TUESDAY:

MENtality Luncheon Speaker Series featuring Khadevis Robinson, Olympian athlete

Tuesday, Feb. 15

12:30 p.m.

BLUU Ballroom

Khadevis Robinson, track & field star discusses the topic, "How do you define success?"

Lunch is provided free of charge.

RSVP at 817-257-7855

Music Faculty Recital Series

Tuesday, Feb. 15

7 p.m.

Jennifer Carr and Julie McCoy, voice

Keith Critcher and Eileen Downey, piano

PepsiCo Recital Hall

WEDNESDAY:

The Rangers' hectic offseason remained abuzz Thursday, when outfielder Josh Hamilton was able to avoid salary arbitration and agree to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Texas Rangers. It was immediately clear that Hamilton hoped that this deal will eventually lead to a future long-term contract that would keep the All-Star and 2010 American League MVP in Arlington for many years to come.

"I want to be here for a long time," Hamilton said at a news conference at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Thursday. "Hopefully, this will be just a drop in the bucket."

Junior Lyndsi Hardin earned her first MVP honor of the season as No. 5 TCU moved to 5-0 on the season Sunday afternoon with a 10-9 decision over No. 9 Fresno State at October Hill Farm.

With the win, the Frogs have now won six-straight regular season matches dating back to last spring and haven't lost at home since the 2008-09 season. Overall, TCU rallied on the Western side Sunday to outscore the Bulldogs, 1,433-1,423.

Alabama defeated TCU 4-3 at Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. TCU suffered its second loss in a row, dropping the Horned Frogs to 2-2. TCU won the doubles competition 2-1. The Horned Frogs fared poorly in singles play losing four of the six matches.

On the first court senior Emanuel Brighiu and senior Christopher Price, took on Alabama juniors Ricky Doverspike and Vikram . Brighiu and Price trailed early, but rallied to take the 7-5 lead. Reddy made a sensational dive to pull the score to 7-6. Brighiu and Price held of a "Bama rally to win 50-30 and give TCU the victory.

TCU dropped their eighth-straight game to Wyoming Saturday, 77-67, at the Cowboys' Arena-Auditorium. The loss dropped the Frogs to 10-16 overall this season and 1-10 in Mountain West Conference play....

We now live in a completely global world. Such traditional American companies, such as Coca-Cola, make the majority of their profits overseas and have the majority of their workforce based overseas.

Yet for all this globalization in terms of economics, the world is still dominated by the United States culturally and politically. American culture and English is spread around the world through various means such as movies, television shows and music.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday he was transferring power to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but would not leave the country, according to the Associated Press.

Mubarak said in a nationally televised address Thursday that the demands of protesters calling for his immediate ouster are just and legitimate. He said he had requested six constitutional amendments, answering one of the demands of the protesters. He said he would lift emergency laws when security permitted.

With forward Caron Butler inactive, Mavericks guard Juan Jose Barea is proving himself a capable starter when called upon.

The 6-foot, undersized hoopster scored a season-high 25 points in the Mavericks' triumph over the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 25 and recorded 20 points in a 102-100 victory over Sacramento Wednesday, extending Dallas' win-streak to 10 games. Serving only his fifth year in the NBA, Barea continues to bring energy to the team.

Look both ways. Watch where you're going. Pay attention.

Texting while walking is literally killing people in the streets. Our technology addiction is taking its toll, and we have no one to blame but ourselves. This is bigger than carpal tunnel syndrome or eye strain due to low light. This has the potential to take lives. Students who are using a cell phone are 43 percent more likely to get hit when crossing the street, according to a Study by the University of Birmingham.

The Horned Frogs basketball team (11-15, 1-9 MWC) is on a seven-game losing streak and have a conference game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Wyoming, but TCU's second-to-last home game at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum...

The increased number of freshman applications to TCU has created greater competition for academic scholarships in the incoming class, a university official said.

Associate Dean of Admission Wes Waggoner said the university had received 17,676 applications as of Feb. 8, about 3,500 more than last year's total. The increased competition for admission also means higher standards for scholarship consideration, he said.