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GrandMarc residents will participate in cold water competition

GrandMarc residents will participate in cold water competition

Published Jan 27, 2011

The GrandMarc's north tower pool will be an unfriendly 40 degrees for Friday's Polar Bear Plunge, an event where participants compete to see who can stay in the pool the longest.

Residence Hall Association Senator DJ Walsted said the event will be raising money for the Samaritan House by accepting donations from the contest's participants. Fifty cent hot chocolate and free s'mores will be provided at the event.

"We are trying to build a community and awareness that the GrandMarc is holding events and has fun stuff to do for TCU," Walsted said.

Fort Worth streets to close during ‘Super Week’

Published Jan 27, 2011

Streets in downtown Fort Worth will be closed during "Super Week," a string of planned events from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 leading up to Super Bowl XLV.

According to information on Fort Worth's official website, sections of 4th, 12th, 14th and 15th streets will be temporarily closed, as well as parts of Houston Street and Main Street.

Sagar Bathija, a senior finance and accounting major, works downtown at Q Investments. The street closures near his workplace will make his commute to work more stressful, he said.

TCU band to perform at Sundance Square Monday

Published Jan 27, 2011

The TCU band will perform at Sundance Square Monday for ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning radio program.

The performance was set after Ed Bass called the athletic office wanting the band to participate in the show, associate director of bands Brian Youngblood, said.

"The group will be staged and possibly get on national TV and be heard nationally on the radio," Youngblood said.

TCU women?s golf ready to return to the green

TCU women?s golf ready to return to the green

Published Jan 27, 2011

After solid performances in the fall, the TCU women's golf team is ready to return to the green for the 2011 spring schedule.

Last season, TCU finished No. 1 in the Mountain West Conference with a 6-0 conference record. The team finished No. 32 in the nation, according to the Mountain West Conference website.

The Horned Frogs ended the season on a high note. The program won its 12th tournament title under head coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin at The Alamo Invitational in San Antonio. It was TCU's first recorded tournament win since 2007.

Frogs fall 71-46 to New Mexico

Published Jan 27, 2011

TCU couldn't snap their three-game losing streak, falling to New Mexico 71-46 at The Pit Wednesday evening. TCU dropped to 10-12 overall and 1-6 in Mountain West Conference play, while New Mexico improved...

TCU weekend sports lineup

Published Jan 27, 2011

Men's tennis

vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Men's tennis will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at home on Saturday after the Frogs defeated both the University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas-Pan American 6-1 last weekend. The Islanders dropped their last match at New Mexico 7-0. The Islanders will face Baylor in Waco on Friday before arriving in Fort Worth to play TCU Saturday.

WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday

WHERE: Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center

Women's basketball at Air Force

TCU men’s basketball aims to ground Air Force at home Saturday

Published Jan 27, 2011

Head men's basketball coach Jim Christian's goal at the beginning of the season was to get 17 wins.

But after losing 71-46 to New Mexico on the road Wednesday, that goal might be unrealistic, and Christian knows it.

"At this point I can't [look at 17 wins as a goal]. At this point, it's what can I do to get through to guys as individuals to get them to play better as a team, and as a whole, to win the game that night. That's what it's really about now," Christian said.

Horned Frogs baseball: team breakdown

Published Jan 27, 2011

The preseason No. 1 Horned Frogs baseball team has an experienced nucleus of infielders going into the 2011 season.

The Frogs could have experienced starters at every position with two seniors, a junior and a redshirt sophomore coming back. Every member of the infield played in last year's College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

Shortstop Taylor Featherston said the experience was a big advantage. The infield is as confident as ever, and the lineup looks strong for 2011, he said.

Second baseman Jerome Pena commented on how the infield operates as a unit.

Steelers shouldnt cause more traffic around campus

Steelers shouldn’t cause more traffic around campus

Published Jan 27, 2011

When the Pittsburgh Steelers practice on campus next week, Sgt. Alvin Allcon of TCU Police said he hoped there would not be an increase of traffic.

Allcon said there might be more traffic if the Steelers host a press conference on campus, but he expected most traffic to be in downtown Fort Worth and Sundance Square.

"There's a lot of activity that's been planned downtown," he said. "The ESPN folks have actually already moved or are in the process of moving in downtown at Sundance Square and will be setting up there."

Horned Frogs? baseball lineup: outfield

Published Jan 27, 2011

When analyzing the statistics, the strength of the Horned Frogs' baseball lineup for the 2011 season resides in the outfield.

Junior right fielder Brance Rivera said the team is focused on playing the game the same way it always has.

Rivera appeared in 60 games and made 48 starts during the 2010 season. He finished the season with a batting average of .342 and an overall fielding percentage of .989.

Horned Frogs aim to ground Air Force Saturday

Horned Frogs aim to ground Air Force Saturday

Published Jan 27, 2011

TCU's Saturday conference game against Air Force at 5:00 p.m. at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum will be more than just an opportunity for TCU to snap its four-game losing streak.

TCU will retire James Cash Jr.'s No. 54 jersey at halftime. Cash was the first African-American to play in the Southwest Conference from 1967-69 and also became the first full-time African-American professor at the Harvard Business School.

Cash also led TCU to a SWC championship in the 1967-68 season and is in the top-five all-time for TCU career points and rebounds.

Scientific development makes the future brighter

Published Jan 27, 2011

More and more these days, I feel like I am living in the future. OK, flying cars have yet to materialize, and we're still waiting on the hostile robot takeover, but nonetheless, the revels of modern science...