The TCU men's tennis team, ranked No. 42 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's rankings, beat the University of Texas at Arlington 5-2 Wednesday. The Horned Frogs, which improved their season record to 2-0, is now 14-1 all-time against the Mavericks.

The Frogs swept the doubles matches. Seniors Rafael Abreu and Jacopo Tezza won the No. 1 match by a score of 8-6 and the No. 2 senior/freshman combination of Jordan Freitas and Kriegler Brink finished 8-4. Freshman Cosmin Cotet and junior Radu Barbu brought up the rear with a strong 8-2 victory.

TCU faculty and staff members who hope to increase wellness and lower health-care costs will start taking a step in the right direction next week. Actually, thousands of them.The University Recreation Center and Human Resources are teaming up to kick off the TCU Pedometer Challenge on Tuesday, Valentine's Day, in honor of Heart Health Month. The challenge is a program in which participating faculty and staff will wear pedometers, devices that track the amount of steps a person takes each day.

Politics and money are inextricably linked.Trying to keep them apart is like the cartoon character attempting to plug leaks in a boat with his fingers - it always ends with someone getting sprayed in the face.

Originally, only the wealthy were allowed to vote. Then the common man was allowed to vote and it became everyday practice to buy votes. Even well-respected presidents like Abraham Lincoln actually bought newspapers to give an apparatus of support during elections. No matter what, you have always needed money to get elected.

The first week of a new semester is often associated with students wanting to make good impressions on fellow classmates and teachers. Often times, students wear their best and most expensive clothing. But what happens when expensive becomes the key word?My first day at TCU -- also my first week in Texas - I was taken aback at the standard of dress, especially when I noticed what seemed to me a majority of students going to class in expensive designer jeans almost every day.

Junior guard Natasha Lacy took over the second half of Wednesday night's game as the Lady Frogs beat the University of Wyoming Cowgirls ."(Lacy) is really good at taking control of the game. Its what she does," said sophomore forward Lorie Butler-Rayford .

Despite not starting either half, Lacy scored 21 points, 19 of which came in the second half. Lacy scored 11 of the Frog's last 13 points, and she was two points shy of tying her career-high.

A gathering of professionals exchanged business philosophies, jokes and laughter Tuesday morning at the latest installment of the Charles Tandy Executive Speaker Series breakfast.Michelle Peluso, Travelocity president and CEO, talked about how her former company, Site59, went from being on the upswing in the business world, to almost crashing after the attacks of 9/11, to being bought by Travelocity. She then worked her way up to become the company's top executive.

Life does not often grant second chances. The Lady Frogs, however, have exactly that.TCU will look to avenge its Jan. 7 road loss to Wyoming tonight in a game that marks the halfway point of in-conference scheduling.

Head coach Jeff Mittie said that although the Frogs have learned things from their earlier defeat, every game is unique.

"Every game presents a different set of challenges," Mittie said.

Sophomore guard Adrianne Ross said the team knows exactly what went wrong the last time the Frogs faced the Cowgirls.