I can't stand Oprah Winfrey.Now, mind you, this is a very risky thing to say, as Oprah commands a fully deployable battalion of soccer moms who have a lot more pent-up rage lurking beneath those smug sunglasses and turtleneck sweaters than anyone can even begin to imagine.

The reason why I can't stand Oprah has nothing to do with her popular talk show, or the heartwarming human-interest episodes or her "favorite things" (maybe a little). No, my problem with Oprah is based on her mass brainwashing of the American people.

The Horned Frogs (4-3) finished their weekend tournament in Edinburgh with a 2-1 record, capped off by a no-hitter from junior Brad Furnish in TCU's 7-inning victory Sunday against Stephen F. Austin (2-8). Furnish's 13-strikeout performance was a career best and marked the eighth no-hitter in TCU history. The cold bats that plagued the Frogs in their Feb. 14 home loss to Texas State seemed a distant memory over the weekend, as TCU managed more than 15 hits in two of its three games. The lone loss of the tournament came courtesy of No.

While heavy machinery rips up a quarter mile of concrete between Waits and McCart avenues, the effect on businesses has been mixed.The $3.03 million reworking of Berry Street, which began a month ago and is expected to last a total of 18 months, calls for tree-lined sidewalks, a wider median and parallel parking spaces in either direction, said Fort Worth City Council member Wendy Davis.

The Lady Frogs' shooting against San Diego State was not cold like the blistery weather in Fort Worth Saturday night. TCU had five players in double figures for the first time this season in an 80-39 victory over the Aztecs. Sophomore Adrianne Ross led the way with 16 points.

TCU now leads the series with the San Diego State 4-2 and has improved to 14-9 overall and 8-4 in conference play.

The Aztecs (3-20, 0-13) started the game quickly with a three-pointer by freshman Shanna Demus, but the Frogs soon caught up and never looked back.

A panel of four students answered questions related to dating, sex, relationships and more in The Main on Thursday during the "She Says, He Says" event. The panel, comprised of two male and two female students, interacted candidly with the audience for an hour.

Lissett Contreras, a freshman business major, said she liked how one of the male panelists said men act strong and emotionless because that's a part of the American culture, and that's how men are raised.

The Horned Frog baseball players are looking to put a home-opening loss to Texas State University behind them this weekend when they travel to Edinburgh for the Al Ogletree Classic. The Frogs (2-2) will face off against nationally-ranked Arkansas (3-0), Stephen F. Austin (2-5) and Texas-Pan American (3-5).

Head coach Jim Schlossnagle said the No. 17 Razorbacks are a tough challenge for the Frogs in the first game of the tournament.

As a crew of students rushed around the set during the first day of filming their own soap opera, a former Hollywood script writer and now a professor, Richard Allen, sat in the back row of the production room and observed in silence.He says he doesn't like to interrupt, even if he sees a glaring error. He thinks making mistakes is what it's all about.

"He is allowing us to learn," said Anna Leigh Simmons, a senior radio-TV-film major and the executive producer of the soap opera. "He lets an hour go by and then can say, 'Oh, tweak it this way.'"

The challenges for today's leaders will change, but the essence of leadership is the same as it was 7,000 years ago, a general told the Air Force ROTC Thursday.William Cohen, a retired major general for the Air Force, said that although his eight universal laws of leadership are important, they do not make a leader.

"Techniques of leadership, yes, they are important," Cohen said. "But who you are inside, that's the main thing."

With everyone coming down off a Valentine's Day high, why don't we stop talking about sappy love songs and romantic dinners and start talking about a holiday that actually matters: President's Day. Some of you are probably thinking, "Who cares? Our president is a moron." Others might be thinking, "Good idea, we need to recognize our wonderful president."I will not side with either of these opinions, because I'm not here to back or bash Bush. I have my own opinion about the man, but we're talking about President's Day, not W Day.