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Campaign funding increase unnecessary

Published Oct 9, 2007

The Student Government Association passed a resolution Tuesday to allow its members to spend more money when campaigning for officer positions.Candidates are now allowed to spend up to $500 on their campaigns. Last year, the limit was $200.

The money candidates put toward campaigning comes directly from the candidates - or candidates' parents' - pockets, not SGA funds.

Although the raised limit seemingly allows for more freedom for advertising in SGA campaigns, it also shuts out those potential candidates with less money.

Lone Star

Lone Star

Published Oct 9, 2007

Theatre TCU's "Lone Star" and "Laundry & Bourbon" will feature a battle of the sexes.The companion plays reveal it all. From the truth about men and women to love and war, playwright James McCLure covers these issues in two plays according to the production press release.

"Lone Star" and "Laundry & Bourbon" are directed by two students in the Studio Theatre of the Walsh Center on Oct. 11 to 13, said junior theatre major Jessica Lind.

Top-20 finishes clinch tourney win

Top-20 finishes clinch tourney win

Published Oct 9, 2007

The men's golf team grabbed its first tournament victory of the season Sunday, outlasting host school Yale by five strokes at the MacDonald Cup in New Haven, Conn.The Frogs won the event with an aggregate score of 13-over, gaining four strokes on Yale in the final day of the 26-team field.

Head coach Bill Montigel said it was great for his kids to play the course and a team like Yale.

Museum contemporary sculpture exhibit to close soon

Published Oct 9, 2007

A newborn baby, still bloody from the womb sits to the right - the size of a large pickup truck. On the left, a couple lies cuddling with worried looks on their faces, and each of them no more than one foot long.This is a scene viewers will experience at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which is currently hosting the works of renowned contemporary sculptor Ron Mueck.

According to the Modern's Web site, Mueck, who began his career making puppets for Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show," has lent 13 of his sculptures to the museum for this special exhibit that opened June 24.

Quick Sports: Tennis team returns home winless in contest

Published Oct 9, 2007

Three women's tennis players were shut out at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif.The doubles team of juniors Macall Harkins and Anna Sydorska, ranked No. 14 in the nation, fell 8-4 to Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong of Cal Poly.

In singles competition, sophomore Nina Munch-Soegaard lost to Pepperdine's Bianca Dulgehru, 6-3, 6-0, and Harkins lost to Alex Haney of Auburn, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The Horned Frogs will travel to Lubbock, on Oct. 19 for the ITA Regionals.

Staff writer Alex Zobel

Soccer: Team ready to declaw Cougars

Published Oct 9, 2007

By winning its first conference game Saturday, the soccer team has extended its winning streak to three matches.The Horned Frogs got off to a quick start during the 3-1 win against Air Force, scoring two goals on the Falcons within the first 10 minutes.

With an assist from freshman forward Jackie Torda, sophomore midfielder Michelle Nguyen netted TCU's first goal in the fourth minute.

Just seconds later the Falcons evened the score with a penalty kick.

Water line hit outside Worth Hills

Published Oct 9, 2007

Most sprinklers don't shoot 40 feet in the air.That was the case Monday morning, however, when construction workers hit an irrigation line in the Worth Hills area just outside of the Kappa Alpha Theta house, spilling water for about 10 minutes.

"It was just shooting as tall as the house," said Whitney Freeman, a sophomore nursing major and member of Kappa Alpha Theta. "It was pretty high up there."

Freshman’s hat-trick ignites soccer in win

Published Oct 3, 2007

A big performance from a high-scoring freshman is what the soccer team needed Wednesday as it heads into conference play, the head soccer coach said.Freshman forward Jackie Torda recorded the first hat trick of her college career and led TCU to a 5-2 win against Prairie View A&M on Wednesday at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.

Head coach Dan Abdalla said it was a great outing for the freshman forward, who now has nine goals on the season.

Family important to swimming twins

Family important to swimming twins

Published Oct 3, 2007

It is a warm day in late September when the swimming and diving team assembles for an afternoon practice at the University Recreation Center natatorium. The men's and women's teams are days away from helping Richard Sybesma kick off his 29th season as head coach, and Sybesma talks to the men's team as it prepares to hit the pool in preparation for its Oct. 19 meet.Before the team can hop in, Maribeth and Michelle Pottenger begin to turn heads among casual passersby and teammates alike as the twin sisters enter the pool area.

Sister school should share values

Published Oct 3, 2007

Sister schools should share valuesContinuing disputes with TCU's sister school, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, have caused an unstable relationship between the two universities.UDLA had a host of...

Volleyball falls in five games, drops third in a row

Published Oct 3, 2007

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the coach or players after the game.The volleyball team did not let its undefeated record at home go down easily Wednesday, but a Big 12 opponent proved to be too much for the Horned Frogs.

The team lost a five-game match to the Oklahoma Sooners (31-29, 25-30, 30-18, 27-30, 15-17) - a match that went down to the final point.

With both teams coming off back-to-back loses, the Frogs drop to 15-5, while the Sooners improve to 13-4.

Volleyball: Team hoping to break two-match skid

Published Oct 3, 2007

It's not quite the Red River Rivalry, but at least one Oklahoma Sooners volleyball player said she will be confident when the Sooners visit Fort Worth tonight.The 15-4 Horned Frogs welcome a 12-3 Oklahoma team for a 7 p.m. non-conference match at the University Recreation Center.

Oklahoma senior outside hitter Mariana Blum said the Sooners are a good team and it's important it doesn't drop consecutive matches.

"I'm sure we're going to win tomorrow and get back on the rollercoaster of winning games," Blum said.