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Lady Frogs defeat San Diego State University

Published Feb 7, 2011

The Lady Frogs snapped a two-game losing streak Saturday afternoon with a 63-52 win over San Diego State University at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

TCU used a 21-2 first half run to jump out to a lead and never looked back in the second half.

The Aztecs had no way of stopping sophomore forward Delisa Gross, who went 7-of-7 from the field and scored a career-high 20 points in the win.

Lady Frogs' head basketball coach Jeff Mittie said, in a press conference, Gross had better aggressiveness and played with balance on the court.

Time off should be used wisely

Published Feb 7, 2011

After a week of winter weather that caused four days of canceled classes, the university is almost back to normal.

Missing four days in a semester that only has 70 days of normal class time is a lot, but the cancellations were unavoidable. Student, faculty and staff safety should be the most important consideration when determining whether to keep the university open, and in this case it looks like the university made the right call.

Busted pipe in Sid Rich causes technological services outages

Busted pipe in Sid Rich causes technological services outages

Published Feb 7, 2011

The TCU computer mainframe located in the Sid W. Richardson Building was affected by a burst pipe in the building's basement Thursday morning due to freezing temperatures, resulting in outages in the university's technological services such as my.tcu.edu, TCU e-mail accounts, servers and the main TCU website.

With eight inches of water under the floorboards where the electrical wires are located, Josh Harmon, director of enterprise application services, said it was surprising the server was recovered by Saturday morning.

Students partake in several outdoor activities to celebrate the day off because of the snow day in the campus commons on Tuesday. Photo by Multimedia Editor Matt Coffelt

More ice expected Wednesday

Published Feb 7, 2011

More winter weather is in the forecast for the Dallas/Fort Worth area this week. After almost a week of snow and ice on the ground in North Texas, ice accumulation is expected once again this Wednesday.

According to meteorologist Amber Elliott with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, precipitation should start late Tuesday evening and start to freeze when the cold air rolls in around midnight Tuesday.

Events rescheduled for weather

Published Feb 7, 2011

The winter weather last week caused many events to be canceled. On Monday, it was unclear how many of canceled university events would be rescheduled. However, the Skiff staff compiled as much information as possible until the time of publication for the following events.

Study Abroad Fair

Rescheduled for:

Monday, Feb. 14

12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Scharbauer Hall Lobby

On-Campus Passport Processing Services

Rescheduled for:

Monday, Feb. 14

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Reed Hall, Room 214

Purke, Coats named preseason All Americans

Purke, Coats named preseason All Americans

Published Feb 7, 2011

Sophomore pitcher Matt Purke and junior outfielder Jason Coats have been named preseason All-Americans by Baseball America. Purke, who was the National Freshman of the Year in 2010 after pitching a 16-0...

Transforming snow days is unfair

Published Feb 7, 2011

Snow 8212; this magical word doubles as a wonder of nature and as a day of freedom. As a kid, and even as a college student, when there is any mention of snow or ice, I hope that I will wake up to a winter wonderland and that school will be canceled.

As much as I am fond of the occasional spontaneous day of freedom, I know that with virtually all things come consequences. For the Mississinawa Valley School District in Ohio, the idea of freedom on a snow day has transformed entirely.

TCU recruiting class ranked 23rd by Scout.com

Published Feb 7, 2011

TCU is no longer fighting for the recruiting scraps left over from the UTs and OUs of the football world. While most of the campus was frozen last week, TCU announced 24 football signings last Wednesday 8212; that was good enough to be ranked 23rd by Scout.com and 25th by Rivals.com, the first time TCU has had a top-25 ranked recruiting class. TCU also added a 25th player, defensive tackle Davion Pierson, to the recruiting class Monday. Pierson, of Oklahoma City, was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in Oklahoma.

TCU head coach Gary Patterson calls a play from the sidelines during a home game against Texas State September 19.

Freshman releases first iTunes album

Published Feb 7, 2011

Michael Smith, a freshman pre-business major, just released his first album on iTunes called "Two Fly" with his friend on Jan. 8. Their rap group, Crew of Two, started after Smith's tennis injury caused him to pursue a new path that merged his love for rap and writing.

Q: What is the name of your new CD?

A: Two Fly...because we are Crew of Two.

Q: So that is the name of your group? Is it you and another person?

Students keep local restaurants business

Published Feb 7, 2011

Sid Weigand noticed a slight decline in sales at his Smoothie King franchise last year. He said his supplement sales were lower than normal as a result of the recession although his smoothie sales remained...

Super Bowl brings increase in sex-trafficking

Published Feb 4, 2011

A young girl is told all her troubles will disappear and she will be loved forever. She is whisked away not realizing that her purpose is to be bought and sold for sex.

The Super Bowl brought national attention to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. TCU students have geared up for a weekend of cold excitement and football. The university sent even sent out a crime tips e-mail warning students about pickpockets and drunk driving.

However, there has been no mention or awareness on campus of one of the biggest problems surrounding the Super Bowl.

Equestrian?s ?Great Duel? against Baylor canceled

Equestrian?s ?Great Duel? against Baylor canceled

Published Feb 3, 2011

TCU equestrian's Fort Worth Stock Show Bowl against Baylor on Friday has been canceled due to weather conditions.It would have been the second annual Fort Worth Stock Show Bowl.

Last season the then No. 8 Frogs defeated Texas A&M 5-3 at the Stock Show. The Aggies were the defending national champions.

The Frogs, ranked No. 5 and 4-0 on the season, will next face Fresno State Feb. 13. TCU has won five-straight regular season matches, while Baylor (6-5) came off a loss to South Carolina on Sunday. Baylor will next face Texas A&M in College Station Feb. 12.