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Courtney Hamilton

Courtney Hamilton

Published Nov 27, 2007

It was a Friday night. She was at the mall with friends, and Hurricane Katrina was stirring in the Gulf of Mexico. The next day, her school, the University of New Orleans, implemented a mandatory evacuation.This was how junior psychology major Courtney Hamilton began her college experience.

After the evacuation announcement, Hamilton sought shelter with friends on her swim team in Baton Rouge, La., then continued home to Southlake.

The next week, they were told classes were canceled for the rest of the semester.

Quick Sports: End of the road for volleyball

Published Nov 27, 2007

The volleyball team ended its season with an overall mark of 22-12 after falling to the Utah Utes Thursday in Las Vegas. LaMeita Smith led the Frogs with a team-high of 14 kills and posted a .375 hitting efficiency, but it was not enough to grant a victory. TCU was ranked fourth seed in the Mountain West tournament, and the 22 victories won by the Frogs was the second-most in school history.

Shopping mania foils holiday spirit

Published Nov 27, 2007

I get paid to wake up at 2:30 a.m. three times a week.The news never sleeps and, as a TV news production assistant, I don't get to either.

What I cannot understand is why anyone who isn't making a buck would get up that early just to save one?

Known to savvy shoppers as Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving is rumored to be the busiest shopping day of the year.

Let the madness begin.

In preparation for Black Friday, Best Buy held a nationwide dress rehearsal for all employees, according to an article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

In the Spotlight: LaVonne Anderson and Phyllis Isbell

Published Nov 27, 2007

We've all used them, and we've most likely taken them for granted. We've listened to their voice countless times, and tomorrow we'll call, only this time knowing a little bit more about the voice on the other end."Good afternoon. TCU. May I direct your call?" This is the question people hear every time they dial the Texas Christian University main phone line.

There are two women who work the switchboards at TCU: LaVonne Anderson, who has worked there for 25 years, and Phyllis Isbell, who has been there for a little more than three years.

Quick Sports: Sophomore completes run at national competition

Published Nov 27, 2007

Sophomore Festus Kigen placed 157th out of 250 competitors Monday at the NCAA Championships. Kigen was the first Horned Frog to run at the championships since Kip Kangogo in 2005. Josh McDougal of Liberty...

Rapper’s effort to raise sagging pants homophobic

Published Nov 27, 2007

Dallas is being lectured on fashion by - drum roll, please - a rapper.

Dooney Da' Priest has joined efforts with Dallas city councilman Dwaine Caraway in a campaign to dissuade youths from wearing sagging pants.



Caraway hit a snag in October when his proposal for a city ordinance that would ban saggin' - wearing pants under the waistline to reveal underwear - was labeled unconstitutional.



Da' Priest took up Caraway's cause and wrote "Pull Up Your Pants," a song that links sagging pants to homosexuality.

In the Spotlight: Derrick Anene

In the Spotlight: Derrick Anene

Published Nov 27, 2007

When Derrick Anene enlisted in the Army, he did not expect to be deployed to Iraq two weeks after returning from basic training."There is chaos. Unpredictable, spontaneous, nerve-racking waves of chaos, not knowing if your life will be included in the following day," said Anene, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and sophomore political science major.

Anene, then 18, reported to his National Guard unit base in Fort Worth where he was told, "Say your goodbyes. You have two weeks."

Comeback kids defeat Aztecs

Comeback kids defeat Aztecs

Published Nov 27, 2007

The San Diego State Aztecs fell short of a chance to put another hurdle in front of TCU's postseason pursuit.Instead of being a hurdle, the football team was little more than a speed bump en route to a 45-33 loss to the Horned Frogs at home Saturday night.

Last year, SDSU was dominated by the Horned Frogs on the road to the tune of 52-0 in Fort Worth. The Aztecs were down 38-0 at halftime and were out-gained by 537 yards.

It was an ugly showing in an even uglier season in 2006.

Tim’s Take: Late surge caps whirlwind season

Published Nov 27, 2007

Nothing could have prepared me for Thanksgiving break - my last as an undergraduate student.After having a talk with my mother about 401(k)s and seeing the "My New Haircut" video for the first time on YouTube, I thought I was ready for anything.

That was before stepping into my unofficial high school reunion at a local bar Wednesday.

For some reason, having to scream in a loud, smoky bar with some people you have not seen in years concerning topics such as your school and your major never gets old.

In the Spotlight: Candace Marie Ruocco

In the Spotlight: Candace Marie Ruocco

Published Nov 27, 2007

Even though it was late in the evening after a whole school day, Candace Marie Ruocco kept up her excitement and energy.As a junior, Ruocco, along with some other political science majors from TCU, became one of the 100 fall 2007 interns for the White House.

"It's so real," Ruocco said. "There were times I couldn't believe I was really working there."

Ruocco said she admired Bush's political attitude.

"She is very passionate and she targets directly toward the domestic issues, for example, health care for women," she said about the first lady.

Quick Sports: Team’s perfect record intact

Published Nov 27, 2007

The men's basketball team remains undefeated after their win against Grambling State on Wednesday at home, 99-67. Brent Hackett and Henry Salter both completed a 23-point performance. TCU had a successful...

In the Spotlight: Ralph G. Carter

In the Spotlight: Ralph G. Carter

Published Nov 27, 2007

Political science professor Ralph G. Carter said he chose political science in college while looking for a major with easy A's."You can do almost everything you want with a political science degree," said Carter, who has been teaching political science at TCU for the past 25 years. "You learn how to think critically and analytically. You get better working with people, and you learn how to express yourself."

Carter said students who graduate with a political science degree obtain skills they can apply to all aspects of their lives.