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Habitat family gets keys to FrogHouse

Habitat family gets keys to FrogHouse

Published Mar 7, 2006

Diuedonne Kazabukeye and his family received the keys to their new Trinity Habitat for Humanity home Saturday at the FrogHouse dedication - and when the home is finished, he can use them.Habitat Construction Manager Jamie MacCammond introduced the family to a crowd of volunteers and Habitat personnel.

MacCammond said Kazabukeye and his family are originally from Burundi in Africa. In 1993, they left Burundi because of civil war in the region and went to Tanzania. In May 2004, Kazabukeye and his family left Tanzania to come to the United States.

Mens Basketball: New season starts tonight in tourney

Men’s Basketball: New season starts tonight in tourney

Published Mar 7, 2006

Senior guard Nile Murry said the TCU Horned Frogs (6-24, 2-14) are beginning an entirely new season tonight when they take on the Colorado State Rams in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament. "Oh, this is definitely a brand-new season," Murry said. "The regular season records really don't mean anything now."

The Frogs are coming off of a regular season that saw only two wins in conference play; one of the only bright points about that is one of those wins came against the Rams in an 85-72 home victory Jan. 21.

Electoral college not needed, speaker says

Published Mar 7, 2006

A former independent presidential candidate visited TCU Monday to promote FairVote, a program that suggests presidents should be elected by popular vote rather than electoral. John B. Anderson, who ran for president in 1980, said his proposal can fix the current system of elections.

Anderson said when the electoral college was first invented, it was a good concept, but is now outdated and unfair.

"We urge that the people of the United Stated have the right to choose the president," Anderson said.

Motorists should take care driving on wet roadways

Motorists should take care driving on wet roadways

Published Mar 7, 2006

Driving to Arlington a few weeks ago for what turned into a wild goose chase, I was stunned at the downright idiotic driving. A number of cars on the verge of stopping in the middle of the highway, not using headlights and following cars too closely. The worst part of the incredible chaos was that it was all caused by drivers who were clueless of precautions to take when driving in rain. Yes, the roads were a bit hazardous that day, and I understand that people were just trying to prevent accidents in their overly cautious reduction of speed.

Frogs drop finale against Florida Atlantic

Published Mar 4, 2006

A hard-hit ball off a pitcher's chest isn't usually cause for a team to celebrate, but it was for Florida Atlantic on Sunday at Lupton Stadium. With one out and in the ninth inning, a shot up the middle off the bat of TCU catcher Andrew Walker looked like it would send the Frogs home with a three-game series sweep, but instead turned into the double play that sealed a 4-3 victory for the Owls.

Pitcher dominates in Frogs 10-5 victory

Pitcher dominates in Frogs 10-5 victory

Published Mar 4, 2006

One night after Jake Arrieta struck out 13 Florida Atlantic hitters, TCU received another great performance out of their starting pitcher to fuel a 10-5 victory.Sophomore starting pitcher Sam Demel struck out a career-high 14 Owl hitters. Demel scattered six hits and allowed two walks in seven innings of work.

"That's tough to do in college baseball with the aluminum bats," said ead oach Jim Schlossnagle. "Jake and Sam are real good pitchers and when they are on they have a chance to be as dominant as anybody."

Team wins opener against Florida Atlantic

Published Mar 4, 2006

Friday night's clash between TCU and Florida Atlantic looked like it would be a battle between two strong sophomore right-handers, but it turned out to be a one-man show.TCU's Jake Arrieta turned in a masterful performance to lead the No. 21 Frogs over FAU and preseason All-American pitcher Mickey Storey 5-1 at Lupton Stadium.

Arrieta, who has four of TCU's seven wins this season, struck out a career-high 13 Owls in eight scoreless innings allowing two hits and walking two.

REPRINT: Criminals’ pain does not compare

Published Mar 3, 2006

This story was corrected from the misprint in the 03/01/06 issue online only on 03/03/06.The punishment, unfortunately, does not always fit the crime.

Michael Morales, 46, a prisoner in San Quentin, California, was sentenced to death for torturing, raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago. The date of his execution was set for last Tuesday. But just one hour before he was to be executed, the punishment was called off due to questions of constitutionality.

Chancellor: Fundraising starting well

Published Mar 3, 2006

The chancellor told members of the Faculty Senate Thursday the new campaign to raise funds for the university is off to a great start.The capital campaign will fund many aspects of TCU, including campus...

Take risks to succeed, author says

Published Mar 3, 2006

Any passion, including writing, requires a risk, said an author Thursday at the Creative Writing Awards Ceremony.After the audience had heard enough to understand the plot of her new book, "Confessions of a Bigamist," Kate Lehrer, a TCU alumna, told students that each time she writes a new book she is "taking a gamble."

She said that whenever time is invested in something, whether it be a book, a relationship or a job, there is a chance that investment could be lost.

Family to get FrogHouse keys

Family to get FrogHouse keys

Published Mar 3, 2006

All the sweat TCU volunteers poured into building a house will pay off Saturday as a family of eight political refugees from Africa receive the keys to their new Habitat for Humanity home.FrogHouse, the official class of 2007 project, has been under construction for the last six weeks and will be dedicated Saturday.

Sumer Jordan, FrogHouse adviser, said Habitat for Humanity wants to commemorate the occasion in the family's life with dedication festivities.

Pass/no credit deadline date set too early

Pass/no credit deadline date set too early

Published Mar 3, 2006

Besides being the day before Valentine's Day, Feb. 13 was also the last day for students to elect the pass/no credit option for their classes. In many cases however, students hadn't received test grades in their classes yet, something that can be very important in determining whether to change a graded class to a pass/no credit class.In my case, only one of my five classes had a test before the deadline. I had grades in my other classes before the 13th (quizzes, etc.), but these grades were not of much consequence.