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Mother recalls Davis’ path to football

Published Jan 17, 2006

Kasey Davis' favorite football teams were Oklahoma University, TCU and the Conroe High School Tigers."He loved football ever since he grew up in Oklahoma," said Davis' mother, Jenny Cantrell.

Davis, a redshirt freshman kicker for the TCU football team, was shot in the chest early in the morning Jan. 3 in an apartment complex parking lot in Conroe. Police found his body in the Chevy Tahoe he borrowed from his mother. He was 20.

Women's Basketball: Season improves for Frogs

Women’s Basketball: Season improves for Frogs

Published Jan 17, 2006

'Twas 19 days before Christmas, and the Lady Frogs were a mess.Fresh off a 40-point loss to No. 2 Duke on Dec. 6, the TCU womens' basketball team was a disappointing 2-5 and had lost to three top 15 teams by a combined score of 249-157. After just seven games, the season was already slipping away.

Sophomore guard Adrianne Ross said that while things looked bleak early, the players forced themselves to keep a positive outlook.

"We looked at ours as one of the tougher nonconference schedules," Ross said. "We were mentally tough."

Syler-Jones promoted to vice chancellor

Syler-Jones promoted to vice chancellor

Published Jan 17, 2006

A new position and new responsibilities await the recently named assistant vice chancellor for marketing and communications as the spring semester begins.Tracy Syler-Jones, formerly the director of communications, will assist in the development of new media initiatives, refining school and college marketing and communication plans, and overseeing planning and implementation of institutional advertising. These duties are in addition to those of her former position as head of the Office of Communications.

Survey: Grade expectations high

Published Jan 17, 2006

Getting above-average grades with relatively few hours of work is an ideal situation for a college student.According to the 2005 National Survey of Student Engagement, students coming to college are expecting just that.

More than 90 percent of students entering college expect to receive grades of B or better, but less than 20 percent expect to spend more than 25 hours a week studying, the amount of time which most faculty say is needed, according to the survey.

Baseball: Ranking high, players’ attitudes modest

Published Jan 17, 2006

The TCU baseball team players, while pleased with the respect granted to them by their No. 19 national preseason ranking, said they refuses to allow early recognition to dull their intensity."You want to be in the top 25 and be considered an elite program," junior outfielder Austin Adams said. "But to tell the truth, preseason rankings just means what you did last year."

Though every team aims to be perceived as top-level, sophomore pitcher Sam Demel said programs on the rise - such as TCU - are easily singled out by opponents.

Football: Senior lineman receives national appreciation

Published Jan 17, 2006

Senior defensive tackle Jared Kesler has been named to the national All-Mayday Team by ESPN's Mark May.The All-Mayday Team honors players who show toughness during the season. Kesler, who tore his ACL in an Oct. 8 win at Wyoming, said it feels good to be recognized.

"It makes me feel good to know that other people have noticed, and also nationally they have recognized it," Kesler said. "If it's able to make it up to ESPN, I am pretty proud of that."

Head coach Gary Patterson said Kesler is one of the team's leaders.

Lady Frogs get another big conference victory

Published Jan 1, 2006

Between the hot shooting of junior forward Ashley Davis at one end and a stalwart team defensive effort at the other, the TCU Lady Horned Frogs coasted to a 71 - 57 victory over Air Force Saturday.The Frogs, who led by as many as 24 late in the second half, continually frustrated the Falcons on both sides of the ball. TCU's aggressive full-court press forced 18 turnovers and led to 27 points, while Davis strung together a second consecutive strong performance with 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Houston History

Houston History

Published Jan 1, 2006

To win the closest game in Houston Bowl history, the TCU Horned Frogs were forced to turn to the kicker that was partially responsible for putting the one in their 10-1 season.Junior reserve kicker Peter LoCoco, who was benched after missing three field goals in a Sept. 10 loss to SMU, nailed a 44-yarder with just over five minutes remaining to set the stage Saturday for the Frogs' 27-24 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones.

Alumnus offers students business-world advice

Published Dec 2, 2005

Texas Secretary of State and TCU alumnus Roger Williams spoke to students Tuesday about the realities of the business world.Williams, who is the chairman of the board of Roger Williams AutoMall, gave advice on how to get jobs and keep them. He said it is the responsibility of an individual to convince an employer to hire them.

"Life is retail," Williams said. "No one will sell yourself like you will."

Williams gave students tips on interviewing and respecting their elders in the workplace. He said it is important to be nice to everyone and network.

Editor in chief offers advice upon departure

Editor in chief offers advice upon departure

Published Dec 2, 2005

A young woman steps on the TCU campus for the first time as a high school grad and entering college freshman. She is nervous, but excited; scared, but thrilled; anxious, but ready.She is 1,200 miles from home, away from her familiar Minnesota territory - the one she grew up in. And the only person she knows is her roommate.

That young woman was me three and a half years ago. Now my college career is about to end, and I feel like I've matured quite a bit since freshman year.

Officership awaits ROTC graduates

Officership awaits ROTC graduates

Published Dec 2, 2005

On Dec. 13, a new chapter will begin for graduating military seniors Charlie Jones and Clint Roland.Jones and Roland will be commissioned in a ceremony where they will take an oath as officers for the Army. The ceremony will grant them the rank of second lieutenant. After accepting this leadership position, likely they will be platoon leaders who will lead 20 to 40 soldiers, said Maj. John Agor, department chairman of military science.

With Duke looming, Frogs head to USC

Published Dec 2, 2005

This weekend the women's basketball team will head west to face off against Southern California on Sunday, knowing it will be greeted by Associated Press No. 1 Duke at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum on Tuesday.TCU played USC last season and fell 71-70 at home. Sophomore forward Lorie Butler-Rayford said the loss will serve as motivation Sunday.

"We lost to them by one point on the final shot, so that was a heartbreaker," Butler-Rayford said. "I know it's important to get back there this year."