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White team grabs series

White team grabs series

Published Oct 30, 2007

The baseball team ended its fall schedule with a win for the Purple team in game five of the Purple-White World Series.Even with the 6-2 victory Sunday, the Purple team lost the best-of-five series, 3-2. Junior right fielder Matt Vern helped the Purple squad earn the Sunday victory by getting two hits and knocking in two runs. Last season Vern was third on the team in extra-base hits and tied for the team lead in triples.

"After officially losing the series yesterday, we just wanted to come out and win another game," Vern said.

Women’s golf: Squad swings to top-10 spot

Published Oct 30, 2007

After the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, the No. 22 Horned Frogs women's golf team is in 10th place heading into today's second-round action.The tournament features eight of the top 25 teams, but the competition level should not affect the team's play, head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin said. Ranked teams include No. 9 Arizona, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Kent State, No. 14 Pepperdine and No. 16 Oklahoma State. Tennessee has a three-shot lead ahead of second-place Arizona.

Police identify man suspected of harassing phone calls to KTCU

Published Oct 26, 2007

Police say they have identified a man they think is responsible for a harassing phone call that led to the temporary closure of KTCU FM 88.7 "The Choice."TCU Police took the case Tuesday night, when a KTCU disc jockey became uncomfortable after an angry listener called complaining about the station's format, leading to a temporary evacuation of the station located in Moudy Building South.

Police have identified the caller and have a picture of him, said Steve McGee, TCU police chief.

Cross Country: Wildfires force new location for MWC meet

Published Oct 26, 2007

Although the Horned Frogs still plan to compete in this weekend's Mountain West Conference Championships, their travel plans have been altered.The meet was moved to Albuquerque, N.M., from Mission Bay Park, Calif., in the San Diego area, because of wildfires in the area.

Head coach Shawn Winget said the team is concerned about the situation, but it has not affected their preparation.

Death row inmates deserve harsher execution method

Published Oct 26, 2007

The three-drug cocktail. It's just a quick sting.Sodium Pentothal is injected as an anesthetic. Thirty seconds go by and unconsciousness sets in.

Lethal injection is used in almost every single execution state but recently it has been receiving major criticism from the Supreme Court, according to a New York Times article Oct. 18.

Texas accounts for 405 of the 1,099 lethal injection executions since 1976.

Team to face conference front-runner at home

Team to face conference front-runner at home

Published Oct 26, 2007

Going into one of the biggest games of the season, the soccer team needs to come out ready to play against the No. 1 team in the Mountain West Conference, the head coach said. The soccer team will face the top conference competitor Friday when it plays the Utah Utes (10-2-4, 2-0-2) in the last home game of the season at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

TCU (7-9-0, 2-3-0) is coming into the match No. 6 in the MWC, following a 1-0 overtime loss to UNLV on Sunday.

Stars’ personal experiences, trip to India shape film

Published Oct 26, 2007

Jason Schwartzman spoke with staff writer Alex Zobel about his recent travels to India where he co-wrote and starred in the new film "The Darjeeling Limited" with director Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola. The short film "Hotel Chevalier," which starred Natalie Portman and Schwartzman acts as a prologue to the feature film and will precede the movie starting today when it will be released in Fort Worth theaters.What was the writing process like for you?

Dolphins continue to disappoint fans

Published Oct 26, 2007

When 90,000 London residents, granted most are probably Americans, bought tickets to this game back in the summer, they had no idea how bad the Miami Dolphins would be this year. Heck, even real football fans never thought members of the 1972 Super Bowl Champion Dolphins would be taking shots at the current group. Miami's talent evaluators recently extended their streak of incompetence in April's NFL draft by taking Ted Ginn Jr. at the No. 9 spot when their "quarterback of the future," Brady Quinn, was staring them right in the face.

Students accused of pirating music

Published Oct 26, 2007

Thou shalt not steal. And now, thou shalt not share - unless one plans to pay a fancy fee.Last week TCU was one of 19 colleges to receive pre-litigation letters from the Recording Industry Association of America related to illegal music sharing and downloading.

Cara Duckworth, spokeswoman for RIAA, said RIAA has been sending pre-litigation letters to campuses every month since February. She said pre-litigation letters are the first step to a three-step disciplinary action against piracy.

Modern artist's work to be given to campus

Modern artist’s work to be given to campus

Published Oct 26, 2007

From colored-filled images of Marilyn Monroe to the Wicked Witch of the West, Andy Warhol has taken stunning photographs of famous people and places.Now, TCU will be able to give some of these pieces a new home.

The art and art history department will receive 150 pieces of art from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in honor of the foundation's 20th anniversary.

Warhol worked as a commercial artist from the late 1900s.

KTCU shutdown wise security move

Published Oct 26, 2007

Security seems to top the list of concerns anywhere from businesses to schools to airports.TCU is no exception to this rule especially with the recent harassing phone calls made to KTCU disc jockies Tuesday night.

These calls were severe enough to prompt security guards to escort the DJs home. With something as unorthodox as a disgruntled listener making threats to a student radio station, the RTVF faculty and TCU Police acted exceptionally quickly and diligently to safeguard the affected students.

Thrillvania's effects, actors worth commute

Thrillvania’s effects, actors worth commute

Published Oct 26, 2007

The cool night air carries the faint odor of wet hay and mud. Fear mounts as thrill seekers trudge along, clumped together in small packs. Each collective step is marked by a frail bravado. Only the occasional scream or nervous laugh breaks through the mist. Welcome to Thrillvania.The Environment

Located off a county road in Terrell, the broken-down mansion facade is situated over 20 acres of a 50 acre plot. The house is open regardless of weather, and it includes a fortune teller, a magic show and other standard vendors.

The Background