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TCU beats New Mexico, looks to improve

TCU beats New Mexico, looks to improve

Published Oct 4, 2005

The Horned Frog football team continued its dominance over Mountain West competition with a 49-28 victory over New Mexico on Saturday.Junior quarterback Jeff Ballard, starting for an injured Tye Gunn, came out and proved that he belonged with the starting unit.

Ballard not only had success in the air, going 16-28 with 192 passing yards and no interceptions, but he also did his best impersonation of freshman tailback Aaron Brown, rushing nine times for 83 yards and four touchdowns, including a 56-yard run for a score.

Shooting Frogs finish third in Invitational

Shooting Frogs finish third in Invitational

Published Oct 4, 2005

TCU hosted two of the top eight rifle teams in the country, and both finished ahead of the third-place Shooting Frogs at the five-team Horned Frog Invitational over the weekend.Tournament champion Nevada set the pace with a combined score in the air rifle and .22-caliber smallbore competition of 4,644, Texas-El Paso came in second, shooting a 4,591, and the Frogs finished 169 points of the pace with a score of 4,475. Texas A&M and New Mexico Military Institute ended the weekend in fourth and fifth respectively, well off the winning mark.

Pulling fire alarm serious offense, not funny prank

Pulling fire alarm serious offense, not funny prank

Published Sep 30, 2005

About a week ago, I did something college students never do: I got up early. Not just a few minutes early, or even an hour early, but almost 2 1/2 hours early.But this wasn't by choice, and it wasn't because...

Frogs shoot for victory at tourney

Published Sep 30, 2005

The events of Frog Family Weekend give old and new friends a chance to catch up and shoot the breeze. Or, for the women's rifle team, just shoot.The TCU rifle team will host its 15th annual Horned Frog Invitational this weekend, competing against New Mexico Military Institute, Nevada, Texas-El Paso and Texas A&M.

Some of the shooters said they have set individual goals of improvement.

"I am looking to give myself a good starting basis," freshman Tanya Gorin said.

Roberts confirmed as Chief Justice

Published Sep 30, 2005

John Roberts' confirmation as the 17th chief justice of the United States is a significant achievement for the Bush administration, a political science professor said Thursday."John Roberts was an ideal choice for Bush," political science professor Donald Jackson said. "The president wants to leave a lasting impact on the Supreme Court and nominating a young chief justice is a great way to do that. He could serve for twenty years or more."

Dorms raise money for Katrina

Published Sep 30, 2005

When resident assistants from campus residence halls gathered Wednesday night in Milton Daniel Hall, a collection of donations for hurricane victims punctuated the standard fare of awards and announcements.Barbara Hawkins, the associate director of residential life, said the RA all-hall is basically for RAs on campus to get together, make announcements and give out individual awards.

Team prepares to face Lobos

Team prepares to face Lobos

Published Sep 30, 2005

When it comes to Saturday's game against the University of New Mexico, everyone in the TCU football program can agree on one thing: Win or lose, the Lobos are going to leave a mark."They come to get into a bar fight," head coach Gary Patterson said. "I think they're one of the most physical teams in the Mountain West Conference. It'll be the hardest hitting game we play in all year."

Senior defensive tackle Jared Kesler said UNM takes pride in its physicality.

NAACP: Diversity issue persists at TCU

Published Sep 30, 2005

More than 50 students filled the Brown-Lupton Student Center Lounge Thursday to hear concerns TCU's NAACP chapter has with diversity on campus.The forum was a follow-up to last year's April meeting during which the chapter began its campaign for diversity awareness.

"The NAACP at TCU has collaborated the Chancellor (Victor) Boschini and we are at the point of implementation and action," said Allison Robinson, vice president of the chapter. "We need student participation from all organizations in the TCU community."

Hard work pays off for teams

Published Sep 30, 2005

The TCU men's and women's cross country teams will compete this weekend in the North Texas Invitational in Denton."This is one of the smaller meets we will compete in this year," Senior Katrina Zielinski said.

Cross country head coach Patrick Cunniff said this weekend's meet will be very interesting.

"I have not received a final list of the number of schools who will be competing this weekend," Cunniff said. "The level of competition will be determined by the schools that actually compete."

Promoting health

Promoting health

Published Sep 30, 2005

About 63 percent of Texas adults are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, but the University Recreation Center wants to make sure that rate is lower on campus.Trey Morrison, assistant director for Campus Recreation fitness and wellness, says thatwith the new TCU Student Fitness Program, Campus Recreation looks to educate and train students to become healthier.

"We are trying to change lifestyles of a whole generation," Morrison said. "We hope to eliminate some obesity."

Soccer gets ready for two-game weekend

Published Sep 30, 2005

The Horned Frog soccer team will host Sam Houston State and Boise State over the weekend at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium.The game against Sam Houston State, originally to be played last Sunday, was rescheduled...

Encouraging diversity

Published Sep 30, 2005

University newspaper: place where all students can express opinionsYesterday's diversity forum organized by the TCU chapter of the NAACP was a valuable dialogue between students and the administration....