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Suspects caught before burglarizing cars on campus

Suspects caught before burglarizing cars on campus

Published Oct 3, 2006

Three Fort Worth men were arrested on charges of possessing stolen property while driving in the freshman parking lot Saturday, according to a TCU Police report released Monday.The suspects were arrested for taking items from a car in a parking lot at 3100 Cockrell Ave., behind a 7-11 gas station, according to a Fort Worth police report.

The suspects arrested by Fort Worth police were Jose Alberto of 3000 S. Hulen St., Victor Garcia of 4701 Wellesley Ave. and Victor Garcia-Zaragoza of 2624 Townsend Drive, according to a Fort Worth police report.

Police: No charges filed after weekend assault on student

Published Oct 3, 2006

The TCU Police Department will not pursue a case in which a female student said she had been sexually assaulted Saturday morning, said the TCU Police chief.An investigation will not be conducted because the victim did not press charges, said Steve McGee, TCU Police chief.

The incident, which occurred outside the Worth Hills area, involved the student voluntarily getting into a vehicle after talking with two men in a sport utility vehicle. The two men are described as being Hispanic, one of whom has a tattoo on his chest.

Average tasting food does not match price

Published Oct 3, 2006

Orange juice, a breakfast sandwich and a banana at The Main - $4.63. A modest-sized BLT at Sub Connection - $4.64.

Beef ravioli, baked apples from the Chef's Table and a bottle of Ozarka at The Main - $7.42.

The total for the day - $16.69.

Somewhere off in the distance, I can almost hear sociologist Karl Marx laughing about the benefits of communism. Sure, Soviet-issued meals taste like a mix of concrete and broken dreams, but, gosh darn it, they're free.

Cross country teams run to top 10 finishes

Published Oct 3, 2006

The men's and women's cross country teams continued to show signs of improvement Saturday at the 70th Annual Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., as they prepare for the NCAA National Championship meet.Over a hilly course, freshman Festus Kigen and junior Matt Manly paced the men's team to a sixth-place finish, while senior Calandra Stewart and freshman Carlene Mayfield guided the women's team to third place.

H2O Frogs ready to begin season

Published Oct 3, 2006

Starting off their season during Fall Break, the Horned Frog swimming and diving teams look to begin on a positive note. The teams have been training hard for the start of this season.

"We have done everything from stadiums to four-mile runs," coach Richard Sybesma said. "We have also done a lot of cross training and obviously a lot of swimming."

The Frogs will first take on the McMurray Indians in Abilene Thursday. Later that day, they will travel to Midland to compete against the UT-Permian Basin Falcons.

Sidewalk-chalk advertising helps spread word

Published Oct 3, 2006

Students promoting their latest on-campus event might want to think twice about using chalk or colorful paper to get the word out.University officials are charging Campus Crusade for Christ for the cost of cleaning up its sidewalk-chalk advertisements for last week's AFTERdark ministry series.

According to the 2005-2006 Student Handbook, marking or taping signs on buildings, sidewalks or tree surfaces is not permitted.

Despite loss, Frogs still have hope

Published Oct 3, 2006

Fret not. The Horned Frogs still have a shot - although a slimmer shot than before - at the Mountain West Conference Championship.On Thursday, the Frogs lost to the BYU Cougars 31-17, but the game wasn't...

Cheer squads benefit from alumni coaches

Published Oct 3, 2006

When new cheer coach Lisa Albert was offered the position, she wanted her husband Kier beside her.TCU alumni Kier and Lisa Albert said they hope their squads will have as many wonderful cheerleading memories at TCU as they did.

Lisa Albert is a former TCU cheerleader and now works as a communications specialist at the university.

"I was on campus, and I think that seemed to make sense to the cheerleaders who were in need of someone to coach them," she said. "(TCU) knew I had all of the credentials and qualifications they were looking for."

Keep campus sexually safe, get checked

Published Sep 29, 2006

Sex: it's fun, free and available at any time of day. But with such a simple physical act comes a lot of responsibility to both yourself and your partner or partners. We're talking health. It's important...

Student's site provides free course help

Student’s site provides free course help

Published Sep 29, 2006

A TCU student has created a test review Web site available to college students across the United States for free.The Web site, mycoursereview.com, is the work of Bennett Waxse, a junior biology and chemistry major at TCU.

"The thing that helped me study for class was to make reviews," Waxse said, "and the page was a way to make them more available to people."

Waxse said his site lets students post their own review questions from a class to give other users an idea of what a test may cover.

Tennis team members head West for tournament

Published Sep 29, 2006

Three members of the Lady Frogs' tennis team, senior Ana Cetnik, sophomore Anna Sydorska and junior Kewa Nichols are set to travel to Pacific Palisades, Calif., this weekend for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's All-American Championship Tournament.Casey Angle, director of Communications for the ITA said this tournament is significant because it is where many top players from schools across the country get to compete against each other.

Online Exclusive!!! Undefeated no more, man

Online Exclusive!!! Undefeated no more, man

Published Sep 29, 2006

Lack of focus, maturity and physicality led to the Horned Frogs 31-17 loss to the BYU Cougars Thursday night."You have to give BYU all the credit," head coach Gary Patterson said. "For some reason, in this program, we don't seem to be able to handle success. This ballgame here was the most important ballgame on our schedule up to this point. I don't think you can take anything away from coach Mendenhall. They worked on a short week and they came here and got after us. You got to give BYU a little bit of credit. I thought they did a great job.