It was not too long ago that you were playing with Beanie Babies. You probably remember Teddy the Bear, Bones the Dog, Lizzy the Lizard, Nutty the Squirrel, Manny the Portuguese Man o' War ... OK, Manny...

Two Horned Frogs light up the stage with humor when they perform with Four Day Weekend, an improvisational comedy troupe in downtown Fort Worth.Steve Rupp and Carla Stoltenberg are part of Four Day Weekend's masters class, which makes them eligible to perform on Thursdays, Stoltenberg said.

"The first thought was, 'Wow, this is awesome,'" Rupp, a senior psychology major, said regarding his first performance at Four Day Weekend. "To look out and see a crowd full of people just there to watch you is an awe-inspiring experience. Just wow."

When Danny Owens sits down at his corner of Panther City Coffee Co., the surrounding walls decorated with self-written poems and Bob Dylan lyrics, he's going to work.Donning his black beret, psychedelic print shirt and matching pants, Panther City's resident artist sits under lamplight singing Dylan to himself as he slashes across the board with his brush.

The 59-year-old self-taught artist, a former sales manager for a publishing company in Dallas, quit his job in 1986 to write, but said he soon discovered he could better express himself through painting.

An eighth -inning miscue on a ball hit to right field allowed five unearned runs to score and led the Purple team to a 7-2 victory in the first game of the Purple-White World Series at Lupton Stadium on Friday. Head coach Jim Schlossnagle, who serves as an observer during the Series, said he thought the defense was solid despite the error.

"I thought what was positive was that, with the exception of the one ball in the outfield, we played really good defense," Schlossnagle said. "We made some really good plays in the outfield."

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the coach or players after the match.It took 97 minutes and 19 seconds before the first goal was scored in Sunday's soccer match, but instead of an uproar from the home crowd, there was silence.

A free kick in the overtime period made it over the outreached arms of freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Walters and gave the UNLV Running Rebels a 1-0 win Sunday at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

OMG.Why is it that people today like wearing their heart on their sleeve - literally?

People now don't need to speak to be heard.

A T-shirt is often an expressive vehicle of personal communication for the wearer.

A tribute to your alma mater.

A public expression of political preference.

A way to communicate just how great the (insert sports team) is.

Now, it's religion.

The university is conducting a survey on the perception of women on campus.Bonnie Melhart, associate provost for academic affairs, said the idea for the study came from a group of women faculty members and is supported by the chancellor and the provost.

Looking into gender roles on campus is an excellent idea - especially if the issue was raised by women on campus. Also, with the recent discussions on the issue of women faculty in the sciences taking place in Congress across the country, it's good to see the university taking preventive action on such an important issue.

A Peruvian chef will be on campus today to cook up South American dishes as part of Sodexho's 2007 Global Chef Program.Chef Juan Carlos Barzola, from TCU's meal provider Sodexho, will prepare unique dishes from Peru and other South American countries. He will conduct demonstrations of meal preparations that students can get involved in. Students will have an opportunity to interact with him and get a 'hands-on' cooking experience.

Legia Abato, marketing manager for TCU Dining Services, said Barzola was chosen from a group of global chefs.