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Goodall: Hope, peace key to understanding nature

Published Mar 7, 2011

British primatologist Jane Goodall spoke to students at TCU and Fort Worth Country Day about the thread of peace, hope and harmony that humanity has with itself and nature in a private lecture on Monday.

TCU worked with Fort Worth Country Day School to co-sponsor Goodall's visit to Fort Worth. The lecture was part of a 10-week touring exhibit through the United States, hosted by the Jane Goodall Institute.

The lecture heavily focused on her personal history and environmental activism through the Roots & Shoots program and also spread a message of hope.

Vice Chancellor: Travel to Mexico still unsafe

Published Mar 7, 2011

With spring break coming next week, TCU has warned all students of the possible dangers of traveling to Mexico, John Singleton, director of International Student Services, said. Mexico has been a common...

Frogs sweep series with 8-1 victory over Raiders

Published Mar 6, 2011

Matt Purke tossed six scoreless innings to hand Texas Tech an 8-1 loss Sunday afternoon at Dan Law Field. Aaron Schultz, Jason Coats and Brance Rivera homered for the Frogs who completed their first sweep of the season.

Matt Purke (2-0) was perfect through 4 2/3 innings before surrendering a base hit to Stephen Hagen. In total, he tossed six scoreless innings, giving up one hit, walking one and striking out six.

Women’s tennis team falls to Oklahoma in windy match Saturday

Published Mar 6, 2011

The women's tennis team fell to the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. TCU competed well but ultimately came up short in a match that was moved to the indoor facility due to windy...

Horned Frogs take MVP accolades and the win over Delaware State

Published Mar 6, 2011

No. 6 TCU equestrian moved to 6-3 on the season Sunday after a 12-3-1 defeat of Delaware State at Gambler's Choice Equestrian Center.

"I was really pleased with how we did overall today," said head coach Gary Reynolds. "I can honestly say that we really functioned as a team today. Coach Huffman had the Hunt Seat team ready and they rocked. To be able to win 7-1 on the road is amazing. I was really proud of her and the entire Hunt Seat team. The Western team has worked really hard and came back this week and performed really well."

Schieffer Symposium panelists announced

Schieffer Symposium panelists announced

Published Mar 5, 2011

The seventh annual Schieffer Symposium will be distinct from years past because of the unique backgrounds and perspectives of the chosen panelists, John Lumpkin, director of the Schieffer School of Journalism,...

Frogs take first game of series at Tech

Published Mar 5, 2011

No. 8 TCU handed Texas Tech a 7-0 defeat Friday night in the series opener at Dan Law Field. The Horned Frogs scored seven times on 14 hits and got solid pitching from the duo of Kyle Winkler and Teddy Nowell. Jason Coats led the offensive charge with four hits and three RBIs.

Winkler (3-0) turned in his third straight dominating performance, holding the Red Raiders to just four hits in eight innings of work. He fanned nine and didn't walk a batter. Nowell pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.

Frogs put away Tech 8-6 in second game of series

Published Mar 5, 2011

A two-run seventh inning for No. 8 TCU broke a 6-6 tie and allowed the Horned Frogs to win two straight in an 8-6 victory over Texas Tech Saturday night at Dan Law Field. Stefan Crichton held the Red...

SMUs stadium vandalized with TCU-related messages

SMU’s stadium vandalized with TCU-related messages

Published Mar 3, 2011

Southern Methodist University's Ford Stadium was vandalized sometime between last Friday and Monday with messages referring to TCU, an SMU official said.

Kent Best, executive director of news and communications for SMU, said the vandals sprayed 15 or 16 sections with TCU-related messages using an orange-colored aerosol foam similar to silly string on concession stand covers around the stadium and on a golf cart. Most of the messages were "TCU" and "TCU Frogs," according to photos on smudailymustang.com.

No. 8 TCU hits the road for Lubbock to take on Raiders this weekend

Published Mar 3, 2011

Riding a three-game losing streak, No. 8 TCU (4-4) will hit the road for the second time this season for a three-game series in Lubbock against Texas Tech.

TCU is 3-1 against Big 12 Conference competition so far this season, taking two of three against Kansas in the season series opener and a 2-0 shutout of Baylor on Feb. 22 in Waco. The Red Raiders (8-2) are hitting .347 and averaging 7.9 runs per game, led by Red Raiders' junior infielder Kelby Tomlinson.

Dating sites should eliminate ability to select racial preference

Published Mar 3, 2011

Although the U.S. rarely experiences any large-scale occurrences of racism or segregation nowadays, there are still means by which Americans are expressing segregation. They just think they're doing so in private.

According to a report in Time that examined racial preference in dating websites, whites were more likely to state they had no racial preference but still only communicated with fellow whites.

On the other hand, black people were more likely to state they were interested in other blacks on their profiles but were also more likely to communicate with whites.

Limbaugh’s comments on First Lady’s diet unwarranted

Published Mar 3, 2011

Dear expressively and ideologically challenged talk show hosts: Please take your comments elsewhere. Rush Limbaugh made comments Feb. 21 on his radio show about the first lady's food choice at a dinner...