis.Yes, Democrat Barack Obama, like the other...

Team travels to Las Vegas for three conference opening games

Team travels to Las Vegas for three conference opening games

Published Mar 27, 2008

The men's tennis team will take its 13-5 record on the road when they travel to Las Vegas to open conference play against three different opponents in three consecutive days, starting today.These three...

Faculty Senate to investigate retake policy

Published Mar 27, 2008

The Faculty Senate is investigating whether to revise TCU's course retake policy because it is more forgiving than many other universities', a faculty senate member said.The committee is researching what...

Bracket pools bring madness back to March

Published Mar 27, 2008

It all hit me at once. As I sat in Buffalo Brothers Pizza & Wing Co., reminding everyone in earshot that I picked West Virginia over Duke for roughly the 287th time, about to pull my bracket out of my...

Speaker: Outside activities essential to presidential well-being

Speaker: Outside activities essential to presidential well-being

Published Mar 27, 2008

Ever wonder what presidents do outside the White House?


Presidents in the 19th century were interested in hunting and fishing, but 20th century presidents loved golf, a former professor and best-selling author said Wednesday.


Paul F. Boller Jr., best-selling author and TCU emeritus professor of history, explored the hobbies of America's 43 presidents at an interview symposium Wednesday called "Presidents at Play: Observations by Dr. Paul F. Boller Jr."


Boller said hobbies have been essential to the health and well-being of presidents.

Course-retake policy too lenient

Published Mar 27, 2008

The Faculty Senate, in a wise academic move for the university, is investigating the course retake policy.

As it stands, students can retake any course and their grade will be replaced by the most recent attempt. There is also no limit to the number of times a student can retake a course.



Yes, this might sound great to students, especially those who may have slacked off freshman year and will be more likely to attend that 8 a.m. class now.