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Quick Sports: Full team awaits competition in second tourney

Published Sep 28, 2007

The TCU men's tennis team will be in Tulsa, Okla. Saturday competing in their second tournament of the season. The team will be competing in the Ralph Lauren Men's All-American Championship . After a pair of wins by three freshmen last weekend at the Baylor Intercollegiate, the team will play all day at the University of Tulsa.

Senior, Cosmin Cotet, currently ranked No. 54 will join the TCU team this weekend after sitting out in the opening tournament because of the USA F23 Futures tournament.

Staff reporter Ana Bak

Campus PR firm joins students with clients

Published Sep 28, 2007

RealWorld Integrated Marketing Communications, an advertising agency staffed by TCU students, celebrates its first anniversary this month.

The student-run advertising agency worked on 68 projects for 28 clients in its first year of operations, said the director of RealWorld IMC.



The agency works only for nonprofit organizations.



"We're giving back to Fort Worth by giving the nonprofits a lot for their money," said Claudia Butts, director of RealWorld.

Backup Jackson leads Frogs against CSU

Backup Jackson leads Frogs against CSU

Published Sep 28, 2007

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Neeley hosts family business seminar

Published Sep 28, 2007

The Neeley Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a family business seminar today to teach families how to transition the next generation into the business, said an assistant director at the center.Brad Hancock, assistant director of the center, said the seminar will cover critical issues that family-owned businesses deal with every day such as communication, conflict resolution, deciding who has the right combination of capability and motivation for the business world as well as other topics.

Hancock said many TCU students come from family-owned business backgrounds.

Entire accounting graduate class finds employment

Published Sep 28, 2007

It's hard to be better than perfect.The university's Master of Accounting class of 2007 achieved a 100 percent job placement rate upon graduation.

Barry Bryan, director of the MAc program in the Neeley School of Business, said this was a result of a good job market and the program's graduates being highly qualified.

Bryan said since the Enron scandal, companies are looking for more credibility in financial reporting, which has created a better job market for recent graduates eligible to take the CPA exam.

Country performer to play at tailgate

Published Sep 28, 2007

Students will not need to travel far to give parents the true Fort Worth honky-tonk experience this Family Weekend. The Student Government Association is bringing it all to campus.Texas country music performer Kevin Fowler will perform at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Brachman parking lot. Fowler's performance is part of an attempt by SGA to get upperclassmen to attend the student tailgate, said Aaron Wolfe, a junior advertising/public relations major and vice chair of Programming Council.

Violence stems from uncontrollable emotions

Violence stems from uncontrollable emotions

Published Sep 28, 2007

Think for a moment about a world without murder, pet mutilators and child kidnappers. Who doesn't dream of that world, if not for themselves, then for their children, families and friends?We instinctively have strong, often uncontrollable emotions and passions for certain ideas, hobbies or other people, but when do those emotions cross the line?

Michael Vick, an NFL quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, admitted and was convicted on federal conspiracy charges that he funded and participated in a high stakes gambling and interstate dogfighting operation.

FWPD stats omit campus numbers

Published Sep 28, 2007

Although Fort Worth crime statistics suggest the TCU area is relatively more safe than surrounding areas, that might not be the case. Fort Worth crime statistics in the TCU area do not show the total amount of crime because Fort Worth police do not report on-campus crime, said Kirk Byrom, a neighborhood police officer for the Fort Worth Police Department.

The TCU Police report and record crime on the TCU campus separately, Byrom said, and those statistics are not included in the city's statistics.

The Art of Flying

The Art of Flying

Published Sep 28, 2007

His job is to fly more than 100 feet through the air feeling 9 Gs of force wrench his body. This is double the amount of force experienced on The Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas. David "the Bullet" Smith Jr. is a human cannonball from Missouri. That's right, a human cannonball.

He gets paid to be launched out of a cannon for the enjoyment of a crowd.

As a part of the State Fair of Texas and its "The Sky's the Limit!" theme, the Bullet is bringing his act to Dallas.

Companies should improve reception

Published Sep 28, 2007

Whether we'd care to admit it, a cell phone is a college student's life.It is our connection to family, friends or perhaps the job offer we've been dreaming about.

However, limited or no reception can put a damper on one's lifestyle.

A cell phone is mobile, so we should be able to call, text and e-mail wherever we go.

Therefore, phone carriers should go to more college campuses and work with the schools to provide, as they say, "more bars in more places."

Texas State Fair returns with old favorites, new attractions

Published Sep 28, 2007

The theme for this year's Texas State Fair, "The Sky's the Limit," might not apply to the attractions alone. The economic impact the fair has on Dallas annually is approximately $350 million, and the food and ride revenues in 2006 reached a record-breaking $26 million, said Nancy Wiley, a public relations consultant for the fair.

The fair offers more than 200 concessions, and the No. 1 reason people come to the fair is the food, Wiley said. About three million fairgoers are expected during the event's 24 days, Wiley said.

Fantasy additions hinge on waivers

Published Sep 28, 2007

When I was growing up, the most exciting times of the year were always on Sunday and always during the football season.The best of these fall Sundays came when Dallas would play Green Bay or San Francisco, all three of whom were top teams in the NFL. The latest decade had seen them decline into obscurity, but to quote Thin Lizzy, "The boys are back in town," with all three of the teams now leading their respective divisions.

But before we get into this week's stuff, here are my thoughts: